Yep, ch. 16

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Ch. 16: Join or Die

(3rd Person POV)

Toothless was tied down and chained as he was hoisted up and then lowered onto the ship. He was to lead the other Vikings to Hel Heims Gate.

Hiccup watched with Shelen, helpless to do anything. The ships soon departed and were gone in a few minutes. Shelen looked at Hiccup and gave a look of sympathy.

"Hiccup, I'm sorry...This is my fault." She said saddly.

"How is this your fault? I was the one to free Toothless." Hiccup asked.

"Only because I was too late."

"What?"

"After you shot both Wind and Toothless, I found them and freed Windchaser. I was about to free Toothless but then you got closer and I hid. I saw how you didn't kill the dragon and I thought it would be ok. But now...Ugh! I just wish this stupid war would end!" Shelen cried out angrily. Hiccup blinked and stared at her in shock.

"No, it wasn't your fault." He repeated, "And there may be a way to end this war."

"How?"

"Well, I guess I'm gonna do something stupid." Hiccup sighed.

"Haven't you already done that?" Shelen asked him with a smirk.

"Then something crazy!" He said and hurried off.

"That is more like it." Shelen smiled and hurried back to the cove. She knew every Viking adult was attending the invasion of the dragon nest. She jumped down from rock to rock to get to Windchaser.

"Wind, there isn't much time! Toothless has been captured and he's leading the others of the village to your home!" Shelen cried as she ran to her dragon. The dragoness blinked and then growled. She motioned for Shelen to get on and the girl mounted the Night Fury.

They took off and flew back to the village. Windchaser landed in the woods near the village and Shelen climbed down from the saddle. She ran over to the first person she saw.

"Astrid!" Shelen called. The other blonde turned and looked at Shelen with annoyance.

"What do you want?" Astrid asked in an air of hatred.

"Astrid, we need the others from training to come back to the arena, now!" Shelen spoke frantically.

"Why would I help you?" Astrid demanded.

"Because if you don't this village could be destroyed!" Shelen replied.

"Right!" Astrid snorted and began to walk away.

"You wanted to know what Hiccup and I have been doing didn't you?" Shelen tried again.

Astrid stopped in her tracks and looked at the other girl. "Yeah?"

"Well I'll show you." Shelen said with a sigh. Astrid turned around and looked at the other in more interest. Shelen took a deep breath, turned around and whistles. It sounded like a Night Fury shriek and Astrid looked up for the cause of the shriek. She then suddenly saw a large black form burst through the trees. Astrid gasped and scurried out of the way of the form as it sped toward them with a Night Fury shriek of it's own.

The dragon landed with a loud thud and stood proudly looking down at Astrid. Astrid stared in shock at the beast and Shelen walked over to the creature.

"Astrid, this is Windchaser. Windchaser this is Astrid." Shelen introduced. Windchaser looked at Astrid skeptically then gave a loud roar. The axe weilding blonde took a step back and Windchaser then turned to her rider.

"She's ok." Windchaser confirmed.

"That's a Night Fury..." Astrid gasped.

"Yes, Hiccup and I have been training her and Toothless, another Night Fury similar to Windchaser." Shelen explained, "Everything we know about them is wrong, Astrid. And we have to prove it. So please, gather up the others and meet Hiccup and I back in the ring."

Astrid hesitated for a moment then hurried off. Shelen then mounted Windchaser again and unlocked the Tailfin. The dragon then flew to the arena and Shelen dismounted again.

"If you're planning on being eaten I'd definitely go for the Gronkle." Fishlegs was saying. Shelen looked to see that they were already lined up. She glanced at Astrid and then smirked. Maybe that girl wasn't so bad after all.

"You were wise to seek help from the world's deadliest weapon." Tuffnut said getting up into Hiccup's face with a weird serious look on his face.

"Uh..." Hiccup didn't know what to say.

"It's me." Tuffnut said as if it were obvious.

"I love this plan!" Snotlout said.

"I didn't-" Hiccup started.

"You're crazy!" Ruffnut exclaimed but Shelen frowned when she heard Ruffnut finish, "I like that."

"So, what is the plan?" Shelen piped up. Everyone turned and looked at her startled. Hiccup smiled and Shelen gave him a wink as she beccond Windchaser to follow.