I would like to give thanks for the two reviews, also the ninja are sadly not in this fanfic since it takes place during the serpentine wars, to answer your question. Hope you enjoy! :)
Chapter 3
Large needle like talons came at her, gripping around her paws and dragging her down into a pool as red as blood, that when she made contact with was set aflame. She tried to struggle and scream her lungs out, but nothing happened, it was as if she was not there at all.
Just as she was about halfway deep into the red liquid, something cold and wet covered her entire body, while washing away the nightmare in the process. Instantly her eyes fluttered open to reveal a blurry world, and a blurry pink figure right infront of her. Quickly she blinked away the blurriness, and saw that a young pink female snake, probably around her age, had just splashed a bucket full of cold water on her, awakening her from the gruesome nightmare.
"Oh, your awake" she said, a bit bemused
"Well of course I'm awake, you just dumped freezing cold water on me" Ying replied, suddenly feeling a bit curious "Why wouldn't I?"
The serpent for only a moment blinked at her before answering "Becaussse I wasss told you were dead" she simply answered, slowly kneeling down to eye level with the dragon
Ying was disturbed by this fact "Why did they think that? And why even dump water on me?" she began to question, painfully getting up on her front legs
Quickly the pink female gently pushed her down "Don't try to get up, I can tell your very weak and in need of rest" she said, producing a wet rag from the bucket and began to dab at Ying's wounds
As soon as the rag made contact with one of her cuts gave out a roar of pain, slightly startling the pink female.
"I'm ssso sssorry" she apologized quickly taking the rag off
Through clenched teeth spoke "It's alright, just stings" slowly shifting her paws
To this gave an amused sigh, and continued to gently wipe off the blood.
"So again, why did you dump water on me?" her voice a whisper
The serpent slowed her motion "Well assss sssoon asss I went to dispossse of your body, you began to move and breathe quiet quickly, ssso I dumped thissss bucket of water on you" with one hand gestured to the rusty bucket
"Oh" was the only reply, then another question formed in her mind, and so turned to the female "Why did they think I was dead?"
"Because Skalesss affirmed the general of a dead prissoner" she simply answered, a smile pulling at her lips as she said the snakes name
"Skales? You mean the one who imprisoned me here?" panic quickly clouded her mind, but soon died down.
The pink serpent nodded, and continued to wipe at her wounds. At least now she knew his name... Skales? Though as cute as it sounds, who on earth would name their child Skales? Then again her name was Ying...Suddenly she heard the light clicking of talons.
"Sssselma? Are you in here?" came an all to familiar voice
"Over here" Selma called, beginning to stand up
She unconsciously gripped at the ice beneath, fear suddenly flooding through her. Chest tight, and throat gone dry tried to stand but was still held down by the chains, and hearing the clicking of talons getting closer made her even more desperate to escape, and so began to pull at chains.
Selma instantly took notice of this and quickly wrapped her snow white arms around her neck, and tried to hold her down "What are you doing?!" she asked, finding it difficult to handle the dragon
"Please, let me go!" she cried out, trying to free herself from Selma's grip without hurting her "I have to get away from him!"
With one final twist of her body broke free of Selma's hold, making a dash for the exit. She clumsily ran on the ice, constantly slipping and falling on her snout, but continued on with her escape, passing two soliders who tried to make a grab at her but missed, and instead collided with each other.
"Don't let her essscape!" shrieked one of the fallen soliders
Ying had almost made it to the exit, but someone had grabbed her tail, and with one vicious tug was reeled back, into the scaly arms of the one she feared.
Looking up saw a smirk on his face "Thought you could essscape, didn't you?" he laughed mockingly
She just looked away, ears held in defeat.
Gently he lifted her chin up, looking carefully at her facial features, then gave a sigh "Guesss you'll have to do" and released her
She landed with a loud thud that echoed throughout the dungeon, along with the clicking of talons.
"Skalesss!" called a running Selma
He instantly turned towards the pink snake, with a pleased smile "Ah Sssselma, jussst the sssnake I wasss looking for, I take it the prisssoner wasss much alive?" he gestured towards Ying, who weakly tried to get up
She gave the dragoness a pitiful look before helping her up.
"Yesss sssir" she replied with a nod, slowly getting the almost escaped prisoner back on her feet
"Well good, turnsss out ssshe'll be quiet ussseful" he said, fixing his eyes on Ying, making her nervous "Sssso get her ready for travel" and with that began to walk away
"Ready for when?" she asked, carrying a somewhat conscious Ying
Skales stopped, turning his head around to face them "We leave at sssunsset" he firmly answered, and with that walked out of the dungeon
Leaving Selma to handle the dragoness alone.