Hello reader! I am Talkin' Fishbone and this is my first FanFic ever and I found it was only fitting to start it off like in the movies: "This is Berk". I have a deep love for this franchise and would really appreciate your feedback on things like if the characters are well...in character and things like that. WARNING Spoilers, and written in a way that somewhat represents a script and light novel. This story is in Hiccup's P.O.V (for now)The italicized words in normal brackets are Hiccup's thoughts and the ones in square brackets are actions and things that happen. Please review and if you want to continue reading you can simply write new chapter as your review. Thank you! Enjoy and sorry for the monologing. ;p
7 Year Old Rotten Yak-Nog
Berk, a place that once was burdened by all kinds of things. There's the rather cold weather that lasts for nine months, and then the three remaining months that aren't much better due to the rain, oh and the small island is inhabited by well… Vikings. But our biggest probl- more like problems where the thieves, who on most occasions also committed the crime of arson. Dragons. For generations the Viking way on Berk was kill or be killed. Now Dragons and Vikings live in harmony as do I.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the name my parents so lovingly bestowed upon me. The name seemed to have some sort of enchantment because after hearing it, the eyes of 72% of the Vikings on Berk rolled and the remaining 28% would groan. But hey I don't really blame them… ok I don't entirely blame them I was quite the hand full. (They could have at least been a little less Viking like; hhmmm… that's never going to happen is it.) If it wasn't for my constant need to fit in I would have never: shot down, met, and befriended Toothless, my first true and best friend. With him at my side I was able to stop the Red Death and Drago Bludvist from destroying Berk.
Our journey so far has not been without its troubles or losses but it also brought rather positive things as well. I and all of Berk lost a great member of our tribe, the Chieftain of Berk my father the great Stoick the Vast. The void he left can never be filled but I know that even from Valhalla he watches over all of Berk. There are times every now and then when I wonder what it would have been like if he was here helping me ease into the role of Chieftain, and what life would have been like with the Haddock family reunited once again.
Well on a happier note, the damage done to Berk has been almost completely repaired. Ironically the hardest thing to deal with was the ice… Berk has a lot of dragons, one would think that the ice would be gone within at least a fortnight or two but it has been about half a year already and we cleared around 2/3 of it. In sort Berk will look cursed for another 3 months. But hey not everything that Drago and his Alpha did to Berk was all that bad. I mean… yeah the ice is a pain to remove but it makes Dragon Racing more interesting! And I don't even want to think about how hard it would have been to get all the dragons my Mom was protecting over the years to migrate to Berk… as Gobber would say; "It gives me the willies just thinkin' bout it!"
Us Vikings are rather stubborn, ruff, and sometimes crazy but it is these traits that give us the resilience we need to survive in this world. Ourselves and our home are not without their respective flaws but we found peace which is hard to say for most people living in other parts of the world as well as on some of the neighbouring islands. I will make it my life mission to not just protect Berk, but as many lands as possible. There are still many out there that are still in conflict with dragons and as soon as Berk is all fixed I will find these lands and bring peace to both the people and dragons there. I will need help and a lot of it but that's what friends and family are for. Astrid will definitely go along with my plans or at the very least stay by my side and constantly make me question if what I am doing is right or within my capabilities. Fishlegs will follow suit somewhat reluctantly and point out why he thinks my ideas are reckless. The Twins won't understand anything but convincing them is not that hard. All I need to do is mention that there is a possibility of chaos and destruction and they won't stop bothering me until we leave. As for Snotlout… as long as it brings him glory, he's in. (I can hear it now…Snotlout, Snotlout ,Oy Oy Oy!) The new addition to our team, Eret is still a bit of a mystery to me but he has a good heart. (Heh I wonder what Ruffnut's going to do to him today…uh whatever it is it's always interesting...)
The future seems to be bright for Berk and I am glad that I have people behind my back supporting me especially my Mother. It was hard being the Chief in the beginning but Mom always had something wise to say to help me along. If I had and doubts, Mom or Astrid was there to clear my mind. (Now the only thing I am really worried about is ho-)
[A loud knocking noise came from the front door in the Haddock residence.]
