Author's Note:

Hello everyone and welcome to the first chapter of the sequel to 'Family of Fire'. A shorter starting chapter with Hiccup and Snotlout but many more will soon make their appearance once again so don't worry. More hints as to what world the next story in the trilogy will crossover with are going to appear in this one so keep your eyes peeled and you might be able to guess. I hope you enjoy the chapter.

I do not own any aspect of How to Train Your Dragon.

Something Brewing

Ever changing yet always the same the sea moved gently in the relatively calm breeze. Slow waves moved continuously on their travels across the world, some would end up breaking upon the shores of far off lands but for the moment they were in no hurry as they lazily went on their way. Then a high pitched noise was heard and it steadily grew louder until a black streak zipped past almost touching the water, kicking up a trail of spray behind it and interrupting the waves' slow progress with a sudden burst of activity.

From Toothless' back Hiccup let out a happy yell, "YEAH!"

The Night Fury gave his own happy roar and swooped upwards climbing into the sky at a pace that boggled the mind. The climb turned effortlessly into a dive and the dragon plummeted down at a speed that would put a falling rock to shame, snapping his wings open at the last possible second and skimming the ocean once more.

After this stunt Toothless slowed to a more leisurely pace and Hiccup grinned in exhilaration as he spoke happily to his brother, "That was great Toothless!"

"HEY! HICCUP!"

A yell from behind them attracted their attention and they saw Snotlout approaching on his older brother Hookfang. The younger boy pouted, "Do you and Toothless have to shoot off like that every time. You know we can't keep up when you go at top speed."

Hiccup smiled and shrugged, "I'm sorry Snotlout but me and Toothless tend to get carried away when we go flying."

Hookfang gave a disgruntled grumble as Snotlout answered, "Yeah but we're supposed to be heading somewhere in particular and we don't know where to go. You're the only one that's been there, remember?"

"Point taken, we'll lay off on the high speed flying then. We're nearly there anyway."

Mollified, Hookfang rumbled in response and the two dragons bearing their respective brothers flew side by side towards a small island which was unremarkable save for the fact it was the furthest place this particular group could go. They soon landed roughly at the island's centre which held a rocky mound containing a cave and it was this they headed for. Hiccup spoke eagerly to Snotlout as they walked towards it, "Its amazing Snotlout and the stone formations in it are something else."

Snotlout followed his older cousin just as eagerly and they soon entered the cave where he discovered that it was as amazing as Hiccup said.

The interior was large and roughly square shaped with impressive stalactites hanging from the ceiling, stalagmites rose from the ground to meet them forming dividing lines that cut through the space. Right in the back several of these had met forming columns giving the appearance of pillars embedded into the walls and right in the centre of the back wall was an unusually flat section almost looking like a door.

Snotlout gazed about in wonder as he spoke to Hiccup, "It's incredible! And you only found it a couple of days ago?"

Hiccup nodded, "Yeah, when me and Toothless last headed out on our own. Mum said this island was the furthest we could go so I decided to see what was here and we found this place. I thought you'd like to see it."

Snotlout grinned as he gazed about some more, "Fishlegs would love this place." He smile then morphed into a look of confusion, "So why didn't you ask the others to come too?"

Hiccup sighed, "Well there was another reason to bringing you and Hookfang out here. It's a good place to speak about something away from the others."

Snotlout looked down as he responded uncertainly, "Oh…I see."

Hiccup sighed a second time, "Look Snotlout, there's something we need to discuss and it's probably better to do it sooner rather than later." He pulled off one of his gloves which he'd recently taken to wearing most of the time and showed the back of his hand to his cousin, "Is yours getting clearer?"

Snotlout gave his own sigh and slowly removed one of his own gloves he'd also only begun wearing recently, "Yeah…it is."

He held out his own hand to his cousin and Hiccup nodded as he saw it, "I guessed as much." He stared at his own hand in contemplation, "What do you think it means?"

Snotlout shrugged, "I don't know but I'm betting it has some connection to five years ago."

Hiccup remained quiet as he thought on his cousin's words.

Five years ago. The battle with Drago and his Twelve Titans where Snotlout both found and then lost his birth father and they met Alister and his Skrill friend Icebolt as well as the second Night Fury they'd ever come across. The time when they attacked Drago's mighty fortress in order to rescue Snotlout who was going to be turned into a Titan. Five years ago when Hiccup smashed an ancient and powerful artefact and potentially picked something else up into the bargain. Snotlout said he could sense it within him, the same way he sensed something similar in Drago and Hiccup found he could also sense the same thing in Snotlout. It was apparently beyond the senses of everyone else, both humans and dragons, so they'd kept it secret from the others over the years but recently it had got more difficult because they now had a symbol appearing on the back of their hands and it was getting clearer.

Snotlout's voice broke into Hiccup's thoughts, "He said that I was one of two people that could take on the powers of an Alpha and he was obviously the second person. Though at the time you didn't have that ability and it wasn't until after you'd smashed the artefact that I could sense whatever it is in you but I don't know when I picked it up."

"Maybe you were born with it." Hiccup suggested, "Your father did say that he had the Potential and could've been a Titan. Maybe it's travelled down through your bloodline."

"Maybe." Snotlout looked at the back at of his own hand, "Though right now we should be considering something else."

He looked up at Hiccup.

"Do we tell everyone else?"

PS-Five years on and it begins again though what is actually about to happen is still unknown. Please let me know what you thought and I'll hopefully update soon.