Hiccup began searching through the cavern any trace in this fortress that the girl he tried to rescue mentioned.
"There must be something," said Hiccup looking around.
He then found himself in a chamber faced against several Fiends and instantly raised his duel disk and began duelling them.
"I play Dragon Knight Toothless!" Hiccup yelled summoning Toothless to the field.
Meanwhile outside Astrid and the others, Heather and the others were still shaken up after the match against Zure.
"Where's Hiccup?" Axel asked.
"I think he went on a walkabout," said Thuggory.
"Yeah, I saw him go that hill," Ragnar nodded.
"This is getting ridiculous and dangerous," said Astrid.
"What's he doing up there?" Heather frowned.
"Perhaps he's throwing himself a Find Camicazi," Snotlout grumbled.
Then his Ojamas then appeared.
"There's a party at there and we weren't invited?" Yellow stared.
"It's your fault," said the other Ojamas looking at one another.
"He said he was going to investigate the camp, but wouldn't say what for," Fishlegs frowned.
"Yeah, well… he didn't have to leave us out here in the dark," Wartihog muttered.
"I know," said Heather sadly. "I'm starting to think that it's not all for one the more. I mean we all came to this world, we all want to find Camicazi, we all want to help free Freed's people, but Hiccup isn't asking for our help or are input."
"So, sure he might be taking us were granted, but we're still here and wait?" said Agnar getting to his feet. "And we're here because we trust the guy, he has yet to lead us down."
"Just you wait, because I think Hiccup is only looking out for two people," Snotlout grumbled. He then glared at the Ojamas. "Will you guys move it you stink!"
Astrid and the others looked at one another grimly, because they knew that the others were starting to get strained especially Snotlout.
"Hey guys," said Hiccup's voice called. "Check it out!"
They all turned and saw that Hiccup was approaching them with a map in his hand and riding on top of an entire pack of Sonic Ducks.
"I was able to find a map of this place and a way to get around," said Hiccup.
"What are those?" Fishlegs blinked.
"Their giant ducks, Fishlegs," said Wartihog rolling his eyes.
"They'll take us to each fortress may be Camicazi is in one of them," said Hiccup.
"'Each fortress?'" Snotlout yelled. "How many goblins infested fortresses are you going to drag us to! Each one on the map? What if we don't find her?"
"Then we keep searching, but we need to search the fortresses first so we can find Freed's people," said Hiccup.
Snotlout narrowed his eyes. "Oh, what a brilliant plan fearless leader!"
"Easy, just trust me," said Hiccup calmly. "Now let's get moving guys."
"Hold on you've got to—"
However, before Snotlout could finish Hiccup grabbed hold the scarf around his Duck and took off.
"Where are you going?" Fishlegs and Wartihog yelled.
"Come on, get on your Ducks and be sure to keep up," said Hiccup.
"Hiccup, wait a sec!" Fishlegs yelled as he and Wartihog chased after him.
"Captain!" Wartihog yelled.
"He dares leave me!" Snotlout roared.
"Oh the nerve behind," said the Ojamas.
Astrid, Ragnar, Thuggory and Axel mounted their own Ducks and approached them.
"Well, don't just stand around we're in enemy territory," Axel reminded.
"Following the guy with a map beats being lost," said Thuggory.
"Look I know you guys are still bit shaken up after what happened with Zure, but we got to keep moving," said Ragnar.
"And in case you guys forgot Hiccup didn't want us to come in the first place," Astrid reminded.
"Let's go!" said Thuggory and they took off.
Fishlegs sighed and then a Sonic Duck grabbed the helm of his blazer and lifted him up. It then tossed him right onto its back and then took off.
"Help!" Fishlegs yelled as he was carried away, literally.
"Hold on tight," said Agnar as he and Heather mounted their Ducks.
"I've got it," Heather nodded.
"You drop me your dinner," Snotlout glared at his Duck.
"Let's move out," said Wartihog and they took off after the others.
"Slow down forgot about us again," said Yellow as he and his brothers flew after them.
"Just please wait!" the other Ojamas cried.
Hiccup was far ahead of the pack in his mind was only focused on one thing finding Camicazi.
"At this rate we should reach the fortress soon and once there we can start searching for Camicazi," said Hiccup. "We just have to get her before anything bad happens. So let's go even faster!"
He grabbed his Ducks scarf and gave it a good with causing it to move even faster.
However unbeknownst to him looking down from the cliffs were to Dark World soldiers. Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World and Sillva, Warlord of Dark World each one of them holding their weapons in their hands.
"It's him," said Sillva. "The outworlder that defeated Zure so let's get him."
