The Berk Zoo (part 7) by DragonHybrid26, literature
Literature
The Berk Zoo (part 7)
~Flashback~ Young Hiccup stood at the Bus stop with his friends, as he and Guy laughed at the different Pokemon cards, they had Hiccup felt something nuzzles his legs. As he looks down, he sees a scarred up, three-legged black cat purrs as he nuzzles the little boy. The five year old giggles and hugs the cat "Toothless! Toothless!" The cat purrs and licks the boys' cheeks, which always made Hiccup laugh."What are you doing here?" the cat mews in reply and shows Hiccup the lunch Valka packed that he forgot again "My lunch" taking the sack and hugging his pet again "Thanks buddy you're the best" the cat meows and purrs nuzzling his human "Hiccup, Hiccup, come on, the bus is here," Guy called ~End of flashback~ "Hiccup . . . . Hiccup . . . . Hiccup!" Finally, Hiccup's eyes shoot open seeing Guy. "Uh w-what happened?" "Uh, you almost became jumbo cat food, that's what" "Oh," realizing everything hurts now from all the running and being slammed to the ground by an almost 300 lb Jaguar. "Wait! What happened to the jaguar?!" "He's sedated and caged up, we'll be taking him to Gobber's to get him checked out," "Good," feeling a bit relieved that the panther was okay "On that note..." Guy's attitude changing."You could've gotten yourself killed! You're lucky we're friends. Otherwise, I'd put your ass on probation! Are you actually trying to get your dad to kill me or something?! You nearly gave me a heart attack!..." Guy continues to nag and fuss the whole way through town, Hiccup sighs, but let's Guy go on he knew he deserved it. He's lucky he got out of there without losing another limb, let alone a deep gash wound somewhere. Thinking about that, his hand slowly moves down his leg, feeling his prosthetic, a souvenir from a completely different scruff with death... At Gobber's, Gobber and Throk were there waiting for them. "Back again, eh?" said Gobber "Yep," Guy replied. "We got a new guy for you to check on." "Oh, do ya now?" He replies "Yep, we had a bit of an incident with a black Jaguar." "Oh really? Let's see him. " Guy nods and leads Gobber to the back of the truck and shows him the panther, who was slowly starting to come out of the sedation. Gobber whistles. "What a beaut, hm, I can see why you guys brought him to me. Don't worry, we'll get him all patched up for ya," "Thanks a lot, Gobber," said Guy "My pleasure," he said with a smile As they load the Jaguar into a holding area, Hiccup walks up to Gobber. "Hey Gobber, can I ask you for a favor?" Gobber smiles and nods, "Of course, anything." "W, ll I-uh....kinda broke one of my prosthetics, so do you think you could make another one?" he lau. hs "Sure thing, I'll have one ready for you in a week free of charge." Hiccup smiles. "Thanks, oh and, uh, could we keep it between us?" He asks, not wanting this to reach his father Gobber nods with a wink and says with a hush voice." My lips are sealed." Once the panther was secured, the two said their goodbyes and headed back to the zoo empty-handed. By that time, it was time to clock out and go home. Back home, Hiccup was so tired and sore that he took his dinner to bed with him even though he barely ate any of it. As he lays back in bed watching Netflix he couldn't help but look down at his leg, taking off the prosthetic he starts to rub some ointment on his numb, almost instantly however the memories started coming back; ~ *Police sirens* *gun fire* *dog snarling and barking* Stoic: HICCUP!! Young Hiccup: DADDY!" ~ Hiccup snaps out of it with a sharp gasp, his heart racing as he tries to calm himself down. He quickly puts the prosthetic back on and covers his legs with the blanket and groans. It's been years since that day, but no matter how much he tried, Hiccup could never shake those awful memories that changed his life forever. His nub ached just thinking about it now even worse with the cuts and bruises. Aftet taking a calming breath, wiping away a few strat tears, he lays down on the bed and tries his best to get some sleep. The next day, Hiccup's leg was so sore he could barely put any weight on it, but as sore as he was, he had a job too. After doing his usual morning routine, he headed out to work. As he locks his car at the parking lot, he spots a familiar figure heading to the zoo entrance. "Merida?" Merida turns around with a smile, her ruby red curly hair pulled back in a pony tail with amber orange tips at the end, she wore a teal green sleeveless shirt, and medium length khaki shorts with a plaid jacket over her shoulders. "Hiccup, good to see ya, ya wee lamb," she says as she shakes his hand tightly before pulling him into a tight bear hug, Hiccup almost forgot how freakishly strong she was. Though how could he? She beat almost everyone at arm wrestling at the last Haddock family reunion, even Stoic struggled against her. "I see you finally got better," he wheezes out, trying to ignore his cracking spine "Yea, I feel much better now," letting go of him. "I heard you got the job, congrats, cuz." "Thanks, Mer," he says with a smile, adjusting himself as best he can to not give away his sore leg once he was able to breathe. "I hope the poster helped," "It d, d thanks so much