Melting Ice

== Copper Winglet ==
Seawing: Kelpie/Jaguar
Skywing: Wyvern 
Icewing: Fractured
Nightwing: Pride
Mudwing: Inkberry
Rainwing: Raspberry 
Sandwing: Wren 
Leafwing: Kuari
Hivewing: Syphrid
Silkwing: Echo
== Chapter 1 (Fractured) ==
Hi. My name is Fractured. I'm an 8 year old Icewing who is mentally insane. I wear a metal brace on my right arm so I can walk without collapsing on my own weight. I have to take medicine everyday so I don't just sit there laughing like a wreck or going around attacking dragons. Most dragons find it scary, but after dealing with it for eight years it's kind of normal. Oh yeah, and I killed mother almost a year go.
I don't mind, to be honest. She was kind of annoying and obsessed with rankings. I snapped her neck when I was having an episode because I neglected to take my daily pill. Now I'm stuck in this prison for almost a year while I wait for my sentence to end. I didn't bother counting the days and decided to just wait it out.
I don't care about a lot of things. The medicine I take cancels out my emotions so I don't really react to anything. I would complain but I don't really care.
Anyway, I'm stuck in this ice cold prison, waiting to see the sun again. As the day begins anew, an Icewing guard comes walking past the cells towards mine. I watch him with disinterest, waiting see what he'll do. When he gets there, he sticks a key in the lock and clicks it open.
"Your time is up," he says in a deep, gravely voice.
"It's about time," Fractured said, stretching as he stood. "I've been waiting an entire year."
"Shut up and get moving. The queen requests your presence," the Icewing guard hissed.
"I'm so excited," I said sarcastically. The queen and I don't get along very well, if you hadn't noticed by the tone of my voice and the fact that she sentenced me one year of prison for killing my mother. I'm not sure how long it's supposed to be, but I'm 99% sure she gave me a longer sentence then I was supposed to.
I followed the guard out of the prison and up to the sunlight. It had been a while since I'd seen it last, so I decided to take a few moments in it. The guard wasn't to happy about that, which I figured out after he poked me with his spear. I may have twisted his wrist so much that I sprained it, but we went on with our lives afterwards. The queen wasn't too happy to see her guard limping when we entered the throne room. 
"Fractured," She hissed.
"Harp," I nodded.
"I expect proper titles," Harp aid bitterly.
"You know I don't care about titles. Plus, aren't we old friends?" Fractured said, walking over to one of the ten guards lined up against the wall and poking at his spear.
"That was before I found out you were insane."
"So since I'm insane you aren't allowed to be friends with me. Gotcha," I grabbed the spear, looking at the tip. The guard didn't react, knowing not to make me upset.
"Not only that, but you're a level seven and I'm a level one. We're on completely different levels," she held her high like she was some noble dragon. It always bothered me when she did that. Acting like she was someone specials because she was hatched into and "important" family. She used to be nice, until I was declared insane and her mother started putting more royalty and less childhood into her life.
"Only because you make it that way," I said, letting go of the spear "Can I kill you now?"
"If you try, I'll have my guards kill you first," she threatened.
"No they wont. They're blades are dull. You don't want to kill me. Is it because you miss me? Do you miss our little playdates when we would sneak out and try and hunt polar bears?" Fractured said with a hint of amusement, even though he didn't show any. 
"No," she growled, looking slightly to the side. "I hadn't realized it."
"How sweet," I angled my back talons so that I could quickly launch myself off the ice and at the queen. My eyes quickly darted around before I twitched my ankle slightly and I was in front of the queen, my talon at her throat. That was one of the two plus sides of me. My speed and my strength. I had unusual speed and strength unlike anyone had seen before. Some dragons think I was animus enchanted, but I don't think I was. To be honest, I have no idea why I'm this fast.
"Tag. You're it," I said.
She didn't looked moved by this, but you could see in her eyes that se was scared. I could snap her neck in the blink of an eye if I wanted to. But then again, she was really talented when it came to fighting. She became queen when she was six after challenging her mother for the throne. No one thought she could win, but she did. It was quite surprising. I would have congratulated her, but that was three years after we stopped being friends. Plus, I was asleep and wasn't watching that battle. I didn't even care to find out that she was queen until almost a month later.
"Back off," she hissed, glaring into my eyes. I could hear the guards move in towards me, trying to attack me from behind.
"Or what? Are you going to have your men attack me with dull spears? I could kill you all if I wanted to and you know it," I said, the side of my mouth creasing with a smile. That was the signal for me to back off. I took a step back from her, trying to suppress my emotions. "I'm out."
