Return to the Edge
Chapter 1
Draconia was facing a very hot day. The sun blazed down on the landscape. There were no clouds in sight. Temperatures rose to 100 degrees. The dragons were all gathered around lakes, rivers, ponds, and even the ocean. Silver Valley Lake and the Dragon River were more crowded then usual. Among the crowd was the King and Queen and their family. Queen Aurora sat in the shade of a large tree, her wings spread out on the grass. The sun was so hot, that her crown was starting to burn her scales, so she'd taken it off.
Aurora was looking over the designs of a new city she and Re wanted to build. Dragon Claw canyon had been cleared of all its thorns, which left a wide and deep canyon. It was the perfect spot for a new city. She glanced up for a moment and glanced down the hill at her young dragonets who were swimming with Edelweiss, Aurora and Re's half human, half dragon granddaughter. Re was watching them from the shade of a different tree with Tenor and Windwalker. Chris and Serenity had gone for a hike up the lake's shore. Aurora went back to her papers. Just then Re joined her.
"How are you doing?" He asked.
"I'm doing fine," Aurora said, looking up at him. He was still wearing his crown, since it held his metal horn in place.
"It would be very nice to get a new city," Re said.
"Yes," said Aurora. Just then Avalon came out of the water and up to the tree.
"Are we going to hit a drought Mother?" She asked.
"No," said Aurora. "It will rain a lot this summer." Avalon ran back to the water. She waded in with her friends.
"We don't have to worry about running out of water," she said.
"I told you," said Black Widow to Apollo. She splashed him with her tail.
"I think were just not used to summers here," said Eider. "Since we always go up to Berk."
"Well, we're supposedly going to Dragon's Edge this year," said Edelweiss.
"We just need word form Hiccup that they're ready to go," said Apollo. "What was Mother looking at up there?"
"Designs for the new city," said Avalon. "It'll be cool to see how that turns out." Just then Eider looked out across the lake.
"Can we go looking for mermaids?" He asked.
"I want to go look for unicorns," said Apollo. "I bet they're all over this place."
"Me too," said Black Widow.
"Then Apollo and Black Widow can go look for unicorns while Eider and I look for mermaids," said Avalon. She then looked at Edelweiss. "What do you want to do?" Edel considered.
"I'd rather stay here actually," she said. "It's too hot to go anywhere."
"All right," said Avalon. Apollo and Black Widow headed into the forest, and Eider followed Avalon deeper into the water.
"How are we going to hold our breath?" He asked.
"Never fear," said Avalon calmly. "I can give us oxygen using magic. But we won't be able to talk underwater, so if you need to say something point towards the surface."
"All right," said Eider. With that Avalon dove into the water and Eider followed her.
It was cool and dark under the water. Eider could see the bubbles of other dragonets swimming nearby. Large Whale Dragons swam farther below them. Suddenly he caught Avalon waving at him. She made a follow me motion then swam off. Eider followed her and they headed to the center of the lake. Non of the water dragons bothered them as they swam by. Suddenly Avalon stopped. She looked at Eider and pointed towards a group of mermaids swimming in the distance. There were four of them: a turquoise, a silver, a pink, and an orange. They were talking in their own language. Eider moved to get closer but Avalon stopped him with her wing and shook her head. Eider watched the mermaids swim, still talking in their language. They seemed to be excited about something. Just then the pink one spotted the two dragons, and became alert. Avalon waved at her, and she timidly waved back. This drew the attention of the others, and they stopped talking at once. Avalon nudged Eider, and gestured to the surface. They swam back up.
They broke through and treaded the water. The mermaids surfaced too, still at a distance.
"Are they afraid of us?" Asked Eider.
"A little," said Avalon. "But they'er pretty used to dragons."
"I heard they lure people into the water, then drown them," said Eider.
"They only do that to humans," said Avalon. "We dragons are too smart for that trick."
"Can we get closer?" Eider asked.
"No," said Avalon. "It would spook them, come on lets race back." She took off back towards the shore. Eider hurried to catch up with her. He quickly overtook her and sped towards the shore like a mako shark. When he reached the shore he jumped onto it and shook the water off his scales. Avalon joined him a second later.
"Show off," she said with a smirk.
"So what do you want to do now?" Eider asked. Avalon considered.
