The Black Sword

As the duo neared the house, Hailey's relief washed over her. She had still felt uncomfortable going to school and having that guy, Dylan hit on her had made her feel even more awkward at school. Toothless probably didn't feel any happier about it than she did. But she always felt safe with Toothless. No matter who was near. As long as he stayed by her side, everything would be fine. Though, her happy place would probably be her house. That's because she didn't have to deal with anyone else.

As they neared the house, not only did she relax, but she also felt Toothless relax as well. They took their time in the air, enjoying the extra time they had. They aimed towards the house, flying through the hatch into Hailey's room. They landed next to her bed. Hailey jumped off the saddle, landing in a crouch. She ducked her head under the bed, then pulled it out in surprise. Her eyes staring at the bottom of her bed as she scratched the top of her head in confusion. Something was out of place and it was worrying her.

"What's wrong?" Toothless asked, prodding her side. Soon enough, her confusion turned to fear as she realized what was wrong.

She turned to him, her eyes filled with fear. "My bo staff is gone!" she shouted. Toothless' eyes filled with fear as well. Hailey quickly looked around, searching for some sign for her bo staff. She ran down the stairs, Toothless following close behind. She frantically looked around. She ran halfway across the room before tripping on something and falling flat on her face. She pushed herself up, looking behind her. She let out a sigh of relief. Her bo staff had been in the living room the entire time. It was still in one piece. She picked it up and swung it around, making sure it was still stable.

"Why is it out here?" Toothless came forward to Hailey. She shrugged. Her memory of the times that she has done things with others, and with all the crash landings she's done, it's a wonder how she's still alive. See, Hailey's seen a lot of things, she's done a lot of things, but the bad thing is: she can't remember most of it.

Mostly because of all her crash landings to the head. Though, to her, she has toughened her body to take a lot more damage than it used to. When she was little, she would get the tiniest scratch and her head would explode in pain. Now, she could take a whole bunch of things that shouldn't be possible for the average human.

"Hello? Earth to Hailey." Toothless waved his wing in front of Hailey's face, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Sorry. I was in La la land." She swung the bo staff onto her shoulder. She suddenly felt a surge of pain in her shoulder. She screamed as she dropped the staff onto the floor, herself falling as well. Her shoulder felt like it had been sliced off. She squeezed her eyes shut, the pain in her shoulder disturbing her thoughts. She curled into the fetal position as her mind spun, turning the world into a blur.

"Hailey!" Toothless shouted. He knelt down next to her, nudging her side. Hailey looked up and dared to open her eyes. But she soon regretted it. She saw five of Toothless, all of them spinning in a circle. She then brought her head back down and squeezed her eyes shut once more, instantly forgetting about her staff.

Toothless looked worriedly at Hailey, trying to think of what might of hurt her. He scanned her, looking for any type of physical injuries. As his gaze fell on Hailey's shoulder, he instantly knew what was hurting her. Her entire shoulder had the largest gash he had ever seen on it. What worried him more was that black smoke was coming out of it. The gash was throbbing, turning bright red and scaring Toothless.

He quickly licked the gash vigorously in hopes of helping soothe the pain. Though, it did nothing. Then, a bright orange flash distracted him for a mere second. As the light disappeared, he saw Firestar emerge from the brightness of it all. His expression was filled with worry. He glanced at Toothless and Firestar's expression changed to sympathy.

Toothless was relieved to see Firestar. He hoped that his human's mentor could help. "Firestar, what happened to her?" Toothless asked, concern full in his voice. Firestar shook his head sadly. Toothless dropped his gaze back to Hailey. She was still curled in the fetal position. He could barely see her face, and if he did, it was sad to see her like that. He heard Firestar's feet shuffling around the floor.

"Aha!" Firestar shouted triumphantly. Toothless swung his eyes to Firestar to see him holding Hailey's bo staff. "This was the problem!" The dragon just tilted his head in confusion.

"What do you mean?" Toothless asked, not quite getting at what Firestar was talking about. "That's Hailey's bo staff. It's her weapon."

But Firestar shook his head in disagreement. "No. It is not going to be a bo staff for long. Like I said before, Hailey has warrior blood in her. This means that Hailey would become a warrior faster." He smirked as he held up the bo staff.

He then knelt down next to Hailey, tapping her foot lightly. Her head came up very slowly and it swayed side-to-side as if she didn't have enough strength to hold up her own head. Toothless moved so that he could support Hailey's weight. Her head landed heavily on his side as her chest rose and fell, her body shuddering with every breath.

"F... Fire... Firestar?" she asked, breathlessly. Toothless could easily hear the pain in her voice, yet she continued to speak. "Why... are... you... here?" She placed her hand on her head, closing her eyes for a moment. That few seconds felt like hours for Toothless as if he weren't sure Hailey would just pass out. Firestar pulled out some blackberries in a jar. Toothless guessed Firestar would use them to soothe Hailey's pain.

Firestar gestured them towards Hailey, encouraging her to eat some. She nodded faintly and ate the blackberries. Soon, her face softened and she opened her eyes fully. Toothless let out a sigh of relief as his human's eyes wandered around the room.

"Hailey?" Toothless asked, worry still lacing in his voice. Hailey turned her attention to Toothless, who would've had a heart attack had Firestar not shown up. She smiled softly at the dragon as she ran her hand along his scales. She turned her gaze to Firestar while keeping her hand on Toothless' neck.

