"Italics: Dragon's speaking"

*Italics: telepathic speaking*

Italics: Thinking

Author's note: The dragon riders ride on their dragons while the guardians such as Aniu and Nava fly using their wings. All dragons with more than one head have a – between their names as each head has a name. For example: Barf-Belch, Lefa-Rila. This note is here just to avoid confusion.

Right now the Dragoniters group consists of: Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly, Snotlout, Hookfang, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Barf-Belch, Aniu and Nava.

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Updated: 10.08.2016

Chapter 7: Worst in Show

In the Whispering Death tunnels underneath Berk, Alvin, Savage and Mildew had come to check if their plan of planting Whispering Deaths underneath Berk had worked but when they saw the egg remains, they knew their plan had not worked. "Anyone care to tell me what this looks like?" Alvin asked angrily, holding up a piece of eggshell and showing it to his companions.

"A waste of perfectly good Whispering Death eggs?" Savage asked. Scowling, Alvin turned to the one responsible for the plan. "This was your plan, Mildew. 'Oh, plant the eggs under Berk' you said. 'They'll hatch and destroy the village, Alvin.'. 'There'll be no one left to get in your way, Alvin.'." he reminded Mildew who gulped and nervously backed away from him until he was against a boulder. "I don't remember saying all that." He told the Outcast chief, hoping he wouldn't pummel him.

"Eh, it really doesn't matter now, does it?" Alvin asked and drew his sword, preparing to bring it down on Mildew's head. "Now, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" The old man begged desperately. "Why should I?" Alvin asked with a growl. "Ah, well. Look at the positive, Alvin." Mildew began. "That's not really my strong suit now, is it?" Alvin snarled. "Think about it. When life gives you fish heads, what do you do?" Mildew asked. "I take it out on people like you." Alvin said.

"Well, yes. That too but you can also make a delicious chowder." Mildew finished. Alvin swung his sword down and held it just above Mildew's shoulder. The old man whimpered in fear and moved out of the sword's way. "I like chowder." Alvin considered. "Well, these tunnels are your chowder. They'll lead you right to the Dragon Training Academy." Mildew said. "Eh and what would I do when I get there?" Alvin asked.

"Well the better question is what wouldn't you do? What couldn't you do? "Spying? Uh, kidnapping? Dragon killing?" Mildew asked slyly. "Or, all of the above. Hahaha, I like it! You're in luck, Mildew! I'm not gonna kill you right now!" Alvin laughed boisterously and walked away. "I hate it when he says that." Mildew muttered, sighing in relief once Alvin was out of earshot. "Trust me. It's better than when he doesn't say it." Savage told him. Mildew's eyes widened and he glanced at Savage nervously.


Out on a sea stack, a boat with a life-sized human dummy on it was floating in the water. The Dragoniters were perfecting their skills on rescuing hostages. They had to use all they had learned from previous training sessions. Fishlegs gave the go-ahead signal to Snotlout and Hookfang. The Monstrous Nightmare flew off the sea stack, did a pair of midair loops and dived down to the boat. Snotlout reached out and grabbed the dummy. "Yes, Hookfang! Victory loop!" He cheered victoriously.

"Hmmm, impressive. They completed their task in a surprisingly short amount of time compared to their usual standards." Aniu remarked as Hookfang celebrated his and his rider's success with a few victory loops. "You know, I hate to admit it but Snotlout and Hookfang actually look like they have worked on their rescue training." Hiccup said. "Well done, Hookfang and Snotlout. They have actually improved." Toothless said. "Wait for it, wait for it." Nava said.

"Hookfang!" Snotlout screamed as his Monstrous Nightmare dived into the ocean. "Nava's right. Let's not get ahead of ourselves." Astrid said. "I couldn't agree more with you, Astrid." Stormfly said. Hookfang flew out of the water and up the sea stack with Snotlout clinging on for dear life, the dummy bouncing against the rock before landing. "Another victim, saved." Snotlout said proudly before the dummy's head fell off and he dropped it with a yelp.

"More like headless." Aniu said. "Looks like our mothers are going to have to make another dummy for us." Nava sighed. "Yeah, you got the victim part right." Fishlegs told Snotlout. "What are you two going to do when we go out on rescue missions?" Meatlug asked. "Shut up, Fishlegs. Big deal. So its head fell off. It's not like it's on fire or anything." Snotlout retorted. "Oh, yeah. Well then, watch this." Hookfang said then set the dummy on fire before trying to stomp it out.

Everyone stared at the display with shocked and nervous looks on their faces. "Remind me to never get rescued by Snotlout." Aniu whispered to Hiccup who nodded in agreement. Snotlout stared at his friends with a nervous and panicked expression. Fishlegs opened his mouth to say something but Snotlout stopped him. "Shut up, Fishlegs." He snapped.

"Okay, Astrid, Stormfly, you two are up." Nava said. Astrid and Stormfly nodded and flew down to the bottom of the sea stack. Stormfly shot two tail spines at the rock and Astrid jumped off and grabbed them, holding herself up. Stormfly continuously fired tail spines at the sea stack to form a makeshift ladder. Astrid climbed up it until she reached the top. "Great work, Astrid." Hiccup congratulated his girlfriend.

"That deserves a round of applause." Aniu chirped. "That was exemplary, Stormfly." Toothless warbled. "Thanks, Toothless. You are a great true friend." Stormfly chirped. "Great work? Pfft, try lame work. "Hello? Flying on your dragon? Might be a little quicker to get to the top of the sea stack." Snotlout scoffed. "Snotlout, for once in your life, try using your brain." Nava said. "What if your victim is trapped on the side of a cliff and your dragon can't get close enough? You ever think of that?" Astrid asked as Stormfly landed behind her.

