high_seas | HazMat Log 006 ♔ Impending doom and diabetes

[Wan appreciated that he didn't have to do a lot to make sure the ship made it to shore safely. Their bell-adorned captain was a good enough sailor to see them through. It felt good to be able to set foot on dry land and - to Wan's great surprise - be able to cloudwalk further than whatever arbitrary limit had been applied to the area around the ship. He still got exhausted a lot sooner than he should have... but he could cover a sweep of the whole of the island in a half hour if he pushed himself.

Which, of course, he did.

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Wan is going to be all over this island for the day the ship is stopped. Want to treasure hunt? Call him up, he'll help!]

[It might not have been the best place to go to, but whatever the destination, he wasn't going to complain. Not much, anyway. Being around this crew only reconfirmed the fact they were all pretty ~~crazy~~ adventurous. Obviously that wasn't going to change any time soon.

Seeing how there is practically a shoal barrier in place, it is easier to just take Toothless out for a bit of scouting. (Because who needs rowboats to get to shore?) Up in the air, there's a better view of what is lain out for them. Hiccup's brow furrows as he tries to sketch an outline of the island in his journal, pausing to lend a thoughtful glance toward the Night Fury.]

Huh. From this angle, this place looks like home...riiight up until that portion, at least.

[It's here he pauses again, seeing Wan wandering about because exploration. Clearly he has the right idea.]

Looks like we're not the only ones out today, Toothless. Wanna see what he's up to?

[The dragon glides easily, trying to keep steady as he looks down at the landscape below them. He grunts in response to Hiccup, perhaps agreeing with the sentiment.

It's about the same time that he spots the familiar man down below. Giving what can be taken as a garbly affirmative, the dragon waits for his tailfin to be set before they'll make the descent.]

[Whatever chance they had to come down was taken away as Wan rose to meet them. A cloud under his feet and a couple of well placed blasts of air behind him set him up to fly along side the two.

He took his time to study the contraption along Toothless' tail. It wasn't something he'd taken much notice of before - and it hadn't been there when the dragon was smaller - but it looked interesting.]

He can't fly without that, can he?

[Wan shouted across the space between them.]

[Eyebrows lift as Hiccup sees Wan rise to the occasion. A quick shift in gears turns the swift drop into a more gradual one, letting the dragon and his pilot meet Wan halfway.]

Yeah! It's...something I had to make in place of the missing tailfin.

[Well, that's surprising! The human can even fly!

Toothless beats his wings a few times to break off from their trip downward once they near Wan, hovering slightly, although not as efficiently as a Gronkel would. The dragon greets the flying human with a light, brief roar.]

[Wan pulled in close to hover next to Toothless' head once the dragon stilled a bit. It let him scratch at the ridges on his head. A greeting returned.]

You're pretty smart. I would never have thought of something like that.

[Wan continued, speaking to Hiccup in a more normal voice now that they were both mostly hovering.]

Uh. Thanks!

[He may sound a little dry there, but he takes the compliment. He doesn't get to hear that all the time.]

I had to do something once I learned that the wings and the tails work together for dragon flight. We had to do a lot of testing before it actually came together.

[He glances at Toothless.]

Isn't that right, bud?

[Gurbling happily at the scratches, the dragon then glances back at Hiccup. It seems he's expected to verify something, so he gives a snort.]

The Dragons I know don't have wings. But from what I understand birds have to worry about their wings and tails for flight. So that makes sense.

[Wan continued his scratching because why not?]

What happened to his tail? It wasn't always like that.

[There's a pause as Hiccup's expression goes from the casual smile to a more lopsided, awkward one. Don't mind him looking away and scratches the back of his head.]

Uh. Well...you see, one time not too long ago, I may have got it in my head to try my hand at getting a dragon to boost my status in my tribe. Whiiich led to actually. Hitting. Toothless.

[He then puts up both of his hands.]

–But that was during the time when dragons were still our enemies!

[Usually when he's being petted it isn't in midair, but just so long as Wan doesn't try scratching him under his jaw, they should be fine, right? Right.

