MDM's Version of How to Train Your Dragon

A/N: FINALLY! This chapter has been a pain to get down!

Also, to TafaniG, I would like to hear some ideas for some OC characters. Now that the third season of Race to the Edge is finally out, I could use some help for some later chapters. I do plan on doing the whole HTTYD series, except "Legend of the BoneKnapper" and "Dawn of the Dragon Racers".

Chapter 6: roll it!

Chapter 6

First Day of Training

Morning quickly came, and the first day of dragon training would begin. The Misfit Trio got up, washed up, and ate a quick breakfast of rolls and yak milk. When they finished, Hiccup hoisted his axe up into his arms, Ragnar strapped his short sword onto his belt, and Juno got her bow and a quiver full of arrows. All three left the house to see a cloudy gray sky. A perfect setting for the first day of dragon training.

The Misfit Trio saw the other teens outside of the Killing Arena, weapons in hand. Fishlegs had a small hammer, Snotlout had a mace, the twins had spears, and Astrid had her trusty double headed axe.

Gobber then lifted up the door leading inside the arena. "Welcome to dragon training!" He announced.

"No turning back." A confident Astrid said as she and the other teens confidently entered the ring, looking around.

"I hope I get some serious burns!" Tuffnut said excitedly, eager for some violence.

"I'm going for some mauling." Ruffnut added, sharing her brother's enthusiasm. "Like, on my shoulder or lower back."

"Yeah, it's only fun if you get a scar out of it." Astrid answered coolly.

"Yeah, no kidding." A sarcastic Hiccup piped up, making his presence known to the others. "Pain. Love it."

"Oh, great." Tuffnut complained. "Who let him in?"

"Shut it, Tuff." Ragnar growled as he glared at the Thorston boy as he came to Hiccup's side.

Juno appeared at the other side of Hiccup. Astrid gave her a harsh glare, and she returned it, even more spitefully.

"Solheim." Astrid said.

"Hofferson." Juno answered back, almost seething through her teeth.

This would be a good time to explain the bad blood between the two girls. Back when they were ten years old, they used to be best friends. What happened? Well, Astrid was jealous of Hiccup and Ragnar because Juno was spending more time with them than with her. She couldn't understand what was so special about those boys. One was an orphan who'd rather read then learn combat, and the other one couldn't defend himself, even if his life depended on it. And he was the heir, for Thor's sake!

So one day, she had convinced Juno to spend the afternoon with just her. None the wiser, Juno agreed. But later, Ragnar came to the girls, his arms badly bruised, and told Juno that Hiccup got badly hurt by Snotlout and the twins. He had tried to stop them, but he was forced into a corner. The twins roughly held him back while Snotlout beat up Hiccup.

Juno believed that if she had spent the day with them instead, Hiccup wouldn't have gotten hurt so badly and Ragnar wouldn't have gotten stuck in a corner, helplessly watching Hiccup get beat up. Astrid was also shocked about what happened, but at that moment, she couldn't care less. That really ticked off Juno, and she angrily lashed out at her. Juno blamed Astrid for that accident ever since.

"Let's get started." Gobber said, breaking the tension. "Remember, the recruit that does the best will win the honor of killing their first dragon in front of the entire village." He twisted his hook in a threatening manner, making the Misfit Trio flinch a bit.

"Uh, Hiccup already killed a Night Fury, so, does that disqualify him or…." Snotlout was quickly shut up by two red-hot glares from Juno and Ragnar. But that still didn't stop him from sharing a few snickers with the twins.

"Can I please use those muttonheads for target practice?" Juno growled lowly, pointing her bow at them.

Ragnar placed a hand on her shoulder, not seeing the faint blush on her face. "Relax, save it for the dragons." He said.

"If they don't get me first." Hiccup cut in dryly.

"Don't worry." Gobber said, placing an arm over Hiccup's shoulders. "They'll see you as weak, less of a target, and go for the more Viking-like teens instead."

The Misfit Trio all rolled their eyes. Real comforting, Gobber. They all thought as they got in line.

Gobber started walking between the recruits and the rumbling cages. "Now, behind these doors are just a few of the dragons you'll learn to fight." He began, pointing to one rumbling cage at a time. "The Deadly Nadder."

"Speed, 8. Armor, 16." Fishlegs stated.

"The Hideous Zippleback."

"11 stealth times 2."

"The Monstrous Nightmare."

"Fire-power, 15."

"The Terrible Terror."

"Attack, 8. Venom, 12."

"Could you stop that?!" Gobber yelled. "And the Gronckle."

"Jaw strength, 8." Fishlegs whispered over to Hiccup on his right.

