Hello Again it's Chrismas Eve! So I hope you have a nice Chrismas tomorrow!
Longest chapter yet around 1800 words, enjoy!
Oh yea I forgot to say this and it's tottaly important 'the voice' is male! Sorry!
To answer Blue - The First Traveller's question, no I'm pretty sure I won't make 'the voice' server as a "spidey sense", sorry to disapoint
Hiccup and Astrid were both leaning against a small shack in the middle of a clearing, it had been a year since they started training, and Hiccup and Astrid had become best friends, Hiccup was now easily as good as Snotlout when it came to fighting although he still couldn't beat Astrid just yet, they had spent a week building their little shack it was nothing special just a small shack with a couple of chairs a small table and a small chest, no one in the village knew about their friendship or Hiccup's training, Astrid still hanged out with the rest of the teens when they were in the village but in the forest she would be with Hiccup, they were sitting there just enjoying the quiet until Astrid said something.
"I think it's a good time you start working on your sword"
"Nah I need to get better before I make a sword" he retorted, Hiccup was now as tall as her and had developed some muscles, but unless you were looking for them you wouldn't see them.
"You've been saying that for 2 months!"
"Because it's true"
"Just make a damn sword before I break that one with your head" she said pointing at Hiccup's training sword
"Alright no need for threats"
Hiccup took his notebook out of the pocket
"I've had this idea for a sword"
"Yes….."
He showed her the notebook which showed a handle and then the handle with a blade, she looked at him with a confused look.
"It's basically a handle with a small button, when I press the button a blade comes out"
"Can you even do that?"
Hiccup was going to answer but.
"Hiccup shush your girlfriend and listen!" It was that voice again!
Hiccup raised his finger to shut Astrid, a listened, he heard it! The dragon raid horn!
"Quick Astrid there's a dragon raid!"
They stood up and started running as fast as the ground let them, it had rained not long ago so it was still wet
"First she's not my girlfriend!" Hiccup shouted which made Astrid wonder
"Yet" The voice answered
"What?" Astrid questioned
But Hiccup kind of ignored her raising a hand at her
"It's been a year since I've heard you and I've missed at least half a dozen raids why are you telling me that there's a raid now!?"
"I believe something important is going to happen this raid Hiccup, something that will change your and everyone's life!"
Hiccup didn't know how to answer that so he just muttered an "Okay", they reached the village before Astrid could even ask something and Hiccup waved his good bye and headed for the forge
Well turns out the raid was uneventful for Hiccup it was now dawn and Hiccup couldn't sleep more so he decided to head for the clearing to maybe train but he was half way through the path.
"Hiccup!"
"What now? Ghosts?"
"Don't be ridiculous"
"Well you said that in last night's raid something important was going to happen, but well nothing did!"
"That's where you're wrong"
"What?"
"Just take a few steps backwards and turn to your left"
Hiccup did so and noticed that there was a tree bent, a path dug in the ground
"What the…"
He followed the path and climbed over a boulder, just to hide behind it again, a black dragon was lying on the other side, he slowly took another peek, there was a dragon chained to a bola, a dragon he had never seen. Wait, black, I have never seen it… NIGHT FURY! He thought.
He drew his dagger, and walked closer to it, it seemed dead, he knelled next to it and was about to touch it when it growled, it was still alive!
Hiccup got into a battle stance, ready to attack, he was going to stab the dragon when he looked into its eyes, and saw….fear
Wait, fear? Dragons are supposed to be mindless killers
And without thinking his hands were cutting the ropes, as soon as it was free it pounced on Hiccup roaring in his face making his head hurt, but then it flew away.
"Why didn't you kill it Hiccup?"
"I don't know….I couldn't"
"Not an answer"
"For the love of Thor, why do you even care you're just a voice inside my head"
"Well I jus-Hey! Fine figure it out on your own!"
Once quiet set in he noticed the adrenaline was gone from his body and he said.
"Does this grass fell softer to you, it fells soft"
But before the voice could answer Hiccup passed out
He woke up it was midday, lunch time, so he headed for the Great Hall and found the teens and the rest of the village already there.
He was calmly eating when
"You know…. You HAVE to tell her…"
"'Bout wha'?" he whispered half a fish in his mouth still
"Oh I don't know, maybe the NIGHT FURY YOU REALEASED!"
"Oh, that… yeah… no"
"Why not?"
"Yea, why not? She'll just kill me no big deal"
"Not if she's a true friend"
Hiccup stopped eating to look at Astrid, the voice was right if she was a true friend she'd accept it.
"Fine"
So he took a piece of paper and wrote some words on it
Astrid was eating not paying attention to anything; Snotlout was trying to show off his 'muscles', the twins were fighting and Fishlegs had his nose stuffed in a book.
