Untrue-Alpha unleashed ice upon us. I rushed to his aid, and despite this, the icy blast froze us both. The ice was supposed to hurt me, but the pain was numbed by the need to protect him. The thought of harm coming upon him was both infuriating and caused me grief. I needed him the minute I was wounded by his hand, and I remember the rage I felt. The sorrow that came with losing my home; the sky that I easily dominated and conquered anyone who dared defy me. Now, he had given me back my home, and I happily shared it with him. But if I lost him now, I lost so much more than my home.

I would lose everything.

I must protect him!

The urge to ensure the safety of my loved one, caused great power to stir within me. I had not felt such power before, but I felt warmth within me, and with a mighty blast, the ice that had surrounded us both, burst. He was quiet beneath my warm body, and his shivers quickly stopped as heat flowed through him. He looked to me with awe and admiration. We had never experienced such power before, and despite this new sensation, I knew what I had to do.

Untrue-Alpha towered over me. His furious roar echoed through my head, and with all my might, I roared in return.

The power from the deepest parts of me still shone brightly from when he was in danger. His weight was quickly upon me, and we proudly stood before our enemy. I was the new alpha, and I ordered my kin to unite to defy Untrue-Alpha and his cruel master covered in dragon skins. My veins filled with rage as the Wicked-Master carried corpses with pride.

"Let's get them, Toothless!" he shouted, he-whom-I-share-my-soul with, and within my chest, I felt all of the rage and love combine into a source of power unlike anything I've ever known. This power took shape in my maw and a blue orb of energy flew from within me.

Untrue-Alpha let out a pathetic roar as the power struck one of his tusks. A crack spread in said tusk, and the tip began to disconnect from the rest of it. The earth shook he and I, but I stood firmly before taking flight.

I could feel his hand upon my scales, his voice praising me. I let out a triumphant roar towards the Untrue-Alpha, and saw his master standing shakily upon the false power he had acquired through my kin. His rage shone through his human features.

His rage fueled his remaining limb, and with a shout he hurled his toothpick-weapon towards us!

Though his arm and throw was strong, the toothpick-weapon was nowhere near me, and I thought it would be avoided with ease.

But he had not seen it like I. His attention was toward Untrue-Alpha as he descended into dark waters, taking his master with him. As I avoided it, twirling like we had done in many battles, he slipped out of my saddle.

"Toothless!" he screamed, and I screamed as I felt the weight being removed from my body. His soft body got even closer to the hardened ground. My wings desperately flailed to gain altitude, but we both knew, that without him, I could not fly.

Alone, I was helpless, but with him, I was strong.

His and my cries echoed through the nests-of-man, and they all cried with me as they saw their future leader helplessly fall to the earth. My kin Cloudjumper was almost the embodiment of velocity, but even he was too late.

My wings were uncontrollable without him, and as I heard a cracking of bones as he collided with the earth, I cared not for where I went. I went tumbling into many of the nests-of-man, and finally came to a halt. I cannot describe what went through me as I laid between the ruins I had created.

I should feel pain from the collision, but felt nothing. I should feel wrath for the home-of-man, but felt nothing.

I felt alone.

"Toothless!"

I recognized the voice.

The dear one of him, and my kin whom they called Stormfly. She let out a noise of comfort, but it was blurred and I was unsure of what she said.

"Toothless…" the dear one said, kneeling before me, with water in her eyes.

I was losing control without him already; I felt like snapping and biting at her to keep her away. I needn't her attention. I needed him.

"Toothless, come with us." She pleaded again, helplessly attempting to push my body away from the ruins.

This time, I lost control, and my maw opened with a roar. Stormfly was quickly between us, and spoke to me.

Stop, kin.

I merely snorted at her, but looked to the dear one, letting out a pitiful sound; the closest thing to an apology.

We must go to him, kin.

With shaking legs and achy muscles, I rose, and began towards the center of the nests-of-man. I spread my wings and attempted to take to the sky. I had been so nimble, so agile and so fast with him. We had ruled the sky supremely, and no one was there to question the power of my master and I. Even in the face of the cruel master of Untrue-Alpha, were I, not he faltered, we conquered our enemies.

Now, I was nothing; merely a hatchling in the body of a strong young of my kin, losing control of everything I knew. My body crashed to the ground again, and with the little dignity I had left, I accepted my confinement to the earth. My paws softly treaded the ground beneath me and I began to walk to him.

Stormfly and the dear one was quietly walking behind me.

Well, Stormfly remained quiet.

The dear one was attempting control of her emotions, but the water from her eyes could not stop.

