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Chapter 12: Drago Attacks; We Fight Back!

Zenna's POV

I could only stare at the battlefield down below, my eye wide in horror. Hiccup, Stoick and Gobber soon caught up with me and Auntie Valka to see the horror themselves. "Oh no…" Hiccup said worriedly. Auntie Valka looked furious and stormed off. "Val, Val. It's alright, alright. We're a team now. Now what do you want to do?" Stoick asked her in concern. "We have to save the dragons." Valka said seriously. "Aye. You got it. Come on, son. You too, Zenna." Stoick turned to us, his face grave.

"Look out, Drago. We're coming to get you!" I said, readying my battle sticks. Mounting all of our dragons, we prepared to fight. I even had the chance to alert the Alpha Bewilderbeast.

"Your Sanctuary is in danger, Your Dragon Highness! Now is the time to fight!" I told him. He looked at me for a few seconds before rising and letting loose an almighty bellow! "That's the spirit!" I grinned before I joined Hiccup, Stoick and Gobber. Valka will join us later, with the Alpha.

The battle was about to begin!

Eret's POV

"Whatever comes, keep hitting the mountain. We need to draw the Alpha out."

Even through the mad chaotic sounds of explosives and catapults getting fired outside, I heard Drago's words loud and clear. My heart thudded in my chest but I willed myself to be brave. I was going to fight for the right side this time. And I can't back down now!

"Ready the traps!"

Then I heard the definite hiss of Zippleback gas and saw faint wisps of it from the trap Stormfly and I were hiding in. "That's our cue, girl." I whispered to Stormfly. She squawked and, as soon as the Zippleback gas ignited, we flew out of the trap! "SURPRISE! YEAH!" I saw Tuffnut holler on his Zippleback head, Belch's, head while I struggled to hang on tight.

It wasn't easy. Dragon riding wasn't like dragon trapping at all!

"WHAT?!" Drago looked royally pissed off. "Woo-oo-oo!" Fishlegs yelled in defiance. That's when I saw Astrid riding on Meatlug with Fishlegs. "You really are full of surprises!" she exclaimed, grinning at me before getting on Stormfly behind me. "Let's go!" she shouted and we sped up to help the dragons.

Dragons, from the Nest or from Drago's own army, were everywhere! We all worked together to free any trapped dragons as well as destroy every trap we could destroy.

"Dragon Riders coming through!" Tuffnut laughed gleefully as he and Ruffnut destroyed some of the catapults. "Fire!" Fishlegs yelled as Meatlug fired a lava blast. Stormfly played a huge part since she ignited the gas Barf, Ruffnut's Zippleback head, spewed out. "Woah-ho-ho! Yeah!" Tuffnut whooped.

I gulped as I heard Drago yell, "Cut. Them. Down!" as the nets were fired. One net nearly hit the Twins, knocking Ruffnut off! "Ahh! Eret, Son of Eret!" she yelled as she fell. Luckily, both Snotlout and Fishlegs caught her. And, judging by how happy she looked with them rescuing her, Ruffnut was over me.

'Thank you, Odin, Thor and all gods in Valhalla!' I thought, gratefully looking up to the skies for a second. Now Astrid and I had to avoid getting hit with the nets ourselves!

"Up, girl! Lean left, Eret!" Astrid instructed me and Stormfly. I did the best I could and guided Stormfly in avoiding both the nets and the ice spires. "That's it!" Astrid told us encouragingly. But when a large icicle began to fall on us, I couldn't swerve Stormfly away from it! "Look out!" Astrid yelled in alarm.

Suddenly the icicle got blasted into smithereens! It only took me one second to realize that our saviors were none other than Hiccup…and Zenna. And with them were Stoick and Gobber the blacksmith on their Rumblehorn and Hotburple.

Then something happened.

One of Drago's armored dragons rammed into Stryka…and the impact sent Zenna flying off of the saddle!

"AAAAHHH! HEEELLPPP!" Zenna screamed. "ZEN, NO!" Hiccup yelled in fear. Then and there, I knew what I had to do…

"STORMFLY, FETCH!"

Zenna's POV

'I guess this is it…Oh gods, Mom, Dad…I'll never see them again…And…I'll never get to see my little sibling…And…Holy Shields…Eret…I'll never get to apologize to him…I'll never get a chance…'

Those were all I could think of as I fell. Everything seemed to go in slow motion, which is pretty common when you're about to die a painful death. The world slows down, your whole life flashes before your eyes in mere seconds and then…it all just suddenly…stops. I decided to close my eye, not wanting to see the icy battlefield when I die…

But suddenly, I heard a very familiar voice yell…

"STORMFLY, FETCH!"

