Hello, everyone! I'm back. this is the first true chapter of Jurassic Alliances. I hope you like the journey we will be taking with Indi. A few things you should know. This section of the story will take place during the Netflix series Dragons: Race to the Edge. So yes, Indi will be thrown right into that hell hole of adventure. But don't worry, I won't change that story too much. I hope you like this. To kick-start this special chapter and section, this chapter is 6091 words long. Onwards, for dragons!


Indi sat back in a chair, each foot propped up on alternate sides of the ship's wheel. Lapsus and the raptors watched several birds fly overhead with bored hunger. The sun was quite warm, though a cool wind kept the temperature low.

He stared at the blank page of his journal, before snapping the book shut and tossing it inside a drawer. Traveling alone by ship was boring; nothing happened. Even the weather did not change much. He pulled out a map and some measuring instruments. Laying a ruler on the map, he roughly determined his location, and "guestimated" the amount of time it took to reach the next section of land: two days. Two days until he met the edge of the next cluster of islands. He felt that since the map only showed the closest few islands, and those were towards the northernmost reaches of the map, they were nearing the end of their journey. He decided that taking some time to establish alliances and give his packmates some time to enjoy dry land (a luxury they could not indulge in during the transport from Nublar to Arendelle), would be beneficial to the sanity of the overall pack.

Towards the end of the next day, Indi saw a landmass on the horizon. He guided the ship into the small island, where a crude, man-made harbor was formed from large boulders that formed an arch extending from the island, making it safe to dock. Indi pulled into the safe haven, before dropping the anchor into the water. He then dove into the water, the members of his pack watching intently for him to surface.

A few seconds later, the alpha's head burst from the water, and turned to swim to the island. The raptors leaped from the ship, each shrieking as they fell, until they too hit the water and began to paddle to shore.

Lapsus looked down into the water. Indi saw her hesitation, and swam back over to her, positioning himself only slightly away from the large predator. The boy saw the mischievous glint in the Lapsus' eyes too late, and was promptly drenched by a gigantic wave.

Indi threw his head out of the water, sputtering. Lapsus snarled in amusement, before walking to the shore, her feet pulling her mass through the water easily. Lapsus held her head just above the surface, her tail churning froth behind her. Indi swam next to her, feeling incredibly idiotic that he had let Lapsus get the better of him.

Once he made it to the shore of the island, Indi looked around. The island was not very large; he guessed he could walk around it in about fifteen or so minutes. Covered in large conifers, most of the ground was sheltered from the weather.

Lacrima, Noctem, and Venator had staked out a good place to bed down for the night; Indi and Lapsus walked over and lay down.

In the morning, Indi took a stroll through the forests on their temporary home. It was quite calm, with the clean, fresh air filling his senses. Being in a castle in Arendelle was nice, but he had missed the wild aroma of unsettled land. It made him feel complete, like he belonged out here, away from humans.

He noticed that there was no game on the island, understandably; small landmass could not support much animal life. Getting decidedly hungry, he swam to the ship and grabbed several slabs of meat, before returning to his pack, and feeding them their meals. At the end of the day, Indi felt that they should press on in their journey, in the morning.

Indi was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of Lapsus growling. After the boy opened his heavy eyes, Lapsus gestured to the shore.

Thanks to his enhanced vision and the half-moon providing a small amount of light, Indi could easily make out a shape in the water. He saw an arm and the top of a head with light-colored hair, lying on the beach.

After bolting to his feet, Indi scrambled across the sand to the figure, who was half in the surf. Flipping them over, Indi saw that his unexpected visitor was a young woman; perhaps about his age. After carefully scooping her up and carrying her back to the camp, Indi set her down a ways away from his pack, all of whom were now fully awake, curious to their new visitor.

Indi hastily gathered some pine needles and deadwood into a small pile, pulled out his sword, triggered it, and ignited the blade. After making sure that his impromptu campfire would not go out, he could now better examine the woman; he could see well enough to navigate at night without a flame, but caring for a possibly injured person required better lighting than what the moon could provide and the flames would help keep her warm.

The woman's hair was golden yellow, and was held back in a braid. Around her head was a leather band with small metal studs along it. The woman wore a leather skirt with small metal spikes sticking out and leggings. A blue shirt covered her torso, and collapsible metal shoulder pads covered her shoulders. Fur boots, now soaking wet, covered her feet.

