{"sf1_id":2120865,"sf2_id":"J1OOGMP1","title":"Return Of The Guardian CH 6","author":"The Ultimate Guardian","words":3182,"posted_at":"2024-04-02T20:37:13.000Z","tags":["Dragon","Fantasy","Feral","Starflight","Sunny","wof"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2120865-return-of-the-guardian-ch-6","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/J1OOGMP1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/78/cb/78cb2a05-8be5-49e0-a0a6-9c5fea53574b","description":"Imported from SF2 with no description.","content":"Colta\u0026nbsp; Skywing Teacher (Skywing History and Traditions, Metal Working, Advanced Flying)\n\nClay Mudwing Teacher (Hunting, Phisical Education, Flying) Assistant: Peril\n\nMoon Nightwing Teacher (Nightwing History and Traditions, Advanced Hunting, Reading and Writing)\n\nQibli Sandwing Teacher (Sandwing History and Traditions, Glass Working, Tail Barb Training)\n\nLynx Icewing Teacher (Icewing History and Traditions, Animus History, Human Discovery) Assistant: Winter\n\nJambu Rainwing Teacher (Rainwing Traditions, Fruit gathering and identification, Venom Training.) Assistant: Pineapple\n\nWebs Seawing Teacher (General History, Geography, Aquatic Language)\n\nTsunami Seawing Teacher (Discussion, Self-Defense, Headmaster)\n\nSunny Sand-Nightwing Teacher (Music, Arts, Advanced Writing)\n\nRiptide Seawing Teacher (Seawing History and Traditions, Underwater Self-Defense, Fishing)\n\nWillow Leafwing Teacher (Leafwing History and Traditions, Pantalan History and Geography)\n\nSundew Leafwing Teacher (Plant Identification, Leafspeak, Advanced Plant Identification) Assistant: Bumblebee\n\nBlue Silkwing Teacher (Silkwing History and Traditions, Flamesilks)\n\nCricket Hivewing Teacher (Hivewing History and Traditions, Novel Writing, Chemistry)\n\nLuna Silkwing Teacher (Silk Weaving, Advanced Silk Weaving) Assistant: Swardtail\n\nStarflight Nightwing Teacher (Librarian, Advanced Reader's Group, Study Hall)\n\nFatespeaker Nightwing Teacher (Nightwing Arts, Novel Studies)\n\nGranite Mudwing Teacher (Mudwing History and Traditions, Battle Tactics) Assistant: Bog\n\nMichael Guardian Teacher (Advanced Self-Defense, Field Trip Head, Weaponry, Advanced Metal Working, Nightwing Future-Sight Or Mind-Reading) Assistant: Trice\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nRequired Core:\n\nHunting\n\nPhisical Education\n\nFlying\n\nReading and Writing\n\nGeneral History\n\nGeography\n\nSelf-Defense\n\nMusic OR Arts\n\nPantalan History\n\nField Trips\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nAdvanced:\n\nAdvanced Flying\n\nAdvanced Hunting\n\nAdvanced Writing\n\nAdvanced Plant Identification\n\nAdvanced Silk Weaving\n\nAdvanced Reader's Club\n\nAdvanced Self-Defense\n\nAdvanced Metal Working\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nElective:\n\nMetal Working\n\nGlass Working\n\nAnimus History\n\nHuman Discovery\n\nFruit Gathering\n\nMusic OR Arts\n\nFishing\n\nPlant Identification\n\nNovel Writing\n\nChemistry\n\nSilk Weaving\n\nWeaponry\n\nBattle Tactics\n\nNightwing Arts\n\nNovel Studies\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSpecialized:\n\nTail Barb Training\n\nAquatic Language\n\nUnderwater Self-Defense\n\nLeafspeak\n\nFlamesilks\n\nVenom Training\n\nNightwing Future-Sight Or Mind-Reading\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nTraditions:\n\nSkywing\n\nNightwing\n\nSandwing\n\nIcewing\n\nRainwing\n\nSeawing\n\nLeafwing\n\nSilkwing\n\nHivewing\n\nMudwing\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nRules:\n\nEach tribe must attend their own traditions class at one point in their curriculum.\n\nEach student must take all required cores.\n\nEach student must take at least five electives in their curriculum.\n\nEach student must take at least two advanced classes in their curriculum.\n\nEach tribe must attend their specialized classes, where possible, or test for exemption.\n\nDiscussion classes must be taken every semester, you will be given a topic, and expected an answer at the end of the session.