Hiccup sighed as he looked over Berk from the back of Toothless. The village had certainly changed over the years and mostly for the better. Nearly every Viking had their own dragon, many improvements had been made to accommodate them.
He laughed as he saw children and hatchlings chasing and playing together. Looking over Berk once again Hiccup's eyes fell on an object and he felt his happiness wash away. Stoik the Vast. No longer was he here with them in person but now in statue watching over them.
"Don't worry dad. I'll be a chef that makes you proud."
It had been two years since the Bewilderbeast and Stoik's death but it was still fresh in everyone's minds.
Hiccup took a deep breath and was about to urge Toothless to land when a high pitch shriek filled the air. It sent a shock of lightning down Hiccup's spine. He had heard the sound many times and could recognise it anywhere. It was the shriek of a diving night fury!
A shadow zooms past the pair and Hiccup snaps his head towards the creature flying above him.
"Quick Toothless. Don't let it get away."
Toothless gave a brief nod before shooting forward. As the pair gave chase the other dragon riders joined him.
Astrid and Stormfly where the first.
"Was that a night fury?"
Hiccup couldn't get the grin off his face.
"Yeah! We finally get to see another one!"
The pair were quickly joined by Valka and Cloudjumper before the other riders caught up.
The group continued to chase the black blur around Berk until it landed on an island a short flight away from the village.
Hiccup was sure he saw it look back at them before entering a cave.
The group quickly landed. All the riders jumped off their dragons. Snotlout spoke as the others began walking towards the cave.
"W-we aren't going in there after it are we?"
Hiccup looked over his shoulder at his cousin.
"Of course we are Snotlout. This is the first night fury besides Toothless."
"You know it could simply be in there waiting to attack us as soon as we're close enough."
Fishlegs voiced his concern. Valka quickly replied.
"Didn't you see? She never tried to lose us whilst we followed her and the way she looked over her shoulder at us before entering. She wanted us to follow her. Also if she was aggressive in any way our dragons would have stopped us by now."
Fishlegs relaxes a little whilst Hiccup looks surprised.
"She? How do you know it's a female?"
Hiccup couldn't hide the excitement in his voice. Valka laughs.
"Well when she landed I was able to get a good look at her structure. In any dragon species females tend to be slimmer the males and had longer wings. Makes them faster, allows them to protect their hatchlings and hunt more successfully whilst the male is away."
Hiccup nods before entering the cave. The others quickly follow them. The dragons light the way until they reach the back of the cave.
Hiccup is surprised when they get to the back of the cave without seeing any sign of the night fury. Instead in the back wall is a door, slightly open.
Hiccup looks at Astrid who shrugs and Valka who give him an encouraging nod. Hiccup takes a deep breath before pushing the door open.
As the door swings open the riders see a circular room. Hiccup takes a step inside and see many doors just like the one he opened. Next to his where three other doors, then another door stood separate on the other side.
"So what now?"
Before any of the other riders could answer Hiccup spotted the end of a night fury's tail disappear through the door separated from the rest. Hiccup quickly follows and rushes through the door. He quickly scans the room but can't see any sort of hint of where the dragon is hiding.
"Where's the night fury?"
"Ah! It's Autumn!"
Hiccup looked down to see two females stood in front of a column of seats. Sat in a few of the seats sat a humanoid rabbit, a humanoid humming bird, a little yellow man who looked like he was made of sand, a large man who was as least as big as Stoik but had white hair and beard and a white haired boy who looked a little younger then himself.
"Hello? Hiccup? You coming to sit down or you just going to stare at my other guests?"
Hiccup once again looked at the females, unsure of which one spoke.
"Err…"
The white haired girl, laughs before running up the stairs at him.
"Come on. Let's get you to your seats before I explain everything."
Hiccup finds himself being pulled towards a column of seats to the right of the other group.
Suddenly the young white haired male spoke up.
"Woah, woah, woah. Hang on they have dragons! As in real life, living, fire breathing dragons!"
The albino turned towards the male.
"Yes Jack they have dragons. So what?"
The male, Jack, looked shocked.
"B-but they don't exist. They are legends! Myths! As is not REAL!"
Hiccup gave a short sharp "ha" and heard the other riders making similar sounds. The girl simply rolled her eyes before responding.
"Says Jack Frost! Who hangs out with Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy and The Sandman. Really Jack?"
Hiccup watched as Jack's cheeks reddened.
"Err… I guess you've got a point."
Hiccup heard the other female chuckle as, the apparent host, continued to lead them down the stairs to the seats. As the white haired girl reached the bottom she turned to them.
"Please choose any seat in this section."
Soon they were all sat at the edge so to stay near their dragons, which couldn't fit between the rows.
"Ah now that would be a problem."
Hiccup watched as she came closer to Toothless, who was the closest dragon to her.
"Now let's see…"
The white haired girl gently touched one of her fingers to the middle of Toothless head. Hiccup was surprised that he hadn't growled or leaned away from her.
Suddenly Toothless began to shrink. Hiccup let out a startled noise before jumping out of his seat. The girl had taken a step back from Toothless, but was still watching him.
"WHAT HAPPENING TO HIM?"
Hiccup could hear the panic in his own voice. The panic didn't disappear as Toothless got smaller and smaller, until he was around the same height as Hiccup.
Everyone was staring at the transforming dragon with expressions of horror or wonder, except the two girls stood in front of the two groups.
Soon Toothless stopped shrinking, Hiccup began to relax a little, then his scales started disappearing and changing to the colour of skin. Soon all Hiccup and the others could see was two large black wings and tail.
Hiccup took a hesitant step forward.
"T-toothless?"
The wings moved slightly but Hiccup was more shocked by the voice that replied.
"H-h-hic-c-cup?"
The voice sounded deep, gruff and a little unsure like it hadn't been used for a long time. A couple of coughs later and the voice could be heard again but this time it wasn't as gruff and had some confidence could be heard.
"Hiccup?"
Hiccup gulped, still not being able to see around the wings.
"Y-yeah… Yes Toothless?"
Hesitant laughter filled the air before it got slowly stronger. Pure happiness could be heard in the laughter.
Suddenly the large black wings folded as they would when Toothless wasn't flying. Everyone gasped.
The wings were now attached to the back of a male human. This human had long, wild, jet black hair. He stood a couple of inches taller than Hiccup.
The plain black t-shirt didn't hide any of the muscles concealed underneath. Black trousers completed the outfit but they didn't restrict the tail gently swishing across the floor behind them. The mechanical tail reaching up the tail but stopping at his waist, the saddle apparently becoming a belt.
Hiccup stood shocked, staring at the half dragon, half human in front of him.
"Toothless?"
His voice came out as a whisper but had an immediate response. The dark haired male in front of him smiled and gave a small wave.
"Hi Hiccup."
Hiccup took another step towards the males and reached out his hand. Toothless also raised one of his newly formed hands and touched it to Hiccup's.
Hiccup finally made eye contact with the male as lost his breath as the acid green eyes with cat like pupils looking back at him. He had stared into these eyes so many times and now, even though they were smaller than normal, he easily recognised them.
"Toothless."
This time the name didn't pass Hiccup's lips as a question but as recognition.
"Yeah, it's me."
A smile soon spread across Hiccup's face and was matched by Toothless as the two males moved closer to each other, embracing in a hug.
The sound of someone clearing their throat caught everyone's attention before the question was asked.
"So who's next?"