As the three of us got closer to the place he fell, my ability to walk vanished. I fell to the ground again, pitifully amongst the man surrounding me.

"Toothless…"

I looked up and saw his mother. Her eyes, like his dear one, were full of water. I turned away from her, but her hand forced our eyes to meet.

"Toothless, this is not your mistake."

I heard an agreeing murmur from Cloudjumper, but I only sneered at him.

Stop yourself, kin. You are the alpha now.

I realized his words. I was alpha of the dragons, and my kin will expect me to guide them. For just a moment, my strength returned, and I stood. His mother took painful, but proud strides beside me. Together, we saw his body, and by the sight, I collapsed next to him.

He looked peaceful, with closed eyes, and the red liquid that gave him life surrounded his head in a little pool. The sight of it infuriated me, but I could do nothing. I laid my head upon his chest in hope of feeling life within him, but there was nothing.

The other half of me was gone forever. A yowl of sorrow escaped me and if my eyes could fill with water like the men, they would.

I felt at turmoil. What can a grounded dragon do?

Nothing.

I was below the birds, forever stuck glancing at the sky that I used to call my home.

Without him, the other half of me, I feel dead.


The first few days, no one was allowed near Hiccups body, but against his will, Cloudjumper drew Toothless away, and allowed a proper burial for the late chief's son.

After the burial, Toothless' descent into madness began. Since he was unable to find Hiccup's body, he frantically began searching for his lost master, and lunging out at any dragon and man trying to tell him otherwise.

The previously proud Night Fury began sheltering himself, infuriated by the mockery that he thought he was being exposed to by dragons and men alike. He began to nest farther and farther into the stables of dragons, and eventually, young Vikings were taught not to descend too far in, in fear of running into the mad Night Fury.

As much as horror stories began to surround Toothless, the older Vikings and dragons made sure to tell his legend too. The legend of the first Dragon Rider, Hiccup, and his steed, Toothless, the last Night Fury.

But the legend of Hiccup and Toothless were getting hard to believe for the villagers of Berk.

Alpha, he is no longer among us. He flies with the Ancients now.

You spout lies! I growled at him.

Cloudjumper was here, as he often was. I knew Hiccup was alive, but everyone else claimed he was gone. The mere thought was not something I could bear.

I would do no such thing, Alpha. But you are going mad with this obsession over your lost master.

He is not lost! How am I supposed to live without my master?! He who grants me my ability to soar to the sky?

You have been for many years, Alpha.

No, no!

I fell to the ground at the thought of losing him. What would I do with myself? He can't be gone…

My life will lose meaning by the loss of him.

No, he is not gone.

I could hear a sigh from Cloudjumper, but I cared not.

I refused to believe him dead. If he was dead, why was I alive?


As I yelped back from the haunt of sleep, several yelps came from the nests around me. Stormfly's eyes shone brightly in the dark, and she let out a reassuring purr.

Nasty sleepstory?

Yes.

She said no more, but only watched me as I leapt out of my nest. I quietly landed upon the stone floor in our stables and did my best to not wake my kin. The stable door quietly opened as I pushed it so, and trotted towards my master's nest.

As I walked up the steps, I felt my heart pounding. It had been many moons and suns since I had such a scary sleepstory. I had to ensure it was just that; a sleepstory, and that he was still with me.

I began scratching the door, and the familiar sound of grumbles came from within his nest. The metal-leg of his began making his way towards me, and at the mere sight of him, I lunged at him.

"Toothless!" he exclaimed, meekly trying to avoid my poking snout.

"Toothless… buddy… " he sighed as he gave up, and smiled at me with a bit of confusion and joy on his face.

"Are you alright?"

He saw right through me, like he always does. My hesitation instantly showed, and before long, he laid next to me on the floor of his nest.

"We haven't done this in awhile anyway, buddy. It's actually really nice."

I let out a chuckle, and held my wing a bit closer to him. He let out a content sigh, and shut his eyes.

"I love you, Toothless."

A reassuring purr rumbled in my chest, and he let out a laugh, before I felt his breath steadying next to mine.

The joy of realizing my sleepstory was just that, a sleepstory, caused a feeling of tremendous joy within me. I was still with him, and he was still with me.

When I first came upon him, it was as if I had found something that had been lost to me ever since hatching from my egg. I never knew what to search for, but as he came to me when I was wounded, even lost, he healed both. With him I was no longer wounded, and no longer lost.

With him by my side, I would never be lost again, and by the loss of him, I shall too, lose myself.