Chapter 9: Love of a Family
On the next day, Nebular and his herd went off to the village. They were greeted by many Vikings and dragons. Some even gave them fish and offerings. They were heading towards Toothless, who was doing his alpha duties.
Nebular: Greetings, Alpha Toothless.
Toothless nodded: Nebular, is there anything I can do for you and your herd?
Nebular shook his head: No, I was wondering if you needed help.
Toothless thoughts about it and said: Yes, we need help on patrols, fishing and restocking for the winter.
Nebular nodded: My herd will help with those tasks.
Apollo: Leader, if I may, can I go on patrolling. I want to see the sights.
Nebular nodded: Very well, but you need someone to go with you.
Toothless: My older sister, Nigrum, will tag along.
That's the cue, Nigrum landed beside her younger brother. Apollo's heart was pounding in his chest. He was going to patrol with Nigrum!
Toothless: Sis, can you go patrolling with Apollo? You need an extra paw in your work.
Nigrum nodded: Of course Alpha.
Toothless ears flatten on his head as he gave her an annoyed look: Sis, how many times do I have to tell you? I'm your brother so stop calling me Alpha.
Nigrum nodded: I know but it is in my instinct.
Toothless sighs and looks at the heard: The rest will help on the restocking and the fishing.
The herd nodded and helped the Berkians with their work. Sunspirit went over to Toothless and asked: Excuse me, Alpha, but do you know where Achilles lives?
Toothless nodded and asked: Why?
Sunspirit shuffles her feet: Well…you see, um…
Leafchain appears and said blankly: She has a crush on him and wants to know where he is.
Sunspirit's face turns red as she glares at Leafchain, who just looks at her with a shrug. Toothless chuckles at them and said: Yes, I know where he is. He lives next to the forge. But he's probably at the forest training.
Sunspirit nodded before heading to the forest with Flameheart, Melting, Leafchain and Tino. As they got there, they saw a shirtless Achilles was training with his sword. Sunset was sleeping on a shady tree. Sunspirit blushed at him before going over to him.
Achilles saw her and puts down his sword, Achilles: Is there something wrong?
Sunspirit: No, there is nothing wrong. I was just wondering what you are doing.
Achilles: I was training and you don't have to use Dragonese to talk to me.
Sunspirit chuckles nervously: Well…the funny thing is…well…
Achilles looks at her plainly: Out with it.
Sunspirit looks at the ground sadly: I can't speak human language because no one taught me, [looking at Achilles sadly.]
Achilles sighs and looks at Sunspirit: Look, Spirit, can I call you that? I can teach you how to speak the language.
Spirit looks at him happily and roared: Really?
Achilles nodded and went over to Sunset and grabs some books and charts from the satchel. Achilles then puts on his tunic and cloak before teaching Spirit how to read and speak human. It took them for a while, luckily, Achilles was a patient teen and was able to teach her how to write. Spirit found his action quit amusing because he gave her a nickname. She blushed when Achilles helps her on how to hold a pencil correctly. Spirit's dragons watched them in amusement. Tino took off to get something to eat. As the humans were done, Spirit was able to speak human.
Spirit: Thanks so much for teaching me how to understand humans Achilles.
Achilles nodded: You're welcome.
Spirit nodded, hiding her red face and then asked: Hey Achilles, can I ask, why are you here by yourself?
Achilles looks down: Because I'm an orphan.
Spirit looks at him and asked: What happened to them.
Achilles clenches his fists and said in a deadly and quiet voice: They were killed by Drago!
Spirit gasps in shock with her dragons. Achilles began to explain his story. His parents were killed in front of him by their own dragons because of Drago's Bewilderbeast controlling them. He lost them at the age of five and he's been surviving in the wild for years until Ocean saved him.
Spirit: I am so sorry.
Achilles nodded: It I alright.
Achilles looks up to the clear blue sky: Do you want to fly around?
Spirit nodded and smiles at him before heading towards the village.
Meanwhile, Tino was flying towards the beach to catch some fish. He caught ten and started eating.
As Tino eats, he saw Ember walking in a grumpy fashion. He was confused until he saw male Typhoomerangs following her, he recognize the others in the herd.
Torch: Hey Ember! Wanna race around the island?
Blueblaze pushes Torch away: No way! Ember prefers a long slow flight around the island.
Ember bites of a groan of annoyance. She really wishes that they would stop. While the males were bickering over who gets to spend with Ember, Ember notices Tino looking at her, their eyes met foe few seconds before Tino turns away and continues to eat silently.
Ember was curious, all the male Typhoomerangs would try and ask her out but he didn't want to. It's like he was giving her space and she liked it. Ember told the males that she has to go to somewhere and told them it was private. As all the male left full of disappointment, Ember went over to Tino and sit next to him, Ember: Hi, you're Tino right?
Tino nodded: Yes, how'd you know?
Ember: Sunset told me.
Tino: She did?
Ember nodded: Yeah and you're kinda skinny for a male Typhoomerang.
Tino chuckled: Well, yeah, because I'm the runt of the litter.
