Greenroot: Hurry up, if you type fast enough you can still make the deadline of tomorrow which is technically today
Me: I know, I'm typing as fast as I can
Atlantia: Well it's not nearly fast enough
Inferno: And given the fact you've been playing dragon ball xenoverse the whole day instead of writing this story
Me: And arguing with you three is not making this typing process any faster or easier, now could the three of you kindly shut up and let me work?!
It's now been two months since Heatpool's hatching, Atlantia has been helping him control his magical powers since water dragons are more in tune with magical and spiritual abilities rather than natural physical abilities; I helped by teaching him how to control his slight puffs of fire as well as helping him control his flight. Right now he was asleep and Atlantia was curled up next to him, I walked over to her and dropped a good sized cooked fish next to her so she could eat, with her being the main caretaker of Heatpool I was her main caretaker so she could stay healthy.
"Thanks Fernie, but you should have some too, there's enough for both of us."
"Lanti no, this is for you, I'm perfectly capable of getting my own food, but you need to keep your strength up while you're taking care of Heatpool." She just smiled and decided to stay quiet after that, considering she knew better than to try and win an argument with me. I decided to just fly and explore what I could, until I felt something or rather someone coming up to me at an enormous speed, I turned around to see Blaze flying towards me as fast as he could, then stopped for a bit to catch his breath, but from what I could tell on his face, he had something important to say.
"Inferno, there's something urgent I need to tell you."
"What is it Blaze?"
"Grallya and I just received a letter from a messenger hawk that father's coming to the islands to visit us." The moment he said that, I felt the entire world collapse around me and turn black, I could feel nothing but terror and could only think of what he would do if he found out about me and Atlantia.
"Blaze, you know as much as I do what I'm thinking, and I am absolutely terrified."
"Don't worry bro, I can help you, Grallya's devising a plan to make sure there are no traces of Atlantia or Tidal, and we're gonna stick together through it." I felt some relief after that, I can always count on Blaze to help me calm down in any situation. We flew back to my now home and filled Atlantia in about the visit.
"But if your dad is coming to visit, that what'll happen to us?"
"Don't worry, we have a plan, or at least Grallya does, you're gonna need to come with us so she can explain it."
"Alright, let's go." The three of us flew off to the main island where everyone was gathered around Grallya, she looked at us and Blaze and I joined her in the center, then she began explaining her plan.
"Now that everyone's here I can fully explain what I intend to do. Now as you all know my father is coming today later in the afternoon and we need to get both Atlantia and Tidal out of here, the three of us know how father gets around water dragons and it won't be pretty. Now as to what we're going to do, the easy part is getting Tidal and Atlantia off the island, you two can hide out at you and Inferno's island until our father leaves, but the hard part is getting the water habitat out of here."
"Sprouter and I can help with the ground, if you manage to pull the habitat out of the ground we'll be able to refill the hole that's left behind."
"Alright then, so Greenroot and Sprouter are on the duty of the ground,as for the rest of us, we need all our strength to move the habitat, but the real question is, where are we going to move it to?" I decided to speak up on this one.
"I know a place where we can move it, a lot of places actually, but I know one ideal place. There's a small, uninhabited island just east of here, it's large enough to support the habitat and it's remote enough to not draw any attention."
"Alright we have that settled then, but how do you know so many places we can go?"
"Do you even realize how many times I've left in the past?" After that we began moving the habitat, each one of us tied to a spot on the place, and after a little struggling we managed to lift it up off the ground, I lead everyone to the island and we spent the rest of the time digging a hole large enough to set the habitat into. The entire process took a while and we managed to get back and clean up whatever we needed to just in time, because a few minutes after that, my father and two dragon guards arrived.
"Well now, if it isn't my three children, look how you have grown into fine dragons." Father was never really good at being, well, a father since we never spent much time with him, although Grallya seemed a little too enthusiastic about this.
