Dragons: Old Enemies
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"Slygroff!"
Hiccup and Toothless caught up to the furious viking as he and Siren tore through the sky in search of Votch's ships.
"If that yak's dung of a viking hurts one hair on my daughter's head-"
"Slygroff, wait!"
Hiccup flew Toothless right in front of their path, preventing them from going any further.
"Out of my way, boy."
"I know you're worried about Ivy. We all are. But the last thing she would want is for you to get killed trying to find her."
"My brother is a cruel and vicious viking who has no respect for me or my family. If I don't find my daughter soon, I won't have one."
"What is the deal with this guy, anyway?" said Snotlout, flying up beside the two on Hookfang.
"It all started when we were children", said Slygroff. "Votch and I were the sons of the best dragon slayer in the world: Krygorn the Cruel. He practically invented the sport of dragon killing."
"I'm not a fan", said Fishlegs.
"Now I understand why it was so hard for you to let go of that part of yourself", said Hiccup.
"Yes. Anyway, the time came for our village to choose a successor to the chief. My brother and I had to fight, and I won. Our father awarded me the title and banished Votch from our island. Years later, Votch returned after our father had died and challenged me for the throne. Our battle was long and grueling, but eventually, Votch won. It seemed that he would take the throne, until my wife, Gale, discovered that he had cheated. Votch swore that he would have his revenge one day."
Slygroff patted Siren's side.
"That was three days after Ivy was born. I knew, from the moment Votch tried to come back, her life would be in danger if I ever let my brother know about her. I found out about my brother becoming a dragon hunter shortly after Gale's death. I thought if there weren't any dragons for him to hunt on Warrell, then he would never find out about Ivy."
"That's why you were so imminent about Ivy leaving the island", Astrid said, understanding.
Slygroff nodded.
"I just wanted to keep her safe."
"Don't worry, Chief", said Dagur. "We will get her back. Safe and sound."
…
Ivy listened to the sounds of Poseidon's roaring from the room she was locked in. She really wanted to comfort the dragon, but that was hard to do, considering her hands were chained behind her back and around a post behind her.
"Ah, shut up, ya stupid beast!" she heard a guard say, and gasped as she heard him roar in pain, knowing that the guard had probably smacked him with his spear.
Ivy wanted so much to demand for the guard not to hurt him, which was also hard to do with the gag stuffed in her mouth. She shook with anger as she heard more guards join the one in the hallway and laugh. She desperately pulled at the chains around her wrists, but there was no give to them. She suddenly froze as the doorknob rattled. As the door opened, Ivy scowled.
"Yeah, like I'm happy to see you", said Edmund as he came in. "I'd rather scrape the barnacles off the sides of the boat than be stuck guarding you, poison."
Ivy grunted angrily and pulled at the chains again, making Edmund howl with laughter.
"You just never give up, do you?" he said. "How pathetic."
He cried out in pain as Ivy kicked his shin.
"Why, you little-"
He went to grab her by the throat.
"Touch that girl, and I'll send you straight down to the depths."
Edmund whirled around to see Votch in the doorway.
"What's the big deal?" he said. "Aren't you just gonna kill her, anyway?"
"Not before she serves her purpose."
"You don't know poison like I do. She'll never train your dragons for you."
Votch went right up to Ivy so they were standing face to face.
"Understand this, wench", he growled. "Refuse my demands, and your Scauldron friend is dead."
Ivy gasped from beneath the gag.
"Do we understand each other?"
Ivy looked past her two captors to see a guard in the hallway holding an axe to Poseidon's head. She knitted her eyebrows and hung her head, nodding sadly. Votch smiled.
"Excellent."
He turned to face Edmund.
"Watch her. We are close to our destination. Do NOT fail me again."
"Yes, sir."
Votch chuckled as Ivy shifted against the post.
"Remember what I said, girl. It's your dragon's life on the line."
Ivy's eyes darkened as Votch left. Edmund shut the door and leaned against the doorframe.
"Don't get any ideas, poison ivy", he said. "You're not going anywhere."
Ivy ignored him and began to wonder about how Shadow was doing without her.
…
"Down there!"
Hiccup pointed to one of Votch's ships in the water below.
"Alright, gang, here's the plan", he said. "Astrid you, Heather and Fishlegs will distract the hunters while Snotlout, Dagur and I sneak aboard and search for Ivy."
"Uh, Hiccup?" said Snotlout. "You might wanna reiterate the plan to the chief, there."
"Huh?"
Hiccup turned around and gasped. Slygroff was headed right for the ship.
"Or we could just improvise!" said Hiccup. "Let's go! He'll need help."
With a battle cry, Slygroff charged forward on Siren, the dragon releasing a piercing shriek across the deck. The hunters covered their ears as Slygroff landed and grabbed the closest one.
"Where is my daughter?" he demanded. "Where is she?!"
The guard he was holding shrieked as Slygroff tightened his grip.
"V-Votch is taking her and the Scauldron back to his island!" the guard said.
"What is he planning on doing with her?"
"I-I don't know, honestly! But I can tell you this."
"What?"
Slygroff grunted as he was suddenly struck in the back of the head by an axe.
"Slygroff!"
Toothless roared as he was shot with dragon root from nowhere.
"Oh, no!" Hiccup cried as Toothless began to spiral downward. "Come on, bud, try to stay up for me!"
But it was too late. As they fell, a net closed over them both.
"No!" Astrid cried. "Hiccup!"
"Surrender now!" yelled a hunter up to the rest of the riders. "If you don't, your friends will pay the price."
The riders watched as Hiccup's leg was taken from him and he was tied to the mast of the ship beside the still unconscious Slygroff.
"Land on the deck, now!" said the hunter. "This is your last chance!"
"Oh, Thor!" said Fishlegs.
"What do we do?" said Ruffnut.
"This is a most unfortunate situation at hand", said Tuffnut.
"We do what they say", said Dagur. "That's my brother down there."
"Dagur's right", said Astrid. "We don't have a choice."
The hunters chuckled as the rest of the dragon riders landed on the deck of the ship and dismounted their dragons.
"No!" said Hiccup. "Guys, what are you doing? Get out of here!"
But soon, all of the riders and their dragons had been restrained.
"How wonderful", said the head hunter. "Not only did we capture the guest of honor, we also got the only ones who can stop us. Votch will be most pleased."
"What does Votch want with Ivy?" said Hiccup.
"That's for us to know", said the hunter, glancing down at Slygroff, "and the former chief to find out."
Well, that's all for now, guys. I hope you enjoyed it!
-Imagigirl20
