Author's Note: Here's the newest chapter of Dragons: Riders of Berk. How you all enjoy it as well as the surprise in it too.
I don't own How to Train Your Dragon, only Hicca (female Hiccup), Asher (male Astrid), Bones (Boneknapper), and Serpentina (Grapple Grounder).
"..." Human p.o.v.
"..." Dragon p.o.v.
'...' Human thought.
'...' Dragon thought.
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Chapter 9: Dragon Flower
'Berk is a small island in the middle of nowhere. So when we get a taste of something new…'
In Hicca's dragon stable she is drawing a picture of her three dragons napping beside each other but when she puts her quill into the jar of ink she realizes it's empty.
Meanwhile Bucket was in a boat close to the docks when he spots a ship coming into port.
"Trader Johann is here. Trader Johann!" Bucket shouts as he accidentally rocks his boat too much and falls into the water. At the same time he also got the attention of the villagers as Berk's favorite trader, Trader Johann, arrives on Berk just as dozens of excited villagers rush down the harbor to greet him and his new deliveries of fine goods.
'We tend to go a little overboard. Unfortunately, new isn't always good.'
"Ahh, Berk-my favorite of all the islands I travel to." Trader Johann says lowering his walking plank from his ship to the dock.
"Where have you been this time, Trader Johann?" Bucket asks.
"Oh, Bucket, the things I've seen, the people I've met, I'd need a week to regale you. But alas, we have limited time to conduct our business together. Whatever it is you're looking for I can assure you you'll find it here!" Trader Johann shouts standing atop a treasure chest as the teens and Gobber gather onto Trader Johann's ship.
"It's all mine. I call dibs on everything." Snotlout says greedily.
"I've got food of all sorts, spices, exotic animals…" Trader Johann says.
"Is that moving? Does that one move-" Tuffnut asks pointing to a sack he saw move but when he got too close to it, spikes stuck out of the sack.
"Works of art, jewelry, not to mention knowledge." Trader Johann says.
"Trader Johann, is this your only book on botany?" Fishlegs asks holding a small book.
"Yes, Ms. Fishlegs. Why, it was given to me by the author himself." Trader Johann says.
"Would you take this necklace? It's made from baby dragons' teeth." Fishlegs says holding up a necklace with three dragon teeth on it.
"Fair enough, Ms. Fishlegs." Trader Johann says accepting the offer.
"Ooh, I'm even better looking than I thought." Snotlout says staring at herself in a handheld mirror.
Asher looks at the girl and groans as she flirts with him but then hears Gobber sigh.
"You okay there, Gobber?" Asher asks the blacksmith.
"I'm better than okay. I'm in heaven." Gobber says rubbing silk against his face.
"Oh, that's pure squid ink, Hicca. Wrestled from the colossal squid of the Northern waters." Trader Johann says to the Berk heiress.
"Well, how about this spyglass? You know, I made it myself." Hicca says holding out a spyglass.
"I know, you've given me five just like it. Unfortunately, I've only got the two eyes. What else have you got?" Trader Johann asks.
"What do you think of this winch? Hey, it will help you pull up your gangplank." Hicca says showing the trader her small invention.
"A welcome tool for a working man's ailing shoulder. Consider it done." Trader Johann says.
Stoick had found a sword and was swinging it around to test it.
"Wow, another sword-just what we need." Hicca says sarcastically.
"If you must know, it's not for me. I'm heading off to my yearly meeting with the Chief of the Shivering Shores. The last man who showed up without a gift left without a head." Stoick says to his daughter. "Johann, what will you take in trade?" He asks.
"Stoick, it is but your good graces I desire when my amble ship passes through Berk." Trader Johann says to the chief.
"You'll always be welcome on our shores." Stoick says as he walks off the ship with the new sword "I'll be back in five days. What am I saying? I'll be back in two, thanks to Thornado." He says as he climbs onto his Thunderdrum's, now named Thornado, saddle as he roars while Hicca tilts her head to the side.
"Oh, you finally named him. Thornado, huh?" Hicca says petting Thornado with her right hand while still on Trader Johann's ship.
"At least it's something." Thornado says making Hicca giggle.
"That's right. Because he has the power of Thor and the ferocity of a tornado. Besides, it's the only thing he'll answer to. Turns out he can be quite stubborn." Stoick says.
"Who are you calling stubborn?" Thornado asks insulted.
"Can't imagine where he gets that from." Hicca says jokingly already knowing where it comes from.
