Meet My...Sister!?
Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 16:16
by Ocean Rose
I finally got around to creating a story introducing Ocean Rose and her friends, Xzander (Before I get asked, I spell his name like this since he is a viking), Layla, Landon, Kira, and Hunter. Otherwise known as the Night Riders. I'm gonna try to post a chapter at least every week, but it all depends on when I have time to write. Although, I have to admit, the first chapter isn't the greatest, but it does get better!
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Chapter 1:
Ocean Rose put her arms over the side of the boat and stared at the sunrise. Snowflake, her Wooly Howl, was resting from pulling the boat. Snow was still young and even though most of the pulling was done by Moonlight, Ocean's Jewel Night Fury (JNF for short), she was pretty tired.. Ocean glanced over and smiled at her, then leaned over again to check her hair and make sure that her dye was still in. No one could know that she was Ocean Rose. "But what are people going to call me if I do run into someone?" Ocean whispered to herself. It's not like she planned to run off. But ever since the last Dragon Hunter attack..she shook her head, to get it out of her mind, and instead turned away from the sea. "Hey girl," She whispered, putting her hand out to the sleek black dragon beside her, "What's wrong?" Moonlight's emerald eyes were flashing furiously and the growl got louder. "Moon?" But no other words escaped Ocean's mouth. All she heard was rushing wind and a big crash, just as Moonlight tackled her. She felt a burst of sharp pain at the back of her head, right before she blacked out.
"Snotlout!" Astrid yelled, walking over to the young man playing with a catapult. "Those boulders are for defense, NOT for FUN!" Snotlout rolled his eye's, "Jeez, Astrid. It looked like it went right into the water. Nobody's hurt. "Yeah, I wouldn't go that far Snotlout." Hiccup sighed, putting his spyglass down. "I just saw a dragon flying from where that boulder hit. Astrid would you go down to the beach with me? I want to make sure that there were no others there." Astrid tightened her grip on her ax. "Of course Hiccup, and when we get back I have a job for Snotlout." Snotlout slowly backed away from the catapult and towards Hookfang. "You know, I just remembered hat I was suppose to go to Berk. Annual Jorgenson Clan Games. So, yep, BYE!" Hopping onto Hookfang, Snotlout flew off, and as he flew away, Hiccup could hear the distinct tone of 'retreat Hookfang retreat' coming from Snotlout's mouth. "You can run! But you can't hide!" Astrid yelled, as she and Hiccup made their way down to the shore. They walked in silence. Okay, HICCUP walked in silence. Astrid on the other hand, was swinging her ax and planing ways to 'teach Snotlout a lesson.' It was when they got to the beach that Astrid went silent. But only for a moment. And that moment was enough to get Hiccup worried. "Astrid?" "Hiccup, is that?" She pointed to something on the beach and Hiccup took off running, Astrid following behind, getting the conformation she was looking for. There, are the beach half in and half out of the water, was a young girl and a broken boat. Hiccup skidded to a stop right next to her and gently picked her up. She was out cold. Long golden brown hair was falling out of a braid and fell in long waves, and her clothing, other than her armbands and boots, blended in with the sand and boat. Hiccup noticed a bump on her head and worried that she might have gotten badly hurt when the boulder hit the boat. "Astrid, get Fishlegs and send a Terror Mail to Gothi. I'll be right behind you." He stood up as Astrid nodded, jumped onto Stormfly, who had been trailing behind them, and raced towards the Clubhouse. Hiccup took a good look at the girl before starting that way himself, and noticed that she looked to be a little younger than himself."Please be okay." He whispered as he carefully climbed onto Toothless. He wasn't going to let someone get hurt because of Snotlout. That last time Snotlout had been fooling around with something that involved boulders Astrid almost died. He wasn't going to let that happen to this girl. But, little did Hiccup and Astrid know, they were being watched by dark emerald eyes, from a dragon that could blend in with the night, and was extremely protective of the girl who was her best friend.
