The Truthfinders

The Truthfinders is a sequel to The Peacemakers.
Fanfiction by Rain the FanWing, Sbyman, and Jos98ie. Cover art by Jos98ie.
==Prologue ==
Penguin
Penguin smiled at the air. Farflight sat across from him, enjoying her delicious meal of, what was it? He asked her, "Whatcha eating?"
She laughed and replied, "Sloth. Firefly would hate me if she knew, so don't tell her."
Penguin chuckled, and dug into his meal of polar bear. My parents would be outraged, he thought. They would yell, "Free food! Free food is for wimps!"
He began to daydream of a future with Farflight. Sitting side by side, a egg beside them, the egg cracking, them crying out in surprise and happiness...
Suddenly, the world below him began to shake. He heard a terrifying voice growl.
It said, "The twist of Mud and Fire will die, she will die," over and over again.
Penguin couldn't take it, it felt like it was going on forever, and would never stop, so he thought, I enchant the voice of the creepy dragon to leave me alone. Then he thought, I enchant the dragon to be unable to hurt Farflight. He hated to use his magic, but to protect Farflight, he would do anything. Anything at all.
==Chapter One==
Mirrorglass
2 days later...
Mirror sat in the sleeping cave, thinking about what had happened only a month ago. Terrible things had happened, but good things had too. Her sister had met the love of her life, she had made lifelong friends, and she met not one but two animi!
But she had a nagging feeling that something bad was going to happen. She couldn't shake it, and she hated it.
She decided to distract herself by reading a book in the library. She walked in, said hello to her mother, and browsed the shelves. She finally found a book that looked interesting. The title read, "Dragon birth defects and genetic differences."
Looks interesting, she thought. She flipped to Part 3, about NightWings. She found a page about her sister's thing, larger wings than normal.
She read it, and it said,
"A NightWing with extra-large wings usually happens for one of two reasons.
1. They are even slightly SkyWing.
2. They have the wings of one parent combined with a small piece of the wing of the other parent."
Mirror pondered this, and then flipped back to the table of contents. She flipped to Part 8, all tribes. She found animus magic, and the book itself was animus-enchanted to keep up-to-date, so it had a list of current animus dragons. She read through, but her eye was caught on a single animus dragon. It sent shivers down her spine. The name was not listed. It simply said, "Dragon out for revenge."
==Chapter Two==
Wayfarer
Every single night since the defeat of Darkstalker, he would haunt her dreams.
The same nightmare replayed in her mind, over and over. It was more horrible than what had actually happed. It was more vivid and frightening. More real in a way.
Wayfarer saw Valtameri coughing up blood as Darkstalker gave her the silver wristband. His awful commands played in her mind, only they seemed more sinister and evil every time. She would attack Mirrorglass, and the rest of her friends without a second thought, as Darkstalker watched her with his steely glare.
After everyone was dead, Wayfarer would approach Darkstalker, and he would say something so chilling that it haunted her every day.
"You're the perfect weapon, Wayfarer."
And then, she would wake up with her scales sticky with sweat, her fists clenched.
Even though she knew it was a nightmare, it seemed to mean something. Something dreadful.
"Hey Wayfarer! Good morning!" A familiar voice whisked Wayfarer into reality, as she turned around.
Good morning, Valtameri. Wayfarer flashed, happy to see her sister. The slate that she usually wore was strung around her neck with a glittering chain. It was due for a cleaning, Wayfarer remembered as her sister stepped up to her.
"Sleep good?" Val asked, wrapping a wing around her. Wayfarer nodded, even though that was a lie. It felt weird, keeping a secret from her sister. In fact nobody knew about her nightmares except her. She wanted to tell her sister, her mother, her friends. But something inside her kept her from doing it. She figured that it was best to just not trouble them with it.
"Hey Valtameri! Hey Wayfarer!" An IceWing stepped around the corner, his blue eyes glittering.
"Hey Penguin!" Val squealed, waving her talon, as Wayfarer mimicked the gesture. Walking beside him was what appeared to be a MudWing, due to his brown and grey scales. When Wayfarer looked closer, she saw that he was actually a SeaWing.
"H-hi. I'm Duck." He said, wavjng back to the sisters.
"Are... are you a hybrid?" Val asked, looking at his scales.
"No. I'm just a plain SeaWing." He said, flashing his scales as if to prove it. Wayfarer smiled, as Duck's gaze landed on her. It felt warm and comforting, his emerald green eyes sparkling as their eyes were locked together.
"Hey Penguin, remember that scroll I wanted to show you and Farflight?" Val asked, as Penguin nodded.
"Let's get her and go to the library!" The IceWing said, as the two left. Wayfarer paid no attention to her sister or the IceWing, as she looked at duck.
"So... uh, what's your name?" He asked, as Wayfarer reached instinctively to her slate. She wrote her name in the rough surface, then showed it to him. He seemed confused for a moment. She pulled it back and wrote something else.
I can't speak.
"Oh-uh, okay then." Duck stuttered, his gaze drifting across the room.
Can you understand Aquatic? She wrote, as she tucked her wings into her side.
"Uh, yea." He said. He paused for a moment, and then flashed a short sequence.
Does this make for a better conversation? He asked, as Wayfarer nodded.
Suddenly, the sound of a gong resonated through the hallways. Five minute warning for students who needed to get to class.
See you later. Wayfarer flashed, before quickly slipping around him, racing towards her classroom.
Yet it seemed, for the minute she spent with Duck, she had forgotten about her nightmares.
== Chapter Three ==
Mahogany 
Mahogany had been tired all morning, staying up countless nights, trying to figure out the possibilities. It all came to a dead end. She knew she'd been causing herself and Mirrorglass less sleep then dragons should get, but Mahogany had to find out, before she became the bait.
Once again, the idea wiggled around in her head. Should I tell them about the letter? They'd help, right? Mahogany shook her head, That's the problem, they'd try to step in, I'll just keep quiet and act normal, maybe it was just a harmless threat, what power does the villain have? Mahogany straightened, and walked out the door.
A bell rang three times down the hall, and Mahogany realized she was late for her winglet's class. She stumbled in, looking a bit more tired then she'd intended to. Her focus was slightly fuzzy, but she could see Wayfarer, Mirrorglass, Firefly, an IceWing, a SandWing and a- SkyWing? Hadn't the SkyWing died? Now that she looked a little closer, it looked like that SkyWing who'd died, in fact, he was. Carmine was somehow alive.
Mahogany realized he was a little transparent, which made her focus blur again, she must be having a dream.
"Mahogany?" a voice asked. Her head was spinning, but she refused to faint, she would not.
"S-Sorry." Mahogany said, her voice shaking a bit. "I'm fine, what did I miss?" Tsunami was at the front desk, looking strangely at her. "Nothing, we just started." Tsunami said, "So, introduce yourselves? How bout we start with you Mahogany?"
"O-Okay," She said, looking around, "I'm Mahogany, I count as your MudWing? Though I-I'm a hybrid." She could barely focus. "Uh, I like-" Her mind went blank, "Uhm. I dunno." She sat down, wanting to slap herself in the face.
Tsunami talked and other dragons talked- it went into a blur. She felt a small prick, but ignored it. Mahogany closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
==Chapter Four==
Mirrorglass
Mirror heard her name, and walked up to the front.
She said, as confidently as she could, "I'm Mirrorglass. As you can see, I'm a NightWing. My sister's name is Farflight. I love to read and have fun."
Tsunami grumbled, "Daughter of Starflight, alright." She looked at Mirror. "Sit down," she said, then called out, "Firefly!"
Mirror watched with interest, wondering what Firefly would say to get attention.
"I'm Princess Firefly!" she announced. Mirror shook her head in amusement. Firefly loves being the center of attention, she thought.
