Underground with a Night Fury
One rare sunny morning on Berk Toothless woke up. He sat up on his stone and looked over at his rider who was still sleeping. Toothless then looked out the window at the blue sky and sunshine. The dragon was inching to go flying. He got to his feet and bounded over to Hiccup. Looking down at him, Toothless knew that just nudging him wouldn't work. So Toothless grabbed his rider by the scruff of the neck and yanked him off the bed. Hiccup yelped in surprise as he hit the floor with a thud. Toothless barked a laugh and began prancing on the spot.
"Was that really necessary?" Hiccup snapped. Toothless gave him a gummy grin, wagging his tail. Then he went over to where the saddle hung, long with the red fin. He clamped it in his jaws and ran over to Hiccup, who was getting to his feet. Toothless dropped the saddle at his feet. Hiccup naturally knew what the dragon wanted.
"Okay let's go flying," he said. Toothless followed him down the stairs and out the door. Once outside Hiccup mounted his dragon and they took off. They had the sky to themselves, except for a few early rising seagulls. They flew all over the island and then flew out over the ocean. They headed for Dragon Island, just to give themselves a destination. Toothless was flying at top speed, filling the air with is famous shrill. They reached Dragon Island, looped around the volcano, then headed back to Berk. According to the sea below they were flying at high speed, but according to the sky above they weren't moving at all. They passed other dragons that were looking for food. The Night Fury zipped on by and soon approached Berk again. They didn't go straight to the village, they flew towards the larger part of the island. Hiccup thought about going to the Cove, but they went to the Cove so often that he was ready to find a new favorite spot. Hiccup spotted a cliff near the Cove that looked promising. He steered Toothless towards it and they landed. Toothless folded his wings, satisfied with the flight. Hiccup got off, he suddenly felt lightheaded. He shook it off, blaming it on the altitude. He sat on the edge of the cliff, dangling his unmatched feet over the side. Toothless laid down behind him. Hiccup leaned against his friend's shoulder.
"I like this spot better than the old cove," Hiccup said. "It has a better view." Toothless looked out at the horizon, and agreed. Though the Cove was a shrine to their friendship, it didn't have a view of anything really, just blue sky and a few trees. Plus Toothless could always get in the Cove by himself, but getting out was very hard.
They sat there for a while, watching the seabirds. Then Hiccup and Toothless had to get to the Academy, where the other riders were waiting. They got to their feet. Hiccup felt a bit dizzy. He swayed a bit, he leaned on Toothless to keep his balance. Toothless nudged him, concerned.
"I'm fine buddy," Hiccup said. "I probably just stood up too fast." With that said he mounted his dragon and they took off, heading for the arena. They arrived shortly after the others. They flew in and landed in the arena. In the spectators area the Draconian King, Re, was watching. The green dragon an his two comrades had recently stamped a treaty with Stoic, that said both sides would come the other's aid and keep their own kinds under control. So Re was on the island to help keep a lookout for Berserkers and/or Screaming Death. Both had caused trouble for Berk, and were expected to return to cause more. Re watched the riders gather and start training.
"Good morning class," Hiccup announced. "How is everyone this morning?"
"Why do you always arrive after we do?" asked Snotlout. Hiccup ignored him. Suddenly his head began hurting. He blinked a few times.
"You okay?" asked Astrid.
"Yeah I think so," said Hiccup. "Come on lets get on with training." Then he looked up at where Re was watching, an idea came to him.
"I'll meet you guys in the air," he said. He turned Toothless around and flew back out. The other riders headed out over the harbor. Hiccup and Toothless landed next to Re.
"Hey will you join us for this exercise?" Hiccup asked. "I need someone to play and evil dragon, someone that the gang can't predict." Re considered.
"What would I be doing?" he wanted to know.
"Not much, just find the riders and tag them," said Hiccup.
"Oh, alright," said Re. He got to his feet. Toothless and Hiccup took off, Re followed. They joined the riders over the sea stacks. Re landed on one of them, and the other dragons landed on a different one.
"What's Re doing here?" asked Snotlout.
"He's going to be out evil dragon today," Hiccup explained.
"What?" Fishlegs exclaimed. "But he's really advanced, and Meatlug isn't comfortable going up against such a powerful dragon." Toothless looked Meatlug in the eye.
"Is it just me or is he babying you too much?" he said.
"He speaks the truth," said Meatlug. "Not only is Re a powerful dragon, but he's also a king. I don't know if I have what it takes to beat him at anything."
"Could be worse," said Stormfly. "We could be going up against his brother." Meatlug agreed. Tenor was twice as fast as Re, and very cleaver. He had all the advantages of a Night Fury, and no dragon has ever beaten him. Meatlug nodded. The dragons then took off and split up. Re waited until they were out of sight. He had played a similar game with Tenor and Aurora when they were hatchlings. When he could no longer see the riders he took off. He flew around the island, his blue eyes watching for his victims. He also kept his ears open. With all these senses on alert, it didn't take him long to find his first victims, which happened to be the Twins. Re gave a small growl, planning his attack. Then he dived at the Zippleback from behind. He leveled out just above it, and snatched the twins off their saddles and flew off.
