"Italics: Dragon's speaking"
*Italics: telepathical speaking*
Italics: Thinking
Dragons and Guardians: Riders of Berk
Author's note: The dragon riders ride on their dragons while the guardians such as Aniu and Nava fly using their wings. All dragons with more than one head have a – between their names as each head has a name. For example: Barf-Belch, Lefa-Rila. This note is here just to avoid confusion.
Right now the Dragoniters group consists of: Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly, Snotlout, Hookfang, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Barf-Belch, Aniu and Nava.
Well, here comes the final chapter!
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Chapter 20: We Are Family Part 2
It was night time on Outcast Island. In the underground tunnels, a Deadly Nadder rammed its head against its cell door and snarled when it couldn't get free. Alvin and Savage lead Hiccup and Aniu past the cell. Both teens were shackled and Aniu's wings were bound with chains. "Where is my dragon, Alvin? Where's Toothless?" Hiccup asked angrily. "If you so much as harm one scale on his head, I will more than angry." Aniu practically growled.
Knowing that the two teens were tied up and had no way of fighting back, Alvin chuckled. "You two will see him soon enough, don't you worry." He said. "You know, I have to admit, luring Toothless, Aniu and I to the Isle of Night, building a fake Night Fury...not bad." Hiccup remarked. "Not bad says the one-legged boy in manacles." Alvin sneered.
"But turning Mildew into an Outcast? Using him against us?" Aniu questioned. "Come on, Alvin. That's low—hanging fruit, even for you." Hiccup pointed out. Savage chuckled but Alvin shut him up with a firm swipe to the head. "No one thinks you're funny, boy." Savage hissed, adjusting his spiky helmet. "I did." Aniu pointed out, causing Alvin and Savage to both glare at her. "Keep moving." Alvin hissed. "All right, all right. Don't get your beard into a knot, mister Outcast chief." Aniu said, causing Hiccup to stifle a laugh behind his manacled hands. Aniu and her attitude. He thought fondly.
Alvin and Savage lead Hiccup and Aniu to a cage where a Whispering Death was trying to tunnel out but ropes tied around its neck pulled it back. Realizing that it couldn't escape, the Boulder Class dragon roared in anger. "You do know it's gonna keep doing that, right?" Aniu asked. "It is a Whispering Death." Hiccup said before Alvin shoved him and Aniu to the next cage where a young Scauldron was drinking some water from a trough.
"Please get me out here. I miss my Mum and Dad, my siblings as well." The young Tidal Class dragon begged before firing a blast of boiling hot water at an Outcast. "A Scauldron, impressive. You might want to cut back its water." Hiccup commented. "Write that down."Alvin told Savage quietly. "And it's a young one." Aniu added, frowning.
When they got the next cage, there was nothing inside it except for some chains and two guards. "It's escaped again." One told the other in frustration. "Actually, no. It's right behind you. Changewing." Hiccup said, noticing a faint outline on the wall. The Mystery Class dragon appeared and spat a glob of acid at the cell door.
"Wow, you guys really don't have a handle on these dragons, do you?" Aniu remarked. "That's why you two are here. Welcome to your new jobs, Hiccup and Aniu." Alvin said. "A job? Us? As inviting as that sounds, we'll pass." Hiccup said. "Hiccup, Aniu, Hiccup, Aniu, why do you two have to make things so difficult?" Alvin asked. "Really not the first time we've been asked that question." Aniu remarked.
Then the two friends were brought to another cage, which held..."Toothless!" Hiccup and Aniu exclaimed. The Night Fury had been completely chained up and was suspended by ropes hanging from the roof and muzzled. The Outcasts weren't willing to take any chances. When he heard their voices, Toothless woke up and began thrashing around in his chains.
"Hang in there, bud! We'll get you out of there." Hiccup assured his dragon. "Don't worry, we'll free you. Just stay strong." Aniu said soothingly. "He's not going anywhere. Neither are you two because you two will train these dragons for me." Alvin growled. "And if we don't?" Hiccup asked, narrowing his eyes. "Then, they're no good to me. None of them, especially your Night Fury." Alvin hissed, glaring at Hiccup.
"Okay, you have officially crossed the line!" Aniu lost her patience and lunged at Alvin but he sidestepped her and grabbed the guardian girl's ponytail. "Let her go!" Hiccup shouted while Toothless roared in rage. Alvin pulled Aniu's hair back so that she was looking into his dark eyes."You're lucky us Outcasts don't torture our prisoners unless we really have to." Alvin said darkly.
"Alvin, let go of her right now!" Hiccup screamed so loudly that everyone stared at him in shock. Alvin let go of Aniu and shoved her over to Hiccup's side. "Are you okay?" He asked her quietly in concern. "I'm fine. Just a bit shocked at how loud you screamed, that's all." Aniu assured him.