\n\nEach student must take at least one extra traditions class\n\nStudy hall can be taken instead of a core or elective\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSchedule:\n\n9:00-Core/Elective\n\n10:00-Core/Elective/Advanced\n\n11:00-Traditions\n\n12:00-Midday Break\n\n1:00-Core/Elective/Advanced\n\n2:00-Specialized/Advanced\n\n3:00-Discussion\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nMidday Break Locations: (Not Exclusive)\n\nUnderwater Lake For Seawings\n\nRaised Platform For Rainwings\n\nPrey Cave\n\nMud Pit For Mudwings\n\nIce Cave For Icewings\n\nLibrary\n\nWinglet Caves\n\nNorth woods, and rainforest (Be back by dusk)\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nJADE Winglet:\n\nCherry f Mudwing Student Jade\n\nAzure m Silkwing Student Jade\n\nCane m Hivewing Student Jade\n\nFinch f Skywing Student Jade\n\nPermafrost m Icewing Student Jade\n\nTurtle f Seawing Student Jade\n\nKinkajou f Rainwing Student Jade\n\nSnowberry f Leafwing Student Jade\n\nBronze m Sandwing Student Jade\n\nBloodshed m Nightwing Student Jade\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nGOLD Winglet:\n\nSnowjade f Icewing Student Gold\n\nChimera f Sandwing Student Gold\n\nLucidmind f Nightwing Student Gold\n\nAcorn m Mudwing Student Gold\n\nKarner m Silkwing Student Gold\n\nTamarin f Rainwing Student Gold\n\nPike m Seawing Student Gold\n\nLily f Leafwing Student Gold\n\nAmber f Skywing Student Gold\n\nBeetls m Hivewing Student Gold\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSILVER Winglet:\n\nChangbai f Icewing Student Silver\n\nSepia f Mudwing Student Silver\n\nFearless f Nightwing Student Silver\n\nBoto m Rainwing Student Silver\n\nOstrich f Sandwing Student Silver\n\nAnemone f Seawing Student Silver\n\nThrush m Skywing Student Silver\n\nNightshade m Leafwing Student Silver\n\nSilver f Silkwing Student Silver\n\nMantis m Hivewing Student Silver\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nCOPPER Winglet:\n\nAlba f Icewing Student Copper\n\nMarsh m Mudwing Student Copper\n\nMindreader f Nightwing Student Copper\n\nCoconut m Rainwing Student Copper\n\nPronghorn m Sandwing Student Copper\n\nSnail f Seawing Student Copper\n\nPeregrine m Skywing Student Copper\n\nAlder m Leafwing Student Copper\n\nVelvet f Hivewing Student Copper\n\nBella f Silkwing Student Copper\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nQUARTZ Winglet:\n\nErmine m Icewing Student Quartz\n\nNewt m Mudwing Student Quartz\n\nMightyclaws m Nightwing Student Quartz\n\nSiamang f Rainwing Student Quartz\n\nArid m Sanfwing Student Quartz\n\nBarracuda m Seawing Student Quartz\n\nGarnet f Skywing Student Quartz\n\nAllium f Leafwing Student Quartz\n\nSunset f Silkwing Student Quartz\n\nMilkweed m Hivewing Student Quartz\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSunny looked up from the paper Michael had given her.\n\n“This is the complete plan?\" She asked him.\n\nThe last few weeks had been busy, the new teachers had shown up and settled into their positions and curriculums. The new students, including the ones that replaced the holes in the jade and gold winglets, had settled in and started picking out their classes. Michael was also preparing to retrieve Tsunami, and had given her the paper right before he was going to leave.\n\n“Hopefully, if all goes right.\" Michael replied.\n\nSunny looked over at the team of dragons currently teaching Clay to use the underwater breathing device.\n\n“How long will you be gone?\"\n\n“A few days, don't worry.\" Michael replied.\n\n“Who's Trice?\" Sunny asked, looking back at the paper.\n\n“My daughter, she'll take over for me when I have to go do some stuff away from the academy. Like kill those titans.\" Michael told her. “Or go rescue a seawing.\"\n\n“How does this all work?\"\n\n“Dragonets are expected to attend six years here, from age four to ten. I have chosen six core classes that don't depend on age, and the winglets will attend them together once every six years. So, by the time the winglet comes back to the class, everybody in it will be new. Then they break up until the discussion period.\"\n\n“What is that?\"\n\n“Basically, each winglet will get an assignment, for example, 'Discuss the rainwing's traditions with your winglet's rainwing, and write down what you've learned.' Then, Tsunami grades them and decides whether or not they are following directions.\"\n\nSunny nodded. “That makes sense.\"\n\n“When I get back, I'm taking you and Tsunami, probably Starflight too, to the Alpha Academy. It's the best school for your species in the ML, and regularly holds over forty thousand dragonets at one time.