342Hello my readers! I was really impressed with the amount of feedback I received, and I feel great to write more. Honestly, I didn't think I would get that much. Thank you so much!
So, I would like to say that Hiccup isn't appearing just yet. He definitely WILL be introduced later on, I can tell you that.
I love Hiccup, and Toothless and Hiccup's bond (more than you all know) but I just want subtle interaction between these two current characters before I can slowly fit in more. Which means Hiccup.
Besides, there will be PLENTY of chapters for Hiccup, in the mean time, just enjoy. :)
She passed out. It was that simple. She fainted and ever since then, she hasn't woken up. Toothless waited and waited. Lucky for her, he was patient (today.) Toothless concluded that she must have been really tired, and the small skirmish only made her more. She had no major wounds, which relieved him. Still, he couldn't really tell if there was more, since her heavy armor was in the way. Toothless battled with himself if he were to take it off or not. Would she wake up and attack him? If that happened, he would surely have no other chance to remove it, and the female would only become more wary of him.
Deciding that the armor had to come off, he poked her. The other Night Fury didn't even twitch. She was out cold. Eyes completely shut. Toothless sighed. He began to remember how the female's eyes slowly regained their color. Hey grey murky eyes, brightened into silver ones. If that wasn't any proof that she was under the control, then he recalled her actions and how unresponsive she was. The lifeless Night Fury didn't even seem to know what she was doing. There was no doubt that she was controlled by another Alpha. Toothless had his suspicions (of the Black Bewilderbeast he chased off of Berk,) and he needed them confirmed.
Toothless knew that this female would be asleep for a while, which gave him the opportunity now. He loomed over her sleeping figure and nudged her armor. He knew that it was going to be difficult removing it without Hiccup's aid. Humans had nimble hands, especially for this, but he would just have to wing it. Not to mention her large wings were in the way, and would have to move around them.
Toothless exhaled his less harsher flames on to the armor, to weaken its structure. Then he placed his jaws on the part that lead to her back, and clamped down on it, and slid it forward. It moved, though only a bit. He backed up and sat on his back legs, so his front paws were usable.
His claws latched on to the armor that covered her head and part of her snout. His claws helped loosen the attachment more. Again, he used his fire power a little more, before grabbing the armor with his jaws and yanking it off completely. He stumbled backward and the female was yanked forward with it. Toothless composed himself before glancing and checking if the female had awoken. To his relief she didn't.
A moment passed, and he stood completely still.
He saw that she was sprawled out, so he fixed her to a more comfortable position, and tucked her wings to her sides. Toothless didn't know why he was caring this much for the other Night Fury.
Well maybe it's because she's probably the only other Night Fury you will ever see in your life. There was that too. He sighed. This would set him back a lot. He was only supposed to go find the healing flower and then leave. Supposedly by Valka, it was only distinguishable to Night Furies. To Toothless, Valka knew more about Night Furies than she lets on.
So, Toothless left making sure everything was in order. He left the dragons to Cloudjumper's care, so the Stormcutter could make sure things stayed that order. Still, Toothless didn't like leaving his dragons for so long. Hiccup wanted to come, (in fact he almost sneaked out,) but couldn't because of his "Chiefly" duties. So, unfortunately it was Toothless on his own. Since it was just him, he wasn't planning on taking long... but this could change that.
Toothless patiently waited for her to wake up. At first he din't know why he was waiting, but then he realized that it was because he wanted to talk to her.
What would happen after they talked?
Well... he would take her to Berk. Toothless now realized that he wanted her to be included into the large family of dragons that waited for him on Berk. How he was going to do that, was beyond him. Taking a Night Fury home with him sounded almost ridiculous, and something a hatchling would do with a furry animal in the forest. He could imagine how Hiccup would react to him bringing a Night Fury home. Hiccup would probably say something along the lines of, "You bought a Night Fury home?! OK fine, you can keep her."
Still, he was her new Alpha, and the female sure seemed scared. Maybe introducing her to Berk might lessen her fear. Besides, as her new Alpha, she would live under his protection. So, the idea wasn't as stupid as first thought. Toothless took a glimpse at the sleeping female, and he realized that he had no idea what her name was.
Names probably didn't matter. What would matter was her reaction. Toothless noticed how she looked more peaceful and less threatening now that her armor was off. Not to mention she didn't have any other injuries. She looked more Night Fury-like, which was good.
Grumbling to himself, he tapped his paw lightly on the ground, and looked around, not quite sure what to do. Toothless would have to wake her up soon, or else his mission would take longer, and would be more apart from Berk and Hiccup. Toothless looked down at her. It felt weird to be looking at a Night Fury that wasn't him, or from this angle. Is this really how I look like? Well, maybe different since I'm male, right?