Indi wondered how long this woman had been in the water, when a horrid thought came to him. He put his head to her chest, before overlapping his hands and placing them on the middle of her breastbone. He readied himself, before firmly shoving down several times on the woman's chest. After several pumps, he put his mouth to hers, and blew hard, filling the woman's chest with air.

Indi repeated this process several times. Just as he was about to place his mouth to the woman's for another round, the woman began to cough and sputter. Indi rolled her onto her side, and watched as salty water poured from her mouth.

After one last heaving cough, the woman fell silent once more. Indi put his ear close to her face, and was relieved to hear her breathing normally.

After he made sure that the woman would be alright, Indi returned to the shore. Looking around, Indi saw the glint of a dagger lying in the sand, along with a small sack, which contained iron coins. He picked up both items, before returning to camp.

He placed the sack of coins near the woman, but pocketed the knife; the last thing he needed was for the woman to attack in what she would feel to be self-defense. Such thoughts and acts would get her killed by a certain group predators. To further reduce the chances of a violent confrontation, he motioned for his pack to follow him, before leading them to another part of the island.

Indi woke to the sound of quiet murmuring. Opening his eyes, he found that the sound was coming from the woman; she seemed to be having a nightmare, and was waking up.

Indi retreated into the brush, where he could watch the woman with startling her with the presence of a strange male with a scarred face.

A few minutes later, the woman bolted to a sitting position, eyes wide, and a look of sheer terror on her face.

"Stormfly?!" The woman looked around, seeming to take in her surroundings, before pulling hugging her knees. Indi saw that the woman's eyes were moistening.

What happened to her?

Indi shifted his weight, and winced as a twig cracked beneath his foot. The woman's head shot up, eyes steeling.

"Who's there?"

Indi kept quiet, then mentally kicked himself as he saw the woman grab a stick that was near the fire pit, brandishing it like a sword.

The woman rose to her feet, holding the stick in an aggressive stance, and tentatively made her way towards Indi's hiding spot.

Indi retreated further into the brush, until he came out on the other side, where he made his way back to the camp.

The attack came from the right. He heard a valorous war cry, and felt a stick smack him across the face. When the branch came back towards his head, he grabbed it, broke it in half, the tossed it away, all in one smooth, quick motion. Before he could turn back to his assailant, Indi was tackled into the sand.

He momentarily regretted sending the dinosaurs away.

He tried to position himself on top of the woman to pin her down to prevent further violence, only to receive a punch to the face that sent him reeling.

Ow...He felt the woman give him another punch, this one to his gut, making him double over. Another punch to the face sent him sprawling in the sand.

Indi was trying his best to prevent violence, but the aggressive female was making it extremely difficult.

Now that Indi was in the vulnerable position on being on the ground, the woman towered over him. In desperation to show that he meant no harm, he put his hands out in a pacifying gesture.

"Stop!" he shouted. The woman paused. Indi quieted his voice slightly. "Please." The woman remained stern, anger written all over her face, but lowered her fist.

"Tell me who you are," she demanded, her tone giving the impression that when she told you to do something, you did it. Indi was no different.

"My name is Indi Rex," he said simply. "May I ask who you are?"

"Astrid Hofferson."

"Come back to the camp, Miss Hofferson," Indi said. "I would like to discuss a few things with you."

Astrid nodded and turned on her heel, before making her way back to the camp.

Once there, Astrid sat on the log that sat by the fire pit.

"Can I get you anything, Miss Hofferson?" Indi asked.

"Yeah," the woman said. "And call me 'Astrid'."

Would you like anything in particular, Astrid?"

"No, thank you, though."

Indi placed a couple small logs on the fire, and got it going again. He took a small pot out of a chest that sat nearby, and place it on the rocks near the fire, and poured in some fresh water from a canteen. He put in some salted pork and sliced two potatoes, adding them as well. He was thankful that Elsa had packed him a variety of foods.

As breakfast began to cook, Indi sat next to Astrid on the log.

"Did you see a large ship go by here?" Astrid asked suddenly, not looking away from the fire.

"I haven't seen a ship for a few days," Indi responded. "Why?"

"My dragon was taken by hunters."

"Dragon? You have a dragon?"

"I do," Astrid said. "Her name is Stormfly."

