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One goal.
His whole life had become one goal, one mission, one objective with no other alternatives.
He tugs up his thick hood further to shadow his piercing misted gray eyes his eyebrows knit together in focus as he stares out at as his next target: Four Dragon Hunter ships.
The dragon underneath him growls giving a half look back at the young man, looking to be anywhere between fourteen and nineteen. The gray eyed rider pulls up a face mask the only thing visible is his eyes; filled with determination not to fail this time. He won't, can't, refuses to accept failure again. The dragon flaps her powerful wings the beat a calming repetition to both rider and dragon as they head towards the target.
The young man grabs his longsword from where it rests on his waist the hilt gripped firmly in his gloved fingers. "Okay, 'Torm, let's do this, but this time; we will succeed." The young man says a accent visible; suggesting he's from further north. The Skrill beneath him roars in agreement folding her wings in close to her sides diving down towards the five boats her rider unsheathing his sword and lifting it out the gleaming metal making a loud shing as its ripped from the sheathe.
The Skrill's rider's eyes narrow further before he clicks something on his weapon and the red and black sword lighting up with electricity before rider and dragon attack the boats.
000o000
The night is calm, stars twinkling down on Dragon's Edge as the waves lap lazily against the base. Inside of the base, however isn't as calming as it's outward appearance seems to figure it as.
"Viggo's found a way to create Dragon Hunter metal into a boat, the entire deck, hull everything is metal. They're impossible to blow up unless we plan on dragging Grump there and having him eat the fleet." Hiccup says as he and the other riders stand around a small map laid out across the tabletop of the Clubhouse table candles lighting the room in a soft glowing light. The Haddock and his best friend having just returned from a scouting mission.
Stormfly, Toothless and Hookfang are curled up in one corner as the Windshear and Meatlug play together in another the twins standing on Barf and Belch's necks over the other riders to see the map better. "Funny." Astrid says dryly and folds her arms across her chest glaring softly at Hiccup.
"What?" Hiccup asks and Astrid sighs slightly.
"So what's the plan?" Fishlegs asks and Hiccup rubs his chin.
"I'm not sure; we could head out right now and use the night as an advantage or wait till first light to try and sink them." Hiccup says and gives a soft shrug.
"Wait, so if these magical ships are made of dragon proof metal, how are our dragons supposed to do ANYTHING to them if they can't do anything but make it hot!?- Just a thought." Snotlout says and folds his arms across his chest smugly as if the fact that their mission is hard greatly pleases him.
"I beg to differ, good sir." Tuffnut says and Belch lowers his head for Tuffnut to step off of and he walks onto the table picking up the map and holding it for several seconds humming, "Yes, mmm, I see." Tuffnut says and Ruffnut walks up beside him echoing his hums.
"Uh Tuff?" Hiccup asks and he and his sister look down at him, "Care to share or…?"
"Well good sir," Tuffnut starts and leaps down from the table one hand behind his back, "we need a dragon that can break through dragon proof metal and we don't have one. Unless!" Tuffnut shouts and lifts his hand up dramatically.
"Unless…" Heather trails off.
"We get hundreds of tiny metal eating dragons and put them on the boat." Tuffnut says and nods smirking his sister nodding in agreement. Hiccup whacks his forehead muttering something and pauses for a second before looking up at the twins.
"You two are absolutely right!" He declares and the other riders minus the twin's jaws fall slightly.
"Wait they are?" Astrid demands.
"We are?" Tuffnut asks.
"No." Hiccup says immediately, "What I mean is; near where the boats are is a valley of glaciers and ice spikes, we get them to follow us through those ice spikes and the boats sink themselves." Hiccup says and Tuffnut sighs.
"So we're not getting thousands of tiny metal eating dragons?"
"Tuff."
"That's disappointing." Tuffnut remarks to his sister.
"Everyone grab your heavy winter gear and meet me and Toothless in the sky in ten." HIccup commands and walks off towards the door whistling to Toothless. The Night Fury happily leaps up racing towards his rider the two leaving the building quickly followed by everyone but the twins.
"I mean for several seconds I actually thought that we were going to get the dragons." Tuffnut says and Ruffnut nods.
