Chapter 32: Buffalord Solider
It was early in the morning and Astrid was riding around on Stormfly, doing some early morning scouting before breakfast. After the Haddock Twins took off on their solo scouting mission, she forceable told them that from now on they'd all take turns patrolling for Dragon Hunters.
"Alpha quadrant checks out," Astrid noted as she pulled out a map. She then takes the area she was in. "Nothing but water and…" She stopped when she saw something in the distance,
'Astrid, do you see that?' 'Stormfly squawked to her rider.
"Yep, I see it too, girl." Astrid confirmed
Astrid put the map away and grabbed her spyglass and placed it against her eye. She could make the faint outlines of the ship. "Let's get a closer look," she said, putting the spyglass away.
They flew towards the ship, it was located in dense mist. The shape looked as if it had seen better days and there was no sign of life, but to be on the safe side Astrid pulled out her axe.
She gave a hand signal to Stormfly to follow and to prepare for the worst. Stormfly's spikes stood on end as they made their way to the lower decks. However, there was no sign of life.
"Abandoned. Let's get out of here," Astrid told Stormfly as she prepared to mount again when she heard a gasping screaming below decks. With a firm grip on her axe slowly made her way below deck.
"Hello?" she called down.
Stormfly sniffed the air and the spikes on her tail stood on end, clearly sensing that something was wrong.
They made their way through the lower decks, but still saw no sign of life. "Hello? Is someone there?"
She then smelt something horrible and disgusting. "Ugh! What is that smell?" she said, as she gasped for breath. "Stormfly, torch."
Stormfly shots fired a torch and set it alight. Astrid then grabbed it and they went even further into the lower decks.
She gasped in horror when they turned the corner.
"No!"
Then suddenly a man's hand grabbed her arm, it was green and rotten looking and she felt the nails ducking into her skin. She screamed, dropped the torch and ran as fast as she could to the ship's deck.
Once they were outside Stormfly looked at her concernedly. 'Are you okay Astrid?'
"It's okay, girl." Astrid assured, holding her arm. "It's just a scratch."
She then mounted on Stormfly and flew as far away from the ship as possible, not even realizing the danger she was in.
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Meanwhile at the Edge, Hiccup and Hicca were doing some work at the clubhouse with their dragons next to them. Toothless was about to weld the two pieces of metal that Hiccup placed on the table, but he stopped him.
"Ah, one second, bud." said Hiccup. He and his sister then each placed a special pair of goggles over his eyes, the lenses were actually laced with amber of all things. He then looked back at Toothless.
"Okay, Toothless. You can spark it up now." Hicca said.
Toothless and shot a concentrated burst of fire and began to weld the two rods together. The Haddock Twins were completely fine thanks to the goggles.
They then heard footsteps and saw Fishlegs entering the clubhouse covering his eyes as well.
"Interesting material," Fishlegs. noted, looking at the goggles. "Seems organic in nature."
"Deathsong amber, hammered thin." said Hiccup proudly
"We went back to Melody Island and grabbed some Deathsong amber. Thinking it would come in handy, which it did when we made these." Hicca explained as Toothless stop welding. "these babies are strong enough to stare straight into the eyes of a Flightmare without getting blind." She added. "And good for keeping the sun off your eyes." She finished.
"Fascinating," said Fishlegs walking up to them. "May I?"
"Please. We insist." Hiccup said as he handed over the goggles to him.
"Just be careful with them," Hicca said. "It was risky to even grab this little bit of amber in the first place, And we don't like to make any more trips to go to Melody Island with that Deathsong still there. We were lucky that it was away from its nest while hunting for other dragons."
Fishlegs placed them on gas and Toothless fired another short burst, making him gasp again.
They then heard another set of footsteps and turned to find Astrid wandering into the clubhouse, clutching her arm.
"Astrid, are you okay?" Hiccup asked, noticing Astrid's haunted expression.
Astrid didn't answer, which worried Hiccup and Hicca, but mostly Hiccup deeply.
"What's wrong?" Hiccup asked. "Did you see something on patrol?"
"Yeah. You look like you've seen a ghost." Hicca added as Astrid was the last Viking they'd ever thought would show fear.
The Shield maiden nodded.
"Hunters? Trapped dragons? Viggo?" Fishlegs asked.
Then suddenly he felt an arm on his shoulder and turned to find Tuffnut standing there looking quite excited, the others then noticed that behind him was his sister, Raeda, Henry and Snotlout.
"Oh! I love this game," Tuffnut cried excitedly. "Okay, now it's my turn, everyone quiet. Astrid, is what you found bigger than a yak box?"
"Was it one of my family's hunter ships?" Henry asked.
"Astrid, what did you find out there?" Raeda asked in concern.
Astrid shook her head and walked to the opposite side of the room. "I found a fishing boat."
"I'm supposed to guess before you tell me. Does anyone know how to play?" Tuffnut said indignantly. "But just for the record, a boat is bigger than a yak box. So, I'll just score this one win for the old T-nut. Scratch one-off in the Tuffnut column."
"Must've been one of dad's fishing ships for food for the dragons." Henry guessed as he turned to Astrid, "But the Hunters on those ships aren't really fighters, did they really give you that much trouble?"
"They weren't the trouble, it was about what happened to them." Astrid said as she stood silent for a moment. "Their ship was just drifting out there. We went to take a closer look. But what we found inside it was…"
"Was what?" Snotlout fearfully.
"Bodies. Skin was all pale and green. We got out of there as fast as we could." Astrid recounted.
"Survivors?" Hicca asked in worried.
"One." Astrid answered, since she saw the others already dead when she got in.
"Then we need to go back out there and help them." Hiccup said.
"I'll get my medical supplies." Hicca said as she then turned to Midnight. "Midnight."
"Hicca, it's too late." Astrid said, knowing the man she saw was already dead.
Hicca then thought about the symptoms Astrid listed as a worried expression . "Hiccup, recognise those symptoms." She said fearfully. "I hate to be the harbinger of doom, but it sounds like those men had…"
Hiccup quickly extended his hands. "I know what the two of you are thinking, sis, but…"
"The Scourge of Odin," Hicca answered grimly.
Hiccup looked at her slightly nervously. "Oh! Let's just not throw those words around too loosely, because—"
"Wait. Back it up,. Snotlout said, with a fearful face. "Did she just say 'Scourge of Odin'?"
