Light In The Dark

Author: Nightstar Fury from Nightstar Productions

Rated: M for Mature.

Disclaimer: I do not own HTTYD or any of its shows and mini shorts.

1; Solemn Vow.

The night air was cool and crisp, the sign of another snow storm blowing in but the boy cared not for he would be gone before it hit. Beside the boy was a black dragon that rather resembled a lizard or axolotl with bat like wings, this dragon was known as a Night Fury, and labeled to be the unholy offspring and lightening and death itself. This dragon was known for its speed, stealth, and uncanny ability to never miss a target. This was the dragon whom the boy befriended, it was against every Viking law but the boy didn't care.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, son of Stoick 'the Vast' Haddock and only heir to the throne of Berk. A now 16 year old boy who was going to leave this island, and return with revenge. These people bullied him since he was 5, but after last night he had enough. What was done to him couldn't be taken back, or ever forgiven. They would all see for themselves how deep his hate ran for them and he swore by the Gods that he would make them regret everything they ever did. Hiccup would have his revenge and oh how sweet it would be when he did, he'd show them the true meaning of fear and terror.

It was well in to the middle of the night, the skies were darkening with storm clouds and cold winds whipping through in short waves. This was Berk. It was located solidly on the meridian of misery, and the type of freezing weather that could give you frostbite on your spleen. It snows 9 months out of the year, and hails the other 3. Standing on Raven Point just above a hidden cove was Hiccup wearing brown pants, long sleeved green tunic that hung past his hips, a brown belt around his waist, a darker brown fur vest, and to complete the look brown boots on his feet.

He stared with such intensity down at the village, the village who hated him, hurt him, and worst of all, didn't care about him. Not even his own father. The only two exceptions were Gobber his mentor and Gothi the elder of the village. That was it. His auburn hair blew in the soft winds, his forest green eyes were void of all emotion. This was not his home, not anymore or perhaps it never was. He would not live the life the Gods wanted for him, no he would make his own life according to his plans and decisions.

Hiccup continued to look as a few moving torches signaled to him that the guards were patrolling, his eyes fell towards the mead hall with a few intoxicated males straggled down the stairs. Hiccup looked to the house resting beside the hall, lights shining through the window on the first level. The man inside was his father, Hiccup spat with disgust that this man was even related to him. "They'll see, Toothless. They'll see with their own eyes that all this...Was brought on by them. Revenge would be easy to grasp, to catch them off guard..." Hiccup paused. "But no, we'll wait. Make them wonder a while what happened to little Hiccup the Useless." Hiccup scoffed angrily.

While watching from his position on Raven Point, he thought back to the beginning which was only yesterday where he chose that he was done and he would extract revenge from everyone who wronged him in life. Hiccup before was not a cold man, and even though the countless beatings he sustained from the village, he stood tall and walked away with what little pride left he could muster. He heard the words, his body felt the damage but until yesterday he never faltered to such a state of hate and emotionless-ness.

[Flashback]

It was his 16th birthday, a day meant to be almost a coming of age for a Viking boy. He was finally old enough to join dragon training and prove that he wasn't useless as the village claimed him to be. He would get the chance to prove he was worth something. The day started normal where Hiccup was up and out of the house heading to the forge with a smile, it was his birthday and he knew only few would remember. He'd been dealing with it for so many years that it no longer bothered him as much as before.

Reaching the forge, Hiccup got a big hug from Gobber the Belch. His mentor and village blacksmith, a man who was like a father to him for all intensive purposes. Hiccup had been Gobber's apprentice ever since he was little, well littler. Hiccup wasn't like the other Vikings of the tribe, he was scrawny and held almost no muscle to him. His name actually meant he was the runt of the litter even though he had no siblings. Hiccup's mother had been taken and carried off by a dragon when he was a baby, assumed dead not long after which left him only his father who seemingly hated him and found him to be a complete disappointment.

"Happy birthday lad!" Gobber exclaimed.

"Thanks Gobber..." Hiccup smiled to him.

"Made ya something. Not much but, I figured you'd appreciate it." Gobber said handing him a wrapped gift.

