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On with the Story!
Italics means they're speaking in Norse where specified. *Wink* Spoiler *Wink*
Hiccup POV
The sun had just about set and we were all gathered at the campsite around the campfire. All except Storm and Ash. Jade said she had an announcement but she needed Ash and Storm to be present as well "Why don't we go looking for them?" Toothless suggested. Jade scoffed.
"You know how large this island is, they could be literally anywhere" She countered "And what if they come back while we're not here and decide to come looking for us?"
"Calm your wings!" He said "It was only a damn suggestion"
"Well it was a damn stupid suggestion" Toothless growled at that. I groaned, not in the mood for one of their arguments.
"Okay, where is it likely for them to go?" I asked "I mean, it's not like they would just go to a section and just randomly stay there" That made both dragons snort.
"This is Storm and Ash we're talking about, none of us know what goes through their heads" Toothless said. I sighed, it seemed like we wouldn't ever figure where they could possibly be.
"You don't think they ran into trouble do you?" Jade suddenly asked, some worry on her face. Toothless and I looked at each other, deciding who would answer that.
"You're really asking that?" Toothless began "I'm pretty sure they can handle themselves, remember when Hiccup got sick?" I shuddered at that memory. It definitely wasn't a sickness I wanted to endure again.
"What if the two didn't find each other, I mean I know Ash managed to find me just by luck, Hiccup well you were right in front of him and Toothless?" Toothless' looked like he was thinking about it.
"Doubt he knew where I was..." He finally said. I cut Jade off before she could say anything more.
"Look even when separated the two of them can hold their own, we just need to wait here if you're bent on them coming here okay?" Jade looked at me for a few seconds. Her stare making me uncomfortable. She suddenly turned away though, I let out a breath I hadn't known I was holding.
"I suppose you're right" She sighed yet again "Shut up Toothless"
"Wha-?" He burst out "I hadn't even said anyth-"
"No seriously, you need to shut up right now!" She whispered harshly. Toothless grumbled a bit before silencing himself. Soon the reason why she had told us to be quiet revealed it self. There was flapping, coming in closer each second. Soon enough the distinct shape of a Skrill could be seen hovering above the campsite.
"Took you both long enough..." Toothless trailed off as they landed. Ash had a scowl etched on his face "Hey, what's up with you?"
"He's been like that for the whole trip" Storm said, curling her body around him as he sat down.
"What whole trip?" Jade asked. That was probably the only question on all our minds at the moment.
"Well, this was after I had found Ash" She began "He was about to help me search coconuts when Yuán lì members came along, they asked for Ash and told us Mother wanted to see him"
"Why would she want to see him?" Toothless questioned.
"I'm not sure myself, I've tried asking him but he says to forget it and act like it never happened" She explained "Which would be easier if you would get rid of the scowl" She quickly added, directing it at Ash who just grumbled something in return "Anyway, after the meeting with Mother, which I wasn't allowed in to, we had to fly to find some Drakis in the jungle and Ash had to apologize to them for some reason as well as fixing up their small 'cave'"
"So is that all you two did?" Jade asked.
"No, we also went to find some coconuts" She gestured over to the small pile of coconuts that were now piled by the fire "Then came back here"
"It really took you that long?" I said, a part of me believing that there was something she was leaving out.
"Well, that talk did last a pretty long time"
"Okay, since that's been cleared up I can now announce my announcement!" Jade beamed, her smile was more aimed at me though.
"Whoopty-doo" Toothless sarcastically cheered, his paws tapping the ground in some sort of attempt to clap, he was completely ignoring the glare that Jade was sending his way.
"Seeing how we're lacking certain items needed for tonight-"
"Like we are every year" I could hear a growl come from Jade as Toothless interrupted again.
"We need to raid a viking village" I could see Toothless opening his mouth to say something "Don't you dare, he who lacks the teeth therefore lacks the bite!" At that Toothless froze, in confusion.
"I'm not even going to ask what that was" He muttered, causing me to chuckle.
