/you guys all love this story I can tell. This is my next chapter. Yay super long chapter! I got done with this sooner than I thought. The last part is a little bleck but everything else is pretty good. Please review this chapter. Oh and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!/
The Queen
Part 1 of 3: Nightshade
OoOoO Shadow
'Training was going great it was easy and simple.'
I fell from the air after hitting a seastack.
'Okay so I wasn't going great. It is the hardest thing I have tried to do.'
Everytime I get up, I get chased by a group of nightmares. They let out a blast of fire at the same time making a huge blast of fire that would engulf me along with 4 other dragons if they were in the same position. The goal is to not get hit and train my maneuvering abilities. Thunderdrums followed me incase I fell in the water. I heard a wave a fire get close to me. I went faster and dodge to the side, but this time the fire followed. I hid behind a rock, feeling the heat all around me. Fire engulfed the rock and went around me. I saw melted bits splash to the side. I pushed off the rock and saw it melt and fall.
"Asterisk! That could of killed me!"
"It will if you just sit there, so move!" I felt the heat of more fire near me. I turned and saw the giant flame chase me. I was about to started flapping when all the sudden the flames stopped. I heard the whistle of a night fury. I looked up and saw a black creature up in the sky it had black wings with red edged on the side. Red stripes went around the tail and neck. It looked just like a Night fury. Maybe it was a night fury just a different type.
I saw a blast of, red plasma! It hurled towards me. I dodged it just barely. It hit the water and sunk deep in making a hole in the water that was quickly filled in. I felt a burning pain on my side. The plasma must of hit me.
"Shadow! Look out!" Another red plasma ball shot towards me. This time I dodged it completely but I still felt a burning pain. I saw red run down my scales. It was like the plasma had blades that stretched out to cut you. I screeched in pain. "You!? I thought you were dead." Asterisk called up after the night fury in the sky.
"Hello Asterisk, why did you abandon the queen. She is the greatest there is. She never killed me. She showed me true power. She can show you too if you come with me and let me kill this one." His gaze left Asterisk and turned towards me. He had a maniacal grin.
"Nightshade! Don't! What happened to you. Why are you doing this!?"
"The queen's orders," he showed a hideous smirk. I felt the wound at my side burn. I began to lose consciousness. I saw Asterisk jump up and fly towards Nightshade. I closed my eyes and felt myself fall. I opened them back up to see that Nightshade was falling and Asterisk was flying towards me. I was paralyzed, my eyes closed again, it seemed everything was going in slow motion. I was still falling, falling away from life. Falling away from everything.
'Why am I here? Why have the godz chosen me? I am just a hopeless boy, and I will always be. This is it. I am about to die. I can't survive a fall from this high, even if I am above water. If I do, I will drown.' I looked at Asterisk, I have given up. I see tears coming out of her eyes. She is crying, for me.
'Asterisk, I haven't ever felt love. Then you came to my side and cared for me. You did everything in your power to help me, to protect me. Why? You know what I am, or do you see that I am different. That I had changed. Is that why you love me? Have I changed?' I feel the water slap against my back. Something snapped.
'I have changed! I am not the small viking I used to be. I am a strong young dragon that has found love and I, I will not lose this! I will stay by your side, just like you did for me!' Something woke inside of me. Before darkness took me my wings made one last mighty flap. I felt my wings push away the water. The water split out from under me causing me to fall again. I regained flight the water rushed back in to fill the gap that I had created. It pushed me high in the air. I did a quick spin showering water everywhere. Plasma starting building up in my throat. I shot it into the air. It exploded into a purple fury of fire. I looked around for Nightshade.
He was flying up towards me. Fury burned in his eyes. He was building up another red plasma blast. I quickly opened my mouth and let out a blast of plasma that went down his throat. He kept going up with his momentum but he slowed and began to fall backwards. He looked up at me and gave me a friendly smile and said something that looked like "Thank you, Shadow." His body hit the water. I was very high up but I still heard the crack and snap of bones. He sank to the bottom of the ocean. Black blood rose to the top of the water.
I looked away. I felt like I had just destroyed something that could've been saved. I saw Asterisk ascend towards me. "Shadow, you're okay!" She gave me a hug and we began to fall, she quickly broke away before we went to far down.
