Hiccup managed to get Mildew to hold his hand out. The Deadly Nadder calmly nuzzled Mildew's palm. Hiccup thought she was going crazy, but she thought she just saw Mildew smile slightly.
Pretending not to notice, Hiccup began to explain, "Training your dragon begins and ends with trust. Since you seem to have her trust, I think it's time to try riding her."
Mildew stared at Hiccup as if she were mad, "Uh, Hiccup, I am not riding this dragon."
"Well then, I can just leave you here for the dragons to talk to."
"How do I get on."
Mildew had never even thought of climbing onto a dragon, let alone standing next to one without danger. Even Hiccup had to help him mount onto the dragon.
Hiccup knew that Mildew would most likely fall off. She sat on the Deadly Nadder's back in front of him.
"Wow." Hiccup breathed, "Mildew, on a dragon. This is really going to take some getting used to. Just remember that she's never had anyone on her back before." She spat in her hand and rubbed her hand along the Nadder's scales. "The saliva will soothe the dragon. Okay, bug girl, we're ready. Take us up."
The Deadly Nadder launched herself off the ground with great speed. Mildew wrapped his arms tightly around Hiccup's waist. Hiccup groaned awkwardly, "Uh.. Mildew? There is a lot of 'full dragon' here. Why don't you hold onto that?"
Mildew panted, "I'd prefer holding onto something I know and trust the most."
Hiccup groaned with annoyance.
Hiccup let the dragon take her to the dragon pit, unaware that Toothless just arrived in the field, and was calling to her. The wind blowing against her were too loud to let her hear the dragon.
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Hiccup dismounted the Deadly Nadder and ran to the cell that contained Toothless. But she whimpered in disappointment as she saw nothing inside.
"What is it now, Hiccup?" asked an annoyed Mildew, trying not to vomit from the flight.
Hiccup turned to face the man, sadly, "He's not here. Alvin must have moved him when he found out that I escaped."
Suddenly, The cell doors opened. The Scauldron and the Changewing ran out. The Whispering Death tunnelled out the wall. Hiccup heard a familiar voice above her, "I decided to test you, Hiccup!" It was Alvin, "Let's see how long you can handle real wild dragons!"
Hiccup turned to Mildew, whom the Deadly Nadder was surrounding with her tail. "Mildew! No matter what happens in the next minute, I need you to do exactly as I say!"
Mildew dodged a drop of acid, "I'm, uh, I'm all ears."
Mildew was pulled back onto the Deadly Nadder by her tail. Hiccup jumped onto the dragon's back behind the man. The Deadly Nadder helped the Vikings dodge the dragons' attacks. The Whispering Death burrowed his way into the floor.
"Well," said Mildew, "At least that one's gone!"
"Not for long!" corrected Hiccup, "Changewings shoot acid, Scauldrons spray hot water, and Whispering Deaths hunt from underground!"
The Deadly Nadder ran around the prison as the path of rocks and dirt appeared out of nowhere.
"Run to the middle!" Hiccup roared to the Deadly Nadder.
The dragon did what she was told, and waited for the dragons to charge. All three of them lunged at their prey, all at once. The Deadly Nadder flew up, letting the wild dragons collide with each other.
The yellow dragon carried the Berkians out of the dragon pit. The other dragons pursuing them quickly.
The Deadly Nadder turned sharply and quickly losing the dragons. She landed and let the Vikings dismount her.
Hiccup scratched the dragon lovingly, "Thank you. I'll lead the Outcasts away while you guys fly away."
"No." said the dragon, "They will be fine. I had them fly away as we invaded the prison. I'm guessing the remaining dragons flew away by now."
"So... I never got your name."
"I am Yutholth. And you are?"
"I'm-"
"By name, I mean your dragon name."
Hiccup remembered her first time meeting her first enemy, Kullgen. He called her one name she never thought she'd be willing to use again. "Oh.. Zendri. My dragon name is Zendri."
Yutholth smiled, "You're the one I've heard of. The Dragon Saviour."
"What?"
"The Dragon Saviour. Ever since you saved the dragons that were enslaved by Kullgen, we dragons have given you this title."
"Wow... I'm honoured."
Hiccup heard the sound of her father's voice, "Hiccup!" She turned and watched her father, accompanied by her friends, dismount their dragons and run to her.
Hiccup ran to her father with her arms spread wide, "Dad!"
Tuffnut waited for Hiccup and Stoick to finish their embrace, "Hiccup? Do you realise that Mildew is riding a dragon?"
"Yes, Tuff," answered Hiccup, "I am well aware of that."
"Hiccup?" asked Fishlegs, "Is Mildew here the same reason I thinking of?"
Hiccup sighed, "If what you mean is the fact that he helped the Outcast lead us to a trap, then yes..."
Gobber pulled Mildew off Yutholth's back and grabbed the man's staff, "I should run you through right now!"
"Gobber! No!" Hiccup ran between them and grabbed the staff from Gobber's hands, "He helped me escape! As surprised as I am to say this, I'm going to say it. We can't kill him! No matter how much he deserves it!"
Hiccup turned to face the rest of the island. She inhaled, and let out a loud, long roar. It echoed loudly through the landscape.
She quickly got a response. She roared again. Again, a response. She flew to the source of the sound, finding Toothless in a step ravine.
"I'm sorry, Toothless! I didn't know-"
"Hiccup, it's fine. The important thing is that we're together again!"
"Hold on, Hiccup!"
Hiccup looked along the ravine at Alvin, who was holding an axe above his head, "You weren't gonna leave this island without finishing our business! Were you? That's what I would expect from Stoick's little curse!"
Hiccup's anger grew. Her anger at Mildew for controlling her, her anger at the old man for betraying her tribe, her anger at Alvin and Savage for imprisoning her and her friend, even her anger for being called a curse, a demon grew far too great. Hiccup's anger took control.
The Riders watched as Hiccup spread her wings, extended her claws, and somthing unexpected changed in her. Her eyes turned purple. Her hair turned black like ash. Some of her skin faded black.
Snotlout backed away as quickly as he could. He knew about this, and was terrified of Hiccup when she was like this.
Stoick tried to hold the girl down, "Hiccup! No!"
But the girl didn't seem to hear him as she took off into the air, flying towards Alvin like a dragon that had a thirst for blood.
Alvin's smile grew wider as Hiccup flew closer. Once Hiccup was close enough, Alvin swung his axe, "Now!"
Hiccup was knocked out of the sky by three thrown bolas.
As she rolled uncontrollably across the ground, Hiccup came to her senses. When she stopped rolling, she realised what had happened. She had changed. Her anger made her lose control of her dragon side. Now she was going to pay.