The walking went on for quite a while, and hour if Hiccup thought about it. Not that he really wanted to, his legs were hurting like a dragon had bit them. He was worried his prosthetic was going to fall off. Occasionally, he could see through the bushes and trees Fishlegs looking over to him. But hiccup mostly looked at Toothless. How must he be feeling? He was being dragged along the ground in a heavy net with three iron weights attached to it. He looked really tired, like he was just going to pass out. Hiccup didn't blame him, he felt awful too, what time was it... Two in the morning? Wouldn't it be nice to be at home tucked up in bed.
Home. Berk. His dad. Oh gosh, he thought, what must he be thinking? He'd been gone the whole day and half the night without telling him where he was going. Plus he's bought five other members of the tribe with him. Not even including the dragons. And they were in this mess? It was all his fault. He dragged them out to this island to get away from his dad. Oh Thor, if they get out of this alive his dad won't half be angry.
"Unlock the gate!" Hiccup jolted up. He'd been so immersed in his thoughts he hasn't even realised they'd arrived at... Wherever they were going. He heard chains lift up a heavy wooden gate.
"Now, I know your all impressed," Dagur said as the gate was rising. "But I don't need any praise. Oh, and I did lie to you,I have three boats and this base on the island. I said I had nothing to make me seem vulnerable, and it worked I guess."
Hiccup had to admit, the fort looked impressive. Plenty of guards and walls. That reminded him. How was he going to get in without being seen? Fishlegs had obviously wondered this too and he looked over to hiccup with a concerned expression. Hiccup mouthed the lines 'don't worry' as they all entered the base.
"This is my slice of paradise," Dagur said. "Over here are the houses for my lovely guards, oh, and a hall for meetings" He pointed towards a gaping hole that sloped into the hill the base was on. "And here's where you'll be staying!"
The guards pushed the teenagers down the hole. They followed and the teenagers were forced to walk. Snotlout looked behind him, Hookfang and the other dragons were being taken in a different direction.
"Keep moving!" A guard pushed Snotlout so he'd face the other way.
"Hey! Get off of me you fat oaf," Snotlout yapped.
To the right were holes in the dirt were the cells were. A guard unlocked two and pushed Snotlout and Fishlegs into one, and the twins and Astrid into another.
"Enjoy your stay! But remeber to wake up bright and early, because we'll be off to Berk in the morning." Dagur sung as the guard locked the door.
"Hey! What about our dragons?" Ruffnut asked.
"Oh, don't you worry about them. They'll be safe in the great hall." He finally said before he went out of site.
"He really needs to learn when to keep something to himself." Astrid said.
"He's blurting out plans and motives all over the place!" Snotlout sat down.
"Talking about blurting," Tuffnut said. "Why did you say Hiccups name back there?" He looked at Fishlegs.
"He was there!" Fishlegs whispered.
Astrid's face lit up. "What?!"
"Hiccup was right there behind a bush since we stopped the second time, and he followed us all the way here!"
"Thank Thor for that!" Ruffnut said. "We have some hope of getting out!"
"But hows that going to work? Hiccup has no weapon, no dragon and he's against at least a hundred guards." Snotlout huffed.
"And as soon as they get hold of him, we all know what Dagurs going to do..." Tuffnut scratched his chin.
"Hiccup will have more sense than that," Fishlegs said. "He won't come looking for us with all of that protection. He was around when Dagur said we'll go to Berk. He'll wait until morning."
The dragons that were being dragged along the ground were getting all tired. Meatlug had already fallen asleep, and Stormfly was on the verge of dreaming. Toothless was suddenly wide awake though, he wanted to get out as soon as possible. Hiccup wanted him to look after the other dragons and that's what he was going to do. Barf and Belch were trying to ignite a spark, but Belch had hardly any gas to use. The dragging stopped.
A guard opened the doors to the 'great' hall that Dagur had points to earlier.
"In there, don't let them eat tonight or we'll be dealing with dragons that have a belly of fire in the morning," Dagur said.
