Shimmering Stars (Canceled, being remade)

Chapter 8

Moon hummed to herself as she carried some scrolls from the storage cave to her classroom. She started sorting them out into different shelves when-

"Moon! Moon!" Qibli dashed into the room, seeming out of breath.

"Qibli?" Moon quickly turned  to him, "What's happening?"

"I cant find Sunny!" He said, "She's not in her cave, or the main hall, or the library!"

Moon's eyes widened, "W-What? Are you sure we didn't miss a memo? Is she off at a meeting?"

Qibli shook his head, "No memo, and there's something worse. Starflight doesn't even seem to notice!"

"He what?!" Moon could feel the anxiety rising in her chest, "Oh moons, this is bad..." She sat down on a desk.

"Moon, we need to figure this out." He walked over to her and rested a wing on her back. "We'll start with Starflight, ask about Sunny, and if he remembers... anything, recently."

Moon took a few deep breaths and nodded, "Yeah, ok, lets go." She smiled at him as she stood up, and they made their way to the library.

The two of them walked into the library, Starflight was organizing scrolls around the room, looking rather frazzled. 

"Hey, Starflight." Qibli rapped his talons on the desk, "You ok? You're looking a little overworked."

Starflight sighed, straightening his glasses, "Hello Qibli, Moon. Sorry... I've been having trouble remembering things, and I feel like every time I look away the scrolls are all in different places... I don't think I've gotten good sleep in a while."

Moon and Qibli glance at each other, then back to Starflight.

"Star..." Moon started, "Have you seen Sunny recently?"

Starflight let out another sigh, "I haven't seen her since she retired to the sand palace three years ago... I still need to write a letter to her..."

Moon knew that this got Qibli's mind whirling like a pinwheel, and Qibli knew Sunny hadn't gone back to the sand palace at any point recently.

Qibli glanced around,  "Well. I guess we're back on the trail, thanks Starflight."

Moon smiled at Starflight and started to walk away, lightly dragging Qibli with her. Starflight waved then started going back to reorganize the scrolls, which had somehow been scattered across the ground again.

Moon quickly started to dash towards the relic room. 

"Moon! Where are we going?" Qibli shouted as she chased after her.

She skidded to a halt inside the room, Qibli stopping behind her, "Just as I thought..." She walked over to the empty pedestal. 

Qibli's jaw hung open a little, "That's where-"

"The scraps of Darkstalker's scroll were..." She finished.

"Moon... is that why the scrolls aren't staying organized?"

She nodded, "Someone wants to keep Starflight in the library, and that same someone probably did something to Sunny..."

"There's only one other dragon with access to this room..." Qibli and Moon locked eyes and simultaneously nodded, then rushed out the room.

They had to catch Fatespeaker.