Serendipity (Hiccup x reader)

Chapter 11

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(v.) to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination

The next day Hiccup and you decided to explore some new places and on the way both of you nattered about literally anything that crossed your minds, that was until from the corner of your eye something in the sea caught your attention. You glanced down and saw that it was just some ships, ships with strange sail's that you had never seen before.

"Hey Hiccup, look." you called out to him and when he turned around you motioned your arm towards the ships below. Hiccup looked down and then back at you.

"They're just sailing boats (Y/N), what's so weird about that?" He questioned, slightly confused to what you found strange about them. You looked at the ship's one more time,squinting your eyes and scanning it thoroughly before realizing something.

"Oh I don't know? Maybe the fact they're all deserted?" You spoke, sarcasm dripping with each word you said. Hiccup looked back down again and his eyebrows arched to the sky. Before he could say anything you flew pass him suggesting you should check it out.

Hiccup followed and landed just as you got off Crystal. Both of you examined the place and noticed that, for some reason, they have a lot of cages who are made from metal you had never seen before. The carving on the metal unfamiliar to them too.

"Oh! Let's see what's under deck!" you yelled and ran to the hatchway. Before you opened it, out of nowhere a rope was binded on you ankle and you were instantly dragged to the edge of the ship. Your eyes widened, everything moved so fast and in a split second fear washed over you,.

"Crystal! Single spine shot!" you screamed and Crystal immediately did what she was told, she fired out a spine from her tail and accurately hit the rope. If she hadn't react fast you would've been in the bottom of the sea in seconds.

"(Y/N)! Oh my Thor, what happened?!" Hiccup ran to you, he stooped down and offered his hand for help. 

"Got caught in a trap, I guess? I mean who puts traps on boats?" you awkwardly laughed and clasped his arm, Hiccup pulled you up and in an instant you were on your feet.

"There has to be something in there that they don't want people to find." Hiccup assumed, gesturing at hatchway with his eyes and you just agreed. Crystal nudged your sides and you patted her head, thanking her for saving your life.

"Let's check it out!" you exclaimed suddenly and ran to the doors ready to go inside but Hiccup grabbed your wrist. You jumped from the sudden touch and turned your head to face him.

"What?" you asked with confusion spread on your face.

"I'm going first." Hiccup ordered with the most serious face you had ever seen. Your shoulders slumped and the corners of your lips fell into a thin line, half of you was happy that he cared that much to protect you if any traps emerged but half of you wanted to be the first one to look inside the ship.

"Fine." you rolled your eyes and let Hiccup pass you. Crystal wanted to go inside too but you stopped her, telling her to wait for you outside. You looked down at Hiccup while he was going down the stairs. As soon as he stepped on the floor a metal trap springed from the planks and trapped Hiccup's metallic foot. Both of you gasped and Toothless just growled.

"One of the benefits of a metal leg, I suppose." Hiccup stated and took the trap off his foot. He stepped away so you can come down as well. In that moment you didn't knew how to feel so you let the shock run over your emotions.

"I can't explain how much I'm thankful that I didn't go in first." you said sincerely while climbing down. Toothless was the last one to come inside, he jumped down and followed Hiccup and you. After walking for some more you ended in a room full of cages.