Tide’s scales seemed to be lifting away from her body. Suddenly, in an a vapor of steam, the scales seemed to fall off and vanish. Tide closed her eyes, trembling and..
Nothing.
She opened her eyes, then looked around in surprise. Her line of vision was higher than it used to be! She gawked at her scales in shock.
her scales were a blue, with a darker turquoise color splashed down her back and arms. Her belly and wings were the pale color of sand. Her horns and claws were grey, and she had dark blue stripes on her arms, legs, and wings that could light up. A sail ran down her back, ending at a flat, muscular tail for powerful swimming. Her claws were webbed and still wet from the tank.
With a light cry of joy, in a deeper Imago voice, she flapped her gracefully curved wings. She could fly again!
Tide’s expression dropped. Her transformation should’ve happened in Aquation, with her real mom. She was upset that her mother couldn’t be there to watch her. Or even be in the right mind for that matter. Still, she was glad that now her and Whisp were on the same level- even if Whisp was older than her.