Reckless... Or Selfless?
A HttyD Fanfiction
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Rated T for Graphic/Detailed Blood and Injury... Also, there's references to cannibalism. Like, it's actually kinda obvious...
Genres are Hurt/Comfort/General
Set in Race to the Edge, mid-Season 2, after Ep.9
Warnings- Head canons, such as the cousin-relationship between Hiccup and Snotlout will be displayed. Also, possible Hiccstrid later on.
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Having a slowly dying person in your arms after being attacked is bad enough. Change the details to, I don't know, maybe a RAPIDLY dying cousin, trapped in an unstable icy cavern with a CANIBALLISTIC dragon, after being ambushed and currently hunted by Dragon Hunters, with ABSOLUTELY no means to call for help? Welcome to Snotlout's amazing weekend.
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CHAPTER FIVE: The Truth
"To-o-o-t-h-hhh-l-ee-ss?!"
Snotlout whipped his head up, alert. He saw his cousin, now awake again, weary eyes fixed on the opposite wall.
"Wh-h-at?" He asked through chattering teeth, holding Hiccup's head closer to his chest. Hiccup tried to say something else, but Snotlout hushed him quickly. He needed to save his strength for a possible rescue, no matter the gradually dropping odds.
To say Snotlout was shocked, when he heard the familiar dragon's roar again, was an understatement.
Thunk. Both boys jumped, still as the cave shook. They both heard Toothless again, scratching the icy wall separating them, but it was soon blocked out by a loud, shrill shriek that sent shudders down their spines. While Hiccup couldn't remember the cry, Snotlout sure as hell could.
The Deathsong.
He didn't get much space or time to imagine, as he heard the faint build-up of a powerful Plasma Blast.
Snotlout gulped. Hell was surely about to break loose.
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As he prepared a fire blast, Toothless could only pray they weren't pressed against this particular wall. If they were, then he'd very shortly be their cause of death. He nearly stopped the blast out of that fear, but continued none the less. It was a risk he'd have to take.
BOOM! He watched as the wall collapsed beneath thick smoke, impatiently waiting for it to clear- and when it did, his heart skipped a beat and leaped for joy.
Hiccup. His Hiccup.
Blinded by joy and relief, he sprang forward, completely forgetting the extremely confused Deathsong behind him, and the one Snotlout with shock and dread on his face.
He ran straight to him, a giant gummy smile on his face, oh, the idioti-
Oh... The idiot...
His ecstatic expression swiftly melted, into one of horror and plain terror. His eyes were glued to Hiccup's pale face, and they switched from it, to the pool of blood underneath, to the worst thing in his life, that giant spike lodged in his Hiccup's stomach! HIS HICCUP! In that brief moment, everything disappeared. All tameness vanished into thin, tight air. His Hiccup... His Hiccup was... Was... Was d-de-dead...!
He screeched, about to fire a Plasma Blast at the wall, and ready to murder everyone and everything in sight, when he felt strong but limp arms push his head forcefully and claws pierce harshly into his back end.
"TOOTHLESS! Are you tr-rying to get us ki-l-l-led?!" Snotlout yelled, but it was a failed attempt to reign the dragon in.
'Shut up and listen to the boy, Night Fury!' The Deathsong bellowed, unrelenting its grip on the smaller dragon it called prey.
It was a miracle that the creature had agreed to help the muscular, annoying twerp, to hold down this lunatic Night Fury. It also was unbelievable to it, that this dragon had a name! Dragons only ever got names, when they were elderly, or achieved great, or terrible things- what ever had this beast done to get a name?! Killed everydragon its nest? It couldn't have been anything good, that was for certain!
'YOU DON'T HAVE A RIDER! A RIDER YOU LOVED-" Toothless howled, swallowing a lump rising in his throat. 'SOMEONE YOU LOVED MORE THAN YOUR OWN LIFE!- I KNOW YOU DON'T- YOU WOULDN'T KNOW, WOULD YOU?! BECAUSE YOUR LIFE IS- YOUR, DEMONIC, SINFUL LIFE, DOESN'T DESERVE IT! YOU DON'T DESERVE HICCUP!' Toothless bellowed so loud, their ears were hurting.
Fighting against Snotlout's weakening pull and the wretched dragon's claws, Toothless only felt blazing fury from his rapidly deteriorating sanity levels. He roared in his burning throat, and thrashed his entire body. He couldn't stop this awful feeling, his body and mind slipping into insanity...
'ARE YOU SERIOUS?! SO, THAT HAS TO MEAN WE HAVE TO DIE TOO, DOESN'T IT?!' The Deathsong howled, digging in deeper with its claws.
Snotlout, in that moment, was the hero of the hour. Because even though he wasn't smart, he suddenly realised Hiccup was everything. On the scale of emphasis, he was EVERYTHING to Toothless. Toothless' ENTIRE freaking WORLD.
"TOOTHLESS! Hiccup's fine!"
Dead silence filled the cave. Toothless whipped his head around, and took the opportunity. He wriggled out of the Deathsong's painful grip, and slowly was released from Snotlout's uneasy and cautious arms. He crawled pathetically over to his fallen rider, and nuzzled his head, sucking in a breath... He was breathing.
Toothless felt so many emotions in that moment, so many that he didn't know what to do.
So he just slumped down, silent. He watched Snotlout fall against the wall, and the Deathsong sit down, out the corner of one eye. With a sigh, he laid down beside his unconscious rider, pain etched and each face.
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She honestly didn't know any more.
Her original intent was to kill everyone in this cave, but now... She just didn't feel like it. Maybe it was the Night Fury, who was inevitability similar to herself, the thick smell of blood and melted ice in the clammy air, or the slowly dying humans. Actually... Normally, none of those bothered her, so maybe she just wasn't hungry.
She kept imagining just pouncing on that unsuspecting Night Fury, tearing into his no doubtedly juicy flesh... And while a bit skinny from lack of food, she was near certain that boy would also be delicious. She'd leave the dying one.
She couldn't deny it. She didn't want to kill them. She didn't want to KILL. Not humans, and certainly not dragons! But
Come on, you idiot... This is what you were trained to do... She thought viciously. It's your life or theirs...
So why couldn't she...?
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A/N:
Whoo! That took longer than I would of liked... Courtesy of stupid updates, and a sore body.
PS- The next 'This Is War' update should be up within this week or the next. ;)
Chapter 6- We're in this Together
Chapter 7- A War of Emotions
Chapter 8- Fire & Ice
Chapter 9- Safe and Sound/Here to Stay
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SHOUTOUTS:
FabinaForever11- Thanks! Things are starting to get heated here, so be sure to stay tuned!
LightningAndDeathItself218- Aww... Don't despair! There's still hope... Totally. Well, be grateful, you Dragonite! I cut down on the Hiccup action here! XD. Thx for the review, Buddy!
Also, thanks to all of my followers, reviewers, and those who have favoured all my fanfics!