'Why exactly are we running Hiccup?' Noche asked as after he and Hiccup had been in the air for a few minutes and not sticking around the village, but going out to sea.
"Who... Who said we're running Toothless?" Hiccup asked through his masked helmet as he flicked the foot pedal that controlled his brother's tail to do some aerobatics.
'Ok... Why are we flying?' the dragon said rolling his eyes 'What was Stoick going to say that made you rush us out like that?'
Hiccup didn't say anything.
'Hiccup?'
"How about we go see mum and dad and I'll say why there?" Hiccup asked quietly not sure how everyone will take it.
And with that they set off to the Isle of Night.
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To the north of the Archipelago, there is an island home to all the Night Fury's in the land.
The Alpha's of the Night Fury's were Artemis and his mate Nyx.
Twenty snows (years) ago they had two hatchlings, but only one grew up with them while the other was taken off the island so he'd be safe until the time was right.
Those hatchling's were Hiccup and Noche Oscura (Toothless). Since they found each other and the story of the 'Lost Son of the Alpha's' was complete... the Night Fury's were always excited to see the Halfa (Half Dragon, Half Human) when the brothers came home.
'Hey look it the Princes'' a teenager called out who spotted them coming in from the sky. 'Someone tell the Alpha's!'
'Hiccup! Noche!' the hatchling's called out flapping their wings to buzz around their bestest best friends. 'Did you come here to play huh? huh?' they all cried together.
'Guys you think we can land first?' Hiccup smiled loving the excitement in their voices and the annoyed grumbles his brother was giving off.
Doing as asked, the hatchling's backed off, and flew down to their mama's and papa's who had all come out to welcome their prince's.
After landing Hiccup took off his helmet and got off Toothless shifting his leg to 'Walk Mode'.
'Ok first everyone,' Hiccup called out using some of his dad's Chief training to talk to the large group of Night Fury's 'We'd like to speak to our parents about something that happened on Berk earlier. I promise it's nothing bad. And then we'll play afterwards.'
With that they set off for the highest caves where standing outside were Nyx and Artemis, and their baby sister who was only born three snows ago.
***A Dragon Soul 2***
'Your Dragonese and crowd speaking's getting better Hiccup,' Noche said smiling as they walked up the path to their parents cave.
"Thanks," Hiccup said beaming slightly "And you 'Putting-Up-With-The-Hatchling's-Span' is getting better too. Strange they only listen to me though..." Hiccup said confused slightly.
He had not been around many baby dragons, except that first Snoggletog, but except for the Thunderdrum's Bing, Bang, and Boom, they all listened to him when they weren't meant to listen to anyone.
'Hiccy, Noche' Twilight, their sister's little voice called out as she came running out towards them and into Hiccup's arms.
"Hey Twi, you being good for Mama and Papa?" Hiccup asked smirking and tickling her tummy making her squeal and squirm out of his arms and back off slightly before running to her Dragon Brother as she called him welcoming him home too.
'Course have Hiccy,' Twilight said crawling onto Noche's head and stretching slightly. 'Been three moons since I got told off last.'
'And lets keep it going then honey,' Nyx said coming over too to welcome her sons back. 'So what happened this time Hiccup?' she asked as all five went into the cave and settled down.
"Well... We woke up, Tiny Ones were crying out today's events out to the village on the rooftops," Hiccup trying to put off the news "We went down for breakfast and dad, (AN dad = Stoick, Papa = Artemis [same will come with Valka and Nyx]) starts, once again, saying how proud he was of me and that... That he decided to make me Chief of Berk."
That got all the elder dragons to blink in surprise while Twilight was playing with Hiccup's helmet not paying attention to the news.
'That's it?' Noche asked in a 'Are you serious' voice. 'That's the reason you had us rush out the door and skip breakfast?!'
'Well what's wrong with that son?' Nyx asked confused 'I would of thought you would be happy with that. It shows he trusts you with the village doesn't it?'
"Well yeah..." Hiccup said avoiding their eyes, it was a little known fact that Dragon eyes were hypnotic and even though Hiccup wouldn't be effected by it since he's half dragon, he still felt the hypnotic powers making him speak. "But it's... It's not me. All those Plans and Speech's and Running the village that's... That's his thing. I'm not sure what mine is, but I know that all of the stuff he does is nothing to do with it."
'So you've come here to avoid him,' Artemis said chuckling a bit, shaking his head 'You know you'll have to go back at some point son. You can't avoid him or this fate forever.'
"Yeah, I know..." Hiccup mumbled sighing "But that doesn't mean I can't try and keep it as far away from me as possible, Papa."
Seeing her Human Brother was upset, Twilight stopped playing with his helmet took it in her mouth and waddled, the helmet being bigger than her just a bit, over to him and gave it back pawing his arm so he'd turn around.
"Thanks Twi," he said taking it.
'Why Hiccy upset?' she asked confused.
"It's nothing," Hiccup said getting up "Come on, I promised the hatchling's we'd play after me and Toothless came up here. Want to join us?"
'Uh huh...' she said and ran out with him.
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Noche was about to go too when Artemis told him to wait for a bit.
'Some... Something wrong Papa?' Noche asked confused as to why Artemis didn't want Hiccup there.
'No. Nothing's wrong son. In fact this about your future...'
'Now I know how Hiccup felt' Noche thought but nodded.
'You're going to be Twenty-one snows old soon son.' Artemis said beaming 'And that's the age that most dragon heirs Night Fury's included get their Alpha colors and the chance to rule a flock of their own.'
'So... you're... You're kicking me and Hiccup out?' Noche asked blinking half in confusion half in trying to keep tears spilling.
'No...' Nyx said coming over to her baby 'We'd never do that son. We promise, you and Hiccup are always welcome here. No matter how old you are, how long you stay or how much of a bad influence you are to your sister.
'We're simply telling you this, because to get it if you want it - Yes it is a choice - you will heed to do something very special for someone you care about with all you're heart, for Draco to notice you and see that you're ready to become an Alpha.'
'But what if I'm not ready Mama?' Noche asked looking down at the ground. 'What if, when the time comes, I'm not there to do that special thing? What if I don't know what I'm meant to do?'
'You will know what to do, when the situation call for it my Prince,' the voice of Luna the Old Wise One of the flock called as she came in to see him smiling. 'You and your brother, have been gifted with an instinct of 'Do-Without-Thinking-Itis'. When the times and situations call for you to possibly earn your Alpha Colors my Prince, you will know what to do.'
'What if I'm not ready to rule a flock?' Noche asked trying to find a way out of this.
'After how well you and your brother take care of the ones on Berk son,' Artemis smirked 'I don't think that's something to worry about.'
Noche sighed, but accepted and thanked the news and support his family gave him and then went to go play with the others.
AN: Hope you're liking this... though slight warning for those who like Twilight...
Urm... she may... not... be seen again in the story. (PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!)
