This really doesn't have anything to do with this story but one of my oldest stories just hit one hundred reviews joining Knights of Arendelle, Guardians of the wild, and The Incredible Trolls is the exclusive one hundred reviews club. So give a big shoutout to Queen Elsa: Mutant of Arendelle for reaching one hundred reviews *Pops a bottle of Champaign in celebration, pours everyone a glass, realizes most of my readers probably ain't old enough to drink, puts champaign away till another time*.

Speaking about Elsa, go see Frozen 2 if you haven't yet, you won't regret it.

"You know what your not ready for what's next." Cloud Guy suddenly stopped the story and started walking away, much to Rosie's shock.

"What? You can't just stop like that, not now."

"Trust me kid, I'm saving you the trauma of what happened after that attack. What happens next you are not ready for. It's best that you just go home."

"Cloud Guy please." Rosie begged "I am a teenager, I travelled here through a dangerous storm just to find out what happened to the dragons and my grandfather, you can't stop now. My whole life I've been begging for the truth but neither mom now grandma ever told me."

"And for good reason, you are still young."

"I am a teenager, far from a little child. Please Cloud Guy, my grandmother is one of the few surviving riders still around today, and I fear with her health she won't last much longer either. I cannot go my whole life not knowing. I am begging you. Tell me what happened next. I need to know."

Cloud Guy sighed. "Your just as stubborn as your grandfather was. Fine, I'll tell you, but I'm warning you. What I am about to tell next might scar you for life."

"I'm willing to accept that."

"Well then, the next two days after Reby's attack was calm. Nobody spoke of the attack and everybody acted normal as Branch and Raider went through plans on how to defend themselves from Grim's attack.

"Grim thinks he has the advantage in numbers," Raider spoke as she, Jo, Poppy, Peppy, and Branch sat at a table in the conference room and planned their course of action. "He has two other tribes at his aid, but he probably doesn't expect my tribe to get involved."

"With all due respect Raider, even with your tribe by our side we will still be outnumbered," Poppy spoke up.

"Maybe, but we know of their secret weapon, the Gas sprayer. If we can break it from their grasp we can use it against them."

"Yeah, except the Gas Sprayer will probably be heavily guarded," Peppy replied. "They will probably make it difficult for any of us to get near it."

"Difficult, yes," Raider replied "But not impossible. No disrespect to Melody or any of your other dragons but Shadow is the fastest of all of our dragons, being a Night Fury and all. You guys distract the trolls guarding the Gas Sprayer long enough for me to get near it with the antidote and I can break the mind warper's powers from it, and turn it against it's captures."

"Then we give them all a taste of the gas themselves and they will retreat." Jo caught on. "Of course. The Gas sprayer could be the key to turning this war in our favor."

"That won't end the war though." Peppy replied "They will just stop them until they plan a new attack."

"True but by time we should have all the Hidden World, where Grim will never find them."

"I still don't know how I feel about getting rid of our dragons," Peppy replied "Why should we let go of our dragons just because there are people hunting them?"

"Because we've been at war with dragon hunters for years and little progress has been made." Branch answered "As long as the dragons are outside the hidden world there will be hunters after them. I hate the idea of letting go of Melody too, but it's time we think about what's more important. Our desire to have them as our companions and to fly, or their safety?"

Peppy sighed knowing Branch was right.

"I hate the idea of losing our dragons much as you do. But there has already been enough blood lost due to these wars. All I have ever wanted from these dragons was for them to be safe, if this is the only way to ensure it, then so be it."

Suddenly the room shook as a loud explosion was heard from outside.

"What the heck?" Branch asked as he ran outside to see what was going on. That's when his eyes went wide in terror, for Grim had arrived and he just shot a fireball at their direction.

"Everybody evacuate now!" Everyone ran outside as a fireball hit their pod sending everyone flying in different directions. Branch hit the dirt hard and as he struggled to pick himself up he found himself coughing, struggling to breath as smoke filled his lungs. All he could see was smoke, he had no idea were Poppy or anybody else was. Or even if they were still alive.

"Poppy!" Branch cried out.

At the port dozens of heavily armed war ships were lined up, all of them catapulting fireballs at the troll tree. Grim was on the crows nest at the main ship, and when he raised his hand every ship stopped firing momentarily.

"Storm the Troll Tree, kill everyone inside, but Branch is mine."

The ships opened and thousands of heavily trolls stormed out. Heather, who had been led to the port by the sound of explosions, looked down at the attack aboard Windstorm, she gasped at the numbers that she saw. This was just like what happened to her own tribe, only now it was happening to the Troll Tree.

"No," Heather gasped "Not again." Heather flew Windstorm towards Reby, who had her crossbow drawn and was firing at a upcoming hunter. Reby shot the hunter in his chest, and the hunter fell backwards dead.

"How many?" Reby asked Heather

"Thousands, we can't fend them all off, this is exactly what happened to my home."

"My Gods?" Reby gasped

"Reby," Heather realized "We led them here, this is retaliation for what we did."

"What do we do?" Reby asked

Heather didn't answer as she flew to find Branch. She found Branch searching the skies on Melody, calling out Poppy and Scarlett's name.

"Heather," Branch called out in a panicked voice, having Melody flying up to her. "Please tell me you know where Poppy and Scarlett is?"

"I don't Branch but if we don't evacuate the Troll Tree now it won't matter."

