Here are Chapter 11
after a very long delay.

Apologies for the long delay of Ch11.
Life kept me very busy. I lately had School and exams that took allot of my time which also placed a partial writer's block on me

I will change a few things up, and soon introduce someone new, but there will be a few time skips, which will unfortunately be needed
But I bring you this new Chapter.

Enjoy

PS: The color to mood are inspired by the RainWings from Wings of Fire
and I apologize in advance for any errors there might be in the grammar*

Shimmer (POV)

It was early dawn when I awoke in the Dragon stables.
I looked over towards Silverwing and Aurora,
Silverwing was still curled up fast asleep against my side, and to my surprise I saw Aurora also laying right next to me, still peacefully sleeping.

I continued to watch them sleep, noticing the gentle rise and fall of Aurora's wings with every steady breath.

I waited for a few minutes longer before I decided to wake them up,

"Hey, Rise and shine you two, it is time to get up and smell the… fish?"

Silverwing was the first one to wake up.

Aurora did not wake up immediately and moaned a bit.

I gently tickled her side with my tail in an attempt to wake her up.

"Please… no, let me sleep a bit longer… too early" she moaned

"No it's not, the sun is already up, just open your eyes and see"

She slowly opened her eyes for a moment, looking around before she suddenly noticed how close she was to me, she quickly jumped up, embarrassment, bright pink flashes of color showing in her scales

"Aurora? what's wrong?" I questioned

"Oh… umm… nothing… I'm just no… not used to… um…" She nervously looked away

"Aurora… You have nothing to worry about, it was cold last night, dragons do tend to get cold"

She slowly looked up towards me as I gave her a reassuring smile

"Now that we are all awake, let's get going" I quickly added

"where are we going?"

"To the Academy, the large ring with the metal cage"

"Sounds like a kill ring to me" She lightly joked

"hehe… yeah, it was, once"

I got up and walked out of the stable we were sleeping in.

I opened my wings in preparation to fly.

"Hey? you coming?" I looked back towards both Aurora and Silverwing who were now standing next to each other

"Are you going to fly there?" She nervously asked

"Yes… You should try, will be good practice"

"Okay, I'll try, but can we stay close to the ground please"

"Sure, let's go then, I'll lead the way"

I waited for Aurora to accompany me.

Silverwing was already ready to go.

I took flight and flew out of the exit which we came in through,

I looked back and saw Aurora and Silverwing also flying close behind me, Aurora was a bit unsteady but flying.

"Good to see you flying" I called out

She pulled a strange face that I could not make out what it meant, 'was it joy? or something else?'

Yellow showing slightly on her scales

We soon arrived at the Academy, the metal cage was suspended in the air from the overhanging cliff.

I gently landed at the front gate of the Academy, Wings still half open.

I turned around and looked back towards Aurora who were currently gliding alongside Silverwing.

I also noticed that Hiccup were not here yet.

"Aurora, Now that you are able to fly, let's go ahead and try something new"
I looked at Aurora as she landed in front of me with a slight stumble.

"Like what?" She half sounded a bit nervous

"Maybe do a few laps around the Academy, I will fly alongside you this time and help where I can"

"Okay then…" She nervously agreed

I took flight and hovered in the air as Aurora did the same

"Just follow me and do what I do" I gave her a reassuring smile as I started flying ahead

I tilted my wings a bit to make the turn to my left as I flew around the Academy and the cliff walls and again up and over the cliff and back toward the Academy
I quickly looked back and saw Aurora flying close behind me with joy in her eyes, she noticed me looking at her and gave me a joyful smile, a sweet smile…
I fell back to fly alongside Aurora as we continued to fly around the Academy.

I were soon flying alongside her as we flew over the lands and Ocean below, climbing higher into the sky, but I did not notice how high we were already, I continued to observe Aurora as she flew. Her wings rippling in the wind's currents and her scales shining green, yellow, purple and pink all over as she flew.
her eyes was closed as she flew with a joyful expression, her elegant form cutting through the air with as much grace and beauty…

She opened her eyes and looked over toward me, something shined in her eyes, something I have never seen before, I gave her a smile at which she gave me one in return. Neither of us exchanged words during the time we were flying.
A sudden thought crossed my mind which as I got the strange feelings of which I never felt before
'Am I starting to get feelings for her?' I questioned myself as we continued to fly
I Suddenly broke the silence

"Hey… Aurora? Uuh… We should probably go land, hiccup might already be waiting for us"
I nervously said the first part, suddenly realizing why we were here again
We soon landed again as we saw Hiccup approaching from Gobber's Smithy.

