Chapter Seven
Finding What's Hidden

Moondancers POV:

Moondancer woke up and looked around. Everything seemed dark before her night vision adjusted. Her friends were all laying around her like they had fallen asleep. Dewdrop had noticeably changed from Teal and Light Turquoise to a Light Cyan with hints of White scattered around on him. His Aquatic scales had deformed and he was officially a Flakewing. She didn't know if he changed his changed his name or not when he became a Flakewing. She couldn't see Novas wings so she didn't know if she was awake or not. Whenever she was asleep, Novas galaxy turned normal, like every other other Galaxywing. They looked fine to her. Moondancer looked around and saw that they were in a cave of some sort. Her wings hurt a lot, like she had flown forever and hadn't stopped. There were stalagmites almost everywhere except for a few spots in the cave. She saw Weaver standing next to them. She seemed angry and she was. Did they not listen to me?. Couldn't they hear me?. Mother is going to be so distraught at me!. Either way I could get grounded for this. Weaver thought as she looked at them. She could feel the anger from her. She took a few deep breaths as she looked around the cave. She was a bit nervous as well. "What did we get into?". Weaver said under her breath. There was the sound of dripping water echoing in the cave. She didn't know where the sound was coming from. Moondancer lit up the small bioluminescent scales under her eyes and looked around. Crevice awake second and she looked around confused. She looked at Weaver. "W-Where are we?. My head hurts...". Crevice complained as she stood up. She looked at the ground and saw that Glare was unconscious. She ran over to Glare and gently shook her. "Glare?. Glare!, Are you okay?!". Crevice asked her as she looked at the rest of the group. She looked at Moondancer and then at Weaver. "YOU!". Crevice pointed to Weaver. "You knew this would happen didn't you!". Crevice yelled at Weaver as she stomped towards her. Was this her plan all along?. To take us here so we could be kidnapped?!. Crevice thought as she got closer to Weaver. Weaver took a few steps back as Crevice got closer to her. She waved her front talons a bit. "N-No I didn't!. Sizzle tried to resist it but the hole pulled her in as well!". Weaver told Crevice as she pointed to Sizzle. Weaver sighed. "It seems as if the hole affects Serrenes dragons. I'm sorry!. I didn't know!". Weaver told Crevice as she lowered her head. Moondancer felt bad for Weaver. She felt bad for everyone who had fallen into this hole. I shouldn't have taken here!. This is all my fault!. I can't just leave them here all alone!. Maybe we'll find out what's making this hole so weird. Weaver thought as Crevice walked over to Glare who looked like she was waking up. Glare looked around and smiled as she saw Crevice. She looked at the stalagmites on he ground and then at the ceiling. She looked back at Crevice. "Where are we?". Glare asked Crevice. This place is dark. I don't like it here, the dark makes me feel weird. Glare thought as she looked around. Moondancer looked around and noticed there was a clear path with no stalagmites blocking their path. It looked like it led to a crack in the wall. Sizzle was slowly waking up and so was Nova and Dewdrop. All three of them looked confused. They looked at her and she noticed that the crack looked like a really long hallway. It looked like it was dug by something small and then made bigger. Only one dragon could fit in but it looked like a single file line could. Maybe if they went in together, they could find something. Maybe it would help them. Maybe they could find what they were looking for from the prophecy. She recited the prophecy in her head and realized something. Weaver was going to be the one stopping whatever it was they were looking for. She ran back to the group, everyone was awake now and they were confused. "I found something!". Moondancer told the group loudly. Her words echoed through the cave. Weaver, Sizzle and Crevice looked at her. I didn't know there was stuff in the cave. Weaver thought as she looked at her. I hope it's a way out of here. This place gives me the creeps. Crevice thought as she looked at the clear path behind her. I