The Battle Prophecy

The Battle Prophecy is my first fanfic in this wiki. It takes place several thousand years after the first arc, and all the tribes have new rulers, the canon ones being long dead at this point. Jade Mountain Academy's still going strong, and the original 5 Dragonets of Destiny are renowned for having ended The War of the Sandwing Succession. The Nightwings still live with the Rainwings, although both are slowly being bred into a single tribe. Jerboa III's spell only depowered the current Animus dragons of her day, so they have Animus dragons around, such as Stardrop, who's currently several thousand years old due to an immortality spell.
== The Prophecy ==
When Pyrrhia has lost hope
The battle will be won
When the Skywings cannot cope
The battle will be won
Take the Skywing egg from the cruel
Wings of Sand will rise to glory
The Seawing egg shines like a jewel
Wings of Night will tell the moon's story
The tyrant may live now
But is doomed to die
When a sheep bites like a serpent
And they're sent to the sky
== Story Context ==
The Skywings, under Queen Ember, have a plan for taking over Pyrrhia. They've allied with the Icewings and Sandwings, while the Mudwings, Rainwings, Seawings and Nightwings have allied against them. Swiftbringer, a future seeing Nightwing, was asked to forsee how the war would end. Her prophecy called for a Skywing, a Sandwing, a Seawing, and a Nightwing. Swiftbringer's followers made a cave their base and would raise the dragonets there.
== Characters ==
=== Dragonets ===
Skywing - Cardinal. He's very kind and dislikes fighting, much to Golden's disapproval. Knowing his tribe was the reason the war was happening, he tries his best to make peace, to atone for what his tribe did, although he himself is blameless.
Sandwing - Coyote. He's bombastic and loud and makes himself the center of attention. He tries imitating Bighorn, as he's his only true caretaker, but deep down, is rather sensitive. He's surprisingly smarter than he looks. 
Seawing - Porbeagle. She's very soft and sensitive, but very smart. Unfortunately, she looks quite like her feared mother, Mako, and it's easy to mistake them for each other at first glance. She'll always help, even in sticky situations of her own. 
Nightwing - Blackmoon. He stays in the shadows, usually reading a scroll. He's about the smartest one, but also the quietest. The only times he really speaks are roasting, calling someone out, or conversations. He can read minds. 
=== Guardians ===
Skywing - Golden. She's rather grumpy, and while she isn't nearly as bad as Kestrel, she wants to train them to fight like Skywings, which tends to go wrong. She teaches them fighting.
Sandwing - Bighorn. He's loud and bombastic and is basically the embodiment of a ham. However, he has a soft spot for dragonets. There's a reason Coyote looks up to him. He teaches them about the tribes.
Seawing - Abyss. She's usually grumpy and quiet but gets very sheepish when talking about Mako or other dreaded figures. She's usually reading in the library. She teaches them history. She also taught Porbeagle Aquatic.
Nightwing - Swiftbringer. The deliverer of the prophecy, she's menacing and looming. While she isn't nearly as bad as Morrowseer, and her prophecy is actually real, she has an underlying sense of wickedness around her.
=== Tribe Queens ===
Icewings - Queen Blizzard
Sandwings - Queen Caracal
Seawings - Queen Dolphin
Nightwings/Rainwings - Queen Brightstar
Mudwings - Queen Autumn
Skywings - Queen Ember
=== Other ===
==== Mako ====
Porbeagle's mother. She's an infamous assassin, her most famous kill being that of a Seawing queen, ordered by the queen's daughter to take the throne. She's feared (and respected among criminals) throughout Pyrrhia, and it came as a great shock to everyone that one of her eggs would be the prophetic Seawing dragonet to save them from the Skywings. Porbeagle was named after a shark, like her, out of sheer respect (and fear).
