Hello there again!
From this chapter I will rewrite those parts that I screwed up, I will edit some things in the story and fix the grammatical and any other issues that showed up (In this I could use your help. If you send me the problems/issues/mistakes that you can't even stand I would fix it immediately).
Now, before we begin some things to be clear.
First: This is an AU
Second: I do not own Httyd.
Third: If it matches or almost matches with other stories then it's occasional. Just leave it alone I have already messages because of that. My story is my story and has its own individuality.
Fourth: My mother language is not English. Hence sorry if my story is not understandable at some point but I try my best.
Fifth: This story is being updated by me. I'll update it as soon as I can but I'm kind of busy.
Sixth: Dragon speech is in italics.
Now here is the chapter
Chapter 1: The cure
"Hundreds or maybe thousands of years ago, crossing the freezing seas of the north, across many dangerous reefs and rocks climbing to the skies, our ancestors came here and established our village on the island of Berk. Everything went well the village was getting bigger and bigger but there was one problem. From the time we Vikings have settled here, blazing lizards descend from the skies Odin knows from where and steal our supplies, sheep, man and even CHILDREN!" At this point some children screamed.
They were in a dark big hall where the only light was the fire in the middle. The children were sitting on wooden chairs in a circle around the fire and a long bearded man who had only one eye and was full of scars was sitting on an iron chair as a part of the circle and was talking about the village's history. As the man saw the fear on the children's face he continued.
"Vikings are at war with these blazing lizards ever since. We named them as dragons. These creatures are evil and the enemy of the Viking. When you all grow up you too have to take part in the fight against them to protect the village. So don't fear. Don't misunderstand me, you can fear but wisely. If an enemy is stronger than you it's okay. You can run away if you want but if you do you have to gather enough men to face again and defeat that enemy of yours. If you fear too much maybe the weakest enemy could kill you. There is only one thing that you are allowed to be afraid of. This is a dragon as silent as night, you can't see, can't hear it. This is not a simple dragon. This is the unholy offspring of lightning and death. It does not steal anything this demon leaves only destruction, ruin and death behind itself. It is the embodying of the evil. This dragon is the…"
"NIGHT FURY!" A voice sounded outside of the house and after that an explosion with a little earth shaking effect.
The children were panicking and didn't know what to do. The man was sitting steadily on the chair and calmed the little folks. When everybody was quiet again he continued.
"Don't fear little ones. You are just children now. You have to fear when you will be an adult. Until then the other adults will protect the village. The time of the next generation has not come yet. And of course we have our chief on our side. Stoick the Vast. He is the main protector of the village. Don't worry little ones. We are safe now. While Stoick lives and this place stand we are safe. Now try to take some sleep. You'll need it." He said.
This hall was a big hall in the mountain for the young and the old villagers to keep them safe until the warriors of the tribe were fighting with the dragons. Outside the hall death descended on the village in the middle of the night with the form of a dragon raid. There were so many dragons that the Vikings could not repel. Stoick the leader of the village who was a big man and a warrior too as his name represent it 'Stoick the Vast' tried to give some battle spirit to his men but with a little success. The folk of the island hasn't faced a dragon raid as this big before.
"We have to fortify our defenses around the Great Hall and take everybody inside. We can't let them to take our families. You! Gather the men in a defensive line around the hall's entrance." said the chief.
"Yes Stoick!" Answered a warrior and gathered the men around the hall.
"You! Get everybody who's still in their house and take them to the hall!"
"It will be done Stoick!" answered another warrior who was headed to the.
"I, will take care of my family!" said Stoick and started running to his house.
When he get there he kicked in the door and shouted for his wife.
"Valka! Where are you?"
"I'm upstairs Stoick. With Hiccup. What's wrong? Haven't you solved the crisis?" asked Valka with confusion.
"No I haven't because this is a big raid, as big as I've never seen before. We gather everyone to the Great Hall and fortify it. Come on. Don't take anything with you just come!"
Stoick grabbed Valka's hand and headed to the Great Hall. They weren't alone. The distance between Stoick's house and the great hall was very short, but even on that short distance a dragon descended in front of them. The chief quickly started fighting with the monster while he motioned Valka to stay away and get to safety, but all of a sudden another dragon landed in front of Valka.
Stoick saw that dragon. That was a strange one though. This dragon had four wings. He hasn't even seen a dragon that was more winged than two. Its head was different too. It was like a flat headed owl's not like a dragon's head and there were two tusks on it.
The four winged creature was just sniffing the woman and the little child. Valka closed her eyes because she didn't want to see her and her child's death, but the expected did not wanted to happen. Moments passed without anything would happen. Stoick was fighting with the other dragon while the owl headed growled one.
"How cute! Aren't they?" The dragon said.
