Before The After

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Before The After:
a fan fiction
== notes and other stuffages ==
* NOTE: these events take place 1,000-500 years after Darkstalker.
* Hivewings are in the middle of evolution to what they are now, meaning that they have more curvy wings and small antennae stubs.
== Prologue (s) ==
=== Starscale ===
Starscale looked up at the sliver of a moon up in the night sky from her small house in the sand kingdom. she knew she should be grateful for being able to even see the moon, but she still felt guilty for leaving her friends on the NightWing island, minus Brightstar, who insisted on coming with her. But Starscale had to leave the other NightWings. she had been born under a single moon, somewhere near the sand kingdom where she was now, and all of her longed to rest in the moonlight. and the NightWings were barely staying alive on that island, why wouldn't she leave when she had the chance? the memory of escaping was clear in her mind, as if she had left the island only an hour ago. going through the tunnel to the rainforest, then the one to the Sand Kingdom. Starscale and Brightstar had found a house far away from any civilization. the house that she had lived in for two years. 
she had left all her scrolls behind, all her family, most of her friends. She glanced up at the moon again, and was remided of an ancient scroll about NightWing powers being determined by the moons. even though she was supposed to have vision or mind reading powers, as the legends told, her powers had yet to show themselves. and as a 6-year-old dragonet, the chances of that happening were slim. but as she gazed up at the moon, her eyesight blurred. she fell to the ground in fear. "Starscale?" She heard Brightstar call. Starscale's heart was pounding. her arms were shaking. and she saw the one thing she thought she'd never see. A vision. Words started spilling out of her mouth like a fountain of the future. 
“In the dark, under the throne 
A dark creature lies unknown. 
On the throne, a queen of west 
She sends her kin to find the best. 
For peace, 
For the east, 
For all that lives, 
There are five....... 
From its blood, black stripes arise, 
Comrade's kin, to his demise. 
Cold as ice, warm as sun, 
His spirit reigns in fangs of blood. 
She hides behind silver fears 
All the five, or Phyrria shall be covered in tears.” 
Starscale shivered as Brightstar entered her line of vision. "What. Was. That." she said. Starscale looked up at the other NightWing. Starscale knew what had just happened, and she knew what to do. "I have to find the Five.
=== Meloe ===
TWO YEARS EARLIER
Meloe peeked around the corner to where her parents were talking in the kitchen. ".....try again....failure.......not right..." were some of the words they said. Meloe didn't understand what they were talking about, so she walked to her room, the dirt beneath her feet concealing the sounds of her footsteps. The HiveWings had been living in underground burrows for about 200 years, and whoever decided to dig down, Meloe liked them a lot. Having walls around her made her sure of where to go. she passed her parents bedroom, where she wasn't allowed to go. Meloe had always wondered why, but when she asked about it, her parents about it, they just shrugged it off. Meloe continued to walk the normal pathaway to her room. When she got to her room, however, she discovered there was another tunnel next to hers. "what's this?" she wondered aloud. Meloe was sure that if there had been a new tunnel made, she would have known. and she couldn't resist the urge to explore it. She headed down the new tunnel cautiously, looking behind her every few steps, just to make sure no one was following her. She didn't know why anyone would be following her, but she was better safe than sorry. as she reached the end of the tunnel, she started to hover above the ground in excitement. A new place! What could be in there? As a three-year-old dragonet, though, she couldn't come up with anything remotely close to what she saw. A room designed for a newborn dragonet stood in front of her. was she getting a new sibling? she almost burst with excitement. a new dragon? a new playmate? Meloe was so excited, she didn't notice the sound of talonsteps coming from behind her. "Surprise!" her father said. Meloe turned around to face her parents, and was met with her mother's venomous tail slicing towards her.
=== Solstice ===
THREE YEARS EARLIER
Solstice looked up at the northern lights, their beautiful colors stretching across the night sky. he breathed in the cold air. That was what he liked about the ice kingdom; at night, everything felt different. Even though he was only two years old, he could tell. Everything was quieter, and that's saying a lot, since the ice kingdom was silent most of the time, apart from animal and dragon noises. But at night, it seemed as though the daytime had a background noise you only noticed when it was dark. Solstice could only call it beautiful. But tonight, tonight was not beautiful. Sure, it had started off that way, peaceful and serene, (Solstice didn't know what that word meant, but he liked it) until the quiet was broken by an ear piercing shriek. Solstice's ears perked up. it wasn't just one scream. No, it was two screams. And not just any screams, Solstice realized as his heart sunk. the screams belonged to his parents. Solstice ran inside his house, yelling "MOM! DAD!". And his parents were what he found. Both impaled on the same spear, facing the ceiling. just like a messed up dragon kebab. Large tears started to form in his eyes. Why couldn't his SandWing father have used his tail barb? Why couldn't his IceWing mother have used her frostbreath? Then, the evermore darker question came to him. Who?
=== Royal ===
TWO MONTHS AGO
