Chapter 10: Occupational Hazard

After I say goodbye to my father I'm ready to confront the giant dragon and bring the peace to this planet. I order Toothless to takeoff and rendezvous with the Dragon Raider.

"He's up" Astrid yell when she see
me

"Get Snotlout out of the dragon ASAP!" She order the twin

"I'm on it!" They speak in unison

"I'm on it first! I'm ahead of you." They start an argument again.

"Hey! Let me drive!"

When Snotlout see the twin coming for him he runs as fast as he could and jump. He land at the twin's dragon perfectly.

After they got Snotlout they start to escape but before Astrid can make it the giant dragon start to breathe to pull her. The breath's very strong and Astrid is getting closer into the dragon's mouth.

"Damn! She's in danger. Toothless get her immediately!"

Toothless lift his ear as a reply. Then Toothless fly very fast and straight to Astrid. On the ground the troop notice Toothless and then they duck to the ground. Astrid almost been eat by the dragon but I made it just in time. Toothless fire the fireball to the dragon's mouth and the dragon close it mouth. It save her but make Astrid falling to the ground. I fly Toothless right straight to her and the thing went fast.

"Did you get her?" I ask to make sure I grab her

Toothless look down and make a grunt noise. Astrid smile at Toothless and he exchange the smile. I feel better that I grab her. I land her at the safe point and we continue flying to fight the giant the dragon.

"Go, Hiccup. Bring the peace to the Imperium." Astrid shouts to me before she regroups with other soldier. When I fly high I just see that the dragon have a wings.

"That thing has wings! Okay, let's see if it can use them!"
I pull Toothless throat to make him fly higher and begin the chase. When we reach very high level I order Toothless to get down. With very fast speed make us reach the giant dragon about 10 second. When we get close enough to the Giant dragon Toothless fire the fireball to the colossal. It make the dragon fall down to the ground. I almost think we finish this but suddenly the gigantic dragon opens it wings and it prepare to chase us. The Big wings open in a middle of stared trooper but the only thing they can do is watching.

"Do you think that did it?"

I look back to see the distant between. I see the big dragon flying behind us with the fastest speed as he could.

"Well, he can fly. Then let's go!"

I control Toothless to flying through the rock and other sea stack. The big dragon chasing us tirelessly and I think some plan to take out the titan dragon. On the ground the troop very focus watching the chasing, some cheer us I hear some of my squadmate yell some war cried to improve my morale. The chasing continues and everything is on our plan.

"OK Toothless, time to disappear."

I'm getting into the most exciting in my whole life. The giant dragon comes closer to us and I check Toothless's morale.

"Come on bud"

I press the pedal and pull Toothless throat. Toothless fly higher and the big dragon fly higher too. The colossal is going to spread the fire to burn us to the ash and that's what I planned.

"Here he comes!"

Toothless evade the fire spread and fly higher to the black cloud above us. The giant dragon still chasing us and following us to the black cloud. Everything is fit as I expected, now I'm going to make a final step to kill my first dragon.

Toothless fly higher to the higher cloud and the most of my plan is succeeded. The big dragon almost get us but when he's going to bite us I'm stealthy turn away and the dragon's in big confuse. When I'm going to attack the dragon suddenly the very big spaceship emerge from nowhere and approach above us. I see the Blood Ravens symbol on the side of the ship. It must be Captain Angelos's battle barge Litany of Fury. Suddenly I receive the vox.

"This is Captain Gabriel Angelos of Blood Ravens. Is there anybody here?"

"My lord. I'm Sergeant Hiccup of 1st Berk Regiment. I need an orbital strike to that big dragon. I hope that your censor can pick it sir.

"Alright, I just got something that is a colossal size on the censor. I'm sending an orbital strike now. You should stay away from that dragon, guardsman."

