And I am back. Hope you missed the story. Apologies for not releasing this Tuesday, it had nothing to do with your side of the deal. I received a good welcome. However, I was busy this week and could not write enough. Thankfully, I finished the 6th chapter and now going to start 7th. This is only 4th chapter so that means you will still be getting a weekly treat from me. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for reading my story.
By the way, I am happy to see myself still feeling no writer block. I can write 1 chapter a day on a good day so 10 chapters could be finished in the next 2 weeks. I will release the fifth chapter on July 8th unless I receive a nice response to the chapter and I manage to finish future chapters.
Another thing to say is that while I am excellent at English, an odd typing error may appear here or there. Apologies for that. And, my knowledge of HTTYD universe is not 100% (90%+) so I may make some mistakes. In that case, correct me if I am wrong. I would be happy to discuss it with you.
Now, I want to state that I decided against adding Valka to the story. While I am all for complex relationships building here, I am not sure whether it is a good idea to bring her in. I want people to see what will happen to them 5 years in the future and how they got there (by adding TV series and HTTYD as well), and Valka does not fit the story. However, I MIGHT consider her cameo if I receive many feedbacks regarding this issue.
Also, this chapter is set during intermission. It will get really interesting now. The first part of intermission is the end of teens' scene. To non-TV-watchers (I will call them NTW) this part is safe of spoilers. The 2nd part? Not so much. After intermission, we will get to the Hiccup/Toothless scene and you will be able to read it safely. As always, I will be adding the notes to make sure you don't read what you don't want yet.
And, lastly, disclaimers. HTTYD characters, script and movie (and everything else) belongs to DreamWorks Pictures and affiliated companies. The presenter is also not mine, but a character of Disney Studios. They have all the rights on the character. Additionally, some of the additional characters have been introduced in Dragons: Race to the Edge, which has been streamed by Netflix. So, those characters as well as their script and everything else belongs to Netflix. I own only their reactions.
Gasps could be heard behind Hiccup as he opened his eyes and saw the Night Fury leaning into his hand. He was elated! And the teens' reactions were priceless. Fishlegs looked like he was about to faint, Snotlout's jaw nearly hit the floor, the twins' eyebrows nearly touched their long hair and Astrid had her eyes bulged out (he still found it cute).
"So, um, bud"-he said slowly to the Night Fury-"How about you, and I, go and, um, eat some food? I am sure you are hungry."
Night Fury nodded. The dragon felt happy that the small viking took liking to him. Why would not he, though? He is a Night Fury, for crying out loud! Now just to see what his friends ('That is, if they ARE his friends'-dragon thought) think of him. He slowly approached them. No one moved, though it was mostly due to paralysis. Night Fury sat down and looked at them, tilting his head a little.
Fishlegs was the first to break the silence:
"Wow, Night Fury! H-hi!"-he squeaked. Hiccup decided to take the matters into his own hands. He was surprisingly feeling something strange in his gut. It was not hunger. In fact it was not physical. Was it...pride? Happiness? This positive emotion was definitely overwhelming but he tried to control himself.
"So, bud, my name is Hiccup. This is Astrid, Fishlegs, twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and Snotlout."-he gestured to all the teens, who awkwardly waved. Night Fury just nodded their heads at each one.
"Anyway, I think others are waiting for us, bud, so how about we go there?"-Hiccup asked of Night Fury, who looked like he agreed. Side by side, a boy and a dragon exited the room to get some refreshments.
"No wonder you chose Hiccup over Snotlout, Astrid."-Tuffnut said.
"Yeah! Much cooler! But, if you don't want him, I wouldn't mind going for him myself!"-Ruffnut said with a smirk.
"Hey! Astrid did not CHOOSE Hiccup over me. She must have been promised to the Chief. She clearly looked unhappy in the future!"-Snotlout cried.
"Yeah, Astrid was very unhappy. Especially when winning the race."-Fishlegs said with a smile.
"Shut up Fishman."
"Are you done? Cause I for one want to see the future and we won't get closer to watching it if we are discussing trivial things."-Astrid said, finishing the conversation. Truth was, she did not really like where it was heading and did not want to blush anymore. 'Control yourself, Astrid Hofferson. You are a viking! No more blushes till the end of the future. No. More. Blushes.'
