fandomhigh | Practical Crisis Problem Solving - Danger Shop, Tuesday, Period 3 (11am-12pm)

Upon walking through the doors of the Danger Shop, it was completely understandable if the fine students of Practical Crisis Problem Solving (which the Doctor preferred to call "Staying Out of Trouble Badly") were very confused. They were in the park. Yes, the park, the one in Fandom just outside and down the road. Fandom all around them looked normal, at least as far as the beach. Then the water and everything beyond it was all hazy. The sky was an odd shade of red too.

"Hello!" the Doctor said, looking very smart in his tweed jacket and bow tie. There were other clothes too (including pants), but those were the two articles worth mentioning. "I'm the Doctor. You are all in Staying Out of Trouble Badly." See, with the calling the class the wrong name. "Which might be on your little schedule spreadsheets as something to do with problem solving. If you're not supposed to be here," he added with a smile, "stay anyway. Have some fun. Today we're going to get the creative juices flowing." He frowned. "No, I don't like the sound of that. It sounds too...moist. Doesn't matter." He switched back on track. "You might be wondering why the sky is red. Or orange. Burnt sienna? Would we call it that? Maybe Sinopia instead. The colour, not the planet. I had a point somewhere.

The sky. Yes. The sky is red because the entire island," he turned around in a circle and pointed in every direction for emphasis, "is surrounded by a shield. You can't penetrate it and you can't transport out of it, sorry if that's your thing. The reason for this a species called the Atraxi have tracked a criminal here to the very pretty Fandom Island. Prisoner Zero is its name. If Prisoner Zero doesn't give itself up in an hour, the Atraxi are going to incinerate everything and everyone inside the shield. They don't do things by halves.

I don't expect you to find Prisoner Zero today, but before the hour is up, each of you is to come up with a plan. Brainstorm. That's what we're here for today. Brainstorm a plan. Talk to me. Talk to each other. Let's get some ideas on how to find Prisoner Zero, stop the Atraxi from burning us all to a crisp and save Fandom. Your name might be useful too, if you don't mind telling me it. Oh, and if you do have higher brain function and can understand what I'm saying, please raise your hand so I can identify anyone who doesn't and can't."

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The Doctor pondered this. Wings - yes. Tail - yes. Scales and claws and breathing fire - yes, yes and presumably yes. There was a dragon in front of him. Not only a dragon-like creature but a genuine dragon. Sometimes he missed the obvious. It was a thing.

"Not a student," the Doctor repeated quietly, then was silent for a moment. "Has he always been a dragon?"

"He's always been a dragon," Hiccup replied with a smile, reaching out to scratch behind Toothless' ear. "Toothless is my friend, and he helps me get around." He reached down to tap his false leg. "Is it okay if he comes to class sometimes? I can give you a no fire breathing guarantee."

Well. A dragon. He would have said 'you have a dragon' but things were a bit past that now. Now it would just sound stupid. "Fire breathing happens. If it does, tell Cara." He straightened and gave Toothless a respectful nod. "Welcome to the class, Toothless. Don't pretend you can't understand me when you do, I won't do the same vice versa and we'll get along."

Toothless gave the Doctor a very intelligent look, glanced at Hiccup and then nodded back.

"Good." He nodded, turned half away, then half back. "Good," he repeated. His focus shifted back to the human. "I know his name. What's yours?"

Hiccup blinked, ran back through the conversation, and realised he'd forgotten to introduce himself. Look, having someone thing your dragon was a student would throw anyone for a loop. "Hiccup Haddock, mighty Viking. Feel free to laugh at the name."

"Hiccup's a cool name," the Doctor replied. "Not a very traditional Viking name, but cool."

Hiccup grinned. "It's better than Snotlout, anyway. Or Fishlegs."

"Or Troutsicle. Friendly child. Cruel parents. Good to meet you, Hiccup. Start thinking about the Atraxi."

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