Once in a Nightlight

Chapter 2

Toothless had found a place to stay. It was gorgeous, a huge island set in the middle of the crystal clear ocean where dolphins squealed and leapt into the air, whales bellowed as they swam with their huge tails thrashing majestically under the deep blue. The island was dominated with lanky trees and rapid rivers that flowed through the cliff tops and grassy hills, some wildlife was to be found in the deep dark woods, squirrels feasting on nuts that was held between their little paws, the rustle of animals rooting in underbrush, birds singing their morning melodies...

 "This place is perfect.." Toothless whispered in utter awe to the island he had found. The storm had died down, turning into light rain that glistened on his scaly body. Toothless sailed across the surface of the ocean still until he reached the line of the wet sand that made him wince once he landed a perfect landing. The flock came seconds after him, the beach was big enough to fit most of them on but some dragons had to perch upon trees that towered from the sides of the cliff.

"This place looks beautiful, my King." Stormfly gave him a respectful bow for finding them a place to stay for the night, as did the rest once they saw Stormfly's gesture.

"Thank you.." their Alpha bowed back, before raising his head up high again "You can all find a place to stay, by all means, make sure you stay close to one another so we aren't on a wild goose chase tomorrow." A few of the dragons laughed at his playful joke then soaring upwards and over the large treetops that overshadowed the large verdant fields. Dark clouds still loomed over the marvellous island but the beam of a sun-ray shot through the thick cloud and illuminated over the island, making it more breathtaking than ever from a distance. 

Once the flock had found  their comfortable dens for the night, Toothless led them to the seashore to round up a few fish, he let a pack of dragons who don't particularly like fish lead their own hunt upon the fields above, chasing packs of caribou and maybe even wolves. The young Nightfury demonstrated the quickest way to snatch up a fish while the other's watched, intrigued by the rapid swipes of his big paws as a fish squirmed between his talons. Hookfang struggled to swipe at one, his frustration leading him to hovering above the water and latching his talons around a school of forage fish, only managing to grab so much he placed their flopping bodies on the sand as the dragons instantly rushed to them, snapping their jaws around their slimy bodies and gnawing on them hungrily.

"Well...That's another way of doing it.." Toothless chuckled to his friend "Good job."

"Thanks." Hookfang chortled as he landed once more, cooling his body down and snatching a pile of his own fish "What about you? Getting any?"

"Nah, I'll wait until you guys are all fed and asleep, I'll come and hunt for my own during the night then.." The Alpha gave his friend a small smile before staggering to his paws and prowling off to Luna munching on the other side of the sand "Well good evening m'lady."

"Evening." Luna giggled softly as she nibbled on her fish "Here-" she tossed the Alpha a fish from her pile, he went to object but he found that rather rude, instead thanking her and wolfing it down in one "Lookin' hungry there, aren't you?"

"Mh...I'm always hungry.." Toothless laughed as he slumped down onto the soft sand. It was still rather wet, but the setting sun beamed onto the grains which made it glow like fire. "C'mon, eat more than that.."

"Nooo no no..This is plenty for me, I'm a small gal, I don't eat a lot." Luna finished the last morsel of her meal, swallowing it with content and licking around her mouth "It's you who needs fattening up, look at ya, you're getting skinnier by the day."

"That's because we've been flying for days. It's a hard job, Luna, having to lead your clan from one island to the end of the world, I can't risk taking so many meal breaks in between."

"Hm...That is fair, I suppose.." The fury female replied and pulling herself onto her legs and sauntering over to him, then flopping down to his side and prodding his ribs "But still, you need to eat more."

"Okay okay, I'll eat a ton tonight while you're resting so I don't have to stop for any meal breaks...Sound good?"

"Hmmm...Okay, fine, but I'll be watching" Luna sniggered before licking his cheek affectionately. Her light body glimmered against the setting sun rays, making it look like lava was flowing from the water. As the sun sank lower, the dragons got more tired and lazy after eating tons and tons of forage fish, pile after pile. Toothless got back onto his paws after a rest besides his love, commanding the flock to go to their selective dens for the night to have a long doze.

"Come up to the highrock soon, that's where we're staying, mkay?" Luna gave his cheek another kiss and nuzzled their noses "Goodnight.."

"Goodnight, Luna..." Toothless whispered to his love softly and nuzzling their noses "I'll be sure to come up soon.." As soon as his mate gave him an approving nod, she leapt up into the baby blue and pastel pink sky then took off to the clifftop where their temporary den was located.

Toothless sat alone at the line of the sand where the water gently seeped under his paws, the cold liquid making him shiver every time before it silently glided back down the sand. Toothless stared at the setting sun, the colours enlightening his tender emerald orbs that shimmered. Deep in thought, the male got to his paws and paced the line of the sea with his head down and brainstormed a few ideas for when they reached The Hidden World. Toothless had never seen this place let alone know what to do once they got there. All this confusion made himself dizzy, even making his stomach grumble reminding him of his starvation. Out of instinct, Toothless reacted to his hunger and ambled his way into the freezing salty water in search for a salmon or two, maybe three, who knew how hungry this young alpha was? There was a few salmons and mackerel squirming within the transparent water, making his stomach snarl louder. Toothless dunked his head, snapping at two mackerel that were swimming side by side and carrying them out and onto the sand where he could tear off their heads and throw them away, he wasn't a major fan of the heads..

"First try.." The King murmured to himself as he wolfed them down in one go, but he was still notoriously hungry. So of course, the male went on a hunting spree and catching all sorts of fish and scoffing them down one by one, but if they were small enough like sardines he could gulp ten or more down in one go. Toothless even dived into the wonderful water to find marine fish, but he was too distracted by how beautiful the ocean was from underneath. His black body moved smoothly through the water, the sun beaming through as the fish swarmed around him. Coral reefs bloomed below him on the seabed, tons of sea anenomes swayed their spongy tips, coral coming in all shapes and colours scattered over the place looking so beautiful. The water was a blend of deep blue and cerulean while tiny tiny plankton were visible against the sun beams that broke into the surface of the water. Toothless's virescent orbs wide open in pure astonishment.

But then he realised he was loosing air.

Toothless immediately scrambled upwards and to the surface, gasping and spluttering like crazy.

"God..That was an event..." The male strained his voice as the salt of the sea burnt the back of his throat when he paddled forward and back to the shore. Toothless crawled out and shook himself from the beads of water that glistened his dark skin. Sun had been set, and the moon had arose,  it was time for the young alpha to return to his mate.

Luna was fast asleep in their temporary den, it was a large hole in a cliff that overshadowed the trees so everything was visible to them. Toothless landed inside silently and padded his way to her side and gave her ear a little lick so she knew he was there. Luna immediately purred and nuzzled against her mate when he laid down besides her.

"Goodnight, my love.."