Ruffnut was out of their little shelter the fastest because she was already awake, but her brother and Astrid were close behind her. Still looking sleepy (and none the wiser about the activities that had previously gone on) Astrid rubbed her eyes.
"What's going on? Their dragon is gone?" she asked gesturing to the twins. Ruffnut and Tuffnut had already begun a quick scout of the campsite. Their beloved Barf and Belch were nowhere to be seen.
"Maybe they went to the water to fish again" Tuffnut called over his shoulder as he started to run down to the shore edge again. Everyone else followed closely behind him. They scoured the rocky edge and the water out to the horizon, but there was no sign of the dragon.
"Could they be off flying?" Astrid asked.
"Not likely" Ruff replied glancing up. A light tinkling of rain patted gently against her cheeks. "They hate to fly in the rain"
"Yah it's doubtful" her brother agreed. "We couldn't even get them out of the cave in the last rain storm, it's amazing they are even flying with us for this trip, the big babies really hate being outside. We'll call them though, you never know." Tuffnut placed his index and pinky fingers in his mouth and let out a long low whistle. Ruffnut copied him blowing a higher shriller whistle that harmonized with the first. The clear loud noise rang out over their small campsite and out over the water. Any dragon within ear shot most definitely could have heard them.
"Uh oh" Eret said softly behind them, he was reaching up to pull something out of a tree as they turned to look at him. He faced them. In his out stretched hand he held a red dart. "It looks like dragon trappers. These red dart are the ones Drago supplies all of his trappers with." He looked at it closely again. "It's not from my crew though. We always mark ours with three stripes. That means there is another trapping crew somewhere in the area." He frowned at the dart in his hand.
"I guess not everybody got the message that Drago is now out of business." Astrid said sarcastically.
"What makes you think he's out of business at all?" Eret looked sharply at her. "Yes it was Drago and his dragons that came to Berk, and Drago was defeated and the dragons are now all loyal to their new alpha Toothless, but what of the rest of his army? You guys saw the number of ships and crews that he had. What do you think they are all doing now? Sitting around waiting for other gainful employment to pop up? Although I am the finest dragon trapper alive…." He was cut off.
"You WERE the finest dragon trapper alive" corrected Ruffnut
"Yes, yes, I was the finest, but I was not the only one. There are other ships out there, and I think one has your dragon. I'm sorry Ruffnut." He said looking in her eyes.
"I will beat whoever took our dragon with my face!" threatened her brother as he pounded his fist into the other hand.
"Yah" Countered Ruffnut looking pissed now. "How could they have done this? How could they just take our dragon right from under our nose without us even knowing? We would have heard something! Our dragon would have cried out, and fought back."
"Not necessarily, my crew and I often hunted in the rain, firstly because the sound of the rain muffled our noise letting us sneak up on a dragon. Secondly a wet dragon head can't light it's fire, it was much safer for us. My guess is your dragon went to fish, and the trappers snuck up in the rain and mist, probably cutting around the edge of the island to hide themselves, then hit the poor beast with the sleep darts then netted him dragging him back to their boat and they were off. Fast and simple, a perfect catch if I do say so myself" All three of his companions glared at him. He laughed shortly rubbing the back of his head, before turning it into a cough "just a guess mind you."
"That doesn't explain why they never came after us or the other two dragons though." Astrid said looking over at Stormfly and Skullcrusher. The two dragons were now standing side by side staring off in the same direction.
"Don't know really" Eret said again, "they probably just didn't see them. Stormfly was under the shelter, and Skullcrusher was around the far side from the water, with his head tucked in, he could have looked like a big lumpy rock. It would be hard for them to tell in the rain."
"Well what do we do now?" Tuffnut asked he had pulled his axe out and was beginning to pace around the campsite.
"Duh, we go after them, and get our dragon back" Ruffnut looked just as determined as her brother.
"I'm not sure I can take on a trapping crew by myself" said Eret. "I might be able to bargin with them though"
"Perfect lets trade them Ruffnut, to get our dragon back." Tuffnut said with a sly grin as her elbowed his sister.
