Chapter 6: Alvin and the Outcasts
There's an old Viking saying; 'When your friends are roasting on the spit, you're the one who feels the fire'. Mildew has made the entire village believe that the dragons are too wild, that we all can't live together in peace. He's wrong and I'm going to prove it.
Probably should have thought this through¸ Hiccup said to herself, struggling to stay afloat. When she jumped in the ocean after the proof she needed, it was too late and as she resurfaced wave after wave hit her. Each wave seemed stronger then the last, pushing her down into the water and towards the rocky cliff. Another wave came down, forcing her into the water. When she resurfaced, she gasped for air before another wave came.
Hiccup was losing strength and realized that her prosthetic was not good for swimming, so she had to use her arms and her one good foot to keep herself above the water. Another wave came in and shoving her down again and this time when she had her eyes opened she saw a rock coming in close towards her. She tried to swim away but the force of the wave brought her closer and she hit the rock with her hip. She resurfaced, only to be pushed back down and this time she felt something hit her head, hard. Her mouth opened, groaning in pain, she fast went for air.
Hiccup was still determined, as she felt something warm going down her face. She saw another wave coming in and quickly swam to the side, having to get away from the cliff side. The wave came forcing her down again, farther down. As she was swimming up, she felt a pull, moving her to the side.
Current.
And with all her strength she swam with the current. She needed to breathe so she resurfaced, gasping for air. Her limbs were so sore but she pushed herself and that's when she saw a sandy shore and pushed herself even more. She didn't notice a wave coming in behind her as it shoved her in the water and out onto the sandy shore; rolling across the sand.
She was on her side facing the water as the sun was setting. Hiccup groaned in pain moving around so that she was on her back. She knew she had to get back to Berk but she couldn't move. Her head was throbbing, her hip ached badly and all her limbs pounded from being overused.
I'm just going to stay here, Hiccup told herself and slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Hiccup heard singing; terrible singing. Terrible Terror and it was right next to her ear.
"Ow," Hiccup groaned and flapped her arms around and heard flapping of wings going away from her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the sun was reappearing. It was morning.
"I need to get to Gothi," Hiccup said looking around as she was by herself. "Oh, great and now I'm talking to myself." Hiccup got up slowly, groaning each step of the way. Finally, reaching to her feet, she looked up and saw the cliff where Mildew's house was and with that in mind she knew which way Berk was. First, however, she had to assess the damage done to her. She lowered her pants slightly to look at her right hip. It was very bruised and open. Some dried blood could be seen going down her leg and across the expanse of her hip when she laid down. She put her pants back up and sighed. She then slowly walked to the water that was of course now, silent. Barely moving. She looked at her head, a gash and dried blood went from across her eye, down her cheek, and then it even flowed down her neck. She saw that her shirt had some blood on it and looking down at her left leg, it was also covered in blood. She used the water to wash some of the blood off her face but it wasn't doing much good, she needed to scrub it.
"So, mission one, go into Berk without anyone seeing me and go to Gothi. Mission two, come up with a story when I see my dad," Hiccup paused at that. "Yeah, that's not going to work I am terrible at lying." She then lifted her head and sighed annoyed. "Again, talking to myself."
So, she got back up from kneeling on the shore and started to stubble through the woods, hoping to get to Gothi before anyone realizes that she was missing.
….
"Who knew, stumbling and limping through the woods takes forever to get to your destination," Hiccup whispered to herself, sarcastically. She finally made it to the edge of Berk and she didn't see anyone so that was a plus but the problem was the Gothi's house was on the other side of Berk and the only way to get there is…through Berk. There was no way to go around to her house. Hiccup sighed.
"Well here goes nothing," Hiccup said but then an axe came flying past her and she just froze. Looking at the axe, she knew exactly who that belonged too. Hiccup gulped.
Oh Thor, she said to herself. I am so dead.
"And where have you been?" Asher asked moving from her left towards her.
"Oh, you know around," Hiccup said not looking at Asher, laughing nervously grabbing a piece of her hair. She noticed that she was covered in sand and her hair was…a mess.
"Yes, around and why do you look like someone who was dumped in water and then decided to play in the sand?" Asher asked. When he noticed Hiccup wasn't looking at him, he knew there was a problem so he grabbed Hiccup's shoulder and moved her towards him. Asher eyes widened, looking her over.
"Hiccup! What happened?" Asher asked. He then grabbed her head, looking at her gash and then let go. "Come on, you can explain everything after we go towards Gothi!" Asher said, grabbing her hand and slowly walking into the village since he noticed that Hiccup was limping.
"Wait! I don't want anybody to see me like this," Hiccup said quickly. Asher stopped moving.
"You are not going to tell your father about this, are you?" Asher asked. Hiccup just nodded and Asher sighed shaking his head. "Just how many secrets are you hiding from your dad?" Asher asked.
"Too many to count," Hiccup said with a smile. Asher smiled in response but then got right back to walking quietly around the village while still holding Hiccup's hand.
It took awhile but they were finally able to get to Gothi's undetected. Of course, when Asher knocked on Gothi's door and she opened it, she didn't even look surprised that Hiccup was injured. All she did was point a staff to stool in the corner, and Hiccup just nodded, walking inside. As Asher tried to come in, Gothi pushed him back behind the door with her staff and then closed it in is face. Asher sighed but stayed on the platform waiting for Hiccup.
Gothi had five Terrible Terrors in her house. She gave each of them a bucket and it seemed that they new exactly what to do, as they all flew off out of the hut. She then grabbed Hiccup's clothes that she was wearing and tugged. Hiccup nodded in understanding and slowly started to undress. Gothi went to a cabinet, opened it, grabbed a small pouch and a cloth and set it on a table next to the small bath tub in the house. By then the Terrible Terrors came back and filled the tub up and lit it until the water was warm. Hiccup got up and sank into the water and used the cloth next to the tub to scrub all the dirt and blood of herself. Gothi at that time got extra clothes that Hiccup stored here and placed the clothes next to the tub. After scrubbing herself clean she got up, dried herself, and applied the green salve onto her cuts. Once that was done she dressed herself and put on a new dry boot. Her hair was still damp after rubbing a towel through it but it would dry slowly once she stepped outside. Gothi was already burning her old clothes.
Hiccup cleared her throat and Gothi looked over at her with a smile. No matter how much Hiccup had come here to fix her cuts, Gothi always opened her door just for her.
"Thanks, Gothi. For always being there," Hiccup said. Gothi smiled and nodded. Hiccup nodded in response and stepped out of her house closely the door quietly behind her. Hiccup looked over and saw Asher near the edge of the platform that was a part of Gothi's property. He was looking out across Berk with his arms crossed waiting patiently for her. Hiccup smiled and walked over to him, standing next to him. Asher looked over at her, seeing the green paste slowly dissipating into her cut.
"Do you feel okay?" Asher asked and Hiccup nodded in response.
