HTTYD 3- HIDDEN WORLD REBOOT

I'll always protect you PT 6

      On the ride back to the Island Hiccup couldn't feel worse by taking Toothless away. Knowing he would be safe and happy means more than Toothless staying by his side. Hiccup began to think back to when he was a kid nursing and befriending an abandoned wolf puppy back to health then having to release it.

     Young Hiccup around 5 years old, and his dad went on a fishing trip to a lake on berk. Traveling down a trail Hiccup walked with his dad towards the lake.H "Dad what kind of fish do you think we're gonna catch?" S "Not sure son, could be trout or could be a scouldron!" Stoick joked pushing hiccup to the side gently. H "Daad Scouldrons only live in the ocean not a lake." Hiccup laughed while he kicked a rock down the trail wheile they walked. Before reaching the lake there was a quiet whimper coming from a near by rock. H "Dad did you hear that?" S "Aye, probably a abandoned baby animal." Hiccup stopped in his tracks while his father kept walking. Stoick looked back. S "Well are you coming son?" H "Abandoned baby animal? We should help it." Stoick sighed. S "It happens all the time in nature son, let's continue on." Hiccup huffed and broke off the trail towards the whimpers. Stoick looked over and growled under his breath. S "Hiccup! Come back we are not taking that animal home!" Hiccup did not respond so Stoick sighed heavily and walked over to where Hiccup was headed. Hiccup was leaning down petting the black and grey wolf puppy softly before looking up at his dad. H "It's leg is hurt and he's super skinny.  S "Son, we can't keep it." H "We'll just nurse it back to health and release it! We can do that can't we?" Stoick pinched the bridge of his nose groaning quietly. S "You're sure you can do it? Taking care of baby animals is a big responsibility." Hiccup nodded his head quickly giving his dad a big smile. Stoick smiled back and nodded. "Common let's take him back to the house. Hiccup giggled happily before gently picking up the wolf puppy that was almost as big as he is.

Over the course of two months, Hiccup cared for the puppy wrapping it's leg in a bandage and helping it walk again. Giving him proper food and sometimes snuck a fish in there for him as a treat once in a while. Hiccup grew close to the wolf bonding with it while it slept on his lap while hiccup read books. He would spend most of his time with it all day and night.

Stoick came back one day from his cheifly duties to find Hiccup playing a game of tug-of-war with the wolf. Stoick sighed knowing the wolf was healty and ready to return to the wild with a pack. S "Son..I know you've had fun with the wolf.." H "His name is Freki." Stoick huffed before continuing. S "I know you've had fun with him, but he seems to be ready to return to the wild agian." Hiccup quickly let go of the rope looking up his dad. H "What? No, no I don't want him to go." Hiccup said with his voice breaking. Stoick grabbed a chair setting it near hiccup sitting next to him. "Hiccup when you found him you said you would nurse him back to health and set him free. That was the deal." Hiccup started to cry gently looking at the wolf. The wolf looked back at him then the door hearing a wolf pack howling in the forest. Stoick then picked up Hiccup setting him on his lap. S "Listen to me Hiccup. This wolf is a wild animal, you may have bonded with him well but at the end of the day he will thrive better in the wild." Hiccup rubbed the tears off his cheeks and sniffled. H "But he's my buddy I love him..." Stoick became chocked up himself thinking about his wife. S " I understand that feeling son. But with love, comes loss. That is a very important thing to remember." Hiccup nodded before looking at the wolf again. Stoick put him down and stood up. S "Let's go return him son."

The memory faded out of Hiccups mind as they arrived back at the island. The two riders landed upon a grassy lookout and Hiccup dismounted Toothless looking at Astrid sadly. Astrid have him a sorry smile before Toothless gurgled at hiccup softly. Hiccup walked around to face him setting his hand under Toothless's chin. H "I know bud it's okay..that's where you belong. Where you thrive.. maybe we can find a way-" Before Hiccup could continue Toothless's head popped up looking behind him. H "What is it bud?" Looking over the Female Night Fury popped her head out of the tall grass. Toothless growled happily looking back at Hiccup licking his face before running towards his mate. The two cooed at each other softly and licked each others noses. A "Look at that! She followed us back!" Hiccup and Astrid laughed happily watching the Furies. Toothless's ran around her energeticly while she began to chase him. Doing so she flinched her leg and whined licking it lightly. Toothless cooed at her and began walking back over to Hiccup encoraging her to follow him. She hesitated before she began following Toothless to where Hiccup and Astrid stood. Hiccup smiled widely looking at her. H "Hey there girl, see we're not gonna hurt you." She stopped in front of Hiccup sniffing at his hands he held out to her.