Okay, so I know I promised to write during my vacation but I ended up playing video games all day. It has been kind of hectic lately since I am in my exam year so I was sort of playing the stress away. But now I will write the very last chapter. I hope it doesn't suck so if you have tips or compliments (maybe) just send me a review, please? I am addicted to reviews XD
Chapter 4: A run of trouble
"How are we ever going to get off this island?"
A long and awkward silence followed. When Hiccup looked at Katla he could instantly see his words from earlier had hurt her. She no longer acted like the optimistic talker she had been before that. Hiccup had no idea why he had said it in the first place but he knew it was stupid.
Now he had to find a way off the island and cheer up Katla. He decided to start with the last one. "Hey, it won't be that hard" he lied "I'm a dragon rider. I had to escape from impossible situations before."
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, but now you've got a broken leg, remember?" He looked at his only remaining leg, finally noticing the pain pulsing through it.
"Alright, that's a minor setback. But don't underestimate me. My motto is: maybe I'll get lucky next time." Katla chuckled slightly.
"So you have a plan?" she asked. Hiccup opened his mouth to reply but no sound came out. "So you don't have a plan?" He shook his head.
"I need some time to think. The Stormbringer can create storms, so-" She would cut him off.
"The Stormbringer? I thought you didn't know that dragon. How do you know that's its name?" She wondered.
"Because I named it." He said. "Anyways, it can create storms. That's the hard part. I think our best option is trying to make a raft. However, for that, we need materials, which we don't have here. And we need to get to the water if we can even manage to make it."
"I will search for the materials. I just have to hide from that dragon while you make the raft." Said Katla with a smile.
"No way. The last time you went out of this cave on your own you nearly died. I will search for the materials."
"And how do you think you can manage that? You've got a broken leg genius." She said. "Hiccup, I will be fine. Our priority right now is getting off this island and back to Wingmaiden island. We don't have time to argue about something like this."
Hiccup sighed in defeat. He didn't like the idea of her doing this all by herself while he had the lazy task. "Fine, but be careful."
She ran out with a nod, leaving Hiccup on his own in the cave.
Katla looked around. It was already dark, though it might have been the stormclouds shielding the sun. The rain and wind had already stopped.
She ran through the forest, paying attention in case she would accidentally bump into the Stormbringer.
An hour later she had finally gathered some nice thick branches and brought them back to the cave.
"Well, those certainly are great branches. I believe I can work with that." Said Hiccup when she came back into the cave.
"So, what do we need next?" She asked him.
"We need some thick logs," he said. "Are you sure you don't want me to come with you?"
"Hiccup, I'll be fine. I just need to get those logs here. A lot of trees have been blown over during the storm so it can't be that hard."
He nodded. "Fine." He sat back in defeat and watched as she ran out.
A few hours passed and Katla had not returned yet. Hiccup was getting more worried by the second. Suddenly he heard a loud scream outside.
He got up immediately, biting back a scream as he put weight on his only remaining leg, and balanced against the wall of the cave. He grabbed the most sturdy looking branch he could find and used it as a crutch.
Hiccup limped out of the cave as fast as he could.
Katla was on the ground. The Stormbringer had pounced on her and had her pinned down. She was terrified.
In the meantime, Hiccup was watching from behind trying to form a plan. His eyes fell on a bunch of rocks. He grabbed one and threw it right at the Stormbringer's head. The dragon's head shot up and he was in front of Hiccup within seconds.
Hiccup took a step backwards and held out his hands. "Woah, easy. We don't want to hurt you. We just want to go home."
The dragon remained hostile and roared in Hiccup's face. It opened it's mouth again, ready to fire when suddenly something pounced on it.
The dragon landed on the ground next to Hiccup and was pinned. Hiccup and Katla both turned to look at what had saved them.
It was Toothless. He roared into the Stormbringer's face and seemed ready to fire at it. A little flock of 5 baby razorwhips was standing next to him.
"Toothless, no!" Yelled Hiccup. He immediately sat back, glaring at the Stormbringer.
Hiccup noticed the Stormbringer looked heartbroken. Suddenly it didn't look as threatening. He approached it carefully. The dragon looked towards a small ledge on the side of the mountain. On top of it rested a nest with a few black eggs laying in it.
"Of course…those are your eggs…you were just trying to protect those from us…" Hiccup said, suddenly feeling bad for attacking the dragon.
He walked towards Toothless and softly scratched his head. "Thanks for saving us bud." Toothless warbled and nudged Hiccup happily.
Hiccup looked towards Katla, who was at the moment playing with the baby razorwhips. "Okay, I think we should go now."
Katla nodded and let her own razorwhip sit on her back. Hiccup climbed on Toothless and soon they were flying away from the island.
They landed on Wingmaiden Island a few minutes later. Atali came running out of one of the huts. "Hiccup, Katla! Where on earth have you been?"
"It's a very long story," said Katla. "But, I found the baby razorwhips."
Atali smiled. "That's great. You better go clean yourself up."
Katla looked down at herself, noticing she was covered in dirt from earlier. Then she left.
Hiccup was still sitting on Toothless and watched as Katla walked away when he suddenly felt a punch on his shoulder.
"Ow! What the-" he turned around to look at Astrid who quickly kissed him.
"Where were you?! We've been looking for you the entire time you were gone!" she yelled.
"I know. We got into a bit of trouble out there. I'll tell you the full story later."
The riders left Wingmaiden island a day later. Hiccup's leg had been taken care of and it was fine to fly back to the Edge as long as he didn't put weight on it for now. Katla and Hiccup would still write letters to each other frequently, even after the war with the dragon hunters was over. And they would never forget their adventure.
That was it for now! I know I am terrible at endings by the way. I really think Katla and Hiccup would keep writing letters to each other though. If you have any suggestions for future stories, please send me. I'm curious. I hope you liked the story. And I apologise again for the time I spent writing this chapter. Bye!
