Hiccup: In Berk, honesty is everything. It takes a real viking to own up to his mistakes, and admit that he was wrong. Though, for every viking, this is not the easiest thing in the world due to pride, no one wants to be caught in a mistake or being wrong, so there is a sense of blaming it on the poor guy who happens to be standing next to you at the time...But secrets always have a way of coming out...one way...or another.

The familiar growls, and on the roof was all to familiar. Toothless was up early once again, wanting to go for their morning fly. Sitting up in bed, Hiccup smiled and stretched, taking a deep breath, which brought on a yawn. The sun had barely begun to rise over the horizon, but that was the way Toothless liked it. The crisp morning air, the still and silence left over by night, the sunrise on the water. He sometimes thought about asking Astrid to come with them, but he doubted waking her up so early in the morning without warning was such a good idea. He moved to the window, taking a deep breath. A smile formed on his lips, and he looked up to see Toothless peeking down over the edge of the roof at him. When he saw him looking back, he tilted his head, and gave another hop on the roof, causing flecks of dust and dirt to lightly rain down. Hiccup laughed and lightly coughed, waving his hand to clear it away.

"Alright, I get it" he laughs.

Moving back to the bed, he kneels and slides a hand around under his bed. He knew he had placed it there last night...Ah! He pulls out the familiar saddle for Toothless, sitting it up on the bed. The two had gotten back late last night, after having gone to explore the outer reaches of Berk. There was sea beyond their land, and day by day, Hiccup and Toothless were getting more curious, and itching to find out what lay beyond. He heard a slightly frustrated growl, and glanced out the window. Toothless was getting restless to get going already. Luckily, he had used the roof as a wake up call this time, rather than bouncing up and down on Hiccup's chest. He still had a few bruises from the last time. His hand lightly pressed over his chest, and he smiled. He wouldn't give this up for anything...

Toothless was bouncing off the side of the hut and the trees as Hiccup finally came out. He crouched down, wiggling his wings and lower half slightly as he prepared to pounce. Lunging forward, Hiccup placed the saddle between them just in time to protect himself from being hit head on, as the large dragon knocked him over. He seemed to purr slightly, as he nuzzled his muzzle into the side of Hiccup's neck and his shoulder. Hiccup laughed, and barely managed to push the powerful beast's head away from him.

"Ok buddy, ready to take to the skies?" he asks, sitting up slightly.

Toothless roared, hopping back, and turning in a full circle once, before placing his back to Hiccup. He looked back at him, seeming to smile, and he shifted from foot to foot impatiently. It was amusing to see the dragon so eager to get going, and Hiccup was happy to ablige. He placed the saddle on the dragon, kneeling for a moment to fasten the strap and to make sure the foot control was working in top condition. They would be in danger if it went out mid-flight, as they had seen through man trial and error of getting it to work in the first place. Inspecting his tail-piece a bit, Toothless once more gave a frustrated growl. He was more than ready to spread his wings. Since all seemed to be in order, Hiccup climbed up on his back, and clicked his prosthetic foot into place on the control. He leaned down to lightly pat the side of Toothless' neck.

"All set bud"

The dragon did not need to be told twice, opening its' massive wings, and shooting off into the sky with a force that made Hiccup's ears start to ring. The rush of air blowing at his hair and stinging his eyes enough to make them water a bit, and he closed them. There was a sort of churning in his stomach, from adrenaline and excitement, he always got when they did this. The thrill and rush of actually being on the back of a dragon, and miles above the ground or sea was one that definitely stuck with you. They leveled out, and Toothless gave a happy roar. This calmer flying allowed Hiccup to open his eyes once more, and look down at where they were. Berk was below, moving by quickly. Seemed Toothless was heading out to see, though they usually stuck close to land in the early mornings, every once in a while, they went out to see the water. This morning, it was beautiful. The sun's light reflected from it, bathing it in a warm glow, as well as the sky and clouds above.

This...was one of the best things about flying. From the ground, you could only see so much, but from the air, there were so many new scenes to behold and everything was so new. Toothless gave a little noise, and Hiccup looked down at him to see the dragon watching him a bit. He smiled, and rubbed the side of his neck again.

"I'm ok, just enjoying the view...never gets old" he says warmly.

