Okay, sorry for the long wait, I needed time to think and was busy with work. Now, I hope you guys like the story. Enjoy.
The Freedom Bringers were flying through the sky of the Norse Region. It's been three months since they defeated the Grimborn brothers and the Dragon hunters, the dragons were safe from being hunted. So, the Dragon Riders could relax. However, the Edge was beginning to break since the Shellfire's attack. And it causes the island's dormant volcano to be active, causing unexpected eruptions. The Riders tried their best to clean up the lava by sealing the holes spewing lava with Gronckle Iron. But it had little known effect as it only slowly stopped the eruption. This worries the Freedom Bringers as they wanted to help their friends, so they decided to help them the best way they can.
"Tell me again why we are doing this?" Tara asked in her Lycanwing form.
"Tara, for the last time, they're our friends. We have to check on them to see if they're okay." Moana said to Tara, riding on Aliikai.
"And we made an alliance with them, so it's best to help them out in this situation." Keoni added.
Tara rolled her eyes, "I'm sure they're fine, it's not like they've been burned alive," Tara said, earning blank looks from both humans, mythical, and dragons, as she realized her words, "Oh yeah, humans are flammable."
"I see the Edge!" Gil said, using the spyglass that Hiccup gave him, "We're almost there."
"I hope they're okay." Malie said in a worried tone, riding on Cayden.
Hawk Maui flies over to her and assures her, "Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine, I mean, what's the worst thing that could happen?"
~At the Edge~
The Freedom Bringers and their dragons stood on what was once a glorious base, but was now a devastated sight as half of the base was destroyed and dried lava surrounded the area. The Freedom Bringers guessed that the Riders managed to wipe out the lava, but most of their efforts only worked a little to stop the lava from spreading any further.
"I stand corrected." Maui said as he looked at the base with wide eyes.
"Guess the riders had some trouble here." Nasir said, looking at the island's destruction.
"The volcano is getting stronger with each eruption." Gil said, studying the dry lava floor. "It won't be long before the volcano erupts."
"How big are we talking about?" Coral asked her best friend.
"Big enough to set the whole island in a blaze." Gil said to them.
"We should go and check on Hiccup and the others." Moana said to her friends.
They nodded their heads as they headed towards the clubhouse. There, they found all the dragon riders were there, discussing something. When the Freedom Bringers arrived, Lani saw them and smiled.
"Hey, guys!" He greeted the Freedom Bringers.
"Hi, Lani, is everything all right here?" Malie asked.
"Not really, the island is getting unstable." Hiccup said to the Freedom Bringers, "And I believe it is time for us to leave the Edge."
Tuffnut was happy to hear this, "Really? Awesome news. And just in time for our estate sale." He said to the group proudly, earning confused looks in the process.
"I'm sorry, your what?" Hiccup asked in confusion.
Tuffnut gestures towards his and Ruff's hut below. They look down and to their surprise to see a crowd of Vikings, roaming around, looking at the items and stuff that the Thorston Twins displayed outside of their hut. They, even their dragons, were surprised by this. How they did it within this second was beyond their knowledge. They could see Ruffnut showing some items to the customers, who were interested, before selling them off to them.
"I...I don't even know how you two did this." Keoni said, already disturbed by what just happened.
Tuffnut wasn't fazed by his words and proudly said, "Not too late to get in on the lifelike Nutt statues." He said, gesturing back to the sale.
Ruffnut holds up one the, not so lifelike, statue to a customer, who was busy observing a small chest, "You act right now, I'll throw in some free shipping." Ruff said to the customer, who was testing the chest, and she became impatient, "You're breaking my boars here."
Tuffnut gently strokes his hair, "Made from our actual hair."
They all looked at him in disgust, "Excuse me?" Nasir questions the male blonde.
"Ew." Astrid groans in disgust.
Tuffnut turns to her and exclaimed, "Ew yourself, missy. You wish you had locks like these." He strokes his blonde hair proudly, causing everyone to shudder.
"Uh, who in their right mind would ever buy a statue of you two?" Hiccup asked Tuffnut, clearly disgusted by what he just heard.
"Yeah, it's gross and you two barely bathe." Moana informs Tuff.
"Sold! Statue of us two!" Ruffnut yelled, causing them to look down, watching as the Viking bought the two statues, laughing happily as he carried them away while Ruffnut was holding a bag of gold in her hand.
Tuffnut made a smug look at the group, who were staring at him in disgust. Tara rolled her eyes, "Obviously that guy wants to buy those."
Hiccup sighs in annoyance, "Of course."
Snotlout then butts in, "Hi, question. When are we getting out of here?"
