Okay, so here is chapter 1.
The main thing I'm trying to get across in this story is Stoick's emotions for Hiccup. Stoick loves his family very much, but he is a true Viking, and not just that he's also the chief, so he has high expectations for Hiccup and when Hiccup can live up to those expectations, he get really disappointed. He's torn between being a father, and being a chief. The same thing is happening in this story. His son, his only son, and the last of his family betrayed him and the village by choosing to side with the dragons. This cuts Stoick even deeper, outside of the betrayal of the village because Valka was also taken by the dragons and Stoick also sees it as Hiccup betraying his mother as well.
I'm trying really really hard to convey everything that Stoick is feeling, I want you guys as you're reading this to be able to see and experience yourself all the emotions Stoick is going through. Even as he's grieving he still has a village to lead and is being torn by the need to grieve his loss and to move on so that he can lead his village as he has been. Some of the inspiration in Stoick's grieving and his being torn between being weak and being strong, comes from my own father's grieving after my grandfather passed away a few years ago.

So let me know how ya'll like the story, and some constructive criticism on how I'm writing Stoick.

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-Chapter 1-
The ship had just pulled up to the docks, Sails torn, part of the ship itself was missing, and scorch marks everywhere. Only about half the crew that had left Berk weeks previous had returned, "Where are the other ships?" One Viking asked as the other injured Vikings disembarked from the ship. "You don't want to know" Spitelout responded. Stoick sighed from exhaustion and frustration at yet another failed attempt to find the dragon's nest. "Well I trust you found the nest at least?" Gobber asked, "Not even close" replied "Ah, excellent" Gobber spoke trying to lighten Stoick's somber mood. "I hope you had a little more success than me." Gobber paused, not sure how to break the news to Stoick "well…" Stoick turned to look back at Gobber. "Well?"

Suddenly a group of villagers rushed up all excited
"Congratulations Stoick! Everyone is so relieved!"
"Out with the old and in with the new right!"
"No one will miss that old nuisance!"
"The village is throwing a party to celebrate!"

Stoick is shocked and both surprised and upset by the villager's attitude. Sure Hiccup can be a pain, but to celebrate like this? He hoped his assumptions were wrong, he turned to Gobber. "He's…..Gone?"
He prayed to the Gods that he was wrong, but one look at Gobber's face told him otherwise. "No" we whispered brokenly "Not my son not my son." "Stoick-"Gobber started but was interrupted by Stoick's yelling "HICCUP!" He ran off searching the village high and low, "HICCUP!"

He bust opened the door to his house, "Hiccup! Please, please be here!" He threw open the door to Hiccup's room and stopped breathing heavily. 'No, no, no. Please Gods no.' He collapsed to his knees sobbed brokenly, that's how Gobber found him. Silent tears fell down his face as well. He placed a comforting hand on Stoick's broad shoulder. He didn't have to look around to know what had caused his longtime friend so much pain because he already knew. It was the same thing that had caused him the same pain when he had found it.

Hiccup's room was in a state of near disaster. All the drawings that had previously littered the walls were gone. Hastily torn off, clothes were missing; the furs on his bed were gone. Charcoal sticks and journals missing. Hiccup had run away, and they didn't know when or how. "Stoick, I'm so sorry" "I did this" "No, this wasn't your fault." They both knew Gobber's words were a lie. Stoick was well aware of the fact that he neglected Hiccup and didn't listen to him "how long?" "A couple of weeks, I came looking for him when he didn't show up for dragon training."

Stoick rose back up to his feet. He took a few deep breaths. He forced back the pain and the anger, buried it deep inside the same as he did when his wife was carried off by those devils. He was chief. He would not loose himself to grief. He had the entire village depending on him and he needed to be strong. "I don't get it though, why he ran away now. He was doing so great in training." "What?" Stoick asked confused. "Yea, I was the strangest thing. At first he was terrible, but then he started getting better. And not just better, he was the best! Even better than Astrid." His son? His little Hiccup better than the Hofferson girl? "He was chosen Stoick, by the elder to kill the Monstrous Nightmare." "Seriously?" His voice was full of pride at the thought of his son being chosen over the other teens to kill his first dragon in front of the whole village. Gobber nodded "he had this way with the beasts; it was like nothing you'd ever seen before. He was finally popular in the village. He was constantly being warmed by his new fans!" "Then why?" He looked around the room "why would he run away when he was finally doing something right?"

Gobber shook his head "I don't know, I checked his room at the forge and it was emption out too." Stoick started to tear through what was left of the Hiccup's room "there has to be something Gobber! Hiccup wouldn't just leave for no reason!" Stoick tossed and slammed through the room before Gobber grabbed him and began holding him in place. "I checked already, there's nothing Stoick! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! "Stoick sagged, his grief beginning to overtake him again. "I've lost everything Gobber, first Valka, now Hiccup." Gobber's heart broke all over again. He didn't speak. After all, what could he say that could ease the pain of a lost loved one?

There was nothing to be said. Only time could help ease Stoick's pain. But he would be here for him. Just like he was when Valka was lost, He would support Stoick as he grieved the loss of his only child. Stoick was his best friend and like a brother to him and he'd be damned before he allowed his stubborn friend try and shoulder this burden alone.

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All of my chapters are going to be pretty short, because of this im going to try and update more often. Not everyday, but im going to try and aim for atleast once a week, and because each chapter is so short im going to try and update more than one chapter at a time. For example. Right now, ive got 5 chapters written out, I'm going to have them all typed up before I upload this story, so that I can try and get all five chapters uploaded at once. I'm not saying I'll upload five chapters every time, but im going to try and make it so that I atleast upload two or 3 minum every time.

Hope you all like what I got so far!