Hiccup and the other riders were on island, he had insisted to the other riders to meet him on top of a cliff. The riders were all panting for breath when they reached the top and Hiccup still hadn't explained why they needed to be on a cliff.
"Okay, Hiccup, you dragged us all the way up here," said Astrid tiredly.
"Yeah, it had better be good," said Ragnar.
"Now, what is it you have to show us?" said Tuffnut. "It had better involve food or destruction. Or a combination of the two."
"I bet you're wondering why I brought you here today," said Hiccup as reached down for something that was next to Toothless. "And the answer is to show you my latest invention. Presenting the Dragonfly One."
He then showed them a strange kind of backpack with fold up wings attached to it. The riders just stared at it in silence not looking impressed by it. In fact the only sound that could be heard was the soft clucking of Tuffnut's pet chicken.
"The chicken is not amused," said Tuffnut holding up the chicken.
"What is it?" Snotlout asked.
"It's a flight suit," said Hiccup extending the wings. Still the riders said nothing and gave him blank looks. "Don't all applaud at once."
"Hiccup, I don't need to remind you that we already have flying dragons," Fishlegs pointed out gesturing to Meatlug. "Why would we ever need a flight suit?"
"Well, what if we were to get separated from our dragons mid-flight?" said Hiccup as he placed the flight suit on. "We might need to solo fly for a bit until we catch up with them."
"When this doesn't work, and it clearly will won't, can I have Toothless?" Snotlout asked.
Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Oh, for Thor's sake," he said and made his way to the edge of the cliff.
Both Astrid and Ragnar saw this and looked extremely worried.
"What are you planning on doing here?" Astrid asked, though she already knew the answer.
"Jumping. Unless someone has a better idea," said Hiccup.
Astrid facepalmed herself. "Boys!" she muttered.
"Hey, don't look at me," said Ragnar. He then looked back at Hiccup. "Hiccup, don't you think this is taking things a little too far?"
"Guys, relax! Feel that updraft?" said Hiccup gesturing to the wind that was coming from the cliff. "That's why I chose this place. It'll pick up my wings and I'll float on bed of air."
Hiccup then pressed down on a leaver and the wings extended. Well, the left one full extended the right one didn't. Hiccup then began to fiddle with it and chuckled awkwardly until the wing full extended.
"Or crashing on a bed of rocks," said Snotlout.
Hiccup growled at him and turned his attention towards the cliff. "Okay, everyone. Dragonfly One, maiden flight," he said.
He then jumped off the cliff and within seconds something went wrong. The flight suit didn't pick up the wings and he began falling towards the ground screaming.
"Hiccup!" Astrid yelled.
And once Toothless jumped off the cliff and glided down towards Hiccup.
"I don't know about you guys, but I was under the impression that a flight suit was supposed to fly," said Tuffnut.
"Yeah, that looks more like a plummet suit," said Ruffnut.
"It just proves that Hiccup still doesn't think things through when he tests his inventions," said Ragnar rolling his eyes.
Fortunately, Toothless managed to grab hold of Hiccup and protected him from the impact of the river that they fell into.
Ruffnut chuckled. "Do it again," she said.
Minutes later, Hiccup and Toothless returned to the cliff and, after making a few adjustments on his flight suit, Hiccup prepared to jump off the cliff again.
"Okay, so I made a few tweaks," said Hiccup. "Now behold some serious flying."
He jumped up the cliff and extended his wings and for a split second it looked like that it worked, but he began to fall and scream.
Toothless sighed and jumped down after Hiccup again and the riders all cringed as they bumped down the cliff hard.
"You know, I am always amazed that he is able to survive every time he tests as inventions of his," said Ragnar.
"How many times has he nearly died testing these contraptions?" said Astrid stunned.
"I lost count after about one hundred," said Ragnar.
Hiccup and Toothless returned to the cliff and Hiccup was still determined to test his flight suit. He had made more alterations to it and this time he was confident that it would work.
"This time, I actually know where I went wrong," said Hiccup. "You see, it's all about the timing. I just judge the updrafts wrong. I assure you, I definitely have it now."
Toothless look like that he was ready to jump in and rescue Hiccup for the third time and this didn't go unnoticed by Hiccup.
"Don't worry, bud, I've got this under control," he assured.
The wind was now blowing a lot stronger than it had done before. "See? There is," said Hiccup looking pleased. "Okay, now!"
