Chapter 7: How To Lose Your Best Friend

Today Hiccup wanted to do a trust fall exercise with the dragons.

I haven't done any falling yet with my dragon and I wasn't sure how I felt about this.

Hiccup was the first to demonstrate. He falls off of Toothless and Toothless caught him right before he hit the ocean.

He flew back up "And that's how you do it!" He said to me

"Ooh," I said, I was impressed

Hiccup looked at Fishlegs "It's your turn. Jump!"

"I don't want to jump! I-!" Fishlegs stuttered

Hiccup tried to convince him "you have to believe she's gonna catch you! It's a trust exercise."

Fishlegs still refused "I like to do my trusting on the ground, thank you very much!"

Snotlout flew beside me and got my attention "Watch this." He smirked

"Like this, chicken-legs. WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!" Snotlout falls off Hookfang but Hookfang kept on flying not reacting to Snotlout falling.

I was looking at Hookfang and the falling Snotlout back and forth. Confused and worried

"So... should we mention something to Hookfang?" Tuffnut said out loud

Ruffnut answered, "Let me sleep on it."

He was going to die if we didn't say anything

Astrid and I yelled to get Hookfang's attention "Hookfang! Get him!"

I pointed at Snotlout

Hookfang looked down and flew towards Snotlout and caught him but they weren't able to pull up in time.

Snotlout crashed into a roof of a familiar house.

"Snotlout!" I yelled I took a closer look at the house he landed in.

I gasped "Oh no. Isn't that--?"

"Mildew!" Snotlout yelled as he flew through the roof.

"Mildew's house..." I finished

"Again," Fishlegs added

We heard Mildew yell through the roof "You'll pay for this!"

"Oh, something tells me we're gonna hear about this..." Hiccup said nervously

"Out of all the houses on this island. It just had to be Mildew's." I groaned

•●●●•

Later that night I was out on the beach with my dragon. It was getting late so I flew back and landed close to Astrid's house.

Then I smelled something horrible

"Bleug! What is that awful smell?! Did something die?" I said as a scrunched up my face

Astrid looked at me "boot night."

"Uck. I hate boot night!" I heard Fishlegs yell

"Why is his left foot always so much smellier than his right?" I heard Tuffnut said in disgust

I saw Snotlout almost throwing up "Oh, no..." He groaned

I shuddered in horror

•●●●•

The next morning I woke up to commotion outside. I wasn't sure what was really going on but everyone, at least the adults, were barefoot.

Hiccup later gathered us up and said that we were going to have to talk about something important.

We all gathered on our usual gathering spot, the catapult, and he said that something was going on last night because all the Viking's boots have gone missing because of a dragon.

"We're going on night patrol." He said

Tuffnut got excited "Night patrol! I love it!" He then asked, "What is it?"

I gave him the 'really?' face.

Hiccup sighed "It's where we patrol... at night. To keep an eye on the Dragons. Make sure they don't get blamed for anything else."

"Um, have you cleared this with our parents? Because some of us might not be allowed out after a certain hour." Fishlegs said nervously

"Not allowed? Or afraaaaid?" Snotlout said making fun.

Fishlegs became defensive "Hey! Things happen after dark."

Hiccup was getting annoyed "Guys! We have to do this. You heard Mildew. He wants the Dragons banished."

"Over a couple of boots? That's harsh." I scoffed, crossing my arms.

Ruffnut spoke up "Permission to shoot first and ask questions later?"

Tuffnut added, "Permission to skip the question?"

Hiccup was now annoyed "We're just patrolling! No one is shooting anyone!"

"What about Mildew?" I said under my breath but loud enough

Hiccup gave me a look

"I'm just joking" I said, smiling innocently

"It wouldn't be a bad idea." Snotlout whispered to me

"I have a question. What's fun about that?!" Tuffnut asked

Astrid stood beside Hiccup "It's not supposed to be fun. It's a "Hiccup" idea."

Hiccup nodded "Exactly." Then realized what she said "What?" He said in confusion

•●●●•

Later we needed roles and a name for our patrol group.

"Dragon United Monitoring Brigade," Hiccup announced.

We had a bunch of paper around us. Names crossed and crumbled up papers all over the catapult.

Everyone thought for a second and nodded in agreement liking the name.

I wrote it down but noticed something

"Uh, the acronym for Dragon United Monitoring Brigade. Is 'dumb'." I said as I lifted up the paper showing them.

Hiccup groaned "Well, you got any other ideas?"

