Chronicles of the Dragon Riders, Guardians and Dragons
"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, Sharpshot, Astrid, Stormfly, Sneaka, Aniu, Black Violet, Nava, Terrence, Snotlout, Hookfang, Pain, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Iggy, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Barf-Belch, Puncher, Kicker and Torch.
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Updated: 11.09.2016
Chapter 10: View to a Skrill Part 1
Hiccup and Toothless, Aniu, Nava, Astrid and Stormfly, Snotlout and Hookfang and Torch flew over glaciers, sea ice and the colder-than-ice ocean searching for Bucket and Mulch. Both men had gone out on a fishing but they had not returned. "We're getting pretty far north." Astrid reported, shivering despite Sneaka's best attempts to warm her up.
"No kidding, it is freezing up here." Aniu said, her wing feathers covered in a thin, light layer of frost and snow and her arms wrapped around her chest. "Good thing you guys have got us dragons and you and Nava's fire magic." Torch told her. "Bucket and Mulch are two days overdue. We need to keep searching." Hiccup said, huddling Sharpshot closer to him for warmth.
"If we don't find them soon, we'll have to turn back and search for them another time." Nava said, his wings were in the condition as Aniu's and he was hugging himself to keep warm. "We have been searching for hours and I am getting hungry." Toothless said. "Same here and I'm bored." Sharpshot said. "We can play when we get back home." Sneaka said. "Just as long as you don't forget about Terrence and I." Black Violet said, riding on Toothless's back. "Yeah, we hate being forgotten." Terrence said. "What about me?" Pain asked grumpily from Hookfang's back. "Don't worry, we have not forgotten about you and you can play with Puncher and Kicker." Black Violet told him. "Oh, fine. I play with them all the time." Pain grumbled, before falling asleep. "We have to find Bucket and Mulch before we go back home." Stormfly said, even though she was thinking longingly of curling up in front of a blazing hot with Arrow, Skyflier, Forestflier and Violet.
"You don't really think they're up here, do you?" Astrid asked. "You can't take the cold, huh, Astrid?" Snotlout asked smugly. "No, I just don't have a heated seat like you do." Astrid replied. "That's right, you don't." Snotlout said smugly and Hookfang heated himself up enough to warm his rider and Pain. "Ah, toasty." Snotlout sighed. "Just great, I have been reduced to a heater." Hookfang grumbled.
Then Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu heard distant shouting and saw the two missing fishermen and their boat. "Ah, we found them." Aniu said. "They are not alone." Toothless said, seeing the ship beside the fishing boat. "Looks like they're in trouble. Come on, guys." Hiccup said, leading his friends down to the two sea vessels.
"Berserkers, commandeer this vessel for Dagur the Deranged!" Captain Vorg of the Berserker Tribe commanded. Berserkers instantly boarded the Berkian fishing boat. "Slimy, stinky eel meet slimy, stinky marauder." Mulch said, twirling an eel over his head and using it to knock a Berserker soldier overboard. Bucnket flipped two more Berserkers overboard and a third struck his helmet with a mace. At Bucket's glare, the Berserker cowardly jumped overboard.
Mulch was jumping up and down on a Berserker's stomach and Bucket sat on the poor man's head. Then five Berserker soldiers lead by Captain Vorg aimed crossbows at them. "Surrender or..." He ordered before Deadly Nadder spikes shot over their heads. Bucket and Mulch saw Hiccup and his friends, Aniu and Nava were in their dragon forms, flying towards them.
"Nice shooting, Astrid. Snotlout, light them up." Hiccup said. "Torch, stay back until we call for you." Aniu ordered the Typhoomerang hovering out of arrow and catapult reach. Hookfang flew in and with a whoop from Snotlout, destroyed the gangplank. "Okay, guys, it's tour turn." Hiccup said. Toothless, Aniu and Nava opened fire on the Berserker ship, knocking it away from the fishing boat. "Retreat! Retreat!" Vorg ordered and the Berserker ship sailed away as fast as it could. Torch flew down and with a powerful flap of his wings, sent the Berserker ship flying across the water. Needless to say, the Berserkers got away from there as soon as they could.
The Dragoniters landed and checked on Bucket and Mulch to see if they were okay. "What happened here?" Hiccup asked. "Are you two okay?" Astrid questioned. "We thought the Berserkers had hit the iceberg and so we came in to help. They attacked us." Mulch explained. "Well, a Berserker pretty much attacks anyone. Even without reason because they could be bored or just want to do for the sake of doing it or for fun." Aniu said. "Ever since we last saw Dagur on Dragon Island, I have had a gut feeling we should be expecting another encounter and apparently he has chosen now to act up again." Nava said.
"Why did they attack you two?" Astrid inquired. "Because we saw...it." Mulch said. "It?" Hiccup, Astrid, Aniu and Nava inquired, glancing at each other. Mulch led them over to the iceberg. "It." He said and pointed at an ice wall, behind which something was frozen inside the ice. Tools were scattered around on the ice, apparently the Berserkers had been trying to dig something out. Hiccup walked closer and rubbed some frost off with his sleeve to get a better look.
"That looks like a...dragon." Hiccup said, backing away from the ice. "By the gods, why or how has that dragon been frozen in the ice?" Aniu asked. "Looks like the Berserkers want it. Why else would they try to dig it out of the ice. Torch moved closer and peered closely at the frozen dragon. "I wonder if he or she is still alive? I hope he or she is." The young Typhoomerang said.
"Why would the Berserkers be trying to dig it out?" Astrid asked. "No idea but I am going to find out. Aniu, Nava, you two with me?" Hiccup asked. "Of course we are." Aniu and Nava said. "Oh, great. Now we have to dig it out?" Snotlout complained. "Actually, I have a much better idea." Hiccup said, smiling at Toothless who was rolling around on the ice beside Torch.
"We burn it out." Aniu said, turning into her dragon form. She and Toothless used a low flame to melt the ice surrounding the frozen dragon. Hiccup, Astrid, Nava and Snotlout wrapped ropes around the ice block. "Torch, you can carry it back to Berk." Nava said. Torch nodded, lifted into the air, grabbed the ropes in his talons and flew into the air. Hiccup, Astrid and Snotlout mounted their dragons and they, Aniu and Nava flew back to Berk while Bucket and Mulch got back into their boat and sailed back to Berk.
