So, a new story! Yay! So, this is my FIRST EVER update on this story (kinda goes without saying, I know), and I want you all to know that YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! :D This is the sequel to "Insidious", which is the sequel to "Trapped." I suggest reading both those stories before this, but it's just optional. You can still read this story and understand the important parts. Anyways, enjoy the story!
"WHY is it so hard to get you guys to LISTEN!?" Astrid shouted angrily to Ruffnut, Tuffnut, and Snotlout.
"Because you don't let us blow stuff up!" shouted Tuffnut.
Astrid groaned in frustration and stormed out of the academy. She stomped towards Stormfly, her Nadder, and stroked her head.
"Come on, girl," said Astrid. "No need trying to get the others to listen until Hiccup gets here. Let's go look for him."
She mounted the Nadder and flew off towards the Haddock house. As she passed the forge, she saw Toothless sitting outside, looking inside.
"Never mind, found him," said Astrid, turning Stormfly towards the ground. Stormfly landed and allowed Astrid to dismount.
"Hiccup?" she called.
"Yeah, over here, Astrid, I'm coming!" shouted Hiccup from inside the forge. He walked out as Astrid approached the doorway.
"Hey," said Hiccup. "How's it going?"
"It's not," Astrid said, crossing her arms, not because she was angry, but because it was a habit. "Snotlout and the twins never listen to me."
"Oh," said Hiccup. "On a totally unrelated subject, have you seen my dagger anywhere?"
Astrid shook her head. "The last place I saw it was Outcast Island," she said. Hiccup's face fell.
"Oh," he said. "Well, I guess I should make a new one then, huh? Can't be a weaponless dragon rider, now can I?"
He turned and headed back into the forge. Astrid suddenly ran in after him and grabbed his arm.
"I need to talk to you," she said. "Look, I just wanted to say that I'm sor-"
"Don't you dare apologize again, Astrid," said Hiccup. "I told you, it's not your fault. What happened seven months ago? NOT your fault."
"But it was!" shouted Astrid. "I should...I should have done something to keep Alvin from hurting you. I...I should have done something...anything. And then when we thought it was over, the poison struck, and then-"
"Astrid," said Hiccup. "You need to stop beating yourself up about this kind of stuff. You need to realize that it really wasn't your fault. If it was anyone's fault, it was my own."
"YOUR fault!?" Astrid shouted. "How...what the-? It wasn't your fault!"
"It wasn't yours, either," said Hiccup.
"Fine!" Astrid said in defeat. "When are you going to start working on that dagger?"
"Sooner than later," said Hiccup.
"But why a dagger?" Astrid asked.
"What do you mean?" asked Hiccup.
"Why not a sword?" Astrid said.
"I don't understand..." said Hiccup. "I can't fight with a sword for long periods of time, you know. I just can't make a material light enough."
"How about Gronckle Iron?" Astrid asked. "Do we have any left over?"
"Possibly," said Hiccup. "I guess I could check it out. Yeah, I guess I could. So...meet you at the academy in...five hours?"
"Deal," Astrid said. "See you later."
She turned and walked back out of the forge, mounted Stormfly, and then headed off to try and find somewhere she could get some peace and quiet. Thor's beach was normally a pretty peaceful area, so she tried that.
Stormfly landed, and Astrid dismounted, but not before she spotted something rather...odd looking. It looked sort of like...a wrecked mass of...something. Like someone took a bunch of ripped rags and tied pieces of bamboo together, leaving holes in it as they went.
"What in the world...?" she asked herself as she approached it. But as she did so, she nearly let out a scream. Laying face-down in the sand was the body of a girl.
