Meet the Guardians of Wind and Grass!
The Pteranodon Messenger that Erma had sent before containing her letter had just arrive as Zinnia took it off from his leg.
"Thank you." Zinnia stroke the Pteranodon for its good work and then she reads the letter.
The letter said:
'Dear Zinnia,
How are you doing back at the Castle and about our queen? I'm doing well as always.
As for the princess, she's doing well and healthy during these 7 years. She's very kind and responsible around Dino Village especially during her lessons. I've taught her everything she needs to know thanks to your guidance. I wish I could take care of her longer even after she comes of age but, I promise you and Her Highness that I'll continue to look after her and protect her from danger until she knows the truth about her family, for our Kingdom's sake.
Oh, by the way, I've also witnessed Princess Saura's power of healing blessed from the Goddess has awakened. Plus, I've been thinking about teaching her how to use her power in various ways. It's my way of thanking you for giving me this human transformation power. I'll do my best!
Finally, I'll continue to watch over her growth process until our next letter. Write to you again soon!
Erma.'
With that, Zinnia finish reading today's letter from Erma Eoraptor. She's glad that Dainason Kingdom's princess is doing well growing up healthy and one of her power has awaken. But... It's only just the beginning.
Putting the letter away, she exit her chamber as she decided to check up on the Velociraptor butler and maid siblings.
As Zinnia walk down the corridors, she decided to enter the portrait room.
Inside the portrait room, she found Dill, the Velociraptor butler in human form, dusting a portrait of the whole royal family, King Sauravis, Queen Saffira and Princess Saura as a baby.
"Dill, good work."
"Yes, Lavender Witch, Zinnia." Dill bow. "Oh, that's right... How are my sisters doing right now?" He asked.
"Oh, they're doing fine. They're taking their rest peacefully."
After their hard work of eliminating the Zombiesaurs and their maid duties around the castle, they're taking their nap after they ate their lunch. They are dinosaurs after all. Even if they have human forms, on the inside, they're still dinosaurs, body and soul.
"Thank goodness." Dill said as he walk towards a wide wall covered by a curtain. He pull the rope, unveiling the curtain, revealing many portrait of his sisters, both human and dinosaur form. "Ah~ My sisters are really wonderful!" Dill said with sparkling eyes as he sigh lovingly while gazing at his sisters' portraits.
"As usual, you're a complete abnormal adoration for your younger sisters. Not even the royal family nor I know about this side of you." Zinnia said.
"Well, my sisters are all just too wonderful! Oh, they're so cute even in their human forms!" Dill commented.
Dill then remembered the day his sisters were born as they hatched out of their egg when their mother was still alive. He promised their mother that he'll protect them.
Kanon was a cute and lovely female Velociraptor. She possessed superior eyesight that could clearly see very far distances. However, she can be very clumsy and a bit of a scatterbrain sometimes when it comes to seeing in near distances. She easily trips and falls down a lot. But, Dill finds it charming in a way.
Pinon was a hyperactive cheerful female Velociraptor. She can be very emotional whenever she does things she likes to do. Pinon possessed superior strength and she's the tough one of the triplets. Because of this, she prefers to use her strength instead of using her head. Despite this, she can be a bit of a crybaby when something goes wrong.
Junon was a cool and calm female Velociraptor. She possessed the fastest speed of the triplets. She prefers to do things fast and swiftly. However, this habit of hers can sometimes be a bit bothersome when in charge of cooking food like when she uses magic to instantly makes fire burn hotter which always result in an explosion and damaging the surrounding in smoke. Dill finds it irritating and calls her an idiot without hesitantion but despite this, Junon's the smartest and sharpest when it comes to strategy and these traits Dill sees as admirable.
After their mother died, he and his sisters as young teenagers left their nest to live out their lives as a pack trying to survive. They managed to survive for as long as they could until they've reached their limit. He sacrifice a lot to care for his sisters so they could live healthily to the point he grew weaker and weaker which his sisters always worry about. Fortunately, that all ends on that very day when the royal prince and commoner girl found them and took them to live in Dino Village where they'll be in good hands.
