1x1 How to Train Your Dragon RP

[GreeneyedPhantom]

Lorelai awoke early in the morning with the sun shining through her window signifying a bright clear day too nice to pass up by staying in bed sleeping. Not one to wear dresses which was the proper attire for a woman at her age of twenty, Lorelai felt much more comfortable wearing shirts and pants like the men. She quickly dressed in a red long-sleeved shirt, black vest, comfortable brown pants, and tan hiking boots. To complete her outfit, she put on a soft woolen hat to keep her red braided hair out of the way before heading to breakfast. As usual her five older brothers had been up since the crack of dawn, two of which had left for work already while the three younger brothers got ready for the day at their own pace so they could keep Lorelai company. While Lorelai ate her breakfast of ham and eggs with buttered bread, her three brothers exchanged despairing glances at one another once they caught site of Lorelai's choice in clothing which Lorelai pointedly ignored as she'd memorized the conversation that would follow by heart.

Sure enough, it was exactly as expected: her brother Charlie took it upon himself to voice the family's concerns of Lorelai remaining single for so long and how was she going to find a husband if she kept dressing like a man or going on wild romps through the Scottish countryside? It was all well and good Lorelai had such a free-spirited nature, but they were worried most men would find it intimidating. A woman was expected to cook and keep the house tidy while looking after the children and animals. However in Lorelai's case, she saw herself just as able-bodied as any man. She could hunt and fish with the best of them if she'd had a mind to, so she saw no reason why she couldn't be considered their equal. Which of course was bound to step on quite a few toes. This frequent debate always ended the same way: Lorelai stubbornly stuck to her own personal opinion that if she had to change herself just to accommodate someone else's preferences of how she should look or behave, then she was happier and better off unmarried. To mark an end to the discussion, Lorelai quickly washed her dishes and had been about to head out the door with her bag of supplies when Charlie produced a rolled-up list of much-needed items and ingredients that needed gathering. Lorelai normally didn't mind Charlie's lists as it gave her a good excuse to explore the land around her, but this time she eyed it with disdain while walking out the door as she noticed its length. It was twice as long as usual, which could only mean one thing: relatives were coming to visit, and odds were they were bringing a few friends as well. Lorelai suppressed a groan as it appeared her parents were going to try and play a game of matchmaker as it certainly wouldn't be the first time they'd planned such an event.

Half an hour later, Lorelai was racing through the countryside on her horse Abigail with her pack of supplies slung over one shoulder. Her first stop on her list of errands to take care of was to gather medicinal herbs and flowers for her brother Charlie. These were rather easy to collect except for a small handful which could be found growing up in the mountains. After taking her time in a field pressing colorful flowers in one of her little booklets at her own leisure, Lorelai set to work gathering the flowers on her list before tying them up in small bundles and wrapping them in cloth to keep them fresh then carefully tucked the flower bundles into her pack for safekeeping.

She left her bag of supplies behind in one of Abigail's saddle bags along with her weapons before setting off to find the remaining medicinal herbs for her first task which were slightly more rare due to the fact they were harder to get to. With a long coil of rope ending in a grappling hook slung over her shoulder just in case she ended up falling, Lorelai began to climb a particular mossy cliff she was comfortably familiar with and felt pretty confident she could find the last of the herbs in one location without having to travel elsewhere to look for them. She took a break on a ledge and had the joyous privilege of sketching an eagle in flight just below her as it proudly screamed in defiance of gravity. With the quick outline done, Lorelai put the little book she'd sketched in back in the drawstring pouch tied to a belt at her waist to save adding more details for later. Sure enough, Lorelai found the remaining flowers she'd been looking for tucked away in corners of the ledge where they were protected from the wind.

