Hi there! This is a fanfic that I decided to write for all you fellow Wings of Fire lovers. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoy writing this, please tell me what you think of it in the reviews and feel free to PM me. Reviews and PMs mean a lot to me and I get super excited when I see one. Just letting you know, my chapters are kinda long. I don't own Wings of Fire, just the characters and the plot. Besides that, all credit goes to Tui T. Sutherland. I should stop talking now. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Lost
Avalanche woke from a dreamless sleep and found that she wasn't at home with her family. She was in the Kingdom of Sand, where her best friend, Sunrise, lived. She blinked sand grains out of her eyes and stretched. It was unbearably hot for Avalanche, for she was an IceWing. She launched herself into the sky, a soft yet warm breeze ruffled through her horns and swept through her body, pushing her whip-thin tail up, helping her to fly faster. She decided to visit Sunrise, for she had nothing else to do and she figured her mother, Queen Snow, wouldn't mind because she was good friends with Queen Sunbeam, Sunrise's mother. She flew to the SandWing palace to find her friend, where she still might be asleep. She arrived, and two guards stepped in her way with their tails up, ready to strike if she attacked. "Oh, hello, Flare and Cobra," Avalanche greeted, giving a small, polite bow of her head. "Remember me? I'm Princess Avalanche of the IceWings, and Princess Sunrise's close friend. I have come today to visit her. She told me about you, and Cobra, aren't you one of Queen Sunbeam's bodyguards? I remember, Sunrise told me about you."
"Princess Avalanche!" They both spread their wings out and bowed. "Please excuse us for our rudeness. You are welcome into the SandWing palace." Flare smiled warmly at her and stepped out of her way as Cobra opened the large doors for her. "Princess Sunrise is upstairs in her room, but I highly recommend that you go and see Her Majesty first just so she knows you're here." Flare advised.
"Of course, thank you!" Avalanche called, spreading her wings. She took off towards the throne room, where the Queen would be, and landed. She politely knocked and waited patiently. A guard opened the door and let her in. "Queen Sunbeam," Avalanche said, bowing low. Queen Sunbeam turned around, recognising her voice. "Princess! No need to bow! Come, come," Queen Sunbeam exclaimed, opening her large wings welcomingly for a hug. "I'm so glad you're here, and I'm sure Sunrise would be very happy that you came to visit. I've missed your mother, Queen Snow, dearly. How is she?"
Avalanche hugged the Queen, and answered, "She is well, and she really wants to see you again, she misses you too! Is it okay if you can send her a message to let her know I'm here? I woke up in your Kingdom and I don't know how I got here! She and Aurora must be worried sick." Avalanche asked politely. "Of course, of course, my dear, don't worry, you can stay as long as you please. You are always welcome in the Kingdom of Sand." Queen Sunbeam said, stroking her head. "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am very honoured."
"No worries, anytime!" The Queen smiled. "Sandstorm! Will you call for my messenger to come here now?"
"Yes, of course, Your Majesty." Sandstorm, the guard at the door, said, bowing low. "Thank you," the Queen addressed him. He shot out of the room. "You may go and see Sunrise." She checked the angle of the sun. "She still might be asleep, but I give you permission to wake her if she is."
"Thank you, Queen Sunbeam." Avalanche said, bowing. "No need for that." Queen Sunbeam said, smiling. Avalanche grinned back, and waved to the Queen. She walked out and flew up to Sunrise's room, which was marked with 'Princess Sunrise'. Avalanche smiled and opened the door. Sure enough, Sunrise was asleep in her bed, which was made out of warm sand. Avalanche tiptoed and crouched so that her face was directly in front of hers. "SURPRISE!" Avalanche yelled. Sunrise's eyes shot open, and she jumped out of her bed.

"Haha! Your face!" Avalanche cried with laughter, clutching her underbelly. "Ava! I missed you like crazy! Why did you scare me like that?"
"Your mum let me! You're hilarious! I missed you too, Sun!" They both wrapped their wings around each other. "Is your mum here? I missed her too! She's very kind and friendly, unlike you. I'm joking, Ava, I love you."
"Aw, you big sap. Nope, Mums not here. The craziest thing happened to me! I woke up in the outskirts of your Kingdom! I don't even know how I got here! So I decided to visit you." Ava replied, her wings wrapped around Sunrise. They both then heard a loud grumble. "Speaking of being hungry, let's go down for breakfast!" Sunrise said, gesturing for Avalanche to follow. They flew down, and Sunrise called for her mother. "Mum! Muuuum! I'm hungry!" Sunrise called. Queen Sunbeam walked out, her barbed tail sweeping from side to side. "Honey! You're awake! Finally! Breakfast has been prepared for us; I'm on my way to the hall now. You guys can fly ahead of me. I'll be right on your tails. Race you!"
Queen Sunbeam crouched beside where Ava and Sun were crouched, waiting for the countdown. "On your marks, get set, go!" the Queen yelled in her most royal voice that she could put on. She spread her wings and flew at such speed that she was a blur in every dragon's vision. The Queen won, and Ava and Sun tied. "I love your mum." Avalanche whispered to Sunrise. She laughed. "Mum got you your favourite, Ava, so eat up!"
"Thank you, Queen Sunbeam, for everything." Avalanche said. "Don't mention it," Sunbeam said with a wink. "Come on, what are you waiting for? Eat!"
And so they happily ate, talking and laughing while other SandWings bustled busily around them.

Phew! That was a long chapter! It might be a little boring now, that was just an introduction to the story. The more interesting parts and why Ava was taken will be revealed in the next chapters. I hope it wasn't too long. If it was, please let me know and I'll try to make them shorter. Starting from Chapter 2, I'm going to put shout outs to people that supported me and answers to your questions here. Thanks for reading!
xx, thefirethatcaughtyou