Chapter 9
Kidnapped Part 2
My eyes fluttered, slowly opening. I was in dimly-lit stone room that appeared to have been cut from a mountain or cave. I tried to move, but couldn't shift more than a few inches in any direction. The reason for that quickly became apparent: I was chained to the wall. All of a sudden, my memories came flooding back. Crashing in the forest, Dawnstrike falling unconscious, and... Sitaris! He had kidnapped me!
I heard footsteps coming down the hallway, and I quickly slumped my head and went limp pretending to be unconscious still. Suddenly, the door swung open, and ice cold water cascaded over my head. I let out a strangled yelp, and looked up. Alvin, Savage, and Sitaris were standing in front of me. Out of all of them, Alvin chilled my blood the most. "Hello, Azura. Welcome home." Alvin said grinning evilly. "Why did you kidnap me? You said yourself that I was of no more use to you," I struggled against the chains as he stroked my chin. "Oh, but you are of use to us. For now at least. Tell us what you know about Berk and the dragon riders." "No." "Oh, but you will." Alvin snapped his fingers, and Savage hauled on a lever revealing Dawnstrike chained. "Let, Dawnstrike go! She hasn't done anything" I cried. "If you do not tell us what you know, I will kill the beast" Alvin threatened. "I will leave you alone to… consider my offer. Make sure you make the right decision." After they walked out, I slumped as far as I could in my chains, and began to cry. It was an impossible decision. My home or my dragon. As my tears landed on the blue stone my necklace, it slowly began to glow. The glow grew brighter, lighting up the room. Where the chains touched me, lightning began to crackle. I should have been electrocuted, but I wasn't. As the lightning grew brighter, crackling louder, the chains flew off, and were held by a nimbus of glowing light. Slowly, the chains fell to the floor. I dropped to the stone, immediately running over to Dawnstrike. On instinct, I laid my hands on the chains. They were sliced through by lightning, and fell away as I stared at my hands in wonder. Then remembering my situation, I walked over to the door, and tried to open it, just as I heard a laugh that I remembered so well. Alvin had been watching me from a high ledge. As I turned, guards grabbed me and chained my hands. "I will most definitely not let you and your skrill go, now!" Alvin laughed as they dragged me away.
They took me to a high cliff, the restless grey sea crashing around sharp rocks at the bottom. Alvin stepped forward, his armor glinting dimly in the cloudy sunlight. "My dear Azura, you must understand. I cannot let you have even the possibility of escape, because I would be giving a weapon of extraordinary power to the Berkians. Therefore, I have no option but to remove you from the equation." He motioned with his hand and the guards pushed me to the edge of the cliff. Alvin said "Goodbye, Azura Rain," as the guards pushed me off the cliff.
Screaming, I fell towards the rocks, expecting to be smashed to bits any moment. Then suddenly, something snatched me from the air. Slowly cracking open one eye, I saw that I was being carried by Aleah on her zippleback. Opening my other eye, I saw that the other dragon riders were attacking Alvin! Aleah shouted "Hiccup, I've got her!" Hiccup heard her, and signaling to the other riders they swooped away.
Once we landed on Berk, I slid off Aleah's dragon and ran over to Hiccup. I was almost frantic. "Did you rescue Dawnstrike as well?" Hiccup's face was solemn and finally, he spoke the words that would echo in my mind forever. "Azura, I'm sorry. Alvin had her guarded too well. Dawnstrike is still on Outcast Island."
Two chapters in one day? You all must be thinking 'has she gone mad?' Nope, I am not insane. I just decided to get a jump on it while I had inspiration. Enjoy, and please review!