The dragon seemed to understand, and flew down to the water. He tilted his massive body slightly to the side, dipping his wing's tip into the water. Hiccup leaned down, doing the same with his fingertips. The water lightly sprayed up against them, and his smile grew.

"Alright, show me what you got" Hiccup challenged.

Toothless roared, and straightened his body, darting up into the air once more. He headed towards a series of rocks on the side of Berk, and Hiccup held on tight. The weaved their way through, the movements precise and sharp, through lots of practice. Hiccup did not even need to really speak, as Toothless knew what to do, all he had to do, was make sure he kept up with the tail. They finally broke away from the rocks, and Hiccup laughed, sitting back and opening his arms to the rush of wind and the land that laid out before them. He gave a slight victory whoop, and Toothless answered with a loud roar. They had done a lot of training to get better, and it was paying off. He leaned back in, and took ahold of the front of the saddle once more.

"Let's see the other's top that...not even Alvin can stop us now" Hiccup mused, though it was more on the rush of the flight.

He knew the Outcasts were a threat, and nothing to trifle with. He had to be careful and on his guard, Alvin was still after him, and the dragons. Toothless did not seem to mind his little quip, and opened his mouth. A blast of his fire shot off into the clouds, and gave its' usual explosion. Hiccup looked down at Berk, wondering if they were waking anyone with their noise. It was probably a good idea to call it a morning, but Toothless still looked like he had energy to burn.

"We could check on the island for dad, make a quick round before heading home" he offered.

This seemed to be alright, for Tootless allowed himself to dive slightly closer to the island, and began to fly over it. His large eyes shifting from side to side, looking around at the view. Hiccup looked around to. The sheep were being let out to pasture, to graze. The yaks were up and moving as well to. There were no signs of anything out-of-place at the moment, and Berk was beginning to wake up as usual. A few people waved at Hiccup and Tootless as they passed, but as they flew over the forest, and the one house that stood all alone the friendliness ended. Mildew glared up at the Nightfury and his rider with disgust.

"Get that beast outa here!" he yelled, waving his stick "nothing but trouble I say!"

"Morning to you to" Hiccup said quietly, but directed Toothless back towards the village.

Toothless grumbled a bit at the older viking's words, and glared a bit now. Hiccup knew the dragon did not like the man, none of them did, and for good reason to.

"It's ok buddy, he's just not a morning person" Hiccup says with a smile, "then again, he's not an any time of day person."

Toothless gave a slight throaty dragon laugh, and they dived back down towards the village. They landed in the middle, and a few people glanced at them. Toothless did not pause to let Hiccup off, walking along back towards their home. Everything seemed to be going well this morning, that was good. He was glad that Berk was at peace for now, though as they approached home, it did not look like it was going to stay that way. Stoick was already up, and heading towards Thornado. He looked to serious to be on a casual flight.

"Oh boy...time to find out what's up"

Stoick was placing some bags on Thornado's saddle, before hopping up. He saw his son approaching, and his look softened a bit.

"Dad, what's going on?" Hiccup asked, sliding down from Toothless' back.

The chief of the village looked down at his son for a moment, as if choosing his words. With a sigh, he figured his son would find out one way or another.

"Alvin has been causing trouble north of Berk, seems he's calling for a meeting" he says.

That did not sit right with Hiccup.

"He can't be trusted" the young viking says to his father.

Stoick nods, "I have a ship following me, and with Thornado, we should be alright."

Hiccup turned towards the house, "give me like five minutes and I'll be read to-"

"Your staying here" his father says sternly.

Tootless looked between the two, as Hiccup turned to look at his father.

"What, but I have taken on Alvin plenty of times, and two dragons plus me would be better than going in alone" Hiccup protested.

Stoick took ahold of the reigns, "I won't be alone, besides, your place is here...for the academy, your friends...and for me."

Hiccup sighed. He knew his father ment that he wanted him to be safe, he would not risk Alvin getting his hands on what he wanted. Hiccup gave a slight nod to his father.

"Be safe...come home soon" he says.

Stoick nods, and pulls on the reigns, causing his dragon to take off into the air. Hiccup stood watching the form of his father fly away on the dragon. Toothless seemed to feel his nerves, and moved forward. He pushed his nose up to Hiccup's hand, and the young viking looked down at him with a warm smile.

"Don't worry buddy...everything will be alright...I hope" he sighed, there was nothing left to do now...but wait...