A New Life in Httyd

The Skrill? (2)

It's been a few hours since the battle atop the cliff and the sun was now rising. Eugene now sat in a cave by a fire, the Skrill snarling at him as he lay against the wall.

"You really are an amazing dragon, you know that?" He said, staring at the Skrill a few feet beside him.

The dragon, seeming to understand his words, made a low growl at him. Sighing, Eugene gets up and looks out of the cave, as the rain still falls heavily. Looking back at the Skrill he proceeded to get close, before crouching next to it.

"Hey I'm going to untie you, but only if you promise not to attack me. Plus I don't think those injuries are going to help you much if you do." He said looking the Skrill in the eyes.

After a brief pause, the dragon snarled, a puff of smoke coming out its nose before it growled in agreement.

"Good." Cutting the ropes the Skrill, now able to stretch its wings and limbs, glared at Eugene. "Don't even think about it, now stay here, and try not to move those wounds will only get worse if you do. I'll come back tomorrow with some fish for you, how about it?"

With a low grumble, the Skrill laid back down before Eugene left the cave as he rushed back to the village.

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[Somewhere in the middle of the ocean]

"I can almost smell them. They're close." Stock said, smacking his fist down on a map.

He and the other vikings sailed out into the sea to find the dragon's nest and destroy it. It had been a few days since they left Berk and Stoick felt they were close to finding it. They begin sailing towards a huge area shrouded in a thick fog, its secrets hidden from their eyes.

"Take us in." Stoick told one of his men.

"Hard to port... for Helheim's gate."

As they slowly entered, the boats disappeared into the thick fog, and the silhouette of a dragon appeared, roaring as it flapped its wings.

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"You know, I just happened to notice that the Book Of Dragons had nothing about Night Furies. Is there another book or a sequel? Maybe a little Night Fury pamphlet?" Hicca said as a Deadly Nadder fired at her.

"Focus, Hicca! You're not even trying!" Gobber shouted from the arena stands as Hicca ran from the dragon.

"Today is all about attack! Nadders are quick and light on their feet! Your job is to be quicker and lighter!"

The dragon hopped atop the makeshift maze before spotting Fishlegs, shooting its spines from its tails at him.

"Aaaaah! I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods!" He shouted as he put his shield up to protect him from being impaled.

"You have been questioning it already?!" Eugene yelled as he dodged a blast from the dragon.

"Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike!"

As they ran around Ruffnut and Tuffnut turned a corner before being spotted by the Deadly Nadder.

"Ugh! Do you ever bathe?" Ruffnut gagged as she inhaled the horrible smell her brother gave.

"If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot!"

"How about I give you one?!"

They began arguing before the Nadder shot a stream of white fire at them.

"Blind spot, yes. Deaf spot? Not so much." He said laughing, as Hicca and the others began to move before she stopped, turning to look up at Gobber.

"Hey, so how would one sneak up on a Night Fury?"

"No one's ever met one and lived long enough to tell the tale." Gobber said before snapping his fingers. "NOW, GET IN THERE!"

"I know, I know, but hypothetically-" She tried squeezing out more information before Astrid shouted at her in a whisper telling her to crouch down. The Nadder lurked around the maze, looking for them as they hid behind a wall.

The dragon looked away, giving Astrid and the others a chance to roll toward another wall in front of them followed by Hicca who failed her roll due to the weight of her shield. Hearing the clank of the shield hit the ground the Nadder rushes toward Hicca before a foot plants itself on the side of its face.

"Go, go, go!" Eugene shouts as he helps Hicca up before running around some corners.

As they ran the dragon chased them before jumping in front of them. Astrid, about to attack the dragon, was stopped by Snotlout as he readied his hammer.

"Watch out, babe. I'll take care of this." Snotlout then threw his hammer at the dragon and missed it by a long shot.

"Nice shot you dimwit." She said as she ran from the dragon that was now hot on their tails.

"The sun was in my eyes, Astrid! What do you want me to do, block out the sun? I could do that, but I don't have time right now!"

The dragon continued to chase the group before they split off in different directions. The dragon began chasing Astrid as she made a quick turn, making it slip and crash into the wooden walls tipping them over like dominos.

As this is going on Hicca went back to questioning Gobber about Night Furies as Eugene stood guard around her.

"They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?"

"Hicca!" Gobber shouts at her as the walls start toppling toward Her and Eugene.

Astrid, somehow managing to get on the walls, begins leaping from wall to wall, as the Nadder was close behind her. As Astrid jumps off the last collapsing wall, Eugene pushes Hicca out of the way before turning back to the falling wall as Astrid lands right on him, her axe embedding itself into his shield.

"Eugene!"

"I'm fine!" Eugene yelled as he and Astrid tried getting off the ground.

As the Nadder removes itself from the debris, it begins to run toward the two young vikings. Seeing this Astrid quickly gets up before yanking the axe off the ground along with Eugene's shield as she swung it at the dragon.

"Well done, Astrid." Gobber applauds her.

Astrid breathed out heavily before angrily turning to Hicca and shouting at her. "Is this some kind of a joke to you?! Our parents' war is about to become ours! Figure out which side you're on."

As everyone begins to leave, Hicca is left standing as Eugene lies beside her on the ground.

"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for worrying."

"Glad you're ok. C'mon, we have a Night Fury to tame." Before she could leave Eugene stopped her.

"I have something else to do. I'll stop by later though. Oh and make sure to bring at least a shield with you." He told her before running off.