Hiccup extended the wings and jumped off the cliff. Astrid and Ragnar looked down and stared worriedly as Hiccup plummeting towards the river and Toothless covered his face with his wing.
"Come on!" Hiccup yelled.
They heard Hiccup's screams and then something surprising happened, he was flying over the river. Much to the surprise of the other riders, even Hiccup was surprised.
"I'm flying?" Hiccup said stunned. He then looked forward triumphantly and yelled, "I'm flying!"
"I cannot believe that hunk of junk actually worked," said Snotlout stunned.
Soon Hiccup was flying towards a dead end.
"Okay, right turn," said Hiccup. He then tried to shift his body to the right, but soon discovered that he couldn't turn and soon found himself flying at high speed towards the dead end. "All right, might have to work on the steering a bit. Toothless!"
At once Toothless jumped off the cliff and made his way towards Hiccup. It wasn't easy, because he was unable to fly without someone operating his tailfin and the riders feared that he would make it in time.
"Oh, Thor! Oh, Thor!" Fishlegs panicked covering up Meatlug's eyes and closing his.
Hiccup tried everything to stop or turn, but soon found himself spinning out of control as he had towards the dead end. Hiccup braced himself for the impact, but then Toothless jumped and grabbed him. The two of them then landed in the river again.
"Thanks for the save, bud," said Hiccup after they pulled themselves out of the river. Toothless responded by spitting water at him and began to do a dragon's equivalent of a laugh. Hiccup took this as a reminder that this wasn't the first time he'd done it. "Again."
Hiccup then got up and found that his flight suit was in ruins.
"Well, it looks like flight tests are probably over for the day," he said looking at the broken wing.
He looked up and saw the other riders approaching them on their dragons. Astrid was the 1st to land and she looked extremely furious.
"Okay, that's it. You're done with this," she said crossly.
"Right," Hiccup agreed and then added under his breath. "For now."
Then they heard a screech in the distance. It sounded familiar, but yet different.
"What was that?" Astrid asked.
"Sounded like a dragon distress," said Fishlegs.
"Uh, guys, something about that call seems strangely familiar," said Snotlout. "Not good familiar. Bad familiar."
He looked back at the others, but soon found that they took off without him.
"Uh, guys," he said.
"Snotlout, come on," Hiccup yelled.
He looked up and saw them flying towards where they heard the distress call, much to his annoyance.
"Argh, you've got to be kidding me," he said as he followed them.
"The calls are coming from up ahead," said Hiccup.
They kept on flying into the canyon and after they turned the corner they heard the call again. They looked around and saw a Speed Stinger lying on the ground, but unlike the other Speed Stingers they saw this one was smaller, indicating that it was only an infant.
"A Speed Stinger," said Hiccup.
They had some experience with Speed Stingers, three years ago Berk was invaded by them. Speed Stingers are flightless dragons and begin only cross islands by land bridges, or so their sting only can leave a person or fully grown dragon paralysed. Snotlout in particular, had experienced this many times and the memory still left a scar.
"Speed Stinger, why did it have to be a Speed Stinger?" Snotlout moaned.
"Looks like a young one," Hiccup noted. "Why would be out here during the day? They're nocturnal dragons."
"Ah, poor little guy. Let's head home!" said Snotlout. "It started to get dark, and where there's one Speed Stinger, there's usually a whole pack of them!"
The Speed Stinger then got up, but after taking a pasteboard it screeched in pain and fell to the ground.
"Hiccup, its legs seems to be injured and Speed Stingers can't fly," said Ragnar.
"That's exactly why we can't leave it to predators," said Hiccup. He then looked down at Toothless. "Come on, Toothless."
Toothless turned around and headed straight down towards the Speed Stinger, much to Snotlout's annoyance.
"Is he seriously going back?" he yelled in bewilderment.
"Snotlout, meet Hiccup. Of course he's going back!" said Astrid.
"Yeah, since when has Hiccup left defenceless dragon to fend for itself," said Ragnar with a slight smile on his face.
"Harmless?" said Snotlout shocked. "That thing is anything but harmless."
He, however, followed them, reluctantly, towards the Speed Stinger.
The Speed Stinger didn't seem to like them, it kept on screeching at them.
"Hey, whoa, no, no," said Hiccup calmly. "Easy there. Easy, little fella."
The Speed Stinger then pointed it sting at them in a threatening way.
