A Monstrous Nightmare named Martha is scared of being outside in the forest because she was almost killed in the forest fire so it's up to Astrid and her best friend Ruffnut to save Martha's life or Stoick will have to put her down.
In Berk Astrid was walking down the path to the docks with Hiccup with Ruffnut and Tuffnut to meet a new dragon who will be staying with them for a couple weeks.
"I can't wait to see the new dragon."
"I can't wait to see what the dragon looks like."
"You know, it's here for us to help it because Stoick said that the dragon is scared of being outside because she almost died from a forest fire with her owner few days ago." Astrid said as Gobber and Stoick were getting the dragon out of the boat but it was scared.
"You guys, you're the first four top meet the new dragon."
"What's it's name?"
"Her name is Martha, she's a blue Monstrous Nightmare. She's the one who needs help, of being outside again because she is scared to be outside."
"That's what we're here for."
"Easy Martha." Then Martha knocked Stoick over and was about to run away as Ruffnut got in front of her and Astrid touched Martha's tail and went to the front of Martha.
"Shhh, easy girl. I know you're scared."
"Astrid, get away from her."
"Stoick, I'm fine. I know what I'm doing."
"Shh, it's ok. I'm not going to hurt you." Ruffnut talked softly as she pet Martha's scales and then she felt blood she saw blood at her finger tips, and then saw that Martha had a cut near her wing "She's bleeding."
"So you want us to look after it?"
"Gobber, I know how to treat this injury." Ruffnut replied as she used a cloth to clean the blood on the cut then used sheep skin to bandage the cut.
"She'll be fine, don't worry Gobber. Me and Ruffnut will help Martha, we'll get her not to be scared of being outside."
In Martha's den
At late afternoon Astrid went to see Martha backing away from Astrid, she was scared.
"Shh, it's ok it's just me."
Martha roared at Astrid as she ran to get away when Ruffnut stood in front of Astrid standing still and didn't move, Martha smelled Ruffnut and then calmed down from being scared.
"Good girl, you're ok Martha. No one will hurt you, we are here to help you."
Astrid got Martha and walked out of the den door when Martha didn't want to move, Ruffnut pushed lightly on Martha's back legs and got Martha moving. Ruffnut guided Martha til they were outside.
"Good Martha, now let me jump on your back so I can ride." Astrid said as Martha moved away from Astrid.
"Here let me help." Ruffnut had wild meat in her hands and she gave piceces of meat to Martha as Astrid got on Martha's back, Ruffnut petted Martha's horns and she was calm when Astrid was on her back.
"Ok Martha, let's walk a bit."
Martha heard Astrid's voice as Ruffnut jumped on Martha with Astrid and Martha started walking.
"That's a good girl, we're staying nice and calm."
"Martha's relaxing as she's walking." Ruffnut said as Martha smiled when she was walking.
"That's because we're not freaking out and she's not freaking out, and we're all calm and she's calm."
"Now Martha's doing good."
"But Martha needs training for a couple days, so she can get used to be outside again."
"Uh oh."
"What?"
"There's the wild zone." Ruffnut said as Martha started to back up a few steps.
"You're ok Martha." Astrid said as Ruffnut got off and lead Martha to the woods and started talking to Martha saying that the forest is nothing to be scared of.
"You're ok, nothing will hurt you."
"We're the in the woods." Astrid said as she tried to make Martha go, but Martha would not move.
"She's still scared to be in the forest far from the path back to the village."
At dinner
"So Astrid, how's Martha's first day of walking?"
"She went in the forest for a little while, but she doesn't want to go far away from the enterance to in the forest."
"Still scared of it."
"But we'll still help her." Ruffnut said as she was looking at her phone for pictures of Martha "There's Martha scared in the forest."
"It will take her some time, you just need time to find out when it is time for Martha to try the forest." Gobber said.
"I hope she'll do ok."
"I'm sure she will be ok Astrid, we just gotta keep getting her to see that in the forest nothing's hurting her."
"Ruffnut's right, we need some time for Martha til she not scared of the forest anymore."
"Just give her time girls, why are you obsessed with that dragon that you two are working with."
"We just don't want her to live like this, or Stoick will have to put her down."
"That's sad, I hate seeing things like this."
"I don't like seeing that either, but we'll have to make the best of it."
"Things like this are sad, but we'll be sure that Martha won't have to be put down." Astrid replied with a strong heart rising.
"I'm sticking up to help Martha with Astrid."
"We all are, but you and Ruffnut are doing a great job calming her down."
"We did calm her down whenever she was scared."
"That's good, if I was Martha's owner I would be calming her down." Hiccup said.
At night before Ruffnut and Astrid went to bed, they went to check on Martha.
"How you're doing girl?" Astrid whispered as Martha was almost asleep her eyes were open a little bit.
"Let's take a look at that cut." Ruffnut checked Martha's cut near her wing, it wasn't bleeding but it was ok to take the sheep skin off.
"How's the cut?"
"It's not bleeding anymore, Martha's fine. We just don't want dirt or mud to get in the cut, or Martha can be sick."
"Good plan, but Martha is still not ready to go yet."
"We'll just need a couple more days til Martha's used to be outside in the forest, and then she'll be ready to go."
"How is Martha doing?" Stoick asked from behind.
"She's good, and she's relaxed."
"Tomorrow you and Ruffnut train her some more."
"Got that, her cut near her wing is not bleeding. But it needs time to heal."
"That's good, ok good night girls."
"Night."
"Night Stoick."
End of chapter 1