Sonic Vortex: Flame Rising/Prolouge

==Prologue==
"Please Daddy?" A young azure-furred hedgedragon whined to his father, pawing at the larger hedgedragon's grey fur. Pyrite shook his head, "Cobalt, I can't. I have my duties as king to deal with," he replied. five-year old Cobalt looked up at his father with large eyes. The king hedgedragon sighed in defeat, "I guess a little fishing can't hurt..." He stood up from the rock he was sitting on and started walking down the trail, Cobalt eagerly following behind.
The hybrids stopped at a large stream, the whispy water so clean that you could see the stream-bed. The grove canopy threw over a sheet of darkness, but Cobalt could see just fine. Pyrite kneeled down, peering into the water. Minnows, frogs, and other organisms could be seen in the stream, though those weren't what Cobalt was after. He looked downstream, spotting a pod of small bass coming their way.
The blue hedgedragon immediately got into the 'spearing' position his fishing intrstructor, Realgar, had taught him, with one paw on the ground and the other in the air, ready to snatch the fish out of the water. When the pod got close enough, Cobalt snared a particular tasty looking bass out of the water. It landed on the ground with a plop, Cobalt looking impressed with himself.
"I did it! I caught a fish, Daddy!" Cobalt chirped, grabbing the fish with his mouth. A small smile grew on Pyrite's face, "Good job, Col. Now, watch how a king catches fish," he said, walking over to the water's edge, snatching three fish out of the water with a single thrust.
Cobalt looked dumbfounded, "Whooooooaaaa," he sighed in amazement, "When can I do that?" The hedgedragon asked. Pyrite shrugged, "Maybe when you are older, I can teach you," he said. Cobalt let out a short bark, hugging his father. Cobalt proceeded to eat his fish, while Pyrite pushed the bass he had caught back into the water. After a few minutes of eating and playing, the duo headed back up the trail, Castle Clawstone crawling over the horizon.
Over the distance, Keira watched how wonderful Castle Clawstone really was, and as the duo headed back up, the hedgehog hybrid smiled, and flew back to her place.
Cobalt and Pyrite made their way to the castle and through the front gate, several guards greeting them as they passed through. The young hedgedragon ran up the staircase and into his room, letting his father get some of his work done.
The next day, Keira had gone up that same hill, to catch some fish to gobble up with her breakfast, and to admire the castle again. The young hedgehog hybrid had always wanted to visit the castle, but never thought that she was worthy enough to. So, she just stopped by the river, and watched intensely at the water, targeting any fish that passed.
Cobalt came running down the trail, having yet to notice Keira. There was a large rock under one of the places that sunlight could break through. That was his favorite sun basking spot. The hedgedragon hopped onto the boulder, laying down and spreading his leathery wings to soak up some of the sunlight.
Keira fished some more, until she saw Cobalt, in which she jumped in surprise to see him suddenly there. Wanting to interact, the hedgehog hybrid spoke kindly to the hedgedragon, "Oh hi there... Your name is Cobalt yes? Sorry if I startled you.."
Cobalt looked at Keira and shook his head, "Nah. You didn't startle me," he said. The azure hybrid tilted his head, "Wait, how do you know my name?" He asked, curious to know.
"I've been looking at you and your father sometimes Cobalt," Keira smiled. "Oh and I didn't mention my name didn't I? the name's Keira, Keira The Angel Hedgehog."
Cobalt gave Keira a sharp-toothed grin, "Nice to meet you Keira."
Keira flashed Cobalt back a smile, as she continued fishing. "I've always wondered what's the inside of Castle Clawstone ya'know?" the hedgehog hybrid smiled.
The young hedgedragon looked over at the castle, "That's my home," he said, turning back to Keira. "This forest is my home," he continued.
Nodding as she understood what he was saying, Keira replied, "My home is in Nocturne Forest, but I'm staying at a friend's house."
