"TOOTHLESS, PLASMA BLAST!"

A Dragon Hunter ship immediately went up in flames, much to Hiccup and Toothless's delight. "Great job, bud," Hiccup said, scratching his dragon's ears. Toothless rumbled happily.

"Let's see if we can hit any more of them," Astrid called over. "They'll pay for what they did!"

After the volcanic eruption at Dragon's Edge, the Dragon Riders were forced to stay at Berk until the ash had cleared from the air. Though Viggo was dead and Ryker still nowhere to be found, rogue Dragon Hunters roamed the seas, requiring the Dragon Riders to hunt them down and release captured dragons. It was a tiring job, but necessary nonetheless.

"Would you like that, Astrid?" Snotlout asked, blasting a particularly nasty catapult into smithereens. "Because I can do whatever you want, babe. Just say the w-"

"Snotlout!" Stoick yelled, causing the boy to flinch. "Get back to work!"'

And yes, because taking out the Dragon Hunters was such a big job, Stoick, Gobber, and the A-Team accompanied them on each raid. "It'll be fun," Stoick had told Hiccup, cracking his knuckles over dinner, anticipated for the coming battles. "I'll teach them why they shouldn't have messed with my boy..."

"Uh, Hiccup!" Fishlegs alerted, snapping Hiccup from his thoughts. "I think we've got a problem!"

Hiccup looked in the direction Fishlegs was gesturing to, and grimaced. Another fleet of ships was coming their way, fully loaded with dragon-proof decks, catapults, and chains. He groaned. "Oh, for the love of- Snotlout! Astrid! Come with me. Ready to test out the new ability?"

Astrid grinned, lowering her swinging ax. "I thought you'd never ask…"

Snotlout covered his face with his hands. "I don't see why I have to do this too," he moaned, and Hookfang snorted in annoyance. "Why can't Guppy-Legs over there do it?"

"What new ability?" Tuffnut asked, flying over with Barf and Belch. "I wanna be in it! Ooh, pick me! Pick me!"

Hiccup sighed. "It's not that kind of ability, Tuff. Remember that thing that Astrid, Snotlout and I have been working on for the past couple of weeks?" At Tuffnut's blank stare, Hiccup sighed again. "Okay, never mind. Just wait for our signal."

"Wait, what's the signal?" Ruff asked, alarmed.

"You'll know it when you see it!"

Hiccup, Snotlout, and Astrid flew off in the direction of the approaching Dragon Hunter ships, getting into their positions. Toothless and Stormfly flew side by side, right under Hookfang until they were all nearly touching. Hiccup tightened as they got closer to the ships. He had never known how many dragon-proof ships Viggo had made before his death, but now that he saw there were at least four more...

"Are you ready?" Astrid breathed, sensing Hiccup's discomfort.

Hiccup grunted. "I have to be."

"Well, I'm not ready!" Snotlout whined. "I am most definitely not ready! Why do we have to take down these guys anyway? It's not like we can't just retreat and head back to Berk. Speaking of Berk-"

"No, Snotlout, we can't go back and take a… power nap, as you call it."

Snotlout's eyes narrowed. "Fine, Hiccup! But know that if I wake up in the morning looking like some sort of wild dragon, it's your fault because I didn't get my beauty sleep!"

"Oh, don't worry, Snotlout," answered Astrid sweetly. "You already look like one!"

Snotlout paused, trying to figure out the insult in the comment. He was about to snap back when the three riders arrived at the Dragon Hunter ships.

Hiccup breathed in slowly. Here they go…

"Now, Snotlout!" Hiccup yelled.

Snotlout motioned to Hookfang, and Hookfang began to spray a jet of fire into the dark night sky. Stormly added to the firepower, and Toothless got ready to act. "One more moment, bud, one more moment," Hiccup muttered, the ships drawing so near. The riders dove their dragons towards the deck, and...

"Now, bud!"

Toothless crowed, sending out a plasma blast in the mix of Hookfang's and Stormfly's fire. The blast turned the flames a hot white and it raged against the closest ship's deck.

Even though the ship was dragon proof, the combination of all the burning fire was more than enough to burn a hole in the deck. Water instantly leaked from inside, causing panic to spread among the men as the ship began to sink.

Hiccup laughed, patting Toothless. "Nice one, bud!" He nodded towards the sky. "Now for the signal. The others will know what to do."

The dragon complied, and sent purple blast into the air, alerting the other riders. Meanwhile, back where the others were, they had just finished sinking the last of the Dragon Hunter ships and were waiting to take down the new ones once Hiccup gave them the signal.

So, all of them waited until Toothless's plasma blast shot up in the air "That's the signal!" Fishlegs yelped, turning to the others. "We have to go now, guys! Hiccup needs us!"

"I'm not waiting," Stoick agreed, riding off into the direction of his son. He let out a fearsome, Hooligan war cry while doing so. It felt like music to his ears, though it would sound like a dragon giving a painful birth to anyone else.

The group moved towards Hiccup and the others, blasting anything in their path. "We're doing it, Meatlug!" Fishlegs exclaimed, maneuvering around an incoming boulder. Fishlegs sighed in relief. "Oh, I'm so proud of you, girl!"

Meatlug's tongue flapped out as she smiled with glee, drool running everywhere. They were about to reach and attack the rest of the ships when the first wave of arrows came out. "Fly, Barf!" Ruffnut yelled, dodging the arrows. "Fly!"

Hiccup looked up from flying Toothless over the silent water, preparing for a sneak attack. But his friends had arrived, he noted, and they had been met with a flurry of dragon root arrows. Hiccup winced. "What do you say we help them out, bud?" he questioned, cocking his head.

Toothless snorted in agreement.

Hiccup laughed. "I was hoping you'd say that." He turned Toothless to go up, and the boy and his dragon flew in a full semi-circle as they turned around. "Get 'em, Toothless!"

Toothless shot a plasma blast at the nearest range of archers, which caused the arrow stream to die down. Astrid and Stormfly caught onto the idea and helped Hiccup with his attack.

"Amazing as always, Toothless," Hiccup smiled. "Now, let's help out Dad and Gob- TOOTHLESS, LOOK OUT!" The reason Hiccup screamed so abruptly was because a single dragon root arrow headed their way, ready to crash into Toothless and knock him out of the sky. Toothless didn't have time to move, so Hiccup did the only thing he could think of to help.

He stuck out his right arm and watched as the arrow sunk into it.

For a moment, nothing happened.

And then he screamed.

Yes, I know, I'm terrible. Cliffhanger! SoOOO, this is my first fan fiction story, which my sister dared for me to write. If it's not good, please let me know! :)

Thanks for reading, and there will be more soon, I PROMISE!

Hugs and kisses to you all! Happy late Easter! :D

-thepurplewriter333