Ch 7: No Plan B

I do not own HTTYD or their native characters, but OOC In this may be my idea.

Ok so all my cat joke got me was a rock thrown at me by Ruffnutt, a tail whip from Toothless, a head slap from Gobber and a kick in the teeth by Astrid. Obviously didn't work. Time for plan G. Or am I up to plan H?

Plan A do nothing and hope for the best.

Plan B run

Plan C hide the truth from the others who found me

Plan D distract them long enough for me to come up with a plan E

Plan E keep Toothless hidden and slip away when I got the chance

Plan F play stupid

And now Plan G. I don't have a plan G. In fact up until a few moments ago I never had a plan C thru F.

Ok I guess Plan H is this, Hiccup tells the truth and hopes he doesn't need a plan whatever cause I'm not sure how much yak shitting I can keep doing.

If it comes down to it, I can still go to plan B. Which was what again?

"Hiccup enough stalling. Truth. Now." Astrid commanded as she kept glaring at Toothless who did the same to her.

Really can't you see I'm about to do something probably really stupid. Give me a second brace myself for whatever you guys are going to do me.

"Alright then truth."

And now they are staring at me. The expressions mix with anticipation, curiosity, and just plain not pleased with themselves.

"Well as you could probably guess by now, this is my friend Toothless. He's a dragon, Night Fury really. He likes nice long flights, fresh icelandic cod, and likes to play chase the light."

"Hiccup!"

"Sorry." Darn it I was hoping that would get them to not hate him completely.

"Ok. Anybody remember during our last raid that I said I shot down a Night Fury? Well ta da?!" I do my best to present Toothless lifting up my arms to direct their attention to him. When I point to him Toothless puffs out his chest and strikes a very prideful pose. He actually looks like he's waiting for someone to either start drawing him posing or waiting for a round of applause.

Well I humor him and give him a few claps.

"So yeah. I shot him down then released him."

"Why?!" They all screech out.

"That doesn't matter now. Anyway ever since then the two of us have been, well training like you said, but not in fighting dragons but training or learning about them and their ways."

"An dats wha u been usin in da kill ring." I nod in agreement to Gobbers statement.

….. "That it. Really you guys know the rest. I came here today to run away and that was supposed to be it. But then someone has the brilliant idea to jump me." I look to Toothless who just gives me an apologetic nothing-but-gum smile. I just shake my head and continue. "Then you guys drop in on me, apparently literally. So any questions?"

They all quietly take in the new information. Soon they have waited long enough and got their questions ready.

Ruffnutt started "Hiccup why didn't you tell anyone about this?"

"I did. Him." Pointing to Toothless. "It not like he wasn't there the entire time but still you know he likes stories. Mine alone or of us together."

"That not what I meant Hiccup."

"I know. I didn't tell anyone cause I knew that no one would believe me. And before you ask, Yeah I'm sure of that."

"An ya serious bout runnin? Why?" Gobbers turn.

"Yeah. No matter what I can't kill a dragon." I start petting Toothless. "And I won't."

There was a quiet contemplation but I know I can't just leave it at that. With a deep breathe I continue.

"They're not what we think. Everyone sees them as mindless monsters but they aren't. And I'm sure that all the fighting is just a misunderstanding somewhere. I was going to run, yes. Was I ever going to return, no or well I'm not sure. Was I just going to leave it at that? No."

The others look at me not knowing what I meant by that last statement. I take another deep breath to gather my strength and prepare for whatever harmful things they will say. What I'm about to say will somehow or other change things. Not so much for them but rather for me.

They'll call me crazy, insane, and wrong. They'll just reject me more. That's fine. For what I have to do to mean anything, I have to the most wrong any Viking has ever been.

My partner's been talking to the other humans and while I throw in my own comments when I need to, like calling me a cat, I'm still focusing more on what we should do. Hiccup said he was going to run away from his home. I don't know why but I can't let him do that.

Forget the fact that he so frail and mostly defenseless.

I'm being hunted by the others thousands of other dragons. I'm probably safely under their radar for now but once I leave this cove and the safety distance of this Viking village it'll be open fire season on all Night Furys. And all humans riding them.

And I'm sure the same thing happening to me will happen to Hiccup if he runs away with me like he plans. He will betray his human brethren and they'll label him for death.

I try to get his attention by whining and shaking my head every time he's brought it up but he doesn't understand. If we could speak each other's tongue I could tell him how bad an idea it is for us to leave but we don't, so he can't know just what dangers await us out there. Now is no different than those other times I try to tell him but now his focus is only on the other humans and the danger they might be.

I don't sense that the new humans are any immediate threat to us, but that can change real fast if we're not careful. at the moment I'm most wary of the female that face Hiccup earlier. She seems to be Hiccups prime complication, and if she's the reason he wants to leave then that has to change.

It weird to say this but as much as Hiccup doesn't want to stay here, he really is just safer in the Viking village. I want to be the one to protect him but now that I can't fly without Hiccup's help or fight all out without worrying about him on my back. It's just safer for both of us to just stay here near the village. Both as a diversion and as a shield.

If we leave now and turn this village into our enemy, then we'll lose our one guaranteed safe zone and we'll have to run. But with the Queen's influence, the only way to would be to go to another Royal Dragons territory.

Except that every Royal Dragon I've ever visited has had the same policy regarding me: Hunt him down with extreme prejudice and kill any and all of his allies.

My ally in this case being Hiccup.

Back to the explanation Hiccup was giving. I listen as he told them his plan.

If we do have a plan to run then we'll have to run far; very, very, very far. Like end of the world far. Run to a place no one would know use at all. It the only way I can figure to keep my best friend safe without being hunted by enemy's. his or mine.

I will keep him safe no matter what

"I plan to stop the dragons, peacefully. My way. I don't know how yet, but I know it can be done. Me and Toothless are proof that it can be done. Somehow I'm sure. But I'm not doing it for Berk or for the dragons. I'm doing this to rectify past mistakes, and that is the right thing to do. Not for anybody but for everything that's happened up till now."

Then again Hiccup could just get us killed long before any running actually happens.

I furiously start shaking my head to alert him that it was a really bad idea but then I see it.

Or don't see her. The female with no head cover was gone.

Hiccup who looked me then to where I was looking finally noticed what I was trying to tell him. "Uh hey guys? Where Astrid?"