To Japan

Hicca was atop her faithful companion as they flew through the dark gray clouds while battling the Red Death. The mountain sized dragon was threatening the lives of her people and Hicca knew she and Toothless were the only ones who could stop it. Knowing that its size gave it a tremendous advantage, Hicca came to the conclusion that stealth and aiming at the dragon's only weak point, its ragged looking wings, was the only way to win. As they flew through the clouds and fired more and more holes into the wings in hope to bring it down the pair heard the monster roar in anger.

Growing frustrated at the elusive enemy the giant dragon let loose a torrent of fire in all direction in hopes of killing its prey.

Seeing the advancing wave of fire coming toward them Hicca shouted to Toothless, "Watch out!" With an adjustment of the tailfin Hicca made Toothless dive and he ducked below the flames just in time to let them rolled.

Sighing in relief Hicca knew that they needed to end this battle. "Alright hun' that was too close. Let's end this," she said determined.

Toothless growled in agreement.

With an adjustment of the tailfin Toothless turned around and flew toward the giant dragon and roared in challenge. "Come on! That all you got!" Hicca yelled as fiercely as she could.

The dragon saw them and tried to crush them in it jaws. But the small dragon did a loop in the air, just avoiding death. Then it went into a dive and the giant dragon went after them determined to finish them off.

"Alright hunny, we got this. Just hang in there," Hiccup said to reassure his partner.

Down and down they dived as Hicca awaited the right moment to strike. Finally she heard the giant take a breath as it was preparing to loose its fire on them. "NOW HUN'!" Hicca shouted to Toothless.

At his rider's command, Toothless flipped over so that he was diving with his back toward the ground. Then he unleashed his last bolt of fire into the giant dragon's mouth igniting the gas at the back of its throat. Facing forward once again he saw the ground coming up toward them as they cleared the cover of the clouds. Opening his wings they caught the air and lifted him up and passed the giant dragon.

Seeing the ground the giant dragon opened its wings to stop it fall, but the holes shot in its wings gave as the air rushed past them. With giant holes in its wings the giant dragon could only roar as it helplessly rushed toward the ground.

Finally impacting, the giants body ignited as its own fire burned it from the inside out.

On Toothless Hicca could feel the heat of the fireball as she and Toothless raced between the dragon's massive spikes as they attempted to get clear.

Watching the climactic battle from the ground, Stoick the Vast held his breath as he saw his daughter on the Night Fury dive toward the ground with the monster close behind. He wondered what Hicca's plan to defeat the beast was. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw a blue flash come from the Night Fury and fly into the gaping mouth of the bigger dragon. Within seconds the giant dragon's mouth was filled with fire. Then in relief he saw the Fury open its wings pull up past the monster. He saw the monster attempt to do the same thing and noticed that giant holes were tearing in its wings.

"That must have been Hicca'a plan," said Ash Hofferson at the chief's side.

He nodded in agreement and smiled at his daughter's ingenuity. He would make up for all the years he had been a bad father. That he swore to himself. He couldn't believe how blind he had been at his little girl's remarkableness.

He quickly covered his face as the giant collided with the ground and its body went up in a huge fireball that made dirt and rock fly everywhere. He prayed to whatever gods were listening that his daughter and her fury would be ok.

Almost home free, the last obstacle they had to clear was the dragon's tail. Coming up on it quickly Hicca adjusted the prosthetic and Toothless did a wide barrel roll, missing the tail by a few feet but clearing it without a scratch. With nothing in front of them anymore Toothless pumped his wings harder and soon they were back in the clouds as they outflew the blast.

Stopping to hover in the air Hicca released a breath she didn't know she was holding in relief at having survived. Below she saw the island covered in ash and smoke from the explosion of the dragon. She spied her people through the veil of smoke and smiled as they saw they were ok.

"HICCA! HICCA! Where are you dear?!" She heard her father shout from below frantically. She could make out the form of her father looking around trying to find her.

She saw the other Vikings joining her father in his search as they scanned the beach and the skies. She realized that they probably couldn't see Toothless in clouds from this distance.

Toothless crooned at Hicca, waiting for her to tell him what they should do.

Hicca took a moment to think about everything. Should she return to them? Her tribe had always treated her as an outcast. A burden. Only now did they seem to care about her well-being. She didn't want to return to being the oddity and embarrassment of her tribe. Even if she was a hero now, she was still weak, still scrawny, still the most un-Viking like being in existence. With heavy heart she came to a decision. She was glad she could make her father proud, she was glad she could save her tribe, she was glad she could show them that they were wrong about dragons, but Hicca was going to leave.

