The Dark Side Of The Moon

Written for WanderingRaven's Alternate Universe Fanfiction Contest.
What if Moonwatcher was raised on the volcanic island?
== Summary ==
Moon has never known her mother. All she knows is the walls of the room that she is imprisoned in, and the cold voice of Morrowseer and Battlewinner, who come to her so that she can read the minds of their enemies. They know of her prophetic abilites, but since all she has had are headaches and hallucinations, they don't care for them. Moon is sure that this will be the rest of her life.
Until she is told that both of the NightWings planned to be used for the fake prophecy are unsuitable, and that she, despite being too young, is a canidate to be the new NightWing in the prophecy. She will lead her tribe to greatness, she will help them take over the rainforest, she will finally get off this island.
And Moon will do anything to make sure that she is the one chosen.
== Prologue ==
Secretkeeper looked down at her beautiful dragonet. Her scales were so clean, not scuffed and dirty like the scales of all the dragons on the volcano. The silver scales on her wings shone in the dim rainforest light, and there were strange silver teardrops by her eyes. She looked up at her mother with eyes that were intelligent, perhaps too intelligent for a newborn dragonet. But to Secretkeeper, she was perfect; perfect in every way.
She sighed with happiness and curled up to sleep. Even the screams of Preyhunter did not awaken her. She only awoke when she realized the weight under her arm had gone, and as she rubbed her eyes open, she saw NightWings flying away with her baby, and, before she could cry out, felt a knife cut her throat.
== Chapter 1 ==
Moon looked down at the sleeping black dragon, forcing down the twinge of pity in her chest. Pity would just make his emotions stronger, and she couldn't afford that. But his sleeping was making her thoughts fuzzy, so she roughly shook him awake, and then went back to sitting above him, positioning her face into an aloof expression. 
He yawned, and his expression went from confused to instantly terrified when he saw Moon's face, which gave her a sick kind of pleasure. "Get up," she said, kicking him roughly. He winced, which annoyed her. What right did he have to wince, when his eyes shone so brightly(even if it was with fear) and his thoughts weren't dulled out and jaded like every other dragon on the island? 
"Who-who are you?" he asked. 
"I'm Moonwatcher," she said. "I'm your competion."
"What are you talking about?"
Could he really be that oblivious? Didn't he know what this was all about? "This is the competion. To choose who's going to be the dragonet of the prophecy."
"You were born on the brightest night too? You seem too young."
Moon inwardly groaned, but she'd known this was going to happen. She'd have to get used to defending herself, pretending she really was born on the right day. Not that it mattered, since the whole prophecy was fake anyway. "I'm just small for my age. I was, and I'm a mindreader, unlike you."
She actually hadn't meant it to be too harsh, but the dragon looked like his entire world had just crumbled around him. His thoughts were a panicked whirl of they know they know they know they're going to kick me out and hate me how did they find out i was so careful no no no no no.
Moon waited for a moment, but when his panic showed no signs of stopping, she came down from her perch. "What's wrong?" she asked. "I'm the only mindreader here anyway. It's not like your missing anything." In retrospect, that was technically giving up one of the NightWing secrets, but he'd find out soon enough anyway.
His thought... well, they didn't calm down exactly, but they moved from panicking to analyzing the room so that was progress? Maybe? She wasn't sure, it had been a long time since she'd had to hold an actual conversation with another dragon. Most of the time, she would just read the mind of whatever prisoner Morrowseer dragged in, and then he would leave again. Leaving her alone with the crushing voices. 
"Wait, what?" he said. "There's no mindreaders? Except you?" Is she lying? That's not what Morrowseer said. 
"Yep," Moon said. She was ready to be done with this conversation, and this dragon and his high-pitched thoughts in general. She was almost glad to feel the oppressive din of Morrowseers thought approaching. 
Almost. 
"Moonwatcher," he rumbled. Pathetic weaklings. "You and Starflight are coming with me."
Starflight fidgeted nervously, all the progress she'd made on slowing down his thoughts erased by two words from Morrrowseer. She tried to resist grabbing her head. The queen? What? But I'm going to think about all the things and then they'll know I hate their island and that Glory deserves to be in the prophecy and the RainWings are planning an attack and-- Stop thinking about all the things you don't want them to hear!
Moon grinned. This was going to be the easiest mind-interrogation ever. This guy was even easier than that one arrogant MudWing they'd brought in who was so sure his thoughts were more impenetrable than any other dragon. Starflight seemed to have no concept of how to block his thoughts at all. She'd just read them quickly for the queen, and then he'd leave--
Oh, no he wouldn't. She'd forgotten with how fuzzy Morrowseers thoughts always made her brain. As she walked after him, she wondered how she was going to stand both of their thought blaring into her brain every minute of the day. 
I'll just have to win quickly.
== Chapter 2 ==
Moon walked into the council chamber and was immediately thrust into the beginnings of a panic attack.
She was always overwhelmed, she was used to it. It was like a dull ache in the back of her mind. It never got better, but eventually it begame ordinary. Easy to overlook. 
But now there were 50 dragons right up in her face and all of their clashing thoughts were richoching through her brain and rising above it all was the shreeching din of Starflight's terror and she needed them to get away now.
She focused on Starflight's mind, as it got her away from the other thoughts, and slowly felt her thoughts fall back into place. Ugh! I can't believe I got that overwhelmed. I'm supposed to be better then this. They'll never let a dragon this weak be the dragonet of destiny. 
"Moonwatcher," said Morrowseer. He always referred to her by her full name, in a tone that made it clear just how deep his distaste for her ran. "What does he know about the RainWings and their plans?"
Moon reached out carefully into his mind, searching only his front thoughts. That was plenty. By the time she reached out, she knew that his friends were planning a RainWing invasion of the volcano. 
Hmmm, being dead or pleasing Morrowseer? Tough choice.
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