Hiccup was surprised to see all the vikings not approach him when he entered the snack room. He was glad about it, but was not sure what was the reason behind their sudden loss of interest. Then it hit him. A certain dragon walking by him may have been the reason. Another reason to like him, then.
Stoick called him:
"Son, we need to talk. Without your dragon."-he added, earning a glare from the Night Fury.
Hiccup knew it was coming so he had to comply. He nodded, before getting on a knee and saying:
"Hey, bud, why don't you go and have some fish with your friends over there? You could talk to them so they could meet my friends."-Night Fury scoffed at that. He had no friends! Well, except maybe a certain boy that was slowly growing on him.-"I need to talk with my dad. Wish me luck."-Hiccup smiled and received a smile (somewhat better than the first one) from the dragon.
"Hey, dad."-Hiccup said when he approached the Chief-"Look, dad, I don't..."
"Don't worry, Hiccup."-Stoick said firmly.
"You...you are okay, with all...this?"-the son asked.
"I have 2 ideas as to what is happening. Either this is all just rubbish and demon is trying to trick us"-Stoick said-"or it is really true. You trained the beasts! They no longer attack us! Son, as soon as it is all done, I will put you into dragon training. You must have captured the Night Fury and tamed it!"
"But, dad, I don't want to FIGHT dragons. And I can't kill them either."-Hiccup said, a little downcast. Stoick looked unabashed.
"Of course you want to! And you can! How do you think you got to tame that beast?"
"Dad, don't call him beast!"-Hiccup loudly interjected, earning hushed whispers from everyone listening (which was all Berk).-"His name is..."-and he looked at the Night Fury, who was playing with a fish, before putting it into his mouth. Before finishing it, Hiccup noticed that the Night Fury had no teeth. Dragon with no teeth? Hmm.-"Toothless. Yeah, that's right. Toothless."
"Son, have you gone mad? He is clearly not your equal, and does not deserve a name!"-Stoick added, getting angry. His son was disobeying him. Nothing new, really, but this was on another level.
Hiccup had enough of it, too. That...feeling he had in the future room was back and it was urging him to speak up. He never did that before, or at least successfully tried to (outtalking the Chief of Vikings is not an easy task), but he was ready.
"Well, guess what, father? His name is Toothless. And he is my dragon. You can accept it if you want, or not. I don't care anymore. All my life everyone thought of me as failure. Including you. The best thing I got from anyone was Astrid, and it was being ignored!-"the said girl looked guilty, as did the rest of the village.-"I don't know how he got into my life, but he is my first friend and it only took me 15 years to get one! And a dragon! Not one of us, but a dragon. You know nothing of what I felt, still feel, so don't talk about me as if you know me. You DON'T."
And with that, Hiccup felt that feeling disappearing. He felt dread overtake him. What did he just say?! Was he suicidal? His father would kill him! However, he needed to make sure that he left on a high so he turned away and walked towards the dragons. He was done talking. He just wanted to be near Nig...Toothless. The dragon, who was eyeing him curiously, was only too happy to see his favorite human come back. Other dragons were finished by this point and were slowly returning back to their seats.
Suddenly one of the doors in the snack room opened and several others walked in.
'Oh, boy.'-Hiccup thought.-'Prepare for fireworks.'
A/N: I hope you liked so far. the first part of intermission is done. Now the AC come in. For those who don't want to read it, skip it till Toothless/Hiccup scene. I hope you liked my character development with Hiccup, Toothless and Stoick. Stoick is happy to see his son handle the dragons, but he thinks Hiccup enslaved them. Hiccup is revolted by this very idea, and the sense of pride and happiness made him more confident and stronger mentally, something he lacked in HTTYD until he met Toothless. Ergo, a rift between a father and a son. Anyway, AC part. Enjoy.
Dagur was the first to enter the snack room. Run into, more like it. He wanted to see the dragons. Especially the Night Fury. He was not disappointed. There it was, standing next to Hiccup. 'They already bonded!'-Dagur thought.
"Hello, Berk! Dagur the Deranged is here! The son of the Chief of the Berserkers! But you already know that, don't you, Stoick?"-he smiled sinisterly, earning a glare from an unhappy Stoick. Dagur was unsure whether the Chief was unhappy at his arrival, or something happened before. Probably both.