Once she had the necessary cuttings safely tucked away in her little waist pouch, Lorelai was just about to start her climb back down the cliff when she clapped her eyes on the most amazing spectacle she'd ever seen: a flying reptilian creature with wings swooped past in plain view, and apparently anxious to get home to possible young as it seemed to be in a hurry. Overcome with awe and a natural curiosity to better understand something new she'd never seen in person save for in storybooks, Lorelai climbed further up the cliff in the hopes of getting a closer look . So focused was she on trying to reach the top of the cliff and hopefully pinpoint the direction the creature was traveling in, Lorelai hadn't noticed the wind was starting to pick up until a strong gust washed right over her. Taken completely by surprise, Lorelai was torn off the face of the cliff and sent screaming in utter panic down the side as she threw her grappling hook in an attempt to gain some kind of hold. The moss, rock, and vines helped to slow her fall a little bit, but another gale of wind blew her completely away from the cliff face and for a terrifying moment she was flailing helplessly in empty air before she began her descent and picked up speed with every passing second. In complete panic Lorelai nonsensically yelled out, "STOOOOOOOOOOP MEEEEEEEEEEE!" while still clutching the grappling hook in a stubborn death grip as though it was a talisman to save her from certain death. Down below, Abigail shrieked in distress and frantically pranced around the clearing she'd been left in as all she could do was helplessly watch her rider plummet from the cliff.

[Ria_The_Wolf12]

Eyes open wide, xxxxxBlinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, xxxxxGreen and yellow
Rainbow colors! xxxxxDo not hide, see the view!
Against the light, too strong,xxxxxBlow a fuse now
Everything bright, xxxxxNew songs, burning shoes
The look in your eyes! xxxxxBreak our bones in half!
Scream and shout and do laugh!







Hiccup had awoken earlier that day than usual. He and Toothless had grabbed breakfast early and, as a result, he was soaked. That didn't matter, they'd seen the Hobblegrunt three times in a row already! At first, the young chief thought it was Gruff. He was slowly adapting to the newer sights and sounds of the island and it wasn't too strange to see him following villagers around or exploring with more of the new Dragons. This one though, it flew and fished with ease and its colors weren't exactly soothing. After observing it for a time, Hiccup had noticed a few subtle differences and decided that this was a female and, based on how she gorged herself to the point of nearly being unable to fly, she had Draclings! This was rather exciting, Hiccup had never seen Hobblegrunt Draclings. However, she wasn't nesting anywhere on the island and by her frantic hunting, he figured her nest may not be in the safest area.

It was then he decided to follow her back to her nest. Mother Dragons were volatile like any mother but if he could perhaps gain her trust he might be able to lead her back to Berk or one of its surrounding islands with her Draclings so they would all be safe. It had been a year since their battle with Drago Bludvist and his Bewilderbeast. Since then the areas had become a sort of new haven for the Dragons who'd lost their home and Hiccup wondered if she'd been lost and had settled down somewhere else or perhaps came from somewhere else entirely. Either way, he'd already packed provisions for winning her over, things like Dragon n** and other goodies. Finally he sheathed his 'sword' on his hip and scratched Toothless' head after climbing on board. Toothless needed no prompting to take off towards where they usually saw the Hobblegrunt. There was a small area in the cliffs that she seemed to like herding the fish she scooped up into. It was a smart tactic for a single Dragon.

For a time the two sat quietly, watching for the Hobblegrunt to make her appearance. They'd never seen her actually approach the area, so neither one was really prepared to watch one single direction for any length of time. They'd always arrived after she'd begun fishing. Eventually Hiccup was beginning to believe she'd chosen a new fishing place when Toothless got his attention. Was...was that even her? She was coming from so far away... As the Dragon drew closer, he could tell that it was indeed the same Hobblegrunt. Where had she even come from? And why was she coming so far just to catch fish? The two watched her stuff herself for a time before laboriously lifting off again to head home. "Alright, ready bud?" He said, watching the Dragon go and placing his helmet on his head. It was best to get some distance between them. If she grew too suspicious she probably wouldn't lead them to her babies.

Finally they took off, letting her have her space as they went but keeping close enough so they couldn't lose her. They flew for quite a ways before land even came in view. They didn't know this place, they had never flown so far from Berk on their own. The Hobblegrunt skirted the shoreline for a while before it became apparent why. Even from this distance he could hear the sounds of a town. It was faint and sounded like musicians, but all the same it was people. Even if the Hobblegrunt had been forced to nest there, she would stay as far off from civilization as she could. Humans were loud and bothersome, not to mention undoubtedly exciting to a Dracling who'd decided it wanted to explore while Mom was away. Eventually the Hobblegrunt had to fly over land, she would more likely than not have nested in the cover of the trees than on a bare cliff side.

