Hiccup was now in Fishlegs' study, who was showing some more tax that he was able to translate.

"What you want to show me, Fishlegs?" Hiccup asked.

"I've just made another discovery," said Fishlegs barely able to contain his excitement. "I've discovered that the Red Ranger, meaning you, has a lot more power than we could have anticipated."

"What you mean?" Hiccup frowned.

Fishlegs then poured out a drawing which showed the Red Ranger covered in armour. "This text mentions that the Red Ranger will become the Dragon Knight and will take down any foe in his wake, but only if they touched the fire within themselves."

"And that means?" Hiccup asked.

Fishlegs shrugged. "You're the Red Ranger, you tell me. It seems to me as if you would have a better understanding of this stuff than I do, with your animal spirit training."

Hiccup folded his arms. "I'm not sure, but if it gives us another edge over Drago I'll take it."

"Do you really think that Drago will attack with his communication still down?" Fishlegs asked.

"He has to showed everyone that he still strong, if he does anything unless it will be shown as a sign of weakness many people within his army would take advantage of that for their own agenda."

"But he always seems to command such loyalty?"

"Only through fear, but what happens when that fear vanishes?" Hiccup asked. "Fear is an effective way to get people to devote themselves to you, but it's not true loyalty. True loyalty comes from respect and I get the feeling that he hasn't done a lot of that in recent days."

Hiccup wasn't far wrong, Drago was growing deeply concerned what was going on within his ranks.

"You mean to say that more of our people have joined up with the resistance?" Drago roared.

"Communication are still a bit spotty ever since the Rangers took down Hunter's Watch, but we believe that is the case," said Krogan.

"I have also heard rumours that there are those that are saying that you are weak," Johann added. "I fear that we might have an uprising on our hands in the very near future."

Drago roared in frustration. "How could this have happened?"

"We don't truly know my lord," said Krogan.

"I think it's quite obvious that the Rangers recent victories play an important part in it," said Johann.

"You best choose your next words very carefully, Johann," Drago warned.

"With all due respect my lord, you cannot deny that we have suffered major defeats from the Rangers, not to mention the loss of one of our generals," Johann pointed out. "Many see this as an excellent opportunity to spike their own agendas in our army and admittedly we are losing some loyal and powerful fighters every time we face against the Rangers."

"We're doing everything we can to stomp out any kind of rebellion," Krogan assured.

"Personally I think there were only escalate the situation," said a voice.

They turned and found Viggo entering the room.

"Viggo," said Drago as he sat back down. "You have a lot of nerve coming here, I was under the impression that you had a plan to guarantee our victory. Or is that just another empty promise?"

"I assure you that my plan is coming to fruition and it will be delivered to you soon, but I fear this recent development demands our full attention," said Viggo calmly.

"Which is why I say that we stomp out the rebellion before it grows too large," said Krogan.

"What a brilliant idea, brutally kill anyone that conspires or sympathises with the rebels, an excellent way to get more to join their ranks and dispel discourse within our own," said Viggo.

"You would have us do nothing?" Krogan growled.

"I would have you to think before you act," said Viggo respectfully. "The truth of the matter is good drawing forces through fear is now no longer an option. Our people are becoming much bolder and are speaking out, I would suggest a more subtle means of control."

Drago looked at him. "Go on."

"At the moment is the rebels are divided in opinion, we can use that against them and make them fight against each other," said Viggo with a cruel smile. "We wouldn't have to send any men into crush them, meaning that they will not unite under a single banner which is something we cannot afford. I would also suggest doing something that shows strength."

Drago looked at him. "And what do you suggest?"

Viggo smiled.

Snotlout grunted as he saw Hiccup and Astrid sitting at their own table in the canteen. The two of them were laughing as they ate that it was a bit sickening.

"What is she seeing him?" Snotlout grunted.

"Who?" Ragnar asked.

"You know who."

"Voldemort?" Tuffnut blinked.

Snotlout frowned. "Who?"

Fishlegs stared at him. "You mean to say you haven't read Harry Potter?"

"Who is Harry Potter?" Snotlout blinked.

"Leave it," said Ragnar holding out his hand and then he turned to Snotlout. "Are you actually jealous of Hiccup."

"Why would I be jealous of him?" Snotlout huffed.

"Because he snagged the girl you liked," said Ruffnut.

"Because he's our captain," Tuffnut added.

"Apart from those things," Snotlout grunted. "I just want to know what he's got that I haven't got?"

