So we get to see the thawfest Useless love style… without the obligation to be friendly towards Astrid, we get to see how this works… Hiccup as both legs and well he seems to have something going on…
Just to clear any confusion, I couldn't think of a good wedding scene so I use the Warrior of Light as a catalyst. So yes by the law they are married, and by dragon instincts they are married! So don't think too hard on it.
A week after Toothless and I's wedding I was put into the thawfest training. Before it started I thought it was going to happen like every other year. Me struggling to make any of the events. But at the start something felt different, I don't know. I found the sheep to be lighter, all the sacks of dirt and stone… My running speed seemed faster.
"Come on Hiccup." I had no problem with running and carrying this sheep. But Gobber was pushing me as far as I can go. I ended up beating Snotlout… That has never happened before. As the training for the event went. I was excelling at the events… I wonder how I will do…
"Dragon events!" Gobber said at dinner at the great hall.
"There will be thenormal events, such as Sheep carry, Axe throw, the bash, and the log run. Then there are three dragon events. Log lunge, trick flying, and friend or foe firefighting."
"Yeah and the one to win will be me, me, me, and me!" Snotlout said like a brat.
"Well with the dragon events there may be another contender."
"And who might that be?"
"Well let's put you and your dragon's, um, times together…"
"He had a toothache that you couldn't locate, He doesn't listen to you all the time, when you demand something it ends in, um pain. You wouldn't even have your dragon without my help."
"And is that supposed to mean something?"
"Ah, just saying that it might have a different outcome."
Toothless growled…
In the arena at the start of the games
"Welcome all, to the thawfest games." Announced Mulch
"Our first event the sheep run."
A shaggy sheep is placed on my shoulders, I just know this will have a different ending.
"Ready…go."
I started running, not even paying attention to everyone else… I reached the end of the sheep run and had a bit of trouble putting down the sheep. But once I stood and looked I was the first one to finish the carry…
Wow.
"Next we have the balancing log."
"Prepare to eat rocks." I felt the log rotate, I started running, I was matching Snotlout after everyone else fell off. Snotlout grinned and went fast, the rotation speed did increase, but I think that I just broke him because I increased it even more, throwing him off the log.
Two events? I've only ever won one and that was the log… Then Snotlout started winning all the events three years ago…
"Now we have our axe throw!"
I take my axe. It was light compared to before… before Toothless.
Astrid and Fishlegs throw at the same time causing them to hit axes and preventing either axe from hitting a target. The twins just knocked each other down. Luckly they didn't hurt themselves…
I took aim and threw it… But despite my new strength I missed the target…
"Haha, let me show you how to throw an axe." Snotlout started throwing multiple axes, each hitting the goal…
Next up was the bash up, each person went against each other in a free for all, using soft clubs so no one got hurt…
'My mate!' I groan as a soft nuzzling wakes me.
"Did you see the thing that hit me?"
'Snotlout knocked you out.'
"Ugh, what is the score?"
'Two to Two, the other teens were knocked out too.'
Snotlout was next to me and probably mad that he lost those two other matches thus he did a sneak strike on me…
Later that night
"So I made a minor modification to your tail, it's a bit lighter and stronger than before. Also I oiled the gear box so that it should operate a bit better, not only that but I freshened the lining so that it is softer." I told Toothless as I tightened the improved auto tail.
'I like my mate. I love you.' She offered her nose in a dragon kiss. I accepted her offer.
I heard my dad come up the stairs, He came to me, "So Hiccup how does it feel to knock down Snotlout after so long?"
"It feels great dad!"
"Good and how is my daughter-in-law feeling?"
'I feel find Stoic… um… dad.'
"She feels find dad."
"Ah well, how do you feel about tomorrow?"
"Great dad. Who is Berks number one rider and dragon pair?"
"You are son."
I smile, tomorrow is going to be a good day…
The next day at the arena
"So folks we are on to day two of the thawfest games. This time it is the dragon events. First up is the Log Lunge."
"Ha, I can fly over those no problem."
"You aren't supposed to go over, you are supposed to go under." Astrid explained
"I knew that."
Apparently not. He went first by the way, smacking his head on every single one. Fishlegs got stuck under the first log. The twins with their fighting got stuck on the second. Astrid actually flew under them all. But me and Toothless, "Ready love?" 'Right my mate!'
She took off and gave I mighty thrust of the wings and flipped upside-down and we blazed through the event.
Next was the trick flying… Fishlegs did a simple hover around… gronckles aren't that good at speed and grace… Then the twins had another wreck of an event… Hookfang barely worked with Snotlout, Astrid did a few tricks on Stormfly, doing a few flips on her dragon's back. Then it was our turn. We shredded the sky, after which Toothless launched a victory burst of her plasma fire…
The last even, Astrid had a few friendly kills… Fishlegs didn't make it past the first enemy before Meatlug fainted on him… The twins weren't allowed on the course…
Toothless and I perfect scored it… Then Snotlout came in and burned the whole course down.
I was declared the victory of the games… Till Snotlout came barraging on stage.
"I challenge you as the victory of the games for the right to be victor!"
Right, winning the games generation after generation made them, well cocky and a bit uptight about this, uh, supposed birth right.
"Very well Snotlout I accept your challenge."
Like I had a choice. The victor could be challenged in a game of one on one bash, to decide the final victor… I just hope that it will be me…
Once we were dressed in the armor for the event, and given the special clubs for this, it began.
I tried to hit him, he blocked. He tried to hit me, I blocked. Not like the last time, when he had a cheap shot at the back of my head. After the fourth blocked hit Snotlout started talking.
"Ha, so what you think you will win, Useless? I have won every fight I have been in. You know what after this I will have your dragon!"
NO! He will not do any such thing. I didn't notice the glow coming from me. I was able to see his next move, a knockout blow to the top of the head. I blocked it and hit him in the side of the head. Sending him sprawling to the ground… I took a second look. I found that he was unconscious. I stand and nod my head to my dad… The first to greet me though was Toothless and our children… The kids all tackled me and were purring their love to me. Once they had their turn, they got off and Toothless got to love on me… she nuzzled me, and offered me a kiss. I took her offer…
3rd person
If anyone took notice of one of the females they would have seen the blue black one checking the unconscious Snotlout…
So a chapter of the altered events of the thawfest. Next two chapters we see how bad it gets for Snotlout. But none the less another chapter for ya to enjoy…