"Hiccup, it looks like it can defend itself just fine," said Snotlout, who still wanted to leave it behind. "Let's get out of here."
"Ssh! Quiet down, Snotlout," Astrid hissed.
"You quite down," Snotlout hissed back.
"Unfortunately, this little guy won't be a match for wild boar or dragons. A Stinger without its pack is extremely vulnerable," said Hiccup.
"He must've gotten separated from the others and they had to go for shelter before the sun came out," Fishlegs surmised. "
"Sound right. Let's go," said Snotlout.
"Snotlout, we can't leave him like this," said Hiccup. "We'll bring it back to Dragon's Edge, Ragnar can nurse it back to health, then bring it back here."
Snotlout groaned.
It was late in the afternoon before they were ready to approach the Speed Stinger. The plan was simple, the twins would hold the Speed Stinger down, while Hiccup and Ragnar tended to it. Hiccup was holding two connecting rods that were from Dragonfly One and Ragnar had his healing kit ready.
"Ruff? Tuff? You understand the plan, right?" said Hiccup.
"Yeah," said Tuffnut.
"Definitely," said Ruffnut.
Both Hiccup and Ragnar stared at them and within seconds the twins both looked at them again.
"No."
"Nope."
"All right," Hiccup groaned. "You securely the Stinger so I can set the spring with these broken pieces of Dragonfly One and Ragnar will tend to it."
"And be careful!" Ragnar said plainly. "I think we all remember what these guys' stings can do to you."
"You don't have to remind me. I know exactly what they can do," said Snotlout.
The Speed Stinger then growled at Snotlout angrily. It apparently didn't like him very much.
"This plan is insane. You know that, right?" said Snotlout looking at Hiccup. "If I'm saying it's insane, it's actually insane."
"Actually, it is insane," said Tuffnut. "And for once, it wasn't our insane plan."
"I'm seeing a pattern here!" said Ruffnut.
"First that lunatic flight suit, now this. Could it be?"
"Is Hiccup coming over to our side?"
"Oh, Loki, please let it be so! We will welcome him with open arms," Tuffnut said ominously. "We will teach him the ways of the truly disturbed!"
"When you two are finished yelling at the sky, we've got something to do," said Ragnar.
"Yeah, let's just do this," Hiccup agreed.
The twins laughed, which was never a good sign.
Then the four of them slowly approached the Speed Stinger. It then swung it sting at them, but they were able to avoid it.
"Come and get me," said Tuffnut as he dance around in front of it. "Fresh meat on the grill, right over here."
"No! Over here!" said Ruffnut poisonous between the Speed Stinger and her brother. "I'm all yours. Turn me into a pincushion. I'll even give you a target." She then began wiggling her butt at it. "It's my butt."
The Speed Stinger roared and swung it sting at them. The twins ducked and it flew over their heads.
"That's it? That's all you've got?" said Tuffnut mockingly.
"Guys, what are you doing? I meant secure the tail!" Hiccup yelled.
"Hey, we know what we're doing," said Ruffnut.
"Well, that'll be a first," said Ragnar.
Then just after he said it the Speed Stinger stuck Ruffnut with its sting. Slowly she felt her body becoming frozen.
"Whoa, whoa, what's happening to me? I can't…" said Ruffnut before her mouth froze.
"Talk? She can't talk!" said Tuffnut excitedly. He then began poking her mouth with his finger. "At least I think that's what she's saying."
However, Ruffnut was full paralysed. She was only paralysed from the waist up, her legs were still moving.
"Hmm. Interesting," said Fishlegs as Ruffnut walked around. "Only part of her is paralysed. Since it's an adolescent, its sting potency must not be at full effect."
"How do we get it to sting her lower half?" Tuffnut asked pondering. He then began to talk to the Speed Stinger like it was some sort of dog. "Here, Speedy. Come on. It's the whole lower half of Ruffnut. Don't you want it?"
The Speed Stinger got to its feet, but was only able to take a single step before collapsing. Tuffnut then jumped onto it pinning it to the ground. However, he forgot all about the sting, which was now pointing at him.
"Someone help Tuff!" Hiccup yelled.
At once Astrid and Fishlegs ran over to the Speed Stinger.
It swung its sting at Astrid, but she dodged it and caught it in her hands. She then pinned the sting to the ground.
"I've got the stinger," said Astrid.
"I've got the head," said Fishlegs pinning the Speed Stinger's head to the ground.