Firefly continued, "I don't have aaaany siblings better than me so my parents give me lots of attention. I like beating up bad things."
Tsunami rolled her eyes and muttered, "Glory, what have you created." Mirror cocked her head, but Firefly appeared to have not heard.
Tsunami called up some other students, but Mirror blocked out the sound. Her mind was set on two things. One, eating. She was starving. But most of all, two, finding out who that mysterious animus dragon was. And trying not to let them hurt her. Or her friends. That was most important.
Suddenly, the dragon next to her said, "Hey." She looked at him. He was a yellow RainWing. "Luck," he said. "You?"
It was luck that he sat down next to me, she thought, laughing to herself. "M-Mirrorglass. But I go by Mirror."
"Mirror it is," he replied. She smiled shyly. Something about him was just so... charming.
==Chapter Five==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer was staring at Carmine for most of the time. His faint glow seemed unearthly. It sent a chill down her spine. This is Darkstalker's doing. Or at least the one who brought him back.
"Alright, your turn Wayfarer... oh, right." Tsunami started, as Wayfarer felt her face heat up with embarrassment. She hated it when any dragon messed up and forgot that she was mute. My own mother.
Carmine shot her a look of confusion, as his orange eyes flickered like flames. Wayfarer turned down to face her talons, as she tucked her wings close into her side.
"Let's start class now, and get this thing done and over with." Tsunami said, as Wayfarer glanced back up. "Everyone pull out your scrolls on Phyrrian history. We will start the year by covering the SandWing Succession War." Wayfarer detected a slight tone to her voice that indicated annoyance.
The class dragged on slowly, as Wayfarer's mind wandered away from Tsunami's rants. She kept thinking about Carmine, Darkstalker, her nightmares, and... Duck. Why him, of all dragons?
Her gaze drifted to Sunside, who was slumped on the floor. Did she fall asleep?
Wayfarer suddenly felt a prick in her side. She turned around, and saw something had hit her.
A dart. A sleeping dart. Wayfarer realized, just before she suddenly collapsed onto the floor, as the world dipped into a silent, foggy darkness.
...
Wayfarer groaned, as she opened her eyes. She was in the Healer's cave, laying on a mattress of leaves. She glanced around, as her clouded vision faded bavk to normal. It seemed like her whole winglet was there.
That's because they are.
Well, almost.
Mahogany was gone.
== Chapter Six ==
Mahogany 
Mahogany yawned, blinking. Or, at least, she tried to. Something covered her mouth and eyes. "Mwarrkk." Came out instead, Mahogany tried to bite at the cloth over her face, but it made her drowsy, and her eyes stung with pain. "OMW!" Mahogany said, muffled. 
"Lookit her, lookit!" A cackling voice suddenly said, "She's trying to talk- OW!" It sounded as if someone had just kicked the maniac in the shins.
"Are we sure we should be doing this? They'll bring her back, r-r-right? What are they going to do with her?" A deeper, softer voice said.
"None of your buisness!" The cackling voice said. "You want to see your father, don't you?" 
"W-Well, y-yes but-" The second voice started. "But nothing!" The first one replied, "C'mon, we gotta go."
"Wait, she's awake." He said, pausing. She felt the cloth press down, and darkness came again.
After what seemed like hours, she finally felt daylight on her scales, and by the soothing beat of wings, she could tell they were flying. Mahogany hoped she'd open her eyes, and it would all be a bad dream, but when she opened them, a thin scratchy darkness that was surely the cloth blocked her view.
She tried to breath fire into the cloth, maybe make it explode, and startle the dragons. But when she did, a strange smell, sickly sweet, filled her lungs, and no fire came out, only what seemed endless coughing, and more of the smell each breath in. 
"Ah, you've discovered the wonders of Brightsting cactus smoke." A voice called, it seemed far away, but she could tell it was from the dragon carrying her. "Cook a cactus to ashes. Mix the ashes with a rare flower found only in the Mud Kingdom, yet sold for no price at all." Mahogany could tell this dragon was a SandWing.
"It's better to just go back to sleep." The cackly voice called. "There's no one who can stop us, and you'll pay for a hefty price, if SandWing here keeps his promise."
It sounded as if the SandWing was gritting his teeth. "I will. You'll get everything you deserve. Just like this dragonet."
The last laugh of the cackling dragon echoed in her head, as she fell back into the sickly sweet smell, and darkness fell.
==Chapter Seven==
Mirrorglass
Mirror stared around the room. Where could Mahogany be? she thought. She felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Luck.
"Is the hybrid that is missing your friend?" the RainWing asked. She nodded. He looked at her sympathetically.
Firefly was running around, yelling, "Mahogany! Mahogany!"
Well, she's not hurt, thought Mirror.
Suddenly, blurry pictures clouded her vision.
She opened her mouth and said, zombie-like,
"A darkness is stirring,
A darkness anew
A darkness is spreading,
One no one knew
 
Peace may have lasted for a while,
But peace cannot last all the while.
A MudWing's pure,
A SandWing's strife
May lead the prophecy awry
 
And unless you find the prophet
And he leads you through the sky
Then it is very certain
The Mud and Fire will die."
Her classmates gawped. And then she slumped on the floor, asleep.
==Chapter Eight==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer felt her heart pounding, as a healer walked over to Mirror.
"What in the moons just happened?" Firefly asked. Wayfarer responded with a shrug, as Sunside stepped up to them.
"This is cool!" The SandWing said, smiling.
"Cool?" Firefly shouted, as a few dragons turned their heads to her. "Mahogany is missing, Mirror is knocked out, and all you have to say is cool?!" Wayfarer stepped away from the hybrid, as her wing brushed against something. She jumped away, only to find that it was Duck.
"Oh, hello!" He said, smiling at Wayfarer. Her sky blue scales grew warm, as she tried to piece together words.
Hi. She flashed nervously, as the discolored SeaWing glanced at her, confused.
"Are you okay?" He asked. Does it look like I'm okay? She thought to herself, as she stepped back.
"Everyone, get back to class." The healer instructed. Wayfarer turned to Mirror for a second. Firefly and Duck remained at her side. Mirrorglass shuddered, and her eyes popped open.
"Stay..." She said drowzily, before her eyes closed again.
"What was that?" Duck asked.
"She's a moonborn." Firefly reminded him.
Suddenly, Wayfarer got an idea. She scribbled something down on her slate, as Firefly and Duck watched anxiously.
The prophet could be Futureknower. She wrote.
"Futureknower? Who?" Firefly asked, confusion evident on her face.
"He's a Nightwing. Famous for giving prophecies. They say he lives in a hut at the edge of the rainforest and the desert." Duck explained as the hybrid nodded. "Many dragons seek advice from him. Maybe he knows where Mahogany is." Wayfarer nodded in agreement.
"Then we need to find him!" Firefly declared.
== Chapter Nine ==
Mahogany 
Mahogany blinked- realizing nothing was blocking her view. Thick chains were wrapped around her arms and legs. The sickly sweet scent still hung in the air, but it wasn't stinging her eyes anymore, or blocking her view.
"H-Hello?" Mahogany asked into the darkness, surprised at how scratchy her voice sounded, and how much strength she'd pulled up to speak. Her words echoed back, and Mahogany took a look at her surroundings.
She was in a small room with stone walls and floors. Spears of rock hung from the ceiling, and iron bars crisscrossed across the entry- or in her case, exit. A simple pair of blankets lay next to her, dry- but not warm. She could only see shadows beyond the bars.
The shadows rippled, and a MudWing stepped out of them, looking to be only a bit older than her. His scales were amber fading to tan, with specks of dark brown scattered on his face. His eyes were blue- unusual for MudWings. "Hello." He said, his voice sounding familiar.
