Snotlout made his way towards the old building with a scowl on his face. He didn't know why he had fooled himself into thinking that Dagur wouldn't see. The Berserkers had access to the cameras in the Bey-Park, and there were probably a bunch of kids there who recorded it. Even if they hadn't, word spread fast. As he entered the building, two of the guards standing out front smirked at him. "What are you staring at?" He spat.

"Nothing much." One of them said with a sneer. They kept snickering at him, knowing that he was going to be in for it when he finally got face to face with Dagur. Snotlout bucked at them, causing them to jump, before making his way inside and then up the stairs. He entered inside the room at the top and saw two more figures standing in front of a couch that was facing a TV.

One of them was a guy with short black hair. He was big, bulky, and had scars all over his face. Snotlout knew this one as Dogsbreath, though most people shortened it to DB. He was the only one in this gang Snotlout would really consider tolerable. They would hang out every now and then, and DB even somewhat admired Snotlout. "Snotlout." He said nodding.

He didn't nod back. He was in no mood to beat around the bush. The other figure was a girl with long black hair. She was Heather. A pretty good blader and Dagur's top member when it came to gathering information. "Well look who finally came slinking back in here with their tail between their legs." She said with a smirk.

Unlike DB, he and Heather didn't exactly get along. They were usually always trying to throw each other under the bus. "Don't you have anything better to do Heather? Like go watch a camera and report on some guy sticking gum under a bench."

She chuckled. "Ha-ha, that's cute. Funny, watching a camera is exactly what I was doing when I saw you lose to that gangly excuse for a blader Hiccup." She shot back.

He gritted his teeth and was about to respond, but was cut off. "Hiccup Haddock." They all turned towards the couch as Dagur stood up. He was wearing a smile on his face. "Hiccup Haddock, defeated Snotlout Jorgenson. It's just so strange to say." He said trying to hold back his laughter. "I mean, you got beaten by a bean pole."

Snotlout hung his head. "Dagur, I-"

"I mean if it had been Astrid, then I could see that. Heck, even Fishlegs or the twins, but Hiccup? I mean you lost to the guy who couldn't even launch a bey without tripping over his own two feet. That must be just downright… devastating. And the way he did it too. He just… he demolished you." Dagur said slapping his knee.

Snotlout frowned. "He was using cheap tricks, I could have-"

Dagur frowned. "Cheap tricks?" He said glaring at Snotlout. The other boy shrunk under his gaze. "He used cheap tricks? Did he rig the stadium? Did he sabotage your bey?" He asked walking towards him. "Did he cheat?" Snotlout new even if he answered yes her was screwed. One of Dagur's motto was that is the other person sunk low, you sunk lower.

"No, but-"

"Then the only other explanation of this outcome is that you lost. You were outplayed, outmatched, out skilled, BEATEN." Dagur said simply. "And while I find it hilarious that anyone, let alone one of my best men, would lose to Hiccup, I do not find any appeal in the idea of my gang's name being tarnished by losing to some scrub."

Snotlout balled his fist up. "I admit that I screwed up, but he just got lucky! I can beat Hiccup, just give me another shot and I'll prove that I can-"

Dagur held his hand up. "I'm going to stop you right there Jorgenson. I'm not a huge fan of giving second chances. Especially not to people who failed at jobs that I know they really shouldn't have." He said sitting back down on the couch. "But I'm very tempted to make an exception for you Snotlout. You remind me of… me, in a way."

"You're ruthless, stubborn, and willing to go to extreme lengths to get what you want. I can respect that." He said picking his ear. "So here's what I'm going to do. In one month there is going to be a local tournament, hosted by the WBBA. I'm actually going to be entering it, and so are you." He said nodding towards Snotlout.

The boy froze for a moment. Was he actually expecting him to beat him to earn his way back in the gang? There was no way he could take down Dagur. He was too powerful. "Don't get your undies in a bunch Jorgensen. I'm not telling you to beat me. I have a… friend, who can arrange that both of us end up on opposite sides of the bracket."

A friend. That's what Dagur always told them when referring the person who seemed to get him so much pull within the WBBA. None of them had any idea who this 'friend' was, and they all knew better than to question him. "Anyway, it'll be good publicity if two members from our little click make it to the finals. You make it there, and I'll give you another shot."

Snotlout nodded. "I won't let you down."