With her heart clenching she patted Toothless on the head and leaned down to whisper to him. "Let's go hun'."

Looking back to see if his partner was sure, the dragon obliged when the Viking nodded in confirmation. Staying in the clouds he soared away from the island at a moderate speed.

Hicca blinked back tears as her father's shouts for her faded into the distance as they left and soared to an unknown destination. "It's just gonna be you and me for a while hun'."

Goodbye daddy. Be safe and be happy.

For the next few months Hicca explored the archipelago. She stopped on islands to hunt, find water, and sleep. At islands she knew to have friendly tribes but wouldn't know who she was she hid Toothless before walking to the village seeking some work. Using her smithing skills she earned enough gold to buy the materials she needed to construct saddled bags and buy camping gear. With her new supplies she and Toothless set out again. Exploring further and further they eventually left the territory of Vikings and flew to other lands.

She made sure to stay out of site and away from people and they continued to fly. She noticed that these lands they flew through didn't seem to have dragons. They flew over endless forests, vast plains, miles of sand, and mountain ranges before flying over a last stretch of water and toward a large land mass that seemed to consist of a vast collections of islands and a main land.

With excitement she and Toothless hurried to explore this new unknown land.

What she didn't know was that her visit to this land would forever change her life. This was the land of magic and myth. In it were fierce warrior who used stealth and shadow to strike fear into their enemies. This was the land of the rising sun. This was the land of the shinobi.

This was Japan.

Landing in a forest near a river, Hicca descended Toothless and stretched her stiff muscles. Riding Toothless for long periods of time was a strenuous process and she was glad they had found this landmass.

"What do you think hun'? A nice place to explore?" Hicca asked her companion.

Toothless paused from drinking in the river to look up and nod.

Hicca smiled and stooped to scoop up some water. Drinking her fill, she stood and waited for her companion. When he finished he looked up to him and gave him a gummy grin. Hicca smiled back and turned to walk to the edge of the forest with her companion close behind. She stopped at the forest edge to see what she could observe. The forest was full of thick foliage and had a plethora of unknown plants and surely animals. She turned to see what Toothless thought they should do when she paused in notice of her companion's expression. Toothless's eyes were in slits as he sniffed the air curiously. Then with his tongue lolling out of his mouth he dashed into the forest. Hicca sighed at her friend's strange reaction. Normally she'd be tearing off after him, but she was still sore from the flight and decided against it.

"Just stay away from people," she called out after him. Returning to the river's edge, she sat on a rock and threw stones into river. She continued to do this out of boredom for the next few minutes as she waited for Toothless to return.

Suddenly up the river a loud beating noise was heard. Turning her head she saw two people approaching on horses. With wide eyes she quickly stood up and contemplated running into the forest. The chance that they would follow her and harm Toothless made her decide against it. She stood nervously as the men stopped a few feet away from her and dismounted. With unfriendly faces they looked her up and down before one of them in red armor started to approach. She stood her ground and tried to remain calm. Maybe they would let her go on her way. Maybe they were friendly. When the man reached her he looked down at her and spoke something that sounded like a demand.

Hicca furrowed her eyebrows at the man's words. She couldn't make heads or tails of them. "Um…sorry, but I don't understand you," she said nervously. She tried chuckling and shrugging lightly to break the tension. The man was not amused. Once again he demanded something in a harsher tone. Growing panicked Hicca decided to try and get away, "Well we're getting nowhere. So I'm just gonna…go," she said quietly while attempting to inch away from the man.

The man suddenly grabbed her and pushed her down. Now sitting against the rock she had been previously sitting on, Hicca looked up and her face paled as the man drew the sword at his hip. He then held the sword a few inches from her face.

"Please I'm not a threat. I just wanna go. I didn't mean to trespass," Hicca said desperately. Though she was fully aware that they didn't speak the same language, Hicca was too scared to stop talking.

The man seemed to grow more annoyed with her and pressed the blade against her neck. She winced as he pressed the blade into her skin causing a slight drop of blood to appear. Hicca decided to make one last attempt, "Please. I'll leave and I'll never come back," she begged with her hands clasped together.

The man kept a blank face before lifting the sword over his head. Hicca realized the man was going to kill her. Tears started to form in her eyes as she began to hyperventilate. She didn't want to die like this. She was still so young and had just started to live her life. As the man adjusted his grip on his sword Hicca shut her eyes tight and mentally said goodbye to her father. She would miss him and she hoped he was ok.

As she waited for the man to slash her with his sword she peeked open an eye nervously. To her surprise the man wasn't moving at all. His face remained the same and his sword remained over his head, but otherwise he was perfectly frozen. Then, slowly the man started to lean to the right before he just fell over. The other man called out to his companion before whirling around to face the forest and drawing his sword.

