Yeah THIS IS WHERE WE GO INTO BULLSHIT LAND

I dunno nothin bout no coma waking up experiences, just one small detail, nor anything about prosthetics.

But the aim is to simply enjoy the plot rather the plot rather then worry over a few unrealistic points. Robots are unrealistic, So is a massive robot dragon so I think we can suspend our disbelief here.

Also sorry for the long wait but personal shit happened and I wasn't able to write

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Astrid slowly opened her eyes, she saw white all around her. "H… hiccup?"She croaked quietly, then everything faded away as she heard a familiar voice next to her,

When she next awoke she didn't fall asleep like last time, she opened her eyes and saw a white ceiling and smelt the sterile room, she looked around, she was in a room, there were chairs and a TV in one corner.

She slowly sat up, everything seemed to be in order, her left leg was a bit numb but otherwise everything appeared completely fine, so why was she here?

She had been out to a party, with Hiccup, and then she had kissed him, and that had danced, then they left. When they got to his house they had exchanged presents. Her hand flew to her neck and she felt that the necklace had gone, looking around she saw it on a tabletop next to her, she reached over and put it on.

Then she had been looking at the necklace when someone, Hiccup, shouted. Then there had been a car, she had been tackled and then a pain in her… left leg.

Oh no.

She hard The life support machine she was attached to began to beep like crazy as she flew back her sheets, at the exact pint that a doctor and nurse rushed in. But she wasn't focused on them, she was looking at the stump of her left leg.

The whole world seemed to just drown out around her as she stared numbly at where her leg had used to be.

She barely felt the hands that gently lowered her back down, how was she going to run now?

Then everything became sluggish and slow as the doctor and nurse injected her with some sort of drug.

Her last thought was 'is Hiccup okay'

~§~

Hiccup was not okay.

How did teachers expect him to keep up with school work when his best friend was literally in a hospital bed missing a leg, what was he supposed to do, just forget about her. Everyone else seemed to of.

"Hey useless" thud, he was now on the floor "your not so tough now are you,, with your protector gone"

DAMAGE RECEIVED….

IMPACT TO CALF…

GENERATING BRUISING…

"Are you not going fight back?"

DAM-

"Not gonna cry"

DAMA-

"Ugh, you've become so boring"

DA-

"It's like you're a robot or something, honestly"

DAMAGE RECEIVED-

"Well done useless now your boring as well. Come on guys, let's go find something interesting"

School had just gone back to the way it had been. He was bullied or ignored or both.

He didn't really care though, that felt good. It felt good to separate himself from his emotions.

Become what he really was, an emotionless robot.

He would often go to the hospital immediately afterwards and simply read. He was reading the last book Astrid had told him about, World War Z.

He was reading about Yonkers when-

"H…hiccup" came a croak from beside him

He immediately looked over, smiling. "Astrid?" But She was already closing her eyes.

"It's okay" his smile faded "you rest as much as you need"

She didn't wake up after that.

~§~

He was walking into the hospital, the doctors and nurses all new him by this point, that tended to happen when you'd been in and out for 6 weeks. Though the doctor had a smile on his face, unusual.

"Hiccup, Astrid woke up, she's officially out of her coma" his smile faded "though we weren't quick enough to stop her from seeing the… damage, we had to put her back to sleep for a bit, but she should be coming back around soon"

Hiccup walked past him quickly and rushed to Astrid's room.

When he got inside she was laying in her bed, but this time she was breathing coherently, her hair was splayed out around her and reached to her stomach, her body had become thinner and lanky due to her long time asleep.

He took his usual spot and got his book out, 1 hour, 17 minutes and 53 seconds later he heard a Goan from beside him and he looked over to see her slowly sitting up, her hair spilling messily down her back as she rubbed her eye.

He supported her back carefully as the bed began to auto adjust to her position.

"Careful, take it easy" he said soothingly "you've been out for six weeks"

"Six!?-" she dissolved into coughing and spluttering

Hiccup winced as he handed her a cup of water "possibly not the best information to wake up to" she grabbed it in one hand and took his hand in the other.

