Author's Note

This picks up right after Page 3 pt 3.

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Inky: The Mistress of the Night Lost Pages

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The team watched in silence before Nyx stepped forward. “I’ll go get her.” She was already gone before anyone could say anything. Star sighed, knowing that if anyone could calm Ignite down it was Nyx. She pulled out her commentator, calling for a team of Solar guards to wrap up what was left of the building.

Nyx flew through the air, scanning the skies for any signs of the dragon-blood bat, yet to no avail. When Nyx caught the flickers of a stream of fire from the corner of her eye, she made a beeline straight towards the source. She soon found herself flying above a warehouse, seeing more jets of orange and blue flames. Nyx landed on top of the warehouse, opening a skylight, and slipping in.

She spotted Ignite blowing more flames from her mouth, only taking a few seconds to recover her breath before shooting another stream of flames. Nyx bit her bottom lip, knowing the last time Ignite was worked up like this that she nearly burned herself out. Only being a half-dragon meant that she couldn’t use as much dragon magic as others and that overexerting herself like this could put her at risk of burning out her dragon’s soul.

Another bright stream broke Nyx out of her worries as Ignite’s breathing started to go ragged, yet she still forced herself to continue the volley of flames. Having seen more than enough, Nyx ran over to the pear Ignite was standing at.

“Ignite, stop it.” She didn’t listen to Nyx’s pleas and continued to hiss fire. “Ignite. Stop it, now.” Even though Nyx was outranked by Ignite, she still tried to imitate Star’s commanding voice, only to fail. Ignite’s streams of fire started to grow dimmer and dimmer with each breath. Nyx knew that she wouldn’t last much longer at this rate. “Ignite, please. Just please, stop it.”

Nyx’s hands started to tumble from the weak feeling she felt from being unable to help her friend- no -sister. After another dim stream, Nyx lounged towards Ignite wrapping her arms around her, and squeezing tight.

“Ignite, please stop, I-I begging you.” Nyx started to sob in Ignite’s jacket, she could also feel Ignite body-temperature much higher than it should be, tell-tell signs that she was close to burning out. “D-don’t hurt yourself, please.”

“Nyx,” Ignite finally spoke. “Go away, I’m fine.” The shallowness of Ignite’s voice betrayed the message she was trying to send. She tried sucking in another breath of air, preparing for another stream of fire, but Nyx saw it coming and squeezed on Ignite’s stomach cutting off the intake of air. Ignite blew small embers from her nose, along with a cloud of smoke.

“S-see? All you can manage is embers. Ignite, you’re going to burn yourself out,” Nyx said, squeezing tighter to prevent Ignite from taking any more air through her mouth.

“Nyx, let me go.” Ignite’s voice sounded hollow and threatening, but Nyx refused to loosen her grip. “Nyx, I’m not asking. Let me go.”

“N-no,” Nyx started, her sobbing becoming more evident to Ignite. “Why are y-you doing this to yourself,” She asked, waiting for a response, but none came she started to shake. “Ignite!”

“Because,” Ignite shouted. “Because, you know the Crystal Empire doesn’t want to have anything to do with this. So why are they going after them?” Ignite started to shake when she remembered what the stallion said the Equine Kings had in store for the new Empire.

Yeah, boss. We got the shipment of bane-crystals all ready to go to the Crystal Empire. Man, I tell ya those cultist really want that Sombra guy back if they're willing to pay this much for some crystals. Oh well, not our problem you know what I’m saying?

“Ignite!” Nyx’s voice ripped her back into reality, forcing her to bury the memory, and deal with the situation now. “Ignite, the Crystal Empire can handle themselves. There’s no need to worry.”

Ignite balled up her fists, “Its not that.” Dark blooms of smoke seeped from Ignite’s nose, her anger matching the clouds of smoke. Ignite herself had no real connection to the Crystal Empire, nor did she had any reason to.

Nyx waited a moment before easing her grip around Ignite. “Then what is it?”

“It was the way he said it,” Ignite started in a deep growl. “He was so full of himself, he didn’t care that he was endangering a whole empire, and all for what?” The more Ignite spoke out her feelings the less the smoke grew. “Those bane-crystals could bring back one of the most feared ruler that’s ever lived. Sombra could spell the end for many lives, and for what? To bring the rightful ruler back?” Nyx knew Ignite already had dealings with the cultist group that wanted Sombra back. She knew that Ignite seen what the group was capable of doing.