\"\n\nSunny gasped. “That's a lot, how are there that many?\"\n\n“It sits in the middle of a city that contains over six million dragons of your species, so it's not hard to figure out.\"\n\nOne of the blue dragons walked up to Michael and nodded.\n\n“Were leaving now.\" Michael told Sunny “See you in a few days, or less if I manage to speed things along.\"\n\nThe group took off and Sunny watched them fly away.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nClay was flying with a group of heavily armed soldiers, to rescue Tsunami from her own mother in the seawing kingdom. _Am I crazy? Why am I doing this?_ He was also flying at an extremely fast speed; he could already see the beaches approaching swiftly on the horizon. They eventually landed on those beaches, and started preparing for a dive. Clay already knew how to strap on his gear, and put the specialized hose in its place so he can breathe. They had also given him a special helmet that emitted two beams of light, and allowed the soldiers to communicate. It also translated aquatic for him, and allowed him to keep his sense of direction. After a few minutes, Michael signaled everyone, and they dived into the water. It was cold, but the suit helped keep him warm. They made their way through the dark waters, keeping the lights off so they could keep the element of surprise. After an hour or two, Michael stopped and turned to the group.\n\n“The Deep Palace is just ahead, expect resistance, but stick to non-lethal fighting only.\" He ordered.\n\nThey each nodded, then they fanned out in a straight line. After another signal, everybody turned their lights on and started searching the palace from the outside.\n\n“Clay, she's over on the south wing, find her and Riptide, then get to the surface.\"\n\nClay looked over and noticed a group of seawing guards flashing angerly at the soldiers.\n\n_Stop!_\n\n_Leave now!_\n\n_How did you find us!_\n\nClay made his way into the palace through one of the side entrances, but it was so dark that he was forced to turn on the light. The bright beams flashed across the empty hall. Clay made his way through it, checking each door. On the third door, he noticed it was locked. He knocked on it, and flinched back when he heard a knock return. He tried to call, but realized it was pointless. Looking down at the door, Clay swam back, then charged it as hard as possible. The door gave way easily and Clay flew into the room. He saw two figures flinch back, and looked over at them. The beams of light flashed on two seawings.\n\n_Clay?_ Tsunami's lights flashed.\n\nShe shrank back when the light flashed in her face, covering her eyes with her paws.\n\n_What is that? How are you down here?_ Tsunami asked.\n\nClay motioned for them to follow, and led them out through the hallway. Tsunami looked out one of the windows and noticed the other soldiers flashing their lights and Michael talking with Coral. As they left the palace and made their way back to the group, Coral spotted them and softened.\n\n_Tsunami, please stay._ She flashed.\n\n_I have responsibilities._ Tsunami replied.\n\n_It's not safe._\n\n_That's just an excuse._ Michael cut in. _Tell her the truth._\n\nCoral looked from Michael to Tsunami, then sighed.\n\n_I want you to replace me as queen, soon. No need for challenge, or for a whole fight to the death. I've been queen for a long time, and I'm tired._\n\nClay noticed that Coral did look weighed down.\n\n_But mom…_\n\n_I just want to spend time with Auklet, and finally relax._ Coral cut her off.\n\n_Tsunami, you may have to get used to the idea of becoming queen here._ Michael told her. _I have a proposition, wait one, or two more years, so that I can get the academy set up, then she can come back, and take the throne._\n\n_But she has to learn how to be a queen…_\n\n_Glory, Ruby, and Thorn had no idea how to be queen, besides, I can help her._ Michael told her.\n\nCoral sighed again. _Fine, two years, and she comes back._\n\nTsunami nodded, and Michael flicked his tail. The soldiers turned and swam back to the surface. Clay and Tsunami followed, with Riptide behind.\n\n_How is the school?_ Tsunami asked.\n\nClay looked at her, then pointed at his mouth.\n\n_Oh, right, nevermind._ Tsunami shrugged.\n\nThey swam out and landed on the beach.