"Sir, there are three things in this world that can make the boy get angry. One: Harming the blonde Deadly Nadder rider. Two: Harming the Night Fury we currently have in our possession. And number three: Harming the guardian girl. For our safety, it's best not to do any of those things." Savage whispered in Alvin's ear. Alvin looked thoughtful before ordering Savage to take Hiccup and Aniu to their cell.
"Can I get you two anything? Food, a cosy blanket, yak milk?" Savage asked mockingly as he led Hiccup and Aniu to their cell and locked them in then he walked away laughing. "Hiccup, what's wrong?" Aniu asked, seeing the expression on her surrogate brother's face. "It's just that, whenever I see you in pain or getting hurt, I just lose control of myself. And if some clow-life ever tries to hurt you again, I'll make sure they will regret it until the second they die." Hiccup mumbled. "You would do that for me?" Aniu asked. "Ni, you're the sister I never had. You always stood by my side and helped me through everything. Of course I would do that for you. I'll help you in anything you need." Hiccup smiled at her. "Nava always did those things for me but I can add you to the list." Aniu smiled. "Nava and Aniu, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G..." Hiccup started to sing with a smirk, not missing an opportunity to tease his surrogate sister and best friend.
"Oh, shut up, you." Aniu smiled, gently elbowing Hiccup in the side before she thought about something. "Hey, Hic. I have got a bunch of books back home. Maybe once we get out of here, we'll read them together. *The books are called Star Wars and they're really cool. Trust me, you will enjoy them." She said. "What are the books called?" Hiccup asked, happy to get his mind off their current situation.
"Um, let me think. Oh, yeah. The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and the Force Awakens." Aniu ticked them off on her fingers. "Sounds cool." Hiccup remarked and lay down for a nap, wondering what the books were about.
Meanwhile out in the open ocean, the band of Dragon Riders and guardians were flying to the Isle of Night to look for Hiccup, Aniu and Toothless. "The Isle of Night! Finally, the chance to see Night Furies in their natural habitat! I'm bursting at the seams!" Fishlegs exclaimed in excitement. "Don't wet yourself. I'm right behind you." Snotlout said. "Guys, please." Nava said, flying up to Hookfang and Meatlug.
"I wonder if Hiccup and Aniu have found more of Toothless's kin. If so, it could be really convincing them to come back to Berk." Namara said. "They're probably having fun with the Night Furies. That's one logical explanation as to why they haven't come back yet." Fengo said.
"Gobber, Namara, Fengo and I will check the north side. You kids take the south. If we find anything, you'll hear it from Thornado and Sonica." Stoick commanded. "All right, this place could be crawling with Night Furies. So, let's fly low until we get a sense of where Hiccup and Aniu might be and how many Night Furies there are." Astrid told her friends. "The Night Furies might think we're a threat and attack us so we better be careful." Nava said.
Back on Outcast Island, Hiccup and Aniu had managed to get free of their shackles and were now trying to unlock their cell door. "Hiccup, someone's coming." Aniu alerted, her sensitive ears picking up the sound of voices approaching.
"Alvin, I gave you what you wanted. We had a deal." Mildew complained. "I didn't like that deal. So I changed it." Alvin said dismissively. Savage saw Hiccup and Aniu watching them. "Oh, I believe you three know each other. Don't get too chummy. Mildew's hours are numbered. Much like you two and the Night Fury." He sneered at them, pushing Mildew into a cell. Alvin went inside it and took Fungus out of Mildew's arms.
"No! What are you doing with me Fungus?" Mildew wailed, his beloved sheep bleating miserably. "Preparing your final meal. It's lamb." Alvin sneered, leaving the cell. "Fungus! No!" Mildew screamed. "Berkians. Still as dumb as the day I left." Alvin scoffed, carrying a bleating Fungus away. "What have I done?" Mildew wailed. Hiccup and Aniu gave him pitying looks.
Once they arrived at the supposed Isle of Night, Astrid and her team immediately started searching. "What's that down there?" Nava asked, seeing something on a ledge and pointing down at it. "Night Fury. Let's check it out." Astrid said. Nava, Stormfly, Hookfang and Meatlug landed. "Why isn't it moving?" Stormfly asked, cocking her head in confusion. "It should've have noticed us." Hookfang said, staring at the motionless Night Fury. "Or maybe this isn't a real Night Fury." Meatlug said.
"Hey, up there." Nava called, trying to get a reaction and wondering why it didn't give one. "Uh, guys. This isn't a..." Astrid started to say before Tuffnut's voice screamed "Night Fury!" and the fake Night Fury was blasted to bits. A piece of it was caught by Fishlegs. "But it's very realistic." He observed.