The Dragoniters gathered around the ice block containing the frozen dragon in the Academy back on Berk. "I say we smash it." Snotlout decided, punching his fist into his open other hand. "How about no. We don't know what the dragon will do if he or she is still alive." Aniu said. "I say we blast it." Tuffnut said, ignoring Aniu. "I say we blast it then smash it..." Ruffnut said. "...then blast it again." Both twins finished. "Stop saying what I am saying now!" Tuffnut yelled at his sister.
"Yeah, that is certainly one approach." Hiccup said. "Good sir, I believe it is actually three approaches, my fine fellow." Tuffnut said, clearing his throat. "Three approaches that could get us all killed or harmed." Nava said. "Let's just get a better look at this thing." Hiccup said and walked over to the ice block with Nava and Fishlegs so they could get a good look.
"Fishlegs, give us a slow burn." Hiccup said. "With pleasure. Meatlug, lava blast." Fishlegs said. Meatlug woke up from her nap and melted enough ice with her lava blast. She walked away and Hiccup, Nava and Fishlegs stared at the frozen dragon. "I don't believe it. It's a Skrill. I saw a few of them sometimes back on Guardian Island." Nava said, recognizing the dragon within the ice. "They are rare and very powerful dragons. They are not seen often even by guardians. They prefer to keep to themselves." Aniu said, hearing what her boyfriend was saying.
"I have only seen pictures of them. This is amazing." Fishlegs said. "Do you two realize how huge this could be, Fishlegs and Nava?" Hiccup asked. "The word epic comes to mind." Fishlegs said. "Fascinating, cool and exciting." Nava listed off adjectives. "I hate it when they get like this." Astrid sighed. "Don't you just?" Snotlout asked sweetly, placing his arm on Astrid's left shoulder guard but she shrugged him off.
"I should check the Book of Dragons to be sure about this." Fishlegs said, walking away from the ice block. "Yeah, good idea. If we 're right, this could be big trouble." Hiccup said. "Particularly if Dagur and his Berserkers want the Skrill." Nava agreed as they exited the Academy. "If someone doesn't start filling me in, I am getting my axe." Astrid said, following the three boys. "Relax, Astrid, don't get your hair messed up." Aniu said, following her with Toothless.
Hookfang growled at Snotlout and the twins, sensing they were going to do something. Snotlout shrugged and Tuffnut beat his fist into his open other hand with a soft chuckle and an excited look on his face. "No one touches that ice while we're gone." Hiccup said, reappearing at the gate and walking away again. In a fake display of obedience, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut put their hands up in a surrendering gesture.
In the Great Hall, the villagers of Berk had heard about the attack from Bucket and Mulch and now they furious. Stoick, Fengo, Namara, Theo and Nala were trying to calm the crowd without success. Gobber was on the villagers side. "All right. Calm down." Stoick ordered. "Let us all take a break and let cooler heads prevail." Namara said. "Arguing about this won't solve anything." Fengo said. "This is an act of war." Mulch declared. "We don't know that for sure, Mulch." Nala said. "Let's not jump to conclusions about what this attack means." Stoick said.
"Jumping to conclusions has never solved anything." Theo said. Thornado and Sonica were watching the meeting. "Do you think they are making a big deal out of this?" Thornado asked his mate, sighing. "I think they are but who knows? The Berserkers could have attacked Bucket and Mulch as a declaration of war, after all." Sonica said, laying her head on the ground.
"I don't know, Stoick. It seems pretty cut and dry to me. I mean if you think about it, an attack is an attack. Am I right?" Gobber asked. The crowd roared their agreements. Knowing that Gobber had just made things worse, Fengo, Namara, Theo and Nala sighed and shook their heads. "And thank you, Gobber." Stoick groaned. "Always here to help." Gobber said cheerfully, drinking some water.
Then Hiccup, Aniu, Astrid, Nava, Fishlegs and Toothless entered the Great Hall. "I think I know why Dagur's men attacked Bucket and Mulch." Hiccup said. "Go on, son." Stoick encouraged. "We got a better look at the dragon Bucket and Mulch found in the ice." Hiccup continued. "We found a dragon? Oh, can we keep it? I have always wanted my own dragon, Mulch." Bucket exclaimed excitedly. "Trust me, you won't want this one, Bucket." Aniu said.
"It's a Skrill." Hiccup finished. Many people gasped in shock. "That can't be good." One man said nervously. "Oh. I don't want one of those." Bucket said before Mulch hit him in the guts, earning a pained yelp. "Yeah, you certainly won't want one of those." Nava said. "A Skrill?" Fengo, Namara, Theo and Nala asked in shock. "Yep, definitely a Skrill." Toothless clarified.
"Are you sure about this, son?" Stoick asked Hiccup then Fishlegs ran into the Hall, carrying the Book of Dragons. "Oh, we are sure. Haha! Whoo! Oh, yeah, Fishlegs!" He whooped, throwing his arms around Hiccup and Astrid's shoulders. Everyone stared at him with disturbed looks on their faces. "Sorry, chief, that happens sometimes when we discover new dragons. I get a little overexcited." Fishlges apologized before Hiccup pulled the Book of Dragons out of his hands and flipped through the pages until he found the Skrill section.
"Look, it is right here. That is definitely a Skrill." Hiccup said. "And the Skrill is the symbol of the Berserker Tribe." Astrid said grimly. "No wonder they were trying to dig it out." Aniu said. "If the Skrill is still alive and in Dagur's hands, who knows what he'll do with it." Nava said.
Out at sea, Dagur was in high spirits as he addressed his men with Vorg at his side. "My brothers, this is a historic day for the Berserker Tribe. After many years and many searches, Captain Vorg has found a Skrill." Dagur said, raising Vorg's arm up into the air. The Berserkers cheered. "It is such a great occasion that I am willing to forgive his failure to bring it to me." Dagur continued, painfully twisting Vorg's wrist and let him fall to the ground. "Get up." Dagur hissed, kicking him in the guts.
"For centuries, the Skrill has represented our strength, our power, our ferocity. As long as Hiccup, Aniu and their little dragon and guardian club have our dragon, we will not rest. We will take the Skrill out of their frail, little hands and destroy that Night Fury as well turn those guardians into our weapons together. The crowd roared in approval and Dagur grinned evilly, thinking of all the things he could do with the Skrill, Hiccup, Aniu and that Night Fury.
