A/N: So here's the next one. Two in one day! Lucky you. I wish some authors would publish this fast (looking at you, Average Canadian). This chapter is dedicated to my three likes- Werewolfy 4 Eva, Auguste the Clown, and CheMeleonNinja812. Thank you so much! Please R&R! Anyway on with the show-
I walked through the woods, looking for the Night Fury. After the raid, I had gone back to the caves and took a thirty minute power nap with Storm snoring in my ear. After that I headed into the woods, wondering where the dragon could be.
"Maybe he got loose, but if the bola ropes can hold a Nightmare then they should be able to hold a Night Fury." In the distance I heard a scream, then a roar. I arrived in time to see the Night Fury disappear into the fog, and Hiccup collapse into a boneless heap. Lying in a pile in the clearing were the cut bola ropes. The boy had…..freed the dragon?
I saw hiccup beginning to stir, so I raced to the nearest tree, and climbed up it, waiting to surprise him, and maybe learn why he set the dragon free.
I watched carefully as he walked closer and closer to my hiding place.
I dropped out of my hiding place, and withdrew my Gronckle iron swords, placing the razor sharp blades against his windpipe.
"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, I am Lady Phoenix Song, Bane of the Blackwoods. I owe the Night Fury a life-debt. You shot him down. Why should I not kill you now?" I asked him coolly.
He looked at me, eyes wide, then down at the sword, "because the Night Fury spared me. Plus, I really don't feel like dying today. Tomorrow might work for me better."
I stared at him, and then burst out laughing. I sheathed my swords in an x over my back.
"You passed the test! Look, I know you have no reason to trust me, but I think you might be the person I'm looking for. It's obvious that you don't think dragons are vicious creatures anymore. How would you like to train one?"
"Is that possible?" Hiccup asked me with awe in his emerald eyes.
"Yeah, I've done it with my own dragon. Here, I'll show you"
I let out a call and a few seconds later a giant violet dragon descended from the sky
"Whoa! Is that yours?"
"Yeah." I said with a smile. "Her name is Stormcaster. She's a Lightning Fyre dragon." As I said this, we began walking through the woods towards my cave. "We're heading towards my cave." I informed Hiccup. "And there, we can exchange stories."
After we reached my cave, Storm lit a fire, and I brought out some bread, fish, and dried fruit. And I told him my story.
"I come from another land, far, far from here. In this land we do not have dragons, but rather strange devices I can do wondrous things. There are these things called a cell phone that can sing to you or paint your portrait in an instant. We have these things called plane that allows us to fly great distances. We have cars which are horseless carts. We have many, many books written in many different languages. But, as I said, we do not have dragons. One day I was exploring, and I found a cut in the side of a tree, that glowed with a bright light. Obviously, I did the smart thing and went through it.
"There I found myself in a wood, with an identical crack in the tree behind me. I went back to my world, because it was dark, and instead prepared a bag full of things for exploring. When I went back the next day, I was only wandering the woods for a few minutes, before Stormcaster picked me up and took me to her nest. Later, it was because a dragon hunter wanted to shoot me, but at the time, I was terrified. But while I was up there, I fed Storm some fish, and we bonded. I was reading a book when she lost her tail.
"A dragon hunter had been climbing up the mountain, and saw the skin on her tail. The skin was gorgeous lavender, with silver lightning bolts across it. The hunter took a knife, and slashed it off. He was thrown off the mountain, but Storm wasn't able to fly. I climbed down the mountain on a rope to see if I could get help. On the island, though, there was a village of people friendly to dragons. I will not use names, because they are in danger because of these hunters, and I want them to be safe. Anyway, I got Storm down the mountain, and we assembled a new tail system.
"After that, I spent most of my time in the forge, or training with my friends, and spent less time at home. I never liked it at home. My mother constantly criticized me. I felt like I was more flaws and harm, then any good. Finally, my mother got fed up with me disappearing. I felt like I was more flaws and harm, then any good. Finally, my mother got fed up with me disappearing every day. She asked me where I went, so I told her the truth.
"She slapped me. Then she called me delusional. After that she ordered me to stay in my room until she got back from taking Elizabeth from volleyball. But that is when I realized- she wasn't family anymore. I had something- no, someone I loved. I wasn't about to give it up. So I packed my stuff and came here, intent on saving as many dragons as possible. I came here because I wanted to be me without everyone else telling me I wasn't good enough. From what I saw today, during the raid, we suffer from the same problem."
Hiccup looked at me, joy shining in his eyes. "I'm not alone." He said quietly.
"Neither am I."
A/N: Wow, two updates within a few hours. I can't believe I did that. Mental self-five!
In this update you saw Phoenix struggling with verbal abuse. My friend used to suffer the same thing. It is not pretty. Verbal abuse is not harmless teasing, or constructive criticism. It is when someone systematically uses words to (emotionally) tear someone apart. The consequences are not pretty. It can lead to people being suicidal and depressed. That is one of the reasons I wrote this fanfic, to support my friend. She will remain anonymous, but the point still stands. Verbal abuse is terrible, and if you see it happening to anyone, be sure to help.
Hope that wasn't too dull or depressing.
Anyway, please R&R
~SuperFangirl16