== Prologue ==
=== Finding the Skywing egg ===
"The Wingery. Swiftbringer said it would be there..." Golden whispered. She had come to the Sky kingdom under the cover of darkness, and slowly but surely crept into the wingery while the guards were asleep. She peered into the nest containing eggs. Red, red, red, orange, red... orange! Bright orange amongst a heap of red eggs, just as Swiftbringer had foretold. She silently scooped it up with her talons and flew away into the night. She eventually got to the cave and laid the egg down into a nest.
"Swiftbringer, I've retrieved the Skywing egg" Golden told her. "Good work" she told her. "One step closer to stopping the war".
=== Finding the Sandwing egg ===
"I ain't paid 'nough fer this..." Bighorn groaned as he dug through the sand. Eventually, he saw a gleam in the sand. He gently brushed it off and got the egg. It shone under the moonlight.
"There there, lil' guy" Bighorn said as he flew off with the egg. He got back to the cave and put the Sandwing egg in the nest. It settled nicely with the Skywing egg.
"SWIFTY!!!! I got it" Bighorn told Swiftbringer, rather loudly. "Alright, thanks, Bighorn. Now where did I leave my ear medicine?".
=== Finding the Seawing egg ===
Abyss swam through the water, looking for the Seawing egg. She looked around for a green egg with a blue swirl that shone like a jewel. She eventually saw a gleam in an underwater cave. She was about to go in, when she realized just who this cave belonged to. Mako. Scourge of the sea. Possibly the most dangerous Seawing of all time. The Queenslayer. Abyss skipped a beat. She snapped out of it, and crept in. Luckily, Mako wasn't around. There were 3 eggs.
"Ok, green with blue swirl..." Abyss whispered to herself. She knew their mother could return at any moment. Blue with green spots, green with blue spots, and green with a blue swirl.
"Gotcha!" Abyss exclaimed quietly. She scooped up the egg and got out of there as fast as she could. She got back to the cave eventually and placed it with the Skywing and Sandwing eggs.
"Swiftbringer. I got it. It's... Mako's child" Abyss said sheepishly to Swiftbringer, sipping a cup of water. She took a spit take. "MAKO? THE ASSASSIN?" She calmed down. "However, if that's what my prophecy calls for, so be it".
=== Finding the Nightwing egg ===
Well, they didn't really find it. Swiftbringer, having oversaw the whole thing, flew to where she knew the Nightwing egg would be. After a while, she came back with the egg. She laid it down with the other eggs.
== The Hatchings ==
"THEY'RE HATCHING! THEY'RE HATCHING!" Abyss shrieked from across the cave. The Guardians rushed to the nest with the eggs.
=== Sandwing hatching ===
The Sandwing egg shook and crumbled. A dragonet's pseudo-beak poked out. The egg fell over.
"There, there, lil guy, you can do this!" Bighorn encouraged. Eventually, the dragonet crawled out, covered in fluids. Bighorn got a towel and was wiping the dragonet.
=== Skywing hatching ===
The Skywing egg cracked and shook. Golden gently held it in her talons. She picked away some parts, and eventually the dragonet burst out one half of the egg. Golden laid it back down, and the eggshells fell on and cracked part of the already hatching Seawing egg.
"Huh. Guess Skywings ain't so useless after all" Bighorn remarked. He then realized Golden was right next to him. "No offense".
=== Seawing hatching ===
The Skywing eggshells fell onto the egg, cracking it. It was already hatching, so that just made it easier. It somehow broke off an entire half of the eggshell and crawled to the other dragonets.
"Hopefully, it won't grow to be like it's mother..." Abyss said, a little nervously.
=== Nightwing hatching ===
The Nightwing egg shook and cracked, the dragonet inside was definitely squirming. Bighorn put his talons on the egg to crack some parts, and eventually was able to pull an entire part out. The Nightwing dragonet crawled to the others.
"I have a feelin' this one will be Swifty's favorite" Bighorn remarked.