"Well, I kind of want to go into town and get me a pair of matching armbands," she said. "And maybe a collar too."
"That sounds fun," said Eider. "I suppose."
"I can get you something too if you want," said Avalon. "Perhaps something with obsidian or amber."
"No thanks," said Eider.
"Do you want to come?" Avalon asked.
"I hate shopping," said Eider. "I'll see you later." He took off and headed back to the group. Avalon spread her wings and headed for Silver Valley City.
She flew through the city which stood on the bank of the Dragon River. Avalon headed for the nearby market and landed in the plaza. There were dragons all over the place, buying and selling goods and food. Avalon soon spotted a shop that was selling jewelry and entered. The place was filled with sparkling jewels and shiny metals. Avalon eventually spotted a rack of armbands and browsed through them. Suddenly the shopkeeper came out from a back room. She was a much older dragon that had turquoise scales and dark pink patches all over her body. She wore golden spectacles over her purple eyes.
"Hello Princess," she said.
"Hi," said Avalon. "I was just looking for armbands."
"Of course," said the shopkeeper. "Let me know if you need anything." Avalon looked at the armbands again. She picked up a pair that had peacock feathers around the bands. They were made out of silver and the feathers were made out of sparking jade and sapphire gems. She tried them on, and they were too small.
"Do these come in a larger size?" She asked the shopkeeper. The older dragon glanced up at the armbands.
"Certainly," she said. "But those are the only silver ones." She reached behind her desk and pulled out another pair of peacock armbands in gold, but the pattern was the same. "Try these." She handed the armbands to Avalon. She took them and tried them on, the fit perfectly. "They come with a matching collar as well." The shopkeeper pulled out a collar with the same peacock pattern. Avalon lowered her head so the shopkeeper could put the collar on her neck, just behind her horns, it fit as well.
"Oh, they're perfect," said Avalon. "How much are they?" The shopkeeper considered.
"Well I just made them," she said. "So I haven't come up with a price yet. Tell you what, you can have them for free until I decide."
"Okay, if you insist," said Avalon. "But don't forget." Just then there came a Night Fury roar from outside. Avalon ran out to see who it was. The dragons in the plaza were pointing up at a Night Fury that Avalon recognized at once. It was Hiccup and Toothless, followed by Astrid and Stormfly. She took off and flew up to them. She roared to let them know she was approaching. Hiccup and Astrid turned to see her.
"Hey guys," said Avalon.
"Hi Avalon," said Hiccup. "Where are you parents?"
"They'er by the lake," said Avalon. "I'll take you to them." She turned around and lead them back up the lake.
"Odin's ghost, is it always so hot here?" Asked Astrid.
"Not always," said Avalon. "But in the summer it gets really hot. You're just not used to our climate. Whenever it gets hot, everyone goes to the lake and river. This way." She sped up and headed for her family's spot by the lake.
She found them all in the water, grazing on the water weeds. They looked up when Avalon and her followers flew over them.
"Mama, I found visitors," said Avalon. "And I got these new armbands and matching collar."
"Hiccup, what brings you here?" Asked Re as Aurora admired Avalon's armbands.
"We're heading back to Dragon's Edge, and we were hoping you were still planning on coming," said Hiccup. Avalon beamed
"We sure are," said Re.
"Can you wait a few moments while we round up everyone?" Asked Aurora. Hiccup and Astrid landed their dragons on the shore. Re and Aurora took off and flew over the forest. Avalon landed as well. She put a silent enchantment on the armbands and collar so they'd be indestructible, never rust, and burn anyone who tried to steal them.
"Where are the other riders?" Avalon asked.
"They're waiting at the castle," said Astrid. "Hopefully they're not stealing anything."
"Oh, they can't steal anything," said Avalon. "Mother has made her collectibles impossible to steal. Including those Dragon Eyes you gave her."
"She still has those?" Asked Hiccup.
"Yes," said Avalon. "My friends and I have looked at them many times, it's so fun."
"And all the lenses?" Astrid asked.
"All the lenses," said Avalon. Just then the rest of her family joined them. Serenity, Chris, and Edelweiss we're already mounted on their dragons.
"Oh, I've been looking forward to this all winter," said Tenor happily.
"Let's go then," said Re. The dragons spread their wings and took off.
