Scorch Marks, Broken Doors and Other Mishaps…..
Author's Notes: Well the first chapter is up and here is the second one. This one will focus on Toothless and Stoick really meeting each other for the first time- and all the hilarity that ensues (I hope) please remember this is all while Hiccup is asleep and he is asleep for awhile if the village has time to set up perches and homes for the dragons and learn to ride them/interact with them as well.
2nd Note: Yes I know I have Narnia stories unfinished let me explain- my computer had all my chapters, my computer crashed, I lost all my stuff, I sold my computer, I got a new one, I will have to start over on the next chapters of those stories, and in between all that I lost my job, was on unemployment and got a new job while finishing school up. They are on hiatus for now….I will finish them eventually
Chapter 2: Broken Doors
Stoick said not a word as he watched the healer look over his son; he could only sit on the chair numb. His only child losing a leg after saving the entire village- and he had disowned him? What kind of father was he? With a soft sound he buried his face in his hands until a rough touch made him stir. Stoick looked up to see Gobber standing beside him looking at the small figure in the makeshift bed but speaking to him,
"He'll make it and I'll make him a leg so he can walk and ride that temperamental beast he calls friend."
Stoick managed a smile, but it disappeared the moment Gobber walked closer to his son and a frown took over his face.
"How much will he lose?"
"Just under the kneecap, everything below that is a mess he shattered the bone when he fell and the flesh is burned to badly to heal." The woman replied softly.
"I have to start now otherwise he could die of blood loss." She continued.
Gobber looked to Stoick who nodded but immediately moved away from the bedside. The healer woman took her antiseptic liquid and began to wash the leg carefully wincing in sympathy as Hiccup managed a low sound of pain. Gobber sat down hard, but was unwilling to move away.
Finally the healer was finished, but she went to the fire and grabbed out a long knife instrument that glowed red hot and brought it over.
"I must cut now but I need someone to hold him so he won't move." She requested.
"He's not awake is he?" Gobber asked anxiously.
"No but they can still feel pain if not numbed to it."
Gobber grabbed hold of Hiccup and the woman started making the first cut, Hiccup's groans became louder in volume until they were just one long, low note.
Stoick, on the other side of the room was ready to clasp his hands over his ears when a familiar screech was heard moments before the door to his house was broken open, pieces flying outward and clattering to the ground. A black blur was seen darting into the room and crouching by Hiccup's side making the healer scream and back away.
Stoick watched still in shock as the Night Fury bared its teeth and growled, bristling at the three who in Toothless' mind were trying to hurt his friend.
"Gobber get that beast away!" Stoick demanded.
"I need to continue he won't make it if I don't stop the bleeding." The woman warned loudly.
"Toothless- oh for the love of Thor- Toothless!"
The last was Astrid's call as she had come running at the loud sound of the door being broken. She stopped cold at the sight, but then rolled her eyes heavenward looking for strength as she prepared to do battle with a furious Night Fury for the second time that day. Grumbling to herself she thought, 'This really isn't what I had figured battling a dragon would be like.'
She hurried over to where Toothless was and shoved his nose away from the boy he thought he was protecting. Toothless pushed back against her and she slid back a few feet.
"Toothless if she doesn't help him he'll die!" she cried.
That made the dragon stop cold and she nearly fell to floor as her shoving put her too far forward.
He looked at her, now fear clear in his gaze as she stood up again,
"Toothless, she has to do this- you want him to live right and walk again? In order to do that they have to get his ruined leg off and replace it. You have to let her do it." Astrid took his head and guided him away from where Hiccup laid over to where Stoick sat still in shock.
"He'll stay here, I'll keep him here." Astrid promised Stoick.
The healer woman moved back to Hiccup and moved quickly to get the ruined flesh away and cauterize the wound to help prevent infection.
Astrid kept Toothless' face away from what the healer was doing and every time Hiccup made a sound she was hard pressed to keep Toothless occupied, keeping his eyes away.
Astrid looked at Stoick and was confused at the still amazed look on his face. She finally asked, "Stoick, what is it?"
"That beast knocked down my door, years of dragon attacks do nothing and at one noise that beast breaks my door!" Stoick choked out.
Astrid couldn't help herself, she started laughing as all the events of the last few days finally came crashing down on her. Toothless perked up his ears at her laughter and she just leaned on him unable to stop.
The four of them waited and watched through the night to see whether Hiccup would make it.