BEST OC Maker: Hey guys, quick thing, I added a bonding scene for Artur, Smoky and Blizzard that I realized that I had forgotten to add, enjoy the chapter!
For DinoWriter123: According to the HTTYD Comic series the Submarriper isn't exactly a RedDeath sized dragon, he's bigger than a Viking warship though, I'll give more info on them later on in the story,
Blizzard dodged on the last millisecond, unlike his fellow Strike Class dragons, the Woolly Howl wasn't very good at fast sharp turns due to his bulkier form, Artur managed to control the fake tail fin, but he was still a Strike Class dragon as he flew out as fast as he could, the wild dragons tried to escape as well, most did, but a few were heavily burned as a dragon cloud burst into the skies.
They were quiet for the rest of the trip, they landed on the cove only to find an angered Smoky, who was angry for them leaving him behind.
"You were right, there was a RedDeath, we need to tell everyone and then..." Alex was getting excited and Artur stopped her.
"Not now, listen I have a plan but if we tell them now and they will take Blizzard as a prize and Smoky's skull as a cup," Artur told her with a frown, then Alex remembered something.
"Wait, you never told me what kind of dragon Blizzard is," Alex reminded him.
"Well he's a... Woolly Howl," Artur told her quickly, at first she gasped, then grinned.
"You always tried to get the best of the best," The red haired girl shook her head with a smile. Artur just grinned and then frowned.
"I just hope my plan works," Artur muttered as they walked back, leaving behind a happy Blizzard and Smoky, Alex nodded, it was risky, but the only way.
The next day early Artur woke up for breakfast, he was greeted by his father.
"Son, we need to talk," Bjorn told him calmly, Artur sighed and sat down.
"Today is the day you must kill that GrappleGrounder, not just drive it back into it's cage, doesn't matter how, but that dragon won't ever be able to see another battle," Bjorn told him with a frown.
"Dad, today something big, bigger than just a ceremony will happen," Artur told his dad, he knew that he needed to make sure his father trusted him.
"You're right son, today you become a true Viking, I couldn't be prouder," Bjorn smiled, Artur shook his head with a smile.
"It's bigger than that, it will be a surprise, but you must observe alright," Artur told him, Bjorn eyed him for a second before nodding.
"Son, listen to this, you're a lot like your mother, she didn't like hurting dragons either, but she knew what she had to do when that Flightmare entered your room all those years ago," Bjorn sighed as he looked at the window.
"But in the end she fought fiercely to protect those she loved even as the glowing demon dragged her away," Bjorn finished and looked at Artur with a determined look.
"Always fight for those you care about, without them the world is an empty place," Bjorn finished and smiled.
"Good luck in the arena," The huge man walked away after that.
A few hours later in the arena, Artur stood in the entrance with Alex.
"Good luck," Alex told him with a small smile.
"After today, everything changes," Artur smiled back, both tried as hard as they could to ignore all ifs, Smacker gave him a good luck before he entered the arena. The other teens were in the arena entrance a bit farther than Alex.
A huge crowd crowded the banks on the outer side, pun intended. Bjorn sat on a small wooden throne on the front of the crowd with a proud smile.
Artur sighed as the thickest cage opened and a powerful pulse blast slammed the side of the stony walls as an immense pure red with blackened stripes GrappleGrounder burst forth with a roar.
The dragon saw Artur and looked confused, Artur smiled, his research pointed out that dragons could smell steel weapons, he tested it out earlier yesterday with Smoky and Blizzard, unknown to the crowd he had left his swords at home and the two handles on his back were as false as the fact that a NightFury was white. The GrappleGrounder came at Artur with a confused glance, his eyes became common pupils, Artur then began to speak.
"Can everyone tell me why is this dragon not trying to kill me?" Artur asked loud and clear, the Vikings only looked confused, all dragons they saw were feral and would attack without a thought, especially the Vikings that captured that GrappleGrounder.
