Joy and Kelp were standing in a clearing in the rainforest, waiting.

"This is not going to work." Kelp confirmed. "This is also probably the dumbest thing you will ever do."

"You underestimate me." Joy insisted. "It's totally going to work. If we can keep my Dad away from Mother for ONE day, then we can keep them apart while Mother goes to JMA." Kelp raised an eyebrow, studying his wife.

"You have MET Deathbringer, right? Because I have, and there's nothing on this planet that could possibly keep him away from Glory." Joy grinned.

"We'll see."

"We're totally going to die today."

"Ah, Kelp. Always the optimist." Kelp rolled his eyes.

"I have to be slightly concerned all the time, Joy. After all, I did marry you."

"Shush, you love me."

"True, but that doesn't stop me from worrying." Joy stuck her tongue out at him and Kelp snorted. "You're totally the most immature Queen of all time."

"Ouch. I'm pretty sure Snowfall was more immature than me."

"I dunno, Icewings are pretty dignified. Just look at Winter."

"Nah, look at Permafrost. She's great."

"She is pretty great."

"Rin should've married her when she had the chance."

"What about Parrot?"

"Eh, he would've been fine with it."

"Parrot is just chill with everything."

"Parrot is the embodiment of the entire Rainwing tribe."

'Very, true, very true- now what's your master plan to keep Deathbringer away from Glory for a day?"

"Well, I asked him to meet me here." She explained. "And I called in a few dragons for assistance."

"What, I'm not enough?"

"Not for this job. It's like you said. Nothing on this earth can keep Deathbringer from Glory."

"So....."

"So, I brought in a bunch of dragons too crazy to be from this world." As if on cue, Rosella, Parch, Teal, Sage, Russet, Mako, Wisteria, Wren, Aurora, Mora, Pax, Prism, and Aria burst into the clearing. 

"You called, we came." Rosella declared. 

"Queen's orders." Parch said with a smirk, leaning on Rosella's shoulder. She shoved him off.

"HI GRANNY JOY!" Mako shouted. "Oh, or is it QUEENIE Joy? I don't know."

"I like Queenie Joy better." Wisteria offered. "BUT WHERE'S HER CROWN??!"

"It's invisible, and made of death." Aria supplied. Pax elbowed her. 

"They're too little to know about Joy's kill count." He muttered.

"You're never too young for a kill count."

"True." Russet agreed. "My grandfather says the same thing."

"Ah, yes, how is Coal?" Aria asked.

"Paranoid."

"As always."

"Soooooo, WREN." Aurora grinned. "How was your DATE?" Wren smiled sweetly.

"Rora, shut the hell up before I rip your throat out!" He said cheerfully.

"No way, Wren got a DATE?" Teal said in shock. Pax and Parch gasped.

"DETAILS." Prism ordered. "NOW."

"Yes, my little apprentice, get all the shipping details out of him." Aurora insisted.

"My moons, you're all such gossips." Joy commented.

"Where do you think we get it from?" Rosella questioned. Joy and Kelp exchanged a look and shrugged.

"Fair enough." Joy agreed. "Now, I need you all to do me a favor."

"Anything for the Queen," Parch said cheekily.

"Ignore him- he's a suck up." Rosella declared.

"Now, that's not right, wouldn't-" Parch began. Rosella clamped her talons over his snout before he could say another word.

"I need you all to be annoying and keep Deathbringer here as long as physically possible." Joy explained. "If he tries to escape, knock him unconscious."

"Great plan." Kelp commented. "Entrusting a group of dragonets to take down the world's most powerful assassin."

"Hey, last I heard, it was a group of dragonets that A) ended a twenty year war, B) Stopped Queen Scarlet and a dozen other horrible dragons, and C) Took out the most powerful gang in Sandwing territory. I trust THEM more then I trust the entire Icewing tribe put together." Joy replied.

"And I'm not a dragonet!" Wren piped up. "I'm seven. I'm technically an adult."

"Don't count." Kelp insisted. "You just had your first date ever- not an adult."

"So dates determine how adult you are?" Teal concluded.

"Well, then I'm forty." Rosella declared. Parch nodded in agreement. 

"Whatever," Joy sighed. "Just keep Deathbringer, and don't die."

"Wait, why would we di-" Sage started.

"Have fun!" Joy proclaimed, grabbing Kelp and running away.

Deathbringer showed up a few minutes later and the dragonets exchanged glances.

"What's up?" The assassin asked.

"Um....." Wren said awkwardly.

"CAN YOU TEACH ME TO FLIRT?" Parch yelled out.

"TEACH ME TO FIGHT BAD GUYS, DEATHBRINGER!" Prism screeched.

"ME TOO!" Mako agreed. "I WANNA FLIRT AND FIGHT!"

"IF MAKO GETS TO FIGHT, THEN I WANNA FIGHT!" Wisteria crowed.