They flew over the Draconia landscape and headed for the castle. When they got there, they rounded up the other riders and Serenity picked up her medical bag. Aurora noticed the burns on Snotlout's hands.
"I hope you weren't trying to steal my treasures?" She said, knowingly.
"He tried to steal that multi-colored jewel," said Fishlegs. Aurora narrowed her eyes.
"The Chintamani Stone," she said. "I never lifted my anti-theft spell. No human should have any of those items, they're too dangerous."
"Is it magic?" Asked Astrid.
"Yes, it's a wish fulfilling jewel," said Aurora. "The world could end if that gets in the wrong hands. Should we head out." The dragons formed three formations and headed for Dragon's Edge. They cleared the front gates and headed over the ocean.
They talked a lot about Dragon's Edge. The dragonets listened and asked a few questions. They loved hearing all the stories.
"Fishlegs trapped a Sea Shocker in a cove?" Black Widow asked, shocked.
"Oh, that's so mean," said Avalon sadly. "Poor Sea Shocker."
"I helped him escape Scauldrons to make up for it," said Fishlegs, going red in the face. The dragonets exchanged a glance. They went back to listening quietly. But soon they grew bored and started singing to pass the time. They did acrobats, but kept the other two formations in their sights.
They flew all day over the ocean. Hiccup planned to stop and camp on Melody Island. He wasn't too worried about the Death Songs this time, now that Toothless was alpha and they were on good terms with the Death Songs now. The dragonets were excited to meet the new dragons. So far Serenity and Tenor were the only Draconians that had been to Melody Island. Avalon was very interested in the Death Song's amber cocoons.
"So this amber stuff, it's very hard when it's cooled?" She asked.
"Yeah, and it's very hard to get out of," said Hiccup. "So be careful." Avalon was deep in thought.
"Maybe I can pay that shopkeeper in amber," she whispered to herself. "Amber's so hard to get." She hurried to keep up with the others. The riders continued to their stories. They had the dragonets' full attention. Avalon pulled her formation between the other two. They were all shocked when they heard about the riders' trip to Vanahiem.
"You guys got to visit Grandfather's sacred island?" Apollo said. "How'd you get out alive."
"We made a deal with him," said Astrid. "We promised him we'd help keep it safe from dragon hunters."
"Oh," said Apollo. "And I suppose he knew Toothless would rise to the alpha position, and he couldn't do it alone."
"What does it look like?" Asked Eider. "Spooky? I've read ghost stories about Vanaheim."
"It did look eerie," said Fishlegs. "But it had a sacred feel to it, and it had the remains of so many dragons."
"Except Night Furies according to you," said Black Widow.
"Yes," said Fishlegs. "And we don't know why." Everyone looked at either Toothless or Windwalker.
"Don't look at us," said Windwalker, with Aurora translating. "We know as much as you guys do, and I've never even been to Vanahiem."
"How much farther is it?" Asked Apollo. Hiccup looked through his spyglass.
"A few more hours," he said. The dragonets sighed.
"We'll be okay guys," said Avalon. "We're dragons, we're built for this." She spotted a school of fish in the water and swooped down to snag a few. She gave them to her friends and it helped them.
"How about a few rounds of I Spy," Edelweiss suggested.
"Okay, though there's not much out here," said Eider.
"Well we'll have to get creative then," said Avalon. "Edel can go first." Edelweiss considered for a few minuets.
"Okay, I Spy something green," she said. The dragonets glanced around.
"Avalon?" Asked Eider.
"No," said Edel.
"Dad?" Asked Apollo.
"No," said Edel.
"Barf and Belch?" Asked Avalon.
"No," said Edel.
"Toothless's eyes?" Asked Black Widow.
"No, it's Avalon's armbands," said Edel. Avalon looked at said armbands.
"Oh, good one," she said. "I'll go next. I Spy something red." Again the dragonets glanced around.
"Is it Hookfang?" Asked Edel.
"No," said Avalon.
"Is it Apollo?" Asked Black Widow.
"No," said Avalon.
"Is it Cloudjumper?" Asked Eider.
"No, he's not even red," said Avalon. "He's more orangey brown."
"Oh I know, it's Toothless's tailfin," said Apollo.
"Yes," said Avalon. Apollo roared in triumph. "Now it's your turn." Apollo glanced around for something to pick.