"Yes, yes, I know," Harp said, rubbing her neck wearily. "I'll have the doctors pack you some for your trip."
"Trip?" I raised an eye-ridge.
"I didn't summon you so I can chat with you. I summoned you here because Jade Mountain Academy accepted our request of taking you in," she said, picking up an envelope from the side of her throne. I wasn't sure how I hadn't noticed it,
"Jade Mountain Academy?" I asked curiously. "Hm. I'm not going."
"Yes you are," Harp growled. "You will attend this academy. We'll send someone every month to give you refills of your medication to ensure the safety of the school. We've also given them some of those sleeping darts we've made specials for you so they can keep you under control, if need be."
"I'm not going," I said, my tail twitching. A headache started to form in my head.
"You leave in an hour," she said, completely ignoring him. "You'll be escorted by three guards and Dr. Tundra. He will make sure you have all your medicine."
The headache started to worsen, a lot. I put a talon on my head, collapsing to my knees. It felt like my head was being ripped apart. I groaned, my tail twitching.
"Speaking of medicine, looks like you missed your daily dose," Harp said.
"And whose fault would that be?" I said, a smile sneaking onto my face.
"Hm. Someone fetch Dr. Tundra to get his pills and to get him ready for the trip. Quickly," she said, a guard leaving immediately. 
I sat there withering in pain as everyone waited for the doctor to get there. After a few minutes of a splitting headache, I heard rushed talon steps come up behind me. A cold talon was placed on my back, followed by a calm voice.
"Come on, Fractured. Let's get you to my office." It was Dr. Tundra. I recognized his sky blue talon, even if it was a spinning blur.
"Took you long enough, old man," I said, slightly laughing.
"I'm not that old," he helped me stand up correctly then lead me out of the throne room. I could hear Harp whispering to someone, but my mind was too much of a mess to decipher it. 
I wobbled as we walked, not really sure if Dr. Tundra was talking to me or not. I laughed a few times as we walked, but that's all I could really remember from the trip.
When we got to his office, he sat me down on a bed as he went to go find my medication. I laid down, feeling awful, and smiled at the ceiling. It ad been almost a year since I'd last been in there, but it felt like it was only yesterday. 
"Here," Dr. Tundra said, bringing over a glass of water, a small white pill, and a bag of ice. "Take this and put this on your head."
"What's the point of an icepack? We're in the middle of the Ice Kingdom," I laughed as I sat up, then grabbed the pill and tossed it in my mouth, washing it down with the water.
"Because it'd be direct cold and not just the cold air around you," he put the icepack on my head, sending a shock of cold pain through my head. I smacked his talon away, glaring at him.
"That hurt," I growled.
"I know it does," he said, bringing to my head again.
I quickly grabbed his wrist before he could put it on my head again. "Don't touch me."
He looked at me with complete fear on his face. I knew it wasn't real. He did that to show me what happens when I do loose control. I make dragons fear me and want to avoid me. But even though I knew it was fake, it still worked. I let of of him, then looked at the ground.
"Sorry."
"It's okay. You don't have control over your emotions," Tundra said. "Now sit still until the medicine kicks in."
I laid back down, Tundra putting the icepack on my head. I stared at the ceiling, thinking in circles. I wasn't sure what exactly I was thinking about, it was just a blur of colors. All I could really focus on was the slight clicking and dragging noise of the doctor writing things down. It was always a weird calming noise to me. I think Tundra figured that out a while ago and started to save his paper work for when I was in there. He did stuff like that. Always putting his patients before himself.
In a strange way, he was kind of like a father figure to me. I never knew my father Nor did anyone but my mother, who is dead now so I would never know. But Tundra probably cared more about me then my own mother did. Of course I never paid it any mind since a majority of my lie is just blank emotions, but I still notice that extra time he takes out of his life to care for me. 
As I listened to the slight clicking noise, I could feel my mind calm and the world start to pull itself back together. It had been almost half an hour so I decided I could get up.
I sat up slowly, taking the icepack off of my forehead. Tundra glanced at me from behind his reading glasses. 
Reading glasses. I could see them. Everything was in focus now. I could see his sky blue scales that gradually got lighter the further towards his spine you went. And his dark blue eyes that gave him a calm look. His white spikes were spiked up like a porcupine and his claws were curled around a pencil.
"Feeling better?" He asked.
"Yeah," I said, rubbing my head. It was always weird to see the world one way, then a few minutes later see it in a completely different way. "But I'm still... feeling something."
