Author Note: So we pick up the story at last class and it begins in the music room, ironically.
Tuffnut had sped out to his car to acquire a second set of drumsticks. He rushed back into class thankful he was not late. He walked over to the piano where Ruffnut, Astrid, Fishlegs and Hiccup were.
Their music teacher's last name was unknown as all just called him Gobber, his first name that was a nick name from his child-hood name. Gobber could play most string and woodwind instruments, pan pipes he found quite interesting. Gobber was the teacher of Music, History and P.E (a.k.a, to Americans, gym class). He was also best friend to Hiccup's dad, Stoick (official name was Steven but it is a nick name), aswell as Hiccup's mentor. On the weekends, he worked as head of the weapon maker called 'The Forge' because he founded the company. Hiccup was brought up there and learned about and how to make pretty much any weapon from modern period to the Stone Age.
Gobber walked in and spoke in his thick Scottish accent "Morning class, take a seat". They all took a seat and eyes widened as Gobber sat on the desk and asked "So, what are you lot playing for the battle of the bands competition". "We forgot to come up with a song" answered Hiccup. Gobber frowned and spoke "Well then, we best get cracking".
The five gathered the various instruments around the place of their respective role on the band. "Ok then, let's see, what are the various rounds taking place" asked Gobber.
"First are three songs with the band, one lyrical song with optional background instrument and a solo on instrumental. Any type of Music and any instruments" said Hiccup. Gobber pondered and spoke "Astrid I believe on solo in terms of lyrical". "Yes, we were thinking Hiccup should do the solo instrument" Fishlegs added. "On bass I presume. Interesting but certainly a winner I think" Gobber said.
"So, now we need to focus on what songs to play" Gobber added. The six continued to speak on and on about ideas for but came up with their songs to play. However, before they could start, the bell rang signalling the end of the day so they left it there. Gobber was effectively, the manager for the band and a role he took seriously.
Tuffnut and Ruffnut walked out to their Mustang, pushing each other as they went. They then noticed a silver Aston Martin Vantage drive away, a car they hadn't seen before.
Ruffnut stood on his foot and said as he hobbled in pain "Listen, I have told you don't pick girls or friends because of their car". "I know, but that Aston is stunning" smiled Tuffnut. Tuffnut climbed into his own car at the driving seat as Ruff sat next to him. The drive home was quiet, only the sound of the V8 was heard.
"So, you need to go anywhere?" asked Tuffnut. "Nah, Fishlegs and Hiccup are hanging out together and Astrid has to do some rounds for her mother" replied Ruffnut. Tuffnut nodded as they pulled into the driveway.
The two went upstairs to their rooms as soon as they came in the door, their mother and grandfather where at a friend's wedding. When they were at the top, they found Barf and Belch, who had gotten out of their tanks again, fighting each other. Tuffnut grabbed Belch and Ruffnut grabbed Barf while the two pulled the Iguanas struggled in their owners grasp.
"What was that from Barf" asked Tuffnut with a serious tone in his voice. "Barf? That was Belch's fault" retorted Ruffnut. "As if, we all know Belch is the better behaved while Barf looks for trouble" growled Tuffnut. Ruffnut spoke "Well you look for trouble every second" before she huffed and stormed with her Iguana to her room. Tuffnut did the same with Belch and put the Iguana on his chest as he lay down on the bed.
Belch seemed confused and nudged his owner affectionately while Tuff rubbed his scaly head. "It's not your fault boy, just that wench" snarled Tuff while getting louder on the last part so that Ruff heard. Tuff and Ruff had always been best friends to the other but sometimes, they hated each other and in recent months, their friendship was being tested.
Tuff grumbled and picked up Belch as he walked to the car. Tuff opened the car door as he drove off, where he was going he hadn't a clue but he couldn't be in the same house with her at the moment.
The green muscle car halted at some red lights on a long street road that seemed almost empty expected for the various cars and other vehicles that went perpendicular to the road Tuff was on.
