A/N: Hello! This is my first HTTYD story and it's been stewing in my brain for a long time. The first chapter starts during the first movie and the second will continue on from after the second movie.

As far as can be proved there is no interference with the first chapter of this story. It falls under the assumption that Stoic returned to the village two days before that last day of dragon training where Hiccup was chosen to kill the dragon in front of the village. The night he returned was when he talked to Hiccup and gave him the "breast hat," and that day and the one after are the ones I'm playing with the timeline of. I'm adding in things that never happened in the movie but there's no reason to say they couldn't have. I'm just adding in an extra day.

Okay now that THAT explanation is done! Here's how my stories work!

I only continue if reviews ask me to!I have a surplus of stories and am already heavily involved with comics writing and other stuff on Deviant art. I don't have time for stories that no one will read, even if I enjoy writing them. So if you want to see this story continued, leave a review! Three reviews and I'll continue. Seven or more and I'll continue faster than one chapter every few months.

So for now ENJOY THE STORY!

Chapter 1- The Little Viking

"Astwid! Astwid!"

Astrid turned around, an angry twitch playing at her mouth. "Go Home Felsi!" It was bad enough having to deal with Hiccup's sudden competency in dragon training, but now to deal with a little cousin from another Viking village… Didn't her parent's know she was already stressed? She had no doubt that her parents were tired from the search for the dragon's nest, but what excuse did her aunt and uncle have?!

Four year old Felsi threw her arms up happily as she stopped in front of her cousin. "But I want to go twain dwagons wifs you!" She squirmed excitedly in her brown shirt and pleated skirt. Her little fur trimmed boots tapped up a small cloud of dust.

Roughnut and Toughnut snickered where they waited at the bridge. Astrid roughly pointed her cousin back towards the village, "For the last time, Felsi, it is DRAGON TRAINING not Training Dragons!" Felsi's smile didn't waver.

"Yeah! I wan to twain a pet dwagon to!" She bounced on her toes expectantly while Astrid slapped her own face with her palm. Behind her the twins could barely contain their laughter.

"Felsi we don't train dragons! We kill them!" Astrid had hoped that her loud yell would scare her cousin away, but the girl only looked up at her with a confused expression. Okay! Time for plan B! "Look Felsi! I just saw a dragon fly off that way!" Astrid pointed to the safest part of the forest. She can't get in trouble that way.

Felsi gasped and clapped her hands, running off towards the woods. "I gon twain da dwagon!"

Astrid gripped her weapon and walked to the bridge leading to the training center. The twins, now silent, stared off where the little girl had disappeared into the trees. "Uhh are you sure it's okay to let her go off like that?" Roughnut asked.

"Yeah," Toughnut chimed in, "won't your parent's get made if you lose her or something?"

Astrid just shrugged, "She'll be fine. There's nothing out that way other than trees." She pushed past the twins, who took one last look then followed her to training. Today they were working with the Deadly Nadder again, with only two days before graduation, and the day Chief Stoic and all the village would be watching. This was no time to be distracted by a kid.

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Felsi climbed over logs like they were mountains. She hopped over a trickle of water like it was a giant river, playing and laughing the whole way. She stopped to stare at a line of ants going up a tree trunk before suddenly remembering why she was out there.

The way she spoke out loud to herself was the most adorable thing, if only anyone had been around to see it. "Oh Yeah! Where's sa dwagon!?" she put her hand to her head like she was an explorer squinting into the sun. A groundhog squeaked and scurried through the underbrush making enough noise to attract the child's attention. She squealed and giggled and ran towards the sound.

After nearly an hour of aimless walking through the trees Felsi began to get tired. The sun was still high in the sky but the trees above were thicker and covered the area, leaving her in a creepy twilight setting. She stopped and kicked a rock with her foot. She looked back and forth; her little pigtail flopped on the side of her head. Slowly it began to sink in that she didn't know where she was, or where her mommy was.

Her big brown eyes started to brim with tears.

