The Dragon Master Part II: Rewritten (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 6: On the hunt

(Normal pov)

"Where is he?" Cutthroat growled as he through the eye-glass, surveying the horizon. "He should have been here by now."

"He could have got side-tracked. You know how he is. Never gives up an opportunity to boast about his dragon-trapping tales." Dagur said, coming to stand beside his cousin. "He's literally the dragon trapper version of Johann."

"Wait—" Cutthroat brought the eye-glass back up. "There is a ship, but I don't recognize the sails."

"Maybe an enemy? Please let it be an enemy. Shocker has been itching to use his lightning!" Dagur snatched the eye-glass from his cousin, honing in on the ship in the distance, but his joyful hope quickly died down. "Oh. I recognize the ship." He handed the eye-glass back to Cutthroat. "I remember the ships symbols from back when I was a kid. They're Dragon Hunters, but not apart of Drago's army."

"Huh. Should've expected Drago to have them in his pocket. But why not send Eret? I'm assuming Hunters and Trappers are basically the same profession."

"Hunters don't care if they capture the dragon dead or alive." They turned back to the ship, just in time to see a dragon leave the deck and make its way straight for them. Cutthroat took one quick look with his eye-glass before sighing.

"Damn it." He hissed under his breath, which didn't go unnoticed by Dagur. "It's Enyo. Once she gets here, let me do the talking." Just a few minutes later, the Triple Stryke landed with a thud, causing the ship to sway a little. Cutthroat and Dagur both took note of the unamused look Enyo was sporting when she turned to them, arms crossed. However, before Cutthroat could utter a word, Enyo punched him across the face, causing the Berserker to fall on one knee and cradle his cheek.

"What were you thinking?!" She used the same tone that a mother would used when she was furious with her child. "After all we did for you two, you dare go behind Krogan's back and call Eret to help you? The same Eret who was under a direct order from Drago Bludvist to continue his supply of dragons? Do you two have a death wish?"

"What other choice did we have?" Dagur completely ignored his cousin's prior advice. Cutthroat decided to jump in before things got really out of hand.

"What my cousin meant to say was that being tasked with searching for a Screaming Death is not easy. All we have to go on is the few past records of encounters and observations but that's not a lot. For all we know the dragon might be hundreds of leagues away in another land."

"Which is why I've brought the two best dragon hunters on this side of the Archipelago." She gestured to the ship behind in the distance. "Although I do have to warn you that Viggo Grimborn is not to be taken lightly. He will be leading the search from now on, and I expect you both to listen to him and his brother, Ryker."

The Berserker cousins shared a glance. "What about you?"

"I'll be tagging along with you guys. I will take orders from Viggo every now and then, but my main role is to keep Krogan updated about the progress we'll make. Any other questions?" She smiled when they shook their heads. "Good. And don't think you're off the hook for going behind Krogan's back. He'll be the one to decide your punishment the next time he sees you two." The Berserker cousins glance at each other, Krogan was not known to be merciful to those who failed or disappointed him, hopefully they'd receive a slap on the wrist, but even that was doubtful. "Now, prepare yourselves to meet your new partners." Enyo ordered.

Despite the hour they had to meet the dragon hunter duo, Cutthroat and Dagur were rather reluctant to do so. Their presence only meant that they were now even lower in the chain of command. In fact, both cousins considered themselves as part of the common soldier; not an equal in Drago's army. As soon as the ships were side by side, Viggo had his crew raise the gangplank so he could finally meet his new partners. Enyo stood closest to the railing, for them to greet a familiar face and to remind them that she would be a constant presence in their company and to act accordingly.