She glared at him "try missing a leg" she said dully

Hiccup sat quietly as she drank, occasionally refilling the water cup. "Your lucky they say, because when you were out you missed a lot of the pain that comes with recently losing a limb, but apparently there's gonna be stuff like itches and pain and the feeling of being touched from a phantom of your leg as the brain adjusts"

Astrid stared at him and finally saw his eye "Hiccup what happened to your eye?"

"Do you remember what happened?" He said quickly

"A… a car hit me" she said quietly

"Yeah" He said the gripped her hand harder "and he just drove off, didn't even slow down just ploughed right through you, didn't even care about what-"

"Hiccup" Astrid said quietly "your hurting me"

Hiccup quickly let go with his hand and looked down at her red hand.

"DAMMIT" he yelled as he stood up "why am I so useless!" He yelled

"Hiccup…" she whispered as she looked in horror at his right hand

EXTREME DAMAGE RECEIVED…

RIGTH HAND SEVERED…

STARTING REPAIRS…

He looked at the electrical wires that danced around sparks flying, then at the hand that he had torn off in rage. Then into Astrids face, seeing the fear and concern in her eyes as the sparks reflected off them.

He sat back down slowly

"I…uh haven't exactly had a good time either" he said finally

Suddenly the doors to the room opened and a doctor and nurse rushed in. Hiccup shoved a his stump into his pocket and walked to the corner of the room, and sneakily picked up his hand to reattach it.

Meanwhile the doctor and nurse were with Astrid.

"Your heart rate picks up, is everything okay?"

"Uh… yeah, everything's, Uh, everything's fine" she said masking her shocked expression

"Good, Good" said the doctor as he looked over one of her IV drips "how are you feeling?"He Asked as he put a hand on her neck

"Hungry, And confused, a bit sick"

"Well your doing better then most, Can you read the time from the clock on the wall?" He Asked experimentally

She squinted at the clock then glared like it had personally attacked her. "No" she said

"Okay, don't worry, that's normal" said the doctor "We'll bring you some food, you just rest up" and then they left the room and hiccup sat back down in the chair.

"So, hows school been?" Astrid Asked quietly

"Oh, it hasn't been bad, teachers giving out lots of work and homework and crap, ya know the usual. Did you know that our English teacher tried to get me to bring you home work, even though you were in a coma? Honestly some teach-"

"That's not what I meant" she said

"Well it's been the usual"

"Hiccup"

"What do you want me to say?" He said as he looked away "it's been how it was before you arrived"

"And who did this to you?" She said as she brought his chin and turned his face towards him while she stroked the spot

"Who do you think?" Hiccup asked

"I'm gonna kill Snotlout when I get back" she said angrily

"There's the Astrid I know"

"Here's some food – Oh, am I, Ah… interrupting anything?" Asked a nurse as she wheeled in a cart with a plate of food on it.

Astrid blushed as she dropped her hands and sat back up on her bed "No" she said quickly

Hiccup looked confused.

"The Doctor has called your parents and they'll be here soon"

"Tamp ough" She said around a mouthful of food she was devouring the meal in front of her

~§~

"Are you sure your alright?"Asked Astrids father as he sat next to her holding a hand tightly

"For the millionth time Dad I'm fine" Astrid tiredly said

"Don't blame me" he said "you go through your child being knocked into a coma for six weeks and still having to go to work and pretend everything's fine" he glanced quickly at Astrids mother who was talking to hiccup happily "and the less said about your mother the better"

"What was that ash?" She asked threateningly

"Ugh… that me and you are very pleased to see Astrid awake" he said nervously chuckling

Just then a doctor walked in

"Mrs Phelgma Hofferson And Mr Ash Hofferson" He said pleasantly, then a grim expression descended onto his face "do mind if I talk with you privately?"