"Cute?! How can you say that they are cute while you just stand there and I'm fighting with one that tries to kill us both! Just finish with your things and let's go to King's Peak. I have enough of this place! I don't know for how long I can keep away this male from the other two." answered the other who was fighting with Stoick.
"He tries to come here to rescue them. That male tries to save the female and the hatchling. Maybe that is their hatchling! Oh dear what am I doing? I'm standing between a family."
"Don't philosophize too much about being between a family because we both will end as dead dragons!"
"Okay, okay! I'm going." Said the four winged and wanted to turn away from Valka and Hiccup. But before he does he sniffed and smelt a strange smell.
That smell was the boy's. It wasn't the smell of a sticky baby but a delicious flower's smell mixed with the smell of a disease. A disease that was very rare and he knew that disease. That was very lethal.
"It's horrible! This child will die soon if he won't get any help."
"Don't even think about it! That's okay that you bring back home every little trash you find. I accept that. But you can't bring that human child back to King's Peak!"
"But if I leave him here I won't forgive myself because we could save this boy! At least try to save him."
The fighting dragon finally knocked out Stoick for a little while and headed to the other dragon. He was thinking about what the four winged said and answered.
"I can't hold you back, can I Cloudjumper?" Asked the dragon and he got a shaking head as an answer. "Than do what you think is right."
"Thank you. Now we quickly have to take the boy to King's Peak! I don't think that we could separate him from her mother in time so we take her with us too."
"Hey! The woman wasn't in the deal!"
"Remember what have you said moments ago? I think this is the right thing."
"But… Okay. So be it."
"Then go gather the other dragons, after that we'll on our way to King's Peak!"
Cloudjumper took a final look at the woman. The other dragon took off and started gathering the other dragons.
Stoick who was knocked out was now waking up and saw that only one dragon was between him and his family. He stood up and started running towards the dragon with a battle scream.
"Sorry but I can't let you to take back your mate and your hatchling." said the dragon.
Cloudjumper stepped closer to the woman who had her eyes closed during the event. The dragon opened its wings and took off the ground and grabbed the woman who started screaming.
"Get back here and fight as a real man would do!" shouted the chief while he was running after the dragon which had his family.
Some men ran after Stoick to stop him before he gets too far.
"STOICK! STOP!" Said a voice behind him and a man grabbed his shoulder.
After that several men grabbed him not to go any further.
"VALKA! HICCUP! My family! Let me go! The dragons are trying to steal them from me!"
"I know Stoick I know. We all know what loss is! But try to focus on the village we need you!"
"You ask me to let my family down and let them to be killed?!"
"No no no! I just ask you to act like a chief and protect your village! Every man, woman and child in the village is the part of your family! The attacks are too strong we need you to repel them. After that I promise we will go after your family!" said the man.
After some moments while Stoick was looked like someone who could kill thousands of people with his anger he calmed down and answered.
"Then back to the defensive line Spitelout and hold it! We have to finish it off immediately!"
Stoick and Spitelout ran back to the defensive line in front of the Great Hall. Every man tried to keep the dragons back while every vulnerable person was inside the hall. When Stoick and Spitelout arrived the dragon attacks stopped and every dragon headed to the one who had the chief's family. Stoick quickly gathered his finest men and started pushing forward towards the four winged dragon.
"Come on everybody! We can't let them to take any members of our family!"
While the little group was getting closer a dragon came and warned Cloudjumper.
"That group of men tries to reach us before we leave and take back the two human. We have to leave now because they will reach us before we could do anything!" said the dragon.
"Okay, I see!" The four winged dragon ascended to see where Stoick's group is and saw that he was really close to him. "DRAGONS! Listen to me! Everyone rally and go ahead! Our King is waiting for us! GO!"
After he said that every dragon took off and headed to South. Cloudjumper was the last dragon who took off but before he could do that Stoick reached him. The big man cut off one of the dragon's tusks when the dragon parried his attack. The four winged creature roared and slapped the man away from him. After that the dragon was occupied with his pain and didn't notice that he has cut the little boy's face then he took off.
Every dragon headed First South and when Cloudjumper took the lead they turned towards North. Valka were unconscious because of the fear, with Hiccup in her arms for the time that the dragon reached the ocean. The leader felt on his knees while he was watching the dragon that flew away with his family and said that:
"I'LL FIND YOU, YOU HEAR ME!? NO MATTER WHAT THE COST WILL BE! I'LL FIND AND HUNT YOU DOWN!"
When Valka woke up they were above the ocean which was full of ice and she saw an island in the distance where they were headed. She tried to release herself from the dragon's claws but it was hopeless because the dragon was too strong and even if she managed to do it, they would fall into the ocean that could easily be fatal from that height. When she realized it, she instead started speaking to the dragon hoping that will understand.
"Put me and my son down to the ground! NOW! I don't want to end as your dinner!"