wonder if it will lead us out of here. What if we can fly out, Maybe that thing that dragged us down here won't let us. Sizzle thought as she looked up at the hole they flew in from. Moondancer led them to the cracked hallway in the cave. Sizzle looked at the hole and Weaver seemed confused. "This hole seems like it was dug out by something. Maybe another dragon, but the Seamwings haven't known about any other tribe other than the Eclipsewings, Moltenwings, Featherwings and Orbitwings". Weaver told the group as they looked into the hole. The others except Sizzle looked at her in confusion. What are those?. Maybe they're like us but weirder. Nova thought as she looked into the strange crack in the wall. Those sound like cool dragons. I wonder if they have books here. Glare thought as she looked at Weaver. It's not that cold here but I don't mind. Dewdrop thought as he breathed out a cloud of cold air. His gills were a lot smaller too, they also seemed a bit stiffer. "What are those?. The other dragons I mean". Dewdrop asked Weaver as he looked at her. Weaver got away from the crack in the wall. "The Eclipsewings are dragons that look like you". Weaver pointed to Sizzle. "And you". She pointed to Moondancer. "They kind of have a mix of both of your powers. So some of them can fire sunbeams and some of them can do Moonwing stuff. The Moltenwings are dragons that live in volcanoes. Ever since Queen Cinder took over, They became less aggressive but some of them them still are. Featherwings don't have scales and they have feathers instead. They breathe this soft snow that turns into ice. The Orbitwings are a bit new but they have a lot of advanced stuff. They have four wings and we haven't seen many of them. They breathe this weird purple gas and it blows up into this giant explosion". Weaver told Dewdrop as she made an explosion gesture with her front talons. Dewdrop nodded as he tried to understand it. He was confused. How did the Eclipsewings get here?. Were they hybrids that their parents didn't like?. Was this way before our parents' time?. Maybe it was way before that. My question is the Seamwings. How did they get here?. What about the Orbitwings?. I shouldn't ask too many questions. What I should ask is how this crack in the wall got here. Who dug it out and why?. Dewdrop thought as he looked at the hole in the wall. "Should we go into the hole?. Maybe it will lead us somewhere". Nova asked Weaver as she looked at the hole in the wall. Weaver seemed nervous. She hesitated for a second. "All of us can go in, but in a single file line. I'll go first and then you guys follow after me". Weaver told them as she slowly walked into the hole. Sizzle went into the crack second, Crevice third, Nova fourth, Glare fifth, Dewdrop sixth and Moondancer seventh. The walls were a bit cramped for her. The walls were probably even more cramped for Weaver and Sizzle. She couldn't see much except there were small markings on the wall. They were arrows and they were pointing the way they were going. That was strange, why would there be arrows leading to the other side?. Maybe something was there with them. This place is dark. I don't like it. I would rather be at home listening to the waves with my mom. Glare thought as they kept going. Moondancer had an idea. Why didn't she didn't she do it earlier?. She thought of raindrops or snowflakes. Snowflakes were calmer. She tried placing everyone's thoughts into their own snowflakes. It was quieter and she could hear things around her. The echoing of talons was getting to her, it was uncomfortable. Her wings felt like small cat scratches were on her wings. She liked that everyone's thoughts were in their own little snowflakes. She could feel wonder from Weaver and Sizzle. They must've reached the end of the tunnel. She felt the walls around her slowly get wider. They were suddenly in another section of the cave. There was no water dripping but she could hear buzzing. It was coming from somewhere but it was echoing off the walls. Weaver looked around and was amazed by whatever she was looking at. Moondancer saw that the wall in front of her almost looked like a bee hive. The walls were in hexagons but they were made of Stone. Nothing natural could've formed this unless it was giant bees.