We quickly landed inside the Academy when Aurora suddenly spoke as she suddenly hugged me, her scales a bright Purple-pink color alongside her usual Green

"Thank you Shimmer, that was wonderful, I never thought that flying would be so fun…" She let go of me after a brief moment after realizing what she just did. "Oh… sorry about that…I-I just never felt like that before… being with you up there… being free…" She closed her eyes again as she looked up

"I'm glad you enjoyed it, happy to help"

I suddenly heard Hiccup and Toothless enter the Academy, accompanied by Astrid and the other dragon riders and also Accompanied by Valka and Eret, all except for Hiccup, Gobber and Eret looked confused on why they were here.

"Oh good, you two are already here. Good" Hiccup said as he walked over to the center of the floor and started placing down a map of the archipelago.

"Okay everyone, listen up, we got word that there are a fleet of Dragon trappers with a large ship full of dragons, they are currently anchored near this location" He pointed toward a Small Island South East of Berk

"And why are you telling us this why now again?" Tuffnut asked, sounding bored

"We are going in there and we are going to go free the dragons" Hiccup answered after he have face palmed himself

I looked back toward where Aurora were just to see her flying around up in the air with Silverwing, I quickly looked back toward Hiccup as He called my name

"Shimmer, can you help to create a wall of fog, you're the only one here who can become invisible here"

"Yes I will do it, when will we do this?" I asked

"We will fly soon; the raid will be Tonight under the cover of darkness when they can't see us coming…"

Aurora (POV)

I were laying on a beach, it was raining and the waves occasionally washed out and over me.
I were alone on a mysterious island.
I could tell that something was wrong… Very wrong, My eyesight was stronger, I could see in the dark, everything was bright and also at the same time a bit darker than normal, I could see the dark figures of the clouds overhead as the storm progressed overhead.

I could not move, could not feel anything for a good period of time, but I soon started to feel something…
I could feel my fingers and my legs, which still felt strange, but I quickly dismissed it
I later were able to feel the rest of my body and more…

There was something else, something new that were not there before, I started to notice a change in my height and also a change in all of my senses, not just my eyes

I looked down toward my body and instead of the normal lean scrawny girl's body was that of a dragon's body, my heart started to race as I noticed how the strange dragon claws reacted and moved as if it were my own… hands or claws…

I looked at the rest of my body and noticed the wings and my very long tail and all of my new very smooth scales which were now green

Realization dawned upon me as I realized what is happening…

'I'm a dragon…'

I Slowly started to wake up, I remember everything now, it were just a dream…
I suddenly heard someone spoke…

"Hey, Rise and shine you two, it is time to get up and smell the… fish?"

I moaned a bit, not wanting to wake up, It was nice and warm now.
It went silent for a moment when suddenly I felt something tickling me

"Please… no, let me sleep a bit longer… too early" I started to moan

To which the voice responded
"No it's not, the sun is already up, just open your eyes and see"

I slowly opened my eyes for a moment, Light very bright, my eyes slowly adapted to the light as I started to look around at my surroundings.
My eyes fell upon Shimmer who were staring at me to which I suddenly noticed how close I were to him.

I quickly jumped up to my feet, very embarrassed to be so close to him My scales started to show bright flashes of pink which might be because of my current feelings
'Oh my… this is so embarrassing…What is he thinking now…' I thought

"Aurora? what's wrong?" He questioned

"Oh… umm… nothing… I'm just no… not used to… um…" I nervously looked away towards the ground

"Aurora… You have nothing to worry about, it was cold last night, dragons do tend to get cold"

He suddenly said with reassurance in his voice

I slowly looked up towards him, noticing a reassuring smile on his face

"Now that we are all awake, let's get going" He quickly added

'Wait… where are we going?' I looked down toward the little Razorwhip who were standing right next to me now
"where are we going?" I asked

"To the Academy, the large ring with the metal cage"

"Sounds like a kill ring to me" I joked

"hehe… yeah, it was, once"

'Oh… great' I sarcastically thought

I looked away for a moment toward the rest of the sleeping spots, many of them had dragons in it and a few were empty, the stable smelled strong of dragons and wood.

