Am I dead? Was that Delibird a mere angel escorting me to the afterlife? I need answers...
Katty shifted uncomfortably in the hollow she was in, her eyes opened to see the same Delibird holding her and gently rubbing her.
The Delibird looked just the slightest bit startled when she woke up.
"Wha?" Katty murmured groggily, "Who-".
"Hush" the Delibird said, "You need to rest". The Delibird laid me on the nest and Katty jumped up bristling when she saw a huge Persian heading towards them.
"HE'S FROM THE RUN-OF-THE-MILL KINGDOM! RUN!" Katty hissed, "DIE!".
"NO STOP!" the Delibird grabbed Katty and pulled her back, "He's not from any of the Kingdoms. He's my friend, Fritz".
"Oh" Katty ducked her head to the Persian named Fritz, "And you?".
"I'm Soren" the Delibird replied.
Katty felt dizzy from all the recent events.
Wait...I'm not from any of the Kingdoms anymore. I'm a rogue. And I almost got killed by a pair of Dragonair, but...oh my...This Pokemon saved my life!
"You saved my life!" Katty exclaimed with utter shock, "Thank you!".
Katty rushed over and hugged Soren tight.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" Katty purred as her face was pressed in Soren's chest.
"I saved you this time, Lily" Soren whispered.
"Huh?" Katty got off of him and looked at him.
"Nothing!" Soren said. Fritz's head popped in and he dropped a Starly into the nest.
"Food for the former Princess" Fritz teased, but Katty looked very startled.
"How do you know I was a Princess?" Katty gasped.
"I've been attacking the Kingdoms long enough to know who's who" Fritz chuckled before he left the hollow and fell asleep on a branch above.
Katty then unsheathed her claws and bared her fangs.
Those filthy Kingdoms need to pay. And if Fritz and Soren are skilled at that, than they'll be pretty useful...
"We should protect our borders in case the Heart of Night Kingdom wants to fight back"
Duchess Wildflower perched on a short branch as she saw King Moss Foot and Queen Otter emerge from their castle.
"Servant Crag" Queen Otter ordered, "Take five Poison-types and three Bird Pokemon on a border patrol".
Duchess Wildflower looked in shock at the once regular citizen now sending orders like she's been doing it everyday.
Only two days ago she was still a little citizen that was as popular as dirt!
"Duchess Wildflower!"
Duchess Wildflower snapped out of her thoughts and was face-to-face with the Queen.
"Quit staring like an idiot and get to work" Queen Otter's pretty face twisted into a snarl as she shoved Duchess Wildflower away from her, "Now".
Duchess Wildflower flew off and saw two Luxray heading towards their territory.
They won't be let off easy!
Duchess Wildflower folded her wings and dived straight at them, they looked startled. But the bigger one leaped and hooked his claws into Duchess Wildflower's right wing.
"Stop, Hickory!" the smaller Luxray snapped, "We need to speak to the King and Queen of the Deadly Kingdom, m'am. King Toothless and Queen Mediterranean, yes?".
"King Moss Foot and Queen Otter" Duchess Wildflower shook Hickory off of her, "And what for?".
"An invitation of great importance" Hickory growled.
Duchess Wildflower spread her wings and lead the two Luxray to the castle entrance.
"King Moss Foot? Queen Otter?" Duchess Wildflower called, "These two Luxray wish to speak on behalf of the Kingdom".
The young Froakie and his mate popped out and approached them.
"Yes?" King Moss Foot said, "I assume this must be very important".
"It is" the smaller Luxray meowed, "We formally invite you to the marriage of Prince Arnold the Deerling of the Run-of-the-Mill Kingdom and Princess Ruby of our Kingdom, the Shock-Blaze Kingdom. It will be at the next full moon at the territory of the Run-of-the-Mill Kingdom, do you accept?".
"We do" King Moss Foot replied, "Thank you. Duchess Wildflower, escort these two out of our territory".
Duchess Wildflower escorted them back and flew back to the Deadly Kingdom.
I feel like I want to sleep for months! I think that battle's taking it's toll on me...
Duchess Wildflower winced as the long slash on her left wing throbbed...
Duchess Wildflower followed King Toothless into the hole that leaded into the Heart of Night Kingdom. She folded her wings and plunged.
She gave a loud screech that sent little pups and kits dashing for their safety. Duchess Wildflower sank a claw into a Zorua's shoulder and tossed him aside like he was a ragdoll. She flew into another tunnel that lead to one of the Hatcheries.
Duchess Wildflower faced a skinny Umbreon that's ribs showed. Duchess Wildflower went beneath him and slashed his underbelly. She lost focus when she heard someone scream, "IT'S THE PRINCESS! PRINCESSES NEVER FIGHT!".
Duchess Wildflower looked up to see her friend facing a ragged Sneasel. The Sneasel slashed her Axew friend's throat out and killed him.
"NO!" Duchess Wildflower screeched, but her screech was drowned out by the stomping noises of her fellow fighters rushing to kill the Princess. She wanted to avenge her Axew friend's death, but an Arbok and a Garchomp beat her to it.
She felt the King beside her.
"King Toothless..." but before Duchess Wildflower could speak, the King launched himself straight at the rugged Princess and sink his claws into her belly fur.
Duchess Wildflower tried to reach the King but she found his corpse before the Princess of the Heart of Night Kingdom.
Duchess Wildflower never got to tell King Toothless that...she loved him.
She knew it was a stretch to love someone in a different egg group, to love someone that was a KING for Arceus's sake! And had a Queen of his own and children.
She remembered when she was just Wildflower, a friend of the great Prince Toothless. Her heart hurt that their paths were separate from the start.
And she didn't even know being farther apart with him was possible, but it was. The great King she loved was dead.
The great King she loved was dead.
