Chapter 3 is finally out!
Time to respond to the reviews
goodowen2001: I like your suggestion. You'll just have to read on for more.
Brenne: He shall have excellent adventures for sure. I hope to have answered the question to what happens to Toothless at the end of the chapter. Read on I suppose.
I'm debating on bumping up this story to M-Rated. If you feel that it should be M-rated, let me know in a review.
Enjoy the Chapter!
Stoick, Valka, Gabber, Eret, Astrid and the rest of the young Vikings walking through the silent hallways and tunnels in the mountain of ice. The walk is quiet; no one wants to talk about what happened within the last hour. Valka and Stoick lead the way, while Astrid and Ruffnut trail at the back of the pack. Astrid is crushed but she can't cry anymore; there are no more tears to shed. "Was she in a relationship with our son?" whispers Valka so that only Stoick can hear.
Stoick looks back at Astrid before looking at his long lost wife. "Yes, they were together."
"She's beautiful, I will give her that."
"Valka, she's more than just that. She is what the gods would consider a perfect Hofferson."
"She is of the Hofferson clan?" says Valka while looking at Stoick shocked. He only nods in response. "That's incredible; to think she would choose our son over everyone else."
Stoick gives a small grin. "You have missed a lot over our boy's life, especially the last five years. Astrid was the first at his side when we started integrating the dragons within our lives." Stoick looks down at his feet. "And she was the last to leave him."
"This is how I meet his girlfriend; over his dead body," chokes Valka.
"This was not your fault Valka," responds Stoick in the same manner.
Gobber limps up to the Chief. "Listen Stoick, I know this is hard for all of us. But for the lass's sake, can we not talk about Hiccup?" The three look back at Astrid who wipes her eyes on the sleeve of her shirt. Stoick and Valka nod to Gobber.
The group enters an alcove where a group of baby Scuttleclaws are whimpering at the disappearance of their mother. "Didn't Drago take all of the dragons?" asks Stoick.
"They're babies. They are immune to the alphas control. We will use them to get to Berk," responds Valka.
"And make sure Drago gets what he deserves for killing Hiccup!" yells Astrid in an angry tone.
People on Berk start leaving their homes. Their dragons start leaving without thinking, falling prey to the Bewilderbeast's command. Spitelout Jorgensen leaves his home and looks up at the growing mass of dragons. He stands frozen as the giant Bewilderbeast emerges from the water off the coast of Berk. At the front of the hoard of dragons, a familiar Night Fury is flying with an unfamiliar rider. Some villagers around Spitelout start whispering things like "Is that Toothless?" "Where is Hiccup?" "Where is the Chief?"
Drago raises his bull hook to gain the villages attention. "Your Dragon Master is dead!" he roars.
The Vikings start gasping. "Not Hiccup?" "It's not possible."
"No one can save you now!" roars Drago as he instructs his Bewilderbeast to freeze the village.
Meanwhile, Stoick and his entourage can see Berk in their sights. "Odin help us," he whispers as he can see the village covered in ice.
"Chief!" yells Astrid as she pulls up next to him. "What is the plan?"
"I don't have a plan. Do you have any ideas?" asks Stoick as he looks broken by the sight of the frozen village.
"Separate Drago and Toothless and try to get Toothless to fight with us again?"
"NO! I will not lose anyone else to that madman!" growls Stoick.
"I understand sir, but I know Toothless better than anyone else. I have the best chance on getting him to snap out of it."
"It's a crazy idea sir but it's the only thing we have," says Eret as he pulls alongside Astrid.
"Astrid," says Stoick quietly. She looks up at the Chief. "Don't get killed." She nods and flies her Scuttleclaw towards the alpha.
Astrid breathes heavily as she approaches Toothless and Drago. "You're as stubborn as your boyfriend, I'll say that," he growls.
"You killed him. You killed the man I love," chokes Astrid.
Drago chuckles, "Do you want to join him then? Is that why you're here? To die?"
"No, I'm here to stop you."
Drago laughs menacingly. "Good luck with that. All of these dragons belong to the Alpha. And the Alpha belongs to me. Even Hiccup's Night Fury stabbed him in the back. So much for blowing my fleet of ships to splinters."
Astrid raises her axe and growls. "No harm in trying."
Toothless growls underneath Drago. "Even if you throw it, you will miss. Unlike this Night Fury here who will reduce you to ashes," roars Drago.
On the ground, the village looks up. The castaway entourage soon joins them. "Come on Astrid!" whispers Stoick.
Astrid raises her axe above her head and Drago prepares to dodge. "I'm sorry Toothless," she whispers and she throws her axe but not at Drago. The axe flies past his prosthetic arm and impacts the lever that holds open Toothless's tail fin. The fin collapses and both Toothless and Drago fall to the ground.
Stoick runs out to confront Drago. "Stop this madness Drago!"
"Never! Come on!" roars Drago as he picks up his bull hook and starts swinging it at the Chief.
While the fight commences behind her, Astrid lands her clumsy Scuttleclaw and walks nervously up to Toothless who himself is getting up from the fall. In her hands, she holds Hiccup's helmet from when he confronted Drago. "Hey Toothless," she says nervously. The Night Fury opens his eyes, still possessed by the Alpha. "It's me, Astrid; your buddy's girlfriend?" Toothless just stares with constricted eyes. The Alpha is busy watching the fight between Drago and Stoick. "It wasn't your fault Toothless. None of it was your fault." She presents the helmet to the dragon's nose. "He cared a lot about you. I care a lot about you. We both care a lot about Hiccup," she chokes trying to hold back tears. "You would never hurt him Toothless; please come back to me," she begs. Toothless has no emotion. The dragon inhales through his nose and catches a whiff of Hiccup's scent emanating from the helmet. He shakes his head in agony and his pupils start to fluctuate. "Come on Toothless, work with me."