"I'm sorry doctor Sven, but I refuse to leave Astrid's side" said Ash "So you might as well say it here"

Sven paused and bit his lip "if your sure then" Ash and Phelgma both nodded "You can pay the bill for Astrids care and the treatment she's receiving" he started "But on your insurance plan… Prosthetics aren't covered"

Silence

"Are there alternatives?" Asked Ash quietly

"A wheel chair, or crutches" at that Astrid paled and her heart rate monitor picked up

"I won't be able to run?" She said pale

Sven looked at her solemnly and opened his mouth to speak only to get cut off.

"I can make Astrid a running blade prosthetic" Hiccup said quietly

Astrid looked at him hopefully while Ash and Phelgma looked at him surprised. Sven looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Just give me Astrid's leg measurements and I can have it here by… tomorrow" he said

"Look, Kid I'll give you the benefit of the doubt but there's no way you could just make the prosthetic leg in just 12 hours"

"Just give me the leg measurements"

The doctor quickly gave him the required information and they all watched him as he walked out, a confident smile on his face.

Hiccup would make the leg, he had two advantages

Nanobots and no requirement for sleep.

~§~

Astrid was watching TV when hiccup walked in a box under his arm.

"Is that it?" She asked excitedly

"Indeed, But we'll wait for the doctor who after I showed him the contents is currently getting a local prosthetic designer to come in and have a look, make sure it works" he said shrugging as he set the box down.

"I'm sure it's fine" she said reassuringly as she began to stroke her hair, the she finally realised how long it was "I should really get a hair cut" she said disbelievingly

"NO!" Said hiccup loudly and quickly "it's fine the way it is, I like it" he said in a sheepish voice

Astrid grinned "I guess I could keep it" she said in mock reluctance

Then the doors burst open to reveal a fat man with a bold head and a blond moustache, but the most interesting feature was his missing hand and feet which had prosthetics on them.

"Sooo, are ye' the lad who fancies himself an expert prosthetic designer?" Said the man in a thick Scottish accent

"Yeah" said Hiccup sheepishly

The man looked him up and down then at Astrid and his eyes lit up in understanding

"Look kid I'm gonna be honest with you, I don't need to look at the prosthetic to know that it's…

Probably not up to standard" he started but hiccup interrupted by shoving the box into his arms

The man looked at Hiccup in surprise before shrugging "fine, suit yourself" he said and began opening the lid "Don't blame me-"

He stared at contents of the box, his face frozen, his eyes and mouth wide open in shock.

He reached in and pulled it out and Astrid also looked at it in awe.

It was a blue and orange patterned running blade prosthetic and was very light.

The man looked from the prosthetic to hiccup then back to the prosthetic in quick succession before nodding his head and grinning, the grinning soon dissolved to chuckling, then to an eruption uproar of laughter.

"Oh, I like you lad" he said as he placed the prosthetic back into the box then shook Hiccups hand "That's a great style you've got, the names Gobber and you know what I think?" He said as he stood back and looked at Hiccup with a more analytical eye "I'd say you've could have a good future in prosthetics and engineering" he said nodding "ever thought of doing an apprenticeship?" Gobber asked.

Now hiccup had for most of his life been locked in a house for most of his life, and only recently shoved into the world of school. He didn't even know what awaited him after school finished. But glancing at Astrid, she was nodding at him. He grabbed her hand and she squeezed, he then looked back at Gobber

"No, but I am now" He said

"Good!" Gobber handed him a card "when it comes to that time don't be afraid to set something up, eh!" He said as he walked out.

"Well That was interesting" said Hiccup

"This is fucking amazing Hiccup" said Astrid as she looked over the prosthetic

"Well it would be cause I'm also amazing" he said matter of factly

"Someone's pleased with themselves"Astrid said as she put the prosthetic down and leaned over to him "I much prefer this hiccup to yesterday's hiccup" she said and kissed him.

When they broke the kiss hiccup chimed "but yesterday Hiccup promised to make you a prosthetic"

"Details, details" she said

~§~

"How can we ever repay you?" Asked Ash as he looked over the leg.