After they grew up into adults, they became Dainason Kingdom's royal butler and maids in order to be with their benefactors who rescued them. They even obtained their human forms by their royal magic witch Zinnia. Their life turn colorful.
"I'm proud and glad to be their older brother. I'm really grateful for the royal family who rescued and bring us to be a part of their family. I'm also grateful to you too Zinnia, for giving us these human forms. Hm?" Dill cried as he finished his story and turn his head to see Zinnia gazing at the family portrait.
"Hm? Are you done telling your story?" Zinnia said. She really did ignore Dill's backstory and that's because she already heard it like a lot.
"You're not listening are you?" Dill sweatdrop.
"Anyways, I have lots of work to do. Now then, I'll be excuse." Zinnia exit the portrait room.
"Yes, take care." Dill bow.
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Meanwhile the next day at Dino Village, Saura and Miku were making sweets in the kitchen. She made a lot today because of new friends they made at the secret garden.
Saura already made the dough and she spread it wide using a roller. Then, using the cookie cutter, she made cookies of many different shapes, consist of dinosaur footprints and all of their shapes. Finally, after baking it in an oven, the cookies are finish!
"Hmm, looks delicious!" Miku said.
"Wait, before that. I'd like to try something first." Saura open her hands and concentrate.
A rainbow glow appear in front of her palm and it's sparkles rain down on the cookies.
"What are you doing?" Miku asked.
"Well, it's something Lady Erma taught me after we discovered about my power being awakened." Saura answered and pick up a cookie. "Here, try it."
Miku look confused for a moment as he took a bite of the cookie. Suddenly, his eyes sparkles and he smile!
"Wow! What's this?! It's more delicious than the ones you baked before! I feel happy and somehow... It's so heavenly~!"
"Thank you, Miku! I'm glad it worked!" Saura sigh in relief.
After Erma learned about Saura's awakened power, she taught her how to control and use her power properly. During one of Saura's lessons, she learned how to use her power to heal wounds. Then she thought that what if her healing power could be used to heal on the inside. Using her baked sweets as a test, she tried placing her heal in it and when it's eaten, their bodies would feel light and at the same time, healing their wounds as well.
"Now that it worked, let's share these with the others at the secret garden." Saura said.
"Ehh~ Do we have to? I want to eat them all!" Miku pout.
"Now, now. Don't be selfish. I can just make more if you want."
"Well, alright then."
(AT THE SECRET GARDEN)
After Saura pack up her picnic basket with her newly-made cookies, she and Miku enter the Secret Garden.
They explore deeper of the Secret Garden where tall trees are in view.
"I wonder where everyone is." Saura said as she look around and found no one.
"How strange. Normally the moment when we appear, they all instantly come straight for us." Miku thought but then he grin as he said "Oh well, maybe I should eat all the cookies then!"
Suddenly, a voice said coming from one of the trees. "Cookies~?!"
Just as the voice said that, something fell off the tree and landed on Saura's hands! It looks like a type of Pterosaur in blue but it looks tiny! More tiny than Miku's Microraptor form!
"Are you alright?" Saura asked it.
The tiny Pterosaur look scared as it quickly fly away from her.
"What a weird fellow." Miku said.
Just then, the voice from earlier fly down to Saura's view. It's a young female Confuciusornis. "Saura's here~! Everyone! Saura come to play~"
Immediately, after the female Confuciusornis call out, all the young raptors and pterosaurs came rushing to her giving her hugs and loving licks.
"Hahaha! It's good to see you again! I've brought more cookies today. Let's eat it together!" Saura smile.
While Saura and Miku were having a wonderful time having another picnic with their new friends, the tiny Pterosaur from earlier was watching them sadly with a dark gloomy aura.
Just then, Saura and Miku spotted it again but this time it just stays in place.
"Oh, it's that tiny one from earlier. And why does it look like it's covered by a dark shadow?" Miku said.
