If darkstalker had been a better seer

Hey! So basically this is the scene where Darkstalker is defeated except through his POV and also he outsmarts the Jade Winglet and his mother. Feel free to correct any grammar mistakes.
I am changing a few things:
# Instead of the queen challenges being fights, it’s a little closer to the Rainwing way. There are 3 challenges. The first one is strength, they do fight but only until they can pin the opponent down for 10 seconds. The second is intelligence, they have to answer a few questions about the tribe they are challenging for (questions including history, abilities, lifestyle, etc.) the last challenge is just a vote. Each tribe member votes, and whoever gets more votes gets that challenge (Keep in mind animus magic) After all the challenges are completed the dragon with the most challenges won becomes ruler throne.
# There has been kings in Pyrrhia before (Ones that actually rule) sometimes a queen is the leader sometimes a king, sometimes a nonbinary dragon and sometimes it’s a partnership between mates.
# There is no Jade Mountain Prophecy (but editors can implement a new prophecy, as long as it's original) 
#There is no Skyfire or Protection Earrings (Turtle had to use his magic directly to end the Icewing Plague)
#Boa didn’t get rid of animus magic, and she is still making animus objects for Snowfall (until her eventual death <or if editors decide spell gets changed>)
#Darkstalker doesn't have his trust spell that makes people automatically like him. He does have his charm spell, but that just makes them find him charming, they are still fully capable of hating him.
here are a few things I’d like to point out:
# I actually don’t know who is going to win in the end, because anyone can edit this (for example, me editing this right now, is NOT the original creator of the AU, but I (call me Zel) will be watching this page for grievers, 
# This is all Darkstalker POV.
# I am not changing any ships (And I <Zel> am requesting nobody else does). I might add some for characters that don’t have a ship, but the ones that do stay. (It’s probably not very important because this is mostly just about Darkstalker but I still have to put that just in case.)
# If I get something related to timeline wrong, go ahead and fix it unless it’s major, then tell me about it and I’ll fix it.
# If you have any ideas PLEASE tell me.
# Quick statement about how Glory and Darkstalker get along, in case it’s confusing after the scene where they talk: they are friends but that doesn’t mean they are at peace. Kind of like Moon, they were friends and Moon tried to fix him but eventually she knew what she had to do to stop him. Please do not think that they’re a ship.
# IF the ‘good guys’ come up with a plan, and you don’t hear about it before they do it, remember that it’s from Darkstalkers POV and therefore you will only know what he knows. (**BUT HE HAS MIND READING SO KEEP THAT IN MIND TOO!**)
ok that’s basically it. Let’s start! 
== Part one: pretending ==
=== How it went ===
Darkstalker was sitting on a hill with his long lost mother, Moonwatcher, and her ‘friends’. Why does she need those friends? Wasn’t Darkstalker enough? Moon just wasn’t appreciative of him. The dragonets are currently trying to convince him that being a dragonet again is a good idea. Please, Darkstalker thought, laughing in his head. He had completely zoned out of the conversation but he knew it was going to be fine, he wasn't going to play into their games anyway.
Snapping back into reality, he heard Moon say “Darkstalker, please. It’s the right decision, but you have to decide that. It’s your choice.” Darkstalker gave her a look of disgust. “My choice?!” Darkstalker almost screeched. He couldn’t be a powerless dragonet. He had already been a dragonet, constantly feeling helpless. At least then he was an animus and knew that in the future, in his future he would be king and be the one telling them what to do, ruling over them. That’s the future he wants, and although he would never had admitted it to Clearsight, that was always going to be his future even if she longed for a simple life with a simple family.
Moon looked hurt. “Yes it is your decision, but if you don’t make the right one then we might have to make it for you.” She said, Qibli by her side. Oh, Qibli, why couldn’t he just have let Darkstalker make him an animus, what a good future but never very likely. He remenised. “So what’s there to decide? It’s either I do it your way, or you have me do it the 'right' way?” Darkstalker snapped.
"Ah, what was I thinking? Of course you want me gone, It's what you've always wanted since you met your 'friends', isn't it, Moon?" 
