Together Hiccup, Toothless, Stormfly and Astrid were rushing, flying over the land towards the destruction flying over completely burnt trees stopped suddenly by a giant spire of blue ice, the signs of a destroyed fort in the extending spires from the main one.
'That was not made by nature Hiccup,' Toothless said coming to a sudden halt eyes wide in amazement.
Looking back Hiccup saw Astrid and Stormfly just as surprised. "Stay close."
With that they flew closer to see what happened.
After a while, Hiccup asked to no one "What happened here?"
Just then Toothless spotted a dragon's footprint that was even larger than the one the Seadragonus would of made.
'Um... I'm not too sure this place is safe Hiccup...' he said growling to hide his fear.
"Easy, Easy bud," the boy on his back said calmly.
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Higher up and further away Astrid spotted something on the ground and her eyes widened when she saw the net cannons 'Trappers'.
"Hiccup!" she called out but they weren't aiming for the Night Fury, they were aiming for her.
"FIRE!" a voice cried and a net was shot.
"Astrid look out!" Hiccup cried.
The net caught Stormfly, tangling her wings making her unable to move them.
"HICCUP!" Astrid cried, only just making it off her dragons back as Hiccup and Toothless came to catch her.
As Stormfly hit the ground she tried to get out of the net but Trappers were coming out of their hiding places ropes in hand tying her up even more.
"Watch the tail!" the same person, a tall, black haired man with the begining's of a beard called, ducking a spray of spikes that came his way as he held down the head. "Tie those legs up."
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'STORMFLY' Notre called circling back around finding a place to land.
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"Is that what I think it is?" the man asked himself squinting at the black dragon in the sky.
"STOP!" Hiccup cried out quickly getting off his brother.
"Stormfly!" Astrid called running up to her dragon both stopping at the weapons the trappers were pointing at them. "What are you doing?"
Quickly Hiccup pulled out his flame sword making the trappers stare in awe at it.
"Back again." the on onto of Stormfly said looking towards Toothless. "Spoil my britches. The IS a Night Fury. Thought they were all gone for good."
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'Then you know nothing about us you sick eel!' Notche growled in anger at how these people were treating Stormfly.
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"Looks like our lucks took a turn for the better lads," he said calling to his men. "Don't think Drago's got one of Those... in his Dragon Army."
"Dragon Army?" Astrid repeated confused.
"Look. We don't want any trouble." Hiccup said staying in front of Toothless, holding up his spare hand in surrender.
"Ha! You should of thought about that, before you stole all of our dragons and BLASTED out fort to bits!" the man said gesturing to the icy spire.
"What... are you talking about?" Astrid said in shock.
"You think we did this?" Hiccup asked making sure they were on the same page.
"Dragon trapping is hard enough, without do-gooder dragon riders sneaking in to rescue them," the man said at last coming off of Stormfly, Toothless feeling a little better, giving her comforting 'We'll get you out soon' looks.
"What do-gooder..." Hiccup paused catching what the man heard, and 'sheathed' his sword putting his full attention to the man before him. "There are Other dragon riders?"
"You mean other than your thieving friend from last night? You tell me!" the man said an annoyed look on his face that this boy was being so dumb. "You may have an ice spitting dragon on your side, but we still got an order to fill. How do you expect us to explain this to Drago Bludvist?"
"Drago What-vist?" Hiccup asked looking to Astrid and Toothless both shaking their heads "Does anything you say make sense?"
"He's expecting a new shipment of dragons, by tomorrow," one of the men said.
"And Drago don't do well to excuses," another said fear in his voice.
The leader reaches up and pulls his tunic down for Hiccup and Astrid to see a iron-burn-mark on his chest.
"This... is what he gave last time I showed up empty handed," he said fixing his shirt "He promised to be far less understanding in the future."
"Look we don't know anything about a dragon thief," Hiccup said his ears catching the men behind him setting up more of those net machines. "Or an ice spitting dragon. Or your lunatic boss and his dragon army. Ok?" he said looking all around spotting traps everywhere. "Just give us back Our dragon and we'll go. Strange hostile man whom we have never met."
"Oh where are my manners," the man said looking around for the answer bowing. "I'm Eret Son of Eret."
'Still, you Vikings have really dumb names,' Toothless whispered rolling his eyes.
"Finest Dragon Trapper alive," he said pulling out a dagger and pointing at them "After all not just anyone... can capture a Night Fury..."
'YOU GOT A WHOLE LOT OF GUTS TO CALL MY BROTHER A NO-BODY THEN YOU SICK EEL... LETS SEE JUST HOW MUCH YOU HAVE!' Toothless screeched in anger.
"And this is Toothless," Hiccup said stepping aside put still holding him back "And he says we're leaving. Now."
"Ha. They all say that," Eret said smirking "RUSH 'EM LADS!" he cried.
Quickly Astrid and Hiccup moved further out of the way as Toothless shot to a spire above the trappers heads making it fall down and them having to scurry out of the way.
As fast as they can Hiccup and Astrid untied Stormfly.
"Come on Stormfly," Astrid said encouragingly "Go. Go."
Quickly the two were in the air avoiding arrows and catching Eret's last cry.
"YOU WILL NEVER HOLD ON TO THOSE DRAGONS YOU HEAR ME?! DRAGO IS COMING FOR THEM ALL!"
Taking one last glance Hiccup urges his brother on.
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After a bit of flying in silence Astrid flew Stormfly closer to the boys. "Toothless didn't really say 'We're leaving' did he?" she asked smirking slightly.
"What gave you that idea?" Hiccup asked trying to look innocent.
"The amount of anger that was in his eye and voice..." Astrid said counting her fingers, "The fact that it went on too long for just two words. And the smirk you had after he said... whatever it was he said."
'Wow... she's good...' Toothless said smirking a bit looking to Stormfly 'You ok Mi Amore?'
'Better, now that 'Eret' is of me and I can move again,' she said nodding in thanks.
"Ok no Toothless did not say what I said he did," Hiccup said ignoring his brothers talk to Stormfly "But would they of let us leave if I said he said anything else?"
"Er... they weren't going to let us leave anyway Hiccup," Astrid said crossing her arms. "So... How are we going to explain this to your dad?" she asked as Berk was coming into view.