Hello! So, as I said before, this story is probably down to the last 2-3 chapters, so, my plan is to finish this story today, and move onto my next fanfics! I will probably do "How to Start a Dragon Academy" Just to get the series moving, and then keep going with some of my other ones! As always, R&R, and ENJOY!

Previously on 'How to Train Your Dragon': "Odin help us…"

Chapter 11

The mountainous dragon let out an ear-splitting roar, standing to its full height, making it look that much more intimidating.

"Catapults!" Stoick commanded to the catapult runners. The rocks soared through the sky, aiming at the dragon with red spikes all along its back. The rocks simply ricocheted off of the dragon not even leaving a dent. The beast roared once again, stepping and chewing the catapults to splinters. It was then Stoick decided this dragon would be christened as The Red Death. Red for the spikes that adorned its back, and death, well for quite obvious reasons. The Vikings ran to the edge of the beach, trying to get away from the monstrous beast in front of them.

"Get to the ships!" One of the male warriors shouted, getting everyone's attention. Stoick's eyes widened, knowing exactly what would happen if they followed through with that plan.

"No, NO!" Stoick cried out, trying to stop his citizens from going any further. His efforts were in vain, as the Red Death reared its head back with a loud roar, then a stream of flames followed, setting the boats aflame. Gobber ran alongside Stoick, both breathless from running.

"Smart that one." Gobber commented.

"I was a fool…" Stoick muttered. He turned to Spitelout, his second-in-command. "Lead the men to the far side of the island!" Spitelout nodded, turning to the men and women fighting for their lives.

"Right, everyone to the far side of the island!" Spitelout ordered. Stoick turned to Gobber, gesturing away from the fight scene.

"Gobber, go with the men!" Said man shook his head, hobbling over to the chief.

"I think I'll stay, just in case you were thinking of doing something crazy."

"I can buy them a few minutes if I can give that thing something to hunt!" Stoick argued, grabbing his friends arm.

"Then I can double that time." Gobber smirked, placing his palm against Stoick's. The two shared a smile, then ran off to fight the rampaging dragon.

"Here!" Stoick shouted up to the Red Death. Gobber shook his head, pulling his pants up slightly.

"Oh no, HERE!" Gobber cried. The dragon focused his attention on the two, wondering which to fry first. Stoick ran over to one of the spears in the ground and threw at the dragon, hitting just under its eye. The two warriors bellowed war cries, trying to get the dragon to fight them.

"Come on, fight ME!" Gobber hollered.

"No, ME!" Stoick counted. The Red Death reared its head back, preparing a blast, when all of a sudden a loud BOOM with fire following, lit up the back of the dragon's head. Four dragons flew around the beast's head with small figures on top of them. And that's when Stoick heard an all to familiar voice reach his ears.

"Ruff! Tuff! Watch your backs! Move Fishlegs!" Hiccup commanded. The teens flew into the battle field, all mounted on a dragon from the arena. Fishlegs on the Gronkle, Snotlout on the Monstrous Nightmare, the twins on the Zippleback, and Hiccup, Astrid, and Hadley on the Nadder, Hiccup in the front, Astrid in the middle, and Hadley in the back. Stoick looked up at the sky, mouthing the words 'What the' at the sight before him.

"Look at us! We're on dragons! We're on dragons! All of us!" Tuffnut cried out excitedly. The Vikings on the ground looked up as Hiccup commanded for them all to move up to the sky to avoid the beast in front of them. Gobber walked up Stoick, awe clearly written on his face.

"Every bit the boar-headed, stubborn Viking you ever were." Stoick just nodded, still completely speechless.

Up in the sky, the dragons all circled in the air.

"Fishlegs, break it down!" Hiccup ordered.

"Ok, heavily armored skull and tail made for bashing and crushing. Steer clear of both! Small eyes, large nostrils, relies on hearing and smell!"

"Ok! Lout, Legs! Hang in its blind spot, make some noise, keep it confused. Ruff, Tuff! Find out if it has a shot limit! Make it mad!" Hiccup shouted over the loud noises down below. Ruffnut smiled, straightening her posture a bit.

