It's been three weeks since we left Hurst... When is this blasted ship going to arrive at port!

Hazel Haddock age 18, after leaving her home at the island of Hurst for the last time, is on her way to Burke, the most renowned viking island in all of history.

"Hamish! Are we there yet?" Hazel demanded. "I'm tired of all this sailing!"

"Hazel, I know you just want to get there and get this move over with, but this fog-bank has set us back by days," Hamish tried to reason.

"Move? That's what you call this? A MOVE? My parents are dead, and the only family I have lives on an island 600 miles away from home!"

Hazel was renowned for having a very short temper and being strong despite her size. Her parents had just been killed three weeks ago when they accidentally stumbled upon a family of Monstrous Nightmares taking a break. She had been told that if anything were to happen to her parents she was to pack quickly and get on the next ship to Burke. Just after they had set sail, a dense fog rolled in, obscuring the ship and slowing the 5 day trip to a three week long boat ride, making hazel's short temper even shorter.

"LAND HO!"

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On Burke...

"Hiccup! Wanna go on a flight with me?" Astrid asked.

"Not right now, Astrid, mabie later," Hiccup absentmindedly replied. "There's someone Toothless and I have to go meet at the docks."

"And who might that be?" Astrid is Hiccup's girlfriend and has a low tolerance for certain things, and one of them is not knowing the full story.

"My aunt and uncle over on Hurst just recently died, so my cousin's coming to live with us. A fog rolled in just after they left, so their journey was made longer, and my cousin has a short temper and doesn't like sailing, so Toothless and I are going to meet the ship and lead them in." Hiccup was reluctant to tell Astrid about his cousin being a girl because it could make her suspicious. "I'll meet back up with you later. Come on, Toothless. Time to fly!"

"All right..."

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Back on the ship...

Hazel was leaning as far over the side as she could without falling, trying to see the barren rock of an island she was heading to and to find out what makes it so famous. Blast! Still can't see anything through this fog...

"NIGHT FURY!"

After those two words were spoken, panic ensued on the ship, but as soon as she saw who was riding on the dragon she calmed down a bit.

"Everyone, calm down!" Hiccup started, "He's not going to eat you!"

"Not going to eat us! But he's a dragon!" Murmurs of agreement followed that statement.

"But if my cousin's riding him, we can trust this Night Fury." Hazel had always had faith in her cousin, ever since the beginning she knew he was going to be great. "Training dragons now, eh' Hiccup?"

"Good to see you too. Now have the ship follow me and Toothless here and we'll lead you to the island."

Toothless stuck out against the fog, so it was easy to follow them, and they made quick work getting to the island. One thing struck her as odd though, why does this Night Fury have a makeshift tail-fin?

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After everyone had gotten off the ship, Hazel went over to meet Hiccup.

"It's good to see you again, cousin," Hazel told him with a big hug. "I can see that you and your dragon are the reason that this island is so famo-Eeep!"

Toothless had just leaned in-between them to get a closer look at Hazel. His eyes were locked onto hers. It's almost like he's evaluating me... Toothless gave a curt not of approval and leaned back out.

"Is this the cousin you were telling me about, Hiccup?"

Hazel and Hiccup jumped. "Astrid, PLEASE don't sneak up on me, and Toothless, you should be giving me some warning next time," Hiccup sighed. "Some help you are..."

"Chirr..." Toothless's only response was to laugh at him in his own little way.

"Yes, I'm his cousin," Hazel bluntly replied. "The name's Hazel Haddock."

"Pleased to meet you." Hiccup could tell that this wasn't going too well. "Astrid, we can go on that flight as soon as I get Hazel to Robber so she can start her training."

"Training?" Hazel asked.

"Yes, Dragon Training." Hiccup explained. "You have a week to learn the basics and three weeks after that to find yourself a dragon. If at the end of those three weeks you have not found yourself a dragon to be your partner, I am to assign you a dragon based on you personality and abilities, so let's go find Gobber and have your training begin!"