Running Away (Hicstrid Strory.)

Chapter 1. Change Wing Incident

It was a peaceful day when a scream was heard. Hiccup and toothless where at the cove thinking what to do. "Hiccup there is another dragon in the village I can smell him it's a change wing you need to help them before someone gets killed." "Alright bud I will come back soon as possible." Hiccup then run off really fast because he has been training with toothless on his defence, attack and speed.  When he got to the village gobber ran to him. "Hiccup, there you are!" Gobber hobbled over to meet him, flailing the hammer attached to his arm. "Oh, hey Gobber, what's up?" Hiccup raised an eyebrow. "Where in Odin's name have you been? We've been looking for you for hours now!" "I've been um, training- Gobber is something wrong?" The look on the man's face was a clear sign that something wasn't normal this evening. Had someone spotted him landing?" "We need your skills in the arena; a Dragon has broken in and is wreaking havoc down there!" Hiccup's blood went cold; he knew this couldn't turn out well. He broke out into a jog along side his ex-teacher towards the source of the chaos.
"Broken IN? Surely only a small dragon can fit through those chain walls?" Gobber shook his head. "It didn't use the chain walls, it walked right through the front door when nobody was watching," Gobber finished the sentence before Hiccup could question; "It's a Changewing".
Hiccup stopped dead in his tracks, letting the severity of the situation grab hold of him. A Changewing was in the arena. How was He supposed to stop something can't be seen and sprays acid! Hiccup sprinted past Gobber, if he didn't stop the Dragon peacefully, the Vikings would likely kill it.
"Hiccup, wait! What are ya gonna do?" Gobber panted
"Something crazy" He yelled back, continuing onwards.

In the kill ring.

Nobody dared to go in and waited for Hiccup to arrive. From the moment Hiccup arrived at the Kill Ring, he could tell this wouldn't be easy. Vikings swarmed around the walls of the Arena with weapons in hands, searching for any sign of the Changewing. Bright green acid was stained all over the area, even melting some of the stones nearby. Before Hiccup could react, the twins had found him and were yelling at the rest of the crowd.

"Here he is everyone! I've found him!" the twins yelled in union. Many Vikings cheered and clapped as the tiny boy approached the stone walls of the Kill Ring, and stared down at the scene before him. It was obvious that something was down there, acid lay splattered on the floor and a constant hissing sound was present.
"Has anyone been down there in the Ring?" Hiccup stammered, trying not to let his nerves get the better of him.
"Are you crazy, Hiccup?" Fishlegs squeaked, visibly terrified, "It'll kill anything that steps foot in there!"
"Someone's got to try" He replied bleakly, stepping away from the edge and walking toward the gate.
"I'm going down there with you" he turned to face the person who said that, Astrid. She wore a stern expression, yet it was clear that even she was a little frightened. Hiccup felt anger brewing inside of him, there were lives at stake, and she was going to risk it in an attempt at looking better than him.
"No Astrid, you can't. This isn't a competition, and if too many people go down there it'll only make things worse" He said firmly.
"I wasn't asking" She growled, shoving him aside and turning the crank to open the gate. The crowd turned deathly silent as Astrid walked in the Kill Ring, holding her trusty axe and shield. People stared at her in disbelief, how was she going to kill something that can't be seen? She isn't even a proper Viking! The gentle sound of claws tapping on stone echoed throughout the arena, along with a slithering sound that sent shivers down the spines of everybody who dared to watch.
'Remember you're training, Astrid' She thought to herself. Very few people had taken down a Changewing, and she hadn't read any of its weaknesses in the Dragon Manual. She began smashing her weapon and shield together, Gobber's voice rattling inside her head.
'Noise: make lots of it!' She was beginning to seriously regret this decision; the sound could enrage it for all she knew.
But Astrid was determined to prove her worth. No way was she backing down.
Hiccup watched in horror from the open gate. He knew full well that making noise only threw off a Dragon's aim. The Changewing could still attack her in a hundred different ways.
"Astrid!" Hiccup yelled madly, "Get back here before you get yourself killed". He could see that she wanted to; she was just as terrified as everyone else. But she was also stubborn, and was willing to risk it all to graduate first in the class.
"Shut up, Hiccup" She hissed "This Dragon-". A bright red tail swung out of thin air, knocking Astrid to the ground with a sharp crunch. The people watching gasped in horror as she tried to defend herself from her invisible attacker with a clearly broken arm. Hiccup could make out the slight outline of a Dragon circling his long-time crush, helpless to stop it. The Dragon struck a second time, knocking her down from behind with its muscular front legs. Astrid writhed in agony as the Changewing exposed itself at last.
'It's smaller than I thought' Hiccup thought looking at the dragon numbly, unable to fully comprehend what he was seeing. The Changewing was unlike any other Dragon he'd seen before. It was a wash of spikes, talons and claws, with a set of large jaws and two huge horns at either sides of its head. The Dragon stalked its way up to Astrid, with its red skin matching the colour of Astrid's blood.
"Someone do something!" A woman screamed desperately as the Dragon loomed over the defeated Viking. Hiccup knew he was the only person who could stop it killing her, and he had a matter of seconds to act.
"STOP" Hiccup roared, running madly onto the Ring without any weapons. The Changewing took a step back, snarling viciously. It had never met a creature stupid enough to openly defy it. Hiccup put himself in between the Dragon and Astrid, doing his best not to show any weakness. "I'm not going to hurt you, just leave her alone." He held out both his hand to show that he was no threat to the beast, cautiously taking steps towards it. The Dragon noticed a strange smell about the boy; it had been around other Dragons besides itself. "Yes, that's right" Hiccup let out the smallest smile as the Changewing realised "You can smell him, can't you?" He had now pushed the Dragon back against the wall, it knew this person was anything but ordinary; the boy had bonded with a Dragon even more dangerous than itself. Hiccup reached out with a single hand, and closed his eyes the same way he did when he bonded with Toothless. After holding his breath for what seemed like hours, the teenager felt a soft skin push up against his hand; he let out a deep exhale, stunned at what he'd just done to save the girl who hated him. "Okay, get out of here now before they hack you to pieces" He whispered to the beast, gesturing to the wide open door behind him. Hiccup watched as the Changewing completely ignored the wounded Astrid, and flew out of the Kill Ring as if it had simply grown bored of tormenting her.
Hiccup ran towards her as fast as possible and carried her bridely style and took her to the healers.

To be continued....