Both Hiccup and Ragnar then rushed towards the Speed Stinger's injured leg. First Ragnar placed some gel on the leg, Hiccup then placed the two connecting rods against the leg and Ragnar tired them together to create a splint.
"There!" Hiccup yelled.
The Speed Stinger then knocked the riders off it and hobbled over to Hiccup and Ragnar, growling at them angrily.
"Hey, okay, okay," said Hiccup calmly. "We're here to help ya."
"He's gonna do the hand thing. Please tell me he's gonna do the hand thing!" said Fishlegs excitedly.
Hiccup indeed did do the hand thing. He outstretched his hand and turned his head away from the Speed Stinger. Then seconds later he felt the Speed Stinger place its snort against the palm of his hand.
Hiccup then turned and looked at the other riders. "Okay, everyone I think we're good," he said. "Now, let's load him up and getting back to Dragon's Edge."
"You know the pack is going to do everything in its power to find it, don't you?" said Astrid looking up at the sky which was now getting dark.
"Yep. That's why we have to get him back onto his feet and back to this island as quickly as we can," said Hiccup.
The riders then hoisted the Speed Stinger on Skull and flew off. However, they were unaware of two Speed Stinger, who had appeared out of the forest in search for the young Speed Stinger and then the pack leader appeared and roared angrily.
It was late at night, at Dragon's Edge and Fishlegs wanted to show the riders, minus Snotlout, who wanted nothing to do with the Speed Stinger, and Ruffnut, who was still paralysed from the waist up, something inside the dome, which was closed up. He was leaning against Meatlug and the Speed Stinger's cage was standing right next to him
"Have a look at this," he said.
Fishlegs opened the cage and the Speed Stinger hobbled out of it. It then began to run around, not attacking any of them.
"Wow. Nice work," said Hiccup looking impressed.
"Uh-huh. All thanks to the careful designed rehabilitation program based on trust and understanding," said Fishlegs.
Meatlug then ran off chasing after the Speed Stinger and Fishlegs' left arm flopped beside him as if it had no bones inside it.
"Fishlegs, what's with your arm?" Astrid asked.
"I take it that the rehabilitation was easier said than done," said Ragnar.
"Yeah, let's say that there Stinger and I may or may not have had have a few difference of opinion these last few days," said Fishlegs rubbing the back of his head with his good arm.
Tuffnut then poked Fishlegs' arm and what is it flopped around. "Look at that! It's like a dead old fish," he laughed.
Fishlegs then approached the shields. "Okay, Meatlug, back to work," he said. "And we'll bring this, just in case."
He tried to remove a shield off the wall, but he kept on using his paralysed arm. When he finally was able to remove the shield from the wall with his arm it just rolled away. So, instead he grabbed shield with his good arm and strapped it to his bad arm.
He then approached the Speed Stinger, who was standing in front of several logs.
"All right, come on, little fella, you can do it!" he said.
Meatlug notched the Speed Stinger forwards and it began to jump from lock to log.
"There we go, little guy," said Fishlegs eagerly.
"Huh! Ornery and stubborn, but it seems like it's accepting Fishlegs and Meatlug," Astrid noted.
"Well, it makes sense, they are pack dragons. They can only function as a group," Hiccup explained, who was looking at the Speed Stinger curiously. "But if they accept you into the group, well, then you'll have their allegiance."
Astrid at one recognise that look on his face. "Wait, you're not actually thinking of trying to training it, are you?" she said.
"What? No! No. I could never," said Hiccup walking off.
Astrid in look convinced and judging from the work from Ragnar, neither was he.
Snotlout then opened the dome and entered inside and at one saw the Speed Stinger, who was now standard on a wooden wall.
"Well, well, well, lookie here," he said. "Our little friend can stand on his own two claws again. Only a matter of time before it's trying to sting us all into oblivion."
The Speed Stinger then jumped off the wall and screeched at Snotlout.
"My vote is to take it back to where we found it. I'll get the cage," he said to Hiccup and walked off towards the Speed Stinger.
"Snotlout!" Hiccup said warningly.
The Speed Stinger then shrieked at him and he hissed back.
"Snotlout, as the healer here, he is in no fit state for travelling and he would survive long enough and to his pack finds him," said Ragnar.
"Ragnar is right, he's staying here, okay. At least for the time being," Hiccup said firmly.
