User blog:Snowstripe the Fierce/The Scarlet

Author's Note
This is a fanfiction. It is not considered canon, nor is it policy or guideline. Dedicated to Reep the Warrior, Brigadier Barty, and my grandma, who actually took the time to listen to all my stories.

Prologue
There is not a beast as powerful

The Scarlet!

There is not a beast so bold

The Scarlet!

There is not a beast as mighty

The Scarlet!

As Lady Melanius, who's tale is yet to be told.

Chapter One
"Are you sure you want to go on this journey, Melanius?" Snowstripe asked. "After all, it could be dangerous." "Oh, don't worry your head about it, Snowstripe. She'll be safe with us." Snowstripe turned around to see Reedthorn, the Skipper of Otters. "Oh, I don't just worry about her, Reedthorn." Snowstripe continued, "I worry about the mountain. For the last ten seasons, she and I have been ruling Salamandastron together. What will I do if we're attacked? We've always had each other to lean on." Melanius, tired of others answering for her, said to her younger brother, "Oh, come on, Snowstripe, you're only three seasons younger than me. Sometimes, you act even older. I trust that the mountain will be safe in your paws." Earlon, a friend of Reedthorn's, came forward. "We better get moving, Logalog's getting impatient." Skipper and Earlon turned to get onto the group's ship, the former corsair vessel, The Wavecrusher. Just as Melanius was about to turn to leave, Snowstripe stopped her. "Wait, are you ever going to come back?" he asked. "I might, but I just don't feel at home here. Maybe I will come back someday, but I need to go to another place, go on an adventure, to get all this weight off my shoulders and find out if I really belong here on the mountain." With that,