HTTYD/Percy Jackson crossover
Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 17:35
Chapter 1 Astrid
I’m up extra-early today, even earlier than usual. I want to get some training in before we leave for Berk.
By the time I’m at the Dragon’s Edge stables, the sun is coming up. Stormfly wakes up as soon as I start unlocking the door. “Hey, girl. Are you ready to go?”
She squeaks at me.
“Great! Let’s go. I wanna get in at least an hour.”
Two minutes later, we’re soaring through the sky. Stormfly shoots upwards, then dives into the trees.
“Yeah, girl! That’s how to do it! Come on!” I shout happily.
She darts between the trees in response, bopping her head. I know what this means. “Okay, then. Ready? Set…” I pause, tensing. “GO!” Stormfly plunges into the trees while I swing onto a vine. “Come on,” I mutter. The time comes, and I lunge off my vine onto Stormfly’s back again. “Yes!” I rub her between the horns. “Miss me?”
She “Rawk”’s, and we land by a cliff.
“Nice job, girl! We are going to steal that race!” She nuzzles her head against my shoulder in response.
I gaze out into the horizon, contentedly watching the sun rise. The entire reason I’m up so early is because today, we’re heading back to berk. The dragon racing season is starting. And Stormfly and I are in it to win it. Some people say I get too competitive, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. The fresh morning air always gets me up and pumped, ready to kick butt with Stormfly.
A sharp whistle brings me back to reality. Hiccup lands with Toothless, then jumps off to sit beside me.
“Hey.” I say. I know what he’s going to tell me.
“Hi. I thought I’d find you here.”
I nod.
“It’s time to go.”
“Okay. Where are we meeting?”
He looks at me. Duh. “The dome.”
“I’ll be right there. You go ahead.”
He nods, then climbs on Toothless. “Hey, Astrid?”
“Yeah?”
Whatever he was going to say, he changes his mind. Toothless takes off.
I smile, then climb onto Stormfly. “Ready?”
She bounces on her knees. We’ve been planning this for days. Of course she’s ready.
We lunge into the forest, right under Hiccup. “Now!” Stormfly shoots into the air, above Hiccup now.
“Twirl!” Stormfly turns so I’m suspended upside down from her back. I slap Hiccup on the back, and Stormfly rights herself.
“Hey!” Hiccup shouts in surprise.
I smile at him sweetly. “Race you back to the dome! You need practice, too!”
He shakes his head, but urges Toothless forward.
We dart between trees and rocks, determined to be the first one there. Of course, he will be getting practice from this, but I’m hoping for something else. Maybe it’s sneaky, but hey, like they say, I get competitive. I can afford a race like this. A dragon race in the season? Nope. Hiccup (Even though he’s my friend) is my biggest competition. And, knowing him, he’ll have a move planned out. And he will use it. Now.
Sure enough, just as Stormfly and I are about to charge into the arena, Hiccup tweaks something in Toothless’s tail. Toothless shoots forward, zooming under us and into the dome. Hiccup lands. “Yeah!”
I dismount beside him. “Not bad, Haddock.” And while I’m tempted to throw in his face that I know his secret move, I don’t. That would be very unwise.
But this is bad. Hiccup is using the tail that he used for Thawfest, against Snotlout. He’ll be harder to beat now.
The worry must have shown on my face, because Hiccup walks up to me. “What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Oh, uh, nothing.”
“Sure. And Snotlout isn’t the most annoying guy you know.”
Dang, he’s good. But I cannot let him know.
“You’re right. He’s not the most annoying.” I punch him in the arm. “It’s this guy who keeps asking me if I’m alright.”
He smiles and shakes his head. At this moment, Snotlout decides to fly in. The twins and Fishlegs quickly follow. Hiccup clears his throat, all business.
“All right, gang! Are we ready to go?” Everyone nods. Somehow, Hiccup, the old scrawny, disrespected, son of the chief, can get even the laziest of us (Cough, Snotlout, cough) onto our feet and ready to go. We climb on our dragons and fly towards Berk, celebration, and, although we didn’t know it yet, trouble.
