As the sun rise, Hiccup was already dressed for school. Even though it's early in the morning, but for her, it's the perfect time to draw. Hiccup stared herself in the mirror. She was wearing a brown and green shirt that has black writing that said "Dragons" with brown shorts. Her hair was short, tomboyish look, but she has two braids behind her ear. With a nod, Hiccup took her bag and raced downstairs. As she entered the kitchen, she saw her parents. Her father Stoick Haddock, the mayor of Berk, was reading the newspaper and drinking coffee, while her mother was packing her lunch.

"Morning, sweetheart." Valka smiled.

"Hi, mom." Hiccup greeted back. She took a piece of toast and drank a quick orange juice. Hiccup glanced at her father. He still haven't greeted her since he's busy reading the news.

"Going into the forest again?" Valka guessed.

Hiccup nodded. "Yeah, it's a good time to draw, you know."

Valka chuckled. "Alright, but be careful. There are dangerous animals there."

"I know."

Valka handed her lunch to her daughter and gave her a kissed on her forehead. Hiccup smiled, giving her mother a hug. Then Hiccup walked out the kitchen, putting on her shoes, and exit out of the house. Right away Hiccup raced down into the forest. Yesterday she saw a doe with her fawn and Hiccup didn't had her sketch book during that time and had to go home. This time she hope she'll find the doe and her little fawn again so she draw. Even though Hiccup has a perfect mental picture of what they were doing in the meadow, but it's better to see the real life mammal up close.

Then Hiccup stopped. The meadow was empty and ruined. Many trees were broken and hanging form the trees. The tall grass was burnt a bit and there was something black in the middle of the grass. Frowning, Hiccup walked towards it. She remember her mother told her about to be careful of dangerous animals. She knew there are mountain lions, bears, and poisonous creatures, but she doesn't know what creature would done this to such a beautiful place.

As she got closer, Hiccup gasped. In front of her was a large creature that has black scales and large wings. It looked like the creature of the night. The creature opened it's bright green eyes and stared at her. Hiccup clasped her hands over her mouth. She never thought the legends were true. In her viking heritage, her ancestors fought dragons, even the man she was named after, Hiccup Haddock the first. Hiccup always thought these legends about dragons being around Berk was a myth, but she was wrong. They're real and dangerous creatures.

"Oh gods!" Hiccup sighed. "This is amazing!"

Then she realized the dragon was tied up. It looked like someone was trying to catch it. Next to the dragon was some sort of tail fin. Hiccup leaned a bit. Her eyes widened with shock. The dragon's tail was torn off. Who did this to this creature? The dragon groaned as if it's saying it's waiting to die. Hiccup sat onto her knees. She wants to do something, but she doesn't know what to do. Hiccup looked into her bag, trying to find something to help the dragon. Then she pulled out a pair of scissors. This could work.

The dragon growled.

"Hey, hey, shh, I'm not going to hurt you." She whispered. "I'm going to set you free."

The dragon growled some more.

Hiccup pursed her lips. "Look, I know I'm a stranger and you don't trust me, but growling at me won't help you get out of this."

The dragon stopped growling and Hiccup begun to cut the rope. The rope was thicker than she thought. It looked like someone was trying to make sure the rope was thick enough for the dragon to escape. She wondered if her father knew about the existence of dragons, but then again, everyone thinks its a myth, so probably not. Finally, the rope was cut. Hiccup cut the other ropes and when all the ropes were cut, the dragon got up from it's feet, stretching it's wings. The ropes fell off of it. Hiccup scoot back nervously. What's the dragon going to do now?

Hiccup hesitantly stood up, turned around, and trotted away, but she heard something behind her. She switched her gazed and saw the dragon was following her. Hiccup took a step and the dragon copied her. Gulping, Hiccup licked her dry lips. Why is the dragon following her? If she goes to school with a dragon, people would attack it.

"Don't follow me." Hiccup chuckled. "I have to go. You're free now. You can go home."

The dragon sat down as Hiccup continued to walk away. She took a small peek at the dragon. The creature was still sitting there, but it got up onto fours and walked away. Hiccup sighed. It's not following her anymore. At least it didn't tried to attack her. It must've thought she wasn't a threat since Hiccup freed him from his binds. Then Hiccup heard a roar behind her. She quickly turned around. The dragon was sloppily flying into through the woods as it disappeared.

Hiccup stopped, wanting to go after it, but she shook her head. No, she couldn't go deeper into the woods. It's dangerous and the dragon is an wild animal. Besides, it's best for her not to say anything about the dragon, even from her parents. She doesn't want the whole town getting their weapons and shooting down dragons. The town already has it's own problems, they don't need another one.

Then in the distance, Hiccup could hear the school bell ringing. Hiccup took out her phone and gasped. It was already five minutes before eight. How long was she at the woods with that dragon. Right away, Hiccup dashed out of the forest, praying to herself she won't be late for school.