"That little one is..." Saura said.
"That's Blue~" The female Confuciusornis said.
"Blue...?"
"Yes. She's called a Yi Qi and famous because she's the tiniest. She's also known as 'Wings of Misfortune'." She made a frightening expression.
"Wings of Misfortune?"
"That's because misfortunes always happen when around her, that's why she's always alone. Saura and Miku no need to get close to her~"
"But... I feel pity for her." Miku can relate to how Blue felt.
"Me too. Besides, all dinosaurs are friends." Saura stand up and walk over to the tree, Blue was sitting on. "Blue... Would you like to be friends?"
Blue looks scared.
"It's alright. Don't be scared. Please come here." Saura said politely and spread her arms.
"... Blue only brings misfortunes. It's better if you don't come near me." Blue said as she fly away.
"Wait! I... I want to talk to you. Please wait!" Saura run after her.
"Oh, I'm coming too! Wait for me, Saura!" Miku fly behind.
(MEANWHILE, SOMEWHERE IN SECRET GARDEN)
"Hey, Lampla. Have you seen Suzy anywhere?" The light blue figure reveal as a teenage boy with long Grey hair tied into a low ponytail and dark blue eyes. He wears a white buttoned shirt with a dark blue jacket, matching trousers with grey cloud design pinned on the knees and black shoes. Around his neck is a light blue wind symbol necklace.
He's talking to a green figure, tending the plants with a Therizinosaurus by her side.
"Oh, Sleet. No, I haven't seen her. I've been taking care of the flowers this whole time." The green figure turn out to be a young lady named Lampla with long wavy green hair and light purple eyes wearing matching color robe with light purple stripe and dangling round white crystal under the puffed hem. Underneath her robe, she wore greenish-blue long short-sleeved dress with matching long opera gloves and the skirt covering her legs. She also wears matching colored choker and light green earrings. Around her waist is a pearl belt. Around her neck is a green grass symbol necklace.
"I'm getting worried. I hope she didn't get into trouble." Sleet said feeling worried.
"Don't worry, Sleet. Here, have some tea to calm you down." Lampla summoned a flower table with a tea set on it. She pour some tea on a cute, pretty flower type tea cup.
"Thanks. Mmm, what a nice scent. You're right, I'm sure Suzy will come back eventually. In the meantime, I'll go read a book while I drink the tea. Later." Sleet then went to his library to wait.
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As for Saura and Miku, they went deep into the Secret Garden still searching for Blue who nicknamed "Wings of Misfortune".
"Blue...!"
While Saura search at one part of the garden, Miku, using his dino eyesight, he could see a dark gloomy aura from one of the trees.
"Ah! Over there! Saura...!"
Saura follow Miku's direction and thank him.
"Blue...!" As Saura run towards the tree, Blue's hiding, she trip on a rock and fall down, facing down.
"Saura...! Are you alright?" Miku gasped.
"You see... You'll get misfortune if you get close to Blue." Blue warned.
Saura got up on her feet with a smile, not minding the pain at all. "Don't worry. I'm hard-headed!"
"Guh! You're not saying that so you could eat me, do you?" Blue gasp surprisingly but then she let her guard up. "I bet you're thinking of making a grilled dino bird out of me and eat me up!" Blue imagined herself being tied up on a stake while being barbecued with Saura fanning the flames.
"No. Miku and I just want to be friends!" Saura shake her head and answer honestly with Miku.
"You said you want to be friends but the minute I let my guard down, you're gonna make a fried dino bird out of me!" Blue said not falling for it.
"Wow, she really thinks negatively." Miku thought. "But, Blue... If you laugh and have fun, happiness will come." Miku tried to encourage Blue to change her negative thinking.
"Yes." Saura nods.
"Laugh... You say...?" Blue tried to laugh but her nervousness made her laugh like a villain.
"Um... That's a dark laugh."
"Miku..."
SHOCK~
"That's right. Blue is Blue. Living alone in the darkness suits me best!" Blue fly away again.
"Wait!"
