BOOM! This is gonna be a looooonnnggg chapter, guys! There are two kingdoms in the Rainforest so this will probably be LONGEST CHAPTER YET! But I lent 'The Hidden Kingdom' to a friend and she hasn't finished it yet, so I'll have to rack my brains to remember stuff about the next destination.
Replies to some reviews!
MCZ: Thanks for telling me, I'll fix that later…
MYNAMEISSECRET: Thanks so much, reading that made me so happy!
Razor: Thanks for the suggestion, I'll consider it.
I think calling Moon's 'crew' her 'crew' sounds inappropriate, so post reviews on this chappy and let me see what you think the group should be called!
Also, I've drawn something for my fanfic's cover art!
Enjoy! ~
Moonwatcher's travel guide to Pyrrhia!
Chapter 4: Two kingdoms united- Special Chapter!
"This is the Arbotoreum" said Jambu brightly, gesturing towards the large platform in the centre of the village. Moon noticed that this platform was a very tightly woven string of vines, leaves and strong branches.
"Here is where Queen Glory gives her speeches, and where we gather at…um…" Jambu glanced at Kinkajou quickly, asking silently for help. 'Important times?' She mouthed back. Qibli and Winter sighed at the same time as Jambu said;
"Err. Right…Important times and…um…stuff" Jambu said nervously. Moon looked into his mind, but all she saw was 'AMIDOINGOK? WOWTHISISSOFUN!' Jambu sure was a cheery dragon. Qibli zoomed in on the platforms so 'Moon's watchers' at home could see the way it was created. Jambu ducked out of the way as Moon picked up 'The NightWing guide to RainWings' scroll and turned on her microphone. She zoomed once again infront of the camera and began to speak;
"This platform is strong enough to support most of the RainWing citizens, and is also where Queen Glory won the throne-"
"I helped!" said Jambu indignantly, flashing his scales quickly to red and back. Moon stopped speaking and gawped at Jambu. 'What? I've never seen him turn red before!' she thought. Qibli paused his camera and copied Moon. Winter and Kinkajou were staring in shock at the RainWing, who had never turned red in all Moon's memory.
"Sorry" said Jambu as though it hadn't happened. Qibli un-paused the camera as Moon put on a reporter like voice.
"We are positioned in the centre of the RainWing village right now" she reported. "Jambu, please take us to the next part of the kingdom"
The RainWing obliged, and soon they were flying over a bowl-shaped structure with eight brightly coloured shapes bouncing around, along with two jet-black ones.
"Oh. Oh, no, not the nursery…" Winter groaned grumpily. Qibli gave him a cheeky look, narrowly avoiding a tree branch with a jaguar on it.
The dragonets landed in the 'room' lightly. Immediately, baby dragons surrounded them. Moon's head was filled with joyous voices-'YAY! The pretty blue one is back! It's the sandy dragon! What's the black thing in his hand?'
"The nursery" said Jambu happily to the camera. "Where all our happy little dragonets are raised!" One of the NightWing dragonets snorted.
"Look how bouncy it is!" giggled Kinkajou, bouncing around. The babies squealed with excitement and joined in too. Jambu gazed happily at them.
"The village nursery is a safe place designed for dragonets to play but stay safe, too. It is made of springy leaves woven into vines, made soft by moss."
"It's very bouncy and FUN!" said Jambu loudly and he jumped in the middle of the trampoline, laughing along with Kinkajou and the babies.
*Moon's watchers at home*
Tundra: "Ok, RainWings are pretty childish"
Auklet: "That does look fun!"
Cattail: *eyes follow Kinkajou bouncing*
*back in the nursery*
"Can we leave now?" grumbled Winter, fiddling with his sound pole adjustments, as several babies stopped bouncing and turned themselves into mini Winters. "These guys have no respect for IceWing princes!"
