Because I received some positive response to the first chapter, I decided to publish the 2nd one on Tuesday. I will then continue publishing it every Saturday as planned. The good news is that I have 5 chapters ready so no problem with waiting. Hopefully I will start the 6th chapter soon enough. There are already over 20k words in the story and I hope for more.

Started writing the chapter before publishing the first one. Anyway, just wanted to state again that HTTYD characters, script and movie (and everything else) belongs to DreamWorks Pictures and affiliated companies. The presenter is also not mine, but a character of Disney Studios. They have all the rights on the characters. The only thing I own here is their reactions. Admittedly, some of them may sound close to what the other fanfics offered - in that case I apologize in advance because I wouldn't be doing that on purpose. Have fun.

[ Opening credits roll, followed by a shot of the village of Berk in the daytime ]

Villagers were shocked to see Berk looking so...different. It looked more heavily infrastructured and fortified.

'Must be those damned beasts'-though many villagers, including Stoick.

Hiccup:This... is Berk. The best kept secret this side of, well, anywhere. Granted, it may not look like much, but this wet heap of rock packs more than a few surprises.

Hearing Hiccup's voice (it may have changed in 5 years, but it was still distinguishable among many) was even more surprising. He was the Chief's son, true, but why would HE talk? He was probably the most un-Viking-like person in their village. If someone had to talk, that would be Stoick, the real leader of men.

[On a cluster of sheep, hiding nervously between buildings as shadows of passing dragons race by. The group moves as one, receding into a shadowy alley, pushing one sheep out into the light. It's suddenly snatched and carried into the air!]

Some villagers grumble and shoot disgruntled looks towards the dragons. They, to be fair, look indifferent to the glares they are getting. The teens, however, noticed that the sheep was 'marked'. They wondered why.

Hiccup: Life here is amazing, just not for the faint of heart. See, where most folks enjoy hobbies like whittling or needlepoint, we Berkians prefer a little something we like to call-

[WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH! A wash of vibrant colors blurs by. Dragons Barrel past at a dizzying speed. Their riders swipe, kick, and roll into one another while they weave neck in neck between the houses, docks, and revamped structures of Berk.]

Hiccup: DRAGON RACING!

The movie stopped because everyone was shouting at once.

Riding a dragon? What kind of sorcery is this? Who is responsible for such havoc? Where was the Chief? Surely he would not let such atrocity happen!

Eventually, seeing that movie won't continue until they sat down and quieted, they decided to check what would happen further.

Fishlegs: WHOOOOOOO!

Everyone looked at cowering 'legs like at a crazy hillbilly. His parents looked furious:

"Fishlegs Ingerman! What are you doing on that...that thing!"

Poor 'legs looked smaller than Hiccup now. Speaking of devil, Chief's son decided to come to his rescue:

"Mr. & Mrs. Ingerman, I am sure there is a logical explanation to this. As you can see, this happens 5 years into the future, so there is no need to be angry at your son. Instead, look at how your son has grown. Surely you must be proud?"

Everyone was shocked by this response. Hiccup was knowns for sarcastic remarks, not clear and concise talks. Hiccup was surprised even more so. He often had problems with self-esteem and rarely stood up for himself. Yet he just went and helped Fishlegs. Mind you, the latter never teased him so he guessed it came as a protection for his...friend. That sounded quite strange, because the only person he could call a friend in Berk would be Gobber. And even that would be a stretch.

Fishlegs' parents said nothing in return and sat back into their seats. So did everyone else.

[Fishlegs, now 20 and even larger, rides his Gronckle, Meatlug, who carries the sheep in her claws, until Snotlout, also 20, but every bit as juvenile, and his Monstrous Nightmare, Hookfang, side-check them steal their sheep.]

When villagers saw themselves cheering, they looked dumbfounded. 'Definitely a sorcery'.

Snotlout: Oh, I'm sorry, Fishlegs! Did you want that?

"Aha! That's me! Do you see me?"-Snotlout exclaimed, but only noticed disapproving glares. He sat down and looked at his peers. They looked...impressed. Including Astrid. That was enough for Snotlout to endure any scolding.

