AN :

Hey everyone! Here comes another chapter! I hope everyone had been enjoying themselves so far. I honestly want to thank you all for supporting me on this story, even though it's not the regular story. I really like writing this story.

Anyway let's continue with the story.

After a calm night of sleep for the four they made themselves ready for the linkup. Hicca was standing at the helm of the ship, ready to leave the small cove that they resigned in. Brynn was sharpening her swords, making sure that they would be in the best shape if they would be needed. Sithera was looking at the clear skies above, it was a good day for flying. Ray was busy with the Typhon, adjusting it to his liking. Feeling like a kid playing with a new toy. He couldn't wait for the linkup, it was one of the rare moment when they got the day or night off, and he could finally socialize with some male crewmembers. Given that most of the crew wasn't the typical female chatting over dresses and shoes, but it still helped.

"Cut the ties!" Hicca yelled from the helm. "We're leaving." Her crew moved like busy ants, cutting the ropes that grounded the ship loose, leaving the hanging from the trees and rocks that they were tied to. Once the ropes were loose and Hicca could feel the gentle movement of the ship now that it was loose. She flicked the lever, making the small machine that stood behind her fire up, pumping hot air into the big balloon that was suspended above the ship, making it ascend towards the sky. "On route, for traitors bay!" Hicca yelled.

The trip was calm and quiet. The dragons were happily snoozing away, bathing in the sun on the balloon. The crew was doing their regular things. Brynn was checking the machinery while Ray and Sithera wwere buisy spotting the skies. The linkup happened every so often, the exact date would be chosen at the end of the previous one. It was a meeting between the captains and commanders of three different parties, all operating together under Hicca's command. The first one to arrive were Hicca and her crew. They kept a keen eye out. Ready to stop the meeting by any sign of distress. But none came. After a while Sith' spotted a large dark shadow moving in the shallow waters of the bay. "Marc's here!" She yelled, and the crew quickly moved to the right side of the ship, looking at the waters of the bay. The shadow quickly became darker, losing it blue color and replacing it for a dark gray one. Then the surface of the water was ruptured by a small metal tower, the top parts of the two guns could be seen, before being swallowed by the waves of the sea again. On top of the metal tower a man rose from a hatch, looking around and spotting the airship. He climbed back into the opening and the rest of the submarine surfaced. Hicca turned to the helm again, steering the airship towards the bay, so that they could meet their partners.

Once their hovered just above the submarine, and had tossed the rope ladder down, they went to meet the other group. Ray and Brynn went down first, finding foothold on the still wet steel of the submarine. The hatch opened again. Revealing a tall man bald man with a goatee, wearing a captains hat. "Aye!" he yelled out. "Good to see you lads again!" "Hey Marcus." Ray called out. Eager to meet some more male members of their small fleet. "Good to see you guys made it!" "Where are the others?" Marcus asked. The conversation was cut short by the roaring of two heavy engines that pieced the sky. Brynn looked at the sky. "Speak of the devil!" She yelled in order to raise her voice over the engines. In the sky was a plane, leaving a thick black trail of smoke. Next to the plane flew a big Timberjack, looking at the tree line. The plane had a small howitzer fixed on the bottom of the fuselage. Which fired a shell towards the forest. The shell exploded before impact, leaving a big red flare, shining up the sky. The Timberjack immediately flew towards the flare, flying right above the ground, cutting the trees to little stumps. The plane followed soon and landed on the improvised runway.

The crew of the twin boom plane stepped out of the back, and hurried towards the beach. The crew of the submarine had all gathered on the airship by now and were also coming towards the beach. Once they arrived there they gathered everyone on the beach, while the different dragon played with each other. "Attention!" Hicca yelled, standing on a crate so that she could oversee the group of people. "As you know we are here for the linkup! I hope everyone is happy to see each other again." This gained a loud cheering from the crowd. "I want to start with thanking all the crews for coming. Pilot Ellia Revien and her loyal gunner Emilly Shadow!" Two girl in the crowd raised their hands, one of them had long brown hair, tied into a braid. The other one had blond hair and light blue eyes. The crowd cheered and yelled for them. Happy that they could make it. "Then comes the crew of the Tidebreaker!" Hicca continued. "The commander and navigator Marcus Longship." The man lifted his hat and bowed towards Hicca. "They woman at the wheel, Jane Jackson!" A woman with red hair tied in a ponytail raised her hand. "First gunner Dawn Fox." A man raised his rifle to the sky an let out a war cry. "Their mechanic Ketry." A brown haired girl raised her hand as she tried to calm down a big barking dog. "And of course my own crew." Hicca pointed to the three that had mixed themselves with the rest. "Now on behalf of your superiors I hereby grant you your freedom until next evening!" This really got everyone cheering. The whole crowd went wild. Most of these people didn't get to leave that often. Everybody was already planning wildly. Some suggested hunting on the island, or fishing, but in the end, everyone agreed to take the sub to the nearest town and to get wasted.

