Chapter 3: Up against a dragon.

"Who's this?" Snotloud asks after spotting someone else join them inside the ring.

"Uh, this is Acnologia." Hiccup announced and Acnologia nods at the four teens. "He's my... Brother?" Hiccup states.

"What?" Astrid lets out. "How is he related to you?" She asks, pointing at the obviously different genes the two posses.

"I'm as confused as everyone else." Acnologia speaks up. "Stoik took me in yesterday."

"Alright everyone!" a Fat and bald Viking calls out to the teens as he walks in front of them. "Behind these doors are just a few of the many species you will learn to fight!" Gobber announces as he points at the different doors. "The Deadly Nadder!"

"Speed 8, armor 16" Fishlegs mutters.

"The Hideous Zippleback!" Gobber continues, ignoring Fishlegs.

"Plus 11 stealth. Times 2"

"The monstrous Nightmare!"

"Firepower 15"

"The terrible Terror!"

"Attack 8, venom 12"

"Can you stop that?!" Having had enough, Gobber looks directly into Fishlegs eyes and cries out. "And..." Gobber draws out, continuing with his explanation. "The Gronckle." He finishes, lifting his arm and putting it on the release lever of the Gronckle's door.

"Jaw strength 8." Fishlegs whispers to Hiccup, making the later look at him with eyes screaming 'why?'.

'Alright, this is what I've been waiting for.' Acnologia thinks as he starts retreating towards the weapons on racks spread out.

"Whao, whoa." Snotloud calls out and steps forward. "Aren't you gonna teach us first?" He asks, afraid of facing a dragon out of the bat.

"I believe in learning on the job." Gobber says and without giving anybody a chance, he pulls the lever, releasing a wild Gronckle into the arena. "Today..." He says, raising his voice while the teens scurry away from the Gronckle. "Is about survival. If you get blasted..." He draws out as the Gronckle crashes into one of the walls.

"...You're dead!"

"So? What's the first thing you're gonna need?" Gobber asks, making Hiccup look at him in confusion.

"a Doctor?" Hiccup asks.

"Plus 5 speed?" Fishlegs quips in with his numbers.

"a Shield." Astrid announces.

"Shields." Gobber confirms. "Go." He says and didn't have to wait long as the teens rush to get their own shields. "The most important piece of equipment is your shield! If you must make a decision between a sword and a shield, pick the shield!"

The twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, both grab the same shield.

"Let go of my shield!"Tuffnut, the male twin, scolds his twin.

"You let go!" Ruffnut argues back.

*Phew.* *Bam.*

The Gronckle spits out a ball of fire and hits the shield they were holding. 

"Ruffnut. Tuffnut." Gobber calls out. "You're out!"

"What?" "Huh?" Both twins get up off the ground and looks at Gobber in confusion.

"The shields are good for another thing! Noise! Make lots of it!" Gobber announces and the teens start smacking their weapons against their shields.

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As the Gronckle starts getting dizzy, Gobber speaks up once more. "All dragons have a limited amount of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?"

Meanwhile, Acnologia ignores the rest as he grabs the steel pipes that surround the arena at the top and starts climbing up. After a while Acnologia looks down and spots Hiccup getting cornered by the Gronckle. 'Welp.' He thinks, moving above the Gronckle.

"Hiccup!" Gobber cries out as the Gronckle opens it's mouth, ready to kill Hiccup with a fireball.

"Maximum effort!"

All the teens and Gobber looks up to see Acnologia drop down from the cage and lands on top of the Gronckle.

Lifting up his shield, Acnologia slams it down onto the Gronckle's head.

*Bam.*

With one swing, the dragon falls onto the ground, knocked out.

"..." The arena goes silent while Acnologia gets off the back of the dragon and reaches a hand out to Hiccup. "Get up, man." Acnologia tells Hiccup, grabbing the latter's hand and pulling him to his feet.

"Nice one, Acnologia!" Gobber anounces. "Remember!" He calls out to Hiccup. "a Dragon always, always! Goes for the kill."

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Inside the forest, Hiccup could be seen fiddling with the ropes that bound the Night Fury yesterday. 'Then why didn't you?' He thinks, remembering the words of Gobber.

"What'cha doing?"

"Ahhhhh!" Hiccup yells in a high pitched voice after he heard a voice behind him.

"Calm down, man." The voice says and jerks at Hiccup's shoulder. "It's just me." He says, revealing Acnologia.

"Odin help me! Acnologia, what are you doing here?" Hiccup asks after calming himself down.

Acnologia steps in front of Hiccup and picks up the ropes. "I was just following you, wondering where you might be going." He says, turning his sight to the front. "You lookin for the dragon you captured yesterday?" He asks.

"Haha... Yeah, you caught me. Looks like we'll have to go back." Hiccup says exasperatedly, not wanting Acnologia to kill the dragon that didn't kill him.

"No, no." Acnologia denies. "Look, I'm just as curious as you are. Why did the dragon decide to spare your life?" Acnologia states. "Let's go." He whispers to Hiccup and points to a direction. "I hear something over there."

"Wha-" Hiccup wants to speak, but is cut off by Acnologia grabbing his shirt and start running in the direction he pointed at.

"By the gods, Acnologia!" Hiccup cries out, still whispering. "What was that for?!"

'Shhhh' Acnologia shushes Hiccup and pushes him to the ground while looking at a ravine in front of them. "Just keep quiet."

*Fwoosh*

After Acnologia's words finish, a Black dragon's body passes in front of them. Both look on as they see the Night Fury struggle to get out of the ravine.

"He's stuck. Now's the perfect chance to kill him." Acnologia states, making Hiccup's eyes widen.

"No!" Hiccup yells.

"Chill." Acnologia quickly placates Hiccup. "I was joking. It's just a joke. It seems like one of the dragon's tail wings are torn, making it impossible for it to fly long distances." Acnologia says, pointing towards the dragons tail, while successfully making Hiccup feel guilt.

They watch on as the dragon crashes and tries, but fails, to catch a fish inside the lake of the ravine.

"You wanna help him?" Acnologia asks, seeing the guilty look on Hiccup's face.

"What?"

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