"Yes, but there's no need to panic," said Hiccup calmly.
"Right. No need to panic. The Scourge of Odin. Just the plague that tore through the archipelago centuries ago, wiping out entire Viking villages!" Snotlout recounted, "Yeah, why would we worry about that?" He said casually before he gasped, covered his mouth, and began running around in a panic. "Quick, Hookfang! I need a mask for my mouth." He told his dragon.
"Well, that was a long time coming." Tuffnut smirked.
"Very funny," Snotluot glared. "I only feel short of breath."
"We must burn our clothes!" Ruffnut announced.
"No, no, no, no. No need to panic," said Tuffnut. "I've got the answer. Wait for it." He then pulled out a loaf of moldy bread. "Bing! Oh, yeah."
"Moldy bread? Like that's gonna cure the Scourge?" Ruffnut asked in disbelief.
"That it will, sis. Once I had a really bad cold. So, I decided to eat some moldy bread. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. But, boom! Instantly cured." Tuffnut pointed out.
Ruffnut shook her head.
"Okay, you scoff now, but one day, size will recognise my genius. They called old crazy Uncle Henrik 'crazy'." Tuffnut boasted.
"Here's crazy, Tuffnut. He married his own beard." Ruffnut reminded her brother, since even they find their uncle crazy.
"Mm-hm. Yes. Okay. Bad example." Tuffnut said, seeing his sister's point. "Let's go with your clothes-burning plan. We'll keep them on you, just to be sure. Barf! Belch!"
Barf and Belch were about to move towards the twins, but Hicca stopped them. "Don't even think about it. There's nothing to worry about by any of those." Hicca pointed out.
"Yeah. Let's not jump to conclusions and set ourselves on fire, moldy bread or hyperventilate." Hiccup said in agreement.
Snotlout was indeed hyperventilating, breathing quite hard inside a boot.
"Snotlout, you can't catch the Scourge of Odin by breathing. It can only be caught if it enters the bloodstream by bites or scratches." Hicca explained while shaking her head. Not seeing Astrid widening her eyes and clutching her arm tighter.
Snotlout then tossed the boot aside. "I knew that." He retorted before Hookfang blew some smoke at his head.
"Besides, there hasn't been a single case of the Scourge for centuries." Hiccup said rationally. He then made his way over to Astrid, who was still covering her arm as if she was hiding something. "Plus, Astrid got out of there right away." Hiccup frowned at the way Astrid was standing and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. Really." Astrid assured and brushed his hand off.
Satisfied Hiccup walked off, but Astrid was anything but okay as she looked down at her arm where the fisherman scratched her.
'If what Hicca said is true, I'm in deep trouble.' Astrid thought to herself nervously as she was infected by the Scourge.
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Later that night, Hiccup was sleeping in his hut, but he and Toothless awoke when they heard something downstairs.
"What? What? What?" Hiccup cried getting up.
Toothless looked at him any place with a finger on his lips. The two of them then looked over the edge and found Stormfly running around downstairs.
"Stormfly?" Hiccup blinked.
'Hiccup! Come quick, it's Astrid!' Stormfly panicked.
She then ran out of the door, and realizing that something was wrong with Astrid, Hiccup mounted Toothless and followed her to Astrid hut.
When he got there, he found Astrid sitting up in bed, looking a bit pale.
"Astrid," Hiccup said worriedly.
Astrid looked up. "Hiccup? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Stormfly seemed a little worried, so I…"
Astrid then coughed and revealed the scratch on her right forearm. He had a strong hunch he knew where she got that scratch and prayed to Odin that he was wrong.
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Hicca was asleep in her room with Midnight beside before she heard a loud banging at the door that woke her up, "AHH! Wh-wh-what?! Where's the Quaken?!" She asked, frantically looking everywhere as Midnight looked surprised too.
She then turned to the door and saw Hiccup, "Hiccup! Do you know how late it is?!" She retorted before she noticed the expression on her brother's face. In a moment of silent communication between them, Hicca immediately got up. "Who is it?" She asked in slight dread.
"Astrid." Hiccup answered simply.
Hicca nodded and rushed to grab her medical supplies.
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Later that morning, Hicca was examining Astrid, taking notes down in her notebook after placing a wet rag on Astrid's head, the worried look on her face did not bode well. Hiccup, feeling very tense, paced up and down, which annoyed Astrid greatly.
"Hiccup, will you start pacing?" she asked tiredly.
Hicca then bent down to look at the scratch on her forearm and her face automatically turned grim. "Oh no." She said in dread as she then guided Hiccup away from Astrid.
"What is it?" he asked.
"You saw that scratch, right?" Hicca asked in a whisper.
"She said it's nothing." Hiccup said.
"Bro, we both know well as anyone else that when Astrid says something's nothing, it's definitely not nothing." Hicca pointed out. "All of the Scourge of Odin signs are there."
Hiccup was afraid he'd say that and looked back at Astrid, who did not look so good. He then guided Hicca further away from her.
"All right, let's assume for a second that you're right, sis." Hiccup said. "What's the cure?" He asked hopefully.
Hicca's face however didn't give any hope, "I've got no idea." She honestly said. "The only thing I know through my medical history, is that the Scourge moves swiftly through the body, overtaking its victim in less than three moons." She said while raising three fingers in worry.
"One moon has already passed, Hicca." Hiccup said horrifyingly.
"I know." Hicca said as she placed her hands on her hips. "I sent Snotlout and Raeda back to Berk to get Gothi's notes and extra medicine. With any luck, those notes will tell us something more."
Speaking of whom, Snotlout, Raeda, Sparkfire and Hookfang landed outside Astrid's hut. Hiccup ran outside and Snotlout gave him the notes.
Snotlout looked at Astrid. "Hey, Astrid, how are you feeling?" he asked in honest worry.
"I feel fine. I just wish everyone would stop," Astrid then coughed, "worrying." She finished weakly.
"When it comes to our friends, Astrid, we have to worry." Raeda countered.
"Hicca, look!" Hiccup cried out with relief. "Gothi's notes there's a cure for the Scourge of Odin. A green solution made from the saliva of a Buffalord dragon."
Hicca looked at him, but it was in the face of joy. "That might be a lot harder than you think, bro."
"What? What is it?" Hiccup frowned.
"Don't you remember, the Scourge of Odin took place when Vikings and Dragons were still at war?" Hicca asked. "Meaning they didn't care what happened to the dragons that held antidotes."
