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"HEY!" Hiccup shouted, kicking his feet. "You left my dragon back there! He can't fly on his own, he'll drown!" The dragon holding him tightened its grip as Hiccup squirmed and thrashed recklessly.
Toothless. No, he had to get back to Toothless. The dragon was going to drown in the ocean if he didn't, and this weird...dragon person was trying to take him away from his beloved Night Fury.
Hiccup didn't have much time to think about it, however, because the dragons carrying him and following him and their leader (Hiccup was still wondering who it was. Drago Bludvist? Another trapper?) dipped downwards, flying towards a large ice formation.
The most terrifying thing was the fact that it looked almost identical to the ice formation Astrid and Hiccup had found, back when they were almost captured by the Trappers who were said to be working for a man named "Drago Bludvist."
Hiccup took in a sharp intake of air. This was the last thing he wanted to deal with. He still had to help Toothless! The dragon could have been half-dead by now! Unfortunately, the more Hiccup tried to wriggle himself out of the dragon's grip, the tighter the claws around his arms became, even to the point where they caused pain, digging into his skin. He could hardly think about himself, though. He had to get to Toothless.
At this point, however, he knew falling wasn't a very welcoming idea. If he fell from this height, it could easily lead to his death. Maybe he could train a dragon, after they landed, and then go back for Toothless.
Problem was, he didn't know when (or even if) they were going to be landing. If it wasn't sometime soon, then Toothless was going to die.
The dragons flew through a hole in the ice in an orderly fashion, as if they had done it a million times. Who knew? Maybe they had. The dragons touched down, one after the other, and Hiccup was dropped to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet an instant later, glancing about the dragons that were circling around him. He wasn't afraid, though. He knew the dragons wouldn't hurt him. He was afraid for Toothless, however. They had to go back for him. Hiccup just wouldn't have it any other way.
"Hey!" he shouted angrily. One of the dragons growled, and Hiccup bit his lip. He spun around. Dragons were everywhere, stepping closer, enclosing him and trapping him in a tight circle. "Oh," Hiccup whispered under his breath. He turned around in the other direction once again. "We have to head back for my dragon!" he shouted.
No response. The dragons continued to stare him down, to the point where it was a little bit creepy. Hiccup then took Inferno, igniting the blade and swirling it over his head multiple times. The dragons looked at him in awe, cocking their heads to the side with confusion.
So far, so good.
Hiccup then sprayed Zippleback gas in a circle around him before lighting it. A ring of flame appeared around him for a moment before going out. The dragons growled in amazement.
Good. Now, all Hiccup had to do was train one, get out of here, find Toothless, and then leave to try and find Drago. He steps towards the nearest dragon with an extended arm, but just before he touches his nose, the other rider appears.
Hiccup spins around to look at him...or her...he couldn't tell which one. The suit the person was wearing threw it off. He or she approached him, and Hiccup recoiled, stepping away from the human who acted more like a dragon than a person.
A sudden thought occurred to Hiccup.
Maybe...just maybe...this was Drago Bludvist. Had Hiccup really found him so easily? Was this the reason that the person hadn't gone back for Toothless? Hiccup didn't understand.
"Who are you?" Hiccup asked flatly. It came out sounding more of a statement than a question. "The Dragon Thief?" The person didn't respond, circling Hiccup strangely, crouching low to the ground. "Ahh...Drago Bludvist?" Hiccup asked. Maybe he would respond to a name?
...Nope, apparently not, if the lack of response was any indication.
"Do you even understand what I'm saying?" Hiccup asked, sounding desperate now. Toothless. Toothless needed him, and this vigilante (or whatever he or she was) was wasting precious time.
Before there was even time to answer, dragons swooped overhead, dropping something black, soaking wet, and moaning onto the ground a few feet away from Hiccup.
Toothless.
"Toothless!" Hiccup shouted, rushing forward. Toothless sat up, shaking water off his head. He was alive. He was alright. Hiccup hugged the dragon's head, closing his eyes. His scales felt freezing, but the warmth was returning, albeit slowly. "It's okay, it's okay," Hiccup said quickly. "I'm glad to see you too, bud. You really had me worried there."
Hiccup had forgotten that the person was still watching him. Then, as if on cue, all the dragons lit their fire, lighting up the entire cave. Toothless stood up as Hiccup faced him or her, growling, wrapping his tail around Hiccup's legs protectively.
It didn't stop the person, however. The mysterious masked man approached, holding a hand out to Toothless. Toothless sniffed it for a moment, and then the person flipped his or her palm (it was really beginning to bug Hiccup how he couldn't tell the gender). Toothless collapsed instantly, and then the person rubbed his chin.
Well, at least Hiccup knew the human wasn't going to actually hurt his beloved dragon. Hiccup still, regardless, stepped backwards once the person began approaching him directly instead.
A hand was held out to him in the same manner as one was held out to Toothless. Hiccup shied away from it, not knowing what to feel. He was scared more than anything, although he would never actually openly admit it.
Then, as soon as he turned his head, the figure stepped backwards, breathing heavily. Hiccup looked at the person. What did he do now?
"...Hiccup?" a muffled voice asked. Hiccup was shocked. What the heck. How did this person know his name? Another thing that he noted was the fact that the voice was female. So, not Drago Bludvist. Stoick had called Drago a "he" while explaining his past with Drago.
Then who was this woman? And how did she know who Hiccup was?
She took off her helmet. "C-could it be?" she stuttered in awe, straightening up. She was only a few inches taller than Hiccup was. "After all these years…? How is this possible?"
Hiccup stared at her in shock. What was she talking about? "Uh, should I…" He started. "Should I know you?"
The woman looked away, her smile fading. Was that shame on her face? "No," she admitted, almost sadly. "You were only a babe." Hiccup squinted at her. Where was she taking this? The woman took in a breath. "But a mother, never forgets."
Hiccup gasped as he fully registered what this woman had just claimed. It didn't surprise him, in honesty; she looked almost exactly like him. In fact, they could have been brother and sister they looked so alike.
Hiccup thought that he should have felt happy; this was his mother, whom he had not seen in twenty years.
Whom he had not seen in twenty years…
Whom he had not seen in twenty years…
Whom he had not seen in twenty years…
Instead of feeling happy, Hiccup only felt one coherent emotion:
Anger.