Friends and Harmony

Chapter 6

Daring Pyrotechnic Kid

Now the sun was setting, Henry and Astrid were finally headed to the library. But, they still needed to check on one last thing.

"What's next, Astrid?" Henry asked, looking at the vermilion sunset. He smiled and closed his eyes, feeling the sun's warmth.

Astrid unfolded the list again and scanned it in order to distract herself from gazing at Henry's face, the beams shining like a halo. "Fireworks. It's the last one."

Henry breathed a sigh as he turned away from the sun. "Finally." After they get done with that, they could get to the library and he could do more research about the Guardian Dragons.

Suddenly, they heard a large crash nearby. They immediately ran towards the loud impact and saw huge crates on the ground, spilling firecrackers of all kinds; big and small.

A boy their age sat up from where he fell, nearby one of the crates. He had spiky platinum blonde hair, pale skin, and hazel eyes. He wore a light gray shirt, khaki shorts, black socks, and dark brown hiking boots. Henry ran over to him.

"Are you okay?" He asked, holding out a hand. The boy grabbed it, and he pulled him back on his feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine." The boy said, dusting himself.

"What happened?" Astrid asked him.

"I was trying to get some of the crates out, and then, they started toppling over. I tried to balance them, but it didn't work." He explained. "I'm Felix, though. Felix Bryson." He held out his hand.

"I'm Henry." He introduced himself as he shook Felix's hand. "And that's Astrid."

"Pleasure to meet you both." Felix smiled.

"Are you the one who will be displaying the fireworks for the Festival?" Astrid asked. She didn't see how a guy their age can handle all these pyrotechnics on their own.

Felix nodded. "You bet. I have all kinds of fireworks, from sparklers to big boomers."

Henry's eyes widened. "Really?" He asked, impressed. "How can you handle all of that?"

Felix grinned proudly. "Hey, there's no one in the whole kingdom who knows how to handle these babies better than me."

"You do this all without adult supervision?" asked Astrid with a raised eyebrow.

"That's cool, but dangerous." Henry said.

Felix scoffed. "Danger, schmanger. I laugh in the face of danger."

Astrid glared at him. She didn't like this guy's pride either, since it reminded her of someone else they met today. But Henry smirked at him, challengingly.

"Is that so?" He asked. "Then, how come you needed help earlier?"

Felix gave him a questioning look, then realized what he meant. "Point taken." He admitted with a sheepish grin.

Henry chuckled. "Want some help re-stacking these?" He asked.

Felix smiled. "That would be much appreciated."

Before Astrid could begin to argue, Henry picked up one of the crates. He had trouble getting a grip on it, but Felix helped him getting it on the crate tower. She sighed, and picked up another box.

Soon, all of them were finished stacking the crates up in a pyramid. "All done!" Felix announced, dusting his hands. "Hey, you two want to grab a chocolate shake? My treat."

"That sounds nice, but, we need to get going." Astrid said.

"Will we see you at the festival?" Henry asked him.

"You know it." Felix said. "I'll be releasing the fireworks right after my friend, Tobias, finishes his grand finale."

Astrid blinked. "You know Tobias?" She asked.

"Yep." Felix confirmed. "I'm guessing you guys ran into him earlier. He's wicked awesome when it comes to flying, but he does have a soft side."

"Yeah, he's pretty cool." Henry agreed.

"And let me guess." said Felix. "You two also met my other friends: Ritchie, Cosette, and Violet."

Henry and Astrid blinked again in surprise. "Yes, we did." Astrid said, trying to comprehend what had happened. Everyone that they met were all friends with each other. But, what is so special about them, and what is the connection? She was snapped out of her musings when Felix started talking again.

"There's not one person I know that is tougher or more reliable than Ritchie. You need some fashion chic, Violet is on the job. And, Cosette has one heck of a voice. But, don't let her fool you. She is like a fox on the hunt if you get on her bad side."

"Okay." Astrid really needed to lie down. If they had met someone who knows the other kids that they met just today, then there has to be some type of connection. And with Henry getting along with all of them so easily, how could that mean?

"Oh, I just remembered." Henry's voice snapped her out of her thoughts, trying to make sense of all that happened today. "Do you know which way is the library?"

Felix nodded. "Just take a right and it's the fourth building on the left."

Henry followed where he was pointing, and then turned to him. "Thanks."

"See you both at the Festival!" Felix waved to them as he began carrying a crate of fireworks to the Town Hall.

Author's Note

A/N: Okay, this chapter is short yet again, I know, but it was a bit hard to get this down because I'm lacking inspiration for character personalities.

But, I'm glad that you guys are liking this story so far. Soon, the real adventure will begin.

Felix is the human form of my other OC dragon in my other HTTYD stories, having the name Fossil.

Don't forget to let me know about what you guys think. I really like hearing from all of you.

And FYI, I know very little about fireworks.

I'll see y'all in Chapter 7, where as I said before, the real adventure will finally begin.

Got to fly! ;)