Team
The team plus Toothless stared down Drago as his bots hovered beside them. Both sides waited for the other to move.
Drago sneered before he pointed his pike at them. Immediately the robots locked onto the group and flew at them, weapons armed and at the ready.
Toothless was the first to react. He leapt passed the team and at the nearest robot. His huge jaw open he bit down into its shoulder armor, ripping through it like fruit and dragging it to the ground. It attempted to get up but he thrashed his head around and tore a chunk of its circuitry out.
The other robots fired at him but he ignored their bullets before flinging the downed robot at another. They collided and went careening into some empty cars before he snarled and leapt at more.
"I got Drago. You guys get the bots and protect the people," Fury ordered.
"Right," came a collective reply from the group.
Activating his wings Fury flew at Drago, his wings slashing through robots on his way. Then he rammed into Drago, tackling him off the roof of the truck trailer. Both went tumbling and falling through the air, punching and swinging at each other before they hit the ground. They leapt to their feet and stared each other down.
"Why are you doing this Drago?" Fury said as he advanced on him. He ducked a swing from his pike before delivering a swift punch across the face. Then he punched him in the gut with his left.
"For the same reason as always Fury," Drago spat back as he backhanded Fury with his robotic arm. Fury spun and stumbled back from the blow. Drago advanced and stabbed at him with his pike in his right hand. Fury sidestepped the attack and Dragon swung his robotic fist down at him.
Fury saw Drago's punch coming and raised his hands up. The kinetic energy barrier activated and Drago's fist collided with the barrier. Drago snarled and pulled his arm back as Fury rammed into him and tackled him into a car. Drago attempted to lash out with his pike but Fury wrapped his hands around it and pressed downwards, pinning Drago against the car. Even with his great strength Drago wasn't strong enough to push back.
"You were a good man once Drago. You used your knowledge to help people. You used to give children the ability to walk again and fathers the ability to hold them," Fury reminded him. Drago was an expert in robotics and used to build state of the art prosthetics for people who lost their limbs during war.
"You used to want nothing more than to make the world a better place for your wife and child. Why do this?"
"You wouldn't understand," Drago spat at him. "You don't know what's it's like to lose someone you love," Drago screamed at him.
"Yes I do," Fury shouted back. "I went to a dark place too. I remember the anger and the hatred. But people helped me. They saved me. And I want to save you, you can be that good man again, just stop!" Fury pleaded.
Drago glared up at Fury. He snorted in apathy. "Always the idealist Fury. Trying to appeal to my humanity…but that isn't a weakness I have anymore," Drago said as he closed his eyes. Then with a breath he opened them to reveal red eyes where there should have been white. And instead of brown there was a sphere of blue with a thin menacing reptilian slits.
With a feral and animalistic growl Drago suddenly pushed back. He pushed himself from under Fury before grabbing him with his robotic arm and whirling around to slam him into the car. Then he lifted his pike and stabbed, aiming for his chest. Fury managed to spin out of the way just in time. He looked back at the door to see a melted hole where the tip of the spike had pierced and drilled into the metal.
Fury advanced. He punched Drago across the jaw with his right before swinging with his left. Then he activated a thruster on his leg and kneed Drago in the stomach. As Drago doubled over he blasted him in the chest with both his palms. Drago went flying back into a car, crushing it beneath his bulk. But within moments he recovered, standing up straight and smirking.
"What have you done to yourself Drago?" Fury asked in horror. Drago's remaining arm…it was covered in scales and his fingers had gnarly black talons.
"I have removed my weakness Fury. I am no longer a man. I'm something more," Drago said with horrible conviction. "Unlike that failure of yours I have perfected my research. Perfectly blending my DNA with a creature from ages long since passed."
"I am a god. A dragon god. I am Bewilderbeast."
Fury shook his head sadly. He saw himself in Drago. This is what he could've become. This was why he wanted to help him. "You've become a monster Drago. What would your wife and child say?"
With a snarl Drago pointed his pike at Fury. The energy blaster charged as he prepared to fire. Meanwhile Fury presented his palms toward Drago. At once they fired at each other. Their blasts meeting in the middle and creating a he explosion of light.
Meanwhile the others were battling the robots. Frost and Limelight were in the air firing and downing robots zooming over the bridge. Frost shot ice shards while Limelight used her sun blasts and bare hands to down them.
