Fearless

Chapter 4 - The hidden island

The island came closer and Zephyr finally got a better look on it. It was strange. How come her parents never noticed this island? She really had no idea how long they had been flying. ,,Buddy"? She called the Night light but he just continued flying until he landed on top of the cliffs. It was full of grass. Finally back down again, Zephyr climbed from the Night light who smiled at her. ,,Where are we"? The young viking asked as she looked around. The Night light purred at her and then turned his head and started walking. Zephyr followed him with an uneasy feeling. ,,This is a huge place...." Zephyr aspirated as she looked around. It was different from new Berk. It had way more mountains and the forests where different. Suddenly the Night light lifted his head and sniffed. ,,What are you picking up"? Zephyr asked him. Suddenly his eyes slimmed down for a second but got round again and his mood changed into happiness and he roared as if he wa calling someone". ,,Huh"? Zephyr looked at the dragon in confusion and then to the bushes where he was looking at. Suddenly she heard something move behind the bushes at the edge of the forest. A bit scared, she hid behind her Night light. Purring at her comforting, he snorted and then roared again. From the bushes came a white fury dragon. Slowly and carefulle. He ducked and started frowning as he spotted Zephyr. The tips of his ears were black as well as the spikes on his head. Zephyr instantly recognized that it had to be a male, because he got two nubs and was bigger. A bit unsure the male Night light walked out. It was then when another head followed. Distinctly smaller than the other two. ,,A female"! Zephyrs eyes gleamed at her sight. She was beautiful. She looked a lot like a light fury. Black, but the tips of her ears where white. Also her nose, her lower jaw, her whole belly, her paws and her tail fin. Her light blue eyes scanned the area around fearfully. Finally Zephyr remembered. ,,They're your siblings right"? Her smile went wide. At the sudden movement the white Night light flinched, bared his teeth and snarled at her. The female Night light purred confused and then backed off and hid behind her brother again. At the same moment Zephyrs Night light roared back at his siblings and went in front of Zephyr. A few moments passed in which they roared at each other. It seemed her Night light made sure that his siblings knew who she was. Sooner than expected both of the other Night lights relaxed and came closer. ,,It's me. Zephyr. Remember me"? The white Night light was a bit more secure than his sister and nudged his head towards Zephyr. Laughing the young viking stroked his head. ,,I am so happy to see you"! ,,Mrrrooo"? It was the female Night light. She sounded exactly light her mother. ,,Aaae you've become so pretty" Zephyr complimented her and went up to hug her. A soft lick on her cheek made her chuckle. ,,Heh, thank you". From behind her, her Night Light started frowning, giving it a offended snort. ,,What"? Zephyr turned ,,Your sister did not lick all across my face. She's more classy". Again the Night light snorted. His brother purred at him amused. ,,So that's where you life now? On this island? All alone? But Why didn't you go back to the hidden world"? Zephyr looked at the Night lights, who now looked back at her. ,,Really. But I mean...you must know it, such a big island just for..." she stopped as she turned away from them. What she now saw made her freeze in shock. Was she dreaming? It couldn't be ture. From almost every corner, she could see several green eyes looking at her. There were also some blue ones and orange ones, and golden yellow ones. All different shades. The owners of the eyes now came out slowly. One by one. Out of the shadows, closer. ,,These are all..." Zephyr took a few steps back, still in shock.

,,Night Furys"!

