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DreamWorks Dragons: Defenders of Berk

Authors: Fareway; HTTYD Frozen Forever

Writer: Fareway

Free Reign

Chapter 3

Vikings buzzed by within the Great Hall as the teens journeyed over to their table. With the food sorted out onto their plates, they began to eat and discuss all that was planned in the day. All seemed calm and peaceful until word got around that they were now in charge, then the swarm came hurtling towards them. Each voice hollered their complaint, dilemma, concern, or opinion; and each voice said the same name of the new temporary chief over and over again.

Hiccup quickly backed up out of his seat and raised his hands as to not get run over by the statements he couldn't even hear. He opened his mouth and tried to speak over the booming words already exploding amongst one another. It was during these times that Hiccup loved to have his father or Gobber by his side.

Suddenly, and to Hiccup's great relief, Tuffnut hopped up onto the table and stood tall over the crowd of Vikings. With a loud shout of attention, he silenced all the others and brought all eyes up to his. Hiccup was about to thank him right before he opened his big mouth.

"Attention everyone! There is a thief among us! The person you stand next to could very well be the one that takes away what you hold so near and dear to your heart!" Tuff continued while acting out his "sorrow".

"I have been robbed! And it's only a matter of time before the thief strikes again!" Tuffnut hollered at the confused crowd. "Someone has stolen the last of the barley cake! And… it was mine!" He yelled, his eyes streaming over the crowd of confused Vikings.

"My precious food… I was saving that… for a special occasion!" His eyes ventured over to a familiar figure Tuffnut instantly pointed accusingly at the boy.

"I'm talking to you, Gustav!" he yelled. Gustav looked taken back and looked around innocently. Astrid groaned in response to his idiocy and roughly grabbed his arm, pulling him down so fast he nearly fell.

"Get down you idiot!" She growled as Tuffnut gasped from the harsh treatment. Hiccup took this time to stand up on his seat and address the crowd appropriately.

"Thank you, Tuffnut… I think…" he said, whispering the last part as he half-rolled his eyes.

"Okay, listen people, I know you all have things that need taken care of, or worked out, or whatever it is; I'll make sure to help each and every one of you as best as I can, and so will my friends here." He announced over the quiet crowd.

"I didn't take Tuffnut's barley cake!" Gustav yelled out, sounding slightly hurt from the false accusation.

"No, Gustav, I'm pretty sure you didn't. Don't worry… about that." Hiccup replied, softening the kid's spirit.

Hiccup looked out at the crowd once more, "I am not my father, but I will do my best as acting Chief to keep Berk safe and problems under control. Thank you." He announced before nodding his head and allowing the crowd to disperse. Then he proceeded to climb down from the bench and stand beside his friends.

"Well, we've calmed them down; now all we need to do is keep things in order." Astrid stated all the while looking out at the other Vikings.

"That shouldn't be too hard, right?" Fishlegs stated with enthusiasm. The others looked at him and Fishlegs curled in on himself.

"It's not going to be a piece of cake to do." Hiccup replied to him.

"Or a piece of barley cake for that matter; which, by the way, I still think Gustav—" Tuffnut went on before Astrid elbowed him in the face.

"Will you pipe down; Gustav didn't take your barley cake…" She said, annoyed. Tuff was massaging his face to ease the pain before he piped up at what was said next. "… It was Snotlout." Snotlout, who was smiling at the enjoyment of seeing the twin getting hit in the face, suddenly became stiff. The two then proceeded to glare at one another, one with offensive take and the other in defense.

"Okay, that's enough." Hiccup said while walking in between the two and holding his hands out. "We need to focus on what's important here."

"Let's split up into our groups and take care of our districts. Now that everyone knows we're in charge, they'll come to us to solve any problems that arise." Astrid exclaimed.

"No lunch?" Fishlegs questioned sadly.

"Lunch will have to wait, Fishlegs." Hiccup replied.

