Dragons: Old Enemies
What's up, guys? For those of you still in school, I hope your summer has been awesome so far! I personally hate the weather, seeing as how I have no access to a pool until OCTOBER! But anyway, thank you to those of you who read Part 1 of this story, and I appreciate the wonderful feedback I received from it! As promised, here is the first chapter of Part 2! Enjoy!
Hiccup stopped dead in his tracks as he and the riders reached the end of the island. Lava spewed from the now active volcano trailing behind them.
"Uh, guys?" he said. "We're out of room to run!"
"What do we do now?" said Fishlegs.
"Um, I think it's pretty obvious", said Ruffnut.
"We go down in a fiery demise", said Tuffnut.
"No!" said Slygroff. "My daughter needs help. I will not give up!"
"And neither will I!" said Dagur.
"Give up?" said Astrid. "Who said we were giving up? Hiccup, please tell me you have a plan."
"Not this time, Astrid. It looks pretty grim. We're on an island with no inhabitants, dragons that can't fly, and an active volcano slowly threatening to destroy us!"
"Yup", said Snotlout, "we're done for."
"Not just yet!"
The riders and Slygroff looked up to see Heather riding Windshear above them.
"Heather!" cried Hiccup.
"Sister!" cried Dagur.
"Hi, guys!" said Heather. "Hold on! Windshear!"
The dragon used her sharp tail to cut down a large tree, making a raft for them.
"All aboard!"
The riders quickly scrambled to the tree as the ground they were just standing on was slowly consumed by lava. Their dragons followed suit, and luckily the tree held their weight. Heather and Windshear guided the log raft back to Warrell, where the villagers stood waiting anxiously. Slygroff quickly took charge of his people.
"Votch has taken my daughter", he said.
The villagers gasped in horror and surprise.
"He will eventually kill her if we don't get her back."
He turned to Hiccup.
"I'm sorry", he said. "I was wrong about you and your friends…and my daughter."
"It's alright", said Hiccup, "and don't worry. We'll get her back."
One of the villagers rushed forward.
"Chief!" he said. "While you were gone, the village was attacked!"
"What?"
"It was Votch, sir! He took everything! And someone from the village helped him!"
"Who?"
…
Ivy Ilsen sat bound and gagged with her back against the wall. She had no idea how long she'd been at sea, and no way of escape. Heavy footsteps sounded on the stairs as someone came down to check on her. She gasped in surprise through the gag as they came to face her.
"Comfortable?"
Edmund got right up in her face as he chuckled darkly.
"Oh, Thor, I hope not."
Sort of short, I know, but I'll bet that last part drew you in, huh? Back with more soon!
-Imagigirl20