Chapter 4: The Search Begins
For the next week Midge continued her dragon research. She'd learned how to tell a male dragon from a female one, she learned the steps on how to train a dragon, and after learning some facts the Night Fury such as they weren't nocturnal, their dark scales caused them to blend in with the night sky, and how they loved cod and salmon.
One afternoon in the plaza her friends, Beth and Jack were just walking and discussing dragons. "So you see Jack, around the time of Snoggletog is when dragons go to lay their eggs." said Beth. "That's cool." said Jack.
Suddenly, they were hit by two bags of flour. "What the...?" asked Beth, as she wiped flour from her eyes. "What was that?" asked Jack. They heard laughing, and looked up, and saw Tim, Tam, and Spikelout on a roof.
"Got you guys." said Tim. "What was that for?" asked Jack. "Just doing some pranking." said Tam. "And I'm watching." added Spikelout. "Real funny." said Beth sarcastically. The three got down, and walked to them.
"Hey, where's Midge?" asked Tim. "I haven't seen her in a week." answered Beth. "You think she might be sick?" asked Jack. "Let's go see." said Spikelout. The kids went up to Midge's house, and knocked on the door.
After a couple of minutes, Midge answered the door. "Hey guys." she said. "Hey, Midge where you been?" asked Tam. "I've been working on a big project." said Midge. "What's that?" asked Jack. "Come and see." said Midge, inviting them in.
They all went up to Midge's room, and saw that there was a map of Berk and its surrounding islands, and little notes about what Night Furies looked like and their characteristics on the wall. "What's all this?" asked Spikelout.
"Information I need if I'm going to find another Night Fury." Midge explained. "You're gonna try and find another Night Fury?" asked Tam. "Yep." said Midge boldly. "But Midge, my dad said that Toothless is probably the last Night Fury in the world." said Jack.
"The key words there are might, maybe, and probably." said Midge. "But Midge how are you going to find one, we're not allowed leave Berk without supervision." said Tim. "That's why, I'm gonna search for one on one of the surrounding islands." Midge answered.
"It sure looks like a lot of work." said Spikelout, noticing all the books and papers scattered on Midge's desk. "It is, but it's so gonna be worth it." said Midge. "So when you gonna start looking?" asked Beth.
"As soon as I ask my dad if I can do to these islands. You guys want to come?" asked Midge. "I don't know, Midge. Tam and I are gonna be busy with pranking." said Tim. "And my dad's gonna be teaching me how to fight." said Spikelout.
"And Jack and I are gonna be helping our dad with some hatchlings." said Beth. "And besides all that we still have playing and having fun." said Spikelout. Though Midge was a bit disappointed that her friends didn't want to go, she didn't show it.
"It's okay, guys. At least I'll have Aqua to accompany me. Right Aqua?" asked Midge. Aqua, who was sitting on Midge's bed screeched in agreement.
That evening, Hiccup and Astrid came home, and both of them looked exhausted. Midge scurried downstairs, hoping to talk to them right away. "Mom, Dad, I'm glad you're home, there's something very important I need to ask you." she said.
"Midge, sweetie, we're happy to see you too. But you're going to have to give Mommy and Daddy a minute." said Hiccup, as he and Astrid sat down, at the table. "Okay." said Midge quietly.
Then at dinner, her parents perked up a little bit. "Mom, Dad can I talk to you guys now?" she asked. "Okay, Midge what is it?" asked Astrid. "Well, I was wondering, could possibly explore the islands surrounding Berk tomorrow?"
"The islands around Berk, why?" asked Hiccup. "I am going to see if I can find another Night Fury, hopefully a female one." said Midge. Hiccup and Astrid looked at each other and smirked a little.
"Midge, the chances of finding a Night Fury are very slim." said Astrid. "Especially on the islands around here." added Hiccup. "But I've been researching dragons for the last week, and I want to at least try. Please?" Midge begged.
Astrid and Hiccup looked at each other. "We'll talk about it, and we'll let you know in the morning." said Hiccup. When it came time for Midge to go to bed, she snuck out, and listened to what her parents were saying.
She couldn't make out what they were saying exactly, but she did she them talking about it. After hearing enough, Midge quietly went back to her room, and went to bed.
The next morning, Midge came downstairs for breakfast. "Good morning." she said to her parents. "Good morning Midge. And don't bother to ask we already know what you want to know." said Astrid.
"Yes, your mom and I have been talking and we decided you can go explore the nearby islands." said Hiccup. Midge jumped with joy, as she ran up to her parents. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you." she said.
"But...there are some rules." said Astrid. "I'm listening." said Midge. "You don't go alone." said Hiccup. "You go only to the islands surrounding Berk, and no where else." said Astrid. "You be careful." said Hiccup.
"And you return to Berk before nightfall." said Astrid. "Don't worry, I plan to take Aqua with me, she can deliver terror mail. And I will do those things." Midge assured. "Good." said Hiccup. The three then sat down for breakfast.
When they finished, Hiccup and Astrid had to get going. "You have fun, Midge. We have to work to get started on." said Hiccup. "We'll see you tonight." said Astrid. They both gave Midge a kiss, and headed out on Toothless and Stormfly.
Midge hurried upstairs to her room, to tell Aqua. "Aqua, Mom and Dad said I could go explore the islands, and you're going with me." she said. Aqua screeched in delight. Midge grabbed her satchel, and put in her notebook, pencil, notes, a smaller map of Berk, and paper.
Then she and Aqua went downstairs, and Midge also filled it with water, an apple, a sweet cake, and a fish for Aqua. "Well, we're ready to go. Come on, Aqua." said Midge, as she opened the door.
Aqua flew beside her, and Midge walked proudly down to the docks. The two got into a little row boat, and Midge began paddling out to the one of the surrounding islands.
That's chapter 4, plz review