Here's Race to Fireworm Island, I've tweaked Snotlout a bit in this
It's been some time after the Screaming Death incident, but thanks to Screamer they've made some knowledge about the dragon that can be helpful.
For starters it's a smart dragon. Ruff and Tuff found that out when she knocked them out of the sky after they tried to sneak attack her.
Screamer proved that the species can learn and learn to not fall for the same trick twice.
But they learned something important, that when they give you their trust, that trust is unbreakable. Screamer proved that when Marcus saved her when she was young and she came to his rescue.
Although the greatest question was how exactly are they going to fit a saddle on her
After Berk dealt with the Screaming Death, the village was in high alert as they higher their defenses and have lookouts on patrol.
The Riders and their Dragons trained themselves, preparing for anything.
But, there was one problem, someone was overdoing his dragon, and that someone is Snotlout Jorgenson.
The Riders were performing a training exercise on the beach, it was supposed to be a basic routine, but Snotlout has been harshly pushing Hookfang into a nonstop training, it was stupid and annoying everyone.
He's been training with Hunterbolt and Pyra, when Marcus let him, and even though they can handle it, Hookfang hasn't.
As a tired Hookfang fly pass them, the Riders and the Dragons watched from below.
"What is with him?" Hiccup asked his friends.
"I heard that ever since Alvin and the Whispering Deaths attacked, he's been training nonstop." Astrid said.
"I heard that he's been training himself on the forest every morning." Marcus added.
"I heard he has been flying all night for the past week." Fishlegs added.
"Yeah? Well, I heard Gothi can debone a yak just by looking at it." Tuff said.
Tuff and his sister didn't know that they were talking about Snotlout.
"Well, I heard if you sit on a Terrible Terror, you can make flames come out of your-" Ruff was cut off when Marcus stops her.
"Um, guys, we're talking about Snotlout's problems, not…the ones that you were talking about."
Ruffnut and Tuffnut blinks at him and realizes what he meant. "Oh…I thought we were playing the "I heard" game. And by the way, "Terrible Terror" thing, totally true. I've tried." Tuff said grinning, remembering what he did.
"And this is why we don't talk about that." Marcus said.
Hiccup, Astrid, and Fishlegs nodded in agreement before Snotlout and a tired Hookfang came in.
Snotlout was boasting about his act.
"That's right! You just saw what you just saw!"
Hiccup and the others looked at the tired Monstrous Nightmare. Hookfang looked really tired and needs a break.
Though as Hunterbolt and Pyra landed, they looked fine. Showing that Marcus' training has been really helping them.
"Snotlout, Hookfang looks pretty tired. I think you might be pushing him too hard." Hiccup said, worrying about the Nightmare.
Hunterbolt and Pyra have seen Hookfang as a brother and they have looks of concern as well.
Snotlout scoffs and waves him off. "You say "pushing," I say "challenging." Hookfang doesn't need rest. He's a warrior. And we warriors live for the thrill of battle. It's like my Dad always says-"
"Take a bath, Snotlout?" Astrid suggested with a smirk.
"Don't make a mess, Snotlout?" Marcus added with a sly smirk.
"Rip your tongue out, Snotlout?" Ruff added with a grin.
Tuffnut grins with his sister. "Stick your head up a yak's-"
Snotlout cuts him off and said to the others. "No! No! None of those. He says: Rest is for the weak." He mimics his dad's voice.
Everyone stared at him in disbelief and confusion. Why on the Archipelago would his dad say that? Everyone knows that they need rest, rest gives energy for a new day.
Hiccup sighs at the Jorgensen and said sarcastically to him. "And let's all thank Snotlout for that inspirational speech."
"That is useless." Marcus muttered as his dragon nodded
Snotlout laughs happily. "You're welcome. Now, let's get on with this exercise, unless you guys are too tired." Snotlout mocks as he forced Hookfang to exercise again.
As Hookfang took off, Snotlout cheered to himself.
"Snotlout! Snotlout! Oi! Oi! Oi!"
Astrid glares at Snotlout leaving before rolling her eyes with a scoff.
"I can name one thing I'm tired of." She said to the others.
"Yeah, and his name is Snotlout." Marcus said, and Astrid nodded.
"Really? I thought it was Gobber's singing." Tuffnut said, earning groans from the Riders.
The Dragon Riders were flying in the air, readying for their training exercise.
"Okay, guys, Alvin wants Berk for himself, and now he has dragons. If he can train them to fight, we'll have to battle Dragon riding Outcast soldiers up here." Hiccup said loudly through the wind.
"Up where?" Tuffnut asked in confusion, glancing around.
