Whale and Snowstorm plunged into the clear, cold seawater, Snowstorm making a funny face as water flooded her gills. It must be strange swimming with gills for the first time, Whale thought, I don't remember experiencing that, because I was born in a hatchery, underwater. Whale flicked his tail and flashed one of the few words in Aquatic he had taught Snowstorm in their hour on the beach before they left. Follow, he flashed, then flicked his tail and dipped into a current heading towards the Summer Palace.
As they swam up to the entrance, the SeaWings guards gave a confused look towards Snowstorm. She's with me, he explained. I am not come from here, Snowstorm slowly flashed. Know much less Aquatic, The guards looked at her curiously, but then let them in. Jellyfish! Snowstorm flashed as they swam away, because it was very close to 'thank you', and Whale face- taloned as the guard exchanged confused looks.
The pair searched the deep palace for the rest of the day, questioning dragons who had been at the party and looking around the scene of the murder. By the time the sun was setting, they had only uncovered one lead, from one of the Queen's cousins, Jellyfish. She had been sitting only a few steps away from the murdered IceWings, and had seen that the attacker was male, and he had diamonds embedded along the sides of his tail, although like Snowstorm and Whale, Jellyfish hadn't seen the attacker's face.
Whale collapsed back onto the beach, exhausted, and Snowstorm did the same. She almost removed her earrings, but then remembered what would happen if she did, and took off her bracelet and ring instead. Whale started to scrape a sleeping hollow in the sand. "We'll catch them soon," Whale said, sweeping away some sand, "We have a clue." Snowstorm looked at him skeptically.
"What if our cover's blown? What if my earrings fall off or get swept away in the current and everyone sees me as an IceWing? What if that happens deep underwater and I drown? What will we do then?!" she cried, her voice rising with each word. She sighed and flopped back onto the beach, stabbing a claw into the sand and uncovering a
"Don't worry so much. We'll catch that murderer, and then we can live together with our two dragonets in peace. Everything'll be fine," Whale said, touching her wing gently. She sighed again, then yawned, and flopped down next to him. "Goodnight," she mumbled, and she fell asleep, her back rising and falling against his. Whale stayed up for a while more, thinking and worrying. eventually he closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep, until he was woken by the sound of screaming.
Yay! Finally, another chapter! And a cliffhanger, hehe.
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The War of Ice and Sea
FanfictionWhale and Snowstorm are overjoyed when the IceWing and SeaWing Queens lift the rule of no dragons of different tribes being together. But what happens when a prince is murdered, and suddenly the IceWings and SeaWings become enemies? This set around...
