Hiccup slammed onto the ground with a loud thud, his head ringing. He laid there, weak and defenseless, a huge dragon looming over him. It growled, moving closer slowly. Hiccup felt his muscles tremble and his entire body lock up.
"Not now, please not now.." He begged to the Gods.
The dragon was only a few feet away from him, ready to tear his flesh off his bones. He couldn't run, he couldn't scream, he couldn't do anything. Completely froze in fear, Hiccup knew that this might very well be his end. Killed by a dragon that was over 10 times his size.
Hiccup felt his eyes widen as he watched the dragon opened its mouth, the light from the fire shining down its throat. He felt his heart pulse hard, bracing himself for the attack. He closed his eyes, wincing as he prepared for his death.
There was a loud BOOM followed by a dragon cry. He heard the crackling of fire for a second, then he felt a large body collapse down to the ground.
Hiccup twitched, then slowly opened his eyes. Had he been hit? Or was this adrenaline? He looked around to see that the dragon had fallen, laid their motionlessly. Hiccup almost couldn't believe his eyes.
Feeling his muscles relax some, he was able to move again. He picked himself off the ground, the dizziness from his head increasing dramatically. He swayed on his foot for a second, then shook his head. "What happened?" He thought out loud.
He slowly moved towards the dragon, inspecting it. It's eyes were dazed, but his breath was short and light. "Seriously Hiccup, were you really going to let that dragon kill you that easily?" Hiccup turned around as quick as light, staring up at a girl who was riding on a dragon.
Hiccup didn't recognize her at first, but then he smiled as she jumped off her dragon and landed perfectly before him. "Onixa." He said. He stared at his cousin, her hazel nut eyes sparkling in the sunlight. "Dude, you really could have just died. Why were you out here on your own?"
Hiccup kicked the dirt underneath his foot, but then stumbled back on his fake one. "I had to get away.." He said. "I needed some time on my own. You know, away from the other dragon riders, and my dad." Onixa stared at him. "Okay, but that brings me to my next question. Why didn't you bring Toothless!? Like come on now."
Hiccup shrugged. "I wasn't thinking." Onixa rolled her eyes, then placed a hand on his shoulder. "You should have came with me." She said. "Me and you could have been together, instead you choose to stick around with those monsters. They aren't your true friends, especially if they are making you want to come out and kill yourself."
He was silent, Hiccup's eyes not daring to meet his cousin's. He thought of a quick subject change, then smiled. "So, where have you been? Because you surely did come at a good time." Onixa eyed him for a second, then lowered her guard. "I'm on patrol." She said.
Hiccup felt his heart drop. "For who?" He asked. She gave a warm, but cold laugh. "For my new village of course. We scout around for miles, watching for dragon hunters." Hiccup looked at her in a disbelieving way. "Wait, so you are with a village group that watches for dragon hunters, and you are a dragon rider."
"It's not rocket science Hiccup." Onixa said. "Berk is the home of dragon riders! You are better off there. With everyone else, with me." He said. Onixa whistled for her dragon. Immediately, a silver razor whip with purple eyes came and landed beside her. "Berk is hell, and you guys used to be dragon killers. These people have loved dragons since the beginning, and we fight for their protection."
Hiccup rubbed the back of his head, knowing that Onixa's words were true.
She climbed onto her dragon, then glanced at the knocked out dragon. "Do you want a lift back to Berk, cause that dragon isn't staying down forever." Hiccup looked at the dragon, then back at Onixa. "I would appreciate the lift." She held her hand out, and Hiccup grasped it tightly. She pulled him onto her dragon with a quick tug, then guided her dragon off towards Berk.
It wasn't long before they got there, it didn't even feel like time had passed. Onixa landed on Berk's beach, Hiccup climbing off. "You sure you don't wanna come with me? We could use the extra people, and I'm sure Chief would love the new Inferior."
Hiccup shook his head no. "I don't know what an Inferior is, nor am I interested in being one." Onixa shrugged. "Alright. If you ever change your mind, just write me a scroll." Without another word, Onixa lifted off with her dragon, leaving Hiccup to walk back to Berk alone.