A convenient excuse. [After the planetside mission]

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A scream of raw, Viking fury ripped through the hallways cut painfully short and then a sickening dull "Thud"

To any who happened to be close enough to watch it happen a smoldering blackened bundle of flesh and hair came flying out of a suddenly open hole in the wall, that just as suddenly closed behind her. A trail of smoke followed the screaming roaring body as it shot across the hallway and slammed into the wall before falling backwards to the floor and laying there dazed.

Ruffnut looked and felt like she had been on the receiving end of a burn ward's top ten list as lightning crackled and raced along her body. Her fists were balled up so tightly the knuckles were white.

As an after thought, GLaDOS re-opened the portal Ruffnut had made her abrupt exit from and spat out her helmet which clattered loudly next to her.

Uttering some words that her parents would have smacked her if they'd heard she lay there smoking as she caught her breath and regained her strength. Not yet aware that she had finally escaped the tests that she'd been abducted for RIGHT AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE SHIP TO GO ON THE MISSION WITH EVERYONE!

So full or rage...and ouch. Rage and ouch.

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[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

Hiccup winced at mention of his dad.

"The missions are not--" His voice cracked. "They're not something you want to go on Ruff. I don't know why I've been sent so many times. It's not like I was ready for them."

He gestured with his hand. "Think about it this way--the ship's just making sure you're ready. So instead of flailing around like me and screwing things up and nearly getting killed, you'll just beat every enemy in your path. I think it just doesn't care if I get killed."

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"Why wouldn't it!!?" She exploded throwing her hands up in the air in confusion, "You're the smartest guy in the tribe! You got your leg all fixed...sorta! You even got to keep Toothless! Of coarse this ship likes you! Everyone likes you now. You deserve it! Especially after all the crap you went through!"

Was that Ruffnut expressing some sort of guilt for having treated him like she and the others did when he was growing up? She really had grown since waking up here.

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

Apparently.

His eyebrows rose nearly to his hairline at her little explosion, and he fiddled his hands awkwardly together.

"I'm not justifying it. I'm just saying. That. You know. Don't take it as insult. Stacy's a little crazy about who she chooses for missions."

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Her shoulders sagged, as quickly as it had rolled in her temper had dissipated. She'd spent weeks looking for him and now that he was here she had no idea what she was supposed to do.

"You two...you better not screw things up." She muttered and met his eyes. She was glaring but there was no fire behind it. "Because if either of you hurt the other one I'm gonna bring the power of Thor and cram it down your throat."

[i-saw-myself.livejournal.com]

"We won't."

No hurting.

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"Good." She bent down to pick up the food she'd dropped in her little tantrum.

"And...if you really mess up somehow...alright WHEN you mess up? If she leaves you..." She took a breath and let it out, "Maybe I'll think about letting you ask me out. But you'll have to earn it."

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There was the slightest of smirks on his face.

"Good to know."