Hello guys,
Sorry, I tried posting this chapter twice but each time it glitched and added a bunch of numbers, excuse if there is any numbers and letters that are out of place.
Disclaimer: I do not own wings of fire.
The sand-kingdom looms ahead, I look over at Typhoon who is staring awe-fully at it, then at Bucket who looks a little scared of it. Up ahead Ivy is swiftly making progress towards the sand kingdom gates. The tall sandstone pillars that stand up out of the air, make my mouth drop. The large kingdom that swirls above me and I shiver at the sight. Four dragons are stationed out the front of the main gate. I flap my wings backwards to place myself into a hover and float to the ground.
"Halt." A guard says and takes a step towards me. He points his copper spear at me and his chain-mail armor jingles as he walks over to inspect me.
"Who are you? Were you ordered here by the Queen?" The guard inspecting me says.
"We were not sent here by the Queen; however, we do come here seeking guidance from Queen Thorn." I say in a formal manner, not flinching by the guard that has his spear awfully close to my chest.
"What sort of guidance?" The dragon hisses.
"I am here because I look to visit the Ice-kingdom, and as we are not permitted to go to the Ice-Kingdom without guidance, we were looking for some help from your Queen."
"Why do you think our Queen will help you?" He says in a low voice, he suddenly positions his spear up at my throat. I feel all of my friend's tense, I don't move, I simply move the tip of his spear from my neck and say.
"Because if your Queen is a good Queen then she should be willing to help those in need." The dragon huffs in defeat and he pulls the spear down back into his pouch.
"You deem to be no threat; however, you will have to undergo a search for weapons' and you must tell us what you are."
"We are all willing to do so, thank you for your service today." I kindly nod and look around at my friends with a smile. A guard yells over the gate and the last cast iron gates roll up. We step through, then a guard meets us each and search's us for weapons.
"Clear." The dragon searching me yells. The dragon that was inspecting me earlier, motions for me to follow, my friends start following me, but he stops them quickly.
"We need to hear answers from her, you are free to roam around as you please, if you would like I shall get a guard to give you some rooms, in which this dragon can meet you back at."
"Okay, be safe!" Bucket yells out as I am surrounded by two more guards. The guards lead me to a room which is strongly surrounded by stand-stone walls, which close me in. The guard asks me to take a seat and he takes a place on the other side of the see-through wall.
"You say your name is Shimmer?" I nod.
"And what type of dragon are you supposed to be?"
"I am not sure. Hear me out, there is a long story that needs to be told in order to fill you in on what is happening. Are you willing to listen, I will make it as brief as possible?"
"This is my job so, tell away." The guard receives a few laughs from behind him. After I explain what is going on his nods and takes some quick notes.
"So, you are on your way to the Ice-Kingdom to see if you are an Ice-wing and you are requesting the help of the Queen to get you there?" He looks up at me and I once again nod.
"Well, the Queen currently is very busy, so it could be from days to weeks that you may not see her. I will do my best to ensure you are getting an appointment as soon as possible. About the help she will give you, I am not sure. She may send a guard with you or maybe she will send a messenger before you go, but I cannot guarantee anything, she is running low on soldiers and doesn't want to risk any more lives, but I will do my best aid your journey."
"Thank you for your time …" I give a pause to see if he will tell me his name.
"The name is Quake." I nod and as the door is opened for me to exit, Quake is waiting for me outside, I shake his talons and say.
"Nice, to meet you Quake, it is good to know the Queen has some loyal soldiers on duty." He nods and takes off the head dressing of his chainmail armor. He is a tanned colour, with strong limbs and a lean body, certainly someone I wouldn't wish to face in a fight.
"And yourself, I wish good-luck to you and your friends. There should be an escort waiting outside."
"Thank you." I follow the thin yellow dragon back to a series of engraved rooms, with wooden doors. The stand tall with spacious rooms littered up three stories high. We walk through a sandstone chamber and into a hall of rooms. The Sand-wing points to a door and leaves on their way again. I knock gentle on the door; the door open slightly, and a blue eye is revealed peeking out.
