(A/N) OMT this hasn't been updated in so long it's uncannon! I give you the newest chapter or Blind Fury! This chapter was originally two separate chapters, but I decided to combine them. So far this story has gone from 20 to 19 chapters, and I might continue combining them so they're longer until I have 15 or so chapters to write. Hope you don't mind! I just thought you guys and gals might like longer chapters and less waiting for the next parts of the story. So glad I decided to continue this!
As Hiccup and Sapphire were staying on Defender's of the twin island, they heard of a dragon known as the Eruptidon, the great protector of the island. Mala had told Hiccup where the dragon lived, and as Sapphire slept the boy couldn't help his curiosity and climbed the mountain side with Toothless to find the creature.
Hiccup struggled as he climbed the mountain blindly, but he managed to reach the top and enter the warm area surrounding the volcano. The boy just about fell in a lava pit, but a giant dragon snout bumped into him. "Watch out you clumsy human!" a feminine dragon's voice shouted at him. Hiccup smiled.
"I speak your language. Tell me, are you the great protector?" Hiccup asked the dragon who stepped backwards, startled. She sniffed him and nudged him, looking for any signs of threats. Then she noticed his gaze and sensed his hidden anxiety.
"You cannot see little one?" The great protector asked in something oddly similar to the tone Hiccup had heard mother Nadders use. Toothless also used a similar voice on occasion, but it was always a bit more gruff or stern.
"No I can't. I was born blind." The Eruptidon moved closer to Hiccup and blew warm breath onto his face. She looked up and saw Mala entering the top of the mountain, an angry look on her face. Then she saw her protector and how trustworthy she was to the boy. This made her realize Hiccup had no bad intentions. Hiccup didn't even know the queen was there, so the Eruptidon said nothing.
"Sit with me. Now, how do you know my language?" The dragon said slowly and sat down within the mountain. Hiccup did as told and sat next to her, rubbing her rough scales with the palm of his hand in an attempt to calm his anxiety.
"Growing up I-" Hiccup was cut off when he heard a gasp nearby. He stood and reached out his hand, asking for Toothless to come by his side. The dragon's head soon pressed to his hand and he wrapped his tail protectively around his rider, growling at the intruder.
"H-Hiccup!" Mala tried to sooth the boy quickly. "It's just me. Mala. I had seen you'd left your bed and wanted to make sure you were okay. I'm not upset you're with the Eruptidon. She trusts you so I trust you." Hiccup shook his head and took a step back.
"I-I...but I was talking with-" "I know. Why as I'm confused I'm not upset." Mala tried to reassure the boy. Hiccup frowned and tensed, anxiety taking over. "I-I have to go." He stuttered and got on Toothless. Within seconds they were taking to the skies.
"I trust your instincts my boy but...why did you want to leave so badly?" Hiccup sighed and pat his dragon's head. He spoke back in Nordic.
"I'm sorry bud. I just...when I've spoken to dragons before it wound up badly. What if she sees me as a threat because of my abilities? I can't chance getting drawn in only to be tossed out again because of my bond with your species."
Toothless sighed. "Okay. Why don't we go rest on one of the nearby islands? You need to realize that not everyone is going to throw you out Hiccup. There are people out there for you. We just have to find them."
Hiccup faced downwards with a sad expression. "O-okay. I heard some Razorwhips chatting on an island to the left of us. You see it?" "Yes." "Let's land there and check it out." The dragon and rider landed on an island covered in forests.
As Hiccup and Toothless walked in search of a place to stay for the night, the boy-with his sensitive ears-heard the feint crying of a baby dragon. It sounded ill.
"Toothless! Follow me." Hiccup quickly took off in the direction of the crying, his dragon snorting in frustration. His boy would just take off at most sudden times for the most random of reasons!
"Don't touch me!" A baby dragon coughed out with it's wings pressed to it's sides. "My mother will defend me!" It began letting out the call that baby Razorwhips used to call their mothers. Hiccup came into the clearing it was in and immediately approached the baby before he realized there was a person next to it.
"Who are you?" Hiccup asked with his hands held out. "And do you have intentions to hurt this dragon?" He heard footsteps approaching him and stood defensively.
"I would never hurt this dragon. My village was destroyed and she's my best friend. I've only known her for a few weeks, but we kind of clicked." A female's voice stated. The girl picked the dragon up and walked closer to Hiccup who tensed.
