Hiccup's Journey

The Slave Ship

A/N:

'Dragons' - Dragonese

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It had already been a week since Sinbad's crew and the dragon riders had left Syracuse. At the moment, they were looking for the tropical island of Fiji. But something caught their eyes. Out in the distance, Hiccup and Roana spotted a ship.

"Sinbad, do you know who that ship is?" Hiccup asked, pointing at the ship.

"I'm afraid that I do, Hiccup." Sinbad answered when he saw it, "It's the Vermiculo, a slave ship."

"The Vermiculo?" Carlos asked.

"It's a slave ship. They capture people or animals and steal treasures to sell at the highest bidder." Kale explained.

"How horrible." Roana gasped.

"Can't we help the prisoners?" Hiccup questioned.

"I'm not sure that that's a good idea, Hiccup." Kale answered.

"Why?" Hiccup asked.

"From what I've heard, the warriors, known as the Sombras, on that ship are very ruthless and very skilled." Kale replied.

"So you're saying that they're more skilled than you all?"

"Precisely."

"Yikes."

"So what can we do?"

"I'm afraid that we'll just have to avoid being seen." Sinbad suggested.

"I guess so." Hiccup responded.

Suddenly they all heard a roar, followed by a few more.

"What was that?" Marina asked.

"It's a dragon's roar," Hiccup replied, "They're in distress."

"Where's it coming from?" Audrey questioned.

At that moment, Sharpshot appeared and landed on Hiccup's shoulder.

"What is it, Sharpshot?" Hiccup asked.

"Those dragons' roars. It's coming from that ship." Sharpshot warbled.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"What did Sharpshot say?" Roana asked.

"He said that those roars are coming from the Vermiculo." Hiccup replied.

"Are you sure?" Carlos asked.

"Yeah." Hiccup nodded, staring at the ship in the distance.

"No." Sinbad responded.

"What?" Merida turned to Sinbad.

"No, we're not going on that ship." Sinbad declared.

"We didn't even say anything." Carlos stated.

"I could easily tell by the looks on your faces that you were thinking of doing so." Sinbad said.

"So very true." Hiccup agreed, "But we have to sneak onto that ship, Sinbad."

"And why would we risk our very lives to go on that ship?" Sinbad questioned, pointing at the Vermiculo.

"Those dragons. We have to free them or else they'll be sold to Drago's army." Hiccup explained, "Not to mention the prisoners. Who knows what horrors they're experiencing on that ship."