"Up here? In the sky?" Hiccup explains to Tuffnut, who looks bewildered, "O-on your Dragon?"
"Hiccup, just stop, he doesn't understand." Marcus said.
"Well I say bring it on Alvin!" Snotlout said excitingly while Hookfang tiredly flies.
The Riders and Marcus all looked at Snotlout before Hiccup looks at Astrid.
"Okay, Astrid, for this training exercise, you and Stormfly will act as our bad Dragon."
Astrid nodded in understanding and nudges Stormfly.
"Stormfly, battle ready!" Astrid ordered and Stormfly falls back behind the other Riders and flies above them.
"Thank Odin, it's not Marcus and Thor this time." Muttered Fishlegs.
"I heard that."
Hiccup nodded. "And the rest of you make sure you don't get caught. If she catches you, you're out." He said as they split up and Astrid and Stormfly gave chase.
Their first target were Fishlegs and Meatlug.
The two were at the forest, where Fishlegs and Meatlug are skimming through the trees.
Fishlegs looks around and smiles.
"Now that is how a highly maneuverable Boulder class Gronckle does it! Good girl!" He praised Meatlug.
Then Stormfly shoots her spines in front of them and it made Meatlug to stop in surprised. Astrid smirks at them from above.
"Looks great from up here!" She said as Stormfly swoops down and Astrid taps Fishlegs shoulder. "You're both out!"
With that said, Stormfly flies off. Meatlug was disappointment, but Fishlegs lifted her spirit. "Don't let her get you down Meatlug. You still have the biggest heart out here."
Meatlug rumbles happily as they headed towards the beach. On another part of the forest, the twins with Barf and Belch are grinning at something as they hide on some trees.
"I told you this would work" Tuffnut whispers to his sister.
Ruffnut nodded back with a grin. "Hehe yeah, she's staring right at us and she doesn't even know we're here!"
When the view change, Astrid was watching them hiding behind a tree with her eyebrows raised. She and Stormfly move closer and Astrid taps Barf's neck.
"Out and out." Astrid said.
But the twins didn't know that she already tagged them. So, Tuffnut asked his siter in confusion.
"Who is she talking to?"
Ruffnut shrugs. "Can't be us."
Tuffnut shushes her. "Shh…Shh…"
Astrid rolled her eyes and Stormfly flies off. next, they chased after Marcus and Thor.
The rider and the hybrid were weaving through the sea stacks with ease.
Thor made a sharp turn to the left as Stormfly followed but found nothing.
"Dang it!" Astrid said as they left.
Down below Thor and Marcus poked their heads out of the water and shared a fist bump.
Meanwhile, Toothless and Hiccup were flying through the sky. Stormfly and Astrid fly up behind them. Astrid smiles triumphantly at herself.
"You might as well give up now!" Astrid called out.
"Wow you sound just like Alvin!" Hiccup called back before seeing a cave in the rock face up ahead. Hiccup pats Toothless's head gently and said to him.
"Come on, bud, let's see how she does when the lights go out."
Toothless nodded, and Hiccup and Toothless zoom into the cave. Astrid watched them heading to the cave and laughs.
"Oh, Hiccup, you're so predictable." She said as she motions Stormfly to chase them.
Stormfly listens and follows the two males to the cave. The cave was dark, luckily for Hiccup, Toothless has echolocation.
"Toothless, you know what to do." Hiccup said to Toothless.
Toothless nodded and lets out a roar as he uses his echolocation with ease.
As they fly safely through the cave, Stormfly follows them with flame inside her jaw. Hiccup saw this and sighs.
"Astrid, so predictable." Hiccup said as Toothless went upwards.
Stormfly follows as she flies passes the wall, not knowing that Toothless covered himself and Hiccup with his wings, and thanks to his scales, it made a perfect camouflage with the darkness.
Toothless unfolded his wings to reveal Hiccup, sitting close to him.
"She's not going to be too pleased with this, is she?" He asked Toothless, who nodded.
And lastly, Snotlout and a tired Hookfang were flying and Stormfly and Astrid were right behind them. Snotlout smirks at them and looks at Hookfang.
"Okay, Hookfang, let's show 'em who's the true king of the skies!" Sntolout boast. "Flames!"
Hookfang tried to flame up but he couldn't.
Snotlout looks at him confusion and orders again. "Uh, Hookfang, I said flames!"
Hookfang tries but he couldn't flame up.
Stormfly flies above them and taps Snotlout helmet.
"And out!"
Snotlout adjusted his helmet and glares at his dragon. "Come on! Stop being stubborn!"
