A Viking Chief's twins

Wing Maidens

"NO! I promise I don't mean any harm I'm a friend to dragons!" I tried to convince them yelling as loud as my lungs would allow. "Throw him in," The leader orders holding Ember tightly in her grasp. I felt myself being lifted and about to be razorwhip food when I remembered something.

"Wait! Do you know Heather? Heather of the Berserker tribe? Younger sister to Dagger the Deranged?" I tried just trying to stall time. The maiden holding me over the pit and paused looking at their leader. "No, what of her?" the leader asks. "She has a razorwhip named Windsheer, if I'm right she's been captured by Viggo grimborne and you know what he's going to do to that Razorwhip? What I have seen him do to countless dragons? He will slaughter and sell them for scraps! He's been doing this for years! I know you care about them and if you care enough please don't kill me! I am the only one standing between Viggo and the safety of all the dragons. Viggo wants to control all the islands and cage every single dragon to sell. He may not know of your island now, but he will find it and when he does your people and the dragons you protect will be slaughtered," I stated to her.

She remains unmoving, but I can see she was considering my words.

"Your right that Berk was once a terrible place to dragons, but we changed. I tamed a night fury and together we had proven to Berk what dragons really are. They are kind animals just trying to survive in this world, just like us. My dragon and entire family is in trouble. I plead with you to help me, you don't need to attack, you don't need to reveal yourselves. I just want your help finding this ship. It belongs to my brother who has taken care of that dragon since it was a egg. He's in danger, so please I humble myself in front of you, I just want to save my family, and my family includes dragons," I finished putting as much resolve in it as I could being hung over a hole filled with razor whips.

There was a tense silence before the leader nodded to her maiden. I closed my eyes waiting for my death when I was instead thrown onto the ground.

"We will help you find this boat if you prove yourself to us. If what you say is true at least," She said. "Of course! Just how quick can I do this? Also what's your name?" I ask her. "I am Atali leader of the wing maidens, daughter of Nyla," She said. "Again, Hiccup Haddock the third, son of Stoic," I repeated.

I was handed Ember back to me and she said. "We shall help you find this ship of yours Hiccup Haddock, if you pass our test," Atali said.

"Okay sure, what's the test?" I asked.

Ten minutes later I'm standing at a cliffs edge. Looking over there was a lake at the bottom, but I knew for a fact I would not be surviving that fall.

"You must jump and if your as much of a friend to dragons as you say than yours here will catch you," Atali explains gesturing to Ember in her arms.

"But she's my brother's dragon not mine," I tried to reason. I wasn't afraid of falling because I had my gliding suit on my back, but if I fail they'll kill me.

"It's your choice Hiccup Haddock, jump and have the chance of life, or you'll be food for the expecting mothers," Atali said. I looked over the edge again and decide I got a better chance of surviving here so I step to the edge of the island and take a deep breath looking out to the horizon.

That's when I noticed the shadow in the ocean's horizon and I felt my stomach drop.

"You need to hide,"

I said. "What?" "Hide!" I yelled and pointed out to the ocean. "Those are the hunters, they attached a metal ship to a shellshocker. Please listen to me! If I'm wrong you can kill me, but we need to hide, your entire village needs to hide," I said pointing out to the horizon. Atali follows my line of sight, but does not make any noticable moves.