CHAPTER 7
As a note to you all, I've changed the last few paragraphs in chapter 6. I had written it in the middle of the night and I didn't quite stay true to the plot connections, so I've tinkered with the words.
Now, enough with the formalities. Take 1, scene 7, lights! Typewriter!...And...ACTION!
Toothless raced towards the watering hole and panted, roaring over the commotion of the beach, "Storm!" He smiled when the stunning white dragon lifted her head and gasped as he approached, "Toothless! What are you doing here!" she stood and jumped out of the water and onto the shore, dripping with the hot and steamy water, "I'm so sorry! I didn't know what I was doing! I..."
Toothless laughed and barreled towards her, fanning his wings. He tried to slide to a stop, but his talons slipped and Storm gasped, her blue eyes wide, "Toothless!"
With a loud crash, he toppled into her and threw the both of them back into the water with a giant splash! The water drenched the other dragons on the shore, making them snarl and roar their distaste to the Night Furies!
Toothless held what air was in left his lungs and blinked in the water, his nostrils and eyes adjusting like a submerged crocodile would. He smiled to Storm, who had begun to flip and turn in the water until they looked each other in the eye. The female looked dead serious, but her temper melted away when Toothless did a barrel role, his wings propelling him through the water. She smiled, moving to break through the surface.
When Toothless joined her, she sputtered, "What were you doing? Trying to drown me?" she tried to keep serious but Toothless made her giggle when he flapped his wings and splashed her, "Stop it Toothless!" she swam foreword and batted at him with her forelegs, sending water into his face!
He coughed and stopped, grinning, "I had to find you."
She went quiet for a moment, then sighed and gestured towards shore, "Follow me; we'll talk once we're on shore." Toothless nodded, following her to the shallows.
When they stood, Hiccup and Astrid appeared through the crowds of dragons. Astrid laughed, "Nice swimming guys!"
Storm shook her wings and body, sending tiny droplets of water everywhere. Toothless did the same and Hiccup shielded his eyes, "Watch it! That waters really hot!" he smiled.
Suddenly, a small roar sounded from up the beach and Storm's ears pricked upwards, "One of the nests! The eggs are hatching!" Toothless grinned, bounding towards the excited croons, "This way! YOu wanted to see the babies didn't you?"
Hiccup and Astrid frowned as the dragons trotted up the beach, "What's happening?"
When they came to a stop before a nest, Toothless gasped and blinked, "Look." Storm slid to a stop, watching the sight before them, "What is she doing?"
Hiccup and Astrid stepped beside them, looking down a small ridge at a cluster of small pools in the ground. A Monstrous Nightmare stood by one, nudging a brood of tiny blue eggs towards the water.
Toothless grinned, "Hiccup talked about this...the eggs explode, so the mothers put them into a pool of water just before they hatch.
Just as he said that, one of the eggs plopped into the tub. A small shudder shook the ground when it exploded, then with a snort, a small baby Monstrous Nightmare climbed out from the water.
Storm purred and sat on her haunches, "It's so cute." her blue eyes were wide in awe.
Toothless glanced over at her, biting his lip. The female had never hatched eggs before; she probably felt awful at that moment. He shifted and placed a gentle forefoot over her's, smiling, "They are aren't they?"
She looked up and crooned, her ears flattening against her head. Hiccup and Astrid noticed this, smirks growing on their faces. Toothless quickly turned his gaze away and removed his foot. Storm giggled, small hues of pink and red growing on her cheeks.
The day went by and the sun began to set on the horizon. Toothless watched as Hiccup rolled out blankets for the night, Astrid building a campfire with the little wood that could be found on the island. He yawned slightly, then blinked as a quiet voice sounded from the shadows, "Toothless! Over here!" he turned to see a familiar white head peeking out form behind a small hill.
He glanced to Hiccup, then snorted and trotted over to Storm, "What is it?" his voice was low.
Storm bit her lip, "Can you come with me? I need to talk to you." she glanced nervously to Hiccup and Astrid. Toothless nodded quickly and followed her into the darkness, trying not to wake any of the sleeping mother dragons.
When they were clear of earshot, Storm sat on her haunches and sighed, "I'm an VERY sorry for leaving you on Berk. I didn't know what I was doing until I had gotten here." Toothless smiled, "I expected that much; you didn't seem all there."
She smiled, then swallowed a lump in her throat, "But I do remember..." he cut her off, "You nuzzling me?"
The white Night Fury tensed, then nodded, "Yes."
Toothless sat beside her and she stuttered, "Um, I wasn't thinking." He frowned, "You're saying you didn't mean to?"
Storm shook her head quickly, "No! I had...um...maybe..." she thumped the ground with her tail and groaned, "oh...I was confused at the moment! I think I just acted with emotions and..." she blushed.
Toothless purred with a wary nod, "It's alright Storm." he fanned his left wing and draped it around her in a dragon hug, "I don't mind." She blinked, a small purr escaping her. Her tense body relaxed against his touch and leaned into him slightly, "You don't?"
Toothless shook his head, "No Storm; how could I get mad at YOU?" The female crooned and gave a tentative grin. She reached foreword, licking his cheek softly. The affection in her gesture made him gasp and turn to her, "Storm?"
She laughed and cuddled into his shoulder, "Don't ruin it."
Toothless blinked, then shook his head and smiled, "...Like how you left me on Berk?"
The female groaned and looked at him with a grin, "You ruined it."
As they sat and watched the moon over the water, Storm drifted into a deep sleep. Toothless still purred, his heart full.
But suddenly, unfamiliar voices sounded from behind and he turned with a sharp growl! A grapple shot out of the shadows, binding his legs and wings! Storm awoke as he tumbled to the ground, "Toothless!"
Another grapple wound around her limbs, knocking her to the ground. Toothless looked up with a deep snarl as three figures appeared. He couldn't reach around Storm to shoot a fireball at them, so they were left completely defenseless.
One of the men, a tall Viking, sneered, "They'll do well." but his gaze fell on Toothless' synthetic tail, "Except that one, an un-perfect skin wouldn't sell for much." Storm whimpered and glanced to the other dragons, who had awakened, but stayed silent, "Why aren't they helping us?"
Toothless groaned and strained against his bindings, "I don't now, but I've got a bad feeling about these...pirates."
The leader of the group gazed with greed at Storm's shiny white scales, "The last female Night Fury. Their scales are the finest of all the dragons." he turned to his men, "Knock the male out, then take the female to the ship and prepare for sailing."
Toothless snarled as one man approached holding a club, "Don't you dare touch Storm!" the club came down on him like an avalanche, it crashed into his skull and made him unconscious in a instant. The pirates did the same to Storm, then dragged her down the beach towards the large black silhouette of a ship.
Sorry for taking so long. :) I hope this part wasn't too cheesy and I did it right. :) I'm not very good at these things.
so stay tuned, leave a review, and let me know how I could improve it. Thanks. :)
