Gravity
Dawn's fingers stretch over the horizon. Colors of red, orange and pink bathe the world in its soft glow. The sun appears out of the ocean, the beginning of a new day.
Toothless yawns, hopping off his bed with a soft thud. He pads over to a basket, flips open the top, and helps himself to a heavy breakfast of cod, salmon, tuna and variety of other sea creatures. Once he is done, Toothless walks over to me blinking away the last traces of sleep.
"Good morning sleepy head." I say packing items that we will need for our raid today. Standing up, I pat Toothless nose as I walk towards the saddle. I run my hands over the straps making sure that they are in excellent condition. My hand reaches down making sure that Inferno is secured tightly in its holder on my leg. Once I'm confident it isn't going anywhere, I pick up the black saddle placing it on Toothless back.
"Morning." Toothless replies through a yawn. His eyes blink lazily watching me tighten the straps on the saddle. Grabbing the supplies, I hop onto Toothless directing him out of the sanctuary.
The morning sun glares down at us as we head off to find Cloudjumper. We pass some friends exchanging a brief 'morning' as we pass by.
Different shades of green flash under us while we fly over the forest. Making a quick check around the island for any threats to our home. Seeing none, we head out to open sea meeting up with Cloudjumper.
He was perched on an ice float when we found him. His ears turned towards us as we approached, but other wise didn't move.
"Morning." Toothless greets smiling at Cloudjumper. Cloudjumper doesn't stir. He just stares blankly at the horizon as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. Slowly, he blinks turning his head towards us giving a soft reply.
"So," I begin nervously "anything you need to tell us before we head out?"
"Yes, be careful. Your mother and I can't stand to lose either of you." Toothless looks away not wanting to meet Cloudjumper's eyes that are filled to the brim with love and worry.
"Also, stay away from viking villages. Even though they may seem deserted but its not so…just don't go near them please?" Without really paying attention, I nod.
I kinda feel bad for spacing out, but can you blame me? Bright sunny day, almost no wind and the skies calling my name. Shifting in my seat I glance at Toothless. Guess he wasn't paying much attention either.
"Alright, we should go if we want to be back before dark." Quick 'goodbyes' were said then we were off into the skies.
"Hey Hiccup, did you hear what Cloudjumper was saying?" Toothless tilts his head so he can see me. His eyes confirm my previous guess.
"Yep, all he said was some mumbo jumbo." I shrug my shoulder nonchalantly. "I don't know probably the usual don't get caught, don't get hurt, be back before dark, don't get eaten."
"Oh your right! He did say something about not getting eaten alive!" My hands come up in a defensive position.
"Hey, that wasn't entirely my fault, you agreed to go into that volcano with me." There is a blur of black and I glance over. Not a good idea since I got an ear to the face. "Hey!"
The rest of the flight was silent. Both of us lost in our own thoughts. Mom told us where we needed to go before we left to find Cloudjumper, southeast. Yes, it is kind of the direction Berk is in, but isn't that the point? To prove that Toothless and I aren't irresponsible all the time? Though the temptation to swing by and find my Dad is high, I have to restrain myself. Otherwise we won't be able to go out on our own.
Boats appear on the horizon, growing slowly. Taking cover in the clouds, I look down at the boats. A quick strategy is made and I angle Toothless down.
Whistling echos off the wood of the boats and I hear someone scream "Night Fury get down!" With a smile on my face, the first shot is unleashed. Hitting its mark, the crew rushes to put out the flames and block the flow of water rushing on board. One boat down four more to go.
Approaching the next boat is harder with all the bolas flying in the air towards us. That boat is quickly taken out and we are moving on to the next one.
Boulders begin to fly through the air along with he bolas. Jumping off of Toothless, I pull out Inferno as my feet hit the deck. Zippleback gas seeps through an end of the sword. In a matter of seconds to deck is covered with thick gas and I'm back on Toothless setting all that gas on fire. People on deck jump over board in order to save themselves.
I smile and pat Toothless "Nicely done buddy, let's go home."
I didn't see the last ship. I was too preoccupied with the others that I didn't notice its approach. Next thing I know is I'm being thrown from Toothless as a bola wraps around his tail. Water rushes up to greet me. Landing in it with a loud splash and the air being knocked from me. Hands reach through the glistening surface and I'm dragged upwards to meet my captors.
Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to update. I didn't like where this chapter was going and had to restart a couple times. But here it is its not my favorite but that could just be me judging it. I want to become a writer in the future and I fell like my weighting isn't all that great. So if you have any suggestions to help me improve my writing I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for sticking with me through the long break!