He picked up his twisted crown and set it back on his head. Its rightful placement. Moon looked like she was about to cry “Darkstalker, please. I know that you’ve been through a lot, but this is too much. You must miss everyone from two thousand years ago, but this is your chance to start over, be someone new, be someone happy. Please, just think about it.” Moon pleaded as Qibli wrapped his wing around her. Darkstalker sat there for a few seconds “Hmm, I've thought.” He answered.
Before he could argue about why it would be an awful idea, he was distracted by Kinkajou rudely commenting, “Oh great moons, this again,” Which was awful to say, especially to someone who would rule her. Well, maybe he could let the Rainwings keep Glory. The Rainwing queen cooperated and didn’t annoy Darkstalker too much, so he guessed she could be something like a sub-queen for when he was busy or didn't feel like doing his royal duties. 
That was when it hit him. He could be raised again as a dragonet, with his magic, memories, and mind reading hidden from them, but not himself. 
“Yes, I'll do it,” He said, trying to keep his breathing slow, “Under one condition, you don’t remember me as the villain, and realize I only ever had good intentions.” He said. Moon nodded and reluctantly her friends did the same. Darkstalker cast the spell, "Make me into a dragonet with my exact memories, animus magic, and mind reading, but remove other spells except this one."
About a year later
Darkstalker was with his mother, who was now going by the name of 'Hope'. If she wanted 'have hope' she should’ve accepted my offer and ruled with me. Now she’s just going to be another subject of mine Darkstalker thought and then hesitated Maybe I was a little harsh on her. She can still be good if I fix her with a few spells. Oh! What if I make her Clearsight? I need one since Fierceteeth ran away. She’s probably with that smoke-breather, Strongwings. Then he realized the next day was his hatching day. Wings above, how could I forget that tomorrow is my hatching day? I mean, not that it matters, I’m 'Peacemaker'. For now, at least. But I’ve got a plan. I can probably begin sometime soon.
He was interrupted by the sound of talons gradually getting closer to his room. He glanced at the door and saw his mother, beaming at him. “What you doin' Peacie?” She asked him in that voice dragons commonly used with young dragonets. Darkstalker had forgotten how annoying that voice was. “Dinking.” He responded in a squeaky voice he still couldn’t recognize as his own. He started pronouncing his thuh's as duh’s because his mother thought it was cute, which he knew from reading her mind. “About what?” He mother asked, a little bit of fear in her voice, probably scared that he could be Darkstalker.
“About my hatching day. When is it? Today was Swifttails hatching day and I can’t wait for mine!” Darkstalker/Peacemaker squeaked. It was a half truth, he was thinking about his hatching day. It had been almost a year since he became this dragonet, since then, Foeslayer had sent him to a school. Darkstalker hadn’t once attended this school, but his mother didn't need to know that. “Oh your hatching day? It’s soon. But that’s not important right now. You have a friend waiting for you outside.” His mother smiled brushing his head with her talons. A friend? Darkstalker thought, confused. He smiled at his mother and raced out of the room and through the door outside. 
Standing before him was Moonwatcher. “Hey D- Peacemaker!” She greeted. You still think of me, Moon. Darkstalker thought, trying not to laugh at Moons pathetic attempts to conceal a secret he had already known about. “Moony Moony makes me happy! Looks like a spoony, I- uh.. take a nappy!” Darkstalker sang as he went along. Moon laughed “How do I look like a spoon?” She laughed. “Because... hmm.... well your shiny scale next to your eye is silver and shiny like a spoon” he shrugged. “Fair enough.” Moon said. Darkstalker started walking besides her. “So how was school?” Moon asked. “Good,” Darkstalker responded, “but I still I could go to school with you!” He leaned his head on her shoulder and they kept walking. “Maybe you can next year? When it’s the new school year.” Moon suggested. “Really!?” Darkstalker cheered standing up straight. 
“Really.” Said a voice from behind them. Darkstalker spun around quickly to see Qibli. The last time Darkstalker has seen Qibli was about a month ago. Every time Qibli sees him he seems to be very cautious as if Darkstalker was going to crawl out of Peacemaker's scales and attack him. He was still nice enough though, not that it made up for declining his offer, but Darkstalker did end up deciding that when he was king he would keep Qibli alive. “Hi, Peacemaker!” He said, smiling down at 'Peacemaker'. Though in his mind Darkstalker could hear him thinking, "He looks like a normal, smiley dragonet. He looks happy. I think he’s safe.’ Oh yes. Peacemaker adores Qibli. 