[Fishlegs glares at Snotlout.]

Fishlegs: Snotlout! That's mine!

[Snotlout falls back toward Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who lag on their Hideous Zippleback, Barf and Belch.]

"We also got a dragon!"-said Ruffnut.

"Cool!"-her brother replied. And they smashed their helmets together.

Snotlout: Here ya go, babe.

[With a chivalrous grin, Snotlout tosses the sheep to Ruffnut. She snatches it with a sneer and a grumble.]

Snotlout: Did I tell you that you look amazing today? 'Cause you do.

The teens all looked at Snotlout with shock. The said viking also thought something was wrong. How could he move on from Astrid? She became even more beautiful than he imagined! Astrid, for her part, smirked:

"At least you got past your obsessive crush"

Snotlout tried to flirt:

"Don't you love my muscles in 5 years time, babe? I was always handsome, but now I look amazing! I am sure so do you, of course!"

"...and there goes my lunch up the throat."

Ruffnut, in the meantime, looked revolted by Snotlout's attention.

"Hey Snotlout, I don't know why you are doing this in the future, but I want you to stop, NOW!"

"Hey, if you can take my sister, be my guest. Better for me."-Tuff said, before receiving a punch in the face from his sister.

The movie resumes.

Ruffnut: (Disgusted) Ugh. Come on, Barf. It's starting to stink around here.

[Barf starts to peel off, spewing gas. Tuffnut mocks Snotlout with a mugging grin.]

Tuffnut: Nope. Still hates you. Let's blow this place, Belch! Alright!

[Belch ignites the gas, sparking a flashy explosion, and leaving Snotlout behind in the smoke. As they rush past the main bleachers, Ruffnut drops her sheep into one of five baskets suspended over a chasm at the lap crossing. Each backboard bears an image of its corresponding dragon. The Barf/Belch basket filled to the brim with sheep. Presiding over the game, Stoick turns to the frenzied crowd.]

"Cool!"-the twins said together. They looked like winning this race!

"Stoick is here!"-many vikings exclaimed. They were surprised that their Chief was perfectly fine with having dragons on Berk, let alone dragon racing!

Chief looked frazzled himself. He could not believe that this was happening! What happened that changed everything? It is only 5 years in the future! His ancestors' ways stayed with them for centuries!

The teens, in the meantime, were enjoying seeing their future selves happy.

Stoick: Ha-ha! That's nine for the Twins, Astrid lags with three, and Fishlegs and Snotlout trail with NONE!

"Seriously, Snotlout? You are letting them win?"-Hofferson said, before turning to twins-"No wonder you are leading!"

Astrid was frustrated. She WANTED to win the race. Does not matter whether in the future or not, winning was in her blood. She had to prove that Clan Hofferson was still the most fearless of them all.

"Hey, don't look at us"-Tuffnut replied-"It is in the future, and no one asked Snotlout to help us. Not that we mind."-he grinned and high-fived his sister.

[Stoick eyes an empty basket at the far end, its backboard painted with an image of Toothless.]

Stoick: And Hiccup is... nowhere to be found. Hmmm.

Gobber: Scared him off with the big talk, didn't ya, Stoick?

"Hmm, never seen that kind of a dragon before. Could it be... Does Hiccup ride a Night Fury?"-Fishlegs cried. All vikings were shocked. It was not their first surprise of the night, nor would it be the last, but it was definitely one of the bigger surprises. He may have been Stoick's son, but he was far from a viking.

Hiccup looked amazed himself. He looked to the left side of the theatre, and saw a Night Fury, eyeing him curiously. Hiccup immediately pushed himself back.

Teens looked at him with amazement. Hiccup was a dragon rider, and of a Night Fury! Fishlegs looked like he met his idol, the twins had their mouths wide open, Astrid looked impressed (Hiccup's heart jumped at this) and even his cousin Snotlout could not even say anything.

Gobber was quietly whispering to Stoick:

"Stoick, surely that "big talk" wasn't what I think it was, was it? The lad is only 20!"

