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Toothless shot back over the ocean. The sun was already setting. Heather sat behind Hiccup, arms wrapped around his waist to keep herself from flying off Toothless' back. The Night Fury was moving so fast, shooting through the sky with the speed of an arrow. It seemed impossible she hadn't fallen off yet.
"I'm sorry, Hiccup!" Heather said for the utmost time, guilt threatening to drown her. "Please, I'm so sorry-"
"You can explain it later, Heather," said Hiccup, "I trust you, but right now we need to get back to the Edge, before it's too late!"
Heather fell silent, though reluctantly. She felt horrible.
"Come on, Toothless, faster!" Hiccup pushed, and Toothless narrowed his eyes in determination and sped onwards, faster than what seemed possible.
…
"These are the greatest traps yet!" said Tuffnut, tying one rope between two trees for the attackers to trip over on their way to the forest.
"I know, right?" said Ruffnut. "Our finest workmanship, if I do say so myself. With all these boobytraps wrecking this forest, it'll only be a matter of time before those Berserkers and hunters stumble into them! Victory will be ours!"
Tuffnut, back turned to Ruffnut, smiled. "I second that, sister," he said. Unbeknownst to him, Ruffnut was suddenly grabbed from behind by two Berserkers; a hand clamped down over her mouth to keep her from calling out.
"Eh, I don't know," said Tuffnut, shrugging. "You know, I still think the best one was that prank we played on Hiccup last Loki Day, you know, where we built a Boar Pit in the middle of his living room...that was terrific."
When Ruffnut didn't answer, Tuffnut frowned. "Sis?" he said, spinning around, but the instant he did, two dragon hunter soldiers leapt out, seized him from behind, and dragged him away, towards their ships docked on the shores of the Edge.
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"Come on, Toothless, come on, Toothless!" Hiccup chanted, more to himself than anything, but Toothless was already flying as fast as was possible. Heather clung to Hiccup, unable to do anything else, guilt clawing at her heart.
"Hiccup, we're not going to make it!" she said. "Viggo and his men were already nearly there when we started fighting! It's too late!"
"We'll make it!" Hiccup said back, but even he wasn't sure. "Come on, please make it, please make it…"
…
Snotlout rode Hookfang towards the hastily approaching ships. "Hookfang, annihilate!" demanded Snotlout, pointing frantically down at the ship, and Hookfang instantly lit himself on fire and roared in fury. He did a perfect wing blast, pushing fire towards the nearest ship, and the sail and deck caught fire instantly.
"YEAH!" cheered Snotlout, pumping his fist into the air. "Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" Hookfang growled at him. "Okay, fine! Hookfang, Hookfang, oy, oy, oy!" Hookfang roared in content and swooped back around, ready to take out the next nearest ship.
But at the last second, a large catapult bola launcher was shot up, and though Hookfang dodged the first one, he ran right into a second one. With a furious roar, Hookfang hit the decks of the ships, scales still ablaze, though even the fire couldn't burn through the dragon-proof chains of the bola.
Snotlout leapt to his feet and drew his sword, but he, like Hookfang, was still trapped in the net, surrounded by dragon hunters and Berserkers. He swallowed hard.
"Um...okay…" he said. "This is definitely not good…"
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Toothless shot even faster over the water, wings pounding. The ocean churned beneath them; a Thunderdrum leapt from it unexpectedly, and before Heather could even shout, "Hiccup, look out!", Hiccup had already switched gears on Toothless' tailfin, and Toothless barrel rolled out of the way.
"Almost there," Hiccup whispered. "We're almost there...just a little further now…" He narrowed his eyes. They would get to the Edge before it was too late. They had to. Hiccup didn't know what would happen if he didn't…
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"I can't find the twins anywhere!" said Fishlegs urgently, rushing towards Astrid frantically. Astrid was just preparing to mount Stormfly when he ran up, waving his hands over his head to get her attention.
"And what about Snotlout?" said Astrid, turning to face Fishlegs.
"They shot him down!" said Fishlegs desperately. "They have him and Hookfang, and I can bet they have the twins, Barf, and Belch, too! What do we do, Astrid? What do we do!?"
"Fishlegs, would you calm down!?" Astrid said. "I can't think when you're panicking! We have to go try and free the riders from the hunters…"
"How!?" shrieked Fishlegs. "How!? They have their entire fleet with them! It's impossible to know what's going to happen if we try and get the others out!"
"The alternative is leaving them at the hunter's hands," said Astrid, leaping onto Stormfly's back, "and that's something we're not going to happen. Hiccup would go after them in a heartbeat, and we're going to do the same. Mount up, Fishlegs! Let's go!" Stormfly spread her wings and took off, and Fishlegs had no choice but to get on Meatlug's back and follow her.
Flaming rocks flew up at them, and Astrid and Fishlegs dodged; the catapult boulders smashed into the Edge's forest, toppling down trees and setting them ablaze. The Changewings and Night Terrors, who had been lurking in the forest, shot into the air and fled for the hills in retreat, just as Fishlegs had told them to do if it got too dangerous.
