I DO NOT OWN PERCY JACKSON OR ERAGON

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"Higher! HIGHER!" I yelled into the wind in exhilaration.

Saphira and I were flying high above the Varden. We rarely had time for just the two of us. Ruling the sky as only a Dragon and Rider can.

I whooped in delight and Saphira echoed me with a roar and went into a steep dive. I threw my hands in the air and held on with just my legs. That always gave me the best thrill.

Saphira dived as far down as she dared then snapped her wings open to stop our descent. I grabbed her neck spike in front of me to stop it from jabbing through my eye.

When we were level again I leaned down and wrapped my arms around her neck as far as they would go. My arms haven't reached all the way around in a while; she had gotten really big in the past while.

"Little one." She hummed as we drifted over the open plains.

"I wish we could do this all the time" I spoke solely to her in my mind.

"Me too, little one, me too. We should be able to rule the sky as a Dragon and Rider."

I sighed, mentally and physically "but dragon and riders have responsibilities." I sighed again and let go of my body and joined Saphira in hers. Making us one being, joining us completely. My vision distorted and cleared to a different colored landscape, the vision of a dragon.

This was the longest time Saphira and I would have alone together for a while. So we were getting the most out of it as possible. Flying as far away from the Varden as we dared. We had left Glaedr's Eldunari with Arya just in case they needed to contact us.

Before sunset we decided to turn around and head back. We had had a whole day to ourselves, but know that day was almost done, and we had a scouting mission tomorrow.

As I returned back to my own body I noticed how dark it was due to the dark clouds that had been gathering all day. I sat up and stretched, looking around. There were clouds as far as I could see. Guarantying a long miserable night, and possibly night.

However I did not forecast the sudden crack of lightning and boom of thunder. The lightning struck not 200 feet in front of us.

The shock of the electricity disrupting the air threw Saphira off course and spiraling down through the air before she could steady herself. I put up a shield to protect us against sudden downpour that accompanied the lightning.

As I put the shield up I was surprised to find that it was not just protecting us from the rain but also from residue magic. I reached out with my magic toward the area of the lightning strike and found a large amount of energy surrounding the area. That lightning was definitely not normal.

As we neared the charred are to investigate I noticed four odd lumps. It was strange since the lightning had flattened everything in the surrounding area. As we got closer they took on the odd shape of humans.

'Saphira flyover that spot." She didn't have to ask what spot since our minds were still joined. As we drifted over the four odd lumps I realized that they were human.

Two boys and two girls.