Hey guys! Long time no see. So, this idea just randomly came to my head after watching the new Race To The Edge series on Netflix. On my popular story Conduits and Dragons, I have been on a tough decision on what to do next, because the story can go in so many ways, so I'm leaving that decision to you guys! I'll post a poll on my profile on the ideas that I have for the next chapter, and after 2 weeks, I'll look at the results and make the chapter. Now also, I have gotten a job that is the start of my career path, so that may conflict with this, as well as my 2nd job. So that is WAYYYY to much talking, let's get to it, shall we? Oh, and instead of starting on the first episode, I'm going to the 4th because I feel that is the best spot to start the story then the first episode, so SPOILER ALERT!
I do not own RTTE, or any of the characters with it, just my own oc character (which will be revealed later)
When Darkness Falls (part 1)
On an island, far from Berk, Hiccup and Snotlout were screaming and running for their lives as a pack of wild boars chased them. 3 days after the encounter with the Deathsong, they and their other friends have been searching for an island to serve as an outpost, because it would be too much of a long trip from Berk and back out. Unfortunately, they are having no success finding the perfect island, and this will be another they will have cross off the list.
"Let's explore the island on foot!" Snotlout said in his hiccup impersonation voice as he continued to run. "Rest the dragons for the long trip home! I'm a mutton-head!". He stopped as soon as he and Hiccup were about to fall off a cliff, but regained balance.
"Ok guinness, what's our next move?" Snotlout said in a panicked tone as the boars crept closer.
"Uh, weapons. We need weapons." Hiccup responded, but not having any luck finding anything they can defend themselves with. However Snotlout found something close enough. Hiccup's metal leg.
"Got one." Snotlout exclaimed, as he grabbed the leg.
"Snotlout, let go!" Hiccup said, banging Snotlout's helmet, but Snotlout didn't care as he continued to fight for the leg. After a few seconds, he eventually let go. That's when the boars began to charge. But that charge was just for a millisecond as Astrid and Stormfly came up from behind Hiccup and Snotlout. Stormfly fired her flames, sending the boars running back into the woods. After the boars were long gone, Hiccup and Snotlout called for their dragons, got onto their saddles, then flew away from the island.
"Okay, so check that island off the list." Hiccup exclaimed to the group. Despite the events that just happened (and probably happened many times beforehand) Fishlegs was still in a really excited state.
"This is so exciting! Searching the high seas for an island outpost to call our own!" Fishlegs said in a joyous tone.
"Yeah, I like this idea!" Ruffnut said, as she had her hands behind her head. "Move away from Berk, get my own place, away from you-know-who."
"Yeah, you're telling me sister. I am so sick of you-know-who.",Tuffnut replied. "He never knows when to shut up, I want him out of here!"
"Guys, lets focus." Hiccup said, getting the twins attention. "We need to find an island that's safe, secure, and habitable for both us, and the dragons." He finished, giving Toothless a quick pat on the head.
"Blah, blah, blah." Snotlout butted in. "How many times do we have to hear that?"
"Um, until we find the island were looking for." Hiccup responded in a very slightly annoyed tone. He quickly spots an island down below. "Let's check this one out." He and the other friends and their dragons, dove out of the clouds. Once, they did a quick fly over around the island to check for any animal threats, as well as food and water, they landed.
"Not bad. Not bad." Hiccup said. "Lots of fresh water, seems like a plentiful food supply."
"And lots of cool blue flowers." Ruffnut added as she stuffed the flowers in her face to smell them. "I'm in.". However, the group founds out fast that they are not any ordinary flowers.
"Wait, are those." Astrid said, before fishlegs gasped and finished with "Blue Oleander. Deadly poisonous to dragons."
"So, we're not staying?" Tuffnut asked as Barf and Belch sneezed right on top of them, the flames barely avoiding the twins. Everyone quickly left and about 15 to 30 minutes later, Fishlegs spotted another island.
"Oh, this island is beautiful." Fishlegs commented. "I even like those weird dots all over the-" Fishlegs was soon interrupted when Hiccup flew down to get a closer to look at the dots, but he knew exactly what they really were.
"Those aren't dots! Their Whispering Death holes!" Hiccup exclaimed and to prove it, 3 Whispering Deaths came out of their holes and stared at them.
"Been there, done that." Snotlout commented, already having way too much experience with those dragons that he does not want to remember again.
"Next!" Astrid yelled as they all flew away from the island. Then they saw another island, which Fishlegs was chased off by a pack of boars as the others as well with the exception of Tuff and Ruff. They then all had to jump down to their dragons to avoid getting caught.
"Ok." Fishlegs said like he was about to barf.
Then, just when all seemed hopeless, about 1 hour later, they find a rather gorgeous island, with mountains that have peaks full of snow and ice, and full of cliffs.
"This looks pretty good." Hiccup commented as he flew around the island.
"Those cliffs could work." Astrid added. "Good sightlines, easily defendable."
"The location is great!" Fishlegs also added.
"It's perfect!" Ruffnut exclaimed. "Yeah, too perfect." Her brother responded in a suspicious and ominous tone. Ruff then stared at him as Tuffnut continued, "I'm just saying in the immortal words of the mighty Thor, 'When something looks too perfect, it probably sucks!", he finished.
Hiccup turned and replied "Yeah, I'm pretty sure Thor never said anything remotely like that."
Tuffnut then begins to question Hiccup, asking "Oh, really? How do you know? Do you know Thor? Have you talked to him recently?" Hiccup started to reply, "No, but-", but Tuffnut interrupted and continued, "Because I have. And I don't recall him mentioning you." He gave Hiccup a quick stare before continuing on even more "Look, I just have a feeling about this place, and I think we all what happens when I get a feeling."
