A/N: Hi again. My computer crashed, and all my Gothic and Talented stuff was gone. So, I'm really sorry about that. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR STUFF. Remember that. But, anyway, I wanna send I thank you out to Hamsterjellyman because he made me realize a few things I was doing wrong in my stories. Thus, the first 2 chapters of this are done, and you will get to read the whole thing. OH and yes, this is the first in a series. So if you like it, read the sequel! So anyway, this chapter is kind of draggy, but it is the intro chapter. The next chapter is also super draggy, but after that, things will pick up. Trust me. WOW, I better stop babbling and let you read! :DD
Catfish Valorson. That's my name. I know, it could be better. But in all honesty, I'm happy with my life. I live on an island in the middle of Viking territory. It's called Berk and it's a place where cute puppies are spat on, there's no such thing as a rainbow, and little kids are exposed to things they should see when they're 20. Excluding all that, there is only one upside to this small village. Dragons. Dragons fill the island to its capacity. Everyone has a dragon.
All except me, and 50 other kids. We haven't been through dragon training class, and as a result, my little sister, Emberlight, and I are signing up. I will not stand to be the only one on this island without a dragon. So, anyway, I begged my mom, and she said yes. Tomorrow is the first day, and I really want to be in Hiccup's group. See, we're all being divided up into classes. Hiccup's going to have 10 kids, Astrid's going to have 10 kids, Snotlout's going to have 10 kids and so on. I'm a little worried about how this will turn out, but I guess we'll have to see in the morning.
Catfish snapped awake. She turned her head to see her younger 8 year old sister, Emberlight, tugging on her arm. "Come on sissy! It's time to go eat breakfast, and afterwards, we'll go sign up for Dragon Training class!" The little red head girl exclaimed. The 12 year old stumbled out of bed, and used the wall for support. She tripped, fell, and slid down the stairs and into the dining room. "Good morning, my little night owl!" Her mother cheerfully greeted.
"Morning, mom." Cat responded, plopping herself down in the chair. Ember yawned, and began eating the fish that had been neatly set on the table. "Hey, I wonder, if we got Hiccup as our teacher, what would we call him? Mr. Haddock?" Ember asked, giggling. Catfish put her dirty blonde hair behind her back in one large sweeping motion. "I doubt it. Knowing Hiccup, he'd probably want you to just call him Hiccup." Their mother responded.
"Oh, girls, you had better go upstairs and get dressed. It's almost time to go!" Catfish perked up, plate now empty, and raced up the stairs, Ember not being far behind her. The 12 year old grabbed her clothes from the closet, and raced into the bathroom. She threw her nightgown off, and piled her clothes up on the floor. Cat tugged her white long sleeve shirt over her head, pulled on her black leggings, slipped on her white shorts over them, and put her black boots on.
"Catfish! Ember! It's time to go!" Their mother called. "Coming!" Catfish yelled, and she heard Emberlight running down the stairs. The blonde haired girl threw open the door and raced after her younger sister. "All right girls, let's go! Oh and Cat, don't forget your cape!" Their mother exclaimed, and Cat grabbed her white mini cape on the way out.
Tying the string around her neck, Catfish stepped outside and into the brisk, cold air. "You are the slowest person on Berk, Catfish!" Ember shouted back at her, birds beginning to flood her arms. Emberlight had a weird... talent? Power? No one really knew why or how. Most animals were very attracted to Ember. Some say they do it to protect her, thinking she's one of their own young, but Catfish thought it was most likely because she was one of the smallest people on Berk.
The 8 year old girl was really quite small for her age, and maybe the animals tried to protect her, thinking she was a runt. Then again, didn't most animals reject their runts? Again, no one really knew why or how. Ember was now being swarmed by Terrors, their mother trying help her shoo them off. Cat snapped out of her thoughts. A crowd was forming, and the terrors weren't leaving. They weren't attacking but they wouldn't leave her sister alone.
"Mom, I'm gonna go find Hiccup!" Cat yelled, thinking of the 15 year old who probably knew the most about dragons. Cat began running in the direction of Hiccup's house. When she finally got there, panting heavily, she slammed her fist down on the door. The ever-famous Hiccup opened the door, and Cat began babbling, like she always did. "!Inmyopinionyou'retheonlyonewhocanhelpher!" She yelled at him, talking so fast it all became a blur. "Slow down and tell me again." He responded calmly.
"My sister... being swarmed... terrors..." She panted, now out of breath from speed talking. "Oh, I know just the thing. Where is she?" His asked. "By the fire bowl, my mom's with her." Catfish responded, pointing toward the large black bowl in the center of the village. "All right, I'll be there in just a sec!" He closed the door, and Catfish ran back. She slid to a stop and gaped. The dragons were fighting now! A Nightmare had gotten involved, and was trying to fight the terrors, thinking they were attacking the small girl.
Unfortunately, this was normal for the Valorson family. Every time the threesome left the house, something like this might happen to Catfish or Emberlight. Ember was now screaming, the Nightmare was blowing fire over her head and at the Terrible Terrors. "EMBER!" Cat yelled desperately, not knowing what else to do. Suddenly, and eel randomly came flying at the huge swarm of dragons. The Terrors scampered off, the Nightmare not being far behind them.
As the Terrors flew off, they revealed Hiccup, who had apparently been standing behind them. "E-Eel?" Ember stammered, still very shaken. "Yes, dragons are highly… well, they either are offended or afraid of eels. So I'm going to assume you two are going to sign up for Dragon Training Academy?" Hiccup asked, Toothless also appearing, and scampering over to his best friend. "Um, yes. Thank you, Hiccup, for throwing the eel." Cat and Ember's mother also walked over. "Of course, anytime!" Hiccup paused, and turned to face her. "I can sign them up for you. I don't want you guys to have anymore trouble." He finished. "Oh, that would be wonderful!" She responded, using her 'Mother Charmingness' voice.
After they were signed up, Cat realized the day was rapidly reaching its end. She sighed, and suddenly felt a familiar nudge on her back. She turned around to look right into the stunningly green eyes of Toothless. Toothless was always everywhere in the village, and always wanted attention. "Hi Toothless." Cat responded to his begging. No one called him bud, because that was Hiccup's special thing for him. It wasn't a requirement, just something no one did. "I'll see you tomorrow in DTA, Toothless!" Car exclaimed, and skipped to her house, knowing tomorrow was going to be quite an exhausting, yet fun, day.
A/N: Like it? I hope so! BTW Catfish and Emberlight don't know a lot about dragons, so that's why they didn't know about the eel. Oh, and also about the eel, did anyone ever notice that Toothless didn't seem afraid of the eel, but maybe, offended? He didn't run away, but he did hiss. So that's why I decided to make Hiccup not be completely sure about that. Anyway, plz review! I love you guys so much when you review! :D