"So much for watching your step." You told him.
"One of the benefits of a metal leg, I suppose." He replied, getting his leg free. Nightshade growled at it and the four of looked around. "Okay, let's just take this nice and..." Hiccup stopped as the dragons went over to the cages, whining at them. "Toothless..."
"What is it, you two-?" You stopped as you saw what was it the cages.
"Dragon bones." Hiccup said, stunned by the sight himself. You both held your according dragons. "I'm sorry you had to see this, you two. Whoever commanded this ship was certainly no friend of dragons. Let's get out of here." You both began to head back, but Hiccup stepped on yet another trap. Toothless shielded him from the arrows. You hid behind a barrel since Nightshade would get hurt if she tried to protect you. Her skin wasn't as tough as other dragon's.
"RUN!" You yelled. The four of you took off, avoiding the arrows as best you could. Then, you saw the door ahead of you.
"Commanders courters. Stay close, everyone." You all headed up to the door. "Okay, so here's the plan." Toothless and Nightshade looked at each other before blasting the door. "I like yours better." Hiccup commented and the dragons laughed a bit. You both walked in and saw a weird object sitting on the table.
"What is this thing?" You asked.
"Whatever it is, if it's on this ship, it's no good for dragons. Which means we're not leaving it here for Dagur." You nodded. He moved the skeletal hand away from it and carefully picked it up, bracing for a trap. Nothing happened. "Huh. Well, that wasn't too-" Then, an axe came out of nowhere. "GIANT AXE! Run!" Nightshade grabbed you and rushed you back to the entrance. Hiccup and Toothless had to dodge more traps behind you.
"Hiccup!" You called. Toothless grabbed him and lept over some spikes.
"Watch it, Toothless!" You all made it out and the dragons instantly got ready to fire at who was there to greet you. "Toothless, hold!" Hiccup said quickly. Nightshade held as well. Dagur grinned as he saw you both.
"Hiccup! Did you miss me? 'Cause I sure missed you. Every day for three years, I thought about you." He said while stepping aside to reveal that he'd caught and trapped the others.
"Guys!" You exclaimed. Toothless and Nightshade growled angrily.
"And you too, Mr. Night Fury, (Y/n), and her little Armor Blade." He added.
"Sorry, Hiccup. He got the drop on us while we were searching-" Arrow was cut off.
"Uh, quiet! Can't you see my brother and I are having a moment?" Dagur said.
"I'm not your brother and we are definitely not having a moment." Hiccup told him.
"Oh, well, I was. Look at you, all grode up! And quite the ladies' man, I'd wager. Hmm? Hmm?" He said, looking at you and winking. You glared at him as did Hiccup.
"Dagur, what do you want?"
"Duh, he wants the jewels." Snotlout said, flipping some...hair? I'm not going to ask.
"He's not getting my family's jewels. No way! And I'll protect them at all cost! Also, what is with that hair?" Tuff asked.
"Ha! It's royal hair, I'll have you know."
"Haven't gotten rid of the Greek Chorus, I see. Anyway, yes, I'll take the jewels. His too." He said as one of them hit Ruff, causing her to spit them out.
"Watch it, pal!" He laughed at her until she spit one down his throat, causing him to choke.
"Oops, thought that was the guy. Never can tell with those two." He said before the man spit the jewel out, causing it to hit Dagur next to his eye. "And I'll also take whatever it is you're hiding behind your back." Hiccup tried to keep it from him, but his men were ready with their crossbows. "Come on, hand it over like a good boy. Brothers share, you know."
"You know you're not going to get very far with that thing, right?" He said, handing it over.
"Oh, boy, here we go. Must we always do the same dance, Hiccup, you and I? Not that you're not a fabulous dancer."
"Could you get any creepier?" You asked.
"Well, I see you would like a dance at least."
"Not even if you were the only living person on Earth." You shot back. Toothless and Nightshade both growled at him. You hushed Nightshade as Hiccup did the same for Toothless.
"Easy, bud, not yet."
"That's right, Mr. Night Fury. Today is not the day, but it's coming! And soon. Now, if you'll excuse me. I've got people to see, an army to build, revenge to plot. Ooh, so much to do and so little time! Isn't this exciting, Hiccup? You must have been so bored over the last three years!"
"Yeah, he's got a point about that. Not enough explosions." Tuff commented.
"Alas, my time here has come to an end. Farewell, for now, brother. Until we meet again on the field of battle." He said before leaving with his men. Hiccup instantly tried to get the cage open.
"Forget about us! Go after him!" Arrow said.