In fact, he looked familiar too. She'd seen him around Jade Mountain Academy. Mahogany tried to remember all the MudWings the enroll scroll had listed. She'd met most of them. Muck? Bull? Mahogany studied him closely. "Mudpuppy?" She said, Mahogany hadn't seen most of the MudWings, she'd been too busy with her own winglet, and trying to save the world.
The MudWing dragonet seemed startled. "How do you know my name?" He asked, a hint of fear in his voice.
Mahogany shrugged, "I memorized the student list, happens when you're daughter of a Dragonet of Destiny, and a fiery mother." Mudpuppy's eyes widened. "You're the daughter of Clay and Peril?"
"Uh, yes?" Mahogany said, confused. And then realized she should be mad at him right now. "Shouldn't you research before you kidnap someone?" She spat. Mudpuppy looked guiltily down.
"I'm really sorry- But in my defense, I'm doing this for my parents, plus, they probably won't even hurt you. I-I mean..." He dropped quiet. "I shouldn't try to defend myself, I know what I'm doing is terrible."
"Then let me go!" Mahogany growled. She wanted to rip off his stupid face. Mudpuppy really did look sorry, so she tried a friendlier approach. "What do you mean your parents?" She asked.
Mudpuppy backed away. "I'm not supposed to talk to you, he said you'd try to convince me to let you go- o-or something." He disappeared back into the shadows.
"Who said?" Mahogany yelled. "Who's he??" But he didn't reply, the only voice she heard was her own, as she yelled at the walls, and listened to them echo.
"Is this my life now? Am I going to be here forever?" Nobody answered.
Nobody at all.
== Chapter Ten ==
Mirrorglass
Mirror had finally woken up. She agreed with Wayfarer and Firefly. They needed to find Futureknower, "The prophet."
Mirror ran to the library. She saw Fatespeaker.
"Mom, we need to find Futureknower. Mahogany's been taken!"
Fatespeaker sighed. "I hate myself for saying this, but yes, as long as you drag along your sister and that IceWing, Penguin. See if Wayfarer can bring Valtemeri along."
Mirrorglass nodded, and skedaddled out of there before her mother could change her mind. She found Farflight and Penguin, and Farflight agreed quickly. Mahogany had saved Mirror's life, and Mirror figured Far wanted to repay her.
She returned back at the infirmary, and outside was Luck.
"What are you doing here?" asked Farflight. "And who are you?"
Luck said matter-of-factly, "I'm Luck. And I'm here to help you find Mirror's friend. Mahogany." Mirror cringed. This was so awkward.
Eventually, they had a team. Wayfarer had dragged out Val, and Duck had tagged along. So Luck, Penguin, Farflight, Valtemeri, Wayfarer, Mirror and Firefly flew off in an attempt to find Futureknower.
2 days later, they finally came upon a hut. Mirror went to knock, but then Way stepped forward. She knocked, and a voice was heard through the door. Two words.
"Go away," said Futureknower.
==Chapter Eleven==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer stepped back from the tall, looming door. Perfect. He dosn't want to see us.
"Uh, excuse me, but we need some help." Penguin said, as Mirror facetaloned. The door swung open a crack, as a beady eye peeked out. His gaze landed on her, a glint of hatred in his eye. Then, the jewel embedded door was thrust wide open.
"Oh! I've been expecting you! But.. there are more of you than I thought. And where's the other hybrid?" He asked. Wayfarer felt small by the huge, hulking, midnight black dragon. Futureknower had all sorts of jewelry, making him seem more intimidating and powerful. One thing that caught her eye was an icy blue earring.
"E-expecting us?" Firefly asked nervously.
"I had a vision. Now come inside." He demanded, as the group followed him inside. He had them sit down in what appeared to be a central space.
"So... uh, you saw us in a vision?" Mirrorglass asked.
"I saw you three." He said, gesturing to Wayfarer, Firefly, and Mirror. "And a mud/sky hybrid." Wayfarer shot her friends a nervous look. She turned back to the hulking dragon, as she felt a wing wrap around her. It was her sister.
"Don't worry." She whispered. "I'm just as scared." Wayfarer nodded, as she leaned into her sister.
"You three, and the hybrid, are actually part of a prophecy." He said, as he stood up. He began walking to his desk. He picked up a scroll, and lay it down on the floor. Wayfarer felt Valtameri's heartbeat speed up, as if she was scared. Valtameri had never been scared in her life, as far as she remembered.
"Prophecy?" Duck asked, which Wayfarer noticed was on her other side. Was it her imagination, or did Valtameri give him a glare?
"Yes. One you may have heard before. Some may know it as The Futureknower's Prophecy." He said, as gasps filled the room.
"What... you mean, the famous one everyone was talking about?" Firefly asked, as her wings flared.
Prophecy? THE prophecy?
And I'm a part of it?
== Chapter Twelve ==
Mahogany
Mudpuppy had visited a bit since the first time, mostly to give her food. When he did, it was a one-sided conversation. Either she asked him questions and he didn't answer, or he made small talk, and she didn't answer. Mahogany felt like her wings were going to numb.
Her firebreath didn't work, it was too cold in the cave to breathe any. Mahogany had torn up her blankets in frustation the first night, which turned out to be not that useful. The air was hard to inhale- it was filled with ash, and summoned coughs when she did.
Mahogany lay on the dusty floor, cold numbing her body. "Mudpuppy?" She called, "Anybody?" A shuffling of talons came from the shadows, and a dusty white dragon came out, his back covered with black spots, and red spots over his eyes, he looked pretty bizzare, the end of his tail was split into three barbs, expect- they didn't have stingers. So basically just little balls.
"Who are you?" Mahogany asked, coughing. "Who are you?" He mimicked, "I'm The Jester of course- What do you mean about Mudpuppy? I thought you didn't know eachother."
Mahogany felt a weird urge to defend Mudpuppy from punishment for coming down here. "I was guessing, I've memorized the students, and- uh, I thought I reconginzed his voice- and-and-" The Jester held up a finger. "He came down here, didn't he, and talked to you?"
Mahogany's expression gave it away. "ROTTEN SLIMY BALL OF MUD!" He screeched. "I'll hang his head if I have to... Stupid MudWing... Could've done it..." He muttered.
"Anyway, I've come down here to tell you, Mr. SandWing has finally decided to cash in payment. You're leaving for Mr. SandWing tomorrow, and you're expect to be well fed or whatever. Anyway, food." He threw an apple through the bars, straight at Mahogany's head.
The Jester disappeared back into the shadows. And Mahogany was left in a cold cage with a apple and the tattered remains of a blanket.
==Chapter Thirteen==
Mirrorglass
This was big. She was in a prophecy.
"W-what about mine?" she asked nervously.
"You gave a prophecy?" Futureknower asked.
"Y-yes"
"Well, I believe ours must be connected. Both part of a mighty Prophecy of Evil. A prophecy feared." Mirror visibly shook at this. She caught sympathetic looks from Wayfarer and the rest of her team.
"I shall begin with mine. From a vision long ago. That was a vision by Moonwatcher. A prophecy arrives again. This one," he said. Mirror nodded in understanding.
Futureknower continued, "Four dragons-no other" then stopped. He looked at Farflight, Penguin, Duck, Luck and Val. "Which means you need to leave."
"No!" cried Mirror. "I want Farflight to stay!"
But Farflight said, "Listen to him Mirror. He knows what he is saying." And she flew away, the other unwanted dragons on her tail. Mirror glared at Futureknower.
But he continued, "To bring Pyrrhia to amends meaning your purpose. It was peaceful under a long-lost rein, but darkness is buried in Pyrrhia, a darkness some forgot. Peacemaker becoming evil, blah blah. There is more but... A twist of mud and fire, an egg of royal blood, a dragon given from the stars, and one that flickers above are you four."
