Chapter Three: Midnight Flight
Hiccup couldn't sleep. He went to the window of Rapunzal's tower where they were all staying and Toothless came to join him. "Wanna go flying bud?" Toothless purred and nudged Hiccup's arm. Hiccup climbed onto his dragon's back. "Where're you going?" Merida asked making both Hiccup and Toothless jump. Hiccup whirled around. "Oh! Hey, Merida. We were just going for a quick flight." Merida pulled her cloak around her shoulders and strapped on her bow and quiver. "Mind if I tag along?" Toothless made a noise that made it sound like he was laughing. "Uh sure." Hiccup said, offering her his hand. She took it and Toothless took off.
As they flew Hiccup started to feel uneasy. He wasn't sure why but something just didn't feel right. "Merida?" he asked, looking back at her slightly. "Do you see anything back there?" the red-headed princess looked back and her eyes widened. "Hiccup." she whispered franticly. "We're being followed by a very big dragon." Hiccup could hardly breathe and Toothless's ears were flat against his head. Hiccup craned his neck so he could see as well and what he did see nearly made his heart stop. "Oh gods," he muttered, squeezing his eyes shut. "Merida," he said "listen to me. That dragon is defenatly not good news and before you ask, no, I can't train it. It's the same kind of dragon that me and Toothless fought last year. It's got bad eyesight so it probably hasn't seen us yet. If we can land and stay hidden until it passes over then we should be safe."
Toothless flew to the ground silently where they landed in a forest and hid under thick branches covered in leaves. The huge dragon passed over head. As it finally passed out of sight they all let out breaths they hadn't known they had been holding. They mounted Toothless and flew back to Rapunzal's tower. Toothless curled up by the window while Hiccup and Merida headed back to their make-shift beds on the floor. "Night Hiccup," Merida said quietly. "Thanks for taking me flying." Hiccup smiled. "You're welcome. Goodnight." And what neither of them knew was that Jack and Rapunzal had been awake the whole time. They looked at each other and smiled.
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