"There's no need" said hiccup dismissively

"But you just made this" said Phelgma "it must of cost something" se said her eyes looking worriedly at Hiccup

"No, really" he said firmly "it's fine, it's like an extra Christmas gift" he said

"Well now I owe you a debt" said Astrid "I've got to get you like two Christmas presents

"If ya Don't there'll be a horses head in your bed" said Hiccup in a mock accent

They all laughed as a nurse finally came in "Astrid, are you ready to possibly start your treatment?" She asked

"Of course" Astrid grumbled, she was getting tired of being cooped up in the same room, plus it couldn't be that hard to walk with the prosthetic limb could it?

The nurse offered her some crutches, not usual conduct but the hospital staff had gotten used to her pride and fierceness.

Astrid took them and with a helping hand from her farther set the crutches down, though she would admit it to no one, she was usually exhausted by just trying to get to the toilet while using the crutches which is why she was grateful for hiccups hand on her back as they walked to the training room.

As the walked in they were surprised to see Gobber standing there.

"Welcome lass!"He said cheerily as he walked over to them "you must be her parents" he said as he shook their hands.

They got acquainted briefly as Gobber led them to a seat.

"So lass" he said calmly "am I right to assume that you think it will be easy to just simply put on the prosthetic and walk out of here, hopping and skipping?" He Asked

Astrid nodded, as a little uncertainty started to make its way in.

Gobber chuckled "well" then his voice turned grave "it's not, you will get angry, you will get upset and you will lash out, you will probably at one point say something that you don't really mean, but that's alright" he patted his chest "thick skinned and muttonheaded boar is what I am"

Them he brought out the prosthetic "you first lesson is to learn to put it on and take it off, once you've learned that we can get to re-learning to walk"

Gobber pulled out the leg and a weird looking sock with a screw on the end. Over the course of the next hour he showed her how to apply the lotion and the sock which he went into a bunch of technical jargon about 'springs' and 'memory foam' and ended it with how 'terrible' it had been a decade before with all these different leg attachment techniques. He then got onto how to actually apply the leg.

"This is the best method for your lifestyle" Said Gobber "Because this type of prosthetic allows you to run professionally and while it isn't technically for walking around in, lots of people do anyway" he said as he gestured at the leg.

"Now thanks to 'Vast systems incorporated' prosthetic attachment is easier and as I can see, Hiccup here knows his stuff" he nodded at the boy respectfully.

He showed her how the leg was as simple as screwing on and then attaching the velcro to the velcro on the sock.

He then made her repeat the process on her own, occasionally helping when she got stuck. It wasn't a particularly hard process and Astrid was determined, by the end of the hour she could do it, albeit a tad slower then she would like.

"Right then lass, let's try standing" Gobber Said reassuringly

Astrid put a determined look on her face to hide her uncertainty as she breathed in.

And stood up.

She opened an eye, she was doing it!, she was standing!

And Gobber was right, whatever was in the sock attachment thingy made it fell comfortable while also making it seem like she actually had a leg! Though she couldn't feel anything.

She felt confidence rush through her.

"Good work lass!" Gobber said in admiration "usually takes a few goes-"

Astrid tried taking a step forward and immediately started to fall, only to be caught by hiccup

"-to get it right" Gobber finished "as you can see now lass, it's not that simple" he said

Astrid scowled

~§~

"The kid made a prosthetic?" Said an investigator

"Yeah" said Phelgma "the man at the hospital said it was the finest bit of work he'd ever seen"

The investigator team started muttering

"Does this effect our investigation?"

"Ultimately no" said Phelgma "But I want cameras installed in all the rooms except the kids and master bedroom" she looked around "and I want it done quietly"

~§~

It was two days later and Astrids second session, only hiccup could make it as her mother and father had to return to work.

