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Chapter 1

Hiccup yanked off his prosthetic foot, and put it on his desk to examine. It was made out of titanium, so it wouldn't weigh him down too much or rust. When you looked at it closer, you could see the crest of the Berk royal family, marked on both sides of the foot. On the bottom, it said 'If found, please return to the Berk Royal Palace', so even if someone didn't recognize the crest would know who he was if he ever accidentally left it somewhere (it started to get uncomfortable at times, so he often took it off when sitting). Hiccup sighed, resting his head down on the table. If someone saw that he had that foot, they would find out what he truly was. Their useless heir to the throne, Henry Haddock III. A boy who couldn't ever become what his father was, and doomed to endless teasing and bullying by all the other kids his age. People around him in the marketplace didn't know that, though. To them, he was a common boy who had a knack for working with mechanics and engineering, with a strange name. Hiccup called himself 'Hiccup' here, because he once heard his father talking to one of his friends, Gobber, calling him a "hiccup", and a "mistake". To prove that he could actually do something with himself, Hiccup took upon that name, but whenever he tried to talk about his skills with his father, he would just brush him off, saying "he had important things to attend to." Stoick the Vast, a great leader in these times. He led well and won many battles, but Hiccup always thought him to be impatient and had a bad habit of only listening to himself while speaking.

Not many people really knew what Hiccup looked like, which made it easier for him to sneak out and go to his mechanics booth almost every day. When at the palace, Hiccup always stayed in his room, and only got out to go down to the kitchen to get food. The only people who really saw him were the servants and Gobber, his father's best friend. Hiccup himself didn't have any friends, other than his cat, Toothless. When going down to his mechanic stall, he would often put Toothless in his hood, making sure that he wouldn't get into trouble if he were left alone in the palace.

People would often come up to his booth with a broken item or something he could upgrade, and ask Hiccup to fix or upgrade them, as he was well known around there for being one of the best mechanics in the city. Nobody knew who he really was, and he planned to keep it that way. Thankfully, his father nor any of the servants ever came out to his stall, for they always just hired someone to come to the palace and repair whatever needed fixing inside. Hiccup's mother had disappeared when he was younger, and many people assumed she was dead. Hiccup never knew his mother though, for he was only a few months old when she left, so he didn't miss her very much.

Hiccup spun around on his chair, having nothing to do. Toothless jumped up on his lap, kneading Hiccup's legs and Hiccup had to pull him up so that he wouldn't get scratched. Toothless squirmed out of his grip and curled up on his lap, purring contentedly, his black fur around his belly slowly rising up and down as he breathed. Hiccup had found Toothless on the streets a while ago, a small kitten abandoned by his mother, slowly starving to death. Hiccup had taken Toothless into his care, and made sure he got healthy. His teeth grew in later than usual though, getting the name 'Toothless' from it. Nobody else knew about him though, and Hiccup had to keep him in his room or in the workshop all the time, since his father didn't like animals.

The booth was quite big, as Hiccup had a surplus amount of money so he could buy whichever place he wanted. It wasn't big enough to attract too much attention though, and was more like a garage, with a bathroom in the back and a large main room with a mostly open door, so that Hiccup could always watch what was happening in front of the store, and so people could come to request his services. He didn't charge much for his repairs, since he didn't need the money, but he didn't want people to get suspicious with free repairs and upgrades. He was facing the back wall, looking at the shelves seeing if there was something he could occupy himself with, when he hear someone clearing their throat behind him. Quickly spinning around, he saw a young lady standing there, looking at him expectantly. She was about as tall as him, and looked around 16 years old, which was how old he was. She had blond hair done in a side braid, going down a bit past shoulder length and bright blue eyes that he couldn't stop looking at. She was wearing a light blue sweatshirt, black jeans, and was carrying a messenger bag. His eyes immediately darted to his desk, where his prosthetic was currently sitting. She hadn't seemed to notice it yet for his desk was so cluttered, so he darted his hand out to grab it, and dropped it behind his chair, earning a suspicious look from the girl.

"Um... Can I help you?" He asked, slightly stuttering. Great job, already messing up, he thought to himself, mentally smacking himself in his head. She looked at him for a few seconds as if she were wondering if this was worth her time, then pulled out a new looking laptop out of her bag.

"Yeah. I've been having some problems with my computer. It's been freezing and crashing a lot lately." She said, still not breaking eye contact with him.

"Well, that's not actually what I do here…" Hiccup replied, breaking eye contact and looking a bit to the side.

"Your sign says "Mechanic and Engineering", so can't you?" She says, expectantly. Hiccup slightly blushed, and almost told her that's not exactly what engineering means, but decided against it since he did know the basics on how to fix computers (or at least he could search them up, right?).

"Oh! Um, yeah, I can try to fix it… Ok, when do you need it back by?" He asked.

She thought for a second, then replied with "Anytime you can finish it by, but preferably soon. How much will it be?"

"Ok, I will probably be done with it by tomorrow, if you want to come by sometime then. And… it'll cost 120 NOK (Norwegian Krone, and it's about $15 USD)" He replied, coming up with a cheap price on the spot.

"120? Wow, that's cheap. Thanks, I'll be by tomorrow then probably!" She said, turning around to leave.

"Ok, um… Can I have your name?" Hiccup asked, stuttering "you know… for when you pick it up?" He quickly added. She half smiled-half smirked back at him, and said

"I don't think you're going to forget."

And that is the end of chapter one! A follow, favourite, or review is very much appreciated, thanks for reading!