Dragons: New Allies

Chapter 5

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand BACK AGAIN! Whoo-hoo! I just LOVE being able to update so soon! Well, mainly because I still have limited Internet access, but I also have a very generous friend who lets me use her laptop so I can continue to expand my imagination. Sooooo Chapter 5! Here ya go!

Disclaimer: I don't own Dragons.

Hiccup stared down at Ivy's unconscious form. There was a scar on her head from the night she had run away from home, and her hair was no longer braided, but cut short. He gently pulled the arrow out of her arm, and she winced as he did so, her dark green eyes fluttering open.

"Hey, it's okay", said Hiccup. "We're gonna get you some help."

The girl grunted, her strength dampening.

"Sh-sh-shadow…" she muttered before passing out again.

"Shadow…"

Hiccup looked up at her dragon, who was growling at the other dragons and their riders.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Hiccup and Toothless flew up to him. At the sight of his friend in Hiccup's grasp, Shadow prepared to fire a plasma blast.

"Hey, hey! Shadow!"

Shadow was confused. How did this person holding his fallen friend know his name?

"It's okay", said Hiccup, extending his hand not holding Ivy to the dragon. Shadow froze as Hiccup brushed his snout.

"We're going to help her, okay? I promise. Nothing else will happen to her."

Another arrow whizzed by Hiccup's head, nearly hitting Shadow. The dragon roared.

"No!" Hiccup yelled. "Wait!"

He touched his hand to the dragon's snout once more, and Shadow relaxed.

"She wouldn't want you to get yourself captured, or worse."

The dragon nodded, eyeing Ivy.

"We need to get away from here. Come with us, and we'll take care of her."

The dragon nodded again and flew away from the island.

"Let's go, bud", said Hiccup, being careful not to drop Ivy as he and the others headed back to the Edge.

Fishlegs examined the unconscious girl, who had a pool of sweat gathering on her forehead.

"I don't get it, Hiccup", he said. "It was just dragon root. She should have woken up by now. Something must be wrong."

"Something is wrong."

Dagur and Shattermaster landed on the deck right outside the door. The Berserker came inside.

"Dagur!" said Hiccup. "Boy, are we glad to see you."

"How long has she been like this?"

"Almost eight hours", said Fishlegs.

"Does she have any rashes, or hives anywhere?" said Dagur.

"It didn't occur to me to look", said Fishlegs.

They rolled up the bottom of the girl's shirt, gasping at the hives on her stomach.

"Yup", said Dagur. "Dragon root allergy. And, if not treated in time, it could be fatal. Fortunately, I have the antidote."

He quickly administered it to the girl, who shot up almost immediately.

"Shadow!" she gasped, getting up.

A wave of dizziness suddenly overcame her, and she fell back into the twins' arms.

"You might wanna take it easy", said Dagur. "It takes a few minutes for the antidote to fully kick in."

"How did you know?" said Hiccup.

"Oh, Heather has a dragon root allergy, too", said Dagur.

"Where is Heather?" Fishlegs asked hopefully.

"Tending to Windshear. Poor girl got caught in a lightning storm. But Heather sends a big hello to you, Fishlegs."

Fishlegs sighed.

"No, wait, you don't understand", said Ivy. "I've never been away from him this long before. He is going to FREAK. OUT."

"It's okay", said Hiccup. "Your dragon is safe."

At that moment, Toothless came running in growling.

"Toothless? What is it, bud?"

Toothless only growled and gestured towards the dragon's stable, which was on fire.

"Uh-oh", said Ivy.

She shrugged out of the twins' grip and ran towards it.

"Hey, wait!" Hiccup called after her.

He quickly boarded Toothless and they flew after her.

Ivy pushed open the doors of the stable, coughing as the flames surrounded her.

"Shadow!" she cried, coughing. "Shadow, where are you?!"

The dragon roared in answer, and she gasped when she saw him trapped in a pin with the other dragons.

"Hold on!" said Ivy. "I'll get you!"

She grabbed a nearby axe and broke the chain on the door, setting the dragons free. Shadow pounced on her, licking her face happily, but she shoved him off.

"Please tell me you didn't do this."

The dragon only stared at her. Ivy sighed as she pulled her dragon away. Hiccup and the others had already started to pour water on the stable.

"This is our mess, buddy", said Ivy. "It's only fair we help clean it up."

She mounted Shadow and flew out over the sea. The dragon gathered water in his mouth and then flew back up to the stable.

"Stand back!" Ivy yelled. "We can help!"

Hiccup and the riders obeyed, and Shadow released the water from his mouth. The flames began to die out.

"I'm so sorry about that", Ivy said as she landed next to the riders. "He's just not used to me not being there for him."

"Hey, I totally get that", Hiccup said, stroking Toothless's chin.

"Well, anyway, thank you for saving me."

"Thank you for saving us", said Hiccup. "Who are you?"

"My name is Ivy. Ivy Ilsen, of the Lunatic tribe."

"Lunatics?" said Snotlout. "Never heard of 'em."

"That's because they don't live anywhere near here", said Ivy, nuzzling Shadow's head. "And I'm never going anywhere near there."

"I take it you have a bad history with that place", said Fishlegs.

"Yeah. You could say that."

"Are there other Night Furies on that island?" said Hiccup. "I thought Toothless was the last one."

"Night Fury?" said Ivy. "Is that what Shadow's called?"

"Wait-have you never heard of the dragons' species and classes?" said Fishlegs.

Ivy shook her head.

"My village Warrell didn't bother to name them", she said. "All they did was kill them for sport."

The riders gasped.

"That's terrible!" said Fishlegs.

"Which is why I ran away, first opportunity I got", said Ivy. "But Slygroff the Stubborn, the chief AND my father, mind you, sent his men after me. I've been running from him for four years, moving from island to island, living on my own and protecting Shadow."

She mounted her dragon.

"Well, thank you for your hospitality, Hiccup", she said, "but I'm afraid I have to go now. If my father finds me here, it'll bring bad news to you and your friends. Especially their dragons."

"Now, hold on just a second", Hiccup said, clutching her arm. "Our village used to be the same. My father is chief of our village, too, and we also used to kill dragons. But we've learned that they're actually harmless, and now they let us ride them."

"Those men on that island I rescued you from-who were they?"

"Dragon hunters", said Astrid, "vicious, cruel Vikings who capture dragons and sell them for profit."

"That's awful", said Ivy. "They captured those dragons and put them in those cages?"

"Yes", said Fishlegs.

"We've been trying to shut them down, permanently", said Hiccup, "but a new leader takes the place of the old one each time we think we've won. And from what I can tell from new leader Votch, he wants our Night Furies more than anything. But with you and Shadow helping us, I think we can stop them."

"I do want to help you", said Ivy, "but staying here is just too dangerous. If I stay in one place for too long, my father will find me. And he'll kill Shadow right in front of me, I just know it."

"What if we were to go back to your village with you?" said Hiccup. "I mean, it's been four years. Things could be different now."

"There's a reason my father is called the Stubborn",said Ivy. "He'll never change."

"You won't know unless you try", said Hiccup.

Ivy hesitated. Could it be that her father had actually decided to listen to her reasoning and was only sending men after her so he could tell her that he was wrong and ask her to come home? There was only one way to find out.

"Okay", said Ivy. "I'll take you to my village, but you might want to pack a lot of supplies. The journey will be long and treacherous."

"Guys, mount up", said Hiccup. "We're taking a trip to Warrell."

I am at the point in my notebook where there's only blank space from what I've written. I really need to get my own computer lol. I'll be back with more...as soon as I think of it. Bye!

-Imagigirl20