"Hey Hiccup can I come in?" (Oh Astrid's here already? Man she is rather punctual. Guess I'll set this aside and get back to it another time.)
[Hiccup places his charcoal pencil into the journal in front of him and closes it.]
"Coming Milady! Just give me a moment."
[Walks over and opens the door. Astrid, who was saying good morning to a few villagers that were passing by now brings her attention to the newly opened door and smiles as she hits Hiccup lightly on the shoulder.]
"Good morning Hiccup. Almost ready for the first patrol this morning?"
"Eh" [shrugs] " almost I just need to find my teles-"
[Hiccup looks past Astrid and notices that it is still really early in the morning. He looks back at Astrid with a rather confused look on his face]
(Wait a minute… the sun's still down no one's up yet. Why did she come so early?) "Hey Astrid, you know you could have taken a little more time getting here? The fish in the sea aren't even up yet."
"Well you did say you would be up real early this morning when I talked to you last night. Something just occurred to me so I came earlier."
"If you don't mind me asking, what is that something?"
"I thought it would be nice to fly around Berk when the sun is still rising and there is no added noise from the repairs going on in the village. So what do you say, care to join me and Stormfly? "
"A little time out with you, Toothless, and Stormfly without complaints, Snotlout, or the Twins sounds looks the perfect way to start out the day."
"Great! Shall we go?"
"Just let me find my telescope from upstairs and we'll get going."
[Hiccup gives Astrid a quick peck on the cheek and hurries up the stairs. Astrid looks at the table beside the stairs and notices the journal. Curious, she walks over and inspects it and notices that it is something like a diary written in Hiccup's hand. She closes it immediately.]
"Hiccup? Is the journal on the table your diary? "
[Hiccup's voice is slightly muffled as he is rummaging through his belongs in order to encounter his telescope.]
"Yes… and no. I just started it and I only put things about chiefing, my thoughts related to chiefing, or stuff about Berk in it. I thought that I could make something somewhat like a Chief Handbook out of the content I put in that journal. I like writing things down it clears my head a little and in the future it could be useful to a stand-in-chief or the next Chieftain of Berk. If my Dad wrote one it would have helped me on my first few weeks….aha! Found it!"
[Hiccup goes down the stairs quickly and stops a bit before the door.]
"Well if you ask me you looked like you had everything under control… with my help of course... but you did a great job."
"Heh… it may have looked like that on the surface but for the most part I was almost lost."
"Do my ears deceive me or did Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third admit to being clueless?"
[Astrid was now smirking at Hiccup waiting for his reaction.]
"Clueless and lost are different things but yeah I admit it."
[Astrid looks at Hiccup in surprise and then with a slightly disappointed expression.]
"What?" [Hiccup looked at his girlfriend in confusion.]
"To be honest with you I was hoping to get more of a reaction from you."
"You're not going to get a quick fix out of me Milady… maybe try something like that with Snotlout or Ruff and Tuff."
[Astrid smiles and shakes her head.]
"Well I got the telescope, what do ya say we head out before Berk decides to wake up?"
[Astrid nods and both of them exit and go on their respective dragons and launch into the sky. Astrid turns to Hiccup with a smug look on her face.]
"There is a place near the cove that has a nice view. Do you want to go there to see the sun rise?"
"Sounds like a plan."
"I'll race you there. Today will be Stormfly's and my win!"
"If I were you I wouldn't be too sure about that… you know who you're up against right?"
" One of the dorkiest Vikings the world has ever seen and his Night Fury."
"Exactl- Wait what? Dorkies-"
[Astrid starts giggling and gets a head start with Stormfly and yells back at Hiccup in a singing tone.]
"The last one there is a 7 year old rotten cup of Yak-nog!"
[Hiccup's face turns pale and shutters at the thought of the failed Snoggletog beverage he had to ingest once again not too long ago in December.]
(Bleh... I didn't need the reminder…) "Let's show her who is the cup of 7 year old rotten Yak-nog, eh Bud?"
[Toothless smiles his toothless grin as he looks up at Hiccup snorts in agreement and the two speed off.]
"Yeah BABY!"
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