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"Are you sure this is going to work?" Hiccup asks Astrid, very unsure of her plan. They're standing in front of his old home, the Chief's house. Astrid wants Stoick and Hiccup to 'talk it out.' And apparently Gobber's talked to Stoick.
"Oh, it'll be fine. Gobber's talked to him." Astrid says.
"He'll never go along with this." Hiccup warns.
"Oh, he will." Astrid assures him. At least, she sure hopes so. She knocks on the door, and has to hold Hiccup tightly on his forearm so he can't run away. It's not like he would get that far anyway, Astrid could tackle him in mere minutes.
Stoick opens the door, and he's smiling.
"Astrid, Hiccup! Glad you're here! Come on in." Stoick steps back and opens the door so they can get in the door. Hiccup reluctantly walks in behind Astrid. Stoick shuts the door.
"So, Stoick, did Gobber talk to you?" Astrid asks.
"Yes, he did, earlier, actually."
"And are you okay with this?" Stoick looks at Hiccup, smile faltering just the tiniest bit. "Yes. Actually, do you mind if I speak to my son alone?" Astrid looks unsure, but reluctantly agrees. "...Uh, sure. I'll be right outside the door if you need me." She walks out.
Once the door shuts Stoick's smile disappears and he glares at Hiccup. He steps closer to Hiccup, speaking in an angry whisper. "I do not trust you one bit."
"I won't expect you to."
"Why did you have to bring this upon Berk? Why did you even come back?"
Hiccup doesn't answer for a moment, he's too frustrated to say anything. "You think I wanted to come back? You think I wanted any of this to happen? It wasn't my fault I came back. And you should know that."
"Yes, I know exactly why you're here. I saw you, remember?"
"Actually, no. I don't, you wanna know why? Oh wait, you already do."
"If it happens again, I will not hesitate to kill you on the spot."
"Oh, please do. Then you'll get the honor of killing me and saving your village."
Astrid tries to listen in, but can't hear anything because of the thick door. Stupid door, she thinks, and sits on the wooden steps in front of the door. She puts her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands, waiting for Hiccup to come out. Hopefully Stoick won't beat him up or try to kill him again.
And as if Thor has heard her wishes, Hiccup finally walks out, unharmed. She stands up, "How did things go?"
"It went well, I guess. He's not gonna kill me right now."
"That's better than yesterday." Astrid says, giving a small smile.
"Let's go get the other riders. We need to think up a plan." Hiccup says.
"Yeah….About that…"
Turns out, Fishlegs and Snotlout are the only riders left. The second dumbass twin got her ass kidnapped. She should've been more careful. And now Hiccup and Astrid to deal with Fishlegs and Snotlout, and they fight. A lot. This is going to be interesting.
When Hiccup and Astrid arrive at the training academy, Fishlegs and Snotlout are already arguing. As always. They're lucky enough to arrive in the middle of a verbal fight.
"Well at least I'm not a blubbering…" Snotlout can't think of a comeback. "...reader."
Fishlegs scoffs. "At least I can read."
"Why read about stuff when you can be out there fighting the things you're inside reading?"
"So you know what you're up against, you sludge-bucket." Fishlegs fires back without missing a beat.
"Okay!" Astrid says a little too loudly. She glares at the two of them. "I think that's enough fighting for now." Snotlout and Fishlegs don't say anything, but glare harshly at each other. Astrid rolls her eyes at them.
"We need a plan if we're going to defeat this thing." Astrid says, and turns to Hiccup. "Hiccup, do you know its weakness?"
He nods. "It's the helper."
"The what?"
"Oh, that makes sense!" Fishlegs says. "It's connected to whoever or whatever is helping it. The helper seems kind of like its lifeline. Killing the helper will ultimately weaken the Echotri to the point that we can kill it. Am I correct?"
"You're right Fishlegs." Hiccup says. "But the hard part is actually finding the helper. It took me two weeks last time I faced the Echotri just to find the helper. It can be anyone or anything you trust."