Hiccup slowly unwrapped it and looked over what Gobber had given him, it was a dagger with a black wrapped leather handle and intricate engraved designs on the blade. It was amazing, and Gobber made this for him? "Its incredible." Hiccup breathed out.

"Made that a few days ago for ya. I know your dagger was...broken a few weeks ago." Gobber smiled, he knew it had been taken and purposely broken. Gobber knew of the abuse Hiccup suffered but he couldn't do much since it happened when he was busy making weapons and sharpening them for raids. Hiccup would always limp in late trying to act alright when Gobber knew he wasn't.

"I love it and I'll never let anything happen to it..." Hiccup said as he placed it in his brown belt, hidden with the help of his vest.

"Did you see yer dad this mornin?" Gobber asked.

"No, he was already gone when I got up...But its...okay. I'm sure I'll see him later for dinner..." Hiccup replied trying to smile. But Gobber knew him better than that, he knew Hiccup was upset that Stoick didn't wish him a happy birthday. Again. "So what work do we have today?" Hiccup asked next with a bright smile.

"For yew, nothing lad. Its yer birthday, go enjoy the day." Gobber put on a big smile.

"A–are you sure?" Hiccup asked blinking in surprise, the forge was kind of his job. Its where his father stuck him every day since he was about 5, under Gobber's care and watchful eye. It happened that way so Hiccup couldn't cause trouble in the village, since he loved to invent and some inventions failed and caused damages. They were accidents but Stoick didn't care, Hiccup mostly though Stoick forced him in the forge so he'd always be busy and couldn't make trouble or it was that the sight of him reminded Stoick of his wife.

Whatever the reason, Hiccup stopped asking about it. He'd come to accept he'd always be his father's embarrassment, and biggest disappointment. Nothing he did made the man proud or even acknowledge him. Just like the rest of the village, Hiccup was merely invisible or the punching bag. He grew accustomed to it and carried on in life. "Yes I'm sure, now go on. If your father comes by, I'll tell him you went on deliveries for me or collecting scrap metal for materials." Gobber smiled wide.

"Thanks, Gobber! You're the best!" Hiccup beamed happily before hugging the old blacksmith again and rushing out.

"No trouble lad...it's the least I can do for ya after all yew suffer...Even if its just one day of the year, I want you to be as happy as you can be." Gobber said quietly as he watched an overly excited Hiccup run out of sight, once Gobber couldn't see him anymore he moved back to his work station and began to work.

Hiccup couldn't believe Gobber gave him the day off! Then again, since he was 12, Gobber had been giving him his birthday off. From 12 to 14, Hiccup had to be in the forge in the backroom but he could do whatever he wanted from drawing to inventing as long as it didn't involve fire. But when he turned 15, Gobber let him go out to enjoy himself. Hiccup knew why he did it too, because he felt bad that Stoick since Hiccup was 8 stopped saying happy birthday to him and the village didn't say it either.

Hiccup avoided as many people as he could by running around the backs of houses so he wouldn't be seen and reported to his father that he wasn't in the forge. Hiccup went home and packed up a few things like his pencil, notebook, 2 loaves of bread, and 3 apples in his satchel then headed off in to the forest. It was a perfect day to draw, clear blue skies, minimal clouds, warm sun with a cool breeze. Hiccup was taking full advantage of it, most years it was cloudy and rainy so this was lucky for him. Maybe a sign things would turn around.

It was a two hour hike to his favorite spot but he reached it, the cove. A secluded, quiet area half way up the forest cliff and hidden by trees and rocks. There was a small opening that Hiccup hid with smaller rocks and dirt, so no one would find it. Thank fully most of the villagers stayed in the village and didn't come this far up to hunt so it was a safe place for Hiccup to hide out in, just past the cove back on normal level was Raven Point and standing on the edge you could see all of Berk from it. It was breathtaking to see at sunrise or sunset.

The cove had rocks, a small cave, a pond filled with fish, grassy areas warmed by the sun and best of all the cove was a dip down area so the wind went right over it. He found it once when he was 9 by accident when he traveled to far from the hunting party his father insisted he join to learn how to do. Ever since it had been his place to relax, and no one ever found it because when Hiccup heard voices calling for him he rushed out and found them before they found him. Hiccup reached the opening and jumped down in to the cove smiling wide.

