Chapter 1: Legend of the Boneknapper

I've obviously planned on doing the shorts and series in order, as it is what makes me the most comfortable. If anyone has any objections to that, please say so.

Every legend has a truth buried at its core. But there are times where a legend is so wild, you find it hard to believe it's true.

And what you need to do when that happens is look a little deeper.

"FIRE!"

At the sound of the shout, everyone hurried out to see the blacksmith's shop on fire. Team Go-Getters were some of the first to arrive on the scene. Astrid and Hiccup mounted their dragons and went to get some water buckets, with Verne and a female Noibat following. Snivels and the others stayed on the ground.

Snivels didn't hesitate to start giving his fellow Pokémon instructions. "All Water and Ground-Types use Water and Ground-Type moves to put out that fire! Grass-Types, make a barrier to keep bystanders away. Fire-Types, start a new fire. It'll burn into the old fire, and they'll snuff each other out." The Pokémon all nodded and went to their positions. Snivels turned to Stoick and Beartic. "We need everyone to evacuate their homes," the young Servine said, "If the fire spreads any further, it'll ignite the whole village. Any container with water in it that can be spared needs to be used to douse the flames."

Stoick was annoyed at this. "Why should we be taking orders from you?" he asked.

Snivels glared at him. "First off," he said, "I don't give orders to humans, I make suggestions. Second, if no one else has a better idea, I would suggest you don't make the same mistake you did with the dragons' nest."

Stoick sighed. He knew as well as anyone by now that everything Snivels said was the absolute truth. He turned to the Vikings standing behind him. "I need everyone out of those buildings," he demanded, "Everyone grab what they can and evacuate their homes. We're going to need as much water as we can spare to douse these flames."

Meanwhile, the other Pokémon team members were doing what they could to put out the fire. Palus, Astrid's Mudkip, used Water Gun on the flames, while Dragonfly, Astrid's Trapinch, and Tito, Hiccup's Helioptile, used Sand-Attack and Mud-Slap. Snivels kept everyone away from the fire, along with Xylia, Astrid's Treeko. Blaze and Amber used their fire to snuff out some of the smaller flames, so as not to do more damage. No sooner after they began, the rest of Team Go-Getters arrived with buckets full of water. The dragons didn't hesitate to dump the water on the flames. With everyone working together, the fire was quickly put out.

Snivels sighed with relief. "That was close."

"I'll say," Blaze said in an equal amount of relief. "Let's be glad that no one was seriously hurt."

The rest of the team then landed nearby. Immediately, Hiccup dismounted Toothless and ran to his father's side. "Where are Gobber and Probopass? Are they still inside?"

"We're right here!" a voice said. Everyone turned to see Gobber grabbing a bunch of weapons and lugging them forward in a wheelbarrow, with Probopass following. "That beast'll pay for this…" he added, and several people tilted their heads in confusion.

"Gobber, what happened?" Stoick asked him seriously. "What's it look like? A dragon set our home on fire!" he shot back angrily. There were a loud string of gasps and the crowd began to mutter in bewilderment.

Now Gobber raised his hook to the sky and yelled to no-one in particular, "You've pushed us too far this time, you ugly bag of bones!" Stoick let out a heavy sigh, and Hiccup turned to him in confusion. "Dad, what's he talking about? Our dragons don't do that anymore."

"Exactly," said Snivels, "Since when have these guys done anything life-threatening recently?" However, no sooner after he said that, Snotlout's Monstrous Nightmare appeared behind him, and engulfed the young Servine in his mouth!

Blaze's eyes widened at what she saw. She grabbed the dragon by the horns and smacked the back of his head, shouting, "Stop it! Stop it! What is wrong with you?! SPIT HIM OUT!" The dragon didn't hesitate to spit the young Servine out onto the ground. Snivels was completely covered in dragon saliva.

Salamence stepped forward. "I'm sorry," he said, "But Hookfang missed supper."

Snivels shivered from the disgusting view of the dragon's mouth. "Now you tell me."

