Beginning A/N: Wow, it has been a few years since this story was last updated. Sorry it took me so long to get back to it. I had a serious case of writer's block for this one, and then the pandemic hit, and I just lost my motivation to write it, but here's a new chapter now. It's gonna be a bit of a shorter chapter, sorry, but hopefully it's a chapter that will tide you all over until I can figure out what I'm gonna do about this story. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: I still don't own How To Train Your Dragon or Digimon!


A Viking Girl's Thoughts


Astrid's POV.

It's been pretty quiet around Berk today. Snotlout's out with his dad on a fishing trip, the twins are at Gothi's but recovering from a concussion, which they gave to themselves, and Fishlegs is at home studying dragon biology. I have to admit, that last part will be pretty useful when fighting dragons since he'll know all the best places to strike for a quick kill. Heck, not even Hiccup has caused any problems today!

…And that last bit worries me.

Usually he would have come up with some sort of crazy contraption and caused more problems for the village than what he's worth. But today's been a little too quiet. I normally like things quiet, but this is making me nervous. Good thing I brought my axe with me today in case of an emergency.

I decided to go to the blacksmith stall and talk to Gobber. Maybe he knows where Hiccup is, and if not then at least I know he's not building anything stupid like, oh, I don't know, a possible repeat of the flamethrower incident. Which was funny as hell, now that I look back on it. Either way, it's better for everyone if Hiccup just stops trying to invent all of those crazy gizmos and starts trying to act more like a viking. Granted, he'd be the weakest viking in the history of vikings, but still!

"Hey Gobber! Have you seen Hiccup today?" I asked, arriving at the stall.

"Well, nice to see you too, lass. If you're looking for Hiccup, I'm afraid you've missed him. I sent him on his way early today since his mind wasn't quite on his work. And I mean less so than usual!" Gobber explained.

"Really? What happened? Is he sick?" I asked.

Ah, I don't think he was sick, lass. He's probably just got too much on his mind today is all. Give him until tomorrow and he'll be right as rain, I think." Gobber replied as he hammered away at what looked like a sword.

Somehow, I doubted that Hiccup would be okay after just a simple day off. I'm not blind to the way he's been treated in the village, even before he started up his inventions. He's just been so… different, that it's hard for any of us to connect with Hiccup and see him as one of our own. Especially that old grump, Mildew. He in particular really, really, REALLY hates Hiccup. And it probably has something to do with what happened to Fungus in the Flamethrower incident. I thanked Gobber and said my goodbyes before continuing my walk.

If Hiccup wasn't at the forge, then where else would he be?

Maybe he's hiding out in the woods to avoid Snotlout and the twins. It wouldn't be the first time. I personally think that what he really needs to do instead of hiding is talk to someone. His father is out of the question. Even I can see that the chief doesn't particularly care about his son or what happens to him. All I can do is at least try to get Hiccup to vent, since he seems like the kind of guy who keeps his emotions bottled up rather than letting them out.


***To Be Continued…***


Ending A/N: So, what is there to say about this extremely late update? Sorry would be a good place to start, I suppose. It's hard to keep your motivation up and especially to write up a good story when you've got, like, a million ideas swimming around inside your noggin. Not to mention how life has been getting in the way. And with the ongoing pandemic, I've been finding it hard to stay motivated when it comes to writing and art. I really wish I could update more frequently, but all these reasons in addition to having a full-time job means I don't have as much time to write as I did when I was in school. Even so, I hope you guys and girls liked the chapter even though it came out much shorter than I wanted, gosh dangit. I've put a poll up on my profile to determine Hiccup and Astrid's partner Digimon, so please go over and vote so we can get the ball rolling again. See you all next update!


Poll Question: In my story, HTTYD - Digimon Adventure 01, which of these Digimon should be Hiccup and Astrid's partner Digimon?

Impmon + Renamon

Flamon + Strabimon

Dracomon + Lopmon

Ryudamon + Mikemon

Dorumon + Fanbeemon

Gaossmon + Lalamon

Agumon 2006 anime/Data Squad + Liomon