Stoick stares as the teens try and fail to get the fire under control, due to the large amounts of oil that had been used, it was a lost cause.
The smoke burned his green eyes, yet the man refused to back away. His son was on that ship, his boy was slowly burning to his death and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
He listened as Astrid gave order after order towards the teens, the blonde was determined to save their Hiccup, she wasn't going to give up on him.
"Come on! Grab as much water as you can and throw it on the ship!" Yells the blonde beauty, none of this was supposed to happen, Hiccup should have been celebrating his special day.
"Astrid, the smokes getting too thick! I can't see anything!" Comes Fishleg's voice, the boy was heartbroken at what this meant "I'm sorry Astrid!" The pudgy boy and gronkle bail out.
The twin smack into the same watch tower repeatedly as they toss the water from their helmets "It's getting pretty smoky here!"
"You said it sister!" Coughs Tuffnut, hand covering his sooty mouth "I can barely breathe in here!"
"Well that's not good, we kind of need to breathe. Let's get out of here!" States Ruffnut as he steers her dragons head towards the sky.
"Guys, stop!" Astrid coughs herself, her blue gaze searching for any signs of Hiccup, the flames weren't going down, but she couldn't just stop trying. "Hiccup is counting on us!"
"Astrid, Hiccup is probably already dead!" Declares Snotlout, he knew the odds of his cousin still being alive were far too low "If we stay here, we'll die too!"
"No! You're wrong, Hiccup isn't dead! He can't be!" Cries Astrid, her strong facade finally broken, tears rushing down her cheeks "HICCUP!" Stormfly lowers her head as an important decision is made, her large wings open and she soars away from the wreckage, carrying a wailing Astrid.
"No, Stormfly! We have to go back, Hiccup needs us!" The teenage girl uses all her weight and strength to attempt to force her dragon back in said direction, but the nadder wasn't budging "Stromfly, please! I'm your master and I'm ordering you to take me back!"
The Deadly Nadder ignores the commands, flying Astrid over to her waiting friends, she felt awful for what she'd done, but losing her rider wasn't an option. With one last chance of reaching Hiccup, Astrid does the unthinkable. She jumps from her dragons back.
"Astrid, no!" Cries Fishlegs, but the Viking girl continues her descent to her fiery grave
Astrid coughs as the smoke passes by her, if she were to die, she'd be ok with it, as long as she's with Hiccup once again. Blue orbs close for what is believed to be the last time as the end of the line draws nearer.
Seconds turn to minutes and still she hadn't hit the water or burning wreckage, how high up had she been? It was at this moment that she realized that she was no longer falling … But flying.
"You know, Astrid" comes the voice of the boy she'd believed dead from up above, Toothless smiles down at her gummily "We're supposed to stay on our dragons."
The other teens and inhabitants of Berk cheer as the lost heir and beautiful maiden appear from the deep smoke, both covered in smut, but otherwise alright. Upon landing, Hiccup is bombarded with hugs, which he happily retuned. Thankfully thanks to the gag, hardly any smoke had gotten into Hiccup's lungs and the Viking was given a clean bill of health.
"Well dragon boy, now you're coming with us!" Declares Astrid as she hefts the skinny teen over one shoulder, much to the lads protests. She didn't have to physically carry him … But something inside her refused to allow the boy out of her reach.
The other teens all followed on their dragons, Stoick riding a running Toothless as the group reach the cove. Hiccup takes in the sights, streamers, banners, delicacies of rare meats and cheeses covering an arts and crafts covered table.
"You know, despite being kidnapped by Dagur, tied up and held on his ship, having fish guts thrown on me and almost burning to death … This is the best birthday I've ever had."
I hope you all liked it! I'm not quite sure where this one came from either, but once again here it is :) and a happy ending, Hiccup despite everything is just happy to finally be celebrating his birthday with people he knows care for him. See you guys in the next story, if you have any good idea's I'd love to hear them!