Stoick rolled his eyes. "He doesn't mean one of yours." Then to Gobber – "Please, Gobber, for the last time. There is no such thing as a –"

"Boneknapper?!" Gobber finished.

All of the Vikings rolled their eyes and muttered to themselves again. "Whoa-whoa-whoa. What-knapper?" Tuffnut asked.

"The Boneknapper," Gobber answered him. "A disgusting, foul beast that wears a coat of stolen bones like a giant flying skeleton."

Fishlegs was hopping up and down with excitement. "Ooh, ooh!" he chimed in. "The Book of Dragons says that this legendary dragon will stop at nothing to find the perfect bones to build its coat of armor. It's AWESOME!"

"Yeah, and none of the Dragon-Type Pokémon listed in the Pokédex is said to be its partner," Snivels added as Palus used Water Gun to hose him down.

"The What-dex?" Tuffnut asked.

Snivels rolled his eyes. "The Pokédex," he said, "That's what we call the Pokémon Encyclopedia. And if you ask me, the Boneknapper is a very determined dragon. I'm not sure that even Snotface's attempts at flirting match the reptile's determination."

Of course, Snotlout was offended. "Hey!"

Stoick laughed mockingly. "Come on," he chuckled. "It's a myth! It doesn't even exist!"

Gobber whirled on his friend and argued, "I'm telling you, he's real. We've been running from him our whole lives. He's the one that started that fire!"

At that moment, a Viking ran up, holding a stick on which hung a smoking pair of undergarments. "Stoick!" he called. "We found Gobber's underpants hanging by his stove. They must have started the fire."

The crowd burst into laughter, and Gobber turned red. "You still think it was a dragon, or just your undies?" Stoick challenged him, shaking with mirth and holding up the putrid undergarment.

"May I remind you guys that it was the ROOF that was on fire, and not the entire house?!" Snivels asked before shaking the water off of himself like a dog. But only Team Go-Getters seemed to pay attention to the Servine's comment.

"I don't think, I know!" Gobber shouted. "Somehow he found me again. This dragon is pure evil."

Stoick sighed and gave him a look of pity. "Gobber, it's late, and we're too tired for your stories. Now get some rest."

Instead of accepting Stoick's request, Gobber snatched his skivvies back and stuffed them in his wheelbarrow. "You rest. We're putting an end to this." He then limped off with his wheelbarrow without another word, heading for the docks with Probopass, and gathering up his sheep, Phil.

Hiccup and the others, Team Go-Getters and Viking teens, watched him go. "We can't let him go all by himself," Hiccup muttered to his friends. He turned to them and said with determination, "Alright gang, grab your shields."

Everyone cheered, except Snotlout, who folded his arms. "There is no way I'm getting on a boat to go after a fake dragon!"

"You were saying, Snotface?" Snivels said smugly over his shoulder as they all rowed the boat through the water with all of their strength. Gobber kept encouraging them to row harder and faster, but it wasn't easy. Even with the Pokémon helping out, it was difficult.

"How fun is this, right?" Hiccup asked, trying to keep everyone's spirits up. "We've got the team back together, another adventure… this is pretty cool, huh?" The only reply he got was from a winded Snotlout, who said, "Yep, there's nothing cooler than rowing until your hands bleed…" He went back to rowing after a breather. Tuffnut laughed briefly. "At least it's better than getting stung in the butt by that pipsqueak of a Speed Stinger," he said.

Snivels stopped rowing, and turned to face the male twin. "I'd be careful of how you speak of Lockheed," he said, "He is a great dragon, and a great friend. And he is my brother." Snotlout rolled his eyes. "He's a Speed Stinger," he said in irritation. Snivels glared at his rival.

"I'm adopted."

"I just want you kids to know," Gobber spoke up tearfully, "That it touches me heart that you volunteered to help me slay the Boneknapper." He sniffled and added, "True Vikings, you are…" "Call 'em what you want," Snivels muttered, "But the lovebirds always keep the title of Go-Getters." "I heard that!" Astrid said. Of course, Snivels was talking about her and Hiccup.

