Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35775904-20190222213128/@comment-32745070-20190302202227

Aidan

There's always a problem that comes with a great idea, in this case, I didn't know where I would get Dragon scales from! I don't know what I done to Shadow Cloud's previous ones, I left them in our house before... you know. I don't know if they'd still be there or not, but it's worth the check. I flew off again, this time leaving the clubhouse. I didn't know what to think on the way there, this is my destroyed house we're talking about. I can't stand to think about it being destroyed, but seeing it... that's even worse! When we got there, everything was just as we left it. Everything was destroyed and even some Night Terrors started settling there.

''"Okay, scales, scales, scales, are there any scales?" ''I questioned myself, while walking around the place. I saw no scales, which meant someone must have taken them, because I was pretty sure I kept Shadow Cloud's scales for an emergency like this. But who, and why? After further exploring, it was right to deem it as hopeless, which I did.

''"That loser who stole your scales will pay for it. But anyway, now thinking of it, I'd looked like a joke if I was to make armour out of your scales. No offense, but look at you. When people see your colouring, they think you're cute. They'd find me 'adorable', which is not what I want. I want people to see me as serious when I have the armour on. Again, no offense." ''I said to Shadow Cloud, as I hopped on to her. She hit me with one of her wings.

''"What? You're still adorable and serious to me." ''I calmed her, before hugging her.

''"Anyway, something more serious. Something that everybody fears, something that would make me seem serious. Something like-like the Screaming Death! Yes, that's it! We saw scales on the floor when we first found the Screaming Death, so there's plenty. Plus, Kate and I bonded with it, it trusts us. The only problem is that Kate let it free, so we don't know where it went. That doesn't matter though, we need the scales on the floor, not the Screaming Death itself. Let's go back to the cave." ''I said one last time, as we flew off.

When we had made it to the cave and entered, it was still the same, dark and dirty. Inferno provided me with the light needed.

"The scales were here, I would have swor-" I said as I was walking further in, until I saw the Screaming Death in front of me, with its intimidating red eyes. I stuck my hand out, walking closer to it.

''"Hey, remember me? I helped free you, remember? Anyway, I don't want to cause harm, I just need some scales and that's it." ''I said to it, getting closer and closer. The Screaming Death roared, which really hurt my eyes.

''"I get it, I get it, you don't want harm, neither do I. Just let me take the scales." ''I responded to the roar. This felt much scarier now that Kate's not here with me. Then suddenly, I heard something come from behind. I looked back at an instant, and saw a Whispering Death. The Whispering Death roared, though I'm not sure who it's at, me or the Screaming Death? I looked back at the Screaming Death to see it accepted defeat. The Whispering Death must have been its mother.

''"Yeah, now you listen to your mother, don't want to go against her, do ya?" ''I teased the Screaming Death, as I was picking up the scales, which caused it to huff.

''"Okay, okay, I was only joking. Geez, can't you take a joke?" ''I joked back. As I collected all the scales, I thanked the mother and flew back to the clubhouse. It was getting pretty late, so I headed off to sleep.

The next morning I woke up early to go on shift. I did the usual morning routine and went out. Proteus was looking at Shadow Cloud and I more intriguingly today, for some reason.

''"You alright there, buddy?" ''I asked him, only to get cool air blown back.

''"Umm, okay then..." ''I managed to get out. The shift then went as usual, the same old same old. Shadow Cloud and I went back to the clubhouse and stayed in our room for a bit. We saw that Devil was growing exponentially.

''"Devil, what have you been eating? Look at the size of you, already! At this rate, you may as well call yourself the King of Dragons already." ''I said to Devil. After some time, Devil went on to do his own thing, and Shadow Cloud and I went to the main room. We saw Kate there, just her.

''"So, looks like we got a breakthrough on Havardr and his evil intentions. We can even track him down now." ''I said to Kate, as I looked at the device which told me where Havardr was.

''"Yeah, that's a breakthrough. With Havardr revealing he has a brother, doesn't that mean we have to come up with a plan we never thought of before?" ''she asked me.

