Reversed (How it could've Been) Part 2

Part 1:
http://wingsoffirefanon.wikia.com/wiki/Reversed_(How_it_could[]
Part 3:
http://wingsoffirefanon.wikia.com/wiki/Reversed_(How_it_could've_been)_part_3
== Chapter 1 ==
Clay stepped into the studying cave, wondering about the dragonets' next meal.
"About time," Tsunami barked. "Get over here, Clay."
"Okay, i'm comin'.." Clay responded, walking over to the other dragonets. Ash was picking at the stones thoughtfully as usual. His sister was playing with Sunny, and Starflight was reading a scroll as usual. Clay shivered, trying to keep out any negative thoughts around the nightwing.
"So," A familiar voice said. Clay looked over at Webs, their history teacher. "Today we'll be learning about Rainwings, as a continuation of this week's subject, the tribes."
Clay could hear Phoenix sigh begrudgingly. Webs had said if Hvitur to fail in getting she and Ash, they'd get a rainwing instead. She had always hated rainwings after Webs said that, but Ash didn't mind. Clay doubted Ash even knew that Webs had said that; he often daydreamed, and even if he did get it, he probably forgot.
"As we know, Rainwings are, obviously, very lazy. They aren't involved in this war, and we haven't had any accounts of Rainwings attacking in a while," Webs droned on. Clay didn't much care, until he heard what Webs said next.
"Until now." Webs continued, dramatically. He seemed to get everyone's attention. "In the outside world, there has been word of a new, non-pacifist queen, Queen Jaguar. It's rumored she's been training the Rainwings. On one talon, it sounds good they're finally going to fight. On the other talon, how deadly are Rainwings? As far as we know, they only have their camouflage scales. But who knows."
"Anyways. The Rainwings are known to have adapted to the rainforest, considering..." It all sounded like "Blah blah, boring, who cares about this anyways?" To Clay. He was interested in Queen Jaguar, but everything else about the Rainwings seemed boring.
Time took it's time going by. What seemed like 10 hours was supposed to be 2. Eventually, the lesson ended, and they had some free time for a while before Clay's least favorite activity, battle training.
He went over to the other dragonets. "Hey," He started. "That part about Queen Jaguar was interesting."
Sunny nodded. "Maybe they aren't as bad as we think! Once we fulfill the prophecy, we can go meet her!"
Clay shrugged. "Sure. Fulfill the prophecy." He never really liked the prophecy. I mean, sure, he would do it if he could, but he really wasn't sure he could. He wasn't the most heroic dragon. Someone like Tsunami or Phoenix would be much better.
Tsunami looked at him, like, "After this, I have to talk to you." Ash just nodded. Starflight thought for a moment, shuddered, and nodded encouragingly. Clay knew Starflight knew something they didn't.
"Hey, guys," A calm voice came from the tunnels. They turned and saw Clay's cousin, Crust, come in. He was brown at the bottom of his body, but it turned into a sickly pale brown/blue, and finally blue at the top. He had smaller wings than normal- "A sign he shouldn't be alive," Dune had said- a thicc tail with some spines on them, slightly twisted horns, and eyes that were a warm brown with an icy blue ring around the pupil. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, really," Phoenix said. "This is boring. Ash, let's go early to battle training. Maybe Kestrel will give us an extra hawk or something." She bounded off energetically, with Ash following close behind. Phoenix was always jumpy like that.
Tsunami took it to her advantage. "Sunny, why don't you go with them? I bet Dune will give you a tasty lizard."
"Ooh! Okay!" She replied, jumping off after them. Clay felt slightly guilty for having to trick her to get Sunny to leave. He looked over to Starflight. He could see the future and read their minds; it didn't really matter whether they got rid of him or not.
"We need to leave," Tsunami said quickly. Clay stepped back. He had thought of it, but never shared the thought with anyone.
"Leave?" He replied. Crust looked down at them. Clay winced. They should've gotten rid of him, too. He had thought maybe they'd be safe from him, but if Clay's uncle, Hvitur, found out that Crust had been talking with them about leaving, then he would get it. Hvitur still hadn't shaken off all of his Icewing strictness, though most of it was gone.
Tsunami nodded. Starflight interrupted. "W-well, maybe not? The guardians are thinking about someone named Morrowseer. I can see him in the futures, too. He's important to our timeline. Though most futures with him are... sour," He said, making that guilty look Clay didn't like, "In the futures we meet him, it's much less likely we die."
Tsunami looked uncertain. "Well, when does he come?"
Starflight thought for a moment. Clay tried to think about other things, like friends and food. Mostly food.
"Tomorrow," He replied simply.
"Oh. Okay, then.." Clay responded. Crust nodded.