"No," said Goldd. "We were told not to intercept him."
Sillva looked annoyed. "I was hoping to turn him into a shooting star."
"Let it go," said Goldd. "The Mad King will handle him our job is coming this way look."
He then pointed to Heather and the others were further back from the others.
"Hey! Try and obey the speed limit!" Snotlout yelled at his Duck. "Would you?"
His Duck then saw a large rock in their path and then jumped over it. Unfortunately, Snotlout was thrown off and the Duck kept on moving.
"Hey, Duck!" Snotlout yelled getting to his feet. "Heel! Come on, back! I promise I won't eat you!"
"Watch out!" Wartihog voice yelled.
Snotlout looked around and saw Wartihog and his Duck racing towards him. Sadly there was no time him to get out of the way so the Duck slammed right into his rear end. The impact was so hard that Wartihog fell off his Duck and Snotlout crashed back onto the ground again.
Heather and Agnar managed to stay on their Ducks, but then Snotlout and Wartihog's Ducks came barrelling towards them knocking them off. Heather looked up and saw that their Ducks were now running with the others Ducks leaving them completely stranded.
"Come back we don't know where we are!" Heather yelled.
Sadly her pleas were ignored in the Ducks kept on waiting across the canyon until they disappeared from sight.
The four of them got to their feet and met up to discuss their predicament.
"It's been like forever and I can't believe that Hiccup hasn't come looking for us yet," Snotlout grumbled with his arms folded.
"You know, he probably didn't even realise we're not with them and I bet he don't care either way," Wartihog growled.
"Let's think positive thought everyone," said Agnar calmly. "I'm sure if Hiccup knew what happened to us he…" He then stopped himself. "Ah, who am I kidding? He's probably long gone."
"I know he means well, but I don't know he seems different than usual," Heather frowned. "It's like he isn't thinking about us at all."
Suddenly appearing on Snotlout's neck was a mark of anger from the pearl that disappeared. "That's right! He isn't all he's thinking about is himself! This is all about Hiccup feeling better, he doesn't care what happens to us!"
Then appearing on Wartihog's right shoulder was the mark of hatred. "How could he just run ahead without waiting? He better have a good excuse for his actions! Or else I'm going to court-martial him!"
Then appearing on Agnar was the mark of anguish. "And you know it's like every decision he makes puts so much strain on each one of us. Watching how it affects all my close friends, is just tearing me up inside."
Then appearing on Heather's right arm was the mark of sadness. "He's only doing the right thing to feel better about himself," she said quietly. "Think about it he's got no problem ditching us out here. You know this new attitude is really bumming me out."
"Where is he? He needs a wake-up call!" Snotlout yelled raising his fist. "And the next time I see him…"
Wartihog glared. "We're lost and there may not be a next time!"
"We're goners," said Agnar. "We'll never get to see Duel Academy again and pretty soon we'll have to resort from eating rocks and then…" he then cried with pain.
"Stop that," said Heather. "You're totally depressing me!"
They then heard laughter and looked up to see both Goldd and Sillva looking down at them.
"You seem to be lost," said Goldd.
Then the two Fiends jumped down and landed in front of them.
"We can take you all," Sillva began.
"To the porches that your friend is seeking," Goldd finished. "It is quite a distance."
They all had a pretty good feeling that they did not want to go to the fortress with them.
"Thanks, but no thanks. Now scram!" Snotlout ordered activating his duel disk.
"What have we here?" Sillva smirked. "He's a feisty little human, isn't he?"
"Put away your duel disk," Heather pleaded. "If you duel those two can send you away and I'm down enough as it."
"We offer only help in your quest to find your friend," said Goldd. "Without our guidance you will be lost."
"We'll be okay, I'm sure we can find it on our own, but thank you for the offer anyway," said Heather.
"Yeah, we've got it from here," Agnar nodded nervously. "So feel free to… you know go away."
"Don't make us force you," said Goldd.
"Go ahead and try it you goldplated creep!" Wartihog roared. "I'll take you down! You're going to wish that you never asked to help us!"
Sillva smirked at Goldd. "Well this human is hot tempered isn't he?"
"He is and I'd like the chance to cool him down," said Goldd.
The two of them and drew their weapons, Goldd his battle-axe and Sillva his daggers.
"So would I," said Sillva. "But our orders are to take them back to Brron, the Mad King of Dark World."
"Take them now!" Goldd ordered.
Then immediately the two of them struck before them knocking them out cold with in a blink of an eye.
