Finally got something out! XD So glad I did, took me long enough! I kinda tend to take a LONG time preparing stories to the point they may never come out, I'm not joking. So, to get the hang of posting I'm gonna do this instead for a bit!
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-This is Snotlout whump ONLY so don't beg me for Hiccup ones, they're everywhere
-I'm open to suggestions and I'll send a reply to reviews if I plan on using their story idea in future chapters
-I will give credits and a summary of the one-shot
-This series of one-shots may include two-shots or even three-shots
-Dragonese is in bold letters (besides authors notes of course) while Norse is in not in bold letters? Basically normal
I think that's all I need to cover, maybe? Welp! Enough of my blabbering! Let's get this thing started!
Takes place in Rtte, Guardians of Vanaheim.
Summary: After getting struck by lightning while trying to distract the flyers from informing their leader about Vanaheim, Snotlout has worst results then the other riders thought. How will they all cope with the confused and definitely not improved Snotlout? Will they be able to help him remember who he is?
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"SNOTLOUT!"
In unison, both Hiccup and Astrid dived after the free falling dragon rider and the Nightmare that had just been struck by lightning and knocked out of the sky. Flying basically vertical, Hiccup urged Toothless to catch his falling friend before he slammed into the freezing water below. Toothless outstretched his claws and grasped the Viking out of the air, preventing him from falling any further. Hiccup looked over to Astrid and Stormfly, who had managed to catch Hookfang before he too, plummeted into the sea.
Hookfang gave a soft confused moan, wondering what had caused him so much pain. He looked over to his rider concern flashing in his eyes when he saw that his human remained unconscious.
A ball of fire wizzed past them, causing Hiccup to growl in anger and to look around frantically for a place where they could regroup. Casting his eyes over a shipwreck, Hiccup immeadiately pointed and yelled, "Look! Over there!"
Astrid nodded in understanding and they swooped towards it so fast that it would put a falling rock to shame. Searching for anyway in, Hiccup spotted an open patch and they dived to safety. This would have to do for now.
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Pain
That was the only thing he really felt, his head was aching as though someone threw a boulder at it, not to mention the fact that his entire body felt worn out and that weird yet very painful burning sensation coming from his back. He could hear small whispers, it was hard to catch what they were saying as he heard a ringing sound in his ears that blocked out most noises. He had already tried to move a bit but it felt as though his body was tied down. What happened?
He laid there for what felt like an hour before he finally managed to move a muscle and open his eyes the tiniest amount. A strange sound entered his ears, what was it? A cry of joy? It sounded very strange though, as he widened his eyes his blurry vision began to focus and the ringing quieted. Three shadowy figures hovered over him, each becoming clearer by the second. A woman, a man and a, dragon?
"Snotlout! You're awake!" The male said happily with relief flooding his voice. "You were out for quite a while, Astrid and I were worried and let's not even get started on Hookfang."
Snotlout, was that his name?
'Snotlout' felt a nudge on his arm and he looked up to see the dragon give a happy grumble, his pupils wide and affectionate. He was guessing the girl was Astrid while the dragon was Hookfang as it sounded stranger, how was it strange? He wasn't sure, it just felt different yet, familiar. "Wha-what happened?"
Astrid shared a worried glance with the man, then turned her concerned gaze on him. "You and Hookfang were struck by lightning while we were distracting the flyers from telling Johann about Vanaheim."
Flyers? Johann? Vanaheim? What were these things?
Snotlout's eyes filled with confusion and anxiety as he lifted himself up from his lying down position. Where was he? Who were these people? What did they want from him? Are they friend or foe? Who was he?
The man placed a hand on his shoulder and gave him a comforting smile. "Don't worry, they won't find out about Vanaheim, were gonna make sure of that."
Hookfang, the dragon gave a growl of agreement and went to nuzzle Snotlout but rumbled in surprise when he backed away suddenly, wariness in his eyes.
Hiccup frowned and raised an eyebrow at his fellow rider, confused on why he would flinch away from his own dragon. "Snotlout?"
"I-I'm sorry but," Snotlout turned to him and gave Hiccup a look that filled him with dread. "Who are you?"
