An Assassin's Choice {Wings Of Fire Fanfic/AU}

Chapter 47: Disasters At The Palace

     Admiral Kenobi was expecting to see a loyal Flint sitting by a cell in a darkened room. He was expecting to see a well behaved Anarchy sitting in the cell like a model prisoner. But when he returned, the Admiral sure wasn't expecting to see the prison entirely empty and Anarchy's cell door wide open.

    "What?! What the hell is this?!" he roared. The the other guards behind him rushed the rest of the way in.

    "What happened?!" Vortex demanded. Skylar lashed her tail while growling.

    "I never saw anything I was in the break room the whole time!" Wren defended himself.

    "It must've been someone sneaky. Someone who could thief Mako's key," Heron commented.

    "Pyre, inform Queen Redwood what has happened here," Admiral Kenobi ordered, silencing all of the guards' talking.

    "Yessir," the pale orange-yellow SkyWing agreed, darting up through the tunnel toward the palace.

    "In the meantime," he started, drawing all of the guards' attention away from the exit.

    "The rest of you will search all of the Sky Kingdom for Anarchy and Flint," the Admiral stated, flicking his tail.

    "Yessir," the patrol announced, filing out of the tunnel that connected to the arena.

    "And as for me-"

    "KENOBI!!!" A dragon behind him roared, cutting him off. Admiral Kenobi flinched, turning around to see Queen Redwood.

    "Yes, Your Majesty..?" he asked cautiously. The Queen was storming through the tunnel into the dungeon, smoke billowing from her nose and mouth.

    "I already know about the prison-break! You're wasting time by telling me," she hissed.

    "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't know.." the Admiral admitted.

    "I don't care! Send out all of the guards to hunt for the fugitives! We already have enough on our plate, what with the IceWing war and all, so I need the treasonous dragons found immediately!" Queen Redwood demanded.

    "Of cour-"

    "And once you find them, I want all three of them executed!" she scowled, cutting him off again.

    "Three..?" Admiral Kenobi asked as the Queen began to trudge back to the palace.

    "There were three of them: Anarchy, that dark orange SkyWing, and that scarlet-red SkyWing," she informed him, disappearing behind the rock of the top of the tunnel. The Admiral let out a relived sigh.

    "I can't believe how scared I can be.. I already sent all of the guards out, but I didn't have the courage to tell her.." he muttered, face-taloning.

    "Well.. I guess I have to do something, so, as for me-"

    "As for you, you'll be staying here, where it's safe," a different voice cut him off. Admiral Kenobi swiveled his head around to see a concerned-looking Pink-Lemonade. His gaze softened.

    "You dare defy your Admiral's order?" he joked playfully. The tribrid grinned, flicking her tail.

    "You know I would!" The SkyWings stood face-to-face, staying silent for a moment until Admiral Kenobi spoke up.

    "Alright. I guess we can remain at the palace for now. It will need backup guards with all of the others out in a search party." Pink-Lemonade's wingtips faded into a peony-pink color.

    "That sounds like a splendid idea," she replied, smile widening.