The Tale of Whoshadow

Chapter Six: Resurfaced

I watched in the distance as Stoick had awakened wearing the clothing the gods left for him. He fitted his new helmet on his head and wandered over to Aric where he met Loki. The father of the dragons greeted Stoick and told him that Aric had been healed, but was weak. Stoick promised to help nurse Aric back to health, and Loki Vanished soon after that.

The former Viking Chief went about the island, collecting materials he would need to build up fishing nets, and he found a spear. He went over to the water and threw his spear, catching a squid. He hauled it back to Aric, and the massive dragon swallowed it whole. Stoick went back and forth between the ocean and Aric to bring the massive Bewilderbeast his health back. This process was sure to take some time, but it will take time for Aric to feel like moving again.

As a way to help the two former Alphas up, I rounded up the remaining dragons, and had them help lead the fish closer to our home. There was a particular Timberjack that was pretty good for this task, as well as a Monstrous Nightmare who would flame up unpredictably. Both of those dragons didn't want the former Viking Chief to ride on their backs, and I certainly wasn't going to do it! I saw the size of that man, and he'll surly break my spine if I let him ride me! I don't know how he was supposed to get back to Berk, but I was certain something would come along. Aric is already grateful for Stoick's help, but he won't be a comfortable ride for Stoick as the Bewilderbeast travels by swimming.

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For several days, Stoick kept bringing back food for Aric, other dragons, and himself. I remained hidden away from him. I'm not a pet, and I don't want to form any attachments with him. Besides, I preferred eating sheep anyway.

Eventually, Aric regained enough of his strength to move from where he'd fallen in battle to back into his pool inside sanctuary. I was so happy for him. It was great to see the Alpha get back on his feet again, but he was still fairly weak.

Still, Stoick maintained his routine of fishing with the aid of some of the dragons and myself, and Aric kept getting stronger after each meal… Until the faithful night came…

Stoick had just fallen asleep, and I had just gotten back from feasting on another sheep, when the nest heard the distinct sound of Night Furies, and yes Night Furies plural. I didn't get my hopes up that Charmcast had finally returned to me, but Stoick originally thought that his son was flying towards the mountain for a moment. Then, Aric called them down, and a pair of Night Furies landed before Stoick. One was closer to Stoick's age and was blacker than the night, Stoick named him Shadowrath, and the other was a beautiful shade of blue… She was far too brightly colored to be Charmcast, and Stoick named her Sapphire. So I settled back into my nest and observed as Stoick made a bond with the dragons. He would later create a makeshift saddle, for Shadowrath.

While Stoick was out for a while to practice riding Shadowrath, I approached Sapphire and asked her: "Where are you from?"

"We're from the Isle of Night, it's the native island of most Night Furies." She replied.

"Do you know of a Night Fury named Charmcast?" I asked.

"I've never met her, but I have heard of a Night Fury by that name from another dragon I know that lives in the nest of the Thunder Queen, a Black Typhoon." She told me. Then she asked: "Why do you want to know?"

"She's a friend of mine, and we've been lost from each other for a while now." I admitted. Sapphire nodded to me and replied: "I'd be happy to help you, but I'm afraid I don't know where the nest is. My father doesn't like it when I leave our island."

Stoick came back from his practice flight, and then Aric called us out to go outside. We were going to Berk, and I noted that Stoick had vowed to stay silent until his family was ready for him to come back from the dead.

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It was a long flight, and I stayed in the back of the crowd until the island of Berk was within sight. It was a small, but beautiful place, and just as the villagers were able to see us, the Vikings, Valka and Hiccup, hopped on their dragons and met up with Aric and the new Night Furies.

"TWO NIGHT FURIES AND THE BEWILDERBEAST IS BACK!" Hiccup exclaimed. I didn't stick around for long. I found a spot of forestland and descended to find myself a cozy place to rest, but I couldn't sleep, so I decided to look around the island some more. I discovered that Berk was the most dragon-friendly place, and in the stables, I found a tusk of the wicked Bewilderbeast of Drago Bludvist hanging from the ceiling! Wow, that meant that Berk had defeated the monster that nearly killed Aric. I was impressed.

That night, I found out from a Deadly Nadder, named Stormfly, that Toothless was an Alpha dragon now, and it was he who started out taking on the Bewilderbeast on his own, and then the dragons turned against Drago. With a final blast, Toothless had dislodged the tusk and the Bewilderbeast had fled. The tusk was now a trophy over their victory and it also served as a perch. How quaint, but unfortunately, Drago wasn't dead; but that was the reason why we were here, because Stoick had found out from the gods. He muttered to himself about it while he was healing Aric.

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I went back to the forest to try to go to sleep again, but this time I found Loki!

"What brings you here?" I asked.

"Berk has always been a place of interest for me. You see, Dragon Chief Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, was actually born with the soul of a dragon, and tomorrow, his Night Fury friend will have dragons of all breeds on Berk take part in this ritual, and present a gift to his friend. The male Skrill you rescued some time ago is running frightfully low on lightning, and Toothless will need two Skrills for this ritual." Loki replied.

"What is this ritual you want me to take a part of?" I questioned, I sent sparks over my scales to show him that I had a good charge left.

"Toothless wants to create a Dragonstone." Loki replied.

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In Resurfaced and a Dragonstone there were a pair of Skrills that participated in the creation of the Dragonstone. It appears we met Whoshadow earlier than we thought.