Merida's POV

Hiccup charged at the other competitor. Her hand instantly reached for her bow.

"No." She thought. "He can do this. I'll use it if I have to."

Hiccup was aiming for his arms while the other competitor was aiming for hiccups neck, and easier spot. She sat up in a sweat, hoping, praying Hiccup would win. She was to scared to watch. She turned away and heard a clink if metal. She turned back around to see hiccup against a wall weaponless with the other competitor slowly walking towards him. At the same time, Astrid grabbed her sword on the other side of the arena. Merida saw if she ran for hiccup like Astrid was she'd be to late. She silently reached for her bow and fit an arrow into it. Just before the other competitor killed him, Merida shot his sword out of his hand. Hiccup's POV

Hiccup looked up towards Astrid in surprise, thinking she'd saved him. But she looked as surprised as him. He turned the opposite direction just in time to see Merida kick her bow under the seat. No one saw the arrow he guessed, for the arena was huge. It would've been too small to see. "Sometimes the princess DOES have to save the prince I guess." He chuckled to himself. It didn't last for long though. The other competitor had grabbed his sword. Hiccup had no time to lose. He lunged for his sword just in time to block the hard swing from his enemy.

Astrid's POV

Astrid sighed in relief.

"No!" She shrieked, remembering last night.

"That was my chance!"

She slumped into her chair. She had been so stupid! She ran out of the arena just as hiccup sliced his opponent's arm, drawing blood. She went down to the lake and looked at her reflection. She looked awful. She called for toothless. "Bring me home." She whispered. She climbed on his back and flew back to Berk.

Merida's POV

As soon as Hiccup drew first blood, Merida raced into the arena. The other contest was fuming and swinging at Hiccup. Merida jumped in front of hiccup and kicked the teen backwards. The force Merida had used caused her to fall and then be caught by hiccup. "Why'd you do that? With your bow, I mean." Hiccup asked her. "I couldn't let my wee fishbone die, could I?" She teased, running out of the arena. Hiccup chased after her. "Merida?" He called, searching for his friend. Merida giggled from the top of a tree. She laughed as she jumped from the tree, diving straight for the ground. Hiccup looked in fear just before Firefly caught her.

Hiccup's POV

He sighed in relief as she and Firefly landed lightly next to him. The look in the light fury's eyes reminded him of the first time he saw toothless.

"I have brought down this mighty beast!" He exclaimed as the night fury roared. He stumbled backwards, terrified. His legs wanted to run. "No. I need to prove to them that I can do it" he thought. He walked back over to the beast, dagger in hand. "Im gonna kill you dragon." he had said. "I'm gonna cut out your heart and take it to my father." He breathed, looking into its big, green eyes. The dragon squirmed. "I'm a viking!" He yelled, trying to make it sound true. He breathed heavily, holding the dagger above the massive black creature. He raised the dagger and saw its big, sad eyes close as it rolled to its side, knowing it was about to be slaughtered. He dropped his hands. He could never do it. "I did this." he said to himself. He began cutting the rope holding the dragon as its eyes snapped open. Once it was free, it knocked Hiccup to the ground. "This is it!" he thought. He was a goner. The night fury growled and roared. He then tried to fly off, but fell into a valley as hiccup passed out. The next day he came back out looking for it. He looked around, seeing nothing. "Well this was stupid." he said. He then saw black stuff on the ground. "What in the world…" he thought. The night fury then roared and flew past him, enraged. Hiccup fell backwards as the night fury slipped into the lake. After a few minutes of drawing the creature, he realized half his tail was missing. He turned back as the night fury looked up at him.

He shook his head and saw merida shooting targets. "You've been gone long enough." She giggled. Then she turned around, a bad look on her face. "We can't find toothless or astrid."