FruitWings - Ch 1

Instructions

Maggie looks down at the forest. They've never been found before. The RainWings had heard us. Her heart was pounding. The only thing she could think of was Cherri. Her armor was itchy. Someone had told the RainWings they were here. They knew. They were coming. Slayde stepped out of the trees, surprised when they saw a dragon in front of them. Being the princess of the RainWings, and technically the NightWings as well, she made an effort to know the face of all of their subjects. This wasn't one of them. Maggie stares at the dragon standing in front of her. She looks like the rainwings, but with flecks of black and silver on her. No RainWings liked black... "Who are you!?" Maggie exclaims, wishing she had one of her spears. Her armor itched more. "Who are /you/?" Slayde returns. "I know the face of every single RainWing, and NightWing for that matter, and you're not one of them." "I'm asking the questions here! You're invading our territory! You're going to uh, have to erm, Queen! See our queen! Now! You have the right to remain silent. Follow me!" Maggie declares, trying to sound like she knows what she's doing. The only thing she could think about was how this strange dragon was in her territory. A RainWing. 'I know the face of every single RainWing, and NightWing for that matter, and you're not one of them.' A mix! The scientists would love to run some tests... Slayde gives the dragon an unimpressed stare. "You seriously think one unarmed dragon is trying to invade." "YOU COULD BE A SPY!!" Maggie blushes a little. Darn! She should have thought of that! The Scientists better HURT THEM BADLY! She does not like this dragon. "Now! Move along!" Maggie thought of RainWing venom. "And!" She ties their mouth shut. "There. Now! Fly behind me. I'll know if you veer away and with your black scales I can find you if you try and hide from me." Slayde tears the tie off with a claw. "What the heck. I was just going for a stroll, for Pyrrhia's sake! Overreact much?" She demands, glaring at the dragon. They dislike using their venom, but if this dragon keeps acting idiotic, they just might. Maggie glares at the dragon. "We haven't been found for forty years. FORTY YEARS! I am not taking any chances!" She takes off, letting the dragon follow her. She'll hear her wingbeats. "Hurry up prisoner!" Slayde rolls her eyes. "I'm good!" She calls, turning around, back towards the main RainWing village. A group of guards appear before Slayde. They tie her up and fly her after Maggie. "Good work Maggie, Queen Melon will be happy to hear that we found and captured a spy." One of the guards says. She says nothing. Slayde growls. "I was just taking a freaking walk. I'm not trying to be a spy or whatever. I take walks all the time. Besides, I don't think Queen Glory will be too happy to find out her /kid/ was kidnapped for absolutely no reason by an unknown species of dragon that has been living in the rainforest under her nose for the entirety of her reign." "Silence! You are a spy or an invader for the coming army. If we let you go you will tell your mother and she will invade us. We. Can't. Let. You. Go." One of the guards growls. Maggie flies silently until we reach a little village in the treetops. A small palace stands in the middle. They fly into it. A red dragon with black and brown flecks all over her and a green underbelly sits on a throne. They bow. "Your Majesty! I found this intruder at the edge of our territory. They're a mix. Experiments?" Maggie asks. "There is no coming army, you paranoid jerks! Maybe if you'd just revealed yourselves you could have a stable, nice relationship with both the RainWings and the NightWings! Besides, I don't go running to my mom to solve all my problems like a little dragonet. And I swear, if you touch even one scale on my body for any /experiments/, you will regret it." Slayde fumes, glaring at the dragon on the throne. "Silence!" The queen calls and the guards clamp a talon down on Slayde's snout "The last time we revealed ourselves we almost got wiped out! I am the queen here. I wish to know what you were doing. I want a good attitude. If even a hint of rudeness is in your tone, you will be sent to the scientists. You hear me?" The queen looks at Slayde. She sits back on the throne. "Guards. Dismissed. Maggie, you may stay." Maggie bows, then sits up straight. The guards leave. "Start talking!" Slayde sits in petulant silence, glaring at the queen. "Ahem! Start. Talking," The queen says. She waves a claw and dragons come in. "What painful experiment should we do first?" The queen asks one of them "Take out the venom glands you highness," The dragon says. "Hmm. Yes! I want to see it!" The queen declares. A dragon pounces on Slayde from above and clamps their mouth shut. "Wait!!" Maggie screams. "That might make it so they can't, erm, talk! Or something! We should wait on the experiments for now!" She shouts, standing in front of Slayde. Her tail swishes. (cont below)