The How To Train Your Dragon book series and all its contents belong to Cressida Cowell. The How To Train Your Dragon movie and animated series and all of its contents belong to DreamwWorks Studios. I claim no ownership over anything in this fanfic. Be merciful.
Well, this fanfic is gonna take elements from the books, movies, and animated series. Hope ya like it, constructional criticism appreciated and welcomed.
Sorry this one took a while to get out, I hope you can forgive me and bear with occasions like this if they happen in the future.
"This has to be the island. I've been searching for this sword for years now, theres no other possible island he coulda hidden that damn sword on."
"Alvin, Sir, do you really want all the men to go inland to search for whatever it is we're searching for."
"Yes you imbecile, this whole damn search would take hours if I was the only one searching. How fucking moronic can you be. Will ya hurry it already? I'd like to start this search before the bloody sun sets."
"Um, Sir, do you think perhaps you could tell us what we've been searching for, I mean if …"
"Oh shut it right dere, just start the search. I've said it before an' I'll say it again, if you see it you'll know it."
"Aye Sir. Men lets start as always."
Alvin and his men started heading in the forest. Alvin and his men landed on the west of the island. They landed at a point that was mostly forest and a large cliff to their left. They started walking into the forest keeping an eye out for anything they could think of as unsual. The further in they walked the more they would branch out as well. Viking boats didn't need a lot of men to work so even if there wasn't a large amount of them but with the ground they could cover it didn't matter if they didn't know what they were searching for.
"Enemies."
"Enemies? What enemies Toothless. Woden you said nobody should know about this island right?"
"That's right Master, there should be absolutely nobody else here. Toothless is right though, even I can smell some foreign Vikings in the distance."
"Oh shit, who do we do then? Would they see us flying off?
"I think maybe we should head off back to the coast and fly away from there. The direction their odor comes from says they landed in a completely different part of the area Master."
"Ok then, lets go."
"Wait, get down Hiccup."
"Hey Savage, Chief ever tell ya what it even is we lookin for?"
"Not a word, it must be sometin amazin though, it makes Alvin absolutely insane whenever I even ask about it."
"Ooh it must a pretty great treasure then eh"
"Ya think it is? Alvin never been one ta act loony over some treasure don't ya think?"
"Got a point there Savage."
"How far have…"
"Hey Chief Alvin I found something over here."
Savage was interrupted by a tribe member far to his left that might have finally found what it was that they had spent years searching for.
"What is it? Where? Speak up again before I slit your throat."
"O'er Chief, left o' ya"
"What is it? What 'ave ya found, show me now."
"Straight ahead Chief, that weird tree up ahead. It's got sumin stickin outta it, see."
"Oh ya got some good eyes in that 'ead of yours. Men, git o'er 'ere now, I think our search is over now.
Alvin led his men to the same tree Hiccup had entered to get to the treasure. As Alvin got closer step by step he took notice of a lot of things that definitely told him what he sought after, what he yearned for, what he had devoted to searching for was not going to be where he thought it might be. Toothless had been happy to see Hiccup and Wodensfang in the distance, atop a cliff but still in a better place than down some gangly tree, and had bounded over to them. When he did this he left a lot of marks in the ground. There were scratches in the soil and deep claw marks that signaled something had been there. They three of them didn't think anybody else would be on the island so they had been caught by surprise and left the door open. Lastly, there were the slight imprints of Hiccup's boots, at a glance nobody could be sure what they were, but considering he had walked a few steps, in a straight patter, and towards the tree Alvin knew someone must have been here before him. All of this looked relatively fresh as well. The tracks could all still be seen with ease so whoever it was that got here first could not be far down the tree or far away from it either.
"Well Alvin is..."
The tribesman didn't get to utter another word. Alvin took his ragged and serrated blade and sliced his head clean off. Alvin was furious. Who the fuck has been here. Who has taken my sword? I swear to Loki above I will find this thieving, conniving, shit eating rat and I will torture them. I'll make them beg for death, they'll beg to be released into the sweet embrace of a Valkyrie and they will not have it.
"Search the area, some thieving bastards made off with my sword. I want them brought back here alive, if they're barely breathing that makes it better. Git on now."
The men scattered, some tripping over their feet trying desperately to get up and going for fear of ending up like their comrade. Most of them went north or south thinking they would be much better directions than the eastward way that showed them a cliff about 20 feet away. Alvin kicked the body of the man he had just decapitated, a little more blood spurting out of the neck. There was a large pool of it around the shoulders. Alvin walked away from the tree a few steps and picked up the head. He grabbed it by the back of the neck with enough force to make some more blood spill out of it as well. He wiped his sword beard and sword of the head. A rustle was made by Hiccup who was having trouble watching this whole ordeal. Death was almost a daily occurrence back on Berk but he had never seen somebody be so disrespectful towards the dead, and he certainly never imagined somebody would toy with them.
