I sat on the edge of the cliff face as the wind blew into my hair. I sighed and pulled out the painting again from my pocket. I felt the memory start to flood into my head.
memory
"Hurry up hiccup" she said. I ran across the wooded area trying to find the arrow I shot into the area.
"Merida? Where did you go?" I asked. No answer. All of a sudden Merida came behind me and tackled me to the ground making me scream. She rolled around laughing and eventually snorting. I stood up and wiped the dirt off my shirt.
All of a sudden she stopped laughing and looked towards the woods.
"Merida what's wrong?" I asked. All of a sudden she screamed and ran the other way. I looked back and saw a giant bear towering over me. I fell onto my butt and started to move back, I was so shocked I couldn't even move. I hit a fallen tree and stared at the beast as he moved his head down and sniffed me.
He stood up on his hind legs and roared making me scream. I looked up and saw Fergus jump over the log and started to fight the beast. I climbed over the log and started to run towards the camp. I had tears falling down my face so I couldn't see. I ran into something hard and fell to the ground. I looked up and saw dad looking down at me.
"Daddy!" I screamed before he scooped me into his arms.
"Its okay Hiccup" he said patting my back
End of memory
"I don't understand" I muttered to no one in particular. The painting was detailed with every inch. I scanned through it again my eyes darting from corner to corner. I was a young looking only six I had on a Viking helmet that was overgrown and blocked one of my eyes. There was a girl standing next to me her curly red hair was over grown. She was wearing a brown dress with a bow wrapped around her.
There was a large man standing over us along with a women who was holding him close. Behind me stood my dad who had his hand on my back.
I felt like a remembered her, but I couldn't recall. I stood up sighing before stuffing the painting in my pocket. I walked over to toothless and patted him on the neck before walking into the house. I saw dad in the corner of the room grabbing a sword in his helmet.
"Hey dad can I ask you a question?" I asked. He sighed obviously wanting to leave, now.
"Make it quick" he said harshly. I pulled out the picture and shoved it in his face
"Who is this?" I asked. He took a long look at the photo before his eye went wide.
"Where did you find it" he asked.
"In the floorboards" I said, he chuckled slightly before taking it from my hands.
"This is Fergus, he is the king of the kingdom of Dunbroch" he said pointing to the man behind the girl. "She" he pointed to the woman sanding next to Fergus "is queen on the kingdom queen Elinor."
"And her" I said pointing to the girl in the background.
"She is princess Merida, you two were the best of friends" he sighed and smiled remembering the good times I don't remember.
"What happened?" he frowned.
"We decided to part ways as friends" he handed me the painting and left. Moments later I followed outside and walked over to toothless who was sleeping on a patch of grass.
"Come on bud" I said shaking him his slowly opened his eyes and lifted his head. he stood up and shook himself before I climbed up on him. I placed my artificial foot in the metal slot and grabbed onto the harness. Before I could fly off I heard my name being called out. I looked back and saw Astrid running up to me.
"Hey Hiccup where are you going?" she asked.
"Um I am just going for a flight" I said.
"Can I come" she said. I didn't need her to come, I wanted her to but, I couldn't.
"Umm... Now" Toothless turned and started to fly at an alarming rate. I jerked back a little before I got back on track. To Dunbroch!