“Its so stupid! Do those idiots really believe that they will just stop with the empire? But no, it not even really that,” Ignite said with a dark chuckle. “No, what really gets me is the way I acted, I lost complete control of myself, and if Stone wasn’t underground he would have been caught in the blast.” Times when Ignite is angry, she could feel her dragon side screaming to rip through everything around her, and burn it to the ground.

Ignite took pride in controlling her instincts, each time she lost control she would push her body until she collapsed from exhaustion.

“I lost it Nyx, Stone may not know it, but I could have hurt him or worse. I couldn’t live with myself if I did, to any of you.” Ignite started to choke back her own tears, shaking her fists, and causing her own failures. “Face it Nyx, out of all of us who do you think is the most dangerous? Sure Stone can smash his way through just about anything, Vixen has that whole fox-magic thing, and then there’s me. The dragon.”

“Ignite stop it. You are not dangerous, and you not just a dragon. You’re my friend, my pack-mate- a sister -doesn’t that mean anything,” Nyx asked, sounding hurt by Ignite simplification of herself. “Please Ignite, I don’t want to lose you.” Fresh tears started to form on Nyx’s face.

Ignite took in a deep breath, far too tired to continue her own fake argument. “Fine, let’s head back. I’m sure Star is mad enough at me anyway,” She said after a long pause. Nyx hastily let Ignite go, still keeping a close eye on her breathing. Ignite started to, but her legs gave out from under her causing her to collapse on top of Nyx.

“Ignite, Ignite what’s wrong? Ignite!” Nyx tried everything to the hybrid to respond, but all Ignite could manage was faint gasps. Oh-no, she used too much magic. I’ve got to call the others. Nyx tried to reach for her commentator, but couldn’t reach it under Ignite’s weight. “Shit, Ignite please stay with me.” Nyx tried rolling the bat-dragon over but her weight still proved to be too much for her. No, no, no! Why am I so weak? I can’t even help the ones I love.

“Ignite, Nyx!” Stone’s familiar deep voice echoed through the Warf reaching Nyx’s sensitive bat ears.

“Stone! We’re over here,” Nyx shouted, hoping Stone would hear her. In mere moments, Stone come running on all four into the warehouse, and he head straight towards the two.

“Nyx, what happened,” Stone asked, moving the heavy breathing Ignite off of Nyx. It didn’t take much for Stone to feel the huge change in body heat from Ignite, only making him worry even more.

“I’ll explain later. Just get Ignite back to the house as fast as you can.” Stone nodded, placing Ignite on his back, and taking off on all fours again.

“Ignite,hang on alright?” Stone quickly made it out of the sea-port and onto open streets dashing passed the townsfolk. Ignite could barely give a mumble as response, she managed to loosely wrap her arms around Stone’s neck, but she could feel herself grow weaker. “Dammit mare.” Stone picked up the pace, tearing through the town to the point ponies had to jump out of the way.

By the time he made it back to the house, Nyx was already holding the door open for him. Stone burst through the front door, skidding to a stop, and collapsing from the near four mile sprint. Vixen and Star picked Ignite off of Stone’s back, placing her on the couch, and placing a cold-press on her head. Immediately lines of steam freely danced from the cold-press.

Stone managed to claw his way to his knees to look over the back of the couch. “Is, is she going to make it,” He asked, Ignite quick, and short breathing worrying him.

“Well?” Star turned to Vixen, who knew more about dragons than anyone else on the team- aside from Ignite.

In the breeze, they dance. Vixen pulled out a leaf, letting her magic flow through it creating a green, and purple orb. She hovered the orb over Ignite’s chest, carefully monitoring any change in color. Vixen sighed, letting the orb fade into small embers. “She’ll be just fine, she won’t be able to use her magic for awhile, but fine nonetheless.”

“That’s, good to, hear,” Stone suddenly passed out, catching the others off-guard.

“Stone!” Sparks rushed to the dog’s side to see what was wrong, however, loud snoring told everyone that he was merely asleep. “Well that a relief.”

