Author's Note: Here's the next chapter. A little eariler then usually but hey it's finished.
I don't own How to Train Your Dragon, only Hicca (female Hiccup), Asher (male Astrid), Bones (Boneknapper), Serpentina (Grapple Grounder), Mist (Scauldron), Blazer (Monstrous Nightmare).
"..." Human p.o.v.
"..." Dragon p.o.v.
'...' Human thought.
'...' Dragon thought.
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Chapter 12: Thawfest
Early in the morning Vikings were arm wrestling while some lifted the cage to the Dragon Academy up into the air by its chain.
'Every year on Berk, we come together to test our strength…'
Asher was doing push-up handstands on a large log balance beam while his dragons, Stormfly and Blazer, watch in amazement.
'Endurance…'
"Yeah." Asher says continuing to do handstands.
'And courage in the annual Thawfest Games.'
Ruffnut and Tuffnut were balancing themselves on barrels while standing on boards.
"Whoa." Tuffnut says as he slips sending his board into Bucket's face knocking him out while Tuffnut lands on his sister's board sending her into the air. "Aah!" He shouts as he is sent into the air after Ruffnut lands on the board.
Fishlegs throws an axe and manages to hit the outer ring of the barrel's target but Mulch looks at the girl who is revealed to be only about 5 feet away.
'For some of us, it's not such a great time of the year.'
Gobber was in the forest with Hicca training her.
"Come on, Hicca. Pull! Put your back into it. All right, put your legs into it. Put your entire-aah!" Gobber yells as the small tree Hicca was trying to pull out of the ground smacked him in the face. "Hey." He says removing the tree from his face.
"Faster, Snotlout! You have to push yourself, dear!" Spitelout, Snotlout's father yells as his daughter pulls a small tree out of the ground and throws it.
"Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" Both father and daughter chant together.
Later Hicca is running with a sheep on her back and a second later Snotlout, also carrying a sheep on her back, runs past her.
"See ya, wouldn't want to be ya." Snotlout taunts kicking up sand at Hicca.
"Wh-what?" Hicca asks as she falls to the ground.
'In fact, I've lost every single time to that girl.'
Both Snotlout and Spitelout laugh at Hicca and bang their helmets together.
'But this year, all that will change. This year I finally have a chance to win. Because, for the first time ever, this year, the Thawfest Games will include…'
In the Dragon Academy, all the Dragon Riders are gathered around Gobber along with their dragons minus Snotlout and Hookfang.
"Dragons. They are now officially part of Thawfest. There will be three additional events, which you can use your dragon or in Hicca and Asher's case; dragons. The fly and shoot…" He says.
"Ooh." Fishlegs says in awe.
"Which will require you to fly straight and shoot straighter." Gobber says but then dodges a fireball coming at him. "Hey!" He yells at the twins who were the culprit.
"Uh, sorry. We were on the wrong head." Tuffnut says sitting on Barf's head as he and Ruffnut switch.
"Ow! I knew something felt weird." Ruffnut says now back on Barf's saddle as they fire another fireball which Gobber ducks again only this time his flag gets burned.
"Ah, much better." Tuffnut says.
"Next, is the freestyle…" Gobber says as he blows out the tiny flame on what remains of his flag. "Where it's up to you to impress the judges with a trick of your choice." He says as he looks up to see Asher and Stormfly.
"That's it, girl. Just like we practiced…" Asher says as he does a handstand on Stormfly's back while she glides around.
"A Nadder Wing Walk. Impressive, Asher." Gobber says.
"Um, excuse me. Meatlug and I were wondering if there were going to be any intellectual events." Fishlegs says as Meatlug spews lava. "A puzzle perhaps?" She asks as Meatlug barfs out a rock.
"I'll take that under advisement, Fishlegs. And let's not forget the hurdles. Where you'll be asked to-" Gobber begins to say when Snotlout flies in on Hookfang.
"Whoo-hoo!" Snotlout yells as she and Hookfang land in the arena and causes dirt to kick up to try and get Hicca dirt but Toothless covers Hicca with his wing and glares at Hookfang.
