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'The storm's getting worse, Hiccup.' Astrid yelled, over the howling of the wind, her knees gripping Stormfly for dear life. 'I think we should head back.'

'...Yeah.' Hiccup said and Toothless rumbled in agreement. 'I guess we won't be going anywhere for a while. Come on, bud. Let's get back...' He began, as Toothless gave a low rumble, shaking his head vigorously.

'Easy, Toothless. What's the matter?' Hiccup asked, just as Astrid called out.

'Hiccup, look!'

Following where she was pointing, Hiccup looked down, squinting towards the rain lashed rocks.

'Someone's down there! Come on, Astrid! Let's go, bud.' He said, urging Toothless into a dive to come into a landing by the shore. Lying on the rocks was a heavy-set figure in what he took to be furs. However, as he got closer, he saw that he wasn't wearing fur...

'Hiccup?' Astrid asked, coming up beside him with her axe held in both hands.

'Who...what is it?'

'I...don't know. It looks like a bear...but I've never seen one like this before...'

'What are you doing?' Astrid hissed as he reached out and rolled him over, leaning down to put his ear against his chest.

'He's still breathing. Come on, we need to get him back to the settlement.'

'Are you crazy? He might be dangerous...'

'Maybe, but I don't think so. Besides, if he is, do you really want him wandering around the island when he comes to?'

'...alright.' Astrid said, swinging herself back into Stormfly's saddle. 'Stormfly. Fetch...'

'...and we found him on the rocks.' Hiccup said. 'Fishlegs, any idea where he might have come from?'

'...maybe.' He answered, flicking through the book that he was holding. 'I think...he's a Panda bear, a species native to China. But...'

'But what?' Snotlout asked, folding his arms across his chest.

'But...China's supposed to be a myth. According to legend, it's supposed to be a land filled with talking animals that walk on two legs, like we do. At the centre of the land is the Jade Temple, home to the greatest martial arts masters in the land.'

'Ooh, Martial Arts!' Tuffnut said, as Ruffnut rolled her eyes. 'I love Martial Arts. Haiee! Aiyah! Can we go there?'

'It's just a legend. It doesn't really exist...'

'Then, how do you explain him?' Tuffnut asked. 'Huh, Fishlegs?'

'Yeah.' Snotlout said 'Huh, Fishlegs?'

'Anyway!' Hiccup said, getting between them. 'There's nothing we can do until he wakes up. See to your Dragons and get some rest. We'll need to be ready to go as soon as the storm passes...'

Hiccup looked up from the book that he was flicking through as Astrid approached.

'Has he come round yet?'

'Not yet...' Hiccup said, and she sat down next to him.

'What are you reading?' She asked and Hiccup shrugged.

'Just one of Fishlegs' books. Do you think there's Dragon's in China?'

'Dragons? Hiccup, you heard what Fishlegs said. It's just a legend...'

'Maybe.' Hiccup said. 'But, we didn't even know that this Archipelago existed until recently. It's possible that...'

He was interrupted by a groan and they both looked round to see the Panda sitting up, holding his hand to his head.

'Ohhh. Where...am I...?' He asked and Astrid exchanged a glance with Hiccup.

'Uh...that might take some explaining.' Hiccup said as he stepped forward, gesturing for Astrid to stay where she was. 'My name's Hiccup. We found you on the rocks. Do you...remember what happened?'

'I...there was...my friend's and I were sailing home when we got caught in a storm and...

'...the wind's too strong!' Tigris yelled, from where she was wrestling with the wheel. 'We need to drop the sail or we're going to go over!'

'Leave it to me.' Crane said, his wings beating as he leapt towards the mast. However, he was caught by the wind as soon as he left the deck and would have been blown overboard if Viper hadn't caught him with her tail.

'I'll do it.' Po said, and Mantis hopped onto his shoulder.

'We'll do it.' He said and Po nodded, grabbing the rail and forcing his way along the rocking deck towards the mast, his claws digging into the wood. Quickly, Mantis scuttled along his arm and onto the mast, slicing through the ropes to send the sail falling towards the deck.

'Look out!' Monkey yelled from where he was clinging to the top of the mast and Po looked round to see a huge wave rushing towards them.

Oh, great...

'Go!' He yelled, Mantis scuttling up the mast towards Monkey and Po dived for the edge of the deck just as the wave hit and he felt himself swept off his feet...

'...and next thing I knew, I was in the water. I tried to get back to the boat, but the waves were too strong.' He said, lying back with a groan. 'Man, I thought I was a goner, then...'

He shook his head, forcing a smile.

'Anyway, thanks for the save. My name's Po and...'

He stomach as he stomach growled and he grinned, sheepishly.

'...do you have anything to eat?'

Hiccup sat at the end of the table, idly flicking through the Book of Dragons, while the others were all clustered around Po.

'...and then, skadoosh. I defeated him using the Wuxi Finger Hold.' Po said, sitting back as he drained his bowl with a slurping sound. 'Man, that's good stew...'

'What's the Wuxi Finger Hold?' Snotlout asked and Po turned toward him.

'It was developed by Master Wuxi in the Third Dynasty to disrupt an opponent's chi by attacking the pressure point in his little finger.'

'Ooh. Can you show us?' Tuffnut asked and Po hesitated.

'Uh...not really. It's...hard to clean up, afterwards...'

'Cool...' Ruffnut said and Po grinned.

'If you think that's cool, wait until you hear about the time that Shen and his army of Wolves tried to invade China...' He said and Hiccup suppressed a snort.

'Come on, Toothless.' He said, snapping the book closed and standing up. 'Let's get out of here...'

Hiccup turned the page of the Book of Dragons with a sigh, not looking up when he heard the footsteps approaching.

'Hiccup? Are you okay?'

'Huh? Yeah, I'm fine, Astrid...' Hiccup said, without looking up as she sat down next to him.

'Then, why don't you come back inside? Po's story's just getting to the good part...'

'No thanks...' Hiccup said and Astrid frowned.

'Hiccup, are you...jealous?'

'I have work to do, Astrid.' Hiccup said, turning another page as Toothless raised his head with a growl.

'What's the matter, bud?' He asked, following his gaze. Through the gloom, he could just make out the shape of a boat heading towards the jetty.

'That's not a Viking boat.' Astrid said and Hiccup got to his feet.

'No, it's not. Come on...'

Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless arrived on the docks at the same time as Po and the others, just as the boat was pulling alongside. As he watched, a red-furred figure leapt off the deck and landed on the jetty.

'Tigriss! Po exclaimed, his face breaking into a grin. 'You're alive. Are the other's...?

'They're fine.' Tigriss said, as Monkey, Viper, Mantis and Crane leapt down to join her and she folded her arms across her chest. 'Who're these guys...?'

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