Chapter 1
Orion's P.O.V.
My name is Orion. Sure, that's a strange name. Well, it's common to have a weird name if you're a viking. Our tribe, or clan, has been living on this island ever since the dragons chased us away. I have a small scar on my left cheek. A Night Fury did that. Tomorrow, we wail to Berk. For what reason? I don't know. Dad never lets me in on what goes on. I've been kept indoors most of the time. Partly because of people using me as a knife throwing target. Dad says that I'm skinnier than a stick. Sometimes, I think I am. My extremely baggy brown shirt makes me even more so. I wear a belt at my waist to prevent the baggy shirt from being a dress. The sleeves are baggy also. Even though they go to my elbow. I wear black leggings along with the traditional fur boots.
I pick up the viking helmet which is just sitting on the floor. I put it back on the hook sticking out of the wall. Well, since Dad's gone to do his "Chief" duties, I guess I could stay in the forest for a while. I grab an apple before leaving. I tuck it in my pocket and run. My brown hair is flowing behind me while I run. I see burnt marks on the trees. I follow the trail of burnt trees. I find myself on the other side of the forest. I look around, but find nothing.
I start to head back to the village. i reach into my pocket and pull out my apple. I take a bite. Then, I hear a growl. I turn in the direction of the growl. A dragon comes out. A white Night Fury with blue patterns and turquoise eyes. "SHAI!" I yell. I run up to the dragon and hug it. "Tomorrow, fly to Berk because we are going there." I told Shai. Shai made a grunt to say 'yes'. I've secretly been with Shai since I was seven, so now, I understand what she says and she understands me. Shai takes off. I go back to the village and sneak back inside the house. I slip on a beige colored short sleeve shirt and a bluish-gray skirt. I stayed in the same leggings and boots. I put my hair into a side braid. I sit on my wooden bed. the second I sat down, there was a knock on the door. Ugh. I got up and opened the door. I was my friend Peridot. "Hey! Guess what, I'm going with you guys to Berk!" she said. "You are?' I ask. "YES!" she yelled, "Come on! Lets go to the forest!" We run out the door and into the forest. Shai comes out from behind the tress. Another dragon comes out. it was a Skrill. It was blue and green. It went over to Peridot and nudged her asking for fish. "I don't have any for you right now, Rissa." replied Peridot. We head back to the village.
I woke up the next day. I leave the house. Peridot comes rushing towards me. "Come on! Lets get on a boat already!" she says while dragging me towards the docks. Her pale blond hair was in a bun. We board a ship. There were people loading the ships. We climb up into a ship. We head below deck. Then we hear footsteps. It was my dad. "So, you had to ride the same boat as me?" I ask. "I intend on keeping you out of harms way." he replies. I go back up to the deck. We started to sail. This is gonna be a long trip.
It has been three weeks now. Peridot and I are laying on the wood floor below deck. we are bored to our bones. "Land ho!" we hear someone yell. We bolt straight up. I get up and head up the steps. Yes! Land! Then, a flying fire ball barely missed me. "Sorry! Stupid 6,000 pound lizard!" a boy says. He was riding... a dragon. "My name's Snotlout. this dragon is named Hookfang. A Monsterous Nightmare." he says. "You're allowed to live among dragons here?" I ask. "Uh, ya, duh! Everyone knows that Berk and dragons live among each other." he says. Then a girl is behind him on another dragon. She hits him on the head. "Snotlout! You know that you had to be there in the morning! now get over there before I throw you off that dragon! Sorry about him. I'm Astrid. And this is Stormfly, my Deadly Nadder. Wlel, I'll see ya around!" she says and flies off. Berk? Why would my dad come here? If everyone knows that's there's dragons here? "HELLO!" someone yells in my ear. "What?" I ask. "We're gonna dock soon." Peridot says. I nod.