This chapter was meant to go up earlier today, but my parents were constantly using the PC, so I had to wait until now. Shout-out:
pandamaster97720: Well, this is the first scene where he uses his new-found knowledge. Enjoy it.
Also everyone else, enjoy!
Chapter 15
[Scene cuts to Arena, in amiddle of another training session. The arena fills with a greenish fog, obscuring the dragon.]
GOBBER
„Today is about teamwork. Now, a wet dragon head can't light its fire. The Hideous Zippleback is extratricky. One head breathes gas, the other head lights it. Your job is to know which is which."
[The mist spreads, seperating the teams from one another.]
At least, thankfully to the buckets, it didnt´'t look like attack.
FISHLEGS
„Razor sharp, serrated teeth that inject venom for pre-digestion. Prefers ambush attack, by crushing its victims-"
HICCUP (ON EDGE)
„Will you please stop that?!"
SNOTLOUT
„If that dragon shows either of his faces, I'm gonna- there!"
[Snotlout and Tuffnut drench Astrid and Ruffnut, thinking they were the Zippleback.]
RUFFNUT
„Hey! It's us, idiots!"
TUFFNUT
„Your butts are getting bigger. We thought you were a dragon."
SNOTLOUT
„Not that there's anything wrong with a dragon-esque figure- Ow!"
It's your own fault, with the missing respect.
[Astrid punches Snotlout in the face, and Ruffnut throws her bucket at Tuffnut, who is then dragged into the wall of smoke.]
ASTRID
„Wait."
[A tail knocks them off their feet]
TUFFNUT (running out of the mist, screaming)
„OH, I'M HURT! I AM VERY MUCH HURT!"
Oh, come on. It can't be that bad.
FISHLEGS
„Chances of survival are dwindling into single-digits now."
[One of the Zippleback heads emerges from the mist. Fishlegs throws water at its face, and it angrily spews out some green gas.]
FISHLEGS
„Oh. Wrong head."
So you noticed, right?
[The head sprays a large stream of green gas, and Fishlegs runs off screaming. The head turns its attention to Hiccup and the other head comes into view, spitting electrical sparks]
GOBBER
„Fishlegs! Now, Hiccup!"
[Hiccup throws the bucket of water at the spark-spitting head, but misses]
HICCUP
„Oh, come on!"
[The Zippleback pounces, both heads snarling at Hiccup]
GOBBER
„Hiccup!"
[Hiccup reverses the Hideous Zippleback with a hidden eel.]
What the … ?
HICCUP
„Back! Back! Back! BACK! Now, don't you make me tell you again! Yes, that's right! Back into your cage. Now think about what you've done."
He will, for sure.
[Hiccup shuts the door of the enclosure. He throws the eel inside, and the Zippleback cowers in terror. The teens and Gobber are shocked, and Fishlegs drops his bucket.]
„Quite clever." I noted, with a smile on my face.
HICCUP
„Okay! So, are we done? Because I've got some things I need to, uh... Yep. I'll... see-see you tomorrow!"
[Hiccup runs away.]
And that's how you use a dragon's fear against him.
I think it's quite interesting how I sometimes put a statement by Valka at the end of a chapter and sometimes I don't. Honestly: What do you prefer? Or do you just don't mind?
For those, not understanding what I mean: In this case there's a last sentence after the scene ends where Valka somehow concludes the scene (and the chapter).