Chapter 1

-17 years later-

-Hiccup's POV-

Toothless and I were doing a night flight when we found an island we have never been to before. It wasn't too far from the Edge so I guess we never noticed it before. We decided to land and take a look around. After walking through the forest for a while, we found a cave. "Well bud," I started, "I think we should take a look inside." Toothless looked inside the cave and back to me. He nodded. As we walked inside I noticed fragments of a dragon egg long since hatched, scratch marks on the walls, and torn human clothing. I looked back to Toothless and he got into a defensive stance. After a few minutes of walking, we found traces of a campfire and a human bed. No one was inside of the bed, but I noticed a book on it. I picked it up and called Toothless over to act as a light so I could see the pages. As I flipped through the pages, I saw journal entries dating back 17 years and drawings of a dragon. Once I noticed what species of dragon it was, I almost dropped the book. The drawings depicted a night fury. As I stared in awe of the journal, whose contents I couldn't read because it was written in a language not known to me, Toothless cut the light and started growling towards where we came from. "What's the matter Toothless?" I asked. Just then I heard a voice speak up.

"Maybe it's because the owners of this cave have come home?" The voice said. Just then a bolt, similar to Toothless' plasma blast, hit the campfire and lit it. The light from the fire revealed Toothless and I to the voice. I heard the voice speak up again. "That's impossible. How did you…?" Then the person stepped into the light emanating from the fire. It was a man, about his early 30's, wearing a brown, long sleeve jacket with a light blue shirt underneath. There was a brown strap that raped around his right shoulder toward his left hip. He was a little bit more muscular than I was, but he was just standing in the light and rubbing his chin. The man looked at me then examined Toothless a little bit. Then the man began to walk towards me, but Toothless jumped in front of me, all the while growling still. The man began to growl back at Toothless and making all sorts of noises. Toothless' ears perked up and he calmed down, returning to my side and sitting down. Did he just speak like a dragon? The man turned to me again and began to speak. "Sorry to startle you like that," he said. "I'm not used to visitors, but allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jason. Jason Darcona. What is yours?"

"My name is Hiccup." I replied.

"So you're the legendary dragon rider I've heard so much about? You're almost exactly how I pictured you would be." He said to me. I nodded to him. "So, what brings you by my humble abode?"

"Well," I started, "Toothless and I here were on a night flight when we noticed this island. We decided to land and take a look around. We then found this cave and we were curious. I noticed your journal earlier and saw the night fury drawings. Have you managed to find more of them?"

"To answer that question I'm just going to have to show you." He answered. Jason turned around and yelled at the cave entrance. We sat in silence for a few minutes before a dragon appeared beside Jason. It was another night fury, just like the drawings in the journal. Jason made some grunts and warbles and the dragon cooed and warbled back. The dragon then looked at me but when it saw Toothless, it began walking around him as if examining to see if he was real or not. After its inspection, the dragon walked back to Jason's side and lied down. Jason bent over and began scratching its head. The dragon purred in response to his touch. I was frozen in surprise by all that I had just seen. Jason noticed it apparently. "I think you two should stay here while I explain we met." I nodded and sat down by the fire. Toothless lied down and perked his ears up as if he was listening with intent. "Before we go any further," Jason started, "I think I should introduce her to you. I would like you two to meet my daughter Amber. Amber, this is Hiccup and his night fury friend Toothless." Amber smiled at us and waved her paw. I gaped a little bit.

"What do you mean by her being your daughter?" I asked him.

"Don't worry Hiccup," He said, "I'll explain everything while I tell my story." I nodded and closed my mouth to let him speak. "Now, where do I begin…"