Hello my fellow fanfiction readers! I have brought the last chapter centered around the brief clips of Hiccup learning stuff from Toothless, or the scene called 'See you Tomorrow'. I have finally gotten a nice chance to do Toothless's surprise for Hiccup. The next chapter is 'Test Drive', which is going to be fun!
Enjoy!
Ahh. The sun. It is a beautiful, yet dangerous, object of sorts living up in the Void.
Legend has it, there was this great big winged who flew too close to the Void, and they burned up into a ball. They had then turned into, or, more accurately, became the sun. And right now, that great big winged was telling me to wake up.
I yawned and creaked my eyes open. The cove was well lit, nearly Sun-High, or as Hiccup called it, noon. I yawned again and stretched, feeling my back muscles loosen. I flexed my wings. They responded a-okay.
I smiled, and noticed something glowing a strange purple color under a bunch of tree roots. It couldn't have been a glowing worm; they glowed a blue-green. No, this was something different.
I walked over to where the light was coming from, and as I got closer, the ground became wetter. Had it rained last night? I didn't remember.
I had reached the glowing object, and it surprised me. It was a strange plant-like thing, but it just had a stalk and one big leaf that covered its top. As a matter of fact, there were more growing under the shade. The ground squelched beneath me as I walked through them.
I chose to try one. I bent down and tore a small one from the ground. I chewed thoughtfully for a moment before swallowing. It didn't taste BAD, but it didn't taste GOOD either. It tasted moist and earthy, but it was very squishy.
I sat and pondered for a moment, before deciding to call them wet-squishies. I know, I'm very creative. I turned and walked out of the mini forest.
I looked around, and that's when I knew how I was going to stage my surprise. I sighed happily, before making my way to the shield.
I could hear Hiccup on the other side, dragging a fish basket and the saddle. He shoved the saddle and a couple of straps under and threw the basket over before crawling under himself. I crooned happily. "And a good afternoon to you too, bud," he said.
I did notice he was rather leaky. I looked at the basket; it was smaller then what he usually brought. I tilted my head. Why did he leak water all over the place? I sniffed him, and realized it was an embarrassed leak. I turned away, really wanting to know what had happened, but also respecting his privacy.
"Can we get the saddle on first?" Hiccup asked. I turned around and nodded. He unwrapped it and threw it over me. I stuck my feet through the hoops. He fastened it and buckled stuff on top. He then kicked over the basket and walked down to my tail, grabbing what I think was a rope. *Oh boy* I muttered, then busily ate through the fish meal. I felt something brush against my side, but I'd rather keep on eating.
When I was done, I licked my chops and looked at myself. There was a strap connecting the fake tail fin to a hoop, which in turn was connected to a bunch of other stuff. I smiled. But Hiccup wasn't looking at me. He was calculating stuff, judging by his expression.
He jumped up and said, "Toothless, can you blast the shield?" I nodded and prepared a plasma blast. I felt the heat scorch my throat before I released it, sending it whooshing towards the shield. In a matter of moments, the shield exploded, leaving behind bits of wood and ash.
"Can you crawl out now?" Hiccup asked me. *Maybe* I replied, and tried to squeeze myself through the rocks. I could fit, but just barely. I walked out. Hiccup followed close behind, holding the other strap. I turned to look back in front of me.
Finally, after all that time, I was FREE. Yet, I didn't feel the urge to escape like I had the first time I had landed in the cove. I crooned to him, letting him know it was alright and I wasn't going to run away at a moment's notice. Hiccup visibly relaxed but still kept his guard up.
I sighed, and I let Hiccup take the lead. He led us to a grassy hill (NOT Dragon Nip) and wrapped one side of the strap around a tree stump, facing the cove. He beckoned to me to come over, and he attached the other side to my saddle.
I whined. Was he leaving me here? Clearly he had no intention of doing so when he crawled on top of the saddle. He pulled some stuff out of his 'belt', and said, "I took your suggestion to heart, so I'm recording the different tail fin movements so I can learn how to use it properly."