"Up, Thornado." Stoick says.
"Fine." Thornado says and takes off into the air.
"Ah, men riding dragons-what a magnificent sight." Trader Johann says watching the chief of Berk and the Thunderdrum fly off together.
"Johann." A voice behind the trader says causing him to turn around to see Mildew.
"Mildew." Trader Johann says walking over to the old man.
"Did you bring what I want?" Mildew asks.
"Always straight to the point-I like that." Trader Johann says gesturing to some baskets.
"Ahh." Mildew says pleads as he peaks inside.
"I assume you've brought my cabbage?" Trader Johann asks and Mildew points to the cabbages he brought to trader with Trader Johann.
"Take these to my house." Mildew says after Trader Johann accepts the offer and walks away while a Terrible Terror jumps up on to the basket and sniffs.
"Now, now, now, little fella. That's not for you. Away." Trader Johann says trying to get the dragon to leave but it hisses and snaps at him.
"Ow. Feisty little one, isn't he?" Trader Johann asks tossing the Terrible Terror across the deck of his ship.
"Hey!" Toothless growls jumping at the trader accidentally knock the jar of ink out of Hicca's hands.
"Safe distance, please." Trader Johann says holding his arms out and backing up a bit.
"Toothless, no. Sorry, Johann. He's just being protective." Hicca says pushing her Night Fury away.
"Whew." Trader Johann says in relief.
"Oh, it's gone." Hicca says disappointed.
"Oh, sorry, lass. That was my last one. But rest assured, I'll find that colossal squid and wrestle you another bottle." Trader Johann assures.
"Oh, Toothless." Hicca says showing him a piece of the broken jar.
"Sorry, Hicca." Toothless apologizes.
Later that day at the Dragon Training Academy, Tuffnut was pushing a large statue in the center of the arena.
"Wow. How does that look?" Tuffnut asks.
"Beautiful." Ruffnut says standing by Barf and Belch.
"Now?" Barf and Belch asks confusing Hicca.
"You got them just for the Academy?" Hicca asks walking over to Tuffnut.
"Yeah, we got them from Trader Johann. We had to give him our great-grandfather's skull. We got to keep his clavicle." Tuffnut says.
"Wow. You know, it's about time you guys started taking some pride in this place." Hicca says.
"Duck." Tuffnut says.
"What?" Hicca asks as she and Tuffnut dive away as Barf and Belch blast the statue.
"That was AWESOME. I wanna take a shot. Fire!" Snotlout shouts.
"With pleasure." Hookfang says unleashing his blast at the statue.
"My turn." Stormfly says firing her tail spikes at the statue.
"I'm next." Meatlug says blasting the statue with lava blasts.
"Take this." Bones says blasting the statue.
"Burn." Serpentina says firing at the statue.
"Watch and lea…" Toothless begins to say as he sneezes and misses the statue.
Toothless then sneezes again and accidentally unleashes his plasma blast at Snotlout, who manages to avoid it.
"Oh, that's strange." Hicca says walking over to her main dragon.
"Hey, could you have your dragon cover his mouth when he sneezes?" Snotlout asks.
"I'm sorry, but that's never happened before." Hicca says looking at Toothless as he sneezes again.
Moments later, Hicca and Asher fly through Berk.
"Look at those flowers. They're beautiful." Asher says spotting some strange blue flowers below them but Toothless struggles as he starts sneezing again, he soon flies out of control. "Whoa, hey! What are you doing?" He asks pulling Stormfly out of the way.
"It's-It's not me. Okay, uh…" Hicca says unable to control her Night Fury.
"Toothless what's wrong?" Stormfly asks with concern in her voice.
"I don't know." Toothless says still unable to fly properly.
"WHOA!" Hicca screams as she and Toothless crash to the ground. "Whew! Toothless, are you okay, sweetie? Toothless? Maybe he's got a cold or something. Do dragons get colds?" She asks checking her dragon.
"Whoa, look at that." Asher says spotting a Terrible Terror flying wobbly like Toothless was before falling into Asher's arms. "Well, whatever it is, looks like he's got it too." He says holding the little dragon.
At Hicca's home, Gobber was cooking up something to help Toothless.
"This'll fix him right up." Gobber says.
"What is that?" Hicca asks after catching a whiff of the brew.
"It's best not to ask. And whatever you do, don't touch it." Gobber says but Toothless ruins it with a sneeze getting it all over Gobber. "Well, that's ruined. I'll never get that yak to vomit again." He says.