"Blue, please wait!"
Saura and Miku ran after Blue again.
This time, Blue fly off to a ravine without realizing she's being followed again.
"Blue...! Ah-" Saura once again trip on a rock but this time, her luck became unlucky when she fell into a sliding ravine.
"Saura!" Miku safely glide in the air and tried to rescue her but because of difference in size, he couldn't save her.
Blue, who heard a cry, she stop and turn around to find out that the human girl and Microraptor from earlier are in danger! Feeling terrible that her misfortune acting up again, she help Miku save Saura from getting hurt.
"I'm sorry! I'll help!"
While Miku still holding on to Saura using his beak, Blue did the same and the two winged dinosaurs work together saving Saura... That is until all three of them got splash into a shallow river.
SPLASH
Saura and Miku, on Saura's head, are safe... Well except for Blue, who thought she's drowning.
"Help...! I'm drowning!"
Saura and Miku sweatdrop at the scene.
"Goodbye...May this misfortune one be release and become a star in the sky." Blue thought out thinking she'll be in peace.
Unknown to Blue, a pair of hands grab her out of the water, saving her.
On the surface, Saura push the water out of Blue's body. With one last push, Blue finally spit out all of the water and woke up.
"Are you alright?"
"You shouldn't... You should stay away from me. Otherwise you'll get misfortunes." Blue said sadly with another gloomy aura.
"That's not true. Where are we, anyway?"
"Ah! It's dark! So scary!" Blue shiver in fear and unconsciously hug Saura.
"Calm down, there's still light out! Geez, panicking and being scared like that, being the Wings of Misfortune suits you perfectly." Miku irritated said.
Blue snap out of her thought and back away, sitting on Saura's lap.
"But, I think because of this, I managed to get closer to you." Saura said the good side.
Blue's eyes widen on what she heard. "Why?! Why won't you leave me alone?!"
"That's because, all dinosaurs are friends!" Saura smile. "Since we're all wet from the same water, we're already friends! Right, Miku?"
"Y-Yes. Kind of." Miku nod.
"You really won't hate me?"
"We won't."
"You really want to be friends with me?"
"Of course."
"Even if misfortune falls upon you?"
"That won't ever happen!"
Looking at Saura's sparkling eyes, Blue could tell that her answers are sincere. Feeling so happy, she started crying her eyes out and hug Saura!
"Wahh! I've decided! I will be friends with you!"
"There, there."
After Blue calm down...
"My name is Saura."
"And I'm Miku."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Saura and Miku formally introduced themselves to Blue the Yi Qi.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Saura and Miku."
After they finish introducing each other, just then, Saura heard a voice...
'Help.'
"Huh?"
'Help me.'
Saura follow where the voice is coming from which made the two winged dinosaurs, confused. But they followed her anyway.
"Saura?"
"Where are you going?!"
(SOMEWHERE IN THE RAVINE)
A raptor-like dinosaur was lying down breathing heavily and look injured.
"It hurts. And I'm so hungry... Help me... Please...!" The raptor dinosaur said in a female voice.
Just then, she hear footsteps coming for her.
"Oh! Are you alright?!"
She open her eyes and to her surprise, she sees a young human female with long red hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue dress with a white apron.
"W-who are you?"
"I'm Saura. What's your name?"
"My name is Suzy. I'm a Deinonychus." The raptor dinosaur respond. "Are you the one who heard my call for help?"
"I... I think so. Oh, so you're the voice that I heard?"
"Yes. Thank goodness. Please help me. I'm hurt and so hungry."
Suzy the female Deinonychus then told Saura what happened. While she's playing around the Secret Garden, she accidentally hurt her leg when she's running and jumping too fast and ended up falling down into the ravine. She did try calling for help but since she's too weak from the injury, it's no use... Until now.
"I see. In that case, let me help you."
"Really?"
Saura nod as she place her hand on Suzy's leg, activating her healing power.
Suzy was surprised after the rainbow light healed her leg, leaving no marks behind!
