A.N: Ok I am back and once again I am late. I have a new plan I will update this story once every fortnight however if I have two chapters done then I will post them both unless the first one ends in a cliff-hanger. Anywho as usual follows, favourites and reviews are appreciated. Now to the chapter.

P.S: I was going to upload a week ago, but I forgot to upload it.


In the middle of the forest outside Fjellborg, Around Midnight… (Blair's P.O.V.)…

I had spent the entire afternoon thinking about what I was about to do. I knew what was going to happen, what I was going to do. Did I have any second thoughts perhaps, but I never heard them. Not when I left the forge, not when I walked into my house for a nap and not when I walked into the forest.

As I walked I kept my hands at my side and kept an eye on the trail that I had memorised and the other on the forest around me just in case someone or something tried to jump me.

I had made it to the clearing were I first met Nightingale and followed another trail to where I knew Jeremy and Nightingale would be waiting. I entered the clearing and I saw two pentagrams drawn on the ground in chalk. In the centre of one of the pentagrams sat Nightingale and in between the two pentagrams stood Jeremy.

"Blair," Jeremy said, "Once you step into the pentagram there is no turning back. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"

Suddenly, every voice of fear and doubt inside my body screamed out at once telling me to go back. But I knew in my heart I had come too far to just turn back now so I stepped into the empty pentagram and said, "I have never been more sure in my life."

"Ok then let's begin," Jeremy said.

Jeremy then started speaking in some strange tongue and when over to Nightingale. Jeremy then proceeded to draw a 'T' on Nightingale's face with blue chalk dust. He kept chanting in the strange tongue and turned around to face me. He then drew a 'T' on my forehead with the blue chalk dust. After one final chant he stopped, and I felt a lot of pain in my throat. It felt like it was burning and then there was pounding inside my ears as if someone was beating them like a drum. I then knelt to the ground in pain. I tried to speak but no words came out. I saw Jeremy's mouth moving but I couldn't hear anything over the pounding in my ears. I thought I would pass out from the pain but almost as suddenly as the pain arrived the pain disappeared. I then heard Jeremy say, "Blair, are you alright?"

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't my throat felt sore, so I settled with sticking my thumb up.

Jeremy under stood what it meant but he said, "I don't think you're fine."

"Good he isn't dead," I heard a feminine voice say.

"Who said that?" I wheezed.

"That would be Nightingale," Jeremy said.

"So now I am able to understand and speak with Nightingale," I wheezed.

"First let me explain what this all means," Jeremy said. "You two are now bonded by mind, soul and spirit. You can both speak with and understand each other and you two also share a mental connection. Even if you are separated by the entire Archipelago and still be able to talk to each other through your minds."

"Through our minds," I wheezed with shock evident in my voice.

"Yes," Jeremy said, "Think of it as you thinking and the other person being able to hear your thoughts, but they can only hear the thoughts you want them to hear."

"Ok that is kind of cool," I wheezed again this time coughing a little.

"Yeah," said Nightingale.

"Also, one more thing the bond that you two share also means that if one of you is injured the injury will heal faster," Jeremy said.

As Jeremy said that the soreness in my throat started to go away, "Ok," I said quietly.

"Blair we better be heading back. We want to get some sleep before morning," Jeremy said.

"Yeah you're right Jeremy. Bye Nightingale," I said a little quietly.

"Bye," Nightingale said.

Jeremy and I then walked back along the track back to the village and I was thinking that went better than I thought it would. I also kept on thinking about how I was now bonded to a dragon and about what would happen to me and Jeremy if we were found out. I then stopped thinking about that and I started thinking about what else Jeremy was capable of.

When we reached the outskirts Jeremy and I said goodbye to each other and we went our separate ways and when I got home for the first time in what seemed like years I had a decent night's sleep.


8 hours later...

The next week would be the exact same thing over and over get food, go to dragon training, lunch, more dragon training, visit Nightingale, dinner, bed. At least that was how it was before my father returned at the end of the week. When I went down to the docks to greet him I saw that of the three ships that left a week earlier only one came back and it was heavily damaged at that.