I smiled and nodded. Hiccup moved around a bit more. "Okay, ready! Opening the fin now," he said. I heard a click and spread my flesh fin and wings to copy. I hopped into the air, letting the wind hold us up. Man, that wind was strong! Thanks to that piece of rope, we could practice flying together. I felt powerful right then and there. I heard a click and adjusted my flesh fin. It was landing time.
I dropped to the ground and looked up at Hiccup, grinning, and he grinned back. He made a scribbling noise, then patted my neck to tell me to go again. I lifted up, but the wind was pushing back even stronger now. I clawed at the air, but I was too heavy. The rope broke and we fell back into a small area with trees. I landed on my back and hit the ground hard on my neck and heard a –Crinch- as something metal bent.
I flipped over, shaking my head, and looked down to see if Hiccup was alright. He was fine, just hanging by a strap from my saddle. I snorted. He tugged at the leather, groaning to himself. Hiccup stood up and said, "Well, we need to go to the village and get this mess fixed up, but I'd like to fill out my cheat sheet first," showing off some flattened wood. I nodded, saying *Whatever you say*.
He hopped onto me and we walked out to the stump. The wind had subsided a little. Hiccup got off and awkwardly attached the rope to my saddle again. I stamped my paw, and he crawled back onto me. He clicked again, and we were airborne.
He pulled a lever and the fake fin sliced upwards. I turned, so he would know what it did, then I landed. He scribbled again before taking us up. "Fold your real fin to turn," Hiccup shouted, and I obliged. We turned, then I landed again.
We went through this process another eight times because Hiccup would keep on doing the same things on accident. I finally landed for the final time, and Hiccup scribbled before hopping off. He started walking away, but I was an anchor. He turned back and sighed. "Now we should fix that," he said, and I nodded my agreement.
Hiccup hopped back onto me, and I ran through the forest, following Hiccup's pointing finger. He directed me past the cove and into a clearing in the trees. I skidded to a stop and gasped. There, on the ground, was a rope connected to a metal ball, with dried Plasma blood and scales scattered everywhere. I felt Hiccup tense. I cautiously sniffed around my crash site, until I found what I had been looking for.
There, hidden in the bushes and surrounded by a mess of rope, I saw the shredded remains of my other tail fin. I heard Hiccup gasp and try to pull me away, but it was too late. I silently cried a single purple tear. It fell from my eyes and ran down my face to the remains of my fin. As soon as it landed, the area burst into flames, and I silently walked away from it.
Hiccup wordlessly pointed to the direction of the Two-Leg caves, and I followed. We were silent the whole way there, but when I could see torch light flickering, I stopped and Hiccup got off of me.
"Okay, so now you must be ABSOLUTLY SILENT. We can't have anyone find out about you or it'll be off with both of our heads. Understand?" Hiccup whispered. I gulped and whispered *Understood* back. I thought at least some of the Two-Legs knew about me, but Hiccup had been keeping me a secret this whole time.
Hiccup tugged me, breaking my train of thought. We both walked closer to the wooden cave. "This is my village, Berk," Hiccup whispered. I nodded. We crept behind the caves, going to a specific destination Hiccup had mentioned as the 'Blacksmith'. We were about to round a corner when I heard footsteps. I froze, and Hiccup pushed me against a cave.
He walked out in the open, and before I could hiss at him to hide, he and a man exchanged a few words and the man left. The torchlight was gone. I sighed, my eyes growing bigger to capture light in.
I walked out, sniffing at everything. The Two-Leg was close. TOO close. I made for him, but Hiccup tugged me the other way.
I recognized the Blacksmith immediately. It was the fireproof cave that spat out weapons. I was a bit uneasy, but I felt confident having Hiccup with me. We cautiously crept in, making sure no one was there.
