After seeing the preview for episode 32, I just had to get started on these.
How did her sister survive the streets of the Undercity with that guy around?
The girls had to stop chasing Mathis after Zarya fell down the sewers. When they followed her there, they were suddenly drawn by a strange light that led them to...
A dragon egg...
Memories flashed before the princess; When she and Zarya touched the pillars at the same time, resulting in the hatching of the...
The egg glowed brighter. Then it hatched, revealing...the dragon.
A baby dragon.
At first, Arkayna wanted to back away, but strangely, she found herself feeling, drawn to the infant creature in front of her.
She didn't even notice her eyes were slightly glowing green.
For as long as he could remember, his entire world was dark, and he was all alone.
Then came that spark. A spark of light, in his dark, lonely world.
As the light grew, he could hear a sound. A voice. Other than his.
It felt so warm, hearing the voice of another.
Suddenly, he found himself in a strange new world. It was dark, but not as dark as the world he spent his previous life in.
Then he saw, them. 4 tall things, and a smaller one staring straight at him. He greeted them with a small chirp. They, in return, greeted him back. In their own strange way.
The tall ones talked among themselves. The little dragon listened with curiosity, wondering what they were talking about.
Then one of them spoke. The one with the long hair and crown.
It... she sounded familiar. Like the voice that came with the light.
Was she... his...mommy?
The baby dragon jumped on Arkayna before giving her a big lick on the face. The princess laughed while her sister and friends could only watch in confusion.
"You okay, Sis?" Zarya asked skeptically.
"Yeah. Never better." Arkayna smiled, Not taking her eyes off the baby dragon's.
Em waved her hand in front of Arkayna's face. When she didn't respond back, this confirmed the group's suspicions;
"Yeah. We better head back home."
At least they got to see Mathis get his just-desserts when the baby dragon blew flames on his pants.
"Well... at least it doesn't look like it's going to destroy the realm... yet."
When the girls returned to the Stronghold, Malvaron and Doug were surprised to see the baby dragon with them. Doug was more frightened as he jumped on his best friend's arms when he saw the baby dragon.
"Where did you girls find it?" Malvaron asked.
"We found him in the sewers." Arkayna replied as she cradled the baby in her arms.
"What? Aw." Doug suddenly felt pity for the little dragon, "Poor little guy."
"How in the whole realm did a dragon egg ended up in the sewers?" Malvaron asked, puzzled.
"Don't look at us. We just found it." Zarya replied.
"Him, Zarya. Him." Arkayna corrected, "He has feelings too you know. Isn't that right, Runey?"
The baby dragon let out a small, adorable coo, which the others couldn't help but awe at.
"Wait." Emerald managed to snap out of it, "You named him 'Runey'?"
"No." Arkayna replied, "I named him, 'Runeford'."
Zarya chuckled at the name, "'Runeford'?"
Suddenly, to her surprise, Arkayna hissed at her, momentarily, before turning her attention back to Runeford.
Zarya swore she noticed that her sister's eyes were reptilian for a moment there.
Arkayna decided that Runeford needed some air.
Just as she was on their way to the balcony, they suddenly bumped into her stepbrother who was too busy with his spellpad.
When he looked up and saw Runeford, he remarked, "You still sleep with a toy?"
Runeford suddenly let out a small burp, unintentionally blowing small flames on Gawayne's face, turning it black.
"Runeford." Arkayna slightly scolded the dragon, "Tell your uncle you're sorry."
Runeford let out an apologetic chirp before he and his mommy continued on their way, leaving behind a very shocked Gawayne.
"I'm an UNCLE?!"
"Let me get this straight; My stepsister, and her long-lost sister are Mysticons, and now she's turning into a dragon all because she played mommy to a dragon?"
"Yep. Pretty much it." Zarya confirmed as she, Piper and Em rode their Griffins across Drake City in search of Arkayna, who... you'll see.
His stepsisters are Mysticons. One minute, his stepsister was snapping at him for being a terrible king, stepbrother, and uncle. The next thing he knew, she sprouted wings, took to the skies with her baby dragon, and transformed into the Dragon Mage?!
