My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)

Chapter 70 - Robert

Astrid's POV

"Up! Up!" I yelled and held tightly onto Stormfly's saddle as she flew higher into the sky, trying to get out of reach of all the arrows, nets and bolas that were aiming for a target all around us. That was when I noticed another ship sailing below us. Oh fantastic now there are two of them!

Although the other ship looked completely different from the first one, as if it belonged to another tribe. It was a little smaller, had two dark blue sails with white patterns on them and was equipped with several giant cross-bows to shoot nets and what was worse also with dragon proof cages. Some of them were already filled with dragons who hadn't been lucky enough to escape.

Dragon trappers!

Heat rushed to my face as anger rushed through my body. These bastards!
One thing was quite clear, we needed to save these poor dragons. Looking for the others I cried out: "Guys are you alright?"

"So far I guess!" Fishlegs yelled back, pressing the box he found on sapphire island tightly to his chest.

I pointed down on the ship and shouted: "We need to free those dragons! Ruff, Tuff and Fishlegs you go for the smaller one and Snotlout you follow me!"

"And what should we do?" Ruffnut asked with a blank expression.

I rolled my eyes and shrugged. "What about what you're the best at? Cause some destruction!"

Tuffnut punched his fist into the air, a wide grin forming on his lips. "Avec plaisir mon ami! Come sis!" And down they went, Fishlegs following close by and mumbling prayers to Thor.

"Come Snotlout, let's show these dragon trappers what it means to deal with dragon riders!" I cried out and Stormfly shot down towards the bigger ship with the foreign insignia on it.

"Who said I agree to your plan! They want to kill us, remember?!" I heard Snotlout complaining from behind and I snorted in anger.

"If you leave me hanging, I swear you'll wish it was them who killed you!"

Snotlout grumbled incoherently but said nothing more. I couldn't help but grin at the fact that Snotlout was more afraid of me than of the dragon trappers. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the twins circling the ship with gas while Fishlegs distracted the men on board. I heard men screaming in pain as the gas was ignited to a big explosion. So far so good.

Now it was my turn. Flying close to the ship Stormfly managed to avoid the arrows aiming at us with great agility. "Now Stormfly!" I shouted as we were close enough to hit. Stormfly shot her spines, hitting one man right into his shoulder. He instantly dropped his bow and cried out in pain, blood dripping from his wound. At the same time Hookfang managed to burn a catapult that was shooting nets.

Stormfly flew in a circle and dived in again to attack once more when I noticed a strange movement in the distance. My mouth dropped open in disbelief. What the Hel is she doing?!

I wanted to scream at the madness my eyes witnessed. A few feet away Barf and Belch were flying towards the smaller ship again but instead of dodging as a net was shot right in their direction Ruffnut got up and spread her arms out with her eyes closed. Tuffnut shouted something I couldn't make out from the distance but in the next second they were trapped and falling from the sky.

"No!" I screamed. "Come girl, we need to save those stupid muttonheads!"

Distracted by what had just happened to the twins I failed to notice the dark haired man I saw before running into my direction, aiming his bow at Stormfly's belly.