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Silvolde: Yeah he is actually dead. It was the plan from the start whether you like or not. As I said when I started the story, Hiccup is based on a king of Sweden known as Charles XII. As for what happens next read and find out.
Guest: I just dared, fight me.
Guest #2: Yeah he did kill Drago, and yeah I'm sorry for Hiccup's death. As for Hiccup not recognizing Viggo, the two of them had not met face to face before. They only know each other by name.
CommanderGreya: Oh you know she will
40 miles off the coast of England…
Night had fallen on the seas allowing the 16 ships to sail safely. They were en route to Russia, bearing gifts and a call to arms. Britain and Russia had close ties for quite some time, ever since the Kalmar Union rose to power the two countries have been kinda friends.
Britain was getting desperate to beat the Berkians, everyone could see that. Queen Anne had ordered these ships to sail as fast as they could and get to Russia. At the moment the flew the union jack but as soon as they got to the Baltic sea they would switch over to the Russia flag. The reason for this is Russia was allowed to use Berkian ports in the Baltic but had to pay to use them. In the call to arms in clearly stated if victory was achieved, Russia would get these ports.
It was with that knowledge of Berkian-Russian relations they could easily sneak the call to arms to Moscow. However, what they didn't know is that they were being stalked. It wasn't the Wolfpack as they were escorting their king home one final time. It was something else, something that no one knew was coming.
Berk 1 year earlier, a week after Poltava…
Hiccup had Toothless landed in Berk after a long flight from France. The two of them were tired, not from the flight but of the war. Fishlegs quickly greeted the two once he saw them walking around.
"Hiccup, Toothless, what are you guys doing here?"
"I wanted to talk with you 'legs. Please join me for a walk."
The three of them walked up to one of the upper levels on Berk and over to a lookout that oversaw the port.
"I must say Fishlegs you did a great job of leading Berk while I've been gone."
"Thanks, Hiccup, I do quite like this job of watching over the navy."
Hiccup leaned against the granite railing as he looked at the busy port. He could see people moving about, selling their wares or building ships.
"Fishlegs, what is the size of the navy?"
"60 ships are seaworthy, 12 of which are part of the Wolfpack led by Dagur."
"Remind me again please, why did I give Dagur a position in the navy?"
"You said he would do good as he was a Berserker and the Berserkers are known for their sailing."
A few cannons went off, the troops doing a quick drill to make sure the weapons worked. Hiccup sighed and walked over to Toothless. He began to dig through the saddle bag to try and find went he wanted. Fishlegs watched as Hiccup searched for what he was looking for. After a couple of seconds, Hiccup stood up with a rolled up piece of paper in hand.
"Do you have room for another ship to be built?"
"No, but I could quickly make another drydock to build one. What type of ship are we looking at, Sloop, Brig, Frigate, Galleon-"
"None of those. I want something that is unsinkable, something that can take a beating but fast."
"Hiccup, I could try to make what you ask but what you are asking is impossible."
"Nothing is impossible Fishlegs. At one point ending the war with the Dragons seemed impossible and what did I do?"
"End the war."
"I ended the war. Just hear me out please."
"Fine but if this doesn't work don't blame me."
"I could never blame you, now let's talk about what I want."
Hiccup unfolded the paper revealing designs for a ship.
"This is the KBS (Kingdom of Berk Ship) Gustav, he is a 124 gun Ironclad."
"What's an Ironclad?"
"A ship whose hull is made of iron. Now he-"
"Wait a minute he? Hiccup ships are a she."
"Your right ships are a she but Gustav is a he. He will be the king of the seas once completed."
"Ok, just one last question and I will get to work. Why Gustav?"
"Gustav was one of my generals but he was killed at the last battle we fought in."
"Oh, alright I'll get to work."
Fishlegs got on Meatlug who had landed next to them while they were talking and took off leaving Hiccup to his thoughts.
