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Arrival on Berk: The Boneknapper!
Third Person POV.
The Resolute had just exited hyperspace and was now orbiting above the planet. As they did so, Anakin and the others gathered in the hangar in order to board a ship so they could get down to the planet and start searching for Ahsoka. But Barriss still had one question.
"Masters, if we do manage to find Ahsoka on this planet, what are we to do once we find her? Do we try and get her back?"
"No, Barriss. Not right away, at least." Anakin replied. "The minute we find Ahsoka, we'll contact the other masters and have them come to the planet. We have no way of knowing just what kind of Dragons we might run into, so better safe than sorry."
The Mirialan nodded in understanding. She knew that Ahsoka was very good at hiding her presence when she didn't want to be found. So this was going to make things just a bit more complicated, all things considered. But they were in for another surprise when they got to the hangar.
A familiar Nautolan Jedi Master was waiting for them there while reading what looked like Dragon data on a data pad.
"Master Fisto, why are you here?" Obi-Wan asked.
"I decided to join your group in order to search for Padawan Tano on this new planet. It's not every day you get to explore an Unknown Planet, you know."
The others looked like they didn't believe a word he just said. They knew of where he was supposed to go, and why he snuck aboard their ship.
"You just didn't want to be on a planet where there's no water, right?" Anakin asked.
Kit looked down in defeat from being found out so easily and asked "Was it that obvious?"
"We'll discuss protocol later. For now, let's get down to that planet before something else happens." Padmé ordered.
"You heard the woman! Let's move!" Barriss added.
Everyone else nodded and moved towards a frigate so they could get down to the planet. What they didn't know was that they were about to meet a certain Mystery Class Dragon that would change one of their lives forever. In a good way, of course.
Shaak Ti's POV.
As we neared the planet that has recently been identified as Berk, I couldn't help but worry about the young Togruta who was like a little sister to me. I tried everything I could to get the other Jedi to forgive Ahsoka and forget about her disobedience, and yet I failed and she was now alone on this strange, alien world. Although, I'm not one to talk about the whole "alien" thing.
Currently, we were flying over a vast expanse of water that was the planet's ocean. It was quite obvious that this planet was only 33% land. And based on the scans we took earlier, about 67% of the planet is covered in water. This must mean that the Tidal Class Dragons outnumber many of the other Dragons. This whole situation just got a whole lot more dangerous, people.
About fifteen minutes of flying later, we finally found a suitable place to land. Although, I must admit, we could've chosen a more hospitable island to land on.
"Whoa… it's like some kind of Dragon Graveyard here." Anakin commented as we disembarked.
And I'd have to agree with him. The whole island was littered with bones from all sorts of dead Dragons! I'm talking Dragons like the Deadly Nadder, the Monstrous Nightmare, the Gronkle, the Hideous Zippleback, even a few bones from a smaller species of Dragon known as the Terrible Terror. I swear, I can feel all traces of color leaving my face from how scared I was.
"Alright, we'll camp here for the night and start looking for Ahsoka in the morning." Obi-Wan said.
While everyone else agreed with the bearded master, I looked at him as if he had a death wish. I know about a very specific Dragon that lives in these parts, and do NOT want to be used as a toothpick by that thing!
"Oh no, no, no, no! Bad idea, master Kenobi! This island is home to a very dangerous Dragon species that you do NOT want to run into. It's dangerous, even on a good day!"
Unfortunately, my warning fell on deaf ears as everyone began to find things like food and water, firewood, and got out things for the shelter. I sometimes wonder if I'm the only sane one here. About fifteen minutes later, Anakin and Barriss returned with a boar and a bucket of fresh water while Obi-Wan returned with his arms full of sticks for the fire.
While everyone else was getting things ready for our stay on this island, I just couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched. Hunted like deer being stalked by a pack of wolves. And I don't like it one bit!
"Master Ti, what are you so afraid of?" Anakin asked. "I'm telling you right now that there's nothing to be afraid of -"
I wasn't paying attention to the young Jedi Knight. I was instead paying more attention to the beast that was flying down to us and landing behind the others. I began whimpering in fear as the beast got closer and closer until it was right behind the others.
"- So that's why I know for a fact that there's no such thing as a -"
Anakin was interrupted by the sound of rattling bones, making him and the others realize something.
"There's a Boneknapper right behind us, isn't there?" Senator Amidala asked with a deadpan look.
I could only nod for fear of the giant, skeletal beast. The others slowly turned around and looked up to see the most frightening Dragon one could ever see.
