How You Doing Insane Gang!
i am so sorry, it's been months since I updated. I was going to wait for the new season of Rtte but it didn't release on Jan 8. If anyone knows the official date please let me know. I have been working on a new story which is a squeal to Road to Victory, it's callled Road into Knight.
Right now you have to deal with some one-shots. It would take place sometime in season 4 technically.
"There has to be some way to get passed Viggo's defenses, what do you think bud?"
Said dragon huffed and curled his tail over his eyes to take a nap.
Hiccup rolled his eyes, "Please contain your enthusiasm."
He switched some prices on the map. The door lifted suddenly to reveal Astrid.
"Hey Astrid." He greeted without looking.
"How did you know it was me?"
Hiccup turned to sir on top of his desk, resting his head on his one knee. "You're the only one that frequently visits me in my hut."
She ignored the small blush on her cheeks. "Guess who came for a visit."
A dragon crashed through the huge garage sized doorway. Astrid moved out of the way in time and took safety leaning against Hiccup's side.
"Gustav?"
16 year old Gustav hopped off of Fanghook.
Through his other doorway crashed in the others.
"Hiccup!" "Gustav is coming!" Snotlout exclaimed in urgency.
"And he's already here..." Fishlegs finished.
Snotlout sighed in defeat.
"Gustav is back baby did you miss me?" He mostly directed his attention to Astrid.
She made a disgusted noise and pushed his face away.
"What are you doing here Gustav?" Hiccup asked him slightly annoyed.
"I'm here to begin my training of course!" He continued to look around the room and picked up a boat peice from the map.
"Now is not a good time to be joking around kid." Snotlout grunted.
Gustav dropped the boat carelessly which Fishlegs caught. He then sauntered over to Snotlout to wrap an arm around his shoulders.
"I'm serious, Hiccup promised someday when I was ready then I can join you guys and today is someday."
Tuffnut laughed and wiped a fake tear from his eye.
"Thats funny Gustar but when are you leaving?"
"Never after I have my own hut built, preferably next to Astrid."
The rest of the gang widened their eyes.
Hiccup sighed and placed a momentary hand on Astrid's waist before getting up from his position on the desk.
"Yeah that's not going to happen...this is really not a good time."
"Uh we are in the middle of something?" Fishlegs said hesitantly.
Stormfly came through the garage way looking upset. The spikes on her tail were on end.
"Hey girl what's wrong?" Astrid asked, placing a calming hand on her snout.
Stormfly grabbed the back of Astrid's shirt and carried her outside.
"Hiccup!"
The gand with Hiccup and Gustav in the front rushed out. More than 20 boats were moving past the horizon heading to Dragon's Edge.
"Sweet!" "You guys arranged a welcome back party!"
Ruffnut scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. "We did?"
Hiccup's glare hardened. "That's no party, everyone battle stations."
Ruff and Tuff whistled for Barf and Belch as Fishlegs already took to the sky.
"Snotlor I need you to man the catapult on top of Astrid's hut." Hiccup commanded.
Without any smart remarks Snotlout saluted and raced on Hookfang.
Hiccup and Astrid along with a trailing Gustav started to close down all the huts and the clubhouse.
"We just got the Dragon Eye back, how did they recover so quickly?" Astrid asked Hiccup.
Both were ignoring Gustav's questioning.
"I don't know and Heather is still hours away from the recon mission for the other ship yard."
They finished closing and placing the gronckle iron plating for the buildings.
They were about to take to the air.
"Do you want me to lead the first wave?" Strongly stretched out her wings.
Hiccup shook is head. "No I will, I want you to have my back."
Astrid gave him a small smile forgetting that Gustav was watching them. "Always."
She took off to join Fishlegs and the twins.
"What do you want me to do Hiccup?" Gustav asked.
"Nothing, I need you to stay grounded."
Gustav looked up at him with confusion. "What do you mean?" "I have Fanghook."
Hiccup sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose for a moment. "This is not the time for an argument, I will explain when this is over."
He shot into the air to face the ships.
"What does he mean I can't handle it?" "I'm part of the A team after all right Fanghook?"
The dragon nodded his head and gurbled.
"You're right, lets go help them!"
Gustav soared on his own to circle around to the back of the small armada hopefully unseen. The other riders were facing the ships head on.