"A little sore but all in all, I'm okay," Hiccup replied.
"Now do you want to tell me what happened?" Asher asked. Hiccup grabbed a piece of her hair. "I'm not going to like this am I?"
"Probably not. So, last night during dinner after we got back from fixing Mildew's hut. I went back up," Hiccup said.
"Wait. Mildew came back with us and ate in the Great Hall," Asher said. "Are you telling me you broke into his house?"
"Well, the roof was already broken so I just went down," Hiccup said.
"Oh, Thor. What if you were caught?" Asher said.
"I wasn't but that's not the point. He had shoes that were made to look like Zippleback feet and a handle with a foot and claws that were made to look like a Monstrous Nightmare," Hiccup said. Asher then pieced the puzzle together.
"The first night, Zippleback prints, and the second night, Monstrous Nightmare claw marks," he said.
"Exactly," Hiccup said.
"Do you have the proof," Asher asked. Hiccup made a face.
"Well, that's where it got bad. See, I was in the house but then Mildew showed up so I climbed the rope that I used to get down in. He grabbed the items and walked out towards the cliffside by his house. I followed him and he threw them in the water and…," Hiccup stopped.
"And…?" Asher repeated.
"I might of…jumped…" Hiccup said.
"You jumped up…jumped where?" Asher asked and Hiccup gave him a sheepish look and a nervous chuckle. Asher sighed closing his eyes.
"Tell me you didn't jump off a cliffside where there are massive waves always hitting it," Asher said but when he opened his eyes, Hiccup didn't deny it. "Hiccup! You could have died!" Asher shouted.
"Yes, I know it was a stupid thing to do but I just had to get that proof," Hiccup said. Asher sighed again, breathing out all the anger that he had. He then took Hiccup by the shoulders and pulled her in, giving her a tight hug. He then pushed her back but not letting go.
"I don't care what proof you ever have to get but it's not worth your life, okay?" Asher said. Hiccup smiled up at him, glad he wasn't so angry anymore. "Okay so, what's the plan?" Asher asked.
….
Together Hiccup and Asher ran to get the other dragon riders. Hiccup told them what she knew about Mildew and what happened yesterday. She led the group to the shore that she was pushed onto because she believed that the current that moved her could have also moved the items onto the shore as well.
"Ugh!" Snotlout shouted, exhausted. Hiccup looked over in surprise. "We've been here for hours and we haven't found anything!"
"We've been here for ten minutes, and you've done nothing but build…that," Hiccup said pointing to, well she had no idea what to call it.
"That is Snotlout Manor, and all I need now is my injured queen," Snotlout said moving towards Hiccup. "King Snotlout will take care of you." Hiccup rolled her eyes moving away from him. As Snotlout tried to follow Asher moved into his way. Snotlout just chuckled and moved back to his 'Manor' because Tuffnut decided to go and stomp all over it.
"What are you doing?" Snotlout asked. Ruffnut egging her brother on.
"Storming the castle," Tuffnut replied.
"Come on, guys! I'm telling you, Mildew framed our dragons. I saw dragon feet in Mildew's house, and I watched him throw them into the ocean," Hiccup repeated to them.
"I don't mean to be Norbert the Negative, but the ocean is really, really vast, and our chances at finding those dragon feet are about as good as Snotlout and Hiccup…" Fishlegs said.
"Don't go there," Hiccup and Asher both said at the same time giving Fishlegs the stink eye.
"Going nowhere," Fishlegs whimpered.
"Look, Fishlegs is right. Even if Mildew did throw them in the ocean, they're not just gonna wash up on the shore here," Asher said, consoling Hiccup.
"I found it," Snotlout shouted.
"Great!" Hiccup said running over because clearing her throat and said to Asher, "you were saying." But, as she got over to Snotlout he held out a…she didn't know what it was but it wasn't what they were looking for.
"I haven't seen since I was a baby. You never forget your first bludgeon," Snotlout said hitting himself on the helmet with it. Hiccup sighed almost in defeat.
"Just keep looking," Hiccup said.
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Back in the village Stoick was in the blacksmith with Gobber who was making an axe. His left hand that was missing was replaced today with a stone mallet. Stoick sighed thinking about his daughter. He hadn't seen her last night or this morning but she was probably avoiding him. That only upset him to think about and he took it out on Gobber.
"One down, 345 to go," Gobber said after he finished hammering the axe and holding it up.
"Can't you do that any faster? Until you restock our weapons, we're completely defenseless," Stoick said, agitated. Gobber just looked at him not offended at all. He just walked over to the sharpening tool and started to sharpen the axe.
"Maybe you should have thought about that before sending the dragons away," Gobber stated.
"You know I had no choice. They destroyed the armory," Stoick replied.
"You know that all the children's dragons are well behaved especially Toothless," Gobber said.
"I know Gobber but I'm the chief. I have to do what's right for the village. I can't always side with my daughter," Stoick said.
"Remember what I said a few day ago. Yes, you have to be a chief but you also have to be a father. Listen to Hiccup. Besides this would be a bad time to get attacked," Gobber added.
"I know Gobber," Stoick said, thinking about what Gobber said.
"Especially by Alvin the Treacherous, our oldest and most feared enemy, who'd kill us all to take Berk for his own," Gobber said, not helping Stoick at all with sprouting off all the bad stuff that could happen right now.
"I got it, Gobber!" Stoick basically said in his face then turned around remembering the history he had with, "Alvin the Treacherous," Stoick whispered.
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Out far from Berk there was an island that was dark. The stones were dark and gray and almost no color was seen. There on that island lived The Outcasts. These people were vile and cruel, those that got kicked off other tribes for being cruel most of the time landed here. They pillaged and destroyed villages for fun, taking the gold and the food. The chief that commanded the Outcasts was named, Alvin the Treacherous.
Today was not a great day for the Outcasts. Dragons were destroying houses with their fire.
"Alvin! They're coming back," Savage, his second in command yelled out. He was a skinny man who wasn't as tall as the other Vikings but he made up for that because of how much fun he had destroying anything. He almost reminded people of a skinny chicken.
"Out of my way! You can't find good marauders anywhere these days," Alvin yelled out rolling a catapult back right side up. Alvin was a heavy-set man, tall and broad. He had black hair and a long black beard. He was slightly taller and broader then even Stoick the Vast. Alvin became chief because of how murderous he is. He is deceitful, malicious, violet, sadistic and of course treacherous in anything that he does. He put a giant boulder into the cup of the catapult and waited…then launched…it hit a Monstrous Nightmare and as the dragon went down Alvin laughed in delight.
"Alvin, there are too many of them! We need to get inside!" Savage shouted running inside of a fortified building. Alvin lowered his eyes in anger, seeing the dragons destroy his village. He grunted and went straight into the fortified building which was their Great Hall. He shut the doors just in time since a Monstrous Nightmare blew flames at the door.
