Hey everyone

This is a kind of story I wanted to write for a while. what happens if Hiccup was taken by the enemy, and being used to...well. I'm not going to spoil to much. All I can tell you, this is going dark and test the bonds of the dragon riders more than ever.

I saw a great opportunity to introduce this story by seeing a scene from an episode of the new season of RTTE. so do expect some spoilers from there. I'm going to start this story at episode 8, and continue from there. So Heather is part of the team, and the riders try their best to free every dragon under Viggo's command.

But what if something changed, and the episode had a different outcome.

Please enjoy the story.

Just a Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the world they come from. Just the idea of the story

"Hmmmm," Viggo thought as he scratches his con with one hand. In the other, was a piece from the Maces and Talons game. This piece was always his favourite, the Marauder's chief.

He's been doing a lot of thinking lately. Particularly about his opponent. The one he considers suitable for the Viking chief's piece. Hiccup Haddock.

For months now, that boy has been destroying his ships and setting free his shipments of dragons. Because of that, business has been at an all-time low. He and his dragon riders have been succeeding in this battle for the control of the world. Viggo have been fortunate I'm winning a few major battles, but this conflict could go on and on.

Not that Viggo doesn't mind a good fight, but he's starting to loose men, dragons and gold. He can't afford to keep loosing like this.

And neither can Hiccup. His riders must be tired by now. How long can they keep going like this? The Vikings on Berk certainly have a stubborn streak that can keep the fire alive. But sooner or later, it'll dim out.

Viggo needs to think of a plan to stay one step ahead of Hiccup.

"Brother."

Viggo groans as he places his piece down on the board. He doesn't need to see his brother; the disappointment in his voice says it all.

"Let me guess, Hiccup," Viggo said with a raised eyebrow.

"No," Ryker said as he drops a small bag on the table. From the sound of the jingle, it was a bag of gold, and not a lot of it. "The arena's dues are low. It seems the crowd isn't please with its champion."

"Makes sense," Viggo said leaning in his chair. "As soon as you know you're going to win, it becomes very boring to watch."

Ryker walked to his brother and leans forward, seeing what he was doing. "I swear; you must dream the life of this game."

"On the contrary, brother. I much consider life as a reflection of this game. I guess that one of many lessons grandfather taught me. You have to constantly change your strategy, moving the pieces just in the right time."

"I don't suppose there's a strategy in there that can get us more business," Ryker comments.

"Sad to say not," Viggo comments as he studies the two pieces.

"By the way, we did get a few new dragons in the cages.

"Anything interesting."

"We have the usual Gronckles and Zipplebacks. By we also managed to secure a couple of Thunderdrums and a Changeling."

"A changeling?" Viggo replied intrigued. "That should fetch a healthy penny. Put a harness on it. Then go to that arena. If that host doesn't pay the money we agreed upon, well, you know how to make him scream."

Ryker smirked as he turns and leaves the tent.

But Viggo didn't pay too much attention to him. He was more focused on the thorn at his side.

Sooner or later, Hiccup will loose focus and fall permanently. All he needs is the right moment.

Far above the sea, a jet black dragon dived from the clouds and levels off near the sea. On top of him was his rider and best friend. They've been flying for years, and instantly knew what kind of risks they will endure together.

Rescuing dragons out far from Berk has defiantly made a few enemies and came with so many risks. There have been plenty of times where they nearly lost their lives. But, it has all been for a good cause. Hundreds of dragons have been freed thanks to them. Hiccup and Toothless will keep going until every dragon is free from Viggo and the hunters.

"The tracker hunter base is just ahead!"

Hiccup turns his head to see Snotlout flying Hookfang nearby.

"Now remember, Approach with caution. They might be expecting us," Hiccup insists, knowing full well that his cousin never really listens to him.

"Hiccup, Hiccup, this is the easiest mission ever," Snotlout replies. "We fly in, blast the hunters, and be home in time for lunch. BOOM!"

Hiccup rolls his eyes. "Well I appreciate the enthusiasm, I-"

"Come on Hookfang!" Snotlout calls out, making his dragon zoom past Hiccup.

Hiccup groans before Toothless races to catch up to Hookfang.

Their target is a hunter's camp on a small rocky island. There were a lot of jagged rocks, and deep caves that can hide a dragon. Somehow, the hunters found it and use the island as a small dungeon for dragons.

Hiccup and the other riders have been scouting the island for days, seeing what the best tactic to attack it was. It wasn't a big operation like normal camps, so going with a small group was the best idea. Hookfang and Toothless were the ones with the most fire power in case something went wrong. While the other dragons and their riders were back at the edge.

When the dragons landed on the dirty beach, the riders dismount and travel with caution. But as they turn the corner of a rock, all they see were some empty dragon cages, and no hunters.

"There's no one here," Hiccup stated as he and Snotlout looks around the camp. "It's completely abandoned."

"This place was crawling with dragon hunters this morning," Snotlout said. "Something's wrong."

'Great' Hiccup thought. Snotlout took most of the shifts covering this island. He should know what's happened to the hunters. "Did you see anything else? Any dragons?"

"Well, no," Snotlout answers.

Suddenly, a low growl came from Toothless and Hookfang as they sniff the air, and their senses became alert.

"Maybe there is something wrong," Hiccup said worried.

Then, a blood curdling roar came from the cave nearby. It sounded like a dragon, in pain.

"Yeah, really wrong," Hiccup said, regretting what he said earlier. Without a moment of hesitation, he and Toothless ran to the tunnel. "Come on!"

Snotlout knew where this was going. If there was a cry in need, Hiccup will drop everything to go and help. And that usual involves dragging everyone with him.

