A/N Hello guys! Welcome to Race the the edge! :) Okay, if you haven't read Defenders of Berk yet some of this will not make sense, Haedryin's current powers are, ice, lighting, mist(that can paralyze), and slightly water. Toothless has shadow powers. And incase your wondering Haedryin is pronounced Hay-Dree-In :)
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own only Haedryin!
On the Outcast Island prison, there's a dripping noise of water that's maddening, never stopping. A Outcast walks by and picks up a bucket and looks around him at the prison tossing food into the cells."Eat up maggots." He commands and the prisoner take the food gratefully.
When the Outcast reaches two certain cells his tosses a chicken leg to the one on the left and tosses bread to the one on the right before walking off. The prisoner on the right gives a breath of disbelief. "That not bread! Why does he always get special treatment?" The man demands and grabs the bars looking over at the shadowed figure angrily, "Mr. big shot, Mr. Berserker chief." The man mocks angrily.
Dagur the Deranged stands in his cell grabbing the chicken leg from off the ground and walks forward, "Oh, hey, you want some? Come here, I'll give you some." Dagur says. He reaches through the bars holding out the chicken leg and the Outcast prisoner looks at him surprised before he reaches through the bars for the chicken.
Dagur grabs his arm and pulls him forward smashing the Viking's face against the bars glaring at him intently, "I've been meaning to tell you something, for the last three years." Dagur says his gaze cold, "Your voice, is really annoying." Dagur says and tugs on the prisoner's hands and pulls him forward smashing the man's head against the bars and he falls to the ground unconscious.
Dagur rolls his head popping his neck and backs up, "That felt good." he says and looks down at the bundle in his hand and pulls out the key that had been with the bread and chuckles. He unlocks the cell door and walks forward and grabs a guard tackling him to the ground.
"I wouldn't eat the grub, Where'd you hear that?" A Outcast guard asks another next to him laughing at the joke missing as Dagur walks forward and smashes the two's heads together and they fall to the ground unconscious.
"He's escaped Dagur got out!" An Outcast yells and Dagur sighs heavily before turning around picking up a club one of the Outcasts were holding and rushing forward and smashing the Outcast across the head and his shouts die as he falls unconscious.
Outcasts rush forward and Dagur looks at them smiling wickedly, "Oh goody, a challenge." Dagur says and rushes forward whacking the Outcasts across the head with the clubs and walks battles a few more, "Yeah! You get 'em Dagur!" Berserkers that were imprisoned on Outcast island with him from the last battle of Haedryin and Toothless against Dagur. Dagur battles a few more Outcasts winning and walks forward past them.
Dagur walks to the door holding the clubs behind his back and whistling the Outcast at the door drops his club and holds out his hands, "No! Dagur don't! I'm the one who gave you the key!" The Outcast says and Dagur stops dropping the clubs.
"Which makes you a traitor." Dagur says, grinning. Dagur punches the man across the face, "I hate traitors." He says and walks out the door and stares out at the dock where several ships were docked and smiles wickedly.
"It's a new day, Haedryin." Dagur says and chuckles softly, "Hope you're well rested." Dagur says and laughs walking forward.
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Toothless flies through the air diving past sea stacks my hair blowing behind me and I stare up at the clouds before looking down at Toothless, "Okay, bud. Let's try the new move." I say and Toothless nods and dives down before rocketing upwards.
I laugh and the wind whips past me, "That's it Toothless! Push it! You got it! Climb higher!" I say laughing with delight and there was a click and my hands slip from the handles, "What the?" I ask and there was a second that I was just floating before I fall backwards, Toothless and I's first test flight flashing through my mind.
"Oh no, not again! Toothless!" I shout and Toothless dives down and I tuck my arms close to my sides and look at Toothless. "Hey." I say and he growls a 'hi' and I look down at the approaching ocean.
"So just plummet or any ideas…" I ask and Toothless dives down and I flip around landing in his saddle on my stomach and pull myself up to a sitting position and snap my peg leg into place on the stirrup.
"I seriously have to get my own pair of wings." I say and Toothless growls in clear agreement. "Oh quiet you, don't even start." I say and Toothless turns around heading back to Berk.
I look down at the island watching the people as they walk around the plaza.
'This is Berk'
Toothless dives through the wooden supports that were going to be the entrance for the dragon stable soon, I duck and the wooden beam flies over my head.
'This is Berk to.'
Toothless flies over a Terror that was eating fish in a torch tower and I don't even question it. Really not the weirdest thing I've seen Terrors do.
'And so is this.'
Toothless spins around a windmill and I look forward and the clouds gripping Toothless' saddle handles more.
'Yeah it's been three whole years since the war with the Berserkers and Outcasts and Berk has changed a lot. But then again, so have we. Snotlout works in the Armory now, Gobber gave her the title of official weapons tester.'