Clay couldn't help but wonder what Morrowseer would think of them. He barely remembered, he was the one who told the prophecy. Two skywings instead of one- one that burned everything she touched, and the other with a weird mind, a nightwing with weird teardrops by his eyes, an unruly seawing, a- He hated to say it- deformed sandwing, an ever-hungry mudwing, and, of course, a mudwing-icewing hybrid.
He suddenly heard roaring from the battle cave. "Early class, lizards!" A dragon bellowed. Clay went over, his snout wrinkled, and saw Kestrel, the huge red skywing and one of their guardians. Clay sort of hated her the most.
"Pick a team! Crust, you're referee! Clay ad Tsunami, you're the team leaders!"
Clay looked at the dragonets in front of him. "Erm, you first, Tsunami." She nodded. Kestrel growled.
"Phoenix, and Ash," Tsunami said. Clay knew Ash was pretty much useless in training; slow, no fire, and just overall wimpy. He still loved Ash, but it was true.
"Starflight and Sunny," Clay said. The nightwing and the sandwing came over.
"Alright!" Kestrel roared, handing Tsunami and Clay each a flag. "You protect your flag, and try to get the other team's! The rules: NO RULES! THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!"
Clay immediately turned towards Starflight. "I think Clay should go for Phoenix. He's the only one on our team who can withstand her fire." He remembered one of the few times they were let out. He rolled in mud, and magically he was able to withstand fire. Starflight said it was about the red egg he hatched from.
They'd been kept from the outside for a few years now, ever since a skywing had found them. The guardians had hidden them in the cave, and when they came back out, there wasn't a skywing anymore. Sunny thought that they had hit him on the head, so he had forgotten everything, but Clay knew they probably killed him.
"Right." Clay responded.
"I'll go for Ash, since i'm the worst fighter, and Sunny, you protect the flag. If I make it past Ash, i'll go to get the flag," Starflight explained. Clay always picked him. With his mind reading and future-sight, they almost always won. He was great at strategics.
Clay whipped around, facing Tsunami. "Okay, you done?" She nodded. "Let's start, then, in three, two, one!"
Clay went for Phoenix. He clawed her lightly across the cheek. She growled playfully, batting at his wings. It stung, but it healed almost instantly. He continued fighting her for a while. Eventually, with his big size, he was able to tackle her down, and keep her head down for 5 seconds. Those were the rules they had set up.
"Aww!" She said, giggling. He lightened his grip, and she kicked him off and walked over to Kestrel, who yelled at her about how she was supposed to be the strongest with firescales and all.
He looked towards Ash and Starflight. So far, neither had won or lost. Ash had a few scratches, and Starflight was scraped some. He then looked towards Tsunami, who was protecting the flag. He ran over to her, ready to wrestle.
He tried to tackle her, but she was fast. She ducked under him and clawed at his underbelly gentler than usual. He stumbled but picked himself up. He opened his maw and a blast of fire came out- not as strong as Sunny's or Starflight's, and definitely not Phoenix's, but strong enough. It scorched Tsunami's shoulder, temporarily slowing her.
She retaliated by whipping him across the cheek harshly with her tail in the same spot that Phoenix had clawed her. It hurt even more, since it was already sore. He let out a soft roar and tackled her again. He caught a quick glance at Starflight, who had won against Ash. Ash was off to the side being chased around by Phoenix. Starflight came bounding over, and Clay saw the glazed look in his eyes, as if he was reading the future and Tsunami's mind at once.
Starflight helped tackle the writhing mass of fury that was named Tsunami. Clay weighed more than her, but she wouldn't give up without a fight. Finally, Clay got her head and kept it down for 5 seconds.
"Talons and tails!" She spat, getting up. "I almost got you." She playfully punched him in the shoulder, though it did hurt a bit..
Clay went over and grabbed the flag, running courageously over to Sunny to place the flag over there. He thought for a moment he could be a hero, but as he planted it down and the game ended, Kestrel happened.
"Lousy performance!" She yelled, probably breaking his eardrums. "No dinner!" she left, leaving Clay gaping there. He suddenly felt ten times more hungrier than before.
Starflight came over to them. "I foresee you won't die of starvation," He said, cracking a rare smile. Clay let out a snort of amusement. They didn't have anything else to do that day, so they went to their sleeping caves. Just before he went into his, Tsunami pulled him aside.
"Have you thought of a way we get out?" She whispered. He felt as if he had been slapped. He was supposed to be planning?
"Erm.. no..." He mumbled. Tsunami face-palmed.
"Whatever, it's fine. I'll think of something tonight, and after Morrowseer leaves, we can go." She explained hurriedly. She suddenly turned and left, only leaving the sound of her tail scraping against the cold stone.
He slipped into his sleeping cave and lay down, ready for sleep.
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