Dragons: New Allies

Chapter 2

A new chapter, just for you, whoever the guest is who posted that review. I hope you guys enjoy Chapter 2!

Alright, I'm done rhyming now. I promise. :-)

Disclaimer: I don't own Dreamworks' Dragons.

10 Years Later

Ivy stretched out her arms and felt the clouds pass through her fingers as she and Shadow flew through the skies. She thought back to the day Shadow had taken her for a ride and how terrified she'd been. Today, it seemed silly that she was afraid. Ivy had grown into a strong and beautiful young woman, but she was still a child at heart, nonetheless. She was also a bit of a risk-taker.

"What do you say, Shadow?" she said to the dragon, who had slightly grown. "Should we try it again?"

Ivy stood on the dragon's shoulders, ran forward and dove straight down, keeping her arms tucked at her sides. Shadow also dove and quickly caught up to her, grabbing onto her with his massive paws. He looked down at the girl, who smirked back. Shadow rolled onto his back and Ivy walked along it. The dragon flipped his body until she was on his back again and he righted himself just before they hit the water. Shadow groaned, making Ivy laugh.

"Now we're even!"

Edmund watched Ivy as she and Shadow landed in the forest. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Poison Ivy, friends with a dragon? Well, not for long. He charged through the trees, his hands reaching for his axe. Ivy gasped as Edmund burst into the clearing, his weapon drawn. Shadow growled, and wrapped his tail beside the girl. Ivy ran forward, but before she could say, "Edmund, don't!", he had shoved her hard to the ground, her head striking a rock.

As soon as Shadow saw the first drop of blood, he lunged forward, knocking the axe from Edmund's hand. Ivy rubbed her head and looked up to a horror show. Shadow was biting down on Edmund's hand. The boy was screaming and trying desperately to tear free from the dragon's grasp.

"Shadow!"

Ivy stumbled forward, her head aching.

"Shadow, no!"

At the girl's voice, Shadow backed away from Edmund, his hand destroyed. Ivy could hardly stomach it. Asking if he was alright would be a stupid question. She could hear voices coming over the hills, and knew that her father would be among the crowd.

"Shadow, you have to go."

Ivy shoved the dragon, trying to save him.

"Get out of here! They'll kill you!"

But Shadow stayed by her side, still concerned by the droplets of blood falling from her head. A net suddenly closed around them, quickly weighed down by heavy stones.

"No!" Ivy cried. "Shadow!"

Slygroff yanked his daughter out and away from the dragon.

"Leave him alone!" she begged, but his gaze had shifted to Edmund, who despite all his pain still smirked at Ivy.

"Edmund!" said Slygroff, kneeling down beside him. "What happened?"

"Your daughter has betrayed her tribe", Edmund spat. "She rides that beast! She commanded it to attack me!"

Ivy growled and lunged forward, landing as many blows as she could on Edmund's face before she was pulled away by two of her father's men. Edmund stared at the fury on her face. She was longer the scared little girl he used to torment.

"Dad, he's lying!" Ivy said. "Shadow was-"

"You've named that beast?!" Slygroff fumed. "Ivy, how could you? That thing is a dangerous killer!"

"Shadow was there for me more than you ever were!"

Slygroff slapped his daughter's cheek.

"Your pet dies tonight", he said. "Take it!"

"NO!"

Ivy pulled away from the men and ran for her dragon friend. She pushed and pulled at the net, ignoring the pain that she still felt in her head.

"You can't!"

The same men locked her arms in their hands, looking to Slygroff for instructions.

"Take my daughter back to the village", he said. "And keep her away from that dragon."

The men nodded and dragged her away. Ivy struggled with all of her might, but they were too strong, especially considering how weak she was from the bleeding gash on her head.

"I WON'T LET YOU HURT HIM!" she screamed with all of her strength at her father. "I HATE YOU!"

She continued to fight, all the way back to the village, until finally the pain was too much to bear.

"I hate you…"

With a final sigh, Ivy passed out in the men's arms.

Ivy woke up in her room, the door locked tightly. She felt her head. It had been bandaged.

"Well, at least Dad still cares about something", she thought.

Ivy pounded and kicked at the door, but getting out that way was not an option.

"What about the window?"

Ignoring the dull ache from her head she still felt, Ivy looked down. It would be a long drop, but she had to get to Shadow. She had promised to protect that dragon, and that's exactly what she was gonna do.

"Hold on, buddy", she whispered. "I'm coming."

Taking a deep breath, Ivy pushed herself over the edge and dropped, landing in a lump of hay at the bottom. Her vision blurred as she ran, but she pressed on, determined to reach her dragon. She snuck through the village until she finally found him, chained head-to-toe in the barn. At the sight of her, Shadow roared happily. Ivy shushed him.

"Gotta be quiet, buddy!" she hissed. "Don't worry. I'm getting you out of here."

She quickly set to work on the chains and pushed open the barn doors.

"We have to leave, Shadow", said Ivy. "And we can never come back."

She mounted the dragon's back and they soared off into the night sky.

Slygroff stared at the sunrise from the door of his hut, still holding the note Ivy had left him in her room:

Dad-You obviously don't understand how peaceful dragons can really be. So, I'm leaving home. Don't expect me to come back. EVER.

-Ivy.

He crumpled the note and threw it to the ground.

"Run all you want, stubborn child", he growled. "Rest assured, I will find you. One of these days, I. Will. Find you."

And that does it for Chapter 2! I know what you're thinking: When do Hiccup and the riders come in? Well, don't worry! We'll see them soon enough! Thank you for reading, rates, comments and reviews are always appreciated, be it negative or positive! Till next time!

-Imagigirl20