A black Corvette and brown Juke then pulled up on either side of the windows facing the Mustang rolled down. Tuff did the same as Hiccup spoke to him with Toothless' head poking up from behind, his tongue hanging out as he panted in a happy dog way.
"Hay Thorston, were you off to"? Tuffnut rolled his head to face Hiccup and spoke "Just out for a drive". Fishlegs then spoke and Tuffnut darted his head in that direction where he could see the female Pug he knew as Meatlug "Why don't you come up with us to Helheim's gate?"
Tuffnut shrugged and followed behind the two at a slower speed to save fuel, because he has a wallet that extends only so far, up to Helheim's gate.
Helheim's gate was a famed gate way to three race courses. The first track was a long, straight line drag strip named 'The Speed Stinger' due to it often spinning people off aswell as cars reaching ultimate speeds. The second track was the furthest away as an off road track that went around a hill. They named it 'The Timberjack' because of dense foliage surrounding the track that often needed Lumberjacks to trim away the timber from the track. The third track was a twisting track that had sharp, gentle and curving bends aswell as short and long straights. This track was called 'The Snaptrapper' due to fellow racers and the course itself 'trapping' cars by only need a small snap to spin them off.
Tuffnut, Hiccup and Fishlegs left their pets with the owner of the track who was providing commentary for the current race on 'The Snaptrapper', the track the trio planned to go on. The owner was Fishlegs' uncle Michael.
As Hiccup, Fishlegs and Tuffnut leaned on the Mustang or sat on its' bonnet, a red Dodge Viper with black stripes pulled up and Scott stepped out. "Well well, seems the 'Nightfury', 'Zippleback' and 'Gronkle' have turned up to be humiliated" Scott said to Dogsbreath who had just stepped out of his dirty green Porsche Cayenne. Dogsbreath laughed but Tuffnut quickly retorted "So, you think your 'Monstrous Nightmare' and 'Seaslug' can beat our cars then you hit your head off a tank".
Scott scoffed at him and climbed back into his car as did Dogsbreath with his and the two took their place on the start line to begin a new race as the old one was finished. Hiccup grabbed Tuffnut and said "Don't let your anger get to you, I can beat the 'Nightmare' easily but I would say that you might have a chance knowing his driving ways". Tuffnut nodded and the three got into their respective car and took their places on the start line.
Hiccup noticed that before them were not only Snotlout and Dogsbreath at the front but also that Speedifist, Clueless and Wartihog were there aswell. Clueless' car was a grey Audi TT RS, a surprisingly good car for a person with a brain capacity less than a Jellyfish. Speedifist was in his typical red Mazda MX 5, as his family was only average but he still wanted a cool and fast car. Wartihog was in an orange BMW Z4.
Fishlegs was behind Tuff and Hiccup but noticed a silver Aston Martin Vantage pull up alongside him, its driver hidden behind the windows, a hood and a mask covering the mouth.
The lights in front were still red as a few more cars came onto the scene but none that fazed the trio in the Mustang, Juke and Stingray. All drivers were filled with tension as the last car joined and finally, the lights started to change.
Red
Red
Red
Red
Green
As soon as the green light shone, all cars were off in smoke, tyre squeal, engine noises and cheering spectators. Scott took the lead and quickly went ahead of the other drivers but Speedifist, Wartihog, Clueless and Dogsbreath all grinned as they deliberately slowed down all the other drivers.
Tuff growled and honked his 'La Cucaracha' horn at them. Clueless' dim-witted nature suddenly came into its truth as he slipped behind the others as he laughed at the horn. Tuffnut grinned and shot forward through the gap like a bullet, followed closely behind by Hiccup.
Hiccup over took Tuffnut and began to pursue Scott in a high speed chase. The long straight allowed Hiccup view of the Viper and he smiled as his faster Corvette gained ground. Scott was technically Hiccup's second cousin but Hiccup could care less about him, all Hiccup wanted to do was beat him.
The Viper's driver noticed the black Corvette in the mirror and growled. Snotlout grabbed a radio communication system and spoke "You knuckle heads, why did ye let him past". "Sorry Scott, but don't worry, Speedifist is currently chasing down Tuff who is coming third" replied Dogsbreath.