They began to close in on her a little more. In the trees she would be harder to follow. As they grew closer and closer. Hiccup was watching the Dragon closely and therefore an unexpected scream from out in the middle of the woods startled him. He sat up straighter on Toothless' back to possibly see better. The screaming of a horse accompanied the original shout from roughly the direction they were headed. Hiccup patted Toothless' shoulder and the Night Fury sped on. The Hobblegrunt could wait, whoever that was was in trouble. Finally they spotted the source of the screams and veered towards them just in time to see what precarious hold the girl (or at least he thought it was a girl) had on the cliff fail. "Oh Gods, Toothless gogogo!!" He called over the whistling wind as the Night Fury pumped his wings. He shot towards the cliff face before suddenly pulling up so as to not collide with the rock. "You got her!? You got her, right!?" Hiccup shouted, looking. It was a little hard to see around Toothless' wings as he slowed his ascension, but he didn't see anyone splattered on the ground...

GreeneyedPhantom

[GreeneyedPhantom]

As Lorelai's tumble unexpectedly came to an abrupt halt before she even hit the ground, she carefully opened one eye then the other to find that, amazingly, it appeared she was hanging in the air. Utterly confused at first as to what could have stopped her descent, Lorelai looked around to take stock of the situation and gave a panicked gasp in fright as she suddenly realized reptilian feet had her by each arm. The grappling hook had fallen from her grasp and was lost among the trees, but her right hand was slightly cramped and sore from holding its previous burden so tightly. She looked up to see just what sort of creature had her in its clutches and only saw more black scales on a body with wings and quickly came to the conclusion another completely different dragon from the one she'd seen earlier had caught her by its front legs. As it dawned on her this strange creature was the only thing preventing her from smashing into the unforgiving ground below it was no wonder Lorelai started yelling, "EEEEEEEEK! Another dragon! P-Please don' drop or eat me, Ah can assure ye Ah won't taste very good! Look, Ah've left a bag o' food down below th' cliff there with ma horse. Ah'm not sure if it's what ye eat, but if ye let me go Ah'll gladly share some with ye, jus' don' eat me or me horse! Ohhhhh, now Ah know where th' phrase out o' th' fryin' pan inte th' fire came from!"

Lorelai was in such a state of panic after the shock of falling and being caught by a dragon, even she wasn't sure why she was trying to reason with it. The dragon's wings blocked Hiccup from her view, so she wasn't aware yet of the dragon having a rider. At least Hiccup would be able to conclude the girl he'd rescued was badly frightened, but apparently unharmed from all the noise she was making. Meanwhile, Abigail was whinnying in fright while running back and forth, her eyes wild with fear as it seemed she couldn't make up her mind to run and get help or stay and try to catch Lorelai in case the dragon grew bored with its prey and decided to drop her after all.

Ria_The_Wolf12

[Ria_The_Wolf12]

Eyes open wide, xxxxxBlinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, xxxxxGreen and yellow
Rainbow colors! xxxxxDo not hide, see the view!
Against the light, too strong,xxxxxBlow a fuse now
Everything bright, xxxxxNew songs, burning shoes
The look in your eyes! xxxxxBreak our bones in half!
Scream and shout and do laugh!







Hiccup was relieved as in a moment it was obvious that Toothless had indeed caught the girl. As he flew, Hiccup searched the air. They'd lost the Hobblegrunt, but they were in the proximate vicinity of her nest, they could probably find it if they looked and were cautious about it. Hobblegrunts were basically chameleons, she'd be disguised. Ignoring the frantic horse, Toothless deposited her as gently as possible - which unfortunately wasn't all that gently due to the speed he was going in his ascent and the fact that the forest floor was covered in debris - onto the top of the cliff where she'd fallen from. The two swooped up and turned to land back in the small clearing before the drop. It wasn't the best landing area, so they had to land kind of hard as well, though Dragon feet were much more prepared to make such a landing.

