A/N: Okay! Some of you have been wondering who the Big Sister is, and some of you have already guessed (Congrats to those who have.) Well, If you can't figure it out after this chapter...you're not worth caring about. (JK XD) And without further a due, Chapter 9!


Chapter 9 : A Duo turned Trio


Hiccup was sitting against a wall, a new pair of clothes on from one of the houdinis. Across from him was the Big Sister, now cured. She was lying down on the grass, some clothes under her head for support, her air tank and cage attachments on the side. Hiccup was watching her, making sure she didn't get sick again.

"Hiccup?"

"Yeah Toothless?" Hiccup answered.

"How long are you going to stay here?"

"As long as it takes." Hiccup told him.

"Why though? You let the Little Sister go, why not the Big Sister?" He asked.

"Because the Little Sister had somewhere safe to go. Out here, there's no place safe for her." Hiccup answered.

"…Sometimes you're too nice." Toothless joked. Hiccup laughed.

"Better that than not at all." He retorted. It was silent for a while.

"Toothless?" Hiccup called.

"Yeah?"

"Do you think I'll ever find my Dad again?"

"…"

"Toothless?"

"I can't say Hiccup. It is a big place. And not even my senses can stretch that far." Hiccup frowned.

"…But it's not impossible. We will find them eventually. Don't lose hope. It's the only thing people have down here." Hiccup smirked.

"Yeah…but it's been two weeks. I can't help but feel I'll never see him again."

"Like you said, it's been two weeks. It will take longer to find them than just that." Toothless said.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Hiccup looked at the Big Sister.

"But I want to bring her along. I've killed people only in self-defense, but I'm not about to let someone die because I left them." Toothless was silent. Hiccup yawned.

"Get some sleep Hiccup. I'll let you know if something's wrong." Toothless said. Hiccup yawned again.

"Okay….good night buddy." He said.


Stoic woke up in a cold sweat. He looked around frantically. The Hairy Hooligans were sleeping around him. Ruffnut and Tuffnut were sleeping next to each other, arguing in their sleep. Snotlout was cuddling a shotgun. Spitelout was currently on guard outside the room. He gave a small sigh. He had another nightmare about Hiccup. Hiccup had been ripped to shreds by the Big Sister, and instead of dying, he turned to him, shouted at why he didn't save him, and started strangling him with supernatural strength.

"It was my fault, son." He mumbled. His body was shaking slightly, not only from the Adam withdrawal, but from fear and worry. He could only guess what was happening to Hiccup now.


The Big Sister slowly opened her eyes. She saw the guy she'd been after in front of her, asleep. She remembered before fainting, his hand on her, and the warm feeling that spread through her. She slowly rose up. There was a flash of pink and yellow. She flinched, before realizing it was a shattered mirror in front of her. She stood up and walked over to the broken pieces and held one up to her face. She gasped at her reflection.

"I'm…Normal?" She dropped the mirror shard. It shattered. A slight mumble came from near her. Turning, she saw the guy begin to wake up. She froze.

"What's he going to do to me? I tried to kill him! What if he's still angry?" The guy opened his eyes and noticed her.

"Um…hello." He said. "Uh, are you…feeling okay?" She gave a confused look.

"Can you understand me?" He asked. She nodded. He gave a confused face now.

"Can you…talk?" She bit her lip.

"…A little…" She said. He smiled.

"Well, there's a start. Do you have a name?" She tried to think, but her head was clouded.

"No…I can't…remember." She admitted. The guy frowned.

"Oh, sorry about that." She was surprised.

"I should apologize. It's my fault you got…" He suddenly gave a look of astonishment and irritation.

"You're the Big Sister who drove me from my group." He calmly said, though there was clearly some hostility. She flinched and looked down. He noticed, and took a deep breath.

"Don't feel bad. In a strange way, I'm happier now." She looked back up at him.

"Why?" She asked.

"Because, I'm now cured of withdrawal, I-"

"No, why did you do this for me?" She interrupted. "After all I did?"

"…Because I saw what you went through. When you drained my Adam, I saw a bit of your past, and realized what you went through." She narrowed her eyes.

"So, you did it out of pity?" He cowered a bit.

"No, more so as a chance to have freedom for once." She softened a bit.

"Well…Thanks…" She looked around.

"So, is this the part where you say, "Nice knowing you," and leave me?"

"No." The guy said. She raised an eyebrow.

"I don't want you dying out there. Without that Adam slug in your body, you may be free, but you're also no longer able to heal yourself." He suddenly looked away.

"Toothless, I told you, we're not leaving her behind." She looked away and began to walk off.

"Hey, where're you going?" He called.

"I knew it. You're just another crazed splicer who wants to steal the Adam I have!" She shouted.

"No! I…It's complicated, but I have a plasmid that once…"

"Just shut up!" She shouted.

"Why are you so ungrateful to him?" The Big Sister stopped.

"Who said that?" She asked. The guy slowed to a stop.

