How To Train Your Dragon: Broken

Prepare for Battle

The Riders guided the Alpha towards Berk. The cold of the night had turned into the warm morning when the sun rose half an hour ago. Excitement ran through them like a dragon on Dragon Nip. The Alpha. The King of dragons. He was helping them! And after witnessing his power they knew that failure was impossible! The people who took Hiccup and Astrid were going to regret it now.

They had been flying for two days now. Stopping only at night to sleep. And even though this was a serious moment the Riders couldn't help but be curious about the Alpha.

"How many of your species are there?" Fishlegs asked on the second night.

'Not many,' the Alpha yawned, 'Very few still exist.'

"Wow," Fishlegs took a bite of mutton, "I wonder why."

'Personally, I'm glad that there isn't a lot of Bewilderbeasts,' the Woolly Howl admitted, 'Not many challengers for the title of Alpha. Those battles can sometimes get really nasty.'

"I bet," Kari patted Striker's head.

'Bewilderbeasts are not the only Alpha Species,' the Alpha informed.

"Well yea," Fishlegs sat his mutton down, "There's the Fireworm Queen, the Screaming Death, the lead Speed Stinger, and even the Red Death was technically and Alpha. Although really it was a tyrant."

'Not just them,' the Alpha sucked in a bit of sea water and swallowed it along with some fish, 'The Night Fury is also an Alpha Species.'

'I am?' Toothless cocked his head, surprised.

'Yes you are,' the Alpha nodded his head, 'I'm surprised that you don't know.'

'Well, I've never really been around another Night Fury,' Toothless lowered his head.

The Alpha sighed, 'Pity. It seems that rarity or near extinction is the fate of all Alpha Species.' The Alpha lowered his head and slowly sank into the sea. Only the top of his mane-like frills could be seen above the water.

"I think I'm gonna follow the Alpha's lead," Snotlout yawned. He fell back onto Hookfang and moved his helmet over his eyes.

"I guess we all should get to bed, "Kari chuckled.

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Before the sun rose high the Riders and the Alpha were up and going. 'How much farther is it?' one of the Rumblehorns asked.

Kari looked ahead, 'Not long." She smiled,"Thankfully. We've been lying for so long."

'It would be good to rest,' Toothless sighed, knowing that the worst has yet to come, 'But we still have a lot go through.'

"Yea," Fishlegs patted Meatlug, urging her to keep flying, even though her wings were starting to get sore, "I'd hate to be on the receiving end of Stoick's wrath. Thor knows that he'll not go easy."

Suddenly a high pitched scream jolted through the air like lightning and startled the Riders. "Put me down!" It was the voice of a little girl, "Put me DOWN!"

"Over there!" Snotlout pointed to the right. The others looked to where he was pointing and saw a dragon. It was flying like mad as it carried something small in it's claws.

"What dragon is that?" Fishlegs asked.

'A Silver Phantom,' the Woolly Howl, 'Wow. Now that's a rare dragon!'