For a moment our two Hiccup made sure the going lady wasn't going to do anything impulsive. It was scary being confronted by a full grown Night Fury if you weren't accostumed to them, let alone agree having been grabbed and taken away by one. When it became apparent that she wasn't going to freak out or try to fight with them, Hiccup dismounted and took his helmet off. He ran a hand through his chestnut hair. "Hey there! Are you alright, Miss?" He asked, waving for Toothless to stay where he was while he approached her. "That was kind of an unintentionally rough landing, but I guess it was better than landing down there." He said, gesturing to the drop off of the cliff, at the bottom of which it sounded as though her horse were still freaking out. It would probably be fine, all of their own livestock weren't seriously harmed by the Dragons after they moved in, aside from a lull in milk and egg production as they learned to get used to their presence.

GreeneyedPhantom

[GreeneyedPhantom]

Despite the rough landing, Lorelai managed to tuck and roll to her feet after Toothless tried dropping her gently just a few inches above the forest floor clearing. She'd banged her knees and scraped her hands in her landing, but other than that was perfectly fine. As Lorelai caught sight of a complete stranger decked out in fearsome-looking armor dismounting from the dragon, she honestly didn't know what to think and simply prepared for the worst by slowly backing away and inching toward the trees. Considering she was unarmed and didn't really feel like facing off against a dragon with a mysterious rider, Lorelai felt evasive maneuvers would hopefully work best in her situation even though she didn't think she'd be able to outrun a dragon if they decided to chase her.

She was taken a bit off guard as the young man took off his helmet and asked if she was alright. In her surprise Lorelai had stopped backing toward the trees as she silently asked herself with an amount of uncertainty if someone wishing her harm would show concern by asking after her well-being. If he'd meant to kidnap her, wouldn't he have just kept on going without even bothering to land? Hiccup's inquiry prompted Lorelai to make sure her arms and legs could move properly while keeping a wary eye on her unexpected rescuers. Her hands stung and her knees felt sore when she bent them, but Lorelai shrugged off the sensations as a minor inconvenience without bothering to look at them. After a moment to get her thoughts together Lorelai hesitantly replied in answer to his question, "Eh...Ah s'ppose so. Better than bein' dead at any rate, so...it seems Ah owe ye me thanks." Lorelai's voice held a tone of uncertainty as she was still debating with herself whether or not the strange man and his dragon could be trusted. As he approached her and didn't make any threatening moves, Leralai allowed him to get to where there was three feet of space between them before she took a step backwards again to show she felt that was far enough for her comfort zone. Lorelai still had her eyes narrowed in wary suspicion as she asked, "Ah can tell yer not from these parts, so if ye don't mind me askin'...where'd ye come from, and what are ye doin' here? Ah appreciate ye for breakin' me fall, but what are yer intentions? How can Ah be certain ye aren't plannin' te kidnap me or somethin' o' th' like?"

Lorelai winced with guilt as she was distracted by the frantic whinnies of her horse down below at the base of the cliff. She'd forgotten all about Abigail! Without taking her eyes off Hiccup or Toothless, Lorelai called down to her horse, "Please settle yerself Abby, Ah'm alright!" She could be heard softly adding under her breath, "For the moment..." However, her reassurances seemed to calm Abigail somewhat as the horse's whinnies became disgruntled whickers while she restlessly pawed the ground in her impatient wait for Lorelai to return to her.

[Ria_The_Wolf12]

Eyes open wide, xxxxxBlinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, xxxxxGreen and yellow
Rainbow colors! xxxxxDo not hide, see the view!
Against the light, too strong,xxxxxBlow a fuse now
Everything bright, xxxxxNew songs, burning shoes
The look in your eyes! xxxxxBreak our bones in half!
Scream and shout and do laugh!







Hiccup traded a look with Toothless, who only shrugged, before turning back to the girl. "Well, firstly my name is Hiccup Haddock Horrendous III, and I'm the chieftain of Berk, and this is Toothless." He started, and her pleading from her unexpected ride came back to him. "And he eats fish, not people or horses. Most Dragons do, though some in the Tidal class like the Seashocker or the Red Death have been seen preying on other Dragons if they have to." He said, before realizing he was getting off subject. "As for Toothless and I, we were following a Hobblegrunt, you probably saw her? She looked like-- well, it was a Dragon, you'd know if you saw her." He said, looking around to see Toothless laying on his stomach and peeking over the cliff's edge at the animal below. They didn't have horses on Berk, this thing was new to him and he was immensely curious. As it made its various noises and movements his ears and head moved and tilted, his pupils huge.

