A/N: Chapters a bit longer than usual, so brace up

Stoick looked across the table with a strange expression. He was trying to figure out what exactly had changed in the past couple of days. There was nothing in particular that seemed different around town. No news of any real interest. Though what he defined as interesting and what his son did were more often than not very different things. But still, he couldn't think anything that would have peaked his son's interest going on lately.

So why was Hiccup acting so chipper. He'd been like this ever since he came back from… whatever it was he'd been doing on Saturday morning. When he asked him what he'd been up do, he just said he was hanging out with a friend. Stoick was going to ask him when he started making friends, but actually managed to realize how terrible that would have sounded out loud and bit his tongue.

Hiccup was eating from a bowl of cereal with a smile on his face. Stoick hadn't had to urge him out of bed, and he didn't even whine to stay home from school today. What the heck could have happened to change his attitude like this in just two days? "You seem awfully… chipper, as of late son. Something going on I should know about?"

Hiccup looked at his father and shrugged. "Nothing in particular." He said eating another spoonful of cereal. His father had been trying to take more of an interest in his activities lately, but neither of them were really social types, and sometimes they missed the social cues that were usually obvious between parents and children.

"Are you sure? Nothing has been happening lately? Because you seem, I don't know, excited about going to school today. Just last week you were arguing about how you didn't need to bother going to school. What happened exactly?"

The young Haddock tilted his head. "What happened? Hmm, well… I've been beyblading, so I guess that's new." He said. Stoick grew a smirk on his face. He'd known his son had been avoiding the sport because of his cousin, but he hadn't said anything about it.

He may have been a bit oblivious when it came to some things, but he knew when he son was getting bullied. The only reason he hadn't said anything was because he'd wanted Hiccup to at least learn to stand up for himself before intervening. It seemed like he was finally doing just that. "Beyblading eh? I thought you had no interest in it?"

"Yeah well, after I got Night Fury from mom, the others at school saw it and got excited. I battled against Snotlout. Lost, but it was pretty fun I guess." He said. "Been practicing at the Bey Park with Astrid. She thinks I actually have a chance to beat Snotlout. I'm not so sure about that. But it's been pretty cool hanging out with her."

Stoick could barely contain his joy. "So you're been beyblading and spending time with the Hofferson girl as well. You're certainly starting to break out of your shell son." He said with a chuckle. "Do me a favor and take a picture of her so I can send it back to your mother. She'll want to get a gab at anyone dating her son." He joked.

Hiccup blushed. He knew he dad was just joking, but it was still embarrassing. "Dad, we're not like that. We're just hanging out. Practicing and stuff like that." He said before taking a drink from the leftover milk in his bowl. He set it back down and let out a small burp. "By the way, I'm probably going to getting home a little later. We're going to hit up the Bey Park after school."

Stoick smiled mischievously. "Of course you are. Toothless, keep an eye on our boy while he's on his little play date. Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid and get himself killed by Finn." He said getting up to leave. Toothless barked in agreement and followed Stoick to the door. "Have a good day son. I'm… I'm proud, that you're starting to get out of the house more."

Hiccup snickered. "You make me sound like a shut in." He quipped. He then looked towards the door where his dad was still smiling. "Thanks dad." Stoick nodded and then left, closing the door behind him. "Well Toothless, we better get going too." He grabbed his backpack and got up and made his way to the door.

He got his bike from the front yard and started riding off. Toothless easily kept up with him. The puppy was surprisingly quick on his feet. Hiccup thought back to the past two days. He and Astrid had really seemed to hit it off. They talked about all types of stuff. School, family life, their hobbies. It was funny, they didn't seem to have too many things in common, but they still enjoyed each other's company.

But he was still a bit worried about how today would play out. It was one thing when they were hanging out alone, but would she want them socializing at school, in front of other people. She had an image to maintain after all. What if she didn't want to sully it by talking to him in public? He couldn't really blame her… but it would still hurt.