"You'd better not." Dagur threatened. "As for Hiccup guy… I don't care. I doubt we're ever going to hear of this kid getting in our way again. Now, you three are dismissed."

The three nodded and walked out. "I'm glad he let you off the hook with just that. I'm assuming the fact that it was Hiccup made him let you off easy." DB said. Snotlout knew he was being sincere, but it still irked him. He didn't need any more reminders that he'd lost to Hiccup.

"Only because Dagur found it so amusing." Heather said giggling. "If it'd been anyone else in town I doubt he'd be as forgiving. He probably would have knocked you down a rank, or not even bothered giving you a chance to rejoin."

Snotlout turned towards her. "You just wait and see. By the end of the month I'll crush every single person in that tournament. I'll have become so strong that Dagur won't even bothering keeping you around anymore." He said glaring at her.

Heather shrugged. "If you say so. But in the meantime, is that Haddock kid free game? I'd like to take a crack at him and see if he's really as clever as that battle led on."

"I'm not going to lie, I kind of want to take a shot at him too. Could be interesting." DB said.

Snotlout grunted. "No, he's my game. When this is all over I'm going to make sure to pay him back for everything he did to me tenfold." He said. "You two just stay out of my way until then." He started walking off, headed to who knows where. He needed to train. To get stronger than he ever was before. This was going to be his only chance to get to the top. He had to redeem himself.

After he left, Heather chuckled. "I don't care what he says. If I see a chance to convince Dagur, I'm going to go after that guy. After all, bringing down the guy who beat him would probably boost you to number one in this place." She said.

DB looked up in thought. "Or it could prove that his loss really was just some fluke." He said hopefully. "But Dagur has said to leave him alone, so as long as he keeps under the radar, we can't touch him."

Heather pouted. "Boo."

Hiccup sat on the roof of his school and stared up at the sky. He hadn't been required to go to class for the rest of the year, just like Gobber said, but he ended up having to come here anyway just to get away from everyone. Ever since he'd defeated Snotlout, people had been swarming around him, asking him all types of questions and advice.

When did you get so good? Where did you get Fury? Where can I get one? How did you come up with that special move? Now, it wasn't like he didn't enjoy being the center of attention for once. He was the talk of the town now. But he certainly didn't know how to handle it. He wasn't used to everyone… well, looking up to him.

He heard Toothless barking, but just sighed. "Toothless, I'll walk you later. Right now I don't want to risk running into anyone who'll bother me."

"Not even me?" He opened his eyes up and saw a familiar blond standing over him. Astrid waved her hand. "Hey, what's up?"

He quickly sat up. "Astrid? Hey, how did you find me?"

She sat down in front of him. "Well, first I stopped by your house, but when you weren't there I figured I need a bird's eye view." As if on cue, a blue and yellow macaw flew down and perched itself on her shoulder. "This is Stormfly."

Hiccup whistled. "A trained bird. You never cease to amaze me… wait, how did it know what I looked like without seeing me first?" He asked. "Unless, you have a picture of me?" He asked with a smirk forming on his face.

Astrid looked caught off guard. "What? No, it's just that…" She narrowed her eyes at him and then punched him in the arm. He grunted in pain. "That's none of your business!" She snapped, trying to hide the blush on her face.

He couldn't help but let a small smile show. He'd never seen her blush or get embarrassed before. He'd only seen her act cold and uncaring. He wasn't exactly used to this side of her, but he certainly did like it. "So, did you find me so we could head to the bey-park? You know we're going to get swarmed again."

She relaxed a bit. "I know. Everyone is still in a frenzy over you defeating Snotlout. Because you knocked him off, everyone thinks your top dog in town now. And because you're not an egotistical meathead like Snotlout, people aren't afraid to approach you." She said. "I was thinking maybe we could just hang out at your place?"

Hiccup felt himself tighten. She wanted to come over to his house? While his father was away? That would mean the two of them would be alone. He tried to speak, but couldn't seem to find the proper words to say. So he just stood there staring at her nervously. Astrid looked at him clearly confused.

Before she could ask what the heck was wrong with him, she noticed a figure standing near the door. She looked up and the figure retreated. She hadn't gotten a good look, but she would have recognized that hulking figure anywhere. "Fishlegs. Stop hiding behind that door. I know it's you." Hiccup turned around towards the door, but saw nothing.