"Right?" She asks with humor hinting on her voice. She punches Tuffnut's arm moving towards their shared Zippleback laughing. The disappointed Thorsten doesn't move and a few seconds later Ruffnut's hand wraps around his shoulder dragging him back, "Come on."
A little more than an hour later, the riders wearing thicker clothing, vests switched for jackets and coats gloves on and hoods up the seven dragon riders make their way towards the Dragon Hunter boats through the heavy overcast, using the grey black clouds as cover for their attack.
When they get closer to the boats, lighting can be heard zapping freely and thunder rippling happily through the clouds. Hiccup looks back at the other riders, "Okay gang, here's the plan: There's four boats, we'll split it into groups, Ruff and Tuff, Astrid, Heather, Snotlout and Fishlegs. Me and Toothless will go alone."
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Astrid asks and Hiccup's shoulders rise and fall slightly.
"Ehh…"
"Of course you aren't." Astrid sighs.
"Alright, let's get to work." Hiccup commands and guides Toothless away from the larger group of riders the other separating into their assigned teams.
As Hiccup and Toothless break from the clouds, Toothless's flight stutters for a second before pulling into a hover looking down at the boats with wide eyes. Hiccup follows their gaze the silent communication through the two stronger than ever. Hiccup's eyes widen. "A Skrill." He breathes watching the dark purple dragon glide through the air effortlessly twisting and spinning to avoid the Hunter's chains.
One disadvantage to the Hunters: The metal. As Hiccup in aware of, having been struck by lighting himself for it, metal is a conductor of lighting.
Toothless hovers in place for several seconds as Hiccup watches the Skrill dive through the air before pulling upwards. Hiccup takes in a sharp breath as he spots a rider on the back of the dragon, sword lifted high into the air lighting bouncing up and down the blade with binding energy. The person on the back is to far to tell if it's female or male but the thick black armor covering them is evidence enough to Hiccup that this person means business.
And even as fun as getting struck by lighting was the first time; Hiccup as no plans to re- enact it. Hiccup lifts up his hand fist clenched to stop the other riders behind him from advancing forward. After spotting the same problem Hiccup sees the riders share uneasy glances.
"Who is that!?" Heather demands referring the person mounted on the attacking Skrill's back.
"I have no idea." Hiccup says and they all return their gaze to the rider.
000o000
The Skrill's rider wields his weapon with ease hitting several dragon root arrows away from his dragon. His gaze flickers upwards towards the sky eyes widening as he spots the seven dragon riders hovering, most importantly the thing that locks his gaze is the, "Night Fury." The man breathes grey eyes wide.
"Come on, Storm. Let's finish this, we have a new hunt to start." The man says and clicks back a latch on his sword the lighting retracting to its place on his weapon before he sheathes it. The Skrill, Storm nods and takes in a deep breath diving forward towards the boats.
000o000
Hiccup watches the Skrill and her rider with narrowed eyes the two diving towards the boats. The Skrill releases an ear splitting shriek before releasing a huge channel of lighting from her wings and mouths towards the boats. It smacks into the masts and travels down them hitting and zapping every man on the decks. With a deeper screech, a blinding blast explodes around Hiccup and the other riders causing them to cover their eyes.
When the other riders, their dragons and Hiccup and Toothless open their eyes the boats are gone, nothing more than floating chunks of green metal smoke rising heavily into the air. Hiccup scans around himself and the other riders for the Skrill but the lighting jumping dragon is gone.
"Hiccup?" Astrid asks and he looks back at her.
"I.." He trails off.
"What's our next move?" Heather asks and Toothless turns around looking back at the wide eyes his rider doing the same.
"Back to Dragon's Edge." Hiccup says after several more seconds of silence, "We should tell my dad about this." He adds and the seven riders and their six dragons turn heading back towards their base, unaware of their stalker.
The Skrill and her rider watch the riders disappear into the clouds a smirk twitching the lips of the rider. At last after years, he can finally complete his one objective, all he has to do is kill the boy first.
Author's Note: I'm not entirely sure when the next chapter will be out, probably in a few days.
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