He nudged her a couple times, and when that didn't work, he nudged her harder with his snout. Toothless wasn't really specialized in waking other dragons, but he would give it his best shot. He leaned down to her, and began doing something that annoyed Hiccup very much. Toothless began licking her face and snout, also slobbering her with licks.
Fortunately, it caused an immediate reaction. The female groaned and slowly moved. She lifted her head, and opened weary eyes. After a moment she shook some the new substance off her and stood up quickly, but a little too quickly, for she fell to the ground again. She regained her vision and blinked a couple of times before she looked around curiously. She was completely transfixed in her new surroundings, that she payed Toothless no mind. He used the time so back up into a shadow.
He watched her carefully, and he looked around to see that no one came. Toothless was unknowingly, already protecting her, and he hadn't even noticed that for a moment, his green-yellow eyes were outlined with a lime green.
Toothless noticed how her pupils didn't dilate as much as his did, but they weren't narrowed into slits either. It was hard to tell whether she was curious or wary. He watched her as she seemed to be struggling.
The female slowly walked, but seemed to surprised at the grass under her paws. She looked down almost confused, and she snorted. Then, another drop of saliva leaked from her head.
"What..?" she questioned. She lowered her head and used her paws to wipe it off. The female Night Fury slightly grimaced. After she was done wiping it off her head, the female seemed to realize that her armor was gone. She gasped, and looked up, raising to her stand on her back paws, but she ended up tripping over her tail and falling on her back.
Toothless watched curiously and smiled. The female rolled over and shook herself. She stood up, wiggled and bobbed her head, as if feeling the comforts and a less burden of no armor. Toothless watched the female and narrowed his eyes in interest.
It was then that she sniffed the air. The female turned in his direction, and seemed to be looking straight at him. Toothless knew that it was time to reveal himself. He slowly walked out, keeping his guard up, and completely aware of his surroundings.
The other Night Fury immediately saw how the proud Night Fury carried himself... yet somehow... there was something else. Something that distinguished him to the dark Bewilderbeast. What was it?
It looked like the female was finally recognizing him, because soon enough, her breathing began to hitch. She backed up, and Toothless looked at her with docile wide eyes. Once the female thought she had backed up enough, she bowed to the other Night Fury. She gulped.
"A-Alpha," she greeted hesitantly. What surprised Toothless, was that she stayed bowing. He didn't mind a small bow once in a while, but she stayed in that position, looking almost fearful.
"You don't have to keep bowing," Toothless said, finding his voice. It seemed to startle the female. Her eyes flickered nervously as she looked up at him. "What's your name?" he asked.
"I am SkyClimber, Alpha Night Fury." she replied formally. Toothless tilted his head as his ears raised. He wasn't trying to scare her, in fact his appearance should have reassured her. He wasn't staring her down, rather looking openly at her.
"I'm Toothless." he replied slowly nearing a frightened SkyClimber. She looked away from him. "You don't have to be afraid; I said I would prot-..." Toothless's words lingered. He looked away for a moment. He wasn't going to slip up again. Meanwhile, SkyClimber stood attentive to what Toothless was going to say. "I won't harm you." Toothless crooned softly.
"I'm sorry, Alpha Toothless. I-I'm just not sure of your intentions, I'm also not used to...talking." SkyClimber looked up. That made him think.
"How long have you been controlled for, or been with your former Alpha?" Toothless asked. SkyClimber tensed up. Her eyes widened largely, and her pupils narrowed.
How long has she been controlled? Ever since she could remember... What could she remember? Wasn't she there way before Drago left?.. I think I was..
"I'm not sure, how long has it been?" she asked herself quietly. Toothless looked dismayed. "I think I was to way before, Drago disappeared." she murmured quietly to herself. Toothless perked up. His eyes slitted at the sound of the human's name.
"You knew Drago? How?!" Toothless asked suddenly. SkyClimber looked alarmed and she backed up.
"Um, I-I was in his dragon army, Alpha Toothless." she responded obediently. Toothless looked to be lost in his thoughts.
"What happened to him?" he asked, with a more serious tone of voice.
"He disappeared shortly after-after..." SkyClimber closed her eyes trying her best to remember. Toothless's pressured stare wasn't helping. "I don't remember." she replied sighing.
"Try..!" Toothless urged. SkyClimber's eyes widened and she nodded.
"I think- I think it was when he took off for some far lands, with the majority of his... dragons? Yeah.. and the Bewilderbeast too." she said. Toothless mumbled incoherent words to himself.
