I am so sorry about the wait. At first, i just got caught up with wanting to finish my Rise of the Guardians story, then one of my readers asked when i was going to update this, so i got to writing. Unfortunately, because i STILL dont have a job, my computer password was changed and i cant get online without my parents help. So, it'll be alot more distance in between updates, but i'll do what i can.
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Chapter 4: Mildew and Alvin Hatch a Plan
General POV
Down on the bay, a ship was pulling in. Had anyone from Berk been standing there, they would've recognized the ship as the lead ship belonging to none other than Alvin the Treacherous, Berk's oldest and most feared enemy. In a word, he was downright nasty.
As the ship came to a stop, said Viking jumped out onto the sand. He grinned as he looked around. "About time we got here." he said.
A branch cracking caught his attention and Alvin turned. Then, he smiled. "Mildew!" The old man grinned devilishly.
"Alvin the Treacherous." he said. "If you're here, then that means you must've gotten my message."
"Of course." he said.
Mildew chuckled. "I wouldn't expect anything less from the Outcast chief."
Alvin smirked, an evil glint in his eye. "Now," he said. "You wanted to discuss the dragons?"
Rana's POV
As I slept that night, I couldn't help but think about Ash and Drott. Obviously, they were tough, but I just couldn't figure them out. These thoughts were so intense, my eyes snapped open and I shot up in bed. The wooden frame of my bed creaked loudly and I saw Toothless's bright toxic green eyes looking at me through the darkness. I could see he was concerned. It wasn't just Hiccup he looked out for. I smiled reassuringly at him.
"It's alright, Toothless." I whispered, not wanting to wake up Hiccup. "I just have a lot on my mind right now and it's difficult to sleep."
Toothless just kept his eyes on me and I sighed. I turned away, laying back down and turning on my side away from the concerned Night Fury. After a bit, I heard Toothless settle down and, when I was positive he was asleep, I slowly got out of bed, crept down the stairs and walked out the front door.
I ran to the forest, opting to see how Skalm was doing. After the whole thing with Ash and Drott, Skalm had just passed out and she didn't make a move at all after. I found the Electric Fang curled up under a tree, eyes closed and appearing to be sleeping peacefully. I sighed with relief. At least nothing had happened.
That was when I heard something. Whirling around, my eyes began scanning the area. "Hiccup?" I called out, hoping that Hiccup or even Toothless had followed me out here. "Toothless?" I called again. Still, no one answered. Skalm seemed to deep in sleep to hear my voice calling out because she still hadn't moved.
After several minutes of eerie silence, I forced myself to relax. What was I thinking?" Of course no one answered. There was never anyone out here except me, Hiccup, Snotlout, Astrid, Fishlegs and the twins. I brushed my dark bangs out of my eyes and, taking a deep breath, started walking back towards Berk.
The next morning, I was exhausted. After returning home last night, I never actually managed to get back to sleep. I ended up laying awake the rest of the night until Hiccup "woke me up" for dragon training. Now, I stood face to face with Toothless and I could barely keep my eyes open.
"Rana!" Hiccup shouted. "Keep your attention focused on Toothless!"
Easy for him to say. As much as I loved the dragons, without finding one and connecting with it, I didn't see any point in doing this at all. Sure, I'd found Skalm and most likely had made a connection with her, but that didn't mean she'd stay here even after she had fully recovered.
"So this is where you guys got your dragons trained so well." I turned and saw Drott walking in, Ash trailing behind him. He looked at me. "Although, you are not doing anything at all. Why's that?" I clenched my fists tightly and was about to retort, but a hand on my shoulder stopped me. Turning my head, I saw that it was Hiccup who had stopped me. He was looking at Drott intently, but there was no anger. He just looked annoyed, like he gets when Snotlout refuses to listen to anything Hiccup says.
"Drott," he said. "I'd appreciate it if you didn't act rude towards my sister."
Drott shrugged and jumped on Ash's back. "Did you know that the Electric Fang you're protecting is the cause of the injuries to me and Ash?" And he took off.
I growled under my breath as Hiccup took his hand off my shoulder and our friends walked closer to us.
"Well, he seems pleasant." Astrid said. "Not very appreciative."
I sighed and shrugged.
"But what if he's telling us the truth and Skalm really did injure them?" Fishlegs asked.
"Then she's one tough dragon!" Tuffnut exclaimed high fiving his twin.
"So tough!" Ruffnut exclaimed.
I rolled my eyes and turned to Fishlegs. "What makes you so sure he's right?" I asked.
Fishlegs got that typical scared look he got when even the thought of something that might be scary scared him. He took out the book of dragons. "There's nothing about the Electric Fang in here. It's a complete mystery!"
"Awesome." Snotlout, mine and Hiccup's egotistical cousin, said excitedly. "I love not knowing things!"
"That's nothing new." Astrid muttered in my ear and I bit back a chuckle.
"Well then, it's our job as dragon trainers to find out more about Skalm." I said smiling. Everyone nodded, except Fishlegs, who still looked skeptical. "Fishlegs?"
He sighed. "As bad an idea as that could be," he started. "I must agree that you're right, Rana."
I nodded and Hiccup smiled. "Okay, so Rana and I will bring Skalm here and we can figure out more about her."
I smiled widely, then, of course, Snotlout had to open his big mouth. "Aren't you two a little puny to get a dragon here?"
I growled softly. "Snotlout, Hiccup and I are going to help Skalm walk here, of course." Snotlout glared at me, his face turning a dark shade of red. Hiccup grabbed my arm.
"Come on." He said. I nodded and followed him to where we were keeping Skalm.
How was this? Worth the wait?
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