"She's right." Astrid said weakly as she got up and sat on her bed. "And because of that, there aren't any Buffalords left. They were all hunted to extinction during the Scourge's last outbreak." She explained, knowing the history as well.
"We don't know if they're gone for sure." Hiccup said firmly. "We need to get out there and find one."
"Hiccup, be reasonable, we don't even know where to start. There's no mention of the Buffalord anywhere. It was as if they were wiped from history. There were no details of it from the Book of Dragons or Bork's papers either." Hicca stated as she checked their copy of the Book of Dragons' and Bork's research and didn't see any mention of the Buffalord anywhere.
"Maybe the Dragon Eye papers hold something?" Hiccup suggested.
"Maybe. We will have to check them." Hicca said.
Astrid then got up, shakily. "Come on, I told you guys, I'm…" Astrid then fainted and then toppled over.
"Astrid!" Hiccup cried and caught her.
"I'm fine," said Astrid looking up at him, but then she coughed fiercely.
"You are not fine, Astrid. You need to stay in bed." Hicca said firmly, as Hiccup placed her in bed. She then applied a bandage around her wounded arm, "I placed a special ointment in this that should keep your scratch from getting worse." She explained.
Astrid couched while wincing as she felt the ointment on her scratched arm. "Thanks, Hicca." She said with a weak smile.
"Don't thank me until we find a way to cure you. You just save your strength and rest, Healer's orders." Hicca said firmly with a smile.
Astrid gave a weak chuckle. "Whatever you say, Healer." She rasped with a small cough before she rested down on her bed and the others looked at her in worry.
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By midday, the others were in the clubhouse, looking over every bit of notes they had on dragons, from the Book of Dragons, to Bork's papers and all the way to the sketches they made from the Dragon Eye. Snotlout and the twins will also be with them as they have surging through the pace for any reference to the Buffalord.
They only looked up when Hicca returned from Astrid's hut.
"How is she?" Snotlout asked his cousin.
"She's a little weak but resting for now." Hicca said as she then placed her hands on the table. She then looked to her brother and Fishlegs. "What have you guys found?"
"Nothing yet, sis." Hiccup said as he kept his eyes on the notes, determined to help Astrid without breaking focus. "I've done a double research through the Book of Dragon and Bork's papers, but they only mention its existence and nothing about where it used to live." He said while looking
"And I spent the last few hours combing my Dragon Eye research and found some old notes." Fishlegs said. "I didn't think much of them at first, but…"
Fishlegs then handed one of the papers to Hicca, who studied it. "The Buffalord! But mostly on its appearance, nothing on location. There's really not much about it here at all." She said in worried.
"It's big, has ram-like horns and lives on plains." Fishlegs stated. "That's something."
"Fishlegs, there's hundreds of islands out there and most of them have grassy plains on them we're going to need something more than that," Raeda pointed out.
"Yeah, it doesn't really narrow down our search for this dragon." Henry added.
"I'll keep looking," Fishlegs going back to work.
"I hate to say it, but I think the only way we're going to find this dragon is with the Dragon Eye itself." Henry pointed out. "And right now, my Dad has it and we don't." He added.
Those words hit Hiccup hard, because he knew they were true. If he had not lost the Dragon Eye to Viggo, maybe they could have saved Astrid's life.
Hicca saw his face and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Hiccup, none of us could've predicted the Scourge of Odin could come back, this isn't your fault." She said in assurance.
Hiccup then looked at her, "I know, I know but…" He then trailed off and looked down, sighing.
"Don't worry, we'll find the Buffalord, somehow." Hicca said.
Tuffnut then looked over some old drawings. "What's this stuff?" he asked.
"That's nothing." Fishlegs said dismissively. "Just some Dragon Eye tracings. No useful information. Just archaic dots and slashes."
The Haddock twins then notice the Thorston twins looking as if they found something. "What? Wait, you guys see something?" Hiccup asked, walking over.
"Yeah. These make a map." Tuffnut said.
"Wait, they do?" Hicca asked in surprise.
"Duh! How do you guys not see that?" Ruffnut asked.
They then placed the drawings on the table and rearranged them and together they formed some sort of image.
"See? These squiggles are water. That big nose is an island. Those slashes are sea stacks." Tuffnut said as he pointed out each of the markings. "And that there would be…" Pointing to the image of a dragon.
"The Buffalord." The Haddock twins both said, their spirits rising.
"How did you do that?" Snotlout stared at the Thorston twins in surprise.
"We're experts at interpreting abstract images," said Ruffnut. "Watch and learn." She then pulled out some pieces of paper, one of them just had a straight line.
"A boat." Tuffnut said. Ruffnut nodded and showed a picture with three lines. "A pineapple." She then showed him an oval. "Mom."
Snotlout looked at Raeda and Fishlegs, who just simply shrugged. "Nothing makes sense with those two." Raeda stated.
Henry, however, was more interested in the drawings and he realized something. "Actually, I think I've seen this before." He said.
"You have, Henry?" Hicca asked hopefully.
Henry then pulled out an old map and placed the pieces of paper on top of it. He began moving them around until they formed some sort of landmark with the image of the Bufflord on it. "Bingo!" Henry said with a smile.
"We found it, guys! We found it!" Fishlegs cheered.
Hiccup slammed a hand on the map. "We found the location. Now, let's hope to Odin they still exist." He declared.
Hicca then turned to him, "Hiccup, I think I better stay here and take care of Astrid, the rest of you find that Buffalord and bring back the cure." She suggested.
"Good idea, Hicca." Hiccup said in agreement. "Make sure Astrid stays strong." He said.
"I'll try my best to keep her that way, but knowing how the Scourge works, it won't last long." Hicca stated since her medical skills can only help Astrid for so long.
"Do your best, sis. I know you can do it." Hiccup said as he placed a hand on his sister's shoulder.
Hicca smiled as she spoke. "Thanks, bro. I'll try." She said as she went back to Astrid's hut as the other riders went to get their dragons to find the Buffalord.
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Instantly they got on their dragons and flew towards the island on the map. Eventually they found it, it was a small island and it had a lot of grassy plains on it and they landed.
"Now, these dragons were supposedly hunted to extinction," Hiccup reminded the riders. "So if there are any left, they will have developed a wariness towards humans."
"So if we see one, it will try to kill us on sight." Raeda stated.
"Which means we have to move quickly." Fishlegs added.
