Chapter VI

I was at home cleaning my new unused axe when someone started barging on my door. I put down the axe and opened the door to find a very excited Rina.

,,Rina, what...?".

,,No time. Come with me!" she said dragging me to the forest. We came to the same place where we released the Furis. We walked pass the ropes we cuted and went ahead. A few meters away was a passage. Rina guided me tough it and we ended up in a isolated cove complete with a small lake. I looked around and saw... nothing.

,, Well this was stupid." I said and got ready to go back but Rina grabbed my hand.

,,Shut up and look." she said pulling me down. Then I noticed some black scales on the floor. I had just picked one up, when suddenly, the Night Furis blasted past us, throwing us on the ground. We got up and watched them. The gray one flew to the edge and climbed out off the cove but the other one looked like it had a dificult time doing that. He kept crashing and falling down. It looked like he couldn't get up. We got a little lower so I could get a better look at them. The gray one was calling out to the other but he still couldn't climb up. I pulled out my book to sketch them. They were both on the ground and it looked like the grey Fury wanted to lift the black one but with no luck. Then the smaller Night Fury got to the lake and tried to catch some fish but came up empty. The black Fury lowered his head, looking weakened.

,,Why don't they just fly away?" asked Rina confused.

,,I don't know..." but then I spoted a mistake on my drawing. The black Fury was missing a wing on his tail but the other one had it. The gray one had a few cuts on its tail but it could fly just fine. While I was fixing my drawing I dropped my pencil which the two dragons noticed and then noticed us. We stood still and the dragons did the same. We were just observing each other.

,,We have to go. It's getting dark and my dad will realise we're missing." said Rina quietly. We slowly backed away and left the woods. It was dark but we arrived just in time for diner. The bad news is that we got caught by the rain.

,, Alright. Where did Astrid go wrong in the ring today?" we heard Gobber talk to the other who were at a table, eating. We approached them listening to their conversation.

,, I mistimed my summersault dive. It was sloppy. It threw off my reverse tumble." said Astrid while the others eye rolled.

,, Yeah. We noticed." said Ruffnut sarcastically.

,, No, no, you were great. That was so 'Astrid'." said Snotlout taking her hand.

,, She's right, you have to be tough on yourselves." he said when we approached the table grabing our dinners and taking our seats. Rina sat down next to Ruffnut while I saw a spot next to Snotlout. I saw Gobber glaring at Rina and then me.

,,Where did Hiccup go wrong?" he asked. I tried to sit...

,, He showed up." said Ruffnut.

,,He didn't get eaten." mocked Tuffnut.

... but they all keep closing the gaps. I rolled my eyes and went to the other table.

,,He was surounded by idiots." said Rina standing up, whacking Tuffnut and Ruffnut 'accidentaly' and sitting next to me.

,, He's never where he should be." said Astrid annoyed.

,, Thank you, Astrid. Now..." said Gobber standing up and placing a giant book on the table.

,, You need to live and breathe this stuff. The dragon manual. Everything we know about every dragon we know of is in here.". There was a loud thunder outside and the rain wa pouring harder than before.

,, No attacks tonight. Study up." he said leaving into the storm while we were staring at the book.

,, Wait, you mean read?" asked Tuffnut with a 'you've got to be kidding me' face.

,, While we're still alive?" asked Ruffnut the same way.

,, Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?" asked Snotlout smashing his fists together.

Looking at the book, Fishlegs got excited: ,,Oh! I've read it like, seven times. There's this water dragon that sprays boiling water at your face. And there's this other one that buries itself for like a week...".

,, Yeah, that sounds great. There was a chance I was going to read that..." interrupted Tuffnut.

,,But now, not so much." finished Ruffnut and they all went outside. The only ones left behind were Astrid, Rina and me, but Rina probably read it already.

,, So I guess we'll share-"I approached Astrid.

,,Read it." she said pusshing the book to me and then left too.

,, All mine then. Wow, so okay. I'll see you..." but the door slamed before I could finish.

,,...tomorow." I said grabbing the book.

,,I'll read it with you." said Rina taking the book.

,,Didn't you read it like ten times?" I asked sitting down while everyone else left the hall leaving just the two of us.

,,Twelve actually. But I can go for thirteen." she said sitting next to me.

,,Okay let's see. Dragon classifications. Strike class. Fear class. Mystery class." I turned the page.

,, Thunderdrum. This reclusive dragon inhabits sea caves and dark tide pools." read Rina.

,, When startled, the Thunderdrum produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range. Extremely dangerous. Kill on sight." I finished while looking at an illustration of decapitated Vikings.

,, Timberjack. This gigantic creature has razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees...extremely dangerous. Kill on sight." read Rina.

,, Scauldron. Sprays scalding water at its victim. Extremely dangerous. Kill on sight." I said repeating the most of the past texts.

,, Gronckle. Zippleback. The Skrill. Bone Knapper. Whispering Death." numbered Rina while turning the pages.

,, Burns its victims. Buries its victims. Chokes its victims. Turns its victims inside-out. There is a lot of ways to die." I said looking disgusted by the last one.

,, Extremely dangerous. Extremely dangerous. Kill on sight. Kill on sight. Kill on sight..." there were always those words at the end of every page. Then I finally land upon the page I've been looking for.

,,Night Fury. Speed unknown. Size unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself." read Rina pointing at the blank space where nothing was drawn.

,, Never engage this dragon. Your only chance, hide and pray it does not find you." I finished and pulled out my sketch book with two Night Furies on it right were the picture sholud be.