"But we can't go to the islands near by this year"
"Why?" Storm asked. Taking her attention away from Ash and focusing on Jade, Ash slowly leaned into Storms body.
"I did a scout on the few close by, it seemed they were all taking caution and had more traps set than usual"
"So what?" Toothless cut in "We evade those traps every year, why should this year be any different?" Jade groaned at Toothless' question.
"Just trust me, there was no way we were getting through that especially if we raid the food storage..." She trailed off for the second time of the night.
"Okay, if we can't raid around here where else could we raid?" Jade glanced at Ash then me, before answering the inquiry.
"Well, I was looking around and found an island a few miles north of here" The fact that she said north of here made me shudder "I came back and asked Ash about it, before taking him to it" Everyone turned to Ash, who was still scowling at the floor.
"Seriously how long is he going to do that?" I whispered to Toothless, who shrugged in response.
"He said that it sounded and looked familiar, before slowly realizing that it was the same island that a pair of our group today originated from" I tensed. I could feel Toothless behind tense as well, he let out a quiet growl so I began to pet his side. In hopes that it would calm both of us down.
"The island we're raiding is called..."
"Berk..."Ash finished.
Toothless suddenly got up and began snarling "No fucking way we're going there!" He exclaimed.
"We have to, there aren't any islands close enough for us to make it within the night" Jade countered.
"We don't have to, it's because you want to! Why do we need those supplies!" Toothless argued.
"Because we do okay! This is a tradition, a celebration and you really want to break it because you don't want to go to that island" The more heated the argument got, the closer and closer to each other Toothless and Jade got and the more I blocked them out. I held my head, flashes of people I used to know kept passing through my head and the arguing going on didn't make it any better.
"QUIET!" Storm suddenly roared, making me look up at her. The two bickering Night furies stopped and stared at her in surprise/shock "Look, as important as this celebration is to all of us this decision isn't for you two to make"
"Who do you suggest then?" Toothless growled.
"The answer's simple really, this is all on Hiccup" At that I felt everyone's eyes on me "It's his choice if we go, it's his home island and while you may have been on there awhile Toothless and know what Hiccup has been through that doesn't give you the right to make his choices for him" Toothless looked like he was about to interrupt, but a growl surprisingly came from both Ash and Jade "Hiccup...Do we go or not?"
I put my head in my hands as I thought about it, looking back up to look at everyone else "Hiccup no, don't look at them" Storm caught me out "This is your choice and we can't help you decide" She said softly. I sighed as I knew she was right. Instead I looked up at the sky, hoping to find some sort of sign that told me to do it. I stared at the sky for I don't know how long, when the answer suddenly popped into my head.
I began to feel determined. Slowly I stood up and looked back at the group, Storm had an encouraging smile on her face, curling herself tighter against Ash. Ash still had the scowl, but his eyes differed as he looked at me. There was something hidden in those eyes, I wasn't sure what but it made me even more sure of my decision.
Jade was looking on, she seemed concerned for some reason but looked like she was ready to follow through with whatever I said. Toothless, he acted like he didn't care and was impatiently tapping his claws on the ground but under that cover he seemed to care even more than everyone else. I took a deep breath before revealing my answer...
Storm POV
"I still think this is a fucking bad idea" Toothless complained. The whole trip had been going in silence, until this very moment.
"Well sucks for you" Jade replied.
"Guys can you please not" Hiccup said, effectively silencing both of them. Then we went back to silence. That lasted only a few seconds as Ash spoke up.
"What exactly is the plan when we reach Berk?" Everyone glanced at each other, it seemed as though no-one had a definite answer "Do we stealth it in, or do we try a distraction and extraction thing?"
"If there's one thing I can definitely remember it's that the vikings on Berk won't stop until they have the dragon" Hiccup said. He seemed to faze out whenever the word Berk was mentioned. It was something we all began worrying about when we began the flight.
"So we try and stealth it?" Hiccup nodded. The remainder of the trip was then made in silence, breaking yet again when there was a light in the distance.
