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Arc: The Retrieval

Days Until Wedding: 24 days

Music I'm Listenting To At The Moment: After Ever After 2

"Do I Even Get A Break"

"Hold still!" Brickwall snapped as Hiccup dodged another one of his fists. He was getting tired of this. The boy wasn't even attacking anymore after the first strike. He was just moving around him and jumping around. He wiped some sweat from his face and started running towards the teen again. Hiccup noticed this so he also started running away. He really didn't understand what was running through the teen's head.

The crowds started booing Hiccup since he was now running away instead of fighting back. Dagur, on the other hand, saw what Hiccup was doing. It was a brilliant plan and Brickwall would not be able to tell what was happening until it was too late. Dagur smirked once again. This kid surely was something else.

Brickwall panted as he tried to catch up to Hiccup. He reached toward him and when he was close enough, Hiccup suddenly turned to the side and sliced at Brickwall's leg. Because of his rock-hard skin, the blow did nothing but trip him which was Hiccup's true intention. The giant fell face first and tried to recover but he was too tired. He tried to catch his breath but he had lost his wind. His sweat stung his eyes and he had to close one of them.

"What…" he wheezed "what did you do?" Brickwall asked hoarsely. "Why am I this tired? We've only been fighting for a few minutes!"

Hiccup stared down at him "I see you've finally noticed. True we've fought for just a few minutes but the amount of force you used was enough to weaken you to the point that you can't stand anymore"

"That's impossible!" Brickwall coughed as his vision became blurry "My body is conditioned enough to last me a few hours in fighting!"

Hiccup walked calmly towards him "Ahh the thing about your previous fights is that the reason you lasted so long because most of your attacks connected. That's was what I used to my advantage. When a punch is thrown and it doesn't connect it usually feels more force was used for it unlike when you hit your opponent" he was now infront of Brickwall "I just used your own strength against you."

"And the running?"

"To make sure you were tired enough that once you fell, you wouldn't be able to let yourself stand again."

"Heh" Brickwall chuckled "Outsmarted once again. You know, the more we talk the more you remind of someone I really hate more than Dagur over there…" he finally succumbed to unconsciousness.

"What do you mean?" Hiccup asked but got no answer in return "Hey! Wake up! Tell me what you mean!"

Hiccup had to cover his ears because the crowds started shouting once again.

"Well, well… twice in a row and both of them ended very fast!" Dagur shouted. He noticed that Hiccup was slightly panting. That meant the boy was currently not in his peak condition. Normally, he would let him continue fighting until he would eventually die at the hands of a random prisoner but he was a crowd favorite and he was going to use the boy for his business.

Dagur went down to the arena and met Hiccup there.

Hiccup, who was busy trying to catch his breath, was surprised when someone put their hand on his shoulder. He yelped and jumped back to fight whoever touched him. When he saw it was Dagur he gave him the harshest glare he could muster.

"What do you want?" Hiccup asked with venom

Dagur raised his hands "No need to worry. I'm just here to tell you that I'm pleased with what you did earlier. It's been a long time since the crowd cheered like this and I want to keep it that way" he grinned at Hiccup like he did when they first met, creepy.

Hiccup crossed his arms "Oh? What makes you think that I'm going to fight again?"

Dagur shook his head and laughed "You don't have a choice" this time he glared at Hiccup "You're in my domain now. Whatever I say goes. Got it?" he stepped forward until they were now infront of each other "Listen kid, you do what I say and you stay alive."

Hiccup snorted "You think I'm afraid to die?" he challenged

Dagur grinned once again "From the looks of things, no, but what about I kill the others on behalf of your arrogance?"

Hiccup gritted his teeth. He knew he was defeated. Dagur was using his friends against him. Hiccup siged reluctantly "Fine, you win."

Dagur clapped his hands "Fantastic!" he looked towards the crowd "Everyone! Sorry to inform you but Hiccup has got to go and rest up a bit!"

The crowd booed.

"No need to worry! After a series of fights, he would be ready to fight again!" Dagur continued

This time, the crowd cheered again

"Wow… you sure have a faithful crowd" Hiccup said dryly

Dagur glance at Hiccup with the corner of his eye with a smirk "As long as they pay I could care less."

Dagur started walking back towards the stands.

"Wait!" Hiccup shouted and Dagur stopped to listen to him "I promise, I would eventually get to fight you and when I do, I would enjoy every moment torturing you" Hiccup mustered with as much venom as he could

Dagur just openly laughed and continued walking away while Hiccup was escorted back to the prison cell.

Along the way, Hiccup could hear the crowds cheer again. It was probably another fight starting. Hiccup clenched his fists. This must stop. He realized that some of these were not even prisoners, like Brickwall. What he said in the arena earlier, he couldn't believe that Dagur would do that kind of thing.

