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AN: Okay, so after a long time of scrolling through random pages on Tumblr, I found this little tidbit of a bending au idea. Basically the whole gang in the ATLA/LOK world, where people have the ability to bend elements and some offshoots of elements like fire + lightning or earth + metal, you get the idea. Now, I haven't put much thought into it, but I am planning on this being a multi-crossover world, with ROTBTD characters.

I now present, for your viewing pleasures; A story concocted of horrible planning, and many… many injuries. Mostly headaches. Oh, and allergies.

Chapter One : This is Berk

In the far north just above Earth Kingdom territory, but just below Northern Water Tribe territory, there is an archipelago in which many villages exist. Many generations ago, a massive war was fought between the nations. Many people in the world blamed the Fire Nation for the war, only perceiving the element of Fire as destructive, and blind to the warmth it creates, how it breathes and lives and grows. These same people were often refugees who settled the archipelago, and as time passed, coastal villages began to dot the archipelago's islands.

This is Berk. It's twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It's located solidly on the meridian of misery. The village in a word? Sturdy. It's been there for seven generations. The most common attractions to such a cold island were fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. There aren't that many children, most of them are either very young, or reaching adulthood already. However, there were six teenagers who were all the same age, existing somewhere between responsibility and irresponsibility.

'It's been ten years, Mom.' A fifteen year old boy sat on a cliff, facing the sea and thinking to himself. He had shaggy auburn hair that hung over his forest green eyes that never lost their brightness. His name was Hiccup Haddock, wearing a brown fur vest over a dark green tunic with brown pants on, and had a red scarf sitting comfortably around his neck. He wouldn't let the village see his weakness, they already knew he was scrawny. Weak. Useless. A non-bender, or so they thought. He was a firebender, but firebending was looked down upon in the village.

Believe it or not, but his scrawny self was the heir of the chiefdom on the island of Berk. His father, Stoick the Vast Haddock, one of the most powerful earthbenders in the world, was a hulking giant of a man with a gloriously braided red beard. Hiccup was ignored, berated, and cast aside without a second thought, an outcast inside his own village. It was dangerous for the fifteen year old boy, for villagers who had the abilities to bend earth or water picked on him, and even villagers who didn't have the ability to bend, picked on him.

Except for a few people, his blacksmith mentor, Gobber, who was more of a father for the boy than Stoick ever was. And Gothi, the eldest healer of the village also enjoyed his company, often finding herself teaching him healing practices and valuable bending form scrolls. They both knew of his ability to bend fire, Gobber used his gift in the forge, lighting the furnaces when it was too cold, and Gothi traded her valuable knowledge for heated backrubs for her arthritic bones. They kept his secret of course, knowing that if others knew the truth, he'd be shipped off the island by his own father. The Hofferson clan, a family of waterbenders, did not pick on him either. They respected his position as heir of the village even though to them, he was a non-bender.

The sounds of shouting alerted him to a group of kids his age in the forest behind him. Turning around, he saw a trio of kids, a short and bulky earthbender, and two skinny blonds, a boy and a girl, who would look the same if it weren't for their hair. The bulky boy's name was Snotlout Jorgenson, and is also Hiccup's cousin. The Thorston twins, the girl, Ruffnut, and the boy, Tuffnut, were an irresponsible duo of a waterbender and an earthbender respectively, and had half a brain to share.

"C'mon! Let's get him!" Snotlout yelled. He was wearing a tan shirt with a thick fur vest and brown pants. Tuffnut had gray wool pants, and a green tunic and wool vest. Ruff was wearing the same, except her wool vest and tunic were blue.

Hiccup stood quickly, rising to his boot clad feet and sprinting off into the forest. He quickly found a technique to running, as he did it often, so after long hours of introspection of his running stamina and speed, he was able to calculate where, when, and how, to run, jump, or climb. The trio behind him gave chase, and Ruffnut withdrew water from a side pouch, and reached forward with waterbending to catch his foot.

