Stormfly had had a long day. After a long flight and a few hours of training with her rider, Astrid, the Deadly Nadder was almost relieved to get a good night's sleep. But she had only gotten what seemed like three hours of sleep when she heard wingbeats. Groggily, Stormfly opened her eyes to see a Night Fury with yellow eyes hovering in front of her. "Hello there." he said, catching the attention of her teammates, who bolted awake instantly. Hookfang looked surprised, Barf and Belch looked a bit frightened, and Meatlug was wondering what in all the snakes was going on. Stormfly, however, frowned and stood in a defensive pose.
The Night Fury eyed the group for a while before speaking. "The companions of the legendary Riders of Berk, at last." He sniffed the air. "But what's that I smell? Could it be… fear?" He seemed to glare at the Zippleback as he spoke this. "Whoever you are, you have no business with us!" Stormfly threatened. "Do I? Should I have not known you are close friends with the Alpha?" She froze. "How do you know that?" "My kind is known for their secrets." Hookfang turned to face him. "We don't know anything about you, Blackie. Not even your name." The Night Fury stared at him, then at everyone. "You may call me… Eclipse. In the brief moments that remain to you." "What do you want?" Stormfly asked. "Your Alpha. He has someone he needs to meet." She turned to the others. They all had the same expressions. They didn't trust this "Eclipse". "If you want him, you're gonna have to get through us first!" Stormfly growled, her tail spikes unsheathed. "And you're outnumbered, four against one!" Meatlug added. "Hmph. Fine by me." Eclipse then blasted by them and landed in the training arena. Looks like he wants a fair fight. Stormfly thought. "FACE ME!" Eclipse roared as he fired a plasma bolt into the air, challenging them. The four dragons then followed him to the arena and landed in battle poses, ready to confront this mysterious foe.
