The Rise of a Storm: Lightning on the Horizon (Book 1)

Chapter 5: The nest

Stormstryker's POV

It's been a week sense I bonded with Magnus and the next day, someone, or two someone's come that I don't recognize came. I'm ready to jump out to scar them away, but before I can Magnus comes into the cove with Hiccup trailing behind them. I relaxed a bit thinking that he told them to come.

"Leaving. We're leaving. Looks like the four of us are taking a little vacation... forever." Magnus said. Four. He said four. He doesn't know that Those two are here. "Gah, Astrid, Embla. What are you two doing here?"

"I Want to know what's going on. No one gets as good as you and Hiccup. Especially you and Hiccup." The blond one said.

"I'm just here to keep Astrid from killing anyone." The brown-haired one said.

"It better not include these." The blond said, grabbing their flight suits.

"Um, uh. You caught us, We've been... making outfits." Hiccup said. I snorted. Outfits, really? Does he really think that will pass.

Then I see the blond which I assume is Astrid, grabbed the Haddock brothers and twisted their arms. "Owww. Why would you do that."

That was the final stretch, but then she hit them with the end of her axe handle. Then I jumped out of my hiding spot and was about to grab her and take off, but then Magnus and Hiccup jumped in front of me.

"Stop. Their friends." Magnus said.

"Magnus, I just saw her attack you and Hiccup." I said, gestring at Astrid.

"She was making a point." He responded.

"Magnus, Hiccup, explain, now." Astrid said to my rider. I sent her a warning snarl.

"Stormstryker. calm down." Magnus told me.

"No." I accidently said in Norse. Then Astrid and the other one, Embla, took off running.

"Duh Duh Duh, We're dead." The brothers said together. I grumbled and walked away. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, where do you think you're going." Magnus called after me.

He ran after me and climbed onto my saddle, and we immediately took off after Embla and Astrid. Once we caught up to them, I could see Astrid in the air, and Toothless grab her midair. He gave me a smirk and landed onto a tree. I caught up to Embla I saw her in the air and land. But I grabbed her and landed on a tree next to Toothless. I shot Toothless a smug smile.

"Embla, Astrid, let us explain." I heard Hiccup say.

"I'm not listening to anything either of you have to say." Astrid said stubbornly.

"How about me?" I said in Norse. Astrid then looked at me with a huge frown on her face.

"No." She replied, "You tried to attack me."

"Because you attacked my rider." I looked at Astrid, anger clearly showing on my face.

"I didn't attack him." She said.

"Oh, really." I replied, trying to get my point through. "Twisting his arm and hitting him with your axe isn't attacking?"

"No. If I attacked either of them, they'd be dead right now." Astrid replied defensively.

"It's true." Embla put in, "She was just trying to get a point through. I was there so no one would end up... you know."

"Not helping." Magnus said to her, knowing what I was about to say.

"Thank you, Magnus." I said to him.

"You're not helping either." He replied, "We're trying to get them to understand."

"Then we won't talk." Hiccup said, "Just let us show you."

This is going to be fun. I thought, ready to take off.

"Storm," Magnus said in a warning tone. "I know what you're thinking, and don't you dare."

I grumbled a 'fine' but once I felt the weight on my back double, I slowly opened my wings to give them a false sense of Secuity.

"See, nothing to be afraid of." I heard Magnus and Hiccup say together. And then both me and Toothless took off at my top speed. "Storm! I said DON'T do it."

"We need them to like us." Hiccup said at the same time. "And now their spinning. Thank you for nothing, you useless reptiles."

"Ok, ok. I'm sorry. Just get me off this thing." Astrid said, full of fright.

"That's all we needed to hear." I called back. I then slowed down to an easy pace. "Enjoy the ride." I then started to climb at a slow pace and allowed Embla to soke in the view. Then Berk came into view, and it was at this I heard both girls gasp.

"Okay, I'll admit, it's amazing. Their amazing." Astrid admitted. Then a familiar hum and I stiffened.

"Stay low." I call back to everyone.

"Why?" Magnus asked, "Storm, what's wrong?"

"We're approaching the nest." I replied. Then the berk raid group started to come around us.

Once we entered the nest, I started to spiral to my normal cave that was almost completely hidden from view. "Stay completely silent." I whispered the two riding me. As if on que, a Gronckle came into view and dropped the smallest fish I've ever seen into the Queen's pit. Welp, he's the Queen's next meal. As if the thought had summoned her, she popped her head out of the mist and ate my Gronckle friend whole. And then she spotted me.

"Well, hello Storm. Good to see you again." She said smugly. "And I see you made some new friends."

"Oh, why don't you leave him be." Magnus said to the Queen. She looked enraged.

"You brought the only one who could end this war into MY nest!?" She yelled.

"And, that's our que to leave." I said to Toothless. Then we took off, flying at top speed to get away from the Queen's rage.

On the way back, Magnus and Hiccup started to explain everything to Astrid. How Magnus can understand us dragons, who he really is, everything. "Berk in sight." I called back to everyone, and we landed in the cove.

"So, what are you going to do about tomorrow, Magnus?" Astrid asked my rider. "You know you have to kill a dragon." She whispered.

"You, know I can still hear you, right?" I said, "Us dragons have extremely sensitive hearing."

"Don't remind me." Magnus answered, "I'll think of something. For right now, keep the nest a secret. Please."

"Fine. I'll be in the stands." Embla answered, "Don't get yourself killed dragon boy."

"Not excepting that nickname." Magnus said.