Don't read the A.N. if you want to or are reading the httyd book
OH MY GODS! I just read the httyd book and holy crap it is so different from the movie! Toothless is the book equivalent to a Terrible Terror! Astrid's not in it! Valka's name is Valhallarama! Valhallarama was never taken by dragons. They aren't at war with dragons! Hiccup is only 10! Stoick owns Hookfang! Snotlout is even more of a jerk! Fishlegs is allergic to dragons! And soooooo much more! (I bet half of you who read the books are rolling your eyes at me right now).
Astrid and the rest of the teens walked up to the arena, looking as if they were about to explode with excitement.
But not Astrid, she stared vacantly at her axe as they walked into the gated arena.
"Good you're all here!" Gobber cheerfully exclaimed as he guided them through the huge maze that was inside the arena.
"Today we are going to face the Deadly Nadder and let me warn you, they're faster and more agile than Gronkles." He said as he put his hand on the gate holding in the Nadder.
"Ready, set, go!" Gobber yelled as the teens scattered and he opened the gate to reveal emptiness.
"I thought you said go!" Snotlout screamed as they ran back over to Gobber.
"Where's the Nadder?" Tuffnut asked.
"Gone." Gobber muttered.
"THAT SON OF A HALF TROLL RAT EATING MUCH BUCKET!" Astrid screamed as she swung her axe around violently.
"Um, Astrid, are you okay?" Ruffnut asked as she backed away from Astrid.
"NO! BECAUSE THAT STUPID H-" Astrid stopped herself, she knew Gobber knew who Hiccup was, he and Stoick are best friends after all
"I-It's nothing." She said, "I gotta go." She said as she turned around and was just about to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Gobber asked.
"We still have the Zippleback, the Terror, and the Gronkle. Now get back over here." He said as Astrid walked back over to them.
"Time for the Terrible Terror." Gobber said as he opened the door to the Terror, nothing.
"Where is it?" Fishlegs asked as Astrid's expression darkened and Gobber opened the other cages, once again, nothing.
"Sound the alarms! The dragons have been freed by a traitor!" Gobber yelled as they ran through the maze and out the door, Snotlout, the twins, and Fishlegs ran into town, but Astrid instantly ran into the forest.
"HICCUP!" She screamed once she was far enough away from the village.
"Yes?" A voice said from the bushes as Hiccup walked out, Toothless close behind.
"You took the dragons from arena, didn't you?" Astrid snarled as Hiccup nonchalantly walked towards her.
"Me and my mom saved the dragons from the arena." Hiccup said as he walked past Astrid and Toothless growled.
"Yeah, what did those dragons do to you?" Toothless retorted.
"Come with me." Hiccup said as Astrid scoffed and turned away.
"Why would I go with you? You ruined my chance at becoming the best dragon killer in the village." She hissed as Hiccup gave her a disgusted look before smirking.
"Hey Toothless, how much energy do you have right now?" Hiccup asked as Toothless started to smirk as well.
"Loads." He said.
Hiccup then grabbed Astrid's arm and pulled her onto Toothless's back, Toothless then shot up from where they were standing and she screamed in terror.
"AHHHHH!" She screamed as Toothless spiraled our of control before catching his breath really quickly.
"HICCUP!" She snapped as Toothless dove down into the water and bobbed up and down like a dolphin.
"Okay, okay. Take it easy." Hiccup whispered to Toothless as he clung to his saddle.
"I'm just doing what you told me to do." He smirked as he started to spin around again.
"Okay! I'm sorry." Astrid said into Hiccup's shoulder as Toothless opened up his wings to their full extent and they glided slowly through the clouds.
"You do this everyday?" She said in shock as she touched the puffy white clouds and Toothless slowly ascended and the bright sun warmed their skin.
"Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Along with living with dragons, so many things you learn and see, everyday. I wouldn't trade my life now for anything." He said as Toothless looked up at him and cooed.
"Amazing." She said as Toothless flew into the cove.
"Wow." She said in awe as they jumped off of Toothless.
"Yeah. Dragons are kind, amazing creatures, not the murderous monsters the village says." Hiccup said as he patted Toothless's head.
