8th

Excerpt from: Ivy and Lily
She extended her hand.

The girl took it with hesitation and her fingers trembling. “I’m Lily,” she said, her voice barely a whisper.

Ivy looked at the drawing and saw that Lily was talented. “You draw?”

Lily nodded.

Ivy could tell that Lily was quite shy. “So, Art major?” she asked.

“Yes,” Lily answered, again with a whisper. “You?”

“Criminology,” Ivy answered.

Words: 62

Excerpt from: Berk in Time
“Of course,” Hiccup said. “Any dragon can be dangerous, even Terrible Terrors.” He turned to the two men. “Take us to your leader.”

“What?” Spitelout asked.

“We need to know more. But continue to be wary,” Hiccup responded.

“Oh, I’m past wary.”

Words: 42


Excerpt from: Interdimensional Adventures
Christina looked around. She saw that the Dimension Gate appeared to be in a swamp in the middle of Wingewarra. ‘This can’t be right.’

“What’s up?” Elias asked.

“Look around,” she said.

“A swamp, so?”

“Do you see a boat?”

Words: 40


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
The information Science section was relatively close to the Grand Atrium.

“Here we are,” Alexia said, as she turned into an out of the way nook. There were few other students there.

“Very good,” Freya said she followed.


“Directories, Archival systems. This is in Auroric…” Alexia said.

Freya took it. “Renaissance Era cataloguing systems,” she said.

“You’re Auroric?”

“I am, although from relatively close to Urbs Aeterna.”

“What else does it say?”

“It gives a list of the cataloguing systems. But there is no indication of a colour coded map of the library,” Freya said.

“They have to be around here somewhere,” Alexia said with a tone of exasperation.

“There!” Freya said, she bounded over to a shelf.

“What is it?”

“Diagrams of the Main Library.”

“Looks like there is a large number of editions,” Alexia said.

“This is the 63rd, published in 2004,” Freya said as she opened it.

Words: 150


Excerpt from:
“I’ll wait in the café.”

“Thanks.”


Dani entered the café and saw that Scott Ashworth was there. ‘I didn’t think he was interested in Shakespeare,’ she thought. She then went up to the counter.

“How may I help you,” the pigtailed waitress asked.

“A white tea, thanks.”

“Coming right up.”


Scott Ashworth listened to the gothic girl, Andrea, as she explained what the vigilante, Ninja Talon, had asked for her. Despite the busyness of college life, he had followed the news since SpiderGirl had appeared, especially after Groundhog Day. It seemed that the situation in Lawndale was escalating. “So, you want to try to find Jane Lane, or the critics, through the video surveillance system?”

“Yes. At least use Oscorp’s tentacles for good.”

Andrea had told him about the large property footprint of Oscorp in Lawndale too. “I could get in trouble if you’re caught,” he said.

“I know. I will be careful,” Andrea responded.

“That’s what I wanted to hear.”

“Huh?”

“I will do it,” Scott said. “I mean I’ll let you.”

“Right now?”

“Before the play starts. I have a ticket for tomorrow night, but.”

“I wasn’t seeing it tonight either,” Andrea responded. “Ninja Talon’s here, somewhere, as her secret identity. I’ll let her know.”

“I’ll wait.”


Andrea found Brittany in an isolated area backstage. “It’s going ahead,” she said.

“I’ll let Spidey know,” Brittany responded. “But when?”

“Right now.”

“Right, but we won’t be able to respond until after the play.”

“Is SpiderGirl in the play?” Andrea asked.

“I’m not answering that.”

Andrea chuckled. “I know. And somehow, I’m sure Jane wouldn’t mind waiting a few hours. But I know I won’t find something straight way. It will take time, such that the play would likely be over first.”


As Andrea left out the front with Scott, Quinn and Brittany emerged onto the roof. “I still have a couple more interviews to conduct,” Quinn said.

“How many is that?” Brittany asked.

“Seven, Beck was the eighth.”

“Anyway, Andrea has left with Tania’s brother.”

“So, It’s going ahead?” Quinn asked.

“Yes, but she said that it would take time.”

“I knew that.”

“There’s still an hour before the play,” Brittany said. “I’m going to patrol.”

Quinn nodded. “With all that’s going on, the rest of Lawndale hasn’t been getting the same attention this week.”