Trader Johann was next to enter. He had no qualms with Berk so was not worried of a hostile reaction. That, and he was hungry.
"Hello, Berk! I missed you so much!"
Some Berkians, indeed, looked happy to see him. The Chief silently nodded towards the trader, which the latter took as a positive sign. Sparing a glance at the Night Fury and Hiccup, he went immediately towards the table where several of the villagers surrounded him, hoping for more of the stories.
Alvin and Savage were next. If Stoick was unhappy to see Dagur, Alvin's appearance was...something. It looked like Stoick as about to explode. Gobber looked shocked and moved closer to the Chief in case the latter needed him.
"Ahhh, Berk. Haven't seen you in a while. So, Stoick, how you doing?"-Alvin asked with a sneer.
Stoick was about to show him the stars of Valhalla when a voice rung around the room:
"No fighting. Only talking. You don't want to face the demon, do you?"
Both men looked at each other threateningly, before sighing. The battle would have to wait for a while. Going against all-powerful demon was stupid. Alvin and Savage decided to approach the table, which was already clear of many, with trader Johann deciding to stay away from a dangerous zone and staying in another corner of the room. Some villagers still followed him, listening to his stories.
Viggo and Ryker, as well as Queen Mala and Thork entered together. No one at Berk knew anyone here, and the visitors were none the wiser. They did, however, look at Hiccup and the Night Fury. Ryker looked disgusted, but Viggo still looked thoughtful. He could not shake the thoughts that something terrible happened to his business. To him, even.
The latter pair were unhappy with the boy. However, before entering the room, they agreed that going against a demon would be wrong, and so decided against approaching him. Still, they looked pitifully at the Night Fury who was enslaved by that foolish boy. The dragon could only look at them curiously.
All 4 of them, ignoring everyone else and each other decided to approach the table and eat quietly, whispering to each other from time to time.
Heather managed to sneak in during all this hoping no one would notice her. And no one did, except for a certain pair of eyes. Hiccup was surprised to see someone his age enter the room. Dagur was the closest, and he did NOT want to approach him any time soon. So he decided to approach the girl. Anything is better than Dagur, right? He had to make a quick detour first though.
Heather was startled when she saw a boy and a Night Fury approach him. She was sitting in a corner so she had no way out. She had to power through whatever was about to happen. What she did not expect was being offered a loaf of bread.
"Hey. I saw you enter and noticed you did not take any food. I figured you were hungry. So take it."-Hiccup said. Night Fury behind him only looked at Heather with interest.
"Thank you."-she was not sure as to what else to say. You have a cool dragon? He was cool, but that would still be an awkward conversation.
Hiccup tried to make it work:
"So, my name is Hiccup. And this fish-eating reptile"-he received a small slap by a Night Fury-"is Toothless. What is your name?"
"My name is Heather."
"Nice to meet you Heather. I guess you don't know what you are doing here, either, huh? So what is all that about you and the rest being in another room?"-Hiccup asked.
"Well, the voice said that we played part in this future, but do not appear in it. Something about shaping the future for you. Not sure what that means."-Heather answered. Hiccup looked thoughtful.
"So I guess we do meet in the future? I hope we become friends or something. Cause I doubt anyone else with you, apart from trader Johann, likes me."-Hiccup said, trying to joke. He was relieved to see Heather laugh softly.
"Yeah, I am pretty certain Dagur is obsessed with you in a bad way and the two vikings that came after trader Johann don't like you either. Not sure about the other four, though."
"Eh, pretty certain I am on their kill list too."-Hiccup said, only half-jokingly. Heather laughed again, firmer this time.
"So, I suppose, you wouldn't want to join Toothless and I in watching the film? That is if the demon lets us?"-Hiccup asked.-"Of course, you can stay with the others. I am sure you appreciate their company."-he added sarcastically.
"As much as I like them, I will take you up on the offer."-Heather replied with a smile. Hiccup smiled back. They both laughed when saw Night Fury jump in between smiling as wide as possible. Looks like the dragon liked smiling!
"Good, great! So, shall we go?"-Hiccup asked, trying to be chivalrous. He offered her his hand. She took it.
