Hello guys and welcome back to the future! so much for my 2by2 attempt as I will only have this 1 future chapter befroe we go back to the past as It will just be too hard to sequence effectively .. you'll get what i mean
Anyway thanks a hundred to my beta again (Nothernlights95) for reading it and everything.
New chapter time
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JMAN-of-the-Water-Tribe: Thanks :D I try to make it interesting for people and I'm happy its working, and If you enjoy reading it then I enjoy writing it :P
Malik The Night Angel: Yeah I didn't want to make it that Astrid seems like the failure though as her doing that was risky in itself. But m sure ive worked around it XD. And as astrid had gone back in time. there are technically two dragon trainers there already :D
Scorpian6955: My very first fic was excatly that, take a few scenes, reqrite with different thoughts, and the popularity of that one was well... Less then adequate :P So i think I learnt my lesson. As a writer I'm glad you understand, As a reader however, As i have been a reader for 90% of my life and barely started writing, I can understand your turmoil :P. (Ps your vivid description made me laugh btw) And its also flattering that you like it so much you are threatening me with bodily harm because I'm keeping you from reading more :P The next chapter is here, not as much of a cliffhanger this time. :P thanks for the support (in a roudabout kind of way XD)
a random person: The ordering of my response was off but its the same concept, inception. :P And it was meant to be confusing, because the situation was. I was just bemused thats all.
Guest: Im gonna guess your refering to Nexarc? You just said he so Its kinda vague :P (ps why did u tell me the name of my story? Just Curious it doesn't really have explanation) Regardless thanks for the support and glad you took the time to review .
So anyway story time is fun time. (I wanted to qoute fishlegs for the title but didnt have room :P [Chances of survival are dwindling into single digits now])
Chances of Survival
"Married!?"
"…"
Astrid's eyes slowly moved from Hiccup to Gobber, as if one of them would burst out laughing telling her it was a joke. Gobber seemed to come to the realization that she did have amnesia or something like it because he left Hiccup in the battlefield as some would say.
"Ahem, I just… 'ave to… go inside…good luck Hiccup!"
'Not the first time he's made that kind of exit.' Hiccup thought to himself whilst Astrid was trying to comprehend the fact that apparently, she was getting married to Hiccup. It wasn't the fact that he was undesirable, if she were honest with herself she would say he was very desirable at the moment; but it was more or less the fact that she was Astrid Hofferson. She didn't marry; in fact she planned not to! What changed her mind? It would have had to be something important, she must have done it to pay a life debt or something. She realized she was digressing and got back onto the matter at hand.
"Hiccup…" She began slowly.
Hiccup slowly turned to her but he didn't have fear in his eyes, it seemed more like guilt and anticipation. He opened his mouth to say something but she cut him off for the sake of delaying news she probably didn't want to hear.
"Why are we betrothed? Don't withhold or else!" She lifted her clenched hand to emphasize the latter.
Hiccup saw this and knew she wouldn't as Toothless would intervene but he didn't want to hold anything back anymore. If he was stuck with this Astrid he would have to make her feel welcome in this environment. If he got her to remain calm and intact he would figure out where his Astrid was…and whether or not she's stuck in his head while he hallucinated dreams about an alternate past, or something completely different. He spilled the beans.
"Okay, umm, t-to begin, the other Astrid and I have been going out steadily for the past 5 years officially and I thought i-it would be time and yo- she said y-yes…"
He responded, stuttering around her for the first time in a while.
For some reason Astrid was a little upset he didn't refer to 'his Astrid' and herself because she really shouldn't care! How could she say yes?! 'Ugh what is coming over me? I better not be turning sappy just because he's cute!' It was already too late to cut off her thought as she registered what she just said in her head. 'Damn it!' She tried distracting herself by changing the topic; she was about to when he continued.
"Look I know it seems really soon for you, as you just skipped ahead 6 years, but h-hear me out! You don't have to act rash on this…" He cut off again because of the look she was giving him.
