It took months of planning, and now Hiccup has the plan put together that will take Viggo down and take back the Dragon Eye.
They're all flying out to Viggo's base with their Berk friends, Defenders of the Wing, and even their Arendelle friends with the water and fire spirit.
"Everyone ready?" Hiccup asks them all and they're all ready. "Let's go in."
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On the boats, Windshear takes down the men onboard with ease and in silence with help of Mala.
On the island, Snotlout lands near several of the men. "Hello." He greets and the men all go running inside a cave in which they're blasted by Elsa who was waiting for them.
Inside the cave near the base, the twins are gassing it up with their dragon and flying all throughout.
"One for the gold, two for the show..." Tuffnut starts.
"Three to get Barf and Belch ready, and four for the blow." Ruffnut finishes and they spark the gas, sending the Hunters flying.
Ryker runs to the explosion and is met by Skullcrusher and Stoick. "Ryker! So nice to meet you."
Gobber comes in and drops on top of Ryker with Grump. "Even if it's just for a moment."
Hiccup comes flying in with Mala who's men have taken care of the rest of his men.
"He's all yours, Hiccup Haddock." Mala assures him and moves the cloth for him to enter.
Viggo sees him and reaches for his weapon when Toothless stops him with a plasma blast and Hiccup grabs the Dragon Eye.
"I'll take that." Hiccup tells him, knowing Viggo's reign of terror is over without the Eye.
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"Really? I'll take that?" Tuffnut asks, referring to the plan as they're all at Berk talking about the plan, making sure its flawless with all their allies there. "Seriously? That's the best you can come up with? This is your moment, H. Books will be written about it. Children will act it out. Some adults will act it out, but it won't be as cute as the children. You need a killer catchphrase. One line that will withstand the test of time. As the sands in the oceans pass, your words will remain. I mean, you've just defeated one of the toughest, most ruthless billains in the world."
"Who, let's face it, everyone thought was smarter than you." Ruffnut says.
"Really? Everyone?" Hiccup asks.
"Well, there's no hard data, but if you had to guess..." Tuffnut says.
"Okay, I'll tell you what, I'll work on something cool to say to him when I take him down. Happy?" Hiccup asks him.
"Uh, Uh, Uh. Au contraire, mon frère. We will work on something better for you to say to him when we take him down." Tuffnut assures him. "Trust us, we've gotcha. It should be something with a growl," he says as they walk off.
They later head out and Hiccup gets pulled aside by Heather who was absent during the planning.
"It looks like it went over well." Heather says seeing they're all ready to head out.
"Well, it wouldn't have been this way without your help." Hiccup tells her. "I couldn't have done any of this without you."
"Night and Shadow Rider, the unstoppable team." Heather says and leans against the wall.
"I certainly think so." Hiccup agrees when they hear Toothless screech and look to see Windshear and him playing around. "Do you think they're...you know, a thing?" He asks Heather.
"You've been wondering that too, huh?" Heather asks, as she was thinking the same thing.
"Hey, so where were you?" Hiccup wonders.
"I...took a stroll, needed to clear my head." Heather explains and then raises her wedding ring. "After we get Viggo out of the way, we can finally get married."
"Come on, I know you're thinking about something else. What is it?" Hiccup says, seeing through her lies.
"Let's just say...I have news for you that could change everything, only when this is over." Heather says and walks off to Windshear and Toothless goes to Hiccup.
"Wonder what's going on with her." Hiccup says and turns to his dragon. "You and Windshear together or something, bud?" He asks the offspring of lightning and death who just looks to his Rider and walks off. "What? Do I take that as a yes or a no?"
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The team fly off to take down Viggo for real this time and Hiccup keeps a eye on Heather as she seems to be both serious and happy about whatever news she's keeping.
"We've been giving this a lot of thought and here's what we have so far." Ruffnut says, snapping Hiccup from his gaze on Heather and Tuffnut comes closer.
"Is that an axe in your face, or are you just happy to see me?" Tuffnut says and Hiccup is confused. "No? Okay, not a problem." He says and swaps with his sister.
"Viggo, this is gonna hurt you a lot more than it's gonna hurt me." Ruffnut offers as Toothless and Hiccup see that's stupid.
Tuffnut swaps back over. "Good night, and good luck! Wait, wait, wait."
"Give it a rest, will ya?" Snotlout asks of them.
"We didn't say you were involved in this, Snotlout." Tuffnut replies to him.
