Fishlegs dreamt he was back in Duel Academy and duelling against Hiccup. He had Steamroid on his side the field and only 300 life points remaining. Hiccup on the other hand had just summoned Berserker and had 1500 life points remaining and it was his turn
"Dragon Knight Berserker attack!" Hiccup commanded.
Berserker then flew down and sliced Steamroid to pieces with his fiery claws and taking out the remainder of Fishlegs' life points.
Hiccup: 1500 (Winner!)
Fishlegs: 0
The attack been so powerful that Fishlegs had been knocked off right off his feet.
"And that's that," said Hiccup as the holograms faded.
"Nice move Hiccup," said Fishlegs sitting back up and rubbed the back of his head. "Looks like I'm paying for lunch this week. You certainly earned it that comeback was awesome. You were just sitting back and waiting in that last round and then…"
"Legs, you don't have to tell me I was there," said Hiccup. "Anyway it was a good duel."
"Yeah, a good duel," Fishlegs nodded. He then frowned feeling as if something was off. "Except it was kinda weird."
"In what way?" Hiccup asked.
"Like we've done this before, like déjà vu," said Fishlegs.
"How many times have we duelled?" Hiccup asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Good point," Fishlegs smiled. "So you want to get lunch?"
"You bet," Hiccup nodded. "Astrid and the others should be there waiting for us."
Fishlegs nodded and a tear trickle down his cheek and landed on the floor. "That's weird why am I crying? I'm happy, ain't I?"
Then Hiccup started to fade away.
"Hiccup, don't believe!" he pleaded.
Fishlegs then woke up with a start and found himself inside a small cave.
"Where am I?" he asked looking around wildly.
Then everything came back to him. "Oh yeah, I got really upset with Hiccup for duelling."
He started to remember the last duelling Hiccup pad which cost the lives of their friends. After the duel he said some harsh words and ran out of the fortress and somehow managed to lose Astrid and the others. He then took shelter in this cave while he figured out on what to do next.
"At first I thought he was just duelling to protect us," Fishlegs frowned remembering Hiccup duelling against Scarr in order to protect Kyla and them. "But then his duelling started to put us all in danger."
Hiccup's duel against Zure had been a close one, Hiccup had ignored the advice of the others and had headed straight towards the enemy camp. They followed in order to help, but they themselves had got captured and it was a very lucky thing that Hiccup won.
"And after that things really got out of control. Hiccup was duelling the Fiend named Brron and then all my friends got sent away to Valhalla and then they ended up in that book thing. Now they're to who knows where.
"Aw man, I didn't think that Hiccup would ever treat his friends this way I just can't believe it. Hiccup was always there for us, I thought he would do anything for his friends but that was before we came to this world. I doubt I'm going to ever see the old Hiccup ever again, I guess this is who Hiccup really is and I bet I'm going to be alone here forever."
"Help!" someone screamed.
"Or not," said Fishlegs rushing to his feet.
He quickly rushed out and investigate and then saw Ojama Yellow trapped in the currant of a river.
"Someone help me! Help!" Yellow cried.
"Ojama Yellow! Wait!" Fishlegs yelled running down the stream after him.
"I'm too young to drown!" Yellow cried.
"Ojama quit fooling around! This is no time for a swim!" Fishlegs yelled.
He then saw several stones protruding from the stream and jumped onto them and then reached out for Yellow.
"I've got you!" he yelled.
However, he missed and Yellow continue down the stream.
"Hey! I'll save you!" Fishlegs yelled and jumped into the water and grabbed him.
He soon led them back to sure and place Yellow on a rock.
"Is that you Fishlegs?" Yellow stared.
"Uh-huh," Fishlegs nodded climbing onto the rock. "Where the others? How come you're not with Snotlout and your pals?"
Yellow immediately began to cry. "Oh, Fishlegs in such a sad story," he said hugging him.
"Well, are you going to tell me?" Fishlegs asked.
Fishlegs managed to find some berries for them to eat and began listening to Yellow's story.
"And then Hiccup told Snotlout to hang tight," said Yellow as he ate.
"I don't remember that?" Fishlegs frowned. "It must have happened before I got there."
"It was so awful, Snotlout was so furious at Hiccup," said Yellow.
He then began to tell Fishlegs what had happened with Snotlout and his brothers. Mentioned how Snotlout blamed Hiccup for everything that he vanished just wide after Hiccup attack taking his brothers along with.
"And then I accepted my fate with dignity," he said.
'Aw man, poor Snotlout,' said Fishlegs to himself looking down at his feet. 'Sounds like he really gave Hiccup a piece of his mind and for Hiccup to just stand there and let it all happen.' His mark of doubt then reappeared on his cheek. 'I guess he doesn't care what happens to his friends any more they're all gone and its Hiccup's fault. He really has changed and I don't think we'll ever get the Hiccup we know back.'