Toothless dives downwards and I look as Snotlout climbs into a catapult. Gobber fires it and she looks up at me with thumbs up, "Yeah! Its works!" She shouts happily falling down. I watch as the twins roll a cart of weapons forward filled to the brim all blades pointing up.
'The twins to absolutely no one's surprise, have decided the deciate their live to Loki, the god of pranks. Lucky us.'
Snotlout falls forward and she sees the cart of weapons, "Hookfang! HOOKFANG!" Snotlout yells and Hookfang dives forward catching her by her blue shirt she looks down at the twins angrily, as Hookfang tosses her onto his back,"There will be repercussions for this! Repercussions!" Snotlout yells as the twins laugh and high five.
"Yes!" Tuffnut yells.
'And then there's Fishlegs, who has really found her calling. Teaching the children of Berk the history of Dragons.'
Toothless flies over the stairs as dad and Gobber walk down and I watch as her face brightens, "Oh kids look! Were in luck! Here come two of Berk's most famous heros." Fishlegs and gestures forward.
"Heros?" My dad asks and laughs,"I've got some chiefing to do, but I guess I spare a moment." Dad starts and Fishlegs looks up at me.
"The Snow Queen and the amazing Toothless!" Fishlegs shouts and the little kids on Meatlug wave and cheer.
"And you introduce my daughter and her Night Fury. Hooray!" Dad says and Toothless dives down and I spin my hands and toss a snowball above their heads and it explodes and snowflakes fall softly onto them as Fishlegs waves at me happily.
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Later over the ocean I hear a squawk and turn my head and Asher and Stormfly fly up next to me and Toothless, "Hey, there you are!" I say and I look forward.
"Haedryin, I've been chasing you since the Armory." Asher says and I look back at him.
"Well I thought that we'd try out far north today." I say looking forward again.
"Your highness, can we talk about something first?" Asher asks and I look back at him.
"Yeah sure. If you can catch me." I say teasingly and Toothless rockets forward fast, but slow enough that Stormfly can catch up with us. I hold up a icicle to my eye looking through it and pull it down smiling.
"I'm just going to say it, I have a really good feeling about today Asher." I say.
"You say that everytime we go searching for new dragons." Asher says dryly and I wave a hand and hold up the icicle.
"Yeah, is it bad to have confidence?" I ask holding up the icicle again.
"Your highness, well we have a second I wanted to talk to you about-" Asher starts and I toss back the icial at him completely ignoring what he just said.
"Oh, look-look-look! You see it? There's definitely some movement up there. Long neck, large head, behind that rock formation." I say pointing forward and focusing on the green looking thing my heart leaping to my chest. We hadn't discovered a new dragon around Berk in over a year.
"Yeah, anyway, I wanted to tell you-" Asher starts again and I ignore him and Toothless shoots forward, picking up on my excitement. I grin and look down at him.
"This is it Toothless! A new species of dragon!" I say happily and Toothless nods and pulls up behind the rock and Ruffnut and Tuffnut look up at me laughing.
"Loki'd!" They shout at the same time and I bite down on my lip, nope not a new dragon.
"Haedryin totally thought Barch was a new dragon!" Tuffnut says and bursts out laughing. I glare at them slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, come on did not!" I shout and snap my fingers and the twins give shouts of surprise as huge snowballs fall onto their heads. "Let's go, bud." I say and Toothless sighs before taking off away from the twins.
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Much later that same day I sit on a sea stack my leg and peg leg dangling from off the side as I idly spin a snowflake in one hand. I glance down at my blue shirt, the dark gray belt with my horn strapped to the side, the brown arm wraps around my forearms. The purple sleeves, with the brown leather wrapped around my upper arms. I put an elbow on my knee and rest my chin in it sighing looking at the frosted edges off all my clothing. I pull my side bangs that hang just over my eye behind my ear and pull my braid over my shoulder and tug out a few loose hairs.
I let out another sigh, there was nothing left. No new dragons, no enemies to fight, no powers to learn to control, no dragon wars to end, no romance, no Academy to run really, nothing. My fifteen year old self's life was slipping through my fingers like running water.
If I had known what was going to happen, I would have enjoyed every moment of The Academy, but I didn't. Toothless rubs into my back and I lift up a hand and put it on his head frosting the black scales and he purrs and puts his head down next to my side happily.
A squawk from Stormfly announces Asher's presence and I don't look back at him. Asher walks forward into my field of vision and I sigh heavily. "Haedryin, those guys are muttonheads. But you have to admit, we've visited every island, every sea stack and every rock in the archipelago twice. And we haven't spotted a new dragon in a long time." Asher says and I let out a breath through my nose.
