So ya, a new story. :) I imagine this taking place directly after "A View To A Skrill Part 2" (Defenders of Berk episode). It was requested by silverwolvesarecool, and I want to thank the user. :) This is for silverwolvesarecool, and everyone else who wants to read. :D Enjoy!
My eyes shot open at the sound of a large THUMP permeating from the rooftop. I knew it was Toothless; he always woke me up early in the morning, every morning. So, instead of dealing with the pesky Night Fury at that moment, I pulled the blanket over my head and rolled over on my side. I heard it again; THUMP, the second time time, followed by a desperate roar. The third time I heard it, the entire house shook.
"Okay, okay, I'm up!" I called out, dragging myself out of bed at length, down the stairs, and then finally outside my house. Toothless was on the roof, getting ready to jump on it a fourth time.
"Good morning, Mr. Bossy," I called up to him. He mimicked me with grunts and growls before jumping down from the roof, landing right in front of me. "You always have to wake me up so early just to go flying," I commented.
Toothless, in response, whacked me with his tail.
"Yeah, yeah, I get it," I said. "You ready?"
The dragon bounded around me once, and I quickly mounted him. As soon as I clicked my prosthetic into the footpedal, we were airborne.
Even though it had only been two years since we had made peace with the dragons, Berk had already become so much better. No more dragon raids, no more worrying about our livestock getting taken in the middle of the night...life on Berk was amazing.
Toothless barrel rolled straight through a cloud. I tossed my hands in the air, the wind blowing my hair across my face, not that I cared. Flying was something awesome.
After another hour, we finally headed back to the village, landing pronely at the Dragon Academy. I dismounted, looking behind me. As if on cue, Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout and the twins flew in on their own dragons, getting off them as soon as they touched down.
"Top of the morning, class!" I greeted them.
"Good morning, Hiccup," Astrid said. "What are we going to be working on today?"
"Aerial tricks," I answered without hesitation. "Who's up first?"
Snotlout hand shots up instantly. "Ooh, me! Me!" he shouted, jumping up and down with more enthusiasm than he usually had.
"Actually," Fishlegs said matter of factly, "it's supposed to be-"
"Me," said Snotlout, looking at Fishlegs, almost daring him to say otherwise.
"Then go already!" Astrid shouted, pointing to the sky. Snotlout mounted Hookfang, and they took off.
Hookfang obviously didn't have much respect for Snotlout, because whatever he said to do, Hookfang did the exact opposite. In the end, the Monstrous Nightmare spun towards the ground, fire alight, Snotlout screaming for the dragon to slow down and cut it out. Hookfang spread his wings just - and I mean just - before they hit the ground. Snotlout dismounted, looking dizzy.
"Did I win?" he asked.
"Okay, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, you're up," I said. The twins mounted their dragon, and took to the sky. Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout and I watched them with amusement as the dragon tried to go in two directions at once, trying to follow the commands of both their riders.
"Left!" Tuffnut shouted.
"No, right!" Ruffnut denied. Both Zippleback heads tried (and failed) to follow both commands, resulting in their heads getting twisted.
"Okay, down!" said Tuffnut.
"Up!" said Ruffnut. The dragon once again grew confused, and instead of doing either one of the commands, spun upside down, successfully dumping Ruffnut and Tuffnut off its back. Luckily, they weren't high enough to actually get hurt by the fall, and jumped back to their feet an instant later.
"What's my score?" they asked in unison.
"Not keeping a score," I said as if it were an after thought. "Fishlegs, you're up."
Fishlegs mounted Meatlung, and then circled the academy once before landing again. Of course, since Meatlung was a Gronckle, and Gronckle's weren't exactly fast, Meatlung and Fishlegs always tried to beat their "around-the-academy" record.
"Okay, Astrid, looks like you're up next," I said.
A satisfied grin flashed across her face as she mounted Stormfly and took to the sky. Stormfly barrel rolled, easily dodging sea stacks just before she shot higher into the sky, spinning, her wings looking almost like propellers.
The dragon stopped flying altogether, falling back towards the sea. Just before hitting the ocean, Stormfly unfolded her wings, shooting across the water with the grace of an athletic cat. Then, the Nadder and the rider came back and landed, Snotlout, Ruffnut, Tuffnut and Fishlegs "oo-ing" and "aah-ing."
"Okay, who's up next?" I asked.
"You are," said Astrid.
"Right," I said. I turned, mounted Toothless, and the Night Fury shots into the sky.
Toothless spun diagonally, tucking his wings close to his body as we flew through the air. Then, after we got high enough, Toothless flipped backwards and shots straight towards the ocean. Just as his nose grazed the ocean, he dove in and out of it like a dolphin. Then, he flew back into the sky, heading straight towards the academy, and fired one - two - three - four plasma blasts into the air right in front of the other riders and dragons as we came in to land. The blasts exploded like fireworks in mid-air, leaving the riders below to gasp in awe and wonder.
"Yeeeep," I heard Astrid say. "They're still the best."
Toothless landed in front of the academy once more, and I dismounted.
"Another win," I whispered to Toothless, running my hand across his skaley head. He growled in agreement, nodding right along with me. I smiled in his direction, and then turned to the other academy members as they approached us.
"What do we do now?" Tuffnut asked.
"Patrols," I answered him. "We need to make sure Dagur and the Outcasts aren't planning any kind of attack. They're unpredictable as ever," I add with an eye roll. "If you guys know what I mean."
"We haven't seen any sign of the Outcasts for a while now," Astrid said. "It wouldn't surprise me to learn they're planning something big, waiting for just the right moment to use it against us."
"In that case, we should split up," I said. "Ruffnut, Tuffnut and Fishlegs, you three check around Dragon Island, and then move to some of the surrounding isles. Snotlout, Astrid and I will go to Healer's island and some of the surrounding isles, and see what we can find."
"Got it," Tuffnut said.
"Double got it," Ruffnut agreed.
The twins and Fishlegs turned and mounted their dragons, heading off in the direction assigned to them while Astrid, Snotlout and I did the same.
