I just realized that 'Dragons: Riders of Berk' is actually coming from TV here in Finland right now xD. I seriously didn't know it since now.

Now, let's get to the chapter!

That night they brought in my dad.

I had just returned from my night flight with Toothless when I heard the ruckus in our yard. Toothless immediately perked up his ears, turning his head to the direction of the voice. "What is it bud?" I asked. The only answer he gave was a soft growl and a worried expression on his face. That was enough for me.

I rushed to the window and looked down, a little scared of what I might see.

About twenty meters from our house, there were four men, one of which I recognized as Gobber. Each and every one of them were shouting at each other, like arguing over something important. Although it wasn't those yells that really got me worried. It was the other thing they were doing.

The men were carrying a person that was none other than my father.

I looked at the sight in shock for a few seconds until I finally snapped back to reality and rushed downstairs, Toothless right behind me. It didn't take too long before the four men stormed in the house, nearly breaking the door as they did.

"Get me some water! quickly! And clear that table!"
"I'll go get the healer!"
"The wound on his side looks terrible! we must get some bandages! I'll go get some!"
"Do that. And while yer' at it, you could bring me some of the herbs."
"Gotcha!"
"What are we going to do! he's pale already! Who knows how long he was there!"
"Oh shut your little food hole, Of all things the least we want is someone who is going to start panicin'!"

The men shouted at each other at a fast pace, two of them rushing out of the house to get whatever they were told to get while one of the men cleared the table in the room.

"Gobber, what's happening here?" I asked, extremely confused about the situation that had progressed ever so hastily. My father was now placed on the table and I could instantly see he was seriously injured. Blood spilling from his side and his left leg, his breathing getting harder and harder with every breath he took. His skin looked more pale than ever and you didn't need to be a genius to figure out it was because of blood loss. "GOBBER!" I shouted again as he didn't seem to realize I was there, he was just fussing around my father, placing some we cloths over his head.

"Not now 'Iccup! Can't ye see I'm busy with your father! If ye really want to stay 'ere, could ye please at least put the water boilin'! We have to disinfect these wounds before we tie them up!" He shouted, brandishing his metal arm at me before turning back to my father. "Stoick, hang in there..."

I didn't need to be told twice. Explanations could be spared for later. Right now I just needed to take care of my father and if boiling water was needed to do that, I'd be more than happy to comply to Gobber's request.

I put the fire going with the help of Toothless and the remaining man brought me a pot of water. I took it from him and placed it over the fire, careful not to spill any on the ground.

The other men soon returned with the village healer, some herbs and bandages.

"It doesn't look too good. It appears to be that he was slashed and stabbed by a slightly rusty blade and the wounds are already slightly infected. I might even say he's suffering from a minor blood poisoning. No traces of man-made poisons though which is a relief." The healer said after a close inspection on my father's wounds. The only thing I could really do right now was to watch from the other side of the room as the healer started operating, taking small portions of boiling water and pouring it onto the wounds, making Stoick flinch every time he did that.

After that he took a small needle and held it in the water for a while, apparently to disinfect it as well, and then started sewing the wounds shut with some sort of thread. Immediately after the would was shut, he would take some of the herb paste that one of the men had made for him and spread it all over the shut wound and then covered it all up with a bandage. The process was repeated on his leg but the wound on his cheek was treated just with a small amount of herb paste as it was merely a scratch.

While my father was being treated, the rest of the men all wished me good luck and left the house.

"This man sure is lucky. The wound in his side is deep but it appears to be that it hasn't hit any of the internal organs like the lungs. Otherwise he wouldn't be breathing even as much as he is now." The healer said as he stood up after the long process. "There is not much more I could do with the equipment I currently have and the next refill to my stock comes with trader Johan in two weeks. We can only hope he will survive that long. I've stopped the blood from pouring out but he had lost quite a lot of it already before I arrived."

"Thank you for all of this" Gobber said. The healer greeted him back and started to leave as well. "And oh, it would be beneficial to keep his body temperature as low as possible and if he ever wakes up, you must get him to drink something... Just... Make him comfortable." He said and left the door, closing it behind him.

