I'm sorry if this chapter is short. I still have a ton of things to do before I graduate. But I hope this update will satisfy your craving until I update Riders and Defenders of Berk this weekend. Enjoy!

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Chapter 11

The first thing Zenna was aware of when she came to was that she was tied up and in a cell. A worried warble caught her attention and she looked to her left to find Stryka trussed up like a wild turkey! "Stryka! Oh gods, are you okay?!" Zenna asked worriedly. Stryka shook her head and tried to wriggle out of the gigantic sack she was in but to no avail.

That's when a Dragon Eater came into the room where Zenna and her one-eyed Night Fury were. Zenna felt a shiver run down her spine as she saw that the Dragon Eater's teeth had been filed to look like fangs. "Well, well, well…my people and I must thank you for bringing us a feast…" the Dragon Eater said in mock thanks as he approached Zenna. "Touch me and my draconian sister plasma blasts you to oblivion." Zenna said coldly. Stryka growled, readying her plasma blast. The Dragon Eater chuckled darkly. "Now, now…there's no need for our honored guest to fuss. I, Canis, the Head of the Dragon Eaters would like to welcome you to Dragater. We will have a feast in your honor, provider…And your 'draconian sister'…shall make a fine main course." He snickered. Stryka snarled, wanting nothing more than to rip the scoundrel's head off before he could even think of roasting her on a spit.

"If you touch one scale on Stryka's head, I am going to kill you!" Zenna shouted angrily. Canis glared at the one-eyed Fiersome lady. "Try to get out of that first." He sneered as more Dragon Eaters came inside. Stryka roared in outrage as they dragged her, still in the sack, out of the room! "No! LET HER GO! STRYKAAAA!" Zenna screamed as Canis locked the cell door behind him.

"Dammit! Gods Dammit!" Zenna exclaimed, struggling against her bonds. That's when she noticed a window. All of a sudden, the window was smashed open and a knife was thrown in and landed near Zenna's feet.

"Quickly, lass! Cut the ropes!" a man's voice called out from outside. Not wanting to waste any time, even though she had no idea who was helping her, Zenna managed to grab the knife with her boots and used it to cut herself free. Running to the window, Zenna saw a man with dark red hair and a scruffy beard holding a set of keys. "Take these. Get out of there. And, hurry! My family will try to get your dragon out." The man told her hurriedly. Zenna narrowed her eye suspiciously at the man. Unlike Canis, who dressed like a wild cannibal, this man looked almost like a Berkian.

The man must have sensed her distrust for he sighed. "Trust me, lass. If you want to get your dragon back, you have to trust me." He told her seriously. Realizing that time was running out, Zenna followed the man's instructions and unlocked her cell door. "I'll meet you in the feast hall! Now, hurry!" the man called after Zenna as she ran out of her cell.

Back on Berk, Eret had lost count on how many times he shut his eyes…only to get his ears assaulted by Fishlegs, Snotlout and the Twins (who took over watching over him a couple of hours after breakfast since Hiccup and Astrid had to do some important stuff in the village) yelling at him to stay awake.

Odin's axe, he just really wanted to sleep…

"Eret, don't go into the light!" Tuffnut shouted.

Finally, Eret lost his patience.

"For the love of Thor, guys, would you all please Let. Me. Sleep! I am not going to instantly die from sleeping, but I probably will die from over-exhaustion if all of you don't SHUT IT and leave me alone in PEACE AND QUIET!" the former dragon trapper exclaimed hoarsely before coughing again.

Seeing his Rider's discomfort, Skullcrusher decided to take charge. Eret coughed himself out and then saw his Rumblehorn roughly push the four troublesome Vikings out, ignoring their protests.

"Thank you, Skullcrusher…" Eret sighed out gratefully and closed his eyes to take a well-deserved nap…only to get sucker-punched by a sudden wave of pain. Clenching the sheets in his fists, Eret willed himself not to cry out in pain. He was already bed-ridden. He didn't want others to think that he could get any weaker!

'Don't think about it…It just makes the pain worse…' Eret thought miserably as he drifted in and out of consciousness. Suddenly he remembered something his father always told him whenever he got sick or was having a bad day.

'If things get too rough, think of something happy. Once you get your mind off the bad and think of something that makes you smile, everything will be alright…'

Eret figured that now would be a really good time to follow his dad's advice and began to recall all of the happy times in his life. Growing up in the South, having fun sailing with his dad, the mother he barely remembered, his friends, Dragon Racing, training with Skullcrusher, going on all sorts of adventures with the Dragon Riders…

But most of all…Zenna.

Every moment they had together beginning from the day they first met, playing with the wolves in the forest, climbing to the very top of the Sky Giant, their first kiss the day they had to say goodbye to each other, reuniting once more and every single moment after the battle with Drago…Every date, flight and kiss…

Zenna's face kept appearing in Eret's mind. He could hear her laugh, which was the sweetest music to his ears and could see her lovely smile and the way her eye would light up whenever she had an 'Aha!' moment. He could also hear her sweet voice saying the words "I love you." Followed by every time they had kissed…it all made Eret smile and feel a whole lot better.

'Thanks, Da…' Eret thought as he fell into a more peaceful sleep than he had had in a long while.

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-GuardianDragon98