Love in the Time of Dragon Riders 3 (HTTYD FanFic)

Chapter 30: A Dragon's Departure

Omniscient P.O.V

3 months later

Sure enough Hiccup had been able to fix Skylar’s wing, with expert hands he had been able to sew the tears together, now all that was left were three long scars, which donned his right wing. He was now able to fly just as well as before, Willow however has not transformed since that fateful night. However Hiccup's people skills had not pulled him through the pain of explaining to his father what had happened. 

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It was a sunny afternoon and Hiccup was telling the gang, Skylar and Willow about a new game he had created. Heather had left that morning and it was also the three-month mark since all the deaths, so Hiccup figured that the Berkians needed something to lighten the mood.

“The rules are pretty simple.” Hiccup explained to Astrid, Snotlout, Tuff, Ruff, Fishlegs, Skylar and Willow. “Each team of dragon and rider have a basket, mine is the black, Astrid the blue, Snotlout the red, Ruff and Tuff you have the green, Fishlegs the brown, Willow the yellow, and Skylar, silver.” He said this while gesturing to baskets lined along a wooden platform that crossed from the recently built stadium were Thawfest was to be held along with other special events. “You fly around the course collecting sheep with bulls eyes on them, each of the white sheep earn your team one point and on the last round a black sheep is released, which is worth 10 points the game only ends when someone gets the black sheep.”

“Cool, let’s play!” Astrid said in excitement pulling herself into Stormfly’s saddle.

“I’ve already let the sheep out and Gobber will release the black sheep on the last lap.”

The stadium was slowly filling up with Vikings coming to watch the race.

“Vikings at your ready!” Stoick shouted from the chief’s chair in the Stadium. Stoick nodded to Gobber who had attached a green flag to his lost arm.

“And Go!” Gobber shouted waving his flag crazily. Toothless launched into the air fastest followed by Astrid and the others. By the end of the 3rd lap Astrid had 4 sheep two of which were from Hiccup who lay with nil. Ruff and Tuff had 5 sheep all of which had been obtained by Fishlegs and Snotlout (both of whom had moved on from their previous girlfriends and now seemed to have pledged themselves to Ruffnut) Skylar and Willow lay with one each. Skylar had given Willow his sheep who in return had put her sheep in his basket as she flew past on Felix.

By the last lap the twins were at 7, Astrid had 6 and Willow had 4 Skylar trailed with one. Hiccup, Fishlegs and Snotlout were tied with nil.

“Last round.” Gobber shouted readying the black sheep. The black sheep bleated nervously right before it was launched into the air.

“I love this game!” Hiccup shouted tearing in front of Fishlegs to get to the Black Sheep. Toothless grinned toothlessly up at Hiccup. “That a' boy!” Hiccup cried giving him a pat before they dived down to the platform. Hiccup had been directing Toothless in the direction of Astrid’s basket, but Toothless however had different ideas, he swerved and instead dropped the Black Sheep into Hiccup’s basket. The crowd went berserk cheering for Hiccup and Toothless.

“Toothless, you know that was supposed to be for Astrid!” Hiccup grumbled. His girlfriend laughed from just behind him.

“Hiccup takes the game!” Stoick shouted cheering along with the rest of the crowd.

“By far you best invention yet man!” Skylar called over to him from Sapphire’s back. Hiccup gave him the thumbs up as a thank you.

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