"Watch it." Toothless threatens.
"Ah! You know what I love about the Thaw Festival Games? Winning." Snotlout says getting in Hicca's face but she just stares at the clanking medals around the girl's neck. You wanna touch one of my metals, just to see how it feels to be a winner?" She asks holding up one of her medals.
"Yeah, I think I'll pass." Hicca says.
"My family has never lost a Thawfest Games, ever!" Snotlout says.
"Here we go." Asher says walking over to the girls.
"Dragons or no dragons, I'll do what I do every year: Bring glory to the Jorgenson clan. And you'll do what you do…embarrass yours." Snotlout taunts while laughing. "Let's go, Hookfang!" She says about to climb back onto Hookfang's saddle when he quickly takes off causing the girl to dangle from her leg. "AAH! I WILL CRUSH YOU ALL!" She shouts as they fly away.
Hours later, Hicca is gearing up Toothless for the Thawfest game.
"Okay…aha." Hicca says taking a measurement from her paper and compares it to Toothless when her father walks upstairs.
"What are you two working on?" Stoick asks his daughter.
"Some ideas for Thawfest." Hicca says.
"Right. Right, excellent." Stoick says and just continues to stare.
"So did you need something, daddy?" Hicca asks.
"Well, with the dragons, you could actually-well, it's-" Stoick tries to say.
"Beat Snotlout? Best the Jorgensons?" Hicca answers in the form of a question.
"Well, when you put it that way it does have a nice ring." Stoick says as Hicca smiles at her father. "Okay, then. I'll let you get back to whatever it is, uh, you two do. Yeah." He says walking back downstairs.
The next day, the Dragon Academy arena stands were filled with everyone in Berk and on a stone wall where face drawings of the participants; Snotlout, Asher, Tuffnut, Ruffnut, Fishlegs, and Hicca.
"Let the Thaw Festival Games begin!" Stoick says as he commences the Thawfestival games as the crowd cheers while he release a chest of Terrible Terrors that snatch a Viking's mutton leg.
"What are we?" Spitelout asks his daughter.
"We're killers." Snotlout answers.
"What do we do?" Spitelout asks.
"We kill!" Snotlout says.
"What do we say?" Spitelout asks.
"Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" They both chant together before banging their helmets.
"The contests are lining up for the Sheep Lug." Mulch says through a horn as he and Bucket were the score recorders.
"It's a good day for lugging sheep, Mulch." Bucket says sitting next to him.
"Well, Bucket, everyday's a good day for lugging sheep." Mulch says as Gobber places a sheep on each of the teen's shoulders.
"On your mark, get set…" He says before banging Bucket's bucket.
Snotlout and Asher make an early lead, following Hicca who watches behind Fishlegs and the Twins struggling to race. Snotlout comes first place.
"Yeah!" Snotlout cheers throwing her sheep to the ground near Hookfang as it bounces off his wing. "Whoo!" She shouts pointing to her father.
"That's my girl!" Spitelout says from the stands.
Asher comes in second, Hicca tries to go for the third but is unable to lift the sheep any longer and collapses. As a result, Snotlout scores a point, with none of the Dragon Riders gaining one, and is left empty-handed.
"The first point of the Thawfest Games goes to Snotlout." Mulch says as Bucket paints a tally mark by Snotlout's head painting.
"Right where you belong-down at my feet. Here. Let me help you." Snotlout says offering her hand to Hicca but she pulls it away quickly. "Whoops! Too slow, as usual." She says laughing while walking away.
"Next up is our traditional Log Roll event." Mulch says through the horn.
"Enjoy your face-plant!" Snotlout says as the event begins.
In its early start, Fishlegs knocks out Asher causing them both to fall, simultaneously the Twins fall off also. Hicca and Snotlout remain, but Hicca too gives in and falls down.
"And another point goes to Snotlout." Mulch says as Bucket paints another tally mark for Snotlout.
"All right! That's my girl!" Spitelout says.
"Here Hicca, let me help you." Toothless says as he helps his embarrassed rider up with his siblings behind him.
"Thank you, Toothless." Hicca says.