"Why are you here anyway, Firestar?" Hailey asked.

"Well, I did originally come to tell you something, but I was detoured when I saw you in the state you were in." Firestar explained.

"What did you have to tell me?" She leaned forward, loosing her balance and pushing herself back against Toothless.

"It is about your family history." Firestar began, hesitantly. "There are some things that you do not know about your family. Your parents are warriors. Your mother was a Deadly Nadder warrior while your father is a Monstrous Nightmare warrior. Although he loved the life of a warrior, he gave it up to support his family.

"Each of them had warrior names, too. Your father's warrior name is Flamestrike because of his strength and determination like a fire. Your mother's warrior name was Spottedleaf because she would always strike the one spot you were not expecting and she was as light on her feet as a leaf falling from a tree.

"A warrior name would describe the personality of the warrior. But many have had to train for years to become a warrior. You on the other hand are born with an amazing ability that I have not seen in a warrior for decades. You, Hailey, have a very special gift." Firestar reached over to the bo staff and handed it to Hailey who took it warily. She held it tightly in her hands. It flashed black for a few seconds before it went back to normal. She looked up at Firestar.

"What is my gift? Because honestly, I can't think of it." she said truly.

Firestar just gestured at the bo staff. "Stand up, and I will show you." She did as she was told. She swung her bo staff around before it turned black, startling Hailey and Toothless. She dropped it as she stumbled back. When it dropped, it made a metal clinking sound. Firestar smiled.

"What's going on?" Hailey backed against Toothless as he stood up, allowing Hailey to lean on him.

"Come." Firestar stated simply. He picked up the bo staff and handed it back to Hailey. He murmured something Toothless couldn't understand. Then, in a flash, they were at Firestar's training hollow. He looked up to the sky. "I, Firestar, mentor of Hailey Dragon Hanson, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on my apprentice. She has the spirit of the warriors as she has the loyalty to stick to what she feels is right." He turned to Hailey, who was looking around. "Hailey, do you swear to protect the ones you care about for the cost of your life and to follow the warrior code?"

The girl stared at Firestar for a moment, then nodded saying, "I swear."

"Then by the powers given to me by the gods, I give you your warrior name! Hailey, you, as a warrior, are now known as Braveheart for your bravery and pureness of heart." Firestar gently placed his bo staff on the top of Hailey's head who bowed in respect. A flash blinded Toothless and a moment later, the bo staff that had been in Hailey's hands had now turned into a black sword. His jaw dropped in awe as Firestar continued. "This may be sudden, but I know you are ready for it, Braveheart. I give you the powers of the Night Fury warrior!"

Hailey gasped in amazement at Firestar's words. Toothless smiled at Hailey. She had finally been given the title as a Night Fury warrior. "Thank you, Firestar." Hailey said, dipping her head in respect.

"You are very welcome, Braveheart. You must know the powers of the Night Fury warrior. The most important one is that you will be able to transform into a Night Fury at will." Toothless nearly jumped in excitement.

"Now, you two must go. For your father will come home soon to congratulate you." Hailey opened her mouth to ask something, but she did not have enough time. Firestar had sent them back to the house. They were standing behind the couch. Stephen's car was not there meaning that he had not yet returned from his work.

Toothless gazed at the black sword in Hailey's hand. 'She earned that sword.' he thought. He walked up to her and nuzzled her other hand. Hailey returned the response by kneeling down, placing her sword down and wrapping her arms firmly around his neck. Toothless purred while his rider softly stroked his ear plates.

"Thanks for supporting me, Toothless." Hailey whispered.

"Hey, that's what mates do for each other, isn't it?" Toothless asked in reply. He suddenly felt awkward about mentioning the whole 'mate' thing with Hailey. Though, it didn't seem to bother her.

Instead, he felt relived as Hailey said, "Yeah, that is what mates do for each other." Toothless felt as if he were about to explode in joy. He knew Hailey felt the same way about him as he did for her, but it felt good to hear that she liked the idea of being his mate. Toothless licked the side of Hailey's head.

All of a sudden, Toothless heard a door unlock and open. He turned to see Stephen walk in, Hailey's bag over his shoulders. Toothless pulled away, revealing Hailey's father to her. She smiled at him and waved.

"Hello Hailey, Toothless," he said, waving back. "Hailey, you know what you have for homework?" Hailey nodded, standing up. "Good, get started." He walked over to Hailey and gave her bag to her. But as he walked away, Stephen turned around with a smile on his face. "Congratulations, Braveheart. I knew you would soon follow in your mother and I's footsteps. I am extremely proud of you." Toothless saw Hailey put the largest grin on her face. She ran over to her father, giving him a hug.

"Thanks, dad." She pulled away as her father made his way to his room. Hailey turned back to Toothless, her eyes full of excitement. She dashed towards him, jumping on his neck, pinning him down. Toothless stared, stunned at Hailey's ambush. "What? I have to have some kind of rough-housing."

The dragon laughed as he twisted around, pinning Hailey to the ground. The two rolled around the ground until Hailey decided to finish her work. She picked up her bag and her sword and the two made their way up the stairs, into her room. Toothless followed close behind. They walked inside the room, Toothless bounding over to Hailey's desk where she was sitting.