"Great, can't wait." Snotlout retorted as he rolled his eyes.

"Next time Astrid talks me into something, slap some sense into me so I can get out of it." Snotlout commented irrelatively as he and Tuffnut stood in front of an arguing Mulch and Bucket.

Tuffnut huffed silently as his head and eyes were turned away from Snotlout.

"I'm not talking to you, thief." He growled. "But if you really want me to slap you, I'll be happy to do so." Snotlout glared at him, unamused by his childish games, before glaring off at the two Vikings in front of him.

"Bucket, I don't know how many times I have to tell you to do things! It's always the same thing!" Mulch complained.

"I don't remember all the stuff, Mulch!" Bucket yelled.

"Well, that's not my problem now is it?!" Mulch hollered back.

"Hold on, hold on. What's the problem here?" Snotlout stopped them, stepping forward a bit. Tuffnut glanced over at him and quickly turned around.

"I'll tell you what the problem is, because I am a responsible leader and don't TAKE other people's possessions." Tuff stated as he pushed Snotlout aside, causing the Vikings to start fuming.

"You two clearly have some issues and it's obvious that they need to be solved with proper techniques." Tuffnut quickly bent down to the ground and zipped back up with two axes, one in each hand. "Here," he said and handed them to Mulch and Bucket. They each took one and glanced down at the weapons before looking up at each other.

"Knock yourselves out, literally." Tuffnut winked at the last part and gave the two a smirk. Bucket and Mulch glanced at each other again and raised their hands ready to bring on the blow. Snotlout's voice stopped them.

"That's not how you do it!" Tuffnut turned around and glared at his 'friend'.

"Only an idiot would play it old school." Snotlout stated as he walked over to Bucket and Mulch, pushing Tuffnut roughly aside as he did so. "Let me show you how a real leader does it." Snotlout grabbed the axes from them and turned around to face Tuffnut.

"Okay," Tuffnut snickered, "Let me go get Hiccup then."

"Hey! I'm just as good as a leader as Hiccup any day. In fact, I'm the perfect example of leadership." Snotlout retorted.

"Uh huh, would a leader… oh I don't know, say… steal a man's barley cake?!" Tuffnut cried out.

"Oh this again?! Uhrrr, haven't you ever heard of letting go of the past?!" Snotlout and Tuffnut were now in each other's faces.

"Haven't you ever heard of what's mine, is… MINE?!"

"Finders keepers, loser's weepers…"

"It had my name written all over it!"

"I didn't see anything when I ate."

"So you admit it!"

"News flash, I never denied it!"

Bucket and Mulch were looking at the two with confusion before they glanced at each other.

"Uh, Mulch; what were we arguing about?"

"Honestly, Bucket, I don't remember, but it had to have been as stupid as this." Mulch answered while pointing at Snotlout and Tuffnut.

"Oh… truce?"

"Truce old pal!" And the two happily shook hands. They glanced at the arguing pair and shook their heads, walking off back to their farm to continue their chores.

Writer's Note:

Fareway here. Sorry for this chapter taking so long, I had college projects that needed tended to and those really need my attention first. I was going to update Saturday, but got a small writer's block.

In other news, today is my birthday! And my boyfriend got me the greatest present(s) EVER! Two HTTYD 2 posters (one with all of the riders on their dragons with Hiccup holding his flame sword, and the other the Hiccup and Toothless character poster) as well as four dragon figures! I picked out the figures and I couldn't have chosen a better package! It contained a pink Terrible Terror, and of course I had to have it since it's my favorite dragon, the most adorable Toothless I've ever seen, a skrill that looks like a BOSS, and that new giant frosty-white dragon, the Bewilderbeast, which, by the way, looks like a BEAST—it's in his name.

Anyway enough of that, I hope you all enjoy reading our story and be looking out for the next chapter. Hopefully HTTYD Frozen Forever will do better with updates then I; hahaha.

Thanks so much for reading!