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There it was again, that whistling noise. Could she just be imagining it? Blueflame had destroyed them! They'd crashed into the sea, she'd seen it. Or did they? When the blast crashed over his back and that black shape whizzed past once again, Kat knew that she had been wrong, that she had underestimated these two. She no longer knew what she could do against them. The runaway was out of ideas.
"If we're going to do this, we have to think carefully!" Hiccup shouted forward to his dragon. "You're too tired to just keep hammering them, and you're low on shots anyway!" Toothless gave a huff as they passed over Blueflame's head again. Hiccup looked him over, and then, an idea hit him. "The plates! They move when he does! If he looks down, then there will be a gap between his head plate and his shoulder plate!" He lent forward as Toothless turned about again. "You feeling accurate today? Then listen in..."
Kat stood up in her stirrups, searching around herself for any signs of the Berkian duo. That Night Fury was astounding, she had to admit. Clever, strong, brutal, it was no wonder so many people wanted him. However, Kat had no use for another dragon. He was more useful to them dead.
Suddenly, she caught sight of him below, moving strangely slowly. Blueflame looked straight down at him, his jaws sliding open to dump a load of his fiery substance over his enemy's back. However, it missed completely as Toothless put on an impressive burst of speed, then threw his wings open and curled back around in a loop-the-loop. His head jerked back. Glowing jowls opened. The blast flew towards Kat, terrifying, but didn't hit her. Instead, it landed just in front of her, right in the gap between plates at the back of Blueflame's neck.
The brute's eyes rolled. He gave a grunt, his wings faltering. Hiccup turned back, hopeful that it was enough to bring the mighty beast down. Toothless huffed, spreading his wings so that they caught the wind and eased his flight. Blueflame gave a groan, finally giving in, and then it was his turn to plummet towards the ocean, barely concious, his rider screaming in terror.
With nothing to secure her to the saddle, Kat lifted further and further up out of her seat. She tugged desperately at the reins, shouting his name, trying everything she could to rouse her dragon before they both went crashing to their deaths. However, the wind whipped the leather from her fingers, sending her flying up into the air with a scream. Astrid, too, was falling alongside her captors, spiralling out of control, though she was still unconscious, unable to register the trouble she was in.
Toothless' wings snapped to his sides, and in a swift, poetic movement, dived head-first to the rescue. Hiccup stayed, clinging tightly to the neck-strap, flat against his dragon's neck. The wind whipped tears up in his eyes as he willed his dragon on. They could see her now, coming closer, see the purple-black bruise on her forehead, the bloody streaks in her golden hair. Hiccup's blood boiled. He couldn't believe what Kat had done. He had to stop this.
"Blueflame!" Kat's voice was hoarse from crying out. She angled herself carefully, coming closer to her dragon's head, reaching out, grabbing his chin and pulling herself in close. She slapped her palm against his cheek, but it did nothing to awaken the falling creature. With another gut-wrenching shriek, she slammed a fist into his forehead, and finally, his heavy lids shot open and he gave a surprised roar.
"I'm sorry, but you really wouldn't wake up!" She breathed as he took a firm hold of the front of her flight-suit and flared his wings. Astrid went whizzing past them, but, though Kat made a mad grab for her, suddenly quite afraid of losing her, she just wasn't close enough. The Viking continued to plummet towards the writhing ocean below. Finally level again, the dragon tossed his rider up into the air so that she landed in her saddle. Her head fell forward.
"Oh, Blueflame... What have I done...?"
Toothless barrelled past the other dragon and rider, reaching out with his short forearms, his body as straight as an arrow as he desperately tried to catch Astrid before she hit the water and was lost forever. Closer, he flew, and closer. Just a few more inches. But the sea was reaching up for them...
All of sudden, the dragon pulled up, flaring his wide wings and swooping back up into the air, beating up towards the clouds. Hiccup gulped. "D-Did you get her?" He stammered. Toothless replied with a hearty yowl, looking down at the girl clasped in his talons. Overjoyed, Hiccup threw his arms in the air and gave a cry of elation. "Well done, bud! Well done!"
