Once again, like he has every day, Fergus goes to stand and wait for the boy to show up. He got a message back from Stoic just one month from the day he sent it out. That with one or two weeks to spare before everyone else got there, his son would come and take part. And supposed to be on a dragon. He doubted that, but even if he did, that may just give him the edge he needs to win Merida's hand. And then call it off so that she can find love on her own time when she is ready.

"Fergus what are you doing? You have been coming up here every day for most of the day. Just what are you waiting on?"

Turning to see Eleanor walking toward him, Fergus smiled as he sighed. She wasn't happy with him when he told her about Stoic. But as King and Queen together, they told him that he would always have a home in Dunbroch. Making him part of the Kingdom, which meant that his son could fight for Merida's hand. "Waiting on the boy."

Glaring harder as he turned back away from her, Eleanor didn't know what to say to him on that one. She now regretted telling him about the one thing that could get Merida out of it since that was clearly what he was planning on doing with Stoic's boy. "I still can't believe that you told Stoic. Or that you really think that his son is going to fly in here on a dragon."

"He will be here Eleanor. I have no doubt. We, as King and Queen of the Kingdom told him that he would always be part of the Kingdom. That means that his son has the right to fight for Merida just like you do. At least with Stoic's boy if he wins I know she will be treated like she should." Fergus sighed as he looked down at her as she stopped next to him. "You could have avoided all of this."

"I will not go back on it. I will not. The games start in two weeks. Stoic's son here or not. I mean what kind of a name is Hiccup anyway." Eleanor then turned and stormed away from her husband. She just didn't know what he was thinking doing this! Especially knowing the feud between Stoic and the entire Macintosh Clan.

With a sigh, Fergus turned back to the sky as he kept watch on the direction his hawk flew. 'Come on boy. Get here before everyone else does so I can have a talk with you.'

"Dad?"

Turning to see his daughter come up, Fergus laughed. "Don't you worry about a thing Merida. I will take care of it. He will be here."

Stopping next to her father, Merida sighed as she let her head fall over on his arm. "I hope so. Otherwise it only leaves me with one option."

"No more of that talk girl. You are not running away. You are staying right here and let me and Stoic's boy take care of everything." Fergus sighed when he saw that her mood didn't change. "I…."

"But if he doesn't win then what dad? I won't be forced to marry someone I don't know. Angus and I will just be gone the next day if he doesn't. I will not let this be my fate." Merdia started to turn but then gasped as she froze to see a black dragon landing on the other side of the wall. When the guy sat up and lifted his mask up she blinked. "Who are you?"

Laughing Hiccup slid off of Toothless as he gave a bow. "Well My Lady I would be Hiccup." Standing up to see her father in his face, Hiccup blinked. "You are Fergus then?"

"Hiccup right? That is who you said you are?" Fergus had an intent gaze into the boy's eyes. He had Stoic's dark green eyes. "You are Stoic's boy right?"

When he let go of him and stepped back, Hiccup laughed. "That would be me." A rough rub, and Hiccup laughed as he looked down at Toothless. "And this is Toothless." Looking up, he sighed. "Dad sent me to help you out. I know what needs to be done and I got no problem doing it."

With a sigh as he fully relaxed, Fergus covered his chest. "That's good." Looking over the wall again, Fergus nodded to see Eleanor outside in the court yard once again scolding the boys. "Merida herself gets to pick what game will be held each week. Can be anything at all that she wants. The game is held one day, and then she has to spend time doing something with each of you. She gets to pick what she does with you as well. She has a lot of control in this just not if she can stop it or not."

"That's where I come in." Hiccup then looked at the girl and how she was wide eyed looking at Toothless. Laughing he moved so she could see him fully. "Go on and pet him. He won't hurt you."

Reaching a hand out, Merida smiled as she touched his skin. "He is smooth. What kind of dragon is he?"

"He is a Night Fury. As best as we can tell, he is the last one. Don't know of any others at all or where they come from." Crossing his arms, Hiccup laughed as she giggled when Toothless started to rub himself around her.

Turning back to the boy, Fergus sighed. "I know as Stoic's boy that I can trust her with you. Do your best to make sure you win so you can help us."

"No problem. Dad made sure that I was trained in ways to fight. For fifteen years we fought with the dragons. Then I met Toothless and now everyone on Berk has a dragon. Some have more than one." Looking back at Toothless he sighed. "So it's all good."

"Fergus…." Walking out the door to the tower where her husband was, Eleanor stopped to see that there was a boy there, and a black dragon that was rubbing itself all over her daughter! "What the….."

Rushing to his wife, Fergus covered her mouth with his hand to stop the scream. "I told you he would come love. That is Hiccup and his dragon Toothless."

Breathing hard as she watched as the dragon romp back over to the boy and sit, almost like a dog, Eleanor took a deep breath. When her husband moved his mouth, she nervously folded her hands before her. "Well. You are Hiccup? What is your full name if I may ask?"

Giving another bow, Hiccup smiled. "I would be Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third, only child of Stoic The Vast Haddock, head of Clan Haddock and chief of the village of Berk. My Lady."

Taking a deep breath as she smiled at him, Eleanor glanced at the dragon. "I will have a place in the stables made up for him. No dragons allowed in the castle."

Nodding, Hiccup smiled as he laid a hand on Toothless's head. "That is fine My Lady. Though I will stay out there with him. I didn't see many dragons around here so I am not sure how your people are going to react to him. And he doesn't like it when people try to kill him."

"Indeed." Eleanor then glared at her husband as she grabbed her daughter's hand and went back toward the door. "We will have someone show you where he can stay, as well as let you know when it is time to eat."

Once the door shut, Fergus sighed. "Sorry about that boy. She didn't think that you were going to come. And she suspects exactly what I want to happen so…"

Laughing Hiccup gave him a nod. "That's alright. From the outside looking in, I am trying to win so I can marry a princess just like everyone else."

"That's a good boy."

X

"Send him away Fergus! This instant!"

Not budging this time, Fergus crossed his arms as Merida sat and watched this time. "I will not do that Eleanor. You don't want him to compete, when he can do, call it all off and then he will leave. Otherwise he stays."

Pointing to her daughter, Eleanor stomped her foot. "I will not have her anywhere near that dragon! I won't!"

"Then you break the rules of the games yourself and make them null and void." Fergus sighed at her shocked and pale face. "I am not as dumb as most think I am. I know what has to be done. If one thing is not done, then it nulls everything out and no one wins. Call it off and I send the boy home. Otherwise you need to as you put it to me, you just need to stop. It is going to happen."

With a few deep breaths, Eleanor couldn't just call it off. It was tradition and that is what they were going to do. But she knew that there was a trick up their sleeves and the boy didn't even actually live there. But the fact that they did give Stoic the rights to all this forevermore, Eleanor really was out of luck. "Fine Fergus. But when she comes up dead because of that beast it is on your head. The games will go on."