Hiccup was just running into his hut when Fishlegs caught up with him. "HICCUP! How bad do you think her injuries are?" Fishlegs asked, motioning to the girl in Hiccup's arms, as Hiccup ran up his stairs. "I don't know." He replied, laying the girl down on his bed. "Right now she's unconscious, and that bump looks pretty nasty." Fishlegs walked over to investigate. While Fishlegs was examining her, Hiccup gestured for Toothless to leave the room, much to the dragons dismay, and started to pace. Who was she? Why was she on a boat all alone? Had she been in a situation like the one Heather had been in years ago? Fishlegs cleared his throat and Hiccup stopped pacing long enough to look at him. "I think she will be fine as long as we don't move her." Hiccup nodded his head then asked Fishlegs to go down to the beach and see if the girl had anything on the boat with her. Anything that survived, that is.
Hiccup was, one again, pacing the room when the mystery girl woke up. He reached the bed just as her eye's opened. "Where am I?" She asked, struggling to sit up, "And who are you!?" Hiccup, trying to not startle the girl in any way, spoke calmly. "I'm Hiccup Haddock. My friend Astrid and I saw your boat wrecked on the beach and found you unconscious, so we brought you here. The girl's eye's flashed, with what Hiccup thought was fear, but she quickly regained her composure and cleared her face from emotion. "Thank you for your help. My name is O- Val." Hiccup looked at, Val, with interest, trying to figure out why she had stammered when she said her name. "How...How did you find me?" Val asked softly. Hiccup had a feeling that there was more to the question but wasn't quite sure, so instead he just stated facts. "We found you lying on the beach. Your boat was hit by a boulder and you were alone." Hiccup thought a moment before asking, "There wasn't anyone with you, was there?" "No!" Val blurted quickly, "No..No one else." Hiccup looked questioningly at her, but didn't push it. Hiccup started to asked another question when Astrid ran up the stairs. "Hiccup I - Oh! She woke up!" Astrid quickly composed herself and looked at Val, "Hi, I'm Astrid." "My names Val" Val replied, she cleared her throat and tried to stand up slowly. Stumbling, Hiccup caught her before she could fall. Giving him a gracious glance she composed herself and looked at the two teenagers in front of her. She estimated their ages to be around eighteen. But she wasn't sure. "Um...Is there a place where I can wash up?" She asked sweetly. "Follow me," Astrid said, "After you wash up I'll take you over to my hut. That's where you'll be staying until we can figure out how to get you home." "Thank you." Val whispered as she carefully made her way over to Astrid. "That reminds me," Hiccup started, "why were you on that boat all by yourself and where are you from?" Val bit her lip and for a moment Hiccup thought that he said something that upset her, "Um.....I was... I was going to visit my aunt and uncle. Their island really isn't far from the one I live on. Only a few hours at the most. But, a storm hit and I was thrown off course. I was floating around for days when the boulder hit." Hiccup noticed that Val wouldn't look him, or Astrid, in the eye while she spoke, and he guessed that she was lying. But the question was, why? "Val, why don't you head down? I just need to talk to Hiccup for a minute." Astrid told the girl. Val nodded and quickly went down the steps, regaining some of her energy. Hiccup guessed that she was happy to escape questions. "She's lying." Astrid said flatly. "I know," Hiccup sighed, "When I asked her her name she had started to say something other than Val, but stopped herself." Hiccup thought for a moment before continuing. "I think that we should hide the dragons, and keep her away from the stables. Just tell her that we store food their." Astrid nodded her head and ran down the steps to meet Val. Hiccup's mind filled with more questions. Why was Val, or whoever she really was, lying to them? Not even the way she talked sounded real. Or was he so desperate of a new adventure that his mind was playing tricks on him? Either way, Val was going to need to be watched, who new what she was capable of?