They were going in waves, first was Hiccup and Astrid then the twins and Fishlegs. Gustav finally revealed himself burning sails and men from the back. Snotlout was firing on the closest ships.
"Hiccup!" "I didn't know Gustav was helping us!" Fishlegs called to him.
Hiccup raised an eyebrow in confusion. "He isn't."
"Oh yeah smartypants then what is he doing right now?" Ruffnut pointed to Gustav being shot at with arrows. One lucky arrow sunk into Fanghook's soft underbelly.
"Gustav!"
Gustav reached out to try to hold onto Fanghook. "Hiccup!"
Hiccup bared his teeth. "Everyone finish destroying the ships and grab Snotlout to help, I need to get Gustav."
Hiccup patted Toothless, he took him into a low dive. Gustav and Fanghook landed on the ship surrounded by hunters.
"Come on boy!" "What is wrong with you?" Gustav pushed Fanghook's head around seeing his dazed stare.
"You're not a dragon rider!" A hulking man scowled.
Gustav looked at him with wide eyes, eyeing his jagged sword. He never seen a man with so much muscle before.
The man glared st him with disgust. "Fill him with arrows."
Before the hunters could a smaller man held his hand up. "Hold on there a second Ryker, he is a honored guest here." "He might know I thing or two about dear Hiccup."
Just when Gustav was about to reply he sound of a Night Fury filled their ears. A plasma blast rocked the side of the ship. Hiccup stayed airborne near the ship.
"Viggo!" "He has nothing to do with this!"
Viggo's face lightened. "There you are Hiccup!" "I was beginning to worry!" "If you would do kindly land on this ship then we can do business."
Hiccup scowled but did as complied. After dismounting Toothless he took a protective stance in front of Gustav. Toothless did the same in front of the still incapacitated Fanghook.
"Is this a new one Hiccup, I never seen him around here before." Viggo commented.
"He isn't valuable to you just let us go before the others bring down this ship."
Viggo's was the only one left sailing. The other riders had the ship surrounded.
Ryker eyed the riders in the sky wearily.
Viggo smirked. "I haven't seen all of you in so long, how's Astrid doing?"
Hiccup narrowed his eyes dangerously and growled. "Do we have a deal Viggo?"
Viggo was referencing when Astrid shot with an arrow when the gang got the dragon eye back.
Viggo smiled slightly and waved his hand. "Fine." "But next time I won't be so forgiving."
Hiccup locked eyes with the twins as they silently picked up Fanghook. Snotlout swooped down to grab Gustav with Hookfang's claws.
Hiccup cautiously hooked his prosthetic into place and took off.
"Why did we let them go?" Ryker asked.
"To test them little brother, I already got the information I need."
The others went back to the edge quietly. The twins deposited Fanghook on the deck of the clubhouse. Gustav ran to meet his dragon.
"What wrong with him?" He asked worriedly.
Fishlegs sighed. "Fanghook is going to be okay, he just got shot with a dragon root arrow." He then reached down to pull the arrow carefully out of the dragon.
Snotlout manhandled Gustav into the clubhouse. "Let go of me Snotlout in need to take care of Fanghook!"
"Fishlegs is going to take care of him, in the mean time Hiccup needs to talk to you." Astrid mentioned with her arms crossed.
"Oooh you're so going to get it." Tuffnut smiled widely.
Hiccup stalked into the room looking irritated beyond belief.
"That was the worst thing that you could have done Gustav."
Gustav glanced down at the floor. "I-I thought I could handle it, I handled myself with Dagur well enough."
Hiccup sighed. "This is not Dagur, they are worse then Dagur, they are dragon hunters."
"What happened to Dagur?"
Hiccup shared a look with Astrid and she nodded her head slightly.
"He's is dead."
Gustav gasped slightly on how serious everything has become.
Hiccup started to pace.
"You have proven to me that you didn't change since the last time we saw you, your still too irresponsible and boar headed to be one of us." "I'm not even sure if you still should be part of the A team, -Hiccup sighed- but that's not my call to make."
"You could have been killed, Fanghook could have been killed." "This isn't Berk or Dagur, Viggo told me after Snotlout picked you up they you were lucky that I came in time or you would be dead."
Tuffnut laughed, "Oh Thor imagine what Viggo would have done to Gustar if we weren't there."