"So, he didn't return.. What about the Bewilderbeast?" Toothless asked.
"The Bewilderbeast was my past Alpha. He did return, and he took over." SkyClimber responded dimly. A wave of realization hit Toothless.
"So he controlled you? That's why you were unresponsive when we fought. Why were you controlled when you arrived?" the male asked her. SkyClimber was starting to feel pressured at all of the questions that were being thrown to her. Toothless was pushing her to remember things she could not.
"He sent me... to-to.. I-I don't know! I don't remember, Alpha Toothless!" SkyClimber exclaimed. Toothless recoiled. He noticed how stressed out SkyClimber appeared; the poor female looked hesitant and confused. With good reason; she had barely gotten free, and it wasn't fair that he was pressuring her to answer all of his questions.
That could wait. Maybe he should explain to her the situation, maybe that would unnerve her.
"I'm sorry, SkyClimber. I'm asking you all of this, because I was the one that defeated Drago and his Bewilderbeast; that's how I became Alpha. I freed all of the dragons that were in his army, driving off both of them, so you could imagine how it feels hearing that one of them is still out there." Toothless explained.
SkyClimber looked at him completely surprised and bewildered. Many questions unintentionally came bursting into her head. She now understood why he was asking all of these questions, but how could it be?! This male... able to do what many couldn't?
"Y-you... defeated him..? What about his control?!" SkyClimber asked anxiously, leaning towards Toothless. Toothless smiled.
"I overcame it to protect someone I cared for deeply," he replied. SkyClimber stared at him with more amazement. She was starting to doubt that he was a dragon... or maybe he was lying. No... this was too big to lie about. She sniffed the air and found that there was no insincerity.
"I never knew... you could... overcome it. Maybe I wouldn't have..." SkyClimber trailed on going quieter, but quickly cut herself off, "All this time... a Night Fury was more powerful than him."
"Did you doubt that?" Toothless asked curiously, while narrowing his eyes. As SkyClimber looked down appearing a bit flustered, Toothless half-smiled.
"Uh, no, Alpha Toothless." SkyClimber replied. Toothless hopped to her, as his tail moved side-to-side with joy. When she looked at him, he gave her a toothless smile. She looked at him with widened eyes, and then she lost half of her fear towards the other Night Fury.
"You don't have to say my name like that. It sounds dreadful," Toothless said narrowing his eyes slightly. SkyClimber's eyes dilated more, and Toothless inwardly cheered at his accomplishment. "Besides, no one has called me that in 2 years." he muttered. The words caught SkyClimber's attention. She processed his words carefully. SkyClimber remembered that Toothless said he had only became the leader after he was able to defeat... them. Which meant dragons couldn't have started calling him that before...
"2 years?" she asked quietly in disbelief. Toothless looked at her and sighed. Maybe he shouldn't have bought that up so soon.
"Yes, it's been 2 years." he said, deciding not to occult any information towards her. SkyClimber looked at him sheepishly, and turned away. Toothless crooned sadly. She did say that she's been there to way before Drago left, so how long could that have been?
SkyClimber stared at the ground and let her ears and wings sink. She knew time had passed, but she estimated it to be at most, a month. But, two years?! Two years?! That was precious time in her life... completely gone. Toothless crooned to get her attention.
"SkyClimber!" Toothless called out sternly. The startled Night Fury turned her attention towards the Alpha. Her heart rate increased at the sudden loud tone of his voice.
'Did I do something wrong?!' she thought nervously.
"I command you not to be sad." Toothless said raising his head. SkyClimber looked at him, expecting him to use his eyes to make her obey, but to her surprise, he only warmly smiled. She looked back at him blankly. What was she supposed to do?
Toothless then decided it was a good idea to bluntly sniff her, which caused her to jump back.
"You're still young, at least, you smell young. Why not simply appreciate that you're free. Doesn't it feel great? Don't you feel great?" Toothless asked tilting his head with docile eyes. SkyClimber slightly smiled.
"Yes... thank you... Alp- ahem, Toothless. I do feel great, and you took my armor off, didn't you?" SkyClimber questioned, her pupils narrowing into her silver eyes.
"It wasn't easy, and you probably won't gave me as much credit as I would like." Toothless replied shrugging.
"H-how can you do so many... g-great things?" she asked in awe. How was Toothless able to remove her armor when she couldn't? How come she didn't wake up? She didn't even realize that she had said that out-loud until the meaning of her words lingered. Toothless smirked.
"Because I'm that great." he replied. SkyClimber turned to him quizzically. He laughed at her reaction. "I'm only joking, you know." she gave him a weak sheepish smile.