Ocean carefully washed her face in the stream, making sure not to get any water on her hair. Cringing at the way she had handled her conversation with Hiccup. "Val, why did I choose the name Val?" She sighed and thought back to what she had learned during her conversation with Astrid. Grabbing her diary she unlocked it and then, after grabbing her charcoal out of the pouch on her skirt, she carefully wrote down each Riders profile, along with a sketch of the ones she had seen. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Eighteen, soon to be nineteen. Son of Stoick the Vast and Valka, my parents. Hiccup is my big brother, but, unless mom stayed on Berk and just decided to abandon her daughter, shouldn't know about me. Seems like he's the one who invented a lot of the contraptions on this island. He has what look like to be artificial Night Fury tails on the wall in his hut. Tread lightly. Don't want him knowing who I am, but worst-case scenario, I'm throw off the island................Astrid Hofferson. Eighteen. Part of Clan Hofferson of Berk. She is very very skilled in the ways of war, that much I can tell. Be careful around her, at least until I can get my bow, arrows, and sword. Then we'll see who's more skilled. Although, she does seem to have a soft spot for Hiccup. If she learns my secret, chances are she'll try to get me off the island without him ever finding out.........Snotlout Jorgenson. Eighteen. Son of Spitelout Jorgenson. I only know what Astrid told me but it sounds like he's annoying. More info coming........Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston. Seventeen. Girl and boy twins. Part of clan Thorston. Not much known, other than that they are pranksters. Don't let them learn my secret, even if the others think they are joking at first it could become serious! More info coming...........Fishlegs Ingerman. Seventeen. Part of Clan Ingerman. Once I meet him, I need to be careful. I know that there were two Ingermans, brothers, who broke away from the Dragon Hunters hundreds of years ago, but I still should be careful. From the way Astrid talks, he is EXTREMELY smart. More info later. "Val?" Snapping her diary shut, Ocean put it and the charcoal in her poach faster than a Speed Stinger on Dragon Nip, then started to tie on her head band just as Astrid rounded the corner. "Just, finishing up!" Ocean said in a high and perky voice. I have GOT to get to Snow or Moon. If I have to keep up with this high, perky, girly voice, I'm going to drive myself nuts. She thought to herself. Astrid looked at her suspiciously then motioned over to the huts, "Follow me and I'll show you where your going to be bedding down. On the walk, Ocean kept her eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. An interesting building caught her eye. "What's that building for?" She asked, pointing to it. Astrid glanced in the direction of Oceans finger, but only took a brief look before turning her gaze back on her path. "Oh that. That's where we store our food and weapons." Red Flag! Ocean's mind shouted, She won't look at it, and she won't look me in the eye! Another building caught Ocean's eye. It had dragons carved at the top. Gronkle, Zippleback, Nadder, Nightmare, and....Oh my....Is that a Night Fury?! "Astrid, what's that building. "This time Astrid did more than a quick glance, and she actually looked at Ocean. "That's the clubhouse. Basically, a small Great Hall." "Yeah, but are those drag-" "Oh look, we're here!" Astrid interrupted, stopping in front of a heavily guarded hut that was, obviously, built to resemble a Deadly Nadder. "This is your hut?" Ocean asked, putting on the most innocent face she could muster. "Yep! And you will be using my guest bed." Ocean bit back a laugh, "You have a guest bed?" Astrid rolled her eyes, "Believe it or not, I do get company. Not just my family, but also my best friend." Ocean put on her nicest smile as the girls walked inside. of course she wanted to yell, Please, just leave me alone for a while! But, she knew that wouldn't happen. It was clear that Astrid didn't trust her. But maybe, just maybe, Astrid would have someone else watch her if she must. Walking into Astrid hut put Ocean on edge. Not that she showed it, much. Her eye's scanned her surroundings. That's a lot of weapons. "Soo, Val, where exactly are you from?" Astrid walked over to some weapons, hoping to intimidate the girl with her. "Oh, just a small island called Gink. Gink? Why did I just tell her I'm from Gink? "I've, never heard of it." Astrid said, as she grabbed an axe and started to sharpen it. Ocean eyed the axe warily before she answered, "It's really small, not well known." "Hmm." Astrid continued sharpening her axe, enjoying making the girl in front of her squirm. "Do you use weapons much?" Astrid asked, Ocean shook her head. "Not really, I'm okay with a sling, but suck at everything else." As Astrid eyed her, all Ocean could think was, Please buy it! Please buy it! "Huh, well I could give you some pointers while your here." Astrid said, tossing her axe. On instinct Ocean caught it, but she quickly saved herself by making it seem like she was thrown off balance. "Wow," She said, giggling nervously, "That's pretty heavy." "Yeah," But not that heavy. Astrid thought. This Val is lying. The only question is, why?