-Prison Cell-

Astrid and the others looked at the door as it opened and Hiccup entered with the guards.

"Hiccup!" Astrid was relieved that he didn't have a single scratch on him. "What happened? Are you alright? What did they do to you?" but that didn't stop her from worrying about him.

Hiccup smiled softly at her as he was put back inside his cell with Thuggory and Eret.

"Don't worry. Nothing bad happened to me, I promise." This time he frowned and sighed "I just wished I could say the same for my opponents"

"What do you mean?" Astrid asked. She also had a vague idea what would happen but she didn't want to think about those.

"I have a feeling that Dagur was not happy about their performances because they ended so quickly"

"Hiccup's right. Dagur is the kind of guy that keeps the stronger ones while disposes of the weak." Cami said and glared at the direction of the arena "Trust me when I say this, he's worse than you think."

Hiccup sighed. "Great just when I started thinking he was the bane of my existence…"

Astrid mocked gasped "I thought I was the bane of your existence!"

Hiccup raised an eyebrow at her only to realize a second later that she was trying to lighten the mood. He smiled coyly and gave her a once over. "Well, you used to be but after a few years, I already got used to looking at you" he winked at her

Astrid furrowed her brows before it dawned on her what he meant. She covered her chest and lower body with her hands and muttered "pervert"

Cami shook her head at this but smiled nonetheless. She didn't see it before but these two were perfect for each other. They are the exact opposite of each other. While Hiccup was the leader type of guy, Astrid was there to lend a hand at the right moments. When Hiccup got too serious, she was there to help him lighten his mood.

Hiccup also knew what to say to make Astrid feel happy and comfortable wherever the both of them were.

Cami sighed. She didn't stand a chance but that didn't mean she wasn't going to fight for him.

The door suddenly opened and Dagur strode in with a smile on his face

"How is everyone?" he asked caually

"Horrible" Astrid said with a glare

Dagur nodded "Good, good. That's the kind of attitude I want."

"What do you want?" Hiccup asked

Dagur glanced at him "To get my next fighter of course! Eret you're next"

Eret, who was previously lying down, shot up from his bed and gaped at the sadist

He closed his eyes and sighed "Great… why don't just kill me already?" he asked as he was escorted outside

Dagur chuckled infront of him "Where's the fun in that?"

The door behind them closed and the lock clicked.

Astrid looked at Hiccup worriedly "I hope he's going to be ok"

"Me too, Astrid. Me too…"

-Arena-

Eret was escorted towards the arena but instead of entering inside to fight someone, he was instead sent to sit next to Dagur on the stands. The guards removed his bindings and Eret had to massage his wrists because of the restraints.

"Shit!" Eret cursed "Next time, tell your pets to lessen the force on my wrists."

Dagur just waved him off "Whatever. Let's just enjoy ourselves, shall we?"

Eret smiled evilly "Absolutely" as he turned towards the stadium

Dagur stood up and gestured for everyone to quiet down.

"Everyone! I have a special treat for you!" he gave them the biggest grin he could muster.

-Prison Cell-

Hiccup and the others were surprised when the guards entered inside again but this time took all of them out, even the others they didn't know. They were escorted towards the arena and cheers could be heard inside the building. Astrid gave Hiccup a worried look and he smiled at her reassuringly.

-Arena-

When they were brought outside, Hiccup and the others thought that Eret would be with them down at the ring but to their confusion he was nowhere to be found.

"Looks like our contestants have arrived!" Dagur said from the stands and every prisoner looked up at him. Hiccup and the others widened their eyes when they saw Eret standing next to Dagur, smirking. "I know you're all wondering why I brought all of you out here." Dagur continued "The thing is, I got most wonderful Idea ever! Instead of random fights, why not make a sort of tournament?" he clapped his hands together "And guess what? The winner will get anything he wants! And I mean" he reached behind him and unsheathed a weapon. Camicazi gasped as she recognized the weapon Dagur was holding "ANYTHING" Dagur finished as he held the dagger infront of him.

"That's the dagger…" Thuggory whispered with his eyes wide. "All this time… Traitor!" he shouted towards Eret who just shrugged his accusation off.

"I know most of you are afraid of what I do to you when you lose but don't fret because I won't do that this time!" Murmurs could be heard among the prisoners. They knew that when someone lost in the previous fights they would be immediately be disposed of. "This time, it would be a fight to the death" he said darkly.

"What?!" Hiccup shouted "You promised me that you wouldn't hurt any of my friends!"

"I did! But the thing is, Hiccup, I never promised any of the prisoners wouldn't!" he laughed wholeheartedly at this while Hiccup glared daggers at him.

"Well boys and girls, good luck…" Dagur said in a sing-song voice

AN: And another low blow to Hiccup and gang. I'm so bad! XD Enjoy and Review!