"You know i spy something really annoying," Snotlout snapped. "And I don't like the way Apollo's eyeballing me." The dragonets glared at him, and continued with their game.
"I Spy something blue," said Apollo.
"The ocean?" Asked Avalon.
"No," said Apollo. "You'll never guess it."
"Um, Aurora?" Asked Eider.
"No," said Apollo.
"Stormfly?" Asked Edelwiess.
"No," said Apollo.
"Oh, is it Valka's helmet?" Asked Black Widow.
"Damit, yes it is," Apollo said grumpily. Black Widow beamed proudly.
They continued the game. They surprisingly got through several rounds despite there being so little to choose. The other riders and dragons managed to zone it out for several miles, thinking they would run out of material. But they still managed to come up with new things.
"I Spy something brown," said Avalon.
"Is it Snotlout's disgusting pants?" Black Widow asked, laughing. All the dragonets laughed.
"No," said Avalon.
"Eret's fury vest?" Asked Apollo.
"No," said Avalon.
"Hiccup's saddlebags?" Asked Eider.
"Close," said Avalon.
"Oh, Hiccup's saddle," said Edelweiss.
"Yes," said Avalon. "So many brown things on these guys." They laughed again.
"Hey guys can you give it a rest?" Asked Astrid.
"But this is our favorite travel game," said Apollo. "And you guys don't really like our singing either."
"I know we're not very fun to travel with," said Avalon. "But we're trying to pass the time." Hiccup turned around in the saddle.
"Some folks like to travel in silence, we're not used to traveling with dragonets," he said. "At least for a little a while. We'll even join in the next round." The dragonets exchanged a glance. They reluctantly fell silent. They didn't even talk and just watched the ocean bellow.
"Tell you guys what," said Astrid. "Why don't you take the lead." The dragonets looked surprised.
"But we're younger than you all," said Avalon. "And we're irritating apparently."
"We've been kind of harsh on you guys," said Astrid. "We want to make it up to you." The dragonets still hesitated.
"It's okay Avalon," said Re. "These guys have to learn to get along with you guys, and this is a pretty good start." The dragonets flew to the front. The sun was starting to go down by now.
"Okay, we're now leading the ones who are older then us," said Apollo, stunned.
"When does that happen?" Eider asked.
"Take it easy guys, I don't think we'll get the guillotine this time," said Avalon. "We're okay." The dragonets relaxed and went back to watching the sun set over the ocean. It kept them quiet, so Hiccup let them lead the way for a few miles.
After a while Hiccup allowed the dragonets to go back to their game and their songs. And true to his word, he and the other riders joined in. The dragonets cheered up even though they were starting to wear out.
"Can we explore Melody Island tomorrow?" Avalon yawned. "It sounds cool."
"You'll need to sleep first," said Aurora. "You don't yet have the stamina to stay awake for this long." The dragonets started to sink out of the sky. Valka steered Cloudjumper underneath them and the landed on his back. They curled up together and fell asleep.
When they woke up they felt solid ground under their scales. Avalon sensed she was curled up next to Apollo, sandwiched between their parents. She stretched her limbs without opening her eyes. Suddenly she heard a loud wail. She sat up and looked around. Apollo woke up too.
"What is that?" He asked.
"It must be a Death Song," said Avalon. "Fishlegs said they make that noise."
"We should go find them," said Apollo. "Mother said we could go exploring today." Avalon stretched her legs and wings, and yawned.
"Let's get the others," she said. They got to their feet and carefully snuck passed Re and Aurora. They went over to where Black Widow was sleeping beside her mother. Avalon nudged her, while Apollo went to get Eider and Edelweiss. Black Widow opened her eyes.
"Hey, you want to go exploring?" Avalon asked.
"Sure, I'm coming," said Black Widow. She got to her feet and did a cat stretch. She followed Avalon as they met up with the others. They could still hear the Death Songs singing.
"That is so eerie," said Eider.
"Where's it coming from?" Asked Black Widow. "I can't tell."
"I think it's coming from this way," said Avalon, and she started walking into the forest.
"Shouldn't we tell our parents where we're going?" Asked Black Widow.
"I told Mother we were going exploring this morning," said Avalon. "I think we'll be okay." They headed into the woods, following the sound. However they only got a few feet before they found themselves blocked by Hookfang.
"Good morning Hookfang," said Avalon.