"Five hundred and six days." I mutter.
"What?" Asher asks and I look up at him.
"Five hundred and six days, I've been counting." I say and let out a breath, "Asher, this can't be all there is, there has to be more out there." I say and look forward at the sky near point of tears.
"What if their isn't Haedryin? What if we're done, what if the search is over?" Asher asks. I whip my head up to him.
"It can't be." I say. Asher sighs.
"Well it is for me." Asher says and my heart skips a beat, and I look up at him, "I've been trying to tell you. Stormfly and I, were joining the Berk guard!" Asher says. Now I had nothing. Nothing but Toothless, just like before the Red Death. My fingers curl around the dirt but I force a smile on my face.
"Oh. That's great." I say and make the smile a little bigger and it gets more strained, "I'm happy for you guys." I say and my face falls and I look down at the ocean again and watch as snow starts to fall softly from the sky.
Asher leans over trying to get my attention,"Look, maybe you should give some thought for what's next for you and Toothless." Asher suggests and I look to the side sadly and Asher's axe still strapped to his back like years before catches the few sun rays and he walks off.
I look at Toothless and stand blinking back tears, I stand and Toothless looks at me questionably and the snow falls softer and I look up at it and wipe a few tears from my cheeks, now it really was just like before the Red Death.
I doubt Asher will want anything to do with me now, just staying in The Academy for pity for me that finally ran out.
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In the Academy I stare at Toothless before looking at Stormfly and Asher's stall and walk forward my peg leg and ice heel making soft clanking noise on the ground. I shove the doors shut leaving small frost patterns across the metal and wood. I look down at me feet staring at the shoe looking at the blue ice heal before I turn looking back at Toothless.
"I guess it's just you and me from now on, bud." I say and walk over to him. Toothless growls at me questionably and I walk past him, "Just like before the Red Death." I add softly and Toothless rubs my arm and I sigh and walk forward feeling the need to cry, but won't.
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Bucket and Mulch on a fishing boat in middle of the ocean have troubles pulling up a net. Bucket tugs on the net with all his strength, "Mulch I can't get it!" Bucket shouts and Mulch looks over at the net.
"What's the problem Bucket?" Mulch asks.
"I'm not sure, Mulch. I can't raise the net, something's pulling at it." Bucket says giving it another tug before before both Fishermen look at each other with scared faces, "Do you think…?" Bucket trails off.
"SEA MONSTER!" They both shout at the same time and Barf and Belch rise out of the ocean shooting out a stream of water. Ruffnut and Tuffnut hold up their heads and wave their hands slowly.
"Loki'd!" They both say together and laugh.
"Oh you-!" Bucket starts.
Mulch looks up his eyes widening, "Julia?" Mulch asks and Julia who was hanging off of Belch's neck lifts up her head.
"Help me." She says.
Tuffnut completely ignoring her looks at Bucket and Mulch grinning, "Ah man, you should have seen the looks on your faces." tuffnut says. "Priceless." He adds and Tuffnut leans next to Ruffnut.
"Full Loki!" They shout together.
"Bet you never saw a full Loki coming am I right Julia?" Tuffnut asks look back at Julia. She does nothing and Tuffnut actually takes a good look at her, "Julia?" He asks and and she spits out water as a response.
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I open the door to the house and look at dad who is eating dinner at the table. He looks up at me surprised. "Haedryin, what are you doing home so early?" Dad asks and my eyes widen and I shut the door.
To go cry in my room, pack up and leave, steal your axe and throw it in the woods, start an eternal winter? I slam the door shut and look down at the ground for the second, "I was just-I wanted to spend some time with my dear old dad." I say walking across the room and leaning against a wall as he glares at me. "We never get to talk anymore. So.." I trail off and he sighs.
"Alright what is it?" He asks and I laugh weakly forcing a smile on my face
"What's "what is it?" can't a daughter spend some quality time with her father?" I ask looking at him and he lifts up his glass.
"Not this one, not usually at least." Dad says and points at me with his cup. "So let's hear it." He says takes a drink of his water and I sigh.
"Alright." I say and walk forward and sit in the chair across from him, "Did you know Asher just joined the Berk guard?" I ask.
"I'd heard that. Good for him." Dad agrees and I bite down on my lip before looking up at him not believing I was actually about to suggest this.
"And the other riders have got their different things going on.." I say and dad puts the mug down.
"What are you saying, Iyn?" He asks.
"I'm saying-I don't know maybe it's time for me to-" I start and the door is thrown open preventing me from fishing my sentence, to start taking up chieftess duties. I finish in my head before whirling around in the chair looking as Ruffnut and Tuffnut stand in the doorway Julia in between them one arm around each twin's shoulders.
