"Dragon's speaking"
'telepathical speaking'
Thinking
"Dragons and Guardians: Riders of Berk
Author's note: Hiccup rides on Toothless's back while Aniu flies using her wings. And Barf and Belch is one dragon. Nava and the other guardians also fly while their wings and Nava and Aniu don't have dragons but they're still part of the Dragon Riders. This note is here just to avoid confusion.
Right now the Dragon Trainer Group consists of: Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly, Snotlout, Hookfang, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, BarfBelch, Aniu and Nava.
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Chapter 10: Heather Report Part 1
"Yeah! Come on, bud." Hiccup cheered his dragon on as the Night Fury flew at high speeds through the trees. "Come on, Toothless!"
"Here they come!" Astrid alerted the other dragon riders and Nava in the Academy while Fishlegs wrote down tally marks to record Toothless's speed. Toothless shot through the academy's entrance and landed, allowing Hiccup to dismount. "Yep, it's a new course record." Fishlegs said. "So how did we do?" Hiccup asked. "Technically, you're still the fastest."Nava said.
"But someone, and I won't mention who, is gaining significant ground." Fishlegs said. "What?" Hiccup asked. "Don't look at us." Tuffnut grunted as he and Ruffnut exchanged punches. Astrid was gently scratching Stormfly's chin and smiled calmly at her boyfriend. "How can Toothless be getting slower?" Hiccup asked, stroking Toothless's black scales. "He isn't, Hic. Stormfly's getting faster." Aniu said.
"Oh, really? Is that so? Anything you'd like to share, Astrid?" Hiccup said. "Let's just say I'm experimenting with Stormfly's diet." Astrid said. "And it's working, plus making you mad." Stormfly let out a burp and a cloud of fire. Then Snotlout and Hookfang flew into the arena. "You guys would not believe what I just found!" The Jorgenson boy exclaimed.
"A severed head?" Tuffnut guessed. "Our cousin Lars?" Ruffnut guessed. "Our cousin Lars's severed head?" Tuffnut made another guess. "Lars died?" Fishlegs squeaked. "Who said that?" Ruffnut asked. "Excuse me, do you guys want to see this or not?" Snotlout asked impatiently. The dragon riders saddled their dragons and followed Snotlout to a beach where a shipwreck lay.
"Huh, a wrecked boat on Berk? Yeah, that's something new." Tuffnut said sarcastically. "Just remember, I saw it first, so it's mine." Snotlout reminded them. "What's so special about a wrecked boat, Snotlout?" Aniu asked. "Or are you talking about something you found in it?" Nava asked. Snotlout nodded and showed the gang what was inside the boat. A teenage girl around their age with raven-black hair in a braid that rested on her shoulder and patched clothes was lying unconscious on the ground. There was a hollowed-out horn strapped to the girl's thigh.
"Wow, I really like her." Tuffnut said dreamily, staring at the girl. Aniu and Nava glanced at him, wondering if the male Thorston twin had a crush on the stranger. "Remember, I get to keep her." Snotlout said. "Snotlout, it's a person." Astrid hissed. "You don't keep a person, you welcome them." Nava whispered harshly. "Right, how lucky is that?" Snotlout whisper-exclaimed. "You disgust me, Astrid and women everywhere." Aniu said bluntly.
Hiccup crawled forward and gently shook the girl awake. "Uh, hey there." He said awkwardly, not really sure what to do or say. The girl woke up and raised her head, revealing forest green eyes. She looked at them, gasped and backed away. The girl started coughing and asked in a dehydrated voice "Do you have any water?" Tuffnut held out a water bottle and the girl accepted it gratefully.
"Where am I?" She asked. "This is Berk." Hiccup said. Then, Toothless poked his head in causing the girl to gasp and scoot backwards rapidly. "Don't be afraid. He won't hurt you. Come out. It's okay." Aniu said gently. The girl slowly crawled out of her shelter and stood up. Then she caught sight of Aniu and Nava's wings and pointed ears. "Are-are you two guardians?" She asked shyly. "Yeah, we are." Nava said softly.
