NFF- hiccup's encounter with the god of night.
A/N I am in Denmark and so updates are much slower.
Chapter 3:
Stoick looked thoughtful on one of the highest hills of Berk. His son Hiccup arrived to see him with slight confusion.
"what are you thinking about dad? I thought you would be with the other Vikings in the mead hall celebrating."
Stoick sighed as he turned around to give Hiccup the explanation.
"Hiccup, what concerns me are two things. One: your body changes and two: Viggo. I thought only your eyes and skin colour were different but now I see that the changes have penetrated further. Your deed with saving me from that bola was heroic but Makes me question just how much you have changed. Are you still Hiccup in mind and soul? That's all I'm asking for."
Hiccup thought on this before replying.
"Stoick. I am still me, my body has changed but my mind was almost unaffected, the only things of my mind that have changed are my feeding habits, the rest stayed the same. I know that the changes made me capable of other things, some destructive, but they are still entirely controlled by me and won't suddenly be triggered when they could hurt a member of our tribe."
Stoick was relieved to hear this confession for him.
"secondly, Viggo. You defeated his fleet, but I am sure he will make more ships and will now be looking for the night furies that fly with you. I am worried that with his determination to bring you down he will eventually capture you and do bad things to you."
Hiccup came back optimistically
"but I've got two night furies constantly watching my back and my new powers which Viggo probably has no ideas about, I will be fine!"
Stoick still looked glum.
"I just don't know what will happen and I know Viggo is a determined man. He may take a while, but he will not stop until he captures you."
Hiccup sat in silence as he thought on what Stoick had said. He knew about Viggo and his determination from when Stoick thought he would send dragon hunters to the nest (it was rejected when it would of cost too much money). He too was now afraid of this hunter for Stoick feared him also.
He came outside to meet the two dragons who were matching off their plasma blasts. Sad to ruin their game Hiccup gave them the grim warnings from his father. Both dragons were arrogantly unfazed. Toothless started with a proud explanation.
"doesn't Stoick know just how good night furies are? If you have two protecting you then you're untouchable!
Shadewrath joined in
"Hiccup, Toothless is right, we are the most feared dragons in existence for a reason! If we protect you then you have nothing to fear except fear itself.
Hiccup bitterly mounted Toothless for a patrol around berk. He thought that the dragon's hubris was sure to bring bad luck.
The next day Toothless, Hiccup and Shadewrath decided to scout over the route that lead to Viggo. This was supposed to see whether he already had an armada. On the way they passed mountains but did not think much of them. unfortunately missing the discrete fortifications hidden on them.
They gave up and headed back to Berk, as they passed by a mountain there was suddenly a barrage of bolts. Toothless and Shadewrath attempted to perform evasive manoeuvres to avoid the fire but Toothless was hit in the tail. His tail became paralysed and the dragon and his rider tumbled through the air. Before they were lost behind a cloud bank Hiccup shouted for Shadewrath to take vengeance. Shadewrath heeded the call and climbed.
Hiccup was in complete panic as he realised his worst fears had come true. He forcefully shook himself to clear the panic while thinking of what to do next. Seeing his dragon's tail being thrown around in its limp state gave him an idea. He edged off the saddle towards the tail, not needing to change the tail setting for now. He got to the tail before using his own body to brace the tail and keep it still. One leg hooked Toothless' s limp tail fin. It was time for the most daring manoeuvre of his young life.
Meanwhile Shadewrath was ready for some retribution, in typical night fury fashion he prepared for a dive attack. In his lucky state the defenders were looking to see where the shot dragon would land and must have expected him to have fled. Smiling at their stupid behaviour he half looped and brought the mountain fortress into his sights.
Hiccup was having the most stressful time of his life as he prepared for stage two of this crazy plan. They were still dropping fast even with the tail bringing them to a more controlled flight. Hiccup urged Toothless to use his wings to give them lift. Without the use of the tail to change direction Toothless' s wings slowly pulled them out of the dive.
Shadewrath launched a precise strike into the right wing of the fortress. Having taken out one third of their weapons he climbed again. The defenders noticed that the night fury hadn't left and started firing on him again. As he entered the clouds the defenders were suddenly unaware of where he was but continued their attack blindly.
Toothless was still pulling them out of the fall when Hiccup noticed they were crashing far off to sea. To have the best chance of surviving this he would have to land close to the shore. He urged toothless to turn back towards the islands using only his main wings. Toothless agreed while still in a panic and angled his wings until his recovery was angled towards land.
Shadewrath cruised above the clouds while dodging the occasional lucky shot of a hunter. He looked down with his thermal vision and saw that he was above the fortress again. One turn, one dive, one blast and another part of the fortress was destroyed. Two down one to go…
Hiccup and toothless had barely recovered from the dive and were still not ready to climb due to Toothless being tired.