"The medicine hasn't completely kicked in yet," Tundra took off his glasses, folding them and putting them neatly in a drawer. "It can take up to an hour to completely kick in."
"Yeah... right..." I lifted my talons slightly, seeing that they were shaking. "I can't do this."
"Do what?" He asked, stacking his paper up to put away.
"Go to the academy," I said, putting my talons back down.
"Yes you can," he said almost immediately. He put the papers in a holder near the edge of his desk. "I know you can. I believe in you."
"But what if I hurt someone. Like I did Crystal?" I asked.
"You wont. I'll be there every moth to check on you. I promise."
"No. I can't do this. I can't," I wrapped my wings around myself and put my talons on my head, shaking. 
Another thing about me, I have extreme anxiety when I don't take my pills.
"Hey," Tundra said, getting up and walking over to me. "It'll be alright. You can make it through this academy just fine. I promise."
"I can't."
"Yes you can," he sat down, putting a talon on my back. 
My pupils went to slits from the stress. I could feel my thoughts start to throw themselves into a blender again. "It's not working. Nothing is working. It's never going to work."
"Shhh, calm down. That prison did a toll on your mind," He got up and laid me back down. "The medicine hasn't fully kicked in yet. Just relax. Shhh."
I wrapped my wings around myself, feeling chilled to the bone. I hated my life. One second I feel nothing, the next I'm a laughing wreck, and then next thing you know I'm stressed about everything. 
I rocked myself slightly, trying to calm myself. I closed my eyes and could feel Tundra start to back off to give me some space. As the world started to collapse around me, I could feel my brain start to slow down into a quiet sleep.
== Chapter 2 (Raspberry) ==
Hi. My name is Raspberry. I'm a 8 year old Rainwing who has committed murder when I was 3. It was an accident. I got scared. When I get nervous, I kind of loose control of myself. I killed five orphans and severely injured eight. It took a bit to retrain me, but after a few hours a few adults did. After that I was on the run for years, trying not to get arrested. I didn't feel like it was my fault so I felt that I shouldn't get punished for it.
Of course I couldn't run forever. I was captured a year ago and out in an asylum in the Sky Kingdom. I don't understand what they expect to happen if they put me in here. It actually makes me more stressed then anything. But at least I have Cougar. He's kind of my support dragon. He's a patient here too, but I don't know what's wrong with him. If there is something wrong, I haven't noticed it.
Anyway, it's currently lunch time and everyone at the asylum is eating lunch. There's a total of twenty one patients. We all know each other pretty well. I'm the youngest one so everyone looks at me like the little sister. Cougar is kind of the leader, the one we look up to. He always sits next to me during each meal. I feel safe near him.
I chewed on my spaghetti squash, watching the guards around the room. They were always so intimidating and scary. I didn't like them. But it was their job to make sure we didn't hurt anyone and make sure we didn't try to escape. Which we had tried to do multiple times. None of us liked it here.
Just as lunch ended, one of the nurses walked over to me as I was standing up.
"Hello Doctor Fruit," I smiled at her.
"Hello Raspberry, dear. There's someone here to see you," Doctor Fruit said, her pale lavender scales reflecting the fire light.
"Someone here to see me?" My scales went pale. No one ever came to visit me. Why would they want to? I didn't know anyone. Who could it be? Could it be someone from the orphanage? Could they be here to get revenge on me? I wouldn't doubt it. I would want to kill me too, if I was in their position. 
"Yes dear," Fruit put a talon on my back, leading me towards the door. "Don't worry. They look really nice."
"B-but I don't know anyone," I stuttered in fear.
"I don't think they know you either. But they've heard of you," she gave her a reassuring smile. "Come on. We don't want to keep them waiting."
I picked up the pace, worried I would make the mysterious dragon upset if I didn't arrive soon. The asylum was pretty straightforward so it wasn't hard to get to the main office. When they got there, I noticed a tall male Nightwing. I didn't recognize him, but I was still weary.
He had dark purple scales and bight purple eyes. He has his wings held back, reveling the silver star pattern underneath.
"Hello, Raspberry," The Nightwing said with a soft smile. "My name is Desire. I'm the principle of Jade Mountain Academy."
"Jade Mountain Academy?" I asked, slightly curious. I had heard of it.
"Yes. I want you to come to my academy as a student. You'll be put in a winglet with other dragons. I think it will be good for you. I've already discussed it with your doctors and they think it's time you started to hang out with dragons your own age again," Desire said.
"Other dragons my age?" I shrank to the ground, my eyes wide with fear. I shook my head. "No. I-i'm not ready."
