Authors Notes: First off I'd like to thank the one person whose actually reviewing my works. Secondly I need to apologize cause my chapters might end up getting a bit farther apart do to how much pain I'm in. Don't worry its not going to be that bad or that far apart. But I had mouth surgery and then come Thursday I'm going to have to have a root canal done. I'll do the chapters whenever I can! Love you all! *Huggles.*

Chapter 4

Backdraft

The medicine womans hut was a scary site, Skulls, and dead animals lined the yards to keep children away. On closer inspection the walkway was lined with fireworms. The man waiting at the walkway chuckled at the medicine womans terrible attempts at keeping him away. He continued on and was just about to knock on the door when an old woman walked around the corner.

"Loki will see no one." She said.

"Tell Loki that her brother is dead and the woman who did it lay in th…" He jumped back when the woman he was talking too pulled off her cloak and wig and glared at him.

"Fury isn't dead peon! He's just weakened." She pulled him into the house to show a man over six foot tall, black hair, rat tails on either side of his ears, burned right arm, his black clothing was shredded or burnt.

"He's almost healed though…and ready for his revenge. He'll kill that little dragon woman, and her offspring for betraying him." Loki growled and looked into the mirror near the back to wash the rest of the old hag makeup off.

"She's staying with a boy. Would it be…possible to keep him for myself?" He asked.

"You mean her bonded?" Loki asked pulling her hair back and began to braid it. "He means nothing to us…unless it'll hurt her."

"Oh…it'll hurt her alright." Alvin smiled at her. "They are connected so closely. I've been watching them for days almost a week now and when the boy got hurt she knew and came running."

"I see…so the boy must be connected to the dragon and thus to her." Loki rubbed her chin. "I suppose…we could…terrorize that which she holds dear…at least until Fury wakes. Loki's features changed right before his eyes. Instead of a woman there was a man. Although the features on the gentle looking face changed to something more acid looking. The trickster everyone knew of wanted to destroy all that hurt Fury…tricked the trickster into crafting a box to hold his friend.

HTTYD

Hiccup woke up the next morning to the usual smells, sounds, and life. Breakfast was on the table and Toothless was at the door watching Rai do her usual morning exercises…in four foot of snow…but she did them anyways.

'Feeling better brother?' Toothless asked sniffling the boy who scratched his scales.

"I'm alright Toothless." He said fondly as the dragon nuzzled into his chest just so he could hear his heart beat.

"Does she always have to do that? Those…weapons of hers scare me." Hiccup said only hearing a chuckle out of the dragon who nosed him toward the table where his breakfast waited for him.

'I believe that is the point brother. To strike fear into those who appose her.' Toothless said and lay down at his feet to warm them. Hiccup sighed as the warmth went from his feet all the way up to his head.

"How do you do that?" Hiccup asked.

'Do what?'

"Make me feel so warm." Hiccup asked putting a spoon full of oats into his mouth.

'it's a talent most dragons have.' Toothless chuckled and then his ears perked up and he trotted to the door running around Astrid as she walked in and kicked the snow off her boots.

"Oh there you are Gobbers been wondering where you went. He was afraid you'd got stuck in your house again. He was preparing to dig you out." Astrid said and scratched Toothless behind the ears. "How is he Toothless? Good enough for a flight?" Astrid asked him Toothless rolled his eyes and rumbled. "At it again? All night? Messing around with that…woman again." Astrids eyes narrowed at Rai as she walked back in hanging her blades on the wall and pulled off her jacket.

"He's yours Astrid…I'm just his shield." Rai said and walked upstairs to get on a dry pair of socks.

"Yeah well lets just keep it that way." Astrid said. Hiccup stood up and glared at Astrid.

"That woman has saved my life quite a few times while offering her own. The least you can do is be grateful to her." Hiccup said and walked over to the hearth pulling Astrid along the way.

"Hiccup…"

"She told me and Toothless about what happened between herself and Death when we were doing our chores yesterday. I don't think she'd go after me like you think she is Astrid. She's got…trust problems." Hiccup said and began to tell her all about what Rai had told them.

~About an Hour Later~

Hiccup lay back and looked at the ceiling which was clad in writings, hidden weapons, and even a few drawings from recycled buildings that had been burned down by dragons when the war was still going on. Back then they had to use whatever wood was around to build there houses fast during the winter or you'd freeze.

Astrid smiled when Toothless' tail wrapped around her midsection stopping her from shivering. It felt good to be around Hiccup and his dragon. In this place right before him, she didn't have to hide that she was cold for fear of looking weak.

"Hiccup?"

"Hum?"

"How'd she lay an egg?" Astrid asked looking around at Hiccup. Hiccup looked around at her.

"I've stopped questioning gods and goddess'" He chuckled. "there's just no explaining them and there weird…weirdness."

A loud crash echoed through the up stairs in Hiccups fathers room. "Your dad fall off the bed again?" Astrid asked. Hiccup shook his head.

"Dads not home for another week or so…"

'Female…a noise came from upstairs and brother fears. Was it you?' Toothless asked Rai

'No I'm washing up under Hiccups bed…I'll check.' Rai said scooting herself out from under the bed and pulled her dust mask off which actually was just a thick piece of cloth and threw it aside.

"Men…one little noise and they think the worlds going to end." She reached out pulled the door open and a loud gusting sound echoed in her ears as she was thrown back into Hiccups room and right out the window. The fire licked at the top floor.

Toothless roared as a huge plum of flames shot out from the hole where the stairs led.

'Exit brother. With your female, I will go look for mother!' Toothless yelled the yell within Hiccups mind and at such a close range caused Hiccup to get a bit dizzy. Hiccup didn't argue however he grabbed Astrids hand and hobbled outside as fast as he could on the metal leg.

Hiccup pushed as far through the snow as he could in just his usual clothing. His jacket, and boots were inside near the hearth still drying.

'Rai…Rai where are you!' Hiccup called with his mind. His mind tried to wrap around her unconscious one.

'Here…' Her voice was so faint, so weak that he barily heard it. Toothless heard it as well. He shot through what was left of the roof and down to the snowy ground where he saw her body.

'She is badly damaged brother…we must take her to your peoples healer.' Toothless said laying down so Hiccup and Astrid could lay her down on his back.

'Be okay Rai…please.'

'She is strong brother, she will be fine. Who else could possibly have a battle with death for over three millenniums and come out alive?' Toothless smiled brightly. Although to Hiccup that smile was a mask, because he could feel Toothless' fears just like he could see them within the great dragons eyes.