Here is chapter 1! Thank you guys for being so patient, I was having a bit of trouble posting it for some reason. So, here it is:
Amberblaze looked down at the dragons below her. She had never seen so many different dragons in one place! Beside her, her friends Cobra and Storm watched. They sat on a rooftop looking down over the Phyria-Possibility market. This market was something that was just introduced recently, to help dragons bond.
Cobra waved at a Skywing-Seawing hybrid below. "Hi, Swift!" Swift Current looked up at them from her table that she was setting up.
"Hey Cobra! Hi Storm and Amber!" They waved back and she continued to set up her table, putting out antiques like mirrors and necklaces. Amber looked around the market and noticed dragons that she hadn't seen before; a Nightwing holding multiple pots, an Icewing carrying his canvases, and a large purple Rainwing with a basket of fruit. They all hurried to a table and set up their stuff, just as many others were doing. Amber watched as the Icewing set up his table with a Mudwing, and they talked cheerfully like old friends. She then turned her eyes to the next table, which sat a large Nightwing with tiny glasses that sat on the brim of his nose, and dozens of scrolls were sprawled out in front of him. He was going through them, then yelling out their title. As he yelled his first title, a Seawing stumbled forward and grabbed it. Amber was relieved to see the Seawing pay for it and not steal it. Happiness soared throughout Amber.
This is how it should be. All the dragons bonding, being friends, not starting fights. Then Amber's eyes shifted to where she saw a shadowed movement, down on the other end of the market.
"Hey, Cobra." She nudged her friend.
"Yeah?" He asked, his eyes still on the market scene.
"Is that... Snakebite?" She narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah... what's he doing-" Cobra cut himself off when Snakebite emerged from the shadows and began to walk behind all the tables. Storm leaned forward and nearly fell off the roof when Snakebite nabbed a scroll from the large Nightwing. Cobra caught Storm just in time before she fell off the roof, and she scrambled back up.
"Did you see that? He just stole that scroll!" Storm exclaimed. As they watched, Snakebite snatched a mango from the Rainwing, a necklace from Swift, a small pot from a Nightwing, and then slithered by the Icewing and Mudwing's table and nabbed a painting.
"C'mon, we have to do something!" Amber hissed as she swooped down to Snakebite.
"Amber, wait!" Cobra cried before following, and Storm followed behind him. Other dragons had begun to notice the thefts, and were yelling at him. Snakebite quickly ran into a shadowed alley, closely followed by a crowd of dragons, screeching and screaming. The Mudwing that sat with the Icewing ran the other way with a determined look on his face, leaving the Icewing bewildered. "Hey, follow that Mudwing. He knows what he's doing!" Cobra shouted over the crowd. Amber and Storm followed. The Mudwing raced down another alley, then he ran through a street. Amber looked ahead and saw Snakebite race out right in front of him.
"STOP!" The Mudwing yelled. Obviously, Snakebite kept running. They were close on his tail, now.
*WARNING: SOME RANDOMNESS AHEAD (this is for you Xtremesilly1563)*
Just as he was about to get to an open spot to fly away, a Nightwing fell out of a tree. "Shkumptinfupsywumps!" He shouted as he landed on top of Snakebite. "Well, I just foiled a robbery." He said, breaking the 4th wall.
"Darkclaw, who are you talking to?" Storm asked, looking around.
"Oh, just... the audience."
"What audience?"
"Sbergalergertyuiwa!" He screeched and ran away. As he was running, he slammed into the Icewing that was selling art with the Mudwing. "Ahghg!" The Icewing screamed in terror as he hit Darkclaw, dropping his canvases. "What the heck?" He flurried around, trying to collect his stuff.
Snakebite groaned and attempted to get up, but was hit back down by the Mudwing. "Give. Me. That. Stuff." He growled. Snakebite spat at the Mudwing.
"In your dreams, (dragon swear word)!" Snakebite shot. The Mudwing roared with fury and swiped his talons along Snakebite's face, creating a large gash.
"HAND IT OVER!" The gash bled down Snakebite's face. He cried out in pain, his tail lashed and he struggled under the Mudwing's weight. Finally giving up, Snakebite pulled out the stuff he stole from underneath him and moaned.
"My painting!" The Icewing dropped all his stuff once more and scrambled over to where his painting was, in Snakebites talons. "Give me that!" He tore it out of his claws. "Oh, my beautiful, beautiful painting..." he looked down at what was left of his canvas.
"It's alright, Rime. You can paint another one." The Mudwing reassured.
"Not one like that." A single tear ran down his face. "I wasn't even planning on selling it. You don't understand, Sobek."
"I do. It's okay." Sobek put his wing around Rime. Then he looked back at Snakebite. "Look what you've done!" He hissed. "This painting was worth a fortune!"
"I know. Why do you think I stole it?" Snakebite growled back. They started to rummage through the pile of stolen goods.
"A mango? Why would he steal that?" Storm questioned.
"Because when your not in the rainforest, they cost a lot!" Snakebite hissed.
"Swift's necklace!" Cobra held up a shiny silver chain with a large sapphire pendant. Cobra eyed the necklace. "Why did you steal this?" He asked. Snakebite thought for a moment, then answered. "It looked...valuable." He mumbled. Amber could tell that he knew more than he was letting on, but she did not push him any further. She studied it closely.
Suddenly, someone screamed behind them. They all turned (except Rime, he was busy collecting his paintings) to see Borealis running as fast as she could away from an angry mob. "Help! They think that I was the one who stole their stuff!" She yelped as she raced past them. The mob slowed down to a stop when they saw Snakebite laying on the ground.
"Hey!" Someone yelled from somewhere in the back. "Why'd we stop?"
"Because we found the actual thief, moron." Someone else yelled back.
"Who are you calling a moron?"
"Your all morons! I told you, we were following the wrong dragon!" Another dragon cried.
"Shut UP!"
"No, YOU SHUT UP!"
"Why don't you both just shut up so we can pummel this guy?" Another one yelled.
"Fine. Where is he?"
"How am I supposed to know? I'm no taller than you are!"
"I see him! He's trying to get away!"
"That's my tail, idiot."
"Well its not my fault your tail looks like an ugly thief!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING UGLY?!" Amber cringed as she saw the crowd part for two dragons to fight. One of them was the large purple Rainwing who was selling the fruit, and the other was a Rainwing with blue and green scales.
"Jaguar!" Sobek cried. The purple dragon immediately stopped fighting. "Sobek!" She scrambled out of the other dragon's grip and ran over to him. "I didn't even know you were here!" She nudged him affectionately. "I've been looking everywhere for you." He replied.
Cobra looked over Amber's shoulder."Oceanwing...?" Cobra titled his head to the side. The other Rainwing sat up awkwardly.
"Oh, hey Cobra." She said quietly, embarrassed. The mob awkwardly watched.
"Can I go now?" Someone asked.
"Yeah, sure." Someone else answered. The crowd began to disperse as they all went their separate directions, two dragging Snakebite along with them. An awkward silence fell over the remaining group of dragons.
"So, who wants to buy a painting?" Rime asked meekly.
Okay! So I realize that is may seem a bit rushed (please don't even bother telling me that it's rushed), but I wanted to introduce as many characters as possible. Emperor and Scorpion will be in the next chapter, don't worry! Also Shadowruby and Anaconda will be introduced soon enough. (Also the next chapter is Emperor's POV). BTW the name "If it Rained Fire" is just a play on words (you know... Rainfire? The main bad guy?) and it does not mean it is actually going to "Rain Fire"... or is it? XD
Cya!
-Red
