An Owl's Plight

Moon's characters: Starchaser, Owl, Bonfire, the guards
Disney's characters: Feather, Hatred, Finch, the other assassin (name revealed later in story: Teardrop ), unnamed animus (I will name her, I promise)
 - Self-Destruct Personality - Falling In Reverse - Dead! - My Chemical Romance
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=Prelude=
Owl sat upon her bejeweled throne, gazing out the large window. She was an older queen, and she wanted to ensure that the best heir would take up the throne. Or rather, the one who was most like her. My eldest daughter is too unlike me, she thought. I can't forsee her being a good queen. (Quite frankly, she found her eldest daughter annoying.)
Owl was also a cruel queen, and she didn't care if dragons got hurt for her to get her way. No, I absolutely will not ever give her the slightest chance to inherit the throne. Her mental voice paused for a moment. I'll assassinate her.
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Her eldest daughter, Feather, was a kind and beautiful dragon. She loved to read and was amazing at fighting.
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=Plotting=
I need someone to kill my daughter.
She can't become queen. She'll ruin everything.
Make it quick and seem like a tragic accident.
-H.M. Queen Owl of the SkyWings
Starchaser stared at the letter. Kill a princess? Something he'd never done before; it'd need precise strategy. But he knew it could be done with the help of his companion, Hatred.
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Hatred was sharpening a knife.
Feather was reading by a stream.
"Who's that from, Starchaser?" Hatred called.
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"Queen Owl wants us to kill her daughter!"
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"Really?" Hatred read the letter.
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"We've never had a task this major before," Starchaser said. "How are we gonna pull this off?"
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"We should find her alone to start."
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"Yeah, and find a way to sneak past the guards. We need an alibi, or a diversion of sorts."
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"Yeah..."
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"We could say we're sent by the queen for diplomatic reasons. A half-truth."
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"True... We can figure out her schedule and warm up to the princess," Hatred suggested. "Does it say when she needs her dead?"
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Star flipped over the letter. "Within a week."
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Star pulled out a scroll from his desk, a map of the SkyWing palace. "We can enter through here," he pointed to the main doorway, "and everyone will just assume we're just doing normal stuff. But the thing is, I have no idea where Princess Feather would be. We can't just sneak into her room, even if either of us knew where it is." He paused to think for a second. "Does she have any hobbies? Maybe she could be in the auditorium or the garden..."
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"Doesn't she like to read? Maybe the library or somewhere quiet? Even a stream or a pond or something like that," Hatred said.
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"True. Library, library... here! Not too far from the entrance. But there could be other dragons there. But a pond or a stream..." Star grabbed another map, showing the palace gardens. "A pond! Right here!"
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"And a stream feeds into it. Let's check the pond and stream first before going to the palace. We might have some luck," Hatred suggested.
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"You're right. Should we grab our things and get ready?"
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"Sure thing." Hatred started to get his stuff.
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Starchaser grabbed the maps and a dagger and shoved them into his neck pouch. "Are you ready?"
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"Just about." Hatred grabbed a couple daggers and his bow along with a quiver stocked with arrows.
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For good measure, Star grabbed a few smoke bombs before walking to the door. He spread his wings. "Let's fly."
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=The Assassination=
Hatred nodded, taking off after him.
Feather read.
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Starchaser soared through the air alongside Hatred, adrenaline coursing through his veins.
Owl sat on her throne, impatient.
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Hatred scanned the ground for any sights of the princess.
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Starchaser kept a close eye on the stream. Feather had to be there somewhere. The sun was starting to set, and it grew colder. Aha, there she is. Perfect. He motioned to Hatred.
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Hatred nodded.
Feather was leaned up against a tree enjoying a book. Her tail flicked the water every now and again. A sheathed sword leaned against the tree beside her.
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Starchaser glided down quietly and landed in the garden. There was no one else there other than him, Hatred, and Feather. He withdrew his dagger and nodded at Hatred.
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Hatred nodded and advanced on the princess.
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Owl gazed out her large window, noticing the assassins. She smiled menacingly.
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Feather looked up, spotting Hatred. She stood, reaching for her sword.
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Starchaser staggered back and quickly threw a smoke bomb. He leapt with his dagger and went for Feather's throat but missed.
Owl hissed.
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Feather rolled, coughing. She grabbed her sword, finding herself in the stream. Her eyes darted around fearfully.
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Starchaser tried to blink the smoke out of his eyes. He couldn't see.
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Feather slammed into him, attempting to pin him down.
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Star attempted to wriggle away.
Why is this taking so long? Owl thought impatiently.
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Feather snarled.
Hatred tackled her from the side, pinning her.
Feather roared, struggling.
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Star sliced her neck with his dagger, but the cut wasn't deep enough. She was squirming too much.
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Feather cried out in pain, her sea blue eyes widening in fear.
Hatred snarled.