"Julia." Dad says and stands walking over to them, "What happened to ya?" Dad asks. I stand and walk up behind him and Julia looks up at us her messy hair visible under her sailor hat.
"Dagur." Julia says and I look at her. Dagur was in prison on Outcast island rotting, for taking over the tribe. "What about Dagur?" I ask and Julia looks up at me.
"He's out, he's more berserk than ever, and from the way he was talking Haedriyn, your number one on his revange list." Julia says looking up at me and I stare at the twins, worried expression and I bite down on my lip, her words sinking it.
….
"All we got out of Julia before she passed out was this, Dagur escaped from Outcast Island by commandeering her ship." I say and look at the other riders. I had gathered them together to go get Dagur safety behind bars again. I wave a hand forward and look at the map, "He threw Julia overboard about here." I say and put a finger on the map and it frosts under my touch.
"So what you're saying is, Dagur could be anywhere by now." Snotlout says and I turn looking at her.
"Well, technically yes." I agree.
"Oh, great. Great-great-great. So that just leaves,I don't know let me think about this, the entire ocean to search!" Snotlout shouts and puts her hands on her hips, "No thank you." She says.
"Queen Haedryin." Julia greets walking into The Academy I turn and look at her.
"Julia you're awake." I say and she nods.
"And feeling much better thank you." She says even though she didn't give me time to ask her if she was. "More importantly I have more than a strong suspicion on where our nefarious foe may be heading." Julia says waving a hand over the map.
"Outside the Archipelago?" I ask her.
"No. Just outside the fog bank in our outer group of islands." Julia answers.
"We've never been out that far." I say looking back at the map.
"When Dagur commandeered my precious ship he also came in position of a very important map. One that leaves to a graveyard of ships hidden in that fog bank." Julia says.
"Wow that's the first place I'd go." Snotlout says sarcastically voicing my thoughts.
"If I may be allowed to finish-" Julia starts.
"Julia last time we allowed you to finish, we ended up on Breakneck Bog. So no, no finishing." Snotlout says.
"Enough." I command and give Snotlout a pointed look before looking back at Julia, "What's so special about special about the graveyard and why would he go there?" I ask looking at her and she smiles brightly.
"Well you see-" She starts and I hold out a hand.
"The short version, please." I say and she looks over at me disappointed.
"It's where I store all my treasures and wealth." Julia answers.
Tuffnut blinks and Snotlout's jaw falls open, "Wow can slice to the point, who knew she had it in her?" Tuffnut asks.
"Which reminds me of the first time I was labeled as 'concise'." Julia starts up again, "I was a young lass, very ugly actually-"
"Julia." I interrupt and she jerks her head up.
"Yes?" She asks.
"Focus. Is there anything else?" I ask and she nods.
"As a matter of fact there is a ship you must avoid at all costs, it's called the….'Reaper'." Julia says and the other riders take in sharp breaths, "Riddled with booby traps from stem to stern I barely made it out with my life the only time I dared venture aboard." Julia says eyes wide as she recalls the memory. "Oh wow." She adds and I grin almost jumping with excitement and turn to my other half.
"Okay Toothless, let's go." I say and pause before turning to look at the other riders, "Unless any of you can make time out of your busy schedules to capture a dangerous maniac." I say smiling widely as I look at the other riders.
….
In the sky roughly an hour later Toothless zooms forward in a dive as we lead the other riders forward, "This is pretty great, huh bud? It seems like forever since we all flew as a group." I say and Toothless growls and agreement before snapping his wings out and zooming forward. I grin and rub his head, "Let's see how rusty they are." I say and throw open my hands. "V formation!" The riders instantly split apart to a V.
"Not bad." I say looking back at them before clasping my hands together,"Diamond formation!" I shout and the riders split to the diamond.
"How rusty does this queen think we are?" Tuffnut demands behind me.
"Uh guys? Little tight on the diamond aren't we?" Fishlegs asks and I glance back looking at Fishlegs who was squashed under Barf and Belch. I laugh and look forward again.
"Just like training." I say to Toothless who growls in agreement.
"Five thousand pounds of flaming muscle coming through!" Snotlout shouts and Hookfang dives forward on fire to Snotlout's saddle. I let out a breath, yup just like training.
"Ever a class act." I say before Toothless zooms forward.
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Hours later we reach the graveyard of ships, sails broken and fraying, wood molding and withering, the ocean lapping against the boats slowly eating them to nothing. I stare down at the sails and don't recognize over half of them, "I knew it. I knew there was more." I say.
"Some of these ships, I've never seen anything like them before." Asher says and I look forward before jumping back into action.
"Okay, everybody fan out, if you see any trace of Dagur send a signal." I command and the riders break off from me and Toothless all in different directions.