"That's my specialty!" She exclaimed proudly.

"Since when? Everyone knows I'm more irritating! See!" Tuffnut flipped upside down, making obnoxious noises. Hiccup rolled his eyes.

"Just do what I told you! I'll be back as soon as I can!" Hiccup shouted, leaning the Nadder towards the burning ships. Astrid saluted, and Hadley just nodded, not trusting herself to let go of Astrid and not fall off.

"Don't worry! We got it covered!"

"Yeah!" The teens split up, Ruff and Tuff heading up to the dragon's head, and Snotlout and Fishlegs going to either side. The twins started calling out insults instantly.

"Troll!"

"Butt Elf!"

"Bride of Grendel!" As the twins flew in front of the Red Death it let out a stream of flames, just missing its mark, causing the twins to scream and fly off. Snotlout and Fishlegs flew up behind its eyes, banging their weapons on their shields, trying to disorient the beast. Fishlegs started panicking when nothing happened.

"Uh, this thing doesn't have a blind spot!" He shrieked.

Back with Hiccup, Astrid and Hadley, the three teens and their Nadder flew above the ships, looking for Toothless. Hiccup spotted the struggling Night Fury and lead the Nadder to him.

"There!" The Nadder hovered over the ship Toothless was bound to, allowing Hiccup to jump off and onto the burning ship. Hiccup landed, then turned towards Astrid. "Go help the others! And keep Hadley safe!" Astrid nodded and lead the dragon towards the mountainous beast to help, a worried Hadley sitting behind her. Hiccup looked back at Toothless and started pulling on the muzzle and chains. "Okay, hold on, hold on!"

Fishlegs and Snotlout continued to bang their weapons on their shields, slowly but surly messing with the beast's head.

"It's working!"

"Yeah! It's working!" While the two were making noise, neither took notice to the fact that the banging was affecting the dragons they were mounted on. The Monstrous Nightmare and Gronkle started shaking their heads, the Nightmare slamming into the side of the Red Deaths head, sending Snotlout flying, and the Gronkle spinning around towards the ground. Fishlegs shrieked and tossed his hammer to Snotlout.

"I've lost power on the Gronkle! Snotlout, do something!" Snotlout caught the hammer as Fishlegs fell to the ground. "I'm okay!" Suddenly the Gronkle flipped forward, trapping Fishlegs under. "Less okay!" He mumbled. Snotlout started banging the hammer Fishlegs tossed to him into the dragon's veiny eyes.

"I can't miss! What's wrong buddy?! Got something in your eye?" Snotlout taunted.

The beast roared in annoyance. Astrid and Hadley flew up to watch what Snotlout was doing.

"Yeah! You're the Viking!" Astrid shouted in encouragement. Snotlout looked up, distracted from the praise Astrid was giving him, causing him to lose his balance as the dragon shook its head, sending Snotlout back to hold onto on of its spines, clinging precariously over the ground.

"Woah!" Snotlout cried out in surprise.

On the ground, The Red Death swung its tail around, knocking the mast of the ship Hiccup was on over. Hiccup jumped to side in shock. He shook it off and continued to try and get the chains off of his best friend. The dragon stepped back, right onto the deck of the ship Hiccup and Toothless currently occupied, sending both into the ocean. Hiccup looked down to see Toothless sinking like a rock to the bottom of the watery grave. Hiccup swam down, the pressure in his head and ears building, but he paid no mind. He yanked on the chains, trying to free his dragon, yet releasing his airs as he did so. All of a sudden, a large, beefy hand reached down around Hiccup's collar and pulled him out of the water. Toothless roared sadly, thinking this was the end.

Stoick resurfaced, gasping for air as he swam to the shore, his son clasped in one hand. He pulled Hiccup up and laid him on the beach. Hiccup coughed up the water that managed to get into his lungs. Sitting up, he looked towards the waters edge to see a large figure dive back into the water. His eyes widened slightly.

"Dad…?"