"Yeah, good thing we came along when we did." Tuffnut said as Barf-Belch landed. "What were you thinking? If that was Toothless, you could've killed him!" Astrid yelled at the twins in rage. "You guys never think before you act, do you?" Nava asked them angrily. "Yeah, well if my chicken had horns he'd be my yak." Tuffnut said.
"And if I was weak and girly, I'd be my brother." Ruffnut said. "Yeah." Tuffnut said then realized his sister had insulted him. "Wait. What?" The teens heard two roars, looked up and saw Thornado, Sonica, Fengo and Namara come in for a landing. "We saw the Zippleback fire from the sky. Did you find something?" Stoick asked, dismounting Thornado. "We did. A fake Night Fury." Astrid said. "There's no sign of any Night Furies on this island as far as we know." Nava said.
"Why would there be a fake Night Fury and no sign of any real ones on this island if this place the Isle of Night?" Namara asked, baffled. "Unless this island is not the Isle of Night." Fengo said in realization, getting worried about his daughter and where she and Hiccup could be. "Where is it?" Stoick asked, looking around for the fake Night Fury. "Uh, gone. Blown to pieces actually." Fishlegs said, glancing at the twins. Those two blew it up." Nava said.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut cleaned their Barf-Belch's horns, trying to look innocent and casual. "Well, what do we have here?" Gobber asked, taking the piece from Fishlegs's hand and examining it. "Smell this." He told Fishlegs who did so and gagged at the stench. Nava also took a sniff and gagged as well. "Ugh. That is nasty." He groaned, covering his nose.
"It is indeed." Gobber said. "Oh, I wanna smell. Put it near my face." Tuffnut said enthusiastically. "This false dragon was made from dragon skin then covered with ash from a charred Loki Tree." Gobber told them. "Loki Tree? Never heard of it." Snotlout said thoughtfully. "That's because it only grows in one place." Stoick said. "Outcast Island." Gobber said grimly. "Oh, no. Hiccup and Aniu are on Outcast Island." Fishlegs gasped in horror.
"Then this whole Isle of Night thing is nothing but a trap!" Fengo shouted angrily, burying his hands into his deep brown hair. "We have to go save Hiccup, Aniu and toothless! Who knows what could be happening to right now. We know that Alvin wants them to train dragons for the Outcasts." Namara gasped fearfully, pulling at her golden hair. Without another word, the search party left the island and headed for Outcast Island.
On Outcast Island, Hiccup and Aniu were trying to dig out of their prison. Hiccup used a rock while Aniu tried to use earth magic but was unsuccessful. She couldn't transform into her dragon, owl or wolf form because of the chains on her wings. Neither she nor Hiccup could get the chains off her wings without hurting her.
"Really, this is so hard to watch." Mildew muttered sarcastically, watching them work. "What now?" Hiccup asked, glancing at the old man, seriously annoyed. "Well, I thought Stoick had raised a smarter boy than this. As for Fengo and Namara, well, they could have done better." Mildew sneered, taking selfish pleasure in annoying the two.
"Say one more negative word about my parents and I will dig my way over to your cell and clobber you." Aniu hissed. "You two will never save your Night Fury by sitting in your cell, digging dirt. You need to go get him and soon." Mildew told the two teens. "And how would you suggest we do that?" Hiccup asked.
"By giving Alvin what he wants." Mildew said confidently. "Surrendering and accepting the role of Alvin's Dragon Trainers? Hiccup and I would rather fight to the death than betray our tribe unlike you, Mildew." Aniu said vehemently. Hiccup was about to agree with Aniu, but he had an idea. Gesturing for Aniu to come closer to him, Hiccup told her his plan. "Ni, I think Mildew's onto something. Maybe we can pretend to accept Alvin's offer. And when they let us out, we can escape." He whispered.
Aniu thought it over. "Risky but it might work. I'm in. But if something's not working or goes wrong, we change our plan, got it?" She whispered. Hiccup smiled and took out his dagger. "What are you doing?" Aniu asked curiously. "If the plan fails, I want you escape, find Toothless, go back to Berk, get Dad and the Dragoniters, come back here and rescue me while I hold them off." Hiccup said seriously.
"But what about you? I can't lose you. You're my surrogate brother and I love you, Hiccup." Aniu said. Hiccup smiled and brushed a strand of Aniu's golden-brown hair over her pointed ear. "I'll be fine. Just be as quick as you can, if it comes to that, all right?" He asked. "All right." Aniu asked and wrapped her arms around Hiccup in a loving hug. Hiccup hugged he back and hoped that nothing would go wrong.
