"What do you mean, he paid to have Hiccup killed?" Tim yelled out as he walked over to his car.
He had received a call from Astrid a few minutes ago and the first thing she told him was that Drago had planned that ambush on Hiccup.
"Astrid, slow down. Why would Drago… Okay, where's Hiccup now?" Tim asked.
"I don't know. He's not answering his phone." Astrid said from the otherside of the phone "Please go over there and make sure everything's okay."
"Okay, okay. I am on my way towards Hiccup's place." Tim said as he got inside his car and started the engine.
"Thank you, Tim. I am currently going to Sector 16 with Pepper and some agents. We are gonna catch Drago red-handed." Astrid said and ended the call.
(At Hiccup's house)
Hiccup was trying to move his body. He knew that the effect of the paralyzing device wouldn't last for long. 15 to 17 minutes at maximum and then he will be able to move again. Hiccup patiently waited for the effect to wear off, but dread was spreading in his mind. He could feel the shrapnels moving in his chest and it hurt. Every breath he took, every small movement in his body hurt. The shrapnels dig deeper into his body every time he makes any kind of movement. He closed his eyes and waited for the effect to wear off as he tried to move his body. Inside his mind he was dreading what if he couldn't snap out of this paralyzed state fast enough, what if he couldn't get to Astrid fast enough. He didn't want to imagine what would happen if he failed to stop Drago.
"I have to get out of here. I have to get to Astrid." Hiccup thought in his mind.
Just then he slowly moved a finger. Hiccup felt the feeling of his limbs coming back and in a matter of moments he was able to use his arms. Hiccup used his strength to push himself off from the sofa onto the floor. Hiccup let out a sharp gasp as he felt the shrapnels dig deeper in his chest on the empact. He ignored the pain and pulled himself along the floor towards the stairs leading to his lab. Once he reached the stairs he let himself fall down the stairs.
"That hurt." Hiccup thought as rolled down the stairs and dropped in front of the lab's entrance.
Luckily he had forgotten to get the doors repaired. Hiccup pulled himself inside the lab and his eyes fell on the glassbox containing his previous Arc reactor. He tried to crawl towards the desk on which that box was kept but his legs gave away. Hiccup pulled himself along the floor, shoving away some objects laying on the floor. He somehow managed to get to the desk and used the plastic bin standing next to the desk to hoist himself up to reach the box. But he lost the remaining strength in his body and collapsed on the floor with his back against the desk.
Hiccup was struggling to breathe. He felt hopeless and useless. He knew that he can't do anything and he is going to die now.
"I am sorry Astrid." Hiccup sadly thought and closed his eyes, finally accepting his end.
Suddenly he heard a familiar whirring sound. He opened his eyes and saw Sharp-shot holding the box near him. Hiccup took the box and looked up at the robot with a slight smile.
"Good boy." Hiccup said and rolled to his side and smashed the box on the ground.
(A few minutes later)
"Hiccup!? Hiccup!?" Tim shouted as he stormed inside the living room of the house.
He had broken a whole bunch of driving rules while trying to get to Hiccup's house. Not seeing his friend in the living room had just increased his worry. He decided to check the lab first before looking for Hiccup in other rooms. But when he entered the lab he froze in shock and fear. He saw Hiccup lying on his stomach near a desk.
"Hiccup? Hiccup!" Tim yelled and rushed towards his friend.
He flipped Hiccup over and saw that he was still breathing. Hiccup looked as pale as paper and was struggling to breath but it looked like he was recovering from that state.
"Hiccup! You okay?" Tim asked.
"Where's Astrid?" Hiccup hoarsely asked.
"She's fine. She's with Pepper and some agents. They're about to arrest Drago." Tim said.
"That's not going to be enough." Hiccup said and got up as the colour on his face returned to normal.
(At Sector 16)
Multiple black coloured cars pulled outside Sector 16. Pepper and Astrid along with Agent Eretson and some other agents came out of the car and walked towards the building. In a matter of minutes they found the underground lab.
"Section 16. There it is." Pepper said and pointed towards the door leading inside the lab.
She tried to use her keycard to unlock the door but it didn't work.
"My key isn't working. It's not opening the door." Pepper told the people behind her.
