"You know, I just happened to notice the book had nothing on Night Furies. Is there another book? Or a sequel? Maybe a little Night Fury pamphlet?"Hiccup askes Gobber the next day during training. KABLAM! A blast takes the axe head off of Hiccup's hilt, leaving a smoking hole behind him. Hiccup yells and runs."FOCUS Hiccup! You're not even trying."Gobber yells at Him and he points at the Deadly Nadder, loose in a maze-like arrangement of moveable walls. Gobber calls orders from above."Today... is all about attack"he says as the Nadder hops from wall to wall, sending the recruits scurrying."Nadders are quick and light on their feet. Your job is to be quicker and lighter."Gobber teens move in, stumbling over Hiccup and his unwieldy shield. The Nadder spots Fishlegs' ample rear hiding behind a wall. It whips its tail of spikes. Fishlegs screams and
lifts an entire wall to shield himself from the spray."I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods."he says."Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike." Gobber says from and Tuff rush in, diving and rolling up to the Nadder's nose. The Nadder sniffs the air - it can't see them. Tuff and Ruff are smashed together - too close for comfort."Do you ever bathe?" Ruffnut asks him." If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot." He reacts." How about I give you one!" She says and they shove each other, till their movement and noise gives them away. The Nadder attacks by snapping at both of them. "Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much." Gobber tells them. Hiccup wanders up to Gobber, while the others dart past."Hey, so how would one sneak up on a Night Fury?"he asks Gobber.''None one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale. Now get in there."he anwsers to Hiccup."I know, I know, but hypothetically..."Hiccup ask Gobber."Hiccup!" Astrid puts her finger to her lips and gestures for him to hide.A moment later, the Nadder leaps over the walls, surprising them by landing in front of somersaults into its blind spot, confusing it. She rears back to strike - just as Snotlout leaps sweeping Astrid behind him."Watch out babe. I'll take care of this."he tells her. Hey! Snotlout throws his weapon but misses the dragon by a mile. Astrid glares at him."The sun was in my eyes, Astrid. What do you want me to do, block out the sun? I could do that, but I don't have time right now!"Snotlout says to defend himself. The Nadder tears off after her, knocking down walls in pursuit. She leaps and dives like a highly trained gymnast. Hiccup wanders up to Gobber again."They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?"Hiccup asks as he is in front of Gobber once more. "Hiccup!" Gobber yells at him "-Hiccup!" Astrid yells soon after and Hiccup spins around to see the maze walls collapsing like dominos toward him. Astrid comes flying through the dust and crash-lands on top of him, laying him out in a limb-tangled mess."Oooh! Love on the battlefield!" Tuffnut says mocking ,"She could do better." Ruffnut Nadder closes in, emerging through the cloud of dust."Just... let me... why don't you..." Hiccup says while struggling to free his arm. The Nadder spins around and races back toward them like a Raptor. Astrid untangle herself and tries to pull her axe from Hiccup's shield... which is attached to his limp, gangly arm. She plants her foot on his torso and yank the axe free, still burrowed into the shield. She spins and swings the axe and shield, scoring a direct hit on the oncoming Nadder's nose. It yelp,shoot some spikes and scurries off. "Well done, Astrid." Gobber tells Astrid. Gobber hobbles off to wrestle the Nadder back into his cave. Hiccup gets to his feet - all eyes are upon him. He turns to find Astrid glaring at him, winded."Is this some kind of a joke to you? Our parents' war is about to become ours. Figure out which side you're on." Astrid says angry to Hiccup. She grabs her axe and stomps off. Hiccup watches, stung, but before she leaves the arena they hear a loud scream. They all turn to see Draco keeping himself barely standing at one of the fallen wall sections. Hiccup is the first to see why he screamed. In his right arm were the 3 spikes the Nadder shot earlier. Gobber went to him to help him but Draco refused to get help. He pulled himself up and left the arena.
Draco pov
I ran into the woods to where I used to live. The Dragon woke up when he heard me yell. I asked if he could help me."I can,but for me to do so I need to let some blood drip on the woun"he the wounds were healed I left the cove,on my way to the village I came across Hiccup. "I see you are healed,that looked like it hurt quite a bit"he said."yes I went to see the dragon who took me in when I was little,he healed me"I told Hiccup and returned to the village.
The cove
A fish... being thrown into the cove. It hits the ground and slides. A moment later, Hiccup peeks through a gap in the rock, looking around cautiously. Nothing. Hiccup squeezes through and enters the cove,and picks up the hears a snort from behind him. Hiccup turns to see the Night Fury, crouched on a rock like a stealthy panther. It descends, approaching him... ready to pounce. Hiccup swallows his fear and offers the fish. Doing so reveals the dagger at his waist. The dragon sees it and hisses. Hiccup reaches for it, eliciting a growl. He pauses, carefully lifts it by the handle, and tosses it away. The dragon calms. As it approaches the fish, Hiccup notices that it's missing teeth. "Huh. Toothless. I could've sworn you had..." A set of razor-sharp teeth emerge from its gums to grab the fish. Toothless snatches and gnashes it up, swallowing it."... teeth." Hiccup said. The teeth retract again. Toothless presses closer with an expectant look. Hiccup retreats nervously. "Uh, no. No, I don't have any more." Hiccup says The Fury backs Hiccup against a rock, placing himself the same position as before. The dragon closes in over him, staring blankly. A tense moment passes... then Toothless regurgitates a chunk of fish onto Hiccup's lap. They exchange stares. Hiccup realizes what Toothless wants him to do. Hiccup crouches slowly and squeamishly picks it up. The dragon waits expectantly. Hiccup gags and gnaws off a bite of the slimy fish. He forces a smile. Toothless mimics him. Amazed, Hiccup sits up and tries to touch him. Toothless hisses and flaps off to a crash on the other side of the cove. He blast the mossy ground to a red-hot temperature... and curls up on it like a giant dog. He turns to find Hiccup seated beside him. Toothless tolerates his persistent presence... until Hiccup tries to touch his damaged tail. Toothless snaps at him. Hiccup takes the hint and leaves. Toothless wakes, hanging upside down from a tree. He spots Hiccup sitting on the other side of the cove. Sketching in the sand. Hiccup draws with a stick, minding his own business. Toothless appears behind him, watching carefully. Aware of his presence, Hiccup continues, trying not to scare him off. Toothless walks off. A moment later, he reappears with an entire sapling, drawing lines in the sand. He rushes here and there, making haphazard lines in every direction. Finally, Toothless drops the tree and inspects his work. He seems pleased. Hiccup stands and takes in the sprawling scribble, amazed by it. He accidentally steps onto one of the lines, eliciting an instant growl from Toothless. He steps on it again. Toothless growls again. Realizing how sensitive he is, Hiccup steps carefully between each line, turning round and round until he unwittingly bumps into Toothless. Toothless snorts. Once again, they're face to face. Hiccup slowly extends his hand. Toothless hesitates. Hiccup turns his head away and closes his eyes. To his amazement, Toothless bridges the gap and presses his muzzle against Hiccup's hand. In a flash, the dragon is gone, leaving Hiccup astounded.
The bit between Hiccup befriending Toothless and the arena is the reason the next chapter will focus on Draco. I know I said that the first part goes about Hiccup his training days,but this way I can write the gift of the Night fury next without too much spoilers.