"Asterisk, who was that night fury." Asterisk looked down a little said.
"When I was little, I lived on an island with so many night furies. It was a place that we lived, that is before the queen made it her home. We tried to flee but she killed so many of us. My older brother protected me. He kept me safe. He then left me in our cave and the second he did I saw the queen's fire engulf his body. After the queen's rampage I came out. As far as I knew, I was the only survivor. The queen found me and turned me into her slave."
"You must be hurt,"
"Right now, yeah. Nightshade was my brother." I felt a pang of horror stab through me down. I had just killed her brother. My mouth went dry.
"Asterisk, I am so…" Asterisk put a paw over my mouth and gave me a soft smile.
"It's alright. You did it only to defend yourself and me." I turned away.
"I feel so helpless, I feel like I could have done something different."
"I know how you feel, that night when I was little. I wish I could have done something to protect him." We were silent for a long time while hovering in place. "We should get back, tell Valka what happened."
"Yeah we should." We began flying back towards the nest. It's kind of a home to us now. We've spent a few months there, Asterisk would train me everyday. A few months, I wonder how things are going at Berk. "Berk! I hope that they are alright."
"Shadow, those people are monsters."
"There is at least one person that was nice to me. He was my teacher as a blacksmith."
"You were blacksmith!? Your were so small and skinny when I saw you with that contraption. I find it hard to believe."
"Don't remind me." I looked ahead and saw that we were nearing the nest. We've went through the passage so many times I didn't even have to think when we go through. Though I have never been injured going through. I fell a few times but I always caught myself. It was at the end when I collapsed. The would started sting and burn. I whimpered and scratched. I felt like it was melting the flesh off my bones and then melting my bones. I started attracting attention. "Look at the gash, it's glowing red!" Tears burned my eyes. I twitched and squirmed as it the gash seemed to focus more in one spot that stung so very much.
"Hiccup! Asterisk what happened," it was my mother.
"My brother, he's dead now but he did some serious damage to Shadow."
"Nightshade has a deadly form of plasma. If you dodge it, there are near invisible blades that inject a sort of venom the burns the victim starting from the wound throughout the inside," the alpha said.
"I know this because I once knew Nightshade. The process and slow and fatal, almost certain death. It can be cured or he might possibly survive, but I wouldn't take the chance… if I had a choice."
'What does he mean. Help me! It hurts so much!' I screeched and roared.
"A cure for this is thousands of miles away. It would take 10 days and by that time, Shadow would have survived or died within the first 4 days." I heard Asterisk start sobbing. She leaned against me heartbroken. I tried my best to not squirm, the burning was painful.
"The best we can do is comfort him and hope and pray that he will survive."
OoOoO Asterisk
'Shadow, please live, please stay alive for me. I love you Shadow, I really do. I will be there for you. Keep you safe and out of danger.' My eyes burned with tears. "Shadow live for me. Please, I love you I can't lose you now. You're the only thing I have left." I felt so much emotion build up inside of me. I couldn't hold it in much longer, I am slipping.
"Get him to the resting cave," Valka said. She was also sad as well. I lifted him up on my back. He was surprisingly lighter than I had expected. I carried him to the cave. I could feel his muscles tense and pulse. I layed him down on the soft pile of leaves. His fit seemed to calm down.
"Asterisk. If I don't make it…" I couldn't believe what he is saying. Is giving up?
"Shadow, you will survive. You have to." The emotions inside started boiling to the brim.
"Asterisk, I…" his voice was weak.
"Want to tell you that I…" I broke. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I hugged him and gave him a dragon's kiss. Which is touching noses and mouth to mouth. This was a kiss that signified that we were mates for life. I felt him hesitate but he returned it. I felt a slight bit of happiness overwhelm me. I broke away and what I saw astonished me. Markings started forming around his eye. They seemed to glow blue. Looked in his eyes and saw a pinkish purple on me. They were identical. A ring around the left eye, a streak formed from the top of the eye to the tip of the ear. Spots trailed from the bottom of the eye down the neck gradually getting smaller. "Asterisk, what are these markings."
"It's when two night furies are mates for life." I heard Shadow gulp. I let out a chuckle.
"This is a little fast but, I think I will go through with it to the end,"
"How is the wound?"
"It still hurts but not as bad."
"I hope that means you are recovering."
