Chapter V

It was already morning and I had to get to my first lession. I barely got up and made it to the entrance door. I opened them and saw someone waiting for me.

,,Morning." said Rina happily.

,,Morning, Rina. Your dad put you up for it too?" I asked yawning. She nodded but looked a litle happy.

,, Yes but, I won't be trainig with you guys. My dad said I can be his assistant and can give you tips on dragons since I read a lot about them." she said while we were meating up with the others. They didn't notice us but we kept following Gobber to te big arena were they keep the dragons.

,,Welcome to dragon training." he said lifting up the gate. We entered the the arena with amazement.

,, No turning back." said Astrid with confidence.

,, I hope I get some serious burns." said Tuffnut.

,, I'm hoping for some mauling, like on my shoulder or lower back." said hus sister, Ruffnut.

,,Yeah, it's only fun if you get a scar out of it." said Astrid while smirking.

,, Yeah, no kidding, right? Pain. Love it." I said making everyone notice me. They all groaned.

,,Oh, great. Who let him in?" asked annoyed Tuffnut.

,,Why I odda..." hissed Rina.

,, Let's get started! The recruit who does best will win the honor of killing his first dragon in front of the entire village." said Gobber putting a hand on Rina. She may be small but she has a strong hand.

,, Hiccup already killed a Night Fury, so does that disqualify him or...?" mocked Snotlout and the reaction of others was, of course, laughing. They turned around continuing to ignore me.

,, Don't worry. You're small and you're weak. That'll make you less of a target. They'll see you as sick or insane and go after the more Viking-like teens instead." he said with a cheerful voice while pushing me in the line with others. He stood in front of us while Rina stood next to the big metal door.

,, Behind these doors are just a few of the many species you will learn to fight." he said walking right and left.

,, The Deadly Nadder." he started counting.

,, Speed eight. Armor sixteen." said Fishlegs not being able to hold himself back.

,, The Hideous Zippleback." announced Rina.

,, Plus eleven stealth. Times two.".

,, The Monstrous Nightmare." said Gobber.

,, Firepower fifteen.".

,, The Terrible Terror." continued Rina.

,, Attack eight. Venom twelve.".

,,Will you stop that!" she yelled at Fishlegs.

,, AND...the Gronckle." finished Gobber.

,, Jaw strength, eight." whispered Fishlegs.

Gobber grabbed the handle ready to let out the dragon.

,,Whoa, wait! Aren't you gonna teach us first!?" yelled Snotlout and everyone panicked.

,, I believe in learning on the job." said Gobber and BAM - out with the Gronckle. Everyone scattered in every direction. Except for Ruffnut and Tuffnut who rush toward it, like pumped-up rodeo clowns.

,, Today is about survival. If you get blasted, you're dead." said Gobber calmly. I looked at Rina who was looking at her father like he just lost his mind.

,, Quick, what's the first thing you're going to need?" he asked while we were taking our positions.

,, A doctor?" I suggested.

,, Plus five speed?" Fishlegs guessed.

,,A shield!" yelled Astrid and Rina at the same time.

,,That's right. Shield. Go!" ordered Gobber and everyone ran to grab a shield witch were scattered on the floor.

Ruff and Tuff were standing abowe a dozen shields but only one has a skull painted on it and they both grabbed it.

,,Get your hands off my shield!" yelled Tuffnut.

,,There are like a million shields!" Ruffnut yelled back.

,, Take that one, it has a flower on it. Girls like flowers." said Tuffnut which made Ruffnut bashe him in the face.

,, Ooops, now this one has blood on it." and while they argued the Gronckle amed at them and shoot them knocking them out.

,,Ruffnut, Tuffnut, you're out!" said Gobber.

,, Those shields are good for another thing. Noise. Make lots of it to throw off a dragon's aim" said Rina and everyone took their weapons and started making noise. Gronckle looked confused which meant that it was working.

,, All dragons have a limited number of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?" asked Rina.

,,Five?" guessed Snotlout.

,,No, six." yelled Fishlegs excited lowering his guard and that made him a perfect target.

,,Correct, six. That's one for each of you!" said Gobber and then Fishlegss shield got blasted away and with that he was out.

I tried to get in there but I just couldn't. I looked at Rina looking for help.

,,Just dodge." she mouthed me. In the mean time Snotlout was hitting on Astird.

,, So anyway I'm moving into my parents' basement. You should come by sometime to work out. You look like you work out..." but then the dragon hit him and he was out too.

,, So, I guess it's just you and me huh?" I asked Astrid standing next to me.

,,No, just you." she dodged while my shield was hit.

,,One shot left!" yelled Grobber.

I panicked and chased after my shield as it rolled across the ring. But the sudden movement sent the Gronckle chasing after me, leaving Astrid in the clear.

,,Hiccup!" I could hear Rina screaming my name in a warning but it was to late. The dragon got me against the wall and it was ready to shoot at me when Gobber grabbed it by the jaw and throwed him back in the cage.

,, Remember... a dragon will always, go for the kill." said Gobber and I got a feeling it was pointed especially to me. But his words got me thinking.

,,Then why didn't you?" I asked myself remembering the Night Furys while the others were preparing for a new lesson.