\n\n“Oh my gosh, that was interesting. Where did you get that suit? Wait, Michael, duh. I heard that there are almost twenty new dragonets now, and a bunch of teachers.\"\n\n“Yeah, Michael set us all up.\" Clay replied. “Gave us all specific classes, and set up lesson plans and all that.\"\n\nMichael walked up as his soldiers took flight. “We'll stay for the night, then return in the morning, I almost had to start a siege.\"\n\n“Yes, and in the meantime, tell me everything.\" Tsunami replied.\n\nAs Michael started to explain every new detail of the academy. While Clay sat back with Riptide.\n\n“So, how have you been?\" Clay spoke, trying to make conversation.\n\n“Good, other then spending the last few weeks trapped with an angry princess.\" Riptide motioned. “Whose mother kind of got us engaged, I don't know what to think about that right now.\"\n\n“Oh, congrats, I guess?\"\n\n“Yeah, it's something we have to talk about, eventually. I doubt I will even see her for the next month now.\"\n\n“Yeah, the academy is starting again in a few days.\"\n\n“I heard, how are you doing?\"\n\n“Good, Michael helped Peril to control her firescales, so now she won't burn everything.\"\n\n“Oh! He can do that?\"\n\n“I guess.\"\n\nThe sun set, and Michael settled down and closed his eyes. Clay found a spot in the wetter sand and sank into the softness. He watched as Tsunami and Riptide walked into the shallow water, and curled up together.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nClay woke when the sun appeared on the horizon, he looked over and noticed Michael writing in a book. Riptide and Tsunami were still curled up in the shallows. Michael looked over at him when he got up, and looked over at the sleeping seawings.\n\n“We woke up before the two dragons who have done nothing but laze around for the last two weeks.\" He chuckled.\n\nClay smiled as well, then stretched. He looked around for something to eat, but Michael waved his claws and a large deer appeared in front of him. He dug in gratefully, enjoying the fresh kill. After a while, he finished his meal just as the two seawings walked out of the water, yawning.\n\n“Hey.\" Tsunami greeted Clay, eyeing his bloodstained face.\n\nRiptide reached over and calmly plucked a fish out of the water, then he not so calmly threw it at Tsunami's face. Tsunami shot him a look, then dug into the fish. After the seawings had finished their breakfast, the four dragons took flight and quickly made their way back to the academy. It only took a few hours, but when they got their Tsunami was anxious to check in with the teachers and make sure everything was running smoothly. She shot straight into the academy as soon as they landed, Clay shot Riptide a look, before following her. When he entered, Sunny ran up and greeted him.\n\n“Clay, did Fatespeaker go with you? I haven't seen her in a while.\"\n\n“No, I haven't seen her either.\" Clay replied.\n\n“I know where she went, and it might be a while before she comes back, Trice will cover her classes for now.\" Michael told them. “But she might not come back.\"\n\nSunny looked over towards Starflight, who was chatting with Tsunami. Somebody called Michael, and he walked away. Clay realized he was starved, and decided to make his way to the prey cave.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSunny watched as Tsunami introduced herself to the Pantalans, a few of them knew who she was, while a few others marveled at her webbed talons and fluorescent scales. A rainwing stood next to Sunny, watching them as well.\n\n“Are you a parent?\" Sunny asked.\n\n**Don't be fooled, that's my daughter, Trice. Or Pommie, in this form.**\n\n“Oh, nevermind.\" Sunny added.\n\nTrice chuckled. “Hi, nice to 'meet' you, per se.\"\n\n“Nice to meet you too, guess we have a lot in common.\"\n\n“Like what?\"\n\n“Daughters of the leaders of tribes, not necessarily fitting into what we are supposed to look like.\" Sunny flicked her tail, part of her was glad she didn't have a barb.\n\n“I guess that's true.\" Trice replied\n\nTrice's scales suddenly turned a light blue, and her shape changed to be more similar to Michael's.\n\n“Woah.\" Sunny voiced. “That's cool.\"\n\n“Thank you, it took me a while to make this form.\" Trice smiled.\n\nTrice walked away, and made her way to the teacher's caves.