'This is perfect...' Hiccup thought to himself as he found a comfortable spot and took out his things. He drew everything he saw around him for hours. If he got hungry he would eat the bread in pieces or an apple. Hiccup rarely ate at the mead hall, his father always kept him in for meals because he didn't want to be seen with him. Sure Hiccup hated it but what could he do, his father was the chief and Hiccup was part of the tribe so he had to follow orders if he wanted too or not.

When 3:00 came around, Hiccup decided he should go back because Stoick would be coming through the forge to check on him for 5. It was a two hour walk back so Hiccup packed up his things and let out a long sigh, how fast this day had gone by and even though the only one who wished him a happy birthday was Gobber, his day couldn't of been better. Best birthday of his entire life so far, freedom to do what he wanted without being criticized or reprimanded. Hiccup climbed his way out, covered his spot up and made his way back through the forest.

When he got to the village it was started to get dark already, the sun was setting and he wished he was still in the cove watching the sunset from on Raven's Point but if he'd stayed he would be caught not working and his father would likely scold him in front of everyone. Hiccup didn't want to have his perfect day ruined so he wouldn't tempt the fates. Hiccup spotted his father heading towards the forge from he place by the forest, Hiccup took off in a run the back way and snuck in 3 minutes before his father arrived.

"Gobber. Where is Hiccup?" Stoick asked in a firm tone.

"He's in the back, Stoick. Working on organizing the weapons for me..." Gobber said quickly, and loud enough for Hiccup to hear him. Sure enough Hiccup began working on the weapons, they were organized but Hiccup had to make it look believable so when Stoick came to the back he saw Hiccup adjusting a few things on the wall and checking over the barrels of swords, maces, axes, double headed axes, and spears.

"Oh! Hey dad..." Hiccup greeted with a tired smile, the running had made him out of breath and sweaty so it'd add more to the act that Hiccup had been working hard all day. Gobber stood beside Stoick now seeing everything.

"Great work lad! You're much more organized than I, why don't you call it a day and head home with yer father?..." Gobber said happily.

"A–are you sure? I don't mind staying if you still need help?" Hiccup offered to him.

"Nah, I'm fine. Go on and get out of here, oh and...happy birthday to ya!" Gobber said again hoping Stoick would get the hint. No such luck.

"Well hurry up, Hiccup. I need to get your home so I can go to the hall for dinner..." Stoick ordered.

"Y–yeah...sure dad. I'll meet you outside..." Hiccup said trying to hold his smile up, Stoick turned and walked away before Hiccup took off his apron and hung it on the hook with a sigh.

"I'm sorry lad...Maybe...he'll tell you at the house?" Gobber offered. Hiccup's head only hung low, shaking it slowly.

"No...he won't Gobber. You don't have to act like its even a possibility...I'll see you tomorrow. And...thanks for today, it was really good until I realized I had to come back." Hiccup forced a smile before heading out not wanting to keep his father waiting long. Gobber sighed now, he genuinely did feel bad for Hiccup and honestly didn't understand how the boy kept such a strong front about it. Gobber went back to cleaning things up, and closing the forge.

(Stoick's House)

Stoick said nothing the entire walk home, Hiccup kept behind him until they reached the wooden door. Hiccup walked inside quietly and looked at his father, "There's some chicken and bread on the table. Eat, wash up, and go to sleep." Stoick said firmly.

"Yes dad..." Hiccup replied to him. Stoick walked away and the door shut in Hiccup's face practically. He sighed again as he went to the table to eat the food. Just after he ate and took a bath he prepared to lay in bed, he wouldn't sleep because it was only 6:30, maybe 7 right now. There was a knock on the door and Hiccup wondered who would be here this late, it could be anyone. Everyone else was allowed to stay up until 10, Hiccup got up and went downstairs to answer the door. He saw Snotlout his cousin because his father was Stoick's brother and Tuffnut, one of the twins to the Thorsten family.