"All bark and no bite," Sillva smirked. "Oh well. It's time we bring them to the King, I'll get the two on the—"
Goldd then stopped him. "Wait! Weren't Brrons exact words were to bring the other five to me?
"One, two, three, four…" Sillva counted and soon realise they were one short. "Where's number five?"
"Guess these four will have to do," said Goldd picking up Heather and Agnar. "After we drop them off we'll go and find the fifth one."
"Yes, he must be quite the warrior," said Sillva picking up Snotlout and Wartihog.
Sadly Fishlegs wasn't quite the warrior they were expecting it wasn't his skill that eluded them it was the fact that he could for his Duck which kept on running in every which direction except for straight.
"Slow down!" Fishlegs cried holding on to dear life. "Stop! Bad Duck! Help!"
His eyes widened as he soon realised running straight towards a deep gorge. Then the doubt symbol appeared on his cheek.
"I'll never find the others and I'll never make it back home," Fishlegs cried. "I'll go over the edge of that canyon and then they'll never find me!"
His Duck then jumped and Fishlegs screamed as the jumped over the gorge. However, remarkably his Duck managed to reach the other end and he didn't fall off it.
"I'm alive," he panted.
However his Duck then took off again much to his dismay.
"Not again!" he cried. "While this Quacker ever quit!"
Meanwhile Hiccup was completely unaware of the misfortune of his friends and was more focused on the fortress that was coming into view.
"That's the first fortress on the map," he said he then called on his Ducks scarf. "Whoa, boy."
He then looked at the fortress which was impressive and the drawbridge was down plus they didn't seem to be any guards on the battlements. Normally Hiccup was finally suspicious, but right now his main concern was that of Camicazi.
'I'm going to find you Camicazi,' he promised to himself.
He then hopped off his Duck and a split second later Astrid and the others appeared.
"Hey, Hiccup," said Thuggory he then went down the gorge they just exited from. "Hold on, we haven't seen the others in quite a while. They might have taken a wrong turning somewhere."
Hiccup eyes widened. "You think…" He stopped himself and looked back at them. "Well, do you mind going back and looking for them?"
Astrid and Ragnar looked at one another in shock.
"Just us?" Ragnar frowned.
"What if they're in trouble?" Astrid asked.
"What are you going to do in the meantime?" Axel asked suspiciously. "Raid that fort by yourself?"
Hiccup just remain silent, but that was all the confirmation they needed.
"We need to stick together Hiccup," said Axel tiredly. "Listen will go back looking for the others, but don't go marching in there alone. You wait for us."
"All right," said Hiccup reluctantly.
"Promise?" Thuggory asked.
"I promise," said Hiccup.
Ragnar looked at him concerned. "Hiccup, you haven't been acting like yourself lately and was starting to grow concern."
"What you mean?" Hiccup asked.
"Well, you go off on your own, you're acting without thinking and now you're not going back for our friends," Astrid frowned. "The others are starting to get annoyed with you and you have been showing good reason."
Hiccup just remain silent unsure how to answer. He then watched as Astrid and the others took off back through the gorge look for the others.
'I know those guys will make sure the others are okay,' said Hiccup to himself. 'I would go back, but I have to keep searching.' He then turned his attention onto the fortress in front of him and started to make his way over the drawbridge. 'Okay, I instantly broke my promise to Astrid and the others, but it's for good reason. Every second that passes is another second that Camicazi could be in danger. I've always trusted my instincts and I can't stop now and my instincts are telling me is that Camicazi needs my help. I don't like being in this creepy world and the others do Camicazi risked her life for us and I'm going to make sure that we get her back. I know I'm doing the right thing.'
When he entered into the courtyard he found that there were no guards and he suddenly had a surge of déjà vu.
'No guard again. Even this place is empty or it's another trap,' Hiccup frowned.
Suddenly he was blinded by a white light and once it faded he saw that the place was now covered with Fiends.
"I sense another trap," he sighed.
"My name is Brron, Mad King of Dark World," said a voice.
Hiccup then saw the shadow of a dark creature on the platform in front of him. The figure started to walk towards him and he was illuminated by the torches next to him, he was a fiendish like creature completely chained up with a mad look on his face.
"Welcome, I am delighted that you could join us. I hope you can stay," said Brron with a mad look on his face.
"Thanks, but no thanks your Highness," said Hiccup stepping forward. "I think you might have some friends of mine locked up in here. A kid my age and some warriors."
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't and maybe they already duelled and sent away to Valhalla," said Brron.
Hiccup stared at him.
"My fellow Fiends have waged many a battle in this arena, it's hard to keep track of how many humans have been blasted into oblivion and how many remain," he said with a crazy laugh.