"Having a Speed Stinger around is way too dangerous, especially for me," said Snotlout and walked up towards the Speed Stinger.
The Speed Stinger then tried to sting Snotlout, but he dodged. "Not even on your best day, pal," he said raising his fists.
Ruffnut then ran to the dome. "Good news!" she yelled. "The stinger venom wore…"
However, she ran into the path of the Speed Stinger, who was trying to sting Snotlout, and ended up getting hit by the stinger.
"Off," she finishes she collapsed to the ground.
"Okay, everyone. No sudden moves," said Hiccup.
Ruffnut, who was paralysed from the waist down this time, was attempting to climb on top of the chest.
"Who's got jokes?" she said. "From the waist down. Come on."
The Speed Stinger was getting a bit more feral. Hiccup was trying his best to calm down, but with little success.
"Hey, settle down, big fella," he said calmly. "I'm your friend, remember?"
Ruffnut finally managed to get herself on the chest and crossed her legs. "Ruffnut, one. Dead leg, zero," she said triumphantly.
Then all of a sudden her right leg kicked Tuffnut, who had his back towards the enjoying the scene with the Speed Stinger, in the butt.
"Oh, not so dead after all," she said looking at her legs.
"Hey, what'd you do that for?" said Tuffnut turning to face angrily.
"Oh, like I have any control—" Then her left leg kicked Tuffnut right in the face, knocking him on his butt.
As this was going on the Speed Stinger was starting to look agitated and this didn't go unnoticed by Hiccup.
"Uh, guys? Quiet down. I think he's agitated," said Hiccup.
"That makes two of us," said Tuffnut getting to his feet. "You'd better control that butt before it gets kicked."
Then the Speed Stinger began racing around the dome looking feral.
"Oh, I was afraid of this," said Hiccup. "Everyone take other!"
Tuffnut ran and Ruffnut try to do the same, but her legs were still paralysed. Astrid quickly grabbed a shield blocking the sting from the Speed Stinger. Ragnar quickly climbed up one of the wooden walls to get away from it.
"Please, remain calm," said Fishlegs. "Anything is going to be okay." Toothless then jumped over the Speed Stinger as it raced towards him. "Remain calm!"
Fishlegs and Meatlug moved when the Speed Stinger headed their way and as it ran past Barf and Belch it stung them. Blech was completely fine, but Barf went limp and is head collapsed to the ground.
"Barf!" Ruffnut screamed and then fell off the chest landing flat on her face.
"Stormfly, spine shot!" Astrid ordered.
Stormfly fired several spikes at the Speed Stinger and Toothless began firing plasma blasts. The two dragons were corralling the little dragon towards its cage. When it finally got inside the cage, Toothless fiery plasma blast locking the cage.
While this was going on Ruffnut had been crawling towards Barf and finally reached him before collapsing.
"Uh, guys, a little help here?" she said.
"Uh, no," said Tuffnut.
Later that night, Astrid watched as Barf and Belch walked past the clubhouse. It was a strange sight seeing Belch dragging Barf's head along while he spewed gas.
"That is really unsettling," said Astrid.
She then into the clubhouse where the other riders were recovering after their encampment with the Speed Stinger.
"Exactly as I thought would end up," said Snotlout. "That thing is going to paralyse everyone on the island. Before this is over and then there's going to be no one to take that stupid dragon back to where we found it."
Typically, Snotlout had completely forgotten that he was the one who started the entire event. Hiccup and the other riders were too tired to argue with him, though.
"I'm too tired to argue with you," said Hiccup. "We'll talk about this in the morning."
When the other riders left, Ruffnut looked at Snotlout and whispered, "Hey, if you want to get rid of that Stinger, I'm in." Ruffnut then collapsed onto floor. "I don't know how much more of this I can take. I figured it's him or me."
Snotlout just smiled at her.
Meanwhile, Ragnar and Fishlegs', who's arm was no longer paralysed, were at Fishlegs' hut and were about to remove the splint from the Speed Stinger.
"We've got good news for you, little guy," said Fishlegs.
"Yeah, your splint comes off today!" said Ragnar excitedly like he was talking to a small child. He then turned to Fishlegs. "Dr Fishlegs, you want to do the honours."
"I will indeed, Dr Ragnar," said Fishlegs and looked over at Mwatlug. "Nurse Meatlug, if you would do the honours, please?"
