Snow Way Out

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(note: Sifera and Mist are better now and they stay with the group after the Dragon Hunters got into dragons edge)


Hiccup: Yeah, I hear ya, bud. Wearing metal on skin can be itchy. Trust me, I know. But we need to stay focused. There's no margin for error this time. What do you say we go in fast and low? With this new armor and your moves, they won't touch us. I know. It's heavy. Just- Net! Hooks! Arrows! Look out!

Snotlout: Snotlout! Snotlout! Oi-Oi-Oi!

Hiccup: Nice shot, Snotlout. Ahh! Really?

Snotlout: Ow!

Fishlegs: Ugh! I really thought we had it this time.

Hiccup: Hey, this batch of Gronckle Iron armor lasted longer than the last one.

Tuffnut: Yes, but not long enough. Wait, unless you wanted Hiccup to get shot down.

Ruffnut: Interesting hypothesis, brother.

Tuffnut: Why are you trying to kill Hiccup?!

Fishlegs: I'm not trying to kill Hiccup.

Tuffnut: That's exactly what someone trying to kill Hiccup would say.

Ruffnut: Indeed. We're keeping our eye on you, pal.

Tuffnut: Our good eye.

Sifera: is this a normal day for you? or?

Fishlegs: Yes. So, what do we try next?

Hiccup: I think we have to go thinner. That should make it lighter and more flexible.

Snotlout: But it won't make it Snotlout-proof. Nothing can. It's a good thing for you guys that I'm on your side.

Astrid: You are? Huh. Honestly, sometimes it's hard to tell.

Hiccup: Astrid! You're back from Berk already?

Astrid: Never made it there. I ran into Trader Johann along the way and he had some interesting news. Hiccup, we need to talk. Johann flagged me down on the way to Berk to tell me that he'd seen Ryker, Heather and the Dragon Hunters in the Northern Markets buying all the cold weather gear they could get their hands on.

Snotlout: Why would you buy winter gear in the summer?

Ruffnut: Hello! That's when you get the best prices.

Tuffnut: Ruff is an excellent shopper.

Ruffnut: Uh-huh.

Tuffnut: She actually got both our outfits, two for the price of one.

Snotlout: No one's surprised by that.

Hiccup: Where would the Dragon Hunters be going that would need heavy weather gear this time of year? Did Johann hear anything else?

Astrid: They needed the gear right away. And they were after something rare. A bone or a claw...

Hiccup: Or maybe a tooth?

Fishlegs: The Snow Wraith! Of course! The Dragon Hunters are after the Snow Wraith to get one of its teeth.

Sifera: why would they need its tooth?

Hiccup: because it's the key to the dragon eye

Sifera: the what?

Fishlegs: we'll show you later. it's really cool, you'll love it!

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