Hiccup could not believe it! He got to talk to a cute girl without embarrassing himself! And she looked like she enjoyed the conversation too! He was unsure as to what the future would bring them, but he definitely took liking to the girl.
Heather was also happy. Finding someone to talk to was nice. Maybe she did not have to be alone. Again. She was enjoying it. And Hiccup being cu...riously interesting was the most important thing. She did NOT think he was cute. Well, maybe he was, but that's beside the point.
By this time most of the villagers were back in the future room, bar the other teens. And the twins had to tease Astrid. What was the fun without it?
-"So, Astrid, feeling anything?"-Ruffnut asked.
-"A certain feeling, perhaps?"-Tuffnut added.
-"A negative feeling, that is."
-"Jealousy?"
Astrid was indeed, seething inside. How dare that girl take her future husband take him?! 'Wait, future husband?'- she thought, fighting off the blush. Astrid 1 Blush 0.
"Why would I be jealous?"-she asked as calmly as possible.
"She is right, guys. After all, that girl did not go after THIS"-Snotlout said, kissing his muscles. Astrid had to fight back a gag. Astrid 1 Gag 0.
"So let me get this straight"-Tuff said-"Hiccup gets a dragon, and, suddenly, he gets girls to like him? Wow, cool plan. And I thought dragons could only be useful for destruction."
Fishlegs noticed they were the only ones left. Even the visitors went back into their room. Time to go too.
"Guys, we are the only ones left. Let's go back. We can discuss it later. I want to see the future."
And with that, they slowly entered the future room.
A/N: And done. Now the Toothless/Hiccup scene. You should know that the part above contained NO MAJOR SPOILERS (can't even say it had any minor spoilers) so you can read it. I also decided to put Heather into the room. I was always fascinated by her story (which I won't spoil for you, unless I specifically warn you I am about to do it) and found it incredibly disappointing not to see her in HTTYD2. And since Hiccup and Heather feel good around each other, I felt the need to explore their relationship. Those who watched RTTE know how complex yet endearing it is.
(SPOILERS AHEAD!): [I thought that, if not for Astrid, Hiccup would have fallen in love with Heather. She also likes smart guys and those willing to fight for the ones they care about so Hiccup would fit the bill just like Fishlegs. Hiccup also always looked in the tv series like he cared for her, ever since her first appearance. And since HTTYD events haven't happened yet, Hiccup and Astrid relationship (romantic one) does not exist. So Heather could swoop in. And having someone that looks like cares about her also made her interested in Hiccup] (SPOILERS END!)
Anyway, I will try to make sure not to mix up the series' info with the movies. Enjoy the Hiccup/Toothless part.
Heather and Hiccup were sitting on the left side of the front row, with Toothless lying in front of them. It looked like the dragon took liking to the girl too. The vikings were unsure as to what to make of it but decided not to rattle the Chief any further. Stoick the Vast already looked unhappy with the developments. Astrid had to settle for a place between Fishlegs and the twins with Snotlout ending the front row. The screen turned on.
[The scene changes to a boundless sky. Vast. Clear. Crisp. And from it, a black speck rockets across the horizon. The image of unbridled freedom. Tucked into his riding position, Hiccup appears to be part of Toothless. They dip, roll and dive, over a sea teeming with Thunderdrums, pulling off daring maneuvers with honed refinement, making them seem effortless.]
"Wow!"-was the only thing everyone in the room could say and think. It was truly incredible! Even Stoick could not help but feel amazed by this. However, Hiccup looked shocked:
"I lost a leg?!"-he yelled, for everyone to hear. People looked a bit sad at this. Losing a limb is always hard, but at such an early age? Even worse. Gobber tried to raise the mood:
"Don't worry, kid, at least you have a cool mask!"
"Yeah, to hide his scars."-Snotlout added, sneering. His response was not well-taken though.
Heather tried to comfort Hiccup. She put a hand on his shoulder and said:
"It is alright, Hiccup. These things happen. The important thing is, you are alive and well."-Hiccup smiled back at her. Astrid was furious.
"Hey, Toothless, looks like both you and me lost a leg. Or, well, a tail for you."-he petted the Night Fury, who clearly looked sad. Even the other dragons looked mournful. Night Fury was not a friendly dragon, but definitely a good ally in their raids so to see him lose part of a tail was sad.
