The journey with the purple one was extremely eventful, due to the fact that the purple one's hands started to loosen midway. Everyone had panicked when she tried to carry us all in her mouth, especially since it would only take one tooth to tear us apart with a single bite if she moved her mouth the wrong way, or chewed. Luckily she then divided us, Palm and Toucan in one of her hands, Pebble and me in the other. Luckily the event with Sandy had prepped me for situations like this, yet it was still extremely nauseous. I looked at the gem in my pocket, then back outside at the black and barren landscape below. I held off on it, not until she parted ways with the other green eyed one dragon flying on the side. She did eventually drop us off onto what looked to be some type of giant beds, though stone, but with blankets large enough to cover a few houses.

We all let out relieved sighs and gasps of relief as we were dropped off, the dragon then motioned for us to go under the blanket while looking around to see if any other dragons were present.

"This is so much more comfy than the cage..." Toucan sighed happily as he rested his head against the stone while under the massive blanket.

"You think the glasses dragon will find us?" Pebble asked.

"I doubt it." I said as I watched Palm settle in next to Toucan.

"Are you going to sleep?" Pebbles asked as he settled down on the other side.

"No, I'll keep watch, make sure we don't get eaten." I state while sitting down.

"Are you sure?"

"Do you wanna get eaten by a hungry dragon?"

"Fair enough, goodnight River."

"Goodnight guys, have a good sleep."

***

It had been a few hours till the purple one had come back and entered the room, walking away from the green one as they growled softly with each other. The purple one's seemed to go wide as it saw the others asleep in the blankets, while I was still sitting and staring right back at her, her purple eyes meeting my gray ones. She let out a soft cooing noise that was a mix of a purr and growl as she slowly made her way into bed, while making sure not to wake up the others. I moved which she nodded thankfully, as she got herself comfortable between Toucan with Palm and Pebbles. She then quickly scooped me up and put me on her chest so she could look at me as without straining her neck. She let out a chirp as she noticed the gem sticking out my pocket and poked it gently with one of her claws.

"What's this little scavenger? Why do you like shiny things so much? I've never seen that in my visions. Where did you get it? Did you steal it?"

"Wait, visions? You have them too?" I blurt out, causing her to let out a startled growl and jerk her head back, the gem falling out of my pocket. I quickly move to hold it against her scales so I can continue to understand her.

"Three moons! A scavenger is talking to me! Your lips are moving and words are coming out!" She exclaimed before I put both of my arms up. "I'm sorry for startling you, truly, but you have visions, you said you have them too, right?"

"Too? You have Nightwing powers?" She whispered as she looked around frantically to make sure none of the other dragons would hear, though I didn't even see any other dragons in the first place.

"I guess, we're trying to figure that out too to be honest." I said sincerely as she nuzzled me with her snout.

"Why don't you tell me everything, little friend?" She asked hopefully.

I chuckled and started scratching under her chin. "I don't see why not."

***

"That sounds... awful... I'm so sorry." She said quietly as I continued to scratch her chin, her wings folded over me wrapping me in a protective hug. The other humans were wrapped comfortably in her tail, hidden under the blanket. "So, you need my help to get to the abandoned Nightwing school and find out about the magic gems, why not now? I can barely sleep anyways." She said but then her eyes softened as she looked at the humans. "I don't want to wake them, maybe tomorrow I promise I'll keep you safe."

"Tomorrow sounds good, there's no rush yet-" I was interrupted as she stopped to sniff at me again, her snout brushing into my clothes a little forcefully, knocking me down gently.

"I'm so sorry... it's just... you smell so good! I won't eat you, don't worry, but I just..." I guess it couldn't hurt to give her an apple.

"Is this what you were looking for?" I ask as I hold the shiny fruit.

"An apple?" Her eyes dilated, almost making her eyes look like a Sandwing's pitch black ones.

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I toss it into her mouth, she lets out a happy growl and savors it in her mouth before swallowing. "I can't remember when the last time I had fruit was!" She whispers excitedly as she nuzzles into me more. "Thank you thank you!" She said cheerfully with a purr as she eyed my pouch.

"Don't tell the others, alright?" I whisper.

She nods eagerly as I pass her another apple, letting out a happy squeal as she chomps down on the small fruit. She let out a purr as she pushed her snout back into me, forcing me to lay back down. "Thank you... no one else offers their food to me, though I can't blame them, there's not so much food left on the island. So I understand why they're all so possessive of their food." She moved some of her talons to wrap around me. "But still, it's nice that you're giving up some food for me, though I feel kind of bad for them, what if they need the food?" She asks as she looks down at the other humans curled up on her tail.

"They have their own rations, they can choose what to do with theirs like I can choose to give some of mine to you." I said as I scratched her chin.

"Thanks... I do wish I could hear your voice though..."

"My voice?"

"I can understand you, I can feel or 'hear' your accent, but you don't really have a voice, which I guess must be what it's like for you hearing me."

"You... you aren't wrong."

