Well, I didn't take much a break, did I?Actually, I'd be lying if I said I'd written this before the end of the last one, The Sickness (Check it out if you haven't already!). This is something I was writing on my Kindle while I was out and about, and that's what it's going to be now, I think. Therefore, unless it gets a remarkable amount of interest (which half of me doubts because of the lack of shipping) it will update sporadically and the chapters shouldn't be that long. But, as with everything, we shall see how it goes. Thanks for your support and enjoy!
He crouched low in his saddle, close to the dragon's neck, his hands rigidly tight around the neck-strap. Black wings extended to either side, holding them easily in the dark sky. Grey clouds surrounded them, muffling the sounds of the dragon's wing beats. He looked down. Below, the sea raged and toiled, thrusting up towards the pair and falling back when it realised it couldn't reach. Dim sunlight reflected on the water. He closed his eyes and remembered what his father had told him.
"Alvin is up to something, I'm sure if it. I want you to take a few of your riders and go check it out."
"But dad, Astrid and Snotlout are flying an errand for trader Johann and Fishlegs won't do spying!" He argued.
"Well, that's not your whole academy, is it?" Stoick the Vast stood over him, tall and imposing.
"You really think the twins can be quiet and focused enough?"
"It depends what you ask them to do. You are the leader of the academy, and you're my son. I have faith that you can make the right choice."
"You're doing that thing again, dad, you're not listening to me!" Hiccup waved his arms frantically.
"Son, I am listening. You know the twins better than I do. This can be a lesson for you."
"But... what do I do with them" Hiccup was fast becoming exasperated.
"Listen to me, son. There are many things you can do with Vikings with short attention spans. You can either leave them out of everything, or you can use what they do pay attention to to your advantage. I doubt they'll have much trouble watching something like Alvin's training arena, do you?"
Hiccup thought about it, and realised that it defiantly made sense. The only times he'd ever seen the twins concentrating was when they were watching something exiting, like a storm, or Snotlout on fire.
"You're right, dad."
"Great! You can set off as soon as possible, then?"
"Uh, sure..."
The chief's son checked behind him. The Zippleback was still following him, thankfully, although it's riders looked as thought they were about to fall asleep. The Dragon grumbled.
"Ugh!" One twin twin spat. "We've been riding forever!"
"Tuffnut, we've been riding for ten minutes! Anyway, we're nearly there."
"Finally!" He complained. His dragon gave a frustrated groan.
"Now, remember! This is a spying exercise, which means you mustn't be caught. Who knows what Alvin will do to you if his gets his hands on you. Got it?"
The twins sat and thought for a second, then nodded their accord. Hiccup was slightly surprised, seeing as they usually had to have things explained to them multiple times. Then again, they had done this a few times before. "Okay, then, just as we practised. Follow Toothless down to the breeding grounds." With soft encouragement, Hiccup's dragon dipped in the sky and glided silently downwards, followed by Barf and Belch. They descended in silence, wings barely beating until they alighted with perfect precision in the centre of the plateau. Sliding off their saddles, both twins gave their dragon's heads a quick pat and turned to Hiccup, who was dismounting himself.
"Right. You guys need to go to the arena. Make sure there's nothing odd going on in there. If you need me, remember your dragon calls and call Barf and Belch."
"Right," Tuffnut nodded. "Got it." He turned to his sister and gestured for her to follow as he walked away. Hiccup rolled his eyes and noisily cleared his throat.
"Huh?" The twins turned again.
"That's the wrong way, Tuff." Hiccup raised his eyebrow.
"Oh... I knew that! I was just... testing you! Yeah, that's it..." He and his sister headed off in the opposite direction, chuckling. The chief's son sighed and rolled his eyes again, then turned to his dragon.
"Toothless, take Barf and Belch to a safe place and stay with them." When his Night Fury thrust his nose into his palm, he soothed, "It's okay, bud. I'll be fine"
As he watched the two dragons disappear into the distance, Hiccup took a deep breath.
"Okay, Alvin. What are you up to?"
Short, I know, but this is only the first chapter. I wanted the intro not to take up a huge portion of the story, because I know you guys would get bored, and I don't want that. Next chapter, more exiting things happen, I assure you. Until next time, Dissidia180 out.