Okay, this is my FIRST update today. I did EIGHT updates yesterday, so if you missed those, they are important, so I would advise going back and reading them. :) Shout-outs:
silverwolvesarecool: One time I was laughing so hard I fell off my computer chair and my brother walked in and stared at me and his face was so hilarious that I laughed even harder. And my dog was in the room, too, and she wasn't too thrilled...XD! I'll have to look at School of Dragons. I've heard about it (I don't remember from where). :)
freyathefearless: If you like, I will continue the riddles. :) I'll put some in the A/N for the next chapter. :D Right now, if the votes remain the same as they are right now, "Remember Me" is next, and then your request. You requested "To Help Your Leader", where Hiccup is poisoned, right? Just making sure. :)
QueenAurora: As many as you can give me. :)
Wanli8970: Aaaaahhh...no. It's pretty much 500,000 men trying to lift the dragon, so...nope. I think more like 1,000,000, or something. I don't know! It's a MASSIVE dragon! :D HUGE! XD!
xFaerieValkyriex: Yeah, the blue goo...gross. I still can't believe Astrid made Hiccup drink some. That part gave me shivers (in the bad way). Bleh. No thank you.
Jesusfreak: I followed you on Pinterest. :) And as the answer to your riddles: The first one is a T-Shirt, the second one is a Stamp, and the third one...I have no idea. :) About the review thing, I figured it was you. :) No weirdness there. XD! Thank you for clarifying, though. Would have been weird if I was wrong about assuming it was you. XD! I'm weird like that sometimes, too. More like...all the time. XD!
CHAPTER 11: THE FIENDISHLY CLEVER PLAN
"Do you actually think this is going to work?" Astrid questioned for the utmost time.
Hiccup sighed. "You've asked me that already," he said flatly. He paused for a moment, mentally counting each time she had questioned him. "Seven times," he decided.
"I know," said Astrid, "but do you really think you could lure the Incliciar off of Berk?"
"If I'm its target and my hunch is correct, then yes, I do think I could lure the Incliciar off Berk," said Hiccup.
"What's your hunch?" said Fishlegs. He didn't like secrets, especially when it came to glowing dragons who just so happened to be able to heal itself.
"Wait and see," said Hiccup.
"Why does he always so that?" Astrid whispered to Snotlout.
"Okay, so you all know your places," said Hiccup. "Once I get the Incliciar to follow me, you'll follow it."
"Hiccup, this plan is crazy," said Snotlout.
"So am I," said Hiccup. "Let's go for it."
They mounted their dragons and went off to their assigned locations; Ruffnut and Tuffnut at the Great Hall, Snotlout and Fishlegs at the forge and armory, Astrid near the well, and Hiccup in the middle of the plaza.
Hiccup looked out into the dark, starry sky, mentally thinking over his plan. Toothless growled suddenly, his teeth unsheathed and ready to attack. Hiccup looked up and saw the glowing blue glint of a dragon they knew all too well.
The Incliciar was coming back.
"Let's go, bud," he said to Toothless, patting the dragon's head. Toothless grunted, spread his wings, and then shot into the sky with his trademark Night Fury screech.
The dragon approached the Incliciar head on. The Incliciar took notice of the dragon, and then roared. Hiccup clapped his hands over his ears, but Toothless didn't waver in his flight pattern. He shot a single plasma blast at the Incliciar, hitting it square in the back.
The Incliciar roared in solid fury and chased after Toothless.
"Aha, we did it, bud!" shouted Hiccup. He looked behind them at the Incliciar, roaring angrily and gaining rapidly. "Unfortunatly."
Toothless slowed just enough to let the Incliciar follow him, since it was a rather slow flyer. The Incliciar spat glowing blue whatever-it-was at the duo, roaring the whole time. Toothless dodged each blow with flying colors, but it was still a little challenging.
"Let's do this, bud!" shouted Hiccup.
Toothless shot towards the icelands.
...
Astrid and the other riders took off after Toothless gave the Night Fury call. They followed the Incliciar closely, ready for when Hiccup gave them the cue. Some part of Astrid told her that the plan wasn't going to work. She didn't know what it was. When she looked at Hiccup, she realized he wasn't counting on it to work really, either. She also knew he had a plan B he wasn't telling anyone about.
What was plan B? Knowing Hiccup, he probably had a plan C, D, E, F, G, and so on. And if none of them worked...they died.
But one of them would work. Hiccup's ideas were always crazy, but they always worked, too. One way or another.
Astrid still didn't know where he was leading the Incliciar, but then the answer became plain. Dragon Island. He was leading the Incliciar to Dragon Island.
...
"Come on, bud," said Hiccup. "Just a little while-ahh!"
He shouted as Toothless jerked in one direction, just narrowly avoiding one of the Incliciar's spikes. He leveled off afterwards.
"Little warning next time, please, Toothless," said Hiccup.
Behind them, the Incliciar roared in frustration and began gaining speed. Toothless just matched it easily, still in front of the monstrous dragon.
Hiccup looked below them. Dragon Island was right there. It was perfect. But he knew plan A wasn't going to work, and if it did, great. He had a plan B, though. He forgot to tell the others about it, but it didn't matter at that point. They would figure it out one way or another.
Then, Toothless dived without warning. Hiccup yelped and grabbed hold of the saddle just before he was yanked off. Toothless flew low to the island and landed. The Incliciar roared and landed right next to them, a few yards away.
Hiccup took his shield off his back and held it at his side with one hand, the other hand ready to grip his dagger, although he couldn't have used it if he tried. Daggers weren't anything against the Incliciar, and he knew that.
He pulled the trigger in his shield, turning it into crossbow mode. He notched an arrow it it, pulled back, and aimed it straight at the Incliciar. The dragon didn't even back down. Weapons couldn't hurt it.
"So?" said Hiccup. "What will it be? Death by Fury, or Death by...something else?"
He really didn't think he would get this far.
The Incliciar roared, which could have meant really anything, but Hiccup was absolutely sure it wasn't anything to do with peace.
"I don't know what you said, but okay," said Hiccup. He fired the arrow. Of course, the minute it hit the dragon it just yanked it out with its teeth and allowed its healing properties to take over, but it drained some of its energy. And that's exactly what Hiccup was going for.
Another instant later, fire blasts emanated from the sky, hitting the Incliciar head on. The Incliciar turned its head and roared, only to have another fireball shot at it. Astrid and the other riders commanded their dragons to take down the Incliciar, giving it literally everything they had. Stormfly shot spines at the Incliciar, slowing it down. Meatlung swooped down and knocked into the Incliciar with its tail (which hurt a lot more than you know). Hookfang blasted fire straight at it, and the twins' Zippleback did its thing. Toothless fired plasma blasts at the beast until Hiccup stopped him. He needed the plasma basts for plan B.
It went on until the other dragons had nothing more to fire. The smoke cloud it created was massive. When it finally cleared, the Incliciar laid there, unmoving and motionless, its red eyes closed.
But then they flew open, and the dragon stood up and roared, unharmed.
Plan A hadn't worked.
Now it was time for Plan B.
