Siege & Storms - Chapter 1 Astrid

Siege & Storms - Chapter 1 Astrid

Post Fire Tides-Story. Nightmares haunt Astrid while Hiccup and Toothless try to escape from the underwater City.

A scream tore through her throat as he fell. "Hiccup!" Her fingers wrapped tightly around the metal rings of her saddle as she leaned forward. “Come on, Stormfly. Get down! Get down!” The blood roared in her ears as the Nadder plunged into a dive, away from the ashen sky and down to the deep black sea that spread out beneath them like a rolling velvet carpet. Below her she saw the frightened eyes of her boyfriend, desperately trying to hoist himself onto the back of his night fury, whose dark scales seemed to almost merge with the darkness of the sea surface. She reached out, tried to reach for him, but he was so far away. So far away. It was as if time stood still as their bodies split the surface of the ocean, like a black mirror breaking into a hundred thousand small pieces. "No. Nooooooo! Hiccup!” she shouted against the roar of the waves. No Answer. Not a brown head in the waves. No wing flapping. The ocean had swallowed them. She sat up, with a clear conscience that this too could be her end. But to hell with her life when the man she loved more than anything was in grave danger. And she jumped. Cold water stabbed her soft skin like hundreds of knives, she opened her eyes and there was the deepest blackness around her. She suddenly flash something in the endless black. A body. Hiccup, she thought. She continued to dive, the pressure on her ears reinforced with every meter she swam. Hiccup's pale, thin body appeared in her mind's eye, his limbs hanging limply in the water, his otherwise beautifully bright emerald eyes staring into space. She reached for him, but couldn't get hold of him. Like a sack full of stones, his body sank deeper and deeper towards the seabed. And there was nothing she could do about it. She was powerless. No matter how hard she tried to move forward, an invisible force had a firm hold on her. She kicked around wildly, screaming at the top of her lungs, so that the salty sea water flooded her throat and sent air bubbles to the surface. The darkness became more and more impenetrable, more and more merciless. Slowly she saw in depth how the body of the person she loved above all else, who she had known since childhood, who had shown her the beauty of the world, had enriched her own life with his good heart and his deep love for her was drawn.

Astrid woke up with a scream. The endless darkness around her, hit her, she gasped, clutching at her sweat-soaked chest where her fearful heart was pounding as if it would shatter her ribs at any moment. With trembling fingers, she reached for a candle that was on the nightstand next to the bed and lit it. Her eyes wandered around the room, past the various prosthetic tails that Hiccup had made for Toothless over the years, to the large map of the archipelago that Hiccup had drawn on his explorations of the barbaric land. Her shaky hand slid over the empty side next to her where her fiancé should be lying. The blood ran from her fingertips, her stomach cramped as her eyes remained on the mattress. She didn't know if Hiccup was still alive or if he was injured and dying. She convulsively choked down the lump in her throat, trying to smother the tears that began to roll down her cheeks faster and faster. To calm herself, she took the green fabric of his tunic, which she had worn every night since his departure, between her hands and breathed in its remaining scent of leather and forge that had not yet been singed by her sweat. He was alive. He wasn't dead. He was alive. He wasn't dead... She pulled her legs up to her chest and began rocking back and forth, more tears gathering in her eyes. She had to stay strong, for the village, for Valka, for Hiccup. Hiccup. She squirmed internally. "He's alive, he's alive, he's alive...",she kept telling herself, fighting the emptiness that was rapidly spreading in her heart. The dark, cold emptiness swallowed her soul, dragging her down into a bottomless abyss of loneliness and ruin. Everything went quiet in her head; she could only hear the steady beating of her heart. She jumped when something warm and scaly suddenly snuggled up to her. Stormfly. Astrid wrapped her arms around the Nadder lady's head, heard her breathing, felt the warmth emanating from her body. A small smile crept across Astrid's lips as Stormfly rubbed her head against hers. “Thank you, my girl. I love you too.” Stormfly squealed and looked at her rider with concern in her round golden eyes. She gently nudged Astrid with her nose. Astrid sighed and wiped her tears as she stroked her best friend's shiny scale dress. She sniffled: "You know, it's hard sometimes to always have to be strong." The Nadder lady snorted in understanding. Astrid leisurely lifted her legs out of bed, Hiccup's tunic barely reaching enough to carefully cover her intimate area. She grabbed the candle that was on the bedside table and walked out of the room, her heavy steps making the floorboards creak on the way to Hiccup's late father's old room. Astrid hesitated, then knocked on the door. “Come in,” she heard Valka’s tired voice from the other side. She entered the large bedchamber, Valka was sitting up in bed, a bag full of ice pressed to her forehead. “Is something Astrid? Can I help you in any way?” Astrid shook her head as she closed the door behind her and sat on the edge of the bed next to her future mother-in-law. “Yes, everything is fine,” she lied as she smoothed the fabric of the tunic. "I just wanted to see how you were doing." Valka smiled gently. "That's kind of you. But you don’t have to worry about me.” A loud rumble of thunder shook the night, shortly followed by a pelting rain that hit the wooden roof. Astrid's fingers dug into the fabric of the tunic and she gritted her teeth. The fine hairs on her neck stood up against her sweat-heated skin. She hated thunderstorms ever since a lightning strike left her blind several years ago. Although she was now able to cope better with thunderstorms and the darkness, she still felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up every time a storm came. “I'm just going to go outside to see what's going on,” she said shortly without looking at Valka. Out of the corner of her eye, however, she saw her nod in confirmation. -