The girl looked at Hiccup who was patting Toothless on the head. "How did you do that?" She asked. "That's nothing. Watch this." Snotlout said, trying to sound cool. "Hookfang, get your tail over here now!" Instead of going over to his rider, the Monstrous Nightmare flew away. "Ah, he'll be back. Jokester." Snotlout laughed nervously. "Oh and just so you know, I'm the one who rescued you."
"My name is Hiccup." Hiccup said. "I'm Heather. I'm sixteen." The girl introduced herself. "We're all sixteen too. I'm Aniu. My fellow guardian here is Nava." Aniu said. The other dragon riders introduced themselves as well. "So, Heather, what happened to you?" Astrid asked. Heather's eyes glazed over with sadness and she lowered her head. "My family and I were on our way home to our island when our boat was attacked by pirates." Heather said. "I want to be a pirate." Tuffnut said suddenly. Everyone stared at him in shock and a pale hand slapped Tuffnut on the shoulder.
"Hey! What was that for?" The male Thorston twin asked. "Tuffnut, she's obviously upset about the pirates attacking her family and you're saying that you want to be a pirate. Oh, for God's sake, show some sensitivity and sympathy." Nava snapped. Tuffnut had the grace to look ashamed of himself. "Or maybe I wanna be a fish cleaner. I'm still on the fence." He said.
Astrid cleared her throat and gestured to Heather. "You were saying?" She asked her. "They attacked our boat and took us back to our island, laying siege to it. I was able to escape but my mother and father weren't so lucky." Heather finished her story. "Stupid pirates! I definitely wanna be a fish cleaner." Tuffnut exclaimed, crossing his arms. "Hey, everything's going to be okay." Aniu said, laying a hand on Heather's shoulder. "My Dad's the chief. We'll figure something out." Hiccup said.
The riders walked back to their dragons. "I heard guardians can turn into dragons, is that true?" Heather asked shyly. "Yeah, we can." Nava said. "We'll show you if you like.' Aniu. When Heather nodded both Nava and Aniu turned into their dragon forms. "As you can see, my dragon form is a Deadly Nadder cross Monstrous Nightmare. I breathe both of those dragon's fire types." Nava said. "My dragon form is a Night Fury cross Monstrous Nightmare. I breathe both of those dragon's fire types just like what Nava does." Aniu said. "Wow." Heather breathed out in awe.
While this was happening, Astrid did a quick inspection on Heather's boat, just to be on the safe side. Then she saw the twins and Fishlegs leaving on their dragons and Heather chose to ride on Toothless. Astrid leapt onto Stormfly's saddle "Hey, don't forget we're meeting tomorrow to work on our times unless you want Stormfly to be the fastest dragon in the Academy." She said.
"Yeah, that's definitely not gonna happen. We will be there. Hang on, Heather." Hiccup said as Toothless, Aniu and Stormfly flew off, followed by Nava who was still in his dragon form. "Whoa!" Heather exclaimed in surprise. But Snotlout had been accidently left behind. "Um, hello? Can I get a ride with someone?" He yelled out, but when no one came back, he realized he would have to walk back home.
Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava gave Heather a quick tour of Berk before flying to the Haddock house where Heather would stay until things had been sorted out. "Alright, this way. Watch your step and here we are." Hiccup said, leading Heather into his room. "It's nice of your father to let me stay here." Heather said. "Well, until we can find you a safe place to go, consider Berk your home." Hiccup said.
"Wow, what are these? They're really cool." Heather said, staring at the pictures and various plans and designs Hiccup had drawn which were pinned up on his wall. "It's a new saddle for Toothless. We're trying to get some extra speed so we can stay ahead of Astrid and Stormfly. They're very competitive." Hiccup told her. "Astrid is Hiccup's girlfriend and they love each other very much." Aniu said, smirking at Hiccup who blushed. "Well, Aniu and Nava are girlfriend and boyfriend and they love each other dearly. They also grew up together." Hiccup got his revenge. It was Aniu and Nava's turn to blush.
"Awww, how sweet." Heather cooed. "Okay, so do you need anything? Some warm yak's milk, a nice fish stew?" Hiccup asked generously. "No, I don't really anything. I'm just really tired. It's been a long day. Thank you, Hiccup, Aniu and Nava." Heather said. "Alright, come on, Toothless. We're sleeping downstairs." Hiccup said, walking downstairs with Toothless. "Nava and I will go home." Aniu said, transforming into her owl form with Nava. They had told Heather about some of their abilities so she didn't freak out. "Oh, Aniu?" Heather asked. "Yes, Heather?" Aniu asked. "Your parents were really nice people." Heather said. Aniu smiled. "Thanks." Then she turned and flew out of the window to her room. Nava flew back to his own room in the Hofferson house where Astrid was feeding Stormfly.