''"It does, it does, but we're all pretty smart, we can come up with the ultimate plan, I'm sure of it." ''I responded with. Just then Rita ran past us with a book in her hand. I don't know, she was acting kind of weird. Before we could ask her questions, she exited through the door. Then we heard her screaming in joy, so we decided to check it out. Rita wasn't there anymore, but Aud was. Aud's return surprised us all, as we welcomed her back.

After Aud's return, I grabbed some books and sat down at a table. Kate was there too, but she had her head down on her elbows. I flicked through the books, to see if I missed anything from them.

"Any luck?" Kate asked me.

''"Not really. I mean I don't have anything to lead off so I am kinda blind at finding this thing." ''I responded. Then slowly, the rest of the Guardians came, one by one. We were all there because Rita had made lunch for us. Then Rita spoke out.

“Okay... so, I know these last few days have been... REALLY rough on everyone.” she opened with, though it prompted no response from us.

''“Look. Uhm. I was doing some research last night. I know some of you saw me going a bit book crazy this morning…” ''she then said, though, again, she got no response. I was too concentrated on who really killed my parents. Harn or Havardr? I really don't know. Then Rita grabbed her books and went through them, now this got our attention. Rita showed us some pictures, and because I've read a lot of books, I knew who they were. It was the Great Hiccup and his gang.

Rita went on to give us this long speech, saying they were ordinary Vikings that defeated many people and Dragons in their past. They never kept secrets from each other, and had complete trust, which is the main reason why they were so successful. Rita told us that if there was something in our mind, then this was the time to speak out. It looked like we all wanted to go first, but I did.

''"I think I should go first. As you know, the Harns'. You know what they did to my parents, and it turns out they could have done worse. They also attacked my family, and even... and even tried to kill me when I was still a baby." ''I started off with. Everybody gasped.

''"They found me with Shadow Cloud, and were thinking about killing me. Harn's brother, Stanley, who I killed, suggested otherwise. He wanted to take me and raise me to be one of them. That was until I was saved. Saved by who I now know is Shadow Cloud's mother. I know what you may be thinking, Shadow Cloud's mother? Yes, it's what it sounds like. Turns out she's been looking over Shadow Cloud and I this whole time. It's pretty cool if you think about it." ''I finished.

''"But that's not the only thing I've been keeping in, there's actually something more shocking. My father... he may be.... he may be still alive. I've found his journal, and he's actually stolen it back. One of my uncle's workers revealed the fact that he's still alive, though I don't know whether to believe that fraud or not. Canela's father showed me a letter saying my father's still alive, and that he's in the 'Larsons' secret' whatever that is. So that's where I am now. Lost. Confused. What have I been doing my whole life? Training to fulfil a dream my parents won't see become reality? It's just aagghh... it's just depressing." ''I finally revealed, before putting my head down on the table.

Everybody else revealed what's happening in their lives. Like did you know Michael kissed another girl in front of Isla? Pretty messed up if you ask me. Soon enough, we all went our own ways. I spotted Kate sitting on the landing pad, looking at the glowing crystals.

''"Pretty isn't it?" ''I asked her, coming from behind.

''"O-oh h-hi. I mean y-yes i-it is." ''Kate stuttered back. I sat down next to Kate, looking at the beauty of the Hidden World. It went quiet for a couple of minutes, as we took in the scenery. Kate was slowly moving closer to me, though. Then I felt her hand touch my one.

''"Woah, err... this is... this is new..." ''I said in my mind. After a couple of more minutes like that, Kate got up because she needed to sleep. I shortly went to bed, and fell asleep, too. The next morning went as normal: usual morning routine, went on early shift, then came back to the clubhouse. I got some maps out, to try and pin point Havardr's movements. He seems to be constantly moving. After around an hour of doing that, Kate came in. In the room was everybody, except Isla who was training.

"You plan way too much, c'mon lets go train Devil!" Kate said to me. I dropped the map on the table and followed Kate. Kate suggested we tried riding on Devil, because he was big now. She told me to have a try. So I tried to put the saddle on Devil, but he just ran away.

