Hello to you all. I hope you like the story so far. And I'm sorry that the story has no good action yet. But don't worry, the story will get better next chapter! And I promise that! ... again, sorry for the small errors.
Tenor soared through the skies, trying to locate the female Nightfury. After scanning the forest, he found her a few miles east of the Mountain nest; she was settled on a rocky outcrop, overlooking a wide, shallow valley. The outcrop itself was hidden by the numerous trees. He landed a good 15 feet away from her, slowly padding towards her.
"Look, I don't know who you really are and what you want from me. But what I do know is that, if you value your life, you would leave me alone right now", Windwalker sighed.
"Why do you threaten me? Like you said, you hardly know me. Plus, you said you need reinforcements, so… if there is a reason why I can't be here..", Tenor trailed off.
"If you had to keep fighting a war for about 14 years, I'm pretty sure you would grow suspicious of everything around you. Especially when the enemy are not dumbasses like other archaic tribes around these parts", Windwalker said, turning to face Tenor. "But that still does not answer my question, 'why are you here'?".
"You didn't ask me any question at all", Tenor replied.
"Yeah I did, I-", Windwalker choked, recalling that the mysterious Night Fury hybrid was right. Windwalker let out a frustrated sigh, "You know what I mean".
"Well, I came here really to apologize on Toothless' behalf", Tenor conjured, thinking of a subject off the top of his head.
"Oh, you mean that sucky excuse for a Nightfury", Windwalker seethed,"If he is such an excellent leader as your party claims, why couldn't he just tell me himself. Oh wait let me guess, his pride got in the way".
"He... is stubborn at times, but he has a good heart. He will come around later. Knowing he did something wrong and not doing anything at all to reprimand it, will eat at his conscious", Tenor answered hesitantly, trying to come up with an answer to a question he did not expect.
"So basically, you just lied to me; knowing he would come to apologize to me, yet having the audacity to deceive an alpha by claiming you are apologizing on his behalf", Windwalker surmised.
Tenor blushed in embarrassment. 'Damn, she is good', Tenor thought.
"So, do you want to tell me the real reason why you found me?", Windwalker asked.
Tenor exhaled, "I just came here to talk..".
"Talk? What is there to talk about?"
"Well, how are we suppose to trust each other if we don't even know each other?"
"You make a good point. But how do I know you won't break that trust?"
"You don't know. You have to take that chance. And besides, that can go either way. How do I know you won't deceive me and just sacrifice me to win a war?", Tenor shot back.
Windwalker paused at that comment. She was slightly taken aback. She then curled her lips into a slight smile. "Well it looks like you proved yourself to be smarter than I thought you'd be", Windwalker replied honestly.
Tenor scowled. "Gee thanks", he answered sarcastically.
Windwalker chuckled, "Don't get your tail in a bunch. I'm just trying to lighten the mood".
"Well, the mood seems to be lightened".
"Does it now?", Windwalker teased.
Tenor just rolled his eyes and stared out into the valley. He approached the edge of the outcrop, marveling at view in front of him, "I must say, this is actually a pretty nice view. Does it look better from the sky?"
"No, it looks nicer from down here. Sometimes, the sky doesn't offer what the ground has", Windwalker said casually.
"If you don't mind me asking, what is making you stay here? Truly nobody wants to fight in a war", she added.
"Well, you heard Re. We are here to help. Even if we hadn't have reunited with Chris, we still would have helped".
"How? No dragon has ever heard of you guys around here".
"If what you say about the Song is true, then word would've spread to the homeland...eventually".
Windwalker breathed out, "Well, I can't be mad at you for being honest".
"No dragon has to suffer. Especially at the hands of mankind. They are such a paranoid race; killing or neglecting whatever they don't are only some exceptions like Chris, Serenity, and people of Berk that beg to differ".
"I wouldn't be so sure of that. Everyone, dragons included, have to suffer. Whether it be mentally, emotionally, or physically. I have met people who deserve to have justice be brought down on them. And as an alpha, I have to be judge, jury, and sometimes executioner".
Tenor gasped, "You've killed others of our kind before?!"
Windwalker rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me you've never heard of or seen a bad dragon before. I don't know what they teach you at that kingdom of yours, my prince. But the world is not as peachy and joyful as you make it out to be", Windwalker scoffed.
"So that justifies you killing them? Secondly, I am not a prince", Tenor huffed.
