As the group continued flying through the fog bank, the Monstrous Nightmares lit themselves on fire and formed an outline around the group so that none of the dragons would get lost. After several minutes, the group exited the fog bank just as a gigantic green and aqua blue dragon surfaced.
"Hey, Shipsbane!", the Skrill rider shouted, waving to the Titan Wing Tidal Class dragon.
The dragon roared in greeting before diving back under the water. They continued to fly for several more hours before arriving at a large island with several other islands surrounding it.
These were the Mystery Isles.
The Mystery Isles had every habitat imaginable, from forests to mountains, deserts and prairies, even frozen tundras. Every island was connected to the central island by a land bridge, and was homed to different kinds of dragons. Some common, some rare, and some people never knew existed. As the group flew over each island, they greeted all the other dragons that lived there.
Each and every part of the islands werehome to a different species of dragon.
-The Eruptidons lived near the island's volcano, in case it ever erupted.
-The Gronckles and Catastrophic Quakens lived within the vast canyons, along with other species, where they could eat as many rocks as they wanted.
-The Fireworms, Whispering Deaths, Screaming Deaths and Cavern Crashers lived within the islands' underground cave system, while the Speed Stingers lived in their own cave on the far side of the main island.
-The Monstrous Nightmares, Deadly Nadders, Typhoomerangs, Singetails, Razorwhips and Changewings made their home within the various forests.
-The Snaptrappers and many other species lived in the lush green jungles.
-The Tidal Class dragons lived within the waters surrounding the islands. Except for the Seashockers, who lived in the underwater caves, away from the Scauldrons, a Shellfirethat made its home in a large cove, and the Submaripper, Shipsbane, who took up residence near the fog bank, in case any hunter ships decided to come snooping around.
-The Death Songs and Slither Songs nested high up in the mountain ranges while the Sentinels were placed all around the islands, acting as lookouts.
-The Flightmares and Slitherwings made their home in the swamps.
-The Frost Class dragons chose to reside in the icy tundra.
-The Buffalords lived peacefully on the island's plains, where their favorite herbs grew.
-The Skrills lived at the very top of the highest mountain, using their ability to redirect lightning to keep it from hitting the island in case any storms past through.
-And the Night Furies and Light Furies lived in the very middle of the central island, where an ancient Viking city was built.
The Changewing rider let out a sigh of content.
"It's good to be home.", he smiled.
Upon landing on the island, the group was greeted by several other Titan Wings.
"Make yourselves at home, guys. Scardian, Nemesis, Spark and Shock, Book Wyrm, Earsplitter? Can you guys get our newest inhabitants settled in, please?", the Skrill rider asked.
The dragons nodded and called at the new arrivals to follow them, which they did. Meanwhile, two other humans walked over to the group, along with their dragons.
"Hey there, Anna, Elsa, Zed. I see your raid was a success?", the boy standing next to a Titan Wing Whispering Death asked.
"Yep, sure was, Gordon.", Anna nodded. "Some of the hunters put up a fight, but we managed to get the job done."
"That's good to hear.", Gordon replied as the group began to walk around the island.
They soon came upon what appeared to be a Dragon Clinic, where dragons were treated for injuries and cured of various illnesses. The doctor on the premises was in the middle of treating one of the Monstrous Nightmares the group had rescued. As the girl continued to work, the dragon hissed in pain as she cleaned his wounds.
"Shh… Shh… I know it hurts, boy. But don't worry, it'll be over soon.", the girl soothed. She then looked towards the side to see the group walking towards her.
"How's he doing, Helga?", the boy with a Titan Wing Snow Wraith asked.
"He seemed to have gotten into a fight with some hunters before he got captured. He'll be fine after some rest, though.", Helga replied.
The group nodded before making their way to the center of the island, where the Viking city stood. As Anna and her friends made their way through the ancient stone buildings, they soon came upon a courtyard filled with nests, which held thousands of eggs.
