A Firelizard Hatching

[nike]

((I wanted to start this, so I can fit in Nike's leaving from the Weyr, and then her coming back right before the Hatching. So this will run over, but I hope not that many days.))

Nike was sitting in her room, like normal. A quill was in her hand as she wrote about new ways to Heal. A bowl of meat rested near the roaring hearth. Zim was still clured around her eggs, the queen egg between her forearms. The eggs were hard, very hard and were soon going to hatch.
The paper which told which people got which egg was nearby.

As The Healer leaned back in her chair, thinking of something to write, she heard a soft hum comming from Zim. "The're hatching!" Nike said.
She called the dragons of the riders who chose an egg, then asked a drudge to get the others.

Nike grinned and kneeled down by a humming Zim.
"It's okay Zim, you will have to let them take your eggs."
The Healer took her little blue and white egg, and put it on the hearth.
All the eggs were rocking faster and faster. One was going to hatch soon.
Oh they better get here quickly! Or Nike would Impress all ten!

[Spirithawk]

Rhia received Nike's message from Mneith and raced to the Healer's rooms. "They are hatching? Did Mneith tell me right?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christae walked in. She had been in the Hatching Cavern with her queen, watching her brood over her eggs.

[nike]

Nike grinned. "Yeah they're hatching." She said as the eggs rocked faster and faster.
"Hello Christae. I heard that Kaith's clutch is wonderful."

[Miki]

Daran quickly walked into the Weyr and looked in awe at the eggs. "They are hatching," he asked.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kia overheard drudges telling one of the healers Zim's eggs were hatching. She went in to watch and kept a close eye on Tokagae.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The two harpers, friends as they were, squeeled when they saw the eggs.

[Spirithawk]

Christae smiled. "She had a rather large clutch. She is so proud of them. You should go see them before you leave."

[nike]

Nike smiled as Daran, Kia, and the two Harpers entered.
"Alright, take a handful of this meat, and when your firelizard hatches, hold it and feed it."
The Healer picked up each egg and put it on a spot near the hearth.
"This one's yours, Daran." Nike said pointing the rocking egg which he chose.

The Healer nodded and grinned at Christae.
"I will. Anyways I'm leaving tomorrow."

[Miki]

At first Daran grimanced at the wet, soggy meat he held but soon enough he was too happy about getting a flitt to think of what he held. He looked happily at Christae when she said Kaith had a large clutch.

[Tenma]

The flitt eggs! They are hatching!!! Siarath bugled happily.
~Really?~ Nira replied shocked. ~I will be right back.~ She told Siarath, who was currently lounging. Nira ran out of her barrack and over to Nike's room. It took her a while to get their causing her to get tired. She ran through the door and stopped, trying to catch her breath. "The eggs are hatching?" She grabbed some meat, remembering how a flitts hatching was different than a dragons. She had read about it since she was very anxious for the hatching. She walked towards the hearth, keeping an eye on the golden egg that was meant for her.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Miya sipped her Klah while she sat in the lower caverns. A drudge ran up to the girl. "Canididate," the woman spoke softly, "Zim's clutch is hatching," the woman said, a smiled crawling onto the drudges face. Miya set down her Klah and began to walk towards the healer's barracks. She didn't reply to the drudge, as her normal attitude began to return since her conversations with Christae and Nike, but she was careful about what she did say. She opened the door and peaked in, before completely entering the room. She took some meat and kept her eye on the egg she had chosen.

[Dragon]

G'han was out training when Gerenanth interrupted him. Nike says the eggs are hatching. Go quickly. G'han was almost caught off balance by the dragon's sudden voice. He steadied himself then ran off to see them. He took a piece of meat and waited to feed the firelizard that would soon be his.

[Spirithawk]

Rhia and Christae both hurried to get meat for the hatching flitts.

[nike]

Nike smiled as the others entered. She places their chosen eggs in front of them. Well not the queen egg. Zim didn't let her move it out of the pot.
The Healer looked down at her eggs, then a loud crack wnt through the room.

Daran's egg had cracked inhalf and a small, shinning bronze rolled out. The young firelizard started creeling, and looking around for food.
"Quick stuff the meat in its mouth!" NIke said to the Harper.

[Tenma]

Nira watched Nike place the eggs in font of their owners, then realized that the queen one had not been moved.
Do not worry mine, Zim is being protective, it is natural. I am sure you will be allowed to take the dragonet. once the egg hatches. Siarath said after listening to the rider's thoughts.
~I am sure you are right.~ Nira replied, her eyes fixed on the golden egg. A cracking sound filled her ears and she turned to see the source. The first egg had hatched and a little bronze flitt hatched.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Miya held the meat in her hand. Once her chosen egg was placed in front of her, her eyes simply whatched the egg. The two dark brown eyes did not leave the flitt egg. Not even when the first egg began to hatch.

[Spirithawk]

The brownrider and young Weyrwoman applauded the hatching of the little bronze.

[Miki]

At first, Daran panicked. He shook his meat a little but then heard Nike's words. He gently stuffed the meat into the little flitt's mouth. He smiled as it munched of the meat.

[nike]

The bronze swallowed the meat the creeled for more. Stumbling towards Daran.
"Hold him to Impress." Nike said just as Rhia's, G'han's, and one of the Harper's egg started to hatch.

A silvery, green tumbled out of Rhia's. She creeled and looked around, sniffing for food.
A tiny deep, klah, brown feel from the Harper's egg. He looked up at her and creeled, stumbling forward.
While a bright sky blue came from G'han's egg.

[Miki]

The harper giggled happily as she stuffed the meat inside the brown flitt's mouth. She held it up, admiring it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

Daran looked at Nike and nodded. He picked up the little bronze and looked carefully at it. "Can I feed it more," he asked. The little one continued to cry for food.

[kasharq]

The high pitched echo from Garvain could be heard from the highest point of the weyr. He was happy, his mate's eggs were hatching.

[Dragon]

G'han looked at the blue that came from his egg. "Here you go little buddy", he said as he fed the blue some meat. "So is this like a dragon where he already has a name or do I name him myself", he said jokingly. He wasn't the best with coming up for names but he would give it one, eventually. He chuckled at the thought, but knew it to be true, he wasn't the best with coming up with names.

[Spirithawk]

Rhia's eyes grew wide as she saw her egg begin to hatch. She rushed forward with meat and began to stuff the flitt's gaping maw. When the tiny thing finally fell asleep on her arm Rhia took the time to examine her. The silvery green was so much smaller than a dragonet. "Thank you Nike." She said softly. The flitt emitted contented feelings.

Christae smiled and congratulated the others and watched her own egg closely for any sign of hatching.

[Tenma]

Nira watched the eggs hatched. She was glad that one of the harpers got a healthy brown flitt. She noticed that G'han got a blue while Rhia got a green. She noticed Miya's eyes never once left her egg. She wondered if Miya was as determined for her dragon as her flitt. She didn't say anything, just turned back to her golden egg.