Author's Note: Chapter 2 is here! I'm off school until 4th of June, so I'll try uploading more chapters in that time! I really want to continue writing this fanfic and I really hope you enjoy reading it! :)

Skrekkur Nótt had arrived on the isle of Berk and the young dragon trainers all made the final preparations before they set off for their meeting with a certain mysterious dragon that may or may not actually exist. For everyone in the group, it wasn't the idea of facing one of the most enigmatic creatures residing on Berk that made them excited for Scare Night; it was that all six companions were together for a night of goofing off, swapping spooky stories and NOT cleaning out their dragons' stalls. In other words, everyone was happy to finally have some free time!

Hiccup arrived at the academy around an hour earlier than necessary. He had brought his multipurpose shield, emblazoned with a silhouette of Toothless, with him for the mission. It shimmered brightly in the afternoon sun. The sky above his head was still a bright blue with tinges of pastille reds and oranges. He sat down next to the entrance of the academy, leaning comfortably against a smooth stone wall, allowing the pleasant rays of sunlight to warm his skin. Hiccup decided to pass the time by drawing artistic illustrations in his pocket-sized notebook.

With a smirk Hiccup thought, "I may not have a lot of free time, but that hasn't quashed my creative streak." He added some additional details to his most recent drawing.

Time passed for Hiccup faster than he anticipated, and just as the Sun began to slip over the horizon's edge, Astrid appeared from around the corner. She saw Hiccup leaning against the academy's walls, drawing in his notebook. It was clear from his delicate hand movements and his tongue sticking out at an odd angle that Hiccup was concentrating particularly hard on his current sketch.

"What're you drawing," Astrid asked, as she ambled her way towards Hiccup, who gave a friendly smile as she approached him. Astrid peered at Hiccup's notebook, and made a curious hum.

The drawing Astrid laid eyes upon was that of a dragon, but none like she had ever seen. The dragon was long, slender, and without legs, like a snake, but it was adorned with large, leathery, black wings on the back of its body, near the head. Two large sharp talons were attached to the wings' tips (one on each wing). Its head was proportionately small to the rest of the body, but its most prominent facial feature was its large bulging eyes. The eyes of the dragon were clouded with mysterious shapes and shadows that twisted and intertwined with one another. The shapes looked as they would move fluidly across the eyes, if Astrid were not gazing at an illustration.

The dragon was depicted in mid-flight, its streamlined form elegantly traversing the slightly faded parchment that it lay upon.

"It's my guess as to what the dragon we're going to search for might look like," Hiccup said, as he finished shading part of the dragon's shadow against an imaginary landscape he had also drawn in the notebook. Astrid was impressed by Hiccup's attention to detail, particularly the pair of hypnotic eyes which almost leaped off the paper. Astrid shifted her line of sight from the eyes of the art to the emerald eyes of the artist.

"You drawing some really amazing things in that notebook," Astrid smiled, as she plonked herself on the ground, close to Hiccup. Hiccup blushed slightly.

"If we weren't so busy with the dragons all the time, or if you weren't next in line for chief, I could've seen you becoming a famous artist someday."

"Well, it's more of a hobby than an occupation, so don't get ahead of yourself!" Hiccup laughed, but was grateful to hear Astrid's compliment. "It's more of a tool I use to keep thinking creatively. I worry that if I don't, I'll bore myself into the same routine, without any creative output. Kind of like my dad."

Astrid nodded slowly, but giggled slightly.

"Just for the record, don't tell my dad I said that," Hiccup grimaced, knowing that he was running his mouth off. He seemed to have somewhat of a habit for doing so.

"Haha, well don't worry; your secret's safe with me," Astrid placed a friendly hand on Hiccup's shoulder smiling warmly at him. They both stared at each other for a moment until an unruly, gruff voice interrupted them.

"Hey lovebirds, are we ready to go or what?!" Tuffnut growled, while repeatedly bouncing the head of his lightweight battle axe off the ground. Hiccup and Astrid both jumped into a standing position as if shocked by a surge of lightning.

"C'mon, we're all ready to go. Woohoo!" Fishlegs cried out, as he waved a heavy hammer over his head.

"I am so gonna be the first one to see the mystery dragon tonight!" Ruffnut grinned mischievously, rubbing her hands together with childish glee.

"NUH-UH, I AM!" Tuffnut responded. The two twins were once again at loggerheads with each other.

"Can we just get this over with, already?" Snotlout moaned, conveying his exasperation for having to be in the presence of the twins all night.

"Um, uh…" Hiccup was hazed be the sudden cacophony of noise before him, a stark contrast to the peace and quiet he and Astrid were sharing only moments ago. Hiccup shook his head briskly from side to side.

"Okay, is everyone in the group armed?" Hiccup asked, eyeing everyone's weapons.

"Yes," came the synchronised group response.

"Make sure that everyone stays together. No wandering off alone!" Hiccup realised how similar he sounded to his father with that line. He cringed a little at the thought.

"Any questions?" Hiccup awaited a response, when Ruffnut stuck her hand up. Hiccup nodded at her to speak.

"Yeah, uh… why is Tuffnut so stupid?" Ruffnut guffawed at her brother and stuck her tongue out, blowing an immature raspberry. Hiccup looked on disapprovingly. Before Tuffnut could provide an aggravated retort, Astrid stepped in.

"Tuffnut, don't bother answering that question," Astrid sighed, shaking her head. "C'mon, it's Skrekkur Nótt. Let's have some fun, woohoo!" Astrid imitated Fishlegs' enthusiastic shout from earlier and jogged off at a moderate pace towards the forest, leaving everyone else in her wake. The rest of the group stood in silence for a moment.

"LAST ONE TO THE WOODS IS A ROTTEN EGG!" Tuffnut screeched, as he barged into Snotlout, who promptly fell flat on his face. Fishlegs stifled a chortle at Snotlout's misfortune.

Snotlout raised himself slowly from the floor, wincing as he righted himself. He also sustained a nosebleed from the fall. He angrily yelled at Tuffnut, and gave chase.

"You're gonna regret that, because I am very much hurt!" Snotlout limped away from Hiccup, Fishlegs and Ruffnut.

"This is probably the part where we catch up to the others who are acting crazier than a pack of Terrible Terrors who have had eels for breakfast," Fishlegs suggested.

"Yup," Hiccup agreed.

Exchanging a nod, Hiccup, Fishlegs and Ruffnut rushed towards the others. The teens of Berk wondered what the mysterious woods of Berk would have in store for them, especially when Berk was eventually enveloped in a shroud of darkness, perhaps darker than any other night.

Hiccup had a hunch that this Skrekkur Nótt was going to be very interesting…

Author's Note: Should be some more focus on characters in Chapter 3! Fav/Follow/Review if you like this fanfic so far, thanks for reading! :)