"Hi daddy, how have you been?" She ran up and crossed her neck with his in an almost hug.
"Grallya, it's so good to see you, now as beautiful as you mother, if she came with me on my visit she would be so proud to see you, but alas one of us has to stay behind and run things in the fire dragon nation, this whole thousand year war going on." That hit me right in the center, but I made sure not to physically show it, dad then turned his attention to Blaze.
"My my, is that really you Blaze? I hardly recognize you now that you're no longer a baby among us." I just walked up and locked his head under my arm.
"Well he's still our baby brother, and no amount of years are ever going to change that." He just gave a chuckle which was normal considering I was always able to amuse dad.
"Now how could I forget about you Inferno, first son and heir to the leadership of the Nova family, how are you son?"
"I'm doing fine dad, everything on the island's been pretty good, and these two at least have found someone of interest." Dad looked surprised when I pointed out that Grallya and Blaze had found mates, then he gave a pretty big grin.
"Well now, is that right? Have you two found mates for one another?" Blaze just looked away but his face gave it away, Grallya on the other hand just spoke with confidence.
"That's right, and we have another surprise. Greenroot, bring Sprouter over here!" Both of them landed next to Grallya which she grabbed Sprouter and pushed him in front of my dad. "Say hello to grandpa, Sprouter." He was caught completely off guard by this and had to keep switching his gaze from Greenroot to Grallya to Sprouter, then he let out a cheer to the sky in joy.
"I'm a grandfather now, that's wonderful Grallya, how old is he?"
"About seven months now, he's learning really fast, watch; can you make a small tree for mommy and grandpa?" The little dragon nodded and placed his paw on the ground and in a few seconds a sapling had emerged from the ground where there was once bare dirt.
"Now that's impressive, and I'm to assume you're my daughter's mate?" He looked at Greenroot who gave a slight gulp.
"Yes sir, Grallya and I have been together for a few years now and they've really been amazing." Dad looked at him with a slightly serious face which then broke into a smile.
"Welcome to the family then Greenroot." He just gave a sigh of relief that dad didn't decide to fry him on the spot. "Now Blaze, why don't you call your mate over here?"
"Alright dad, but I don't have a youngling like Grallya and In- I mean Greenroot over there." I blaze the mother of all death stares when he almost blew my cover, but luckily dad managed to tune out the rest after youngling. Breeze came over and was introduced to him.
"Well now, looks like Blaze managed to pick a very beautiful one indeed." Breeze just blushed at the compliment which managed to get a laugh out of my dad, he then turned towards me. "Inferno, it appears you're the only one who's still without a mate, why is that son?"
"I guess I just haven't found the right dragon yet, and before you go pointing out Sting over there, she's not really my type of dragon, but don't worry, it'll be fine, I'll find someone eventually." Dad just dropped the conversation after that. The rest of the day was alright, we showed him around the island, hung out and just did some long overdue and much needed bonding. The sun was setting and dad was just about to leave, we walked over past the place where the water dragon habitat was, but dad stopped dead in his tracks and sniffed the air.
"Do you three smell that? I smell water dragon." We each in turn smelled the area, I couldn't pick up any scent, but that's when I realized that being around Atlantia so much has made me immune to the distinct smell of water dragon, but I just played along.
"Yeah I smell it too, how about you guys?" I turned my head towards them and mouthed two words 'play along', they understood and did just as I had.
"Same with us, but how can that be, there are no water dragons here for as far as we know." Dad went full hostile commander mode and gave orders to his two guards next to him.
"Both of you, circle around and search for any water dragons within a one hundred mile radius, if you find any, bring them to me, alive." I was absolutely terrified now, our island was within that radius and I couldn't warn Atlantia and Tidal about them, otherwise dad would find out, I just sat and hoped they would be alright, I looked at my siblings and saw they're terrified faces as well. About an hour passed and they came back, with two extra visitors which were badly beaten into submission. Dad walked over to both of them and then grabbed Atlantia's snout in his claws.