"Let go of me!" The baby dragon squealed. Hiccup reached out to touch its head, grateful that the new girl he'd just met didn't seem too fazed. "Uh...it doesn't really sound like she's too fond of this friendship." He said a bit hesitantly. The girl sighed.
"There are times when she's like this. Just yesterday she was trying to fly again next to me." The girl began. "When she gets sick again or starts hurting though, she doesn't want me to touch her. I don't know why, but I think her instincts kick in when she's ill and she knows I'm not her mother and therefor a threat. Her real mother was killed by a Typhoomerang."
Hiccup could tell by the girl's voice that she was sincere. In his time with Sapphire and Lucifer he'd had similar encounters with baby dragons. They could be nice and bond with you, but as soon as they were in danger they went to their instincts of calling for their parents. Baby dragons, especially newly hatched young lings, hadn't had enough time in the world to know the difference between their emotions and instincts. They relied on their instincts, and had no way to escape them.
"I can understand. I've had similar encounters with baby dragons." The girl next to him smiled. "You're a friend to dragons?" Hiccup smiled too.
"Yeah. My best friend is a Night Fury. I have a sister named Sapphire and she has a Tripple Strike. My dragon and I were kicked out of our tribe." Hiccup explained, calling Sapphire as his sister rather than going through all of the detail of how she was his long-lost adoptive relative. The connection they had was a brother-sister one anyways. They'd grown into it over the past few months.
"Oh. My name's Heather. Do you think you can help me with Windshere? That's her name." Heather asked the boy standing in front of her. She didn't say anything about his blindness despite the obviousness of his walking stick and lack of eye contact.
"Sure." Hiccup stated a bit hesitantly. "Hand her to me." Heather did as requested and sat the baby Razorwhip in the arms of her new found friend. Hiccup whispered and hummed to the baby, though nothing seemed to work. He had one more outlet to try.
"Easy now. I've gotcha." Hiccup whispered in the dragon's tongue. Different dragons spoke the same language, though babies wouldn't often respond to dragons that weren't their species. This meant that Hiccup had to use the roar of a female Razorwhip, knowing that babies were afraid of males.
"Mother?!" The baby asked in confusion. Hiccup should've known the dragon would've believed him to be it's mother. Razorwhips were born blind and babies relied on their sense of hearing just as much as their sense of smell.
"Your mother isn't here." Hiccup tried to explain. "I'll be your new mother though." He wasn't going to lie to the baby and tell it he was its deceased mother. That wouldn't be humane. He could be the dragon's mother figure though as Razorwhips needed one. When she grew older she would understand that he was a male when she gained her sight and realize he wasn't a mother dragon. There would be a chance that Windshere would grow up and abandon him as her kin when she realized he was male. Hiccup didn't care though. If Windshere didn't have a 'mother' as a baby, she would die.
The baby Razorwhip-as innocent as it was-thought nothing about its mother 'not being there' and instead relied on its instincts. Hiccup was her mother figure so was her mother. Her protector. If he was to leave her and no one else managed to take his place, the baby would likely die as she would refuse food or grooming from anyone else. That was a Razowhip's instinct. Heather likely wouldn't be able to take his place if he was to separate from her. It was made obvious that Windshere's instincts would not accept the girl.
"You can speak to dragons?" Heather asked after Hiccup had gotten Windshere to slow down. The boy tensed and faced her.
"Y-yeah. I studied them when I was younger." Hiccup began to explain. "I can't leave you or Windshere. Baby Razorwhips have to have a 'mother' or they will die because they will refuse food from anyone else. It's their instincts. Windshere couldn't accept you as a mother figure, but obviously a friend. When I was speaking to her that instinct linked to me though, probably because I sounded like her. I you want Windshere to survive, we cannot separate."
Heather took Hiccup's words into her head before she nodded in understanding. "Okay." She held out her hand which the boy sensed. "I guess we're traveling together then. Will your sister be okay with that?" Hiccup smiled and shook his newfound friend's hand. "Yes." He said just as Toothless entered the clearing with fish in his mouth. He had kept an eye on the duo while hunting to make sure his rider was okay.
"Toothless." Hiccup said with a smile, gesturing to Heather. "I introduce you to Heather, the newest member of our group." The dragon made an annoyed sound, obviously not liking how big the group was growing. It was nothing personal to Heather or Sapphire, he was just used to traveling alone before Hiccup came along. The boy had bonded with him, then Sapphire. He just had a lot to get used to.
