"Dragonfrog, you promise?"
"If she knows what is good for her, then she will come."
"She would never let you see the light of…."
*Phueeeemmm….Phueeemmm.....Phueeeem*
"You were saying?"
"DeathPetal, transform."
*vrooo…vraaaar…..vroooom...…..boom*
"Amazing. You were able to create yet another unconscious, insensible, inanimate…."
"He's not Inaminate."
"....Beast!!!"
"Ummm…"
"Ruby, the stories my mother told of you were nothing but pure amazement and awestruck fantasy. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The same Ruby Eliotra that stands before me was once the most feared Mother Nature of all kind. Conquering realms, destroying Nations, and wrecking havoc with every stomp she stepped.
That same girl.....now taking orders from others?"
"Ruby, I thought you…."
"That was the past, DragonFrog. I know that you have seen the real side of Tai that none of us have ever seen, nor want to; but please…..let us show you what we have become."
"If it's a bunch of soft melted crybabies then I want nothing of it. Tai made us out to be…."
"Tai...did not...make you.
Tai only taught us superficial love, but these people...…these Kids.....their is a reason why…"
"Shut up, Ruby. How can you walk away? I am a….."
"Dragonfrog, you are not of Tai, nor are you a beast."
"But I…."
"Kids, over here."
"Don't you dare move."
"Ummm…"
"Dragonfrog, if you really were a beast like you say you are; then why don't you look like the Dragons…..or…or.....DeathPetal?"
"Hey?"
"How were you able to bake? Or…..say no?
None of the 'Beasts' that Tai made know how to love. Know how to feel. Know how to feel. But you...…you are not just an experiment, DragonFrog."
"We all are, Ruby. And none of us can walk away.
Hey….where are you going? I'm talking to you."
"Ruby, wait….wait for me."
"Ruby?"
"I'm walking away.
If you really are a Beast, then you know what you must do. Take the Kids to your 'father'."
"Ruby!!!"
"But if you be Sentient…..the perfect combination of Magic and Science…..then I trust you."
"Ruby, what are you doing? We can't trust DragonFrog.
What if he does what he did last time? Carry out his Fathers orders?
…We have to go back.
If not for him…..for the Kids."
"Rainbow, keep walking away, and walk in such a way that DragonFrog can clearly see you."
"Huh?"
"He may feel like a true Beast now that he has transformed just like all the others, but if he can remember who he was....then we can accept him for who he is."
"You sure he'll make the right call?"
"Trust me."
"Can you feel him? What decision will he make?"
"Ruby, he was made from a lab, not from dirt. His choice is his….and his alone. And now…..
I'm looking away."
".....DragonFrog, please don't…..."
"Shut up, and let me think."
"We don't want to…"
"I said shut up."
*Crriiickkk*
..*Cricccck*
"DragonFrog, why are you holding us tighter? I can't move. I can't…."
*Vrrrom*
….*PHUUUEMM*
"Ummm…Ruby…..look.
I think he made his decision.
He's flying away.
Should we…."
"No. Wait."
"Ruby, we have a problem.
Dragon has come to take his son back. Didn't take long.
Should we intercept now?"
"Rainbow, just wait.
Trust is one thing. Patience is another. He has to figure it out on his own."
*Phueeee…..Phueeeeee...…Phueeeee.*
"Ummm. Ruby."
"Let's go, Rainbow. Back to the Castle."
"There they go, DragonFrog. I hope you are happy now. Living with your Dragons, who act like animals, or leaving the only person in the world that still loved you when no one else did. If you're stll alive, it's thanks to her. Just you remember that."