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Hiccup's heart plummeted as he stared in shock at his cousin, didn't Snotlout remember who he was? He had to be joking, but yet when Hiccup studied the Viking more and more, he knew it wasn't a prank. Snotlout's eyes were full of confusion, suspicion, and fear, he had backed away while he watched their every move and shifted defensively so they couldn't touch him without a counter attack. Hiccup shared a fearful glance with Astrid while Hookfang tried to inch closer to see what was wrong with his rider but growled in upset confusion when Snotlout moved farther and farther away. Hiccup looked carefully at his cousin and in the softest and kindest tone he could muster, he asked, "Snotlout, what do you remember?"
Snotlout eyed him for a moment then seemed to concentrate, probably on what memories he could unbury from his mind. "Not much, just blurry visions and a flash of bright light."
Hiccup gave a nod in understanding, maybe if they could remind Snotlout of his past they might be able to get him to remember? Yet, now wasn't a great time, he gave a cringe when another blast shook the boat. They would have to draw the flyers away before they could deal with Snotlout's lack of memory, if only they could get him to trust them first.
"Well um, I'm Hiccup, that's Astrid," he gestured to his girlfriend, "this is Toothless and Stormfly and that" he pointed to the distressed Nightmare, "is your dragon Hookfang."
Snotlout seemed to relax now that he had names, all sounding very familiar, then his eyes lit up in surprise when he processed what Hiccup had said. He had a dragon? As if on command to his realization, a sudden blast violently shook the ship, making Snotlout yelp in fear. "What was that!"
Hiccup growled angrily at the situation they were in, why did everything seem to like to go wrongly at the worst moment? He swiftly turned to Astrid, fists clenched. "We have to draw the flyers away, now!"
Astrid glanced anxiously at Snotlout, "What about him and Hookfang?" She asked with concern edging her voice.
"We have to get him to trust us, somehow." He explained while looking worryingly at his confused cousin.
Hookfang gave a frustrated roar when Snotlout yet again, backed away from his attempts to comfort his rider.
Snotlout looked at the distressed Monstrous Nightmare feeling, sympathy for the dragon? Subconsciously, he raised his hand slowly to the reptile before him, hesitation in his eyes. Hookfang gave a happy growl and gently pressed his snout against his human's hand, tail wagging. Snotlout seemed to give in and began scratching the Nightmare's chin causing the dragon to give an approving rumble. A sudden spark of recognition flashed in Snotlout's eyes, and in a quiet voice he asked, "Hook-fang?"
Hiccup's eyes danced with excitement. "Are you starting to remember?"
Snotlout furrowed his eyebrows and anxiously answered, "I-I'm not sure."
Hiccup gave a patient nod and addressed Hookfang, "Don't let him out of your sight." Hookfang gave him a look and rumbled as though saying, not in my dreams. Hiccup smiled approvingly and gestured to Astrid, "We better get rid of those flyers, they won't be dealt with themselves."
Toothless hopped over to him and looked at him expectantly. "What do you say bud? Wanna go teach those flyers a lesson?"
Toothless gave a roar of determination.
Hiccup smiled and looked at Astrid, "They won't stand a chance."
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Hiccup looked around in satisfaction at the downed flyers and the freed dragons. Snotlout's 'incident' gave Hiccup the idea of using the storm to their advantage, resulting in a lot of lightning for the flyers to deal with. Hiccup shared a look with Astrid, as though reading each other's thoughts, they gave a nod of agreement and directed their dragons to the ship that was currently holding their friend and fellow rider who didn't even know who they were. "Hiccup what if he never remembers, will he forget us?"
Hiccup looked at his worried girlfriend, reassurance in his eyes. "Gothi will fix him, right now we need to get Snotlout back to the others so we can escort him to Berk.
"What if you're wrong? He doesn't even know his own name!" Astrid vented, angry that she couldn't fix this.
"He remembered Hookfang! His memories aren't lost, they're just hidden, and we need to help him find them." Hiccup explained, growing slightly impatient.
"What if we're not enough?"
"Gothi will fix this, I promise you Astrid." Hiccup moved Toothless closer to the uspet woman, looking carefully in her eyes.
"I hate it when you're smart," Astrid said while glaring at him, "But I love you."
Hiccup smirked and with an encouraging nudge, Toothless picked up speed, heading straight towards the shipwreck ahead of them.
