Author's Notes

So, I know that it has been a while, but I have finally been able to get back to this story as well. I hope you all enjoy this installment, as well as forgive me for the lateness of my update.

Chapter 2: Kindred Spirits

Jack stared at the new arrivals in utter shock. As if waking up as a dragon wasn't enough of a system shock already, now he had to contend with a young boy and dragon. Both of which seemed capable of seeing him.

'This is so not good.' Jack softly warbled. Much to his surprise, the black dragon underneath the boy had not only heard what he said, but could understand and respond.

'What's not good?' the black dragon questioned as he slowly edged forward.

Jack's crystalline blue eyes widened as the dragon approached. Suddenly feeling extremely vulnerable to attack, Jack began to flail harder. He wanted, no needed to get back on his feet and off his back.

"Whoa easy there, we aren't going to hurt you." The boy called out as he slid off the black dragons back. Crouching down he held out his hands showing that he was unarmed and meant no harm. Though Jack knew it was a sign of peace, it did nothing to calm his need to right him self.

"This isn't working, he seems even more panicked." The boy whispered, though Jack could still hear him. "Toothless, you think you can do something to calm him down?"

'Yes.' Toothless coed and then slowly walked forward. Instincts had him lowering his head and sending out deep calming warbles that were inaudible to human ears. However, it wasn't his human that he was trying to sooth.

Jack instantly picked up on the tune and stopped thrashing about, much to his surprise, the sound had an instant soothing and reassuring effect on him. 'What are you doing?' he found him self asking.

Toothless chuckled, 'I'm trying to calm you down so we can help you.'

Now that was not what Jack was expecting to hear at all. The dragon had spoken, and in the same warble like tones that he himself was using. 'Help me how?' Jack asked cautiously.

'Anyway we can,' Toothless replied as he inched just a bit closer. It was a little weird to see a dragon having such a difficult time getting off their back, especially one that was uninjured. However, Toothless chalked it up to panic and decided to take a stab in the dark. 'But for starters, we could get you on your feet.'

Jack gave it a quick once over, 'That would be appreciated.' he sighed flopping his head on the ground with a defeated thump.

Perking up Toothless inched the last few steps to get to Jacks side. Once there he reached out one of his wings and shoved it under one of Jacks. Pulling up he gently he lifted the white appendage, and then while scooting closer he retracted his own wing so he was nestled right next to Jack's left shoulder.

'Alright, I'm going to push you and I want you to roll to the right while retracting your wings.' Toothless instructed.

Jack nodded the best he could, 'Alright.'

With a shove Toothless pushed all his weight into Jack. Following the instructions given him, Jack rolled over and concentrated on getting his newly acquired wing into its proper location.

It was a bit of a struggle, but Jack was finally upright and back at square one. 'Thanks for that.´ Jack warbled before standing up.

'Anytime,' Toothless sat up and gave his signature toothless smile. 'My name is Toothless and my human his Hiccup.' He explained with a gesture towards the patiently waiting boy.

Now that he calmed down Jack actually got a good look at the dragon and boy.

Toothless was the most impressive, and only dragon, Jack recalled having the pleasure of meeting. His black scales glistened with a blue hue, and his green eyes gleamed with a mischievous mirth much like that found in his own. What's more, Toothless truly lived up to his name sake. From what Jack could observe, there wasn't a single visible tooth in that grinning mouth.

Hiccup, as Toothless had explained, was clearly in that awkward teenager stage of his life. Moppy brown hair covered his forest grin eyes, which held a sort of knowledge and kindness that for an instant, Jack though he was looking into Jamie's. His body was loosing that baby fat, and his overall structure was thin and a bit lanky, but his clothes hung off his frame just enough to show that he was probably hiding a stronger build just beneath.

It wasn't until the end of his inspection did Jack spot something that had the guardian side of him kicking into overdrive. At the end of his left leg was a metal bearing rather than flesh and bone.

Without thinking Jack bound over to Hiccup. Not knowing why the dragon experienced a sudden mood swing Hiccup quickly turned his head away and threw his arms up. Toothless, who also was at a loss at the sudden change, surged forward and let out a warning growl.

Jack ignored the growl and shoved his snout up against Hiccups metal appendage. Closing his eyes he took in a deep breath and let out a mournful sigh. The action had caught both Toothless and Hiccup by complete surprise.

Hiccup gave Toothless a questioning look who responded with a shoulder shrug of his own. "Uh…hey there big guy, are you feeling alright?"

Jack raised his head and stared into Hiccup's eyes, 'What happened to your leg?' he questioned.