''"Okay... Devil get back here!" ''I playfully shouted. Devil was running around everywhere, and I had to try and catch him.

''"Any help would be appreciated..." ''I murmured to Kate, as she stood there, laughing. I finally caught Devil, and attempted to saddle Devil again. But being the little (well big now) devil he was, he ran away, again! This time he ran to Kate. Obviously Kate would find this funny.

''"Here let me try." ''Kate said, then took the saddle. Thank Thor! For some reason, Devil didn't run from her, I can see who his favourite is. Kate told me to distract Devil's face, so I played peekaboo to Devil, which kept making him laugh, after all, he was still a baby. This was proof peekaboo worked on Dragons. Kate still couldn't manage to saddle Devil, so she called off training. We sat down, and I needed to ask Kate a question that has been bugging me for a while. I didn't know whether I was doing the right thing in asking her, but I did it anyways.

''"So, what really happened with Andrew?" ''I asked her.

''"What do you mean? I told you the truth." ''Kate answered back, sounding annoyed.

''"Somehow it just doesn't make sense. A Screaming Death isn't known for eating people." ''I explained to her. Then that's when Kate lost it...

''"Look, I was almost eaten! He was eaten I saw it with my two eyes, Aidan! How can you not believe me?! Do you not trust that after all this time we have been together as a team that I would not tell you that he was alive?!" ''Kate asked back. Her anger shocked me.

"I-I I" I managed to get out.

''"Forget it, if you don't trust my words then..... I don't know. I have to go." ''Kate said one last time, before walking off.

''"KATE WAIT!" ''I yelled, but she ignored me and went off. I stood there, staring at nothing.

''"What have I done?" ''I wimpered, as I slowly stepped back.

''"No, noooo! I need to make things right." ''I yelled to myself. ''"C'mon Shadow Cloud, let's go, back to the cave!" ''I said one last time, before mounting her. We took off pretty fast, I was eager to get there. Once we got there and entered the cave, I could see lights... someone was in here. I got inferno and lit it up, then slowly walked towards the direction of the light. I peeked my head to the source, and saw a group of people there. The Screaming Death was trying to get free, as they were attaching it to some ropes. I couldn't stand and watch this, so I stepped out and got their attention.

''"Hey hunters, why don't we settle this like mature adults?" ''I questioned them. They showed aggression.

''"Fine, have it your way. Shadow Cloud..." ''I said, as Shadow Cloud kept firing at them. Shadow Cloud then fired at the ropes which held back the Screaming Death, which freed it. The Screaming Death showed its truly great size.

''"Haha, never mess with a Screaming Death, especially when it has a Guardian friend." ''I said to them. The Screaming Death let out a monstrous roar at them, and I could see their scared little faces. They were on the floor, begging for mercy. The Screaming Death was going to fire at them, until I got in between them and stopped it from doing so.

''"Alright, listen up, this is how it's going to work. I'm going to ask you some questions, and if you don't answer them, then..." ''I said, then looked at the Screaming Death. I could see the anger in its eyes.

''"Okay, question number one, who are you and why are you here?" ''I asked them.

''"Technically that's two questions." ''one of them spoke up.

''"Do you want to die, or not?" ''I threatened him. But damn, he had a good point.

''"Okay, okay, we're Olsons'. We work for someone and we were demanded to lock up this Screaming Death, again." ''another one answered.

''"Again?" ''I quickly replied.

''"Yes, we did it before. The boss heard it was free again, so we came here to do what we done last time." ''the same man responded with.

''"Hold on... Olsons'? Wait, do you know who Kate Olson is?" ''I asked him.

''"Ha, that disgrace. Don't even mention her name in front of my face again." ''he answered back. I grabbed him by the shirt and neared Inferno to him.

''"Don't you dare speak out about her like that. Now tell me, who is she then?" ''I questioned him, before letting go of him.

''"She's on our hitlist. Boss wants us to get here, he says she's important. Something to do with having a map to the outside world." ''he responded.

''"Okay, okay, and do you have anything to show that you're telling the truth?" ''I questioned him. He got out a scroll, and showed me. It said what he told me it said. I snatched it off him, and put it away.

