Note: I don't not own HTTYD, just Aurora and the bad dragon… enjoy!
Chapter 9:
[Aurora Point of View]
I stood up, tears burning in my eyes.
"Toothless!" I called; the only response was the dragon's sinister laughter. I shot him a look that made him flinch. "You," I seethed, opening my wings.
I was passed pissed.
He had taken my family, my life, corrupted my dreams and left me on the run for months. I had finally learned to get over that pain and trust someone. I had made friends, found a home with people and dragons that had learned to accept me. And I had even learned to love.
But he took that from me.
And he was going to pay.
I jumped into the air, my sudden take off surprising the dragon enough that he didn't move until I shot him in the stomach with a fire ball. He hissed and shot his own fire out at me. I dodged it with ease, turning around and landing another shot on his tail. He whipped his head around and blew fire at me as I flew circles around him. Literally.
I suddenly changed my direction and hit his face with my claws, my talons tinted red when I pulled away. He shot fire at me when I was still close to his face. He hit me in my side and my altitude dropped slightly. But nothing was stopping me. I was enraged and he wasn't getting away with what he did,
[Toothless Point of View]
I blinked a few times, my vision blurred.
"What the heck?" I thought as I stood up. I managed to hang on to my balance for a few seconds before my back leg quivered and I fell back down. I shook my head and took in my surroundings.
I was in the middle of some sort of forest. I looked around when I noticed Aurora wasn't there.
"Aurora?" I called out. But then I remembered. I had seen Aurora on the ground and had gone to help her, but the dragon tried to burn me. I had turned too sharply and I plowed helplessly into this wooded area.
"Crap," I growled. I tried to stand up again, this time my leg supporting me a bit better. I opened my wings and took off into the air. I would find Hiccup and get Aurora some help. We had to beat that dragon. I wasn't going to lose Aurora the moment I found out how much I cared for her. I pushed myself harder, the village slowly getting larger in the distance.
"Hang on Aurora," I thought. "I'm coming."
I made it to Berk in record time, my breathing hitched and my wings practically on fire. But I had to ignore that, I had to find Hiccup and save Aurora.
I found them at the dock, laughing and skipping rocks into the water.
"Ha!" Astrid said, throwing her hands in the air. "13 skips, beat that!" I rolled my eyes and walked over to them. I nudged Hiccup just as he pitched his rock.
He watched as him rock sank before turning to me.
"Look what you did Toothless!" He told me, pointing at the water. But I wasn't in the mood to get yelled at over a stupid rock. I motioned with my head to the direction that Aurora was. Hiccup sighed.
"Toothless, whatever you want, it can wait. I'm sure it's not that important."
That made me mad.
Of course this was important! Aurora was out there, fighting for her life, and if she died before I got back to her, I plan on blaming Hiccup for taking so long.
I nudged him again, harder this time. Hiccup only huffed and turned around, leaning down to pick up another rock. I growled.
"Hey Hiccup," Astrid said, poking him on the arm. "Where's Cloud?"
Hiccup looked around and shrugged.
"Probably flew off somewhere. She should be back."
I looked at Astrid and a thought struck me. She used to be the best teen dragon slayer in the village! She could help… if only I could get my message across to them….
I nudged Hiccup again, so hard that he lost his balance. I bit the back of his shirt and pulled him back up. He turned and looked at me, looking slightly mad.
"Toothless, what did I say?" He said, his voice raised. I raised one claw and began drawing in the damp earth at our feet. I drew the dragon and Aurora, the dragon shooting fire at Aurora as they flew. Astrid looked at the picture thoughtfully.
"Maybe what he wants has something to do with where Cloud went," She said. I nodded vigorously. Hiccup raised an eyebrow and pointed to the other dragon in the picture.
"And that one looks like its attacking her." He looked up at me. "Is Cloud out there with a dragon attacking her?" He asked. I nodded enthusiastically.
"And you want us to help you save her?" Astrid chimed in. I nodded one more time, giving her my toothless smile. Astrid grabbed Hiccup's arm and dragged him onto my back.
"We have to go to the arena; they should have at least something left from the dragon slayer supplies." She told him. Hiccup nodded and kicked my sides. I opened my wings and took off.
We were on our way Aurora. Please hold on.
[Aurora Point of View]
I growled as the fire nipped at my wing. It burned worse than a usual fire! But I shook it off and looked up at him, readying myself for another attack.
"Oh please little one. You are no match for me."
I shot out a fire ball, hitting him square in the face.
