Chapter 19
Diamond Spray River
Frostbite was pretty sure that these dragonets were going to get killed before they ever got around to saving the world. First, they almost died in the arena, and then in spite of everything that happened they help Queen Scarlet's pet killer, Peril, free her equal homicidal mother from a dungeon before finally following them the waterfall on the Diamond Spray River. Now they were all awkwardly standing around in a circle staring at each other.
"So," hissed Peril's mother, Kestrel, "who are you?"
"Right, introductions," said Oleander, " my name is Oleander, I am the leader of our 'happy' little group."
"You," sneered Kestrel, " a Rainwing?"
"Yes," snapped Nightshade taking an instant dislike to Kestrel, "I am Nightshade, I am a Nightwing assassin. I can also read minds."
"I am Frostbite," said Frostbite, " I am a healer."
"I am Prince Slipstream, and this is my father, Gill," said Slipstream indicating Gill with his tail, as Gill drank from the river, " I am an animus, by the way.":
"My name is Crane," said Crane, then pointed at the other Mudwing, "I am your little sister."
"My sister?!" cried the other Mudwing, "no way. Do I have more siblings? What about my parents? Are they still around? My name is Clay, by the way.
"It is great to meet you, Clay," said Crane, "yes we have five other sibs. As for our parents, um, Mudwings have breeding nights every once and a while, so we do not know who our father is, as for our mother, Cattail, she doesn't have anything to do with us. Mudwing siblings raised themselves as their own little family group. I am sorry."
"Oh," said Clay with a crestfallen look on his face, "so she did not even know my egg was gone?"
"Um," answered Crane unsure of how much to tell her newfound brother.
"Like my parents," said Glory, "my name is Glory. Oleander told me how the Rainwings never count their eggs and how the whole tribe raises the dragonets, also how the parents never even care what happens to their eggs."
All the other dragonets looked horrified, and the small sandwing hugged Glory.
"Actually," said Crane, deciding that being honest with her brother, "Cattail sold your egg to her sister Asha for some cows. I am sorry."
"Oh," said Clay looking vaguely heartbroken
" I am Tsunami," said the blue Seawing, after a long pause, "our Nightwing, who as been taken by Morrowseer, is called Starflight."
"Well, since this seems to be a family reunion," said Slipstream, "you are my older sister. Nice to meet you, oh, and Gill is your father, too."
"My father," squawked Tsunami staring at the green Seawing, who had stopped drinking and was staring intently at her.
"Yes," said Gill, walling forward slowly before gingerly wrapping his wings around his missing daughter.
Tsunami made a strange noise in her throat before throwing herself into the hug as if her life depended on it. Smiling, gill draws Slipstream into the hug as well. They hugged for a few minutes before spitting apart to finish introductions.
"I am Princess Sandstar," said Sandstar after receiving an encouraging nod from Oleander, "I am Nightwing and I can read minds, too."
"Princess?" asked Glory cocking her head, "are you the daughter of one of the Sandwing sisters or the Nightwing queen?"
"I am Blister's daughter," said Sandstar, "also since I believe honesty is essential if we are going to help you stop the war, then you should probably know that Morrowseer is my father."
"What?!" shouted all the dragonets and Kestrel
"Yep," Inferno answered for Sandstar, " my name is Inferno, and I was born on the Brightest Night, oh and one more thing the prophecy is fake."
The Dragonets of Destiny and Kestrel were all rendered speechless.
"Fake!" growled Kestrel, "what do you mean it is fake?"
"Nightshade and Sandstar are the first dragons with Nightwing blood to have any of the Nightwing powers," said Slipstream
"I can read minds too, and Starflight and read minds and see multiple futures," said Sunny, " I am Sunny, by the way. Oh, I can occasionally give prophecies though."
"You, give prophecies," snarled Kestrel shaking herself out of her stupor, "what do you mean?"
"Oh, I and Starflight had a vision of the future and gave a prophecy. Would you like to hear it?" asked Sunny
"I guess?" said Kestrel still stunned by the revelation that everything she and believed and hoped in was false.
"Okay," said Sunny cheerfully, "From a prophecy fake and far, The Dragonets will come, The royal Seawing egg, such a beautiful blue, The rainbow egg of Rain Forest hue, The earth's egg of blood, sold for food, Nightwings of with the power of few, A Sandwing the kindest of the group. Seven tribes will flee to find them, seven friends will find and free them. The fake dragonets will become real. And of three sisters who Blister, Blaze, and Burn, they shall die or shall learn to bow to a fate that is stranger and stronger, The wearer of the Wings of Fire."
"Um," said Slipstream