"Although, that line wasn't half bad. Give it a rest, will ya, Viggo?" Ruffnut says.
"Oh, for the love of...Riders, ready! Just like we practiced." Hiccup says and they fly off to see that the ships have been sinked.
"This is peculiar." Mala says onboard Windshear.
"Yeah, strange." Heather agrees.
Elsa and Anna make it to the island itself and see the fires are out.
"What's going on?" Anna wonders and Elsa was wondering the same.
The twins fly through the caves and see there's nothing there.
"What a rip off." Snotlout complains.
"Looks like someone beat us to it." Fishlegs tells them.
"The question is, who?" Stoick asks as Hiccup and Heather head into Viggo's hut and see that it's been ransacked and the Dragon Eye is gone once again.
All that isn't touched is the Maces Talons board game.
"Oh, Thor!" Hiccup shouts as he throws the table over. "What's it going to take to catch this guy?!" Months of planning was wasted as it seems he's gone and probably long gone.
That's when he heard the gamepiece hit something hollow.
Hiccup looks and sees a board and Toothless sniffs it to growl. Hiccup then moves it to see a trap door and opens it to see Viggo who seems to be hurt and Toothless was ready to fire.
"Whoa, whoa, hold your fire." Hiccup tells him and Viggo looks up to them.
"I never imagined that these words would come out of this mouth, but, my dear Hiccup, I'm overjoyed to see you." Viggo tells him.
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They bring everyone inside and pulled Viggo from the hole and start waiting for answers.
"What happened here? Viggo, where's the Dragon Eye?" Hiccup asks him.
"Ryker's lost all sense of reason. He's on his own and unfortunately managed to sway the soft minds of the Dragon Hunters." Viggo informs them. "My brother has turned them on their leader."
"And that, right there, is why I'd rather have a sister any day of the week." Tuffnut says.
"Uh-hu." Ruffnut says and raises her hand.
"Not you, obviously, but a different sis." Tuffnut informs her.
"Ryker's plan, as simple minded as it is, is to wipe out the Dragon Riders and all of your allies." Viggo warns Hiccup.
"Yeah, how is that different from every other bad guy we've ever dealt with?" Hiccup asks since even before Viggo they we're threatened with the same thing.
"And defeated, I might add." Heather tells him.
"The difference, my dear Hiccup, is Project Shell Fire." Viggo informs them. "The reason we went to Arendelle."
"You mean when you attacked Arendelle and started stripping it of resources." Elsa corrected him.
"What is Project Shell Fire? A boat? A dragon?" Hiccup asks him.
"In due time, I will divulge all. Project Shell Fire, the location of the Dragon Eye. But only if you help me stop my brother and send me on my way." Viggo bargains.
"Yak dung!" Snotlout coughs. "Sorry, I had something lying in my throat."
"Snotlout is right, Hiccup. We shouldn't trust Viggo as far as we can throw him." Fishlegs agrees.
"Agreed." Viggo also agrees. "Testing me is, shall we say a stretch? Therefore, as a show of good faith, I will tell you where and when my brother will strike next. Give you time to save some of our allies, which he systematically intends to destroy. The next attack will be on the Defenders of the Wing. Followed by Arendelle, your Dragons Edge, even Berk itself, in no particular order. While Ryker is no tactical genius, he still manages to hold some things close to the vest."
Everyone leaves the hut to think of their options.
"Time is of the essence, Hiccup. It is the ability to make expeditious decisions that saves lives." Viggo says as Hiccup leaves.
"There's no way were believing one word this guy says." Astrid says to them.
"But we can't just ignore it." Heather tells her.
"Heather's right. There are too many lives at stake." Hiccup agrees with his fiancée.
"Agreed. Gobber and I will head back to Berk just in case." Stoick promises and they leave.
"Elsa, Anna, you go back to Arendelle and make sure they can defend themselves." Hiccup tells them and Elsa calls the water horse and they ride off back home.
"Then that leaves the Edge and the Defenders of the Wing." Heather says.
"And Viggo?" Astrid asks.
"I guess he's coming with us. There's no other way." Hiccup says.
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They go to check on the Defenders of the Wing and they take Viggo into a cell.
"I don't want to take any chances of him to try anything." Mala explains.
"I don't trust him either. But if what he says is true, your island could be in grave danger." Hiccup explains when several blue shots are fired on the island.
"Now we're in grave danger!" Snotlout says as more shots come in.