"Hicca, you gotta see this." Asher says bursting through the door.
Outside, they notice the other Riders' dragons becoming suddenly ill as well, and they fly out of control.
"Easy, easy. Whoa!" Snotlout yells unable to control Hookfang.
"Help her, Hicca. She's sick. And I'm about to be" Fishlegs says about to throw up from Meatlug spinning out of control.
Just then the three humans dodge two sneezes of fire coming in their direction and they look to see it was Bones and Serpentina who did it.
"Bones! Serpentina!" Hicca screams running to her other two dragons checking on them only to see that they were ill too. "It's spreading to all the dragons. How do we stop this?" Hicca asks worrying.
"Gothi-she'll know what to do!" Gobber says.
Later that day Gothi was inspecting Toothless' health.
"I've heard Gothi could tell you when you're gonna die, just by looking at your fingernails." Asher says scaring Fishlegs causing the girl to hide her fingers.
"Ah, that's just an old wives tale. She looks at your tongue." Gobber says scaring Fishlegs even more making her cover her mouth.
After Gothi was done inspecting Toothless she start using her stick to scribble drawings in the dirt.
"She says they're reacting to something, like they're allergic." Gobber says speaking for the mute old woman.
"Allergic? To what?" Hicca asks stilled worried.
"To a moose wearing boots. Shouldn't be hard to find." Gobber says but was then whacked by Gothi's stick. "Didn't think that was right." He says and takes another look at the scribble and realizes his mistake. "Ah, they're allergic to something new that's just come to the island. But that still looks like a moose." Gobber whispers before getting whacked again.
"There are a lot of new things on the island. Trader Johann was just here." Asher says.
"She says to get rid of everything…immediately. Otherwise it's just going to get worse. The dragons are going to get sicker." Gobber says.
As a result, the Riders inform the villagers of Berk to dispose all their new possessions they bought down in a pit for the sake of the dragons, some are reluctant to let go.
"I know this is hard, guys. But I promise you, you're doing a good thing. You're helping the dragons." Hicca says to the villagers.
"It's the least we can do for them." Asher says.
"Good-bye, beautiful." Snotlout says kissing the mirror before tossing it into the pit.
"What are you doing? Throw it in." Ruffnut says to Fishlegs who is reading the book she bought from Trader Johann.
"I'm sorry, but this botany book is a real page-turner. I gotta know how it ends. No, Ruffnut." Fishlegs cries as Ruffnut throws the book into the pit.
"I don't see you throwing anything in the pile. And I thought I saw you buy something from Trader Johann." Hicca says looking at Gobber.
"He did. He bought silk." Asher says remembering what the blacksmith bought.
"Hand it over, Gobber." Hicca says holding out her hand.
"Can't do that, Hicca. It's, uh, currently in use. It's my skivvies. They're glorious!" Gobber says happily but Hicca and Asher glare at the man. "Fine." He says and walks behind a rock and a few seconds later his purple silk skivvies were tossed from behind the rock into the pit as Gobber walks away with his pants on.
"I could have gone my whole life without seeing that." Hicca says shuddering.
The next morning Hicca wakes up to see Toothless lying in his bed.
"Hey, how about we go out flying? Maybe that'll make you feel better." Hicca says to her Night Fury.
"I don't know. I still feel kinda…" Toothless begins to say but then sneezes a plasma blast at his rider causing her to duck.
Meanwhile Asher was checking on Stormfly in her dragon pen beside his house.
"Poor girl. Can't get comfortable, huh? I know what'll help. I'll-" Asher begins to say but ducks when spikes are fired at him by his Deadly Nadder. "It's okay, Stormfly. I'm a soldier. I've been shot at before." He says.
Meanwhile Fishlegs was giving a foot massage to Meatlug in her room.
"Once upon a time, there was a little princess named Meatlug, the most beautiful dragon in all of the land. People would come from miles around-" Fishlegs says but got a fart blown in her face. "No, no. It's okay, girl. It's not that bad. Smells just like rose petals and-" She says before covering her mouth to stop herself from throwing up and then faints.
Later all the riders gathered in the square of the village.
"We got rid of everything from Trader Johann. But our dragons still aren't getting better, they're getting worse." Fishlegs says.
"Let's make a list. Maybe there's somebody who bought something from Trader Johann but hasn't thrown it into the pit." Hicca says.
