It was after nightfall by the time I made to to the Edge. I switched my wings coloring to black to blend in with the night sky.
Gliding silently over the sleeping night terrors, just a dark shadow in the dark. Drifting slowly down to the only building with a fire burning at the moment as it was probably the only place any of them where
I landed with a soft thump on the walkway outside the clubhouse, walking closer not making a sound after years of sneaking around sleeping younger siblings I excelled at stealth.
"How do we even know where she is?" Came Astrids voice cutting clearly through the still night.
"Think about, if you were taking a prisoner where would you take them?" This time it was Hiccups, then the twins.
"Are we supposed.." Tuffs started then Ruff finished "To guess?"
"We should just hop on our fire breathing dragons and scare the hunters into telling us."
So they are planning my rescue. Funny, I'm already free.
I walked into the room and tossed the bag at Hiccup's feet.
"There's no need for any saving, anyway sorry I'm late. Oh, and you guys need to work on your security. It sucks."
"AHH!" As if on cue a chorus of screams. The twins jumped on each other shrieking and Snotlout fell of Hookfang landing on his face. I ducked under a razor-sharp ax and then blocked a plasma blast with my wings.
"HEY, watch where your throwing things. I'm a good guy." I yelled out throwing my hands in the air as a sign of peace.
They stared at me in shock and I waved my hands in front of them.
"OH come on! I've had it with the staring the Grimborn brothers attempt at interrogating was annoying enough!"
That snapped the out of it and the questions started.
"Who are you?"
"How did you escape?"
"What's with the wings?"
"Enough!" Hiccup spoke silencing everyone, I gave him a thankful look.
"I will answer your questions one at a time, Hiccup you want to go first?"
"Who are you?"
I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose."My name is Evanna Emerald, I'm sixteen and come from another world. As to what I am? I'm human but for some reason, I now have dragon features. But I want to help you with the hunters and I can be trusted. "
"How are you here right now? We saw them shot you down." Astrid asked.
I walked forward and grabbed the bag picking it up, "Well they did get me but they made the mistake of leaving me alone with Viggo, Ryker, and Johann. I knocked them out before sneaking out, then I flew here."
I then noticed the crude map nailed to a piece of wood behind them showing the islands, I walk over to it and finding the island matching the one I was imprisoned on.
"Your from another world? How is that possible?"
Sighing I replied to Fishlegs, "I don't exactly know, I kinda fell through a door and ended up is this one. I have a map of mine though."
"You do?"
"Yes Hiccup, you can see it. I'm sure you are curious."
I pulled the tightly folded map from one of the hidden pouches under my main jacket, spreading it out on the floor for them to see.
Hiccup gasped, Astrid looked impressed, Fishlegs squealed, Snotlout rolled his eyes and the twins were in love with the colors.
"This is my world." I sat back proudly letting them all see it.
"Woah! What kind of map is this I've never seen anything like it!" Hiccup exclaimed tracing some of the lines with his finger.
"That...Is a...Big World!" The twin's interrupted him in unison.
Fishlegs rambled a bit before turning to me and asking, "What kinds of dragons do you have there?"
I sighed leaning back into my heels.
"We don't have any."
"What do you mean you don't have any?!"
Hun, how do I explain this one?
"Where I come from there are no dragons and there never was. Sure we have a whole manner of other animals but no dragons"
Toothless warbled sadly and walked over to Hiccup nuzzling him, Hiccup rubbed him back.
"I know, I can't imagine a world without you in it too."
Wait, did I almost understand Toothless? I couldn't have.
"A world without my Meatlug?"
"So..," Astrid asked. "How do you have wings?"
"And a tail," I added moving it behind me opening and closing the fins at the end.
"So cool." Came Tuffnut.
"Think of the pranks." Was Ruffnut.
I rolled my eyes standing my tail swinging out behind me for balance, I flapped my wings gently creating a soft breeze.
" I don't know, I was falling about to go spat in the ocean and wished I had wings. Then suddenly they were there, and I flew around a bit before helping you guys drive off the hunters."
"What about the fire? We saw you destroying the ships with fire." Fishlegs spoke up.
"Oh, this?" I lifted a hand and closing my fist for a second and opened it as I did so fire covered the inside of my palm.
"Wow! How do you do that?" He asked again. I shrugged and tossed the flame into the fire pit adding to the flames. "I dunno, I guess I just gather my inner flame into my hand there you go."
The twins who had been quietly talking in the corner came over and grabbed onto my arms and dragged me over to Hiccup and got on their knees before him.
"Please dear Hiccup!" One started, "Can we keep her?" The other finished.
"Well, what do you think Astrid?"
She turned and looked at me, I smiled and tried to look as innocent as possible.
"Her story makes sense, in a crazy way, but I think she would be a great addition to the team we could use her skills with Heather gone."
"Fishlegs?"
"I personally would like to study her more," He looked at me nervously I smiled and nodded. "No offense but it would be best to have her as a friend, not an enemy."
"I would love to have a beautiful lady around to love me." Snotlout winked at me, I ignored him and glanced back at Hiccup.
He was solemnly looking me over and I could feel my tail twitching anxiously behind me.
"That settles it." He spoke sternly then grinned. "Welcome to the team!"
Yes! A dream come true, I'm ridiculously excited right now.
I smiled and shook hands with him, "Thank you. I will do my best to help you guys around here."
The bag! Right, how could I forget?
"Oh, by the way, I grabbed some stuff on my way out of the Dragon hunters base. Hiccup raised an eyebrow.
I opened the satchel and dumped it out into the table built around the fireplace. Rolls of plans and maps tumbled out, I pulled one of Viggo's base and handed it to Hiccup.
"This might help with any future plans."
He took it from me and unrolled it his eyes widening, "This is a map of Viggo's base! How did you get this!"
I smiled harmlessly and shrugged spreading out a few more papers for him to see.
"I took them from his room when I escaped, there was no one to stop me so I helped myself."
They crowded around and looked over the papers.
"This is amazing!"
"We can plan better attacks now!"
I stepped back and watched enjoying the moment.
This is the life. Nothing better than an adventure with friends.
A sudden thought struck me.
Do I get my own hut?! That was a perfect sea stack under the night terror lookouts.
I voiced my thoughts, "Hey! Do I get to build a hut?"
Hiccup looked up at me, "Sure, why not? Let me help though."
Smiling to myself I hummed a tune as I began to sketch my ideas on a piece of loose paper.
Yep, evidently the life.