In the tunnels, Alvin and Savage were checking the new updates for every dragon's living arrangements. The Whispering Death was roaring in frustration as it tried to dig through the metal covering the floor. "We reinforced the floor with cast iron." Savage told his chief. "And this one only gets enough water to keep it alive." He gestured to the young Scauldron which was drinking water from the trough. It tried to shoot water at them but only steam came out. It's scales were starting to turn gray as they dried.
"Boy and girl have proven useful already." Alvin grinned. "Oh, you will quite a sight riding into Berk on the Night Fury." Savage laughed in excitement. "I would, wouldn't I? I will have to change my name. What's worse than the Treacherous?" Alvin mused, than stopped by Toothless's cage. "What's wrong with the Night Fury?"
"He won't eat or drink. He hasn't moved in hours." A guard told him. "Well, keep him alive. If he dies, then we lose our leverage with the boy and guardian girl." Alvin growled.
In their cell, Hiccup and Aniu decided to put their plan into action. "Guard! Guard, I can't take it! Please! I'll tell Alvin whatever he wants to know!" Hiccup began screaming. "Please just get us out of here! I can't bear it in this cell anymore. I beg you!" Aniu yelled. Believing the two had snapped, the guard approached the cell and unlocked it, unaware that Hiccup had taken his prosthetic foot off and was preparing to use it as a weapon while Aniu readied her fist.
Once their cell door was opened, Hiccup and Aniu lashed out but failed to knock the guy out. The Outcast backed into Mildew's cell door and glared at them. "That worked a little better in my mind." Hiccup gulped. "I don't think I hit him well enough." Aniu gulped.
Luckily for them, Mildew grabbed the guy with his staff and slammed his head into the bars, knocking the Outcast guard out. The man's key slid over to Hiccup who grabbed it. "Wow. Thanks." He said in surprise. Hiccup tried to unlock the chains binding Aniu's wings but the key wouldn't fit into the slot. "Just forget about it for now. We'll deal with it later." Aniu said.
The two teens made a break for it but Mildew called out for them. "Wait! Take me with you." He begged. "You're kidding us right?" Hiccup asked. "No! I know how to get around this island. I can help you, please. Let me make it up to you." Mildew continued. With a sigh, Hiccup unlocked the door to Mildew's cell. "Don't make us regret this, Mildew." He warned. "If you do, I'll make you regret it." Aniu warned him. Mildew nodded and followed the two teens out of the prison.
In Toothless's cell, two guards were trying to feed the motionless Night Fury. "Try a cod." One suggested. The other one nudged Toothless's face with the fish, hoping to get a reaction. "Is it breathing?" The guy asked. "What? The fish?" The other one asked stupidly. "No, you simpleton. The dragon. Never mind. Help me with the muzzle. We have to get it to eat. If it dies, we die." The second guy said and removed the muzzle with the aid of the other guy.
That was what Toothless had been waiting for. With a snarl, he opened his eyes and shot a plasma blast at the two Outcasts, knocking them back. Toothless bit through the leather straps and ropes holding him and got free. He walked between the two men to get outside and whacked them with his tail on his way out.
Unaware that Toothless had escaped, Hiccup, Aniu and Mildew left the prison block. "Okay, what's the quickest way to get to Toothless?" Hiccup asked once they were a safe distance away from the dungeons. "Through that lava field." Mildew said. "Let's go." Hiccup said to Aniu and they started to run but Mildew blocked them with his staff.
"Wait! You two do realize there are wild dragons down there?" He asked. "Yep." Hiccup and Aniu said and went on ahead, ignoring Mildew's complaints. "There's a lot of wild dragons, all right. And we have a cranky, old loudmouth who loves to complain with us." Aniu murmured. "Who are you calling a cranky, old loudmouth who loves to complain?" Mildew asked her angrily. "You. And I hate the fact you used to call Nava, my parents and I winged freaks." Aniu hissed, a dangerous edge to her voice.
In the lava field, a Deadly Nadder snatched a large bone from a Monstrous Nightmare and two Gronckles growled at each other. "Well, come on then, let's go." Hiccup said, beginning to walk into the field with Aniu. "Uh, let's not." Mildew said reluctantly. "We know what we're doing, Mildew. Just stay behind us." Hiccup said.
"Oh, perfect. A 90 pound boy and a 85 pound girl as my shields. I'm not going..." Mildew complained before slipping down an incline. "Perfect." He muttered. "Hey, if you want to see your sheep again, it will be best if you just shut up and follow us." Aniu muttered as she and Aniu went on ahead.
