The Lost Riders ( On Hold, For Now )

Chapter 8: Gone Gustav Gone ( Part 2 )

The Shockjaw then stood on his hind legs, and picked Gustav up by the back of his shirt.

Gustav: Woah! ( laughs ) ( to Fig: ) Have you named him yet?

Fig: Not really. I've been busy learning about his species. But, being a dragon rider just about riding and learning about dragons.

Gustav: It isn't?

Fig: No. The way I see it, Dragon riders help each other, work as a team, and trust one another.

Gustav thinks and gets an idea.

Gustav: You know what, that's what me and FangHook are going to do. But, um, how do we get the Shockjaw to put me down?

Moon purrs at the Shockjaw, telling him to put Gustav down. The Shockjaw whined but he carefully placed Gustav back on the ground.

Gustav: Thanks, Moon. I'll see you guys later!

Gustav then got on FangHook and took off before Fig could say or do anything.

Fig: Gustav, wait a- and he's gone. Those two have spunk, I give him that.

Moon purrs at Fig and gently nudged her rider.

Fig: ( Laughs ) Hehe, kind of like how we used to be. Huh, girl?

Moon purred in response as Fig pets her head, then the Shockjaw whined and nudged Fig, wanting pets as well.

Fig: ( to the Shockjaw, sweetly: ) Hehe, alright, alright. Settle down, you're getting pets too.

( Slight Time Skip )

It was now night time and Fig was walking to the clubhouse with a dark blue journal with the Tidal class crest on it, in her hands. She was about to go inside when...

Gustav: I'm sorry, I just-

Hiccup: You could've been killed, Gustav! FangHook could've been killed! Look, this isn't Berk, Gustav. The rules are different out here. You have to be smarter than this.

Gustav: ( weakly: ) I just wanted to prove myself.

When Fig heard that, a childhood memory flashed in her head.

- In Fig's Childhood -

A ten year old Figment was sitting in her room as her Dad was lecturing and shouting at her for trying to help by going outside during a dragon raid.

Figment: ( weakly, with tears in her eyes: ) I just wanted to prove myself...

Figment's Dad: Then do it without wasting everyone's time saving you from danger that you've put yourself in!

- Back in the present -

Fig snapped out of the flashback, and continued to stand outside the clubhouse and listen to the conversation.

Hiccup: ( to Gustav: ) Oh, you have. You have proven that you are not responsible enough, you're not mature enough and you're not trustworthy enough to be one of us.-

That's when Fig burst into the clubhouse, slamming the door open, earning everyone's attention. Rune knew by the cold look in Fig's eye that she'd heard the conversation and... they quickly hid behind Astrid, who looked at them confused. Fig then walked up to Hiccup and Gustav with a cold look in her eyes.

Fig: ( coldly: ) That's enough, Hiccup. It's been a long day, and we all need some rest.

Hiccup: ( sighs ) ( to Gustav: ) We'll talk about this in the morning-

Fig: ( coldly, to Hiccup: ) No, you won't. ( to Gustav: ) Come on, Gustav.

Fig and Gustav left the clubhouse with FangHook following, leaving everyone in shock by Fig's behavior.

Snotlout: Wow, Hiccup, what did you do to upset Fig?

Rune: Let's not worry about it, until she has calmed down, because if she hears us talking about it when she's not ready to talk about why the conversation upsetted her, it won't be good news for any of us, and the dragons might get caught in the crossfire.

The dragon riders looked at Rune with confusion, Hiccup was a bit concerned by what Rune meant by the conversation upsetting Fig.

( Meanwhile with Fig and Gustav, outside the clubhouse )

Gustav: Hey, Fig, is it okay if me and FangHook hang out at the stables...?

Fig: Yeah, of course. But, hey, don't listen to Hiccup, you're good enough in your own way.

Gustav just nods his head in response with a dejected expression before getting on FangHook and take off to the stables.

Fig then sighs before she began heading to her hut, and once she got there, she was greeted by Moon, Smidvarg, and the Shockjaw. Fig gives the Shockjaw a sad smile, as she wasn't expecting him to be in her hut.

Fig: ( to the Shockjaw: ) Look who's making himself at home...

All three dragons noticed the sadness in Fig's eyes and looked at her in concern. Moon purred at her rider with worry, while Smidvarg flew to Fig's shoulder and tried to cheer her up by nuzzling her cheek.

Fig: ( lies: ) I'm fine, guys... it just has been a long day.

Fig then placed the journal in one of the bookshelves, before she wiped away the tears in her eyes that had just formed.

Fig: ( sighs ) ( silently, to herself: ) Let's get some rest and forget about the past, Figment, it's for the best.

Fig then gave the three dragons goodnight pets before walking up the stairs to her bed. Moon whined, before she gently nudged the Shockjaw with her wing and showed him where she and him could sleep. Smidvarg then flew off to find his pack, but he looked back to Fig with a worried look in his eyes, before leaving. Fig changed out of her morning clothes and into a white nightgown before going to bed with a tired sigh.

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That's it for this chapter, I hope you like it

Till next time my agents of mischief 😜