"Are you the one that has me blade? Are you the worthless shit-pile that's stolen from my great-great grandfather's secret island? Are you the one I'm going to mangle to death next?"
Alvin had started approaching in Hiccup's direction, getting louder and louder with each question he knew was never to be answered. Each step Alvin took made a slight thump in the earth and a terribly violent tremor in Hiccup's gut. Oh this is bad, this is terrible, and what the hell am I supposed to do here. That man's a completely coldblooded murderer, he's gotta be an Outcast as well, he can't be anything else, except Berserker, or Murderous, or maybe hysterics. Oh guess there are quite a few options actually, wait don't distract yourself.
"Toothless, Woden what are we supposed to do?"
"A, ahahaha, I've got ya, ya pathetic, wormy coward, die."
Hiccup shut his eyes and froze. He waited. Then after a few seconds he opened them.
Alive? I'm alive, oh thank Odin I'm alive. Wait. Why am I alive?
Hiccup looked back at Alvin who was actually standing feet away diagonally to the left of the tree door but not quite to where he was hiding.
"Mind's been playing tricks on me eh. Too bloodthirsty for my own good I suppose, they better hurry it up and bring me back someone's body or it'll be one of theirs I'll take this out on."
"Perhaps it would be best if we left now Master."
"Oi who the fuck are you kid, what's that dragon too?"
"I don't think we can retreat now Master."
"Chief, found the thief o'er 'ere."
"Take the sword out now Master, I think you'll need it."
"MEN, GIT BACK 'ERE NOW, KILL THE RAT AND HIS WORM.
Hiccup pulled out the sword as fast as he could. He marveled at how amazing it looked in his hand. It felt like it was made just for him. The balance was perfect, just about all the swords made back on Berk had a touch to them that made it easy for right handed Vikings to wield them. Hiccup, as a left handed Viking always felt slightly disadvantaged, but this sword with its long reach, curved up tip and hilt with a cover for some of his hand and wrist was perfect. It may be a little heavy for him but from Wodensfang's description of who it belonged to it should be a bit heavy for him. Most of Alvin's men had returned within seconds of him yelling out for them. They gathered behind and to the sides of Alvin. The one who had found them was blasted away by Toothless, he smashed into a tree but Toothless took an extra measure and rammed into him with full force. There was a shatter and a crunch and a large spurt of blood came out the right side of his body and his eyes went lazy. He's dead, Toothless killed him, but…he would've killed me. Do I have to kill these others? Can I kill the others? Oh Thor grant me strength, please.
"RUSH 'EM, I WANT THE BOYS HEAD ON A PIKE AND THE DRAGON'S SKIN ON THE FLOOR O' MY ROOM."
Toothless whipped his head around and stared the men down. There were eight including Alvin and only Toothless and Hiccup could really fight, Hiccup barely if at all.
"Leave the boy to me, I'll make regret coming anywhere near me treasure."
"Don't worry Master, as long as you have that sword you should know what to do."
"Woden, I've never done actual swordplay against another human, I've barely done it with dragons."
"Instinct Master, it should come to you, I know it."
Alvin didn't give him another second and lunged at him thrusting his murderous blade at Hiccup with as much force as he could put into it. Hiccup was still a few feet away so with enough reaction time he struck away the sword. Alvin kicked him square in the chest and while Hiccup stumbled he brought down his sword like a grim reaper trying to claim a soul with their scythe. Hiccup lifted his sword to meet with the other and trembled from the impact. Sparks flew out when they clashed and slowly Hiccup's arms were bending. The second he could, Hiccup pushed his blade, simultaneously swinging it at Alvin and forcing him to step back and take off the pressure he was imposing.
Toothless had found himself being hit from all sides. He had initially leaped at the group and tried to pin one to the ground aiming to do so much more. Before he could proceed though, five others tackled him off their comrade and now stared him down. Toothless crouched low, wings protruding more than usual and baring his fangs with a threatening hissing sound coming out. One of the mean behind Toothless leaped into the air trying to land on him, he was swatted down to the ground with no hesitation, Toothless lifted one of his hind limbs and stomped on his chest. There was a morbid crunching sound and a desperate gasp escaping the man. Toothless dug his claws into his chest trying to make sure he wouldn't stand again and kept a locked view with the five in front of him. He palmed one of the men with each fore limb and sunk his teeth into another, forcing them all to the ground. He ripped more and more into the man's neck viciously tearing away chunks of flesh, tossing them away and continuing the process until he stopped moving. The men he had pinned had begun gasping and grabbing at the air around them, Toothless pushed his claws into them with more force, they had begun to sink into the ground now creating holes in the shape of the chests. They're arms fell to the ground beside them landing with a thud.