Behind Astrid, both colossal men are starting to show fatigue from swinging swords and bull hooks. No other Vikings dare assist Stoick for they fear it could upset the Alpha. "Why won't you die?!" yells Drago.
"I should be asking you the same question!" returns Stoick. Both men charge each other, the clashing of the bull hook and sword echo throughout the area. Drago jumps back and kicks dirt up into Stoick's face. Swinging the bull hook across the ground, Drago trips Stoick. The bull hook is then brought up and then swung down into Stoick's chest plate, knocking the wind out of him.
Drago walks up and removes the sword from Stoick's hand. "People of Berk! Bow down to your new chief!" Drago roars. "Or face death like Stoick the Vast!" He raises the sword high above his head. Stoick feels winded and can't move. He watches as Drago raises the sword.
"NO!" screams Valka. She tries to break free from the crowd but stops when Drago drops to his knees and lets the sword fall out of his hand. Imbedded in his back is Astrid's axe. She stands poised from her throw, saving the chiefs life. The villagers have mixed emotions of fear and relief. Will the Alpha attack?
Stoick regains his breath and removes the bull hook from his chest plate; it had barely pierced the skin. He rolls out of the way and Drago falls to the ground where Stoick once lay. "You don't fight fair!" Drago manages to cough out. He is paralyzed and cannot move.
"We're Vikings, we have never fought fair," retorts Stoick. The village holds its breath as the Bewilderbeast moves backwards towards the shore. It tilts its head and looks at the self-proclaimed 'Dragon God'. It grunts and its pupils slightly dilate. The behemoth looks down at the Night Fury and Astrid who stood next to it; defending the dragon. A low hum comes from the Bewilderbeast and Toothless groans before shaking his head. He turns to look at Astrid and she freezes. Toothless's eyes were dilated; he is free from the Alpha's control. Toothless backs up to look at the goliath. Astrid stands frozen as the two dragons appear to be communicating. After several seconds of humming and quiet roaring, Toothless nods his head and walks over to Drago who was cursing at the Bewilderbeast.
"Do something! Kill them all!" he roared. The Night Fury approached the man who tried to usurp the throne of Berk through violence. He sniffs the axe in the man's back and looks at Astrid. He moves his head as if motioning for Astrid to retrieve her axe. She obliges and walks up carefully and removes the axe and Drago swears. Toothless's body begins to glow blue down his spine and in his nostrils; everyone stands amazed. "You stupid dragon! I will gut you alive!" roars Drago. Toothless burns a fire in his mouth and starts torching Drago from the feet up. Drago continues to curse until he feels the fire burning his body and starts screaming, but by then, Toothless had already reached Drago's neck. Young children were hiding their eyes and covering their ears to shut out Drago's agony. The other Vikings watch with slight satisfaction that the 'Dragon God' was burning alive. Shortly Drago's voice falls silent; the flames had consumed him. Toothless looks up at the Bewilderbeast who in return does not react. The Night Fury fires two plasma blasts; one at each of the shackles on the behemoth's tusks, freeing it from Drago forever.
The Bewilderbeast then roars loudly into the air and Toothless does the same. Dragons of ever species shake free of the Bewilderbeast's control and start flying over to Toothless who stands proud. The dragons bow to their new Alpha and the Bewilderbeast nods and falls back towards the ocean, not being worthy of the title. Astrid walks up and pets Toothless on the snout; the dragon looks satisfied but was not happy. Stoick rises up on top of a pillar of ice. "People of Berk; today is a day of change. War has been averted and the dragons are free from the tyranny of Drago Bludvist. However, today is not a day of celebration. My son, the Pride of Berk, has given up his life so that we may live free with the dragons. We have lost someone great; he was just a boy when he changed our lives for the better and introduced dragons into our society. He will be remembered; we will carry and pass on his legacy for future generations to come. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third was my son; he was a hero and most importantly, he was the Pride of Berk!"
Three weeks after the invasion of Drago, the village is almost repaired completely. Larger dragons lift the remaining ice shards from buildings and throw them in the ocean. Vikings repair their destroyed homes and Stoick runs around making sure everything is running smoothly. Gobber and Valka remove armour from Drago's dragons and releasing them into the world. Eret rides around on Stormfly, gathering runaway dragons who are too scared to get their armour removed. Astrid meanwhile is working in the forge and rebuilding one of Hiccup's inventions. It is hard work for her, to be where her boyfriend spent years working. Many great things have come out of the forge she stands in and she can't help but become overwhelmed with emotion. She leaves the forge with the invention and walks up the hill towards the Great Hall. Standing outside is statue in Hiccup's honour; a famous Night Fury guards it. Toothless has been stripped of his saddle and tailfin and given the respect that no one shall ride him again. That doesn't stop Astrid from giving him the right to fly. She kneels in front of the Alpha and the dragon coos lightly. She approaches the dragon and presents the invention for the Night Fury. She unveils it to be a resurrection of an automatic tailfin that Hiccup once made for him on the first Snoggletog since making peace with the dragons. She attaches it to Toothless's tail. He coos happily and Astrid hugs him. She glances at the engraved text on the statue of her boyfriend before dropping to her knees and crying into Toothless's shoulder. It reads: 'Farewell Fallen Rider. You will be missed but you will not be forgotten.'
That is all folks. The end of this Short Story.
I know its not much, nor is it the greatest thing I have written.
But I want to know what you think of this chapter/story in a review.
So goodowen2001 had a great idea of an alternate ending where Drago 'wins the war' if you will. So while this story is complete, it is not done (YET)
One more Chapter, the Chapter that is an alternate ending. Stay Tuned.
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