Sorry for the delay. I tried to upload this yesterday, but the site wouldn't let me.
Mathilda and Flash belong to Tiger Lily the Wild
Ashley and Storm belong to silverwolvesarecool
Artur and Blizzard belong to BestOCMaker
Chapter 7
Cami's POV
Flash's venom had finally worn off, but I missed the entire interrogation. Valka and Mom had worked as fast as they could to treat the venom, but even they hadn't come up with anti-venom that works quickly enough. I was happy when I could move again, but I was so angry I wanted to knock out some of Mathilda's teeth. Hers or Flash's. I didn't really care.
"Cami, calm down." Mom said as she placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Your mother's right." Valka said. "Move too much too soon and you could end up never moving again." I sighed and laid back down. I wasn't going to forget Mathilda or Flash. I might go easy on them. They did shut Mucklout up.
Stoick and the others came in speaking at the same time. I couldn't catch what they were saying because all their words sounded like gibberish. Mom gave them a stern look. "Shush!"
"One at a time!" Valka added.
Stoick nodded. "Sorry, Grandma." Turning to me he said, "Mathilda was alone like she always is. She found someone spying on Berk and was going to turn him in. However she said he knew who her parents were, and would tell her if she got the Dragon Eye."
"Any idea where this Viking was from?" I asked.
Stoick shook his head. "That's where things got confusing."
"She had no idea where this Viking was from." Ash said. "There was no tribal crest on their armor or their ship, and they spoke in a strange voice."
"Which pretty much rules out most of the archipelago." Stoick said. "I'm thinking whoever this stranger is, they're not from the archipelago."
Valka stared at her grandson with concern. "Stoick, you could be right. When I was on my own with Cloudjumper, we rescued dragons from trappers. Many of them came from lands I've never heard of. Even Drago knew that there were places beyond the archipelago that he could go for soldiers. If Mathilda's contact came from beyond the archipelago, we could be in danger."
The next day I was filling all the satchels I could get my hands on with food and supplies. Moodswing watched as I packed some of his favorite fish in one of them. He licked his lips hungrily, as his skin changed to the appropriate color.
"Not now Moodswing. We need these for later." I said. He just shook his head and let me pack it on him. Once I made sure my sword and shield were secure, I mounted my dragon. He spread his wings and took off. I was going to find that mysterious man, and I was going to make him talk. He still has the Dragon Eye, and that has become one of Berk's greatest treasures. Hiccup and Astrid might be getting search parties ready, but I'm not going to wait.
"Okay Moodswing. Let's find that son of a half-troll." I said. Moodswing roared and took off into the horizon.
Stoick's POV
I waited in the great hall while Mom and Dad talked with the rest of Berk about the theft, and what we had learned from Mathilda. Needless to say the entire tribe was not in a good mood.
"The Dragon Eye was the key to discovering new lands and new dragons!"
"If it shows new dragons that we haven't found and trained, our enemies could use those dragons against us!"
"If Drago gets his hands on it he could build his dragon army again."
"Shut it!" Mom shouted at them. Immediately everyone quieted down. She had that effect on people.
"Thank you." Dad said as he cleared his throat, "I know all of you are worried. The Dragon Eye was one of our greatest discoveries. It's expanded our knowledge of the archipelago and dragons in ways we've never seen before. And we are going to get it back."
"How?" Snotlout asked. "We have no idea where it is."
"Actually that's not completely correct." Fishlegs said. "The boat was heading to the west."
"West?" Artur asked. "That's where Iron Island lies."
"Alright. We know what direction our thief is going." Dad said. "Now we need to get into teams and go after him."
Artur stood up. "I'll get my friends. Come on, Blizzard." His Woolly Howl followed him out of the great hall. For the first time I was tempted to go with him. His friends were great explorers.
The doors hadn't closed before they opened and Heather came running in. Artur poked his head back in as did Blizzard. Everyone turned to her as she ran up to Mom and Dad. "Cami's gone!" She blurted out. "Spout and I can't find her anywhere!"
Fishlegs put an arm around her. "It's okay. Maybe she just went…."
"I checked the stables. I checked the arena. I checked her favorite training spots in the woods. She's gone!" Heather said.
I looked at Mjolnir. Even he looked concerned about this. I quickly mounted him. "Let's go!"
"And where are you going?" Mom asked me with her arms folded.
"To look for Cami." I said.
