time for a change
chapter one
It was a new day on berk haddic the third was standing in the arena being praised for winning the training for him to kill the dragon. Astrid was swinging her axe angrily and swearing at how this little teen, this hiccup, had been the one to beat her and win the honor of killing the dragon. As hiccup was being carried out of the arena on the backs of the towns folk to the great hall something had to change.
"How am I going to get out of this?" he thought to himself while everyone in the hall were drinking their mead and celebrating. Astrid was not going to take this laying down for she was a hofferson and they spoke their minds. She sat at the table watching him put on a fake smile when people wanted to talk to him.
"He will pay for this!" Astrid thoughts screamed at her with anger building inside her. The other teens began to even like him now and where even talking to him when they could. She turned her head and stared at her plate of food that she haven't even touched due to her anger. Something was caught in the corner of her eye which was hiccup getting up and telling everyone that since he had a long day tomorrow that he was going to head out.
"This is perfect. I can give me a piece of my mind and find out how he got so good all of the sudden. No one gets that good, that fast." Astrid thought standing up and followed hiccup out the large wooden doors of the hall. Hiccup didn't even make down about halfway when a hard grip grabbed his shoulder hard and yanked him to the grass next to the stairs "How! HOW DID YOU DO IT!" Astrid yelled at hiccup who was trying to recover for being thrown to the ground "You may need to be more specific. I do a lot of things." Hiccup returned in a harsh tone for which hiccup soon found a foot on his chest pushing down hard "YOU KNOW WHAT!" Astrid shouted "The whole getting good in the ring! I mean it you hiccup the screw up the towns failure of a viking. I mean come on, your father only just became proud of you because you are doing good now but what happens when you screw that up and then he goes back to being disappointed in a useless son." Astrid's face showed no emotion as she said those words.
"Yah your right Astrid and you know what this is the first time you have ever bothered to talk to me." Hiccup said with sadness starting to take over his emotions "I mean I try my hardest but its never good enough but that will change soon. Thank you Astrid." Hiccup then was let up from his place on the ground and turned towards his house "Astrid I know that you would be a get chief one day." Hiccup then walked to his house leaving Astrid to just watch him walk off. "Well that should straighten things out now." Astrid said out loud with a smirk on her face having taken out her anger on hiccup and she turned back to the hall and entered returning to her spot which remained empty.
Hiccup finally made it to his house where his father was no where to be found which made hiccup breath a sigh. He began heading up to his desk pulling out the chair. Sitting at the desk he searched the drawers for a piece of parchment and some charcoal and started to write on it.
Dad
I am so sorry for not being the son you wanted. I have been shown the truth that I can never be what you want. I am revoking my heir ship to be the next chief of the hooligan tribe. Please do NOT have Snotlout be the next in line even though he is my cousin please for the sake of this tribe pick someone else. Perhaps Astrid Hofferson. Anyways I will be leaving and may never return so stay safe and please lead the tribe to glory.
your former son
Hiccup
He then stood up and began packing everything he could carry inside a large wicker basket and folding the rest and putting it neatly in a corner of his room. Once he finished he looked over the room once more and with guilt building he had forced his body to head down the stairs and stopped at his fathers chair placing the letter on it putting the satchel with the berk crest on top to hold it place. Hiccup stared at it before he headed out the back door to the cove where he had left his dragon toothless his dragon companion. After a short walk through the woods he reached the cove where toothless noticed him turning his head noticing that his boy was troubled he ran up to him and plowed his head into hiccups chest and purred. "Hay bud" hiccup said and patted the dragon on his head "You ready to go on a trip?" Toothless pulled back and began hopping around excitedly "Alright bud lets get your tail fitted first and pack the bags with some fish." Hiccup then proceeded to do his usual task of setting up the tail rigging which didn't take long being like second nature at this point. "There. Now lets head out bud." The dragon walked up to him and hiccup patted his head and proceeded to hop on the saddle and soon they were up in the air in seconds.
The duo have been flying most of the night when hiccup began to shack from the cold and started to shiver. Toothless noticing his boy shack on his back started looking for a empty island where they could spend the night. Before hiccup could do anything the black dragon dove toward the island swooping close to the water to grab a few fish for food. "Good job bud we can eat and rest for the night." Hiccup said patting tooth less's neck which he just codded. They landed near a cave that seemed to be empty and soon there was a fire with a few fish cooking near it with hiccup laying against toothless who was wrapped around the boy. "well toothless it looks like this is our new life now. We are outcast." Hiccup said now letting all the actions he just did finally sink in. The dragon moved his head to lay across his lap and huff a bit of warm air. "Its not so bad as long as I have you bud we will be ok." Hiccup then looked out of the mouth of the cave and listened to how quiet it was besides of toothless breathing. After eating a few fish hiccup soon fell asleep with toothless now covering the boy with his wing.
