I flashed back into a dragon and took off. Back to the Edge. I just wasn't quite ready to leave it.
I stood over the volcano, crying my heart out. "Whiplash..." I whispered with a shaky voice. "I'd have taken your place..." I leaned closer to the lava. "if you had let me." Memories ran through my head - memories of the egg, of baby Whiplash running around Frostflake's back, of Whiplash, saving me from dying of the Shellfire's blast...and deep down I knew I couldn't have done anything differently.
But still, I thought, grief tearing at my heart. I should've tried.
"Hey!" A sharp, female voice barked. I didn't pay attention to it. "HEY!" She barked again. I spun around with a low growl when a red Singetail landed behind me.
A Titan Wing red Singetail.
Krogan's red Singetail.
Scarlet.
"What do you want?" I asked bitterly. "I heard about Whiplash," Scarlet said sadly. "And I'm sorry. I don't know if he told you, but...he said if anything ever happened to him, to give his baby to you." Scarlet lifted her tail and revealed a small, baby, red Singetail with small purple spots on him.
"Wha - you - and him -" I sputtered. "We were mates," Scarlet admitted. I narrowed my eyes, my confusion rising. "But - but - how?" I asked. "I snuck away every other night to see him and I assume he did the same." She explained. I blinked, looking down at the small Singetail. This was my chance to make things right, to honor Whiplash. I could raise his daughter like I raised him, and keep her alive this time. I nodded, and Scarlet gently moved the red baby into my tail. "Thank you." She breathed.
I nodded, then carefully moved her onto my back. I took off and looked at the Edge.
The huts, already starting to be torn apart by the Night Terrors. I blinked away tears as my eyes crossed over the forests and seas that Frostflake, Whiplash and I had been on countless adventures over. And now they were gone. I sighed, and then turned and flew back to Berk.
I'll take care of her, Whiplash. I promised. A small whisper far off in Whiplash's voice seemed to say: I know you will.
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Howling Echoes - A How to Train Your Dragon Story, The Echoes, Book 1
FanfictionI could feel a cold, icy gaze barrel straight through my soul. Actual crystal shapes frosted white marked the edges of the creature's vision. A long, thin tail with a thin frost layer gently wrapped around me. Normally I would've run, escape th...
