Luna left her sister, the injured boy -whose name she now knew was Hiccup, of all things- and the dragon at the edge of the woods where the villagers wouldn't be able to see them. She wanted to brace everyone for the shock before waltzing right in with a tamed dragon and the guy who trained it. As she navigated the familiar streets, she wondered at the fact that she couldn't see anyone out and about. Then she remembered the gathering that the elders had called for that day and redirected her route in the direction of the largest building in town, the gathering hall.
One of the elders was in the middle of saying something when she burst in, letting the cold air through the doorway as well. Everyone took note of the excited look in her eyes and her heavy breathing, as though she'd run all the way there.
One of the elders, and older man called Rion, cleared his throat and said, "Is there something you wish to announce, child?"
Luna, having mostly caught her breath, nodded vigorously and said, "Me and Eria found this boy out in the woods, and, well, we think he's the solution to our Night Fury problem." she said, talking faster than usual.
"How so?" asked the other elder, an older-middle aged lady called Briar asked.
"He -oh, you're never gonna believe this- he has this Night Fury, and he's trained it! He rides on its back and it's friendly and everything!" Luna was practically bursting at the seams.
Around the small crowd came whispers and comments of a surprised nature, some leaning toward suspicious but most leaning toward relief. 'He rides a dragon?' 'A boy, friends with a Night Fury?' 'The gods have answered our prayers!' 'I can't believe it,' 'Where is this boy?' 'Yeah, why isn't he with Luna?' 'Where's the dragon trainer?'
"Enough, enough. Settle down, Rudich," Briar said, holding her hands out in a gesture for quiet.
"They ask a good question," Rion said, "Where is this dragon trainer you've found?"
Luna pointed behind her with her thumb, "I left him and Eria out at the edge of the village, close to Briar's healing house. He was injured when he crash landed here,"
Briar clapped her hands twice, "Kylinn, Moro, come with me. We need to get there and tend to this boy's wounds. Everyone else, please don't follow us. I know you're all excited, but crowding is never good for anyone." there was a collective moan of disappointment, but no one except the two assistant medics made to follow the almost elderly woman.
Luna wasn't quite sure what to do, as Briar hadn't invited her to follow but she wanted to go, so she could check up on her sister and make sure nothing else had happened in her absence. She looked questioningly up at Rion to see if he was going to tell her if she could follow or not, but instead he motioned for her to come forward, "Come, child. Tell us all exactly how you found this dragon boy,"
Hiccup had passed out sometime between when they started heading for Rudich and when they actually reached the town limits. This was how Briar and her assistants found him, slumped forward in the dragon's saddle with little Eria rubbing the dragon's forehead. The Night Fury looked suspicious at first when the three approached, but he sensed that they meant no harm so he let them gently take his human brother off of his back and carry him into one of those weird structures that humans lived inside of. This particular building smelled of herbs and soup, and Toothless tried to follow the humans inside to see what they were doing with Hiccup. The old human, however, wagged her finger at him in a gesture that he knew meant, 'No, don't do that, you naughty dragon.'
He hung his head and slunk away, back to the tiny human that liked to rub his head right where he liked it. The little human giggled when he nosed her and tried to clamber up on top of his head, but kept sliding off because of his smooth scales. Toothless nudged her and jumped out of reach, initiating a game of tag. Somehow, the outcome of this was the little human attaching herself to the end of his tail, refusing to let go no matter how hard he shook it.
In the end, he brought his tail around so that the girl was upside down in front of his eyes, and gave her his crooked, toothless smile before holding her torso down with one paw and pulling his tail out of her grasp. He felt triumphant until he looked down and saw that she had now wrapped herself around his leg, which would be much harder to solve than getting her off his tail. He gave a little sound of dismay before proceeding to try pushing her off with his nose. The little human just laughed and held on tighter.
