A/N: Hey everyone, sorry about the long wait. Just needed a break is all. So we are nearing the end of the story and alot goes down in this chapter we get the flight between Hiccup/Henry and Astrid/Audrey, plus the introduction of a new character that I think you can infer from the chapter name. This was fun to write now onto the the responses.
Guest: Audrey had every right to be upset even if she sorta understands. As for your question read on, I'm sure The Queen would love to meet you.
CB73: I love writing Toothless like this, he maybe the offspring of lightning and death itsefl but he is not about to get in the way of an angry female. Human or Dragon. The back seat screaming, bickering, and courting is so sweet Toothless is getting sick from it. Enjoy the fluffy moments int he beginning, The Queen is coming.
Thanks for the responses I love reading them. Enjoy the chapter...She is here.
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(Saturday, November 10th, 2018)
"AHHHHHHHH!" Both teens screamed as Toothless rocketed into the air.
Terrified and holding for life, both were oblivious to the ecstatic coos and thrills that were emanating from Toothless. The dragon had a smile wider than the sea and felt the weight of being grounded evaporate from his body. He started to twist, dive, and flip as all three started to plunge back toward the ground.
"I told you, to stay alive!" Astrid shouted at Hiccup, her arms in a vice like grip around his torso.
"What do you think I'm trying to do?!" Hiccup shouted back.
"Toothless stop! Please!" Hiccup shouted, though he wasn't sure if the dragon would hear him, the wind rushing past his ears only just allowed him to hear Astrid.
Toothless glanced back and could see that his passengers were not having as wonderful a time as he was. He rolled his eyes but smiled none the less. He unfurled his wings and allowed the wind to catch him which caused a rather sudden stop for both teens. Both Hiccup and Astrid were thrust into the body of Toothless from the sudden change in speed, but Hiccup was able to click the foot pedal into place. The tailfin responded in turn and it allowed them glide into place.
Slowly sitting up and blinking their eyes, both teens looked up to see the sun set dipping below the ocean. The scene caused both teens to gasp out in aww as the beauty of the natural world enveloped them. The sun's reflection made the water look like liquid gold and showered the sky and clouds in wonderous hues of gold, orange, and purple.
"Wow." Both whispered out.
They missed the slight glance that Toothless had shot back at them. The dragon was thoroughly enjoying the awe inspiring looks on both of their faces. He let out a low, deep chuckle that he was sure the teens had felt, though neither of them cared to acknowledge it. They were lost in a new world.
As they continued to glide along the wind, Hiccup was able to take his eyes off the scene to look at the set up on Toothless to see if it was holding. After a quick glance everything seemed to be in order, now he just had to figure out how to run the tail.
"Alright Toothless, I'm going to need some help here." He told the dragon.
Understanding what the boy was saying Toothless used his head to indicate the direction in which he wanted to go. Hiccup nodded and looked down at his foot and prepared to push the pedal.
"Hold on really tight, hopefully I get this right." Hiccup instructed Astrid.
"Wait, you mean this is the first time you have ever flown him?!" She asked in horror.
"Outside of the depression, yes. I haven't gotten the chance to do much other than prove that he can at least glide. I told you before that this was going to be final test of my work." He reminded her.
Astrid began to sputter, and her brow began to furrow. She didn't dare release her grip on Hiccup, now that it meant she might fall off. The calming scene had started to soften her to Hiccup a bit but now her rage was back in full force.
"Of all the half-baked ideas that I have ever been apart this takes the freaking cake." She muttered angrily.
"I tried to not let you come with." Hiccup shot back.
"And I told you that I still have a debt to collect and you need to be alive for that. So, you better get this right or that debt will be collected before we crash into the sea." She said with huff and pointedly looked away.
Hiccup sighed and gave Toothless a pat on the neck and leaned down to his ear.
"Thanks for the help bud." He said sarcastically.
Toothless gave a smug grin and a warble that Hiccup knew said 'You are welcome'. Hiccup sighed out and muttered a small pray to the Gods. He closed his eyes and clicked the foot pedal and slowly felt his body lean to the right. He peeked his eyes open slowly and found himself turning, not falling to sea to await a certainly painful and agonizing death.