"Yeah, there must have been somebody who didn't want to give up what they bought." Asher says with an angry look on his face.
"If I find out who was holding back, I am gonna be so mad. Hookfang was so sick, I was up all night scraping dragon barf off our walls." Snotlout says gesturing to her dragon.
"Yeah? Well, ours is dead." Tuffnut says gesturing to his and Ruffnut's shared dragon making Hicca gasp in fear. "Just kidding. But, he's really not that fun anymore." He says.
"He just sits there. He won't blow anything up." Ruffnut says but then they hear a dragon roar.
"Hicca!" Stoick shouts as Thornado lands beside the house. "Put this in The Book of Dragons. Never fly on a stomach full of undercooked mutton. The Shivering Shores will never be the same." He says walking over to them as he looks at the dragons and the teens' faces. "What is it, Hicca? What's wrong?" He asks his daughter.
"It's the dragons, daddy. They're, uh…" Hicca says close to tears.
"They're sick and getting worse." Asher says.
"Every dragon?" Stoick asks.
Later that night in Hicca's dragon stable, Stoick places wood on the fire as he walks over to his daughter who is in between her dragons.
"Poor dragons. What do you think happened?" Stoick asks his daughter as she rubs her dragons curled around her.
"I don't know Gothi says they're allergic to something new to the island. But we think we've gotten rid of everything." Hicca says petting Toothless and Serpentina while leaning into Bones.
"But if the dragons aren't getting better…" Stoick starts to say.
"Then something must still be here that's making them sick." Hicca deduces but then hears a loud sound that sounds like a sneeze.
"Thornado?" Stoick says as he and Hicca run out to Thornado's resting spot only to find him sick as well.
"Sneezing-that's the first symptom." Hicca says
"He was fine until we got back." Stoick says walking over to his dragon.
"Uh, we should retrace your steps." Hicca says.
Stoick then leads the riders back to where he landed with Thornado.
"Well, this is where I landed." Stoick says to Hicca, Asher, and Fishlegs.
"Okay, look around for anything unusual." Hicca orders.
"Does that count?" Fishlegs asks pointing to the twins on all fours and charge at each other banging their heads together.
"I'm seeing stars." Ruffnut says.
"No way. Me too." Tuffnut says.
"Hmm. Nothing unusual here." Asher says but then looks at Hicca to see her staring at something. "What is it?" Asher asks.
Hicca looks at a Terrible Terror sniff a bush of blue flowers.
"Uh, does anybody remember seeing these flowers before?" Hicca asks picking one of the blue flowers.
"They were here when I got back." Stoick says.
"It looks an awful lot like the Blue Oleander. I recognize it from my botany book-chapter eight." Fishlegs says taking the flower from Hicca.
"Is there anything specific you can remember?" Hicca asks.
"They're very beautiful, very soft, perennial…and poisonous to reptiles." Fishlegs says with wide eyes.
"Which means poisonous to dragons." Hicca says as Fishlegs tosses the flower away. "This is serious. Did your book say anything about a cure?" She asks.
"I don't know because somebody made me throw it in a pit." Fishlegs says.
"Well, then go back and dig it up." Hicca orders as Fishlegs takes off in the direction they buried all the stuff from Trader Johann.
"I don't understand. Where did these flowers even come from?" Asher asks.
"Mildew. I saw him plant them the other night." Tuffnut says.
"And you didn't think that was strange?" Asher asks.
"No. Well, maybe. I don't know. Quit pressuring me." Tuffnut says.
"Let's go pay the old man a visit." Stoick says angrily after ducking from another one of Thornado's sneezes.
Later Stoick, Hicca, and Asher head to Mildew's home far away from the village.
"Well, so what if I planted some flowers? The town square has never looked better. I was merely trying to spread some beauty and happiness." Mildew says holding his sheep, Fungus, in his arms.
"Since when have you cared about beauty or happiness?" Asher asks angrily.
"You did this." Hicca says angrily pointing at the old man.
"What, me? Well, I had no inkling, Stoick, that these flowers had special properties. It's true, I'm not friend of the dragons, but in this case, on my life, I was not trying to harm them."
"Let's go." Stoick says with a sigh as he, his daughter, and Asher leave for town.
"Ah, the poor, poor dragons." Mildew says smirking evilly.
Back in town everyone was gathered at Gobber's Smith waiting for Fishlegs to return and a second later they see her running up the walkway from the beach to them.
"Fishlegs, you found your botany book." Hicca says.