"Ha ha funny" she said as she yanked the axe out of his hands turned it sideways and gave him a flat smack with it on the top of his helmet causing a dull ringing of metal. "This is serious we have to save them."
"Sorry you're right" he said as her took the axe back. "And just what do you mean about 'taking on a trapping crew by yourself'. Do you not think we can handle it? We are Berk's finest dragon riders…"but Eret cut him off.
"But you are not warriors. If any of you got hurt I'd feel responsible. Sorry I just can't take that risk."
"It's not your decision to make," Astrid said chiming in. "We are Vikings! And we did fine while fighting Drago's army, one little trapping crew is not going to be able to handle us! We are fighters and so are our dragons. We protect our own, and right now that means going after Barf and Belch. Besides, we handled your crew just fine." She stood proudly with her hands on her fists and the twins joined her to glare at him.
"Listen I don't know who you think may have put you in charge but I'm the oldest here, I have the most worldly experience, and I used to be a trapper. You will listen to my decision." Ruffnut broke in.
"Hiccup the chief of Berk put her in charge, and he's gonna marry her and if I was you I'd listen to what she decides."
"Ya, and you aren't that much older than us! We are almost twenty!" said Tuffnut.
"And all your worldly experience still couldn't save you from getting kidnapped by Stormfly. Your opinion is noted but we are going after the dragon. Got it?" Astrid asked as the three of them ganged up on him. Eret threw his hands in the air in an 'I give up' gesture. "It's decided lets pack and go. Ruff, Tuff let the dragons get a good smell of you guys so they can track your dragon." Ruff and Tuff let the dragons sniff at their hands legs and bodies for a good length of time while the others packed up quickly. They came to load up.
"Sorry dude but I'm not riding with you. You're just gonna have to put up with my sister." Tuffnut said as he climbed on the front of Stormfly. Astrid followed to sit behind him. Eret stood by his dragon looking sheepish, when Astrid called over,
"Just let the dragons lead, don't try to maneuver them at all, or they will be confused as to what you want and not be able to track properly." She was crouching patting Stormfly's neck and said "up girl! Let's go find their dragon". The great beast flapped and lifted her riders up into the air. Astrid turned around and called back to where Eret and Ruffnut stood, "try not to think at all actually, just let your mind be blank and sit there. Trust your dragon to do what is needed."
Ruffnut not needing any prompting at all climbed up and settled herself in the front of Eret's Saddle. She looked over at him, her eyebrows rose expectantly "let's go big boy. We gotta save my dragon." Eret had only a brief moment to glance around unsure, wondering just how he had gotten into this situation, before he sighed resigned and climbed up to fit himself snuggly into the seat behind Ruffnut. The saddle was only made for one rider but Stoick the previous owner had been a very big man, and although Eret was big too there was still plenty of space for Ruffnut to fit her lean body in comfortably. After a little shifting and wiggling Eret tentatively placed his arms around the feisty blond Viking in front of him held the handles, and he tried not to notice how her warm backside fit nicely up against him.
"Up Skullcrusher," he said suddenly feeling rather hot despite the damp coolness of the grey morning. The powerful beast shifted under them and leaped up into the air to follow Stormfly and her riders.