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Asher and Stormfly fly by the boats as Asher scans for Dagur. Stormfly growls uneasily and Asher rubs her neck, "It's alright Stormfly. Nothing to worry about." He assures his Deadly Nadder, wondering if he was telling the truth.
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Fishlegs and Meatlug fly forward, Fishlegs squeaking at every noise but trying to act brave. Meatlug growls and Fishlegs puts a comforting hand on her head, "Don't be nervous girl we don't want you to-" Fishlegs starts to say before Meatlug throws up lava. "Do that." Fishlegs finishes.
The lava blast flies down in the water and a giant eel swims around it looking up at Meatlug and Fishlegs a hungry look in it's gaze.
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Snotlout laughs,"Hookfang these guys were awful sailors." Snotlout says looking around at the boats before she's smacked in the chest with one she grabs onto the bowsprit and looks at her dragon as he continues to fly on.
"Hookfang! Little help!?" She asks and Hookfang snorts looking back at her, "Hey! I saw that look in your eye, what did we talk about!" Snotlout demands angrily.
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Toothless soars forward next to a ship still intact and floating on the ocean. Toothless pulls up slightly and hovers in place. I stare down at the green cages on the deck, staring at the odd symbol on the sail, "That's got to be the Reaper." I say and Toothless growls uneasily.
….
On a boat a few hours later I look at the other riders, "Any sign of Dagur?" I ask and Asher shakes his head.
"Looks like we got here first. What's the plan?" Asher asks and I brush my bangs from my eyes.
"We wait." I answer.
"Who-whoa wait a minute. For how long? This fog really gives Meatlug the whillies." Fishlegs says gesturing to her dragon whose eyes were wide ears down with displeasure.
"She has a point. We can't wait around here forever." Asher says.
"We can't just leave Julia's treasures here either! Dagur will still them!" I exclaim and Asher lets out a heavy sigh.
"And use the profits to build a new armada." He finishes.
"Not if we still them first." Ruffnut says chuckling.
"That is the worst idea I have ever heard! I hear by disown you!" Tuffnut shouts and I spin my bracelet around my wrist several times rubbing my fingers over the pearl earrings before looking back at twins.
"Actually, I sort of like it." I say and Tuffnut throws open his arms.
"Welcome back to the family!" Tuffnut says cheerily as Ruffnut death glares him.
"Here's the plan, we search the ships gather up Julia's treasure, and take it back to Berk but keep your eyes open for Dagur he could show up at anytime." I say and a low hiss sounds through the air and I jerk my head up and it increases be a ten fold.
"What is that!" Asher demands.
"Uh, has Dagur's voice changed?" Tuffnut asks and I ignore him racing over to the side of the ship and looking over the side my eyes widening as I see the giant eels in the water.
"Eels!" I shout and whirl around, "Everybody get your dragons before they get spooked at take off!" I command and as soon as the words leave my mouth the dragons take to the sky.
"Hookfang!" Snotlout yells.
"Stormfly!" Asher shouts.
A eel jumps up onto deck and I race over to Toothless as he growls, "Calm down, bud." I soothe, "It's just a couple of eels." I say and swing onto his back staring at the huge eel, it was four or five times bigger than Toothless, "Really big mean screaming eels." I add and Toothless growls message pretty clear, 'Why should I calm down about that!'
Toothless jumps into the air as the eels grab the bottom of the boat with the other riders, "The eels are pulling the ship down!" Fishlegs shrieks her voice gaining several octaves. Snotlout grabs onto the broken piece of the mast.
"Fishlegs grab my foot!" She commands and Fishlegs does so, "You ate a full breakfast!" Snotlout groans and Tuffnut, and Ruffnut and finally Asher grab onto the man made rope, "You ate everybody's breakfast!"
"We're gonna live!" Tuffnut shouts and Asher lets out a yelp before he slips from Tuffnut's foot.
"ASHER!" I scream holding out a hand like I could catch him.
"Most of us are going to live!" Tuffnut shouts.
"Iyn!" Asher shouts before his back hits the water and he disappears beneath the waves. I take in a deep breath and Toothless dives down landing in the water with a splash. I fire lightning forward at the eels and Asher looks up at me. I reach out a hand that he takes and I pull him up onto Toothless.
Toothless breaks out of the water and Asher takes in a few deep breaths, "Thanks, Iyn.." Asher says. The boat is released and Fishlegs, Snotlout, and the twins are knocked to their feet. Toothless lands on the deck and Asher sheathes his axe in it's usual place on his back.
"Pardon me." Snotlout says and I look up at her brushing my wet bangs from my eyes as they start to freeze, "Does anybody else think Julia would have warned us oh I don't know the GIANT SCREAMING EELS!" Snotlout yells.