"Anyone else see the light or am I hallucinating?" I asked, confused as to what it could be.
"Maybe there's a volcano nearby erupting?" Toothless suggested.
"Doubt it, the closest volcano is a ways off from Berk and that volcano has been inactive for years. Not to mention it's already...Occupied" Jade explained. A slight shiver went down my spine as I remembered who that volcano was occupied by.
"Well then what could be causing that?" The closer we got to it, the clearer it got that this was an island. However, there were many distinct shapes flying around in the sky as well. Some going down and coming back up with another lump, which I could only assume was something held within their claws. Then, there was yelling and screaming.
Hiccup and Toothless suddenly sped off, leaving Jade, Ash and I on our own for a few seconds. "HEY!" I called before flying after them, Jade matching my pace. The duo stopped right above the edge of the island "Any reason for rushing off like that" I asked. Hiccup looked at me, his eyes wide with some sort of fear. Toothless snarled as he watched the carnage unfold.
"Dragon raid" I could tell me, Jade and Ash tensed up. We never exactly knew what went on in a dragon raid, but knowing we had a dragon and a human who had partaken in the raids caused some comfort.
"And on the same night as our raid, what a coincidence!" Ash joked, trying to relieve some of the tension now in the air. I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Okay, we can use this raid as a distraction and gather what we need" Hiccup was about to continue but Jade cut him off.
"Hiccup if you're that intent on trying to slow down the raid then fine" It seemed she caught the off tone in Hiccup's voice as well "We'll need to split up to cover the most amount of land as possible. Toothless, Hiccup which is the area that most dragons try to raid?" Hiccup scratched his head slightly. Toothless was focusing intently on the ground.
"The farms and pens surrounding the village" Hiccup and Toothless simultaneously said, however that fact was brushed away.
"Alright, we can't risk you two or Storm and Ash in heavily attacked areas, so I'll work over there" Toothless opened his mouth to protest, but he was silenced by Hiccup "You two, even in a less dense area would still be at more risk seeing how you have your rig"
"So you want us to try and cover you from the sky?" Hiccup asked, to which Jade nodded.
"Yeah, but also try to take out their defenses. We don't want the dragons to get away with something in the claws, but we don't want them not getting away at all" Even though it was worded strangely, it still got the point across.
"A'ight, we can do that!" Toothless said, a small grin on his face.
"Brings back memories eh bud?" Hiccup chuckled, before they banked away from us. Headed over to a large tower structure.
"Ash, Storm do you two think you can stay around the center of the village and up in the sky trying to steal back any of the things the dragons are taking" I nodded.
"Sure we can!" Ash said proudly, although there was a hint of worry.
"Okay, lets go!" Jade exclaimed. We stayed together, flying in to the village until Jade spotted a dragon approaching a fenced. She went off after it, while Ash and I headed in to the center, diving straight in to the fray of dragons. I directed any lightening I had at dragons who were coming up from the ground. It wasn't a highly concentrated blast, just enough power to stun a dragon momentarily.
"What do we do when we run out of shots!" I heard Ash yell. I shot another bolt at a Teeth-Tail who was carrying what I assumed was a large Yak.
"We improvise!" I replied, swerving out the way of a Dublehead that barreled past us. Above me Ash groaned, his grip tightening on my frills as he slowly moved forward drawing his bow in the process.
"Thought you would say something like that..." I couldn't help but grin in response. There wasn't much change in what we were doing really, just fly around avoiding dragons while making sure none of them got away with any livestock. When I ran out of shots I had to resort to using my size against other dragons, a few times I had got in a sky scrap and Ash did get a cut down his arm. But as he put it "It's nothing new" That quote always made me roll my eyes.
At one point I heard a viking cry out "NIGHT FURY!" Followed by various calls shouting "Get down!" And annoyingly, they all crouched below their shields. Hadn't they realized they were giving the dragons an opportunity to swoop in? It didn't help that there was a large number of dragons still remaining, we hadn't been able to stop most of them as they took advantage of the momentary pause.