"Hey! Hiccup, my favorite cousin!" Snotlout greeted with an all to happy demeanor which creeped Hiccup out a little.

"I'm your...only cousin actually but...Hey?" Hiccup replied slowly with little sarcasm.

"Word around the village is today is your birthday but no one has seen ya to wish you one. Me and the other teens wanted to throw a party for you." Tuffnut said to him.

"Y–you did? Are you...both feeling okay or did the village come down with a case of the eel pox?..." Hiccup asked in disbelief.

"Nah we're fine so...Think you can sneak out and meet us in the forest by the rock that looks like a crescent moon in an hour?" Snotlout asked him.

"Uh...yeah I guess. My dad thinks I'm in bed..." Hiccup replied.

"Great! See you then cuz!" Snotlout and Tuffnut then walked away, Hiccup closed the door and returned to his room. Were they being serious? Throwing him a party? What could it hurt to go after all. It was his birthday and his father probably wouldn't even bother to check on him, telling him goodnight was basically being told to go to bed. When his father came home drunk again from hanging with his friends at the mead hall, he would pass out in his chair until morning.

An hour passed when Hiccup left the house, his father wasn't home yet and it was 8. Hiccup rushed out towards the forest and to the spot he was told to meet them, when he arrived he didn't see anything resembling a party. Just darkness except for the moon overhead. Hiccup figured they might of been running late, he sat down to wait. It was 15 minutes before he heard footsteps coming towards him, "There you guys are..." Hiccup smiled but it quickly faded when the only two he saw were Snotlout and Tuffnut grinned ear to ear.

"Sorry Hiccup, the others had to cancel because they couldn't sneak out but hey we brought some things with us to have fun. But you gotta close your eyes so we can set up." Tuffnut told him.

"O–Oh alright then..." Hiccup said as he closed his eyes. He heard shuffling, things being placed down, then he felt his wrist be grabbed a little hard. "Little tight guys..." Hiccup mentioned, then he felt a rope wrap around his wrists and tied tightly. Something was wrong, his eyes snapped open to see his wrists bound together.

"You weren't supposed to open your eyes, Hiccup...now the surprise is ruined." Snotlout chuckled, Hiccup didn't like this at all. He saw candles lighting the area dimly, ropes tied to trees and him in between them. Before he could say anything, he felt Snotlout unbind his hands but take the two ropes from the trees and Hiccup's arms were forced out and taut enough so he couldn't break out.

"Okay...This is fun and all but can we maybe untie me?" Hiccup asked.

"Oh no...We can't do that because you'll run when we give you your present..." Tuffnut snickered, Hiccup instantly felt himself getting worried about this. A hand belonging to Snotlout gripped a fistful of Hiccup's hair making him yelp a bit and Tuffnut tied a piece of cloth around his mouth. "There, now he won't scream..." Tuffnut said, Hiccup's eyes widened. What was this, what were they doing!

Snotlout moved behind Hiccup and put his hands on his hips, Hiccup tried to get away but couldn't. "Stop!" Yelled Hiccup though it came out muffled and the two teens ignored the order. Tuffnut's hand slammed inside Hiccup's pants and stroked his cock, Hiccup tried to jerk away but Snotlout was behind holding him still and reaching around to untie the strings holding up Hiccup's pants, once loosened they dropped to the ground around Hiccup's ankles. Snotlout grinned as he stroked over Hiccup's round white ass cheeks before running a finger between them. Hiccup closed his eyes tightly, pleading over and over again for it to stop.

Tuffnut got on his knees and began sucking Hiccup's cock at the same time, Snotlout slammed a finger in to Hiccup's rear making him yell out in pain. There had been no lube, no anything just pain. "Bend him forward...He shouldn't be having all the fun. It's a party after all." Tuffnut said. Snotlout punched Hiccup with his free hand forcing him forward, Tuffnut removed his pants and erect length at Hiccup's mouth, he pulled the cloth away. "Suck it...And if you bite me...Snotlout will add a second finger..." Tuffnut ordered.

