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“Hiccup!” Astrid screams, her voice cracking, but she doesn’t care. “Look out! Hiccup, the Singetail! Move!”
He doesn’t seem to hear her, and the explosion hits him and Toothless at full blast, effectively knocking Hiccup off his dragon and into the water. Astrid gasps, diving down to retrieve him– Stormfly catches Toothless on the way down, and Astrid jumps off and into the water.
Hiccup sinks fast because of his leg, and she has to swim faster in order to grab ahold of him– once she does, she has to fight to pull them both up. Hiccup isn’t conscious, his body limp, and once they get out, Astrid has Stormfly take them to shore, leaving the others to fight.
Hiccup leeches blood, a gash on his forehead glaring out at Astrid, and she turns him onto his side and thumps his back. He coughs, more and more water spilling from his lips with each pat, and Astrid swears. “I’m sorry,” she whispers– of course, he can’t hear her. Once she figures he’s empty of water, she lays him back down and covers him with the blanket in Toothless’s saddlebag. Astrid feels guilty, placing a hand on the Night Fury’s neck– he has no visible marks and he’s breathing just fine, but she knows Hiccup would want him checked first.
If only he had heard her.