"I know, Gobber, I am surprised myself. Let's finish watching this future, and then see what happens."

[WHACK! Snotlout, still smoldering from the blast, gets clipped from behind. Astrid, rolls in, astride Stormfly, spirited and competitive as ever, and beautiful despite herself.]

Now it was other teens' turn to look at her, amazed. Astrid uncharacteristically blushed, looking at her future self. She turned out to be alright, if the looks her peers were giving was any consolation. Hiccup's heart was beating twice as fast as before, and even Fishlegs and Tuffnut looked star-struck. Snotlout was having a hard time finding words (not that he had them when looking at Hiccup before). Ruffnut looked a bit jealous at the attention Astrid was getting.

In fact, the whole village was loudly talking about it.

"The Hofferson girl turned out to be something!"

"She really is the best of the bunch!"

"How about a union with my son?"-Spitelout's voice was heard.

"Better than what my wife looked like when younger" (the viking in question received a slap from his wife)

Even Silent Sven was trying to make human sounds.

Gobber smirked and turned to Stoick:

"Would you not want to have Astrid as your daughter-in-law, eh, Stoick?"-the blacksmith said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"I have to admit I am impressed by her, since she looks to be a great viking, but let's be honest here - Hiccup is out of her league."

"I am sure your son would appreciate your faith in him"-came a deadpanned reply.

Astrid: What are you doing, Snotlout?! They're going to win now!

Snotlout: She's my princess! Whatever she wants, she gets!

Astrid: Ruffnut?! Didn't she try to bury you alive?!

Snotlout: Only for a few hours!

"Astrid, I swear, I have no idea what I am doing there! I was cursed, I am sure! Please believe me!"-Snotlout exclaimed. Astrid smiled wickedly in return.

"You know what? I am fine with it. In fact, I am jumping inside! As long as you stop bothering me, everything is cool. Thor must have had mercy on me."

Hiccup: (V.O.) Dragons used to be a bit of a problem here. But that was five years ago. Now, they've all moved in. And, really, why wouldn't they?

[The racers chase each other through a sprawling hangar and into a vast cave, teeming with colorfully painted dragon stables. They exit through the far side and circle back through the village, blasting past many of its dragon-friendly additions.]

Vikings started listening again, hoping to understand what is going on.

Hiccup: (V.O.) We have custom stables... all-you-can-eat feeding stations... a full service dragon wash... Even top-of-the-line fire prevention, if I do say so myself.

[In the village, a baby Gronckle sneezes, accidentally setting one of the Viking houses aflame. Astrid peels away from the other dragon racers, and yanks open a spout on the overhead network of aqueducts, dousing the flames with a surge of water. Back to Stoick, amused as he watches the racers round the island, searching for sheep. He turns to Gobber and nods.]

"Wow!"- was all that could be heard by the villagers. Berk changed so much! And, seemingly, for the better! Who knew those beasts could actually be tamed and controlled!

Dragons also looked impressed by this. No more fighting the villagers for food! But what about the Red Queen? What happened to her?

Stoick: It's time, Gobber.

Gobber: Righty-ho! (Aloud, to the crowd) Last lap!

[A horn sounds. The racers all turn to each other, excited.]

Even the vikings in the theatre looked to be enjoying the racing. Better than Regatta, that's for sure! They were starting to cheer either for the twins (who could believe it?!) or Astrid (including the teens, bar the twins themselves).

Astrid: The Black Sheep! Come on, Stormfly! We can still win this thing!

Ruffnut: Come on, Barf!

Tuffnut: Let's go!

Fishlegs: Go, Meatlug!

[Gobber loads the Black Sheep onto a catapult.]

Astrid: Whooo-hooo!

Tuffnut: Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Gobber: (To the Black Sheep) This is your big moment. Have a nice flight!

[He pulls the trigger, launching the Black Sheep into the air. Astrid spots it and steers Stormfly into a steep climb toward it.]

Astrid: Up, up, up!

Astrid was getting excited! She was almost there!

[In a flash, Fishlegs and Meatlug fly in and nab the sheep.]

