My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)

Chapter 4 - What if I was bad? (Rewritten)

The wondrous underwater world unfolded before Lilly's eyes as she dove into the crystal blue water. Colorful fish were swimming all around, chasing each other like in a wonderful special dance. Joy filled her heart as she swirled around, reaching out to touch the small creatures but never succeeding, the fish were too fast. It didn't matter though, they were beautiful enough to look at.

"Come lets swim a bit further I'm in the mood for some high sea fish." Jali's voice resounded in her head and she turned to face the blue dragon.

"Alright let's go." She replied and dove forward to the edge of the reef where the water became a darker shade of blue, leading her into the open ocean. The water seemed groundless below her and Lilly did a roll, sending bubbles to the surface, feeling completely weightless and free.

At the same time Jali was already heading towards a swarm of herrings, catching them with his big mouth.

Smiling, Lilly turned to him when suddenly something glittery caught her attention. Being her curious self, Lilly couldn't possibly resist the opportunity to discover something new. She span around and dove towards the foreign object. What a strange thing it was. It looked like some kind of cage, but one side seemed to be missing.

"Jali what's this thing?" She reached out in her mind.

Jali turned to look at the object in question and she could sense him growl "Evil. It's from the humans, they use it to capture dragons."

Lilly's eyes widened and she could feel her heartbeat pounding in her ears. "And then they kill them?" She asked, already afraid of the answer.

„Yes, little one – they do." Jali said, his voice saddened as he swam closer and nudged her side.

So this was the proof, Shadow an Jali were right, but still Lilly didn't understand...how could someone be so cruel to harm such wonderful creatures?

Lilly was shook from her thoughts when the water above them was suddenly growing darker, a large shadow moving over their heads. She looked up to see a huge form gliding across the surface and frowned.

"That's a ship! Lilly lets head back home before they notice us. I think I caught enough fish for now, my appetite is ruined anyway." Jali poked her side urging her to leave but Lilly did not move. Her lips tightened in determination as a reckless idea crossed her mind. She had to see other humans at least once, she needed to know what they were like. And so she ignored Jali's pleas to stay as she swam to the surface.

"Don't worry Jali, I am way smaller than you! I won't be seen." She tried to reassure him.

"No, Lilly! Stop!"

But it was too late.

Breaking the surface, Lilly came face to face with masses of wooden planks. It was the largest ship she had ever seen in her life, well not that she had seen a lot of ships at all or at least not that she could remember. She inhaled deeply, filling her lungs with much needed air and swam closer. She could not see onto deck just yet.

Careful not to splash much, Lilly swam to the stern of the ship and got hold onto the wooden planks. Slowly, she pulled herself upwards, peeking through a small gap at the base of the railing. She caught sight of several men sitting on deck laughing and playing cards while others were pacing around, crossbows in hand, like they were looking for something. Lilly let her gaze wander around when she noticed the sails. They had a strange insignia on it, a red fist surrounded by what seemed to be flames. She tilted her head. Something about it seemed familiar, but it was impossible for her to put her finger on it. Goosebumps rose on her arms and back and an involuntary shudder ran through her. It was like she was freezing although it wasn't cold. What was happening?