Chapter Thirteen

A Chapter by Imagination-mage

Sarah was mixing a special remedy that would burn yet cool the area it was healing, a good thing to inhale when having a stuffy nose. Sarah lathered the greenish, lotion feeling substance on Yasmine’s injured wing and calf which had a large gash on it. Yasmine cringed a bit when feeling the sting but relaxed when the cool feeling took over. A party of dragons had returned with a bounty of food, throwing it into the food pit where the newly hatched dragons savagely ate them away. Yasmine sighed, Hiccup nuzzling her arm and growling softly.

“So…the boy I supposedly injured.” Yasmine said.

“Yeah he should be fine.” Sarah mumbled. She wrapped the wound tightly making Yasmine cringe, hissing out “That hurt!”

Hiccup growled as well, Sarah saying “Yasmine, these mood swings your having is freaking me out!”

“Sorry…” Yasmine said, scratching behind her ear and looked out towards her dragons. “Once you’re done, we’ll return to Edolas…..”

“What’s with the pause?” Sarah asked.

“The mountains dead, I need to scout and find a new place.” Yasmine said, cringing when the bandage tightened again.

“Yasmine you need to relax.” Sarah said. “You can’t push yourself.”

Once the bandage was wrapped, Sarah stood and said “I’ll go with Hiccup and find a new mountain.”

“No.” Yasmine said bluntly.

“Come on Yasmine, I’m not a baby.” Sarah said. As she got up she tripped over a rock and tumbled forward, nearly falling in the water if one of the baby dragons hadn’t caught her.

“Thanks.” Sarah said, feeling Yasmine I told you so stare at her back. Sarah turned back to her and said “I’m going for a walk.”

“Okay…I’ll be here.” Yasmine said, yawning widely, She cuddled into Hiccup and the dragons coiled themselves around her till only her head showed, the dragons sleeping as well. Sarah pushed aside a large bolder that revealed a large tunnel that led to the surface, wood planks in the earth so she could climb out. She climbed up the ladder and once out, dusted off her over coat and walked off into the forest.

* * * *

Brandt was walking through the same forest where he broke his arm. Cilan was currently cleaning the house and was ensuring Brandt wouldn’t do anything dirty by locking him out. Brandt tried following the path till he spotted Sarah again. He tried hiding away but Sarah said “I know you’re there.”

Brandt freezes in place and his shoulders slumped. He turned to Sarah and gave her a half smile which slipped off soon after.

“Hey.” Brandt said.

“Hey.” Sarah said. The sat there awkwardly, Sarah looking at his arm.

“How’s your arm?” Sarah asked.

“Fine…I guess…” Brandt replied. The two just sat there until Brandt said “You need to come back to the human side.”

“I’m not brainwashed if that’s what you’re thinking.” Sarah suddenly said. “My friend didn’t choose to be Dragon Queen.”

“Wait, she’s not?” Brandt asked.

“Come on.” Sarah said. “You should ask her.”

“What’s he doing here?” Yasmine asked, she looked tired and the dragons around her growled angrily. Brandt gulped but Sarah remained beside him. Yasmine glared daggers but Sarah said “He’s here to learn.”

“What our secrets?” Yasmine growled out. Hiccup was sniffing around Brandt soon pulling out a dagger and throwing it into the lake, Brandt completely unfazed by it. Brandt stepped forward and said “Actually, I’m here to beg.”

Yasmine raised an eyebrow as he went on one knee and pleaded “Please don’t kill anyone on this island…”

Yasmine looked at him, a smile one her face. She suddenly started laughing and wiped her eye saying “Wow, I wasn’t even gonna kill anyone here. We’re just here for the food.”

“You mean our livestock?” Brandt asked, looking confused.

“Yeah, whatever.” Yasmine said, rising from her throne to reveal her now bandaged leg. She limped forward, Sarah and the other dragons ready to come to her need if she fell over. She approached Brandt, one hand on her hip and she said “So, why beg?”

“Well…I thought you’d be the cold hearted ruthless type…” Brandt admitted. Yasmine only laughed.

“I like you!” Yasmine said. “But you mutter any of this to your species and I’ll ensure that the next thing I break will be your heart.”

Brandt flinched, Yasmine throwing an arm over his shoulder and pulling him in �"mostly because she needed help standing- and declared “WE HAVE A NEW COMRADE!!”

The dragons roared in acceptance, Brandt suddenly feeling needed, wanted. He smiled brightly and hugged Yasmine tightly who embraced him back. Sarah soon cut in and replied “I’m gonna go back and ensure that you got everything from your old home okay?”

“Sure, I’m tired of standing.” Yasmine mumbled, falling over. Sarah and Hiccup were there to catch her, helping her back to the pile of dragons. Sarah tucked Yasmine in and turned to Brandt “Check on her daily and make sure her wounds don’t reopen.”

“Since when did I becoming a nanny?” Brandt asked.

“Since you were the one who shot her out of the sky!!” Sarah countered. Brandt turned away, muttering a “Fine.”

Sarah boarded Hiccup and took off, swiftly going out the entrance and flying back to Edolas.

~ * ~

Sarah arrived at the island, finding that it truly was falling apart. She landed swiftly, Hiccup waiting on a stable pillar and waited. Sarah looked around; the whole cave seemed cleared out. It was when she suddenly spotted something gleam. She spotted a ruby; it was gorgeously beautiful as it gleam. The lava seemed to have turned to solid rock. She approached the rock, letting her hand grace across it till she felt a quick pain hit her hand. When she pulled away, she found blood on her hand.

“Ow…” Sarah mumbled. She then heard Hiccup roar, calling her back. She quickly backed away and raced back to Hiccup who waited for her.

Yasmine and Brandt were laughed hysterically. The dragons were sleeping; the two around a fire that Yasmine made to keep them warm. Yasmine was eating food at the moment, Brandt nice enough to actually get her food when she complained about hunger.

“I can’t believe you caused a fire, ha ha ha, on your fiancé’s house!!” Yasmine laughed quietly.

“Yeah, she was having such a b***h fit.” Brandt said, laughing himself. As Yasmine ate away at the last of the food, they suddenly heard “BRANDT!!”

“S**t!” Brandt cursed.

“Who’s that?” Yasmine asked, stroking one of the stirring dragons who went back to sleep at her touch.

“Mickey.” Brandt mumbled. “What do we do?”

“Go!” Yasmine said. “I’ll come too!!”

“No, stay!” Brandt ordered.

“I’m not a dog.” Yasmine said. She pushed Brandt along, not giving him the time to protest, changing into a human form on the way. As they arose, they found an enraged Mickey who couldn’t believe what she saw.

“I’m a friend.” Yasmine quickly said, making Mickey even more enraged. She pushed Brandt forward back to his home where they’d be safe from Mickey’s wrath.

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