"The Skrill is the only dragon that can rival a Night Fury, according to the Book of Dragons." Nava said as he, Aniu, Hiccup, Stoick, Gobber, Fengo, Namara, Theo, Nala, Astrid and Toothless walked outside the Great Hall. "Surely there are more dragons who can rival a Night Fury. Toothless is powerful but he is not invincible." Aniu said. "Too true." Toothless agreed. "Legend has it the lightning comes from the Skrill's mouth and thunder from its...well, you know." Gobber said.
Fengo, Namara, Aniu, Theo, Nala and Nava stared at him with grossed out looks."Remind me to never get behind one." Astrid said sarcastically. "That is actually inaccurate. According to the Book of Dragons, the Skrill can draw lightning from the clouds and redirect it." Fishlegs said. "It can use that lightning to hit several targets at once which is why it is such a feared dragon." Hiccup said. "I have read the Skrill can fly at the speed of light when riding lightning bolts." Aniu said. "It can also store the lightning in its body and use it later." Fishlegs added. "Once it runs out of lightning, the Skrill can simply recharge itself if there is lightning around." Nava said.
"Oh, dear, this is not good if the Berserkers get the Skrill." Namara said, her wings twitching in anxiety. "We have to keep the Skrill away from them." Fengo said, his wings tense and bristling. "I don't want to think about what might happen if we fail." Nala said, hugging her wings closer to herself. "Hopefully, we can convince the Skrill that we are friends and it'll be safe with us." Theo said hopefully, reaching out a wing to touch his wife's wings.
"I have heard enough. We need to get rid of that Skrill. It is just the excuse Dagur needs to go to war." Stoick said, thinking about his people. "You all know I love a good fight as much as the next person but why not just give it to them? It's just a frozen dragon carcass after all." Gobber said. "Actually, because of their internal body temperature, Skrills can stay safely frozen for decades." Fishlegs said uneasily. They went to the Academy.
"So let me be clear. This dragon may still be alive and you left Ruffnut, Tuffnut and Snotlout to guard it?" Stoick asked. "Don't forget Torch. He's flying around outside the gate. " Aniu said. "Okay, that sounds much worse when you say it but it's frozen solid in a block of ice. How much damage could it possibly do?" Hiccup asked then was an explosion and a dragon's roar from the Academy. "I think we're about to find out." Nava said. "You just jinxed it, Hiccup." Namara said. "Let's hope it doesn't do too much damage." Fengo said. "The Skrill is loose...oh, no." Nala said, covering her mouth with her hands. "I hope it will listen to us." Theo said.
"This cannot be happening." Toothless said and ran to the Academy. Everyone else followed him. In the Academy, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout, their dragons and Torch watched the smoke and fog clear away. "What did you guys do!?" Torch roared, even though he knew the answer. "It's not that bad." Ruffnut told her brother. "Yeah, maybe Hiccup and Aniu won't even notice." Tuffnut replied.
"Our riders are idiots." Barf groaned. "We're gonna pay for this, I'm sure of it." Belch replied. Puncher and Kicker poked their heads out of their saddlebags. "Has anything happened yet?" Puncher asked. "I'm guessing something will happen in a few minutes." Kicker replied. "Something definitely will happen very soon." Pain said, poking his head out of Hookfang's saddlebag. "If anyone asks, tell them it was not my fault." Hookfang said. "No, Hiccup and Aniu are definitely going to notice." Snotlout said as the Skrill woke up from its hibernation.
The Skrill is a member of the Strike Class and it was powerfully built, with two short, stocky, hind legs bearing long, razor-sharp talons and no front legs, providing a bipedal gait. The powerful, tapering tail is longer than the main body and the neck is short and thickly built. The head was elongate, both jaws bearing a row of small but extremely sharp teeth surrounding a heavily bifurcated tongue and the nostrils and eyes are situated near the tip of the snout, the nostrils on the side of it and the eyes just behind the small, curved nasal horn. The head is wide at the back and is crowned by a ring of sharp, narrow spines that nearly encircle the occipital region. A row of long, sharp, iron-rich spines run down the spinal cord to the tip of the tail and are sharp enough to cut with the slightest abrasion, the tail also bearing secondary rows of these spines. The belly and ventral edges of the tail are also edged in blunt protrusions that are also laced with conductive metals. The wings are large and wide with very long supports and both bearing a massive, metallic at the main joint. The markings consist of double rows of rain-drop like spots on the undersides of the wings, simple spots on the bottom edge of the uppersides, a pair of stripes extending from the back of the eyes and irregular highlights along the body and tail.
The Skrill's scales were deep gray with light gray undersides, red eyes and violet markings."Yeah, for sure. They are definitely going to notice." Tuffnut said as the Skrill glared at them. Toothless ran into the Academy and saw the Skrill. "Where am I?" The Skrill roared in a male voice. "It's all right. You're safe." Toothless attempted to calm the Skrill down as he and Meatlug stood in front of him. Unfamiliar with his surroundings and scared of the dragons and the humans, the Skrill flew up and electrified the metal-chain ceiling.
"Who are you?" The Skrill roared then made a break for the opening, knocking Stormfly out of his way on the way out. The Skrill flew into the night sky. "I'll go after him!" Torch roared and flew after the Skrill. "I got a plan." Tuffnut suddenly said. "Great. What is it?" Ruffnut asked. "Blame Snotlout." Tuffnut said. The six guardians, Hiccup, Astrid, Fishlegs, Stoick and Gobber ran into the arena. "Their fault." Snotlout said, pointing at the twins. "Hey. He stole our plan." Ruffnut complained.
"We are never letting you three guard anything again." Aniu sighed, shaking her head. "Please tell me this wasn't your ideas." Nava begged Hookfang and Barf-Belch. "It was our riders fault." Barf said. "They made us do it." Hookfang said. "We won't do it again. Promise." Belch said. Nava glanced at Pain, Puncher and Kicker. "They are telling the truth." The three Terrible Terrors said.
"I told you guys to leave the Skrill alone." Hiccup said. "It jumped us. Sneaky dragon." Tufnut grumbled. "From inside a block of ice?" Hiccup asked suspiciously, raising an eyebrow. "How is that even possible?" Aniu inquired, crossing her arms. "Uh...very sneaky dragon." Tuffnut muttered. "If the Skrill was frozen in that block of ice, it would not even have been able to blast its way out." Nava told the twins.