"I've had it with these dragons. Is the ship ready?" Alvin shouted out, heading towards the center table that had the plans.
"We still have a little more work to do," Savage answered back
"That not my problem, is it?" Alvin shouted at Savage. He then looked at the map. "We sail for Berk immediately. We'll land here, under the cover of night," Alvin said pointing to the edge of the Isle of Berk. It was far out from the village which made the perfect landing area.
"Why aren't we taking the whole army?" Savage asked.
"We're not there to fight Stoick," Alvin shouted to him, banging his fist on the table. His henchmen laughed at the frightened look on Savage. "We're there for one man, The Dragon Conqueror."
"Oh, and you'll have him. We hear he's 10 feet tall with the strength of a dozen men," Savage replied.
"Well, he shouldn't be too hard to find then, should he?" Alvin laughed out. "One he teaches us all we need to know…we will kill him."
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Since the beach search didn't work. Asher convinced Hiccup to tell her father about what she saw. Hiccup didn't want to, knowing that he wouldn't believe her and she also knew that there wasn't anything he could do without proof. Asher followed her to her house and waited outside. As she was walking to her house, she started to feel fatigued after falling into the ocean and her injury was stinging on her hip. When she entered her house she saw her father, Gobber, and Fluffy. Fluffy came and greeted her at the door. Hiccup smiled.
At least I still have you Fluffy, Hiccup said to herself. Fluffy wasn't the same with Toothless. They became best friends and she could tell the Fluffy was depressed that Toothless was gone too. Hiccup sighed and went to her father and Gobber but before she could tell them about Mildew, they noticed the gash on her head.
"What happened to your head?" Her father asked, lightly touched the skin around the gash. Hiccup winced, it was still sensitive.
"Oh, you know me, clumsy. All the time," she said and cleared her throat. "Daddy I have to tell you something." So, she told them everything she knew about Mildew.
"I'm telling you, I saw a pair of Zippleback feet in Mildew's house. He must have used them to make the footprints of the dragon who supposedly stole the boats," Hiccup accused.
"Well, then let's go have a look at them," Stoick said.
"Yeah, uh, there's going to be, uh, a problem with that. I also saw him throw them, uh, into the ocean," Hiccup said, lowering her head and playing with the hair that came over her shoulder.
"I know you're upset about the dragons, darling, but you're gonna need evidence to accuse a man of high treason," Stoick said. Hiccup nodded and then walked out the door, greeted by Asher. Asher didn't need to ask how it went, he heard it all. Together they walked away from Berk towards a cliffside that overlooked the ocean. The sun was already lowering in the horizon.
The day seemed to have gone by so fast, Hiccup said to herself.
"Asher, we'll prove Mildew did it. We have to if we ever want to see our dragons again," Hiccup said, determined to get some form of proof. Hiccup knew that many of the villagers were upset about the dragons gone including her friends. The mood at Berk was very sad. Mildew was probably the only one who was happy.
"I just hope they're okay," Asher said. "With how long they were with us, they sure have got to miss us too." Hiccup nodded but then narrowed her eyes when she saw a ship out by the sea stacks and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
"Why would one of our ships be anchoring there?" Hiccup asked pointing to the ship.
"Let me see your spy glass?" Asher asked. Hiccup handed it to him. When Asher saw the ship, his eyes widened. He grabbed Hiccup's hand.
"It's not one of our ships. We've gotta tell your father. Come on!" Asher said running with her back to the village.
….
It was night time before anything happened on the ship. Alvin the Treacherous and the other Outcasts got a few row boats and rowed towards shore and jumped out once it hit the sand.
"Ahh, it's good to be back on the shores of Berk," Alvin said, laughing, excited to destroy some houses.
"Good for you. Not so good for them," Savage added.
"Let's find this Dragon Conqueror," Alvin said walking towards the village Berk.
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The entire village was cramped in the Great Hall, shouting and other whispering about what had to be done. Some scared and other begging to fight the Outcasts with just their fists. This was actually the few times that she got to see her friend's parents.
Spitelout was Snotlout's father and he was Stoick's second in command. Also, Hiccup's uncle. He was, of course, tall and broad. He had black crazy hair and instead of a beard, he just had stubble. He also has a scar running down across his face, running down his forehead to his left eye and down his cheek. His attitude is just like Snotlout's so that means that Snotlout's acts just like his father. Then there was Snotlout's mother, Gunhild. She was probably one of the manliest Vikings. Gunhild was tall and broad as well with brown hair tied in a braided bun. Both Spitelout and Gunhild had brown eyes. They both were fierce warriors and helped train new guards for Berk. Snotlout was probably the miniature version of his father more than his mothers.
Then there were the twin's parents; Olaf and Sigfrid. Both were tall but they weren't very broad thought that doesn't mean that they didn't have muscle. Olaf was taller then Sigfrid and had blond hair in dreads tied back and out of his face. He barely had only a small beard that barely reached his neck. Olaf also had blue eyes. Olaf was a warrior who was one of the ones with the Berk guard but he was also a fisherman. Sigfrid actually looked like a woman but that didn't mean she couldn't knock anyone's head in if the case called for it. She had brown hair and brown eyes. Her hair was braided in two that ran down her back. Sigfrid was a farmer and helped with the yaks.
Fishleg's parents weren't the best of warriors so they both helped with the collection of Berk's gold. They helped Stoick with trading routes and what would be the best way to collect food, clothes, and weapons. Fishleg's father was Bjarte and he was a heavy-set man with blonde hair and eyes. His beard was centered and short and he did have a thick mustache. Saga, Fishleg's mother, was also heavy-set but not as much as Bjarte. She had brown hair and brown eyes. Her hair was braided in two and looped around the side of her head.
Lastly was Asher's mother and father. Ingolf, was a tall man but he wasn't broad really. He had muscle that's for sure but he was still lean. He had pale blonde hair that was cute short, just barely even touching his neck and had a short beard like Olaf. He also had gray eyes like a storm. He probably looked exactly how Asher was going to look when he grew older, just not with the coloring. Ingolf was also third in command of Berk and helped trained new recruits with Spitelout and Gunhild. The coloring that Asher had comes from his mother, Hella. Hella was a more soft-spoken Viking and she helps teach the small children of Berk. Hella also helps make clothes for the Berkians. Though, Hiccup has, seen her fight and it's amazing how she can become soft-spoken to a fierce Viking. She was also thin but muscle can be seen through her clothes. She had blonde hair that was braided down her back and had blue eyes.
"There is no time to panic! That's what the Outcasts are counting on," Stoick shouted to the villagers. The doors opened and Sven walked in and ran to Stoick.
"Stoick!" Sven said, stopping in front of him, gasping for air. Vikings weren't made to run.
"Sven. Did you get a count?" Stoick asked.
"I saw 30 men at least, all armed to the teeth," Sven said.
