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"Find anything?" Derek was leaning over Amy, offering her a drink.

"No," she replied, "nothing." She continued her Google search for Berk, clicking on anything that might give her a hint, but there was nothing. Until Dan ran up to her, screaming.

"Hey, Amy, look! I found a map! Look up Berk on the computer!" He came to a stop behind her. "Oh, you already are. How'd you know?"

"Dan, what are you wearing?" Amy asked him. Sitting on his head was a metal hat-looking thing that had horns coming out of the top.

"Oh, it's a helmet. Isn't it cool? I found it in a weapon's shed. I also found this!" He proudly held up a rolled piece of paper, which Amy took and opened.

"Wow, Dan, this is great!"

"What is it?" Natalie and Ian joined their little group.

"It's a map! Berk isn't a person, it's a place!" She studied the map. "But where is it?"

Derek, studying the map over her shoulder, answered her. "It's in the Artic Ocean, it looks like." He pointed to a spot on the lower left corner of the map. "That looks like north-eastern Greenland, and this-" he pointed to the lower right- "looks like Svalbard. Hm… interesting…"

"How do we get there?" Amy asked.

"By boat."

"Stupid boat!" Amy leaned over the rail, vomiting. "There goes my lunch." She didn't understand why she was seasick; it wasn't like this was the first time she was on a boat. She shivered as she remembered the last time she was on one with Ian. "Maybe that's it. Those sharks…" She shivered once again.

"Sorry about that." Amy jumped and turned to face Ian.

"Y-you scared me. I- I didn't hear you…"

"Sorry, again, then." He moved to stand beside her on the rail. "Not feeling too well?" She shook her head. "Me neither. I thought it might be food poisoning, but no one else seemed effected by it."

"No one else was on that boat. I'm… glad your mother isn't here."

"Me, too. She can be downright evil, when she wants to." He sighed. "But, she's my mother. I can't just ignore her."

They stood in silence for a while, just watching the waves splash against the side of the boat. Amy felt her stomach stirring and leaned over to throw up yet again. She felt Ian holding her hair and rubbing her back.

"Mmm… that feels nice…" Before she knew it, she was leaning back to lay her head on his shoulder, drifting into sleep in Ian's warm embrace. She remembered Ian telling her to wake up, and though she was barely able to, she made it to her room with Ian's help. When she woke up the next morning, she could still smell his cologne on her jacket.

"Good morning!" Nellie said to Amy once she came on deck. "Isn't it a nice morning?" There was a chill in the air that wasn't too cold and the sun was shining brightly. Amy yawned in reply. "Did you get enough sleep, kiddo? You seem kind of out of it today."

"I just woke up." Amy leaned on the rail, last night still fresh in her mind. She blushed when she remembered how she carelessly fell asleep while Ian was holding her. She also smiled a bit when she remembered him rubbing her back. She was jolted out of her reverie by a hand grabbing hers.

"We're almost there," Derek smiled at her, "just another hour or so left. You're hands are freezing."

"Uh-huh." Amy felt like a cheater. She remembered last night as Derek rubbed her hands in his, warming them up. What am I thinking? Last night was a fluke. And Derek isn't my boyfriend. He's just… She let the thought drop. She didn't know what he was. A crush, maybe. She freed her hands from his and started walking, making the excuse of finding some breakfast. She entered the boat's kitchen - she believed it was called a galley - in time to bump into Ian as he exited.

"Oh, sorry," he apologized, catching her before she fell. "I wasn't looking where I was going." He let her by, then left. Amy was blushing, she could tell by the warmth in her cheeks.

An hour later, the boat neared an island.

"The captain said he can't get any closer, we'll have to take a smaller boat." Natalie told the clue hunters. She zipped up her pink parka. "Come on, I've got the keys." She led them to a sleek, fast, expensive-looking boat. "One of is going to have to stay here, though. It only seats six, and there are seven of us, with the driver."

Nellie jumped into the boat and took a look at it. "I can drive this thing, easy! Hey, give me the keys!" Natalie got climbed into it and handed them over. Nellie started the engine, loving the sound it made. "Come on, kiddos! Before she pulls one of her dart guns on me!"

Natalie made a "Humph!" noise and crossed her arms over her chest while Ian, Amy, Dan, and Derek laughed. One by one, they climbed into the speedboat. Nellie took off before they all got seated, knocking Dan and Derek to the floor. They shot her a glare as they picked themselves off the floor, but she just laughed and went faster. Within a few minutes, they were close enough to shore to walk in the freezing cold water. None wanted to do it, but someone had to get out and lead the boat close enough to shore so the rest could get out dry. Derek offered.

"Let me. I live near here; I'm more used to the cold." He jumped out and took the rope he was thrown. He pulled the boat as close to the sand as possible. Nellie jumped out and tied the rope to a nearby tree. She returned in time to see Ian and Derek helping the rest out. She chuckled as both boys offered Amy their hands, then glared at each other. In the end, Dan helped her out, which got Nellie laughing even more. She stopped, suddenly, when she heard a roar come from the forest behind her.

