Upgraded Birth-Mark

Hailey had just finished drying off and had crafted a fishing pole to catch fish for both her and Toothless. All of her bruises and cut were almost completely healed as she discovered that dragon saliva was a quick healer for injuries, which could come in handy with her level of clumsiness. Her hair had been tied into a low ponytail to keep it out of her face. Her stuff were in the cave that Toothless had been sleeping in.

She and the dragon were playing tag, and so far, Hailey was terrible at it. They were running around the pond with a laughing dragon and a frustrated human. But while Hailey wasn't looking, Toothless quietly ran over to a large boulder and hid behind it, as he watched the girl looking around confused.

"Toothless! This is NOT hide and seek! You know the difference!" she shouted as she just barely missed tripping on a stone. "At this rate, I'll be the only one who's gonna be it!" She growled and stomped her foot on the ground. Then, she felt a surge of strength take over. She looked confused for a moment before glancing over at Toothless who had cleverly hidden himself behind a rock, and dashed over to the side of him.

The dragon only had a split second to glance at the girl, before she tackled him onto the grassy ground. She was kneeling on his chest with her hands pinning his shoulders down and a triumphant smirk appearing on the girl's face. "You're it."

"How the heck did you do that?" he gasped, looking up at the girl in surprise. Hailey looked inquisitive for a moment before looking over the dragon she was kneeling on. Then, she looked back at Toothless with the same surprised look as he had.

"I have no clue," she stated simply. She rolled off of Toothless which allowed the Night Fury to get up. "A surge of strength just took over and...that happened." She turned to face her friend. "You okay?" Hailey held her hand with the dragon birthmark out to make sure he was okay. It was an old habit for her.

But without thinking, Toothless stared at the hand for a second, before pushing his snout gently against her hand. Pain rushed through both beings as they were both flung in opposite directions towards the walls. Not only that, but both of them saw visions of Vorpent attacking. Toothless' back was pushed into the wall while Hailey fell flat onto the ground, letting the wind get knocked out of her. She quickly straightened up, only to be filled with fear as she looked up and saw Toothless flat on his stomach on the ground.

"Toothless!" she shouted. She ran over there and knelt beside his head. She grasped his shoulder and shook him lightly. "Toothless, buddy?" She tapped his head. She thought for a moment before glancing at the pond. She ran over to the pond and grabbed a handful of water. Making sure that she wouldn't lose too much, she carefully made her way over to Toothless. She then dropped all of the water on his head which caused him to freak out. He quickly shook his head and caused all of the water on his head to spray everywhere in the cove except for hitting the girl. He pushed himself up to where he was standing on his legs.

Toothless looked around for a second and then at Hailey. "What just happened?" he asked.

"I really don't know," she replied looking at the dragon. "I just put my hand out and when you pushed your snout against my hand, everything went bizarre. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I think I'm fine," He then looked at her right hand and his eyes widened. "Look at your right hand."

She raised her hand and she too filled with shock. Her birth-mark was burning bright blue instead of being a dark blue. It was also slightly burning her hand. But she took no notice of it. "How in the wide, wide island of Berk did that happen?" She looked to the dragon as if he had the answers.

"I really have no idea. Unless..." his voice trailed off. Hailey's eyes filled with confusion.

Suddenly, she caught on. "But – but, that's impossible. I'm a girl. Not a boy."

"But what if... what if it really was possible?" He looked at the girl with wonder. "I mean – think about it. You have a birth mark on your hand that is in the shape of a Night Fury and right now, it is burning bright blue; You have forest green eyes and auburn hair; And, this may be a touchy subject for you, but have you experienced a family death?"

Her eyes softened as she turned away from the dragon. But slowly, and barely visible, she nodded. The dragon slowly walked into the girl's field of vision and nudged her side, comfortingly. Hailey looked at the dragon, and smiled slightly. But it soon faded away as she remembered the day her mom died. Then Toothless walked up behind her and carefully nudged her towards the cave. Hailey looked back at Toothless.

"Yeah, I probably need to get it out of my system anyway." she said while walking towards the cave. She sat down near the wall, but was soon stopped as Toothless leaned behind her, causing her to lean against his side. She took a deep breath and started the story.

"I was about seven years old when it happened." she began looking at Toothless, and then back at her feet. "My mom had just taken me to the carnival. We were driving home in the car when some idiot who was drunk had been driving the wrong way! He was paying attention to his wheel and obviously didn't see which lane he was driving in.

"My mom couldn't move into any of the other lanes because the steering wheel had to give out at that moment. I hid myself behind my seat and braced for impact. I had been taught that when I was just three and now it's just a habit. As the car came closer, everything sort of just went in slow motion as everything I had been through flashed through my mind.

"Then, I heard a scream, a crash and everything just stopped. The impact was huge. The entire front of the car had been smashed inwards. The window shattered, which caused pieces of glass to fly everywhere. I, reluctantly, peered my head out from my hiding place. A piece of glass was launched into my shoulder and into my forehead.

"And my mom, who was obviously in front, had been massacred by the glass, and killed in the process. I had come out with cuts all over me and a broken leg. A few minutes later, an ambulance came and took me and my mom to the hospitable. When we got there, I gave into the pain and blacked out. That's all I remember from that day."

When she finished talking, her voice was scratchy and she was reaching her breaking point. Toothless had curled around the girl, and again had put his head in her field of vision.

"You know, the prophecy never said which gender the legendary fighter was," said Toothless, raising his head to meet hers. She lifted her head as soon as Toothless said that. "I do believe that you are the legendary fighter. People said it was a boy because girls were the ones thinking of the gender and they were all googly eyed over it."

"You really have that much faith in me?" she asked with a slight smile forming on her face. Toothless nodded. Her smile grew wider. "Thank you, Toothless." she reached over and wrapped her arms around his neck.

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On an island, far away from Berk, a man covered in black was looking into a crystal, spying on Hailey and Toothless. He lived in a huge castle an a small island surrounded by the strongest waves ever seen. It was a tall castle, made out of stone and covered in vines. An electric force field surrounded the island as the man continued to spy on the girl and her dragon. A large, green dragon flew into the castle and landed behind the man. He felt the presence and turned towards the dragon as the image faded on the crystal.

"Master Vorpent," said the large dragon. "Have you found the fighter?"

"Yes, I have, Death," Vorpent said in reply. He lowered his hood to reveal a face as pale as the full moon. Scars scattered around his face and along his eyes. They were a dark red, much like the color of blood running out of a new cut. His teeth were yellow and in between was black. His voice sounded as a haunted soul ready to burst out in anger.

"The fighter is a girl, about as thin as a fish bone. Her hair an auburn color and eyes the color of the forest. Even though the fighter is a girl, her birth mark burns bright blue, not the dark midnight blue. Meaning that she will have powers unbeknownst to human kind. Though, she will never be able to survive the pain that is about to come."

He turned back to the crystal and the image of Hailey and Toothless appeared again. They were chasing each other around the cove, laughing as they ran around. "Enjoy your fun while you can, little girl. You will not know what hit you."

"When shall we attack, Master?" asked Death as he walked to Vorpent's side. "I've been dying to attack that little nuisance of a dragon the day it hatched!" He growled at the sight of the Night Fury.

"Be patient, my pet," Vorpent placed a hand on his dragon's snout as he watched the girl and dragon play. "The time for our reign over earth will come again soon. Just remember, all good things, come to those who wait." He smiled evilly and laughed a laugh so menacingly, that it was to be heard around the world and have dreams haunted by the sound.