"Where are you lot going?" Hookfang asked.
"Exploring," said Avalon. "Mother said we could." Hookfang considered.
"Well all right," he said. "But I'm going with you. You guys haven't met these Death Songs, they're pretty brutal."
"I thought you guys knew one of them," said Edelweiss.
"Yes, but they haven't met you guys," said Hookfang. "Come on." He started walking again, and the dragonets followed him.
"You what would be cool?" Avalon said. "If we found dragons our age on this trip."
"That would be fun," said Apollo. "I'd be better than hanging around these adults who are all work and no play."
"Come on guys, we're not that bad," said Hookfang. "We let you finish your game yesterday, and we joined in."
"That's true," said Avalon.
"We were dragonets too once," said Hookfang. "We know what games mean to you."
"But what about your riders?" Asked Black Widow. "They hate it when we play games or sing songs."
"They don't hate it," said Hookfang. "They just find it a bit annoying when you sing so loud or play for so long." Suddenly the wailing came again, closer.
"Hey, up here," said Black Widow. She ran ahead, and the other dragonets followed. They followed the sound to the base of moss covered cliffs. There were dragon bones everywhere, along with bits of amber. They looked around, Avalon picked up as much amber as she could fit into her saddle bags.
"What are you picking those up for?" Edelweiss asked.
"I never got a chance to pay for these," said Avalon, gesturing to her armbands. "I bet that shopkeeper would consider this payment, since amber so hard to get." She picked up a few more chunks of amber, then she stopped. They looked around in confusion.
"Where are the Death Songs?" Eider asked. "They stopped singing."
"That usually means you've been spotted and they'er about to attack," said Hookfang. The dragonets panicked and looked up. A Death Song were diving towards them. He spat amber, but the dragonets dodged it. Hookfang took off and met the Death Song in the air.
"Stand down Garff, it's just us," he said.
"Oh, hi Hookfang," said the smaller Death Song. "Are those your little guys."
"They're with us yes," said Hookfang. "They were just exploring." Garff looked down at the dragonets.
Suddenly more amber shot through the air and encased the dragonets in on giant cocoon, then a bigger Death Song swooped down and carried them off.
"Oh no, Swallowtail," said Garff. "He's in a bit of feeding frenzy."
"We have to go get them," said Hookfang. "I knew they'd get into trouble." He was about to take off.
"Hookfang no," said Garff. "Swallowtail's taking them back to our cave, he'll have it well guarded. You can't fight him either, he's taken on just about every dragon in the Archipelago, including that Night Fury you travel with."
"Who's alpha by the way," said Hookfang. "Can't you go in and get them?"
"Ironically we Death Song's can't break our own amber," said Garff. "We just eat the whole cocoon."
"Which I guess would explain why you guys can eat a whole Gronkle in a matter of minuets," said Hookfang. "Come on, we should get help." He headed back towards the campout, Garff followed him.
Swallowtail dumped the dragonets into a large cave, among a few other dragons in amber. The Death Song landed and examined them.
"Well, four dragonets and one human in one shot," he smirked. "I amaze even myself." He chuckled. "I'll be back to deal you guys later." He turned and took off.
"Where's he going?" Black Widow asked.
"He's going to get more," said a voice to the right of them. "Where there's dragonets, there's adults." The dragonets looked to see a silvery white dragon also trapped in amber. She looked about their age, her horns hadn't fully grown in yet. Her wings were huge and looked a bit like tattered flags, she also had a small triangular head.
"Wait I've heard of your kind," said Edelweiss. "You're a Silver Phantom."
"Yes I am," the other dragon said. "My name's Hurricane."
"I'm Princess Avalon," said Avalon. "This is my brother Apollo."
"I'm Eider," said Eider.
"I'm Black Widow, and this is my rider Edelweiss," said Black Widow. Hurricane narrowed her eyes.
"A human?" She said.
"She's half human," said Avalon. "And half dragon."
"A dragonborn!" Hurricane exclaimed. "I guess that's not at bad."
"Where's your mother?" Apollo asked.
"Back at home," said Hurricane. "I was out looking for food when that siren song lured me in." She looked sad.
"Don't worry, our parents will come save us," said Black Widow. "And maybe we can break this stuff ourselves. Hiccup said it breaks under heat."
"Can you get us out of here with magic Avalon?" Asked Edelweiss.