Moondancer looked around and heard the buzzing again. This time it was a bit louder. It was getting a bit louder and it was in front of them. Moondancer was confused. She couldn't see anything, Even with her night vision. She looked at Weaver. "Weaver can you see anything?". Moondancer asked Weaver. Weaver was staring in front of them and stepped back as she spread her wings. "Get behind me and stay quiet!". Weaver told them as whatever it was got closer. The buzzing stopped as it hit the ground. Moondancer peaked under Weavers' wings and saw another dragon. It looked like Weaver but way different. They only had one pair of wings and six eyes instead of four. They only had six legs instead of eight and tail was strange. They didn't have a tail, instead they had this strange pouch that held something. They had pieces of armor on. They seemed confused as they looked at Weaver. "Who are you?. Why are you here?". They asked Weaver. Weaver seemed confused but she answered the strange dragon. "W-We were trying to find a way out but we couldn't go back the way we came. I'm Weaver". Weaver told the dragon. They seemed to notice the group behind Weaver. Their wings buzzed three times rapidly then two slow buzzes. Moondancer thought she heard more buzzing. She saw the sky turn Grey. Rain was pouring from the sky and the forest had many fallen trees. The ground was shaking and she was back in the cave with the strange dragon. "You can come with us in the meantime. Unless you have something better to do". He told them. He started to fly upwards and towards the hexagonal shapes. The group did as well. As Moondancer got closer, she realized that they weren't hexagonal walls, they were doors. They were made out of a strong metal with four guards at each door. They landed at the entrance and there was a sign above it that read Queen. Whatever they did must've been really good or really bad. Two of the guards opened the door and they walked in. At first she didn't see the Queen. That's because of the giant throne she had. Maybe it was normal and she was just small, but that what it felt like. The throne was made out of twisted stone and what looked to be wings. It looked like wings from their own tribe. It was creepy and she found it strange. The Queen was a Dark Red with an even Darker underbelly. Her eyes were a Light Yellow. She looked even bigger than the guards. She looked down at the guard. Her voice was loud but not mean. The guard backed away from them a bit. "Yes, Queen Maggot. They are visitors. We don't know why they're here". The guard told Queen Maggot. The throne Moondancer was looked at turned into vines. The vines had Yellow flowers on them. The flowers were yellow with spines on the stem. It showed a large cliff leading to a pit then a golden string. Moondancer blinked quickly as she looked at the Queen. "Very well, I'll have Princess Flea show them around. I'll be back in a moment". Queen Maggot told her as she got off of the throne. She walked behind her throne and opened a door that she hadn't known was there. She opened the snowflake of Queen Maggot. She must be able to show them around. What?. I'm not sure wether or not to tell her they are different. Except for the one with four eyes and a stinger on the end of her tail. Moondancer knew she must've been talking about Weaver. Queen Maggot came out of the door behind her throne, seemingly hidden. There was another dragon next to her but they were shorter. She had Blood Red scales with a lighter underbelly. Her eyes were Light Butterscotch Orange. Her wing membranes looked almost Peach colored, the same as Queen Maggots'. Although their wing membranes were transparent she could still see hints of color. "Would you mind showing these guests around?. They are lost and can't get out. Make sure they visit the markets before going to the Sleeping chambers. If anyone bothers you, make sure they know who you are". Queen Maggot told Princess Flea. Poor strange dragons. They couldn't find a way out if they tried. Besides the hole in the wall. I think they'll be fine here. Queen Maggot thought. Moondancer quickly closed Queen Maggots snowflake and she looked at Princess Flea. She walked towards the door and the guards nodded respectfully. The large doors closed behind them with a loud screech of metal and Princess Flea turned to them. She was extremely tall. "As my mother told you, I'm Princess Flea. I have lots of questions but first, Who is the oldest here?. I'm Fourteen". Princess Flea. Sizzle nodded as she looked at Weaver. Nova looked at Princess Flea. "I'm five". Dewdrop huffed and a bit of the air froze. "I'm six". Moondancer and Glare looked at each other. "We're both four". Crevice sighed. "I'm five". Princess Flea looked at them and nodded. "Um okay..... I didn't expect that. You guys don't really look that young. Let me show you around!". Princess Flea told them. Dewdrop looked at Princess Flea. "Wait!. I can't fly!". Dewdrop told Princess Flea. Princess Flea looked at him in shock. "You can't fly?!". It does kind of make sense. Your wings are smaller than the others. Can someone try to carry you?". Princess Flea asked Dewdrop. Dewdrop seemed to think about it. He didn't get enough time to think. Princess Flea picked him up and started flying to another chamber. Moondancer and the others followed her. She landed at a platform that was labeled Markets and Shops. The large doors to it were already open. Many Cellwings were walking through and buying many things from markets. They all looked happy here. Like nothing was bothering them and there was nothing above them. Princess Flea walked into the different markets and shops with them. They were all buying stuff like rugs, meat, logs an a bunch of other things she didn't know what they were called. Princess Flea kept walking and kept her head up. A Cellwing leaned over one of his stalls as he saw the group walk past. "Hey!. If you need any jewelry I-I'll be glad to give it to you!". The Cellwing yelled as he held a necklace, it looked expensive. Princess Flea looked at him and he quickly retreated to his stall. She held herself back and whispered to Moondancer. "Don't get anything from Foxglove. He's way too overpriced". Princess Flea told her as she kept walking. There was a lot of stuff here that she didn't know how they had when they were underground.

