Chapter 4

The rest of the night and following morning passed by without incident, and thus came Tuffnut's turn for 'Hiccup Watch'...and he had never been so utterly bored. He had been hoping Hiccup would wake up as Captain Vali again, or maybe even believe he was a three headed yak or something. Nope! Hiccup slept like a baby, and Tuffnut was forced to count the wood knots in Hiccup's hut for amusement.

However, the novelty wore off after the tenth round of counting and it took of of Tuffnut's willpower to not yank his hair out of boredom. He sighed and casually glanced to the sleeping Hiccup.

"Couldn't you just randomly scream in your sleep or something?" he muttered.

Toothless raised his head and shot a glare in Tuffnut's direction.

"What? I was just asking," he replied. "Be more entertaining than seeing how many snores Hiccup can do in an hour."

Toothless rolled his eyes before snorting and resting his head back down. Tuffnut scoffed as he gave a pout and leaned back in the chair. It was sssooo boring! He needed to do SOMETHING to liven things up.

Then a thought struck him. He did have that bottle of medicine he and Ruffnut put together in his pocket. He was going to save it for later when Ruffnut came to take over, but there was no reason he couldn't try it now. It was for science!

Tuffnut chuckled as he glanced around to make certain Astrid nor Fishlegs were around to stop him before yanking out the bottle. This stuff was supposed to cure itchy scalps, and with how mess up Hiccup was in his head right now, it seemed a logical cure to try out on him in his current state. It made perfect sense!

He chuckled as he knelt forward and brought the bottle to Hiccup's lips to drink. Toothless raised his head, and growled softly.

"Relax, Toothless," Tuffnut instructed as he poured the medicine down Hiccup's throat. "It can't make it any worse."

Toothless gave a doubtful snort, but remained where he was. Tuffnut finished pouring the last bit of the liquid, and stepped back to wait for the results. For a moment, nothing happened. Tuffnut gave a pout of disappointment, until Hiccup's eyes suddenly sprang open.

"Ha! See!" Tuffnut whirled around to Toothless as Hiccup bolted upward. "Told you there was nothing-"

He was cut off as Hiccup kneel forward and vomited on Tuffnut's boots. He was frozen with disgust and watched helplessly as Hiccup finished, his eyes rolled back and he plopped back onto the bed. Tuffnut blinked as he lifted his boot and wince at the green vomit. What had Hiccup eaten that was green?

"Yuck!" he screamed in disgust. "Okay, apparently it can make it worse."

Toothless rolled his eyes in a I told you so manner.

"Tuffnut?" Fishlegs asked as he walked in and sniffed the air. "What smells so bad-"

He froze as he spotted the mess on the floor. Fishlegs's eyes narrowed and he immediately look to Tuffnut. "What did you do?"

At the same moment, the chicken wandered inside and flapped her wings with questioning look as she stared at the mess.

"Hey, I didn't do-Don't give me that look!..." Fishlegs kept his glare, and Tuffnut's shoulders slumped in surrender. "Okay, I gave him some medicine to try, and it caused him to toss his lunch, alright? Sheesh!"

The chicken clucked as her inspected the vomit and ruffled her feathers.

Fishlegs rubbed his eyes. "We told you guys to knock it off with that stuff."

"Yeah, yeah, I know," Tuffnut grumbled as he stomped and winced as his boots splashed in the vomit. "Mind lecturing me AFTER you get me out of this gunk?"

"Why?" Fishlegs asked with a smirk. "I thought you and Ruffnut thought 'vomit' was hilarious."

"Not when it's on me!" Tuffnut snapped. "So, give me a hand!"

"I'll clean up Hiccup," Fishlegs replied as he walked over. He wet a cloth and wiped the dried vomit off Hiccup's face. "You can clean yourself, and this mess on the floor, since you got yourself into this mess." He gestured to his boots. "Quite literally."

"What? Come on," Tuffnut whined, and gave a pleading look to the chicken. "You're on my side in this, right?"

The chicken tilted her head at the young viking, but then swiftly turned on her legs and made a dash out of the hut.

"Traitor!" Tuffnut yelled. He stomped his foot, except had immediate regrets as his boot splashed in the vomit. He cleared his throat as Fishlegs and Toothless stared at him.

"I...ah...meant to do that," he muttered before sulking off to wash.

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"Come on, Astrid," Snotlout whined with his hands folded. "Trade shifts with me!"

"For the last time, no!" Astrid snapped as she jabbed a finger at his chest. "It's your turn!"

"But it's perfect weather for fishing," Snotlout hissed as his squeezed his fists. "Don't you want us to have fish to eat, Astrid?"

Astrid rolled her eyes as folded her arms over her chest. "Yes, so I'll go fishing. Happy?"

