Dragon Music Tales
Stories
Summary: The Misfit Trio, at age ten, all work on a storybook for Stoick as a present for the winter holiday of Snoggletog.
Pre-HTTYD.
A ten-year-old Misfit Trio were wandering through Berk, admiring the Snoggletog decorations everyone was putting up. Juno was beaming at all of the festive sights around her.
"Tomorrow's Snoggletog!" She exclaimed excitedly. "Can you believe it?"
"We get it, Juno." Ragnar said. "You've been saying that since this morning. "
"And for good reason, Mr. No-Holiday-Spirit." Juno teased.
Hiccup snickered while Ragnar gave her a teasing look. "Ha, ha. Very funny." He said dryly, before all three of them ended up laughing. However, Hiccup stopped laughing sooner than his friends as a sad look came on his face. Ragnar noticed it first.
"You okay, Hiccup?" He asked.
"I'm just hoping that Dad would actually spend the holiday with us this year." Hiccup admitted, shyly grabbing his forearm. "When we were five, he would, but now, it's like we're not even there."
"I'm sure he will." Juno assured him. "But if it will make you feel better, maybe we could find a way to make sure he does."
"How, though?" Hiccup asked.
"What about a present?" Ragnar suggested. "For him from all of us?"
"Great idea, Rag!" Juno said.
"But it's obviously what he would want." Hiccup broke in dryly. "Another sword."
"Well, what if we give him that plus something else?" Juno suggested.
"What else would Dad like that doesn't involve weapons?" Hiccup asked.
"What would we want for Snoggletog?" Ragnar questioned.
"We couldn't be any more different than Dad." Hiccup answered, not seeing how this could help. "I would want a new notebook."
"Me, too." Juno agreed. "I would use it to write some songs and stories."
"Stories!" Ragnar realized. "Why don't we give him a story?"
Hiccup and Juno each raised an eyebrow, not seeing where he was going. "Stories are part of our lives, no matter what other Vikings have to say about it. And the Chief does like a good story from time to time, remember?"
"That actually could work!" Hiccup said with a smile.
"Let's get to work, then!" Juno cheered, and all three of them hurried back home.
Minutes later, they were in the room they shared over at the smithy. Hiccup would take shifts with Ragnar welding a new sword and writing or drawing pictures for the story with Juno. While they worked, Juno began singing a little ditty to pass the time while she was writing.
Juno: When we get to know him,
We'll find more things to say.
Hiccup took a quill, dipped in ink, and began drawing on a piece of paper as he started to sing along.
Hiccup: One day, we will reach him.
There has to be a way.
Juno: Everyone needs someone.
He must need someone, too.
Soon, Ragnar came into the room for Hiccup to start his shift. Hiccup had just finished drawing his picture and handed the quill to his foster brother. Ragnar then joined in the singing. Then, from either in the smithy or in the room, they all were singing.
Ragnar: When we get to know him better,
All: Here's what we will do.
We'll read him stories
From picture books, all filled with wonder.
Magic worlds where the impossible
Becomes the everyday.
We'll find a mountain-top
And some moonbeams to sit under.
We'll lead, because we know the way!
Hiccup was still pounding at the glowing blade. A fiery cocoon of sparks was whirling around him, and in his imagination's eye, he could see little pictures in the orange embers enveloping him. He saw dragons flying around, and Viking warriors in battle.
Hiccup: So much to discover.
We do it all the time.
In the room, Juno was laying down page after page of written word. She loved writing; every time she should, it was like she could see what was happening in her mind's eye.
Juno: I could live inside bright pages
Where the words all rhyme.
Ragnar had finished drawing another picture to add into the book and placed it in the stack of the other drawings that he and Hiccup did. To him, it was like the black lines were rippling to life before his eyes, and ready to jump off the page.
Ragnar: We will slay the monsters
That still follow him around.
All: And he'll smile, yes, he'll smile
As his dreams leave the ground!
Stories and stories
About mermaids, kings and sunken treasure.
Magic worlds where the impossible
Becomes the everyday.
We know a tiny place
Just a dot,
Too small to measure
We'll lead him there, we know the way!
Soon, Hiccup had placed the finished blade in a bucket of water to cool it. Ragnar had handed Juno the stack of pictures to her, and she began arranging all the pages. Once she finished, she got out a needle and thread and started to sew the binding of the book.
Stories about heroes
Who overcame their deepest sorrows.
They'll put hope into his heart again,
To cherish everyday.
He'll find a better world
And the strength to face tomorrow.
I'm sure that when he knows the way,
He'll want to stay.
Finally, the sword and book were finished. Juno placed the story book in a box and wrapped a red ribbon around it, while Ragnar helped Hiccup carry the sword back home and tied another red bow around the hilt.
Later that day, right before the sun had disappeared behind the horizon, Stoick finally arrived home to find the Misfit Trio sound asleep in their rooms. He looked over by the fireplace and saw two things.
One was a new sword; the long and sharp blade a shiny and sterling silver, and the handle was wrapped in a dark brown leather with a red bow tied around it. Next to it, there was a green painted box with gold and black trimmings and a red ribbon tied into a bow.
For the first time in a while, Stoick the Vast smiled. He saw a note on the box and decided to open it.
Happy Snoggletog, Dad. From all of us.
Hiccup, Ragnar, and Juno.
A/N: I originally wanted to do three holiday special one-shots, but seeing how close it is to Christmas already, there's only enough to do two. Sorry for the long wait.
The song that I used in this one-shot is called "Stories" from "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas". This song is my absolute favorite from the movie, and I thought it could work in this scenario.
See y'all in the second holiday one-shot. Please leave a review about what you think.
Got to fly! ;)