"Yes. No. Shut up, Astrid and Nava." Snotlout said. "Wow, Snot. You're telling a lot of people to shut up today. Something bothering you?" Aniu asked. "Shut up, Aniu." Snotlout told her. "Eh, whatever, then." Aniu shrugged it off. "Okay. So, Fishlegs, you and Meatlug are up." Hiccup said quickly, trying to avoid any more tension between his friends.

Fishlegs patted Meatlug gently and gave her a signal. The Gronckle flew upwards until Fishlegs said "I call this the Stop,..." and hovered. "...Drop,..." Meatlug tucked in her wings and plummeted, heading straight for Snotlout and Hookfang. The latter dived out of the way, accidently throwing Snotlout off him in the process. "Oh, no. Aaaaahhh!" Snotlout groaned and screamed before Fishlegs said "...and the Hover." Meatlug opened her wings and hovered just above Snotlout.

"I like it, Fishlegs." Hiccup said. "Well done, Meatlug. That could be useful when dodging airborne missiles aimed at you and Fishlegs." Toothless said. "Thanks, Toothless. I would hate for my dearest rider and I to get hit by anything that could potentially harm or kill us." Meatlug said. "Maybe all of us should learn that 'Stop, Drop and Hover' skill." Nava commented.

"Oh, come on. That's not rescuing, that's falling." Snotlout snorted. "Actually, this is falling." Fishlegs said and at his signal, Meatlug landed on top of Snotlout, pinning him under her. "Hookfang, rescue." Snotlout gasped from under Meatlug, reaching out an arm. "Rescue yourself." Hookfang said and flew away. "Thank you." Snotlout voiced sarcastically.

"Ok, guys. Do you want to show us your rescue skill now?" Hiccup asked the twins. "Sure." Tuffnut said and he and his sister began demonstrating their rescue skill which consisted of staring ahead, doing nothing at all. Everyone else stared at them in confusion. "So, let's see it." Hiccup said slowly. "Ruff? Tuff?" Aniu asked. "Aren't you two and Barf-Belch going to give us a demonstration?" Nava asked.

"Uh, you are seeing it." Tuffnut told them. "Pretty cool, huh?" Ruffnut asked with a grin. "What are they doing?" Toothless asked, cocking his head. "Beats me?" Stormfly shrugged her wings. "Our rescue skill is not falling off this sea stack. That way, no actual rescue is necessary." Tuffnut explained. "Tada!" Ruffnut exclaimed, throwing her arms out and accidently hitting Tuffnut, knocking him off Belch and the sea stack. Tuffnut's scream was cut off when he hit the water with a splash.

"We're still working out the kinks." Ruffnut explained. "Okay. Aniu, it's your turn, sister." Hiccup said. "Actually, Nava and I are doing this one together. Trust me, you'll like this one." Aniu said. "Prepare to be amazed." Nava grinned before he and Aniu turned into their dragon forms. Aniu flew down to where Tuffnut was swimming in the water and Arrow, Firesnow, Clobbertail and Lefa-Rila blocked her, preventing Aniu from getting close to Tuffnut.

Nava flew over and distracted the four dragons, allowing Aniu to reach Tuffnut. "Tuff, grab my paws!" Aniu ordered. "Okay." Tuffnut said and grabbed Aniu's front paws. He yelped in surprise when Aniu flipped him into the air and he landed on her back. "Whoa, cool." Tuffnut and the spectators exclaimed in awe. Aniu flew back up to the others and landed. Nava noticed Aniu had succeeded in rescuing Tuffnut and flew back to the others as well.

"That was brilliant."

"Super cool."

"Awesome."

"Wow."

"Whoa."

"Thanks, everyone. Nava and I have been working on that for a while." Aniu smiled at the awed comments and shifted back into her human form along with Nava. "Hic, I do believe it is you and Toothless's turn." Nava said. Hiccup nodded and Toothless flew towards three Outcast targets set up on another sea stack. "Barrel roll! Multiple blasts!" Hiccup yelled, making sure his friends could hear him.

Toothless barrel rolled and blasted the targets to pieces with three well-aimed plasma blasts. When the two landed back on the sea stack, they saw everyone staring at them, oohing and aahing, except for Snotlout who didn't see the point in Hiccup and Toothless's rescue skill. "Stop oohing! That's not even a rescue skill!" he yelled.

"Of course it is. You always need cover fire and someone to watch your back and fend off any attacks during a rescue. Everyone knows that. Very impressive, Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava." Fishlegs said. "Hey, Fishlegs. You need some help getting your nose out of..."

"Snotlout!" Hiccup, Aniu and Nava yelled, interrupting Snotlout before he could say what he was about to say. "It's okay, you three. He's just mad because he was dead last in the rescue competition. But what else is new?" Fishlegs said. "I thought Ruffnut and Tuffnut were dead last in the rescue competition." Toothless said. "Yeah, they were and I see the point in this whole rescue competition because everything we have learned could help us a lot in the future." Stormfly said. "Quite right, my dearest Stormfly." Arrow chirped from he was perched on the sea stack. Stormfly smiled at her mate.

"Uh, guys, this is not a competition." Hiccup said. "Uh, yes, it is." Tuffnut said. "You know, they say competition is the very essence of life itself." Ruffnut told them. Everyone stared at her. "Whoa, when did Ruffnut become a philosopher?" Aniu asked Nava. "I don't know." Nava said. "It's true. Weird that she said it like that but it's true. Life is always a competition." Astrid muttered.

"This isn't a competition, you guys. It's training. And we train together to defend Berk, the dragons and each other." Aniu said. "When it comes to protecting our home and the ones we love, a competition is the least important thing on our agenda." Nava added. "We are a team. Everyone has a role. Not one person is better or more important than another." Hiccup added on his speech.