"Hey sneak attacks don't count," Ruff shouted. Re said nothing, but just dropped the twins. They screamed as they fell towards the water. Then Barf and Belch caught them and put them back in their saddles. The Zippleback pulled up beside Re.
"Fantastic move sir," said Barf.
"Nice catch," Re said. Then he sped off to look for the others. He flew low over the forest, looking for any movement. He checked out of the corner of his eye, incase one of them was sneaking up behind him. The move was wise, as there was a Deadly Nadder on his tail. Re looked ahead again, making no indication that he had seen Stormfly. He continued looking for other victims. He quickly spotted Hookfang ahead and sped after him. Snotlout saw Re coming and steered Hookfang away. The Nightmare put on a burst of speed. Re shot upwards, knowing that Snotlout wouldn't think to look up. The king flew above the other dragon, as he slowed down. Re snickered and glided down towards Hookfang. He stayed in the blind spot, making as little noise as possible. He could sense Stormfly still on his tail. He wondered if he could catch two fish in one claw, and decided to risk it. He let out a loud roar, alerting Hookfang to his presence. Snotlout turned around in the saddle.
"Ha! you can't catch me four legged snake," Snotlout taunted.
"You can run like a coward," Re taunted back. "Or you can fight me like a Viking, and no Viking runs from a game of Chicken." Snotlout sneered and urged Hookfang onward. Re checked out of the corner of his eye to make sure Astrid was still behind him, she was. Again Re made no hint that he'd seen his follower. He turned his attention back to Hookfang, who was in place.
"One round of Chicken!" Snotlout shouted. "Winner becomes the new evil dragon."
"Fair enough," Re called back. Hookfang put on a burst of speed and flew right at Re. The green dragon flew at Hookfang. Astrid continued to follow Re, thinking that Snotlout was going to pull out like he always did. Re and Hookfang flew at each other at high speed. Then when they were a few feet away Re shot upward again. Hookfang suddenly saw Stormfly flying at him. Two seconds after Hookfang realized this both dragons rammed into each other. This caused Astrid and Snotlout to get into a heated argument. Re swooped down and tagged both of them. Both riders were red with anger. Re hovered in front of them.
"You vikings are way too predictable," he said.
"How did you know I was behind you!?" Astrid demanded.
"I looked," Re said. "I was going to slam on the breaks, but then I spotted Snotlout. I figured if I could get you two in an argument, tagging you would be as easy as cod. Have a nice day." He turned and flew off to find his last two victims. He knew one of his targets was going to be easy, and the other the hardest of the lot. He tracked down the Gronkle first. She was staying low to the ground and very slowly. Re swooped down flew behind Meatlug. Re wondered if he could get her to move any faster. But then Fishlegs spun his dragon around Meatlug spat a lava bomb at Re. He wasn't expecting this and did a quick spin to avoid getting hit. When he was upright again, he saw his target flying way up ahead. Re hissed and sped after them. He knew that they were vary easily spooked, and decided to use that to his advantage. He shot upwards and kept his eyes on Meatlug. He pulled a head of her and glided down towards her. He let out a roar and it easily spooked the pair of them. Meatlug came to a dead stop and Re tagged them. He sped off to look for Hiccup and Toothless. He knew tracking down a Night Fury was nearly impossible. Re looked in every tunnel and every cave, he shot fire into each to try and flesh out the Night Fury, with no luck. He looked all over the island, and finding nothing. Re thought this was odd, he thought he would see them by now. He looked through the trees, he checked every altitude. He flew back to the academy where the other riders were waiting. He flew in and landed among them.
"No Hiccup?" asked Astrid.
"No, I looked everywhere," Re said. "If they're hiding from me, they're doing a good job."
"I haven't seen them since we took off," said Fishlegs. Re's animal instincts were tingling, telling him something was wrong. He turned around and flew off again. The others followed. They looked around the island. Re flew over the Cove, the one place he had not yet looked. He circled it and he found Toothless laying on the ground, Hiccup was next to him. Re flew into the Cove and landed near the Night Fury. Toothless's head shot up.
"Oh, your majesty," he said. "Thank Draco you found us."
"What happened?" Re asked. He sent up a fire signal.
"We were flying when Hiccup began leaning heavily on my neck," Toothless said. "I sensed something was wrong so I landed before he fell off. He dismounted and fell over. Something's really wrong." Re went over to Hiccup, who was unconscious. Toothless nudged his rider, hoping to rouse him. Re sniffed him, he smelled sweat and dirt. At that moment the other riders arrived.
"HICCUP!" Astrid cried. She jumped off Stormfly and ran over. Re backed up as Astrid knelt beside Hiccup. Re told her everything Toothless just told him.
"He's running a temperature," said Astrid. "We need to get him to Gothi. Re can you carry him?" Re looked at Toothless.
"It's alright your majesty," Toothless said. "I want him to get help as soon as possible, and I'm flightless without him." Re nodded and knelt down. Astrid lifted Hiccup and put him on the Dragon King's saddle. Re got to his feet.
"Take him back to his house, while we go get Gothi," Astrid said. Re spread his wings and took off, he grabbed Toothless by his saddle and lifted him up and over the wall of the Cove. They went back towards the village.