Chapter 12: Double Trouble
Hey Peoples! So, I was going through some old documents and found my first draft of the plotline of this story. So, I'm took some time see if I could put some points that I cut out, back into my current plotline.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Balto or How to Train your Dragon. They both belong to their respective owners and this is just for fun, NOT for profit.
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(Hiccup POV)
"Today is about teamwork", Gobber said as we each held a bucket full of water, "work together and you might survive."
One the doors to in the Arena was opened and a chilling fog barreled out. The fog as thick as a cloud engulfs us, swirling around separating us, paring me off with Fishlegs with Hiccup.
"Now, a wolf with water in their lungs can't blast it's frost or fog. If they tried they can freeze their own throats & choke. The Hideous Zippleback is extra tricky. One wolf frost & fog, while the other one defends it. Your job is to know which is which."
"Razor sharp, serrated teeth that inject venom for pre-digestion." Fishlegs muttered. "Prefers ambush attack, crushing its victims in its..."
"Will you please stop that?" I interrupted. "Or do you want to lure them to us"
That shut him up. I couldn't see either of them or the others, but I could hear them. There was low growling that came with a literal chill from time to time, but nothing came at us yet. I could hear the other, mostly either arguing or bragging about beating the dragon. Yeah probably the arguing.
There were a couple times that there a rushing sound that I wasn't sure if it was the dragons, the wind, or both. We kept moving slowly and cautiously, occasionally coming across puddles of water that wasn't there before.
"Chances of survival are dwindling into single digits now" Fishlegs said trembling a little.
"Hey, we'll be fine if we just- Look out!" I Fishlegs enough before the Zippleback with the giant paws pounced in our direction before darting back into the fog. "Where'd it go?"
Fishlegs nudged me to show that the silhouette of one of them was in front of us. Before anything else could happen, he hurls his water at it, completely dousing the head. We heard it hack before it stumbled from the fog revealing its huge paws. The other Zippleback leers and opens its mouth, spewing fog onto the ground.
"Oh, wrong head." Fishlegs said quivering.
When the frosty fog started to flow around legs, the Zippleback crept toward Fishlegs. It blasted fog at him, which he fled in a panic like any sane person. Somehow, I found myself being the only one still with a bucket. I darted my eyes between the two Zipplebacks and notice that the one with the giant paws was no longer hacking.
"Now, Hiccup!" Gobber shouted behind me.
I hurled his water, but bolt arcs and drops short the of the wolves split from each other and started to circle me. I tried to keep my eyes on the two, one with a frosty mouth and the other's paws crusting the frost that accumulated. Both growling and baring toothy grins as a wall of fog was separating us from everyone else.
"RUN, HICCUP!" Gobber shouted as he ran toward me before losing sight of him.
They lunged.
"Hiccup!"
The Zippleback stop in their tracks. I held my hands out to them on either side of me and felt... something. Their eyes were locked with mine as if they were frozen. When I lowered my arms a little, they shook their heads and tried to come at me again. But instead of my eyes stopping them, their noses were twitching like crazy. They started to join each other sides before backing away from me. With them backing down the fog starts to clear, and I could see the others transfixed from what was going on, not seeing the surprise in my vest. Better to keep it under wraps for now.
"BACK! BACK! BACK!" The Zippleback retreats through its door, growling but with their tail between their legs. "Yes, that's right. Back into your cage."
I slipped the eel from earlier from my vest. I tossed it into the shadows, so the others don't see and slammed it shut. When I turned to the others they were all shocked slack-jawed. Though Astrid had a look that hide something else to it.
"Okay! So, are we done? Because I've got some things I need to..." I slide through them as I side-stepped my way out. "Yep...see you tomorrow."
I broke into a sprint as I went to the cavern with a few questions for Toothless.
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Sorry if the chapter is a little short compared to other, but the next chapter should be a longer to make up for it.
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