During wolves time, as Ruby used to call it, she often went out into the forest for a walk or a run. The freedom she felt those nights were the most amazing feeling she had ever felt, so she did this every time a full moon hung in the sky. That night she had taken a route that took her close to the well, and as she got closer and closer she caught the scent of something she had never smelled there before. This new scent made her slow down, her curiosity was awoken as she made her way to the well, to see what it was she had caught the scent of. When she saw the young man near the well, she stopped in her tracks and sat down for a little while. She had never seen the young man before, and he probably didn't know that the wolf he saw was actually a woman. She hadn't brought her cloak with her, so she couldn't show him that she wasn't a threat to him. So she just got up again, turned around and walked away.

When she woke up again, now in her human form but still in the forest, she remembered what she had seen the night before. What had the young man been doing out there in the middle of the night? And if she went back there now, would he still be there? Or would he have moved on after she left? The only way she would find out was if she went back, to see if he was there, and if he was then ask him why he was there and not in the town.

As she got closer to the well again, she walked with careful steppes, hoping that she wouldn't frighten him or make him feel threatened. "Hello? Is there anyone there?" She called out, and then stood still as she listened after sounds of movements or just of someone else breathing.

Toothless

Rest.
Something Toothless didn't have for a long, long time. His human body ached, it hungered for food, and every movement made his muscles scream in agony.
The young man could never get used to this, as a dragon; he had amazing stamina. But as a fleshling? He was but a mere chunk of meat waiting to be eaten by the several predators that had lurked here.
Toothless still didn't get over the fact there were flying monkeys roaming around, it had been some time ago since he had last seen one; but still. He kept his guard up.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to sleep. His thoughts were keeping him awake again. Though, a distinctive sound caught his attention.
Scanning the area, he found nothing to be seen by the naked eye. Darn those human senses, why couldn't he change back to his dragon form?

Something moved, and Toothless kept his gaze on a certain point in the dark; emitting a low and dangerous grumble. Which, probably didn't seem so dangerous because he was a fleshling, and not a dragon.
He sat up, finally catching the sight of an animal, a wolf; but not just a wolf. A huge, outgrown beast of a wolf.
The man felt tense, but unsure of what to do; this animal looked way stronger than he was in this form.
As quickly as the wolf appeared, the animal fled; much to Toothless' surprise, really. He was certain this wolf would attack him in this kind of state.
Not taking another chance, Toothless climbed up in a tree. At least this would keep him a bit safer.

Seconds, minutes, and eventually hours passed as Toothless finally fell asleep. He awoke, however, when he heard a human voice calling out in the distance.
Toothless shifted his position, so he could see the person that was intruding his territory; and he growled. This was a human, and there was no way Toothless was going to let a human infiltrate his home.

His eyes began glowing in a yellow-green way, observing his prey from out of the tree. Before he leaped, his human form shifting into the one of a dragon.
Toothless' wings spread, making himself look bigger than he actually is.
This was just a simple way of saying ; back off, this place is mine.

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Red Riding Hood

Ruby knew very well that her wolf form was huge and intimidating, that's why she did her best not to let people see her. It was pretty easy since no one was usually out in the forest at night, other than Robin Hood's men, but she stayed away from their camp. She didn't want to scare anyone, or to be seen as a monster. It was enough that she saw herself like that. She noticed how the young man reacted to seeing her, so she didn't move any closer to him, she respected his fear for her and left him alone.

But deep in her mind there was still something that made her worry about him, didn't he have a home? Was that why he was out in the forest in the middle of then night? It irked her a little bit, okay more than a little bit, which was why she had gone back to check on him. If there was a homeless person in the forest, she couldn't just leave him alone after seeing him out there. Maybe she could help him in some way, or at least talk to him.

She looked around between the trees to see if the young man was there, she heard some movement up in a tree close to her, but didn't get to move to see what it was until a dragon landed in front of her. She jumped back at the sight of the angry and protective dragon, and held her hands up in front of her to show it that she wasn't going to do something drastic. "Wow, easy big guy. It's okay, I'm not here to hurt you. I just saw a young man here last night, and I came to see if he was all right." She told him as if he could understand her, but usually dragons could understand.

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Toothless

Toothless had his teeth bared, trying to get the woman to leave by his intimidating form. It seemed to be working though, Night Furies had a habit of looking dangerous. But they were generally sweet and loyal creatures when you spend time with them.
He snared when she held her hands up, thinking she might pull some kind of move on him; though he was genuinely surprised what words came out of her mouth. His expression changed into a more gentler one, like he really understood what the woman said.
Nobody had bothered to come close to him, at first he thought it was about him being awfully good at hiding. But after a while, people saw him but didn't even try to make a conversation because he looked a bit on the dirty side.

