Friends and Harmony

Chapter 3

Meeting a Pilot

After they had said goodbye to Ritchie and his parents with full stomachs, Henry and Astrid soon left Apple Harvest Acres, and headed towards the jet runway. It was out on an empty field, where jets can come and go without disturbing the village of Berkton.

"That was the best lunch I ever had." Henry said, stretching his arms over his head, smiling widely.

"I agree." Astrid grinned, still tasting the warm apple fritters. She then looked over the checklist. "Now that food's been taken care of, it's on to entertainment."

"This ought to be fun." Henry stated as he looked at the runway. "Food and a show."

"There's supposed to be a guy named Tobias Nelson who will be doing a solo air performance." Astrid informed as she scanned the empty area and above in the sky.

"A solo act?" Henry asked. "This guy must be pretty good in the air, then."

Just after he said that, a loud zooming noise filled the air. Wind blew all around as a sleek black jet flew in spirals high above the ground, leaving dark gray tufts of smoke trailing behind it. Henry and Astrid looked in awe as the jet began to slow down and come to a screeching halt on the runway.

The two ran over to the jet. The hood lifted open, and out jumped a boy about their age wearing a black leather flight suit with neon green trim, black combat boots, and a black helmet with the same green highlights. He removed his helmet and showed his face. He had pale tan skin, shaggy raven hair, and acid green eyes, almost matching Henry's own, but they were a tad lighter.

"Hi, there." Henry greeted. "Are you Tobias Nelson?" He didn't want to be rude, but this guy seemed too young to be piloting a jet on his own.

"The one and only." He replied with a cocky grin. "You heard of me?"

"We heard that you are doing an air performance for the Summer Festival." Astrid informed, rolling her eyes at the pilot's overconfidence.

"Well, you both had heard correctly." said Tobias as he tucked his helmet under his left arm. "And who might the two of you be?"

"I'm Henry, and this is Astrid." Henry introduced. "So, how are you already a pilot when you're our age?" He asked.

"I was top of my class back at the Flight Academy." Tobias explained. "I'm licensed and everything."

Henry took a better look at the jet, and whistled. "That's a pretty sweet ride." He observed. "A PX-TC Speeder, right?"

"You got it right. You sure know your jets." Tobias smiled, this time genuine.

"I take time to know a little bit of everything." Henry said with a proud grin. Astrid rolled her eyes again, with admiration. He never ceases to amaze her.

"The Night Fury is the fastest maneuverable jet known in the kingdom." Tobias said. "It made the 500 km dash in under 3 minutes."

"That's very impressive." Astrid complimented.

"Can you show us one trick?" Henry asked Tobias.

"Sure can. I'll show you the trick I was working on earlier. The Spiral Tower. It'll knock your socks off." Tobias put back on his helmet and leaped back into the cockpit of his jet. He started the engines up, and immediately took off to a fast start, blowing the spectators' hair in disarray.

The Night Fury flew up, over, and through clouds, then descended straight down. After a few seconds, it arched back up and started ascending higher while spinning in spirals. When it reached a certain height, it stooped back down and came back to the runway with a squealing stop.

Tobias hopped out of the cockpit. "What did I tell ya? Pretty slick, right?" He started chuckling when he saw Henry and Astrid looking at him with dropped jaws. "You two should see the looks on your faces. You're both pretty good laughs. I can't wait to hang out some more." He started to leave the runway.

Henry got out of his stupored state. "Where are you going?" He asked.

"I promised my friend, Ritchie, that I'd help him get set up for the food stalls." Tobias explained.

"You know Ritchie?" asked Astrid.

"Yeah. How do you two know him?"

"We checked on the catering earlier and ran into him." Henry said. "He's a cool guy."

"Definitely. For a cowboy." Tobias agreed. "Well, I'll see you guys at the Festival!" He waved goodbye, then sprinted towards town.

"That was amazing!" Henry cheered.

Astrid took out her pocket mirror from her skirt pocket and looked over her reflection. She groaned when she saw that her braid was a mess from the speedy take-off.

Henry got closer to see his own reflection, and saw that his hair was a windswept mess as well. "Talk about a bad hair day." He joked.

"Funny, Henry." said a sarcastic Astrid as she snapped her mirror shut and stuffed it back in her pocket.

"I'm kidding!" Henry held up his hands in surrender as they left the runway.

Author's Note

A/N: FYI, I know absolutely nothing about jets or any kind of aircraft. The type of jet the Night Fury is, it was completely made up.

Anyway, I hoped you guys liked this chapter. For those who haven't guessed yet, Tobias is really a human Toothless.

I'll see y'all soon! Don't forget to let me know about what you guys think!

Got to fly! ;)