I then decided to leave him be and go and fine Jeremy. When I found him, he was hiding some things behind his back and I really wanted to know what they were. He then ran into the forest and I ran after him. He was faster than me, so he outran me, but I knew where he was heading so it didn't matter. After another 5 minutes of running I found the cove. We had stumbled onto the cove a few days ago when we were visiting Nightingale and we had agreed that it was the best place for Nightingale to stay and for us to find her. However, when I got to the cove Jeremy was there but what he had been holding had disappeared.

"What are you hiding and where are you hiding it?" I asked.

"You will find out tomorrow," Jeremy said.

"Why tomorrow?" I asked.

"Enough questions. Your father is probably wondering where you are," Jeremy said.

"Ok fair enough," I said.

"And don't bother coming back here tonight as I have already told Nightingale not to show you where I have hidden the surprise," Jeremy said.

I then tried to ask Nightingale through our mental connection, "What is the surprise?"

"Nope. Not telling," She replied.

I was very frustrated at that and tried taking it out on a tree. I punched the tree and then pain rushed to my hand.

I was in pain and Nightingale and Jeremy were rolling around on the ground in laughing.

I then started walking back to the village cupping my hand that was in pain in my other hand. After a bit Jeremy had realised that I had left and had caught up with me. I then said, "Did you find out that the search party got back this morning?"

"Yeah. What's the bet that they didn't find the nest?" Jeremy asked.

"Judging by the state of the ships that came into port this morning I would say no," I answered.

"What was the state of the search party?" Jeremy asked.

"One ship made it back and it was heavily damaged at that," I said.

"Who made it back?" Jeremy asked.

"I don't know. You would have to ask my father about that," I said.

"You think you could do that for me?" Jeremy asked.

"Sure, I was probably going to ask myself anyways," I said.

"Thanks," Jeremy said.

"No problem," I said.

"I would say 'race you back to the village' but we both know who would win," Jeremy boasted.

"Yeah. Me," I said as I started running.

"Not on your life," Jeremy yelled as he started running after me.

After running for ten minutes I could see the outskirts of the village. Yet when I turned around to see where Jeremy was he was nowhere to be found. But when I turned back I saw him falling to the ground and him land perfectly. When I caught up with him I asked between my deep breathes, "How did you get here before me?"

"I jumped from tree to tree doing a little thing I like to call free running," Jeremy said.

"How did you learn to do it?" I asked.

"I saw Pine Martens use the trees to push themselves forward and can jump from tree to tree, so I decided to give it a shot."

"Cool, do you think you could teach me?" I asked Jeremy.

"Sure. I will give it a shot," Jeremy replied

I then heard someone yell, "Blair."

I looked around and saw my father standing next to the front door of our house. I then said, "See you later Jeremy," as I walked towards my father.

We then walked inside, and my father and I took a seat. We sat in silence for about 5 minutes before my father said a word. "Blair. I hear you have been doing ok in the ring."

"Yes, I have," I replied, "I take it that the search didn't go too well."

"No, it didn't," Bjorn said, "and I need your help."

'This is new,' I thought.

"In two days I will be leaving for Berk," he said.

"Yes," I said in confirmation.

"And I want you to come with me," he said.

"What?" I said.

"I need you to help me convince Stoick to send one more search out for the nest," he said.

"Ok," I said.

"You won't miss out on any dragon training lessons as I have asked Vicktor to put them on hold while we are away," Bjorn said.

"Ok. So, how long should we be away?" I asked.

"Let's see it should take us a week to get there and another one to get back plus I would like to be there for around a week. So about three weeks," he said.

"Ok can I go?" I asked.

"Yes, you can go," Bjorn answered.

I then left the house and found Jeremy waiting outside and he said, "Well that throws my plan out of whack."

"What plan?" I asked.

Jeremy nodded his head to say follow me and we walked back into the forest. Once we were out of hearing distance Jeremy said, "My plan was to teach you how to ride and fly Nightingale over the next couple of weeks."

"As fun as that sounds you know I have to do this. Otherwise my father might realise something is up and have someone watching me 24/7," I said.

"Yeah." Jeremy said.

