Discovery

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Lani leads the Dragon Rider to the spot where he found the Sky Destroyer. It was a long flight, and Snotlout complains through the trip, but they finally reach the island where Lani encountered the Sky Destroyer. They landed on the small island's beach and got off their dragons. Lani points at the small rock-shaped island close to the beach.

"That's where I last saw the Sky Destroyer." Lani explains.

"Do you know why it was here?" Astrid asked.

Lani shrugs. "Don't know. I swam away before it could get me." He explains.

Hiccup walks over to the edge of the beach as he looks at the rock island. He has a strange feeling about the Sky Destroyers. He wonders why one showed up and why it was here. Hiccup was snapped out of his thoughts when Ruff and Tuff were looking around the island.

"W-What are you two doing?" Hiccup dared to ask.

The twins stopped looking around and turned to face Hiccup. "Searching for the Sky Destroyer, duh!" Tuff pointed out.

"...But there's nothing here." Lani pointed out.

"That may be true, Hiccup number 2." Tuff said while ignoring Lani's questionable 'what?' from the background. "But my gut is telling me that the Sky Destroyer was here."

"We know, Lani saw it." Astrid pointed out in annoyance.

Hiccup looks at Lani. "Is there any place that the Sky Destroyer could've gone to before you left?" He asked.

Lani rubs his chin as he thinks. The last time he saw the Sky Destroyer is when he swam away from it and hid at the island until dark. When Sandstorm came to get him, they went to a nearby island that was bigger from the island that Lani was staying on. Lani went night swimming to collect some seashells that can glow in the dark. And when he and Sandstorm met...Malie. Lani's eyes widened in realization as he turned to the big island.

"Malie." Lani whispered before getting on Sandstorm.

"Woah! Lani? Where are you going?" Hiccup asked as the others got on their dragons.

"I just have a bad feeling." Lani said before Sandstorm took off, followed by the other dragons.

They followed Lani and Sandstorm to the big island and landed on the beach. Lani quickly dismounts from Sandstorm and looks around. The others followed him, heading towards the forest. Hiccup went over to Lani, who was focusing on going somewhere.

"Lani? What's wrong?" Hiccup asked.

Lani walks through the forest, searching for someone, as he explains to Hiccup. "Few nights ago, I met this girl who I thought was stranded here."

Hearing this, Snotlout came jogging beside Lani after he mentioned a girl. "Wait! There was a girl? Is she pretty?" He questioned with a grin.

"Snotlout!" Hiccup scolded.

"What? I was just asking." Snotlout pointed out before whispering towards Lani. "No, seriously, is she pretty?"

"Uh..." Lani glanced over to Hiccup and Astrid, who were walking beside him. Hiccup just shrugs his shoulders while Astrid rolls her eyes. Lani turns back to Snotlout, who was waiting for an answer, as they continued walking.

"Um...yes. She's very pretty." Lani answered, earning Snotlout to do a fist pump and muttering a happy yes.

"Sooo...what's her name?" Snotlout asked, wanting to know more.

"Snotlout." Astrid spoke dangerously, warning him to stop.

Lani waves her off gently. "It's okay, Astrid." Lani said before turning back to the path. "Her name was Malie."

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