"The next event is the Axe Throwing contest, where accuracy is supreme." Mulch explains.
Snotlout quickly throws her axe in a perfect shot.
"Bull's-Eye." Mulch says.
Asher and Fishlegs both throws their axes at the same time causing it to collide and fail.
"There they go." Mulch says. "Ooh, watch out, look out there!" He announces.
The Twins makes fun of their axes by throwing it to Stoick, who catches Ruffnut's, and into the crowd, who all duck from Tuffnut's. Hicca, barely managing to hold her own axe, attempts her throw which seems to glide straightly but not enough power for the axe to make it to its target and falls short.
"Here's how it's done, Dragon Girl." Snotlout says picking up Hicca's axe and tosses it behind her, hitting the target.
She then single handedly throws axes in some of the remaining targets while not looking in front, and all make a perfect shot, impressing his father and the crowd amazingly
"Show-off." Hicca whispers.
"Oh, ho, ho! Whoo-hoo!" Spitelout cheers before turning to Stoick. "Why don't you just give us the metal now Stoick? Save your girl the embarrassment?" He says.
"Why don't you take a seat, Spitelout." Stoick says making his second-in-command shut his mouth and sit down while the crowd ohs.
"Don't let him get to you." Gobber says.
"He's been getting to me for years. Why should today be any different?" Stoick asks.
"Well, dead last." Hicca says looking at the score wall.
"Wow, I have all the points and the best-looking picture? Unfair." Snotlout boasts.
"Oh, have your fun now. Tomorrow, everything changes. Right, everyone?" Hicca says walking over to her dragons.
"Yeah." Bones says eager to go.
"Let's do it." Mist says.
"We'll mop the sky with you." Serpentina says.
"This is where Hicca really shines." Toothless says.
"I can't wait 'cause Hookfang and I, it's like girl and dragon have become one. We're like a "Gragon." Or a "Drirl."" Snotlout says making up combination words. "Or a "Snotfang."" She says using her name and her dragon's as they take off.
"Please don't combine our names." Hookfang says embarrassed as he flies away.
"Yeah? Well, tomorrow you're gonna have to deal with Hictooth." Hicca says failing to make a snappy comeback.
""Hictooth"?" Asher asks walking over.
"Yeah, it's not my snappiest comeback." Hicca says.
"Why are you letting yourself get caught up in this?" Asher asks.
"Because, for the first time ever, I have a chance to beat Snotlout, to quiet her down." Hicca says.
"Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" Snotlout chants as she and Hookfang fly overhead.
"Good point. I have to admit, it would be nice to see someone else with a Thawfest medal." Asher says climbing onto Stormfly and fly away with Blazer following.
"You've spiked your last sheep, Snotfang. Tomorrow's a new day." Hicca says to herself while her dragons watch with concern.
"Welcome to day two of the Thawfest Games. Let the Dragon events begin." Mulch announces.
"It's a good day for lugging sheep, Mulch." Bucket says but Mulch stares at his friend.
"First up, the Hurdles." Mulch says.
"Hurdles, smurdles. I could make it over those things in my sleep." Snotlout boasts.
"Be my guest." Hicca says using Serpentina for the event while sitting on top of her Grapple Grounder.
"You don't go over them Snotlout. You go under them." Asher says using Stormfly for the event while making his hand gesture for her.
"Duh, I knew that." Snotlout says.
"You're going down, Serpentina." Hookfang growls at her.
"We'll see. A bigger body would be a problem in this event." Serpentina taunts.
"And first up is Fishlegs." Mulch announces as he bangs Bucket's bucket.
Fishlegs and Meatlug come first, but quickly fails to make it into her first hurdle, as they can't fit through.
"Um, guys, a little help over here. It's okay, girl. This just isn't our event." Fishlegs says.
"You think." Meatlug says sarcastically.
Asher and Stormfly almost makes it through but hits one of the hurdles and fails. The Twins and Barf and Belch charge in without thinking it out first, as one head goes over it, and they are quickly put into a halt sending them into the stands where they laugh at their failure.
"Where's your book, Hicca?! You might want to take notes." Snotlout taunts with a laugh as she and Hookfang take off.