The first tear had just leaked down her cheek, and she was about to start crying when a new sound distracted her. It was strange. Like nothing she'd ever heard before, a screechy sound. Curiosity overwhelmed uncertainty and she rushed off towards the noise.

She crawled dramatically over a couple of boulders before she found herself on the edge of a small cliff. A voice came from down below, "Come on pal! Give me my shield back, I'm already late." Something big pounded around from the same area. Felsi quickly wormed her way down one jutting rock to another till she reached the bottom. She squealed with delight and ran towards the shiny black dragon.

Hiccup nearly jumped out of his skin when Felsi's loud giggles echoed around the small valley. He frantically looked around for the source only to have Felsi blow right past him, as fast as her little legs would carry her. "No wait!" He quickly spun around trying to grab her but she was already running up to Toothless.

The poor dragon was so stunned by the squealy brown blur that it froze in place. The little girl ran right up and dove onto one of its legs, latching on. Hiccup ran over to grab her as Toothless lifted its front paw and tried to shake the new creature off. Felsi's gleeful noises only increased with her fun ride. Hiccup quickly worked to calm Toothless, reaching up and patting his head till he lowered it. Felsi still clung to the dragon's foot. She was breathing heavy but other than that seemed unscathed.

Hiccup kept a calming hand on Toothless as he knelt down by the girl. "Uhh… you're Felsi… right?" Hadn't that been the name Astrid had complained about yesterday?

The little girl cracked open one eye then the other. Seemingly she had only just realized that she was safely on the ground. Hiccup reached out and grabbed her under the arms, pulling her off of Toothless, who, the moment he was free, circled the small child and sniffed her quite a bit. She laughed and reached up to pet his nose.

Toothless flinched back for a second but then leaned into her touch. Hiccup was amazed. That took only a fraction of the time he'd spent waiting for his stubborn friend to even let him come near. "So uhh… Felsi?"

"It's a dwagon!" Felsi yelled and jumped to hug Toothless' head.

"Oh uhh… yes it is. So umm… how- How did you… you know… get here?" Seriously! No one ever came to this side of the island! Not to mention that if she told Astrid, or anyone else for that matter, he and Toothless would be pretty much done for. Hiccup tried asking a second time but she gave no answer. She just held on to Toothless' face and swayed from side to side.

Toothless didn't seem to mind. He began swaying with her. His echolocation flaps on his head purred softly. Hiccup stood back and watched fascinated. Felsi pat her hands on Toothless' hard scales, singing "Dwagon! Dwagon!" until her hands latched onto its nostrils. Toothless sneezed, knocking the child down.

Hiccup swore she was about to start crying, but little Felsi just stood up, brushed herself off, then blew her own boogers back at Toothless, to which it responded by pulling back and wiping its face off with its paw.

Hiccup laughed. "She got you good there buddy, didn't she." It always amazed him how human-like Toothless appeared when he gave Hiccup a clearly irritated look. "What are you looking at me for?" Toothless rolled his eyes and flapped his jaw, appearing to do a bad impression of Hiccup. Hiccup only laughed more. "Right back at you pal."

Toothless was obviously done with the conversation as he flapped off toward his favorite corner of the valley, the spot where he'd already charred the ground to sleep on. Hiccup chuckled and patted Felsi on the head, "And that means it's time to get back home," he said.

Felsi looked up at him then back at Toothless, "But I still want to play!" She took a few steps toward Toothless but Hiccup quickly grabbed her by the shoulders and steered her back towards his usual exit.

"Sorry, but I have to get to dragon training." It was an effort getting her back up the rock face and through the woods. At the rate they were going He'd be nearly an hour late. If Astrid and the others didn't hate him before, they certainly would now. "Here, Felsi, do you want a piggy back ride?" She had been pouting but immediately broke into a smile. She was a little heavier than expected but it made it much faster to carry her back to the village.

