They call me the Commander

In your head

Commander P.O.V

I had Inga on my shoulders, galloping across the deck when I heard a scream coming from the hold. Astrid. I put Inga in her mother's arms before running down to the wooden stairs that led to the hold. Everyone else was quickly on my tail.

Astrid was huddled up in the corner of the hold, shoulders hunched and eyes wide open. Ruff came and put her hand on quivering girl's shoulder but Astrid went stiff and gasped.

Ruff stepped back. "What's wrong with her?..."

"I think," I whisper-yelled in her ear, "She's having a night terror."

"A night what? Tuff looked confused.

"A night terror, episodes of screaming, intense fear and flailing while still asleep, often paired with sleepwalking. Night terrors can be triggered by stress, fever or nightmares." Fishlegs replied, still looking at Astrid, who's breathing was ragged and shallow.

"Oh..."

"Is, Aunty Astwid going to be okay?..." Inga said in a small voice.

"Yes, she'll be fine. You should probably go up to the deck Inga... " Her father smiled, picking her up and carrying her up the stairs.

"Yea, um, we'll go with them..." Snotlout said backing out as well. Tuff followed him and to my surprise, ruff as well.

"So you're just going to leave me here to do it by myself?!" I whisper yelled at her.

"Yep."

"But-"

Ruff climbed the stairs and disappeared out of sight.

Looks like I was on my own.

Astrid had her head buried in her knees and was sobbing and whispering names like 'mum, dad,finn, and... Hiccup?'

I sat on my heels right beside her and said in a soft voice, "Astrid?"

She whipped her head up. "H-Hiccup?"

"I-" How did she know? I'd come to a decision. "Yeah, it's Hiccup."

"W-where are y-you?"

"I'm right here, right beside you." I whispered, placing my hand over hers.

"I- I can't see you..." she whimpered, hunching her shoulders again.

"Astrid, whatever you are seeing in your head, it's not real. I'm right next to you, in real life" I said, pulling her closer.

Astrid P.O.V

"Astrid, whatever you are seeing in your head, it's not real. I'm right next to you, in real life"

I was pulled closer. I felt safe.

I opened my eyes and stared at a teasing picture of Hiccup. I focused on it with all I had.

I whirled into real life where I felt someone against me.

It wasn't Hiccup, But the Commander.

"What happened? I-"

"Had a night terror, what was it?"

"My parents, they,-" I couldn't finish my sentence.

"Oh, sorry..." he looked me in the eyes.

"I was there, on the ship, I saw them, my parents. The ship crashed. They drowned, I drowned! I knew it was just a dream, but it was so real! There was this room and- I saw pictures of the people I lost... then, I heard it...

"Heard what?" he cocked his head.

"His voice, Hiccup's voice. He told me he was right here..." I frowned. Why did I believe he was here?

"He is here Astrid, he is here."

Commander P.O.V

"He is here Astrid, he is here."

That's it, I was going to tell her. show her.