And I'm back! Did'ya miss me? Of course not, you're looking for the story. Anyway, here it is, The Runaway Part 4.
By the way, I've watched Rise of the Guardians recently and I couldn't help myself, I've got a story idea for it, so I might be writing that one alongside this one. Hopefully that one will be shorter than this one, however, because this one is threatening to be very, very, VERY long. Not that that would bother you guys, but it means I'll be writing this for a while. Anyway...
Guest: Okay... uh, which one was that again?
Hiccupisnotuseless: Uh, thanks! Yes, Blueflame is a non-canon breed of which I haven't really thought of a name for. However, you now have his name. Whoop! Also, I have read some of those chapters, just haven't reviewed them yet.
Guest: Just the fact that the dragon isn't one from Berk and has a rider is enough for clever old Hiccup to put two and two together!
Guest: It's a special kind of dragon! And by that, I mean I haven't got a name for the breed yet. However, he's pretty cool, as you will find out.
Kat sat astride her fearsome beast, reins clasped in her spindly fingers. The creature was surprisingly manoeuvrable and responsive today, though it could be to do with the fact that Kat was telling him to do something he really enjoyed.; that being destroying villages. He eyed the jet black Night Fury with hatred, his nostrils flaring, clouds of breath billowing out into the night air. His small, yellow eyes took in every detail. From his maw dribbled the same offensive-smelling liquid that Kat had used to fill her bombs.
Hiccup in turn assessed the new dragon, eyes narrowed. The creature was huge, obviously not easy to take down, especially with the thick, bony plates on his back. Toothless trembled with rage, barely listening to his rider's commands as his rage roiled inside him. How dare this thick, ugly creature attack him and his friends?
With a snort, Toothless shook his head, ear-like flaps glued to the back of his disc-like face. His misleadingly rounded fangs glittered from beneath his quivering lips. His emerald eyes narrowed. The heavy structure of the great beast lurched closer, wings thrumming thickly. It's stumpy, tree-trunk legs were tucked up underneath it, against it's lightly coloured belly. He ground the huge, metal bit between his massive teeth.
The two dragons faced off as their riders glared at one another.
"We don't have to do this, Kat! Please, just listen to me! We can help, there's no need for a fight!" Hiccup cried out desperately, loud enough that all those amassed upon the ground to watch could hear him.
Equally as strongly, Kat snarled, "The time for talking is over, Hiccup! It was over long before it even started!"
"Kat, please! Don't do this! I know you don't want to!"
"You have no idea what I want!" Kat shot up in her stirrups, standing tall on her dragon's back, an indignant expression on her face. "Blueflame! Destroy him!"
The dragon, Blueflame, opened his gaping maw, from which burst a great cloud of rich, blue fire. Hiccup could see from where the creature took his name. He tugged Toothless' neck-strap, turning the Night Fury away so that he wasn't engulfed. The flames quickly fell away, like droplets of liquid, snuffed out as their fuel was used.
Folding his wings, Toothless swooped around the back of the other dragon and opened his own mouth, letting loose a tremendous plasma blast. Like a missile of pure violet flame, it screamed towards the other dragon, breaking into an explosion over Blueflame's back. The dragon hissed fearsomely. Using his wide, powerful wings, Kat's beast thrust himself higher into the air, turning on Toothless to fire again, but the smaller dragon was too quick, darting out of the way and unleashing two more blasts, one hitting Blueflame's leg, the other his stomach.
Blueflame's wings collapsed and he tumbled from the air gracefully, straight towards the village. Hiccup gave a cry of triumph, Toothless a loud roar, and turned a somersault in the air. But the celebrations were for nothing. Blueflame's wings snapped open and he swooped back up, and up, smashing through the roof of a building and showering the Berkians below in rubble and splinters. A feigned defeat. Hiccup cursed himself, crouching low. He should have known.
Toothless dived down, the characteristic whistle of his wings ringing out as he passed the other dragon and let off another powerful plasma blast. He spread his wings underneath the large creature, beating up towards him.