Ruffnut rolled her eyes and asked, "Are we there yet?" She grunted out her question as she tried to move her oar through the choppy water. "Oh, you'll know we're there when your ears explode from the piercing screams," Fishlegs said both nervously, and in excitement, "Legend says the Boneknapper's roar is so fierce, it can melt the flesh right off your bones!"

Gobber silenced him with a wave of his hook. "Not so, Fishlegs. The Boneknapper has no roar at all. That's why he's terrifying. He's a silent killer."

Ruffnut stopped rowing. "Wait," she began, "So, if we don't hear anything, we're dead?"

There was instant silence. "I don't hear anything," Tuffnut muttered.

"CAUGHT YA!"

Everyone screamed and turned to the front of the boat, where Snivels was laughing. He had snuck over toward the front end of the boat while everyone was silent, and decided to play a prank. "You guys should have seen the looks on your faces!" he said, nearly falling over from laughter. Phil rolled his eyes and bleated in annoyance.

Gobber ignored the Servine's laughter and asked, "Now, did I ever tell you how I met the dreaded Boneknapper?"

"I was a young lad, about your age, and I'd just received my Nosepass. I was on summer vacation with my family, when I heard the call of nature." "Don't you think that's information that we could have gone our whole lives without knowing?" Snivels asked in annoyance. Gobber shook his head and continued. "Me and Nosepass saw an army of Vikings and Pokémon, frozen deep within the glacier! Clutched in the hand of one of the Vikings was a small treasure chest. I had to have it." Snivels turned to the rest of the Pokémon Go-Getters. "Sure you did," he muttered. The other Pokémon nodded.

Gobber continued. "I reached in, and pulled out the chest. It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw! But the frozen Viking was still alive, and started punching me in the face! And there it was. I never even heard it coming. The Boneknapper!" Even Snivels remained silent at that point. "The dragon crashed into the glacier, causing an avalanche of frozen Vikings!" "Probopass, Prob, Probopass!" Snivels turned to the others. "He said that they dropped the chest into the water." Gobber nodded. "I reached into the water, only to find the frozen Viking punching me in the face again!" Probopass rolled his eyes. He always knew when Gobber was exaggerating.

"The Boneknapper wanted the treasure, but I wanted it more!" Probopass told the rest. "We ended up back in the boat safely, and it was almost like we never left." Snivels didn't hesitate to translate.

Everyone was speechless.

"Do you expect us to believe that a frozen Viking punched you in the face?" Snotlout chuckled.

Gobber nodded. "Yeah, twice!" He held up two fingers for emphasis.

Snotlout and the twins shook their heads.

"Hey, it could happen," Hiccup replied, defending Gobber loyally.

"What do you mean, it could happen? It did! But luckily I outsmarted the silent beast," Gobber added.

"I hate being a stickler for detail," Fishlegs said, nervously. "But Boneknappers are not silent."

Gobber sighed. "Fishlegs, I know what I didn't hear! But I could feel it. I have this sense for danger, I can smell it, I can taste the oncoming doom - "

His speech was cut short as the boat suddenly splintered on a rock spire jutting out of the water. Everyone looked around frantically, finding themselves surrounded by mist and rocks.

"I'm tasting rocks," Astrid muttered.

"I know this place," Snivels said, scanning the area. "Graveyard Island. It receives its name from the many animals, including dragons, that come here to die a silent death."

True to his word, the nearby island was nearly covered in bones from the many animals that had come there to die. Many rock spires were surrounding the island.

"We're here!" Gobber said with a satisfied grin.

I came up with the name Graveyard Island to give an excuse for the skeletons that are lying on the island. And yes, the Dragon-Type Pokémon stayed behind with the dragons. Other than that, all of the Pokémon have gone with their trainers. And I'm sure that you can probably guess who the female Noibat is trained by. Review, follow, or favorite!