Hiding just behind the first house after the bridge to the village, Hiccup let Felsi down and knelt to her eye level. "Now Felsi this is really important. I need you to keep the dragon a secret." Felsi blinked a couple times. "No one can know about him. Okay?" She still stared at him? "Can you do that for me?" Slowly the little girl nodded. Hiccup sighed in relief, "Great. Well let's get you home th-"

"Hiccup! What are you doing? Everyone's waiting to start your dragon training for the day."

It was the one voice that Hiccup didn't want to hear right now. His dad, Stoic the Vast, had spotted him from the bridge to the training arena. Ever since he'd returned with no luck finding the nest, and had heard about Hiccup's "Amazing Dragon Training Skills," it had been near impossible to sneak away to visit Toothless. To make matters worse, Felsi immediately ran happily towards him.

Stoic scooped the little girl up in his arms, "Well if it isn't little Felsi from Steinn. What were you off doing in the woods?" Despite the muscle mass of his arms, Stoic held her gently; he'd had tons of practice while raising Hiccup.

Felsi was all too happy to provide an answer, "I saw a dwagon!" Hiccup froze. Obviously asking nicely hadn't worked. If he and Toothless lived through this moment, he'd have to make sure to bribe Felsi properly.

Luckily his dad saw only her smile and didn't think she could have possibly saw a real dragon, "Oh didja now? Where at?"

"By Hiccup," she said, pointing right at him during his attempt to sneak away.

That caught Stoic's attention. He looked with concern at his son.

Hiccup's arms swung back and forth at his sides turning back casually to his dad, "Uh… yeah she was up by dragon training. I was just taking her home, but you're here and I'm gonna go, bye!" He took off running. Stoic called over to a nearby villager and asked her to take Felsi to her parents.

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Late at night, hours after Felsi had been put to bed, her mother rushed into the room and shook her awake. The little girl rubbed her eyes, struggling to comprehend what she was being told. Even as she looked at her mother's face, her eyes were drooping. Felsi's mother sighed and scooped the girl up in her arms.

She carried her out of the house and ran through the village. Flashes of light and yelling filled the air. Curiosity overpowered the tiredness and Felsi forced her eyes open, just in time to see a stocky grunkle fly overhead. Her eyes sparkled in excitement and the firelight. She was so fascinated by the dragons that the little girl didn't even realize that the fires came from a house burning nearby.

The doors of the Great Hall were cracked open and a few men and women stood guard outside the doors. Dragons rarely came to this area, since the sheep were kept on the other end of the village, and the Hall had long ago been agreed upon as a safe place to keep any younger children. "Get inside sweetie. Mommy will be back in a bit."

Another woman ushered Felsi in to the rest of the kids. A few kids, Felsi's age and younger, slept on the benches, curled up in some raggedy blankets; a few of the older kids talked among themselves. One boy swung a toy wood sword saying that he was going to be a great dragon slayer like Chief Stoic. Felsi tilted her head and trotted over to the group.

They were all taller than her, but still not old enough to help during the raids. The boy who had been bragging before, and another boy his age, acted out a scene of slaying a dragon, the other boy acting as the dragon gurgled and made horrible, yet funny, noises as he held the toy under his arm pretending he'd just been slain.

Startled, Felsi squeaked, drawing the older kids' attention for the first time. The oldest girl smiled at her, "Do you want to play to?" she asked. Felsi vigorously shook her head.

"Da's bad…" Felsi's already small voice was muffled by her hands covering her mouth.

"Hmm? What's bad?" The boy who'd done the slaying asked. Felsi answered by pointing at the sword under the other boy's arm. The first boy laughed, "No it's okay. We were pretending he was a dragon." Laughing, the second boy growled lightly and held his hands up like claws. Whatever reaction they'd expected to get from Felsi didn't happen, instead she shook her head again, her little side ponytail swung back and forth.

"Don't hurt dwagons." She said. The older kids shared a confused glance. A second girl looked down on Felsi

"What do you mean, 'don't hurt dragons?' They're our enemies." The other kids nodded in agreement.