"What does it say?" Asher asks but Fishlegs starts weeping as she opens the book.
"Calm down Talk to me." Hicca says.
"My botany book says that Blue Oleander is poisonous to reptiles, and dragons are reptiles." Fishlegs says.
"We know that. Was there anything else?" Hicca asks impatiently.
"Not in here, but I remembered The Book of Dragons talked about a dragon that feeds on the Blue Oleander. It's called the Scauldron. In a perfect world, if it eats the flowers, maybe its venom can be used as an antidote, like with snakes and spiders. But alas, we do not live in a perfect world. Look, the Scauldron has no venom." Fishlegs says showing everyone a drawing of the dragon.
"No but it looks cool." Tuffnut says getting a better look at the drawing.
"Don't you understand? The book says no venom." Fishlegs says.
"Okay, got it. No venom. Golly, write it on your forehead." Tuffnut says.
"The book is wrong." Gobber says from inside the Smith causing everyone to turn to look at him. "I've dealt with a Scauldron before. They're 60 feet long, with razor-sharp teeth. And they'll shoot boiling water that melts the flesh from your bones. The Scauldron has no fear, no conscience. But what the Scauldron does have is venom and lots of it." He says.
"I'm out." Tuffnut says walking away.
"I'm with him." Ruffnut says following her brother.
"All right, you guys stay here and take care of the dragons." Hicca says to Asher and the other teens.
"What are you going to do?" Fishlegs asks.
"Dad, Gobber. Let's go find ourselves a Scauldron." Hicca says with determination.
"I thought you'd never ask." Gobber says.
Later that night Hicca was in her Dragon Stable looking at the picture of the Scauldron.
"Look at that thing." Hicca says and then looks to her sick dragons. "You just hang on, everyone. I'll be back before you know it." She says giving each of her dragons an affectionate pet on the head.
"We know." Toothless says.
"You've never let us down before, Hicca." Serpentina says.
"We'll be waiting for your return." Bones says.
Meanwhile Stoick was standing outside in front of his Thunderdrum.
"How's my dragon warrior?" Stoick asks Thornado, who just groans in pain.
Stoick then grabs a piece of wood and places it underneath Thornado's head.
"I spent my whole life trying to kill them. Now look at me." Stoick says with a sigh.
"Daddy, it's time. The boat's ready." Hicca says to her father.
Later that night on the boat, Hicca, Stoick, Gobber, Mildew, and two other Vikings were rowing out into the ocean looking for the Scauldron.
"Well, this is an outrage. I dug up all the flowers. I did my part." Mildew says in an unpleasant tone.
"We're all out here because of you, Mildew. If we all have to put our lives at risk, then so do you." Stoick says.
"You have no proof, Stoick. You can't blame me every time something goes amiss with your precious dragons." Mildew says getting in Hicca's face making a scowl appear on her face.
"All right, Stoick, what's the plan?" Gobber says handing a bucket to the chief.
"Hicca, when Gobber and I secure the Scauldron's head, Sven will wedge its jaw open. We'll need you to-" Stoick says handing the bucket to his daughter.
"Drain the poison into this bucket-got it. Let's get started. This is what Scauldrons eat. It'll draw them to the boat." Hicca says tossing the Blue Oleanders over the side of the boat.
Moments past, and still no signs of a Scauldron.
"Ah, this is not working. It was a stupid idea to begin with." Mildew says and Hicca was about ready to hit the old man.
"Easy, darling. That's not why we're here." Stoick says but then Hicca groans clutching her head making everyone look at her.
"But that is." Gobber says spotting something moving in the water.
"Scauldron." Stoick says looking at the larger sea green dragon.
"I may need to change my skivvies again." Gobber says as Hicca grabs the sack of flowers.
"We need to lure the Scauldron on deck." Hicca says tossing the flowers along the deck.
"That's great. Get it on the ship where it can have at us all!" Mildew shouts at the girl.
"Gobber, secure its neck with this." Stoick says tossing the blacksmith some bolas. "I'll lasso its horn." He says holding pole with a harness on the end as the two Viking head to the front of the boat and look for the Scauldron.
"Where did it go?" Gobber asks unable to spot the sea dragon.
A few seconds pass and everything was quite until one of the oars was forcible pulled from one of the Viking's hands. A second later the Scauldron comes racing towards the boat and crashes into it sending the boat into the air. After the ship lands in the water the Scauldron rises out of the water causing the boat to tile downwards.
