Hey Everyone! I just wanted to say that this is my first fanfic EVER so be nice. Please tell me how it is because this is mostly a story for my enjoyment. I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train your Dragon. No way. I only own my OCs.
Chapter 1: Introductions
Sigh. Another morning, another lonely day of searching, Amber mused. But whatever. She was used to it. It had been her life for the past few years. She thought back to the time when she had friends, good friends that would stick by her side no matter what. But they were gone. They betrayed her, never to return.
The lonely dragon rider left her cave and called for her dragon. The Death Song came over the rise and greeted Amber. Her only loyal friend was this dragon. They had been through a lot of things together and never once questioned each others judgement.
"Come on, Gem. Let's keep looking."
They moved as one, dragon and rider. Always moving, never stopping. It was as if they could read each others minds. They were both majestic and terrifying, no one dared to attack them. But they didn't care about that. They were looking for someone. The someone that betrayed Amber. The someone that broke her heart.
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On Dragons Edge, Hiccup was worrying about the Dragon Hunters. It seemed like they had disappeared, there had been no sign of them for weeks, and many of their ships had been found without a trace of anyone on them. Hiccup was worried that Viggo and Krogan were calling all the men to a certain base to regroup.
"Hiccup, you've got to stop thinking about it," Astrid said. Hiccup was pacing the floor and the whole gang was on edge. "I mean, look on the positive side. At least we got a break from them attacking us all the time."
"I know, that's what's bothering me."
"Hiccup, think about it. We have all been getting more short-tempered with each other. Maybe we need a vacation, and having no one to fight makes taking a few days off easier," Fishlegs commented.
Hiccup sighed. They were right. They were all getting snappy with one another, and that was no way for a team to act. "Okay, we'll take a few days off."
The room erupted in cheers. Everyone started talking at once, trying to decide where to take their vacation. Eventually, they agreed on the island called Odin's Respite.
"Great! Get packing. We leave as soon as your ready."
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Amber had been circling this island for a few weeks now. She had gone over it thoroughly, even going over some areas two or three times. She started to think that maybe this was the wrong island when she found something. A ship was there in the water. A Dragon Hunter ship. But something was off. There was no movement on board.
Cautiously, they approached the ship close to the water. Once on board, they got a closer look at the ship. It did not look like it had been attacked but there was still no sign of life on it.
"Come on, girl. Let's go below deck."
Below deck they found things that confirmed her suspicions: everyone had definitely left in a hurry. They had even left behind some important maps and charts about the islands they had visited and the dragons they had caught and sold.
"This could be useful. Come on, let's get out of here. I keep feeling like someone's watching us."
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On the way to Odin's Respite, they ran into two other dragon riders that were also seeking some peace and quiet. Hiccup offered that they could join them. "Thanks Hiccup," said Heather gratefully. "We knew that we needed a break, but we weren't sure what island to go to."
"We needed a break, too," Hiccup agreed.
Once Odin's Respite was in site, they saw that there was a ship floating in the water with the Dragon Hunter symbol on it, and a suspicions-looking Death Song and rider standing on the deck. The rider had her back turned to them and she appeared to be looking at something. She had long amber-colored hair that was pulled back in a braid. She was covered from the neck down in Gronckle Iron that was fashioned into some kind of armor. Neither the Death Song or the rider had seen them.
"Hold up," Hiccup whispered to the gang. "What should we do?"
"I say we blow the ship into nothing!" Tuffnut said with enthusiasm.
"Not bad," Dagur mused. "I've always loved a good explosion. However, this reminds me a lot like the time that Heather had been working for Viggo. See the map in her hand."
"That can't be good," Hiccup muttered. "Toothless, warning shot!"
As soon as the shot went off the rider jumped onto the Death Song's back and they went up into the sky. When they turned around, the first thing that everyone noticed was the rider's eyes. They were green, but they seemed so empty and lost and lonely that you couldn't help but notice them at once. But flickering in them like a candle was hope. The hope you have when you have almost found something that was lost.
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The other dragon riders seemed to stop, but Amber kept on going. I'll take out the Triple Stryke first, she thought. Spinning through the air, Gem fired off several shots at once in the Triple Stryke's direction. Everyone snapped out of their daze at that moment and the Triple Stryke was able to get out of the way. The Monstrous Nightmare, however, was not so lucky. The rider flew right into the shot and got hit. As he fell, the Nadder dove after him and stopped him from falling into the water. Two down, five more to go, Amber thought grimly. All the other riders started to shoot at her so Gem dove towards the water to avoid the shots, but on the way down they shot down the Zippleback. The dragon hit the water with a splash, but the Gronckle eventually got them out of the water. Now all that was left was to get rid of the Triple Stryke, the Razerwhip, and the Night Fury.
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Hiccup was getting worried. They were pretty evenly matched against the Death Song, so they weren't getting anywhere. If anything they were slowing down. While the dragon was distracted, Hiccup was trying to desperately think of a plan.
"We're going to have to shoot them down, bud," Hiccup said. Toothless growled. Hiccup would never suggest that unless they were desperate.
"Aim for the chest. Ready...FIRE TOOTHLESS!"
The Death Song's neck got in the way just before Toothless fired. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem. However, this particular Death Song was missing it's scales on that side of it's neck. Toothless didn't notice and shot.
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Amber saw the Night Fury getting ready to fire. Amber didn't think. Time seemed to shift into slow motion when she saw where the Night Furies shot would hit. She dove in the way. Gem was her only friend and Amber couldn't bear to lose her now.
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Hiccup looked up when he heard Toothless's shot make contact. His eyes widened with horror. The Death Song's rider had jumped in the way and had been hit. She was blown back and was now plummeting toward the water.
"Toothless!" he cried as his dragon dove towards the falling girl. They were almost on top of her when the Death Song shrieked in pain. It dove towards them, knocked them out of the way, and shot them. Hiccup fell towards the water but Heather and Dagur caught him before he hit the water. The Death Song caught its rider and flew off into the trees.
Once Hiccup and the other riders were freed they started searching for the Death Song. Hiccup had to explain to the others what had happened.
"Wait, you SHOT HER!" Snotlout yelled.
"Yea..." Hiccup said. Astrid could tell that he was panicking. Who wouldn't.
"It's okay, Hiccup," Astrid told him. "We don't even know how bad she was hurt."
Hiccup sighed. She was right. They didn't know how extensive her injuries were, so they had no reason to panic.
"Hiccup!" Fishlegs called. "I found them!"
They landed in the clearing. About 100 feet away the Death Song was hunched up protectivly over the rider. She was not dead, Hiccup could see her chest moving. But he could also see some blood pooling on the ground around her.
"We've got to get her out of there, Hiccup," Fishlegs said, worry lacing his voice.
"Okay, I'll see if I can get close to the Death Song," Hiccup said. He started to walk towards the dragon, but it looked up and with a roar, lunged at him.
"I don't think it likes you very much," Tuffnut said.
"Hey, he did just shoot it's rider," Ruffnut added.
Sighing with frustration, Hiccup ran to the group. "I can't get near her. We're going to have to think of something else."
The suspense! I hope you liked it. I'll try to update ASAP, but I don't get a lot of time. Please R&R!