A/N Hell my toasty people Rainbow here with another installment of Not Far From Home. As request by somebody I will make the chapter longer but remember I have two other stories so my updates may be small in number but I will try for one a week. Another thing Is a will respond to your reviews in the bottom A/N in my stories instead of PMs because of guests.
(A/N just to let you know italicized words are now dragonesses)
Ch2: Astrid's investigation
Hiccup's POV
I broke free of the grip of the larger Vikings. I gave them a cold stare with my emerald green eyes, as I left the forge. I looked back once to find Astrid's Baby blue eyes not looking dead but burning with a fiery passion. I thought I would do something to piss her off. I walked a little bit slower and winked at her. To say that she was shocked would be an understatement. Her jaw dropped and she clenched her hands into fist and started to shake with rage.
I smirked as I continued my way to the dock for my fish. I walked down the ramp to the lower level on the cliff to the docks. As I was walking down I noticed Alvor the fisherman of the island, had already set out my four baskets of fish for me. Now most sane people would take two or three trips to take the fish but since I had bulked up a lot I just grabbed two in each hand and made my way up the docks.
On my way up I noticed Stoick or my father if you could even call him that, walking to their boat which was under repair.
He looked at me and asked. "You need any help lad?"
I shook my head and continued walking.
Stoick POV
As soon as this person left I quickly walked over to the forge. As I walked in I saw gobber sharpening our weapons as Brandt looked at Snotlout's throat. I noticed there was a blade mark indicating that someone held a blade to his throat.
Outraged I demanded who did this to the heir of berk.
"WHO DID THIS?" I shouted looking for an answer.
"Oh… hey ,hey about that umm.. you know this lad wears Night black armor with a hood and cape?" Brandt asked sheepishly.
"Yes I saw him carrying four baskets of fish to the forest. What's that about anyway?" I asked my temper becoming calmer by the second.
"Well Snotlout put a hand on his shoulder and he's a little jumpy so he swung around and put a blade to his throat. Oh and the fish thing he gets that as payment why I don't know." Brandt explained still a little sheepish.
"Where is he I need to have a little talk with him and maybe teach him some respect?" I asked myself clenching my hands into fists.
"Umm… you probably won't get him to talk." Gobber said to me.
"Ohh I'll make him talk." I mumbled fiddling with the handle of my battle axe.
"Umm… stoick that's what you don't get he's been on this island for four years and he hasn't said a word he may be mute." Brandt explained to me.
"Oh… Uh well what now?" I asked them awkwardly. They all shrugged and went back to what they were doing. I just nodded and walked back to the docks. I was about to descend the ramp to look on the ship when I felt a hand grab my shoulder. I turned around to find Astrid had stopped me.
"Astrid." I greeted
"Chief I need to talk to you." She replied taking her hand of my broad shoulder.
"What is it Astrid is something wrong?" I asked wanting to get the conversation over with.
"Umm chief it's about this 'Rider' I think he is hiding something from us." Astrid asked with haste.
"Yes he is a shady figure but what are you suggesting?" I asked not getting the point of this conversation.
"Well I was wondering with your permission if I could investigate him further?" Astrid asked.
"Well you'll have to bring this up with Arvid." I said as I walked away.
Astrid's POV
"Arvid." I said while knocking on the chief's door.
I stopped knocking and waited for a response. After about thirty seconds Arvid came and opened the door.
"Oh Astrid right?" He asked me.
"Yes and I have a question." I said cutting strait to the point.
"All right what can I do for you?" He asked alertly.
"Well I was wondering with your permission I could investigate Rider a little bit I have a hunch he is hiding something from us." I said in an optimistic tone.
"Well I always wondered what he was hiding. Well I light of the situation I will permit it. But be wary last time someone tried this he broke his arm." He said in a dark tone at the end.
"Okay…" I replied slowly not sure about going through with this investigation.
"What's the worst that could happen?" I said followed closely by a nervous laugh.
"You could die." Arvid deadpanned.
"W-w-what d-do yo-you me-mean." I stuttered out.
"He is a deadly assassin if provoked he could probably kill twenty of us before we could subdue him." Arvid said with fear evident in his deep voice.