Indi thought before speaking, slowly stirring the food in the pot with a spoon. "I need to tell you something." Astrid turned to the male, focusing intently on him. "I have been sent by Queen Elsa of Arendelle to locate dragons and create alliances. Would you know of someone I could talk to about that?"

Astrid though for a second before responding. "You would want to speak to my friend's father," she said. "He is the chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe of Berk."

"Great," Indi said, nodding his thanks.

Seeing that the food had finished cooking, Indi took out a bowl and carefully poured in half of the pot's contents. He handed the bowl and a spoon to Astrid, then served himself.

They ate in silence, listening to the crash of the surf.

Once they had finished and Indi had cleaned the dishes, he spoke. "Would you like me to take you home?" Astrid nodded. "Alright." Indi rose and repacked the chest.

Indi motioned to the ship anchored in the natural harbor. "Can you swim?" Astrid nodded and walked to the water. Indi went in with her, and the pair swam to the boat. Once they made it to the rope ladder that led to the deck, Indi allowed Astrid to climb up first, then followed her.

Indi led the female to the captain's quarters, and opened the door for her.

"Will these accommodations be sufficient?"

"Yes," Astrid said. "Thank you."

Indi smiled. "I need to go get my... friends. While I do that, I need to lock you in here."

"Why lock me in?"

"For your safety," Indi explained. "You'll see soon enough."

Astrid nodded hesitantly, and Indi gave her a kind look as he shut the door, subsequently locking it.

Indi retrieved his pack from where he left them last night, and transported the chest and his gear back to the ship.

The three Raptors climbed up onto the ship with relative ease. Lapsus, on the other hand, nearly capsized the ship as she boarded, tipping it dangerously. The ship righted itself, sending waves in the opposite direction. Indi was sure he would have to fix some stuff that would have moved when Lapsus climbed aboard.

Indi went over to the room he had given Astrid, unlocked the door, and knocked.

"Come in," Astrid called. Indi entered, and saw that several things had slid from the shelves. Luckily, it was nothing too valuable that could not be replaced or repaired.

"What happened?" Astrid asked, walking to the door. "The entire boat… tipped." Astrid exited the room, and Indi saw her eyes widen at the sight of four carnivores. "Oh my Thor... What are they?"

"Those are my pack mates. Please just leave them be, and come this way." He turned and walked up to the ship's wheel, smiling when he saw Astrid hesitate before removing her eyes from the large white predator to follow him.

"Okay," Indi said, pulling out a map. "So, where am I taking you?" He watched as Astrid fingered the map, before placing the tip of her finger on a small island.

"Here," Astrid said. "It's not Berk, but it's close, and my friends are there."

"Can they help you get your dragon back?"

"Yes."

Indi nodded, before going over to a winch and raised the anchor. Returning to the wheel, he pulled a few ropes, releasing a sail and catching the wind, which pushed the ship forward.

Astrid spent the rest of the day in Indi's company, though the two did not talk much. At the end of the day, Indi suggested she go to bed. "We should be at your destination by tomorrow."

Astrid nodded and made her way to her room.

"Indi," she said. The boy looked up at her.

"Thanks."

Indi smiled. "Sleep well, Astrid."

Astrid nodded before moving on to her room.

Indi pressed on, and soon he saw what appeared to be a large outpost. He pulled his ship along the docks, put down the reinforced gangplank, and sent his pack of into the woods.

Indi then walked to Astrid's room, and quietly opened the door; she was still sleeping softly. He crept over quietly, and carefully picked her up, before carrying her to a hut that had a wooden dragon head that was painted blue. He figured that this was Astrid's quarters, and crept in quietly. He placed her on the bed that was inside, before walking out. He leaned against the wall outside, before dosing off.

"Who are you?!" a voice asked.

Indi opened his eyes to see a group of young adults standing in front of him: There was a large blond male, who had a small helmet with wings on it; a beefy male who had dark hair and a helmet with curly horns sprouting from the sides, a pair that seemed to be a set of twins with helmets that possessed two pairs of horns from the sides and a row of smaller horns forming a ridge along the top; in front of them all was a thin male with shaggy, brown hair, brown leather armor, and a metal prosthetic in place of his lower left leg and foot. He was the one who had spoken.

Indi shushed the male, then motioned inside with his head. "Astrid's sleeping?"

"Astrid's back?" The male asked incredulously.

