The movie officially starts on entry 60! It only took... 40 more chapters than I originally thought XD. I hope you all enjoyed it regardless :D
Answering a couple things:
Whiskerface: what i meant was i was hoping you were ENJOYING it still, that the story itself wasn't horrible, just the happenings haha
Fictionlover: well, I don't wanna self advertise but... I've made a few song edits myself on YT haha (under the name GreenToadGirl). I'm actually working on another one right now :)
Entry 56
Even despite all the trouble it's caused, I went back to work on my Night Fury killer today. It's funny, because I told myself I'd never touch it again, but somehow that sighting last night brought back my determination in full force. I even came up with a name for the contraption, after what it did to my dad: The Mangler.
And this time, I'm going to make sure it works, no matter what. When that Night Fury shows itself again, it's going to wish it never appeared in the first place.
After studying the remains, I think I figured out what went wrong the first time. I made the launcher too weak, and just like the metal jaw trap, it broke under stress. Well, no more failures. This time, it's going to bring down a dragon.
...Hopefully just not until spring. I really don't want anything else to happen this winter. I don't need reason to feel more guilty than I already do… Which is why it's more important than ever that this works. It's not a matter of proving my worth to my father, or even to my mother anymore. It's about the entire village. And I have to show them; I just have to.
A couple years ago I thought that no matter what, at least Gobber would be there for me. And while he's still the closest thing to a confidant I have, even he seems wary now. Like he's just waiting for me to mess something up too. My work tasks have gotten smaller, to the point I'm mostly just sharpening weapons, not even fixing them. And I just don't know how much more humiliation I can take…
But if I can do this, if I can prove my worth by bringing home the dragon that no one's ever killed before, then things will be different. And until that day comes... I'm willing to wait for it.
Until next time…
-H