They walked out of the Markets and Shops place and Princess Flea took them somewhere else. It was a place called Ponds and Calamity. It was a calming place with a river flowing from somewhere and a lot of bookshelves. There were lots of books on all of the bookshelves. There was one book that caught her eye. Moondancer walked over to the bookshelf and took the book. "This is a place where most dragons come to relax. I know my mother said to take you to the sleeping chambers  but I thought I'd take you here. You guys do have to relax after all you guys have seen". Princess Flea continued to ramble while Moondancer looked at the title of the book. It was labeled Cellwing Anatomy. She flipped through the pages and saw an image of a Cellwing with many parts labeled. She looked at the pouch they had at they end of their body. It was labeled Blood pouch, Used for holding blood and nutritious things in for when they need it. The book said that they only ate meat and other things as well. She didn't want to know what the book meant by that. She put the book back where it was. She looked into the medium pond. It was peaceful. There were a few fish in the pond. They were Koi fish which were very pretty. The water had come out from a random hole in the wall. She didn't know why the pond wasn't overflowing. The pond water slowly turned dark as she looked into a pit of darkness. The pit of darkness was reached towards her with spiky roots. The roots were dragging her into the hole as a red glow appeared at the bottom. It faded to black as she was back to staring at the pond. Moondancer looked up from the pond as Princess Flea waved her talon in front of her face. "Hello?. Moondancer?. Are you alright?". She asked her. Moondancer looked up at Princess Flea and nodded. She walked with Princess Flea for a bit before they reached the doors. "Do you know where the pit is?". Moondancer asked Princess Flea. She seemed concerned and confused. She felt from her?. Suspicion. Did Princess Flea know about the hole?. Or was she getting suspicious of her?. She probably was. It would be strange to have a random dragonet ask them about some strange pit. "What?. What pit?. We don't have a pit?". Princess Flea told Moondancer with confusion in her voice. She looked like she knew something they didn't. Weaver seemed to notice this but she turned away. Moondancer was about to protest about it but she didn't want to cause a scene. She sighed as she flew out of Ponds and Calamity with Princess Flea leading the way to the Sleeping chambers. They were all led to the Sleeping chambers which already had open doors. It was like a really long hallway with bunk beds made of stone. There was a wooden walkway above them that give them access to about as many beds on top as it did at the bottom. Princess Flea led them up to the top part where no one seemed to be. Crevice seemed amazed, so did Glare and Nova. Dewdrop seemed to be too tired to be surprised. Moondancer walked over to the blankets as they called to her. Sleep was calling her. She had forgotten how tired she was until she saw the beds. The beds were surprisingly comfortable and so her dreams. Moondancer slowly closed her eyes as Princess Flea told them what time breakfast was. She heard nothing as she was invited by her dreams to sleep.