Luckily, the vikings quickly came back to their senses and were pulling down the dragons they could reach. What they did next, was too horrible to describe. Each time an axe came down, I could feel my lunch coming back up. Not by choice.
As it seemed like things were calming down, the dragons remaining flying away with what little they had, Ash had suddenly cried out "SWERVE!" I listened immediately and spun out to the left. Just in time to here a
"Woosh"
Something flew right past us, in fact it would have hit us if Ash hadn't noticed it "Now they're attacking us!" I exclaimed.
"Which is great!" Ash said, a sarcastic tone in his voice "Okay, lets try to regroup with the others" I nodded, barely avoiding yet another Bola as more and more Vikings began to notice us, the shouting began getting louder to the point where you couldn't tell if they were just screaming noises or words. I was rather surprised when a metal weapon flew past me. I restrained from laughing. Not as if they would do much to us from this distance
The further up we got, the quieter it got "Alright, I'll call them" Ash said "It may be too loud and give us away if you do it" He had already argued my point before I even stated it. I hated that. He then gave out a rather quiet Night fury call, loud enough so the others would hopefully hear it. A few minutes later two speeding dots could be seen heading our way "Hey guys!" Ash called.
"Oh gods, they've only gotten worse..." Hiccup mumbled. I didn't know as much about Berk and Hiccup's past as Toothless, hell none of us knew more about Hiccup than Toothless, but I could tell he meant that the raids had only gotten worse through the years.
"Hey, at least the queen hasn't managed to find another one of us right?" Toothless gestured over to Jade. He was obviously trying to lighten the mood, but it seemed like not much would lift our spirits now.
"Right, so, what are we taking?" To all of our shock, it was Hiccup who had said that.
"Whoa, hold on. You still want to-" Jade suddenly stopped her sentence "I mean, after seeing that you still want to take supplies?" Hiccup shrugged.
"We made sure they didn't take too much, besides we're not taking cattle or anything. We're just taking some extra food, decor as well as a few metals and materials to last us awhile" I rolled my eyes, it seemed like we were taking a lot more than the other raiders were.
"In short, we're not attacking them" Toothless added "We aren't here on hostile terms" Jade had an unreadable expression on her face, one I could only link to shock, before rolling her eyes.
"But after that, we'll need a distraction. They'll most likely be fixing any damage. Meaning there probably won't be an easy way to sneak in" Jade stated.
"What do you propose we do then?" Toothless glared at her.
"Well, we need to divert attention to one point on the island. Best spot is either on the village outskirts or somewhere within the forest" Jade explained.
"Right, Toothless and I will distract them while you guys get the supplies" Hiccup said, Toothless giving a nod in agreement.
"No, that's too risky. You don't exactly have much cover and there is always the chance of them recognizing you"
"But out of all us, Hiccup knows the most about the island. We can run them in to the-" Jade cut Toothless off, pointing out something he had just said.
"Yes, Hiccup knows the most about this island. Meaning he probably knows where any of the resources we need are" Both Hiccup and Toothless were stuck for a response "I'll go and distract them"
"No way, what happens if you get caught?" Jade narrowed her eyes at Toothless.
"What the hell do you mean, what happens if I get caught"
"He means, that without a partner you'll have to watch all your sides, and if I remember right. It's that these vikings when focusing on one dragon, all rush in at once"
"If we go, there is the chance that Hiccup may be able to calm them down seeing how he's human too"
"Yeah, a human who rides a Night fury goes to a group of vikings to try and calm them down. That's obviously going to work" Jade countered.
"It's better than you just getting caught on your own, if we do get caught Hiccup can at least buy us some time for you guys to come or he can try to explain things!" I widened my eyes. It seemed everyone except me overlooked what Toothless said first, and the tone he used. I was about to voice my thought, but Jade cut me off.
