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(A/N: The chapter's full title is Death Training and the Amazing Book of Dragons. Thank You nad onto the chapter)
Previously:
Hiccup sighed. His father STILL doesn't listen in the future.
Present:
[Scene cuts to a pan around the Dragon Training Arena]
Gobber: Welcome to Dragon Training!
"More like 'Death training'" whispered Jana to Winter, who giggled quietly.
Astrid: No turning back.
Winter looked at Astrid in mock confusion which was quite obvious and said "Oh but Astrid the door is right behind you" which made Jana burst out laughing.
Astrid just gaped in shock. NO ONE ever made fun of her in this way!
Tuffnut: I hope I get some serious burns!
Ruffnut: I'm hoping for some mauling, like on my shoulder or lower back.
Astrid: Yeah, it's only fun if you get a scar out of it.
"MASOCHISTS!" yelled Jana and Winter in sync which made the Vikings look at them in confusion. What does 'Masofits' means?
Meanwhile Hiccup sighed at their confusion "Guys, 'Masochists' is obviously a very big word to them. They won't understand it" he said in a bored tone while rolling his eyes. Since he came here and since the Vikings tried to attack him for being a 'traitor' he realized that nobody can physically hurt him. So he gained more confidence, plus Jana already assured him that they can do nothing to hurt him as long as she is in control of things here.
Meanwhile Snotlout started fuming. Who does Useless think himself? He was gonna show him! "Oh and you know Useless?" he yelled, but right before Hiccup could reply two ice rays flew and hit Snotlout's face and butt effectively sticking him to his place and shutting him up.
"Shut it SNOTFACE!" said/yelled Jana. who fired the first ice ray by the way.
"Yeah, we don't wanna hear your whiny annoying voice. It gives us a headache" mocked Winter, who fired the second ice ray.
Hiccup: [Sarcastically] Yeah, no kidding, right? Pain. Love it.
Tuffnut: Oh, great. Who let him in?
"Gobber" said Winter
Gobber: Let's get started! The recruit who does best will win the honor of killing his first dragon in front of the entire village.
Snotlout: Hiccup already killed a Night Fury, so, does that disqualify him or...?
Tuffnut: Can I transfer to the class with the cool Vikings?
Gobber: [to Hiccup] Don't worry. You're small and you're weak. That'll make you less of a target! They'll see you as sick or insane and go after the more Viking-like teens instead.
Winter rolled her eyes "Seriously Gobber? Viking-like teens? You do know that would be offensive to him since he doesn't look 'Viking-like' right?" stated Winter raising an eyebrow.
"Eh, it sounded better in my head. Sorry Hiccup" replied/apologized Gobber.
Hiccup smiled "No problem Gobber" he said.
Gobber (cont.): Behind these doors are just a few of the many species you will learn to fight! The Deadly Nadder!
Fishlegs: Speed: eight; Armor: sixteen.
Gobber: The Hideous Zippleback!
Fishlegs: Plus eleven stealth times two.
Gobber: The Monstrous Nightmare!
Fishlegs: Firepower: fifteen.
Gobber: The Terrible Terror!
Fishlegs: Attack: eight; Venom: twelve!
"Impressive amount of information Fishlegs" said Hiccup
"Oh! Uhhh...Thank you Hiccup" replied Fishlegs politely making his parents glare at him. He shouldn't talk to traitors!
Gobber: CAN YOU STOP THAT?! And... the Gronckle!
Fishlegs: [whispering] Jaw strength: eight.
Snotlout: Whoa, whoa, wait! Aren't you gonna teach us first?!
"Ooh is wittle bawby Snowtfawce scawed?" mocked Jana making Snotlout's face go red from embarrassment and anger but he couldn't reply since his lips were still frozen.
Gobber: I believe in learning on the job.[releases Gronckle, which promptly swallows rocks and starts blasting the teens]
Gobber (cont.): Today is about survival. If you get blasted... you're dead! Quick! What's the first thing you're going to need?
Hiccup: A doctor?!
Fishlegs: Plus five speed?!
Astrid: A shield!
Astrid's parents smiled proudly at their girl.
Gobber: Shields! Go! Your most important piece of equipment is your shield! If you must make a choice between a sword or a shield, take the shield!
[All the recruits head for the shields]
Tuffnut: Get your hands off my shield!
Ruffnut: There's like a million shields!
Tuffnut: Take that one, it has a flower on it. Girls like flowers.