"Anyway, we think she has babies somewhere around here and were going to try to convince her to relocate somewhere safer for her family. People tend to...freak out when they come across Dragons in areas where they aren't frequently seen, and if she has babies she's going to be extremely overprotective so that's just kind of a recipe for disaster." Hiccup said, moving to tap Toothless' back foot with his own as the curious Dragon leaned further and further over the cliff. They poor animal had already been frightened enough and, while Hiccup was mildly curious about it himself, he didn't think the horse needed a Night Fury looming up above her. At Hiccup's nudging, Toothless sat up and back on his haunches, watching the two instead. "As for how to be certain I'm not here to kidnap you...well, I can't really think of a reason that I...would...be..." He said, scratching his head with a slight shrug. "Other than that, you can take a look at my things. I don't think I even brought any rope?" He suggested.

GreeneyedPhantom

[GreeneyedPhantom]

Lorelai couldn't help but laugh at Hiccup's name, and just like that the tension was broken as she apologized, "Sorry, sorry. It's just that yer too big te look like a hiccup te me, but then Ah can't say Ah've ever met anyone with yer name before. So Ah'm not really sure what a Hiccup is supposed te look like." Hiccup mentioning the name of his dragon earned him a raised eyebrow as Lorelai tried to imagine a dragon with no teeth, but failed. She gave a wide grin to show she was only teasing in good fun before replying, "Ah'm Lorelai Dannehur, but Ah also answer te Lori or Lore. For whatever reason, me brothers sometimes call me Whirlwind on occasion." It came as an immense relief for Lorelai to learn that most dragons preferred fish over eating anything else. She had no idea what a Seashocker or Red Death looked like, but guessed those must have been more dragon types. Lorelai also had no clue where Berk was and had a theory if it was anywhere close to her homeland, perhaps her people called Berk something else entirely. She gave a careless shrug as she admitted, "Can't say Ah know where Berk is, but welcome te Scotland."

Her eyes became wide and round as saucers, shining with a bright curiosity as she listened to Hiccup's explanation of tracking down the Hobblegrunt and what he intended to do once he found her. "Oh, so that's th' Dragon Ah saw earlier. Ah agree, every livin' creature deserves a place they belong where they can feel safe. Anythin' Ah can do te help? Mind ye, Ah know very little te nothin' about Dragons te begin with, but if there's anythin' Ah can do just let me know. My, my...none o' me relatives would ever believe Ah saw one Dragon, or even two." Lorelai chuckled merrily before adding, "They'd think Ah'd gone daft. So what type is yer friend Toothless called?"

Once again, Lorelai was taken by surprise as Hiccup even offered to let her look at his belongings to prove he had no intentions of harming her. She blinked owlishly at the unexpected suggestion before a wide smile spread across her features as she shook her head. "Actually...Ah don't b'lieve that's necessary. Ye don't seem like the maraudin' type te me. If ye had been, Ah don't think ye would have bothered answerin' me questions or explainin' yer reasons fer comin' here. And it sounds like yer goin' te great lengths te relocate the Hobblegrunt and her babies out o' concern for their safety, plus ye just prevented me from becomin' far more acquainted with th' ground than Ah would ever care te be. So yer certainly not heartless." Lorelai grinned and shrugged as she casually stated, "Eh, Ah guess yer alright."

Feeling left out and not entirely knowing what was going on, Abigail gave another whinny just to let Lorelai know she was still there and hadn't left. Lorelai sighed and felt bad for leaving Abigail alone at the base of the cliff, but she was definitely no mountain horse. "Ah me...it's been one bit o' excitement after another today, and it's not even lunch time yet. At this rate, Ah'll have te send Abigail back home with a note before dark explainin' Ah haven't found everythin' on Charlie's ridiculously long list." Lorelai shook her head as she added with some amusement, "It certainly wouldn't be th' first time. Ah well, can't be helped." Lorelai just hoped Abigail wouldn't be too upset with her. Usually their excursions and scavenger hunts for Charlie was when they spent quality time together, but Lorelai had never kept Abigail waiting for very long if there was a cliff she had to climb. So it was understandable Abigail was feeling a little ignored at the moment.

