Hey there! How've ya been? Good? Good :) Are you excited about chapter 8?! Huh? Are ya'?
Well you all know what comes first….
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Silverwolvesarecool: *sings song* Revenge on Mildew! Revenge on Mildew! Hehe! Haha! Revenge on…did I just sing that out loud….?...
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Sarah and Bella: if you want to find out what happens to the Nadder….well you got'a keep reading! XD
Enjoy chapter 8! And I know that you all know how to review at the end
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Chapter 8 New Faces
No! No! No! No! No! W-Why?!
Shhhhhh. It's alright. It'll be ok.
No it won't! It never will be again! What did I do to deserve such punishment from the gods?! Why am I not just dead?!
You're not being punished. Silverwings crooned as she gave the Nadder a 'hug' And I assure you that you will be fine
How can I be fine if I can't feel my wings?!
Shhhhhhhhh.
"Silverwings?"
SAM! Silverwings exclaimed as she released the Nadder and rushed over to her boy Oh Sam! My Hatchling! You're ok. You're ok.
That's right. Sam crooned as he hugged Silverwings' neck
Thank the gods that you….STINK! Silverwings cried as she broke the hug
'Thank the gods that I stink'? You're kidding right?
Hatchling! You smell like death all over you!
-Chuckles-That's exactly what Hiccup and Toothless said too. But enough of this, how's the Nadder?
Not good I'm afraid. That cursed human pig damaged her wings and legs badly.
Oh Thor… Sam whimpered in shock C-Can I see her?
I think she'd like that.
As Sam and Silverwings walked over to the Nadder, Sam noticed that Eret and Miah were sitting off to the side. Miah had her arm in a sling, and her foot bandaged up heavily
"What happened to you?" Sam asked as he walked up and kneeled down in front of the little girl
"I fell down the well." She responded abruptly
"Really?" Sam questioned with a sparkle in his eyes "What were you doing in the well?"
"I was playing with a Terror, and he flew down there. We were playing tag. Only…I fell in because he was faster than me."
"Yeah they are…" Sam said as he tried to hold in his laughter "Are you all better now?"
"Yeah!" Miah exclaimed "They fixed my shoulder and my foot and even gave me a honey stick!"
"Well lucky you." Sam said still smiling "I bet your dad has his hands full with you, doesn't he?"
"Oh no." Eret laughed "She's nothing but a perfect little Valkyrie. Aren't you?"
"That's right! I'm my daddy's Valkyrie!" Miah giggled
"Well he's a lucky man." Sam responded with a wink "Very lucky indeed."
"What happened to you?" Miah asked as she pointed to the blood on Sam's armor
"I'll tell you when you're older." Sam said gently "Just know that this isn't my blood."
"You can tell me Chief Sam." Miah said proudly "I can handle it."
"Alright…" Sam said after he got a nod of approval from Eret "The Nadder over there was being attacked by a bunch of mean, hungry, horrible, huge, monterous, wolves."
When Sam finished, Miah was looking at him with eyes of fright and looked like she was about ready to cry
"But you know what?" Sam said in a quiet voice
"What?"
"Toothless over there, scared them all away for good." He told her
"How?"
"Only by shooting the most GINORMOUS plasma blast that anyone in the world has ever seen!"
Don't overdo it Hatchling. Toothless chuckled as he and Hiccup watched from the doorway
"Wow…." Miah said in awe as she looked at Toothless, who stroke a 'bodily pose' for the child
Who's overdoing it now? Sam laughed
Just following by example. Toothless laughed back
"Well I hope you heal soon." Sam said as he rose from his kneel in front of the child "I need to go and check on the Nadder."
"Can we go see too?" Miah asked with big, needy eyes
"If it's alright with your dad, I don't see why not."
"Yay!" the little girl exclaimed happily "Cary me daddy! I wanna see!"
Hey there girl. Sam crooned as he walked up You alright?
My savior. The Nadder crooned when she saw Sam
Well I don't know about…
You saved my life. The Nadder said And I am forever grateful
Anyone else, in their right mind, would've done the same.
I still give you my thanks.
And I appreciate it. Sam crooned back How're you fellin'?
I-I….she whimpered as her voice trailed off I can't feel my wings. She said as she started to sob
Hey, hey, hey, Sam said as he gently wrapped his arms around her neck It'll be alright. It'll be alright.
Silverwings told me the same thing. She sobbed But I know that it won't! It never will be again.
I give you my word. Sam said as he pulled back from the hug and looked her right in the eye You will be ok. So what if you can't fly at the moment? It's not like it's….
Hatchling. Silverwings interrupted as she gave him a look as in 'don't continue with that comment'
I tell you what. Sam said Let me go and talk to the heelers that looked at you. Mabey they'll know what to do.
"How'd you do that?" Miah asked in awe as Sam walked up to them from the Nadder
"It's a long story." Sam said with a smile creeping on his face "But right now, I need to find Gothi, do you know where she is?"
-Thwack!-
Yeouch! Sam screeched as he placed a hand on his throbbing head and turned around to see Gothi standing there "What was that for?!"