Hiccup was completely horrified. "Oh no, Camicazi," he gasped. "What if they made you duel them." The images were too horrible to comprehend and he looked directly at Brron. "Where is my friend?"
"That's for me to know and you do find out," said Brron with a crazed smile.
"Okay and how do I find out?"
"We duel," said Brron simply. He then shattered the change that would binding him. "Here is but a sample of the power you will experience."
Hiccup looked at him. "You mean you're going to duel me yourself?"
"Since you have already defeated two of my best men, I want the honour of despatching you personally," he said walking down the steps, strapping on his duel disk and activating it.
"Well then the honour is going to be all my," said Hiccup.
Brron tilted his head sideways. "Is that right?"
"I came here to find my friend and if finding him means having to duel through you you're on," said Hiccup activating his duel disk. "So get ready Brron, because once I dethrone you I'm sending you to Valhalla!"
"We'll see about that!"
"Let's duel!" they both yelled.
Hiccup: 4000
Brron: 4000
Brron made the first move and drew. He looked at the card he had drawn and then instantly summon. "Ah, I summon myself Brron, Mad King of Dark World!"
Suddenly appearing on the field was Brron's double gang wrapped in chains. (ATK: 1800/ DEF: 400)
"And next I play the spell Wicked Canon!" he yelled holding out a continuous spell card. "It's the most fascinating book you'll ever read."
He then laughed as appearing above him was a surge of darkness that took the form of a book with a fiendish like seal on its cover.
"What kind of book is it?" Hiccup asked.
"Oh, you see," Brron smiled madly and then tossed a blank card up above the book.
"What's that card supposed to do?" Hiccup asked.
Brron laughed at the ground began to shake.
"What's going on?" Hiccup demanded. "Where's that rumble coming from?"
Then suddenly to his horror four platforms arose from the terrace next to him. His eyes widened in horror as he recognised Snotlout, Wartihog, Agnar and Heather were laying down on them unconscious and chained.
"Snotlout! Wartihog! Heather! Agnar!" Hiccup gasped. He then turned to Brron. "Brron! What have you done with my friends? Why are they chained up? What is this all about? And what are you going to do with them?"
"Oh you'll find out soon enough," said Brron. "It's your move."
"All right, hang on," said Hiccup looking at the others. "I'll get us out of here starting now. It's my turn and I draw."
Hiccup then drew from his deck. "I summon a Dragon Knight Hookfang!"
Suddenly appearing on the field in a burst of flames was Hiccup's musclebound Dragon Knight. (ATK: 1600/ DEF: 1000)
"Ready? Roast his double gang with Blazing Mace!" Hiccup demanded. "Oh, and whenever he attacked the monster he gains 400 attack points."
Flames then appeared around Hookfang as he tightened his grip on his mace. (ATK: 1600-2000)
He then jumped into the air and slammed his mates right on top of the duplicate of Brron.
However, instead of looking concerned Brron actually smiled
"All for nothing!" Brron smiled as he began to looked through his deck and then held out a spell card. "Because now I write this symbol for anger in the Canon."
"What's that?" Hiccup demanded.
"Is the beginning of your end," he said with a smile.
Snotlout then regained consciousness and felt a massive pain on his head. He then got up and realise that he was chained and that when he noticed that the others were unconscious as well.
"Hey guys you know how we ended up here?" he asked. He then remembered what happened. "Oh yeah, those two thugs got the drop on us."
Then his Ojamas appeared next to him.
"You okay Snotlout?" Black asked.
"We tried to help, but is like you always say we're a so useless bunch," said Yellow.
"Hey! Snotlout!" Hiccup yelled.
Snotlout looked down and saw Hiccup below duelling against Brron and immediately his expression narrowed.
"Helps on the way!" Hiccup yelled. "I'll get you out of those chains in the sec hang tight!"
Snotlout glared down at him. "You better, because if you didn't know it…" He then roared in anger. "I'm in these chains because of you! And hang tight, it wasn't for you I would be relaxing back at Duel Academy!"
Hiccup just stared at him.
"But you got go and make yourself feel better! You are always running ahead first into things and never thinking about the consequences!" Snotlout roared as the other regained consciousness.
"What are you talking about?" Hiccup frowned. "I—"
"I'll tell you what I'm talking about!" Snotlout cut crossed. "You ran into that portal knowing that your friends would never let you go alone! You didn't even asked us if we wanted to come and now you're telling me to hang tight! I'm in chains I can't hang any tighter!"