Agent Eretson extended his hand and another agent placed a small device on it. Agent Eretson then walked over to the door and attached the small device on the part above the lock of that door.
"Oh, wow! What's that? It's, like, a little device? It's, like, a thing that's going to pick the lock?" Pepper theorised.
The device started to beep and all the agents backed away.
"I don't think that's an automatic lockpick Pepper." Astrid said.
"You might want to take a few steps back." Agent Eretson told them. Pepper and Astrid backed away and Pepper covered her ears with her hands.
The device exploded, unlocking the door. Pepper flinched as the device exploded and Astrid just closed her eyes and looked away. Inside the lab, Drago heard the explosion and knew danger was here. He typed in some codes on a computer and ran towards the prototype suit he had built. Outside the agents pulled out their guns and prepared to go inside
"It is open now." Agent Eretson said and inside followed by the other agents and Pepper and Astrid.
(At Hiccup's house)
Tim was in complete awe as he watched Hiccup put on his suit.
"That's the coolest thing I've ever seen." He said.
"Not bad, huh? Let's do it." Hiccup said as he checked his armour and walked over to the car he had wrecked during his test flight.
"Do you need me to do anything else?" Tim asked.
"Keep the skies clear." Hiccup told him and closed his face plate.
He basted the car away and blasted out of the hole on the roof above it.
"Damn!" Tim said in amazement.
He then looked around and spotted the Mark 2 suit.
"Next time, baby." Tim said with a smile.
He then went to the garage and took one of Hiccup's cars and drove towards the military base.
(At Sector 16)
Inside the underground lab the agents were looking for Drago. They soon found the hanger containing Mark 1 armour.
"Looks like you were right. He was building a suit." Agent Eretson told Pepper who was standing behind him with Astrid.
"I thought it'd be bigger." Astrid said.
They separated and went over to the other sides of the lab. Astrid found a platform-like place and saw some huge power cables lying on it. She tilted her head in curiosity as she studied those cables.
On the other side of the lab Pepper found a dark place with chains dangling in front of it. She became curious and walked over to that area ignoring the feeling of fear. Suddenly there was a clang and three bright yellow lights appeared and started to rise up, towering over her and targeting her. Pepper screamed and ran as a giant mech came out of the dark place and chased her. The agents heard her scream and went to rescue her. They shot at the mech with their pistols but it didn't work as it swayed them away. Astrid caught Pepper and took her out of the lab as the agents tried to stop the mech.
"Get out of here!" They heard Agent Eretson yelling behind them as they ran out.
(With Hiccup)
Hiccup was flying through the sky towards Sector 16.
"How do you think the Mark One chest piece is going to hold up?" Hiccup asked Toothless.
"The suit's at 48% power and falling, sir." Toothless said with concern.
"That chest piece was never designed for sustained flight. Keep me posted."
(At Sector 16)
Astrid and Pepper were finally out of the building. Astrid suddenly got a call. She pulled out her phone and saw it was from Hiccup so she received the call.
"Astrid!" Hiccup yelled from the other side.
"Hiccup! Hiccup, are you okay?" Astrid asked.
"I'm fine. How are…" Hiccup managed to say before Astrid cut him off.
"Drago, he's gone insane!"
"I know. Listen, you'd better get out of there."
"He built a suit."
"Get out of there right now!"
Just then the ground shook and cracks formed on the pavement and opened a hole. A gigantic mech came out of the hole and rose up. It was none other than Drago himself in his suit.
(A/N:- This is what the suit looks like, https/commanderalfa/art/Iron-Death-891735940)
"Where do you think you're going?" Drago said.
Astrid pulled out her handgun and shot at the helm of the suit but the bullets just bounced off it like rubber.
"Was that supposed to hurt." Drago mused and laughed and aimed the Gatling gun attached on his left arm at Astrid and Pepper.
"Your services are no longer required." Drago growled as the barrel began spinning.
Astrid and Pepper were frozen by fear. But just then they heard a screech. They looked up at the sky and saw Hiccup in his suit flying towards them.
"Drago!" Hiccup yelled and shot a powerful repulsor blast at Drago as he collided with his gigantic suit, knocking them both into a busy main road.
