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A day had gone by since Adelaide had been separated from Seaspray, her tide glider companion, lost to a nasty storm that struck the area they were flying. The storm had seemed calm and would have held up, but with Seaspray becoming anxious and her sand wraith, Cherub, getting uneasy, she had decided to call off their patrol. Dragons becoming tense was something they learned to pay attention to; they had a greater sense of nature than a human, save for a few, but they had been out patrolling farther than expected. One of their worst mistakes in a long while.

Streaks of lightning had struck too close for comfort, at the beginning that is, followed by torrential rains and the wind picking up more than it had. They struggled to get through the storm and Adelaide or her dragons could barely see five feet ahead of them. Before she could make the motion for Seaspray to land anywhere a streak of lightning nearly struck the tide glider, flashing before her eyes and causing the tidal dragon to roar in shock and rear back, the suddenness sending Adelaide crashing into the rough waves below and Cherub diving in after her.

Unfortunately, the spooked tidal class had taken off without realizing fully what happened and was half way back to Berk before realizing what had happened. In a state of worry, Seaspray had flown the rest of the way in a panic, seeking out familiar faces for help to find her lost rider. Cherub meanwhile had managed to drag himself and his trainer to the nearest island, exhausted and passing out close to where Adelaide had been until they both finally jolted awake later in the afternoon the following day. A little recon around the island revealed just where they had ended up and Adelaide had made some efforts to swipe some items to make a temporary splint for her leg, which had a few hairline fractures and wrapping her mid-section where she felt a fractured rib or two.

Now, the two had settled on one of the highest mountain areas, but flat enough to make an SOS out of leaves, branches, and shrubs before lighting it right up as a sort of smoke signal. "I hope they get here soon." Adelaide sighed, sitting on a rocky rise as Cherub was curled up in her lap, still exhausted from the swim and traveling around the Northern Market Island. But a few hours had gone by that Cherub suddenly lifted his head, growling when he caught the sent of something. The red haired Viking tensed, not liking the sound of his growl but was too little too late to completely catch the cause, whipping around when she heard the voices of a handful of dragon hunters, realizing they must have followed the smoke signal they had lit up. "What have we got here? A little rider lost her way?" One of them sneered, their weapons ready, slowly advancing as Adelaide scrambled to get up, wincing from the movement and grabbing her spiked hammer and her shield.

"Well you know, this place just reeks of needing some pest control/" Adelaide said with a shrug, Cherub squared up and ready to fight. But neither was hardly in any fighting condition and Adelaide already had an idea her remark sparked irritation and rage in the hunters who took charge towards them, forcing Adelaide and Cherub to brace themselves, Adelaide swinging her hammer to slam the flat end against the helmet of one and scratching the face of another while Cherub manage to release a few blasts of fiery covered sand, causing the group to back off only slightly. "Where's back up when you need it?"

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[Gustav]

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"Gustav" - "Fanghook"

Remember that your gifts are your gain

There had been no time to consider his actions when Seaspray had shown up without Adelaide, Gustav had been forced to swallow down every instinct that told him to panic so that he could figure out where she was and what condition she was probably in. The Tide Glider had been in no condition to fly after just arriving, but they were fortunate to have Henry, who'd been able to soothe her enough to find out the area they'd been in when the storm had knocked her off the saddle, they'd assure her that they would bring her back safely, that she needed to rest and recover, and after taking the time to prepare they'd taken off.

Hiccup had offered to come with them, but when the chief saw the look in Gustav's eyes he understood as well as anyone else, this was one of his riders, this was their job, and he was determined to do it right the first time.

Gustav had been quiet, with a grave look in his eyes since leaving, he wanted to jest, to joke like he always did, but the anxiety twisting his gut over the worry for his best friend was making that difficult, they needed to focus, Adelaide had been dropped over the water, and for all anyone knew she was still out there in those waters, struggling with the Sand Wraith to stay afloat, but that would only last so long, and this pushed him to move everyone faster.

He kept his eyes trained on the sea below when they got close to where Seaspray had said she fell, pulling his eyes from the water in the next moment to catch sight of smoke, and when they got closer, the distress message was clear...And so were the hunters, "she's out numbered, you guys keep them busy, I'll flank them!" He gestured with his hand before turning his course away from the group, taking a moment to grab his crossbow from the saddle and load it, taking a breath before he fired a shot, hitting one of the Hunters between the eyes and loading another.

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[Henretta Choi]

Henretta and Eren had both gone with Gustav for the rescue mission, both of them being part of the Aux team as well as being friends with Alidaide, they had a part to play in the mission. Henry and Eren were silent for the ride, on either side of Gustav as they looked below at he sea or split off to circle islands a few times before returning to the group. 

When they finally came to the last island within range, always the last place you look you seem to find what it was you were looking for, and spotted the woman. Eren and Henry exchanged glances before diving together, Eren less steeply since the last time he tried a dive it only proved that Typhoomarangs simply can't do it, and jumped off their dragons, who fired as they took off and looped. Henry landed on one of the hunters, feet first, and crushed him against the ground. It wasn't enough to kill him but she was sure she had broken one or two of his ribs.

