"Come on bud, let's go for a fly."

The large black dragon looked up sharply and the small Viking.

Hiccup, as he was known to his village, wasn't much of a Viking. Well not compared to the other Vikings in his village anyway. He was a small skinny boy. His hair brown and eyes green. He wore a long sleeved green top and brown trousers, over the green top he wore a fur vest.

Unlike everyone else in his village, Hiccup didn't focus on training and killing. Hiccup preferred to explore and invent things. He was curious about the world. His curiosity had got him into a lot of trouble in the past and, if who knew him had a guess, it would get him into a lot of trouble in the future as well.

Right now though Hiccup wasn't in any trouble. Everything was calm and peaceful on Berk.

This gave Hiccup a lot of free time and flying was how he loved to fill his time. Toothless, the large black dragon, was more than eager to help Hiccup do just that.

As soon as Hiccup climbed on Toothless' back, they were off. They flew through the air getting higher and higher, loving every second of it. The wind blew at their faces but Hiccup didn't feel a thing. The adrenaline running through Hiccups veins did not allow the young Viking to even register how cold it was.

It was autumn on Berk and the village was preparing for the long hard winter. As Hiccup looked down at the village he saw what he thought was a beautiful sight. Vikings and dragons working together and not fighting. Berk was completely unaware of the dragon and his rider who were watching them form the clouds.

Hiccup started to think about this time last year. He was still surprised that it had only been a year since he met Toothless, defeated the red death, showed the Vikings they can work with dragons and lost half a leg. Yeah Hiccup wasn't so fond of the last one but if the other option was dying well he was willing to take any mercy he could get.

As Hiccup had been thinking about the past, Toothless had kept flying. Both enjoying it too much to watch where they were flying.

Suddenly a sharp wind sent Toothless and Hiccup spinning. Hiccup yelled in surprise and Toothless seemed to make the dragon equivalent. As Hiccup tried to get back in control they dived down towards the open ocean below. Once they had stabled and where using the seas wind to glide Hiccup looked around to see where they were.

Oh great – thought Hiccup when he realised they may have flown further than they had meant too. Hiccup was struggling to look around when he realised they had flown into a storm.

Hiccup started to register the raindrops as they fell hard and fast onto his back. Hiccup hissed as he regained feeling, only to feel the rain like knives stabbing his back.

"Ok bud let's head back the way we came." Said Hiccup. Toothless nodded and made an agreeing rumbling sound.

Just as Toothless started to turn around Hiccup spotted a ship in the storm. He noticed the ship was struggling with the rough waves.

Coming from a village that used fishing boats as a main source of food, Hiccup knew the dangers of the ocean. He knew the pain families felt when members didn't come home. He had watched as hope of them returning started to fade in the family's eyes.

Because of this, when Hiccup saw boat capsize he immediately turned Toothless towards the boat.

"Come on Toothless! We have to help them!"

It took mere seconds to reach the capsized boat. As Hiccup looked down into the water he knew it was freezing. Slowly the water would sap the strength of anyone who stayed in it for too long.

Hiccup searched the water for any signs in the water, survivors or even simply the name of the vessel. Even if he couldn't save anyone Hiccup wanted to at least find the name of the ship so he could take it too his father. That way even if the ship didn't come from Berk the village it did come from would have some closure about what happened to it.

Just as Hiccup was starting to think no-one had survived he heard something! It was quiet and very easy to miss but he had heard something.

Hiccup and Toothless followed the noise. As the sound got louder Hiccup spotted them. On a piece of broken deck there was too children. A young girl and a little boy, both were crying. On either side of them, half in the water half out, was what Hiccup presumed to be the mother and father of the two children.

"Come on bud lets help them."- Toothless gave a quick nod of agreement.

Where can we take them to keep them safe though? – Thought Hiccup. Once again he scan around him.

There – Hiccup had spotted an island which could just be seen through the rain.

As he got closer to the family he called to them. "Hey. We are here to help. It is ok calm down."

The children jumped when they heard Hiccup shouting. When they looked up they saw the dragon and screamed.

"It's ok don't worry. We are here to help. Please stop screaming."

The girl, who must have been around 8 years, stopped screaming once she realised the dragon hadn't come any nearer. She looked closer and saw Hiccup riding on the dragon's back.

"It is ok we are here to help."

The girl started to relax a little. She nodded her head to show Hiccup she had heard and understood him. She then turned her attention to her younger brother. The little boy must have been around 4 years of age and was terrified by everything that had happened. The young girl started hugging and soothing the boy best she could until he stopped screaming and crying.

"Right. Let's get you guys to the nearest island."

The girl nodded in response. Hiccup took this as a good sign. He reached into his satchel, which he always carried with him, and took the coil of rope.

"Right I am going to fly over there and will drop one end of this rope to you. Once you get it, tie it to the wood. We will then drag you to the island ok?" Hiccup said the instructions as simply and as calmly as possible so not to worry the girl. She nodded her reply.

"Ok here we come. Slowly and gently please Toothless."

The dragon started moving very slowly nearer to the children. When Hiccup dropped one edge of the rope down the girl grabbed it and quickly tied it to the wood she and her brother sat on. Once Hiccup made sure it was firmly attached he got Toothless to fly towards the island.

They made slow progress so not to scare the children or loose the parents who were still unconscious. Hiccup and Toothless also had to deal with the rain which didn't seem to be letting up. Eventually they got to the island. Once close enough Hiccup got Toothless to land, he then got off the night fury and walked through the sea to the children.

"Ok now come here let's get you to safety"

The girl nodded and allowed Hiccup to pick her up. She was surprised, the boy on the dragon although was clearly older than her didn't look that strong, yet he could carry her quite easily. Hiccup the picked up the young boy, who still seemed scared, watched his sister and tried to stay calm too.

"Hey bud can I ask you to drag the other two to shore please?" A rumble told Hiccup Toothless had accepted the task.

"Come on let's find somewhere out of this rain ok?" Once again the girl nodded. Hiccup decided she must be trying to stay strong and wasn't speaking in case she started crying again.

Hiccup looked around once again to see if he could spot a decent cave. Spotting caves was easy as most islands were simply mountains with a beach around them. Once Hiccup had spotted a cave he was sure about he started walking towards it.

Once he arrived at the entrance he noticed the children had started to shiver. They must be freezing and terrified – thought Hiccup.

"Right I need to guys to wait here while I help Toothless with the adults ok?" as Hiccup said this he crouched down and put the children onto the ground. He was looking at the girl when saying this as she would be the caring for the little boy. Once again she nodded at Hiccup showing she understood.

With that Hiccup left to see how Toothless was doing. Toothless had dragged both of the adults onto the island beach. When Hiccup arrived at their sides he made sure they were both breathing. He gave a sigh of relief when he discovered they were both breathing, without difficulty. He gave Toothless a small smile and thanked the dragon.

"Right now we have to somehow get them over to the cave"

Hiccup wasn't sure how they were going to do this. Carrying/dragging two full grown Vikings on land is a lot harder than doing it on land. Luckily Hiccup didn't have to worry too much as both Vikings began to stir.

"W-what happened?"

"S-Sigrid? ... Ulf?"

Both Viking sat up quickly and began looking around. When their eyes landed on Hiccup and Toothless they froze.

"It is ok. You're safe for the time being." Hiccup was trying to stop them panicking too much. Vikings and panic did not go well together.