"Without any weapons, we'll never be able to fight them head on," Gobber added to Stoick.
"No weapons! And Outcasts at out shores! All thanks to your girl and her dragons!" Mildew said, putting the blame on Hiccup once again.
Why doesn't he seem more worried about the Outcasts and madder at me? Hiccup said to herself. She narrowed her eyes at Mildew as he pointed at her with his staff.
"I don't have time for this right now, Mildew," Stoick said not liking how he was treating his daughter. "Mulch! You, Bucket and Hella gather the elders and the children. Get them to Thor's beach. They'll be safe in the caverns there." As Stoick was about to command other villagers with their task Asher and Snotlout came up.
"We can help fight. We've been trained as warriors," Asher said.
"He may have been trained, but I was born a warrior," Snotlout added. Asher just rolled his eyes at him.
"Take this," Stoick said handing Asher an axe that was once hanging in the Great Hall. Snotlout had his hands out, thinking Stoick was going to hand him the axe but then lowered them. "It was Alvin's. but go with the others. You can help protect them."
"I won't let you down Chief," Asher said with authority. Stoick nodded at Asher.
"Be safe you guys okay," Hiccup said, placing a hand on Asher's shoulder and looking at both him, Snotlout and the twins who were going with them.
"I'll be fine babe," Snotlout said and Asher used the handle and hit him in the gut.
"You be safe as well," Asher said, walking out with the elderly, the children and his mother.
"Let me go get the dragons. At least if we have them, dad, we can defend ourselves," Hiccup said. Stoick sighed. He didn't want his daughter out their when Alvin the Treacherous was on Berk.
"Go. But be careful. You don't know what Alvin is capable of," her father said. Hiccup nodded and walked out the door heading towards a ship. "The rest of you, we'll head to the woods. Nobody knows that forest like we do." Stoick said, leading the rest of the villagers.
"And when Alvin comes to looking for us there, he'll walk right into out trap," Gobber added, excited.
However, no one seemed to notice that they were missing someone.
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Out on a cliff, Fishlegs was looking at the full moon thinking about his best friend.
"Oh, Meatlug. I miss you. The moon is full. My heart is empty. What rhymes with 'empty'?" Fishlegs said talking to himself not noticing the Outcasts moving in behind him.
"Don't waste your time. Nothing rhymes with 'empty'," Alvin said chuckling to himself. Fishlegs looked behind him and screamed.
"Ahh!" Fishlegs yelled. Alvin held onto Fishleg's shirt and placed him over the cliffside, enjoying how he was making this boy squirm.
"Who's the Dragon Conqueror?" Alvin commanded. However, Fishlegs just screamed so loudly that Alvin got so annoyed, he threw him in the water.
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Hiccup was running towards the boats but as she got there, another small boat come onto the pier with Outcasts. Hiccup hid behind a house and then ran back up the hill but she saw lights up ahead, more Outcasts. She then decided to run back but then the Outcasts on the boat where already coming up the hill. Quickly thinking, Hiccup slid under a broken wagon as she watched the Outcasts meet in the middle and walked off. She heard shivering next to her.
That's not me. As Hiccup looked over she saw Fishlegs shivering on the floor.
"Ah! Fishlegs!" Hiccup said surprised to see him there.
"Alvin's looking for you. He's looking for the Dragon Conqueror," Fishlegs whispered to her. Hiccup's eyes widened, trying to think up a plan.
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"Looks like Stoick isn't as armed as we'd anticipated," Alvin said looking at the Armory which was burnt to the ground. He picked up a bent and broken sword then threw it out.
"From the looks of the armory, he's not armed at all," Savage added, laughing at their misfortune. Alvin then walked towards the house where his enemy lived in, Savage walking behind him.
"Hmm, should I knock? I mean, what's the etiquette in these situations?" He asked Savage but before he could respond, Alvin kicked the door down. "I think that seems about right. Stoick! Show your face!" Alvin yelled in the house but no one answered. "The old cowards turned and run." An Outcast came up behind Alvin.
"I spotted fresh tracks leading into the forest, and I heart reports of a big guy with a bucket on his head heading down to the beach," the Outcast reported.
"We'll split up," Alvin said heading out of the house. "You four go into the woods," Alvin said to the Outcasts who came with the report.
"Where are we going?" Savage asked.
"We'll go to the beach," Alvin said walking out of Berk with other Outcasts. "How many hostages do you think a Dragon Conqueror is worth?" Alvin asked.
"Seven! No, wait, wait, eight!" Savage shouted out.
They didn't notice however that Hiccup and Fishlegs were hiding behind the Great Hall, listening in to their conversation. Hiccup looked away towards Fishlegs.
"What do we do now?" Fishlegs asked.
"Go to the woods and warn my father," Hiccup whispered. "I need to get ahead of Alvin, and warn Mulch and the others." With that said they both split off hoping to warn the others of what was happening.
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Out in the Berkian Woods it was dark and a mist had formed. The villagers had split off into groups, each going to a different location. Stoick and Gobber were with another man and woman Viking.
"When they come looking for us in the forest, they'll have to come through here," Gobber said pointing out below the cliff.
"All right, what do we have?" Stoick asked.
"Two frying pans, a rolling pin, and a kitchen knife," Gobber replied.
"And what are we going to do when we find Alvin? Bake him a cake?" Stoick shouted the last part.
"Well, a pie would be nice, too. Who doesn't like pie?" Gobber said and threw the kitchen knife and it sliced right through a think branch on a tree. "That could be useful."
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"Hurry now. The cave is just up ahead," Mulch said to the group of youngsters with their parents and the elderly. Hella was ahead of the group as Mulch stopped to make sure everyone was following. As the group was walking past him, the person who was supposed to be in the back wasn't there. "Where's Bucket?" Mulch asked.
"He went to get my lamby," a little girl said with her parents walking behind her.
"Oh, for the love of… Why am I always looking for Bucket? Hey, yeah, why can't he – Bucket! It's like trying to keep tack of a half-wit pig," Mulch was talking to himself running in the woods. Finally, though he said Bucket coming out of some bushes. "Oh, Bucket. You had one job-bring up the rear."
"But the little girl. You should've seen the look on her face. Big, blue eyes with the tears welling up," Bucket said almost crying just thinking about it. Mulch rested his head in his hand.
"Ah, your bucket's hard, but your heart is soft. Come on, come on," Mulch said as they started walking back to the caverns but two spears were brought down on them. "Uh-oh," Mulch said as he said Alvin the Treacherous right behind them.
"You made it easy for us, Bucket. It's hard to miss a half-wit and his lamb," Alvin said, laughing.
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Hiccup arrived to late as she hid behind a tree. She looked over and saw the Outcasts forcing Mulch and Bucket to show them where the caverns were.
"Keep moving!" an Outcast shouted at Bucket.
Hiccup decided to run ahead and see if she could then warn Asher and them about the Outcasts coming for them.
