MDM's Version of How to Train Your Dragon
A/N: Well, it's been a few days since I've posted a new chapter. Two people, and I won't mention who, kept hogging the only family computer in my house! I seriously need to get my own personal laptop.
I also wanted to give me thanks to the people who have read my story and liked it so far. Now, onto one of the most exciting parts of the story!
Chapter 4, ready, set, action!
Chapter 4
Night Fury Encounter
Hiccup checked what had been his fourteenth guessed location of the crash, and gave an angry huff. He had been searching nearly all morning and into the afternoon, and there was still not one sign of the downed dragon. He X-ed out the location, scribbled all over the map in his notebook, snapped it shut, and tucked it away in his vest pocket with his pencil.
"Oh, the gods hate me." He complained. "Some people lose their knife or their mug. Oh, not me. I managed to lose an entire DRAGON!"
He roughly slapped away a tree branch in his anger, but it quickly came back up, hitting him in the face. He took a look at the tree again and saw that it was bent down and nearly snapped in half. A huge and deep trail then led from it, like something huge was dragged across the ground.
Hiccup carefully slid down into the trail, climbing over exposed tree roots and rocks, wondering what had happened. Nothing could be this big and heavy, unless it was...
He gasped when he saw something of a great size ahead of him and immediately crouched down to the ground, gulping nervously. He saw something big, that's for sure. He cautiously peeked again, taking a better look at it.
It was a dragon, that's for sure. But he had never seen this kind before. It was big, but not as big as some of the other dragons. It had pure black scales covering its entire body. Hiccup took out his small dagger that his dad always made him carry around, and carefully made his way up to the dragon, behind a boulder. Two huge bat-like wings were tangled up in ropes, and so were its four short yet powerful legs. It was a real live Night Fury.
"Oh, wow." Hiccup whispered. "I did it." He then grew excited. "Oh, I did it! This fixes everything! Yes!"
He then put one foot on the dragon, acting like a hero. "I have brought down this mighty beast!"
The dragon suddenly groaned as it slowly began to wake up. Hiccup panicked and backed away, but shakily came back up to it. He saw it breathing heavily, and when he saw those green eyes, similar to his own, he felt like he was in a trance. He looked away, but gave a glance back at the Night Fury.
Hiccup took a few deep breaths. This was his big moment. "I'm gonna kill you, dragon." He whispered, then readied his knife.
"I'm gonna... I'm gonna cut out your heart and take it to my father. I'm a Viking. I'M A VIKING!" He ended, shouting at the dragon.
The Night Fury gave another moan as Hiccup raised the knife over his head. He looked at the dragon again, seeing something like... fear, reflected in those haunting eyes. He quickly shut his eyes, trying to brush off this feeling he had. Was it sympathy? Guilt?
He heard the Night Fury give a defeated moan, like it was telling him to just get it over with, not even trying to get up and fight. Hiccup tried with all his might to bring down the knife into the scaly hide, but he slumped his hands down, overwhelmed with guilt.
He looked at the Night Fury, all tangled up in ropes. The ropes that he shot. It was his fault.
"I did this." Hiccup whispered. He turned around to leave, but he couldn't bear to leave the dragon there to die by other means. He closed his eyes, knowing what he had to do, but he would probably regret for the rest of his life. But still, he couldn't help but feel like it was the right thing to do.
He quickly came up to the Night Fury again and began cutting the ropes around it, checking every few seconds to see if someone was nearby. When he had finished cutting the last rope, the Night Fury immediately sprang up to its paws and pinned Hiccup to the boulder with one paw. He was so scared that he felt like he couldn't breathe. He nervously glanced up at the dragon, its eyes still having that strange effect on him. But while it was trying to act all tough and ferocious, its eyes still had fear in them.
The Night Fury opened its jaws, revealing lots of sharp teeth. Not as sharp as some others, but still pointed enough to tear away at flesh. Hiccup braced himself, ready for the dragon to eat him alive. But the Night Fury just gave him a powerful and ear-splitting roar right in his face and then leaped away into the trees.
Hiccup shakily got back onto his wobbly legs and saw the Night Fury attempting to fly, but kept crashing down and hitting into boulders. One last roar was heard before it disappeared into the mist.
Hiccup could feel his heart beating so fast, it felt like it would explode inside his chest. The roar that he received was still ringing in his ears. He took quick deep breaths to try and slow down his heart rate. As he turned to try and head back to the village, his legs finally gave in, and he collapsed in a dead faint.
A/N: Sorry again about the short chapter. Please don't throw swords at the computer.
Don't worry, though. The next chapter again may be short, depending on a few things. But, I can promise you this: I'll try to upload a new chapter or more every week. So, I'll see you guys in Chapter 5!
Got to fly! ;)