The Battle

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Third Person P.O.V

The Red Death lets out another thunderous roar as Stoick looks up at it with wide eyes.

"Catapults!" He orders, his men quickly firing boulders.

The Red Death roars in retaliation, swiftly lunging forward and destroying one and crushing another under its large foot.

"Get to the ships!" A man shouts, making Stoick gasp.

"No! No!" Stoick frantically shouts as the dragon takes notice of the wooden vessels.

It rises up, gas appearing in its mouth as it spews fire at the ships. Men yell and shout as they leap to the water for saftey.

The ships were swallowed in flames, Toothless and (D/N) still trying to escape.

"Smart, that one!" Gobber bitterly laughs, walking with Stoick.

"I was a fool." Stoick mumbles to himself, quickly shaking his head, "lead the men to the far side of the island!"

"Right! Everyone to the far--"

"Gobber, go with the men!"

"I think I'll stay," Gobber nonchalantly replies. "Just in case you're thinking of doing something crazy."

"I can buy them a few minutes if I give that thing someone to hunt," Stoick firmly says as he stops Gobber.

Gobber grabs his friends arm, smiling as he clasps their hands together. "Then I can double that time."

Stoick smiles, nodding as he turns and faces the dragon.

"Here!"

"Oh, no! Here!" Gobber yells with a laugh, running after Stoick.

A man screams as the Red Death lifts him up, nearly devouring him as he falls to the ground. He quickly scurries off as it was distracted.

Stoick yells, grabbing and hurling one of the wooden stakes at the dragon. It strikes it in the face, making it pause and look down at Stoick.

"Come on!" Gobber shouts, gaining its attention. "Fight me!!"

"No, me!"

The Red Death rises, making Stoick brace himself as it starts to gather gas in its throat, when it was suddenly interrupted by blasts of fire striking its head.

Stoick's eyes widen when he sees new dragons swoop in, and familiar kids on the backs of them.

"Ruff, Tuff! Watch your back!" Hiccup shouts, steering the Nadder with (Y/N) at his front and Astrid behind him. "Move Fishlegs!"

What the? Stoick mouths to himself, Gobber joining him.

"Look at us! We're on a dragon!" Tuffnut shouts in excitement from the neck of the Zippleback, Ruffnut on the other side.

Snotlout struggles to control the Monstrous Nightmare, the Gronckle carrying Fishlegs buzzing as it slowly flies around.

"We're on dragons! All of us!"

Hanna grabs Samuel's arm with wide eyes, breathing out in awe as he smiles lightly. His gaze moves towards the boats, making him grunt and nod and race to the flaming ships as Hanna yells after him.

"Every bit the boar-headed stubborn Viking you ever were!" Gobber laughs, Stoick nodding in agreement.

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"Fishlegs, break it down!" Hiccup orders as they fly in a circle.

"Okay, heavily armored skull and tail made for bashing and crushing!" Fishlegs observes, watching the dragon hurl a ship. "Steer clear of both! Small eyes, large nostrils, relies on hearing and smell!"

"Okay, Lout, Legs! Hang in its blind spot."

"Try making noise to confuse it," (Y/N) intructs, Hiccup nodding in agreement.

"Ruff, Tuff, find out if it has a shot limit. Make it mad!"

"That's my specialty," Ruffnut smirks, making Tuffnut roll his eyes.

"Since when?! Everyone knows I'm more irritating! See?" He dangles upside down, making garbled noises as Ruffnut groans.

"Just do what I told you!" Hiccup sighs, shaking his head. "We'll be back as soon as we can!"

"Don't worry! We got it covered!" Snotlout shouts as they fly off.

"Yeah!" Fishlegs laughs, the trio flying together and under the large tail as it swings at them.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut steer towards the head, shouting insults.

"Troll!"

"Butt elf!"

"Bride of Grendel!"

They shout as the dragon spews fire at them, them dodging frantically. Fishlegs hammers his weapon on his shield to create noise, nervously looking around as the dragon opens its other eyes.

"Uh, this thing doesn't have a blind spot!"

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Toothless lets out a loud roar, causing Hiccup to lightly gasp and point to the flaming ship.

"There!"

The Nadder swoops towards the ships, hovering above the two dragons as they anxiously move around, relaxing when they see their friends.

Hiccup leaps down first, turning and helping (Y/N) as she jumps down and stumbles. Astrid takes control of the Nadder, looking between the two.

"Go and help the others!"

She nods, quickly flying off as Hiccup turns to Toothless.

"Okay, hold on, hold on," he softly says, pulling the leather mouth piece off of him.

(Y/N) gently strokes (D/N)'s muzzle, making him purr happily in relief as she starts fiddling with the chains.