"Yeah, but lets try this heat thing first," said Avalon. "Who has the hottest flame?"
"Me," said Hurricane. "I didn't know you'd break it with heat."
"See if you can melt our cocoon," said Avalon. "Then I'll magic you out."
"Oooh magic," said Hurricane. She blasted her white hot fire at the amber. The Draconians felt the amber starting to shift, and they were able to break out. They shook the amber off them and flapped their wings.
"Thank you Hurricane," said Apollo. Avalon snapped her talons out and that made all the amber shatter, and all the trapped dragons were free.
"Lets get out of here," said Eider. Avalon turned to Hurricane.
"Come with us," she said. "The humans won't hurt you." The Silver Phantom thought for a moment.
"All right," she said. "As long as I don't mention humans to my mother. She really hates them." Edelweiss mounted Black Widow and they flew out of the cave, the Silver Phantom was among of them. Avalon double checked to make sure she still had her supply of amber. Satisfied, she lead the group back towards the camp. They saw the adults flying towards them with Garff in the lead. Avalon stopped.
"There's the other Death Song," she said.
"I'll get it," said Eider. He shot his silver fire at the Death Song, it blocked his vision long enough for Eider to tackle it out of the sky. The other dragonets joined in and managed to pin the Death Song to the ground, Black Widow pinned own his head and Edelweiss clamped his jaws shut, Apollo and Eider pinned down his wings, and Avalon pinned down his tail. Hurricane circled them.
"That was so cool," she said. "What a push over." Just then the adults landed.
"Hey guys that really wasn't necessary," said Hiccup.
"Sure it was," said Avalon. "We just freed you all from the Death Song's spell."
"This guy was helping us save you," said Tenor.
"Dragonets, meet Garffenyourg," said Snotlout. The dragonets looked down at the Death Song.
"So this isn't the guy we just escaped?" Asked Black Widow.
"No," said Hiccup. "You can let him up, he's not going to hurt you." The dragonets looked down at Garff. He looked as friendly as he could with his face being smushed. The dragonets got off him and he got up.
"I do apologize for Swallowtail," he said. "He doesn't take kindly to trespassers." He suddenly noticed Edelweiss still sitting on his snout. He lowered his head and she jumped off.
"Well me made a friend too," said Avalon. "This is Hurricane." They looked up at the white dragon.
"A Silver Phantom!" exclaimed Fishlegs. "Awesome." Hurricane stayed in the air where she was safe.
"Can she come with us to Dragon's Edge?" Apollo asked. "Please?" Re and Aurora looked up at Hurricane.
"Will your mother mind?" Aurora asked.
"Mother isn't expecting me back for a few more days," said Hurricane. "I just won't tell her about humans." The dragonets beamed. Toothless turned to Garff.
"Thanks for your help Garff," he said. "Sorry these guys jumped you." Garff grinned.
"I don't blame them," he said. "And you're welcome. You should get going before Swallowtail realizes they're gone." The adults nodded and took off. Avalon turned to the Death Song.
"Sorry Garff," she said.
"You're fine Princess," said Garff. "I like the attitude. Hurry now." Avalon took off and her friends followed with Hurricane. They caught up with the others. They left Melody Island behind and headed for Dragon's Edge. Avalon put her formation between the other two. Hurricane caught Fishlegs looking at her with excitement. He was thumbing through his dragon cards.
"Why is that human looking at me like that?" Hurricane asked uncomfortably.
"Fishlegs gets a little overexcited about new dragons," said Tenor. "He's usually pretty harmless though."
"Here you can have my spot if you want," said Apollo.
"Thanks Apollo," said Hurricane. They swapped places so she was now sort of hiding behind Eider.
"Hey Fishlegs, I don't think Hurricane is quite used to your enthusiasm," Tenor said.
"I'm sorry, but this could be my only opportunity to study a Silver Phantom up close," said Fishlegs. "They never fly this low. They're the highest flying dragon."
"And for good reason," said Hurricane with a scowl.
"You want to go up higher Hurricane?" Avalon asked.
"Please," said Hurricane.
"We'll still need to keep these guys in our sight," said Eider. "They know where we're going." Avalon led her formation up higher, well above the clouds. Hurricane relaxed.
"Thank you Princess," she said.
