CHAPTER 1- strange changes
"Magiah."
Fatespeaker woke with a jolt, she had just come out of a dream where she was in a white room, staring at a dragon with purple scales and yellow horns. His eyes were red and he grinned maleviontly. The weirdest part was that Sunny, Starflight, Clay, Glory, and Tsunami were upside-down on platforms. Dismissing it quickly, she went to go check on Starflight, whom fell asleep during the night to wake up sooner, or so his logic said. Walking over to the sleeping Nightwing, she poked him with a talon.
Groggily, Starflight lifted his long neck up, "Oh hey Fatespeaker, how have you been?"
"Uhh, okay. I thought you'd want to go meet with Sunny soon." Fatespeaker replied. She felt like something was different, but she couldn't get a talon around whatever it was.
"Oh, Sunny, right." Starflight got up and stretched his wings, "You know. I'm thinking of not going, there might be things to do around here. At least my eyes are working fine."
Starflight not going to Sunny? Fatespeaker was completely puzzled, "Starflight, are you alright, you seem different?"
"Really? I don't feel like I've changed." Starflight replied, puzzled.
"Well, I think I'll see you later, I think I'm going to go hunt something." Fatespeaker said, but in her mind, she knew that Starflight was different somehow. She flapped her wings and headed off into the canopy. Dodging various branches and animals, she reached the canopy, something has to have happened while we were asleep, maybe Glory could help, and she's the closest. She headed off to the village, but collided with a Rainwing; she recognized him, his name was Coconut.
"Uh you know you're leaving the Nightwing camp right?" Coconut stated.
"Yes, but I have to talk to Glory, I'm a friend of Starflight." Fatespeaker replied.
"Well if the queen knows you, okay but can you tell her I'm going to go get my sun time early?" Coconut asked.
"Sure, sure, bye." Fatespeaker said hurriedly, she had to see if something was wrong. She continued flying to the village, worried for Starflight. Then she narrowly dodged a sleep dart, silently she growled at how simple minded the Rainwings could be, but at least they were nice here and there. Fatespeaker sighed, at least Glory and the others were getting the tribes to get along, expectually after eighteen years of fighting, twenty if you counted the years since Oasis died.
Then she collided with a dragon, "Hey, watch where you're flying." Fatespeaker recognized the dragon as she gasped.
Deathbringer stretched his wings as he woke up from a peaceful slumber, he and Glory spent the previous day teasing and annoying each other, but he knew that love was in the air the whole time. So as he looked right next to him, he noticed Glory was still sleeping.
"Hey Glory, still sleeping? I thought you wanted to not be lazy, it's not even midday yet?" Deathbringer nudged Glory with a claw.
Glory mumbled, "Let me sleep longer."
Deathbringer frowned, "Good grief Glory, get going." Then he silently chuckled for saying five words starting with g, "Come on, you don't want to be a lazy dragon do you?"
"Alright then, if you insist." Glory stretched her long neck, wings and tail as she got up.
"You alright, cause you don't seem like yourself." Deathbringer said, waiting for some sarcastic or snide remark.
He didn't get any though, "I'm just so tired, mind getting me a fruit." That was Glory's reply.
"Alright, who are you and what have you done with Glory?" He demanded, knowing Glory long enough to know she wasn't the type to be lazy.
"But I am Glory, remember, I was disguised as an Icewing when we first met. Also there was the time I brook you out of the Nightwing prison." Glory replied, starting to nod off.
Deathbringer grumbled, those events did happen, but he still knew Glory was acting oddly. He tried to think of something; somehow he would get Glory to wake up completely. Then he decided to do something that would hurt.
"Ow, why did you stomp on my tail, what have I done to you?" Glory bolted up, the look on her face showing hurt.
Deathbringer was shocked, this wasn't the Glory he fell in love with, "Er, I think I will see you later." In his mind, he knew he needed to get some help. Flapping his wings, he went looking for someone that could help. He soon came across Grandeur, the last true Rainwing queen before Glory.
"Deathbringer, what are you doing around here, aren't you usually Glory?" Grandeur demanded.
"That's the problem; she hasn't been herself since she woke up." Deathbringer told the former queen.
"How so?" She asked.
