ALRIGHT! NEW STORY! :) This was requested by movielover48, and I would like to give them a BIG, BIG BIG BIG BIG BIIIIIIIIIIIGGG (oh and did I mention "big"?) shout-out, because they've been waiting for MONTHS for me to do this, and I admire their patience. :) Thanks! :D
SO, THIS IS IMPORTANT: The title will be changed to "What Became of the Raid" because it fits the story better now that I'm actually writing it. So, just so you all know, and everything. :) And NOW, without further adieu, CHAPTER 1! :D Enjoy!
"OUTCAST ATTACK!"
Hiccup shot up in his bed, the war horn ringing in his ears. Toothless perked up at the same time as his rider, glancing at the window before bounding to his feet. Hiccup sprang out of his bed at the same moment, calling to Toothless and racing down the stairs, his dragon in tow.
The Outcasts were really starting to get on Hiccup's final nerves. They had attacked once every week for the past two months; always on the same day, at the same time; midnight, when everyone was sleeping and probably least expecting an attack. By now, though, everyone had it figured out which day and which time the Outcasts would attack their island again, making it immensely easier for them to be prepared.
Hiccup stepped outside and glanced about the village. The usual wagers were occurring: some of the buildings were on fire while dragons and Berkian riders flew overhead putting the flames out with buckets of water. The Berkian soldiers were fighting Outcast soldiers alike on the shores of Berk as well as around the village.
"HICCUP!" shouted someone from above him. Hiccup looked up just as Astrid flew in on Stormfly, followed closely by Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut.
"What are we supposed to do!?" Snotlout shouted at his cousin as he jumped off Hookfang's back. "The Outcasts have a bigger number than they did last time! If I didn't know better - and I don't - I would say that they brought all of Outcast Island with them!"
"Maybe they did!" said Hiccup. "They've been trying to attack us and take us for so long now, that it wouldn't even surprise me!"
"What do we do?" said Astrid.
"Basic maneuvers," said Hiccup simply. "You all know what that means. And remember...they have canons."
"Got it," said Fishlegs. "Don't hit the canons. Canons are bad."
"You all, be careful," said Hiccup. "You know the drill. I'll draw their first line of fire with Toothless, and while they're reloading, you guys go in for the kill. But NOT before. Make sure you don't destroy all the ships. When they retreat, we want them to be able to all get off Berk."
"Got it," said Astrid. "Come on, then!" She jumped on Stormfly's back once more, the other riders mounting their own dragons. "We have to hurry before the Outcasts finish getting off their ships!"
Hiccup took to the sky with Toothless, towards the Outcast ships. Almost instantly, the collective cry of "FIRE!" shot through the air, followed closely by cannonballs and bolas. Hiccup and his Night Fury dodged each and every one of them with surprising ease just before Toothless fired a plasma blast at one of the ships they came from.
"NOW!" Hiccup yelled.
Astrid and the other riders rode their dragons downwards, skimming the ocean just slightly as they made towards the ships. As the Outcasts were reloading, the dragons fired.
"HA!" Hiccup shouted. "It's working!"
"It always does!" said Astrid. "A few more, and the Outcast will surrender again, just like they did last time, and the time before that, and the time before that!"
"Berkians are AWESOME!" Snotlout boasted. "Me especially! Snotlout, Snotlout, oi, oi, oi!"
"FIRE!" the Outcasts shouted.
"They're done reloading!" Hiccup shouted to the five dragon riders behind him. "We'll do the same thing we did the first time!"
"Gotcha!" the others chorused in unison. Hiccup nodded to his friends, and then took off towards the ships. They directed their fire to him once more, while Astrid, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout and Fishlegs hid with their dragons, awaiting Hiccup's signal to move.
Toothless dodged a cannonball, but then got in the way of a bola. His two back tailfins were the victims, getting pushed shut by the Outcast netting. Toothless and Hiccup fell towards Berk while the Night Fury tried to angle the fall as best he could, failing almost entirely as his little efforts still left them crashing to the hard, unforgiving ground.
"Hiccup!" they heard Astrid shout.
Hiccup stood up, shaking himself out of his daze, Toothless doing the same behind him. The Berkian then drew his sword, holding it out in front of him as an Outcast approached.
"Alvin…" Hiccup said. "I should have expected you would be the one to find me."
"But of course!" said Alvin as he walked forward, no weapon to be seen "It's not every day you shoot down the heir of Berk, and his Night Fury."
Toothless snarled.
"You've been attacking us for a long time now, Alvin," said Hiccup. "What's it for? Every time you retreat, you always come back in another week or somethin'. What I want to know is why. Why don't you just give up already? Berk is stronger than you will ever be."
He looked behind Alvin, watching as Astrid and the other dragon riders landed. Hiccup gestured towards the ships, nodding in a clear Go signal. Astrid nodded, mouthing the words Be careful before she motioned for the other riders to follow her as she went back to finish off the ships.
"Maybe so, Hiccup," said Alvin, "but I can still make your people suffer. This battle is destroying Berk, and you know it."
"So what?" said Hiccup. "What do you think we're going to do? Why are you telling me this now?"
"Because, Hiccup, this can all be avoided," said Alvin. "All this death...all this destruction. It can be stopped by one thing and one thing only. By-"
"Oh, wait, wait, let me guess," said Hiccup, spinning his index finger around his temple. "You want me to surrender myself with you, let you take me freely to Outcast Island, force me to train your dragons so you can come back and destroy Berk with no mercy...yadda yadda yadda...the usual wager."
"You're right, Hiccup," said Alvin. "You're smarter than you let on," he added with an eye roll.
"Yes I am," said Hiccup. He stepped forward, coming face to face with the Outcast Chief. "Let this be made known today, Alvin," he said, "and trust me when I tell you that as long as my name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, I will never surrender to you."
"I thought you might say that," said Alvin. "That's why I brought...THIS!" He pulled a sword out of no where, and lunged.