"Oh… im just gona go get ready." I said trying to end the conversation.
"Ok gods be with you Astrid." He mumbled the last part under his breath.
Hiccup/Rider POV
I walked into the forest with my four baskets of fish of hand. I looked around admiring the beauty of the forest. I continued walking towards the cave of Night Furies. After another three minutes of walking I reached the entrance of the cave.
"Toothless I'm back." I called out to him in dragonesses.
"YA! FISH!" Toothless responded before jumping on me and licking my face.
"Ugh… Toothless you know that doesn't wash out." I laughed out.
"Alright enough play help me get the fish spread around ok?" I continued.
"Fine, fine kill joy" Toothless mumbled under his breath.
"Oh hush you big baby." I retorted.
After we distributed the fish I walked up to my cave room thing and sat down at my desk. I pulled out my journal and started to write about my day.
(Time skip after journal entry)
I put my charcoal pencil down and put my journal back into the drawer. I got up from my desk and made my way to my armor stand. I took off my armor and changed into my night time clothes. I turned around and hopped into bed for the night.
(Time skip morning)
I woke up in the morning to the sound of claws hitting the stone floor of the cave. Before I could even open my eyes a large black blur jumped on my and started to lick my face.
"Toothless stop please im up, im up." I shouted.
"Yeah well I would have to if you got up on time." Toothless said in a mocking tone.
"I'M LATE!" I shouted
"Well I said that I would only wake you up if you were late sooo… yes" He explained to me mocking me.
"I hate you sometimes." I said looking him in the eyes.
"No you don't know one can resist me puppy eyes." He said while flashing his puppy eyes.
"Okay you big baby I got to get ready so go address the flock or whatever an alpha does." I said getting out of bed.
Toothless walked out of my room leaving me alone to get my armor on. It took me a full ten minutes to get my armor on. After that I walked down my steps to the main cave area. I grabbed a fish out of the pile and walked over to Toothless.
"Hey bud can u cook this for me?" I asked nicely.
Toothless turned to me with a blank expression on his face before roasting my fish.
"Okay, okay I know what you want we can take a flight after work today." I said grinning like an idiot at the pouting night fury.
He instantly perked up and started to nuzzle my leg. I gave him a scratch on the chin and ran towards the forge.
Brandt POV
Where is he it's not like rider to be late. Not worrying about that at the moment I started to prepare the forge for his arrival. I turned around to heat up the forge so when he gets here he can get to work. I pulled a leaver or two and the forge started to heat up.
Rider presence really helped here almost everything is automated. I was trapped in my own thoughts about Riders latest invention it's a sword with a retractable blade. I just saw the blue print I don't think he had started on the prototype yet. I was snapped out of my daze when the Berkian blacksmith gobber walked up to the forge.
I walked up to him and asked him.
"So what can I do for you today gobber?" I asked politely at least in Viking standards.
"Well I noticed you apprentice hasn't showed up so I was wondering if I could help around the forge." Gobber asked while scratching his beard.
"Yeah sure just sharpen some of these weapons." I said pointing to the pile of weapons.
"Okay I'll get started." He said walking over to the grinder.
I watched him walk over and his gaze faltered and fell upon the door to the back room or Riders Room as I like to call it.
He then asked "Uh… what's in there?"
"That's the RR room or Riders Room as I like to call it. When he's not working on a project he invents stuff and draws." I said proud of my apprentice. I still call him my apprentice even tho he teaches my most of the time.
"Just like hiccup…" He mumbled with a tear falling from his eyes.
"Ah… Hiccup Horrendous Haddock The Third. He was a good lad." I said looking away from him.
"I! He was an inventor he made so many things. Like a portable Bola launcher a heating and cooling system for houses even an automated mill." Gobber said smiling at old memories.
"Wait did you say automated mill?" I questioned remembering the design that Rider drew up.
"Yeah why?" Gobber asked now attentive.
"We have an automated mill." I paused trying to piece the puzzle together. "and I think we still have the blueprints." I continued.
I walked over to the door and opened it to find Rider inside searching through his Blueprints.
