How to Survive Your Opposites
Or
Surprise Encounters of the Opposite Kind
That's right, this one has two titles. I have decided to write this because no has thought of this (I don't think.) If you want to learn my shippings and how my world works, you should read my other HTTYD fan fiction: How to be Banished. Don't worry. I'm still updating that one. I'm working on both of these at the same time, and I am determined to do well. When I run into a roadblock on one, I'll work on the other one. And if I can't think of anything for either one, then I'm screwed. So there's that.
I apologize in advance for the corny and horrible names, but they were the best I could do. Also, I'm borrowing a character my sister made. I couldn't think of anyone to mediate. So yeah.
Disclaimer: I do not own HTTYD. I also don't own Slackjaw the terrifying. He belongs to Jellyfish Jam, but she gave me permission to use him. The only thing I own is my imagination, and I'm renting that out to someone right now.
Chapter 1: The Isle of Random and Scary Objects
Thor was upset about something. He turned the waves of the sea in a violent fashion, and threw lightning down at the tiny Viking ships who dared try to sail through the storm. At the head of the ships was a large hairy man, who was chief of the tribe called Stoic the Vast. He stood at the helm of the ship, looking strong and proud. Following his ship were ten other slightly smaller ships filled with tough and scary looking Vikings. At the very end of this group of ships was a huge group of dragons flying overhead, looking out for danger. In the middle of the group of dragons was an even smaller ship with six teenage Vikings, and their teacher, Gobber the Belch.
While Stoic, Gobber, and the rest of the adults easily navigated the storm and kept control of their ships, the six teenagers spent most of their energy trying not to fly off. The sort-of leader of this rag-tag group of teens was a skinny boy named Hiccup. He was the only son to Chief Stoic. The blond girl by his side, clinging to his arm to balance him was Astrid. She was sort of his girlfriend. The two who were fighting over the bucket to bail out water were the twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut. Ruffnut, the girl, had a deep crush on Hiccup, ad her brother, Tuffnut, knew this. Oh, and they fought a lot. The boy puking over the side of the ship was Fishlegs. He was a friend of sorts to Hiccup, but he wasn't very brave or smart when it came to fighting. The biggest of the teens, the one trying to look strong was Snotlout. He was Hiccup's cousin, and was almost always bullying him. Gobber was expected to look after the group and train them to become proper Vikings, and (because their parents were almost never around) was their guardian of sorts. He was barking out orders to them in his loudest voice.
"Snotlout!" he shouted, "Stop standing there and do something useful! Tuffnut! Ruffnut! Stop arguing and start bailing the water! Fishlegs! Stop puking and steer this tub! Hiccup, Astrid! Start rowing! I'm not going to do it!"
As the teens scrambled to do as he said, one black dragon separated from the rest of the group and swooped down to the small ship. This was Toothless the Night Fury, Hiccup's dragon and best friend. He and Hiccup needed each other, Toothless needed Hiccup's help to fly because of his damaged tail, and Hiccup needed Toothless's support because he was missing a leg. Hiccup could talk to Toothless in his mind, that no one else could. Toothless landed easily on the deck, which rocked the boat violently.
"Hiccup!" Gobber shouted, "Get that dragon out of here! Do you want to sink us?"
"Sorry, Gobber," Hiccup muttered, "Toothless, what are you doing? You could've sunk the ship!"
"Sorry," he apologized, "I was just wondering what the heck we were doing out here."
Hiccup sighed. He had already explained this to Toothless eleven times. When was he going to stop asking? "Okay, I'm going to explain this to you one more time, okay?" he said, "We're sailing out to the Isle of Random and Scary objects for a 'friendly' competition with the tribe from Kreb, our blood rivals. And by that, I mean Stoic is going to pit the six of us against six of their Vikings-in-training while the adults watch and get drunk."
"Why?" Toothless asked, boredly, inspecting his nails.
"I don't know," Hiccup admitted, "Something about tradition and defending the tribe's honor and such. All I know is that there's this big festival while the adults watch us kill each other. Kind of barbaric, really."
That answer seemed to satisfy the dragon, so he took off into the air with a mighty leap, which rocked the ship again. Water splashed over the side, which splashed everyone except Gobber, freezing them down to their bones.
Finally, as the storm started to wane, a call shouted out. "LAND HO!" In the distance was a large island with a dormant volcano. It rose out of the sea like a large and imposing creature. As the tiny Viking ships and their dragons sailed eagerly towards the island, out of the storm came seven HUGE Viking ships full of Kreb Vikings. They zoomed past the Berk ships, nearly over turning them in their wake. They could hear laughter on board the giant ships.
"Okay," Snotlout said, shivering violently, "I want to go home now."
"We can't go home now!" Gobber exclaimed, "We got to get back at those jerks! We ain't taking that lying down! Now keep rowing!"
Snotlout grumbled to himself as he sat down next to his cousin, helping him row. It took another hour to reach the island, where the people from Kreb were already setting up their stands. As soon as they landed, the people from Berk started pulling out their tents and stands and setting up as well. Stoic strode up to Gobber and the teens with another huge man who was just as tall, if not taller, than Stoic. He had a huge gray beard, and a massive Viking helmet on his head. He smiled at them with a huge smile.
"Kids," Stoic said, "This is the chief of Kreb, Stench the Huge."
"Glad to meet y'all," Stench said, shaking hands with each of them, and nearly tearing their arms off in the process. He looked at Snotlout. "You must be Stoic's son," he said, putting a massive paw on his head and rubbing it, "I've heard a lot about you!"
"Actually, he's my nephew," Stoic told him, "That's my son!" He looked proudly down at Hiccup.