Ria_The_Wolf12

[Ria_The_Wolf12]

Eyes open wide, xxxxxBlinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, xxxxxGreen and yellow
Rainbow colors! xxxxxDo not hide, see the view!
Against the light, too strong,xxxxxBlow a fuse now
Everything bright, xxxxxNew songs, burning shoes
The look in your eyes! xxxxxBreak our bones in half!
Scream and shout and do laugh!







Hiccup furrowed his brow. Scotland? He'd only heard of the place a few times before and it always seemed to be so far away. This trip had only taken a few hours! Of course, ships were also a lot slower than Dragons. He smiled as she laughed over his name, relaxing some. He supposed it would be an odd one to some people. "Yeah, you should have seen me as a kid, it would make a lot more sense." He admitted. Then she mentioned the Dragon. She had seen her! That was great! It confirmed that she had come that way. The cliffs weren't too far from the sea, it was no wonder she'd chosen there to have her young. No doubt this was a fishing town, so that explained why she made the long journey to Berk to fish. The schools would be attracted to the available food and Berk was much smaller, there were more fish to go around.

At her question, Hiccup patted Toothless' shoulder, drawing his attention back to them. It had been straying back to where the horse was waiting impatiently below. "Toothless is a Night Fury, one of the rarer types. I've yet to meet another one." He explained. "Also the best flier on Berk if I might add. With my help anyway." He said, causing Toothless to roll his head around dramatically and stare at Hiccup. He shoved the young man with an extended wing, causing him to stumble some. Hiccup scoffed. "Don't give me that, you know it's true!" He said, shoving the Night Fury back, though he barely moved. He listened then as she claimed she didn't need to go through his stuff. It was a relief, though he had nothing to hide. It just felt good to have her trust him well enough to not want to.

"The welfare of Dragons is kind of what I do. Or what I try to do anyways, when I can." He said. They'd only found a few more trappers and were able to free their Dragons. Hell, some of them they'd even been able to turn around! But he had a lot more responsibilities now a days, although he did have help. Really at the moment the weather was fairly nice and the village didn't need much guidance from their Chief. He just let the professionals work without meddling unless he had to, or to occasionally run a new idea or two for some improvement by them. He was grateful for this time, he and Toothless could explore and expand the territory for their growing Dragon colony and find new ways for those Dragons to help keep things running smoothly on the island.

He looked at her list. Apparently it was quite a task to gather its contents, and that gave Hiccup an idea. "Hey, why don't we make a deal?" He asked. "You know these woods better than I do, how about Toothless and I help you with your list and in return, you'll help us find the Hobblegrunt nest?" He proposed. True, she apparently knew little if anything about Dragons and he didn't know the area, but he could give her signs to look for and what kinds of areas Hobblegrunts liked to nest in and he and Toothless could possibly speed her search up, not to mention search from the air when they could. Besides, he couldn't imagine anything on her list being extremely hard to find, once it was broken down.

GreeneyedPhantom

[GreeneyedPhantom]

Lorelai laughed at Toothless's curiosity toward her horse as she conversationally asked the Dragon, "Toothless? Please be a dear and don't scare off Abigail. Ah know ye don't mean any harm, but Abigail doesn't know that yet. Perhaps we can find a way te introduce her to ye later once she's calmed down, alright?" Lorelai chuckled merrily at Hiccup and Toothless's interactions with one another. They seemed to behave like close friends or brothers despite the fact one was human and the other a Dragon. Her head tilted to the side in curiosity and confusion as she asked, "Eh? Why does he need yer help flying?"

Lorelai's eyes widened in interest as Hiccup explained about Dragon welfare. "Wow. Tha' sounds like hard work, but Ah'll bet it's worth it. Ye get te work with actual dragons, that must be excitin'! Ah've never so much as seen one before 'cept in books. Ah thought they were only a myth." Lorelai's eyes became round as saucers as she wondered, "Just how many types are there?"

Lorelai circled five fake tasks her brother Charlie had put on the list as a joke to see whether or not she would catch them before trying to attempt them. She chuckled softly to herself at her brother's harmless little prank before looking up at Hiccup as he offered his proposition to help her out if she assisted him, her eyes lighting up in excited delight at the thought of extra help from a Dragon and his rider possibly speeding things up drastically. "Oh, would ye? That'd be a tremendous help, thank ye very much! And certainly, Ah' d be happy te help ye find th' nest, ye've got yerself a deal." Lorelai shook Hiccup's hand to seal the deal before frowning in concern as she asked, "In the meantime, what should Ah do about Abigail? Ah don't like th' idea o' leavin' her here all by her lonesome, but Ah'm not sure how th' Hobblegrunt would respond te a strange horse in her territory, or even th' rest of us fer that matter especially if she has babies te look after."