He shook his head. What was he thinking? Astrid didn't care about what other people thought. She wouldn't care about talking with him in public. Knowing her if anyone questioned it then she'd pop them in the jaw. "Yeah, he to nothing to worry about."

As he made his way into class, he saw Astrid sitting in her usual seat. Around her was Ruffnut, her brother, and Fishlegs. They looked like they were talking about something important. Snotlout was oddly enough absent from the group. That was definitely strange seeing as he seemed to be their de facto leader. But it would make it easy to approach Astrid he supposed.

He simply stood there for a moment, debating whether or not he should walk over there. It looked like they were having a conversation about something. Wouldn't it be rude to just waltz over there and interrupt them? Astrid who had looked up from the conversation spotted him and gave him a strange look. She got up and started walking towards him.

That worried him. Was he wrong? Was she about to tell him to buzz off? To not talk to her in front of the others? He braced himself as she stood in front of him. "You're finally here, good." She said grabbing his wrist. Before he could even ask what was going on, she pulled him over towards the window. "Did you see it yet?" She asked.

Hiccup didn't even bother trying to free his wrist. She was too strong for him. "No, I didn't see it. I don't even know what it is. What's going on?" He asked confused. She stopped in front of the window and pointed out. "I don't see what the big deal is, it's just… holy crap." Outside in the school yard there was an image of Fury's face bolt scorched into the ground.

It looked like somebody had drew it with a flame thrower. "Well, that's… flattering?" He asked looking towards his blonde friend. "Did you do that?"

Astrid grew wide eyed. "What? No I didn't do that! Snotlout obviously did it! He's challenging you to a battle Hiccup! He wants to go against you at the Bey-Park after school!"

Hiccup paled. "W-what?! Why?!" His cousin had already beaten him! And even though he was planning on going against him again, he hadn't planned on doing it so soon! He wasn't ready to go up against Snotlout again, he couldn't even beat Astrid yet! "Oh man, I'm done for! He's going to demolish me!"

Astrid suddenly grabbed his shoulder and shook him. "Hiccup! Calm down! Snotlout is NOT going to demolish you! You've been practicing and getting better over the past two days!"

He calmed down a little. "Well, yeah but… I'm still not a match for him. Do you see that down there? He scorched that thing into the ground! If he can do that, think about what he's going to do to Fury." He said gripping the bey worriedly.

"Hiccup, stop panicking. Calm down and think about this. You almost beat him last time, you've gotten better. You're more experienced, and you can think on your feet in battle now. You at the very least stand a chance against him. So stop doubting yourself." Astrid said. "And if it'll make you feel better, we can go down to the Bey-Park and get a little more practice in."

Hiccup took a deep breath and then nodded. "Yeah, yeah, a little more practice would probably calm my nerves… but we have school to go to…"

"No ye don't." Gobber said from his desk. "You have no work left, and all your grades were sent in yesterday. Ye could skip class for all I care. In fact, class is dismissed for the rest of the year, get out of here!" He said waving them off. The kids all stood there for a moment before suddenly darting out of the room. If they didn't have to stay here, then they wouldn't.

Gobber sat back in his chair and yawned. He knew he wouldn't get in trouble for letting them go. The principal wouldn't really care. He wasn't even sure if the Principal was still here. Besides, if they had a chance of putting Snotlout in his place, then who was he to stand in their way. "Good luck Hiccup." He said before nodding off the sleep.

Snotlout leaned against a tree near his house and watched as Nightmare moved around, smashing into any nearby rocks. It was leaving nothing but ruble behind in its path. He smirked to himself. He hadn't realized it, but he'd been rusty. Days of nothing but battling his friends, who he was significantly stronger than, had gotten him comfortable.

But now that he'd been fired up again, he'd gotten his edge back. His Nightmare was back at full power again, and so was he. In fact, he felt even stronger than he did before. "Yo Snotlout!"

He turned his head over and saw the twins and Fishlegs approaching. "What are you guys doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?" He asked.

"Class got canceled." Fishlegs said. "Anyway, forget about that! You're challenging Hiccup to a battle later today? Why? Didn't you already beat him?"