"Let's see he's sincere, honest, brave," said Ragnar counting them off his fingers.

"Hey, I can fake honesty, I can fake sincerity, I can fake all those things," said Snotlout folding his arms.

"And he's smart too," Ragnar smiled.

"I can think been smart," said Snotlout quietly.

Ragnar shook his head. "Face it Snotlout, Astrid is just not your type of woman."

"Then who is?" Snotlout questioned.

That question stomped Ragnar. "To be perfectly honest, I have no idea."

Hiccup meanwhile was informing Astrid of Fishlegs discovery, hoping that she could provide with a bit more insight.

"Dragon Knight?" Astrid blinked. "What does that mean?"

Hiccup shrugged. "No clue, could be a new form of power."

"Traditionally the Red Rangers are able to access more powers than any other Ranger," Astrid pondered. "Maybe you should try and do some meditating in order to figure this out."

"I suppose it's the only thing I can do," Hiccup sighed. "I'm just worried that Drago will attack before I have a chance to unleash their power."

Astrid nodded. "Drago was able to take us down very easily. In fact the only way we won was because of a new zoid formation."

"He's the only guy we've ever had problems dealing with, though he might be bit of balance now that Ryker's out of the picture."

"I suppose, you can definitely expect some renewed effort from him, I wouldn't be surprised if he shows up here himself."

"Rangers to the briefing room," Stoick's voice announced over the speakers.

"Something tells me Drago has made his first move," said Hiccup as he rose to his feet.

All the Rangers had gathered in the briefing room along with Stoick and Toothless, the fact that they had been summoned there were not the command centre indicated that the city was not that the attack just yet.

"We have just received a report from Skullcrusher," said Stoick with a grave look.

"I take it it's bad news," Hiccup assumed.

"Skullcrusher have been taking advantage of all the infighting within Drago's ranks, causing them to rebel, make them fight each other," Toothless explained. "However, things have not gone as we expected."

"Are you saying that they have stopped rebelling?" Ragnar asked.

"No, but we are fighting with each other."

"Is that good?" Snotlout asked.

"You don't understand, I said they're fighting with each other," Toothless emphasised.

"Is he making any sense?" Ruffnut asked looking at her brother.

"Not in the slightest," said Tuffnut.

"He's seen at the rebel cells are fighting amongst themselves, which is not what we want," Hiccup explained.

"I don't know how, but Drago has got them to turn on one another instead of uniting. They have even attacked a few of our agents, believing that were no better than Drago. Skullcrusher had no choice but to pull resources in aiding them and that is only brought even more distrust."

"And let me guess when they were weakened Drago moved in," Hiccup concluded.

Toothless nodded. "He has effectively crushed the rebellion, without losing a single man. He is still having troubles with communications, but we believe that he is using more crude way of sending information."

"By crude I mean that intercepting them is much easier," Astrid assumed.

Toothless nodded. "We've been able to decode many messages and it is very clear that Drago is about to make a big move on Earth. Plus we believe that Viggo is up to something, but what we do not know."

Stoick looked a very grave. "Then we can only assume that he's gonna launch an attack on the city."

"I doubt it will be a big one though," said Ragnar. "He lost a great deal when we took down that dreadnought a few days ago."

"Doesn't mean he doesn't have any other resources," said Toothless. "Though I imagine that you're quite correct, but we have now lost the advantage in Drago's forces being in disarray."

"Drago was certainly quick to respond, I would be surprised if Viggo hadn't had something to do with it," said Hiccup.

"Why not Krogan or Johann?" Fishlegs asked.

"Krogan is more the blunt instrument, he would never use tactics he would have just gone in then crush them where they stood. As for Johann, he is more effective as a quartermaster than anything else, he is better suited in gathering resources."

"That is a fair assessment," Toothless agreed. "Viggo tactics on our home world have caused us to be bit more sluggish than normal. We usually find an opening and then we discover that it's nothing more than a trap, he enjoys misdirection."

"So how can we outthink it?" Ragnar asked.

Hiccup sighed. "Sadly I don't think we can do it over a drawing board, the only way we can do that is on the field."

"What do you mean?" Snotlout asked.

"Creating plans and battle strategies are all well and good, but in real life you have to be prepared for the unexpected. Take the Hundred Years War for instance, England was on the verge of winning but then Joan of Arc appeared and turned the tide. World War II is another example, Winston Churchill becoming Prime Minister decided to put up a fight rather than submitting to Germany."

