The Lightning (HTTYD Fan-fic AU)

The Storm

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters except for a couple of my OC's coming in the future.

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Everyone was in their huts, sleeping peacefully. That was until a massive storm hit Dragon's Edge. The storm seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Loud bangs of thunder and lightning erupted from the midnight sky above, awakening most of the riders and their dragons. A blond-haired boy known as Fishlegs hid under his bed with Meatlug, shivering in fear. A boy and girl twin, both with blonde hair, their name being Tuffnut and Ruffnut, stayed asleep, oblivious to the storm. A brown-haired boy, Snotlout, awoke with a start and screamed like a girl, but went back to sleep because it was just a storm. An auburn-haired male who went by the name Hiccup slowly stirred and awoke, eventually going outside to make sure everyone and everything was alright.

Astrid, a blond-haired female had a shocking awakening. An electric current zapped through her body. She immediately jolted awake and leaped out her wooden bed in less than a second. A fire spread through her hut since it was made of wood. The shine of the moon shone in her small wooden house through the hole in the roof, made from the lightning bolt. Astrid felt completely fine even though she just got struck by lightning. There was no way of escape since the door was on fire and she couldn't get out through the hole in her roof without getting roasted alive.

Stormfly, a blue and yellow Deadly Nadder, squawked behind Astrid. 'How did I forget I have Stormfly?' she thought to herself questioningly. The blonde-haired female didn't think twice before jumping onto Stormfly and flying out of her hut through the gap in her roof. The orange flames had died down a little but were still scorching hot. A bucket of water was lifted above her hut and poured down, drenching the flames below. Astrid looked above her to see a black figure. Toothless, a black dragon with retractable teeth, it's species being a Night Fury. If Toothless was there, his rider was there. Two forest green eyes peered below, spotting Astrid's ocean blue ones.

"Are you okay?" the figure asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine Hiccup," Astrid replied truthfully.

They both landed slowly on the wooden bridge connecting each hut.

"Where will you sleep tonight?" the rider, Hiccup, asked.

"In the clubhouse. I will need to borrow a pillow and blanket if that's okay with you," Astrid replied.

"That's fine," Hiccup stated.

Hiccup hopped on Toothless and quickly flew to his hut. He entered his hut and was soon seen coming out of his wooden house with a pillow and blanket in hand. A few seconds later he was in front of Astrid. He handed her the pillow and blanket. They both said goodnight to each other and walked to their destinations. The storm had died down and lightning was no longer striking. Only some low rumbles of thunder were heard every now and again.

A few hours had passed and Astrid still wasn't asleep. Instead of laying around, she decided to take a flight, hoping that may help her fall asleep. She hopped onto Stormfly and she lifted off the ground silently. Her dragon began flying South.

A few minutes had passed and a storm arose. The claps of thunder reverberated around the night sky, blocking out every other sound. Lightning was blinding and deafening all around her. In an attempt to escape, Astrid swiftly made a sharp turn, heading in the opposite direction of the storm. The Edge was in sight, only meters away. It was too late. A lightning bolt hit Astrid, sending her plummeting down at tremendous speed. Astrid's scream was muffled by the storm. Before Stormfly had registered what was happening, Astrid hit the ocean, the impact sending her unconscious.