Chapter One
A Secrete Exposed and the Plan that Follows
"Have you ever had a secrete that was so dangerous that if people found out it would change everything, and may even lead to your death? Well I hope not, cuz that's exactly the problem I have. You see for generations vikings and dragons have been killing each other, mainly when the dragons come and raid us for our food. Why or how this all started is unclear, what we do know is that there are rare cases when a dragon does not attack someone on sight. Those cases happen rather far from the nest that lies between all of the viking villages, this has made people believe that what ever lives there is so bad that even dragons try to stay away. Sadly this only made us vikings want to find the nest and destroy it even more. Where does my problem come into all this you may ask? Well the fact is that I'm not truly a viking, no I just happen to appear as one as I'm really a dragon, a Night Furry to be exact, but how is it that I appear human? Fact is that I died in a unfair way and was brought back by some divine force that asked me to end the war. Big job right? Well I didn't even remember my old life for sometime until the same divine voice gave me back my memories so yay me. But enough talking I have to get to the forge as fast as I can and help Gober fix the weapons during the dragon raid that just started" monologs Hiccup as he opens the door to his house and runs to the smith
As Hiccup runs along many of the other vikings tell him to hurry up and get a move on, all the while fighting off dragons that are stealing food and burning down houses "Ah Hiccup I wondered when you'd show up, thought some beastie might have carried you off" teased Gober as Hiccup came running in "Haha, they'd have to best me first" retorted Hiccup "Heh, true, you are one of the best fighters we have" agreed Gober "By the way what's that contraption you've been workin on?" "The Mangler? That's to help with hunting wild animals" answered Hiccup "But don't touch it, there's a slight calibration issue I'm still trying to fix" "Fair enough" complied Gober "But could work on dargons?" "It can shoot nets and bolas, so yeah" answered Hiccup as he worked
Gober wanted to see Hiccup's latest creation work for himself, so he quietly snuck it out of the forge with the device while Hiccup was busy reforging some weapons "Lets see what this baby can do" said Gober as he tried to set it up "Now how does it fire?"
Gober then brushed the trigger, causing it to fire randomly with a massive kick "I see that he wasn't kidding when it had a slight problem with it" said Gober as stood back up "Gober! What are you doing with one of Hiccup's contraptions?" demanded Stoick as he came running over upset that another one of his son's crazy inventions was out of the blacksmith "Eh, sorry Stoick I snuck it out without Hiccup knowin, I just wanted to see if it worked" apologized Gober "GOBER!" Hiccup practically roared from the smith
Hiccup's near roar scared off the dragons, who again left with a large number of Berk's food supply, much to the relief of the vikings as they knew for whatever reason when Hiccup get angry and yells like that all the dragons within hearing distance fly off as fast as they can
"Gober what have I told you about touching my inventions before they're completed?" demanded Hiccup as he stormed over "Eh, to not to" answered Gober nervously as he knows Hiccup is really good at getting his revenge on people who mess with him the wrong way or mess with his things without his permission "Right, and what do you do? Swiped the Mangler before I fixed the calibration on it, so you could go shooting down dragons" said Hiccup
"But it worked like a charm, or at least I think it did, I didn't see it hit anything" said Gober "I saw you fire that thing off Gober, it knocked you onto your rear end" said Stoick "Don't do it again, and put it back" "Fine" grumbled Gober as he went to out the Mangler away
"Now son" began Stoick as he turned to where his son was, but found that he had already left for the woods "Huuh, what does he do in those woods that he spends so much time in there"
What Hiccup was doing was flying high above the clouds in his true from as Hiccup had learned how to change back and forth at will shortly remembering his past life "Man it feels so good to be up in the air with out a care in the world" sighed Hiccup "Hiccup!" called a voice "Stormfly? What is it?" asked Hiccup "I spotted a downed dragon near your cove" answered Stromfly "What kind?" asked Hiccup "It's that Night Furry that keeps attacking the village" answered Stormfly as she flew off to show Hiccup where the Night Furry was
