A/N: It's the scene...
The scene I've been dreading to write...It's finally caught up with me...
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..."Test Drive" (If you don't know this scene, you can find it on YouTube. Oh...too much flying!)
Well, I guess we'll see how this one turns out *nervous chuckle*. I hope you still like it, I seriously am trying my hardest to keep it like Warriors as best as I can.
Questions:
All Warriors Fans: Have you all gotten Tallstar's Revenge? It's amazing (like all of Erin Hunter's works)!
All HTTYD Fans: Have you all seen the HTTYD 2 Teaser? -I have no words to describe how I felt-
Disclaimer: (Is this the first I've put onto this story...?) I do not own How to Train Your Dragon or Warriors or their characters. All of that belongs to Erin Hunter, Dreamworks, and Cressida Cowell.
On with the story! And Happy readin'!
Half Way There
Creekfoot sat near the camp entrance, munching on a sparrow. He was one of the few left at camp...which wasn't a good thing. His ears alert for any sign of intruders, he silently picked up the sound of pawsteps outside the camp entrance. He uttered a hiss, and a low "Stay away, you flea-brained foxes!" He stood up and pushed away the rest of the sparrow when he scented a blood smell waver off the troop.
Falconstar and a group of warriors trudged into the camp, many heading straight for Brownwhisker's den. Creekfoot walked up too his leader, his old friend, and asked, "What happened? I thought you were just border patrolling." he questioned. Falconstar's eyes narrowed. "We were following a trail that proved Windclan was in our territory again...when a group of rouges attacked us. It wasn't a fair fight either." he explained as he sat himself down by the freshkill pile. Creekfoot padded up and sat down next to him, and tilted his head, questioning, "Did you win?" he prodded his sparrow back over to finish.
Falconstar nodded. "Thankfully, yes." he picked a trout off the top of the pile.
Suddenly a small group of warriors padded over to them, made up of Deerleg, Snowpelt, and Finchstripe. "Congradulations!" Deerleg said to Falconstar as he picked his fill of the pile. "He's doing great at training!" Snowpelt said afterwards, as she waited for her two friends to choose their prey. "You should be proud!" Finchstripe said through a mouth full of water vole. The tree of them nodded their heads in respect, then padded of to another part of the camp to eat.
Falconstar looked at Creekfoot, wanting an explanation.
"Smallpaw. He did it again this morning while you were out. He's becoming a great warrior, if you ask me." he said. Falconstar smiled, digging into his trout. He looked up again suddenly, and asked, "How long has he been progressing?" "About a moon. Why?" Creekfoot answered. Falconstar looked down again, and asked seriously, "They've been training for at least 4 moons now, right?" Creekfoot nodded.
"Do you think you and their mentors could take them to the Moonpool?"
Creekfoot's eyes widened. "I...I guess. They need to visit it before they can become a warrior anyway." Falconstar smiled and nodded his thanks before picking up the rest to eat in his den.
Meanwhile, in the Cove, me and Toothless were attempting to learn how to use his new prosthetic 'properly'.
Toothless was balanced on a large rock, a smaller one some ways in front of him. "Just take it nice and slow!" I called out from where I was in between the boulders. Toothless looked down at me, "I don't need a kit telling me what to do!" he replied.
My ears went back. "Hey! Just because I'm smaller, doesn't mean I-"
"It wasn't meant to offend."
"Oh."
"Remember position three! No, four!" I called out before I could stop myself. This time, Toothless looked forward again, pupils dilated and steady, posing for the rock in front of him. He moved his haunches a bit before leaping at the rock, moving steadily through the air over me, landing on the rock. He looked down at me with happiness. "You did it!" I congratulated. Toothless smiled with the teeth he had, when suddenly his paw slipped and he came falling down to the soft mossy ground below.
I trotted over to him and asked with worry, "Are you ok?" Toothless just nodded before getting himself back up. "Good. Follow me!" I said and bounded towards the next assignment I had planned. Toothless trudged behind me, still recovering from his fall. "Come on, it's go time!" I said excitedly, eager to see if any of my plans worked. "Well someone's jumpy today." Toothless muttered through a yawn and trotted to catch up with me.
"So what's this one?" Toothless asked as we walked to another end of the Cove. "If you can catch up, you'll see!" I said, and made a dash towards a few rocks from a small rock slide that went on a few days ago. Toothless growled and chased after me. Smirking, I stealthly moved through each one, using my tail whenever I had to jump over one. I looked behind me to see Toothless struggling, but still keeping up. I finished my part and waited for him on the other side.