"Because about a month ago I made a discovery, that discovery led me to another!" Artur began with a shout.
"Apparently BladeHand has a pretty good aim because he shot down the Woolly Howl!" Artur added as everyone gasped, BladeHand laughed full of pride.
"I found it in David's Grove, well actually it found me, a tree had fallen and trapped my left food when he appeared," Artur lied, he knew that the real truth would be cause of anger and that it would cause chaos, he had planned this lie very well ever since the day before, he knew it was wrong, but now he had to catch the attention of the crowd and convince them that dragons weren't a threat.
"That's when he came, his black and white scales and violet eyes, he looked at me not like prey, not like the helpless being I was during those minutes, but like someone in need, do you know what he did?!" Artur asked them with a shout, now all Vikings were listening carefully, entranced by the tale.
"Using his mighty ice breath, he blasted the trunk out of my leg, then helped me to a cove, there I saw that he was injured as well," Artur continued, he decided to not be specific about the ripper tail fin in case the Vikings got aggressive.
"Like an honorable Viking, I repaid him, he helped me with my leg, so I would help him with his injury, it took a few weeks, but then he gave me another gift, a ride," Artur continued, he saw that all Vikings looked surprised, specially his father.
"Flying on a dragon is probably one of the greatest things a Viking might do, the feeling is impossible to describe, so I learned about dragons, studied him and one day, one theory I've had for a long time was confirmed," Artur continued, the Vikings were nearly falling off their seats.
"There is a RedDeath on their nest, a tyrannical monster, if they don't raid and get her food, they become the food, that's why I realized that what if we took it down? Think people, why do dragons only attack and raid one night and only months or many weeks later do they come back? What do they eat in the meantime? Also did any dragons attack a Viking for no reason when not raiding?" Artur tried to put sense on the bulky warriors, Bjorn stood up.
"Prove it son, if even half of what you say is true, then prove it," Bjorn ordered, his face hid all emotion as he watched his son, Artur looked determined.
"Alright, see the GrappleGrounder here, here's why he isn't attacking," Artur reached out and pulled out the two fake swords, everyone gasped at the fact that he had walked inside the arena to face a GrappleGrounder without any weapons.
"He doesn't feel threatened, now I can go back to where Blizzard the Woolly Howl and Smoky the Smothering SmokeBreath are and bring them here, but I have a better idea, I'll show you that dragons can be friendly to anyone as long as we are friendly as well, so I'll ask for a volunteer, I'll tell them how to train this GrappleGrounder, in fact if I get more than just one volunteer I'll help each of them tame a dragon in this arena, now who accepts this challenge?!" Artur silently smirked, he knew the fact that Vikings NEVER chickened out, so he would use that to convince them.
"You heard my son! So who shall dare to face this challenge," Honestly all Bjorn wanted was to jump in there and have loooong talk with his son, but Vikings never back out.
"I'll do it," Surprisingly, Johan spoke up as the entered the arena with Artur, everyone looked surprised at him.
"We are Vikings, we don't back away from a challenge," Johan reminded the audience then turned to Artur and looked at the GrappleGrounder, who had gotten curious and curled down but still watched them suspiciously with his yellow eyes.
"First, put all your weapons away, it won't trust you unless you so that," Artur told him with a smile, it was working, Johan nodded and put his ax and few daggers stacked on a wall, the GrappleGrounder kept watching him curiously.
"Now it's simple but you might find it a bit hard, lower your head and stretch the palm of your hand forwards," Artur instructed, most Vikings gasped, some tried to argue, Johan simply glared at them.
"Vikings don't back out," The bulky teen reminded them as he did as Artur instructed and neared the GrappleGrounder, immediately the dragon stood up and to everyone's but Artur's surprise, but his snout on Johan's palm, then the dragon looked pretty playful as Johan surprisingly began to pet him and he moved like a giant long necked dog, then Bjorn shouted.
