Two weeks have finally passed, people thinking i'd been dead for thirteen, except for three people, Valka, Astrid, and Hiccup. I was eager to let people know that I was not dead, hearing from Hiccup that Snotlout was feeling bad, but not openilngly admitting it. Hearing that snotlout even didn't show up to their training for two days, Hiccup had been worried, not hearing anything from the very outstanding viking.
As wing and I hang in a large tree near the ledgs we will start at, he looks up towards the villages direction, i look at what he was looking at and don't see anything. After about twelve seconds, i see four dots on the blue sky. The competition had arived.
The firstdragon i can see clearly in Cloudjumper, his massive wings gliding through the sky, and his almost miniscule rider standing on his back. The next rider i saw was snotlout, riding his 'Monsterous Nightmare,' Hookfang, living up to the nightmare part. His dragon, being very large, and noticable, being orange with dark black stripes down his back. The next rider was Astrid, riding her blue and yellow speckled 'Deadly Nadder,' Stormfly. The final rider i could make out was Hiccup and Toothless, his 'nightfurry.'
As the riders landed, I could only just hear the conversation they were having.
"Lets just, get this over withm ok?" Said snotlout in a weakened voice, unlike his normal voice, i've heard once.
"Why, feeling bad about Griffo?" said Astrid.
"No. I just... Want to beat you guys and go home." he said defensively
"If only Griffo was here." Greeved Hiccup, "He probably would've even had a dragon."
That was the signal for me to show myself. "Ok Wing, lets do this,"I say as i grab the guide wires. Wing jumps out of the leaves, roaring in the direction of the riders. As i stand on wings back, we glide to, and land on the ground, near the other riders. Wing folding his wings, so he can walk over to the other riders, sliding on his tail for balance.
Snotlout fell off his saddle, backing away quickly from Wing.
"H-hey, he wont bite. Unless i ask him too." I shout to snotlout, his dragon also backing away from Wings path.
Snotlout had backed up against a rock, Wide eyed, staring at me in terror. As Snotlout snaps back to reality he shouts, "You're alive!" a smile forming on his face. "I mean... I knew you weren't dead."
"Yeah, ok." I chuckle to him as he clambers back onto his dragons saddle.
"Ok, now we all know where we're going right?" asked Hiccup, who got a chorus of answers. "Alright. Now remember, Griffo is new so i'll have to explian the rules. Yes, Snotlout, you have to follow these rules too. If you see someone falling save them, and return them to their dragons. Don't leave anybody behind on any isles you find. And finally, win honorably. No weapons, or air blocking. Got it Snotlout? Astrid told me about the hammer you used on the race i missed."
"If it makes it any better, I hit fishlegs instead." Snotlout said defensively.
"No, it dosen't make it better. is everybody ready?" Hiccup asks as we all say yes.
"Oh, my. You hit poor Fishlegs with a hammer?" asked Valka, scarring me as i had forgotten she was there.
"Ok," I say awkwardly, "don't want to intrude, but isn't there supposed to be race taking place here?" I ask, getting everyones attention.
"He's right. We came here to fly, not to fight like children." said Astrid.
""yeah, lets just, get this over with." said Snotlout.
"Alrighty then, "said Valka," go." she said simply, as Cloudjumper shot up into the air, and off towards the horizon.
Hiccup and Astrid went up next, in that order, Toothless raising higher than Stormfly, Hookfang following sute. Wing wadeling towards the edge of the cliff and jumping off. The force from falling throwing my head back as we feww for a few seconds. As wing opened his wings and began to fly i was almost slammed onto his back from the force of going down. I stand proudly on Wings back, one leg infront of the other, the small metal hooks catching the bottom of my shoes.
"Let's get 'em wing." As he preforms a massive flap, buckeling my legs as we get sent higher into the air.
Seeing Snotlout, I guide Wing over Hookfang, slightly making out what he's saying, "Hookfang, we better not loose this, we'd never make up for this kind of loss." Hookfang looking like he'd shake off Snotlout at any time.
Wing and I continue to gain altitude, soon, we can see who is below us, as small figures. In first there was Valka and Cloudjumper, second was Hiccup and Toothless. Third was Astrid and Stormfly, followed by Snotlout and Hookfang, directly beneath Wing and I. Snotlout was looking every direction to see if he could find me, well almost every direction.
Hiccup and Valka were quickly leaving Snotlout and I behind, Astrid struggeling to keep up with Cloudjumper and Toothless. As Wing and i glide almost effortlessly over the race, I lose sight of Snotlout. "Wing do you see Snot and Fang anywhere?" I ask him, who looks down. As I look over his wing i can see we are slowly passing snotlout, flying directly over him. "Ok, wing, angle yourself twrds the water, not enough to send us too far down, but to speed us up."
As wing angled us down I unhooked the hooks on my shoes, and layed down, connecting the hooks to pieces of fabric, not having hooks to connect onto. Grabbing farther forward on the guide wires, speeding us up as my drag was taken out of the factoring. Hearing the wing screach ast my ears faster and faster, i can't help but laugh a little, thinking I might actually beat Snotlout.
"You know you won't win this, especially not with me racing." said Astrid, looking up to see her flying right above me.
"Wasn't planning on it, just wanted to beat Snotlout." I shout to her, Looking up as i enter a crouching possition, reatatching the hooks to my shoes.
"Did you and Hiccup really have to do a saddle that over the top?"
"What? I think it suite me, from what i know that is."
"From what you know, what does that even mean?"
"As far as i know that's how over the top i am."
"Really? do you have to have that much flare, I mean you arms should hold you up enough."
"Aren't we getting distracted?" I ask as i look around, seeing the formation of Itchy Armpit. "Actually lets keep talking."
"You can do that, third place is mine for sure." Astrid says as she speeds forward.
"I'll not get last" I shout as i urge wing to try and speed up.
'first place is mine' rang in my mind. A picture of a girl, roughly 5'10 with long brown hair, and crystal blue eyes burned itself into my brain. 'i'm not getting less than forth' I answered back, seeing an event play in my mind. I was running next to her, she was just ahead of me, i was pushing myself to go faster, and faster.
The next thing i knew i was falling, straight towards the icey waters of the ocean. I was in a nose dive, leaning backwards I spread my arms and legs out, trying to slow me down.
I look back up, seeing wing turn around as fast as he could, raoring for assistance, I see Astrid and Snotlout on either side of me, speeding to try and get me before i hit the water full force. The two riders getting closer, and closer. My breaths getting quicker and shallower, my eyes watering.
'hey, you actually beat me,' said the female voise again, 'maybe you are improving.'
'of course I am, remember, I'm over the top.' I responded, the last bit echoing in my head again as i black out, exiting the clouds, water falling behind me as I pass out.