for bringing it," "It was nothing, really," "Well, it certainly made my day," "You're very welcome for it," "I know it was Rapunzel's idea, so I'll make sure to thank her," "I'm sure she'd love that," "Well, I better get to work, see you around," as she walks off Hiccup waves goodbye and goes to find Guy. He finds him at the Starbucks station getting an expresso while Belt chews on a leaf clinging to Guy's shoulders "Morning Guy" Guy looks up at him. "Good morning Hic, glad to see you're doing well after yesterday." "Yeah, I'm still a bit sore, but I'll manage." "Good, cause we got a few things to do today," "Let's do it, as long as there's not too much running involved." Guy chuckles, "noted" "So what are we doing today?" "Well, you seemed a bit down after yesterday with the panther, so I thought tending to all our wild cats would cheer you up," A big smile crept up on Hiccup's face. "I'd like that a lot," "Thought so, we'll head out as soon as I finish my expresso," taking a sip of his drink Hiccup nods and takes a seat next to Guy. Seeing the other man, Belt slowly stretches over onto Hiccup's shoulders and climbs up to his autumn brown hair "Hey," Hiccup said with a laugh as the little sloth wraps around the young man's head Guy chuckles. "He only does that to those he likes, but he's never warmed up to someone that fast before." "Well, that makes me feel special," Hiccup says with a smile As Guy finishes up and guides Belt back onto his shoulders "Alright I think the tigers should be first." "Yes, sir." The two men saddle up in the cart and head for Tiger Mountain. Once there, they met up with Snotlout, who was putting up "Quiet animals mating" signs around the exhibit. "So she's finally in heat, eh?" Guy asks "Yep," Snotlout replies, "Time for Hook to get it on heh heh." "Shere Khan behaving himself?" "Eh, for the most part, he's in holding now," "Alright, has Tigris come out yet?" "Not yet. I was just about to let her out after I was done putting the signs up," They nod and help set up the last sign. Once that was done, Tigris was released from her holding pen out into the main exhibit. Almost instantly, the tiger started to rub and nuzzle the trees, bushes, and rocks in her habitat, as well as leaving a scent trail with a spray of urine on each object from time to time. Hiccup knew exactly what she was doing. By rubbing and praying urine on the trees, she was leaving calling cards for any available bachelor that she was single and ready to mingle. Once she was done scent marking, she hopped on a basking rock and lay there. "Looks like she's ready," said Guy Hiccup and Snotlout nod in agreement as Snotlout opens the hatch to let out Hookfang. As he was released, he sniffed every object Tigris marked and added his own urine response to her offer before coming face to face with Tigris. Tigris snarls, flattening her ears as she swats at him, testing to see if he's a strong dominant male. Hookfang doesn't flinch from her swats, snarls his dominance, and swats back. As Tigris rolls on her back, the tension eases as Hookfang lies next to her, and Tigris nuzzles him, swishing her tail. The guys smiled as Tigris nuzzled Hookfang some more before laying down in front of him. Almost immediatel, Hookfang mounts up on her, positions himself, and tenderly held her neck hide with his teeth as he bred her, which only took a couple seconds before he lets her go and gets off. Tigris purrs and snuggles him and walks off, leading him to a more secluded spot in the habitat. Although Hiccup was happy seeing that the breeding was going great, there was the thought of the panther from the other day lingering in the back of his mind. He prayed the poor thing would be okay, but he was with Gobber and Gobber's the best vet in town. He was in good hands . . . Right? Guy notices Hiccup's face. "Everything okay, Hiccup?" Hiccup snaps out of his thoughts. "Hm? Yeah, yeah, I'm okay. " "You sure?" He asks "if your leg's bothering you -" "No, no, I-I'm good, just fine. I barely feel it now," he lies. Of course, now that Guy mentioned it, his leg was throbbing in pain. Of course, it didn't hurt as bad as when he lost it or when he was going through physical therapy, but it was still agonizing just to stand. Thor, he hoped they would be in the jeep for most of the day. Otherwise, he might not make it. "Well, if you're sure," said Guy, "we should go and check on the others." Hiccup nods "okay" as he slowly and painfully makes his way to the jeep, letting out and sighing of relief when he finally sits down. He could feel his leg pulsing, and the added phantom pains only made it worse. Guy had a worried expression on his face. "Are you sure you're alright? You can go home if your leg hurts that bad. " "No, it's okay. I-I'm fine," Guy sighs "Alright if you say so," Hiccup nods as they drive off to the Himalayain Section of the zoo to Snow Leopard Rock. Guy parks as close as he can without blocking anyone's view of the Snow Leopards but close enough so it won't be that much of a grueling journey for Hiccup from the jeep to the enclosure and vise virsa. "So why are we here?" Hiccup asks "Well, we also have a breeding pair here and need to check on them," Guy replies "Oh really?" Hiccup asks, getting