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Star panicked. This wasn't how it was supposed to work. With a rush of adrenaline, he whapped Feather in the head with his tail. She was knocked out... he was pretty sure at least. "We need to hide her!" He didn't really know what he was doing.
Owl looked confused and angry.
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Feather collapsed.
"Where?" hatred asked, "Our place?"
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"Uh, yeah." Starchaser was starting to feel regret. He heaved Feather's body.
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=Unplanned Kidnapping=
Feather was limp.
Hatred helped.
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Star and Hatred flew back to their hideout with Feather's body.
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Hatred looked at him curiously.
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"What are we supposed to do with her?"
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"You gave the order." Hatred shrugged.
Feather twitched.
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Star stared at Feather. He felt like he couldn't kill her. Not now.
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Hatred looked at him. "Are you feeling... guilty?"
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Star paused. "...Yeah. She didn't deserve this."
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"What do you mean?" Hatred snapped. "You don't even know her!"
Feather stirred.
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"I don't know."
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Hatred growled.
Feather's eyes opened.
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Star stared.
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Feather looked at him, her blue eyes wide.
Hatred glared down at her.
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Star stared at Hatred. "Please don't kill her."
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Feather kicked out her leg, causing Hatred to collapse forward. She rolled over and stood swiftly, pinning Hatred, shoving his head into the ground. "Okay! Tell me who you are and what you want with me," she spat, smoke curling from her nostrils.
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Starchaser sat awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
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Hatred struggled. "Do something!"
Feather snarled, glaring at Star. "Well?"
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"Um, well, we were supposed to kill you..." He drifted off and tossed the letter from Owl at her instead.
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Feather read it, staggering back. "No..."
Hatred surged up, shoving her against a tree.
Feather struggled wildly.
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Something in Star wanted to stop Hatred. I've done this so many times, why is now different all of a sudden? He leapt over to Hatred and tried to pry him off Feather. "SHE LIVES!" Realizing he'd need some sort of justification, he added: "Perhaps she could be of use to us..."
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Hatred snarled, "How?"
Feather clutched her neck, but said where she was, glowering at Hatred
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"Perhaps she's smart... Owl doesn't seem that great." He was making this up on the spot.
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Hatred scoffed, "Or we could just get the job done"
Feather growled
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"No. This... this isn't a job. Not mine."
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Feather looked at him
"Then I'll finish it"
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"No!" Star whammed Hatred in the face with his tail.
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Hatred staggered back with a snarl
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"She lives."
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"Why is that? She's no use to anyone. She's not worth money or anything!" Hatred snarled
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"She's... she's a dragon. Like us."
=Untold Feelings=
"What?" Hatred spat
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"She has a life, a heart, an intellect... this is sappy. Jeez." Starchaser sighed. "What I'm saying is she has so much to lose. You don't have to do this."
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Feather glanced at the sky, her wings slowly inching out
Hatred laughed, "Oh so now you are feeling guilt? After all those dragons we've killed?"
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Star didn't say anything and just stared down at his talons.
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"Or is it something more?"
Feather shot into the sky
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"I..." Is it? Star stared up at Feather as she flew into the air.
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Hatred snarled and shot after her
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Feather shot towards the palace, heart pounding
A dark shape slammed into her, causing Feather to fall towards the ground
She caught herself just intime, hovering with a snarl
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Owl summoned one of her soldiers. "I want you to search the grounds for Feather's body."
The soldier flew off the balcony, obeying the queen's orders.
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"Oh, a pretty princess." the dragon laughed, "There's a huge bounty on your head." she grinned
Hatred looked at the two from the ground
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"Another assassin? Let's follow them."
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Feather drew her sword with a snarl, "Come and get it!" she spat
The other dragon grinned, "Oh ho ho. Spunky are we? Very well"
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Starchaser leapt into the air and flew over to Feather and the other assassin. "Who are you? What are you doing?"
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"This doesn't concern you, NightWing" the dragon snarled
Feather growled. She chucked a disk at the dragon
She dodged, flying at Feather in anger
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"Leave her alone!" Starchaser lunged at the other dragon.
The SkyWing soldier scanned the grounds and found nothing.
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The other dragon had drawn her sword. She slashed at Feather
Feather blocked it with her own, kicking the dragon back. She tackled her mid-air and shoved her towards the ground
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Starchaser bit the other dragon's tail.
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She yelped, slamming into Starchaser.
Feather snarled, "Get away from him!" she blasted fire at the bounty hunter
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Starchaser fell to the ground with a thud. Ow, he thought. He already felt sore. He tried to claw at the other assassin.
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She grabbed his neck with a grin, "Say bye-bye"
Feather slammed into her, knocking her away. She shoved the dragon into a tree, sword tip at her throat
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Starchaser coughed, trying to get up.
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Hatred helped him up
Feather snarled, "Alright then. Start talking or we'll see how tough you really are"
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