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Hookfang couldn't help the amused growl that came from his throat as he looked at his rider. While Toothless and the others disappeared, Snotlout had managed to dig up a couple small memories, based on memories of their relationship. Right now Snotlout had uncovered a certain fragment of their time after they defeated Dagur those years ago. "Why would you leave me in a tree and then take a nap?"
Hookfang grinned happily at his agitated human, who currently trying to scold him despite his memory lost.
Snotlout once again lectured him and Hookfang responded by turning his head away and gave a disbelieving growl, unable to help the smirk plastered over his face. "I would never do such a thing"
Snotlout frowned deeply at the uncooperative Nightmare. This all felt normal to him, he wasn't sure why, it just did. "You stubborn dumb dragon."
A second later Snotlout's helmet was on the floor of the ship. Immediately Snotlout knew what happened, giving his friend-wait friend? He glanced at Hookfang, his dragon, not a friend. He didn't want to admit it, but even with his memory loss he knew Hookfang wasn't a friend, he was his best friend. Snotlout glared at the dragon, a hint of a smile spreading across his face. "Hookfang."
Hookfang smiled smugly, oops, did his tail accidentally hit Snotlout's helmet? Oh how clumsy of him, he should aim better next time, hit his face.
Snotlout crossed his arms and shot daggers towards the Nightmare who was flat out refusing to look at him. Memories of his dragon slipped through his mind, but didn't stay for long. So he decided to talk about them while they were there. It helped him remember them better, like reading a story (a story you say? Hmm...).
THUMP!
Whirling his head in the direction of the noise, Snotlout knew something had just landed on the ship, he hoped they weren't foe, he didn't need that right now. Snotlout pushed himself against the far end of the boat, keeping distance from the opening. Steps walked on the top of the ship, making creaking noises that vibrated some wooden boards. The footsteps stopped, Snotlout looked at Hookfang, he seemed calm, was there nothing to be scared of after all? Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Snotlout? It's all clear now! You can come out!"
Snotlout recognized the voice as Hiccup's, still wary, he remained where he was.
"Snotlout? You there?"
Hookfang gave a confused growl and gave an encouraging nudge on Snotlout's back. Snotlout breathed a sigh of defeat, he guessed he couldn't stay locked in here forever. He got up and walked towards the opening, Hookfang right behind him. He climbed out and Hiccup smiled at him. "There you are, have you remembered anything yet?" Hiccup asked, hope brimming his eyes.
Snotlout took a wary step back, something in his gut told him he couldn't trust them, that they weren't exactly foes but not friends.
Snotlout's head suddenly erupted in pain, gasping, he clutched it. A swarm of memories filled his mind, like he just went underwater and everything was pressing in, trying to get into his lungs. All the memories had similar features,
A man, a whip, sometimes the smell of blood, pain, all in the same dark cloudy room.
Snotlout didn't even notice how he was giving all his weight on to the dragon beside him, who was grumbling in concern while Hiccup stared, clearly confused. Another burst of pain bubbled in his head.
You're a failure, even if you won, you still could've lost, and Jorgensons don't lose!
"N-no! Not a failure!" Mumbling the words as the memory flowed through him, Snotlout gave little whines and pleas for the horror to stop.
I can do better, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let Hiccup get that chance like that.
Hiccup was eyeing Snotlout worriedly, wondering what was happening to his cousin. He took a cautious step forward, his eyebrows furrowed as he placed a gentle hand on the memoryless man, only for Snotlout to flinch away, clenching his jaw while his eyes stayed stubbornly shut.
"No no no, please dont! I'll be better I'm sorry." Snotlout hissed as though his cousin's touch (which he wasn't aware of) was part of the memory, making everything feel even more realistic.
If the dragon's tail didn't malfunction, you would've lost, the first Jorgenson to ever lose and you know what that means.
A certain patch of covered skin started to sting badly as the flashback grew stronger and stronger, Snotlout began fumbling to take the bracer off.
You fail to learn, you get a punishment. You know the rules.
Snotlout desperately started to tear the bracer off as his arm burned like fire.
PLEASE!
Snotlout finally tore his bracer off as a shock of white hot pain blazed through his arm.
"AHHH! NO!"
Hookfang finally realized what was happening and pushed his head against his rider's face, giving him something to hang on to as he remembered some of the worst times of his life.
