MDM's Version of How to Train Your Dragon
A/N: Two chapters in one week! This is better than I thought it could turn out. Whoo! Still, I think I could be busy for next week because of school. Hopefully, I could post again by next Friday or Saturday.
To Rachel, you have to wait and see to learn more about Ragnar and Juno's bios. More will be revealed in the series, since I do plan on doing "Riders of Berk", "Defenders of Berk", and "Race to the Edge". But I'm glad everyone likes their biographies.
After you Dragon Riders are done with this chapter, I'll have a poll on my profile concerning a question. It may sound silly, but if you want to check it out, you can go ahead and vote what you think is best.
Chapter 12, here we go!
Chapter 12
Zippleback Training
A couple of hours later, the Misfit Trio were dressed in dry clothes and back in the Arena with the other recruits. This time, Gobber had split them up in pairs; Snotlout with Tuffnut, Astrid with Ruffnut, Ragnar and Juno, and Hiccup was left with Fishlegs. All of them were each holding a bucket of water.
"Today is about teamwork." Gobber said. The cage doors that were holding the dragon they were to fight suddenly burst open, and light gray smoke began billowing out to engulf the Arena.
"Now, a wet dragon head can't light its fire. " Gobber instructed. "The Hideous Zippleback is extra tricky. One head breathes gas, the other head lights it. Your job is to know which is which. "
Hiccup and Fishlegs stood back to back. The latter began spouting out facts about the Zippleback. "Razor-sharp serrated teeth that inject venom for pre-digestion. Prefers ambush attack, crushing its victims-"
"Will you please stop that?!" Hiccup whispered with a sharp hiss.
Ragnar and Juno were off in another part of the Arena. As much as both of them secretly want to strike up a conversation not involving training with the object of their affections, they stood firm on their goal.
"You watch from the left, I watch from the right?" Ragnar asked with a sheepish smile. That was one way to start talking to her, even if it wasn't what he wanted to actually talk about.
Juno nodded with a determined smile, a smile that made Ragnar slightly weak in the knees. "Works for me."
Meanwhile, Snotlout and Tuffnut were circling around each other. The former then began speaking. "If that dragon shows either of his faces, I'll-" Snotlout then saw a shadow in the smog.
"There!" He and Tuffnut tossed their water buckets at the shadow. But instead of a dragon growl, two yelps of surprise were heard.
"Hey!" A voice called out.
It was Ruffnut and Astrid, the former being the one who spoke. "It's us, idiots!"
"Your butts are getting bigger." Tuffnut said. "We thought you were a dragon." He snickered.
"Not that there's anything wrong with a dragon-esque figure." Snotlout said, aiming this comment towards Astrid, which resulted in a punch to the jaw. Ruffnut then threw her water bucket at her brother, leaving him drenched and sprawled on the ground.
Suddenly, Tuffnut was pulled into the smoke, with him shouting in terror. "Wait." Astrid held Ruffnut back from following her brother.
A tail then spun around and brought both girls to the floor, and Astrid's bucket spilled out. Tuffnut then came running out, panicking.
"Oh, I am hurt. I am very much hurt!" He cried out, and then crashed into Ragnar and Juno, making them spill their own buckets.
"Tuffnut! You muttonhead!" Juno yelled at the dim-witted Thorston boy.
Ragnar then helped Juno up. "Remind me to snap his helmet's horns in half later." He said. Now, it was just Hiccup and Fishlegs.
"Chances of survival are dwindling into single digits now." Fishlegs stated, already making clear of the situation.
A Zippleback head came slithering out of the smog. The scales were lime green, decorated with red and dark brown splotches everywhere. Fishlegs quickly dumped the water onto the dragon's head, but it just snarled, acid green gas streaming out of its mouth.
"Oh. Wrong head." Fishlegs chuckled nervously. The head then roared, releasing more gas in his face.
"Fishlegs!" Gobber cried. The Ingermen boy then ran off, screaming his lungs out. Now, Hiccup had the only remaining bucket.
By now, the smoke had cleared up completely, and the whole body of the Zippleback was visible. The other head had little fire sparks crackling out and around its teeth.
"Now, Hiccup!" Gobber ordered.
Hiccup threw his bucket with all his might, but both heads stretched high, dodging the water. Then, they both slinked back down to the young heir's level.
"Aw, come on." Hiccup deadpanned, mentally cursing his bad luck. The Zippleback roared and got closer to him, making him fall on his back.
"Hiccup!" Gobber shouted, and got ready to rescue the kid, but nothing could prepare him nor for the other recruits for what happened next.
Hiccup slowly got back on his feet and began to push the air between him and the dragon with his hands. "Back. Back! Back!" he ordered, confidence seeping through his voice.
The Zippleback began backing away, as if it was afraid of the young Viking. "Now, don't make me tell you again! Yes, that's right! Back into your cage." Once the dragon was inside, Hiccup reached into his vest.
"Now, think about what you've done." He then threw the same eel that he asked Ragnar for earlier; the same eel from Toothless' breakfast, into the cage. The Zippleback backed away to the wall, disgusted by the creature on the ground.
Hiccup quickly closed the doors of the cage, and wiped off the eel slime from his hands with his vest. He turned around and saw everyone with surprise written on their faces; except for Juno and Ragnar, who both had knowing smiles.
"Okay, so are we done?" Hiccup asked. "Because me, Rag, and Juno have things we need to... Yep. See you tomorrow!" He called to them, his friends on his tail, while the others were stunned silent.
When they got far away enough from the Arena, the Misfit Trio burst out laughing. "Did you see their faces?" Juno asked through her giggles.
Ragnar nodded, snorting as he laughed. "They looked like one of the gods just came down from Asgard, randomly asking for some fish!" He laughed.
Hiccup took a deep breath to calm himself from his laughter. "Good thing I asked you for that eel earlier." He said to Ragnar. "Who knew dragons were afraid of eels?"
"I knew it would come in handy." Ragnar said.
"So what's the plan for the rest of today?" Juno asked.
Hiccup smirked. "We're going to make some adjustments to the tailfin, then learn how to ride."
A/N: How's that? Another cliffhanger. At least I think it is. Well, I'm not a cliffhanger expert.
Don't forget to review, and also, check out my poll. I just want your opinions about my question, even if it sounds ridiculous. So, I guess I'll see you guys in Chapter 13!
Got to fly! ;)