Chapter 68: An Unexpected Visit

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     Queen Anarchy knew Flint had disapproved, denied, declined. Yet, it was their only option.

     The only other dragon that could come close to being of importance to the kidnappers would be the SkyWing guard Zephyr. However, when the Queen asked the new general, General Sultan, about him, he admitted that he had been killed in a recent battle with the IceWings.

     So here she was, taking a lone stroll along one of the mountains with a small pouch on her ankle holding a very important item in the middle of the night. Well, not entirely alone. Queen Glory had insisted that at least two camouflaged RainWing guards come with her.

     Queen Anarchy lowered her head as she heard the ominous night sounds, like the cricket chirps and the owl hoots.. A twig snapped behind her. She whipped around, subconsciously heating her Firescales.

    "Who's there?" she called lashing her tail. She itched the healing scar on her neck from her battle with Redwood nervously when there was no answer.

     She turned back around but it didn't feel the same as before. It was dead quiet now, all of the animals were staying silent. It felt.. darker, somehow, even though through the entire night so far the moons had been three claw-thin, silver crescents.

     She took a step forward and immediately heard two thumps on the ground behind her. She glanced back again; those were the RainWings. They lay unconscious on the ground, white and green with pain and shock.

     She gasped but before she could do anything else, she felt something bash her head. She fell dizzily to the ground with a yelp, fighting her body's urge to pass out. Her golden eyes were slightly open, black edging her vision when she saw two pairs of talons coming toward her.

     The.. kidnappers.. she thought, and then passed out.

     The Queen came to her senses a few hours later. She blinked her eyes open, slowly sitting up as she clutched her throbbing head.

     The first thing she noticed that she was in a cage; not just any ordinary cage, but what looked like.. a bird cage? She was also shackled to the ground, the heavy black chains going through the bars of the cage.

     She suddenly let out a gasp and felt at her ankle. The pouch and the Dreamvisitor were gone!

    "Looking for this?" a threatening-voiced dragon asked, causing her to turn and glare at him. Arson stood in front of her cage, tall enough to be almost level with her, holding the glimmering, blue, star-shaped sapphire.

    "Hey! Give that back!" Queen Anarchy lashed at him through the bars, causing her cage to shake. He took a step back, glaring at her with this murderous expression that made her feel uneasy.

    "How did you even-?!"

    "Oh, I have my ways," he replied smoothly, while spinning a flat piece of black obsidian on the tip of his serrated claw. The Obsidian Mirror! He was spying on us! her mind growled.

    "Oh well, I must go now, really not that sad though. Oh and, keep in mind that tomorrow you and all of the others will be brought to the arena to be publicly executed in front of both of my sons' very eyes," he added the last part in a more malicious tone before storming off.

     The Queen blinked comprehending what she just heard. She would be killed? Who would be Queen? No, she wouldn't be killed. She couldn't.

     After a few minutes of silent worrying, she heard the door unlock and a familiar ginger head with a dark red helmet poke into the room.

    "Oh my moons, Flint," she stated with partial relief and partial concern. He glanced at her and smiled sheepishly.

    "You can't be here! They're going to catch you!" she protested as he began to pick the lock on her cage with his claw.

    "Don't worry, I'm a prof-"

    "Arson has The Obsidian Mirror AND the Dreamvisitor."

     He paused briefly before continuing to the pick the lock, quickly succeeding.

    "I don't care," he retorted, working on the chains. Now he looked somewhat pissed.

    "I told you not to go, that it was too dangerous, but you went and were captured by my parents; therefor it's my responsibility to save you (I am also your personal bodyguard, if that counts for anything)," he reasoned as the lock clicked, releasing the SkyWing Queen.

     He grabbed her forearm, pulling her out of the room into the hallway. This is what Queen Anarchy admired him for: he wasn't afraid to take risks. If a normal guard had grabbed her like that, they would've been fined at least 3,000 scales for treason. But Flint didn't care. His heart beat for one reason only and that reason was to protect Her Majesty, Queen Anarchy. Flint wasn't any ordinary guard anyway.

     As they ran through the halls, the Queen caught a glimpse into one of the caves they passed by and tugged against Flint's grasp.

    "What..?"

    "The other dragons-" she replied. He understood, and they ran back toward the room.

     They scurried into it, following the light into the main "prisoner room."

    "Flint?!" over half of the dragons exclaimed at the sight of him.

    "Wow, they really do know who you like," the Queen snorted, raising an eyebrow at their faces.

    "Stop right there!" a voice snarled. Flint's eyes widened and he slowly turned around. Queen Anarchy whipped around as well. Their faces fell as they caught sight of an entire army of fugitives right behind the blood-red SkyWing and golden SkyWing, Sear.

    "We'd have to die a thousand times before we let you defeat us!" the mass of dragons bellowed in sync.

     It seemed like death was upon them, like it was the end. They watched on in terror as the army approached them, and, in the exact moment when Queen Anarchy least expected it, both Queen Glory and Queen Thorn and all three of their armies bolted into the massive cave through a door that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

    "ATTACK!!!


[Sorry I haven't updated! I've been very busy in the past month. Number one, my baby sister was born! Here's a picture:

 Number one, my baby sister was born! Here's a picture:

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Another factor was Halloween. I took some time off to get free candy from strangers! XD Here is a picture of me and my friend, @Hysteria-theHiveWing :

 I took some time off to get free candy from strangers! XD Here is a picture of me and my friend, @Hysteria-theHiveWing :

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I'm the dragon. ;) ]

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