Along with the nests, there were also several young hatchlings running around and playing together. Upon seeing the humans, the young cooed with glee and ran over to them. Elsa chuckled before bending down, petting some of the babies.
"Hello, little ones.", she smiled. The young responded with happy chirps.
As the other girl was petting the hatchlings, Anna and Zed began walking around, looking at the nests. Each nest held up to ten eggs for different dragon species. The boy examined the eggs before placing a hand on one of them.
"Good, they're still warm.", Zed said with a smile, knowing that the eggs were healthy. Then, three chirps were heard, catching the pair's attention.
Upon turning around, the two spotted three small hatchlings running towards them. The hatchlings looked like Night Furies, but two of them had white patches on their bodies while the third was white with black shading. Night Lights. The trio chirped happily as the humans chuckled.
"Hi, Dart, Pouncer and Ruffrunner.", Zed chuckled.
As they petted the Night Lights, the trio's parents soon appeared. A male Night Fury and a female Light Fury.
These two had been with the Winged Order since the very beginning.
-The Night Fury was found by Anna and Edger after he was shot down by Dragon Hunters. Luckily, he wasn't seriously injured, but the bolas' ropes were wrapped around so tight that the force of the fall caused one of his tail fins to be torn clean off, making him incapable of flying. But thanks to their talented blacksmith, Magnus, they were able to get him back into the air by creating a mechanical tail fin.
-The Light Fury, however, was found trapped in a hunter's net trap. Zed and his twin sister, Zelda, found her while raiding a hunter camp. They knew that she wouldn't survive if they left her, so they cut the net from the trap mechanism and carried her to the Mystery Isles, where Helga healed her wounds.
The two dragons walked up to the teenagers and proceeded to nuzzle into their sides.
"You're both doing a wonderful job.", Anna smiled as she petted the Light Fury, making it purr in content.
Soon after, a roar was heard and the two turned their gazes upwards to see a green Titan Wing Scauldron flying towards them, followed by a large flock of regular sized Scauldrons carrying several nets filled with fish. Once the Titan Wing landed, a dark skinned girl the same age as Anna dismounted from the dragon's back.
"Salfry, welcome back.", Anna greeted.
"Good to be back, Anna. Aqua and I caught a big haul this time.", Salfry told her friends, gesturing to the nets of fish.
"Good. Now let's get the feeding stations loaded up. The dragons are super hungry.", the Skrill rider said.
With that, the riders each took a team of Scauldrons and flew off, filling each and every dragon feeding station that were scattered throughout the islands.
Once their job was done, the riders soon made their way back to the main building, where they atetheir fill of two wild boars that the hunter, Marida, had caught. Anna soon let loose a yawn as the night's events began to catch up to her.
"Alright, guys. I think it's time we all hit the sack. We've had a long night.", the leader said.
Everyone nodded in response to her suggestion. They then mounted their respective dragons and each flew off to their sleeping quarters.
-Edger's was out in the frozen tundra, deep inside an ice cave.
-Helga's was on the central island, next to the clinic.
-Magnus' was next to the island's forge.
-Salfry's was out in the island's lush thick jungle, next to a large waterfall.
-Zed and Zelda's was high up in the mountains, on a cliff overlooking the vast landscape of the island.
-Elsa's was out on the prairie, in a field filled with wild flowers.
-Gordon had made his home in one of the watch towers.
-Marida lived in one of the beach side caves.
-And Anna's was situated within the ancient city's temple.
Once Anna and her dragon entered the temple, the girl then began to remove her armor, revealing a set of purple clothing with matching boots made from shedded dragon skin.
Once the armor was off, she then placed it on what looked to be a display stand next to the temple's throne, which served as a makeshift bed. The girl then kicked off her boots and climbed into her bed, pulling a blanket made of bear fur over her while the Titan Wing Skrill curled up in the center of the room.
"Goodnight, Tempest.", Anna whispered.
The dragon purred in response before they were both pulled into a much needed slumber as the sounds of their beautiful, carefree home echoed in their ears.
