Dragons: United

The Taming Of The Skrill

**Nova's P.O.V**

I opened my eyes to only see a stone ceiling and laying on a stone cold floor. I was in a cave but where was I? I rubbed my throbbing head and saw my hand was covered in blood. I moaned and rolled over to my side. To my right, a light purple Skrill was sleeping soundly next to me. Why did this dragon take me into this cave? I then realized that this must be its den. Aware of the sleeping dragon, I slowly sat up and pinched the roof of my nose with my thumb and my index finger. Then, I heard a soft grunt that came from the Skrill and I almost bolted out of fear. I nervously laughed and scooted closer to the dragon, "Why did you bring me here little guy?" As soon as those words popped out of my mouth, the Skrill's eyes snapped open. I scooted backwards to only have the Skrill stand up and waddle over to me. It stared into my eyes intently and cocked its head to the left. It looked at me and then its wings. I gulped, "Do you want me to ride you?" The Skrill seemed to think about it for a moment and made a soft grunt of approval. I stood up and slowly made my way over to the dragon. When I sat on his back, his eyes turned to slits and he flew out of the cave entrance. I clutched onto its rough scales as it skyrocketed into the air. I tried pressing onto his wings to make him turn to the right and to my expectations, it didn't respond. I rolled my eyes and scratched its neck as another signal. This one he took well but instead of turning, he shot a bolt of lightning from his mouth. "Odin's Beard!" I exclaimed and it dawned on me, I needed to give this Skrill a name to effectively train it. But first, I had to know if it was a him or a her. I dug my heels into its sides and to my surprise, the Skrill shot straight upward. "Look boy, I need you to listen to me. I don't know what to call you yet but if you want me to ride you, you need to learn my signals. I'm about to pat your head which will mean that you have to stop flying upward and fly straight." I yelled as I reached for the roof of his head. The Skrill seemed to listen so I guess he's a boy. "I wonder what I could call you... How about Thunder?" I asked. Thunder shot a bolt of lightning and roared playfully. I just tamed a Skrill. He flew slowly and straight and I looked down to see the cloud that had been the source of the trouble all this time, "Did you make that cloud Thunder?" I asked. He nodded in a dragon-like way and gracefully descended back into the cave. I dismounted him and scratched underneath his chin. He made a faint rumble in his throat and laid down on the floor with a smile on his face. I smiled along with him but this happy moment was short-lived because Thunder's eyes turned to slits again.

He stared at the cave entrance and roared aggressively. I then realized who he was threatening as I turned around. Hiccup was trapped in the cloud on the back of Crab and seemed to be lost. I sighed, he must of come looking for me without Toothless and Astrid. Thunder didn't seem to know how Hiccup was because he flew out of the cave and called some lightning to him. As he aimed to fire on Hiccup, I screamed, "NO! Thunder get away from him!" Before the lightning left his mouth, Thunder turned and saw me. When he saw me, his pupils dilated and he gave a small purr. He was trying to protect me from Hiccup! I shook my head and when Thunder flew back to me, Hiccup saw me, "Nova! Get away from that Skrill!" Thunder noticed Hiccup again but this time he stayed right at my side and roared at Crab. Crab looked away from Thunder's gaze like it would bore holes into his eyes. I looked at Thunder, who was now staring at Hiccup, almost daring him to go forward. Hiccup met my gaze and I shook my head. All of a sudden, I heard Toothless and Shadow's roars threatening Thunder. I saw the blueish-purple fire of a plasma bolt heading straight at Thunder and, without thinking of the deathly consequences, ran into the line of fire. The blast barely hit my head, and hitting a good chunk of my hair. Instead of burning off, my hair turned from it's original brown color to white. I clutched my hand to my head and screamed in pain. I heard the beating of dragon wings and the roars of Thunder and Hiccup as I blacked out.