"What's the plan, Boss?" Yellow asked looking up at Fishlegs. "I've got no idea where Astrid and the others are. Speaking of which any ideas where we are? Maybe we should find Hiccup."
"Never say that name again!" Fishlegs snapped.
His outburst was so sudden that Yellow fell over.
"Oh, sorry about that," said Fishlegs coming down slightly. "It's just that we're not friends, not anymore anyway."
Yellow stared at him.
"He risked us all to find Camicazi just so he could feel better about himself with friends like him who needs friends," said Fishlegs. "From this moment on I'm looking out for number one starting right now Fishlegs cares about Fishlegs!"
Fishlegs outburst caused Yellow to topple over once again.
"What about me?" he asked. "You can about me, right? I mean I'm all alone now just like you and I'm trapped in a strange old world forced to eat berries to survive and…!" He stopped when he saw Fishlegs getting up and walking off. "Hey! Hey wait! We have to stick together!"
He tried to get back up and toppled over almost instantly. He then quickly pulled himself back up and floated towards Fishlegs.
"Hold up! Let's talk about this," said Yellow.
"There's nothing to talk about! Leave me alone!" Fishlegs snapped. "I don't care where you go just make sure that I'm not there!
"But—but," said Yellow watching as he walked off.
Fishlegs then jumped onto the stepping stones and made his way over the stream.
"It's so scary here and dangerous things come out of nowhere and—" said Yellow chasing after him and then hit his head against a branch.
Fishlegs didb't stop and continued walking off leaving Yellow began to cry once again.
"I'm nothing without affection!" he cried.
Fishlegs made his way to the cliff and just stared there.
'Right, the first thing I need to do is to forget about Hiccup as soon as possible,' he said to himself.
Then Hiccup's face flashed into his head. "Come on, Fishlegs. You can't get rid of me that easily," he said. "We've been friends were far too long."
Fishlegs try to get his face out of his head, but it was all in vain.
"Friends don't give up on friends they stick together even when things get rough," he said.
He tried even harder to get forget Hiccup but it was nigh on impossible.
"Here's the thing Fishlegs, anyone can make a comeback no matter how low they dropped. A duel isn't over until last card is played. You have to keep it together until the very end, you've got to believe."
"Hiccup!" Fishlegs yelled. "You're the one that has forgotten all about his friends! I'm not the one who gave up Hiccup you are!"
He then looked down at his duel disk. "That's it. If I give up duelling then…" He then began to remove his duel disk. "There is no more Hiccup. So goodbye!"
Fishlegs then tossed his duel disk into the forest and it disappeared with through the trees.
'That did the trick. Now he's gone forever,' said Fishlegs to himself and walked off.
He soon started to make his way through the forest.
'Being alone isn't so bad, it's nice and quiet,' he said to himself.
However then he heard a monstrous roar in the distance and saw something heading straight towards him up turning the earth and trees. Duel Monster spirits were running away in a panic as something chased them.
"What's that?" Fishlegs stared and rushed off to investigate. He quickly made his way towards the train began to climb. "Let me take a better look."
He soon found what was causing the disturbance it was a Doom Dozer. The giant insect was smashing its way through forests causing the local Duel Monster spirits to panic.
"It's Doom Dozer," Fishlegs gasped. "Looks like he's found his lunch. Man, when he decides he wants to eat something he really goes for it." He watched as Doom Dozer started to move away from him. "Now's my chance."
He jumped down off the tree and was about to leave when he heard a familiar scream.
"That scream," he gasped.
It was Ojama Yellow running as fast as he could away from Doom Dozer, who was practically on top of him. Fortunately following the giant centipede was easy, he just had to follow the crater is created.
"Hold on, I'm coming! Here we go," said Fishlegs reaching for his duel disk until he remember that he tossed it away earlier. "Oops, no duel disk. I already decided not to worry about anyone else."
He then turned around and started to walk away, but he could still hear the screams from Ojama Yellow.
"Help!" Yellow cried.
Yellow finally found a crack in a rocking cut inside it, but sadly that did not stop Doom Dozer who tried to get at him.
"No! Don't eat me!" Yellow begged. He then saw Doom Dozer's eye looking at him through the crack. "Why me? I'm not tasty!"
Fishlegs then appeared and tossed a rock at Doom Dozer. "Hey, you big bully!" he yelled and the giant centipede turned its attention onto him.
"I knew you'd come back," said Yellow crying with relief.
"I'll get it attention, when it comes after me start running!" Fishlegs yelled and tossed another stone.
The stone struck Doom Dozer, who in annoyance began to chase after him. Fishlegs then quickly ran as quickly as he could away from the massive centipede. He managed to just get ahead of it when it slammed its head into the ground, but the impact caused Fishlegs to be sent flying.