I looked back toward Shimmer to see him walk toward the exit with his wings half open
'Do he expect me to fly all the way there?' My nervousness started to return

"Hey? you coming?" He asked as he turned around to look at me and Silver

"Are you going to fly there?" I nervously asked

"Yes… You should try, will be good practice"

My nerves started to get to me as I swallowed a lump in the back my throat

"Okay, I'll try, but can we stay close to the ground please" I half pleadingly asked

"Sure, let's go then, I'll lead the way"

I were a bit nervous to fly again but Shimmer somehow gives me the courage I need
I looked back toward Silver who was already ready to fly
'Okay Aurora, if this little dragonet can fly, then you can as well' I told myself, mustering up enough courage to follow Shimmer

I looked up as I saw Shimmer take flight and go through the same entrance we came through the previous night, Silver quickly followed him
'Well here goes nothing… I hope' I flapped my wings and took flight, and to my surprise stayed aloft, I were still a bit unsteady, but better than the previous day, a sudden thought crossed my mind, 'Am I becoming more dragon now? Am I losing myself?'
I quickly shook the thought out of my head as I heard Shimmer speak

"Good to see you flying" he called out

I looked at him, knowing not what to say back as I suddenly started feeling something I never felt before, I tried to give him a smile but were too full of joy, 'Yes-YES! I'm flying, Thank Thor'

I saw the Academy Arena place up ahead; the Giant metal cage was suspended above from the cliff where it hangs.

I saw that Shimmer has already landed looking around before he looked back toward me, I started gliding down toward him, I landed in front of him and stumbled slightly.

"Aurora, now that you are able to fly, let's go ahead and try something new"

'I just landed…' I thought, feeling nervous energy rising back up again

"Like what?" I asked

"Maybe do a few laps around the Academy, I will fly alongside you this time and help where I can"

"Okay then…" I reluctantly agreed

Shimmer took flight and I quickly did the same, keeping my eyes on him

"Just follow me and do what I do" He said
I quickly nodded in agreement doing so already

I watched him fly ahead where upon I followed close behind him, keeping an eye on his every movement
I watched him tilt his wings to make a turn to his left which I mimicked, following him around the Academy alongside with Silver.

He flew up and over the cliff wall to which I did the same, I flew without thinking about it now.
I used to think too much about it, but now… my mind is clear of any worries

I saw Shimmer look back toward me.
I Smiled at him, feeling something… something I haven't felt forever…

Shimmer started falling back until he was flying next to me.

I tilted my wings slightly to gain a bit of altitude as I continued to fly around in a circle. The wind blew lightly past as I closed my eyes to enjoy the sensation of flying up in the sky with nothing to stop me from going where my heart desires… 'Is this how it is to be free, to not be bound by the ground…'

I opened my eyes as I looked over toward Shimmer who were looking at me, observing me, his scales have turned a slight pink around the edges of his neck scales
I again felt that feeling, a warm feeling every time I look at him

Shimmer suddenly smiled at me, a warm friendly smile
I smiled back, happy to be with him in the sky, to not be alone…

"Hey… Aurora? Uuh… We should probably go land; hiccup might already be waiting for us"

He half sounded nervous as he spoke
'Oh my… that was a wonderful moment'

My mind flashed back to a time when I were still human girl, I were talking to my mother

'There will be a time of hardship when everything might seem hopeless and not worth living, but just remember that there will be someone special who will come and save you and who will care for you, who would be the same as you are but also different.
You are special, remember that I will always be with you, no matter where you might go… Go find the one… The one who you can spend your life with, who can give you what no one else can…'

The flashback ended abruptly as the dyeing words of my mother faded into silence
That's when I realized who she really meant, the special someone who saved me and who carried me across the Ocean… That someone who would be the same as me but also different…
I looked at Shimmer as I just realized it.

We both descended and landed in the center of the Academy, and as soon as we landed I went ahead and gave him a hug, which I have never done to anyone other than my mother before

"Thank you Shimmer, that was wonderful, I never thought that flying would be so fun…" I let go of him as I realized what I just did. "Oh… sorry about that…I-I just never felt like that before… being with you up there… being free…" I closed my eyes as I looked up, feeling the warmth enveloping me
'Yes mother, You were right… I have found him…'

Shimmer (POV)

After a long discussion and preparation time, we went for a quick lunch to which we afterwards had a short rest before we had to gather back in the Academy where we quickly went over our plans again

I also took some time to teach Aurora how to change her scale color to become invisible to which she quickly learned. and after a few attempts were able to completely turn invisible with little effort.
I also managed to teach Aurora how do different types of fire blasts by just thinking of what you want to do and or what you want it to do to which she once almost burned a small tree down.
I left SilverWing with Storm who willingly agreed to look after her, sounding different

We were soon all in the Academy listening to Hiccup and Valka explain the Mission and after some time later were off to the South Eastern small island which was a few hour's flight but we soon arrived at our destination, a small island with a multitude of caves and cliffs with many sea stacks dotting the shores.