Ocean Rose put her arms over the side of the boat and stared at the sunrise. Snowflake, her Wooly Howl, was resting from pulling the boat. Snow was still young and even though most of the pulling was done by Moonlight, Ocean's Jewel Night Fury (JNF for short), she was pretty tired.. Ocean glanced over and smiled at her, then leaned over again to check her hair and make sure that her dye was still in. No one could know that she was Ocean Rose. "But what are people going to call me if I do run into someone?" Ocean whispered to herself. It's not like she planned to run off. But ever since the last Dragon Hunter attack..she shook her head, to get it out of her mind, and instead turned away from the sea. "Hey girl," She whispered, putting her hand out to the sleek black dragon beside her, "What's wrong?" Moonlight's emerald eyes were flashing furiously and the growl got louder. "Moon?" But no other words escaped Ocean's mouth. All she heard was rushing wind and a big crash, just as Moonlight tackled her. She felt a burst of sharp pain at the back of her head, right before she blacked out.
"Snotlout!" Astrid yelled, walking over to the young man playing with a catapult. "Those boulders are for defense, NOT for FUN!" Snotlout rolled his eye's, "Jeez, Astrid. It looked like it went right into the water. Nobody's hurt. "Yeah, I wouldn't go that far Snotlout." Hiccup sighed, putting his spyglass down. "I just saw a dragon flying from where that boulder hit. Astrid would you go down to the beach with me? I want to make sure that there were no others there." Astrid tightened her grip on her ax. "Of course Hiccup, and when we get back I have a job for Snotlout." Snotlout slowly backed away from the catapult and towards Hookfang. "You know, I just remembered hat I was suppose to go to Berk. Annual Jorgenson Clan Games. So, yep, BYE!" Hopping onto Hookfang, Snotlout flew off, and as he flew away, Hiccup could hear the distinct tone of 'retreat Hookfang retreat' coming from Snotlout's mouth. "You can run! But you can't hide!" Astrid yelled, as she and Hiccup made their way down to the shore. They walked in silence. Okay, HICCUP walked in silence. Astrid on the other hand, was swinging her ax and planing ways to 'teach Snotlout a lesson.' It was when they got to the beach that Astrid went silent. But only for a moment. And that moment was enough to get Hiccup worried. "Astrid?" "Hiccup, is that?" She pointed to something on the beach and Hiccup took off running, Astrid following behind, getting the conformation she was looking for. There, are the beach half in and half out of the water, was a young girl and a broken boat. Hiccup skidded to a stop right next to her and gently picked her up. She was out cold. Long golden brown hair was falling out of a braid and fell in long waves, and her clothing, other than her armbands and boots, blended in with the sand and boat. Hiccup noticed a bump on her head and worried that she might have gotten badly hurt when the boulder hit the boat. "Astrid, get Fishlegs and send a Terror Mail to Gothi. I'll be right behind you." He stood up as Astrid nodded, jumped onto Stormfly, who had been trailing behind them, and raced towards the Clubhouse. Hiccup took a good look at the girl before starting that way himself, and noticed that she looked to be a little younger than himself."Please be okay." He whispered as he carefully climbed onto Toothless. He wasn't going to let someone get hurt because of Snotlout. That last time Snotlout had been fooling around with something that involved boulders Astrid almost died. He wasn't going to let that happen to this girl. But, little did Hiccup and Astrid know, they were being watched by dark emerald eyes, from a dragon that could blend in with the night, and was extremely protective of the girl who was her best friend.
Hiccup was just running into his hut when Fishlegs caught up with him. "HICCUP! How bad do you think her injuries are?" Fishlegs asked, motioning to the girl in Hiccup's arms, as Hiccup ran up his stairs. "I don't know." He replied, laying the girl down on his bed. "Right now she's unconscious, and that bump looks pretty nasty." Fishlegs walked over to investigate. While Fishlegs was examining her, Hiccup gestured for Toothless to leave the room, much to the dragons dismay, and started to pace. Who was she? Why was she on a boat all alone? Had she been in a situation like the one Heather had been in years ago? Fishlegs cleared his throat and Hiccup stopped pacing long enough to look at him. "I think she will be fine as long as we don't move her." Hiccup nodded his head then asked Fishlegs to go down to the beach and see if the girl had anything on the boat with her. Anything that survived, that is.