"That's it, girl. Finish up your chicken. By the time Hiccup figures out this is giving you all that energy, he and Toothless will be eating our dust." Astrid said confidently as Stormfly ate the delicious chicken before her dragon's head shot up and sniffed the air. "What is it, Storm?" Astrid asked. Creeping between houses, the Hofferson girl heard footsteps and saw a figure that looked a lot like Heather run behind Hiccup's house. Astrid frowned, this was sounding very suspicious.
The next morning, Hiccup was in the forge with Aniu hammering out a metal connecting rod. "You're up early." A voice said. Both teens turned and saw Heather walking towards them. "Yeah, just wanted to get the jump on this." Hiccup said. "You know, with a shorter connecting rod, it'll push you back in the saddle and make you more streamlined." Heather said. Hiccup's green eyes lit up and he tested it out. To his and Aniu's surprise, the result was very good. "Which will increase our speed. You hear that, Toothless? Astrid and Stormfly will be seeing more of your tail." Hiccup exclaimed. "How do you know this stuff?" Aniu asked in surprise. "I just like to study alchemy and science, that's all." Heather said with a blush.
"So, when can we test it out?" She asked with a smile. "How about right now?" Aniu asked brightly. "Sounds brilliant!" Hiccup exclaimed.
Astrid, Stormfly and Nava were waiting on a sea stack when Toothless and Aniu flew overhead with Hiccup and Heather riding on the Night Fury's back. "You have got to be kidding me." Astrid muttered, feeling jealous, before Stormfly and Nava flew into the Academy. Fishlegs, Snotlout and the Thorston twins were waiting with their dragons in the Academy for the others to show up. Arrow, Firesnow, Clobbertail, Lefa-Rila and their kids were with them. "Ooh, she loves getting her ears cleaned." Fishlegs said, cleaning Meatlug's ears with a stick. Skyflier, Forestflier, Violet, Ignitis, Infernia, Boomer-Banger, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie were eagerly testing their firepower on a bunch of target shields. Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie continuously ate rocks small enough for their mouths and fired them out in the form of lava at their shields.
"Watch this!" Skyflier yelled, firing a blast of magnesium flames at her shield. "That's my girl! Forestflier, Violet, it's your turn." Arrow said. Both young Nadders followed their older sister's example and breathed fire. "I'm so proud of you three. " The male, green Nadder said. "They'll be learning how to use their tail-spines soon." Stormfly said."No, watch this!" Ignitis shouted, shooting his own flames at his shield, Infernia copied her brother. "Well done, you two." Firesnow told her hatchlings proudly. "Before long, they'll be flying and setting themselves on fire. I can't wait till that time. "Hookfang said happily. "Me neither, love." The female Monstrous Nightmare nuzzled her mate lovingly.
"Just wait till you see us use our fire!" Boomer exclaimed, breathing out a cloud of toxic green gas. "Ka-boom!" Banger yelled, igniting the gas with sparks and causing an explosion. Barf-Belch and Lefa-Rila nuzzled their son happily. "It won't be long until he can join us for our pranks." Barf-Belch told his mate. "Not if we have any say in it." Lefa-Rila said sternly. Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut were cheering the young dragons on. Astrid and Nava watched them with smiles on their faces.
When the young dragons used up their shot limits and lay down for a nap, Hookfang began to pace around the Academy while Snotlout impatiently asked "Are we training or not?". "Snotlout, we're waiting for Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Heather then we'll train." Nava said. "Speaking of Hiccup and Aniu, where are those two?" Fishlegs asked. "Giving a private lesson." Astrid said bitterly, staring at the sky. Fishlegs gasped. "I didn't know they gave private lessons. Can anyone get in on that?" He asked enthusiastically. "Apparently just her." Astrid said. "Uh-oh. Looks like there's another hen in the rooster house." Ruffnut said, hearing how angry Astrid sounded.