"Well, basicly she's been acting like most of your tribe has been before she showed up. In other words, she's being lazy." He explained.
Grandeur uncurled her tail as her scales turned green, "That is a problem, Glory is the reason we are getting more attention, if she is acting lazy, then so will most of the tribe. Do you need me to do anything?"
"Yeah, I need you to fill in for Glory, you know, act like the queen. I need to find Clay and the others; maybe they will have a clue about what to do." Deathbringer instructed.
"You can count on me; our tribe won't fall into laziness again." Grandeur promised.
Deathbringer took to the sky again; he thought to check the Nightwing camp first, since it was the closest. Rushing, he flew as fast as he could, however he soon collided with another dragon.
Back in the swamps, Peril was getting ready to talk to Clay again; he and his siblings were doing well together. She was careful not to touch anyone as she walked around, looking for the Mudwings.
Then she heard some commotion coming from somewhere close, "What do you mean "You're not worried" you are supposed to be their bigwings also, you know." Peril recognized the voice to be Reed's.
"What's going on here?" Peril demanded as she noticed Clay with an expression of contempt, which was not something he showed.
"Clay, he's not acting normal." Umber explained.
"Clay, are you alright?" Peril asked.
"Of course I am, why wouldn't I be." Clay snapped.
Peril took a step back, Clay never snapped at anyone. "Alright, what have you done with Clay? Because you are not acting like him." She demanded, her talons scorching the ground.
"That may be but I'm still Clay, haven't you heard of mood swings? You know, sudden changes in someone's mood and personality." Clay informed them.
Now he was giving facts, Peril was completely surprised. On the inside, she was furious, so she flapped her wings and headed away from the Mudwings. What's going on here, that is not Clay. I just know it. Peril's tail slapped some mud, and a small fire brook out. And my day gets worse, she growled to herself.
"Don't worry; I know how to handle this." Peril turned around to see Reed flying in her direction.
"Why did you come after me?" Peril asked, annoyed.
Reed put out the fire and then answered, "Well, you are obviously Clay's love interest, and he needs you. I do agree, something has changed in him, and its nothing normal. That I'm sure about."
"So what do you think I should do, if you think there is something I can do?" Peril asked.
"Well, I guess you should talk to the other Dragonets of Destiny, they might be able to help." Reed replied.
"You still use that phrase? Well I guess I should do that." Peril said skeptically.
"Well, we'll try to keep Clay in line until you come back, good luck." Reed said encouragingly.
Peril flapped her wings as she decided to where to go, she soon decided on the Bay of a Thousand Scales, where Tsunami was and it was the closest.
At full Skywing speed, she rocketed towards the kingdom of the sea, hoping to find out what was going on. Okay, this is a mystery, what should I do first? Clues, yeah there aren't any; when it began, that would be since last night. Other than that, I've got nothing. Peril thought to herself. She soon found herself among the sea kingdom's island, and then she started looking for the ruins of the Summer Palace. She easily found the island, thanks to the fact it was scorched to be black, a rather easy thing to find given the color of the rest of the sea.
She soon came across a sky-blue Seawing, "Hey, what are you doing here?" The Seawing asked.
"I need to talk to Tsunami." Peril replied, and the Seawing sighed in response.
Earlier that day, Riptide was swimming around, looking to talk to Tsunami. He instead came across Piranha.
"What do you want Riptide?" Piranha flashed with her stripes.
"I wish to talk to Tsunami." Riptide tried to seem as brave as possible.
Piranha's eyes narrowed, "She hasn't been well, try again another day."
"What do you mean?" Riptide's heart skipped a beat, if something happened to her, he'd never forgive himself.
"She seems to become more subdued, Her Majesty wants Tsunami as isolated as possible." Piranha flashed emotionlessly.
"Then I have to go see Queen Coral." Riptide flashed and started to swim to the Deep Palace.
"No you don't, you still aren't permitted to enter the palace." Piranha stopped him.
"But if Tsunami isn't well, then I must go see her." Riptide pleaded.
Piranha frowned, "Then expect your death, you still aren't trusted." She let him go, and then Riptide continued swimming down to palace.
