I just realized that i didn't write the disclaimer on the previous chapters! O.O Anyway, own nothing. The same goes for anything from Chapters 1 and 2.
I would like to give especial thanks to, Monrou Beta, for your continous support.
Without further ado, enjoy!
"W-wait! Fishlegs!"
That was everything Snotlout had time to say before Fishlegs disappeared in the night. He felt bad. Like, really bad. He had no intention to make his poor friend cry.
He could have run after him. But it was just so *gulp* dark. Snotlout would never admit it, but darkness scared him a bit, so he decided to go to sleep and apologize in the morning.
"SNOTLOUT, YOUR SHEETS'RE ON FIRE!"
Snotlout's heart almost jumped out of his mouth. He sat up hastily, screaming and searching around for danger. As his eyes shifted up, he noticed two very similar figures gazing down at him.
"Ruff! Tuff! I almost had a heart attack! Are you trying to kill me?!" He yelled at them, finally settling down to take a breath.
"That'd be cool, but no." Ruffnut answered with that signature grin of hers.
"Hiccup wants to talk to us." Her brother explained. "But don't worry, we have a plan."
"No matter what he says, just respond 'I didn't do it'." The girl once again began to talk. "If we all say it at the same time, he'll have no choice but to accuse Astrid or Fishlegs."
"We can still try to kill you some other time, though." Tuffnut assured him.
Snotlout looked at them with an expression that said, 'What are you talking about?'. His face became blank as he got up and dusted himself off.
"You know what, I don't care. Just leave so I can change. I'll meet the rest of you at the clubhouse." He dismissed them while turning around.
"Fine, then!" Tuffnut scoffed, starting to leave. "Just don't come complainin' to us when you get punished for breakin' Toothless' saddle!" They were almost at the door when he finished his sentence.
"What's that you said?"
"Nothing." Ruffnut shook it off.
By the time Snotlout turned back, both of them had already left.
He swears to Thor he'll never understand those two.
Snotlout couldn't help but yawn when he and Hookfang finally reached the eye of Dragon's Edge. He's usually sleeping at that time of the day. Everyone else was already there, even the dragons, except for one person.
"What's so important you have to wake us all up so early to tell?" He complained, still a little grumpy.
"It's eleven in the morning, Snotlout." Astrid pointed out.
"Exactly."
"Guys, focus here." Hiccup called for them, apparently nervous. "I have an announcement to mak-"
"I didn't do it!" Both twins yelled at the same time.
"But I haven't even said what it is yet." Hiccup protested.
"Oh, right. Go on." Tuffnut encouraged him.
"As I was saying, Fis-"
"Don't worry. We won't interrupt you this time." Now it was Ruffnut's turn to talk.
Hiccup was clearly growing impatient.
"Fishlegs's gone missing." He spat out before anyone could say anything else.
"What?!" Snotlout exclaimed, suddenly recording what he was supposed to do.
Hiccup, Astrid and Ruffnut stared at him in confusion.
"I didn't do it!" Tuffnut claimed again. Only then he seemed to realize what had happened. "Wait, since when do you care about Fishlegs?"
Snotlout became aware of his situation.
"Since… never. It's just shocking, you know, is all." He laughed nervously while scratching the back of his head.
To his content, the others just shook it off and returned their attention to Hiccup.
"But how do you know he's missing?" Astrid questioned. "He could be studying the island, like usual."
"Without Meatlug?" Hiccup argued. "I don't think so."
"What do you think could've happened to'im?" Ruffnut asked, gesturing to her brother.
"I don't know. Maybe he was abducted by man-eating fairies in his sleep!" He responded.
"Yeah!" The other twin agreed. "Right now, the fairies must be making experiments on him to figure out how humans work!"
"Guys, Fishlegs was not kidnapped by fairies." Hiccup assured them, rolling his eyes.
"Right! That's what they said about uncle Sharpelbow!" Tuffnut commented sarcastically. "His body was never found."
Snotlout just couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Why are we wasting our time with made up stories when we should be out there, looking for Fishlegs?" He climbed on Hookfang.
"But-" Ruffnut tried to argue.
"No 'but's!" Snotlout cut her off middle sentence. "We need a search party! Ruff, Tuff, you guys stay here and look after Meatlug in case he returns. Astrid, you search the west coast side. Hiccup, you take east. I'm going through the center of the island!"
"Who died and named you captain?" Astrid looked confused about his sudden change of behavior.
"Apparently, Hiccup's leadership skills." Snotlout responded, earning a glare from the younger boy. "What are you all waiting for? Go, go, go!"
And with that, he took off.
Snotlout couldn't remember a time in his life when he felt so guilty, so he put up a wall of rage to cover it. If it wasn't for him hurting Fishlegs' feelings and being too afraid to go after him, the blonde wouldn't have disappeared. He didn't know what he would do if Fishlegs ended up… No. It wouldn't come to that! Snotlout was determinate to fix his mistake, no matter what!
The last thing he heard before flying out of ear range was:
"Has anyone seen Toothless' saddle?"
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