Hiccup groaned before hearing his father groan as well. "What is it, Dad?" He asked, seeing Stoick bend down and pick up a block of ice. "When I was a lad, my grandfather used to sit me on his knee and tell me stories. I thought they were just tales." Stoick said. "Tales about what?" Hiccup asked. "Are they about the Skrill?" Aniu inquired. "And the Berserkers as well?" Nava questioned.
"Berserker fleets attacking behind harnessed dragons that brought down lightning from the sky and destroyed everything in their path." Stoick said. "So if Dagur and his men get the Skrill..." Aniu began. "...do you think they will try the same thing with this Skrill?" Nava ended. "It is quite possible, you two." Fengo said. "Or unless Dagur plans on riding it like you Dragon Riders ride your dragons." Namara said. "I don't think the Skrill will even let Dagur near him or her." Theo said. "Besides, Dagur doesn't even know how to truly ride a dragon." Nala said. "No wonder the Skrill is the symbol of the Berserker Tribe." Toothless muttered.
"You don't think the Berserkers could actually control a Skrill?" Hiccup asked. "I didn't think anyone could ride a Night Fury. We just cannot take that chance. If the Berserkers find that Skrill and know some way to control it..." Stoick said. "Then Berk and the Archipelago could be destroyed." Namara gasped in horror. "Don't forget Guardian Island." Nala reminded her. "This is really, very bad." Fengo muttered, shaking his head. "How bad on a scale from one to ten?" Theo asked. "I would say eight out of ten percent bad." Fengo told his friend.
"This could be worse if the Hagsfiends and HagDrakes (another name for Vyr-dragons) or the Outcasts were involved as well." Nala said. "Having to deal with a Hagsfiend and Hagdrake attack and or an Outcast attack on top of this would be absolutely horrendous, terrifying, devastating and horrible." Namara said. "Indeed, Berk is completely unprepared for a Hagsfiend and Hasdrake attack." Theo said.
"We'll find the Skrill, Dad. I promise." Hiccup swore. "If those Berserkers want that Skrill..." Aniu began. "...they'll have to go through us, all of us." Nava said, his staff appearing in his hand and frost spreading along it. Stoick knew he could trust his son and his two guardian friends but as thunder crashed and lightning spread along the sky, he really hoped they could find the Skrill and keep it away from the Berserkers.
The Skrill flew through the night sky, unaware of the young Typhoomerang following him. He had seen the humans with the dragons and wondered if the dragons were with the humans acting on their own free will or if the humans had enslaved them and possibly even brainwashed them. Just when he was about to think that it was unlikely because the dragons seemed completely okay, a male guardian around sixteen years old flew up to him.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked. "I'm fine, guardian. What is your name?" The Skrill asked. "My name is Heep. Yours?" Heep asked. "Voltage." The Skrill said. "So what happened to you? You looked like you were flying away from something" Heep said. Voltage sighed and decided to tell the guardian about what had just happened to him despite the uneasy feeling he got from Heep. "If you must know, I got caught in a fight with some Snow Wraiths and then I woke up in this stone arena and these dragons were standing around me. I believe they were a Hideous Zippleback, a Monstrous Nightmare, a Gronckle and a Night Fury and the Zippleback and Monstrous Nightmare had humans on their backs. I don't know if the dragons were being controlled by the humans or if they were letting the humans ride them on their own free will. I have heard stories about Dragon Riders but I thought they no longer existed anymore." Voltage told Heep who was barely able to hide a smug grin on his face.
Heep could not believe how easy this was. The Skrill Voltage had placed his full trust on him. Manipulating him into becoming an enemy of the Dragoniters was going to be easy. "It's true that the Dragon Riders of old are long gone and I am very sorry to say but those dragons are being controlled by the humans. I don't think you have heard but there was a Majora Death named Evregina who forced dragons to hunt food for her and if they failed to deliver or bring enough food for her, they were eaten by her. A young human male named Hiccup captured the Night Fury who is named Toothless and decided to brainwash him to serve him as his servant and slave. A young guardian girl around my age named Aniu helped him do it and they killed Evregina, ending her horrible reign. When the dragons approached the Vikings in hopes of achieving peace and co-existence, the Vikings, with the help of some of my fellow guardians brainwashed them and made them their slaves and servants. And I believe they want to brainwash you so have to fly away as fast and soon as you can." Heep said, choosing his words carefully.
Voltage thought about Heep's words carefully. The guardian was telling the truth about Evregina the Majora Death but the rest of it seemed to be lies. He got the feeling Heep was not to be trusted. "Thank you for telling me all this. I really appreciate it. I must go now. May the blessings of Drago be with you." Voltage said and flew away, deciding to get some breakfast first. Heep watched him go and decided to go after the Typhoomerang he knew was following Voltage. Heep shifted into his dragon form. He was a Deadly Nadder with yellow scales, white undersides and horns, black spines and tail markings and yellow eyes.
Torch followed the Skrill's scent and hoped he would be able to catch up to him and tell the Skrill that the Dragoniters of Berk were friends and didn't want to hurt him. This dragon is fast. Of course he is, he is a Skrill. He thought. Then he noticed a dragon flying rapidly in his direction. It was not the Skrill. Before Torch could do anything, the dragon shot a fireball of magnesium fire at him, striking the young Typhoomerang on his wing. Torch saw it was yellow Deadly Nadder before it shot tail spines at him. Torch cried out in pain when the tail spines hit him on the back, sinking through his scales and into his skin. The Deadly Nadder fired more tail spines, striking Torch in the back, wings and legs. The dragon flew up and started clawing at Torch's face while the Typhoomerang was distracted. Deciding it had done enough, the Deadly Nadder flew away. Torch struggled to stay in the sky and flew back to Berk, blood oozing from his wounds and pain coursing through his body.
Heep watched him fly away and smirked. He decided to wait and see how events turned out before doing anything else.
Early the next morning, the Dragon Riders, dragons and guardians flew around Berk in search of the Skrill. "Any idea what we do after we find the Skrill?" Astrid asked Hiccup and Aniu. "We catch it, we tame it, we train it." Hiccup said firmly. "And keep it away from Dagur so he cannot use it against us." Aniu added. "Oh, yeah. That sounds easy enough." Astrid replied sarcastically. "We have to tell the Skrill that we are friends and we won't hurt him. I hope Torch is with him or still following him." Nava said, unaware of what happened to Torch.
