Yay! A new chapter! I expect this fanfiction is going to have three more chapters (13 chapters in total), and then I'll start out on my next one! I am thinking about titling it "How Not To Ride Your Dragon" or "How Not To Kill Your Chief" (on Hiccup or Dagur's part, I won't say. Hehehe). What do you think? Which one do you like better, if you like any of them? If you hate both of them, it's okay, I'll think of a new one. Hahaha! Here's chapter 10, enjoy it, my peoples! Free virtual Yaknog! I wonder what it tastes like. (*takes a sip of it*) Oookay (*struggles to swallow Yaknog* *sticks tongue out, disgusted*). Never mind the Yaknog. It tastes-awful (no offense, Astrid, but someone had to tell you sooner or later, and Hiccup wouldn't even though he hated the Yaknog...OOPS did I say that out loud?) Oh, great, now she's getting her axe...read the chapter, see you later! *runs after Astrid*

Hiccup's POV

It was the Battle of the Red Death all over again, only this time it was over the ocean, and it was called the Blue Death.

Toothless flew into the clouds, the Blue Death in tow, roaring frantically.

Well this is just splendid, said Hiccup to himself. Hopefully I don't lose another one. He eyed his prosthetic worriedly before averting his gaze back to the sky above him and in front of him. Toothless flew on, trying to keep away from the Blue Death, yet at the same time, close enough so that the Blue Death didn't give up, realizing they'd be too hard to catch.

"Come on!" shouted Hiccup to the Death. Although he was trying not to antagonize him, he had to keep giving the dragon reason to follow. Sadly, it was also working. "Is that all you've got!?"

The Blue Death roared and followed him into the clouds.

"Okay, Toothless, do your thing," whispered Hiccup to said dragon. The dragon obeyed with flying colors, gliding slowly, and then all the sudden bursting into the clouds and vanishing from the Blue Death's sight.

They hid in the clouds, Toothless moving constantly, since hovering was slightly dangerous at this point. The Blue Death did exactly what the Red Death did all those years before: roar in anger, and then breath fire randomly, spinning around in circles.

When its anger finally subsided enough for it to be safe (well, safe-er) around it, Toothless emerged from where he was hiding in the clouds, coming in behind the Death. He shot a plasma blast, hitting it full on its back.

The Blue Death roared while turning around; unfortunately for itself, Toothless came around the other side, firing at its back again. The dragon roared, terribly and ferociously. Toothless flew right in front of the dragon, and then turned, plummeting towards the ocean below.

Just as they had hoped, the Blue Death followed them. Hiccup had the plan thought out in his head: turn Toothless around at the last second, get him to shoot a full plasma blast into the creature's mouth, and then avoid the water he knew would come splashing up at them as soon as the dragon hit the ocean.

The Death narrowed its eyes as the ocean came into view. It got closer and closer to them-

-two hundred feet-one hundred and ninety feet-one hundred and eighty feet-one hundred and seventy feet-

"Ready, Toothless?" Hiccup whispered. Toothless grunted, and Hiccup knew he was as ready as he was ever going to be.

-one hundred and thirty feet-one hundred and twenty feet-one hundred and ten feet-

The Blue Death opened its mouth, ready to burst fire.

"Okay, Toothless," Hiccup held his breath before shouting, "NOW!"

Toothless swung around, blasting the strongest bout of plasma he could muster into the beast's Blue Death roared one more time before closing its mouth, fire streaming from the edges of it.

Toothless pulled back, getting out of the way. Toothless swung around, careful to avoid any part of the crashing dragon. As soon as they were out of range, Hiccup looked back down and watched the dragon advance helplessly on the ocean...

-eighty feet-seventy feet-sixty feet-fifty feet-forty feet-thirty feet-twenty feet-ten feet-SPLASH!

Okay, imagine a hurricane. Okay, now, imagine a typhoon. Alright? Now, picture a tornado over the water. Now, picture a water spout (like the one seen in "Defiant One" that Toothless gets caught in). Good. Now, imagine them all in the same place, at the same time. This is how big the splash and waves were when the Blue Death came in contact with the water.

Hiccup looked down and watched as the Blue Death sank, breathless and heartless, deep into the ocean, never to be seen again.

Only problem now was Dagur...

Hiccup turned around, urging Toothless to head back towards Berserk to make sure Astrid was alright. On his way over, he saw another dragon racing towards him. He recognized the dragon, and its rider.

"Astrid!" shouted Hiccup. "You're alright!"

The whole time he had been fighting the Blue Death, he had been worrying about Astrid. And now, seeming as though she were alright, it was all perfect again.

"Am I ever," said Astrid. "You really SCARED me, HICCUP!" she shouted, emphasizing "scared" and "Hiccup" with her voice rising to almost a scream.