"Yes," Indi said. "I brought her back sometime last night." the group quickly went inside, and saw that Astrid was indeed sleeping. Soon she woke, and the lead male said something to her that Indi didn't care about hearing.

"No, no," Astrid said quickly. "You don't understand. They were all in cages, and they have Stormfly!"

"Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down," Hiccup said. "What are you talking about what happened out there?"

"Dragon hunters."

"Dragon hunters?"

"Yeah, this big, ugly one, oh, when I get my hands on him…"

"And, welcome back," a higher-pitched male voice said.

"Come on," Astrid said. Indi heard her feet hit the floor and start to run towards the doorway of her hut. "Let's mount up!" She burst from her hut, but halted when she saw Indi. "What are you doing here?"

"Yes," the lead male said. "Astrid, who is this?"

"Guys, this is Indi Rex. He took care of me when I washed up on an island that he was staying on. Indi, this is Fishlegs, Snotlout, the twins: Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and Hiccup."

"Nice to meet you all," Indi said, not really caring about the strangeness of their names; his last name was 'Rex', so he did not really have much room to say anything.

"I heard that you're going to get her dragon back," Indi said. "I can help."

He saw Hiccup pounder this for a moment before nodding. "You can come."

The entire group went to another part of the outpost, where Indi saw a variety of dragons in the stables.

"Astrid," Hiccup said. "You can ride with me. Indi, you're riding with Snotlout." Indi nodded and followed the dark haired male to a red and black dragon with four long horns on its head.

"Meet Hookfang," Snotlout said proudly. "The most lethal dragon in the known world."

"I don't think that's entirely correct," Hiccup called over.

Indi watched as Snotlout climbed on Hookfang, before getting on behind him. The group took off, following Hiccup on his black dragon.

Astrid directed them west of the outpost to an island, where a large amount of debris sat discarded haphazardly on the beach.

They landed on the beach, and started to examine the wreckage for any hint of where the hunters had gone.

Astrid was showing advanced signs of frustration. "There… there has to be some clues here, somewhere, something."

"How many cages were there?" Hiccup inquired.

"Remember all the cages we saw on the Reaper?"

"Yeah."

"Double it."

The twins and Indi walked over; Indi enjoyed their rough demeanor and comical antics.

"We got nothing," Tuffnut said.

"Just a bunch of trash," Ruffnut added. "Looks like these dragon hunters are also litter bugs."

"Yeah there should be some sort of penalty or fines for littering," Tuffnut said, slamming a fist into his other hand. "Am I wrong people? What if… what if everyone were this careless and inconsiderate." Tuffnut grabbed his sister's shoulders. "What then, huh? Where would we be then?" The blond male then covered his eyes and began to cry. The whole situation made Indi raise an eyebrow.

"I knew coming here was a bad idea," Snotlout said, shutting a chest he had been searching before walking over to the gathered group. "What did we hope to find anyway?" Suddenly, the male screamed in pain, falling over on his behind. "Something bit me!" he grabbed at his left foot. "I'm allergic to sand crabs! They make my toes fan out. Owowowowow!" Astrid approached the injured male and grabbed his foot, examining the object lodged in the bottom of the boot, which replaced Snotlout's cries of pain with a flirtatious look and a swooning voice. "Woah-ho-ho, look at you. Rushed right over to help me, didn't you. Well, you know what that means Astrid." Astrid, unfazed by Snotlout's advances, promptly pulled the object out of the male's foot in a quick motion, enticing another cry of sharp pain.

"This is a dragon hunter arrow," Astrid informed the group, turning the object over in her hand.

"Or that," Snotlout muttered.

"Stormfly was hit by one of these right before she was caught. I'd never seen her act so out of control." She placed the arrow tip in Fishlegs' hand.

"Interesting," the large male said, examining the tip, before giving it a whiff. "Unexpected." He placed the tip in his mouth, then drew it out. "Hm, tangy."

"Mind cluing us in on what tangy and unexpected means?" Hiccup said.

"I'm guessing it's refined dragon root," Fishlegs explained. "I've heard, that at high concentrations, it can overwhelm a dragon's senses completely, making it almost impossible for them to fly." Indi was impressed; this guy really knew his stuff.

"That's exactly what happened to Stormfly."

"Think of it," Fishlegs speculated. Just one quiver of these arrows could decimate an entire flock of dragons."

"How are we gonna find her," Astrid asked, turning towards Hiccup. "We have no idea where they're going."

