A Friend In Fire & Sea
A HttyD Fanfiction
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Genre: Friendship/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: K+
Hiccup's day has been going horribly. And for good reason, too- being lost in the middle of no where, with only a Scauldron for protection... Against, about, a dozen Dragon Hunter ships. Now, why would that be a problem? Oh, and the island they're on is inhabited by Hiccup's absolute FAVOURITE dragon. Another. Dinosaur. Face.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.
Chapter Six: BUBBLES!
Hiccup groaned, consciousness overtaking him. He was cold, very cold, and he felt numbing pain in his ankle.
Blinking rapidly, he slowly pushed himself onto his arms, rolling over onto his back.
Pain shot through him, but he set that aside for now. He looked to the side. Light peeked through a crevice to the side, and he sagged In relief; it was finally morning.
The platform he was on was indeed rock, the same smooth, slippery substance that made up the walls of the sea cavern. He could tell most of the cave was only shallow water, except for the section beneath his ledge. The space, surprisingly, was rather large, and the only thing that mixed things up was the large stalagmite in the centre.
Shivering, he laid his head back down; whatever was going on, he was safe right now. His ankle was definitely broken, and he didn't exactly want to die from underwater predators, so swimming wasn't an option.
Head set back down on the surface, he closed his eyes with a sigh.
Just as he was about to doze off, though, a loud roar of a dragon pierced the air, echoing in the cave, and he tensed, fully forgetting his little nap.
And lunch.
Then again, where would he get lunch...?
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Hiccup stared, silent. The roar had died out, and he couldn't hear anything now... Was the dragon coming, or not?
Two minutes later, and he decided to go back to slee-
SPLASH.
With a yelp, he jumped back, and pain immediately shot through his veins. Drenched, he shook his head roughly, water droplets flying off. Coughing, he rubbed his eyes, blinking. He looked over the ledge, trying to spot what could have made that splash.
Nothing appeared to be in the water, well, at least for nineteen seconds.
With a underwater rumble to warn Hiccup (he immediately backed up), a large figure's neck and head emerged, giving Hiccup the first real look at his saviour.
It was a dragon, as he had expected. It didn't take an expert to know the dragon was a Scauldron, due to the fact they were the most iconic Tidal Class dragon known. The magnificent creature had aquamarine coloured scales, that appeared slightly darker at the back of his neck, and his snout- its eyes were a pale shade of yellow, that almost appeared white; this was strange for a Scauldron, so perhaps it was a habitat pr climate thing.
Shortly after the Scaudlron appeared, another dragon rose from the water, but not one he had expected to see.
He couldn't be sure, but judging by the smaller figure, it was probably a female, so he'd just go with that. The dragoness looked at the Scauldron, who was most likely a male, (he would never admit that was actually a random guess) and tilted her head.
It was a large Monstrous Nightmare, and unlike any one he'd ever seen. She had shimmery, pearlescent scales that glittered and shone, which were a bizarre colour for the species; yellow. Lemon, to be precise (Fishlegs had insisted on giving them a lesson on colours)- the spines were a even lighter shade, and the dragon's underside was blonde, almost like Astrid's hair. Now, that was weird to think about. The eyes, also strange, were a whiteish sandy yellow, quiet similar to the Scauldron's.
However, after a brief moment of squinting, Hiccup found himself squirming in mortification. Half of her face had been brutally wrecked...
That was going to give him nightmares, wasn't it?
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Blueclaw nudged the human hatchling's arm, noticing he was trembling. Silently following his gaze, the Scauldron realised he was scared by Lostface's... Well, her face. He wrinkled his nose in disgust, still completely despising the cruel name.
It was a customary thing in the nest; there were four ranks of position, and you were named according to those.
There was the hatchling name, when you stayed in the nursery. Whatever your name was, and for the Scauldron it was 'Blue', they stuck a 'ling' onto the end. When you became an apprentice, the first part of your name remained, just with 'paw' added on. When you became a warrior, and could hunt and patrol on your own, it was added with whatever. For Blueclaw, it had been the word 'claw'. He didn't really know why the Queen had chosen that for him, but he supposed it was alright.
Lostface, though, was just cruel. He had just been promoted to warrior when he ran away, and his friend had still been an apprentice, about to rank up.
That was another thing that bothered him; the incident must have happened not that long ago, for her warrior name to have been Lostface. Her apprentice name had been Ariapaw, although he usually called her by 'Aria' since the real one sounded so awkward. They'd often laugh at it, not really caring that it was the most bizarre name in the whole nest.
Bundling up his emotions, he set them aside for now. He could do something about that later when he returned to the nest.
Speaking of the dragoness, she swam up to the ledge, only making Hiccup even more uncomfortable. Cooing, she stretched her neck up, nuzzling his broken ankle gently. She hissed softly, looking to her friend for an explanation.
'It was like that when I found him.' Blueclaw explained. 'I don't know how to heal it... I don't think we could.'
'No.' Lostface sighed, raising up her snout so her eyes met the boy's.
