Chapter 11

Hiccup woke up the next morning before Toothless did. He remembered how embarrassed his dragon was the other morning when he was caught snuggling with him, so he snuck out of his grip before the Night Fury woke up. The new bed was very comfortable, he felt more rested than he had in a while. Hiccup climbed out of the bed and quietly got dressed and went downstairs. It was still early so Valka was not up yet either.

With nothing else to do until most of the village was awake, Hiccup went outside for a walk. As he went though the mostly deserted town square, he came across Fishlegs and Meatlug.

"Hey Hiccup good morning," said Fishlegs.

"Good morning, what what you two doing up so early?" Hiccup asked.

"Oh every Tuesday, we get up at sunrise to watch the Terrible Terrors singing. Meatlug wants to learn to sing right girl?"

The brown Gronkle gave a long grunt/growl which Hiccup guessed was supposed to be her singing but it sounded awful.

"Great job girl! Pretty soon you'll be able to out sing those Terrors," said Fishlegs making the dragon wag her tail.

"Yeahhh well good luck with that," Hiccup said trying very hard to not sound sarcastic.

When he was finished hugging his dragon, Fishlegs turned back to Hiccup before he could walk away.

"Hey Hiccup, I know you told me your bite is all healed up, but did you ever figure out why Toothless did that?"

"Oh uh no, he seems fine now so I really don't think he'll do it again," Hiccup replied.

Hiccup really felt bad keeping the truth from such a good friend like Fishlegs. But if he told him, and either Snotlout or the twins found out he had a secret, they could eventually get him to tell them. After that the whole village would know in a short time.

"Oh that's so good to hear," said Fishlegs. "And I'm sorry I told you I thought he was dying. It was a wild guess."

"No it's okay, we both were clueless about it. You were just trying to give an honest theory," said Hiccup.

Fishlegs was happy that Hiccup forgave him and he and his dragon said goodbye and flew away.

When Hiccup went home he found Toothless and Valka sitting in the living room. "Oh there you are. I had to convince Toothless to not go searching for you," Valka joked.

"Sorry just went for some air. Good morning," said Hiccup.

"Good morning."

Good morning. Don't make me worry like that. Just tell me next time.

Valka went to make some breakfast so Hiccup sat on the couch and talked to Toothless. "Did you sleep well?"

Yes! I love my new bed so much. Thank you! Toothless said excitedly smiling.

"Great and you're welcome," said Hiccup and he started to affectionally pet and scratch Toothless' head making him purr.

Valka invited Hiccup over to the table where she served them breakfast. She was not a good cook but he noticed her getting better at it.

"Hiccup why don't you take the day off with Toothless. I can run things today," Valka offered.

"That'd be great thanks Mom. But come find me if you need any help," said Hiccup.

"Of course son," said Valka.

Eager to enjoy their time together, Hiccup and Toothless rushed outside after eating. "What do you want to do Bud?" Hiccup asked.

Toothless made a cute face as he thought for a moment. How about we explore to add to your map?

"Great idea, let me grab a few supplies and we can go," said Hiccup and went back inside.

When he came back, he was wearing his mask/helmet and packed the supplies into Toothless' saddle.

They took off and headed East over the ocean. On the way they preformed tricks and fun maneuvers in the clouds.

"I'm pretty sure I know what you're gonna say. But can I try my flight suit?" Hiccup asked hopefully.

Toothless grunted, Normally I wound't want you to but hang on I have an idea.

Toothless let out an echoing screech to listen if anything was nearby. Good news, there's nothing anywhere near us so I won't have to save you from crashing into a mountain. Toothless said jokingly.

Hiccup eagerly set Toothless' tail to glide and unhooked his leg and buckles. He counted down and fell sideways off of his back. Toothless went after him and the two enjoyed the feeling of free falling side by side. When they got closer to the ocean Hiccup opened up the flaps of his glide suit while Toothless opened up his wings. Toothless was happy to see that Hiccup seemed to be getting better at steering on his own.

They glided side by side until they were only about ten feet above the water. "Toothless get in front of me. I want to see if I can land on your back on my own," said Hiccup.

Toothless nodded and flapped his wings the best he could with his locked tail to gain some speed. He got in front of Hiccup and slightly descended. Now Hiccup's head was a few feet behind the end of his tail. Toothless slowed down a bit so it would be easier for Hiccup to steer and land properly. He expected to feel him land on his saddle at any moment but instead he suddenly head Hiccup yell out.

Toothless lowered his head to look upside down under his own body and was shocked to not see Hiccup at all. The ocean waves were rough so he could not see any signs of him falling in. The Night Fury roared out and frantically flapped his wings to turn around. This was a much slower and harder process to achieve on his own. He glided back in the other direction and quickly looked over the water and called to his rider.

His only reply was a flash of white light under water so Toothless dove under after it. As soon as his vision adapted to being under water he saw a Shock Jaw dragon. It was swimming deeper and had Hiccup in his mouth. Using his wings to propel himself forward, Toothless chased after the sea dragon and carefully fired a plasma blast. The hot-blue fire sped though the water and hit the Shock Jaw in the back. The dragon roared out in pain and let go of Hiccup. Not wanting so waste any time, Toothless swam past the other dragon and grabbed Hiccup's shoulders with his front paws. He shot them both to the surface where he was able to get his one wing out of the water and put Hiccup on top.

Hiccup! Hiccup! Toothless yelled but he was unconscious.

The Shock Jaw is a Tidal class dragon that likes to hunt things out of the water. It grabs unsuspecting prey and zaps them with electricity once it pulls it under. Unfortunately for them, Hiccup was an easy target.

Toothless knew he needed to get them to land and fast. The ocean was cold for a human to top off the list of dangerous problems at hand. Flying was impossible and swimming would take forever because he had to keep Hiccup out of the water and he did not know where the closest land was. Not knowing what else to do, Toothless rolled Hiccup so he was lying on his back on his saddle and began to swim.

Toothless' POV

This is so bad! I don't even know if Hiccup is breathing and all I can do is swim in a random direction! Why can't we just have a normal glide flight without something bad happening! It could very well be miles before I find an island! I can't loose Hiccup it would kill me. I love him so much! I can't imagine life without him!

Huh? Oh I just heard him cough and gasp? He's alive thank gods but still unconscious and in danger. What if that Shock Jaw comes back? I can't fight it and protect Hiccup at the same time. If only-wait I know, I'm the Alpha! I can get another dragon to help me!

I let out a commanding roar as loud as I could and waited treading water. A moment later a big green Scalderon rose its long neck out of the water in front of me and bowed its head. I know now this dragon acknowledges my Alpha status.

"What do you need?" she asked me.

"Take me to the nearest land," I told her.

"Okay climb on my back," she replied and turned around.

I was extra careful to not drop Hiccup as I stood onto the larger dragon's back. The Scalderon flapped its wings and carried the three of us into the air. She took us to a small island in about five minutes. I quickly got off her when we landed and let Hiccup slide off my back. He was still unconscious and his lips were getting blue from the cold.

"Is there anything else I can do?" the Scalderon asked me.

"No you've been a great help thank you," I told her.

She nodded and flew away and my attention turned back to Hiccup. The first thing I needed to do was warm him up. I lit a patch of soil on fire and pulled Hiccup towards me. I laid down on the hot earth and held him in my arms and wrapped my wings around us. I leaned in and kissed his cheek. I was so worried but this act of affection made me feel a little better. All I could do now was keep him warm and safe and hope he would wake up soon.