"Huh?"

"Did…she hear me?" The voice said again.

"Maybe. I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence." The guy said. The Big Sister turned around.

"I heard you, whatever you are." She answered. The guy now looked shocked.

"Um...you…could hear Toothless?" He asked.

"Who's Toothless?" She asked.

"I am." The Big Sister jumped.

"Who are you?" She asked, looking around.

"I reside in Hiccup's body. I am a part of the plasmid he injected after he fell in that shaft." The Big Sister looked at Hiccup. He waved with a sheepish smile on his face.

"But…how-"

"There will be time for questions later. For now, I suggest we all find shelter." Toothless said.

"He's right. We're practically sitting ducks out here for splicers." Hiccup agreed. The Big Sister looked at him, or rather them, incredulously. She sighed.

"I guess. But I still want answers." She told him. He nodded and reached out his hand. She smacked it away.

"Where's camp?" She asked, walking past him. Hiccup sighed.

"This way I guess." He said.

"Ungrateful little-"

"I can hear you." She told him.


The Big Sister looked out from the room they were in.

"You sure no one will find us in here?" She asked.

"Well, it's not like I know this area." Hiccup said, setting up an area to sleep. "But there isn't anything here to suggest a splicer's been here." The Big Sister sighed and closed the door. She walked over and sat in front of Hiccup.

"Now, I do have some questions." She asked.

"That's good, because we have some questions for you." Toothless told her. She jumped a bit.

"Fair enough. First question: What is Toothless?"

"Well," Hiccup began.

"I'm a dragon that died several centuries ago." Toothless interrupted. TBS (The Big Sister) became shocked, while Hiccup just gave an annoyed expression.

"Yes, that was very subtle Toothless, great job." He sarcastically told him.

"Wait, dragons? As in the mythical flying reptiles?" TBS asked.

"We're not mythical." Toothless said, now also in an annoyed tone.

"Toothless died over the ocean, and when the people building Rapture found his preserved body, they kept it for tests." Hiccup explained.

"After a while, they developed a Super Plasmid from my DNA, in combination with an experimental Cure-All tonic." Toothless continued.

"They didn't know that by reviving my DNA, they also revived my mind and soul. So when people tested it, they thought my voice was a sign of failure, and had me locked in a safe."

TBS was fascinated by this.

"But then, how did you find him after all these years?" TBS asked Hiccup. He laughed.

"Well, you had a part in that." He admitted. "When you chased me into that shaft, I landed at the bottom on a pile of dead scientists. I found the code to the vault on another scientist's dog tags, and decided to inject myself with him to survive on my own."

"But, how did you become…normal?" She asked.

"It was part of the Cure-All tonic. It's like an artificial Adam slug that constantly produced EVE and Adam. The tonic gave Hiccup his health back, and the constant Adam is keeping his addiction in check." Toothless explained. TBS nodded, still slightly confused.

"So, what about changing into a dragon?" She asked.

"Well, now that Toothless is a part of me, I can generate his body parts. At the time I was fighting…the other you, I needed everything, but any other time, I would only need his legs or his skin…not in a creepy way though, cause that totally sounded creepy but-"

"I get it." She interrupted. Hiccup gave a nervous laugh. Then he grew serious.

"So, now some questions for you. How is it you can hear Toothless too? No one else has been able to until now." TBS shrugged.

"It could have something to do with me draining some of your Adam. Several plasmids and memories are transferred during draining, so it's possible I drained enough Adam to gain a telepathic connection." Hiccup stared off into space.

"Okay, I guess that would make sense. But then, would you be able to do…you know." TBS closed her eyes and knitted her brows. Hiccup waited, as did Toothless.

"Nope. I'm guessing I'd need more to be able to change." She said. Hiccup nodded.

"Are we done? Because, I'd like to get some sleep." She stated.

"Well, before you do, we need a name for you. I can't keep calling you "Big Sister" now can I?" He said. She blew some hair out of her face.

"Like?" She asked. Hiccup bit his lip.

"Corry?" She scrunched her face.

"Janet?" He suggested.

"No." She told him.

"…Melissa?" She gave him a dead panned look. "No?" She shook her head. Hiccup huffed.

"You are being really difficult right now." He muttered.

"Perhaps something like my name? Something that leads people astray of your true abilities?" Toothless suggested. Hiccup rubbed his chin.

"Wait…Astray…Astrayd…Astrid…What about Astrid?" He asked. She gave a thoughtful look.

"…It's not bad." She smiled. "Okay then, Astrid it is!" She then collapsed onto the ground.

"Now that that's over, I'm going to sleep. Goodnight, no talking, and definitely no waking me up." Hiccup sighed.

"Is it too late to leave her to die?" He whispered jokingly.

"Good luck with the ball and chain Hiccup." Toothless said smugly.

"Do I hear talking?" Astrid threatened. Hiccup dropped onto the floor and pretended to sleep, with Toothless zipping his lip.


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