"Yeah, another rooster in the hen...wait, what?" Tuffnut asked. "Nothing. She thinks I'm jealous which is completely ridiculous. " Astrid replied. "Oh, right. Wait, jealous of who? Of me? Wait, am I the rooster or the hen?" Tuffnut questioned. "Trust me. The last thing I am is jealous." Astrid said.
Finished with the test flight, Toothless and Aniu flew in and landed. "Top of the morning, class." Hiccup said, dismounting Toothless with Heather. "How's everyone doing today?" Aniu asked brightly. "The dragonets have been practicing fire-breathing and they're getting really good at it, but they used up their shot limits so they can't breathe fire again for a well so they're resting." Nava said.
"That's great." Aniu said happily. "Oh, nice of you to show up." Astrid said, glaring at Hiccup and Heather. 'What? Oh, we were supposed to meet up. I'm so sorry, Astrid." Hiccup said, face-palming and mentally kicking himself for forgetting to meet up with his girlfriend. "Awkward." Snotlout sang and Aniu hit him up the head with her wing. "Oh, Astrid is jealous of the pretty one for spending time with her boyfriend. Right? Why talk about hens and roosters?" Tuffnut asked.
"So, Heather, did you sleep well?" Astrid asked nonchalantly despite the fact she knew Heather was sneaking around. "Very well, thank you Astrid." Heather said. Astrid raised an eyebrow at her. "Oh, who are those dragons? I know you guys introduced me to your dragons yesterday and the babies are so cute!" Heather exclaimed. "The green Nadder here is Arrow, he's Stormfly's mate. And their offspring are Skyflier (the blue female), Forestflier (the green male) and Violet (the purple female)." Nava said.
"This is Firesnow, she's Hookfang's mate and the mother of Ignitis (the red one) her son and Infernia (the blue one) is her and Hookfang's daughter." Snotlout said. "This is Meatlug's mate Clobbertail and their son and daughter are Stonecruncher, the one with the gray scales and Sweetiepie, the one with the pink scales. Meatlug and Clobbertail have had more hatchlings but these two decided to stay with their parents." Fishlegs said. "This here is Boomer-Banger. He's Barf-Belch's son." Tuffnut said. "And his mother and Barf-Belch's mate is Lefa-Rila, she's standing right behind me." Ruffnut said then turned to her brother. "I can't believe you forgot about Lefa-Rila, you idiot." She hissed. "I thought you could introduce her." Tuffnut hissed back.
"So, this is it? The Dragon Training Academy." Heather said. "No, our Dragon Training Academy. Remember, I called you the pretty one." Tuffnut said. "We've been training dragons to become a part of our everyday lives." Hiccup told Heather. "Every time we discover a new dragon, we study it." Aniu said smiling. "And it all goes right in here." Fishlegs said, holding up the Book of Dragons. "Really, everything?" Heather asked, staring at the book in interest. Aniu began to get a bad feeling. Why was Heather so interested in the Book of Dragons?
"Yep, I'm kind of the Log Keeper. Log Master, really." Fishlegs said. "He writes down whatever Hiccup, Aniu or Nava tell him to write." Snotlout butted in. "I give it my own spin, thank you very much." Fishlegs said. Tuffnut could tell they were trying to flirt with Heather and it made him jealous. "Can I see it?" Heather asked eagerly. "I'll take that, thank you. Excuse us." Astrid said, grabbing the book and dragging Hiccup and Aniu aside.
"Hiccup, Aniu, I don't think we should be showing her all our dragon secrets." Astrid whispered. "Astrid, it's fine." Hiccup tried to convince his girlfriend. "I just don't trust her. You and Aniu shouldn't either." Astrid whispered harshly. "Well, I do and you should trust me. Am I right, Aniu?" Hiccup said. When Aniu didn't say anything, Hiccup thought she agreed with him and walked back over to Heather. "Come to think of it, something does seem rather off with Heather. It's like she's afraid of something. Desperate, even. Like if she fails to do something, then she'll be punished in a bad way, probably even tortured." Aniu said softly. Astrid glanced at her. "Well, once I find out what Heather's intentions are, then I'll see whether you're right or wrong." She said. "Oh, Astrid. A word of advice: Don't let your jealousy or emotions get the better of you or overcome your judgement." Aniu said seriously. Astrid thought it over, nodded and walked away.