up with much effort, trying his best not to land on his left leg as he steps out and follows Guy "Yep, we've had Peng and Lian together for about a week now," "Sounds promising" "sure does," as they see the pair of snow leopards nuzzling and licking each other, the audience adoring the sight. Guy and Hiccup head to the back where there were paper machete goats and deer, large and medium-sized balls, and a large beef joint hooked to a thick rope "Oh good, the enrichment is in," said Guy. "Help me with this rope here," he grabs as much of the thick rope as he can "Sure," Hiccup replies as he grabs some rope and the beef joint. "So who's this going to?" "Tai Lung, hopefully he doesn't break this one this time," "I'm guessing he has a bad habit of breaking his toys?" "Try history of breaking his things. He's a very strong male and a favorite for breeding with females like Su. In fact, Su should be coming into season soon as well. If I'm right, I'll check the calendar later to be sure. " "So you have every female animal's heat cycle written down on calendars?" Hiccup asks as they place the rope and beef joint down "Well, yes, but it's not always accurate. It's more of an educated guess depending on the species the time of year and how long it's been since they've been bred. Sometimes they come in heat early or late, so it's really an estimated guess, really" "Ah, I see." Hiccup nods "Hey, can you get some lamb chops out of the freezer, please?" Guy asks, pointing to the larger freezer in the corner "Sure thing" he said opening up the freezer he was met with an array of different cuts and types of meats even frozen rats and guinea pigs which were most likely used for treats for the big cats. After a bit of searching, Hiccup finds a tuber ware full of lamb chops, grabbing the container he carries it to Guy. "Here you go." "Thank you, my good man, now help me these in this," putting the paper mache goat on the table. "This little gift will be for the happy couple." "Okay, what do you need me to do?" Hiccup asks "Help me put the chops into the paper goat." "Yes sir" He replies as he helps Guy put the chops into the paper mache goat, the cold wet meat did feel weird and a little gross even with gloves on, but Hiccup was use to dealing with handling dead animal parts since his family has Seafood Sunday on a regular weekly basis and he sometimes helps his mom prepare the fish. Once the paper mache goat was full of meat, they patched it up "And there, I dub thee Baaaaab," said Guy "Bob?" Said Hiccup "No Baa-aaaaaab, get it baaaaab? You know, like how sheep and goats bleat, baa baa baaaab." Hiccup rolled his eyes with a smirk "Well shall we give Peng and Lian their gift?" "Yes, we shall. The happy couple should be in the viewing zone, so we'll put Baaaaaab in the open exhibit for them to find," "Okay, sounds good," as Hiccup and Guy pick up the fake goat and carry it out to the other side of the exhibit "There this should be a good enough spot" Said Guy as they set the paper mache goat down "There we go, Peng and Lian should have no problem finding their gift, and Tai Lung should be in holding by now so lets set up his new enrichment toy" As soon as the two left the exhibit, Peng and Lian could already be seen playing with their new toy, which captured the hearts of many viewers seeing them playing with it together. Back at the enrichment station, Hiccup and Guy carry the Rope and beef joint to Tai Lung's section of Snow Leopard Rock. Since Snow Leopards, like most big cats, were solitary, Leopard Rock is sectioned all the way around so that all the Leopards that live there have their own patch of territory to call their own. To add on to the enrichment, some times, all of the Leopards are switched to different sections as a way of claiming new territory and having a change in scenery. With Tai Lung in holding the two men had plenty of time to hook the rope to the post and make sure it was secured just right "There" said Guy as they finished "this should give Tai Lung a good work out" "And hopefully he won't break it so easily," said Hiccup "Let's hope not," Guy replies with a light chuckle "So is that everyone who needed new toys?" Hiccup asks "Yep, all the other Leopards still have their enrichment toys in tact for now, so we're done here. On to the next set of big cats, " he says as they make their way back to the jeep. Again Hiccup let's out a breath as he plops into the seat but tried not to show the pained and relieved expression on his face as they head off to the African Serengeti section to the Cheetah habitat where the two Cheetah brothers Cheetato and Cheetata the Cheetah racer stars of the Zoo and the breeding pair Fuli and Azaad lived. Cheetah racer is a little show the zoo puts on to show just how fast cheetahs are. it's as entertaining as it is educational. There wasn't a show going on right now so all four cheetahs were in their respective habitats; The two brothers Cheetato and Cheetata were separated from Fuli and Azaad since she was in heat, if she wasn't Azaad was with the brothers. The two brothers were the first to be checked on as the two men entered the enclosure, the two male cheetahs rose from their flat sunning rock to go greet them; Cheetata nuzzled Guy's