Part 21 - Peace?

The three Sandwing Princesses were there. Peril was still missing. Did they have any hope? Blister, Blaze and Burn were all standing there. Smolder had gotten the box and Burn was taunting Blister. Jaguar listened closely to the box. Snakes, Dragonbite Viper, hisses were coming from it. But the hisses never ceased, there was never a stop like there would've been if there was one snake. Actually, the more he listened, at points it was louder and at some it was quieter. There's two snakes in that box! He realized. He had to tell her.

"BURN!" he called, her neck swiveled towards him, her black eyes boring into him, "There's two snakes in that box!" Burn smiled, lifted off into the air, aimed the box at Blister and opened the box wide. The two snakes lunged at Blister and the first's fangs sunk into her chest. Her eyes went wide,

"H-how?" she stuttered,

"Come on little sister, you thought you could take the throne from me?" Burn sneered. Blister's head fell to the ground, the Sandwing princess was dead. The two snakes started to slither elsewhere. Jaguar shot one with his venom while Shiver shot the other with his frostbreath. The threat was gone.

"Burn!" Sunny cried, "This was to be peaceful!"

"YEAH!" Called a Sandwing from the crowd, "We'll never accept you as Queen!"

"Smolder, bring it out." Burn commanded. He nodded, bring what out? Soon Smolder and some guards emerged, and in their grasp was a prisoner. And that prisoner was Peril.

Peril's Point of View

She squirmed in the guard's grasp. Her mouth was clamped shut with a metal device, like the ones that they had put on the Rainwings on the Nightwing volcano. She saw Clay, he looked both relieved and scared. She had gone out to get the cactus but when she had gotten back Burn had captured her, she had called her 'leverage'. Now she realized why. She was going to make the dragonets of destiny chose her as Queen, or she would die. She was pushed into place next to Burn. Her venomous tail was pressed near her heart.

"Chose me as Queen or little Peril here dies." Burn commanded. On Peril's metal gag was to breathing holes. Peril started to angle one at Burn's face as she spoke. She pressed one nostril against the hole.

"And soon Blaze will follow." Burn added. A scavenger and Sunny started to dig out Queen Oasis's grave. Three Peril counted in her head. Another dragonet started to dig.

"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME YOU FOOLS! I WILL KILL HER!" Burn roared at them, moving the barb closer to her heart, two Peril continued to count down.

"Let her go." Clay demanded,

"Silly Mudwing, now why would I do that?" she asked, ONE! Peril's mind roared, she shot fire out of her nostrils. One flame shot out of one air hole, the other shot out right into Burn's face.

"AHHHHHHH!" She screamed, moving her tail and releasing Peril from her grasp. She flew as fast as she could over to Clay. They hugged tightly, he then took off her mouth guard.

"YOU IDIOT!" Burn yelled at them, she clutched her face. The fire had hit her eye and burned it into ashed. She turned to look at them with her remaining eye, it was filled with pure hatred. Peril turned around to look at the dragons who were digging, they had found the Eye of Onyx.

"GIVE THAT TO ME!" Burn roared, she dove towards them to grab it. Suddenly Thorn appeared and blocked her, knocking Burn to the side.

"Mom!" Sunny cheered and hugged her. She looked up at her mom and placed to necklace over her horns and around her neck.

"I CHOSE THORN AS THE NEW SANDWING QUEEN!" She called to the crowd, they all erupted in cheers. Burn shook herself and got up, shaking the sand from her scales, Thorn got into a defencive position. Burn noticed that she wouldn't win and said,

"I'll be back for my throne Thorn." she sneered, "you just watch."

"Fine." Thorn replied stubbornly,

"Smolder, come on." Burn beckoned,

"Nah, I think I'll stay with Queen Thorn." he replied to his sister,

"Fine," Burn told him as she started to fly away, "Then you'll die with her." and with that the Sandwing princess flew off.

"I pledge my allegiance to Queen Thorn!" Blaze told Thorn quickly, saluting to her. She probably didn't want to die like Blister did.

"WE PLEDGE OUR ALLEGIANCE TO QUEEN THORN!" Echoed the remaining Sandwings. The others had left with Burn. Everyone bowed, the war was over…….. For now.

Author's Note -

Is the war over or has it just begun?

There were not any questions in the comments so I don't answer any!

- Leederlee