Another one-shot for my collection. This centers on The Three Weirdos – Hiccup, Zenna, and, surprise, surprise, LOKI!
NOTE: I DO NOT OWN HTTYD!
One Last Stop
After the Quest for the Hidden World is announced…
It was an unspoken agreement between the three of them that they would go there one last time, to the place where their whole lives changed, where it all began.
The cove.
"I'm going to miss this place," said Zenna as she laid down on the grass, her eye trained on the clouds.
"I've sent word to Alvin, Dagur, Heather, Mala, Throk, Atali, and Minden. They know where we're all going, and they wish you Berkians good luck. As for the dragons… they're getting ready to say goodbye," Loki informed Hiccup as they joined Zenna in lying down on the grass.
"Maybe they don't have to. Compared to Berk, the dragon populations on Outcast Island, Berserker Island, Defenders of the Wing Island, and Wingmaiden Island are more manageable. We, on the other hand, really need to leave," Hiccup sighed, remembering Windshear and Sleuther. Heather and Dagur… they'd be heartbroken if their dragons left them.
"Times are changing, Hiccup." Loki turned his head to the young chief. "Berk's already gained a reputation. It won't be long until people like Grimmel target it and all the other islands in the Archipelago for the dragons. Your allies have all agreed to let their dragons go with the Alphas…" he said then looked up at the sky. "They'll join the flock once it sets out."
The three of them then lapsed into silence, content to just lie in the grass and watch the clouds.
"We haven't been here in a while. Did you guys realize that?" Zenna piped up after about ten minutes of silence.
"Yeah… I've been busy with chief duties. You're busy with being a doctor. And, well, Loki's been off realm-hopping with Thor on some secret mission," Hiccup mused.
"I'm investigating, Hiccup. And Thor can manage without me for a while. I'm staying with you lot until you find another island to settle on," Loki chuckled, lightly smacking the one-legged Viking on the arm. "But… you're right. We haven't been here in a long time."
Sitting up and looking around, Hiccup, Zenna, and Loki noticed that a lot of things had changed in the cove. The trees had grown denser, shading most of the area with only faint rays of sunlight streaming through the branches in small pools.
The wind whistled through the trees, bringing back so many memories for the trio.
The cove was their haven. This was where they went to get away when they felt like outcasts, where they played music together and, ultimately, where they bonded with their dragons. To leave the cove and never come back… it was a bittersweet moment for all three of them.
"We've come a long way, haven't we?" asked Hiccup, smiling.
"Mhm. Six years ago, we were just a couple of kids and a fallen god just trying to survive in a world of dragon-killers," remarked Zenna.
"And, now, here we are: a chief of the world's first human and dragon utopia, one of the best doctors this side of the non-modern world, and me," Loki said then grinned.
"Not bad for three weirdos, am I right?"
Hiccup and Zenna both laughed and nodded.
The one thing I definitely missed, and wished that the animators would bring back in both the second and third films, was the cove. I mean, this location was pivotal to how Hiccup and Toothless changed the world because this was where they bonded, where they forged their friendship. I had hoped that the cove would be featured in the third film, before they all left Berk, but they didn't. And I'm admittedly kind of sad about that.
So… I came up with this. And I added Loki into the mix because, by this time, he's already regained his powers and is back with his Asgardian family. How did that happen? You will have to wait until after my adaptation of Race to the Edge.
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-GuardianDragon98