"And remember, Hicca said that we have less than two moons to find this dragon and bring the cure back to the Edge." Hiccup said.
"Alright team, let's do this." Henry said as they spread out.
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Hours later, Hiccup and Toothless were flying over the island, but there was no trace of any dragon on it. They were both getting tired and Toothless yawned.
"I feel ya, bud. But we have to keep pushing forwards," said Hiccup. "Tell you what, let's grab a drink of water from that stream and we'll get back into the air."
They landed near the stream and Toothless at once began to drink from it as Hiccup filled his jar and drank from it as well. Toothless then looked up and jumped over the lake.
"Toothless?" Hiccup blinked.
He followed Toothless and found him sniffing a large pile of dragon poop, but unlike the other piles he saw this one was green. 'Dragon poop. But with the vegetarian smell? That's new.' He warbled in surprise.
"What is that?" Hiccup starred in surprise.
(Linbreak)
At the Edge as the sun begins to set, Hicca and Midnight are next to Astrid as Hicca medical supplies are around them as Astrid becomes paler than before.
Astrid groaned as she cracked open her eyes and saw Hicca and Midnight, as well as Stormfly next to her. "Hicca?" She asked weakly.
"Easy, Astrid. I'm here. And so are our dragons." Hicca said as she gently placed Astrid down.
"Wh-where's Hiccup…" She said before coughing again.
"Hiccup and the others found a possible location of the Buffalord, they're on their way there to get the cure." Hicca answered as Astrid groaned a bit before Hicca grabbed some here. "Here, drink some water. You look dehydrated." She said as she gently placed the jar to Astrid's mouth.
Astrid then drank some water but she coughed a bit before she laid down again. "H-H-Hiccup, p-p-please, d-don't l-leave, me." Astrid mumbled, looking definitely out of it as she reached for something that wasn't there.
Hicca pressed her lips together, "She's hallucinating." She said to herself as she looked at Midnight and Stormfly as the two female dragons looked at her in concern. "Another symptom, she's getting worse." She said in worry as she looked outside and saw the sun setting. "And she's running out of time as well. Less than one moon left to cure her." She added as she looked off into the distance as Astrid coughed again. "Hurry, brother. She needs you." She muttered in breath, hoping Hiccup and the others would find that Buffalord soon.
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Later that night he gathered the other Riders and they began to examine the poo. Fishlegs, in particular, was examining it with great interest.
"Large size. Unusual coloration," Fishlegs noted He then reached into it and grabbed a piece so he could sniff it. "Vegetation diet. Not the remains of any dragon unfamiliar with. And I know my dragon droppings."
"It had to be the Buffalord," Henry said. "It might explain why it lives on grassy plains, though I have to admit I've heard of a herbivore dragon."
Fishlehs then held the piece of dung out to Hiccup who quickly moved away from it. "It's fresh, Hiccup. Last couple of hours." He told him, "This dragon is still somewhere on this island."
"And, might I add, a very distinctive bouquet," said Tuffnut. "Sort of herbal. It's quite nice." He then picked a piece out and sniffed it just like Fishlegs.
"Ew." Snotlout said in disgust. He then saw Fishlegs sniffing it as well. "Double ew."
"I'm with Snotlout, I know it doesn't smell like regular dragon poo but please stop sniffing it like that." Raeda pleaded, looking a little green herself. "You're gonna make me sick."
"Well, if it's here, I think I might know how to find it," said Hiccup as he grabbed his saddle. "This dragon-tracking equipment me and Hicca have been working on. Now, it's not field tested, but it's worth a shot."
"In the dark?" Snotlout said questionably.
Hiccup then reached into the saddle and poured Flightmare algae down onto the ground, which lit up the ground. That's when they saw a large footprint on the ground, a dragon footprint.
"Flightmare algae, of course!" Fishlegs said excitedly.
"Impressive." Henry added with a nod.
"Now, hopefully a dragon this large doesn't move too fast." Hiccup said.
Hiccup then led the way as he kept splaying Flightmare algae onto the ground with billing more tracks. They kept on walking until they reached the very edge of the island and they stopped at a large hillock.
"Now what?" Snotlout asked when they stopped.
"It must have taken to the air here," Hiccup said as he then reached into his saddle again. This time he pulled out a strange sort of spyglass, but it had a handle and a much larger glass.
"It's like a spyglass," Fishlegs gasped.
"But for looking at things close-up." Hiccup said, placing the grass to his eye and said his eye was enlarged.
"Oh, fascinating," said Fishlegs in awe.
Hiccup went down on his knees and cashed the magnifying glass on the ground trying to discover any clue that might lead them to the Buffalord.
"This way." Hiccup said while pointing to a direction.
"How do you know that?" Snotlout asked.
Hiccup then pulled something off the ground. "Dragon scale." He said smiling.
Henry took a look at it, "It's not from any dragon I'm familiar with, it has to be a Buffalord." He said confidently.
"Let's move!" Hiccup said as they pressed onwards.
They made their way over the hillock just as the sun began to rise, but when they reached the top they were blinded by the sun and were unable to see anything.
"Nothing!" Snotlout yelled, who was shielding his eyes. "How could there still be nothing?"
"You do know the sun is rising in front of us right?" Raeda questioned Snotlout. "We can't see in this bright light." She pointed out.
"Yeah, and it's not nothing," Hiccup said, who had placed on his forging goggles. He removed them and handed them over to Snotlout. "Look closer."
Snotlout placed them on and then he saw a large, plumb dragon in the distance, grazing. "A Buffalord. Alive!" Snotlout was so excited that he removed the goggles, forgetting the sun was directly in his eyes. "Ow!"
They made their way down the hillslope and slowly approached the Buffalord. Now they got a better look; they could see that it had golden brown scales and that its head was similar to a tortoise's, with horns growing to the side and forward, like a yak, and a single horn growing atop the skull. It had very large wings, and four small legs that are positioned close to the middle of its body. Its body was quite bloated, it had to be a good thirty feet tall.
"That is the biggest, fattest dragon I've ever seen." Raeda commented in surprise.
Hiccup slowly made his way towards it and looked at the others. "You guys distract it, and I'll get it saliva." He said.
"Be careful, Hiccup. We know nothing about this dragon." Fishlegs reminded him.
"I suggest that you take it slow and try not to startle it." Henry advised.
"Agreed," Hiccup nodded. "But we need to make this quick. We're running out of time."