leg on the right while Cheetato nuzzled Hiccup on the left. "Hello to you too, Cheetata, Cheetato," said Guy, stroking the Cheetah's head, receiving a purr and a lick on the hand from the spotted cat. Hiccup was so happy to be so up close to a big cat that wasn't staring him down like it was going to kill him, the memory from yesterday forever engraved into his brain. With that memory along with a few other unpleasant encounters with certain animals, Hiccup was a little hesitant and nervous, but he finally reached down to stroke the Cheetah head, and all the nervousness washed away "Wow.." as he felt the Cheetah's coarse yet smooth fur "Exciting, isn't it?" Said Guy with a smile As he scratches behind the Cheetah's ears "Yea," Hiccup said with a smile. "So is that what we're going to be doing?" He asks, still stroking Cheetato "That and checking their paws and claws to make sure they're good to race later today," he said, crouching down to the cheetah. "Cheetata paw?" Offering his hand as the cheetah places his right front paw in Guy's hand "Good" as he checks the paw "now scratches or injuries okay next one" as he receives the left paw "and that ones good too, go on Hic give Cheetato's paws a look" Hiccup nods as he tries to crouch down, but that wasn't gonna happen with his leg, so he sat down as best he could instead now face to face with the cheetah "Okay Cheetato uh paw?" Opening his hand out to the cheetah, Cheetato sits and gives him his paw "Oh thank you, "he said as he looked at the paw. "So what am I supposed to look for specifically?" "Any scratches, bruises, or injuries on the paw pads, any injuries around the ankles and claws. The running usually files them down, but they can sometimes break or bend into the pad, so we check for those, " said Guy Hiccup nodded and checked the Cheetah's paw. When everything looked good, he checked the other. With both front paws, all checked out the two, check the back paws "No cuts, no broken skin, nothing they're all good" said Guy "and after a good brushin these two racers will be ready for the day" handing Hiccup a brush "you still remember how to brush a cat?" "Like riding a bike," he said, "except it's like riding a motorbike instead of a peddle, but a bike nonetheless," he said as he brushed the large cat Guy started thinking as he brushed Cheetata "Hey um....you . . .sure you're okay after all that happened yesterday?" "Yes, Guy, my leg's fine," said Hiccup with a smile "I wasn't talking physically, though I think you're still in denial on that part. I meant emotionally..." His smile dropped to a slight frown "Oh......well yesterday and last night did bring up some old trauma, but I'm okay really" he replied even though that trauma was still lingering within the back of his mind Guy felt like there was more to it but didn't pry as he continued to brush the large spotted cat. Both brothers seem to enjoy the grooming as they purr to the strokes of the brush they're combined purrs sounding like someone started a motor made the men smile and chuckle, forgetting about the previous conversation. With the two cheetahs checked and groomed, Hiccup and Guy leave their enclosure and make their way to a different one close by where the mating pair was residing. As the two enter the habitat, a beautiful King Cheetah appears from a rock formation, and close by was her was a male Asiatic Cheetah "Wow," Hiccup said with wide eyes "Right?" Said Guy "Hiccup meet Fuli our regal female racer, and her mate Azaad" "They're both so amazing, especially Fuli I've heard about King Cheetahs but never seen one so up close like this" said Hiccup as he lowers himself to the Cheetah's level as she slowly walks towards them both "Heh, why look when you can feel one for the first time?" said Guy Hiccup looks at him as if he wanted to make sure he heard him right. "You sure?" "Yea, go on. It's not like she's gonna bite...much," saying that last part to tease him After giving his friend a look and holding a hand out to the female. Fuli gives his hand a careful sniff before placing her head against his palm. "Whoa..." Hiccup said as he felt the Cheetah's fur. It wasn't like the brothers' fur her fur was so soft and silky "Yep, soft ain't it?" Said Guy "Yeah, it's amazing," he said, but before he could move his hand to feel more, Fuli pulled back her head and moved away, her tail coming back to brush into Hiccup's face "Yea, she has a limit to how much you touch her," said Guy with a small laugh "I can tell" Hiccup chuckles as he finds Azaad behind him and gives him a scratch behind the ears "So I can't help but notice that like the bears you have a few different species of Cheetah roughly together. Cheetata and Cheetato are Southeastern, right?" "That is correct, yes," Guy replies "And Azaad is Asiatic." "Right again," "And Fuli?" "Northeastern based on her blood work and records of her parents" "Yeah, so not griping, but why is that, I mean, I understand the bears. Most of them grew up together. So, did these four grow up together, too?" "Oh nah, Fuli and Azaad came to us from two different zoos. Cheetata and Cheetato's mother died before most of the gang were hired, including me, but she was Southeast too. But to answer the main question, it's to