Dafoanairi returned to the Historia after a quick patrol herself, and saw Ninja Talon leave the roof. ‘Not surprising,’ she thought as she paused before re-entering. One the ninja had gone out of sight, she re-entered the building.


Daria entered the café and saw a large group of fellow Lawndale High students having an early dinner. “I guess this takes their mind off things,” she commented to Peterson.

“It does.”

“Any further news?”

“None,” Peterson answered.

“It’s still early yet.”

“Exactly. It isn’t always dramatic rescue missions. Far from it. It’s a lot of legwork.”

“I knew that,” Daria commented. “Intellectually. Now I’m getting a better understanding.”

Words: 493


Total: 787
1st

Excerpt from: Berk in Time
“Yes, but we need to know more,” Hiccup responded.

“What if they want to kill us?” Snotlout ssked.

“I don’t think they want to do that,” Hiccup responded. “Are you, rusty?”

“Who are you calling rusty?” the man said.

“Have you looked at yourselves lately?” Hiccup asked.

“Try being on this ship for a long time.”

Words: 56


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
“I suppose so,” Alexia said, with a thoughtful expression on her face. “But I am studying Architecture as well.”

“That’s certainly practical, but also can be artistic,” Freya responded.

Alexia nodded. “That is why I chose it.”

The doors were then opened. “Time to go in,” Freya said.


“Welcome to Introduction to Advanced Music Theory. I am Professor Iona Ingurman, the coordinator for this course.”

Words: 65


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
After midnight, Daria crept out onto the roof. She looked out over Lawndale, and wondered where Jane was being held. ‘It has to be somewhere close by.’ She took out a map of Lawndale County. ‘She said that Oakwood is too far for her locate ability to work. Five miles between Lawndale and Oakwood.’ She looked at the area south of Lawndale, and saw that Lake Lawndale was only three and a half miles from the center of Lawndale at the closest point. ‘Or maybe she’s being held somewhere there. But I can’t get there tonight.’
She then went down to try to get some sleep.


SpiderGirl arrived on the roof of the Historia in the early hours to find Ninja Talon waiting. “Hey.”

“Hey, Spidey. It was an interesting evening.”

“And complicated. I got the impression that the Enigma doesn’t like the civilian me personally. I’m not sure why.”

“I got to the creek with Trent and Dafoanairi but we were too late,” Ninja Talon said.

“They said that.”

“What happened with the theater?”

“There were no traps, and most of the other actors were still there. But you weren’t the only one who left,” SpiderGirl answered.

“Good.”

“Your secret identity is still safe.”

“I still took a risk,” Ninja Talon said.

“So did I.”

“And you still think Dafoanairi might be Daria?”

SpiderGirl nodded. “She had run off and said that she had gave chase to the abductor when she returned.”

“But she could have done that anyway.”

“That’s a good point.”

“But now we need to find Jane,” Ninja Talon said. “I have an idea.”

“We’re going to ask Andrea?”

“Yes. Either that or infiltrate Oscorp again to get the CCTV footage.”

“Andrea first,” SpiderGirl decided. “But would she be up?”

“We could go there anyway.”

SpiderGirl agreed, and so they headed in that direction.


As it turned out, Andrea was up, gaming, as she couldn’t sleep with everything that had been going on. She heard Ninja Talon and SpiderGirl enter the house from the back door. Just as well her parents were heavy sleepers. She met them in the hallway. “Why are you here?” she asked quietly. “You’re not asking me to hack Oscorp again, are you?”

“Maybe,” SpiderGirl said. “It’s to do with the missing critics.”

“I doubt Oscorp is responsible,” Andrea said as she lead them into her room.

“Jane Lane is also missing,” Ninja Talon said.

“I heard her interview about the play,” Andrea said. “Wait, are you saying that something happened?”

“Yes,” SpiderGirl said and explained what had happened at the Historia earlier in the night.


Andrea took it in. “I’m not sure what I could do about it. Even if there are cameras outside the Historia that might have seen this mysterious person take Jane into the stormwater system, trying to download the video over a dial up connection won’t work.”

“I see,” SpiderGirl said.

“But there could be a way,” Andrea considered.

“What would that be?” Ninja Talon asked.

“If I had access to one of Lawndale State’s computer labs, I would be able to do it.”