"I am not leaving until I find my wife and daughter!" A arrow suddenly grazed Branch's shoulder and Branch seethed in the sudden pain. Both Branch and Heather turned to see Grim on the ground pointing a loaded crossbow at Branch's direction.

"Branch, you sent a attack on my tribe, you and your entire tribe are going to die!"

Branch turned to Heather, "Find my wife and daughter, then get everybody out of here."

"What about you?"

"I'm going to face that mad troll!"

Heather nodded and flew off while Branch flew down and approached Grim.

"I don't know what heck you are talking about Grim?" Branch replied as he took out his fire sword. "But you know just as well as I that I would never invade a island where there is a chance innocent trolls would get hurt."

"Lier!" Grim put away his crossbow and took out his sword, swinging it at Branch. Branch barely dodged the attack, he quickly responded with a swing of his own that Grim easily blocked. "I arrived to my island to find it burned to the ground, my people tied up, and more than a hundred of them laid dead with their throats slit. Witnesses placed your riders at the scene of the attack. You led a attack against my tribe!"

As fire started to surround the two dueling chiefs, Grim's strikes was getting harder and harder the more angrier he got. If Branch didn't get out of their soon, then even if he killed Grim he would be consumed by the fire.

"I promise you Grim, I might hate your guts but I would never attack your tribe, I would never resort to actions that would get innocent blood killed.

"Well someone did. And it doesn't matter, your riders destroyed my island. Now I am going to destroy yours, and everybody who lives here." Grim swung his sword again and it took everything in Branch's powers to block it. Grim was starting to overpower him, and if he didn't stop him soon he would be dead. Melody ran to try to help Branch but fire quickly blocked her path. She flew up to try to get a shot but Grim was to close to Branch to risk getting a shot off. She had to find help, that was the only way Branch was going to get out of this.

Heather, Reby and the rest of the riders was gathering everyone they could and loading them up on their dragons and sending them on their way, trying to evacuate as many villagers as they could. They had already evacuated most of the island, but Poppy, Scarlett, Peppy, Raider, and Jo was still missing.

"Any signs of the others?" Reby asked as Biggie just got back from searching the skies.

"Found Raider and Jo trapped under some debris. I was able to get them out thankfully and they are now searching for Poppy and Scarlett."

"Oh they better be alright." Reby thought "I would never forgive myself if we caused the death of Branch's family."

Melody suddenly flew up and started chirping frantically.

"What is it girl?" Reby asked. Melody continued to jump up and down and give frantic chirps.

"Branch is in trouble is he?" Creek realized.

Melody nodded and Creek boarded Melody, turning to the other riders.

"I'm going after Branch, if the others show up, get them out of here."

As Raider and Jo searched the skies they heard the sound of cursing and weapons clashing below them. Looking down they saw Poppy surrounded by fire, dueling weapons with a hunter while Peppy held on to Scarlett shielding her.

"You get the hell away from my daughter right now!" Poppy screamed as she sliced her ax through the hand of the hunter attacking her. As the hunter screamed in pain Poppy ran her ax into his chest before kicking into the fire.

"Poppy!" Raider waved from above.

Poppy looked up and saw Raider and Jo, and her face instantly lit up.

"You guys got my dragon to safety?"

"Starfire is safe, now hop on so we can get you three to safety too." Poppy hopped on to Shadow while Peppy and Scarlett hopped onto Hurricane.

"Grampa, do we really have to abandon the Troll Tree?"

"I'm afraid so Scarlett," Peppy sighed as the five of them flew off leaving the Troll Tree for the last time. "I'm afraid the Troll Tree is not safe anymore."

"Wait?" Poppy realized "Where's Branch?"

As the Troll Tree crumbled around them, Grim and Branch still fought it up, each one of them refusing to let up as the tried to overpower the other.

"The place is falling apart around us!" Branch pointed out as the two chiefs continued to clash swords. "If you don't lay down your weapon now we will both die."

"At least you'll die with me," Grim replied, swinging his sword. Grim sliced Branch's left arm, causing him to drop his weapon. As Branch fell to his knees grasping onto his injured arm Grim approached him raising his sword. "Now the great hero of dragons falls."

It was right then that a blast struck Grim, sending him flying as Melody and Creek flew down to Branch's aid.

"Hop on quick," Creek demanded reaching out his hand.

"Glad somebody didn't forget about me."

"Well who else would run our rag tag of outlaws if you was dead?"

Creek then gasped as he felt something strike him in the back. Walking out of the fire, Grim held his crossbow and was loading another arrow.

"Creek!?" Branch screamed as Creek fell limp into his arms.

"Go!" Creek whispered, the life draining from him.

"No, I can't I won't."

"Please," Creek pleaded. "The Tribe needs it's leader."

Branch was hesitant but Creek just gave him a comforting smile. "It will be alright."

With tears and a heavy heart Branch let go of Creek, letting him slide off of Melody as the two of them flew off. As they retreated he looked back, tears flying from his eyes as Creek got up, wobbling on weak legs as he threw a mace, knocking the crossbow out of Grim's arms long enough for Branch to escape. Then Creek fell down for the last time, a smile of confidence on his face as he closed his eyes for the last time knowing he got Branch out in time.

"Goodbye," Branch cried as he fled the home he knew his whole life. "My friend."