“Qibli!” Darkstalker squeaked, hugging Qibli. He smiled and hugged 'Peacemaker' back. “I didn’t know you were coming here today.” Moon said, smiling, walking towards Qibli. He let go of Darkstalker and hugged Moon. Letting go, he said “Surprise!”
“Why did you come?” Darkstalker asked, not to keep his cover but because he was genuinely curious, causally he asked “Is it because of my hatching day? Mommy said it was soon.. Am I getting a surprise party?"
“No.. not exactly. I actually heard Moon was here and I wanted to talk to her.” He explained nicely to Darkstalker who nodded, innocently batting at Qibli's tail.
Looking at Moon, Qibli whispered “It’s about the visitor.. from the vision.” Darkstalker pretended not to hear and started chasing a butterfly. “Are they here? Now?” Moon asked, whispering, but noticeably panicked. Qibli nodded. “Hey Darkstalker I have to go.” Moon said to Darkstalker. “What did you call me?” Darkstalker asked, faking confused. “Nothing, Peacemaker.” Moon insisted, both her and Qibli looking worried. “No, you called me like, Nighddalder or someting.” Darkstalker said, intentionally saying his name wrong. “Oh, you mean Nighttalker?” Quibli asked "They're a Nightwing that goes to Jade Mountain. Moon, don’t you have history with them? That’s probably why.” Qibli was a good liar, Darkstalker would’ve fallen for it. That is if Darkstalker wasn't a good liar himself. 
“Sorry, bye Peacemaker!” Moon apologized, and waved goodbye. “Bye!” Quibli said as well. “Bye friends!” Darkstalker said happily. “Come back soon! I’ll make pie, and pick you strawberries!” “I can't wait!” Moon smiled. She glanced at Qibli who gave a reassuring look and they both flew off to Boa's Hut. Darkstalker knew perfectly well of the lost continent and the dragons who lived there, as he had read it from their minds when they were mulling over the prophecy.
== Starting the plan ==
=== 2 tribes down, 5 to go. Then pantala… ===
Darkstalker entered queen glory’s royal throne room with a grin spread across his face. “Hello Peacemaker. Pleasure seeing you here.” The queen said in a normal voice, not at all like the one his mother speaks to him with. Nobody knows what happened to Darkstalker except for the dragons who were there, and the queens of Phryria of course. Apparently the queens pet Nightwing did as well, because he was eyeing Darkstalker suspiciously, or maybe that’s just how he looked at dragonets. “Hi gwueen Glory!” Darkstalker squeaked. He wanted to keep his cover long enough to be super suspicious and scare the 'queen'. She was only a dragonet, and he deserved to be king.
"What brings you here today, Peacemaker?” Glory asked in a queenly voice. “I just wanted to talk. Is that ok?” Darkstalker asked giving her a look of innocence. “I assume you could stay until I need to be somewhere.” The queen nodded, looking at Deathbringer for his opinion. He had hesitated, but nodded before whispering something to the queen. “So I was thinking.” Darkstalker started, he was trying to use a dignified voice like the one he used to speak with but it just came out stupid. He continued “My name, Peacemaker. It’s such a good name. I heard that Nightwing momma's name their dragonets a name they want them to be. Like Deathbringer, who was born to murder.” Deathbringer looked down at his talons.
After a few seconds Darkstalker continued, now pacing “But my name, Peacemaker. Like my mother had planned me a peaceful life, like she want me to never achieve anything except for picking strawberries, baking pies, settling down raising a family- so forth.” He gave the queen a look “I wonder what she felt like on my hatching day. Speaking of my hatching day, when is it? I don’t know when I was born, and wings above, I don’t even know my age! I don’t know who my father was or where I came from or anything! My memories start with me standing on a hill with my mother!” He snarled the last sentence.
The queen sat in silence. Deathbringer put his wing in front of her. “Sorry that you can’t remember your dragonethood, but most dragons can’t remember anything until their a year old.” Deathbringer explained, still trying to stay nice. “So, you all know who I am right?” Darkstalker said, his own voice coming out of Peacemakers mouth. Deathbringer jumped in front of the queen and they both took a step back. “And what I can do?” Darkstalker continued, with the two of them cowering
“Where were we? Oh yes, so you both know I can get rid of this entire town with just a thought? And everyone in it?”