Instead of being inspired and understanding their speeches, Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout and the twins burst out laughing. "And our speeches have no effect on them whatsoever." Aniu sighed. "Such a shame. Such a sad, sad shame." Nava sighed, shaking his head. "No matter how many times they're told words of wisdom, they don't listen." Toothless muttered. "Don't look at us. Ruffnut and Tuffnut don't listen to anything or anyone." Barf-Belch said. "You know Snotlout. He doesn't listen to any advice that is good for him." Hookfang grumbled. "I feel so sorry for you two. At least Fishlegs listens, most of the time." Meatlug said. " Astrid usually takes good advice into consideration but she is very competitive." Stormfly said.

"You three don't really buy that, do you?" Snotlout snorted with laughter. "We do, actually. Yes! Wait, do you all feel the way Snotlout does?" Hiccup asked. "Um, Hiccup, you ride Toothless, a Night Fury. And a Night Fury is at the top of the charts for intelligence, speed, accuracy and well, everything. And Aniu and Nava are guardians." Fishlegs said.

"What about me?" Meatlug whined. "No offense, girl. You're still the best for me." Fishlegs assured his Gronckle, patting her head. "You want to know what I think?" Snotlout asked obnoxiously. "No!" Basically everyone yelled. "I think we'll never know who the best dragon trainer is because we don't have a level playing field." Snotlout continued anyway. Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava glanced at each other.

"Hang on a second." Fishlegs said thoughtfully, an idea popping into his mind. "What if we did have a level playing field? What if we could prove, once and for all, who's got the skills and who doesn't?" He asked. "Trust me, Fishlegs, you don't want that." Snotlout said arrogantly, crossing his arms. "Oh, I think I do." Fishlegs grinned smugly, eager for a chance to one-up Snotlout and knock him down a few pegs. Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava glanced at each other again, each one of them hoping nothing bad would happen in the upcoming contest.


In Berk Dragon Training Academy, Fishlegs opened a crate and eight Terrible Terrors poked their heads out. "Terrible Terrors? This is your level playing field?" Snotlout asked. "As a matter of fact, yes. We'll all choose a Terrible Terror and have a day to train it. And then we'll find out who's best." Fishlegs said. Snotlout started laughing hysterically.

"Oh, man. I can't keep a straight face." Snotlout squeaked once he stopped laughing. "I fail to see the humour, Snotlout." Fishlegs said, annoyed. "You guys, the point of all this is..." Hiccup tried to intervene but Snotlout cut across him. "You don't have a chance to win this, Fish-face and you want to know why? Because there are readers and there are doers. And while you have got your nose buried in the Book of Dragons, I am out there kicking names and taking butts." Snotlout said.

"I think you meant that the other way around." Astrid said, her arms folded across her chest. "I mean...shut up, Astrid." Snotlout muttered. "He's been saying that ever since this morning." Aniu observed. "And besides, it's kicking butts and taking names." Nava added. "Guys, come on." Hiccup groaned. "I'll tell you what, Snotlout. You're so confident in your dragon training superiority, why don't we make this interesting?" Fishlegs offered.

"Pfft, all ears." Snotlout scoffed, crossing his arms. "Loser's clean the winner's stable...for a month." Fishlegs suggested, smiling deviously. "Done." Snotlout agreed. "In." Astrid, who was standing between the twins, smirked, eager for a challenge. Ruffnut and Tuffnut bashed their heads together, forcing Astrid to duck. "Well, if you can't beat them, join them." Nava gave in.

"I suppose I have no choice." Aniu sighed. "Come on. We're not really going to do this, are we?" Hiccup asked miserably. "You guys better strap on your helmets, because this guy right here, is bringing the pain." Snotlout said and reached for one of the little dragons but a male Terrible Terror with deep purple scales, darker wings and creamy undersides bit down on his arm. "Oh! Guess I'll take this one. Bringing the pain!" Snotlout squeaked in pain and walked out the Academy.

The other teens selected their Terrors. Astrid got a female with aquamarine scales, magenta wings, light yellow spines and undersides. Fishlegs got a male with orange scales, red spines, wings and pale yellow undersides. Ruffnut and Tuffnut both got two Terrible Terrors (Ruffnut's was a male and Tuffnut's was a female) with bright yellow scales, light orange wings, spines and white undersides (Tuffnut's Terror was slightly darker than Ruffnut's). Hiccup chose a male with forest green scales (the colour reminded him of Toothless's eyes), reddish-brown wings, spines and blonde undersides. Aniu selected a female with black scales, violet wings, spines and undersides. Nava got the last of the lot. It was a male with white scales, deep brown wings, spines and undersides.

Once they all had chosen their Terrible Terrors, the teens went home on their dragons to start training them. "Remember, not a competition!" Hiccup called after his friends. "This is really going to go bad in a hurry." He sighed. His Terrible Terror chirped at him. "Look on the bright side, Hiccup. At least all of us have another dragon friend." Aniu said optimistically as she passed him. "Yeah. By the way, what is his name?" Hiccup asked. Aniu glanced at the little dragon in Hiccup's arms and he chirped something. "His name is Sharpshot and he considers himself to be very accurate with fireballs." She said. "Thanks, see you later, Aniu." Hiccup said.

"See you later, Hiccup." Aniu said. "Hiccup smiled and walked past her, mounted Toothless and flew home. "What's your name, little one? My name is Aniu Namara'sdaughter." Aniu told her Terrible Terror. "My name is Black Violet. It is very nice to meet you, Aniu." Black Violet chirped. "It is very nice to meet you too, Black Violet. I can tell this is the start of a beautiful, long friendship between us." Aniu said, smiling. She let Black Violet fly up into the air and Aniu flew alongside her new Terrible Terror friend back to her home.


Alvin, Savage and Mildew were navigating their way through the tunnels and stopped at a hole in the wall to get a better idea on where they were. Savage had to stand on Mildew's shoulders, much to the old man's discomfort, in order to see. "Well, what do you see?" Alvin asked impatiently. "It's quite dark and something keeps swinging into my face." Savage said then some yaks moved away. "Oh, well, that explains it. Another yak farm." He reported.

