The Lost Heir Book One: Dragons Edge

Chapter Ten: The Zippleback Experience

Toothless and Meatlug were carrying a boulder in a net, next to Hookfang also carrying a boulder in a net. All the while Eclipse carried a boulder in her arms as she flew alongside them over the snowy ground.

"Alright guys, let's drop the foundation right about-.... here," Hiccup said and all three boulders dropped onto the snow near each other. All the dragons let loose and dropped their packages onto the ground below.

"That should work, perfect location." Hiccup said proudly, his hands on his hips as he sat atop Toothless.

"I, for one couldn't be happier that we're finally-" Snotlout cut Fishlegs off before he could even get the end of the sentence out of his mouth.

"Setting up the new watch tower?" He finished for Fishlegs, "We know! We've been hearing about it for the past, oh I dunno- week? Month? What comes next" He sassed and I rolled my eyes.

"Oh come on Snotlout. Let him be excited." I chastised the Jorgenson.

Hiccup broke up the argument by cutting in, "Guys, look. This is important. We've been seeing ships off the Northern coast that have absolutely no reason to be there. Now with this" He gestured to the foundation of the brand-new watch tower.

"We can set up an early warning signal if they come into our waters." He finished as the group landed in the snow. Snotlout scoffed and piped up first.

"If you're talking about Ryker and Dagur-- which I will assume who we're talking about-" Hiccup stopped him for a split second.

"Actually I wasn't referring to-" Snotlout cut him off again.

"How about this?" He suggested, "Whoever's out there that shouldn't be out there, let's just get on these very effective, fire-breathing, war machines and go off and blast them into oblivion." He pointed out as if it made all of the sense in the world.

"What?" I looked at him like he was crazy, "We aren't barbarians Snotlout. And dragons aren't war machines!"

Hiccup turned over and added to my statement, "Because that's not who we are! Since when do we go blasting people into oblivion?" His brow raised inquisitively.

Snotlout huffed and rolled his eyes before he whispered to Hookfang, "Don't worry Hookster. He doesn't speak for us." We all glanced around when a sudden shout rang out.

"Or them..." He added when we noticed the twins, "Definitely not for them" The four of us eyed Barf and Belch as they slid down the slope of the mountain on their bellies. The twins shouted in joyful excitement.

"Oh! I love to cut through the fresh powder! Don't you sis?" Tuff yelled happily.

"Yeah! Just like a warm knife through yak butter! Woo-hoo!" Ruff exclaimed, pumping her fists into the air. Barf and Belch let out a powerful explosion and the twins shouted joyfully.

"Yeah! Yeah! Again!" Ruff screamed as another explosion went off.

"Zippleback, baby!" Tuff cheered with open arms. The rest of us weren't as ecstatic as the twins.

"Those two mutton heads better not bring all that snow up there down on us." I hissed as I overlooked the situation, "But I've got a feeling they will either way.."

Hiccup spoke up as the explosions started to cause an avalanche, "It's not the snow I'm worried about... It's the ice!" The explosions caused the ice and snow to collapse and an avalanche came crashing down towards us. The twins and Barf and Belch got caught by the onslaught of snow and ice. They lost control of their dragon and fell head-first into the snow. Hookfang and Meatlug grabbed them by their shoes where they stuck out of the snow, right before the avalanche buried them.