“What do you want?” Deathbringer snarled. 
“That’s no way to talk to your future king..” Darkstalker said picking him up by the tail. He glanced at the nightwing. “I like you. You're fierce enough. I’ll keep you, but for now I need to speak to Glory. Alone.”, and with that he telekinetically threw Deathbringer to the wall with animus magic, which knocked him unconscious by sheer force. Unsurprisingly, Glory tried to run over to where his body was, but Darkstalker froze her legs in place with a simple thought. 
"You sloth-eater!" Glory hissed, and immediately tried to spit venom in Darkstalker's eye.
So he simply froze the venom in the air. "You thought that would work?" He laughed. 
"Now, Glory, let's have a chat."
“You want the nightwings I suppose?” Glory hissed
"Oh you naive little dragonet. I'm going to become king of Phyrria, and Pantala."
"And what do you want with me?"
"Well, being monarch of two continents is quite a bit of work. I was thinking you could be a... Princess of sorts to Phyrria."
"Never!" She spat.
"Oh, Glory, I thought we were just starting to get along. Well, If you're sure, then you can always be in the quicksand with Mastermind." Darkstalker threatened.
(EDIT THIS TO ADD TO THE STORY!! KEEP IN MIND DARKSTALKER IS STILL THE SIZE OF A DRAGONET) 
=== Fighting with the queen of ice ===
Darkstalker kept quiet until after queen wasp was taken care of before deciding to takeover the icewings next. He decided he would keep them for 2 reasons: 1. Because he wanted his subjects to respect him, and 2. Figuring out a way to get rid of them is tiring. as he entered the ice kingdom he braced himself to be hit with an ice spear, He didn’t think it would hurt him, but it was made with animus magic so he couldn’t be too careful. The ice spear never even came. That’s odd Darkstalker thought, but he hadn’t seen the least of the weirdness. Where there used to be other dragons looking down on anyone outside of 2nd circle, there was dragons from any circle talking to each other, smiling. A small dragonet spotted Darkstalker and screamed. “ITS THE DARKSALKER HERE TO FINISH US!” Their mother screamed.
chaos, everywhere. screaming, panicking, running, and hiding. Darkstalker couldn’t see anything but white and blue crowding the sky. “Are you done?” Darkstalker said casually sitting down. He was responded with screaming. After several seconds the snow queen herself entered the courtyard. “What in phyri- OH MY GOSH! NOBODY PANICK!” She yelled. “Snowfall, YOU are panicking.” Said a dragonet, that Darkstalker knew from his visions as lynx. Lynx turned around, just now seeing Darkstalker. “And now so am I.” She said stepping back, wide eyes. “We need to talk your majesty. Do you have anywhere more quiet?” Darkstalker asked. “I suppose fighting you would be no use? ”snowfall shuttered. “Don’t go near her.” Said a guard. “I’m not here to hurt you, friend.” Darkstalker smiled.
him, snowfall, lynx, and 6 guards entered a throne room. Inside were 4 more guards. “Pretty, I like what you’ve done with the place.” Darkstalker said, uncomfortable with the silence. “Oh yes, my mother designed it. My mother queen glacier, ringing a bell?” Snowfall snarled. “Listen snowfall, I’m sorry about the plauge and the war. I was just so angry after what your tribe did to my mother.” Darkstalker apologized, only half meaning it, “that was 2000 years ago.” Lynx reminded him. “Yes, but for me it was only a few Moons.” Darkstalker pointed out.
“I’m sorry that the queen diamond was bad towards your mother,” snowfall started “but you were bad towards my mother and subjects. You might think you were avenging your mother but harming my tribe does absolutely nothing to queen diamond. So when it comes down to it, that was not revenge, it was an attack. I will not go to war with you, I can’t do that to my subjects and it’s impossible to defeat you anyway, but we are not at peace, you are not welcome in my territory, we can not talk, and you can not stay here.” Snowfall finished. Darkstalker changed into his smaller form.
