A Friend In Fire & Sea
A HttyD Fanfiction
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Genre: Friendship/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: K+
Hiccup's day has been going horribly. And for good reason, too- being lost in the middle of no where, with only a Scauldron for protection... Against, about, a dozen Dragon Hunter ships. Now, why would that be a problem? Oh, and the island they're on is inhabited by Hiccup's absolute FAVOURITE dragon. Another. Dinosaur. Face.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.
Chapter Two:
It Only Gets Worse.
Waves churned with his stomach, as water once again submerged his head.
He broke for surface, searching for a cry of agony, but only receiving a small whimper.
Kicking underneath him, he looked to the dark skies, trying to determine how far he had been pushed away from Dragon's Edge.
Hiccup didn't remember how he got here, just that he had been walking by the cliffs, and then the next thing he could find in his mind's archives was waking up to freezing cold water in his face.
If it was even possible, what concerned him the most (after his throbbing head and leg) was the fact he was clinging onto dear life by just a plank of wood... Which, while it could have been from ages ago, was most likely from a Dragon Hunter's ship. But if he remembered correctly, the last attack had been nearly two months ago.
So, that meant two things. One, he was much father away than he had once thought, or two, there had been a attack, which could explain why he was stranded, alone, in the middle of the ocean...
He decided it would be best to wait it out; his friends, taking they hadn't been captured, would come looking for him...
That, or...
He was going to die alone.
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Hours passed, and the only thing that rescued him was another piece of driftwood, slightly larger than the last, that he clung onto.
Night had now fallen, and typically, there was no moon, nor stars in the sky to help him see.
As if that wasn't bad enough, it had started pouring it down, and the waves were even more vicious than before.
He longed for warmth, he longed for Toothless, Melody, his friends- at this stage, he felt like he would do anything to curl up beside his faithful, warm Night Fury, falling asleep with no cares in the world. To see the familiar face of 'his' Deathsong, as she sung her soft lullaby, flying him away to the world of dreams.
He wanted his friends, so badly. Right now, he would happily listen to the twins' non-stop rambling, or Snotlout's complaining.
Hiccup coughed again, nearly choking on the cold seawater.
Looking up at the dark sky, which could have been the water below for all he knew, he just wished to see his loved ones.
He didn't care who.
Just... Just someone. Just. Some. One.
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For Hiccup, getting what he wanted in a horrible situation seemed impossible. But by some miracle, it was actually granted for once.
Now, of course, that didn't mean fate was being nice.
It wasn't Toothless. It wasn't Melody. It wasn't Astrid, or Fishlegs; not even his idiotic but well loved cousin, Snotlout, or the twins.
He never, ever asked for a giant Scauldron, who (most likely) wanted to eat him.
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The Scauldron, in fact, had no interest in eating the strange, scared human in the water. To be honest, he wasn't even hungry. He had no intentions on hurting an injured, wet and cold, helpless, stranded and lost, human boy.
He had never really seen humans in his life, being so isolated from the nests they lived in, apparently called 'villages'.
But the ones he had seen, had been big, stocky and violent.
Nothing like this.
The human was shivering madly, staring up at him with wide, terrified eyes. He had his mouth opened to speak, maybe scream, but found no words, nor noises to make; perhaps he had a dry throat? Despite the thick blockage that rain and water created, he could tell the poor hatchling was hurt and at a dangerous temperature. Also, he looked quite young, not having those huge hair things on his chest and face. So, he'd just stick with the fact that this was a human hatchling.
He growled questioningly, as the strange human tried to back away; where he did he think he could go? Was he trying to swim somewhere? If he was, the hatchling was doing a awful job of it. Were humans usually this defenceless at sea? The times he had seen the creatures, they stood in long, wooden vessels, they called 'ships', rather than just... Floating, in the middle of the raging ocean.
Perhaps he had lost his boat. After all, he couldn't see one any where.
Other dragons would sometimes come back, saying things about how they saw a human like this being rescued by another boat. Others would say they let them drown. And occasionally, you had the stuck-up, cruel Monstrous Nightmare who brags about them eating the defenceless human. He had never supported such methods, and as he looked down at the human, he ran his mind over his options.
Well, he could leave the human. Maybe hang around until a ship came and his friends saved him. Or, he could kill the poor human, but he would never do that. Not to a helpless hatchling like this one.
The storm was vicious, and he knew very well that humans eventually drowned; there might not be enough time for his fellow humans to come and rescue him...
He could take the human with him. Warm him up. Then, maybe he could take him to a human nest, where they would take him in and everything would be right again. Yes, that could work, and he would feel good- he wouldn't have to carry the burden of this hatchling's death.
Leaping out of the water with a mighty push of his muscles, he shook his head before lowering down to the choppy waves, picking the human hatchling in his claws.
The hatchling squealed, shaking and shivering harder, and clinging onto his leg tightly with his arms. The cold wind was probably biting at his scale-less skin, but unfortunately, he couldn't do much about that. For now, this would have to do.
As they neared his nest on the island, he quickly checked up on the human. He was still shaking, and awake, but was silent. He hummed to himself.
Yes, this would work.
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Next Chapter:
Chapter Three: The Aspects of a Human.
A/N:
Whoo! Okay dokey, so there you have it- I'm back from my holiday, so now I'm going on a update spree. XD
Still trying to figure out a name for our little Scauldron saviour- I was thinking something hilariously adorable.
Right now, I'm thinking Splash, or Bubbles. Which makes him oh so terrifying.
Also, should I make him join Melody on Dragon's Edge? Because I've been getting ideas... And this AU may just become bigger than I ever thought. ;)
REFERENCES-
No References.
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ShoutOuts:
Dannrose-
Thanks, pal! I know that, I do it a lot, unfortunately; it's my way of getting readers to keep going. It's the same way with 'This Is War'. Just like what I did with Chapter 20's Cliffy... XD – Yeah, I love to do just that, you know, explore their chaotic lives and their near-death experiences... Thanks for the Review!
midnightsky0612-
It's great to hear that from you! As always, thanks for the review!
As always, thanks to all readers, followers, favourite-ers (I'm pretty sure that's not a word...) and reviewers! I love you all!
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