"What are you waiting for?!" Snotlout shouted.
"Are you guys sure you'll be okay?" He asked.
"I'll get it open! You go!" You told him. He nodded and hurried off with Toothless. Suddenly a boulder hit the ship and it began to sink. You shrieked as you were knocked away from the cage. You hit the deck hard, tumbling down toward the water.
"NIGHTSHADE!" You exclaimed. She roared in worry and launched after you. She caught you, but her grip on the ship wasn't steady since her claws couldn't dig in as well while she was facing down. You clung to her and called for help. "HICCUP!!" After a moment or two, he arrived and he helped you and Nightshade get your footing before trying to blast the door open. However, the bars of the cage didn't bust.
"Dragon proof bars?!" Fishlegs exclaimed. "Oh, how fascinating." His tone changed pretty quick.
"Whoever built this ship really knew what they were doing." Hiccup commented before something smashed into the ship.
"Oh, you know what would be more fascinating? Getting us out of here!" Snotlout said as he got smashed against the cage by Fishlegs. Toothless and Nightshade kept firing, but it didn't work. Then, the eels came back. You gasped.
"Nightshade! Venom strike!" Her pincers came out as she lashed out at the eels, venom dripping off of her fangs. They stayed back, knowing that her venom was deadly.
"Why'd it have to be EELS?!" Snotlout shouted.
"Come on!" Hiccup struggled with the cage until an eel caught his prosthetic. "Ah! Toothless!" Hiccup called. Toothless fired at the eel, freeing him. "Thanks, bud."
"We need more firepower!" You yelled.
"Guys! Dragon calls!" Hiccup ordered. They all called out, but the dragons didn't come as quickly as you would've liked. You shrieked as one of the eels swatted you away from Nightshade again. You caught one of the broken masts.
"Nightshade! Tail swing!" You ordered. She lashed out again, hitting one of the eels hard in the face with her club tail. You heard bones breaking and you flinched. "He's gonna be feeling that for a long time." Still, the rest of them didn't let up.
"Uhh! Hookfang! Help us! I'm important!"
"Stormfly!"
"Barf, Belch, get your butts over here!" The others shouted.
"Toothless!" Hiccup called. Toothless snarled at the eels before the other dragons finally came. The door to the cage suddenly swung open and the others fell. Luckily, they made a chain again, hanging off the door of the cage.
"That was great," Tuff commented before screaming as an eel tried to attack him. Barf and Belch drove it off. "Oh, so now you decide to show up." You all were able to take to the air and get away from the eels.
"That was way too close," Fishlegs said.
"Hiccup, what are we doing?" Arrow asked.
"You guys go back to Berk. I'm going after Dagur. Whatever that cylinder-looking thing is, I know one thing for sure. It shouldn't be in his hands." He headed off and you led the others back to Berk. Hiccup joined you soon after, the object within his possession when he came back. He came up to you, helping you take the lead.
"Hey, uh...thanks for backing me up back there." You smiled over at him.
"Thanks for saving me from the eels." You replied. You both chuckled and kept going. You soon arrived back on Berk and Gobber started trying to open it.
"Have you ever seen anything like this Dragon Eye before?" Hiccup asked.
"Dragon Eye? How do you know it's called a Dragon Eye?" Tuff asked.
"Because I named it."
"Whoa, whoa. Aren't we supposed to vote on stuff like that?" Snotlout asked.
"Fine. All in favor, say Dragon Eye."
"Dragon Eye!" You all said.
"...Just wanted to make sure we voted."
"Can you open it, Gobber?" Arrow asked.
"Can I open it? I once opened a 500-year-old giant clam at the bottom of the ocean with my bare hook. Can I open it? Ha! I think it's going to be..." You heard a click sound. "Aha!" Suddenly, a dart shot out hitting Tuffnut in the chest.
"What is that? That looks like a..." And down he goes. You thought as he passed out. Ruffnut laughed as her brother fell over.
"Well, that was...something. Maybe..." Gobber tried again.
"Gobber, maybe you shouldn't..." Hiccup began.
"Trust me. It's all right." He said before gas started spraying out of it. Tuff got up just as it started.
"I'm okay. I got hit with something, but now." He took one whiff and was instantly down again. "No, scratch that." He started spasming and you watched, both concerned and creeped out.
"Yeah, I'm thinking we should probably go get Gothi." You got him up to Gothi's and she made him drink something. He spotted freaking out, but then he started scratching his teeth.
"My teeth are itching. My teeth are itchy." He said. Gothi started writing.