[Ruffnut takes the shield and slams it onto Tuffnut's head.]
Ruffnut: Oops, now this one has blood on it.
The twins parents sighed. They can't stop fighting can they?
[The Gronckle flies towards the Twins and blasts their shield with a fireball, leaving them dazed on the ground.]
Gobber: Tuffnut, Ruffnut, you're out!
Ruffnut and Tuffnut: [Dazed] What?
Gobber: Those shields are good for another thing: noise! Make lots of it to throw off a dragon's aim!
[The remaining teens begin hitting their weapons against their shields, making the Gronckle shake its head, confused.]
Gobber (cont.): All dragons have a limited number of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?
Snotlout: Five?
Spitelout facepalmed. Why did he has to have such a stupid son.
Fishlegs: No, six!
Fishleg's parents beamed forgetting their earlier frustration about Fishlegs talking to Hiccup.
Gobber: Correct, six! That's one for each of you!
"Gobber you and your teaching methods are messed up! Fishlegs clearly deserved this mark alone!" Scolded Jana making Gobber blush.
[Fishlegs' shield gets blasted out of his hand. He runs away screaming.]
Gobber (cont.): Fishlegs, out. [to Hiccup hiding behind a plank] Hiccup, get in there!
Snotlout: [to Astrid] So, anyway I'm moving into my parents' basement. You should come by sometime to work out. You look like you work out!
"*cough*Sucker"' coughed' Winter though what she said was obviously heard since Spitelout's face turned red with anger and embarrassment and since all the teens, except Snotlout obviously, tried not to burst out laughing.
[The Gronckle fires at Snotlout]
Gobber: Snotlout! You're done!
Hiccup: So, I guess it's just you and me, huh?
Astrid: Nope, just you. (runs away, leaving Hiccup)
[The Gronckle fires at them, but misses. Hiccup loses his shield and runs after it, the dragon hot on his heels]'
Gobber: One shot left! Hiccup!
[The Gronckle corners Hiccup, taking its aim. Gobber quickly tugs it away, causing it to misfire its last shot, and locks it up back in its cage]
Gobber (cont.): And that's six! Go back to bed, ya overgrown sausage! You'll get another chance, don't you worry. [to Hiccup] Remember: a dragon will always - always - go for the kill.
"Not always Gobber" said Hiccup smiling at his mentor.
"Well, I don't know that yet do I?" replied Gobber with a smile of his.
[Scene cuts to Hiccup trekking through the forest again]
Hiccup: [weighing the bola with his hands] So, why didn't you?
'Yeah why?' thought Stoick.
[Hiccup enters a cove, surveying its emptiness]
Hiccup (cont.): Well, this was stupid. (He finds some shiny black dragon scales on the floor. He picks one up.)
Unfortunately the ice melted off Snotlout's mouth without Jana or Winter noticing it since he kept, unexpectedly, quiet, so he decided that NOW was a great time to mock Hiccup. "OF COURSE ANYTHING WILL BE STUPID IF IT WAS USELESS DOING IT!" he yelled obnoxiously.
Jana's head slowly turned to Snotlout without turning her body with it which made her neck make a bit of a creepy cracking noise. She glared intensely at Snotlout when suddenly her eyes glowed blue and before he knew two large ice rays came towards him freezing his whole body and mouth only keeping his eyes and forehead so he can watch the movie and stay conscious to feel the pain of being frozen. Hey, he's been warned before, better deal with the damn consequences.
Smiling in satisfaction Jana redirected her head back towards the screen.
[The Night Fury swoops past him, but falls back onto the ground, trying to settle down on the cove. Hiccup hides at the entrance and tries to make a sketch of it]
A few of the villager's eyes widened. Since when can Useless/Hiccup draw? Meanwhile Gobber smiled at his apprentice proudly. 'He never ceases to impress me with his skills.' he thought.
Hiccup (cont.)Why don't you just... fly away?
[As he makes a sketch, he notices the Night Fury is missing one of its tail fins. He erases the fin on his drawing but he slips and drops his pencil, drawing the Night Fury's attention. It stares up at him in recognition.]
Some villagers smiled in satisfaction. A downed dragon is a dead dragon they'll kill it easily once they're out.
Meanwhile, the dragons began roaring and growling in worry. They all feared for Toothless's life since he can't fly out of there and because he is their best and fastest 'warrior' for the lack of a better term.
