Finally had a chance to update this! Curses my job for not letting me breath! Well, anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy and please review!
As the Vikings made their way to the seats surrounding the arena, Hiccup hurried to get Rayman and Globox. Even though they were friendly, he and Stoick thought it was a good idea to keep the 2 at low profile.
When he found them, he led them to a watching spot where they could keep an eye out for Barbara. "You guys stay here. We will introduce you once the fights are over." They both nodded and Hiccup made his way to the seat near his dad.
On the way there, he saw both Snotlout and Astrid at the gate as the challengers. "Snotlout, Astrid, what are you doing here?" He asked.
"Challenging the "princess" of course… and charming her, if possible." The buff teen replied with enthusiasm.
"I will smack myself latter for not realizing that sooner." The future chief muttered before turning to Astrid. "Why you though? You are her biggest fan, why do you want to fight her?"
"Because she will need an actual challenge to prove that she is the same Barbara from the story, and who is the best axe wielder in Berk?" She asked him.
"Okay, I get it." Hiccup said.
"Besides, I will never miss a chance for a friendly fight with my inspiration." Astrid added.
Hiccup eventually made his way to his seat as the village elder signaled the start of the event. Barbara was already in the arena, facing the gate where her opponents await.
As the gates opened, Snotlout was the one to go first. He took his place in front of the red-haired princess and both got their axes in their hands.
The crowd watched as the 2 walked in circles, gripping their weapons. Barbara was trying to examine the competition; her opponent was maybe big and muscular, but she fought giant creatures and robots back in Rayman's universe, this guy was just a warm up. She started planning a strategy in her mind when he suddenly spoke up.
"So, you are like though and stuff? I like though girls, they are so hot. I like your hair too, very Scottish. We are supposed to hate Scots but whatever; I'm always up for some rebellious spirit."
As he continued to speak on and on about how, apparently, amazing Barbara is; she couldn't help but being surprised by this. "Is this traditional for Vikings to praise their enemies before battling?" She asked.
Snotlout shrugged and let out a relaxed "Pfft" before he went on. "Listen, babe. You know you won't fight me, let alone beat me. I mean, look at me!" He flexed his muscles, as trying to prove his point. "I am clearly the manliest Viking here; and even if you're the princess, something that I doubt, there is no way you have a chance against me." He finished with a mocking grin.
Barbara looked at him with a surprised look, not really sure how to process this whole thing, when an idea popped in her mind. "Hey, what's that?" She asked him.
"What?" When Snotlout turned around, Barbara used her grapple axe to tie him up and pull him over to her. Once he was in a point blank range from her, she spin-kicked him in the face and sent him flying for a short distance. Once her axe returned to form, Barbara charged at Snotlout, with one swing she disarmed him from the axe and with another she slammed her sharp weapon into his face causing him to fall to the ground. Barbara then walked near him and dropped the handle of her axe on Snotlout's belly, and when it bounced back up she grabbed it and pointed it to the fallen teen's face.
Barbara gave him a taunting smirk. "I beat you." She said and the crowd roared with applause as Snotlout slowly got up and ran from the arena. As he was running he passed by Astrid, who was completely blown away by what she just saw.
Rayman and Globox who were watching from the side, while unfazed by the victory as they knew that this guy wasn't a match for their friend, were still satisfied with Barbara's victory. Cheering for her and showing support.
Hiccup noticed as the fight was over that a lot of people seemed to be discussing the possibility that Barbara was indeed the same one from the legend, something that caused him to mentally relax that he won't be ridiculed for believing in a children's story. He turned to Stoick and told him "This is going better than I thought it would." And his father nodded with agreement as he ordered Astrid up for the next match.
"No turning back." Astrid thought for herself as she made her way to the middle of the arena. While she was a fan of the Viking princess, Astrid wasn't about to hold off her skills against Barbara. If anything, that entire situation felt like the test she was preparing for her entire life.
The 2 girls stood in front of each other, clutches tighten around their axes. "You said I inspired you before. I sure hope you will be a better challenge than this jerk then." Barbara told Astrid with a somewhat cocky, yet somewhat reassuring smile.
"Oh, I will be!" Astrid replied with the same kind of smile and tone of speech.
The crowd was all focused on the fight that was about to start. Both fighters were examining their competition carefully. For all those seconds, there was such silence that a fly could have been heard there… or the loud blast that was followed by a purple light in the sky.
Everyone panicked because of the noise. Not because of the unannounced entry, but because they knew what it signaled.
"That's Toothless's attack alarm. We are about to be attacked." Hiccup told his father. For whatever the case was and no one could have watched the shores of Berk, Hiccup taught Toothless how to alert everyone when a threat was coming.
"Everyone get to your dragons and weapons!" Stoick screamed the order as everyone evacuated.
Cliffhanger! Don't worry, there won't be that long of a break until next time.
I know there wasn't a lot going on yet but as the ending suggests, this is going to change soon.
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