Ria_The_Wolf12

[Ria_The_Wolf12]

Eyes open wide, xxxxxBlinded by the sun now
Orange and white, dark red, xxxxxGreen and yellow
Rainbow colors! xxxxxDo not hide, see the view!
Against the light, too strong,xxxxxBlow a fuse now
Everything bright, xxxxxNew songs, burning shoes
The look in your eyes! xxxxxBreak our bones in half!
Scream and shout and do laugh!







"Uhh, he was kind of forced into a crash landing that took off a part of his tail." Hiccup explained as Toothless did his best to behave himself and not check out the horse again. Hiccup didn't know exactly how an introduction between the two would go, the situation wasn't near the same as how they'd introduced their own livestock. Though, the horse seemed a might bit more intelligent than yaks, sheep, and chickens so perhaps she'd catch on that Toothless was pretty much harmless a lot quicker than they had. "Well, so far there are only 7 classes of Dragons. Strike, like Toothless, Tracker, Boulder, Sharp, Tidal, Mystery, and Stoker. There used to be a Fear class, but it's defunct now." He said. "There are two Strikes, three Tracker, three Sharp, five Boulder, six Tidal, six Mystery, and seven Stoker. That we know of anyway, we've only recently had an influx of new Dragons that we're trying to class."

Hiccup hopped onto Toothless' back as he thought about the horse. "Well, she's probably seen her kind before so she may know she isn't a threat. I think if you rode her close but not all the way to the nest we would be alright." He said before he realized they would be going together. "Um, maybe we should introduce her to Toothless first and give them some time to get to know each other." He gestured to her list. "Plus it would probably be a good idea to get that done before we go off looking for a Dragon who can change her color to match her surroundings. It might take some time, y'know?" He suggested.

GreeneyedPhantom

Aaaaaand I'm back! Sort of...I still have a bunch of stuff going on...

[GreeneyedPhantom]

Lorelai winced in sympathy at Hiccup's description of how Toothless lost part of his tail. "Ouch... Tha' sounds painful just hearin' about it." Just as quickly, Lorelai's expression changed to her usual cheerful grin as she added, "Good thing he's got ye te act as th' missin' part o' his tail though, right?" She'd been staring in fascination at Toothless's saddle and had been able to deduce the function of the foot pedal just by using her eyes while listening to Hiccup's explanation of why Toothless needed his help to fly. As Hiccup told her of the seven different classes of Dragons and quickly added up the numbers on her fingers he'd rattled off for each one, Lorelai was quite bewildered when she came to realize according to Hiccup, there was a grand total of 32 different species listed under the seven Dragon classes he'd explained to her. Considering just that morning she'd believed Dragons had only existed in books or whispered rumors, it was quite a bit of information to wrap her head around while her curious mind was buzzing with even more questions such as, where did they come from? What were they called? What did the Dragons look like and how did they differ from one another? After a moment all Lorelai could think to say was, "Aha... as fascinatin' as Ah'm findin' this subject, guess Ah'd best start takin' notes when there's more time fer questions at some point." It was also a good excuse to give her brain time to properly digest the information he'd already given her.