We all landed on the furthest sea stack from the Island to which we waited for it to become dark enough to go by unseen

"Okay Gang, listen up, Me, Toothless and Shimmer Are going in to create.
free any and all dragons we can, Leave no dragon behind"

I nodded as did Aurora whose scales were slightly more of a paler green than normal.

I noticed that fog have started to cover the Island which will provide enough cover for Hiccup and Toothless

Hiccup gave the signal for us to go and to get in position, I quickly took flight with Aurora close behind me, I veered left as Toothless and Hiccup went Right, taking our positions

I turned Invisible and looked back to see that Aurora have done the same
I dove down and shot a ball of paralyzing mist toward a group of trappers on the deck of one of the ships which gave me enough time to knock them out cold to place them in one of the few empty cages

I silently went from ship to ship, knocking trapper's unconscious and putting them in a cage or by trapping them in amber which was difficult to do

I looked up to see Hiccup giving the signal for the rest of the gang to join in, I saw Aurora who suddenly knocked another trapper Unconscious with her tail, before going to the lower deck, I went after her just in time to see her knock two more unconscious

I silently walked past her deeper into the ship as I sliced open the cages with my tail, freeing the trapped dragons to who I quickly told to stay put and not leave until they hear a big bang

"Aurora, let's go take care of the rest of the trappers on the island"

"Okay, let's go then"

We walked out upon the deck and saw the others busy rescuing the dragons and Toothless reassuring the rescued dragons

We quickly flew from the ships toward the docks where we snuck in, still invisible.

I walked past a group of trappers who were sitting together around a large campfire.
I quickly rounded a corner into another cave full of cages with Terrible Terrors and other smaller dragons, We silently freed them and told them to stay put until they hear a loud explosion.

We went from cave to cave freeing all kinds of dragons. I soon came upon one of the caves way at the very back, the area reeks of death, I looked inside and saw two very strange pale blue dragons of about the same size as myself,
the one were already dead and the other was near death, clinging to life as if trying to stay alive for something, I could tell that this is a female and she were holding something small

I quickly opened the cage and went inside, the dragoness looked up at me and sniffed the air

"Who... Who's there?" She croaked, having been deprived of water for too long
I could smell something… something like poison

"I'm a friend, I'm here to rescue you and…"

"It's… too late for me and my mate…" She raised a wing to reveal a smooth purple egg with small bark purple veins all over. "Please… Save my egg… Take care… of the egg… water…"
The Dragon started shivering, intensifying until she too passed into the void…

"Shimmer? What did you find" I heard Aurora called from outside

Aurora suddenly walked into the cave and gasped as she saw the two dead dragons

"Is that an egg" she whispered, still shocked by the sight

I Picked up the egg with as much gentleness as I can.
I looked up toward Aurora who's scales were a mix of a light blue grey coloration
"She asked… to take care…" My voice cracked a bit

"Shimmer… Let's get out of here, the others will know what to do" She said with clear sorrow in her voice

"We should take care of the last few Trappers… and call the others"

I walked out of the cave and gently cradling the egg in my left arm.
I walked out and looked around the corner toward the main group of trappers gathered around the camp fire. I quickly shot a ball of Paralyzing mist among the trappers which paralyzed most of the trappers, I quickly shot a few plasma blasts at the remainder of the trappers as they came closer

I shot a large powerful blast of plasma that made a large explosion as it struck the camp fire pit.
Suddenly a large mass of dragons broke out from the caves they were waiting in and confronted he remaining trappers who quickly dropped their weapons and fled in terror

I quickly ran out toward the Docks where I were met by Toothless, Hiccup and Fishlegs

"Good, just the people I were hoping for…"

"Is that an egg!?" Fishlegs asked in amazement

"Yes, and that is why I need you to come look at what I have found"

I quickly turned around and went back to the cave
"Follow me!"

I walked back toward the cave as quickly as I could with the egg still safe in my arms.
I rounded the corner and looked at the two strange dead dragons.