"What is it with you people and your yaks?" Alvin asked in disbelief. "Don't look at me. I'm a sheep person." Mildew told him. "Hang on. I see something. I think it's the Academy." Savage said. "How can you be sure?" Alvin questioned. Savage jumped off Mildew's shoulders, much to the old man's relief. "Well, it's got a sign with a picture of a dragon on it. Oh and there are kids in there training dragons. So..." Savage said. "Mildew gasped. "That's it. That's the Academy." He confirmed.

"Let's hold off on the victory dance, Mildew. I don't celebrate until I make me first kill." Alvin said ominously.


When she got home, Aniu introduced Black Violet to her parents and they instantly liked the Terrible Terror. Aniu showed Black Violet around her house and then her room where they got to know each other better. After a while of talking, Namara opened the door and told them that Nava and his new Terrible Terror were visiting. A few seconds later, Nava walked into Aniu's room.

"Hey, Nava. This is Black Violet. Black Violet, this is my boyfriend and life-long friend Nava." Aniu chirped, gesturing at Black Violet was perched on her bed and at Nava. "Hey, Aniu. This is Terrence. Terrence, this is my girlfriend and life-long friend Aniu. " Nava said, gesturing at the white and brown Terrible Terror at his side. A chorus of 'nice to meet you's were exchanged and Aniu, Black Violet, Nava and Terrence started talking. After a while of talking and discussing what they were going to do in the Terrible-Terror-Training-Contest, Nava and Terrence started to leave but before they did, Nava went back to Aniu and they kissed.

"I'll see you later, Aniu. I love you." Nava whispered once they parted. "I'll see you later, Nava. I love you too." Aniu whispered. Terrence and Black Violet watched the kiss and turned to each other. "I'll...see you...later, Black Violet." Terrence stammered awkwardly, scales warming and turning reddish with a blush. "Yeah, I'll...see you...later, Terrence." Black Violet stammered awkwardly, blushing as well. Aniu and Nava stared at their Terrible Terrors, wondering if Terrence and Black Violet had a crush on each other, judging by the awkward stammering and the blushing, it was very likely they did.

When Nava and Terrence left, Aniu and Black Violet discussed where Black Violet was going to sleep and they quickly agreed that Black Violet would sleep on a thick stone slab positioned in a corner beside her bed.


That night in his house, Fishlegs was beginning to train his Terrible Terror whilst completely ignoring Meatlug, Clobbertail, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie. He was determined to win the competition and if he did, Snotlout would not be able to bully him as much as he currently did ever again. "Well, trainee, I have quite a rigorous schedule planned for you. Step one: I need to know your name. Too bad Aniu and Nava or their parents aren't here. Oh, well, I'll ask them tomorrow." Fishlegs said. "Oh, my name is Iggy. Funny name, I know but it's not the worst." The orange and red Terrible Terror chirped.

Then Meatlug walked inside with a sheep in her mouth. "Come on, Fishlegs, it's play time. You can focus on that contest later. Oh, hello, Iggy." She said. "Hey, Meatlug." Iggy replied. Meatlug dropped the sheep on the table and nudged Fishlegs. "Sorry, girl. We can't play Toss the Sheep right now. I have got to work on humiliating Snotlout. I'm going to crush him in the dragon training competition." He said, dropping the sheep onto the floor.

Then Hiccup, Aniu, Sharpshot, Black Violet and Toothless came into his house. "It's not a competition, Fishlegs. Listen, I of all people know how Snotlout has a way of getting under your skin." Hiccup said, remembering Thawfest. "Hiccup and I just want to make sure you're not losing perspective in all this." Aniu added, glancing at Meatlug, who had curled up on the ground sadly. Clobbertail, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie were comforting her.

"Hohoho, this little guy and I? No, we don't plan on losing anything. By the way, Aniu, what is his name?" Fishlegs chortled. "His name is Iggy." Aniu said after Iggy told her his name. "Uh, is Meatlug okay?" Hiccup asked, glancing at the female Gronckle in concern. "Of course. Why wouldn't she be?" Fishlegs asked, not even glancing at his dragon.

Toothless went over to Meatlug and gently nudged her. "Meatlug, are you okay?" He asked in concern. "I'm fine, Toothless. It's just that Fishlegs won't pay any attention to Clobbertail, Stonecruncher, Sweetiepie and I because he is too busy paying attention to Iggy." Meatlug muttered. "Don't worry, Meatlug. I'm sure that Fishlegs will start paying attention to you again." Sharpshot said confidently. "It should only be...like a day or two." Black Violet added uncertainly. "Poor Meatlug." Aniu murmured, feeling sorry for the sweet, motherly Gronckle. "Okay. Well good talk. Come on, guys." Hiccup said and went outside with Aniu, Toothless, Sharpshot and Black Violet. "Okay, Iggy, time to get serious. Let's do this." Fishlegs said in determination.

They visited Astrid's house next. "Hey, Astrid." Hiccup said after he knocked on the door and Astrid opened it. "Hey, Hiccup, Aniu. " Astrid smiled, happy to see her boyfriend and his surrogate sister. "Hey, Astrid." Aniu replied, smiling. "How's everything going with you and your Terrible Terror?" Hiccup asked after Astrid let them inside. "Everything's going great except that I don't know her name." Astrid said.

"My name is Sneaka." The aquamarine and magenta female Terrible Terror said, hovering above her human companion. "Her name is Sneaka." Aniu told Astrid. "Nice. It suits her. Particularly since I figured out what she is good at." Astrid said. "This little guy's name is Sharpshot. It suits him as well." Hiccup said, gesturing at Sharpshot. "My Terror's name is Black Violet. Because of her colours." Aniu said. "Cool." Astrid smiled, fondly stroking Sneaka's chin, causing her to purr.

