Whoo! I am so physicked today. Its been a little while since I updated this story.
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So, I have a question for all of you: Would you like this to follow its own story or follow RTTE?
"This is dragon speech."
Hiccup POV
I snapped my eyes open as my body gave a huge lurch. I started to reach out my hand to Toothless, who was above me, only to find that it was no longer a hand. Instead I found a giant black paw in its place. I screamed in terror but only heard a roar.
"Hiccup! CALM DOWN!" An unfamiliar voice said. I turned only to find Toothless staring at me curiously. "It's O.K."
It was Toothless. He gestured with his head to the water. I looked down to the ocean and gazed at the water. Staring back at me was a Night Fury. It had the same emerald green eyes as me but I just couldn't believe that it was me. I opened my mouth and the reflection mimicked me. There was a thump behind me and I turned around. Astrid was approaching me with watchful eyes.
"H-Hiccup?" she asked warily. I moved closer and she stiffened. I nuzzled my head gently into her stomach. Her whole body went rigid and I felt fear emanating off of her. I pulled away growling slightly. I didn't like fear.
"Easy there." Toothless said while running his tail down my spine. I purred slightly in delight and he pulled me in a little closer. He then turned to the other dragons. "Take your riders back to the Edge. I'll see you there with Hiccup."
They nodded in understanding and took off to the horizon. Stormfly gently nudged the very stunned and shocked Astrid onto her feet. She mounted Stormfly.
"Make sure she gets some help for the shock." Toothless told her and they flew off. He turned back to me. "It's a shock for all of us, me most of all." I nodded at Toothless's words not wanting to really speak. "Listen to me Hiccup. We must get back to the Edge. The boat is sinking."
I inhaled unsteadily getting used to this new way. "You're saying you want me to fly?"
"Not exactly. Do you still have rope in your bag?" I shook my head. "Darn. Well Plan B. The wind is good enough for us to glide."
"Glide?!"
"Easiest thing to do. Even babies can do it. Don't worry I'll be next to you."
"Okay…" I had to trust him on this. After all, he was the best flyer.
"Step one. Open your tail fins wide." I turned around to watch and commanded them to open. It wasn't going very well. I began to get frustrated. "Breathe Hiccup. Don't concentrate so much."
I cleared my mind and thought about the position I use for Toothless. Position 2. I pictured it and opened my eyes. I looked behind me. Perfect.
"Great now open your wings upward to catch the air." The word hit me hard. Wings. It just hit me that I now had my own pair of wings. WINGS! 'Breathe Hiccup' This was the easy part.
"Now jump into the air, and just before you fall, flap your wings. Then repeat until the wind can carry you." Toothless demonstrated effortlessly. I just then noticed that he had two black tail fins. Interesting. I copied but failed miserably and crashed to the deck.
"Your jump has to be higher." Toothless called.
I managed to jump higher and gain a little air, but immediately fell back down. Toothless burst out laughing.
"How about you come and try this?" I yelled angrily.
"I did! How else would I get up here? O.K, try going to that pole thingy sticking off the front of the ship."
I rolled my eyes at his choice of words, but went with his directions. Here, I felt more of a breeze trying at my wings. I jumped again and gained a lot of air this time.
"Yeah! You did it!" Toothless called proudly. "Now keep your wings angled and body horizontal. It's just like when you used your red wings."
I did as instructed and found he was right. I soon began to glide forward through the air with Toothless slightly below me.
"If you start to fall, you can flap your wings."
Toothless POV
I watched Hiccup intently. I knew he was tired but we had to keep moving. I wanted to get him as far away from Dagur as I could. Most of his men on that ship were dead and the rest fled after retrieving Dagur.
I snapped back to attention as Hiccup dropped suddenly. I was prepared to help him when he righted himself quickly.
"Just a little bit farther." Hiccup did nothing. "Hang in their bud."
The island was steadily growing closer and it gave Hiccup a little more strength.
"Hang tight." Toothless knew this was going to take a long time to adjust to.
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As soon as the beach was below us, Hiccup descended quickly. Basically, he closed his wings and crashed. It was a good thing we were very low.
"Are you okay?" I asked him.
"Tired," was all he said.
"Let's move in a little deeper.." Hiccup groaned but I took most of his weight and moved steadily inland. We got to a part of the forest that was incredibly dense and a little warm. As I helped Hiccup lay down, I noticed his eyes were already half closed. I blasted a ring of fire around him and he curled up contently. I know that he didn't know it kept us dragons warm while our bodies were at rest.
I flew back to the ocean, enjoying the feeling of free flight. But I also missed Hiccup. I loved the weight of him on my back and how perfectly in sync we were. I hope it was still like that when he learned to fly.
I shook off my thoughts and dove in grabbing a mouthful of fish. Once I had enough for the both of us, I brought it back. I ate a few and then left the rest for Hiccup. I moved over and created another ring around him and then curled up wit him. He began to purr and I fell asleep to that soothing sound.
Just saying, this isn't a Toothcup fic. I hope you liked this chapter, I'm not very proud of it. Again, do you want me to follow RTTE or follow its own path? I'm struggling deciding. Remember to Review Follow and Fav.
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