Astrid was incredulous, he was trying to justify something that by the looks of it they… he and his Astrid both agreed to! She corrected herself sadly and ignored the look on his face. She was determined to change the subject. At the back of her mind however, a little voice was telling her this might not be such a bad future after all.
"So… what was your father's reaction?" She asked.
Hiccup recoiled in shock and then realized she didn't know. It wasn't her fault but it was still like someone grabbed a knife of grief and slashed at his back. She didn't miss this as she quickly misread.
"He didn't take it too well did he?"
Hiccup needed her to stop, he was fighting back random tears that threatened to drop and he tried telling her
"Astrid he-"
Astrid continued, almost ignoring Hiccup, "Which means we are doing this behind his back…"
Hiccup saw where she was about to go with this and spoke louder to stop her.
"Astrid don't!"
Astrid realized the desperation in his voice and restrained herself as she asked.
"Well what happened then?" She questioned as Hiccup swallowed the lump in his throat to speak properly.
"Well the thing is he didn't take it…at all."
Astrid stared at him for this as he gained his composure, 'Why was this bearing so hard on him?' She thought.
She let him collect himself as he avoided her gaze and said bluntly, "He's dead."
She froze, guilt and regret of changing the subject came first, second was sadness that the Chief… Her Chief… Hiccups father, her apparent father in law… was no more. How could she have been so blind?! He was clearly affected by it yet she assumed what she would and continued talking about it.
"I… I'm s-sorry." She meant it.
Hiccup turned away from her and whispered sadly, "Don't be, it was a year ago… shouldn't affect me anymore…"
She contemplated what this meant for the village… and suddenly it dawned on her.
"Y-you're… Chief of Berk?"
Hiccup faced back at her now and huffed slightly in amusement and replied, "Yeah, can you believe it? Berk's lasted a whole year! So I gotta be doing something right!" He said as a bit of his sarcasm came back.
Astrid smiled at this against her will as she thought about the fact that this meant she was going to be chieftess of Berk. The position never appealed to her much and she never really thought about it, let alone getting married but knowing now that she… Hiccup's Astrid was going to be chieftess was daunting all of a sudden…and exciting! She felt a tinge of jealousy for her future counterpart as she realized this. 'Oh great, I'm jealous at myself for my own future...' She thought to herself, 'Since when do I even want this future? Wait why do I even want this future?!' she argued with herself.
Hiccup was watching her have an internal battle, he could tell by her face that she was doing this. Generally it was during circumstances where it would be to do her duties and ignore Hiccup or not ignore Hiccup and… well that was something he generally kept to himself. However the latter always ended up winning and he was thoroughly enjoying the struggle Astrid was having with herself. Granted he had little idea what it was about, but he had a fair notion that it involved him.
A bulky Rumblehorn by the name of Skull Crusher interrupted their conversation (if you could call it that) as a former dragon trapper arrived in town.
"Hiccup! Astrid! I was doing the scouting job you assigned me to when I had the strangest dream-"
Hiccup cut him off and ushered him away slightly as Astrid seemed taken aback by something.
"Eret, now's not the best time…Astrid is not in her right self."
Eret responded quickly, "What's wrong? Don't tell me that eel pox thing you told me about is spreading!"
Hiccup shook his head and answered swiftly, "Amnesia, we gotta go before she decides it's a good idea to kill a dragon."
Eret nodded but not in understanding as he didn't know why she'd harm a dragon even if she had amnesia.
Astrid was gaping at this man when he arrived. He was exactly her type! He was the perfect representation of what she would find attractive, strong but not overly beefy. Charming, witty and smart with a warriors heart. However, she felt no attraction to him. There wasn't an ounce of attraction to what should be the perfect guy. Why did she find Hiccup so overly attractive and not the physical manifestation man of her dreams? What was wrong with her?!
Eret then got on his dragon and left promptly because a confused Astrid meant a violent Astrid. He'd been hit more than a few times in his stay, regardless if it was only about a year or so that he had been residing at Berk as he had no family… left.