"And if you do get caught and lose your equipment then what!" Again, Jade had used the same tone Toothless just used "We'll have to hunt for it as well as trying to leave" I couldn't help but sigh. I felt a tap on my side, before I could hear Ash's voice.
"Seeing how it's taking them years to decide, how 'bout you and me go instead" He whispered, a large grin on his face. I couldn't help but smile back as I agreed. He had that scowl on his face for so long that it was nice to finally, clearly, see his face with his old smile on it. Silently, I began hovering backwards. Slowly widening the gap between Hiccup and the two furies.
"Lets go girl" With that said, I turned and dove down. I hoped that was enough to get the others to realize Ash and I were buying them time "Give them something to look at, then land in front of the forest edge"
"What about you, I'll end up frying you if you're still on my back" At heard his hand connecting with his face.
"Right, reverse that then. Drop me off, give them something to chase and lead them here" I nodded and changed my direction, now heading for the outskirts of the village. As I landed, Ash slid off of me and shook himself off. I got ready to head back up in to the sky when Ash said "Hold on" I lowered my wings and looked back at him.
He walked up to me, placing his hands on my snout "Make sure you're careful. Don't get caught" He pulled me in for a brief hug.
I gave him a gentle shove to end the hug, and laughed as I said "Please, when have I not been careful?" He rolled his eyes at that, making me laugh more. I turned and raised my wings. I looked back at Ash with a sincere face "I'll do my best not to get caught" He seemed more comfortable with that answer "But no promises" I added quickly with a grin, before taking two steps, bringing my wings down and lifting off the ground. Not giving enough time to see Ash's response.
Ash POV
I hate it when she does that. As I stood, watching her fly off I began to wonder how exactly I would be able to distract practically an entire village of vikings. There's the off chance that only a few of the best warriors will come, but then Jade, Toothless and Hiccup will have to be even more discreet. I cast that idea away when I realized two things. One: Toothless and Jade are Night furies. And two being the fact that Storm is a Sterm-Ryder (Skrill by Hiccup), one of the rare breeds. Doubt anyone in the village would pass up a chance at going after one of those.
A few minutes passed. I could hear the shouts of the vikings as they screamed and yelled, but from here I couldn't see where Storm was. Which made me worry. I sigh left me, Storm was...A sister to me. If I lose her, it's almost like I lose a part of myself. I cast the thoughts aside, focusing back on what I would do when Storm got back with the vikings.
Do I just try and talk to them? That wouldn't work, like Jade mentioned before. Do I fight them? No, a boy and a dragon against several viking fighters just doesn't work out. Last time was just luck, and I didn't want to be forced to lose a zipnade as they take a few days to make. So, I decided to just screw it and see what happens.
Finally, Storm came back in to view. I rushed over to her, glad to find she was just panting because she was tired and not because she had got hurt. I could hear voices getting closer "How many?" I asked, my eyes darting between the now forming crowd and Storm.
"A whole lot" I cursed under my breath.
"Okay, just...Okay. Stay back, when you see trouble just warn me" She stood upright, her eyes wide.
"You seriously expect me to just leave you to that?" She gestured her tail over to the now practically visible crowd.
"Yes!" She fixed me with a 'Really?' gaze "Now, just go before they sp-"
"THERE IT IS!" A voice yelled out. I groaned in annoyance.
"Too late for that~" Storm said, slowly turning her body around. The crowd was now coming to us faster. Without putting much thought in to it, I un-clipped my bow from my pants and got a few arrows notched. I fired them all at once. Lucky for me they didn't land to far apart, each gas cloud mixing with another. I could hear a few gasps.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF ODIN IS-" They got cut off as the line of gas suddenly erupted in to flames. I began walking backwards, bringing Storm along with me. We stopped as the fire cleared and figures could be seen walking through the smoke. The first I spotted, had a large red beard. I gulped slightly as they looked straight at us "There's the bloody devil" They said. Their voice clearly male.