The submarine was quite crowded with everyone, except for the three in charge and some who decided not to go out, in there. Everyone agreed to leave their dragons and pets back at the isle. It would be safer that way. They reached freezing to death after half an hour, the submarine docked in the harbor of Freezing to death. All the people that were in it hurried off into the town, searching for pubs or local bars where they could get drunk. A small group decided to stay back in the sub, playing cards and talking, also keeping an eyes out for any trouble. The rest that went to the town divided themselves into two group one consisting off the girls and the other consisting of the two guys that were left. Both found their fair share of alcoholic beverages quite quickly, and discovered that the night went quick once they found those.

The girls that went to town, consisting of Brynn, Emilly and Jane, were calmly sitting at the bar of a local inn. Happily drinking away. "So," Emilly began. "how big are the chances that the boys get in trouble?" Jane snorted. "75 percent, definitely." She added. "They're both gunners right? Easily 90." Brynn said. Emilly decided that she had a good answer to her question. "So, what kind of trouble?" She asked. Brynn was the first one to say something this time. "A fight probably." she said. Afterwards Jane added "Definitely a fight." as they passed another round.

On the other side of town, the boys were currently drinking in a small pub. For them the night wasn't about drinking, it was about catching up. New guns, weapons, tactics, they discussed everything. Ray was telling him about the little collision they had with the Berkians. "That reminds me." Dawn began. "They've been asking around." "About Hicca?" Ray asked. "No, about you. They see you as their main lead for finding her." Dawn answered. Ray laid his head on the table with a heavy sigh. "Shit!" "Don't sweat it." Dawn began. "It's not like they can catch you or anything." "Still, it's reckless of me." Ray said with his head still finding support from the bar. Dawn chuckled "That is what you're known for." and took a sip from his mead. "I guess." Ray replied as he lifted his head from the table to join in on the mead. "And they won't even be able to recognize you right now." Dawn said. That was true, instead of his normal attire, Ray quite common clothes now. A regular pair of jeans and a shirt to top it off. He also left his bag with weaponry at the ship, only carrying his dagger. They both took another sip from their mead, the pub was quiet, some people left, some people entered, nothing exciting really. And in the corner of the pub, two collection of blond hair ducked away from the window, and rushed through the street, on the way to their one legged captain.

The females had quite a night, talking about the different things they encountered on their travels, like places, weapons, equipment and not to forget boys. It hadn't taken the other two long to discover that Brynn felt something for the gunner of the Skywhale, but they decided to let it slip. They enjoyed their another round of mead as they were enjoying their evening. Then Jane froze when she spotted someone on the other side of the pub, a blonde boy sat at a table together with a one handed man. "Eerm, girls." She said quietly. "Looks like Berks here too." "What?!" Brynn exclaimed quietly enough not to draw attention. "As long as we act calm everything will be okay." They quietly continued with their drinks, keeping a keen eye on the Berkians. They slowly started to relax again as two blonds walked into the bar, one male and one female. They rushed up to the table with the Berkians and said something that was inaudible for the girls, thanks to the noisiness of the bar. Jane was watching them closely and noticed that they had faces of shock and hope at the same time. Them must have found the others because afterwards they quickly stood up and left the bar, leaving some money on the table.

Ray and Dawn were just talking about Dawns new weapon, a heavy repeater that could fire single shots as well as a burst of 3, with extreme precision. "It's not as accurate as your rifle but it has a bit more firepower." Dawn was saying. "But the scope is often knocked back against my head." He added as he pointed to the scar above his eye. They discussed some more workings as Dawn suddenly froze. "Ray listen carefully." Rays was caught off guard by the sudden serious tone of his friend but decided to listen. "Take a long way and jump in the water, we'll pick you up with the sub." "Aye" He said, before looking behind him to see that a group of 3 Berkians, the male twin, the blond guy he spoke earlier and the other one that was scared shitless the first time they met, were blocking the main door of the pub. Dawn casually stood up and walked towards the Berkians. "May I pass?" He asked. "I do believe you want him." As he pointed to Ray. Snotloud and Aster took a step aside for the man to pass, and directly closed again when he left. Ray hopped of his chair and handed the barman a sack of gold coins. "That's for the beer." He said. Before the barman could give him his change he quickly added. "And the window." Before picking up a chair and tossing it straight through. he then turned to the shocked Berkians and said. "You will remember this day, as the day that you almost caught Ray the Reckless Roamer!" And jumping after the chair.

He landed with a roll and quickly started running. Remembering what Dawn had told him. When he looked behind him he saw the three Berkians pursuing him. The two blonds slowly closing the gap. He turned around the corner and headed into a alleyway, making sure that he took a longer route to get to the docks. He hadn't been to freezing to death often and he sure as hell didn't know the streets there. After some more twists and turns he found himself back at a small square, where a pub with a broken window stood at the corner. "Shit." He cursed as he took off into the direction of the harbor. He was halfway there when he was suddenly tackled by some blond girl. He lay face down on the ground, the girl grabbing his arm and holding it behind his back. "I got him!" The female twin yelled. And the other three soon caught up. They tied his hands firmly behind his back. He was pulled off the ground by Aster and Tuffnut, who checked him for weapons and only found his dagger. Content with the fact that he couldn't reach it, as it was on his chest and his hands were behind his back, they let him keep it. Aster looked him in the eyes and said. "We'll remember this day as the day that Ray the Reckless Roamer almost escaped." And started their march towards their airship, keeping a keen eye on their new prisoner.