"When the volcano is stabilized. We just need time to round up all the dragons we've relocated here to Motunui. Since it is a safe haven for them to live on." Hiccup explains to them.
"Good idea but stabilizing the volcano can be risky." Gil said, "You need something strong enough to balance the stability of the volcanic pressure."
Just before Hiccup could respond, Coral peek at the edge of the clubhouse and points at someone, "Hey, who's that?"
Astrid follows her gaze and was surprised to see who it was, "That's weird. What's Johann doing here?" She asked, looking down to see the trader coming over.
"Oh, great, him." Tara said blankly.
"You know him?" Moana asked her friend.
"Yeah, he often flirts with my mom whenever we're at the Northern Markets." Tara said with a groan, "That guy never shuts up."
"But still, we should know why he's here." Lani said.
"You do that while we wrangle up all the dragons." Tara said to them.
"Good idea." Hiccup said in agreement.
As the Freedom Bringers gather the dragons on the Edge, the Dragon Riders go down to meet up with Johann, who was looking at the destruction of the Edge with a worried and spooky expression. The trader walked through the hard round, carrying a chest in his arms.
"Oh, dear. There hasn't been destruction like this since Emperor Nicephorus and the Byzantines were mercilessly annihilated in the Battle of Pliska." Johann told them the tale, which scared Snotlout and Fishlegs, "They say that Khan Krum had Nicephorus' skull encased in silver and drank mead from it. Ruthless." Johann finished before becoming cheerful, "Anyway, it's going to take some cleanup. I have a multitude of items that could assist you in that process. Hmm?"
Hiccup looks down sadly, "There's not going to be any cleanup, Johann."
"Well, master Hiccup, perhaps this delivery will cheer you up. I think you will like what you see." Johann handed him the chest, "Although what mysterious avocation could you be working on that necessitates such an odd variety of articles? Hmm?"
"Doesn't really matter now, Johann." Hiccup said sadly.
"Sold!" They heard Ruffnut yelling. They looked up to see Ruffnut selling locks of hairs to two Outcasts. They paid Ruffnut two gold bags, who accepted and cheered, "Yeah!"
~At the Workshop~
Hiccup, Gil, Lani, and Fishlegs were devising an idea to stabilize the lava. Their dragons were playing around, enjoying each other's company. The rest of the Freedom Bringers rounded up the dragons and were taking them to Motunui or other islands in their region.
"All right. Think, think, think..." Hiccup mutters as they think of a plan to stabilize the island, "We need something that'll not only hold up to the intense heat of the lava, but..."
"...Will withstand the extreme buildup of volcanic pressure." Fishlegs added.
"Exactly." Hiccup said in agreement.
"Can we try and mix something with the Gronckle Iron?" Lani suggested.
"Like what?" Hiccup asked.
Gil rubbed his chin, "Hmm...maybe we could-WOAH!" He suddenly exclaims when Toothless and Meatlug rolled past him, with Shocker and Sandstorm chasing after them, "Guys, please be careful!"
"And do you mind?" Hiccup added with a sigh.
The dragons obeyed for a while before continuing their play while the four males continue to discuss the situation, until they bumped on the table, dropping off a small cauldron, some tools, and goggles that have Death Song amber lenses. Hiccup was annoyed by the mess they made and scolded the dragons.
"All right. Pick that up." Hiccup ordered.
The dragons were slightly disappointed that their fun was cut short. But they had to listen. They clean up the mess they made. And Toothless decided to playfully toss the goggles to Meatlug, making her look like she's wearing them. This causes the three males to laugh in amusement. However, this gave Hiccup an idea as he realized something.
"Huh? Wait. You might actually be onto something." Hiccup said as he went over to Meatlug to pick up the goggles, "Fishlegs, Lani, Gil, what would happen if we mixed Death Song amber with Gronckle Iron?"
"You mean the very same Death Song amber that withstood the pressure of water hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean?" Fishlegs said with a smile.
"That's the one!"
"Hmm...I heard Death Song's ambers are very strong and have the right chemical reaction. But you need the exact quantities for this to work." Gil said to the Dragon Riders.
Fishlegs nodded his head in agreement, "Gil's right, mixing the exact quantities of all the ingredients will be key, so it doesn't set off a negative chemical reaction."
"That's right, if we don't find the right amount, who knows what will happen." Gil said.
"Well then, let's get started, shall we?" Lani said.
So, they got to work. Although their first two attempts were unsuccessful, the last batch was a success. They managed to combine the two as an effective stabilizer to lava spewage. To prove it, they tested it out late at night as they stabilize the lava spewage, showing that that formula successfully works.
