6Terra had been flying for hours, but she had noticed the temperature had increased since she had left the nest. She had yet to rest her tired wings, as she soared through the sky. Knowing that she had to stay alert, because she was passing into what might be enemy territory. Occasionally she would pass by an island inhabited by Vikings, and could feel the stares of the wild dragons below. She was unsure what the felt when they saw her, but she gathered that they would be scared, for no one had challenged her.
As she drew closer to Berk, she noticed that the call of the Red Death, that used to resonate here was gone. It was strange; the Red Death had hundreds of more years to live.
With Berk drawing closer, she turned. She surveyed the village below, circling high in the air. The village was bustling with life, Dragons and Vikings alike. There were people moving a market, some were hard at work, and many climbed stairs into a large structure carved into the rock, she believed that it was called A Great Hall. What amazed her still was the number of dragons working alongside the Vikings, clearly in peace.
It wasn't long until most of the dragons had noticed her, some giving out warning calls. The Vikings below caught sight of her also. Known if she stayed up any longer it may be seen as a threat, she began her descent. She tucked her wings in into a dive. Leveling off mere meters off the ground she came to a halt in the central plaza. She stood tall and proud, while she looked around the mixed group of dragons and Vikings. Each standing cautiously in a circle her. Many of the dragons safeguarded the Humans.
"What is this? What's going on 'ere?" A mountainous Viking passed pushed through the crowd, moving into Terra's sight. He gazed around, his sight passing Terra with a glance. I took for him to realize that Terra was there. His gaze locked with hers and his mouth fell aghast. "Hiccup!"
Wait. Hiccup? That's one she was looking for? Her excitement grew, her goal was getting closer. A smaller boy pushed past the crowd and was soon followed by a Night Fury. This man or boy was Hiccup, he looked barely older the nineteen, and he was so scrawny. She expected him to be a mountain of a person too. Guess you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Hiccup's Night Fury stopped and gazed at Terra. The Night Fury stepped forward. "Well, greetings there!" The Night Fury happily greeted, noting that the Night Furies and Dark Dragons were never at war with each other, but were in fact allies.
"Hello!" Terra greeted equally as joyous. "I was wondering if there would be any friendly faces 'round her at all." Terra joked.
Toothless chuckled. "Yes! So what brings a Dark like yourself to these parts? Didn't know that any left the nest nowadays." Toothless asked.
"Well," Terra started. She stood and started walking towards the Great Hall, Toothless at her side, listening intently. "We heard the rumor that has been passed around."
"Ah yes, That there is a Rare, deep within the Southern Snow Plain," Toothless said.
"And I thought, Huh why not just go on an adventure," Terra commented. "My name is Terra, By the way." All the dragons and Vikings that were surrounding the two conversing dragons parted, and watched with open jaws as the two most dangerous types of Dragons, chatted away.
"My name is Erebus, but folks 'round here call me Toothless," Toothless replied. "What can we do for you?"
"I am looking for the one they call Hiccup." He can direct me on my journey." Terra explained. Toothless looked over his shoulder.
"Hiccup. Come." Toothless said, knowing that it would just sound like barks to Hiccup. Hiccup broke from his stupor and caught up with him. There he followed in silence.
"So this is Hiccup," Terra said. "I honestly thought he'd be...Viking's. No offense."
"Oh, none was taken." Toothless said. "If you're looking for the directions for the Southern Snow Lands, then we have a map that shows the coast of the continent, but it goes now further than the coast."
Terra beamed. "Oh yes please, I just to know where I'm going."
"Can't you Darks' just…" Toothless stopped to make a sound out his mouth and shake his wings around. "Portal yourself there?"
Terra giggled. "Yes but I need to know the location I'm portaling too." Terra pushed on of the left door of the Great Hall open with her wing, Toothless, the right. By this point, Stoick and Astrid had caught up. They started talking to Hiccup, who replied back. But the Dragons weren't interested. "So Berk's a Human-Dragon village now. How did that happen?"
Toothless face her. "Hiccup and I managed to defeat the Red Death, by igniting her gas, that was still inside her." Toothless proudly said.
Terra giggled again. "That's good work Fury."
"Yeah well, if I recall a story I was once told, it was a Dark that brought down her mate," Toothless commented Terra stopped dead in her tracks, her face falling and her head drooping low. "Terra? What's wrong?
"Oh no, its nothing." Terra brushed off.
"Here look." Terra lifted her head, to face a massive map. She was in awe that Vikings of the far north could document all this on their map. It covered the entire archipelago, the islands in the surrounding sea to the coast of the Locke Empire, the Continent of Paladia, the Republic of Hart, and an outline of the coast of the Southern Snow Plains. The map spanned the entire back wall of the great wall. "Hiccup and I spent nearly two years documenting everything on this map, traveling far and wide, talking to people from foreign lands how have made advancements far beyond the Vikings. The world is a big place, Terra."
"Wow," Terra spoke out. "It's been so long since I have explored the world."