Fortunately, the Buffalord was more interested in grazing than any of them, which was good considering that one look from it and Fishlegs, Snotlout, and the Thorston twins ran away when it opened its mouth and yawned.
"Retreat!" Snotlout yelled.
Hiccup, who is leaning against its side, looked at Raeda and Henry, who simply shrugged. "Who would've thought a dragon that was nearly wiped out could be dopey around humans." Henry commented as he and Reada moved infront of the Buffalord.
"Your telling me." Raeda said in agreement as they kept their distance, but made sure that the Buffalord's attention was on them and not Hiccup, who was making his way slowly towards its mouth.
"Okay." Hiccup said, extending a cup. "Easy." Then a drop of its saliva landed in the cup. "Finally." He looked at the others and held the cup up high. "We got it!"
They all cheered.
"That was easy." Snotlout said.
"Little too easy." Raeda said in agreement.
"Who cares, let's get back to the Edge and get it to Astrid." Henry said.
Hiccup quickly mounted on Toothless. "Yeah, let's go," He said. But when he looked down at the cup his eyes widened. "What the…" The cup was empty. "It dried up!" He cried out in shock.
"Oh, I knew it was too easy," Raeda said with a sigh.
"That luck went away quickly." Henry commented in surprise by this turn of event.
Fishlegs sighed. "What do we do now?"
Hiccup thought for a second. "We rope him and taken back to Dragon's Edge. It shouldn't be too hard, right?"
"Yeah, let's just hope a dragon, this pudgy can at least get off the ground." Henry said, jerking a thumb to the Buffalord who was still grazing.
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An hour later they roped the Buffalord, who didn't even seem bothered by any of what they're doing.
"It's remarkably docile for a dragon of its size. Almost yak-like," Fishlegs said curiously.
"Pretty easy to tame then any dragon we ever saw." Raeda added.
"No wonder it was so easily hunted." Snotlout said, now seeing how the Buffalord was nearly wiped out. "You gotta toughen up there, Buff."
"Aww, he's kind of cute," Ruffnut smiled.
"Hiccup, can we keep them?" Tuffnut asked eagerly as Hiccup walked past them holding the rope firmly in his hands. "I promise I'll walk him and feed him and stuff. We only know he poop doesn't smell. And he doesn't even act like it. Not like Ruffnut, who acts like her poop doesn't smell."
"We need to get him back to Astrid." Hiccup said firmly.
"Still, it might actually be a good idea for us to move him to the Edge." Henry said, "If my dad ever found this dragon, he'd sell it in a quick second."
"And seeing how it doesn't even react around humans, it is like shooting fish in a barrel." Raeda added.
They tied the rope onto Toothless' tail and Hiccup mounted. Seconds later they took off and almost immediately they lost the slack, it became apparent that the Buffalord didn't want to leave its home.
"Come on, big guy. Come on!" Hiccup yelled, panicking.
Eventually the Buffalord took off and they all soared off into the air. At first everything was peaceful, but once they were good a few yards away from the island the Buffalord began to act up. Almost immediately, it inflated and spiked out everywhere, and looked like a puffer fish.
"Guys? I think something is up with the Buff." Snotlout called.
"Something's happening alright." Raeda called out.
It grew and was twice its normal size, snapping the rope and causing the other Dragon Riders to be pushed back. Hiccup turned to face the Buffalord as it fired a large stream of fire from its mouth.
"No!" Hiccup yelled. "We need to stay with it. We have to get back to the Edge."
"I knew I shouldn't have told him to toughen up. Me and my big mouth." Snotlout muttered.
"Looks like this dragon isn't as defenseless as we thought." Henry added in shock.
It then shot the spikes from its body and Fishlegs and the twins nearly got impaled by them. It then turned around and started chasing Raeda and Snotlout, shooting fire from its mouth. It then quickly landed back onto the island and it returned to its normal size and let out a lazy grunt, acting as if nothing had happened.
"Okay. What was that about?" Snotlout asked as they flew behind it.
"He appears to be fine, so long as he's on his island," said Fishlegs.
"We try to move him, he'll just go crazy again. I don't see how we're gonna get him back to the Edge." Raeda said grimly.
"Great. So, now what?" Snotlout asked.
Hiccup could only see one option. "If we can't take the Buffalord to Astrid—"
"Bring Astrid to the Buffalord," Snotlout finished. "I'm on it. I'll get back and tell Hicca about this as well." He said
Snotlout then took off heading back to the Edge, flying as fast as he could.
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Snotlout made it back to the Edge and rushed to Astrid's hut, "Hicca! Hicca!" He called before he skidded to halt and stood in horror as he saw Hicca kneeling next to an extremely pale Astrid, "Oh no, is she-" Snotlout wondered if they were too late.
"Still alive, but not for long." Hicca answered as she turned to her cousin, "Please tell me you found a Buffalord." She asked hopefully.
Snotlout then pressed his hands together, looking nervous, "Well, I got good news and bad news." He explained, "The good news is we did find a Buffalord."
Hicca smiled in relief, "That's great! So where's…"
"Yeah that's the bad news, apparently the spit evaporates really quickly so we couldn't bring it back. So we tried bringing Big Buff back here but apparently when he gets off his island, he goes crazy." Snotlout explained.
Hicca then looked at him in surprise. "So for us to get the cure to Astrid, we have to…" She started.
"Bring Astrid to the Buffalord. Hiccup sent me to get you and Astrid." Snotlout explained.
Hicca then felt more worried as she looked at the sick Astrid. "I'm not sure Astrid can even fly in her condition." She said in worry.
Astrid groaned as she lifted her head up and weakly looked at her friends. "I still hear you, Hicca. And if… others can't bring cure to me or Buffalord…. we have to go there." She weakly managed to say as she used whatever strength she had left to get up as her legs wobbled.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Hicca yelled out as she and Snotlout ran towards Astrid and grabbed her before she could collapse. "Astrid, you can barely stand. Let alone barely move." She said in worried.
"Hicca, I know I'm in no position to point this out, but right now, we don't have time to argue." Snotlout told her before gesturing to Astrid. "Astrid's got less than one moon to get that Buffalord spit before she goes to Vahalla."
Hicca pressed her lips as she turned to her sick friend and then back to her cousin. She then sighed, "Let's mount up. Snotlout, you lead the way and Stormfly, make sure Astrid stays on you." She ordered.