Next Chapter follows soon…

Happy B-Day to our Chief 🫶🏻🥰

I had a Little Idea 💡

A rough Rewirte Idea I have, that I want to Share with you.

The First thing I would do is, outwrite the disrespectful Connection to the Trilogy. Then I would give all the characters emotional backgrounds. (Jun & D’Angelo wouldn’t exist in My rewirte Universe, because I don‘t know what to do with These two.) Tom has no Connection to Hiccup and Astrid and his Dad is ahead of a research station That Researches Old civilisations. His Mum is ahead of a archilogy Team there. Because his parents Are divorced but still forced to work with each other, the releationship between them is Not the best because they Part ways on bad terms. The bad releationship between his parents affects Tom, because they Are always fighting and hating at each other. One day it all becomes too much for him and he runs away. He hides in an Old Ruin where he finds an old Journal with Stories about Hiccup and his Family and their life on New Berk. (There you could put Flashbacks in a respectful way where we See for example the Wedding Party from Hiccstrid, Pregnant Astrid, Zephyr and Nuffink as babys, their first steps,…). Then he could find Alex and Eugene who also hide in there. Alex because she needs some alone time and Eugene because he had a terrible fight with his Mum. (The Background-Stories of These two were: Alex was bullied in School because she has two Mums and also because she‘s very shy and different than the others. Eugene on the other Hand loses his Dad on Cancer and he and his Mum Haven’t the best releationship after his dead, they also weren‘t on the best terms before.) In one of the Old Ruins they found the old Dragon Book and Stoicks Notes about the hidden World. The three decide to search for this secret world, because they wanted to Go on a Adventure to forget which Troubles they have. They three Happen to find the Hidden World After a Long Journey. First they Are very afraid of this gigantic World and the Dragons they first encounter with. But soon they became Friends. For the three their Dragon-Friends became a Escape from the Reality of Life. The Kids thinking about to stay in the Hidden World But have to relealize that its untamble for humans. So they have to Go Back to face their demons. But they decide they will come back to their new found Friends to Visit them. However, the more often they visit the dragons, the more skeptical their parents become. And not just them, some scientists too. One day, one scientis follow Them and Discover the Dragons. He/She kills one and brought it back to the Research Station, where other scientist want to find More Dragons. Now the Kids most Protect the Dragons from the Scientist, to keep Hiccup and Toothless‘ Legacy but also most learn to face their issuse they have in their lifes.

The whole massage would stick true to the Trilogys ending But the overarching theme for this would be the importance of Family, Friendship, to face your Troubles and that you can‘t run away from your Problems.

I still wish someday we get something good out of this Spin-off Show because I want so badly Httyd in modern day. It would be so cool and interesting.

YouTube

Puss in Boots vs Avatar Way of The Water (Cat Dance Meme Animation)

#animation #pusssinbootsthelastwish #avatar #avatar2 #avatarthewayofwater

Still can’t believe this really happend.

I like Avatar (the first One will always be Favorite) but fuck Yeah praise Puss in Boots the Last Wish✨🫶🏻

Sadly the Golden Days of Barbenheimer, Avatar-the Way of Water & Puss in Boots: the Last wish Are over and Cinema is dead again. Let’s hope Kung Fu Panda 4 brings these days Back.

Oh.My. God.

I don‘t know what to say anymore right now.

I don‘t get it. NOW they do the thing we Tell them since the beginning.

Actually Funny Thing about Megamind vs Doom Syndicate, Will Ferrell read the Script to it and thought it wasn’t good. And he was so damnn right.