"She says that's a good sign. Means it's working." Gobber explained.
"Thank you, Gothi. We really appreciate this." Hiccup told her. Then she saw the keyhole of the Dragon Eye. She pointed to it before turning away. "Gothi, are you okay? What is it?" Hiccup asked her. Gothi pointed to her scar before walking off. "Gothi... Her scar...it matches the keyhole."
"Yeah, and it looked like a dragon bite to me," Fishlegs said.
"Oh, it is. But she doesn't like to talk about it." Gobber explained.
"She doesn't like to talk about anything," Fishlegs replied.
"Oh, that's why she writes in the dirt with her stick. I thought that was just, like, her thing." Tuff said.
"Yeah, like Snotlout being a woman repellent," Ruff added.
"Maybe we could use the stick to scratch the teeth."
"Where are you going?" Gobber asked as you, Hiccup, and Fishlegs went to talk to Gothi.
"After her. We have to find out what kind of dragon made that scar. It could be the key to opening the Dragon Eye."
"Hold on. I have ways of making her talk. Well...scribble, anyway." Gobber offered. Soon, he finished up some of his stew and you all brought it to Gothi. "It's the old bat's weakness." He told you. "Isn't it? Come on...you know you can't resist some of Gobber's world-famous yak noodle stew!" She licked her lips before devouring all of it.
"Wow! She downed that like a yak in a heat wave!" Fishlegs said. "That makes sense, right?" He asked.
"If you have to ask, probably not." You told him as Gothi sat down.
"Now, tell me about this bite mark." Hiccup said. She grabbed her staff and began to write. Gobber began to translate.
"I was a turkey neck...Ow! Teenager. Sorry." Gobber began. "I had a longing to climb Glacier Island to find pure glacial water known for its healing properties. So, I went with two...vegetables." Gothi glared at him before whacking him again. "Ow! Vikings. Sorry. I'm a bit rusty." He said before continuing on. "We had only been at the summit for a few hours when we were hit by a terrible snowstorm. That's when it attacked. It was vicious. Relentless. And impossible to see in the white-out. The Snow Wraith. I'll never know why it didn't finish me off that day. I left knowing only one thing...that I never wanted to smooch that dragon again." You raised an eyebrow at that. "Smooch that dragon...? Ow! See! Never wanted to see it again. You know, your drawing ain't what it used to be, old woman." Gothi raised her staff. "But your swing, strong as ever!" He assured.
"Gothi, a tooth from the Snow Wraith is the key to unlocking the Dragon Eye. You have to help us find it." She frowned before scribbling in the dirt. You and Gobber were both shocked.
"I can't say that to him. He's the Chief's son!"
"Gothi!" You scolded. She frowned and erased it before rewriting.
"She says, no way she's ever going back. And besides, Berk needs her. It's true. She's the best healer we've got."
"Kent can cover for you." You said. She shook her head and scribbled away again.
"She says he hasn't learned any of the advanced stuff yet."
"What about Gobber?" Hiccup offered.
"Oh, well, uh, of course, I can. I've watched Gothi work so many times, I know this place like the back of my hand." He said lifting up his hook before lifting up his hand.
"You remember the viciousness of the Snow Wraith. I get that. But you also remember how it was to be my age, to want to explore, to need to see what else is out there. To get answers to questions you haven't even asked yet. This will help me do all of that. But only...only if you help me unlock it." Hiccup tried to persuade her and she grinned before nodding at the three of you. You smiled.
"Thank you, Gothi." You told her. She nodded to you and you turned to the others. "Let's get ready for a long flight in the morning, guys." Both Hiccup and Fishlegs nodded in agreement.
"See you in the morning, guys!" Fishlegs said before heading home. You waved goodbye to him before leaving with Hiccup. You both walked along together before coming to where you had to part. You both looked at each other for a moment.
"So, um...see you tomorrow?" Hiccup said. You blushed a bit. You liked Hiccup a lot, but you never thought he was actually all that interested in you. Still, you liked it when you got your chances to push the limits. You hugged him and gave him a playful, but teasing peck on the cheek before letting go and turning away from him.
"See you tomorrow, Hiccup." You began to head off to your house.
"Y-yeah...s-see ya." He said as you headed off. You chuckled and kept going.
"I saw that." You jumped as you heard Ash's voice. You turned and saw him leaning against the side of a house. You blushed and turned away. "You know, he's gonna figure it out eventually."
"Not if I'm careful like I have been. Come on, let's just get home."
