Thoughts for Presents
Disclaimer : I don't own How To Train Your Dragon, the honours and copyright go to Cressida Cowell and Dream works Studios
It was that time of the year. The Chief's birthday, whilst most birthdays were a private affair with family and close friends, the birthdays of the leaders of Vikings were public events, and that case was no different for the Chieftain of the Hairy Hooligans Tribe of Berk. All stops were pulled out and no effort was spared, the inhabitants of Berk had spent the week before the big event making preparations, decorating the Village, cooking food, stockpiling ale and all members of the community hunting down gifts for their leader.
Hiccup was amongst the many Vikings looking for a present for his Chief and Dad. However, unlike most who would run around wildly picking up the first random object they came across, the sixteen year old Heir sat propped up against his Night Fury's sleeping form, having a good, hard think of what to get his Old Man. He had seen year after year Stoick receive the same old things each and every year. Swords, maces, shields, armour, cloaks, ale, gold, even helmets, when it was obvious Stoick would never replace the helmet fashioned from half his deceased wife's breastplate. With a deep sigh, Hiccup roused Toothless from his slumber, hoping a flight would inspire an idea.
Ten minutes found the Pride of Berk, clad in his armour and weapons, flying with Toothless over the vast ocean surrounding Berk, wind blowing in his face, still in deep thought. Then a memory came back to him. Over a year ago, when he had finally convinced his Father to befriend and ride a Dragon, resulting in Stoick meeting Thornado., before Stoick released him to raise the three orphaned baby Thunderdrums, Bing, Bang and Boom. It had been a hard loss for the Chief, despite his son's best efforts to bond him with new Dragons, none had been of the same calibre of his liking, finding a Dragon as good as Toothless.
That's when the idea hit Hiccup harder than Thor's hammer. He would find his Dad a new Dragon for his birthday. That would be a unique gift for his Sire. There were still a couple of days before the big event and there were plenty of unexplored territories ahead, swarming with Dragons, maybe even new, undiscovered species. Maybe a Dragon as good as Toothless, a new species to the Chief's liking if anything. He lent back on Toothless's back thinking of his Dad's personality in a Dragon, he needed something big, strong, loyal, aggressive, stubborn and intelligent. The Dragon's personality needed to click with his Chief's, otherwise there would be no strong bond between Rider and Dragon, the key essential for riding on an airborne reptile efficiently and safely. Hiccup lent forward once again and gestured to Toothless, before changing gear for Dragon's tailfin, speeding the pair towards the horizon and territories unknown.
First chapter to a new story. Hope you like this story. Check out my other new story, Summer of Fun, if you're a Star Fox fan. If not, enjoy and thanks for the review's :) . Hiccup is wearing the same armour from Thawfest : How it should have happened and all events from that story have been incorporated into my future stories.