SYNOPSIS:
After being separated from Nia, Aeris enlisted a team of RainWings to help him venture across the continent to save her. With his past beginning to reemerge, Aeris must race against time to recover Nia before Blister gets what she wants.
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APRIL: Hi. How are you?
AERIS: I'm doing fine. How long have you been waiting out here?
APRIL: It hasn't been too long. [chortles] Just seven minutes.
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[scene begins with Aeris and April standing outside a large compound. Both dragons wait there, staring at the closed door. The moons are rising behind the mountain, illuminating a beautiful, starry sky. April looks up at the sky and smiles]
APRIL: They called you, too?
AERIS: Some random SkyWing appeared in front of the door. [slides the armband up his arm] He didn't tell me anything. He just told me to follow him.
APRIL: Me, too. [yawns] I was about to head to sleep.
AERIS: Hm.
[Aeris and April look at each other for a moment. The two dragons turn, and they lean forward, giving a short touch with their snouts. The door finally swings open slowly, revealing an old SkyWing. The two dragons immediately move away from each other, returning to their original positions and standing straight. The SkyWing looks around, making sure no one else is nearby]
ARCUS: Alright, you two can come in.
APRIL: What's with all this secrecy? Did someone infiltrate one of the sectors?
ARCUS: No, just follow me.
[Aeris and April look at each other and slowly follow Arcus down a dark hallway. The dragons arrive at a restricted section of the compound, where another SkyWing lets them in. As they head down a large, elegant hall, Aeris looks at the items hanging on the wall. April notices the decapitated head of a bear hanging in a room next to her, and she stops, looking at it in disgust and groaning]
APRIL: Three moons...
[April returns to the hall and catches up to Aeris and Arcus. Arcus is going through a pile of scrolls in his talons, raising his glasses to take a clearer look at them]
APRIL: So do you know what we're here for, sir?
ARCUS: By all means, please don't call me "sir". And there is a guest who would like to see you two tonight. They are-
APRIL: [enthusiastically] I wonder who it is.
[Arcus finally escorted Aeris and April into a large room, where the two SkyWings met with Avalanche, the leader of the Sky Sector. April stares at Avalanche in awe as she slowly approaches her, raising her talon toward her. Avalanche wears an unamused expression, and she sighs in disbelief as she reciprocates by shaking April's talon]
APRIL: [excitedly] It's so nice to meet you, ma'am. I can't believe I'm shaking talons with one of the leaders right now. [turns to Aeris and sees him looking through a shelf of knives] Aeris, can you believe this?
AERIS: [picks one of the knives from the shelf and inspects it closely] Oh, yeah, of course.
AVALANCHE: Really? [looks at the other SkyWings in the room] I need actual SkyWings and you guys give me two that barely look like adults.
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