Fishlegs picked himself up and ran just as Doom Dozer tried to do another swipe at him. He then started running as quickly as he could with a massive centipede close behind. He then tripped on a rock and fell face first into the ground leaving him at the mercy of Doom Dozer.
"Well that's too bad," said Yellow.
Doom Dozer was now directly on top of Fishlegs and opened its mouth with the intent of devouring him. He got away just in time as it slammed its head onto the ground and crawled towards the nearest tree and watch as Doom Dozer raised his head preparing for another attack.
However, just as Doom Dozer attacked him, something stuck it.
"What was that?" Fishlegs stared.
He took a closer look at it and recognised it as a shock collar which then unleashed a massive amount of electricity causing Doom Dozer to topple backwards. He then looked up and saw a cloaked figure looking down from the cliff. He then watched as the mysterious figure revealed his duel disk and then drew five cards.
"Who could be?" Fishlegs frowned.
"I summon Cyber End Dragon!" he yelled revealing a Power Bond card.
Then three Cyber Dragons appeared in front of him and fuse together to form the massive three-headed mechanical dragon. It in take them long to realise who his saviour was.
"Cyber End Dragon? That can only mean one thing… my brother is here," Fishlegs stared.
Doom Dozer picked itself up and was now facing Cyber End Dragon in a stand-off.
'I think it's time that I squashed this thing before the bugs out again,' said Wolflegs to himself.
Doom Dozer made the first move and then grabbed hold of Cyber End Dragon's middle head and then used its tail to grab the head on its right. However, this left Cyber End Dragon's left-hand completely free and it took a massive advantage to that and blasted Doom Dozer with a powerful blast on the centre of its body.
The blast managed to free Cyber End Dragon and cause Doom Dozer to lose its balance. This left a nice wide opening for Cyber End Dragon and Wolflegs was going to take full advantage of that.
"Cyber End Dragon take that Dozer down!" Wolflegs commanded. "Attack with Super Strident Blaze!"
Cyber End Dragon then unleashed its three combined last attack upon Doom Dozer. The moment the blast made contact there was a huge explosion attack Doom Dozer down, but Fishlegs was hit by the after-shock and was sent flying into a tree knocking the wind out of him.
Cyber End Dragon faded and Wolflegs then winced in pain clutching his heart. He was suffering from a heart attack, but fortunately it passed and his heartbeat again though this did leave him pretty weak.
Fishlegs pulled himself up and looked up at his brother. 'Wolflegs? What's my big brother doing here?'
"Fishlegs!" Yellow cried floating towards him with tears in his eyes. "Fishlegs! You risk your life from me!" He then heard Fishlegs' face with enthusiasm. "I'm so glad that you really like me!"
Fishlegs then toppled over not quite recovered from the impact on the tree earlier.
"Hey, what's wrong?" said Yellow in a slightly panic voice. He then rushed over towards him. "Come on, wake up!"
Wolflegs then appeared and checked Fishlegs' pulse. "He's fine, stop you're crying."
"Sorry," said Yellow. "It's just that I've already seen Snotlout get vaporise today, I can't take losing someone else. I can't take it!"
Wolflegs removed his hood and looked at him. "What are you saying?"
"It was so terrible I never witnessed anything like it before!" Yellow cried.
"Slow down, start from the beginning," said Wolflegs.
Wolflegs managed to set and laid Fishlegs down. He was sent to suppliers he listened to Yellow's story about what happened at the fortress and from what Fishlegs had told him earlier that day.
"There was this bloke and Snotlout started glowing and then I found myself on a rock and fell into a river," he said. "And that's when your brother found me, he says that he and Hiccup aren't friends any more. He kept on saying that it was Hiccup's fault over and over again."
Wolflegs sighed. "Ah, Hiccup, that kid needs to grow up. Oh, well."
"Buddy," said Fishlegs weakly.
Yellow stared down at him and smiled. "How nice, he's calling for you in his sleep. Did you hear him?"
"Yeah, but… He said 'buddy' so he's not asking for me," said Wolflegs.
Yellow frowned and looked back down at Fishlegs.
Fishlegs was in fact dreaming again and dreamt that he was back at Duel Academy with Hiccup. It was in fact remember me that took place after Fishlegs left the infirmary when he was injured during his duel with Wolflegs.
"Fishlegs, that duel was awesome," said Hiccup sitting down next to him on the stairs.
"Against Wolflegs?" he frowned.
"Of course, you were amazing."
"But I lost remember."
"Yeah, but at least you can say you try that counts for something," said Hiccup. Fishlegs wasn't so sure and Hiccup could tell that he was still slightly upset for not able to change Wolflegs. "You know it took a lot of guts, you gave that duel everything you had any nearly beat him."
