Hidden Night (Hiccup x Fem!Reader)

[22] Day Three Part 3

*Third Person POV*

        "Alright, I think we've waited long enough. Let's pick them up." Astrid said to Fishlegs. He looked at the tunnel hesitantly.

        "M-Maybe we should wait a few more minutes." Fishlegs suggested, twiddling his fingers nervously.

        "Come on! They're waiting for us. Stop being scared." Astrid teased, urging Stormfly into the dark tunnel. Astrid had to lean down a bit so she wouldn't hit her head on the tunnel ceiling.

       "I-I'm not sc-scared." Fishlegs poorly defended himself, following me into the tunnel on Meatlug. Astrid scoffs.

        "Sure you are." Astrid says sarcastically.

        "B-But I'm not. I'm just ... cautious." He weakly countered. Astrid rolled her eyes.

        "We're getting deeper. Its best we stay quiet from this point on." Astrid changed the subject, casting a glance behind her to see Fishlegs nod. Stormfly and Astrid lean forward cautiously to peer down each way into a new tunnel that theirs ended in. "Hear anything girl?" She whispers to Stormfly. The Deadly Nadder slightly shakes her head no with a light squawk in response. Stormfly quietly turns into the right side of the new tunnel, and Fishlegs looks down the left.

        "Which way should we go?" Fishleg's asks, glancing down both ways. Astrid opens her mouth to answer when suddenly an angry roar erupts from down the left tunnel.

        "That way!" Astrid yells, taking out her ax as she charges down the tunnel.

        "Oh boy." Fishlegs nervously urged Meatlug to follow.

        Meanwhile, in front of the entrance, Hiccup waits with Toothless, absentmindedly kicking a rock. Toothless's tail swipes the ground irritably, eyes narrowed at the entrance. Up on the cliff edge, hidden from sight, the twins are silently playing a game in the dirt with rocks. Uttering a few taunts here and there under a screaming-whisper. Snotlout lays on his back, looking to the sky in boredom.

        Suddenly, a loud roar broke from within the tunnels. The four guards posted in front of the entrance looked inside with confusion. The Dervish started to growl and act up before charging inside. The woman yelled after her dragon and ran after it.

        "Go with her." A male motioned another guy to go after her in case something's up. The other guy did as he was told and went in with his Sand Wraith. 'Looks like now is a good time for a distraction.' Hiccup thought as he looked up towards the spot the twins and Snotlout are. He hopped onto Toothless's back, and urged him to the sky. Seeming to get the idea, Toothless fired down at the remaining two riders. Not long after, were the Sand Wraiths firing back and the twins were out and spreading destruction.

'I hope this gets their attention away from them so they can escape.' Thought Hiccup with a frown.

*Second Person POV*

        You guess its been a couple of minutes since the guy left you with Varor. Who is still leaning against the wall with his hands behind his head, a thoughtful expression on his face. You are currently looking down at the thick metal cuff on your right wrist. Your mind is hard at work thinking up ways to escape. You find your eyes traveling up the length of the chain and to where its looped through a metal ring in the Dervish's collar. You remember what Fishlegs had said about its tail, and how it could cut through anything in its path. You got an idea.

        You go over to Varor and whisper in his ear your plan, you could feel the Devilish Dervish eyeing you suspiciously.

        "Now I feel stupid for not trying that." He smiled sheepishly. You giggled before you both stood up. The Dervish eyed you both wearily, its tail twitched, ready to use in case you two were up to no good.