He began to walk slowly toward us, I only noticed the axe he was holding rather tightly in his hands. It didn't seem like he had noticed me, but my mouth ratted me out as I couldn't stop myself from calling out "So I'm invisible now huh?" He paused for a moment.
"I-it can talk?" I rolled my eyes. The band of vikings formed behind him lit up the now smoke free area. I could clearly see the shock evident on only few faces. Three or four max "Who are you, and what do you think you're doing there!" The red bearded one said, pointing his axe at Storm. She growled at him, making him take a stance.
"Hey, hey calm down. He's talking, means we have a chance at slowing them down" I whispered, knowing she would be able to hear me but the man meters away wouldn't. With a slight cough, I began to speak "I a-am...Ash" I coughed as my throat burnt slightly. I wasn't used to speaking in Norse, I could understand nearly every word but just not speak it fluently.
"Hah. What kind of name is Ash!" A teen stepped forward, black hair and I could straight away tell he had a big ego "Your parents must really hate you" I stopped myself from growling at him.
"Snoutlout! Get back with the others!" The red bearded fellow told the teen called 'Snoutlout'.
"And he says Ash is a bad name" Storm laughed silently. I had to stop myself from joining her. Snoutlout snorted and began heading closer, his grip tightening on his hammer.
"Sorry chief, but this seems like the perfect opportunity to show everyone how good of a chief and dragon slayer I'll be!" He said, still advancing. I glanced at the 'chief' thinking he would do something to stop the boy. But that was when I noticed another man come up, about the same size as the chief in both width and height. He had a mace for a hand an a peg leg, meaning he had lost them somehow.
Judging by the mask he had on and what I think was soot covering his face, I assumed he was a blacksmith and his missing appendages were due to some accident at this forge. He had a blonde mustache and appeared to be bald seeing how the only thing on his head was a helmet. He was whispering something to the chief who was now looking thoughtful.
"Alright Snoutlout. You get your chance to prove you will be a capable chief" The chief simply said. That wasn't what I wanted or expected, neither was what he said next "Kill the dragon and knock out the boy. Then we'll know you'll be ready" At that Storm let out a roar.
"WHAT?" She exclaimed. Snoutlout was now sprinting toward us, screaming what could only be some demented battle cry.
"What! N-o...Chance to explain!" I called out, sidestepping the oncoming attack with Storm backing up. You could say I was relieved he wasn't headed for Storm, but I was anything but relieved because it meant he was coming for me first.
"Ash, I can take him out in just a fe-"
"No!" I cut her off, avoiding yet another swing "Same plan as before, just watch out. We don't know if they have a plan or something" Snoutlout looked momentarily confused as he stared at me.
"What was with all the growling?" I heard him ask. He apparently wasn't asking me though, as he charged with another yell. I sidestepped yet again, but it seemed like he knew I was going to do that because he removed one hand from his hammer and punched me right in the gut. I bent over, clutching my stomach and gasping for air.
When I did look back up, all I could see was stone and then complete darkness. I don't know how long it stayed. It felt like hours, days, weeks. But when I opened my eyes again, it had only been a few seconds. Snoutlout was making his way over to Storm "Your turn now dragon!" He jeered. Slowly, my head was still pounding, I grabbed my bow again and got out an arrow.
"Steady" My vision wasn't exactly as clear and focused as it could be, but it would have to do. I released my arrow, it began spraying smoke half-way through its flight. It hit Snoutlout in the back of the head, causing no real damage.
"What?" He turned around annoyed. He looked at me on the floor "Oh look, the weakling is back up for another smack down!" I glanced at the smoke now gathering around him, a few of the villagers noticed the fact that he was in the middle of it.
"Snoutlout! Get out of there!" A male voice called.
"Why would I when-" He got cut off as an explosion engulfed his lower half "AH!" He screamed as his clothes caught fire. I was lucky his clothes were flammable, in this light I didn't have much idea what he was wearing. I couldn't help but laugh when he began rolling on the floor, attempting to put the fire out. I struggled to get up, the world spinning as I stood.