Ruffnut joined in on the laughter. "Yeah if Hiccup can hardly beat Viggo's mind games Gustav would have been a goner."
Hiccup gave them a look to shut them up.
Gustav protested. "But you guys became riders at 16!"
"It was different, we had too."
Astrid spoke up from her leaning position.
"Gustav don't think you know the actual risks of being a rider, Hiccup lost his leg doing this stuff."
"I can do anything as long as you're by my side." Gustav sighed.
Hiccup growled. "Enough!" "Gustav you will be sleeping here until morning, then he rest of us will figure out what to do with you think then."
The others left Gustav to sulk inside all day. He did visit Fanghook in the stables after he came too.
The gang was eating dinner with the absence of Hiccup and Astrid.
"Where are Hiccupn and Astrid?" Gustav asked as he scrapped the last of his bowl.
"There out for their evening flight like always." Snotlout said casually.
Ruffnut elbowed Tuffnut. "Lovebrids probably lost track of time if you know what I mean." She giggled.
Gustsv glanced at them confusingly. "Lovebirds?"
Snotlout stretched. "Yeah they been together for a little over 2 weeks, they been keeping it a secret but we all figured it out."
Gustav looked down in slight sadness until the door came open revealing a smiling Hiccup and Astrid.
"Sorry we're late guys, lost track of time." Hiccup apologized with the ruffling of his hair.
"Yeah sure you are." Snotlout smirked and crossed his arms.
Hiccup's cheeks reddened and Astrid gave Snotlout a punch in the arm. The gang laughed along except Gustavo who was deep in thought.
In the morning Gustav knocked on Hiccup's door.
"Hiccup I'm sorry for not listening to orders but I still want to become a dragon rider like you guys."
Hiccup placed a hand in his shoulder. "Maybe some time in the future Gustav, right now it's just way to dangerous to be out here untrained."
Gustav nodded his head in understanding.
In the evening everyone wa gathered around the huge map in Hiccup's hut.
"Okay here's the plan, at dusk is when the guards change for shifts." "We will have a small window of time to get past a guard point but it will be tight." Hiccup explained.
"There is no way for all of us to get past without the gaurd changing to notice us." Astrid commented with her arms crossed.
Hiccup nodded in agreement. "I know so the plan is to send you and Heather to get past the gaurds, she will meet us there, once the hairs changes then take him out and open up that hatchway he's guarding." The rest of us will follow in from there."
The others nodded.
"I suppose that I will stay here then?" Gustav spoke up.
Hiccup sent him an apologetic smile. "Right."
"That means we need to leave now to catch the dusk changing of the guard." Fishlegs calculated.
"Dragon riders, move out." Hiccup ordered.
Gustav sat with his legs up near the fire pit. Fanghook was sleeping wrapped around his chair.
The rest of the riders minus Hiccup barged into the clubhouse.
"I know, we were there, we were there!" "But then Viggo sprung a trap and we were cornered, the only exit was above us and none of us could reach it." "We argued on who was going to boost the other up and he insisted that I would go first but by the time I reached down to help him up guards were already on him." Astrid explained to the rest of them.
"What are we doing back here?" "Shouldn't we I don't know go save him?" Snotlout sighed frustratingly.
"We need to regroup and plan, there is no doubt now Viggo knew we were going to strike that shipyard, he probably has the whole place on high alert and heavily guarded." Heather stated.
Gustav jumped up from where he was sitting. "What's going on?" "Where's Hiccup?"
"Hiccup got captured." Fishlegs answered for him.
"Can I help you guys?"
Astrid shook her head. "No it's way to dangerous."
Hrather put a hand on her arm. "Astrid we need the numbers."
Fishlegs nodded his head in agreement with Heather.
Astrid was arguing with herself but then sighed.
"Okay Gustav but you need to listen to orders and no going off by yourself, understand?"
Gustav nodded excitedly. "You have my word Astrid."
Everything hurt. He doesn't regret making Astrid go first but he regrets smartmouthing the guards watching over him.
Blood was slowly trickling down the side of his face from a cut somewhere on his head. His left eye was black and blue, the swelling went down so he can finally see normally. The cut on his lip ceased flowing all together.
Toothless was being held somewhere well away from him in his own cage. Hiccup was in a cell cage by himself.
There was a Nadder on his left side and a Gronckle on his right. A steel manacle was locked tightly around his right ankle cutting off any circulation.