Tuffnut snarled as the Mazda pulled up alongside. The two cars were neck and neck as the unforgiving tarmac on 'The Snaptrapper' did cause the much lighter Mazda to have some issues regarding traction and steering. "Well I hope the others are doing better" thought Tuffnut.
Fishlegs meanwhile had also passed out the car blockage and now all the other cars had aswell. The Aston Martin had sped off but currently Dogsbreath was focused on Fishlegs. The faster Porsche gained ground quickly on the Juke and Fishlegs suddenly questioned as to why he came in the first place. He did have the slowest vehicle of the group and often times that was handy for him but now it was scary because of the disgusting looking car behind him.
Clueless and Wartihog had decided, well rather Clueless followed Wartihog's decision to catch up with the Aston Martin that clearly could also be a problem. The Audi and BMW managed to trap the Aston between them and the two caused the driver to make sharp turns and could possibly wear out the clutch.
Tuffnut was having less than fun as his mighty V8 struggled to get away from the light and nimble Mazda. Speedifist then side bashed the Mustang, nearly pushing it onto the grass and off the track. Tuffnut growled and as they exited the gentle bend for the long straight and into an average long bend, he smiled at the corner. Speedifist laughed as he hit the Mustang again but Tuffnut suddenly slowed down. When Speedifist returned his gaze from the Mustang to the road infront, he gasped as he suddenly approached a sharp bend to fast but as he tried to brake, he spun off in a cloud of tyre smoke. Tuffnut laughed as Speedifist grumbled while he slowly got off the grass and onto the track, which took a long while causing every car to overtake him.
Fishlegs was also being bashed and pushed by the Porsche jeep and was growing annoyed. Other cars over took him but when he suddenly saw the Mazda that had fallen to the back had an angry Speedifist at the wheel, he grew more concerned. The Mazda overtook the cars that were behind the Juke and Porsche and caught up. Speedifist drove at the side of the Juke and bashed into the side of it.
Fishlegs was trapped truly as he couldn't go backwards because of the Porsche and was going as fast as he could. Though he knew his uncle would probably ban Speedifist, Wartihog, Dogsbreath, Clueless and probably Scott aswell from the track, he still felt bad for his Juke and worried as paint and dents could be done easily, parts for the car were another story.
Hiccups meanwhile had closed the gap between him and Scott and were just about to finish their second lap. This meant they had just one lap left and to Hiccup, he decided to finish in style.
When they approached the straight, Hiccup finally put his foot down fully and blew off like the wind and left the Viper in his dust. Scott's jaw had visibly dropped but when the Aston Martin over took him, he growled as he watched the Audi and BMW behind him slow to not overtake him.
Tuffnut was also there and overtook the slowed down German cars and laughed. Clueless had no idea what happened but Wartihog growled and powered on in his BMW. The Viper driver only noticed the Mustang when the loud engine went past his window. Scott growled and rammed his car into the back of Tuff's. The back end of the Mustang lifted up and was followed by a second blow.
Hiccup by this stage had crossed the line and as he did, noticed Ruffnut, who was clearly grumbling, and Astrid in the crowd aswell as the blue Porsche behind them. Tuffnut meanwhile was about to make the final turn but Scott and Wartihog both rammed into the Mustang as it turned. The BMW and Viper turned the corner fine but the Mustang had been pushed in such a way that it lifted onto its' side and tumbled off the track, rolling over and over again.
Fishlegs didn't even make it to the finish line as he immediately drove to the flipped Mustang. Hiccup and Astrid also both drove over with Ruffnut in the Porsche's passenger seat.
The spectators all gasped and Michael had rung his phone for the emergency services. The others had immediately tied tow ropes to the side of the Mustang to attempt to get it back on its wheels. The Juke and Corvette pulled with fury and managed to flip it but when the saw the car, they were all shocked. The entire car was damaged, windows broken, lights smashed, fake spoiler damaged, blower and body work dented and bent, paint scratched, oil leaking and a wheel was hanging limply.