Snow and twigs crunched under his boots as he ran through the forest, dodging water whips and rocks as they were launched towards him. Movement to his right alerted him to Tuffnut approaching him quickly, attempting to cut him off. Hiccup was heading straight for a tree, and jumped up to kick off and change direction back towards the village. With wooden and stone buildings, he'd be able to evade his pursuers much easier. He heard more shouting and grunting as the trio behind him began to burn out, their muscles were built for strength, not agility.

He was nearing a clearing and shouted in surprise when a tendril of water grabbed his right ankle and hoisted him high into the trees. The tendril of water pushed him against a tree trunk and was frozen, leaving him stuck to the tree. He gasped at the cold and looked down, muttering to himself. "This, this isn't so bad… I'm cold, and stuck to a tree."

A teenage girl dropped to the branch he was on. She had blonde hair that was braided down her left shoulder, and the bluest eyes that he knew of. Her name was Astrid Hofferson, and she's a waterbender. Wearing fur boots, blue leggings, a leather skirt adorned with skulls and a gray-blue shirt that had metal shoulder pads attached, she was a sight to behold, and fear. Her temper is that of a firebender, but her gaze was so cold she could freeze you on the spot.

She was also the girl Hiccup has been crushing on since they were all little kids. His face reddened at their close proximity and he began sputtering. "O-O-oh-oh hi A-astrid. Hi Astrid. W-what brings you to this part o-of the f-forest?"

"I'm not here for small talk, Hiccup." Her face was close to his, since the branch was a bit small for the two of them to share. "Your father's been looking for you." She dissolved the water, and then withdrew the ice water that had melted into his clothes and bended it back into her water pouches.

"So you froze me to a tree… why?" He was actually curious. It would've been better for him to just land on his own.

She cracked a small smile at his question. "You wouldn't stop running." Astrid stated simply. They heard rapid footsteps approaching, and Hiccup held a finger to his lips.

"Hey! Where'd he go?" Snotlout asked the twins. The three of them were unaware of Hiccup and Astrid above them.

Ruffnut shrugged. "I dunno, maybe he made it back to the village." She suggested.

"Or maybe he got taken by a dragon!" Tuff exclaimed, earning incredulous looks from the two.

Hiccup made a 'what' face towards Astrid, and she responded with a shrug.

Ruff punched him in the jaw. "C'mon, we're not gonna find him here." And as quick as they came, they stalked off towards the village.

Hiccup spoke once the others were out of earshot. "Uh, thanks for that, I owe you one… or two." His voice was light-hearted, but Astrid saw the worry in his eyes.

She sighed inwardly. "Let's get back to the village."

The trip back into town was silent, neither of them talking, mostly because Hiccup was too nervous to say anything. Soon, the forest edge was in view and they split up, Astrid went to the Great Hall, and Hiccup went to his home at the top of a small hill.

He opened the door and saw the giant mass of his father stoking the fire. "Uh-hey, Dad… you wanted to see me?"

"Yes I did. Where were you?" His voice was gruff, yet Hiccup knew that as his 'fatherly tone.' He was wearing a bear fur cape. Yes you heard me right, not a platypus bear or skunkbear, just... bear. He had a heavy green tunic on, with large wool pants and a massive metal belt, the belt buckle had the Berk crest, a

Hiccup swayed on the balls of his feet. "I was out in the forest, Gobber let me have the day off." The conversation trailed off, dying for a few tense seconds before he spoke up again, "I-uh, anything you need, Dad?"

"An ice block would be great." He stated, and after a few seconds, Hiccup placed an ice block in his humongous hand. Hiccup began to climb up the stairs. "Hiccup, hold on a moment," groaned Stoick.

Hiccup paused half way up the stairs, at which height he was as tall as his father. "Uh yeah, Dad?"

"I'm heading to the Earth Kingdom for chief business. I'll be back in a month… probably." Stoick said, rubbing the ice block to his temples and hoisting a duffel bag onto his back.

"And I'll be here… maybe." Hiccup replied, though the last part was more to himself. Stoick was already out of the house before he finished speaking. Not to sound like a brat, but he was actually kind of glad his overbearing father would be gone for a month, it gave him a lot of time to himself without worry of disappointment.

He retrieved a kettle from the cupboards and poured water in it. After setting it above the fire, he retrieved dried herbs from a cabinet and used a mortar and pestle to ground them up. Gothi had taught him many blends, his favorite being a mixture used to calm his mind and body. The water began boiling, and he poured the water and the herbs into the same cup, making tea.