It had blue eyes with predatory slits for pupils, and the skin that we could see was an orange pinkish color, and it had brown spots on its wing membranes. Its body was covered from head to tail in bones collected from dead Dragons. A skull from what might've been its parent acted as a helmet on its head, it also had Deadly Nadder wing bones protecting its wings, along with a couple thousand Zippleback vertebrae along its back. And acting as a club at the end of its tail was a small, sharp looking Timberjack skull.
Although, I did notice that there was a small hole in the center of its chest armor, but was too afraid to say anything. I grabbed the good luck charm I had in my pocket, hoping to calm myself down a bit. The Boneknapper took a breath and released from its deadly maw… a… squeak?
"Well, what do ya know? No roar." Kit said in slight amazement.
That is definitely perplexing. According to what we know, the Boneknapper is supposed to have the loudest roar in the Dragon world. But we had no time to think about this as we ran from the stream of fire that exited this Dragon's mouth. I was screaming my head off from how scared I was, but Anakin and the other Jedi ignited their Lightsabers and started to fight back against the Boneknapper.
I thought it would've been an easy win for them, but we soon made a startling discovery. The Lightsaber blades couldn't cut through the Dragon's bone armor! This was both amazing, and terrifying at the same time.
The Boneknapper used its tail club to swat the others into separate piles of Dragon bones before coming after me! I was literally backed against a wall, my fear getting the best of me. I tried using a Force Push to repel the beast, but it didn't send it back anymore than a foot at most. Realizing that I was totally helpless in this situation, I just closed my eyes and awaited my own demise.
But I didn't feel any pain.
Cautiously, I opened one eye and saw the Boneknapper staring down at me. My fear was temporarily forgotten as I found my voice long enough to ask the Dragon something.
"What are you staring at? What is it that you want?"
It let out a low rumble and looked at something that was close to me. I followed its line of sight to see that it was looking at my good luck charm. Now that I thought about it, my charm looked strangely like that oddly shaped hole in its - wait a minute!
"It searches for the perfect bone to build its coat of armor."
That must be what the Boneknapper wanted! It wasn't attacking us because it wanted to, or because we were intruding in its territory. The poor guy just wanted the final bone that he needs to complete his armor!
Slowly and carefully as to not damage the bone, I untied the cord from the bone that I now recognized as a Terrible Terror pelvic bone. The Boneknapper crouched down so I could reach the hole, and I carefully fit the bone into place. A golden glow appeared from his chest area as his armor completed itself, and he shook his armor a bit to make sure the bone fit snugly.
Suddenly, he opened his mouth, and instead of a squeak, he released a powerful roar. It was so strong, the sound waves were actually visible to the naked eye! We were all forced to cover our ears/montrals to keep ourselves from going deaf. It was especially painful for me, since we Togruta have very sensitive hearing.
When he was done, he moved his head closer to me and nuzzled me affectionately. While I was confused by this behavior, but didn't look a gift in the Dragon's mouth. I started to scratch him under his chin, and he rolled onto his side, panting and wagging his tail like - for lack of a better term - an overgrown puppy dog.
Even Senator Amidala and my fellow Jedi were both amazed and dumbfounded by this. But I wouldn't let that bother me.
"Oh, aren't you just a big sweetheart. Yes you are! That's a good boy, Hex." I cooed while scratching his belly.
"Hex? Who's Hex?" Padmé asked.
"That's what I decided to name him." I replied.
"Well, his name might be a bit unorthodox, but at least now we have a way to traverse this planet without arousing suspicion." Obi-Wan said.
***The Next Day***
Once morning came, we continued our search for Ahsoka. Only this time, we're traveling in style. And by that, I mean that we're flying on Hex's back.
I was holding onto his horns, obviously in the driver's seat. Since Boneknappers are so big, he was able to fit all of us on his back at once without so much as slowing him down. Everyone, even master Kenobi, was enjoying the flight on Hex's back. Although I did hear master Fisto complain about how a tailbone was hurting his tailbone.
Hex roared again, enjoying the fact that he could now speak in his native language. However, my focus was required elsewhere. We need to find Ahsoka before something terrible possibly happens to her!
I'd like to thank guest reviewer Darknezz for sending in ideas for Kit Fisto, Shaak Ti, Anakin, and Padmé's Dragon partners. But I am still accepting Dragons for these guys.
Plo-Koon
Barriss Offee
Luminara Unduli
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Aayla Secura