"Ash watch out!" At Storm's warning I sort of neatly dropped to the floor, just as a spear came hurtling my way.
"Hey! Watch it, I want to take his head off!" I gulped, whoever that guy was they were crazy.
"Please, the only one who's going to take his head off is me!" A female voice said. Another spear was launched my way, I barely rolled away from it in time. Conveniently, I ended up right next to Storm who helped me get up. My vision still wasn't as clear as possible, but I could make up two shapes heading towards us.
"I got this" Storm whispered. Then, all of a sudden the figures were out of my vision with a resound 'SMACK'
"WHOA!" The male called "That was awesome!"
"Right!? Lets do it again!" The female responded. They both yelled "Yeah" Before I heard a 'Clang' sound and then bodies dropping.
"What did you do?" I asked Storm.
"Just smacked them in to a tree" She replied, making me sigh "Wait, there's a larger male who may cause some trouble" My vision had cleared up now, so I could see clearly again. The vikings behind were getting restless, but the chief had been keeping them back. The larger male Storm was talking about was probably as large as the rest of the vikings.
The fighters so far had been teens, so why bring out an adult now? I noticed he hadn't actually moved to attack, he was just standing there. Staring at Storm. As I was about to speak up, Storm cut me off with an interesting piece of information "He doesn't smell hostile, like the others, in fact he's afraid..." I widened my eyes at her.
"What?" I looked back at the man, who had barely moved. His mouth was moving, but I couldn't hear what he was saying.
"GE' IN THERE FISHLEGS!" Someone from the crowd called. So his name was Fishlegs, now I can understand why he would be afraid.
"Just watch this" Storm said as she stepped forward. The male took a small step back. Storm winked at me, before letting out a loud roar. The man shrieked in a very unmanly way, before collapsing on the floor "See?" I could only stare on, my mouth wide open
"Don't judge a book by it's cover I guess..." I mumbled when I finally came to reality with what just happened. A loud roar pierced through the night. A Night Fury roar to be precise.
"NIGHT FURY! GET DOWN!" All vikings placed their shield above their heads, completely forgetting about us.
"I think the others took that as a sign to say time to go" I told Storm as I quickly got on her.
"HEY! You wait just a sec-" That boy, Snoutlout's, voice called, but it was drowned out by Storm's wings as she wasted no time in taking off, I could only watch as the vikings slowly put down their shields and looked up at us getting away. They weren't throwing anything like last time. Which was rather strange. I pushed the thought aside as we came across the others.
"You guys finished?" I asked. They all nodded.
"Just about, why do you think the baskets are full?" Toothless smirked.
"Right, pass some over. We'll help out" Hiccup and Toothless came closer to us, Hiccup holding one of his baskets. Just as I went to grab it, I felt something shift.
"ASH!" Jade screamed. Something came in contact with my side, before then hitting my face. I had nothing to sit on while riding Storm. I just stood on top of her. So when I took those blows, I had gone flying off of her. The last thing I could see was a black dot speeding towards me, my last thought was "I'm going to bed with a headache tonight..."
Toothless POV
Jade just dived after Ash, leaving Hiccup and I with Storm. I don't know what, or who it was on top of Storm as she thrashed around trying to get it off. But I could tell that it was from Berk because it reeked of the island's scent. Hiccup and I tried to get closer, but each time there was a risk of us being hit as Storms frantic attempt to get rid of the unwanted load got more...Well, frantic.
"Okay that's it!" She said. She stopped all spinning and thrashing, simply hovering for a moment, allow us a split second to see whatever was on her back had a blonde braid. I should have seen what was going to happen next. The blonde ,which I now thought was human, thing sort of twitched around as if she was being electrocuted. Then dropped.
"Bud come on!" Hiccup said. I gave him a questioning look "We aren't going to let someone die today! Come on!" I rolled my eyes, before diving after the blonde human. On my way down I passed Jade who was holding an unconscious Ash in her paws. We got closer and closer to the blonde human, the scent it was giving off signaled they were female. But there was something else about it, something that made it familiar.