Kinda logical if you think of it, humans seemed to have a habit of looking clean; Toothless certainly wasn't.
The dragon tilted his head to the side, looking rather curious for a moment. If this woman truly was looking for the man that roamed out here in the woods; well, here he was. Maybe in a different form, but who cared, he was most comfortable in this one.

Toothless started circling around the woman, observing her with huge dark pupils surrounded by yellow-green glow. 
Her smell was.. different from his fleshling rider. This woman had something animalistic to it.
He stopped, sitting down again before purple smoke swiveled around him.

When the smoke dissolved, the dragon was gone; instead, there was now a messy looking man.
Toothless got up to his feet, a little bit wobbly; he could never get used to walking on two legs. It was easy as a dragon, but fleshlings didn't have a bulky chest like dragons did. There was a certain weight difference.

Toothless looked a bit unsure for a moment, before he pointed at himself. He tried to tell the woman he was the young man she was looking for. Yet, he didn't know why she wanted to find him anyway.

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Red Riding Hood

Ruby knew that the dragon was trying to scare her away, just like she would do, but mostly when she didn't want to hurt the person coming too close to her in her wolf form. And though she respected that this was the dragon's territory, and took a few steps away from him, she still stood her ground. She understood that he felt threatened, but she wasn't there to hurt him in any way. She smiled softly at him when he reacted well to what she told him, happy that he had understood her. Ruby might be a human, but she was also a werewolf, so she didn't mind a little dirt. She could easily see passed it, see that the young man needed help in some way, and she would be happy to give him that help.

She stood still as the dragon circled her, letting him check her out as much as he wanted, hoping that it would make him trust her. The circling didn't bother her at all, since she would have done the same to anyone she felt threatened by. When he sat down and the smoke surrounded him, she let out a little sigh of relief that it seemed he trusted her enough to show her his weaker side, not that she was going to take advantage of it.

As he stood up and wobbled a little, Ruby almost walked over to him to make sure he didn't fall over, but she couldn't take advantage of the trust she was still winning. He didn't even need to point at himself for her to know that he was the young man she had seen the night before. "I'm the wolf you saw here last night, I would have approached you then but you looked kind of scared. So I waited until I could show myself in my human form." She told him as she took a small step closer to him. "You looked hungry, I was worried."

Toothless

Defensively, Toothless backed off a little when she took a rather small step towards him. He barely had human contact, the only one of course being Hiccup and his friends. But he lost his rider a long time ago, and honestly; he stopped looking.
There were times that he cried to the moon simply because he was lonesome, and his only food were the salmons at the Toll Bridge. Where, he had to be extremely careful not to be caught. He was a dragon, after all. Toothless wasn't sure how these people would react to seeing one of them around.
Of course, he wasn't a very large dragon to begin with. He was.. bigger than a human when he stood on all fours. But that was about it.

Toothless eyed her passively, as long as she wouldn't be a threat to him, he would not be a threat to her. He was weak, hungry, and not to mention the cold bothered him as a human.
With a bit of difficulty, Toothless stammered; "Nnoh paiirn?" it was more of a growl, to be honest. His human voice was rough, not to mention difficult to understand. What he probably tried to ask was, if she wasn't going to hurt him. Toothless wasn't sure if she'd understand.
Usually, when humans or.. vikings, in his experience; saw a dragon. They tried to kill it without mercy.
If Hiccup hadn't been there, they would probably still be hunted down one by one.

He placed his hand on his belly, looking down at himself. Yeah, he looked very messy. His clothing was ripped, his hair was greasy and full of dirt. Not to mention he was quite skinny.
As a dragon, this wouldn't have really been this noticeable. But humans needed their nutrients, and fish only did so much. It was healthy, sure, but Toothless had a hard time making sure he wasn't seen by the residents of Storybrooke.
When Toothless looked up, he smiled rather sheepishly at the young woman. It probably wasn't every day a dragon and a wolf met, two territorial beings, usually in packs; now alone in a giant forest that was unfamiliar to them.

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Red Riding Hood

Ruby let the young man do whatever he had to to get used to being a human again, because she knew exactly how it felt to turn back into a human after a long time in her animal form. She let him act defensively as much as he wanted, and just stood there looking at him with kind eyes. Trying to show him that she wasn't a threat to him in any way, just someone who wanted to help him and possibly be his friend if he wanted that.