Snotlout nodded as Stormfly squawked in response as the two riders gently placed Astrid on Stormfly's saddle, strapping her in so that she didn't fall.
"Just hang in there, Astrid. Stay strong." Hicca said as Astrid just gave her a weak smile as they went out of the hut and took off as Snotlout led them where the other riders and the Buffalord were.
(Linebreak)
It was near sunset when Snotlout returned with Hicca, Midnight and Stormfly, who was carrying Astrid on her back. Astrid was lying down, even from the ground they could see how much worse she was.
When they landed, Astrid slid off Stormfly's back and Hiccup caught her bridal style. She looked even worse than when they left the Edge, her eyelids were pale green, her nose red and she could barely speak a word.
"She doesn't have much time." Hicca told him with a dreaded tone.
"Shh!" Hiccup whispered calmly. "Just rest. We're gonna beat this. I promise you, Astrid. You just need to keep fighting, and hold on."He then laid her down next to a rock and looked at her, he had never felt this more desperate in his life or this scared. "You need to stay with us. I can't imagine a world without you in it." He whispered.
Hicca got off Midnight as she walked towards the others. "Where's the Buffalord?" She asked the others.
"Right over there." Henry pointed as Hicca turned to the dopey looking dragon who glanced at her and simply grunted and ate some grass.
Hicca raised an eyebrow at the sight. "That's the dragon that was causing you guys so much trouble to move?" She asked in surprise.
Raeda then let out a sarcastic chuckle, "Don't let that face fool ya." She warned.
"Trust us. You'd be surprised if you were here." Hiccup said to his sister as he then got up and looked at the other Riders. "All right, we need to move quickly." He said as he made his way to the Buffalord and carefully took another sample of saliva from it. He quickly made his way over to Astrid and presented her with the cup.
"Here. Here you go." Hiccup said as he poured the saliva down her throat.
However, there was no effect. In fact she looked even worse than she had been.
"Nothing's happening," Hiccup panicked.
"It might take some time for the antidote to work." Raeda offered.
Astrid then coughed, rather fiercely and began to shiver.
"No. Hiccup's right, something is wrong." Hicca said in agreement as she looked at Astrid in worry.
Stormfly looked at her rider, clearly as worried as the Haddock twins.
Hicca then looked through Gothi's notes again. "It says the green solution will cure the Scourge." She read in panicking. "'Green solution'. 'Cure'. That's all it says. Not much detail."
"But the Buffalord's saliva is clear," Hiccup frowned. "What does it mean, 'green solution'?" He asked.
Hicca looked back at Gothi's notes, "Come on, Gothi. Give me a clue, something!" She said to herself while desperately looking for a clue to this riddle.
Snotlout turned and saw the Thorston twins eating grass. "How can you guys eat at a time like this?"
"Seriously, one of us is about to die and all you two can think about is eating?!" Henry demanded.
"Hey, people deal with stress differently, okay?" said Ruffnut defensively.
"And we're eating what the Buffalord eats, because, hey, who doesn't want sweet-smelling droppings?" Tuffnut asked.
"It's a victimless crime," said Ruffnut.
Hicca turned and looked at them and her eyes widened. The saliva that was exiting from the Thorston twins mouths was green. "Wait a minute… I've got it." She said in realization.
Hiccup turned and saw what Hicca was getting at. "The herbs. It must be what the Buffalord eats, mixed with its saliva that creates the antidote."
"Which would stand to reason why it won't leave this place." Fishlegs said. "It can't be away from the herbs it eats."
"Which means that even if you guys took it back to the Edge, there wouldn't be any herbs to help cure Astrid." Hicca added.
"So, we just need him to eat the herbs to create the green solution." He looked back at Astrid, his face full of worry and clutched her hand. "Hang in there, Astrid. Just a little longer. Please. For me."
Raeda began to lead the Buffalord towards a patch of herbs. "Come on, Big Buff," She said as the Buffalord followed. "You worked up a healthy appetite trying to kill us earlier. So eat. Eat!" She demanded, pointing to the herbs.
Buffalord did just that and took a huge bite out of the herbs. Hiccup slowly made his way towards the Buffalord with the cup in his hand.
"Come on. Keep going. Eat it up," Hiccup said.
In no time at all the Buffalord's saliva turned green.
"Yes!" Fishlegs cheered.
"This time, it has to work!" Hicca cheered.
Hiccup was about to take a sample, but then out of nowhere a net fired. Hiccup rolled out of the way just in time, but the net trapped the Buffalord as it didn't even struggle. They turned and found Viggo and Ryker leading their Hunters towards them.
"Viggo!" Hiccup snarled.
"Father!" Henry sneered with a glare at his father.
The hunters quickly surrounded the Buffalord and Viggo smiled at them. "Hello, friends. Thank you so much for this gift," He said, gesturing to the Buffalord. "I do apologize that you won't be able to use it to save your little friend." He pointed to the sickly Astrid.
Hiccup, Raeda and Snotlout slowly backed away as their dragons landed behind them, preparing for a fight.
"But how?" said Fishlegs. "There's no trace of this island anywhere. How did he find it?"
"Don't you guys remember how he managed to find Screaming Death Island so quickly?" Henry reminded them.
"Who cares?" Snotlout retorted. "We've been dying for a little action."
"And if he gets that dragon, we'll never be able to cure Astrid." Hicca pointed out.
Then both Hicca and Snotlout took to the air and a hunter aimed his crossbow at them.
"Let's make this count, bud." said Hiccup and he too flew into the air.
"Let's knock some down for Astrid, girl." Hicca said to Midnight.
Then a hunter appeared with a cart, no doubt so they could transport the Buffalord off the island. The three of them then charged down straight at the Hunters.
"Dragon Riders. Incoming." Ryker said.
The three dragons reach their breath attacks on the Hunters, but it was more of a warning shot than anything else.
"Show them no mercy." Viggo ordered before pointing to the Buffalord. "But safeguard our prize."
The Thorston twins and Henry then took into the air as well leaving Fishlegs and Raeda to tend to Astrid. The hunters began to fire their bolts at the riders, but they proved too agile. Snotlout managed to nearly take out one of the Hunters, but he rolled away just as the fire blast struck him.
"Hiccup, I can't get a clear shot," Snotlout said.
"Me either." Hicca added.
