New Life Ahead [HTTYD]

Chapter 6: Instant Flying Lessons

"Hiccup, it's time to get up."

The former human's eyes opened slowly, squinting from the sunlight that streamed in from the opening of the cave.

Both dragons had searched for a while around the mountain until they came across a hollow cave. After the Night Fury made sure it was free of any predators, they settled down comfortably and fell asleep almost instantly.

Hiccup sighed and got up to his feet, knowing that this was the day he was leaving Berk forever. He was nervous about what his new life was going to be like, but he hoped that it would at the very least be bearable.

"Dragon..." The Night Fury lifted its ears toward Hiccup as it stood near the entrance of the cave. "I know you mean well, but I just want to ask you something. I think it's kind of important."

The Fury rolled its eyes. It was feeling like a pushover at this point, but wanted to respect the human's last requests. After all, this human was sacrificing a lot more than he was. The least he could do was answer the human's questions. "What is it?"

Hiccup nodded, asking the question that had been on his mind ever since he made his decision. "How am I supposed to get off this island? I don't know how to fly properly in this body, and I really doubt I'll be able to swim that far."

The Fury froze. It hadn't really thought about that at all. The events of last night had been on its mind for so long, it didn't think about how the human would be able to follow him back to the Nest. Teaching Hiccup flying lessons would take days at most.

The dragon turned back to Hiccup."Hmmm... I know of one way we could do this, but I'll tell you after we get to the Cliffside of this island."

Hiccup nodded, following the Night Fury as it led him through the forest. However, he couldn't help but think about how uneasy the Night Fury looked when it answered him. Was it nervous about teaching a human how to fly?

He guessed he would figure out when they got there.

After an hour of walking, both dragons made it to the rocky shoreline of Berk. Hiccup nervously looked over the side, watching as the wave crash violently against the rocks that were over a hundred feet down below.

Hiccup paled at the deadly drop. Heck, even the dragon looked nervous, and it hadn't even looked at the cliff!

"So, uh, what was that 'one way' you mentioned? Because I really hope that it works. Otherwise...Da da da I'm screwed." Hiccup asked.

However, the dragon became increasingly nervous the more Hiccup looked at him. In fact, he was looking away as if he was regretting something that he did... Or WAS about to do.

The dragon gazed at Hiccup, who was now confused at the dragon's behavior. It smiled nervously. "It'll work. I'm just not sure that you'll particularly like it." The Fury then proceeded to walk over to Hiccup, who was now backing away from the Night Fury in apprehension.

"What do you mean? What are you-" That was all Hiccup could say before he was suddenly pounced by the Night Fury.

Hiccup reacted to this in the most reasonable way: screaming, thrashing, desperately trying to free himself from the successful pinned position he was in AGAIN.

The dragon, which was carefully staying clear of the flailing claws, lifted its paw upwards and proceeded to lay it gently on the human's forehead. The Fury closed it eyes as it concentrated hard on its own internal magic, ignoring the severe beating the human gave to its arm.

Hiccup, who now understood what the dragon was doing, screeched wildly as he tried to shake off the paw."WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? YOU PROMISED!"

The dragon gave no indication that it heard Hiccup, instead mumbling under its breath as the paw on Hiccup's head began to glow with light and warmth. The human thoughts quickly became heavier and fuzzier, his thrashing becoming slower and weaker as he began to forget the reason why he was fighting in the first place.

"NO! GET...off...me! You promised! Leave mind alone! Head feeling warm...not dragon! Human! Name...Hiccup! Off!"

Hiccup's eyes glazed over, no longer able to focus properly on the dragon. "Berk...Village...Dad...Yellow hair...Fat man...Girl...Mate?" Hiccup's movements came to a near standstill, his tail wagging, and his pupils rounded in curiosity. He seemed less of a struggling dragon and more like an excited puppy eager to learn new things.

"Fish...Eel bad...pack brothers...hungry...warmth...good...scared...smell human...humans bad! Evil! Kill humans! Smelly! Come brother! We kill humans! Then find mate after! Have hatchlings! Let go! We fly now!

Hiccup, now completely a feral dragon both in mind and body, struggled once more as the glow of the paw stopped. The Night Fury looked down sadly at the boy before sighing.

"I'm sorry, but I think this is the only way to get you off this island safely without risking you falling to your death." The newly made dragon looked up in confusion, not knowing why his pack brother was holding him down from attacking the humans and talking to him as if he couldn't fly. He knew how to fly! He could kill those pesky humans in an instant!

And with his healthy body and strength, he would get the attention of every female dragon in the Pack!

"Don't worry..." The Night Fury said, "This isn't a true mind-wipe. All I did was move your human memories to the farthest reaches of your mind. By the time we get to my home, your human side should be coming back."

The new dragon did not know what his pack brother was talking about, nor did it care for that matter. Did his brother not smell the humans? They needed to steal the sheep to prepare for the cold winter that was coming! The dragons would need sustenance when the fish moved far away for the winter.

The Night Fury, sensing the new dragon's distress, decided to calm this dragon down before it broke free from his grasp. "Relax. We must return to the Pack before we do anything else. Remember, I was the leader for this raid. You must follow my orders." he said firmly. The new dragon nodded excitedly.

The Night Fury, nodding in satisfaction, stepped off the 'human' and headed towards the cliff. "Follow me. We will handle the humans later...brother." He then dropped his body off the cliff and fly up into the sky, the new dragon following and doing the same. They soared through the sky, gaining higher altitude as the land of Berk became obscured by the clouds in the sky.

Something within the newly made dragon felt a pang of sadness as the island became a speck in the distance, but he shook off the feeling as quick as it came.

It was probably nothing after all.