show the difference between the different species and subspecies, just like how we have African Bush, Forest, and Asian Elephants at this one zoo. You don't always see all three at most zoos, do you?" Hiccup shakes his head "no not really." "Well, that's where Berk differs. We have quite a collection here for all to see and learn. It's another reason why we don't separate the sleuth. People can see and learn the differences between the species and subspecies we have here. Now this doesn't always work when it comes to said different species living together, and if that happens, we keep them separated, but if they don't mind, that makes coming and working here just that remarkable" Hiccup nods with a smile. It was why he loved this zoo so much. He's been to many others in the past as a kid, but the Berk zoo was always his favorite zoo to visit. Once they were done with the cheetahs since they were in the area they went to check on the other African cats like the caracals, Servals, the sand cats, and the other African wild cats before the jeep parks at Leopard's Leap. Like Leopard Rock, Leopard's Leap is the home of the zoos African Leopard population which included mated African Leopard pair Leopold and Sabor, their litter of last season Badili and Makucha, along with their newest litter, twin cubs a female named claudia and a male that Ruff and Tuff named Commodorer Fluffypaws. Once they were done checking on the Leopards, they decided to make one last stop before lunch, and that was over at the Lion exhibit, which goes by the name of Pride Rock. "So what is there to do here?" Hiccup asks when they park "Oh, nothing, your mom takes care of them," said Guy. "I just thought you'd want to see them up close." Guy was right, Hiccup enjoyed seeing the 7 lionesses lounging in their sunny spots stretching and yawning, some of them even taking a few swings as the various toys they have in their enclosure. It was then that Hiccup noticed the large white figure coming out of his cave. Like a true king, the White Lion sauntered out his den with a confident swagger through his pride, making his way to a rock ledge that protrudes out over the rest of the exhibit like a balcony Hiccup checks his watch, and sure enough, it was 11:00. Every day around this time was when the lion would walk up to this ledge to roar, a spectacle many of the guests love to see. There was just something about a huge white lion letting out his mighty roar that brought out the majesty of this zoo. Adults record and take pictures from below while children clinging to the bars imitate the growls and roars of the big cat. The children weren't the only ones replying to Alphas calls as the roars and growls of other big cats, along with other different calls from other animals, rang throughout the zoo in response to the white lion. As soon as Alpha finished, he lets out a big yawn before laying down on his ledge for a well-earned nap. "Heh, looks like the king has spoken." Guy chuckles "Anyway ready for lunch?" Turning to Hiccup "Actually, could we stop by the Jaguar Temple?" Hiccup asks "I don't know Hic, are you sure?" Guy asks "Yeah, I'm sure," he said, trying his best to sound convincing Guy looks his friend over but nods "Alright I guess a quick peak couldn't hurt," he starts the jeep back up and drives off, heading to the rainforest section. Past the education center, past the chatty capuchin and howler monkeys, in the center of the rainforest section, lied the Jaguar Temple. Like most of the other big cat enclosures, Jaguar Temple was a large mutlisectioned exhibit that housed seven adults and three cubs. Without getting out Hiccup already could see two of the Jaguars in their enclosure, one of them a young male laid on a stone staircase before another male (Hiccup assumes is a sibling) comes up the stairs to give the other a nuzzle as he passes by. He couldn't see the names, but he assumed by their coat color and spot pattern, this was the pair of brothers, Skyler and Nico. Rapunzel had tweeted about these two a couple of times when Hiccup was in college. Hiccup smiled as he watched though his smile soon slowly dropped when he sees an empty enclosure next to the brothers with a sign that read "Coming soon: new member on the way" I made Hiccup think about the Jaguar and what happened yesterday how he should be in that enclosure safe instead of where he is now. Safely in the hands of the town's best vet, of course, but in what Hiccup assumed was critical condition though, he wasn't sure. "Hey Guy?" Hiccup finally speaks up "Yeah?" Guy turns to look at him "The Jaguar, the one from yesterday have you heard if he's okay?" He asks Guy gives his friend a reassuring smile "yea don't worry, buddy. Gobber got in contact with Mufasa this morning. He's doing fine. The traps and snares did a number on him, but Gobber says he should be just fine." "Okay." Said Hiccup as he sits back to breathe a little more, knowing the Jaguar will be okay. "Ready to go now?" Guy asks Hiccup nods, "Yea, we can come back after lunch." "Sounds good to me." Said Guy, as he starts up the jeep again. "I just got a text from Astrid that everyone's meeting over at Ping's, or did you bring your own lunch today?" "I didn't, so yea, Ping's sound