"Ugh. Can we stop now, my wings are tired", moaned Percy. The group had been flying for an entire day with only occasional dives in the water for breaks or a snack.
"Can you wait just a little longer? We are almost to the island. Maybe if you would stop flying like an idiot you wouldn't be as tired", Tsunami said looking back at Percy who was flapping his wings desperately to keep up. "Come on, give me a break. This is the first time I've used these things and I am not even supposed to be in the air, I am not very good friends with Zeus so he could just blast me out of the sky with a lightning bolt whenever he wants. It also doesn't help that she is jumping on my back".
Tsunami looked back at Percy and studied the situation. She saw Auklet jumping around on the poor dragon's back like it was a battlefield. "I have never been away from mother before and it fantastic. I want to fight more bad dragons. I want to be like Percy and control water. Where can I get one of those awesome swords", Auklet went on, fighting imaginary bad guys with an invisable sword. Then Auklet rolled over onto one of Percy's wings and yelped as she almost fell off when he flapped. Luckily Percy caught her in time before she could plummet to the water ten feet below her.
"Auklet, could you please stop torturing Percy's back please. He doesn't like that", Tsunami said to the green dragonet. Auklet ignored Tsunami and had clawed her way back up to Percy's back, causing him to yelp each time a claw sunk into the gaps his shimmering bluish green scales.
Tsunami watched as the small dragonet swung her body over Percy's neck and let her tail flop onto one of his wings. "Why? I am the a princess and I can do what I want", the dragonet said and crossed her arms. "That is not true. Who told you that"? Asked Anemone, glaring at her little sister. Anemone had been flying with Tsunami ever since their last fish break and Tsunami could totally tell that she was jealous of Auklet because she got to be with Percy the entire trip.
"Mother told me that I could and I want to play battle on Percy's back". "Well I'm sorry Auklet, but can't torture demigods just because of royalty. Technically I am royalty, but I don't get what I want all the time", said Percy, flapping his wing ridiculously until Auklet's tail slid onto his back. He sighed in relief and continued flying, enjoying the peacefulness of Auklet staying in one spot and being mad at Tsunami silently.
"Well Percy, your torture is almost over because there is the island up ahead". Percy looked up and saw the green of land. As if to say "finally", he tucked his wings in and plummeted into the sea along with Auklet. Tsunami watched as their dark shape disappeared in the currents, rocketing in the direction of the island.
When Tsunami and Anemone arrived to the island, they found a very wet beach and two snoring dragons. The first was Percy who looked like a crashed meteor, minus the meteor and water instead of fire. He was just snoring away on his side, certainly not caring that he was covered with sand and kelp from his crash landing.
Auklet had been thrown off of Percy's shoulder and had rolled into a small tidepool full of salty water that was slowly seeping back into the ocean. She landed on her shoulder and her tail curled over and dangled over her snout. She was also asleep and mumbling something about killing crabs.
"He is so cute when he sleeps", said Anemone, picking off a piece of kelp that rested on Percy's eye. Tsunami had to agree, the demigod was cute when he slept. Percy's snout glistened with sand and he was breathing heavily, each breath lifting his tangled wings. Occasionally his eyebrows would furrow in confusion and he would mumble something in the sand. Tsunami made out, "But mom it is Saturday", and something about jellyfish.
"Yes Anemone", Tsunami said. She picked up Auklet and draped the dragonet over her arm. Auklet didn't wake up or do anything so that was a good sign that she wouldn't be torturing anyone for a while. "Do you think he likes me Tsunami"? "Of course he does, he seems to like anyone that doesn't want to kill him. Why"? Tsunami wondering what Anemone was leading into. "No reason. Just wondered, but there is something I really don't get. Those dragons only died when we pulled out those metal pieces. Do you think they are…" "Yes", Tsunami answered, knowing they both had the same idea. "But they are dragons who died full of hate. Why was Gill in there? Mother described him as nice, handsome, caring, and smart". Tsunami thought about that until horrible realization dawned on her. "Before I killed Gill he had gone mad because of queen Scarlet. When I saw Gill back in the palace, he still had that same crazy look in his eyes. Maybe he died hating Scarlet and all skywings, and is now eternally crazy". The thought chilled Tsunami to the bone, but the problem was it was real and the angry spirits can now harm her and all that she loved.
"I'm tired, I am going to sleep", said Anemone. Tsunami watched as her pink sister slid under Percy's sandy wing and put her head on his shoulder. Tsunami waited until she heard Anemone's breath along with Percy's, confirming they both were sound asleep. She then walked over and plopped down next to Percy and drifted off with the others.