== Chapter 1 ==
A Sandwing dug its claws into the cow. It mooed in agony until it stopped moving. The Sandwing licked the blood off his claws and started eating. But it wasn't Bighorn. It was the prophetic Sandwing dragonet, Coyote. It was feeding time. While Coyote enjoyed his cow, Cardinal, the Skywing, was sharing with Porbeagle. They were slurping an oarfish, caught by Abyss, like spaghetti. Porbeagle was partly submerged in the water of the underground river. She didn't like showing herself, as she knew she looked quite like her mother. Although she didn't know her mother's name or reputation, she knew she wasn't a dragon that wanted to be seen. Blackmoon was eating... something in the shadows, reading a scroll at the same time.
"EVERYONE! OUTSIDE!" Bighorn yelled from outside the cave. The dragonets quickly finished up and walked outside. Blackmoon was a bit uncomfortable in the sun.
"Swiftbringer, deliverer of the prophecy, is comin' today." Swiftbringer? They hadn't seen her since they were hatchlings. "You must be on yer best behavior. However, we can't repeat the mistakes of the ancient Talons of Peace, abusing their dragonets fer a fake prophecy. If Swiftbringer attacks fer any reason, you have every right to fight back. AM I CLEAR?" Bighorn told, rather loudly. He was very clear.
A huge shadow loomed over the cave. The large, imposing Swiftbringer came in. The dragonets were all lined up, as were the Guardians. 
"Ah. These are the dragonets you've raised. Much be such an... odd bunch for saving Pyrrhia." Swiftbringer said. She inspected them one by one.
"Bighorn, Coyote seems to strongly resemble you. Are you related?" "No, but I get that sometimes".
"Cardinal. Oddly dark colored for a Skywing, of all tribes, but acceptable"
"Porbeagle. She... quite reminds me of her mother" Swift was a little creeped out by the resemblance.
"Ah. Blackmoon. He may not be a future seeing Nightwing, but at least he still has powers from the moons".
Swiftbringer went into another room to talk to the Guardians. The dragonets dropped the dignified poses. They were all... somewhat nervous about Swiftbringer's judgement, from Coyote's resemblance to Bighorn to the remark about Porbeagle's mother. 
"What do ya think they're doin?" Coyote asked the others. "Planning something, probably" Blackmoon replied. Then the Guardians came out, along with Swiftbringer. The dragonets immediately regained their composure. 
"Your release is imminent, and rather... premature." Swiftbringer said. "In about a week, you'll be sent off into the world, finding a way to save Pyrrhia. Now, I must go. Guardians, make sure they... know more about it" she said before flying away. The Guardians looked back to the dragonets.
"You can drop those pained poses now". The dragonets dropped the poses, and slowly regained their natural composure. Porbeagle was clearly the most curious about the world. Blackmoon really didn't care. Cardinal was pure neutral, while Coyote was already walking off with Bighorn.
"Come, Porbeagle. Aquatic lessons" Abyss told her. They came to the river cave, and using their super not-drowning skills, they did it underwater, as any speech would just be incomprehensible gurgling. These words were different. It was Mother, Danger, and other things along those lines. Porbeagle had already almost mastered her Aquatic, she just needed a little help. She signed in Aquatic to Abyss.
Why are we doing these specific words?
They never told you, did they?
No?
So, they never told you of your mother. Oh dear. Your mother is, or was, an assassin.
What?
Yes. You already know you look like her. Her most famous kill was a Seawing queen. She was caught and interrogated when the prints on the knife were traced back to her. She revealed that the eldest princess paid her to kill the queen. Your mother later escaped and freed all the other prisoners. She was lost, and presumed dead. But... that's when I looked for your egg. I found your mother's cave, with 2 other eggs. She must still be alive.
Porbeagle was horrified. Her own mother did something that terrible? She needed to know more.
Who? Who is my mother? What is her name?
Mako.
Mako?! She had heard of Mako in the scrolls that were read to her, unaware that she was her MOTHER. This was bad. Really bad. Not only was her mother still around, but she also looked just like her! Who knows what misunderstandings could arise from it? She had to tell the others. Abyss noticed her distress and ended the lesson.
Porbeagle scurried across the cave, trying to find the others. She then bumped into Golden, who then snarled at her.