Hiccup continued:
"I am sorry to see what happened to us, bud, but let's not be sad, alright? At least we have each other."-he said and smiled. The dragon understood and nodded enthusiastically.
Hiccup: Yeah!
[They jackknife, heading skyward, rolling and tumbling through the ethereal cloud-scapes and joining high-flying Timberjacks as they soar in formation. Hiccup is bound head-to-toe in a snug, aerodynamic flight suit - an asymmetrical, functional design of leather and articulated plates. It has an air of Viking bike leather.]
Everyone was oohing and aahing at the tricks the pair was doing. Flying upwards, downwards, spinning and free falling was amazing! And the dragon looked happy! He was waggling his tongue for Thor's sake! It was definitely surprising.
Stoick could not believe his son could do all that. He was still unhappy with what was going on and what Hiccup told him, but he was definitely proud. These stunts were clearly hard to imitate.
The teens all looked at Hiccup with unmistakable adoration. They all saw their flying, but now they knew who was undoubtedly the best.
Hiccup was clearly embarrassed by all the attention he was getting, but not Toothless. He got up and jumped a bit trying to draw everyone's attention, before straightening his posture, trying to show off. The teens (and some of the villagers) laughed at his antics. Even Stoick cracked a smile.
Heather added:
"You are amazing, Hiccup."
Hiccup lost all his breath and nearly choked. Heather called him amazing!
"Th-thank you, Heather."
Hiccup: What do you think, bud? Wanna give this another shot?
[Toothless grumbles in protest.]
Hiccup: Toothless! It'll be fine.
[With a click of a lever, he locks the pedals in the flared tail position. Hiccup then unhooks himself from the saddle.]
Hiccup: Ready?
"Wow! My future self gave you the name "Toothless" too! Looks like you are destined for it, bud."-Hiccup smiled and Toothless snuggled closer to the boy.
"Fancy contraption."-Gobber spoke up.-"I trained you well."
"Thanks, Gobber. I appreciate your help."-Hiccup replied, sincerely.
"Wait, are you doing what I think you are doing?"-Fishlegs asked, looking terrified-"Are you going to JUMP?"
The villagers finally understood what was happening. Future Hiccup was unhinging himself from Toothless. Was he crazy? Stoick looked pale. Surely not?
[Toothless snorts unenthusiastically. Suddenly, Hiccup slides off of Toothless, peeling away from him like a skydiver from a plane, yelling as he plummets. Toothless dives after him. They spiral through the air, face-to-face. Toothless is having fun, despite himself. When he sees the ocean, Hiccup slips his forearms through a pair of tucked leather flaps, and yanks, unfurling sheets of leather as he extends his arms. They catch the wind, snapping like wings, and sending him gliding! Toothless unfolds his wings, too, catching up with Hiccup. The freedom is palpable. Hiccup and Toothless are, for the moment, the same. Feeling the same rush of adrenaline. Independently together. They plunge past cloud formations, splitting apart then crossing paths again.
Hiccup: This is amazing!
HE WAS FLYING! HICCUP HADDOCK WAS FLYING!
Berk has bee shocked plenty of times so far, but that was something else entirely. Hiccup himself looked shocked. Then it all erupted.
Applause. From everyone in the room. They were all on the feet applauding him. HIM! Even the dragons looked impressed and looked at him with interest and adoration. Toothless was looking at Hiccup with a sense of pride. His rider was amazing!
Stoick also joined in. He was hoping his son would notice it, but it was not to be. Hopefully some other time.
Ruff and Tuff were the first to talk to Hiccup:
"You are truly awesome!"-the twins said at the same time.-"You want to hang out with us, we will be happy! We could destroy things together! Bring your dragon too!"-they said. Berkians nearly had collective heart attacks. It was hard enough to deal with those two alone! With Hiccup and his Night Fury Berk would be burnt down to the ground.
"Thank you guys. I really appreciate it. I have to admit, I did not expect it from myself too."-Hiccup said to the crowd-"I guess we make a great team, huh, bud?"-he added, petting his dragons. Toothless could only stick out his tongue, much to the younger vikings' amusement. Even some of the older vikings found it funny. Only Mildew and a few others still looked unhappy.
