Okay, long chapter. But I saw that I was getting some views and a couple faves/follows after only a few hours. Thought I'd update if anyone was interested. More info after reading.

Chapter 1

A black as night Night Fury was wondering through the woods one day when he stumbled upon a cove. He smiled at the memories he had there and decided to have a drink from the small pond. When he neared it, he found another dragon there. He could easily tell she was a female just from the look and smell. But he had never seen her before. She was different from the other dragons he knew. She had red and gold scales much like a Monstrous Nightmare, a long neck like a Zippleback but with one head, as well as golden eyes. Toothless was about to say something to her when she looked up from her reflection and stared at him.

"Hello," he greeted carefully.

The female blinked. "Hi," she replied.

"My name is Toothless," the all black dragon introduced.

The red and gold female dragon smiled. "I've heard of you."

"You have?"

"News travels fast with dragons."

Toothless snorted. "Forgot about that. It's been a while since I've been wild."

"It's no problem," the other replied. "Sides, I'm just passing through... Um, what is this place?" she asked confused.

Toothless beamed a bit. "Welcome to Berk! The home of the Hairy Hooligan tribe."

"I'm guessing there's a village?" she asked unsure.

Toothless nodded, a grin showing clearly on his scaly face. "I can take you there if you wish."

The female nodded slowly. "I would like to see it. I might be staying here a little while to regain my strength."

Toothless smiled as she stood from her place by the water and followed him to the village.

Toothless led her through the forest and the two dragons trotted into the village, earning greetings from every Viking they passed. A few stared in awe at the female, marveling at how different she was from the others they knew so well. She was a bit uncomfortable of their stares, but shrugged them off as Toothless led her to the forge to introduce her to his rider.

Toothless gave her a smile and roared softly to get his rider's attention. The teenage boy looked up from his work on a sword and grinned.

"Just about done bud," he answered. "Can you wait a bit?"

Toothless gave a disgruntled snort but nodded. His rider grinned back and continued his work on the weapon.

"Who is that?" the female asked.

"He's my rider," Toothless answered proudly. "He's also the chief's son and apprentice to the blacksmith. As well as dating one of the teen females in the village."

"Is he the one who defeated the Red Death?"

Toothless nodded, but suddenly gave a disappointed look. "Sorry, but I never got your name."

"It's Karlayia," she answered. "I'm not from around here though. My father was-"

Karlayia was interrupted when the boy walked out of the forge and up to Toothless. He was tall, with dark brown hair that ended at his shoulders with two small braids near the back of his right side. His armor was unlike any she had ever seen, as it barely showed any hidden gadgets and such. She also noticed his bright green eyes and metal limb on his left leg. Karlayia then looked at Toothless, noticing the missing tailfin on his left side.

"Hey bud," the boy greeted, petting the darker dragon's nose. "Wanna introduce your friend here?"

Toothless nodded and turned to Karlayia. "This is Hiccup Horendous Haddock III. Son of Chief Stoick the Vast."

Karlayia growled a timid hello to the boy, nearly avoiding his eyes altogether.

Hiccup smiled, rubbing his prickled chin. "I've never seen a dragon like you. Guess you're not from around here." Karlayia shook her head. "Well, you don't look like a Nightmare. And that's the closest I can guess." The female arched a confused brow, receiving a chuckle from Hiccup. "I guess you probably already have a name too." She nodded this time, much to Hiccup's amazement. "Alright then. I can't guess it, so can you tell us what it is?"

He knew it was a silly question, but Karlayia went straight to work scratching in the dirt. Both Hiccup and Toothless were surprised that she knew how to write and spell. Hiccup figured she couldn't and then realized he had underestimated a dragon for maybe the hundredth time (he'd underestimated Toothless many times already). But this one dragon was already educated. Karlayia had only taken a few moments to scratch in the dirt and then moved so they could read it. Hiccup was truly amazed already.

"Karlayia?" he asked, unsure if he read it right.

The female dragon nodded, a small grin forming on her scaly mouth.

Hiccup blinked. "Where are you from?" he asked curious.

Karlayia immediately went back to where she wrote and then backed away. Hiccup noticed she wrote 'America'. He became confused and then had an idea.

"Toothless, let's take Karlayia to see Dad and find out what we should do," he suggested.

Toothless nodded and gestured for Karlayia to follow. The group of three immediately went to the chief's house to find Stoick.

"Dad!" Hiccup called when he entered the building.

