16 The Triple-Header Deadly Shadow

16. THE TRIPLE-HEADER DEADLY SHADOW It was a very satisfactory moment to see the effect of Hiccup's magical disappearance on the witch and the crowds of the Wilderwest. However, unfortunately, as you will have guessed, Hiccup's magical disappearance wasn't so very magical after all. He had, in fact, been abducted by the Triple-Header Deadly Shadow dragon who was working as an assassin for the Dragon Furious. The Wodensfang and Toothless guessed this of course, cowering and peering gloomily out of the nets swinging from the back of Alvin's royal sand-yacht. 'You see, I told him,' whispered the Wodensfang. 'I warned him about that dragon. It's only paranoia if things aren't out to get you… At least he's wearing his helmet…'

'Yes,' said Toothless sadly. 'But what is he going to do without T-t-toothless to look after him? Hiccup needs Toothless… I'm one of the Lost Things… And I'm the best one…' 'Ooooooh!' squealed Camicazi from the basket. 'You have thought of a plan, I can feel it, I knew you would!' Actually, Hiccup was just trying to work out what just happened. They were in the claws of something that appeared to be invisible when Hiccup looked upwards, but Hiccup knew it must just be excellent camouflage. It could be a Stealth Dragon. Hiccup had come across those before. And then with a very sick feeling, Hiccup remembered how the Wodensfang had been warning him for ages that they were being followed by something that the Dragon Furious had sent to kill him… How the bed last night had looked as if something had attacked it… 'This isn't a plan,' said Hiccup, in a petrified way, 'at least it may be a plan, but it isn't my plan, it's the Dragon Furious's plan. 'We've been abducted by some kind of camouflaged Stealth Dragon Thingummy that the

Dragon Furious must have sent to kill me.' 'Oh great!' sang Camicazi, popping up from the basket enthusiastically, like a wild blonde jack-in-the-box. 'I love Stealth Dragons!' 'So do I,' said Stormfly, emerging from the basket after Camicazi, and turning a beautiful flirtatious pale pink.

'I don't think you're going to love this Stealth Dragon,' Hiccup assured her through chattering teeth.

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Camicazi put up her finger. 'I'll get my emergency battle-axe then,' she said popping down into the basket. 'I brought it along just in case. And I've got a spare sword for you.' (Camicazi always came well-armed.) 'And then you can take one head, and I'll take both the others, because I'm the girl. You see, you did need me, I knew you would. Oh, this is exciting, it's just like old times!' Hiccup didn't like to rain on Camicazi's parade, but there wasn't much chance of the two of them fighting it on their own. He felt a little sick as he looked down over the invisible fist clutching the crushed sand-yacht, down, down at the red sands far below. Being abducted by a dragon, rather than flying it himself, always made his ears pop. He didn't know why, they weren't flying particularly high, but it was just one of those weird things. He took the sword that Camicazi was handing him in a shaking clammy hand. Here we go, he thought. The Deadly Shadow landed and held Hiccup and Camicazi and the crushed sand-yacht in one transparent claw. Above them the mighty beast towered. 'Let us go, you great see-through COWARD!' yelled Camicazi. 'Let us go so we can fight like