As a young lad, I was gifted with speed, strength, intelligence and good looks…That last part is true but irrelevant to what I'm going to be telling you, alright now, let's start from the beginning, where I went from the most respected Viking to the most hated Viking, in less than seven years, that hatred the villagers feel towards me, will continue for another twenty years.
I go by many name, Alex Godfrid. I was thirteen, and I was taller than most teens, I was five foot eleven when I first entered the dragon academy, I was expected to pass with flying colors, and I was expected to be the one to kill my first dragon. I expected that as well and please don't think I won't kill the dragon, because I will without a doubt put an end to its life.
The first thing that I noticed was that the instructor was blind, I thought that was cool, and I also thought that he used his hearing to find and kill dragons, which is easy because they're so loud. Anyway, there were seven of us in total, I was one, the other six, were Alvin, Stoick, Gobber, Spitelout, Hoark and Finn Hofferson. For the next year I'll be training with them, one of them is expected to be number one, Stoick, the chief's son is doing this just like I am, but he has a different reason then I do.
Most of these guys last names I didn't know, expect for Finn Hofferson, he's a good friend of mine. He's fearless in the face of death, but most Vikings are, but I guess you could say he's different, if he's on fire, he'll put it out quickly and jump right back into battle. He's a strange one though, but nonetheless he's my friend.
"Alex! Ready to lose for the first time in your life!?" Finn shouted excitedly, as we lined up for roll call. "Don't you wish, you ready for another beating?" I asked him smugly, he smiled, "You better watch out, Alvin and Stoick are not too far from you in combat skills." Finn warned me.
I smirked, "Right where they belong, man. They won't be able to catch up to me." I laughed, I say whatever I please, because I know they can't beat me at my own game.
"Alvin!" The blind man yelled, "Here!" Alvin called out.
The blind man nodded and shouted out another name, "Hoark!" Someone to my right stood up straight, "Here!" The blind man seemed to be pleased with how well the new group of dragon killers are. "Alright, good. Now Alex!" He shouted. I straightened my back, "Here sir!" I yelled and puffed out my chest, not that I needed to, since I'm ahead of most teens in physique.
He cleared his throat, "Stoick!" A kid at the end of the line on my right yelled back, "Here!" The blind man smiled again, "This looks promising. Now! Spitelout!" He shouted, I kid to my left called out, "Spitelout oy! Oy! Oy! Is at your service."
I chuckled, "Nice call out."
No one heard me. Good. But either way it would have been fine.
"Finn Hofferson!" He shouted. At the end of the line on my left, Finn stood up straight like the rest of us. "Here!" He shouted back.
The blind man looked a lot more like a real trainer now, because before he looked…Somewhat scary. And that's saying something, considering not a lot of things scare me.
"Alright, last but not least, Gobber!" He yelled.
A chubby kid beside Stoick spoke up, "Here!"
That's the last of us, "Alright now that, that's out of the way, your first test starts now!" He said and pulled a lever he was standing beside the whole time. It opened a cage door to our right. Well this is a little sudden, isn't it? I mean he didn't tell us what we were facing…Maybe he doesn't know because he can't see it? Who knows?
The dragon that came out of the cage was a Grunkle, "How many shots does a Grunkle have!?" He shouted to us. All of us ran in different directions. "It has!- I was cut off, because the Grunkle shot at me. I ran right past Gobber, "Five!" He shouted, "No, anyone else!?" He asked impatiently to us, "Six!" I yelled and dodged another shot.
The dragon got tired of chasing me and went after Finn, after it missed its first shot, it went after another victim. We all managed to not get killed. "Good, now always remember the shot limit between the dragons I'm going to be showing you for the next year! Because when they can't fire, they can't defend themselves, well that's true if it's matched up against a Viking like me or the chief or another strong well known Viking." He explained to us, "Oh before I forget, let me introduce myself. My name is Blind Henson. Nice to meet you all, now time for the next exercise." He said and moved on.
Starting right off the bat caught me off guard, and it seemed to have the same effect on the other guys. We followed Blind Henson to the great hall. We all stood there confused, "Alright now!" His voice echoed off the walls. "I expect you to know everything about every single dragon by tomorrow morning!" He ordered and left us alone in the room.
"Let's say we ditch the reading and go have some fun, ay?" Spitelout offered, he should have known no one would go with him. "Nah, I'm not going to get yelled at by a blind guy." Finn told Spitelout.
Spitelout shrugged, "That's one that wants to be a book worm, anyone else?" He asked.