By this time dawn had gathered everyone and made them rendezvous at the submarine. They sailed out towards the sea and stopped a few miles away, lying a few meter under the sea, Brynn actively scanning through the periscope. "Where is he?" She asked aloud, but no response came. She handed the periscope to Dawn, who didn't scan the port but scanned the skydocks instead. There he noticed the Berkians ship, and it was leaving. "Jane, 20 North, 15 Knots, in pursuit of airship flying Berkian colors." Dawn barked out. "Aye aye!" Came the response from Jane, quickly turning the silence in the sub to the sound of mechanical power. Dawn continued to peek through the periscope. "Good, Good." He said. "Okay now switch to 12 knots." Jane did so again and they were now sailing with the identical speed of the airship. "What now?" Asked Brynn. "Now we wait for Ray."

On the Squid, which was flying on a low altitude above the water, Gobber was happily observing their latest catch. The man was standing in front of him, being held in place by Tuffnut and Ruffnut. "What do you want?" Ray asked. "Well, Reckless." Gobber began. "Why don't ya tell us 'bout Hicca." "Okay, she's a girl, ran away from home and is currently sailing the sky." This sarcastic answer earned him a punch in his stomach from Aster. Making Ray sink on his knees. "Well, he has her sarcasm." Tuffnut noted. "Tell us or we'll give you worse than a punch." Gobber threatened. "I fought this was a tickle fight." Ray added, before receiving another punch. "Aster stop, We have a better plan." The twins said as they dragged Ray back and hung him over the side of the ship. "Where is she!" Tuffnut yelled. "Or you'll be swimming." Ray scanned the surface of the sea, and noticed an all too familiar metal tube breaking it. "Okay, okay, I'll tell you." He said. The twin threw him back onto the deck. He slowly got onto his feet and was herded to the side of the ship were the docking plank would usually go, the only part without railing. "Speak now." Gobber said. Ray was looking at the water, making sure he wouldn't jump on top of the submarine, since that would certainly break his legs. Gobber noticed him scanning the sea and said. "Water can be as hard as steel you know." "I know, but I still prefer it above steel." Ray answered as he slowly moved towards the edge. "Dude, think about this, you'll drown." Aster said. "Let's hope not." Ray said as he took the last step towards the edge, he was now standing on the very metal rim of the deck. Still scanning the surface of the sea, but then he saw it. the dark shade of the submarine. "It was a pleasure again gentlemen." He began. "But my ride has arrived." He took a leap and made himself as long as possible, he felt the wind fly by him and then came the cold of the seas.

The Berkians were looking from the deck. "Throw a rope, we need him." Gobber yelled. The group quickly threw some ropes towards the Ray when they saw that he had resurfaced, trying their best to get him to take a hold of them. Then a few meters from him, a metal tower rose from the water. Followed by the entire body of the submarine, on which ray now lay. Next to him, the top part of the submarine broke open, revealing the cargo hold. Ray quickly got up and jumped in there. And as quickly as it opened, it closed. As went for the submarine itself. As quickly as it had appeared, it had disappeared, lowering itself underneath the seas surface. The Berkians were flabbergasted. They stood there is silence. Processing what just happened. A good 15 minutes after the sub left Gobber broke the silence. "Action stations lads." He said softly. "Let's head back to Berk."

AN :

So here it is again! Another chapter done. I also want to say something to all of you who are planning on or currently writing youself. DON'T WATCH NETFLIX OR ANY VIDEOS! Music is okay I noticed, but the first half of this chapter took me 3 hours, and I was watching Breaking Bad. (started 3 days ago, I'm on season, so yea, its bad.) I also watched silence of the lambs. (Awesome movie, not really scary but just so awesome.) The rest of the chapter I finished in half an hour. Without Netflix.

Anyway now that I made that little point, I'd like to ask something.

I have a general idea of where I would like to go with the story. But if you have any fun or interesting ideas please do tell. Also please review, it can be positive it can be negative. Any feedback is good feedback, because it will help me improve my writing.

For all the people who's OC's I used I want to say thank you! If your OC is not in the story, I'm so sorry, He/she/it might make it in on a later part but we'll have to see. Also if you have any back stories or extra information about them please tell me. If I got something wrong please do tell too. I had to make a separate word file where I listed all the names of the OC's just to be able to write this. It can be quite messing with your head with so many new characters at once.

Also I added an option to the next story poll. Go check that out!

Anyway, so far for one of the longest AN I've ever done. If you have OC's please send them in. If you have feedback please do tell. If you have something else to say. I would be very interested.

Take care Everyone

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