Well this snow day has given me the opportunity to really catch up on some of my fanfics so here we are! :)
This is going to be the beginning of the finale! Yaaaay! Please enjoy! :)
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Hiccup's POV
We were flying to Outcast Island. There were about 5 ships below us, each with about 15 men on them. Me and Ari were flying point with Helga and Heith flanking us and Kol and Klint behind us. Snoutlout, Fishlegs, and the twins brought up the rear.
"We are about 5 miles oout from Outcast Island. We can see the island on the horizon" Kol said.
"Everyone stick to the plan! And if things get to hairy don't be stupid and play it smart" I yelled back to the riders.
I then lowered Toothless to the ship my dad and Gobber were on.
"Once we get Astrid I'll give three continuous plasma blast to the sky. That's when you pull back and we head back to Berk" I said.
Stoich nodded and I flew back up.
"Ready?" I asked Ari.
She then drew her sword and smirked "I've been by your side since you helped my town. Don't think a little invasion is going to scare me off. Plus I can't miss seeing Corey getting his butt handed to him by you and Toothless"
I rolled my eyes"You never change." I said laughing slightly.
Then I looked onto the horizon. "Thanks" I said, solemnly.
"For what?" Ari said.
"You were the first one to join me. My first real friend who accepted me and Toothless and even understood what we had. Thanks for staying by my side through all this" I said.
"Your welcome" Ari said "You know, even though we have had a lot of bad things happen,we still have had a lot of good." Ari said looking up to the rising sun.
"You should tell him when we get back" I said.
"Tell who what?" Ari asked.
"Flint, and don't act like you don't know" I said.
Ari then blushed, she never blushed. She then turned back to me and then had a sideways glance to where Flint was flying.
"Maybe I will." Ari said.
"We are about to make contact with Outcast Island." I yelled back. "Ready your weapons!"
Everyone pulled out their axes, maces, bows, and swords. I then unsheathed one of my swords and tightened my grip on Toothless.
"Ready!" I yelled "Now!"
I then clicked the stirrup on Toothless's wing and we shot forward.
The plan was to use the dragons to take out most of the Outcast defenses before the ships reached the island. Then the Berk riders, along with Heith and Helga and Kol would remain in the air and provide a cover, while Me, Ari and Klint landed along with the warriors on the ships and stormed the island. Klint was to cover mine and Ari's backs as we made our way to wherever they kept Astrid.
I would then hold off Corey and any other attackers while Ari freed Astrid and flew off with her on Sparks. I would then fly off on Toothless and signal the ships to retreat.
I then saw land and grinned "Now Toothless!" I yelled. Toothless then shot three plasma blasts at some of the Outcast catapults, destroying them.
Ari directed Sparks to then shoot some of the other defenses with a long lightning blast. Kol then used Steam to blast a couple Outcasts with some scalding water. Helga and Cutter then flew fast along some of the other catapults, slicing them in half.
Heith and Stormer then released a powerful sound blast that destroyed the rest of the defenses and took out a could Outcasts.
I then signaled Ari, Klint to land. The nodded and we flew down. We landed and I dismounted from Toothless, unsheathing my other sword.
I then stopped an attack from an Outcast by crossing my swords, then using my strength to push him off and disarm him.
I then turned to Ari, seeing her swing her axe left and right. Klint was using his long sword, slicing through the attackers, covering Ari's back. There fighting styles complemented each other and their synchronized movements made it look like they were dancing.
I then turned to my own attackers. I twisted my body to avoid a stab and switched the weight on my feet to turn around and swing at the Outcast. Toothless then blasted a couple of the men advancing towards us, along with Blaze and Sparks.
I then grabbed one of the Outcast's laying on the ground.
"You have a girl from Berk. Her name is Astrid. Where is she!" I yelled holding my sword at him.
"She is in the main holding cell, over that way!" the man said pointing to one of the main buildings on the island. It looked like the Berk Killing Ring.
"The dungeon in underground, only a few cells. It housed a dragon before her! Please thats all I know!" the man said.
I then signaled Ari and Klint, pointing to the building. They nodded and we moved to the ring. The warriors from Berk had landed and started to take some of the Outcasts off our backs.
Our dragons along with the Berk riders and Heith, Helga, and Kol were giving us a good cover to make our way to the ring. Once we entered I saw a door that I knew had to lead underground. I then pointed at the door and Toothless blasted it of its hinges.
I then saw a swarm of Outcast thugs emerge from the doors.
"Son of a halftroll! That's a lot of Outcasts" Ari yelled.
"We will make it through!" I yelled. I then widened my fighting stance and sprinted onto the herd of warriors coming at us.
I was slashing and twisting my body, shifting the weight on the balls of my feet like Ari taught me, careful not to loose my balance. Ari and Klint had each other's backs literally, fighting with their backs to each other. Blaze and Sparks were flying a little ways off the ground firing into the Outcast crowd, trying to protect their riders.
I then saw a net go over Toothless, trapping him. He writhed under the netting, trying to get loose.
"Toothless!" I yelled. Turning to cut him loose. My momentary lapse in focus caused an Outcast to strike me down from the back, between my shoulder blades.
I cried out, dropping to the ground, one sword falling from my grip.
I then felt a net over me too. I struggled to move and cut the rope, but I couldn't move at all.
I then saw Ari and Klint fighting their hardest, and their dragons were also roped down and tied up.
No...no! we couldn't be failing! We had to rescue Astrid!
I then saw a swarm of Outcasts surround me.
"Look what we have here boys" one sneered.
"A little dragon rider FAILING to save his little girlfriend" another said.
"The boss will be happy about this" one said.
"Really? I would love to meet this boss of yours. And I don't think he will be happy to hear that all his men were taken out by one man" a voice said. I gasped...I hadn't hear that voice since...It couldn't be...
They turned around and my suspicions were confirmed.
I saw the familiar mildly muscular build. He was wearing leather and black clothes, knee high boots, his black blade drawn. He was wearing a strange mask covering the lower half of his face & black fingerless gloves.
Even though I could only see his eyes I knew that voice. I recognized that fighting stance...all the signs pointed it to being him but it couldn't be.
"And who are you?" one Outcast sneered.
"Me" he said pointing to himself, then entering his battle stance "I'm your worst nightmare"
He then charged, taking out two men at once. The other Outcasts were shocked, then raising their weapons and charging.
He dodged their attacks effortlessly, striking them down, one after the other. After most of the men were laying on the ground, unconscious or gone he walked over to me.
"Surprised to see you Hiccup" he said, cutting my loose, then moving to free Toothless.
"Why...how? I thought you were a mercenary now" I said.
"I still have a vendetta against him." he said "The more interesting question is why are you here? You aren't the one for a full on invasion and facing problems head on"
"Astrid. He has Astrid" I said.
I saw him stiffen "Well then, I guess we are working together in this situation"
"Like old times?" I said, extending my hand.
He sighed "It can't be like that...never again. Not after what he did to her...to me" he said, sorrow in his voice.
"Thanks for saving us, Ironclad" I said.
"I am here solely to extract my revenge, don't forget that" Ironclad said, turning and running out to take out the last of the Outcasts fighting Ari and Klint.
Ok, so there is a new character in the mix here! Please thank for this awesome suggestion! it was to great to not use! I will be posting his character profile soon so y'all can get acquainted :)
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