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Discussions of the Future

Over Ocean South of Night Fury Colony

With figurine tucked away safely into one of the bags on Razor's saddle, they flew towards the Earth Fury. Below them, the landscape continued changing between open water and small islands, with a sea stack or five thrown in every now and then. After a while the distance between the islands began decreasing, telling the group that the islands they were searching for were getting closer.

Looks like our time is running out, Åsmund thought, growing frustrated as he tried to formulate a plan that would set the Soother in the Earth Fury's vision. He knew there would have to be a fight, but he was not planning on anyone dying or being seriously injured anytime soon. This would be a bit easier if we knew the Fury's fighting style. Is it straight offense? Let's the enemy tire itself out? Even though it's still in Rage, can it still sense other dragons? Hmm… does an Elemental Fury that isn't calm sense the presence of another Elemental Fury? Would it know that we are coming or will it still act the same as Razor did before she calmed?

"Razor, I have a question for you. Do you think the Earth Fury will sense us coming, or will he react in Rage as other un-calmed Furies do?" Åsmund asked cautiously, not wanting to invoke too many bad memories of Razor's past upon her.

Razor tilted her head slightly in thought, peering into the memories of the other Elemental Furies of Fire for any information that could help him. Unfortunately, she couldn't find anything useful. Dejectedly, she replied, "Sorry Åsmund, but I don't know. From the memories of the others before me, it seems that the Elemental Furies were always spread far apart from each other. Because of that, they never ran into each other. This is the first time in memory that all five will ever be close to each other at one time."

Åsmund tucked his right hand under his chin at her reply, absently rubbing it as he continued thinking to himself.

"Speaking of that," Hiccup piped in, working with Toothless to glide them closer to the other pair. "How far along is Toothless coming with his change? Not that I don't value my best friend as he is, but I would rather not be in the middle of another fight when his next power surprise kicks in." Toothless lightly flapped his head fin against Hiccup's hand, chuckling as his friend flashed him an annoyed gaze.

The question pulled Åsmund from his thoughts and he regarded the two dragons with a curious look as Razor's own expression sharpened in concentration. If Toothless is close to changing, then we may not have enough time to sooth the Earth Fury. Plus, if an unsoothed Fury meets one changing near its territory, will it-

"It's sped up just slightly, but it is not far off from what we originally thought. At this current pace, he's about five days away from changing," Razor replied calmly.

"Well that's highly encouraging," Hiccup stated, grinning to his friend. "You know Astrid, mom, and Fishlegs are definitely going to go crazy after you change, right?"

"Just as long as they do not constantly watch me, especially while I am sleeping, then I should be able to handle it." Toothless let out a slight shake at the thought, smiling as he heard Hiccup and Razor chuckle at his response. "Although, there might be one being I wouldn't mind sharing my space with during that time."

The area around Razor's cheeks turned a bright red that luckily went unnoticed by the humans. With a shy but careful turn of her head, she caught Toothless' eyes and he immediately cast them downward, obviously surprised at how quickly his thoughts came up with his statement. Razor smiled and shifted to the front, replying, "I would like that, so long as it is concludes the end of a whole day with just the two of us before you change."

"As you wish, my dear mate. A single day, or more if you wish, of just you and me without any interruptions," Toothless finalized, lifting his eyes back up and smiling to her.

Their actions must not have been as concealed as they thought, because Hiccup commented, "Really? You two are acting shy around each other now? Where was that consideration on our way to help Åsmund? As much as I value our friendship, Toothless, I would rather not listen to your undying love for each other every five minutes."

Toothless rolled his eyes as his human's exaggeration and with a sly smirk to a slightly embarrassed Razor, folded in his wings and let them drop down. The action immediately elicited a startled shout from Hiccup, which turned into quiet cries of confusion as the dragon began rolling over.

Razor stopped harshly and nearly threw Åsmund off her back. He luckily managed to retain his grip, but his injured hand gave its own protest at the action. Hearing his quiet cry, Razor quickly said, "I'm so sorry, Åsmund! But I just-"

"No, no," he managed to say through deep breaths, watching Toothless spread out his wings before the two would have taken an untimed dip. "I understand. Caught me by surprise, too."

It must have been years working with each other and conducting less than safe maneuvers that allowed the pair to quickly regain height, with their banter between each other lacking any sort of bite. Instead of rejoining the higher pair, they ended up flying further above them, laughing with each other at something neither Razor nor Åsmund could catch.

