It picks up a bit here but Chapter 13 is gonna be good.
Can't wait and thanks again for the suport.
Chapter 12
Night finally fell, and the Vikings gathered anxiously by the pedestal.
The sun was gripping to the horizon for its final glimpse of them for the day.
It set and there was darkness.
The Moonstones glowed.
"West," Hiccup said.
"So do we set sail now?" Snot asked.
"Nah," Hiccup said. "We'd be better off waiting til morning. I don't want to risk trying to get out of this tiny archipelago at night."
"Alright," Snotlout replied. "You're the boss."
The Vikings would sleep on their boat. There was no point setting up tents on a barren and rocky island.
They gathered the spare wood from the boat and started a fire.
Ruffnut began cooking some stew as Astrid attempted to help.
The guys sat around with their jobs already finished for the day.
Now they weren't completely useless. Whenever Astrid or Ruffnut asked for an ingredient or spice they were able to fight their chauvinistic ways and help without too much of an argument.
Soon dinner was ready and the Vikings sat around the fire, up against their respective dragons as they themselves ate their own dinner.
Dinner passed relatively quickly. Not much talking just sitting and eating.
"So what are we going to find in the West?" Astrid asked. They could still make out the stones glowing in the distance.
Hiccup cringed. He wasn't quite ready to reveal what the next clue was.
Straight North from the Masters of the Deep.
At least the directions were simple. Hiccup thought. Actually doing it...
The Masters of the Deep were two sea serpents. No one knew how old these things were but they certainly were not trainable.
These things were mindless destroyers.
Hiccup wished to the gods he didn't have to go through them but he had no choice.
The only way to find this place was by finding the Master and heading directly north.
Hiccup sighed. "Straight North from the Masters of the Deep." Hiccup announced with sadness in his voice.
"So, a couple of dragons. You can just win them over. Right?" Tuffnut said.
Toothless mad a scoffing sound.
"No," Hiccup said. "They're not dragons. They're sea serpents. Most Tidal Dragons even avoid these two particular ones. They dwell in a pit in the open Ocean and attack anything that move in or on the water. They are mindless and are rumored to kill for fun."
They all just stared at him.
"So what you're trying to say here," Snotlout said "And stop me if I'm wrong. Is that we're going to find these guys and die a pointless and probably painful death?"
"Well, when you say it like it seems pretty pessimistic." Hiccup said.
"You didn't say no." Snotlout pointed out. "I knew it we're screwed."
"Would you shut up," Astrid said "I'm sure Hiccup has a plan. I mean after all he killed the Red Death and that thing was the size of an island."
The truth was Hiccup didn't have a plan.
The Queen Dragon was different. While she was much bigger than any expectations he had for these serpents it was a completely different battle.
These things lived in the water. And it's not like he had a shitload of Tidal Class Dragons he could bring with him. They mostly lived in the Southern Islands.
Which reminded him. This summer, he'd have to go down there and teach them how to train that type of dragons.
If he lived to see the summer.
"I'm working something out" Hiccup said. "Right now I say we all get some sleep so we can move out early tomorrow"
They all moved to the boat after putting out the fire.
Hiccup just prayed that he would be able to sleep on the thought that he was going to risk the lives of friends, tomorrow.
Morning
The night came and went and as it turned out Hiccup slept pretty well.
Maybe it was a Haddock gene that allowed them to be calm in the face of adversity.
Or maybe it was just Hiccup.
The boat was soon on the move and they navigated right out of the archipelago.
They headed west.
Hiccup was still mulling over how to deal with these beasts.
"So, finish that plan yet?" Astrid asked walking over to Hiccup who was standing at the bow.
"Not entirely." Was the answer.
"Well, you better come up with something quick. I can't imagine it's much further." She said and walked away.
Hiccup thought for another moment.
They spend all their time in the water so lighting them on fire is out of the question. They're probably too big for any of weapons to be much more than an annoyance. I'd have to give them something they've never seen before. Something to keep them out of the water. Something to keep them interested.
He looked around the boat.
First at all of the Vikings. Nothing too mind boggling there.
Next he looked at the dragons.
Then he saw the Zippleback.
That's it! If Gazzy and Sparks can create enough explosions to keep them up me and Toothless can...
There was a bump on the boat.
He knew what this meant.
"Everybody listen up cause I'm only explaining this once," Hiccup yelled.