These one shots are coming along nicely. I will be cranking out these one shots so I can get to my new story Road to Victory.
Takes place shortly after Flight Suit.
Disclaimer: I don't own How to Train Your Dragon for the hundredth time.
After the accomplishment of the flight suit Hiccup couldn't wait to try and build his other invention he has been sketching recently. Astrid would be more willingly to help him this time because he was designing a weapon for himself but the twist is it will help calm and befriend dragons quicker.
Hiccup was currently in the academy with some tools in Barf and Belch's den.
Astrid comes sauntering in the academy to retrieve her axe she left her after training.
She heard tinkering going on in one of the dens. Astrid raised her axe and stealthily moved towards the noise.
She sees a shadow and instinctly let out a battle cry and hurtles her axe at the opposing offender.
The axe buries itself into the wooden pole next to the offender's head after he let out a yelp.
Astrid stepped forward ready to attack again only to realize it was Hiccup.
"Oh gods I'm so sorry Hiccup!" "Good thing I'm having an off day or you would be headless by now." Astrid exclaimed.
Hiccup gulped and unconsciously rubbed his neck. "Its ok Astrid I probably wouldn't die anyways because everyone tells me I'm immune to death."
Astrid puts her hands on her hips. "Who told you that?"
"My Dad and Gobber, except Gobber says I just get injured all the time instead."
Astrid shakes her head but smiles. "So what are you doing in Barf and Belch's den?"
"Oh right well I got another great idea its-"
Astrid held up her hand. "Wait a minute does it involve jumping off of anything?"
Hiccup laughed. "Um no not this time."
"Ok then continue."
"Well you see Milady I decided to make myself a weapon."
Astrid squealed. "Yay now you are talking my language."
Hiccup gave a crooked smile. "Haha yeah I know that's why after I finish building it I was going to look for you so we can test it."
"Aww thank you Babe for thinking of me."
Hiccup gave a chuckle.
"So is this the weapon right here?" Astrid asked.
"Yeah its almost complete, see when you press this button Zippleback gas leaks out from the open dragon mouth here on the butt of the sword and then you press this button to ignite it, when you push this button near the top a blade will shoot out covered in Monstrous Nightmare saliva which then will be on fire creating a flame sword." Hiccup explained.
Astrid pretended to wipe a fake tear and sniffed. "That weapon is amazing and you are a genius Hiccup."
Hiccup bowed. "Well thank you Milady it means so much coming from you." He said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Well I have to do chores but come by my house once your done with your sword so we can test it out." Astrid replied.
She gave Hiccup a kiss on the cheek before departing for her house to do her chores.
Hiccup came by Astrid's house by mid afternoon. He knocked on the door only to be answered by Astrid's 14 year old brother Kar.
Kar has dusty blonde hair and brown eyes like their father Alaric.
"Hey Kar is Astrid home?"
"Yeah let me get her."
Kar disappears upstairs get fetch Astrid.
Hiccup walks inside the household. He has been in here multiple times before to pick up Astrid from dates or visiting her when her family goes on fishing trips with Stoick.
He hears footsteps coming down stairs.
Astrid faces him eyes alight. "Did you finish it?"
As proof Hiccup holds up the finished sword and smirked.
Astrid claps her hands "Yes lets go."
Before walking out Astrid calls to Kar "Tell dad not to worry, I will be back soon."
Kar replied deadpanned "Yeah, yeah, yeah whatever."
Hiccup also called to him "See you later little man." And Hiccup ruffles his hair.
Kar smiles and playfully pushes him away.
Hiccup and Astrid hopped on their dragons to do the testing up north on a glacier since it's dealing with fire.
They rode in silence. They are in that stage of a relationship that they know exactly what the other one is thinking without having to say anything.
Toothless let out a warble to tell Hiccup he found a glacier.
They carefully land on the icy surface incase it can't stand weight.
"Ok are you ready to test this thing out?" Hiccup asked.
"I have been waiting all day, let's try the Zippleback gas first."
Hiccup nodded his head in agreement.
"Alright but stand back."
Astrid stood a coupe of feet behind Hiccup.
He held up the butt of his sword in the air and held a button in so green gas spilled from the device.
He waved it around in the air then quickly hit another button that ignited the gas. The green gas turns orange as the flame engulfs it.
At the end of the trail the gas explodes causing the glacier to shake.
"Woah I didn't think it would be that powerful." Astrid commented.
"Neither did I." replied Hiccup.
"Now the blade." Hiccup muttered.
He pressed down on a button close to the top if the weapon and a blade shot out on fire. He waved it around testing it out and hoping that he's not going to get burned.
Hiccup finds a piece of glacier sticking out and starts hacking at it. The ice melts immediately after contact. The blade was also sharp so it cut through the glacier well while the flame surround and melt it.
"Yes it works!" Hiccup exclaimed.
"And I didn't have to rescue you this time it's a win win." Astrid said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Let's go home before people start looking for us and before this glacier breaks." Hiccup said in a joke manner.
"Congratulations Hiccup this is your longest streak of working inventions...2." Astrid announced.
Hiccup rubbed the back of his neck and a faint blush showing on his cheeks.
"Shut up."