As they got closer Hiccup realised with a start that Toothless was falling unconscious. Just before Toothless fell out of the air Hiccup instinctively Leapt off His tail. As he was travelling through the air he saw Toothless impact the water hard. After landing successfully on the beach Hiccup looked back to see the unconscious body of Toothless tumbling over the water before hitting the beach. Hiccup revelled in the sudden silence and wondered what was next.
Shadewrath demolished the last main tower of the fort with another carefully placed plasma blast. Although his work was done he still had to find Hiccup and toothless before Vikings sent to despatch the duo found them first.
As Shadewrath patrolled overhead Hiccup was suddenly alerted to five Vikings who had left the cover of the forest. Each was carrying a sword and one was also carrying a cross bow. Hiccup decided to go for the crossbow one first since he must be the leader. Hiccup gave a charge to the lead Viking who was surprised a lanky little boy would confront him in a suicidal charge. Before the Viking recovered Hiccup had given him an extremely hard punch to the chest. Winded, the lead Viking watched as Hiccup took on his compatriots.
Hiccup turned from his first encounter to enter another. By now the Vikings had recovered from their shock and they charged Hiccup while brandishing their swords. Hiccup greeted them with the same enthusiasm and dodged as the closest Viking swung his sword. Hiccup came up from his duck and used his bare fist to knock the sword from the Vikings hand. Hiccup caught the tumbling blade as it fell back to earth. He cleared the main group of Vikings and waited expectedly.
Shadewrath had scoured the sea for any sign of the missing duo. Giving up he headed back to see if they had crashed on land.
The Vikings again rushed hiccup. Lead by the unarmed Viking they descended upon him. Hiccup greeted the first Viking by using the pommel of his sword on his Vikings gut before elbowing his head, sending the first Viking unconscious. The second and third charged on unhindered by Hiccup's show of strength. He rushed towards them with his sword dragging in the dirt. When he reached the fearless Vikings, he jumped up with his legs towards the Vikings. The Vikings started to swing their swords before Hiccup's legs impacted their stomachs. With those Viking's incapacitated his jump from the Vikings pushed him over the arcs of their still swinging swords. He rushed the last standing Viking who stood firm against his advantage.
Shadewrath finally caught sight of the beach from his overhead surveillance. He immediately spotted Toothless lying on the white sand but was surprised to see Hiccup was up and fighting Vikings. Four were on the floor and Hiccup was already on the fifth with Vigour. He was eagerly watching as Hiccup pummelled the last one into submission. Shadewrath was about to celebrate when he saw something that made his blood run colder than usual. One of the Vikings on the floor had a crossbow. And he was aiming at Hiccup.
Hiccup had the last Viking in a head lock before he felt the presence of a weapon trained on him. He turned around to see a crossbow bolt aimed at his head. Not knowing what to do he was surprised when he began to hear the rising wail of a night fury dive.
Time seemed to slow down as the hunter pulled the trigger. The Arrow flexed as the string applied force before being propelled forward. The metal tip cut through the air guided by its fluttering fins. Then in the background the night fury blast impacted the ground between the arrow and the man who fired it. The arrow flew on in dreadful silence as the person who fired it was thrown back by the blast.
Hiccup had already accepted his death when suddenly the shockwave caught up with the moving arrow. Hiccup watched in fascination as the arrow shuddered in it's flight path. Overcome by the strong shock the small arrow was misdirected to the side. from here it swerved past Hiccup.
Hiccup gasped in shock as the arrow that had almost killed him (again) was redirected at the last second. Shadewrath made a landing on the Viking who had shot Hiccup to give him a bit more pain in revenge. Almost in a trance Hiccup woke Toothless up before succumbing to shock and passing out.
When Hiccup awoke the two night furies were awake and waiting for him. The five Vikings that had been fighting Hiccup were no where to be seen, probably scared off by the two night furies, Hiccup thought.
"where did the other Vikings go? I assume you chased them"
Toothless smiled in recollection
"yes, we chased them and gave them a big scare while doing so. I don't think they'll be back for a long time."
Hiccup nodded to show he understood and got onto Toothless. By then Toothless' s tail had recovered from the toxin and he was able to fly. As they cleared the island on their way back to berk Toothless had to give his gratitude.
"Hiccup, thank you for guiding me when I lost control of my tail. I was sure we would crash until you fixed our flight. I am only sorry that I fell unconscious before I could return the favour."
Hiccup replied with a grin trying to lighten the situation.
"don't worry Toothless. I got to the beach fine and I was glad to have your wings while we fell."
They both basked in the understanding that they both relied on each other and had helped each other before continuing their journey back to Berk.