She was very happy when she saw his defensiveness died away and he began to speak, or tried to at least. It took a little while for her to realize what he was actually saying, but when she finally did understand she shook her head. "No pain, I promise you that. I just want to help you, give you something to eat or a place to stay when it's too cold, if that's what you need." She told him softly and slowly, already knowing that he understood her, but wanting him to know that she was serious about what she said. Slowly she reached out her hand for him to take, if he wanted to. "My name is Ruby."

Yes, a wolf was mostly a pack animal, but Ruby had never been a part of a pack before, not a wolf one at least. All her best friends were humans, so she wasn't as territorial as the young man might think. She wasn't even very wolf like when she was in her wolf form, because she had learned to control herself while in her wolf form. So technically she was still human in her head when she was a wolf, it was weird sometimes, but it was better than not knowing what you had done the whole night you had been out in your wolf form.

Toothless

He was warily observing her moves, humans were unpredictable. One time they were aggressive, while the second time they'd be a dragon's best friend. He missed Hiccup, because he understood the way of a dragon; not to mention how similar they were to dogs or cats. It was funny, really.
Toothless opened his mouth to speak again, but could only utter a soft 'arhm'. It was a mix between the usage of words and a dragon-like growl. Food sounded amazing, but he was unable to get it himself. As a dragon; yes, as a human; no.
He was probably surprised by her offer of staying inside Storybrooke; but given his cautious nature, he seemed a bit aloof at that. He wouldn't know how to act around humans, let alone constantly be one. Imagine if he lost his temper; the town would try to shoot him.

"Rrrhh." He grumbled when she told him her name. "Rhhhoobbby?" Toothless winced, that sounded nothing like she pronounced it.
Instead, he started focusing on saying his own name; which would be a difficult task because it was an unusual name. Perhaps; a human name was better. He'd have to find a name like the one Hiccup had.
"Tthh- oooht.." He said, and then pointed to his teeth. "Leth." He told the woman further, communicating with humans was going to be so difficult..

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Red Riding Hood

The noise the young man made when she mentioned food made Ruby smile, it was clear that it was hard for him to speak, but she didn't judge him for that. Instead she went on to talk to him some more, to figure out how she could help him best. "Would you like me to bring the food out here? Or would you like to come back to town with me?" She asked him softly. She didn't want to force him to do something he wasn't comfortable with, so if he didn't want to go back to town with her, she would just bring some food out to him. But it was getting very cold outside at night, and she wasn't very happy about the idea of him staying out there much longer.

If he decided to go back to the town with her, she would take care of him to the best of her abilities. And if anyone ever had a problem with him and wanted to harm him, she would be there to protect him too. She knew what it was like to be hunted as if you were a mindless monster, and she would never let that happen to anyone else, not if she could help it.

When he tried to say her name, she smiled at him, not laughing at his slight mispronunciation of her name. "Yes, Ruby. You nearly had it." She told him with a bright smile. "But I'm also known as Red, you're welcome to call me that, if it's easier." She didn't mind being called Red, and if that was easier for him to say, then that would be her name. She listened intently when he spoke again, thinking that he was trying to tell her his own name. she watched as he pointed to his teeth, and the word he had said made more sense to her. "Tooth...less? Is that your name? Toothless?" She asked him softly.

Toothless

Toothless looked rather surprised when she actually offered to bring him food. The thing is; he was capable of getting it himself when he was maintaining his dragon form. But he was afraid to be seen by humans. Ruby of course, didn't seem so bad. But that was just one out of many. She wasn't the first human he saw after he was separated from Hiccup, but many seemed to be armed so he chose not to engage them.

It was sad that he didn't know how to communicate that well, he understood humans easily, but mimicking the sounds were hard. He would want to join her to get food, but he was afraid she meant going into the town.
With a bit of a sigh, he hesitatingly walked toward her; indicating that he would follow her. He wasn't sure if she would understand, but it was worth a try.
"Eh.. f... ood?" He stammered, and was actually satisfied with how that came out.

When the woman asked if his name was Toothless, he heavily nodded; that was exactly his name. He didn't expect her to guess it that easily. If only he had Hiccup with him.. things would have been so much better; no misunderstandings.. Hiccup would do the talking for him.
Perhaps he could find away to learn their way of speaking through enough practice.