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Out in the woods, the Outcasts were chasing after Gobber.
"There he is. Get him!" an Outcast shouted pointing to Gobber. Three Outcasts started to run after Gobber.
"Oh, you lousy Outcasts! You'll never take me alive!" Gobber shouted back. Gobber jumped down a ledge as the Outcasts were still following him
"He can't get away!"
"Come on, get him!"
Gobber hit a dead end and as he turned away the three Outcasts were closing in on him.
"Looks like you've got me, boys," Gobber said to them holding up his hand.
"Come on, get him," an Outcast yelled out and all three started running towards him. Stoick was hiding in some bushes and punched one in the face, knocking him out. The woman Viking threw a bola at the other, tying his legs together and he fell. Then Gobber used his mallet hand and knocked the last Outcast out. A fourth Outcast came out of no where but Stoick was bigger then him. Stoick grabbed the axe that the fourth Outcast was using and knocked him down with the handle. All four were down.
"Or maybe it's we who've got you," Gobber said. Rustling was heard nearby and they all hunched down ready.
"That way. Over there," Stoick said running towards the noise. A person was seen running through the brush not really doing well for hiding themselves, they were down below while Stoick was on higher ground. Stoick ran to where they would end up and the jumped, ramming into the person. Stoick rolled on top but was about to punch the intruder.
"Stoick! No!" Fishlegs shouted. Stoick stopped and was slightly annoyed.
"For the love of Thor, Fishlegs, I could have killed you!" Stoick shouted getting up.
"Thank you for not killing me," Fishlegs responded.
"What are you doing here?" Stoick asked, hitting him lightly in the chest.
"Alvin the Treacherous grabbed me. He looked really treacherous," Fishlegs said.
"I know they're here, Fishlegs," Stoick said getting up followed by Fishlegs.
"Yeah, they're here for Hiccup," Fishlegs added.
"Hiccup?" Stoick said and for the third time in his life, he felt scared.
….
The Outcasts had found the caverns and had everyone lined up as Alvin spoke to them.
"For those of you who haven't figured it out, I am the one and only Alvin the Treacherous. And let me be clear, that name was earned," Alvin shouted out.
"Alvin? How did he warn that?" Tuffnut whispered to Ruffnut who slightly chuckled.
"Your leader has abandoned you. But Stoick doesn't concern me. I'm not here for him. I want the Dragon Conqueror," Alvin said, looking down to the Berkians as if they were nothing but ants under his shoes.
"Say goodbye to Hiccup," Mildew whispered to Asher. "Alvin!" Mildew shouted out but Asher punched him quickly, which knocked Mildew out onto the ground. Alvin looked over with lowered brows.
"My grandfather's frail. He passes out at the weirdest times," Asher commented. Asher didn't even bother to hold Mildew up. His mother was next to him and laid a hand on his shoulder, Asher looked up and saw his mother nodding. Asher nodded back, knowing that she approved of what he did.
"Well, like I said. Tell me who the Dragon Conqueror is and you can all go free," Alvin said once more. "Or I will start hurting you all one by one."
"Conqueror? Come one! I'll show Alvin who's a conqueror," Snotlout whispered. He then held out his weird blundering tool that he found earlier today and ran up towards Alvin. The Outcasts and Alvin just stood there. Snotlout had to run up on the side of the cliff that Alvin was standing on. As Snotlout got closer from behind, Alvin turned around. Snotlout froze and quickly handed him his tool. "For you, sir," Snotlout whimpered.
"Well, you'd better check your trousers, boy. I think you've soiled yourself," Alvin said as he hit Snotlout hard with his tool and Snotlout was knocked back as he tumbled down the cliff.
"Ow," Snotlout said, groaning. Asher with an opening threw the small axe that she had but Alvin turned quickly around when he heard the Outcasts yelling and stopped the axe mid-flight, holding it by the handle.
"Well, hey! Will you look at that? My old hatchet. I was wondering when I'd get that back," Alvin said to himself. Two Outcasts came and grabbed each of Asher's arms but he wouldn't go easy. Hella tried to get to her son but two Outcasts held her back.
"Asher!" Hella yelled out.
Asher struggled the whole way as they brought him before Alvin. They finally let Asher go and was now standing in front of Alvin. "Trying to kill Alvin the Treacherous? You're not as smart as you look," Alvin said menacingly as he then went right next to Asher. "Tell me, who's your Dragon Conqueror, eh? Tell me!" Alvin shouted as he pulled Asher's braid and held the hatchet to his next. Asher groaned quietly because he wouldn't give Alvin the satisfaction that it hurt.
Hiccup couldn't stand watching anymore. She was late once again to reaching her destination.
"Leave him alone," Hiccup said, jumping down from a rock that he was hiding behind.
"Hiccup! What are you doing," Asher said, worried for her. Alvin finally let his braid go.
"I'm the Dragon Conqueror," Hiccup announced. It was quiet before Alvin and his henchman laughed.
"You? Stoick's little embarrassment?" Alvin said.
"I drove the dragons from Berk. Look around. You don't see any on this island, do you?" Hiccup said motioning towards the sky. Alvin looked around as he noticed that not one dragon was in the woods or near the village attacking. It was very quiet. As he was looking around. Hiccup looked at Asher, widening her eyes and nodding her head. Asher nodded in understanding the plan but that doesn't mean he had to like it.
"It's true. All the dragons are afraid of her," Asher said turning around to face Alvin. "She even conquered a Night Fury!" Alvin was quiet before he walked straight up to Hiccup, his face but an inch away from hears.
"You're bluffing," Alvin said, using his height and broadness to scare Hiccup but the thing about Hiccup, is that she doesn't scare easily.
"Am I? Well, there's only one way to find out. Take me to Dragon Island," Hiccup said. Alvin looked at her and then laughed. Alvin grabbed Hiccup by the arm tightly.
"Ow," Hiccup said.
"Hiccup!" Asher said trying to run to her but Alvin punched Asher in the gut hard. Asher grunted and fell to his knees.
"Asher!" Hiccup and Hella shouted.
"Boy's lets head to Dragon Island," Alvin announced. "You three," he pointed to three Outcasts, "stay here. And if I see that any of you have escaped and are following us, the girl will feel pain."
They then walked off, Hiccup being dragged along.
….
The group at the caverns stayed put, not wanting to try to escape. If Hiccup gets injured at all because of them, Stoick would not be happy. Asher was trying to formulate some form of plan when Stoick, Gobber, Fishlegs, and two other Vikings came out of nowhere. Gobber took down two Outcasts and the Stoick took the third. He came up from behind knocking him down then put a foot on his chest.
"Where's Alvin," Stoick commanded but the Outcast just spit. Asher ran up to Stoick.
"Alvin took Hiccup," Asher said.
"What?" Stoick said, shocked.