"Maybe not," Hiccup said. "But we do know where they've been." He handed the arrow point to Indi. On the side was what appeared to be an inverted fist with flames surrounding it.

The group flew on to what appeared to be a ship graveyard. Indi opted to fly with the twins, as Snotlout's advances towards Astrid were starting to get annoying. They all landed on one of the wrecks.

"Alright, look for anything that might help us track down the dragon hunters," Fishlegs instructed, before listing examples on his fingers. "Maps, coordinates, hidden compartments."

Meanwhile, the Tuffnut was looking inside a crate, while his sister was examining a dragon skull.

"There's nothing here!" Tuffnut announced, slamming the lid shut. His sister released the skull and turned towards him. "Someone totally looted this boat."

"This ship gives me the creeps," Ruffnut said, rubbing her upper arms.

Tuffnut rubbed his chin in contemplation. "Sunken ships, dragon hunters, the creeps. I bet this thing is crawling with ghosts and other such spirits, planning on dragging us down to the dark Viking Underworld," he grabbed his sister and used her as a human shield. "Where they will torture us by tickling us for eternity!"

Ruffnut gasped. "Niflhiem?"

"Niflhiem."

"Niflhiem?!" Snotlout shouted incredulously. "I knew coming here was a bad idea." Hookfang raised his head to watch his rider. "What did we hope to find here anyway?" Snotlout, tossed some papers into the air and kicked the central mast in frustration. Turning away, the floor gave out beneath him. The buff male screamed as he fell with a crash. Fishlegs and the twins came over to see if Snotlout was injured.

"Get me outta here," he whined in pain.

"What if that's just what the ghosts want us to do?" Tuffnut said.

"Tuffnut!"

Meanwhile in, what Indi could only describe as the holding place for captured dragons, he, Astrid, and Hiccup searched for clues themselves. Hiccup opened a barrel, only to find air and dust. Indi glared at the cages that surrounded him. They brought back bad memories.

"There's nothing here!" Astrid shouted.

"Just keep looking," Hiccup said, attempting to placate the female. "We'll find something."

"What if we don't? What if we can't track them down? Hiccup, I'm…"

"I know, I know. But we have to stay positive."

"I'm trying, but you didn't see Ryker. He actually enjoys hunting and caging dragons." Indi winced at the word "caging". "And he has mine!" Astrid slammed her double-bladed axe into a wooden shield that hung on the wall, the force of the impact lodging the blade inside.

"We're gonna find her, Astrid," Hiccup said, approaching the girl slowly. "And the other dragons too. I promise."

Astrid softened with his words. "Hiccup, I don't know what I would do without Stormfly." Indi could relate. Don't worry, we'll get her back. Now, let's go see if the other guys found anything." Astrid removed her axe from the shield. The action pulled something out of the shield as well, sending the small object rolling along the floorboards; Indi plucked it from the ground, and rubbed the dust from it.

"You know what this is?" Indi asked, noticing Hiccup's gaze fall to the object. Indi placed the object into Hiccup's hand. Hiccup held it up between his index finger and his thumb.

"Dragon eye lens." The group was soon assembled below deck. Indi was amazed at the effect of the glow of a dragon's fire behind the cylindrical object, but apparently it wasn't the effect that the group required.

Hiccup's dragon, which Indi learned was curiously named "Toothless", was the last to attempt to produce the desired effect, but apparently to no avail.

"Well, none of our dragons work with this knew lens." Hiccup announced.

"If we can't figure out what kind of dragon we need…" Astrid began.

"I know, I know, I'm thinking."

Indi noticed Tuffnut examining the shield that the lens fell from, and walked up next to the male.

"What do you see?" Indi asked.

"Hm… yep. It's either the inside of a yak," Tuffnut said "or a Changewing in a cage."

Turning back to Hiccup, Indi saw the lead male's eyes squint on the shield, before widening in recognition. "Tuff, you're a genius!"

"I'm actually a geologenius," Tuffnut corrected. "That's a geologist who's also a genius."

"Looks like we're going to Changewing Island." Hiccup said, gazing firmly onto the lens.

The group flew to another island, Indi deciding to stay with the twins. He rode at the base of the double-headed dragon's necks, holding onto the round, vertical scales. Soon, the flock of dragon's landed. Indi was the first to dismount, and the other riders slowly did so as well.