"The wrath of the gods is upon us!" Throk says as Toothless stops some of the blasts.
"Believe me now, Hiccup?" Viggo asks from the cell as a blast almost gets him.
"Not even remotely." Hiccup answers him and forms a plan. "Mala, Throk, you and your men keep Viggo locked down. We're gonna fly into the attack and find the source." He says and they all asks off into the skies as more shots are fired at them.
"I mean, not that we're ones to complain about a totally awesome situation, but, Hiccup, why are we doing this?" Tuffnut asks.
"We have to find the source. The only way is to fly towards it." Hiccup explains and avoids another blast.
"Hiccup, keep your eyes on the blasts." Heather mocks him.
"Yeah, Yeah, I'm on it." Hiccup assures her in a mocking tone. "Just stay focused and keep moving forward."
They keep flying and see three Dragon Hunter ships.
"There." Hiccup says as they fly in and attack them to see that there's another one hiding behind the sea sack.
Hiccup and Heather circle it only to see nothings there.
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They fly back to the island and see that Viggo escaped.
"The explosions allowed him to slip away." Throk explains. "I...I have failed you."
"You sure did, Throkman." Snotlout agrees.
"I can't believe I fell for it. What was I thinking?" Hiccup asks.
"Now, there's a good question. I personally wouldn't have-"
"Snotlout, be quiet." Heather warns him.
"We can't focus on Viggo right now. We need to get back to the Edge. We don't know where the next attack will happen." Hiccup says and climbs on Toothless and turns to Mala. "Send a Terror Mail I'd you need us." He then takes to the skies with the others.
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"The problem is, we've been thinking like Viggo." Hiccup tells Heather as they make it back to the Edge and are coming with a new plan. "We have to start thinking like Ryker."
"Good luck with that." Heather says jokingly.
Hiccup looks up to her and sees she's hiding something that's causing her to be happy and sorta nervous. He could tell with the way she's holding herself.
"Is everything all right with you?" Hiccup asks, starting to get worried. "You know you can tell me anything, right?" He reminds her and takes her hand in his.
"I know, it's...I wanna tell you when the time is right." Heather promises and Hiccup is okay with that when the door opens and the twins are there.
"Looks like she's got the mace, and I've got the Talons." Tuffnut says. "So, Viggo, it's game over. And we haven't even-."
"Tuffnut!" Both Heather and Hiccup yell, seeing he's still working on his catchphrase.
"Yeah, you're right. I would have the mace, you know, not her. Everyone knows I'm a mace man. Guilty as charged, good looking out." Tuffnut says and they run off.
"As soon as we get rid of Viggo, we can finally get rid of them as well." Hiccup assures Heather.
"Meh, I kinda got used to all of them." Heather admits. "But back to the mission."
"Right, let's assume that Viggo is telling the truth. If you're Ryker, which ally do you hit next?" Hiccup asks and they both look to Arendelle, knowing they must be their next target.
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The team wait outside Arendelle as Elsa and Anna ready their home for another invasion.
"Hey, H, which do you like more?" Tuffnut asks.
"My name is Hiccup Haddock. Submit or be filleted where you stand and fed to my favorite yak." Ruffnut says. "Or..."
"Oh, you want a battle, Viggo? Well how about I give you a war instead? It's bigger and there's more fighting!" Tuffnut offers.
"Hiccup doesn't even have a favorite yak. Or any yak for that matter." Heather informs them.
"What about Yakitty?" Ruffnut asks.
"That's my yak, pal." Snotlout informs them. Yakkity Jorgensen."
"And we don't want a war, guys. We want to end it." Hiccup says when a hunter ship comes into view. "Due south!"
"Hiccup, is that a white flag?" Heather asks and Hiccup looks to see it is in fact.
"Yeah...except that's not the weirdest part." Hiccup says as he sees the person waving the flag is Ryker.
They fly in and see Ryker on the ship alone and he explains what happened that Viggo betrayed him.
"Funny. That's the exact same story Viggo told us, but he said your the one who flipped." Hiccup informs him.
"Yeah? Then where is he?" Ryker asks and he's got them there. "Let me ask you this. Between Viggo and myself, who has more of an interest in you, Hiccup?"
Hiccup thinks and knows Viggo is the one who's been trying to outsmart him constantly, Ryker was just along for the ride.
"Exactly. It's Viggo who's lost his mind. It's Viggo who came up and built the Shell Fire. It's Viggo who wants a war. But it's Ryker who has the Dragon Eye." Ryker tells them.
