The three dragonets silently and quickly walked down the hall of the seventh floor. Fennec lead them as she glanced around swiftly. Galaxy looked over to see Hibiscus's scales slightly changing, but quickly mixing to blend in. The hybrid dragonet looked down at the ground and held back his gasp. He heard the footsteps of dragons coming up. Galaxy looked up at the SandWing dragonet.
"Dragons from the group is coming up here." Galaxy whispered over to Fennec.
"Alright. We can make it." Fennec replied back as she glanced back at him.
They all continued as fast as they could. They heard the footsteps going up stairs. Galaxy held his breath as his wings folded closer to his body. He felt himself getting nervous as he walked on. He glanced over, but there wasn't any sign of any openings to leave. Galaxy would hear Hibiscus breath shallowly, trying to hold her breath or just breath silently.
"How much longer?" the RainWing dragonet questioned Fennec as she looked over at her.
"Almost, just wait." Fennec answered back, still looking ahead. "I know where I'm going. I've been here before many times."
"Okay, but we need to hurry. I can hear them getting closer." Galaxy told them.
"Wait, I see it..." muttered Fennec as she paused.
"I don't see a door or any opening around here." Hibiscus replied back as her scales all became a pale yellow, like Fennec's expect without the black diamonds on her scales.
The SandWing dragonet smirked. "Just wait a second now."
Fennec flew off the ground lightly. Galaxy and Hibiscus looked up at the SandWing. The SandWing dragonet then started to feel around the ceiling, until Galaxy noticed a small bump on it. Her talons ran over it as a small piece of rope flung out of it. Fennec then pulled down the rope as she landed back to the ground. Right in front of them, a flight of stairs flung down with a loud thump. Galaxy noticed that the stairs where carved from the stone of the mountain, but nicely fixed with dried clay. Fennec smirked a bit wider as she climbed up the stairs into a dark yellow sky with the sun setting. Galaxy watched as Hibiscus ran up the stairs faster than she ever had. Galaxy looked up at the stairs then ran up them.
After Galaxy climbed up the stairs, he looked up at the sky as he walked up to Fennec and Hibiscus. The sun was setting in the dark yellowish orange sky. It was going to be night soon. Galaxy looked down to see he was on the ledge of the mountain. Galaxy glanced around. He was ready to fly off and go to Jade Mountain Academy. He knew it was time to leave.
"Okay, let's go!" the RainWing cheered as she spread out her wings and started flying off.
"Hibiscus! Wait!" Galaxy shouted as he also started to fly off.
Galaxy heard Fennec chuckling. The SandWing dragonet spread open her wings as she was able to catch up to them. Hibiscus's scales all soon became a mixture of pink and slightly yellow. The RainWing smiled widely as she flew straight ahead. Galaxy quickly caught up to Hibiscus. Fennec then caught up with them as she held the map and looked at it. Galaxy quickly looked over at Fennec as the SandWing studied the map. She soon looked up and scrolled the map.
"Well, apparently where in what the group calls Twister Territory and Gem Mountain. Not very original to be honest, but anyways, Jade Mountain is close enough to fly to in it least after night. It would be better if we traveled until it go dark then we'll be able to get to Jade Mountain Academy." Fennec explained to them.
"Sounds good to me! All I wanted was to feel the sun on me again!" Hibucus commented as flew up higher to let the faintest sunlight shine on her.
"Well, I guess we'll do that." Galaxy told the SandWing dragonet.
"Stay where you are!" hissed a familiar voice all of a sudden.
Galaxy looked behind him and gasped. Fennec mother's, Sandstone, was chasing them as she held a spear that was stained with blood. Fennec and Hibiscus both looked back in fear as they stared at Sandstone. Sandstone roared out as she through the spear at them. Galaxy quickly dodged it and Hibiscus flew above it. Fennec looked over to only have the spear slash her at the bottom of her left eye. The SandWing dragonet screeched out in pain as she used her talons to hold back the slightly bleeding. Sandstone then started flying fast toward them as she opened her mouth wide. A plume of fire breathed out her fire. They all dodged it. Hibiscus quickly tried to shoot her venom at Fennec's mother, but she quickly dodged at it.
"You killed Burrow!" growled Sandstone with angry as she dashed toward the RainWing dragonet.
"Stop!" Fennec screeched out as she lunged at her mother.
The SandWing dragonet lifted up her tail as she suddenly stabbed Sandstone in the neck. Sandstone moaned out in pain as she threw Fennec off of her. The dragonet flung off, but quickly balanced before falling to the ground. Sandstone held her neck as black scales started to appear on that area of the neck. Sandstone then suddenly groaned in angry as she glared at the three of them. Sandstone didn't move or attack, but stood here as she clutched her neck.
"You're the most pathetic son ever. I should have your other siblings here instead of you." hissed Fennec's mother.
"That's daughter now, and I don't even know if I would even consider you my mother." Fennec growled back.
"You were never a true son or daughter or whatever you are anyways. Leave now or never come back. I'll kill you myself." Sandstone growled as she then flew off.