"Nice to meet you," Hiccup murmured respectfully in a barely audible voice. Stench let out a huge, jolly, and hearty laugh.
"Of course! Of course!" he chuckled, "I remember now! Wow, time has flied! Last time I saw you, you were this big!" He pinched his fingers together. "You guys have got to meet my son, and the other trainees." He put his fingers to his lips and whistled.
Within seconds, six teens (four of which were taller than all six of the Berk teenagers) stood before them. A huge "boy" stood in front of Hiccup, a faint beard growing on his chin. His arms were huge, and powerful. Behind him sat a pure white Night Fury with blood red eyes. Toothless growled slightly at the sight of it. Hiccup shrank back slightly from the imposing figure in front of him.
Next to him was a small girl who was standing in front of Astrid, and was half Hiccup's size. Astrid stared down at her in pure astonishment that anyone could be so tiny. The girl quivered in fear and looked up at Astrid with large, terrified eyes.
Standing next to the small girl and in front of Fishlegs was a giant of a boy with his lower jaw sticking out. His eyes were crossed and he breathed through giant nostrils that blew at Fishlegs's face. His arms weren't as big as the first boy, but they were still big.
In front of Snotlout was a skinny boy who looked like a twig with a head. He smiled up at Snotlout through glasses, and wrinkled his pig-like nose. His front teeth stuck out from his upper lip and freckles littered his face. His knees were shaking in an effort to keep him up, and his arms had no thickness to them at all.
Last in line were two Vikings who were obviously twins, as they looked a lot alike, except one was a girl, and the other a boy. They were smiling joyfully at Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who stared at them in sheer horror and disgust. They had long blond hair, much like the twins, and had braided their hair into elegant braids and fashions. By the looks of it, they were very close, as opposed to Ruff and Tuff.
"These are the Kreb Vikings-in-training," Stench told them, "This is my son, Belchus. And this is his dragon, Sharpteeth. And this is Cake, Sharkfeet, Noseferatu, and the twins, Sandy and Mandy." Each of them nodded in turn as he touched them in introduction.
"Well, these are Berk's up-and-comers," Stoic said, "My son, Hiccup. That's his dragon, Toothless. And this is Astrid, my nephew, Snotlout, and Fishlegs, and our set of twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut." He placed a massive paw on each of their heads as he spoke, and the force nearly sent them to the ground. He gestured Gobber forward. "You remember Gobber," he said, "He's the new man in charge of Viking training."
"What happened to the old one?" Stench wondered.
"He died," Gobber told him simply.
"Aren't ye forgettin' about me?" wheezed a voice. Stench turned around. A man who reminded Hiccup of an old Gobber was hobbling towards them. Stench laughed.
"Ah yes," he said, "This is Clobber the Fart. He's our man in charge of Viking training."
"More like 'old fart,'" Snotlout muttered to Hiccup and the others. They all snickered slightly, but fell silent when Stoic glared at them.
"Come on," Stench said, slapping Stoic on the back, "Let's leave these kids to get acquainted." Then the four adults walked away, laughing.
Hiccup stared at the ground, as no one said anything. Astrid rubbed her arm, awkwardly, and Snotlout stared, unimpressed, at Noseferatu. Fishlegs cowered in fear of Sharkfeet, and Toothless glared at Sharpteeth. The twins continued staring in disgust at Sandy and Mandy, as they smiled a toothy grin at them. Someone was going to have to break the silence.
"So," Belchus said, after a long time of sizing up Hiccup, "You are the son of Stoic? Not much to look at. I heard that you managed to get rid of the giant dragon. I suppose we should thank you for that."
"Um, thanks," Hiccup muttered. He looked down at the ground, not wanting to make eye contact with this giant. Belchus looked down too, and noticed his missing leg.
"What happened to your leg?" he wondered.
"I lost it while fighting the giant dragon," Hiccup responded, quietly.
"And you never found it again?" Noseferatu asked in a high-pitched irritating voice that made everyone flinch in annoyance.
Snotlout looked at him, confused. "Are you some kind of idiot?" he asked.
Noseferatu blinked at him. "Am I?" he wondered.
Astrid intervened before Snotlout could say anything. "So," she said to the small girl opposite of her, "Why do they call you Cake?"
"Because she's so small," Belchus replied before Cake could open her mouth, "I like to call her that. I also call her Strawberry. You know, like Strawberry Shortcake?"
"My name isn't really Cake, though," the girl said in a tiny voice, "It's-"
"No one cares, Cake!" Belchus snapped. Hiccup and Astrid cast a glance at each other.
At that moment Stoic called to them. "Come on, kids! Time to see where you're staying!" The six teens from Berk said a hasty good-bye, then quickly retreated.
"Well, that was pleasant," Fishlegs muttered as soon as they were out of earshot.
"What was with those guys?" Tuffnut asked, casting a glance back over his shoulder, "They wouldn't stop staring at us."
"They were a bunch of freaks," Snotlout concluded, "Nothing to worry about."
When they reached Stoic, he gestured them over to two small, piddly tents. "The boys sleep in this tent," he told them, motioning to one of the tents, "And girls sleep in the other. Any questions? Good! Well, get to bed early! Good night!" Then he lumbered off.
"But I had a question," Fishlegs muttered.
And that (dramatic pause) is that! See, I made it easy for you to tell who was the opposite of whom! Aren't I nice? Next time we introduce Slackjaw and start the first challenge! Yay! BTW, Hiccup was exaggerating when he was talking to Toothless. The adults do some competitions too; it's just MOSTLY the kids. Please read and review my story. I would very much appreciate it.