Suddenly all battle barge weapons fire down at the dragon and make the dragon losing control. On that moment I fly Toothless down to the dragon and shooting at its wings Toothless fire the fireball rapidly and furiously. With orbital strike and Toothless rapid attack the dragon takes a very high damage and it can't hold much longer. On the ground the orbital strike and Toothless's attack make the cloud glowing like a thunder strike. The dragon's now collapsing and falling to the ground. Suddenly I receive the vox again.
"Sergeant, I just scan the dragon and the report says that there's a high explosive liquid in side it's throat. If that dragon hit the ground it will create a very high casualty. It's too dangerous for an ordinary man to do this, so we will finish this."

"What? My people are just below this sky. I will finish this myself, Captain, please."

"If you do this it will be a suicide mission. Please think again!"

"Captain, I'm the Imperial Guard and this is an occupational hazard. I won't let my people die more today."

"Alright, then you should hurry because the dragon is now just about 1000 meter above the ground."

"I'll do my best, sir"

"May the Emperor protect you, guardsman. Angelos out"

I fly Toothless to the falling dragon. It's very weak and it will hit the ground soon. Toothless rapidly fire a fireballs at the dragon. The dragon is now near death and it uses its last breath to spread a fire. Toothless fly highest as he could but the fire hit the tail and Toothless is losing control

"Okay, time's up. Let's see if this works."

Toothless fly down to the near death dragon and the dragon still dangerous.

"Come on! Is that the best you can do!" I yell to the titan dragon.

I try to control the balance as long as I could before we fall from the sky. I make some maneuver to finish the dragon. I fly Toothless to the giant dragon's mouth. And make it chase us down. The dragon is move closer to us and it almost takes a bite at us.

"Stay with me buddy. We're good."

Everything almost finish, just the last step and we will complete this long journey. The colossal almost take us and we must finish the last step of the plan.

"Hold, Toothless."

The dragon's mouth open broader and it could take a bite on us.

"NOW! Toothless!"

After I shout, I press a pedal and Toothless flip to the dragon's mouth. Toothless fire a fireball directly to the dragon's mouth. The fireball ignites the high-explosive liquid on its throat. We just took out the dragon but worst thing's coming. We're almost touch the ground and I can't control Toothless to land us safely. We can't do anything now but suddenly the giant dragons breathe in to extinguish the igniting inferno on it's mouth but makes us above the giant dragon. The dragon land and crash the ground and make a big explosive. Toothless try to get us out of here but the artificial fin is fall off and make Toothless losing and hit the giant dragon's tail.

"NO!NO!

We're now separate from each other and freefalling into the flame. The last thing I see is Toothless is flying down to grab me and then everything's gone dark. After the fog is fill the battlefield. Inside the fog is general Stoick that looking for me.

"Hiccup? Hiccup!"

He still walking and shouting in order to find me.

"HICCUP! Son! Can you hear me!"

Suddenly general notice Toothless and he's running to him.

"HICCUP!"

General's looking at Toothless and notice a wound around his body. Suddenly general kneel before Toothless.

"Oh son...I did this..."

Suddenly a drop pod land near general and its doors open. Captain Angelos, his bodyguards and the apothecary are walk out of the drop pod. The guardsmen and the Spacemarines are gathered behind general. Commander Aramus walk to Captain Angelos and greet him. He reports everything that happens today and then Captain Angelos walk near the general.

"Suddenly Astrid and Commissar Gobber bash through the crowd and see general is mourning. Astrid looks at Toothless more focus and more worry about me. Then the dragons that survive from the battle are looking at him too. Suddenly Toothless regain his conscious and look at the general.

"I'm so sorry, Hiccup" He says with sadness.

"Sorry for your losses, general He's very good man for the Imperium." Captain Angelos is speaks with sadness too.

Then Toothless open his wings and show my body to general

"Hiccup!"

He quickly gets up and run to my body. He examines my body very carefully and then his tears are out from his eyes.

"He's still ALIVE! You brought him back alive!"

Suddenly the crowd's cheer and the dragons roar. This is very special moment for everyone in the battlefield. General Stoick lean closer to Toothless and patting him

"Thank you... for saving my son."

Suddenly Commissar Gobber and the apothecary walk near general. Apothecary start scanning my body and makes general surprise.

"What are you doing with my son, apothecary?"

"Well, you know... most of him."

Suddenly general look down to my leg and notice something is wrong.