Ember: So, Tino, how did you end up in the herd?
Tino: Well, when I was just a hatchling. My parents weren't there at my birth. I guess they abandon me or died. Anyways, I was found by Nebular and he took me in to the herd. I made friends with Melting, Leafchain, Flameheart, and Apollo along with his little sister, Sunspirit.
Ember: Wow, your life seems hard.
Tino nodded and from then on, the two started talking for hours, having a strong bond. Lucky was watching from afar, he smiled to see someone care for her sister from the inside.
Apollo and Nigrum were flying in the sky, checking for any danger. Apollo looks at Nigrum in amazement. She flies to the sky in amazing speed and agility and also grace. Apollo was having a small crush with Nigrum, as they landed on a sea stack. Apollo looks at Nigrum's scars, Apollo: Nigrum? [Nigrum looks at him.] Where did you get those scars?
Nigrum looks at her scars and said: I got these scars from the battles and fights that I have when I was prisoner.
Apollo was confused until Nigrum told him the hard hatchlinghood that she had. He felt sorry for her, she was force to fight and saw her own mother killed by Drago, due to her old age. She grew up as a killer until she was saved by the Riders.
Apollo: I'm sorry about your life.
Nigrum nodded and they continue patrolling the ocean while having a conversation. Meanwhile, Nebular walks on the village seeing many dragons helping humans. Then he saw Toothless landing near a hill with a den. He went over to him, Toothless looks at him: Is there I can help you Nebular?
Nebular shook his head: No, I'm actually curious about your mate. I never saw her before.
Toothless: Well, she is den taking care of our hatchlings. Do you want to meet them?
Nebular nodded and follows Toothless in his home. As they entered, Nebular was impressed at Toothless home. Then he saw Toothless nuzzling his mate lying on the ground. His eyes widen in shock when he saw Nightshade.
Nightshade looks at Nebular and gasps in shock. She remembers him. Nebular went over to them. Nebular whispered: Nightshade?
Nightshade: Father?
Toothless' eyes widen in shock. That's Nightshade's father! Nebular looks at her with a sad smile: Nightshade, my little hatchling, you are alive.
Nightshade smiles: Father…it's been long.
Nebular nuzzles his daughter's face. He finally felt his broken heart being healed. Toothless smiled at them. Then they heard chattering under Nightshade's wing. She lifts her wing to revile her hatchlings. The four little ones look at Nebular curiously.
Nightshade smiles: Young ones, [They look at their mother], say hello to your grandfather.
The hatchlings croon adorably before Dux went over to him followed by his siblings and they nuzzled their Grandfather's legs. Nebular smiles and nuzzles them back. Nebular looks at Toothless happily: Thank you, for taking care of my child.
Toothless smiles and nodded. And from that day on, the Night Fury family became whole.
In the sky, Achilles, riding on Sunset, was flying with Spirit, riding on Flameheart. The two raced in the sky while Spirit's other dragons follows them. Achilles and Spirit talked to each other for hours in the sky. When Achilles asked about Spirit's home island, she explained everything about her home. The two were inseparable; you can say that they became boyfriend and girlfriend. As the two teens fly with their dragons, far from Berk, they notice something in Crescent Island. When they land, they got a good look at their host or hosts. They were both Speed Stingers, one and one female. The male has sparkling metallic gold fins and claws. His eyes are soft blue and his scales are white and also he has webbed feet. The female was different from the male.
She has gold claws and fins but her scales are black and her underbelly is dark purple, and her eyes are red. She has no webbed feet but she has 3 jagged pointed stingers instead of two pontes straight ones and she has two head fins instead of one.
The Speed Stingers looks at them. The black female steps forward and asked: Who are you?
Achilles: I am Achilles Forties. This is Sunspirit, Flameheart, Leafchain, Sunset and Melting. Who are you two?
Speed Stinger Female: I am Poison Sting but you can call me Poison and this is my brother Roadrunner.
Roadrunner: Hi.
The two Speakers and their dragons nodded. Achilles: Are you two alone?
Poison nodded: Yes, we were banished because of my brother's webbed feet.
Spirit: How come you were banished too? You don't have webbed feet.
Poison: If he's banished I'm banished too.
Achilles nodded: You can live I Berk. They accept any dragon that has no home.
Roadrunner: Really?
Achilles nodded and the two Speed Stingers gets on Spirit's dragons. Poison rides on Leafchain while Roadrunner rides on Melting. They took off and fly back to Berk, Poison explains about their pack. The leader didn't accept Roadrunner's webbed feet because he thinks that he will slow done the pack. Poison joined him in the banishment. When their pack mates were asleep, they got on a big log and sailed away from their island. Roadrunner wasn't useless; he's actually fast on land and water. He can even climb trees, a weird trait for him. As they got to Berk, they saw Ruby and Ace were walking on the village with their hatchlings; AJ was sleeping oh Ruby's back. The Riders and Speakers and their dragons, minus Ocean, were at the plaza. As Achilles and Spirit landed, and gets off. As they did, Poison and Roadrunner gasp in shock when they saw Ruby.
