New chapter! I hope you guys like this one. I enjoyed writing it
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Hiccup
I walked into the stables with Toothless by my side to offer support. As soon as I entered, all eyes were on me. I smiled beneath my helmet. They all probably thought that I would still be in hospital. I saw one guy kick a nearby bucket full of fish in anger as I approached. His dragon stuck his head right in and he started muttering curses as he tried to pull him away.
I walked over to my allotted spot where my trunk had been set up. Toothless sat himself down, his tongue lolling out at the side out of excitement. I opened the trunk and pulled out his new saddle. In reality, it was his old one, but I had taken it to pieces and rebuilt it, swapping out some of the parts for newer ones and redesigning it to fit my new leg.
"I heard you were in hospital. In a coma," I heard from behind me. I turned to see Derek De Range standing behind me, better known by his rider name, Dagger.
"I woke up," I replied turning back to the saddle.
"Ha ha. Very funny. But seriously. You have that huge crash and you're back here? Unscathed?" He raised an eyebrow with his arms crossed. I sighed and merely gestured to my leg. His eyes widened and he slowly walked away. He was probably going to talk about it to the other riders. Knowing Dagger, he was going to try to use it to his advantage. That was not going to happen.
Astrid
I stood next to Stoic in the VIP room. Unlike the last time we were there, we weren't smiling. We watched in anticipation, waiting for the riders to walk out of the stables and onto the race course. We had tried to talk him out of it. But it was Hiccup. He was as stubborn as his dad.
I looked around at all the other people around us. They were all family, friends or managers of the other riders. They all seemed a lot more excited than the last time I had been here. They probably all thought that the other riders had more of chance at winning if Night Rider wasn't there. They were in for one hell of a surprise.
I also noticed that Scott wasn't there. Again. Where was he? He was always bragging that he never missed a race. Why would he miss the final? Twice!
The sound of the stable doors being pushed open and the crowd cheering snapped me out of my thoughts as I turned back towards the race course. Here we go.
Fisher
I walked into the sitting room in my house, slumping down onto the sofa and flicking he TV on. I put the remote down on the table once I had found the right sports channel and pulled out my phone as it hadn't started yet.
Ruff was in the kitchen getting snacks. We had been hanging out together ever since Hiccup and Astrid introduced us. At first I was a bit freaked out that she kept following me around but soon I got used to it and ever since I've realised how much I actually like her company. Even though she terrifies me.
"And here we are at the Dragon Racing Nationals Final. They're opening up the stable doors and the first riders are coming out. Who's first, Bob?" I head from the TV. I looked up to see that the race was about to begin.
"Out first is Derek De Range, more commonly known in the races as Dagger, and his Skrill, Berserker."
"That's right. And out next is Alvin Bane, AKA Treacherous and his Whispering Death, Outcast. Why do you think they call it a Whispering Death?"
"I don't know, John, but it sure must scare the other riders." The two commentators started laughing while I just rolled my eyes. Then they carried on.
"Who's out next, Bob?"
"You have got to be kidding me! It can't be!"
"Is that who I think it is?"
"I think it is, John. It seems that Night Rider has made a miraculous comeback. After the crash last race, no one was expecting to see him for a while. What a legend!" My eyes bulged in my head as I watched Hiccup walk out of the stables leaning on Toothless.
"What's that on his leg?"
"I'm not sure... Wait, hang on... I'm getting word from our reporter on the course. It's his leg! Apparently he lost it in the crash!"
"Well, this is going to be one interesting race. Let's just hope he can keep up with the other riders."
"Ruff! Get in here!" I called. Ruff walked in with a bowl of popcorn and a confused expression on her face. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out and I ended up just pointing to the screen. As she turned towards the TV the confusion on her face melted away and was soon replaced with shock.
"What the hell is that idiot doing?!" she yelled as she put the popcorn down on the table and pulled her phone out of her pocket dialling a number. "Hello? Astrid?...Yes, I'm watching it right now!...Wait! Don't!" She turned to me with an annoyed look on her face. "She hung up on me."
Ruff picked the bowl of popcorn up off the table and sat next to me on the sofa. Both our eyes were glued to the TV. No words were spoken as we silently hoped our friend would be ok. The idiot!
Hiccup
I checked over the saddle and the tail fin for what must have been the thirtieth time. I was nervous that something would g wrong. I half wondered if I should have waited and done more tests before entering the race. But it was too late now.
I hoped on Toothless back and fit my new leg into the stirrup. It fit perfectly. I was expecting it to feel strange and to be difficult to manoeuvre but it was surprisingly comfortable.
I rubbed Toothless head to see if he was ready. He looked up at me with a draconic grin, excited to get back into the race. I smiled and adjusted myself in the saddle waiting for the go sign. Soon enough the lights turned from red to green and we all took off.
Everything was working perfectly. The new saddle, the modifications to the tailfin, even my leg was working well with all the designs. It didn't take long to get to first place and then all I had to do was keep my position in the lead for the rest of the race.
Astrid
The race was suspenseful. Hiccup managed to make the lead pretty quickly. From then n Dagger and Treacherous kept trying to overtake him. But each time Toothless would beat his powerful wings and put some space between him and the other dragons.
"Do you think he might actually do it?" I heard Stoic ask from beside me.
"I hope so," was all I could bring myself to say. We both stayed still, eyes glued to the race course in front of us hoping that he would be ok.
And then suddenly it was all over. And Hiccup had won.
Fisher
"And Night Rider wins the league!"
Ruff and I both jumped up from our spots on the sofa in excitement, the popcorn flying across the room. We were both cheering and screaming as we watched our friend do a couple of victory laps around the circuit.
Then suddenly, Ruff jumped on me, knocking me onto the sofa, planting her lips on mine in what had to but the most terrifying yet amazing moment of my life. As she pulled away she looked down on me with an evil smirk while shock remained on my face. Until the TV caught our attention.
"What is he doing?!" We both turned to see Night Rider and both of our jaws immediately dropped.
Hiccup
I had won! I had won the national league! Toothless fired off a small shot out of excitement that exploded in the air in the middle of the stadium. I was expecting it to scare people, but they loved it. I rubbed Toothless head as we did a couple of victory laps around the course.
But now it was time for the second part of my decision. As we began to slow down so I could get off, I lifted my hands up and pulled off my helmet.
I am way too evil with these cliffhangers for you guys. I'm just waiting to see what kind of replies I get after that last sentence... I'm surprised I don't work with the CIA the amount I torture you guys.
LordTroy: Not long now.
Jeptwin: Gonna have so much fun writing that.
Majia DragonWings: But it wouldn't be Hiccup with two legs!
Grandtheftfandom: I didn't want to drag out the hospital and getting better stuff and make it boring though I understand.
OechsnerC: You have just given me an idea...
Miti-sweets: Well Astrid clearly thinks he's a moron.
darkshadey01: I'm slowly coming up with an idea for a sequel and no I will never stop the cliffhangers!
tjjenkins: But it's not Hiccup if he doesn't loose a leg!
Midnight510: You're like the only person who said anything about Dragon-Hiccup! Thank you! And Toothless plushies are awesome.
The Windwalker: I'm slowly piecing toegether an idea from all the ideas everyone else have told me... Slowly... Thanks!
Rogue Dragon forever: Yes! You have no idea how happy that makes me!
ImzyGotte: Really?! Yay!
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