On the ground Archer fired at the robots with her numerous arrows. While Toothless leapt at them, tearing into them and ripping them to shreds.
They seemed to be wining. The citizens were getting to safety slowly as the robots' attention were on the heroes. They weren't being injured and holding their own. But one thing did bother all of them.
Where were Gothel and Pitch?
Fury and Drago continued to battle. Drawn into a close quarters battle both punched at each other relentlessly. Dragon having lost his pike was intent on beating Fury to death with his bare hands. His personal armor and new, stronger body prevented him from being easily defeated by blows that would down and incapacitate and ordinary person.
Drago threw a left hook at Fury who ducked and uppercutted him in the chin. Drago was knocked off his feet and onto his back as he shook his head to clear the ringing. Before he could get up Fury stepped onto his right shoulder and kneeled down before punching him square in the jaw. Drago simply smiled and spat up blood.
"Do you hear that Fury?" Drago said evenly.
"Hear what?" Fury asked lowly.
"The screams," Drago elaborated. "All that…fear," Drago said with a dark smile. Then his eyes flicked upwards and above the bridge.
Fury leapt back before looking up. His scanners swept the sky before locking onto something and zooming in.
"Damn," he muttered. He could make out Pitch, hovering upon a platform or growing black sand. Looking down upon the bridge with amusement.
"Night Fury to Frost."
"Hang on," Limelight shouted as she started moving cars that had become stacked upon each other by the robots. She could hear screaming coming from somewhere beneath the pile. She had to help the person.
"Help me please!" came a woman's voice.
"I'm coming ma'am. Just a little bit more," Limelight shouted back. With the last car removed she could make out a young woman in the back seat. She gripped the car door and ripped it off. "Are you ok ma'am?"
The woman looked at her. She was a brunette with brown eyes wide in terror. "Yes. But I think I broke my ankle," the woman said.
"No problem. Just let me take a look," Limelight grabbed the woman before stepping away from the car and setting her on the ground. She willed her hair to lengthen and wrap around the ankle before she began giving her some of her energy.
"Better?" Limelight asked.
"Yes," the woman said.
Limelight nodded before she continued her work. But then she noticed something. It seemed as if too much energy was being absorbed at once. It shouldn't take that much to heal a broken ankle.
"Something wrong little flower?" the woman said in a new voice that was all too familiar.
Limelight narrowed her eyes and leapt back. She narrowed her eyes at the woman smiling up at her with evil intent. "Gothel," she said icily.
The woman stood up. Then her body shimmered before her appearance changed to that of Gothel who wore a red dress and a black hood. "Why the unfriendly greeting darling? Is that anyway to say hi to mummy?" she said pretending to sound wounded.
"YOU AREN'T MY MOTHER!" Limelight shouted as she took as step forward and swung at her. But Gothel simply vanished, or the illusion of her did.
"So ungrateful," came her voice from behind. Limelight snarled before turning around and firing a sun blast. But the blast went straight through Gothel and the illusion evaporated.
"After all I did for you," came her voice again. Limelight turned to find herself surrounded by many Gothel. Of which only one was real. They all held the same neutral expression, like she were reprimanding a naughty child.
Limelight looked at Gothel with disdain and contempt. "I'm surprised to find you working with ruffians Gothel. Didn't you try to warn me about that?" she said as she blasted at a few of the Gothels surrounding her. Unfortunately none of them were real. They just shimmered before regaining shape.
"Well a woman like me needs some men to do the heavy lifting," the Gothels replied back calmly. "And besides, Drago knows how to keep a girl looking and feeling young," they replied with smiles.
"Ewww," Limelight said in disgust. "Aren't you a little old for him?" she asked mockingly as she kept trying to blast her.
"I like my men young darling," Gothel replied. Suddenly all of them waved their hands and from out of nowhere black sand emerged before compressing and forming into a black dagger. Limelight was wide eyed. "Learned a new trick from a friend. Swapped some spells," she explained with an evil smile. Suddenly all of them raised their dagger up before releasing a wordless shout and rushing her.
Thinking quickly Limelight gathered her energies and let it build at her center. Then she released it outward in golden pulse that knocked the Gothels back. But one actually collided with car, denting the hood and crying out in pain. Before she could get up her head was slammed back into the hood. She looked up into a smiling Limelight.
