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Chapter 2
Berk
Hiccup and Toothless flew over Berk, the other riders flying behind him. They were out on patrol, as the threat of attacks from the Outcasts and Berserkers had been growing lately. Ruffnut and Tuffnut were swooping over the beach on Barf and Belch when they saw a strange shape on the shore. Curious, they broke off from the main group, and spiraled down to land. Hiccup saw them, and flew after them. "Guys, we are on a patrol. You can't just fly off to investigate whatever!" He admonished the errant pair. Then he realized that the twins were fighting over something on the beach. Curious, he walked forward with Toothless and saw that it was a sopping wet girl, broken chains dangling from her thin wrists. The rest of the riders landed, and Astrid ran over.
"Hiccup, what…" She stopped when she saw the girl. "Come on guys, we have to take her back to the village." Hiccup picked the girl up, and started to put her on Toothless. "Uh, Hiccup, remember the LAST time we found a strange girl on the beach? Heather almost got us all killed!" "Yes Astrid, but we have to help. And anyway, we can't judge every shipwrecked person we find on a beach by the actions of Heather."
The one-legged boy nestled the unconscious girl in Toothless's saddle. The Night Fury looked curiously at her, moving his head over to sniff. He immediately drew his head back like the girl was a snake, growling. "What is it bud?" Hiccup asked. Toothless snarled, moving himself and knocking the girl off. "Toothless!" Hiccup cried, trying to lift the girl back into his friend's saddle. Toothless moved away. Finally, after several tries, Astrid volunteered to carry the girl. Snotlout had volunteered first, but like that was ever going to happen. Astrid laid the girl in the saddle and they took off, back to Berk.
Hiccup flew to his house, Snotlout following, and carried the girl inside. Stoick said, "I presume you have a very good reason for carrying an unconscious girl in our home?" Hiccup responded, "Well, we found her washed up on the beach, and I thought she could stay here." "Very well" Stoick said as he put his helmet on his head and walked out the door, Snotlout following. Hiccup laid the girl down on his bed upstairs. When he turned away, he noticed that she was muttering in her sleep. Hiccup paused for a moment to listen: "No... Alvin, Savage! don't...leave...drowning." Alvin! Hiccup thought. Hmmmm.
xXx
When I woke up, the first thing I saw was a big black dragon head looming over me. I screamed and scrambled backwards against the wall. I heard someone say the words, "Toothless, down bud. You're scaring her." The dragon pulled its head away, letting a strange, brown-haired boy take his place beside the bed I was sitting on. He said "Hi, I'm Hiccup and this is Toothless. We found you washed up on the beach yesterday."
"Where… am I?" I asked, silently praying that I hadn't been found by the Berserkers or the Outcasts again. "You're on Berk" The boy- no, Hiccup, said. My memories came rushing back: The Skrill, being left to drown, and then...a fuzzy memory of being surrounded by a blue glow before darkness enveloped me. I reached up to feel my pendant, but my fingers closed on empty space. It was gone! Frantically I asked, "Where's my necklace?" "Don't worry it's right here," Hiccup said, holding it out to me. I took it, running my fingers over the smooth surface.
"What kind of stone is that anyway?" He asked. Responding, I said "I don't know. I was wearing it when I was kidnapped by the Outcasts nine years ago." "Well, you're safe now. What happened to you? You were talking in your sleep; something about Alvin and drowning" He asked. My face became closed off and I looked down at the spiky dragon pendant in my hands. "As I told you, I was kidnapped by the Outcasts nine years ago. They attacked my village, killing my parents and taking me as a slave. I served Savage, Alvin's second-in-command. It was harsh, but I survived. Then, Savage brought me on a dragon hunting trip with Alvin and the fleet. Alvin used me as bait to capture a dragon, called the Skrill. He caught it and left me to drown on the island as the tide rose. After that I don't remember anything except a strange blue glow."
Hiccup looked at me, his green eyes grave. "You're safe now. Safe from Alvin, and Savage." I glanced up and gave him a small smile. "Do you want to see the village?" He asked. "Well, you should probably change out of that first," He thought out loud, walking over to an old chest and opening it. I was surprised to see that in place of his left leg was a metal prosthetic. He was so young! But Berk had gotten the worst of the dragon attacks, so I guess it was normal in his village. Hiccup turned around and I quickly stopped staring at his leg. He held a folded wool dress in his arms. "This was my mother's. You can use it until we find you some other things." "Thank you," I said, taking the pile of fabric from him.
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Hiccup left the room while I changed quickly. The dress was a little big, having obviously been made for someone who was older than me, and reached all the way to the floor. It had leather bracers sewn onto the forearms and was made of a worn blue wool. I braided my long red-brown hair to make sure it didn't get in the way, though a few wisps escaped and framed my face. I tucked my necklace under the collar, letting my hand rest on it for a moment, then went downstairs. The brown-haired boy and his black (slightly scary) dragon turned to look at me. I smiled, stepping off the ladder.
I followed Hiccup outside, staying safely away from Toothless. "This is Berk" Hiccup said waving his arm at the village down below. "We get lots of snow, plenty of hail, and quite a bit of rain. Most people would move but it's our home." He turned to me. "And maybe yours too, if you want."
The next chapter is where things start to get interesting and a certain cranky old man appears. Please review!