Astrid nodded in agreement. "He's right, opportunities like that cannot be planned. You might be able to lead an enemy to an ambush, but you can't fully predict the outcome."

Tuffnut looked at his sister. "Are you getting any of this?"

"It way over my head," she shrugged.

"Basically it's like me joining your little band," said Eret. "Those clones weren't expecting me to join the underdogs and they were completely taken off guard."

"All we can do is prepare ourselves," Valka sighed. "It's all we can do."

Stoick nodded. "I want everyone on standby at a jump into action at a moment's notice. We don't know when this attack will come or what form it'll take, but I will not have anyone sleeping on the job."

"Understood," everyone nodded.

A few days later, Hiccup was meditating trying to figure out what Fishlegs had told him. He had no idea what it meant by the fire inside himself nor did he have any idea how to set it alight. Ever since Stoick had put them on standby he had been meditating non-stop trying to figure out that very conundrum, but so far nothing.

"Still at it I see," said a voice.

Hiccup looked up and saw Toothless standing next to him with his arms behind his back.

"Astrid suggested that I might be able to figure the textile by meditating," Hiccup explained.

"And how is that going?" Toothless asked.

"Not as well as I hoped," Hiccup sighed. "The time fire could mean a man of different things, it could be my spirit, it could even reference my animal spirit."

"Yes, I heard about your training," Toothless nodded. "I did some research on the Order of the Claw I must say was quite a read."

"I think you only scratch the surface," Hiccup smiled he then looked towards the trees and plants as well as the lake. "Sometimes I wonder if were doing enough, me every single time we think we have the advantage Drago always makes a comeback."

"Drago has been conquering planets for many centuries," said Toothless. "Just regretful that he wasn't destroyed along with the United Alliance of Evil along with many others."

"I just hope that we are able to succeed like all the other Rangers before us," said Hiccup.

"I know that self-doubt is not going to help to reach new heights of power," said Toothless. "And you cannot deny that you have done a lot of good, you have freed slaves and have given hope to many worlds that Drago can be defeated and that is what he fears most. Even the very mention of your name is able to inspire and the smallest glimmer of hope and when hope has a chance to bloom it becomes an unstoppable force."

"This is be doing a good job of stomping it out though," Hiccup pointed out.

Toothless nodded. "You might be suppress it, but he cannot stop it. I mean the Nazi regime was destroyed, because people had hope and the determination to put an end to it. Many people believe that it was foolhardy to carry on fighting, knowing how many lives it may cost, but your people believed and they won."

"I'm not saying we should give up and I have no intentions of doing that, but what I fear most is failing to live up to everyone's expectations. All my life I've always tried to make my father proud of me, but mostly he keeps me hidden, tells me to stay put and let someone else do it."

"I find it very hard to believe," Toothless frowned.

"This is way back before I was even a Power Ranger," said Hiccup. "I wanted to join the military, just like him, but as you might have noticed I'm not exactly my father-son. When it came to the physical aspects of being a soldier, I was lacking in that regard."

"Though you still seems to have inherited your father stubbornness," Toothless noted.

Hiccup laughed. "Yeah, I've been told that many times. In the end I just got sick of staying on Berk, I wanted to go out there and see the world that we were supposed to protect. My father did everything he could to stop me, but my mother understood and if it wasn't for her I probably wouldn't be the man I am today."

"Sounds to me as if your father was just trying to protect you," said Toothless.

"I know, but I wish that he heard me out. Most of our conversations it sounded utterly one-sided no matter what I say I entered up doing exactly what my father told me to do. Leaving Berk was the first time that I had the courage to stand against my father."

"Then perhaps you need to summon that same coverage in order to face Drago," Toothless suggested.

Hiccup looked at him curiously. "What you mean?"

Before Toothless could explain Hiccup got a message up from his Morpher.

"Hiccup, come in," said Astrid's voice.

Hiccup raised the Morpher to his mouth. "What is it?"

"Drago himself has shown up in the city and he is going on a bit a rampage," Astrid informed him.

"So it's begun," Hiccup sighed. "Notify the others, I'll get there as soon as I can."

Toothless looked at Hiccup. "I wish you the best of luck."

"Thank you, I'm certainly going to need it," said Hiccup as he rose to his feet. He then swung his fist forward. "Unleashed the dragon within!"

He immediately transformed into his Ranger form.

Drago was already firing bolts of energy all around the city with his bullhook.

"Calm and face me Rangers!" he roared.

Astrid then arrived with the other Rangers and they quickly surrounded him.