A few seconds later however, the large blonde boy peeked his head around the door. "Fishlegs? When did you get here? How did you know where we…"

Fishlegs walked out from behind the door and poked his fingers together. "I saw Stormfly flying through the air and I figured that Astrid was looking for you. So I tagged along since… well, I wanted to check out Fury." He said shyly.

Hiccup was clearly confused. "What? You already got a look a Fury. The first day I brought it to school you looked over and pretty broke down everything about it. And you got to see it in battle twice." He said.

Fishlegs nodded. "Well yeah. But I never got any of its actual statistics."

"What?"

Astrid sighed. "Oh great, he's turning into the Alpha nerd again." She said before turning towards Hiccup. "Brace yourself."

Fishlegs pulled out a green laptop from behind his back and then opened it. It had a camera attached to its side. "You see, I'm usually pretty good at breaking down a bey. But I can't tell every little detail about it. So I record beys in action with this program I created, and it can gauge all types of stuff the human eye can't. Spin speed, movement speed, attack power, balance, and just about everything else you could think off." He said excitedly.

Astrid was about to tell Fishlegs that they were going to head to Hiccup's house, just the two of them, but Hiccup spoke first. "Fishlegs… that is AWESOME!" He said making his way over to the larger boy's side. "How did you come up with a program like that? There would have to be some serious mathematics to be able to determine those just from recordings!"

"Oh, it was. But once I found a basic formula it wasn't too hard. It can get a basic read just by seeing a bey, but it does its best work when it's recording a battle!" Fishlegs said happily.

Hiccup pulled out Fury and held it in front of the camera, and sure enough it gave a basic overview of its parts and abilities. "That's amazing! What beys do you have recoded so far?"

"I've recorded mines and the twins, Nadder. I recorded Nightmare, but I should probably update that the next time I get the chance. He got way more powerful. I would have recorded your battle with Snotlout but… I kind of thought it was going to get destroyed and I didn't want to get that on video. But we can totally record it now! I would love to add it to my list!" Fishlegs said eagerly.

Hiccup looked eager as well. Having numbers and actual statistics would be able to help him out immensely in future battles. He turned to Astrid. "Did you hear that? We should head down to the bey-park right now and… why are you looking at me like that?" He asked.

Astrid was staring at him with narrowed eyes. "Nothing." She said gritting her teeth. Normally she wouldn't be all disappointed about a battle. She loved battling, and watching battles. But he was turning down alone time with her so they could record and get some statistics? Not that she wanted to really be alone with him that is. Fishlegs was just annoying is all.

It was easier to just hang out with Hiccup… yeah, that was it.

Now, Hiccup considered himself to be pretty good at picking up on moods. He certainly wasn't as dense as most other guys his age when it came to women. But right now he was so excited about the prospect of gauging Fury's power, he was blinded from the clear annoyance Astrid was giving off right now. "Sweet, let's go!"

He and Fishlegs ran off while Astrid just sighed and walked after them. "Wait up you two! I know where another stadium is so we don't have to go to the bey-park!"

Eventually the three began making their way to the actual park, the one that was outside. Turns out there was a stadium in the middle of it. Hiccup had never seemed to notice it before, then again, he hadn't really cared for Beyblade, so maybe he saw it and just didn't care. Astrid pulled out Nadder and began walking to the other side of the stadium. "I'm ready when you are."

Fishlegs raised his hand. "A-actually. I was hoping that I would be the one who'd be able to battle against Hiccup. I mean, you've been practicing all week, and I haven't even had a chance to battle him yet." He said. Astrid looked at him surprised. Fishlegs did like to beyblade, but he usually shied away from opponents like herself and Snotlout.

Did he think Hiccup's win was just by chance? Or was he just that curious about how strong Fury was? Either way, she knew he had a point. She'd already battled Hiccup plenty of times, and she wanted to see if Fishlegs was up to the challenge. "Be my guest."

He smiled. "Thanks! I've just got to set up this the auto recording so I can collect the data." He said opening up his laptop. After about a minute, he sat it on a nearby bench and then made his way to the other side of the stadium. "Okay! I'm ready!" He cheered.