Hiccup turned to Astrid, "There's a lot that's happened. Stuff you wouldn't even believe. There's something else I need to tell y-"
Hiccup abruptly stopped talking, his eyes rolled backwards and he collapsed to the ground. Astrid ran over to him to see if he was okay. Why is she panicking? It's not like something life threatening just happened… right? 'Was he okay?' Astrid asked herself as she quickly inspected him for injuries and found nothing out of the ordinary. He didn't have a fever, she sighed a short breath of relief as this was common in people that were over exhausted and could therefore be deemed not life threatening. She really shouldn't have worried so much anyway. Why did she worry so much? It's quite late and it's not like they had to be somewhere.
She carried Hiccup to his house and assumed nobody would be home. However the light was on and if his father was gone he should be the only one residing there. She wouldn't be until after the wedding. Astrid saw a massive dragon sitting outside the house with yellow eyes, a red tinge all over and a blue stripe just above the upper lip. On closer inspection Astrid would have found out that it didn't have two giant wings, but actually four wings. The dragon was snoozing and when she passed by it eyed her curiously as if it… sensed something, but she continued anyway.
She opened the door cautiously to look at the trespasser. Astrid was surprised to see a middle aged woman with russet hair and green eyes sitting facing the door, but reading a book. She didn't seem like a dangerous person but then again she was not from the village she remembered. Yet nor was that guy Hiccup called Eret.
Astrid opened the door slowly and the elder woman looked up and smiled softly when she saw Hiccup passed out on Astrid's shoulder. The woman spoke.
"Has he tired himself out again? He needs to take things slowly." The woman sighed in a matter of fact tone. Astrid saw the resemblance in Hiccup to this woman and instantly thought relative. It could be his aunt, from another tribe, she presumed.
"I guess you could say that." Astrid replied cautiously, she was in unknown territory and she was probably expected to know who this was. She would play it cool and see where this leads her. The woman spoke again.
"Aye, put him upstairs, he'll get a reprimand in the morning." She said again with the soft smile.
Astrid now knew that this person was taking on a mother like role in Hiccups life; the Gods knew he needs it. Astrid would not bother her much since Hiccup's relative seemed a little withdrawn at the moment. She hastily plopped Hiccup on the bed and left with a simple smile and goodbye.
Valka knew it the moment Astrid walked in, the girl had no idea who she was. She could sense Astrid's body dripping with unease so she was vague and let her pass through quickly as to avoid awkwardness. Valka and Astrid had become quite close but for some reason Astrid was suffering some sort of memory loss. Valka also knew this as Cloud Jumper sensed it too, that warning rumble before Astrid entered was a clear sign the dragon sensed it. Valka would question Hiccup in the morning.
"There's a lot that's happened. Stuff you wouldn't even believe. There's something else I need to tell y-"
Hiccup fell into a slumber; what was happening? One second he was talking to Astrid and the next he had collapsed and passed out. He was dreaming… It was the first day of dragon training, the events whizzed by in his mind like flashes from a dragon's fire. It was the same as his last dream, an alternate memory because he knew the original version had not gone as well for him. The person who was changing the events was Astrid! In the fight she was more cautious and calculated than usual and he knew for sure when she raised her shield to protect him. This was Hiccup's Astrid through and through. He was sure now that his Astrid was stuck in the past trying to figure out what the Hel to do. He kept watching this glimpse into the past and saw Astrid in his place, pinned against the wall and getting the same critical talk from Gobber. When class ended it was different too, everyone was taken aback, especially his alternate self. It was a vivid but confusing dream. However he could still see Astrid as if he was there, asking the questions he asked. He saw the look in her eyes and knew she was going to train her Nadder again. If only he could show her she's not alone. His past self left and he was watching Astrid prepare to open the gate. He tried to speak to her, something, anything to talk to the past Astrid.
He managed a whisper, "Good luck"
A few perspective changes so I hope you could keep up with it :P That is another chapter to a close and sh*ts gonna get real soon :P.
I hope you liked it and continue to read, If you dont like it then why did you read this far? XD
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Cya