"You did it!" Moana said in joy.
"Yeah! I can't believe that actually worked." Hiccup said with a smile.
Fishlegs quickly stops them, "Well, let's not start slapping each other's yaks just yet. That was the last of the Death Song amber. And even if we had more, there's no way Meatlug could make enough Gronckle Iron to stabilize the whole island." He informs them and the others.
Hiccup nodded his head, "So, we need Gronckles and Death Song amber. Well, we know where to find both. Right?"
Snotlout stops him there, knowing very well how the plan will work out, "There is no way I'm going to Melody Island. The word death is in the dragon's name for a very good reason."
"Astrid and I will get the amber with Moana and the rest of the Freedom Bringers." Hiccup said.
Snotlout was satisfied to hear this, "Good. I like that plan."
Hiccup turns to Fishlegs, "Fishlegs, Lani, you two stay behind, and gather ingredients for Gronckle Iron and find a place to store the liquid metal." Hiccup ordered, and the two males nodded in understanding.
"I'll stay and help." Keoni volunteered, "You need a pair of extra hands."
"I also wish to help." Nasir said to them.
Snotlout was pleased to hear this, "Oh, keep talking. Oh. This is the best plan ever."
Just then, Tuffnut and Ruffnut step forward, "What about us? What are we doing?" Tuff asked.
"Rounding up a group of Gronckles from Dark Deep." Hiccup said, earning shock looks from the blonde twins.
Snotlout laughs at their misfortune, "Oh! You idiots! Why did you open your big-"
However, Hiccup wasn't done as he added, "And Snotlout, you're going with them. Congratulations." He said blankly to the Monstrous Nightmare rider.
Snotlout stared in disbelief and shock to hear this before becoming angry, "This is the worst plan I've ever heard." He mutters out with his arms crossed.
Tara rolled her eyes and looked at Hiccup, "Hey, if it's all right, I'll come along, just in case these mutton heads' screw up on the mission." Tara said with a blank look.
Hiccup nodded his head, "Good idea, Tara."
On the next day, everyone went to their assigned task, Tara, Ruff, Tuff, and Snotlout went to Dark Deep to gather Gronckles, Fishlegs and Lani stayed behind to gather rocks for Gronckle Iron, while Hiccup, Astrid, and the rest of the Freedom Bringers went Melody Island to gather Death Song ambers. The group had to be cautious since Death Song can be dangerous, especially for the dragons. So, Hiccup provided Moss Earplugs for the dragons, to block the Death Song's call. Cayden and Solaira didn't need it since Vahloks and Goldenhearts are known to be immune to the Death Song's call. However, as they explore the grounds of Melody Island, they notice that the Death Song hasn't made any sign of appearance yet.
Hiccup looks around the area, noticing many ambers, but no Death Song, "This is strange." He said quietly to the group.
"What is?" Moana whispers back.
"It's quiet...too quiet." Hiccup said to her and the others.
"He's right." Yasmina said in agreement, "It is strange since Death Songs are not stealthy dragons. And they always play their call."
"Yeah, and I don't hear anything." Astrid said, continue exploring the area.
"No Death Song." Hiccup mutters out.
Suddenly, a shriek from a Death Song pierces the silence, startling the group. Everyone was in a battle ready position, ready to attack the Death Song. The Dragons growled, ready to release their fire at the Death Song.
"You were saying?!" Astrid exclaimed, readying her axe.
But before anyone could do anything, something unexpected happened. Instead of attacking, the Death Song collapses onto the ground, sounds agitated and in pain. Seeing this, the group lowered their weapons and their attack as Hiccup bonded with the Death Song, who wined in pain. Upon further examination, the Death Song was chained and it was covered with bruises and arrows.
"These wounds are fresh." Hiccup said, examining the injury.
"Lucky, there's no signs of infection," Gil examined the fresh wounds, he quickly took out his bag to apply disinfection ointment, "I need to patch these wounds before they could get infected."
"What caused this?" Malie asked in shock, looking at the injured Death Song.
"Dragon Hunters?" Astrid suggested.
Hiccup shook his head, "Not like any we've encountered. This is beyond brutal." He said, looking at the Death Song. Suddenly, the Death Song played a familiar toon that Hiccup recognizes. "That sounds like...no way...Garff?"
Realizing that it was the baby Death Song they saved, who is now grown up, Astrid quickly went to his side, "Oh, my Thor. You're right. It is." She said in sympathy.
"It's that the baby Death Song that you guys saved a year ago?" Moana asked, aiding Gil in patching the poor Death Song.