"Gotcha," she said proudly.
Suddenly the bridge shook. Limelight went wide eyed. And looked around.
"Night Fury to Limelight."
"Night Fury to Frost," came Fury from Frost's earpiece.
"What's up Fury?" Frost asked pausing from the fight.
"I got eyes on Pitch, directly above the bridge," Fury said. Frost looked up and sure enough he could make out Pitch on his black sand. "He's using the fear from the people. We have to—," Fury was cut off as the bridge suddenly shook and Frost saw a crack form on its surface.
"Fury, I think we got some robots under the bridge. Plus," he paused as she saw some robots firing at the suspension cables. "They're damaging the cables. I'm gonna try and stop them," Frost said as he prepared to shoot the robots.
"Negative. I need you to hold off Pitch. Last thing we need are both his Nightmares and Drago's bots. Think you can do that?" Fury asked.
Frost smiled haughtily. "Of course I can. But what about the bridge?"
"I got it. Hold off Pitch," Fury ordered.
"On it," Frost said. He summoned up the winds before flying straight up. He stopped when he was directly in front of Pitch. "So there you are Pitch. I was looking all over for you," Frost said playfully.
"Oh just gathering the fear and enjoying the view Frost. But now that you're here." Pitch paused to smile evilly. He raised his hands up as he summoned the sand around him. It began to spiral and swirl around him in a great sandstorm.
Frost narrowed his eyes before calling upon the icy winds. It swirled around him in a great tempest as he called forth the power of a blizzard.
"So what do you think Frost? What's more powerful? A sandstorm, or a blizzard?" Pitch asked with menacing amber eyes and a sneer.
"Let's find out," Frost said.
With guttural cries of battle they flew at each other. Their power colliding in midair as they attempted to rip the other out of the sky.
"Fury to Limelight," came Fury from Limelight's earpiece. Limelight picked up Gothel before tossing her to the floor. She wrapped a lock of hair around her foot before tripping her up.
"I read you Fury," she said as she blasted Gothel in the chest. It sent the woman flying back and hitting the ground. She remained motionless as Limelight ripped the bumper off a car.
"The robots are damaging the bridge and the cables. If it gets any worse the bridge will collapse and people are still on it," Fury replied.
"What should we do then?" she asked as she bent the bumper around Gothel's form, effectively trapping her.
"I need you to hold up the bridge while I make temporary repairs."
"WHAT!" Limelight asked in shock. "Hold up the bridge? I don't think I could do that," Limelight said in rejection.
"You're the strongest of us Limelight. You're the only one that can," he said firmly.
"Yeah…but—."
"You're a lot stronger than you know Limelight. You've only scratched the surface of your power," he said to encourage her.
It worked. "Understood," she replied. She took one last look at Gothel before flying upwards. Then she flew over the side of the bridge until she was beneath it. She saw the robots firing at the braces and pillars underneath. Narrowing her eyes she blasted them, reducing them to scrap.
Taking a closer look she could make out a large crack. And she could see the bridge beginning to sink inwards on it. With a breath she flew at it. She placed both her hands on opposite sides the crack and pushed upward with all her might.
But slowly she felt herself being pushed downward as the weight of the bridge overwhelmed her.
"It's too heavy," she said through gritted teeth.
"Limelight if you don't do this people will die. Now lift," Fury commanded.
Limelight screwed her eyes shut from the effort. But she reached deep within herself, finding the shining source of the sun inside of her and tapped into it. Her hair began to glow a brilliant gold as she slowly began to push the bridge up and back into proper alignment.
"Good job Limelight, now just hold it," Fury said.
"Hurry," she said shakily. She'd never felt this much weight before. This was considerably more than the 200 tons she'd lifted before. But she wouldn't give up. The people and her friends were counting on her.
Back on top of the bridge Fury and Drago continued to battle. Fury slammed Drago's head into a car door before throwing him backward. Then he raised a gauntlet up and fired a bola at him. It wrapped around Drago's form before it produced a powerful electrical shock, his muscles locked up and fell to his side.
Fury took the sky and flew above the bridge. He scanned the ground until he could see Archer. She was standing atop a car as she kept firing at robots swarming above the bridge.
"Fury to Archer," he said.
