How To Train Your Dragon: Broken

Bard the Younger Brother

It was a few days since Hiccup arrived at Agrippas fort. People kept saying something about an army. Army this and army that. Hiccup wasn't sure on what kind of army Agrippa was making but he knew it wasn't a good one. They forced him to do different type of training exercises and work on the small farm they had. At first it wasn't to bad but having to do it for hours and hours made Hiccups body scream in pain. Some of the captured men tried to escape but having your legs chained and being surrounded by guards-it was starting to feel like it was impossible to escape successfully! Early in the day Hiccup had attempted his own escape but it ended no different.

"Put him in the cells," one of the guards ordered. The guards dragged a kicking Hiccup to the darker side of the fort, where the sun was blocked by the watch towers. When they opened the door to the cells a strong, fowl scent overwhelmed Hiccup, he nearly gagged.

"Enjoy," the guards laughed as they opened a nearby cell and threw Hiccup into it. They locked it back and left with a slam.

The terrible smell made Hiccups eyes water. Just where was it coming from? He wiped his eyes and looked around. It was dark...really dark. Hiccup shivered, a sudden chill draped itself over him. "It's cold, dark, and stinky," Hiccup continued to look around, "Where am I?"

"Your near the Pit," an older mans voice came from the darkness.

Hiccup squinted his eyes but still couldn't see where the man was, "Pit? What pit?"

"The Pit of Broken Spirits," the man hissed, "If these cells don't break your spirit then the Pit will."

"Why does it smell so horribly?" Hiccup sat down on his knees.

"It's best if you don't know," the man said honestly.

"What if I end up in it?" Hiccup tired to think of what was inside the Pit, "I'm not giving up without a fight."

"You got a lot spirit," the man chuckled, "I guess that means your new here."

The conversation broke when the door flew open and sunlight flooded in and eat away all the darkness. "Put it in the cage! And make sure it's chained up tight!" Hiccup heard. Two men came in with a dragon in between them. It was a Snafflefang. Hiccup looked at the dragon, it was chained pretty good. The light blue dragon groaned as it's body was dragged across the floor. Hiccup spotted a Dragon Root arrow in it's right hind leg. Look like it tried to escape too, Hiccup felt pity for the beast. The men placed the dragon in the cage next to Hiccup and locked the cage. They left and the room was filled with darkness again.

The silence that was in the room was now replaced with the groans of the dragon. Hiccup forgot about his conversation with the other man and crawled over to the dragon. It was dark but he was still about to see the dragon a little. "Hey, you okay?" Hiccup whispered calmly as he stuck his hand into the other cage. The Snafflefang groaned and shook off the effects of the Dragon Root. When it saw Hiccups hand it bared its teeth and growled. "I-It's okay," Hiccup said calmly, "I'm a friend."

The dragon snapped its jaws but Hiccup recoiled his hand fast enough. The dragon snarled and growled, its eyes fixed on Hiccup.

"I'm a friend, "Hiccup repeated, "If you speak I'll understand you." Hiccup stuck his hand through the bars again, hoping to train the Snafflefang. The growls quieted down and the dragon cocked its head. It started at Hiccups hand, wondering if it should trust him.

Hiccup waited. He glanced at the dragon, wondering if it'll show trust as well. It's curious eyes looked at him but then it they went slit and the dragon began to growl again. Its mouth lit up with a brightly colored fire. Hiccup fell back just as the dragon shot, the fire barely hitting him. The fire exploded against the bars and lit up the room for a few seconds. Then the Snafflefang began to roar loudly and struggle against its chains.