Not Hiccup- In the episode "Not Lout" from RTTE Season 4: During the rider's practice run when Snotlout started freaking out, he accidentally launched the barrel at Hiccup and Toothless. What if Meatlug didn't blast the barrel in time, and Toothless and Hiccup fell? Requested by katurdi.

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It was Snotlout's first time leading a mission, and he wasn't doing well.

He had put himself in charge of dropping and shooting the target, but Snotlout was struggling to do anything at all. Parts of his dream the night before haunted him, and his mind raced for what to do.

"Drop it. No, don't drop it, Hookfang!" he shouted.

Hookfang snarled, flapping around in confusion.

Suddenly Spitelout's voice came out of Hookfang's mouth: "You wanna be like your old man? A great leader takes what's rightfully his!"

Hookfang growled again.

"Drop it now, Hookfang!" yelled Snotlout.

But the other Dragon Riders were to close for it to be safe. "Look out!" Hiccup warned the others as Snotlout and Hookfang hurdled towards them, accidentally flinging the barrel straight at Toothless.

Toothless tried to plasma blast the barrel into bits, but it was too close… and the barrel smacked right against Hiccup and Toothless, sending them falling to the ground like a rock in water. Everyone watched in horror as the rider and his dragon crashed into the dirt.

"Hiccup!" Astrid cried. "Stormfly, down!"

Fishlegs whimpered, following after her. "Oh Thor, oh Thor, oh Thor…," he murmured.

The twins and Snotlout flew down to the ground as well. Snotlout tried to remain unfazed and annoyed with the unpleasant 'interruption', but he actually felt guilty for his actions. He might have killed them…!

And if he had… Snotlout shivered, for two different reasons. (1) He never wanted to kill his friends-though with Ruff and Tuff it was tempting at times-. (2) Astrid's fury was a thing you'd only want to face once in your lifetime. It was enough to scar someone for years to come.

When Hookfang landed on the grass next to the others, Snotlout froze, horrified.

Hiccup had been thrown off of Toothless's back because of the blast from the barrel, and he laid unmoving several feet away from his dragon. Toothless, on the other hand, seemed to just have minor injures. The only wounds the dragon had attained were a bruised side and a sure headache the next morning. He was fine, but...

Hiccup wasn't moving.

Astrid, jumping off Stormfly, raced up to the boy, her eyes wide with fear. "Hiccup! HICCUP!" she yelled, beginning to shake him in an attempt to get him out of his unconscious state. "Please wake up, please wake up!"

Hiccup groaned in pain, relieving Snotlout from some of the guilt of 'killing Hiccup.' Still, Snotlout knew that Hiccup was severely injured, and it was all his fault.

All. His. Fault.

"My… head hurts," Hiccup moaned, wincing at Astrid's touch.

Astrid grimaced, seeing a deep cut on the side of Hiccup's head, oozing with blood. She quickly stood up, and looked at the other riders with intensity. "We need to bandage Hiccup's head and assist to any other injuries he's sustained. Come on, let's get moving! Hiccup's hurt!"

Everyone scurried about, eager to find something that would help Hiccup- all except Snotlout. All he could do was… stare.

Fishlegs soon found a cloth in his satchel and tossed it over to the awaiting Astrid. Astrid didn't take a moment to hesitate, and pressed the cloth to Hiccup's head. "Hiccup? Does anything else hurt you? We need to know."

Hiccup peeked open his eyes. "I think my arm-" He winced, sending more guilt into Snotlout. "I think it's broken… must have been the fall… I landed on it pretty heavily when I was tossed from Toothless."

Toothless snorted, finally regaining his senses. The dragon had been too dazed to come over to Hiccup before, but now he was up and ready to take care of his rider… and take revenge upon the person who did this: Snotlout.

But his rider needed him now, and Toothless didn't have time for his silly revenge, no matter how tempting it was. He raced over to Hiccup, licking his face.

Hiccup laughed, trying to push Toothless away. "Toothless, it's okay. I'm… I'm fine."

"You don't look fine," Astrid pointed out.

