Chapter Ten: Amethyst!
Late afternoon settled over the island, the sun just beginning to set and a storm in the east was brewing, Eucalyptus looked out at the sea, which was starting to churn. A sinking feeling was forming in his stomach, he didn't know why...maybe it was the weather but he just felt...off. Comet landed next to him.
" You shouldn't be out here, " she said when he turned around, " lightning could strike you ,even from here! ".
" I just wanted to take a last look around before I fly off into the caves. ", he responded. Comet frowned, he knew that she knew he felt odd.
" What's wrong? Whats on your mind? ", she asked. Eucalyptus sighed a little, reluctantly he answered.
" I don't know..I just-I got a funny feeling...like something is wrong. ". Comet nodded her head,
" I've been feeling the same thing, ", Comet paused, " we probably should be getting to the cave! ". The two flew off to the Agates cave but the whole time Eucalyptus felt….like he was being watched. He shook the thought off, thinking he was just paranoid. By the time they both got there the others were already there.
" Glad you could join us! ", agate said with a smile, he was curled around Scorpion who was smiling up at him.
That's cute, he thought, there in love too!
" Finally ", Polar mumbled, he was over at the corner with his frowning face. Eucalyptus walked next to him,
" You need to smile more, be happy! ", he nudged Polar. Polar tried not to smile, his frown deepened and quivered until he just gave up and had a small smile on his face.
" There you go! ", Eucalyptus said.
" No was that hard? ", Alligator asked. Polar chuckled a little, his smile growing little,
" Yes. ", he responded. Then there little conversation was interrupted by a voice,
" Well, well, well, if it isn't my brother and his friends. ", the all turned round to see…..a skywings face….a very familiar skywings face….with blood red scales and black scars around her eyes….and black eyes with tiny white pupils. Agate growled,
" Amethyst! ", Eucalyptus looked at the skywings face, her black eyes pulling him in a trance of horror and fear. This was the same skywing that he encountered back in the forest. How did she find us?, he thought to himself. Amethyst then traced her white soulless pupils to Eucalyptus, pinning him in place as she examined him.
" Hmmm, ", she said, " your the dragon who ruined me….it's such a pleasure to meet you. ". Amethyst took a step closer and Agate jumped in her way.
" You will not take another's life, you vile monster! ", Agate snarled. Eucalyptus saw Comet creeping closer to him.
" Oh but it's fun and why should I stop when I have good fun thing going? ", Amethyst said, her tongue slithering around her teeth. Eucalyptus felt the need to run, hide but he also felt the need to fight. Moving around Agate, he locked eyes with Amethyst. Her black soulless eyes and tiny white pupils staring back into his deep blue ones.
Suddenly he launched himself at her, claws open and mouth agape all the while letting out a defining sound that no normal dragon could make. He collided on her, the blow pushed Amethyst on her back. Eucalyptus began biting into her flesh and clawing into her under belly. She retaliated with a kick to his midsection and Eucalyptus responded, he bit down on Amethyst's neck and pumped venom into her. This earned a scream from the skywing like no other a she clawed and kicked frantically just to get him off of her. Eucalyptus didn't let go, he wanted this demon dead, the thing responsible for his family's death.
He suddenly felt a burning sensation on his neck, Eucalyptus jumped off, howling with pain. Anger rose higher and higher as he noticed that he had be burned, a red light pulsed from Amethyst. Eucalyptus did a snarl-growled in a very un-dragon like way, a began charging up his energy. Blue light emitting from him, but just as he was about to fire away, Amethyst jumped up and swung her tail at his wing. Eucalyptus grunted and clawed at her face in response but Amethyst did it again and again.
He saw the others try to help but Amethyst just whacked them away into the cave wall with her tail. Eucalyptus charged and roared at Amethyst, his badly bruised wing hanging by his side. Amethyst charged and they both locked horns, with all his might Eucalyptus tried to push, but Amethyst just ran him over. With a final push she shoved him out of the cave...into the sky, where he would be unable to fly.