Hmph, remember boyo, mention this and you'll be a weakling.
Snotlout tightened his hand on Hookfang's nose horn, which he had just placed seconds before. Head still caught up in the flashback, he didn't plan on letting go anytime soon. His hand did happen to loosen slightly as the pain faded from his arm. Eyes still closed, his head was wrapped around only four words.
Don't tell a soul.
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Hiccup stared at his cousin, concerned. His face was tightened in pain and he was breathing heavily as he held on to Hookfang for support. Hookfang looked knowingly at his rider, Hiccup knew that this was something between them that he wasn't supposed to know, but he couldn't help being worried and curious towards the short rider. Deciding he should speak up, Hiccup asked, "Snotlout?"
Snotlout opened his eyes, and Hiccup was surprised when he saw a tear streaming down the viking's face. Snotlout gave a little sniffle, warriness still in his eyes as he glanced at him. The memoryless man suddenly became gaurded as he looked at Hiccup and Astrid, like he was hiding something he didn't want them to know.
Despite wanting to know what was wrong, Hiccup decided he shouldn't push it as he looked at his cousin who was tense and didn't seem to want to share anything. Hiccup continued to stare at Snotlout, what was wrong? He wanted to help, but he knew the most they could do was get him to Gothi, they would just have to get the others first.
Hiccup glanced at Astrid then back at Snotlout, who seemed he was trying to hide behind his dragon. Knowing what to do, he faced his girlfriend and his cousin, his fellow riders. "Lets mount up."
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The journey was a blur, just riding over the blue sea on a cloudy day with storms in the distance. It was around this time they arrived at the island they were headed, Snotlout had gasped in shock when he saw the skull of a dragon bigger then any he has seen. Hiccup looked over to Snotlout, nodding, "Snotlout, this is Vanaheim, a sanctuary for old and sick dragons."
Snotlout took the island in with wonderment, this place was beautiful. He subconsciously petted his dragon's scales, causing Hookfang to rumble in happiness. They passed statues of dragons, causing Hiccup the give a gasp of surprise. "The Sentinals! They're alive?"
Snotlout looked at him, puzzled. "Sentinals?"
Hiccup glanced over to his cousin, giving an apologetic smile. "They're the guards of Vanaheim, they protect the island.
Snotlout gave a nod of understanding, Hiccup seemed to be the most surrportive through his memory loss, giving answers to things he had forgot. Astrid hadn't really made contact with him, like she was annoyed. Snotlout wondered he did something wrong for her to act this way, but he wasn't sure, he couldn't remember, remember? Suddenly a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"The Sentinals! They were gone! Yet the mighty Odin gave them his sympathy!" A man with long blonde hair yelled, on a two headed dragon with a similar looking female on the other head.
Hiccup just moaned in annoyance. "Does anyone know what he's talking about?" The female on the other head of the dragon raised her hand. "Anyone besides Ruff!"
"Actually," a husky male on a small dragon spoke up out of nowhere, "it was my baby Meatlug, she knew they were alive all along." He said with a look of pride while hugging the dragon he was riding, possibly Meatlug.
"Fishlegs that's incredible!" Hiccup gasped, happiness filling his voice. "At least Vanaheim is now safe from Johann." He said while looking as the Sentinals flew through the air, taking their positions to defend the island.
"That's not all," the husky male- er Fishlegs, What was with these names? Fishlegs had said while he held up a strange small circular object. "Lense number five I believe."
Hiccup looked at in awe. "Fishlegs how?" He asked, excitement and disbelief in his tone.
Fishlegs gave a smile, "I guess Oswald knew more then we thought."
"Uh," Snotlout interrupted, "Lense?"
Fishlegs scowled, "How much do I have to dumb it down for you Snotlout? The lense for the Dragon Eye!" Fishlegs barked, Hiccup had facepalmed and Astrid turned her head away.
Snotlout's face showed shock and puzzlement which soon turned to hostility. "Look, I don't know who you are, but I don't appreciate the way you're talking about me. So now, would someone like to tell me what the Dragon Eye is?" Fishlegs' jaw dropped, the two people on the two-headed dragon stared at him with wide insane eyes, Astrid was still looking away, and Hiccup was giving him a sheepish grin.
