Stuck In A Dimension Of Dragons!

Chapter 19: Battle Plan

It had been 2 days since the excursion to vanaheim and the entirety of the Edge was prepared for war.

The Berkian fleet had arrived this morning and it stood with the fleet from Berserker island and the Defenders of the Wing island. Along with that you had also seen a large a army filled with Berkians, Berserkers and the Defenders. The dragons would be used for aerial support and would be the ace of their task force.

Some important new people that you had met were Daggur and Johann. You already knew Johann was a traitor and a spy, but you couldn't tell that to Hiccup as it was the future so you had to act natural. Daggur on the other hand was a really cool guy and meeting him upfront was even better than seeing him from a Laptop or Mobile screen.

It was early in the morning and you were on patrol duty. You were already bored as there was nothing to do. You were almost about to turn back calling it a successful patrol when a shadow flew over you. At first you were worried but than you realized it was Snotlout. What was he doing here? He usually hated doing patrols.

He flew upto you and said "There you are, I've been looking all over for you" you instantly became suspicious and asked "And why were you looking for me?" Snotlout than said "Oh no reason, can't I help a fellow Dragon Rider out of the kindness of my heart?" you had to admit Snotlout sounded convincing, but you knew him like the back of your hand and so replied "Okay Snotlout spit it out, what do you want?"

Snotlout let go of his helpful expression and said "I want to be on your squadron during the attack". You were confused, Snotlout wanted to be in your squadron. To be clear Hiccup had divided the strike force into squadrons and you were given control of an aerial squadron, the people who were going to be with you were 3 people from the Defenders and 2 people from the Defenders of the Wing.

You needed another Berkian to even out the odds but Snotlout? You asked "Why do you want to be a part of my Squadron? You do know we are tasked with the initial strike, to secretly wipe out the catapults and such right?" Snotlout put on a brave face and said "Yeah you heard me, I want to be a member of your Squadron."

Your confusion only increased, Snotlout usually did not like to face danger. You asked "Why though?" He replied "My father is one of the aerial commanders who will be leading the frontal charge. I want to make sure the Defenders are out to keep him safe, and to make him proud". Surprisingly you could relate to him, you had also always wanted to make your father proud (which was not easy in the slightest) and you already knew that Spitelout, Snotlout's father was an even tougher father to love.

So you said something which shocked you and Snotlout "Okay I agree, but you will have to listen and most importantly not fly off on your on, understood?" Snotlout's face lit up in shock and excitement and he said "Yes let's go, Snotlout for the win!" and he flew off without registering the instructions you gave.

You were starting to question whether it was a good idea to let Snotlout in, nevertheless the deed was done. You finished patrolling the island and headed back to the clubhouse. The sun was almost at its highest point and you found Hiccup, Fishlegs, Stoic and Astrid.

They were going over the plan—again... They had been going over the plan for every day since the plan was created, trying to remove any and all flaws and perfect the plan as much as possible.

You went upto them and said "Morning, don't you guys think you've been over the plan enough times?"

Hiccup replied "Morning to you, we're just going over some minor details". Stoick also said "A good plan is necessary for war boy, everyone knows that."

You said "You are right of course, but there is a difference between perfecting a plan and obsessing over it". Stoick looked st you dead in the eye and you though he was going to burst with rage, but to your surprise he laughed and said "Sarcastic little fellow aren't ya?" Astrid said "Maybe he's right? I mean what can we gain by going through the plan over and over again?"