WHAT IF SUNNY WAS RAISED BY BURN? (AU)

== This AU is about Sunny, a Dragonet of Destiny. ==
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== Prologue: Rivalry ==
Blister glided along the desert sands, rising up in the perfect heat. Today was a great day to not be thinking about war, but she had places to be. She had heard the words of a prophecy—The Dragonet Prophecy. It was destined for five worthless dragonets to somehow save the tribes and stop the war. 
Blister was certain that if she kidnapped a dragonet that hatched on the brightest night, she could sell them—taking her money and jewels and spears and weapons to win the war.
Blaze wouldn’t have heard of any of this. Stupid sheep. But it was also good that Blaze was stupid, because now she only had one rival for the dragon egg.
Burn.
Burn would be searching the sands for that egg, trying to catch it before Blister did. 
Meanwhile, Burn had caught her precious cargo. She sailed along, hoping to run into Blister and rub it in her sister’s face that she had found the egg, and ruined the prophecy. The war would last forever! More dragons to kill, more fun for Burn, more blood to spill. 
It was a couple days flight back to the stronghold, but finally she made it. It was nighttime when this happened, and the moons seemed to be in their place. The stars scattered across the sky, going as far as the desert. Burn landed in the hallway, when suddenly—
C-C-CraaaaaaAAAAACK. 
A dragonet had popped out. A strange SandWing, no tail barb, green eyes, a golden color of scales. Burn held the dragonet in her talons. She hadn’t even planned on what she’d do when she got the egg! Carefully, Burn slipped out of the stronghold and flew to her oddity tower.
== One: Tower ==
Her whole life, Sunny had lived in the weirdling tower.
She didn’t mind it though, especially since she got to have herself drawn by Flower the scavenger.
Sometimes the guards would visit her and talk with her, instead of just giving her dried lizards and iffy looking water for breakfast. And sometimes the Prince would too! Prince smolder, and he would say, “Flower! Why do you keep running off?” And Sunny would get the occasional visit from Burn, who was basically her mother. She had been told how her egg was rescued from being washed over by sand and suffocated. Burn had rescued her, and given her a perfect life.
Sunny had finished her dead crickets for dinner, when Smolder walked in. “Hello, Prince Smolder,” Sunny said, passing him her bowl of water. “Want a drink?” 
“Um, no I’m fine,” Smolder said quickly, pushing the bowl back to Sunny. “I’m going to take Flower for a flight. Would you like to come? Also I KNOW YOU’RE HERE FLOWER!” He added. A tiny scavenger popped out from behind Sunny’s wing. Sunny laughed at Flower, and then nudged her over to Smolder with her nose. 
Smolder unchained Sunny, except for the metal on that was clamped around her neck, and yanked gently on the chain that was still on her. Sunny followed, not bothered by the metal ban rubbing against her neck. She itched the scar over her eye (She couldn’t remember how she got it… something about blisters?), and then followed Smolder out of the tower. They leapt off of a ledge, Sunny trying to remember how to fly. She had actually been chained up for awhile, now.
But she eventually fell into rhythm with the wind, and glided around Burn’s Stronghold. 
“Hey, I’ve—I’ve been needing to tell you something about Burn,” Smolder said after awhile. It was basically nighttime, apart from the shuttle streaks of sunlight casted over the sand, as it dipped below the horizon. 
“Oh, yes please!” Sunny said. She was always eager to know more about Burn, even the bad things. Though Sunny didn’t count them as bad—Burn had her reasons, and she knew that the Queen would be a good ruler, because she was strong and nothing could kill her. Sunny had heard of some assassins who had tried, which startled her. But of course, she had faith in her mother. 
Before Smolder could reply to Sunny, a guard flew up to them, yanking Sunny’s chains out of Smolder’s hands. 
“Why are you out here? Why is she out here?” The guard hissed, lashing his tail barb around. Sunny took a glance at her tail. Useless, but made for a good collection of Burn’s.
That’s the only reason I’m alive, Sunny thought. That’s my only purpose—to survive for Burn.
She shook out her head as Smolder stepped up to say something. “I got permission from Burn, not that I needed it,” Smolder added, then continued. “I’m a Prince, so I can do whatever I want. And anyway, I was just going to see if my scavenger had sawed her chains open or something.”
The guard chuckled. “Pfft. A scavenger? Just get back to the Tower before I tell Burn,” he handed the chains back to Smolder.
Smolder rolled his eyes and nodded, twisting down towards the tower with Sunny behind him. They landed on a ledge, then slipped inside. Smolder chained Sunny back down, gently. “Sorry that flight was so short,” Smolder winced. “I would have hoped it was longer, but dang security won’t leave me alone.”
”That’s fine, anyway what did you have to tell me?” Sunny questioned, but Smolder was cut off again as an angry roar shrieked from below.
”What was that?” Sunny asked. Smolder looked down below, at the entrance.
”Probably another weird thing for collection,” Smolder guessed. “I can’t really see who’s there—“
”I’m guessing somebody got stabbed while trying to haul in this new thing?” Sunny said. “No, wait—SandWings don’t roar like that,” she corrected herself. She shuddered. She felt uncomfortable by this. 
“I’m going to check it out,” said Smolder. Flower was clinging to his horns.
”Can I come?” Sunny asked, fidgeting with her claws.
”Um, I’d prefer not—“ Smolder started.
”Please?” Sunny begged, wriggling around in chains. Smolder sighed and removed some of the chains, except the one around her neck. He pulled her down, and they landed on the ledge above the commotion.
A SkyWing was being hauled in, hissing against the chains several SandWings were using to haul her in. The chains seemed to be melting around the SkyWing, and her scales were glowing red. 
“That’s the one that Burn has been trying to collect forever!” Smolder whispered. “She found some fire proof minerals, similar to iron, to make chains and bands out of.”
”But why would she need that?” Sunny asked. 
“She needed them for that SkyWing,” Smolder said, “Because that’s Peril, Queen Scarlet’s undefeated champion, who has firescales.” 
“What are firescales? They sound dangerous,“ Sunny asked again.
Smolder turned to stare at Sunny. “They are,” he said. “And because of her firescales, Peril killed her own brother.”
== Two: Firescales ==
Sunny almost shrieked with surprise when Smolder said that. But she caught herself and tugged on the chain, signaling that they were done here. They both flew back up with Sunny chained down again. 
WIP
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