"You want us to got us," said Astrid.

Drago looked them. "Now where is the Red Ranger?"

"What you think nine of us isn't enough for you?" Snotlout smirked.

"Not at all, I just wish to be entertained before I take you all down," said Drago.

"That isn't going to happen," said Ragnar.

"We'll stop you," said Valka determinedly.

"Then by all means stop me," Drago taunted.

Valka then quickly made the first move summoning her staff and quickly charge towards him. He immediately blocked her attack with his bullhook, but then the twins jumped into action spinning their spears over their heads.

They then thrusted their spears towards him, but he merely disengaged with Valka and spun around in order to block their attacks. He then raised his prosthetic arm and unleashed a powerful burst of energy knocking them backwards.

"Is that really all you've got?" said Drago looking immensely bored.

"Then try me on the size!" Snotlout roared and charged in swinging his mace with all his might.

Drago merely sidestepped in order to avoid the attack and then swatted him away with his bullhook, but Heather then immediately used her whip to grab hold of his prosthetic arm and tried to hold him in place.

"I've got you," she said.

Drago looked at her dryly. "And what you intend to do with me now?"

"This!" said Ragnar as he charged in and swung his shield towards him.

His attack struck Drago hard in the chest, but he hadn't moved an inch. Instead he merely grabbed hold of Ragnar's head and lifted him off his feet.

"Was that supposed to impress me?"

He then suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back and immediately released Ragnar, he turned his head and saw Eret had just struck him with his daggers.

"Ah, the traitor shows himself," Drago growled furiously.

"I just wish that I jumped ship with them sooner," said Eret as he took up a fighting stance.

"You wish to join these losers despite knowing how powerful I am?" Drago growled.

"I admit the thought never crossed my mind, but after being with Hiccup that gave me a whole new perspective," said Eret.

Drago growled. "Then you'll fall just like the rest!"

He raised his bullhook, but before he had a chance to swing it Fishlegs appeared right in front of him and struck him in the face with his hammer. The attack causing completely offguard and it pushed him back. Astrid then took the opportunity and dealt a few powerful swings with her axe and it became clear that they were having some sort of an effect.

"We might actually pull this off," said Fishlegs.

"Was there any doubt?" Astrid asked.

Drago was now utterly furious as he rose to his feet. "You think that the likes of you destroying me!"

"We don't just think we know," said Astrid. "Face it Drago, you're losing control and it's all because no one fears you anymore."

"And you think that I should change my tactic," Drago growled furiously. "Fear is the only reliable means of absolute loyalty."

"More like resentment," Astrid challenged. "Your fear tactics have no effect on people are willing to put their lives on the line to see you fall. You may win some battles here and there but you'll never win the war."

Drago then roared. "Enough of this foolishness!"

He then raised his bullhook and then slammed the ground creating a massive pulse of energy which struck the Rangers with immense force. All of them were knocked right off their feet and were not out of the Ranger forms.

Drago looked at them all. "Your true strength only comes from those Morphers, without them you are nothing more than insects."

Astrid winced as she rose to her feet clutching her arm. "You're wrong, the Morphers merely amplify our powers are true strength is still within us."

"You're living in a delusional dreamworld," Drago growled.

"If so it's a dream that I would never want to come out of," said Ragnar as he too rose to his feet. "We'll keep on fighting no matter what."

"And even if we fall there will be others that will carry on the fight," said Valka as she rose to her feet as well.

One by one the Rangers began rising to their feet, despite their injuries.

"No matter what you do today you're going to lose Drago," said Snotlout.

"We won't give up," said Fishlegs.

"Not now not never," said Ruffnut.

"Not as long as there's something worth living for," said Tuffnut.

"We'll protect our friends and family, no matter what," said Heather.

"And we don't care how big or bad you are," said Eret.

Drago looked at them furiously. "You would be willing to throw your lives away for hopeless cause."

"Aren't you listening, our causes and hopeless?" said Astrid defiantly. "No matter what you say do is going to change that!"

"In that case I'll have no choice but to destroy you!" Drago roared as he raised his bullhook.

He then fired a powerful burst of energy and sent it straight and the others, who merely stood there. The blast was probably powerful enough to destroy them, but Hiccup appeared rather nowhere and sliced right through the attack with his sword.

"You won't be destroying anyone, not as long as I'm around," said Hiccup defiantly.

Drago narrowed his eyes. "I have taken down a total of nine Rangers, you really think you can stand a much better chance!"