"Don't worry, we're getting you guys free."

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Snotlout and Fishlegs work to distract the Red Death, confusing it with noise as it shakes its head.

"It's working!" He yells in triumph, not realizing it was also working on their dragons.

"Yeah, it's working!" Fishlegs laughs, his Gronckle shaking its head dizzily.

The Monstrous Nightmare carrying Snotlout thrashes his head around, flying lopsided and crashing into the Red Death, causing Snotlout to fly off with a yell.

He quickly catches himself, pressing against the dragon as he looks down.

"I've lost power on the Gronckle!" Fishlegs screams, throwing his hammer at Snotlout. "Snotlout, do something!"

He screams as descend, crashing to the ground as he sighs in relief.

"I'm okay!"

The Gronckle flips over, crushing him on the floor as he groans.

"Less okay!"

Fishlegs frantically yells as the Red Death moves forward, its foot near him.

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"I can't miss!" Snotlout laughs, hammering the dragon in the eye. "What's wrong, buddy? Got something in your eye?"

The Red Death roars in pain, its foot missing Fishlegs by a foot as it lands.

"Yeah! You're the Viking!" Astrid laughs, grinning at Snotlout as he looks up at her with a dazed smile.

The dragon jerks its head to the side, causing Snotlout to fly to the other side with a scream and hold on to the horn as he looks down at the ground with wide eyes.

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The Red Death swings its body around, causing its tail to bash into the ships.

Hiccup yelps as the mast of the ship falls, separating him and (Y/N).

"Hiccup, I can't get these chains off!" She yells, grunting as she pulls at them with all her strength.

He looks around frantically, grabbing a spear and stabbing at the chains before gasping as the Red Death's foot comes into contact with their ship.

(D/N) thrashes around as he lands to the side, biting and snapping at the chains and flinching when (Y/N) touches his forehead. He relaxes, frantically pulling at the chains as she yanks at them with grunts of effort.

She looks over at Hiccup as he struggles with Toothless' chains, his body going limp a moment later.

(Y/N) opens her mouth, reaching for him before gasping and swallowing water as she was suddenly grabbed.

She coughs violently, struggling against the person as they carry her onto the shore. Hiccup coughs up water, making her look over before looking at whoever grabbed her.

"Samuel?"

"Dad?"

Both question as the men dive back into the water.

They look at each other, nodding before swimming down to the struggling dragons.

Toothless lightly jumps as Stoick faces him, flinching as he swims closer.

(D/N) pauses as he sees Samuel, his ears flat against his skull and his eyes narrowed as both stare at one another. Samuel swims forward, grunting as he swiftly snaps the trap off of him.

Stoick does the same, Toothless looking at (D/N) with a nod as they swiftly swim forward, grabbing the men and carrying them onto shore with roars.

Toothless shakes himself off, (D/N) eagerly nuzzling into (Y/N)'s cheek as she laughs, hugging him. Toothless looks back at them, gesturing to the Red Death.

(D/N) snorts and nods, joining his friend and looking back at the two.

"You got it, guys," Hiccup grins, rushing to Toothless and jumping on.

"Let's do this!" (Y/N) smiles before pausing, facing Samuel as he rises while panting lightly.

She rushes to him, hugging him as he chuckles and pats her head, pulling away with a smile.

"Thank you for saving him."

"Aye," Samuel replies with a nod. "Now... Go be the best Viking you can be."

He pats her head again, backing away with a proud smile.

(Y/N) grins widely, nodding in determination as she climbs onto (D/N), patting his neck as he chitters.

"Ready?" Hiccup questions as she nods. "Then let's--"

"Hiccup!" Stoick quickly grabs his hand, making him pause in surprise. "I'm sorry. For... For everything."

"Yeah. Me, too." Hiccup replies with a small nod.

"You two don't have to go up there," Stoick looks towards the large dragon as Hiccup chuckles.

"We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard," he jokes with a grin.

"I-I'm proud... To call you my son."

Stoick lets go of Hiccup's hands, backing away as Hiccup's eyes widen.

"Thanks, Dad."

(Y/N) offers a small smile, making him nod back and brace himself as the two dragons swiftly ascend in the air, side by side as they roar.

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"They're up!" Astrid calls to the others, flying towards the Red Death with Ruffnut and Tuffnut.

She spots Snotlout on the head, making her gasp softly.

"Get Snotlout out of there!"

"I'm on it!" Both say at the same time, glaring at one another.

"I'm on it first!" Tuffnut yells, shoving his sister.

"Hey! Let me drive!" She shouts back, shoving him.

"I'm ahead of you." Tuffnut gloats, gasping as she steers. "No! This way! Don't push me!"

