Chapter 15
What dragon? Three moons, don't be me. I know Burn has a weirdling collection, and has 'tribe purity' issues. Is it me? He was soon answered.
"Goodness. So demanding, and it's my hatching day, and not yours." the SkyWing queen said with a dark tone. Burn's tail twitched, and she continued, "But a deal's a deal. I'll give the least interesting one for your collection." Here it comes. She's talking about us, the dragonets of prophecy, isn't she? Scorch cringed, Burn hissed.
"Guards, get the SeaWing." Scorch's head snapped towards the queen's position. It isn't me! Not Hurricane! She isn't not interesting! Komodo, do something! All these thoughts whirred through his head at the same time.
The SkyWings and a few SandWing sent by Burn launched towards her cage, ready to take the prisoner. Scorch felt helpless, yanking on his chains and trying to set them on fire. Hurricane was pretty much their bigger sister, ready to defend them, no matter what the cost was.
And now she was taking the big hit for all of them. He knew she couldn't resist, there were too many opposing dragons. He saw her look sadly down at her chains as she was taken to the sky, Burn trailing behind the ascending dragons.
Scorch saddened as they flew over the arena, farther away from him and his friends. He then saw something fall down from the group. The dragons stopped in place, almost in a trance as the saw the item plop down on the sands. He had to squint to realize what they were.
They were chains.
In a flash, Hurricane had knocked a soldier out of the air with her tail. She was flying by herself, no restraints attached. Komodo seized the chance of surprise, the small, delicate links snapping in a fluid motion as she leaped towards Scarlet, red-orange droplets ejecting from her fangs straight towards the SkyWing's face.
She yelped in surprise as the lava splattered on the side of her face, melting the scales beneath. Before the guards could come to her aid, Komodo zipped over to where Hurricane was defending as best she could. Komodo was halfway when the SeaWing concentrated hard and some of the soldiers roared in pain. Their armor crumpled around their bodies, most likely breaking their ribs. They fell towards the arena, writhing in almost the same way Scarlet was on her throne.
Komodo barreled into two of the soldiers, knocking them out of the sky. Hurricane knocked the rest out of the sky with her tail. Raptor came flying out of the castle, her soldiers close. As soon as she saw the two prisoners, she paused, deciding whether to attack or defend Scorch's friends.
Hurricane was already to his cage, though, and the chains shivered and snapped.
Her eyes looked tired, but she managed to smile and say, "We're leaving."
Exciting chapter, no? Can you guess what just happened?
I am proud to say that this book is almost over, but the story is just beginning.