Home- Next morning
Zephyr runs down the stairs to the dining room/kitchen. Hiccup and Astrid are sitting down, eating breakfast.
HICCUP: Good morning Zephyr!
Zephyr: (slides into her chair) Morning!
ASTRID: Want some breakfast?
Astrid gets up and walks to the pot over the fireplace. She scoops Zephyr a bowl of porridge.
ZEPHYR: Sure... I guess. (clears throat) So, um, dad... I was wondering if I could go to the forest... today.
HICCUP: The forest?
ZEPHYR: Yeah....
Astrid sets the bowl in front of Zephyr.
ASTRID: Who would go with you?
Zephyr: Oh, well... you see... I was thinking... maybe I could go by myself?
ASTRID: By yourself???
ZEPHYR: Yeah, well, I mean, I did it the other day—
Zephyr stops. Astrid's eyes widen.
ASTRID: You went, to the forest? By yourself?
ZEPHYR: (sheepishly) Yep... sorry mom.
ASTRID: What were you doing in the forest all alone?
ZEPHYR: Oh, well, I was taking a walk to, uhhh, calm my frustration.... ?
Astrid glares at Hiccup. Hiccup slowly looks away from Astrid.
HICCUP: (clears throat) Why do you want to go to the forest?
ZEPHYR: Oh well, I thought I could go find the dagger I lost—
Astrid's eyes widen again.
ZEPHYR: Oh... yeah... sorry, mom.
Astrid sighs and sits down.
ASTRID: You lost your dagger? How?
ZEPHYR: Well, I kind of threw it at a tree in frustration... and I missed.
ASTRID: You threw it?
HICCUP: (interrupts) I thought you said you could make another one?
ZEPHYR: Yeah... well, I thought, why make another one when I can just go find the one I lost? I mean it's probably out there... somewhere.
Hiccup and Astrid look at each other.
ASTRID: (sighs) Next time you're angry, try not to throw your dagger. You might end up hurting someone in the future.
ZEPHYR: Okay.... So... can I go?
HICCUP: (looks at Astrid) Yes, you can go.
Zephyr jumps up, knocking down her chair.
ZEPHYR: (hugs Hiccup around the neck) Thank you dad! Thank you mom! Thank you!
Zephyr runs up the stairs.
HICCUP: Um, don't you want to finish your breakfast?
ZEPHYR: (calls down the stairs) No, I'm not hungry anymore!
Silence reigns. Astrid glares at Hiccup again.
HICCUP: (shrugs) What?
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Homecoming (A "How To Train Your Dragon" Story)
FanfictionChief Hiccup's daughter Zephyr has found a dragon, but something is clearly wrong. Will Zephyr and her friends save the dragons and the Hidden World? Or will the legend of dragons be lost forever? (Set after "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden...