Hello guys! :D So, I'll try to update at least once a day...I have no idea how long this thing's gonna be. Maybe ten chapters or so? I don't know yet. :) Enjoy chapter 2! :D

"That was so much fun last night!" Kari shouted excitedly as she paced back and forth. Her Nightmare, Muzzlemouth, watched her with interest. "I especially loved the heroics, Hiccup. The whole 'I will save you! I will buy you time!' Priceless."

"Well, you know Hiccup," Astrid said, moving to stand beside their leader. "He does love to be dramatic."

"Hey!" Hiccup shouted, but he was smiling. "You were the one who held the flag over your head triumphantly with that glorious battle cry at the end there!"

"You mean the, 'Red team wins' thing?" she asked. "I was just stating the truth there, y'know. Nothing special about hoisting a flag into the air and shouting your victory."

Snotlout huffed. "Big deal," he said. "Blue team will beat you guys at tonight's game, and we'll see who's laughing then!"

"Who's laughing now?" Hiccup asked honestly, although there was still a bit of sarcasm lacing his voice.

"No one!" said Snotlout. "Ha ha!"

"Except you," said Karen, "but you don't really count. You're just Snotlout. You're not exactly...right in the head."

"Stating the truth," said Kari. "Like a boss."

"Hey!" Snotlout said.

"Now who's laughing?" Astrid smirked. Snotlout shut his mouth, keeping silent, although it was quite clear by his facial expressions that he wanted to do the exact opposite.

"I just have to ask," Hiccup said, stepping towards his cousin, "what you mean, 'blue team will beat you guys at tonight's game'?"

"That's right!" said Snotlout. "Do you have a problem with that buddy? Do you?"

"We only play capture the flag every so often," Hiccup said. "Normally, only once or sometimes twice a month. Doing it too frequently makes it...well...kind of odd. And not as fun, really."

"Yeah, well, I've decided to change that rule," said Snotlout. "With all of the Blue Team's...um…"

"Loses?" Astrid offered.

"I wasn't going to say loses, because we never lose," said Snotlout. Of course; Snotlout, too prideful to ever admit he wasn't number one. "Well, the Blue Team wants a chance to rub it in the Red Team's face. That's what tonight's game will be all about. Got that?"

"Under what authority do you have to change the rules?" Hiccup asked.

"Mine," said Snotlout.

"You instill me with confidence," Hiccup said.

"Exactly!" said Snotlout. "And we are going to beat you guys tonight. And when we do, it's going to be the greatest victory in the world! It'll make all your Red Team stuff look whimpy!"

"Boy, do I enjoy your company!" Hiccup said, spinning on his heel and stomping in the direction of Astrid. "What now?" he asked.

"Well, if we really are going to play another game of capture the flag tonight," she said, "I suppose we should probably be...well...you know, getting ready for it. Making sure everyone knows what we're doing, when it's taking place, and everything like that."

"Sounds great," Hiccup said. "Okay, Snotlout, you can go tell your Blue Team members that we'll have the next capture the flag game at Raven Point as soon as the sun goes down."

"Midnight," said Snotlout. "Not when the sun goes down, it has to happen at midnight. Midnight makes it more creepy."

"No, not midnight," Hiccup said. "We're not having the capture the flag game at midnight."

"Well then, we won't have it at all!" said Snotlout.

"Okay, that's cool," Hiccup said. "It was you who wanted to do it in the first place."

"Oooooohhhhh," Kari and Karen whispered to each other. "Busted."

"Um...okay, when the sun goes down, but only because you insist," said Snotlout, bowing mockingly.

"Okay, so, next game, tonight. Location, Raven Point. Time...as soon as the sun's down," Hiccup said. "And make sure you remind Tuffnut and Ruffnut that explosives are not allowed in these games."

"I make no promises," Snotlout said.

"Confidence, once again," Hiccup muttered under his breath. "This is why we have trust issues."

"Well?" Astrid said. "What are we waiting for?"

…

"Another capture the flag game?" Gustav asked. "We just had one yesterday."

"Yes, true," Astrid said, "but a certain Snotlout thinks he can beat Red Team."

"And so we're going to prove him wrong?" Gustav asked.

"Precisely," said Astrid. "It should be a lot of fun. The Blue Team always hides their flag in the same place, so if we do the same thing we did last night, victory should come easy."

"Sounds simple enough," said Fishlegs after a moment of thinking it over. "When's the game?"

"Tonight, when it's dark," Hiccup said.

"Midnight would be cooler," Gustav muttered.
"Oh not you too," Hiccup groaned.

"So, let's get the teams together," said Astrid. "This is going to be an interesting night."

When the Red Team and Blue Team were both gathered into two separate groups, each team was consistent of ten people to create a level playing field. Snotlout was team leader of the Blue Team, and Hiccup was team leader of the Red Team. They met at Raven Point at the assigned time with the teams all ready for the game.

"Blue Team has victory!" Snotlout shouted.

"Hardy har har," said Astrid. "We haven't even started the game yet, weirdo."

"I will take that as a compliment, and ignore you," said Snotlout. "When does the game start?"

"As soon as everyone quiets down long enough for me to drill a word through their heads," Hiccup said. Almost instantly, Snotlout shut his mouth. "Okay, so," Hiccup said, "you all know the rules. No explosives-" He eyed the twins from the Blue Team suspiciously. They smiled innocently, which actually made them look evil. "No intentional slicing or stabbing-" He looked at Snotlout. "And...well, no rule breaking."

"Can we go now!?" Snotlout shouted impatiently. "I think we get the rules!"

"Okay, game commences, hide your flag," Hiccup said. The Blue Team ran off without another word elsewise, and Hiccup turned back to his own team. "You guys ready?" he asked.

Astrid nodded eagerly, a smile glistening on her face. "Let's do this thing."