"It is amazing how close those two are," Razor commented. "I thought we might have been the only pair who are as close as dragon and human can be."

"Yeah, we are pretty close," Åsmund whispered, his eyes lowering as he finished. Razor turned over and looked at her other half, her question clear in her eyes. With a small breath, the human said, "It's nothing. Just me over-thinking about the quest and all, again."

Before Razor could press further, Toothless and Hiccup dropped down beside them, wide grins plastered across their faces. "Sorry about that." "Just had to settle something, that's all."

The other two just shook their heads in amusement, Åsmund's expression brightening itself back up. "No problem. Though we really should find a place to rest for the night and prepare for tomorrow. If we keep heading out, we should spot something very soon."

With confirming nods, the group resumed their journey out as the sun gradually dropped further down in the sky. After heading out a few hundred feet further side by side, Razor gave a harsher wing flap and shot slightly ahead, flashing Toothless a challenging smirk. The male dragon copied her action, catching his human's eye and found his smirk growing when he caught Hiccup's agreeing spark.

All three turned to Åsmund, who merely shrugged his shoulders. "Won't matter anyway. Razor and I are obviously going to win." Åsmund quickly tightened his hold on the saddle and leaned forward a second before Razor gave a large wing beat, leaving the Berk residents smiling.

"Think your mate will be furious when we beat them," Hiccup teased, setting the fin to the needed position and leaned farther down. Toothless smirked, saying, "Let's find out."

Toothless' black wings spread out as far as they could and without wasting another second, he snapped them down and swiftly gained up to the other pair. The two cast a glance behind them and when they noticed the mock competition right beside them, they flashed very similar smiles before taking the lead again. Their obvious place lasted only seconds when they saw Toothless and Hiccup catch up once again, only to pass them up this time. However, the Berkians did not have time to enjoy their lead either as Razor and Åsmund caught up to them.

The rest of their flight continued in this action, with all members laughing as they passed each other. For now, all the worries about the other Elemental Furies, Loki and the battle on the way became a side note as the dragon riders and their reptiles simply enjoyed the thrill of the flight under gentle flaming sky.

Unknown Island

As the sun began to touch the horizon, the group noticed a small lake in the center a heavily forested island and decided to land there. They descended along the shore, neither Razor and Åsmund nor Hiccup and Toothless bothering to pay attention to who touched down first.

Once they were sure of their footing, the humans slid off their dragons and Åsmund unloaded the saddle and bags off of Razor. He fumbled in one of the bags for a moment and brought out an axe, saying, "Better get a fire going before it gets too dark."

Hiccup and Toothless approached them, Hiccup asking, "I didn't bring any supplies, since this was so sudden and all, but is there anything I can help with?"

"Well, Razor needs to recharge herself so do you mind helping her get lumber for her pyre? Toothless, you can help me with making a pit for her," Åsmund suggested, looking toward some small saplings and finding them suitable for a small fire.

"Sounds like fun." "Alright Hiccup, come with me then," Razor stated, moving further towards the forest. Hiccup followed after her and when they were at a safe enough distance, Razor shot at the trunks of several large trees. Birds and other animals noisily scattered away from the sound and shockwave of the blasts, none too pleased at the strangers rearranging their spaces. Hiccup found himself feeling a bit guilty, but didn't let that stop him from gathering the scattered wood.

With a few well-placed and strong strikes, the saplings flopped down onto the ground to the sounds of Toothless scrapping his paws into the ground. Åsmund carefully arranged the saplings and with practiced ease, brought his small fire to life. Making sure it burned steadily, he walked over and started to help Toothless with moving the dirt out of the pit he was making for his mate.

The two worked silently together and when they found the depth acceptable, they heard Razor and Hiccup return. Hiccup's arms and Razor's back carried large pieces of lumber, which they immediately deposited into the pit when the diggers moved themselves aside.

Åsmund smirked as he took sight of the large pile of wood, asking Razor, "How long has it been since we needed to do a pit like this, Razor? At least two months?"

Razor's deep laugh echoed slightly in the air as she nuzzled her head against Åsmund's shoulder, replying, "Yea, and that volcano was starting to feel very homey. Really reminded me of our home back on Eydísný." In a quieter voice, she whispered, "I miss it… and I know you miss your family, too." The man absent-mindedly brushed his hand along her snout, her soft and loving voice portraying all of her concern for his well-being. Åsmund rubbed the top of Razor's head softly, his mind turned to thoughts of home and his family.