I spied a bucket, and I assumed it had fish. I picked it up with my snout, but finding nothing, I tossed it over my head, making a clattering sound. Hiccup hissed at me, then reached from a wall and grabbed something metal. He inserted it to the bent metal and pushed down on it. It opened ever so slightly.
"Hiccup? Are you in there?" a female voice asked. I lifted my head, ear flaps perked. We had been discovered! Hiccup ran over to the source of the noise and jumped through some wood. "Hi Astrid, hi Astrid, hi Astrid, hi Astrid," Hiccup said quickly. I shook myself. I wanted to see what this 'Astrid' looked like. Then I spotted it. A sheep. Just standing out there in the open. Anyone could take it.
It looked at me weirdly, almost as if it were judging me. I growled at it and backed away. I did NOT like the look on its face. And besides, I was tired. I tugged at the strap connecting me and Hiccup. It was time to go. I pulled him through the wood and he grabbed the metal object on the way out. I ran out the back way as Hiccup seated himself properly.
We passed the sheep and I growled at it. It fainted in reply.
We ran around to the main area and I leaped into the air, Hiccup opening my fin. We soared towards the forest when Hiccup lost control of the fin, and we crashed into a tree.
I felt woozy, but I shook my head. I checked on the boy. Hiccup had been knocked out. I scrambled up and sniffed him all over. No, he wasn't in any visible pain. I breathed a sigh of relief, then pondered on what to do.
Since we were still attached by the cord, I couldn't take him near the village. So I picked him up and plopped him onto my back, grabbing the object he had brought with him. I walked through the forest for a while, sniffing for some scent of Plasma. Even with night vision, under the confines of the woods, I couldn't see very well.
I sighed, and was about to rest and sleep on the ground, when I caught the whiff of fish oil. It was very faint, but I recognized it immediately. I ran towards the scent, and I ended up in my crash site. I paused briefly, then continued my way to the cove that wasn't that far ahead.
I found the gap in the rocks and squeezed through it, trying not to hurt Hiccup. It was tricky, but I managed.
I dropped for a moment to rest, dropped Hiccup's metal tool, then stood up and walked over to where I had stashed the worms. I dug through till I had a mound of dirt next to me. I placed a few worms on top of it, and busied myself with draping them all over the bushes, roots, and small trees. I stepped back to admire my work, and Hiccup fell off of me.
I panicked. Had I hurt him? I carefully flipped him over and inspected the limp boy. He was fine, he just had a smudged of dirt on his cheek. I sighed and gently picked him up and put him in the saddle.
Looking back, I saw the worms were all good, and glowing bright but not too bright. I then walked over to the wet-squishies I had found at noon. I slowly uprooted them and placed them next to me. When I had gotten most of them, I picked some up and walked around the cove, placing them in dimly lit areas and digging them into the soil.
When I was done, I went on rounds to check on and replace any wood that was around the cove. I stepped back and smiled. This was going to be good.
I then looked at Hiccup, sleeping peacefully on my back. I carefully maneuvered my mouth around his body and carried him to the lake. I placed him down on the ground and drank a few mouthfuls of water. I kept some in my mouth and sprayed Hiccup with it.
He gasped and coughed. I picked him up again and took him to a nice, dry spot. He woke up and looked dazed, finally noticing me. "How long have I been out?" he asked. *About three claws ago* I replied. He looked up, and I saw that we were running out of time. I nudged him and spread my wing, pointing to the glowing creatures.
"Wow…" he breathed. I let out a low thrum and prepared small flames, shooting them at the piles of sticks and wood in the rocks. I could go way over my 'shot limit', as Hiccup liked to call it, since I wasn't doing full blasts of fire.
When the blasts hit, the wood glowed a light orange, with some blue in the center. It was a light show, the winged way.
We couldn't do many back at the Nest, but it reminded me of something, a big something that glowed a lot, and three warm, dark bodies. I shivered and curled up closer to Hiccup.
We watched until the sun started peeking over, and that's all I really remember before I hit the ground and snored.
Glossary:
wet-squishies: Mushrooms
wooden cave: House