Then one of the Hunters' bolts struck Barf and Belch and they landed on the ground. They were about to take down the twins, but Hiccup fired the plasma blast at the Hunters. Hicca then got her plasma blast to push the other hunters back in order to protect the Thorston twins from any more arrows.
"Pull up, Riders. We can't risk hurting the Buffalord." Hiccup said. "We need it."
"If that dragon gets hurt or worse, we lose the cure." Hicca added.
The Hunters surrounded the Buffalord making it impossible for them to get a clear shot.
"Viggo, release that dragon. You have no idea what you're doing." Hiccup pleaded.
"One of our own is sick and is dying." Hicca pleaded as well.
"Oh, I beg to differ, my dear Haddocks," said Viggo smirking. "I'm keenly aware of my actions. This dragon is exceedingly unique." He then placed a hand on the Buffalord. "It will elicit a considerable bounty on the open market."
He then looked up straight at Hiccup. "You two should have left well enough alone, Haddocks. My Scourge boat was no place for you or any of your Riders."
"You're Scourge boat?" Hiccup gasped in surprise.
"You infected your men with the Scourge?!" Hicca demanded.
"That's low, Dad! Even for you!" Henry yelled after hearing his father say that.
Viggo just smiled and looked at his Hunters. "Move him."
The Hunters began to lift the Buffalord onto the cart and they began to move it away. He then looked up at Hiccup, still with a smirk on his face. "It's simple, really. Supply and demand. I knew where to get the supply, if I could only generate the demand." He then gestured to Astrid.
Henry's eyes widened as realized what he meant. "You spread the Scourge to your men, to test and see if it could spread onto new hosts which is why you purposely placed the boat in a location you knew someone would find it. Then once you found the Buffalord and figured out how to make the cure, you could sell the antidote to anyone who needs it for a fortune." He said with glare.
Viggo looked at him and clapped as he smiled. "Well done, my boy. You're certainly an intelligent young man, take so much after your father." He said as he gestured to himself.
Raeda gasped in shock at how far Viggo would go to earn a profit, "You monster!" she roared at him while Fishlegs, Sparkfire and Meatlug glared at him.
"Raeda, I'm shocked," said Viggo looking at the art warrior Dragon Rider. "I'd never have thought you were above name-calling. 'Monster'? No. 'Savvy businessmen'? Indeed."
"And what would you've done if the dragon was extinct?" Hiccup asked, his hatred for Viggo growing even more.
"Are you seriously okay if everyone in the Archipelago dies just so you could make a profit?!" Hicca asked in rage.
Viggo shrugged. "I do not dwell on the 'what ifs,' my dear. Leave you barren." He said simply.
"What are we waiting for?" Snotlout asked. "Let's take the psycho out already!"
"You won't get an argument from me." Henry said as he gestured Wildstar to fire as his dragon prepared its fire.
"Toothless…" Hiccup said.
Midnight…" Hicca said next.
"Ryker," said Viggo.
Ryker then drew his sword and placed it near the Buffalord and raised it.
"No!" Hicca yelled.
"I would think twice about your actions, Haddocks," Viggo advised.
"Don't do that!" Hicca cried out.
"And your profits?" Hiccup pleaded.
"Like I said, business is business." Viggo simply said. "This? Oh, it's a loss I'm willing to incur. Question is, are you both?" He questioned.
The Haddock twins looked down at Astrid, who was getting even worse. As much as they hated it, they had no choice.
"Oh, we have no choice." Hicca said with a sigh of defeat.
"Okay, Viggo," said Hiccup in defeat. "Okay, you win. Take him. Take the dragon. But leave us with what we came here for, the Scourge antidote. Buffalord saliva. I'm not leaving here without it. That's a lot I'm not willing to take."
"No. Hiccup, Hicca. Don't give him… Not for me," Astrid moaned weakly.
Hiccup and Hicca looked back at Viggo with a determined look. "Do we have a deal? Or are we both leaving empty-handed? Your call."
Viggo stood there, clearly deciding. He looked into the Haddocks' eyes and clearly he estimated that they weren't desperate enough to not attack and risk harm to the Buffalord. He then raised his hand signaling Ryker to back off, which he did.
Hiccup landed and made his way over to the Buffalord and took a sample of the dragon saliva.
Viggo walked up to him, smirking. "I truly missed our time together with you and your sister, Hiccup. My brother leaves something to be desired in the repartee department."
Ryker growled at his brother.
Viggo saw that Hiccup's face was emotionless. "My boy, don't look so morose. It takes all the fun out of it." Hiccup got the amount he needed and walked off, not even looking at Viggo. "All's well that ends well. Hmm?"
"You just pulled a dirty move on us, Viggo." Hicca said in a low tone, "Next time you see us, it's war."
"Then I look forward to our next game." Viggo replied.
Hiccup quickly made his way over to Astrid and forced the saliva down her throat. "I know. I know. Just drink."
"Hiccup, I think… I think…" Astrid said, smiling at him.
"It's working." Hiccup said to the others, with relief in his voice.
"The cure is purging the Scourge out of her." Hicca said in relief.
Astrid soon returned to her normal color and got to her feet, a little shaky and she would have toppled over if Hiccup hadn't caught her. The Riders smiled as she made her way over to Stormfly and gave her a hug.
She then turned to Hicca and gave her a warm hug, "Thank you, Hicca." She said with a smile.
Hicca was surprised by Astrid's hug as she returned it with a smile. "What are friends for, Astrid?" She asked with a smile.
"I'm afraid our time must end, Haddocks." Viggo's voice said. They all turned and saw him and his Hunters disappearing over the hillock with the Buffalord in tow. "We will continue our contest in due time."
"He won't get far." Tuffnut said as he, his sister and Snotlout prepared to give chase. "Let's go after him."
"Yeah," Snotlout agreed. "I'm sick of that smug—"
Hiccup walked up to them and held out his hand. "No," he said. "Stand down. We agreed to let him leave the island with that dragon. And that's exactly what we're going to do."
"Viggo got what he wanted, we couldn't just let him go, bro." Hicca pointed out. "That dragon is endangered, we can't let the last of its kind to be sold or killed by the hunters." She added.
Hiccup however, just gave a smirk to her sister. "Actually, they won't get far, sis." He said to her sister.
The other riders understand what Hiccup is saying as they smirk as well, except for Astrid and Hicca as the two riders look at them in confusion.
"Okay, now you lost us." Astrid said in confusion.