They talked for a sometime before Hiccup, Aniu, Toothless, Sharpshot and Black Violet decided it was time for them to leave. Before they did, Hiccup went back to Astrid and they kissed. "I love you, Astrid. See you tomorrow." Hiccup whispered. "I love you too, Hiccup. And tomorrow, I am so going to win this competition." Astrid smirked competitively. "Eh, we'll see." Hiccup shrugged, smiling. They went home and fell asleep in their beds.


The next morning, Meatlug, with a sheep in her mouth, walked into the Academy where the Dragon Riders, Aniu and Nava had gathered with their Terrible Terrors. Earlier, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut had asked Aniu and Nava what their Terrible Terror's names were."Oh, Iggy, you can do this. You're the best, most well-trained dragon ever." Fishlegs gushed to Iggy, who was perched on a barrel. Meatlug nudged her rider insistently. "No, Meatlug. I can't right now." He told her. Meatlug groaned sadly and sat in a corner.

Believing Iggy to be ready, Fishlegs decided to start up the contest. "Ok, time to show off what we've trained our Terrible Terrors to do. Why don't you go first, Snotlout?"

"Why don't you go first?" Snotlout retorted, irritated. "Fine. I'll go first." Fishlegs shrugged. "Oh, no, you don't. I'll go first." Snotlout changed his mind. "First, second, third...it doesn't matter. Because in the end, you're gonna come in last." Fishlegs challenged, feeling uncharacteristically competitive. "And this keeps getting worse and worse." Aniu sighed, stroking Black Violet's spines. "This could last for a while." Nava sighed, rubbing Terrence's horns. "Whoa, what got into Fishlegs?" Astrid asked.

"Looks like he finally grew a backbone." Tuffnut grinned. "Whoa. How about I go first? Especially since I don't care whether I win or not because this isn't about winning or losing." Hiccup intervened, pushing Snotlout and Fishlegs aside. "Yeah. You keep selling that. Loser." Snotlout sing-songed. "Ready, Toothless?" Hiccup asked, standing in the middle of the arena with Sharpshot perched on his arm. "Ready." Toothless growled and lifted up a wing which had three wooden ducks balanced on it.

"Now!" Hiccup yelled. Toothless flicked them into the air. "Sharpshot, fire!" Hiccup ordered. Sharpshot lofted into the air and fired three fireballs, each of which hit a wooden duck and destroyed it with incredible accuracy. "Not bad. You're starting off the competition with a bang, Hiccup." Astrid complimented. "It is not a competition." Hiccup said, annoyed. "Well done, Hiccup." Aniu praised. Hiccup smiled at her.

"Not yet it isn't." Fishlegs muttered, glaring at Snotlout who glared back at him. "Well, what do you think?" Astrid asked, standing in the middle of the arena with her arms held out. Sneaka was nowhere in sight. Everyone stared at her. "What do we think of what?" Snotlout questioned, confused. "My dragon's stealth skills." Astrid replied. "Right. Her skill's so stupid, she didn't even show up." Snotlout scoffed. "Or did she?" Astrid asked, crossing her arms and smiling mysteriously.

"Hey, Snotlout. Look up." Nava said. Snotlout felt a weight on his head and looked up to see Sneaka perched on his helmet. Tuffnut glanced at his sister and his eyes flicked up to her helmet. "Whoa, she's good." He complimented. "Yeah." Ruffnut agreed before looking confused. "Who's good?" Then she looked up and saw Sneaka perched on her helmet. The aquamarine and magenta Terrible Terror chirped and flew back to her trainer.

"Sneaky. Then again, she can't do what Puncher and Kicker can do." Tuffnut remarked. Puncher and Kicker backed away from each other. "Let me guess. They're going to run into each other?" Astrid inquired. "Uh, wrong." Tuffnut told her. Puncher and Kicker flew into each other head on. "They flew into each other." Ruffnut grinned. "Totally different. And they're good at tracking as well." Tuffnut said.

"Well, it's my turn. But first..." Aniu said and walked over to Snotlout before knocking him out with one of her wings. Black Violet flew over to the unconscious Jorgenson boy and circled over him. "Black Violet here is very good at alerting others when someone is injured and/or in need of help. In other words, she's good at keeping an eye on us." Aniu informed her friends before holding her hand over Snotlout's head. An emerald green glow spread over Snotlout's face and woke him up. "What did you knock me out for?" He asked angrily. "I needed a volunteer to help me demonstrate Black Violet's skill and you were the perfect example." Aniu told him.

"Shall Terrence and I go next?" Nava asked. "Yes, you two shall." Aniu smiled. Nava smiled and stood in the centre of the arena. Terrence hovered above him. "Okay. I have hidden several objects around here. They are a dagger, a polished rock, a piece of iron ore, a small stack of parchment, a scroll, a bunch of feathers and a bunch of scales. Terrence, go find them." Nava said. "Yes, sir." Terrence and started searching for the objects. Within several minutes, Terrence had found all of the objects.

"Well done, Terrence. He's very good at scouting as well." Nava praised his Terrible Terror. "That could help us out a lot." Aniu complimented before remembering something. "Oh, Black Violet can also spin around someone's head and confuse them. Black Violet, you know what to do." She said. Black Violet chose Snotlout as her victim and spun around his head in super fast circles. Snotlout got dizzy and fainted, much to everyone's amusement.


What the six Dragon Riders, two guardians and eight Terrible Terrors didn't realize was that Alvin the Treacherous, Savage and Mildew were spying on them. "What are they up to?" Alvin mumbled, watching Fishlegs move to the centre of the arena. "Prepared to be amazed at the smartest little dragon in the archipelago." He announced grandly, gesturing at Iggy. Meatlug sulked, remembering the times when Fishlegs praised her.

Fishlegs cleared his throat and gestured at several objects he had placed on crates before shuffling through pieces of paper with pictures matching the objects on the crates drawn on them. Snotlout scoffed while everyone else watched curiously. Finally, Fishlegs chose a piece of paper. "Iggy, bring me this." He said, showing Iggy a picture of an apple. Iggy chirped, flew over, grabbed the apple, flew back and gave it to Fishlegs.