"Maybe."
"And what have you two mean up to?" I looked up to see Valka.
"I can explain everything," said Shadow.
"I know what happened." She let out a sigh. "What's done is done, especially in this situation," Valka raised her eyebrow and I realized I was resting my head on Shadow's shoulder. I lifted my head up quickly. Valka smirked. "Though I think that you helped Hiccup recover. What you did probably saved his life."
"Mom, my name is Shadow."
"But that's not what I named my son. You are still Hiccup to me. Oh and by the way, congratulations you two." She winked at us before she left. The vines closed at the room went dark, except for the glow that markings emitted.
"You look amazing Asterisk." I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder. My eyes closed. He layed down and I went down with him, my head under his chin. I felt sleep take over.
The Queen
Part: 2/3 An Army to Bring Peace
OoOoO Stoick
"Stoick we have never found the nest. We aren't going to find it today."
"One more search this month. Then will have the rest of the year." Groans could be heard across the room. "We leave at the first sign of dawn."
"Be reasonable Stoick," said Malina, a recruited viking that had the highest score in dragon training.
"If we don't get rid of these dragons, then they will be one lucky raid away from destroying us entirely. Now get packed and prepared for the journey to the mist," I said. 'Disrespect these vikings have. They don't think about what will happen if we let the dragons keep raiding. It's been a year since Hiccup's disappearance. I know that he is a dragon and he has a dragon friend. Can't believe he would give up returning to the village and stay with a friend, especially since it is a dragon.' I let out a deep sigh.
"Thinking about Hiccup?"
"Gobber."
"It's alright Stoick. You did it because you thought he was betraying the village."
"I don't think it is alright. He made friends with the enemy. He is a friend to that night fury. That was the slightest hint of proof in… Valka's opinion of dragons."
"So is the trip to the mist cancelled?"
"Of course not Gobber. We need to rid of these dragons."
"I will go pack up… if I am coming with you that is."
"Yes Gobber."
"That's what I… wait I can come."
"Go get your things Gobber."
"Well alright Stoick." Gobber left the meeting chamber. leaving me all alone. I slouched in my chair. This was difficult for me. These voyages into the mist always end up with less than I came with. 'These dragons know where to go, but we don't.' Suddenly something clicked in my head. 'They know where they're going. We can use one to show us the way.' I clasped my hands together. This is going to lead us straight to the nest.
I stood up from my chair and exited the meeting chamber. I strode down the village road with pride. The day was almost over. The evening sun was setting and the moon will be rising soon. I just had to finish the rest of my chiefly duties and I could be done for the day.
OoOoO Nightshade (didn't expect this did you?)
I am sinking down in the water. The Queen's power over me died down. 'I can choose what to do now. There aren't many choices at the moment of course. This Shadow guy, he beat me. No one has ever beat me. Maybe he can save my sister. He has already done a better job at protecting her than I am. I could seen her as me and not as the queen's slave. Whatever is keeping me alive is incredible. I should have died from the fall but I am going to be tortured by lack of oxygen instead. It's better than being the queen's slave forever. I won't be able to hurt another dragon again. Goodluck little sister, I hope you and Shadow can defeat the queen.' My life is slipping away into the water.
Darkness shrouds my vision. I see the last light above the ocean before I died, or so I thought. I was pulled into an air pocket by a water current. I was shot into an underwater cave. I collapsed and sputtered out water. "How am I alive? Gah!" My front left leg was broken. My wings were not facing the right angle and were bent in weird places. My tail was also misshaped. My head throbbed and there was a gash across my waist.
"Hey you, what are you doing in our cave?" I turned to see and angry thunderdrum.
"I fell from the sky and got pulled into the cave by a current."
"Fine, I'll accept that story for now. Tomorrow you leave."
"I… can't. I am to injured and I am not a swimming dragon like you." The Thunderdrum groaned.
"I guess I could help you get to the great bewilderbeast's nest."
"Thank you. My name is Nightshade, yours?"
"I don't like to give my name to strangers," the Thunderdrum muttered. He went to the far side of the cave pocket. I layed down where I was because it hurt too much to move anywhere else. The ground was very smooth and hard. I probably won't live long enough to see my sister. They must live far from here, unless it's home of the great ice breathing alpha. I wondered if the alpha is the same one I knew long ago.