Toothless stared at the screen in distress. He'll never be able to fly again! He won't be able to feel the soft breeze against his scales again, he won't be able to watch the beautiful sun set from a high place again, and he won't be able to blast those obnoxious Viking towers again! All because of this stupid little runt! Toothless started to growl threats against him but something deep inside told him that he was good. Call it instincts or sixth sense but it managed to stop his infuriated growling and maybe save the Viking too. He straightened and puffed out smoke from his nose, might as well consider giving this runt a chance.
[Scene cuts to the Meade Hall]
Gobber (o.s.): Alright. Where did Astrid go wrong in the ring today?
Astrid: I mistimed my somersault dive. It was sloppy. It threw off my reverse tumble.
The teens but Astrid, obviously, and Hiccup, since he still liked her, rolled their eyes.
Ruffnut: [Sarcastically] Yeah, we noticed.
"Oh!" Winter turned to Ruffnut "So you actually know what sarcasm is!" she said which made Ruff blush. What's wrong with this two girls?
Snotlout: No, no, you were great. That was so "Astrid".
"SUCK-UP!" yelled Jana.
Gobber: She's right, you have to be tough on yourselves. Where did Hiccup go wrong?
Ruffnut: Uh, he showed up?
"You all did" pointed out Winter.
Tuffnut: He didn't get eaten.
"You didn't either and that's the point of the training." pointed out Jana
Astrid: He's never where he should be.
"Well that's a small issue. It can be fixed" said Astrid to the shock of many. Noticing the looks she was getting Astrid raised an eyebrow defensively "What? I'm just giving an advice to him. He might change his mind and rejoin our ranks so that might be helpful for us" she said making the Vikings look anywhere but to her general direction. 'At least that's what I want them to think' she thought.
Hiccup looked crestfallen. 'Of course' he thought 'She did for what she thought was their benefit, not to help me'
Jana knew what Astrid and Hiccup were probably thinking. She put her forehead in her palm and sighed. They were so oblivious!
Gobber: Thank you, Astrid. [he throws the plates of food away and replaces them with a heavy book] You need to live and breathe this stuff. The Dragon Manual. Everything we know about every dragon we know of.
[Thunder roars]
Gobber (cont.): No attacks tonight. Study up.
"You just left teenagers with a book" said Winter blankly.
"She's right. There's a 0 percent chance that anyone of them but Hiccup or maybe Fishlegs is going to read it" said Jana rolling her eyes.
Stoick face palmed.
Tuffnut: Wait, you mean, read?
Ruffnut: While we're still alive?
"No, while you're dead honey" sassed Winter making Jana smack her arm.
"Sshhhhhh! I want to watch the movie!" she whisper-yelled at Winter who stared at her with a 'Are you freaking serious' look while Jana resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
Snotlout: Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?
"Idiot" muttered Spitelout to himself.
Fishlegs: Oh! I've read it like, seven times. There's this water dragon that sprays boiling water at your face. And-And there's this other one that buries itself for like a week-
Tuffnut: Yeah, that sounds great. See, there was a chance I was going to read that...
Ruffnut: ...But, now...
Snotlout: You guys read, I'll go kill stuff.
Fishlegs: Oh, and there's this other one that has these spines that look like trees...
Hiccup: So I guess we'll share?
Astrid: Read it.
"Rude" said Jana
[The teens leave Hiccup alone in the hall.]
Hiccup: All mine then. Wow, okay. So, I'll see you, uh... [Door slams] tomorrow.
[He flips open the book, reading its contents]
Hiccup: Dragon classifications. Strike Class, Fear Class, Mystery Class.
Hiccup (cont.): Thunderdrum: This reclusive dragon inhabits sea caves and dark tide pools. When startled, the Thunderdrum produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight. Timberjack: This gigantic creature has razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight. Scauldron: Sprays scalding water at its victim. Extremely dangerous. Changewing: Even newly hatched dragons can spray acid. Kill on sight. Gronckle, Zippleback, The Skrill, Boneknapper, Whispering Death. Burns its victims, buries its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside-out. Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous, kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on sight... [flips to the Night Fury page. No picture or information is shown on the page.] Night Fury: Speed, unknown. Size, unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this dragon. Your only chance, hide and pray it does not find you.
"Well, I guess you gotta find it on your own. Right Winter?" said Jana standing up and stretching.
"Yup!" said the other girl following her friend's example.
"Well, BREAK TIME!" yelled Jana startling everyone even Winter.
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