"E-Excuse me, d-do you know w-where my friends are?" She asked nervously. Golden's snarl faded, and she pointed to to them. Porbeagle got back on her feet, and eventually found them all hanging out their room. They all looked at their visibly panicked friend.
"Guys, I have something to tell you" Porbeagle said. "What? What's da news?" Coyote asked. "Are you ok?" Cardinal also asked.
"Mako... is my MOTHER"
Shock filled the room as they all gasped in disbelief. Porbeagle nervously came down and got in the water, not really wanting to be seen. Cardinal came up to comfort her. The Guardians had always considered him "the weirdest Skywing (they've) ever seen", and well, he didn't blame them. For such a grumpy and militaristic tribe that, ahem, STARTED THE WAR, Cardinal was always peaceful and tried to defuse fights, even though he was raised by a dragon like Golden.
"Porbeagle, it's not your fault" Porbeagle resurfaced a bit. "It's not your fault you look like her. It's not anyone's fault. You can't control what you look like fresh out of the egg. You may look more like your mother, your father, or maybe even a little bit of both, but trust me, it's not your fault".
"Thanks, Cardinal. I knew I could always count on you" Porbeagle said, having cheered up a little.
BOOM!
A huge sound rocked the cave. The dragonets panicked. Smoke came out of a room which was mostly destroyed. The dragonets quickly got their act together and got out of the cave and onto the grass below. The Guardians also got out of there, Bighorn indignantly falling face-first on a flowerbed. Abyss got a comically oversized bucket of water, and threw it in there, putting out the fire with a little help from Porbeagle. Bighorn went in and came out with the remains of an exploded bomb.
== Chapter 2 ==
"Someone must've planted this here bomb while we wasn't lookin'" Bighorn said grimly. "Fer now, the cave ain't safe fer y'all"
"Yes, indeed"
Swiftbringer's shadow loomed over the dragons. As she landed, the Guardians all got in a straight line. The dragonets themselves were behind them, visibly shook by the whole ordeal.
"S-Swiftbringer? What brought you back so soon?" Golden asked. "I heard of the bomb's explosion and came as fast as I could". Swiftbringer took a second to inspect the damage. The other Guardians took a look at well. The dragonets were all rattled and nervous about the whole thing. Swiftbringer came out and took a deep breath.
"While the original date was in about a week, due to the damage and general complications, we'll be releasing you now" Swiftbringer said. Abyss handed them some supplies, bags, and a map, and the Guardians sent them on their way. The group flew, and flew, and flew, until they rested on a cliff near the Sky kingdom. Coyote would go hunt, although the group made him promise not to use his venom, for the sake of everyone eating it. He eventually came back with a deer. Cardinal took in onto a rock and scorched it with fire. Using the sharpest rock he could find, he cut its flesh into thin pieces, got the fur off, and re-scorched it. He then got a little salt on it. While it was a little burnt, it was pretty good for wild-caught. After eating it all, they slowly went to sleep.
Little did they know, they were being watched.
A group of Skywing guards had been watching them. Now, in this war, the Skywings had some new rules. Their allies, the Icewings and Sandwings, could come their anytime as long as they weren't causing trouble. However, their allied enemies, the Mudwings, Rainwings, Seawings and Nightwings, weren't allowed into the kingdom. Now, Cardinal, being a Skywing, was obviously allowed in there, and Coyote got that same pass. But a Nightwing AND Seawing in their kingdom? Oh, no, no, no! One in particular especially hated the idea of 2 of their enemies being in their kingdom. They tried to go in for the kill.
"Hold your fire, Finch" another soldier, who looked like their leader, said. "We strike in the morning. There's a fellow Skywing in there, as well as a Sandwing. Wait for them to leave the Seawing and Nightwing alone, then attack"
Well, morning came, and the group woke up. The 4 got themselves refreshed, and Porbeagle went to find drinking water. The Skywings were STILL watching. The leader made a gesture, and the soldiers went for her.
