Chapter 7
Kidnapped
Dawnstrike and I flew through the forest, dodging trees with ease. Ever since our first flight, we couldn't get enough of flying together. It was a perfect day, with a warmer-than-usual temperature and a slight breeze making my loose hair fly our behind me. Suddenly, a flock of startled birds flew in front of us. We wildly tried to correct our course, but we crashed into a clearing.
Sitaris had been waiting for almost a week, tracking Azura and looking for the perfect moment to snatch his target. While he was watching Azura and her dragon fly through the forest, he saw her and that skrill crash while dodging through the forest. This was his chance! He ran through the trees and found her in a clearing, laughing. He stopped in the shadow of the trees, waiting to make sure that she wasn't wary.
"We should really get better at this, girl!" I laughed. Dawnstrike mock-glared at me, snorting a puff of air in my face. I gagged: dragon breath was awful! I poked her, scratching behind her frill in the spot I knew she loved. The Skrill purred loudly, almost like a cat and flopped over.
In the trees, Sitaris pulled out a slim blowgun from his pouch, and slid a dart into it. With one shot, he hit Dawnstrike in the leg. As she slumped over, I scrambled over to her. "Dawnstrike! What's wrong?!" I looked up and saw the dark figure lurking in the trees. The blood drained from my face."Sitaris", I breathed in horror, right before his dart took me right on the arm and I slumped over.
Pulling a rope from his pouch, the assassin proceeded to tie the girl up, and sling her over his back. He also removed the dart from the skrill's leg. Shadow never left any traces. Walking into the forest, he headed for the small beach where he had left a boat.
Once he got there, he slung Azura off his back onto the boat, and pushed off. Leaping in, Shadow took the oars and set sail for Outcast Island. Another ship sailed around the point and picked up the unconscious dragon. Together, the ships pointed their bows toward Outcast Island.
I know, I know its short. But this is only part one, and I'll have the next one up soon! Hope you like it, and please review! (Besides, the next chapter should be a bit longer than usual...)