"Whassa matter? You don't recognize me?" A slow grin spread over the Seawing's snout.
"Recognize-" Totem felt a spark of realization dawn on him.
"I mean, it hasn't been that long, has it?" The green dragon slowly shook his head in mock disappointment. "C'mon Totem, we used to be best buds!"
"Tidepool!" Totem exclaimed, finally recognizing the traveling minstrel, who he had befriended during his youth. His last visit to Totem's little village had been many moons ago, and the Mudwing had naturally assumed the Seawing had finally settled down, but evidently his wandering lifestyle was still at large.
He wrapped his wings around Tidepool in a hug, and let go, as the two clasped talons.
"I didn't quite recognize you with that earring in!" Totem gestured to the pearly hoop imbedded in his friend's left ear.
Tidepool paused, taking in that statement with a slightly concerned look on his face.
"...okay then. Well! What brings you and these…" Tidepool made vague gestures towards the rest of the dragons "… to this edge of the Sandwing Kingdom?"
Blossom, who had apparently decided that the Seawing was not a threat, and instead a possible friend, in the fashion of an optimistic (and, dare we say slightly stupid) Rainwing (Gotta love these tribe stereotypes) stepped forward with a grin on her face, scales restored to blinding yellow.
"Hyyyyyye! My name is Blossom, and that's Borealis and that's Stardust, and of course you probably know Totem, since, you know, you were just all like, 'oh, wow, I know Totem!' and stuff, and we're here because-"
Her enthusiastic spiel was cut short as Borealis slapped a talon in front of her snout.
"Reasons. We're here because reasons." The Icewing snarled aggressively, narrowing his eyes.
Tidepool raised an eyebrow (arch above his eye? Do dragons have eyebrows? Whatever, we're saying they do. Shut up, it's my story.), looking mildly amused.
"Yeargh!" Borealis cried out in pain, and withdrew his hand from Blossom's snout.
"She- she bit me!" He yelled, pointing a shaking talon at the grinning Rainwing.
"We're here because-" Blossom started again.
"No!" The Icewing yelped, reaching out to shut her up once more. But the Rainwing was ready this time, and dodged his swiping talons, running back and forth, all the while hurriedly talking.
"We'reherebecauseTotemwokeuponedayandforsomereasonhecouldntfindhisdadguy, and then herealizedhewasinabunchofbushesandwasworriedsohescreamedabunchandcrashedarounfthroughtherainforestuntilhefoundBorealisandmehaving a- uhm, ah, a having a nothing-andsothenheaskedforhelpandtheniwaslikeheckyahandBorealoswasdumbanddidntwanttobut haha, guess what? He hadtobecausehisstupodlegwasbrokenorsomethingbutitsliketotallybetternowsoidontthinkitwasactuallybroken, eitherthatortheauthorconvenientlyforgotthatkeyplotpointforthesakeofheroverlyingplanorbecauseshefeltlikeit, so thenwewenttomyhutandthenStardustwassneakspyingonourconversationbutthanicaughtherandthenshehadtocomewithussowewereflyingandthenitwasrainingandthenStardust ran into you and so here we are today." She wheezed out the last few words, gasping for breath, as she stumbled to the ground.
Borealis tripped over her tail and landed next to her. Both dragons turned bright red, and Borealis quickly got up and moved.
"And also these two are totally in love." Stardust piped up from the back, nodding her head in the general direction of the two dragons.
"STARDUST!" Borealis roared, his scales turning to a brighter shade of red. (Again, impressive, because dragons can't blush physically, but hey what did I say? This is my fanfiction!)
Blossoms face had a twinge of happiness as she glanced, pink-scaled, at the Icewing.
Borealis just buried his face in his wings.
Totem glanced questioningly at Stardust.
"Why would you think that?" He asked, genuinely confused.
Stardust smiled at patted him on the back with one of her wings.
"Because, I ship it.." She withdrew her wing.
Tidepool slowly raised a talon in the air, like a young dragonet with a question.
"Ok, so, I didn't gather much, and by much I mean any of, what just happened…" the Seawing looked around with a puzzled expression, "but did Bubbles over there say that Gravel has been kidnapped?! That's awful! Absolutely awful! Man, he was like a second father to me! Okay, well um, maybe like a third father. Or fourth. Definitely in the top five. We have to save him!" The Seawing waved his wings about expressively, accidentally thwacking Stardust on the nose.
The silvery Nightwing yelped in surprise, and stumbled backwards.
Tidepool slowly pulled his wings back in.
"... Sorry" the Seawing pulled out a mandolin from a leather satchel at his side, and strummed a few chords.
"Anyone want to hear an adventure song?"
"Oo! Me! Me!" Blossom chimed in, temporarily forgetting her previous embarrassment and leaping to her feet.
The two burst into loud and raucous song, as they took of into the sky.
"Come on slowpokes!" Blossom yelled over the sound of music, looking down on the other dragons.
Borealis muttered I distinctly and burrowed further into his wings.
Totem sighed