Drago crashed through a truck, into the incoming traffic, cars twisting and swerving everywhere as they tried to avoid the giant metal monster in front of them. A minivan with a woman and her children inside came to a screeching halt in front of Drago.
On the other side Hiccup just stood up when he noticed Drago coming towards him with a minivan he was holding over his head.
"I love this suit! I call it the Iron Death!" Drago proudly exclaimed.
"Put them down!" Hiccup yelled when he noticed the woman and her children inside the car.
"Collateral damage, Hiccup." Drago casually said as he walked closer to Hiccup.
"Divert power to chest RT." Hiccup commanded Toothless.
The gaps around the metal plates on his chest and abdomen glowed for a few moments as a huge amount of power was diverted to the chest RT. A powerful white coloured energy blast shot out of the centre of the chest piece. Drago flew back and crashed into another car and Hiccup caught the minivan before it could fall on the ground.
"Power reduced to 19%." Toothless informed Hiccup.
Hiccup dropped on his one knee as he struggled to put the minivan down. The woman inside the car screamed in terror and slammed her foot on the escalator. The moment Hiccup put the car down it ran over him. Hiccup tried to clung onto the bonnet of the car but it didn't work and fell under the car, getting dragged along until he managed to lift the back wheels and slid himself out.
"How, ungrateful." Hiccup mumbled as he stood up.
Suddenly Drago came from behind him. He grabbed a passing motorcycle and hit Hiccup with it, throwing him back on the ground.
"For 30 years, I've been holding you up! I built this company from nothing! Nothing is going to stand in my way." Drago growled as he made his way towards Hiccup "Least of all you!" Drago stomped on Hiccup's chest.
Hiccup tried to get out but it didn't work. Drago grabbed him by his neck and lifted him up, attempting to crush his head and neck. Hiccup raised his hand with some struggle and shot a repulsor blast at Drago's helm. Drago let go of Hiccup and he dropped on the ground as Drago took a step back. Hiccup then quickly got up and push kicked Drago behind his knee. He activated the flight stabilizers as his foot made contact with Drago's leg to increase the amount of force. And it worked, by making Drago fall on one knee. With the help of the flight stabilizers Hiccup hoisted himself up and lunged at Drago, punching him on the face. But just when Hiccup landed on the ground Drago swatted him with one arm, throwing him backwards.
Hiccup dropped on the ground and did a barrel roll and used the repulsors in his hand to reduce his speed as he came to a stop. Hiccup got back on his feet and looked up and saw Drago walking towards him. A huge chunk of metal, which was attached behind the right arm of the armour suddenly shifted and transformed as some metal spikes came out of it and detached from the arm and dropped on the ground. A chain was attached to it and that chain was linked with the arm. Drago grabbed the chain and yanked it and began spinning the chain mace over his head. And when he was close enough he swung it down on Hiccup. Hiccup lept away just in time to avoid the hit. Drago tried to hit Hiccup in the head by swinging the chain mace at him but Hiccup avoided the hit by barrel rolling under it before the mace could hit him. Drago tried to hit Hiccup again but Hiccup dodged the hit. This time Hiccup caught the chain mace before Drago could pull it back.
Drago tried to pull it back but Hiccup used all his strength to hold it back. He shot a repulsor blast at the chain. The chain broke and Drago stumbled back a step. Hiccup did a spin and threw the mace at Drago, hitting him in the chest. Drago couldn't handle the impact and dropped on the ground. Just when he got up Hiccup lunged at him and punched him in the face but Drago grabbed Hiccup before he could get away and threw him into a bus. He then turns to face the bus. A sentry RPG launcher comes out of his shoulder pads. Drago aims for the bus and shoots the missile. The bus exploded into flames as Hiccup was thrown into the air by the force of the explosion. But before he could fall on the ground he activated his flight stabilizers and started hovering in the air.
"Impressive! You've upgraded your armor! I've made some upgrades of my own!" Drago said as some rocket boosters installed in the legs and back of the suit came to life, hoisting him above the ground as Drago flew towards Hiccup.
"Sir, it appears that his suit can fly." Toothless said.
"Duly noted." Hiccup said and began flying upwards.