"Dinner?! Hah! Ha ha! Don't be so ridiculous. Why should I eat you? Your hatchling needs you and I won't take a mother away from her hatchling." said Cloudjumper to the mother.
Slowly but surely they reached King's Peak where the dragon group separated. This island had a vast forest and a huge mountain. Maybe the biggest that Valka has ever seen. And at the root of the mountain there were big ice spikes. These spikes formed something like a castle or a fortress. Cloudjumper was headed to that castle. They entered through a small opening, and flew through many winding tunnels and they reached the inner space of the castle which was full of dragons. Valka was amazed. She hadn't seen that much before in her life. There were many dragons that she didn't even see in her life. Cloudjumper released her at a cliff where some dragons came to see the newcomers.
"What's this?"
"Humans? Here?"
"Who was the one that brought them here?"
"Better question is how they managed to get inside?" asked the dragons.
"Calm down. I brought them here and I take all the responsibilities for them." said Cloudjumper "They mean no harm to anybody. They don't even have weapons and the woman's hatchling is sick. I brought them here to the King seeking his help."
In the moment he said that, a big roar shook the place. A huge dragon ascended from the depths and set eyes on Cloudjumper who bowed before him and the other dragons as well. Valka frightened when she saw that dragon. It was bigger than any other dragon she saw in her life. This monster was fully white and it had two enormous tusks, it had two wings going across his body but they were too small to fly with. But he looked like a king among them because of some bony spikes stood out of his head that was like a big crown.
"Cloudjumper, what's that supposed to mean? And what happened to you?"
"I'm sorry my grace, there is no time for me but this hatchling has a terrible disease and only you can help him. Only you can cure him. If you won't do that he will die soon! – said the four winged dragon.
The King thought about it, growled and replied:
"So be it."
Suddenly a dragon from the many roared.
"Great King you can't do this. It's a human, doesn't matter if it is a hatchling or not. Why should you cure this human offspring?" asked one of the dragons.
"How would we be any better than them if we let this small boy die?"
"Not at all."
"Then let me see this little boy." said the King and leaned closer to the woman who was even more scared and held his child tighter now as the big dragon was approaching her. For a while the King just watched them and turned to Cloudjumper "The boy is very sick and there is only one thing that can help him, but his mother won't like it."
Cloudjumper pushed the still nervous Valka toward the King but she was more relaxed than she was earlier because she figured out that they don't want to hurt her or her child. They could've done that already. She stepped forward to the monster and looked back to Cloudjumper who gestured her to put the baby down. Valka doesn't know why but she put him down before the King.
"Now keep the mother back." said the King.
Cloudjumper jumped in front of the mother and pushed her back away from her son. For the order of the King a dragon landed next to the child and cut him. Hence the little boy started crying and the mother screaming.
"LET HIM GO! DON'T HURT HIM! HICCUP!" said with screaming.
"He just want to help him, calm down!" said Cloudjumper but Valka was not able to understand.
"I hope this will work… Nobody has done this before." said the King with a little fear in his voice.
The dragon that cut Hiccup now cut the King and the big white dragon leaned so that his blood can drip on the little body. One blood drop, another one and so on. The boy stopped crying and breathing. Cloudjumper could not even sense that he was alive. No breathings, no heartbeats. The baby was that and Valka noticed it too and started crying because of the loss of her child.
After a while the King leaned back, he breathed on him a little blue cloud that circulated around the boy for a short period of time. Few moments later the boy absorbed the whole cloud. There was no blood on the boy, but still there were no signs of life in him.
Cloudjumper set Valka free who fearfully walked to her dead baby. The boy was unharmed. He had a big scar on his chest where the dragon cut him. She looked questioningly to the big dragon and back to his son. No sign of life.
Suddenly the boy opened his eyes and his mother terrified. Everything was right about the boy. Now he had heartbeats and he breathed air. He was alive but not fully the little Hiccup that he was before. His eyes were blue not green then before and resembled more of a dragon's. The mother turned to the giant again.
"What have you done to him?" asked with panic. Then she looked down to her baby who was smiling at her. True, he wasn't the Hiccup like before, still, he was him, and alive. There weren't any symptoms of his disease. "Why have you done this? We are always killing your kin and you save my son, why?" She sat confused with her son in her arms now in front of the great king. She thought now only one thing matters. Her son is alive and he hasn't got the disease anymore. "You just did what you have to, to save him. Thank you."
Valka turned around and saw there were many more dragons than when they arrived. Cloudjumper stepped next to the woman to sniff the boy. When he did he backed where he came from and bowed. The other dragons followed him and all of them bowed before her. No. Not before her, but her son, who now had dragon blood flowing through his veins, a dragon king's blood.
So what do you think? Is this better than the previous or not?