A couple minutes later...
"Now, we decode yours," Futureknower said. "I believe it is the darker part of the prophecy. Please recite it. In groups I can decode."
Mirror took a deep breath and said, "A darkness is stirring, a darkness anew, a darkness is spreading, one no one knew,"
Futureknower said, after a moment of thought, "The new evil."
Mirror shivered and continued, "Peace may have lasted for a while, but peace cannot last all the while,"
Futureknower said, "Ominous, a warning of sorts."
Mirror said, "A MudWing's pure, a SandWing's strife,"
"Hmh?" Futureknower paused, almost alarmed. "Uh- I had a... vision about that, carry on..."
"May lead the prophecy awry,"
"Yikes, continue."
"And unless you find the prophet- who is you, and he leads you through the sky,"
"I have to leave? What will happen if I don't? Explain."
"Then it is very certain, the Mud and Fire will die."
Futureknower looked shocked, and replied, "That is why the other hybrid isn't here. She must have been captured. Fine, I will leave. For the Prophecy!"
Suddenly, Mirror found herself answering, "For the Prophecy!"
Futureknower said, "Your friend will die. Unless we hurry. Her captor is taking- or already has- her to..."
"Where?" Mirrorglass asked, curious, nervous, and scared all at the same time.
"The old and destroyed Night Kingdom."
==Chapter Fourteen==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer had heard stories about the old night kingdom. It sounded terrible. I'm glad that I live in the sea kingdom. 
Wayfarer longed for her sister to come back, for her to go with her. Or Duck. Why do I want Duck? We barley know each other. Wayfarer pushed any thoughts of him to the back of her mind, as she stepped outside.
"So, we get to save the world!?" Firefly asked, smiling.
"I suppose so." The coal-black dragon said, as he spread his massive wings. The earring on his ear caught the light, as Wayfarer wondered what precious jewel it was made from, as she took off into the sky.
"So... where do we go?" Mirror asked, as she hovered beside Futureknower.
"Hmm... I have a vision th shows us flying there... this way." He said, as he started flying south.
If he's a NightWing who's this old, shouldn't he know where to go without needing a vision? Way wondered, as she felt a gust of air from his wingbeats knock her off her balance.
"What's with the SeaWing? She's awfully quiet, wouldn't you say?" Futureknower asked, as his icy gaze pierced into her. It seemed full of both hatred, and cutiosity.
"She's mute." A voice said, as Wayfarer turned around. It was Valtameri, glaring back at the NightWing.
"I thought I told you to leave." He growled, as Valtameri flew closer to Wayfarer's side.
"Either I stay with my sister, or she leaves with me." She demanded.
"I want to stay too." Farflight said, who Wayfarer did not notice before.
"The prophecy calls for Four dragonets, no other." He said, his eyes glinting with hatred.
"Oh yea? Then how come you only have three?" Valtameri asked, as everyone else remained speechless. Futureknower flew up to her, teeth bared.
"You're not so tough. If you're trying to pick a fight, you'll lose." He snarled, as Valtameri lunged towards him.
"How tough are you without all of this sparkly treasure?" She asked mockingly, as she reached for his earring first.
"D-don't touch that!" He screamed, as Valtameri ripped it off. Instantly, the huge, lumbering dragon started to shrink, his scales changing. They became a dark red, and his many bands, bracelets, and necklaces became loose. Wayfarer watched in awe as she now stared at a dragon, who seemed only a few years older than her.
He was an obvoius hybrid, with mixed features of NightWings and Skywings.
"You..." he started, in a voice less deep and menacing. "Give it back."
==Chapter Fifteen==
Mahogany
Mahogany yawned, pulling the biggest scrap of the blanket over herself. She felt like something more than the cold had awakened her- It felt more like a light tap on the shoulder. She blinked, and looked up, meeting sparkling blue eyes. "ACK!" She yelped, jumping from her makeshift bed, and hissing.
It was Mudpuppy, his talons shifting nervously. Mahogany could tell it was rather late in the night. "What the moons are you doing here?" Mahogany yelped in a loud whisper. He looked rather hesitant in answering.
"I-I've come to get you out of here." He whispered back, "I can't let this happen." Mahogany was surprised. "Really? This isn't a trick?" He shook his head, "It's not a trick, c'mon."
The bars were unlocked, and they crept out of the cell, each noise making Mahogany want to leap back into the cell. Mahogany recalled a threat directed to Mudpuppy when she was kidnapped, "What about your father?" Mahogany asked,
Mudpuppy stayed quiet for a while, almost enough for Mahogany to repeat it. "I don't know." He finally answered. "All that matters is getting you out of here right now." They both stayed quiet after that.
Mudpuppy peeked around a corner, where a door stood. "There's the exit, c'mon." Mahogany followed him to the door, and he pried it open. Mahogany slid out into the night, and Mudpuppy followed.
Cool night air drifted through the dark sky, which was speckled with stars, Two of the moons were full, the other was only a sliver in the sky. Mudpuppy and Mahogany looked up at it. She felt a tail twine against hers, and looked over at Mudpuppy.
He blushed. "We better get moving- but, I don't think it's safe to go back to Jade Mountain, they might try to get you again. They said they were going to the Old Kingdom of Night, maybe we can spy on them?"
Mahogany decided to ignore the touch. "I agree." They flew off into the night, the stars as their guide.
== Chapter Sixteen ==
Mirrorglass 
Mirrorglass couldn't believe it. Futureknower had been her sister's idol, a prophet like no other. And he was a fraud?
She looked cautiously at her sister to see what her reaction was. Farflight's snout was bright red, and Mirror knew at any second her sister could blow up."
"My idol, the dragon I always wished I was, is a fake!?" she screamed. Futureknower, or whatever his true name was, held up a hand.
"I am still a prophet. I- uh- enchanted myself to be one. I am not a fraud." he said, his voice was almost high-pitched and Mirrorglass had to restrain a bit of laughter.
"Really," Mirror said.
"Well, I have a story. Want to hear it?"
"Fine," snarled Farflight.
"I was born to a NightWing father and SkyWing mother. I was born under a full moon, but my SkyWing side prevented me from having powers. I wanted powers, so I had the earring enchanted," he pointed at the earring Valtemeri held, "To give me powers of a moonborn, and I got prophecy. The end. Now leave so your siblings can save Mahogany."
"Never," said Penguin, appearing out of nowhere.
Futureknower shook his head, saying, "Their friend will surely die if you don't give me back my earring then go!"
"Fine," said Valtemeri. She handed him the earring. He put it back on, becoming Futureknower again.
"Are you an animus?" Valtameri asked, Futureknower ignored her, slightly nervous-looking.
"Fine," said Farflight, but she rubbed her woven bracelet against Mirror's. "For luck," she said. What about Luck? Mirror found herself thinking.
"Fine," said Penguin, turning, and took off. Farflight and Valtemeri followed.
Farflight turned and growled at Futureknower, "If my sister gets hurt, you'll have me to answer to." Then she continued on.
Mirror watched, her sadness growing at every wingbeat that Far was taking away from her.
Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned, and saw Luck.
"You'll be alright, I'll take care of you" he said.
==Chapter Seventeen==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer soared through the sky, still a bit scared of what had just happened. Duck was flying beside her, which made her feel a little bit better.
She then refocused her thoughts on the old Night Kingdom. In the scrolls, it was a volcano with ash cloggjng the air. Food was scarce, and Wayfarer wondered how they survived. One scroll even claimed that most of the fish arohnd the island had died out. No fish! How can a dragon truly live without ever tasting fish? 