The rest of the Riders and their dragons went to them as they notice Hookfang was coughing hard.
Snotlout continues to tell Hookfang to flame up, but the Nightmare couldn't do it.
Marcus looked at Hiccup worryingly.
Hiccup understood him and told everyone to land on the beach.
The Riders were looking at the Nightmare with worried.
Snotlout saw this and said. "What? What's the matter with everyone?"
He chuckles nervously.
"Never seen a stubborn dragon before?"
He points at the tired Hookfang.
Astrid, who has her arms crossed, Marcus, and Hiccup stared at him. something was wrong with Hookfang.
"Snotlout, that wasn't stubbornness." Hiccup said.
Marcus nodded in agreement. "Yes, there's something wrong with Hookfang, he couldn't flame up."
Snotlout looks at his dragon before looking at the others.
"No, Hookfang didn't want to flame up. There's a difference. He's bored with your dumb exercise, and he can flame up whenever he wants."
"Snotlout, I don't think-" Marcus was cut off by Tuffnut, who was looking at Snotlout casually and stupidly.
"Okay, how about now?" Tuffnut asked.
Snotlout hesitated and lied to him. "Nah, he doesn't feel like it now."
Astrid, Marcus, and Hiccup glanced at each other before Hiccup steps in and said. "Snotlout, we really need to check Hookfang, and we should probably do it now."
Snotlout gave him the look but gives in. "Fine. Be my guest, But there's nothing wrong with my dragon."
The Riders went back to the Academy as Hiccup and Fishlegs examines Hookfang with Astrid and Marcus. Hiccup reads the Book of Dragons about Hookfang's conditions.
Hiccup examines Hookfang while holding the book. Hunterbolt and Pyra were looking worried as they looked at him
"All right. No fire, check. Pale coloration, check. Flaking scales, check." Hiccup mutters worriedly.
"See? He's fine. Checks are good, right?" Snotlout asked nervously, looking at everyone.
Tuffnut, who was lying on a wooden wall answered casually.
"Totally."
Hookfang moans weakly, feeling so weak and tired.
Marcus gently stroke his head, earning weak but happy purrs. Fishlegs went over to Hiccup and tells him about the symptoms.
"Hiccup, any one of those symptoms would not be good, but together, really not good."
"So, what are you saying?" Hiccup asked Fishlegs worriedly.
"According to the Book of Dragons, a Monstrous Nightmare can lose its ability to generate flame."
"But why?"
"Lots of reasons, old age, injury, exhaustion." Fishlegs listed out.
"Pushed too hard by his stubborn rider." Astrid added.
"She's not wrong." Marcus agreed.
"I heard that." Snotlout gave them a glare before turning back to the others.
"And I always work him this hard, so he's a little low on flame. What's the cure?"
"That's the thing with Stoker Class dragons." Fishlegs said worriedly.
"Once they lose their flaming ability, they become completely defenseless and…"
Snotlout eyes widen in fear. "What are you saying, Fishlegs?"
"I'm saying hookfang is in trouble and we need to do something now." Fishlegs said seriously.
"Translation, if we don't find a way to reignite Hookfang soon, he will die." Marcus said with a no nonsense tone showing just how serious this is.
Everyone gasped and looked worried as the twins could understand as Hunterbolt and Pyra croon with worry as everyone look at Snotlout,
"Hookfang." Was all he said as he looked at his dragon
To say that Snotlout was okay was an understatement.
Marcus and Thor walked inside the academy the next day and slightly yelped at seeing Snotlout.
The poor guy had bags under his eyes and Marcus and Thor could hear his stomach rumbling as Snotlout petting Hookfang.
And when they got closer they could see marks on his face where he's been crying a lot.
Hunterbolt and Pyra were also in the academy as they looked worried about both Hookfang and Snotlout
"Uh, Snotlout? You... okay?" Marcus said,
"Yeah." Snotlout said in a dull tone.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Are you hungry?"
"No." Though the sound of his stomach growling made Marcus think otherwise.
"Did you get any sleep, last night?"
"Not really."
"Snotlout, you look terrible. You look like you didn't sleep at all and when was the last time you ate?"
"Yesterday."
"Snotlout."
"Look, all that matters right now is making Hookfang better!"
"I get that but you have to take care of yourself to." Marcus said concerned
Marcus walked over and gave Snotlout a rag to wipe his face.
"Thanks."
"Snotlout you need to eat, you're gonna need your strength." Said Marcus as Thor brought a plate of mutton.
