The five jaquins flew toward the Mooncliff. They came to the stone pillars, where Chief Zephyr was laying over a ledge below. The other Guardians were gathered before him. Migs turned and flew in toward the council circle as Elena, Skylar, Neko and Luna followed suit.
"Chief Zephyr!" Migs called.
Cheef Zephyr looked up to his trainees flying in from above. The five landed in the middle of the circle. Migs glanced up at the chief.
"We have a situation!"
Zephyr stood up on his hind legs.
"What kind of situation?" He asked, curiously.
"We spotted a humans in the jungle." Migs said, gesturing his head back toward the jungle
The Guardians gasped upon hearing the mentions of humans. Other then Elena, Humans hadn't been seen in the valley since they drove off from the valley.
"What are humans doing here?" One of the Guardians said.
"We overheard them talking," Migs insisted, turning back to the chief.
"One of them said something about the Maruvian city to the west."
"They're headed to the city!" The other guardians said.
Elena glanced back at the other guardians, hearing what they we were saying about humans. She frowned. They were all acting as if all humans were bad.
"Migs, are you certain of this?" Zephyr asked, curiously.
Migs nodded her head.
"Chief, Zephyr, we must drive them out!" Cruise said, stepping forward.
"Yes, I second that." Another said.
Elena shook her head, unable to stand by anymore.
"Wait, no!" Elena said, as she came off her brothers back.
Everyone turned to the princess. Elena came up before Zephyr.
"Please, Chief Zephyr," she pleaded.
"Attacking them is not the answer."
Cruise raised an eye brow at the princess.
"And just what are you implying, princess?" He said, turning to her.
"We just let then saunter on in our valley? Humans are dangerous."
"Cruise!" Zephyr said.
Everyone glanced up to Chief Zephyr. The Chief turned his head, glancing to the side as he pondered. While they both spoke truth, he would be a fool not to remember their history. He knew well of what humans were capable of. But he knew the a direct assault on them would be far too dangerous.
"Zephyr?" Migs said.
Chief Zephyr glanced up at his fellow Guardians.
"You are all right to be weary," He insisted.
"But the princess is right. A direct assault on humans would be far too dangerous."
He glanced up to Cruise.
"Cruise, take out best scouts to the campsite and observe them," he ordered.
Cruise reluctantly nodded his head.
"Yes, chief." He said, as he turned and leaped into the air.
A few other Jaquins followed after him.
Elena was tossing and turning in the nest. She groaned and rolled onto her side. Squeezing her eye lids shut as she tried to get some semblance of a good night sleep. Finally, Elena opened her eyes and leaned up off her brother. She groaned, rubbing her forehead.
She then looked up, peering to the jungle in the near distance. Elena then stood up and walked to the edge of the nest. She leaned over the edge as she stared out over the jungle.
She couldn't stop thinking about that boy in the clearing. Seeing him there, Elena was given feelings she had never felt before. She couldn't sleep nor eat. Her heart beat so fast, her palms so sweaty, her body trembling and the nervous sensation in her stomach.
Why did she feel this way? And of someone who she didn't even know?
She wondered was this...
Love?
Elena shook her head. That couldn't possibly be the reason she was feeling. Could it?
How could she be in love with someone she didn't even know?
Early that morning, Hiccup was sitting in the back of the truck along with Astrid and Fishlegs. The truck shuddered back and forth along the narrow road, branches and leaves brushing against the side of the vehicle. They hit a bump on the road, causing the truck to leap up and fall back down over it's back wheels. Fishlegs clung to the side of the truck.
"Wow!" he gasped.
Dr. Delisle peered from the passenger side window and glanced back to the three.
"Everyone okay, back there?" she
Hiccup turned and glanced to the doctor.
"We're fine," Hiccup insisted.
Only to have a hit in the face by a clutter of leaves. He readjusted his glasses and sat back down in the truck. Astrid chuckled.
"Hey, Hiccup, you got something there," she teased.
"Very funny, Astrid," He said, pulling the leaf from his hair.
Dr. Delisle sat back down in thew truck, glancing back down at the map. She then looked ahead and saw the path was cluttered with vegetation.
"Stop!" she said, putting out her hand to Grimmel.
Grimmel stopped the truck. He got out and walked around to the sight of the foliage. Hiccup stood up and looked over the hood of the truck.
"Uh, whats going on?" he said.
Dr. Delisle got out of the truck and walked over to Grimmel.
"It's too think to drive through." Grimmel said, glancing back at her.
"We're going to need to clear the way."
Grimmel glanced back to the others.
"Abraham, Cortez," he called out.
To men in the truck behind them pulled out several machetes from the back and leaped out from each side. They walked over to the foliage and began hacking at the leaves and palms.
Cruises and four other Jaquins flew high above the jungle. He narrowed his head, squinting his eyes as he peered down below the treetops. Looking out for any sign of the humans. They had lost sight of them a while ago after they had left camp.
Through the foliage below the trees, long lined tracks embedded in the dirt below. They had to be the tracks of those things the humans were riding.
Through an opening in the canopy, he spotted something below. He glanced back at the others.
"Hey, there they are," he said, gesturing his head down below.
He flew down toward the canopy below and came up over the opening. He peered down and saw a convoy of truck below. There were several humans in front of the trucks, slashing at the palms and foliage.
"And just where do you think you going?" he said, curiously.
By the looks of things, it seemed like they were heading west. which could only mean...
He looked up and in the distance, he saw the towering pyramids ahead. He then gasped.
"Oh, no!" he said.
He glanced back to his fellow guardians.
"We need to get back to the others!" He said.
The Guardians then turned and flew back to the Mooncliff.
Grimmels men continued to hack their way through the foliage. He glanced back at Dr. Delisle, who was now sitting in the driver seat of the truck. He gestured for her to follow. She drove slowly after him through the now cleared path. The other trucks followed suit.
The expedition continued on through the jungle. Hacking through the leaves, before long they came out of the foliage and into a clearing ahead. Grimmel stepped out of the foliage and walked to the edge of the ledge, gazing in awe. Dr. Delisle then pulled up into the clearing behind him.
Hiccup, Fishlegs and Astrid stood up in the back of the truck. In the near distance, the remains of the Maruvian city. Though much of it crumbled and coated in lush vegetation, the answers of their viking heritage and the Maruvians lied within those ruins.
"The Maruvian city!" Fishlegs said.
Fishlegs glanced back at Hiccup and Astrid. Hiccup came up, gazing in awe at the city.
"This is..." he said, the words to describe his excitement slipped lost in awe.
"I don't believe it..." Astrid said.
"Berks history is somewhere in those ruins." Fishlegs said, excitedly.
"And we're about to be the first to discover it."
Hiccup turned and looked back over the lost city. He couldn't believe it himself. They were about to make a discover that would change their history forever. This was his chance to prove to everyone that he can live up to his parents.