Wayfarer caught her sister's glance. She was glaring at Duck. Wayfarer angled her wings so that they caught the wimd a certain way. She glided over to Valtameri, and flashed a few stripes on her snout.
What is it? Wayfarer looked at her sister, a confused look etched on her face.
Isn't it obvious? She flashed back. Wayfarer shook her head. Well, I don't blame you. She leaned in closer.
What? Wayfarer flashed, a scowl etched on Valtameri's face.
Duck likes you. The dark blue dragonet flashed, as Wayfarer stared at her, dumbfounded. She nervously glanced at the discolored SeaWing.
How do you figure?
Do you not see the way he looks at you? Val flashed, giving Wayfarer a hopeless look. Wayfarer felt her wingbeats slow down, as Futureknower stopped.
"We need to land for the night." He said, flicking his tail. Val let out a barely audible growl, as they landed. Wayfarer spotted a stream nearby, as she ran to it. Valtameri followed her, as Wayfarer felt the cool water rush over her legs.
Suddenly, Duck poked his head out of the water in front of them.
"Oh, hi there." He said, a sheepish smile on his face. Wayfarer smiled, as she gave a small wave back. Duck beamed, as he quickly slipped around Wayfarer and Valtameri. Once he was out of sight, Valtameri whispered i her ear.
"I told you." Then, the azure colored dragonet ducked underwater and vanished, leaving Wayfarer to think.
== Chapter Eighteen ==
Mahogany 
Mahogany and Mudpuppy had traveled a decent way before the sun began to rise. They'd flown all night, and Mahogany's wings were a little tired. "How much longer?" Mahogany asked, yawning. "An hour, maybe?" Mudpuppy replied, unsure.
Mahogany sighed, and dipped down, skimming her wings across the water, and was surprised to find Mudpuppy at her side. "So," Mahogany began, "What's your story?" Mudpuppy didn't reply for a while.
"Well, I guess I kind of lived a normal life, until my dad went missing. We reported it to Peacemaker- but he didn't reply. I was sent to Jade Mountain- and then I got these threats on little pieces of paper, one night, I met with The Jester, he said he'd captured my father, and if I didn't do what he asked, he'd- he'd kill him." They flew in silence for a bit.
"That's terrible." Mahogany's eyes suddenly widened. "Wait, you saving me-" Mudpuppy looked sad for a moment. "Well, he didn't say I shouldn't run away." Mahogany laughed, "I suppose you think that's a sustainable loophole."
Mudpuppy nodded. "Hey, look! I see it!" Tall dark ruins peeked out of the mountains, Mahogany sharply breathed in. "It's so big..."
They flew up the mountainside, coming to a huge ruin of buildings. It looked beautiful. "We're here." Mahogany breathed.
"You are here, how considerate of you." Said a voice from behind them.
== Chapter Nineteen ==
Mirrorglass
Mirror wondered why Farflight had left her. The rest stayed. She looked over at Luck. He was grinning at her.
"You'll be lucky around me," he said. "I promise." She smiled at him. Firefly came over.
"Lemme talk to Mirror," she said. Luck nodded and moved out of earshot. She looked over at Mirror and said, smirking, "Someone's got a boyfriend!!"
Mirror blushed and replied, "Ya think he really likes me?"
Firefly laughed loudly. "Likes you? Mirror, he adores you! He is always trying to impress you. I would think you, of all dragons would figure that out." She walked away, still laughing.
A couple hours later, they had taken off, with Futureknower, or should she call him by his real name... naw, Futureknower telling them where to go.
"Turn here..." he called, "And... Ah ha!"
Mirror looked and there she saw... her first glimpse of the old Night Kingdom.
==Chapter Twenty==
Wayfarer
The air tasted of ash and sulfur. The air around them seemed slightly foggy, as dark clouds shrouded the area. Wayfarer tried to refrain from coughkng, as they continued flying foreward.
"The NightWings lived here?!" Farflight asked in disbelief. Wayfarer could hardly believe it herself. Although she had never seen the kingdom the tribe now lives in, she was still stunned.
"Psst, Wayfarer." A voice whispered, as Wayfarer whisked her head around. She saw Penguin and Mirror, staring at her. She cocked her head, confused, as Mirror grabbed her arm and pulled her aside.
"Penguin needs to tell us something." She said, as she turned to Penguin.
"I think... we can't trust Futureknower." Penguin said, as his pale white scales shimmered in the fog.
"I guess I agree. But my prophecy-"
"Sure, he took us here, but what I'm suspicious of is why we're not suspicious." Penguin said, interrupting Mirror.
Why? Wayfarer flashed, forgetting that they couldn't understand aquatic. Penguin must have read her puzzled expression though, as he answered.
"He's an animus who created a whole new dragon for himself. Maybe he placed a spell so in case we found out, we wouldn't be suspicious." Mirror nodded, as Wayfarer began to think. It would make sense...
"So what do we do?" Mirror asked.
"Don't tell Farflight... but I kind of want to enchant something to make sure there is no spell." Penguin whispered in a soft voice. Wayfarer gave a short nod, as Mirror stared at him for a second.
"Hmmm, why not enchant a rock? To give a jolt every time it senses an animus spell?" Mirror suggested. Suddenly, Wayfarer got an idea. She pulled a pretty shell she had hidden with her chalk out of the container. She kept the shell as a lucky charm. Itwas a gift from her sister.
She scribbled something on her slate, and showed it to them.
Enchant this shell so that it gives a small jump when near an animus spell, and when you put it to your ear, you could hear the dragon speaking the spell.
Penguin studied it for a moment, as Wayfarer held the shell out to him.
"Do you think it'll work?" Mirror asked.
"I'll do it." Penguin said, as he spoke the words aloud. Instantly, the shell jumped in his talons, as Penguin put it to his ear. He was turned away from the SeaWing and towards Mirror.
He opened his mouth to speak, as talons grabbed Wayfarer from behind. She tried to pull away, as the talons pulled her back, away from her friends. The dragonet was flung to the ground fast and hard. It knocked the breath out of her for a second. Wayfarer turned towards her captor, and to her suprise, saw Futureknower.
He now held rope in his talons, as he slid a loop over her neck. "Your friends will do anything to help you. Anything. And I will use that to my advantage." He snarled, as he pulled her into a burnt forest. After a few minutes, he shoved her into a cave, sealing it shut with boulders.
== Chapter Twenty-one ==
Mahogany
Mahogany swerved around- Meeting a SandWing. She reconginzed his voice as the dragon who'd carried her while flying. The dragon she was going to be sold to- like nothing but worthless prey in a market.  "W-Who are you?" She choked out, Mudpuppy shook with terror, but she could feel him step up next to her.
"Not someone you need to know the name of." He hissed. "One thing's for sure though, your troubles are everything but over." The SandWing glared at them fiercely.  
"Come along." He said, snapping his talons as binding roped again around her legs and snout, though still loose enough to speak. Mudpuppy was not binded, however. Mahogany looked at him, confused- then it clicked. "Y-You were working for them all along! It was all fake!" She yelped. If her talons were not binded together, she would have clawed him in the face.'
Mudpuppy looked mournfully down. "I-I'm sorry- I..." He was at a loss for words. The SandWing smiled. "Don't worry, your father will be safe after this task, and I'll make sure The Jester doesn't bother you again. What a fool, using dragonets as accomplices. Don't think you'll get a chance to trick me, MudWing, I'll make sure of that."
Mudpuppy didn't reply. Mahogany's snout bindings tightened. The SandWing walked on, not even looking back- and Mahogany floated in the air next to him. Three Moons! He's an animus too! She was sick and tired of all the magic that seemed to be interfering daily with her life. 