"Yeah. What's the point of going after somebody you already took down?" Ruff said.

Snotlout balled his fist up. "Of course you mutton heads wouldn't understand. This isn't about just beating him. It's about making sure he knows his place. Last time he actually put up a fight against me. I can't let that slide." He said annoyed.

"But you told him to put up a fight." Fishlegs pointed out.

Snotlout growled. "I wanted him to try, and fail, immediately! I didn't want him to actually be able to struggle! If I have to try against Hiccup of all people…" He narrowed his eyed. "I'm going to make sure he doesn't start thinking he could actually stand up to me."

The others looked at him clearly not getting it. But Snotlout had always worked in his own strange little way, so they didn't question it. "Whatever dude. But you should know that Astrid and Hiccup went down to the Bey-Park to train for the battle."

Snotlout smirked. "Let him train…" Nightmare rushed forward and then leapt towards a tree. It smashed through, taking a large chunk of its trunk. The others all looked at the display of power with shock. "I'm going to smash that stupid Fury of his into pieces…"

Nightmare jumped back to him and he started walking off. The others could feel the heat radiating off his bey as he left. "Hiccup doesn't stand a chance, does he?" Fishlegs asked.

"Nope, he's toast." Ruff said.

"I can't wait to see this." Tuff said smirking.

"Fury, attack!" Fury zipped across the stadium and smashed into Nadder. Nadder was knocked back, but quickly rushed back towards Fury. The two kept clashing against one another, determined not to be the first to give in. "Come on Fury, you can do this!" Fury started moving faster, and before long it was zipping around Nadder delivering fast and furious attacks.

Astrid could barely keep up with it. "C'mon Nadder, fight back!" She shouted. Nadder moved forward and attacked, but Fury easily dodged. Fury circled around and then slammed into Nadder with a devastating blow. Nadder went flying out of the stadium and landed in front of Astrid. She looked down in shock. "You… you won."

Hiccup couldn't believe it. He'd actually beaten Astrid. Sure he'd come close a few times, and this match could have gone either way. But it was still an accomplishment for him. "I've won my first bey battle." He said.

He heard a small applause and looked to see some of the younger kids of the town clapping for him. They had been watching their past few battles intensely. Astrid walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "Yep, you've won your first battle. And soon you're going to win your second." She said.

Hiccup paled slightly. He had gotten so caught up that he'd almost forgotten about Snotlout's challenge. "I… I still can't beat him Astrid." He said sighing.

"Yes you can Hiccup!" She said firmly. "You're much stronger than before. I bet power wise you could go toe to toe with his Nightmare. And you already had the speed advantage. As long as you're careful about avoiding his attack, this battle should be yours."

"What about his Inferno Amour attack?" He asked. Astrid grew wide eyed. She'd totally forgotten about that. This wasn't good. Outside Hiccup might have had a chance to avoid it, but inside a stadium it was going to be impossible to avoid. It was also going to be more powerful. "Even if I could match his power and out speed him, I don't have an answer for that attack."

Astrid gave him a reassuring look. "You can find one. You're the cleverest battler I've ever seen Hiccup. If anyone can find an answer for it, I'm sure it's you." She said smiling.

He smiled back. "Well at least one of us believes I can do it."

"It's about to be none." They both turned around and then saw Snotlout approaching. Hiccup gulped as everyone split apart to make room for his cousin. "Sup cuz. I assume that you got my challenge?" He asked smirking.

Hiccup tried not to let the nervousness he was feeling show. "It was pretty hard to miss. Really flashy, didn't think it was your style, but cool." He quipped.

"Well, I had to be sure that you got the point." Hiccup felt a little embarrassed. He actually didn't get the point. Astrid had to point it out to him. But he wasn't about to tell Snotlout that. Snotlout glanced over towards Astrid. "And I guess you've been coaching him or something? What, you couldn't beat me yourself so you're putting your hopes in this loser."