"I can't believe it! I lost to Fishlegs? On a Gronckle?"

"Looks like I am better than you are."-Fishlegs said, smug. He quickly wiped a smile off his face when he saw Astrid giving him her "death glare".

Astrid: NO!

Fishlegs: YES! Good job, Meatlug!

[Fishlegs tosses his captured prize to Ruffnut.]

Fishlegs: Here you go, darling! Mine's worth ten!

"What? I also like Ruffnut? What is happening here?"

Astrid was absolutely seething, to the delight of the twins. They rarely won any competition against the Hofferson girl, and to do it at dragon racing was wicked!

Hiccup was not concerned about it much, though. He asked Fishlegs:

"You called your dragon "Meatlug"?"

Fishlegs looked surprised by the question, before answering hesitantly:
"Hmm, I guess I did. I like it." He then tried to find his Meatlug among the dragons. It was sitting in the first row, looking at him with...care? 'I must be dreaming'-thought 'legs.

Ruffnut: Yeah! The Black Sheep!

Astrid: (To Snotlout) You guys are fighting for Ruffnut?!

Ruffnut: I'm totally winning!

Fishlegs: We're winning together!

[She rams Barf into Meatlug, sending Fishlegs into an uncontrolled spin. He slams into Snotlout, sending their dragons tumbling head over tail. The crowd goes wild.]

"Seriously? We give you sheep and you do THAT?"-Fishlegs asked, unhappy. Snotlout also looked miffed.

Snotlout: Oh, no!

Ruffnut: Whoo-hoo! No one can stop me now!

Tuffnut: Except for me. We're attached, genius! Quit trying-

[He grabs at the sheep. Ruffnut fights back, inciting a tug-of-war.]

Ruffnut: Hey!

Tuffnut: -to steal all my glory!

For the first time in a few minutes, the village looked unsurprised. Twins fighting each other was so common people expected it at least a few times a day.

[Astrid and Stormfly fly toward them. Astrid stands on Stormfly's back, keeping her balance.]

Stoick: Get 'em, Astrid!

"Ooh, cheering for Astrid, aren't you, Stoick?"-Gobber asked, suggestively. The whole village also looked surprised that their Chief was not neutral in this race.

Astrid looked proud that the Chief himself was cheering for her. She must have done great things in the future. Will do. Will have done.

Tuffnut: It's MY glory!

Ruffnut: Always ruining EVERYTHING!

Tuffnut: NO SHEEP, NO GLORY!

[Astrid leaps off of Stormfly, runs up Belch's spindly neck, and plucks the Black Sheep from the Twins' hands.]

Astrid: Gotcha! Ha-ha!

[She tumbles through the air onto Stormfly, sticking a perfect landing, the Black Sheep in hand.]

"Yes!"-Astrid jumped, pumping her fist. She was delighted. Now just to finish the race!

Vikings, in the meantime, looked impressed with her dragon riding skills.

Tuffnut: Whoa!

Ruffnut: Astrid!

Stoick: Well played! Ha, ha, ha! (To the crowd) That's my future daughter-in-law!

Silence. For the first time since the start of the future, silence. You could hear a pin drop. Hiccup marrying Astrid? The runt of the litter getting the most beautiful and skilled young viking in Berk? Unbelievable.

Astrid and Hiccup both blushed. The latter was over the moon, probably over Valhalla too. He couldn't believe it! What happened that made...this, happen?

Hofferson, in the meantime, tried to compose herself. Maybe the Chief was just exaggerating. Or it was in the heat of the moment. She never hated the Chief's son, but she found him incapable of doing anything and as such decided to ignore him. Surely she could not have fallen in love, especially with him? She wanted to cleanse the Hofferson reputation first!

Snotlout and the rest of the twins also looked like fish on land. The former could not believe his useless cousin got the girl before he did!

Gobber smirked at Stoick. Chief just rolled his eyes and turned his head back to the screen. He was elated inside, though.

Fishlegs: Whoo-hoo!

