Alright..! I surrender. You guys managed to have me. So here, a continuation. *sighs heavily* Very short, though. Don't complain if it's boring or whatever, may I remind you, this was supposed to be a one-shot. So this was quickly planned out, to be honest. Kind of rushed actually - sorry about that.
''Your move, my boy.'' said Viggo to Hiccup closely.
Acting instinctively all suddenly, Hiccup crushed his metal leg on Viggo's left foot, causing the man to jerk backwards, leaving no more than a scratch in the boy's skin at his throat as the blade stroke him. Hiccup – of course – took this advantage to slip away from the man's talons and towards Toothless at the backroom's entrance. The dragon growled lowly at Viggo after he gave his rider a soft look and fired a tiny plasma blast at the ropes tying his hands. Thank Thor a Night Fury's blast was strict and precise.
As soon as Viggo recovered from Hiccup's kick, he tightened his grip on his dagger's handle, his teeth gritted as he was about to strike. But he was stopped by Toothless' warning growl added with a growing plasma blast down his throat.
''Your move.'' repeated Hiccup, his brows furrowing as he turned his hands to tight fists.
Viggo waited for a moment, wondering what exactly he could do to get out of this – since he never really got himself stuck this way before – without losing anything. But after a moment of thinking with no answers, Viggo relaxed and dropped his weapon to the floor, the dagger's blade plunging itself in the thick wood. He looked up at the boy and dragon in surrender, his eyes darker than ever.
''Now,'' said Hiccup. ''Where's Berk's gold?'' But to his surprise, after a moment of quiet, Viggo only began to laugh mockingly. ''Viggo...'' Hiccup warned.
''I'm afraid I can't tell you'' he said as soon as he recovered from his laughs and looked up at the rider with a smile.
''Can't, or won't?'' demanded Hiccup furiously. He definitely had it this time.
''Mmh... Both.'' said Viggo, returning to his serious and grim self. ''See, you wouldn't kill me right here, right now, I can see it in your eyes! Even though you know you should, that it might be the best thing to do, you wouldn't. And you know why? Your sensitive side takes more space than your consciousness. You don't use all the game's pieces. Which makes you oh so vulnerable.''
''Stop it.'' warned Hiccup as his mind twirled like a tornado. ''I know how to talk my way out of something, and I can know that you're trying right now. Fighting fire with fire doesn't always work, Viggo.''
''Oh, but I will.'' said Viggo with a smug smile, eyeing something, or more someone standing right behind Hiccup and Toothless. Ryker held his sword before him, the blade close to the dragon. Maybe even too close for Hiccup's taste.
Toothless twisted his neck and hissed at the man threatening him. It was only when both thought they were doomed that mighty claws swooped down from the sky and grabbed Ryker suddenly, carrying him away.
Hiccup looked up in confusion, only to recognize the sky-blue Nadder and her rider. ''Astrid!''
Hiccup turned to Viggo who had stayed unmoving and he climbed on his saddle and to the sky to join the ongoing battle.
There's nothing he could get out of the man, even if he tried his best. Viggo was a step ahead of him, in everything. There's no way he could beat him playing his own settled game. His moves were pointless. So why was he still fighting the battle? Because he cared about dragons' safety. Like Viggo said, his sensitive side took the best of him. And he was glad for that.