"Stormfly, I want you to meet someone." Hiccup said as Stormfly opened a sleepy eye.
"You woke me up from my nap so this better be good." She said as she padded over to them.
"Astrid, throw your axe on the ground and hold out your hand." Hiccup said as Astrid gave him a skeptical look, but did as she was told.
"This is the girl who I was telling you about." He said as Stormfly glared at him.
"The girl who you said was better than Eret, who is searching for another dragon right now with your mom." She accused.
"But she is, Stormfly, this is Astrid. Astrid, this is Stormfly." He introduced as Stormfly leaned her horn into Astrid's hand.
"And that's how you train a dragon." Hiccup smiled as Astrid laughed in excitement.
"I-I trained a dragon?" She asked in shock as Hiccup laughed and nodded.
"Yep." He said as a familiar roar could be heard in the distance.
"How is Valka so good at timing?" Toothless asked as Cloudjumper flew over, followed by an unfamiliar black and red Nadder.
"Um, mom, I'd like to introduce you to Astrid. Astrid, this is my mom, Valka." Hiccup sheepishly introduced as Valka glared at him before shaking Astrid's hand.
"You showed someone where the cove is!" She snapped.
"Don't worry, she's okay." Stormfly said as she nudged Astrid forward.
"I don't know what Stormfly said, but if it's anything along the lines of trusting me, then trust her." Astrid assured.
"Wait a minute, who is that?" Toothless asked as he gestured to the Nadder, who had just landed.
"This is Venom. He's Eret's dragon." Valka said as Eret jumped off of Venom's back.
"Hmm, fitting name for a Nadder." Hiccup said as he walked up to Venom and scratched him under the neck.
"Who's Eret?" Astrid asked.
"Eret, son of Eret, at your service." Eret said as he bowed and took her hand, which she instantly pulled back.
"Hi." She said warily as she rubbed her hand.
"So, uh, I better get back to the village." Astrid said after about a minute of awkward silence as she turned around, but was stopped by Hiccup.
"Wait, before you go, I want to show you some tricks." He said as she gave him a confused look.
"What do you mean by tricks?" She asked.
"Oh, things like dragons are terrified of eels and if you scratch them in the right spot under their neck they'll collapse." He explained as Astrid's interest peaked.
"What other tricks are there?" She asked.
About 45 minutes later Valka and Hiccup had given a full lesson about dragons to Eret and Astrid.
"And that's why you should never, ever let someone who you don't trust train a dragon. Unless the person they work for already has an army of dragons." Hiccup said as he shot a dirty look towards Eret as he pulled down his sleeve, hiding an ugly scar on his arm.
"I feel dirty." Astrid said as Hiccup gave her a confused look.
"What do you mean? We just told you tons of ways to not hurt dragons during dragon training." He said as Astrid nervously rubbed her arm.
"I know, but I just- I just feel like a traitor. Going behind the village's back and training a dragon with the supposedly dead wife and son of the chief." She said.
"If anyone is a traitor, it's me." Valka said as she smeared the drawing of Cloudjumper she was making in the dirt with her foot, "I abandoned Stoick and raised our child alone, I also am living with dragons and leaving him having an agonizing feeling of guilt, that it's his fault that we were taken." She sighed as she got up.
"You haven't done half of what I've done." She assured.
"Yeah, but I still feel kinda guilty." Astrid said as she patted Stormfly's snout.
"Even if you are considered a traitor, you're the good kind." Hiccup said.
"What kind of traitor is the good kind?" She asked.
"Not killing innocent creatures unlike your village-" Hiccup was cut off by Astrid pulling him into a kiss.
"Well, thanks for the tips, bye." She said quickly before jumping onto Stormfly and hastily taking off.
"Whoa." Was the final word Hiccup muttered before fainting from shock.
"I got him." Toothless said as he walked up to Hiccup and roared in his face.
'I'm getting grand babies.' Valka mused to herself as Toothless continued to try and wake Hiccup up.
Before I go I just want to say how freaking greatful I am of all you loyal readers. I mean 63 favorites and 69 followers?! This is only the 9th chapter! INSANITY!