good," Hiccup replies a smile "Ping's it is," said Guy as they made their way to the China section dining area. Ping's was a little Chinese shop that sold a multitude of Chinese foods but specialized mostly with noodles and soup. The shop rested near a duck pond, which allowed guests to rest around it while feeding the ducks and geese that lived around the pond. One of these geese was Ping, a Chinese goose who has been a favorite to see as the water fowl would usually waddle in, and out the shop and around the tables to look at guests and eat food that drops to the floor or is given to him by hand. He was basically the shop's mascot since it was named after him. He is also famous for being a sort of goose nanny to Po and a few of the other bears when they were cubs. No one really knew why only the story about how the goose just flew down to the cubs one day when Po was crying out for attention and after that the he would waddle around with the baby bears, even sleep and eat with them and he still visits them on occasion to this day. As they park and get out, Hiccup makes the mistake of putting a little too much weight on his bad leg, which nearly causes him to drop on the spot if it wasn't for Guy who caught him immediately. "Whoa! I gotcha." Hiccup takes a minute to suck in a breath before adjusting to his good leg, "th-thanks Guy." "You're welcome, buddy, but how about you go sit down and I'll order for you?" He suggests "Yeah, okay, thanks, again," Hiccup replies as he's led to where his friends were sitting. Eret had also decided to eat with them as he sat uncomfortably close to Ruffnut, who occasionally traced her finger along his biceps when he wasn't looking. Guy was careful, as he slowly helped Hiccup sit at the table. "There we go, now what do you want to eat? Noodles? Dumplings? Black pepper chicken?" "Just some Lo Mein will be fine, thanks," Hiccup replies "Alright, be right back," said Guy as he went into the shop to order. While Hiccup lays his head on his arms, his energy almost completely sapped out of him. "Jesus Hiccup, you look awful," said Astrid, looking up from her chicken lettuce wraps. Hiccup sighs, "I would try to lie, but at this point, I'll just say I'm not doing so great," "It's yer leg again ain't it?" Merida asked between bites of her Mongolian Meatball Ramen Hiccup nods, "I'm guessing you heard what happened yesterday?" "Rapunzel told me everything," she said "Yeah, we're surprised you didn't ask for the day off or filed for a complaint," said Astrid. "I'm not going to file for a complaint, guys," Hiccup said as he reached down to roll up his pant leg to take off his prosthetic. Feeling it slowly move around his leg made him suck in a breath, making a hissing sound. "Though you guys might have been right on taking a sick day." As he finally removes his prosthetic out from hissing swollen bruised nub. Everyone gasped and whinced at the sight of it as Hiccup placed the prosthetic beside him to leg his leg breathe. "Sweet Thor in a Hurricane Hiccup! How have you been standing all this time?!" Astrid exclaims "Hey, I'm a Haddock," Hiccup said, trying to play it cool, like his leg wasn't in agonizing pain, "we're pretty tough." "It hurts like hell, doesn't it?" Astrid asks, with a raised eye brow "Yea, I'm kinda wishing for death at this rate," Hiccup finally said as he slumps on the table, his leg resting in a chair next to him for all to see "God, I can't look away," said Snotlout right as his stomach churns loudly, making the man clutch it and his mouth as he gags, "Oh no-Uurrgg!" "I kinda wanna touch it," said Ruffnut, as she also stared at it "Me, too," said Tuff "I kinda do also.." said Jack "Please don't," Hiccup pleads, covering his head with his hands, right as Guy returns with his and Hiccup's food. "Alright, I got the fo-Holy-!" He gasps nearly dropping both trays a food. "Yeah, I know, you were right, I should've stayed home today," Hiccup said "Yea, you should've," said Guy as he sets the trays down, "you may need to take tomorrow off or a couple more days off so you won't get erosions or anything." He sits down in a chair next to Hiccup's leg before sliding his tray of Chicken Chow Mein to him while sliding Hiccup's Low Mein over to his friend. "I think I have a sock in my car, I'll get it for you," said Astrid. She gets up and goes to get it for him "Thank you," said Hiccup, as he starts to eat his food. Everyone else continues their meals until Astrid returns with the sock to put around Hiccup's leg. "How's that?" She asks "A little better, thanks." Said Hiccup. Astrid kisses Hiccup's forehead in reply before taking her seat back to finish her lunch "This is probably not my place," Eret finally says, "but I'm pretty new here, so I didn't know you had a prosthetic leg up until yesterday." Everyone stopped eating, looking at Eret then at Hiccup. "If it's not too personal or painful to ask-" "No, no, it's alright," said Hiccup, "I've been asked about it more times than I expected or liked. In all honesty, I have my cat to thank for that" "Wait, are you saying a cat did that?" Eret asks "No, no, the opposite," Hiccup said with a sad smile, looking at his leg. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here right now.."
