Wondering if I should do a story on Flame, review if you want me to.
Aquamarine sighed. She was 6 years old.
6 years today. She remembers. Six years since the start of the flashbacks. Six years since she had last seen Flare.
"Miss Aquamarine." The guard, Squid if she remembers right, calls.
Aquamarine bows her head, giving him permission to continue.
"It's an invite to the Sky kingdom." Squid states. "Flare has challenged her mother, Queen Ruby."
Aquamarine's head shoots up. Her eyes wide with shock.
"N-no way!" She stammers.
"Unfortunately, yes." Squid replies.
"MOM!" Aquamarine yells flying toward Tsunami.
When she arrives she sees her mother's grim face, and knows she got the same invite.
"Mom..." Aquamarine growls. Then her eyes narrow and she feels a sudden hatred toward the Seawing.
"Reef?" Tsunami looks at her daughter with a question in her eyes. Reef was the nickname Tsunami had come up with for her daughter.
"I - I'm fine." Aquamarine shakes her head. "Just... concerned."
"Understandable." Tsunami sighs. "This is... sad."
"Yes." Aquamarine agrees.
Soon they start their journey to the Sky Kingdom.
They arrive without much drama, though they are questioned by the Sandwings once.
"Flare!" Aquamarine jumps at the sight of her old friend.
"Aqua!" Flare smiles. Then she looks saddened.
"Dragon breath, heh." Aquamarine smirks.
"What?" Flare turns her head.
"I said 'What's wrong?' " Aquamarine looks at Flare.
"I'm just sad, sad that this may be my last day."
"Why did you challenge your mother?" Aquamarine asks.
"I... honestly, I have no idea!" Flare sighs.
"Then, can't you back out?" Aquamarine questions.
"Any and all her get one shot at the throne, if I backed out... I'd lose my right to the throne, as well as be shamed in front of my kingdom!" Flare sighs.
"I'm sorry..." Aquamarine finds herself with tears in her eyes for her friend.
"I don't even remember issuing the challenge." Flare mumbles.
"What?" Aquamarine asks. "I didn't hear you."
"Nothing." Flare sighs, then smiles. "Let's just have some fun!"
"Flare." Aquamarine looks her friend in the eye. "Don't die."
"I... make no promises." Flare looks out at her kingdom, knowing this could be the last time she ever sees it.
"Ah, my friend." Aquamarine sighs.
"So, how's it going with Wave?" Flare smirks childishly.
"Wha... wha... what!?" Aquamarine stutters.
"Don't act like you don't know, I saw you giving him the goo-goo eyes last time I was over!" Flare grins.
"I-It's fine..." Aquamarine sighs. She then perks up. "Hey! Let's go for a fly!"
"Yeah!" Flare readily agrees. The two walk out to the take off platform and start their fly. "Hey, Aquamarine?" Flare asks.
"Yes?" Aquamarine tilts her head.
"Why are we friends?" Flare asks.
"Because... because you're funny, you're kind, and you're the only one who gets me!" Aquamarine responds.
"Oh... thank you!" Flare smiles, clearly reassured about something.
"Hm." Aquamarine sighs. Suddenly, an orange Skywing starts winging toward them.
"It's time." He says. Flame sighs.
"Are you sure, Flicker?" The Skywing princess shakes her head at the dragon, Flicker.
"Unfortunately, yes your majesty." Flicker blinks. The three dragons wing their way back to the palace, deep in thought. Flicker leaves them when they reach the arena. This arena is new, better than the old one, and only serves for royal challenges.
Ruby was waiting in the centre of the arena.
"After this, the surviving challenger will be safe for three years, as per custom. So my sister Flower, will not be able to become 1 ueen for the next three years... no matter how this turns out." Flame states, then stares at the ground. "One way or another, a dragon will die today."
Aquamarine blinks, then walks back to her seat with her mother. Tsunami moves over, allowing Aquamarine access to her side.
Suddenly, three Seawings descend upon the arena.
"Your majesty." The lead Seawing, Pike, bows. "We're under attack!"
Tsunami stands up. Bowing her head to Ruby, she calls her Seawing troop and goes back to the palace.
The Seawings fly back discover... Skywings!
Skywings invading them!
Tsunami's eyes widened, after telling her children to go hide somewhere safe, she heads off to lead the charge.
Aquamarine, being the rebel she is, doesn't listen.
"Sister." Shark hisses. "Where do you think you're going!?"
"To fight." The Seawing replies.
"No. You're not." Shark growls, blocking her exit. Bubbles soon joins him.
"Sis," He looks at her with sympathy. "You're the only girl heir. You have to be queen someday. You can't fight because we can't lose you."
Aquamarine whales, and sinks to the ground, sobbing.
"I hate this! I hate all of this!"
At once her siblings are at her side, she leans into Shark, he was always there, always knew how to comfort her, he was her big brother, the first to hatch. The there was innocent little Bubbles, who hatched the same time as her, five minutes later, he always knew how to brighten her day, how to lift her out of any bad mood, when Tsunami was away. They were her brothers, her family.
"I-I should've told you sooner." She whimpers. Her brothers look at her, confused.
"Told us what?" They asked.
"Told you that I-" She never finished that sentence.
"Aha! Finally Tsunami's precious dragonets!" A Skywing burst in, snarling. Shark stood in front of his siblings.
"Go. Out through the back exit, I'll hold her off as long as I can." He turns back to the Skywing.
"No!" Aquamarine cries. "We can't lose you!"
"I'm sorry, now go!" Shark roars. Bubbles and Aquamarine scramble through the back tunnel, they hear Shark roar, and talons racing to catch up to them.
"Aquamarine! Here!" Bubbles calls, having found a side tunnel, Aquamarine races inside, her brother following. The two of them run until the sound of talons fade, they slow to a walk. Soon, though, they hear a strange sound... snoring.
