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Chronicles of the Dragoniters:

Dawn of the Dragoniters

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CotD: Dawn of the Dragoniters

Published: 4.06.2018

Chapter 8: Aliens and More Soul-Bondings

It was all quiet on board the Defender, the Corellian Defender-Class Light Corvette Laylahlu Secura, Ares Syndulla, Umakyo Ti, Ashara Tano, Katara Joma, Bengal Polo, Jazuka Milanu and Teemor Kalaku called home as they ate breakfast in the dining room. Laylahlu Secura was a fifteen year old female Twilek, a Jedi Knight-Sentinel and Jedi Consular-Shadow Padawan, a Republic Trooper Vanguard, a Smuggler Gunslinger and very sassy, cheery, mischievous and hyperactive even though she was able to stay still, silent and unmoving for a while. She was slim and built like a runner, considering she was very, very fast when it came to speed and possessed extraordinary reflexes, eyesight, stealth and power with the Force, even able to render herself invisible which was something many Jedi Consular-Shadows learned later on in their apprenticeship but she already knew how to it, much to the dismay of anyone she pranked. Laylahlu had spent the first five years of her life living in poverty and in consant danger of being captured by slavers and sold which happened to her, her twin sister, their older sister and their mother when she was five years old but the Jedi Order rescued her a year later.

Ever since then, Laylahlu hated slavers, feared being captured and sold again and vowed to free all slaves, punish all masters and slavers and eradicate slavery. Her two lekku reached her back to her waist and swayed with every movement she made and reacted to her emotions, twitching and vibrating. Like most Twilek's she regularly used them to show her emotions and communicate through sign language using lekku movements and gestures. Laylahlu's skin was sapphire blue with violet eyes and stripes curling around her lekku. Framing her forehead and wrapping around the bases of her ear cones, as female Twileks lacked normal humanoid ears, was a headband made out of black leather with a silver metal frame surrounding the ear cones and forming a socket in the middle in which a violet gem was placed and several more violet gems studding between them. It had also had a strip of black leather keeping it together and holding it in place behind her head just below the base of her lekku.

While Jedi Knights tended to wear a full body suit of armour with a robe over them, Jedi Consulars instead wore a full set of ornate robes, Troopers wore a full body set of armour and Smugglers tended to wear typical civilian clothing consisted of shirts, trousers, boots, belts, vests and sometimes even long coats and hats, all of them were wearing basic, simplistic long-sleeved tunics down to the mid-thighs, leggings/ trousers, boots (Except for Katara and Bengal) and belts. Laylahlu wore a black tunic reaching down to her mid-thighs and wrists, silver leggings and sash belt, violet leather, knee-high boots and cloth vambraces. Their teachers and the Jedi Council all agreed that because Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka and Teemor were Children of Sunheela and thus Jedi Knights, Jedi Consulars, Republic Troopers AND Smugglers. Laylahlu was currently in a polygamous relationship with Ares, Umakyo and Ashara that had begun very recently and having known each other for years, they already loved one another and there was no jealousy or favouritism.

Ares Syndulla shared Laylahlu's age of fifteen years old and so did Umakyo and Ashara, give or take a few months between each of them. He was a male Twilek Jedi Knight-Guardian and Jedi Consular-Sage Padawan, a Republic Trooper-Commando and a Smuggler Scoundrel, very strong, muscular, tough, durable and very powerful with the Force. His sense of smell was so strong he could smell scents even other Jedi with good noses could not and his tracking skills were phenomenal. His two lekku reached just below his buttocks over his back and swayed and twitched with every movement he made. Ares's skin was emerald green with warm brown eyes and spots all over his lekku. He wore a chocolate brown long-sleeved tunic reaching down to his mid-thighs, black trousers, a tabard consisting of two thick, wide strips of dyed leather crossing over his back, shoulders, chest and stomach and secured with a white leather belt and a pair of brown boots. To cover his head, he wore a wrap of deep brown cloth around it like a turban.

Umakyo was a tall and slim fifteen year old male Togruta and a Jedi Knight-Guardian and Jedi-Consular-Shadow Padawan, a Republic Trooper Commando and Smuggler Scoundrel with a pair of two large hollow, cone-like horns that grew from the top of his skull and formed an extrasensory organ capable of sensing the size, shape, proximity and movement of physical objects around them within a scope of up to 25 meters. They were called montrals and were connected to three lekku, two of which draped over the sides of the chest and the third, which was the thickest, over their backs. Lekku were very sensitive organs in both Togruta and Twileks and when caressed, could calm and sooth them or provide sexual pleasure or agonizing pain. Damaged lekku could cause great harm to anyone of those two species and thus lekku were treated gently and only touched with the person's, whose body the lekku were attached to, express permission.

Umakyo's montrals formed a hybrid shape between a V and a U and towered several inches above his head while his three lekku reached down to his chest and upper back. His skin was ruby red with pure white facial markings consisting of two patches over his eyes and spreading out to his cheekbones, temples and upper forehead in round arches with one ruby red rounded lines above his sapphire blue eyes. His montrals and lekku were also pure white with sapphire blue simplistic stripes around them. A headdress of seven short but thick teeth from a native predator and prey of Shili, the Togrutan homeworld known as an akul, framed his forehead. Togruta were hunters and were known to collect trophies of their hunts so much so there was a rite of passage for young Togruta to venture out into the wilds, hunt and kill an akul and collect its teeth to make a headdress or some or piece of jewellery. His tunic was deep blue, his trousers white, his boots and belt red. Umakyo's intelligence, intuition, memory and the radar sense imparted by his motrals earned him the praise and admiration of many Jedi as did his love of learning.