“Vixen, Nyx you two stay here, and keep watch on Ignite. Sparks and I will take Stone to his room.” Vixen nodded taking a seat near Ignite while Nyx just stood in front of the bat-dragon. “Nyx, I can trust you not to lost control of your emotions right?”

Nyx slowly nodded her head, “Y-yes ma’am.” She soon took a seat on the floor right in front of Ignite. Star looked towards Vixen, who just waved her off to help Sparks with Stone. Soon the three were up the stairs and off to Stone’s room, they dropped him off on his bed causing him to grumble some words of annoyance.

Star and Sparks came back down to the same scene as before, taking a seat near Ignite, and partially waiting for any signs of her waking up. As the minutes flew by, The girls started to feel the efforts of the last few hours catching up with them, but Nyx remained unchanged. Each passing second Ignite remained unconscious, the more Nyx started to worry, and the more she started to blame herself for Ignite’s condition.

As the clock reached midnight, Sparks started to have troubles keeping her eyes open, the work from the last few days baring down on her. Eventually her eyes fluttered close and she fell out of her chair onto the hardwood floor.

“Well, looks like Sparks is out,” Vixen joked, looking away from the erotic comic-book she picked up before her patrol started. She really had to admit that she wasn’t into the whole ‘comic-book’ thing, but after giving one of Inky’s works a look over she started to find that she rather enjoyed them.

Nyx failed to notice Sparks’s sudden collapse, or even the joke Vixen tried to pull. “I’ll take her to bed,” Star said in a tired sigh. She too was still exhausted from the mind-inflation spell she and Sparks did on Inky the other day. And Vixen could see it written on her face.

“Actually Captain, why don’t you both turn in for the night. Nyx and I can handle this. Isn’t that right Nyx?” The bat-pony failed to acknowledge Vixen’s question, only making Star worry more about her. “Just go on, we got this.”

Star knew that when Vixen dropped her energetic personality and actually start acting serious, that it was time to listen to her. “Fine, come get me if you need anything.” Star began to pick the sleeping unicorn mare. Soon the two were up the stairs again, going into Star’s room for the night, leaving Vixen and Nyx alone.

The two both went back to what they were doing, Vixen enjoying a good read, and Nyx blankly staring at Ignite’s rising and falling chest. After sometime has passed, Vixen got up from her seat, going to the fridge to grab another cold-press from the freezer, and replacing it with the one on Ignite’s head. This time instead of visible lines of steam, only the sounds of moving ice.

“Well that’s a good sign, she starting to recover.” Vixen hoped the good news would get Nyx to change the lifeless look even if just a little. But she wouldn’t have such luck. “Alright I had have enough of this. Nyx we almost lost Ignite because of her emotions, don’t make the same mistake.” She took a seat next to Nyx, wrapping her tails around her for reassurance.

“Vixen,” Nyx finally spoke, her voice sounding weak, and hollow. “Why am I so weak?” Nyx didn’t break her gaze on Ignite and it wasn’t hard for Vixen to tell what she really meant, but she decided to play along for now.

“What are you talking about? Nyx you’re far from weak. You’re fast, you got a sharp eye for things, and you can spot any opponent's weakness,” Vixen listed off all the things she knew Nyx could do, purposely leaving off a few things. “What about that is weak?”

“Don’t play with me,” Nyx snapped, cutting her eyes towards Vixen. “You know full and well what I’m talking about.”

Oh well, guess that Stone’s job. Vixen sighed she had hoped to at least get Nyx a little smile. “Fine, you want to know why you’re weak? Its because you and Ignite try taking on everything by yourselves. We’re a team, more importantly,” Vixen pulled Nyx closer with her tails, so that Nyx’s head rested on her chest. “We’re a family. Nyx don’t think you’re alone.”

Small streams started to form around Nyx’s eyes, she did her best to ignore them, but it was evident to Vixen that she been holding them back for quite some time. “That d-doesn’t answers my q-question.” Nyx choke through the tears, her vision becoming blurry.

“Are you sure it didn’t? Or are you denying the truth?” When Nyx tensed up around her tails, Vixen knew she hit a cord. “I fail to see anything physically weak about you.”