OoOoO Stoick
I felt the bare warmth, no not even a bit of warmth, the cold air seemed to be less cold. My eyes opened, today was the day that we go after the nest again. I got out of bed and grabbed the helmet off the table. I saw the smaller identical once on the side. I was going to give this one to Hiccup. It's not going to fit him anymore now.
I hobbled out of the house. I saw some of the other villagers coming out of their houses and heading towards the docks. Gobber stumbled out of the forge on his fake leg. "Let's get going."
"Gobber, I want you to grab on of the dragons. Bind in it and bring it to the docks."
"Stoick, what are plannin' here?"
"The dragon will lead the way through the mist."
"Are you sure that'll work? I mean what if the beast gets free?"
"Then that will be your fault Gobber. I am making you in charge of that dragon."
"Stoick, I'm not so sure about this. I will do it though." Gobber heads down to the dragon ring. I went down to the docks.
"We're ready for sail Stoick."
"We must wait for Gobber. He is going to bring a dragon. When we go into the mist, the dragon will lead the way through it." As if on Cue. The screech of a dragon could be heard. It bound to a cart and was being pulled by Gobber. The dragon was a nadder. The tail was secured to the cart and wrapped in leather to prevent spikes from shooting out.
It growled and rawred. Gobber loaded it on the ship. "Take us home, devil." The nadder glared at me; I was not phased. Every other viking seemed a little wary that a dragon was coming with us. The sails raised and the wind blew against them causing us to move. We were heading to the mist.
OoOoO Shadow
We were ready leave the nest. My mother insisted on coming with us, so we weren't alone.
We all stood at the edge of the nest.
"Are you ready?" asked Asterisk a little hint of concern in her voice.
"As ready as I will probably ever be. How about you mom?"
"A little uncomfortable about fighting the queen but other than that, I am good." She rubbed my head. I let out a purr. My eyes shot open. I just did that. What did I just do? Asterisk stifled a laugh, mom only smiled.
"Did I just…?"
"Mmmhmm," Asterisk hummed. My ears dropped.
"Why now?" I mumbled.
My wings glided through the air with ease. Asterisk right beside me and my mother, straggling behind on Cloudjumper. "What's wrong Cloudjumper. Can't keep up?" I teased.
"Night furies are the fastest dragons to live. The only thing that can come even close to beating a night fury going at full speed is a Skrill." I flinched. Skrills were scary. They shoot endless beams of electricity. I am glad that they are just as rare as night furies.
We have probably flown have flown for a hours because the sun was setting. Then I smelled something familiar. The forge. It had a metallic smell. I looked down and saw that we were right above Berk. "It looks like most people are gone. I think they made another voyage to the nest," I said.
"Then we better hurry."
OoOoO Stoick
The mist was thick and heavy. After a few seconds of entry, the dragon started acting up. It started pointing its nose in certain directions. I turned the ship to match. We saw one of our older ships on the rocks, blown to bits. I felt a sudden jolt. The ship had reached land and the nadder was trying to escape. I jumped off the ship onto gravel. I raised my hand readying the catapults. When my hand closed, rocks flew at the mountain and busted a great hole into the wall. One more rock that was on fire flew into it. Multiple screeches and roars echoed out of the hole. The hole was flooded and the dragons took the skies and flew away.
Not much sooner after that the ground rumbled. There was an ear shattering roar. The ground cracked and the mountain side exploded. Out came the biggest dragon I have ever seen. "Odin help us." There was no way we could win this battle. The vikings started retreating to the boats. "NO!" Fire shot out of the dragon's mouth and torched the ships. Vikings jumped and went back to shore. "Everybody get to the other side of the island," I ordered. "Gobber you make they get there. I am going to give them some time."
"Then I will double that time." He raised his hand and I clasped my hand around his. I gave him the viking kind of friendly smile. "Here!" Gobber right to the dragon. I gave one last laugh. "No, here!"
"Fight me!"
"No, fight me." The dragon prepared to shoot fire at me. I waited for death. All the sudden I heard an all too familiar whistle in the air.