"Snotlout would you relax!" I beg and she glares at me, "The dragons will be back," I assure, "In the meantime we stick with the plan, we find Julia's treasure, quietly. " I say and shoot a pointed look at Snotlout before looking at Asher making sure he really is okay.
Snotlout tosses her hair over her shoulder before stomping off to the other side of the boat. I sigh and turn looking over at the Reaper. "Why are you staring at that ship?" Asher asks and I shift the strap of my staff on my back before looking back at him.
"Because I'm thinking of throwing a party on it." I say sarcastically and he raises an eyebrow, "I want to check it out." I answer honestly.
"The Reaper? The ship Julia warned us about?" Asher asks clearly not seeing my point.
"Exactly, a ship covered with booby traps from stem to stern. I'm thinking what is on there they don't want people to find." I say looking back at the ship. Asher sighs before backing up.
"Can't stop you so might as well encourage it. Don't get yourself killed, your highness." Asher commands and I roll my eyes and jump onto Toothless' back.
"Because I would "Try" to do that." I say sarcastically. Toothless jumps into the air and glides over to the ship landing on the deck. The wood creaks and I jump from his back taking my staff from off my back and holding it in my hands and start to walk forward.
"This boat is definitely not from the Archipelago. These carvings the design on the sail, I've never seen anything like this." I say gesturing up to the sail. Toothless follows my gaze and I lean down setting my staff onto the ground,"And this metal." I say grabbing the green metal and it frosts under my touch before snapping and breaking off completely into my hands.
Toothless growls lowly and I lift up the broken piece of metal setting it down next to the cage. "Come on, bud. It's just an empty cage." I tease and a bird jumps from the cage and both me and Toothless jump. Toothless watches it fly off before he huffs at me. "Okay, now-now it's an empty cage."
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On a different boat, the twins stare have struck gold, literally, "Jewels! Jewels! You know what we're going to do? Were going to bring them back for the family, mom will be so happy." Tuffnut says lifting up the rubies and smiling. He pauses and turns back to his sister. "Wait, how are we going to carry all these back to Berk?" He asks and Ruffnut glances to the side before she smiles showing her mouth stuffed with the gems.
"Great idea sis!" Tuffnut shouts, "I can't believe I didn't think about that, here, I'm going to do it to." Tuffnut says and shoves a handful of jewels into his sister's mouth startling her slightly, "I'm also going to shove jewels into your mouth. Yeah, I got to keep mine empty so I can talk." Tuffnut says and pauses shoving jewels into Ruffnut's mouth.
"Keep em coming, keep going." Ruffnut mutters voice barely audible from the jewels that fill her mouth. Tuffnut grins before shoving another handful into her mouth.
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On a different boat, Fishlegs walks forward and her eyes widen as she sees what she's found, "WHOO! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fishlegs!" Fishlegs says and giggles. She picks up various items her face breaking into a wider smile each time, "Maps, books! Oh charts! There is no greater treasure than knowledge!" Fishlegs shouts diving into the pile of books.
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Snotlout rips open a barrel's top in the bottom deck of boat, "I'm gonna be rich! I'm be rich, rich, rich, rich, rich, rich!" Snotlout sings and throws the lid to the side before walking forward,"Well hello mister ordande box, what treasures do you hold?" Snotlout says and laughs, "Rich!" She shouts before throwing the lid open.
"Hair!" She demands picking up the blond clumps and tossing them back into the box in disgust, "Ew! Who keeps hair in a box?" She demands before shuffling through the box and finds, "More hair! Ugh! What a rip off!" Snotlout groans and looks forward and sees a picture of two princesses. She stares down at the hair her eyes widening. "Or is it?"
A few seconds later Snotlout jumps forward hair clumps held up to her face like a beard, "I'm Stoick the Vast. Haedryin your such as disappointment! Why can you be more like Snotlout?" Snotlout says mimicking the chief before laughing.
She holds up the hair to her ears, "I'm Ruffnut, or am I Tuffnut?" Snotlout says mimicking the twins before tossing the hair to the side, "Who can tell?" Snotlout asks and picks up several more strands of hair attaching them to her own.
"I'm Haedryin, I have magic powers I can't control! Asher likes me and I don't like him, that's why Snotlout gets to be his lady!" Snotlout says and chuckles throwing the hair to the side and piling stuff on top of her helmet.
"Im-Oh, actually this is kind of nice." Snotlout says looking up at the hair tangled in her helmet.
….
"Come on, bud. Don't you want to see what's down below?" I ask and Toothless growls lowly at the trap door answering my question. I sigh and tighten my grip on my staff, "Okay I guess I'm going alone." I say and reach down to grab the trapdoor and pull it open when something grabs my leg and drags me to the side of the boat. I let out a startled cry and Toothless races forward and fires at the rope and I'm pulled to my feet and stare down at the ocean where the rope disappears to.