“T-that doesn’t answers-”

“Or maybe its something you’re not owning up to? Maybe you feel weak because you’re wasting energy pushing something down?” Nyx was shaking in Vixen’s tails, doing her best to look strong. “You want to get strong? You want to stop being weak? Then what is it that you denying?”

“T-that doesn’t-”

“Then what does it answers?” Vixen snapped cutting Nyx off, forcing her to let the tears flow. “That’s what I don’t get Nyx, you say you love Stone just like the rest of us, yet you look at your emotions as a weakness.” Vixen started to rub the top of Nyx’s head. “I can’t say that sometimes emotions get in the way. Hell, I even overreacted to some things, but that isn’t a reason to bury them.”

“I-I don’t know,” Nyx said, wrapping her arms around Vixen, and finally letting the tears flow. “I don’t know, a-all of y-you are just so s-strong.”

Vixen tried to calm Nyx down as best she could. “That’s not true, we all have our own faults. It’s not how you hide it. It’s how you recognize it and own up to it.”

“Well finally someone tells her.” Both Nyx and Vixen turned their attentions to Ignite, who weakly opened her eyes.

“Ignite,” Nyx called out, rushing to her side, and laying her head down on her. Ignite barely registered the added weight on her chest as most of her senses hadn’t returned just yet.

“Now I highly doubt you’re in any position to speak.” Vixen stood up from the floor, grabbing a leaf from her bag, and letting her magic flow through it. In the breeze, they dance. The leaf turned into the same green and purple orb as before. Nyx moved her head, knowing that she was in the way. Vixen hovered the orb above Ignite’s chest, waiting for any changes in the orb’s coloration.

When none was found, Vixen allowed the magic to disperse. “Well, looks like luck was on your side tonight. Ignite you should be up to full strength in a few days, which is quite impressive.” Vixen, Nyx, and especially Ignite knew what happens to any dragon- or dragon hybrid -overuses their magic. Dragons lived off of the magic that they held, as it grew so did they, and the stronger it was the stronger the dragon. However this proved to be a great flaw in dragon’s magic, once it was gone, so was the dragon’s life. Dragon hybrids were especially affected by this fact, as their dragon magic was half the size it should be.

But also this is what saved them from it. While their dragon blood was effected, the other half of them was not allowing them to live, but with the chance of losing their magic.

“As happy as I am for you, Ignite. I must know, what drove you to do such a thing?” Vixen knew Ignite had times where she was a hot-head and would overreact to anything, but she wasn’t known to put herself in danger because of it.

“The Equine Kings,” Ignite started, trying to sit up, but having much difficulties. Nyx quickly rushed to help Ignite sit up, resting her back to the arm of the couch. “Thanks, Nyx.” The bat-pony smiled when she heard Ignite sounding back to her normal self. “Now, the Equine Kings, they got a shipment of bane-crystal to head out to the Crystal Empire.”

“Ignite,” Vixen cut in, deadpanning. “I was there, Stone told us about it, and its already heading to Canterlot for purification.” The whole team knew of the procedure for finding bane-crystals and the purification process didn’t take very much either.

“I know, I know its just-” Ignite sighed, knowing that she going to bring up bad memories. “Its just thinking about those crystals, and the things they can do. It reminded me what happened to Stone.” Vixen and Nyx both flinched at the dark memory, Stone’s angered howls still echoed through their head. “Thinking about how easy it seemed for them to get a shipment that large, it worries me.”

Vixen was the first one to recover from the best-forgotten memory. “I see where you’re coming from.” Ignites ears perked up from hearing the fox’s approval and was going to speak until Vixen raised a hand. “But don’t think that it gave you a reason to endanger yourself. You’ll still have to face Star’s wrath first thing in the morning, so if I was you I’ll just go back to sleep.” Vixen walked past Ignite’s head, slapping all five of her tails on her cheek in a playful manner. “Come along Nyx, you can stay in my room with me if you like.”

Nyx stood up from the floor, quickly wrapping her arms around Ignite, and giving her a kiss on the cheek; the same spot Vixen snap her tails. Nyx flew up to the second floor, where Vixen already stood waiting, and followed her back to Vixen’s room.