"You're welcome," said Avalon. She glanced down to make sure they could still see the adults.
"So what's your mother like?" Edelweiss asked Hurricane.
"She's sweet yet fearless," said Hurricane. "She's one of the best flyers I've ever seen. She could track a rat on the ground from thirty thousand feet, and that rat would be dead before it even knew it's been spotted. My mother can fly so fast, she can outrun a Night Fury."
"Has she tried?" Black Widow asked.
"Well no," Hurricane admitted. "They're pretty hard to find. But she's outrun everything else, even a Skrill. I'm sure a Night Fury would be no problem. I remember the night I hatched she took me up to see the full moon. I'll never forget the way the moonlight made her wings shine."
"She must really be beautiful then," said Black Widow.
"Oh, Silver Phantoms were one of two species of dragons that were seen as the angels of Lord Draco himself," said Hurricane.
"What's the other one?" Avalon asked.
"Um, something called a Light Dragon," said Hurricane. "Whatever that is. I've never seen one." She looked down at the adults. "That human isn't going to come up here is he?"
"I don't think so," said Avalon. "Fishlegs knows to give a wild dragon its personal space. He does get careless at times though. I think he likes knowing more about dragons then anyone else."
"What about that smaller one on the Night Fury with the red fin?" Hurricane asked.
"Hiccup?" Avalon said. "He really respects dragons. I have no problem trusting him."
"And he's so cool," said Apollo. "You should see the stuff he's made."
"He looks okay for a human I suppose," said Hurricane. "He doesn't look like as much of a threat as the others. And what about the one on the other Night Fury."
"That's my dad," said Edelweiss. "He's the first human to ever learn to speak to dragons in their own language, and my mother is the best dragon healer in the world."
"Our parents adopted him when he was a baby," said Avalon. "He loves dragons more than humans."
"So, he's your adopted brother?" Hurricane asked.
"And we're proud to call him our brother," said Apollo.
"Tell me more about him," said Hurricane. "I told you about my family, now you tell me about yours."
"Seems fair," said Avalon. "Our family is very interesting."
They spent the rest of the flight telling Hurricane all about their family and the ups and downs they'd been through. The adults were kind enough to leave them be. After they'd finished their stories, the dragonets taught Hurricane their songs. Since they were up so high, they sang as loud as they could. In exchanged Hurricane taught them some of her acrobatic moves. The hours sped by, and before they knew it Hiccup and Toothless came up to them.
"We've spotted Dragon's Edge," he said. "You should come down, we're almost ready to land." Avalon looked over her wing.
"You stay close to us," she said. "We'll make sure no one bothers you." Hurricane nodded. They followed Hiccup and Toothless back down to the group. In the distance they spotted a tall snow capped mountain. As they drew closer they saw a large island in the shadow of the mountain. The dragons headed for the cliffs, where they found the outpost, or what was left of it.
Several of the buildings were all faded, and bits of them had fallen into the ocean or been blowed away by storms. The rest of it looked like it was all about to collapse at any moment.
"Not much left it seems," said Re.
"Aurora, can you fix it?" Asked Hiccup. Aurora looked at the ruins.
"I sure can," said Aurora. She separated from the group and swooped down over the outpost. She breathed her blew fire at them as she flew by. When the fire cleared, all the buildings were rebuild and repainted. Aurora landed on the runway outside the stables.
"Wow," said Avalon. "This place looks fun." All the dragons landed next to Aurora on the runway, except for the dragonets who landed in the arena.
"So your mother has magic," said Hurricane. "Is that where you got it?"
"Yes, Apollo and I both inherited her magic," said Avalon. She looked around at the outpost. "I like this place."
"I wonder where we're all going to sleep," said Black Widow.
"Well the riders will sleep in their huts, their dragons in the stables, the rest of us outside," said Apollo. "Chris and Serenity can sleep in their tent."
"I don't mind sleeping outside with you guys," said Edelweiss.
"How long you guys staying here?" Hurricane asked.
"All summer," said Avalon. "I think Hiccup wants to use this place again, for something. Can you stay for a few days?"
"Yeah, but then I must go back to Mother," said Hurricane. "But I can come back again I'm sure, as long as I don't mention humans."
"Then come on lets go explore," said Edelweiss. "Maybe we'll find more dragons our age." The dragonets spread their wings and took off over the island.