HTTYD - Alternate Ending

"This is the barrack where we trained for combat", Hiccup introduced to Camicazi as they made a tour around Berk. "For generations, we have stored weapons such as swords, spears, maces and so on. Next to it is our arsenal where we keep projectile weapons and materials for siege weapons. Over here..."
      
       Since the arrival of Camicazi, the Vikings of Berk made efforts in making Camicazi's party feel like home. Camicazi's warriors spent with their host eating, drinking, exchanging stories and brawling. Camicazi, for her part, spent most of her time with Hiccup and with the important members of Berk. As a visiting ambassador for another tribe, it was logical she met with the elder and chieftain of Berk. As for Hiccup, she had two reasons. First: because they were childhood friends. Second: the purpose for her visit was to enter an alliance through marriage with Hiccup.
      
       Behind them was Hiccup's dragon, Toothless, who always follow his friend around and Astrid, Hiccup's girlfriend, who was scowling every time Camicazi hugged Hiccup's arm. She was tempted to feed Camicazi to her Bad Nadder but she being a diplomat from another tribe, it was a bad move.
      
       To her surprise, Hiccup led Camicazi out from the village and into the forest.
      
       "This is where we get our supplies of wood, meat and stones. This forest is teeming with all kind of animals from deer to dragons. And..." he stopped when he saw Camicazi shaking. "Are you okay, Camicazi?"
      
       "Just a bit tired", Camicazi said breathlessly. She sat down on a rock. She gestured to Hiccup. "Sit with me."
      
       Astrid glared at Camicazi as Hiccup sat down next to her. Without warning, Camicazi pulled Hiccup closer to her. Hiccup's face was almost touching Camicazi's. Astrid seethed.
      
       "Hiccup", Camicazi pouted. "It had been three days already. I hope you haven't forget about my marriage proposal!"
      
       "I-I'm a-a..." Hiccup swallowed. "I'm s-still c-considering it..."
      
       "How about I speed it up?" Camicazi closed her eyes and moved her face closer to Hiccup's until her lips made contact. However, instead of tasting flesh, she tasted metal. When Camicazi opened her eyes, she saw that she was kissing Astrid's axe, not Hiccup. Camicazi sprang to her feet and started spitting out. She gave an unladylike word and continued coughing.
      
       Astrid, who just brought her axe blade between Hiccup and Camicazi, grinned and said, "Sorry to intrude but isn't it time to feed Toothless, Hiccup?"
      
       Toothless' stomach was already growling from all that touring. Still, Hiccup didn't hear it. Now that Astrid mentioned it, Hiccup started feeling guilty.
      
       "Sorry, bud", Hiccup said as he stood up. "Come on, I'll get you a basket of fish." As Toothless started towards the village, Hiccup turned towards Astrid. "Will you and Camicazi be okay on your own or do you want to come with us?"
      
       Astrid smiled grimly. "Oh, we will be fine. Besides, I've a score to settle with her."
      
       Hiccup turned nervously towards Camicazi, who was panting after getting rid of the metallic taste in her mouth, and said worriedly, "Don't give her an excuse to start a war with Berk."
      
       With that, Hiccup led Toothless to the village. When they were gone, Astrid turned towards Camicazi, who was getting up on her feet, glaring at her.
      
       "You bitch!" she snarled. "You and your uncivilized manner!"
      
       "So say the girl who just used..." Astrid paused before saying smugly. "Obscene words! And besides, in Viking society, 'civilized' is never in our dictionary."
      
       "You will pay for this!" Camicazi was unsheathing her sword. "I'll make you pay for ruining my kiss!"
       
       "Oh, you want a fight?" Astrid said as she lifted up her axe. "Then bring it on you 'pretty-face'! Let see if your skills can match your words!"
      
       Camicazi brought her sword down upon Astrid who blocked the blade with her axe. Camicazi, moving like a leopard, swung her sword to Astrid's side. Astrid just deflected it with the wooden end of her axe. It seems Camicazi wasn't all talk after all. The two girls exchanged blows until they reached a deadlock: Camicazi's sword pressing against the shaft of Astrid's axe. Even the eyes were in a deadlock.
      