"Good boy, Iggy. Oh, who's a good little guy?" Fishlegs cooed, hugging Iggy. Meatlug warbled sadly and slumped to the ground, completely depressed. "Whatever, lucky guess." Snotlout scoffed. "Okay, you choose one." Fishlegs suggested, holding up the pictures. Snotlout grabbed them, selected one of a bucket and showing it to Iggy. The orange and red Terrible Terror, disliking Snotlout's attitude, flew over to the crates, grabbed the bucket, flew back and dumped it on Snotlout's head. "Good thing he didn't choose the mace." Nava whispered to Astrid and Aniu, who were smirking.

"Whoa. I couldn't that." Tuffnut said, impressed. "Aha." Alvin said, not getting the point as to why the teens were engaged in such a trivial contest. "Big deal. So he plays fetch." Snotlout said, pulling the bucket of his head and tossing it away. "Well, what does your Terrible Terror do?" Fishlegs asked. "This." Snotlout replied just as Pain, his Terrible Terror lunged out of nowhere and bit down on his right boot.

"So...so, let me get this straight. You trained him to bite you." Fishlegs laughed. "Try to pry him loose. I dare you. It took Gobber all afternoon yesterday to get him off this leg." Snotlout grunted in pain, holding up his bandaged left leg. "You're ridiculous. Just tell them I won, Hiccup." Fishlegs snorted, turning to Hiccup. "You won? Ha! Get real." Snotlout snorted. "It wasn't even close." Fishlegs replied.

Meatlug sat where she was wallowing in jealousy and sadness until her nose picked up a hostile that was not from Berk. Alvin, Savage and Mildew frowned at the Gronckle as she sniffed around. Meanwhile, the other teens, except for Hiccup and Aniu, began arguing about who won the Terrible Terror Training Competition. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. My Terror's stealth is pretty awesome, too." Astrid spoke up. "Don't forget Terrence's finding things and scouting abilities." Nava put in.

"Astrid, Nava, please. There's no brains involved in teaching a Terror to hide, find things or scout." Fishlegs said. "Yes, there is, Fishlegs." Nava told him. "Guys, please stop arguing." Aniu sighed, hoping to break up the argument before it got worse but the twins cut her off. "Hey, our trainees ram their heads together at high speed in midair. That takes brains." Ruffnut argued. "Yeah, really hard, rock-like brains." Tuffnut agreed.

Everyone fell into a full-out argument and Meatlug walked out of the arena in search of the scents. Toothless watched her go. Meatlug jumped onto the stands surrounding the arena, getting closer and closer to the three Outcast's hiding spot. "Uh, chief. We can't let that dragon see us." Mildew whispered to Alvin as Meatlug got closer.

The three Outcasts left their hiding spot and hid behind a pile of boulders. Meatlug kept on sniffing around for them and, realizing they were hiding behind the boulders, lava-blasted them, exposing Alvin, Mildew and Savage. Uh, this would a good time to retreat into the tunnel." Mildew suggested, eyeing the aggressive Gronckle wearily. "Alvin the Treacherous does not retreat!" Alvin snapped. "Well, then, Alvin the Treacherous is going to have to explain to Stoick the Vast what he's doing on Berk." Mildew told him as he and Savage ran for the tunnel entrance.

"You monster! What are you doing here on Berk?!" Meatlug roared at Alvin. The teens in the arena stopped arguing once they heard Meatlug's roar. "Meatlug?" Fishlegs asked, fear creeping into his voice. "Meatlug!" He ran out of the arena, followed by the other teens. Meatlug snarled at Alvin and the Outcast chief took that as his cue to start running towards the tunnel. Meatlug followed him, firing lava-blasts.

Alvin stopped running. "This is crazy." He growled and spun around, punching Meatlug hard in the face and stunning her. "Muzzle her. We'll use the dragon as a hostage." Alvin said, holding Meatlug down. Savage lassoed Meatlug's mouth shut with a coil of rope. "Got it." He said and starting pushing Meatlug towards the tunnel with Alvin's help. "She's a tough one." Savage grunted, struggling against Meatlug's weight and size.

A blue plasma blast hit the ground near them. Alvin turned around and saw Toothless, Hiccup, Aniu, Black Violet and Fishlegs running in their direction. Alvin, Savage and Mildew pushed Meatlug into the tunnel and jumped in after her. Another one of Toothless's plasma blasts accidently sealed up the hole so they couldn't follow. "Hiccup, Aniu, they took my Meatlug!" Fishlegs wailed, falling to his knees beside the rock pile.


The others caught up to them and Toothless, Stormfly, Hookfang and Barf-Belch began blasting the rock pile with fire. "We're only making it worse!" Fishlegs yelled. "He's right. Hold your fire!" Hiccup yelled. The four dragons stopped firing. "Fishlegs, you need to stay calm." Aniu said. "Panicking will only make it worse." Nava added. "I know but what are we going to do? Those tunnels go all over the island! They could be going anywhere!" Fishlegs shrieked.

"They don't really go all over the island. Like six yak farms,..." Tuffnut said. "...a couple of sheep pens,..." Ruffnut put in. "...Mildew's cabbage field..." Tuffnut added. "...Gobber's outhouse, blech." Both twins gagged in disgust. Everyone stared at them incredulously. "What? We spent a lot of time in those tunnels. They're tunnels of fun." Tuffnut said, chuckling.

"Okay, we'll have to split up and cover all those places." Hiccup said. "Great. Dibs on the beach!" Tuffnut exclaimed. Hiccup stopped, let out an angry grunt and turned back to Tuffnut. "Uh, what beach?" He asked the male twin. "The tunnel that goes to the secluded beach on the far side of the island. I can't believe you haven't been there. It's white sand, so soft on your little toes." Tuffnut said dreamily, remembering the way the soft sand had tickled his bare feet when he went there.