"I'll rip your teeth out!" Ruffnut hisses, both not noticing Snotlout racing along the face when he sees them.

The two continue to argue as Snotlout leaps onto the Zippleback, making Tuffnut laugh in disbelief as they fly off.

"I can't believe that worked!"

Astrid flies towards the Red Death, causing it to notice her and suck in a breath as it tries to swallow her and the Nadder.

"No!" She yelps, gasping and hanging on.

The familiar sound of the Night Fury could be heard, making the Vikings all gasp.

"Night Fury!"

"Get down!" Gobber instructs, making them all duck under their shields.

Toothless and (D/N) dive down together, Toothless firing a blast and striking the Red Death in the face as (D/N) fires a blast in one of its eyes, causing it to shriek in pain.

Astrid screams as she was thrown from the Nadder, continuing to yell as she spirals towards the ground.

(D/N) quickly backtracks, diving after her and swiftly grabbing her as he flies back at Toothless' side.

"Did you get her?" (Y/N) quickly questions, making him duck down and peek at her with a head tilt.

He had grabbed under her arms, and was safely carrying her. She grins at him, laughing as Toothless looks over and offers a gummy smile at her.

(D/N) flies towards the ground, gently lowering her as she runs, catching herself as she lands.

"You got this," Astrid smiles, watching the two fly off together as the Red Death roars.

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"That thing has wings!" Hiccup calls to (Y/N), making her peek down at the dragon.

"Think it can use them?"

"Let's find out!" He grins, both bracing themselves as their dragons begin to dive down.

They spiral around each other, both firing a blast at the same time and striking it in its side. The force of the blasts combined caused it to knock over with a roar of pain, the Vikings all watching with wide eyes as it slowly opens one of its wings.

"Think that did it?" Hiccup shouts, looking down at the fog.

(D/N)'s ears flicker back as he listens, barking a roar at Toothless. He nods, both flying faster as the Red Death joins them, bellowing a loud roar.

"Hey, uh, Hiccup?" (Y/N) calls, making him look back as his eyes widen. "You have your answer!"

"Well, it can fly!"

Toothless rolls his shoulder, swiftly flying down as (D/N) follows at his side, swerving to avoid stone pillars while the Red Death simply crashes through them, snapping at them.

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The two unknowingly fly in front of the crowd of Vikings, making them all cheer before pausing as the Red Death flies past.

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"This thing isn't firing at us!" (Y/N) yells, looking back as (D/N) dodges another pillar.

Hiccup looks up towards the sky, his brain quickly working before he gasps as the Red Death catches up to (Y/N).

"Okay, (D/N)! Time to disappear!" He yells, making (D/N)'s ear perks up as he snorts.

He camoflauges himself, making the Red Death snap at the air in confusion when it no longer sees the human or dragon in front of him.

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The Vikings gasp as (Y/N) and her dragon vanish, Astrid squinting and smiling when she sees the faint outline of them flying above Hiccup.

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"Wow, that actually worked," Hiccup mumbles to himself, gasping and sighing as (Y/N) taps his head, swinging herself back upright on (D/N). "Alright, Toothless. Our turn to disappear!"

Toothless nods, swooping up and following the scent of (D/N).

"Come on, bud!"

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The Vikings watch with gasps as Hiccup and Toothless fly upward, all mumbling incoherently in awe as (Y/N) and (D/N) reappear.

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The Red Death snaps at (D/N) as he swiftly flies past it, firing a blast at its face. It roars, shaking its head and biting at Toothless as he dodges it.

"Here it comes!" Hiccup warns as a breath of a fire was spewed at them, (D/N) and Toothless spiralling around the flames and avoiding them.

The Red Death follows after them into the dark clouds, roaring as it snaps at them, only to bite the air.

It looks around in confusion, low rumbles coming from it as it continues searching for the two dragons.

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The Vikings all look up towards the dark clouds in concern, Astrid nervously messing with her hair as she looks around.

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(D/N) swoops past Toothless as he dives down, firing a blast at one of the Red Death's wings.

It roars in pain, swiftly turning to (D/N) as Toothless dives down, firing a blast on its other wing. It snaps its head to look at Toothless, roaring in anger as another blast was fired at its wing.

(D/N) flies next to Toothless for a second, the two nodding and swooping at the same time to fire a larger blast.

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The Vikings below gasp in awe as the silhouette of the Red Death could be seen as blasts were fired.

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(D/N) fires another blast, striking the Red Death in the face. It roars furiously, gas gathering in its mouth before it fires flames around blindly.

"Watch out!" (Y/N) shouts to Hiccup as she ducks under the flames, Hiccup gasping as Toothless staggers, his tail now ablaze.