Eren landed next to Addy, a fire in his eyes as he drew his dual sabers, rushing forwards as another enemy tried to sneak up on Henry, and the brunette woman rushed to their comrade's side. "Need a hand?" She asked with a beaming smile, meanwhile Eren was skillfully using the thin blades to his advantage compared to the thick and heavy mace the Viking was attempting to use against him.

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When an arrow came whizzing past and struck one of the advancing hunters square between the eyes, Adelaide and the remaining hunters were left momentarily stunned. The red haired Viking turned on the spot, risking her back being exposed as she turned to see what was going on, eyes widening the moment she saw three familiar dragons and riders. "Nice shooting Gustav! You the Viking!" Adelaide called to him, excitement and relief clear in her expression. But the relief was more so with knowing her larger dragon companion was no doubt out of harms way and in good hands back on Berk, the Aux riders being there meant Seaspray had made it back.

Her grin only widening when Henry and Eren landed beside her, she turned to face the hunters again, eyes narrowed with greater determination than ever. "A hand? I think I got more than a few extra hands now." Adelaide responded, but her tone was joking and light hearted, more than happy for their help of her fellow riders. But she gave a sidelong glance towards Cherub, giving a soft click of her tongue towards the sand wraith who tilted his head curiously. "Lets show them how much love hurts, huh Cherub?" She asked, holding her shield at a slight angle now and the magenta colored dragon giving a mischievous grin of his own. He jumped onto the shield, carefully holding the edges as Adelaide lined up with a spot the hunters weren't quite taken or her friends weren't in the way before throwing all her strength into her shield-holding arm to send the small dragon flying forward with a loud hiss, tackling some and jumping to bite another.

"Aux riders! Aux riders! Oioioi!" Adelaide didn't normally do the silly little battle chant her father and brother did, but in her relief and excitement, Adelaide couldn't help yelling it as she swung her hammer, striking the nearest hunter and sending him crumpling to the floor before stabbing another with the opposite side. Luckily, this wouldn't take too long with how small this group was.

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[Gustav]

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"Gustav" - "Fanghook"

Remember that your gifts are your gain

Gustav let himself grin wide when Adelaide called out to him, the grave mood that had settled over him instantly dissipated now that he could see and hear that his friend was alright, "I can't believe you left to have all this fun without us!" He called back, bringing Fanghook down to drop him on a rocky outcropping slightly overlooking the scene, where he could get a good vantage point to use his crossbow while his dragon landed beside Adelaide and the others, letting out an aggressive, loud roar as he ignited himself fully, throwing a torrent of flame down around the remaining hunters, huffing before turning a toothy grin on Adelaide, tongue lolling out.

He'd managed to down a couple more before the group was thinned out enough that he could slide down to the ground to come to stand beside his friends, feeling all kinds of fired up from the fight, and the silly warcry that Adelaide had called out. This was the first real fight they'd gotten into together, and he couldn't help a sentimental swell of pride for his team and his friends, "You idiots messed with the wrong dragon riders!" Perhaps Hiccup wouldn't agree with their lack of restraint towards them, but the lesser hunters there were out there hurting people and dragons, the better.

There were only a scant few men left, and he made a mental note after they finished the lot of them off to check them for any signs of who they happened to be working for, it wasn't particularly uncommon to find rag tag groups of hunters spread out, but they needed to make sure these weren't Viggo's men, even though he half hoped they were.

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[Henretta Choi]

Aux Riders! Aux Riders!" Henry and Eren returned the call in unison, Eren, being distracted, then had to duck as one if the few men left standing took his sabers. Henry tackled the man, hands clamped around his throat while Eren rushed to grab his weapons back, making a swift kill of the grabby man. They jumped back to their feet and whipped around as if expecting more action, though most of everyone was either taken care of, or retreating. "Look at us!" Eren said and punched the air as if fighting an invisible for after sheathing his swords, "We're unstoppable!"

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“Well, you know us Jorgensons, always got to be where the action is.” Adelaide chuckled, stepping back as a few hunters that remained started to approach. But they were quickly cut off by Fanghook’s appearance, smiling when the Nightmare scared them back, “Good one Fanghook.” She said with a broad grin, finally fixating her gaze on those that remained, giving them a slight snarl as her small sand wraith returned to her side with a low hiss towards them.

Finally getting the hint, the remaining hunters quickly scrambled to run away, obviously realizing they would be no match for these riders. Winning was one of the greatest feelings in the world and Adelaide couldn’t help the feeling of satisfaction for the defeat and pride swelling up inside her with knowing it was her friends and teammates that had shown up in the nick of time to help. “We are certainly...agh!” It was then that Adelaide remembered why she had struggled in her fight before, feeling the throbbing of fractured ribs, irritated by her harsh movements of swinging her axe and sending her smallest dragon into the fray.

“Just no one mention to Snotlout I did that stupid battle cry, I won’t hear the end of it if he knew.” Adelaide spoke up through a wince, carefully placing her hammer and shield back onto her back.

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