12-第八章：我猜你肯定会觉得这永远都不会发生......(15)

Hiccup flung himself at the Fernwinder’s retreating tail and just managed to grab hold of one of the spiny fins. The Fernwinder squealed in protest, and swung its tail wildly to try and free itself from Hiccup’s grasp, but it did not halt its terrified progress, and leapt on through the tunnel, with Hiccup hanging on for dear life. That was a mad, hectic, sleigh-ride of a couple of minutes, with Hiccup bumping after the charging Fernwinder, the breath being knocked out of his poor battered body as he was dragged frantically through the undergrowth. But he could hear the cries of the Guardian Axemen growing fainter, and he desperately hung on, trying not to scream with each crunching jolt as the maddened Fernwinder took him deeper and deeper into the bracken. ‘Faster! Faster!’ squeaked the Hogfly in delight, peering out of the back of Hiccup’s backpack as they careered through the ferns. Twisting round corners, the Fernwinder stampeded on, with Hiccup dragging after him like a broken doll, until the creature’s tail gave a final frenzied swipe, and Hiccup could hold on no longer, and spiralled to a bruising halt. Panting hard, Hiccup picked himself up, and very cautiously poked his head above the fern canopy. His spirits rose with excitement