Chapt. 22

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There was a roar from DreamWorks' when they realised Jack was playing.
"Oh, looks like DreamWorks has gone for a change in the line up, could this be the turnaround they need?" In the background of Roxanne's commentary Megamind could be heard cheering for Jack.
"Astrid, you handle the face-off, just get the puck to one of us,"
"Got it," Astrid nodded, skating up to face Manny. Hiccup and Jack both moved behind their own goal flexing their knees in anticipation.
"I just hope you can keep up Frost,"
"Remember who you're playing against Haddock,"
As soon as the whistle sounded they took off, hurrying down the ice. As they past the centre line the puck appeared in front of Hiccup. He grinned 'That's my Astrid,' . The wall that was Manny and Diego loomed ahead of him. He smirked and leaned to his right and they follow his motion.
"Too late," He slammed the puck to the left, right towards Jack.
"Frost!"
"Go get them Jack!"
"Score,"
Jack shot through the gap left by Diego and hit the puck pass Scrat.
"YES!" He pumped a fist in the air.
"That's our Frost!"
"FROST! FROST!"
"See that Blue? That's how you skate!"

Hiccup gestured to the others, looking at the scoreboard, 9-7.
"We're still trailing, but we've closed the gap we can still turn this around. They're going to be paying attention to Jack now, so let's shake it up for the next play. Astrid, Ruff we haven't done that this game yet,"
Both girls grinned.
"You got it chief," Ruff said skating away.
"Don't call me chief!"
"Jack you want to handle the face off?"
"I can manage that," He said eyeing Eddie at the centre line. He skated over, his body tense with anticipation. At the whistle he and Eddie jostled for the puck. The Blue got around him for a second, but Jack stretched out his stick, knocking the puck towards Tuff. Tuff took it, heading up ice and passed towards Hiccup.
"Guard Frost, they'll pass to him again," Diego said as Jack moved towards Blue's goal. Sid moved forward to guard Jack, but that's when he saw the grin on the boy's face.
"Wait, Diego it's not coming..." He didn't get the chance to finish before Hiccup passed the disk to Astrid. The girl rushed toward the goal, but Manny got in her way. She turned sharply, cutting straight across the ice. Hiccup and Jack were ahead of her. Crash and Sid moved to block them, as Diego chased Astrid. He leaned forward with the intention to check her, but she broke short and he by-passed her.

"That's Astrid for you," Hiccup thought to himself as he watched her move toward the right of the ice, closing in on Blue's goal, "Her movements are flashy, but not wasted." Eddie and Scrat both move to the right in preparation for her strike, "But it's that flashiness that makes you forget there are other on the ice," Instead of hitting the puck she actually stopped it with her hockey stick. The movement was so precise unless you'd been looking right at the puck you would have missed it. So most people didn't. But Ruff had been waiting for it. She grabbed it hurrying to the left side of the ice. Scrat realised she had the puck, too little too late. By the time he'd dived the puck was over the score line.

"Nice Ruffnut!" Fishlegs called from the other end of the ice.
"Nice scoring Ruff!" Snotlout wailed from the players' bench. Astrid skated towards Ruff and gave her a high five.
"Two more and we'll take the lead," Tuff said getting excited again.
"We're not letting up now, we're going to take those points back," Sid said.
"You can try," Jack jeered.
Hiccup grinned as he went to the face off. Diego growled at him. The Saber grabbed the puck before he could, knocking Hiccup on his back. He struggled back to his feet, but by the time he was on knees, Astrid had already had the puck in her possession. She passed to Ruff and the twins moved to the other end of the ice together, the puck passing between them effortlessly was they avoided the defence in their way. Tuff went in for the kill shot, but Scrat saved it by the skin of his teeth, or in this case, the edge of his foot. Blue's goalie deflected the puck just enough so it bounced off goal post. Crash took possession racing back to the other side of the ice.

Hiccup and Jack both went after him. He passed to his brother, making both boys turn sharply. Eddie passed to Diego, and he shot right behind Hiccup and Jack.
"Astrid!" Hiccup called. She was already on it, slamming into Diego. He pushed her back, causing them to both lose their balance. The puck slid into no-man's-land. Sid was the first to reach it, making a b-line towards Fishlegs. DreamWorks' goalie got ready to receive the hit, eyeing Manny coming up behind Sid. Sid passed to the Mammoth who slap shot the puck off the ice. Fishlegs threw himself to the side, blocking it with his knee. He couldn't help his cry as he felt the impact through his padding. Tuff took the puck, passing to Jack.
"You okay?" he asked
"I'm fine, go," Fishlegs pointed forward. Tuff nodded, racing to centre ice. Hiccup and Jack were once again racing towards the goal. Scrat's head swivel between the two, trying to figure out who was going to shoot. Jack had the puck, but he sent the puck in Hiccup's direction. Scrat moved the far right, ready to block Hiccup's attack. But the puck never made it to Hiccup. Jack only hit it hard enough to sent it half way. Astrid came up from behind and swiped the puck into the open space behind Scrat.

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