"We ignore it?" Astrid quickly chimed in before she and the others, minus the twins, started to land on the island, but Tuffnut still continued on "Mark my words. There will be something on this island, something mysterious, something horrible, something...something" he finished with dramatic tone. Ruffnut just stared
"Ya finished?" She commented as they too began to land.
After they landed, as the sun was starting to set, Hiccup was getting some things from his saddle bag while the others were doing something, he does not know yet. He then said "First thing we need to do, is set up camp for the night. We need dry wood for fire, we need fresh water, and we need someone on traps." he finished, he then turned around after he heard as Snotlout what was drawing on the sand.
"It's an 'S', for 'Snotlout'. I think aesthetically it would look nice flying over." Snotlout replied. Hiccup started to approach the group when Astrid replied
"That's ridiculous. It does not matter what the outpost looks like. It needs to be functional and operational."
"Uh guys," Hiccup interrupted the group "what we really need is…"
Fishlegs then took that opportunity to get everyone's attention on his idea and he said "A place for rest, relaxation, and replenishing after a hard day's work." He then pulled out his design for the outpost. "You're absolutely right Hiccup. Look, Meatlug and I had some ideas." he added, showing it off the group.
Astrid then asked "Is that a hot tub?" pointing at the middle rock circle. Fishlegs responded, "No that's the mud bath. The hot tub is over there." pointing at the small rock circle on the left edge of the shield.
"Tell me about it."Hiccup said behind the group as Toothless stared at them with a dragon eyebrow raised.
"Wait a minute! Everyone stop!" Tuffnut exclaimed as he and Ruffnut saw the plans and they had a worried look on their faces as they said "I don't see it." "Me neither." Ruffnut chimed in.
Hiccup walked over to them and asked what they didn't see on the plans, and Tuffnut replied, clearly with a worried tone, "The boar pit! Where is it? Where is the boar pit?".
Ruffnut then explained "You see, the centerpiece of any good outpost, is a boar pit?" Astrid asked why and then Tuffnut responded "Everybody needs a little entertainment now and then, don't they?" Astrid, just stared, obviously disturbed. Fishlegs also came in adding "Well, we do know where to get boars.". Toothless then fired a plasma blast at the center of Snotlout's 'S' and that got everyone's attention to Hiccup.
"Oops, sorry about that." Hiccup started off. "Okay, now that we have your attention, we really need to set up camp for the night."
Tuffnut interrupted "Wait, what about the-". Clearly not wanting to back into the talk about the outpost, at least for the time being, Hiccup cut off Tuffnut as Hiccup continued "We'll talk about the dragon outpost design in the morning. For now, someone needs to get some water.
Snotlout complained "Ugh, I don't know about you, but I like whinny Berk Hiccup way better then princess outpost Hiccup." He walked, Astrid adding "I know right?". She turns around and gave Hiccup a thumbs up, but he and Toothless just sighed.
Hours later, after dark, the riders got a fire going and most of the dragons were already asleep, but all the riders were wide awake. However, Toothless heard something in the woods and he awoke and looked off in the distance. Hiccup immediately noticed.
"What is it bud", he asks his night fury friend. Tuffnut saw this as the perfect opportunity to spawn up a spooky story, or at least try.
"I'll tell you what it is. Rats. Rats the size of yaks. No- it could also, yaks the size of rats, Yakrats!" He stopped and giggled a little before continuing on. "No wait, those would be adorable. No,no wait I know what it is. It's Yaks the size of dragons!" He then turned his attention to Toothless "Right Toothless? You feeling me 'T'?" Toothless ignores it and lays his head back down.
Fishlegs just laughed a little and says to Astrid "There is no such thing as Yaks the size of dragons." Tuffnut then came from behind, startling both Fishlegs and Astrid.
"Yakdragons to you my friend. And when you've hear their cries, you'll believe. Trust me." He then screamed a weird cry loud enough to where half of the island could hear it. He then continues "That's right. Let that roll around your head for a minute." He walks off, while Hiccup probably speaking for the group told Tuffnut to knock it off. Snotlout added "Yeah, you're not scaring anyone."
Tuffnut got right into his face and said "Really? What if there were...snakes out there in the dark? Giant snakes? Snakes big enough to swallow a man whole and then barf out his bones?" He then made a noise, resembling that of a snake regurgitating bones. Snotlout, who is clearly freaked out, tries to deny it, laughing nervously, before taking hookfangs wing and wrapping it around him. Tuffnut, then walks away saying "That's right go to bed, sleep… if you can…" he trailed off when something caught his eye barley.
The other riders and their dragons, who were asleep, quickly notice too. In the cliff behind Hookfang, there was a bright white light, in the distance, under the trees. Both the riders and dragons continue to stare at it until, they heard something. A very faint thump on the grass next to the source of the light above the cliff. Then, few seconds after, the light completely disappears. They remain silent for a while until Fishlegs commented
"What in the Thor was that?". The other riders quickly got up, their dragons along with them, as the riders jumped onto their saddles.
"Let's go find out." Hiccup said as he and Toothless quickly flew over there, the others in tow. Once they arrive, they slowly walked to where the source of the light was. Everyone was on their guard, even the dragons, fire, gas, and plasma blasts ready if needed. However, they would not have to use any of that, because what they found was nothing they expected. On the ground was a boy, around the age of 12, but he is not in any kind of clothing the riders have ever seen, (AN: He is wearing sweat pants and a grey t-shirt). His most noticeable feature however, is a scar, under his eye, as well as a strange medallion, wrapped like a necklace, with a white circle in the middle and a sort of a sun design, with spikes all around the white circle in the middle.
"So", Astrid starts "what are we going to do with him?"
This is by far, my longest chapter I have ever typed, and I feel very proud! Hope you enjoy and I'll see you all on my next update!