Alright! I've got another week off with no essays to write, which means time for updating! I'm gonna do some hardcore updating now.

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO UnfortunatlyShattered! This chapter is for you!

Chapter 5

For a moment in the room, there was silence, then:

"So you guys are dragons?" Tuffnut asked the Zippleback he and Ruffnut were sitting with.

"Yup! Me and Lielo are a Hideous Zippleback!" Lifa replied, grinning maniacally.

"So, you guys can just blow stuff up? Whenever you want?" Ruffnut asked, smiling at the dragon twins.

"Whenever-"

"Where ever-"

"And whatever we want!" They grinned in unison before Lielo let out a small puff of gas in front of him, and Lifa sparked it off, creating a small explosion in front of their couch.

"Woah," the Thorston twins breathed in unison, as the Zippleback twins grinned proudly.

"You know, for Vikings, you two are pretty okay." Lifa decided, holding out her hand to shake theirs. "I'm Lifa, and this is my bro Lielo. And together, we're the number one pranksters at Queen Maldua's nest!"

"I'm Tuffnut, and this is my stupid sister Ruffnut, and we're the best pranksters on Berk!" As the two pairs of twins grinned at each other, everyone in the room felt a shiver go down their spines at seeing the two pranking teams unite.

"Great. The two most explosively destructive groups in this archipelago have teamed up. We're all doomed," Mettina let her head sink into her hands, as Verity patted her on the back.

"There, there, Mettina. Just look on the bright side. Even on your worst day, you can outsmart them, and if they prank me, I'll just scorch them into charcoal!" Verity grinned at that last bit, before turning to the Viking teen next to her. "Hello there, I'm Verity, the most awesome dragon you'll ever meet."

"Please." And with that, Snotlout's competitive streak took control of his mouth. "You can't be that tough. I bet I could take you down with my hands tied behind my back."

"Excuse me?" Verity asked, trying to look offended but the look was ruined by the smirk on her face. "If I really tried, I could destroy you with only my tail!"

"I bet I could defeat you in thirty seconds!"

"I bet I could defeat you in ten seconds! Oh, and what did you say your name was again?"

"I'm Snotlout Jorgenson! The greatest warrior on Berk!"

"Well I'm the best fighter out of all the Monstrous Nightmares!"

"Wait, you're a Monstrous Nightmare? But you're a girl!" Verity's eyes narrowed at Snotlout's comment, and the young Viking gulped in fear as her hair caught fire. Just as she opened her mouth though, a voice interrupted from the brown couch.

"Come now, Verity. He's obviously just uneducated. After all, any highly populated species must have high amounts of both males and females." Mettina rolled her eyes as her friend calmed down, before turning to the large nervous boy next to her.

"My name is Mettina. I am a Gronckle, and am one of the most intellegent creatures you will ever converse with. From observation of the movie, I know that you're name is Fishlegs, and that you share a common interest in gathering intelligence." At this point, most of the Vikings couldn't even understand what was going on, but Fishlegs brightened at seeing a fellow intelligent being who actually wanted to speak with him.

"Yeah, my name's Fishlegs Ingerman. So you're a dragon? How does that work? I mean, you're much bigger as a dragon. Where does all the extra mass go when you become a human?"

"Well, no one's ever really found out for sure, but my personal favorite theory is an alternate pocket dimension which of course is offset by some other theories, like the ones that say its because of magic, or hyper-sonic cell transformation."

"Wow," Fishlegs breathed out, before preceding to engage Mettina in a conversation which contained very extensive vocabulary. Most of the people nearby just ignored them, taking their ignorance of the subject as a blessing. On the other hand, over on the blue couch the two inhabitants sat in a tense silence. Or, at least that's what Astrid was trying to do. Kai was making that rather hard, doing his best to talk Astrid's ear off.

"So anyway, I'm Kai, Deadly Nadder. And you are?"

"..."

"You're right, stupid question. The movie already said your name was Astrid. Wow, I really can't think of a good nickname for you. You got any ideas?

"..."

"Ok, obviously not a talker... I like your skirt! I've always had a thing for spikes, but then again, what Nadder doesn't like spikes!"

"..."

"Are you gonna say something, 'cause this is getting awkward for me."

"..."

"Fine! I can do the silent treatment too!" Turning with a huff, Kai spent about ten seconds sitting with nervous energy coursing through his fidgeting body, as Astrid watched incredulously. Then the ten seconds were up.

"Ugh! Fine, you win. I can't do the silent treatment. But you're no fun to talk to, so I'm gonna just ignore you, and go bother Aedus." And with that, he turned to lean over the couch arm to look at Aedus, who was just sitting with Hiccup comfortably, neither feeling any need to do anything other than hold hands.

"Hey, Aedus! Do you want to talk to your bestest buddy Kai?"

"No."

"You stink." Flopping back onto the blue couch, Kai threw his hands to the sky and yelled, "DOESN'T ANYBODY WANT TO TALK TO ME?!"

"No." Every ring dragon replied in unison, causing the Deadly Nadder to pout and everyone else to laugh.

"Alright everyone." A voice suddenly called down from the ceiling causing most of the room to jump. "Time to resume the movie."

This was a short chapter, but I hope you guys enjoyed it anyway! Next time we get to the big boys, slowly but surely making our way up to the Monstrous Chapter. But which chapter will it be? (No, it's not going to be you Tuffnut, and your fake birthmark doesn't prove anything!)

Anywho, see you all next time! Feed Spike!