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

Chapter 20: Crippled

(Normal pov)

Hiccup and his riders arrived at the village of Nepenthe after an three long flight, only to find themselves already to late. Drago's armada was anchored just off shore, though surprisingly they weren't attacking. In fact, the enemy armada wasn't even in battle formation, which raised a question in Hiccups mind. Where's Drago?

Hiccup scanned the island until he saw Drago's muddy Bewilderbeast on the coast line and the man himself exiting the forest with the Foreverwing behind him. Hiccup ordered his riders to infiltrate Drago's fleet and try to free as many dragons as possible, though Astrid and the others didn't want Hiccup facing Drago alone, but they obeyed and flew toward the enemy fleet.

Hiccup dove down to the coast and pulled out his shield and activated the crossbow mode; nocked an arrow and fired at Drago, as the arrow whistled in the air, it pierced Drago's chest. The man snarled in pain, he bared his teeth at Hiccup and pull the arrow out of his chest. "Well well well, the great Dragon Master has returned." Drago said in a taunting tone, he then smirked and pointed his bull-hook at the Foreverwing. "I'm afraid you're too late though, this Foreverwing has deemed me worthy of immortality."

Hiccup shook his head and loaded another arrow in shield/crossbow. "You're bluffing. Foreverwings are some of the most gentle dragons in existence, they'd never grant you such a gift." Hiccup snarled out, Drago smiled widely and raised his arm out; inviting Hiccup to take a kill shot. Hiccup obliged and fired, the arrow hit Drago's chest with deadly accuracy.

However, the supposed kill shot didn't kill the mad warlord. He yanked the arrow out of his chest and laughed out. "I've truly become a Dragon-God!! I will now kill you and everyone of your followers until all you've done and accomplished will be forgotten!" Hiccup growled and drew Inferno out and threw three daggers at the warlord; he blocked two with his bull-hook but one pierced his knee cap, making him fall to his knee.

Hiccup jumped in the air, landed on the white sandy shores and raised his sword up to deliver a deadly kill blow, but Drago ripped the dagger out of his knee and blocked the strike, the two warriors were locked in combat once more. "Give up boy. You cannot kill me." The mad warlord said, Hiccup bashed the end of his sword into Drago's face and stabbed him in the stomach, he snarled in pain and punched Hiccup across his face and kicked his chest; sending the young man back a few feet.

Drago pulled Hiccup's sword out of his gut and chuckled. "As long as my Foreverwing lives, you can't touch me!" Drago roared as he was about to cave Hiccups skull in, the young man evaded the Drago's kill bow and got in a fighting stance, Drago smirked and twirled his bull-hook with ease. The madman's attention turned to his fleet seeing many of his ships being consumed in flames and cries were heard, the distraction allowed Hiccup to draw hidden blades in his arm braces and he ran up Drago's chest and stabbed both blades in the warlords shoulder blades.

Drago roared in pain as he tried to get Hiccup off of him, the young man stabbed Drago's shoulders, spine and the back of his neck; attempting to ground the warlord.

It was a fruitless attempt.

Drago back headed Hiccup, causing him to fall off the mountain of a man he was on earlier, Drago pressed his leg down on Hiccups left leg; causing the young Viking to scream in agony, pain roaring to life and a feeling of fire touching his stump shot through Hiccup. "A pity really, if we were to join forces? We'd be unstoppable! We could lay waist to empires and build a new world order!" Drago roared out with a smirk, Hiccup grunted as he tried clawing Drago's boot of his bad leg. "You're insane if you think I'd ever join you and your mad cause Drago! You fight to enslave, conquer and devour! I-I fight for peace, my people and dragons everywhere!"

Drago grunted and raised his bull-hook and said. "Very well, prepare to join your father in death!" Hiccup screwed his eyes shut, but no blow was landed; no more pain was shooting throughout his body and blood wasn't present in his mouth. Hiccup heard Drago roaring in agony, he looked up to see his best friend thrashing the warlord around with violent ferocity.

Toothless had saved him from death yet again, Drago punched the Night Fury off of him, Toothless crouched on all fours and bared his teeth that were caked in the warlords blood, the Night Fury began snarling at his oppressor, Toothless pounced at Drago, but the man sidestepped and then brought his bull-hook down on Toothless's tail fin. The dragon roared in pure agony, Drago then ripped his tail fin clean off.

Toothless was now crippled.

Hiccup roared in outrage and grabbed Inferno, he slashed Drago's legs, dropping him and then before Hiccup could do anything else, ice shots knocked the young dragon rider back next to Toothless. Hiccup looked up to see Drago's Bewilderbeast lower its head for its master; the warlord climbed on top of his Bewilderbeast tusks and climbed all the way up to his alphas coral like crown. "Enjoy your Night Fury now Dragon Master! He's useless for flight! Almost like you're useless to stop me!" Drago taunted, his muddy Bewilderbeast roared at the Foreverwing, it followed Drago and his Bewilderbeast back to his fleet, that just made its way to the coast line.

Hiccup knelt before Toothless and tears streamed down his face seeing his best friend being mangled by Drago. Toothless moaned in agony and slowly lifted his eyes at Hiccup and spoke via telepathy.

::F-for-forgive me H-Hicc-cup. I couldn't s-st-op Dra-ago::

Hiccup shook his head and took his armor off and ripped open his tunic and wrapped it around Toothless's tail to stop the  bleeding. "No! Forgive me Toothless, I blamed you for killing my father when damn well I know Drago's Bewilderbeast controlled and forced you to do it against your will." Hiccup stammered out as Toothless wailed in pain as Hiccup tightened the tunic around his tail, Hiccup mouthed a 'sorry' and saw his riders descend with their Night Furies.

Astrid slid off Shade and gasped at the sight of Toothless and Hiccup sobbing, the blond Viking woman rushed to her husbands side and watched sadly as Hiccup was murmuring apologies to Toothless; trying to comfort and ease his dragons pain. Astrid kissed her husbands cheek and whispered. "We're not letting Toothless die. We'll have the riders help tow his back to the Isle of Night and formulate our next plan." Hiccup nodded, he looked at Astrid with tear stained cheeks and puffy eyes.

Hiccup ordered his riders to help aid Toothless, he then look out to the horizon to see Drago and his fleet were already miles ahead of them, Hiccup growled in anger and frustration, now Drago and his army are more dangerous than ever, he needed a plan to remove the Foreverwing from the equation fast, or they'd lose this war.

(Drago's pov)

My crew roared in celebration, we gained eternal life and could now conquer and crush our enemies with ease. I walked on the deck of my dreadnaught and my crew looked at me, waiting for my orders.

"My brothers and sisters! We've been granted the gift of eternal life! A great treasure indeed!!" My army grunted in agreement then waited for me to continue. "Though the enemy escaped with their Night Furies and released many of the dragons we've captured, it matters not! They're only delaying the inevitable! Once our alphas control more dragons into our ranks, we will take down the traitorous Berserkers and Grimborn tribes! And then we will conquer the Dragon Master!!"

My army roared in approval and began grunting while tapping their weapons on their shields; ringing across our fleet. My smile widened, we were truly ready to start this war, and this will end with the Dragon Master dead, his people will become our slaves, and the remaining Night Furies are added in my dragon army.

The Barbaric Archipelago will burn in our wake.