Her moment of awe was cut short. "It's a Dark Dragon, Hiccup. They are very dangerous." Terra turned her head, her neck making a U shape. Toothless turned as well, both dragons listening to what the humans were saying. "And it's a female!"
"Dad, trust me. All we need to develop is trust, and she won't harm us, it will be fine." Hiccup reassured. "Plus, why would it matter if she is female?"
"The females can fight, I don't deny that they are dangerous like any other dragon. But It's the males I am worried about, they are programmed to protect the females with their lives, it's hardwired into their brains. They are slightly larger, and they are far more dangerous than any dragon." Stoick argued. He turned to gaze into Terra's eyes. "And if their is a female here, then a male won't be far behind." Terra turned to face Stoick, and stared deep into his eyes and shook her head.
"I am clearly not very welcome here Erebus," Terra said turning back to the Night Fury. "I-I should go."
"Terra." Toothless started. "They're just scared. The Vikings have heard only legends, and the dragons know of the war three hundred years ago, some are still old enough to remember fighting in the war." Toothless reassured. "They were jealous of the power your species hold, your species is a direct descendant of Regni Draco, the great godlike cosmic dragon, the only every dragon capable of breathing pure Nova-Fire, the hottest fire in the Universe. They are scared."
"But they weren't the ones that took the toll from the war. Our species were. Both the Night Furies and Dark Dragons are an endangered race." Terra retorted sadly.
"Yes but it's in the past Terra. We just have to keep looking forward." Toothless concluded. Terra slowly nodded, her gaze shifting back to Hiccup.
"I must be on my way," Terra said after a moment of silence. "The Southern Snow Plains is the second largest continent on the surface of the planet and is the most barren one too. I have a lot of ground to search."
"Yes, well it was nice having a chat with a fellow ally," Toothless again both dragons walked past the arguing Vikings and made their way out the door.
"I don't want to endanger anyone's lives, is there a safely enclosed location, secret location, that I can create a portal to the Southern Snow Plains?" Terra asked. The Vikings were jogging their way out of the Hall, to keep an eye on the two most deadly species of dragons.
"There is a cove on the northeast of here, by Ravens Point." Toothless informed.
"Thanks you," Terra thanked. "See you around?"
"Sure, stop here on your way back." Toothless casually said. "Goodbye, Terra." Toothless performed the ancient goodbye that the Darks' and Night Furies used to preform. Both dragons stepped back and bowed. When both stood upright, Terra, unfurled her wings raising them high, then with one mighty wing beat, she was away with speed that equaled a Night Fury.
"Hiccup, she going to the cove!" Stoick said. "Keep an eye on her Hiccup; I need to prepare for any others that may or may not arrive." Hiccup nodded, visibly annoyed.
He walked over to Toothless and mounted him. "Wait!" Astrid yelled. All souls in the area stopped. Their once rare beautiful sunny day had deteriorated to a storm. Dark clouds formed above and began swirling around, and the center was above ravens point.
"Go Hiccup!"
Hiccup pulled on Toothless, a command which Toothless reluctantly followed. With Astrid by their side, they flew to the cove.
Finally, after a landing at the edge of the cove, the storm had grown much worse. Lightning was striking a small purple-yellow orb. The cove ground was shimmering and waving, slowly becoming more and more distorted. The wind currents were like a whirlwind. Terra was flying in circles around the edge of the cove. Hiccup and Astrid looked on in awe.
Terra eventually changed course, flying directly up, before coming to a stop, her wings spread eagle, and the tip of her tail flicked casual side to side. Her eye's were glowing bright purple, and the portal rune on her head shone yellow. She stopped into a dive, flying directly down towards the ground. Lightning struck her body on the way down, sparking arcs of electricity between the tip of her tail and her wing tips.
As she grew closer to the ground, the power within her, blasted out with a bolt of energy, striking the orb and finally, a portal opened. It looked like a window, a distorted view of the other side. It was an ice cavern, snow and ice lined the cave walls, and the only source of light was the portal. Terra dived head first into the portal. Through the portal, you could see her land roughly on the other side; the portal distance was something she was not used to.
"That's amazing…" Astrid said. Toothless nudged Hiccup, telling him they should leave.
"Okay, bud." Hiccup said. "Come on Astrid, let's go, this mustn't be safe." They started to walk away, struggling against the wind.
Without warning, Lightning struck the ground near Hiccup blowing him and Toothless back into the cove. Both hit the ground hard.
"Hiccup!" Astrid screamed.
"Go Astrid!" Hiccup yelled back. "Go!" that was the last thing they had said before Hiccup and Toothless were both sucked into the portal. The portal promptly closed, blowing out a shockwave that cleared the area and reverted the weather back to the sunny.
Astrid's hands were covering her gaping mouth, she was unsure of what to do, so she ran back to the village.
A/N: So here is this. I have been slowly developing my overall storyline, in which to somehow link things together, as well as figure out where to go with Pearlescent Skies.
I have also decided to make a whole original planet inside of Earth, it's in development as well but is nearly complete. I was thinking I could make a map, to show you all, which I probably will.
Other than that, talk soon!
Attero.