How To Adventure With Your Griffin - The Sequel

DRAGON EYE OF THE BEHOLDER [4]

Akiaria - Right now; The Present
"Okay, how the heck do you pronounce that? Pogonina?"

"Pag-goes-knee?"

"NO-"

"Pogo-knee-knee?"

"NO, SNOTLOUT-"

"POGO-PAGO-NI?"

"NO, TUFFNUT, IT'S NOT, BUT YOU'RE CLOSE-"

"THEN WHAT-"

"IT'S PAGÓNI."

"OH-"

"YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY STUPID-"

"ARE WE?"

"YEAH YOU ACTUALLY KIND OF ARE REALLY STUPID."

"Oh." And I think Tuffnut goes to walk away to avoid a possible direct confrontation, but Hydron goes "Not today, sucker!" (Of course, only I actually heard that, nobody else, it was just one of her griffinly sounds to the others.) and slaps him with her tail and throws him back. "WOAH-"

"Really, Hydron?" I stare at her with a blank expression. "-THAT WAS AWESOME." Tuffnut continued on.

I sigh with a defeated expression. This always happens. Remind me why I'm here, again? "Why am I here again?" I abruptly decide to ask. "Dagur." I heard Hiccup.

"Oh, righttt.. But what do we do? He's out there, in the middle of nowhere," I pause for a moment to sit down on the floor with my back leaning on Hydron. "and, by now, probably in the middle of a giant ocean, unable to catch. How's that going to be solved?"

"Johann told us about a ship graveyard. It may be our only lead to Dagur."

"And.. Where are you heading with this topic?"

"Well, we're all going. Unless of course you all do not have any time because of your busy schedules?"

"..Goddamn knew it."
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A few hours later of traveling on dragonback, specific amount unknown; Time Skip
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The scene immediately shows Toothless and Hiccup diving with the others following, me included. I hear "V formation!" from Hiccup and we follow. "Not bad. Diamond formation!"

"How rusty does this guy think we are?"

"Uh, guys.. A little tight on the diamond, are we?"

"Don't worry Fishlegs this is only temporary!" I said.

I hear flames sparking and I look to see a lighted Hookfang passing. "5,000 pounds of flaming muscle coming through!" "Ever a class act-" Hiccup then gets interrupted by yours truly, me!

I direct Hydron to speed up, summoning a sudden wind breeze as we fly through without a word.

The scene skips from a happy area to an eerie, dark, and desolate place. "I knew it. I knew there was more!" I suddenly heard Hiccup and almost jumped off Hydron in panic.

"Some of these ships? I've never seen anything like them before.."

"Okay, everybody fan out! If you see any trace of Dagur, send a signal! You too Akiaria!"

"Alright.." I nearly whimper, seeing all the creepy ships combined with the eerie atmosphere. "Hydron, we're not going to die here, right?"

"We're not going to, don't worry, geez.. You're such a scaredy-griffin."

"I'M NOT EVEN A GRIFFIN!"
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Some minutes of investigating later; Time Skip
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"No sign of Dagur."

"Looks like we got here first. Whats the plan?"

"We wait."

"Wait, wait wait a minute. For how long? This fog really gives Meatlug the willies." I interrupt, raising a hand, "AND ME!"

"He has a point. We can't wait around here forever." "Yeah we cannot."

"We can't just leave Johann's treasures here either, Dagur will steal them!"

"And use the profits to build a new armada."

Ruffnut butts in, "Not if we steal them first." "What the heck Ruffnut?" I mutter. "That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard. I hereby disown you!" "Actually, you know what? I sort of like it."

"What the hell..."

"Welcome back to the family."

"Heres the plan, we search the ships, gather up Johann's treasure, and take it back to Berk. But keep your eyes open for Dagur, he could show up at any time." As soon as he ends his (not epic) plan speech, he looks up and we all hear hissing. "What is that?"

"Uhh... Has Dagur's voice changed?"

"Eels! Everybody, get to your dragons- and griffins before they get spooked to take off!"

"Oh, hold me Meatluggg!"

"Hookfang!" "Stormfly!" Snotlout and Astrid say almost simultaneously.

"Hydron?" I whimper. "Don't worry, I'm here. I'm not afraid of eels, remember?" "Right.. Hehe."

"Calm down bud, it's only a couple of eels! Really big, screaming, mean eels."

The ship starts to tilt and I notice it. "The eels are pulling the ship down!"

"Fishlegs, grab my foot!"

"Oh, you ate a full breakfast. You ate everybody's breakfast."

"We're gonna live!"

"Hold it- AAAAAH!" "Astrid! No!" I scream.

Tuffnut you just had to jinx it, didn't you?

"Most of us are gonna live." He corrects.

"..Thanks, Hiccup." I hear Astrid. Huh, she was saved by Hiccup. Nice.

"Pardon me, does anyone else think Johann could've warned us about.. I don't know.. THE GIANT SCREAMING EELS?!"

"Snotlout, will you relax? The dragons will be back. In the meantime, we stick with the plan. We find Johann's treasure.. quietly." Snotlout stomps away and thats the last I saw of him.

"Why are you staring at that ship?"

"Because.. I'm thinking of checking it out." I mutter quietly as I stare at.. The Reaper.

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