The Return of the Night ( A Httyd fanfic )

Chapter 17: Snow Way Out ( Part 2 )

Saga was still following the tracks despite the blizzard that was raging around her, as she was determined to keep searching for the speed stinger and wounded night fury so she knew that they both were safe and warm. She then suddenly spotted a cave entrance in the distance, and saw that the tracks were leading to the cave, so she began walking towards the cave.

Saga slowly made her way inside, and when she did, she quickly heard silent whimpers echo throughout the cave, she instantly recognized the whimpers to belong to a baby night fury. Saga's instincts quickly kicked in, and she quickly pulled out a small fur blanket from under her coat and began walking into the cave, following the sound of the whimpering night fury. When the alchemist finally got to where the whimpering was, her eyes widened in shock at the sight in front of her...she saw a large alpha speed stinger, covered in multiple battle scars, wearing a muzzle and a tail stinger cover, curled up around the smallest baby night fury she had ever seen, the poor baby night fury was looked to be only the size of a newborn piglet and it was shivering as it had a huge slash wound on its side that began to the side of it's neck and ended at its tail, the poor baby fury was missing a tail fin and was keeping it's eyes closed.

Saga was holding back her tears from the sight before her, she couldn't believe that a person could do something to two living and intelligent creatures, especially to one that looked to only be a few weeks old. The speed stinger growled protectively as he spotted the alchemist.

Saga: ( calmly, to the Alpha speed stinger: ) Easy... Easy... I'm here to help you and your little one. It's okay...

Saga carefully placed her crossbow and arrows on the ground to the side, easing the speed stinger's fear slightly, but he was still cautious of the alchemist as she slowly approached them and kneeled down to them with the small blanket in her hands. The wounded baby fury let out a scared cry as Saga tried to get close to it, causing the alpha speed stinger to threateningly point his tail at the alchemist.

Saga: ( calmly, to the duo: ) It's okay, I'm just taking a closer look at the wound. I promise you, nothing bad is going to happen to you, either of you.

The alpha speed stinger slowly and hesitantly lowered his tail away from the alchemist as the wounded baby dragon continued to cry out in fear as Saga took a closer look at the poor thing's wound. She quickly knew that the young dragon needed medical attention, and she knew who. Saga then opened her coat to give her better access to her apron pocket, she then pulled out a roll of bandages from the pocket before she closed her coat up.

Saga: ( to the wounded baby fury: ) I'm going to wrap these bandages around your wound to prevent it from getting infected til we get you and your protector somewhere safe.

The wounded baby dragon slowly began calming down as Saga slowly picked them up and as she carefully wrapped the bandages around their wound. As the alpha speed stinger watched the alchemist, he slowly began to calm down, and once she finished bandaging the baby dragon's wound, the little fury slowly began to open its eyes, revealing that the little night fury had two different eye colors, his right eye was as blue as sapphires while his left eye was as green as a leaf during spring, this caused Saga to smile at the baby fury in her arms as the tiny baby fury looked at her.

Saga: Hello, little one. Don't worry, you're safe now. ( Looks at the alpha speed stinger ) Both of you are.

Saga then bundled the baby fury in the small fur blanket to keep him warm and cradled him with one arm, the little fury slowly began to drift into sleep in the warmth Saga and the blanket gave him. The alchemist then turned to the Alpha speed stinger, who was looking down at her like a chieftain daring his enemy to try something funny, she slowly reached her other hand to the speed stinger in attempt to take off his muzzle, but he flinched away from her.