I sighed, "If you leave, you won't know what to say, when Henson asks you something about a dragon. You'll look like a fool, do you think your family like that when they find out?" I asked Spitelout, He sneered at me, "Fine! Since I got nothing else to do."
Gobber laughed, "You tell him, Alex!"
I ignored him, "Should we work as a group?" I asked everyone, "It's better that we all put our knowledge together so we can get out of here faster." Stoick said.
"Yeah!" Finn agreed, the rest of them agreed with him, "Alright well, let's get to work." I said and sat down at a table with a single book sitting in the middle of it. "The book of dragons. Sweet." I said and rubbed my hands together. "Who wants to go first?" Stoick asked. No one spoke up, do I have to do it? Yup, looks like it. "I'll do it." I offered.
"Good, here." Stoick faced the book towards me. "Okay...Dragon classes. First class, stoker class dragons: are hotheaded fire breathers. This class includes dragons that can set themselves on fire, as well as most of the smaller dragon species. A Stoker Class dragon losing its fire is a sign that it is going to die, although its flames can be reignited by a Fireworm Queen's venom or by eating their Flame Gel combs." I read out loud to the others.
I continued, "Monstrous Nightmare, is an example of a stoker class dragon. There are a few other dragons like Terrible Terrors, Typhoomerangs, and Fireworm dragons, all extremely deadly...Expect the terrible terror, but keep your guard up at all times. Always remember that." I told everyone, they all nodded in agreement.
"Alright, next class, bolder class dragons: are tough and are associated with the earth. They can eat rocks, and although they have small wings relative to their body size, they are able to fly as fast and as high as most other dragons can, but at the same time, there are some bolder class dragons that can't fly as fast and as high as other dragons, an example is the Grunkle, the one we saw earlier today." I said. I looked up to see if everyone was paying attention. Good everyone seems to be interested.
"The next class is a little more deadly than the other classes, sharp class, my favorite class of dragons. Sharp Class dragons: are vain and prideful, and they all possess sharp body parts, so when dealing with one, don't get too close, but watch for openings when they attack." I said, "Whoa...Hopefully we don't have to go up against a sharp class dragon tomorrow." Finn said, hmm strange, usually he'll take up the challenge and fight the beast, but I guess it's because of what I said about them.
"A few dragons for the sharp class, are: The Deadly Nadder, Razorwhip and the TimberJack. Those are the most deadly types of sharp class dragons, and they're also very fast and very smart, so don't expect them to carelessly attack you, watch out for their tails too, they don't only rely on their blast capacity, that's just something to make you think they're hopeless." I explained to everyone.
"Now for the next class, Tidal Class dragons: live in or near the ocean, and unlike most dragons, they do not breathe fire as their ranged attacks, and although very few can, they rarely do use them. The dragons in this class are generally larger in size than most of the other classes. One other thing, Tidal class dragons cannot stay out of the water for a long time, but this is false for some of these aquatic dragons. A class of dragons I'd rather not go up against, they can be kind of dangerous up close." I said. I looked at everyone, they really seem to be concentrating on every single word that comes out of my mouth.
I cleared my throat, "The last class…Little is known about this class, but it's called, the Mystery Class: there is little known about these dragons due to how stealthy and sneaky they are. Dragons in this class are generally more feared than those in the other dragon classes. A prime dragon that is a perfect example for this class is…The Night Fury. This dragon is the ultimate mystery class dragon, their speed is unknown, and their size is unknown too, the only thing we do know is that this dragon is the holy offspring to lightning and death itself, your only chance to survive an attack from one of those things, is pray to Odin and hope it leaves you alone, no one has lived to tell what they have experienced." I explained to everyone. They all looked a little excited.
"Now that's a dragon worth killing! Am I right boys!?" Alvin shouted energetically, Stoick laughed, "Yes my friend! This'll increase my chances for chief a lot more if I kill one of these!" Stoick said happily.
"Remember no one has lived to tell the tale about what night furies can do. That's why they're unknown, don't underestimate them, if you do…then the only thing that could happen is, you die." I said and closed the book of dragons, "Alright, well that was fun, but I'm going to train a little more and then get some shut eye. See ya tomorrow, and also...If you want to win this, you better take this seriously." I told everyone, Stoick, Alvin and Gobber had angry looks on their faces, excellent.
This is something that will take up a lot of my time, because I absolutely love this movie and the show! I'm waiting for the next season, I was think about starting from where they left off, but I want to see where they're going with this. Please leave a review and or favorite this or follow for the next chapter as well.
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