Snotlout then saw Gobber placing his hand on the lever of the Gronckle's cage. "Whoa, aren't you gonna teach us first?" He asked, sounding a bit panicked.

The Misfit Trio gave each other a small knowing smirk. Clearly, the other teens didn't know Gobber as well as they did.

"I believe in learning on the job." Gobber answered with a smirk of his own as he pushed down on the lever. A brown and angry Gronckle came bursting out, teeth bared and wings flapping rapidly.

"Called it." The Misfit Trio said in unison as they and the other teens began scrambling around the arena.

"Today is about survival." Gobber instructed. "If you get blasted, you're dead. Quick, what's the first thing you're gonna need?"

Hiccup went for a sarcastic response. "A doctor?"

"Plus 5 speed?" Fishlegs guessed.

"A shield!" Astrid and Juno both said at the same time, giving each other a quick death glare when they did.

"Shields, go!" Gobber shouted.

The teens ran over to the weapon stacks where the shields were kept. "The shield is your most important weapon." Gobber informed. "If you have a choice between a sword and a shield, take the shield."

Ragnar saw Hiccup struggling with one of the shields, so he quickly helped him lift it up before picking up his own shield. But then Ruffnut and Tuffnut began fighting over another shield.

"Get your hands off my shield!" Tuffnut yelled.

"There's like, a million shields!" Ruffnut retorted back.

"Take that one." Tuffnut said, gesturing to another shield. "It has a flower. Girls like flowers, right?"

Feeling offended, Ruffnut finally wrenched the shield away and banged Tuffnut's head with it. "Oops." She said sarcastically. "Now this one has blood on it."

The twins were about to start another tug-of-war when the Gronckle fired a ball of fire at them, blasting them, but they didn't get hurt. "Tuffnut, Ruffnut, you're out." Gobber said.

"Wait, what?" A dazed Tuffnut asked.

"Those shields are good for another thing: noise!" Gobber informed. "Make lots of it to throw off a dragon's aim."

The recruits began banging their weapons against their shields, disorienting the Gronckle. "Every dragon has a limited number of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?" Gobber asked.

"Five?" Snotlout guessed.

"No, six!" A confident Fishlegs replied.

"Correct, six!" Gobber said. "Last two standing wins!"

The Gronckle then blasted Fishlegs' shield out of his hand. "Fishlegs, out." Gobber said as Fishlegs began running for his life.

Juno was firing arrow after arrow at the Gronckle. But the arrows just bounced off its thick skin, and it fired a fireball at her, barely missing the girl as she flipped to the side.

Meanwhile, Snotlout was trying to make a move on Astrid. "So I moved into my parents' basement. You should come by and work out. You look like you work out." Astrid just somersaulted away, leaving the Jorgenson boy to be blasted by the Gronckle.

"Snotlout, you're done." said Gobber.

Astrid landed next to the Misfit Trio. "So I guess it's just the four of us, huh?" Hiccup asked her, attempting to sound casual. Ragnar and Juno glared at him, reminding him that now was not a good time to make an impression. Astrid was not fazed, however.

"Nope, just you three." She said as she ran off.

Ragnar barely got himself and Hiccup to quickly duck before the Gronckle fired again, while Juno cartwheeled out of the way. "One shot left!" said Gobber.

Hiccup had lost his grip on his shield and was chasing after it. The Gronckle then set its sights on him once it saw that he was vulnerable, and Gobber, Juno, and Ragnar saw that.

"Hiccup!" They all cried out.

The Gronckle soon got Hiccup pinned against the wall, and prepared to fire at him. The young Berkian heir braced himself for the shot, but he only felt intense heat exploding to his right side, barely missing him.

"And that's six." Gobber said, who had an angry Gronckle chomping down on his hook arm. "Go back to bed, you overgrown sausage!"

Soon, Gobber had locked up the Gronckle again. He then turned over to the recruits, who were worn out and their hearts pounding hard from the adrenaline.

"Don't worry." He reassured them. "You'll get another chance. But remember," he reminded, mostly giving the upcoming advice to Hiccup.

"A dragon will always, always, go for the kill."

When everybody else began to leave the ring, Ragnar and Juno helped Hiccup back onto his feet. He stared over at where the Gronckle fired, barely missing him, and looked back over at his friends, who were sharing the same thoughtful look, remembering the story Hiccup had shared with them the night before.

A/N: And that's a wrap for Chapter 6! Whew! The next chapter will be short, but it will give the Misfit Trio more to think about. Personally, I love the history between Juno and Astrid. I knew I wouldn't talk to someone if my friend got hurt because of them.

Got to fly, fellow Dragon Rider fans! I will see you in Chapter 7! Don't forget to review! ;)