Now besides running a transformation spa Tia Mata also had
a scholarly interest in the origins of the draconic races
so when when she had transformed Claudia into a human sized
dragon she had partly done so in order to learn a little
more about her species origins on another planet,certainly
another star and possibly even another galaxy long long ago.
Although Earth dragons were long lived,having a lifespan of
500 to 1,000 Earth years Tia Mata knew it had not always been
so.
What Tia Mata knew was that she in her natural dragon form weighed and had a size roughly the same as a Earth elephant
breathed fire,ran around on all fours,had wings,scales,talons
so was your average feral Western Dragoness.
Like most dragons who took a interest in where their species came from Tia Mata knew her ancestors
who had arrived on Earth aboard the Colony Ship's shuttlecraft
exactly at the time the Thetis volcano had exploded 3,303 years
earlier.The volcanic explosion,which had destroyed a few human
civilizations had conveniently happened at the same time Tia Mata's spacey ancestors had planted their talons and flags on
good old Earth.
Now although Tia Mata and the other dragons were fairly certain
their ancestors had been anatomically and genetically identical to
modern age dragons
scaley reptiles with wings that walked about on all fours
they had the ancient dragon skeletons,relics and tools those ancestors had used and the journals and stories from those
spacey dragons
to know they certainly did not come here breathing fire and a lot
of other stuff modern age dragons took for granted.
Basically the colonists had been more like humans in the abilities,size and intellectual and magickal abilities.
Basically 300 to 500 pounds weigh,no fire,no magick and a lifespan
ranging from 200 to 300 years.
And the dragons had various explanations and stories for how
the ancient spacey dragons had mutated into the more modern form.Some blamed it on the Suns rays,others said they landed under
the influence of Earths Full Moon and still others said
the dust from the Thetis volcano explosion had triggered the
mutation and the superior sneering attitude that modern dragons had,even Tia Mata.