"Changewing Island," Fishlegs said, looking around, seemingly at peace. "Oh, such a peaceful place; except for all the Changewings, of course."

"Okay, guys," Hiccup said. "We need some glowing Changewing acid to shine through the Dragon Eye, so we can see what's on this lens."

Snotlout was the first to speak up. "Let me guess: that means we have to somehow find a Changewing, an ambush predator that can blend in perfectly with its environment, and milk its acid before it rips us to shreds? Great idea, Hiccup."

"Oh, contraire, mona me," Tuffnut said. Indi looked over at him to see that he was covered in what appeared to be mud, sticks, and leaves. "In order to find a Changewing, you must become a Changewing!" Tuffnut did a mock roar as he ran off, before diving over a row of shrubs, which were evidently at the top of a steep hill. The Changewing impersonator gave out several cries as he fell down the hill. As he cried out what he hit on the way down. "Thorns!" "Gravel!" "Ow! Blackberries!"

"Such stealth," Astrid said after the thuds and cries stopped.

"They'll never see me coming," Tuffnut moaned from the bottom of the hill. Indi sighed, shaking his head.

"Is he..?" Indi looked to Hiccup, the rest of the question unspoken.

"Alright?" At Indi's nod, Hiccup answered. "Yeah, he's been through worse. He'll be fine."

The rest of the group hid in some bushes around a pond.

"Hiccup, this is taking too long," Astrid said.

"Changewings can be a bit skittish. You just gotta be patient."

Indi was positioned next to Hiccup, watching the pond intently for any type of motion. On the other side of the pond, he saw Snotlout get into an argument with Hookfang, and an ember flew from Hookfang's nose, bounced off of Snotlout's helmet, and started a fire on the bush they were hiding behind. Hookfang blew on the small flame, only to have it increase into a small inferno. Snotlout started to smack at the flames, to no avail. In desperation, Snotlout ripped up the bush from the ground, and tossed it aside. Indi noticed that Hookfang gave Snotlout a look that read "What?"

Indi managed to focus back on the water, blocking out Ruffnut complaining that she was bored and then thirsty. Hiccup shushed them, and pointed to a spot on a rock where the patterns were shifting.

Indi caught a glimpse of a large, reddish dragon flit behind a tree, then it disappeared. Another flash of dragon led his eyes to a log. Then the dragon revealed itself; it had protrusions on the sides of its head, and leaf-like scales along its spine, tail, and two tendrils sprouting from behind its jaw. The dragon crept to the pond, and started to scoop up water with its jaw, looking around suspiciously.

The group of riders crept around behind the dragon, which raised its head at the slight sound they made as they moved; luckily it resumed drinking.

Hiccup crept out from behind a bush, sneaking towards the red dragon. "C'mon." The rest of the riders slowly followed.

Suddenly a grime-free Tuffnut appeared, waving good-naturedly. "Hey! You guys have any luck?" Behind him the Changewing took flight.

"Agh, Tuffnut!" Astrid groaned. We were just about to…"

"Woah," Hiccup said, looking towards the Changewing. "Look at that." The dragon had somehow acquired a cord around its neck, attaching it to a tree. The dragon roared and screeched as it tried to fly away, only managing to go in circles.

"Like I said," Tuffnut reiterated proudly. "See the Changewing, be the Changewing."

The dragon had spotted its captors, and roared angrily, before launching a stream of green liquid at them, making them scatter. A small amount landed on Snotlout's helmet, making him scream. Indi had noticed that he had a very feminine scream.

The cord binding the Changewing to the tree snapped, and the dragon flew off.

Night had fallen, and they had

"Augh!" Snotlout groaned, moving his head.

"Would you just hold still, Snotlout?" Hiccup said, trying to line up the glow of the acid with the Dragon Eye.

"Easy for you to say," the raven haired boy retorted. "You don't have Changewing acid, burning through your skull!"

"If we take off the helmet, we'll spill the acid," Astrid countered. "Now, hold still."

Looking at the rock face, Indi saw what was supposed to happen when something shone through the dragon eye: a plethora of symbols and pictures appeared in the same, eerie, lime green color of the acid.

Fishlegs examined the symbols. "This doesn't help; we've this map before."

"It must be a hunter port," Hiccup surmised. "And it's the closest one to the beach where Stormfly was captured. Odds are, that's where they're headed. After that, who knows where?"