Hiccup was, one again, pacing the room when the mystery girl woke up. He reached the bed just as her eye's opened. "Where am I?" She asked, struggling to sit up, "And who are you!?" Hiccup, trying to not startle the girl in any way, spoke calmly. "I'm Hiccup Haddock. My friend Astrid and I saw your boat wrecked on the beach and found you unconscious, so we brought you here. The girl's eye's flashed, with what Hiccup thought was fear, but she quickly regained her composure and cleared her face from emotion. "Thank you for your help. My name is O- Val." Hiccup looked at, Val, with interest, trying to figure out why she had stammered when she said her name. "How...How did you find me?" Val asked softly. Hiccup had a feeling that there was more to the question but wasn't quite sure, so instead he just stated facts. "We found you lying on the beach. Your boat was hit by a boulder and you were alone." Hiccup thought a moment before asking, "There wasn't anyone with you, was there?" "No!" Val blurted quickly, "No..No one else." Hiccup looked questioningly at her, but didn't push it. Hiccup started to asked another question when Astrid ran up the stairs. "Hiccup I - Oh! She woke up!" Astrid quickly composed herself and looked at Val, "Hi, I'm Astrid." "My names Val" Val replied, she cleared her throat and tried to stand up slowly. Stumbling, Hiccup caught her before she could fall. Giving him a gracious glance she composed herself and looked at the two teenagers in front of her. She estimated their ages to be around eighteen. But she wasn't sure. "Um...Is there a place where I can wash up?" She asked sweetly. "Follow me," Astrid said, "After you wash up I'll take you over to my hut. That's where you'll be staying until we can figure out how to get you home." "Thank you." Val whispered as she carefully made her way over to Astrid. "That reminds me," Hiccup started, "why were you on that boat all by yourself and where are you from?" Val bit her lip and for a moment Hiccup thought that he said something that upset her, "Um.....I was... I was going to visit my aunt and uncle. Their island really isn't far from the one I live on. Only a few hours at the most. But, a storm hit and I was thrown off course. I was floating around for days when the boulder hit." Hiccup noticed that Val wouldn't look him, or Astrid, in the eye while she spoke, and he guessed that she was lying. But the question was, why? "Val, why don't you head down? I just need to talk to Hiccup for a minute." Astrid told the girl. Val nodded and quickly went down the steps, regaining some of her energy. Hiccup guessed that she was happy to escape questions. "She's lying." Astrid said flatly. "I know," Hiccup sighed, "When I asked her her name she had started to say something other than Val, but stopped herself." Hiccup thought for a moment before continuing. "I think that we should hide the dragons, and keep her away from the stables. Just tell her that we store food their." Astrid nodded her head and ran down the steps to meet Val. Hiccup's mind filled with more questions. Why was Val, or whoever she really was, lying to them? Not even the way she talked sounded real. Or was he so desperate of a new adventure that his mind was playing tricks on him? Either way, Val was going to need to be watched, who new what she was capable of?
