HALLOO PEEPS! Passion here, with the new prologue of The Legend of Six! I hope ya'll like it!
I (sadly) do not own Wings of Fire.
4,000 years before Queen Oasis died
The Queen of the Shiftwings paced her throne room anxiously. It had been six months...she was supposed to have returned by now! She promised. Queen Evolve pounded the ground with one clawless talon.
Where is she?! If Chameleon, the dragon who was gone, did not return...they would have even less time! They needed a new home, and soon. Sure their island was big, lush, and beautiful. Sure it had green fields, crystal beaches, and breathtaking canyons. It was perfect. Except for the fact that their home was incredibly dangerous and unpredictable. Queen Evolve's kingdom had to constantly rebuild villages, and dragons often died from natural disasters. Volcanoes. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Her subjects were never safe. What was worse, the prey was running out.
That was why a new home was needed. Chameleon was sent out six months ago on a mission to find a new home. She had told the Queen that if she didn't return in six months, she was dead. If she didn't return, all hope was lost, for she was the last scout.
No, don't think about that. Chameleon won't die. She won't. Queen Evolve beat back a stab of fear. She wouldn't let herself die. The fate of the tribe is resting on her shoulders. She was pulled out of her thoughts by the door creaking open. Queen Evolve snapped her head to the door, ears perked up.
"Chameleon?!" She asked. A dragon's head popped through the opening. Queen Evolve's ears fell back.
"Um, y-your Majesty?" The small Shiftwing stuttered.
Evolve sighed. Her white wings flicked in annoyance. "Contorter. What. Is. It."
Contorter fiddled with a feathered wing. "W-well, its j-just that...well..."
The Queen snapped her jaws. "STOP STUTTERING AND SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO!" She roared. Contorter flinched back. Queen Evolve sighed. Then, more calmly, "Okay. Just-what is is it."
"She-she has returned." Contorter said.
Queen Evolve's eyes widened. "Chameleon?"
Contorter nodded.
"Where?!" The Queen took an eager step forward. " Why isn't she in my throne room?"
Contorter looked away. "She's in Fishscale Village."
Queen Evolve blinked. "What? Why is she there?"
"Chameleon is severely injured. They could barely get her to the healer in the village."
Evolve rushed past him, out of the throne room. "Tell me-" Her voice cracked. She cleared her throat. "Tell me what happened."
Contorter bowed his head. "Y-yes, of course Your Majesty. Some of the villagers were out fishing when they saw her in the water. They told me it looks like a shark attack. Half of her left wing is missing, and her right wing is...well...it's completely gone." He sighed. "They don't know if she'll survive."
"She'll pull through." Queen Evolve's voice was choked. "She has to! She has to." Contorter's ears drooped.
They made their way through the winding curves of the palace. They passed various rooms with busy Shiftwings. They all bowed when their Queen passed. Normally Queen Evolve would acknowledge them with a small nod or an eye blink, but not today.
Chameleon, hang on. I'm almost there. The two arrived at a take-off platform near the top of the castle. They ran to the edge, spreading their wings. Jumping off gracefully, they swerved in the direction of the ocean. The warm summer air momentarily cleared the Queen's mind. She listened to the rustling of their feathered wings. Her white ones, Contorter's yellow. A hawk screeched above them. Fishscale Village soon came into view. The village was built on the ocean, all of the buildings were on stilts, and the only way to walk around was by the dock pathways. Queen Evolve landed on the center platform. The dragons bowed.
"Where is the healer's?" Queen Evolve asked.
A gaurd made his way towards her. "This way, Your Majesty."
Evolve followed him through the villages. They stopped at a smallish hut with healing herbs growing in small pots outside. Queen Evolve stepped gingerly into the hut. Jars, herbs, bandages, and other healing items lined the shelves. The air smelled of chamomile and sage. A small lavender dragon walked out of a back room.
She had a troubled look on her face. The Shiftwing's eyes widened when she finally noticed the Queen in her hut. "OH! Oh, You-Your Majesty! What can I do for you?" Her voice was soft and soothing.
"I hear that Chameleon is here?" Queen Evolve said.
"Oh, yes, right this way." The lavender Shiftwing led her to a back room. There was a single operating bed in the middle of the room. A pastel green dragon lay on it. Bandages covered areas where her wings should have been.
Queen Evolve gasped. "Chameleon! ...I thought she still had half of her left wing!"
"I had to amputate it to prevent infection."
"Oh."
Chameleon stirred, opening one eye. "My...My Queen?"
"Chameleon!" Evolve rushed to her bedside.
Chameleon smiled softly. "My Queen, I found it. I found the perfect place. A continent."
"Good job Chameleon. I knew you could do it."
Chameleon's eye started to close. "Only one thing..." Her voice started to fade. "There are seven...seven dragon tribes...already there..."
"Chameleon? CHAMELEON?!" Evolve panicked.
"Your Majesty, it's alright. She's fine." The healer soothed.
Evolve nodded. "Right. Okay."
"Y-your Majesty? Healer?" Contorter said. Ah. The Queen had forgotten he was there. She turned around. A small Shiftwing was sitting there. Only...she wasn't normal looking. First of all, she was bright vermilion with dark black stripes. She also had twisting black horns, teeth, and claws. Shiftwings only had pale coloured scales. And they didn't have teeth. Or claws.
"Twister!" The healer gasped. "Aren't you supposed to be with Hieroglyph?"
"He asked me to come get some chamomile to relax." The dragonet said in a small voice.
Queen Evolve raised an eye-ridge. "Who is this?"
"This is my daughter, Twister." The healer said. Queen Evolve 'hmm-ed'.
"I'll be back to check on Chameleon tonight." She said as she left. Queen Evolve walked outside and took a deep breath. Chameleon... "Contorter. Send out some more scouts to the continent Chameleon mentioned."
"But what about the other tribes?!" Contorter asked.
"Don't worry about them." Queen Evolve narrowed her eyes. "They won't be a problem."
DUN DUN DUUNNN! Hope this was a good chapter.
Here's some questions for you to think about for a week:
1. What's the Queen's relationship to Chameleon?
that strange dragonet important?
K! See ya'll next week! PEACE PEEPS!