Episode 35: A New Foe

(With Draco & Gyda)

After some time Draco woke up while groaning in pain from the arrow shot he had taken earlier only to see the starry night sky.

"Guess it's still night time" he muttered to himself as he tried to get up but the pain immediately sent him down. "Where am I anyway?" Draco asked himself as he lied down only for Gyda to motion him to be quiet.

"Were in your room Hiccup safe and sound but I recommend you take it easy" Gyda said as she ran her hand down his cheek softly.

"What happened to me? Where are the Sinister Four?" he asked as his memory was a tad bit foggy at what happened.

"Well the Sinister Four left...however...the Red Death herself...did something to you" Gyda stated as to Draco's shock he managed to see a few tears come down Gyda which was surprise because never in his life he had seen her cry.

"Gyda...I mean Astrid...what did the Red Death do to me. I need to know" Draco stated as he held Gyda's hand with the female archer looking at him as tears were slightly streaming down.

"S-She..turned you into a monster Hiccup. To me you were like a reflection of Dagur...you weren't yourself...you were just a monster..." Gyda sobbed as Draco had a look of horror on his face. The nightmare he had envisioned where he went full on crazy.

"Did I hurt you Astrid?" Draco asked as Gyda shook her head no.

"No you didn't as I shot you before you got to me" Gyda stated sadly. Draco just stood in their silence as slowly the memories from earlier on the night came back.

(With Heather)

Heather had finished helping clean the mess that the Flightmare had caused as she noticed the group of teens which was missing Astrid walk up to her.

"Hey Heather do you know by any chance where Hiccup or Astrid are?" Camicazi asked as Heather shrugged.

"Sorry I have no idea honestly but I guess they are in the forest?" Heather said as Snotlout frowned.

"The nerve of my cousin for stealing my girlfriend" Snotlout stated earning a groan from everybody including a eye roll from Heather.

"I mean what does Hiccup have that I don't?" Snotlout stated as the twins tried to think with Camicazi & Fishlegs simply looking at one another shrugging.

"Well he has good hair, eyes, really nice and has a brain. Something which you lack" Heather joked as Snotlout fumed with rage before storming off.

The twins followed Snotlout as Camicazi turned to Heather.

"Where are Astrid & Hiccup really?" she raised an eyebrow as Heather simply chuckled.

"I don't know really. Maybe there somewhere making out?" Heather joked as Camicazi snickered with Fishlegs smiling.

"Well will be off. Come on Fishlegs" Camicazi stated as Fishlegs nodded and the two left as Heather sighed to herself. "So this is how being single is like?" she said as she walked off.

(With Draco & Gyda)

Draco just lay in their silence as he couldn't believe that he was close to attacking Gyda his own girlfriend.

"Weirdest thing is...I remember being safe and loved while also being surrounded by other Night Furies" Draco said looking at Gyda.

"It was all apart of her tricks. I don't know how she is but I know that your talking to Toothless about this" she scolded as Draco frowned.

"No I'm not" he said as Gyda looked at him.

"What do you mean your not?" she asked as Draco sighed.

"Because I'm not going to be Draco Ryder anymore. I can't put you in danger and the queen sees me as an ally rather than an enemy and I want to keep you safe. I don't care what you say about it, once my wound heals I work alone and I will not put your life in danger!" Draco stated.

"I love you Astrid and if I ever lose control I don't want you to be the first one I hurt!" he growled as Gyda glared at him.

"No Hiccup! You aren't going to lose control again and without me today you would probably be her toy!" Gyda said as Draco frowned.

"Maybe if you were weak and unarmed then you wouldn't be able to be here. You could match me but I could kill you in a instant" Draco said as he immediately put his hand over his mouth in shock at what he just said.

"Astrid...I didn't mean to-" Gyda put pressure on Draco's wound causing the Humagon to howl in pain.

"Snap out of it! Change back now!" she snapped as Draco whimpered in pain from his wound before reverting back to Hiccup.

"I-I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to do this. I'm a coward, I don't deserve all this power and Toothless made a-" Gyda grabbed him by the collar and pulled him into a kiss which he slowly returned. Seconds passed as Gyda slowly broke the kiss looking into Hiccup's eyes.

"I don't care Hiccup. I love you and as much as you want to protect me, someone's going to need to protect you. I knew a part of you was still there when you turned into a Night Fury just like when Red Death possessed you. I want you to talk to Toothless about this, I know that he can explain this entire situation to you and you can explain it to me. And I promise you as long as we're together, I will always have your back.." Gyda stated as she and Hiccup leaned in and began to kiss. The night went on as the two continued their kissing session unaware of a certain event happening. However Gyda secretly knew this wouldn't be the last of her boyfriends dark side.

(With Toothless)

Toothless simply sighed before saying, "Come on out Draga. I know your here somewhere" he stated as suddenly the hooded figure appeared beside a tree looking at him.

"Is their a reason why you wanted to talk to me?" the hooded Draga questioned as Toothless nodded.

"I came to tell you that I want you to keep a close eye on Hiccup or Draco, whichever you prefer. Now this doesn't mean you can physically come in contact, I want you to look from afar, or watch for any changes" Toothless explained as Draga nodded.

"Alright that shouldn't be so hard. Though earlier this night I saw Draco seemingly possessed by the Red Death. Something tells me that the Red Death has something going on" Draga exclaimed as Toothless narrowed his eyes.

"Okay...you can go now.." Toothless said as Draga nodded and vanished in purple light.

"Red Death...just what are you planning..." Toothless thought as he flew off.

(Dragon Island)

"Okay Red Death why did you gave Draco the power boost so he could kick all our asses...WHY?" the Red Death questioned as he, the Smothering Smokebreath, Changewing, & Flightmare sneered at the Red Death grinned.

"You see my number two. I am sick and tired of all the dragons I send failing to kill one known as Draco Ryder. I tried to change him and turn him to my side but it's obvious that something is holding him back. So I decided to get some extra help.." the Red Death stated as the four dragons raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean extra help?" the Changewing questioned as the Red Death chuckled.

"Well you see this person...told me that he can kill or manipulate Draco just like that. I didn't believe him but you know what's funny? He's Draco Ryder himself..." the Red Death stated as the four simply went wide-eyed.

"Draco Ryder? He's here?" the Flightmare questioned as suddenly chains were heard as the four dragons redirected their attention to the sounds of the noise before simply looking on in shock. The figure wore Hiccup's casual clothes except they were black and green while retaining the brown vest. He wore a robe and a hood to cover his hair and had glowing green eyes with a necklace to boot and a staff. A final look would be that his left foot had a chain wrapped around it.

"Greetings...my name is Lizaru...and I am at your service" he said bowing as the four dragons simply just stood silent.

To Be Continued...

Also for a visual on Lizaru, I reccommend looking up on DeviantArt a picture entitled "Evil Sorcerer Hiccup" by hiccupandtoothless22. Just add in what I put and you can get a clear visual of him.