Ocean carefully washed her face in the stream, making sure not to get any water on her hair. Cringing at the way she had handled her conversation with Hiccup. "Val, why did I choose the name Val?" She sighed and thought back to what she had learned during her conversation with Astrid. Grabbing her diary she unlocked it and then, after grabbing her charcoal out of the pouch on her skirt, she carefully wrote down each Riders profile, along with a sketch of the ones she had seen. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Eighteen, soon to be nineteen. Son of Stoick the Vast and Valka, my parents. Hiccup is my big brother, but, unless mom stayed on Berk and just decided to abandon her daughter, shouldn't know about me. Seems like he's the one who invented a lot of the contraptions on this island. He has what look like to be artificial Night Fury tails on the wall in his hut. Tread lightly. Don't want him knowing who I am, but worst-case scenario, I'm throw off the island................Astrid Hofferson. Eighteen. Part of Clan Hofferson of Berk. She is very very skilled in the ways of war, that much I can tell. Be careful around her, at least until I can get my bow, arrows, and sword. Then we'll see who's more skilled. Although, she does seem to have a soft spot for Hiccup. If she learns my secret, chances are she'll try to get me off the island without him ever finding out.........Snotlout Jorgenson. Eighteen. Son of Spitelout Jorgenson. I only know what Astrid told me but it sounds like he's annoying. More info coming........Ruffnut and Tuffnut Thorston. Seventeen. Girl and boy twins. Part of clan Thorston. Not much known, other than that they are pranksters. Don't let them learn my secret, even if the others think they are joking at first it could become serious! More info coming...........Fishlegs Ingerman. Seventeen. Part of Clan Ingerman. Once I meet him, I need to be careful. I know that there were two Ingermans, brothers, who broke away from the Dragon Hunters hundreds of years ago, but I still should be careful. From the way Astrid talks, he is EXTREMELY smart. More info later. "Val?" Snapping her diary shut, Ocean put it and the charcoal in her poach faster than a Speed Stinger on Dragon Nip, then started to tie on her head band just as Astrid rounded the corner. "Just, finishing up!" Ocean said in a high and perky voice. I have GOT to get to Snow or Moon. If I have to keep up with this high, perky, girly voice, I'm going to drive myself nuts. She thought to herself. Astrid looked at her suspiciously then motioned over to the huts, "Follow me and I'll show you where your going to be bedding down. On the walk, Ocean kept her eyes open for anything out of the ordinary. An interesting building caught her eye. "What's that building for?" She asked, pointing to it. Astrid glanced in the direction of Oceans finger, but only took a brief look before turning her gaze back on her path. "Oh that. That's where we store our food and weapons." Red Flag! Ocean's mind shouted, She won't look at it, and she won't look me in the eye! Another building caught Ocean's eye. It had dragons carved at the top. Gronkle, Zippleback, Nadder, Nightmare, and....Oh my....Is that a Night Fury?! "Astrid, what's that building. "This time Astrid did more than a quick glance, and she actually looked at Ocean. "That's the clubhouse. Basically, a small Great Hall." "Yeah, but are those drag-" "Oh look, we're here!" Astrid interrupted, stopping in front of a heavily guarded hut that was, obviously, built to resemble a Deadly Nadder. "This is your hut?" Ocean asked, putting on the most innocent face she could muster. "Yep! And you will be using my guest bed." Ocean bit back a laugh, "You have a guest bed?" Astrid rolled her eyes, "Believe it or not, I do get company. Not just my family, but also my best friend." Ocean put on her nicest smile as the girls walked inside. of course she wanted to yell, Please, just leave me alone for a while! But, she knew that wouldn't happen. It was clear that Astrid didn't trust her. But maybe, just maybe, Astrid would have someone else watch her if she must. Walking into Astrid hut put Ocean on edge. Not that she showed it, much. Her eye's scanned her surroundings. That's a lot of weapons. "Soo, Val, where exactly are you from?" Astrid walked over to some weapons, hoping to intimidate the girl with her. "Oh, just a small island called Gink. Gink? Why did I just tell her I'm from Gink? "I've, never heard of it." Astrid said, as she grabbed an axe and started to sharpen it. Ocean eyed the axe warily before she answered, "It's really small, not well known." "Hmm." Astrid continued sharpening her axe, enjoying making the girl in front of her squirm. "Do you use weapons much?" Astrid asked, Ocean shook her head. "Not really, I'm okay with a sling, but suck at everything else." As Astrid eyed her, all Ocean could think was, Please buy it! Please buy it! "Huh, well I could give you some pointers while your here." Astrid said, tossing her axe. On instinct Ocean caught it, but she quickly saved herself by making it seem like she was thrown off balance. "Wow," She said, giggling nervously, "That's pretty heavy." "Yeah," But not that heavy. Astrid thought. This Val is lying. The only question is, why?