Astrid glared at him. "We'll see who the loser is when this is all over." Astrid said. "Because even if he doesn't wipe the floor with you, I will!" She said pulling out Nadder. She wasn't about to let anyone accuse her of cowardice.

"Wait your turn. When I'm done with the runt, I'll be glad to break apart that stupid Nadder of yours too." He said chuckling. He didn't need someone who was going to turn on him in his group. If she was going to side with Hiccup, she was going to suffer the same fate as him.

Hiccup glared towards his cousin. "You're not breaking apart her bey or anyone else's, not as long as I can help it." He said pulling out Fury. It was one thing for his cousin to threaten him, but he wasn't going to stand by and let him threaten his friend. "Come on, let's do this."

Snotlout pulled out his Nightmare and began making his way over to the other side of the stadium. "Well, you finally got some fire in you huh? Good. That'll make it even more satisfying when I grind you into the ground."

Hiccup looked around and noticed more people were walking in. "We didn't miss anything did we?" Ruffnut called as they approached. The room was still filling up with kids from all around the neighborhood. Astrid looked around. She expected there to be a crowd, but not this many people. Had word spread that quickly?

"What are they all doing here?" She asked.

Tuffnut snorted. "We invited them of course. You think anybody would want to miss the beat down that's about to happen. No way. This is going to be the battle of the century."

She frowned. "Hiccup is not going to lose."

"If you say so." Tuffnut said shrugging.

Snotlout laughed. "I'm glad I'm going to have an audience! Now everyone's going to know why they shouldn't mess with Snotlout Jorgenson!" He said as he placed Nightmare on his launcher.

Hiccup got Fury ready. "No, everyone's going to see that they can stand up to you." Hiccup said getting into his launching position. "I'm ready! 3!"

"2!" Snotlout shouted.

"1!" Everyone else yelled.

"Let it rip!"

Hiccup and Snotlout launched Nightmare and Fury into the stadium. The two landed, but rather than circle around the stadium, they headed right for each other. Hiccup and Snotlout yelled as their beys clashed, causing sparks to fly through the air. "Look at you, attacking right from the start! Looks like you finally got some guts!" Snotlout said. "Too bad it doesn't mean jack!"

Nightmare bucked forward knocking Fury back. Fury quickly landed and began circling around the stadium. Hiccup looked surprised. He'd pushed him back so easily. He expected him to have the power advantage, but he didn't think it would have changed so much from last time.

"He's done for." Ruff said.

Astrid growled. "It's just started!"

Nightmare began going at Fury. Fury moved out of the way of its attack, circled around, and delivered its own attack from behind. Nightmare however didn't even budge. "You call that puny little shove an attack! Let me show you what a REAL attack is!" Nightmare rushed at Fury and smashed into it, knocking it into the air.

Everyone gasped as Fury went flying through the air, headed for the edge of the stadium. "Oh no!" Astrid said worried. If Fury landed outside the stadium, the battle would be over.

"Well, that was quick." Tuffnut said disappointed. Fury landed right on the edge of the stadium, just barely avoiding a stadium out. "Whoa, he's still in… cool."

Hiccup let out a sigh of relief before refocusing. Snotlout was stronger than before. He wasn't going to be able to match him in power, and regular attacks weren't going to cut it. He had to pull out all the stops if he wanted to win. "Fury, let's step up the pace!"

Fury began moving quicker, shooting off and turning in random directions. Just like in their first battle, it soon built up so much speed it became a blur. Everyone in the room looked impressed. Even the twins and Fishlegs. Fury had managed to pick up speed much faster than before. Astrid was the only one who didn't seem surprised. Their training had paid off.

"You think the same trick is going to work on me twice?" Snotlout asked.

"Nightmare may have the power advantage, but it could never match Fury's speed!" Hiccup said holding his arm out. "Fury, attack!" Fury appeared and attacked Nightmare before disappearing again. It kept this up, attack and retreating at a faster and faster pace.

Astrid smirked. "See, he doesn't have an answer for this. Hiccup can totally win."