Toothless was busy searching the barren, rocky landscape looking for Hiccup and Aniu and doing his best to avoid getting captured again by the Outcasts. Then two Outcasts ran up, both wielding crossbows. "There's the Night Fury!" One of them yelled. Toothless spun around, saw two more Outcasts run up, blasted them with a plasma blast, did the same to the other two and continued on with his searching. Hopefully, no more of those guys will show up. He thought.
Back at the lava field, Hiccup and Aniu walked calmly past the many wild dragons who were watching them closely. Instead of being calm, Mildew was whimpering in fear. A brown and blue Deadly Nadder blocked their way and snarled, flaring its wings. Mildew tried to hit it with his staff but Hiccup and Aniu stopped him.
"No, Mildew. The last thing you want to do is threaten him." Hiccup said, grabbing the old man's staff and throwing it aside. "If a wild dragon sees a weapon, they'll be very cautious." Aniu said. "Me? Threaten him?" Mildew spluttered. "We have to show him he can trust us." Hiccup said, approaching the Sharp Class dragon.
"It's okay, buddy. We're not here to hurt you." He murmured, carefully laying a hand on the Nadder's leg. "Don't be afraid, big guy. We're friends. Aren't you a handsome fella?" Aniu said softly, laying a hand on the Nadder's other leg. The dragon calmed down and chirped. "Very impressive." Mildew commented, catching the Nadder's attention.
The dragon went over to Mildew, making the old man tremble and whimper in fear. "He's just getting to know you. They can sense fear so be relaxed." Hiccup said. "This is relaxed." Mildew muttered, standing as still as a statue. "That doesn't look like relaxed to me." Aniu chuckled. "See? He wants to be friends. Isn't that nice?" Hiccup said as the Nadder nuzzled Mildew. "I got plenty of friends." Mildew whimpered. "Really? I thought Fungus was the only friend you had." Aniu said.
Hiccup rolled his eyes. "We're going to need a way to get past all those guards at the dragon pit. I think we just found it." He said, stroking the Nadder's chin. "What?" Mildew asked before the Nadder licked him, causing the old man to grimace in disgust.
Up in the sky, Stoick, Thornado, Gobber, Sonica, Fengo and Namara led the way to Outcast Island. None of them had any intention of fighting any Outcasts that night. All they wanted was to find Hiccup, Aniu and Toothless and bring them home safe and sound. "What's the plan?" Astrid and Nava asked.
"Alvin knows we'll be coming in from the sky. We have to find another way onto Outcast Island." Stoick said. "Stoick." Gobber alerted him to the single ship sailing through the water. "That ship looks familiar." Fengo remarked. "Is that..." Stoick asked. "I think it is." Gobber said. "It's Johann!" Namara exclaimed. "I think we just found our way onto Outcast Island." Nava said.
Trader Johann was very surprised to see his Berkians flying around these parts so late at night, but when he heard of Hiccup and Aniu's capture, he was ready to help.
In the tunnels underneath Outcast Island, Toothless searched for his rider and guardian friend. He noticed some very familiar footprints in the ground along with some not so familiar footprints. "Uh, Mildew. That pain in the neck and tail. Those other footprints are from Hiccup and Aniu. They were here." The Night Fury said to himself.
The Outcast guard who Mildew had knocked out woke up, realized that Toothless was right behind him and scrambled into the nearest open cell, closing the door. "A Night Fury. With my own eyes." He whimpered, closing his eyes and awaiting the deadly blast. But Toothless just roared at him, snorted and walked away to continue his search. The Outcast guard was left in the cell, unable to believe he was still alive.
Outcasts gathered at the docks, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Trader Johann's ship. When the ship was docked, Outcasts scrambled on board, pushing and shoving each other aside in their haste to get their hands on some of the items. "Ah, Outcast Island! My favourite of all the islands I travel to. That's right. Take a look around. I have weapons of every kind." Johann beamed, putting up a good act before deciding to spring the surprise at them.
He snuck over to his ship's hatch."And I have a little something special for my friend Alvin." Johann said and pulled it open, allowing Stoick, Gobber, Fengo, Namara, Astrid, Nava, Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut to charge out and start beating up the completely caught off guard Outcasts.
Stoick and Gobber threw punches and kicks, Fengo and Namara used elemental magic and batted Outcasts aside with their wings, Astrid used a wooden pole to fight off some other Outcasts, Snotlout knocked Outcasts down with an anchor, Ruffnut and Tuffnut dropped down onto a couple of Outcasts and knocked them unconscious. "Whoa, way better than just punching them." Tuffnut remarked.
Fishlegs let out a battle cry as he flipped an Outcast overboard. "Whoa, that felt really good. Is that wrong?" He asked. Astrid and Ruffnut gave him amused looks.
Nava found himself surrounded by a few Outcasts, grabbed something, long, slim and wooden from a nearby table and used it to knock out his opponents. Once that was done, he took a look at the object and saw that it was a staff with a sharp point on one end. It was as long as him and carved out of strong wood.
