Well hello again (internally cringing)
I don't know why I just said that… but anyway. I got my first review ever! YAY! But I can't figure out how to respond to it soo…
Anyway, (I assume you'll know if it's you, didn't know if you wanted me to put your name or not)
The new girl will arrive in either the next chapter or this one, and I have seen the trailer but HTTYD 3 isn't in England yet so I don't really know much about the light fury. I don't know what dragon the new girl will ride I was leaning towards a night fury style dragon, you'll just have to wait and see. Thanks for your review though xx
(I really need to read the books :} )
Anyway on with the story…
I reached a cliff overlooking ocean. This spot is perfect, I dropped the handles of the wheelbarrow to the ground. I dropped a bola onto a chamber then pivoting the weapon on the gimbal head toward the dark sky. I trained my eyes on the dark sky looking through the scope, hand poised on the trigger. I saw a blue iridescent ball of dragon fire destroy another one of the watchtowers. I turned my aim to the last remaining watchtower hoping that the night fury will go for it… It closed in for the final strike, completely camouflaged in the night.
"Come on. Give me something to shoot at, give me something to shoot at." I muttered under my breath. I saw a dark shadow covering the stars in the sky, my only indication that there was in fact something there. I was right; the dragon flew by like a shadow in the night. The fire illuminated the dragon for a second as the watchtower crumbled. I fired, the crossbow like contraption snapping back in to place sending me sprawling across the ground. A loud heart-wrenching screech ripped me from my stupor.
"Oh I hit it! Yes, I hit it! Did anybody see that?" I said amazed that it actually worked! But… my victory was short lived as a Monstrous Nightmare crept towards me its razor-sharp fangs bared as it growled. "Except for you." I said calmly before running off as fast as I could through the plaza. I could tell the nightmare was readying its self for a blast, so I ran for the first cover I could find. I managed to dodge the near fatal blast. I ducked behind the last standing brazier, as the nightmare blasted causing it to set fire to itself making it even more terrifying… I peered round the smouldering the post only find the nightmare had vanished. The second I relaxed I felt warm breath on the back of my neck, I immediately tensed my shoulders preparing to die. Until I heard the familiar battle cry of my father. I turned to see him fighting the Monstrous Nightmare.
"You're all out" he said when the dragons fire fell limp half way towards him. He leapt forward tackling the Nightmare to the ground. They tumble and wrestle, until Stoick smashes the nightmare repeatedly in the face driving it way. He grunted as it made its sheepish retreat into the black sky.
He tuned to face me his ,what seems to be, ever present scowl on his face.
"Oh, and there's one more thing you need to know..." I said sheepishly
The burnt brazier pole collapses, sending the massive iron basket crashing. It bounces down the hill, destroying as it goes and scattering the Vikings who were holding down the netted Nadders. The freed dragons escape... with several sheep in tow.
"Sorry, dad." I said cringing and awaiting the oncoming wrath. All the dragons that had been captured managed to escape with the distraction. "Okay, but I hit a Night Fury." I said sheepishly as my dad grabbed me by my collar, silently fuming with embarrassment. "It's not like the last few times, Dad. I mean I really actually hit it. You were busy and I had a very clear shot. It went down, Just off Raven Point. Let's get a search party out there, before it-"
"-STOP! Just….stop" my dad said releasing me, I could feel the other villagers eyes looking on in expectancy. "Every time you step outside, disaster follows. Can you not see that I have bigger problems? Winter's almost here and I have an entire village to feed!" I looked up at my dad cautiously.
"Between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't ya think?" I said trying to relieve the tension, looking at my dads angry face I could tell it was a mistake.
"This isn't a joke, Hiccup! Why can't you follow the simplest orders?" he asked exasperated
"I can't stop myself. I see a dragon and I have to just… Kill it, you know? It's who I am, Dad" I said my arms flailing
"You are many things, Hiccup. But a dragon killer is not one of them"
"Quite the performance" said a boy with long blonde hair – Tuffnut
"I've never seen someone mess up that badly. That helped!" said another boy with straight black hair - Snotlout… My cousin, unfortunately
"Thank you, thank you. I was trying so…" I said trying to avoid Astrid's angry glair. Gobber and I continued our way through the crowd to my house…
"I really did hit one" I said to Gobber as we made our way up the hill to my house.
"Sure, Hiccup" he said bored
"He never listens" I said annoyed
"Well it runs in the family"
"And when he does its always with this… disappointed scowl. Like someone skimped on the meat in his sandwich." I said getting exasperated "Excuse me, barmaid. I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring. I ordered a extra large boy with beefy arms. Extra guts and glory on the side. This here. This is a talking fishbone" I said imitating my dad's Scottish drawl
"Your thinking about this all wrong. It's not so much what you look like. It's what's on the inside that he can't stand" Gobber finished. I looked at him like he grew another head
great pep talk Gobber
"Thank you, for summing that up"
"Look, the point is, stop trying to be something you're not." He finished causing me to sigh entering the house…
"I just want to be one of you guys" I say shutting the door
"Urgh, the gods hate me. Some people lose their knife or their mug. No, not me. I manage to lose an entire dragon" I say whacking a branch out of the way, in my anger I neglected to see it catapult right into my face. I look up to see the tree is snapped the tip of the tree leading down a muddy slope where the earth had been ripped up. I followed it down only to see THE black dragon tied down in the bola from the other night, dead.
"Oh wow. I did it. I did it. This fixes everything. Yes! "I say planting my foot on the dead dragon. "I have brought down this mighty beast!" dragon suddenly shifts "Woah!" I exclaim jumping away from the dragon. I fished around in my jacket for my dagger, I find it and point it at the beast…
I walk towards the dragon dagger held out in front poised at the dragon. "I'm going to kill you, Dragon. I'm gonna cut out your heart and take it to my father. I'm a Viking." I say darkly "I am a VIKING" I say raising the dagger above my head ready to strike. I opened an eye peering down at the dragon whose own eyes were staring into my own, its labouring breaths causing me to waver. I watched as the dragon closed it's eyes and resigned to it's fait. I cant do this I, I lower my arms the dagger now limp at my side… "I did this" oh my Thor, I can't believe I did this. I say stumbling backwards preparing to turn away before looking back at the helpless beast.
It's eyes sprang open as soon as it heard me start to cut the ropes. As the last rope falls free, the Night Fury suddenly pounced, in a blur I was trapped in between a rock and the claw of the Night Fury. It looked like it wanted to kill me, I honestly don't blame him for what I did, he lifter his head as I tried to free myself before roring in my face so loudly my hair was blown back. I closed my eyes trying to suppress my fear, suddenly the claw around my neck was gone. I slowly opened my eyes inly to see the poor creature fly into a cliff before continuing onwards, before it dropped out of view…
Dear Thor… I think as I stagger away. That was the last thing I remember before I blacked out…
"Erm… hello? Are you ok?" a melodic voice said
"Uuuurgh… w-what happened?" I ask opening my eyes… Oh My Thor! She was beautiful. She had long dark brown hair, her side fringe swept to the side and her long bangs falling out of the plait that cascaded over her shoulder. Her pail skin and emerald eyes that seemed to look into my soul.
"I think you must've blacked out"
"Oh… I'm Hiccup" I say holding out my hand to her
"I'm Emerlynn" she says shaking hands with me.
I smiled at her, but suddenly her hand went limp and I saw her blood soaked tunic…