       "I hope an uncivilized savage such as you understand honor", Camicazi hissed. "For I challenge you for Hiccup's hand in marriage! Whomever win will become Hiccup's bride!"
      
       "Fine by me!" Astrid grunted. She suddenly sprang back, causing Camicazi to stumble forward. "Now enough talk! Let me show you how a real Viking fight!"
      
       Astrid brought her axe down on Camicazi who rolled to her side. Getting on her feet, Camicazi slashed at Astrid, bringing up her axe to parry the blow. Next, Camicazi did an under-cut, only to meet the wooden shaft of Astrid's axe. Astrid pushed Camicazi's sword away and using the end of the axe, hit Camicazi's right cheek. Camicazi fell to the ground, losing her sword. Camicazi jumped to her feet like a cat and tried to retrieve her sword but was blocked by Astrid who still had her axe in her hands. Camicazi screamed and charged towards Astrid. Astrid felt the wind going out of her as Camicazi head-butt her in the stomach. She lost her axe and fell hard to the ground.

She gasped as Camicazi sat on her hard. "See", Camicazi said. "I'm more than a 'pretty face'!"

She slapped Astrid hard on the face. Astrid managed to fling Camicazi off her and quickly got on her feet. Camicazi did the same thing.

"So you want to get rough?"

         "Get ready to rumble!"

          The two girls charged at each other.

                                                                                                             *

"What am I going to do?" Hiccup asked himself.

He was sitting down on a rock, fifty meters from where Astrid and Camicazi were, playing with a sunflower in his left hand and a buttercup in the right. Besides him was Toothless, gobbling all the fish Hiccup brought for him. When he was done with his lunch, Toothless walked in front of Hiccup and sniffed at both the flowers.

"No, Toothless", Hiccup chuckled. "It's not food." When Toothless just snorted, an idea hit Hiccup. "Hey pal, I need a little favor from you."

Toothless' ears stood up.

"I want you to play the matchmaker", Hiccup held both his hands up. Toothless just looked at him curiously. "Imagine that the sunflower is Camicazi while the buttercup is Astrid. Just indicate who should I marry."

Toothless looked at the sunflower and the buttercup for some time. Before Hiccup could say anything, suddenly Toothless stood on his forelegs and slammed his front legs on Hiccups' hands. Hiccup was violently pulled off the rock into the ground.

"OUCH! Toothless, what was that for? Are you trying to smash my hands or something?" Hiccup glared at his friend, who was giggling. Slowly, Hiccup registered Toothless' choice.

"Are you saying you want me to marry the both of them?" he asked incredulously.

Toothless nodded his head. Hiccup raised his eyebrow.

"Did dad bribe you?"

Toothless again nodded: smugly.

Hiccup just sighed, resigned to his fate. "How am I going to break it to them?"

                                                                                                              *

"You're too good", Camicazi panted.

"I underestimated you", Astrid said, out of breath.

The two girls had spent the last five minutes wrestling, pulling at each other hairs, and brawling until they were too exhausted to continue. While fighting each other, they saw each other as worthy opponents.

"Although I hate to admit it", Camicazi finally said. "I kind of respect you."

"Same here", Astrid replied. "You know, maybe it won't be bad if you live here with us."

"Really?" Camicazi asked in surprise. Then a grin appeared on her face. "So does that mean you don't mind sharing Hiccup with me?"

It was Astrid turned to be surprise. Before she could utter a retort, Hiccup came back with Toothless behind him. Astrid and Camicazi quickly tidy themselves before Hiccup was standing right in front of them.

"Sorry for the long wait girls", Hiccup smiled at them. Toothless was really hungry today."

"It's all right", Astrid replied.

"Me and Astrid were having a sisterly conversation", Camicazi said innocently.

Hiccup looked at both of them with concerned looks. Then his expression became worried. It took him some time before he could gather his wits to announced, "I have made my decision. About my future partner."