"Thanks, Hiccup," said Fishlegs. "But my everything couldn't change my brother, he's still mean."
"Yeah," Hiccup nodded.
"Now I don't know what to do about him." Fishlegs then looked at him. "Question? What would you do Hiccup if someone you care about suddenly turned real mean and nothing you could do could change that?"
"I would still have his back," said Hiccup honestly.
"Really?" said Fishlegs looking surprised.
"All of us go through all sorts of things. People change all the time and in the end you have to keep looking out for each other."
"But he's really mean and unlike Astrid he's not under some spell," Fishlegs pointed out.
"I know, but the only thing you can control is you. You can choose to start caring or not," said Hiccup. Fishlegs frowned slightly unsure on what to do now. "You see if it were you I would never give up. If you went evil all of a sudden I would still be looking out for you, no matter what happens Fishlegs a friend is still a friend. I would have your back no matter what, wouldn't you do the same to me?"
Back in the present, a tear formed in his eye and rolled down his cheek.
"Of course," he said.
"Of course what Fishlegs?" Yellow frowned.
Fishlegs rolled over causing Yellow to topple over and then he looked over towards Wolflegs.
"You know what dreams are little brother?" he asked poking the fire with his stick. "They are how we tell ourselves things, things we don't want to hear. You know what you have to do Fishlegs you have to set things straight with Hiccup."
"So Woflegs how do I set things straight with Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked.
"Well it's not going to be easy Fishlegs," he said looking at him. "It will take guts, because you're going have to be brutally honest with him, but that's nothing new to you. Remember when you had the guts to try and set me straight?"
Fishlegs remembered his duel with Wolflegs last semester, he did his best to turn his brother around but in the end he failed. Unlike with Hiccup and Ragnar trying to save their girlfriends, his brother was not under the influence of the mind controlling psychopathic interdimensional creatures.
"You stood up to me that day and now you're going have to do the same thing with Hiccup," said Wolflegs. "You're going to have to use that same strength to get him back. You were willing to fight for me why aren't you willing to fight for your best friend? On the other hand, you might be just better off without just like you're better off without me."
He then rose to his feet and raised his hood.
"Wait, hang on what it is like you Wolflegs?" Fishlegs asked. "What if he doesn't want to change?"
"You'll figure something out," he said as he grabbed his suitcase.
"Don't go," Fishlegs begged.
"You'll be fine," said Wolflegs and began to walk away.
"Take me with you."
"Fishlegs… like I said you've got the guts you can do this on your own," he said placing something on the ground before walking off.
"I feel for you Fishlegs!" Yellow cried.
Fishlegs lifted himself up. "Wait!" He then saw that Wolflegs had left behind his duel disk. "My duel disk."
Fishlegs then wiped his eyes.
Meanwhile leaned against a tree was Eret also in a robe and he was in the middle of shuffling his deck. He looked up and saw Wolflegs approaching him.
"Finally. How was your little heart to heart, any success?" he asked.
"We'll see," said Wolflegs walking past him.
"What you mean?" Eret frowned.
"I mean we'll see," he said without looking at him.
Eret then realised that Fishlegs wasn't with him. "Hold up, you're going to leave them all alone? Wait!"
Wolflegs was finding it very hard to move due to the fact that his heart was slowing down. 'I can't wait, I'm running out of time,' he said clutching his chest. 'And I have something I need to do.'
"Slow down, Wolflegs!" Eret yelled getting to his feet and grabbed his suitcase. "Wait for me!"
Meanwhile Fishlegs strapped on his own duel disk and felt the doubt that he once had faded away. Then with a new feel confident he started to make his way.
"Where are you going? What about ways dangerous?" Yellow asked. He then heard the rustling in the bushes around them and then immediately followed him. "That way is perfect! Good choice Fishlegs."
They soon found themselves in the same stream that they met each other.
"Oh no, not water you know I can't swim," said Yellow. "Hey, I've got an idea how about we become best friends and that way we'll protect each other."
He then continued talking, but Fishlegs wasn't paying attention as his mind was elsewhere.
'Just like Wolflegs said I've got to be strong if I plan on getting my best friend back. It's going to be tough, but I know I can do it. Hiccup has always been there by my side to help me out, he's come to my rescue more than one occasion and it's time I paid him back. I'm not going to let him down, not now, not, tomorrow, not never! I know I can help him out and it's time I got started.'
He then looked up at the comet flying overhead. 'Just like that comets causes has stayed steady so will mine. Hiccup said he wouldn't rest until he found Camicazi and now it's my turn. I'm not stopping until I find my friend, this world is a scary place but it's not scarier than the thought of losing my friend forever.'