"So, Mister Log Master of the Book of Dragons, I can call you that, can't I?" Heather asked Fishlegs outside his house after everyone left the Academy. "Absolutely." Fishlegs said. "Tell me, what would one find in the Book of Dragons about the magnificent Gronckle?" Heather questioned. "Well, the Gronckle is a member of the Boulder class in the Book of Dragons. Meatlug is a perfect example. 10 feet long with a five-foot wingspan. She weighs 5 724 pounds." Fishlegs explained. "Cute. But how well does she perform in battle?" Heather asked.
"Well, feel her skin and scales. They're thick, impenetrable, like armour." Fishlegs said. Heather began stroking Meatlug's scales and Fishlegs threw a small rock at his Gronckle only to have it bounce back at him. "What about her tail? It looks like it could be a weapon." Heather said. "It is tough, bulbous and deadly. It can be used as a bludgeon." Fishlegs said, picking Meatlug's tail up. "Oh, she sounds so fierce." Heather commented. "Oh, she's fierce, alright. On the outside. But on the inside, she's as soft as a bed of rose petals. Aren't you, my dearest dragon?" Fishlegs gushed, giving Meatlug a hug.
Heather left and went to talk to Tuffnut about Barf-Belch. Ruffnut was riding on Lefa-Rila as the female Zippleback soared through the sky. "So, Tuffnut. Tell me how this works again." Heather said, sitting in Barf's saddle. "Oh, you yank on Barf's horns and he barfs out this really nasty gas that can make you feel really sick if you breathe it in and I spark it by pulling on Belch's horns. Just give me the signal." Tuffnut said. "Um, what's the signal?" Heather asked. "Oh, man. I always forget that." Tuffnut groaned. "How about 'fire'?"Heather suggested. "Great idea, you're really good at this. Much better than my sister, who I could easily get rid of, by the way. You know, she looks a lot like me." Tuffnut said happily, blushing as he glanced at Heather. He was beginning to get a crush on her.
"Yeah, why don't we focus on the task at hand?" Heather suggested. "OK, right. Ready?" Tuffnut asked, grabbing Belch's horns. "Ready." Heather gave the affirmative, grabbing Barf's horns. A small boat with Vikings on it sailed past the target boat Tuffnut had set up. So, the resulting gas and spark combination ended up destroying the boat instead of the target boat. Fortunately, no one aboard was hurt. "What do we do now?" Heather asked nervously. "Usually, we hide until the chief finds us then we get into trouble." Tuffnut said.
After that, Heather talked to Snotlout who was attempting to flirt with her. "I have to say, Snotlout. Your dragon is the most impressive." Heather said, stroking Hookfang's snout. "Yeah, I know. So, let's talk about you and me. You never did get to thank me for saving your life." Snotlout said. "Your right. Thank you, Snotlout." Heather chuckled. "So, how much does Hookfang weigh exactly?"
"Oh, him? Five thousand pounds give or take. He's monstrous, remember? Sorta like his rider. So, tour of the island? You and me? What do you say?" Snotlout asked flirtatiously. "Actually, Hiccup and Aniu took me on Toothless. It was beautiful. So, Snotlout, how does this whole fire thing work with Hookfang and other Monstrous Nightmares?" Heather asked curiously.
"It's his spit. It coats his body. That's what lights him on fire, okay?" Snotlout said. "Can he flame up on command?" Heather asked, running her hand over Hookfang's wing scales. "He can but he won't. Pig-headed dragon." Snotlout muttered. Hookfang became offended and gently set Snotlout's backside on fire. "Could you give me a minute? Just one minute, please!" Snotlout squeaked, jumping into the nearest water trough. "Take as much time as you need!" Heather told him.
"Here we go, bud. Oh, that's gonna work perfectly." Hiccup said, tinkering with Toothless's saddle stirrups. Aniu was out flying with her parents. The Night Fury and human boy didn't notice Heather slip inside the Haddock house, go upstairs and start searching for something. Namely, the Book of Dragons. Then she checked under Hiccup's bed and found what she was looking for. "Gotcha. The Book of Dragons." She whispered triumphantly. Quickly, Heather flicked through the pages and found the Deadly Nadder section. "Piercing spines. Loyal, powerful..."