"Well are we able to start tomorrow and finish when I get back?" I asked.

"We could. I could show you how to put on the harness and how to put the saddle on Nightingale tomorrow and teach you how to ride and fly her when you get back," Jeremy said.

"I am cool with that," I said.

"Ok it is settled now let us head back as it is starting to get dark and I would like to get something to eat before we have to sleep," Jeremy said.

"Good idea," I said as we began to walk back to the village.


Later that night…

I was lying in bed thinking about what I was going to do over the next three weeks. I knew that while we were at Berk I would be hanging out with Hiccup, Stoick the Vast's son, and what I was going to do on the boat I didn't know but I was mainly thinking about what I was going to do tomorrow when Jeremy was going to begin teaching me how to fly Nightingale.


The Next Morning…

After waking up, getting changed and having gotten something to eat I was about to go into the woods to see Nightingale when I heard someone say, "Hey Blair."

I turned around and saw Donny standing about fifteen metres away. "Hey Donny," I said.

"What you up to?" Donny asked.

"I was just about to meet Jeremy in the woods," I answered.

"Could I join you?" Donny asked.

"Uhh. We usually work alone, but you might have to talk to Jeremy about that while I am gone," I said.

"Ok," Donny said as he turned to leave.

"Oh. Donny could I ask you a favour?" I said.

"Sure," Donny said.

"Could you pick up some items from Trader Johann for me?" I said.

"Yeah sure thing," Donny said.

"Thanks. I owe you one," I said.

We then turned to go our separate ways and I walked into the forest.

After half an hour I found Jeremy and Nightingale where I knew I would find them.

Jeremy then said, "Jeremy's school for Dragon flying is now in session. Let us start by learning how to put on the harness."

Over the next three hours Jeremy had me taking off and putting back on the harness and putting the saddle on and off of Nightingale.

After I had mastered that Jeremy said, "Ok I could run you through how to fly Nightingale, but I think it would be better if I taught you how to free run."

"Ok," I said.

"So, when you're free running you want to look for good grip holds like where a branch juts out of a tree or a rock. However, you want to keep an eye open for hazards like rotten tree's or moss-covered rocks," Jeremy said.

"Ok," I said.

"To start off with follow me and step only where I step," Jeremy said.

"Ok," I replied.

Jeremy then climbed up into a tree and I followed him up. He then started running and jumping from tree to tree and I followed right behind him.

After a while Jeremy said, "You're not too bad at this. In a minute I will stop, and you have to make your way back to the cove without touching the ground."

"Ok," I said.

Jeremy then leapt to the ground and started walking back towards the cove while I was leaping from tree to tree to make it back to the cove. After about five minutes I leapt to the ground and landed inside the cove.

I looked around and I saw Nightingale curled up asleep in the little cave that served as her shelter and Jeremy was sitting down leaning against the cliff. I walked up to Jeremy I whispered, "So what now?"

"Now we head back to the village because I heard something this morning about an important announcement," Jeremy answered.

"Ok then let's go," I said.

Jeremy nodded, and we walked back through the patch of forest to get to the village.

Once we got to the village we just managed to sneak into the great hall just as the meeting was starting.

I then heard my father's voice boom out across the great hall he said, "Attention. May I have everyone's attention."

Everyone then stopped talking and gave their chief their full attention.

"As many of you know by now the search didn't go well and we lost some great fighters. However, we must not let their sacrifices be in vain. Which is why Blair and myself and a few others will be going to Berk to ask them to send one more search party with the promise of if they find the nest they will have our full support," Bjorn said.

Then there was a lot of whispering over this arrangement but then someone said, "Who will be in charge of the village while you are gone?"

"The council will be in charge until my return," Bjorn said, "Are there any other questions?"

No one said a word, "Ok then this meeting is over," Bjorn said.

Everyone then started to leave the great hall except for those who had questions for the chief to answer or problems that needed solving.

As I was about to leave someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned to see that it was Liz who tapped me on the shoulder. She said, "Blair could I ask a favour?"

I thought, "Sure. What is it?"

"Do you think you would be able to convince your father to let me come with you too Berk?" She asked.

