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AN: DragonBreath: Hmmm…. Hiccup and Astrid are both fifteen going sixteen while Thuggory just turned 15 while Camicazi is 14…
Arc: The Retrieval
Days Until Wedding: 24 days
Music I'm Listenting To At The Moment: Life's Too Short - Frozen
"Not So Tough Now Are You"
Vikings started running towards each other and clashed blades. In less than a minute there was already a dead viking in the ring and another one closely following.
The crowd cheers got even louder when a head was sent flying and blood oozed from it. Hiccup cringed at the sight as he stood from the sidelines, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike or not attack at all and let the others fight among themselves.
Too bad that Astrid had other ideas since she was already infront of him and drawing her bow back.
"Heads up!" she said as she released her hold and Hiccup just had enough time to duck and the arrow soared above his head by an inch.
"Woah! Watch out!" Hiccup said as he unsheathed one of his swords and swung at Astrid. She avoided the attack by summersaulting backwards.
"Hah! That the best you got, Haddock?" Astrid mocked as she sheathed her bow and replaced it with her battle axe.
Hiccup simply shrugged "Don't know but you'll be the first to find out!" he said as he lashed at her and their weapons clashed. She stood her ground as she and Hiccup tried to push the other with their respective weapons. Hiccup was stronger though so he was able to push Astrid far enough that she stumbled back and almost lost her footing.
Astrid just had enough time to roll away as Hiccup brought his sword down to slice at her, his black armor shining because of the rays of the sun. He continued with his tirade of attacks and all Astrid could do was either dodge them or deflect them.
While Astrid and Hiccup were busy fighting, Cami and Thuggory were also fighting among themselves.
"You! Are! Starting! To! Irritate me!" Thuggory said each syllable with every swing of his mace, which was evaded by Cami by jumping and rolling around. Cami mocked him by sticking her tongue out and imitating what he said.
This got Thuggory so angry that he let go of his giant mace and opted his fists. Cami was actually surprised when Thuggory started running towards her in a blinding speed. If she wasn't paying attention then she would've been hit by his fist.
Dagur was at the edge of his seat. He knew it was a brilliant idea to force them to fight each other. He regretted that he injured Eret too much that he wasn't able to fight with them. He had other plans for him though.
He noticed that even though both teens were wearing full body armor, Hiccup and the blonde girl were very agile and was on par with each other. The way they danced around each other was simply amazing and he couldn't take his eyes off them.
Hiccup was getting the upper hand since he was far stronger than Astrid and he was able to back her on the side, behind her was the door towards the prison. Hiccup lunged at her and raised his sword to stab her but she was able to dodge to the side and Hiccup accidentally stabbed his sword on the door. He tried to wedge it out but Astrid was already on him and kicked him.
Hiccup stumbled back and was forced to block Astrid's punches and kicks. They finally abandoned their weapons and resorted on hand-to-hand combat.
Astrid tried to punch Hiccup on the head but he was able to dodge and grab her hand at the same time. Hiccup threw her over his shoulder but Astrid was agile enough to spin midair and land on her feet. The crowd cheered at that and Hiccup rolled his eyes
"Show off" he muttered and he was greeted with a kick to the face which he narrowly dodge by rolling back.
"I head that!" Astrid snapped as she continued her barrage of fists and kicks. If Hiccup wasn't used to her fighting style then he would have been defeated a while ago. The same could be said for Astrid since Hiccup always thought two steps ahead and she needed to think of a new strategy every few seconds or he would be able to predict her next movement. All in all, Hiccup and Astrid were evenly matched with Hiccup having a small lead.
"Hold still! Dammit!" Thuggory cursed as Cami climbed above his head while giving it a kick. Thuggory didn't even flinch and he turned around so quickly that he was able to grab her leg before she could retract it. Thuggory smirked at her surprised look "Got you"
Cami yelped as Thuggory lifted her until she was upside down. Thuggory was going to punch her but before he could, Cami grab hold of his crotch and squeezed tight. Thuggory was forced to let go and he sank to his knees, grabbing hold of his unmentionables as Cami dusted herself off. She walked towards him and patted him on the face while he was still hugging himself like an infant. Cami then focused her attention at the other fighters who stopped just to watch the pairs fight.
Cami picked up a sword and threw it directly at a random viking, the throw was so fast and precise that it actually went through the head and it split in half. The vikings snapped from their focus and all of them charged at Cami. She mentally chuckled as she unsheathed her swords and awaited the arrival of the vikings.