"NO!" Felsi shook her head again, harder and faster than before. Her cheeks puffed out in a pouting expression. "Dwagons are nice!" she said defiantly. The first boy laughed.

"Nice? Do you hear those yells out there? That's the dragons attacking our home. Our parents are fighting. So are yours." Felsi's pout remained unchanged and the boy just shook his head, "Whatever. Just ignore her. Come on guys, let's go build forts with the tables!" The other kids nodded their excited agreement and they all ran off, leaving Felsi by herself.

"Dwagons are nice." She mumbled to herself. She turned to the back door of the Hall and walked determinedly out. Even though it was dark, she wanted to prove that dragons were nice, and she was going to go find the nicest dragon she knew to do it.

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Hiccup stared from the top of the crag looking down into the valley where the dragon who had become his best friend was running madly in circles. This was the first raid on the village since he had found Toothless. Even as his father had handed him his axe and helmet, telling him to come help in the raid, Hiccup knew that this wouldn't be good for his pal.

It was so dark. All he could see of Toothless was a slight shifting in the shadows, and the occasional desperate blast of blue fire.

"Oh bud…" Hiccup stared down into the darkness, "What's doing this to you?" His experience with the group of Terrible Terrors that evening had been the last proof he needed to know that not all dragons were bad, but then why did they raid the village? And why was this raid making Toothless unresponsive to his voice?

Was it worth the risk to climb down to try and calm Toothless?

Sounds of desperate scraping at the rock face told him it was. Hiccup hopped down to the next rock and froze. Toothless had stopped moving to. Hiccup stood as still as he could and listened again. Was that a scream? Toothless was back to his desperate attempts to escape.

"Sorry bud." Hiccup grabbed his shield and took off in the direction of the screams.

He could see where he was going before he got there. A dim glow of something on fire was enough to light up the entire area. The villiage had been lucky to have rain so often, which meant the fire wouldn't spread, but whatever had set the dragon off was still there. Hiccup ducked under a fallen tree and pulled his shield under after him. "Felsi?!"

The little girl was running in the dark towards him, screaming, a Monstrous Nightmare crawling across the ground behind her. Hiccup ran past the girl, stopping in front of the dragon. The Nightmare was only startled for a second, but that was enough time for Hiccup to drop his shield and calmly walk toward it. "It's okay. She's just a kid. No one's going to hurt you."

The dragon stared at him. Toothless's high pitched roar echoed across the landscape. The Nightmare blinked. It had better things to do than stare at a strange human. It turned and flew away. Once he was sure it was gone, Hiccup looked away to find Felsi.

Her shuddering sobs came out from beneath the log he'd pulled himself under only moments before. "Felsi?" He knelt down on one knee and reached his hand out for her. "It's alright now. The dragon is gone." Felsi slowly took his hand, and when he'd pulled her out she latched on to his chest with a tight hug. Her crying was quiet now as her face buried in his shirt. "What were you doing out here?"

"I…-hic- wan to… -hic- -sniff- see da dwagon."

Hiccup sighed. It wasn't good that she'd been attacked but it was probably better that she didn't see Toothless now. "Come on," he said hoisting her onto his hip, "Let's get you home okay?"

By the time they got back to the village, the raid was over and Felsi's parents were frantic. She was asleep when Hiccup handed her back to them. He told them how he'd found her in the woods, being chased by a Monstrous Nightmare. He hadn't intended to make it sound like he'd rescued her, but even after the parents thanked him and left, he heard some whispered voices saying how amazing it was that he'd "fought off a Monstrous Nightmare" to save the little girl.

Even his father gave him a hard pat on the back, "Tonight was a good night," he said. "Even though we saved all the sheep, if we'd lost Felsi, it would not have been worth it. You did good son."

Hiccup and the other teens taking part in Dragon training were rushed off to bed and relieved from clean up duty. After all, there was only one more training day left before one would be chosen as top of the class. They needed their rest.

By the time Hiccup woke the next morning, Felsi's family had already hopped a barge back to their village.