Ryker and Viggo both paid him a visit asking for answers but he wouldn't give them any. Ryker left his mark ones or twice as an incentive.
Hiccup had no doubt in his mind that the gang will be trying to rescue him and Toothless. The key word is when.
Gustav didn't mean to get separated from everyone already. It sort of just happened...at least he has Fanghook with him.
He hasn't run into any guards yet which is a good thing because he really doesn't want to be filled with arrows but bad because it means he is no where near Hiccup.
Gustav tried to be stealthy but it's hard when you have a 30 ft dragon behind you. Most of the guards would have had to be busy battling the rest of the group.
Fanghook did take out 3 guards with a wack of his tail.
Gustav came across a cell area, probably where they kept most of their dragons. It wasn't a bad place to start looking, Toothless might be in there or Hiccup.
Hiccup scrunched his eyebrows. Usually gaurds would be pacing back in forth in front of the cages hourly to make sure everything was okay.
Come to think of it he really hasn't heard any footsteps or chatter that he grown accustomed too.
He concentrated, trying to hear anything coming his way. He picked up on light foot falls and something large and bulky behind.
The steps got closer until they were right in front of his cage.
"Gustav?"
Said man froze and turned slowly to the sound.
"Hiccup!" "You're okay!"
Gustav got a good look at him and cringed slightly. "Well...most of you anyway."
Hiccup ignored the jab. "What are you doing here and where are the others?"
"We got separated."
Gustav produced a pick out of his pocket. His tongue stuck out in concentration.
The door made a clicking sound and swung open. He then got to work on the manacle.
"You might have to help me, I think Ryler bruised most of my ribs." He grunted.
Gustav placed a careful hand on his back as Hiccup leaned against his shoulder.
They slowly but steadily made it onto Fanghook's back. He did look back at Hiccup and growl in concern. Hiccup gave him a pat telling him not to worry.
Hiccup held his side firmly with a hand. "We have to find Toothless."
"Do you have any idea where he's at?" Gustav asked.
Hiccup shook his head.
They raced down the halls looking for any sign of Toothless or the others. Fanghook turned the corner and ran straight into a herd of dragons.
All gave a yell of surprise.
Fishlegs held a hand to his heart.
"Gustav!" "There you are, we have to find Hiccup." Astrid said.
"No worries, I already got him."
He moved aside to reveal a worn out Hiccup.
Toothless came squeezing past everyone to meet his rider.
Hiccup chuckled lightly and hugged his scaly head. "It's good to see you too bud."
"Quick, we need to get out of here before we run into Viggo and Ryker." Heather warned.
Hiccup nodded. "Right, lets go gang."
They made it back to the edge when the sun broke over the horizon.
Hiccup hesitantly slid off of Toothless, grunting as his ribs shifted.
The others went to his aid.
"You okay H?" Tuffnut asked concerned.
"Yeah guys, it wasn't too bad." "Viggo and Ryker came to pay me visit and you all know I have a problem keeping my mouth shut." He smiled lightly trying to cut the seriousness.
Heather punched his arm softly. "Good, you gave us a scare, we will need to bandage you up though."
Hiccup nodded his head.
Astrid latched herself onto him. She balled up the bad of his shirt at the shoulder and had a fistful of his hair near the nape of his neck. Her eyes were scrunched up as his forehead immediately connected with hers. The hand that wasn't holding his ribs wrapped around her lower back.
"Are you sure you're okay." Astrid asked once she lifted her head from his.
"I'm fine thanks to Gustav of course."
Gustav's head snapped up at the sound of his name.
Snotlout and the twins pounded his helmet in a job well done.
He fixed his helmet the proper way before replying.
"It was just blind luck Hiccup really."
Hiccup shook his head. "Maybe you do have what it takes to be a dragon rider, but after this thing with Viggo is finally over then I will train you."
Gustav beamed up at him. "You serious?"
"Of course, for right now you are still needed on Berk for the A team."
He nodded. "Yeah, dawn already broke and my parents probably already noticed my absence, but thanks guys for the offer!"
The gang waved up at him once he took his leave.
Gustav smirked once he was in the air. Spitelout was so going to be jealous.
Consider this long one-shot as an apology. It's a new year which means the new story Road into Knight will be out shortly so stay tuned for it!
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