Meatlug then spewed a small amount of lava onto the splint. At once the splint melted away, revealing a healed leg. The Speed Stinger roared at them in gratitude and the two boys smiled.
The Speed Stinger took a step forward and found it leg completely healed.
"Yeah, you see? No more pain," said Fishlegs.
"But as a healer I would suggest taking it easy," said Ragnar.
However, the Speed Stinger would not take it easy and began running around the place at top speed.
"Excitable little fella isn't he," said Ragnar.
"Yeah, he sure had stored up a lot of energy," said Fishlegs.
Then they saw the Speed Stinger running towards the pond and they both stared in horror.
"Oh, dear," said Fishlegs. He could return towards Meatlug. "Meatlug, stop him! Speed Stingers can't swim!"
Meatlug began to chase after the Speed Stingers, but she was far too slow it jumped into the pond. The two boys ran around the hut stared in amazement, the Speed Stinger had forming in, instead, incredibly, it was running across the water and then jumped out as if it was nothing.
"But the Speed Stingers that attacked our island can do that, they had to use a land bridge," said Ragnar confused.
"Yeah, how did you do that?" said Fishlegs amazed.
The Speed Stinger ran up to them and they studied it closely and for the first time they realised something. This Speed Stinger had webbed feet.
"Webbing?" Ragnar gasped.
"Of course. You can't fly, so you needed a way to island hop," said Fishlegs.
"You adapted, evolved," Ragnar finished.
"That incredible!" said Fishlegs. He then looked at Ragnar. "We have to tell Hiccup about this right away."
With that the two boys ran to find Hiccup.
In the morning, Ragnar and Fishlegs were talking Hiccup and Astrid to the dome where the Speed Stinger was being kept. They had just told them about their discovery.
"This is enormous, guys," said Hiccup as they approached the dome. "Finally, actual proof of dragon evolution. It's historic."
"I know, right!" said Fishlegs excitedly as he opened the dome.
"This is differently going down in the Book of Dragons," said Ragnar.
"And this Stinger webbing has actually inspired me to make a few changers on a little something I've been working on," said Hiccup as they entered the dome.
"If you say Dragonfly Two, I'm locking you up," said Astrid warningly.
"Guys, we have a problem," said Ragnar.
"He's gone," Fishlegs groaned.
Hiccup and Astrid and saw the Speed Stinger change was empty.
"How could he have gotten out of his cage?" said Astrid.
"He couldn't. At least not on his own," said Hiccup. He had a pretty good guess about who took the Speed Stinger. "And I think I have a pretty good idea who helped."
It was late in the evening and Snotlout and Ruffnut were on Hookfang's back with the Speed Stinger, who was tired up. Ruffnut then noticed the Speed Stinger was stirring.
"Ah, how cute!" she said. "He's dreaming."
"Ah, no he isn't," said Snotlout in a girly voice. "He's waking up. It's almost sun set!"
"Oh, great," Ruffnut groaned. "Ruffnut gets paralysed. Again."
"Come on, Hookfang, fly faster!" Snotlout yelled. Then, as the sun nearly set, the Speed Stinger awoke. "Oh, no."
"The ropes should hold," Ruffnut assured. "I tried the really…" Then the ropes around the Speed Stinger snapped, "tight. Whoops."
"Whoops? That's all you got, whoops?" Snotlout yelled.
"There's other things I'd say, but none of them are very ladylike," Ruffnut yelled.
The Speed Stinger then slowly made its way towards them and then stuck Ruffnut with its sting. This time she the right side of her body was paralysed.
"Uh-oh. Snotlout, Viking going overboard," she said as she began to slide of Hookfang.
Quickly, Snotlout grabbed her leg, but the then Speed Stinger stung Hookfang and like Ruffnut the right side of his body became paralysed.
"Uh-oh. Hookfang!" Snotlout yelled.
They all then crashed towards the ground and were thrown off Hookfang. Somehow Snotlout crashed the ground with the Speed Stinger in his arms and it looked him across the face. He then responded by tossing it aside and ran up to Hookfang.
"Hey, watch the tongue!" he said.
The Speed Stinger then began to approach him and Hookfang ignited. Then the other riders, minus Tuffntu and Barf and Belch, appeared placing themselves between Snotlout and the Speed Stinger.
Ruffnut then waddled towards Hiccup. "Hey, Hiccup. I got stuck again. Just the right side this time," she said in a half muffled voice. She then began walking in circles. "I try to walk it off, but I keep going around in a circle."
