'Grimmel'

you and hiccup, along with toothless, are in his house. you're talking with toothless, but as you hear footsteps, you sit up and go invisible. "Oh, I hope you don't mind if I help myself. This is, uh... quite good." grimmel says as he pours himself a mug of tea. You growl low, so he can't hear it and watches the scene. hiccup then lightings up his sword, its flame casting a light orange round in the house. "That is impressive. But let me finish my drink." grimmel says, and suddenly, a dart whsieslts by you and sink in toothless. Hiccup gets scared and calls for his dragon, "Toothless!" he runs towards you and is toothless. Grimmel finishes his drink and looks proud of himself. He then loads another dart into his bow. "What did you do to him?" hiccup hiss as he turns to face the dragon trapper. 

grimmel shrugs. "Eh, nothing that he won't sleep off," he says and sits down in Soick's chair. You grant your teeth. You can feel your dragon form calling out to you, wanting to get out. but you don't let it cause that would blow your cover. "Ahh. Haha. May I? Chief Hiccup, hmm? Do I say Chief Hiccup," the white-haired man says as he makes a hiccup sound. "or do I call you Hiccup? What do you prefer?" grimmel ads. hiccup says nothing but walks closer to the man with a stern look on his face. "You have no idea who I am, do you? Uh- haha. Well, your father knew of me. Now, that was a chief. One of the greatest dragon hunters to have ever lived! What would he think of you? Huh-hah." he says and laughs. You growl. how dare he insult hiccup? he doesn't even know him! "He did it right, you know. Making it his mission to destroy the beasts so that you could grow up in a better world." grimmel says. 

" He changed his mind." hiccup answers. "And look where that got him." grimmel retorts. You can feel the change in hiccup's aura as if the comment hurt him. another growl escapes your mouth, but it's as soundless as the others. "So, let's get to the point. I am the Night Fury killer. I've hunted every last one but yours. You are going to give me that dragon. Or I will-" grimmel starts, but hiccup cuts him off. "I will never give him up." grimmel stands and pushes hiccup's sword away, chuckling. he then reaches you and is toothless. "You wish dragons to live free among us, like equals? A toxic notion, my boy. History has shown that we are the superior species. What if word of your misguided ideas were to spread? It would be the undoing of civilization as we... know it. Hmm." he hums. And notices straw sticking out of Toothless' tail, so he kicks it slightly. This causes Fishlegs to wake up as he hides under the covers wearing a Toothless disguise.

"Did we get him?" Fishlegs ask, but he faints shortly after and returns to sleep. You stand up, deciding know would be a good moment to show yourself. Your inviability shimmer, and soon you stand there beside a hiccup, your blue reptile eyes gleaming. grimmel looks surprised to see you. You smirk and walk forward to him. "hello mortal," you snarl, and in one swipe, you throw Grimmel's bow away. Hiccup then calls, "Now!" The Dragon Riders reveal themselves from their covers. "Sorry to barge in!" Gobber says. you smirk and walk back to stand beside Hiccup. " You think you can come into my home, sit in my father's chair, and threaten my dragon?! This is Berk, and we have defended our way of life from far worse than you!" Hiccup says, but grimmel doesn't seem surspied. 

He smirks and says, "Oh. Haha. A fighting spirit, I love it! Only, I'm afraid you're mistaken. You've never seen anything like me!" Grimmel whistles, calling his Deathgrippers to attack the riders. One of Grimmel's Deathgrippers attacks from the roof, which causes Astrid, who was hiding on a wooden beam, to jump down to the floor of the house. You jump as asicd almost hits you. You growl at the deathgriper who was there. It roars back but soon stops as it sees your eyes. a sudden light emits from your body, and the dragon recoils back. The light then dims, and there you stand in all your glory. The grippers coos and retreat but still leave the house burning. 

You lay down so that the riders can climb on your back and fly out of the house. You stop at the sight of Berk in flames. 

" Alright! Alright, everybody! Settle down, please!" Hiccup calls, but none hears him and continues shouting. Finally, you get enough and slam your fist in the table, effectively shutting the Vikings up. Hiccup looks at you and nods in gratitude. "Did you miss the part where we almost died? Have you seen my house? This is a new kind of enemy, and I underestimated him. Now, that's on me. But I will not do that again." Hiccup says and raises his hands in defense. " We're Vikings! We don't run from a fight. At least I don't." Snotlout says, then points at Eret. " You might," Eret speaks up, ignoring the boy's cause. "I agree with Hiccup. We haven't seen the last of Grimmel. He's a predator, single-minded, and patient. He won't stop until he gets what he wants." you humms.

"Yeah, I'm with you on this one, Eret," you say. Valka agrees with you two. "We have to take this threat seriously." she then says. " Grimmel is just a sign of the times. Our enemies are getting smarter, more determined. We're not just overcrowded. We are exposed and vulnerable. Short of full-blown war and risking everyone we love, I don't... I don't see a way of staying here any longer." Hiccup says, and a series of gasps rings over the people in the hall. "If we want to live in peace with our dragons, we need a better plan," he adds. "So, what are you saying, Chief?" Gobber asks from beside you. " I'm saying we have to disappear. Off the map. Take the dragons to a place where no one will find them." Hiccup says, and you frown. where might a place like that be? "He's talking about a quest for the Hidden World," Astrid says, answering a Viking who asked just the question you had on your mind. 

"My father was obsessed with it when I was a boy. He made notes and maps in search of the ancestral home of all dragons, tucked away somewhere beyond the edge of the world. It may be the solution we need. We're dragon people. It's where we belong." Hiccup says. Your eyes flash at the mention of the hidden world. You've heard bout it from your elder in the village that was your home. but you never believed it. " Look, I know this is our home. My father left me to protect it." Hiccup ads as he sees that the Berkians isn't totally for the idea. "But Berk is more than this place. We are Berk! The people! The dragons! I say Berk is wherever we go." Hiccup says once again and hums nod, agreeing with him. 

"you're right, Hiccup," you say. 

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