They rode for a while in an uncomfortable silence. Eret kept shuffling around in his seat so as not to put too much pressure on Ruffnut. His mind couldn't erase the feel of her cool fingers sliding and squeezing along his most sensitive skin. The thoughts of the encounter they had shared left him half hard all morning. Riding above the clouds the sun was now out fully and it really was a warm day for this time of year. Eret had begun to sweat. Ruffnut filled his senses, he could feel her body. He could smell her hair (a faint flower sent). This supple young girl was a mere nineteen years old. He was much older at twenty five. He was a captain, with his own boat and crew that he was responsible for, and now after his run in with Drago's army there was a very real threat that the soldiers may come after him. It had been made plain by Drago that he was out of favor and scheduled for execution. This was why he wanted to get back to his boat so fast, if the armies found his crew before he did, they could all very well be dead. Gaining the trust of the new Berk chief, had made Hiccup a valuable friend and ally, but Eret did not want to do anything that may place him out of favor. Beginning a sexually heated affair with Hiccup's childhood friend may not be the best move. But then she shifted and her firm buttocks pressed harder against his groin making him groan softly as his cock pulsed despite his efforts at control. He moved again trying to shift further away. He held the handles tighter because he did not trust himself to refrain from holding her tight against his now throbbing groin, from sliding his large hands over her chest. He wanted to feel her small firm breasts against the palms of his hands, to feel her nipples harden to little peaks as he tweaked them. He shook his head realizing the fantasy had gotten ahold of him again. He couldn't get distracted. They were heading into a dangerous situation. He shifted again feeling much more full in his cock. She had to feel him. How could she not.
"Will you knock it off" her deep sexy voice said sharply. "You keep squirming around like you are sitting on hot coals." She half turned in her seat to try and look at him over her shoulder.
"Sorry, sorry, I just didn't want you to be uncomfortable." He said clearing his throat.
"Don't be silly I like the feeling of you all hard and big all pressed up against me, just quite squirming so much and enjoy it. It's nice to know I can make you all hot and bothered while you are awake too." She flashed him a half grin and wiggled her backside against him. He groaned out loud this time and pressed firmly back against her, making her take a quick breath. His cock throbbed to full now that it was getting attention. And Eret nervously decided that he better nip this situation in the butt before it got totally out of hand.
"Look Ruff," he said trying to sound gentle, "it's obviously that I'm attracted to you physically…"
"Well duh?" she said interrupting him, "Of course you are. I'm stunning and sexy as hell." He hid a grin at her back.
"But we can't have a relationship, it just won't work, I've got a lot of responsibilities now and….."
"Oh Bla bla bla, it doesn't matter what's going on in your life, you don't deny yourself love. You need love to live."
"Um Ruffnut, I don't love you. I'm sorry but I don't." He winced at her strong passionate words. People did not say such things where he came from.
"You say that now, but you do. And you will say it to me in the future. I can wait, I'm not going anywhere." She wiggled her sweet ass against him again to punctuate the statement.
"Gods! You have got to stop doing that, I'm so distracted by you that I can't think straight." He had shifted his arm from the handle to hold her firmly around the waist in an effort to keep her still. The effect was electric. She shivered and leaned her head back against his chest, pressing her chest out.
"I want you to touch me. I want to feel you clasping me so hard like you did last night, when you lost control."
"What? I never lost control…"
"You were holding me so hard I have bruises on my wrist" she said lifting her hand to show him over her shoulder, "and you were so passionate when you came that you bit me"
"I have never….. I bit you?" he said frowning Ruffnut twisted around more moving her shoulder back. She reached up with her hand and slipped the tunic low exposing her smooth creamy white neck and shoulder. Eret's first thought was to bend his head and nuzzle her skin smelling her, but he restrained. Them he noticed the circular purple bruise on her shoulder. He ran his large fingers softly over it feeling the swollen area under the skin. He stuttered
"I, I, I, I'm sorry for this…. I have never ever…. I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you." He continued to run small circles over it with the tips of his fingers.
"Good" Ruff stated "I'm glad you have never, and apology accepted. And it didn't hurt it turned me on even more, so stop fretting. Just try and do what Astrid said 'just ride and don't think'. My friend is very smart you know." He chuckled to himself and this time did not try to resist as her lowered his mouth to her skin and kissed her bruise lightly. "Ooo that's nice" Ruff said her deep voice getting husky "but sorry that's all the fun you get for now. We have to rescue Barf and you are going to help me, so I need to know everything you can tell me about the trappers, their boat, the traps they use, their weapons, anything and everything you can tell me. So get your head in the game." Eret chuckled again impressed how she switched so quickly and focused on the problem at hand and very neatly pushing all of his concerns aside. This woman was a huge tease, turn on and also a complex warrior, not to be trifled with. She was a challenge and he was intrigued.