"Wow! My leg... It's healed! Thank you!" Suzy thanked Saura.
"You're welcome!"
Just then, Miku and Blue appear, finally caught up to Saura... Looking all tired out.
"Let me repay you. What do you wish?" Suzy asked.
"Um, well... Can you please bring me and my friends out of this place?"
"Sure. Hop on my back!" Suzy bend down so Saura can climb on. "Now, hang on tight. I'll even introduce you to my Master."
Suzy with Saura, Miku and Blue on her back, she carry them out of the ravine using her powerful jumping strength. She jump on tree to tree and running in high, steady speed.
"Wow, this is so much fun!" Saura laugh happily high in the air while riding on Suzy. It's her first experience on a big dinosaur after all.
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After a fun time riding the wind on Suzy, she come to a stop in front of a large treehouse. The tree has a beautiful house on top of a tree covered in leaves and vines. Under the tree have lots of plants and flowers growing too.
On the balcony of the treehouse, Sleet, who was reading a book, could feel some changes in the wind.
He look down and found his friend, Suzy along with some visitors.
"Master Sleet! I'm home!" Suzy called out.
"Suzy!" Using his wind power, he use it to teleport himself down. "Where have you been all this time?! I was so worried!" He hug her.
"I'm sorry. I was hurt but this girl saved me." Suzy show Saura to her master.
Sleet let go of her and bent down to Saura's eye level.
"Oh, I see. Thank you for saving Suzy." Sleet thanked Saura.
"Y-you're welcome. Um... Mister Sleet...?" Saura shyly said. "Oh, this is Miku and Blue. They're sleeping right now."
"Please, just call me Sleet. I'm the Wind Guardian of Secret Garden." Sleet then noticed Saura's dress looks a bit dirty. "Your dress looks dirty. Please come inside. I'll get you clean up. This way."
Sleet drag Saura inside the treehouse with Suzy behind him.
Meanwhile, Lampla just finished taking care of her plants when she saw Sleet and Suzy with a human girl that she and Sleet saw before.
"Sleet! Suzy, I see you're back! Thank goodness. And... A guest?" Lampla refer to Saura without saying anything about her true identity.
"Hello. My name is Saura." Saura said with a blush. She've never seen such a beautiful woman before. She'd seen Erma's human form before and she's pretty too but this green lady was pretty in a higher level.
"Nice to meet you too. My name is Lampla. I'm the Grass Guardian of Secret Garden." Lampla introduced herself in curtsy. "So, Sleet... What happened here?"
"Saura's dirty and I was thinking of getting her clean up. Could you prepare a change of clothes for her?"
"Oh, I see. In that case, leave it to me! I'll prepare the a prettiest dress just for her!" Lampla said cheerfully as she left he room merrily. When she left... "I get to pick a dress for the princess! I'm so happy~"
...
"Anyway, let's get you clean up now."
"Y-Yes..."
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After Saura took a bath, she changed into her new clothes prepared by Lampla.
The dress looks pretty in blue and very country-like style.
The top is light blue tank-top with a dark blue and gold band going down the center, held by light blue ribbon. The collar is white with a gold sewn lining and a teal design on each shape. Around the neck is a thin, dark blue band with a green, pink, and white emblem hanging from it with gold feathers attached to it. The top comes with teal bands wrapped around each arm with white and gold designs on them. Attached to each cuff is a gold band, while at the wrist are three ruffled white layers of material.
The skirt is a five-layer skirt. The band is dark blue with a tiny diamond design of red and gold. A pale gold bow is on the back, while hanging from it is a flap of light blue with pale gold detail shaped like flowers and diamonds. The thirst three layers of skirt are short tutu lined in gold; the top is white, the second is blue, and the last is a bright blueberry. The next layer is a blue pleat, and the bottom is a white petticoat with a band of teal inches from the bottom with a white and gold design.
As for the shoes, it's a dark blue pumps with gold design and heel tip. Comes with white and teal striped accessories on each leg with a white and gold design on each teal line. The cuff on the top and bottom is a gold piped line with white ruffled material sticking out of both ends.