Snotlout and Hookfang are next, and Hookfang flies straight in, the problem is, Hookfang's elevation is not properly adjusted as Snotlout's head keeps hitting the hurdles.
"Let's show them how it's done." Hicca says to her dragon.
"You bet." Serpentina says and takes off as a fast speed doing loops de loops over each hurdle.
"And Hicca makes a perfect run." Mulch says while Bucket paints Hicca's first tally mark by her face on the score wall.
"Did you hear what he said? "Perfect." I-I believe those are my first Thawfest points ever. I just realized something. I like beating Snotlout. I feel taller. Am I taller? Never mind, don't answer that." Hicca says not wanting the moment to end.
"Is she gloating?" Fishlegs asks in shock.
"I'm not sure. I've never actually seen Hicca gloat." Asher says in shock as well.
"Don't get too excited. You know what this is?" Snotlout asks holding up one finger. "Still the number of wins I need to end this thing. And you what this is?" She asks now holding up two fingers. "The number of chances I have." She says.
"Oh, yeah? Well, you know what this is?" Hicca asks making a circle with her fingers. "The size of your brain. No, wait." She says adjusting her fingers to a smaller size. "That's much better." She says.
"Like you've ever seen my brain. Come on, Hookfang." Snotlout says and takes off while Asher looks at Hicca in disgusted.
"What? She started it…when we were five." Hicca says looking down.
"Next we have the Free Style event. Contestants and their dragons show off their style and abilities." Mulch explains.
The Twins go and with Ruffnut on top of Tuffnut while he stands on Barf and Belch's necks.
"Check this out." Ruffnut says balancing herself.
"We call it "The Iron Split"." Tuffnut says balancing himself while holding his sister but unfortunately Barf and Belch move outward causing Tuffnut to do a split, making him feel incredible pain.
The judges aren't impressed and give them a total of two points.
"We like to call this next feat of daring "The Extreme Butterfly"." Fishlegs says as Meatlug flies really fast in a circle.
"I'm feeling dizzy." Meatlug says.
"Whoa, whoa, oh!" Fishlegs screams as Meatlug spins herself and Fishlegs into the wall.
The judges weren't impressed with their performance either and get a total of four points.
"It's okay, girl. This just isn't our event either." Fishlegs says.
Asher, Stormfly and Blazer go next with Stormfly gliding in front and above Blazer.
"Oh, The Balance Dance. How does he make it look so easy?" Fishlegs asks watching Asher first balancing himself on Stormfly's back before doing back-flips to her tail and then jumps onto Blazer landing directly on his back standing straight while continuing to glide forward.
"How come you can't do that? I mean, I could." Ruffnut says earning a punch from her brother.
The judges award Asher and his dragons a total of seven points.
Hicca and Mist take their turn with them flying upwards and once they reach a good height Hicca back-flips off while Mist quickly flies downward to the ground. She then releases a stream of water that looks like a swirling twister with Hicca in the middle coming head first towards her Scauldron. Just before Hicca gets too close to Mist she flips upright and land gracefully on Mist's snout spreading her arms outward.
"I call that "The Rising Waters"." Hicca says.
"And a perfect landing too. Just like you." Mist says to her rider making her smile.
The crowd and judges are beyond impressed and give Hicca a perfect score of nine points.
Snotlout and Hookfang sets up three huge rings for their recently made-up display.
"I hear Snotlout's gonna try a trick called "The Rings of Deadly Fire." No one's ever tried it before." Tuffnut says making Hicca expresses a look of concern that if Snotlout wins this she'll be able to catch up and take home the medal.
"Yeah, because it's too dangerous." Ruffnut says.
"No, because she just made it up!" Tuffnut says.
"I'm probably gonna win just for coming up with this!" Snotlout gloats as Hookfang takes off. "Fire!" She yells as Hookfang sets the rings on fire and flies right towards them but at the last second his eyes widen.
"I can't do this!" Hookfang yells causing his rider to eject and collide onto the rings.
"She tripped, and it's a disaster." Mulch says as Spitelout growls in frustration.