Hiccup stood there with sword in hand and stood there defiantly of Drago. "I don't know, but I'm going to at least try."

"Then you will fool just like the rest."

Hiccup and Drago then charged one another in their weapons clashed, it was a blinding show a force as they continue to overpower the other. Drago was using pure power, but that meant very little to Hiccup's speed and making it difficult for him to block his blows.

"It seems you have improved since last we met," Drago noted.

"Same I can't say the same of you," said Hiccup as he moved even faster.

Drago was now starting to get concerned as he was beginning to be pushed back, Hiccup seemed to be getting stronger by the second. He immediately channelled all his anger into its fist and slammed it into Hiccup just as he moved forwards. The attack struck him hard and sent him flying and for moment he for that was it.

"I'm not done," said Hiccup as he rose to his feet.

"What's driving you?" Drago demanded. "How have you become this strong?"

"Because I've got something that I want to protect more than anything in the world," said Hiccup as he rose to his feet. "I have a home, friends, family and someone I love and so long as there are around I will not give up."

Then suddenly flames began to cover Hiccup's body much to everyone's amazement.

"What's happening?" Astrid stared.

"He's certainly combust," Snotlout stared openmouthed.

Ragnar looked at Fishlegs. "Do you have any idea?"

"I think he's found a way to unlock the power of the Dragon Knight."

"Who?" Heather asked.

"The text said that the Dragon Knight was a powerful warrior of no equal, he would appear times of darkness to protect the innocent against evil forces. There are some inscriptions that indicate that he was the Red Power Ranger, looks like they were true."

Hiccup then immediately felt as if another presence was inside of him moving his body. He found himself raising his sword into the air and the flames continued to dance around him.

"Dragon Knight Armour Mode!" he yelled.

The flames then began to transform into red armour that covered Hiccup's body turning it to crimson red, a circular shield appeared in his right hand and his sword was now utterly covered in flames.

"It would seem as if you have reached a new level of power," Drago noted. He then immediately charged in with his bullhook in hand. "Let us see how strong you are now!"

Hiccup merely raised his shield and blocks the attack, he didn't even flinch as he pushed back which caught Drago completely offguard.

"Not possible," Drago stared.

"Oh, it's quite possible," said Hiccup.

He then immediately jumped in and raised his sword, Drago quickly used his bullhook to block the attack. However, Hiccup's sheer strength actually brought him down to his knees the moment the sword made contact.

"He brought Drago to his knees," Snotlout stared openmouthed.

"Never thought I'd see the day," Eret stared.

"This cannot happen," said Drago horrified.

"I'm afraid it is," said Hiccup as he raised his sword again. Suddenly the flames around it turned purple and now it was burning with red hot plasma. "Inferno Plasma Blade Slash!"

He then swung his sword straight down towards Drago unleashed a powerful slash which struck him with immense force. Drago had managed to survive the attack, though only just, but he had received some massive amount of damage. His prosthetic arm was now completely destroyed and he was now on his knees smouldering.

"Surrender," said Hiccup as he pointed his sword at Drago.

Drago looked at him defiantly. "Never."

He was then suddenly teleported away, but now it was proven that he was not invincible meaning that he was now worse off than he was before.

Drago found himself back on his flagship and he was in a very sorry state.

"My Lord," said Krogan as he immediately rushed over to Drago to help them up.

Drago pushed him aside. "Out of my way fool." His eyes then immediately turned on Viggo. "How dare you teleport me away in mid battle?"

"I was only concerned for your safety my lord," said Viggo humbly.

"Now the entire Galaxy thinks of me as a coward," Drago growled.

"Actually, I stopped recording your epic battle with the Rangers just before the Red Ranger appeared," Viggo smiled. "Johann, has managed to spread that it was technical difficulties that prevented us from continuing the transmission. We can easily create a fabricated story saying that you wanted to prolong their suffering and to spread terror into their ranks."

Drago looked at him. "And how long you think we can keep facade up?"

"As long as we need to," said Viggo.

Stoick was looking at his son proudly.

"You've made me proud son," said Stoick.

Hiccup smiled. "Thank Dad, but Drago is still out there."

"And we'll keep on fighting until we take him down."

Astrid looked at Hiccup. "I'm still amazed at the power that your Dragon Knight form possesses."

"It's just one more weapon in our arsenal," Snotlout smiled.

"And one step closer of ridding the galaxy of Drago," Ragnar added.

"So long as we are together, we can accomplish anything," said Hiccup.