"Okay, nobody goes to this much trouble unless there's something on this boat that they don't want found." I say and pick up my staff that had flown from my hands and walk forward to the trap door hearing Toothless let out an angry breath.
I rip open the trapdoor and hold my hands up ready to fire ice at anything that shoots out at me but nothing does. I look down at the bottom deck and open my hand spinning a snowflake in it, it lights up the bottom deck and I turn to Toothless, "Watch your step." I warn and walk down the stairs to below deck. When I reach the bottom wood snaps and I let out a yelp snowflakes flurring around me.
"Oh,Toothless!" I cry in surprise and look down at my leg where a snapper trap is around my peg leg. "One of the benefits of a metal leg I suppose." I say dryly and pull the teeth away from my peg leg before continuing onward.
Toothless and I walk forward down the hall before we reach a large room with cages. The bars are made of the same green metal and Toothless shoves his head up next to mine sniffing. I tighten my grip on my staff thicker frost spreading across the always frosted metal. "Okay, let's just take this nice and-" I start to say but Toothless pulls away from me walking over to the cages.
He purrs sadly and I walk forward, "Toothless…." I trail off as I see what he's looking at. Dragon bones curled up in the corner of the stall I whip my head around waving the snowflake forward and it lights up the whole room and cages. They are full of dragon bones. I let out a small gasp before turning back to my other half. "I'm sorry you had to see this." I murmur. I rub his head and look around us, "Who ever commanded this ship was no friend to the dragons. Let's get out of here." I say and stand picking up my staff and summoning the glowing snowflake to me.
I walk forward and my foot sinks slightly, Toothless jumps forward covering me with his wing and an arrow bounces off it. He pulls his wing away and I hold out my hand and freeze another arrow into place and it falls to the floor with a clatter. Another arrow fires and I whack it with my staff, "Come on Toothless let's go!" I shout and race forward down the hall past the room of arrows and death.
I look forward and grin, "Commander's quarters stay close, bud." I say and walk forward and can feel Toothless' gaze of protest. I ignore it and make it a few feet away from the door and turn looking at Toothless, "Okay here's the plan-" I start and Toothless fires a plasma blast at the door and it blows apart, "I like your plan better." I say and Toothless laughs.
I walk through the smoke into the room. It's not very big, with a single desk and chair in the middle secured to the ground. Dragon skulls hang off of the walls like trophies. My gaze falls to the small cylinder on the desk. I grimace as I see a skeletal hand extending from the skeleton sitting in the chair armor over it's body. "What is this thing?" I question walking forward looking at the cylinder.
"Whatever it is, if it's on this ship, it's no good for dragons." I say and lift the glowing snowflake to hover in place. I straighten and look down at the object, "Which means we're not leaving it for Dagur." I say. I grab the end of the bones of the fingers and push away the hand from the object with a groan of disgust.
I hold out my hands and grab the ends of the cylinder. It frosts under my touch and I lift it up listening for the sound of a trap or anything, compared to the rest of the ship this is weird, "Huh, well that wasn't to-GIANT AXE!" I shriek as the axe falls onto the desk almost removing my hands from wrist down I whip around, "TOOTHLESS RUN!" I scream and I jump onto his back and shoot my hands forward creating a path over the spikes that have jumped out of the ground.
I slide from of his back and race forward jumping up the steps to top deck Toothless doing the same I slam my staff down onto the trapdoor and it's slams shut. I look forward my eyes widening and Toothless readies a blast. I hold out a hand to stop him from firing, "Toothless hold!" I command and he swallows the blast growling angrily.
"Haedryin!" Dagur shouts happily from where he's standing in front of me two armed Berserkers next to him. He was still wearing the same clothing from three years ago,but they are torn and practically rags now. He's face holds more scars than I remember and a beard. "Did you miss me?" Dagur asks in a playful voice and I glare angrily at him, "Cause I sure missed you! Every day for three years I thought about you!" Dagur says and steps to the side.
"Asher!" I exclaim looking at the boy as he walks forward in a cage axe still strapped to his back. I get to my feet and Dagur smirks.
"And you to mr. Night Fury." Dagur adds and Toothless growls angrily.
"Sorry, Haedryin, he caught us in a trap well we were searching the-" Asher starts to say.
"QUIET!" Dagur shouts and Asher snaps his jaw shut, "Can't you see that me and my Angel are having a moment." Dagur snaps. I glare at him and slowly move my hand and the cylinder from the Reaper behind my back.
"I am not your "angel" and we were definitely not having a moment." I say angrily.
"Oh, well I was." Dagur says before he smiles at me, "Look at you! All grown up, and even more beautiful than the last time I saw you, you'll be quite a sight at your wedding day." Dagur says hinting clearly and I let out a low growl through my teeth before looking back at him.