Snotlout pushes the debris off herself and then feels her underpants are burning, making her run to a tub of water. The judges give her with no points. Spitelout now feels the same embarrassment and disappointment that Stoick was having with his daughter.
"I get the rings and the fire part, but where's the death? I feel cheated." Tuffnut says.
"Wow, Snotlout. Your dad looks pretty mad right now." Hicca says gesturing to her angry looking father.
"What do you know? He always looks like that. Do you really think you have any shot at beating me?" Snotlout asks.
"As a matter of fact, I do have a shot at beating you." Hicca says.
"Do not." Snotlout argues.
"Do too." Hicca argues back.
"Do not." Snotlout argues back, louder.
"DO TOO! Think about it. I have a Night Fury, a Boneknapper, a Grapple Grounder, and a Scauldron. Plus I'm the best rider. How can I possibly lose?" Hicca asks.
"Because that's what you do. I win, you lose." Snotlout says.
"Yeah, well, check the scoreboard, Snotlout. Not anymore." Hicca says with a smirk causing Snotlout to grunts angrily and walk away.
"What was that all about?" Asher asks after witnessing the scene before him.
"Just rattling cages." Hicca says before walking away for the next event.
"Since when do you rattle cages?" Asher asks confused.
"The contestants are lined up for the fly and shoot, where they must shoot down their foes and spare their friends." Mulch announces and bangs Bucket's bucket to signal the event to begin.
Hicca and Bones take their turn first and fly around the arena to the model set of Berk.
"Outcast, bud." Hicca says.
"Got it." Bones says and blasts the Outcast cutout with a fireball.
Bones then lands on the ground and begins walking slowly through the town setup when another cutout appears and Bones was about to fire thinking it was an enemy.
"Bones, no. She's a friend." Hicca says.
"Right, good eye Hicca." Bones says halting his attack.
Bones continues walking and passes a boat when another Outcast cutout pops up and Bones smashes it with his tail.
"Thanks, bud. I didn't see that one." Hicca says as Bones crosses the finish line.
"Hicca and Bones come through with a perfect score." Mulch announces.
"Okay, Hookfang. A clean run here and we're the champs." Snotlout says to her dragon.
"Got it." Hookfang says feeling determined to win and takes off into the air.
"Fire!" Snotlout shouts after the first Outcast cutout appears.
Hookfang follows the order and blasts the cutout.
"Gotcha! A ha ha!" Snotlout says laughing in victory.
Unfortunately Hookfang used too much power which caused the flour bags to explode and gets into Hookfang's eyes and nose.
"I can't see." Hookfang shouts and accidentally sneezes a fireball at a group of cutout kids making the crowd gasp.
"No! Those were kids, you 6,000-pound lizard!" Snotlout says but Hookfang then flies out of control. "No! What? What are you doing?! STOP SHOOTING!" She orders unable to control her dragon.
"Snotlout! Get that dragon under control." Spitelout yells to his daughter.
"This does not look good for the reigning Thaw Festival champion." Mulch says watching the chaos unfold.
"Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" Ruffnut and Tuffnut chant after seeing Snotlout and Hookfang accidentally set everything on fire.
The event ends with Hicca gaining a third tally mark by her face painting on the score wall making it a tie between her and Snotlout.
"And for the first time in Thawfest history, we have a tie. Tomorrow, these two young Vikings will go head to head in an event to decide the Thawfest Champion." Mulch announces gesturing to Hicca and Snotlout standing on the stage.
"Hi." Snotlout says waving to the crowd. "I can't believe how lucky you are. You don't even belong on this stage with me." She whispers to Hicca while continuing to smile and wave.
"That's it. Keep talking, Snotlout, as your family's winning streak goes up in smoke, just like your Rings of Deadly Fire." Hicca says making Snotlout grunts in anger again and walk away while kicking a bucket. "Hey, what's the matter? Yak got your tongue?" She asks tauntingly.
"Hicca." Asher says glaring at his crush.
"Oh, he's crumbling under the pressure. I can feel it." Hicca says when she looks at Asher. "What?" She asks.