"Thanks." said Snotlout digging in and finish it rather quickly
"You're welcome, and I promise you that we will save him." Marcus vowed
Marcus stood up,
"Now, man up!" Said Marcus.
Snotlout nodded as he couldn't be mopping around while Hookfang needed him.
"Thanks, again."
"Anytime."
Later the others showed up except Fishlegs. Now Snotlout covering up his emotions, even though Hookfang can barely move now.
"Don't worry, Snotlout." Hiccup assured. We'll get to the bottom of this. I promise."
"I'm not worried." Snotlout defended as he pats Hookfang's head gently with tears falling from his eyes.
Tuff came to him and saw the tear.
"Whoa! Are you crying? What's that like?" Tuff asked but was soon punched and kick away by Snotlout. "Ow!"
"Crying?! That's ridiculous!" Snotlout exclaims, whipping his tear away. "Ha! There's dust in my eyes." He lied.
"Can't you see how dusty it is in here, guys, right?" Snotlout lied, almost crying.
The Riders and their dragons looked at each other.
The Academy wasn't even dusty, it was clean since yesterday.
"Snotlout, there is nothing wrong with being upset." Astrid said. "It just means you care." She placed her hand on Snotlout shoulder.
Snotlout looks at her before yanking himself away.
"All right, um, let's just pretend for a minute that I did, well, care. How would I know? I mean, how would you know?"
"Well, you might feel a tightness in your chest. You might get a little shaky. Your eyes might get watery." Astrid explains to Snotlout while the twins were watching with amusement.
"Yeah, I'm gonna go with dust…" Snotlout chuckles nervously. "…for now."
Astrid smiles and rolled her eyes at Snotlout. Then Fishlegs came in a hurry, he found the answers that can save Hookfang's life.
"HiCCUP!" Said Fishlegs as he tripped and fell before quickly picking himself back up and running over.
"Hiccup, here's something from the Bork's papers, regarding reigniting a Stoker Class dragon's flame." Fishlegs said as he shows him the drawing of a Monstrous Nightmare surrounded by Fireworm dragons.
"Fireworm dragons…" Hiccup mutters.
"Or as Bork referred to them, the Flame Eaters." Fishlegs stated.
The Thorston twins liked the name of the Fireworms.
"Flame Eaters. We should be flame eaters!" Tuff grins, thinking that he and his sister should eat fire.
"Cool!" Ruff agreed and punched Tuff, who lets out a yell of pain. "Ow!"
"Fireworms are Stoker Class dragons too." Marcus began. "And from what I've heard, they never run out of fire power."
"There must be something in them that can help reignite the Monstrous Nightmare." Hiccup said before standing up.
"Okay, Astrid, Marcus, the twins, and I will round up as many Fireworms as we can find." Hiccup ordered before looking at Fishlegs. "Fishlegs, keep reading."
The Ingerman boy nodded as he went back to the notes. Snotlout came forward and asked about his task. "What about me?"
"You stay with your dragon, he needs you." Hiccup said as Snotlout worriedly looks at the sickly Nightmare.
"It's part of caring." Astrid said as they all left to find Fireworms.
As Marcus flew, he opened his hand to show a Fireworm dragon
"Okay, Spark, lead me to your brothers." Said Marcus,
The dragon lead them to his brothers as they carried them back as Thor could take their heat and Marcus has special gloves made for dragons like them.
After rounding them up, they put the fireworms around Hookfang, but nothing happens, Hookfang was still sick and couldn't even move very well.
"Nothing…" Hiccup sighs sadly, earning worriedly look from Snotlout, but Hiccup assured him. "Well, that might not have worked, but-"
"Maybe he can drink this." Tuff cuts him off as he holds up a bowl.
Everyone stared at it strangely, wondering whether they should know what's on the bowl or not. But, if Tuff was one who suggested it, then it's bad.
"What is that?" Marcus asked, standing beside Astrid, as the two looked at the bowl strangely.
"Fireworm Milk." Ruff said smugly.
"Fireworm Milk?" Astrid asked in disgust.
The others were disgusted by that and stared at them strnagly. They were quiet for a few seconds until Fishlegs break the silence.
"Um, Tuffnut, I don't think you can actually milk a Fireworm." Fishlegs stated, feeling disgusted by the 'milk'
"And I'm pretty sure that we should never know about it, let alone what you did." Marcus said
Tuff scoffs at him and place the bowl down before glaring at Fishlegs. "Oh, great. Thanks." He said sarcastically as he brings up his bandaged hand up. "Where were you three hours ago?"
"Maybe we need to put the Fireworms on Hookfang, so he can absorb their heat directly." Hiccup suggested.
