Chapter 5: They're no hunters

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"Oh right! Our dragons too!", said the long-haired boy? Let's just say that it's a boy for now.
"But where are they? This is a pretty big island...", said a bit chubbier boy with short blonde hair.
"Let's ask this guy," said the long-haired hunter while pointing at Hiccup.

"Hello, fellow dragon hunter! We are dragon hunters, just like you, and we were wondering if you have seen a beautiful mace somewhere around here..." said the man. The girl with the braided blonde hair hit him in the leg as if he had said something wrong. "...and also, do you know where the dragon cages are? Because... we would like to buy some... because we're dragon hunters... like you," continued the hunter. He let out a nervous chuckle.

Hiccup frowned. "Umm... I... I haven't seen any maces, but the armoury is just behind me and there's a forge right there," said the rider pointing towards the forge. "And I don't know where the dragons are. Sorry..."
"Thank you! Now we're just going to... go.. Yes. Have a nice day!", said the girl.

Hiccup somehow knew her, but he couldn't recall from where exactly.

"Guys! Macey's not here!", said the hunter. The group left as Hiccup watched them go.

"Hhheeeeello handsome boy!", said a feminine voice from behind him. He turned his head around to see a... girl? Well she did look a lot like the long-haired hunter, so... maybe they were twins?

"You know? You're pretty mysterious...", said the girl. "I like that...", she whispered into Hiccup's ear.
"*light chuckle* umm... Okay?", was the only thing the rider was able to say. She winked and followed the group. "Well that was strange," said Hiccup to himself.

As the creepy girl walked towards the forge to go find her friends, the Viking went towards the cage. He obviously knew where they were, but he couldn't take any chance, even if the group didn't look at all like dragon hunters. When he arrived, there was only one guard in front of the four cages. He looked young, meaning he was new

"Hey, you!", shouted Hiccup, "I'll take it from here."
"But... my boss told me that I shouldn't...", he started to say.
"And I said: I'll take it from here!", replied Hiccup while raising his voice.
"Y-Yes...", said the hunter. He left, leaving the rider alone.

He smirked and got to work. He took his lock picking kit out of his forearm pad and began unlocking the Gronckle's enclosure, although he first had to gain her and the other dragon's trust.

After about 7 minutes, he had one cage left: the one with the Nadder. He was halfway through the lock when he heard some shouting.

"You ain't dragon hunters, you riders!", screamed a hunter. If Hiccup hadn't looked away, everything might have gone a bit more smoothly...
"What are you doing?!", he heard someone shout. As he looked back, he saw a hunter coming towards him.
"Oh Gods! That's not good!", he said while rushing to open the lock. He kept glancing over to the man coming at an alarming speed as he kept trying to unlock the lock.

He finally heard that beautiful sound "Click!". He smiled and quickly opened the cage while knocking out the hunter. He rushed to where the shouting was coming from and saw the weird group surrounded by all the other hunters.

"Guys!", the long-haired boy said, "That guy has Macey!" He pointed at some men with a mace.
"He's surrounded by hunters and he's thinking about is his mace!?", thought Hiccup.

Then, everything went terribly wrong:
"The dragons! They've escaped!"

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