Welcome, Eric!
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The night had not brought any refreshment to Wisteria. No, her mind was too muddled with questions and concerns. Concerning their new member, she didn't seem so bad. A bit sugary, but not that bad. However, Buttercup usually trusted everyone she met. For her to act this way put Wisteria on edge. While it could just be due to Circe clinging around Vice, Buttercup was usually too right about dragons for Wisteria to automatically brush it off as such.
The Snapper was too deep in thought to notice Chrysanthemum stride up next to her.
"My readings have been getting more accurate. I've been practicing on Mimic and Panore recently....I can say in full that I believe my powers are returning to an acceptable rate." Chrys murmured softly, getting Wisteria's attention.
"Oh? That's wonder-"
"However," Chrys interrupted, giving a soft apologetic smile to her friend before frowning and gazing towards the direction of airy laughter as the two spirals swirled around each other, "Attempting to read the Newcomer's aura...It is strange. It's very....sweet. Sickeningly sweet, like her personality. Bubbly, thick.....Trying for too long gives me a hazed feeling, almost as if I am drunk." Chrysanthemum shook her head at the memory, before scrunching her face in an attempt to forget.
"I see." Wisteria sighed, biting the corner of her lip.
"I know you're concerned about her. Most likely from Buttercup's reactions to her."
Wisteria couldn't help up chuckle and glance up at her friend. "You're good."
Chrys nodded and smiled, wrapping a wing around Wissi.
"We'll figure this out. For now, we have to give her the benefit of the doubt that she was really chased here and is just another lost soul here." A soft pat on her shoulder, and Chrys was gone, walking off to where Mimic and the magic suit of armor wait for her. Wisteria closed her eyes, mentally knowing Chrys was right. She spent a few moments accepting this before she was interrupted by the sound of shouting. She picked out Frederica and Hemlock's voices from beyond the brush.
"If it's not one this, it's another...." The Snapper sighed and walked off to where father and daughter were in a heated argument. The two Pearlcatchers snapped at one another, and Wisteria could tell Hemlock was trying not to go red. If someone didn't step in, she feared that blood would use claws against blood.
"Frederica, listen to me!"
"No,
you listen to me," Frederica puffed herself up, looking akin to an angered manticore, "All mah life, you've done nothin' but ignore me. Ih was never the favorite child!"
"Frederica, don't-"
"
Erika was! But where is Erika now, huh "father"?! She be six feet under the ground and you can't even wait a week before you stop mourning and get busy once more, tryin' to replace her!"
"
Frederica!"
"Or no....She's not the one yer wantin' to replace....Ih am." Frederica stepped back, allowing her angered momentum to escape upwards to the sky. "You've never liked me, and Ih'm fine with that. But....You're terrible if you two can even think about wantin' to replace Erika not even ah few days after her body went cold. No...You already have. With this....You've killed both of us..." Hemlock looked shocked, staring like a startled* deer as Frederica fixed her cape, and walked away. Hemlock stammered for the words to call out to her.
"Let her go, Hem..." Wisteria walked over, wrapping a careful wing around his shoulders. His jaw clenched as he tried to think, giving up as Wisteria placed a foot over his. "Care to explain what that was about, love?" She smiled to him, watching as he resolved to, mentally at first.
"Yeah...Follow me." Hemlock turned from her, heading back into the direction from whence he and Frederica had come from.
They had walked a little ways from the clearing until they reached an uprooted tree that proved enough shelter for Cecelia. The Coatl had lain down underneath the roots, curled around her blanket, which in turn, was curled around a single egg. Wisteria grinned, creeping up quietly as if not to disturb the unborn hatchling.
"Hello little one...." Wisteria's motherly voice made Cecelia smile. "Congratulations, you two..."
"What about Frederica....?" Cecelia spoke softly, glancing concerned at Hemlock. Her mate snarled softly, his frustration from earlier returning.
"Let her go...She needs the time to mull this over on her own." Wisteria nuzzled her younger sister. Sadly, Cecelia nodded, accepting the fact. She curled up tighter around the egg, lightly pawing designs against its shell.
It was a few days later when a horn broke through the shell, causing an audible gasp from Cecelia. Eagerly, the rest of the den had quickly flocked around where the coatl lay, watching as the newest member of the group made their way into the world.
The newborn unceremoniously broke through the egg and tumbled onto his mother's blanket. His eyes opened and he looked around at the world around him. Deciding the world to be too scary a place, he turned and curled into his mother, clinging to her to make the scary monsters go away. This caused a chuckle from those gathered around. Cecelia smiled warmly at everyone, looking around to find Frederica missing. This deterred her for a moment, before she glanced back at her son. He was precious, and she wouldn't be sad on his hatchday.
"He needs a name...Something odd but fitting...." Hemlock murmured. Cecelia nodded. The two parents tried to think of something, but nothing would come to them.
"Perhaps we should have come up with something before he hatched."
The Sun was setting as Frederica finally dragged her feet to go meet the brother everyone was raving about.
"He has the most precious eyes!" Circe, the new spiral had said.
"He seems strong." Chrys had gently said to Wisteria as she had passed by.
"He'll be so happy!" Mimic chirped cheerfully, although Frederica couldn't figure out what she had meant.
"Little dude's gonna grow up and be awesome!" Lonnie had beamed to Panore, who had agreed.
And so Frederica had to see for herself, this "Strong, Happy, Awesome" newcomer who had come to replace her. Hemlock growled as he saw her approach, only to get whacked by his mate. Cecelia herself looked shocked to see her, but gently nudged her sleepy brother and pointed to her. Her presence excited the tired hatchling, she being the first monster other than his parents that he enjoyed looking at. Their mane looked the same, and she could tell without a doubt that he was her brother.
"Did ya name him?" Frederica asked after a moment.
"We were thinking....perhapsss Chrissstian." The Coatl perked her feathers up, smiling happily.
"Pah, that's stupid." And her feathers went down. Hemlock glared. "....His name is Eric. There is no negotiations...." Frederica glared at her father once more. Cece looked down at her little one with a shocked, almost saddened expression. Frederica nodded.
"Eric....It suits you." And with that, their daughter strode away, her mind muddled and confused.
"....I've found you."
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The Pinkerlocke Lives!!!!
I chose to do a recap update because technically Eric is ready to breed himself....So I did what I did with Cecelia, way back early on with the series. But I am back and ready to update once more! A few things:
-The * for the startled deer thing is because I originally used something akin to like, A deer in headlights. But Dragons don't have cars, so I could not put that. So just know that's what I mean when startled.
-I am so happy both Freddy and Eric's tert is orca. It really helps define the relationship between them.
-Eric is a double orca dragon. How did that happen??? He's Orca/Sable/Orca and he looks great.
-I added clothes to Circe. Well, like two items but they fit her.
-Oooh look ominous looking bolded text has returned.
-I've also been starting to gather a playlist of songs that I think represent the dragons of this pinkerlocke. I only have two thus far, but if you hear a song and it makes you think "Hey, this totally fits this dragon from Wolfy's pinkerlocke", feel free to share! I always need new things to listen to. The songs I have thus far are:
Frederica: Outside - Hollywood Undead
Erika: The Light Behind Your Eyes - My Chemical Romance.
As you can see, I have a long way to go, but I am glad to be back everyone! Thank you for being patient with me and as always, I will see you next when I see you ^^