Hey everyone! So I got chapter two up! :D I hope you all really like it! Oh also I have my updating schedule plan! It will be at the end of this chapter!

Oh and sadly I still don't own anything…. ): maybe someday I will! :D

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Saving Astrid Chapter Two

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Hiccup yawned as he rolled over in his bed. Blinking a few times before his vision focused in, he sat up and scratched the back of his head while another yawn escaped his mouth. He looked around to see that Toothless was gone. "That's weird…" The young Viking mumbled getting out of bed, and putting his fur vest on. After making his way down stairs, he realized his dad wasn't even up yet. Hiccup went over to the door and pulled it open. The sun was not in the sky, but its glow was growing brighter. "Toothless?" Hiccup whispered fiercely. "Humm…." Hiccup slumped. Pulling on his boot he started to walk around town. He saw nothing out of place, not even the sight of Tuffnut and Ruffnut passed out on the ground with red marks on their heads. While everyone was still asleep in their homes.

Hiccup decided to go back home and wait for Toothless there. On his way home Hiccup walked by Astrid's house. He thought, "I hope she's doing alright," with a small smile pulling at his lips, he couldn't help but smile when he thought of the two kisses they have shared. "She's looked so tried these past few days." He finished his thoughts.

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Hiccup got back to his house and started breakfast for his dad, while biting into a roll of bread himself. Sitting down at the table, he got out a piece of paper, his ink pot, and pen. He started to sketch the body of a Deadly Natter. He drew the wings stretched out and ready to fly, the spikes on the tail ready to fly out and kill, and, without even noticing, he had drawn a young girl rider, with a braid, on the dragon's back, and slowly wrote Astrid above the girl.

"Ah, young love!" Stoick boomed into the young boy's ear.

"Ow… Dad…" Hiccup said flatly, putting his hand over his drawing. "Come on, Dad… It was just a dragon." The boy tried to tell a cover story without blushing.

"Ohh, so it wasn't a love letter?" Stoick laughed and danced around while he got his food. "Then why ya coverin' it? Huh?" Stoick nudged his son playfully on his way to the door. Stoick didn't realize he knocked Hiccup out of his chair.

"Geesh…" Hiccup sighed, putting his hand on his forehead. He stood up and started to gather his papers. Hiccup piled all of the loose papers up and shoved them into the cover of a book.

Hiccup cleaned up after he put breakfast away. The whole time he was tidying the house he was wondering where Toothless could be. He realized it was almost time for training class. "Well… I guess I just won't have a dragon today." Hiccup rolled his eyes stepping out the door.

Walking over to the training arena was a sad and lonely walk for Hiccup. He hated when Toothless wondered off. True, he can't fly away, but he can walk, and sometimes that worries Hiccup even more. Trying to put it all in the back of his mind, Hiccup jogged into the arena to find everyone already there and waiting.

"Hey everyone, sorry for the wait," Hiccup apologized.

"You should be! We have been waiting for like, 7 years!" Snotlout retorted.

"Gee… I am so sorry I am a few minutes late," Hiccup looked around "Where's Astrid?"

"No clue." Ruffnut slurred, sliding down her dragon's face.

"She is probably still sleeping; we had a great night last night." Snotlout stretched, acting cool.

"What? Whatever dude. She would never even be caught dead with you. Like, you know… not breathing dead, she like… hates you…." Tuffnut replied. Hiccup couldn't help but bite back a smile and laugh at the look on Snotlout's face.

"Okay, well I am sure she will show up." Hiccup grabbed his notebook.

"Hey, Hiccup, where is Toothless?" Fishlegs asked raising his hand.

"I don't know…" Hiccup sighed turning toward Fishlegs.

"What's that on your face?" Snotlout inquired rudely. "'Aquid'? What's an 'Aquid'?"

"What?" Hiccup raised an eye brow and grabbed a nearby shield and looked at his face in the metal. "Crap…" He muttered under his breath before walking over to water trough and then dipping his hand in the water to wipe away the black ink on his face.

"So, what was it?" Snotlout asked from his 'desk'. "How do you end up with ink on your face? Geesh… What a dork!"

"Will you just shut up, Snotlout." Hiccup came back. "I was writing something and I must have laid my hand on the wet ink. Is that so hard to understand?" Hiccup sighed again. "Where are you Astrid? You would have him shut up and be ready to listen," He thought. "Okay! So…." Hiccup cleared his throat, "Today's lesson will be," Hiccup was interrupted by the sound of Toothless's roar. "Toothless?" Hiccup spun around to see his dragon running in the arena right at him. "What's up bud?"

Toothless started to herd his rider out of the arena. "Ah… okay, Okay! Ah… so yeah, class is over!" Hiccup yelled back to everyone as he jumped on Toothless's back. Everyone sat there staring at each other before running to their dragons to follow after their friend.