Snotlout finally decided to speak. He wanted to say something like, "I'm sorry, Hiccup," or "Can you forgive me?", but he ended up saying: "Dragon Boy says he's fine, Astrid. All he got was one little cut, and maybe a bruised bone here or there! It's not like the world is ending!"

For a moment, there was silence.

The next, Snotlout was screaming as Astrid tackled him.

That night, Hiccup was in his room, having a large bandage on the side of his head and his arm in a sling. The arm wasn't broken, thank Thor, just dislocated. Astrid had had her share of dislocated shoulders, and she set it back into place easily.

Not so easily for Hiccup. He was yelping through the whole thing.

Finally, after a whole day of being hovered around by Astrid, Hiccup was left alone with Toothless, ready to fall asleep. Hiccup couldn't stop yawning as he put his drawing book on his nightstand. He couldn't wait to have a nice, long, healing rest.

But just as Hiccup was about to blow out the candle light, a knock came from his door. Hiccup frowned. He had told Astrid to leave him be for the night, so it shouldn't have been her. Who was it?

"Come in," Hiccup said tentatively.

The door slowly opened, and there stood…

Snotlout.

Hiccup felt surprised. He hadn't expected Snotlout to show his face for another week or two, based on his outburst earlier. And Astrid had given him a not-so-pretty black eye that would make anyone want to go in hiding for weeks.

But Snotlout had shown up, and he had something to say.

"Hey," he slowly muttered, avoiding Hiccup's gaze.

Hiccup raised his brow. "Hey. Do you… need anything?"

Snotlout shook his head, now looking at the floor. "Hiccup, I came to…" He swallowed, his arms shaking. This is the big, thing, Snotlout. You've been practicing all afternoon for this. "I came to apolo-" He stopped himself, biting his lip. "Apolo... "

"Apologize?"

"Well… yes!" Snotlout exasperated, leaning against the wall. "Hiccup, I didn't mean what I said earlier. I was too reckless in training, and you almost died because of me. Truth is…" He cut himself off. Was he finally going to say this?

Hiccup raised his eyebrow, and Toothless grunted with confusion. "The truth is what?" Hiccup asked, ready for a snarky comeback.

Snotlout sighed. "The truth is… I wouldn't have liked it if you if you died. And I would never stop feeling guilty for what I did… and Astrid probably would never let me forget either…" He breathed out when he finished, relieved. There. He had finally said it.

Hiccup's eyebrows shot up. "Who are you and what have you done with the real Snotlout?"

Snotlout threw up his hands in defense. "Hey!" He paused, unable to argue any more. "Just don't tell anyone that I actually 'care' what happens to you, okay? It'd ruin my reputation, and I pride myself on my awesomeness."

Snorting, Hiccup crossed his arms. "You have a reputation? I'd like to see the sign up list for that…"

Snotlout grumbled something that Hiccup was unable to hear, and then he finally looked Hiccup in the eye. "Look, I'm sorry for what I did, and I need to ask… can you forgive me? I know I did some bad stuff, but…" He trailed off.

Hiccup smiled. "It's okay, Snotlout. I forgive you."

"Really? Just like that?"

"Just like that."

Snotlout looked relieved. "Thanks, Hiccup."

"Sure. Now, are you ready to start training again next week when I've healed? This time, though, I think we'll start out with something easier," Hiccup laughed, wincing when his head pounded.

Snotlout seemed confused. "Why would you ever let me do something so important again? I hurt you. Don't you think that I'll do it again? Really, Hiccup, you shouldn't trust me anymore… it's for your own good."

Hiccup shook his head, amused with Snotlout's reaction. "Snotlout, everyone deserves a second chance. Even someone as thick-headed as you. I trust that you will act better in training the next time."

Shocked, Snotlout straightened. "Thank you, Hiccup. Feel better." He left the room.

Toothless rumbled, annoyed with Snotlout's disturbance. With a few grunts, he lit up his rock and collapsed, his eyes fluttering shut. But Hiccup did not go to bed just yet. He was still smiling from Snotlout's confessions.

"You're a good kid, Snotlout," he muttered, blowing out his candle.

"Even if you don't see it yet... you're still good."

BADABOOM. Finished! Thank you, katurdi, for giving me this idea! :) *blows kisses out*

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