An incredibly loud scream cut through the air. Blackmoon went to respond first. He saw Porbeagle being attacked by the Skywings. He decided to counterattack, and a brawl broke out. Porbeagle joined in, randomly jabbing with a pointy rock, but it was 2 against 7. Then Cardinal got involved. When the fighters landed, Cardinal shielded his friends. He spread his massive wings, using them as a barrier. If they wanted to get Porbeagle and Blackmoon, they had to go through him. 
"Sir. Please move. They are our enemies. Let us capture them" The lead soldier said. "No. They are my friends. If you want them, you must go through me". The lead soldier glared a bit. "I have no weapon except my fire, and myself. I don't want to fight. I want to hear each parties' side of the story" Cardinal said with defiance.
The soldiers had one thing to say in response; "You are the weirdest Skywing I've ever seen". "Heard that one before" Cardinal remarked.
"First, soldiers, tell me your side of the story culminating in the fight"
The lead soldier walked up. "The Seawings and Nightwings are our enemies. They are not allowed into the Sky kingdom. It's common sense to capture them. Finch initially tried to ambush first, but you and your Sandwing companion were there. When the Seawing strayed off, we attacked the enemy. Then the Nightwing joined in, presumably to defend the Seawing, who had a sharp stone. I think they stabbed Mountain".
"First, we have names. Second, please get this Mountain first aid. Third, Blackmoon, Porbeagle, tell your side of the story" Cardinal said, not dropping his defensive pose nor breaking eye contact. Porbeagle spoke up first.
"Well, I was going to find clean drinking water. All of the sudden, this Skywing flew from out of nowhere and bit me. Some other Skywings joined in too. I screamed, and Blackmoon came to my rescue"
"I started fighting them to defend Porbeagle, and if the big Skywing in charge is right, Porbeagle was jabbing with a rock, and stabbed this Mountain he speaks of" Blackmoon finished.
Cardinal understood everything. "Well, gentlemen, I see your reasoning. We'll simply leave the Sky Kingdom. Happy?" Cardinal turned to the others. "C'mon, let's find Coyote and get out of here...".
He was knocked out.
When Cardinal woke up, he realized he was in a cage. He understandably freaked out, banging his wings against the bars. Then he realized just where he was. There were 3 other cages as well. COYOTE? PORBEAGLE? BLACKMOON? They were all taken prisoner by the Skywings? He then heard 2 guards talking.
"So, let me get this straight, you were going to take a Seawing and Nightwing, and then another Skywing showed up and tried to defend them? And tried to STOP the fight?"
"Yes sir. During the fight, Mountain was stabbed by the Seawing, and that Skywing suggested he get medical aid, which he is currently receiving"
"...That is the the weirdest Skywing I've ever heard of"
"Tell me about it"
Cardinal listened in to everything, visibly disappointed when they called him weird. Then a ray of hope shot through with these words from a female:
"They may be odd, but the good kind. Mountain is my brother. He might've died if he didn't receive care sooner. They might get a release"
Cardinal still sat in his cage. But now, he sat in his cage with hope, thinking of ways he could free his friends when he was released. Coyote would probably get out quick too, considering the alliance. But Porbeagle and Blackmoon would be a whole other story. How in the world could they convince the queen to let them go? Still, something would be done eventually. He then heard more talking from another voice.
"HEY! Ever heard of the Battle Prophecy? Yeah, their dragonets got released, those guys are probably them"
"...They're going to stop our domination, Finch"
"...So, we want them to be even more of prisoners!"
"Not quite sure how you make someone even more of a prisoner, but sure"
Cardinal still had hope, albeit a little snuffed.
Cardinal still sat in his cage. Then, the door of the room opened. There were 3 Skywing guards, and they unhooked Porbeagle's giant birdcage and took it away. Cardinal cautiously wondered what was going to happen to her. He looked to a guard on stand at the door, silently hoping for an answer.