”woahoah! big dude like small now.” Lynx narrated. “What is this?” Snowfall asked. “This is what I looked like the day I.. not died.. fell asleep.” Darkstalker explained. “I didn’t realize that you were so… young.” Snowfall hesitated. “Yes about the age you are now.” Darkstalker nodded. “Do you want my sympathy? Is that what this is about.” Snowfall asked him, with a confused look. “No of course not, I just wanted you to see why I did it. Imagine you are a 6 year old dragonet, your perfectly happy, you have great friends and a great life ahead of you. Then one day you figure out that your mother is dead… you find out who killed her, and all you want is your mother back but you can’t do that so you try and get revenge.” Darkstalker spoke, wording it in a way that applys to both him and snowfall.
“I dont have to imagine.. that is exactly what happened to me.” Snowfall said, partly to herself. “Yes so then you figure out that you can’t get revenge on the dragon who killed your mother so what do you do then?” Darkstalker asked. “I- I- I start hating the tribe. I guess I just hated feeling so helpless unable to avenge my mother so I took a different approach. I started a war, and even after their leader was gone and they had a good queen I still refused to forgive them. It wasn’t until I realized it wasn’t their fault that I forgave them.” Snowfall told him, it was only because of Darkstalkers charm spell that she admitted this though.
Darkstalker spoke again ”see snowfall-“ “queen snowfall.” The young queen interrupted. “Queen snowfall,” Darkstalker corrected himself “we are so simular, and therefor I know you must hate me more then a sandwing tail to the throat but I hope you understand why I was like that and that I changed.” Darkstalker continued, it was all true other than the ‘changing’ part. Darkstalker won’t ‘change’ until he gets the destiny he deserves. “So. You came here for a reason. It’s not for my forgiveness you don’t need that. So what is it?” Snowfall asked. “Your throne.” Darkstalker told her. “Nonnegotiable.” The queen glared at him. 
“I know. What about let’s say 50% of it?” Darkstalker offered. The queen tried to fake a thinking face but gave up and said “uh.. what?” “It’s a.. arrangement I worked out with queen glory. We co-exist as rulers. All the power you have now you keep, but I have it too. We make decisions together we rule together. You understand me snow?” Darkstalker explained. “Snow..” lynx whispered to herself, holding down laughter. Snowfall spoke again “So we’re queen and king? Not in that way.. but you know what I mean.” Darkstalker nodded. “What’s in it for me?” Snowfall asked. “You get 50% power over the icewings.” Darkstalker offered her. “I already have double that.” Snowfall reminded him. “And you’ll have none of it if you don’t agree.” Darkstalker told her. Defeated, snowfall took a deep breath and said “Fine. You have a deal.”
=== Sandwings and old friends ===
Darkstalker entered queen thorns castle. A few guards tried to stop him but he just gave them a ‘you wanna fight me?’ Look and kept walking. He was big again, but shrunk down to fit through the doors of the queens chambers. The sandwing queen, thorn, was standing on a balcony looking out, the door cracked open. “I’ve been expecting you.” She said turning around to face him. “Oh have you now?” Darkstalker raised his eyebrows. “Yea queen glory informed all the queens that your going around taking territories. You know I frankly don’t like the idea of ‘empathy links’ sounds really creepy. Just like hiding in the dark stalking people.” The queen tilted her head.
Darkstalker barked a laugh. “My mother named me hoping I would stalk the dark away.” He told her. “How’s that going for you?” Thorn snorted. “It would go better if SOME dragons just gave up and let me get my way! You see I’m not here to hurt anyone is it SO WRONG to want and rule phyria, make it a better place? Pantala too. All dragons. And for the record I-“ Darkstalker said, stopping himself before he started ranting again, and by the look on thorns face she didn’t care. “Is fighting considered better to you?” Thorn asked him. “No. In my kingdom there would be no fighting who is there to fight if everyone’s under one ruler? Maybe there won’t even be tribes eventually when everyone’s one tribe.. allwings hey that’s a catchy name. You see thorn? No more wars! No more fighting over who rules because it’s me forever! No more scrambling for territory because I can make an island with a single though. All you have to do is give me your throne.” 