Berk 10 months later…
Hiccup and the army would be leaving for Scotland in less than an hour. Before he left he wanted to see his pride and joy set sail for the first time. For the past 10 months, men and women on Berk have been building the massive warship and now it was time for it to set sail. A bottle of champagne was broken on the side of the ship and it was put into the water. The crowd that had formed to watch the army take off cheered when the ship remained floating in the Berk harbor.
"Hiccup you are amazing."
"I know I am Astrid."
The two shared a quick kiss before turning back to see a small ship named King Carolus set sail for the first time.
Present Day…
The 16 British ships were now 50 miles off the coast of England. A mist had now surrounded the ships as the continued their journey to Russia.
From the mist, a shape, a ship is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about drift into a storm
"Do you see anything captain?"
"No, the water is quiet. The Wolfpack must be elsewhere."
"Good, which means we have a better shot at getting to our destination."
The two men stopped talking when an unidentified ship came into their sight. The gulped knowing it wasn't one of theirs.
Sign of power
Show of force
Raise the anchor
Battleship is plotting its course
"Everyone to your battle stations, enemy ship ahead!"
The crew of the ship started running, getting all the cannons loaded for the upcoming fight. The flag of war was raised but the other ships in the navy couldn't see it.
Pride of the nation
A beast made of steel
Gustav in motion
King of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
Cannons rang out as Gustav opened fire in the middle of the convoy. The iron shells ripped through the wooden ships as more cannons began to fire. Behind Gustav, King Carolus fired at anything Gustav missed. One of the British ships had taken too much damage and began to sink. The British guns fired back at the large ship but were surprised when the shells bounced off its hull.
"What? That's impossible cannonballs are made to go through the wood."
"Captain duck!"
It was too late as a cannonball went through the man's torso, separating the body into many pieces.
"Signal the HMS Victory. Tell them they need to get into attack position. She is the strongest ship in the navy and the pride of Britain."
"Yes, sir."
The soldier waved a lantern to signal to the large ship and was relieved when they responded. Gustav fired at a trade ship next, ripping large holes in the hull of the boat.
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Berkian fleet
The terror of the seas
The Gustav and the Berkian fleet
HMS Victory fired at the Berkian ship but everyone was surprised when none of the shells seemed to do any damage. Then Gustav fired back and destroyed the hull of Victory causing it to take on water. Gustav wasn't done, it fired another 5 shots at Victory before leaving it to die. King Carolus caused another transport ship to sink leaving just 3 warships left. Then all of a sudden an explosion rocked the ocean. The powder magazine of Victory had exploded, Gustav had caused a fire to break out below deck and it had spread.
"No…" Admiral Lancaster barley managed to breathe out.
Every single British sailor, whether they were in the water or still on a boat, watched the mushroom cloud rise above the waves and the flames that had engulfed the wooden ship.
"Private!"
"Yes, sir?"
"Get us out of here, that beast is unstoppable."
"Understood."
The two remaining ships turned around and tried to get away from the Berkian warships. Behind them, 14 ships were sinking beneath the waves, one of which was on fire. The explosion on Victory had ripped the ship in half and any crew that had survived were now struggling to get out of the burning wreckage.
Onboard Gustav, the men were celebrating their victory as they watched British sailors swim towards the mighty vessel out of desperation. Men were pulled onboard and thrown into the brig while the men gathered what they could from the water.
"Pick up these last few men and set sail for the English channel. We will make their trade suffer."
"Sir, this man has information on why these ships were out here."
A sailor was shoved in front of the Captain and forced to his knees.
"Go on tell him."
"We were on our way to one of your ports. We were gonna use a Russian flag to get in. Gonna try and get Russia into the war."
"Then it's a good thing we stopped you. Take him away."
"Yes, sir!"
London 1 day later…
Admiral Lancaster had gathered every available captain in the navy in his office in London. 56 men from across the kingdom were here to discuss the monster of a ship Lancaster had faced.
"The enemy has a technological advantage over us. We must gather every ship we can and sink it."
"Lancaster if 6 warships couldn't even put a dent in this thing, what can the entire royal navy do against it."