"Yes, yes it does. It's called vengeance. I can't stand by and watch as wrongful act goes by unpunished, albeit human or dragon. Why should I be the one to suffer? I'm tired of sitting back and ignoring a problem that's right in my face. If the problem doesn't resolve, I will make sure it does. It is my right as an alpha to do so. Think about it , Tenor. How do I know that a defeated foe, won't return to cause more problems again? How else would you suggest that I bring down the Song empire? I can't take that risk. As I put it,'burn the rope. Do not simply cut it'. Do you understand?...And besides, when people are emotionally aggravated, they tend not to think straight and usually have one thing on their mind:revenge".
Tenor sighed, "I see your point. But killing shouldn't be the first choice. It should be a last resort. Not just a simple means of ending a disagreement".
"Whoa, whoa. Slow down. Don't jump to conclusions. I never said I kill on a whim if anybody disagrees with me. That would get nobody anywhere. That would make me a tyrant, and that would make my nest fear me, instead of respect me."
"That's, very wise of you", Tenor commented.
"It better be. I'm an alpha of course. But don't use the word 'wise'. It makes me feel old".
"Well you do not look old. You look young and well for your age", Tenor complimented.
"Are you implying that you were checking me out?", Windwalker teased.
"What?! No- I was just-"
"Oh so now I'm not attractive enough to catch the eye of a male, am I?"
"OOOOOH", Tenor moaned, collapsing on the ground.
Windwalker broke out into complete laughter."Haha. It's fine. I'm just giving you a hard time. If it makes you feel better, you're not that bad-a-looker yourself", Windwalker grinned.
Tenor blushed. 'Did she really just said I wasn't bad looking?', Tenor thought.
He was broken out of his train of thought as he heard Windwalker calling his name. "I'm sorry, what?"
"I said I haven't had a good laugh in a long time. Thank you Tenor, you really got me out of my bad mood this evening", Windwalker smiled.
"An-anytime", Tenor blushed. Without knowing it, his 'something' towards Windwalker grew stronger. What he did know, was that Windwalker appreciated his company. Now all that was left to do was confirm if she was going to value his company all the time. "So… can I consider you my friend?", Tenor asked hesitantly.
Windwalker thought it over for a moment, then pulled a smirk over her face. "Sure, but on one condition..", and with that Windwalker spread her wings and power-climbed her way to the clouds, "Keep up with me!"
Tenor was shocked to say the least. He clumsily unfurled his wings and rushed after her.
The sun was setting as Windwalker made her way back to her and Chris' designated cave, where the rest of the group was waiting. She landed with a little out of breath, but overall wasn't tired. However a few seconds after her landing, Tenor zoomed in and landed horribly, drinking in large gulps of air.
Re took notice of his friend's current state. "Tenor, what happened?!"
"Let's just say that your...our friend here should work on his flying skills some more", Windwalker chuckled.
Re gave Windwalker a puzzled look. 'Did she just say friend?'
"Anyways, now that we are all here, we can discuss what will be going on tonight at the meeting point", Chris announced, changing the subject.
"Yes, you said we all were going to fly out to the location and keep guard in the air and on the ground, while the exchange is taking place", Valka stated.
"Now even though he is on our side, he still isn't quite that used to dragons, so please act calm and mature", Chris asserted, mainly to the twins.
"Wh-when, when is this...going to..happen?", Tenor asked between breaths.
"Tonight, when the moon is highest in the sky. We will fly out in a couple of minutes to make sure we get there in time. If we don't make it, he will assume that we were planning to turn him in or something", Chris replied.
"Since we are apart of this war now, what is he gonna tell you? I mean you already have the map to a vast quantity of an essential ingredient to Huo Yao", Astrid asked.
"He will be telling me, hopefully, about the whereabouts of their emperor, named Gaozong. My strategy is...simple. Take out their powerful ruler and one of their important ingredients to a weapon they heavily rely on. They will be reduced to mindless ants. Once we do that, we basically win the war", Chris said sternly.
Chris took everybody's momentary silence as his cue to continue. "Alright, now that we all know the plan, are we ready?"
Chris received a bunch of nods from his comrades. Soon, the group made sure they had their weapons ready to go and that they were all clear on what their roles were in the upcoming interaction. Then after that, they took off into the skies, going northwest to the designated location, with the setting sun at their sides.