"That's the first time you've referred to being royal in all of our show!" teased Qibli, pausing the scavenger device as he spoke and looking around. "Well, this place certainly is stable"
But Winter wasn't listening. He was gazing at a branch leaning against the wall of leaves and sticks. He turned back to Qibli with a mischievous grin on his narrow face. Qibli grinned back, absent-mindedly pressing 'play' on the camera. It swung from his neck and faced Winter, filming.
"Remember when I…" said Winter in a whisper, moving away the branch to reveal a dragon-sized hole. A dragon-sized, frost-bitten hole. Moon was watching them with a bit of amusement in her eyes. She remembered only too well when Glory had made them stay in the nursery, and Winter had blasted a hole in the nursery floor with his frost-breath so the group could escape. The two male dragonets were chuckling softly, unaware that Moon was watching them, and so were the millions of viewers in their caves. It was the first time Moon had ever seen them interacting nicely together. She walked over and looked at Qibli.
"You do realise the camera is on?" she said softly to the SandWing, who jumped and looked at the screen of the device.
"Ooops" he said, quickly stopping the film. Winter sniffed haughtily and walked away with his sound pole grasped in his jaws. So much for the friendly conversation!
"Well, we have to go, dragonets" said Kinkajou, untangling herself from the bright muddle of dragonets.
"AAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" they cried indignantly.
"Why?" said a young female RainWing, her scales shifting to a stormy grey-blue.
"You know we have to, Paradise. But you'll be on the show!"
"What show?" said Paradise curiously. She then noticed the camera, which Qibli was preparing. He pressed 'play' on the camera just as the dragonet went as close as possible and pressed her large amber eyes up against the lens!
"WHOA! Back it up there, RainWing" snapped Winter, making the young dragon flinch and cower. Jambu was already hovering in mid-air; Qibli aimed the camera at him as they took off towards the next part of the tour.
"Come on, there's one more thing I want to show you!"
The sun was setting slowly. The crew had been there for almost a whole day but they would need to finish the RainWing village soon, and there wasn't a lot of time. Moon decided to relax from the pressure and look at her surroundings. She appreciated the beauty of the RainWing village as she ducked in and out of the foliage with her four favourite dragons by her side.
"Here is the Throne room of or Queen" exclaimed Jambu while jumping around. There were some vine walls in the main waiting room but one wall was open to the heavens with the sky sprinkled with stars. Jambu was standing silhouetted against the sky. "Queen Glory is my sister. Did you know that?" he added with pride in his voice. He showed the four dragonets the area where dragons waited to see the Queen, and some little decorations on the walls hand-crafted by some other RainWings. Qibli captured it all on camera and Moon read off her scroll to tell extra details about the objects in the room.
"And now, we will enter the throne room of Queen Glory!" said Moon. Kinkajou started bouncing around in excitement-Glory was a close friend of Kinkajou's. Jambu pushed aside a curtain of vines with fragrant red and purple flowers woven into them and they entered the room. Queen Glory was sitting on her throne, her sloth Silver curled up around her neck.
"Kinkajou! Moon!" she said happily and she flapped off her throne and graciously landed. She hugged each dragonet. Moon noticed Qibli and Winter directing both camera and sound pole at the hugging pairs. They were both smirking slightly and Moon felt her cheeks darkening.
"Qibli how are you?" said Glory. She then noticed Winter standing awkwardly with his sound pole clutched in his front talons. "Prince Winter" she said, dipping her head respectfully. Winter looked pleased.
"Hi Glory!" said Jambu, bouncing towards her. "Look! They're doing a TV show on the Pyrrhia TV channel! And I'm the guide for them now!"
"I saw the show last night," said Glory ", it was very…interesting"
"THANKS!" they all said. Glory showed them her throne which was weaved out of bamboo, vines and branches with flowers decorating it.
"There used to be six queens but Splendour was captured by NightWings-" Moon lowered her head "-And so the others took turns being Queen" Glory said to the camera.
"That is, until you overthrew them, right?" said Kinkajou in the background.