Then I felt myself land on something that felt very much alive and that wasn't the cold, hard ground. I felt a full-on hyperventilating attack coming on. My breathing accelerated and my whole body started shaking. But can you blame me? I was in complete shock at having survived!

"Zen? Zen? Zen, are you okay? Zenna!" the same voice spoke up again, sounding scared. I willed myself to stop hyperventilating and then, once I had calmed down, made myself open my eye.

Once again, the world just seemed to stop.

For my savior…was none other than Eret…

"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. I could only bob my head up and down. That's when I realized that Astrid was behind him…and that he was riding Stormfly! Did that mean…he was one of us now?

Stryka suddenly appeared beside us and gave me a concerned croon. My mind was just so messed up right now that I didn't know what to do…

"Zen! Yeah baby!" I then saw Hiccup cheer, seeing me safe and sound, as he and Toothless destroyed a few traps with his Dad and Skullcrusher. "Take them down!" some of Drago's men prepared to fire at them with their crossbows when Gobber and Grump flew in. "Heads up!" Gobber hollered as Grump's heavy bludgeon of a tail knocked the men out cold!

That's when I remembered the battle I had to get back to.

"Come on, girl! We've got a madman to defeat!" I told Stryka, scrambling out of Eret's arms and jumped back onto the sadlle. But just as I was about to leave, I risked a glance at Eret. He was looking at me with a mixture of remorse, regret and hopefulness clearly written on his face and in his eyes that it made my heart flutter nervously.

'…he still loves you…as much as you still love him…'

Elias' words came back to me in a rush. I know that right now wasn't a good time for us to talk…but I had to at least do something. So, taking my chances, I got Stryka to hover closer over to Stormfly. Close enough…so I could give Eret a quick kiss on the cheek. Once I did that, I looked at Eret again. And his expression nearly made me smile. He just looked so shocked, with his dreamy amber brown eyes wide as plates.

"…Thank you." I said, before urging Stryka upwards. Eret and I will talk for real later. Right now, we had to stop Drago once and for all!

Eret's POV

Okay, I've gone through tons of crazy things in my life. But this...was a whole different kind of crazy.

As Zenna flew away on her Night Fury, I slowly put my hand to my cheek…where she had kissed me. I mean, I expected that she would still be furious with me and that when she and I made eye contact, she'd just fly away without so much as a thank you. But she didn't. She kissed me…on the cheek, yes, but still! And…and she actually thanked me for saving her.

Did that mean…she was willing to forgive me…?

I was so lost in thought that it took a hard punch in the arm from Astrid to get me to refocus! I gave her a slight glare as I rubbed the spot where she punched me and I saw that she had that knowing smile on her face. That's when Hiccup and Toothless pulled over next to us. Pulling up his helmet's visor, Hiccup looked at me. I felt my stomach twist into knots.

He had seen me save Zenna, his sister, and he also knew that I had hurt her…What was he going to say?

But then I saw the forgiveness in his green eyes and he smiled as he said, "Welcome aboard, Dragon Rider!" as if he was welcoming me into the team. Maybe I already was a Dragon Rider now…

"Thanks! I think!" I said nervously, still trying to figure out on how to work the saddle…while also trying to stay calm as we flew about hundreds of feet above the ground!

"Where have you and Zenna been?" Astrid asked him, a little miffed. "Oh, you know. Catching up with Mom." Hiccup told her nonchalantly.

Wait, Mom?

That's when Astrid and I looked up in time to see the Alpha come out of the Nest, with the Dragon Rider. My brain put all the pieces together…the Dragon Rider, who had been saving all the dragons from my traps, was Hiccup's mother!

"That's your mother?!" Astrid asked in shock. "Well, now you know where I get my dramatic flair!" Hiccup grinned, pulling down his helmet's visor and took off. "Okay…now that was unexpected…" I mumbled, shaking my head. "Focus, Eret! We need to help the dragons!" Astrid reminded me. "I know! I know!" I sighed, urging Stormfly to destroy a few more traps.

Zenna's POV

Well, after my little reunion with Eret, Stryka and I flew off to assist Hiccup and Toothless.

"Look at her go! Go, Mom!" Hiccup cheered as Auntie Valka expertly commanded the dragons atop of Cloudjumper. The Sanctuary dragons followed battle commands given by both Valka and the Alpha, who blasted all the traps to ice-covered smithereens with his ice blasts! "My best friend's mother." I said, rolling my eye playfully.

"The Alpha! Now, we have a fight!"

My blood ran cold as I heard Drago's gravelly voice for the first time somewhere down below in the battlefield. Stryka sensed my worry and we decided to fly closer to Cloudjumper to protect him and Auntie Valka.