He made his way through the Deep Palace, and searched for Coral and her daughters. He hoped that he wouldn't come across Shark, or else he would likely be killed; without him ever flashing one word. He soon found Coral's room, and luckily, she was in there, reading a scroll to Auklet, Anemone, and Tsunami.
He waited for her to finish before entering, "Your Majesty," Riptide bowed as he flashed, "I've heard Tsunami isn't well, I want to speak to her."
Coral glared at him, "You are lucky that the only reason you are here today is that she loves you."
The look Tsunami gave him was one of submission. "When did this start?" Riptide flashed.
"Since she woke up, she's been acting less brave." Anemone flashed.
Coral looked from Riptide to Tsunami and back again, "Hmm, if you want to gain my trust, find out why this is happening, or else I don't want to see you again."
Her command was clear to Riptide, "I won't fail you, Your Majesty, for Tsunami's sake." He then flashed to Tsunami, "I will protect you, squid-brain." He smiled as Tsunami flashed back to him the same thing.
Riptide swam out of the Deep Palace, heading back out to the surface. He noticed a Skywing flying over to the Summer Palace ruins, her eyes blazing like blue fires, and he headed to intercept her.
Back in the desert, Thorn woke up from a peaceful rest; she spent the previous day enjoying Sunny's company, and listened to her stories. Looking around, she noticed that Sunny was still sleeping, however Sunny looked uncomfortable for some reason.
Thorn decided to take a chance and wake up her daughter, "Sunny, wake up."
Sunny bolted up, panting. "Bad dream?" Thorn guessed.
"Yes, now mind if I get some alone time?" Sunny said sourly.
Thorn was intrigued, it must have been a nightmare if Sunny was upset, "Alright, you know you can call me if you need me." She flapped her wings as she headed off to assess how the palace was doing.
Soon she encountered Six-Claws, whom she put in charge of the Sandwing army, "How is everything going, any trouble?"
"Nope, everything is alright, Queen Glacier has informed us that her soldiers have been able to finally settle down after all the fighting there has been." Six-Claws reported.
"Ahh, that's good. I suppose that means I'm doing things right." Thorn was relieved that things were going smoothly after Sunny and her friends chose her to be the new Sandwing queen.
"Uhhm, did you know that Sunny woke up sometime last night?" Six-Claws asked.
"What!? And she didn't tell me? What happened?" Thorn asked, shocked.
"Well sometime past midnight she woke up and went out for a flight; I went after her and when I confronted her, she was clearly shaken, as if something scared her. When I asked what was wrong, she growled at me and said everything was alright." Six-Claws explained.
"That doesn't seem like something Sunny would say or do at all; I have to get back to her." Thorn replied and quickly flew back to the palace throne room.
When she entered the room, she saw Sunny lying down, tail draped over her snout, "Sunny," the dragonet looked up, "Why didn't you tell me you had a bad night; I am your mother after all." Thorn asked, worried.
"It's nothing you should be worried about; it's just a bad dream." Sunny answered, rather rudely.
"Sunny, what's gotten into you, you're not acting like yourself." Thorn was speechless from Sunny's peculiar behavior.
"Sunny," Thorn growled, the Eye of Onyx creating small sparks of purple electricity, "Now tell me what happened to you?"
"Nothing has happened, now just leave me alone." Sunny growled, turning her head away from her mother in disrespect.
Thorn was outraged, "Sunny, I don't know what's gotten into you but I don't want any trouble from you while I am out." She commanded, thinking that she should go get Glory and the others.
"Alright, take your time, I'm not going anywhere." Sunny flicked her tail.
Thorn frowned but said nothing else. Then, flapping her wings, she took off, heading to the rainforest. She was passing Scorpion Den as she noticed something black half-buried in a sand dune. Diving, she landed next to it; which looked like a black mirror. It also looked unweathered from being in the sand; as if it kept the sand from scratching it. I feel like I should take it, Thorn thought it looked like she should recognize it. Picking it up in her talons, she continued flying towards to rainforest.
So does anyone have anything they would like to say for a review, cause I would like one. Well I think we can all tell who that name belongs to, it may not be a mystery to us but it is to Pyrrhia's population; also it seems that the changes were severe for their personalities. I will begin the next chapter soon.