Poison: Ruby?
Ruby's eyes widen when she recognized the Speed Stingers: Poison? Roadrunner?
The two Speed Stingers smiled and rushed over to Ruby. The three became happy as they talked to each other. Raven walks over to them: Ruby? Do you know them?
Ruby smiles and nodded: Yes, these are my siblings Poison Sting and Roadrunner.
Everyone, the Speakers translated to them, was shock to hear that. Poison explained, while the Speakers translate, about them being separate. When the big wav came, they got separated. The pack survived but they thought Ruby died. As she finished, they all went back to their work. Ruby introduces her siblings to her mate, Ace, her hatchlings Cito, Sardonyx and AJ. Achilles brings Spirit home while their dragons follow behind. Spirit was blushing a bit. She has a huge crush on Achilles. But she doesn't know if Achilles likes her. As they got to the cave, Sunset went home. Spirit shifted her feet and looks at Achilles. Spirit: Uh…thanks for the tour Achilles.
Achilles nodded and Spirit continues: The past two days were very fun and I wanted to say thanks.
Achilles just looks at Spirit as she looks at him: And…and I was wondering if…if…if you-
She was cut off when Achilles pressed his lips on hers. Spirit's eyes widen in shock as she looks at Achilles closed eyes. Flameheart and Melting looks at them curiously while Leafchain looks at them blankly.
In a few seconds, Achilles lets go and looks at a shock Spirit.
Achilles: I like you too. [Turns around.] Goodnight.
Achilles walks home leaving a happy and shock Spirit. Leafchain leans over at Sprit and plainly said: I'll never understand human relationship.
Spirit snaps out of her thoughts and hissed at Leafchian who just shrugs. As they got in, Spirit dreamily remembers the kiss of Achilles. Meanwhile, Ocean was at the house sewing some clothes. She was making clothes for her unborn child. Jack was working hard to make the baby's room with the help of his brothers. Vamp was taking a nap near the fire. As Ocean finished, she puts down the clothes before getting up carefully. She went outside to meet the beautiful night. She heard from the trees that Achilles and Spirit became a couple and Nightshade has found her father. Ruby was reunited with her siblings. Ember and Tino became mates, much to Lucky's relief and the disappointment of the males. Nigrum and Apollo go out together. And she is going to have a baby soon.
Life on Berk became a sanctuary for all. Ocean smiles at the moon before gently touching her stomach and whispered: You will be born soon, my baby.
Then she saw Jack coming home with woods. Jack saw his wife outside. He went over to her and puts down the wood: Ocean, you'll get a cold if you stay outside.
Ocean smiles: I'm fine, I was just thinking about the future.
Jack puts his hand on Ocean's shoulder: Don't worry, our child will not suffer the same faith that we have.
Ocean smiles and nodded before entering the house with Jack. They were preparing for the baby's birth soon.
Nine months later. Jack paced back and forth on the beach, this was it. Today, his child being born, his friends and their dragons were there. Ocean was inside the house while Gothi and Bell are her midwives. Astrid was getting a baby next month while the other have nine months.
Snotlout shuffled his feet nervously: She's going to be okay in there, right?
Jack didn't say anything as he waits for another minute.
Then the door opens to revile Gothi and Bell. Jack looks at them, as they gestured to come in. as he did, he went upstairs to see Ocean sitting up on her bed holding a small bundle. Ocean looks at Jack happily, as he went to her side. Ocean shows Jack the baby and his heart melt with joy. The baby was a female. She has red hair like him, slightly tan skin and her mother's birthmark. When the baby girl opens her eyes, they were reviled ocean blue like her mother's side. Jack smiles as he holds his baby girl. The baby giggles as she was hold by her father.
Jack cradles his baby and asked: What is her name?
Ocean smiles: Marissa, her name is Marissa Melody Hunter.
Jack smiles down at his baby: Marissa, it's perfect.
Then the Riders and Speakers came while their dragons were outside. They saw Marissa and greeted her. Then Nightshade, Toothless and their hatchlings came. The Marissa giggles as Nightshade came close to her. Midnight was perched on her mother's head and she looks at Marissa. Marissa outstretches her hand. Midnight presses her snout on Marissa's hand. The two made a bond together. Ocean smiles as Nightshade helps her get on her back. They all went to the Great hall where all the villagers and dragons will meet the next dragon speaker. As the Riders and Speakers got there, everyone was excited to meet the baby. When Ocean and Jack came to stage along with Hiccup and Hiccup said: Everyone! I would like you all to meet Marissa Melody Hunter!
Everyone cheered happily, as they all greeted the baby. All the hatchlings came close to Marissa and licks her, making her giggle.
Life on Berk is getting bigger and bigger as new generation will be born.
On the next chapter is the last and I needed help making the kids of the others and also I will make the Race to the Edge soon and it will be on Nature Child of Dragons. I will continue it. I name Marissa after Maris, Ocean's ancestor. I already made the kids of Tuffnut, Snotlout, and Danile's. So help me with the others, please.