Snotlout was brighten up by the idea and holds Hiccup up. "Yeah. Yeah, good idea, Hiccup. Direct heat that makes sense."
He puts Hiccup down and readied to put the Fireworms on Hookfang.
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
They put the Fireworms on Hookfang himself, so that he can directly absorb the Fireworms' heat.
It's beginning to work effectively, but it's not enough to reignite Hookfang completely.
Snotlout desperately requests more Fireworms as he searches around the Academy for more.
"We need more Fireworms now! You hear me? More Fireworms!"
"Snotlout, I think we've rounded up All the Fireworms on berk." Astrid informs him sadly.
"Including Spark's pack." Said Marcus as said Fireworm looked at Hookfang sad as he sat on the Nightmare's nose.
Snotlout was sadden as he drops the bucket and looks at the ground sadly.
Suddenly, the Twins started playing with the Fireworms, Tuff has Spark on one pincer while Ruff has one of his pack members.
They were forcing each other to put the Fireworms on each other's mouths but they avoided and messing arouns with the Fireworms, who were roaring angrily.
"Come on! You said you wanted to be a flame eater!" Ruff yelled to her brother.
"I did, didn't I? Okay!" Tuff grins.
Marcus walked over and bashed their heads together, angry that they were playing when they should be focused on Hookfang
Hiccup watched them as the twins he noticed that the Fireworms grew brighter when they are together.
And thanks to the twins' stupidity, it gave him an idea.
"Um…Hiccup? Do you really think now is a good time to be focusing on the twins?" Astrid asked.
"It's actually the perfect time." Hiccup said.
"What do you mean?" Marcus asked.
"They just gave me an idea." Hiccup said walking up to the twins and they stopped messing around as he placed both his hands on their shoulders.
"I-I-I don't say this often, but you two are geniuses." Hiccup said before walking away with a smile.
Tuff scoffs at Hiccup. "Like we don't know that." He said as he and his sister continued messing around with the Fireworms.
"Oh please, you can't even spell geniuses let alone spell the word spell or word." Marcus said.
Tuffnut glares at the back of his head and goes to punch him but Marcus leans forward making Tuff spin and fall to the ground.
Hiccup took a pincer to grabs some Fireworms and puts them on a lamp.
"What are you doing, hiccup? Shouldn't you be figuring out how to save my dragon?!" Snotlout exclaims as Hiccup took a spear and uses it to hold the lamp.
"I am." Hiccup said as he demonstrates that when they put Fireworms near each other, their skin gets brighter and hotter.
"As Ruff and Tuff so astutely discovered, Fireworms get brighter the closer they are to one another."
Everyone was amazed by this. The Twins are impressed by themselves after discovering that.
"We discovered that?" Ruff asked in shock.
"Yes, yes, you did." Hiccup said with a smile and the twins butted heads happily.
"So, if I'm right, the closer we get to more Fireworms, then…"
Hiccup looks at Tuff.
"Come on! Come on, Tuff, lead us home!"
The Tuff blinks at him before thinking. In a few seconds, he came up with a stupid answer.
"We'll all burst into flames!"
"Yes! Geniuses!" Ruff agreed as they butted heads together.
"No, you retards, it will get us closer to other Fireworms.
The brighter the Fireworms will glow inside that." Marcus points at the lamp.
The twins were disappointed by that, they found it boring, instead of bursting onto flames.
"Much less fun than bursting into flames." Tuff whines before Marcus wacks him one the head
"Wait a minute." Snotlout came to Hiccup. "I thought you said there were no more Fireworms on the island."
"But there's plenty on Fireworm Island." Said Marcus showing the picture in the book of dragons.
Marcus looked down in thought before picking up Spark and jumping onto Thor.
"Where are you going?" Said Hiccup as he's wondering why his brother's leaving at a time like this.
"You can use that Fireworm to lead you to the island. But I'm going to get us some proper guides, don't wait for me!" Said Marcus as he and Thor flew away
"Well you heard him, mount up!" Said Hiccup
Then Snotlout tries to motivate Hookfang to use every pocket of strength he has left to fly and join the Riders. Pyra and Hunterbolt join him in helping Hookfang who soon stands and they leave.
Hiccup was using the Fireworm inside the lantern as a guide to show which direction the island was.
Night soon fell as Marcus hadn't come back yet with Pyra and Hunterbolt flying close to Hookfang, keeping an eye on him.
Later, the Riders travel throughout the archipelago, however, Hookfang is losing strength fast and altitude.
Pyra and Hunterbolt were helping Hookfang to fly so he doesn't drop.
