After having some fun time together and finishing math homework, the Sapphire Winglet split up for personal time. Rowan went to the library to read. Vortex went to one of the underground lakes with Frost and Echo. Swamp went off to play with his sibs. Nightshade went to her cave.

Nightshade took out the Lazulite Dragon and set it on a mossy ledge and looked at it. It was still pretty interesting to look at.

"Today's been really fun, like you said." Nightshade said aloud to the Lazulite Dragon, pretending that it was her parents. "Frost is really caring and funny, and that kinda helped me. My other clawmate, Echo, has kinda disabled, so Frost and I are helping her fly and hunt. Vortex and Swamp and Rowan are really nice too. It's just Scorpio who's not very pleasant, but that's fine. We had Math class first today, and Qibli, our teacher, makes everything seems so fun. He's really smart. I learned a mind reading trick from Moon today, too. It's for blocking out other minds." She stared at the sculpture. "I wish you were here though. I want you to be here." Nightshade sighed and placed her talons on the sculpture. "Please be here."

Suddenly, the sculpture started shaking. Nightshade jolted up in surprise and jumped into the air. The Lazulite Dragon was moving. It first expanded, stretching out it's wings and arms and lashing out it's tail. It kept on growing until it was about the same size as Nightshade. It still had no scales.

Nightshade gaped in horror at it, then closed her mouth. Then, the now big Lazulite Dragon opened her mouth and spoke.

"Hello!" She said brightly. "Who are you?"

Nightshade still stared. "Um…" WHO IS THIS?! WHAT HAPPENED?! WHAT IN THE FIRE LICKING THREE MOONS HAPPENED?!

A new voice came into her mind. Moon. Don't worry I'm coming.

Moon burst into the cave. "Nightshade, what-oh." She stared at the blue dragonet.

"Hi!" She said. "I'm Lazulite. Who are you?"

Moon puffed out a breath. "A sapphire GemWing…"

Lazulite rolled her eyes. "Well of course! What did you think? Hey you haven't answered my question yet. Who are you?"

Moon gulped and locked eyes with Nightshade. This is bad. "Lets go to a different cave first." She said brightly. "Then we'll give you some answers."

"Okay!" Lazulite bounced out after Moon. Nightshade followed them.

As they walked through the corridors, Nightshade asked Moon. Do you know anything about her?

Unfortunately, yes. Moon responded. She is a sapphire GemWing, a species from the continent of Pantala which was thought to be extinct.

What exactly is a GemWing?

A GemWing is one of the three tribes and also have four sub tribes. Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, and Citrine. Sapphire GemWings were the superiors of the whole tribe. Emerald GemWings are the smartest. Ruby GemWings are the strongest, and Citrine GemWings provide food for the whole tribe. I heard and read that when the heir to the throne of the GemWings disappeared, the Ruby GemWings rebelled and took over. But they weren't good at ruling, and it soon turned into a civil war, rendering the GemWings extinct.

Oh.

They went into Moon's cave and Moon pulled the curtain over the entrance. "Okay, Lazulite. We are NightWings. I am Moon, and this is Nightshade." Nightshade waved. "You are in Jade Mountain Academy, in Pyrriha." Moon looked at Lazulite to see if she had any negative reactions but instead she jumped up.

"YES!" Lazulite yelled happily. "I knew they were real! But, how did I get here?" She stopped and looked around, frowning. "I remember that I was in my room, thinking about my future for queen, and then, the door opened and…something happened." She tapped her chin thoughtfully.

Nightshade looked at Moon with wide eyes. She's the heir!

Yes, I know. Moon looked at Lazulite cautiously. "Lazulite, this may alarm you, and I hate to break it to you, but right now, it's 5021 A.S."

Lazulite stared at Moon as if she became a scavenger. "WHAT?!" She howled. "No no no no! This isn't happening. How did time pass so fast? It was 3034 A.S. that time! What happened to my tribe? What HAPPENED?!" Her breaths started becoming short and panicky. "Mom said that the Rubys were gonna rebel, and that I had to be a strong ruler! I was handed the responsibility of the tribe, AND NOW THEY'RE ALL GONE!" She collapsed onto the floor, sobbing loudly.

They count by the Scorching too? Moon asked

Yes. Moon replied. But they were one of the three tribes that thought the Scorching was horrible, so they fled to another continent. Don't worry, I dealt with this with Darkstalker before.

"Wait." Lazulite looked up. "Are you sure my tribe is gone?" Her eyes, glistening with tears, begged them to say no, and she inched toward them.

Moon swallowed nervously and shot a look at Nightshade. "I haven't seen a GemWing when I went to Pantala, and the Silkwings never did either."

Lazulite came closer. "What about the ShineWings? Our tribe didn't have a good relationship with those beetles, but they must have seen us." She pleaded silently. "Right?"

Moon sighed. "I'm very sorry, but the ShineWings did not see your tribe either."

Lazulite stared at them again, then started bawling as loud as ever. "NOOOO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"

Qibli came in. "Who's crying?" He asked, then saw Lazulite on the floor, and widened his eyes. "Is that a Sapphire GemWing?" He asked.

Moon nodded fearfully. "Yes, and the lost heir."

Qibli sucked in a breath. His gaze shifted to Nightshade. "Nightshade, do you know anything about this?"

Nightshade nodded. "She was the Lazulite Dragon before. I said 'Please be here' when touching her head, and she became this."

Qibli frowned. "She must have been enchanted by an animus long ago. And Nightshade, you're an animus, right?" Nightshade nodded. "That means your enchantment released her!"

"What?" Nightshade looked horrified. "How?"

"When you said 'Please be here'." Moon explained. "You enchanted Lazulite to be here."

"I WANNA GO BACK!" Lazulite cried. "I NEED TO! I WANT TO!"

Moon sighed. "I hate to leave her in her misery. Qibli, can you go get one of the sleeping darts?" Qibli nodded, and went out.

"What are we going to do with her?" Nightshade asked.

Moon's expression hardened. "First we have to take her to Hope. Then…we're going to have to take her back to Pantala."