Ashara Tano was a fifteen year old female Togruta who was a Jedi Knight-Sentinel and Jedi-Consular-Sage Padawan of the Galactic Jedi Order located on the Planet of Tython, where the first Jedi had came to be as well as Republic Trooper Vanguard and Smuggler Gunslinger. She was 5 and a half feet tall from the tips of her short montrals which gently curved outwards then inwards then outwards on the tips. Her three lekku reached her breasts and the middle of her upper back. Ashara's body was slender, athletic and very agile and flexible, allowing her to perform feats of agility beyond many of her fellow Jedi. Her skin was orange, eyes sky blue and montrals and lekku pure white with five on each of her front lekku and three on her lekku simplistic sky blue chevrons. She had a round face with white markings consisting of two thin lines extending from her montrals all the way down her eyebrows, zig-zagging outwards to form a diamond in the middle of her forehead and arching over eyes like a pair of eyebrows and curling around them to form a shape of feathered wings on her cheeks. Two more white diamonds sat above the other diamond just below her montrals.

Her tunic was sky blue, her leggings white and her boots and belt orange. A headdress of seven akul teeth, very similar to Umakyo's, framed her forehead. Ashara smiled as the first of her lovers, Laylahlu was the second and Ares the third, Umakyo placed a spoonful of food on her plate, smiling at her and winking. It was all thanks to the Children of Sunheela and a Jedi Sentinel named Bastila Shan, the ancestor of Grand Master Satele Shan, that the Jedi Order allowed love, happiness, marriage and family ever since Bastila Shan had discovered the difference between love and attachment and realized that positive emotions such as love and happiness actually strengthened a Jedi's connection to the Light Side of the Force and helped them resist the Dark Side rather than fall to it whereas negative emotions such as fear, anger, hate, despair, selfishness and jealousy led to the Dark Side of the Force. If there was any emotions that led to the Light Side of the Force, Ashara would say they were courage, happiness, love, joy, selflessness and serenity.

Katara Joma, the female Cathar, was a fifteen year old Jedi Knight-Sentinel, Jedi Consular-Shadow, Republic Trooper Vanguard and Smuggler Gunslinger. She was muscular, tough, gritty, agile and had enhanced stamina and healing and spoke in a low voice. Her face was catlike with a mane of hair on her head, sharp, pointed, cat-like teeth, a cat nose, cat eyes and pointed feline ears. The rest of her body had short fur covered by clothing and armour. Her hands and feet were cat-pawed and had retractable claws. Her teeth were those of a cat's and so were her eyes except the pupils were round. Many people would have thought Cathar were the hybrids between Humans and cats if it was not impossible for humans and cats to breed. Katara's fur was light brown with black stripes pointing towards the middle of her face and forming Vs on her forehead. Her chin, the front of her neck and the palms of her paws were blonde, her eyes golden and her shaggy mane of hair black and reaching down to her jaw-line. She wore a deep blue, long sleeved shirt with white, scaled leather over her shoulders, upper back, chest and forearms. A pair of white trousers with a black belt covered her legs along with deep blue cloth wrapping around her lower legs.

Bengal Polo was more like a lion and a tiger combined with a humanoid. A shaggy, blonde, lion-like mane of hair flowed around his neck and shoulders. His fur was silver with deep gray tiger like markings and his eyes were blonde as well. He wore pretty much the same as Katara because their clothing was what most young Cathar who enlisted in the Grand Army of the Republic wore. Jazuka Milanu and Teemor Kalaku both bore the colourful skin and flowing head tendrils that floated and swayed in the air as they had a mind of their own. Like the rest of them, Jazuka and Teemor were both fifteen and Jazuka was a Jedi Knight-Guardian, Jedi Consular-Sage, Republic Trooper-Commando and Smuggler Scoundrel while Teemor was a Jedi Knight-Sentinel, a Jedi Consular-Shadow, a Republic Trooper-Vanguard and a Smuggler Gunslinger. Jazuka was slim with rose red skin, tipped with rose pink on the ends of her head tendrils, hands and feet and her eyes rose blue. She wore a typical Smuggler's outfit of trousers, boots, long-sleeved shirts, jackets and belts. She preferred to wear purple and white.

Timothy on the other hand, was a bit more buff and muscular with snow white skin tipped with ice blue on the ends of his head tendrils, hands and feet. He had violet eyes and preferred to wear blue, purple and black trousers, boots, long-sleeved shirts, jackets and belts. "You know, I really think we should go looking for our fellow Children of Sunheela because I do not think they will come looking for us out here. Maybe we should go to them." He said. "That sounds like a good idea as long as no one who is not them does not know we are here or find us." Jazuka replied. "If anyone hostile finds us, we will just scare them away with our ship's guns."Bengal quipped. "And what if they come back with more fellows and start slaughtering us, hmm?" Katara asked, squeezing his thigh under the table. "No one in this world has ever seen people like us. Who knows what they will do?" Ares said. "Definitely no chance of being welcomed with open arms if we go in with a big bang." Laylahlu muttered. "If all goes right and there is no big bang, we should be fine and the people will be curious." Umakyo said. "First we have to find our fellow Children of Sunheela." Ashara said then she tensed.

"What is it, Ashara? What is wrong?" Katara asked, suddenly alert. "I sense presences outside. I think they are friendly and only two of them are Humanoid." Ashara said. "Let us go outside and see who they are." Laylahlu suggested. "We should grab our weapons just in case." Bengal added. Everyone nodded, stood up from the table, grabbed their weapons and walked out of the dining room, lowering the entrance ramp to their ship and walking slowly outside on high alert. Thanks to their natural Togruta abilities imparted by their montrals, Ashara and Umakyo could sense the approaching presences even without the Force. Seeing which direction both Togruta were fixated on, Laylahlu, Ares, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka and Teemor turned around and aimed their weapons. "Come out where we can see and put any weapons you have on. The. Ground." Ashara commanded. "We mean you no harm, none of us. We swear by the Force and the stars." A female Humanoid's voice replied.

