Hicca

Chapter 5: Adjusting

Previously....

Stoic was running through the rubble, trying to find his daughter. Praying to Odin that she was alive, Aston was to.

"Hicca! Hicca!" Stoic kept calling out, that is, till he found Toothless. Lying on the ground, badly injured.

"Hicca." Stoic breathed, as he ran to the downed dragon. He found the saddle totally destroyed and with no rider, the dragons eyes were closed.

"Oh, Hicca." Stoic Said, as he collapsed to his knees. That's when the dragons eyes opened a bit, to see what was going on.

"I did this, this is all my fault. Oh Hicca, I'm so, so sorry. I'm sorry, this is all my fault." Stoic Said, as he fought back tears.

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Now....

Toothless knew the man was sincere, so, he unfolded his wings. To reveal a unconscious, ash covered Hicca, breathing and alive.

"Hicca!" Stoic Cried out, as he pulled his daughter to him. Taking off his helmet, he listened for a heartbeat. He let out a breath, she had one.

"She's alive, you brought her back alive!" Stoic Said, as his voice cracked. He didn't care, his child was safe. She was alive!

"Well, most of her." Gobber said, and Stoic looked at her legs. Sure enough, her left leg was gone, just a bit below her knee.

"Thank you, for saving my daughter." Stoic told Toothless, who only nodded his head in return before going to sleep. Aston walked forward and knelt next to Stoic.

"Chief, how will we get her home to Gothi? Hicca needs medical attention, and all of the ships where destroyed. Sure, we have dragons, but now what?" He Asked the Chief, and Stoic looked at the young lad. He could see this boy had a crush on his daughter, he could tell. Especially since he heard the boy tell her good luck as she flew off, he was impressed, slightly.

"It looks like we're gonna be flying back to Berk, is there a dragon big enough to carry Hicca?" He Asked the boy, and he saw the boy thinking.

"Toothless, But he's too injured and can't fly on his own. We know Hicca can ride on the Nader with me, but how will we get Toothless?" Stoic smiles, he might just do for his daughter.

"I've got it, Snotlout!" He shouted, the boy came running.

"Yeah?" He Asked, and Aston smirked.

"I need you and your Monstrous Nightmare to carry Toothless back to Berk, Toothless can fly on his own and he's too injured." Snotlout nodded, then hopped onto the Said dragon. The carefully, they picked up Toothless and flew back to Berk.

"Chief, if it's alright. I can carry Hicca back to Berk on my Nader." He Asked, and Stoic handed him his daughter.

"Ok, now, Fishlegs will have to instruct you on how to fly. Just don't use weapons, and you should be fine." Aston Said, as he hopped onto his Nader. Then took off to Berk.

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He stared down at his daughter, she was asleep. Gothi has taken care of her, and she was gonna make it. She just looked so bad, her head was wrapped up, and she was deathly pale.

He grasped her hand, it was so small compared to his big hand. He was also shocked that it didn't have calluses, she's working the forge since she was five. How have her hands remained so soft and unscathed?