Then suddenly his neck began to glow and then an orb of him bearing the mark of anger. It then flew into the canon in the dark flames surrounding it intensified. All the Ojamas, apart from Yellow, grabbed Snotlout and then a split second later they turned into particles of light and vanished.
"No, what's going on?" Yellow stared. "This is some kind of trick right?"
"What's happening?" said Heather in horror.
The chains that once held Snotlout clash to the floor much to the horror of everyone.
"Not the Boss!" Yellow cry before he vanished.
Hiccup immediately turned on Brron. "What did you do?"
Brron merely laughed crazy at the card in his hand vanished. Then the canon opened and turned its pages to reveal a picture of Snotlout with the mark of anger above him.
"What's going on?" Hiccup demanded.
"My Wicked Canon is going on so keep attacking I've got many pages to fill and every time I take damage the book demands a sacrifice! A Wicked Rune, which your friends are marked with and ready for publication!" Brron laughed.
"I'm so distressed, because when Hiccup attacks then one of us will…" said Agnar.
"Wind up like Snotlout did and end up in that book," Heather finished. "It's just terrible that we were the ones that were singled out."
"I'm so mad!" Wartihog roared glaring down at Hiccup. "You get yourself in a duel and we end up having to pay for your recklessness."
"Guys, I'm sorry," Hiccup stared.
"Don't be Hiccup," said Brron. "You see your friends are all pawns for the great fusion card. The rune that marks each of them in bodies the emotion they feel, anger, hatred, sadness, anguish and doubt. It is these emotions that will be devoured into the Wicked Canon the more they give the stronger the summoning shall be!"
Brron laughed as he looked in the blank card he flew up early with began to pulse.
"This can't be," Hiccup gaped and then fell to his knees. "It is my fault! What do I do?"
"Still your move," Brron smiled. "So do you risk yourself or do you let your friends become pages in my book?"
Hiccup just stayed there enough assignments completely conflicted.
"The choice is yours," said Brron. "But if you plan on kneeling there all day perhaps you should end your turn now."
Hiccup got back up. "Fine it's your move."
Brron smiled. "Only three left and only four more runes to offer up. My men had better hurry up and find the final offering."
Fishlegs' Duck finally stopped so only to get a drink and Fishlegs sat there in a swarm of depression.
"Well, Duck, it's just you and me now," Fishlegs sighed. "Out here last stand I doubt my friend even know that I'm with them." Suddenly appearing on his cheek was the symbol of doubt and tears began to trickle out of his eyes. "I mean it, they'll never come looking for me. No one ever misses the sidekick."
"Well, it seems we missed you human," said a voice above him.
"We don't know how you got past us…" said a second voice.
Fishlegs looked up and saw Goldd and Sillva landing right in front of him.
"But it won't," said Sillva.
"Happen again," Goldd finished.
Then the two Fiends began to laugh.
Fishlegs looked at them and began to shiver with fright. "Uh… I don't want any trouble," he said.
"It's no trouble at all," said Sillva.
In the fortress the Fiends were starting to grow restless and Hiccup was on a whole mess of trouble as he couldn't attack or else in danger the others.
'How did I get my friends into this? And how I going to get them out of it?' said Hiccup to himself in a panicked voice.
He then looked at Hookfang. "If I attack I lose them. I can't do this to them."
Brron laughed. "Oh, but you will. You're going to decide the fate of your friend whether you like it or not." He then drew and looked at the card he had drawn a large smile appeared on his face. "Perfect, destiny has such a good sense of humour. From Valhalla I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World!"
Suddenly appearing on the field was Zure with sword in hand. (ATK: 1800/ DEF: 1500)
Hiccup just stared at him in horror. "No way," he said in horror.
"Revenge is yours go for my loyal Fiend smite the land that had defeated you!" Brron commanded.
Zure then charged at Hookfang and struck him with his sword causing a massive explosion that struck Hiccup.
Hiccup: 3800
Brron: 3800
Hiccup then fell to his knees.
"Don't just stand there you've got us all into this by the way to get us out or break these chains and send you to Valhalla myself!" Wartihog roared.
Hiccup just stayed there on his knees. 'There's nothing I can do, if deal damage to this guy the others will end up being trapped in the book with Snotlout. I've got them into this and I know the only way to get them out is to let this guy win. I don't know what will happen to me, but I've got to be brave enough and find out.'
Brron laughed. "Looks to me you're thinking of giving up, but I feel as if I should tell you are not letting you out of this duel that easy. You're going to send your friends away and will all happen because of the decisions you make and these choices will haunt you forever!"
"That's not going to happen!" Hiccup yelled.
Brron laughed. "Yes it will, because their destiny is in Valhalla!"
