How to Find Your Fire

(HTTYD) Chapter 21: Surprise

By Tidalclaws
Cloudracer's PoV

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When the sound of the lock opening to her cell rang through the still and tense air, Cloudracer immediately sprang through the opening and pounced onto the blond headed girl who had unlocked her. Her black talons landed square onto the girl and she was soon trapped under her piercing cold gaze. But then, the girl did something unpredictable and crazy; she slid out from under Cloudracer and leapt up onto her back.

With a snarl, Cloudracer desperately tried to launch her off her back and after a few sharp jerks sent the girl flying off. She watched in satisfaction as a bucket of colored liquid fell on the girl's head and splattered her whole face. She was unable to contain her amusement as she started laughing at the girl. She noticed how fun it was to laugh and how long it had been since she did.

"Are you laughing at me?" Said the painted girl,"this is a serious matter." Cloudracer looked up with watery eyes and began to laugh even harder as more paint fell on the girl when she stood. For some reason, seeing the strange colored liquid fall on the girl filled her with so much happiness it made it hard to stand. But then, the girl suddenly flicked the paint onto her face and Cloudracer's face fell into a glare.

The blue stuff was splashed in small droplets around her snout and what made her even more angry was that the girl was laughing at her. Only I can laugh at you! No human laughs at me! She growled in her mind. She then raised her head and shot a purple plasma blast above the girl's head and another bucket of the colored stuff fell on her head.

She smiled again; now the girl was almost all the way covered in different colors. "Oh, it's on!" She heard the girl say and she scooped a handful of the liquidy stuff into her hand and sent it pelting towards Cloudracer. But, just in time, Cloudracer raised her wing and blocked it from hitting her face.

With a grin Cloudracer shot at another bucket of paint but the girl dodged it as it fell. On and on they pelted globs of, what she found out was pain, at each other. Both of them were thoroughly covered in red and green paint to the point where you could barely see their scales and skin. But they were also very tired, from it being so late and from using so much energy. Strangely enough, the two had bonded. Their friendship had grown stronger and now, Cloudracer lay curled up on the paint covered ground, laying protectively around the blond haired girl, peacefully asleep and happy.

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"Would you like to explain what happened here, Puffnut?" Said a familiar voice. Cloudracer opened her eyes to see Hiccup, Astrid, and the two twins staring at the splattered room. Instinctively, she more tightly curled around the girl. But she popoed her head out from under her wing anyway. Puffnut, who was most likely the name of the girl, looked guiltily up, but her face never wavered from a smile. "Uuuhhhghhhhgghh, never mind. Get to cleaning up." Ordered Hiccup sternly. He could obviously already tell what had happened without needing an explanation.

Puffnut then stood with a small sigh and stepped away from Cloudracer, but when the two Twins came towards her with huge smiles, Cloudracer pulled her back towards her with a growl at the twins. "HEY! THE BEAST IS NOT TRAINED YET. GIVE IT TO US THORSTON TWINS AND YOU'LL HAVE IT BACK IN A JIFFY. WE ARE THE BEST DRAGON TRAINERS IN THE ARCHIPELAGO!" One of them declared. "That's great Tuff, but i think that it already has a personal trainer" Hiccup said with a smile at Puffnut. Puffnut threw at him an even larger smile back.

"We better start to-" Astrid began when there was suddenly a huge, rattling roar that sliced through the walls of the room like it was a piece of butter. It was silent for a moment as the loudness of the noise sank in before everybody rushed outside. Puffnut escaped out of Cloudracer's grip and The dragon followed her as she raced across the wooden floor.

Once they all reached the outside of the room, Cloudracer recoiled her head in terror at what she saw. In front of them was the red death, And behind it was her army of brainwashed dragons, all staring at them with slitted and mindless eyes. The huge dragon was just staring at them, nothing else, but then her eyes swung towards Cloudracer's. You thought that you could run away? You fool! Her voice boomed in her head and it made her flinch backwards in fear. If i can't rely on you to lead your own army and obey what i tell you, then i suppose that i won't need you anymore. You are just a useless piece pile of scales!

then suddenly, the red death opened it's huge jaws and let out another ear rattling roar before belching out a fireball in her direction. Now, its your turn to die. She said with a smirk barely visible at the edge of her mouth. The fireball got closer and closer, and Cloudracer was stuck there with the red death controlling her mind. But then, A flash of blond entered the edge of her vision and Puffnut tackled her to the side, just before the fireball hit her.

She just saved me! Cloudracer realized once the red death stopped controlling her mind. She turned towards Puffnut with a huge gummy smile and leapt on her, covering her face with slobbery licks. Puffnut giggled and hugged her large black head.

I'm not done with you yet. Don't think that you will ever be free. The Queen's voice whispered faintly in her head like nails on a chalkboard. Cloudracer turned back towards her, a haunted expression in her icy blue eyes. I won't ever be free.

The Red Death began to turn away but before she could get any further, a group of dragons came barreling towards her. The dragons spat fire at her tail as the Queen flew away, clearly trying to ignore the bombardment. But then, there was a loud whistle, it was the noise only the fastest of all tje dragons could make.

As Cloudracer looked up into the sky, a black blur flashed cut through the air and dove towards the Death. Right before it hit the Queen's back it pulled upwards and let out a violet plasma blast, one of the biggest she's ever seen. The blast was much bigger then any she could ever make.

She was left staring in awe as the dragons continued to fire at the Queen and when she was far enough away, they returned back to Her and Puffnut. "That Red Death won't be gone long, and i think we all can tell." Astrid concluded,"We have to be ready." The two twins then stepped forward,"BUT, US THORSTONS CAN HANDLE TH-" began Tuffnut but Hiccup held out his hand with a "no."

He then cleared his voice before continuing,"I say we follow it." He declared. "What? Why?" Astrid asked, appalled. Hiccup grinned and ran his hand through his auburn hair,"well, we've got to know where this thing came from. If it's from the original dragon nest or from a new one, We have to be careful and cautious. We don't want another of those Red Deaths ruling as a bad Queen. Who knows what would happen? But i promise you, if we leave it there things may go haywire." He said.

"Sounds... sensible" Fishlegs jumped in for the first time,"but what if it figures out we're following it?" He asked. Astrid smiled,"it won't"

Once everyone agreed to the plan Hiccup smiled and gestured towards Cloudracer,"but in the meantime, i would like you to meet Toothless.."