I honestly don't know entirely where I was going with this one... i think i added a whole new layer to Night Fury lore XD
Entry 43
I don't know if my dad believes me or not. I think he's erring on the side of caution, but not much more…
This morning, I caught him before he left the house, and said I needed to tell him something.
"Dad, I think I saw a Night Fury last night, during the raid."
"A Night Fury? Hiccup, that's not something to joke about," he said, giving me a warning look.
"No, I'm serious! It flew right by the trees, twice!"
"Trees? There's no trees by the forge…"
A brief moment of panic swept through me. "D-did I say trees? 'Cause I meant- BEAMS! Yeah, beams."
Fortunately, my dad didn't seem to give my slip up any further thought, and instead exhaled sharply. "What exactly did you see?"
I blinked, surprised the conversation had gotten this far. "Uh, just a streak of black… the second time, I thought I could make out wings and a tail… why?"
Dad narrowed his eyes, bringing a hand to his face. "Hm. I'll see about this." Then, he simply headed out the door and into town.
So… does he actually believe me? He didn't answer me when I asked why he wanted a description; everybody in town knows a black mass in the night sky is telltale of a Night Fury. Besides, nobody really knows what they look like in detail… so why would my dad ask in a manner that portrays he knows something? Has… has he SEEN a Night Fury? For real? Is that why he wanted a description? To know if I was telling the truth?
I need to ask some more questions, awkward as it might be… I just have to know the truth.
…
I asked him when he got home if he's seen real life Night Furies. For a moment, he was quiet, before sitting in his favorite chair by the fire.
"Almost," he said quietly. I just stood there, waiting for more. "When my father was chief… I was out one night during a raid, fighting off the attacking dragons. Suddenly, a stream of violet fire shot by, and in the flash of the explosion, I saw the silhouette of a pure black dragon. When I questioned your grandfather, that's when he told me about Night Furies… and said they're a sign of worse to come. And just like he said, that year was the worst year for raids in all my life… The Night Fury appeared during every single one, raining mass destruction upon Berk… until one day, it just disappeared. I've been preparing for the day it came back, and if what you said is true… we're in for some real Hel…"
I blinked, taking the story in. Suddenly, my sighting didn't feel so amazing… "What do we do?" I said finally.
"Train hard. Fight them off. And bring down the Nest once and for all. It's going to take all of us to rid Berk Berk those beasts." His face grew stern. "And that includes you. Now head to bed. I want you at the forge bright and early tomorrow."
I simply nodded, knowing it best not to argue. But now that I'm here in bed… I just can't sleep. Because every time I close my eyes, images of coal black dragons and purple fire fill my mind…
Until next time…
-H
So... who exactly was the Night Fury that Stoick saw? Toothless' ancestor, maybe even family? That would be ironic ;P