Blueclaw couldn't help but watch with adoration, as she continued to fuss over him. 'Hello you...' She murmured softly, which would have sounded like a gentle growl to the human. She nuzzled his trembling arm, cooing.
Hiccup, still scared, spoke up. "...He... Hello? I'm... I'm Hiccup..." Lostface cooed, although slightly shocked by the name.
Blueclaw snorted in anger- who names their precious hatchling Hiccup?!
Then again, he didn't know human customs, and it certainly wasn't as bad as Lostface.
After a while, she pressed her snout into his chest, rumbling quietly. Gaining a bit of confidence, and pretty certain she wouldn't kill him if he tried, he decided to try and investigate those scars.
He tentatively reached up with his hand, running his fingers lightly over the end of her snout; Lostface growled quietly as his fingers traced a line around her scars, mortification increasing on his expression. Hiccup slowed, but seemed persistent. Lostface started shaking slightly, not sure if she liked this.
The hatchling ran a singly finger lightly over one scar across her eye, his eyes watery. It was the work of Dragon Hunters.
"How could any one do this..." He whispered, lifting his hand away to rest on her jaw.
Lostface whimpered, lowering her head to nuzzle his shoulder. A moment later, she felt arms slip around her large head, bringing her close to his own body. Silent, she wasn't really sure what to do, but took it was a show of human affection.
After a while, he sniffed, using a hand to wipe away the water in his eyes.
He looked over at the Scauldron, who swam over to greet Hiccup too.
"Thank you... For saving my life." The boy said quietly, stroking the side of the dragon's head.
Lostface looked at him with pride. She knew that he was still him, and not the murderer those foolish dragons had branded him as.
"That's it." Hiccup suddenly said. "I need to name you two."
They practically reared up in surprise; He wanted to do what? We already have names! She thought, but then stopped. He was a human, and they couldn't understand dragonese- how was he supoosed to know?
Lostface looked at Blueclaw, who seemed to have realised this too.
Hiccup stroked the female Monstrous Nightmare's face, careful to avoid her scars, and thought hard.
"Hmm... What to name you... You're simply beautiful, I can't choose something... No, that wouldn't work..."
Lostface nearly gulped; what horrors was this boy thinking of naming her?
"How about... Brightheart?" Her eyes widened in surprise. Behind her, the Scauldron was personally digging it.
She eventually cooed, deciding she loved it way more than her actual name. Brightheart it was.
The hatchling smiled, confirming it with a scratch under her scaly chin. He turned to the tidal dragon, tilting his head.
'I bet it's going to be awesome as.' He huffed proudly.
The recently named Brightheart rolled her eyes. He continued on, just as an idea struck Hiccup- the perfect name. 'Cool and menacing, just like me. You know, like Typhoo-'
Hiccup suddenly threw himself at the Scauldron, throwing his arms over the dragon's huge head.
And, he gave the Scauldron the most terrifying, proud, the most powerful and majestic name ever-
"BUBBLES!"
Brightheart soon found herself laughing at Bubbles' priceless expression...
So much better than Blueclaw.
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Next Chapter:
Chapter Seven: Where Are You?
A/N:
Hey guys! Guess what- I have a Fanfiction apprentice! WolfLoverBoy is a new, aspiring HttyD Author. I'm his Beta-Reader, and his 'mentor', so to speak. If you have the time, please check out his first story, 'The Night Time Visitor' and offer whatever help you can! :D
Sorry, had to throw that in there.
On a side note... Bubbles was a name just too FREAKING CUTE AND FLUFFY to NOT name him. Also, Lightning, and a guest reviewer wanted it. XD
If you are familiar with the Warrior Cats novel series by Erin Hunter, you'll know who Brightheart is meant to represent. There is a cat in the books, who has the same name, and has a lot of similarities to the Monstrous Nightmare- I even tried to match up colour scheme, by using different shades of yellow, instead of red or green.
Also, the whole rank thing in the Queen's nest is very similar to that of in the Warriors books.
Quick Reminders:
1. There is a new Poll on my page- if you haven't already, please check it out. It'd mean a lot to me. :D
2. The 'This Is War' Hiatus has officially begun! Thanks for all the support, and I'll see any of you who read it in Part Two, 'Over The Years'.
REFERENCES-
No references.
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ShoutOuts:
LightningAndDeathItself218-
Sorry, buddy, but there's not gonna be a lot of Hiccup/Melody interaction in this one. BUT, there will be cute Melody, and lots of cute Hiccup, just not being cute together. Dammit; I almost want to change it, but I'm not going too. XD Annnnnddd... Did you get your answer and wish? Thanks for the review!
PS- If you want Hiccup/Bubbles fluff with your Melody/Hiccup cuteness, then you're gonna get your wish... MWAHAHAAHA! (I'm so evil.)
midnightsky0612-
Thanks! BUBBLES FOREVER! XD
As always, thanks to all readers, followers, favourite-ers (I'm pretty sure that's not a word...) and reviewers! I love you all!
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