Ignite blankly stared at her hands, a soft smile placed on her lips, but quickly changed into a foreboding frown. I don’t have much time left. We got to finish this mission. She laid back down, forcing her eyes to close, knowing that she’ll have an ear full from Star.

The next morning

“...and when you finish your laps, you’ll be happy to know that you are on watch duty for the rest of the month. Is there anything else I should add?” Just as Vixen said, Star was up bright, and early in the morning waking the entire team up with her ranting. Ignite sat quietly, not wanting to further upset the already enraged captain. The other went about their usual morning routine. Vixen fixing up breakfast, Nyx reading some random book that caught her attention, Sparks read up on the newest news on the Lunar Republics swim league, and Stone was fishing through the refrigerator for something to drink- hitting himself for forgetting to go grab milk yesterday.

“Yes ma’am.” Ignite did her best to hold back a sigh, knowing that it would further enrage Star. She cut her glance towards Vixen, who caught it with a shrug.

“And Ignite,” Star started, braking Ignite’s gaze at Vixen.

“Yes ma’am?” I hope it isn’t that ‘wing & chain’ workout. I’m really not- Ignite’s thoughts were cut off by Star wrapping her arms around her in a tight embrace.

“I’m glad you’re okay,” She whispered into Ignite’s ear before abruptly ending the embrace to help out with breakfast. Ignite watched the others as they simply went about their morning business before Star gives out the new duty schedule for the next month.

“You know,” Stone started, scaring Ignite from his sudden presents. “We’re all are lucky to have each other’s backs like this. Before we met, I was dead focused on caring for Sparks, but somehow all of you found a place in my heart.” Stone started to smile while sitting on the top of the couch, looking over his pack can be stressing at times, but to Stone it was the most rewarding thing in the world.

Ignite followed Stone’s gaze, seeing the smiles of the others that--within time--she come to call sisters. Stone knew that Ignite had the same desire to protect them as much as he did. It was that desire where Ignite came to love the others as well. She may have already known Nyx from high school, but the others were complete strangers to her, yet here she is in love with all of them.

Small tears started to form at her own late discovery. “Gezz Stone, when did you become a philosopher,” Ignite joked, wiping the tears from her eyes, and trying to play them off. She looked towards Stone when he placed a hand on her shoulder, the tears still visible.

Stone hopped off the couch, landing with a soft thud, and started to the table. “Come on let’s get you some breakfast, I know you just as hungry as I am.” Ignite nodded, she started to get out of the bed, but a sharp soreness in her legs forced her to stop.

“Um, Stone?” Ignite blushed knowing that she going to sound like a damsel in distress but the growl in her stomach forced her to swallow her pride. Stone turned around a curious look on his face. “Could you carry me?” Ignite sounded just like Nyx would each time she asked the same question. Stone chuckled and made is way back over to Ignite, picking her up with slight ease.

Ignite wrapped her arms around Stone’s neck, as he started to lift her off the couch. Her large breasts got in the way slightly but Stone wasn’t going to complain. “You know-”

“Can it mutt, just get me to the table.” Ignite rested her head on Stone’s broad shoulder, looking away from the other’s stares as he made the short trip to the island table-top, where breakfast was already being served. Stone placed Ignite in a empty chair next to Nyx, who was already halfway done with her plate of eggs.

Stone walked around the table, planting a kiss on both Star’s and Vixen’s cheek for cooking, and took his spot at the end of the table. “So Star, what’s the deal with the new schedule?”

“Yes right, down to business. As for the new schedule, we’ll be changing the way we work.” Star snapped her fingers, making the new duty schedule appear in front of her. “Now due to recent discoveries, sudden changes, and other things,” Star stopped to glare at Ignite, who was nonchalantly eating a bowl of fruit and bacon. “The new team routines are: Stone, Sparks, and Vixen you three will be a watch team. While they are doing that, Nyx, Ignite, and I will be on portal.” Star read from the list, not really surprising any of the others.

“However, due to recent knowledge on Inky, and the book a new type of team will be set forth until further notice. Stone, Ignite, and Sparks you three will act as a catalyst for Inky with her choosing to use the book.”