Back on berk
After hours of drinking and telling stories about his adventures when he was younger stoic the vast chief of the tribe had managed to find his way home opening the door only to find that the fire was out with no light being found. Stoic just shrugged realizing that hiccup may be at the forge seeing as that was like the boys second home. He reached over and grabbed a dry log and tossed on the hot embers and gave it a strong blow. The fire soon returned bringing light to chase away the darkness allowing stoic to finally see. He turned around to look at his chair to notice hiccups bag sitting there "Hiccup" he said a bit angry that it was sitting in his chair which he reached down to pick it up when a letter fell to the floor. "Whats this?" He asked bending down his massive frame and gently picking up the folded piece of paper. Stoic unfolded it and sat down in his chair reading the runes written on it. His face went to panic as he got up and ran for the forge running to the back room throwing the door open hoping that his son would be there. He only found darkness. Stoic soon ran back out the door "HICCUP!" "HICCUP!" he shouted catching the attention of goober who was heading back to the forge. "Stoic what's wrong?" Gobber asked as he walked up to the panicked man "Gobber have you seen hiccup?" the chief asked grabbing his shoulders. "Not since the fight hy did something happen?" Stoic knowing goober was a close friend handed him the note which made his face sink "Oh gods..."
Soon Stoic ran to the hall pushing the large doors hard which made a loud sound that made the whole hall go silent. "Everyone to the ships now!" Stoic shouted in a loud thunder booming voice which made everyone stand "Whats going on chief? Dragon raid?" A random viking asked "You will do as I command! Now move I will explain when we head for open waters!" he shouted again with everyone now almost running for the docks. Astrid and the teens headed for door when Stoic stopped them "Not you. You will stay here along with a few others in case he comes back."
Stoic said now turning around heading for the docks. "He?" Snotlout asked looking at the group. Astrid knew something was bothering the chief that he needed what seemed like a raiding party where most of the village was now at the docks. She spotted Gobber near the forge directing many for the docks when stoic stopped at him and she noticed that they were exchanging words when stoic continued to the docks. Astrid ran towards the elder smith with the group in tow now. "Gobber what is going on? Are we going on a raid?" Astrid asked with all the teens now looking at him wanting to here what he respond with. "No lass its more personal." Gobber just returned to directing more vikings down to the docks. Astrid noticed a piece of paper hanging out of Gobbers pocket and noticed some words peeking out "Gobber whats that piece of paper?' Tuffnut said beating Astrid to the question. "None of your business." he responded "Oh really."
Snotlout soon snatched it opening it "Well what does it say?" Tuffnut asked "Yah what does it say? Is it bounty or something?" Ruffnut asked. Snotlout just kept looking at it "You can't read can you?" Astrid finally said "Yah I can it's just that its too dark for me to see is all." Snotlout replied "Sure you can." Fishlegs said earning a punch on the arm from Snotlout. Gobber soon realizing that most of the vikings were on the docks he tried to get the paper back but the group soon ran off with it to the arena running so that the elder could not keep up. "Well I'm going to get a earful from stoic now." Gobber said now returning to watch as ships headed for open sea with lanterns hanging from the sides of the boats. "I hope ye find him." Gobber spoke softly.
Astrid and the group stood by the gate of the arena looking back to make sure they were not being followed. "We lost the old geezer" Tuffnut said between breaths and his sister just sniggered. Snotlout still holding the paper opened it again and looked at it. "Why do you keep trying to read it when you know you can't?" Fishlegs said to him "I CAN read Fishface but look I said its still dark and I can't see it." he said puffing out his chest. Astrid having heard enough yanked the paper from him and began to read it. Her face began to sink the further she read "What does it say Astrid?" Fish legs asked. She had finally finished the note looking at the large boy "He's gone. Hiccup left and he said he wouldn't be coming back because it is best for berk." She spoke the sentence like it was nothing and she began walking toward her house. She had to ponder if what she told him made him leave. The rest of the teens all watched as she disappeared into the darkness "Well good that means I am next in line for chief." Snotout said smugly "REALLY?" Fishlegs said before heading after Astrid and the twins began to fight about something.
Berk will never be the same.