"Rider! When did you get here?" Gobber asked.
"Oh… wait don't answer that." He corrected.
"Yeah… anyway we are looking for the automated mill blue prints." I said.
He cocked his head sideways in a show of confusion.
"Gobber here wants to look at them to maybe improve their mill." I lied.
Hiccup/Rider's POV
Gobber wants to look at my blueprints? Out of all of the years I was on berk he said they were all to un-Viking-like.
I merely nodded at their question knowing denying him will raise questions.
I walked over to the file cabinets and bent down into a crouch reaching the M drawer.
I opened the drawer and sifted through the Blueprints until I found one labeled 'Auto mill 2.0'. I pulled it out and handed it to gobber. He looked at it closely before his eyes widened. I was about to go to work on something else hoping to avoid whatever was going on.
"This is the same design as Hiccups." Gobber mumbled.
I visibly froze as that name left his mouth and Brandt noticed this. He started to ask questions.
"All right here Rider is there something your hiding from us." Brandt asked slightly agitated.
I shook my head 'no'. I quickly grabbed a satchel and put a few key blueprints in it.
"No sunny boy you are hiding something from us and we will find out." Brandt said reaching for my hood.
Before I could stop him my hood fell to my shoulders revealing my face. Their eyes widened and jaws dropped.
"Hiccup your alive but how?" Gobber asked determined to get answers.
Before they could register what happened I pushed them to the ground running out of the forge.
I heard them shout "HICCUP! GET BACK HERE!" Gathering the attention of other people.
I was ran through town with my hood still down and people started to whisper and shout. I was about half-way through the town when I looked back to see Gobber Brandt and the teens running after me. Before I knew what was happening I ran into somebody.
After I gathered myself I looked up to find myself staring into he baby blue eyes on my childhood crush Astrid.
Astrid's POV
I had spent all day gathering supplies and training just in case this person is hostile. I was walking down to the docks to tell stoick I was going to be on my way.
I was almost to the docks when I heard a shout.
"HICCUP! GET BACK HERE!"
"Gobber why would he shout Hicc-. " Before I could finish my sentence I was barreled over by a black figure. I quickly stood up and looked at the figure. I was staring into his emerald green eyes. He looked a lot like Hiccup.
I was about to ask him who he was when I heard Gobber shout.
"HICCUP!"
As soon as Goober shouted that he froze I little bit before giving me a two finger salute and a goofy grin. At that very moment I knew it was Hiccup. Only Hiccup had a grin like that.
But before I could blink he was running into the forest jumping through the trees.
Hiccup's POV
I looked into her eyes just that made me think about staying. But I quickly shook those thoughts out of my head. I thought I would give her a classic Hiccup goodbye. So I just gave her a two finger salute and a goofy grin. I could tell she was about to start asking questions so I quickly took off into the woods. I was jumping tree to tree at a blazing fast speed knowing that the flock had to move and quickly.
After another three minutes I reached the cave entrance. I quickly ran inside panting heavily catching the attention of the Night Furies. I steadied my breathing just as toothless ran up to me with a concerned look on his face.
"Toothless their coming for us." I managed to gasp out.
"Oh god what do we do." Toothless asked slightly panicking.
"Get them ready for flight I need to grab a few things." I said as I ran up to my room.
I ran up the stairs into my room. I quickly grabbed my journal and some charcoal, just the essentials. I ran back down the step to find the floc formation and ready to fire on any Vikings. I ran to the front and hopped on Toothless. I gave him a light tap with my heel to let him know we're leaving. Within the second all thirty-one Night Furies we're out of the cave and in the air. I didn't know where we would go but anywhere is better than Not Far From Home.
A/N There you go my toasty people indulge on the fruits on my keyboard. Wow I have nothing to say except respond to the comments.
Xlight02: Yes there will be Hiccstrid eventually.
Midnightsky0612: Yes I am not normal so my stories are not that conventional.
Well that's it for this A/N also SPOILER I added valka to the characters of this story I guess you know what that means. Well that's finally it for this A/N see you later folks and remember stay toasty my friends. GOD BLESS YOU ALL RAINBOW OUT.