"They're gonna hold 'em underwater till it dies" he said to him. Cardinal appeared distraught but was actually confident inside. Porbeagle's a Seawing, of course she won't drown! He was seriously wondering if the Skywings knew anything about the other tribes. Or, at least, if his tribe knew Seawings had super not-drowning skills. After a while, he heard what might've been the loudest scream in the history of Pyrrhia, surpassing even Porbeagle. He heard a door busting open and then being locked. He heard the conversation from the other room.
"What? What happened?"
"SIR! The prisoner kind of... took over the room"
"WHAT?!"
"We tried holding it underwater, but it wasn't working. It swam out of our grasp, then got our sharp spiked disks and threw them at us. We weren't hurt, but we can't go in there"
"...You tried drowning a Seawing? They can breathe UNDERWATER!"
"Sorry sir. Teachers about the other tribes are rare"
The lead soldier shrugged, presumably in annoyance. Cardinal was cracking up. Honestly, he'd react the same way. Maybe he was a Skywing after all. Most of the others were also laughing internally. Then the doors opened. They all went silent.
The Sandwing was massive. She was a deep sandy beige with a slightly darker forehead. She had scars all over her body. She was also adorned with jewelry and had a golden crown on her head. It was Queen Caracal, ruler of the Sandwings. Then Queen Ember came beside her. The Sandwings and Skywings were allies, so it must've been a visit.
"Ah. Your prisoners" she said slowly. She then caught sight of Cardinal and Coyote in their cages. "What are THEY doing here?". Queen Ember whispered the incident into her ear. The Sandwing queen peered up to Cardinal.
"You are the weirdest Skywing I've ever seen"
She moved on to Coyote. She looked... mildly disappointed that there was a Sandwing prisoner. She peered up to him this time.
"What did YOU do to get here?"
"N-Nothin', yer majesty. I-I'm just Cardinal's f-friend" Coyote answered with pure nervousness. Internally, he must've been happy for attention from 2 QUEENS, but now, he was just scared. Queen Caracal looked back to Queen Ember.
"Well, technically, he's right. He didn't do much but was running with him" Queen Ember said. Queen Caracal shrugged. "I sincerely recommend he's released by the end of the week".
== Chapter 3 ==
It was 2 days later. It was almost the end of the week. Porbeagle, after the pathetic attempt at execution, was returned to her cage. 2 Skywing guards came in. They unlocked Coyote's cage. They escorted him outside, and he was released, just as Queen Caracal requested. He flew off to the mountains and found their supplies. He hatched a plan to free his friends. He'd fly back under the cover of darkness. He'd creep through a window, then use his tail barb to free both his friends, and all the other prisoners. If they had guards, he might envenom them. He waited until the sun came down, and the 3 moons came up.
He flew until he saw the Sky Kingdom. He hid behind the palace, and slowly creeped up the wall. He avoided the sight of guards, but he had a certain obstacle; 3 Skywing guards on patrol. He was thinking of ways to get past. Then he found something. A bag of "sleep powder". He knew just what to do. Nearby, but out of sight, he knocked something over. The guards went to go check, and Coyote slipped the powder into their drinks. He watched as they drank the drinks and were knocked out by the powder. He crept up into the tower the prisoners were kept in.
"Coyote!" Cardinal said happily. Coyote quickly shushed him, as to not alert the guards. "I'm here to get you out" He whispered. He turned to the other prisoners "I'm here to get you all out". Although he didn't have a key, he had his tail barb. He picked all the locks. And led them out the window, and they all flew and made a break for it. At that point, the Skywings must've seen about a dozen dragons flying away, as some were flying after them. The dragonets got the heck out of there. They knew the Skywings' allies, the Sandwings and Icewings, and their territory couldn't have been safe, so they went to The Kingdom of the Sea. They might've been fighting against Cardinal and Coyote's tribes, but they might understand. That's how The War of the Sandwing Succession ended several thousand years ago. Dragons from different tribes accepted each other.
They first stopped to grab their supplies from that cliff, then bolted. They hid in the underbrush from any Skywings that could've been looking for them. Granted, they already demonstrated their stupidity by trying to drown a Seawing, but stupid doesn't mean harmless. In fact, it can be even more dangerous than competent.