"Intelligent and of course, deadly." A voice said. Heather whipped around and saw Astrid glaring at her. "What do you think you're doing?" She asked her angrily. Heather tried to think of something to say when Hiccup came upstairs and found Astrid glaring at Heather. "Well, are you gonna say something?" Astrid asked. "I'm so sorry, Hiccup. I was bored and found the Book of Dragons and decided to read to ease my boredom. I couldn't help myself." Heather said when Nava came walked upstairs and heard what she was saying. He couldn't shake off the feeling that Heather was lying.
"It's okay, Heather." Hiccup said. "What do you mean it's okay? She was reading the Book of Dragons." Astrid hissed, unable to believe her boyfriend was falling for Heather's innocent act. "Astrid, come on. Lighten up." Hiccup said. "Me? She's the one sneaking around, looking at our stuff." Astrid snapped. "Really? Sneaking around? What are you talking about?" Hiccup asked. "I'm talking about last night, near my house." Astrid said.
"That was me. I couldn't sleep so I went for a walk. I was having terrible nightmares." Heather said. "I can imagine." Hiccup said understandingly. Nava shook his head at Hiccup's naivety. "Is this really happening?" Astrid asked in dismay. "Okay, Astrid. That's enough." Hiccup said sternly. "You're right, Hiccup. It is." Astrid said, walking downstairs. Nava turned into his owl form and flew out the window. "I'm sorry about that." Hiccup said sincerely. "No, Hiccup, I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to look at the book." Heather said. "It's no big deal. I trust you." Hiccup said, putting the Book of Dragons back under his bed. Unknown to him, Heather's eyes lit up with a sly look.
Later that night, Heather snuck into the stable where Stormfly, her mate and hatchlings slept. "Approach the Deadly Nadder slowly." She said, walking up to Arrow who woke up and raised his tail threateningly with the tail spines erected. "Spines. Just like the Book said." She whispered, pulling a piece of chicken out of a satchel. Arrow growled threateningly then smelled the chicken. "Stay in the blind spot." Heather whispered, giving the chicken to the emerald green Nadder who ate it.
"What are you doing with my dragon's mate?" Astrid's voice asked behind her. Heather spun around and saw the Hofferson shield-maiden glaring at her. "Uhh, you're really like to sneak up on people." Heather muttered. "Only the ones who deserve it and don't give me your innocent routine." Astrid said. "I wouldn't think of it. You're way too smart for that, Astrid." Heather said then Arrow nudged her from behind. She petted the male dragon's snout and said. "I think this your dragon's mate likes me. See you later, Arrow." With Astrid still glaring at her, Heather left. Arrow chirped as he watched Heather run away. "Really? Where's the loyalty?" Astrid huffed.
Heather snuck back into the Haddock house and watched Hiccup and Stoick pack away the dinner things. She peeked under Hiccup's bed only to see the Book of Dragons was gone. "Oh, no, no, no." She whispered. Heather glanced downstairs and saw Hiccup and Aniu updating the book of Dragons. "Great. Now what?" She muttered.
Astrid went inside the forest to train as a way to vent her temper. Nava was with her. "Heather. 'I think your dragon's mate likes me'. No one messes with me and my friends." Astrid growled. Nava heard the sound of footsteps. "Astrid." He whispered, gesturing to her frantically. Both teens saw Heather walk through the trees, looking very suspicious. Astrid and Nava stealthily followed her to a beach and saw Heather sit on a rock, evidently waiting for something or someone.
"This is stupid." Astrid whispered to herself. "No, wait, look." Nava whispered urgently, pointing at an heavily-armoured ship docking on the shore. "That's an Outcast boat." Astrid gasped. 'What are they doing her and what do they want?" Nava whisper-asked. A man jumped off the boat and walked up to Heather who stared up at him nervously. "Savage." Astrid and Nava whispered, recognizing the man.
