Zero woke up, surprised he doesn't have a headache. How does he not have a headache after being bonked on the head? He carefully stood and looked around. He was in a prison cell, obviously. But outside the prison cage, right in front of him, was another cage across from him, which was bigger and empty. The one that was beside the one in front of him wasn't only big, but wide as well, and the on just out of the corner of his eyes was the same. Beside him, A nest laid there. Really? They could at least put him in the nest! Well, Scarlet is nicer this time... the walls on each side were clear, it had an amber color tint. Clearly Deathsong amber... It also allowed him to see the on just beside him diagonally. It was empty like the others, but it had a wide bucket in it, it was made out of amber and was empty. The cell was the same size as his cell.
There was also a cell to his right. It had something in it, a dragon, and a Changewing as well. It was red, but more of a Crimson color, The had a necklace completely made of amber, they were staring at the wall. May as well make small talk while I'm here, but I'll get out soon. Just got to find a way..
'He-' Zero barely got to talk before the dragon snapped their head at him, they, or more like she, had a content, maybe even a curious face. I've awakened a crazy person...
'Oh looky here! The weird Deathsong is finally awake...So tell me, what brings you here? Broke Scarlet's rules one to many times? Annoyed her too much?' The Changewing
'I- Uh-'
'Did she just put you here for fun? Are you weird?'
'...'
'Oh! Silly me, I'm getting ahead of myself! Introductions first before any other thing!' She layer down, her head was raised. 'How about you start first.'
' I...' He sighed. It was only the polite thing to do. 'I'm Zero...'
'Zero...Eh, I'm Flare! The amazing champion of the arena, though you already know that!'
'I don't...?'
'Huh? But everyone of the island knows about me...! Even if they have never seen me before, because that wretched Scarlet-' Flare had an annoyed and slightly angry look on her face before suddenly switching back. 'Made it clear that I'm her champion and stuff. Unless you just cane to the island for the first time which I highly doubt, so why are you here'
'I was...I was just stopping by to rest while on my way from a long flight-'
Zero was interrupted by a gasp.
'S-so you are a Newcomer?! How did anger Scarlet so quickly, enough to land you here?'
'I-I just declined her offer to be a guard-'
'WHAT?!' She roared, standing up suddenly and starting to pace. 'Why. why. Why would you do that?? You could have had z better chance to escape! You could get free treatment. Life is better as a Deathguard! '
'I didn't like it so decline. Controlling others unwillingly makes a shiver go down my spine...' Zero sighed.
'But...Why...?'
'Think about this. Imagine that you were just minding your own business when a random Deathsong just hypnotizes you, then makes you try to kill your family or does something that you really hate. Would you like that?'
'No... But you're a Deathguard, not the dragon!'
'Yeah, but if I was that dragon, I would feel pain, and when other dragon feel pain, to put it simply, I feel pain in my heart.'
'...'
'See?'
'I guess...'
Zero looked around, seeing if there was a weak spot he could somehow Crack through. But they weren't bars, it was mainly clear amber walls and a amber door he couldn't break through.
'Looking for a way to escape? The only way is to melt it with AmberMelody saliva or Changewing Venom. Though I still wouldn't recommend it..'
Wait what? It makes sense that our saliva can melt amber...But Changewing venom isn't too strong...I think.
'Wait. If Changewing venom can break through amber, why haven't you escaped yet?'
'I've tried and almost got killed for seeming like a regular Prisoner. That's why I have this-' She put a claw on her necklace. 'thing to show the gaurds im a champion and should not be messed with. I mean for most of them. Most of the Deathgaurd don't really care since DeathGaurds are the highest of the high, not higher than Scarlet, of course..'
'I see...But don't you wanna be free?'
'I mean...I don't have to hunt myself. But, can you tell me about the outside? My group doesn't know much either.. '
'I- Well...It's nice, but I can't really describe it, you'll have to see yourself!'
'Ugh...Well there's no use...How about you tell me about yourself, why'd you want to escape, especially when they give you free meals, you don't have to hunt or really do anything but fight...'
'I don't like fighting... I don't like hurting other dragons-'
'What..? Isn't that the whole point of being AmberMelody? Eat dragons to survive-'
'I eat fish, not dragons, not anymore.'
'Oh...Well, continue.'
'I have a family-'
'But don't AmberMelodies- Sorry...Continue.'
'...It's not a...Usual one. Five SpeedStingers and a human-'
'What..?! But humans are dangerous! Even Scarlet told me-'
'She's very young, about hatchlings standards!'
'Even so! What if the humans hunt you down for taking their young or the human hatchling tries to hurt you-'
'Not all humans are bad! '
' How can you prove it?! '
' I live in an island with humans that dedicate their lives to saving dragons from dragon hunters who hunt all dragons down! They respectively have their own dragons that can choose to leave if they want, but they don't! They like the riders because they treat them right. Do you understand? '
'Y-yes...'
'Good..'
'Umm...How about I talk about what's gonna happen...I think we're friends now so I guess...'
We are Friends...? I mean, I guess it'd be good to be freinds with the champion while im here. If it's anything like Peril who was basically raised here her while life then she'd know the important things to survive here.
