"As Fast As A Lightning Bolt" Httyd OC Fanfiction

Dragon Training (Chapter 10)

Dusty ran as fast as possible towards her hut, she panted for air but her legs didn't stop. Many thoughts came to her mind, she tried to ignore them as she ran. Her head was filled with panicked questions, her forehead was sweating as wind blew it away but it came back quickly. When she arrived at her hut, she slammed the door open, she ran upstairs nearby stripping in the process but got up quickly. She looked around and three her stuff around frantically, she took her small dagger and put it in her pocket and reached for her strong rope on the wall. She sighed in relief but held her breath and sprinted outside again, leaving the door wide open and it fell off its hinges.
Dusty kept sprinting back towards the Arena. She suddenly stopped as she glanced at the hundreds of boats on the ocean, she walked over slowly towards the edge while putting her rope around her shoulder. She looked down on a particular huge boat and she saw Toothless all muzzled and tied up while at the front of the boat. Dusty sighed as she grimaced, she then caught a glimpse of Hiccup right below her, he stared out at the huge boat where his dragon was. Dusty sighed and slid down the rocks and jumped up beside Hiccup.
"You told him about the Nest?" She asked him with a monotone voice. He nodded in response but stayed quiet, Dusty sighed and walked away from him.
"Hey hold on!" A feminine voice whispered to her. Dusty looked over behind her and she saw Astrid, she was motioning her to come back. Dusty shook her head but instead of walking away she sat down right in the edge and waited there a few feet away from the two.

As soon as all the boats went away, Dusty was about to get up and leave to go get her dragon but the voice of Astrid stopped her.
"It's a mess. You must feel awful, you've lost everything. Your father, your tribe, your best friend." Astrid stated to Hiccup.
"Thank you fro summing that up." Hiccup thanked her frustrated. He then whispered something Dusty couldn't hear.
"Yup. The rest of us would have done it! So why didn't you?" She asked him.
Hiccup sighed and shurgged. "I don't know. I couldn't."
"That's not an answer."
"Agh for the love of.. I was a coward, I was weak. I wouldn't kill a dragon!"
"You said wouldn't that time!" Dusty yelled over at them.
Hiccup groaned. "Well whatever! I wouldn't! 300 years and I'm the first viking who wouldn't kill a dragon!" He looked away from Astrid and looked down.
"First to ride one though." Astrid told him. Dusty stared over and gave them an unsure look. "So.."
Hiccup sighed in defeat. "I wouldn't kill him because he look as frightened as I was. I looked at him, and saw myself." Hiccup told her, Dusty shot up in surprise but smiled as she remembers the time she met Striker.
"Now that is pretty relatable." Dusty said as she got up and walked over. They both looked at her, Astrid looked confused.
"Huh? How?"
"You'll see." Dusty smirked and looked away. "I bet Toothless is pretty frightened now. What are you gonna do?"
Astrid looked over at Hiccup for an answer, he looked up.
"Well ah, something stupid." He stated.
"Right, but you already did that." Astrid told him back. Dusty walked away but was still able to hear what he said.
"Then something crazy." He ran off away from Astrid and passed Dusty quickly, he smiled at her and motioned her to follow.
"Now that's more like it." Astrid said as she chased after him. Dusty moved out of the way and smiled, she ran the other direction and did a whistle. Striker was flying right below her and he landed in front of Dusty. He gurgled as she scratched under his spikes.
"Let's go boy, we're gonna see what Hiccup is going to do." Dusty told him as she tied the rope around him and mounted him. He roared and took off into the air and flew right towards the arena.

When Dusty and Striker dived down sneakily in the arena Hiccup was already with the entire gang and he was confronting the Monstrous Nightmare. It slowly walked fowards to him, its eyes were calming and gentle as Hiccup moved back towards the gang with his hand right above the dragons snout. Snotlout got a little alarmed and decided to pick up a sharp spear, Astrid slapped him on the shoulder and shook her head, he immediately dropped it back down. Hiccup then walked backwards right beside Snotlout, he then grabbed his wrists.
"Whoa what-what are you?" He stammered as he backed his hand away as soon as the dragon breathed in.
"Hey hey its okay. It's okay." Hiccup reassured as he grabbed his writs again and put it on the dragons snout. Snotlout was full of shock but he was laughing happily. Hiccup then walked off leaving Snotlout freaking out again.
"You might need something to hold on." Hiccup said showing then ropes. Everyone looked at him and then looked at the other three dragons who were now free and did gurgling noises. Hiccup looked up and he noticed Dusty up ahead and Striker close beside her. "Dusty come on!" He wave over at her. Tuffnut immediately reacted and he looked behind him.
Dusty grabbed Strikers rope and guided him towards the arena. Everyone looked at Dusty and her dragon with shocked expressions. There were some woah's and Fishlegs was freaking out.
"A Skrill! Oh Odin how is that possible?!" He yelled in disbelief. Dusty laughed at him and let go of Striker and ,etc him go wherever he wanted.
"Hey Fishlegs, it's just like Hiccup training a night fury!" She slapped his shoulder playfully and laughed. Fishlegs still was wide-eyed as he stared at the blue patterned Skrill.
"But still, how can you ride it?" He asked her.
He. And you'll see as soon as you train your dragon, alright?" She told him as she passed him and walked towards Snotlout. "By the way I'm impressed you didn't crap your pants boy!" She laughed loudly at him.
"Not yet anyway." He mumbled to himself.

"Finally Dusty! You came!" Hiccup ran up to her and smiled.
Dusty returned the smile and nodded. "Well yeah, we're going to save your dragon aren't we?"
Hiccup nodded as he walked passed her and handed everyone ropes for their dragons.
"Wait.... THAT'S THE SKRILL THAT ATTACKED US!" Ruffnut suddenly shouted as she looked at Striker closely. Striker rolled his eyes and sighed as he understood what she had just said.
"WHAT? OH LOKI HELP US!" Tuffnut screamed as he fell over and scrambled away. Striker hooted a laugh as he walked towards Tuffnut, when they came face to face Striker gurgled nicely to him and nudged his head on his chest gently and walked back to Dusty.
"Aww Tuffo he likes you!" Dusty scratched Strikers chin as he gurgled. Tuffnut cracked a smile as he just got petted by a dragon, he shakily got up and turned to Hiccup.
"Okay guys, lets train those dragons." He announced as he walked up to the Deadly Nadder and motioned Astrid to come over. Dusty smiled at the sight of everyone trying to train their dragons, Striker was beside her nudging his head at her as he also looked out at the other dragons accepting the young vikings as their rider.
"Alright boy, lets do this. Together."