"Hiccup!" Astrid yelled as she was once again overpowered by her fiancé and thrown off. Hiccup smugly at her as he rolled his shoulders. He may be stronger than Astrid but she still packed a punch. He dashed towards her and he was successful in punching her on the gut and she doubled over. He then raised his left hand and brought it down on the back of her head, she fainted after her head hit the ground. Hiccup picked her up and put her beside the door towards the prison.
Hiccup looked towards the middle and noticed Cami finishing off the remaining vikings. Hiccup narrowed his eyes and removed his bow from his back. He pulled the string and once he was sure to hit his target, he released it. The arrow travelled towards Cami and missed her by 2 inches and headshot the guy behind her. Cami looked towards Hiccup and narrowed her eyes at him. The viking Hiccup killed was the last one and the only abled vikings left were Hiccup and her.
Both teens circled each other at the middle of the arena. Both teens tightened their grips on their weapons. Their stare down lasted for about five minutes when one of the crowds started shouting.
"Come on!" a random person said from the stands "Fight already!"
"Yeah! We didn't come here to see you stare at each other!" Another shouted
"Boo!" one person shouted and was quickly followed by the others. Hiccup and Cami didn't mind them though because they were waiting for the signal.
-Flashback-
"Wait" Astrid raised her hand as she gave Hiccup a look "What do you mean I have to lose?"
Hiccup sighed. Why did Astrid had to be so prideful "Because me and Cami need to be in position to be able to proceed with our plan"
Astrid sighed "Cami I can get but you? What do you got that could help with that task anyway?"
Hiccup smiled smugly at her "It's a surprise"
AN: Ok… from this point on I would be alternating from present and past. When the scene is from the past, it would "look like this". While the present would still "look like this".
"Ok…" Cami sighed because the lovebirds were starting to argue again. "Can we please get back at the beginning of the plan so we can get a good grip of it?"
Hiccup nodded. "Sure. Firstly, we need to get the crowd attention away from their surroundings while Eret would do his thing"
"I still don't trust him" Thuggory glared at the beaten man and he shrugged in return.
"Well, whether you like it or not, he's our best bet" Hiccup said "Back to the plan, for that to work, we need to give the crowd something to be amazed at."
"I'm guessing since were the best fighters out there then we should be each other's enemy?" Astrid guessed with a smirk.
Hiccup nodded "Yep."
"So how are we going to do this?" Astrid asked
"You and I are the ones who are going to fight while Cami fights with Thuggory."
"Ok… can you explain why?"
"Simple... because we would be positioning our battles near the doors so that when I defeat you, you could sneak inside the door and make your way towards our dragons."
Cami groaned "That settles it… you are crazy enough to involve the whole island with your plans"
Hiccup glared at her while she smiled sweetly at him. He slapped his hand on his forehead
"As I was saying, when Astrid is able to get our dragons, I will then force Dagur to surrender to us"
Hiccup and Cami noticed the movement behind the crowd and Hiccup mentally smirked. He knew that Eret would help them after what Dagur did to him. Hiccup suddenly rushed forward and he and Cami clashed blades, trying to push each other.
Eret was crouching behind chairs along with some of the prisoners he freed. The reason why he was able to get out of the cell was because he managed to grab a pair of keys from Dagur's personal guards. He then rescued some prisoners to help him with their plan. Eret then pulled a dagger from his pants and made the light turn towards Hiccup's eyes.
"What's the point in that?" Eret asked incredulously "Wouldn't that just blind you?"
Hiccup shook his head "That's our signal. With that, we can start the counterattack."
Hiccup smirked at Cami knowingly and the message was sent clearly
"Now!" Hiccup shouted and both he and Cami looked the other way around. Cami removed her grappling gun from her waist and fired up to shoot towards the crowds where the metal tip of her weapon wrapped around a pole and pulling herself up. Hiccup on the other hand, pointed his open palm towards Dagur who was staring eye wide at Eret rushing towards him.
Without warning, Hiccup's hand detached itself from his arm and fired towards Dagur with a rope connecting the both of them, like Cami's grappling hook. Cami's mouth hung open as Hiccup's hand was able to grab hold of Dagur and drag him towards the middle of the arena where a grinning Hiccup was waiting.
Dagur landed with an oof and he had to squint his eyes to stare at a glaring Hiccup.
"Looks like it's just you and me now…" Hiccup said darkly as he cracked his knuckles.
AN: Oh yeah! Were almost done with this arc! Enjoy and Review!