"I believe that is exactly where they would have gone. Once they had captured a hostage, they would most likely want to escape unless they decided to try and capture more hostages or they had a secret base on this island which is very unlikely." Aniu said. "Aniu, you are making perfect sense. Let's go, guys. We'll take our Terrible Terrors with us. We'll most likely need them." Hiccup said.


Once they reached the beach, Alvin, Savage and Mildew pushed Meatlug onto their ship and chained her down with ropes. "Secure the dragon. We're shoving off." Alvin ordered, pulling the anchor onboard and tightening the ropes around Meatlug who struggled against them but stopped when they cut into her scales and preventing her from moving as the ship set sail. She wondered if she would ever see her dearest rider Fishlegs, her loving mate Clobbertail and her wonderful children Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie again.

Once they had gathered their dragons, the Dragon Riders, Aniu and Nava flew out to rescue their comrade and friend. Fishlegs rode on Toothless with Hiccup. Terrence, Black Violet, Sharpshot, Sneaka. Iggy, Pain, Puncher and Kicker were above or beside their trainers. Fortunately, Terrible Terrors were fast fliers so they were able to keep up with the bigger dragons.

"Oh, if anything happens to Meatlug I'll never forgive myself! I won't be able to look Clobbertail, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie in their eyes ever again!" Fishlegs despaired. "Fishlegs, you didn't know Alvin was on the island." Nava said. "Nava's right. Stop blaming yourself." Aniu said. "It's not your fault, Fishlegs." Astrid assured. "Sure it is." Tuffnut said.

"Tuffnut!" Astrid sighed angrily. "What? It's not my fault. Is it your fault?" Tuffnut asked his sister. "Nope. Not my fault." Ruffnut said. "Yeah, definitely Fishlegs's fault. Sorry." Tuffnut said. "Guys, not helping." Hiccup and Aniu said simultaneously. "No, no. They're right, Hiccup and Aniu. I ignored the most important thing in my life because I got so caught up in beating Snotlout." Fishlegs said.

"You're right, you know." Aniu mumbled. "Can't argue against logic like that." Nava put in. "See? Bad things happen when you try to beat the Snotman." Snotlout bragged, pointing at himself. Everyone gave him annoyed looks. "What? Sometimes the truth is hard to swallow." He defended himself. "Oh, shut up, Snotlout!" Aniu snapped. "We have heard enough of you boasting about yourself." Nava added. "Well said, my dearest Nava." Aniu smiled. "Thank you, my dearest Aniu." Nava smiled back at her.

"You and Aniu tried to tell me, Hiccup but I didn't listen." Fishleg despaired. "Fishlegs, we will get her back, I promise." Hiccup said. "Hey, if you two girls done doing each other's hair, there's an Outcast ship we might wanna attack." Tuffnut said, alerting them to the Outcast ship sailing through the water. Meatlug was chained up on it.

They flew down and Hookfang started off the attack by firing at the ship, starting a fire on it but Alvin put it out with a bucket of water. "Give them plenty of lead. Maybe we can take out more dragons than I thought." Alvin said. Outcast archers lined up along the sides of the ship. Barf-Belch gassed and sparked the ship. "Ha! Like shooting yaks in a barrel!" Tuffnut laughed. "Haha, that was fun." Ruffnut agreed, laughing as well.

Alvin stared at the Dragon Riders and guardians, wondering what their strategy was. Stormfly sent a barrage of tail spines at the ship. Aniu and Nava morphed into their dragon forms and helped their friends out with plasma blasts, tail spines and magnesium fire blasts. "What are we supposed to do?" Black Violet asked as she and Terrence flew alongside them. "Just stay with us and follow our commands." Aniu ordered. "Got it. I wonder how our respective abilities will help in this confrontation." Terrence nodded then added. "Don't worry, they will." Nava told him.

Coming up with an idea, Alvin and Savage drew their swords. Toothless charged up a plasma blast to fire at them. "Back off or I'll run the Gronckle through!" Alvin snarled, pointing his sword at Meatlug. "Hiccup, wait! Don't fire!" Fishlegs yelled frantically, stopping Toothless from firing when he saw the danger his beloved Gronckle was in. "Dragoniters, hold your fire! Fall back!" Hiccup yelled, seeing he and his friends needed a new plan. "No! We can't just leave her there!" Fishlegs yelled, looking back at Meatlug and seeing the fear in her eyes as they flew away.

"Don't worry, Fishlegs. We're not going to." Hiccup assured him. "We have a plan." Aniu said. "And it's a good one." Nava added. "Does it involve us?" Sharpshot asked, referring to his fellow Terrible Terrors and himself. Aniu and Nava grinned and nodded. "Yes!" Sharpshot, Black Violet and Terrence whooped. The Outcasts kept their guard up as the Dragoniters fell back. Minutes passed in silence.

"I don't see anything. Maybe they aren't coming back." Savage said after several moments. "Oh, they'll come back." Mildew grumbled, knowing the Dragoniters weren't retreating but regrouping. "He's right. Their sentiment is their weakness." Alvin growled then turned to Meatlug laughing. "Isn't it, Gronckle?" He sneered. Meatlug looked up at him and her eyes widened when she saw Sneaka perched on Alvin's helmet.

"Hey, Meatlug." Sneaka chirped. "Shneaka, wha' are you 'oing 'ere?" Meatlug asked as best as she could with her mouth roped shut. "Don't worry, Meatlug. We have a plan to rescue you. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Be ready to fly as soon as you're free." Sneaka grinned. Alvin had not yet noticed her on his helmet but Savage and Mildew did.

Mildew gasped in shock and Savage knocked him out. "Alvin, don't move." He whispered and drawing his sword, brought it down on Alvin's head in an attempt to cut Sneaka in half but she flew away just before the sword struck. Fortunately for Alvin, his helmet was forged out of strong metal and therefore prevented him from having his head cut in half but the impact did knock him out.

