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Here's another chapter for all of you! Probably the last one today, but we'll see! ;)
It was dark…
It was cold… then hot…
Why did he hurt so much?
Hiccup couldn't open his eyes. His head burned, and he didn't know why. His right arm felt like someone had stabbed it. What happened?
He suddenly saw his friends tied up to a Dragon Hunter ship mast, all grunting as they tried to get to him. Their cries for help were deafening to Hiccup's ears. Hiccup tried to run forward to save them, but his legs wouldn't work. What the-?
A cruel laugh echoed in his ears. Useless…
Hiccup stiffened. He'd know that voice anywhere.
But how did he survive?
Sure enough, Viggo Grimborn walked up before him, his eyes hot and hard. "Hello, dear Hiccup. It's been awhile, but I'm afraid I'll have to cut our time short. Because you threw me into a lava pit, I need my revenge… I'm going to have to take care of your friends now."
Hiccup grew alarmed. "No! Don't hurt them… please."
"It's too late for begging, Hiccup."
"I'll do anything. Just take me instead." Hiccup was growing desperate. He had to protect his friends from Viggo. No matter what.
Viggo pretended to think about it, but then he shook his head while drawing his dagger. "I'm afraid not, Hiccup." Viggo was just about to throw the dagger at his friends, when cold hands pressed down on Hiccup's shoulders.
A voice that could only be from an angel rang in his ears. "It's okay, Hiccup. I'm here. It's Astrid, remember? There's no one in danger. You're fine. I'm fine. We're all fine… except you. But we're all waiting for you to wake up."
Astrid…? Who was-
Astrid!
Hiccup's dream vanished. "Astrid…," he murmured into the blackness. He had to check to see if she was okay, and he found himself gripping her hand. Astrid didn't pull away. "Astrid…" Hiccup wanted to say more, but his head was more prominently hurting now. He felt hot all over. Why do I feel so bad? What happened?
Astrid's voice came back within a second. "I'm here, Hiccup. I'm staying right here."
Hiccup tried to show her a sign that he could hear her, even as faint as her voice was to his buzzing ears… He forced himself to smile, if ever so slightly. It was all he could do without straining himself too much.
There was a slight pause, and then: "Feel better, Hiccup."
With all his strength, Hiccup moved his head up, and then down. He felt satisfied. He had nodded. A searing pain then went up his head.
The blackness returned.
"He woke up a little bit," Astrid told Stoick, who was now outside, The chief had left the room minutes before Hiccup woke, saying that he needed some "fresh air."
Stoick tensed, his eyes flashing with what looked to be hope. "My son… what did he say? What did he do?"
Astrid smirked at the chief's thick interest. "I think he had a nightmare, but I helped him out of it. He's fine for now- I even think his fever is going down." She breathed a sigh of relief, massaging her temple. "I think I need to sleep now. Can you watch Hiccup and Toothless for me?"
Wordlessly, Stoick nodded, and raced inside Gothi's hut. Astrid frowned, something nagging at the back of her head. She thought back to what Dark had said earlier. He had warned that his "master" had planned some things for Hiccup. And no part of his warning said that it was good.
"I need to sleep," she muttered. Astrid decided to head back to her hut on Stormfly- the girl was far too tired to walk back-, but before she went, she cast a glance behind her. Gothi's hut door was still slightly open from Stoick's rush to get inside, and she saw Hiccup lying on the bed inside, now unmoving.
She swallowed.
I'll be back later, Hiccup. Hang on.
And she left.
He stood on the ship's deck, looking out into the open sea. It was a beautiful, peaceful day, but he had little time to enjoy it. He had a job to do.
He had a boy to catch.
A soldier came up to him, his expression unreadable. "The ship's all ready to sail to Berk, sir!" He marched off, returning to his post.
He grinned. "Good. Hiccup Haddock will finally be mine."
Two days passed, and Hiccup didn't wake up again.
His fever did break shortly after Astrid talked to him, and Gothi announced that he was safe from future harm- if safe was what you could call it. Hiccup still laid unconscious with no sign of improving. Astrid heard whispers of "coma" more times than she liked to count, but she still gripped onto the hope that Hiccup would return.
He would come back to her, like he always did.
Astrid found herself spending more time with Toothless lately as she sat at Hiccup's bedside. She was the only one who could coax the dragon into eating anything, and she would stroke him until he fell into a reluctant sleep, which she was doing right now.
Astrid sighed, watching Hiccup slumber on peacefully.
He'll wake later, she decided with a nod.
...right?
