Ch. 8- Challenges and losses

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"Stand your position.  Stay with in ear shot," ordered Stoick.

"I was over hearing some of the men and some of them- not me of course, I know your always the man with a plan- were wondering what the plan was- not me of course- but some If there was a plan at all," Gobber stuttered.

"Find the nest and take it," Stoick answered.

"Oh yes. Send them running. The old Viking fall back. Very good."

Toothless and Violet started to make a purring sound and lean in a direction. Stoick, knowing what that meant, when to the back to steer the boat. He followed where the Night Furies led him.

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Halla's POV

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"If you plan on getting eaten, you should definitely go with the Gronkle, " Fishlegs said.

"You were wise to seek help from the world's most deadly weapon. Its me," Tuffnut said.

"I love this plan," Snotlout said.

"I didn't-" Hiccup said as Snotlout walked away.

"Your crazy. I like that," Ruffnut said, whispering loudly the last part.

Astrid and I pushed her away, "What is the plan?" she asked.

I whispered in Hiccup's ear, "Putting them on dragons and going to the dragons nest, is that it?"

"It is, Halla. Very good." He smiled at everyone.

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Third person POV

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They sailed through the fog.

Finally, the got to the dragon's island.

Eerie constant noises surrounded them.

"We're here." Stoick said, hopping onto the shore. The eerie noises became silent almost instantly.

They started getting ready for war.

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Halla's POV

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Hiccup slowly backed towards us, a monstrous nightmare slowly stepping forward, its nose under Hiccup's hand.

Snotlout, frightened of he had been taught to fear and kill, picked up a weapon at his feet. Astrid smacked his arm and shook her head. The other teens looked at Hiccup in shock and amazement.

Hiccup, now next to Snotlout, grabbed his hand and pulled it to the dragon. Snotlout pulled it back. "Shh, shh. Its alright," Hiccup said, softly.

Snotlout's hand replaced Hiccup's. Hiccup stood there for a few seconds, when Snotlout began to laugh a bit Hiccup walked away. "Where you going?" Snotlout asked. I laughed as he sounded scared that Hiccup wasn't there.

He reached in a weapons box and pulled out some rope. "Your gonna want something to keep you on." The Nader, Zippleback and Gronkle showed themselves.

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Third person POV

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"When this mountain brake open, all he'll with brake loose," Stoick said.

"And my undies. Good thing I brought extra," Gobber said.

"Catapults!" Stoick yelled. The catapults made a hole into the side of the mountain.

Stoick stood in front of the hole they made into the mountain with their catapults. He gave the signal and a catapult shot a fire ball right over his head and down the hole.

He saw so many dragons that he didn't see the rock they were on. He gave out a battle cry and swung aimlessly as the dragons flew passed. Every person did.

"Is that it?" Gobber asked when the dragons were gone. People started cheering- they won after all, right?

Stoick saw Toothless and Violet trying to get away. He knew it wasn't over yet. "Stand your grounds!" He turned and ran as the noise came closer and he saw it. "Everybody stand clear!" he yelled, turning around and moving away as it came crashing out of the mountain.

"What is that?" Gobber asked, as other ran screaming. 

Catapults shot at the giant dragon. It got annoyed and destroyed them.

"Get to the ships!" Someone yelled.

People started screaming and running to the ship's. "Go! Go!" Stoick yelled.

The giant Dragon set the ship's on fire. The people on the ships jumped into the water.

"I was a fool. Lead the men to the far side of the island," Stoick ordered someone. "Go with the men, Gobber."

"I think I'll stay with you. In case you plan on doing something crazy," Gobber volunteered.

"I can buy the men a few extra minutes if I give that thing something to hunt."

Gobber said, "And I can double that time." They have a small handshake before going to carry out their mission.

After a minute, the giant dragon opened its mouth to throw fire at them when a fire ball hit it in the back of the head.

The teens, all on dragons, flew around the giant dragon- otherwise known as the red death.

"Ruff, Tuff, watch your backs! Move Fishlegs!" Hiccup ordered.

"We're on dragons! Look at bus we're on dragons! All of us!" shouted Tuffnut; the twins were sharing a Zippleback.

Gobber told Stoick that Hiccup and Halla were as stubborn as he was. All Stoick could do was nod.

"Fishlegs, brake it down," Hiccup ordered.

"Heavily armored skull and tail made for bashing and crushing. Stay clear of both. Small eyes and large nostrils. Relies on hearing and smell."

"Okay. Snot, Legs, find in its blind spot and get it confused. Make some noise. Ruff, Tuff, see if it has a shot limit. Make it mad," commanded Hiccup.

The twins started fighting over who was better at making people mad.

"Just do as I said! We'll be back as soon as we can." Hiccup, Halla, and Astrid flew off on Astrid's Nader. They flew off to find their dragons.

The twins called the giant dragon names, and dodged a fire ball.

"There," Halla said, pointing to the dragons on a burning ship.

Hiccup got them close enough then he and Halla hopped off. "Go help the other's!" he said to Astrid.

Hiccup and Halla started to free their dragons.

"Hey its working!" Fishlegs cheered, banging his hammer on his shield, making noise.