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Red Riding Hood

Ruby didn't think it was surprising that she would bring food for him, she had told him so a couple of times now. But maybe he just wasn't used to the kindness of humans, it was understandable since it seemed he didn't really know how to talk. Ruby would probably feel the same way if she had always been a wolf and had just been turned into a human one day, she knew how people usually reacted at the sight of her in her wolf form, at it wasn't always nicely. She had been attacked and hunted more times than she could count, and it had even happened in Storybrooke once. It was so easy to convince people that she was dangerous, but to convince them that she didn't actually want to hurt anyone had been so much harder.

She smiled at him when he walked over to her and said food almost perfectly. But she thought that he wanted her to get the food for him, so she started walking back to town and was happily surprised when she saw that he was following her. "You want to go back to the town with me?" She asked him softly, just wanting to be sure he knew that was where she was going.

When he nodded at the question of his name, she smiled brightly at him. "That's a great name!" She told him as they kept walking towards the town, actually pretty proud that she had guessed his name correctly, but even more so that he trusted her enough to want to follow her back to town. That meant a lot to her, and she just couldn't stop smiling as they walked. "It's very nice to meet you, Toothless!"

Toothless

When Ruby asked if he wanted to go back to town with her, he nodded; though he was not eager about it. He simply wanted to face his fears and perhaps.. perhaps Hiccup was there and then everything would be alright. Toothless smiled at the thought of finally being reunited with his dragon rider. And hey; they'd be both fleshlings this time. Of course Toothless could shift to his dragon form, and he would probably stick to it, too.

Toothless couldn't help but utter a soft laugh when Ruby told him that was a great name, and he looked kind of startled of how human it actually sounded. Oh, he would love to actually talk, even though he was capable of speaking just a little.
"Nniiirce to meert yrou troooo." Showing a cheeky grin, he followed Ruby back to town. He was kind of nervous, to be honest, but he was sure everything would be fine if he'd remain calm. He didn't want to startle anyone by shifting into a dragon. He wasn't the biggest dragon in Berk, but he could still be frightening.

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Red Riding Hood

Skittering through the trees was a small group of dog-size creatures, about eight in all. They were small and bipedal, hairless and seemingly two different varieties of the same, imp-like creature. One was fat and stocky, while the other was much more lean and spindly. They were magenta and a greenish-blue, respectively. They moved quickly through the brush, despite their varied sizes, and made their way towards the emotions they could feel in the air- namely, fear.

They were drawn by pain and fear, and since one was in the air, they were happy to follow it.

These creatures were replicated from two beings of the underworld: Pain and Panic. They were not the actual ones to come sniffing around the surface world, but their smaller, equally trouble-making minions were happy to pick up the slack in their place. They were mindless, like the other animals that had fled the Underworld, and were driven only by their desire to spread their respective problems: pain for the red one, and panic for the blue.

The small group made their way to the two heading towards the city, hissing and snickering amidst one another as they emerged in front of their path. They moved with extreme agility, like small lizards dashing around in short spurts.

Their presence brought with them an ever-present magic. The blue/green one was capable of making those around him feel more afraid and even break into a panic if they were susceptible enough, while the other could create phantom pains inside the bodies of those around them. Because each had that power, and there was a group of them, the magic was thick in the air. They watched the two potential victims, claws and teeth ready to rip apart their flesh.

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Toothless, Red Riding Hood

Ruby smiled brightly when he nodded at her question, happy that he wanted to go with her. That he was brave enough to go into town with her, it made her so happy. She could help him more that way, he could get food, and if he wanted to she could find him some new, clean clothes and give him a place to stay if he needed it. It might be a bit much to get used to so fast, but it couldn't hurt to ask him, could it? "Most of the people in town are really nice, maybe you'll make some friends." She assured him gently as they walked. She just hoped Granny wouldn't be mad at her for giving food to someone who couldn't pay for it, but if she did, then Ruby wouldn't think twice about paying for it herself.

When he told her he thought it was nice to meet her too, her smile grew even brighter than before. He might need a little help to learn how to speak, but she thought he was doing well already. Maybe she, or someone else in town, could help him to talk better, she sure hoped that the other inhabitants of the town would be nice to him. He didn't seem like he actually wanted to hurt anyone, maybe when he felt threatened, but other than that he seemed really nice.

She had been about to ask him if he had lived in the forest for a long time, when she heard some hissing and snickering coming from somewhere very close to them. She suddenly, for a reason she couldn't understand, felt scared, and when that happened she got defensive. So when those eight tiny creatures suddenly blocked their path, she stood in front of Toothless, as if she was trying to protect him. Even if he was a dragon, and could actually change into one, she still felt like she needed to protect him. She couldn't change into her wolf form, but she was still physically strong and very fast, so she could fight them... Or at least that's what she thought.

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