"Actually, the Skrill does have some weaknesses. According to the Book of Dragons, a Skrill can't redirect any lightning if it is in water." Fishlegs chimed in. "That's a start." Hiccup said, relieved. "No, a start would be having any clue where this stupid thing is. We've been circling the island for hours for hours and I'm starving." Snotlout complained.
"Quit complaining, Snotlout." Aniu muttered. "Complaining never gets you anywhere." Nava added. Hiccup was about to say something when his eyes lit up. "Snotlout, you just said something unintentionally brilliant." He said. "Of course I did. What was it again?" Snotlout questioned. "When you wake up in the morning, what is the very first thing you want to do?" Hiccup asked his cousin. "Well, usually I have to go to the toilet." Snotlout told him. "No, after that." Hiccup said. "Oh, eat." Snotlout said, face palming.
"Exactly. Fishlegs, what is the Skrill's food of choice?" Hiccup asked the Gronckle Rider. Fishlegs thought for a second then directed Meatlug to fly in another direction. The others followed them to a farm owned and run by Silent Sven. When they got there, the ground was littered with smoking scorch marks and several sheep had been spooked.
While Ruffnut and Tuffnut busied themselves with poking a sheep, the others talked to Silent Sven. His wife stood to the side, petting a spooked sheep. Unable to talk or make a sound, Silent Sven used hand gestures and a spear to tell the teens how he had fought off the Skrill. "And then you fought off the Skrill with your head and that spear?" Astrid inquired. Silent Sven nodded.
"Hey, this guy, Silent Svem? Remind me not to rustle any more sheep off his farm." Snotlout whispered to Fishlegs but Silent Sven heard and pointed the sharp end of the spear at Snotlout's face with an angry expression on his face. The Jorgenson instantly put his hands up in surrender. "Uh, he's silent, not deaf." Fishlegs told Snotlout who was shoved aside by Astrid. "Any idea on where the Skrill went?" She asked.
Silent Sven pointed up at the sky flashing with lightning and thunder. "That way?" Hiccup asked. "My senses are telling it is that way, Hic." Aniu said. "Three guesses and you two got it in one." Nava said. After thanking Silent Sven and his wife, the Dragon Riders got on their dragons and flew into the sky to follow the lightning and thunder. Aniu and Nava followed them.
Fighting against the pain of his injuries, Torch flew to the ones he knew could help him. Fengo, Namara, Theo and Nala were in the plaza talking when Torch landed beside them and slumped to the ground. "Torch, what happened to you?" Fengo asked. Namara gasped when she saw the wounds on Torch's body and the tail spines imbedded in his back. "He's hurt." She gasped. "He needs medical attention." Theo said. "Who did this?" Nala asked the young Typhoomerang. "It was...a yellow...Deadly Nadder. ...It just flew...out of nowhere...and attacked me...for no reason at all." Torch gasped out.
"Don't worry, Torch, we will found out who did this to you." Fengo vowed, putting a hand on Torch's nasal horn but removed it when Torch hissed in pain. "I'll get the medical supplies." Namara said and flew away to get the medical supplies. Fengo flew after her, leaving Theo and Nala with Torch to comfort him.
The Dragoniters flew through the cloud-filled sky. "Shh, it's okay, Meatlug. Nothing's out here. Nothing's going to get you." Fishlegs whispered to his Gronckle. "It's okay, Fishlegs. I'm not scared." Meatlug assured him. Iggy poked his head out of Meatlug's saddlebag. "That Skrill is out here and to be honest, I am a little bit scared." He said then vanished back into the saddlebag.
The sky flashed with lightning and thunder clapped loudly. "Hold up, everybody." Hiccup ordered, holding his hand up. The dragons and guardians hovered and the silhouette of the Skrill appeared in the clouds, flying rapidly in their direction. "Here comes the Skrill." Aniu said. "He seems angry." Toothless remarked, hearing the Skrill's roar. "How angry?" Sharpshot asked, poking his head out of Toothless's saddlebag. "I-don't-like-you-angry." The Night Fury told the Terrible Terror.
"Okay, now what?" Astrid asked. "Everybody except for Aniu, stay back. If the Skrill sees just one dragon, one guardian and one human, maybe it won't attack." Hiccup said. "Are you sure about that?" Nava asked as Aniu flew closer to Toothless and Hiccup. The three went on ahead while the rest stayed back. "Please be careful." Astrid and Nava whispered, fearing for their loved ones.
Flying ahead of the others, Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu found themselves flying beside the Skrill. "Hey there, fella, you've been asleep for a long time." Hiccup said. The Skrill snarled at them and lightning flashed across his scales. "It's okay, we're friends. We're not going to hurt you." Aniu assured. "I don't believe you, enslavers of dragons." The Skrill snarled. "I'm guessing you're pretty cranky and hungry too." Hiccup continued. "Leave me alone and stay away from me." The Skrill snarled and flew away, appearing right in front of them.
Lightning struck his scales, recharging him and making his body crackle with electricity. "Hiccup! Aniu!" Astrid and Nava cried out in alarm and lead the others forward. The Skrill opened his mouth to fire and Toothless and Aniu flew out of the way. The Skrill's incoming lightning blast shot towards the others but they quickly moved out of the way. "Astrid! Nava!" Hiccup and Aniu screamed as the Skrill fired out lightning bolts like crazy.
"Meatlug, drop!" Fishlegs screamed and Meatlug tucked in her wings, dropping like a stone out of the sky with Fishlegs on her back, screaming. The Skrill flew away and Meatlug opened her wings and hovered beside Snotlout and Hookfang. "Wow, that was impressive." Fishlegs said in relief. "Sure, if by impressive you mean terrifying!" Snotlout shrieked at him.
"That was a close call." Nava sighed, flying alongside the boys. "Follow me. I have got an idea." Hiccup said before Toothless and Aniu swooped down and flew close to the water. "Aniu and I are going to dive through the cloud from above and drive that Skrill down to you guys so we can all drive it into the water." Hiccup explained his plan to the others. "Remember, we don't want to hurt that Skrill. We only want to get him to stop firing at us, convince him we're friends and we don't want to hurt him and take him back to Berk so we can keep him safe from Dagur and his Berserkers." Aniu added.