[A cloud layer washes past, exposing a towering rock formation, dead ahead.]
Hiccup: No longer amazing! Toothless!
The happy mood was quickly gone. Surely he wouldn't die!
Heather couldn't help but grab Hiccup by his arm, something the Haddock boy noticed but decided not to comment on. He would be lying if he said he did not enjoy it.
[Hiccup tries to steer himself away, to no avail. Toothless pours on the speed, trying to catch Hiccup as he hurtles toward collision. His locked tail makes maneuvering difficult. He's unable to pull up at a steep enough angle.]
Hiccup: Oh, no! AHH!
[At the last second, Toothless BLASTS the jagged rocks just ahead of Hiccup, then wraps Hiccup in his wings as they fly through it. The obliterated peak rains down around them. Toothless emerges through the cloud of debris and hurtles into the trees of a neighboring peak. They tumble down the uneven terrain, coming to rest on a small plateau]
People looked fearful. Surely the Night Fury saved Hiccup? Everyone was holding their breaths.
[Hiccup emerges from the cocoon of Toothless' wings. He switches his prosthetic riding foot to his walking foot and stows his leather wings.]
Collective sigh of relief could be heard from everyone. Toothless, however, did not look amused. He lowly growled at Hiccup, voicing his displeasure.
"Yeah, yeah, sorry bud."
Hiccup: That really came out of nowhere.
[The sea stack cracks and falls]
[Toothless grumbles]
Hiccup: We gotta work on your solo flying there, bud. That locked-up tail makes for some pretty sloppy rescue maneuvers, eh?
[Hiccup removes his mask]
Everyone looked stunned. Hiccup looked...amazing. Puberty really did well here. He definitely turned out to be handsome. Ruffnut even looked at future Hiccup dreamily while Astrid blushed. She definitely liked what he has become. The problem for Astrid was that Heather already made a headway in liking who he was now.
Gobber said:
"Turned out alright, didn't you?"-and received plenty of chuckles in response. Stoick was also happy to see his son turn out so well. Dragon Tam...Rider, and a brave, handsome young man? Would never have seen that coming.
Hiccup admitted he liked what he saw. He knew that Gobber was right. He turned out okay, something he did not expect.
Hiccup: Oh. Looks like we found another one, bud.
People looked at the view with a wonder. So that is what it is like, riding a dragon?
They did not miss the Night Fury's annoyed expression though.
[An annoyed Toothless throws a small pebble at Hiccup's head.]
Hiccup: Oh, what? Do you want an apology? Is that why you're pouting, big baby boo?
People were laughing at what was happening on the screen. The Night Fury was clearly one clever dragon and he bonded well with Hiccup. Even dragons were doing their versions of laughter. Toothless tried, and failed, not to look amused by his future self.
Hiccup: Well... try this on! [Hugs him, tries to wrestle with him] Ya feeling it yet? Huh? Picking up on all of my heartfelt remorse?
Berkians were now howling with laughter as future Hiccup tried to wrestle a Night Fury! The teens' were already on the floor, nearly suffocating.
Everyone noticed the Night Fury walk on his back paws, like a human being. Where was he going?
[Toothless playfully dangles him off the edge of a cliff.]
Hiccup: (Groans) Oh, come on. You wouldn't hurt a one legged- AHH!
And with that everyone got worried again. Surely not? The Night Fury looked like he was Hiccup's friend. He would not throw him off the cliff!
Heather's grip on Hiccup's arm tightened. So did Astrid's heart when seeing that.
[Toothless laughs]
Hiccup: You're right! You're right! You win! You win!
[Toothless falls backwards]
Everyone looked relieved. The Night Fury was just playing around! He had a sense of humor. 'That is, if dragons had humor.'-villagers pondered, looking at other dragons. They looked peacefully back at them.
Hiccup: Whoa, whoa, whoa! [Playing with Toothless] He's down! And it's ugly! Dragons and Vikings, enemies again, locked in combat to the bitter-[Toothless pins Hiccup] -URFFF!
Everyone was smiling at the playful exchange between the two. They were glad to see Hiccup happy. It did bring back a nagging feeling - guilt. It was they, who were hard on Hiccup. And despite all of that, he became a great young man. Stoick would surely be proud.
