This is my first Fanfiction story, so it may start out a little cheesy or something, but it should definitely get more interesting and in depth as the story progresses, I think. If you want to review, (: please, review as many times as you want, say anything you want, whether it's a mistake I did, something you liked, something you want to see later in the story... anything you want. I also have other stories, visit my profile to find them. Again, it means a lot with the reviews and stuff, it lets me know that people are reading this. Now, to the story.
"Aww, come on Dad! You said I could have this time. Is a few days really that hard to ask for?" Hiccup cried as his Dad's eyebrows began to furrow up as they usually did when he was frustrated, which was a lot.
"Because, Hiccup, you have a gift for building things and the storm is going to be here soon. Besides, you shouldn't be out with Toothless when there is going to be such a big storm, you could get lost!"
"I've never gotten lost with Toothless before! And how do you know it's going to be a big storm? Just cause Gothi rights some scribbles in the sand warning of bad weather, doesn't mean bad weather is coming!", he exclaimed. "And even if it is going to be bad, I've already been out in bad weather before, remember that rainstorm last month? We just got a little wet, but we found our way back to Berk eventually."
"That's besides the point, Hiccup, the point is that we need more houses built before the storm."
"If there's a storm"
Stoick groaned and put his hand to his forehead. "Yes, if there's a storm, but for now, let's just say that there is going to be a storm. "
"Ok, so, in this imaginary storm of yours, we going to have, like, 50 houses for 100 or so vikings, don't you think that's plenty? Plus you have a bunch of vikings that can help, you don't need me, and you promised that we could go today."
"No! The village is more important," Stoick firmly stated.
"Then can we at least go, after I give you some plans to build a few more houses".
"Probably.", Stoick said.
"Yes! Do you hear that, Toothless, we're going to be able to go after all!". Toothless stood up, having slept through the conversation and drowsily looked at Hiccup, giving him a signature smile.
As Stoick picked up the chair he said, "Before you get too excited, I want to say that 'probably' doesn't mean definitely. The storm may get too bad for you to go".
"Sure, Dad, whatever you say, I'm going to go make those drawings for the new houses.". Hiccup got to the door just as Gobber opened it, crushing him against the wall. Toothless gave a growl at Gobber for his clumsiness, as he walked outside with a slightly dazed Hiccup.
"C'mon bud, if we can get these drawings done by morning we can still make it out by tomorrow!" Hiccup said as he slipped on a clump of dead grass in his excitement, almost falling on his face before Toothless caught him. "Thanks bud," Hiccup said, patting Toothless's neck.
"This is going to make me win for certain.", thought Snotlout as he creaked the door open to Hiccup's house. He ran up to Hiccup's room and searched for what he had come for. "There it is.", Snotlout said to himself, walking over to Toothless's saddle. "Now what would make this go slower?", Snotlout pondered, when suddenly he came up with an idea. "All I have to do is lengthen the string going down to Toothless's tail.", he thought, as he carefully took off one of the strings and replaced it with some spare string he found under Hiccups desk.
He was very proud of himself for doing this, until Hiccup came in. Snotlout dove for the window just as Hiccup opened the door. It was all a very good plan until he realized that he was on the second floor of the house. Hitting the ground with a soft thud, Snotlout gave a small squeak of pain landing on one arm. "Nice, real smooth Snotlout!", he whisper to himself. Except for falling out of the house, his plan had gone perfectly. He would finally be able to beat Hiccup at the race tomorrow, if he didn't notice the change in the length of string.
When Hiccup and Toothless got to their room Toothless immediately perked up his ears and gave a small growl. "What's the matter, Bud? I just have to make those drawings, it won't take too long.", Hiccup said as Toothless gave a worried whine looking out the window.
"What do you see buddy?", Hiccup said as he looked out the window. Nothing was there, except, a few houses away from them, Snotlout was jogging towards his house. "It's just Snotlout, Toothless, nothing to be afraid of, except for a big ego.".
Toothless was not convinced, but he let it go. It took until sunrise to get the drawings done, and he was able to get a few hours of sleep before he showed them to his Dad.
"So, most of the houses can be made around the Great Hall, which will block most of the snow, and you can build some canopies over them to protect them from any extra snow that gets over."
"Son, are you sure that that would work?". What if the storm blows straight into the hall, not behind it?".
"It'll work, the storms almost always come from the north, and if they don't, that's what the canopies are for." Hiccup said rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Well, I guess you can go then, but be careful; at the first sign of any dangerous weather come back immediately."
"Ok, Dad! Thanks! See you in a few days!", he said running back to Toothless, who was waiting outside the Great Hall. Hiccup ran back to his house as he tried to shake himself awake. Groggily taking Toothless's saddle from his room he attached it to his back, not noticing the extra length of rope in his tiredness.
He then ran outside with Toothless after grabbing his leather backpack. Right before they took off Snotlout stopped him. "Where are you going, Shrimp? I thought that were going to do another race today.".
Hiccup sighed with frustration. "I told you we weren't going to do it yesterday. I'm going to the South to go camping with Toothless today. Maybe you should listen to some of the words that I say."
"Not possible.", Snotlout said as Hiccup jumped on Toothless's back and sped off towards the south.
Snotlout frowned in frustration at the now black dot in the sky. "I would have beaten them today; they probably wouldn't have been able to turn at all since I... Uh oh." Snotlout realized that they may not have a very good camping trip after what he did. He lost sight of them just then, as they were speeding towards the Southern Isles, several hundred miles off of Berks coast.
"Stoick, you have to listen to us, Gothi says that this is going to be a huge snowstorm, bigger than anything we have ever had before.", Gobber said just as the wind slammed the Great Hall's door open into the rocks surrounding it, with a loud crash.
Mulch and another viking ran to shut it, but when they reached the door they gave a gasp. "Stoick, you should come see this.".
"What in Thor's name is wrong now?", Stoick said as he rushed over, reaching the entrance to the Great hall with a gasp. What the great wood and metal door had been was now just a thin outline of what it was: the top hinge was completely crushed and almost all of the wood was lying on the ground, cracked and splintered, the metal twisted beyond repair from being smashed into the rock. But that was not what had caught their eyes.
"We're free, Toothless, free to go wherever we want and do whatever we want for the next three days!". Toothless gave his Rider a happy whine as they continued onward for a few hours.
"Whew, it getting a little cold. But we should be to Arrows Peak pretty soon. Just then the wind began to blow again in their favor. "The wind should be with us the whole way there," thought Hiccup as another burst of wind nearly knocked him from the saddle. "Woah, almost too windy!", Hiccup said as yet another burst of wind blew so hard they got flipped around.
Hiccup tried to turn the pedal so that it would straighten them back up, but it wasn't working. Another gust of wind blew the main part of the saddle and Hiccup off Toothless's back. The saddle fell to the ground as Hiccup let loose a scream.
He desperately grabbed Toothless's hind leg as they started to accelerate to the ground far too fast. Toothless gave a roar as he tried to regain his balance, but without Hiccup steering him they were going wild. Toothless began to do a shaky coast going down fast towards the partially frozen ocean. Hiccup tried to climb up the scaly leg that he was clinging onto, but it was too windy to get back up. Even if he did, he had no idea what he would do without the saddle.
He decided to climb back down Toothless's tail to try to reach his tailfin. They met the ice just as Hiccup got to his tailfin. He turned it up to avoid the ice, but they were going too fast. It cut their descent in a little, but they still didn't make it.
With a loud CRACK! they hit the water and ice. Before Hiccup blacked out, all he could feel was cold, all he could see was black, and all he could breath was water.