"Great. Where is it?" Hiccup asks.
"Don't worry. It's safely hidden." Ryker assures him. "Think about it, if Viggo had the Shell Fire and the Dragon Eye, what would he do? He'd set you up. Which is exactly what my beloved brother is doing."
"Oh, that's great! Another lunatic dragon hunter that we can't trust." Snotlout states when they hear fire and see the attack on Arendelle and they need to head there and help them.
"You see That, Hiccup? That attack proves what I've been saying." Ryker tells him as he board Toothless. "Bring me Viggo and I will give you what you want. Otherwise, I'll disappear for good, along with the Dragon Eye." He promises as they take to the sky.
They fly off and see that Elsa and the water spirit are creating a wall of ice to shield their home.
"Hiccup, staying together won't help. We need to split up." Heather tells him.
"Good plan. You and I go, and you guys go in to save who you can and meet us back at the Edge." Hiccup the team the plan.
"And where are you going?" Snotlout asks them.
"To find out whatever this Shell Fire is and try to stop it." Hiccup says as they fly off.
They keep going and see more mad more fire coming in.
"Faster, bud! We need to close the distance before it can disappear." Hiccup says as they fly ahead and see a ship.
"It looks like a normal ship." Heather states when the ship rises and a giant Tidal Class dragon appears.
"What is that?" Hiccup asks, as they've never seen a dragon of that size or like that before. "The Shell Fire isn't a ship to dragon, it's both. He's weaponized a dragon!"
They see as they go inside the boat and the ship disappears into the water with the dragon.
"And that's why we're not able to see it or defend against it." Heather states.
"I'm going after it." Hiccup says as he and Toothless dive and see the dragon soar through the water and they rise out of the water. "It's too fast and too deep."
"It can't stay down for long, There's Hunters under those hatches." Heather states.
"But we don't know which direction it's headed or where it's gonna come up." Hiccup replies and tries to think. "We've gotta get back to the Edge and regroup."
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When they return to the Edge, they explain the dragon they saw.
"If I had to guess, Titan Wing. Bigger than our Submaripper. Long rage firing capabilities." Hiccup explains.
"Tidal Class dragons don't attack humans. It's not in their nature. They're forcing them to do this." Fishlegs tells them.
"We know that they're not above doing that." Heather says and they need to figure out who's in charge? Ryker or Viggo?
"Elsa, Anna, how are things at Arendelle?" Hiccup asks their friends.
"Well, Elsa's ice shield was able to stop most of the damage. A few houses and places were hit, but thankfully nobody was hurt." Anna assures them.
"So, what's our next move?" Astrid asks them.
"I don't know." Hiccup admits as he walks around the room. "The only thing I do know is we've got to find Viggo soon or Ryker and the Dragon Eye could be gone for good."
"Good luck with that. What do you think Viggo's gonna do? Walk in here and turn himself in?" Snotlout asks him.
"I need to clear my head." Hiccup tells Heather.
"I'll hold things down here while you gone. Take your time." Heather informs him as he leaves.
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Hiccup and Toothless fly to a part of the Edge where he can see his home and all the dragons from.
"It's peaceful, isn't it?" Hiccup asks Toothless as his dragon lies down next to him. "I always have at least a gut feeling for something to do. But this time..." he says as Toothless tries comforting him.
"Perhaps I can help." Viggo says and they turn to face him. "I hope you didn't think I would leave you hanging in the wind. I'm nothing if not a man of my word, Hiccup. Let me guess. Ryker told you I was the one who went rogue. I figured as much. Offered you peace and the Dragon Eye, neither of which he is either willing or able to give."
"Oh, and you are?" Hiccup asks, ready to fight him.
Viggo takes a few steps closer and Toothless is ready to end him.
"As I said, Hiccup, you help me stop my brother and I'll give you what you desire." Viggo says.
"Which is exactly what Ryker said. Word for word." Hiccup informs him.
"But he conveniently couldn't produce it, could he?" Viggo asks.
"But you can?"
Viggo reaches into the back of his belt and reveals the Dragon Eye.
"Now, when will Ryker be arriving?" Viggo asks.
"In the morning." Hiccup says and Viggo walks up to hand him the Dragon Eye.
"Rest assured. The Shell Fire will be with him. Whatever you're gong to do, we must do it together." Viggo tells him.
Hiccup agrees to that and is handed the Dragon Eye.