"Got it. No, I don't, sorry. Could we go back to the first part about how you two are in the cloud or is the cloud in you two? It's all sort of nebulous for me, like a cloud in fact." Tuffnut said. "Seriously, Tuffnut?" Aniu asked in exasperation. "Just do what everyone else does." Hiccup groaned, rubbing his aching forehead. Stormfly and Nava flew alongside them. "And how exactly are we going to find the Skrill in these clouds?" Astrid asked. "You guys will be flying blind in there." Nava added as Aniu turned into her dragon form.
"Toothless and Aniu don't need to see to find something, remember?" Hiccup reminded them. "Does that work in clouds?" Astrid asked. "What if it doesn't work?" Nava inquired. "Well, we're about to learn if it does or doesn't." Aniu told them. "Only one way to find out." Hiccup said. Then Toothless and Aniu flew up into the sky and went into a power-dive through the cloud.
"Toothless, Aniu, now!" Hiccup yelled, hearing the Skrill's roar. The Night fury and guardian fired plasma blasts downwards, illuminating the Skrill which they proceeded to lure to the others. The Skrill flew over Astrid, Stormfly and Nava and they proceeded to follow the dragon with Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu. Nava turned into his dragon form and helped Aniu, Toothless and Stormfly to try and drive the Skrill into the water. "It's working!" Astrid exclaimed, seeing how close the Skrill was getting to the water.
Barf-Belch flew down closer to the Skrill so he and his riders could do their part. "Time to give this dragon a bath." Tuffnut said. "I'll bet he hates it as much as we do." Ruffnut replied. Barf breathed out gas but before Belch could spark it, a flaming arrow flew out of nowhere and ignited the gas, creating an explosion that sent Barf-Belch and his riders flying backwards.
Astrid and Stormfly barely dodged a catapulted boulder and Nava shot a blast of fire at another boulder aimed at him, destroying it. "We're under attack!" Astrid and Nava yelled. "It's the Berserkers! They're here!" Stormfly roared. Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu, Fishlegs and Meatlug dodged more arrows. Snotlout and Hookfang were so distracted by the sudden appearance of the Berserkers they didn't notice the Skrill coming up behind them until Snotlout heard the wing beats and looked over his shoulder.
"Oh, no...Hookfang!" He shrieked. His Monstrous Nightmare flew as fast as he could away from the Skrill, dodging lightning bolts left and right. The Skrill managed to catch up to them and one of his wings clipped Snotlout's helmet, electrocuting him and causing him to babble uncontrollably. "Hiccup, Toothless, the Berserkers are here!" Aniu alerted her brother-by-bond to the three ships in the water. "Uh...is that?" Hiccup asked. "I'm afraid so." Nava muttered.
"Surprise, surprise, Hiccup and Aniu." Dagur the Deranged said and started laughing in his typical, deranged cheerful manner before stopping and clasping his hands together. "Now, you two get your dainty, little hands off my Skrill." He said. He had received an anonymous tip-off from someone who knew Aniu and Nava and they had told him about their dragons. Dagur at first had been surprised that the guardians had dragon forms but then realized that had explained some things. His men loaded the catapult again and fired more arrows. Hiccup, Aniu, Astrid, Nava and Fishlegs glanced at each other worriedly while Toothless, Aniu, Nava, Stormfly and Meatlug backed off. "Things just have gotten worse and harder." Toothless growled.
Three catapulted boulders flew towards them and Toothless and Aniu flipped themselves upside-down to plasma blast two while Meatlug ate the third. "Great a Skrill on the loose and now we have Dagur and his Berserkers onto us." Aniu muttered. "Things have definitely gotten worse." Nava muttered. "Let's get out of range before they reload." Hiccup suggested. "Already ahead of you." Fishlegs called as Meatlug flew past them.
"Let;s go, bud." Hiccup told Toothless who followed Fishlegs and Meatlug with Aniu and the others right behind them. On his ship, Dagur watched them go. "Hahaha, they're running." Captain Vorg laughed. "They're regrouping, you idiot." Dagur snapped, turning on him. "That's it, you're relieved of duty." He shoved the man overboard and he fell into the water with a shriek.
Dagur turned back and focues his attention on the Skrill. "My Skrill is glorious. The legend doesn't do it justice. A dragon can go head-to-head with Hiccup and his Night Fury. And they will both be mine along with that guardian girl." He said, smiling evilly and clenching his fist.
The Dragoniters found a lone sea stack in the ocean and landed on it. Then Aniu noticed the absence of a certain young Typhoomerang. "Where's Torch?" She asked. "I thought he was following the Skrill." Nava said. "But he wasn't with us and I am quite sure he would have caught up to us." Aniu replied. "He could have gotten lost." Hiccup said. "Or the Skrill could have attacked him." Astrid added. "I don't think he got lost or the Skrill attacked him because he would said something if he did." Aniu said. "I hope he has gone to back to Berk." Nava said, worried about the Typhoomerang.
"If he isn't back on Berk when we get back, we'll go looking for him." Astrid said. "Snotlout, are you okay?" Hiccup asked, seeing smoke rising off his cousin's helmet. "He's better than okay. Did you see that lightning bolt to the head?" Tuffnut asked cheerfully. Snotlout glanced at them and babbled something. "Tuffnut's right. He's better than okay." Astrid, said, grinning. "And making more sense than usual."
"Let's enjoy it while it lasts." Aniu grinned. "It might take a couple of hours." Nava added, grinning. "Okay, he's out of it. The rest of us will..." Hiccup began but was interrupted when Snotlout babbled something. "Snotlout, we have no idea what you're saying." Hiccup said, annoyed. "Sure we do. He said "I'm perfectly fine."" Tuffnut told them. Snotlout babbled again. "Said it again. I told them." Tuffnut said then noticed the looks everyone were giving him.
"What? I speak post-lightning-struck Snotlout." He told them. "More like you can understand it." Nava replied. "How many times has he been hit by lightning?" Hiccup asked, exasperated. "Often enough." Tuffnut said. Snotlout babbled again. "Twelve? Oh, really? Twelve times." Tuffnut added. Snotlout babbled angrily. "He said "Enough talk. Dagur's all mine. And Tuffnut is the toughest of us all."" Tuffnut translated. I didn't say that last part. Snotlout babbled, frowning. "He implied the last part." Tuffnut said. I did not. Snotlout babbled.
