The Dragon Conquer (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 13: Winter is coming

(Normal pov)

The tension was thicker than blood.

The Hooligans knew it was best not to get in the way of Jorgenson and Hofferson rivalry. But right now? Rivalry would have to wait, because the dragons were raiding. And the dragons have been more aggressive and viscous then every before, they'd even take people along with whatever livestock they could sink their claws into.

Astrid exited her home with her trusty axe and shield in hand, she turned around to see her parents exiting the house, the Hoffersons nodded at each other and entered the mayhem. Astrid dodged a torrent of Nightmare flames and dived out of the way when a Gronckle came charging like a running bull. These dragons have gotten really nasty!

A gang of Nadders ripped through the barn and flew off with a net full of bleating sheep. The Vikings roared in outrage and went into overdrive, at this rate if winter didn't kill them, starvation definitely would. Astrid dodged a volley of Nadder spines, the Nadder landed in front of her and roared, Astrid remained calm and got in the dragons blind spot, she then struck the dragon in its blind spot, subduing it.

Nearby Vikings tied the squirming Nadder. "Watch it!! It's still got some juice!!" The Vikings dodged a torrent of the subdued Nadders fire and dragged it away, Astrid then saw something strange about that Nadder, it's thin slit pupils became orbs and began roaring in sorrow and pleading for... mercy?

What?

Maybe it's nothing.

Astrid then turned her attention to a burning home, it exploded and saw a child clutching her dying mother but failed to notice a Nightmare baring it's teeth above her. The young Hofferson sprinted toward the child and took aim as the Nightmare was about to sink its teeth into the child. She then let her axe fly; it's aim couldn't be more true, it embedded itself into the Nightmares skull, killing it instantly.

The child screamed at the Nightmare that fell behind her, Astrid ripped her axe out of the dragons skull and knelt before the child. "Shhh, it's ok, is mother still breathing?" The child placed her ear on her mother's chest and heard heartbeats, the child faced Astrid and nodded, the young Hofferson saw a man approach them.

"Daddy!"

"Oh thank Thor you're safe!"

The father hugged his daughter and nodded at Astrid. "Thank you young Hofferson." Astrid nodded in acknowledgment and moved to the next disaster. Astrid laid eyes on the smithy and saw Gobber and his new apprentice: Gustav Larson. Sadness swelled inside Astrid, because it seemed like only yesterday her beloved was admiring her from afar, she missed him so much. She'd been dreaming of Hiccup every day he was shipped to Outcast Island.

She dreamed of him being her future husband, she smiled lightly at the thought, Hiccup wasn't your average Viking, because he always skated on the line of defying tradition, he and Stoick had many arguments about this in public and in the Haddock household according to Hiccup. But regardless, she missed Hiccup with every fiber of her being, she prayed to the Allfather that her beloved was safe, where ever he was.

"ASTRID! MOVE!!"

She snapped out of her stupor and was nearly bulldozed by a Gronckle, she was tackled out of the way as the Boulder Class dragon slammed into one of the lantern poles; causing it to split and fall, Vikings moved out of the way in time as the the lantern spilled fire and landed on a nearby home.

"You alright?'

Astrid looked up to be greeted by Snotlout as her savior, he smirked at her and wagged his eyebrows. "Hey baby." She snarled at him and punched his nuts hard; causing him to scream in pain and clutch his sack, Astrid got up and dusted herself off and placed her axe to Snotlout's neck. "You have the audacity to to try and frame my mother of treason?!" Astrid pressed her heel into his nuts and he whimpered in both pain and fear. "You mess with one Hofferson? You mess with all of us! I hope the dragons don't kill, I plan on doing the honor myself. Stay the hell away from me and my family!" Astrid cut his neck and returned to battle, Snotlout slowly got up and snarled.