"I read you Fury," she replied.
"Keep the robots off the cables. I need to make some makeshift repairs," he told her.
"Copy that Fury," she said affirmatively. With that he flew to the nearest cable and got to work. Using his suit's strength he pulled the cables back together before welding the broken ends to each other. It wasn't going to be a perfect fix but it would at least hold.
On the ground Archer kept close watch on the cable nearest to them. When a robot got to close eh would draw an arrow and fire at it. A robot tried to outflank her. It got close and raised an arm to fire before suddenly massive jaws clamped down on the arm and ripped it off. Then it was tackled into a car, smashing it to bits as the large wolf mauled it to scrap.
"Toothless, here boy," came the voice of Archer. Toothless' ears perked up and he padded over. He stopped before Archer and lolled his tongue out.
"Good boy Toothless. Who's a good boy?" Archer cooed as she petted the massive wolf's head. Toothless barked happily and nosed her hand.
"Now. Down Toothless," she said pointing downward. Toothless obediently obeyed and dropped to the ground and onto his stomach. Archer smiled before climbing onto his back. She held on tightly with her thighs and grabbed a fistful of his fur.
"Alright Toothless. Attack," she commanded as she pointed out a robot. Toothless growled and roared before leaping at it. He collided with it in midair and ripped its head off. With the added height Archer notched an arrow and fired at a robot trying to cut through a cable. Her aim was true as her arrow made contact. It went up in a smoky fiery mess before falling to the ground.
Archer smiled and held on as Toothless landed before leaping at another robot.
With Archer keeping the robots from causing more damage to the cable Fury made quick work of repairing them. With them fixed he flew underneath the bridge to where Limelight was. He could see her sweating and shaking as she supported the massive weight of the bridge.
"Alright Limelight just a little more," he said. He raised his hands up before aiming at the crack. Increasing the power if his plasma blasts he began melting the two halves of the crack back together. When he was complete his scanners calculated the structural integrity of the bridge and deemed it safe.
"Alright Limelight. We're good," he told his teammate. With a sigh she took her hands off the bridge and her shoulder sagged in relief. She rolled them to work out the soreness and smile proudly.
"Frost could use a hand. He's above the bridge battling Pitch," Fury informed her.
Her eyes narrowed in determination. Eager to get back at Pitch. She flew out from under the bridge with Fury right behind her. She looked up to see the icy bolts flying at a wall of black sand. With a growl she flew upwards.
Above the bridge Frost and Pitch attempted to overpower the other. Pitch threw countless nightmares at Frost that he would blast with icy bolts of magic. He would return fire with ice shards and attempt to blow Pitch out of the sky. But Pitch would summon a wall of black sand to defend.
It was a stalemate. Neither could gain an edge.
"Hey Pitch!" came a shout form above.
Pitch looked up just in time to see Limelight flying at him. She extended her right arm outwards and clotheslined him, sending him spinning madly through the air. Just as he recovered Limelight was above him again. With a snarl on her face she focused her energy into her hands and blasted him in the chest.
With a cry he went flying toward the ground. Before he hit he managed to summon up some sand to cushion his fall. He collided and dented the roof of car before groaning in pain.
Above him Limelight hovered and watched his motionless form. "Nice one blondie," Frost said as he came to hover beside her.
"He deserved it," she said calmly.
Frost chuckled. "Fury. Pitch is down," Frost said as he pressed his earpiece.
"Alright good. Archer and I have Drago and Gothel too. Get Pitch and come down," Fury ordered.
"Got it."
On the ground the heroes looked down at their capture opponents. Drago, Pitch, and Gothel looked back up at them with angry scowls.
"And…YOU LOSE AGAIN! Eat it," Frost smugly.
"You guys are done. We've won," Fury said firmly. "Now it's off to a prison cell for all of you." Toothless growled beside him in agreement.
"Have we Fury?" Drago said with a smirk.
Fury cocked his head to the side. He wondered why Drago was so smug before an alarm in his helmet alerted him to incoming missiles. He quickly looked out over the edge of the bridge as his scanners picked them up and zoomed in.
"What's wrong Fury?" Archer asked in concern.
"Missiles. Thirty of them," he said grimly.
"What?" Limelight asked in shock.