Hiccup decides to turn back much to Snotlout's dismay, but when they are about to head back, the lamp glows brighter.
"Uh, what is that?" Said Tuffnut as some bright lights shined through the clouds, one blue and one slightly green, one red and another orange,
Hiccup noticed that the Fireworm inside the lantern was shining very bright now.
The riders covered their eyes as the lights got closer and it was getting blinding
The brightness dimmed down as the riders mouths dropped as four giant Fireworms were flying in front of them, each looking different than the other as the green one was the largest of them all.
"I feel so puny." Tuffnut said as his sister nodded as did the other riders
"And hot," he added as the riders nodded again
Marcus on Thor flew around the Fireworms,
"Meet the Queens, not Spark's queen but the four queens. That's Flashfright, that's Royal, Solar and that's Ghostglow." Marcus said
"Uh... Hi." Said Ruffnut breaking the silence
Flashfright is a bright Red Fireworm with light-ish blue spots dotting its back. She has orange wings with darker hints and white specks. She also has orange spots running along the edges of her underbelly.
However, much unlike other Fireworms, Flashfright possesses three fin-like appendages on her head instead of the standard crown-like horns. Her tail also has an additional fin-like frill.
Royal glows bright green in color. She has ten legs and a long tail. She has several yellow spikes on the end of her tail and several more on the back of her head. She has an thin, yellow nasal horn on her head and two, massive, yellow wings.
Ghostglow is dark blue with light blue wings and underbelly. She has black shades all over her body. Her eyes lack pupils and are glowing light blue
Solar Flare is bright red with a dark stripe that runs across her body. She has orange wings and stripes on its face. She has many white specks all over its body. These white spots show up more prominently and are larger on the dark stripe.
"Ladies, say hello." Said Marcus
The four Fireworms just snort.
"Good enough. Anyways, I met these guys during my trip to get stuff. They should be able to take us to their mother's hive, come on!" Said Marcus
"Uh... mother?" Hiccup repeated flying up to his brother after glancing at the giant Fireworm Queens
"If they're Queens then why are they with you?" Fishlegs said.
"Because they have friends back at their islands that can care for their hives. Oh and by the way don't touch them especially Solar and Ghostglow. Solar is a Solar Flare Fireworm and Ghost is hotter than the average Fireworm Queen." Marcus said
"Solar Flare?" Fishlegs said,
"They're Fireworms that are very hot, typically for most they can't be outside unless it's really hot otherwise they get cold. But Solar isn't like most, to her it's just a little nippy."
"Royal is a Royal Fireworm I'm guessing is something more in the hierarchy of Fireworms." Said Marcus
"Less talking, more taking us to Fireworm Island!" Snotlout said.
"Right, sorry!"
The Fireworms glowing increased as they saw the island in sight.
"There it is! Fireworm island." Said Marcus.
Ghostglow and the others stopped in front of the sea stacks.
"What's up with them?" Ruffnut asked.
"They can't come any closer, it may be their mother but there can't be two Queens in the same hive." Said Marcus.
"Like bees? Wait does it work like bees?" Fishlegs asked.
"I think so, I have no idea how bees work but when another Queen is born, she leaves the hive and starts her own hive elsewhere, I don't think I wanna find out what'd happen if they came any closer. But there's one thing I'm more afraid of." Said Marcus,
"And what's that?" Hiccup asked.
"Their mother."
They land near a den, Hookfang landed tiredly as Snotlout gets off him and checks his dragon. Everyone looked at the den seriously, except for the twins.
"They must be inside here." Hiccup mutters. "Snotlout, I think you need to stay behind with Hookfang. Astrid, Marcus and I will bring the Fireworms back."
Snotlout looks at his sick dragon before standing up. "No. It's my fault, Hiccup. I did this to Hookfang. I'm gonna save him."
"Hiccup, we'll stay behind with Hookfang." Astrid said.
Hunterbolt and Pyra nodded as they weren't going to let anything happen to their friend.
Fishlegs went to Hookfang, who moves his head, and touched the Nightmare and gasps. "You better hurry!"
Marcus kneeled on the ground and let Spark go with his brother that Hiccup had in his lantern as they go inside cave.
"Come on!" Hiccup said helping Snotlout onto the saddle as they ran in following the two Fireworms.
The three Vikings and the two dragons were surprised to find a nest like one you'd see made by bees
"What is that?" Snotlout asked.
"The nest, or colony, hive, whatever you wanna call it. Those firecombs are filled with gel, that gel is what gives them their heat, that's what Bork meant by flame eaters. Do not tell the twins about these." Said Marcus as Spark crawled onto his shoulder
"We have to be very careful not to disturb the nest, so make sure you don't touch a -"
Hiccup stops himself as he sees Snotlout trying to tear off one of the firecombs.