"Dagur what do you want?" I demand.
"Duh, he wants the jewels." Snotlout answers blowing long chunks of blond hair from her face, also in the cage with Asher, Fishlegs and twins.
"He's not going to get my families jewels! No way! And I'll protect them at all costs!" Tuffnut shouts before pausing and poking at the blond hair, "Also what is with that hair?" Tuffnut asks.
"Ah ha! I'll have you know royal hair." Snotlout says and Tuffnut huffs.
"Why don't you go chop hair off of Haedryin, she's got whole feet of it, plus she's the Snow Queen." Tuffnut says.
"Haven't gotten rid of the greek chorus I see." Dagur says looking back at them, "Anyway yes, I'll take the jewel's his to." Dagur says and a Berserker whacks Ruffnut in the stomach and her jewels fly from her mouth. Mouth, that's an….intersting place of storage.
"Hey watch it pal!" Ruffnut shouts. The Berserker laughs and Ruffnut fires a small ruby into his mouth he starts to choke on.
"Oops. Thought that was the guy. Never can tell with those two," Dagur says before shrugging and looking back at me, "And I'll also take whatever it is you're hiding behind your back." Dagur says and I lift up my chin defiantly. "Come on, Angel, girlfriend and boyfriends share." Dagur says and Toothless growls lowly behind me. The Berserkers lift up their crossbows and I lift up my hand and Dagur rips the cylinder from my grasp.
"You know you're not going to get very far with that thing right?" I ask.
"Oh boy, here we go." Dagur says,"Must we always do the same dance my queen you and I?" Dagur asks throwing an arm around my shoulder. I cringe and bite down on my lips the uncomfortableness extreme. "Not that I'm not a fan of this dance." Dagur says and lifts up the clyder. Toothless growls lowly and the Berserkers lift up their crossbows aiming it at him.
I rip away from Dagur racing over to him, "Easy bud, not yet." I say looking at the other riders. One blast with them in the cage would be hazardous.
"That's right Mr. NIght Fury. Today is not the day, but it's coming! And soon." Dagur says leaning down to Toothless level. "Now if you'll excuse me I have people to see, army to build, revenge to plot-Oh so much to do and so little time! Isn't this exciting Haedryin! Why you must have been so bored over the last few years!" Dagur shouts. I glare at him and frost spreads from my ice heel across the deck of the ship.
"Yeah, he's got a point about that." Tuffnut says. "Not enough explosions." Tuffnut says smirking. Toothless pulls away from me and begins pacing angrily behind me.
Dagur grabs my hand and pulls me to my feet and I grip my staff ready to smash it over his head. Dagur's fingers twitch from the cold before he leans down and kisses my hand, "Until we meet again my fair Queen." Dagur says and releases my hand shaking his hand trying to look graceful well he does it and failing miserably. "On the field of battle." Dagur says and starts to walk off the boat and slips panic washing across his face. I rub my hand as Dagur regains his composure and walks forward.
"Graceful." I comment sarcastically and Dagur leaps from off the deck of the ship the Berserkers following after him. I race forward to the side of the ship considering freezing the ocean and stopping him but think better of it and whirl around racing over to the other riders.
I run my fingers over the lock, "Forget about us! Go after him!" Asher commands flicking my hand away from the cage.
"What are you waiting for!?" Snotlout demands blowing the hair from her face. I look back at Asher.
"Are you guys sure you'll be okay?" I demand and Asher nods.
"We're fine! GO!" Asher commands waving his hands forward. Toothless races up to me and I back up to him. Climbing onto his back and he jumps into the air after Dagur.
Toothless zooms forward and I lift up a hand the ocean around Dagur's boat frosting over, I lose my concentration as a boulder is fired over us. Toothless ducks and I look down at Dagur, "You missed, love." I mock and Dagur looks up at me.
"Oh Angel, you should know this by now! I never miss!" Dagur shouts and my eyes widen with horror the Reaper! He's going to hit the boat.
"NO!" I shout and look back at the boulder as it crashes into the deck of the ship. Water popping out the hole.
"Hello! Were sinking over here!" Ruffnut shouts.
"Iyn get us out of here!" Fishlegs shouts.
"IYN!"
"HAEDRIYN HELP!"
I look back at them panic radiating from me. "What's it going to be, my queen, save your friends? Whoo! Tough one!" Dagur shouts and I look back at the boat again, "Glad I'm not in your shoe." Dagur shouts before cackling.
Toothless hovers in place and I listen to the sound of the other rider's pleas for help and Dagur's mad cackling. What am I going to do?
A/N There is a word backwards in this. :) Episode 2 should be out tomorrow or the day after that. :D :D :D :) *smiles widly* and today is my birthday so yay! :D
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