Until she felt something fall on her lap, a paper, it said:
Need to speak with you meet me at the clearing after lunch
She looked over at the door and saw Hiccup was leaving so she quickly finished her food, excused herself and left the Great Hall, headed for the clearing, once she got there she saw Hiccup nervously pacing around, she had to ask him something.
"Hiccup, I need to ask you something"
"Astrid, I need to speak with you, but you go first"
"What happen last night why were you talking to yourself?"
"You'll think I'm crazy"
"Tell her"
"Just try me" she said
"Alright sit" Hiccup sat down next to the shack and Astrid did the same sitting next to him."Around a year ago, I trying to commit suicide, but I heard this voice in my head telling me not, so I didn't, then he told me to ask you to train me, and that was last time I heard him"
"You're right I do think you're crazy" Astrid said to which Hiccup turned away and looked down "But I always thought you were crazy" at hearing those words Hiccup slowly turned his head to look at Astrid, a baffled look in his face.
"You believe me?"
"Of course"
Hiccup didn't know what to do so in a bold move he pushed her into a hug
"Thank you"
"You're welcome, what are friends for? But why did the voice not talk to you for a year?"
Before Hiccup could answer, he heard.
"You needed no guidance or advice."
"He says I needed no guidance or advice"
Astrid just nodded "What did you want to talk to me about?"
Hiccup suddenly became nervous "Well I…." He sighed "I found a trapped Night Fury in the woods"
Astrid beamed "That's amazing Hiccup! You can finally prove you're not the runt everyone thinks you are!"
"Well not really, you see I did something crazy….I...Released it"
Astrid stopped smiling to look at him, a baffled look on her face
"Why didn't you kill it?"
"I don't know…..I couldn't"
"That's not an answer"
"AH! Told ya!" but Hiccup ignored him
"Why is this so important, I just told I released a night fury, and you're asking me this!"
"Because I want to remember what you say right now"
"Oh for the love of-" he stood up and waved his arms around "I was weak! A coward! I wouldn't kill a dragon"
"You said 'wouldn't' that time, why?"
"Because.." Hiccup sighed "He looked just as scared as I was, I looked at him and saw myself"
"Alright"
"Wait, what? That's it you're not going to tell my dad about this or stop being my friend or something?"
"Nope"
"Why?" thought
"Because you're my best friend Hiccup and, even though I don't understand what you did, you're still my best friend and we'll figure these things out later, together" She said smiling
Hiccup smiled back
"Hiccup dragon training starts tomorrow remember?"
"Hey! I was gonna say that!" Again Hiccup ignored him
"I don't think my dad will put me in it so don't worry"
"I think you two should head for dinner"
Hiccup looked up and saw that the sun was almost down
"We should go" he said, at which Astrid nodded
They headed to Great Hall, but once they reached the edge of the forest they Hiccup got to the Great Hall he saw the whole village there , a meeting had happened earlier that day and families were saying their goodbyes, wives kissing husbands, fathers hugging sons, he sighed he wish he had that kind of relationship with his dad.
"You have to tell your father that you can't kill dragons"
"Won't" He corrected
"Right but you'll have to tell him you 'can't' kill dragons if you say you won't he'll probably disown you or something"
"Yea but even so he never listens he won't listen now"
"Then make him listen!"
"How?"
"I don't know I'm just a voice inside your head"
"That's not fair!"
All he heard was laughter. He reached his house in no time, he hesitantly opened the door to see his father there waiting for him.
"Son, I need to speak with you"
"I need to talk with you too"
"I've decided to put you in dragon training. What?"
"I've decided I can't kill dragons. What?"
"You first" Stoick insisted
"No, no...You first"
"Alright, I've decided to put you in dragon training, you start in the morning!"
"Oh man I should have gone first… You know that we have a surplus of dragon-fighting Vikings… but do we have enough… bread-making Vikings or… small home repair Vikings?"
"You'll need this" Stoick said dropping an axe on his hands
"Get it over with Hiccup you can do it!"
"No" Hiccup said dropping the axe almost cutting of his left foot
"What?" Stoick asked
"I don't want to fight dragons anymore"
"Of course you do!" Stoick said with a smile
"NO! I don't!" he shouted higher than he thought he could
Stoick looked a little disappointed.
"Alright I see, I'm going to search for the nest I'll be back... probably"
"And I'll be here.. Maybe"
With that Stoick shut the door and headed for the docks .
"Awesome Hiccup you did it! You stood up to your father!"
Well that's that! I hope I can some Hiccstrid next chapter!
Again have a nice Chrismas!