Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by HeartOfEnder. Enjoy!

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone! Whatever time it may be, I hope you had a wonderful day, and if you just woke up, I hope that youâll have a wonderful day! And it will be, because I, HeartofEnder, is back with the second part of The Witchâs Heart!Â
We left off from part one with the white egg minutes, if not seconds, away from hatching. Without further ado, letâs catch up with our heroes!

SNOW WHITE, CINDER, and RED are staring at the egg, now in a homemade nest, watching the cracks appear one by one. It is quite early in the morning, when most early birds are starting to wake up and catch worms.Â
ALOUETTE arrives looking very tired, and her hair looks like a bird just used it as a nest.
SNOW WHITE:
Um, Alouette? Your hair isâ
ALOUETTE:
Oh yea, one second.
With a swish of her wand, ALOUETTEâS hair magically brushes itself, returning to the usual long braid she always has her hair in.
ALOUETTE:
I was going to ask why you decided to wake me up so early in the morning, but I guess my answer is (points to the egg) right here.Â
For the next 30 minutes or so, our heroes watch the egg carefully. Finally, the last crack appears and out emerges a small white baby dragon.
ALOUETTE:
(excited) Oh my gosh youâre the cutest thing to ever walk on this island! Except Gwenâs pet owl Merlin, I guess. Actually, he doesnât count because he flies, therefore has never walked on this island. Still, youâre cuter than Merlin! Look at those big eyes! Awww whoâs a good dragon?
CINDER:
(sighs) It hasnât even been a minute and Alouette has already fallen in love with it.Â
ALOUETTE picks up the white dragon and watches it chew the ends of her braid.
SNOW WHITE:
At least it likes you back.
RED:
Itâs like a living, four legged, cute little Pearl!
The white dragon stares at Red, responding to the word âPearlâ.
BABY DRAGON:
Rawr?
RED:
I think I accidentally gave them a name. There goes all the other name ideas I had.
ALOUETTE:
Well, Pearl is a cute name, so I guess it works. I canât wait to show this to my mother! I know she really likes her black cats, and I have suddenly become the owner of a white dragon, so who knows how this will work out.
As if on cue, a black cat suddenly appears from the bushes, holding a small note in her mouth. ALOUETTE picks the note up and reads it out loud.
ALOUETTE:
Breakfast is ready, donât know why you left, hurry home before the toast becomes cold as ice, Sabrina.
RED:
How does toast become that cold? Magic?
ALOUETTE:
Thereâs no questioning a witchâs metaphors, I guess. Wish me luck!
ALOUETTE waves goodbye to her friends before following the black cat back to her house. PEARL the dragon curiously looks around as they enter the dark forest and arrive back at the tower. Her mother is waiting in the living room.
SABRINA:
Oh hey, I was about to freeze your toast just to show you I wasnât kidding aboutâ
SABRINA notices the little white creature in her daughterâs hands and stares at it, very concerned.Â
ALOUETTE:
Youâre gonna tell me we canât keep him as a pet?
SABRINA:
No, you can keep the baby dragon, but itâs something else Iâm concerned about.
SABRINA walks towards the window and glances as if she was looking out for something.
SABRINA:
Dragons are very, very protective of their young. They donât care how you obtained the baby, or if you helped keep them safe, they will show no mercy to claim it back. I fear with that little dragon in your handsâ
In the distance, we hear a roar. Over the dark forest, a large shadow flies overhead. Through the massive trees, we see a flash of white scales.
SABRINA:
As I was saying, we better return the baby dragon to its mother before that giant dragon burns down this entire island. We have no time to waste.
TO BE CONTINUEDâŠ
What exactly does the giant dragon want from the citizens of Fairytale Island? Youâll have to wait until the next part. Iâll see you guys later!Â
The Witch’s Heart is a short story from the universe of Stormâs Calamity, which is available to read on Tumblr and Quotev.
Hope you enjoyed this guest post by HeartofEnder. If you did, you might also enjoy her Pop Worlds house tour and intro of her Popsonas.
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