Dragon curse
Chapter 8
Hiccup
When I woke up, I was still a dragon… but that was not the strange thing… No, the strange thing was I was in my house… On a bed! I look around to see Astrid asleep in a chair. "We did it!" Toothless thinks to me. "Yes we did." I think back and shift to human and try to get out of the bed… Then froze… one of my legs… It was a contraption of some sort… "ASTRID!" I yelp… Astrid Jumps awake… "What happened?" I asks "When we crashed, you where badly hurt and have been out for the past few days." "How bad?" I growl. "Your human leg, and you dragon tail fin, but me and Gobber worked together to make that contraption, A human leg but when you switch it also changes to a tail fin." Astrid explains.
I nod slowly, "Want to fly?" I ask. "That is not really wise… you're still hurt." Astrid says. "Believe me… It would not be wise to stay on the ground much longer. You remember that day I was being a jerk to everyone?" I say. She nods, "You nearly killed Snotlout, tried to fight your father. Slapped me when I was trying to give you a kiss, and the best part… hung the twins by their feet to the lamppost. But what does that have to do with flying?" "It's called ground sickness… when a dragon is stuck on the ground with no way to fly for to long it goes crazy and will start attacking everything that bothers it." "So, you have to fly." Astrid says. I nod. "Well, ok, but if it hurts you will let me know right?" She asks… I nod.
When we step outside Astrid, is swarmed by a bunch of people. Unable to get to her side… I sigh and shift forms… and just jump and start knocking everyone that was in my way to the ground… "NIGHTFURY!" Someone yells, most throw themselves out of my way… "Toothless!" Astrid gasps out… I land right by her and give a purr so loud that the people near me, covers their ears. Astrid just laughs and starts rubbing my back… "You crazy dragon." She says… unable to stop laugh… Just as dad comes to us and pats my back with the same strength that would have knocked me over in my human form but feels good in my dragon form.
"Good to see you are up and about son. You did a great job." I purr even louder… "Come on! The gang wants to see you before we go and fly." Astrid says. I nod and follow her… "Aren't you going to change back to human?" Astrid asks. "Dragon feels more like… well… me… and now that I don't have to worry about losing my head, I'll be spending most of my time as a Nightfury." I say. I say smoothly. "Ok, Toothless." Astrid says. I blink in surprise. "As a Nightfury everyone has agreed on calling you toothless… And mildew knows nothing."
"Good." I say as we walk into the ring… I stop at the door and back away from it, "I'M NOT GOING IN THERE! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" I say panicking… "They are putting us in a cage!" Toothless screams in my mind. "WOW! WOW! EASY Bud! It's the new dragon-training academy! To teach people and dragons to get along with each other!" Astrid says putting her paws on my head… I breathe in deeply and let her sweet scent calm me. "What's wrong with Toothless?" Fishlegs asks. "Remember? This is where they captured him and shoved him into a cage. If that had happened to me, I would not want to come back in here either." Astrid says as she softly rubbing my head, Trying to keep me calm.
"So is Hiccup joining?" Snotlout asks.. "I did not inform him either." Astrid whispers to me… I crack and evil smile plotting all kinds of ways to give snotlout a heart attack… Astrid's eyes go big… "I did not know you are a prankster." She mutters I croon softly… "Well, since he is… wait, what dragon is he riding?" "Oh, he does not need a dragon, but he said he would come with me when he is not busy." Astrid turns to snotlout, "So, we need to wait? But it's already starting to get late!" Snotlout says…
"Don't worry… we are leaving right now without him, and Stoick wants us to check out a ship that was seen to the north." Astrid says getting on… I spread my wings and growl in human, "Try and keep up." I take off at unnatural speeds that make the air scream in protest as I spin and flip and roll, having the time of my life. Astrid yelling in my ears to keep going… I rise so high that it becomes hard to breath and Astrid jumps off my back and falls by my side… At the last minute Astrid lands on my back and I pull up and skim the water of the ocean throwing up waves that are 20 feet high… and slam head long into a boat, and black out.