Suddenly I saw a Zippleback turn into a rolling wheel of fire by gassing first and then the gas head connected with the spark head to spark the gas! I found myself hoping that the Twins wouldn't see this (but I'm pretty sure they already have) and get Barf and Belch to try it. But then, it rolled right into a trap!

"Hiccup, Zippleback!" I alerted him. My brother spotted the dragon in distress. "Come on, Toothless! Show them what you've got, bud!" he told Toothless. Immediately Toothless did a power dive and plasma blasted the trap open! "Whoo-hoo-hoo! ATTABOY!" Hiccup whooped as the Zippleback flew free. Stryka roared encouragingly to her mate while I cheered, "Yaahoo! Go, Hiccup! Go, Toothless!"

Suddenly a net came out of nowhere and caught Cloudjumper and Auntie Valka! Quickly Stryka and I rushed to help them. Then I saw Auntie Valka battling…Drago.

My heart started to beat faster as I saw the large, hulking man covered in a dragon skin cloak and wielding a menacing bull hook. And, judging by his skin color, he must have been of Slavic descent. Good thing I've also studied about other ethnic groups in my travels, as well as some handy army fighting techniques in Greece.

"I've waited a long time for this." Drago snarled as he and Auntie Valka exchanged blows. "You cannot take our dragons! They are controlled by the Alpha!" Valka shouted in defiance. "She's right!" I shouted, jumping off of Stryka and readying my battle sticks.

Drago smiled wickedly at both of us. "Then it's a good thing I brought a challenger." He said. Then, waving his bull hook in the air, he began to scream maniacally.

I watched with increasing horror as, down at the shores, another Bewilderbeast emerged from the water, upturning the ships anchored there! And this Bewilderbeast…was the complete opposite of the majestic Alpha. It was covered in scars, most likely from Drago's torture and abuse, and had chains attached to its tusks. And it was completely devoid of any emotion. Just one look at its eyes told me that Drago's Bewilderbeast was nothing more than a mindless, destructive slave.

"Oh, Holy Shields…" I murmured in horror. I heard Hiccup exclaim, "Another one?" in shock as he and the others were up in the air. "That is a Class Ten! Class Ten!" Fishlegs reported frantically, having taken a good look.

A Class Ten Leviathan dragon equals…not good.

"No…" Valka muttered in horror. "Come on! Take down the Alpha!" Drago commanded his Bewilderbeast. "No!" Valka and I both yelled charging towards him. "We will never let you enslave the dragons of this Sanctuary! Never!" I shouted in defiance as I swung Ember hard at Drago's face. But then Drago blocked my attack and hooked me by the front of my coat with his bull hook and flung me back! Recovering from that tumble, I saw Drago trip Valka up and then planted one foot on her chest! "Auntie Valka!" I screamed in alarm when Drago removed her mask and prepared to finsh her off.

Then, suddenly Stoick came to the rescue and shoved Drago out of the way!

"Yes…!" I breathed out in relief.

"Thank you." Valka thanked her husband as they held hands. "For you my dear, anything." Stoick said as he and Drago faced off. In the background, the two Bewilderbeasts were already battling. "Val, you think you can stop them?" Stoick asked his wife. "I'll do my best! Come on, Cloudjumper!" Valka replied, getting on her Stormcutter and flying off. "Zenna, you and Stryka help the Riders! Go!" Stoick turned to me. "You got it, Chief!" I saluted, getting back on Stryka. As we flew, I heard Drago and Stoick exchange words.

"You?! I watched you burn!" Drago yelled as he and Stoick grappled down below. "It takes more than a little fire to kill me!" Stoick grunted in defiance as they fought. Suddenly Drago scored a hit, sending Stoick to the ground! "Stoick!" Good thing Gobber flew by and handed him a bludgeon.

Then I saw Valka, on Cloudjumper, waving her staff to the Dark Bewilderbeast in attempts to stop it from attacking. But it was a futile effort.

'Come on, Alpha! Take down the evil Bewilderbeast! You can do it!' I thought hopefully as Stryka and I flew with Hiccup and Toothless.

But my hopes were dashed when that Dark Bewilderbeast knocked the Alpha down and pierced his underside with its chained tusks!

"No!" Valka said in horror. "No." Astrid whimpered in shock. "Alpha down…Alpha down…" I murmured, my dragon-loving heart breaking. As the Dark Bewilderbeast let out a victory roar, all dragons were put under its control.

Then I heard Drago's victorious yell.

"We've won! Now, finish her!"

I looked down and spotted Drago, pointing his bull hook up in the air.

At Auntie Valka.

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