Looking at the man, Hicca's eyes widened as she realized what happened. The man had been murdered. There was a dart sticking out of the back of his neck. She suddenly felt like throwing up and thanking the gods at the same time. Looking at the other man, noticed that the horses had run off. The man kept shouting to the forest and raising his weapons up in a threatening manner. Hicca could only wonder what was lurking in the forest.

Suddenly from out of nowhere a person stepped out of the forest line. It was a person wearing all black and they had their mouth and nose covered up by a black mask. On the person's back was one of those swords the men in the armor had. The man held his sword at the ready as he shouted at the person in black. The person in black didn't seem to think much of the armed man though as they didn't draw their weapon. They just let their arms hang at their side. Then with a shout the man swung his sword horizontally at the person in black's head. Hicca was sure that he person would be beheaded. Amazingly the person just ducked under the slash before reaching an arm behind them and swinging their arm across the person's neck level. Hiccup saw a flash of metal and assumed the person had grabbed a weapon. The man in the armor didn't move for a moment. Then suddenly he dropped his sword. It clanged to the ground loudly before the man dropped to his knees and brought his hands up to his throat.

Hicca squinted her eyes and noticed that he man's hands were turning red as blood was seeping through the cracks in his fingers. The person in black had slit the man's throat with one swipe. Slowly the person put away the weapon before drawing the sword on their back. Steeping to the man side the person raised the sword above their head. Shutting her eyes, Hicca didn't want to see what was coming next. When a thud hit the ground, Hicca knew it was over. Opening her eyes, she saw the man head on the ground and almost threw up. The person in black put their sword away and glanced over at her.

Hicca remained frozen on the spot. She didn't know what to do. Would this person kill her for witnessing two murders? She tried to make herself seem as uninteresting as possible in hopes that the person would see her as no consequence. Then from the tree line emerged another figure in black. He surveyed the scene and spoke to the other person. Hearing their voices, Hicca now believed that the one who killed the men was a woman. While the newer person sounded like a young man. They spoke back and forth before the young man turned his gaze in Hicca's direction and pointed at her.

He spoke something that sounded dark and Hicca tensed. The girl just shook her head and pointed with her thumb to the forest. It seemed like the young man wanted to do something about her while the woman just thought they should leave. The young man seemed insistent on something as he continued to look at Hicca and speak. The other girl just shook her head and indicated with her head to follow as she began to make her way to the forest. The young man just continued to stare at her with a cold glare. Hicca just wished that they would leave. The woman spoke sharply to the man, having stopped at the edge of the forest and turned around, trying to get him to follow. The young man shook his head vigorously and said something before reaching behind him and then hurling something at Hicca.

Hicca noticed the flash of metal and barely had time to move her head to avoid the projectile. The projectile bounced flew right past her head but not before scratching her cheek. She felt blood leak from the wound and brought her hand up to wipe it away. She was growing panicked as the man reached behind him and pulled out a knife. Hicca's blood ran cold as she realized the man wanted to kill her. The woman shouted at the man in an attempt to make him stop. As she was about to step forward to grab him the young man charged with his weapon at the ready.

Taking a deep breath, Hicca shouted for her companion, "TOOTHLESS!" She screamed with all her might and prayed that he was close enough to reach her in time.

The man had paused for a moment at her shouting. Then he surged forward again with the intent to kill her. Before he came within striking range a noise could be heard coming from the forest. In a blur a dark mass leapt over the woman and man and landed in front of Hicca. She released a breath in relief at her companion's excellent timing. Facing the man, Toothless let out his most fearsome roar, bolstered by his desire to defend Hicca.

The man reeled back and released a shout of terror at the sight of the black dragon. With wide eyes, he and the woman stared at Toothless with mixed looks of wonder, fear, and what looked like praise. Toothless growled at them and bared his fangs. Backing up he curled his body around Hicca defensively and nudged her face.

"I'm ok hun'. You saved me," she said to reassure him.

"Kage no Ryu," Hicca heard the woman say.

Turning to face the woman and man, she saw that their weapons were put away. Still staring at Toothless they bowed to him in respect. Then they began to speak animatedly back and forth. They kept repeating 'Kage no Ryu' which seemed to indicate Toothless. Hicca contemplated sneaking away when suddenly her vision began to swim. The world seemed to be spinning and she had no clue as to why. Then she realized that the projectile that scratched her must had poison on it like the dart. She tried to say something to Toothless but the world quickly faded to black as she suddenly keeled over on her side. The last thing she heard was Toothless's concerned screech before succumbing to darkness and silence.

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