Stoick swam down to the bottom of the ocean, stopping in front of the ebony dragon trapped in chains. Toothless looked up, wondering what the burly Viking in front of him was going to do. The two stared at each other for a moment before Stoick surged forward and pulled the chains off of Toothless. The Night Fury looked surprised for a moment before advancing forward, grabbing Stoick and swimming to the surface. Once they broke the surface, Toothless dropped Stoick and looked up at the dragon queen, shaking the excess water off. He looked back at Hiccup and gestured for him to hop on. Hiccup grinned and nodded.

"You got it bud!" Hiccup ran forward and jumped on his dragon, placing his feet in the stirrups and clipping himself to the saddle. Stoick grabbed his son's forearm before he could fly off.

"Hiccup!" Said teen looked at his father. "I'm sorry… for-for everything." Hiccup nodded and sighed.

"Yeah, me too."

"You don't have to go up there!" Stoick pleaded, not wanting his son to risk his life.

"We're Vikings…" Hiccup smirked. "It's an occupational hazard." Stoick smiled proudly, and nodded, grabbing Hiccup's arm with both hands.

"I'm proud to call you my son…" Hiccup blinked, a little taken back from what he just heard his father say. Hiccup smiled, loving this new feeling inside of him.

"Thanks, Dad." Stoick released his hold on Hiccup's arm and stepped back. Hiccup leaned down on Toothless, holding on tight as the Night Fury Jumped into the air, leaving a very proud Stoick looking up at his son.

Hadley and Astrid turned towards the destroyed remains of the ships, hearing the signature call of a Night Fury.

"Hiccup!" Hadley shouted joyfully.

"He's up!" Astrid exclaimed. The two flew over to the twins who were once again, trying to keep away from the queen dragon. "Get Snotlout out of there!" She ordered.

"I'm on it!"

"I'm on it first!"

"I'm ahead of you!"

"Hey! Let me drive!" The twins continued to argue as Snotlout leapt in between the two heads. Tuffnut looked dumbfounded at Snotlout.

"I can't believe that worked!" He exclaimed. Astrid and Hadley fly around the queen, trying to find a place to attack, when suddenly, the Red Death starts to inhale, preparing a blast while pulling the three towards its awaiting jaws. Astrid and Hadley get lifted from their seats on the Nadder as the dragon kept pulling in. Astrid held onto the rope attached to the Nadder, as Hadley held onto Astrid's hand for dear life.

"Hadley! NO!" Astrid screamed, worried for the younger girl's safety. Every Viking looked up to the sky when they heard a familiar cry of a certain dragon.

"NIGHT FURY!"

"GET DOWN!" Everyone ducked as Hiccup and Toothless flew down towards the ground, sending a blast at the dragon queen's head, ceasing her inhale and causing the two girls and Nadder fall out of the sky. Astrid and Hadley screamed as they fell towards the ground, Hiccup whirling around in the sky and diving towards them. Hadley landed in her brother's arms as she was a little higher than Astrid, and clung to Hiccup, terrified of letting go. Hiccup looked down at Toothless.

"Did you get her?" He asked anxiously. Toothless looked down and smiled at seeing Astrid hanging upside down, her foot caught in his paws. Toothless gave a gummy smile and flipped her over, placing her softly on the ground. Hiccup turned in his seat and set his sister behind him on the saddle. The two shared a smile as Hadley wrapped her arms around Hiccup's waist as they headed back towards the queen.

"Go…" Astrid let out breathlessly, watching the three head towards the monstrous dragon.

Hiccup turned in his seat to get a good look at their opponent. His eyes widened as he saw something curled into the beast's sides.

"That thing has wings! Ok, lets see if it can use them!" Toothless twisted around and dived down, preparing a blast in the back of his throat. The two riders held tight as Toothless let his blast out, effectively knocking the queen to the ground. Hiccup and Hadley looked back towards the ground.

"Do you think that did it?" Hadley questioned, still clinging to her brother. The Red Death started to rise as it beat its wings against the air, getting higher by the minute.

"Well, it can fly!" Hiccup commented. The three flew above the crowd of Vikings, the queen in pursuit. Hiccup spotted their father and turned to Hadley. "I'm gonna hand you off to dad!" He shouted. Hadley blinked in surprise, then set her face in a determined glare.

"No way! I'm not letting you face that thing by yourself!" Hiccup shook his head as they flew closer to the chief.