"NIGHT FURY! GET DOWN!" An explosion to the dragons side knocked it clean off its feet. I looked up to see two night furies and one dragon that… wait I knew that one. I haven't seen that one for 14 years. There was a person that rode it. The dragon came in for a landing a few yards away. The rider jumped off. He or she was walking towards me. I readied my axe, but what I saw made me stop. The rider took of their helmet. 'Valka'
"Stoick, I know what you're thinking. Why didn't I come to you after all these years? Well, I don't think you could change. I wanted to come back but I was afraid I would just get in the way. Your own son, I would think that would've made some sort of change. These beasts aren't what you think. They can be kind. That dragon controls them and that dragon is the evil." I walked closer slowly. She began to back away. "I came back for Hiccup because he still cares. After all you have done he still cares about you. Do you not see how hard life has been for him?" I kept walking closer.
"Stoick are you going to say anything?" I kept walking closer. She stopped backing away.
"You are as beautiful as the day I lost you." The ground began to rumble. The dragon was getting up and it was mad. It rose and its wings spread. I looked over to what it was looking at. Hiccup and the other night fury. What was with the ring around the eye though?
The giant dragon's wings flapped and it took air. It chased after the two night furies up high into the clouds.
"Stoick? Who is that?" Astrid asked, she was trailed by the rest her curious group that consisted of Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs, and Snotlout.
"This is Valka, my long lost wife." They all gaped.
"Stoick, just so you know. Hiccup's wife is that other dragon." My mouth went dry.
OoOoO Shadow
This dragon was massive! "Split up!" The dragon entered the clouds. Me Asterisk were on the other ends. We began to shoot at its wings. The damage to bring it down in the next stage. The giant shot endless streams of fire.
"GET OUT HERE AND FIGHT YOU LITTLE PESTS!" The voice boomed. I circled around the giant creature as its fire kept nearing.
Time's up, time to initiate the last step. "Asterisk let's get out of here." We dived downwards. The queen must have seen us because she started following us. The plan was working. All she needs to do now is breath fire.
I began to hear gas building up. "Get read Asterisk." She nodded. "Now!" I turned around to fire but I counted to late. I saw a stream of fire heading right towards us. My life flashed before my eyes. I was nothing but a smoldering pile of scales and burned flesh.
The second before the fire caught me, it dispersed. Red plasma went into the queen's mouth. The ground was closing in I starting going up to escape the knowing explosion. I dodged the spikes on the tale but I was ready for the giant club on the end. "No, No!" I felt sheer pain travel throughout my entire body. I went numb and began to fall. Blackness took over.
OoOoO Asterisk 10 minutes ago
I managed to get out of the queens descent but Shadow was still being chased. "Asterisk." I froze.
'Nightshade!' I quickly turned around and was about to shoot him but, he was nowhere to be seen. I turned and looked back to the queen and saw Nightshade down below. He was readying a red plasma shot. I didn't have time to react. The plasma went past Shadow and into the queen's mouth. Shadow starting go up through the spikes along the queen's back. Then I saw the look on his face when he was nearing the club of the tail the next second he was falling into the giant inferno cloud of fire and smoke. "Shadow!" My eyes watered. When the cloud cleared. I dived downward. I was going faster than ever before.
The queen
Part 3/3: A new age of Dragons and Vikings
I ignored the presence of Nightshade and focused on getting to Shadow. I dropped to the ground and began digging through ash and rock and scales. I would go to multiple piles and look for him. Then I came a spot with black scales that reflected the light. I dug into the pile. "Hiccup!" I turned to see Valka come closer. I kept digging. I felt my paw touch a body. I sheathed my teeth and grabbed the body and pulled it out. It was Shadow.
"Shadow! Wake up, please Shadow. Come back to me," I had bowled down to crying. I heard heavy footsteps. I turned to see Shadow's dad. I hissed and growled though I was in no position to fight.
"It's okay Asterisk." I looked at Valka. Her cheeks were slightly shining from tears. She looked back down and gasped. Shadows body began to change. The scales began to sink into the skin. Hair began to grow on his head and freckles began appear on his cheeks.(He is going to look like the way he does in HTTYD 2 except a little younger) He was also becoming smaller and thinner. Colors came to his face. A green shirt and and green pants seemed to appear magically on his body.
The change finished and he looked like a human. He did look a little tougher than he said he did though. He had noticeable muscles, but they were nothing compared to other Vikings. I heard him cough. His eyes opened and he gave out a long groan.