"Why did you tell me to be proactive today?" He complains to Hookfang. The dragon responded by angrily blowing some steam on the rider.

Seeing no other choice, Snotlout and Hookfang follows Hiccup and Toothless into the cave.

As soon as they enter the cave, they found man made stairs leading down to the lower levels. While Hiccup and Toothless started going down, Snotlout stops at the first step, almost scared for his life.

"You know, I think we've seen way too much of this place already," he said, egger to leave. "Maybe it's time to head back, what do you think Hookfang?"

He turned to leave, only have his dragon push him back in with its head.

"Oh come on Snotlout," Hiccup said turning around to face him. "This was your idea!"

"Yeah," Snotlout said upset. "That was before the blood curdling dragon scream."

As if on cue, another roar ranged through tunnel of the cave. That made the group runs down the stairs into a large room, full of cages, with injured and angry dragons behind them. If there was one thing that made Hiccup angry more than anything, is to see such gentle creatures being treated so horribly.

Snotlout foolish looked at a seemly empty one, only to be roared at by a speed stinger.

He nervously turns to Hiccup. "So Hiccup? Question, question, question. How are we going to free these vicious and wild dragons, without being, or I don't know, EATEN ALIVE!"

Hiccup cautious walked around with Toothless close to his side. "There's gotta be a switch or a lever somewhere. Once we get them free, we can wait it out."

He walked to the end of the cave, but not seeing anything that can set these dragons free. But he did see a giant dragon behind bars, its scared wings covering its body.

"Anything?" Hiccup calls out to Snotlout.

Snotlout search his end of the cave, and sees a giant lever on the wall. "Yep" he calls out as he pushes the lever down.

But it didn't free the dragons as he hoped. Instead, it slammed down an iron cage door, blocking Hiccup and Toothless from the exit.

"Snotlout!" Hiccup yells as he and Toothless run at the bars.

"Hang on!" Snotlout yells. "I'll get you out of there!" He pulls the lever back up, hoping the door will go back up.

Instead, it released a purple smoke on the floor. Within seconds, it surrounded Hiccup, Toothless and the rest of the dragons in mist.

"What is this stuff?" Snotlout asks as some smoke spilled towards him. He tries with all his might to get the lever to open the door, but it was stuck.

Hiccup covered his mouth to avoid breathing in too much of this stuff, but it was a loosing battle. His head started to feel fuzzy and his body began to feel heavy.

"Alright bud," he calls out to Toothless. "Time to go!"

Toothless focused with all his might to fire a plasma blast at the cage. But the cage took the blast like nothing.

Within seconds, Toothless soon fell into a state of unconsciousness. Hiccup knew that soon he was about to join him. But not without a fight. He tries to claw his way out of the cage, to no affect. All it did was bring him down to the knees.

"Thats not good," Snotlout cry as he tries to lift the cage up with his muscles. But the cage is too heavy for him. "Hiccup! Toothless!"

"Go! Go! Go!" Hiccup shouts. "Go get help!"

Snotlout stood scared for a minute before running for the door with Hookfang.

"Go!" Hiccup yells before he hit the floor and was surrounded by darkness as he drifts to sleep.

Hiccup stirred at the sound of dragons around him. When he opened his eyes, he sees that he is in a dark and mucky place. Moonlight reached his eyes, almost blind in him. It took him a while to remember what had happened. How he was knocked out by the gas with Toothless...

"Toothless!" Hiccup yells as he sat up. Wondering if his friend is gone.

But a soft, familiar moan came from beside him. It was Toothless, but all chained and muzzled.

Relieved, Hiccup moved closer to his friend and pats him on the head. "Here you are bud."

Suddenly, he found his right leg heavier than his left. He looked down to see his ankles chained to the wall. He tries to pry it open, to no effect.

He stood up to look around, realizing that he and a Toothless weren't alone in this place. There was also a Razorwhip, a Nadder, a Nightmare and a Gronckle all in chains.

"Where are we?" He asks out loud.

Then, he heard loud roars coming from a wooden wall near him. He race to it with Toothless by his side. There some holes in the wall so he can see out, but it wasn't a pleasant sight. A Speedstinger was getting whacked by a scorpion tail. Hiccup looked up to see spectators in stands.

"Dragon fights," Hiccup growled with Toothless baring his sharp teeth out with disapprovment.

"We've got to get out of here," Hiccup tells his dragon.

Suddenly, they hear the door open, and two men with spiked helmets and spears enter the room. Hiccup was not surprise to see men that bare hunter uniforms working at this ring.

The dragons roared at the men, only to be silence by the sound of the spear hitting the floor.

"That's right you smelly beasts," the lead one said with force. "You know who the boss is!"

That just made Hiccup angrier to see people treat dragons like this.

"Who's he?" The other one asks looking at Hiccup.

"Eh, him, he was with the Night fury." The leader said.

"Ah, I've heard about him," the other guy said. "He's a friend of dragons."

"Good," the leader said with a nasty smirk. "Then maybe he'll be useful."

Toothless growled at the thought of his friend being used as part of this sick torment.

The leader chuckled looking at this pathetic display of affection. "I've got a very special event plan for his dragon. Don't you worry my friend, I'll let you watch."

Hiccup narrows his brow, displaying his anger at the man as he leaves. The door was slammed shut, as the match outside was over. Hiccup turned to see the dragon with the scorpion tail enter his cage.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

Hiccup turned his head to see the leader address the crowd.

"Get ready! Tomorrow, two new dragons enter the ring in a battle royal! Only one dragon will leave victorious! Will it be Razorwhip? Or...Night fury!"

As soon as that name was announced, the crowd became excited. But Hiccup and Toothless were nervous.

They were going to be the main event tomorrow.

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