Ashara thought it out. She already knew some Athelon natives knew about the Force, especially Elf-Faes. "That remains to be seen. Does as she said and we will not fire or attack." Umakyo added. Two winged and horned Humanoids stepped out of the bushes. "Elf-Faes?" Laylahlu asked. "Yes, we are and we have come a long way to find you so all of us find what we seek." The male said. "What do you mean?" Ares asked cautiously, lekku twitching. "We seek to find our fellow Children of Sunheela as we are them ourselves." The female said. "What are your names? Who else is with you?" Ares inquired. Both Elf-Faes glanced at the bushes, back at them and gently waved a hand each. The Alien's jaws dropped and their eyes widened as lions, red foxes, tigers and elk, a male and a female each, appeared from the undergrowth, followed by peregrine falcons, boa constrictor snakes, snowy owls, hawks, bald eagles and doves, again two of each, one male and one female who perched on the branches of a tree. The two doves flew down and the two elks walked up to the two Elf-Faes, the male dove perching on the male Elf-Fae's shoulder and the female elk nuzzling him fondly, the female dove perched on the female Elf-Fae's shoulder and the male elk nuzzled her fondly.

Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka and Teemor's eyes widened as they stared at the other sixteen animals, instantly remembering them as the Familiars they had been dream-visited by and dream-visiting when they were asleep. Their instincts and the Force were compelling them to step forward towards the animals and so they did. As if feeling the same compulsions, the animals step forward too. Laylahlu was drawn to the female Black Mamba Snake and the male Peregrine Falcon and they were drawn to her. Ares was drawn to the male Black Mamba Snake and the female Snowy Owl and they were drawn to him. Umakyo was drawn to the female Lioness and the male Snowy Owl and they were drawn to him. Ashara quickly found herself drawn towards the male Lion and the female Peregrine Falcon and they were drawn to her. Katara was drawn to the male Bengal Tiger and the female Bald Eagle and they were drawn to her. Bengal was drawn to the female Tiger and the male Bald Eagle and they were drawn to him. Diana was drawn to the male Fox and the female Hawk and they were drawn to her. Timothy was drawn to the female Fox and the male Hawk and they were drawn to him.

As if they were in a trance and instinctively knowing what to do, the two Twileks, Togruta, Cathar and Mikkians and the two Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls, Lions, Black Mamba Snakes, Bald Eagles, Bengal Tigers, Hawks and Foxes moved closer and closer to each other and Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka and Teemor held out their hands with their palms up and level with the animals' beaks and snouts. As one, they touched and with flashes of bright light, they felt magic and the Force surge through them all, connecting their minds, souls, bodies and spirits until they could all sense each other's emotions, read each other's thoughts and feel each other's sensations, in that very moment, they instantly they had found and activated their Bonds with their Familiars. They drew back, panting and shuddering. Each of them could feel the minds of their Familiars connect with their minds and they were startled when voices spoke in their heads.

"Laylahlu?"/ "Selena? Speedy?"/ "Ares?"/ "Strongbite? Hevira?"/ "Umakyo?"/ "Lyanna? Apollo?"/ "Ashara?"/ "Simba? Olympia?"/ "Katara?"/ "Diego? Freedom?"/ "Bengal?"/ "Shira? Safety?"/ "Jazuka?"/ "Jasper? Carina?"/ "Teemor?"/ "Roxanne? Harris?" and along with that, they all could sense each other's joy, happiness and relief at having finally found their Familiars. Simba was the male lion, Lyanna the female. Olympia was the female peregrine falcon, Speedy the male. Strongbite was the male Black Mamba Snake, Selena the female. Apollo was the male snowy owl, Hevira the female. Jasper was the male fox, Roxanne the female. Harris was the male hawk, Carina the female. Diego was the male tiger, Shira the female. Safety was the male bald eagle, Freedom the female. Beaming, the two Elf-Faes and their Familiars walked forward, gazing at them with joy, relief and happiness in their eyes.

"My name is Serenity Angel'sdaughter. These two are my Familiars Olive the dove (she gestured to the female dove on her shoulder) and Grazer the elk (she gestured at the male elk standing beside her)." The female Elf-Fae said. She had forest green eyes and horns, pure white skin, rose red, curly, long hair, a slim, delicate figure and black, rose red, forest green, golden and pure white wing feathers. Serenity wore a sleeveless, forest green tunic reaching down to her knees, red leggings and cloth wound around her forearms and waist as a belt, forest green boots and a white leather belt. "My name is Triton Trinian'sson. These two are my Familiars Calum the dove..." (he gestured at the dove perched on his shoulder)" and Valora the elk." he gestured at the female elk standing at his side. Triton had iron grey eyes and horns, earth brown skin, iron grey hair, a strong, muscular figure and black, iron gray, earth brown, silver and white wing feathers. He wore a grey, sleeveless tunic and leather boots, black leggings and a leather earth brown belt.

"It is a pleasure to meet you." Ashara said politely. "We apologize for our hostility." Umakyo added. Serenity and Triton smiled kindly which the aliens returned and focused their attention on their Familiars to get a better look at them. Speedy the male peregrine falcon had slate grey feathers on his back and long pointed wings with indistinct darker bars and black wing tips, rusty underside feathers with thin, clean bands of black and piercing violet eyes. Selena the female Black Mamba Snakehad glossy, shiny and sleek black scales with violet accents, growing more pronounced towards her tail and equally violet eyes. Hevira the female Snowy Owl had pure white feathers with black spots all over her body except for her facial disk and golden yes. Strongbite the male Black Mamba Snake had also had black scales but with sapphire and ice blue accents growing more pronounced towards and on the tail and under-scales and eyes a mix between the two colours.

Olympia the female Peregrine Falcon had blue-black feathers on her back and long pointed wings with indistinct darker bars, her wing tips were also black. The white feathers on her underside were barred with thin clean bands of black and her eyes were piercing blue. Simba the male lion had yellowish-red fur, a deep, rich reddish-brown mane and black eyes. Apollo had pure white feathers with a few black spots on his tail feathers and the primary and secondary feathers of his wings and yellow eyes. Lyanna the female lion had pure white fur and ice blue eyes. Freedom the female bald eagle had dark brown feathers, a white head and tail and yellow eyes. Diego the male Tiger had reddish-orange fur, black stripes, white underside and blue eyes. Safety the male Bald Eagle was similarly coloured to Freedom but his head and tail were more blondish and his eyes golden. Shira the female Tiger had blondish-white fur, dark brown stripes, white underside and green eyes. Carina the female hawk had deep brown plumage with a lighter underside and yellow eyes.