"Whoa," Snotlout said as his dragon bumped into the red death and knocked him on it's head.

"Lost power on the Gronkle. Snotlout do something, " Fishlegs said, throwing his hammer to Snotlout. He crashed on his dragon. "I'm okay." His dragon tipped over on top of him, "Less okay."

The red death stepped on the ship Hiccup, Halla and the Night Furies were on, making them sink. Hiccup and Halla swam down and tried to free their dragons but passed out from lack of oxygen before they could.

Stoick grabbed them and brought them to the surface. "Dad?" Hiccup coughed.

Stock went back into the water and freed the Night Furies. Toothless grabbed Stoick and quickly swam to the surface and flew out of the water, setting Stoick on the ground and landing on a nearby rock. Violet landed next to him.

They shook off some water and used their heads to motion Hiccup and Halla to come. "You got it, bud," Hiccup said. They ran to their dragons and started getting ready for flight. Attaching the safety rope and all.

"Hiccup! Halla!" Stoick said, grabbing onto Hiccup's arm. "I'm sorry. For everything."

"Dad, me too."

"I'm sorry too," Halla said.

"You don't have to go up there."

Hiccup smiled, "We're Vikings. Its an occupational hazard."

"I'm proud to call you my son and daughter."

"Thanks, dad," Halla and Hiccup said in unison.

They took off towards the sky.

"Their up!" Astrid shouted to the others. They all left as Hiccup and Halla came. "Get Snotlout out of there," she told the twins.

"On it," Tuffnut said. They started fighting on who was on it first.

Snotlout ran and jumped off the red death to land on the Zippleback, the twin's dragon. "I can't believe that worked!" he said, happy that it did work.

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Halla's POV

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As me and Hiccup came everyone else started leaving.

The red death started breathing in, trapping Astrid and her Nader. Hey were being sucked into the giant mouth.

"Now!" I yelled. Violet shot a plasma blast into the giant mouth. Hiccup turned around and went to catch Astrid, who fell off her dragon due to the explosion. I followed him.

Toothless grabbed Astrid's leg before she hit the ground. "Did you get her?" Hiccup asked Toothless. Toothless looked down and gave Astrid his toothless smile. I believe she smiled back but I cant be certain.

Toothless moved her upright and set her on the ground. She had to run a few steps to keep her balance.

"Look, Hiccup!" I pointed to the side of the red death.

"That thing has wings! Lets see if it can use them," Toothless shot a plasma blast at it's wings. The red death spread out its wings and started flying. "Think that did it?" Hiccup asked, turning around to check.

"Yup!" I hollered. "Ah!" We dodged the fire blasts the red death was throwing at us.

We flew around the island, the red death crashed threw stuff we had to go around.

Hiccup noticed some dark clouds. "Okay, Toothless. Time to disappear," he said before heading to the clouds; I followed him.

The red death couldn't see our Night Furies in the dark clouds. They camouflaged.

Taking turns, we shot plasma blasts at it's wings, damaging them.

After a few minutes, it got tired and threw fire everywhere. In all directions.

"Hiccup!" I yelled as Toothless's tail caught on fire.

"Okay, times up." He shot one more plasma blast. "Come on! Is that the best you can do?" He got the red death's attention then raced for the ground.

It started getting ready for a fire ball. "Hold, Toothless... Wait... NOW!" Toothless and Violet turned around, not flying but had their backs to the ground, and shot a plasma blast into its giant mouth. The fire went off in its mouth and it saw the ground and spread its wings. Wings that had growing holes in them. Toothless and Violet flew around it.

The red death hit the ground, causing an explosion. We were trying to get away from it as fast as possible.

Toothless's tail fell off. We were about to make it past the dragon when its tail got in the way.

"No! No! No!" Hiccup yelled. Toothless bumped into it, not being able to control his flight, and Hiccup fell off. Hiccup hit me and I fell off.

We were falling into the fire. I got one last look at my brother. My brother, who was always there for me. Who knew me better than anyone else.

"I love you, Hiccup."

"Love you too, Halla."

I looked towards Toothless and Violet. They were flying towards us when we got swallowed up by the flames.

Then everything went black.

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Third person POV (last change)

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"Hiccup! Halla! Son! Halla!" Stoick looked around desperately for his children.  "Hiccup, Halla," he said as he noticed the Night Furies. He knelt down next to them when he didn't see his kids. "Oh, son, daughter, I did this."

Astrid and Gobber pushed their way to the front of the crowd to find Stoick on his knees in front of Toothless. Astrid gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. The crowd was silent.

Toothless and Violet began to stir and woke up.

"I'm so sorry," Stoick said, softly.

Toothless opened his wings to show Hiccup, sleeping.

The crowd gasped. "Hiccup!" Stoick brought him into his arms and checked his heartbeat. "He's alive! You brought him back alive!"

Violet opened her wings, Halla was also in them. "Halla!" Stoick brought her into his arms and checked her heartbeat. "Shes alive! You brought her back alive as well!"

The crowd cheered.

"Thank you, for saving my son and daughter."

"Well... you know. .. most of them," Gobber said.

Stoick was sad about what happened to them but overall glad they were both alive.

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