Okay, so, I'm not quite sure I like how the previous version of the story turned out. Many of the chapters were far too short, and I admit that I could have done better in terms of character development. So, I'm at least writing this chapter in order to see what you guys think. Hopefully, it'll be a good enough version. Thank you all, and enjoy the show.

*I still don't own How To Train Your Dragon, or Pokémon!*

"This is Berk." = Normal Speech

'It's twelve days north of hopeless, and a few degrees south of freezing to death.' = Thoughts

"NIGHT FURY! GET DOWN!" = Someone Yelling

"Charizard, the Flame Pokémon. When competing in intense battles, Charizard's flame becomes more intense as well." = Pokédex Entry

The Future and Remembering The Past!

The semi-final round of the Indigo League Tournament was bustling with spectators from all over the Kanto Region, some being friends of our young hero, but plenty of them are fans he's made during his travel. But the most important people watching this match from the stands are Ash Ketchum, Dawn Berlitz, Gobber, and Hiccup's parents, Valka and Stoick Haddock.

"If I'm being honest, I didn't think that Hiccup would make it this far." Stoick admitted, earning a slight glare from Valka.

"Have a little more faith in your son, Stoick. He's done remarkably well in this tournament, and I have faith he'll be the one to finally dethrone the current champion of Kanto, Red Ketchum!" Valka said.

"Well, we'll jus' 'ave ta wait n' see, now won't we?" Gobber asked, though it sounded more like a statement.

"You can do it, Hiccup!" cheered Ash.

"Pika Pika!" added Pikachu, dressed up like some kind of Japanese cheerleader and holding a pair of fans with Hiccup's signature Dragon Symbol on them.

"Show that poser just what you and Toothless can do!" Dawn added.

She and the others were cheering for their friend as he was up against the one who tormented him the most back in his hometown, Snotlout Jorgenson. The arrogant fool thought he could beat their friend, Hiccup? He's got another thing coming! He's going to lose hard against the mighty Dragon Master in the making, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III.

The referee for the match stepped up, holding a colored flag in each hand. In his left, where Snotlout was standing, he held a red flag. On the right, where Hiccup stood proud and confident, he held a blue flag.

"This Semi-Final match between Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and Snotlout Jorgenson will now begin. This will be a three on three Pokemon battle with no substitutions during the battles themselves. Trainers are allowed to switch out their Pokemon between battles each round, and items such as Potions and Paralyze Heals are not allowed. Do both competitors understand the rules of the match?" The Referee explained/asked.

Hiccup and Snotlout nodded in response, both itching to get the fight underway.

"Then both trainers, please select your first Pokemon!" instructed the Referee.

Hiccup took a deep breath and sighed. He knew this moment would come, but he just hoped he didn't have to reveal his trump card just yet. He was waiting for his eventual battle with Ash so Toothless and Ash's Charizard could finally see who is in fact the strongest. So, he decided to start this match off with a Pokemon he knew would be of great help here.

"Firescrapes, come on out!" yelled Hiccup as he threw a Poke Ball.

In a burst of white light, the first Pokemon from Hiccup's team to take to the field was his Alolan Marowak. Firescrapes twirled his bone, lighting both ends with his trademark green fire as he settled on the rocky terrain that is the chosen field.

"Maro-Wak!" grunted Firescrapes.

"And it looks like Hiccup's starting out strong with his Alolan Marowak, folks! As Firescrapes is an Alolan Marowak, he's a dual type Pokemon of Fire and Ghost Type, making him slightly stronger to the more traditional weaknesses of the Marowaks we know of in Kanto." explained the announcer.

"Good move on Hiccup's part. Firescrapes is not only a Fire/Ghost Type, but he's also incredibly agile as opposed to the Kanto Marowaks." Valka commented.

"But will it be enough to go up against whatever it is that Snotlout has in store for him?" Stoick asked.

"I know it will!" Dawn exclaimed, making the others look at her. "Hiccup's been training for this moment his whole journey, strengthening both his Pokemon and their bonds with one another. He and Toothless are already brothers in all but blood, and I just know that their bond of friendship and brotherhood will be what wins this whole thing for him! He won't lose! Not to Snotlout!"

Gobber looked back down at the arena, waiting to see what would happen while contemplating Dawn's words. He sincerely hopes that Hiccup wins this match and knocks Snotlout's ego down a few pegs.

"'Ah hope yer right, Lass. Otherwise, Hiccup mi'ght be in serious trouble." Gobber said.

Back down in the arena, Snotlout smirked at Hiccup's choice of Pokemon, thinking that just because it's rare to the Kanto Region it wouldn't win the battle. He took a Poke Ball from his own belt and threw it.

"Espeon, take down this loser!"

In a burst of white light, Snotlout's Eeveelution known as Espeon materialized and settled in a fighting stance upon the field, growling menacingly in an attempt to intimidate his foe.

"Espe!" growled the Sun Pokemon.

"I don't believe this! Snotlout plans to fight a Ghost Type Pokemon using a Psychic Type! Does he have some sort of plan in store? Let's find out!" said the announcer.

The referee brought his flags down as the battle started off with a bang.

"You may begin!"

But before we get into the battle, let's rewind to when Hiccup's journey first began and all of the adventures he's had with Ash and Dawn by his side.

*To Be Continued?*

Let me know what you think of this version in the reviews. Should I continue this version, or do you want me to stick with the one I'm already working on? The choice is yours. And I just might begin working on a certain challenge that I posted some time ago. I think that you might find it to be an enjoyable one, so be on the lookout for that. See you guys later.