"Don't be so sure." Fishlegs said nervously. After what he'd seen from Snotlout earlier, he very much doubted that it was going to be over this easily.

Snotlout smiled. "I told you, that isn't going to work on me again!" He shouted. Fire suddenly came around Nightmare. Fury stopped just before colliding into it. Hiccup looked worried. Was he about to use Inferno Armor again? "Nightmare, now!" Taking advantage of Hiccup's shock, Nightmare moved forward and slammed into Fury, knocking it back again.

It landed, but Nightmare was immediately on it again. It was still on fire as well, and leaving scorch marks all around the stadium as it knocked Fury around like a hacky sack. "It's on fire?! But he's not even using Inferno Armor!" Astrid said.

"I don't know how he did it, but he's gotten even more control over Nightmare's powers. If Fury can't find a way to fight back, it's going to end up getting melted down." Fishlegs said.

Hiccup was clearly panicked. "Fury, get away from him!" He need to distance himself. He may have gotten better about thinking on the fly, but this wasn't a problem he could just immediately come up with an answer for. Nightmare was already powerful, and now he couldn't even touch him without getting melted apart.

"You think I'd let you get away!" Snotlout shouted. Nightmare jumped forward landing in front of Fury. Fury tried to move back, but Nightmare circled around and tackled it. It kept on ramming into it, knocking it all around the stadium. "I'm going to keep on attacking until that piece of junk bey is nothing but a puddle!"

Hiccup bit his lip. What was he supposed to do? Even if he could get away, he probably wouldn't be able to outlast him. Attack types were known for their weak stamina, and with all the attacks he'd taken he was pretty sure he wouldn't last much longer anyway. "C'mon Hiccup, think of something." Astrid muttered.

"He can't think of anything, because there's nothing he can do. Face it, he's done for." Ruffnut said. "But I'll give him credit, he lasted way longer than any of us would have."

Hiccup took a breath calming his nerves. He closed his eyes and began thinking. There had to be something that he could do. Suddenly an idea popped into his head. "I got it!" He said smiling. "Fury, start moving now!" He shouted.

Fury dodged Nightmare's next attack and then rushed off. Nightmare went after it, but again, couldn't quite catch up. "Huh, so you're just going to run away? You know you can't outlast me!" Snotlout shouted angrily.

"I'm not running away, I'm just evening the playing field!" He shouted. Fury made its way to the middle of the stadium and then began moving in a small circle. Everyone looked totally confused. "Get ready to get a taste of your own medicine!" He shouted.

Snotlout glared at him. What was he thinking? He knew just using speed wasn't going to cut it anymore. Did he have something else planned? Suddenly he noticed that there was black dust moving up from the bottom of the stadium. "What the-?!" The black dust shot up into the air, and the battle was totally blocked from everyone's view.

"Soot!" Fishlegs said amazed. "He's using the soot that Nightmare created from his flames as a cover! That's brilliant!"

"Yeah! That's how you do it Hiccup!" Astrid cheered.

Snotlout growled. "Are you kidding me?! Using soot just to hide?! That's not a battling, that's just being a coward! Stop coming up with these stupid tricks and fight me like a man!"

Hiccup glared back at him. "There's more than battling than just power Snotlout! You may just rely on overpowering your opponents, but I have my own way of fighting!"

"Fighting?! How is either of us supposed to fight when we can't see?!"

Hiccup smiled. "I may not be able to see, but I can still hear. I know exactly where your Nightmare is! And unlike Nightmare, Fury doesn't make any noise when he strikes!" They heard a loud crashing sound and a flash of sparks could be seen through the soot.

Snotlout grew wide eyed. Hiccup was right. He could hear his own Nightmare somewhere inside, but he had no clue where Fury was. The only time he heard it was when it seemed to be attacking Nightmare, which was a sitting duck right now. Everyone around looked totally shocked. Hiccup had just gone from barely being in this battle, to totally dominating it.

"He can win! He can actually win!" Fishlegs said.

"I don't believe it!" Ruff said.

"Told you so!" Astrid said lifting her fist. "Keep it up Hiccup!"