Hiccup then turns attention to Snotlout. "Dragon-napping, Snotlout? I mean, this is a new low, even for you," he said.
"I was trying to save us!" Snotlout argued.
Toothless, Stormfly and Skull surrounded the Speed Stinger prevented it from getting any closer to any of them. Then they heard screeching the distance and it sounds awfully familiar.
"Uh, you guys heard that, right?" said Astrid.
"Please tell me that was an echo. Please tell me that was an echo," Fishlegs begged.
Then the screeching became louder as if it was getting closer.
"I'm afraid not," said Ragnar knowing what was making that sound.
"Oh, no. the pack's come looking for it," said Astrid coming up with the same conclusion.
"How is that even possible? Speed stingers can't fly!" said Snotlout looking awfully nervous.
"Yeah, but we just discovered that these particular Speed stingers can travel across water fine," said Fishlegs.
"What? How?" Snotlout gasped in horror.
Hiccup quickly placed his hand over his mouth. "Okay, if we keep quiet, we might not give away our location," he said.
At that moment the young Speed Stinger screeched informing the pack of its location. Next second they heard the pack replying and it sounded awfully close.
The dragons got prepared for a fight, informing the riders that the Speed Stingers were indeed close.
"I'm guessing that very soon I'm gonna wish I could run in a straight line," said Ruffnut.
They then heard the sound of the Speed Stingers rushing towards them and saw them appearing on top of the cliff.
Snotlout turns attention on the young Speed Stinger and approached it angrily.
"You! I knew you'd rat us out," he said.
Then they heard a loud screech and looked up to see the pack leader appearing and it gave the orders the pack to attack.
"Guys! Stand your ground!" Hiccup ordered.
The Speed Stinger began running all around them and Fishlegs, in particular, was whimpering quite hard.
Toothless, Stormfly and Skull were the only dragons doing something to fend off the pack. Ruffnut and Hookfang meanwhile were walking in circles.
Speed Stinger was making their way towards them, but then Meatlug place herself between it and them and took the sting for them.
"Hey, girl, thanks," said Ruffnut patting the now paralysed Meatlug.
Soon the riders found themselves surrounded by the Speed Stingers.
"There's too many of them," said Hiccup as more Speed Stinger appeared out of the forest. "Our only hope is a draw them away."
"I'm not leaving anyone behind!" said Snotlout as he swatted away Speed Stinger with a broken branch.
This comment turned a few heads. Usually, Snotlout was the first to leave when things got bad.
"Really, since when," said Hiccup.
"Since right now," said Snotlout. "Don't ask me why, but I'm suddenly feeling selfless and heroic." The Speed Stinger he was facing then ran off and he swung his tree branch madly. "Back! Get away!"
Slowly more Speed Stingers appeared out of the forest.
"Uh-oh. Gotta get away," said Ruffnut still walking around in circles. "Come on, leg!"
Then Snotlout did something that surprised everyone, he grabbed the young Speed Stinger. He had one arm around its body and another grasping its sting.
"Don't worry, guys. I'll be back for you," he said. He then turned and looked at the pack. "Come and get me, Needle Butts!"
Snotlout then ran off and once the Speed Stingers ran right after him. Everyone just said at him blankly as he disappeared into the forest.
"Go get them, Snotlout!" said Ruffnut.
"Snotlout, Snotlout. Oi! Oi! Oi!" Snotlout yelled as he ran through the forest. He looked back and saw the Speed Stingers were still chasing him. "Keep chasing."
Soon he ran into a clearing and panted for breath releasing the young Speed Stinger. However, when he turned to look back he saw that the Speed Stingers were gone.
"Gone?" he said puzzled. Then he had rustling in the bushes behind and realised at once what it was and turned around slowly. "And that's because they're here for the big ambush."
Indeed, the Speed Stinger were coming out of the bushes one by one and were advancing towards him.
"This was a bad idea," said Snotlout raising his hands up.
Then, from out of nowhere, the young Speed Stinger zoomed out in front of him and began stinging the first three Speed Stingers. And once they collapsed, partially paralysed.
"What the… wait," he gaped looking at the young Speed Stinger. "I'm never going to get you dragon."
The pack leader approached looking at the paralysed Speed Stingers crawling away. It then screeched angrily and advance towards Snotlout, but the younger Speed Stinger stood its ground protecting him.
