The Dragon Doll

Prologue

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"Happy Birthday, lad." Hiccup knew there was something off about that stuffed toy dragon. He'd been getting a strange feeling from it, lately... and did that toy just blink?

Hiccup blinked. "I seriously haven't gotten much sleep lately."

Set in the dragon universe, but doesn't exactly follow the storyline.

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Hiccup hummed lowly as he strolled through Berk. He didn't seem to be fazed by the destruction around him- houses torn to bits and wooden pieces scattered all over the place. It was normal for him; dragon raids were becoming more and more devastating.

The keen 8-year old observed his father hauling wood pieces into a pile, working as diligently as all the other Vikings under his command. He had wanted to help, too, but his father told him he would get himself hurt and told the boy to go play instead. After a while of walking, the young boy arrived at Gothi's house. Gothi often gave him treats and sometimes served him tea when he came over to tell her stories about his adventures with Fishlegs and Astrid in the nearby forest. He found the little woman sitting at the edge of her hut's platform, looking up to the sky.

"Gothi!" At the sound of his voice, Gothi turned her head and smiled, waving her frail hand slightly. "Hello Hiccup. What brings you here?"

"My dad didn't let me help him lift the old pieces of houses that were wrecked so I came here to talk with you." he smiled at her, giggling slightly when she ruffled his hair.

"Why don't you come inside, I just baked some bread and I have a jar of jam for you to eat it with." The woman said, already getting up.

When they were both inside the quaint cottage, Hiccup immediately reached for the bread and jam.

"Oh, I just remembered something. Wait here, Hiccup." Gothi murmured and went to the back of her kitchen to fetch something. Hiccup nodded his response, too occupied with his snack.

The village elder soon came back, holding something black in her hands. "Happy birthday, lad." she handed him a stuffed black dragon. Hiccups eyes widened in glee. He placed his bread down and gently took it from her, mouth upturned in a huge grin. He squealed and hugged the toy to his chest, bouncing up and down. Hiccup held the toy out at arm's length and examined the black dragon doll. Its wings were quite large and its eyes were the most vibrant green, second only to his. The dragon was smiling, and its opened mouth revealed pink gums with no teeth.

"I'll name you Toothless." He cooed and hugged it again. Gothi chuckled at his antics. "I'm very glad you like it. However..." Her soft blue eyes met his . "That is no ordinary toy dragon, Hiccup. Make sure you take care of it well. Very well."

Hiccup nodded his head, eyes shining with honesty. "I promise!"

Gothi smiled at him and gently ushered him out. "Good. Now go, play with your friends." Hiccup was going even before she did.

Behind the closed door, Gothi sighed. She wrung her wrinkly hands and went to her kitchen. Her eyes cast towards the small, unmoving black dragon laid out on her table and the other, much larger and still breathing black dragons staring sadly at her. She patted their heads, lowering her head as she heard their depressed croons. The Night Furies' eyes were watery, and both prideful dragons looked like they would break down any moment.

"I did the best I could to save little Onyx." She stated solemnly, her expression downcast. The two dragons smiled sadly at her and licked her cheeks as thanks. "Fear not Horroblast and Nightfang, I am confident that he is in good hands. My grandson will take great care of him. I can guarentee that I have safely transferred his soul into the doll. It would be better than torturing him in his mauled body."

Horroblast nodded somberly and gave her a look that said 'we'll be back one day'. He stealthily crept to the edge of her house. He made a low-toned sound in his throat and the fin-like spikes on his back split into two sides. Without wasting time, he took off, quickly followed by Nightfang who did the same.

"I'll expect you back here one day, you two..." She whispered into the wind.

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"Wow! That dragon is cool! Where'd you get him?" Fishlegs looked in awe at the stuffed toy. Hiccup beamed. "Gothi gave it to me. Today's my birthday!" Astrid giggled and thrusted a bag full of cookies and sweet baked goods into his hands. "And that was why I asked my mom to make you these." Hiccup gladly accepted them. "Thank's Astrid!" Fishlegs gave him a notebook and more drawing sticks. "Oh! Now I can continue my drawings! Thanks Fish!"

-Mm... I smell chocolate.-

Hiccup snapped his head up. "Huh? Did you guys say anything...?"

Fishlegs and Astrid shook their heads. "No."

"Weird." The redhead mumbled and tightened his grip on his stuffed dragon.

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-End of Prologue-

Notes- This is just a test chapter. if people like it, I'll continue. If you don't, I might still update it but not frequently.

This is my first HtTYD fanfic, but I don't mind constructive criticism. Note that I'm making everyone nicer that what they were in the original movies.

Also, this whole... dragon thing starts even when Hiccup was still young.

And, random but gross fact... did you know that I got this idea in the toilet? Hehehe...

-Saturday, 20 June, 2015-