"SNOTLOUT NO!" Hiccup said,
"This is going to save Hookfang!" Snotlout said before yanking the comb out.
"I got it!"
Suddenly there was a very loud roar that made some rocks fall from the ceiling and shake the very nest.
"What was that?" Said Snotlout
The riders and their dragons looked around finding nothing
Marcus felt something wet fall on his shoulder causing him to look up and drop his mouth in shock.
"Mother of Odin." He said.
Everyone else slowly looked up
"Oh Odin." Snotlout said.
"Is that?" Hiccup said
"Yes, it's a Titanwing Fireworm Queen." Marcus said as the Queen of the hive glared at them with glowing yellow eyes
She was very colorful. She has a neon green body with distinctive scales. Her head, tail and half their wing bones have hints of cyan while the other half of the wing bone is yellow. The protuberances at the back of her head are yellow too. Her wings are blue in color. A row of thin spines run along her back.
She was growling as she descended from the ceiling before dropping down in front of them.
Toothless growls at the Queen but Thor snorts at him to tell him to back off.
"Thor's right, we're the invaders, she's just protecting her home and her hive." Said Hiccup.
"Snotlout, put it back!" Marcus said.
"No, this is the only way to save Hookfang and I am not giving it up." Said Snotlout
Snotlout tosses the gel filled firecomb from hand to hand faking the Queen out and running past her,
"Come on, that Queen is not happy!" Said Marcus as the brothers followed.
Snotlout was running as fast as he could as the Titanwing Queen closed in but Thor picked him up and tossed him onto Toothless' back,
The Queen however chomped down on a rock, not breaking her teeth but just blinks.
She sees them flying away, with her firecomb, before growing with rage as she heats up literally melting the rock in her mouth before roaring and giving chase.
The two dragons use their size to maneuver through the caves
"Did we lose her?" Said Snotlout looking back seeing her gone.
"I doubt it!" Said Marcus
"Exit, dead ahead!" Hiccup said,
Suddenly the Queen appeared outside blocking the exit.
"Why did you say dead?!" Snotlout said before the Queen was hit by lightning and a magnesium blast courtesy of Hunterbolt and Stormfly.
"Woo!" Said Marcus as they flew outside.
"We'll handle the Queen, get that thing to Hookfang!" Said Astrid,
The Queen fired what was like a napalm fire as small firework like particles came out.
Pyra, Stormfly and Hunterbolt kept the Queen occupied with the others as Snotlout and the others landed.
"I got it! Here Hookfang, you need to eat this, right away!" Said Snotlout rolling the comb to him
Hookfang sniffs it before snorting smoke.
The twins and Astrid tried to slow it down but it's fire caused their dragons to move away.
Hunterbolt and Pyra stood in its way growling,
Suddenly its wings glowed before it clapped them making a large flash of light that blinded the two long enough for the Queen to swat them away and march towards Hookfang and Snotlout.
"What're you waiting for, eat it!" Said Snotlout as Hookfang still didn't eat it.
The Queen breathed flames as it approached.
"If you want to get to my dragon, you gotta go through me!" Said Snotlout.
Hookfang however grabbed the comb and tossed it aside, which rolled.,
"What're you doing, Hookfang? You need to eat that!"
"He's protecting you Snotlout." Said Marcus before the comb stopped in front of him and Thor.
"Oh Odin." He groaned as the Titanwing Fireworm Queen turned to him
The Queen lunges at him before suddenly Spark flew up and roared at the Queen making her stop, confused why one of her own would side with these thieves.
"Does anybody have any clue what's going on?" Said Snotlout.
"Spark's explaining everything to his mother, hopefully she'll understand." Said Marcus really hoping that she would
The Queen then grabs the comb,
"Or not,"
The Queen then turned to Marcus and snorts at him as Spark told her that Marcus saved Spark and his brothers from a rockslide so he's earned her friendship and mercy.
She then turned to Hookfang before wrapping her tail around him and lifting him to eye level
Hunterbolt and Pyra charged at her but were swatted away by her wings without her even turning to them.
"Hookfang!" Snotlout shouted for his dragon,
The Queen opened her jaws showing her tongue that glowed at the end before going stiff.
She then stabs Hookfang with her tongue making the dragon roar in pain.
"HOOKFANG, NOOO!"
Snotlout charged at the Queen before he was also swatted away.
