A/N: Hey! Again.
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Chapter 14: Breath Of Life
(Elsa POV)
The smoke is thick, inky.
stumble through the mass of people that are in front of me as I push to the front. When I finally reach it, I hear Gobber right behind me.
I stare forward and gasp my whole body going to into rigid shock and I suck in a breath.
No.
Why!?
Gobber takes in a sharp breath as we both stare at the fallen chief. He's on his knees in grief as he stares at Toothless, and only Toothless. Hiccup is gone.
My face falls and I feel tears building up as I watch the chief. Snow starts to fall softly and the salty water slips down my face.
Hiccup is dead.
Why? Why is fate so cruel!
Stoick murmurs something to Toothless I don't hear and the dragon and chief eye each other for a moment before Toothless slowly lifts up his wing to reveal Hiccup in his arms. I take in a sharp breath, not daring to breathe as Stoick rushes forward and takes his child from the dragon. He lifts his ear to his heart.
If you aren't alive Hiccup, I'm going to freeze your heart and restart it!
The chief lifts up his head, "He's alive! You brought her back alive!" Stoick shouts. My hands fly to cover my huge smile as it breaks across my face.
YES! YES! YES!
Gobber walks forward quickly and then with one quick glance he shifts awkwardly on his peg leg and foot, "Eh, well you know, most of him."
Stoick looks down and Toothless does as well. I run forward before anyone can hold me back and I stare at what both chief and blacksmiths eyes were fixed upon. I take in a sharp breath as I see what remains of his left foot. Burned off most likely or snapped off from fall a burned stump a little past her knee was all that was left of her lower left leg. Toothless rolls to his feet and stumbles over to sniff the foot.
Stoick does nothing but stare at it horror across his face.
Gobber puts a reassuring hand on his shoulder, "It's not as bad as it looks, he'll be fine." Gobber assures. I watch as Toothless recoils from the foot like he'd been burned and stares at it like he, himself had lost a limb. Stoick stands and with his son in his arms he stares at his village, "Healer! I need healer!" He yells, a young man shoves his way to the front.
He rushes forward bag around his shoulder. As well we all just stand there he takes Hiccup and with one arm tosses me a blanket, "Lay it on the ground." He commands. I roll the blanket out and he turns to Gobber, "I need water, Stoick, go find a working boat. We need to get him to Berk before infection spreads. Gothi can do more than I can." Gobber rushes off and Stoick starts to direct the village but I don't pay attention.
Toothless curls up next the the blanket, cooing sadly. I sit down stiffly on my heels as the healer puts Hiccup on the makeshift bed. He rolls up the pant leg and bile enters my throat. The healer purses his lips together before he looks up at me, "Elsa right?" He asks. I nod and he turn his attention back towards his patient the long reddish ponytail hanging down his back shifting.
Gobber returns with a bucket of water I'm not entirely sure where came from but don't question it. The healer doesn't either and he puts a rag into the water and wipes away some of the ash, blood and puss. "Thank you Gobber," He says without looking up. Gobber nods.
"Anything else I can do Rubric?" He asks.
Rubric shakes his head and finishes wiping with the rag, it's stained red and I look up at him, "I'm not going to be able to cut it, we don't have enough medical supplies with us. Unless we get him back to Berk, he won't last the night." Rubric says. Gobber pales and my stomach twists.
"Stoick says they can't find any ships, everything was burned to a red death." He says.
Rubric snorts, "Yeah, that's for sure a red death. That's the name of that monster." He says and gestures to the ash lying around us. "Best keep this between you and I, go see if you can salvage anything." Rubric commands.
Gobber nods and takes off faster than I had seen any man move even with both legs. I look up at her and then hear a groan. The Snow Wraith from the arena lands behind me and I stand and touch it on the snout. Rubbing it up and down.
Rubric looks up, sighs and returns to Hiccup.
The Snow Wraith nudges my shoulder and I stare at her giving a small tight smile looking back towards Hiccup. Even if we do get a boat in working order, there still wouldn't be enough time. Unless we manage to master flight he's going to-wait. Flight. We have the dragons. I could take him back to Berk.
"Rubric?" I question. He looks up from where she's wrapping a thick bandage around Hiccup's stump.
"Hmmm?" He asks.
"I can take him to Berk" I ask.
Rubric looks up at me and ties a knot around the end of the bandage, "Elsa, there's no way you could get him there. Unless you've mastered teleportation he's staying here." Rubric says. I bristle slightly.
"I'll take my dragon." I say and gesture towards the unnamed Snow Wraith. Rubric looks at me and then the dragon and then down at her patient. Slowly sitting back on his heels as he thinks about it.
"Yeah...That would work." He says.
I nod and Rubric slowly wraps the blanket around Hiccup, "Before Stoick gets here and becomes over protective mother bear, it would be best for you to take him now. I'll take the heat." He says and I take the Haddock into my arms.
Toothless sits up so quickly he's a blur. He glances at Hiccup and then at me, and his eyes are pleading not to take him away. I have to. I won't let him die. I glance at Hiccup's flushed face and watch his shaky breaths, "Toothless, he'll be fine, you'll be back to Berk soon." I promise.
Rubric scoffs, "Toothless?" He says and stares at the Night Fury,"That name makes no sense."
I pat Toothless's head and mount the Snow Wraith. I tighten my grip on the pale Haddock releasing a breath. Toothless stares at me for a moment and I pat the Snow Wraith's neck. She leaps into the air and I struggle for a hold momentarily.
I jerk slightly but manage to right myself, keeping a firm hand on Hiccup. The smoke is worse in the air and the Snow Wraith flaps her wings restlessly as she soars forward and out of the smoke. As soon as we get out of range from the smoke I see endless ocean.
Hiccup's face is flushed and he gives a soft groan. I look down at him and rest a hand on his forehead drawing back as quickly. That doesn't look good. His fever is incredibly high. I bite my lip and stare down at my fingers for a moment before I spread icea cross my palm and rest it on his forehead. It's sort of like a block of ice.
After hours of flight, panic and worry gnawing at my insides we land on Berk, I leap off of the Snow Wraiths back and stare at Gothi's hut for a moment. "Thank you Evenglade." I murmur before looking up at the Snow Wraith in surprise.
It fits her.
I tighten my hold around Hiccup before racing towards the elder's hut and shoving the door open, "Gothi! Gothi! Gothi!" I shout and look around for the woman. She appears in front of me looking irritated but her eyebrows shoot up in surprise as she sees Hiccup.
She points towards a bed and I walk towards it resting Hiccup down on the cot. Gothi shoves me out of hte way gently and I squeeze my eyes shut.
He's strong.
He'll be okay.
I hope.
A/N: Elsa and Evenglade. (Evan-Glade) Has a nice ring. :)
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