Prim ran as fast as she could.
Dragons were scary. How did her dad not know that?
They had those hard, slippery scales that felt weird.
Their eyes reminded Prim of a sly snake. A snake that couldn't be trusted.
And their teeth and claws!
They looked like daggers. Sharp, deadly daggers.
Most of all-

A sharp crackle made Prim stop in her tracks.
Then, she realized something.
The woods were full with dragons.
And not just any dragons. WILD dragons.
At least Toothless was nice to her.
She gulped back her tears.
She was a Viking. Vikings didn't cry.
Prim was going to be brave.
She puffed out her chest, trying to look bigger
than her small size.

The trees parted, and a full grown Nightmare appeared.
Prim forgot everything about being brave.
She screamed.

-0-0-0-

A shrill, ear-deafening scream reached Hiccup's ears.
"What- PRIM!"
He quickly spun Toothless around
and flew down to the earth, trying to find where the scream had come from.
"Prim, please be alright…"
He begged silently, urging his dragon to fly faster.

A loud roar echoed through the forest.
Hiccup recognized that sound.
It was the sound of a very, VERY angry Nightmare.
One part of the forest burst into flame.
"Toothless, there!"

-0-0-0-

"Go away! AHHH!"
Prim screamed desperately at the dragon,
but it just let out a angry hiss and shot fire at her.
Prim ran as fast as she could, sobbing with fright.

"Daddy, help me!"
She whimpered as the Nightmare closed in…
Those beady yellow eyes burned into Prim's emerald ones,
petrifying her with fear. She closed her eyes, waiting for the worst, when-

A bright arch of blue and purple flame hit the dragon on the back.
The dragon roared and turned around.
A very angry Hiccup and his Nightfury was glaring at the Nightmare.
"Leave my daughter alone!"
Hiccup yelled fiercely. Toothless snarled at the Nightmare.
The Nightmare hissed in protest, but even he couldn't
disobey the order of the Alpha. The Nightmare growled at Prim once, and flew off.

Prim sat there, frozen, her eyes puffy with tears.
She stood up, dazed, and rushed to Hiccup's arms.
She began crying, shivering like crazy, as Hiccup
comforted her.
"It's all over, Prim. Just promise me to never run off again."
Hiccup said, with a slightly stern voice.
Prim nodded, wiping her tears.

"Dragons…are scary…."
She whimpered.
Hiccup stroked her hair.
"Not ALL dragons, Prim.
That Nightmare was just angry because you came
into it's territory. And without Toothless, I couldn't have saved you."
Toothless gave a gummy grin. Prim giggled.
"Thank you, Toothless.

But dragons are still scary."
She added stubbornly, with a pout on her face.
Hiccup sighed.
"Come on, Prim. Everyone on Berk loves dragons!
Why can't you?"

Prim bit her lip. She just shook her head.
"Oh well. Let's go home. You're mom's going to be worried."

As they flew back home, Prim unconsciously looked at her right palm.
She looked up at her father, hesitating for a while.
No. She wasn't going to let her father know.
She didn't want to disappoint him.

A/N: Prim has a secret! That makes the story more interesting...
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