WrongDoor Hivewing

Work in progress Hawthorn

In this short story. Queen wasp controls Blue and Swordtail using them to help retrieve an egg to test the new improved breath of evil plant Hawthorn worked on. To see if she can truly control silkwings. And any kind of dragon.

The warm light of Wasp Hive felt eerie. Blue and Swordtail stood perfectly still in the Queen’s throne room. Their eyes, once vibrant and blue were now a dull, pupilless, white husk. Like shredded snake skins or sucked grubs. The white eyes are the signature mark of the Breath of evil.

"Go to the Hatchery," Queen Wasp hissed, her voice vibrating through their shared consciousness. "I can see an Egg is cracking. Bring it to my private quarters. It is time to see if the new strain Hawthorn worked on is as potent as the Breath of Evil promises."

Without a word, the two SilkWings turned in perfect unison. They flew through the hive’s hexagonal tunnels, their wings beating in a synchronized rhythm that lacked any of Swordtail’s usual cunning turns or Blue’s gentle grace. They were simply vessels carrying out the Queens will.

Inside the Hatchery, the air was thick with the scent of warm silk and honey. A brown and orange spotted hivewing guard named Termite who was watching guard had his eyes turn white and immediately understood what was happening. The queen spoke through him and let them pass.

Swordtail and Blue walked inside. Blue reached into the silk bedding and picked up a shimmering, pale lavender egg. A hairline fracture was already snaking across the shell.

The two nodded at each other and flew back to the Queen’s garden, a high-ceilinged room filled with the pungent, sweet-rot smell of the Breath of Evil. Queen Wasp stood over a hexagon shaped table and signaled them to bring it to her.

"Place it there," she commanded.

As Blue set the egg down, the shell shattered. A tiny, wet purple and Blue SilkWing dragonet tumbled out, with closed eyes unable to see the terrifying dragons surrounding it. It let out a small, hungry chirp.

"Test one: Inhalation," Wasp murmured.

Blue’s talons moved like a machine and like knives being sliced with perfect precise movement. He crushed a leaf of the improved plant, releasing a cloud of shimmering, green smoke directly under the hatchling's snout. The baby dragonet sneezed, then shivered. Almost instantly the dragon opened their eyes for the very first time they were milky, ghostly white, and looked like glassy marbles. This moment being the moment the hatchling would first see the world was robbed from them. Their barley forming consciousness taking a backseat.

"Efficient." Wasp said with a cruel smile touching her snout. Before we move forward to step 2. Swordtail. You must assist blue in breaking the leaves into a tea for me. So I shall have the new Breath of evil within me. The two worked fast and grabbed a yellow cup from her greenhouse and brought it to her filling up hot water and the leaves making it a tea easy for the queen to drink. Wasp sipped the tea "Refreshing." she said immediately after finishing the tea. She looks down at the dragonet and they were losing control. They closed their eyes rubbing them trying to make them go back to normal. This angered the Queen.

"Quickly. Now time to ensure I do not lose control. Test two: Injection."

Swordtail stepped forward helping blue hold the baby dragon down on the hexagon shaped table. The dragonet was struggling. Shaking itself around fighting for control. Queen wasp stepped forward raising her stinger and striked it's belly. The dragonet yelling and crying in pain for a few seconds until it stopped it stood up on the table looking at the queen with a terrifying lack of emotion. it's head tilting in the exact same direction as Blue and Swordtail’s. Three pairs of white eyes stared back at the Queen.

The Queen focuses on the hatching dragonet looking into their glossy eyes and moves her arm and waves her hand. Controlling her perfectly she dose the exact same motion at the same time as she dose. The queen laughs. Smiling Talon to Talon.