"We could sink it!"
"But at what cost!"
Two thousand men and fifty thousand tons of steel
Set course for the Atlantic with the British on their heels
"There is no way that thing can survive a pounding from 56 of her majesties best ships."
"Lancaster we will follow you but let it be known that the blood of my men will be on your hands."
"I understand, York."
English channel 4 days later…
As predicted, Gustav and King Carolus were in the English channel and blocking their way was 56 ships. It was 2 against 56 but everyone knew many would die. The British ships moved into attack formation and got their cannons ready for a fight.
Firepower, Firefight
Battle stations, keep the targets steady in sight
Into formation, the hunt has begun
Death and damnation, the fleet is coming
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
Gustav engaged the first few ships, both broadsides doing plenty of damage to the ships. The British ships fired back but once again the cannons did nothing against the steel armor of the Berkian ship. Gustav fired back at the nearby ships and he met his mark, ripping massive holes in the sides of the wooden ships.
Onboard Admiral Lancaster's ship, Lancaster watched as more and more of his ships were destroyed. He sighed and looked around to see other ships get into attack position. They had to sink this ship or any hope for a victory in the war would be lost.
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Berkian fleet
Gustav fired its guns once again causing another British ship to take on water. Captain York was able to maneuver his ship into a good spot on Gustav's left broadside.
"Fire the guns! Do not let up!"
York's ship opened fire with everything they had. 36 cannonballs hit the side of Gustav but every one of them bounced off except for one. One of the shots had struck a cannon and went through the lower deck. York saw this and knew he could use it to his advantage.
"Aim for their guns, the shots go right through!"
More of York's cannons fired this time the shots were doing damage. Below deck men were being killed as cannon balls hit the wooden decks. Then one lucky shot managed to hit a weak part of the armor that was below the water line. Gustav began to take on water as he continued to fight on.
The terror of the seas
Gustav and the Berkian fleet
Gustav's crew fired back at York and his ship was immediately damaged beyond repair.
"Sir we are taking on water."
"I know but keep fighting, we must sink this beast."
York's guns fired one last time but due to the ship taking on water, the shots either missed or hit the armor of the ship. On the other side of Gustav, another British ship was sent to a watery grave as Gustav's cannons destroyed its broadside.
Onboard Gustav, the men knew of the situation below deck. But if Berk was to win the war they had to destroy the British navy so that their smaller ships could dominate the waves. The captain of Gustav quickly wrote a letter that would be sent via Terrible Terror to King Carolus. It was an order to retreat from the area as King Carolus was a wooden ship, It couldn't take the beating Gustav was taking.
"Take this to them, they must get out of here."
He placed the letter on the side of the dragon's leg and it flew away over to the nearby Berkain ship. Gustav's guns continued to fire at every ship it could but the armor had gotten weaker as the battle wore on and now the British ships were able to penetrate the armor. The remaining 23 British ships descended on Gustav's location as they saw the warship weaken with every volley. Lancaster smiled as holes were ripped into the Berkian ship.
"She is sinking, finish her off," Lancaster said to the nearby sailor.
"Yes, sir."
Gustav began to list a bit to the right but his guns continued to fire at the British ships. The British ships continued to fire at the Berkian ship and more holes were put into it. Berkian sailors began to abandon ship as the ship began to list even more.
At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss
They are bound by iron and blood
The flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas
His guns have gone silent at last
The crew of the sinking ship began to swim over to the British ships for safety. They were pulled aboard and quickly arrested.
Pride of a nation, a beast made of steel
Gustav in motion, king of the ocean
He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the war machine
To rule the waves and lead the Berkian fleet
The terror of the seas
The Gustav and the Berkian fleet
20 ships survived the ordeal and thousands lost their lives just to sink one ship. Over his lifetime, Gustav had managed to sink almost 50 ships. King Carolus sailed back north as orders came in back terror mail that the Wolfpack needed an escort. For what purpose they did not know, however, they would find out once they got to Scotland.