New Family (a Httyd/Rtte Fanfic)

Into the Woods

"This. Was. Stupid."

Hina walked through the woods, anger and frustration clawing on her insides.

"First, I supposedly shot down a night fury, which I can't find, I angered my father almost to my extinction, and I even freed our largest enemy!" she exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.

But why is he our enemy in the first place, said one part of her mind.

Doesn't matter to you. Father said he is so he is. Said the other.

But why?

Because...because... her brain couldn't come up with an answer.

Clenching her fists Hina screamed in frustration. She blindly swung her foot in anger.

"Aggggg-ahhhh!" There was no more ground on which she was walking on. Instead, she fell down into a deep cavern. As she made contact with the ground all the air was knocked out of her lungs. She groaned in pain.

After lying still for a while Hina pushed herself off the ground swaying slightly. Her body ached where she had smashed into rocks on the way down. Rubbing her head she gazed upwards.

"Nope, not that way" she thought out loud. Hina began to go left, till she hit a wall.

"And definitely not that way."

Going back from the way she came the young girl went farther and farther down the passage. She muttered under her breath.

"How long is this going to..." a splash caught her attention. Her boot was wet and when she looked down she was standing in a puddle.

A dark puddle.

Or in other words a puddle of blood. Hina's eyes widened in fear as she stepped away. Actually, Hina noticed as she looked closer, the puddle was just filled with rainwater that had been tainted red with blood.

It was still blood though.

That was when she realised the long scratches on the rocks and walls. There were twigs and stones littering the cavern as well as deep grooves in the ground. As she followed the signs of struggle she stepped on a large black bulk of...

Hina jumped back clamping her hand onto her mouth to stop herself from yelling. A large black dragon lay strewn across the ground.

Barely breathing.

Large sea blue eyes blinked at her. Her breath caught in her throat.

It was the night fury.

It closed its eyes and let out a dragon's moan. Hina quickly scanned the beast, her sight landing on an arrow prodding out of the night fury's tail. Greenish purple tendrils were working their way outwards from the wound. It looked infected as well. Hina spied the two tail fins and noticed with growing horror that the left one seemed to be damaged.

Dread filled the young warrior. She turned to go, not wanting to see the gruesome sight, but a whine stopped her.

Tears pricked at Hina's eyes.

Hiccup was right.

Grimborns were evil.

They killed and slaughtered for their own gain.

Then an idea struck her.

The dragon wasn't dead yet.

Taking a deep breath Hina turned back to face the dragon who had given up on her. Slowly moving towards its tail the scared girl ripped the sleeve of her shirt. Taking some leaves out of a pouch and crushing them till they were a pulp, she carefully applied them to the wound before taking her cloth and wrapping it around the dragon's tail.

Then Hina grabbed the arrow.

Making sure she placed the rag so it would snape straight onto the wound when the arrow was removed she took a deep breath.

Out came the arrow.

On her jumped the dragon. Its paws were crushing her and breathing proved to be difficulte never mind escaping.

The night fury snarled, then stopped. It glanced over its shoulder. Hina new she should try to run but she didn't. The dragon must have felt her shaking in fear because it turned back and growled.

The girl shut her eyes. Ready for the worst.

But it never came.

The weight was lifted off her as the dragon retreated. Its snout was a mask of anger, but it's confused blue eyes ruined the effect.

With that, the dragon ran.