(This takes place in an AU wherein the SkyWing was safely acquired, but was defective, and the SeaWing was replaced with an IceWing due to Orca's Statue. Other changes will be revealed in the writing)
"History is so boring," Icechaser complained, lowering her head onto her front talons as she lay atop a rock, struggling to listen to Asha's readings of a history scroll. Starflight lay beside her, and from the look on his face, he clearly regretted choosing to be beside her.
"Well, it doesn't have to be," Asha replied in a gentle voice. "Maybe we- maybe we should act out the beginning of the War! Wouldn't that be exciting?"
"Yeah, let's do that!" Sunny exclaimed, rising to her talons. "But who will be who?"
"Sunny, since you are a SandWing, you will play as Queen Oasis. Use that pile of rocks over there as a pile of treasure," Asha said, wrapping her large brown tail around her talons. Sunny nodded, trotting over to the pile of rocks and laying on it in a dramatic fashion, her golden tail and wings swept around them as if they were real treasure.
"Could I be the scavenger?" Clay asked. He wanted to be the role that had the most impact on the story, without having to say many lines. Asha nodded, and rolled a pointy rock to him.
"Use that as your sword," Asha told him, before turning to the other dragonets. "Icechaser, since IceWings are allied with Blaze, you will play her. Sapphire, since SkyWings are with Burn, you will play her. And Starflight, since you are the smartest of us, you will be Blister."
"What about you?" Clay asked, clutching the rock tightly in his talons.
"I will supervise," Asha explained. "And make sure we all understand what is going on. Begin!"
"I am the mighty Queen S- Oasis of the SandWings! Dragons tremble in fear and bow before me!" Sunny declared, standing up from the pile of rocks. From the way she held herself, Clay guessed the rocks were mildly uncomfortable. "I am incredibly, uh, rich?" As Asha nodded politely, Sunny went on. "I am the most powerful queen in Pyrrhia!"
Clay walked over to her, holding his rock in his talons as he approached. "Squeak squeak squeak!" He declared, mimicking the sounds scavengers made, according to Hvitur. "I have come to steal your treasure!"
Sunny snarled dramatically, and she jabbed her tail at him, pretending she had the curve of a SandWing barb that the rest of her tribe, including Dune, had. No one knew why Sunny didn't have one, but the dragonets all knew she was strong nonetheless.
Clay jumped back, then threw the rock at a spot near her head. Sunny pretended the rock had impaled her in the neck, and collapsed on the ground awkwardly, before rising up again to readjust herself so she was more comfortable on the ground.
"Squeak squeak! All this treasure is mine!" Clay declared, throwing himself on the pile of rocks and grabbing at the smaller pebbles as if they were gold in his talons. Asha flicked her tail, and Sapphire stepped forward, followed by Icechaser and Starflight.
"Our mother is dead!" Starflight declared in a dramatic tone, his eyes flitting nervously as if the dragonets were going to mock him for his awkward Blister voice. "Who will be queen now?"
"I should be queen!" Sapphire declared, snarling at the other two. "I am the eldest and strongest of us, and I will make sure the other tribes continue to fear us!"
"No, I should be queen!" Starflight argued. "I am the smartest of us, and I will make sure our kingdom prospers when all others fall!" Icechaser rolled her eyes when Starflight said "prosper", but spoke her lines anyway.
"I am the one who should rule the SandWings!" Icechaser challenged. "I am the youngest of us all, and quite frankly, the prettiest." Sapphire rolled her eyes, and opened her mouth to speak, when Hvitur walked into the cave, eyes narrow and freezing air rising from his parted mouth as he glared at them.
"What in the moons are you fools doing?" Hvitur hissed. "Are you studying or playing?"
"We were just acting out the beginning of the War," Sunny mumbled, sitting up and rubbing at her snout awkwardly. "That's all."
"You are too old to be playing, all of you!" Hvitur snapped, hissing as he glared at the dragonets.
"It helped them learn!" Asha snarled, stepping forward and glaring at Hvitur. "Why can't you be nicer to them every now and then? They're still dragonets; you need to treat them like that."
"And let them grow weak and soft?" Hvitur shot back, flaring the spikes on his spine. "They'll never fulfill the prophecy if they expect everything to be given to them all the time."
Asha snorted. "I'm sorry you never had a life as a dragonet, but that doesn't mean you can keep them from enjoying their life as a dragonet while they still have it!" Hvitur looked like he was about to attack Asha, more chilly air rising from his mouth and nostrils as he flexed his claws. At last, Hvitur sighed, the air in the cave becoming so cold, Clay was tempted to dive under a pile of moss and hide. Hvitur turned around, flicking his tail dangerously close to Asha's face, and walked off, muttering under his breath.
"You can't protect them forever," were the last words Clay heard Hvitur mutter before the large IceWing was gone.
Tempest's Cave of Rocks and Gems (everything pings):
(Feel free to request to be a certain rock or gem! No duplicates, sorry)
@NyxTheMoonGoddess (Emerald)
@ILiketoRead583 (Tanzanite)
@Weirdling things (Cat's Eye)
@TaigaTheRainwing (Moonstone)
@Ind!go-th3-c0w-rabb!t (Padparadscha)
@.planetarypluto. (Watermelon Tourmaline)
@Potential Cylinder (Vanadinite)
@Chai Chaii (Diamond)
@Joon The Gayest (Zultanite)
@Astro-is-a-pigeon (Amethyst)
@Orcathenewfoundland (Jasper)
@CrepuscularCarmines (Rose Quartz)
@Starlight of the RainWings (Opal)
@Cheesy cheetos are yummy (Agate)
@Pearlthe2nd345 (Pearl)
More about this AU will be posted later in the form of short stories! I've decided to make this series into a collection of them.