Everyone began cheering as the sounds of Fury smashing into Nightmare became more and more frequent. Snotlout gritted his teeth. He was absolutely furious. This wasn't supposed to happen. It was supposed to be a one sided slaughter.

Instead he had to deal with this… whatever this was! This wasn't how a battle was supposed to be! There wasn't supposed to be any cheap tricks! It was just supposed to be them smashing into each other and seeing who was more powerful! "You think you're going to make a fool out of me…" He muttered under his breath.

He looked up, red in the eyes from fury. "You think I'm going to be done in by some cheap trick?! I'm going to stand at the top of the world! I'm not going to lose to some stupid runt who just picked up his beyblade last week!" He shouted. "Nightmare!" There was suddenly a red glow that could be seen through the cloud of soot.

"What's going on?!" Astrid asked. Was he using Inferno Armor now? It didn't seem like it. Sure she knew that Nightmare would grow fire around it before the attack, but it was never this bright before. "Fishlegs, what's happening?!"

Fishlegs looked terrified. "I-I don't know!"

"I'm going to show you what a battle is supposed to be! I'm going to show you what real power is!" Snotlout shouted. "Nightmare, come out and finish this!"

The cloud of soot was suddenly blown away, and they could see Nightmare spinning in the middle of the stadium. A light suddenly shot out of the face bolt, and Hiccup found himself staring at a large red dragon. It roared out and flapped its wing, getting rid of any leftover soot in the stadium. "Holy mother of crap…" Hiccup said stunned.

Snotlout laughed. "Now that Nightmare is at its full power, there isn't anything that you can do! I'm going to completely and utterly obliterate you!" Nightmare started glowing brightly, and fire appeared around it. "Let's see how you like my new special attack, Inferno Explosion!"

Hiccup covered his face, as did everyone else. They could feel the head and power coming off of Nightmare. He had to end this. If Nightmare got this attack off, he was finished. "Fury, quick, attack him before he finishes charging!"

Fury rushed it and slammed against Nightmare, but the red bey didn't budge. Snotlout laughed once more. "Face it! You can't stop this attack! And went it goes off it's going to melt down your bey into scrap pieces! Maybe you can sent them back to your mommy and get a new one!" He laughed.

Astrid looked worried. This was bad. She hadn't expected Snotlout to get this much better in such a short time. Had she known this was going to happen, she never would have encouraged Hiccup to go against him. "C'mon Hiccup, please think of something." She said.

Fury kept on attacking, but he was getting nowhere. Hiccup tried to think of a plan. Inferno Explosion. It seemed like the exact same move as before, just more powerful. But still, in a stadium like this once that dome of fire started spreading, there would be no way to avoid it. And he couldn't hope take all that fire directly… wait, fire… fire!

Hiccup's eyes widened. How had he not thought of this before! "Fury, change of plans!" He yelled. Fury stopped attacking Nightmare and suddenly made its way to the edge of the stadium. It began circling around the edge of the stadium.

"What's he doing?" Fishlegs asked.

"Not sure." Astrid said just as confused.

Hiccup kept staring intently at Fury. If this plan worked, he'd have a huge opening. He just hoped Fury was fast enough to pull it off before Nightmare finished charging. "Faster!" Hiccup shouted. "Keep speeding up!" Fury moved even faster, and then disappeared. Everyone could tell it was still circling around the edge of the stadium. "That's it, keep it up!"

Snotlout snorted. "I don't know what you think you're doing, but it's pointless! I've already won this battle! Now Nightmare, finish him off! Inferno Explosion!"

Fire shot out from Nightmare in all directions. Everyone backed up as the dome of fire expanded and started covering the entire stadium. "Keep moving Fury!" Hiccup shouted.

Fishlegs covered his eyes. "I can't watch!"

"He's done for!" Tuffnut said looking shocked.

"Hiccup!" Astrid shouted.