\n\nSunny turned and walked over to Starflight, who was talking to another nightwing.\n\n“You will like this book.\" He told her. “It's all about us.\"\n\nThe nightwing dragonet nodded and took the book, then walked off.\n\n“So, Fatespeaker left, and it might be a while before she comes back, if ever.\" Sunny told him.\n\nStarflight frowned slightly. “I think I might have done that; I hope I didn't hurt her.\"\n\nSunny nuzzled him, “It's all my fault, I should have realized long before you were together.\"\n\nShe glanced over to Tsunami and Riptide, who were now talking to the new skywing teacher.\n\n“Want to go tell them?\" Sunny asked.\n\n“Sure.\"\n\nThey waited for the skywing to leave, then walked up to the two seawings.\n\n“Hey, we have some news.\" Sunny told them.\n\nTsunami was reading from a scroll, but Riptide nudged her and motioned to them.\n\n“Oh, sorry, yes what?\" She turned to them.\n\n“Were just engaged, no worries, don't let us waste your time.\" Sunny replied, then grabbed Starflight and walked away.\n\nShe snuck a look back at the seawings and watched their stunned expressions as they looked at each other.\n\n“Is Glory still here?\" Starflight asked.\n\n“I think so, why?\"\n\n“Should we tell her?\"\n\nSunny smiled. “Yeah, why not?\"\n\nThey spent a few hours wandering around, before they found out that Glory and Deathbringer are in the guest quarters.\n\n_When did we get guest quarters?_\n\n**When we got twenty new winglet caves, a dozen teachers caves, and a bunch of other stuff.**\n\n_Oh, right._\n\nThey walked into the guest cave and found Glory sitting at a desk, while Deathbringer was asleep on the bed.\n\n“Hey.\" Glory greeted them.\n\n“Tsunami's back.\" Sunny told her.\n\n“I heard, I'll go see her tomorrow, I got a lot of work here.\"\n\n“What's that about?' Sunny asked.\n\nGlory sighed. “The kingdom of sand wants to set up a trade line so we can exchange fruit for glass and some metal.\"\n\n“That sounds nice.\" Starflight replied.\n\n“Yeah, except we have to choose who is going to gather the fruit, and nobody wants to do that of course.\" Glory told him.\n\n“Will the nightwings help?\" Starflight asked.\n\n“Probably not, there busy with… other things. Like rebuilding their tribe, and all that. Did you know Michael's trying to get your sister and her boyfriend out of prison?\"\n\nStarflight flinched a little “He is?\"\n\n“He wants to set up a program so that she can work off her punishment.\" Glory replied. “I already freed mastermind because of… Extenuating circumstances.\"\n\n“What circumstances?\"\n\n“Michael told me not to tell you, he only said 'make him ask Mastermind who his mother was' and that's it.\" Glory replied.\n\nStarflight frowned slightly. “Where is he now?\"\n\n“Building us some cool little fish catching contraption, down by the lake.\"\n\nStarflight nodded, then turned his head, and looked thoughtful.\n\n_Is that his 'talking to Michael look'_\n\n**That, and his 'deep thought' look. But in this case, he is talking to me.**\n\n“So, we do have some more news.\" Sunny cut in.\n\nGlory looked up from her scroll and smiled. “What's up?\"\n\n“Me and Starflight, we got engaged.\" Sunny told her.\n\n“To who?\" Deathbringer asked, and Glory shot him a death stare.\n\n“Uhm, each other?\" Sunny replied, confused at his reaction.\n\nGlory smiled brightly. “Oh gosh, I'm happy for you, I always knew you would be together.\"\n\nStarflight looked over at her. “You did, because for a second I… You, uhm, were there.\"\n\nGlory paled, the colors draining from her scales. “Oh, right, I just held on for hope I guess.\"\n\n_What are they talking about?_ Sunny wondered.\n\n**That is something you and Starflight will have to talk about.**\n\n_Ugh, more cryptic messages, Starflight has to ask his dad who his mother is, what do I have to ask him?_\n\n**What happened, that only Glory, Tsunami, and Fatespeaker know about.**\n\n“Come to bed, it's late.\" Deathbringer called to Glory.\n\nGlory shot him another glare, before turning to them. “Good night.\"\n\nSunny nodded, and led Starflight back to their sleeping cave.","series":{"name":"Return Of The Guardian WOF (Book 1)","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2120864-return-of-the-guardian-ch-5.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2120867-return-of-the-guardian-ch-7.json"}}