A new Life & the beat of Young Hearts - Part 2

With a skillful flick of his wrist, he turned her and then brought her back into his arms. “Come here, you.” Astrid enjoyed it when his lips lay on hers, his arms wrapped around her and her body pressed against his as much as she could with her huge belly. Her arms wrapped around his neck so he only deepened the kiss. But at that moment she felt something cold running down her leg. Astrid was shocked and her eyes widened. The baby is coming! Now! “Hiccup, the baby is coming!” Suddenly he pulled away from her again. “What did you say?” “My water broke and the baby is coming! Now!" Hiccup winces and whirls around to face his children. “Zephyr, Nuffink! Get your grandparents, quickly! Your little sibling is coming!” The two of them immediately ran towards the village. Hiccup put his arms around Astrid, who was already squinting in pain. He slammed the door to their house, with his arms wrapped tightly around her, he led her into their shared bedroom. “Take it easy, Astrid. Everything will be okay,” he gasped, full of excitement and fear at the same time. “Hiccup, calm down first, you're making me very nervous,” Astrid hissed, who had already started to go into labor. She writhed in pain in his arms as he put her on the bed and helped her undress to make the birth easier. Astrid pressed herself tightly into the pillows as another contraction hit her, her pulse racing. The blood rushing through her veins like a raging mountain river as she took Hiccup's hand and looked deep into his unfathomable jade eyes as he dabbed the sweat from her forehead. She could hear him whispering, feel his calloused hand slide over her shoulder. Then suddenly the door to the bedroom opened and Astrid's mother stormed into the room with wet towels. She immediately started preparing everything before she went to Astrid and told her: "You know what to do?" Astrid nodded and she started to push.

12 hours later: "That's it, Astrid just a little bit more and you've done it," Astrid heard her mother's voice through the roaring pain that went through her and spread to her bones. Hiccup's gentle massage on her shoulders was just an echo in the distance. Her bones protested one last time, then she listened in relief as she heard the sound of a baby crying. She wanted to sit up, to catch a glimpse of her little one, who was now lying in her mother's arms to be washed, but her joints gave way and she slid back onto Hiccup's shoulder. But Astrid didn't have to wait long when her mother returned to her with a small bundle in her arms and placed it on her chest. Ingrid smiled lovingly at her daughter and son-in-law. "Congratulations on your healthy baby girl." Astrid squeezed her mother's hand, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks. "Thank you, mother, for everything." "Yes, thank you Ingrid," Hiccup smiled, even though Astrid could see that he was having a hard time concentrating on his mother-in-law, as his eyes kept wandering to her newborn child. Ingrid said goodbye with a smile before going into the next room where her husband and grandchildren were waiting impatiently. Astrid smiled down at the little girl who was now snuggled up against her chest and looking at her and Hiccup with big blue-green eyes. Hiccup gave his wife a kiss on the temple. "I am so proud of you. So proud.” The baby winked a little as Astrid brought it to her bare breast and suckled with pleasure on her left nipple while Hiccup stroked her golden-brown head. “She still needs a name,” he mused. “What do you think of…Gertrude?” Astrid raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "Was that Tuffnut's idea?" Hiccup grinned. "Yes, he begged for the rest of the days that I would suggest that name to you when the baby was here." "And of course you gave in." Hiccup rolled his eyes, laughing. “Yes, I can hardly refuse my groomsmen anything.” “It was clear,” she laughed and leaned against his chest again. “No, I think I have a better idea. How do you like the name Linka? It means fairy or huntress and our little one somehow reminds me of an fairy, as sweet and delicate as she is." "That's actually a very nice name," Hiccup agreed. “And she really does look a little like a little fairy.”He gently stroked little Feyre's soft cheek. “Welcome to New Berk.”

After an hour of waiting, Zephyr and Nuffink finally got to meet their little sister and they were thrilled and kept asking their mother if they could hold her. Astrid quickly gave in to her children's begging and let her little sister hold her once. “Hello, Linka. I'm your big sister Zephyr and this is your big brother Nuffink." "Hello," gasped Nuffink and let the little fabric figures of Toothless and Stormfly dance with his hands above her little head. "And these are Stormfly and Toothless, they are dragons and live in a Hidden world far out in the ocean." The baby chuckled as the Stormfly stuffed animal shot past her, her little eyes widening. Astrid looked into Hiccup's eyes as he held her close as they watched their three children play. She smiled. “And has your wish now come true?” “Yes,” he said gently and pulled his wife into a deep kiss that led her heart explode in a firework of Love.