"Well now, it seems you two are a little close to my children's island for me to feel comfortable." She looked up at my father, then back to me with tears in her eyes, I could tell she was about to say something, but she knew better and stayed silent; it ripped me apart on the inside to see her and her brother in this state, and what's even worse, dad called me over.
"Inferno come here! I need your help with this." I took a breath and walked forward.
"What is it father?"
"Take them both out, make sure the message is delivered that no water dragon messes with the Nova family, start with the female." Atlantia then broke into tears at that, but she still managed to stay relatively silent, I no longer felt fear or sadness, only anger. I walked forward until I was face to face with Atlantia, she looked at me just as I raised my claw into the air, but as it reached its peak I gave her a smile and a wink, then I turned around and slammed my paw into the ground.
"I will not do this, father. I will not kill this water dragon." He seemed both utterly shocked and completely enraged by my rebellion.
"Then move over, I will do it myself, you're a disappointment to me Inferno." He began to walk forward but I just charged and sent him sprawling to the ground, before the guards could react, both Grallya and Blaze had tackled them and knocked them out.
"Let me go, what has gotten into the three of you, why won't you kill them?!"
"Because she is my mate, father." This completely caught him off guard and cancelled out his rage.
"But, but how can she be your mate, she's a water dragon, she's the enemy!" Grallya spoke for us this time.
"She's family to us father, we accept Atlantia and Inferno's relationship, and we will defend it until the very end." I took back the conversation.
"Many months ago I made a promise to her, a promise that even if it means fighting you, I will protect her. You may not accept it now, but what about when you see your other grandson? Greenroot, bring Heatpool here!" He landed with my son and I grabbed a hold of him, now I could tell that every emotion of anger and surprise was taken away by sheer awe.
"A- a magic dragon? But how is that possible?"
"Magic dragons spawn by the life force of nature, or by the unification of water and fire."
"Wait, you and her created him?"
"Yes, and I'll defend my family, even if it means fighting it."
"Wait, you said her name was Atlantia, where have I heard that name before?"
"That's because she's Atlantia Oceanus, our rival family, and I love her with all I have." I helped her up and she stood next to me, still teary eyed, but this time with tears of joy instead of sadness." I released my father who then proceeded to apologize and speak his mind."
"I'm sorry Atlantia, and I'm sorry to the three of you as well, it seems that us fire and water dragons can find a way to not war against each other. Inferno, I'm sorry I called you a disappointment and if you'd like, how would you, Atlantia and Heatpool come to a peace meeting so we can end this war once and for all?"
"D-do you really mean it dad?"
"Of course I do son, it seems like the two of you have a bright future ahead of yourselves."
Afterwards, father left and we waited until he sent us another letter which happened to be within a month, another letter showed up telling us the place of the meeting. We got ready and flew off; when we arrived we could tell that every member of each family showed up, appearently the Oceanus family hadn't been informed about us and were caught completely off guard, Atlantia's mother, I presume, tried to separate her from me, but I just stood in front and defended her, my father also stood by my side but without the challenging growl, he then spoke out to them.
"Oceanus family, I know that our kinds have been at war for many generations, but these two here are signs of this war ending, My son Inferno, and your daughter Atlantia have joined together in mating and companionship as well as producing the only living offspring between the two families, the magic dragon Heatpool! Now if this isn't proof enough that we should end this war, then I see no way it can end."
The Oceanus family thought about this for a while, then Atlantia's father met with mine and they shook on a treaty to end the war between fire and water. I couldn't believe what we did, the two of us together managed to stop a massive war that has been raging through generations, that's when I knew that the two of us could overcome any challenge, as long as we faced it together.
Author's note: Talk about last minute deadlines, I'm uploading this thing at 11:53 PM on my time so I just managed to upload it by the deadline, anyway this isn't the end there's still a little bit left in store for them, but for now I will see you guys next chapter, peace!