sorry i havnt been on...there is no excuse. i just wish you guys like the new chapter. and happy late birthday fey.

Cobalt only caught a glimpse of the thing before Algae flashed his glow-in-the-dark scales. It looked like a dragon, a seawing to be exact but it was ghastly white and looked half dead. As cobalt swam under a reef ledge she saw Algae do the same across from her. Now what was she going to do.

Just then she caught a glimpse of the nightmare dragon again. When it swan close she could feel the cold coming of it in waves, like it was dead. When it caught a couple of fish it swam away. "Why did it catch fish" Cobalt wondered, if it was dead then it didn't need to eat. Then a crazy idea came to her…well crazier than normal that is.

"Let's follow it" Cobalt flashed at Algae when she was sure the nightmare dragon was gone. She saw Algae concentrate real hard then just shook his head in an obvious no.

"Fine" Cobalt flashed as she swam away and noticed Algae following her, that's what I thought. She didn't know exactly where the dragon had swam off to but she did know that it went in between the two coral formations. As she swam through the coral Algae swam up next to her and mimed shivering, and now that she was paying attention she noticed the water she swam in was a little cooler than the water two tail lengths away, like following the trail of the dead. She continued to follow it; maybe it would lead her right to it.

As she followed the trail she realized it continued to just go deeper and deeper into the chasm, and the water was getting colder and colder. Once she got so far down that there was no light her night vision kicked in and she realized why the water was so cold. Down at the bottom of the chasm was an ice castle that looked like a dome with four pillars holding it down to the ground, there was no door in sight, which Algae looked relieved about, but Cobalt had an idea.

What if the castle was like a dome underwater holding in air with the four pillars holding it to the ground so it didn't float to the top of the water. "Follow me" Cobalt flashed as she dived down to the bottom of the castle. Algae didn't look like he wanted to follow but he did anyway.

Once at the bottom she looked up and saw the simmering reflection of herself, "yep" she thought "it's holding air all right." So she swam up and into the room where a strange sight was waiting for her.

Sitting ten tail lengths away was a dragon she had never seen the likes of before. It looked like a normal seawing, well besides the pale color, but when she looked closer she realized it had a thin tail unlike a seawings tail which was thick and powerful, she also suddenly realized it had a forked blue tongue.

She leaped out of the water, which of course scared the dragon. It turned around to look at her, but instead looking angry that they just broke into her house, she looked shocked then happy. "Finally"! She said running toward Cobalt.

All the sudden Algae leaped out of the water and lunged himself at the mysterious dragon, pinning her down and placing his claws on her throat. "Back off" he said "don't hurt my friend."

"Hey" Cobalt said, dragging Algae off the dragon on the floor. "Maybe she is nice." Cobalt said under her voice at Algae, but he didn't look convinced. "But she tried to eat you"! Algae whispered back. Cobalt just looked at him for a moment and turned to the mysterious dragon, who was looking at Algae with wide eyes.

"Hi, my name is Cobalt" she said waving her wing at her "what's yours?"

"Leossa, but you can call me firn" she said still looking at Algae.

"Hope you don't mind me asking" said Cobalt "but why do you look so…dead?"

"I do?" asked firn. Well I guess it's because my dad was an icewing and my mom a seawing. That's why I look like a seawing but have the abilities of an icewing." Firn said matter-of-factly.

"Oh" Algae said, realization setting in. "You built this place?"

"Yup, it gets pretty lonely though." Firn admitted

"Well you can always come with us." Cobalt said

"Really, I'll get my stuff." Firn said as she ran to another room. She came back shortly with a small bag tied around her neck. "Ready." She said as she dived into the water at their feet.

"Well I guess this is happening." Algae said as he followed Firn.

"I guess it is" Cobalt said as she dived back into the water. Time to find that key.