Hiccup smiled and pulled out Fury, while Fishlegs pulled out his own bey. It had a green face bolt with a very large and rough looking dragon head on it, a green energy ring, a rock fusion wheel, an S130 spin track, and a wide ball performance tip. "A defense type?" Hiccup said a bit surprised. He hadn't seen a lot of those around.

"This is my Rock Gronckle." Fishlegs said. "It's one of the most sturdy and stable defense types out there. It really comes in handy for collecting data since it can take just about any attack thrown at it." He said happily.

Hiccup looked at it carefully. It definitely looked sturdy. Astrid placed a hand on his shoulder. "Be careful Hiccup. Defense types have a natural advantage over Attack types like ours. Try to finish it off as quickly as possible."

"I don't want to finish him off too quickly. He's trying to collect data."

She sighed. "Don't start getting cocky just because you beat Snotlout. Fishlegs is no pushover Hiccup. Even Snotlout always had trouble getting past his defense, and you know how powerful he was. Finish this off quickly." She warned.

Hiccup looked a little confused, but nodded. Fishlegs certainly didn't seem like someone to be feared, but then again, neither did he. "Alright then. You ready Fishlegs?"

"Yeah!" Fishlegs said placing his bey on his launcher. "3!"

"2!" Hiccup shouted.

"1!" Astrid said watching closely.

"Let it rip!"

Fury and Gronckle both shot into the stadium. Fury began circling around the stadium while Gronckle simply went straight to the middle and sat there. "Go ahead and attack whenever you feel ready!" Fishlegs said. Hiccup raised an eyebrow at him. He wasn't talking about this as if it were a battle. He was talking like this was some experiment.

"If you insist! Fury, it's our move!" Fury rushed in and slammed against Gronckle, but nothing happened. It didn't even waver. Hiccup narrowed his eyes. "Come on Fury, hammer it!" Fury began ramming into it repeatedly, but Gronckle didn't move an inch.

Fishlegs looked pleased. "Wow, that attack power is awesome!" He said. "They may not be as powerful as Nightmare's, but with Fury's speed they're delivered in such repetition they could overwhelm almost any opponent!"

Any except Gronckle apparently Hiccup thought to himself. "Alright Fury, let's kick it up a notch shall we?" He said. Fury began speeding around the stadium and suddenly disappeared. It reappeared and struck Gronckle, and Fury kept up the attacks. The seemingly unmovable Gronckle however didn't give.

Hiccup could hardly believe this. When he couldn't push Nightmare back it was because the other bey was pushing back with more force, or because it was charging its special attack. But Gronckle wasn't even moving. It was just sitting there. "What is this thing made of?"

"Could you hit with a few more attacks Hiccup? Maybe try using your special attack? I could really use the data on that." Fishlegs asked.

Hiccup didn't want to whip out his special move just yet. He at least wanted to knock Gronckle around a little. "You've got an iron hard defense Fishlegs, but it won't mean a thing in the air! Fury, take him off the ground." Fury made its way to the edge of the stadium and began racing around it.

After a few second, they could feel the air vacuum it was creating. Gonckle however still wasn't moving. "No way! It can't possibly be that heavy!" Hiccup said in disbelief. "C'mon Fury, you can do this! Get him into the air!" Though unseen by the others, Fury was moving even faster.

Eventually Gronckle began slowly moving into the air. So far it was only a few inches off the ground, and though it was still rising, it was doing so very slowly. Eventually Hiccup realized he wasn't going to get it any further up, and to keep pressing Fury to go faster would only ware out its rubber performance tip. "Alright Fury, let's finish this!"

Fury stopped and then rushed towards the middle of the stadium as Gronckle fell. "Get ready, special move! Fury-" Hiccup suddenly grew wide eyed. "Move!" Fury zipped out of the way just before Gronckle crashed back down to the stadium. It caused a few cracks under the spot it landed on.

Astrid looked shocked. She knew Gronckle was heavy, but not that heavy. If Hiccup hadn't of stopped just now, then Fury might have been a pancake. "Aw man, I wanted to get some attack data on your special move. Would you mind trying it again?" Fishlegs asked.

"I don't really have a choice at this point." Hiccup said exasperated. "Fury Strike!" Fury zipped around a few times, once again disappearing from sight. It then rushed in towards Gronckle, facebolt glowing slightly, and slammed into it hard. To Hiccup's surprise, it actually managed to push it back a bit.

"Yeah!" Astrid said pumping her fist. It wasn't much, but it was a start.