"He is. Oh, you poor thing. What have they done to you?" Astrid said to the Death Song, who wined in pain, before realizing something, "Wait a minute, where's the other Death Song?"
"Must not have been as lucky as this guy." Hiccup said solemnly.
Astrid looks at him confusing, ""Lucky"?" She asked Hiccup in confusion and worry.
Hiccup gestures to Garff, who was being patched up by the Freedom Bringers, "Well, Garff got away. He's still alive."
"Yeah, barely." Astrid said in worry.
"He could've died with these kinds of injuries." Coral said, comforting the Death Song, who whimpers.
Hiccup gently coax Garff, "Hey. It's okay. It's okay."
Astrid looks at Garff worriedly until a thought came to her mind, "Guys, if Viggo's gone, then-"
Hiccup understood what she meant and looks at the distance, "Who's leading these Hunters? And what's so important that they'd go toe to toe with a Death Song?" He questions, looking at Garff.
"Whoever is leading the hunters, has more experience than Viggo." Moana said as she looked at Garff, "We need to take him to Motunui, our healers will give Garff proper treatment."
"Good idea." Astrid said with a nod.
Malie looks at Cayden, "Cayden, you carry Garff to Motunui, I'll stay here to help collect ambers."
Cayden nodded his head, "All right, but be careful."
Soon, after removing the arrows and collar chain off Garff, Cayden carries him on his back as he, Moana, Gil, Mistral, Astrid, Aliikai, Shocker, and Stormfly head off to Motunui, leaving the others to collect the amber.
~At Dark Deep~
The Twins, Tara, and Snotlout discover that the Gronckles are surrounded by three Catastrophic Quakens. One is that lives in Dark Deep and the other two were once working for the Dragon Hunters to collect marbles. Now, they live in harmony with the Gronckles, destroying a rock pillar with ease, allowing the Gronckles to munch down on the rocks. The group hides behind their hiding spot after observing their interaction.
"You know what they call that?" Ruffnut asked the group.
"Imminent death?" Snotlout answered blankly.
"A symbiotic relationship." Tuffnut answered proudly.
Ruffnut nodded her head, "Precisely."
Snotlout looks at them in confusion, "Symbi-what?" He asked the twins in confusion.
Tuffnut, who surprisingly knows this, explains, "Symbiosis is the interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both." He claps his hands together to create a farting sound.
"...He's right, both Gronckles and Catastrophic Quakens have a symbiotic relationship." Tara said before muttering, "All though it scares me that they know about this."
"However, this can often lead to parasitism." Ruffnut added with a grin.
"Para-what?" Snotlout asked, still confused on what they were saying.
Tuffnut, who again surprising the others of his suddenly knowledge, explains, "Parasitism. It's a non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species where one of them, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the host." Tuffnut then demonstrated his explanation, "Take you and Hookfang."
There was a brief montage of Snotlout riding on Hookfang through the sky.
"The two of you, if you're flying together in perfect harmony, that's symbiotic."
Just then, Hookfang flies upside down, causing Snotlout to dangle through the air, holding onto one of Hookfang's horns. However, it didn't last as the Monstrous Nightmare flings him off, forcing the screaming Viking to fall off the sky to the ocean. Later, we see Snotlout and Hookfang at the Dragon Academy arena, where Snotout was holding up a fish to his dragon. In response, the Monstrous Nightmare whacks him with his tail, grabbing the fish in the process as his laugh when his rider was smack to the wall.
"However, when Hooky benefits at your expense, i.e., you getting nothing, parasitic."
After the end of the montage, Tara was snickering at the twins' explanation, finding all so true that Hookfang and Snotlout's relationship are parasitic. Snotlout, on the other hand, realizes that the twins were right, which scares him, as the Jorgenson glares at his dragon.
"Hookfang!" Snotlout growls, earning a snort from Hookfang. Changing the subject, Snotlout looked at the twins and Tara and said, "Tell you what. Why don't you three symbiose yourselves over there and get those Gronckles, or I'll "parasite" the yak dung out of you!"
Tara rolled her eyes with a scoff, "You threats mean nothing to me, Snotface." She said coldly before grabbing his collar, and her eyes changed into draconic ones as she let out a growl, "And if you ever try, I will show you what pain really is!"
Snotlout gulps in fear, "Noted!" He whimpers in fear, forgetting that Tara is a Lycanwing.
Tara lets go and walks away, causing Tuffnut sighs at her dreamily, "Man, I love having a woman that is part dragon."
Ruff looked at his twin in confusion, "I thought you were into strong hairy women?"