Zephyrs lower jaw dropped and her eyes went wide. Night furys everywhere. Big ones, small ones, female ones, male ones, young ones, babys. It was full of them. ,,B-b-but h-ow...how is this possible? I-I thought Toothless was the only Night fury left"? Gaping Zephyr turned around again to face the Night light siblings who just blinked at her. ,,I am not dreaming am I"? ,,Mrrauuoo"! The female Night light purred at her, nodding into the direction of the other Night lights. Her own Night light also purred at her. ,,Ok I uh...I am ...well..." she turned again. The Night furys eyed her curiously. Some where afraid and hid away. Some came closer. And some just stayed and watched her carefully. ,,I don't understand this. Dad told me that Grimmel killed every Night fury but here we are on this island and it is full of you guys". Suddenly a thought crosses her mind. Night furys where one of the most intelligent dragon species. They must have fled here. ,,Of course"! Zephyr grabbed her head ,,You feld here. You all went away. Hiding here. An island nobody would find that easily". Zephyr jumped in excitement. ,,Just like the hidden world! A hidden island! Oh wow, if Dad hears that"! she gasped again, swirling around to face the Night lights. ,,Oh...if the others hear of it...the whole village will know...." and suddenly she stopped. It would be best if this island would stay hidden. After all, these dragons had a good reason to flee. Only her closest family and friends should know of it. Zephyr calmed down and turned around to the Night furies. She would have loved to get closer to some of them but these were wild ones. However some of the smaller Night furys came closer to her. Curious the sneaked up to her. Babys had no fear, she remembered. Most of the time that was. ,,Aww, hello"! Zephyr lowered herself. These babys must be a bit older than the Night lights, when she first met them. These were bigger. ,,I have never seen pure Night fury babys" carefully she reached out to pet them. Instantly the gave in and wiggled all around her. ,,hehe you guys are adorable". A high unsure purr made Zephyr look up. The mother hid in the bushes, watching her babys. ,,I am no danger"! Zephyr tried to calm the mother. The babys jumped around joyfully. One of them tried climbing up her back, while the other one jumped into her lap. Finally the mother decided that the human being in front of her was indeed no harm and came closer. Slowly, Zephyr reached her hand out. Like her father taught her and turned her face away. Let her come to you. She remembered in her thoughts. As she felt the soft nudge of the Night furys nose, she turned her head to look at her. She was smaller than Toothless but a bit bigger than Snowflake. They really are different species. Somehow. ,,This is amazing"! Zephyr breathed out. A rustle in the bush turned her attention. A bigger Night fury came to the females side. ,,And that's your mate I suppose"? The female Night fury turned her head and then back to Zephyr. Purring and then nodding. ,,I see" Zephyr smiled at the male. He was a bit bigger than Toothless and his eyes had a deeper shade of green. Also his scales seemed a bit more dark. Over all, he looked the same. Just a plane Night fury as it used to be normal. Zephyr gently put the babies down, got up and turned around once more to check on the Night lights. They still were where they had been. The female had sat herself down into the grass, cleaning herself. ,,I need to draw you guys"! Zephyr decided, took out her sketch book and started drawing the female Night fury. No spikes on the head. Slightly shorter ears. Just one nub at the side. Smaller nose. Edgy pupil. Spikes on the back. Spikes at the legs. Regular Night fury wing shape. Regular tail fins. All in one, smaller and slimmer appearance. Zephyr was more than happy. ,,Best day ever"! She hummed while she drew. ,,Dad will freak out when he sees this"! She also drew the male Night fury, as well as their kids. When she was finished, she realized that some Night furys had come closer to watch her. ,,Woah"! She breathed out in surprise, stumbling with a squeak, making the Night furys flinch a bit. ,,No, no, no, it's ok" she held her hand up and lowered her voice reassuringly. ,,It's ok, I just got surprised by you guys". Pushing her bangs back a bit, she quickly added as many eye colors to her sketch as possible. She also found the older a Night fury got, the bigger they were. Also the older a male Night fury got the bigger were the small little nubs at the lower jaw. ,,Dad will be blown once I tell him about this". Zephyr turned around and walked back to her Night light. ,,Buddy.." she called ,,I am glad you brought me here. You brought me to your home and to yours siblings. I understand now. You wanted to show them to me, show this to me". She turned around swiftly. The Night light nodded and purred as they looked at each other. ,,Thank you"! she caressed his nose.