"Sorry," said Hiccup. "I see you've met Promise?"

"Promise?" Astrid asked. Hiccup gestured with his head towards the dragon.

"Oooh," said Astrid. "Yep. Promise. You trained her, didn't you?"

"Ahh, a bit," said Hiccup. "So...where are the others?"

"Oh man..." Hiccup watched as Astrid smacked her forehead. "I forgot all about them!"

"Where are they?" asked Hiccup.

"Still on Berserk," said Astrid.

"THEY'RE WHAT!?"

"Still-on-Ber-serk!" Astrid huffed flatly.

"Well, come on then, let's go get them!" shouted Hiccup. Toothless and Promise turned, reluctant to go back to the dreaded island, but also happy to help their friends back on there.

"And, Astrid?" said Hiccup.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks. For saving me."

Astrid turned Promise towards Toothless just close enough to allow her to punch Hiccup. "I wouldn't miss it for the world," said Astrid.

"Good to know," said Hiccup, "seeing as though I'm a talking fish bone, prone to being abducted."

Astrid smiled-or, would have, if something hadn't shot out of the sky at that moment. It was aimed at Toothless' back tail fins and-oh no.

Toothless roared, but didn't have time to avoid his tail fins being wrapped around by what Hiccup now noticed was a bola. Toothless began to plummet towards Berserk.

"HICCUP!" yelled Astrid. "Come on, Promise!"

Said dragon turned her gaze towards the island and followed Toothless down. Toothless was spinning out of control, Hiccup trying to gain control enough so they didn't crashland-

Too late.

They crash landed on Berserk. Hiccup was thrown from the saddle, landing a few feet away from Toothless. As soon as Toothless hit the ground, another bola was fired at him, wrapping his wings and muzzle.

"Toothless!" shouted Hiccup.

Promise touched down a few feet away as Toothless was being surrounded by soldiers. Hiccup stood up from where he landed at a bizarre angle, trying to get to his dragon.

He watched as Astrid dismounted Promise, but he also watched as something-or someone-came up behind her.

"Astrid!" shouted Hiccup. "Behind you!"

Too late.

Dagur grabbed Astrid's arms and quickly pulled her away from Promise so the dragon couldn't help. Promise squawked angrily, but stopped as more soldiers began to advance on her.

Dagur held his crossbow in one hand, and Astrid's hands together behind her back with the other.

"Astrid!" shouted Hiccup.

"Hiccup!" she shouted back.

"Step away from the Night Fury," Dagur commanded his men. They obeyed without so much as a second thought. Toothless lay on his stomach, every part of him tied down with a bola.

Dagur aimed the crossbow at Toothless.

"No!" shouted Hiccup.

Dagur grinned and aimed the crossbow instead at Astrid.

"NO!" shouted Hiccup.

"Oh brother," said Dagur. "I do believe this isn't a very good position for your friends now, is it?"

"If you harm either one of them-" Hiccup threatened, his voice a harsh growl as he glared at Dagur.

"That's for you to decide," said Dagur. "One or the other, Hiccup!"

"Hiccup!" shouted Astrid. "Just take Toothless!"

Toothless looked at Hiccup, his eyes saying the same thing, only for him to take Astrid instead.

"Chose quickly, boy, before I chose for you," Dagur threatened.

Hiccup looked frantically to Toothless and Astrid. His best friend, or his other best friend? Astrid, or Toothless? Now he was really torn in two parts. Looking to the side, he saw that Promise was also tied down with bolas.

"You're wasting my time, Hiccup," Dagur started, yanking on Astrid's hands, causing her whole body to jerk.

Hiccup looked to Astrid, and then to Toothless. And then, glaring back at Dagur, his fists balled at his side.

"Shoot me," said Hiccup.

"HICCUP!" shouted Astrid.

"Shoot me, let her and Toothless go," said Hiccup.

"Fair enough," said Dagur.

"HICCUP!" yelled Astrid. "TAKE IT BACK! PLEASE TAKE IT BACK! PLEASE!" Tears were streaming down her face, but Hiccup didn't take it back. He wouldn't take it back. This was for Berk. For Astrid. For Toothless. For his friends. For everyone he knew.

"I'm sorry, Astrid," said Hiccup. "Shoot, Dagur."

"HICCUP NO!" screamed Astrid, her voice sappy sounding since she had been crying.

Dagur turned the crossbow away from her, towards Hiccup. Hiccup closed his eyes, ready for the arrow to kill him.

Dagur kept hold on Astrid as she thrashed and screamed and cried, trying to get Hiccup to change his mind.

But he was a Viking...

...and they had stubbornness issues.

Hiccup opened his eyes just in time to watch Dagur pull the trigger to the crossbow. The arrow shot through the air...

...and met its mark, right on Hiccup's chest.