Berk's BIG Problem

Hidden Strength

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"What am I going to do? I don't have anyone now besides Toothless to help me with this - I just gestured to all of me." Hiccup thought depressingly. He was now in a state of mind where there was confusion and despair all around him.

He ran away from home, he left Toothless, his family, his friends and now he left Lily-Raw. Nothing but despair course through his heart. After every giant step he takes, he can feel the SNAP! of the twigs and the CRUNCH! of the dead leaves beneath his toes. Branches of the Engelmann Spruce scrapped across his arms like needles - sharp and unpleasant.

But he didn't bother, as his mind was elsewhere in deep, deep thoughts. He never wanted this to happen, never intended to above all. Hiccup felt like he was at the bottom of a well - trapped and scared. There was no way out of it.

"What to do, what to do. C'mon Hiccup think!" He thought frustratingly. He unintentionally grabbed a chunk of his hair and locked it with a tight grip, pulling hard. "There's gotta be a way to undo this - once again I gesture to all of me." With a sigh full of anger, he leaned against a Giant Sequoia, which pleasantly enough was much taller than he and didn't topple due to Hiccup's weight leaning onto its side, it's ancient roots strongly stuck in the ground.

Hiccup thought long and hard about any possible outcomes to cure this unexplainable growth - but none came with hope. Cradling his face with his hands, Hiccup let out a despaired sigh, his hot breath flaring in his face as it reflected off the soft skin of his hands. He let out a dry sob before crumbling to the floor. His heart ached greatly and his mind blank. His body trembled lightly as small tears fell from his eyes. He brought his legs close to his chest and cried.

He felt utterly hopeless.

The sun's glaring light shone on his back and he felt its warmth spread across his body. It was the only thing that comforted him. Even the birds tweeting caused irritation to flow through him like a tsunami across land.

All his thoughts turned into mush and Hiccup was left emotionless. As the sunlight tried to comfort him, it's blinding rays caught his eyes, making him weep more. Drying his eyes, he tried to block out the sun but it somehow managed to slip past his fingers. With the birds still tweeting irritatingly, his anger started to build up.

And getting pooped on the shoulder was the last straw.

Like a volcanic eruption, Hiccup exploded. His fist clenched and it went straight through the tree, completely snapping it in two. All the wild animals nearby either stood and watched or jumped and scurried off.

Heaving heavily, Hiccup looked downwards, the ground suddenly very interesting. His eyes glared with fire and his nose was scrunched - his brow frowned. Deers, badgers, foxes, rabbits and birds were weary of him and stopped a good distance away from the angry giant, who was beyond happiness.

CCRREEAAKK!

Looking up, Hiccup stared at the tree and noticed with unease it started to wobble. It seemed to hauler for a moment and Hiccup backed away from the colossal figure. Both his and the animals' sight were glued to the tree as it let out another CREAK and GROAN. It stopped wobbling. Letting out a sigh of relief, Hiccup looked down at his sides to wild animals.

"If I were you, stay away from that tree." Hiccup implies. The animals nodded, understanding every word. "Great! Now I'm talking to animals in a forest beside a near-toppling tree. This day just gets weirder and weirder."