The fire kept on expanding and was just about to reach the edge of the stadium. Everyone braced themselves for the inevitable, when suddenly it seemed to just stop. "What?!" Snotlout said shocked. "What's happening?!" Everyone looked just as stunned as Snotlout was. "Why did it stop?! Nightmare finish it!"

Nightmare glowed even brighter, and everyone felt the heat intensify, but the fire was still not moving any further. "It's no use Snotlout." Hiccup said smiling.

Snotlout glared at him. "What did you do?!"

Fishlegs who had finally uncovered his eyes gasped in realization. "I-I see it now! He wasn't just moving around for no reason! He was creating a vacuum!"

"What?" The twins both asked tilting their heads.

"Hiccup couldn't stop the attack, and he couldn't endure all that fire. So he start moving around the stadium to create a vacuum and suck it up! Fishlegs explained.

The fire was suddenly being pulled upwards. It shot up and smashed through the ceiling of the building. For about a half a minute, the pillar of fire kept shooting upwards. Snotlout looked at the sight in disbelief. How could he have stopped his special attack? That was the most powerful move in his arsenal.

Once the pillar of fire finally vanished, everyone could see Nightmare. It was also being pulled up by the mini tornado, and was floating in midair a few feet from the ground. "T-this can't be happening!" Snotlout said. "How is this happening?!"

"I told you Snotlout, there's more than one way to fight! You can be the most powerful in the world, but if it's all you have to rely on, eventually someone will find a way around it!" Hiccup shouted. "Now let me show you my special move!"

Fury stopped circling around the stadium, and Nightmare began falling towards the ground. Fury moved with incredible speed, heading right for the spot that Nightmare was falling. It's face bolt suddenly began to slow, and Snotlout could see a black scaled dragon with green eyes rushing towards his Nightmare. "Fury Strike!" The dragon let out an ear shrieking roar and sped forward.

Fury glowed even brighter and slammed into Nightmare just as it landed back into the stadium. Nightmare went flying out of the stadium and crashed into the wall behind Snotlout. Snotlout looked back and saw Nightmare imbedded into the wall. It spun for a few more seconds before finally coming to a stop. "I… no, that's impossible… against Hiccup, I…lost?"

Hiccup looked at the sight for a few seconds before growing a look of disbelief. Nightmare had been knocked out of the stadium. That meant… he really had won. He looked down at Fury who was still spinning, albeit a bit wobbly. "I-I did it?"

Everyone suddenly broke out into cheers, causing Hiccup to jump slightly. Astrid ran up and punched him on the arm. "You did it! I can't believe it! You actually pulled it off! Hiccup, that was absolutely amazing!" She practically yelled in his ear.

"I really won just now? Like really? This isn't a dream is it? I'm not going to wake up in my room and find out this whole thing was just made up am I?" He asked.

"No Hiccup! This is reality! You REALLY won!" She said laughing. "Though I think that special move could use a rename. Fury Strike? Really?"

Hiccup rubbed the back of his neck. "I was thinking on the fly."

Fishlegs and the twins stood back. "I don't believe it. Somebody finally brought down Snotlout. And it was Hiccup of all people. I never thought the guy had it in him." Tuffnut said.

"No kidding." His sister said stunned.

The others who had been watching the battle began swarming around Hiccup. They were asking him all types of questions. How he had pulled off that last move, what type of bey he had, where he had gotten it. As they all swarmed him, Snotlout turned and pulled Nightmare from the wall behind him.

He couldn't believe it. He had lost to Hiccup. He lost to the guy who was considered the worst at everything. He gripped Nightmare tightly and glanced back towards Hiccup. He hadn't been out skilled, he'd been outsmarted. Done in my some cheap tactics. He growled and began heading for the door.

This was NOT over. He wasn't just going to roll over and let him win. His way was the right way, and he was going to prove it. But for now he had other things to worry about. Like how he was going to explain this to him…

Hiccup felt a few people lifting him up into the air. "Three cheers for Hiccup! Hip-hip-"

"Hey! Who put that hole in my ceiling?!" Everyone stopped and turned to see Finn, who was pointing up at the ceiling angrily. "What in the bloody name of Thor's hammer did you kids do?! Who's responsible for this?!" He asked.