"She gave herself up. They're on their way to Dragon Island," Asher said hurriedly. "We need to go now or something bad could happen to her. Alvin is insane. Who knows what he will do to her," Asher said stumbling through his words. Stoick hit the Outcast that he had which knocked him out before placing a hand on Asher's shoulder.
"We will get to her, Asher," Stoick said. "Grab any other Viking we can get. We are taking a ship to Dragon Island!" Everyone headed back towards the village to get the ship ready and others went to get the Berkians that were still in the woods. However, everyone left Mildew on the ground.
Asher ran towards the village followed by the dragon riders, Stoick, and Gobber. When they finally got their Asher ran to his house to grab his axe. When he got out many of the Berkians were already getting a ship ready. He also noticed that many Berkians were arriving from the woods, including his father.
"Okay, we are going to need 30 Vikings to go with us to Dragon Island. They have taken my daughter who gave herself up so that we would be safe. Who wants to come with?" Stoick shouted out. Many Vikings held up their fists ready to fight even if it will be with their bare hands. Asher held up her axe, ready to fight. "Let's go then!" Stoick shouted out.
"Son," Asher's father, Ingolf, came up next to Asher, putting a hand on his shoulder, "let's her home."
….
The sun was rising and Hiccup got no sleep after being captured by the Outcasts. She wanted to sleep so bad but she wasn't safe. She wasn't able to rest after her jump into the ocean, getting beaten by the waves and now being captured by the Outcasts. She was getting really tired. All she had to do was to get to Dragon Island and get Toothless. Once she got Toothless she would be able save herself and get back to Berk. She was forced to stand for the entire night and her left leg was getting swollen and her hip wound opened slightly, it was stinging. Three Outcasts were guarding her, holding spears. One of the Outcasts however was giving her suggested looks and she was getting very uncomfortable. Alvin the Treacherous gave the rudder to someone else and stepped over towards Hiccup.
"I'm sure your fathers told you plenty about your island's most feared enemy?" Alvin said, pushing his chest out.
"Huh? Who's that? Oh, right. You. No. Not so much," Hiccup replied making it seem like Alvin was a nobody.
"Really? Not a word?" Alvin asked.
"Nope," Hiccup said.
"Nothing," Alvin said in disbelief.
"Uh-uh," Hiccup said looking at her nails in disinterest.
"Nothing about Alvin?" Alvin asked again.
"Nope," she replied again and Alvin started getting angry. "Look, Al, all I care about it that if I do what I say, you will leave the people of Berk alone," Hiccup said as Alvin came up close to her and the Outcasts put down their spears.
"On me word, dear! But if you lied to me, I'll enjoy taking your life," Alvin said and then laughed, walking away from her. Hiccup lowered her head, she really hoped that her father was on the way. Alvin was not going to keep his word and she knew that.
….
Thirty or so Vikings were aboard one Berkian ship. It of course was made up of; Stoick, Gobber, Asher, Snotlout, the twins, Fishlegs, Ingolf, Spitelout, Olaf, and many other Vikings as well. Not many of the Vikings had weapons. Some of the Vikings still had weapons in their homes but others had their weapons in the armory and got destroyed.
Asher, Ingolf, and Spitelout were talking strategy with Stoick and Gobber, trying to come up with a plan. Finally, a plan was settled on. Stoick signaled for the Vikings to move the catapults to the side.
"When we get there, we'll lay down cover fire with these catapults," Stoick shouted out and then he looked over to Asher. "Asher, you get the dragons," Stoick said and Asher nodded, determined. The twins, Fishlegs, and Snotlout were able to move a catapult and the twins then put a giant boulder in the cup of that catapult.
"No. save your cover fire for the others, sir. I can handle myself," Snotlout said and leaned on the leaver which released the boulder. Everyone looked at him in disbelief. Spitelout just looked elsewhere.
"I'll fire extra rounds to cover that one," Gobber said to Stoick. The twins walked over to Stoick.
"Sir, we'd like to personally volunteer to kick Alvin's butt," Tuffnut said, smashing his fist into his other hand.
"This isn't about Alvin. It's about Hiccup. We're here to bring her home," Stoick said. Asher walked over to the front of the ship followed by his father.
"You care about the girl, don't you?" Ingolf asked. Asher smirked.
"You already know that," Asher said. Ingolf chuckled.
"Yes, but it's different. You have never actually told me. I'm just very observant," Ingolf replied.
"Yes, I like her but please don't tell mom. She will probably get a wedding ready by tomorrow," Asher pleaded. Ingolf laughed, slapping his son on the back.
….
The Outcasts had finally reached Dragon Island with Hiccup guiding them on where exactly they needed to go. Before they got off the ship, Alvin tied her hands to the front of her, tightly.
"Ow," she said.
"Just incase you get any ideas," Alvin said.
"But what if I need my hands to 'conquer' the dragons?" Hiccup asked.
"Well best hope you don't," Alvin replied. Then threw her over board and an Outcast barely caught it and dropped her in the water. Luckily it wasn't the perverted one. Savage came down followed by Alvin. There were already two Outcasts down below. Alvin held out a giant sword towards her and Hiccup got up.
"Go," Alvin said and Hiccup went on land, looking for Toothless. Alvin tapped her with the sword on her back.
"Hey, is the sword really necessary?" Hiccup asked and her voice must have signaled Toothless because he jumped right out of a cave ahead of them.
"Odin's Ghost! Is that…?" Alvin asked.
"A Night Fury. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself," Hiccup responded for him. That's when Savage and the other two Outcasts lifted their crossbows, ready to fire.
"Whoa! Stop!" Hiccup stumbled through her words, turning around and lifting her bound hands. "It will only make him angrier. Watch and learn," Hiccup said turning around and walking towards Toothless, as he was prowling towards her.
"By all means, proceed," Alvin said laughing and then looking at the Outcasts with him. "I hope you're not squeamish. You're about to see a dragon eat a girl," Alvin added which made the Outcasts laugh. When Hiccup got closer to Toothless, he got excited and jumped on her, licking her face.
"I missed you too, my big baby bud. We'll catch up later," Hiccup said, as Toothless grabbed onto her shirt and pulling her up. "Right now, follow my lead." Hiccup then walked around him and Toothless was jumping up and down. "You cannot defeat me! You dirty dragon! I am the Dragon Conqueror!" Hiccup shouted out, it was like Hiccup and her dragon were dancing around each other. Toothless then lifted his wing to hide her from view from the Outcasts. "We are going to have to go without the saddle." Hiccup said, taking rope off the saddle and making sure that the tail-wing prosthetic would stay open and jumped up on his back. "This is going to be very bad."
"Hey, what are you doing," Alvin shouted out and that's when Toothless moved his wing giving the Outcasts the view of Hiccup on Toothless.
"By the way, it's not really 'Dragon Conqueror', it's 'Dragon Trainer'. Now!" Hiccup said and Toothless took of while Hiccup was holding on as best she could.