"Hiccup, who is this?" he asked in a booming voice that made Karlayia jump. He had just come down the stairs apparently.

"This is Karlayia," Hiccup answered, gesturing to the female. "She is educated and from America."

Stoick looked her over and considered what he had just heard. Karlayia cowered slightly, but being raised by humans, she had been in worse situations than this.

"How did you hear this?" Stoick asked.

Hiccup stood tall. "She wrote in the dirt with her claws."

"I can speak as well," a voice announced, startling the Vikings. "I was found and raised by humans," she explained.

The chief remained silent while Hiccup marveled at her. "A talking dragon," he exclaimed just above a whisper.

Toothless gave a confused growl, "You can speak to them?"

Karlayia nodded. "A human girl found me as a hatchling and raised me. I learned to speak from her."

Hiccup was beyond amazed now. "Who is the girl who raised you?"

Karlayia sighed heavily. "Her name is Jen. She raised other creatures as well and taught them to speak. But I left on a quest."

Stoick finally came out of a daze. "What kind of quest?" he asked, quite intrigued.

"I am searching for my father," she answered. "He disappeared many years ago and I vowed to find him."

Hiccup, Toothless, and Stoick stared at Karlayia. She was confused at their stares until Toothless growled something to her.

"They've never seen a talking dragon, let alone had a conversation with one," he explained.

Karlayia shrugged. "Guess I'll talk to Hiccup in private then."

Hiccup blinked and nodded. "Sure," he agreed, unsure of himself.

He looked to his father and Stoick waved him off with the two dragons. The three turned and headed upstairs. Toothless and Karlayia swiftly followed the teen into his room. Toothless quickly made himself comfortable on his rock slab while Hiccup sat at his small desk and Karlayia laid on the floor. She kept her head up, ready for any and all questions. However, neither knew where to start.

"So," Hiccup tried, drawing a blank as he scratched his head. "You're from America was it?"

Karlayia nodded. "It's pretty far from here. Across the sea actually."

"And you came here by yourself?"

Another nod. "A few others wanted to come, but Jen said that I need to make the journey alone. Even Javelin was worried that I'd get hurt."

"Javelin?" Toothless growled confused.

"My best friend since I was a hatchling," Karlayia answered.

"Okay, who is your father?" Hiccup asked.

"He is actually the Great and Mighty Talonen. I found out just a few years ago that he was my father."

Hiccup tilted his head curiously. "Have you been searching just as long?"

Karlayia hung her head as if ashamed. "I didn't. It took some time to come to terms that he is my father. I've been searching for only a year."

Toothless tilted his head at Hiccup's next question. "What about your mother?"

Karlayia clenched her teeth and sighed heavily. "She was killed along with my four siblings not long after I hatched. My father tried to protect her, but he and I were the sole survivors."

Hiccup was taken aback. "My mother died in battle when I was a baby."

The female dragon looked at the boy sympathetically. "I guess we have more in common than I thought."

Hiccup nodded and then mentioned something else. "My father told me how my mother died. How do you know how your mother died if your father disappeared years ago?"

"My father took me to a safe place before I really knew who he was. He disappeared not long after that. I didn't know him or my mother and grew up an orphan with Jen. She raised me as a pet. But also as a normal living creature, teaching me what I needed to know. When I reached sixteen, I travelled to figure out who I was. That's when I met a griffin who knew Talonen. He was there when I hatched and when my mother was killed. He told me what happened. He's also one reason why I know Talonen is my father. I've been looking ever since."

Hiccup nodded his head, letting all of this sink in while Toothless cocked his head curiously. He chirped something at Karlayia and she smiled.

"I know he's out there somewhere. I just have to keep looking." She gave a big yawn, showing her sharp, pearly white teeth. "I think I should get some sleep."

"You can have the floor or Toothless could give you some room on his rock," Hiccup offered before seeing that she was moving to the window. "Where are you going?"

She blinked at him. "The roof. I'm used to sleeping in high places. Jen never had space in her room for me after I grew bigger than her dog."

Hiccup shrugged. "Okay. We'll see you in the morning then."

Toothless growled a good-night and Karlayia nodded, heading to the roof. She stretched and laid her head on her front legs.

"This sure has been an eventful day," she said to herself before falling asleep under the stars.

So, any questions? Just leave any in the reviews and I'll be sure to let ya know in future chapters. Just remember that Karlayia is a breed unknown to the vikings. And yes, she can talk like human.

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