As soon as the sounds of the healer's steps had faded, Gobber sighed heavily. "It's all my fault. Why didn't I go with him..." He nearly sobbed as he stared in the fire.

"Gobber, it might not be the best time to ask but could you please tell me what happened?" I asked as carefully as possible. My dad was now lying on the table much more peacefully than he had in the first place. The herbs were already taking effect on him.

"Right.. Ok, I'll tell you but now, let's move Stoick to someplace more comfortable" He replied patting my shoulder before turning to my dad again and starting to lift him off the table. I seriously didn't know anyone could do that. My dad groaned a bit as he was carried but as soon as he was in his bed, he returned to his earlier peaceful self.

"The thing is, you probably know about those thieves that have been bothering the village for a few days. Well, your father found 'em. All seven of 'em to be exact. Earlier this day the men in the village were starting to get worried as Stoick hadn't returned from his tracking trip so we sent a search party after them and it wasn't too long before they returned, carrying Stoick and the two men he had with him. They also told that there had been a fight with the thieves just a little north from there so I took a few men of my own and we went to see it. Seven unconscious men, that's what we found. All bruised and well beaten. There were a few broken ribs, a broken wrist and strangle marks on one of the thieves. I suppose it wasn't just any ordinary brawl."

"So you're saying my father was beaten half dead by a bunch of thieves?"

"That's about it. The thieves have now been brought to Berk and taken to the cells and the other two men from Berk have already waken up. The only injury they had was a small bump on the head! can you believe it! And oh, there's one thing you might want to know. All of the men were carrying daggers made of glintsteel. A material that can only be made from certain type of metal only found on..-"

"Berserk island" I said and my mind immediately moved to Dagur.

"Of course you can go ask about all this yourself once the thieves wake up but I don't think that's wise. The Berserk can't be trusted!"

"I know that Gobber... I'll think about this over night. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it. You can return to your house now, I can handle all the things here." I told Gobber and glanced at Toothless who was still hovering over Stoick as if trying to listen if he'd try to tell him something. It was something Stoick had been starting to do with Toothless when he thought I wasn't there to notice. He told Toothless about being a chief, duties, responsibilities, about how proud he is and a few times even marriage. I don't know why though. Mostly the one-sided conversations were awkward and I just hope he isn't practicing it for me.

"Are you sure you'll be alright? I can stay here for the night if you need me"

"No, I'm fine. I can always get Toothless to get you if something happens" I said as I glanced at my father myself. "No need to worry." I wasn't even sure if I said that to Gobber or was it really meant for my father.

"Ok then, good night 'Iccup" Gobber said and left the building, leaving me and Toothless alone with my father. I got Toothless a few fishes I had stored for him and then we sat in front of the fire. I poked at the embers with a wooden stick and thought about the whole event. It seemed almost like a bad dream. It was like I could just pinch myself and wake up...

'pinch'

"Ow! Toothless! Wait... was I thinking out loud just now?" I asked the slightly confused dragon who ended up nodding in a way the dragons nod. It was more like a quick downwards movement with his head that looked like he just sneezed.

"Uhh... How are we going to solve this problem bud?"

I stared in the fire, trying my hardest to see my own reflection in the hot flames. Of course it was impossible but trying to conquer such a task made me clear my mind of all the other things. I just sat there in silence, trying to overcome the laws of nature with my intense stare. No reflection... Nothing.

"Hmph, as if it was possible anyways..." I murmured as I finally gave up after my eyes started to hurt from the heat.

"Anything is possible Hiccup, you are your father's son. And your father is a great man" A beautiful melodious female voice said behind me.

Well, I got it done!

What do you think about this? I made up the glintsteel thing myself, no need to google it if you were stuck on it. Anyways, pls review, you have no idea (or most likely you do) how happy I get when i open up my email and see a message from FF, it just makes my day!

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-Dawnbreaker

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And if there are any European readers, remember to vote for Finland in today's Eurovision song contest, eh? And also, the Hockey World Championships just started! How cool is that! (one of the reasons I'd like to get people add my FF Fb acc, would be nice to have a commentary xD)