I'm seeing a lot of votes for Nameless Foray. Nameless Foray it is then! I finally got the outline done for it, so it helps me out more—considering the complete outline for Gumshoe is still on the sketch. I originally wanted to do Gumshoe first, mainly because I had more details down of what it was about—Nameless Foray, I had absolutely no clue, just the title and the general idea. But last night, ideas just hit me left and right and I have to say, it's going to be epic!

If you're all wondering how I make up these titles, normally it just comes to me, but when it doesn't I type in a word that best describes what the story is about; for example Gumshoe, the teens taking on the roles of detectives. I type in detective in Microsoft Word, right click, synonyms and then I see different variations for that word. Gumshoe really jumped out at me for a word that not too many people know, and it matches the stories genre—humorous. I mean, Gumshoe, that's not a title you'd give a story that is serious.

Alright, enough of my rambling, here's the next chapter... but first

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the antagonist


"You want us to spare it?!" Astrid exclaimed loudly, saying what was on every one's mind. She along with her friends, Stoick, and practically the whole village was in the Great Hall discussing the topic.

Mumbles filled the crowd; Vikings looked at Vikings as most grew angry at the absurd idea.

"What!"

"Do you not see what it did?!"

"It doesn't deserve to live!"

"It took my child!"

"Why are we even here discussing this?!" Spitelout said.

"Because it was Hiccup's decision." Stoick replied, quieting the murmurs in the Hall. Sighs of "Of course," and "Only him," echoed throughout the crowd. Astrid closed her eyes, furrowing her eyebrows. Stoick held his hands up to silence the whispers.

"Hiccup was affected the most by all of this; I think his say is the most important." Stoick continued.

"We understand that, but why spare the…Banshee?!" Mulch replied.

"…Because it's another option." A voice replied. All heads turned toward the doors of the Great Hall; Astrid opening her eyes and doing the same.

Hiccup, with the help of Gobber supporting half his weight, limped in. His color returned to his face, but he still looked weak. Gobber helped him half way, and then let him go, Hiccup continuing till he was by his father, all eyes on him.

"If there is another choice besides violence, I'm going to take it." He scanned the faces of the crowd. "Back when I first met Toothless, I could have easily killed him, but I didn't." He turns to his dad beside him, "When you went after that troll, I told you not to kill it, because it wasn't necessary." He turns back to the faces in the crowd, now looking at his friends. "When Toothless became obsessed with killing that Whispering Death, I showed him that we could end the feud without killing it." Their heads nodded and their eyes fell to the floor. Hiccup searches the crowd once more. "Just like those events, we can get rid of the Banshee without killing it. And I know how. All I'm asking is for you to just listen to me. Let me show you that not all of our choices have to end with violence."

All was silent until a voice answered him.

"How do we rid ourselves of this Banshee?" Astrid replied with a smile. Heads began to shake in agreement and vocalizations of "yeah" boomed.

Hiccup sighs in relief, "Well, we know it hates sound."

"Especially high pitch frequencies!" Fishlegs added, his hand thrown into the air.

"Exactly, some of our dragons can definitely help in that factor." Hiccup said, pointing at Fishlegs.

"It seems to only attack at night, perhaps it doesn't like sunlight?" Mulch questioned.

"No, it doesn't; direct contact, though. When we were in its' nest, there still was rays of light beaming down from the ceiling; it wasn't fazed." Hiccup informed.

"It drinks blood, and apparently likes yours too much to easily back off." Gobber jumped in, pointing at Hiccup. The statement was unsettling, but true.

"Which is why me and Toothless will be the only ones to lead it out of its cave, distracting it so you guys" he pointed to his dad and friends; "can destroy its home. Without a home, it can't stay here on Berk."

"What about the Banshee?" Stoick asked, Hiccup's idea of putting himself in danger again had him on edge, but he trusted his son nonetheless.

"Toothless and I will try to lead it away, exile it from Berk entirely." Hiccup replied.

"And what if that doesn't work?" Astrid asked, approaching Hiccup so they were right beside each other, face to face.

"Then that's where you guys come in."


Another small chapter, but then again this is an informative scene. Don't worry epicness will come in the next chapters. I'm saying there is at least 2-3 more chapters, then this story is finished and I'll start Nameless Foray—after that story, Gumshoe.

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