The scene on the beach froze. Natalie, who was helped by Derek, clung onto his hand and hid behind him. Ian, like everyone except Nellie, turned to look at the dark evergreen trees, and also like everyone imagined what could make a noise like that. Amy and Dan just looked at the forest in fear, gripping each other's hand. Nellie was facing them, not looking behind her because she knew the unknown beast was close, closer than the others probably thought. She raised her head slowly. Her hazel eyes met bright green ones. She stared up at them, studying how reptilian they were. They blinked slowly at her. She blinked back.

"N-N-Nellie? Are you o-ok?" Amy's voice drifted over to her.

"Just a minute, kiddo." Nellie heard a low rumbling sound. Slowly, she placed her hand on the tree and found that it was trembling. "Oh, no you are not growling at me!" She yelled into the tree, hoisting herself onto the lowest branch. She could feel the confused stares of her comrades on her back as she climbed higher. Finally she reached the branch where the monster was sitting. She looked it in the eye and growled back at it. "Grrrr..." The monster blinked in surprised and raised its head to above her. She climbed up another branch until she was above it.

On the ground, Ian was asking Amy about the au pair. "Is she insane?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"What on earth does she do for a living?"

"Um, au pair us?"

Back in the tree, Nellie and the beast were playing a sort of game where whoever was higher won. Even though she wouldn't admit it, she was having fun. Sure, she was playing the game with an unknown reptilian creature that could turn and eat her at any moment, but she was also challenging it – and herself. She reached the top of the tree before the head and jumped up and down on the branch.

"I won! Ha ha!" She jumped and landed on her ankle wrong, falling headfirst out of the tree.

"Nellie!" Two voices reached her ears, even though she was cupping her head in her arms. She was preparing for the worst, but was surprised when she was suddenly jerked to a halt. She looked up to once again meet the eyes of both her savoir and the beast. It had part of her jeans in its mouth. It slowly climbed down the tree and lowered her gently to the ground. She sat up and looked at it, rubbing her ankle. It now had its forearm folded on the ground, along with its long neck. Its head was near her feet, and it licked her hurt ankle gingerly. Nellie swore it looked guilty.

She moved to cradle its head in her arms and pet it. "Thank you, for saving me." She scratched it under the chin and was surprised to see that it seemed to lose control of its neck as it fell into her lap purring. She giggled. "You're cute." It purred louder.

"N-Nellie?" The woman in question turned her head.

"Oh, hi kiddos! You gotta try this!" She gestured Amy and Dan over, though they were followed by Ian, Natalie, and Derek. Nellie took Amy's shaking hand and placed it on the nose of the friendly beast. It lifted its head slightly to nuzzle her hand. She started scratching it. The others joined her, their hands finding spots to pet on the neck, back, head, wherever.

"It reminds me of a puppy," Derek remarked as it flipped over onto its back to get its belly rubbed.

"It reminds me…" Amy thought, then grabbed her book-bag and removed the book they got from Grace's friend. She flipped through a few pages until she found the one she was looking for. "It reminds me of this!" She held the book out for the others to see.

Ian brought out his iPhone and opened his email, finding the page that matched the one in the book.

"According to this, it's called a Monstrous Nightmare. It… can light itself on fire… Maybe you should step away from it, Ms. Gomez."

"Are you kidding? He wouldn't hurt a fly. Would you, little guy?"

It purred more, then stood up. It walked into the woods a little bit, then returned to its new friends. It did this several times, stopping when Derek talked.

"Does it want us to-"

"Him."

"Huh?"

"Him. He's a boy dragon. And if you ask me, he's more a dream than a nightmare." She shrugged in the silence that met her. "I think he wants us to follow him." Amy helped Nellie up. She took a few steps, limping and gasping in pain. "Guys, I don't think I can make it. My ankle…" She was interrupted when the dragon lifted her up by her hood and placed her on his back. "Oh, thanks… Ripper!"

"You're naming him Ripper? Cool!" Dan said, walking beside the dragon as it started through the woods. The rest of the kids fell in line and everyone walked in silence for a while, the only sound the crunch of leaves and twigs as they were stepped on.

"When are we going to get there? I'm tired!" Natalie started complaining.

"Yeah, it's been…" Amy checked her watch, only to find it wasn't working. "Um, my watch is busted. Does anyone know what time it is?"

Everyone checked their watches and phones, but none were working. Ian got out his handheld GPS. It wouldn't turn on.

"Strange, none of our stuff is working. Why don't we take a quick break?" Ian suggested.

They all agreed, some sitting down on the leaf-covered ground, others leaning against trees. They all pondered their situation: they were on an uncharted island with no form of communication. Not to mention there were – and they hardly believed this – dragons on this island. It sort of scared them, even though Ripper was so nice. Soon the break ended and the group continued on. Whenever the sun began to set, they came across a village where the dragons were running wild, following their Viking trainers.

"Amazing," Amy breathed.