They floated for quite a while until Mahogany saw a clearing ahead- noises came from it- and inside the valley was a group of dragons. She almost choked at the sight of her friends.
The SandWing smiled, "So peaceful, aren't they? Well all that's gonna change."
== Chapter Twenty-two ==
Mirrorglass
Mirror worriedly looked around, was there anything to help, what were they supposed to do here? She looked up towards the hills and almost screamed. "Mahogany?" She whispered unbelievingly. The line from the prophecy echoed in her head. The Mud and Fire will die.
Penguin stared at her in horror.
"What?" she asked, terrified of the answer.
"W-Wayfarer is missing."
Mirror screamed again, and a dragon's voice thundered, "You weren't supposed to notice!" Mirror turned around slowly, knowing exactly who had spoken. Yet she was still surprised at the hulking figure of Futureknower.
Penguin yelled, "Where's Wayfarer?" He growled. 
"Wayfarer is trapped, useless IceWing," he said. "And only I can free her. I will, but only if I get what I want."
"You'll never get what you want!" yelled Luck.
Futureknower suddenly jumped forwards, and clawed Luck in the wing, leaving him in serious pain. Mirror yelped, "No! Luck!"
Then he said, "So, do you want to free her? Good. Well, I'll tell you what I want..."
==Chapter Twenty-Three==
Wayfarer 
Wayfarer glanced around the cave, rope binding her so that she could not move. She wondered why the rope was needed if she was enchanted to not leave. She has light that came through one small home in the wall.
She was terrified, shaking from the tip of her nose to her tail.
Come on Wayfarer, try to think. There has to be a way out. Wayfarer suddenly remembered something she had read in a scroll sometime. She took a deep breath in, and let it out slowly. She thought of the ocean, waves crashing into the shore like it was kindly splashing her.
You can't do anything until you relax. When you relax, you think more clearly She remembered the words.
Words. 
If i could talk, I could call for help.
But i can't talk. And the cave is blocked. Wayfarer sighed internally, as she pulled at one of her ropes.
Suddenly, she realised that her snout was untied. He must have known that I couldn't call for help, so he never bothered to tie my mouth shut! Wayfarer opened her mouth, and closed it over one of the main ropes that bound her. She gnawed at it like it was a piece of her favorite fish. Soon, she was free from the uncomfortable ropes.
Wayfarer smiled for a moment, but it quickly faded when she saw the boulders. Her heartbeat began to pick up, as she stared at them. They were massive, big as she was, and nearly impossible to move on her own. There was a small gap between a few of the giant rocks that was only big enough for her to barely stick her arm through. Futureknower must be strong. 
"Psst. Wayfarer?" A voice whispered. "Are you there? It's me, Valtameri." Wayfarer let relief was over her, as she saw a flash of azure scales standing near her through the small gap. She reached out with her talon, and gave her shoulder a small tap to let her know she was there.
"Oh, thank the moons! I was so worried as soon as I heard you were missing!" Valtameri took Wayfarer's talon in hers, a reliving feeling washing over her. "I don't know how to move the boulders though." Valtameri said, sighing. Wayfarer tightened her grip on her sister's talon. "I...I think I should get help. Animus help. As in Penguin help." Val said, as she pilled herself away from her sister. She heard wingbeats, as Val called back up to her.
"Stay there!"
As if there was a choice.
== Chapter Twenty-four ==
Mahogany 
Mahogany could see she'd caught Mirror's attention. It was so wonderful to see them! She regretted never telling them about the threat message. The SandWing walked down the slope. "That's enough- Brick." He spat the words out like a nasty piece of prey.
Futureknower stopped, shivering. "You're no animus. I gave you one treat to turn into who you are know, but you're still that little hopeless dragonet inside."
Futureknower yelped, as his earing was forcefully pulled free and floated into The SandWing's talons. He shrunk again to dark red dragonet they had seen before, apparently named Brick.
"Your father was quite ambitious." He mused. "He wanted you to be as great as the NightWings before you, your mother didn't like that, did she?" He smiled again, but as before it seemed fake, wrong. Not a smile, more of a death sentence.
"I KNEW YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT!" Futureknower- or, Brick, yelped, his voice high. "SHE LEFT AFTER YOU CAME. SHE LEFT US AND IT'S YOUR FAULT!" The SandWing laughed. 
"I only told her the truth. Your father wanted me to enchant the earing to make you the dragon you were- that fraud, Futureknower. I suspect he was ashamed of your skywing blood."
Brick was on his knees, tears streaming down his cheeks. The SandWing thought for a moment. "Ah- that was your plan, to take Penguin? Have your own little animus pet? A monster?" Penguin looked horrified. Brick stayed quiet, but nodded. "You've got it all wrong, to sucessfully do that, you would've needed to dispose of the others, capture Farflight, and Penguin would trade himself for her. It's quite obvious how the two seem to be connected."
Penguin blushed, but stepped back with the others, her friends were finally starting to notice her! Mahogany waved her talons, yelping mufffledly. "That's quite terrible. Here, let's make a deal. You beat me in standard fight, no animus magic or future-telling, and you get the dragonets, I beat you, and- well, you're dead, and I get them." Brick nodded. "But turn be stronger first." He said, shaking off his tears.
The SandWing nodded, rolling his eyes. "We're not going to be auctioned off like accessories!" Firefly yelped, throwing herself at him. "Terribly sorry, but yes, you are." He tapped her lightly on the snout and she froze. "Anyone else who interfers will meet the same fate as this purple rat right here." He smiled, turning back to Brick as they prepared to brawl.
Mahogany looked at her friends, and saw Valtameri talking hurriedly to Penguin, the two disappeared into the bushes, going off to some pile of boulders, they looked like they had a plan. Mahogany searched for a solution. Mudpuppy looked terrified, and a little sad, Firefly looked- well, frozen. And the others looked downright scared.
And worst of all, she felt terrible.
== Chapter Twenty-five ==
Mirrorglass
Mirror gasped in horror. This could not be happening. It couldn't be happening. But it is, she thought. She turned away and hugged her sister tightly. She couldn't help it. She couldn't watch, and she needed something to hold on too.
But then she wrenched away from Farflight. "Wha- Mirror! What's wrong?" Farflight looked hurt.
"I know what I need to do," Mirror said. She turned to Mahogany and locked eyes. She then flicked her eyes over in the direction that Val and Penguin had gone, as if to say, "I'm gonna follow them." Mahogany seemed to nod, so Mirror snuck over in the direction Penguin and Wayfarer's sister had gone.
She eventually came upon them, and Penguin was talking in a hushed voice to Valtameri.
She could make out some words from Penguin, "Won't use my magic anymore-" and Valtameri, "-But you have to!"
After some more snippets, Penguin finally seemed to agree.
"Don't tell Far about this though," he warned, and then said, "I enchant these boulders to move out of the way and for this entire area to be unenchantable by anyone but me."
Mirror heard Penguin sigh, "Turtle would be so disappointed in me, and then she heard Valtameri squeal, "Wayfarer!"
==Chapter Twenty-Six==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer flung herself at her sister, instantly hugging her tightly. Valtameri wrapped her wings around her sister, and they stayed there for a moment.
"Uh, guys?" Penguin asked.
"What?" Valtameri said, turning towards the IceWing.
"We need to get back to Brick and... whoever that SandWing is." Penguin pointed out.
"Well then, let's go!" Valtameri said, as she grabbed Wayfarer's arm. the azure dragonet pulling Wayfarer. she heard a rustling coming from a bush behind her.
Valtameri- Wayfarer began to flash, as she turned to the bush.
"Come on Wayfarer!" Valtameri said, as she took off. Wayfarer stepped closer to the bush. was that black and purple she saw?