"Even though Tuffnut's skills as a translator are impressive, we've got bigger problems to worry about." Aniu said. "Aniu's right. We have got to get the Skrill away from Dagur and his Berserkers and get him back to Berk." Nava said. Hiccup groaned and face palmed. "You heard them, Astrid. Take Snotlout and Fishlegs and try to keep the Berserker ships occupied. The twins, Aniu, Nava and I will go after the Skrill. If Dagur gets his hands on it first, we won't stand a chance." He said.
"Be careful, the lightning is attracted to metal and you and Toothless are wearing more of it than the rest of us." Astrid remind. Hiccup glanced down at Toothless's prosthetic tailfin gear, his prosthetic foot and his Gronckle Iron, Multi-Purpose Shield. "She's right, Hiccup. I really don't want to restart your heart with lightning again." Aniu said, remembering the time when Hiccup had gotten struck by lightning. "We will take of him, won't we, Aniu?" Toothless asked.
"Oh, we certainly will, Toothless." Aniu replied. "Good luck, everyone." Nava said. With those words and Snotlout still babbling, the Dragoniters flew off the sea stack and headed out to confront the Berserkers and the Skrill.
"Stormfly, let's rock some boats." Astrid told Stormfly as they and their group neared the Berserker ships. Stormfly shot forwards and shot fire at a ship. Snotlout babbled as Hookfang set another boat on fire. "Oh, hello." Fishlegsgreeted a Berserker before Meatlug shot a lava blast at the ship and knocked the man into the water. "Stay on target. They're tricky, that Hiccup and Aniu." Dagur said before ducking behind the mast to dodge some of Stormfly's tail spines.
Barf-Belch, Aniu, Nava and Toothless were flying up higher into the clouds, following the Skrill. "Okay, I think I have a way to get the Skrill into the water but it's super risky." Hiccup began. "You, my friend, are speaking our language." Tuffnut chuckled. "That makes things easier for us then." Aniu sighed in relief. "What's your plan, Hiccup?" Nava asked.
"Ruff, Tuff, basically you two are going to fly blind through the cloud s and have Barf let out as much gas as possible. Don'[t let Belch ignite it until you guys get to the other side" Hiccup instructed. "Feel my heart because it comes forth and is bursting through my chest." Tuffnut said dramatically in a teary voice, placing his hand over his heart. "Tuff, now is not the time for this." Aniu said, rolling her eyes. "Keep your focus in the here and now." Nava added. "What does that even mean?" Ruffnut asked. Nava ignored her.
"Hopefully, the blast will drive the Skrill out of the clouds toward Toothless, Aniu and I where we can knock it down with plasma blasts." Hiccup said. "That's a lot of gas. Do you have any idea how big a blast that will be?" Tuffnut asked. "No." Hiccup, Aniu and Nava said. "Me neither! How awesome is this?" Tuffnut exclaimed. Barf-Belch flew into the clouds with his riders while Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava waited outside.
"Knowing those two, they will have a lot of fun." Aniu said. "I just hope they can pull it off." Nava said. "That's it, let loose." Ruffnut told Barf once they were inside the clouds and she could see the Skrill's lightning. Barf opened his mouth and let loose a stream of gas. Belch opened his mouth, preparing to spark the gas. "Not you, Belch. Not yet." Tuffnut told him. "Wait for it...wait for it. Go!" Tuffnut yelled once they were outside the clouds. Belch sparked the gas and it blew up, creating a massive explosion.
"Yeah!" Ruffnut and Tuffnut cheered, throwing their hands up. "Woo-hoo!" Barf-Belch roared. The blast drove the Skrill out of the clouds and towards Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava. The four chased after him but the Skrill began flying back up into the clouds. "He's flying back up!" Hiccup yelled as Toothless, Aniu and Nava chased the dragon. "We have to stop him before he enters the clouds!" Nava exclaimed. "Then he'll be nearly impossible to find." Aniu added.
"Okay, bud. Not too much. Just enough to bring him down." Hiccup told Toothless who fired a plasma blast at the Skrill who spun around and shot lightning. The two shots combined to create an explosion of plasma and electricity that cancelled each other out. "Whoa, that was cool." Aniu murmured in awe. "Okay, that's a new one." Hiccup said. "Looks like this is going to be harder than we thought." Nava said.
"Let's see how he handles this." Hiccup said and Toothless followed the Skrill, firing more plasma blasts which were cancelled out by the Skrill's lightning blasts. Aniu added in her own plasma blasts but the Skrill cancelled those ones out too. Nava tried to help them out shooting tail spines and magnesium fireballs but the Skrill dodged every single one of those.
The Skrill managed to avoid his pursuers and flew into the clouds. "This is bad." Hiccup said nervously as lightning struck the Skrill's wings, charging him up again. The Skrill fired a lightning blast that narrowly missed the four friends and then they were the ones being chased. "This is worse." Hiccup muttered as Toothless, Aniu and Nava dodged lightning blasts after lightning blast.
Meanwhile, Astrid, Stormfly, Fishlegs, Meatlg, Snotlout and Hookfang were attacking the Berserker ships with everything they had. Snotlout babbled something that sounded like his signature battle cry as Hookfang shot fireball after fireball at the ships. Captain Vorg pulled himself back into the lead ship and saw the Skrill chasing Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava. "Sir, look." He alerted Dagur who saw the same sight he did. "Well, well, it doesn't look like Hiccup, Aniu and Nava will catch my Skrill either." He grinned.
"Then perhaps we should withdraw, come back for the Skrill another day." Vorg suggested. "Um, didn't I throw you overboard?" Dagur asked. "Well, I am an excellent swimmer." Vorg said just before Dagur angrily shoved him overboard again. "Press on!" Dagur yelled at his men who scrambled to obey. On Stormfly, Astrid heard what Dagur was saying and flew up to Fishlegs. "Dagur knows what we're trying to do." She said. "What do we do?" Fishlegs asked. "We keep on attacking and make sure Dagur has his attention on us." Astrid replied. "I hope Hiccup, Aniu and Nava are having an easier time than us." Fishlegs said as Stormfly and Meatlug resumed attacking.
Hiccup, Toothless, Aniu and Nava were doing their very best to dodge the Skrill's attacks and make sure they didn't get electrocuted. "Oh, that one made my hair stand up. We need a plan and fast." Hiccup said. "Given our current situation, it's kind of hard to come up with one." Aniu said, swerving to the side to avoid a lightning blast aimed for her wings. "We need a good plan or we're toast." Nava said, spinning around and shooting fire at the Skrill but he had to spin around and fly as fast as he could to avoid another lightning attack.