Jasper the male fox had reddish-brown fur with white on his belly, chest, chin, paws and tail and green eyes. Harris the male hawk had dark brown plumage with a lighter underside and golden eyes. Roxanne was a female fox with pure white fur and blue eyes. Calum the male Dove had pure white feathers and green eyes. Valora the female elk had silver fur with darker patches and black eyes. Olive the female pigeon had green and purple feathers and blue eyes. Grazer had grey fur with lighter patches and black eyes. Each of the Familiars were larger and had more intelligence than others of their species and had gained the abilities and enhancements of their Familiars. Although they did not know it yet, Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka and Teemor had gained the abilities to shape-shift into the Forms of their Familiars. Suddenly overcome by joy, each of the 24 Familiars, whether they be Alien, Bird, Mammal or Reptile, embraced each other happily. Serenity, Triton, Olive, Grazer, Calum and Valora watched on happily and waited until they parted before speaking. "We have travelled a long way to find you and now we must find our fellow Children of Sunheela before it is too late." Serenity said. "Fortunately for us, our Soul-Bonds we share with them will guide us to each other. Quickly, we must hurry but first you eight must hide your ship." Triton added.


Meanwhile, that morning, Hiccup, Astrid, Nava, Aniu, Toothless, Stormfly, Icicle and Heatwave woke up eager and excited for the day ahead. They knew, they just knew very special things would happen that day. Last night, Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo and Ashara contacted them in their dream-visits to let them know they had arrived on Athelon and would begin looking for them so they could Soul-Bond and join their fellow Children of Sunheela, leading to the four Soul-Mates telling them how to find the Cove. Swiftwing, Sprinter, Zena, Willow, Alvis, Edme, Sorina and Merlin were also excited and so was everyone else when they told them as they ate breakfast. "So, Aniu, Hiccup, Astrid and I each have three Soul-Mates, each other, two Familiars, one Soul-Dragon and Aniu has a Soul-Phoenix already. Soon, we will each have a Soul-Sibling. That is seven Soul-Bonds for Hiccup, Astrid and I and eight for Aniu, eight and nine if we count ourselves." Nava counted and told them.

"Just wait until they get their Familiars and Soul-Dragons. When they do, we will all have to teach them what we were taught about our Soul-Bonds and train them in how to shape-shift and all that. Thank the stars, we have not began learning how to shape-shift into our Dragon Forms and our Soul-Dragons into their Human or Elf-Fae, Barn Owl or Golden Eagle, Dire Wolf or Reindeer Forms yet." Aniu replied. "At least you and Nava already know how to shape-shift into your Dragon Forms but both of you still have to teach Icicle and Heatwave how to do so while Hiccup, Toothless, Stormfly and I have to learn from scratch, Angel." Astrid said. "It will definitely be strange, meeting our Soul-Siblings who are different species from different worlds and cultures and shape-shifting into our Night Fury and Deadly Nadder Forms." Hiccup remarked. "Do not worry, Hiccup, you will soon grow used to it, love it, cherish in it, revel in it and enjoy it. After all, being a Night Fury Dragon is magnificent. Just think of all of the freedom and new abilities you will have." Toothless replied smugly, nudging Hiccup reassuringly.

Hiccup smiled and scratched Toothless under the jaw, drawing purrs of bliss from him. "I could say the same about being a Deadly Nadder, Astrid. You will be wanting to spend as much time as you can in your Form whether in the sky or on the ground." Stormfly told her Soul-Rider. "Just ask Nava and Aniu. They will tell you about the time they gained their Dragon Forms and spent every minute they could in them, flying and running around, breathing ice and fire and all that. Ah, such wonderful memories Aniu showed me." Heatwave sighed blissfully. "Soon, Hiccup and Astrid will be following in their paw-steps and wing-beats. Of course, there is a lot to learn but the results are more than worth it. Oh my, we best set up a list and schedule of what we are going to learn and do." Icicle gasped. "And plus, Lilith, Plasma and I already consider Hiccup to be a member of our family and our newest litter-brother." Darkfang said. "And so is Astrid. Spike, Sera and I have already agreed and accepted her. Welcome to our family, sister." Magnus said.

"Icicle and I lost so much when the Hags-Fiends attacked but if one thing is for sure, that is Nava is one of us and I am sure our parents, if they are still alive, would accept him too." Winter said. "Winter and Icicle are not the only ones who lost so much that day and have accepted Icicle's Soul-Rider into their family. Heatwave and I have agreed that because Aniu is his Soul-Rider, she is a member of our family and we hope to be accepted by hers if they will when the war is over." Summer said. "Hey, do not forget their Familiars!" Obsidian yelled. "Yeah! They are members of our families too!" Onyx shouted. Darkfang, Spike, Winter and Summer laughed and agreed with them. The four Soul-Mates and their eight Familiars laughed and hugged the siblings of their Soul-Dragons who nuzzled them lovingly. When they settled back down again, Hiccup, Swiftwing, Sprinter, Astrid, Zena, Willow, Nava, Alvis, Edme, Aniu, Sorina and Merlin froze when they sensed Laylahlu, Speedy, Selena, Ares, Hevira, Strongbite, Umakyo, Apollo, Lyanna, Ashara, Olympia and Simba Soul-Bonding with their Familiars.

When they realized what they were sensing, the four Soul-Mates and their Familiars looked at each other, laughed and hugged in joy, earning questions as to why they were acting that way. Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu joyfully told them and there was much cheering and questions, mostly from the Dragonets. They also told them that they knew the way to the Cove and down to the camp because they told them and they were expecting to arrive in a few, short hours, drawing disappointed and impatient groans and whines, mostly from the youngsters. And so began a waiting period in which they played games, listened to stories and conversed with the Cove Campers. Swiftwing, Sprinter, Zena, Willow, Alvis, Edme, Sorina and Merlin volunteered to scouting in the sky and on the ground for the new additions to the Children of Sunheela and after viewing Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's memories of their dream-visits with Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo and Ashara, flew into the sky or ran out of the camp to begin.


