Fight or Flight

The Hunt

Urd woke up to the smell of something off and something dropped making her scream. She turned to see the boy squatting down to skin a freshly killed animal. "Rune, why did you bring dead rats and raccoons? In the hut." Said Urd watching him take out his knife. "Seems like more people are around here." Said Rune gutting the rat. "Let me go check it out. Could be my friends and my adopted brother." Said Urd as Rune placed his skull cloak on her. "Geeze how heavy is this thing?" Said Urd. "You get used to it. That skin and fur belonged to a huge black wolf which i hunted down." Said Rune using our finger to scoop out the insides. "Good to know. Now im gonna leave before i throw up from this scene and the smell." Said Urd standing up. "Ah. Ah. All fours like i told you." Said Rune looking at her. "Theres no one put there. I got it." Said Urd leaving the hut. She looked around and walked holding the cloak close to her. Walking around for some time Urd decided to crawl on all fours like an animal once she began hearing voices. "I dont get why Astrid makes this challenge so hard." Said Snotloud from what Urd recognize. "She's always been for a challenge thats over the top. But at she did brighten up a bit after hanging out with Heather since Urd left." Said Fishlegs. Urd crawled behind the trees not far from them using the clock and human skull cover herself. "Speaking of. Do you think she'll come back?" Said Snotloud. "Mildew and the mob were harsh and demanding towards her. She had no choice. Plus the Xynakas are just kids stories." Said Fishlegs walking down Urds way. "I dont think so. Stoick didnt want talk about her after Astrid told him and Hiccup that she straight up left." Said Snotloud swinging his medium size double axe around. "Careful where you're swinging that. We need to cross the island and got our dr-ahhhhh!" Fishlegs let out a scream seeing Urd running off on all fours. "What was that?!" Said Fishlegs. "I dont know but is it me or did i see a human skull." Said Snotloud looking at her climb up the tree easily. He and Fishlegs watch Urd jump from branch to branch from different trees put of their sight.

Urd took her time looking around seeing Toothless and Ragnar with the other dragons. She jumped down landing the same way as Rune did getting their attention. Toothless growled happily to see her and approach her then stopped to looked hat outfit. Her shoulder pads, metal armor near her hips, and boots were gone. Her hair grew a bit long passing her breast, her feet were slightly bare except that she had them wrapped up to her ankles and her corset top was off leaving her with a top similar to Astrid's but it was beige brown with a splash of blood. "Im adapting my culture from my cousin Rune. Listen you guys are in danger. Dagur is here on the island with his men." Said Urd. Toothless narrowed his eyes wit his fin ears down growling and smelled something then hissed with other Dragons feeling scared. "I had eels and snakes for weeks along with other animals Rune taught me to kill. Stay low. Dagur will not stop until he finds you and Ragnar." Said Urd. Toothless purred licking her face that has a small splatter of blood and dirt. Urd hugged him and heard someone coming making her face them ready to fight but saw it was Rune. "Wow. You werent kidding about the riders huh?" Said Rune touching Toothless. He let Toothless then going to Hookfang who growled. Rune didnt seem faze going to his belly scratching it making roll over like a dog. "Huh?" Said Urd then pulled Rune away. "Listen im gonna need your help on protecting these guys. If they're then so are the riders. You cant let the Berserkers or worse dagur to see them. Im gonna find Astrid or Hiccup and warn them." Said Urd. "Alright. Be careful. If you need me. Blow that whistle. It may be small but its extremely loud that it screams. I got mine." Said Rune holding a small animal bone necklace like the one on the cloak. "Just a single blow to the head and im right there." Said Rune.

Urd nodded as they hugged each other and split up with Rune heading off first to look for any Berserkers. She climbed up the trees going around the island best as she could until Hiccup was found wondering by himself. Hiccup looked zoned out for a moment until Urd landed a few feet in front of him. He raised his shield in front of him as Urd stood up taking off the skull a bit to show her face. "Urd?! Oh thank Thor." Said Hiccup dropping his shield to hug her but she pushed him back. "I wouldnt hug me if i were you. Listen im here to Dagur?!" Said Urd seeing him stepping out of his hiding spot from behind a huge log. "What are you doing here? And why do you look like that? Is that blood?" Said Hiccup looking at her. "Its animal blood. I happened to live here before Dagur came. Why im dress like this is for another time." Urd says gesturing Dagur with her eyes at rhe last part. "Wheres that wild boy?" Said Dagur seeing the cloak on her. "What wild boy?" Said Hiccup. "I'll explain later. Hes around." Said Urd. "Good now. We hunt those Night furies together. Let me get the fire started." Said Dagur. "You two can catch up while i get some wood." He says leaving them alone. "Why are you with him?" Said Urd in a slight whisper. "We ran into each other. Now explain to me about what is going on." Said Hiccup. "I ran off after Mildew exposed me to the village. Im a Xynaka. They're real and i know because Ragnar and Night Caller brought my cousin Rune here." Said Urd. "Wait Cousin?" Said Hiccup. "Yes and more in my family. I let him teach the Xynaka ways and right now is keeping the dragons safe from the Berserker soldiers around the island." Said Urd. "So the blood is from hunting huh?" Said Hiccup. "Yeah. And you dont want to ask what i ate. Its completely different than the viking way." Said Urd noticing him staring at the skull. "Its real and so is the black wolf skin and fur." Said Urd. "Im just glad to see you again. We were worried mostly me and Dad. The gang too but still. We really want you back home." Said Hiccup as Urd looked at him. Urd looked down thinking over this until Dagur came back with wood. "Im back brother and my beautiful bride to be." Said Dagur dropping the wood to set up the bonfire. Urd didn't say anything and helped grab some stones while Hiccup set the wood up.