Dad looked at me. "Stoick…"
I shook my head. "No Dad. Cami's my friend, and knowing her she's probably gone to track down this thief. If he's with Drago or someone else she could be flying into a trap."
"Stoick…"
"I'm a Viking and a dragon rider. Even if you say no I'm going to go find her."
"Stoick!" Dad raised his voice. "I was trying to say you're going to need help to find her."
I blinked. "Oh."
"And how do you suggest we search the entire archipelago?" Mom asked him.
"We ask someone who knows dragons, trained and wild." Dad answered.
"That only means one person."
Later we were all flying to the Cliff of Eternity. Most of the island was a huge cliff rising up out of the ocean. However the other side was covered with a thick forest with trees that rose as high as the cliff itself. Many Vikings came here for lumber, but the island was protected by one species of dragon: the Timberjack.
"You sure she's gonna see us?" Fishlegs asked Dad.
Grandma answered for him. "She's family. And all the dragons on the island listen to her and trust her. She can help us find Cami and the Dragon Eye."
"You know she hasn't seen you for years." Snotlout said.
"Just as we know she sliced off your hair last time you saw her." Heather said.
"When she was trying to take your head." Tuffnut added.
Snotlout shrugged. "How was I supposed to know she didn't like roast eel?"
I shook my head. It's obvious where Mucklout got his ego. I just feel sorry for the girl who would fall for him. If anyone would.
As we approached the trees Toothless sent out his special cry. I could hear it echoing through the trees. Toothless then veered left. He must've found a Timberjack. I thought about the Timberjack I met not too long ago, right before I met Mjolnir. I wondered how he was doing.
As we flew through the trees we suddenly found ourselves face to face with a giant Timberjack. No, not a giant. This was a Titan Wing! It was impressive to see, but not impressive to be on it's angry side.
"Let's get out of here!" Snotlout said as he and Hookfang turned around, but there was another Timberjack behind us roaring. I quickly looked around and saw that we were surrounded by Timberjacks. This wasn't good. Normally they would be trustworthy, but that only happens after you scratch their back.
Right now none of them were interested in letting us get behind them.
Duffnut and Buffnut got out their weapons but I held out my hand. "No. Put those away."
"Why? So they can rip us limb from limb?" Buffnut asked.
Duffnut smiled. "That would be awesome. If we just watched it happen to all of you."
We then heard a roar. We saw a Timberjack approaching with someone riding on its back. She was dressed in a dress of dragon skin with a necklace of dragon teeth. She had the same hair as Dad, and was close to his age too. She carried a wooden staff with her, though not as ornately decorated as Grandma's. The dress was more like a skirt as it only extended to her knees. When they were close enough I saw she had nothing on her feet. She glared at us with intense green eyes.
"Who are you and why have you come to our island?" She asked. She then did a double take on Dad. "Hiccup?"
"Hi Hava. Sorry we haven't been around to visit." Toothless landed while Dad dismounted. Hava landed her Timberjack and dismounted too, and the rest of us followed their example.
"We meant to visit. We really did, but things got busy on Berk." Mom apologized.
Hava held up a hand. "It's okay. I'm just sorry we mistook you for dragon trappers."
"They've been coming to this island?" Grandma asked.
Hava nodded. "They've been taking many of our Timberjacks. Audi and I have been trying to stop them, but they always get the drop on us. They made off with three adolescents yesterday."
"We can ask Eret about them when we get back. He knows trappers." Ruffnut said.
I approached Hava. She seemed surprised when she saw me. "Stoick? Is that you?"
"Yep." I nodded. "And this is Mjolnir."
Her jaw dropped. "A Skrill? You managed to train a Skrill? Not even Largewing dares to mess with those dragons." The Titan Wing growled in confirmation. Hava approached Mjolnir, who bared his teeth at first, but them let her stroke him.
"Aunt Hava, we need your help." I said. "The Dragon Eye was stolen and Cami's gone after it. We were hoping you could help us search for them."
Hava's eyes widened. "The Dragon Eye? Stolen?" She looked at Audi, and spoke to him in Dragonese. Audi roared at the other Timberjacks and they flew off. "They will alert the rest of the nest. Those who are not watching over eggs or hatchlings will help find her."
"Thank you so much." Heather said.
Hava smiled. "Anything for my family."
I hope you enjoyed that. Special thanks to Tess Carver for letting me use Hava in this story. I hope you don't mind the look I gave for her older self. For those of you who want to read more about Hava be sure to check out Tess Carver's story Sister, Sister.
