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How To Train Your Dragon
Night in the Twilight Sky
Chapter 36 ~ Lost And Found
Standing up I scanned my surroundings Ugh... I swear if I don't find Astrid I'm going to slap her sarcastic face all the way to those Outcasts! I shook my head and water droplets flew this way and that, I perked up my ears and tried to listen through the water that was still in my ears, the noise I once heard earlier had stopped all together, frustration ran through my veins until I stamped my forearms on the ground
"Are you kidding me?!" I snorted "I nearly just died, for like the fifth time this month I might add, just so the noise could stop?!" I growled, kicking up dust and small fragments of rocks with my tail
Twilight calm down will you?! You're acting like a big hatchling! Flare snorted, tapping the side of his head and some water came out from some of his scales, where I guess his 'ears' were
"Calm down he says, you do realise we both nearly drowned! We're risking our necks for Astrid!" I retorted, slightly lowering my volume
Yes I do remember that Twilight! And I don't like it any more than you do! Flare matched the loudness of my tone, I snorted before sitting down, I tried to slow down the adrenaline and anger coursing throughout my body, I was so unnerved that I could feel my blood boiling under my scales
"Fine Flare, I'll calm it down..." I replied C'mon Twilight... what're you getting worked up over anyways? I sighed, finally my heart pounding at a normal pace, I looked up at Flare apologetically "Sorry Flare I'm just... wound up, that's all" Flare smiled as he flew up to me, landing with a slight stumble infront of me
It's alright Twi Flare replied, I pulled him closer with my forearm
"Sorry Fla-" Flare cut me off, he stiffened as he shushed me "What is it?" I whispered sharply, twitching my ears
I think... I hear a noise... Flare crawled up my arm and then onto my shoulders, I winced as his claws dug into my neck as he made his way onto my head
"Now what're you doing?" I asked, he positioned himself like a bloodhound, his nose pointing into the air, after a few sniffs his eyes flew open
You forgot one sense Twilight! He scrambled on my head excitedly
"What sense? What are you talking about?" I asked, rolling my eyes and moving my ears so he wouldn't damage my ears any more than they had been, Flare hung over one of my eyes, causing it to close
You're sense of Smell Twi! You're sense, of Smell! Flare cheered happily Now go this way! He pulled down on my left ear, pulling my in the direction he was pointing to
"H-Hey wait!" I followed involuntarily followed the sniffer dragon Sense of smell? What's he... Oh! I took in a deep breath through my nostrils, filling it with all the smells, the salt of the ocean, the dusty sand on the rocks, and then something else filled my nostrils "W-Wait... Flare I smell it too!" I grinned, now following the scent of burning wood
Aha! Go on Twilight! Flare cheered as he stood up straight on my head, clinging onto my scales tightly, I looked around and lifted my head to the tall pillar of rock on this small rock 'island', squinting my eyes I saw a small, thin trail of smoke rising above the top, I smiled
"There!" I pointed It's like a chimney! I thought with a smile Finally I can get this over with! Flare nodded as I outstretched my wings, still aching from escaping the water, I leapt up at the rock, scrambling onto the side of the pillar, my claws gripping onto the rough and sand covered surface, I opened my wings wider, beating them hard to get more grip and height C'mon Twilight, just one big dragon claw after the other I listened to the little voice inside my head and threw up another claw, gripping tightly onto the rock ledges, hauling myself up I looked straight up, seeing a longer ledge jutting out just above me Right, you can do this Twi I readied my wings, squinting my eyes and wavering my tail and hind legs, I leapt upwards and outstretched my forelegs, grabbing anything that came into contact with my claws Right now to pull myself up! I instructed myself as I pulled myself up, scrambling my back legs onto the edge, I pounded my wings, consequently pulling me up onto the ledge, I landed in a heap on top of the ledge, one hind leg and tail dangling over the edge, I lifted my head up and realised I was light on weight "Flare? Where'd you go?" I looked around with confusion and my heart started to twinge with fear "Flare?!"