"Yep" answered Glory. Moon was preparing her scroll, ready to read but a soft noise made her look up.
"Hrrbble Burrbblelerb"
Moon looked over at Winter, who was struggling with Silver. She had climbed onto the microphone stick and was drooling sleepily on it. The stick was making weird crackling noises-probably the drool was breaking it.
*One of Moon's watchers at home*
Scarlet: *Shakes TV* "WHERE IS THE SOUND?"
*Fin*
"Silver! Stop!" cried Glory. She tried to lift the sloth off, but it made a disgruntled noise and clung on more tightly. Winter grabbed a broad, flat leaf and pierced a green fruit with his claw. He scribbled something on the leaf and handed it to Kinkajou. She held it infront of the camera and the leaf message said:
Sorry for the technical difficulties we are experiencing, folks. A sloth has gotten hold of some of or equipment. We will be back shortly.
Moon was struggling with Queen Glory to pull Silver off the pole. With a final tug, they managed to pull the creature free.
"I'm sooo sorry!" said Glory apologetically. "But thanks for the visit anyway" she added kindly. With a final wave and apology, the crew took to the air and flew off towards the NightWing kingdom.
-xXx-
The group landed on the spongy ground near the NightWing village. Deathbringer was standing at the entrance. When he saw the group, he flew up and said "Greetings, dragonets"
"I'll go now, BYE!" said Jambu. The dragonets thanked him as he flew off and they turned to Deathbringer.
"Let's begin, shall we?" said Qibli in a posh voice. He pressed play on the camera and showed it at Moon.
"Hello, and welcome back to our special episode of…"
"Moonwatcher's travel guide to Pyrrhia!" Qibli, Winter and Kinkajou chorused.
"We are here with Deathbringer of the NightWings now" said Moon, gesturing towards the NightWing, who dipped his head. "Who will kindly be touring us around the NightWing village today".
"Let's begin" said Deathbringer and he turned and padded into the village, the crew in tow. "This is our main row of houses. We weave them out of branches with leaves for the rooves."
Moon suddenly saw her mother, Secretkeeper and waved happily. Secretkeeper smiled back and went on with her daily business.
"This place is pretty cool, right?" said Qibli to the nearest dragon. The NightWing looked baffled and she walked away. "Oh well" said Qibli and he zoomed in on little bits of the houses and how they were woven.
"Here is Mastermind's house" said Deathbringer. He said and he knocked on the door. A skinny black dragon with purple rubbery gloves came out and gazed around. Kinkajou arched her neck and glared at the dragon. Moon remembered some RainWing stories about Mastermind performing tests on the other RainWings.
"What? Who is it?" snapped Mastermind. "O-oh, Deathbringer. It's only you. But-" He gazed at Moon and her microphone, at Qibli and his camera. "Wh-who are these four?"
"We are the crew of Moonwatcher's travel guide to Pyrrhia" said Winter. He told Mastermind about their show.
"OK, well see you" said Mastermind and he slammed the door in Winter's face!
"Rude" said Qibli cheekily and Winter glared at him. "Well, we are going to continue on now" said Deathbringer and he carried on throughout the village. Qibli was a very good cameradragon- he caught everything on film.
"Thanks, Deathbringer" said Moon when the tour was over.
"My pleasure" said the NightWing. He flew off into the trees and Moon guessed he was going to bodyguard Glory some more.
"Well, thanks for watching this special edition of our show." Said Moon.
"We will see you next time for another fun-filled travelling episode!" They all said together. Qibli ended the video and turned to the others with a smile on his snout.
"That was our longest video yet!" he grinned.
End
So what did you guys think? Longest chappy yet, huh? I couldn't do much in the NightWing kingdom because it isn't really a setting in the books. But my big Question:
Where is the next destination?
Who will be the guide?
Thanks again to all my awesome reviewers who read my story. It is greatly appreciated. Please answer my questions and give me a review.
Bye, see ya at Chappy 5! :D
~Flaymeskywing
