The Hunger Games - Hiccup's Story

Chapter 27

"Hiccup. Never forget about me. Know that I'll always be there for you. No matter where I are, I'll be there. Not forget, Hiccup. Remember that. Don't forget. Please, Hiccup."

"Hiccup. Hiccup."

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"Hiccup, wake up." Hiccup was lying on top of Toothless, mumbling in his sleep. Astrid tried to wake him up but to no luck.

"For crying out.... Hiccup!" she shouted. That seemed to have worked as Hiccup shot up from his lying position, eyes wide open as if he had saw a ghost.

"What the..?" he said. He frantically looked around his surroundings until his eyes were on Astrid. He let out a big sigh before falling back on Toothless.

Toothless let out a small growl. "Sorry, bud." he said before looking at Astrid again, still lying. "You know? If someone's sleeping, don't wake them up like that."

"I'm sorry, but one, it's the morning and two, I've been trying to wake you up for the past 2 minutes at least." Astrid explained.

Hiccup then got off of Toothless, fumbling a bit before finding his footing.

"Hey, are you OK?" Astrid asked with concern.

"Yeah. Why?"

"I don't know. Just... You were mumbling in your sleep. I didn't hear what you were saying, but... are you sure you are OK?" Hiccup saw that she was really concern. He thought about it. He couldn't remember what he was doing during the night or what he was dreaming about, but it had to have been something important.

Hiccup then nodded his head. "I'm sure. Don't worry." He wasn't sure himself, but he didn't want her to worry so much. More than she already is.

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It has been almost one week since the Hunger Games had started and about 3 days since the incident with Azula and Zuko. The group was still in shocked about what had happened between them,  but they knew Zuko had no chance. She was causing the games to become more dangerous than it was already was, so he had to take action. But they didn't have time to think about it. There was only one week left before the Hunger Games officially ends, so survival was more key than ever before.

The group was heading up a hill, still looking a protective shelter. Hiccup and Astrid were on top of Toothless while Katara and Jack were walking on foot. Hiccup noticed that Katara was making a concerned facial expression.

"Hey, Katara. Are you OK?" he asked.

She turned around and smiled a bit. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just.... it's been a while since the first obstacle. I'm just worried about when and what the next one is."

"Well then, we better get to high ground quickly before that happens." Jack replied. The rest nodded and started to quick up the pace. 

10 minutes later, they were still heading up when all of a sudden, Toothless started to slow down.

"Hey, what's wrong, bud?" Hiccup asked, but Toothless didn't answer. He started to get into a defence stand.

"Hey, guys! Stop for a sec. Something's up." Astrid called out. Katara and Jack stopped and got into a defence stand as well. The forest became quiet. Too quiet. Then they all started to heard a small buzzing sound. The sound grew louder and louder. This caused Astrid to turn around. She started to regret doing that as her eyes grew at a terrifying sight.

"Guys, you might want to turn around." she suggested. They all did and saw the same terrifying sight. There was a thick black cloud of wasps, flying above them. The second obstacle had arrived. 

"Run!" Hiccup shouted. With no second thought, they all ran in the opposite direction. Despite their best efforts, the wasps were gaining up on them. 

"We're not gonna make it!" Astrid desperately said. 

"Well, why can't we all ride on Toothless and get the hell out of here quicker?!" Jack suggested. 

"His tail is torn a bit! We can't fly anywhere!" Hiccup explained. The wasps were getting closer to them. It was starting to seem that Astrid's word would come true. Suddenly, Hiccup thought of a idea. He jumped off of Toothless.

"Hiccup!" Astrid shouted, with Toothless still running. 

"Just go!" Hiccup shouted back. The group disappeared into the distance. Hiccup took out his knife from his belt and started to hit it against a tree.

"Hey wasps! Over here!" he shouted. He kept shouting at the wasps, hoping they would turn around. Soon, they changed direction, coming towards Hiccup. He knew that's was the cue to run. He dropped his knife and ran deep into the forest, with the wasps gaining up to him. 

He had gotten a head start so it seemed he would outrun them. Suddenly, he tripped over a log as he wasn't looking at his surroundings. Multiply wasps started to surround him, taking in turns to sting him all around. He screamed in agony as the sting caused excruciating pain. After what felt like hours, the wasps left and disappeared into the sky, signalling the end of the second obstacle. A quick but painful obstacle.

Hiccup was lying on the ground, still in pain and slowly closing his eyes. 

"At least... you're safe....Astrid." he slowly said before falling unconscious, with the sky being the last thing he saw.