StormWings-Lightning WIP

The Prophecy:

**Where the mountains reach their highest peak**

**A storm shall be born**

**When the wings across the sea grow weak**

**A storm shall be born**

**While the weak ones endure an endless struggle**

**Two dragons will fit together the puzzle**

**Unite their warring tribes once again**

**Or be forgotten as a great evil sinks in**

The Story...

Life in the palace was easy for Lightning, his family was happy, they had a great queen, and there was always enough food to eat. It was a simple life. The queen gave orders, he followed them, he was rewarded. And he even got to have time with his best friend Aerial, who was also his cousin, and daughter to Queen Cloud.

“Prince Lightning,” A voice interrupted his trail of thought, it was Sky, the Royal Advisor. “Queen Cloud has requested your presence in the throne room.” Sky said with a runny voice.

“Why of course Sky,” said Lightning mockingly “please tell her I will be right in.” Sky bowed and walked away, Lightning rolled his eyes when he was out of eyesight. *Why has the queen requested me in the throne room? And more importantly, why of all dragons must she send sky for me?*

Inside Queen Clouds throne room, Lightning was waited upon by Sky, Aerial, and her brother Prince Gust, as well as two other dragons Lightning didn’t know. Lightning bowed glancing at Aerials worried face *What's wrong?* He though sympathetically, “Your Majesty,” he slipped through his teeth “may I ask why I have been graced with your presence?” “Well if it isn’t my beloved nephew, how are you?” The queen said, bristling her spikes *Avoid the question eh..? That's fine, "*I'm well” he said with a nod, “So” the queen said, “it has come to my attention that you are quite special.” The queen said with a slight grin that quickly vanished, “So I’ve been told” Lightning said with a nervous laugh she knows, he glanced at Aerial again *would she do this to me? she's the only one I’ve told, but surely not Aerial* the queen chuckled and suddenly became quite grim “You know exactly what I mean dear nephew.” she said malevolently *she knows*  Aerial must have told her mother. He shot a deadly look at Aerial followed by a look that meant “why?” then in the heat of the moment he saw out of the corner of his eye Sky smiling wickedly and remembered When he was talking to aerial his gift one night and remembered sky coming in when he stopped. If looks could kill Sky would have been slaughtered. With the flick of her tail, the queen's guards escorted Lightning to the dungeon but not before Lightning shot another look at Sky and hissed

“Bring me thunder. I want lightning.” Simple as that a dazzling blue lightning bolt crashed through the palace and struck the Royal Advisor clean on the back. The Queen's audience jumped back with a slight yelp, Sky roared with agony his spikes channeling more electricity than Lightning had ever seen before, *He's overcharging* Lightning thought with a gasp *I had never wanted to kill him,* Another part of him flapped around wildly *but did he deserve it?* Fortunately for Sky the healers carried him away immediately, and Lightning was dragged to the dungeons by armed guards, head hanging.

In the dungeons*,* Lightning noticed that there were almost no prisoners*,* only one who he was thrown into with. The cell bars were surprisingly beautiful. They glimmered of Lapisand looked like lightning bolts. His cellmate was scowling at the guards as if he loathed them with all his heart. *Don’t tell me I was put in with an actual evil dragon* Thought Lightning, *what's his name? Is he a StormBringer too?* “um-wha--” he cleared his throat and lifted his chin higher like he had been taught. "I am Prince Lightning of the StormWings," he said, his etiquette classes rushing back to him. "who are you?” he said. “Surge, my name is Surge” *Sounds like a normal dragon* “Where are you from? I’ve never seen you in the palace, or the kingdom at that.” Said Lightning. “I’m not… from around here.” there was a silence

"Let's make a deal, you tell me where you're from or I get my guards...I am a prince you know." Surge glared at Lightning " Some prince you must be if you're locked away in a dungeon" Surge flicked his tail at the walls around them. " I doubt they would come running to your aid." Lightning considered striking this dragon with lightning too *Then he might not be willing to tell me where he is from at all, how do I get him to talk?*