"What have you learned about the dragons?" Savage asked. "I learned a lot, Savage. But there's something else that's going to make Alvin very happy." Heather squeaked out. "I'm listening." Savage said. "They have a Book of Dragons that's got everything in it. Everything Alvin could ever hope to learn about controlling dragons." Heather said. "Where is this book?" Savage asked. "I haven't got it right now. But I will soon. I promise. I just a little more time." Heather said. "Alvin isn't known for his patience. He won't be happy about having to wait." Savage said. "Please, you have to trust me. When I get to Outcast Island with that book, the wait will be worth it." Heather begged.
Astrid and Nava moved forward to hear better but accidently knocked rocks off the boulder they were hiding behind. Both teens ducked out of sight as Heather and Savage looked around for the source of the noise. "I better go." Heather said to Savage and ran off. "I hope you have learned enough about those guardians." Savage called after her. Heather froze and said "Yeah, I learned a bit about them." Before running off again.
Astrid and Nava glanced at each other and ran to Hiccup and Aniu's houses. Nava turned into his Masked Owl form again and flew up to Aniu's bedroom window. "What?" Aniu sleepily groaned before waking up and seeing her boyfriend standing beside her bed in his human form with an anxious look on his face. "Nava, what's wrong? What are you doing here?" She asked. "We need to go to Hiccup's house now." Nava whispered quickly. Aniu caught the urgent tone in his voice and nodded. Both guardian teens turned into their owl forms and flew to the Haddock house front door. They followed Astrid into the house and found Hiccup sleeping on the floor with a sharkskin rug under him and Toothless was curled up beside his rider.
Hiccup was given a rude awakening when Astrid kicked him awake with her foot. "Ow! Why would you do that? Why are you guys here?"Hiccup asked. "Saving our tails. Nava and I just saw Heather talking to Savage." Astrid said. "Heather's not who you think she is. She's working with the Outcasts." Nava exclaimed quietly. "What? She's upstairs sleeping." Hiccup said. "Oh, yeah, let's go find out." Astrid said going upstairs. Heather slipped in through the window, lay down in Hiccup's bed and pulled the blanket over herself just as Astrid, Hiccup, Nava and Aniu entered the room.
Heather rolled over and fake-yawned. "Oh, hey guys. Is everything okay?" She asked innocently. "Yes, Heather, everything's fine." Hiccup said. "We just wanted to check up on you." Aniu said, smiling innocently. The four left the room and Heather went to sleep. "Astrid, Nava, don't you think it's possible that you saw someone else?" Hiccup asked. "It is pretty dark out there." Aniu added.
"I know what Nava and I saw. Heather is not who you think she is." Astrid said. "Hiccup, please hear us out. You and Aniu need to keep the Book of Dragons away from Heather. Hide it where she can't find it. If Heather finds the Book and takes it to Outcast Island, Alvin will most likely learn about how to control dragons and lay siege to Berk. It's only a matter of time before that happens." Nava said desperately.
"Hiccup, please believe me. Nava and I are telling the truth. I just want to keep Berk safe. I wouldn't be able to live any longer if I lost people I love and you're one of the people I can't bear to lose. So, please trust me, just this once." Astrid begged, placing a hand on her boyfriend's shoulder, staring into Hiccup's emerald green eyes. Hiccup stared into Astrid's ice blue eyes and gently pressed his lips to hers.
"Oh, gods, now?" Aniu asked, blocking Hiccup and Astrid from her and Nava's sight with her wings. "Okay, Astrid. I trust you." Hiccup whispered once he and Astrid parted. Astrid hugged her boyfriend in relief. "So, what do we do now?" Aniu asked, lowering her wing. Hiccup smiled and told them his plan.
On Outcast Island, a group of Outcasts were trying to tame a Monstrous Nightmare. "Interesting. There's really no rhyme or reason to that thing, is there? It just catches fire at will." Alvin said, observing the dragon as it continuously flamed up. "That's why we need the book. She said everything the boy and his guardian friend knows is documented in its pages. I we have it, we can control any dragon." Savage chuckled. But what Savage didn't know was that Hiccup and Aniu hadn't learned everything there was to know about every dragon. There were still many species they had never got the chance to study.
'Then, why aren't I holding the book in my hand?" Alvin asked angrily. "You will be soon." Savage told him. "Good." Alvin growled. "Because your life depends on it." Glaring at his second-in-command, Alvin walked away. "I hate it when he says that." Savage muttered, barely avoiding a blast of fire.
