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.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS.

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CHAPTER SEVEN: A War of Emotions

'TOOTHLESS! HURRY! THE CAVE!' Toothless heard the Deathsong's cries, and he spun around, and looked up to see the back side of the whole structure beginning to collapse.

The dread came before the pain, oh, the blinding pain.

Suddenly, he was falling. How, he didn't know. Why? Well, he didn't know that either.

'TOOTHLESS! HOLD ON!' He saw the Deathsong diving after him, talons outstretched, and for a minute he wondered if she was doing him a favour, and making his death quick. As a unexpected sharp pain in his wing added to the equation, he saw colours flash in his eyes. A moment later, he felt a cold rock he guessed was ice hitting his back, hard, as claws dug into his flank. He roared this time in pain, the sheer agony finally coming out.

The Deathsong somehow managed to catch him mid-air.

Dodging rocks as she sped to the cave entrance, she roared at him, as he complained and screamed at her.

She snorted at one.'Oh shut up, it's not tha- OWW!'

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"Come on, you bloody idiot..." Snotlout tried not to notice the pun, and focused his attention on his cousin. Things had only gotten worse in the last hour, when the two dragons had hurried into the cave.

They had reason to believe the whole backside of the mining complex had collapsed.

That also meant that this cave was extremely unstable- and they could find themselves plunging into the depths of dark death in the blink of an eye.

Every now and then, the cave would shudder and shake, groaning at them. It seemed, that no matter where they positioned themselves, it didn't even out their weight or help the trembling at all. They were sitting ducks.

And he wasn't the only one who absolutely loathed that.

Toothless was pacing furiously, occasionally staring at the ground like it was responsible, before huffing and circling the cave once more. He would come over and nudge Hiccup, as if hoping for an answer which he knew he would never get. The Night Fury had never been good at sitting still, really, so the tight space and his dying friends didn't exactly help.

The Deathsong was just sitting quietly, thinking. Her hunger was burning stronger than ever before, and she wanted to eat Toothless for his annoying pacing, but she decided to stay quiet.

It was her fault they were here in the first place.

She wasn't going to think about it though, there was no point, and she knew it. Her pointless worrying wouldn't help them or get them any where.

Hiccup needed help from his human friends, and he didn't have it. She looked at the ice shard, wondering if she could pull that out. Would they allow it? Toothless might tear her throat out, but wouldn't it help him...?

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Hookfang had a plan.

He never said his plan would be sneaky.

Hookfang flew headstrong for the icy wall, confident in his plan... Well, as confident as he could be right now.

Stopping at the wall's surface, he eyed it. Now, how was he going to do this...?

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'What are you doing?' Toothless hissed, standing tensely as he watched the Deathsong slither over to Hiccup and Snotlout.

Toothless only trusted her to a certain degree- not completely.

'Well,' she started quietly, 'We should probably remove that chunk of ice, I mean... Isn't it killing him?'

The Night Fury swallowed, not really liking the plan. 'Yes, but... It's risky. He could bleed out. Go into shock...' He inwardly groaned at the Deathsong's bluntness. 'It could kill him.'

'Oh... So it's a bad plan?' She asked, taking a step back.

Toothless almost laughed; if Snotlout didn't stop frowning, he would have those lines permanently etched onto his face.

'No.' Toothless growled. 'It's just a stupid and dangerous plan.'

'Isn't every plan?'

Toothless looked at his feet. 'True.'

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'I told you this was a bad plan!' Toothless grumbled, watching his poor rider whimper again.

The dragoness simply growled. 'Well, I think it's better than having him freeze to death. What would you prefer; slow death, with no chance of surviving, or a fast death, but a slight chance of survival?'

Toothless didn't have a counter remark for that. Instead, he slumped down beside her, hissing at the horrible taste of steely blood in his mouth. His jaw was aching and stiff, cold from holding the ice.

'So...' He started, 'What happened?' The Deathsong looked at him, confused. 'You know... After

we left you in the caves?'

She was quiet for a short while. 'Nothing, really. I just went on with my... Half-baked... Life.'

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A/N:

Yeah, I know its crappy and short.

And, I did originally intend to have it, so the Deathsong just randomly walked up to Hiccup, tore out the ice shard, then sort of stood there and watched guiltily as Hiccup nearly bleeds out to death... But then I was like, 'Nah', so I just settled for this junk.

Hope you enjoyed...

Chapter 8- Fire & Ice

Chapter 9- Safe and Sound/Here to Stay

Crystallion12

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