Hiccup wanted to fight back but he thought maybe if he just did what they wanted then it would be over so much to his hate when Tuffnut pushed his cock against Hiccup's lips, he parted them feeling the hardened appendage enter his mouth. Tuffnut gripped Hiccup's head and forced his mouth back and forth, Tuffnut groaned out enjoying it. Hiccup felt tears pricking his eyes but refusing to let them fall.

This continued for 15 minutes and somewhere in that, Snotlout added a second finger in his ass making him wince but couldn't even grit his teeth because Tuffnut was still there, in his mouth. Snotlout used his free hand to stroke Hiccup's cock which seemed to be hard on reflex, Hiccup hated it. Hated all this. He wanted it to be over, and he just wanted to fall to the forest floor and cry. "Man he has a great mouth, you gotta try this Snotlout..." Tuffnut grinned.

"Oh I will..." Snotlout pulled his fingers out of Hiccup's ass, at first Hiccup was relieved then something else pressed against it. Hiccup tried to plead him not to do it but it was muffled still and then it came, searing pain ripped through him. Snotlout had pushed his cock in to Hiccup's ass hard and instantly began to thrust. "So tight Hiccup, better enjoy it. This is the only time someone will have sex with you..." Snotlout grunted.

20 minutes later, both Tuffnut and Snotlout were about to finish and Hiccup only knew that because the boys had said they were. Tuffnut came first in Hiccup's mouth, causing him to choke a little. Tuffnut moved back to Hiccup's cock and began to stroke him hard and fast. "Lets make you cum, Hiccup...Come on...Won't be fun if we're the only ones..." Tuffnut said. Oh god he hated it, they were raping him and he was tied up like a doll, defenseless and weak. Tuffnut had put the cloth back so he couldn't scream out for help, not that anyone would.

He didn't want to do it, he didn't want to cum but his body wouldn't listen to him and it reacted. Hiccup came hard and fast, at the same time Snotlout had cum in Hiccup's ass. Snotlout pulled out but it didn't stop there, Snotlout moved to Hiccup's mouth, while Tuffnut behind and it started over again. Hiccup couldn't help but cry and the two boys just kept teasing him, raping him for close to 4 hours. When they were done they cut his ropes and watched him collapse from exhaustion, crying, whimpering.

For added measure, both Snotlout and Tuffnut beat the shit out of him so he wouldn't move or run right away. "This was fun, we should do it again soon. If you tell anyone...we'll do it again. But no one will believe you, everyone hates you. You're worthless, useless...you should just die, Hiccup." Tuffnut told him.

"Oh and happy birthday..." Snotlout snickered as the two of them vanished in to the darkness. Hiccup laid there motionless for a while before he found the strength to pick up his body and walk away. He didn't bother returning to the village, Snotlout and Tuffnut were right. No one would believe him, everyone did hate him. He should die and if he had to die tonight from being raped, sodomized, beat up, torn from no lube when entered...If he had to die from it all he wanted to die in the cove. To die in peace.

But it never came, he didn't die that night. He didn't die yesterday. Sitting in the cove when he arrived as a dragon, at first Hiccup didn't care if it killed him. He knew this dragon, it was a Night Fury. A dragon said to be dangerous and would kill without hesitation, also one that had never been seen so close and lived. After tonight, Hiccup prayed it was the case but to his surprise, the dragon merely approached him and wrapped itself around Hiccup's wounded form and licked wounds on his arms, stomach, legs, and face. Hiccup had pulled his pants up before leaving the area where it happened, but he didn't bother with his shirt.

It was strange, the dragon licking his wounds seemed to make the pain fade and the bleeding stopped. Why had it helped him? Did it feel bad? Hiccup was tired and couldn't keep his eyes open anymore, finally sleep took over but before it did Hiccup felt something change, for once in the last 11 years he felt safe and cared about.

The next morning, Hiccup's rear was still sore but not as bad as when he went to sleep. He looked around to find himself still against the Night Fury, and it looked at him with dilated eyes of sadness. "Hey...you–you're still here..." Hiccup said to him.