"You know what I always liked about you, Hicca? You were always a gracious loser. Who knew you'd be such a lousy winner." Asher says and walks away.
Later at night in Gobber's smith, Hicca is improving Toothless' gear.
"Lousy winner." Hicca mutters pounding on a hot metal rod before sticking it in a bucket of water. "I'll be a great winner." She says before walking over to Toothless. "See this, sweetie? Lighter, thinner. Oh, this'll help us fly faster and turn quicker. I also stripped down your saddle. Light as a feather. But this-" She says showing her Night Fury his new prosthetic tailfin. "This is what's gonna make the most difference, a tail as thin as paper and even stronger than before. We're gonna be able to cut and turn better than we ever have. Snotlout won't have a chance." She says grinning.
"Oh yeah. We'll definitely win." Toothless says eagerly.
The next day, hours before the final event is commenced, Hicca is greeted by Stoick to wish her luck on the game
"Remember, darling, no pressure." Stoick says to his daughter making her confusion if he was wishing her luck or not.
"Whew." Snotlout says stretching unaware her father was behind her.
"Snotlout." Spitelout says getting his daughter's attention.
"Yeah. Hey, dad. Just stretching out the hammier, you know?" Snotlout says.
"Did you ever hear the story of when I almost lost the Thawfest Games?" Spitelout asks.
"No. I never did." Snotlout says.
"That's right. Because it never happened! No Jorgenson has ever come close to losing the Thawfest Games. Don't you be the first." Spitelout says to her and walks away making Hicca look at the girl.
"What are you looking at?" Snotlout asks Hookfang before walking away with him.
Hours later, the final event, the Obstacle course race.
"Welcome to the final deciding event of this year's Thawfest Games: The Obstacle Course Race. Take it away, Gobber." Mulch says.
"The race will start here in the stadium." Gobber says gesturing to the map on the wall. "Where, after the log dodge and the cliff climb, Hicca and Snotlout will get on their dragons, loop around the flagship anchored off the coast, slalom through the sea stack maze, then head back here. The first one to pass that finish line is the winner." He says as the crowd cheers. "Look at those goose bumps." He says to himself.
"Hey, uh, can I talk to you for a second?" Hicca asks a stretching Snotlout.
"No." Snotlout replies.
"Okay. I just wanted to say have a good race and may the best Viking win." Hicca says offering her hand.
"Oh. She will. Don't you worry your scrawny, little self about that. See you at the finish line, Hicca. Or maybe I won't." Snotlout says.
"All right. I tried. If that's how you want it." Hicca says.
"That's exactly how I want it." Snotlout says making her way to the starting line.
"Vikings and dragons, take your positions." Mulch says as the two girls stand at the starting line while the crowd cheers.
"On your mark, get set, and…go!" Mulch shouts banging Bucket's bucket.
"Out of my way!" Snotlout shouts buying herself some time by pushing Hicca away in the early start.
Snotlout quickly overcomes the log dodge and moves to the cliff climb. Hicca overcomes the log dodge quickly also. As Snotlout climbs the cliff, two Vikings throw boulders at them to thwart their advance. One boulder hits Snotlout in the face.
"Ooh, rock to the face." Tuffnut says chuckling. "I love a good rock to the face." He says as Ruffnut slams a rock in his face. "Yeah, that's what I'm talking about." He says as Hicca makes her way to the cliff climb.
As Hicca struggles to climb the cliff she looks up and sees Snotlout mount Hookfang and hurriedly flies away while the two Vikings throw boulders at her causing her to fall.
"Oh! She's falling!" Gobber shouts standing beside Stoick.
"Oh, I can't watch." Fishlegs says covering her eyes and Meatlug's.
"Whoa!" Hicca screams before using her prosthetic leg to grip the cliff wall.
"Yeah, that's my girl." Stoick says as Hicca continues to climb the cliff where Toothless was waiting.
"Glad to see you made it." Toothless says to his rider.
"Okay, sweetie. We got a lot of ground to make up. Let's go." Hicca says as they take off to catch up to Snotlout and Hookfang by using Toothless' improvise gear.
