Dragon Music Tales
The Seeds of the Past
Summary: Astrid has a dream that made her realize what she has done that made Juno hate her for so long, and all thanks to a spirit that visited her.
Post-HTTYD.
Astrid felt guilty. She looked over at the Haddock house one more time before she went inside her own. As she climbed into bed, she thought about all that had happened over that day, and the day before.
As usual, Ragnar and Juno didn't leave Hiccup's side while he was in his comatose state. Neither did Toothless. Juno only left the house today because her dragon, Coccinelle, was getting anxious, so she went on a short flight to stretch her wings. Other than that, they didn't leave.
Astrid closed her eyes at last, thinking about her old former friend. She was always mad at her because of something that she did. But, what was it?
"You really want to know?" A voice asked her.
Astrid stood up straight in her bed. "Who's there?" She commanded.
An ethereal mist slowly manifested itself in her room as it took shape of a figure. When it was completely in the shape of a person, it revealed its face. A very familiar face.
"Solheim?" She asked, awestruck.
The figure that had Juno's face shook her head. "No, I'm just a spirit of the past that has taken the form of your old friend." She said. Her voice even sounded like Juno's.
"You absolutely want to know why she had cruel feelings towards you until now?"
Astrid was quiet for a few seconds. She was probably dreaming, but even if it wasn't, she wanted to know. So, she nodded her head.
The spirit smiled. "Well then, let's get a move on." She said to her, waving her hand. The bedroom window then opened, and Astrid's shoulder pads somehow strapped themselves on her.
"Where are we going?" She asked warily.
The smirk from the spirit suddenly got her worried. "We're going to the past."
"Why is this suddenly sounding like a history lesson?" Astrid demanded with a dry glare. "I don't want to learn about the Trio's personal lives."
"We're not going to the past to learn about them." The spirit said. "We're going to learn about you."
She extended her hand to Astrid, and she warily took it in her own. Then suddenly, they both started levitating out of her room, much to Astrid's surprise. She yelped and screamed as she and the spirit began flying above the sleeping village of Berk. Then, the spirit began to sing.
Spirit: As a young thing,
Life's sure something.
You go making choices large and small.
Always growing like a seedling,
And playing is like dreaming,
And before you know it, it's big and tall.
In a bright burst of light, they soon found themselves in the daytime, and in Berk, but ten years back.
And every little bitty choice you make,
Sends you down a path to who you are today.
So let's take a little trip down memory lane,
And see just what the past has to say.
There, in the plaza, they saw a young Astrid watching a young Misfit Trio play together. Juno waved over to her, and she came running towards them with a huge smile.
"Aw, look how cute you were." The spirit cooed teasingly, making Astrid blush a bit. "Looks like you were very close with her, weren't you?"
The seeds of the past,
They grow pretty fast.
Just look at who you were back then.
The seeds as they grow,
Look what they can show,
Reveal the truth time and again.
Astrid was surprised when she saw the younger versions of herself and the Misfit Trio run right through her. She was about to ask the spirit why, but then she remembered that she was just watching. She wasn't really there, in the past.
There was another flash of light, and Astrid found herself and the spirit still in Berk's past, but this time, it was night. The sky had colorful streams of auroras dancing around in the blackness. Astrid felt her pulse stopping. It was Aurvendale's Fire, the special aurora that occurs over every ten years, bringing the infamous dragon, the Flightmare, with it.
She then saw her younger self with a tiny axe in her hands. She was listening to the older Vikings who said they saw her uncle, Fearless Finn Hofferson, run off to take on the Flightmare. She remembered that they said that he froze, shaming her family honor. The younger her was about to charge at where the dragon was going, but she was stopped by Gobber. Astrid remembered being angry and hurt, which was expressed in her yelling of anguish.
Then some distress,
Words so careless,
Standing there, you don't know what to do.
Feeling helpless,
You can't make it hurt less,
So you go and change your point of view.
After another burst of light, Astrid saw the younger version of herself starting to ignore the Misfit Trio by training as hard as she can, and by hanging out with the younger versions of Fishlegs, Snotlout, and the twins. Then with another flash, she saw a ten-year-old version of herself now hanging out with a ten-year-old Juno again. Then Ragnar, who was the same age, ran up to them with his arms bruised pretty badly, telling them about what had happened to Hiccup. Then, the younger Juno lashed out at her younger self, then she ran off with the younger Ragnar.
And in that moment, though you didn't know it,
Your defenses set up walls you built to last,
Leading to the person you've become today.
Now that you know at last,
It all came from your past.
Astrid tearfully watched the younger version of herself shed a few slow tears down her face as she watched Juno run off. But, her younger self wiped away those tears with a scowl, and she stomped back to her training.
Astrid: The seeds of the past,
We grow up so fast.
Some hurts never go away.
Spirit: The seeds as they grow,
This we can't let go,
Now, go say what you have to say.
After one more flash of light, Astrid found herself back in her bed, in her room, the early sunlight streaming on her face. She quickly pulled on her boots and shoulder pads, and walked outside, on her way to the Haddock house. There was something she really needed to clear up with her childhood friend.
A/N: I wanted to upload this since yesterday, but I got distracted with my new Pokémon game. It was awesome, but I really need to prioritize time. And, I had to make sure that I keep Astrid's personality intact a bit. Oh, well. I hope you enjoyed this.
The song that I used is called, "The Seeds of the Past." Yes, it's also from "My Little Pony", but those songs are just amazing. It's meant to be like a holiday themed song, but I thought it could work in this scenario. I don't own this song in any way, though.
I hope I'll see you guys soon, hopefully with another music one-shot or with the first chapter of my version of "Riders of Berk". Don't forget to leave a review.
Got to fly! ;)