The White Hive

Chapter Ten

Bumble stood up immediately. "What happened?" She said curling her venomous claws in.

"There is a new Hive-Wing Queen, Your Majesty. And she has declared war." The Bee-Wing said his nose mushed into the floor. Bumble growled, the other Queens disappearing from her mind, as she swept off her throne, and lifted the Bee-Wing to his feet. "Then she gets war. Vespa is no match for the Bee-Wings." She tilted her head at the other Queens, who had stood up in alarm. "I suppose you don't want to join Goliath Hive?"

"We would, we just think that our Hive, is just. Not ready for war, to say the least." Amaryllis said bowing her head, which was weird for a queen to do. But since Amaryllis's age, it was quite understandable that she was used to her mother doing things.

"You, messenger, what is your name?" Bumble said, tilting her head, and placing a freezing wing over him. The messenger gulped.

"Tristis, Your Majesty." The messenger said bowing his head.

"You are loyal, that is good. Now send word to the soldier-bee's that we are going to war. I shall contact General Locust." Bumble said sweeping off, the gold clinking on her wings. Soon the Bee-Wing army was off, winging away to the Hive-Wings.

"Queen Bumble Of The Bee-Wings!" The new Queen of the Hive-Wings called, as she swooped up to meet Bumble.

"Queen Vespa Of The Hive-Wings. You seem, quite anxious to meet me, is that right?" Bumble laughed coldly.

"Actually, Bumble, I demand you give my brother back. Prince Bee-Wolf of the Hive-Wings." Vespa said majestically, her eyes narrowed at Bumble.

"I don't think I will, Vespa. Unless you give something, say, of the same value. He is quite a good bargaining chip, if you ask me." Bumble said coldly. Vespa snarled and lunged at Bumble, and a guard knocked her away, stabbing his tail down on Vespa's neck. Vespa shrieked, and her general lunged to catch her as she was paralyzed.

"You'll regret this Queen Bumble. You should've never messed with the Hive-Wings." The general hissed.

"I would say the same to you, General Ant lion, so why don't you go ahead and blame this on your former queen." Queen Bumble said mockingly, and gestured to General Locust. "Set up camp here, and whatever you do, don't let the line fall to those spider-web heads."

"Understood Your Majesty." Locust said, beckoning to his most trusted soldiers, who nodded and started to gather the paralysis Bee-Wings, along with the venomous claws and teeth, basically the strongest Bee-Wings available. The Hive-Wings banked in the air and dove at Queen Bumble. She snarled and swung her talons, cutting the throat of one Hive-Wing, and her body fell to the ground. The others retreated a tiny bit, and went in for another go, as General Locust leapt into the fray of fighting dragons, clawing and stabbing the nearest dragons to the queen.

"Bring the injured dragons back to the Hive. And don't lose this battle!" Bumble screamed at the Bee-Wings, as she caught a falling Bee-Wing midair, and pumped her wings, soaring back to the Hive.