"Great thunder of Thor. She is the Dragon Conqueror! Fire!" Alvin shouted and the Outcasts on the ground fire their crossbows and the ones on the ship fired their catapults.
"Look out! Whoa! Whoa! Hey!" Hiccup said as they in a disorganized fashion dodged the three boulders coming towards them. Hiccup luckily was still on her Toothless and luckily Toothless was still able to fly.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot her down!" Alvin shouted out. Toothless wasn't flying so great since Hiccup wasn't able to guide him using his prosthetic. Bolts were shot out from the crossbows and they aimed right at Hiccup.
"Oh Thor," Hiccup whispered but as they almost aimed true, fire was shot out and burned the arrows. Zooming past, her and Toothless, was Stormfly and Asher. Toothless flew up and stayed side by side with Asher. Coming in behind was the gang and they brought company. Dragons from both Dragon Island and the Rookery were behind them. Hiccup noticed that the baby dragons have grown a little. Asher flew to the Rookery to grab reinforcements and since they helped the dragons defeat the Titan Wings, the dragons would help with the Outcasts.
"Ah, what took you so long?" Hiccup asked Asher.
"Why? Did you miss me?" Asher asked.
"Hiccup!" Snotlout shouted out. As her and Asher looked down, more boulders were shot out at them. They were able to dodge the two that came towards them and put themselves in formation.
"We've gotta get in closer," Hiccup shouted to everyone. The other dragons and the babies were flying behind them.
"Aim for their catapults! If we knock them out, the dragons can finish off the ships. Fire!" Stoick shouted out and the Vikings pulled on the levers shooting out the boulders. All three hit the Outcast ship.
"Move offshore!" Alvin shouted as the Outcasts used ores to push the ship of the land.
"Here's our chance! Come one!" Hiccup shouted out and all the dragons circled around the ship.
"Oh, shoot that dragon down! Fire!" Alvin ordered pointing at Hiccup and her dragon. Savage waited and aimed the catapult and fired. Toothless spun around but forgot that Hiccup had her hands tied and couldn't hold on. So, she fell and Toothless's prosthetic closed back up. However, a Monstrous Nightmare was able to grab Toothless before he fell but Hiccup fell onto the string holding up the sail.
"Oof," Hiccup grunted and it bounced her onto the column that held the mast. "Ow," Hiccup said and then fell screaming and hit the ground hard. "Ow." But luckily the Outcast's tied her hand to the front so she was able to break her fall…a little bit.
"Hiccup!" Asher yelled out as Stormfly flew towards the ship.
"Asher!" Hiccup yelled back but Alvin grabbed her, forcing her back to his front, holding a sword to her throat.
"Welcome aboard again, Hiccup. Hope you didn't miss us too terribly," Alvin said. "Set sail! And fire at the dragons. They won't fire with the precious daughter on board."
"Look out! Arrows! Hold your fire! He's got Hiccup. What are you doing," Asher yelled at Snotlout as she got closer to their dragon army. Hookfang fired at the ship below.
"I heard you say 'fire'," Snotlout said.
"I said, 'Hold your fire'," Asher shouted at him
"See? You said it again," Snotlout shouted back.
"No! He's right," Stoick shouted back to Asher.
"Thank you!" Snotlout said.
"Fire, again, Asher! All of you," Stoick said, Toothless was next to him after the Monstrous Nightmare put him down. Asher seemed to understand what he wanted. When the fire hit the water, it misted.
"Everyone! Fire into the water!" Asher shouted out. Then the dragon riders dived and so did the other dragons and the babies. All of them fired into the water causing a mist to form around the Outcast boat. Soon none of the Outcasts could see out past their ship. Alvin tightened his grip on Hiccup, still holding the sword to her throat. They could all hear wings from outside the boat, they were close by but nobody could see them.
"Fire!" Alvin shouted to the Outcasts.
"At what?" an Outcast asked.
"Everything!" Alvin shouted back as if they were dimwitted. The Outcasts started to fire their bolts in every direction. Especially if they heard a dragon in some direction but no splash was heard. So, none of the Outcasts hit a dragon.
"Did you hear that? Oh, what's that?" an Outcast asked as they heard something coming towards the boat and it was big. Alvin saw the silhouette of a dragon and threw his sword but it hit…wood. It was the Berk ship, Hiccup smirked while Alvin's eyes widened in surprise. The Berk ship hit with full force right into the Outcast ship. Everyone on the Outcast ship flew backwards. Alvin loosened his grip on Hiccup and she was able to break loose from his hold. Hiccup grabbed an ore that was next to her and hit with all the energy she still had in Alvin's face. He groaned and was pushed back even further from the force. Hiccup then ducked when she saw Stormfly come by. Alvin looked over and Stormfly rammed into him, knocking him down but he got up quick. Hiccup ran to the edge of the ship.
"Hiccup, jump!" Asher shouted. Hiccup jumped up and Stormfly caught her with her talons, carefully. Hiccup was then able to climb up with the help of Asher and sat herself behind him. He grabbed a dagger hooked to his belt and cut the ropes that were digging into her wrists.
"So glad you're alright," Asher said.
"Thank you," Hiccup said hugging Asher from behind.
Back on the Outcast ship, the Berkians jumped on the boat fighting with either their bare hands or the few weapons they had against the Outcasts and were winning. Stoick jumped on the ship facing Alvin and punched him straight in the face, knocking him back but he wasn't down yet.
"You're a coward taking my daughter," Stoick told Alvin.
"I take what I want! You know that, Stoick," Alvin replied. He then went to punch Stoick but he was able to grab the fist.
"Not this time," Stoick said and went to punch Alvin but then Alvin grabbed his fist. It was a battle of strengths but Alvin did the cheap shots. Alvin kneed then headbutted Stoick. Alvin then went to punch again since Stoick loosened his hold but he ducked and then went under and punch Alvin in the chin, knocking him down. Stoick went to get back on his ship thinking he was done but Alvin grabbing a rope that help a hook on the end of it. Stoick heard Alvin getting up and looked back jumping back in surprise as the hook came down into the wood where he was just standing. Alvin then started throwing the hook everywhere while Stoick dodged. Stoick was then able to stand on the rope but Alvin pulled and Stoick fell back. Alvin threw the hook down where Stoick's head was but Stoick dodged it many times. Alvin threw the hook out again but it got stuck on the dragon skull at the front of the ship. Stoick quickly got up, grabbed the rope and pulled Alvin towards him but first wrapped the rope around his wrist and punched him. However, when Alvin threw the hook the first time it weakened the wood at the helm where the skull dragon was and it broke off the ship. Since the hook was still attached to the Dragon Skull, it dragged Alvin with him, straight into the water. His battle was over. He and a few other Berkians pushed the ship off the Outcast ship and jumped on. Many of the Outcasts were pushed overboard, barely anybody was on the ship now.