"Are you saying it's one of the vikings?" Astrid asks.
"Or our dragons, yes."
"Well, I'm not scared of no helper. It doesn't scare me one little bit." Snotlout says proudly. Fishlegs, Hiccup and Astrid roll their eyes at Snotlout's cockiness.
"Really? 'Cause, the helper could be Hookfang." Fishlegs says.
Snotlout scoffs, "I would know if it were Hookfang, I see Hookfang everyday. How do you know it's not Meatlug?"
"I know becaus-"
"Damnit! Shut your stupid damned faces! We need to find this helper and we can't do that with you two fighting all the damn time! So I suggest you shut up before I punch you into next month!" Astrid shouts, sick of the fighting. They dare not say a word, because they know she really will knock them into next month she's that mad.
Once she knows they won't fight anymore, she turns back to Hiccup. "How do we find the helper?"
"Well, first you gotta figure out is it a dragon, or a person?"
"Hmm, I've noticed Toothless acting weird lately." Fishlegs says.
"Has he?"
Astrid looks at Hiccup like he's stupid. "Do you not remember the other day?"
"Oh, yeah." He says. "But he's been acting like that for a while, before we came back to Berk." Astrid looks at him skeptically, she knows he's lying to her through his teeth.
"Oh, really? Cause the conversation you two had said otherwise."
"What are you are talking about?"
"I had Fishlegs translate it."
"Astrid. I don't know what you're talking about. I never said anything to Toothless." Hiccup's head throbs, but he ignores it. He knows what happens next. And, man, does he hate it.
"You're lying! You threatened your own life to get Toothless to listen to you!"
"Dude, that's low." Snotlout says. "And, trust me, I know low."
"He does." Fishlegs says, actually agreeing with Snotlout.
"You wanna know why I did that? Fine. I'll just tell you. It's because I slipped up. I almost killed Toothless one day because I wasn't careful enough! And now he doesn't trust me anymore! So now, threatening my own life is the only way to get him to listen to the simplest request! My once best friend hates me, my father wants to kill me. I didn't even want to come back to Berk! I hate it here! The people don't understand anything and I have to deal with you! And now I have to deal with this fucking Echotri, again! This damned dragon just won't fucking die! So yes. Blame it on me! Blame it ALL on me!"
Hiccup is seething with anger. "Are you happy now?! Did you get the explanation you were looking for?!"
No one breathes a word. They're shocked by his outburst. That was definitely not the explanation she was looking for.
"Now, if you're done putting the blame on me, I suggest we make a plan."
"Are you ready?" Hiccup asks. It's the next day, and no one mentions his outburst. Toothless is reluctantly by his side. Stoick, Gobber, Astrid, Fishlegs, and Snotlout are holding their weapons, freshly sharpened and ready for a battle, with their dragons behind them.
"Let's go."
Stoick leads the way, claiming to remember where he saw it last. No one objects and they follow him. It's deadly silent between the six vikings. After Hiccup's blow up the day before, the riders were very careful not to do or say anything to make him mad.
Astrid still has her suspicions.
After a good hour of walking, Gobber pipes up. "Uh, Stoick. I think we're lost."
Stoick glares at Gobber. "I know where I'm going, Gobber."
Stoick turns back around and keeps walking. Gobber rolls his eyes.
Another hour goes by and this time Hiccup speaks up. "Stoick, we're going the wrong way."
"Oh, are we?" Stoick stops and asks the boy.
"Uh, yeah. I'm pretty sure it's that way," Hiccup points to the west.
"Fine. If you think you know so much, then how about you lead the way."
"Fine. I will." Hiccup turns and walks the right way. In a matter of minutes they're at the clearing. What they find there shocks them.
"Ruff?"
"Tuff?"
Woah, Hiccup's mad. Fight scene coming up, also some feels.
Heehee. Figured it out yet?
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