"I was, but it changed when Tara showed up." Tuff placed his hands on his chest and sighs, "One day, she will be Mrs. Thorston."
Ruff gives her brother a look before Tara calls out to them about her plan, "All right, you guys stay here while I talk to the Gronckles and Catastrophic Quakens."
"Wait, what do you mean, talk to them?" Snotlout asked the Lycanwing girl.
"Well, unlike you muttonheads, Gronckles and Catastrophic Quakens may be hard on the outside, but on the inside, they can be gentle giants...unless you provoke them. Which you will and ended up messing the plan, again."
"Woah! Woah! Woah! Who died and made you charge?" Snotlout questions Tara.
Tara glares at him and bares her sharp teeth, "You will be dead if you don't listen to what say!" Snotlout yelps in fear until Tara clams down, "But if you have other suggestions, go right ahead."
Hearing this, Snotlout accepted her challenge, "Fine! Just watch and see." He said as he and the twins get on their dragons before taking
"Here we go!" Ruff yelled happily, charging towards the two Boulder Class dragons.
Tara shook her head at their cockiness, "Odin gives them strength." She mutters out to the sky, praying towards her grandfather to save them before they end up getting killed.
The three dragon riders failed to realize that their plan was going to be a problem since the Catastrophic Quakens are extremely hostile toward outsiders as they are protective of the Gronckles. To prove this, the Catastrophic Quakens created a powerful shockwave that sends both the twins and Snotlout flying back to their hiding spot with Tara standing in front of them, arms crossed along with an unamused look.
"You were saying?" Tara asked blankly, knowing very well how protective the Catastrophic Quakens are to the Gronckles.
Just then, the Twins devise a different approach, "Remember how the Hunters subjugated the Quakens in a quarry? They used vibrations to control them." Tuffnut said, remembering the event of the marbles.
Ruffnut nodded her head in agreement, "They had hammers and slammed with them on the ground." She explains, giving Snotlout an idea.
"Hmm." Snotlout hums as he takes out his axe.
"You make contact, keep them occupied, and the two of us will lead the Gronckles to victory." Ruff said with a grin.
"Snotlout!" Snotlout cheered as he made his way to the Catastrophic Quakens.
Tuff, Ruff, and Tara as Snotlout smugly march towards the Catastrophic Quakens, with no fear or care in the world.
"Did you tell him that the Quakens don't respond to vibrations anymore?" Tara asked, learning from Fishlegs that Catastrophic Quakens no longer obey the vibration commands.
Ruffnut waves it off, "Pfft...don't worry, he'll be fine, and besides, I don't think this is going to be mutually beneficial."
Tuffnut chuckles a bit, "It will be for us."
The twins share a high five, "Parasites."
Tara stares at them and shrugs, "Meh, enough said."
Soon, Snotlout stood high above a tall cliff, seeing the Catastrophic Quakens guarding the Gronckles, "All right, Quakens, let's make this relationship shine." He said boastfully, slamming his axe to the ground, creating a loud vibration. However, instead of responding in a friendly way, the Catastrophic Quakens turned towards Snotlout's direction with deadly growls, scaring the male Jorgenson in the process. "Uh, guys? Little help here." When Snotlout turns around, he sees both the twins and Tara have already left, leaving him with Hookfang. Snotlout gasped in fear before screaming when saw the Catastrophic Quakens chasing him, so he made a run for it.
As Snotlout and Hookfang get the Catastrophic Quakens distracted, Tara and the twins lure the Gronckles with rocks, who happily munch them. "Let's get these Gronckles out of here while we still can." Tuffnut said.
"Yeah, we don't know how long the Catastrophic Quakens will reach Snotlout." Tara said before turning into her Lycanwing form and taking off with Barf & Belch, and the Gronckles following them.
"What about Snotlout?" Ruffnut asked the group.
"He'll be fine, I mean, he survives worse, am I right?" Tara said to them.
Tuffnut nodded his head, "Yup, and besides, relationships are complicated. He'll work through it." He said before they turned towards Snotlout's direction, hearing him scream for help as the Catastrophic Quakens chased him, making the two miscreates grins in amusement.
~At the Island of Motunui~
Amista, the female albino Speed Stinger, was walking through the village with Sina. The Chieftess's mother was finishing collecting herbs and was heading towards the Healer's Hut. There, they were greeted by Tui and his dragon, a female Stormcutter, who is named Lila. She has midnight violet and blue mixed together along with beautiful blue eyes. Lila was rescued by the Freedom Bringers long ago and was living in Motunui as her new home. She became quite fond of Tui, showing parental care to young generations.
