Once upon a Night Fury
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By pegasis23
Naomi Moonsward yawned as the first rays of dawn gleamed down on her eyes through the window. It was supposed to be a normal Saturday in her home and village,Arrian.
A few seconds after the sun rose,loud thumps resounded through the house.
"I'm coming,Jewel!"Naomi called as she quickly threw on a leather jacket over her short-sleeved black shirt with padded sleeves and a pair of pants with several pockets to hold a small piece of bread and water and a map,along with a belt and a pair of leather shoes which were specially made to hide her knife and sword.
Naomi then made her way over to a Night Fury,or rather,Jewel who was bouncing on her roof as if it were a bounce house.
"Alright,Jewel,I'm here. Stop bouncing about."Naomi smiled as Jewel made her way down,appreciating how the sun made her scales look like gem stones. This was the reason Naomi would name her dragon like that,after all.
Jewel hopped down and allowed Naomi to sit down on her back.
"Hey,how's our little girl doin'?"Naomi heard the familiar voice ring out behind her.
"I'm not little anymore,Kevin."Naomi replied as calmly as she could,"I'm 17 now,so's Jewel."
Naomi had taken care of Jewel since she was a mere child of seven. After finding out Jewel's age from the elders of her village,Naomi all the more cared for her dragon,as if her dragon was her little sister. The dragon,however,was not able to cushion the fact that her parents were always serving Kevin's family as servants,who was the richest bully around. Kevin Michangale often took advantage of this to tease Naomi to no end.
"So,Kevin,how's your Terrible Terror doing?"Naomi icily shot back.
In Arrian,it was tradition for a child of seven to get a dragon and Kevin was undoubtedly one of the unlucky ones who got the Terrible Terror.
" Great."Kevin said peevishly,conceding defeat.
"C'mon Jewel,let's go."Naomi said as Jewel took off to the sky at full speed. Sure,winning fights with Kevin was great but Kevin was an expert at putting Noami and Jewel off.
Sighing,Naomi laid back and allowed herself to catch a breather while Jewel flew straight on ahead. Jewel gave a concerned grunt.
Naomi translated this to Jewel's question of her being alright.
"I'm okay...Just...Keep flying...Who knows?We may find a new island today."Naomi mused.
Both rider and dragon were completely oblivious to their destination. Which were,of course,the sea stacks. Jewel cried out and dodged,only to find another sea stack in their way.
"Gah!Eugh!"Naomi was nearly thrown off her saddle and felt her legs hanging loosely in the air.
"Jewel,slow down!"Naomi cried out as Jewel slammed into more stacks.
"Ah!Oh no..."The rope that supported Naomi to the saddle snapped.
"JEWEL!"Naomi screamed as she fell. Jewel roared as she witnessed her rider falling to her death before a dark shape flew over and caught Naomi.
Jewel zipped over and was about to attack the dark shape when she saw that it was another rider and Night Fury. Jewel gave a confused nicker before seeing her rider in the arms of the other rider.
The other rider was none other than Hiccup Horrendous Haddock ,The Third and Toothless,the new Alpha Dragon.
Naomi opened her eyes,as if expecting to be in Heaven when she realised she was in the arms of a guy.
"Yeap!"Naomi nearly jumped off before realizing that she was up in the air. Jewel gave a delighted yap and flew over to allow Naomi to jump on.
"Sorry about that...Um...Uh,who are you?"Naomi tried to swallow her nervousness.
"Hiccup."
"Oookay,me and Jewel is just...Going back,so..yeah..."Naomi had never really been around a guy before,except maybe Kevin and her dad.
"Wait!"Hiccup called out. There was another Night Fury and a female one at that. This could be a rare opportunity for both him and Toothless!
"Do you wanna..I don't know...Eat lunch,maybe?At..At Berk."Hiccup quickly came up with an excuse.
"Uh,sure,I guess..."Naomi said,unsure,"Where is this 'Berk' anyway?"
"Follow me."Hiccup and Toothless turned around,leading Naomi to his village.
"What's your name?"Hiccup asked.
"Naomi."Naomi answered.
The two riders finally arrived at Berk,after several minutes of awkward silence.
"So this is Berk."Naomi breathed as she saw Berk for the first time.
"Hiccup!"Naomi turned around to see a woman with similar hair and eyes coming over.