Savage glanced frantically around the ship for the little dragon and hid his sword behind his back when Alvin groaned, woke up and glared maces and talons at him. Mildew, had woken up, squeaked in fear at the look on Alvin's face. "Now let me explain, Alvin. There was a little dragon on your head..." Savage explained hastily. Alvin dew his sword and tried to bring it down on Savage's head before Iggy swooped down, grabbed it and gave the sword to Fishlegs.

"Yes!" He whooped triumphantly. "I wish I was as smart as that dragon!" Tuffnut hollered, impressed. "I wish you were as smart as that dragon too." Ruffnut deadpanned. "Now, it's up to Sharpshot." Hiccup said. "Don't forget Bl;ack Violet." Aniu added as she and Hiccup gave their Terrible Terrors the signal. Sharpshot and Black Violet dived down to the ship. While Black Violet flew rapid circles around the Outcasts to disorient them, Sharpshot used his pinpoint accuracy to burn Meatlug's restraints but he accidently missed one and Meatlug was still restrained by a rope attached to her right front paw.

"Oh no, you don't!" Mildew yelled, rushing forward to stop Meatlug from escaping but Puncher and Kicker flew down and head butted him from both sides, knocking him out much to Ruffnut and Tuffnut's delight. Meatlug shook off the last rope and tried to fly away but Alvin lassoed her bulbous tail with another rope. "Not so fast." He growled, trying to reel Meatlug back in but she pulled against the rope with all her strength.

"Oh, she's not gonna make it!"Fishlegs wailed. "Oh, yeah, she is!" Snotlout yelled, pulling Pain off one of Hookfang's horns and throwing him like a spear down at the rope attached to Meatlug's tail. Pain's sharp, strong teeth tore through the rope, freeing Meatlug. "Bam! Who's the best Dragon Trainer now?!" Snotlout asked loudly before Pain flew back to Hookfang and perched on the Monstrous Nightmare's back after biting Snotlout.

Meatlug flew back to Fishlegs and happily licked him. "Oh, I missed you too!" Fishlegs gushed, jumping onto Meatlug's saddled back. Even thought Meatlug had been rescued, it wasn't over yet. "There's one more loose end to tie up." Hiccup said. "Correcto-mundo." Aniu agreed, going into a power dive alongside Toothless while Sharpshot and Black Violet waited for them with the others.

Toothless and Aniu pulled out of the dive and approached the Outcast ship at high speed full on. "Wait for it, wait for it. Now, Toothless! Barrel roll! Multiple blasts!" Hiccup yelled. Toothless and Aniu barrel rolled and shot the Outcast ship with high-powered plasma blasts. Everyone onboard abandoned ship and jumped opverboard just as the Outcast ship fell apart and sank.

Victoriously, the Dragoniyers flew back to Berk. "Oh, baby. We got you back. Oh, Meatlug!" Fishlegs gushed, hugging Meatlug lovingly. "We all did. Together." Hiccup and Aniu said, smiling happily. "I guess that competition was worth something." Tuffnut remarked. "Oh, for the last time, it was not a competition!" Hiccup and Aniu yelled simultaneously.

As Berk appeared, Nava noticed Terrence flying with his head hanging down and a sad look on his face. "What's wrong, Terrence?" He asked, flying beside Terrence. Aniu and Black Viole flew closer to them. "I'm just upset that while all the other Terrible Terrors played a part in rescuing Meatlug, I didn't get to do anything." Terrence said sadly. "Just because you didn't get to do anything today doesn't mean you will never get a chance to do anything. There'll come a time when you're able to do something to help us. Like, for example, you're brilliant at finding things and scouting. I know in my heart there'll be a time when you can help us a lot. What if we need to find something? You will be the one we'll trust. And if we need someone to fly scout but we all need to do something else and you're the only one who can do so, well, you will be the one we'll trust. Just be patient and one day there will come a time." Nava told him.

Aniu smiled when she heard Nava say those words to Terrence. That was one of the uncountable reasons she loved him. "Thanks, Nava. You're the best." Terrence smiled, feeling happier. Nava smiled, reached out a hand and gently stroked Terrence's head with it. Terrence leaned into Nava's touch with a purr while still flying.


Meanwhile, Alvin, Savage and Mildew were marooned on a large piece of wreckage floating through the ocean. Mildew woke up and saw Fungus floating beside them in a basket. "Bah! Fungus! What happened?" He asked. "Well, I'll give you a hint. Your chowder turned back into fish heads." Alvin growled, seething with anger over this latest defeat. "Shame, I do love chowder." Savage sighed miserably. "Well, let's look at the positive..." Mildew started to say before Alvin knocked him out. "Let's not." He grumbled as their makeshift raft was chased by a hungry shark.


Back on Berk near the arena, Fishlegs and Meatlug were playing Toss the Sheep while Iggy, Clobbertail, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie watched on. Fishlegs grunted when the sheep thrown at him by Meatlug knocked him down. Toothless, Sharpshot, Aniu and Black Violet flew overhead. "Hey, Fishlegs, we're gonna do some more training with the Terrible Terrors." Hiccup said. "Wanna come?" Aniu asked. "No can do, Hiccup and Aniu. Meatlug and I have a lot of catching up to do."Fishlegs told them. "Well, you, Meatlug and Iggy are going to have to join us sometime but for now, have fun." Aniu said, smiling. "Will do, Aniu." Fishlegs said, saluting at her. Hiccup, Toothless, Sharpshot, Aniu and Black Violet flew away to let Fishlegs, Meatlug and Iggy have some time to catch up.


Well, the Dragoniters have eight new members to their team and they are: Terrence, Black Violet, Sharpshot, Sneaka, Iggy, Pain, Puncher and Kicker. These eight Terrible Terrors will appear a lot or as often as possible.