"That I am...You were hurt, I couldn't just leave you to die." Came another voice, Hiccup looked around confused but all he saw was the Night Fury. Was it talking to him? Was that even possible? Had he died? "You seem confused so I'll make this easy. I'm a Night Fury, we have magic and when I licked your wounds it formed a bond between us which is why you can hear me talk to you." The dragon said, Hiccup nodded looking down slowly now. He thought it was cool yes but after last night...he felt nothing but sadness, anger, hate, confusion. "Now may I ask you a question?" He asked. Hiccup only nodded to him. "What happened to you?" The Night Fury asked.

"I was...raped by two people from my village...Said it was my birthday present. If the intention was for me to hate them more, it worked..." Hiccup grumbled a little coldly.

"Cruel people. This is why dragons hate humans but you seem to be different. Even when you saw me last night, you showed no fear." The dragon said.

"Because I assumed you'd kill me, I'm wishing you had." Hiccup replied closing his eyes. "Why didn't you?" Hiccup asked.

"As I said, I sensed you were different. You were hurt so I helped you, won't those people look for you?" The dragon asked now.

"I doubt it. Maybe to yell at me for staying out all night...those two teens...told me they were throwing me a party so I snuck out and then it happened for close to 4 hours...I couldn't think, scream, anything but take it. Death would of been better...So go ahead and kill me. I'm hated for being different, no one likes me there, I'm Hiccup the Useless. Even my father hates me and he's the chief...constant beatings, being teased, picked on, put down...I'm so sick of it all. I never did anything to them...So just kill me..." Hiccup told the Night Fury looking down.

"No. That is no village, no tribe to you at least. Not a real one if that is how they treat you. Death won't change a thing...But there is something else you can do. If you never did anything for their hate...Give them a reason to hate you." Hiccup looked over at the dragon now.

"What...are you saying?" Hiccup asked.

"You said you're sick of what they do. You did nothing to invoke their hate. Don't die because it will prove all they say about you. Do one better...Get even." The dragon told him.

"How...I'm weak, look at me...I wouldn't stand a chance." Hiccup sighed.

"You have something they don't...A dragon. You have me, I'm a feared dragon to your people. I hear the screams when I fly over in raids. I'm the only dragon they warn to get down. Having me at your side will give them something to fear. Get even. Give them something to fear. Get revenge." The dragon said to him.

"And you're just...going to help me get this...revenge?" Hiccup asked sounding a little more interested now.

"What they did to you is wrong, and unforgivable. This shouldn't make you upset, it should infuriate you to no end. Don't be upset. Be mad. Hate them and all they've done to you and make them fear you. You're different, like me. At the nest, I'm the different one because I'm the only one like me but in raids...I'm the one they listen too because I'm the stronger species. I was considered the weak one until they saw what I could do in my rage, I can help you. We can be friends, and allies." The dragon said with a gummy like grin.

"You know what...you're absolutely right. I've had enough of this...I'll do it. But not yet...I'm going to leave here tonight with you. And then we'll strike when they least expect it..." Hiccup grinned back.

"Already loving it." The dragon said.

"And I think I'm going to call you Toothless. Fits seeing as you have no teeth." Hiccup chuckled a little.

"My teeth are retractable..." Toothless grumbled.

"Still fits buddy." Hiccup said.

"Fine. So we leave tonight?" Toothless asked him. Hiccup nodded to him, for now they would stay in the cove until dark and then leave with the cover of night.

[End Flashback]

After that moment, Hiccup made the vow he would make every single person on Berk pay except Gothi and Gobber. They were safe, they had never been anything but nice to Hiccup so when he returned they wouldn't be hurt. Hiccup mounted Toothless's back with a snort. "I said it once...Keeping this much raw Viking-ness contained...there will be consequences. I will be back Berk...and I'll be back with the vengeance...Lets go, Toothless. We got work to do." Hiccup told him.

"Oh yes we do." Toothless replied grinning. With that, Toothless spread his wings and leaped off the edge in to the air and with the cover of the darkness they were gone. No one on Berk had any idea what Hiccup was going to do to them, nothing would of ever prepared them for when the chief's son suddenly came back with a hateful grudge that would show them just how far they pushed him. The rape was his breaking point and now there was no going back. All of Berk would suffer at his hands. That was a promise, a solemn made vow written in blood on the crescent shaped rock.