Drago kept chasing Hiccup and almost caught him but Hiccup disappeared in the clouds. Drago hovered in the same spot in the air as he looked for Hiccup. Suddenly a repulsor blast hit him. He turned towards the direction he assumed the blast came from and activated the flamethrowers in his hand and shot some flame towards that direction. Another repulsor blast hit him in the shoulder. Drago shot some flame towards another direction but it didn't seem to work as another blast hit him in the back. Then a barrage of blasts hit him from different directions. Enraged, he started shooting flames and bullets in every direction. Some flame and bullets hit Hiccup and damaged the left boot of his suit.
"Okay times up. Let's see if this works." Hiccup said in worry as he noticed that his left boot had begun to malfunction.
"Take me to maximum altitude."
"With only 15% power, the odds of reaching that…" Toothless tried to say but Hiccup cut him off.
"I know math! Just Do it!" Hiccup yelled.
(At US air force base)
"Sir, you're not going to believe this. That thing is back." A operator informed the incharge of the base.
"Get me Major Allen. Scramble the jets!" The Major said as he proceeded to make a call. But suddenly Tim came out of nowhere and ended the call.
"Not necessary, people. Just a training exercise." Tim told the Major.
"Yes, sir." The Major said.
(With Hiccup)
"12% power, sir." Toothless said but got ignored.
"Climb!" Hiccup yelled as he was being chased by Drago.
"10%"
"Keep going!"
"Seven percent power."
"Stop telling me! Just leave it on the screen!" Hiccup yelled out annoyed.
Suddenly Drago grabbed Hiccup by his leg as he caught up with Hiccup. He yanked Hiccup down so that their helmets were at the same level.
"You had a great idea, Hiccup, but my suit is more advanced in every way!" Drago said as he grabbed Hiccup by his throat.
"Oh yeah, then I guess you also solved the icing problem." Hiccup said in a mocking tone.
"Icing problem?" Drago asked with confusion.
He then noticed that ice was forming upon his suit. His heads-up display system flashed red a few times before turning off. Ice had completely covered his suit and the lights turned off.
"Might want to look into it." Hiccup said and hammer fisted Drago in the head, breaking off some thin ice which had formed on the helmet as Drago fell downwards.
"2%" Toothless informed Hiccup.
Just then the suit began to lose power and his thrusters were having trouble keeping him up in the air. He began descending, stabilizing himself for a few seconds before the suit lost power again.
"We are now running on emergency backup power." Toothless informed.
Hiccup finally dropped on the top of the main building of Sector 16, above the roof of the Arc reactor room. He looked back on the huge glass made circle shaped sunlight in the middle of the roof. It was right above the Arc reactor.
"Phew! I didn't fall there." Hiccup thought as he got up on his feet. Suddenly he received all from Astrid.
"Astrid!" Hiccup said with shock as he picked the call.
"Hiccup! Oh, my God, are you okay?" Astrid asked.
"I'm almost out of power. I've got to get out of this thing. I'll be right there." Hiccup said as he detached the part of the suit of his right hand and manually opened his faceplate. Just then he heard a loud thud.
"Nice try!" He heard the gruff voice of Drago behind him.
Hiccup looked back and saw Drago standing behind him. Drago tried to punch him but Hiccup ducked and avoided the hit. He stood up and proceeded to shoot Drago with his right repulsor but then noticed that he had thrown away that piece. Drago grabbed him and threw him away. Hiccup went sprawling but somehow managed to stop himself. He got up and ran towards Drago. Drago tried to punch Hiccup but he avoided the attack and lunged at Drago and punched him in the head with his left hand. But Drago grabbed him around the middle of the suit and lifted him up in the air and began squeezing him.
"Weapons status?" Hiccup choked out.
"Repulsors offline. Missiles offline." Toothless informed.
"Flares!" Hiccup yelled.
The compartment on his left hip opened and the flares shot out in every direction. Some bounced off Drago's armour. This didn't harm Drago but the bright light of the flairs did temporarily blind him. Drago lets go of Hiccup and Hiccup quickly hides behind the objects and pieces of technology on the roof.
"Very clever, Hiccup. I will give you that." Drago mused.
"Astrid?" Hiccup called Astrid.