Snotlout glared as he slumped. "No, not really."

"Deal with it," Astrid scowled and patted his shoulder. "It's just for a couple of hours."

Snotlout grumbled and continued to do so as Astrid left the hut and he turned his gaze to the sleeping Hiccup.

"You so owe, me," he muttered to his cousin. "I am missing valuable fishing time because of you."

Toothless's gave a snort and whacked Snotlout's bottom with his tail.

"Ow! Hey!" Snotlout protested as he shook a fist. "I'm only stating the truth!"

"Toothless?"

A moan caused both Snotlout and Toothless to instantly hush as they glanced to Hiccup who was starting to sit up.

"Oh, crud," Snotlout muttered, bitterly. "I didn't think he be waking up already." Great, just what Snotlout needed. Another session with crazy man Hiccup.

Hiccup sat up as Snotlout folded his arms over his chest. "Alright, listen up!" He pointed directly at Hiccup. "YOU are going to stay exactly where you are! No funny games this time, got it?"

Hiccup blinked dumbly at Snotlout's accusing finger before giving his eyes a roll. "I don't have time for this, Snotlout."

Snotlout? He's calling me by my actual name? Ha! Good! Maybe we're starting to get the normal Hiccup...wait... why is he looking at Toothless when he said that?

Toothless growled equally baffled as Hiccup shook his finger at him. "I don't know why you're nagging me when it's your turn to help gather food supplies, Snotlout."

"Uh...Hiccup," Snotlout started, pointing to himself. "I'm right here."

Hiccup held up a hand. "Yeah, I know, we'll go out in a minute, Bud."

Bud? Hiccup never calls me 'Bud'. The only thing that ever gets that nickname is...oh, crud.

Snotlout took a step back from his cousin. If his hunch was right, then Snotlout was REALLY not going to like dealing with this little delusion of Hiccup's. As Hiccup continued to lecture Toothless, Snotlout slowly grabbed the bottle of medicine.

Just get this down his throat before he does anything weird.

He slowly approached Hiccup from behind. If he did this right, Snotlout could catch him off guard, and hold him in a headlock as he got it down his throat.

It was a good plan...except he didn't count on tripping over Toothless's tail. He let out a yelp as he fell and cast a glare at the Night Fury.

"Useless reptile," he grumbled. Snotlout tried to climb to his feet, but alas he was interrupted as he felt something hard placed on his back.

Full of dread, Snotlout turned his head in time to see Hiccup finishing latching the saddle together.

"Okay, Bud," Hiccup said, and completely oblivious to the befuddled expression on the real Toothless's face. "Let's go flying.

"Hiccup," Snotlout snarled. "If you think I'm going to let you ride me like one of your dragons, then you're-"

"Toothless, hold still," Hiccup ordered as he tried to climb on his back.

Snotlout shook, trying to free himself. "Hiccup! Get off my back! LITERALLY! AND HOOKFANG STOP LAUGHING! I CAN SEE YOU FROM HERE!"

Hookfang snickered as he slowly pulled his head back out the door, looking very amused.

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"Astrid! Quick, c'mere!" Ruffnut cackled as she gestured to the inside of Hiccup's hut. "You got to see this!"

Astrid raised a suspicious eyebrow, and Stormfly blinked curiously as she leaned the fishing pole against the wall. Whatever amused Ruffnut or Tuffnut was rarely good, but it was even more disconcerting on the fact that Hookfang seemed to be laughing too.

"Dare I ask why?" Astrid asked as she stepped towards them. Stormfly butted her head against Hookfang to step aside and give her more room. "I was about to get some fish with Stormfly for dinner. If this is a prank-"

"No, and this is way better than a prank!" Ruffnut hissed. "Just get over here."

Astrid kept her guard up as she moved closer and glanced inside...and froze. "Is Hiccup...trying to ride Snotlout?"

"Come on, Toothless! Let's go!" Hiccup cried as he tried to keep his grip on his cousin's shoulders

"Ow!" Snotlout hissed as he struggled to keep his balance. "Hiccup, I swear when you're back to normal I WILL KILL YOU! NOW SHUT UP AND TAKE YOUR STUPID MEDICINE!"

"Yup," Ruffnut laughed and Hookfang looked to the girls with a big grin. "Oh, this is priceless!"

Astrid struggled to keep from bursting out laughing. She should really step in and stop this...but it was really amusing. She heard Stormfly give a squawk from behind her, no doubt wondering why they hadn't left yet.

"HICCUP! I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU PUT THAT SADDLE ON ME!" Snotlout bellowed. "TOOTHLESS STOP GRINNING LIKE A DUFFUS AND HELP ME!"

"We'll go in a bit, Girl. Promise," Astrid said as she chuckled. This really was too funny. They were not going to forget this for a LONG time.