I crumbled up the paper and tossed it over my shoulder "Nope." I sighed

We only had two sashes and I was not putting a sash around me that says D.U.M.B.

Snotlout and Astrid put on the sash and we all went into the village.

We split off and I was looking around the village and there was nothing really suspicious. I saw Hiccup flying over the village and that was it.

•●●●•

The next day I was about to head over to Gothi's until Astrid came running towards me. Saying that inside the Great Hall was damaged.

We both flew to the Great Hall. I got off my dragon and walked in the Great Hall and gasped the tapestries, walls, and pillars were all scratched up

Stoick bellowed "Who could have done such a thing?"

Fishlegs said excitedly "Oh, it looks like a dragon to me!"

"We don't know for sure, Fishlegs..." Hiccup said trying not to get the dragon who did this in trouble

Fishlegs didn't get the hint "Sure, we do. Look at these claw marks. It was obviously a Monstrous Nightmare. The spacing of the talons is dead on."

Hiccup sighed "Once again, thank you, Fishlegs!" He said sarcastically

Fishlegs was very oblivious "Oh, stop, it's just basic stuff."

I rolled my eyes. Great.

Astrid asked "But how could this happen? We had every dragon accounted for at all times!" She looked at us "Right, guys?"

Snotlout piped up "When you say, "at all times," and "every dragon," what exactly do you mean?"

"Snotlout!" I whined

He gave me a sorry smile and shrugged

Hiccup sighed "Okay, what happened, Snotlout?"

"Well, I was detaining a suspect who wasn't showing sufficient respect to the sash." Snotlout said as he glares at Gobber

Gobber looked at Snotlout in annoyance "I think I showed sufficient respect to a sash that says "D.U.M.B."

I sighed loudly

"We've got to change that name," Astrid said

I agreed "We really need to."

Snotlout continued "Anyways, as I was questioning said suspect, Hookfang may have, and I'm not saying he did, but it is possible he wandered off for a few..."

Ruffnut guessed "Seconds?"

Followed by Tuffnut "Minutes?"

Snotlout corrected them "Hours."

I facepalmed myself

"Oh, that's way longer than minutes," Tuffnut said

Mildew bursts into the Great Hall "Oh, no, it's true! The Great Hall! So many memories. My three weddings, their three funerals. Oh, the funerals!"

I sighed "Here we go."

Gobber walked up to Stoick "A dragon must have gone on a rampage. I hate to say it, Stoick, but you're going to have to-"

Stoick stopped him "I know what has to be done, Gobber."

"So do I!" Mildew added a bit too excitedly

'Ugh, can this old man just get off our backs!' I thought as I scowled at him

Stoick looked at all of us "Starting tonight, every night, I want all the dragons put in the Academy under lock and key."

Mildew was shocked "What? That's it? Look what they did!"

Hiccup ignored his comment and started to look around "This just doesn't make any sense! A dragon wouldn't just come in here and destroy the place! I mean, none of the food was even touched!"

Stoick replied, "I don't know why dragons do what they do, but I'm not going to let them do any more damage."

•●●●•

Later that night we all got on our dragons and headed towards the arena to put them to bed in cages.

Fishlegs was singing to the tune of 'Hush Little Baby' "Sleep, little Meatlug in your bed, where yummy little boulders dance in your head."

Meatlug rejects Fishlegs sadly

"That usually works! Our whole bedtime routine is upset! She won't even lick my feet, thanks to-"

Snotlout cut him off "Watch it, Fishlegs! At least my dragon doesn't need a lullaby and a blanky."

Ruffnut looked at Snotlout "Actually, it's your fault that all our dragons have to sleep in jail."

"Yeah. You don't see our dragon going on a rampage and wrecking stuff." Tuffnut added as Barf and Balch smash a wooden box beside him

"Well, not any good stuff." He said further

"Come on guys! Just stop. You're making my dragon upset." I said sadly as I was petting (y/d/n). It was a lie though. I was the one getting upset and I just wanted them to stop fighting.

"I don't think a dragon wrecked the Great Hall or stole the boots." Hiccup said. He looked deep in thought

Astrid walked beside Hiccup "None of us wants to believe it either, Hiccup, but you saw the proof."

Hiccup looked at Astrid "What proof? You saw the footprints, too. They were supposed to be made by a Zippleback, but they were no deeper than mine. Look at these! I could lie down in them!"

He pointed at a huge Zippleback footprint on a pile of snow

Fishlegs pointed out "Well, there could be a lot of explanations why a dragon made shallow footprints."

