Clownfish, Walrus, Manatee, and Seastar played on a windy little island while their parents watched from a distance. They wobbled and fell, trying to fly without toppling over. Small blue wings fluttered around. Except for one green dragonet, who sat, wings tucked in and trying to make himself look as small as possible. This was Ripcurrent.

He never played with the other dragonets, he hardly ever talked. He so wished he could be like Seastar, his coral blue outspoken sister. Or Manatee, his brother who was so quiet but commanding when he did speak, everyone stopped to listen. When Ripcurrent spoke, everyone ignored him. So on and on it went, with his siblings ignoring him and him sitting aimlessly in a cave. But one day, that changed.

Her name was Coral. She was Queen Anenome's daughter, who had ascended to the throne one year ago. The day Tsunami announced the eggs was in fact, her last day as queen. Queen Coral stepped back peacefully, and Anenome ascended the throne. She soon had a daughter, and named her after her mother, Coral. She was a beautiful turquoise, adorned with strands of pearls and eyes you could get lost in. She was also an animus.

So when sweet, beautiful, friendly Coral came up from the Deep Palace to talk to Ripcurrent and whispered things in his ear, everything changed for Ripcurrent. She was everything he needed to finally fit in, to finally find someone he could trust. She, with all her power, could give him everything he needed.