HTTYD "Reboot" (alternate timeline)

Chapter 8: Drunk Astrid, Double Trouble and Spider sting

At Berk, in the village

Hiccup was sneaking through the village, hiding in the dark. He was heading to the forge to pick up his latest project: the prosthetic fin for Toothless. After the "success" of the first one, he modified it in a way that he could control it, as he yet had no idea how to make Toothless capable of flying on his own. He was going to take it to the cove, and planned on testing it tommorow after training. Little did he know, he wasn't the only one sneaking around. On the other side of the village, from a small window, was Astrid, sneaking out to get some air. Coming from a family of light sleepers, her father once asked her to, if she feels like going out at night, go through the window to not wake anybody inside. Something that has become such a habit that she does it even when noone's home. A certain feeling hit her when she touched the ground, a feeling that she didn't feel since Raptor's death: the desire to cause mischief. She thought back to the time she, Raptor, Dogsbreath, Snotlout and Tuffnut pranked Fishlegs with a wooden Whispering Death puppet. Her brother enjoyed making carvings out of wood, and so Tuffnut helped him with setting up the string system while she, Dogsbreath and Snotlout gathered the resources.

Flashback: Berk village, eight years ago

Tuffnut:"You sure it's gonna work?"

Astrid:"As long as you and Raptor did your job, it will."

Tuffnut:"I just can't wait to see Fishlegs tommorow."

Astrid:*giggle*"If all goes right, we won't see him outside for a week. At least."

Tuffnut and Dogsbreath snickered, just as Snotlout came over.

Astrid:"So how did it go?"

Snotlout:"Great. Me and Raptor moved it over to their house without alerting anyone, surprisingly. Then we climbed up and moved it over Fishlegs' window. Raptor is just setting up the strings, the moment Fishlegs opens that window, BOOM!" Astrid and Tuffnut snicker. "Fish-facefull of Whispering Death. Raptor even found a way to make the teeth actually spin."

Astrid:"Oh, this will be glorious. Your sisters are gonna be so pissed we did this without them."

Tuffnut:"Ruffnut just wanted to go to sleep, she's not a big fan of late night setups. But she DID help with painting it to look more authentic."

Snotlout:"And Ulfhild said she wants to be as in the dark as possible, she wanted to experience it for herself. So she stopped me after I told her 'we have a great plan', so she won't be mad. Hopefully."

Raptor:"Puppet ready."

Everyone turned around. The tall, for his age muscular figure of Raptor appeared especially menacing in the dark. Especially with his ability to sneak so well he essentially materializes out of thin air as he just did.

Astrid:"Great. Let's get to it. Throw the rock."

The deep, brown eyes turned cold as he took aim at the window. This was the simple part. Throw a rock. Hit the window. Watch the show. Thanks to the nearby torches, he could faintly make out the puppet, hanging above the window, it's mouth tied to it with a string.

Raptor:"Showtime."

He threw the rock with perfect precision, hitting the window in the hinges. This made the sound a bit louder. 

Inside the Ingerman residence

Thud!

A noise startled Fishlegs, and he turned towards the window.

Fishlegs:"Uh, who's there?"

Nothing.

Fishlegs:"Weird."