So this idea has been bouncing around my brain for quite a while now and I'm several chapters in with the writing. I'm enjoying writing this story so I thought why not share the first two or three chapters and see what interest it gets? If people like it, I will keep going with it. If not, then I guess this is just something I will write for myself for fun. So if you like it, please leave a comment.


Chapter 1

Several months after the damage from old dragon raids had been fixed and the Viking village of Berk had gotten used to their new reptilian friends roaming the island, things couldn't have been better for the Vikings. The dragons turned out to be intelligent creatures and would help out with tasks where they could. True, the village's trade in things like dragon scales and bones had dropped now that they were at peace with the creatures but it also meant their crops and other food lasted longer now that the dragons weren't stealing it every night. In particular, things were going great for the heir of the village; Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Once known as the worst Viking in history and then as a traitor when he seemed to be siding with dragons during the war, Hiccup was now seen as a hero. Not only had he been the one to prove that dragons weren't as dangerous as they seemed, he had also been responsible for coming up with a successful plan to take down the incredibly large dragon that resided in the volcano through the mists of Helheim's gate. Sure, he'd lost his leg in the process but he'd proved his friendship to the black dragon that saved his life and had even gotten his peers, now his friends, hooked on dragon riding. All in all, things were going great for both the village and Hiccup.

Speaking of the young Viking, today he was exploring the volcano where the Green Death had been killed. Though now that the beast was gone, the island had become a bright haven for the local dragons and had been renamed Dragon Island. His midnight coloured dragon, Toothless, had been rather insistent on going to the island during their flight that morning and he had nothing important to get to that day so Hiccup decided to go. Once landed, Toothless took off like a shot but not into the crowds of dragons as usual, he went into the volcano. Both Hiccup and Toothless gave the volcano a wide berth as last time they were there, they were fighting the Green Death and the time before that, they'd discovered the beast and were racing to escape before getting eaten by the entire army of dragons hidden there and living in fear. Yet Toothless had just bounded in without a fuss.
"Toothless!" Hiccup called, following as fast as he could. His balance and control with his prosthetic leg had improved immensely but this ground was incredibly rocky and would definitely give him a challenge as well as a sore stump. "Toothless, come on, buddy, I thought we agreed no running off on uneven surfaces?!" His voice echoed in the tunnels of the volcano as he made his way through, searching for his best friend. He heard the dragon's familiar happy croon. Had he found something?
"Toothless, now would be a good time for you to reappear! It's pitch black in here, I can't see where I'm going!"
His words worked as his dragon and best friend came hurtling towards him before coming to a halt right in front of him. Hiccup just smiled at the dragon's antics; Toothless acted like a cat sometimes and it always made the boy smile. "There you are, bud." He said, scratching behind one of Toothless' ears. In response, Toothless let out a happy little croon again and closed his eyes as well as leaning into his friend's touch. "Did you find something?" He asked and the dragon nodded before taking off again. At least he would stop to look back at Hiccup every so often. "I'm coming, bud." Hiccup said whenever this happened.

Toothless got to the large cavernous space before Hiccup did but that was a given; Toothless had already found the way and didn't have a false limb slowing him down. He waited for his skinny friendly human to reappear before heading over to a pile of mostly burned junk. They were remnants of the Queen. Being a rare dragon, Toothless was a prize in her army so was privy to things the other dragons weren't, like the Queen's stash of belongings and artefacts that pre-dated the three hundred year long war and possibly even earlier. Once the Queen had been killed and her mists had vanished, the dragons had taken great pleasure in burning as much as they could find in celebration, all except one thing that had been hidden very carefully and almost lovingly under the rocks. Toothless knew roughly where it was because he had seen the Queen pull it out and look at it a few times and soon he was delicately pushing an old leather bound book towards Hiccup who had finally caught up.
"Hey, you found something?" Hiccup asked and watched as Toothless pushed something towards him. Curious as always, Hiccup picked it up and examined it.

"How'd this survive?" He wondered aloud, wishing his dragon could speak so they could bounce ideas off each other. Hiccup loved the companionship he had gained but it was a shame Toothless couldn't talk back; a curious mind like Hiccup's needed an equally curious mind to talk about things and bounce ideas off but that wasn't going to happen. Dragons were intelligent but not that intelligent. Still, Hiccup had this probably priceless book in his hands and he tucked it into a saddle bag on Toothless' saddle. "That all you came for, bud?" He asked and the dragon nodded. "Okay then, lets go home." Hiccup said and climbed into the saddle because there was no way in Hel he was walking back across that terrain. His stump was starting to ache after crossing it once.