This is Chapter 4 of Vera's story. I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far. Send me love and it will make me post faster. I am terrable sorry about being so late with this posting. R&R. :3

We pushed the door opens. Water was dripping off of us. Stupid storm, coming out of no where.

"Alright. Where did Astrid go wrong in the ring today?" Gobber asked the teens that was already there, eating dinner.

"I mistimed my summersault dive. It was sloppy. It threw off my reverse tumble." Astrid said, sounding disappointed in herself.

"Yeah, we noticed." Ruffnut said sarcastically.

"No, no, you were great. That was so "Astrid"." Snotlout said, as he hit on Astrid. She looked like she wanted to rip his throat out.

"She's right, you have to be tough on yourselves." Gobber looked up at us. "Where did Hiccup go wrong?" Why did he have to bring Hiccup into this?

"Uh, he showed up." Snotlout said like it was a dumb question. Hiccup went and grabbed two plates. Snotlout moved to make sure that Hiccup couldn't sit down with them.

"He didn't get eaten." Tuffnut add in after whereas. I slapped him on the back on the head.

"He's never where he should be." Astrid glared up at Hiccup. Hiccup and I sat down

"Thank you, Astrid. You need to live and breathe this stuff. The Dragon Manual." Gobber threw down a book. "Everything we know about every dragon we know of." There was a loud bang of thunder. He looked up at the roof. "No attacks tonight. Study up." Gobber left as his words sunken in.

"Wait, you mean, read?" Tuffnut asked.

"While we're still alive?" Ruffnut asked after him.

"Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?" Snotlout asked his group.

"Oh! I've read it like, seven times. There's this water dragon that sprays boiling water at your face. And-And there's this other one that buries itself for like a week-" Tuffnut cut Fishlegs off.

"Yeah, that sounds great. See, there was a chance I was going to read that…" He tailed off and his sister picked up after him.

"...But, now…" They looked at each other, smirking.

"You guys read, I'll go kill stuff." Snotlout got up and started to walk out of the great hall. Everyone started to follow him, other then Astrid.

"Oh, and there's this other one that has these spines that look like trees…" Fishlegs contuied to explain the book as they walked out. Hiccup and I went up to the end of the table, to where Astrid. I smiled at her.

"So I guess we'll share?" I asked. Astrid pushed the book towards us and got up.

"Read it." She started to leave.

"All ours then. Wow, okay. So, I'll see you, uh…" The door slams shut, cutting Hiccup off. "tomorrow." I just shook my head and grabbed the book from Hiccup's hands. We say down and I opened the dook. Hiccup started to read out loud. "Dragon classifications. Strike Class, Fear Class, Mystery Class." Hiccup started to read. We flipped to the first dragon. "Thunderdrum: This reclusive dragon inhabits sea caves and dark tide pools. When startled, the Thunderdrum produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight." I read the next one.

"Timberjack: This gigantic creature has razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight." Turned the page. "Scauldron: Sprays scalding water at its victim. Extremely dangerous." New Page. "Changewing: Even newly hatched dragons can spray acid. Kill on sight. Gronckle, Zippleback, The Skrill, Boneknapper, Whispering Death." I looked at Hiccup as he was flipping threw the book even more.

"Burns its victims, buries its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside-out. Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous, kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on sight…" The storm outside busted opened the doors, scarying Hiccup and I. we turned to the last page, which I read.

"Night Fury: Speed, unknown. Size, unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this dragon. Your only chance, hide and pray it does not find you." I took a deep breath. "Hiccup…"

"I know" He closed the door. "Let's go." I got up after him.

"You know, I just happened to notice the book had nothing on Night Furies. Is there another book? Or a sequel? Maybe a little Night Fury pamphlet? WHOA!" I almost ran into Hiccup, trying to get away from the Deadly Nadder behind me.

"Focus, Hiccup! You're not even trying!" Gobber yelled at him, as we were running away. "Today is all about ATTACK! Nadders are quick and light on their feet! Your job is to be quicker and lighter!" I heard Fishlegs from a few feet away.

"AAAAAH! I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods!" I give laugh.

"So I'm not the only one?!" I heard Fishlegs give a scared laugh.

"Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike!" Ruffnut and Tuffnut started to fight again.

"Ugh! Do you ever bathe?" Ruff. I have even asked that.

"If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot!" Tuff.

"How about I give you one?!" Ruff again.

"Blind spot, yes. Deaf spot? Not so much. Heh, heh, heh." I guess they were heard by the Nadder. Hiccup stopped in front of Gobber again.

"Hey, so how would one sneak up on a Night Fury?" Gobber at first didn't seem like he cared. I ran toward Astrid, and knelt next to her. Sadly Snotlout was behind us.

"Hi, Vera." I looked at Snotlout. I made a sound of disgusted. Astrid smirked.

"No one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale." Gobber then snaps "NOW, GET IN THERE!" Gobber yelled at Hiccup.

"I know, I know, but hypothetically-" Hiccup was cut off.

"Hiccup! Get down!" Astrid whispered hashly towards him. Snotlout pushed me out of the way.

"Watch out, babe. I'll take care of this." I wanted to hit him.

"Hey!" He threw his Axe at the Nadder, and didn't even get close to it. I glared at Snotlout as I started to run away.

"The sun was in my eyes, Vera! What do you want me to do, block out the sun? I could do that, but I don't have time right now!" Snotlout ran after me. I just rolled my eyes.

"They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?" I couldn't see Hiccup anymore and I was stuck with Snotlout. I couldn't shack him off my trail.

"Hiccup!" Gobber yelled. Astrid was jumping from wall to wall of the maze, as it started to fall.

"HICCUP!" Astrid landed on top of Hiccup, thankfully he had his sheld on him because Astrid's Axe hit in the middle of his sheild, sticking in. The others walked up to Snotlout and I.

"Oooh! Love on the battlefield!" Tuffnut said lauging. I growled under my breath.

"I gonna slap the shit out of him."

"She could do better." Ruffnut said.

"Just... let me... why don't you…" Hiccup was trying to help her get up and off of him. I knew it was making him uncomfortable. Astrid jumped up and tried to get her axe out of his sheld. She desided to just take the axe and sheld together and smack the Nadder in the head with it. The Nadder tucked it's tail under it's self and ran back into it's cage. Astrid stood there panting, glarding at Hiccup.

"Well done, Astrid." Gobber said walking up to us. Astrid pointed her axe at Hiccup.

"Is this some kind of a joke to you?! Our parents' war is about to become ours! Figure out which side you're on." Hiccup just looked down her axe blade. I walked up and pushed the axe away with my foot.

"It's over." I looked down at Hiccup, with my arms crossed.