"Good day, Amista, how are you?" Lila asked the albino Speed Stinger kindly.
"Doing well, me and Sina just finished collecting the herbs we need to create a painkiller." Amista said towards Lila.
Lila smiles at her, "That's good to hear, many of the dragons need that when they are getting treated."
Amista nodded her head, "Yeah...everyone." She said in agreement, remembering the pain she dealt when she was captured by dragon hunters, but now it's gone thanks to the Freedom Bringers and the people of Motunui's kind support, she will forever be grateful for them. Suddenly, they heard Cayden's roar. Looking up, they saw Cayden, Moana, Astrid, and Gil, riding their dragons and bringing a very injured Death Song.
"We need healers, stat!" Gil said loudly.
"Moana! What happened?" Sina asked in concern, seeing a very injured dragon.
"Dragon Hunters, they brutally hurt this dragon." Moana said with a worried tone, "We need to take him to the healer's hut."
Understanding the situation, many dragons help take Garff to the Healer's Hut, where all of Motunui's best healers worked together to save him. Tui asked his daughter what caused the injuries of the Death Song. She explained that the Dragon Hunters are back and being led by someone that they know as the healers treated the Death Song. But they were not aware that Amista heard everything. She stared at the state of Garff was in with pure horror in her eyes. She remembered the day how the Dragon Hunters took her from her home, putting her in that cage to die after they escaped from the storm. She wouldn't be alive, if it weren't for the Freedom Bringers, she could've died there, alone in that cursed ship.
"Amista? Are you alright?" Lila asked her friend in concern, "You look like you have seen a ghost."
"A ghost of my past continues to haunt me." Amista said with a growl, "I know who is leading the cursed hunters."
Lila looked at her in surprise, "You do?"
"Yes, and that man was the reason why I almost died." Amista growled while looking at Garff sadly. "May Lord Draco be with you, young dragon."
~At Dragon's Edge~
Hours later, the Twins and Tara arrive with the Gronckles. Fishlegs signals them with two torches in his hands as they bring the Gronckles down. He, Lani, Keoni, and Nasir wasted no time in feeding the Gronckles the specific rocks for Gronckle Iron.
"Here you go. Two parts sandstone, three parts limestone, one part iron ore. Three parts limestone, two parts sandstone, one part iron ore." Fishlegs mutters as he, Lani, Keoni, and Nasir feed the specific rocks to the Gronckles, who spit out the lava in a pit. However, it came to a halt when Fishlegs saw the Thorston Twins were about to feed the wrong rocks to the Gronckles, "Ooh! No, no, no, no, no!" He quickly went to Tuffnut, who was about to feed a Gronckle a sandstone, as the Ingerman slaps the rock off Tuff's hand, "This is a very specific recipe. It's three parts limestone!"
"I thought it was three parts sandstone." Tuffnut said with a shrug.
"No." Fishlegs answered with a glare.
Ruffnut holds up a bauxite rock and asked blankly, "What do we do with the bauxite?"
Fishlegs gave her a glare of anger and annoyance, "Bauxite?! Bauxite?! There's no bauxite in Gronckle Iron." He said to them in an angry tone, walking away.
"Just stir while we do the feeding." Lani said, feeding the Gronckle the right rocks.
Tuffnut shrugs his shoulder while Ruff tosses the rock away from the pit. But suddenly, they notice something odd about this pit that they were using. "Hang on a minute...I know this pit...is that our Boar Pit?!" The male Thorston exclaims as he and his sister glared at the Ingerman.
"Fishlegs!" Ruff yelled at him.
"What?!" Fishlegs exclaims.
"Very parasitic of you, Fishlegs." Tuffnuts said with his arms crossed.
"Look, I didn't have a choice." Fishlegs said.
"Yeah, we didn't have time to dig up a new pit, so your pit was optional." Nasir said, feeding the rocks to the Gronckles.
"We all have choices. It's just obvious which one you made." Ruffnut said, glaring at the males. Soon, both Throston twins brought their helmets to their chest as they solemnly say goodbye to their Boar Pit, which was very disturbing,
"Boar Pit, oh, Boar Pit, we shall miss thee. You put the "symbi" in our "osis" and gave us such glee." Tuffnut said in a poetic tone, causing Tara to stare at him and his sister in confusion.
Ruffnut soon joins in, sadly looking at the Boar Pit, "Never fear, Mr. Boar, as a new Pit of Iron shall rise, like before. And we shall grease you and wrestle you into symbiotic heaven." Fishlegs, Lani, Keoni, and Nasir slowly turned towards the Thorston twins with annoyed glares. Proving that point that they are over their heads on this pit, "Even if our names were just Shirley and Kevin." She cried as she uses her brother's hair to blow her nose, but soon was cut off when another explosion hit, "Whoa!"