Stone raised a hand, waiting for Star to acknowledge it. “What ya mean Star? I thought are mission was to watch over Inky, not to get her to use the book,” He said, remembering princess Nightmare’s orders three weeks ago.

“Yes, that was our original orders, until this came in.” Star used her magic again to summon another piece of paper, this time it had Nightmare’s seal on it. Stone took the letter, started to read it when the other piled up against him, but he ignored their own curiosity for his own and read.

Dear, Captain Star Chain

I am pleased with your team’s performance over the last month. Celestia herself even commended you all for your efforts, during our last meeting. I do hope that Staff Sergeant Blackwing feels better, as I do know what can happen to a dragon hybrid losses their magic. Now on to business, I’m pleased to hear that Inky has used the potion, and have started to use the book.

I know that you and your team have many questions, all of which will be answered in time, but for now just know this: she most use that book.

In your last report, you said she now has a marefriend the name of Feather S. Pen, and I know you all already know of the effects of an unrestricted enchanted book. While Inky will be mostly protected from the effects for a time being, Feather will not. Thus it is dire that you keep her away from the book at all times, at least until I can finish making a charm that would protect Feather from the comic, but also allow her to use it as well.

Until then you and your team are to proceed as normal, along with getting Inky to use the book more without Feather’s knowledge. That being said all of you are now allowed to interact with Inky, just do not tell her that you are watching over her. As for your cover jobs, proceed as usual.

Now due to your recent activities with the Equine Kings, they must now know that you all are going after them, so I want you to slow the activity with that for now. At least until the heat goes down. Luna’s elites are having slightly more trouble with the Golden Crescent, and also have ran into a bit of a snag. So they will be out of commission for a while, don’t let the same happen to you.

Finally I need to tell you that the more Inky uses the book, the more she will experience changes. Some may be small such as changes in personality, athletic ability, and others. However, some may be as large as her magic and changes to her body. These will be subtle for a long period of time, until she get to use the book more. I want you all to be on the look for these changes and I want you all to become close to her, we may never know what- or when -any of these changes may occur

Keep up the excellent work, I know you all will do me, and the Lunar Republics proud.

-Sincerely, The true Mistress of the Night

PS. Stone, if you read this, hurry up and get one of those females pregnant. I want to be a Lunar Mother already.

The girls blushed when they read the last line. Princess Nightmare had been known to tease Stone about the numerous offspring he’ll and the others will have, she also been known to try to wiggle her way in a few times. Eventually the whole team decided to just say that ‘it was a part of the job.’

“So, these changes,” Stone started, ignoring the looks on the others. “When you think they will happen?”

Star shrugged her shoulders, swallowing the last bits of pancake. “I don’t know, from the letter it sounds like it will be soon, but we can’t say for curtain. That’s why the new team will start effective immediately.” Stone and the others looked at Star knowing that she right. They all nodded in response to the new changes. “Good, now everyone hurry up, and finish breakfast. We still got cover jobs to get to and someone has to tell the post office that Ignite won’t be making it.”

“I will,” Vixen said, cleaning off her plate. “Seeing as I don’t actually have to go ‘practice’ today.” Vixen was the only one lucky enough to get a job as a backup violinist for the Baltimare Symphony, seeing as she can play the instrument.

Star nodded, getting up from the table. “Good.” She went to her room to get dress for her job as the new chief in a bakery across town.

“Hey, how come you get to be a violinist, while I’m stuck with being the mayor’s lap-dog? I can play an instrument too,” Stone complained, tired of working for the city, and really tired with the mayor’s content teasing.

“When the Symphony needs a heavy-metal guitarist I’ll tell you. Now go and get dressed, only we’re supposed to see you in your boxers,” Vixen teased, sticking her tongue at Stone. He just huffed in irritation but still went to go change, along with Sparks, and Nyx. Everyone was out the door in a matter of minutes, all telling Ignite to feel better.

Ignite sat at the table picking around with the last piece of fruit in her bowl. Vixen caught the downcast in her eyes, she turned off the sink, and took a seat across from her. “Ignite what’s wrong? You usually would have asked for seconds.”

“I guess I’m still not hungry,” Ignite fakely responded, staring down at the fruit. A loud growl from her stomach gave her away.