Royal crept out of her bed and out of her sleeping cave, the moons reflecting off her dark blue scales. She walked past the sleeping caves of her SeaWing mother and NightWing father. Neither of them knew. neither of them were like her. And yet it was all right in front of them, plastered on her own face. The mark of the moons. The mark of a cursed one, born under a single moon. No one seemed to realize that it wasn't just a SeaWing light. bioluminecnse. Royal sighed as she passed her brother's cave. he had always been with her, even when she told him her secret. Royal had tried to find a way for Ink to go with her, but there was no way, not when her brother had a deformed wing that prevented him from flying. so she had promised him that she would come back to get him. Royal looked down as the rock under her claws got colder. She had finally reached the cliff over the ocean. The cliff where she was hatched. Royal took a deep breath. she had decided. Royal didn't want to become the SeaWing queen. No matter what her parents told her, not if it meant saving the NightWing tribe, not if it meant having all the jewelry in the world. She was done with it. done with the battle training, done with Ink going to bed scarred and hungry. Royal would not marry a SeaWing prince, she would not kill the SeaWing queen. She took a deep breath. "Ink. i promise, i will come back. no matter what happens, i will make sure you are safe." she remembered her brother's tears falling down his face as she made the promise. Royal was going to fix all of this. "Next stop, the Sand kingdom."
=== Flicker ===
ONE MONTH AGO 
Flicker fluttered his eyes open to see a MudWing staring at him. He jumped up from the rock he'd been laying on. "AAAAAAAA! WHO ARE YOU?" The MudWing looked confused. "What do you mean, Flicker? It's me, Clearwater." Flicker studied the MudWing. "nope, name doesn't ring a bell." he said. Her expression changed from confused to worried. "Flicker? are you alright?" Flicker stood up, feeling dizzy. The MudWing, Clearwater, was a deep brown color, very different from his orange SkyWing scales. Flicker looked around. it was very hot here, and the ground was made of sand. the sand kingdom, he guessed. wasn't he supposed to be in the Sky kingdom? hadd Clearwater taken him here? for some reason, he couldn't remember. Suddenly, a sharp pain struck him in the head, and Flicker fell to the ground. Clearwater raced to help him. "FLICKER!" she yelped. Flicker started to breathe hard, and his limbs felt weak. "don't worry, Flicker, we'll get you to a healer, i promise." it was only then that Flicker started to wonder, what had happened? 
=== Canopy ===
ONE HOUR AGO 
"Wake up, Coqui!" Canopy shouted at her brother. He had been gone a lot, and today was the day they were finally going to hang out together. "Coqui?" Canopy looked in his hammock to find that Coqui was gone. "must've left early." she muttered. well, there was always tomorrow. then she remembered that she was going on a trading trip today, and that this was the last time for a week that she would be in the rainforest. Canopy sighed and flew off to meet her best friend Honeycreeper. she, Honeycreeper, and Honeycreeper's aunt were all coming on the trading trip to the distant sand market. Canopy didn't know much about the Sand Kingdom, but she did know that it had a lot of sun. she and Honeycreeper were really excited about that. Canopy landed on the branch where they would meet before their trip. Canopy tugged at the satchel hanging over her teal and green-scaled shoulder. she had packed all the necessities, Honeycreeper's aunt would bring the trades. suddenly, talons grasped her shoulders. "AAAA!" Canopy turned around to find a hysterrically laughing Honeycreeper. "got you!" he said. then, his aunt came to the branch. "alright, time to go." 
Canopy had been flying for what seemed like hours. "are we almost there?" she asked. "no" said Honeycreeper's aunt. Canopy sighed, then noticed a black blob below her. she squinted to try to see what it was. Just then, Honeycreeper and his aunt fell from the sky. "HONEYCREEPER!" she yelled. she quickly camoflauged in case someone was shooting at her. Canopy quietly landed in front of a bustling market. well, at least she had finally made it. 
== Chapter one ==
=== Fortuneseeker ===
Fortuneseeker walked around the streets of the SandWing market, keeping her hood up to disguise her identity. Sounds of the bustling area filled her ears; shopkeepers yelling out to passing dragons, hushed talking of customers to their friends, and small families trying to get to their tents. Technically, the Sand market wasn’t just a market, but also a city. Hundreds of dragons lived and worked there. But Fortuneseeker wasn’t here to buy anything. She was just here to examine the goods, and report anything fake or unfair back to the capital, the government in the market. Fortuneseeker carefully inspected the merchandise from a distance, when something caught her eye. “Hey, you.” She said to the orange RainWing shopkeeper. RainWings. Ugh. If I could pick any tribe to just randomly disappear, it would be them. The shopkeeper looked up. “Foxy, at your service! What do you need? We’ve got the finest jewelry in all of Pyrrhia! Why, I’ve got sparkly sapphire earrings, ruby studded bracelets, and-“ Fortuneseeker sneered. “I’ll stop you there. I don’t know if the Rainforest kingdom has precious gems, but I definitely know they have one thing.” She used her claw to scratch the surface of one of the “fine pieces of jewelry “, the color peeling off. “Paint.” Now it was Foxy’s turn to sneer. Dragons around them had started to take notice and examine their jewelry. “Listen here, RainWing.” Foxy said. Fortuneseeker took off her hood. “I am not a RainWing.” Suddenly, every dragon in the market stopped. “A NightWing? But- nobody’s seen them in years!” Hmm. Maybe this wasn’t the best choice… but before she could finish her thought, an IceWing attacked her, a whirling ball of spikes and fury. 
 
Featured characters (that aren’t mine) 
• Foxy (@dewflightdasnoconelover) 
 
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