Hey everyone! Here is chapter 3. Sorry if it is really boring so far. These first few chapters may be slow moving, but I promise that action will come soon. Please leave a review if there is something that needs to be fixed. I'm always open to suggestions!

2 months later

Marlin and Delta both stood across from their mother on the beach. Delta was close to her brother as he had his wing swiftly wrapped around her side. Manta looked peaceful. Arms crossed on her torso and eyes that were solemnly shut. Her scales were a radiant aqua blue and her tail coiled. There was no movement. Not a single quiver from her lip nor a twitch from her tail. Manta's agile body was delicately laid on a seaweed weaved bed.

"Go on Delta," whispered Marlin handing her a beautiful turquoise flower. The sand was soft on the beach as she stepped towards her motionless mother. She glanced down at the seaweed bed. It was neatly decorated with shells, pink roses, and pearls. " Rest well mother," whispered Delta as she placed her flower onto her mother's corpse. A tear streaked down her muzzle and landed onto golden sand.

She looked behind her. She saw the brilliant flaming sun descending beneath the horizon. Pink and purple colors were streaked along the sky. She then saw the group of seawings directly in front of her. They were focused on praying for Manta. Wishing her to have a peaceful sleep and afterlife. An older seawing approached Marlin and said in a soothing voice,

" I'm sorry for your loss," Marlin nodded his head and whispered,

" thank you."The same seawing then came towards Delta and repeated himself then said,

" she was a beautiful dragon, with a bright cheerful spirit. I'm sorry." He hugged Delta. Delta felt her worries begin to melt away.

Delta and Marlin were lined up against their mother as their friends and neighbors came up and said their sorries, goodbyes, and all of their experiences they had with her. Delta even heard a dragon remark how Manta was probably watching them right now from above, which made her feel warm and happy inside.

A tall, lean seawing came out of the crowd. She had vivid dark blue scales and brilliant jewels all along her neck, claws, and torso. She looked elegant almost like she was regal. Delta was clueless of who she might be. Did my mother know her? Thought Delta. Delta looked at the crowd of seawings who were all bowed down before this dragon. Bewildered as she was, she even saw Marlin with his head lowered before her. Could it be? Delta thought to herself.The seawing Queen herself? Why would she come to my mother's grieving? Delta clumsily and quickly bowed beneath her. Queen Coral came forward and glanced at both Marlin and Delta.

"I believe you are the dragonets of Manta." said Queen Coral.

"Yes your majesty," Marlin said honorably. Coral approached Manta's corpse.

" Your mother was a beautiful seawing," said Coral, " she had such an imaginative mind. She would help me come up with many ideas to help me write my scrolls." Coral grabbed one of her emerald necklaces and set it on Manta's chest. Delta still had her head bowed, not sure if she should raise it or not.

" Oh raise up your head up darling. Don't act like you are unworthy of my presence," smirked Coral humorously. Delta jerked up her head up and awkwardly smiled. Coral then looked towards Marlin who was sitting up straight with a serious expression.

" Well aren't you a handsome seawing? Cooed Coral, "you will make a great soldier for me with those muscles of yours." Marlin shifted uncomfortably.

" I'm not that muscular really," Marlin said submissively.

" Hmph, snorted Coral, " aren't you a humble one?"

" Well you are our queen, you deserve the highest respect," said Marlin with confidence.

" Don't be so charming for moons sake. Oh you're just like you father," said Coral with a flick of her claw. Delta immediately blurted,

" you remember our father!?" Coral looked surprised that she would even ask such a question.

" Of course I do," answered Coral. "He was one of my best soldiers and spies. He was also captain of the last team I sent away for a mission about a year ago." Delta leaped forward. Millions of questions were scrambling at the back of her mind.

" Is he alive? Where is he? When will be return?" Delta said all at once.

" Calm down dragonet," said Coral waving her talons. Delta could here the bracelets jingling as they shook on her wrist. " The last thing I remember is that the skywings ambushed Mako's group as soon as they approached the sky kingdom. Only one of my soldiers had escaped and returned to tell me that they were currently held as Scarlet's captives. They probably have been slaughtered in her arena by now."

" That can't be right! Blister was there wasn't she? She wouldn't let that happen?" Shouted Delta.

" Have you meet Blister? She wouldn't lofty fly into the skywing fortress. She knows all too well how much her sister Burn wants her dead. Blister sent out that group of skywings only for them to kidnap Scarlet's pathetic daughter Ruby and hold her as hostage. Now since that's failed it was all just a suicide mission."

" What no!" Yelled Delta. " How could you let them all die like that? You're our Queen. This mission should have been prevented since it was preposterous!"

" Preposterous?" Snapped Coral. " Well excuse me dragonet, but I'm the Queen here and I assure you that the mission was a good attempt to stop the succession of Burn and the skywings."

" Well, because of you my father is dead!" Hissed Delta.

" That's enough Delta!" Yelled Marlin, muffling her screams with his wings. Coral raised her head and gave Delta an offensive glare.

" I think I had enough time loafing around here," said Coral scornfully. "It's time for me to go and check on Anemone. I don't like leaving her alone this long." With a wing-beat of Coral's powerful wings she took off into the air and started making her way towards the summer palace. Marlin took his wing off Delta's mouth. Delta turned around and growled,

" Marlin, did you not hear any of that!? She sent our father away to his death and she doesn't even care!"

" Delta it's not Queen Coral's fault," said Marlin. "Mako may have been willing to accept this mission if it would help subside the war." Delta closed her mouth. Marlin is right. Mako always took up the challenging tasks if it would help save the lives of innocent dragons.

"Well," growled Delta. "I still don't like Queen Coral, not one bit." Delta wrapped herself with her wings a stared at the speckled sand.

"We still don't know if what Queen Coral said was true. Our father still may be alive out there," said Marlin flicking Delta with his tail. "Come on we need to continue the funeral." Delta nodded and glanced once more at Coral who flapping away in the distance.

The sun was disappearing beneath the horizon and the stars started the appear. "Alright. It is time to finish up the ceremony," said Marlin. Two broad seawings came up next to Marlin and the three of them wrapped Manta up in the seaweed. They grabbed the bed and carried her over to the to the still waves of the ocean. Gently and quickly they placed her on top of the water. The two seawings gave Marlin a look and Marlin nodded his head. They all gave one big push and stepped back. Up and down Manta floated smoothly along the waves. She will be carried to a happier and more sacred place on the other side of the sea. She was drifting farther and farther from the shoreline. Delta watched her until she was just a little speck in the vast ocean. Marlin came by Delta's side. They both watched together until the sky was flickering with stars.

I apologize if this chapter seemed a bit rushed, since its only the third chapter and yikes! its a funeral! Especially, that the mother (Manta) wasn't acknowledged much in the first few chapters. I'm just trying to pick up the pace so you won't have to listen to all this boring dialect. I hope you enjoy this story so far and I hope the personality of Queen Coral isn't offensive to any of you. Thanks and keep reading:)