“You know I can’t do that. My kingdom has been trying to get a queen for 20 years and just now got one, after all this they need time to get back to the way things were and I can’t Switch rulers on them again.” Thorn explained. “But if I’m king they will never switch rulers again.” Darkstalker reminded her “your daughter, sunny, has waited her whole life to meet her mother and now your too busy with queenly duties to get to know her. She’s safer as a friendly peace loving school owner than she is as a princess. And smolder, his entire life’s been tied in with royal drama and he just wants a simple life. Qibli, he wants to go back to that school but he won’t because he feels that he needs to be here for you. You see your getting all these dragons involved with your little make believe game and they all deserve a break. You deserve a break.” Darkstalker finished. 
“Speaking of Qibli..” said a voice from behind him. He spun around to see the sandwing. “Oh. Your here. Is Moon with you?” He asked Qibli hopefully. He really wanted to see Moon again but at the same time he was dreading it. “Yes Darkstalker I’m here.” Said Moon entering the room. The three of them exchanged glances. “Thorns a good queen and so is glory and snowfall you can’t just take their thrones.” Moon told him. “I’m sharing their thrones,” Darkstalker gave her a look. “Why would you bother? You can take over the whole kingdom with just a thought? Why are you playing nice?” Qibli asked making weird motion with his talons. “Because I’m not that type of dragon anymore!” Darkstalker yelled. 
suddenly silence nobody knew what to say. “If you changed then why are you doing this again?! Why couldn’t you just have stopped and lived a simple life as a dragonet?!” Moon yelled, tears shining through her eyes. 
“In case you haven’t realized I WAS ASLEEP FOR 2000 YEARS! I had everything and then I woke up and I had nothing! NOTHING! I find out that the dragon I cared for the most had put me asleep FOR 2000 YEARS! In my life I only cared about three dragons: fathom clearsight whiteout and my mother. Fathom enchanted a bracelet to get rid of me. Clearsight put the bracelet on and went and had so many kids she made her own tribe WITH ANOTHER GUY! Whiteout was scared of me and mother well I thought she died but she didn’t instead she came and ‘defeated’ me for the second time!” Darkstalker said letting all his anger out “Moon I had NOTHING! I was supposed to be king, it was always my destiny! DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME TOO?!” He finished breathing heavily. 
“Darkstalker I- I didn’t realize-“ Moon was crying. “That dosnt mean you kill and manipulate tons of innocent dragons.” Qibli said. “50%? That’s all you want?” Thorn asked. “Yes, that’s all I want.” Darkstalker told her though honestly he wanted everything. “Fine. It’s yours.” Thorn said looking down sadly at her talons. “Thorn no!” Qibli protested. “What choice do I have? If I don’t agree he’ll make me agree. I really do believe he has good intentions and maybe he will be a good king. Just no empathy link.” Thorn added. Darkstalker laughed. 
Moon looked up at Darkstalker “so your really back?” “I was never gone.” Darkstalker told her. “So why did you fake peacemaker for so long?” Qibli asked. “At first it was a trick. So you thought I was gone and you didn’t try and stop me- then I guess it was kinda nice.. having people actually like me. Don’t get me wrong I hated it and it was super annoying but i don’t know.. I guess it changed me. For the better. It was also super annoying I was going to wait longer but I just couldn’t take it!” Darkstalker grinned. Thorn and Qibli laughed, Moon didn’t. 
Darkstalker brushed his tail against Moons. “Things can’t ever be the same…” Moon said. “I know” Darkstalker responded. “After all you did-“ “I know..” “you tried to take over phyria.” “Yea I know..” “and your doing it again-“ “Moon” Darkstalker put his talons on her shoulders “relax. Everything will work out exactly how it’s supposed to in the end.” Moon looked down at her talons, Qibli putting his wing over her.
”i can’t trust you anymore.” She told Darkstalker. “I don’t trust myself anymore,” he shrugged. “Just for the record I never trusted you.” Thorn pointed out. “I never trusted you either.” Qibli added. “Thanks guys I get it! Not one sensible dragon trust me anymore! But it’s ok I’ll gain their trust back.” Darkstalker said, sure of himself. “For that you’d have to have their trust to start with.” Qibli pointed out, raising his eyebrows, “it’s going to be hard, everyone kinda hates you right now.” Qibli added. Darkstalker flinched. “Was i that bad?” Darkstalker said regretfully. “Yes.” Everyone agreed at the same time. “Then I’ll be that good! That evens it out,” Darkstalker said, mostly to himself “right?” 
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