"Three moons, stop taking forever and hurry up!" Penguin called, as Wayfarer hesitantly turned away. She spread her wings and took off after Valtameri and Penguin.
They flew low, just under the tree cover for added stealth. Wayfarer always felt better swimming, flying was not her strongsuit. She crashed into a few tree branches on the way, but eventually they arrived.
Futureknower was the dark grey and red hybrid again, and he was battling a SandWing. The SandWing had him pinned down, barbed tail at his chest.
"Your time is up, Brick." He said, as Futureknower-apparently Brick, struggled against him.
"B-but I have them, Quake! I even captured Wayfarer!- I thought maybe-" He said, stammering. Wayfarer noticed Mahogany was with the others now, looking bewildered.
"You thought wrong. I don't trust backstabbers." Quake said, growling, as he raised his tail to stab Brick.
Then, Wayfarer did something she could never see herself doing. She leaped out of the clearing, and pounced onto Quake. She whacked his tail aside with hers, as Brick scrambled away. By the time Wayfarer realized what she did, Quake threw her across the clearing. the last thing she saw was Valtameri, who was already at her side, before it all went black.
== Chapter Twenty-seven ==
Mahogany
In the moment of distraction, Mahogany bit through her bindings, and slithered over to her friends, She then noticed Wayfarer, was she alright?
Mahogany saw Mirrorglass scramble over to help Wayfarer up, she dizzily got to her talons, Mahogany sighed, relieved.
Quake's attention snapped back up, and chuckled when he saw Mahogany over with the others. He turned to Brick.
Quake growled. "You didn't even capture her properly. Pathetic." Without a second thought, Quake stabbed Brick with his barb. He screeched, clutching the wound and crawling away.
Quake turned back to the dragonets. "You aren't going to get away this time. I'm going to make sure of that."
Mudpuppy stared at them from across the patches of grass, and blood. Mahogany stared at him with pleading eyes. He shivered, and scrambled to join them.
Quake let out a rumbling laugh. "Go join the worms, It only gives you less time. If I were you, I'd fly back to my home with my tail between my talons and go see my daddy." He laughed again. "I've been waiting for this day for quite a while, and now it's here, it's quite exciting to think about, y'know? Anyway, enough suspense. Let's get this show started."
Quake clenched his talons, and Mahogany floated off the ground. She yelped, "I'm here to fulfill the prophecy." He smiled, and grabbed Mahogany by the horns. "Say goodbye to Mahogany."
==Chapter Twenty-eight==
Mirrorglass
Mirror couldn't help herself. A shriek escaped her throat, a high-pitched, ear-piercing shriek of angry sadness.
Quake just laughed, "No matter what you do, your friend will die. But unluckily for 
her, I don't believe in quick, painless deaths. I believe in playing with my prey."
He cackled, and Mirror could tell he was using magic to torture her friend. Mahogany's luck seemed to have run out. Her... Luck. Where was Luck?
She looked over at Wayfarer, and to her surprise, she saw Luck, whispering something to her. She saw Way's eyes go wide.
Sunside's father? How do you know? Were the words Wayfarer scratched on her slate, showing it to Luck.
Luck said, "I talked to Sunside, she said her father left her a long time ago, and that he had that mark." He pointed to a small shape on Quake's chest.
Mirror gasped, and Luck looked over at her.
"It's true," he said, a solemn smile on his face. "Mirror, there's only one way to stop Quake. And you know what it is."
And he was right, somehow she did. She yelled, "SUNSIDE WOULD BE UPSET!" at the top of her lungs.
Quake stopped, and he asked, "Sunside?"
Luck signaled Wayfarer, and she jumped up. Something was about to happen. Something big.
==Chapter Twenty-nine==
Wayfarer
Her head was spinning as Mirror helped her up.
"Wayfarer?" She heard Valtameri's panicked voice. Wayfarer's vision cleared , as her sister hugged her fiercely. "Don't you ever do a stupid thing like that again!"
"You could have gotten killed." Mirror pointed out. "Like him." Wayfarer turned her head to the grey and red dragon in the clearing. His chest barely rose and fell, a wound in his side pouring blood. No. I tried to save him.
I never wanted anyone to get too hurt.
"Wayfarer, what are you doing?" Mirror asked, as Wayfarer dragged herself towards a dying Brick. He wasn't a bad dragon. He just did bad things. That's what she believed, no matter how bad or mistrustful. Besides, nobody deserved to die like this.
"That was very d-dangerous." He croaked out the words. Wayfarer stared at the injured dragon, wishing she could do something to stop the pain and misery. He might deserve this anyways. She thought, remembering that he kidnapped her.
"Please... understand I didn't mean to c-capture you. I just wanted to prove myself to Quake..." He groaned. He collapsed on the ground, breath faint. His voice was so weak that it was barley audible. "May the prophecy win." Then, his chest stopped heaving, as his life ended.
"Sunside?" Quake's voice sounded, slightly less menacing. Wayfarer turned to the sound of her clawmate's name. His face softened, as he looked all around at the dragons. his gaze landed on Brick. "What have I done?" He asked, voice shaking, "I-..." His face then cleared, "Where am I?"
==Chapter Thirty==
Mahogany
The air seemed to shiver as Quake's question hung in the air, like a flaming ball of doom everyone knew they'd have to deal with sooner or later. "What do you mean?" Firefly snapped, her voice angry, yet brimmed with determination. "Don't play dumb, Quake, you just killed him! And you're trying to do the same to my friend!"
Quake confusedly looked over to Mahogany, who he was still holding by the horns. He jumped, dropping her. "W-What? Who's Quake?" Fear settled in his eyes, "Don't hurt m-me. I didn't do anything, I promise!!" He looked nervously at Firefly's sharp talons, which seemed to be advancing little by little.
Firefly exploded. "YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING? I GUESS WE BETTER JUST SHAKE HANDS AND CALL IT QUITS, HUH!?" She lunged at him, but Mahogany broke out of her daze, after the pain had almost cleared, and stopped her. "F-Firefly! Please, c-calm down." Firefly shot a death glare at Quake, and then to Mahogany, but calmed.
"You remember Sunside?" Luck said, popping up next to Mirrorglass, who was shaking from the tension. Quake looked at him, confused. "Who's Sunside? What am I doing here? Why does that dragon look like she wants to kill me?" He shivered as he looked over at Firefly.
Mahogany, bewildered, supported herself on Mudpuppy, who was awkwardly standing, watching the chaos with a nervous exterior. His cheeks flushed, but Mahogany ignored it, when she tried to talk, her words came out slurred. "Let's- just all calm down- and..." She paused, trying to breathe through the still fading pain.
Everything felt too... cold. Like the ground had turned to ice, as her surroundings blurred. Suddenly, her vision darkened, as if the sun had gone out, she shivered, blindly curling into a ball- too cold, too cold...
A gooey dark substance oozed into her head, cold whispers echoing in the dark chamber she felt she was trapped in. "The ssandwing, no use of him, kill, kill, kill," She felt her talons sluggishly move to the beat of the sludge's words, it rattled in her head. Her friend's cries echoed out of distance, barely distinguishable, she didn't try to listen, the sludge would tell her what to do, no more choices.
Mahogany nestled into that feeling, feeling the slime ooze around her, burying her brain in cold, the sludge directed her, and she let her body take hold, slashing the failure across the face. Other talons dragged her back, screaming for her to listen, again, she ignored them, what use were they, anyway?
She stopped, feeling something- it was something she had not felt it what seemed a very long time, a warm feeling, creeping in through the inky sludge, she felt pulled towards it. Part of her complained, yelling that they wanted to stay in the ooze, it would be much easier. But there was something else in the warmth, a face- two faces- no- there was many, all waiting for her, they wanted her.