"Big mistake..." Kat breathed, watching the impressive display with disdain. "Show him how it's done, my dear." Blueflame locked his eyes onto Toothless, then let his teeth slide apart as a concentrated stream of liquid poured from his lips, glowing with fire as it slicked down from the air and hit Toothless right at the base of his tail.
The Night Fury screamed, twisting and writhing in the air, almost enough to throw his rider from the saddle. His front paws clawed at the air as he tried to reach the burning patch of liquid. With another screech, his wings fell open and he plummeted towards the ground, locked in his own battle to alleviate the pain.
"Toothless! What's wrong with you? It's just a little fire, your scales are fire-proof!" Hiccup cried in anguish, jolting the strap this way and that to try to regain control, but the dragon wasn't listening. "Bud, come on! We're going to crash!" Hiccup spied the ground coming closer and closer. The roofs loomed, too large for comfort. He saw the fear in the people's eyes as they ran for cover.
"Toothless! Toothless!"
Finally, the dragon ceased his struggle. He started in shock, flaring his wings, but it was far too late. He only managed to slow his fall a little before he and his rider crashed through a house and slammed into the street.
From above, Kat gave a little laugh. Just the distraction she needed. "Come on, Blueflame. Let's get some dinner. They can sort out this mess..." With a groan, the dragon turned and swooped down towards the food store. He landed carefully outside it, watching as his rider slipped from his back and tiptoed inside.
Hiccup groaned weakly, sprawled upon the ground. His body was racked with pain. His head spun. Slowly, drawing deep, strangled breaths, he struggled to wriggle his fingers and move his arms enough to push himself up.
"Toothless..." He croaked, reaching out to the dragon slumped near him, a few paces away. Determined, he heaved himself up onto his knees, crawling painfully to his dragon's side, his fingers stretching, grasping for the feel of his cool scales. Finding Toothless' cheek, he ran his hand down the Night Fury's neck, whispering softly to him all the time. Toothless crooned gently, shifting himself and stretching out his long wings, then wriggling closer to his rider.
"It's gonna be okay, Toothless, don't worry. We'll fix you up. We'll fix all of this. You'll see..." Hiccup could feel his body growing weaker, his head whirling. There was a dull pain just above his temple, the feeling of a warm, wet stream sliding down his cheek. For some reason, it just didn't make any sense to him. He couldn't work out what it was, or why. Toothless gave a sharp grunt, his ears snapping back, and he nudged his rider's forehead.
Hiccup barely registered the sound of someone calling his name as they pounded down the street towards him. In fact, he was startled when Astrid fell to her knees beside the pair and lifted his head up, inspecting him.
"Hiccup! I thought I told you not to hurt yourself!" She scowled jokingly. Hiccup's brow creased.
"Wh-what?" He breathed. Already, everything was beginning to slip away. He could hear his breath rattling, too loud in his ears, his heart pounding in his throat. His hand groped forwards blindly to her shoulder, before he fell forwards against her, the blackness finally claiming him for its own.
"Hiccup? Hiccup!" Astrid cried, trying to rouse him, but it was no use. Toothless gave an alarmed cry, scrabbling at the ground and nudging his rider fretfully until Astrid had to push him away. "No, Toothless, don't do that, you'll make it worse..." She stroked back his soft hair, trying to find the wound and stop the bleeding before he lost any more blood.
Above them, going unnoticed by the crowd of Vikings below as they ferried their fallen hero to an infirmary, Blueflame and Kat soared away towards the forest, a basket of fish clasped in the dragon's long claws.
Hiccup made the all-too-easy mistake of underestimating his enemy! But why did Toothless get burned? Surely dragons are fire-proof? Well, let me explain something. Blueflame doesn't exactly breathe his fire, he spits it. His fire is made up of Ethanol, or pure alcohol, to those who aren't sure what Ethanol is. It is a liquid, and so it gets under other dragon's scales. Toothless most probably freaked out so badly because he's never been burned before. So there you have it, I do think things through carefully. Until the next time!