Toothless clambered through, panting, as he finally made his way out. "Yes! It worked!' I whispered. "What...was that...for...?" he said between breaths. "To see how well you can maneuver." I explained with a smile. Toothless walked over to me and shoved me with his shoulder, sending me sprawling. "Sorry!" I apologized quickly, seeing how I may have angered him.
"Whatever." Toothless replied, sitting down. "We're not done yet!" I said happily, walking to the waterfall end of the Cove.
This side of the Cove was the tallest...perfect. I gestured with a flick of my tail to the one place next to the waterfall with the tree's overhang. "You have to climb up the wall, and up the side of the large Pine Tree." I explained. Toothless growled in annoyance, his ears twitching back. "Don't worry; I'm coming with you incase anything happens." I said limping over to the wall. "Like what?" he questioned as he followed, sitting down next to me.
I decided not to answer that.
"Well come on!" I said, getting myself up. I placed my front paws on the rock and outstretched my claws, waiting for him to do the same. He sighed in another show of annoyance, then mimicked me. I began to climb up the wall, and Toothless eagerly followed for once. Suddenly one of his paws slipped down a little, and he was sent back a few paces with a hiss of surprise. "Come on! You can do it!" The huge black tom shook his head, trying to clear whatever fright he may have had, then determinedly climbed up along side me. It was as almost as if we were in sync.
"Come one...come on..." I muttered to both myself and Toothless, my legs tiring from overuse. I do only have three to count on. With a struggle, I finally found my claws attached to bark: the Pine Tree!. With newfound excitement, I looked next to me to find Toothless looking just as eager. I ignored the aching in my claws as I continued upwards.
I found myself in the tree's branches Did I really climb that fast? I kept climbing when I finally decided to rest on the closest branch next to me. I sat there, panting. I looked down and saw Toothless collapsed on a branch, the tiring running through both of us. "Does that makeshift help any?" I asked. He looked up at me. "Yes. Yes it helps a lot." I smiled. "Good!"
I sat down, and began grooming my right paw, letting Toothless below me rest a bit. A small snap made my ears perk a bit.
I looked down to see the end on the branch where Toothless sat slowly snapping. "Toothless!" I hissed, warning him. He looked up at me in confusion, then had his head jerked at another sound of the branch breaking more. He yowled in alarm, and the branch broke entirely, leaving him pawing through air to hold onto something, anything.
I gasped, and immediately tried to stand up, making my leg stumble a bit. Out of all the times...
I suddenly slipped as well, and we were both falling, crashing into branches, desperately looking for something to hold onto. My claws snagged onto something, but they raked down the side of it, letting my have safety for only a few seconds before I was threatening a fall again. I looked down below me to see Toothless struggling to get onto a branch. His paws slipped, and I feared he'd fall again. But this time he turned around in his fall, and landed squarely onto the branch, and he did this from branch to branch, maneuvering his tail so he could keep balance, having memorized the positions in his head. I could see the smile on his muzzle from where I was hanging.
He finally jumped and landed on the lowest branch of the Pine Tree, panting. I climbed down a few branches, slowly, so I could see what was going on. He was panting, but his smile just kept getting wider, and wider.
"YES!" I cheered for him, happy that he'd learn how to move through trees with his tail. Thank you, Starclan! I prayed in my head. He looked up at me, and gave his own yowl of victory, which I joined in, for his sake. Suddenly I felt my paws jerk down. I looked back and saw the ends of the branch form cracks, that got bigger, and bigger...
"Come on..."
My eyes fluttered open. I slowly looked around at my surroundings, and realized I was in the Cove near the water, my face wet. "What...?" I muttered after a second. I looked up and saw Toothless standing over me, his paws wet as well. "You hit your head when you fell from the tree. I managed to carry you back down, ut you were out cold." he looked down at the water, "And water seems to wake unconscious cats pretty well." he explained.
I groaned, trying to stand up. "Easy, pal." Toothless said, helping me up.
I saw a half eaten fish sitting next to us, and I looked at it with question. "Got hungry." Toothless explained. "You can have the rest though." he offered. I shook my head, "Uh, no thanks. I'm good." I responded. The smell of the fish starting to rot filled my nostrils. How long had I been out? I heard a loud bird call sound from above me, and a crow flew in, ignoring us and going straight for the fish. Toothless hissed at it, and ran forward to protect his food. I sat down to watch the scene play out, curling my tail around my paws, as more and more crows flew in, totaling up to 4.