The dragons were put in and left there. In the ropes. The doors shut and locked and the dragons looked at each other. They gargled and spoke to each other.
*How're we supposed to get out?* Hookfang hissed.
*I bet our riders are all in cages too,* Stormfly screeched.
*Calm down everyone, I have an idea,* Toothless said. He looked over to Meatlug. *Meatlug, get up!* He urged. Meatlug opened her eyes.
*What is it? Where are we?* Meatlug said.
*Just listen. You see those iron weights that have you pinned underneath the net? You need to eat them,* Toothless said.
*Iron doesn't sit well in my stomach...* Meatlug whined.
*Meatlug!* Hookfang snapped.
*Alright, fine! Don't blame me when i'm sick everywhere,* she snapped back. She rolled over and chomped on the iron spheres. As soon as she was finished, she managed to stand up and back out from under the net.
*Yes! Now free everyone else, and I'll get us out of here!* Toothless cheered. Meatlug did exactly that. All the dragons were now out of the nets.
*What now?* Barf said. *We don't have any fire.* Belch finished.
*Yes, but you will. I have some fish in my basket from fishing with Hiccup a few days ago. Barf, you need to eat it and get some smoke in you. We're gonna blow up the door.* Toothless opened the basked with his muzzle and tossed it to barf.
*What if that doesn't work? What if the doors still closed after we've used the blast?* Stormfly said.
*We just need to hope that it will work!* Toothless said.
*But Toothless, nobody else has any fire, we're all out. And once they see we've opened the doors they will attack us!* Hookfang said.
*That's why, as soon as the doors open, you fly away,* Toothless said.
*But what about you? You can't fly without Hiccup,* Meatlug said.
*I'll go look for our riders-*
*We'll come too!* Belch grinned. *We'll scare anyone, plus I bet we'll have more than one shot to use.*
*And I'll go look for Hiccup and bring him to you. We'll meet you where the rest of our riders are.* Stormfly said.
*Alright, its settled. Hookfang and Meatlug, can you take down as many guards as you can on the way out with your tails and claws?* Toothless asked them.
*Of course!* Hookfang smiled. Meatlug nodded.
*I'm ready!* Barf said.
*Right, let's blow this joint.* The five Dragons headed towards the big door.
How could he get in? Through the gate wasn't an option, and over the wall was completely beserk unless he purposely wanted to be spotted. He needed to get in. Wasn't there any place he could slip in? If only he had Toothless. He could do anything with toothless. He groaned. He needed to get everyone out of there!
"I can't wait to get to Berk and kill that blasted Hooligan chief and his son," A voice said.
"Dagur will probably be doing the honours." Another said.
"But why do we have to go search for the boy here? You heard those teenagers, they came looking for him and only found the dragon," the first voice said.
"Exactly, so he must be on the island somewhere. Dead or alive, Dagur wants to know." The second voice answered. He heard them walk away.
Hiccup sat down. The group had told Dagur that Hiccup wasn't there. He could wait until morning, and follow them to the ships and sneak on board. Or he could hand himself in and tell them to let the others go before he was allows to be killed. Either way the ending seemed to lead to him being killed. He rubbed his head.
"Wait a minute, did you see that shiny thing in the bush?" The second voice said. Hiccups heart stopped. They'd seen his armour. Oh Thor.
"No-"
"I want to see what it is." The voice said. Hiccups heart started to thump faster He was going to find Hiccup and kill him. He wouldn't even live to be chief!
The footsteps got closer. Please don't let them find me, Hiccup prayed. Before hiccup could think another word, a loud, booming explosion shattered his ear drums. The noise scared hiccup to death, but not as much as it did when he thought he was going to be found.
"What in Odin's name was that?" The first voice said.
"Quick, let's go help everyone," The second one said. Hiccup heard them move away. He let out a huge sigh of relief. But what on earth was that? Could that have been a dragon? Belch and Barf maybe? Here come the fireworks, Hiccup thought to himself.
A note from the author:
Hi! Sorry this chapter took a while. I was very busy these past few days, so I didn't have any time to edit and upload this chapter. Hope you enjoy reading!