midnightsky0612: My thoughts EXACTLY.

Guest: That's AWESOME. I need to finish it and write more what-ifs on it...

BraveDragonof214: Seriously, Netflix! BAD TIMING!

LunarCatNinja: YES. I just want that dragon DEAD!

silverwolvesarecool: Dragons with grudges are dangerous... *shivers*

Connor285: Not for the riders...XD

Silver Electricity: *grabs a spider gun as well* Let's do this.

awal216: EVERY episode I've ever watched of the dragon series has left me wanting more. I don't know if I'm going to make it to December, when the next episodes are released...or, I think it's going to be December, since we get 13 episodes every six months...

Toothless801: *buckles seatbelt* * I'm the AUTHOR of this and I'm excited! I don't know why. Writing always makes me excited. :D And CLIFFHANGERS! *drives off cliff* Well, at least I have my seatbelt...OH MY GOSH, THE OCEAN. *hits the water* Ick...that's what cliffhangers are, though. You get excited, you fall, and you land in an ocean of FEELS. FEEEEEEEEEEELS! THE FEELSIES ARE REALSIES!

Silverthornofriverclan: Yaaaaaayyyyy. :D

"Oh my THOR…" Ruffnut breathed. "What is that thing!?"

Astrid gasped at the sight of the dragon. It was huge, with a thin build, black scales, and long, blood-red horns. It had two sets of wings that were bigger than its body, along with claws at the end of them each. Its eyes were red, and glowing as if they were made of pure fire. It had long fangs curving out of its mouth that were longer than the dragon's massive claws.

Its claws were huge, almost purple, and glistened in the moonlight. Astrid was certain that one of those claws alone had the strength and the will to cut a human being into pieces with just one swipe and little to no effort at all.

"That…" Astrid gulped, "is the Gemsho."

The Gemsho looked at them all and then leaned dangerously close to them, sniffing each of them individually. Then, it pulled back, and hissed.
"Humans," it said. "Fearful humans."

"Oh my gosh, Astrid, the dragon is talking," said Ruffnut.

"I know," said Astrid. "Hiccup and Avril were right." Of course they were right, but it was still rather hard to believe without seeing it for yourself. The dragon in front of them was talking, its voice scratchy, thick, and abrasive.

"I can smell your fear," said the Gemsho. "It is strong."

"Well, duh," said Snotlout.

"Your fear makes you ignorant," said the Gemsho, sniffing Snotlout. "I know you are afraid, and I'm going to tell you that you're right to be so."

"Of course," said Astrid. "We're not stupid."

"Stupid, maybe," said the Gemsho, "and terrified...definitely."

"What do you want?" said Astrid.

"I want you to fear," said the Gemsho. "What more can a creature such as myself want?"

"What do you mean, 'a creature such as myself'?" Astrid asked.

"Of course!" said the Gemsho. "Humans don't understand."

"THE GEMSHO!" more Berkians shouted. Astrid and the others turned around, just as they ran at the massive dragon. The Gemsho roared in fury, slapping all six soldiers, knocking them out, all at the same time.

"Puny humans," the dragon hissed. "Now then…" He turned back to Astrid, Snotlout and the twins, "...where were we?"

Astrid and the others gasped, taking a short, quick step backwards. The Gemsho did the same, advancing on them slowly, keeping low to the ground.

"I sense your fear," said the Gemsho. "It is not hard to do so. I know what you are all afraid of."

"So what, then?" said Astrid, trying to keep her voice from wavering. "What do you do once you know their fear?"

The Gemsho laughed barkingly. "I use it against them," he said. "It is such fun, watching people suffer. Why, I just did it a week or so ago to two people trespassing in my forest. It was such fun to hear them scream."

"Hiccup and Avril," Astrid breathed. The Gemsho gawked and laughed, throwing its head back in amusement. "What did you do to them?" Astrid hissed, her voice demanding and harsh.

"I didn't do anything," said the Gemsho. "Actually...oh wait, yes I did. You see, I can smell a person, and learn their fears. As easy as that, as soon as they are either asleep or unconscious, they have visions of their greatest fears flash through their minds. When they wake up, they have full memory of it, and are usually panicked. For the younger ones, they normally fall into a shock while the memories flash in their heads, while as for older ones get them through coma visions, or dreams."

"You did this to my little sister, and to my best friend," said Astrid. "Where did you get the gall!?"

"It doesn't matter now," said the Gemsho. "I know what you all fear, both least and greatest, and I can and will use it against you-"

"Wait," said Astrid, cutting him off. "First, tell me this."

"Yes?" said the Gemsho.

"What did you do to Avril?" said Astrid. "The little girl."

"Oh, nothing major," said the Gemsho. "The girl is afraid of the dark, so what I do is take many things, and put them in the dark. I manipulate their thoughts to think it is real, and when they wake up, they are terrorized."

"How long will it last?" said Astrid. "Will it ever go away?"

"Yes, it will," said the Gemsho, "when I am dead. You see, I control their minds, almost, when it comes to what they see in their unconscious or sleeping states. The only way to truly free them is to destroy me, which you will never do. As for a time period...well, if you do so happen to destroy me, it will take about two weeks before her mind is cleared, because she is so young, and it is easy to forget things. But of course, you're never going to destroy me."

"What about Hiccup?" said Astrid. "He was in a coma, and woke up around the same time Avril did. What did you do to him? How long until he gets back to normal?"

"Oh," said the Gemsho. "Him. You see, he has seen so many things in his life, that scaring him through visions is easy. It was hard, picking the right thing to use against him, but once I found it, I just went to town with no problem at all. It was simple, terrifying him."

"You didn't answer my second question," said Astrid. "How long until he's back to his normal self?"

"Oh, that," said the Gemsho. "You see, he is older, is he not? Meaning, if you somehow manage to destroy me...it could take months, or years, even, before he is fully okay again."

"I've heard enough," said Snotlout. "We will kill you, right here, right now."

The Gemsho laughed. "They all say that," he said, "right before I win. Get ready to see your greatest fears brought into reality!" Before the Berkians could do anything else, the Gemsho swiped at them with its tail, and they were knocked into unconsciousness.