The Great Dragon Challenge
Hey there! I am not Jellyfish Jam! I am her sister, "Sir" Weston! I got this crazy idea for each of us to do a guest chapter in one of our fan fictions, so I'm doing this one, and Jellyfish is doing chapter 8 in How to Survive Your Opposites. Yee! Anyway, I have to continue where my dear ol' sis left off with the "Big Pole Thing That You Walk Under" contest. They are not going to be pleased with who they're tied with. Heh heh.
Chapter 4 – Putting a Lime in a Coconut
Hiccup was not looking forward to the second part of the challenge. He had been one of the last ones to go under the pole, so he just barely made it through the preliminary round. In fact, he had gone right before Fishlegs.
He was just glad that the Hooligans were not the only ones on the team who messed up. Sharkfeet seemed unable to bend his waist, so he just trudged through the pole. Mandy hadn't been able to stop giggling for some reason and fallen flat on her back. Sandy had been trying to lean back and show off his mustache to Ruffnut at the same time, so he failed, and not just in the contest.
Wishbone gathered up all the non-pathetic not-losers. "Good, good," he said, nodding, "Now, to make the next round interesting, Nightmare and I are going to tie you to one of your team mates!"
There was a loud cry of protest from the tribes, but Wishbone ignored them. "And you won't all be tied at the same place. Some of you may be tied at the ankle, some at the wrist, heck, some of you may be tied at the waist or neck!"
More groaning met this news. Wishbone didn't seem to notice. "And you don't get to choose your partner," he added, "Okay, we will now tie you up with very thick rope that will be almost impossible to untie when we're finished."
With that, he picked up two teens, tied them together, then set them back down. As Hiccup expected, he was tied to Belchus at the wrist. Belchus didn't look too thrilled. Cake was completely tied around Astrid's leg so Cake couldn't move at all. It was similar with Jarhead and Leech, the former who kept yelling "EXTREME!"
The twins, of course, were tied together at the ankles, and Hiccup knew they probably wouldn't last long, as they kept pushing and shoving each other. Snotlout was tied at the face with Noseferatu, and he looked like he was going to kill him soon.
When everyone was tied, Wishbone reset the pole. "Okay everyone!" he announced, "Who ever lasts the longest wins! Begin!"
Almost immediately, several people fell over, unable to stand up. It was difficult for many of them to even reach the pole. Hiccup didn't have that problem, as Belchus dragged him off his feet towards the pole. The twins were dragging each other, and Tuffnut had fallen to the ground. Astrid had no trouble walking with Cake tied to her leg, and Snotlout was more focused on trying to get Noseferatu away from his face than the contest. As a result, they tripped over the pole and were eliminated. The twins followed them right after.
Hiccup and Belchus lasted a few rounds until the pole got so low the ground that Belchus could no longer fit under it. So they were out. The only ones left were Astrid and Cake. Everyone from Berk and Kreb gathered around to cheer them on.
Astrid waited patiently for her turn as the last few tribes went. Soon, it was down to just her and Jarhead. The boy gave her a hard pat on the shoulder, which nearly sent her to the ground. "EXTREME!" Then he charged towards the pole, intending to fall back and do this awesome slide under it, but hit his head instead.
"Ooooh!" the crowd flinched.
Wishbone shook his head, then turned to Astrid. "If you can make it under, you win. If not we're gonna do the whole thing over, and I doubt anyone wants that."
Astrid took a deep breath and walked over to the pole. She carefully measured the distance in her mind and made sure the dirt under wasn't too loose so that she might slip and fall.
"Sometime today would be nice, Astrid," Snotlout called out to her.
Astrid immediately turned and chucked a stick at him. It hit him in the head with a loud bonk. Then she turned back to the pole. She slowly bent backwards until her fingertips were barely touching the ground and slowly inched forward. Everyone stared.
"That is the single most hottest thing I have ever seen," Snotlout muttered to Hiccup, whose eyes were wide with surprise.
Astrid didn't stand until she was past the bar, and she stood triumphantly. Berk and Kreb rushed over and drowned her in a massive hug, completely forgetting about Cake, who still tied to her leg.
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"That was so awesome, Astrid!" Snotlout praised as they all headed to dinner, "The way you did that made me want to kiss you!"
"I know think so, Snotlout," Astrid told him.
"That was pretty cool," Hiccup said, "You did a lot better than all of us."
"I would've done better if I hadn't been tied to this loser," Ruffnut growled, giving her brother a shove.
"You were the one dragging me through the dirt!" Tuffnut pointed out, shoving her back.
Before their fight could escalate anymore, they reached the dining hall. Hiccup didn't really want to separate from his friends, but at least he knew most of the heirs. He sat down next to Camicazi and Silencer, who was chewing with his mouth open.
"So, what did you guys think of the challenge?" Augustus asked, fat cheeks full of food.
"It was lame," Silencer replied, "I'm just glad I wasn't tied to you."
"I thought it was fun!" Camacazi exclaimed, "Until I fell over. That hurt a little. Oh but it was exciting! I would've won, but that Nuthead kept me down, the wimp."
"I'm sure he did," Hiccup replied in a small voice.
No one got to say anything more as dinner arrived. A huge red fish was set down on the table, a whole fish with its head still attached. The Vikings stared at it with distaste.
"Well, that's a little disturbing," Magnus muttered.
"Very," Hiccup mumbled, "I don't think I can eat with that thing staring-"
He was cut off when Camicazi, with a loud yell, brought her ax down and chopped the fish's head clean off. Magnus heaved, and Deirdre fainted.
"There you go," Camicazi said happily, sitting back down, "All better."
"And now I can no longer eat at all," Hiccup concluded.
Okay, I'm gonna end it there, because other wise it might just turn into random typing. I'm starting to do it already! I hope you don't give this story bad reviews because of my suckish chapter. I didn't have a whole lot to work with. Oh well. I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen in the next chapter, because I'm not the one writing this story. So yeah. Review or else.