After they had hidden their star-ship and set out to find the Cove, the band of Children of Sunheela found themselves...simply put...lost...and they did try their best following the directions Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu had given them but because they had found the Cove travelling from the Village of Vikings, they were travelling to the Cove from another location that was in a different direction. Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Serenity and Triton had taken to riding on Lyanna, Simba, Diego, Shira, Grazer and Valora as they traversed the wilderness. Laylahlu was riding with Ashara, Ares was riding with Umakyo, Jazuka was riding with Katara and Teemor was riding with Bengal. Speedy, Hevira, Apollo, Olympia, Freedom, Safety, Carina, Harris, Olive and Calum were flying overhead. All of them, especially Laylahlu, Speedy and Selena, were getting impatient. "How long do you think it will take us to find this Cove?" She asked Umakyo through their telepathic Bond.

"I do not know exactly but I do know we will find it soon." He replied. "We have been wandering around for like hours and we have not found it yet." Ares muttered. "Maybe we are searching in the wrong place. Perhaps we should go back to the ship." Ashara said. "Hey, look! I see some Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Dire Wolves and Reindeer approaching us!" Speedy shouted. "They must be Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's Familiars. Let us say hello." Apollo said. "It is about time! I hope they can lead us to the Cove instead of us searching for it by ourselves and not finding it." Olympia exclaimed. "Yeah, trekking through the wilderness is fun and all but time is a-wasting and besides, who knows is what is out here that could pose a threat or be hostile?" Hevira commented. And so they approached them until the two groups were face to face. Out of all of them, Swiftwing, Sprinter, Laylahlu, Zena, Willow, Ares, Alvis, Edme, Umakyo, Sorina, Merlin and Ashara were closest to each other.

There was nothing but silence for the next few minutes as they simply stared at each other. Swiftwing, Sprinter, Zena, Willow, Alvis, Edme, Sorina and Merlin were able to sense that the two Twileks and Togruta were Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's soon to be Bonded Soul-Siblings and the two Lions they were riding on as well as the two snakes, Peregrine Falcons and Snowy Owls were their Familiars. Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo and Ashara were able to sense that the two Barn Owls, Golden Eagles, Dire Wolves and Reindeer were Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's Familiars but it never hurt to make sure and the Familiars and soon to be Bonded Soul-Siblings of Hiccup Haddock, Astrid Hofferson, Nava Theodore'sson and Aniu Namara'sdaughter carefully opened the links between their minds so they could use telepathy. "Are you Laylahlu Secura, Hiccup's Soul-Sister?" Swiftwing and Sprinter asked the female Twilek. "Yes, I am. Are you two Swiftwing and Sprinter, Hiccup's Familiars?" She replied.

"Yes, we are. Hiccup has been waiting excitedly and impatiently for you." The male Barn Owl and male Reindeer told her. And that was how it proceeded until each of them knew they were with fellow Children of Sunheela. "The Cove is this way. Follow us." Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's Familiars said and turned away, walking or flying in the direction of their safe haven. The eight aliens, two Elf-Faes and their Familiars followed, admiring the wilderness around them and impatiently eager to find the Cove and meet their fellow Children of Sunheela. "So how far away is this Cove?" Lyanna asked. "Not very far now, it has to be far enough away from the Village of Vikings so no one who is not us finds it accidently." Edme told her. "It also has to be well hidden and it is very difficult to find whether you are on the ground or in the sky." Alvis added. Pretty soon, they arrived at the hidden entrance of the Cove and walked through it, emerging into open sunlight and everyone stared in awe. Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu's Familiars smiled and led them down into the crater.


Three or four or more hours passed until it was nearly midday and Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu were kept frequently updated by their telepathic Bonds with their Familiars until they flew or ran out of range. Everyone was finding it harder and harder to find things to do to pass away the time and Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu were nearly running out of patience. "I think we should go looking for them. They have been gone for a while." Hiccup said. "Agreed. All of this waiting is making me antsy, restless and hyperactive and I thought only you were like that, Speedo." Astrid replied. "We should ride on Toothless, Stormfly, Icicle and Heatwave to save time." Aniu said. "That is a good idea. I just hope they are not frightened or startled by our Soul-Dragons and attack." Nava said and Toothless, Stormfly, Icicle and Heatwave ran up to them and gestured to their saddles. The four Soul-Mates were just about to mount their Soul-Dragons when their Familiars returned.

"Wait! Wait, wait, wait! Wait!" Several voices shouted. Swiftwing, Zena, Alvis and Sorina flew out of the forest to them with Sprinter, Willow, Edme and Merlin following close behind on the ground. "We found them and led them here! They are waiting for us back where we usually teleport in." Sprinter panted. "There are about eight of them with two Elf-Faes and 20 Familiars." Swiftwing reported. "They were wandering around lost when we found them and they recognized us because of the Soul-Bonds we share with you four so they followed us." Willow told them. "They said they would wait for us out there instead of coming straight here and giving you guys a fright." Zena said. "We told them to wait there while we told you guys until we come back and lead them here." Willow said. At their Familiar's requests, Sprinter, Willow, Edme and Merlin turned away and walked back to where they had left the newcomers.

Several minutes later, they returned, leading a group of Twileks, Togruta, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls, Black Mamba Snakes, Lions, Cathar, Bald Eagles, Tigers, Mikkians, Hawks, Foxes, Elf-Faes, Doves and Elk, a male and a female of each species. The Cove Campers gathered around to watch and meet their new additions with their resident Children of Sunheela in front of them at the head of their group. Hiccup Haddock and Laylahlu Secura, Astrid Hofferson and Ares Syndulla, Nava Theodore'sson and Umakyo Ti, Aniu Namara'sdaughter and Ashara Tano saw each other within seconds and slowly began walking forward to their respective Soul-Sibling, never taking their eyes off one another. Time seemed to stop as the four pairs of Soul-Siblings moved closer and closer until they were right in front of each other. They held out their hands and slowly moved them forward until the skin of their Soul-Sibling touched theirs and their fingers wrapped around one another's.

