Hiccup And The Gang Short Stories

Don't Drop Dead, Dragon Boy Part 2

Three Night Terrors hid behind a rock, huddled together, shivering in gear and squeaking in terror whenever anything near them moved.

Astrid snuck on them, slowly, and then, all at once, she sprang towards them. They shrieked and flew back towards the Clubhouse. Astrid smiled. It was working, just as Hiccup's plans always worked.

She couldn't wait to congratulate him on this one.

She'd scared well over twenty Night Terrors back to base, and she was sure the other riders and dragons had done the same. Whenever Night Terrors flew from the West, the Southwest, the East - all directions.

Except, she hadn't seen any Night Terrors fly from the Northeast. She would have to ask one of the riders who went Northeast.

It was well after noon now, with the sun high in the sky, and Astrid decided, after one final sweep of the North, that she was finished. Looking back at the sky, she could tell that the others must have been finished, too, because there were no more fleeing Night Terrors.

Satisfied, she began to walk back towards Dragon's Edge.

When she arrived, the other riders were already there. Astrid looked: Snotlout, Hookfang, Fishlegs, Meatlug, Barf and Belch, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Stormfly, Toothless-

But where was Hiccup? Astrid looked; he wasn't there. By the looks on the other riders' faces, they didn't know where he was, either, and they were confused as to why he wasn't there.

"Where's Hiccup?" Astrid asked, although she knew they didn't know the answer.

"I...I don't know," Fishlegs said, scanning the surroundings again, just to make sure there really was no sign of Hiccup.

"He should be here. He went to the Northeast, and we've been here for a while."

Above them, the Night Terrors flocked into their formation, but Astrid could tell there were still a few Night Terrors missing. She studied it with confusion.

"Hiccup took the Northeast?" She repeated, just to clarify, and Fishlegs nodded. "I haven't seen any Night Terrors come from the Northeast for a while now," Astrid went on.

Fishlegs' eyes widened. "Oh no!" he panicked. "Do you think he's okay?"

"Ha!" Snotlout laughed. "I'm sure he's fine! He's Hiccup! He's always fine!"

Astrid felt like attacking Snotlout; it was his fault to begin with, but right now, she knew she didn't have the time. She was beginning to grow worried. She knew Hiccup was careful, and he wouldn't let his guard down, but still.

This was still the wilderness, so to speak, and Astrid and the other riders were new to this land.

Astrid didn't know what other predators could have been living on this island, and neither did the other riders. Neither did Hiccup.

And Hiccup was absent.

"Well we have to find him," Astrid said. The sun was setting now over the horizon. Astrid knew that when the sunset it would be too late. Searching in the dark would be futile.

"You're right," Fishlegs nodded.. "We'll split up, again, I guess. We'll take the dragons and search the area, do a thorough sweep in every direction. Meatlug and I can wait here in case Hiccup comes back."

Astrid nodded. She knew that out of all the riders, Fishlegs was the best choice to stay behind. He was the only one besides her and Hiccup who wouldn't spook the fire out of the Night Terrors, and besides, Meatlug was the slowest dragon. It would take her longer to search the island than it would the others.

"Alright," Astrid nodded. "You guys go ahead and search the other directions. I'll look in the Northeast and see what I can find. And hurry."

She mounted Stormfly, and she and the riders were airborne.

She headed Northeast, soaring low over the trees, scanning the ground with her keen eyes. She tried not to be worried really, she did, but feel at least a pinch of fear. She didn't know what she would do if Hiccup were to somehow be hurt, or maybe Dagur somehow found their outpost-

"Come on, Stormfly, faster," Astrid pushed, and Stormfly continued on.

The further they flew, the more Night Terrors Astrid saw. Stormfly scared them back to Dragon's Edge easily, but at the same time, it was odd. Hiccup wouldn't leave these dragons alone.

Not unless something bad happened to him.