In control

Voices

Hiccup opened his eyes again and saw darkness. All of a sudden, he felt a hand push him against the wall, it was Grimmel.

"Hello again Hiccup."

Grimmel pushed Hiccup against the wall harder.

"I hope you remember the torture that happened in your cage. Your heroic act? Well, it's going to get a lot worse."

Just then, he saw Grimmel disappear in plain sight.

Everything went dark again.

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Hiccup was turning left and right in his bed, letting out a soft groan once in a few times.

Astrid could see him doing so from the living room.

Kyrie, Astrid and Valka were thinking about what could have caused the problem.

" I checked with Fishlegs, those dragons are death grippers. They serve Grimmel and are drugged into obediance with their own venom. But that's all he could find. He couldn't find out why Hiccup was experiencing this. " Astrid said.

"At least we are getting somewhere." Kyrie said.

"I'll try to find some death grippers to try to learn more about them that the books might not have." Valka said.

" I'll try to get more information about these death grippers." Kyrie said.

" Yea me too!" Astrid said.

"No Astrid, you have to stay here." Valka said.

" What! Hiccup needs help! I can't just stay here and do nothing!" 

" Astrid, your doing the most important job, keep him mentally stable. He needs you." Kyrie said.

Astrid looked back at Hiccup.

" Fine, I'll stay." Astrid said.

The two ladies then left the hut.

Astrid walked over to Hiccup who was panting and letting out soft groans.

'Another nightmare...  I just hope you can get through this.'

Hiccup stopped moving and slowly opened his eyes to see Astrid looking right at him.

"Hey there M'lday...." Hiccup said sheepishly.

"You are going to be staying put in your hut!"

"What! Astrid..."

"No! Remember Snotlout said that he was going to get some people to help you with your duties!"

" But Astrid..."

"No! No buts! You are staying here!"

"Fine..."

Hiccup let out a soft groan.

"Hey! You good?"

"Yea... I'm fine.."

"You better not be lying."

Hiccup let out a soft chuckle.

"I love you Hiccup... and I always will..." Astrid said and was red as a tomato.

Hiccup let out another chuckle.

"She's lying Hiccup.... she dosen't love you... " A voice called out to him

"Did you hear that?" Hiccup asked.

"Hear what?" Astrid asked.

"Listen to me Hiccup..... Astrid is a liar....."

Hiccup covered his ears.

"Shut up..."

"Astrid is just using you...."

"Shut up...."

"Astrid hates you...."

"Shut up!"

Astrid looked at him scared.

Hiccup slowly put his hands down.

"I'm sorry... Those weren't for you..."

"Then who were they for? What happened Hiccup?"

 " It's just... I was hearing voices... They kept on saying bad things about you after you told me that you loved me..."

Tears welled up in Hiccup's eyes.

Astrid gave Hiccup at hug.

"We'll get over this together, after all, we're soon to be family right?"

"Thank you Astrid."

"For?"

"Everything. Promise me that if I were to do something foolish, just promise me you will stay by my side."

"Of course."