Hiccup quickly saw the dragon Stormfly was talking about all tied up in bolas "Huh, guess Gober did hit something when he used my invention without my permission" said Hiccup as he landed "Who's there?" growled the Night Furry "Depends on if you cooperate" said Hiccup as he stepped into the dragon's field of vision "What?! How is there another of my kind" demanded the Night Furry "Reincarnation" answered Hiccup "Some divine power bright me back to life after I died unfairly" "Humph, what you do? Dive bomb into a cliff?" taunted the dragon "No, I was flying near a viking village that was being attacked by other vikings and was hit by a stray ballista bolt and went down" corrected Hiccup "It was a painful death, that I do not want to have a repeat of"
"So what are you doing around these parts anyways?" asked the Night Furry "As I said I was reincarnated, but not was I am now" answered Hiccup as he changed back into his human form "But as this" "How disgraceful, we are the beat dragons out there and you were turned into a petty human? For shame" said the dragon in despair "You know I am getting rather tired of your attitude and I can easily kill you right now if I wanted to" said Hiccup in a annoyed tone "Shut it and let me out of these ropes" snapped the dragon
"You know it's shame, our kinds numbers are rather low and now they are going to be one less" said Hiccup as he pulled out his shortsword and killed the Night Furry with one swift jab "Arrogant idiot" said Stormfly "He was in trouble and he demanded it" "What's done is done, but I hope Toothless isn't to upset with me" said Hiccup "How is that hatchling anyways?" asked Stormfly "He's fine, he's with his mother right now" answered Hiccup "You know you can't stay here forever" said Stormfly "You have a hatchling to look after" "I know, but I can't leave Berk behind, I'm the heir" said Hiccup with a sigh "I just wish I could have both"
What Hiccup didn't know was that his father Stoick had followed him and with help from a little spell understood what was being said. Stoick had known that Hiccup wasn't really human, but other creature that was reincarnated into a human, and that he would regain his old form at some point. What Stoick didn't expect was that Hiccup was really the most feared dragon in the entire archipelago and that he had somehow found time to bear a child of his own. Stoick decided to head home and try to find some way to talk to Hiccup about what he just overheard
What Stoick didn't realize was Hiccup really did know he was there, so as Stoick was heading back he was surprised when Hiccup dropped down in front of him from the tree tops "So, how much did you hear?" asked Hiccup as he crossed his arms "I saw ya change as you spoke...that's when I started listenin" answered Stoick "Well, now you know the truth, what are you going to do?" asked Hiccup "I..I..don't know, if I knew more about why some dragons attack us and why others don't would be a start" admitted Stoick
"Think of it this way, you know how some chiefs raid other villages all the time right?" asked Hiccup "Aye" agreed Stoick "The same applies to dragons" said Hiccup "So, there's some dragon that makes the others bring it food?" asked Stoick "Right, and the dragon at the nest that attacks everyone is the size of a small mountain" said Hiccup "By the gods, it's that big?" asked Stoick "Indeed, and most dragons try to stay away from there, so it's best that you stop looking for that nest and worry about the defenses instead" answered Hiccup
"So, what are you going to do?" asked Stoick "I'm not sure yet, I truly would love to spend more time with my son, but I also am needed here in Berk" answered Hiccup "Your mother Valka once spoke about training dragons to help fend off the attacking dragons, as she pointed out that some dragons defend themselves from other dragons invading their territory" said Stoick "That's true, dragons don't like it when another dragon comes in their territory all hostile" agreed Hiccup "But how does that solve my dilemma?" "I could tell the elders that you had found your mother's notes and have been trying to see if they were true, and that they indeed were and have been secretly training a dragon" said Stoick
"That, might actually work" said Hiccup when he thought about it "But lil Toothless is going to be a rather big handful since he's just a hatchling" "Toothless? What kind of name is that?" asked Stoick "It's his Norse name, not his dragon name" answered Hiccup "Ah, I see so you used a different name as you didn't want me to know it" said Stoick "Yeah, dragons don't like humans knowing their true name so they have names in another language to hide them" explained Hiccup "So you have a different name?" asked Stoick "I do, but I don't remember it" answered Hiccup sadly
"So you don't remember everything from your old life?" asked Stoick "Most things I do, but certain things no" answered Hiccup "So are you going to tell your uh, little family the plan?" asked Stoick "Considering it's about them being able around me more, then yes" answered Hiccup "And Toothless has been wanting to see his grandfather for sometime" "So, I'm really the grandfather of a dragon?" asked Stoick "I was reborn as your son, so yes" answered Hiccup
Note: I've been wanting to take another swing at a Httyd Fanfiction, I just didn't know how to start it off, Hope you all enjoy it