Author's Note: I don't work with Dreamworks, or own any of the characters from the How To Train Your Dragon films, or books. I find the friendship between Hiccup and Toothless to be something true and beautiful, and just an amazing thing, indeed. So I thought up this little story. Please do give me your thoughts on it.
Dragons: A Better Gift.
The wind howled softly as the pitch-dark scaled dragon flew through the ice cold skies. The sun giving very little comfort to any creature seeking warmth. The pitch-dark dragon was a Night Fury. An extremely rare dragon. This Night Fury was named Toothless, by a teenage viking called: Hiccup. Toothless and Hiccup became friends, not right away of course. But this once forbidden friendship, changed both of their worlds, forever. And might I add, for the better.
Light from the sun shined on the golden metal from Toothless's artificial tail fin. Toothless used to have two tail fins at the end of his tail. With the help of those tail fins, he could fly. But he lost one tail fin months prior. Since Hiccup was a Blacksmith, he made his scaly dragon friend an artificial tail fin. Toothless however could not fly on his own. He always needed the help of Hiccup, to use his artificial tail fin. But two days ago, Hiccup made a very special tail fin for Toothless. This tail fin allowed him to fly with out Hiccup.
And so, here is Toothless, flying with out the scrawny viking. For two days, Toothless has been looking for Hiccup's helmet. It was lost two days ago, after a large group of various dragons came out of no where, surprising the two of them, and a dragon's tail removed the helmet from Hiccup's head, and it fell in the ocean. Toothless often dove in the freezing water, trying to find the exact location from where the helmet fell.
No such luck for the Night Fury. Toothless would not give up his search until he found said helmet. No luck in finding the helmet was exhausting for the dragon. He has been looking for it, with no rest. Toothless turned his gaze upward, and positioned his body, for he could fly higher in the sky. He was going to take a very small break from searching.
The dragon's muscles ached and burned due to constant flying, but he couldn't give up the search, not now. Not ever. Toothless knew that helmet meant a lot to Hiccup and his father. As Toothless got as high as he could, he flapped his wings to keep from falling, and looked down. The ocean was wide and vast. The Night Fury spot a Scauldron swimming, although it looked very tiny, due to how high he was.
Toothless then focused, closed his eyes. Tucked in his fore legs, and hind legs against his body, folded his wings, stuck out his neck, as far as he could, and just let him self free fall. Hiccup and Toothless did this with each other sometimes, and this certain dragon missed doing so. Toothless's body started to fall. His body tilted to where his nose was facing downward toward the ocean. The wind whistled in his ears as he fell at an increasingly fast speed. The cold air beat at his wings, tail, and scales. This wasn't as exhilarating as Toothless was hoping for. The thrill of just falling, no more worries. His heart beat quickly. But this was no fun at all. Because Hiccup wasn't there. To help him fly, or free fall along side him. It just wasn't the same. Never would be.
Toothless could feel him self nearing the ocean, and unfolded his wings. The powerful draft of wind, violently snapped his wings back, but it didn't hurt at all. Dragon wings are strong, with thick muscle supporting them. Toothless quickly dodged a large rock formation sticking out of the ocean. It loomed over Toothless. It made the dragon feel even more lonely.
Toothless spotted a decent sized island, and decided to take an hour rest upon said island. Just an hour of rest. No more then that. He landed on the beach of the island, and felt the sand stick to his claws as he walked on it. His tail dragging a line into it. The dragon emitted a large guttural sound, almost as if he was sighing.
He lowered his body, folded his wings, and curled his tail around him. Closing his eyes for a sixty minute rest. Toothless dreamed of being in Hiccup's presence again. Being back on Berk with the other dragons. StormFly. Meatlug. HookFang.
Toothless woke from his short pleasant dream as he felt cold water touching his clawed paws. The water was coming in, closer to shore. But something got his attention more. Hiccup's helmet was pressing against Toothless's snout! The water must of brought in the helmet to this very shore. The waves had to of been strong enough.
Toothless lifted his head, and looked down at it, tilting his head, and a gurgle could be heard deep in his throat. He sniffed it, to make sure it was actually Hiccup's. It was! With no time to waste, he opened his maw, and put the helmet in his mouth. Toothless was glad to have found it, after all this traveling. In truth, it seems, the helmet has found Toothless. Toothless stood up, shook his body free of sand, and unfolded his lengthy wings, looking out toward the ocean, a determined glint in his lime green colored eyes. He couldn't wait to return to Berk. To see his friend.
Hiccup may have given the Night Fury ability to fly with out his assistance, but Toothless honestly preferred to fly with Hiccup. It's something they both could share. Hiccup could not fly with out Toothless. And Toothless could not fly with out Hiccup. This was a good gift, to be able to fly on one's own. But Hiccup gave Toothless something much more meaningful. A much better gift. Friendship.
And with finding the helmet, the Night Fury roared with joy, heading back to Berk.