Toothless let out a growl in his sleep, like he was fighting off enemies that were trying to get to Hiccup. Astrid chuckled lightly. The dragon probably was sending plasma blasts at the Dragon Hunters right now.
A yawn tickled Astrid's throat. She ignored it, giving a sigh instead. True, she had been neglecting her sleep lately what with Hiccup's condition, but she was used to getting four to five hours of rest before this mess. After, all being a Dragon Rider was no easy task.
"Astrid."
Astrid looked up. The sound had come from the doorway, and she saw that it was Stoick, who was scratching his beard in uneasiness. "I'll take over now, lass," the chief said, coming inside. "You've been awake too long. Hiccup would want you to rest."
Giving another long glance at her boyfriend, Astrid nodded. "Okay." Sleep did sound good as she fought back another yawn. "Let me know if anything new happens. I need to know if he's doing anything new, now matter how unimportant it seems."
Stoick nodded, understanding. "Of course."
Astrid got up from her seat, awaking Toothless. The dragon snorted from the sudden wake up call, but then he shook his head, angry at himself for falling asleep. Toothless resumed his position at staring at Hiccup from the corner of the room.
Astrid left the hut, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
How much longer can we keep this up?
He smelled Berk far before his men spotted it.
"It's approaching, sir!" his men yelled, scurrying all over the deck like frightened crabs. "What should we do? The dragons will spot our ships if we don't take cover!"
He glared at them. "Then we hide, you fish brains!" he roared, throwing the object closest to him at an unsuspecting soldier. Unfortunately, the object happened to be a heavy tin lantern, but the soldier ducked in time.
He scowled at the sea, his mood darkening by the second.
We're coming, Hiccup, he thought, walking over to the front of the ship.
And you better be prepared, because I'm not waiting for an invitation.
"A-Astrid! Astrid, wake up! It's Hiccup!"
Astrid jolted from her sleep, blinking rapidly. Hiccup… Hiccup! She looked up to see who had awoken her; it was Fishlegs. The poor boy was panting from the long run to Astrid's hut, and was bent over, panting.
Leaping from her bed, Astrid grabbed her ax. "What is it? What happened? Did someone else hurt Hiccup?"
Fishlegs shook his head, straightening. "N-no, nothing like that."
"Then what?"
"He woke up! Hiccup woke up!"
Astrid nearly dropped her ax in shock, but managed to safely lower it to the floor before asking Fishlegs more about it. "He woke up? When? How is he?" She winced as terrible conclusions ran through her mind. "How does he feel?"
"No time to answer! Just follow me!"
Without a word, Astrid complied, and she and Fishlegs raced from her home to their dragons. It would be faster to fly to Gothi's hut than walk there, and Stormfly and Meatlug soon took off in the air, soaring toward the place where Hiccup awaited.
Hiccup, Astrid thought in relief. He's awake. He's okay. Thor, I am going to kill that boy for worrying me so much.
Stormfly landed at Gothi's hut next to Meatlug, and Astrid jumped off her dragon's back quicker than she ever had before. She darted inside, her eyes large with excitement. "Hiccup! I'm so glad you're-" She stopped, seeing the boy.
Hiccup looked to be in a half-conscious state on the bed, looking confused at what everyone was saying to him. Gothi watched Hiccup with sharp eyes from the corner, Stoick was helping Hiccup sit up, and Toothless looked like he was ready to jump up on the bed and lick his rider all over once he woke up completely.
"Hiccup? You okay?" Astrid asked, walking inside more.
Her friend blinked, his eyes going in and out of focus. He didn't seem to recognize her. Well, he did get hit on the head with a giant hammer, Astrid admitted to herself. Of course he's not going to see well. He probably doesn't even know what's going on.
"What…" Hiccup started to speak, but then coughed violently.
Stoick patted his son's back, finally sitting Hiccup all the way up. "There you go, son," he said, giving a ruffle to Hiccup's hair. "How do you feel?"
Hiccup looked at his father oddly, confused. Astrid felt worry bud inside her at Hiccup's reaction. Why was Hiccup acting like this? "Hiccup?" Astrid began again. "Hiccup, it's me. Astrid. You recognize me now, right?"
The boy cocked his head at her, wincing as his head wound pounded. "Where am I?" Hiccup asked slowly, looking at the others. "Why are you all being so nice to me?" He suddenly glanced down at his feet, giving a great gasp when he saw it.
His face morphed into a white sheet of terror.
"And what happened to my leg?!"
*laughs way too evilly*
Boy, have I got plans in store for you, Hiccup Haddock...
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