[Back to Astrid on Stormfly, eyeing the fast-approaching finish line, unaware as Fishlegs suddenly rams Meatlug into Stormfly, sending Astrid off-course. She recovers and sees Snotlout flying headlong toward her, war hammer cocked, aiming at Astrid.]

Snotlout: Uh, excuse me!

Astrid: Stormfly!

[Snotlout hurls his hammer. Astrid ducks and rolls Stormfly out of the way. The hammer catches Fishlegs in the face with a CLANG. The crowd collectively winces.]

Crowd: Oh!

"Hey, what was that?"-Fishlegs asked, clearly miffed that his future self will get a hammer in the face. He was ignored due to other conversation, though.

"I am sorry, Astrid! You know I would never do that! I told you I am cursed! And I bet I know who did it! Hiccup!"-Snotlout pointed his finger at the Chief's son.

"I can barely lift a sword, and yet you expect me to curse a great warrior like you?"-Hiccup asked sarcastically. It was lost on his cousin though.

"Then, you must have attacked me when I was sleeping. Typical Hiccup! Couldn't handle me doing excellent with Astrid, and cursed me to fall in love with Ruffnut AND attack Astrid. In fact, I am sure you cursed Astrid too! No way would she fall in love with YOU!"

Astrid looked back and forth at Hiccup and Snotlout with an observant look. She was almost certain Snotlout was spouting nonsense (as usual), but it WAS strange. Then again, riding dragons was also something "unexpected", to say the least.

"I swear, I would never curse anyone! Even if I knew how! Please, you gotta believe me."-he added the last part, looking at Astrid in particular. Hofferson girl said nothing.

Stoick decided to interrupt their conversation:

"Alright, that's enough! I am sure we will find out more about what happened later. No need to blame anyone!"

The teens relaxed, though Snotlout still looked murderous. Hiccup decided to slide down his seat.

[Astrid and Stormfly recover from their roll, loop over the water, and they blast past the finish line, dunking the Black Sheep into their basket! ASTRID WINS!]

Stoick: That's thirteen! Astrid takes the game!

[A shot shows two white sheep in the basket staring surprised at the Black Sheep's bottom]

[The crowd comes unhinged. Astrid flies over the crowd, basking in her victory.]

Astrid: Yeah! Ooh-ooh!

"I won! I won!"-Astrid exclaimed. Twins rolled their eyes, used to this. Snotlout tried to congratulate her, but Hiccup beat him to it, saying:

"Congratulations, Astrid, great racing."-with a smile. Astrid couldn't help but give a small smile of her own.

Hiccup: (V.O.) Yep. Berk is pretty much perfect. All of my hard work has paid off. And it's a good thing, too, because with Vikings on the backs of dragons, the world just got a whole lot bigger.

'So it WAS Hiccup!'

Villagers all looked at the Chief's son, who tried to duck behind his seat, only to be yanked by Astrid. He sent her a quick glare (which she returned with a smirk) and look back at Berkians. He was worried most of them would hate him, but not many did. Mildew did, admittedly, but when was he ever friendly? Maybe a few more of "traditional" vikings, but others looked with curiosity and interest. Some even looked with adoration.

It was his father's reaction Hiccup was looking for. He was worried his father would be disappointed with him. So imagine his surprise (and joy) when the Chief looked at him with the eyes that said: 'I am proud of you, son.'

The teens also looked at Hiccup with a mixture of amazement and adoration. From the runt of the litter to the world-changer. And in 5 years!

"Your son may be different, Stoick, but I reckon it is a good different."-Gobber whispered to the Chief. The latter could only nod.

The dragons also looked at Hiccup with shock. So there were good humans, after all. Night Fury, even without knowing his rider well, straightened his posture and looked at the dragons with a pride. The dragons also looked happy because they knew that something must have happened with the Red Queen. What, though?

"Ahem, excuse me, the triangle guy. Could you show me where the bathroom is? Cause I have something in my skivvies I need to remove."-Gobber said loudly, hoping for a response. And response he got.

Response of a disgust. Older vikings were used to this so they just rolled their eyes (Stoick included). Younger vikings, including the teens, looked disgusted. Hiccup looked clearly unaffected. Astrid asked him:

"Are you not disgusted?"