Hiccup had been fending off attacks from Alvin while Toothless had taken care of the other men. He wasn't having the greatest time though, he'd been slashed across the chest, not too deep but deep enough that stretching himself even a little too much caused great pain. He was getting a good feel for Alvin though. He liked to approach with a thrust and follow with a rising slash and quickly slammed his sword down just about every time. Hiccup had started dodging or swaying the onslaught after noticing the pattern on the eighth time or so Alvin tried it. Now he just needed to look for an opening, assuming Alvin even had one. Come on Hiccup think, there has to be at least one point where I can try to attack for myself. Thrust. Wait. Slash. Thrust. Wait. Slash. Slam. Thrust. Wait. Slash. Odin I've got it. Alvin slammed his sword down on Hiccup again, forcing him to avoid death by raising his sword but would receive another strong kick to the middle of the chest. Ok he's starting. Thrust. Wait. Now. Hiccup thrust his own sword straight into Alvin's shoulder. It sliced right in there tearing through flesh like fire burns through forest and pierced deep. Hiccup was precise enough and lucky enough that he struck bone in Alvin's shoulder. Alvin reeled back in shock and pain he never felt before.
"Argh, you fucking lil rat, how the fuck could you stab me, I'll 'ave your 'ead."
Toothless took two blows to the head and one to the area right behind his left wing. He stumbled a little, shook his head and looked back up for the four men that should still be attacking. One of them had been right in front of him and Toothless didn't waste a second. He pounced at him mouth agape. Toothless caught him by the arm missing the whole torso. He tried to escape but Toothless pulled the opposite direction and easily took him of his feet. He was lifted into the air and flung further into the woods, slamming his head into a tree. The limp body bounced off with a crash and landed on the ground. The other used this time to kick or punch Toothless on the side, behind his wings. That area, if damaged too much, might cause some flight problems. Toothless whipped away from them keeping his head in relatively the same place, putting his body behind him. The three were in a straight row in front of Toothless. He dug his claws into the ground. They tried to scatter but Toothless pushed himself forward and slammed into all of them. He carried them several feet before slamming them into the ground in a pile of flesh. He stood up and gather as much gas as he could in his mouth.
That deep wound in Alvin's shoulder showed its damage immediately. Alvin had switched to his left hand right away and was now slashing wildly at Hiccup desperately trying to eliminate what he considered a nuisance. Hiccup was definitely in the dominant position at this point. He had no problem parrying Alvin's terrible swings and just dodged a lot of what he threw out. Hiccup decided to make another attack hoping it would completely decide this bout. When Alvin threw a slash out coming from right to left he put himself totally off guard. Hiccup took that second of opportunity and thrust his blade again but this time into Alvin's upper leg. He stabbed straight in there slicing through flesh. This time he wasn't able to hit bone but the sword went straight through and Hiccup had Alvin pinned. Alvin couldn't move his lower body at all, he could move his arms though. Alvin swing the sword at Hiccup's head going for the neck most likely. At this time Wodensfang finally made an appearance. He leaped out from the back of Hiccup's shirt and dug his claws into Alvin's current sword arm. Alvin dropped his sword and used his other arm, even with pain that should paralyze other Vikings, he ripped Wodensfang off and chucked him at where his other men should be. Hiccup yanked his sword out quickly and at an angle to inflict even more damage. The sword tore out of Alvin's leg and Hiccup took a step back. Alvin was blown away right in front of Hiccup. Hiccup tried to follow the body but could only turn his head but could only see him crash into a tree. He saw two more men appear from behind the tree Alvin crashed into.
"Uh Toothless I really think we should leave now."
"Why? We're doing completely fine bashing these morons down."
"Ok maybe you are but I need to tend to this wound in my chest."
"You're hurt. Why are you hurt, ok let's go."
"Wodensfang where are you? Are you ok? We're leaving now, no time to waste."
"Ouch Master, I think I need help getting up."
Hiccup heard Wodensfang call out from his left. He took a few steps and found him in a bush. Hiccup scooped him up and ran over to Toothless. He mounted as fast as he could and got a good grip on the reins.
"Ok let's go, we really can't stay any longer."
Toothless pushed off from the ground with some twinge of pain but pushed through it. He hovered above the treetops for a second before heading off in the direction opposite from the arrival of the villainous group.
"Woden, who the fuck were they? You said nobody else knew about this island."
"Master I am terribly sorry, I offer you my life in exchange for forgiveness. I truly did not think there was another soul in the world who knew of the existence of this island. I apologize from the depths of my heart, please forgive me Master Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III."
"Oh it's ok Woden, you really sound like you didn't know. Let's just get as far away as we can. Let's look for some land to treat our wounds at."
"Yeah I think we should do that before anything else."
"Agreed. As for direction, once we land I believe you should take a good look at the sword and holster if you want to know where we head next."