MDM's Version of How to Train Your Dragon
A/N: This chapter is one I've been excited to write for a while. And to think I finished this on a Tuesday.
Before we begin, I want to thank everyone that has liked this story so much, and that it has made it this far. I think there may be two or three more chapters of my version of HTTYD and an epilogue. Keep an eye out for those.
And now, on with the story! Action!
Chapter 22
Preparation
Over in the village jail, there was persistent clanging as Ragnar charged repeatedly at his cell door, trying to knock down the door. Juno wiped away a tear from her face as she listened to him beating against his door. He had been doing that for the past hour, and she knew that his shoulders and arms are already pretty bruised. Finally, she had enough of his attempts.
"Rag, stop." She said.
There were two more loud clangs and grunts as he didn't listen to her. "Ragnar!" She shouted.
One more loud clang was heard before Ragnar kicked the door with a frustrated cry. He then slumped down to the floor with defeat.
"We gotta get out of here." He said, looking through the bars.
"How?" Juno asked, any hope left in her gone.
There was another loud clang, then a heavy crash. "Will you quit it, Rag?" She snapped.
"That wasn't me this time." Ragnar defended.
"It was me." A different voice said.
Ragnar and Cosette peeked out of their doors and saw a familiar someone standing in the hallway. "Hiccup!" They joyfully cried.
"Boy, are we glad to see you, brother!" Ragnar said.
Hiccup grabbed a pair of keys from his vest pocket. "Hey, you can't stop me that easily, brother." He said with a teasing smile as he began to unlock Ragnar's cell.
"How did you get past the guard at the entrance?" Juno asked. There was always a guard at the jail entrance to make sure prisoners don't escape.
Hiccup quickly unlocked Ragnar's cell, then Juno's. "I knocked him out." He simply said.
Ragnar and Juno gave him confused looks. Hiccup led them over to the entrance where the Viking guard laid unconscious with a disgarded bludgeon nearby on the ground.
"It seems my luck is starting to come around." Hiccup said.
"Nice one, Hiccup." Juno said, impressed.
"Don't want to spoil the mood of accomplishment here," Ragnar spoke up, "but an armada is sailing to their doom as we speak."
"Right." Hiccup said. "Come on!" He started sprinting away with Juno and Ragnar behind him. "Astrid's gonna meet us at the Arena."
"How's Hofferson gonna help us?" Juno asked him.
Hiccup gave her a smile, his plan set in motion in his eyes. "By bringing reinforcements." He said. "Now, let's get your dragons."
The armada floated into the foggy bank hiding Helheim's Gate; the Dragon's Nest. Stoick stood near the bow of the lead ship.
"Get low, and stay within earshot." He ordered, then turned back to glare at the endless mists.
Gobber walked up to him and tried to ease his tension. "Listen, Stoick. I was overhearing some of the men just now, and some of them; not me of course, are wondering what we are doing. And if, there's even a plan at all." He nervously stammered.
"Find the nest and take it." Stoick whispered coldly.
"Ah, and send them running." Gobber said. "The old Viking fall back. Nice and simple."
Stoick then noticed that Toothless was slightly twitching. "Shh." he said, silence falling among the warriors. He made his way over to the rudder and everywhere that Toothless moved his head, Stoick guided the rudder in that direction.
Meanwhile, the Misfit Trio were at the Arena, standing in front of a cage. "If you plan on getting eaten, I'd definitely go with the Gronckle." A familiar voice said that sounded like Fishlegs.
The Misfit Trio turned around and saw that Astrid had brought the other teens. Tuffnut pushed his way past his sister and up to Hiccup.
"You were wise to seek help from the world's most deadly weapon." He said dramatically. "It's me."
Before any of them could speak, Snotlout shoved Tuffnut away and was now in front of Hiccup. "I love this plan!"
"Uh, we didn't-" Hiccup only got those words in when Ruffnut was now in front of him.
"You're crazy!" She said, before leaning in close to him and whispered, "I like that." Her sudden change of tone made Hiccup shudder with discomfort.
Astrid might never know why she did this, but when she saw what Ruffnut was doing, she felt a tightness in her chest, manifesting itself as a quick clench of her fist. She grabbed Ruffnut by the horns of her helmet and pulled her away with a roll of her eyes. Ragnar and Juno saw that and gave each other a sly smile. They were gonna get a lot out of this one.
"So, what is the plan?" Astrid asked a relieved Hiccup.
His response was a simple, knowing smile. "You'll see." He said. "But first, Rag and Juno both need to see someone." He pulled down on the lever of the cage, and Fossil and Coccinelle burst out of it, eager to be free once again.
"Fossil!" Ragnar exclaimed excitedly.
"Coccinelle!" Juno cried out joyfully.
The Boneknapper and Grapple Grounder gave their ecstatic riders affectionate nuzzles when they saw them. The other teens had smiles as they watched the reunion.
"So Hiccup, does this plan of yours involve recklessness, has little chance of success, and would easily get us killed?" Juno asked as she lovingly massaged Coccinelle's neck.
"Yeah, pretty much." Hiccup answered while shrugging his shoulders.
"Good!" Ragnar said as he rubbed Fossil's jaw. "I was almost worried for a bit."
"What's the plan, fearless leader?" Juno asked.
In the midst of the mists of Helheim's Gate, Stoick was still steering the ship in the directions Toothless was giving them. The armada then passed a ruined Viking ship stuck in between some seastacks.
"Oh, I was wondering where that went." Gobber joked, seeing that the others were starting to get tense.
"Ready your weapons, and stay quiet." Stoick said.
The ship suddenly rocked as they hit ground. Stoick went up to the bow as they saw a mountain shrouded in the fog.
"We're here." He said, and jumped onto the shore. Right when he did, everything turned eerily quiet.
Back on Berk, Hiccup slowly coaxed out the Monstrous Nightmare, with his hand hovering above its snout. The teens watched with amazement; Ragnar and Juno were watching with their dragons above the Arena.
Snotlout started getting a little bit nervous and picked up the broken end of a spear. But Astrid hit his shoulder and shook her head with an "un-uh", making him drop it.
Hiccup led the Monstrous Nightmare over to Snotlout. "Wait, what are you-?" He panicked.
"It's okay." Hiccup assured him as he grabbed his shaking hand. "It's okay."
Hiccup gently placed Snotlout's hand on the Nightmare's snout, replacing his own. The dragon purred softly as Snotlout grinned and chuckled with amazement at the sight. He then noticed Hiccup walking away.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"You're gonna need something to help you hold on." Hiccup said as he took out some rope.
The other teens looked over at the Gronckle, Deadly Nadder, and the Zippleback; all of them out of their cages, waiting to be trained.
A/N: Well, this is it for now! But the final battle will soon begin.
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