How to Train Your Dragon: Dragon Ambassador

Not What Was Told

The Night Fury growled and bared his teeth. The humans on this island had shoved him into a cage. The cage was very strong; he couldn't blast his way out. "What to do? What to do?" the leader paced back and forth. At first, the leader was set on killing the Night Fury. But now, he wanted something else. "I know!" he suddenly exclaimed, "You, Mr. Night Fury, are going to help me!". The Night Fury cocked his head, not understanding what he meant.

"Those other Chiefs think that I don't have what it takes to be one of them!" the man bickered, "But now I'll show them! I'll show all of them! And I'll start with that Stoick!"

The humans were Waring among themselves? The Night Fury groaned and rolled his eyes. What was he going to do now since the humans were busy fighting both the dragons and each other? But that boy; he wasn't like them. Maybe this crazy human could bring the dragon to him? The Night Fury didn't know what a "Stoick" was, but if he brought him to the village that's closest to the Nest...

The Night Fury whined. The village! If the Devil has discovered that he is gone then it'll have amplified the range of the Devil's Hum. The Night Fury knew that if he was brought to that village the Hum would overwhelm him. The Night Fury roared out and blasted the cage. It stood firm.

"Oooh, not willing to co-operate, hm?" the man snickered, "I'm afraid that you don't have a choice!"

Another man appeared, "Uh...Dagur, sir?"

"Can't you see that I'm busy plotting!?" Dagur screamed; unprovoked. He turned to the man, "What!?"

"Uh, Stoick is here," the man explained, "It's the Annual Signing of the Tready? Remember? This year the Berkians come to us."

"Dang it," Dagur growled, "Hide the Night Fury!"

Three humans quickly rushed to the cage and began pushing it towards the back on their village. Once the cage was around a corner they threw a large tarp over it. The Night Fury heard the footsteps of them leaving. He tried to stick his claws through the bars and rip open the tarp, but the bars were close together. The Night Fury groaned; this was just great! Does he listen to the man called Dagur; hoping that he'll bring him to the boys village? The dragon didn't know how close or far this island was to the boys. The Night Fury sat down, he needed to think. Even if he did find that boy; how would he inform him about the Devil of a dragon? He could snatch the boy away and take him to the Nest...maybe...or maybe that's a bad idea...

Ten minutes had passed and nobody returned. The humans ran off for something; yet the Night Fury didn't know what. He as smart enough to understand their way of communication, but that one human used a lot of words that he didn't get. It was probably a human thing. As the Night Fury laid there the sound of approaching footsteps caught his ear. Was it Dagur? It was too quiet to be him. The Night Fury turned face this human. The tarp began to move up. The Night Fury's ears perked up in shock.

It was the boy!

"You?" the boy was surprised to the see the Night Fury. He pulled the tarp fully off.

What luck! The boy came to him! But...the Night Fury didn't understand. Why was the boy here? This isn't his village. Whatever the reason, the dragon was happy. He crooned to the boy.

"Shhh!" the boy shushed, "My dad doesn't know that I wondered off. No one knows I'm here."

The Night Fury trotted over to the cage's door and pawed at the lock. "What?" the boy walked over, "I can't let you out. I mean...I know I spared you before..."

The Night Fury whined and puppy-eyed the boy; begging for freedom. The boy looked at the dragon. "You know," he said, "You don't look like an "offspring of lightning and death itself" like I've told...and Gobber said that dragons go for the kill...yet you didn't...I-I dunno. You've raided my village! Why would I help you? An enemy!?". The Night Fury sat there; the boy had a point. The boy then rolled his eyes and groaned. "Oh what am I doing!?". He started to pace back and forth, "I'm talking to a dragon! As if it could understand what I'm saying!".

The Night Fury quickly jumped up, startling the boy. He roared out to him; the dragon did understand him! The Night Fury clawed at the bars then jumped back down. He bounced around; trying his best to explain to the boy about the Devil at the Nest. The boy just stood there; unsure of what the dragon was doing. "Okay, okay," he tried to quiet the dragon down, "I know you want to be free but...I don't have a key to unlock the cage!".

The Night Fury puppy-eyed the boy again. Why wasn't he helping? The boy glanced around, unsure of what to do. The dragon could see the uneasiness on the boys face. Maybe that was the problem? He was trying to get the boy to trust a random dragon; a dragon that could kill him in one shot. He needed to earn the boy's trust, but what could he do? The Night Fury thought back. There was something that humans did a lot; they called it a "smile". The Night Fury retracted his teeth and parted his lips-he had no idea on if he was doing it right.

But it seemed like he was. The boy looked at him in surprise. "Huh, toothless..." the boy noted, "I could have sworn you had teeth.". The boy stepped forward, curiosity now in control. The Night Fury closed his mouth and his teeth dropped back down. He purred and stepped a little closer to the bars. The boy looked into the dragon's eyes. "Your...nothing like what I was told..." the boy said in aww. The Night Fury cocked his head.

The boy looked back towards where he came from then back at the dragon. He sighed, "Okay...I'll let you out."

The Night Fury smiled again. He nearly jumped on the spot. The boy was going to help! Yes! The boy picked up the tarp and did his best to recover the cage. "I'll be right back," he told the dragon.

The Night Fury felt like dancing around the cage. But in the mist of his joy the dragon realized something; the boy thinks he's just going to free a dragon. It was then that he realized something else...what was the dragon going to do after he was free? The Night Fury didn't really think this far into his plan. Taking the boy to the Nest was a definite no! Maybe...the trust needs to be built more? The boy was young; his whole life was about killing dragons that attacked his home. The Night Fury knew that if the boy was going to really help he had to know the truth; another truth. A truth that the Devil killed centuries ago.

Dragons can be good; the boy will learn that soon.