''"Say, what family are you from? You like very familiar." ''one of them asked.

''"I'm a Larson, yeah our family isn't too large." ''I answered. They all gasped.

''"Buddy! Don't you know us?" ''one of them asked, sounding excited.

''"If I knew you, do you think I would have you in this position right now?" ''I rhetorically answered back.

''"Olsons' and Larsons' are pretty close. Our families know each other, good friends." ''he said back.

''"And why are you Dragon hunters then?" ''I asked him.

''"Oh, we all are. Well, all of us apart from that disgra-I mean lovely Kate. Look at this, this is a horn your family gave to mine a few years ago to celebrate the birth of the new born daughter." ''he said, giving me a horn he got from his pocket.

"Kate..." I murmured.

''"That's right. But we took it as her and her parents were embarrassing the family name." ''he then finished. I looked up to him, but didn't want to hurt him. I felt like this person was close to me, even though he wasn't. Then the thought occured to me: where were the Whispering Deaths that usually stick with the Screaming Death? I looked around and finally saw them... dead, on the floor, all of them. Now I know why the Screaming Death was so mad. I slowly moved out of the way so that the Screaming Death could see the people. I looked down at the horn, which was in my hand, and wimpered,

''"Do it..." ''then the Screaming Death fired towards the men, multiple times I think. I don't know, I was still looking at the horn while this was happening. When I looked up, all the guys were dead, it's the only outcome that would've been fair. I looked at the Screaming Death and it bowed to me, before flying out the cave. Poor thing, it had to go through all that. I slowly walked out of the cave with Shadow Cloud, before finally mounting her. She took us back to the clubhouse, and I needed to make things straight with Kate.

I looked around, and couldn't find her. I guess she was still in her room. I knocked and walked in, even though she didn't say 'come in'.

''"K-Kate, are you s-still mad about w-what happened earlier?" ''I asked her. She gave no response. I sighed.

''"Kate, I can't stand seeing you like this. Let's talk this out, shall we?" ''I asked, and once again, she gave no response. I got out the scroll which had the order to the Olsons' written on it, the one to lock up the Screaming Death. I showed her it, and she finally looked up, though she was still sitting down on the edge of her bed. She only looked up, and didn't say anything. Then I got the horn out.

''"Kate, did you know our families our close? I took this from some of your family, it's a long story." ''I explained. Now she stood up, looking at the horn. Though she still didn't say anything.

"This is a horn my father gave to yours, as a gift for his newborn daughter. Kate, you are that daughter. This belongs to you. Our families are really really cl-" I said, until Kate gave me a sudden hug.

''"I believe you." ''she said in a low pitch voice, while still hugging me. I don't know, I think it's the fact that I went out my way to make things right that finally touched her.

''"You know you're not a disgrace, right?" ''I asked her.

''"I don't know..." ''she responded with, now letting go of the hug.

"You're not, really, you're not. I know your family are Dragon hunters, but with the help of me and my family, since our families are quite close, we can give you a new reputation, like the queen of the family, or 'la joya' (means 'the jewel' in Spanish)." I said, trying to get her on my side.

''"I would end our family friendship if it means you won't be called a disgrace, or a nothing child." ''I added.

''"Thanks Aidan, that really made me feel better." ''she said. Then I gave her the horn, to look at it.

''"Woah, is this really for me?" ''she asked.

''"I've never been so sure in my life that it is." ''I said, smiling. Then I saw something in the corner of my eye. It was Sniper. He looked... he looked like he was dying...

''"Oh my Thor, Sniper! What happened to him?" ''I asked, going down to the weak Sniper. Shadow Cloud tried helping Sniper feel better, but it wasn't working.

''"That's my biggest fear right now..." ''Kate answered, sounding sad. She came down to Sniper, too.

''"I'm sorry... I'm sorry this is happening. I know if this happened to Stormy, I wouldn't know what to do with my life. I just can't imagine what's going through your mind right now..." ''I said one last time, as we kept checking on the weak liitle Terror....