“I have no idea about that,” SpiderGirl said.

“But other students at Lawndale High have siblings at Lawndale State,” Andrea said. She turned to Ninja Talon. “I could get back to you at lunch. What do you say?”

“That could work. We can meet in the library. But Spidey won’t be there!”

“I won’t,” SpiderGirl said.

“Relax. I still don’t want to know your identity.”

“Good. Then Talon can tell me later.”

Ninja Talon nodded.

Words: 592

Total: 713
The Riders landed on the top deck. They quickly noticed that it wasn’t made of wood, rather it seemed to be composed of some metal or other. “A little unusual,” Hiccup commented.

“Try ‘very unusual’,” Astrid said.

“And we don’t see anyone sailing it,” Hiccup said.

“And I didn’t see any oars either,” Fishlegs pointed out.

“No one sailing,” Hiccup said as he looked at the ragged sails. “No oars. What sort of ship is this?”

They heard a sound nearby, a door into a cabin crashed down.

“Is that a…?” Astrid asked.

“Yes,” Hiccup answered. “A dragon. And where there’s one. There are probably others.”

The Rumbleclaw roared.

“Out of the way!” Astrid said.

“Over here!” Nefertiti called from a room at the side.

They all ran over.

“More Dragons,” Spitelout groused. “Perfect.”

“Someone must have captured them. We need to find out who,” Hiccup said. “Berk may be the only safe place.”

“What if this is a trap?” Spitelout asked.

“We’ll escape,” Hiccup said. “We need to find wherever it is being steered from.”

“But how?” Snotlout asked.

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Berk in Time
Dragons on a Timeship
This is Berk. Most places have cats or dogs as pets. But we have dragons.

Hiccup was doing what he liked best after a long day at the Dragon Academy. He was riding Toothless over the seas surrounding Berk. It was exhilarating, just him and his bud. However, something unexpected happened. He sighted something in the distance. It looked, big. Toothless gave an inquisitive growl.

“I see it too, Bud. Let’s have a closer look.”


Not long after, Hiccup could clearly see that the object was a kind of ship he hadn’t seen before. Also, it was much larger. He also knew the patterns of the currents in the area, that it would reach Berk some time the next day. “Better give them the heads up, Bud.”


The sun was setting as Hiccup and Toothless landed outside Berk’s Great Hall. The door was open. ‘Something is happening,’ Hiccup thought as he dismounted.


Stoick the Vast, Chief of the Hooligans of Berk, saw his son enter the Great Hall. “There he is now, along with his Dragon.”

The woman who had identified herself as Nefertiti turned. “Rather small, isn’t he?”

“Aye, he is,” Stoick said in a long suffering tone.

“Hi Dad,” Hiccup said as he came up. “Toothless and I have found something.”

“You can tell me about it later.”

Hiccup nodded. “Who is this?”

“She arrived on Berk this afternoon with Trader Johann,” Stoick explained.

“Nefertiti.”

“Hiccup, and this is Toothless.”

“Your Father told me that it was you who first trained Dragons.”

“Yes, it was. I found Toothless, and befriended him,” Hiccup answered.

“And Berk now lives peacefully with the Dragons.”

“Yes,” Hiccup answered.

“I see,” Nefertiti said.

“Dad, Toothless and I found something. A strange ship, approaching Berk.”
It was clear to Stoick, that his son wanted him to know straight away. “You say it’s approaching Berk?” he asked.

“Yes,” Hiccup answered. “It would run aground sometime tomorrow.”

“There could be anything aboard,” Stoick considered.

“I agree. Which is why I want to investigate it before you’re obliged to open fire with our catapults.”

“And you would be right in that regard. It could be a threat to Berk.”

“I thought so,” Hiccup said.

“Maybe Nefertiti could help,” Stoick suggested.

“Maybe, but she hasn’t ridden a dragon before, and I doubt there’s time to find her one.”

“Toothless looks big enough for two.”

“Most dragons are. But I need to find the other Riders first.”

“Of course.”

“Can I come with you?” Nefertiti asked.

“Certainly.”

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16th

Excerpt from: Artifact in Lawndale
“Quinn Morgendorffer,” the one with the long red hair said.

“Stacy Rowe,” the one with the brown hair in braids said nervously.

“And you are?” Quinn asked.