When I could reach I grabbed her in my claws, making her hang upside down "You get her bud?"
"I'm pretty sure I did!" I replied, quickly pulling up and barely scraping the trees "So what now?" I waited for a response as I slowly made my way back to the others.
"Drop her off by the edge of the village, her parents are probably the only ones waiting for her" Hiccup said. I could only groan is disagreement, but I turned to the direction of the village anyway. As we reached the forest edge there was no-one there "Okay bud, drop her ge-" I dropped her before he could finish his sentence. I couldn't help but wince slightly when she made contact with the ground.
"Toothless! I was going to say gently" Hiccup scolded, I could tell there was a slight grimace on his face.
"Well sorry, but I want to get back as soon as possible!" I told him, before turning around and flying back off in the direction of the others yet again.
10-17 minutes later
The whole trip was deathly silent. Ash was still being carried by Jade and was the only one who made any noise, even if those noises were just mumbles. Storm kept glancing back at him and Jade, the latter giving her comforting looks. We slowly approached the island, seeing how no-one was addressing that fact I decided to speak up "We're almost there" As expected everyone kept silent. Even Jade, who I thought would give off some sort of remark.
I sighed. We made it above the jungle section and were still hovering above it silently, only now it was Jade who was leading the way. Storm and her had made a quick swap over so now Storm was carrying him and Jade carrying the baskets Storm had been carrying. When we finally made it to the campsite and touched down, everyone sat down where they landed.
We placed our baskets in a small huddle. Storm laid Ash on the floor, before gently nudging his chest.
"AH!" The results were immediate. Ash was up, breathing heavily with a hand over his chest "You couldn't have just sprayed me with water, or licked me, or kicked me in the coconuts!" That did get a chuckle out of Hiccup "You just had to zap me..." He put his hand on his forehead and ran it through his hair. His hair was strange, it usually spiked up when he got zapped.
But for a few months now it had just been permanently up, only it was spiked a little more organized. When Ash got over his initial shock, he took his place against Storm with a slight groan. Jade lit the fire. I could feel Hiccup put his arm on top of my head, his hands rubbing small little circles. Drawing a few silent purrs from me. We stayed like that until Ash suddenly stood up "O-kay...Can we start celebrating now?"
Jade, Hiccup, Storm and I all glanced at each other, then at Ash as he looked at us awkwardly. Hiccup gestured Jade over, before whispering something to her. Jade gave him a confused look, before shrugging and heading over to Ash with a large smile. When Hiccup glanced at me I gave him a silent question "Just wait and see..." He replied. A yelp came from Ash, he fell to his knees with one arm clutching his stomach and a hand covering his...Oh...
Everyone except Ash burst out laughing "It was a bit too late..." Ash wheezed. Hiccup stood up with a wide smile.
"Now, we can celebrate!"
Apologies people! It took me awhile to do this, but I am happy with how it came out. Except the end. It went through a lot of revising and examination. I wasn't happy with it, but it was the only idea I could end it with that left a bit of humor because I didn't want it to end on that silent mood. Also, we have learnt in this chapter that:
Jade: Is protective of her friends. Sort of the leader.
Toothless: Finds something familiar about that blonde girl, and can some times act sort of like an over protective father to Hiccup(Even though he hides it)
Hiccup: Is man enough to make his own decisions. Can have a laugh often. Isn't one to let people die.
Storm: Can see something in tone and voices that others can. Is quite the joker. Can sort of seem like a mother at times.
Ash: Yes. He is the one who gets comically hurt in the group. Can keep a bad mood for awhile. Is good with a bow and arrow. Doesn't waste resources.
Berk still has raids.
Also I am really sorry about how bad I portrayed the teens. Original stuff is more my forte. Anyway, I hope it didn't suck to bad and ruin the rest of it for you. So what happens next? No-one knows. Just know we skip a month. (Sorry for practically two time skips in a row and sorry for saying sorry so much.)
Ciao!