They turned and headed for Berk, watching as another shape came out to meet them. It's long wings could only belong to a Monstrous Nightmare. Hiccup stood up in his stirrups to greet Snotlout and Hookfang as they came closer. Overhead, Blueflame was limping back towards the Berk forests. He grunted softly as they caught sight of the other rider, changing his course to avoid them.
As soon as they were close enough, Toothless gave a roar of greeting. Hookfang returned it, circling behind them and coming to a standstill beside them, his sweeping wings holding him in the air.
"Hiccup! What happened?" His rider called.
"I need to get Toothless back to Berk. I'll tell you everything later."
"She did this, didn't she?" Snotlout gestured to the dragon and girl trying to escape above them.
"Yeah, she did." A thought suddenly crossed his mind. "Is Ruffnut okay? Have you seen her?"
"She's fine, Hiccup. Tuffnut and I took her to the infirmary before I came out after you. Thought you'd need some help, you know?" He smirked jokingly as Hiccup rolled his eyes.
"Let's go back. Kat won't be any more of a problem now." The chief's son reached down to haul Astrid up over his saddle, cradling her gently and checking her over before nudging Toothless forwards. Snotlout reluctantly turned his own dragon to follow, but there was a certain rage beginning to boil within him as he gazed up at the speck retreating in the distance.
"You go back, I'm taking care of this once and for all!" His shout was sudden, brash and loud. Hiccup ducked as Hookfang went speeding over his head and off like an arrow towards Blueflame and Kat. "I'm not letting her get to Berk anymore. It's been far too long. Time to take her out, don't you think?" His dragon moaned his approval, baring his teeth and putting on a burst of speed. He was more than ready for a fight. He opened his wide jaws, spewing a cocktail of fire over the other dragon's back.
Blueflame screeched, whipping about to face them, a cloud of blue, liquid flame engulfing them for a second, before Hookfang came shooting out of it, straight towards them. The other dragon managed to snap his wings in only just in time to avoid his raking claws. Kat gave a yell of rage.
The Nightmare swooped about as Blueflame beat away in retreat, disappearing into the clouds. Snotlout narrowed his eyes. They weren't getting away that easily. Boy and dragon scanned the skies carefully for their prey. Hookfang jolted as he spotted something a few meters away, giving a growl and diving closer. His mouth opened again, bathing his foe in flame once again. The Jorgenson boy looked across to the other rider, who was hunched over in the saddle miserably.
"Stand and fight, coward!" He roared, thrusting his chest out. All he heard in reply was a low moan, followed by the dragon banking sharply away. Baring his teeth, the Berkian warrior followed quickly. Hookfang got in front of the other dragon, then span about, claws extending towards his enemy. Blueflame gave a cry of shock, ducking his head, but his rider was not so lucky. Though the sharp claws skittered loosely across his shielding plates, they were very effective on the one who was clinging to his reins.
Kat gave an anguished cry as the claws tore into her flesh, recoiling from the blow, but it was already too late. Her left shoulder was a bloody, open wound, streaming crimson, over which she clamped her hand, heaving for breath as though it might kill the pain. Her dragon heard her cries, growling nervously, trying to crane his neck back far enough to see her, but his shoulders were too broad and his neck too short. With a whine, he turned back to the Nightmare, who was coming in for another attack. He gathered everything he had, took a deep, swelling breath, and, as Hookfang came into range, discharged every ounce of his liquid flame he had left.
Hookfang recoiled, avoiding the mass of fire that slowly petered out as the droplets fell away. However, as he went to attack again, he and his rider found that their foe had disappeared.
I'm beginning to feel sorry for Kat. However, I know why she's like she is, so I supposed I might. Why do you think she's hell-bent on chaos? Also, does anyone think that Snotlout is being a little harsh?
I'm going to see the new film this Saturday! Eek! I'm unnaturally exited, to the point where every time I see a bus with the advert on it I sit there like 'Imma see that soon eheheh' and then I get all exited. If anyone else has seen it, do not give me spoilers, because it's mean and I will cry and never write again or something like that.
I need to do something that isn't this, so I'm taking requests, just send me a PM. No non-canonic relationships, though. Sorry.
