Wings of Fire: The Fallen Heirs

Chapter Three

There was another explosion, this one much closer.  The Skywing was still huddled in the corner of the building, to nervous to speak.  It looked like he was about to have a panic attack, but I slowly calmed himself down.

          Your okay.  Your still here aren't you?  You still need to find out if your crazy or not, and about what your past was like, what you were like, before all this stupid amnesia.
          Another Explosion, this one was right by him.  He was sure of it, as dust fell from the ceiling and the walls cracked a little.

          I'm gonna die!!!

          "What's going on?!?!", Sunny yelled over all the noise.

          "We don't know!  These fireballs have been falling like crazy now, and a lot of the Scorpion Den is burning with dragons still in it!"  It looked like Sandstone said something else, but whatever he said was drowned out by two other explosions behind the Skywing's prison cell.

          The Skywing clutched his head and sat in the corner.  The headache had come back with a vengeance.  Then there was that pain inside him that made him feel like he was burning.  Then, as he was listening to what was going on outside, he heard something moving behind him.

          There was a soft scraping noise, and the sound of a few rocks moving out of place.  Then, he heard a few heavy steps as something stomped up to the building he was in.

          For a few seconds, it seemed like everything else in the background had gone all but completely quiet.  The Skywing had slowly lifted his head.  The air seemed like it was on fire for some reason.  He ducked back down in fear as the unknown something jumped onto the building with a loud thump.  The ceiling cracked all over, and he was sure it would fall.  He listened.  What was that noise?  It kind of sounded like breathing, like when someone breathed into a cup or container, and the sound came back sounding hollow.  It sounded kind of like that.

          Then, whatever it was on the roof, stepped forward a little.  He knew this when he saw the yellow and white-cream colored stone claws grip into the bard window.  There was also a orange, almost red and black liquid dripping down from out of his view.  Was that lava?

          Sunny and Sandstone didn't know this though.  He could see that theey were busy getting their panic under control, and that they were arguing over wether they should actually leave.  He got the impression that the monster on the roof was watching them too.

          "Uh, guys?  I'm not sure if this is terribly important, or if what's happening here right now is really normal...  But, I'm pretty sure there's someone watching you right now."

          Sunny and Sandstone turned around, and judging by the expressions on their faces, whatever was on the roof terrified them.

          "Okay so...  What's on the roof?  Should I be worried?"

          From above, whatever it was, made a hissing noise, and more lava dripped down.  Then, the thing on the roof leaped off towards the nearest dragon.  This happened to be Sunny.

          The Skywing finally was able to get a good view of the thing now.  He wasn't so sure that was a good thing or not.  As it leaped forward, he saw that it was made of a smooth white, yellow, and cream colored stone that cracked and regrew whenever it moved.  It's eyes were glowing a bright orange, and they almost looked like they were on fire.  It was bigger than the average Sandwing, as far as he could see.  He had only ever seen three Sandwings clearly, and those were Sunny, Sandstone, and Sandstone's friend.