D-D-Down here! I heard a call come from beneath me, I twisted my head and front half around and peered over the edge, with a stifled laugh I looked down to see Flare holding onto my tail, I finally released a chuckle, trying not to make him angry
"You ok down there?" I called down, Flare snorted
Hmm... What do you think? He replied sarcastically, I smiled as I flicked my tail upwards, Flare let go and tumbled through the air Gah! Flare shouted, he flapped his wings that started to resemble that of a hummingbird, I lifted my dangling leg and tail onto the ledge before quickly reaching forward and luckily catching Flare in my claws, tail first, I smiled as I dangled Flare from his tail
"Haha, you look like a bat" I joked, he snorted and scrambled in the air
Just get me down! He yelled, I rolled my eyes and placed him on the ledge, lashing his tail like an angry cat he glared at me Thank. You. he snorted sarcastically, before his eyes lifted to behind my shoulder and stared at something, with a look of surprise on his face
"What're you looking..." I turned my own head around to see the pillar, but not the outside, no, it was a cave into the miniature mountain, I turned my whole body around and began walking closer into the cave entrance, I felt my heavy claws pounding heavily on the rock, it was only until I poked my head into the cave entrance that I realised that the Rock Pillar was hollow, my head looked around in awe at the sight of the inside the pillar, it was as if was a large, rock plated house, with stalactites dropping from the ceiling, oh, and the gaping hole at the top with smoke coming out Wait! Smoke? I looked down, finally seeing the source of my forgotten sense, a small campfire was lit in the centre of a thin, bridge-like rock that connected itself with one side of the rock house to the other
Twi! Look! Flare pointed his small claws over the ledge towards the fire, and that's when my eyes finally found what I was searching for, I saw a teen girl, with blonde hair, blue shirt and red skirt, decorated with studs and bird skulls, her body hunched over the fire Haha! I have never been so happy to see Astrid! I grinned as I leaned over the side of the ledge, I grumbled slightly, trying to get Astrid's attention, nothing happened Seriously? I snorted
"I guess she's deaf and dumb too" I whispered, I heard Flare's chuckled before he made a small hissing noise
Here, let me try he said before releasing a cross bolt-like fire blast, it fizzled with the intense heat, and within a split second it blasted a stalactite, smashing it into tiny pieces of rock and sand, it then rained down on Astrid and her small fire, the dust entered her mouth as she began coughing, looking around while having a coughing fit she saw me, well, my head atleast, a smile stretched across her face as she stood up sharply
"WhiteTooth!" she lifted her arms up "Come here girl! C'mon!" she cooed, I rolled my eyes Happy feeling gone I carefully placed my forearms onto the slanted wall before I opened my wings, preventing me from falling at a great speed, I crawled down the wall, onto ledges and rocks that jutted out here and there, until I finally pressed my claws onto the rock 'bridge', I was watching my footing rather than Astrid, once all four of my paws were on the bridge I looked up to see Flare lagging behind, I was about to call up to him before Astrid had her arms around my neck, I yelped in surprise for a moment as I thought she was choking me W-What she doing?! My eyes then scanned over her, and to my surprise, she was hugging me ...I'm not imagining this right?! I yelped slightly "Thank Odin's ghost you're here WhiteTooth! Stormfly and I were practising flying but something shot us out of the sky" I rolled my eyes I know that Astrid I thought slightly sarcastically, I looked at her and her eyes seemed to show something that I had never seen before, nor anything I thought I'd ever see, it was an emotion of vulnerability, somewhat scared and upset, I couldn't help but lower my ears sympathetically What're you doing Twi, she, hates, your guts! I sat down, allowing Astrid to move back slightly, my body completely ignoring my brain, almost as if out of politeness, I watched as Astrid explained her mini story "I fell down here, and Stormfly... I hope she's ok" she whimpered slightly Since when does she whimper? I tilted my head at her "I tried to climb out, but I ended up with this..." she indicated to her left leg, I nearly jumped up in shock, it was bleeding, a long gash down her leg "Stupid rocks"
"Stalagmite actually" I couldn't help correcting her, but all that came out was a dragon grumble, I lowered my head down reluctantly, inspecting her wound It looks... painful, to say the least... ouch I looked up at Astrid who winced in pain as I breathed on it Oh well... fine... I moved beside her, my back infront of her, ready to be ridden, I grumbled slightly and shrugged my shoulders, indicating for her to climb onto my shoulders
"WhiteTooth...?" she whispered, I rolled my eyes and nodded sharply Yes! Just, get on with it!Astrid smiled as she reached forward, grabbing my neck gently before swinging her good leg over my shoulders gently, her full weight on me now, I felt a tugging at my tail, craning my neck around I saw Flare latching onto the base my tail, before my gaze looked up to Astrid's face, darting my gaze back down to the floor I opened my wings and readied to take off I am not happy about this