"AAH! HANG ON, EVERYBODY." Gobber yells.
Mildew manages to land on the mast of the boat but Hicca was sliding towards the end of the boat that was tilted in the water.
"HICCA!" Stoick shouts.
"Got ya!" Gobber yells grabbing Hicca's left arm while holding onto the back of the boat.
The tilting of the boat causes the sacks of flowers to come falling towards the water but one of the sacks falls on Mildew's face. The rest of the flowers continue to slide down the boat in range of the Scauldron as it eats them.
"Gobber, here's our chance." Stoick says as he and Gobber slide down the boat and throw two anchors around it's horn and it's neck causing the dragon to get off the boat. "Can't let that dragon get back into the water." He says pulling tightly on the ropes with Gobber.
"Oh, he's a strong one." Gobber says as the two manage to pull the dragon near the deck of the boat.
"Sven, we need that barrel now!" Stoick shouts as Sven comes towards the dragon with a large barrel in his arms.
"I've got the bucket." Hicca says grabbing the bucket.
"Careful, son-you don't want to get that venom in you." Stoick tells her.
"Yes, I know, daddy. I'll be dead in 24 hours." Hicca says slowly walking towards the sea dragon.
Sven stands in front of the dragon and takes a deep breath before tossing the barrel into its mouth and laughs at his accomplishment but the dragon crushes the barrel to pieces with its teeth and raises its tail.
"Sven, look out!" Stoick yells as the Viking is hit by the fin like tail.
"Aah!" Sven yells as he is sent into the water.
Hicca slowly makes her way towards the dragon but doesn't see the tail rise out of the water ready to hit her.
"Hicca, behind you!" Stoick yells pushing his daughter out of the way as he wrestles with the Scauldron's tail.
"Daddy!" Hicca shouts looking at her father trying to hold down the dragon tail.
"Aah! I got its tail!" Stoick shouts pinning the tail between him and the boat's mast.
"Hicca, grab your dad's line." Gobber says as Hicca grabs the line and wraps it around the boat's cleat.
"Got it!" Hicca shouts.
"Pull it in! Use the mast to winch its jaw open!" Stoick shouts from top of the mast.
Gobber and Hicca begin walking backwards pulling the Scauldron's head onto the head and winches its mouth open between the mast where Mildew is hiding.
"Mildew, grab the bucket!" Stoick orders.
"HOLD ON! It's one thing for me to-" Mildew begins to say.
"Grab the bucket or I'll throw you overboard myself!" Stoick yells at the old man.
Mildew shakily grabs the bucket and looks behind him to see watery mist starting to spray out of the Scauldron's mouth.
"Everyone take cover!" Stoick yells knowing what's coming.
"Gobber!" Hicca shouts grabbing a shield and holds it up to block the scolding water while Mildew hides behind a crate.
"Aah!" Stoick yells as the mast breaks from the pressure sending him into the water.
"Daddy!" Hicca shouts but Gobber grabs her holding her in place.
The Scauldron then sees Mildew and growls at the old man.
"AAH!" Mildew screams running to the other end of the boat but the dragon sees a flower on Mildew's butt and bites him injecting it's venom into the old man.
The Scauldron then tilts the boat again to get the remaining flowers causing the remaining occupants to start sliding towards the dragon. Gobber grabs the downed Mildew and holds onto the side of the boat but Hicca slips and slides towards the dragon.
"Hicca!" Gobber shouts as Hicca turns to face the dragon as she slides towards it and holds out her right hand accidentally touching the dragon's snout.
"How dare you touch me, human." The Scauldron says in a female voice as she raises her head, getting off the boat, and is about to blast Hicca with her scolding water.
"Wait!" Hicca screams causing the dragon to halt her attack.
"What? You just spoke my language. How is that possible?" The Scauldron asks as Hicca slows her breathing and stands up to talk to the dragon.
"You see this scar?" Hicca asks showing the dragon the claw scar on her right arm and receives a nod. "Well I received this from a dragon who's blood got into me when I was young and from then on I've been able to feel the presents of dragons near me, read their emotions, and when I touch them with my right hand I can hear their voice." She says.
"That's amazing. So now tell why you all were attacking me." The Scauldron says.
"We're very sorry. It's just that on the village where we live, humans and dragons live together but recently our dragons have become sick." Hicca says.
"I think you better explain what happened." The Scauldron says to the girl.