"Mom!We..Have a visitor. Naomi,Valka. Mom,Naomi."Hiccup introduced them.
"Um...Hello?"Naomi shyly said.
"Son,we need to talk."Valka turned her attention away from Naomi and quickly took Hiccup to their home to talk.
"Well,that was interesting alright."Naomi said out of the corner of her mouth before moving off to find Jewel.
Meanwhile
"Mom,what are you-Hiccup,what are you doing?Aren't you already seeing Astrid?"Valka interrupted him in a hushed whisper.
"Yes but Mom listen,this is important!"Hiccup tried to get a word in but his mother was already lecturing him.
Finally,not able to take any more of the chatter,Hiccup burst out,"Naomi has a Night Fury!"
"What?"Valka paused,shocked.
"Naomi has a Night Fury."Hiccup repeated more slowly.
"Another Night Fury?"Valka's eyes widened.
"Yes!"Hiccup exclaimed,exasperated.
The moment of understanding between the two was cut short by a scream of euphoria followed by a screech of a Night Fury.
Outside Hiccup's house
Naomi and Jewel had been flying around and when they met Snotlout,Fishlegs,Ruffnut and Tuffnut and Astrid,a race between the dragon riders ensued.
Needless to say,due to Naomi's advantage of having Jewel on her team,Naomi won,with a close fight for the black sheep with Fishlegs and Astrid.
"Wooohoooo!Yeah!That's what I'm talking about!"Naomi punched the air in triumph. Following her rider,Jewel gave a screech.
"Naomi!"Hiccup yelled,"C'mon,Mom wants to speak to you!"
Naomi frowned as Jewel landed on the ground,"Your mom wants to see me?"
"Well,specifically,Jewel."Hiccup gestured to Jewel.
"And your Night Fury too?"Naomi asked when she saw Toothless trailing after Hiccup.
"It's Toothless. And yes,she wants to see both of them."Hiccup winced as Toothless gave a dissatisfied growl.
"Okay."
As soon as the two were in Hiccup's house,the door was shut quickly and the fireplace was lit to illuminate the house.
"Mrs Valka?What's going on?"Naomi asked.
"Another Night Fury!Incredible!How did you manage to get her?"Valka asked.
"Well..."Naomi started before sighing to herself,"I am going to tell the long story after all...No reason to cut it short. Anyways,in Arrian,it is tradition to give a dragon to a child of seven,since seven is a lucky number. There is this...Aptitude test. The potential rider will encounter different sorts of dragons in the Dragon Ring,the center of my village which is also a place for people to train their dragons.
Everyone said that I was special,even more special that the son of the leader. Naturally,I thought they were being sarcastic,since I am just a child from a family that is not very well to do. I don't know what gone into their heads,but in that moment when I was in the middle,a Night Fury jumped on me and sat on my shoulder. And that when the elders who were judging me in the ring decided that Jewel and I was supposed to be together and all that."
"Woah..."Hiccup said.
"Pretty long?I get that a lot."Naomi said,obviously getting the wrong idea.
"No,I mean,it's...amazing. She just sat on your shoulder?"Hiccup frowned.
"Well,I might've studied a tiny bit about dragons before entering the ring..."Naomi admitted,scratching her head,"But since that day,both me and Jewel grew up together. "
Jewel bobbed her head along with Toothless,before running after each other all over the house.
Jewel then jumped in front of Naomi and stood by her side. Suddenly,a rumble coming from Naomi's stomach resounded all over the room.
"And I maybe need to get some food."Naomi sheepishly blushed as Valka and Hiccup laughed.
As they group of three joined Astrid,Fishlegs,Snotlout,Ruff and Tuff Nut (And their dragons) for lunch,a lone dark character watches them from afar.
"Ha,idiots.I am going to reclaim what should have been mine long ago. And you shall pay for it,for taking it away from me,Naomi Moonsward..."The black cloak was then lifted to reveal a woman with raven black hair with narrow,brown eyes and a scar going down her left cheek before it was replaced and disappeared with a wave of the dark fabric.
Author Note:
Whew!It took a day just to write all that! Sorry I had to delete my Doctor Who fanfic for personal reasons. One,I's not really acquainted to Doctor Who stuff. Two,I don't know how to write all of those sciencey stuff. I hope you guys will like my HTTYD fanfic. Please review! Or favorite. Or both((strongly recommended))!