A/N: Hey everyone! Here is chapter 2! Sorry this took so long, and I'd still welcome some more sugestions, if any of you all have any! :) thanks!


"What should we name him?" Hiccup asked.

They thought it over as they walked out of the arena, on their way to the village. Everyone crowded around the baby, as expected. And as also expected, because of this, the little dragon freaked out a bit.

"Guys, give him some room! It only just hatched." Hiccup said, petting its head, trying to calm it down. The dragons whined in response, obviously feeling rejected. "It's ok bud," Hiccup said, patting Toothless on the head, "you're still, and always will be, my favorite." Toothless smiled and grumbled in response. Astrid chuckled at this, as Stormfly walked up next to her.

The teens walked back while riding their dragons. "Do you have any idea what kind it is now?" Astrid asked, walking next to him on Stormfly. Hiccup shook his head, "I've never seen anything like him."


They walked into the plaza just as the sun started setting. They got off their dragons and Hiccup placed the little one on the ground. It looked around, confused by the new surroundings. Hiccup looked up at the sky, shielding his eyes from the last of the sun's rays. "It's getting late." He concluded, then turned to the rest of the team. "One of us has to take him home, and I don't want to risk the chance of having him end up like Torch." He said, motioning for one of them to take him. Everyone stepped back. Hiccup sighed.

Then Astrid stepped up again, saying, "You know what, I think I'll take him. Stormfly had three of her own anyway, so I'm sure she won't mind another." She said, reaching out to the mystery dragon, picking it up. Hiccup nodded, "Thanks." She nodded, and everyone started back to their homes for the night.

Stormfly walked back with Astrid instead of flying, looking at the hatchling with curiosity. They made it back to their house where she put her in a small part of Stormfly's stable, where her others used to sleep. It started growling and chirping loudly out of fear when she walked away, making her turn around.

"It'll be ok," She said in an unsure way; she wasn't good with comforting. "Stormfly will look after you. Right Stormfly?" she said, looking at her dragon. Getting the message, Stormfly squawked in response. "Good." Astrid said, nodding. She ran out of the stables back to her house.


Astrid woke to the sound of loud growls and Nadder like squawking.

She quickly jumped out of bed, got dressed, then ran out the door. "Stormfly… what is it?" She breathlessly called out. The Nadder looked at her with worry, then gestured with her wing towards the small pile of hay where the baby slept.

It was gone.

Astrid walked over to the hay, inspecting it, confused. "How could this happen?" she said, then noticed a particularly large hole in the wall behind it. It was cut raggedly, as if the user had no idea what they were doing. But it was also smooth in places, as if the tool that was used was meant for the job. Suddenly a thought came to her head.

The horn on the end of its nose.

Just as she thought that, a scream echoed through the village, followed by the rest of the town in wonder.

"Oh great…" she muttered.


Meanwhile, Hiccup and the others woke from the sound of loud screaming.

Hiccup jumped out of his bed in confusion, then ran for his riding vest. "Toothless!" he called, seeing how his dragon was not there. He ran downstairs, looking for any sign of the black scaled dragon. He saw his dad run out the door, and he followed him.

"Dad! Have you seen-" he started.

"Not now, son. Something amiss." His dad interrupted, and motioned for him to follow, which Hiccup did. They ran to the sounds of the scream, and found a collapsed house. The family that lived inside were standing around it, looking unhurt thankfully.

"Are you all alright?" Stoic called out. The father of them shook his head. "Something tore apart our house!" he exclaimed. Hiccup walked over, and picked up a piece of wood. It had a large hole in it. "How did it happen?" Stoic asked.

"Well, we think it was a creature," Stated the mother, clutching her three children, not letting them go near the mess. "It was small, and black…" she said. Hiccup mind instantly wandered to the little hatchling.

No, that's not possible… he thought.

"A creature?" said a frail voice behind him. The seven of them turned around to find Mildew and the rest of the village behind them. Astrid ran through the crowd, a look of worry on her face. "Hiccup!" she called out when she pushed through the front of the crowd. He looked at her with confusion.

"I need to speak with him for a moment." She said hurriedly, then dragged Hiccup by the arm to a place out of sight from the village.

"Hiccup, we have a problem." She stated. Hiccup gestured to the wrecked house. "You bet we do. A-" he started, but she interrupted him. "No, no, no. I mean that your little dragon got loose!" she said. Hiccup stared at her blankly, obviously confused again. Suddenly it clicked, and his face filled with worry. "You don't think…" he trailed off, looking at the poor family's house. Astrid shrugged. "I don't know…"

Suddenly another scream rang through town.

"What now?" Hiccup muttered. The two ran over and saw Toothless trying to pin down a small squirming object that was attempting to get into a barrel of fish. "Toothless?" Hiccup questioned.

Then he saw the thing he managed to pin down.

It was the hatchling.