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Chapter 21
The Threat

"Hey mom, can I ask you something?"

It had been a whole day after the flight and currently now the Haddocks were at their homes with their specific dragons were taking a nap, snoring. Hiccup couldn't get him mind off of those dragon trappers. Why would they trap dragons?

"Sure, go ahead," Val urged as she sat down beside her husband who placed his helmet on the table.

"Who are those guys?" Hiccup asked as he locked his slit green eyes with his mother. "Those dragon trappers, I mean," he added. She suddenly froze.

"Do you want to know?" she asked with a shaky voice, making Stoick raised a confused eyebrow. She sighed when Hiccup nodded with his dilated eyes filled with curiosity. She took a deep breath. "Those dragon trappers are working for Drago Bludvist"

Stoick's eyes widened in shock and fear as Hiccup quirked his eyebrow in confusion.

"Drago… bloody fist?" Hiccup tried to pronounce the name. Stoick stood up quickly and grabbed his wife by the shoulders.

"Drago Bludvist?" he whispered, horror in his tone. Now, Hiccup was even more confused as he look at his paling parents. Val slowly nodded. Stoick released her shoulders as his eyes darted everywhere in panic. "This is bad. This is very bad"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. What? What's going on? Who's this Drago guy and what's bad?" Hiccup asked as he looked at his pacing father, muttering words that were not understandable. "Dad, you know this guy too?"

"We need to secure the people and the dragons. Berk need to put up its best defense. Everyone must be on the guard at all times," Stoick frantically said to himself, ignoring his son who tried to get his attention.

"DAD!" Hiccup yelled, finally gained his father's attention. "Who is this Drago?" he then looked at his mother. "What does he have to do with dragons and dragon trappers?" he asked at his parents. Stoick and Valka looked at each other, before nodded. Stoick was the first one to speak.

"Years ago, before ye even born, there was a great gathering of chieftains to discuss of our dragons problems we all faced," his eyes relieved back the day of the time. "There came a stranger from strange land," Stoick remembered when that cloaked man walked in, softly speaking with soft voice.

"Covered in scars and draped in a cloak of dragon skin. He carried no weapon, and spoke softly," everyone that time, all of the chieftains including Stoick, looked suspicious at the stranger. "Saying that he, Drago Bludvist, will free mankind from tyranny of dragons," Stoick remembered every speech that stranger made.

"He claimed he could control the dragons and he alone could keep us save. IF, we chose to bow down and follow him," what happened next after that, came the absurd laughter from everyone. "Everyone laughed and I laughed too," he took a deep breath to compose himself, knowing what happened next.

"Until he wrapped himself in his cloak and cried out, 'then see how well ye do without me!' The rooftop suddenly burst into flame and from it, armored dragons descended, burning the whole thing to the ground," he hung his head and sighed.

"I was the only one to escape," he told his son softly.

"Drago Bludvist is a madman, Hiccup," Valka took over the story. "Without conscience or mercy. And if he's building a," she shuddered in fear. "Gods, help us all," she shook her head and sat down beside her husband, grabbing his hand and squeezed for comfort.

Hiccup looked away, lost in thought. His eyes dilated, thinking for anything that might come out on his mind.

"Let's ride back out there," Stoick and Valka looked up. "We'll follow those dragon trappers to Drago and talk some sense into him"

"No"
"No"

Both Stoick and Valka disagreed at the same time.

"We fortified the island," Stoick commanded.

"We call in all the dragons," Val added.

"It's our duty to keep the peace," Hiccup tried to reason with them.

"Peace is over, Hiccup," Stoick told him, looking at his son straight in the eye. "I must prepare you for war"

"War?" Hiccup question inrediculous, eyes slit in shock. "Mom, Dad, if Drago is coming for our dragons we can't lay around for him to get here," Hiccup reasoned, eyes dilated with pleading. "Let's go find him and change his mind"

"No, some minds cannot be change, Hiccup," Val sadly told him, shaking her head.

"A man who kill without reasons, cannot be reason with," Stoick said, trying to tell his son not to get into the suicide mission. "Berk is all you need to worry about"

"And also for the dragons, Hiccup," Valka added.

"A chief protects his owns"

"And the alpha protects his owns"

Hiccup pursed him lips, keeping his words to himself. He stood there as his parents decided to go to bed. Stoick decided to bark some orders in the morning and Valka decided to make a round in nearby island to check for trapped dragons or so.

Hiccup still stood there as his parents already went to bed, while he was still awake. He was too troubled to sleep so he did the next thing he could think of.