"Hiccup!" Said Marcus as Hiccup nodded and got Toothless in the air with Thor as they roared at the Queen and she drops Hookfang and backs off.
"Hookfang?" Said Snotlout as he approached the down dragon with Hunterbolt and Pyra sharing the same look of sadness he had on his face. The two roared with sorrow.
Hookfang made small whimpers as he barely opens his eyes.
"Oh, no!" Said Astrid as she looked away.
Snotlout dropped to his knees as he rubs his dragons snout as Hunterbolt and Pyra rubbed his sides.
"I'm, we're here Hookfang. My dad was wrong, you are not just another sword, Hookfang. You're my friend." Said Snotlout as he began sobbing and holding his dragon's head as Hunterbolt and Pyra began to cry as well as they embraced Hookfang as well.
The other riders were also tearing up as were their dragons.
Snotlout, Hunterbolt and Pyra suddenly feel warmth.
They leaned off of Hookfang
"That's weird. He's really hot," Snotlout said,
They watched as Hookfang regained his coloring as he opened his eyes.
The Nightmare stood up and shook his head before roaring and igniting.
"HOOKFANG, YOU'RE BACK!" Snotlout shouted with joy as Hookfang leaned down smiling as Snotlout rubbed his face.
Hunterbolt and Pyra roared with joy as well.
"YES!" Marcus cheered.
"Feel his skin. The gel, its regenerating!" Fishlegs said,
"She wasn't going to kill Hookfang, she was using her venom to start it back up. She saved him." Said Marcus
The Queen nodded to him.
Spark nuzzled her before flying over to Marcus and began speaking to him.
"She did it because I saved him and his pack from being trapped by a rockslide and that she could see the bond between the two and was intrigued by how far Snotlout would go for Hookfang." Marcus translated.
The Queen roared as Hookfang nodded to her in thanks as she flew back into her home.
Astrid had Stormfly walk over to Snotlout,
"Dust get in your eyes again?" She said.
"Uh, yeah, stupid dust." Said Snotlout.
"Lets go home." Said Marcus as they took to the air passing Ghostglow and the other queens followed.
Hiccup looked seeing Hookfang all the way in the back.
"Uh, Hookfang?" He said
Marcus shushes his brother.
"What?"
The riders looked back see Snotlout sleeping as he leaned on Hookfang's horns as the dragon looked up at his rider with a smile.
The twins chuckle deviously
"Wake him up, and you're swimming home." Said Marcus
The twins grunted as they folded their arms.
"He's earned it." Said Marcus as Hiccup agreed.
"OUCH!"
"I thought I said don't touch them!" Said Marcus as Tuffnut touched one of the Queens.
Marcus looked at his brother.
"You know I used to think that Hookfang didn't like Snotlout, because of how he's always teasing him and throwing him off."
"What do you think now?"
"That I was completely wrong, they're bond is as strong as any of ours, even though they have a weird way of showing it." Marcus said with a chuckle
Morning came after the riders went home,
They all stood on a sea stack waiting for Snotlout.
"Where is he?" Astrid said.
"Why are we always waiting on him?" Fishlegs said annoyed.
"Oh hush, after last night he at least has an excuse." Said Marcus.
"Hey, Marcus where'd Ghostglow and the other Queens go?" Said Hiccup.
"Back to their home, I've called it the Isle of the Four Queens. Considering they all live there." Said Marcus.
Suddenly Hookfang's roar got their attention.
"There he is." Said Hiccup.
Hookfang landed smiling as Snotlout was massaging his face before going to his eyes. Then Hunterbolt and Pyra landed beside him
"Well now that we're all here, Snotlout you and Hookfang are the evil dragon this time." Said Marcus.
"Actually I think we'll pass, been thinking on going on a nice flight to take in the sights. Just wanna make sure Hookfang's well rested." Said Snotlout as Hookfang began purring from the massage.
"What about your dad said?" Marcus asked referring to what he said about rest being for the weak.
"My dad doesn't know yak dung about dragons." He said surprising them
"I just wanna take it easy, until Hookfang's back to his normal self." Said Snotlout
Hookfang smirked as he tossed Snotlout into the air as the Viking screamed
He ignites as Snotlout landed on his saddle.
Snotlout chuckles as Hookfang looked at him.
"Missed ya, you stupid dragon."
Hookfang brought his tongue up and licked Snotlout who began to spit as they flew away with Hunterbolt and Pyra following.
"Gah! My mouth was open! Blechh!"
Marcus chuckles.
"Okay good, back to normal. Shall we?" Said Marcus.
The other riders mounted up with him as they followed Snotlout. Happy that Hookfang is well again.