Tsunami was having a great night until a familiar voice hissed in her ear. "Hello Tsunami". Tsunami's eyes flew open and she looked to where the voice came from. It was night and the moons cast silver light on a familiar sandwing. "Burn", She growled. Burn smiled cruelly flicked her tail over Percy and Tsunami's sisters who still lay fast asleep in the sand. "You know, I have always wanted to kill you and Coral's little brats. Too bad I can't take this one too. I bet he would make a great statue", she hissed and twirled a metal chain between her talons. Tsunami followed the direction of the chain to Percy, who now was tangled in chains from his tail to his snout. Tsunami saw his head was wrapped in some cloth to blind him from the action. Percy whimpered and tried to shift in his bonds until two sandwings came out of the bushes and pinned him down.
"Percy"? Anemone whispered sleepily. "Anemone, do not move", Tsunami whispered. Burn's tail was arched over the younger dragonet's head poking out from under Percy's wing.
Percy now awake and knowing that something was wrong, struggled against the sandwings and chains. "Mmph", Percy protested and whipped his tail around, trying to find someone's feet so he could knock them over. Burn ignored his thrashing, and started bragging to Tsunami about the so called great new queen. Percy eventually found Burn's back legs and swatted at them with his tail.
Burn yelped as her back legs slid from under her and she almost collapsed. The distraction gave Tsunami a chance to attack so she launched herself at Burn, pushing the sandwing down into the salty waves.
The two dragons tussled over each other, Tsunami was punching, kicking and smacking with her tail while dodging Burn's poisonous barb.
Catching a glimpse of the battlefield, Tsunami saw that Percy was kind of free. Anemone had taken Percy's sword out, uncapped it and chopped one of the chain links in half. He had his arm and leg free and had taken off the blindfold so he could see where his opponents were. Tsunami watched as Auklet, now awake, was attacking one of the sandwings. She had climbed up the sandwing's neck and was poking out his eye, which grew back soon after, then was poked out again. The dragon's tail would whip around trying to find his little problem.
Anemone was fighting a new sandwing, pulling out the metal piece on his back and yelling in triumph. She then left the piece in the sand and went to help Auklet.
Tsunami remembered something about ghost metal and how it would be in the dragon's death spot. Tsunami remembered how Burn died, being bitten by snake. Looking at where the bite was, there was the metal. The only problem with getting the metal was that she needed Burn distracted.
Burn pushed her off and raised her tail over Tsunami's head. "Huge mistake seawing, now face your fate", growled Burn. Before she could strike, Percy fell back and landed on top of Burn, causing her to miss Tsunami. Percy struggled against the chains and threw his full weight on Burn each time she tried to shake him off.
Using that opportunity, Tsunami jumped to where the snake had bitten Burn and sliced out the metal piece. In one final scream of rage, Burn disappeared in a flash of light.
All of the dragons were gone and what remained was Percy, Anemone, Auklet, and Tsunami, all tired, confused and full of bruises. Percy began hacking at the chains until he was entirely free, then shook off the sand.
"That was close", Anemone panted. They were all tired and panting from their fight. Percy had found his way into the water where he sat there and listened. "We should be getting going. Next time someone should watch while the others sleep", he said, catching his breath. Easy for him to say, he passed out before they could choose who would watch and who would sleep. "Ok, lets go. Percy you take Anemone and I will take Auklet this time". Anemone's face lit up and Percy sighed in relief to not have wonder dragonet dancing on his back.
The next few days there weren't many attacks. Some dragon would pop out of the water or the sky and the group would take it down easily, but fortunately there were no big groups to be seen. The rest was just smooth flying from then on with occasional stops and naps under water.
After a few more days Tsunami saw the outline of the diamond spray delta in the mud kingdom. She looked back and "signaled" Percy with a smack of her tail. "Hey squid brain, look, that is the mud kingdom. We are almost to the rain kingdom and safety". Percy was so happy he did a flip, almost making Anemone fall off his back. "Finally, protection, freedom, and food", the demigod said, licking his lips. From what Tsunami saw of Percy eating, she could believe that he was still hungry even though they ate an hour ago.
When they finally crossed over to the land they kept flying beyond the marshes toward a cloudy sky that rumbled with thunder and the occasional crack of lightning. Tsunami watched as Percy jumped and yelped at any sound, slowly flying lower and lower.
Looking ahead, Tsunami saw shapes moving around and fighting each other. She studied the scene and spotted the red of skywings, brown of mudwings, shimmering white of icewings and sand colored scales of sandwings fighting against each other. When Tsunami looked closer she spotted something that surprised her very much. "Percy, is it me or is that skywing on fire"?
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