HTTYD One-Shots

An Unfortunate Incident

Astrid was twirling on her dragon in the sky, going in circles and doing tricks. Stormfly went on full loop upside down, and when they came right side up again, there was a surprise in front of them.

"Hiccup! Hey!" Astrid exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey back!" he retorted back.

Hiccup was a lean, lanky teenager with dark messy hair and eyes of emeralds. He was atop his dragon, a Night Fury, whom he named Toothless.

"What are you doing up here?" Astrid, who was a 17 year old Viking, her blonde hair tucked into a braid. Her eyes sparkled of the color of the ocean.

"Oh, you know, just seeing how my favorite girl is doing," he replied with a smile.

Astrid smiled back, and teasingly patted Stormfly as she said, "Stormfly's doing fine. She loves being out here as do I."

Hiccup laughed. "Well, okay."

"Hiccup, let me show you something," she said as she flew off, with Hiccup following.

The two flew around, doing tricks, showing Hiccup of her amazing tricks she'd been practicing.

Later, when they reached the clubhouse, Hiccup reached out and held Astrid's hand. "You did great out there, m'lady."

Astrid blushed, tucking her bangs behind her ears. "Thanks."

They walked up to the clubhouse where everyone else was. Fishlegs walked up to them wearing a very solemn expression. He was holding a paper in his hands.

"Uh guys, this came in awhile ago," he said, handing it to Astrid.

"Okay," Astrid said as she took it from him and started reading it. Hiccup peered over her shoulder curiously.

The more they read, the more serious they got.

After Astrid finished, she said with a cracked voice, "There was a raid on Berk... and uh..my parents..Stoick said something happened. What does he mean by that?"

Hiccup took the letter from his girlfriend's hand and read for himself. Afterwards, he looked at Astrid. "I'm sure it's nothing serious," Hiccup said, concerned and hopeful. "Let's all get to Berk straight away. We need to figure this out. I'm sure Berk needs all our help anyway. Let's go."

The gang all mounted their dragons and headed for Berk. After the long journey, they arrived the next morning. They landed in the plaza, and as they looked around, they noticed a lot of debris and fallen houses here and there. A few Viking were sitting with bandages and were being treated by Gothi.

"What happened here?" Hiccup muttered as he got off Toothless.

"That's what I would like to know," Astrid returned, walking up to him.

The twins looked around solemnly, and knew this was no time for jokes.

After a few minutes, a big, red-bearded man walked up. "Hey guys."

"Dad!" Hiccup walked up to him at once. "What happened?"

The Chief sighed heavily. "Viggo."

"Viggo?! That slug!" he muttered angrily. He looked back up at his father. "Any casualties?"

Stoick sighed heavily again, and itched his beard. "Unfortunately, yes." He made eye-contact with Astrid.

"Wha-?" she said, confused.

Stoick made his way to Astrid. "Astrid, look. Your parents were the bravest, and loyal souls I knew. Good friends too. It pains me to say this, but-"

"But what?" Astrid interrupted, her voice quivering. "Where are they? Did they get hurt?"