I’m up extra-early today, even earlier than usual. I want to get some training in before we leave for Berk.
By the time I’m at the Dragon’s Edge stables, the sun is coming up. Stormfly wakes up as soon as I start unlocking the door. “Hey, girl. Are you ready to go?”
She squeaks at me.
“Great! Let’s go. I wanna get in at least an hour.”
Two minutes later, we’re soaring through the sky. Stormfly shoots upwards, then dives into the trees.
“Yeah, girl! That’s how to do it! Come on!” I shout happily.
She darts between the trees in response, bopping her head. I know what this means. “Okay, then. Ready? Set…” I pause, tensing. “GO!” Stormfly plunges into the trees while I swing onto a vine. “Come on,” I mutter. The time comes, and I lunge off my vine onto Stormfly’s back again. “Yes!” I rub her between the horns. “Miss me?”
She “Rawk”’s, and we land by a cliff.
“Nice job, girl! We are going to steal that race!” She nuzzles her head against my shoulder in response.
I gaze out into the horizon, contentedly watching the sun rise. The entire reason I’m up so early is because today, we’re heading back to berk. The dragon racing season is starting. And Stormfly and I are in it to win it. Some people say I get too competitive, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. The fresh morning air always gets me up and pumped, ready to kick butt with Stormfly.
A sharp whistle brings me back to reality. Hiccup lands with Toothless, then jumps off to sit beside me.
“Hey.” I say. I know what he’s going to tell me.
“Hi. I thought I’d find you here.”
I nod.
“It’s time to go.”
“Okay. Where are we meeting?”
He looks at me. Duh. “The dome.”
“I’ll be right there. You go ahead.”
He nods, then climbs on Toothless. “Hey, Astrid?”
“Yeah?”
Whatever he was going to say, he changes his mind. Toothless takes off.
I smile, then climb onto Stormfly. “Ready?”
She bounces on her knees. We’ve been planning this for days. Of course she’s ready.
We lunge into the forest, right under Hiccup. “Now!” Stormfly shoots into the air, above Hiccup now.
“Twirl!” Stormfly turns so I’m suspended upside down from her back. I slap Hiccup on the back, and Stormfly rights herself.
“Hey!” Hiccup shouts in surprise.
I smile at him sweetly. “Race you back to the dome! You need practice, too!”
He shakes his head, but urges Toothless forward.
We dart between trees and rocks, determined to be the first one there. Of course, he will be getting practice from this, but I’m hoping for something else. Maybe it’s sneaky, but hey, like they say, I get competitive. I can afford a race like this. A dragon race in the season? Nope. Hiccup (Even though he’s my friend) is my biggest competition. And, knowing him, he’ll have a move planned out. And he will use it. Now.
Sure enough, just as Stormfly and I are about to charge into the arena, Hiccup tweaks something in Toothless’s tail. Toothless shoots forward, zooming under us and into the dome. Hiccup lands. “Yeah!”
I dismount beside him. “Not bad, Haddock.” And while I’m tempted to throw in his face that I know his secret move, I don’t. That would be very unwise.
But this is bad. Hiccup is using the tail that he used for Thawfest, against Snotlout. He’ll be harder to beat now.
The worry must have shown on my face, because Hiccup walks up to me. “What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Oh, uh, nothing.”
“Sure. And Snotlout isn’t the most annoying guy you know.”
Dang, he’s good. But I cannot let him know.
“You’re right. He’s not the most annoying.” I punch him in the arm. “It’s this guy who keeps asking me if I’m alright.”
He smiles and shakes his head. At this moment, Snotlout decides to fly in. The twins and Fishlegs quickly follow. Hiccup clears his throat, all business.
“All right, gang! Are we ready to go?” Everyone nods. Somehow, Hiccup, the old scrawny, disrespected, son of the chief, can get even the laziest of us (Cough, Snotlout, cough) onto our feet and ready to go. We climb on our dragons and fly towards Berk, celebration, and, although we didn’t know it yet, trouble.