Speaking of the Chief, he looked sad at the exchange. He never did that with Hiccup and felt that the dragon was even a better father than he was. Heck, by their conversation, it looked like Gobber was a better father than he ever was. Could he ever become a good father to his son?
[Toothless starts to lick him]
Hiccup: (Groans) Gaaaaagh! You KNOW that doesn't wash out.
[Toothless laughs and Hiccup splashes some spit on Toothless' face]
Cue the laughter. 'This part of the future is definitely funny'-Berkians have thought. The teens' were enjoying the exchange the most, though. Did they all have the same bond with their dragons? They looked for them and noticed the dragons were looking back at them, curiously. Maybe they could meet them during the next intermission.
Heather felt a bit bad, though. 'Would she even have a dragon?'
Hiccup noticed Heather discomfort and whispered softly:
"Don't worry, Heather, I am sure you have your own dragon. And if you don't, we will find you one."-Hiccup smiled, and was elated to see that Heather looked better after his words.
[Hiccup looks around at the new island he discovered and pulls out his map]
Hiccup: So what should we name it?
[Toothless chews at his armpit]
Hiccup: "Itchy Armpit" it is.
[Hiccup uses his tools]
Everyone looked amazed at Hiccup as they saw all his contraptions and a map. That map was huge! Did he explore all that? And using sticking Night Fury saliva for paper was ingenious!
At the end, they laughed at the name of the island. They hoped not all island names were chosen by Toothless!
Hiccup: Whaddya reckon, bud? Think we might find a few Timberjacks in those woods? The odd Whispering Death or two in the rocks? Who knows... maybe we'll finally track down another Night Fury.
So there was only one Night Fury? Toothless looked a bit downcast that he has not found anyone of his own kind yet, but Hiccup hugged him and the dragon felt much better. At least his...friend was there for him. Friend. That was something he was happy to think about.
Hiccup: Wouldn't that be something?
Hiccup: So, whaddya say? Just keep going?
[Toothless replies 'no']
"Oh, come on, bud! Did big baby boo get tired already?"-Hiccup asked, teasing Toothless. His friend was clearly not amused and started making unimpressed noises. Villagers just laughed at their conversation.
[A dragon screech catches their attention. Astrid and Stormfly land on the island and enter the scene]
'This is going to be interesting'- everyone thought and leaned in. And, with a new girl close to Hiccup, drama was definitely going to be there. Male vikings were looking forward to fireworks, female vikings to the soap opera about to ensure (some were looking for both, or had inverted preferences).
'Well, that will be something.'-went through the minds of all teens. Astrid, Hiccup, Heather and everyone else were looking forward to the exchange.
Aye, I am a bad guy. Leaving you with a cliffhanger. But I don't want to have extra long chapters. Not to worry though. Next chapter will be so worth it. I just thought Toothless/Hiccup relationship should be given an attention and got carried away. I don't regret it.
Those who watched tv series know what happened to Heather, and will understand as to why I am getting her close to Hiccup. I already gave you my reasons earlier. I love Astrid and want her to be with Hiccup, don't worry. But the way this experience is going is now pulling Heather and Hiccup closer together. Let's see what happens next, eh?
As always, if you feel there are some mistakes, don't hesitate to tell me. Or give me your opinions, ideas and advices. I will gladly take them all under consideration.
I noticed many fanfics liked to focus mainly on the teens and ignore Berkians. Now, I decided not to delve into particular villagers (though Silent Sven, Bucket, Mildew, Spitelout and a few others like Gustav and Gothi will also appear) but I want their reactions here too. Stoick and Gobber are already a must, of course. Anyway, next chapter comes the scene and other AC view of what we have seen so far. The chapter after next would be the TV series...hopefully.
Lastly, disclaimers. HTTYD characters, script and movie (and everything else) belongs to DreamWorks Pictures and affiliated companies. The presenter is also not mine, but a character of Disney Studios. They have all the rights on the character. Additionally, some of the additional characters have been introduced in Dragons: Race to the Edge, which has been streamed by Netflix. So, those characters as well as their script and everything else belongs to Netflix. I own only their reactions.
Take care.