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 5) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 5)
*Hiccup's Note* 'Trying to train Hiro was not as easy as I thought it would be, but thanks to my mom's advice I learned a little bit about him, turns out he likes to invent things like me. And after a few days of teaching him how to talk, walk upright, and to read Hiro was a whole new person, Astrid and I even decided to adopt him as our own son. Not only that, Gobber has discovered a map in the pile of scrap metal, a map that might lead us to an Island that we can call our own.' *End Note* One dark and cloudy night, miles farther beyond Drago's hideout on an Island controlled by Dragon Flyers and hunters, a small figure wrapped in a black cloak, hides in the shadows of the huts as the dragon hunters walk through the village looking for anyone who's out of their huts overnight. The figure hunkers down behind a few barrels as two Hunters walk past it, once they're gone the figure quickly sprints out of the Dragon Hunter infested village and into the forest. Behind a large tree the
The Berk Zoo (part 6) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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The Berk Zoo (part 6)
As Guy and Hiccup leave Fishlegs to tend to the new arrivals, Snotlout goes to get his hand bandaged and get a tetanus shot. "Lets go check on the animals in the clinic" said Guy
Hiccup nods "Sure" as they make their way to the zoo's clinic, they find Rapunzel and Jack tending to a bandaged Toucan
"So guys, what's the good word?" asked Guy
Rapunzel smiles "We're just about to remove Xixi's bandages" as she pets the bird
Hiccup gently reached out his hand towards the bird, stroking her head "So what's her story? What happened to her"
Rapunzel sigh with a small frown "Well she was found on a beach after Spring Break, her feathers and skin
The Berk Zoo (Part 4: Hiccup's first day) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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The Berk Zoo (Part 4: Hiccup's first day)
It's about six o'clock in the morning when Hiccup's alarm clock beeps but Hiccup was already up, in fact, he was up hours before, too excited about his first day to sleep. After he turns off his alarm clock, he showers, brushes his teeth, and gets dressed in a light green button down shirt, some brown khakis, and a pair of brown shoes and heads downstairs to the kitchen. He finds Val cooking breakfast, humming a sweet tune; He hugs his mom as she hugs him back "Morning son"
"Morning mom" He replies
"Ready for your first day at work?" She asks as she puts down a plate for him
"Yes ma'am," He says as he sits down and starts eating his breakf
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 4) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 4)
*Hiccup Note*
"After we reached the Island, we find out that it was abandoned but unfortunately it was clear no one got out alive. The culprit to this tragedy was a pack of ravenous man-eating Speed Stingers that was about to have Bucket and Mulch for dinner, but thanks to a boy who was raised by the speedy dragons who we named Hiro, and our beloved friends and family we were able to escape with both Bucket and Mulch and are now heading to a very different Island, one that hopefully doesn't have man-eating dragons on it of course. But right now the real challenge at the moment is training Hiro, I only hope that that won't be too hard"
*End
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 3) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 3)
*Hiccup Note*
"What was thought to be an oncoming trap by some mischievous Thunderdrums, was actually our old friends Bing, Bam, and Boom who were trying to warn us about the danger of the giant eels and was also trying to lead us to where they found all the food they gave us. Now that the eels are long gone and we're now out of the ship graveyard we can only hope that the Island the Thunderdrums are taking us to has someone there who can help"
*End Note*
Two days after following the Thunderdrums, an Island comes into view over the horizon all the while the twins were busy scrapping barnacles off the hull of the ships, even though it was a
The Berk Zoo (part 6) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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The Berk Zoo (part 6)
As Guy and Hiccup leave Fishlegs to tend to the new arrivals, Snotlout goes to get his hand bandaged and get a tetanus shot. "Lets go check on the animals in the clinic" said Guy
Hiccup nods "Sure" as they make their way to the zoo's clinic, they find Rapunzel and Jack tending to a bandaged Toucan