Toothless found himself growing jealous at the other man's actions, but quickly stifled it before his mind could take root of the emotion. While Razor was his mate, she was still Åsmund's other half and had a home somewhere else. If it were Hiccup and him in the other two's position, he would probably have comforted his friend in this way as well.

After giving the pair a few more seconds to themselves, he walked over and reservedly licked the underside of Razor's chin, commenting, "If that's how long you two lived on Dragon Island, then you two arrived just when we were fighting Drago."

"We've been in the region for over two years, but only camped out in your area about two months ago. We heard about Drago a couple of times, but when we didn't feel anything around him, we just left him alone," Åsmund admitted. "If we had known you were an Elemental Fury at the time we would have helped, but we were too focused on our agenda."

Hiccup walked over to him, putting a hand on Åsmund's shoulder, saying reassuringly, "It may be too late for you to help us take down a dragon hating madman, but you did help us save my best friend when Hel attacked. And for that, I can never thank you enough."

Åsmund smiled at Hiccup's words, wrapping his good hand around the one on his shoulder and lifting them up in between them. "It's I who should be thanking you for believing in me and coming out to help me, so let's just call it even, agreed?" At Hiccup's nod of agreement, they shifted their hands so that their palms laid perpendicular to each other and closed their fingers over the other's back hands.

They pulled their hands away a moment later and kneeled down by the pit, arranging the lumber into something that would burn well without causing Razor any discomfort. Razor nudged Åsmund's back gently, smiling as she headed to a few smaller trees and bent them down with her paws. They nearly touched the ground before they finally snapped off, scattering a few chips around the base.

Toothless appeared beside her as she bent down to push them toward the pit with her head, brushing against her side with his wings. Together they partly rolled, partly shoved, everything to the wood filled hole.

The humans managed to lay down the wood as evenly as they could, and made sure a good area around the pit was covered in a decent layer of soil. If any sparks flared out while they were all sleeping, then at least it wouldn't set the campsite or forest on fire without serious help from a breeze. They moved aside when the dragons brought over the small trees, motioning to lay them out as well.

"It's alright," Razor said, halting their movement. "Toothless and I can manage this. You two go over and warm up beside the fire."

While Hiccup just shrugged his shoulders and stood up quickly, Åsmund remained staring at his dragon. When she turned away from him so she and Toothless could lift up one of the trees, he slowly raised himself up and followed Hiccup to the fire he created a few paces away. Neither dragon paid attention to their humans as they leaned the wood against each other in order to make a small wooden roof over the pit.

Hiccup glanced over at his friend, frowning when he noticed Åsmund staring intently at the dragon mates. At first, he thought about letting the other man be with his thoughts, but something in the back of Hiccup's mind told him something more was going on. There was a flash of something in Åsmund's eyes, nothing chilling or dramatic, but definitely something that set off quiet warning horns in his mind.

Hoping to dispel that gaze, Hiccup conversationally asked Åsmund, "How long have you two been away from Eydísný?"

The other man's eyes flickered rapidly, most likely a result of having his focus shifted so suddenly. Hiccup tried not to let his relief display across his features as Åsmund replied, "We visited my sister for a brief time while looking for Sea Kings and Queens in the Far East. Everyone else, though, not for two years."

"That's a long time to be away from home."

"Yeah, but I knew if we didn't set out on this quest, then home wouldn't have lasted too long anyway."

As the two men conversed, Razor and Toothless completed their modification to the pyre and went to join their humans. At the mention of Eydísný and their time away, Razor's features softened in sympathy and she gently nudged Åsmund's back. The man startled slightly but upon realizing it was only his other-half, he returned the action with a small smile. She moved to his side and laid on the ground next to him, allowing him to slowly stroke the top of her head "Besides, I can't think of any human or dragon I would have rather traveled with then Razor."

The two smiled warmly to each other, only breaking eye contact when Razor felt Toothless lay himself down next her. While Razor's face brightened with the new arrangement, neither noticed Åsmund's warm cheer coolly stiffen in response. Only when Razor turned back around to her human did a true bit of joy spark in his eyes. Hiccup caught this alteration from the corner of his eye and it took everything in him not to openly frown in confusion. Like last time however, he decided to keep his silence about Åsmund's expressions for the time being.