Several days later, the dragonets were resting on an island at The Bay of a Thousand Scales. Cardinal and Coyote knew they weren't welcome due to their tribes, so they hid in the trees when other dragons flew above. Porbeagle was out, looking to catch fish. While they could drink the saltwater, they still needed food. She swam through the abyss, catching little fish and putting them in a net-bag. Eventually, she came across a shark. She stared into its big, black eyes that reflected no light. It was a Porbeagle. In the distance, she saw another shark, a Mako. She snapped out of the trance of looking into their eyes and swam away. When she was done with fishing, she came to the surface and swam back to shore. But...
Orange talons grabbed her by the neck. Porbeagle yelped as the Skywing attempted to drag her out of the water. But she was too far from shore, so her friends couldn't hear her. Then the Skywing suddenly jerked down. Now it yelped. Porbeagle took the opportunity to escape but was fascinated by just what dragged the Skywing. She watched as it struggled in the water, and saw it was being grasped by deep green claws from underwater. Then a green Seawing's tail poked out, slowly dragging it down. The Skywing was dragged underwater. Porbeagle speed-swam back to shore as fast as she could.
"GUYS! A SKYWING ATTACKED ME, AND IS NOW BEING ATTACKED BY SOMETHING ELSE!" She yelped. Her friends were all concerned, although they had different reactions.
"What are they doing here?" Cardinal asked.
"Why they lookin' fer us? We didn't do nothin!" Coyote said.
"What's with you and getting attacked by Skywings?" Blackmoon said.
Nevertheless, they all flew to where Porbeagle swam. By then, there was just a ton of bubbles speeding to the surface. Then they stopped. After a few seconds, the water turned red. The Skywing's corpse floated up to the surface. Its throat had been sliced with one of those sharp disks Porbeagle used at the drowning chamber in the Sky Kingdom. They all winced at the morbid sight. Cardinal scooped up the body. Although his tribe had captured him just days before, they were still his brethren. He gently laid it down on an island and laid some flowers on its corpse. He flew back to his friends at their call. 
They were back at shore. They were trying to figure out just who killed the Skywing. As Blackmoon narrowed down the possible suspects based on Porbeagle's description, they realized just who it must've been - Mako. Porbeagle's mother. Porbeagle knew she had to meet her mother. She might die, but not without seeing her. The others wished her luck, and she swam to where she saw the body. She soon saw the faint silhouette of another dragon. She signed in Aquatic.
Hello?
Here.
Name?
Mako. Name?
Mako! It was really her!
Porbeagle. Please come closer.
She watched as the shadow swam closer to her. She was able to see her clearly. And so could Mako. It was like looking in a mirror. Their faces were both pure confusions. Porbeagle pointed upwards, and the 2 went to the surface. Now they could really see each other. Abyss was right. She really was a picture-perfect clone of her mother. Physically, at least.
"Did you have 3 eggs, then the one with the blue swirl disappearing?" Porbeagle asked. "Y-Yes, I did" Mako replied. "Well... I was that egg, mother". Neither knew how to react. Then one reacted. With a hug. For such a ruthless dragon who killed so many, she at least knew how to show affection. She had so many questions.
"Mother... what happened to your 2 other eggs?" Porbeagle asked. "Those are your brothers. Stay put. I'll get them" Mako replied. After a bit, Mako resurfaced with 2 other Seawings. Porbeagle's brothers. One was deep blue, the other was a mix of blue and green. They must've hatched at the same time, since they were the exact same size.
"Barnacle, Knifefish, this is your long-lost sister, Porbeagle. Porbeagle, these are your brothers, Barnacle and Knifefish" Mako introduced. They reacted to her the same way their mother did - with a hug, all the while yelling "SISTER!". Her family was very huggy. Porbeagle still had questions. As soon as the hugging died down.
"Who is our father?" she asked. "Oyster. Barnacle looks just like him. He died when I was pregnant with your eggs" Mako replied. Well, it made sense. A daughter looked just like their mother, so why couldn't a son look just like their father? She still had questions, but she saved the rest for later, except...