"You won't think so when I kicked your sorry tail into your place!" I shot up into the air, landing a blow to his chin. He nipped at my tail as I flew past, but my speed didn't let him get a good hold. On my way to get him again, he flipped over and smacked me with his tail. I hit the tree below us, and fell to the ground.
"Come on!" I yelled to myself.
"Girl, we wouldn't have to go through this if you would just give me your power." I looked up at him, rage and inquisition in my eyes.
"What power are you rambling on about?" I asked. He chuckled slightly.
"Your coloring says that you have an ancient power, one that magnifies your fire by 10." He began. I raised an eyebrow.
If it's so powerful, why doesn't it work on him?
"It only works when a blow is landed to the heart," He stated, answering my unspoken question. I shook my head.
"Then why do you want to be my mate? And how is this power even transferred?" I questioned.
"Ah, that, my dear, requires only one answer. The power is automatically given to your mate; therefore, once you become my mate, I will automatically have the power as well. And I will kill you."
I laughed slightly. He looked at me oddly.
"One flaw," I told him. "I will never be your mate." And with that I shot at him. Thanks to his speech, I knew what I had to do it. And I planned on doing it, to avenge my re-destroyed life. To avenge Toothless.
[Toothless Point of View]
We had found some weapons at the arena. Two shields, a sword and a club. We loaded it onto my back and now I was flying back to Aurora.
When we got close, I landed in the trees, hoping the dense coverage would hide us better. Astrid and Hiccup gaped when they saw the dragon. I smirked and nudged them. They looked at me and nodded before grabbing their weapons. They each grabbed a shield, Hiccup taking the club, Astrid arming herself with the sword.
"Ready?" Astrid asked. Hiccup and I nodded and we walked out into the open. The dragon stopped looking at what he was focusing on and looked at us.
"You?" He asked me.
"Scared?" I thought back, a smirk on my face. He didn't say anything back.
"That's what I thought." That's when I heard a gasp and I turned to see Aurora looking at me with a shocked expression.
"Toothless?" She said, her word breaking slightly. "I thought you were dead!" She flew over to me, ignoring the dragon and human stares that watched her. She flew over to me and landed in front of me.
"I thought I'd lost you!" And with that, she took her neck and nuzzled the area under my chin. I blushed only slightly before returning the gesture.
"Awuh," Astrid and Hiccup said. I ignored them but the moment could only last but so long.
"How sweet," The dragon said. "Too bad you all have to die."
[Aurora Point of View]
I looked at Toothless and told him what we have to do.
"I have to get an open shot at his heart, think you three can distract him for me?" I asked. He nodded stiffly before trotting the short distance to the humans. I looked up at the dragon and made sure he wasn't looking at me before I went over to the tree line to wait till I had my shot.
Toothless jumped into the air and hit the dragon with a fire ball, hitting him at an angle so that he landed on the ground to fight. Astrid ran up and put her unpracticed skills to work, sashaying and such, using her sword with skilled moves. They continued to do this, Hiccup taking an occasional hit on the dragon.
It seems like hours as I waited for the perfect shot. But soon the dragon turned so that he was facing me, but his attention was on Astrid as she tried to go for his leg.
K, this is your one shot, I told myself. 1, 2, 3!
And I opened my mouth and shot out the largest fire ball I had made in ages. I watched as it shot out and hit the dragon square in the chest. He looked at me before his breathing became slightly ragged and his balance failed him.
"You," he said, looking at me. "You can't beat me. You're just a female fury!" I scoffed and walked out of the tree line.
"I can beat you." I stated. "Because I'm not a female fury; I am THE female fury."
Astrid took this to slay one last dragon. She ran up and with her sword, finished off the dragon, stabbing him in the heart. We looked at the fallen dragon, taken in what had just happened. Toothless turned to look at me, a worried look on his face.
"We did it," He told me, and I ran over to him, falling into the same gesture I had done earlier.
"You're safe now," He told me softly. "Nothing's ever going to hurt you while I'm around." And I believed every word. That's when my last bit of courage hit me, and I looked up at Toothless.
"Toothless," I said. He looked down at me, his green eyes the only thing I ever wanted to see.
"I love you."
He smiled and placed his nose on mine. I sighed in happiness.
"I love you too."
Soooooooooooooo, how was it? Sorry if the power thing seemed a little dumb, but I tried :) This is not, I repeat NOT the last chapter :) I'll have one more to finish it off, so be looking out! Hope you enjoyed! R&R!!