He must have been too focused on trying not to appear like he was focusing intensely on something, because he didn't notice Toothless wrap his tail around his waist until the dragon gave him a playful shake. Shaking his head widely in shock, he turned to the reptile in question and gave the smirking creature a foolhardy shove. As expected, it did very little in the way of moving or hurting the dragon, but it did elicit the good-natured smile Toothless wanted.

"Anything in particular on your mind, Hiccup?" Toothless asked lightly.

"Ah, no, not really. Just thinking of home and how mom probably won't let me leave her side until I go over this whole adventure at least twenty times. We might need to draft Cloudjumper into keeping her distracted so we could get away."

"Your mom does appear very enthusiastic around dragons," Razor casually commented. "Is that where you get your love of them from?"

"Well…" Hiccup and Toothless exchanged a quick look, with the dragon eventually gesturing for the human to continue. Taking a small breath, Hiccup continued, "Maybe that's part of it. Mom was taken away during a raid when I was a baby by Cloudjumper. So while I tried learning how to fight them and not burn down the village, Cloudjumper and the other dragons taught her their secrets. I remember asking her a few days after the Drago incident if she ever felt threatened by any of them. She just laughed and said 'Cloudjumper wouldn't let any dragons near me for weeks after he brought me there.' I guess all of us have overprotective dragons that can't take the hint."

Hiccup's teasing statement earned him a playful slap on his side from Toothless' tail, causing Razor to let out a quiet laugh at the two. Åsmund turned his head down with a sad smile, catching Razor's attention along with the other pair's. At her questioning stare, he stated, "It's nothing, Razor. Just… When I talked to Cloudjumper back at Berk, he reminded me so much of my brother. I may not have been always on great terms with my dad, but my brother has never given me any doubt that he loves me. Being away for so long and meeting someone, even a dragon, similar to him, it just makes me realize how much I miss him."

Åsmund turned his gaze up into the darkened sky, gazing at the points of light that began dotting across it. Razor carefully nudged his hand on top of her head, allowing him a few more seconds to himself before saying, "I bet he misses you as well, and I am sure he will be ecstatic when you finally return back home."

"Yeah, I bet your right, Razor," Åsmund conceded quietly. A moment passed when he realized her word choice in her encouragement. When I return? Razor, are you considering leaving me? His mind began wandering about what he and Razor would do after the battle, if all went well. Normally, his thoughts would feature the two of them returning back home, probably banged up but in one piece, and standing side-by-side as his family and the village rush toward them in cheer. Now though, he saw himself sliding onto the ground, turning to face Razor with a ready cheer to match every else's, but only finding an empty space where his other half should have been standing.

He quickly shook the image out of his head, this time catching the dragons' attentions as well. "Is something the matter?" Razor asked, concern lacing her words.

The man froze upon hearing her voice, mentally cursing himself at forgetting he was not alone at the moment. His usually quip about being fine halted on the tip of his tongue when he locked his eyes with Razor's concerned ones. While he might have been able to get away with his dodging before, he knew that he wouldn't be able to this time.

Besides, he owed her the truth after all their years together, and what right did he have to stand between her and her mate?

Quietly, almost timidly, Åsmund asked, "Razor, when this is all over, y-you want to settle down with Toothless, don't you?"

The two mates looked at each other at the sudden question, eliciting a confused expression from Hiccup as well. As the question processed however, the Berkian found himself sharing Åsmund's sentiment. No matter where his thoughts led though, Hiccup just couldn't see Toothless not being anywhere away from Berk. Toothless was the Alpha for the dragons in their area, meaning that if he decided to go to Dragon City with Razor, he would either have to step down or convince the other dragons to go with him. The latter seemed highly unlikely, given that the other dragons had their own humans they had bonded with. The former, however, would allow Toothless and Razor to be together, but would also mean Hiccup would be losing his best friend.

After several long moments, Razor nuzzled Åsmund's cheek and licked it softly, pressing her forehead against his. Softly, she said, "I want to, but I also don't want to leave you. You are needed home to handle everything with Dragon City and the Guard and I want to be with you, but I yearn to be with Toothless. I feel like I am being torn in two just thinking of only being with one of you." Åsmund took his hands and rubbed the underside of her jaw, breathing slowly as she laid her thoughts before them.