"That's the other thing, heh um, Snotlout got struck by lightning and lost his memory." Hiccup filled the others in quickly. The male on the two-headed dragon gave a mischievous smile.
"Snotlout, I'll help you get your memory back." He said, a hint of evilness in his voice. The female on the other head nodded excitedly in agreement.
"Guys no, don't do this to him!" Hiccup growled warningly but to no avail, they ignored Hiccup and focused on Snotlout.
The male spoke up, "Snotlout, dear Snotlout, you worship me and Chicken, you've definitely always have."
"Hey!" The female shouted. "What about me?"
The male smirked at her, "Sorry sis, but you just aren't at our level of class."
Snotlout glared at him, he knew he definitely wasn't the worshiping type. "Shut up Tuffnut." Wait, wait a second.
"Snotlout! Are you starting to remember?" Exclaimed Hiccup hope quivering in his eyes yet again.
"I just get random memories out of nowhere and then they just disappear." Snotlout explained, a small amount of saddness ringing in his tone.
Hiccup gave a nod. "Well, at least we have something, let's get you to Gothi."
Fishlegs interrupted, "Hiccup, we have all the lenses! We can't let Johann get to the King of Dragons first!"
Hiccup groaned, holding his head in an act of stress. Snotlout decided to speak up, "I'm not sure what's important about the King of Dragons but I don't think you should waste time on me."
Fishlegs huffed, "For once, Snotlout says something that's logical." Hiccup and Astrid shot him a glare.
"Fishlegs, if you lost all your memories of us and Meatlug, would you want us to treat it as though it doesn't make a dent in our team?" Astrid snarled, anger filling her throat at the rider's ignorance. Fishlegs simply gaped while Hiccup looked at her in surprise. Snotlout stared, something a bit warm filling him, what was it? Gratitude? Either way, he smiled.
Hiccup decided to move from the uncomfortable silence and started talking. "Okay, how about this, one rider will escort Snotlout to Berk and then meet up with the rest of us at Dragon's Edge, but if we already left then follow the note we'll give you. Good?" Everyone nodded. "Okay, who will be the escorter?" Hiccup glanced at all of them, Fishlegs didn't seem to be getting along well with Snotlout at the moment, never would he let a memoryless man in the twins hands, Hiccup looked at Astrid with a pleading look. Astrid stared back, she then threw her hands in the air, a sign of defeat. Hiccup grinned, "Good. Let's do this."
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Snotlout opened his eyes, his head was killing him. His vision was blurry, yet again. Why'd this happen to him? Snotlout started to try to figure out what happened when he stopped dead in his tracks.
He could remember.
Excitement built up in Snotlout's mind as he recalled so many memories at once, doing his best to ignore the darker ones. Hookfang. Hookfang. HOOKFANG.
He leapt up, not even registering Gothi on the other side of the hut. He ran outside to the beautiful sight that met him and his forgotten memories. Hookfang, Astrid, even Stormfly gave him joy! "Hooky!"
Hookfang turned around, pupils wide and tail wagging. Not a sight he saw everyday. Snotlout slammed himself against Hookfang's snout, rubbing it as he smiled. Hookfang even secretly snuck in a nuzzle.
Astrid smiled at the scene, she always seemed to understand Snotlout more when he showed a slightly softer side he chose to be kept hidden. It was definitely more shown with Hookfang. She then punched Snotlout in the shoulder, causing a slight yelp of surprise to come from him. "Good to have you back 'Lout."
Snotlout stared at her as though she grew a second head. "Who are you and what have you done with Astrid?"
Astrid punched him in the arm, harder.
While smirking.
Snotlout rubbed his shoulder. "How does Hiccup not have a bruise here?"
Astrid shrugged. "Got used to I guess. Besides, I don't punch that hard." Snotlout gave her an 'are you serious?' look.
Astrid rolled her eyes and got on her dragon, Stormfly. "We can't keep Hiccup waiting forever." Snotlout smirked and got on his own dragon.
So yeah, what if he wasn't always the strong Viking everyone knew he was? Snotlout knew one thing for sure. No way was Johann going to get his dirty little hands on the King of Dragons.
No way would he let Johann steal Hookfang from him.
His best friend.
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ITS OVER! This took me much longer then expected, I have another one shot planned after this and I'll start get working on it right away! Please tell me what you thought! See you next chapter!