Gothi just looked at the Murkian chief, as she shrugged her shoulders and started to write into the sand
"Do you know what she's saying Eret?" Sam asked as she tried to decipher the markings
"I think that she says that the Nadder's wings would go well with a spicy seasoning…"
-Thwack!-
"Offf!" Eret exclaimed "Oh, sorry, she says that she doesn't think that the Nadder will ever fly again."
What?! The Nadder screeched No! No! No! No! No! Why?! I-I-I need to fly! I'm a dragon! I-I-I-I have to….to…..t…o… she said as she started to sob all the more
"It's ok girl." Miah said as she placed her hand on the Nadder's snout "You can be my dragon."
W-What?
"Are you sure Miah?" Eret asked "You won't be able to fly her."
"Who said I wanted to fly?" she asked her adopted father "I love her just the way she is."
"Well then." Hiccup said as he and Toothless walked up from where they had been watching the whole time "Why don't you give her a name?"
"Hmmm…" Miah said in thought as she patted the Nadder's snout "I know! I'll call you Marikia."
What'd you say girl? Sam asked
Yes. She crooned as she leaned into Miah's touch I will be her dragon. And she is now my hatchling.
"She likes her name Miah." Sam said with a smile "And she wants to be your dragon as well."
"Yay!" the little girl exclaimed as she gave her a hug with her good arm "Now we have two dragons in the family!"
"That's right." Eret said as he placed her on top of Marikia's back "Now what'd you say we go home?"
"Ok." Miah said as she laid her head down onto her new dragon's neck and quickly fell asleep among the warm scales
"Just remember to change her bandages on her wings and legs regularly." Valka instructed "And she might need some herbs for the pain later on."
"Yes mam'." Eret said as the trio left the dragon/Viking hospital
"I didn't know that you were here mom." Hiccup said
"A Nadder is hurt badly, and you expect me to not be here?"
"True, true." Hiccup said "How's the hospital holding up?"
"It's good." Valka said "I think that this was a good idea of yours to have Hiccup. It's not too crowded, and we can care for both the dragons and the Vikings at the same location now."
"It'll be especially handy when Drago and Alvin attack."
"Let's hope that the attack isn't too large-scale."
"No pun intended?" Hiccup asked
-Chuckles-"No pun intended. Now don't you have a prisoner to interrogate?"
"I'm going to wait to do that until the Nadder can give us some more information on what Mildew did to her."
"And then there's the development of him trying to assassinate you in front of the village." Valka pointed out
"And he will pay for that. I assure you." Hiccup said
"HICCUP!"
"How come I knew something else would happen today?" Hiccup said to no one in particular
"Hiccup!" Fishlegs yelled as he burst into the hospital "There's a shipwreck at Thor's beach!"
"What?!" Hiccup exclaimed as he jumped onto Toothless "Then what are we doing here?" he continued as he held out a hand towards his mother to help her mount as well
"Let's go Silverwings." Sam said as he mounted her as well
But once we're done there…
I know, I know, I'm stuck at home.
You better believe it.
Once Fishlegs, Hiccup, Valka, and Sam landed on Thor's beach with their respected dragons, Hiccup drew Infernal and walked over to the wreck.
"Hello?" he called out as he stepped onto what used to be the main deck "Anyone here?"
"I'll check below deck." Sam said as he un-folded his shield and snapped out his serrated knife-hand
"Hello?" Sam said as he walked down below "Is there anyone that's not dead?"
"No." a dark voice said from behind Sam's back "But you will be."
And with that, the stranger charged Sam from behind and swung at him with a pike.
"Hiccup!" Sam cried out as he parried his assassin's blows "I've found a survivor. And he's not a friendly one!"
"We're coming!" Hiccup said as he and the other ran down to see Sam fighting a clocked man
GET AWAY FROM MY HATCHLING! Silverwings screeched as she barreled her way through the Vikings and shot a warning plasma bolt at the clocked character
"What the…" he said out of shock before Sam slammed his shield into his face, being careful not to cut him, and knocking him out
"Is it safe?" A small voice said from a corner of the boat
"Yes." Hiccup said "You can come out now."
"Please don't let the dragon hurt me…"
"She's not going to hurt you." Sam said "Come on out."
"Ok." The voice said as she walked out and revealed herself to the Vikings
"What's your name?" Valka asked as she took off her clock and gave it to the girl
"Rune." She answered "I'm Leif Ericson's daughter."
"Your father's in the great hall." Hiccup said "We'll take you to him."
"Thank you." Rune answered as she gave Sam a suspicious look when she saw the blood
She'd make a good mate for you Hatchling. Silverwings said once the rest of the party was top deck
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Sam said I've only just seen the girl! I can't just…
And why not?
Because humans don't do it that way! We like to set up a relationship between each other first! Before we even THINK about doing….'that'
You humans are a strange breed
Well I could say the same about dragons.
What'd you mean?
Oh come on. Sam laughed I've seen the way you look at Toothless!
That is irrelevant and you know it.
Really?
No comment.
Come on girl. Sam laughed as he picked up the unconscious assailant Let's get him to the dungeons
And there ya' go!
Just an F.Y.I.
I've posted a pole on my profile that I would like you all to vote on which one-shot I should do first. It'll be a big help if you could.
That's all for now. And chapter 9 should be on soon….I say 'soon' because I have no idea when it will be done…yeah…
Later!
Omegaman17