Day Two: Training Together
This is sort of an extended scene from the movie where the gang is training to fight dragons.
"Today is all about teamwork. But you don't get to pick who you want to work with because I am assigning your partners," Gobber called out as he walked into the Kill Ring, the group of six teenagers following behind him closely.
"Oh great," Hiccup sighed as Gobber shoved him next to Tuffnut, who glanced at him questioningly. Gobber pushed Astrid and Fishlegs together and then Ruffnut and Snotlout.
Snotlout glanced over to where Astrid was and raised an eyebrow in a playful attempt at flirting, though she snarled in disgust at him. Sighing in annoyance he turned to his partner, shrugging lightly at her expression of fury.
"What Ruff?" Snotlout asked as Gobber walked away, slamming the gate to the Kill Ring behind him, and stepped up to one release levers to a dragon cage. Ruffnut looked at him and with an exaggerated eye roll watched the green Hideous Zippleback leap out of its cage, sparks flying from its left head.
Snotlout rolled sideways as one of the tail tips smacked towards him barely missing hitting him in the chest, but a cry of fear from his side caused him to whip around. "Ruffnut!" To his horror he realized that he had done what Gobber had always drilled into him. Never leave a comrade behind. Running towards the Zippleback which had cornered Ruffnut against the wall, its clouds of gas covering the view from the other teens in the ring.
The Zippleback raised it's foot up and with a vicious snarl slammed it towards Ruffnut, who covered her face with her arms fearfully. Get it done with, please, she thought when something smashed into her and sent her…rolling sideways?
Ruffnut looked upwards into the stunning ice-blue eyes of her training partner. "Thanks," she gasped out as Snotlout lifted her up to her feet.
"No problem Ruff. As Gobber always says 'never leave a man behind' or in your case women but you get the point," Snotlout joked, and then with a swift punch, hit her in the arm.
Wincing Ruffnut watched him walk over to Tuff striking up a chat instantly, and sighed. He keeps saving me. Ugh I don't want to be saved.
Finished it today so decided to post it today.