Toothless decided to try a new tactic, and fell over onto his side, playing dead. At first the girl laughed and bounced up and down on his limp and wobbly leg, but then she started to get concerned. She let go and ran around to the front of his head, poking his nose and worriedly telling him to wake up. Toothless cracked an eye open and waited for her to notice his amused look before getting up and pouncing, holding her down while he licked her face repeatedly, causing her to laugh and squirm, trying to get his foot off of her chest and hold off his slobbery assault at the same time.
One of the healers, a tall, willowy blonde girl called Kylinn, heard their racket and looked out the window to investigate. Seeing the dragon jumping around with the little girl brought a smile to her lips. Maybe this boy really could solve their Night Fury problem, if the way that one acted was anything to go by.
Hiccup woke up to the scent of chicken soup and healing herbs. He didn't want to open his eyes, but someone was gently shaking his good arm and he couldn't cling to unconsciousness much longer. He tried to sit up, but whoever had been shaking his shoulder pushed him back down.
"Wake up, dragon boy," said a kind female voice, "I need you to drink something."
Hiccup opened his eyes and rubbed them with his hands before looking at his surroundings. He appeared to be in some sort of medical house, if you considered the fact that there were six beds lined up on one side and shelves full of what looked like various medicines along the walls. One on end of the building was a door with a staircase next to it, and on the other end was a nice fireplace, which currently held a fire. Hiccup was in a bed toward the end closer to the fireplace, and a young woman was sitting in a chair next to him, holding a cup of something that smelled heavenly in one hand and another, much smaller cup in the other. Her face was shaped for smiling, her strawberry blonde hair was held at bay by a wide green headband, and her ocean blue eyes sparkled.
The lady smiled when she saw him open his eyes and held out the smaller cup, "I need you to drink this. It'll help relieve the pain in your arm,"
Hiccup went to take the cup but found that he couldn't move his arm. He looked and saw that it had been put into a neat splint and tied to his chest to prevent movement. He scooted back so that he was in more of a sitting position with his back up against the headboard, and took the little cup using his left hand instead. He eyed the murky greenish brownish liquid inside suspiciously, "What's in this?"
"Healthy things. If I told you, you'd likely throw up," the lady said.
"Yeah, not helping," Hiccup steeled himself, paused, then downed the contents in one gulp. "That was disgusting," he said, making retching noises.
"Now this," the lady held out the larger mug that smelled delicious, a bit like chicken stew but with more spices than he was used to. The boy gladly accepted that one. While he was sipping it -the broth was too hot to chug down like his stomach wanted him to- the young lady spoke, "Now, Hiccup, isn't it? Well, Hiccup, Luna, the girl who brought you here, tells me that you have an amazing ability. You can tame dragons,"
Hiccup suddenly felt more wary. The last time he let on about how he'd found out dragons were tameable, it ended with him being publicly disowned and practically banished from his home. However, she seemed to find his talent to be more of a good thing than a disgraceful one, so he nodded carefully.
"Our village needs your help," the girl had a gravely serious tone and expression as she spoke, "I saw the way that Night Fury acted around you and little Eria. I know that he wouldn't attack us. If you could get even just a few of the dragons that plague us to be like him, many of our problems would be resolved."
Hiccup was surprised, to say the least. Not only did this person not think he was a disgrace for training a dragon, she thought it was a good thing, something that could help people. Just like he did.
She continued, "Now, I know you might not want to help us, but-"
Hiccup cut her off, "What? Why would you think- Of course I'll try to help you,"
"Really?" the girl seemed to realize how unnecessary the question was and said, "Well, I'll have to go tell the leaders, then," she stood up and turned to leave. Just as she reached the door, she paused as if to turn and add one more thing, but seemed to rethink it and just continued on through the doorway. A few moments after she'd gone, Hiccup tried to get up, but his head started pounding so he reluctantly laid back down, expecting not to be able to go back to sleep. Despite his doubts, it was surprisingly easy for him to fall back into unconsciousness once he closed his eyes.
I hope you people enjoyed that! Now, tell me if there's anything that you perceive as Mary-Sued or unrealistic about any of the OCs or situations, please!
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