Chapter 10

"Common guys, we need to practice heard. It is obvious that Alvin eventually made Mildew to talk, and thus he knows how to train dragons. We need to be ready for anything," spoke Hiccup as he led the other dragon riders to the Dragon Island.

"What are we going to do here?" asked Snotlout

"We are going to travel from this beach to the other side of the island, on foot. Without our dragons," spoke Hiccup

"But is this not dangerous? There are wild dragons everywhere on this island!" spoke Snotlout

"Precisely. We need to learn how to deal with the wild dragons. Tuffnut, Heather, you will take the dragons to a cave. We need someone to watch over them," spoke Hiccup

"Why is she coming?" asked puzzled Tuffnut

"Maybe she will watch over you?" joked Merida as the group split up. Heather and Tuffnut flew the dragons to the cave; Heather personally sat on Toothless.

"Good luck for you all. Lets hope we will all meet by the end of tomorrow on the other side of the island," spoke Hiccup as the group separated.

"I am coming with you," spoke Astrid

"Astrid, I will be fine. I think you should go with someone else," spoke Hiccup as he looked at Fishlegs, Ruffnut, and Snotlout, who were still a bit scared to journey into the wild dragons territory, even though Snotlout tried not to show it.

And so the journey began. After everyone else left, Hiccup and Merida were left alone. "You still have not told me how you managed to get to the Outcast Island," spoke Hiccup as Merida told him her tale.

"You know, cuz, I can vividly remember that you told Alvin that he would not hurt your family. I know that Stoic is my Uncle; hence I am your family. Heather is Alvin's daughter, who is the brother of your departed mother. But why did you call Astrid family?" grinned Merida

"Um," spoke Hiccup as he paused, "hey, look, there is another dragon there,"

Merida shook her head. It was funny for her to watch how Hiccup was not fully comfortable of sharing his feelings. The Princess knew that Astrid and Hiccup kissed before, but the boy apparently did not think of them yet being a couple.

The sky darkened. The pair walked within the woods, before seeing a fire ahead of them. "This is just great, I cannot believe they would start a fire," spoke Hiccup.

As the pair approached the fire, however, they did not see their friends. Instead, they saw Dagur, who sat by the fire.

"Who is there?" asked Dagur as he immediately grabbed his crossbow, but then lowered it.

"Hiccup! I knew I would meet you again some day. How are you doing, my brother?" asked Dagur as Hiccup and Merida glanced at each other.

"How are you Dagur? Doing well?" asked Hiccup, as he tried to avoid confrontation. Merida just glared at Dagur, but said nothing.

"Oh, hello there. You must be that poor girl that got shipwrecked on Berk. Sorry for your loss. Was it a dragon that killed your parents? Or were it any idiots from DunBroch Kingdom?" asked Dagur, as Merida's arm instinctively went to grab her bow.

"No, her boat just got shipwrecked," spoke Hiccup quickly, to diffuse the situation.

"That's a pity, I wanted to spill some dragon's blood!" spoke Dagur as Hiccup took a deep breath.

"So what are you doing here Dagur?" asked Hiccup

"I thought you would know. I am hunting dragons, so that I could mount their bodies to my wall" spoke Dagur as he showed a few trophies he already collected.

"I knew that! Of course! As a matter of fact, we are hunting dragons too," spoke Hiccup, as he lightly hit Merida with his elbow.

"Right!"

"Then lets go! I heard that there is a Night Fury here on this island, and I want it," spoke Dagur, as the three humans began walking.

After a long walk through the forest, the three heard some noise. "Quiet, I think I heard something," spoke Dagur as he prepared his crossbow, only for it to be blasted away. As Dagur looked to the source of the attack, he saw a dark blue face of the Night Fury.

"I knew it would be here! Quickly, lets get it," spoke Dagur. Hiccup looked at Toothless, and made a gesture; the dragon began running away.

"You wont get away," spoke Dagur, as the three teenagers chased Toothless to the other side of the island, soon climbing on a hill.

"Dagur, be reasonable. Do you think we can take a Night Fury by ourselves?" asked Hiccup.

"Perhaps not, but I brought reinforcements," smiled Dagur as he shot an arrow that was set on fire on the water.

"A few men wont help us," spoke Hiccup

Dagur grinned. "That's why I brought the whole armada with me," spoke Dagur as many flaming arrows hit the hill the three humans stood.

"We will chase the dragon, so that my men would finish this Night Fury off," spoke Dagur

"What about hunting the dragon ourselves?" Asked Hiccup.

"I don't care. All I want is to find this dragon, and use its head as a helmet," spoke Dagur, as he shot a few more arrows where Toothless was standing. Hiccup knew that his best friend was in serious danger, as Toothless was pushed back to the edge of a cliff.

"That's it, you wont kill this dragon," spoke Hiccup

"You want it? Fine, I will let you finish him off, and then you can have a wing or its tail," spoke Dagur

"I am pretty sure I would like the whole thing," spoke Hiccup, as he called Toothless, who jumped towards Hiccup.

"Is that a saddle?" asked Dagur, as Hiccup climbed on the dragon.

"Yes, in Berk we don't kill dragons. We ride them," spoke Hiccup, he and Toothless looked at the deranged teenager.

"You lied to me! You were my brother, Hiccup, but now you are my enemy," spoke Dagur as he charged at Hiccup.

Before he could get to the boy and his dragon, Merida collided with Dagur. "You insulted my family! I should send you to Mordru, so that it would finish you off!" spoke Merida as she took out her bow and armed it with an arrow.

"I only insulted the DunBroch Kingdom! You!" cried Dagur as he fought with Merida. As the two fought, Toothless sent a blast under Dagur's feet.

"If you ever decide to return, know that we have dragons, and we are not afraid to use them to defend our village," spoke Hiccup, as Dagur ran away screaming.

"Here goes diplomacy," smirked Merida

"He threatened Toothless," spoke Hiccup as he hugged his dragon. Merida climbed on the dragon, before they flew to the meeting point, where they reunited with the rest of the group.