'What are you doing?' Toothless inquired from behind.

Jack turned to give Toothless a questioning look of his own, 'What do you mean 'what am I doing,' I'm asking if he's alright."

Toothless tilted his head in confusion, that's the second thing the white night fury has done so far that's been unusual. 'You know…he can't understand what you're saying…right?'

Now Jack was extremely confused, how could the boy not understand him? 'You and he were talking just fine a while ago.'

'We've grown accustomed to reading each other, it's not like we can really talk' Toothless explained. 'I'm a dragon after all.'

'Well I'm not a dragon.' Jack's defended. 'I'm a spirit!'

Toothless snorted and let his eyelids drop, 'A spirit?'

'Yes!' Jack roared. 'My name is Jack Frost.'

Toothless cocked his head to the side as he rolled the name over in his mind, 'Jack Frost? That's a weird name for a dragon.'

Jack rolled his eyes and growled, 'That's because I'm not a dragon! I'm the Spirit of Winter!"

'I've heard of the winter spirit before, but I've never seen him.' Toothless stood and circled Jack, sniffing while he went. 'I thought the Winter Spirit was more humanoid.'

'I am…or was!' Jack huffed in exasperation.

Hiccup, after hearing nonstop warbling for the last ten minutes, finally got fed up with being ignored. "Hey guys, as much as I enjoy hearing you guys talk all night, we really need to get back to Berk."

Nodding in agreement Toothless trotted over and lower himself just enough for Hiccup to hop on with ease. Making a few adjustments Hiccup gave his friend a gentle pat on the neck. "Alright bud, let's…"

Hiccup stopped talking and looked over at the White Night Fury. Sure enough the thing was watching him very intently. In fact if he didn't know any better, he could swear the dragon was checking to make sure that he was safely secured in the saddle. First it was inspecting his leg, and now this. It felt a little weird having a new dragon showing so much concern without him having to do anything.

In hind sight, having another dragon around who showed concern over people would be beneficial to the island. Not to mention that having another Night Fury around, despite its odd coloration, would be great. Toothless may try to hide it, but Hiccup knew that he needed another dragon like him around. However, there was a slight problem. Where would the new Night Fury stay?

Stoic had strictly forbid Hiccup from bring another dragon into the house. There was the possibility he might change his mind once he realized that it was a Night Fury, but the odds we still really low.

Asking any of the other dragon riders to house the Night Fury would cause nothing but tension and fighting amongst the group; something Hiccup really didn't want to have to deal with. There was always the option of letting it just run around the town, but there was no knowing how well the town would handle that.

Hiccup would have kept mulling over the possibilities of what to do if not for Toothless giving him a quick earflap slap back into reality.

"Was that really necessary?" Hiccup sputter as he rubbed his cheek.

Giving a nod Toothless spread his wings, tensing his leg mussels he crouched down closer to the ground. Like a spring uncoiling he leapt into the air and gave a powerful down stroke. He would of continued his ascent if not for the panic induced roar the ripped its way out of Jack throat.

Both Toothless and Hiccup quickly looked down to see Jack staring up at them with panic filled eyes. His breathing was slightly heavier, and his wings had unfurled just enough to show that he was visibly agitated.

'No…' Jack warble-roared, '…please don't go.'

There was a small part of Jack that hoped they would listen, but there was another part of him-mainly his pride-that really wished that they wouldn't. He hated to show such sad emotions, especially around people who can see him. He was the Guardian of Fun for crying out loud.

Hiccup felt his heart clench at the pathetic sound the White Night Fury made. Toothless suddenly felt something in side him click, like a switch he didn't know he had was flipped from off to on. A sudden protective instinct took over his mind in that moment, and regardless of what Hiccup wanted, that dragon was going with them.

'Oh, we're leaving.' Toothless called down. When he noticed Jack's demeanor grow sad he gave a roar to get his attention. 'Hey, don't be sad. You're coming with us!'

'What?' Jack's head shot up at the proclamation. 'But I'm a spirit, not a dragon.'

Toothless let out a deafening roar, 'I don't care!'

Jack was stunned. One minute he was a human spirit, spending years doing everything he could to befriend a Pooka. The next moment he is in the form of a dragon with another dragon wanting him around despite who he is.

Snorting at the irony Jack shook his head to get rid of the thought, 'Alright, lead the way.'

Hello everyone. I know, I adopt this story and then fall of the grid. Well I'm back and working on it. I hope you all like this rendition of Icy Terror. Have a great day! Feel free to PM, Review, or what every you feel like doing.