One walked forward, trying to grab it, but Toothless darted his head at it, not letting it get near. While Toothless was distracted with that one, another managed to pick off a piece and eat it, scaring off another crow who tried to steal it from him. The black tom cat just glared at them with his green/yellow eyes.
suddenly one snuck up from the other side of him, and managed to take the entire fish out from under his paws. Toothless's head snapped back around, and he grabbed it, ending it with a quick tug of war with Toothless easily won. The crow cawed at him in anger, and Toothless lashed a paw out at him, scaring away both him and the other birds.
I stifled a mrrow of laughter as Toothless nodded with approval of their leaving, and went back to eating his fish.
I stood up, and waved my tail in goodbye. "I should probably be getting back now. My clan might worry what's become of me." he nodded. "Bye Smallpaw!" he shouted as I scurried to the wall. "See you tomorrow!"
I sat down by the freshkill pile that night, prodding a mouse with my claw, not eating much. I was reviewing the day in my head, completely distracted.
So distracted, you could say, that I didn't even hear the pawsteps come up next to me until the cat coughed to get my attention. I jerked my head around to them "Father! You- You're back! How was the dawn patrol...? Creekfoot's not here, he went hunting, so..." I trailed off. Falconstar's dark eyes locked with mine, "I'm not here to speak with Creekfoot, I'm here to speak with you."
I gulped. My father always had a way to scare me...
"Y-You are?" I stuttered. He nodded. "You've been keeping secrets." he said. Fear engulfed me, making its way to my heart and making me hold back a shudder of terror; how did he know? "I- I have?" I tried to cover for it.
"How long did you think you could hide it from me, Smallpaw?"
I felt close to a breakdown, honestly. I've broken the Warrior code in a way, I'm sure, and now my father knew? Still, if I could just managed to pull it off... I shuffled my feet in anxiety. "I don't know...what you're talking abou-" I tried to lie again, before he interrupted me by meowing "Nothing happens in this Clan without me hearing about it." I gulp again. He pawed a vole from the top of the pile, and took a bite, saying, "So let's talk."
"Oh Starclan, Falconstar, I'm so sorry! I-I was going to tell you, but I just didn't know..." I trailed off again, my head hung low. Suddenly I heard something, I looked up and saw him laughing! He meowed with laughter, and I started to get nervous. "So you're not...upset?" I questioned.
"What? I was hoping for this!" he said, a smirk still on his muzzle. What..? "You were...?" I questioned. He nodded, taking another bite of his vole. "Just wait until you're in your first battle! You'll know just what to do! Ah, Creekfoot's taught you well, he has. And to think that you weren't capable!" he laughed again, completely oblivious to my feeling and in his own world.
"You know, Smallpaw, will you doing so well, I think we finally have something to talk about." He said, again oblivious. An awkward and anticipated silence settled between us. I opened my jaws to speak, but closed them again, unsure of what to say. he looked at me when I did so, as if expecting me to say something, before looking away again.
Suddenly my father's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to speak. "Oh! I, uh, I forgot to tell you something. Creekfoot and the mentors are taking you and the other apprentices to the Moonpool tomorrow." he said matter-of-factly. My eyes widened, and my tail swished with excitement. How could he have forgotten to tell me this?
Another awkward silence settled. All I could think about now was the trip to the Moonpool. I looked back up to my father, and realized that we still had nothing to talk about. So I faked a yawn.
"I should really, get some sleep...big day tomorrow..." I muttered. He nodded. "Yes, good talk, well, uh good night." he muttered, and we both muttered our goodnights, before he picked up his vole and headed back into his den.
I let out my breath that I didn't know I was holding. My paws tingled with excitement. I quickly ate my mouse, then trotted back to the den, wondering whether the other apprentices knew.
A/N: Ta Da! And that *says in best Hiccup voice*was the conclusion of Chapter Eleven in the Warriors & HTTYD Crossover, My Life, "Half Way There"
*Clears throat* You're probably wondering why this chapter's called, "Half Way There" No, no I'm not counting down the chapters left if that's what you're wondering. Where's the fun in that? I'm having fun with writing this story, and I wouldn't want to anticipate it's ending! D:
No, the reason is because Toothless has finally learned half of what he needed with his new prosthetic. Climbing trees is only half of it.
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