He turned his attention back to the others and saw Stoick grab the remaining Outcast by his beard. "Now, where's my boy, his dragon and his guardian friend?" Stoick hissed in the man's face. Fengo and Namara stood on both sides of Stoick, glaring daggers at the Outcast who ended up telling them what they wanted to know.
Before the Berkians left the ship, Nava went over to Johann. "Um, Johann. Do you mind if I buy this?" He asked, holding out the staff. "Not at all, lad. Do you have any means of purchase?" Johann asked. "Well, no. But I can give you these." Nava said and plucked five feathers from his wing, each feather was a different colour. Johann examined the black, gray, blonde, silver and white feathers and nodded. "I hope that staff works well for you." He said. "Thanks, Johann." Nava said and rejoined the others.
Back at the lave field, Hiccup and Aniu gave Mildew basic Dragon Training tips. "Remember, Dragon Training begins and ends with trust. Both of yours." Hiccup said. "That means that you must trust the dragon and the dragon must trust you." Aniu added. Hiccup gently took Mildew's hand and guided it to the Nadder's snout. The Sharp Class dragon sniffed the hand and pressed his snout into it.
"That's it. There you go." Aniu said. "Now, climb on." Hiccup said. "Huh?" Mildew asked. Hiccup and Aniu climbed onto the Nadder's back. With some hesitation and difficulty, Mildew climbed on after them behind Aniu. "Wow, Mildew on a dragon. This is going to take some getting used to." Hiccup remarked. "No kidding." Aniu agreed.
Then the Nadder started shifting its weight, trying to get used to the feeling of people on his back. "Why's it doing that? What's happening?" Mildew started panicking, thinking the dragon was about to throw him off. "It's okay, it's okay." Aniu said. "He's just never had people on him before." Hiccup said. "No, I haven't. This is a very foreign feeling for me." The Nadder said.
Then to Mildew's disgust, Hiccup and Aniu spat on their hands and rubbed them on the Nadder's scales. "The dragon's hide is dry. The moisture from your hands will sooth him." Hiccup said. "See, he likes it." Aniu said as the dragon chirped. Mildew quickly spat on his hand and rubbed it on the Nadder's brown and blue scales.
At Aniu's signal, the Nadder flapped his wings and flew up into the sky. Mildew let out a yelp and clung to Aniu, terrified. "I'm fine." The old man squeaked out when Hiccup and Aniu threw him looks. Unknown to them, Toothless was nearby and just barely missed them. He roared, hoping Hiccup and Aniu could hera him.
Up in the air, Hiccup and Aniu scouted the area. "That's where they have Toothless." Hiccup said, pointing at the dragon pit. They went inside and landed. But when they checked the cage in which Toothless had been chained up, the Night Fury was gone. "Toothless is not here." Aniu said. "Bah! Alvin must have moved him." Mildew muttered.
Then the cages holding the Changewing, Scauldron and Whispering Death opened. Mildew hid behind Hiccup and Aniu while the Nadder snarled and got into a protective position. "Let's see what you two can do with some real wild dragons, Hiccup and Aniu." Alvin sneered, standing on a ledge high above them.
Mildew whimpered and trembled in fear while Hiccup and Aniu stayed completely calm. "Mildew, whatever happens in the next minute, do exactly what Aniu and I tell you." Hiccup said. "Why?" Mildew asked before dodging a glob of acid from the Changewing. "I'm all ears."
Hiccup, Aniu and Mildew climbed back onto the Nadder's back and barely avoided attacks from the dragons while Alvin laughed. The Whispering death roared and tunnelled underground. "Well, at least that one is gone." Mildew said, relieved. "Not for long, actually. Changewings shoot acid and can blend in with their surroundings." Aniu said. "Scauldrons fire boiling hot water." Hiccup said. "And Whispering Deaths hunt from underground." Both teens yelled.
The Nadder took off running through the tunnel and the Changewing and Scauldron gave chase. When the Whispering Death surfaced, the Nadder flew up and out of the dragon pit tunnels. The three wild dragons ended up colliding with each other in a tangled mess of wings and tails. Alvin growled and knocked a torch of the wall in his anger.
Flying through the tunnels, the Nadder and its riders flew back outside into the early morning sunshine. They landed on a ledge to regain their breath. "You two know your dragons, I'll give you that." Mildew puffed out. "Thanks. I guess." Aniu said. "Hiccup! Aniu! Oh, thank Thor you two are alright." A familiar voice yelled.