Then the Skrill was struck by a fireball. "Yoo-hoo! Remember us? Gas me, Ruff." Tuffnut hollered as he, Barf-Belch and Ruffnut came to the rescue. "With pleasure." Ruffnut grinned. Barf breathed out gas but only a wisp of gas emerged. Noticing its new opponent's disadvantage, the Skrill fired a lightning bolt that nearly hit the twins and their dragon. Yelping in fear, Barf-Belch flew away and the Skrill followed him and his riders.
Toothless, Aniu and Nava quickly followed to stop the Skrill from hurting the twins and their dragon. "Maybe we should take off our metal helmets?" Tuffnut suggested. "Or maybe we should grab all the metal w can." Ruffnut grinned. Tuffnut grinned back and the twins grabbed their swords, waving them in the air with wild cheers. "Those two are idiots." Aniu groaned. "They're going to get themselves killed." Nava sighed.
Just as the Skrill was about to finish off Ruffnut, Tuffnut and Barf-Belch with a lightning blast, Toothless caught up, flew in front of the Skrill and intercepted the lightning blast with his own plasma blast. The two components collided, creating a massive explosion of plasma and electricity that sent the Skrill, Ruffnut and Tuffnut and Barf-Belch, Hiccup and Toothless, Aniu and Nava flying in five different directions.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut and Barf-Belch were blown off to who knows where, the Skrill and Nava fell into the ocean in different places, Nava was close to the ships while the Skrill was further away. Aniu, who was also in her human form was caught Astrid and Stormfly and Hiccup and Toothless crashed onto the deck of Dagur's ship. "Hiccup." Dagur growled venomously. "Sorry about your deck." Hiccup apologized. Toothless snarled at Dagur and flew back into the sky.
"It's all right, Stormfly, you can let go of me now." Aniu said. "Okay." Stormfly said and released. Aniu fanned her wings open and hovered. Nava managed to fly out of the ocean and rejoined his friends, shaking water off himself. As the Dragoniters flew away from the Berserker ships, Hiccup noticed the absence of the twins and their Hideous Zippleback.
"Did anybody see where the Skrill ended up?" he asked. "No." Astrid said. "Sorry, we didn't." Nava said. "He must be around her somewhere." Aniu said. "Nope." Fishlegs responded to Hiccup's question. Snotlout babbled something, saying he didn't either. "Anyone see where the twins ended up?" Fishlegs asked nervously. "I hope they have not been hurt or killed." Aniu said. "Or captured by the Berserkers." Nava added.
Meanwhile, Ruffnut and Tuffnut and Barf-Belch landed on a sea stack hard. Barf-Belch woozily got up and suddenly untangled his necks and ducked down when he and his riders saw a ship in the water, pulling the Skrill. "Oh, great. We do all the work and the Berserkers get the Skrill anyway." Tuffnut muttered. "Damn this." Barf muttered. Damn it all to hell." Belch grumbled.
"And that is why we don't work. It accomplishes nothing." Ruffnut snapped. "Yeah." Tuffnut agreed then saw the ship and recognized the man onboard. "Wait a minute. That's not the Berserkers. That's Alvin the Treacherous." He gasped as Alvin's men pulled the Skrill onboard.
"Why would Alvin want a Skrill?" Ruffnut asked. "Why wouldn't he? Did you see that thing? He could take out Berk with it." Tuffnut told her. "Oh, yeah. So, we should do something, right?" Ruffnut inquired. "Yes. Yes, we should. Okay, I say we follow them." Tuffnut said. "Okay. Then what?" Ruffnut questioned. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Okay?" Tuffnut said. "Yeah, good point." Ruffnut agreed. Barf-Belch flew off the sea stack and followed the Outcast ship.
"Let's get the beast back to Outcast Island. I have big plans for this dragon." Alvin said. The restrained Skrill snarled at him. "I will not become your slave, monster." Voltage snarled.
The Dragoniters flew back to Berk and landed in the plaza while Aniu and Nava went looking for Torch. The young Typhoomerang, who was allowed to walk around after his wounds had healed thanks to Fengo, Namara, Theo and Nala's healing magic, limped up to them. Fengo, Namara,, Theo and Nala followed him to make sure he didn't accidently hurt himself. "Torch, what happened to you?" Aniu gasped, seeing the young Typhoomerang's injuries.
"I was following the Skrill and then this yellow Deadly Nadder attacked me. I don't know why it did unless he or she didn't want me to follow the Skrill." Torch explained. "Well, at least you're okay." Nava said. "We promised Torch we would find out who did this and why." Fengo said. "Once I find him or her, I am going to give him or her a piece of my mind." Aniu hissed. "No one attacks one of us and gets away with it." Nava added in agreement.
"I feel in my heart we will find out who did this in time." Namara said. "By the way, have you kids had any luck with that Skrill?" Theo asked. "No, Dad. The Berserkers attacked us." Nava said. "And the Skrill thought we were enslavers of dragons and attacked us." Aniu said. "Plus, Ruffnut, Tuffnut and Barf-Belch have disappeared." Nava said. "We're going back out there to find them and search for the Skrill as soon as we can." Aniu said.
"May the blessings of God, Draco, Lupus and Glaux be with you all." Nala said. "Thanks, Mum and Dad. I love you both." Nava said, hugging his parents. "We love you too, Nava." They both said, embracing their child. "We have faith and trust in you." Fengo said. "We will always be with you." Namara said. "Thanks, Mum and Dad. I love you both." Aniu said, hugging her parents. "We love you too, Aniu." They both said, hugging their child.
Whatever plans Heep, Alvin and Dagur had for the Skrill, they could only mean big trouble.
Woo-hoo! Ten chapters down, ten more to go! This story is half over. It should finished by early next year. Note from last chapter: Even though a guardian's wings are feathered, their feathers have special touch receptors or sensors that make them highly sensitive to touch. And did anyone hear that the creators of Dragons: Race to the Edge are going to release TWO MORE SEASONS! So that makes six seasons in total and 78 episodes all together.
Torch will be okay and Voltage the Skrill will learn that the Dragoniters do not enslave dragons. Don't worry, Heep will pay for everything he has done in the future stories. I am sorry about my pattern of updates. I didn't want to start writing Dragons: Race to the Edge until all the episodes have been released but now I am going to start writing it once I finish the stories leading up to it. Heep will be appearing a lot more than you expect in this story.