'Ah..Yes Please..'
So for at least two hours Flare explained to Zero how the whole system of the island worked. From how they used amber as currency the different type of arena battles to how the set up of the dungeon is in groups for a reason.
'So that's it..?'
'Except for the a story I want to share once everyone is here and a few minor details which I'll probably just explain them to you if I mention them.'
'Alright...Who is this, "Everyone"?'
'Oh, my friends! A LightFreezer named Glowberry, she's the calmest and most collective dragon in our group, in the cage right across from me. A FlamingNightmare named Energy, mainly like all FlamingNightmares, but he's really protective with friends. Not nice, but protective. He's in the cage in front of you. Then there's a Widewing named Spark. She's shy and doesn't talk, I mean, we haven't heard her talk. They put amber around her mouth so she doesn't melt through the walls and escape, she's the youngest and small, if she gets out, she could easily sneak away. In the cage that's basically infront of me! But she's growing larger by the day and will probably be moved soon...' She sighed. 'Then there's the weirder ones, but we still are friends the same...DreadGleamer and GoldGlare. They aren't siblings but they were close. They kind of look like their part LightFreezer, especially DreadGleamer! GoldGlare looks like a small, yellow version of GlowBerry. While DreadGleamer just looks like a LightFreezer combined with a Speedstinger...The two were close, they even shared a cage together. A pity they moved DreadGleamer a few moons later...In fact, We heard he escaped while they were trying to move him, managed to break the mouth restraints they used before, I think that's what got Scarlet to change the restraints to entirely amber instead of rope...We didn't believe them until he managed to send a letter to us! He must be trying to help us escape or something.'
What?? But wait.. Okay gotta remember Sephra dragon name lessons. A LightFreezer was a...Flightmare! FlamingNightmares are Monstrous Nightmares for sure... Widewing, Widewing...Typhoomerang!
But Spark and DreadGleamer, wait DreadGleamer? DreadStrider...If DreadGleamer is a Dreadstrider then GoldGlare is a...SummerShine!
(Decided to add the other game dragons, here's the wikis so you can see how they look like.
Summershine | How to Train Your Dragon Wiki | Fandom
Dreadstrider | How to Train Your Dragon Wiki | Fandom
They're from the School of Dragons and Rise of Berk...? What are they doing here...I mean, I shouldn't question that a huge island that was not here before, I shouldn't question it...
I think she's safe enough to tell her...I've told her about my family already...
'Hey flare.'
'Hm?'
'Do you want to know about my ablities?'
'Oh! I forget to tell you what mine are- wait...What do you mean ablities' She narrowed her eyes at me. 'It's not like you have Scarlets, do you...?'
'No..!'
So Zero explained his powers to Flare, and eachword he spoke she got more excited until she looked like she's was ready to explode.
'Please make me a spider!'
'No!'
'Why not?!'
You have a weird obsession over Spiders!
'I said no and that's final!'
'You said you haven't made a sapient one before! Beside if you pass out then you can pass the time!'
'No.'
'I'll do anything! I'll even help us escape, with my friends of course...!'
'...Fine, but I'll make a snake instead!'
'How about a snake with Spider legs...?'
'You are crazy...' He complied though. 'Sapient or sentient? either way I'll fall asleep...'
'Wait! Let me quickly tell you my abilities! And Sapient please!'
'Fine...'
'What makes me special is that my venom can light fire! Without ignition! But it just goes off randomly...Oh and my scales are fireproof!'
'Hm. Anyways.'
Zero spat out a regular size of the Sapient amber which made him fall from exhaustion, thankfully not pass out. But this made him not able to stand, let alone sculpt. So he had use his mind. He sculptedthe body, the spider legs, though he shifted them to the front and made the first set smaller and more to the front to act as arms.
I wonder if it's gonna have black eyeballs, or will it stay pink?
For the final touches Zero finished with the eyeballs. He felt like he was going to pass out but before that he did a few modifications to it.
Listen to Flare, me, and whoever is good...
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Zero's eyes fluttered opened and he let out a huge yawn.
'He's awake, Flare.' An unfamiliar voice called.
'Really! Zero your okay, it'd been so long I thought you were dead!' Flare yelped.
Zero turned his head to Flare.
'Really? That's sounds...Really farfetched...' Zero scoffed
'Well...I did....!'
'What? Did that Deathsong wake up?' A gruff voice grumbled.
'Yes and call him Zero!'
'Yea, Yea... Whatever Flare...'
He stood up and checked the now occupied cells.
Energy the Monstrous Nightmare, with muted green body with a reddish-orange head
Glowberry the Flightmare with the regular colors.
GoldGlare the Summershine with the regular colors.
And Spark, the non speaking yellow Typhoomerang
'Oh and Zero, what are you going to name your creation.'
He look down to see the thing he made before.
'I- uh...Pilot.'
'Pilot...What's a Pilot?'
'I don't know...' GoldGlare chirped.
'Ehh..' Flare shrugged. 'But now is the moment I've been waiting for! A story hidden away by Scarlet, but one of the guards snuck it to me...'
'What is it...?'
'Probably a story she made up!' Energy Snapped.
'No...It's The story of how Scarlet controls the dragons...!'