Appetite for Destruction

Appetite for Destruction  is the eighth episode of Dragons: Defenders of Berk..It is preceded by Worst in Show and is succeeded by Zippleback Down.

Descripion
''When different species of dragons are found on Dragon Island, the kids suspect that the Screaming Death might be back and it’s up to an unlikely hero to save the day. ''

Plot
The scene starts two wild Deadly Nadders resting after long day flight, but suddenly interrupted when they get marked with yellow paint. Hiccup and Astrid are actually marking them so they know which dragons belong to a corresponding island, the dragons who get mark yellow lives on Sorrow Island. Astrid is able to mark a few deadly nadders and seems to challenge Hiccup to join in. Astrid misses one, Hiccup suddenly joins in blazing speed and in seconds catches up to the missed deadly nadder, Hiccup corners in front of the Deadly Nadder and transforms his shield to a crossbow and uses the paint as his ammo, he fires and finally marks the Deadly Nadder in a clean shot. While Astrid admittedly complements Hiccup's complex shield. Hiccup heads out to see the twins' progress at Crescent Island, while Astrid sarcasticlly ensures that they're doing fine.

On Crescent Island, the Twins' both spot an unmarked wild Gronckle enjoying it's meal of eating rocks. Tuffnut throws and aims at the Gronckle, but flew away and instead hit Ruffnut, who's about to fire too, Tuffnut laughs and jokes about Ruffnut instead of apologizing. Tuffnut apologizes sarcasticly and even jokes about Ruffnut more. Ruffnut, furious, throws her paint at Tuffnut and the two start a fight by throwing most of their paints at each other. Hiccup suddenly calls them, and the two suddenly throws it at Hiccup, luckily, Hiccup manage to dodge them both. Hiccup reminds them that they're suppose to be tagging dragons, but the twins' blame Hiccup and Hiccup asks how did they figure that out, Ruffnut states obviously that Hiccup armed them with paint and knew that they were just gonna make a fool out of themselves. Tuffnut asks how many do they need to tag anyways, Hiccup answers as many as they can so they can keep track of the dragons who live in their respective habitat and where they may migrate to. Ruffnut pretends to be amazed but doesn't know what words to say, Hiccup asks if they find it fascinating, but Tuffnut says what's the opposite of it. Astrid ask Hiccup if it's one color per island, Hiccup asks why, Astrid sees two different colors present in the island, Astrid asks if they were using the wrong ones and the twins' are not responsible for. Hiccup suggests that he informs Fishlegs due to the fact that it was his idea.

But Astrid states that they're too far to fly all the way back to Berk, but Hiccup doesn't need too, Ruffnut doesn't know what he means, Tuffnut says it might be the 'magic paper' they were searching for so long. Hiccup says that it's not 'magic paper', Hiccup and Fishlegs have been testing their new idea of doing 'Air Mail'. The twins laugh at its name. Astrid thinks that it's not a suitable idea for a Terrible Terror going to fly straight too Berk, Hiccup believes it will and justifies it because that Terrors are highly territorial and its a natural instinct for their species to return wherever they belong to. Astrid asks of how will they know if he makes it, Hiccup answers when they see Fishlegs and Snotlout at Dragon Island, Astrid still doesn't believes this states that he'll kiss Snotlout in the lips if that happens.

Unfortunately, it did happen Fishlegs is seen at Dragon Island with Snotlout and the sent Terrible Terror, Snotlout is pass asleep near a rock. The two arrive, Hiccup, as expected, points Fishlegs and loudly Snotlout both in Dragon Island, he also mentions that Astrid was just talking about them, Hiccup mocks astrid by puckering his lips at Astrid's face. Astrid silently warns Hiccup that if he mentions what she just said earlier, it 'will be his last'. Hiccup swallows in fear. Fishlegs is glad that air mail work and asks what's the situation, Hiccup tells Fishlegs that they've been seing different colors back at Crescent Island, Snotlout interrupts and is not satisfied with their situation because he was doing something important which is actually just sleeping, but he refers to it as his 'beauty rest'. Further on, its not making sense that green color dragons should be on Crescent Island because its clearly mark as purple, Astrid asks why there were green marked dragons doing there. Fishlegs asnwers that first of all the actual name for the color is pistachio, and that they belong to Tall Tree Island. The gang becomes suspicious and suggests they head out to Tall Tree Island. As they fly, Snotlout ditch the mission and heads back to Berk. They arrive at its destination, but unable to see the island, Astrid tells them maybe they were off course, but Fishlegs is sure that they don't do 'off course'. Fishlegs grabs his map and tells them that they are now in its location but finds nothing but dead sea. The three is getting suspicious that an island can't just dissapear instantly, they're suggestions for the dissapearance might be earthquakes or volcanoes, but Fishlegs' third suggestion that it was the Wrath of Thor and Odin. Hiccup and Astrid stand quiet after hearing that. The three then sees fleeing wild dragons headed straight pass them, Astrid identifies them that they have orange tags or Burn Apricot by Fishlegs. The orange mark dragons belong to Sunstone Island, Fishlegs recall its great landscapes such as its prestine beaches and fine variable of rocks and minerals for Meatlug.

Hiccup suggests that they go to Sunstone Island, as they arrive the three sees that Sunstone island has appeared to be 'sunked', they even struggle to get their dragons to get into position except for Fishlegs. Fishlegs recaps 1 island missing and 1 island sunked, Fishlegs questions to where do dragons migrate if their respective habitats are gone. Hiccup states that dragons live in specific islands for specific reasons such as the food they eat and where they nest, if their homes continues to dissapear it could endanger their entire species. Hiccup proposed that they try and figure out what's going on and head back to Dragon Island, if it's still there. As the three head back, a dragon shadow figure flies overhead the sunken island...

(To be Continued)

Trivia

 * Hiccup and Fishlegs come up with the idea for air mail by using Terrible Terrors as messangers. The one they used in this episode is most likely Sharpshot.
 * While the Screaming Death returns, the Whispering Deaths are no where to be seen, most likely because the sun was out.
 * The idea of tagging the dragons with different colors to check on them is actually a technique scientists use.
 * When Snotlout call the twins idiots for the second time, his armbands were gone.
 * Astrid said if the others get Hiccup's letter, she'll kiss Snotlout on the lips, which she refuses to do later in the episode as well as threatening Hiccup.
 * Although this episode is called Appetite for Destruction, the Screaming Death doesn't actually eat the islands, it sinks them by tunneling under the islands, although it may actually eat part of the rock it tunnels through.
 * Hiccup says he learned that the Screaming Death hatches once every hundred years, however, there is no record of it in the Book of Dragons. Although it is quite possible that Hiccup found that information in one of Bork the Bold's notes. Since Bork the Bold lived over a century ago, he might have encountered a Screaming Death before.
 * Near the climax, Astrid say no one will ever kiss her on the lips, but she has kissed Hiccup three times before; so, she might have meant anyone other than Hiccup.
 * It is also shown frequently that Astrid likes to be in Hiccup's company over the other teens regardless of the dangers that could be present.
 * The Screaming Death has grown larger since the episode Tunnel Vision.
 * The reason why they aren't any Whispering Death's along with the Screaming Death is because it was sunny and Whispering Death's hate the sunlight.