Astrid and Camicazi jolted when they heard that.

"Well…" Hiccup began nervously. "I know that both of are going to kill me for this but…" He knelt on his knee. "Astrid, Camicazi. Will you marry me? The both of you?"

Toothless rolled his eyes at the drama his friend was portraying in front of him. 'The guy has no dignity!'  He thought.

Astrid and Camicazi stared at Hiccup kneeling before them. The silence was only broken when Camicazi squealed.

"Oh Hiccup!" Hiccup felt his ribs cracked when Camicazi hugged him. "I'm so happy you said that! Me and Astrid are going to be good wives to you!"

"You do?" Hiccup asked as he gently pried Camicazi off him. He turned to Astrid.

"That what out 'sisterly' conversation was about." She said grimly.

"I can't wait to tell this to your dad!" Camicazi continued joyfully. "I going to spread the news now!"

After giving Hiccup a kiss in the cheek, Camicazi ran off to the village. Alone with Astrid, Hiccup sighed with relief. Then suddenly he felt pain in his left arm. Toothless flinched, even though he got used with Astrid punching his best friend in the arm, it still hurts.

"That", Astrid said as she rubbed her knuckles, "was for taking so long to decide!"

Before Hiccup could protest, Astrid pulled his shirt and kissed him. After letting him go, she said, "And that, was for making the right decision."

Hiccup rubbed his bruised arm and smiled, "And you're totally in into this?"

Astrid grinned ruefully. "I guess I can get use to it."  

                                                                                                                    *

Five years have passed in a flash and Berk has not changed in the slightest. Vikings still go on their business in hunting or fishing while dragons still roamed the village as friends of the Vikings. The sky is still blue with clouds decorating it empty spaces and the sea is still tranquil and greenish-blue.

However, today was different because the Vikings of Berk are celebrating the wedding of Chieftain Stoick's son and one of the most respected female Viking on Berk… also the beautiful diplomat from the Bog-Burglars tribe. Stoick, Big-Boobied Bertha and Astrid's parents have completed the dowries exchange and formalities of an Alliance through marriage. Now it was time for the ceremony.

As the brides and the groom were taken to the bathhouse to purify them, the priests began the traditional ritual to honor the Gods and the newly-weds. After a goat was sacrificed on the altar, the wedding ceremony proceeded. Hiccup, Astrid and Camicazi arrived at the site where their wedding took place. Behind them were the entire village and other Vikings from neighboring islands. Stood before the groom and brides was Stoick, who was overseeing the ceremony, and the priests, who were acting as witnesses.

According to Viking's customs, it was necessary that the bride and groom exchanged swords and golden rings. To make equals between them, Astrid exchanged swords with Hiccup while Camicazi exchanged the golden rings. After the vows were taken and the groom and brides kissed, the crowd roared with approval. Following after the ceremony was feast where the Vikings ate and drank until most of them were falling from their sits.

Having their fill of food and entertainment, the newly-weds retreated to their new home where they will live forever. Their bridal chamber was decorated with white linen and there were wedding gifts in one corner of the room. Toothless was already asleep on the sheep rug. The three of them undress and climbed into bed.

"I'm glad that's all over", Hiccup said as he pulled the duvet over the three of them. "It had been a long day."

"Those priests keep on droning for so long that I thought I'm going to become an old woman", Camicazi complained as she snuggled near Hiccup's right side.

"We better get some sleep", Astrid said as she turned towards Hiccup. "I can't wait to begin my role as your new wife."

Hiccup and Camicazi nodded. Camicazi grabbed Hiccup's right arm. "Hiccup, sleep closer to me!"

Astrid immediately grabbed Hiccup's remaining arm. "No, sleep closer to me!"

"But I grabbed him first!"

"I'm the eldest!"

"What happened to our equal share?"

"You can have him tomorrow!"

"No! I want to sleep with on our first wedding night!"

"Me too!"

As Astrid and Camicazi argued and pulled Hiccup back and forth, Hiccup just groaned.

"Will there be any peace in this household?"