The sun was high in the was content in the lands of Draconia; they haven't had a problem in quite a while. Everything was peaceful, and Serenity and the royal dragons loved it.
Serenity sighed. She was merely looking out the window, looking out over Bluegreen and out towards the sea. Suddenly there was a knock on her door. She didn't glance back to see who it was as she lazily said,"Come in".
She knew that the only dragons who ever really visited her were Re, Aurora and Tenor. They were her family. They all came in leisurely,wearing their respective armors and their respective saddles.(Their armor had saddles built in them, in case they ever needed to give Serenity, or any other dragon rider, a lift).
"How are you Serenity?", asked Re,"you have been quiet these past few days". It was then that Serenity turned to her dragon companions,"Oh, nothing has really been bothering me recently. I guess I am just enjoying the..quiet", Serenity replied.
"You... guess?", Aurora responded.
"Well, not exactly".
"Serenity, you can tell us anything, you know that,right?", soothed Tenor.
"Do you guys honestly want to know?", she sighed defeatedly. All the dragons in that room nodded their heads eagerly."I'm-I'm thinking about him", she stuttered out.
"You are gonna have to be more specific about that", replied Re, although he had a clue as to whom she was referring to. That thought alone made him sad.
"You mean-?", voiced Aurora solemnly. She wasn't capable of finishing her sentence at this point.
"It's been 10 years, and sometimes I feel like it happened just yesterday,"Serenity breathed out shakily.
Re hanged his head low in shame. " It's all my fault anyway. If I had just-", he didn't finish his sentence. He didn't need to. He was practically on the verge of tears.
Aurora wrapped a wing around her mate. "Hey, it is not your fault. You can't search the entire ocean. It is impossible. You gave it your best okay? No one blames you and I still love you nonetheless. And no one in our kingdom has lost respect for you because of that", consoled Aurora.
Re looked at his queen sadly. He then nuzzled her affectionately."I won't lose anymore loved ones. Not anymore. Not on my watch", Re said strongly.
"And we will all help you", confirmed Tenor.
Re looked around at the people in Serenity's room,"Thank you. Thank you all", he replied with gratitude.
At that point, Serenity happened to glance out the window and spotted a speck flying past the Golden Gates. "It looks like we have a visitor", she informed the group. They all looked at each other and nodded their heads in silent agreement. Serenity put on her gear, mounted Aurora, and they all took off into the sky to confront this stranger.
As they all got closer, they were all surprised to see that it was Stormfly and Astrid. "Hey!", greeted Serenity,"What brings you to land of Draconia?".
"Can we land?", Astrid strenuously asked,"It took us all night just to get here".
"Sure", Serenity gestured to a nearby pavilion where they all gracefully landed, except for Stormfly.
"Are you okay?", questioned Tenor.
"Yeah...just need…a breather..", huffed Stormfly.
"So, like Serenity said, what brings you to the homeland of the dragons? Do you come to see the sights?", implored Re. Unlike the rest of the dragons, he, Aurora, Tenor, and the dragon god Draco, were the only dragons who understand Norse, the language of the Vikings.
"As beautiful and magnificent as this place is, I actually came here to ask for your help", Astrid declared.
Everyone's faces turned serious after hearing that. "What happened?", questioned Aurora.
"We,we-uh, well, I mean the village is in trouble. We got,um, raided by dragons", Astrid elaborated. She was having trouble conveying the message because she didn't believe the dragons would take her seriously.
The dragons all looked shocked at the news they'd just received. "I'm sorry, but what?", Re asked incredulously.
"A group of about 20 dragons or so sneak attacked our village last night. They came in search of a map we found on an abandoned boat in our waters yesterday. What was weird was that, even though we outnumbered them, they held their own, and I hate to say it, but they could've defeated us if they wanted to. They….changed mid-battle. They changed their form somehow. I don't know what it was, but they got like a power boost or something,because we had them pinned down, but once they transformed, they got the upper hand."
"Changed?...Oh you mean the titan wing? Wait…..they ALL ACTIVATED THEIR TITAN?!", Re replied back dubiously.
"Well whatever it was, like I said, they handed our butts to us. But that's not all, they had a night fury with them, a female night fury."
At that comment, everybody's jaw dropped. "A FEMALE NIGHT FURY!?", Serenity squealed.
"...and she also had a rider", Astrid added on.
Everybody's minds were working overtime to process all the information.
"I'm sorry Astrid, but your story is just getting harder and harder to believe", commented Tenor.
"It's all true", squawked Stormfly.
"She can't be lying Tenor, she wouldn't have flown all the way over here just to lie to us. If Hiccup wants our help, then by the grace of Draco, we are gonna help him and his village", declared Re,
"Pack some stuff Serenity, it looks like we are gonna go on a journey". Serenity nodded, clicked the reigns on Aurora's saddle, and took off toward her room.
Re turned back towards Astrid,"What can you tell me about this Night Fury and her rider?", asked Re.
"Well, the guy was a tall, young man. Maybe a year or 2 older than me. He had short black hair, tan skin, and had a strong, yet lean body frame. Big ears,too. Accompanying his waist was two swords on his left side. He wore black pants with black boots that had thick fur lining the top of his his torso, was a dark colored shirt, which was covered by a slim winter trench coat with thick fur on the ends of the sleeves. He had brown eyes as well. What was freaky, was that he could speak the language of the dragons, like Serenity could. The Night Fury pretty much looked like a Night Fury, except she had honey, yellow eyes, is the leader of the group of dragons, and goes by the name Windwalker."
As Astrid was describing the young man, something clicked in Re's head. 'It can't be. He died, didn't he?',Re thought in his mind. A torrent of emotions and ideas started to flood his head. As he tried to sort them out, he didn't notice that Serenity and Aurora had returned.
"Re, Re…..RE!", shouted Aurora.
"What? Oh, you guys are ready?", he asked surprisingly.
"Yes. What's the matter? We were ready a few minutes ago. You had a blank expression on your face. Were you lost in thought?",Aurora ask.
"I-I, think, I don't know what to think", was all the Re said after that.
"Wait, I'm confused?", said Serenity puzzled. "Astrid will fill you in on the way back",Re declared. He then turned to Stormfly,"Do you have enough strength to fly?"
"Yes, my king", Stormfly stated respectfully.
As they all took off in the direction of Berk, Astrid filled in Tenor, Aurora, and Serenity on the description of the mystery man and his dragon Windwalker. The Draconians and Serenity had looks of bewilderment etched across their features. They flew in silence from then on out. They were all tense, comprehending the crisis on Berk. Astrid was worried about Hiccup, the village, and the mysterious man who somehow was also a dragon rider. What she didn't know was that the Draconians and Serenity were worried about the same thing, except for the last reason. They didn't need to worry over who the mystery man was, they all knew who the mystery man was. This mystery man sounded a whole lot like the loved one they missed so much. The one who Re could not save. Astrid's description described their fallen loved one perfectly. Yes, it sounded like a longshot, that this mystery man was the one they lost so long ago, but their guts told them that he had to be him. To them, it wasn't a mere coincidence that a lone, black haired man could show up on the back of a dragon, let alone speak the language of the dragons. For you see, the Draconians have only taught 2 humans, in the history of dragons, their language. The first was not Serenity, as many have come to believe. No, she was the second. The 1st human to ever know the dragons' language was the adopted human son of Aurora and Re. His name was Chris.