"Now, Asher! Burn the ship!" Stoick shouted to them
"Here we go, guys! Hit them with everything you've got!" Asher shouted out and the dragon riders, the adult dragons, and the babies all fired at the ship, burning it and it finally sank. Asher landed Stormfly on the ship, and Hiccup jumped of Stormfly so that she could face her father.
"Hiccup, what were you thinking," Stoick asked walking up to her.
"I was thinking all I needed to do was to get to my Toothless. And together, we'd be able to make things right," Hiccup said and Stoick laughed happily, grabbing her in the biggest hug every.
"Hey, Hiccup?" Fishlegs said. Hiccup looked over and saw that he was holding Toothless's saddle. "I got it before we took off." Hiccup smiled and grabbed it but instead placed it on the ground.
"Thank you, Fishlegs," Hiccup said. "I'd love to ride but I'm exhausted and my foot hurts terribly." Asher then jumped off Stormfly and brought Hiccup into a tight hug.
"You are the bravest person ever," Asher whispered to her. Hiccup chuckled. "Go fly with Stormfly. I know you guys are dying to fly." And then some of the babies came and landed on the ship.
"Hey, shoo. Go back," her father said but the babies didn't move. Many of the dragons flew back either to Dragon Island or towards the Rookery but other dragons stayed back following the ship back to Berk. Even many of the babies landed on the ship wanted to stay. Hiccup recognized some of the babies as they were related to their dragons.
"I don't think they are going to leave, daddy," Hiccup said as a small purple Nadder with yellow spots came up and snuggled into Toothless. "I think we are going to have some babies coming with us as well."
"Hey, these are Stormfly's babies," Asher said as a small green and a small blue Nadder came up to him and looked at the purple one that was with Toothless.
"Well, I guess the dragon ban is now over," Stoick said. The Vikings on the boat cheered in happiness as some of the babies jumped into their arms, licking their faces. So, the Berkian ship sailed back home followed by the dragons.
….
Many of the Outcasts were stranded on Dragon Island and there was also Alvin the Treacherous.
"They ride dragons!" Alvin said laughing. "We get that girl, and we'll ride dragons!" Savage and the other Outcasts laughed with Alvin.
….
Hiccup stayed on the ship while the others flew overhead. She didn't care that she wasn't able to fly, she was just happy that everything was back to normal. The purple baby Nadder had jumped into her arms while Hiccup was leaning against Toothless. She heard shouting overhead and noticed that many people on Berk were cheering for the dragons that had landed.
"You hear that, sweetie? Your back home," Hiccup said as she patted Toothless on the head who purred in response. The ship docked on a pier and everyone was talking so loudly, excited as they all got off the ship. Before she left though a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"I'm glad you are okay," Ingolf said and then walked off the boat, greeted by his wife Hella.
Hiccup walked off the boat, followed by Toothless and the purple baby Nadder. She followed everyone up the cliff side to head into the village. She then heard Mildew complaining.
"What are you cheering about? Don't you remember what these beasts have done!?" Mildew shouted out to the villagers. No one cared what he had to say as they ignored him.
"I do. They saved our lives," Stoick said and then walked off leaving Mildew but Hiccup had some words to say. She walked straight up to Mildew and grabbed his gray beard making sure that he could see her clearly.
"I may not be able to prove what you've done, Mildew but I will never forget it. And, if you do something like this again, know that I will not stop until I watch your back sail away from Berk," Hiccup whispered furiously. She then let go of Mildew who backed up and fell on his backside. Hiccup walked off, heading towards her house. She could feel the burning rage as Mildew stared back at her but she didn't care.
She passed by the villagers and her friends who were all playing or greeting their dragons. When she made it home she opened the door for Toothless…and the purple baby Nadder who kept following them. Fluffy came down the stairs and greeted them but stood frozen at the new comer. The baby Nadder slowly walked up to Fluffy who stood frozen then the Nadder sniffed her and started rubbing on Fluffy's fur.
"Oh no, I think we have another dragon that is going to stay here," Hiccup said which then the baby jumped into her arms, licking her face. "Oh, Thor." That's when her dad walked in and saw the baby.
"Oh, no, we have already had this talk. One dragon in this house. We already have a sheep. We don't need another…dragon," her father said as he walked over and grabbed some wood and placed it into the hearth. Toothless came by and lit it. Then the baby Nadder dropped from her arms and went to lay down next to the fire and slept.
"Well, I don't think, she's going anywhere, anytime soon," Hiccup said as Fluffy came by and laid down next to the Nadder. "You know you will cave in eventually," Hiccup told her father who sighed. She went into a cabinet and grabbed a bottle that had the green healing salve in it.
"Fine, keep the dragon," Stoick said.
"Yes!" Hiccup said.
"But, anything it destroys, will be on you," her father said pointing a finger at her.
"Yes, daddy," Hiccup said, running to her father for a hug. "You're the best!"
"What are you going to name…her?" Stoick asked. Hiccup sat on a stool and took her prosthetic off and applied the green salves. Hiccup would apply the green salve on her hip later when she goes up to her room.
"Yes, it's a female," Hiccup nodded. "I think I'm going to name her…Violet." Hiccup said.
"You know dragons are supposed to be fierce and you name them…," Stoick stopped talking gesturing to Toothless.
"Well, dragons do have soft sides," Hiccup said, rubbing Toothless under the chin who fell in delight.
"So, are you going to tell me what you know about Mildew and how you got that scare," Stoick said. "I'm listening." And that was probably the best words she had ever heard coming from her father.
It's funny how an attack by your greatest enemy can change things overnight. I set out to prove that out dragons would never hurt us. What they proved, is that they will always protect us.
Author's note:
I don't own any HTTYD stuff.
Hope you guys liked the new scenes to the story. I changed a lot and added a lot.
I feel like since Hiccup causes a lot of accidents, especially in the first movie that she would get hurt a lot and have to visit Gothi.
I wanted to make Alvin the Treacherous seem more…crazy and violet…since he was very bad in the books.
So, I introduced the parents. How do you like them? (Not Spitelout of course) I will most likely add them to the first movie as well.
Meaning behind the names:
Hella- Divine woman
Ingolf- Ing's wolf
Gunhild- battle in war
Bjarte- bright man
Saga- tale
Olaf- decedent of…
Sigfrid- marvelous victory
So, I played the battle scene off a little differently. Asher saved Hiccup.
Also, baby dragons on Berk! So exciting!
Note: So, I fixed the extra chapter. The babies aren't located at Dragon Island but the Rookery. So, I changed that.
How do you guys like Violet?
Thanks for those who showed me where I can watch the movies. I'll probably finish this first before I get to the first movie.
Mikel97: ahhh, okay, I read that comment like late at night and it confused me. I'll probably do something like that in Race to Dragons Edge.
Please review, I would like to know what you all thought of the chapter. Any ideas for the future chapters is welcomed. Any mistakes, please let me know.