Hiccup and Fishlegs were soon there with me at the cave entrance, whereupon both Hiccup and Fishlegs reacted differently. Hiccup with more despair and Fishlegs slightly more exited but less so than normal

"The Mother of the egg died shortly after I came… She asked me to… take care of the egg…"
I suddenly felt something wet sliding down from my eyes. 'Am I crying? I thought dragons could not shed tears?!' I though before quickly pushing the thought back again

Fishlegs pulled out his cards that he carries around with him at all times, He started to mumble something as he flipped through his cards.

"They look very aquatic with the scales and the tailfins, but also with a very close resemblance to a Night Fury with smaller dorsal fins, but with a more elegant body… They are slightly larger than a Night-fury…"

"Fishlegs, get to the point please, We can already see what you're saying" I snapped

He continued to go through his cards before pulling a puzzled face which was quickly replaced by excitement

"What I it Fishlegs? Spill it" Hiccup quickly said after noticing his excitement

"I think we just came across a new species of dragon…" Fishlegs finally said

"It's a shame we were not able to save them and maybe learn more about them…"Hiccup trailed off suddenly as He realized something as he looked at the egg in my arms
"The egg, we did save one"

Fishlegs face brightened up, he quickly came closer to look at the egg again
he looked back toward the two dead dragons and back toward the egg

"The egg is purple, but the parents are both light blue…" Fishlegs started

"Maybe it would be better to get out of here and talk about this somewhere else with fresh air…" I quickly said, cutting Fishlegs off

I turned to walk away when something caused me to stop and look back toward the two pale dragons in the cave

"Hiccup… We should probably not leave them there…"

Hiccup looked back toward the lifeless dragons and nodded

"I'll ask my mother what she usually do" Hiccup softly said

I continued to walk ahead as Hiccup quickly made his way to Valka who were currently busy making sure the dragons were all okay and Astrid just finished tying up some of the trappers who were not placed cages, of which there were only a few of which were still intact

I continued to walk ahead until I found Aurora sitting on one of the ships, silently watching the moon's reflection moving across the slightly foggy ocean

I walked up to her and sat next to her on her left, still holding the warm egg gently against my chest

"Aurora? Are you okay?" I softly asked

She was silent for a moment whereupon she slowly answered

"I- I… I don't know what to say…" She exhaled softly followed by a slight pause "I have realized something today… something that I never thought… never dreamed would be true…" She fell silent

I noticed how her scales have started to turn a shade of pink among the green

I stayed silent, listening for in case she is going to continue, which she did

"I did not know until this morning when we were flying together…"

My heart skipped a beat. 'What is she trying to say? Does she suspect? Am I really that obvious?'

"I don't know how to say this…" Aurora continued. "… you might not feel the same but…"
Aurora's scales turned a sudden deep Pink, overruling the usual green color of her scales, I just then knew where she was going with this

"Aurora…" I opened my right wing and gently placed it over Aurora, whereupon she flinched slightly before realizing what I did "I understand now"

"I… wait… You do?" She looked at me in surprise, showing in her scales as an Emerald green coloration started to spread over her face

"Yes…" I whispered as she suddenly relaxed, leaning slightly against me

We both fell silent as we watched the Moon's reflective lights thought the thin layer of fog that covered the ocean surface…

(Few hours later before dawn)

Everyone were gathered on the beach as I stood there next to Aurora who were the one holding the egg this time.

I continued to watch a small boat upon which were the two dragons.

I were at first surprised on why they were placing the dead on the boat until I talked to Valka

I watched as the boat started to sail away into the thickening fog

I heard someone speak but I did not listen, only watched

I looked over toward Hiccup who in turn looked at me as he nodded for me to do my part

I faced the boat and shot a small plasma blast toward the ship, setting it on fire
Both Aurora and Toothless shot a plasma bolt toward the boat which caused the sails to also catch aflame

Next thing I saw was a few flaming arrows being shot by Hiccup, Astrid and Valka and soon afterwards were joined in by the rest of the group.

I watched as the boat completely went up in flames and continued to burn before sinking to the ocean floor

I continued to watch as the first light of dawn started to show

"Another Dawn… Another day" I whispered to Aurora who nodded in return

We all departed a few minutes later heading back to Berk.

There you have it
End of Chapter 11

I hope you all enjoyed it and hope to hear what everyone thought about this Chapter

'The spark have been made, and someone new will soon be joining us
Winter is coming soon to the Inhabitances of Berk'

(PS: The winter times will mostly be skipped as not much activity will take place during this frigid period of time)