Chapter 1:

The gang is back, and things are going to get very exciting around here!

Here on Berk, things change when you least expect them to. And it can change fast. Believe me, I should know.

Things have changed big time over the last few days. Now, no one would have thought that I would be living in a house of my own, with Astrid as my wife, or with a Red Death for a son. Not even me.

But, like I said, things change. And I've grown fond of it rather quickly.

Unfortunately, there are still a few things that seem like they never change.

Hiccup was sleeping in his bed with Astrid. It had been only a few months since their wedding, but they had already gotten used to sleeping together. And it could've been a lot better if it hadn't been for...

Something slammed against the roof of the house. Hiccup woke up and groaned, covering his head with the blanket. There was no doubt that Toothless was up, and jumping on the roof to get his attention. Hiccup had forgotten all about Toothless's wake-up call, and it was having a big effect on him sleeping in. He was used to it, but not fond of it. Toothless had been doing it ever since the Dragon War had ended, before Mortem was born.

Toothless jumped on the roof again, roaring this time, hoping that Hiccup would get the message and get up. Today was a big day for Toothless, he and Starlight would officially become mates, as long as he was able to mate with her. And to do that, he had to be able to fly. And he couldn't fly without Hiccup.

Hiccup rolled over and tried to go back to sleep, but Toothless kept jumping on the roof and roaring.

The noise woke up Astrid, who groaned. Hiccup sighed. "I could have warned you about this," he said.

Astrid shrugged. "I don't mind," she said, "Besides, I can get used to it."

Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Took me a while to do that," he said.

Toothless roared again. Finally, Hiccup gave up. "Alright, alright, alright. I'm coming!" He quickly got up and started to head for the door, but Astrid stopped him. "Does he do that every morning?"

Hiccup shrugged. "Yes, but not usually this early in the morning." He hung his head. "I'm sorry you had to wake up like this."

"I don't mind," Astrid said, "I'm sure that I can get used to it. I mean, well, you did, so why shouldn't I?" Hiccup looked up at her and smiled. Unfortunately for him, Toothless chose that particular moment to roar and jump on the roof again.

Hiccup sighed. "I'm coming, Toothless!" he said. He then turned to Astrid. "I gotta go," he said. Astrid nodded, and said, "Go." Hiccup smiled at her before opening the door and stepping outside.

Just as Hiccup had assumed, Toothless was on the roof, looking down at him. Hiccup shut the door and looked up at the midnight-black dragon. "Night Fury," he muttered, "More like six-o'clock-in-the-morning Fury." Toothless warbled, seemingly trying to laugh. The dragon jumped down from the roof and went next to where Starlight was lying down. She had been waiting for her mate and his trainer so that they could go flying. Toothless walked up to her, and they nuzzled. Toothless looked back at Hiccup, who was at least three feet away from the two.

Hiccup shook his head, a look of realization in his eyes. "You got me up this early in the morning for this?" he asked, annoyance dripping from his voice.

Toothless gave Hiccup the Look.

Toothless, Hiccup, and Starlight were soaring above the clouds. The two dragons were getting ready for their ritual. Hiccup, however, wasn't looking forward to it. The thought of him falling out of the saddle, and the thought of having to witness dragons mating up close and personal made him feel sick to the stomach. But he knew that there was no backing down. His friends needed his help, and that's what they were getting.

Hiccup held on tightly to the saddle as Toothless and Starlight began flying around one another, occasionally coming close enough so that Hiccup could touch the female Night Fury. Like he even wanted to.

Soon, the dragons locked their talons together and began free-falling down towards the ocean. Now Hiccup began to freak out. The thought of splashing down in the cold ocean in the morning was more than he could take. He tried to get Toothless to pull up, but it was no use. The two dragons were locked in each others talons, spinning towards the water, their speed increasing rapidly. Hiccup braced himself for the cold water to make contact with his skin. He yelled as they continued to approach the water, "TOOTHLESS!"

The two dragons pulled apart, just barely skimming the top of the ocean. The deed was done. The two dragons had mated. Hiccup opened his eyes and saw what had occurred. "Oh," he said to himself. That really wasn't too bad. It could have gone a lot worse, as far as he was concerned.

It didn't take long for the trio to get back home. It was easy to tell which house it was, with the juvenile Red Death lying next to it and all. Toothless was the first to land, and Hiccup scrambled out of the saddle and got down on all fours. "I never thought I'd be so happy to be on the ground again!" he said. Toothless rolled his eyes.

Seeing his father, Mortem roared happily. Hiccup got up and ran over to meet him. "Hey, big guy," he said, "I didn't get to say good morning to you before we left." Mortem cooed softly, which was his way of saying hello. "He's really happy to see you," said a voice. Hiccup turned to see Astrid leaning up against the wall of the house, smiling. Stormfly was there too, and she seemed to be smiling.

Hiccup gulped. "How much did you see?" he asked.

"Pretty much all of it," Astrid replied, shrugging.

That got Hiccup blushing in embarrassment.

A short first chapter, but the start of the sequel. Leave a review, and I'll try to update as soon as I can!