Mahogany stretched her mind, like taking a breath for the first time in hours, and grasped the light as it pulled her back to reality. She opened her eyes, wincing at the light that seemed to pour through her skull. Her friends looked down on her, their facing ranging from scared to concerned. She stood up, wobbly, the darkness had seeped out of her, and she looked upon the memories in distaste now.
Mahogany's eyes widened when she noticed Quake, clutching his face, he opened his talons, revealing a stream of blood across his softer scales, Mahogany wondered who did it- and was even more surprised when she realized something.
She did.
==Chapter Thirty-one==
Mirrorglass
What the... That was the only thought in Mirror's head, until she saw sense and yelled, "Mahogany! Are you okay? Wait, that's a dumb question. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" she yelled.
Mirror watched as Mahogany said quietly, "I-I don't know."
Mirrorglass turned away from her friends and looked at Quake. "You know who we are," she said to him.
"No, I have no idea! I mean it! OWWWW!" he cried out, then clutched the scar. "No, I don't know, don't hurt me, please!"
Mirror looked in surprise at the once terrifying and now terrified dragon. "No idea who Sunside is?"
Quake shook his head. "My mate? My sister? My cousin?"
Mirror now knew this was serious.
She was about to go help him when she felt a warm hand on her shoulder. She turned and saw Luck. He was pointing to Wayfarer, who pointed at a message in the sand.
It said,
I know how to bring his memories back.
At least, I think I do.
==Chapter Thirty-Two==
Wayfarer
Wayfarer shuddered. Was this the right thing to do? Bring back the memories of an animus dragon who killed Brick? All Wayfarer saw was an innocent hybrid who just got himself into trouble. Big trouble, but who cared?
But… It felt right. Right for Quake. He was just possessed by something, that’s all. A shiver ran through her wings as Mahogany and Mirrorglass stared at her expectantly.
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“Hey, can I ask something?” Sunside whispered. Wayfarer nodded over Frostfeet’s loud, thundering snores. The SandWing and the SeaWing had developed a tradition of talking during the night. Well, for Sunside, it was talking. For Wayfarer, it was listening, and occasionally jotting something down on her slate in reply. Luckily, Frostfeet didn’t seem to notice when Sunside blew out a plume of flame to light a small candle. It’s light and warmth radiated, comforting Wayfarer in the dark.
The sky-blue SeaWing nodded, flicking her tail. She let a few bioluminescent scales light up, filling the rest of the sleeping cave with an eerie glow.
“Is it...nice having a dad?” She asked.Wayfarer remembered from past conversations that she had never known her father, but longed to. She usually dropped the subject quickly every time it was mentioned. 
Meanwhile, Wayfarer pondered the thought. Riptide was strong and sweet. He was nice, and always helped her and Valtameri. He taught her Aquatic. He loved and respected her the way she was. Of course, Tsunami And Valtameri did, but not like Riptide did.
It’s nice. Riptide is sweet, Wayfarer wrote. Sunside’s black eyes darted left and right, and then onto the ground.
“I want to find him,” She whispered softly. Wayfarer paused for a moment. If she didn’t know Riptide, of course she’d want to find him. “My mom told me that he had a dark mark on his shoulder. If you ever see a SandWing with that, can you tell me?” She asked. Wayfarer nodded, the candle dimming slightly. Sunside smiled. “Thanks,” She whispered. “And mom said that someone named Loam was important to him… I wonder why.” Loam. Wayfarer had never heard of Loam. Sunside yawned, and curled up in her bed. Wayfarer felt her eyelids getting droopy too...
Soon, Wayfarer fell into a deep sleep, not penetrated even by Frostfeet’s snores. 
Later on, however, like every night recently, Darkstalker nightmares raged in her mind.
~
Wayfarer held the stick in her claws, clutching it like it was her favorite scroll. She smoothed away the words in the dust with a sweep of her tail. Duck had stepped closer now, Valtameri still eying him suspiciously.
Wayfarer traced the word into the dust. Would it be enough? She read somewhere in a scroll that if something important to a dragon with memory loss was mentioned, it had a chance of bringing memories back.
But would it work?
Wayfarer finished tracing her M in the dirt, and watched as the others eyed it curiously.
“Loam?” Mahogany asked, staring up at Wayfarer.
“Loam?” Quake echoed. He had heard. She watched as he curled his barbed tail close to him, in the usual safe SandWing spiral. His pale scales shone in the sunlight. Big, black eyes stared at Mahogany.
“Quake?” Valtameri asked.
“Rune… Shadows...Sunside,” He mumbled. Did it work? Was Wayfarer right?
==Chapter Thirty-Three==
Mahogany
Quake shook his head. "What are those names? I remember them..." He rubbed his temples furiously. But then gave up and shrugged. "Does anyone have a bandage?" He said, shaking, "My face is still kind of bleeding, here." 
Mahogany glanced over and saw the others scowling and shaking their heads. "W-What's wrong?" She said, trying to stand- but falling again. Mudpuppy reached to help her up, but she jerked away. "What's happened?" Mahogany looked at her own talons, a few crusted with Quake's blood.
"What did I do?" She muttered to herself. Why did that happen? Her friends seemed to be deep in thought about something. "We should get him t-to a healer." Mahogany said, finally getting on wobbly talons. "Whatever I-I did, it l-looks bad." Mudpuppy nodded,
Luck and Mirrorglass came over, followed shortly by Wayfarer and the others. She barely heard their murmurs composed of words like Are you okay? or What happened? 
After all, she didn't know the answer, so why try to answer the questions? Quake followed them, confusedly muttering to himself, and clutching his face. "Where's the nearest healer?" Valtameri said, glancing around, "It can't be far, right?"
Mahogany shrugged, her head still felt woozy, and she felt she couldn't answer any question properly. Mudpuppy did it for her. "I think we past one on our way here." He glanced over the Brick's immobile body. "S-Should we... bury him?"
The group stayed silent, but Wayfarer nodded, sadly. They sluggishly moved over to the body, everyone staring at him for a few moments. The silence was eerie.
Quake shuffled his talons, and they realized it would be easier to do it quickly. Mahogany took a rattling breath, and spurted fire, as the smell of burning flesh hung in the air, they mourned for Brick- as much as they could.
Mudpuppy buried the ashes and Wayfarer stopped, looking forlornly at the grave. But she turned away, joining them as the dragons flew into the sky, confused of what lay ahead, where their journey ended- but stronger, sturdier than before. Whatever Pyrrhia was going to throw their way-
They were ready for it.
==Epilogue==
Fatespeaker
Fatespeaker paced in the library. Her eldest had come back, but not Mirror. Where was Mirrorglass? Obviously Far didn't know. Mirror, please come back alive, she though desperately, as terrifying daymares filled her mind. Her youngest daughter running to attack a dragon, then the dragon turned and slashed Mirror...
She broke out of the daymare, gasping. She noticed that Farflight was now in the library, mumbling something about a penguin. She walked over to her daughter and asked, "Sweetheart, what's bothering you?"
Farflight looked up at her mother, tears welling up in her eyes, then she suddenly burst out crying and said, "Everything. I escaped, but I left Penguin, and I left Mirrorglass! And her friends! They could die out there, Mom. Die! And it will be all my fault. All. My. Fault!"
Fatespeaker hugged her daughter. "Sweetie, nothing is your fault. I promise," and then she hugged Far. They hugged for a long time, then released each other. Fatespeaker walked back over to her desk after another reassuring look at Far. Then she fell suddenly to her knees, as the most spine-chilling laugh filled the room. She shook, and then she heard an ear-piercing shriek. Only one other dragon was in the room. Farflight. She turned, but her daughter wasn't there anymore. She was alone with the laugh, the terrifying laugh. All alone.
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