I started to pet my new dragon friend and I noticed it looked at the other dragons behind me who had a rider on their backs.

It lowered its head as if it was telling me to get on its back.

I turned my head to look at my friends. Then, I looked back at the dragon and I hesitated but eventually I slowly got on it.

'Oh my, Thor! I'm actually riding a dragon by myself!'

I have so many emotions going on right now. Nervous, excited, and proud.

I got a dragon all by myself and discovered a new species too.

•●●●•

We flew back to the Academy. It was a bumpy ride for me. I wasn't able to fly as fast and as straight as the others. In fact, I almost crashed into a house.

Once we landed outside the arena. I got off my dragon "This is harder than I thought." I said out loud

"With enough practice, you can do it!" Hiccup encouraged

We went inside the arena with my dragon close behind.

"What are you going to name it?" Astrid asked curiously

"Hmm." I walked over to my dragon and placed a hand on its snout. I sneakily checked what gender it was so I could find the appropriate name. Then a name popped in my head

"I'm going to name you (y/d/n)" I smiled

(He/she) made a gurgle sound. I couldn't help smile at (him/her).

"What should we name this species? Oh, I love this! Documenting a new species and learning all about it!" Fishlegs squealed.

"Gross, learning," Ruffnut said

"Yeah, no thanks," Tuffnut added

Hiccup mentioned, "The only dragon (y/d/n) looks like in the Book Of Dragons is the Nightfury."

"Yeah, but not quite. Facial features are different and (y/d/n) has more spikes (he/she) is a bit smaller than Toothless." I stated

"We get to determine what it's called?" Fishlegs asked excitedly

"I guess so." I shrugged "I was thinking--" I said but then got interrupted

Snotlout jumped in front of Fishlegs.

"I want to name it!"

"But I already have a name for it," I said to Snotlout

He became disappointed

"Its species name should be Sand Wraith," I announced

"Sand Wraith?" Hiccup said

I nodded "Yeah, sand because (y/d/n) was under the sand when I found (him/her) and the color of (his/her) scales. For the Wraith part, I give credit to Snotlout."

"What?" Everyone said bewildered

"Well, he asked if I have seen a ghost. Then it got me thinking. Sand Ghost but that sounded weird then I remembered wraith is another word for ghost so, Sand Wraith." I shrugged "Plus, wraiths are scary and well..." I looked over at my new dragon and it had a evil look to (him/her). Although, kind of charming in an odd way.

•●●●•

We went through some tests with (y/d/n) we found out that Sand Wraiths are very agile, fast, maneuverable, and extremely intelligent. They also are not able to breathe fire but shoot out hardballs of sand with a weak fire around it, they do explode a bit, and it's shot limit is 8 however their recharge is so fast they can shoot out 9 to fully maximize its limit shot. Although, the fire maybe weak but it was still hot and Tuffnut perfectly demonstrated that.

Sand Wraiths also have a similar body, like Toothless, but slightly smaller and they have longer and thinner spikes on their head, back, and wings. The head is more slanted and we assumed it is used to bury themselves under the sand. Probably for hunting.

Their facial feature has a much more sinister look compared to a Nightfury who has a cat-like face. We also concluded that Sand Wraiths and Nightfurys are related but not very closely related and Sand Wraiths are a different class.

We all decided that its class would be Tidal because it lived close to the ocean where we found (y/d/n). Also, because by the time I found (y/d/n) and got my friends to come to the beach, (he/she) was underwater the whole time.

We almost decided to place Sand Wraiths into the Strike class but it didn't meet all the requirements.

Lastly, the eel test. Of course, (y/d/n) is not very fond of them.

There's probably a lot more but so far that's all we know.

•●●●•

The next day Hiccup wanted me to start training with my dragon.

I got on my dragon and started to fly but I ended up falling on the ground. I held my head. I started to feel a little bit dizzy. I haven't even left the arena.

I stood up and brushed myself off. This was going to be hard.

Everyone started to give me tips but they started to get confusing. Especially with the twins.

It felt like hours and I was starting to get tired and my back was hurting since I didn't have a saddle yet, Hiccup was still making it. Hiccup dismissed us and everyone went to do their own thing

I was heading towards the woods, by walking. My dragon was close behind.

"Hey! (Y/N)!" Snotlout shouted waving his hand, he ran up to me.

"Oh?" I said turning around my dragon looked at him curiously.

He caught up and had to catch his breath. "Where are you going?" He asked with a smile.

I blushed "Oh, um, I'm planning on doing some extra training on my own...in the woods."

His smile became a smirk "Well, if you like, we can do a one-on-one lesson."

I looked at him surprised by the random act of kindness but I bashfully agreed.

🎶I messed up tonight
I lost another fight
I still mess up but I'll just start again
I keep falling down
I keep on hitting the ground
I always get up now to see what's next🎶

We walked into the woods with my dragon following me and Snotlout with Hookfang close behind. Even with my back hurting I wanted to keep trying.

🎶 Birds don't just fly
They fall down and get up
Nobody learns without getting it wrong🎶

We both went into an open area and I rode on my dragon. I patted (y/d/n)'s head and I took a deep breath.

🎶I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No, I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail🎶

We flew a bit but we started to get wobbly. Snotlout said that my body was being too stiff.

🎶I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No, I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail🎶

I realized that my body was tense. I relaxed my body a little bit. It worked! We flew way more smoothly. (Y/d/n) was flying towards the edge but I wasn't ready yet. So I stopped (y/d/n).

Snotlout asked what was wrong. I told him that I wasn't ready.

We trained a bit longer and the sun started to set.

We were all getting tired. I got on my dragon and together we all flew back to the village. Nice and slowly.

I thanked Snotlout and I patted my dragon goodnight as (he/she) flew towards the beach.

🎶 Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh🎶

The next day my dragon and I went to the Academy. I showed them how much I improved. Of course, Snotlout boasted.

🎶Look how far you've come
You filled your heart with love
Baby you've done enough that cut your breath🎶

But now I had to do more complicated things. I had to do a maneuver. Of course, I didn't do it right. While everyone else did.

🎶 Don't beat yourself up
Don't need to run so fast
Sometimes we come last but we did our best.🎶

Later that night I practiced with (y/d/n) I fell and flew off a lot and (y/d/n) catching me but I ended up getting it right. I was so proud of myself.

🎶 I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No, I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail🎶

I was starting to feel more confident in myself and I started to fully trust my dragon.

🎶I won't give up, no I won't give in
Till I reach the end
And then I'll start again
No, I won't leave
I wanna try everything
I wanna try even though I could fail🎶

I told (y/d/n) to run towards the edge

🎶I'll keep on making those new mistakes
I'll keep on making them every day
Those new mistakes🎶

(Y/d/n) ran towards to edge and then jumped. It felt like everything was going in slow motion.

🎶Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh try everything
Oh oh oh oh ooh🎶

(Y/d/n) then spread (his/her) wings and we started to fly

🎶Try everything🎶

We flew around Berk as I cheered loudly and my dragon roaring. We did it. We finally did it!

What I didn't notice was that Snotlout was watching the whole thing, smiling softly.