Fishlegs came to them with an annoyed look, "Are you two finished?"
"Yeah, we don't need to hear your grieving words over a pit." Keoni added with a glare.
"Three more verses. You're gonna love the fourth." Tuffnut said before another eruption hit, causing to rethink his words, "Yeah, I never did like that poem."
Soon, Hiccup, Hawk Maui, Yasmina, Coral, and Malie, who were riding with Yasmina on her Goldenheart, land and give Fishlegs the ambers. But the Ingerman notices three individuals missing.
"Where's Astrid, Moana, and Gil?" Fishlegs asked, stirring the Gronckle Iron.
"At Motunui. I'll explain later." Hiccup notices Snotlout wasn't here, "Where's Snotlout?"
Tuffnut and Ruffnut answered while stirring the Gronckle Iron, "Dark Deep." Tuff answered.
Ruff waves it off, "We'll explain later."
Suddenly more eruptions are happening. Hiccup knew that they were losing time. They have to make this quick, As Meatlug fills the two cauldrons on Toothless up with Gronckle Iron, mixed with Death Song Amber, Hiccup looks at the group and said, "Guys, we have to fill those cracks!"
Toothless takes off as Fishlegs called out, "Right behind you." Fishlegs looks at them, "Alright, guys. We gotta take this show on the road, we might make it on the fly." He points at the big cauldron behind him. The Thorston Twins grin as they got on their dragons to do their job
The Dragon Riders and the Freedom Bringers manage to seal the remaining vents for good, with the last one being at the volcano's peak. The last vent intensely erupts with lava, so in a team effort, they dump all the remaining supply of the combined Gronckle Iron and Death Song Amber to seal the vent. Just in time too. However, more tremors build up in the volcano, causing a rock avalanche that traps the Gronckles from Dark Deep.
"The Gronckles! Oh, no." Fishlegs exclaims in horror as he and Metlug run up to the rocks that were trapping the Gronckles. The Freedom Bringers, Hiccup, and their dragons tried their best to remove the rocks off the Gronckles until the Thorston Twins saw something.
"Uh, guys?" Tuff points out to a flow of lava, heading their direction.
Upon seeing this, the group realizes that they don't have enough time to save the Gronckles, as a huge flow of lava was headed towards the rock pile. Soon, they heard Snotlout girly shrieks. Looking up, they saw Snotlout and Hookfang returning to the Edge with the three Catastrophic Quakens in pursuit.
"Somebody help me! I can't get these parasites off of my butt!" Snotlout screams as Hookfang flies behind the rock pile, hiding from the Quakens.
When the Quakens arrive, Toothless was in a defensive attack, but stopped by Tara. She gave the twins and Snotlout their chance, so it was her turn to use her plan, "Hey! Sorry for taking your Gronckle friends, but we needed them. And also, can you stop the lava flow because it's head straight towards the rock pile that is trapping them."
Hearing her words, they knew that their boulder class brothers were trapped in the rock pile and agreed to help. Tormentor, the first Quaken that Fishlegs and Meatlug befriended, assesses the situation quickly as he and the two Quakens created a new crater at a safe distance, diverting the lava flow away from the group. With the volcano stabilized, the Dragon Riders and Freedom Bringers were relieved to see that they were safe.
"Of course! They're releasing the volcanic pressure." Fishlegs said in astonishment.
"Great job, Jorgenson, you actually did something right." Tara said towards the rock pile.
Snotlout and Hookfang peeked up from their hiding spot, "Ah, I knew they were gonna do that. We're tight like that. Symbiotic tight. Aah!" He suddenly screamed when they saw the Quakens coming and quickly hid back.
The Catastrophic Quakens immediately liberate the Gronckles, freeing them from the rock pile, earning cheers from the Dragon Riders and Freedom Bringers, as they headed back home for Dark Deep all together. While the Freedom Bringers thanked them.
~On the Next Day at the Edge~
Chicken was pecking on the dry lava on the now eruption free Edge. But she soon stopped when she came face to face with Garff, who had just avoided death, thanks to the healers of Motunui and Gil. Chicken lets out a loud caw and runs away. Hiccup, Astrid, and Moana came towards the Death Song.
"I can't believe Garff made it. He was not looking good." Hiccup said, looking at Garff, who was covered in bandages.
Moana smiles and says, "The Healers of Motunui and Gil worked together to save him just in time."