"What?" said Snotlout confused.
"He is torn between his pack and the one that saved his life," said Hiccup. Snotlout looked up and saw Hiccup hovering above them on Toothless. "Ours."
"But he hates me!" Snotlout.
"But you're one of us," Hiccup pointed out. "It is instinct to protect you."
Toothless by the plasma bass at the pack leader knocking it back a bit.
"Get out of here before you realises he has to choose a side," said Hiccup.
Snotlout looked at the young Speed Stinger, not sure how to take this news.
Hiccup look down at Toothless and said, "Okay, bud. Let's get these guys back into the water."
Hiccup and Toothless then flew towards the pack and started firing plasma blasts at them. The pack then ran towards the beach and the pack leader for them.
Once they were on the beach, but some of the pack began to turn around. Then suddenly Astrid and Ragnar appeared and began to divert them. Skull sent a stream of fire forcing the Speed Stingers into the water and Stormfly began firing spikes blocking their path forcing them to turn around back into the water.
"We brought back up," said Astrid fine up to Hiccup.
Hiccup then saw Tuffnut flying on top of Belch. Barf was still paralysed, but he assisted by spreading gas across the beach and then Blech ignited it. This created a wall fire preventing the Speed Stingers from heading back towards the forest.
"Nice, Barf. I mean, freaky, but nice just the same," said Tuffnut.
The only Speed Stinger that wasn't retreating was the pack leader, he began jumping up the rocks towards Tuffnut and Barf and Belch. They did notice the pack leader landing on the rock behind them and striking Barf and Belch with his sting.
"Oh, no," said Tuffnut as they began to fall out of the sky.
"Barf and Belch are down. We need to get rid of that Stinger chief," said Hiccup.
Then he and Toothless began flying towards the pack leader. The pack leader began running across the rocks towards them and jumped into the air.
It looks assure that the pack leader was going to strike them, but Hiccup pulled down some straps on his armour and looked down at Toothless.
"Toothless, separate!" he ordered.
Toothless then threw Hiccup into the air and everyone discover that Hiccup had completed his Dragonfly Two flying suit. Unlike the previous one, this suit had a pair wings that were strapped to his arms and they almost look like the webbing from the Speed Stingers feet. This made it easier from mobility.
The pack leader went through the middle of them and began to fall towards the ground below him.
"Dragonfly Two, go!" Hiccup yelled.
Toothless and on the ground and saw Hiccup flying across the night sky and the pack leader landed hard on the ground.
"Excellent!" Hiccup laughed as he flew over Toothless.
The pack leader got up, but saw the other dragon riders were surrounding it. It then looked down at the young Speed Stinger and screeched at it, who screeched back.
Seen there was no way he could win, the pack leader followed the pack across the water.
"Yeah! Swim away, Stingers!" Snotlout yelled triumphantly.
Hiccup soon landed on the ground and once he saw the young Speed Stinger looking out across the water where the other members of its pack were leaving and was looking sadly at them.
Hiccup then approached it and raised the palm of his hand and the Speed Stinger placed its snout on it. Hiccup looked at the rest of the pack and knew he couldn't keep the Speed Stinger here and look down at it.
"No. I'm sorry, but, little guy, you need to go back to your own," said Hiccup pointing at the pack which was slowly disappearing in the distance.
The Speed Stinger screeched happily at him and then ran after the pack.
"What are you doing? We can't let go back with them!" said Snotlout, who suddenly had a change of heart.
"Snotlout, it's where he belongs. That's his real pack," said Hiccup.
"And just when we were starting to get along. Why does this always happen to me?" Snotlout moaned.
Astrid and Ragnar then approached Hiccup, both of whom looked completely bewildered at what just happened.
"Can you believe what that dragon did for us?" said Astrid.
"Yeah, he helped us, over his own Alpha," said Ragnar shocked.
"For that time, he was part of our pack. And we were part of his," said Hiccup. "Even Snotlout, somehow."
They turned and saw Snotlout talking to the twins.
"Scared? Ha!" he said. "That Stinger was more scared of me then I was of him."
"Hey, look isn't that them swimming towards us?" said Tuffnut looking out to sea.
"Maybe they're coming back for you, Snotlout," said Ruffnut.
"What? No!" Snotlout yelled running away, not realising the twins had tricked him.
"They weren't swimming this way," said Tuffnut.
"Look at him run. Stupid," Ruffnut muttered.