"Your smile is terrible," he said with amusement. SkyClimber was taken aback, and had an offended look written on her face. Toothless laughed again. "I can help you, like the generous Alpha I am." SkyClimber looked at the male with confusion. He didn't seem as frightening as she first anticipated. Well, maybe now he wasn't. Toothless was... strange.
"Thank you, Alpha." she said with sincerity. Toothless was about to retort at her addressing him as 'alpha,' before he saw a tiny glint of amusement in her eyes.
"Good, now that we know each other, now we can can make a few stops, and then head to my home Berk." he said. Know each other? SkyClimber wouldn't go as far to say that they knew each other. Toothless was till a bit unknown to her, though she wasn't sure if Toothless could say the same about her.
"Berk?" she blurted out.
"Yes, that's my home, and now yours." Toothless responded in a lighter tone than she did.
"M-my home?" she asked, suddenly feeling lighter.
"Yes."
"We're leaving?" she asked starting to feel overwhelmed.
"Yes."
"You want to bring m-me?" SkyClimber asked still processing Toothless's meaning in what he was saying.
"Yes."
"Are we going now?!"
"Yes."
"I'm not sure.. It feels strange, being free and realizing my surroundings." SkyClimber replied still unsure.
"I know." Toothless replied, understanding her. SkyClimber's wings rattled with irritation towards the other Night Fury. She huffed.
"Why do you want me to come with you?" SkyClimber asked feeling an unrecognizable emotion; annoyance and maybe something else.
"I want company from another Night Fury." he joked. SkyClimber shifted uncomfortably and hid her face. Toothless's eyes softened. "You want to ask me something, what is it?" he asked, his role as a leader being more shown to SkyClimber. She seemed to hesitate at first, but reluctantly asked because of Toothless's long stare.
"Toothless, what have I done to receive your sympathy? An Alpha's sympathy, nonetheless?"
"I don't know," Toothless replied slowly and unsure. SkyClimber looked at him with uncertainty and hesitation. "But if you come with me, maybe I'll know."
SkyClimber's silver eyes narrowed with curiosity. Toothless remained confused.
'Are you curious or wary?' Toothless thought. Tired and feeling like she had already talked enough, SkyClimber reluctantly nodded. Toothless narrowed his eyes at her. He couldn't really tell her emotions that well yet.
Ignoring the fact about her, he neared SkyClimber more, startling her again. His eyes were bright and alive, and he looked absolutely excited.
"Come on, Night Fury SkyClimber," Toothless beckoned. The nervous female was still a bit reluctant to Toothless. Toothless knew, and he also know that he had to gain her trust. Maybe he didn't have to, but he wanted to.
For that, he would have to tell about himself, since SkyClimber couldn't say much about her past.
"I'll tell you everything that's happened," Toothless said. SkyClimber crooned lightly in interest. She really did want to know more about this unknown Night Fury and his journey. Like, where his origins as a Night Fury lied. Toothless was the only Night Fury she'd ever met... why might that be? SkyClimber was also very interested in how him and the Bewilderbeast crossed paths.
"I'm sure you're curious as to how I was able to defeat the Red Death-"
"You defeated the Red Death?" SkyClimber asked, her eyes widening completely.
"Opps ughh... uh, lets start with that first; the beginning. So it all started-..." Toothless began.
SkyClimber had hidden joy and thrill inside of her, and she didn't know how to react or how to express it... but she felt inexplicably warm. Maybe, just maybe she could get used to Toothless.
Ta da. Editing can be a pain. I like it so far, and I want to hear from you all. I'm not quite sure about this, but that's how I planned it out in my head. Yah! Toothless... why are you so adorable?
Also, don't leave just yet, I have a poll on my profile. After making numerous OCs for Toothless (You don't have to read any of the stories with them if you don't feel like it, or you're too lazy like I am) and I am curious as to which OC is any of you guys's favorite. The question is, "Which one of my OCs is more preferable to you?" It basically asking, which one you like better. You can vote twice if you want to, the only thing is that I didn't include SkyClimber yet because she is barely being introduced here.
So, you don't have to vote if you don't want to, that just a thing for me to see. I hope you all liked the awesome Night Fury Toothless, because really, who doesn't love that charming dork? Don't worry, Hiccup's a charming dork too XD
On a last note I would like to say... Happy 4th of July..? I don't know, I just like blowing up the fireworks. This is me living in the U.S and not having a clue why everybody is so happy. Sorry...? But by all means, celebrate on! I don't mind. Happy people continue being happy.
Anyways, Tell me what you think about chapter number 2, and Thank you for your feedback.