Toothless was asleep, happily cuddling with Cloudjumper who reluctantly draped his massive wings onto the black dragon. Hiccup didn't want to disturb them, so he decided to walk instead.

::Need a lift, Your Highness?:: a dragon came to him as he was half way from his destination. Hiccup nodded as he climbed onto the Deadly Nadder's back and took off. ::What brings you out from your… what you called… house?::

"I'm too trouble to be asleep, Stormfly," he told the Nadder, scratching her scales during the process. "By the way, where have you been? I've been meaning to thank you for what you did"

::Did what, Your Highness?:: Stormfly asked, looking at her currently rider in confusion.

"For keeping my promise, five years ago. I've been looking for you for the past days," Hiccup leaned to the side to get a better eye contact with the blue Deadly Nadder. The dragon shrugged her shoulders, making Hiccup stumbled a bit but didn't protest.

::I was with my family in the south to catch up what I left, after being captured here on Berk for fifteen years. Now we lived under the protection of His Majesty::

"I'm sorry, Stormfly"

::What for, Your Highness?::

Every dragon seemed to like calling Hiccup 'Your Highness', even after he told them to quit it and just called him by his name. Of course, no dragon listened and Hiccup didn't bother anymore.

"For what happened to you before. It's because of us Vikings that tore you away from your family"

::But that had been change, Your Highness. You have made the impossible, possible. If it weren't for you, dragons will still probably slay for entertainment. You changed everyone and gave us hope:: Stormfly looked back at Hiccup, giving him a dragon smile.

::We are suppose to be thanking you, Your Highness. So thank you::

Hiccup was touched. He gently caressed the Nadder's back in appreciation. Then he thought of something.

"Hey, Stormfly, can I ask you something?"

::What is it, Your Highness?::

So much 'Your Highness' here.

"One of these days, me and Toothless might be quite busy, and might not be able to bring Astrid along. So, would you please be his second dragon company?"

::A request from the Prince of Dragons? I would gladly accept it!:: Stormfly chirped in ecstatic, causing Hiccup to smile.

Few minutes later, they had arrived outside of their destination.

"COMMANDER!"

…And the two were still chasing one another since yesterday.

"I am still not forgave you for what you did to my face!"

"You are going to harm the little kitten, RJ! Please stop chasing me around!"

"I will not fall for that trick ever again, Commander!"

"That is the six thousand eight hundred and forty three times you said that word!"

"Stop counting!"

Hiccup and Stormfly politely ignored the battling duo.

They went their separate ways when they entered the Dragon Sanctuary. Stormfly went to her family nest while Hiccup went to whom else.

::You seem to be trouble, young prince:: Bigbee moved his head, placing his tusk on the land. He got back into a more comfortable position once Hiccup climbed on. ::A penny for your thought? Or, is that what you humans said?::

"Have you heard about those dragon trappers?" Hiccup asked, lying down on the tusk with his hands behind his head.

::Some of my subjects were the victims of those trappers, young prince. Of course, I have heard about those humans::

"They're building a dragon army," that certainly gained Bigbee's attention.

::A dragon army, you say?::

"Is it possible, Bigbee, to build an army of dragons that lead by a human?" Hiccup asked as he gazed up at the darkened ice above because of the night. The moonlight was the only source of light tonight.

::If the dragons are treated with corruption, then it is possible and it also apply to the dragons that are treated with fear::

"Do you think there's another Bewilderbeast like you, Bigbee?" Hiccup suddenly asked. Bigbee thought for a moment before he answered.

::I haven't seen any other Bewilderbeast other than me, young prince::

"Are all Bewilderbeasts, kings of all dragons?"

::The answer is no, young prince. I am and the only King of Dragons. Every nest has its queen but I ruled them all. To earn the title of alpha or king, they need to challenge me if they dare::

"Even if a Terrible Terror challenge you can become king if you lose the challenge?" Hiccup asked, looking at Bigbee's green eyes that stared back at him.

::Yes, young prince. But now, they cannot earn the title:: Bigbee stated, causing the young prince to raise an eyebrow in confusion.

"Why is that?" the question caused Bigbee to grin.

::I already chose my successor for the next King of Dragon:: he huffed a small cloud of mist to the young prince. ::You, young prince, is the next promised King of dragons. No dragon can earn the title of the alpha or king other than you::

Hiccup stared at Bigbee for a moment, forgot about that fact.

"No one can claim the title of king other than me?"

::Yes::

"Even if you died in the challenge?"

::If I die, then the title will automatically move to you::

"So I'm the next in line of chief of Berk and king of dragons… Are those actually what have been running though everyone's mind?"