"Nocturne Forest?" Cobalt asked, shaking his head. "I've never seen anything outside this forest. My parents say that it's dangerous to leave the forest."
"What is that?" A feminine voice suddenly asked. Cobalt jumped, slipping and digging his small yet strong ivory talons into the rock. A young female hedgedragon with forest green fur stepped out of the bushes. She wore a white wool turtleneck and breeches. Like Cobalt, she didn't wear any gloves or shoes, so her clawed feet and hands could be seen.
The female hedgedragon stared at Keira curiously. She had never seen a hedgehog with feathery wings.
Keira contiued catching fish as Cobalt talked, but after she sensed someone looking at her, she looked up to see a female hedgedragon. "Oh, hi there!" Keira greeted. "My name is Keira, what's yours?"
The hedgedragon smiled shyly, "My name is Beyrl. Nice to meet you," she said. "Are you a rare kind of hedgedragon? One with feathery wings instead of leathery wings?" She asked.
"I'm an angel hedgehog, not a hedgedragon," Keira replied. "Well, it's first time seeing someone as an angel hedgehog huh?"
"Oh," Beryl said blankly, "My bad." The green hedgedragon then looked at Cobalt, who had regained his balance and climbed back onto the rock. "Is Keira a friend of yours?" Beryl asked. Cobalt nodded slightly, "Well, I just met her," he replied.
The angel hedgehog had collected all the fish she needed, and was going to head back home. "Okay then, I'm going to get back home, see ya!!" Keira waved, as she flew back.
The two hedgedragons waved goodbye as Keira left, then Beyrl looked at Cobalt nervously, "I, uh, don't really know your name."
The azure prince smiled, "My name is Cobalt. Beryl, right?" He asked. The female nodded, "You are the king's son, right?" She asked. Cobalt nodded in response.
At her home, Keira put down her caught fish, as she flew off, once again, by the riverside, and to see the view of Castle Clawstone at sunset.
Cobalt trotted up to the angel hedgehog, sitting down next to her, also marveling at the sunset. "This is one of the only places in the Hedgedragon Kingdom that you can see the sunset like this," Cobalt started to explain, "A nice view, isn't it?" He asked.
"Yup it is Cobalt," Keira replied, staring up into the distance. "I like coming here at this time."
Cobalt nodded in agreement, then turned to look at her, "How do you even know of this place?" He asked Keira.
"I've seen it from a distance, and thought that it looked cool, and decided to look from up close, and so, I always come up here, watching the sunset," Keira replied.
"No, not that," Cobalt interrupted, "How do you know about the Hedgedragon Kingdom? My daddy says it's hidden from humans and other mobians by a magic dome," the young prince said.
Blinking, Keira asked, "What's a magic dome?"
"There is a magic hedgedragon in the sky protecting us. Her name is Sukai. The dome is suppose to mess with human thingys called 'machines' so that they can't find us," Cobalt replied.
"Oh.... Well, it might as well be a coincidence.. Don't ya think?" Keira replied, with a sweat dropped.
Cobalt chuckled, readjusting his position to laying on his belly. "I like you. How often do you visit here?" He asked. 
"Each time when sunset, if I have the time after missions," Keira replied.
"Hmm," was Cobalt's only reply. The sun shrank into the horizon, casting a blanket of darkness across the land. A loud, deep, masculine roar broke through the silence.
She perked up, saying, "Cobalt? What was that roar?"
"That's Garnet. He's the best hunter I know," Cobalt replied. "He must be going out on a hunt with his hunting party."
"Wow.. I usually hunt with my friends, but I suppose, we are all going to spread out again, to cover more ground," the angelhog sighed.
Cobalt looked at Keira, his ears perking up when another roar could be heard. "That's my daddy. I have to go back now. A lot of dangerous predators come out at night," Cobalt said.
"Okay then, see tomorrow Cobalt!! I'm going to hunt first!!" Keira waved, as she flew away.
Cobalt waved goodbye to his new friend before getting up and running back down the trail, and towards his home.
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