"I think it would be nice if I knew what your voice sounded like." She said before letting out a large yawn and resting her head on the stone, I remember being terrified the first time seeing Scarlet yawn, looking at all those teeth, each of them around the size of me, probably bigger, yet I wasn't terrified this time..

"I think it'd be nice to hear your voice too... I'm sorry, I totally forgot to introduce myself... I'm River, and you are?"

"I'm Fatespeaker, it was nice talking to you but... I... I can barely keep my eyes open." She giggled as her eyes finally closed, her breathing becoming slower. "Don't worry, I'll make sure you little scavengers are safe." She said before holding me tighter in her talons. "Goodnight River."

"Goodnight Fatespeaker."

***

I wake up but notice I'm next to Pebble instead of Fatespeaker's chest. I quickly look around and notice the dragon is gone, but Toucan and Palm were already up and talking with each other. I could only pick up hints of their conversation.

"... Are you sure?" Palm asked Toucan.

"Yes, I'm positive, I'm sorry." Toucan replied back, his voice still seemed soar and somber, but he did seem a lot more active around Palm compared to when we first found him.

"But what if-"

"Palm, you can read my thoughts, and I can read yours, you even know my feelings at a primal level so tell me Palm, am I lying?"

"... Shit..."

"I'm sorry Palm, but-"

"They're just a kid, what if this is you ending up like Pyro?"

"What if we do nothing and let that thing take control?"

"They are not a thing, they're a-"

"They will be though, you read it too."

"It's not fair-"

"But it's what has to be done, we have to kill them..." Then Toucan's head perked up as he looked in my direction.

"River, you're awake, come! We have much to discuss!" He said as he waved me over.

I loaded my crossbow behind my back as I reflected on their words. What other kid would they be talking about? I slowly start to approach.

"River, put the crossbow down." Palm suddenly said softly, reading my mind.

Toucan then noticed and suddenly rushed into me, tackling me to the ground. I tried lifting my crossbow arm, but he swiftly disconnected it. "River! Relax!" He shouted as he got off me with both of his hands up.

"Answers, I want answers now, you don't just stay stuff like that without giving an explanation." I say as I grab my crossbow module.

"It wasn't for your ears-" Palm started, but I quickly shut her down.

"Screw that, now tell me what's going on, who's the kid if it isn't me?" I demanded.

Toucan sighed. "I'm a clairvoyant too."

My arms dropped instantly and hung limply at my sides. "Wait what?" I asked.

He let out another long breath before making an exaggerated sigh. "My ability is I can read minds, and also see the future, and what I saw was not pretty."

"The kid, what does this have to do with the kid?"

"He had a vision about a kid, a kid that might end up destroying the world." Palm suddenly spoke up."It's a girl, her name... her name is Wren."

"Wren?" I asked, my mind flashing back to the time when a girl was pulled out of Talisman, kicking and screaming. "She survived?"

"Yeah, but now we have to finish the job." Toucan said with a grimace on his face.

"How can you say that? You don't know her, you don't if she's good or bad or-" I start before Palm interrupts me.

"I've met her a few times, I don't blame you for feeling unsure about this, she's rude, but she's still just a child, she still doesn't deserve this, I completely agree with you there. But if what Toucan said is true, if what he saw is true, then we have to kill her when we get back. And I read his mind, he's telling the truth."

"Visions can be wrong." I growl while gritting my teeth together.

"How can you be so sure-"

"Cause Scorpion's dead!"

They all went silent for a moment as I continued.

"Scorpion is dead, and she is never coming back, even though I had a vision where we were together! So that vision can be wrong!" I shouted with tears going down my eyes, but Pebble clamped his hand over my mouth.

"We shouldn't shout here, we don't know this place well."

I shook him off, but nodded with a frown still plastered on my face as I looked back to the other two. "What if you're wrong, and you kill an innocent child for no reason?" I ask.

"Because what if I'm right, River, let me tell you everything I saw, I need you to trust me." Toucan offered.

***

"It was... dark at first... then I could hear sound, though I couldn't make out what it was, it like a thousand voices all speaking at once, each with a different tone, some felt sadder, some were insane, others sobbed, all were in pain, I could feel it. It wasn't speaking to me though. I could see a person, younger, a little older than your age, and a dragon standing beside them. Then there was a bright light, and I could see Pyrrhia baking in white and blue fire, dragons falling from the sky, the Invincible city falling from the cliff, the islands sinking. Palm dying in front of me by a human's blade impaling her chest, then I saw her face, and it was Wren standing beside the dragon, and it was Wren who took the life of my wife, I can not let that happen, do you understand?"

"There has to be a better plan for this Toucan, there's gotta be-"

We suddenly all flinched as we heard what sounded like a roar coming from the large cavern-like rooms.

"Hide? Palm asked.

"Yeah, let's hide-" Toucan replies.

"It's too late, she's found us." Pebble said as he pointed forward where a pale Sandwing was looking at us with a hungry gaze, and licked its lips as it raised its tail barb, ready to pounce.