Fishlegs prized open the car door and Ruffnut looked in to find Tuffnut knocked out with scratches and blood all over his face. Astrid moved her back as Fishlegs and Hiccup gently took Tuffnut out of the vehicle. Hiccup then noticed that the masked driver of the Aston Martin bowed their head and stepped back into their car before driving off.
An ambulance arrived and a paramedic took out a stretcher to which Fishlegs and Hiccup placed Tuffnut's limp body. Ruffnut was crying as the paramedic spoke "Ok, he is still alive but he will need to be taken to hospital. Does anybody wish to come in the Ambulance"? Ruffnut spoke and said "Yes, I am his sister".
The journey for Ruffnut was heart-breaking. Yes she fought Tuffnut and they had recently gotten on each other's bad mood but they were best friends since birth. Hiccup and Fishlegs would join her at the hospital after they dropped the Juke and Mustang to the local garage and body shop. While Toothless and Meatlug went with the boys, Astrid was calling to the Thorston household to tell miss. Thorston and their Grandpa about the accident aswell as bring Barf along with Belch to the hospital.
Ruffnut had to wait in the waiting room when they arrived at the Hospital to move Tuff into one of the waiting rooms. Ruff paced back and forth for some time until they finally allowed her access into the room. There was a doctor in there and Ruffnut asked "How is he?"
The doctor then replied "Well, he is fine in most parts; he probably hit his head off something. That said, he is still unconscious and will be for some time but we have diagnosed him to have a broken wrist from whatever way he landed". Ruffnut looked at the averagely slow heart monitor and replied "Thank you".
The doctor smiled and exited the room. Ruffnut held onto his hand as Tuffnut lay on the bed with zero movement aswell. She sat still as she pulled a chair nearby underneath her for and stayed there for an hour. She shot her head up as the door creaked open and her mother walked in with the twin's grandfather.
"Thomas, my boy" cried the Thorston's mother as she got a chair for herself and held onto Tuff's opposite arm. Their grandfather leaned on his oak cane and bowed his head while his opposite held onto the end of the bed. "He is a strong lad, he will pull through" he said. "Where are the others?" asked Ruffnut. "They are outside, Hiccup and Fishlegs dashed in no sooner had we placed our hands on the door handle. Tell me how is he?"
"A broken wrist and few scratches and scars here and there" replied Ruffnut. "How did this happen?" asked the grandfather. "He was out with Hiccup ad Fishlegs at 'Helheim's Gate' on 'The Snaptrapper'. He was approaching the last bend when two cars rammed into him and caused the car to roll over and over until it landed on its side. Myself and Astrid had arrived before he flipped" Ruffnut said.
Knowing her mother, Ruffnut knew that she would press charges and take this to court. Hiccup, Astrid and Fishlegs had entered a while later and Hiccup informed them that the repairs for the Mustang where being covered by his father, Stoick had been a good friend to the twins late father. Astrid placed Barf and Belch on the table next to Ruffnut and the Iguanas had seriously sad expressions on their face, which was weird given they were Iguanas.
Tuffnut's clothes and hat had been replaced by a hospital gown. Aswell, the Mustang and the Juke were being inspected by the authorities to track down the cars that caused the accidents and their drivers.
Hiccup, Astrid and Fishlegs eventually had to leave the Thorston's in hospital with the unconscious boy as evening had come. Astrid had no room in her car to take more than one passenger so the twin's mother and grandfather drove in her silver Mercedes C-class Sedan. Hiccup had to drop Fishlegs off at his home, which was not much of a problem as the Haddock, Hofferson, Ingerman and Thorston households all lived in a three mile radius of each other.
Author Note: So Tuffnut has an injury which will mean what for the band. Also, for those who don't know because you are reading this story with no knowledge of HTTYD, Helheim's Gate is a place in HTTYD and Snaptrapper, Timberjack and Speed Stinger are dragons. Also, who likes my naming of the tracks because I was originally going to call it Typhommerang instead of Snaptrapper but a possible future plan stopped me.