"Well about two days ago we Viking have a man who travels the archipelago collecting new things to trader with people. When he came to Berk the old man there purchased some Blue Oleanders." Hicca explains.
"Oh the flower that's deadly to dragons except my kind." The Scauldron says.
"Yes and at first everything was normal until my Night Fury started sneezing and later was unable to fly properly. Then the rest of the dragons started getting sick the same way and the next day it got worse. My friend Fishlegs read in The Book of Dragons that your kind feeds on the Blue Oleander and we were hoping to get some of your venom to make an antidote." Hicca says.
"Hmm I think I understand. You have a kind and noble heart young one and I'd be happy to help you." The Scauldron says.
"Really?" Hicca asks happily.
"On one condition." The Scauldron says.
"What is it?" Hicca asks a little worried.
"Well I've been on my own for a very long time and I think it's time find a place to call home and seeing how far you are willing to go to save you dragons. I think you are the right person to be with to call home. So can I stay with you and be you dragon as well?" The Scauldron asks.
"Of course!" Hicca shouts happily and hugs her newest dragon.
"Well looks like Hicca now has a Scauldron to add to her dragon collection." Gobber says helping Stoick and Sven back onto the boat.
"Well this turned into something unexpected." Stoick says with a sigh.
"Aah!" Mildew screams catching the attention of everyone.
"Oh it seems I've already helped you." The Scauldron says laughing a bit as Hicca giggles as well.
"Get this poison out of me!" Mildew screams.
"Oh, we will." Hicca says smiling.
Hours later, Mildew is brought to the Smith where he is about to undergo a painful extraction to retrieve the venom inside him while the teens and Hicca's Scauldron were waiting outside.
"Can you believe we're all just standing around, waiting for something to come out of Mildew's butt?" Tuffnut asks his sister.
"Get you get the venom from that dragon we brought back?" Mildew asks.
"No, think of this as karma for all the things you've done to the dragons." Stoick says.
"No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Isn't there something a little smaller you could use?" Mildew asks seeing Gobber grab a large extraction tool.
"Probably." Gobber says and stabs Mildew's butt with the tool.
"AAH!" Mildew screams in pain.
"That's the sound of our dragons getting better." Asher says to his crush.
"I've seen a Nadder's spine slice through a man's eyeball like a grape. I've watched my own arm get devoured by a Monstrous Nightmare. But never, never have I seen anything so disturbing as that old man's bare behind. Here. Take this to your dragons. I'm going to the forest to scream." Gobber says handing Hicca the antidote.
"Way to take one for the team, Gobber." Hicca says watching Gobber walk away. "Well, Mist, thanks to you Mildew gets his punishment and our dragons will be cured."
"Mist?" The Scauldron asks confused.
"Well I need to call you something. What do you think?" Hicca asks her Scauldron.
"Hmm, I like it." Mist says rubbing her face against Hicca's making her laugh.
Later, the antidote is given to the dragons, Stoick and Hicca are in Hicca's Dragon Stable waiting for the cure to take effect.
"Relax, daddy. It's gonna be fine." Hicca says as Stoick walks back outside to his dragon.
A few seconds later Toothless, Bones, and Serpentina open their eyes and smile at their rider.
"Daddy, they're coming around." Hicca says gesturing to her three healthy dragons.
"Thornado!" Stoick says resting his forehead against Thornado's.
"Good to see you too, Stoick." Thornado says.
"How you feeling, bud?" Hicca asks as Toothless fires a perfectly aimed plasma blast into the sky. "Good to have you back, everyone and I want you to meet you new sister, Mist." She says.
"Pleasure to meet you." Bones says.
"Finally another female in the family." Serpentina says happily.
"Glad to have you here." Toothless says.
"Thank you for letting me be a part of this family." Mist says.
The next day, Hicca finally finishes her drawing of her dragons, now with Mist, in the book. As Hicca watches outside the window, noticing the Riders' with their dragons flying in the sky in joy, as the epidemic is finally gone.
'A deadly flower, a venomous sea dragon, and Mildew's butt. Three things I never really thought I'd have to deal with in the same day. But I'll do anything for my dragons.'
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed it. Hicca now has four dragons; a Night Fury (Toothless), a Boneknapper (Bones), a Grapple Grounder (Serpentina), and now a Scauldron (Mist). Also I've read some of the past comments about whether Heather will be genderswapped or not and I just want to see that she will be. So stay tone for the next chapter featuring a male Heather.