It was almost sunrise that day. The fog was still very thick on the surface of the ocean. But a single ship was still sailing on the calm waves of the dark water. More precisely, a trapper ship.
Dozen of dragons were trapped in cages, growling every time a man walked near.
-"Quiet!", a man knocked the bars of the cages of a lousy dragon.
The man scoffed when the dragon backed down and kept walking. But had to stop when he saw a shadow in the fog. Then a fire. The man looked closely and distinguished what appeared to be a guy.
-"What are you?", he whispered.
The mystery guy shushed him with his finger and a loud growl could be heard behind of the trapper, making him yell in fear. He throw his fire torch, making a bigger fire but that didn't stop the mysterious guy and his dragon to walk through.
-"Ooh! Aaaah you're a demon!", the trapper screamed.
-"Shhhh! No not demon, I'm not a demon! See?", the guy opened his helmet, only to let appear a young man face, "Just a guy! And we're here to rescue these dragons so..."
-"But you walked through fire!", the trapper kept screaming.
-"Dragons scales! Dragons shade a lot."
-"Oooh no I recognize a demon when I see one!"
Suddenly another dragon with another guy on it landed on the deck of the ship, shouting their victory and power.
The young guy groaned, feeling another failed rescue mission.
-"Hiccup! What is this?! I thought we were suppose to stay stealthy?!", a voice called behind him.
-"First of all Meg, make yourself visible so I'm not talking to the air.", Hiccup sighed.
A white lady appear with the same type of armor of Hiccup, her white dragon behind her.
-"Sorry. But really Hiccup, control these guys. Ruby, Hazel, Astrid and I are going to the other side.", Meg said.
-"Alright. Just, be careful.", Hiccup nodded.
Meg winked and ran to the opposite side of the ship with three other armored girls with her. One with a red armor, another with a purple one, and another with a blue and spiky armor. They had their dragons covering them as well.
Hazel went to a cage to free a Hobgobbler but the dragon didn't fly away. Instead he flew right onto her arm and apparently decided to make this spot his own.
Ruby opened her helmet and frowned, trying not to laugh.
-"Made a new friend?", Ruby teased.
-"Haha, very funny.", Hazel pouted, "Can you just help me get it off of me?", Hazel groaned when she felt drool all over her upper arm.
Ruby chuckled and went to help her. She pulled on the tiny dragon but it looked like it was glued. The drool made Ruby's hand slipped from Hazel's arm and she fall on her butt on the ground. But she wasn't going to give up.
-"Alright little fella, you asked for it.", Ruby stood back and rolled her shoulders and cracked her fingers.
She found a steady poise and grabbed again the purple reptile. She pulled and Hazel did it as well.
-"Come oooon..", Hazel hissed.
But it only resulted to both girl fall on their butt again.
-"Urgh.", Hazel groaned again.
-"I guess you'll have to fight with it for now.", Ruby grinned, "I think Eret might be jealous.", she winked.
Hazel couldn't help but laugh when she tried to imagine Eret jealous over a dragon.
-"Girls! Need help here!", Meg's voice called.
The two ladies closed their helmet again and ran toward Meg. They found her and Astrid fighting against a few men. They gladly went into the fight and easily kicked those trappers's butt. Once every man were whining in pain on the floor, the girls cheered and clinked their weapons.
-"Alright. The dragons are free there. Let's help the others.", Meg said.
Hazel, Astrid and Ruby nodded and ran with her to where Hiccup, Ana and the rest of the gang were fighting.
Meg ran toward her brother and knocked a guy about to attack him.
-"Need some help?", Meg stood her ground, sword in hand, behind him.
-"Not really but I won't refuse it.", Hiccup admitted.
They fought together, not forgetting a single ugly trapper. Although others were coming fast. That's Valka decided to join them and gave them an extra help. The twins went to help their mother and a family team formed among the fight.
Hazel, Ruby, Astrid and Ana were also fighting in front of them while SnotLout, Fishlegs and the Thorston Twins were freeing the rest of the dragons from this raid. Although SnotLout was more admiring Valka's skills at kicking guys.
-"Alright, we got them all!", Hiccup shouted.
-"Clear up guys! Go! Go!", Ana ordered as she jumped off the deck only to be caught by Dusk.
Hookfang took SnotLout who was hanging by his cape, Fishlegs jumped on Meatlug and Barf and Belch caught their riders as well before disappearing into the fog. Astrid and Ruby ran together and jumped on their dragon too. Valka climbed on Cloudjumper. Hiccup was waiting for Toothless, calling him back.
Then a guy landed out of no where on the deck, obviously looking for to fight. He had a hood and a mask on his face, showing only his eyes. He ran toward Hiccup, who was back turned. But he only fall on Meg's sword.
-"Don't even think about it.", Meg spat, through her helmet.
She heard the guy scoffed and pushed her away. She slid but got her balance again. She looked the guy staring at her intensively, which send shivers down Meg's spine.
-"Meg! Hiccup! Let's go!", Meg heard Hazel shout behind.
She looked back at the guy but this time, he wasn't looking aggressive but more like paralyzed. Meg raised an eyebrow but shook her head when she saw Luna behind him growling for her to jump on. Meg nodded at her dragon. She looked to be sure Hiccup had finally escaped and took a run toward the Light Fury. She passed by the guy on the way and at that very moment, the time slowed.
The near fire was making the guy's eyes shining in the warm light. They were ice blue. The coldest ice she could ever seen. A blue she already saw, a few months ago.
The guy stared at her while she ran by.
Ice met forest. Cold met warmth. Peace met anger. Revenge met the killer.
The time got back to normal and Meg was on Luna's back in no time. She took a look back at the guy, who hadn't turned around to see them fly away. He was still frozen on his feet, katana tight in his hand. She also saw Hazel finally jumping on Silver and taking off.
Meg swallowed and caught up with the rest of the gang out of the fog and back into the sunset light.
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The gang were flying in the direction of Berk, with the rescued dragons following them. Hiccup was leading with Valka next to him and with Ana and Dusk as well. The rest of the gang was cheering and recalling their heroism.
Meg was on the back. Which was unusual cause she always stayed by her brother side after a rescue mission. She was also awfully silent.
-"Meg?"
Meg stirred out of her revery and shook her head, turning her face toward Astrid.
-"Yeah, what is it?", Meg asked.
-"Is everything okay? You're pretty quiet since we took off.", Astrid wondered worriedly.
-"Whut? Oh no don't worry. I'm just... tired. Hard day of rescue I guess.", Meg shrugged.
Astrid raised an eyebrow, obviously not buying it but she only nodded and didn't asked more.
-"You're okay?"
Meg looked up and saw Ruby asking the same thing to Hazel.
-"Yeah Yeah. It's just... that guy back there seemed a bit weird to me. Like I already saw him somewhere. Like I knew him!", Hazel sighed in frustration.
-"Maybe it's a trapper you already fought on a previous mission?", Ruby said.
-"Yeah. Perhaps.", Hazel shrugged.
Meg blinked. She tightened her first. She bit her lip and took a deep breath. Luna felt it and cooed in worry. Meg smiled and patted her head in reassurance.
But her frown came back.
She recognized that guy. Those eyes.
Never she could have been able to forget them.
Oooh yes, she knew them pretty well actually.
Cause they were actually belonging to the one that killed her only true love.
And all she wanted now, is to make those eyes close forever.
