"Aaaaaaaaah we're gonna die!" shouted Ruffnut and Tuffnut in unison as there dragon barreled towards the academy. The Zippleback shot through the open door and crashed into a weapon wrack inside what once was the dragon kill ring.
"Oops," mumbled Tuffnut.
A Night Fury call rang through the air.
"Oops is right," Ruffnut agreed.
At that moment, Toothless and Hiccup arrived at the academy, followed by Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs, and their dragons.
"Ruff! Tuff!" greeted Hiccup as he dismounted. "What are you guys doing?"
"Nothing!" said Tuffnut. He and Ruffnut stood right next to each other, trying to hide the fallen weapons.
"Uh huh," said Hiccup, shaking his head. "Nope. I'm not buying it. What happened?"
"Nothing, but we can fix it!" said Tuffnut.
"Oh guys," Hiccup mumbled under his breath.
"It's not exactly our fault, per say," said Ruffnut.
"Yeah," said Tuffnut. "It was Barf and Belch!"
The two heads examined each other and growled at the twins. They didn't even flinch.
"Guys, we've talked about this," said Hiccup, approaching the two Thorstons. "You can't blame your dragon when he fault lies in the rider. Like if Toothless crashes, I blame myself."
"Only because of the tail fin," said Snotlout. "When he crashes, it it literally your fault."
"Not helping," said Hiccup.
"He has a point though, Hiccup," said Fishlegs.
"Still, not helping," said Hiccup.
"Pfft," said Snotlout. "I betcha I can control both Barf and Belch without even having a second rider!"
"Are we seriously having this conversation?" Hiccup asked, facepalming.
"Yeah," said Snotlout. "It's obvious I'm the best dragon trainer!"
"You have got to be kidding me!" said Astrid. "Everyone knows I'm the best at dragon handling."
"Uh, no, we're here, too!" said Tuffnut.
"Yeah!" said Ruffnut. "Everyone knows we're the best!"
"I beg to differ," said Fishlegs.
"Oh for crying out loud," Hiccup mumbled. "Are you guys serious? You guys are arguing about that?"
"What do you think, Hiccup?" asked Snotlout. "Who's the best dragon trainer."
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!" shouted Hiccup, putting his hands forward. "Don't even bring me into this!"
"Just having a Monstrous Nightmare proves how much better of a trainer I am!" exclaimed Snotlout. "They are so hard to handle!"
"Actually, I've ridden a few in the past, and they really aren't," said Astrid. "Maybe that proves I'm the better dragon trainer, because the Nightmares didn't give me a hard time."
"Guys?" said Hiccup.
"Actually, I know more about dragons than all of you combined!" said Fishlegs. "Shouldn't I technically be the better trainer?"
"Guys?" said Hiccup.
"Pfft," said Snotlout. "Knowing is one thing. Actually doing it is another!"
"GUYS!" shouted Hiccup.
"What?" they replied, facing him.
"You guys can't compete like this!" said Hiccup. "Last time we had a competition, it didn't turn out too well."
"Well, last time we had a competition it was with Terrible Terrors," said Tuffnut. "This is the real deal!"
"I say, we swap dragons, for a week!" said Snotlout.
"How about no?" asked Hiccup.
"That could work!" said Fishlegs.
"Do you not hear me?!" asked Hiccup, smacking his forehead in frustration.
"It could," said Snotlout. "Fishlegs and I will control Barf and Belch, Ruffnut can control Hookfang, Tuffnut can control Meatlung, Hiccup can control Stormfly, and Astrid can control Toothless!"
"Wait...what!?" said Hiccup. "Would you please leave me out of it?"
"Me too," said Astrid. "Guys, I think Hiccup is right. Last time we did a contest, the Outcasts attacked since we were so caught up in beating each other. Besides, Hiccup, of course."
"But then we'll never know who's the best dragon trainer!" Snotlout complained. "And we'll just keep arguing about it until we know for sure."
Hiccup groaned. "Fine," he said, sighing heavily. "But guys, seriously, I don't think it's really worth it. What will you gain from this competition?"
"The prize for being best dragon trainer!" said Snotlout.
"And what prize is that?" asked Hiccup.
"Uh..." said Snotlout. "Well, we can think up prizes at a later date!"
"Ugh...fine," said Hiccup. "Just try not to blow anything up, okay?"
"WHOO!" shouted Ruffnut and Tuffnut, bashing their heads together. "This is going to be brilliant!"
They raced out of the academy, the dragons following. Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless and Stormfly were the only ones to remain.
"I feel like I've done something awful," said Hiccup.
"What do you mean?" asked Astrid.
"They paired Ruffnut with Hookfang."