"Its her!" Typhoon opens the door and squishes me in a hug. "You handled that asshole guard like a Queen!" Typhoon laughs at me and twirls me in the air, I start laughing at him./span/p
"He isn't an asshole; he just was doing his job trying to look all intimidating so evil people don't be all evil." I laugh, "He said he would do his best to make sure that our message is immediately heard to the Queen, but he said it could be from days to weeks until the Queen gets back to us."
"Okay, well he seemed rude to me. Nobody sticks a spear nearly inside my friends head." Typhoon growls protectively then quickly winks at me.
"I admit the spear was almost touching my skin. I was a little scared." I nervously laugh and after Typhoon moves out of the way a little, Bucket comes over and gives me a warm hug. The butterflies in my stomach flap around like crazy and make my head feel a little light.
"Glad you are okay." I smile at him the I go and give Ivy and hug as well.
"So, are we all in this room?" I ask looking around at the room. It is well defined and has a large bed, as well as some storage area. There is only one window that faces out to the greener part of the desert.
"Nah, this is your room. We all just waited in here while we waited for you." Typhoon points out.
"I see. Well thanks for waiting for me guys." I give them all a smile. "So, what are we supposed to do? We can do whatever!"
"LETS PARTY!" Typhoon yells. "I am just kidding guys', I am so tired I am going to my room."
"Wait, which room belongs to who?"
"Uh, my room is at the end of the hallway. Then Ivy's, then Buckets then yours." I recollect the images from my mind when I was walking down the hallway and remember who the rooms belong to.
"Okay, yes, thank you." I sit on my bed and rest my head back on my shoulders. Ivy comes over and lies down on the bottom half of my bed and bucket leans up against the wall.
"Your welcome," Typhoon reaches for the door handle to leave when Bucket interrupts him and says.
"Hey, wait, why don't you chill out in here with us?"
"You don't care do you?" Typhoon says looking at me.
"No! Of course, not anyone can come and go in my room as they please, just make sure you knock first. Cause I don't want randoms' getting the wrong idea."
"Okie, sure!" Typhoon sits down next to Bucket and leans against the wall with him. I rub my eyes and stretch my wings.
"Thanks guys." I say from my stationary position, a feel a few eyes land on me.
"What for?" Bucket says.
"For being my friends." I hear somebody stand up. I look over and see that it is Typhoon.
"This is getting to sappy. Goodbye I wish to be asleep. If you need me just come in don't worry about knocking." He gives us a smile and abruptly leaves.
"Welp, that was sudden." Bucket says with a small laugh. "I may get going as well, honestly I am pooped."
"Okay, whatever you want." I say, I get up and give Bucket a quick hug, his green scales inter-lock with mine for a split second. He also exits the room leaving just Ivy and I.
"So, what do you want to do? I am sort of tired but not tired enough to fall asleep yet either." I say looking at Ivy who is inspecting the room.
"Um honestly I have no idea." She laughs quietly. I place a talon on my chin thoughtfully and thin about what I really fell like doing.
"Hey how about we go and steal some money from Typhoon cause he says he always has some and go shopping?!" I say this excitedly, I haven't been shopping for as long as I can remember, this should be fun.
"That is a great idea! I will get a bag out of my room, do you mind waking up Typhoon?" I shake my head and e both walk out of the room excitedly. I walk down the hall and wait out the front of Typhoons door and go to knock, then I remember he said not to worry about it.
"Typhoon?" He dozily rolls over and looks at me. He makes a weird noise and raises his eye ridges in expectancy.
"Um, you know how you said to come for you for money right?" I nervously laugh.
"Yesssh. You want money?" I nod shyly and walk a little closer to him. He reaches over the other side of the bed and grabs two sacks which are exploding with money and treasure.
"How?" he shushes me.
"If you want it, then just don't ask." I laugh a little and grab the bags of money out of his talons.
"Thank you." I whisper nearly at the door.
"I only seek one thing in-return." He says mysteriously before I exit./span/p
"Yeah sure, anything." I smile.
"Um, this is kind of embarrassing, so you must never tell anyone." I nod and he continues, "Can you tuck me in?" I laugh a little before getting a thin blanket that has been provided and tucking it around Typhoon. He smiles contently,
"Goodnight, well have a good evening nap." I give him a small kiss on the horn and walk out slowly shutting the door behind me. I look up at Ivy and give her an impressed thumbs up.