There was a moment of silence, and suddenly everyone began running for the door. They dropped Hiccup as they all fled from the furious Finn Hofferson. Astrid was the only one who bothered staying. "OW…" Hiccup said rubbing the back of his head. He then looked up at Finn who was standing over him. "Oh… hey…"

"Did you do this?" He asked angrily.

Hiccup chuckled nervously, but Astrid quickly stepped in front of him. "Yeah, he kind of did. But he did manage to beat Snotlout Uncle Finn." She pointed out with a smile.

Finn looked impressed. "What? Really? Well I'll be darned. I suppose I can't go killing you now. Not after you humbled that hot headed cousin of yours. Nice job lad." He said patting him on the back. Hiccup smiled at the praise. "But you're still going to patch up my roof. Now get to work!" He shouted pointing towards the supply room.

His smile faded and he began walking off. "Well, being the center of attention was nice while it lasted." He said with a sigh.

"You're still going to be the center of tomorrow." Astrid pointed out as she walked up beside him. "And I'll help you patch up the wall. With your coordination you'll end up tearing the place down."

"Thanks." Hiccup said smiling.

Finn watched as the two walked off. So Hiccup had actually managed to Beat Snotlout. That was certainly no easy feat. Maybe the boy had more potential than he'd given him credit for. "This should be interesting."

Far off in an abandoned building, a figure sat on a couch watching TV. He laughed at a clip of an old man slipping on the ice. "Hah, stupid old geezer." He said chuckling.

Another figure walked into the door way. "Excuse me boss…"

The figure on the couch grumbled. "This better be good news. This is my favorite part of the show, and you're interrupting it." He said with an edge in his voice.

"I-I'm sorry boss. But there's some really troubling news. It's about Snotlout."

"What about him?"

"He lost."

The figure on the couch perked up. "Oh did he now? Well, that certainly is strange news. I didn't think there was anyone in that dump heap of a town strong enough to beat him. He was the biggest frog in that little pond." He said sitting up. "So who got him? Some guy from out of town? Or was is Astrid? I always thought she had potential."

"No boss. It was some kid named Hiccup."

The figure's eyes widened. Hiccup? Hiccup Haddock? As in the same Hiccup Haddock he used to bully whenever he came into town. He began laughing. "Ha! Ha-Ha! I don't believe it! He lost to that loser! What a riot!" He said grabbing his stomach.

"W-what are we going to do about this?"

The figure's laughing slowly died down. "Oh man. First of all we're going to bring Snotlout here and deal with him. Can't have him embarrassing our good name. Then I guess we'll find someone who deal with Hiccup." He said standing up. "Seriously, Hiccup, I can hardly believe this. That just brightened my whole day."

He wiped a tear from his eye and headed out of the room. Now this was worth missing his show. He'd been dying to bring down the hammer of the Berserkers on someone. Maybe this would give him a chance to do so. "Let's hope that this leads to some fun… eh Dogsbreath?"

"Yes Dagur."

A/N: Chapter was a big longer than usual, but I hope you enjoyed it. Just like the last chapter I actually bothered to check for spelling errors, so there should be a lot less of them. I'm going to be doing this from now on with all my stories. I hate going back and reading them later and seeing them pop up. Especially when there's so many it's distracting.

So, Hiccup defeats Snotlout! But this isn't quite the end of their feud! There is still more to come! And now Dagur and the Bersekers are entering the picture, and they have their sites set on Hiccup! What kind of trouble is he going to get into now? In the next chapter we'll get a little more on Dagur, and see who Hiccup will be going up against next.

I thought about starting a tournament right after this battle, but I wanted to give a few more chapters for Hiccup's development. And to set up a big of plot for later. How did you guys think the battle was? I honestly don't know if that's how a vacuum would work with a fire, but I figured I could fudge the science a little. Because this is a world where spinning tops and create tornadoes and fly twenty feet in the air.

Tell me what you think in the reviews!