"Then we have to hurry."

"Yes, please, let's hurry!" Snotlout said, taking off his glowing helmet, before throwing it to the ground.

Fishlegs spoke up "Uh, but how are we going to avoid being shot by those dragon root arrows?"

"Funny you should ask, Fishlegs," Hiccup said, a determined smile on his face. "For my plan to work, somebody's gonna have to get shot." At this, Fishlegs began making nervous, high pitched noises. Indi raised his eyebrows at this.

"Yeah!" Tuffnut said, high-fiving his sister enthusiastically. "Looks like we're up."

Ruffnut responded with "Cool!"

Indi sat on the back of the Zippleback, Indi saw a fleet of five large ships. The lead ship had an insignia of a dragon being stabbed through the head and neck with an arrow and through the tail with a sword.

Hiccup and Astrid made a pass, Toothless releasing a purple and white blast, striking the hull of the ship as a warning shot.

"I'm here form my dragon!" Astrid shouted to the captain, pointing her axe at him. Using his enhance vision, Indi saw that man at the bow of the ship was bald, but had an interesting style of facial hair: his mustache went around his mouth, and a strip of hair went down the middle of his chin.

The man's eyes widened. Indi's enhanced hearing allowed him to hear the man's words as Toothless passed by. "A Night Fury!"

Taking advantage of their distraction, Barf and Belch dove, before unleashing a stream of green gas, which was promptly ignited. Snotlout and Hookfang dove, and released a stream of semi-liquid fire onto the deck of the ship.

Indi looked back, and saw the captain point with his green sword at the flock of dragons and shout. "Fire!" The crewmen took aim with ballistae, and unleased a volley of spears.

"Hookfang!" Snotlout shouted as his dragon dodged the arrows. Once free of the volley, Hookfang hovered as his rider taunted the hunters. "Is that all you got? Oh no." Snotlout ducked his head, and a spear glanced off of his helmet. "Woah! How 'bout a little 'heads up', Hookfang?" The red dragon dove back towards the ship for another attack.

Toothless glided along the length of the ship, and shot a blast at one of the ballistae that had two hunters operating it, sending the men flying backwards. Three archers appeared and shot the dreaded dragon root arrows at the Night Fury, only to have Astrid chop them away with her axe.

Indi saw Hiccup call over to Fishlegs on his Gronkle, and the large male on Meatlug gave a courageous war cry as they buzzed down to the ship, Meatlug pouring lava onto the ship from her mouth. Three archers unleashed a volley of dragon root arrows.

Indi saw Meatlug take an arrow to her side, and Fishlegs started to cry out "We're hit! We're hit! We're hit!" Meatlug began to lose control of her flying, and headed down towards the ship, where a chain wrapped around her, and pulled her to the deck.

"They got Fishlegs and Meatlug!" Astrid shouted. Fishlegs was struggling against the guards, and Meatlug was attempting to resist capture, to no avail.

The Captain of the ship came over to the downed dragon and rider.

"You monster!" Fishlegs snarled. The captain ordered his men to take them away.

"Astrid!" Indi called as Barf and Belch came close to Toothless. "Is that the Ryker guy you were talking about?" Astrid nodded, and Toothless passed by Ryker, unleashing another blast. Indi saw Ryker staring up at Toothless, and saw him mutter, but couldn't make out what he was saying.

Two crewmen pushed a catapult to the edge of the ship, and launched a large boulder at Toothless. The black dragon managed to dodge the projectile, but lost control of his flight path, and began to plummet to the water. As Toothless regained control, the spinning sent Astrid down to the water. Toothless and Hiccup shot down after her. Suddenly, a chain flew from the ship and wrapped around Astrid's waist, pulling her down. Hiccup had to pull out of the dive as she landed in the water, and was hauled on board the ship.

Once on board, Indi saw Astrid rip from the chains, and rush Ryker, axe raised. Ryker blocked the axe, and tossed Astrid backwards, where she was secured by two crewmen, who began to escort Astrid below deck, the shield maiden resisting with all her might.

Suddenly, a blue dragon with a frill of spikes, a horn on its beaked nose, and yellow spines covering its back and tail burst from the door that led to the dragon hold, and was followed by Fishlegs and Meatlug.

"Stormfly!" Astrid shouted as she tore from the crewmen securing her, before dashing to the dragon, and leaping onto its back. Stormfly butted the two crewmen with her head, tossing them aside, before charging Ryker, who stood at the bow of the ship.

