Dragons: New Allies

Chapter 9

Hey, guys. So, this story will be finished very soon, and then I will start working on its sequel. That's right, this is a two-parter! So, MAJOR spoiler alert: This story (at least, this part of the story), will end on a cliffhanger! But unlike the many, many, MANY good shows that have ended on cliffhangers, I will be back with this one's conclusion, I PROMISE. So, don't freak out, and enjoy!

Ivy, hidden behind the clouds, flew over the dragon hunter's ship on Toothless, still trying to get used to Hiccup's brace. Behind her, Astrid, Dagur and the twins were waiting for her signal. Snotlout and Hookfang were in the process of sneaking aboard the ship. And Fishlegs was ready to be the distraction.

"Okay, Toothless, this is it", said Ivy, patting the dragon's side. "Time to get our friends back."

She made him veer to the right, and Fishlegs nodded. He and Meatlug flew down.

"Hiccup!" Fishlegs yelled. "Don't worry, Hiccup! We'll save you!"

"What's this?" Votch said. "Shoot them down! Bring me the dragon, and put the rider with the rest."

His men obeyed, and Fishlegs and Meatlug were soon sprawled out on the deck. Ivy dove straight down.

"That's the signal", said Astrid to the twins. "Let's go!"

Dagur hollered as loud as he could as the four of them surrounded the ship, releasing fire from their dragons. Snotlout and Hookfang crept past Votch and his men, who were busy being distracted by the "attack".

"Okay, Hookfang", said Snotlout. "Remember, no one gets past you. As soon as you see me, we're gone."

The dragon nodded and stood watch by the stairs as Snotlout went down. Meanwhile, Ivy had found the dragons Votch and his men had captured on another boat below deck, but Shadow was not among them. The captive dragons growled and breathed fire at her, but Ivy held her hands up and shushed them.

"It's okay", she said reassuringly. "I'm not gonna hurt you."

She popped open the latch on the cages.

"I just wanna get you out of here."

The dragons immediately flew out, all at once. Ivy gasped as they flew over her head, one of them knocking her to the ground. She collided with the wooden deck and her world went black.

…

"Hello?" Snotlout whispered, slowly searching Votch's ship. "Anyone here?"

In answer, he heard a growl. Coming upon a cage built into the wall, Snotlout found Shadow.

"Hey, big boy, there you are!" he said.

The dragon growled at him.

"I know you want out, but in order for this escape plan to work, I need to keep you in there until I find Hiccup and Ivy's dad. Wanna help me out?"

To his surprise, the dragon motioned to a door at the end of the hallway. Upon looking inside, Snotlout saw Hiccup and Slygroff bound back to back to a post.

"Hiccup!"

Snotlout threw open the door and ran over to them.

"Snotlout?" said Hiccup. "What are you doing here?"

"Um, duh, this is a rescue", Snotlout said, untying the two.

"Where are the others?" said Hiccup, rubbing his arms to get the circulation going.

"They're outside, causing a distraction. Ivy's looking for Shadow on the other boats."

"My daughter is here?" said Slygroff.

"Yes", said Snotlout. "Despite the fact that you had her dragon and her friends imprisoned, she still led this mission to rescue you."

"But after everything I've done", said Slygroff, "why would she still care about me?"

"Because that's what families do", said Hiccup.

Slygroff nodded.

"I need to find my daughter", he said. "It's time we had a real talk."

A loud howl sounded behind the three, and Snotlout groaned.

"Hiccup", he said, "would you kindly calm down Ivy's cranky dragon?"

…

Ivy groaned as she opened her eyes and found herself lying on the floor. Toothless nudged her side, happy to see her awake.

"Yeah, I'm alright", said Ivy, getting up and brushing herself off. "Let's get out of here."

They were soon back in the sky, where Ivy saw that her plan was working. She spotted Snotlout, Hiccup, Slygroff, Shadow and Hookfang on the ship below her.

"Shadow!" she exclaimed. "He's okay!"

Toothless growled with joy at the sight of Hiccup, and flew straight down to him. Votch noticed the reunion going on and growled.

"It was all a distraction!" he said. "Get them!"

Hiccup and Ivy quickly switched dragons. Dagur, Astrid and the twins flew up next to them.

"Brother Hiccup!" Dagur exclaimed. "You're safe!"

"Good to see you, too, Dagur", said Hiccup. "Now let's go home."

As Ivy was about to mount Shadow, Slygroff caught her arm.

"Ivy…" he began, but she cut him off.

"There'll be time for talk, Dad", she said. "For now, let's get out of here."

"I think not!"

Ivy and Slygroff whirled around to see the riders and their dragons trapped in nets. A dagger pinned Slygroff to the wall behind them, and Shadow was shot with dragon root.

"You, my stubborn little niece, are not going anywhere", said Votch.

"I'm not little", said Ivy, "and I'm not scared of you!"

"But you do fear for the ones you care about, don't you?"

Ivy's eyes drifted to the riders, then her father, then Shadow, and finally back to Votch.

"What do you want?" she said.

"I want a dragon trainer", said Votch, "someone who can teach me and my men how to ride dragons so our reign of terror can spread even faster! I had thought that it was the one-legged fool, but it turns out my own niece is better suited for the job. I saw the way you handled those dragons on my other ship."

"You knew", said Ivy, understanding. "You knew this whole thing was a set-up, and you were testing me."

"And you passed, with flying colors", said Votch, grinning.

"I will never help you", said Ivy. "I won't!"

"Then your friends and family die."

Ivy gasped as the riders were met with swords to their heads. One of Votch's men held an axe to her father's throat.

"If I go with you", said Ivy, "you have to let them go. All of them."

Votch nodded.

"Very well."

"No!" said Dagur. "Ivy, you can't do this!"

"Don't do it, Ivy!" Hiccup agreed.

Ivy turned away from them, tears forming in her eyes.

"I have no choice", she whispered.

I was going to end the story on this chapter, but I just hate odd numbers for a chapter count. So, that being said, Chapter 10 will be the last chapter of this story. See you then!

-Imagigirl20