"Well it's been fun heroes. Let's see you save the day," Pitch said with a sneer. Suddenly him and Gothel began to chant together. Before anyone could stop them they were surrounded by a column of dust and sand that obscured them from view. When it cleared they were gone.
"Fricking magic!" Fury said vehemently. But he shook it off. They would have to wait. The missiles were coming.
"Toothless, follow," Fury commanded. He activated his wings and flew upward to the top of a tower. Toothless obediently followed, he leapt up to a main cable and ran up it until he reach the tower. He stood beside Fury as he watched the missiles approach.
Fury's teammates landed behind him. Ready and waiting.
"What do we do Fury?" Archer asked.
"Cove your ears," he commanded. "Toothless…speak," he told the wolf dog.
Toothless obeyed the command. He stepped forward until he stood at the edge of the tower. Then he planted his feet before sinking his claws into the surface of the stone. He started to constrict his vocal cords, tuning his throat into an echo chamber.
Frost covered his ears, knowing what was coming. Limelight and Archer did the same.
The missiles got closer. Toothless growled, low. Then his growl started to build before he released a powerful bark. It boomed from his throat like thunder, creating a shockwave that smacked the air molecule into each other and at the missiles. They hit the wall of air sent at them and veered of course, many of them just exploded in midair as other went falling into the water.
But a few managed to make it through. At least four of them.
Locking onto one Fury aside a gauntlet. From his wrist a small missile fired and flew at the larger incoming missile. It smashed into the war head and exploded in midair. Taking the missile with it.
Archer drew and arrow. She aimed for a missile and fired. The head detached from the shaft before boosters kicked in. The tiny missile arrow head collided with the missile and took it down.
Limelight flew straight at one. When she got close enough she simply raised her heel and brought it downwards on the missile. Making it fall into the ocean. The last one she flew straight at. She flew over it before drop kicking the rear of it. It pitched upward and made a beeline toward the sky.
When it was at a safe height Limelight blasted it out of the sky. Lighting it up in a fireball.
With that the bridge was safe. They'd done it.
"Yeah!" Frost said pumping his fist.
Limelight flew back to the tower and joined him in celebration.
"High five blondie!" he said excitedly. Limelight giggled before slapping her hand against his. Immediately he yelped and fell to his knees as he blew on his stinging red hand. "Bad idea," he said in pain. Limelight gasped before kneeling down to apologize.
But Fury didn't join in. He stared out in the direction the missiles came from. Archer noticed this and stood beside him.
"We'll get them next time Fury," she said to comfort him.
"That's not it…it was the missiles," he explained.
Archer aside an eyebrow. "What about them?" she asked.
"They were Black Bears. Only made by one company…Blackwood Tech."
Back at the base everyone was happy. Though the bad guys had escaped they'd saved the bridge and come together as a team.
"Oh Mer I'm so happy you're back on the team," Rapunzel said as she hugged her best friend tightly.
"Well it good to be back," Merida said with a sheepish smile. But then something occurred to her. She looked back at Fury who stood in front of the super computer. "I am back on the team right?" she asked nervously.
Fury chuckled. "Yes Ms. Dunbroch. You are," he said warmly.
She smiled at him. "Aam sorry Fury. For everything," she said in earnest.
"Me too. And thank you."
"For what?"
"For putting your trust in me. For helping me save the bridge and the people on it. Thank you," he said in earnest.
Merida blushed deeply at his thanks and nodded in acceptance.
"And since you were willing to trust me. I'm going to trust you," he said. Merida raised an eyebrow. Fury and Frost exchanged a glance before nodding.
They looked between the pair as Frost pulled back his hood. Then to Rapunzel and Merida's shock he removed his mask.
"Jack?" Rapunzel asked in surprise. He smiled and nodded.
The women's eyes were wide as they glanced back to Fury who began to take off his helmet. When it was fully off they both looked into a familiar pair of green eyes.
"No way," Rapunzel breathed out. She was completely blown away.
"Hiccup?" Merida muttered in disbelief.
The young man smiled sheepishly and blushed. "Hi," he said with a small wave.
Merida slowly came forward. Her mouth was open as she almost couldn't believe it. It was Hiccup. All this time it was Hiccup.
Hiccup watched as confusion and realization flashed across her face. He was about to speak when suddenly it was replaced by anger. He barely had time to register her right hand lashing out before…
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