Picture this:
Rhaenyra is recovering after loosing baby Visenya (😭) everyone on Dragonstone is grieving and preparing arrangements for a possible war. Daemon just put baby Aegon and baby Viserys to sleep and left to make sure the island is well defended.
Baby Viserys with his egg in his hand: -Aegon are you awake?
Baby Aegon awake and visibly worried: -yes, you can't sleep either?
V: -I want to claim a dragon
A: - but you have your egg, what if it hatches?
V sad but determined: - it's not going to Aegon...but I can claim one of the big dragons and help mother and father, please come with me and help me (🥺)
A: - alright but we have to be careful, if father finds us he will not be happy.
They get dressed with their dragon riding outfits (because obviously Rhaenyra had them made for when they rode with Daemon or her) and they quietly make their way outside (don't ask about the logistics because I have no idea 🤣). They are trying to light up a torch when suddenly a dragon makes a sound, Stormcloud is flying towards them fast as lighting.
A: - Stormcloud what are you doing here?!
Stormcloud: *chirp* *blink*
V: - Aegon he can help us to light the torch!
A: - fine, Stormcloud *points to the torch that is set on the ground* dracarys, alright let's go and search for a dragon....which one are you going to claim? Do want me to help you with the rope?
V: - no don't worry I can carry it myself. And I'm going to claim Vermithor *proud baby*.
A: - King Jaehearys' dragon! He is really big Vis, do you not think It will be too difficult? *worried baby*.
V: - perhaps, but I am sure he is the dragon for me....should I get him a goat? Or a cow?
A: - yes you are right we should give him something to eat it will relax him, Stormcloud cannot carry a cow...wait *gives Stormcloud orders and he flies away* let's start climbing, he will find us.
They start climbing and when they are halfway through Stormcloud appears with a goat between his teeth (the goat is alive literally kicking and screaming). Relieved that now they have a gift for Vermithor they keep climbing, with a few stops along the way because Stormcloud was trying to eat the poor goat but finally they arrive at the entrance of the cave. They cut part of the rope and they tie the goat.
A: - let's go we don't have all night and they have probably noticed we are gone.
V: - I am going alone Aegon, father claimed Caraxes alone, so did our grandparents Prince Baelon when he claimed Vhagar and Princess Alyssa when she claimed Meleys...and mother's father King Viserys and he claimed Balerion!
A: - you are right but you are too young Viserys and don't tell me mother did it too, Syrax was a young dragon, Vermithor is war ridden and huge *Aegon is now experiencing a level of stress not even the conquerors experienced during the conquest*.
V: - Aegon please I swear I won't put myself in danger and I promise that if it takes too long I will come back and won't try it again.
A: fine...but I will send Stormcloud after you and the goat if I feel you are taking too long.
They hug, Aegon gives Viserys the torch and he enters the cave with a very disoriented goat, after a bit he starts to feel the heat and hears something big and heavy moving ahead, he advances a bit more and sees two big eyes watching him. He has finally found Vermithor.
V: hi Vermithor, I brought you a gift * he pushes the goat in front of him* I know it's not very big but I couldn't carry a cow up here, I hope you understand.
The dragon watches him and the goat as if deciding if he will eat both of them or just the goat, so Viserys keeps talking while he rubs his hands toghteter nervously.
V: I have come here to claim you, we have problems and it seems that a war is going to start soon, my mother just lost my sister Visenya and I just want to help and protect my family even though I am the little one, so please let me claim you. You will fly again like how you did when King Jaehearys was alive and perhaps you'll have to fight again. What do you say?
After a few seconds Vermithor roasts the goat and eats it. Viserys very slowly raises his hand and starts petting his snout, Vermithor is seems has accepted Viserys as his rider.
V: alright now please come out so we can fly together!
Viserys rushes out of the cave and right after him comes Vermithor that watches the little seven year old very attentively, they arrive at the entrance of the cave where Aegon is petting and talking with Stormcloud that when he sees the huge dragon gets in fron of his rider to defend him.
A: Vierys you have really claimed Vermithor!
V: I did! Now help me with the rope so I can ride him too.
Daemon: what do you think you are doing?!
Aegon and Viserys now know they are in deep trouble, they turn to look a their father and see a couple of guards and Caraxes is flying above their heads, their father has a very angry expression on his face, one they have only seen directed at their uncle Aemond that one time they all dined toghteter in King's Landing.
D: I believe I left you in your rooms sleeping but instead I find you two have snuck out and come to become dragon food! And thank the Gods I saw Stormcloud with that goat or else who knows what else you two would have done! Do you think this is what this family needs? Another member dying? After all your mother has been through what where you thinking?!
Aegon and Viserys are looking at the ground with tears in their eyes.
A: it was my idea father I wanted to see Stormcloud and didn't want to disturb...
V: that's not true I wanted to claim Vermithor and I did he accepted me, you don't need to lie Aegon.
D: whatever for do you want to claim a dragon? You are a child, one who is starting to misbehave it seems.
V: I know a war is coming our way and I want to help, I don't want to be useless *pouts*.
Daemon sighs and kneels in front of his sons
D: look at me *they do, tears streaming down their cheeks* none of you could ever be useless, you are mine sons and your mother's *Daemon looks at them lovingly and a bit proud* but you can't do things like these because as you said a war is coming and I want both of you to be alive after it is done alright?
A: you will be alive too right? To be with us after we win the war.
V: yes father you have to be there.
D: I cannot promise you that, but I promise I will protect you with all that I have.
Daemon hugs his sons. He gets up looks at Vermithor and sighs.
D: call the dragonkeepers and tell them they need to saddle Vermithor.
V: you will let me ride him father? Truly?
D: he is already willing to let you, who am I to contradict a dragon.
Aegon and Viserys attack their father with a hug that almost makes him fall to the ground (he isn't a young lad anymore after all) and they stay like that until Vermithor is saddled. Daemon guides Viserys to the saddle and secures him there, then he mounts Caraxes with Aegon, obviously his son wasn't going to sleep while he and his brother where riding together, and of course because two dragons aren't enough Stormcloud is coming with them.
After the prince and the future kings ride above Dragonstone with the moon as their witness and the dragons roaring they go back, inside the castle they are informed that the queen wants to speak to them.
V: it seem we aren't out of trouble.
A: I hope mother isn't very upset.
D: me too.
They go to their parents rooms where Rhaenyra is on the bed looking pale and tired but also incredibly worried and angry, Aegon and Viserys are more scared of her at this moment than of their father.
R: care to tell me why the guards have told me that my two youngest sons are out looking for wild dragons and that my husband instead of taking them back to their rooms saddles a dragon and flies with them for hours?!
D: well my love you see
V: mother I wanted to help you *cute face activated*
R: and how will you help me? You are a little baby still.
A: he claimed Vermithor mother!
R: you claimed the Bronze Fury! And you let him Daemon? Are you as reckless as two little babies still!?
Viserys takes Rhaenyra's hand: mama I want to help you with the war that is coming, I want to protect our family so we don't loose anyone else like we lost little Visenya.
Rhaenyra burts into tears and hugs and kisses baby Viserys. Aegon and Daemon sit beside them on the bed and the four of them fall asleep hugging and listening to dragons flying, at one point Viserys hears a baby laughing but quickly dismisses the sound and falls asleep.
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