*In the morning*
You were all closing in on Glacier Island. You stared at it, stunned by how big it was. Hiccup seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Look at the size of that island!"
"Oh! The Book of Dragons mentions the Snow Wraith but doesn't have any information on it. Can you believe this? A brand-new dragon. It's been so long, I've forgotten what this feeling is!" Fishlegs said happily. The others looked at him. "Sorry. Excited about the new dragon."
"You mean the dragon that single-handedly wiped out Gothi's entire search party," Arrow said. He frowned for a moment.
"That would be correct. So worth the long flight!" He said, smiling again.
"Speak for yourself! Your neck hair's not covered in old lady drool!" Snotlout shouted as you saw Gothi snoring while leaning against him.
"Land ho, guys!" You called, rushing ahead so you could land.
"Oh, thank Thor," Hiccup exclaimed.
As you all landed, Snotlout offered his hand to Gothi to help her off. Before she could get off, he pulled it away. Gothi hit the ground and you saw the grin on Snotlout's face.
"Oh! Yak hands. Oh, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" He asked before laughing. Then, she used her staff to trip him. "Fair enough." He groaned.
"You know, we should bring her along more often," Arrow said with a chuckle. Gothi began to look around, but after a moment she shrugged.
"Great, just great! She's got nothin'. Someone else is wearing that bag of bones home. She's all knees and elbows." Snotlout said as Gothi glared at him. Then, a storm started to pick up. It got cold fast and Nightshade used her wing to shield you from the wind.
"Thanks, girl." You told her quietly.
"Can we please do something? My mouth is starting to freeze shut." Snotlout complained.
"Don't get our hopes up." Arrow shot back.
"Well, then we should work fast to find this Snow Wraith. Because we're not leaving until we do." Hiccup said.
"Let's split up so we can cover more ground." Arrow offered.
"Good idea. Dragon call if you come across anything." Hiccup agreed.
"Quick, Hookfang, before she sees us!" Snotlout said before turning around to see Gothi already on the dragon. "Ah!" She patted the seat with a smirk. "Hi. I was just talking about you." He said before you all hurried off. You looked around with Nightshade, but you didn't find anything. You sighed.
"Come on, Nightshade. Let's get back to the others. It's getting too cold and windy up here for you to fly safely." She roared in agreement and you both hurried back to the main summit. The others were already there. Hiccup was pacing, but he stopped when he spotted you.
"(Y/n)!" He rushed over.
"Whoa, relax, Hiccup. I'm fine."
"I-it's just you were gone for a while. I was worried something happened." He said quietly so the other wouldn't hear. You chuckled.
"I can hold my own, but thanks for the concern." He smiled a little before you both walked over to the others together.
"Anybody find anything?" Hiccup asked.
"All we found was some scattered yak bones," Ruff replied.
"I-I didn't see anything, but I had this weird feeling that something was watching me," Fishlegs added.
"Oh, I had a weird feeling, too. Like this old lady was stuck on my back." Snotlout growled. Gothi popped up behind him and Tuff freaked out.
"Aah! Two heads!" Barf and Belch looked offended. "Oh, sorry, guys. I mean, on you two, it works. I've seen it before. I'm used to it." As he was talking, a huge storm started to roll in.
"Hiccup, maybe we should get out of here. That looks like a huge storm." Arrow said.
"No. We should dig in here and wait for the Snow Wraith to show itself. Remember, it likes to attack when you can't see it." Hiccup replied.
"Great. Just great." Fishlegs groaned. Soon you all were able to set up a small camp. The tents waved violently in the wind, though.
"Use your dragons as extra protection from the wind!" Hiccup called. Then, something swooped in, taking out one of the tents.
"It's the Snow Wraith!" Fishlegs yelled, diving into his own tent before the Snow Wraith took it out.
"Hold your ground and fire back!" Hiccup ordered.
"Fire back where? We can't see it!" Arrow said. It took out another tent.
"Actually, you know what? Take cover!" Hiccup yelled. You rushed over to Nightshade. Snotlout got blasted and fell into a snow bank. Hiccup got hit too. Both him and Toothless were buried.
"Toothless, warning shot!" Toothless fired and the dragon roared at them angrily. You glared at it.
"Nightshade! Stun shot!" You ordered. She fired and it hit the dragon, dazing it. The others fired at it to drive it off.
"Ceasefire! Ceasefire!" Hiccup yelled. Arrow suddenly got knocked off the cliff. He screamed, catching the edge.
"Stormfly!" He shouted. She let down her tail as a ladder for him. You weren't paying
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