"Like, hello, he was trying to be sneaky?" Ruffnut said like it was obvious

Astrid ignored them "Alright. Well, how do you explain the Great Hall?"

Barf and Belch and Hookfang snapped at each other. Then Hookfang flared up in irritation.

Hiccup looked at Snotlout "Snotlout, do something about him, please? We're trying to think over here."

"Yeah, I gave up thinking. Never been happier." Said Tuffnut

Hookfang was still irritated and roared

Hiccup shouted "Snotlout!"

Snotlout tried to control Hookfang "I'm not the boss of him! He always does that when he gets angry!"

There was silence for a second

"Or goes on a rampage," Hiccup added

"That's how I can explain the Great Hall! I've got to tell my dad about this!" Hiccup jumps on Toothless and flies out of the arena to find his father

Astrid stood there confused "What is he talking about?"

I looked at the ground where Hiccup was staring at and pointed at the charred footprint on the ground.

"'Or goes on a rampage'" I said repeating Hiccup

They all just looked at me confused. I shook my head "Nevermind."

Everyone finished spending time with their dragons and left the arena

I was the last one to leave, putting (y/d/n) to bed was difficult. (He/she) would not let me leave.

I hugged (y/d/n) "Don't worry. I'll come back and get you tomorrow and we will some more fun! I promise!"

My dragon rubbed against me and made a happy gurgle sound.

We were walking back to the village slowly not saying a word. When we got there we noticed some smoke. We all looked at each other with surprise and ran towards it.

When we got there we saw that the armory was burnt to a crisp

We heard Stoick. And he sounded upset "These dragons have done too much damage. It's no longer safe to have them on Berk. I want them gone."

"What?!" Hiccup yelled

My friends and I gasped

I heard Mildew cheering "Finally!"

Stoick added, "Round them up, and take them all to Dragon Island."

'Dragon Island!? What is that? Where is that?'

I looked at my friends for some answers but they were too busy soaking up of what just happened

Stoick looked at all of us "By the end of the day tomorrow, there will be no more dragons on Berk!"

Mildew shouted "Oh, what a glorious day that will be. Party at my house!"

We walked up to Hiccup after Mildew said something to him

Hiccup looked down "This is wrong..."

Astrid looked at him"I know, it's horrible. It's the worst day of my life..."

"No, Astrid. Something here doesn't add up." Hiccup explained

Fishlegs cried out "All I know is I'm losing my dragon."

Hiccup seemed determined "For now, yeah. Okay, but I-I just need time to fix this."

Snotlout looked at Hiccup annoyingly "What are you talking about? It's over."

"Forget it, it's over," Ruffnut said

Tuffnut added, "Yeah, forget it."

I walked up to Hiccup and I looked at him confused "Hiccup? What's Dragon Island?"

He sighed "It's...an island far from here. It's a home for all dragons."

I silently gasped. I looked down and sadly replied "I guess they're right... It is over...It's going to take a miracle to fix this."

We all left and went home

•●●●•

The next day we got up early to get our dragons.

(Y/d/n) was so happy to see me. I had to fake a smile and tried not to cry.

The journey to Dragon Island was a very sad one. No one really spoke the whole way. We all went to Dragon Island and we were followed by a ship who had Stoick on it.

Once we made it to the island we landed and we all said our goodbyes.

I hugged (y/d/n) face "Goodbye, I'm sorry (y/d/n). I promised we would have a good time but--."

I held in a cry.

My dragon looked at me and (his/her) eyes went sad.

I tried taking off the saddle but (y/d/n) moved.

Everyone was done with their goodbyes already and now they were waiting for me and I started to get self-conscious. They're probably annoyed at me and it made me frustrated.

I tried again and I was able to get the saddle off. I pulled the belt and it slid off of (y/d/n).

"This is goodbye (y/d/n). You have to stay here!" I said pointing at the ground sternly.

I turned around to leave but (he/she) ran after me and chuffed at me.

I turned around and felt guilty that I acted so harshly. I kissed my palm and placed it on (y/d/n)'s snout.

"I'm going to miss your sweet face." I said to my dragon as I gave (him/her) a sad smile. My dragon sat and looked at me sorrowfully.

I turned around one last time and got on the boat.

My dragon sat still and stared at me as we sailed off and I stared back.

I looked away and leaned against the edge of the ship.

I stared at my reflection in the water as tears were falling into the sea.

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