"And thanks to them, I think he's gonna be alright. That dragon has a lot of fight in him."
Hiccup smiles at his girlfriend, "He's not the only one." He said towards Astrid, who smiles back.
Astrid then frowns as she recalls on what had happened to Garff, "Hiccup, we can't let what happened to Garff happen to any other dragon."
"Yeah, who knows what these Dragon Hunters are up to."
Hiccup agrees with them, "You're right. And we're not going to." He said as he looks at the Dragon Riders, "Listen, gang, the Dragon Hunters are still out there. I know you all wanna go home, but-" Hiccup was cut off when the Dragon Riders wanted to stay.
Fishlegs said to Hiccup, "Uh, who said I wanted to go home? I don't wanna go home."
"Yeah, and I want to help out too." Lani said with a grin.
Ruffnut soon joins in, "Not me. I surely don't wanna go."
"And I, Kevin-ly, would never give up the chance to live in a place that blows up all the time." Tuffnut said, earning eye rolls from the group.
"And you know us, we will help any dragons in need." Moana said with a smile, gesturing to her friends and their dragons. Soon, all eyes were towards Snotlout, who was looking at them blankly.
"Come on, Snotlout, you know you wanna join in." Tara said with a grin.
Snotlout soon gives in with a scoff, "Fine. I'll stay. But keep me away from those three!" He said towards the Thorston Twins and Tara as he walked over to Hiccup and ratted them out, "They put me in front of the Quakens, and thank Thor I'm that tight with them." His explanation made Hiccup frown while Moana chuckled at this.
Tuffnut sighs happily, "And symbiosis is alive and well on Dragon's Edge."
Ruffnut looks at her twin, "You think Johann will let us buy any of our stuff back?" She asked Tuffnut.
"Knowing Johann, I doubt it, I mean, he's kinda like a parasite." Tara said to the twins.
"Yup." Tuff said in agreement.
Ruffnut nodded her head, agreeing with Tara, "He surely is."
"Anyways, we need to get ready and find out who is leading these Dragon Hunters before he could strike again." Maui said.
"Actually, Maui, I think we already have the answer." Moana said, moving aside when Amista, the female albino Speed Stinger, came to view, "Amista knows who's leading these dragon hunters. He's the same one that captured her many years ago."
"Really, who?" Malie asked, looking at Amista.
Amista looks at them, waiting for her response, knowing very well they need to stop this man. So, with a huff, Amista lets out a growl, answering their questions while Moana translates it for her. "The man that is leading these hunters is named...Krogan."
Tara's eyes wide at the name, recognizing who he is, "No way. Krogan?"
"Tara, do you know him?" Malie asked her friend in worry.
Tara nodded head, "Yeah..."
"How?" Lani asked.
"When I was young and because...he wanted to marry my mother." She said, earning shock looks from the Riders and Freedom Bringers.
~At Hunter's Island~
The Dragon Hunters were setting up the cage Singetail that they captured. Leading them is their new leader, Krogan. A mysterious yet dangerous man that leads the hunters to hunt the Singetails alive by using Death Song amber. The Death Song that was chained and beaten, they used to have two but the second one escaped, they didn't bother getting it because Krogan believes it would be dead soon. The hunters have no idea about him, but they do know that they shouldn't cross him because he is a deadly killer, as he killed the hunter that wanted to leave. Heck, he even shocked them when he knocked down a Singetail with a pinch on the neck. Anyways, Krogan enters the arena and approaches a steel cage containing a violent Singetail with the Hunters watching nearby. They have yet to know what his reason with the Singetail is. As Krogan hops on the steel cage, a dragon hunter, who was startled, was ready to pull the lever. Watching him were two dragon hunters, wanting to see what's going on.
"Any idea who takes over when this thing kills him?" Dragon Hunter 1 asked his companion.
Dragon Hunter 2 shrugs his shoulder, "I suppose it'd be a vote. That seems like the most logical thing." He said to his friend, who agreed.
Krogan gives a nod to the Dragon Hunter, who is holding the lever, signaling to open the cage before jumping inside the cage, landing on the back of the Singetail, who roared, startled by the human on its back. Soon, the dragon hunter pulls the lever, allowing Krogan and the wild Singetail to burst out. The Singetail violently tries to fling Krogan off of his back, releasing fire that almost hits the dragon hunters, but Krogan stubbornly holds on, and soon the Singetail begins to show signs of submission through its eyes. Krogan grins at this as he continues holding on to the violent moving Singetail.
And thus, a new enemy has arisen, ready to take down anyone that will get in their way, and that includes the Dragon Riders and the Freedom Bringers.
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