Stoick and Gobber jumped off Thornado and Sonica before their dragons had landed. The other Berkians landed as well. Aniu dismounted the Nadder and her parents immediately swept her up into a hug. When they let her go, Nava quickly hugged her. "You okay?" He asked anxiously. "I'm fine." Aniu said, resting a hand on her boyfriend's cheek. Nava nuzzled his face into her hand and let go but not before he formed a spike of ice and used it to pick the lock of the chains on Aniu's wings. The chains fell to the ground and Aniu flexed her wings and smiled at her boyfriend. Nava smiled back.
"We are. But Toothless is in trouble." Hiccup said, getting off the Nadder's back. "And Mildew is on the back of your dragon." Tuffnut said. "We know." Hiccup and Aniu said together. "Weird." Tuffnut said.
Mildew muttered a complaint before Gobber grabbed him, pulled the old man off the Nadder's back and raised his hammer hand. "I should run you through right now!" The blacksmith yelled, furious at Mildew's betrayal. Luckily, Hiccup and Aniu stepped in before Mildew could get beaten. "No! No! Gobber, no!" Hiccup yelled. "He helped us escape." Aniu said. "Dad, Aniu and I owe Mildew our lives." Hiccup said.
"Get weirder." Tuffnut remarked. "I'll explain later. Right now, I have to get to Toothless." Hiccup said. "Or you could bring him to you." Astrid suggested. Hiccup smiled at his girlfriend and cupping his hands around his mouth, let out a Night Fury call. Toothless was sniffing around when he heard the call. He responded with one of his own calls and ran to the location of the source.
"He's coming." Aniu said. The dragon riders and mildew quickly got back onto their dragons and flew to where Toothless was followed y the guardians. "There he is." Hiccup said. Once they landed, Hiccup got off the Nadder and ran to his beloved Night Fury. "Toothless!" He yelled joyfully as Toothless tackled him to the ground and nuzzled him. "Are you okay, bud?"
"I'm okay, Hiccup." Toothless said even though his rider couldn't understand him. "Oh, I am so sorry, Toothless. This was all my fault." Hiccup said, giving his dragon a hug. Toothless was about to reply but then he spun around and snarled. "Hey, there, you two! You two weren't gonna leave before we finished our business, were you? That's what I would expect from Stoick's little runt and his guardian friend who is also a winged freak!" Alvin yelled down to them from his perch on a high ledge.
"Oh, boy." Gobber muttered. "He's trying to provoke you into attacking him!" Fengo yelled. "Don't listen to him!" Namara yelled. "Hiccup! Aniu!" Stoick yelled, trying to stop his son and Aniu from doing something rash. Hearing Alvin insult them, chain up Toothless like a beast for slaughter and everything else that Alvin had done to them and other people, it was safe to say that Hiccup and Aniu had had more than enough.
Aniu flared her wings and Hiccup mounted Toothless. Together, they flew up to the ledge Alvin was standing on. Aniu turned into her dragon form and she and Toothless prepared to fire plasma blasts at the Outcast chief who was egging them on. "Hiccup, Aniu, no! We got what we came for!" Stoick shouted after the two teens but they ignored him.
Alvin waited until Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu were close enough before giving the signal and swinging his axe down." Now!" He yelled. Outcasts hidden amongst the rocks threw bolas at the three. Hiccup and Toothless struggled against the ropes binding them together while Aniu tried to bite and burn through her ropes.
Things were made worse by the Outcasts charging at them. "No!" Fengo and Namara screamed, seeing their beloved daughter and her friends in danger. "They're down!" Gobber yelled. "Dragons, everybody!" Astrid and Nava yelled, turning to their fellow Dragoniters only to see their dragons were not there.
"Um, we would love to, but as you can see..." Tuffnut said. "Trusting dragons. This is what it gets you." Mildew scoffed. "Wait, look!" Astrid exclaimed, pointing at the sky where their dragons were swooping in for the rescue. While their fellow dragons kept the Outcasts at bay, Stormfly and Hookfang flew down, grabbed Hiccup and Toothless and flew them to safety in front of Stoick and Gobber who cut their ropes.
Seeing their chance, Fengo and Namara turned into their dragon forms, flew over to Aniu, grabbed her, flew their daughter to safety and cut her ropes. "Thanks, Mum and Dad." Aniu said stretching her wings and tail. The Dragoniters regrouped. "What happened?" Hiccup asked. "The dragons saved you four on their own." Fishlegs said. "Looks like they took their training to a whole new level." Astrid said, grinning.
"We can catch up later. Right now, we need to get out of here." Stoick interrupted, seeing more incoming Outcasts. The riders quickly got onto their dragons with Mildew on the Nadder's back. The guardians flapped their wings and followed them up into the sky. Everyone heard Mildew screaming and saw the old man clinging onto the Nadder's tail for dear life.