"So guys, what's the good word?" asked Guy
Rapunzel smiles "We're just about to remove Xixi's bandages" as she pets the bird
Hiccup gently reached out his hand towards the bird, stroking her head "So what's her story? What happened to her"
Rapunzel sigh with a small frown "Well she was found on a beach after Spring Break, her feathers and skin
The Berk Zoo (Part 4: Hiccup's first day) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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The Berk Zoo (Part 4: Hiccup's first day)
It's about six o'clock in the morning when Hiccup's alarm clock beeps but Hiccup was already up, in fact, he was up hours before, too excited about his first day to sleep. After he turns off his alarm clock, he showers, brushes his teeth, and gets dressed in a light green button down shirt, some brown khakis, and a pair of brown shoes and heads downstairs to the kitchen. He finds Val cooking breakfast, humming a sweet tune; He hugs his mom as she hugs him back "Morning son"
"Morning mom" He replies
"Ready for your first day at work?" She asks as she puts down a plate for him
"Yes ma'am," He says as he sits down and starts eating his breakf
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 4) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 4)
*Hiccup Note*
"After we reached the Island, we find out that it was abandoned but unfortunately it was clear no one got out alive. The culprit to this tragedy was a pack of ravenous man-eating Speed Stingers that was about to have Bucket and Mulch for dinner, but thanks to a boy who was raised by the speedy dragons who we named Hiro, and our beloved friends and family we were able to escape with both Bucket and Mulch and are now heading to a very different Island, one that hopefully doesn't have man-eating dragons on it of course. But right now the real challenge at the moment is training Hiro, I only hope that that won't be too hard"
*End
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 3) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 3)
*Hiccup Note*
"What was thought to be an oncoming trap by some mischievous Thunderdrums, was actually our old friends Bing, Bam, and Boom who were trying to warn us about the danger of the giant eels and was also trying to lead us to where they found all the food they gave us. Now that the eels are long gone and we're now out of the ship graveyard we can only hope that the Island the Thunderdrums are taking us to has someone there who can help"
*End Note*
Two days after following the Thunderdrums, an Island comes into view over the horizon all the while the twins were busy scrapping barnacles off the hull of the ships, even though it was a
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 2) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 2)
*Hiccup Note*
"With Berk beneath the waves, our tribe sets a course to the end of the archipelago to find a new Island that is safe for both Vikings and dragons. Of that's easier said than done with our many experiences on many different Islands that either inhabited poisonous flowers, acid spitting changelings, Whispering Deaths, Speedstingers, or Death songs just to name a few, so finding a new home might take longer than expected. Hopefully, we'll have enough rations to last us until we find said home..."
*End Note*
It's only been two days since Berk sunk and already Hiccup received Terror mail from both Alvin, The Defenders of the Wing
Hiccup's Island (Chapter 1) by DragonHybrid26, literature
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Hiccup's Island (Chapter 1)
*Hiccup Note*
"This is Berk, for generations it's been Vikings vs Dragons, then one day that all changed when I met Toothless and together we have shown people that dragons can be trained instead of killed, unfortunately though we've also learned that in the wrong hands controlling dragons can have disastrous effects for both humans and dragons. But now with Drago and his Bewilderbeast long gone and most of the ice almost melted away things are starting to go back to normal, well as normal as it can get with me now as the new reining chief of Berk and Toothless as the new Alpha of all our dragons which has its ups and downs at the time. But
Httyd 1-2, Rotg, Tangled, The croods, Rio 1-2, Ice Age 1-5, Brave, Legend of the Guardians the owls of Ga'hoole, Puss in Boots
Favourite TV Shows
Archer, the Simpsons, Dragons race to the edge, Dawn of the croods, the lion guard, riders of berk, defenders of berk, Steven Universe, Adventure time, Yuri on ice, yo-kai watch, one punch man, Avatar the last Airbender
Favourite Games
Minecraft, Far cry primal, the isle, School of dragons