“Ignite, don’t lie to me. I know as much about dragons as you do, you need to eat if you want to be breathing fire again.” It was a known fact that any recovering dragon- hybrid or not -needs to eat if they want a speedy recovery. “Now why don’t you tell me what’s really going on?”

Ignite looked towards Vixen, seeing the unmoving look that she would always throw when she ask a tough question. “Its nothing, its just that,” Ignite sighed, knowing that lying to Vixen was a dumb thing to do. Come on Blackwing, she’s the only one that would understand.

“Does it have to do with the letter?” Vixen didn’t know how right she was.

“Mostly,” Ignite sighed. “Vixen, you know how dragons pass their magic to their offspring?” Ignite started out with the most basic knowledge of dragons.

“But of course, a dragon's soul is inherited from the parents, and then passed over to their young who pass it on.”

“Well, that’s the thing. When me and Nyx were in highschool, I sort of made a silent blood-pack with her,” Ignite said, blushing from the way it sounded out loud.

“A blood-pack huh?” Vixen knew of the ancient dragon tradition of blood-packs, or ‘life vows’ with the one that you truly love, and wish to protect until your last breath. Of course as the years passed, the tradition changed into something that young-lovers would do. “You really must love her over the rest of us then,” Vixen said, sounding hurt, but was only kidding.

“Huh? Oh no, no, no. I love all of you its just-” Ignite’s cover was stopped when Vixen started to laugh at her. That’s when Ignite understood the joking tone in her voice. “Oh, you were joking.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ve rarely get to see you this serious, the opportunity was too good,” Vixen laughed at Ignite. “Okay, so you made a vow to protect our sweet little Nyx, but so did Stone when he gave each of us our necklaces.” Ignite looked down her neck seeing the black gem that Stone gave her when she and Nyx joined his pack. A soft smile sided onto her lips at the memory. “So what’s the problem?”

Ignite was dragged out of her memory by Vixen’s question. “The problem is, I want my foal, hatchling, cub to do the same thing with Nyx’s kid,” Ignite stumbled, remembering that when it comes to crossbreeding anything is up in the air, and the offspring will only come out as the species of the dominant parent species.

“Understandable, and I think your kids will come out as dragon-dog seeing as how you're a half dragon, and Stone is a full diamond dog,” Vixen said, using the amount of knowledge she gathered on crossbreeding the last few weeks. “So, you’ve been thinking about getting pregnant?”

“Yes,” Ignite said in another sigh. “This mission is really dangerous and I don’t know how long my magic will stay strong.” Ignite grew up believing that in order to protect someone you love is with your own strength. She wanted her kids to be strong enough to not only protect Nyx’s kids, but the other’s as well.

“Ignite, stop your worrying. You will not lose your magic anytime soon and you are not alone so stop thinking that.” Vixen got up from her seat, walked over to Ignite, and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. “We’re all in this together, never forget that Ignite.”

“Yeah, I know. Thanks Vixen, you’re a real good frie- sister.” Vixen wrapped Ignite in a warm hug when she heard the acknowledgement of sisterhood from the bat-dragon. Vixen heard the chiming of the clock, signifying that she needs to get ready for practice. “Go on, I got it from here.” Ignite knew that Vixen rather enjoyed playing with the Baltimare Symphony. Vixen placed a kiss on Ignite’s cheek and left to get ready.

Yeah, we’re really are lucky. Huh, Stone. Ignite’s stomach made itself known again. “Yeah, yeah, yeah I know you're still hungry.” She got up from her seat, stretching through the fridge for anything quick to snack on.

Vixen came back down fully dressed in a black jacket and skirt along with her indigo violin case that was custom made with princess Nightmare's symbol on it. “I’m heading out Ignite, don’t over do anything, and if anyone comes back before me tell them I’m busy with some stuff.”

“Stuff?” Ignite poked her head out of the fridge with a melon in her mouth. She spit the melon out and into a bowl along with an assortment of other fruits. “What ‘stuff?’”

“Stuff, see you later.” Vixen was out the door before Ignite could ask any more questions. Meh, if it was any of my business, she would have told me. Ignite shrugged off any worries, just glad that she can call her, and the other sisters.