"Oh, I am, but I have been his apprentice for almost 10 years. I am afraid I have heard, and seen, unimaginable things that still haunt my nightmares!"-the teens were laughing but this point.

"Hey! Look who is talking, fishbone!"-Gobber retorted, good-naturedly.

"At least I am not a meathead!"

"What did you call me?"

"So much earwax inside your ears? I said M-E-A-T-H-E-A-D!"-Hiccup replied with a smile. Teens looked surprised that usually reserved boy would suddenly banter with the blacksmith. Villagers also looked intrigued, while Stoick was feeling downcast. His son had a better relationship with Gobber, than with him, by the looks of it. He hoped this would change later though.

"Alright, alright. I am here. Bathroom, you said? I guess you could use some rest. 10 minutes for you to do your business with the skivvies and for others to talk, walk around and take some refreshments behind the theatre. Alright, have fun!"

And on this note villagers (and dragons) got up from their seat to mingle. And they had some mingling to do, that's for sure.

Well, that is the first part done. I wanted to keep Hiccup's appearance for the 2nd part. Now, my favorite scene is between Hiccup and Astrid when their relationship is shown in full. It will be heavily "reacted" by the watchers. I will also put the first piece of the 2nd part for mingling. People and dragons communicating (no dragon talking with words, though, sorry.) and bothering Hiccup, no doubt.

Also, if you feel you don't understand their reactions, characters and events (Astrid about clan Hofferson reputation, Mildew, Silent Sven, Regatta and a few others) then you should watch Dreamworks:Dragons. I especially loved Race To The Edge seasons. All 6 seasons. I did that to understand the characters better and I feel that I am perfectly capable of mimicking them now. And the seasons are actually good, so watch it, I am sure you will like it. I know I did.

I hope you can see where I am going with the reactions. The teens slowly bonding, Hiccup and Astrid in particular. Stoick also mending his relationship with Hiccup will be here, and that is without talking about dragons, who will be heavily included in the next parts. If you want anything else, tell me. I, for one, want to add Gothi too, Spitelout, Mildew, Silent Sven, Bucket, Mulch, Gustav and others into the part. If you feel they are not needed, then that will be fine. I want to include them though. The TV series watchers will understand.

Also, I wanted to say that I do not believe Hiccup was abused in Berk. Some people believe it and I respect their opinion, of course. I never read the books (nor do I want to) so I don't know whether the bullying part came from there or just an intuition, but I believe books are not part of DreamWorks Dragons franchise. DreamWorks toned it down on purpose and I feel that Hiccup was just considered a disappointment by vikings, not more. He was still Chief's son, and Stoick was well-respected, so Hiccup was just either ignored or looked at with disappointed faces by vikings. Among the teens, Astrid ignored Hiccup (though they could have been friends when younger, that part could also fit in, suit yourself), Fishlegs never personally went against our hero, but rather supported twins and Snotlout to make sure he is not the next target. Twins would be more of a mocking type, while Snotlout was the only physical guy here, and even then, attacking rarely, because his cousin's father was the Chief and Spitelout most likely warned him not attack Hiccup. As for Stoick, I can really see he loved his son. Very much. But being a boar-headed viking that he is, he would never listen and as such would be also disappointed with the boy. But love was always there.

Now that is out of the way. The purpose of my rant was to explain if you feel that their bonding is getting (not that we got there yet- not even close) too easy. Just wanted to warn those who like darker version of the story. I read plenty of fanfics about abuse (is it called Hiccup!whump, or something? I honestly have no idea.) and found them really interesting, but do not share the same view on HTTYD.

If you have any questions to ask, don't hesitate to do so. I will be posting my replies either in the chapters, or via PM. Up to you.

And lastly, there is never enough disclaimers. So, here it goes:
HTTYD characters, script and movie (and everything else) belongs to DreamWorks Pictures and affiliated companies. The presenter is also not mine, but a character of Disney Studios. They have all the rights on the characters. I am sure you know who he is, by know. Until then, take care.