Chapter 1:
Many readers have requested this, and I've decided to write it. Remember, this will be different than the original.
"Astrid, look out!"
Astrid turned to see the glowing green eyes staring at her. But before she could react, the Infector pounced. Thinking quickly, Astrid held up her arm to protect herself. But the Infector grabbed onto her with its claws and sank its long fangs into her arm. Immediately, the venom released from inside the poison sack and entered Astrid's bloodstream. The sharp pain of the fangs in her arm caused Astrid to grab the Infector by the neck and try to pry it off. But the daemon dragon's grip was firm. If it could just get enough venom into her bloodstream, maybe the Transformation would become permanent.
Which was exactly what it wanted.
Just then, a silvery object came out of nowhere, and hit the Infector's side. The dragon lost its grip on Astrid's arm and fell to the ground. Astrid turned to see Hiccup standing nearby, and his Gronkle Iron shield lying on the ground in front of her. The Infector got up and looked at the shield. It hissed. How it hated the metal.
Gronkle Iron was its weakness.
Thinking quickly, Astrid picked up the shield and held it in front of her. The Infector glared at her and hissed. Suddenly, a blast of fire came out of nowhere, and scorched the Infector's face. The ends of its fangs caught fire, and it shrieked. Astrid turned to see Stormfly standing in the entrance, a flame flickering on her teeth.
The Infector tried desperately to put out the flames on its fangs, but the fire was making its way into the poison sack. The venom inside it burned painfully. The Infector shrieked loudly, all of its venom drying up and crumbling. It wouldn't be infecting anyone anytime soon. But it was still alive.
Astrid realized that the Infector was now wounded, and weak from the fire, and decided to get rid of it once and for all. She threw herself, and the shield, on top of the dragon, hoping to crush it with her weight. The Infector continued to shriek in pain, the added weight of the Valkyrie on the Gronkle Iron shield slowly crushing it. Just then, Stormfly gently pushed her rider off of the shield, and placed her foot down on it, forcefully pushing down. There was a loud crunching sound, and the Infector's body fell limp.
The beast was dead.
The reign of terror was over.
By the time that the teens and Stormfly walked out of the cave, it was very late at night. They had buried the Infector's lifeless body under large boulders to make sure that it didn't get out, either by another dragon or Viking.
But they weren't off the hook yet. Hiccup was still cursed. He left his friends so he could be alone for a while. The cloud was still in front of the moon.
Astrid noticed Hiccup walk away, and decided to follow him. Hiccup didn't seem to notice her until she was standing next to him. "Coin for your thoughts," Astrid said. Hiccup sighed. "I thought that if we found a way to get rid of the Infector, we'd find a way to cure me," he said. Astrid shrugged. "We just haven't found enough clues," she said, "We'll figure something out." "How can you be so sure?" Hiccup asked. "I'm not," Astrid said, "But I know that there has to be a way to fix this." "So, it's faith?" Hiccup asked. Astrid shrugged. "I guess you could say that," she said. Hiccup sighed again. "When I Transformed tonight, I couldn't control the creature. I tried, but I couldn't. It was like there was a monster inside me, just waiting for the right moment to strike." Astrid turned to look at him. "You're not a monster, Hiccup," she said, "That was what the Infector wanted. And don't let anyone else tell you otherwise." Hiccup turned to look at her. "That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me," he said. Astrid smiled at him. Hiccup smiled back at her for a second before he noticed something. "Astrid, your skin is turning green!" "What?" Astrid looked at her arm to notice a green rash around the spot where the Infector had bitten her. They both stared at the green skin in shock.
"Uh, guys?"
Hiccup and Astrid turned to see a nervous Fishlegs pointing up at the sky. They followed the direction of his finger to notice the clouds moving away, revealing the full moon. Hiccup's eyes widened as the moonlight enveloped him. His pupils thinned, and the rest of his eyes became a glowing green. They were now dragon eyes. His heartbeat seemed to increase in speed, and he started panting. "No," he muttered, backing away. But he couldn't move out of the moonlight in time to avoid Transforming. "No!" He groaned, and clutched his stomach, which was suddenly in pain. He fell to his knees, and Astrid backed away.
She didn't get too far though, as a sharp pain suddenly warped her own stomach. She fell to the ground, clutching it tightly, moaning in pain.
The Transformation was rather painful, and extremely creepy to watch. Green scales formed on Hiccup's skin, and his fingernails elongated into claws. The scales spread across his clothes, and small spines sprouted out of his back. Astrid watched, wide-eyed, at the sight of her friend becoming a dragon. Hiccup looked up at her, his eyes widened in fear and pain. Astrid understood how he felt.
He didn't want this to happen.
But there was no stopping it. His spine stretched out, and a long prehensile tail sprouted out from behind him. His clothes became less regonizable as they faded, becoming the scaly skin of the Weredragon. He didn't get much bigger, but his limbs widened, and his boots split into the clawed back feet of the dragon. Finally, his neck and face stretched out, his teeth becoming long and sharp, horns sprouting from behind his head as his hair disappeared. Astrid suddenly noticed two odd structures poking out of the dragon's back, and realized that the wings were beginning to form. She ducked as the enormous wings shot out, spreading into full size. The Weredragon roared, the pain fading away as the last of the Transformation finished. It knelt down on the ground, exhausted.
As the last of Hiccup's Transformation finished, Astrid felt a tingling sensation on her arm. She looked down to see the green rash becoming a patch of green scales, which scaled up and down her arm. The same tingling feeling appeared on her other arm, and Astrid looked at it to see that it too was growing scales. Her hands became scaly, and her fingernails lengthened into claws. There was a ripping sound, and the cloths that she usually had wrapped around her arms were in shreds. Her legs grew scales as well, and her boots became dragon feet. A long tail sprouted out beneath her spiked skirt, which soon broke at the waist and fell to the ground with a clatter. There were a few small clicks, and the shoulder armor pieces fell to the ground, next to the skirt. Fishlegs tried to hold back the urge to vomit as the green scales, long tail, and claws made the Valkyrie a hideous sight to see. Astrid's clothes faded, much to the guys' relief, and took the form of scales. Spines sprouted out of Astrid's back and neck, and her face and neck lengthened, her teeth becoming long and sharp, and horns sprouting out of the back of her head. There was a loud SNAP, and Astrid's now broken headband came flying over, and hit Snotlout on the head. A pair of large wings burst out of Astrid's back as she roared, the last of the Transformation finishing. Exhausted, Astrid crouched down, her wings drooping.
Hiccup looked up and noticed her. Realizing what had happened, and confused at the armor and cloth lying around, he stood up and approached her. Hearing his footsteps, Astrid looked up to see him standing over her, his eyes wide with concern. Her eyes had remained the same ocean blue, but they resembled a dragon's. He gave her a small smile before nuzzling her gently. "It's okay," he said, "I was frightened the first time too."
Feeling a little better, Astrid stood up, lifted her head into the sky, and howled. Hiccup soon joined her, his howls mixing with hers.
Their friends watched in both shock and horror.
In case you're wondering, which I'm sure you are, the reason why some of Astrid's clothing...well, ripped and broke, was mostly because the Infector had given her more venom than Hiccup. Also, not every Transformation is the same. And don't worry, the change isn't permanent. Astrid would've had to get a lot more venom for it to last forever. Review, follow, or favorite.