“Agent Myka Bering. We're here to ask about the incident earlier today.”


Quinn thought about it for a moment. She wasn't sure that she could trust this Agent Myka Bering, or whether she should call her mother first. “Can I call someone?”

“You mean, a lawyer?” Myka asked. “It's not that sort of issue.”

“It's my Mom, she's a lawyer,” Quinn said.

“You can call her,” Myka said.

“Myka?” Pete asked.

“I'm sure her mother would agree, Pete.”


“It's Quinn, Helen,” Marianne said.

Words: 110


Excerpt from: An Aquatic First Contact
But they weren’t going to it now. Not on her watch! “That won’t happen!” she declared.

“Good to hear,” Ma’ah said. “But how could you help?”

“Maybe some sort of strategy that you could come up with?” Ma’ah asked.

Words: 39


Excerpt from: Berk in Time
“If they’re that big…” Spitelout mused.

“Who knows what they make,” Hiccup said.

“You feel some kind of thrumming?” Snotlout asked.

“I do,” Hiccup answered. “There may be someone here, operating one of the forges.”

Spitelout drew his sword! “I’ll be ready.”

“We don’t want to antagonize him,” Hiccup said as the Jorgensons both charged off. “Of course!”


Back on deck, Fishlegs was thinking. “Obviously there are more dragons on board.”

“Over here!” Astrid said. “A nest!”

Fishlegs walked over. “Those look like Zippleback eggs.”

“Zippleback?” Nefertiti asked.

“Our dragon,” Ruffnut explained, pointing to Barf and Belch.

“I see,” Nefertiti said.

Words: 101


Excerpt from: A Night at Crewe Neck
“Daria! I’m glad you made it!” She exclaimed. She saw Daria wince a little. ‘Oops!’ she thought. It seemed that Daria was oversensitive to the higher tones in her voice.

“Yes, although there are a lot of people,” Daria said.

“Yes! Most of the Sophomore and Junior classes are here!”

“Including my sister,” Daria commented,

“Has she caused trouble?” Brittany asked as she twirled a pigtail.

“In the past,” Daria answered. “However, she has turned over a new leaf, so to speak.”

Words: 82

Total: 332
The blue cart moved along the village trail. “Girls, I just want you to know your mother and I realise it’s not easy moving to a whole new island, especially for you, Daria, right?”

Daria looked around at the Viking houses, along with the strange large perches nearby each house. “Did we move?”

Jake, her father, laughed. “I’m just saying you don’t make friends as easily as… uh. Some people.”

The girl sitting in front with her father, started humming louder.

“Quinn for instance,” Daria said.

“That’s not what I meant,” Jake said. He gave a look of annoyance at Quinn, who stopped her humming. “I mean the first day at a new academy is bound to be difficult.”

Daria then hummed louder than Quinn had. “Speak up, Dad! Can’t hear you!”

“Uh!” Jake said.

Daria stopped humming as she noticed the cart had reached its destination on a cliff overseeing the freezing ocean.

“Where was I,” Jake asked as he pulled on the reigns of the… animal pulling the cart. “Don’t get upset if it takes the other kids a little while to warm up to you.”

Quinn got off the cart and was immediately met by two other girls and hit it off instantly.

“I’ll try to help her through this difficult period of adjustment.”

“That’s my girl! Wait a minute.”

“See you, Dad,” Daria said as she got off the cart and headed into the Academy.


Daria and Quinn entered an area that looked like an arena, where the one in charge of the Academy would meet them. Daria could make out two others there, but they were not close enough for her to see their faces clearly. She always had difficulty seeing in the distance, but it seemed to be getting worse. “Come on, Daria,” Quinn said impatiently.


“Daria and Quinn?” the male of the two asked.

“Yes, I’m Daria.” She stepped forward and could see his green eyes clearly.

“I’m Quinn.”

“You may call me Hiccup. Welcome to Berk’s one and only Dragon Training Academy.”
Dragons: Risks out of the Archipelago
It was a quiet day at Dragons Edge. But it wouldn’t be for much longer. Hiccup and Toothless were out on patrol when they saw a Terror mail approaching from the direction of Berk. “Back to the Club House, bud,” Hiccup said.

Toothless gave a rumble as he acknowledged his rider’s command. They then sped back to the Club House.

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