After telling Astrid, Aniu and Nava his plan, Hiccup and his friends went to sleep. But they forgot to hide the Book before they did so. "Hey Dad, have you seen the book?" Hiccup asked anxiously the next morning. "You'll have to be more specific, son." Stoick said, putting potatoes into a sack. "The Book of Dragons. I can't find it anywhere." Hiccup said as the door slammed open and Astrid, Aniu and Nava walked in. "She's gone!" Astrid exclaimed. "Heather?" Hiccup asked. "Yes and Little Miss Innocent stole Arrow." Astrid yelled.
"We were too late." Aniu said. "I knew one of us should've hid the Book." Nava exclaimed, pulling at his silver-blonde hair in frustration. Hiccup and Astrid called Toothless and Stormfly before flying with Aniu and Nava to the Academy where the other dragon riders were gathered. "Oh, this is bad, really bad. This is catastrophic! If Alvin gets that book..." Fishlegs exclaimed, on the verge of a panic attack.
"He won't. Heather, I can't believe it." Hiccup said. "Me neither. How could she walk away from this?" Snotlout asked, gesturing to himself. "How could I have not seen it?" Hiccup asked himself. "Because your brain was 'under siege'." Tuffnut said, looking upset about Heather's 'betrayal'. "Do you even know what that means?" Nava asked him.
"Yes. No. It's not good, right?" Tuffnut questioned. "No, it's not good." Astrid said, mounting Stormfly who was eager to find her mate. "Alright, let's go. We can't let Heather reach outcast Island." Hiccup said, mounting Toothless. The dragons and guardians flew off.
On the way to Outcast Island, Heather was having a lot of trouble controlling Arrow. Befriending the male Deadly Nadder was rather easy. Flying him? A completely different story. Their slow progress enabled the Dragon Riders and guardians to catch up. Tuffnut saw them first. "What's that up ahead?" He asked loudly. "That's Heather." Hiccup said, seeing the girl trying to control Arrow's erratic flight pattern. "And is she ever gonna be sorry she helped me and Aniu with Toothless's speed?"
Stormfly sped up to her mate and Heather saw them. Narrowing her eyes, she fed Arrow another piece of chicken. Stormlfy flew above her mate and Astrid leapt off her back onto Arrow's. "Going somewhere?" Astrid asked angrily and the two girls began fighting. Then, Fishlegs spotted a barren, rocky island up ahead. "Um, Hiccup, Aniu. I hate to be the voice of doom but we just crossed into Outcast waters." He said nervously. "Hey, Astrid. You might wanna hurry up!" Aniu yelled. "Give me a minute. She's stronger than she looks!" Astrid yelled back.
By then, the Outcasts had spotted them and started catapulting flaming boulders at the riders and guardians. "Um, Astrid?" Hiccup called. "Don't...you...ever...touch...Arrow...again!" Astrid growled, pushing Heather off Arrow's back. But the Book of Dragons fell too. "No!" Astrid yelled, urging Arrow to dive down so she could grab it. "I'll get the girl!" Tuffnut exclaimed as Barf-Belch dove down and he caught Heather in his arms.
"Come on, bud. We need to get that book." Hiccup said. Toothless dove through the hailstorm of flaming boulders and Hiccup reached out for the book but couldn't grab it. A flaming boulder just barely missed Toothless and Hiccup's sleeve was burnt. Hiccup yelped in pain, smothered the flames and retreated. The Outcasts cheered at their victory. "Please tell me you got the book." Aniu begged. "I was too late. Alvin has the Book of Dragons." Hiccup said as they flew back to Berk.
*Heather will join Hiccup's group with Windshear in Dragons and Guardians: Race to the Edge. Maybe in the episodes Night of the Hunters Part 1 and 2, depends on what happens in them.
Tuffnut and Heather seem to be a very good couple so I'm pairing them together in my story.
When writing this story, I usually watch the episode I'm writing about on my ipad after downloading it from Itunes, read what other people have wrote and type it up on a computer then copy and paste it to document manager.
I can't believe I'm half way through this story folks, only ten more chapters to go then this story is finished and I'll move onto the next one after taking a possible break.
Whoa, I can't believe how fast I'm updating this story.
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Updated: 28. 11.2015 Australian Time