On her hair is an accessory pearl badge with a gradience of violet and pale blue, lined by gold. Attached to it are two layers of gold feathers.
"Ah haa~ So cute!" Lampla and the Winged dinosaur squee.
"A dress that represents the clear water and blue sky. It's a dress that Mother Nature would love!" Lampla state the highlight of the dress.
"You look so cute, Saura!" Miku.
"Yes, that's right!" Blue.
"Thank you." Saura blush.
GRUMBLE~
A grumbling sound echo the room coming from Suzy's stomach.
"I'm so hungry."
"Oh, that's right! I made cookies! Would you like some?"
"Cookies? I never had one before." Suzy said. She's a dinosaur so the word cookie isn't familiar with her.
"You should try it! It's so delicious! Oh!" Saura then realized. "I left my them behind along with my basket."
"You mean... This?" Sleet said carrying it.
"Ah, yes! Thank you!" When Saura open it, she found it that it's empty. "There's gone! Oh, that's right, they must've been eaten all up already." She thought it must be from earlier the moment the other raptor and winged ones came before she and Miku met Blue.
"That's too bad." Suzy said.
"Oh, but I can still make more. But... Miku and I should probably go back home. Lady Erma must be worried."
"You're leaving already?" Blue.
"I'm sorry."
"Then, will you come and play again tomorrow. And maybe I'll get a taste of that so-called cookie." Suzy.
"M-me too!" Blue.
"Of course."
"In that case, allow me to show you the way." Sleet said.
Saura look confused when he grab her shoulder. She and Miku on her shoulder suddenly being surrounded by wind and instantly, they're in front of the Secret Garden's door.
"Wow!"
"Well then, good day to you. We'll be expecting to see you again tomorrow. Bye!" Sleet said his goodbye and dissappear instantly, surprising them once again.
(AT THE SECRET GARDEN'S TREEHOUSE)
At night time, Lampla and Sleet were conversing with each other about Saura.
"I'm glad we got to meet Princess Saura in a long time. She's so cute and beautiful now that she's grown." Lampla said.
"Yes, she is." Sleet agreed since it's been so long since her birth ceremony. "I'm glad she rescued Suzy. I was getting really worried when I couldn't find her. Not even my wind powers worked." He stroke the sleeping female Deinonychus' head.
"Yes. I'm glad for you too." Lampla smile.
"I'm looking forward to see her again tomorrow."
"Me too."
The two guardians of Wind and Grass can't wait for the next day to come.
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Here's the next chapter! Sorry for the wait!
In this chapter, Princess Saura met the 2 guardians of Dainason Kingdom, Lampla the Grass Guardian and Sleet the Wind Guardian. Hope you enjoy it!
Here I added more information about the Velociraptor siblings personality. Please tell me what you thought about them~
The new dress Saura's wearing comes from Pripara's Coco Flower Brand: The Palps Sky Country Coord. You can look into it if you don't know how it looks like. I don't own it!
I'm going to update each chapter every 2 weeks. Look forward to them!
Respond to Reviews:
HunterHQ
Here you have your answer who are the guardians of Secret Garden.
As for when Saura will encounter the Zombiesaurs, she'll meet them when she's a little older, around teenager age.
Well, about the Zombiesaurs being easily killed by smashing their heads, it's like the same for the human zombies. They also easily killed by the heads. However, since Zombiesaurs are dinosaur-type zombies, only dinosaurs can match their strength just like how the Velociraptor did even in their human forms since they're originally dinosaurs.
Thanks since my favorite princess story is Snow White. But instead of being awaken by a kiss of a True Love, this spell will be broken when the Kingdom is restored to its former glory.
You don't have to think about it much for now. Just enjoy reading this story first until the end and maybe some idea will come. Oh and I'm also looking forward to the Fossil League completion too!
Finally, yes... and no on the Meteor ending them part. I won't reveal any spoilers. Just keep reading and find out.