"Okay, time's up!" Hiccup calls, joining her side as he watches the tailfin. "Let's see if this works."

(Y/N) nods, (D/N) following Toothless as they fly near the Red Death.

"Come on! That the best you can do?" Hiccup mocks, his voice strong as the Red Death roars.

Toothless roars back, firing a blast at its face to provoke it as (D/N) does the same, both diving down as it follows.

They spiral around each other, the Red Death mere feet from them. It bellows at them in anger, Toothless quickly stabling himself as his tail makes him falter.

"Stay with me, buddy! Just a bit longer!"

Toothless nods back, (D/N) swooping down and flying below the two for support as (Y/N) watches the Red Death closely.

"Wait for it..." She mumbles before gasping as it opens its mouth. "Now!"

Toothless swiftly turns, (D/N) moving to the side and doing the same as both fire blasts inside of the gas-filled mouth.

The Red Death's eyes widen when it sees the ground approaching, making it open its wings with a roar. They start tearing from the damage the two dragons did, and from age.

Toothless spins around, opening his wings and flying up the left side of the Red Death as (D/N) flies up the right.

The Red Death lets out a final roar as it collides with the ground, the fire inside its mouth causing it to explode as the Vikings gasp and cry out.

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Toothless and (D/N) meet in the middle, swiftly dodging the spikes of the Red Death as they try to avoid the flames below. (D/N) cries out as a spike slices his wing, causing him to stagger as Toothless roars.

"No!" Hiccup gasps, his eyes wide. "(Y/N)!"

"Hiccup!" She yells, gasping as (D/N) runs into one of the spikes, separating the two.

(D/N) roars, swiftly racing after her and enveloping her body with his wings as they barrel towards the flames.

"No!"

Hiccup grunts as the tail of the Red Death slams into him and Toothless, knocking him out.

Toothless gasps, stabling himself and swiftly diving after his friend just as his foot reached the flames.

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Ash enveloped the area as Stoick pants heavily, looking around.

"Hiccup! (Y/N)?!" He yells, staggering slightly. "Son!"

His eyes land on the two dragons laying together, making him softly gasp.

"Hiccup?"

"(Y/N)!" Astrid yells, racing to (D/N) with Stoick in tow.

She gasps with wide eyes when she sees the saddle empty, her hands flying to her mouth as she backs away a step. Hanna breathes out a soft oh no, gently hugging Astrid to her as Samuel joins the two with a grim expression.

Stoick falls to his knees in front of the two dragons, a shuddering breath escaping him as Toothless groans in pain, adjusting on his side.

His eyes trail up to Toothless' tail, the tailfin gone and the wire snapped.

He looks over at (D/N) as (D/N) groans softly, his wings wrapped around him tightening slightly.

"Oh, son... (Y/N)..." Stoick breathes out, bowing his head. "I did this."

The others join him, Astrid watching with a mournful expression as unshed tears formed in her eyes. Gobber pushes through the crowd, sighing softly with a frown when he sees the sight.

Dragons start to return, remaining unnoticed by the Vikings as they mourn the fallen teens.

Toothless groggily opens his eyes, blinking rapidly and looking up at Stoick with a small purr.

"Oh, son... I'm so sorry..."

His eyes widen before looks over at (D/N) urging him to wake up with soft growls. After a moment (D/N) does awaken, his bright (E/C) eyes looking over the crowd of people before he spots Astrid.

(D/N) purrs lightly, opening his wings and revealing a mostly unharmed (Y/N). Astrid gasps, Stoick doing the same when he sees (Y/N).

Astrid quickly races over to her, sighing in relief as (Y/N) breathes softly, her expression peaceful.

Toothless opens his own wings, revealing Hiccup to Stoick.

"Hiccup!" He gasps, quickly grabbing him and brushing the hair from his face.

Stoick yanks his helmet off, pressing his ear to Hiccup's chest before sobbing lightly in relief.

"He's alive! They're alive! You've brought them back alive!"

The crowd starts to cheer, the dragons behind them joyfully roaring and startling some of them as they see them.

(D/N) rumbles softly at Toothless before focusing on (Y/N) whining quietly when he sees her arm. Astrid notices, gasping softly when she sees the large gash all along the side of her left arm.

Stoick gently sets his hand on Toothless' head, making him rumble lightly as he relaxes.

"Thank you for saving my son and (Y/N)." He says the last part to (D/N), making him chitter happily before he focuses on Astrid taking care of (Y/N).

"Well, you know..." Gobber trails off as Stoick looks at him. "Most of him. All of her."

Stoick looks at his friend in disbelief as Gobber snickers to himself, making Stoick sigh and shake his head.

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