"Woah, that is a lot of money, well looks like we can spend to our hearts content." She happily giggles, I link a wing with hers and we walk out the building ready to do some shopping.
A WEEK AND A HALF LATER
The pestering thrum against Buckets room door is becoming too much now. I angrily sit up and stomp to my door ready to tell whoever has been knocking Buckets door for the last five minute to go to hell. Bloody hell, it is 4 am, 4AM THIS IDIOT! I crank my door open to check it is no one that I should be concerned about and ...
"TYPHOON!" I whisper-shout at him, he startles and looks at me wide eyed and then he hisses something that I don't hear. "What the heck are you doing?!" He huffs and jams himself into my room to explain.
"Well, its Buckets hatching day today." He laughs awkwardly.
"WHAT?!" I whisper-shout even louder this time. "Why wouldn't he tell us?" I moan in annoyance.
"Cause you know Bucket he would say something like, 'Oh I don't want to waste your guys time,' or 'Its not that important.' He would try and be all heroic, and I completely forgot until just now." I face palm and then I pace around my room.
"Okay, we can make a surprise party, he deserves that, do you reckon he heard you?"
"Nah, he is a deep sleeper."
"Wait, why would you be knocking at his door anyway?" I question looking him in the eyes, he rubs his talons nervously again and says.
"Cause uh, haha I thought that maybe I could surprise him early in the morning and he would be like 'wow you remember so much that you came in early that's awesome!' ya know?" He shoots me a flashy smile.
"You have some of the dumbest ideas sometimes." I shake my head disapprovingly and he just smiles awkwardly. "Okay, we are going to plan Bucket a surprise Birthday Dinner." I say, thinking about the places. I get a piece of scroll and write out my plan.
"Ohhh, that's a good one. I have the money you have the brains. We make a good team."
"Yes, I know it is. Now his favourite food is salmon, so we could go to the salmon bar? I mean it's not that fresh, but it could still work." I thoughtfully tap my talon on the side of my bed. I add these notes to the scroll, when I run out of room, I scratch it into the soft sandy floor with my talons. Typhoon begins to quietly snort with laughter.
"What?!"
"Nothing just you," Typhoon wipes a tear from his eye and continues laughing. His infectious laugh makes me laugh as well, I giggle along with him, even if I don't know what he is laughing about.
"You are evil." I run up behind him and place my paws around his chest and pretend to knee him in the back.
"Oh, so you wanna play that game?!" He laughs loudly and swings me around like a feather and I am now situated in his wings, I bite back a laugh and he drops me to the ground, and I continue to laugh.
"You are evil. I don't even know why I am laughing?" I say pounding the floor.
"Because of me and my flattering good looks." We start hysterically laughing once again.
"Oh sure, sure." I say sarcastically, snorting at him. A loud knock rings at the door. I jump up into Typhoons arms, because the knocks scare me. Obviously that is the reason. I blush and shake take myself off him, I see he is blushing a little himself. Its sort of cute, I don't think I have ever seen him blush before.
"Um hello?" a quite voice sounds from the door.
"Oh hi Bucket." I say happily.
"Um, is it just you or is Typhoon in there as well?" Bucket asks awkwardly. I rub my talons on the ground and look at Typhoon who smugly replies.
"Yeah I am here two."
"Oh okay. Well I am glad its you and not a stranger." Bucket says in a small embarrassed voice. "Because I know I heard someone else in there. What are you guys doing?"
"Each other." Typhoon whispers. I burst out laughing and smack Typhoon, he snickers evilly.
"What?" Bucket asks.
"Oh, we aren't doing anything." I say, I stand positioned at the door now, and hear quick breathes coming from the other side of the door.
"Can I come in?" He asks the unbearable question.
"NO!" I shout without thinking, "Um, no sorry. I promise I will explain tomorrow."
"That's okay, bye." I hear a forceful step pound the ground outside the small alley way. I silently slink down to the door, and I wipe the emerging tears from my eyes. I look up at Typhoon who looks upset as well.
"Sorry," I say croakily.
"You handled it better than I ever would have." Typhoon walks up and sits next to me he rubs my wing; my head snuggles into his shoulder. "He will understand tomorrow." I laugh a little at this and hear another loud bang on the ground from Buckets room next door. Each of those bangs are a blow to my heart.