Scarlet Flames

Ok, this is the REAL story of Queen Scarlet and why she is so. . . evil.

IK IK, I'm doing a lot of stories at once, but I CAN'T HELP IT!!! :D

So, uh, yeah!!

Scarlet Flames
Princess Scarlet walked briskly through the halls of the Sky Palace, nodding politely at every SkyWing servant she passed. ''Training. It is all about training with mother. She doesn't seem to remember that this training will one day be used to kill ''her. She came to the end of her sleeping tower and launched herself off the first open window she could find, beating through the sunny sky with powerful orange wings. The training tower was only a hop, skip, and a jump away from her boring, lightless sleeping tower, but she preferred to fly, as all SkyWings did. After a moment of swooping lightheartedly around the palace for a while, Scarlet landed on the top level of the training tower next to her brother, Calcite, who grinned at her and nudged her wings. She nudged them back with a grin, and a shoving match would have begun, if not for the huge, vicious, orange, SkyWing that landed regally in front of them. Scarlet and Calcite bowed low as she landed in front of them, her ginormous wings spread wide.

"Mother." Calcite and Scarlet recited in perfect unison, as they had practiced over and over. Years Scarlet had endured her mother. It was like her mother ruled more than a kingdom, she ruled Scarlet's brain. She controlled her thoughts and decisions maliciously, without a single thought towards anyone else. Queen Peregrine glared at them both with fierce, yellow eyes. Her main general, Osprey, stood with a spear in his talons, staring fiercely at Scarlet. She returned his stare without blinking. You are a simple general, one day I will be queen, and you will be nothing.

"Lets begin with Princess Scarlet." Osprey said smoothly, pretending not to notice Scarlet's glare. Scarlet stepped up to the circle of stones in the center of the tower. To the right of the ring was a line of spears, chakrums, and daggers. It was in one of these slots that Osprey placed his spear as he joined Scarlet in the ring.

"Annnnd... Begin!" Queen Peregrine shouted. Osprey immediately lept at Scarlet and bit down on the edge of her wing while scratching her underbelly viciously with his back talons. She threw her front talons out in front of her, but barely nicked Osprey's neck. ''Just my luck to anger Osprey right now. Juuuust what I need. ''Scarlet heard a growl coming from where her mother sat. Osprey flung himself into the air, circled around Scarlet, biting at her neck. She tried to leap up to lash out at him but ended up tripping over her tail and go sprawling on the floor.

"Stop! That was PATHETIC." Queen Peregrine shouted, throwing up her talons in frustrationOsprey bowed his head, scratching the floor. "Not you." The queen snarled and Osprey smirked. "Osprey, you are dismissed. Go back to your post. Now" He bowed and flew straight upwards, through the open roof of the training tower. Queen Peregrine fixed her glare straight at Scarlet. Heavy talons that shook the tower came towards Scarlet, and she felt herself shrink as her mother loomed over her. Queen Peregrine seized her daughter by the throat and dragged her out of the fighting ring and onto the stone floor. Suddenly, she spun and threw her daughter with all her might against the wall. Scarlet felt tears of pain spring into her eyes as she collided painfully with the wall, a sharp chunk of rock cutting into her skull. She collapsed onto the ground, writhing in pain, trying to stop the flow of blood coming from her head.

"IDIOT!" Peregrine roared. Scarlet covered her ears with her talons, trying not to start sobbing. Sobbing would jut make it worse. "WHAT WAS THAT?!" Scarlet took a deep breath and forced the words out of her throat.

"M-my f-f-fighting." Peregrine threw her head back and laughed, a hideous, horrible, cackle that echoed in Scarlet's brain.

"Fighting?!" The queen cackled. "Goodness, is that what you call it? You call looking like an ostrich that's just been doused in ice water fighting?" Peregrine grinned wickedly, smoke curling from her nostrils forming a wreath of smoke around her head.

"Good analogy mother." Calcite said, smiling.

"Shut up you." Peregrine snarled. Calcite bowed his head slowly.

"LOOK!" Peregrine suddenly roared again, turning to Scarlet with a hiss. "IF YOU CAN'T FIGHT, WHAT KIND OF QUEEN WILL YOU BE?" Scarlet opened her mouth, but Peregrine continued to talk. "A WEAK ONE. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, SCARLET?" Scarlet shook her head, not daring to speak. Peregrine snorted and turned. Then without another word, Peregrine opened her h