"Mildew!" Hiccup and Aniu yelled. "Ah, for the love of Thor, Mildew. Get back up onto that dragon properly." Gobber snapped from Sonica's saddleless back. "Tell the boy and the guardian that I'm sorry." Mildew said and let go of the Nadder's tail. "Mildew!" Hiccup and Aniu screamed as the old man plummeted to the ground and landed in front of some Outcasts who quickly tied him up.
"Go, Hiccup and Aniu! You two have to leave me!" Mildew yelled up to the two, who were trying to rescue him. "He's right, you two. We can't help him now." Stoick said. Sadly, Hiccup, Aniu and Toothless followed the others back home to Berk.
"Huh, well, well." Alvin said as Mildew was brought to him. At Alvin's signal, an Outcast untied Mildew and let him stand up. "Not bad, eh?" Mildew asked, rubbing his wrists. "Not bad at all. Now, tell me, Mildew. What did you learn from Stoick's boy and his guardian friend about training dragons?" Alvin asked. "Oh, I learned plenty, Alvin. You're going to be very pleased." Mildew said. Fungus trotted up to him with a bleat.
"Oh, there you are, Fungus. You played your part well." Mildew smiled, petting his sheep. "You both did, Mildew. Tomorrow is a new day for the Outcasts." Alvin grinned. His men started cheering.
Back on Berk in the Haddock house, Hiccup and Aniu sadly burned the map to the false Isle of Night. "We're sorry this map wasn't the real thing, bud." Hiccup said to his dragon. "But hey, there's nothing wrong with being one of a kind, right?" Aniu asked optimistically. "And who knows? Maybe, someday we will find more Night Furies." Hiccup said optimistically. Then the door opened and Astrid and Nava stepped through. "Would you come on already?" Nava asked. Hiccup, Aniu and Toothless stared at him. "Bork Week. The Parade." Astrid reminded them.
Finally remembering, Hiccup, Aniu and Toothless grinned and walked outside. Half an hour later, the villagers cheered as the Bork Week Parade began.
"A family isn't just something you're born into."
Hiccup and Aniu glanced back at their parents who smiled at them proudly.
"It's also the friends who stand with you."
Smiling, Hiccup glanced at Astrid who was petting Stormfly, both of them exchanged a loving and proud look. They were followed by Arrow, Skyflier, Forestflier and Violet. Grinning, Aniu glanced at Nava who smiled at her lovingly and proudly. Fishlegs was happily feeding Meatlug pebbles and followed by Clobbertail, Stonecruncher and Sweetiepie.
"The ones who fight by your side."
Hookfang flew by with Snotlout on his neck and heated his horns up for the fun of it. Snotlout yelped and began blowing on his hands. Firesnow, Ignitis and Infernia were behind them. On Barf-Belch, Ruffnut and Tuffnut shared a fist bump and a head butt. Lefa-Rila and Boomer-Banger flew behind them. Boomer-Banger head-butted each other but leaned away, feeling pain in his heads. Lefa-Rila laughed at her son's antics.
"And not only that, a family is the people who will risk everything for you and the ones who trust you and who you trust. A true family is made up of people who at least care about each other."
Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu smiled at their friends and flew up into the air.
"You know you'll be there for them and they'll be there for you. Always, no matter what happens."
Hiccup, Toothless and Aniu smiled at each other, silently promising to always be there for each other, protect each other, care about each other, help each other and be the very best of friends for as long as possible. In the battles and challenges they'll each face in the future, they'll always be friends for life.
On Outcast Island in the Dragon Arena, Alvin held his hand out to a Whispering who sniffed and pressed its snout into his palm. Knowing that he had successfully trained a dragon, Alvin let out a sinister laugh. His men followed suit with Mildew choking and coughing on his laugh.
"You know, Icicle, I think we should go home before Mum and Ashblaze get mad at us." A teenage girl said to her dragon on a ledge. "I think we should, Camicazi. My mother and father will be waiting for us along with your mother and her dragon." The white and blue dragoness said. "Well, let's go, Icicle." Camicazi grinned, happy she had the ability to understand her dragon ever since she and Icicle had bonded to each other. Icicle waited until Camicazi had climbed onto her back then she flew up into the sky.
It's safe to say that I have become a Star Wars fan. I have already watched Episodes 1, 2, 3 of the Star Wars franchise and they are awesome. The parts where Anaking becomes Darth Vader, Oh, my God.
I can't believe this story is finished. I have been working on it for like seven months. And tomorrow is my 15th birthday. Dragons and Guardians: Defenders of Berk is going to more epic and awesome than this story but I must write Nava's Parents Come to Berk first. Whoo!
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Updated: 26.02.2016