"Alright lass, you see the rail bars here" he said gesturing to the rail bars that looked ominously before her "your going to grab them in a death grip and use them to help you walk"

"But the rails aren't gonna be around with me everywhere" she said frowning

"Indeed" Said Gobber as he picked her up easily and gently lowered her down back onto her foot as she grabbed the bars, her knuckles white. "Hiccup! Get in front of her, catch her if she falls, or else"

Hiccup obediently darted round to the other side of the rails and walked up in front of her, and for added measure put a hand over hers and squeezed reassuringly. She looked up at him, her eyes conveying the unsaid fear she was suddenly feeling, he just smiled and nodded reassuringly.

Astrid with that boost in bravado took a step forward…

And began to collapse again but was stopped by hiccup as he caught her under her arms. She was breathing hard.

"It's alright" came Gobber voice from behind her "that's perfectly normal"

She found her footing again and tried to take a step, she closed her eyes waiting to collapse. But she stayed upright.

Excitement rushed through her

"I did it" She cried excitedly "you saw that didn't you?!" But in her excitement she had let go of the rail and started to pitch backwards only to be grabbed by the collar and wrenched upright again, her hands gripping the rails.

"It's okay to celebrate" Said Gobber jovially "But I would recommend holding on"

~§~

It had been a week and a half now, Astrid could almost make it to the end of the rails, her determination and her own self ruthlessness had driven her so that she was doing better then others by this stage Gobber had said.

But the word 'almost' was key here

And Astrid was quite a ferias person

"Piece of monkey wanking shit!" she exclaimed as she was about to make it to the end of the rails only to fall into Hiccups arms again.

"I'm gonna get a book" Said Gobber cheekily "keep that one stored away"

Astrid while happy that Gobber hadn't said anything about her not doing well, still felt irritated at the man for no reason.

She walked back to the start of the rail and tried again.

Breathe in

She started to walk

Breathe out

She continued walking

Breathe in

She was over halfway there

Breathe out

The end was in sight

Breathe I-

She saw a foot and looked up to see Hiccups face, a smile on his face as his eyes lit up, thoughts pretty and loving eyes that were focused solely on her safety.

She felt herself pitching forward again.

"NO!" She violently exclaimed and took a defiant step forward "Dammit Hiccup you fucking distracted me again"

"Astrid"

"Why do you have to be such a caring piece of hardware"

"Astrid"

"You overpriced toas-"

"ASTRID"

Astrid paused as she realised she was standing easily on her own two feet and she was at least four meters away from the exit of the rails.

"I did it" she whispered to herself

"You did it" Hiccup said smiling happily

"She did it" Said Gobber affirmatively, nodding his head, his arms crossed

She squealed

Squealed

In pure delight and flung herself into hiccups arms, the two stood there laughing and giggling, There foreheads touching.

"Alright you two" Said Gobber soberly as he walked up to them as they separated at his words "this is a moment to celebrate I'll give you that, but Astrid there's still farther to go, you've got to pass a treadmill test before you ca be allowed to leave and even after that it's a process of building up stamina and endurance"

"Treadmill test?" Asked Astrid

"Aye, ya walk on a treadmill for an half an hour, no breaks while a doctor and your trainer watch if you don't fall over your allowed to leave" he said like it was a great honour "but if you want to go back to sprinting you'll have to push yourself, Well cover running, but you'll have to build up your stamina and endurance which will take a month or two at most"

"I'll do my best" said Astrid nodding fiercely

"by the way" Gobber said "you do have the strangest insults, were you about to call Hiccup an overpriced toaster?" He Asked with a raised eyebrow

Astrid blushed

"it's because, I... Ugh, make really good toast in the morning" hiccup said quickly

Gonner looked between them brpeofre walking off and muttering about the 'youth of today'

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SORRY FOR HOW MUCH BULLSHIT THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER PROBABLY WAS, JUST NOTE BEFORE YOU REVIEW AS SUCH THAT I AM AWARE OF SUCH THINGS

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Soz fro the long wait

See ya!