Sila woke up and blinked her sleep encrusted eyes open. She stretched and looked at her still sleeping family. She tilted her headed and realized that one black form wasn't among her family. She knew it was Fireeye, because he was the smallest among the males in her family. She wondered if he had left to avoid humans and the events of the day. Her mother moved and seemed to sense that one of her children had gone. Her eyes opened and she looked around the nest. A sad look entered her face and her eyes slowly closed. Sila walked over to her mother and leaned against her. They sat that way for awhile until the rest of the family woke.
"Where's Fireeye?" asked Fangmouth.
"He left," Sila said.
"Without saying goodbye?" Wingstorm asked. Terra nodded painfully and hung her head. Sila moved away so her father could comfort his mate. Toothless wrapped his tail around Terra and covered her in one of his wings. She gave him a very weak smile before she leaned into him. Sila's father looked solemn and he gazed at his three remaining children.
"So, who else is going to leave?" Toothless asked. The three young Night Furys shook their head and Terra sighed in relief. Her sapphire eyes became glossy and she squeezed them shut to stop the tears. Fangmouth stood and walked up to his parents.
"So can we go find our humans now?" he asked eagerly. This made their parents smile and Terra walked out from underneath her mates wing.
"Yes," she said and nuzzled her eager fledgling. The five Night Furys took wing and soared to the village. Other dragon fledglings were gathered in the center of town and teenage Vikings and their parents were there as well.
"Toothless!" cried Hiccup, Toothless's human. Toothless landed and accidentally knocked him down. Hiccup laughed and wrestled with his dragon.
Astrid walked up to the two friends and laughed. In her arms was Serica, Hiccup and her daughter. She had her father's dark auburn hair and her mother's blue eyes. She held out her arms and squirmed, wanting to be held by her father. Toothless helped Hiccup stand and the Viking chief took his daughter from his wife. The little girl nuzzled her father's neck in happiness.
"It's almost time for the Choosing to begin," Astrid told Hiccup before walking to a group of Vikings. Hiccup turned back to the Night Fury family and smiled. Serica reached up and grabbed a handful of Hiccup's hair and pulled.
"Toothless, could you and Terra watch Serica so I can help Astrid get this on the roll," Hiccup asked as Serica attempted to climb onto his head. Terra nodded and Hiccup sighed in relief. He gently set his daughter on the ground next to Terra and she wrapped her tail around the human baby. Firebreathe floated down and cuddled up to his human.
Toothless turned to his fledglings while their mother was occupied. "When Hiccup starts talking, go out with the other fledglings. If a human walks up to you, be leery, and if there seems to be a connection, go for it," he said.
Hiccup climbed up onto a platform and the crowd went silent. He gazed around his tribe and smiled to them all. "Welcome. Today is a special day for our Viking youth. Today, they find their dragons and another generation of dragons and Vikings fighting side by side will start again!" A cheer went up in the crowd and Hiccup looked at his wife. She smiled broadly in encouragement and his gaze went to his father. Stoick smiled and nodded for him to continue. His father's beard was streaked with silver but he still had the build of a champion. Even age couldn't defeat the old Viking chief. Hiccup turned back to the crowd. He raised his arms and shouted, "Let the day begin!" The young Vikings and dragons made their way to each other.
Sila reluctantly followed her siblings into the fray and watched the others find their humans. Hours passed and no one walked up to Sila. Wingstorm found a fun loving boy Viking with long blonde hair and green eyes. Fangmouth found a shy, petite girl with red hair and hazel eyes. Dusk was approaching and Sila still had no human. She had come to accept that because she was so drastically different, she would never have a human.
Wingstorm came up and sat next to her younger sister. "Did you see Buff? Isn't he the coolest human ever!" she gushed. Sila forced a smile to her sister and watched the sunset. Wingstorm gently shoved Sila before leaving, getting the hint that the younger Night Fury wanted to be alone.
Sila moved closer to the cliff and waited patiently for the stars to emerge. In the past, she had read them and found the future's of many written out. She knew that Fireeye would leave them, and that one day they would meet again. She knew her parent's would have many more clutches and be happy for hundreds of years. The one thing that frustrated her the most was the stars never told her her own future.
She lashed her tail in frustration and glared at the sky. She saw her mother's silvery form flying down to her.
"Sila, I know you are disappointed that you couldn't find a human today but you don't need one. I don't have one and I'm perfectly happy," Terra said. Sila looked up at her mother and smiled.
"I know, Mother," she replied. "I just wish I wasn't so different. I wish I was normal, like you and Father and Wingstorm and Fangmouth. I hate what I look like. I'm a freak." Sila didn't realize she was crying until her mother wiped a tear away with her claw.
"I'm sorry, Sila. I wish I could understand, but I can't. Your father and I are going to be living with Hiccup and his family. When you are ready, come and join us," Terra said. She kissed the top of her daughter's head before walking back to the village.
Sila sighed and closed her eyes, tilting her head down. When she opened them, she was looking down at the beach below. The soothing sound of the waves crashing down on the sand and rocks soothed Sila's nerves. She scanned the beach, looking for a crab to eat. Her eyes landed on a dark silhouette sitting crouched on one of the larger boulders. Sila's curiosity peeked and she flew down to the sandy landscape.