Toothless nuzzled his mate slowly once she finished speaking, adding, "Åsmund, you and her share the same bond as Hiccup and I. There was a time after we defeated the Red Death when I left Hiccup, around our first Snoggletog no less, to retrieve his helmet he lost at sea. Although our separation only lasted for a few days, we could only focus on how much we missed each other and how lost we felt without the other." He turned to Razor and without halting, continued, "I know our time together has felt both short and long-lived since we met, but if you worry about Åsmund so much that him being gone for a whole day nearly drives you insane, then I don't want to put you through that."

Åsmund's eyes began watering at their words, his emotions nearly causing moisture to fall from their eyes. "Thank …Thank you for your words. It means a lot that you would sacrifice your own happiness so Razor and I could be together, but I'm also not willing to give up your happiness just to satisfy my own. Razor and I have a bond that can't be broken, but all I ever wanted was for her to experience happiness. If her being with you is what she wants, then I will just-"

Razor, who had listened quietly to the males' statements, suddenly sprung to her feet and bumped her head against Åsmund's chest, nearly knocking him down. He managed to catch himself before he fell back and stared at her as she stated, "Don't you dare, Åsmund! You are not going to give up on me that easily. After everything you've done for me, calming me, stopping the war between our kinsmen, being with me for all these years, helping me realize I am not a monster, proving to me that I can forge friendships, reuniting me with Tokka again, and growing into the family I have missed so much since I lost them." Streaks of tears began running down from her eyes as she ranted, the first ones she has shed in a long time. "So no Åsmund, you are not going to lose me and I will not let you give me up anytime soon."

"But, Razor, you-"

"Would not be who I am today if you hadn't been there when I needed you. Åsmund, I love you so much but if you keep belittling yourself like this, I will have no choice but to knock some sense into you."

Through the tears, they both let out chocked laughs, more than familiar with her usual threat and knowing it would never come to pass. Åsmund slid his hands and arms up to Razor's neck and hugged her tightly as they cried and sobbed softly. Next to them, Toothless and Hiccup exchanged looked of comradeship as well, a few tears leaking from their eyes as well. Their conversation from the other day floated in their minds of Hiccup's oath swearing he sacrifice himself so that Toothless could have the chance to live the rest of his life with Razor.

As the sounds gradually quieted down, Hiccup commented, "We still have some time to figure something out, Åsmund. And even if we don't-" Hiccup gestured towards him, "you are a great other half for her and, if I may say so, I'd gladly claim you as my dragon brother-in-law."

Both parties laughed softly at Hiccup's comments, breaking their hug as Åsmund remarked, "Really, Dragon brother-in-law? And did you gesture to all of me?"

Razor jokingly nudged her rider before slowly getting off the ground. "Come on, let's rest for tomorrow. Tokka, can you light my bed for the night?" Razor asked. Toothless nodded and stood up as well, turning himself around to face the pit. He lightly shot out a blast at the wood and after a few seconds, the timber caught fire. "Thank you darling. I'll see everyone in the morning," Razor politely voiced, kissing Toothless on the cheek before slipping into her fiery pit.

"Night, Razor. Tomorrow, we'll find the range of the Fury's territory and plan our assault from there," Åsmund piped in, wiping his face clean of any tears and saliva. Once he was satisfied, he opened his bag and began pulling out his sleeping furs, offering a few to Hiccup but receiving a respectful refusal.

"It's only for one night, and hopefully before the day ends tomorrow, Toothless and I will be on our way back to Berk," Hiccup added, brushing himself off as he leaned against his dragon.

"Alright then. Here's to hoping," Åsmund whispered, moving a bit closer to Razor's pit before covering himself in furs. Toothless adjusted himself closer to his mate as well, but with just enough nearness that he could still wrap Hiccup inside his wings to keep him warm.

While the pit crackled quietly and warmly, all four quickly fell asleep, knowing tomorrow wouldn't be as serene.

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Shifting to a sitting position, he brought his leg up to his chest and wrapped his shaky arms around them. Resting his head against his knees, he tried not to think about the moisture trailing down his cheeks. I need to push ideas of the future out of my head and focus on the present. Razor is my other half and Toothless's mate, I'm here to lend her support and be her friend. That is all she can be: my friend!