The Aftermath Part 3


Today a group of humans showed up at the palace. Stormfly noted me on it while Hiccup was sleeping off his first (so far) successful meal. I got excited thinking maybe they could somehow get Hiccup flying again. "Toothless?" she came again. "Yea?" "The humans want to meet him. Hiccup, so they get get their measurements and such". I nodded and dismissed her. "Hiccup? Hey, come on now, get up". He only curled up more in response. To be honest we were both quite comfortable right now, and I don't blame him for being stubborn.

"Come on, I know you're comfortable and all, but you need to get up...Now!" He groaned, but got up with his eyes still closed. "It's only been 20 minutes, Toothless. Just when I'm starting to get used to the schedule" he mumbled. Chuckling, I licked his head repeatedly which in turn woke him up. "Ack! Toothless! Alright, alright, I'm up!" He shook himself a little and playfully shoved me. "What's so important you need to wake me from my, quote on quote recovering hour?" I rolled my eyes at him mocking my words.

"Humans are here to try and help you get back into the sky. They're going to make one of their prosthetic thingies". He just blinked, not understanding. "In other words, a fake tailfin". His already huge eyes widened."Why didn't you just say that in the first place!" He shouted and bolted out. I chuckled at his sudden excitement and followed him out to the Jade Palace. I caught up to him in no time and I saw him looking at the humans strange. "They're taller than I thought" was his first comment.

I whacked him in the head for his poor use of respect. I don't believe they understood him, but the noise he made from speaking got their attention. The first one to walk up to him was a female. She had long brown hair and forest green eyes. She was human, but moved in a dragon like way. She gasped and said "Oh, he's beautiful!" She lent out a hand for him to sniff and trailed one of her 'fingers' up the small spines on his forehead. Hiccup seemed to like her because he rubbed his face against hers.

"Oh, I've never seen a Night Fury this close. These two might very well be the last of their kind" she commented as Hiccup playfully rubbed against her, ending up on his back. She rubbed his neck as he got back up. "I like her. She's nice" Hiccup said as he bounced up to me and started to nuzzle. He ran back to her and made some weird noise, bobbing his head up and down. She copied him as he retracted his teeth. "Oh, and retractable teeth! Incredible!" She looked him up and down; I saw the human's face drop as she picked up his tail.

"Hmm, how did this happen?" She asked. Hiccup's face instantly dropped as he came back to me and began to rub me again like a scared hatchling. I licked is forehead and nuzzled him back. "Injured in battle" a two limbed one said. He had a stick leg and a hook arm and he was wearing a weird metal helmet. He had a long clump of fur growing from above his mouth. "That must be the translator, Master?" I asked. He bowed a little in response.

"Ok Val, do your thing" another one with a lot of red fur said. He was about my height, and that was tall for a human. The woman gestured for his tail and Hiccup with a little encouragement from me, swung it over. She pulled out a weird stick thingy and held it up to his remaining tailfin in several places. I constantly rubbed my head over his as a sign of comfort which he seemed to appreciate. She looked up at me and commented, still measuring "You two seem to be close". I gave a nod this time. The two limbed human said "He says the two are long lost siblings and the younger one ended up losing his tailfin being reunited with the older one".

I glared at the human as Master Thornado whacked him with his tail. "To put it bluntly, yes" I grumbled. All the humans there gave us sad looks. Hiccup took a deep breath and said to me "Emotionally hard, yes, but so worth the price". I blinked back tears and nuzzled him again. The woman finished up and said "Well, you're lucky it's a clean tear and can be easily replaced. It might take some getting used to and a few tests, but we'll get you back in the air boy, don't you worry".

Hiccup began to jump around in excitement at that, unable to stay still. "Did you hear that Toothless?! I'm going to fly again! They're going to get me flying again!" Everyone shared a chuckle at his excitement. I was happy to see him acting like a hatchling because it means he's on the right path to recovery. "Yes Hiccup, I was there. Come on now, let's go meet the other humans". He followed me, but continued to jump around in circles.


Later that afternoon, we were at the kitchen eating with the team. "So there I was, everyone terrified, all hope lost, and everything destroyed. Until I jumped up and tackled him and beat him into submission. After that, everyone was cheering my name, Hookfang! Hookfang! Hookfang!". Me and Stormfly shared a look. "Sure Hookfang, and my scales are white" I commented. He glared at me. "Shut up Toothless" he mumbled. Hiccup chuckled.

"So Hiccup, did those humans make that pro tetic thingy that's supposed to help you fly again' Barf asked. He visibly perked up. "Not yet, but they said they can make one! Isn't that great?!" Stormfly nodded "That's amazing Hiccup! We could use more speed on the team". I glared at her. "And what about me?" "You're fast Toothless, but your tactics are too predictable". I gave her the 'really?' look. "Well, I'm sure my 'tactics' are different, but I still use the same thing all the time so, yea".

She shrugged and replied "Still, it's something new". I rolled my eyes and watched happily as Hiccup was actually going for seconds for dinner. When he sat down again he noticed my look. "What?" I smiled as I said "That's your second bowl of soup". He looked confused for a second then understood. "D..does that mean you're going to stop monitoring how much I eat now?" I shook my head. "Not quite yet, but I'm not going to force anymore into your stomach unless I have to". He smiled and started to eat his second serving.

The group started to individually head of to bed until me and Hiccup were the only ones left. He was cleaning everyone's dishes and I was waiting for him to finish. I walked up to him and licked his head. "I'm so proud of you, you know that?" His head jolted up in shock and he looked at me. "When you first came here, we offered you plenty of food, yet you hardly ate any of it. During your training, we moved your amount up by one fish per day, yet it still was such a little amount of food. Now look at you, successfully eating two servings of soup in one sitting".

He ducked down shyly and said a little embarrassed "Gee, now you're making me feel like a pig". I licked him again and set a wing around him. "That's a normal amount of food, Hiccup. Don't forget that". He finished putting the dishes away and gave me a hug. "Thank you Toothless. I don't know what I'd do if you hadn't been there for me". I hugged him back and replied "You wouldn't even be here if I hadn't been, in plenty of ways". We stayed there for a minute when I pulled away and ushered him off to my bedroom. "Come on, now. Time for bed".

We decided the tree branch was comfortable tonight and hung upside down. I wrapped my wings around the two of us and began to admit a light purr that normally helps Hiccup fall asleep. He rested his head on my neck and whispered "For the record, Toothless, I'm proud of you too, even if you hate being seen as a softie". I smiled kindly and replied "Goodnight Hiccup. Sleep well". He nodded in reply, the purring already seeming to lull him asleep.


Author's Note: Hey guys, hope you like the new chapter. If you want more, comment and let me know if this chapter made you feel a little warm inside. It did for me.