"Sorry Hadley! I'm not going to loose you too! DAD!" Hiccup shouted, getting their fathers attention "CATCH!" Hadley's eyes widened, knowing what he was going to do.

"Hiccup NO!" Hadley shrieked. To late. Hiccup had Toothless do a roll right above Stoick, effectively dumping her into her father's arms. Hadley jumped out and reached for her brother. "NO!" She screamed. Hiccup continued to fly away, the queen still chasing him. Hadley ran back to her father, burying her face in his side as he held his daughter, trying to calm her.

Hiccup looked up at the clouds, an idea forming in his head as the dragon still chased them. Hiccup looked back down at Toothless, seeing he had the same plan.

"Ok Toothless, time to disappear! Come on bud!" Hiccup adjusted the tail, sending them into a steep assent towards the clouds. All of the Vikings on the ground gasped as the two soared into the clouds, the queen hot on their tail. Soon all three disappeared, leaving only silhouettes and roars for the others on the ground to see. The Red Death readied another blast, causing Hiccup's eyes to widen and lean out of the way.

"Here it comes!" He shrieked. They continued to go further into the clouds, the queen soon losing its sight on them. Said dragon roared as it searched, spinning around and trying to catch the sneaky Night Fury and his rider. Suddenly, a familiar whistle could be heard through the clouds as blast after blast was shot, aimed straight at the queen's old wings. Hiccup and Toothless shot through the sky, attacking the queen from every angle they could. The large dragon quickly got annoyed as it sent a long stream of fire through the clouds, catching up to Hiccup and Toothless.

"Watch out!" Hiccup yelped. He looked back at the sound of sizzling, only to see Toothless' prosthetic tail fin ablaze. Hiccup gulped, knowing that they didn't have much time left. "Ok, times up! Let's see if this works!" Toothless flipped in the sky, flying through on of the holes in the larger dragon's wings. Hiccup leaned down to get more speed.

"Come on! Is that the best you can do!?" Hiccup shouted, taunting the beast to get it to follow them. Toothless let out a roar that sounded like he was taunting it too. The Red Death snapped at the two, then followed them into a steep dive towards the ground. Hiccup and Toothless flew down, desperate to keep distance, and stay in the air with the rapidly burning tail fin. Hiccup pressed on the foot pedal, desperately trying to keep their decent from going haywire. "Stay with me buddy, we're good just a little bit longer!" At the hissing sound coming from the beast behind them, Hiccup could tell it was getting ready to fire. Time to put his plan into action.

"Hold Toothless…" Said dragon let a blast build up in his throat as they came into view of the Vikings on the ground.

Hadley looked up to the sky to see Toothless and her brother diving down with the monstrous dragon behind them. She whimpered slightly and pressed herself tighter to her father, fearing for her brother's life.

Hiccup listened for the perfect moment, and when he heard it, he shouted, "NOW!" Toothless twisted around and shot a purple blast into the beast's gas filled mouth. Fire instantly ignited in the Red Deaths mouth. The dragon's eyes widened as it saw the ground fast approaching and spread its wings to try and stop the fast decent.

Hiccup and Toothless spun out of the way as the Red Death hit the ground and exploded. The two weaved their way through the spines on the dragons back, trying to get away from the flames that were climbing their way to them. The cleared the obstacles, and Hiccup looked up. His eyes widened at the sight in front of him as he desperately tried to adjust the tail fin that was no longer there. Coming straight towards them was the queens bludgeon like tail, aimed straight at them.

"No…" Hiccup mumbled still trying to get out of the way. The tail came closer. Hiccup, finding there was no way to cheat death this time, screamed. "NO!" The tail made contact with the two small figures, knocking Hiccup off of Toothless sending him to the inferno down below. Hiccup looked up to see Toothless screeching and trying to reach him before everything went black.

DUN DUN DUN! CLIFFHANGER! I'm so evil ^_^ Don't worry though! I will try to get the next chapter up later tonight! I hope you all enjoyed! And don't forget to review! I'll do shout outs next chapter! Also don't forget to feel free to answer my questions from chapter 9!

-Jem