Astrid picked up the call and yelled out "Hiccup!"
"This isn't working. We're going to have to overload the reactor and blast the roof." Hiccup said.
" Well, how are you going to do that?" Astrid asked.
"You're going to do it." Hiccup said.
"What?" Astrid said in shock and confusion.
"Go to the central console, open up all the circuits. When I get clear of the roof, I'll let you know. You're going to hit the master bypass button. It's the big red button covered by a transparent polymer box. It's going to fry everything up here." Hiccup instructed her.
"Okay. I'm going in now." Astrid said.
"Make sure you wait till I clear the roof. I'll buy you some time." Hiccup said.
In the Arc reactor room, Astrid walked over to the console built around the huge Arc reactor. She started pressing every button, pulling every levar. It seemed to work as the Arc reactor glowed brighter and the sound of electric buzzing began growing.
On the roof Drago was still looking for Hiccup. Hiccup suddenly got out of his cover and lunged at Drago's back. Drago tried to get him off his back but wasn't successful.
"This looks important!" Hiccup said as he noticed some cables below the Hemet. He pulled the cables and ripped them out. Drago's heads-up display system turned. He furiously tried to reach for Hiccup and finally grabbed him by his head and threw him towards the middle of the roof. Hiccup landed a few feet far from Drago and tried to get up. Drago opened up the suit. He activated the missile launcher on his right arm and shot a missile at Hiccup. The missile hit the floor near Hiccup and exploded. The explosion threw Hiccup backwards. He dropped on the sunlight. Some cracks formed on the thick glass of the sunlight and some part of it broke. Hiccup's helmet and parts of Hiccup's suit and his left leg were torn off.
"I never had a taste for this sort of thing, but I must admit, I'm deeply enjoying the suit!" Drago laughed as he walked over to Hiccup. Crushing Hiccup's prosthetic leg on his way.
"You finally outdid yourself, Hiccup! You'd have made your father proud!" Drago said as he pointed his Gatling gun at Hiccup.
Hiccup managed to get on his knees and noticed the Arc reactor beneath him.
"It's ready, Hiccup! Get off the roof!" Astrid yelled as she noticed Hiccup on the sunlight.
Just then Drago shot at Hiccup. Hiccup opened up some parts of his left gauntlet, forming a shield. He used it to save his head. Drago kept shooting. Some bullets hit the sunlight and it completely broke. Hiccup almost fell through it but managed to cling on the frame of the sunlight.
"Hiccup!" Astrid yelled out as she saw all that.
"How ironic, Hiccup! Trying to rid the world of weapons, you gave it its best one ever!" Drago said and shot another missile at Hiccup but missed.
"Astrid!" Hiccup yelled.
"And now I'm going to kill you with it!" Drago shot another missile "You ripped out my targeting system!"
"Time to hit the button!" Hiccup yelled.
"You told me not to!" Astrid said.
"Hold still, you little runt!" Drago growled and shot another missile but missed.
"Just do it!" Hiccup yelled.
"You'll die!" Astrid yelled, trying to hold back her tears.
"Push it!" Hiccup yelled.
Drago had walked over to the edge of the sunlight. Drago aimed for Hiccup again. This time he won't miss. Just then Astrid pressed the emergency bypass button and all the energy stored in the overloaded Arc reactor got released. Hiccup's hands slipped and he fell downwards but the energy blast threw him upwards and dropped him on a platform hanging from the ceiling. The energy strikes Drago's Iron Death suit, destroying it's Arc reactor and electrocuting Drago. The energy shot up into the sky, turning the clouds dark as the surrounding areas lost power and a thundering sound echoed through the sky.
Drago, now dead, fell down through the roof into the giant Arc reactor, bursting into flames. Hiccup looked down and saw the whole building catching fire and a small explosion swooped by his right. Hiccup closed his eyes and let himself fall unconscious. The last thing he heard before he fell unconscious was Astrid's voice yelling "Hiccup!"
AUTHOR'S NOTE:- Hey guys. Commander Alfa here. Hope you like this chapter. This story is almost over. Just two more chapters. And a huge shout out to my friend TFAlphafury02 (Wattpad writer) for suggesting me names for Drago's suit.