Chapter 2: Waking up

Ruby's P.O.V.

Fire was everywhere as it completely engulfed wooden boats. Scream of the sailors were almost drowned out by the sounds of dragons roaring. In the distance, a large dark shadow looms among the fire. Suddenly there is lightening and my body hits the water with thud. Terror freezes me, rendering me unable to move. I watch as my brother's body floats father away. I stretched out my hand unable to reach him. I tried to open my mouth to scream but water takes place of air, suffocating me. I sink like a rock cast into a river. A dizzy spell washes over me; black spots danced in front my eyes. I saw the faint shadow of my brother, swimming to me but when I reach out my hand to touch him and my vision goes black.

"KANU!"

My eyes shot open as abruptly sat up. I steadied my breathing and I realized my hand was still outstretched above me like in my dream. Letting my arm fall, I finally began to take look at my surroundings. I was surrounded by wood. I could be on a boat but I couldn't feel an rocking waves. Feeling with my hands around me, I felt a soft cloth that enveloped me. It was remarkably warm. I sniffed it and cringed. It was covered in a musk of sweat and dirt.

There was wooden table to my right. It was covered in some weird white objects with black markings on them. My eyes widened, I gingerly picked up one of the thin floppy white things. Staring at the markings, it was clearly a dragon but, tiny? A baby perhaps, the drawing was remarkably realistic. I spotted sticks of what looked like charcoal on the table. Picking one up, black marks came off on my hands. Well that explains how the drawing where made. I might have to take these with me back home.

I realized then I had no idea where I was or Kanu. I crept off the bed cautiously.

"Hello? Brother? Where are you?"

Suddenly I heard faint thud footsteps approaching. If someone was trying to sneak up on me they were failing. I listened closer, it was a sort of clanking sound, was that metal?! I began to panic, and grabbed something sharp off the table and turned around to face my potential attacker. I pounced as soon as I saw a foot stick around the corner.

Mother always said, "Be first to strike or be the first to die." The stranger produced a muffled gasp grabbed an arm and threw the body over my head. Pinning my attacker to the ground, I raised the sharp object poised ready to strike.

I paused when I heard a deep, threatening growl emanate from above me. I looked up to see a medium sized black dragon, back arched and hissing at me. I cocked my head to the side confused.

"Oh! You're much bigger than the one in the picture."

"Get off my Human!"

He growled teeth bared, ready to rip my head off if necessary. I raised my eyebrows.

"Relax I mean you no harm." I said dropping my weapon and raising my hands in surrender, not moving from my position.

The strange black dragon perked up his ears, cocking his head to the side.

"You can understand me?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?"

"Well could you at least get off my friend, your suffocating him."

The dragon retracted his teeth and sat up on his back legs almost like a human.

Finally I looked down. I was sitting atop a scrawny human male, who was beginning to turn blue from lack of air.

"Oh, sorry."

Kind of embarrassed rolling to the side. He sat up quickly taking in a huge breath.

"Oh, my Odin I thought I was going to die!"

He gasped clutching his chest. I rolled my eyes, what a whimp. I have been in a lot more dangerous situations than this.

"Okay someone hit me because I must be going crazy. Where you two just talking?" he asked with the biggest eyes threatening to pop out of his head, pointing at the dragon. I turned to him, raised my hand high and brought it down hard right on the side of his face. He recoiled back and hit the floor again.

"Uh yeah, is that so strange?" I asked crossing my arms watching him on the ground.

"Owww! I didn't mean actually hit me!" he gasped holding a hand to his face, staring up at me.

"Well you said to hit you. If you don't want me to, then next time don't ask."

"But you can understand him?! You can talk to Toothless?" the boy asked, still staring up at me in awe from on the floor.

"Duh! And you can't?" I asked looking at him critically. He obviously wasn't very smart. I walked slowly over to the dragon called Toothless. I reached out my hand and gently rested it upon his head. He gently, leaned into my hand and gave out a soft purr. I giggled and marveled at his complete black scales.

"He is beautiful. Tell me! What kind of dragon is he? I have never seen one like him before.

"Toothless is a Night Fury."

The boy looked to me then the dragon, "You've never seen a Night Fury before?"

"No! Mother had told me they had all disappeared."

Toothless's sad expression turned somber. I gently rubbed the underside of his chin with a soft smile. The boy looked at me startled.

"Mother?"

Before he could say anything more. A familiar rumbling sound come from outside the wooden walls. I gasped and ran to a latch I spotted on the wall. I threw open the window to see an anxious Kanu sitting at on the ground bellow my feet. Well I was defiantly not on a boat.

"Ruby you're alright!" My brother finally noticed me.

"Brother!" I shrieked, as my brother shoved his large head through the small opening. I hugged his snout tightly, since that was all I could wrap my arms around. The boy sounded even more startled.

'BROTHER?!"

"I was afraid I would never see you again!" I sniffled burrowing my face into the soft fur on his neck.

"I'm glad you are alright." He said pushing his head into me affectionately. "You lost consciousness when we hit the water so I carried you as far as I could. I was lucky to have run into this land. I followed the scent of other dragons nearby and found this place. If I hadn't run into those two I'm not sure if you would have lived." Kanu told me looking to the boy and dragon intently watching us. So, we were on an Island then.

I walked over slowly toward the boy and placed my forehead on his showing my gratitude, "Thank you for helping us." I said pulling away. Then the funniest thing happened. The boy's face turned a bright red, almost as bright as my hair! I had to hold back a laugh. Was this his was of returning my thank you? I walked over to the dragon and repeated the gesture.

The boy stammered looking as stiff as dragon scales, "Your welcome?"

I smiled back at him. "You never told me your name." he said trying to look more confident.

Smiling pointing at myself, "My name is Ruby and this is Kanu." I said gesturing to my brother.

This time the boy smiled back at me, "Hello Ruby, Kanu. My name is Hiccup and this is Toothless." He said pointing to himself, then the Night Fury.

"Hello. Um, so where are we exactly?

Hiccup put his hand to his forehead. "I totally forgot. Here let me show you."

He gestured his hand, for me to follow. We walked down some wooden steps and he led me to another wooden opening. The wood door swung out and dazzling new world was revealed to me.

Walking outside he took a deep breath the turned to me with him arms stretched out, and with a huge smile on his face he said, "Welcome to Berk!"

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