The millisecond they touched, a flashed of bright light glowed around them as their minds, memories, souls, bodies, emotions and spirits connected, bringing with it a feeling of joy, relief, happiness, love and safety. A telepathic link opened between their minds, allowing them to communicate without voices and read, sense and view each other's thoughts, memories, emotions and senses. Eventually, the glow faded but the feeling still remained, even as they parted and moved backwards to get a better look at each other and admire their features. Instantly, they knew each other's names and could read each other's thoughts, sense each other's emotions and feel what the other felt. "Hiccup?"/ "Laylahlu?"/ "Astrid?"/ "Ares?" / "Nava?"/ "Umakyo?"/ "Aniu?"/"Ashara?" Then, overcome by emotion and the need for physical contact with their new-found Soul-Siblings, Hiccup and Laylahlu, Astrid and Ares, Nava and Umakyo and Aniu and Ashara, stepped forward, leaned in and wrapped their arms around each other in their first embrace which seemed to last for hours until they separated again.

None of them knew what to say but there was no need to. They were distinctly aware of the cheers and congratulations of everyone else. That was when they became aware of the necessity of introductions and by the time they began, it took a few hours to finish them all, first beginning by introducing their Soul-Bonds, then their fellow Children of Sunheela to only each other and then introducing everyone in the Cove to each other, leaving not a single soul unintroduced. The Cove Campers and the Children of Sunheela ate a late lunch and Triton and Katara, Serenity and Teemor revealed they were also Soul-Siblings and Bonded. As they ate, finished then cleaned up, conversations began as the Cove Campers and the new Children of Sunheela got to know more about each other. During that time, Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Aniu learned more about Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo and Ashara's species and they were amazed and fascinated.

"So, those tentacles hanging from your head are called lekku and they are very sensitive?" Hiccup asked Laylahlu. "Yep, indeed. They are the reason why Ares and I's species are called Twileks because of our twin lekku." She replied. "These horns on my head are called montrals by Ashara and I's species. They give us a form of passive echolocation." Umakyo told Nava. "The horns of Elf-Faes do that to. Aniu, Triton, Serenity and I all have them. In fact, I do not think the horns of Elf-Faes and the montrals of Togruta are that different after all." He replied. Their conversations took another turn and Laylahlu, Ashara, Triton and Serenity revealed they had been dream-visiting and dream-visited by their soon to be Bonded Dragons and...Electra revealed she had been dream-visiting and dream-visited by her soon to be Bonded Soul-Rider. When asked who they were, Ashara, Triton and Serenity said their Soul-Dragons had been following their presences through their un-Bonded links and had just arrived in the Cove.

Laylahlu and Electra, on the other hand, pointed at each other, drawing gasps of surprise from nearly everyone. "Why did you not tell us that you have a Soul-Rider and is yet to Bond with her?" Bolt asked his sister. "I wanted it to be a surprise and it looks like I have successfully surprised you so, one point for me." Electra replied. "Our sister has a Soul-Rider who is that pretty blue and purple female with the tentacles on her head? That is so cool!" Lightning exclaimed. "Lightning, be nice. Just because she looks different from Humans and Elf-Faes it does not mean you should judge her by appearance." Spark said. "Sorry, brother, it will not happen again, I promise." Thunder said, nudging his litter-sister sharply and glaring at her in a way that said 'do not do that again'. "What about you three, Ashara, Triton and Serenity? Who are your Soul-Dragons?" Raven asked. "Mine is a male Stormcutter named Skywalker." Ashara told them. "Mine is a male Shadow Raider named Umbra." Triton said. "And mine is a female Aurora Singer named Siren." Serenity added.

"Laylahlu and Electra, would you two like to Bond with each other now or wait?" Toothless asked. "We can show you two how to do it. Laylahlu, all you have to do is hold out your hand with the palm raised to touch Electra's snout when she touches your hand with it." Hiccup added. Laylahlu and Electra glanced at each other, came to an agreement and nodded. "We would like to do it now instead of later." Both of them said and everyone gathered around to watch as the female Twilek Alien and the female Skrill Dragon walked forward until they were right in front of each other and Laylahlu reached out with her hand and Electra reached out with her snout. The second they touched, a flash of black and violet light glowed around them and disappeared moments later, revealing a breathless Laylahlu and an equally breathless Electra standing there, still in skin to scale contact with their hand and snout.

They joyfully embraced, Laylahlu wrapping her arms around Electra's neck and pressing her face against her scales which tingled with electricity as if welcoming her touch. Electra wrapped her wings around Laylahlu and nuzzled her with her head. Everyone cheered and walked forward to congratulate the newest Soul-Bonded Dragon and Rider on Soul-Bonding successfully. Speedy, Selena, Hiccup, Toothless, Spark, Bolt, Lightning and Thunder were the first to reach her. Now that Laylahlu and Electra were Soul-Bonded and Ashara, Triton and Serenity had told them their soon to be Bonded Soul-Dragons were in the Cove and waiting for them, it was time for the female Togruta and the two Elf-Faes to go to them and Bond with them. So, the Children of Sunheela began following Ashara, Triton and Serenity away from the camp and through the trees into a clearing where not only three Dragons waited but a pack of ten Terrible Terrors and...a male Air Phoenix.

When she saw the Elemental Bird, Aniu gasped and their eyes locked but they made no move towards each other as Ashara, Triton and Serenity moved towards their Soul-Dragons who got up and walked slowly towards them. When he saw the biggest Dragon there, Hiccup gasped and stepped as a memory surfaced in his mind from when he was only a baby lying in his crib. Another baby was in the second crib beside his. Both of them were laughing and reaching for a giant dragon's owl-like face as it reached out to touch them with a massive, sharp claw, obviously meaning no harm but to the dragon's surprise, Hiccup's crib rocked and startled the dragon into accidently scratching his chin, causing him to cry loudly and the dragon to snatch his claw away. Seeing someone watching them, the dragon moved away to stare at and sniff the person until someone else threw a weapon at the dragon, scaring it into breathing fire at the intruder and knocking over the other crib.