Now here he is riding with his other stepsister, who turned out to be Mysticon Ranger, on her Griffin, looking for their brain-washed sibling all over Drake City.
"Where is she?" Zarya groaned with worry.
"On the roof?" Piper advised.
A winged creature flew to the top of the Royal Palace. When the Mysticons, along with Doug, Malvaron, and Gawayne landed there, they found Arkayna, feeding Runeford by regurgitating food into his mouth, much to their disgust.
"How... Where did she even...?!" Em was too disgusted to even finish.
When Arkayna stepped into the light, they were horrified to discover that she became more draconic than before; Her hair was lifted up, as if resembling dark flames. Most of her skin was covered in green scales. She even have claws and razor-sharp fangs.
"Why couldn't you just destroy the realm instead of making my stepsister hideous?!" Gawayne cried, "Wait. That's worst."
Things got worse when Proxima and the Vexicons arrived.
As always, Gawayne hid behind the sidelines, not wanting to get involved in the fight.
As he watched the Mysticons fight Proxima and the Vexicons, he found himself thinking about his Coronation; When he got captured and the Mysticons saved him.
His lame stepsister and her friends actually saved him!
And that time when he got captured by the Vexicons, his other stepsister convinced him to do the right thing.
Wow. Even after being the realm's worst king, his stepsisters still save his life, MANY times.
Something struck him and pinned him down. To his horror, it was his own...
"Stepsister?"
Arkayna hissed at her stepbrother, revealing her forked tongue.
Gawayne never felt so scared in his entire life. And... worried...
"Arkayna?" Gawayne called out nervously to his stepsister, "You wouldn't hurt your own stepbrother, would you?"
Arkayna hissed in response.
"Okay, okay! As a mutant dragon, you would." Gawayne went on, "I know I can't stand you, and you can't stand me, and sometimes I wish I was an only child and, sometimes I read your diary, and...!"
When Arkayna opened her mouth wide, he knew he had to speed things up, "I MISS MOM AND DAD TOO!"
Arkayna looked down confusingly at her stepbrother.
"You're protecting that dragon because you think he's like Mom and Dad." Gawayne pointed out, "I miss them too."
Arkayna eyes widened in surprise. When Zarya heard him, she stopped to listen to what her stepbrother was going to say next.
"Sure it's great to be king." Gawayne frowns, "But its also kinda... lonely. You know when I found out I had another stepsister, I was all..."
Zarya thought back to the time Arkayna told Gawayne about her. Man. Can that guy scream.
"But that doesn't mean I wanted you to go." Gawayne sniffed, "Sure I have another stepsister. But it won't be same without the other. Also if Mom finds out, she'd ground me, or exile me. And I just want both my stepsisters to make my life miserable than those lamer posers!"
"Hey!" The Vexicons stopped to protest.
"Also..." Gawayne went on, "Without you guys... no one would protect the realm... and bring our parents back. And everyone loves you guys and hate me! And no one would nag me around whenever I read their diary! And I won't have anyone to boss around except my butler! And...!"
"Get your hands off my diary."
Gawayne stopped when he heard that familiar voice. When he looked up, he was staring at the familiar scowl of his stepsister, when she's not mind-controlled.
"Arkayna!" Both Gawayne and Zarya hugged their sister and she hugged them back.
"Seriously though; Back off." Arkayna remarked before resuming their hugging moment.
Too bad Proxima had to ruin it.
Also... It turns out Arkayna can't fly, without being mind-controlled.
At least they won in the end.
After that intense battle, the sibling knew where to relax.
"Hey Mom. Dad." Zarya greeted the statues of their parents, "Don't freak out, but Sis just got herself a baby dragon."
"We started off in the wrong claw, but, hey. Kids." Gawayne shrugged, "What ya gotta do?"
"He can't wait to meet you too." Arkayna smiled as Runeford held her mother's hand.
Few moments later, they had to leave as someone was getting hungry. Along with Runeford.
As the others complained about the way Arkayna was still feeding her baby, no one noticed the small glowing green cracks on Queen Goodfey's hand, nor did anyone see the cracks disappear after a few seconds.
Does anyone know what Little Runeford's role is in the story?
More babies coming up! Guess who's the next mother?