"Why not?" Desire asked before the nurse could say anything.
"B-because I could hurt someone."
"How long has it been since you hurt someone?"
I thought about that for a moment. It had been a while. A really long while. "F-five years."
"See? It's been a while since you've last hurt someone. The chance of you hurting someone again is low," he smiled.
"B-but what if it does happen?" Raspberry asked.
"We'll take care of it. Don't worry," he held out a talon.
I looked at it. My brain was stuck. Should I go and risk killing dragons, or should I stay in this asylum for the rest of my life? I didn't like it here. None of us did. But the idea of hurting dragons again scared me.
I hesitated before slowly reaching out my small talon and put it in his. Desire smiled at me. 
"Do you have anything you need to pack?" He asked. I shook my head. "Good."
== Chapter 3 (Fractured) ==
Jade Mountain Academy was a little smaller then I expected. I was expecting there to be a grand entrance with pillars and statues and fountains. Not a cave. I wasn't complaining, but I was in an ice cave for the past year so I was kind of disappointed.
When I saw the many other dragons arriving at the school, my body tensed. I knew my body was anxious, but my mind wasn't.
"I don't think this is a good idea," Fractured said to Tundra who was close behind me, along with a few guards.
"Nor do I," Tundra pat me on the back. "But the queen hasn't been wanting you around lately."
"I wonder why," I said with a not-interested voice.
"Aw, come on. Don't be like that. I know you still like her," Tundra poked me on the cheek, giving me a cheeky smile. A looked at him with anger in my eyes. He held his talons up innocently. "Not touching."
"Good. Let's keep it that way until I die. Or you, either one works," I said. I looked down at my brace and started to mess with a small dial that was on the side.
"Everything okay with that thing?" Tundra asked, peeking at my brace.
"Yeah. Just been acting up lately," I responded.
"Want me to do a little repairs on it before I head back to the Ice Kingdom?" He asked.
"No, I'm sure it will be fine. I'll probably do some tinkering on it later."
That was something else about me. I loved to tinker. It was fun to make new things and adjust things the way I wanted to. I was pretty good at it and probably could have made living off of it if dragons weren't so scared of me. I was always handy with my hands, plus with my quick wits it was easy to figure out what was wrong with something and what I needed to do to fix it.
"You always were handy with tools," I glanced at Tundra slightly to see a proud smile on his face.
"Why are you smiling at me like that?" I asked, generally confused.
"Oh, nothing," Tundra looked away, still smiling. "Anyway, I brought everything you'll need." He flicked his tail, gesturing for the guards to bring forward his bag.
I raised an eye-ridge at Tundra. Why was he smiling like that? I was clueless.
Tundra grabbed the bag and opened it up. "So you have one months worth of pills in here, plus a few extras just in case. I also brought you some tools, knowing you were going to get bored and wanted to start tinkering something. I wasn't supposed to bring these because they could be potential weapons, but I brought them anyway. Your welcome. Also some darts, a few required chains, a open(not sure why they would use it though it's practically useless against you), oh and this."
He pulled out a small, pink envelope.
"What is it?" I said, thinking it was a letter from the queen about how to act my level and blah blah blah.
"A letter."
"No sh*t sherlock," I retorted.
"From Crystal," Tundra finished with a smile.
I felt my entire body freeze and my heart jump. "W-what?"
"She woke for a few minutes when you were in prison," he said. "She asked me to write you e letter. It her words, my writing."
I quickly snatched the letter from him, looking at it. On the envelope was the word Crystal written in purple across it. I collapsed to my knees, my heart going an hundred miles per hour. I was shaking like crazy. "I-it's her hand writing....."
Tundra nodded. "It was so you knew it was actually her and not just me trying to gave you false hope."
I could feel my eyes get hot as tears filled my eyes. A tear slipped down my snout and onto the pale pink envelope.
"Why am I crying?" I smiled, wiping a few tears away. "I thought the medicine was supposed to cancel my emotions?"
"Hm. It might be like your temper. When something really makes you mad, you react, don't you? It could be the same for sadness," he said, not completely sure.
I looked up at Tundra. I couldn't feel anything. My brain was just dead emotions. So why was there that feeling of hurt in my chest like someone stabbed me. 
I wiped away my tears then stood up, holding the envelope close to my chest. I couldn't believe she was alive. And she woke up when I was in jail. Why hadn't anyone told me until now?
"I want to see her," Fractured said.
"She's asleep. I don't think it would make any difference," Tundra said.
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