The first person ran to forward to catch the other baby before it hit the ground. "Valka, take Hannah and run!" He heard his father's voice scream. "No! Don't!" His mother yelled and the dragon returned his attention to her and the child she held in her arms. "Hold on!" His father's voice shouted and Hiccup remembered his baby self being picked up in Stoick's arms just as the dragon snatched his mother and twin sister and flew away with them up into the dark sky strewn with fire and smoke and ash. "NO! STOICK!" She screamed, accompanied by Hannah's wails. "VALKA! HANNAH!" Stoick roared but it was too late for him to do anything except hold Hiccup and watch the dragon fly his mother and twin sister away. "Stoick!" Valka and Hannah's screams grew more distant. "Valka...Hannah..." Stoick's voice grew from despair and baby Hiccup whimpered. The memory ended and Hiccup was left staring at the dragon that was differently coloured and smaller but still the same breed as the one that had taken his mother and twins sister away. He knew he could not blame the dragon for the sins of another dragon of the same breed but that did not make losing his mother and twin sister any less painful.

Then suddenly, he remembered what the Vikings of Berk called this particular breed of dragon and how much pain it brought Stoick whenever the event or the dragon breed was mentioned. Stormcutters were a member of the Sharp Class of dragon categorizations and were 60 feet long with a wingspan of 75 feet. It was a stream-lined dragon with an almost humanoid torso, wide chest and narrower waist supported by a pair of long, powerful, hind legs tipped in strong, sharp talons. The tail was as long or longer than the body, cylindrical and tapered with a trio of 10 feet long, semi-circular, serrated tail fins extending along the posterior portion, two laterally and one dorsally. The neck was relatively short but extremely flexible, able to rotate 180 degrees and supported an interiorly flattened, roughly spherical head. The powerful jaws aligned in an under-bite, the nose decorated with a row of almost diamond-shaped fleshy projections, from the sides of which and above the eyes also grew a chevron-shaped flexible brow, widest above the snout and tapering to the tips. From the top and sides of the head splayed out two pairs of flexible crests, one behind the other in a fan shape, the edges adorned with thick tassels and the overall appearance resembling an ornate crown. Large spinal, rear-curved spikes arose at the base of the neck, reaching up to five feet tall between the wings and continuing with decreasing size down the length of the tail.

The wings were unique even amongst other dragons in this species, two pairs both attached one pair above the other in nearly the same location on the upper torso and able to move independently. They were roughly bat like, with a single, large, dexterous, long, curved, sharp claw on the main joint of each of the four wings and the lower pair could be folded and used as front limbs on land. Just above the legs was also a pair of secondary wings, triangular in shape and together nearly fifteen feet wide, providing a huge surface area. The rounded mouth and unique internal structure allowed this dragon to breathe a sustained torus, or vortex of fire at great distances. Stormcutters were said to be the kings and queens of agility, flexibility and manoeuvrability, an incredibly fast, talented, skilled flier and unmatched in agility even by a Night Fury.

Storcmutters were a mysterious breed of dragon often classed in inappropriate categories due to its relative rarity and unique combinations of features. With a regal, no-nonsense attitude, Stormcutters were strong-willed leaders, often the head of nests or second to Alphas, this trait enhanced by their extreme intelligence. They were a curious species, liking to investigate new things or situations they found unfamiliar but would do so with an air of caution and great alertness to their surroundings. In fact, it was said to be nearly impossible to catch a Stormcutter off guard and the saying had been correct many times. The four main wings, two secondary wings and three tail fins Stormcutters possessed allowed them to perform any move imaginable in the air, even other dragon masters of the skies who, even though some of them may be faster, could not match a Stormcutter move for move in sharp turns and rolls.

The unique fire of a Stormcutter also rendered them formidable foes, flames released in a tight, aimed whirlwind that allowed the attack to continue in an unbroken stream up to 100 feet or more and upon contact with the target the impact was devastating, the vortex thoroughly engulfing whatever it hit. Stormcutters would not attack unless provoked and would use all other possible outlets before expelling precious fire so they rarely missed a shot either, flaring of the head crests and loud, pounding roars acting as the first line of warnings and bites and slashes with the sharp fangs in their mouths and equally sharp claws on their wings and feet just as if not more devastating than their fire. Stormcutters were invaluable allies however. They were understanding and analytical, able to read people sometimes better than the person can themselves, making them excellent judges of character and allowing them to pick up on emotional, mental and psychical stated quickly and act accordingly, whether by comforting or attacking.

Stormcutters were unwaveringly loyal and trustworthy in every manner, following given rules and instructions to the best of their abilities and defending friends, family and innocents to their very last breath. If anyone angered, threatened or injured a member of this species an immediate retaliation was very likely but given time they were also forgiving, if not more cautious around such a character. The Stormcutter in front of them was a young male and had sky blue scales, white under scales and the rear edges of the four wings and tail fins, the eyes, spinal spikes, crests and horns were yellow. From the very first second he and Ashara saw each other, they had looked away or reacted to anything else. Slowly, the male Stormcutter Dragon and female Togruta Alien walked closer and closer, reaching out their hand or snout until they were close enough and skin and scale made contact, resulting in a flash of orange and sky blue light.

After several seconds, the light disappeared and they were still standing and touching each other. "Hello, Ashara." The male Stormcutter said. "Hello, Skywalker." The female Togruta replied, her hand still on her Soul-Dragon's snout. Beaming happily, she embraced him and Skywalker smiled and nuzzled her. The other two Dragons beside the pack of ten Terrible Terrors could only be a Shadow Raider, the black one and an Aurora Singer, the rainbow one. Both of them bore the classic western body shape with four legs bearing long, sharp claws, two wings, one tail, long neck and elongate lizard like head each. However, that was where their similarities ended. Shadow Raiders were very dangerous because of their unique abilities such as shadow-bending, making them Shadow/ Darkness Elemental Dragons through and through and some but not all for their empathic abilities to sense and detect fear, anger, hate, suffering, pain, grief, sorrow, despair, lust, cruelty, jealousy and other such dark and negative emotions.

