.Chapter 8

It's been three months since Ryder and Linda have gotten together and Hiccup got his first assignment. The assignment was for him to kill a drug smuggler that had been causing trouble. We was to do this mission alone, but he has able to bring Toothless. Ryder waited to nightfall before taking off on Toothless.

"Okay bud intel tells us that he is down by the docks" Ryder said.

Toothless nodded and they flew off towards the docks.

They arrived at the docks and landed on a rooftop they're dark colors blending in perfectly with the dark background. Ryder pulled up black cloth to rest on his nose concealing his face. "Alright bud see if you can't smell the drugs. The drug smuggler should be close by" Ryder said.

Toothless sniffed the air trying to track down the drugs. Toothless caught a faint whiff of something that smelled like the drugs, but couldn't be sure. Toothless jumped to the next rooftop to try and get a better smell and Ryder followed him. Toothless was able to get a strong scent and was able to confirm that the drugs where in that direction. "The drugs in that direction bud?" Ryder asked and Toothless nodded.

"Then let's go" Ryder said and started jumping rooftop to rooftop in the direction that Toothless said. Toothless followed closely.

After several minutes of running from rooftop to rooftop they came across a medium sized boat. Toothless growled lowly. "The drugs there?" Ryder said and Toothless nodded.

Ryder sat down on the edge of roof and observed the boat. He counted 6 guards and the target. There was one at the top of the main post in the lookout position. Four guys on the deck, one at each side. One guy going in and out of the lower deck. The drug smuggler was partially visible through a window on the lower deck.

"Okay bud here's the plan. I'm going to the back of ship and when I get there I'm going to give you a signal. When you see the signal I want you to blast the guy on the lookout. Then I'll take care of the rest" Ryder said. Toothless nodded in understanding.

Ryder climbed down from the roof and snuck across the docks to the water. He slowly slipped into the water, making zero noise. He ducked underneath the surface of the water and slowly swam towards the back of the boat. Ryder slowly started to climb up the back of the ship. He got to the railing and grabbed the guy on the standing guard. He pulled him back and stabbed him in the neck with his hidden blade. Ryder pulled him over board and he signaled Toothless to blast the guy on the lookout. Toothless charged up his fire blast and shot it at the lookout position. The blast it the lookout position dead on causing an explosion. The explosion killed the guy in the lookout position and caused the other three guys on the deck to look up at the explosion.

Ryder jumped over the railing and rushed to the guy of the left side of the boat. The guy on the left was too busy looking up to notice Ryder until it was too late. Ryder stabbed the guy in the heart with his hidden blade. Ryder then ran towards the guy on the right side of the boat. On his way over to the guy on the right side of the boat the guy that was constantly going below deck came out and Ryder's way. Ryder wound up tackling the guy to the deck.

Ryder grunted in pain as he got up. His little tumble had attracted the attention of the other two men on deck and they drew their swords. Ryder quickly stabbed the guy he tackled in the heart before standing up and drawing his sword, which was a 2 ½ foot dual edge, straight sword, with his left hand (A/N: Hiccup/Ryder is left handed in case you didn't' know). The guy on the right side of the boat reached Ryder first and swung down with his sword. Ryder blocked it with his and swept it off to the side. Ryder then swung his sword back and cut across the guy's chest. The guy cried in pain and stumbled back and put a hand on his chest, the cut wasn't deep enough to kill, just hurt like hell.

The guy from the front of the ship had reached Ryder and the other guy at this point. The guy slashed horizontally at Ryder, aiming for the head. Ryder ducked under it and slashed the guy's leg deeply. "AH!" the guy cried and fell to the deck, dropping his sword.

Ryder stabbed the down man in the heart with his sword. The guy with the cut across his chest charged Ryder and swung down again. Ryder jumped back avoiding the attack and leaving his sword in the dead man's chest. Ryder extended his hidden blades and brought them up waiting for the guy's next move. The guy tried to stab Ryder, only for him to knock it away and evade left. The guy then tried to do a diagonal slash from top to bottom. Ryder jumped back avoiding the slash. When the guy had slashed all the way down Ryder jumped forward and cut the guy's throat. The guy grabbed his throat and grumbled some as he fell to the deck.

Ryder retrieved his sword and walked over to the trap door that lead below deck. He opened it cautiously, only to find no one waiting for him. He slowly walked down the stairs with his sword at the ready. Ryder turned a corner to find the drug smuggler waiting for him with a sword drawn.

"I've been waiting for you Assassin" the drug smuggler said.

Ryder said nothing back and got into a fighting stance.

"What? Not going to say anything. Think you're too good to talk to me or something?" The drug dealer asked.

Ryder reached behind his back and grabbed a throwing knife. In the blink of an eye Ryder throw the knife at the drug smuggler. The knife embedded itself in the drug smuggler's shoulder, causing him to drop his sword. Still need some practice Ryder thought as he rushed the drug smuggler. Ryder impaled the drug smuggler's heart with his sword. The drug smuggler said nothing and looked down at the sword in his chest. Ryder removed the sword from the drug smuggler's chest and the drug smuggler crumpled to the floor. Ryder flicked the blood his sword and went back to Toothless on the dock.

When Ryder got back to Toothless, Toothless cooed in concern that his rider might be hurt. "I'm fine bud, but sink the ship so those drugs can't be used" Ryder replied.

Toothless nodded and fired two fire blast at the ship's hull close to the water. Water started to pour into the ship as it slowly sink.

Ryder got on Toothless and said "Alright time to go." Toothless nodded and took off.

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