Hiccup rode on Toothless, who was going so fast he had to shut his eyes due the stinging wind. Toothless started to slow a little so Hiccup could open his dry eyes. He blinked quickly, allowing his vision to clear. "Whoa…. Bud. Where are we?" Hiccup questioned his dragon, "Is this the Dead Forest out by Mildew's place?" He put his face down close to Toothless's. The Night Fury nodded as his eyes scanned the ground.

Toothless spotted where he was looking for. There was a line of trees that had been taken down by something with great force. Hiccup sat up straight to look over Toothless's head. Cocking an eyebrow, he tilted his head to the side as they got closer to whatever had made this mess. A branch whipped Hiccup's arm. "Ow!" He snapped, rubbing his arm. He gasped when he felt a thick, sticky liquid. Looking down at his hand he saw it covered in blood. Hiccup grabbed where the branch had hit him and looked at his untouched sleeve that was now stained with blood. "Whose blood is-" Hiccup looked away from his arm when Toothless landed. He squinted his eyes, trying to make out the breathing mass in front of him.

"Stormfly!" Hiccup jumped off Toothless and ran over to the bleeding dragon. "Stormfly! What happened girl?" Hiccup brushed dirt off of the Natter's face. Stormfly slowly sat up, only to fall back down. "Whoa, whoa girl, take it easy." Hiccup put his hands up, shaking them at Stormfly. "Toothless, go get that rock for her head." Hiccup pointed at a big boulder sitting about 80 or so feet away from the hurt dragon.

Walking around Stormfly, Hiccup tried to figure out what had happened to the poor girl. Why did she crash? Why was she on this side of the island? And of course, what happened to Astrid?

Hiccup carefully grabbed Stormfly's wing and stretched it out, looking at all the wounds. She had some deep gashes seeping blood, small cuts all over her body and wings and the edge of her left wing had a branch about as big as Hiccup's arm stuck through it.

Hiccup covered his mouth, trying to not throw up. "Geesh… that was one sharp branch. Ahh… girl, that has gotta hurt…" Hiccup sighed, rubbing the Deadly Natter's face before lifting her head so Toothless could slide the rock under.

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The small Viking continued to inspect her injuries until he heard Fishlegs's voice yelling "Hiccup!" cut through the woods.

"Over here," He called back, "I'm glad you guys could find me. I'm gonna need some help." He sighed again, gesturing to the bloody Stormfly as everyone gasped.

The flight back into town was quiet. Stormfly hung between Toothless and Hookfang on a make-shift platform. Astrid was still nowhere to be found. Hiccup had sent Fishlegs and Ruffnut out to look for her around the wreck site, but nothing. Hiccup knew once he got Stormfly to Gobber he would come back with Toothless and look for her himself though. "Dear Thor, please let her be okay where ever she is," He whispered.

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"Aye, what happened to the ol' girl?" Gobber asked looking at her wounds. "Look like she took a mighty fall."

"Yeah, she must have…" Hiccup patted Stormfly on the side.

"How'd Astrid take the fall?" Gobber asked

Hiccup clenched his fists "I don't know… we couldn't find her…" He looked down as he spoke.

Gobber's jaw dropped and as his first aid box hit the ground with a thud, "Ya couldn't find 'er?"

"Yeah… we couldn't, but I swear I will find her!" Hiccup didn't realize he yelled the last part. "Please, just take care of Stormfly. I need to talk to my dad." Hiccup said seriously while walking away as Toothless followed.

Hiccup burst through the door of the great hall were his dad was consoling a newlywed couple. "Excuse this," Hiccup said darkly.

"Hiccup?" Stoick questioned the boy due to the dark tone in his voice.

Hiccup walked by his dad and not stopping, he grabbed the fur of his top and pulled the huge man with him.

"Whoa, Hiccup? Are ya okay?" Stoick asked bending down to his son's level, "What's wrong boy?"

"Astrid is missing." Hiccup stated in the same dark tone, his head still down but he looked up his dad with his eyes.

"No…" Stoick stood up straight. "It's not possible… is it?"

"I didn't thinks so but don't worry dad. I will find her. I promise." Hiccup told his father intensely.

"Hiccup…" Stoick mumbled as Hiccup walked to the door, where Toothless was waiting for him.

Hiccup looked back at his dad one last time. Stoick stood there in utter shock. "Tell her parents, but tell them not to worry. I WILL save Astrid." Hiccup declared as he ran out the door with Toothless.

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Well I hope you all enjoyed chapter 2! :D Be sure to tell me what you think!

Oh and also, I have an update schedule now! :D I am going to update this story every two weeks on (or before) Sunday. I get very busy this time of year and don't want to have to rush the story.

And if for some reason I am unable to update on the Sunday I was supposed to I will have it up within the next few days. If for some reason I can't get it up in that amount of time I will have an info chapter up telling when I will have it up and why I am so late.

But let's hope that, that -^ (it's an arrow) doesn't happen. So yeahhh please keep reading and tell me what you think! [:

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