"Now!" Hiccup ordered, and the three dragons still in flight dove towards the ship.

Suddenly, a hunter shot two large bolas at the dragons on the ship, which entangled their legs, tripping them.

"It didn't work," Hiccup said. The ships came closer, and the archers on all five ships released a storm of arrows at the aerial assailants. Hookfang, Barf and Belch, and Toothless all fell back. "Evasive action, now!" The three dragons dodged the arrows. As the Zippleback passed over Hiccup and Toothless, Indi leapt from his spot on the dragons back, and fell onto Toothless' back perfectly.

"Indi!" Hiccup shouted. "What are you doing?"

"Get me in close," Indi said, staring at the ship, grabbing a spear that passed by, brandishing his new weapon. Hiccup guided Toothless by the ship at blazing speed, and Indi leapt onto the deck. Hitting hard, he went into a roll, before launching to his feet, standing in front of the two downed dragons, facing the hunters. He spun the spear, before taking a defensive stance, his face screwed into a snarl. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Barf and Belch take a dragon root arrow to the side, and begin to spin as the dragon and its riders plummeted to the water.

"Not good!" Tuffnut cried.

"And getting worse!" his sister added.

Hookfang also took an arrow to the side. "We're hit!" Snotlout yelled as his dragon began to lose control. "Woah, Hookfang!"

Toothless fired a blast at the ship, then dove after Hookfang.

"Help!" Snotlout cried, now close to panic. Toothless grabbed Hookfang by his tail, and beat his black wings furiously to stay aloft. Snotlout reached down and pulled the arrow out of his dragon as Hiccup and Toothless carried them away from the fight.

Ryker approached the dragons he had tied up on board his ship. "Your pathetic tricks won't work on me." Indi kept the point of his spear trained on him. "I'm a dragon hunter, I know that Gronkles are immune to dragon root." Frustrated, Astrid snarled disgust. "I used your worthless escape plan to lure yer friends in closer." He glanced behind himself and smiled as Ruffnut, Tuffnut, and Barf and Belch fell into the water.

"Comin' in hot," Tuffnut shouted as he fell. "And blowin' out snot!" Once they splashed down, several hunters tossed a net into the water and hauled their newest catch aboard.

Indi saw Hiccup and Toothless carry Snotlout and Hookfang off, away from the fight.

Indi continued to watch Ryker, who seemed curious about what he would do next. Knowing he couldn't take on this many opponents on a wooden boat, Indi stood straight and dropped the spear.

"Wise decision," Ryker said. "Take 'em below." The crewmen escorted all of the riders to a cell in the dragon hold.

"Where are out dragons?!" Astrid shouted as she was being shoved into the cell. "What did you do to them?!"

"Well, if I were you," Ryker answered "I'd worry about yerselves."

Astrid's eyes widened in recognition as a new figure entered the hold. Indi looked and saw a raven haired girl wearing some type of silver armor walking behind a guard.

"Heather?" Astrid said in worry. The girl looked over to face the riders.

"No way," Tuffnut said in disbelief.

"Run!" Astrid ordered. Suddenly, a male redhead jumped in. He was covered in scars and tattoos and wore leather and metal armor.

"Surprise!" he said. "Did you miss me? Of course you did! Oh, do you know my sister?" The male pointed to the Heather girl, who smirked smartly. "Wait a minute, sure you do! You guys were so pals and buddy-buddies."

"Hey, family is family," Heather said, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"I can't believe this, Heather," Astrid said, betrayal written all over her face.

"I know it's not Dragon's Edge," Heather continued. "But, it'll have to do." The barred door swung shut. Enjoy your new home, Astrid. You're gonna be here a while." Heather's gaze landed on Indi, who had his brow furrowed and head slightly tilted to the side. "Who's this? A knew friend?" Indi nodded in greeting, but did nothing more; he was having a bit of trouble keeping his eyes in check, and didn't want to reveal his secret to his group of new acquaintances too early.

"Enjoy your stay." Heather said, before walking off with the rest of the hunters.

"I'm so confused right now," Indi said once they had left. "Can someone catch me up on what exactly I jumped into?"


Please let me know how I did. If you haven't seen Race to the Edge, go watch it. Most of episodes are very good, and occasionally dark, with some humor.