Toothless glances out of the corner of his eye at Hiccup, then snorts a little. Oh, this story. The tones are familiar, so he can only imagine that the boy is relating when he was a stupid.]

[So Hiccup made a mistake. And then fixed it as best he could. Wan's smile didn't waver.]

I completely understand. I'm glad you and Toothless were able to be friends afterwards. Sometimes that's hard to achieve.

[Wan's hand idly wandered below Toothless' chin without thinking about it.

Oops?]

[Yes, he is a stupid. But he is a good-hearted stupid nerdboy.]

Right? Things could've turned out different– ??

[Wait, Wan, what are you oh CRAP]

–Oh no–

[It's like hitting a switch. The dragon's eyes roll upward, his wings ceasing in mid-beat. Gravity eagerly grasps to drag them spiraling down.]

[Wan's jaw dropped down in horror at the chaos he had wrought. His own hand being dragged down for a few feet, disrupting his own cloudwalk and sending him plummeting, too.

A loud yell escaped him before he managed to get himself turned around in mid-air and send a strong gust of wind directly upward to catch them all and keep them aloft. Then a mini-tornado formed in mid-air to hold them there while Toothless got his senses back.]

SORRY!

[THiS IS HOW THEY WERE GOING TO DIE??? VERY NICE.

With no control on the unconscious Night Fury, Hiccup screams, grabbing onto the grip of the saddle even though it does NOTHING for their predicament. And Wan is being dragged down with them.

He can see how the story goes: three members of the HazMat crew die due to an unfortunate placement of Dragon Sleeper Hold. They leave their imprints forever on Breakneck Cay as a warning for all sailors far and wide to come across. Let there be a lesson for all of you: never scratch under a dragon's chin.

BUT WAIT. The mini-tornado interrupts his screaming, letting him breathe as he looks confused. Although safe (?), he may still be very attached to the saddle.]

...Oh gods, I can feel my stomach in my throat. And I should be use to that!

[It's a good thing that the dragon seems almost oblivious to all the ensuing, or...not, considering that it would probably be helpful if he carried his own weight. Haha, what a story you guys'll have to tell your friends!

Yeah, give him a moment, at least the sudden drop kind of helps to get him back to his senses a little quicker, so shaking his head, Toothless snorts in surprise as he finds that they're being suspended by nothing more than air.]

Sorry.

[Wan said again, breathing heavily as he spun his arms to keep the tornado going while he slowly started to lower them to the ground.]

I forgot he did that. I'll have us on the ground in a minute.

[Hiccup breathes, lips puttering. He slowly lifts his head up as he pats Toothless' sides – reassurance for both him and the dragon that they'll be all right.]

Y-yeah, okay– man, I knew I should've said something if you already knew about that!

[The dragon at least seems to calm a little, but he extends his wings again to see if he can help a little by catching the wind.]

[Wan didn't stop his airbending just because Toothless spread his wings. Hiccup had been clear that the dragon needed the tail fin adjusted to fly properly. So while Toothless could definitely catch some air, Wan was going to continue to be careful with their descent.

It remained slow, steady. The mini-tornado they rode at the top of never wavering.]

[The boy's nerves have lessened enough for him to get back into pilot mode. He takes another breath, in and out, hastily checking everything.]

Okay, okay. Here we go.

[The gear shifts, letting the tailfin fan out for Toothless.]

[The dragon felt the lift even out now that he had his tail to help steady them, and he gwarfed at Wan, perhaps to tell him they had it under control.

He doesn't know how long the unusual winds will keep up, but if Wan appears tired from it, Toothless is ready to snatch him up and take them down the rest of the way.]

[When Toothless made the noise at him, Wan figured it meant that he was ready to fly.

Three quick circles of his arms had the tornado leaving the space under Toothless and moving to extend to the ground as the top wrapped around Wan's lower body. It held him up, but it was a lot of power. He shifted his own focus to lowering himself to the ground before he exhausted himself.

Which... didn't quite happen. About forty feet up he could no longer grasp the power of the element and the tornado wavered in warning before dropping out from under him entirely. Wan's eyes rolling up in his head as he started to pass out from the over-use.]

Breakneck Cay

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