Most of them used their abilities for good and the betterment of all but there were those who used their powers for evil and their own selfish goals and desire for power. They were also very rare not just because they had lower egg-laying and survival rates than other Dragons but because Hags-Fiends, who considered their powers to be a threat to them, continuously raided Shadow Raider settlements and killed every Shadow Raider they could find, rendering the species nearly extinct. Their scales were a solid black that blended into their Element and their eyes were different colours such as silver, golden, white, blue, green, purple, red, yellow or other such colours. A line of spikes with frills between them ran down from the forehead down to the neck, back and long, flexible tails that were like whips with trident blades on the tip. Shadow Raiders had hook like claws and sharp teeth. Their heads were triangular with a frill of straight horns crowning their heads. Along their ability to shadow-bend, Shadow Raiders breathed black fire that was both hot and only brought darkness instead of light.

On the other hand, Aurora Singers were known for their hypnotizing scales which seamlessly shifted between every colour in the rainbow and their ability to hypnotize, calm or affect, influence or enhance the emotions, senses, urges, thoughts or actions through use of their siren-like singing voices and melodies. They were slim, slender, beautiful, angelic, mystical and mysterious. A line of crests arching back began above their nostrils, ran over their heads and making way for a unicorn like horn on their foreheads and then going between a pair of horns on the occipital region and arching forward over their snouts, down their necks, backs and tails and ending at a large spade on the tip. Their wings were simple and membranous, displaying a multiple of rainbow that writhe and dance and flow around in seamless patterns at different speeds depending on the Aurora Singer's emotions. They even had flowing crests attached to their cheeks, knees and elbows that floated and writhed. An Aurora Singer's fire was hot and rainbow coloured.

Triton went straight for the Shadow Raider while Serenity went straight for the Aurora Singer. Both Dragons rose and approached them. Both Elf-Faes held out their hands and both of the Dragons stretched out their snouts until they touched, skin meeting scales and resulting in flashes of light: iron grey and earth brown for Triton and the Shadow Raider and Forest Green and Rose Red for Serenity and the Aurora Singer. Eventually, the glows disappeared and they were left standing there. "Hello, Triton." The male Shadow Raider said, smiling affectionately at his Soul-Rider. "Hello, Umbra." Triton smiled, stroking his Soul-Dragon's shadowy scales gently. "Hello, Serenity." The female Aurora Singer greeted her Soul-Rider, her musical voice singing the words. "Hello, Siren." Serenity replied. The Air Phoenix was a male and had the same shape and body as Firesong but instead of heat and fire, a breeze blew around him and he had sky blue feathers, pure white eyes, talons, beak, cheeks, chest feathers and the under-sides of his wings and tail feathers.

Knowing this Air Phoenix was her second and last Soul-Phoenix, Aniu approached him and he gazed at her with kind, calm, gentle and loving eyes. Firesong followed her Soul-Bonded Child of Sunheela to him and watched as Aniu raised her hand and the Air Phoenix lowered his head so they could touch and Bond. In only a matter of seconds, it had happened and Aniu gasped as she felt power and magic flow into her from him and into him from her. Her Air Element grew even more powerful as her Fire Element did when she Bonded with Firesong and an emerald green and golden light flowed around them. In what felt like forever but was only a matter of seconds, their Bonding was completed and Aniu and the Air Phoenix drew away to gaze at each other. "Hello, Aniu." He said warmly. "Hello, Breezius." Aniu replied and they leaned forward to hug with Firesong joining in. It suddenly occurred to Aniu that was the first and only Child of Sunheela to have Bonded with not one but two of her Soul-Phoenixes and all of the others had not yet even met them.

"This is amazing." She murmured out loud. "Yes, it is, Aniu." Firesong and Breezius replied. The ten Terrible Terrors were previously perched on a tree's branches until they flew down and landed in front of Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka, Teemor, Triton and Serenity. The first female had violet scales, sapphire blue eyes, under-scales, wing membranes, spinal crests, horns and tail tip. The first male had deep brown scales, emerald green eyes, under-scales, wing membranes, spinal crests, horns and tail tip. The second female Terrible Terror had midnight black scales, deep blue wing membranes and deep red eyes, spinal crests, under-scales, horns and tail tip. The second male Terrible Terror had pure white scales, orange eyes and wing membranes and sky blue horns, spinal crests and tail tip. The third female had brown scales, blonde eyes, under-scales and wing membranes and black spinal crests, horns and tail tip.

The fourth female had cream coloured scales, apricot eyes and wing membranes and cinnamon coloured horns, spinal crests and tail tip. The third male had bronze scales, hazel eyes and under-scales, copper wing membranes, horns, spinal crests and tail tip. The fourth male had amber scales, yellow eyes and under-scales, golden wing membranes, horns, spinal crests and tail tip. The fifth male had cyan scales, lavender eyes, spinal crests, horns and tail tip and turquoise wing membranes. The fifth female had pure white scales, golden eyes, horns, spinal crests and tail tip and silver wing membranes. "My name is Plasma." The first female said. "Rebellion." The first male told them simply. And so on it went: the second female's name was Luxiri, the second male's name was Rexter, the third female's name was Tigress, the fourth female's name was Katrian, the third male's name was Eliot and the fourth male's name was Elias, both of them were brothers. The fifth male's name was Travis and the fifth female's name was Serena.

The ten Terrible Terrors explained that they were Laylahlu, Ares, Umakyo, Ashara, Katara, Bengal, Jazuka, Teemor, Triton and Serenity's second Soul-Dragons but only Plasma, Rexter, Travis and Serena could Bond with Laylahlu, Ashara, Triton and Serenity and so they did. Unfortunately for the other six, they had to wait until they found and Bonded with their Soul-Dragons before they could Bond with them. Firesong and Breezius explained that Soul-Phoenixes were another Soul-Bond, much like Soul-Mates, Soul-Dragons, Familiars and Soul-Siblings but with a Phoenix of the Child of Sunheela troop leader's Elements. They served as guiders, protectors, advisors, healers and many other things and also prevented Children of Sunheela from turning evil and or becoming a Hags-Fiend. When the Bondings were over, everyone stood there staring at each other and catching their breaths. "What happens now?" Was the question on everyone's minds.