While Lorelai thoughtfully nodded in agreement at Hiccup's recommendation to ride Abigail somewhere close to the nest instead of taking her all the way, she silently debated in her head whether she ought to stay with Abigail or continue toward the nest with Hiccup just in case her help was needed for something else. She was torn between caution and satisfying her curiosity to find out just what exactly a Hobbegrunt looked like. The fact a dragon could camouflage itself by changing color still boggled her mind, yet at the same time she didn't wish to stick around where she possibly wasn't needed and risk getting in the way if something went wrong. Finally deciding they'd cross that bridge when they got to it and not before, Lorelai focused on the two matters at hand they needed to tackle first which Hiccup had kindly pointed out. Once again, Abigail felt the need to remind Lorelai of her presence by giving a rather loud neigh while restlessly stamping at the ground with her front hooves as though asking her rider what on earth could possibly be taking her so long. Since the wind had died down, Lorelai crouched close to the edge of the cliff while firmly grasping a thick half-buried root as a safety precaution and cheerily called down to her horse, "It's alright Abby, Ah'm fine! Just makin' some friends is all, Ah'll be down soon Ah promise!" Another loud neigh came from Abigail and Lorelai had no doubts she was being instructed to hurry it up. Temporarily forgetting she was talking to a horse and not another human being, Lorelai replied, "Hold yer horses, it wouldn't kill ye te wait a bit longer! Ah just need te find me grapplin' hook first!" Abigail gave a snort and shook her head as though to say she doubted it to which Lorelai replied, "Sarcasm doesn't be come ye, Abby." While turning to search the trees for her lost grappling hook, Lorelai chuckled to herself as she could hear soft whickers from Abigail that sounded like the horse was irritably grumbling to herself under her breath. Lorelai didn't believe she had really been holding a conversation with her horse, but sometimes it was fun to imagine she had. Lorelai suddenly gave a delighted cry of, "AHA! Found it!" as she discovered her grappling hook on the ground among debris from branches it must have snagged on the way down. Once Lorelai had examined her hook and its connecting rope, she was pleasantly surprised to find it undamaged. After it was safely coiled over her shoulder again, Lorelai gave it a fond pat as she absently remarked to Hiccup, "Good thing Ah managed te find me trusty hook again, Ah never go climbin' cliffs without it. Saves me th' trouble o' huntin' for materials te replace it on top o' everythin' else. Oh, and Ah think fer now ye and Toothless are fine where ye are at least until Ah manage te convince Abigail she's not on th' menu o' Toothless's diet. She's a smart one, so Ah don't think it should take that long." Lorelai quickly checked over the list again and remarked, "Looks like th' closest items are along th' beach which isn't too far from here." It seemed Charlie needed a pound of clams if any could be found along with as much fish and crabs as Lorelai felt comfortable carrying. As she checked over the rest of the items on her list and took note that although everything was scattered in different areas, they were all relatively easy to get to so Lorelai was confident with Hiccup's help, she could gather everything she needed and make a quick run back to the village to deliver her findings before items such as raw fresh seafood had time to spoil.

Lorelai was so familiar with this particular cliff, she knew where to find practically every hand and foothold in the rock even when working her way down with only her feet to guide her instead of her eyes, so she made short work of the climb to the bottom where Abigail was waiting especially with the occasional help of her grappling hook to use as a shortcut on the way down. Once she had both feet on the ground and her grappling hook back in place over her shoulder, Abigail almost knocked Lorelai over in her exuberance of affectionately nuzzling her rider. Lorelai laughed and wrapped her arms around the horse's neck in a hug as Abigail's head rested on top of Lorelai's wool cap. "It's good te see ye too, lassie. Sorry fer makin' ye wait so long." As she spoke, Lorelai pulled out an apple and offered it to Abigail who gladly accepted the peace offering. While Abigail contentedly chewed and swallowed the apple in her mouth, she happened to look up and noticed Toothless was once again staring down at her which caused the horse to whinny in alarm while backing up a few paces. Only Lorelai's arms around her neck and her rider's soothing voice in her ear kept the skittish horse from possibly bolting. "It's alright Abby, tha's just Toothless an' Hiccup. They're friends, neither o' them will hurt ye. Anyway, Toothless loves fish the same way yer particularly fond o' apples, ye've got nothin' te worry about." Abigail didn't understand words, but she could tell from the tone of Lorelai's voice and actions that her rider wasn't afraid although she was just as aware of the strange creature peering over the edge of the cliff above them. It took some more gentle coaxing and another apple for Abigail to somewhat get used to Toothless curiously staring down at her, but once she noticed he wasn't making any move to leap down or attack she pretty much decided he wasn't a threat and returned her attention to Lorelai in the hopes of getting another apple. Lorelai couldn't help but laugh as she gave Abigail one more apple. "Alright, that's all ye get for now Abby. Why don't we save th' rest for later?" Lorelai turned and called up to Hiccup and Toothless, "Alright, we're all set! Ready when you lads are!"

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