OoOoO Hiccup/Shadow
"I feel like I was run over by a herd of sheep twice." I saw Asterisk. She looked shocked and confused. "Asterisk. I am alive right?" All I heard was warbling. "Wait why can't I understand you?"
"Maybe that's because you're not dragon any more."
"I'm what!" I quickly stood up. I looked down and saw that I was back to my human form.
"So now I turn back into a human, you know godz, you could have let me stay human." I looked back to Asterisk. She looked down sad and hurt. "Asterisk. I am sorry. I don't know what to do now."
"Come back to Berk and teach us what you know. You have learned something that won the war today, son." I turned to see my dad. He was smiling? "If it wasn't for you. We would have died on that island. If it wasn't for you that I would have never found Valka." Sadness then washed over him. "I was wrong, we all were, but will you join us as a family, one last time." I was astonished.
"I don't know. I have had my best time of my life as a dragon."
"Hiccup, maybe the gods returned you to your human for a reason. Maybe that reason is to teach them," said my mother.
My gaze met Asterisk. I knelt down to meet her eyes. "Then Asterisk must be welcome. If she can't come, then I will leave." My dad hesitated. "The Night Fury is welcome."
"Is that Hiccup?" I looked over dad's shoulder and saw Astrid.
"That, Hiccup? Noway. He could never grow muscles," said Snotlout.
"It looks a lot like Hiccup," said Fishlegs.
"Wait didn't he like, turn into a dragon?" asked Tuffnut.
"Whoever he is he is hott." Alright now I am feeling uncomfortable. That was coming from Ruffnut.
"Yeah it's me guys."
"Noway! You're kidding."
"Yeah I am kidding. I just poofed out of thin air and seem to look a lot like Hiccup," I said sarcastically.
"I guess he was kidding," said Tuffnut, obviously not catching the sarcasm.
"That is Hiccup. He always sarcastic."
"Oh right, wait what does sarcastic mean again?" Astrid face palmed and groand.
"Can you do anything but, be an idiot?" Astrid asked.
"Nope," said Tuff with a grin. I walked over to the group. Asterisk walked beside me. She was on guard and ready for any attack. This was beginning to become a really awkward day.
"You are still hanging around with the night fury? You really are a freak." Asterisk growled at the comment. Astrid prepared her axe.
"Stop it. Right now is not the time." Thank you dad for cutting in. "A few of the boats are usable but the sails have been burned. We can take those home. We will have to take trips but we will all get off this rotting island."
Nightshade had disappeared and everyone one forgot about the red striped night fury. The alpha ordered him to return once he had helped Shadow and Asterisk.
"Nightshade, Shadow and Asterisk are now…"
"I know that they are mates and I think my sister has found the right one for her."
"No, I feel that Shadow has now reverted back to his human form."
"What do you mean back?"
"According to Shadow. He wasn't always a dragon and used to be a human."
"So my sister fell in love with a viking."
"I ask you not to interfere with their relationship. That is what is keeping them from breaking."
"I understand. But what of the transformation."
"I am not sure."
OoOoO Asterisk
My Shadow was turned back into a human. Did that mean that our relationship is over? I didn't know. I didn't want to know.
Shadow got the idea of riding on my back to Berk, but his dad said that if the villagers that stayed saw us, we would probably be killed, so we all agreed to go together.
The villagers on the nest knew about us coming to the village and were a little cautious around us when they boarded the ships. Two of them dared to each other to touch me. I think they were twins.
Shadow sat beside me with his legs outstretched and his hand on my head. Everyone gaped at how calm he and I were. I layed my head on his lap and noticed something odd on his other hand. It looked like some scales were poking out. I touched the spot with my claw hoping to get some sort of attention. "Scales? Maybe I won't be human for much longer." When he said that, another scale popped up.
"Shadow, what are we going to do? What if you get thrown out of the village again?" I knew he couldn't understand me, or so I thought.
"I don't know Asterisk. I guess we will go back to the ice nest. I can understand you again!" He sat up and looked me in the eye. "I can hear you and understand you." He threw up his arms. "Yes!" A bunch of vikings looked at us like we were weird.
"Can you stop embarrassing us." My ears flattened against my head and I laid down on his lap a again. This day had turned from crazy, to a freakish mess. Oh well.