I thought about it, but I didn't want to make a promise I couldn't keep so I said, "I will see what I can do, but I can't make any promises."

"Ok," Liz said, "I will talk to you later."

"Yeah. I will let you know around the feast tonight what my father has decided," I replied.

"Ok," Liz said as she walked out of the great hall.

I was about to leave but I waited for my father to not be crowded so I could speak with him.

It took about two hours, but he finished the last conversation and he started walking towards the fields. I joined him, and I said, "Dad I have a question."

"What is it son?" My father asked.

"Elizabeth asked me to ask you a question," I said.

"What was the question?" He asked.

"She wanted to know if she could come with us to Berk," I said.

"And why does she want to do that?" He asked.

"I don't know," I replied, "You should ask her yourself."

"No, I won't," Bjorn said, "That is what you will be doing when you can tell her that she can join us."

"Ok. I will tell her at the feast tonight," I said.

"Ok now if you would excuse me I have to go and help Svan round up his herd," he said.

"Ok. See you later dad," I said as I walked to find Jeremy.

I found him at the Blacksmith helping Vicktor forge a new sword. Knowing that you should never enter a forge without telling the head-blacksmith that you're entering is a bad idea I waited. I knew not to enter because I had the scars to prove it. For a year ago, I had entered the smithy without telling Vicktor that I was entering, and he tripped over me spilling a small amount of molten metal onto my back. I still have the scar. So, when Vicktor noticed me and gave me a nod I entered and kept a wide berth of the forge and went over to the sharpening stone and I started sharpening axes.

After a while someone handed an axe to me and when I looked at it I realised that is was quite unique and that only one person had an axe like this. So, I looked up and standing there was Liz, "Hi Liz," I said.

"Hey Blair. So, did you ask your father the question?" Liz asked.

"Yes, I did," I replied.

"So, what did he say?" Liz asked.

"He said you could come along. But, I have a question," I said.

"What is it?" Liz replied.

"Why do you want to come along?" I asked.

"Because I want to see more than just this island," Liz said after a delay.

I noticed the delay, but I didn't push it I then asked, "So how do you want your axe sharpened?"

"I would like a single bevel on both sides of the blade," she said.

"Ok. How soon would you like it back?" I asked.

"Preferably before we leave tomorrow," Liz replied.

"Ok," I said as I got to work sharpening Liz's axe.

Liz then left probably to get everything that she would need for the trip to Berk.

After half an hour I finished sharpening Liz's axe yet when I swung it to test it I noticed that the axe head was a little loose, so I spent the next ten minutes fixing the axe head, so it wouldn't be so loose.

After fixing the axe head I took it with me back to my house not wanting to disturb Liz and I started packing the things I would need and want to take with me on the trip to Berk.

I grabbed my pencil, some spare charcoal, paper, my dagger and Liz's axe and some other things and I put them into my satchel. I then hung my satchel on the head of my bed and I got some sleep because I knew I would be having an early start in the morning.


Glossary:

Pine Marten: A type of weasel found in Europe


A.N: Well that's it for this fortnight I hope you all enjoyed and please leave your reviews and I like to read what others think about my story. One last thing before the opening for this chapter was based off of one of the voice overs in Star Wars Battlefront 2 the classic version. So, congrats to those who noticed that.

Blair: Great. I couldn't think of a better way to spend my week.

Sarge: Just think of it as a cruise in viking times.

Blair: Yeah. Just more pillaging and pirates.

Sarge: Not necessarily.

Blair: How so?

Sarge: In case you forgot their primary enemy right now is the dragons.

Blair: Right I forgot.

Sarge: And it is your job to bring peace between the Vikings and Dragons.

Blair: And how do I do that.

Sarge: You will know how when the time comes, and you won't be alone.

Blair: What do you mean?

Sarge: You will have Jeremy and Nightingale standing with you as well as several others who don't know about you yet.

Blair: Well who are they?

Sarge: That I am not at the liberty to say.

Blair: Ok. So, what now?

Sarge: You get some sleep. Meanwhile I get to writing the next chapter.

Blair: Ok bye.

Sarge: Bye. Sgt Sniper Man101 out. o7