"Artur! Is it true there is a RedDeath after all?!" Bjorn shouted mightily, the things he saw today were against all he believed, but he wasn't too stubborn, he knew how to adapt and evolve, from the moment Artur began to mention a way of working alongside dragons, his brain immediately saw all advantages and disadvantages, if even half of what his son promised was true, this could make Bliz the most powerful island in the archipelago.
"I saw it with my own eyes, oh I forgot to mention but there was someone from the village with me, if she wishes to make herself known, she can confirm it as well," Artur nodded, Johan then kept petting the GrappleGrounder, who swishing tail accidentally smashed a few wooden walls that had been stacked up on the side of the arena.
"Smasher, what do you think of that?" Johan asked the dragon, who began to playfully lick his face.
Bjorn had no more doubt.
"Ready the ships! Today we shall kill the final dragon!" Bjorn shouted as Vikings sprung to life, a few were hesitant but they wouldn't question their chief. Artur rushed to his father, his father was a smart man, but he was a Viking, so the one thing he was planning was a bad idea.
"Son, you just changed everything, now let the grown ups do the rest," Bjorn told him but Artur stopped him.
"Wait, you don't plan on trying to reach the nest again?" Artur asked him, the man had a determined look.
"With a guide we could easily go to the nest, now where is your Woolly Howl? Get him quickly because today we shall end the raids once and for all!" Bjorn announced, Artur frowned and walked in front of his father.
"Dad wait, the RedDeath is the size of a mountain, it's fire breath could burn down an entire fleet, we need to think this out," Artur told him, Bjorn frowned at him.
"What do you suggest?" The huge man asked him.
"Give me one day to teach the other teens how to ride dragons, with the aerial backup with would have a bigger shot at winning," Artur explained, Bjorn frowned for a second before nodding.
"Alright, you have one day son, but now that we know that these entire 300 hundred years of war are all to blame on a single being, we won't stand down for long, you have only one day," Bjorn sighed and walked away, he had preparations to start.
"Artur! That was amazing!" Alex reached him, the other teens followed her, including Johan and Smasher, a few villagers were now looking impressed at Johan, and some a bit scared of Smasher, who stayed close to his future rider.
"Dad said I have one day to teach you guys how to train the dragons, after that he will be off with as many Vikings as he can," Artur told them.
"Wait so we can train those dragons too? Awesome!" Mateus exclaimed, Ana was glaring at him.
"Training them? How many of us have they killed?" Ana asked Artur with a huge frown.
"How many of them have we killed? Listen if we get an aerial team with dragons we might kill the RedDeath and end the war, don't you guys want that?" Artur asked her and the others.
"We'll I'm with you," Alex decided quickly as she joined Artur and Johan.
"There's no way I'm missing this," Mateus laughed.
"You're my friend, I'll stand by you," Eric added.
"I don't have anything better to do anyway," Wave chuckled. Ana glared at them all.
"I'm outta here," The blonde muttered angrily as she walked off, Artur looked sadly at his friend, Alex put a hand on his shoulder.
"She will understand one day," The red haired girl told him, Artur nodded.
"Alright guys, let's go to David's Grove, I need to get Blizzard and Smoky before we can start your training," Artur told them as they set off to the cove.
Author Note:
BEST OC Maker: Decided to end the chapter here, the next one will be either the last or the one before the last of this arc,
Crimson: Then you can let Team Beast kick some (SPOILERS) tail and save (SPOILERS)
Guilmon: Then finish 02
Dracomon: The Chronicles Reborn ain't done yet either
Dorumon: Then take Brawls out of hiatus
Agumon: Legend of 10 too!
Blue and Green: AND TALES!
BEST OC Maker: Sorry Agumon, don't have any plans to continue Legend of 10 anytime soon, same for Tales, however the next chapter of my Avengers fanfic will come out soon and then my 02, Brawls will be continued after I finish with 02, so read, REVIEW and Stay Riding!