"What are you guys talking about?" Hicca asked in curiosity while their friends kept their smirk.
"Wait for it." Raeda said as they turned to the Hunters' ship.
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Viggo was standing on the deck of his ship as his men placed the Buffalord in a cell. Ryker soon joined him on the bridge.
"The beast has been secured in the transport ship." Ryker said to his little brother.
"Excellent," Viggo smiled. He then frowned looking at the island. He had expected the Haddock twins and their riders, even his son Henry, to chase him down. "A bit disappointing. Then again, they are a pair of their words. Something to admire about that."
Then suddenly they heard a massive thud coming below deck.
In the cells, the Buffalord began to expand, knocking the cell door right off its hinges and smashing right through the cells walls. It then began to spew fire everywhere causing a massive explosion.
Viggo looked down from the bridge and saw the Buffalord smashing its way to the deck, setting everything on fire.
"What's it doing?" Ryker yelled.
It took only seconds for Viggo to realize that Hiccup knew about this, he had purposely allowed them to take the dragon knowing it would be riled at the moment they leave the island. This of course meant that it was completely useless to them, making it impossible for them to create the antidote for the Scourge.
"Hiccup." Viggo snarled as he looked back on the island, realizing he was tricked. He then turned to his men. "Release it! Release the beast!" He ordered.
The Buffalord took to the air making his way back towards the island. However, there was still a chain attached to its leg and it had so much power that it caused the ship to spin around and actually lifted out of the water.
Ryker quickly jumped and sliced through the chain with his sword, freeing both the Buffalord and the ship. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done and the ship began to sink.
(Linebreak)
The Buffalord soon returned to the island where the riders were waiting for it and the moment it landed on the grassy plain it returned to its normal size and became completely docile again.
Hicca and Astrid stared at it in shock, "Wow. You guys weren't kidding." Hicca said in surprise.
"That dragon is tough." Astrid added in surprise as well.
"What's stopping Viggo from spreading the Scourge?" Snotlout asked.
"Simple, the saliva dries up fast, that's why he had to be taken from the island in the first place. Also the Scourge takes its victim in three moons, making it impossible for him to sell the victims to this island," Henry explained with a slight smile on his face. "If they'll be going out to the dragon again, it is completely useless to him."
"Well, that leaves us just one thing to do just to be sure." Hiccup said.
"Something for those who suffered from Viggo's greed." Hicca added, knowing what her brother is saying.
They then took off into the sky leaving the peaceful Buffalord to its meal.
(Linebreak)
Later that night, they saw the fishing boat, now with its occupants now dead, out to sea. Astrid was holding a piece of parchment as they began a traditional Viking funeral.
"There do I see my father, my mother, and my brothers and my sisters," Astrid read, since she was the first to see those fishermen before she was infected and how she nearly suffered the same fate they had. "They bid me take my place among in the halls of Valhalla… where the brave shall live forever." She finished.
The Riders were all holding bows and had a fire arrow already. They then fired and set the entire ship ablaze, giving the men on board that ship a final farewell.
Henry gazed at the burning ship, though he was no longer one of the clan these men served, even he didn't wish this fate upon them, "None of you deserved to die this way. I promise you my father will pay for causing you this pain." He silently vowed.
Then the Riders, except for Hiccup, Hicca, Henry and Astrid, left the blazing ship. Astrid and Henry looked at Hiccup and Hicca, and could see that they were deeply troubled.
"What are you two thinking about?" Astrid asked.
"Something on both your minds?" Henry asked as well.
"This might be just the beginning." Hiccup said.
"Of what?" Astrid asked.
"Something Viggo said about knowing where the 'supply' was. You don't think he could have unlocked the Dragon Eye, do you?" Hicca asked them.
"How? He doesn't have a Snow Wraith key." Astrid reminded him.
"Like I said, he doesn't need one anymore," Henry told them as they turned to him, "Do either of you remember when he captured the Flightmare?"
"Yeah, why?" Hicca asked.
"When my ancestors created the Dragon Eye, they put a special locking mechanism that could only be unlocked with the tooth of a Snow Wraith, but it also had an emergency release." Henry explained what his father told him about the Dragon Eye when it was part of the Dragon Hunters.
The Haddock twins and Astrid looked at Henry in shock. "What kind of emergency release?" Astrid asked in worry.
"A fiddlement, that can only be burned away by the glow of a Flightmare, which he had before he released it on you guys." Henry finished grimly.
"So that's why Viggo needed that dragon!" Hiccup realized.
"And he used it to found the Buffalord on his own. We need to find a way to get the Dragon Eye back from him before any more dragons or innocent lives get hurt by him." Hicca added
Astrid then smiled at him. "Hiccup, Hicca, I just wanted to say thanks. I really owe you both."
The Haddock twins just smiled and shook their heads dismissively.
"That's okay, Astrid. You don't have to owe us anything." Hicca said with a smile.
"Yeah. It's no big deal." Hiccup said with a smile as well. "You'd have done the same for us."
Astrid then turns slightly pink. "I can't imagine a world without either of you in it, Hiccup."
Hiccup and Hicca just smiled and watched as Astrid flew off and after a few seconds they chased after her, leaving the fishing boat to burn away under the night sky as Henry kept watching it before he followed them with a vengeful look to himself.
Hicca turned and saw Henry behind them as she could tell that he was deep in thought. Concerned about him, she flew towards him as she flew next to him.
"Henry. Are you okay?" She asked.
"I will be once I clear my head from this." Henry said as he kept looking straight.
Hicca then realizes what Henry is going through. "You feel bad for those fishermen, right?" She guessed.
Henry sighs as he speaks. "Yes. It's just that I may hate my tribe for what they do to dragons but to think that my own father would go this far just to make a profit. This is a new kind of low, even for him." He said with a 'feeling bad' expression. "Even I wouldn't want this kind of fate to the hunters. Not like this." He added as he looked down in depression.
Hicca flew closer to him, "We'll stop him, Henry, I promise." She said in assurance.
"I just hope we do before anyone else, people or dragons, gets hurt." Henry said with a sigh as he flew ahead to the others.
Hicca watches him go as she sighs. "It's rough when you are related to someone who is willing to harm others just for their own benefits." She said to Midnight as she cooed in agreement. "I hope Henry is gonna be okay, girl." She said in concern.
The two then flew to catch up to the others. Waiting for the next time they face Viggo because now…it was personal.