"Look at them go!" Mulch says amazed by Toothless' speed.
"She's closing in on Snotlout." Gobber says to Stoick while pointing.
"I can see that, Gobber." Stoick says.
Snotlout and Hookfang round the flagship and fly past Hicca and Toothless heading for the sea stack maze.
"Hey, how's that feel?" Snotlout asks while laughing.
Hicca and Toothless round the flagship and pause for a second.
"Okay. Let's see what this new tail can really do." Hicca says clicking the gears on Toothless' prosthetic tailfin.
"Here we go." Toothless says and then suddenly bursts forward with speed.
"Whoa. Did ya see that, Bucket? That sudden burst of speed." Mulch says looking through a spyglass.
Hicca and Toothless manage to catch up to Snotlout in Hookfang but can't pass them.
"MOVE OVER!" Hicca shouts.
"Yeah, sure." Snotlout says.
"You're not passing me." Hookfang says to Toothless.
Hicca then steers Toothless to the side of Snotlout and has him push against Hookfang knocking them into the sea stack wall.
"Ah!" Snotlout yells and breaks free and does the same to Hicca and Toothless.
They then come to a fork in the maze and Snotlout and Hookfang take the left path forcing Hicca and Toothless to take the right.
"Hicca has to go the long way around." Asher says after witnessing the predicament his crush is in.
Hicca and Toothless make their way out of the maze and look to see Snotlout and Hookfang heading back to the academy. Hicca then clicks the gears on the prosthetic tailfin causing another burst of speed to occur.
"She's closing in, Stoick!" Gobber says again.
"I can see that, Gobber!" Stoick says irritated.
Snotlout looks over her shoulder only to find Hicca and Toothless closing in.
"Okay, sweetie. Let's finish this." Hicca says as they pull up to Snotlout and Hookfang.
"No, I can't lose. I can't lose. I can't lose." Snotlout says to herself while whimpering.
"What am I doing? I'm sorry, daddy." Hicca says clicking the gears again causing her and Toothless to fly unsteadily.
"Something's wrong!" Fishlegs says seeing Toothless flying unsteadily.
Hicca and Toothless land in a clearing just short of the academy making Stoick and Gobber have shocked looks while Asher smiles as what Hicca did.
"Snotlout comes down the final stretch." Mulch announces as the rider and her dragon come closer to the finish line where Hookfang lights the finish line banner on fire. "And Snotlout is the winner…" He announces as a Viking waves a flag signaling the race was over.
"Woo-hoo!" Spitelout cheers as well as the crowd.
"Of the Thawfest Games." Mulch says.
"Now that's a Jorgenson!" Spitelout yells.
"We did it. We did it! We did it! Of course we did." Snotlout says getting off Hookfang as Hicca and Toothless land next to them.
"Nice flying, Snotlout." Hicca says walking beside her.
"Yeah, you put up a good fight, but not good enough. Thanks by the way." Snotlout whispers with a smile making Hicca smile back.
"It's been a spectacular Thawfest Games, perhaps the best ever. These two young women have put on quite a show. But alas, there can be only one champion." Stoick says to the crowd. "The Thawfest dynasty continues. The winner and still champion, Snotlout!" He says gesturing to Snotlout.
"We did it!" Snotlout shouts.
"You did your family proud." Stoick says after putting the medal around her neck.
"Snotlout, Snotlout, oy, oy, oy!" Snotlout cheers running around the arena while Asher punches Hicca's arm.
"Ow! What?" Hicca asks.
"I know what you did." Asher says.
"Yeah. I lost. As usual." Hicca says.
"No. You threw the race." Asher says smiling.
"I-I have no idea what you're talking about, Asher. Snotlout was just the better Viking today." Hicca says.
"No, Hicca. No one was a better Viking than you, today." Asher says pulling Hicca into a quick kiss on the lips.
'Yup. Second again. Some things never change. But I guess some things are more important than winning. Like being a good friend…even if the friend is that girl.'
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. The next one will be out as soon as possible. So stay tuned. Please be sure to review this chapter and any other chapter you haven't review yet. I'd like to hear your feedback.