He let out a breath that he hadn't realized he was holding, only to find that breathing was suddenly a lot harder and it wasn't because of how high up they were. Astrid had a death grip on his torso which made it impossible to breathe. He tapped her arms with his trying to get her attention.
"Astrid, let go. Please, I need to breathe." He gasped out with the last of his breath.
Realizing how close and clingy she was, Astrid quickly peeled herself off Hiccup's back and loosened her arms while scooting as far back as she could. She was glad Hiccup couldn't see her face turn bright red, but it appears that Toothless knew what happened as she felt the rumble of laughter below her. She swatted the dragon to show she was unamused. Toothless curled his wings in a dropped about 20ft, which caused Astrid to cling to Hiccup again and take a few years off her life.
"Okay, sorry won't happen again." She whispered.
"What won't happen again?" Hiccup asked regaining his own breath and trying to calm his heart.
"Nothing, just keep flying." Astrid said hotly.
Hiccup nodded and turned to face the front. He continued to ask Toothless for advice and tips as they flew above the sea. Up, down, left, right, they even flew in big slow loops. Slowly the tension and fear of falling hundreds if not thousands of feet dissipated, and an overwhelming sense of calmness washed over them.
They flew up through the clouds and Astrid couldn't resist the urge to reach out and touch them. Her hand cut through the clouds, she found that her hand wash suddenly very wet and very cold. Still she smiled and laughed and soon released her entire grip on Hiccup and stuck both of her hands into the clouds. Hiccup and stuck a hand up as well and smiled and the cool and wet sensation.
"I thought you would be able to grab them." He said softly.
"Me too." Astrid answered absently.
"Let's see what is above them." Hiccup suggested.
Astrid nodded her head and Hiccup looked down to make sure he pushed the pedal in the right direction. They cut through the clouds, which felt like you were walking through a summer rain shower and appeared above the clouds. They went on for miles, were thick and fluffy it looked as though you would be able to jump and land on them.
The sun had continued to dip below the horizon and now up above the clouds, stars were beginning to peek out. One by one more stars appeared, followed by the moon, and even a few shooting stars.
"Make a wish." Hiccup whispered.
Astrid never answered, her eyes were glued to the sky. Hiccup looked back and saw the moon and stars reflecting off her eyes, the wonderous gaze and smile in her expression. Her expression was so pure, so innocent, so beautiful. It was as though nothing in the world could bother her, that everything had just melted away. His wish was to see that look on her face forever.
He turned back just as Astrid looked back at him. She watched as he checked on the cables, spoke softly to Toothless, and looked around in wonder at the scene around them. Her anger from earlier was gone, after experiencing this she didn't want anger to ruin it. She still felt hurt, but this was certainly a good start to healing. She liked the way that Hiccup was composing himself now, he looked confident, wasn't mumbling about, his shoulders were straight, and he didn't look scared. He looked free, like he belonged up here. Her wish was for him to keep this confidence, forever.
She continued to look around and finally gave a small laugh, it didn't really occur to her until now. She had been lost in the beauty on their surroundings for the past number of hours. They were flying.
"You know it didn't really occur to me until now, we are flying." She said as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
"We are flying." Hiccup responded softly.
Astrid might have been looking at the back of his head, but she could see the realization wash over him. They were flying, he had fulfilled his promise and gotten Toothless in the air. They were flying. They were flying.
"WE'RE FLYING!" Hiccup shouted in excitement.
Toothless roared in approval, and Astrid shouted with glee sharing the moment. Hiccup fell forward and hugged Toothless around the neck. Astrid couldn't hear what he was saying to the dragon but didn't want to. Whatever was being said was between them and that was okay. Hiccup sat and wiped his eyes, Astrid pretended to not notice. He let out a sigh and spoke without facing her.
"I'm sorry." He said softly, so softly the wind almost took it.
"Sorry for what?" Astrid asked confused.
"Everything." Hiccup admitted.
She realized that this was Hiccup and Henry apologizing, again. All the lies, the deception. Though he had apologized once already, now there wasn't the tension from before, she wasn't wanting to tear his head off. She stayed silent for a moment, thinking of her response.
"You already said that." She said softly.
"Felt like I needed to say it again." He replied.
"I'm still hurt by it." She said honestly.