He took the cup upstairs to his room. The walls of his room were covered in parchment paper blueprints for machines, buildings, tools, and anything else came to mind. In the middle of his room was his bed, covered with fur blankets. On the far side of his room was his desk, where he wrote and drew and studied. A weapons rack stood adjacent to the door, where he kept his best and personal creations from the forge.

Hiccup stepped through the door into his room, and after setting the cup down on his nightstand, he sat cross legged at the edge of his bed. He closed his eyes and began to meditate, feeling the energy of his room. The small flames of the candles around his room grew and shrunk with each deep breath.

He stayed in the house until nightfall, then went to the Great Hall for supper, since Stoick didn't leave any food in their home. The Great Hall was a large building built halfway into the side of a mountain, where villagers hold dinner and various ceremonies and celebrations. The large doors had symbols of the water tribe and the earth kingdom, as well as the Berkian crest. Hiccup opened one of the large doors and slipped inside of the main room, where rows of torches were lit for light and a large fire pit in the middle for warmth. A stage on the far side of the room held the chief's table, where Stoick usually ate with Gobber and Uncle Spitelout. Hiccup didn't sit with them however, favoring a smaller table in the shadows off to the side. Noticing a few stares from the other teens, he quickly grabbed a wooden plate and served himself a fish filet and a few potatoes then went and sat down at his table.

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A group of five teens stared at Hiccup as he sat down with his food. "Ugh, why doesn't he just leave. It'd make everything better." Snotlout huffed, taking a bite from a chicken leg.

Astrid glared at him. "Because if he leaves, we're stuck with you as heir."

"And what's wrong with that? Everyone knows I'm the best bender, and Useless can't bend." Snotlout stated.

The twins were bickering over who got what part of the hammerhead-yak steak they served themselves with, ignoring the conversation completely.

"Sorry, Snotlout," a husky blonde boy said, sticking his head up above the book he was reading, "Astrid is technically the better bender, she has a few years more experience than you. Plus, she was taught by her father; who is the best waterbender in the village." He was wearing a large fur jacket with green pants.

"Thanks, Fishlegs." Astrid said to the large waterbender.

"Yeah, so? My dad says waterbenders are weak. Earthbenders are way better."

Astrid uncorked one of her water pouches, and used a hand under the table to wrap a water tendril around Snotlout's boot. "Oh yeah, Snotlout?"

"Definitely, Babe." Snotlout answered, kissing a bicep.

That does it. Astrid tightened the grip on his boot and flung him sideways towards a wall. "I told you not to call me 'babe!'" She shouted. He landed with a thud against the wall, and dropped to the ground after a second, leaving a decently sized crack in the stone wall.

The Great Hall went silent, including Hiccup as he stared at them with wide eyes. She turned around to see her father nodding approvingly, and she flashed him a smile. Astrid withdrew the water back into her pouch and corked it before joining the rest of her family for the remainder of supper. The villagers went back to their meals after seeing Snotlout run home.

"What was all that about?" Her mother, Eliza, asked. She was one of the most experienced fighters in the village and also one of the best healers.

"She put that stuck up brat in his place." Her father, Karl, answered before she could. Going along with him, she nodded with a small smile.

Hiccup watched the family interact and talk from afar, feeling happy for them, but couldn't shake a small feeling of envy. He sighed, 'maybe one day,' Hiccup thought. He stood up, going over to the kitchens to clean off his plate.

After he cleaned his dishes, he took one last glance at the Great Hall, seeing it full of people, before heading home for sleep.

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Okay, I know a lot of people would rather have Hiccup as an airbender, but there is a small problem with that, since the airbending nomads were wiped out. I know Tenzin and the airbending family, and how they rebuilt the air temples, but since Hiccup has a dragon (which he will be meeting soon-ish) I decided to put him as a firebender. If/When I introduce other characters, I will plan on having Tooth from rotg as an airbender. Jack Frost is tricky, since he can fly (which airbenders can do), has a staff, but also controls ice and snow.

Review and tell me what you think. :D