Fishlegs smiled. "Wow, it really must be powerful to budge Gronckle like that. I'm glad I got to battle you Hiccup! I'm collecting all types of important data. But I think now it's time I started battling back! Gronckle, go!" Gronckle began moving forward. It easily pushed Fury back, and was forcing him towards the edge of the stadium.

Fury moved out of the way just before being pushed out, and Gronckle went after it. It was too slow to actually have a chance at catching Fury, but with all that weight to throw around, Hiccup couldn't be too relaxed or let his guard down. "Hit him Fury!" Fury moved in and hit Gronckle a few times, and then zipped away before the heavier bey could attack back.

"A hit and run strategy. Smart." Fishlegs said. "But I wonder how you'll do when I break out my special move! Gale Force Gronckle!" Gronckle began to glow a dark green, and it's spinning speed picked up immensely. It rushed at Fury who easily dodged the straight forward attack.

Hiccup was curious. Yes, he could tell this was a very powerful attack, but it was just a straight forward one. Anyone could be able to dodge it. Suddenly Gronckle went flying off the edge of the stadium. It sailed into the air and then came crashing back down towards Fury. "Oh crap!"

Fury just barely moved out of the way before Gronckle came crashing down like a meteorite. It caused dust and ruble to fly into the air. When they looked back they saw that Gronkle was no longer spinning. It was lying in the small crater in the ground it had created. "Oh man…" Fishlegs said looking deflated.

Hiccup and Astrid were stunned. Not because of how Fishlegs just defeated himself, but because of how powerful his special move was. Astrid wasn't even aware that he had a special move! "Fishlegs, what was that?!" She asked.

He frowned. "I've been trying to work on a special move ever since I saw Hiccup do it. I figured since Gronckle is so heavy if it managed to crash down on another bey it would so some serious damage. But I clearly haven't got the landing down."

"Maybe not, but if I'd have been hit like that, I'd be done for." Hiccup said.

"I can't believe it Fishlegs. You're a ringer." Astrid said.

Fishlegs blushed at the praise from the two other bladers. Hiccup called back Fury before sliding down into the stadium and picking up Gronckle, struggling to do so. "Man Legs, I never knew you had such a high tech approach to beyblade. If I'd have known you could do stuff like this, I might have come to you for help against Snotlout."

Hiccup walked back up and handed Gronckle to Fishlegs, who looked a little saddened. "Yeah well, we never talked much. I was always kind of tagging along with Snotlout and… picking on you. Sorry about that."

Hiccup waved his hand. "Don't sweat it. I know you were just trying to keep him off your back. I can't blame you for watching your own skin."

"Maybe but I still should have said something or told someone. I used to get picked on too, I know what it feels like. I should have known better than to let that happen to someone else."

"We both should have." Astrid stated.

Hiccup looked at the two and then chuckled. "It's okay guys, really. It's just good having friends to hang out and get stronger with now… we are friends right?"

Fishlegs smiled. "I'd like to be."

Astrid smirked. "As if you even had to ask."

"Why don't we check out the data we collected from the recording? I'm sure we gathered some really excellent info!" Fishlegs said making his way to his laptop. Astrid shook her head, but followed after him. Fishlegs was good at breaking down statistics. Maybe he really would have some information she could use against Hiccup. Though she would never admit it, she wasn't sure she could beat him anymore.

Hiccup just watched his two new friends. In less than a week, he'd found a fun new hobby, knocked his bully down a peg using said hobby, and made some brand new friends. And it was all thanks to a little spinning top his mother sent him. He looked down at Fury. Beyblade really was awesome.

A/N: Alright! I hope you like this chapter. I know it may feel like filler, but I have to introduce the others like Fishlegs and the twins. The minor characters from the show will serve as a kind of... filler, for Hiccup to get stronger. You'll probably see other characters from the book like Camicazi and Thuggory show up too, especially since I don't want to use the other crossover characters for the first tournament.

Think of the this first tournament as Battle Bladers, and as a set up for the eventual world tournament that will bring in the crossovers. So until then I'll just try to make this as interesting as possible. Bear with me folks.

Fishlegs special move Gale Force Gronckle, is based off a move he came up with for Meatlug in the show. It's not exactly how it was in the show, but I just thought it was a cool name, so I put it in there.