"I never wanted to hurt you." He said with a sigh.
"I believe you, just give me some time." She answered.
"Do I still have a debt?" He asked, his voice gaining some sass.
"Most definitely, but this was a good start." She said cheekily.
"We will have to stay up here then." He answered back.
"I wouldn't have a problem with that." She whispered.
Toothless was watching them shamelessly court each other back and forth. He grumbled and shook his head, they reminded him of how a pair of newly mated Nadder's would preen each other constantly. It was sickening in a sweet kind of way. He took in a deep breath of the cool night air and smiled. It felt good to be back in the air and he had his human to thank for it.
"Come home my child, come to your queen." A devilishly sweet voice rung in Toothless' head.
The dragon's eyes narrowed and soon he dove beneath the clouds taking Hiccup and Astrid by surprise. They tried to get his attention, but their voices were muffled all he could hear was her and she was calling.
"Hiccup what is happening?" Astrid asked, fear and uncertainty taking over.
"I don't know, Toothless bud we gotta go back." Hiccup tried to whisper in his ear, but the dragon just growled.
Soon the fluttering of wings surrounded them and dragons off all types surrounded them. The teens flattened themselves against Toothless trying to hide, though some of the dragons noticed them but made no move to do anything about it.
An island came into sight and soon all the dragons were diving bombing it, flying into a number of caves and making their way to the center. It became unbearably hot, but Hiccup and Astrid were along for the ride and had to endure it. A red glow lit up the tunnel and soon they found themselves in a massive cavern. The dragons were circling a massive hole and appeared to be dropping a fish and other wild animals into this hole, much to the confusion of the teens.
"They aren't eating anything." Astrid observed.
"They are feeding whatever is at the bottom of that hole." Hiccup gathered.
Before they could gather any more info, a startling shocked them into silence. Four Gronkles flew into the cavern, carrying a familiar floating platform, with a familiar figure on it.
"Helga?!" They both shouted in hushed tones.
The Gronkles landed in front of the hole and Helga staggered off it, only to fall to her knees. She was breathing heavily, clearly dazed, and very scared.
"Please, I'm sorry my Queen." Helga begged.
A loud rumble shook the cavern and forced Helga to grasp her head and shout in pain.
"I'm trying to bring the NightFury to you, the boy hasn't gotten him to fly yet." Helga sobbed.
Another rumble this time a bit lower, and Helga was able to stand this time.
"Please stop, I can't take anymore. Please." Helga pleaded with the Queen.
A loud roar penetrated the skulls of every being in the cavern and Helga screamed in pain. Clutching her head and falling to ground. Hiccup and Astrid felt their teeth rattled and had to grasp their heads.
"I don't want to do this." Helga sobbed on the floor.
"Leave me alone, leave the boy alone, leave the NightFury alone." She begged and sobbed on the floor.
Hiccup felt horrid for Helga. She was fighting whatever the Queen was and denying her something. Which sounded like him and Toothless, they had to get her out of here and back to Berk.
"Toothless we have to get her and get out of here." Hiccup whispered.
The dragon growled and shook his head, but Hiccup could tell he was fighting off something. Helga picked her head up off the ground and whimpered.
"What do you mean they are here? Leave them alone!" She shouted.
"Toothless we need to leave…now!" Hiccup shouted.
A loud roar echoed off the walls as Toothless pulled out of his trance, he heard Hiccup's request and dove down for Helga. The woman had slumped to the ground after the roar of the Queen but Toothless had scooped her up within his claws, just as a massive head the size of the Great Hall began to emerge.
"Go Toothless!" Hiccup shouted as a flurry of dragon wings and roars filled the cavern.
They flew out of the cavern at blistering speed and as they left Hiccup felt something invade his mind and shout at him.
"You will be mine!"
A/N: She is here and she has been waiting. A wonderful start with the romantic flight cut suddenly by the introduction of The Queen. Helga is shown to have been possessed and trying to fight for everyone. The teens escape with Helga in hand, or claws. Now they need to put a plan together to help their director and put a stop to The Queen. This is one hell of a first movie for these teens. Leave a review, please and thank you. I love reading them. Until next time, stay safe and stay healthy.
Published 04/08/2020