"Stormfly, spine shot!" Astrid demanded, and Stormfly flicked her tail; the Nadder's spines sliced through the fabric of the sail, and the ship was halted, but not sunk.
"Meatlug, spew!" called Fishlegs, but that was as far as he got. Three dragon-proof metal bolas shot up at him and Meatlug, and before Meatlug had the chance to dodge, she and Fishlegs were captured in one of the nets and crash-landed on the deck of the ship.
"Fishlegs!" Astrid shouted, but was forced to swerve out of the way - more bolas, arrows, and spears were thrown up at her, trying to knock her down. "Come on, Stormfly! Abort! Turn back!"
But it was too late to turn back.
Viggo stepped up, aimed his net-shooting catapult, and fired it up at Astrid and Stormfly. The net captured Stormfly and Astrid within it, and with Stormfly's wings pinned to her sides, the dragon couldn't avoid what happened next.
They fell towards the ocean, landing on the deck of one of Viggo's many ships. Astrid instantly stood up and moved to draw her axe, but hunters approached her, crossbows aimed at her and Stormfly.
Astrid bared her teeth, but even she knew when to admit defeat.
They had lost.
...
"You'll never take us alive!" shouted Tuffnut, struggling against the ropes binding his arms to his sides. Ruffnut was being led beside him, both dragged away by dragon hunter soldiers.
"They did just take us alive, Tuffnut," said Ruffnut, looking down at the ground.
"Oh," said Tuffnut. And then, "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE US DEAD!"
"I'd rather go dead than go alive," said Ruffnut. "I feel...horrible. What is this? Failure? Defeat?"
"I think it is," said Tuffnut. "Now I know why Hiccup felt so bad when Viggo outsmarted him...it seems so long ago…"
"It's over," said Ruffnut. "We lost."
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"OH, YEAH!?" said Snotlout challengingly, raising his sword. "COME AT ME, BRO!"
A single sedating shot was fired at Hookfang, and instantly, the Monstrous Nightmare hit the ground, unconscious, its flaming scales flickering out. After this, Snotlout's confidence left him.
It was over.
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"No! Not Meatlug!" Fishlegs cried as he was wrestled from the net and dragged away from Meatlug, who was still struggling under the weight of the chains. "Let her go, cowards!"
Fishlegs was bound by ropes and chains, helpless.
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Astrid's axe was wrestled from her grip, and her hands were tied behind her back. Another rope was thrown over Stormfly to ensure she didn't escape.
"You fools!" Astrid accused, struggling with all her might against the dragon hunters securing her. "I demand - DEMAND - you release us, or you'll face the wrath of-"
"If you say 'Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third'," said Viggo coolly, approaching her, "I am going to have to disagree with you, my dear Astrid."
"Get away from me," Astrid spat in his face. "You have no right. You have no right to the Dragon Eye, and no right to attack us!"
"No right?" said Viggo calmly, and he laughed mirthlessly. "Astrid...we dragon hunters have the only right. The Dragon Eye belongs to us. You stole it wrongly."
"If you so much as touch us," Astrid snarled, "Hiccup is going to kick your-"
"No he won't," said Viggo. "Not as long as I have you. You see, milady-"
"Don't you dare call me that," Astrid hissed
"Astrid," said Viggo, undaunted, "I will not rest until the Dragon Eye is back in our possession. And with you and your friends captured within our clutches...it won't be long before Hiccup Haddock comes running. He will hand deliver the Dragon Eye to me and my men, and in exchange, I will release you to him."
"He'll never come," Astrid growled. "He'll never be beaten by you, Viggo."
"That is where you're wrong," said Viggo. "He just was."
Astrid's glare darkened.
"Turn the ships around!" said Viggo, waving his hand towards his men. "We make for the base! And throw the prisoners, and their little dragons, into our prisons. We wouldn't want our bargaining chips to escape, would we?"
Astrid and the others were forced to their feet, and the dragon hunter and Berserker ships sailed west, into the light of the setting sun.
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Toothless rounded a bend - night had fallen. Hiccup pushed the dragon forwards, onwards, head set on making it to the Edge, before it was too late.
"It's just around this corner, Toothless!" said Hiccup, pointing. "Come on...we can't be too late…"
Toothless rounded the corner.
Hiccup's heart skipped a beat.
Smoke rose from the forest, and charred trees laid toppled over. Catapult boulders were strewn about the place, bringing down platforms and trees alike. Ropes and nets were scattered on the ground. There wasn't a dragon, rider, or enemy ship in sight.
Hiccup stared, eyes wide, throat dry.
"No…" he whispered.
Author's Notes:
So I'm just gonna end ya here on this nice cliffhanger, shall I? :) Well, despite the cliffhanger, I really hope you guys enjoyed Doomsday Part 1 and look forward to part 2, which will be up soon, I promise! :D
Let me know what you thought of it, and I'll see you all soon!
Cheers!
-BeyondTheClouds777