"Woah woah woah!" Deathbringer insisted. "One at a time!"

"Teach us to seduce our crushes, oh glorious flirt-master." Wren said dramatically. Deathbringer smirked.

"Somehow, I doubt any of you need much advice." He commented. Parch grinned smugly, Wren's face went red, and Mako tilted his head, confused.

"FIGHT ME." Rosella declared.

"Fighting lessons it is!" Deathbringer confirmed. "But only for a little while- I've gotta get back to Glory before her sun-time."

"Yes, return to Glory..." Aria said ominously. "Sure...." 

A few hours later, they all knew how to fight.

Even though they all had already known how to fight, because come on, that's the first thing this family teaches you.

"Okay, well I have to go," Deathbringer insisted.

"But flirting!" Mako piped up, looking disappointed. Deathbringer turned, and made the mistake of glancing at Mako's adorable face.

"That's it, Mako, work the needy puppy look." Mora whispered.

"....One lesson." Deathbringer gave in. 

"YAY!" Mako screeched.

"Who else needs to learn how to flirt?" Deathbringer asked.

"TEAL DOES." Rosella declared, shoving her brother forward.

"I hate you so much." Teal insisted. "And I know how to flirt."

"Oh yeah?" Aurora teased. "Then flirt with Mora."

"What? No." The moment Teal turned away, Mora reached over and slapped Aurora on the back of the head, shooting her a glare. Wren snickered at them.

To no one's surprise, Mako picked up the idea of flirting and pick-up lines very quickly.

"Wisty, I has a poem for you." He declared. Deathbringer froze, waiting with a smug grin on his face.

"What is it?" Wisteria questioned, having ignored the entire flirting lesson.

"Rosies are red, Violets are Blue," Mako recited. "There's nothing in the world prettier than you." Wisteria smiled and her face went red.

"You smooth mo-" Parch started, until Rosella clamped his snout shut again.

"Okay, now I really have to go." Deathbringer confirmed. He'd already been away too long. The idea of not being close to Glory was starting to get to him. What if something happened to her? Uneasiness ran through him. Yep. He had to leave.

"Wait!" Pax insisted.

"Later," Deathbringer proclaimed, leaving the clearing. The dragonets paused, glancing toward Rosella.

".....Get him." She instructed.

The small pack of dragonets tackled Deathbringer to the ground a moment later.

"What the he-" Deathbringer started.

"You can't leave!" Prism declared. "by order of the Queen!"

"Haha, very funny." Deathbringer replied. "Now get the hell off me."

"Nope."

"I have to go see Glory!"

"Nope." Deathbringer scowled.

"If you all don't get off me right now, somebody's gonna get hurt." He warned.

"Silly Deathbringer," Rosella commented. "We're family! You can't hurt us." He shot her a look.

"Your boyfriend's not family."

".....Crap, Parch RUN." Parch's eyes widened, and he took off. Deathbringer flung the rest of the dragonets off him, and ran after Parch, who stealthily led him further away from the Rainwing village.

The rest of the dragonets waited in the clearing.

"....Should we go after him?" Mora asked. "Maybe make sure Deathbringer doesn't kill him?" Rosella examined her talons.

"Nah." She insisted. "He'll be fine."

"Deathbringer will rip him to shreds." Teal commented.

"Eh." Rosella deadpanned. "Consider it a test."

A test that Parch failed.

*****

Glory stormed into Joy's office, looking slightly curious, yet mad.

"What did you to him?" She demanded. Joy grinned cheekily.

"Nothing." She insisted. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Deathbringer has been gone all day." Glory declared. "What did you do to him?" Joy shrugged.

"Just asked the dragonets to keep him company for a while." 

"You realize he'll legitimately kill them if they try to stand between me and Deathbringer."

"I'm willing to take that risk." 

"Uh huh. And when Mako dies, have fun informing Orange and Shore." Joy paused, her eyes widening.

"Oh crap, Orange will rip me to shreds."

"Yep." 

"Did you at least enjoy your Deathbringer free day?" She asked. Glory paused, thinking.

"....No." She admitted angrily. "Don't tell him I said that."

"Don't tell me you said what?" Deathbringer's smug voice asked. They glanced over. Mud, sand, and a little bit of blood coated the Nightwing's scales, but he still looked proud and smug as ever.

"Dammit." Joy swore. "So close."

"Did you miss me?" Deathbringer questioned.

"No." Glory rolled her eyes.

"You totally missed me."

"I did not!"

"You're so cute when you lie, I love you."

"Shut up."

"Adorable." Glory growled.

"Call me adorable again and I'll smash your face in." Deathbringer only grinned cheekily.

"Uh....Dad?" Joy asked. "Who's blood is on your scales?"

"Oh, that's Parch's." He offered. "Long story." Joy nodded.

"I'll notify his family that he's dead." She concluded.