"Why did you kill the Skywing?"
"Skywing?" Barnacle asked. "Killed?" Knifefish asked. "Ah. You see, sweetie, we're fighting our own war. Skywings, and their allies the Icewings and Sandwings, aren't conquering the sea. Not on my watch. And the Skywing was attacking you, I assume, so I defended. One dead dragon could be the difference between freedom and slavery" Mako explained. Wow. For a dragon that, ahem, KILLED THEIR TRIBE'S QUEEN, she was rather patriotic. Or maybe just fighting to keep her and her dragonets safe. There was another awkward thing to say.
"Uh... mother... I'm... friends with a Skywing. And a Sandwing"
Mako was, very clearly, shocked, along with Barnacle and Knifefish. Her daughter, being FRIENDS with 2 ENEMIES? "And a Nightwing." Porbeagle added.
"The Nightwing only makes that slightly better. What kind of wicked brainwashing were you victim to?" Mako asked.
"Well, there's a prophecy, and well... it says me and my friends are going to save Pyrrhia from the Skywings. And it wanted me, a Sandwing, a Skywing, and a Nightwing. We were released, and... here we are" Porbeagle explained.
"Ah. The Battle Prophecy everyone's going loony about. Forcing 2 divided alliances together into some wicked Frankenstein of a group... You can bring your acquaintances over here, but don't let them touch your brothers" Mako admitted, regaining her composure. Porbeagle understood. She flew back over to her friends.
"Mother says you can come over, but do NOT touch my brothers Barnacle and Knifefish, or she WILL kill you" Porbeagle explained to them.
The group understood, and flew over to where Mako, Barnacle and Knifefish waited. As they arrived, Blackmoon did a bit of a double take of sorts upon viewing their faces next to each other. Porbeagle really looked like a smaller, better-rested version of Mako.
The 3 flew in place as Porbeagle was in the water. Mako stared at Cardinal and Coyote like she wished she could kill them with her eyes. The 2, knowing not even a queen was safe from her, flew backwards a little. Blackmoon wasn't stared at like that, but flew backwards, nonetheless.
"Mother, this is Cardinal, Coyote, and Blackmoon" Porbeagle introduced them. She turned back to them. "Those are my brothers, Barnacle and Knifefish". Cardinal waved to them, and so did Coyote, but wider. Barnacle and Knifefish turned to their mother.
"Mother, may we go talk to the 3 nice dragons on that rock over there?" They both said at the same time. "...Fine, but don't let them touch you" Mako replied. The 5 went over to a big rock sticking out of the water about 50 feet away. Now Porbeagle was alone with her mother. She still had so many questions. Now she was free to get answers.
"Mother, I heard in history books of your murder of a Seawing queen. It's your most famous kill. Tell me, how did it happen?". Mako looked around. "I normally don't reveal this stuff to others, but there's nobody else around... We'll do this underwater in Aquatic, ok?" Porbeagle nodded, and the 2 went underwater.
It was rather early in my career as an assassin. Although it wasn't many kills, it was still notable. The then-princess Beluga approached me. She wanted the throne but didn't want to risk dying in a Royal Challenge. She wanted me to murder her mother, Queen Jellyfish. She paid me very well. I snuck near the palace and knocked out a guard that just so happened to both resemble me and have armor my size. I snuck past the real guards, and found Queen Jellyfish, alone. I snuck a knife from the kitchen, and... got rid of her. I knew Princess Beluga wanted proof, so I cut off her head, and hid the rest of the body. My mistake was leaving the knife laying around. They found my prints on it.
Did you HAVE to have such a brutal profession?
Now, now. As long as there are 2 dragons left on the planet, someone is going to want someone else dead. And I cashed in on that certainty. They caught me and said they would pay me if I revealed who paid me off. They offered me more than Princess Beluga did, and I told them everything. Beluga wasn't pronounced queen, her sister Ocean, mother of the current queen, was.
== Chapter 4 ==
WIP
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