Chapter Two
Putting the Plan into Action
"Hiccup, uh what did you do with that other dragon?" asked Stoick "You mean that other Night Furry that demanded help when he was completely helpless that I killed? I left his body to rot" answered Hiccup "A proper way dragons deal with a dead dragon is to burn the corpse" "You mean we give the dragons a proper send off when we dispose of the ones we manage to kill?" asked Stoick "Yeah, to a dragon it symbolizes our spirits ascending to the afterlife" answered Hiccup "and considering what they have to deal with back at that nest it's the best thing we do for them after death"
"So you're really going to bring your um, dragon family into Berk?" asked Stoick "Now that I think of it, having me bring them in right away would probably cause an over reaction" said Hiccup "But I do know the two Terrible Terrors alphas that we could ease the others in with the idea with" "Terrible Terrors? Seriously?" asked Stoick "They are small and there are a large number of them and people wont go completely nuts upon seeing them" answered Hiccup "So where are those two?" asked Stoick "I'll tell you when I get home, I need to go speak with my mate and son first" answered Hiccup as he went back deeper into the woods
Stoick as he went back to the village was trying his best to comprehend everything his son told him and how to tell the rest of Berk, while Hiccup had changed back into his original form and flew off to where is family was at "Oh Stoick there you are, I was wondering where you went" said Gobber when Stoick came back into the village "What were you up to anyway?" "I decided to go see what Hiccup's been doing in those woods" answered Stoick "Again? Any luck this time?" asked Gobber "Aye I did, and we spoke about it for a short time" answered Stoick "Oh? And what did ya find?" asked Gobber interested in what Stoick found "Sorry Gobber, but you'll have to ask Hiccup about it" answered Stoick "Fine" grumbled Gobber as he went back to the forge
"Moonwing!" called Hiccup "Hiccup? What are you doing here so soon?" asked a slightly smaller Night Furry "Well my dad discovered the truth, but all he really wanted was some answers and help me not have to worry about choosing one life over the other" answered Hiccup with a loud sigh "Wait? You're telling me your father found you out and he didn't try to run you through?" asked Moonwing in alarm "He used a spell to understand what I was saying to Stormfly and that Night Furry that kept attacking" explained Hiccup "Kept? What do you mean? He's dead?" asked Moonwing "Yeah, Gobber swiped one of my inventions and unknowingly knocked him out of the sky, and when I tried talking to him he was incredibly rude and demanding" answered Hiccup "so you can guess what I did" "Good riddance, that dragon was incredibly arrogant and rude" snorted Moonwing
"That's true, but my father had an idea so we could be together in Berk" said Hiccup "How's that?" asked Moonwing "Well my mother thought that Berk could train dragons to help protect it, but it was agreed that having you and *Toothless* show up before the idea stuck was not a good way to start" answered Hiccup "Train? Me never" scoffed Moonwing "Relax, I'd be your "trainer" and no one else" assured Hiccup "And what about our son? I'm sure once people get used to the idea of some of us protecting Berk they'll fight over who trains him" asked Moonwing in a serious tone "I'll make sure they don't, not unless they have a death wish" said Hiccup "plus our friends should be more than enough to keep them satisfied" "Are you going to ask them if they would help?" asked Moonwing "Did so on the way here" answered Hiccup "and they all really want to help"
Later that night Hiccup came home and told Stoick that after people see that the Terrors can be handled, he would have the other teens be paired up with some of his dragon friends that wanted to help "Sounds like you have everything ready to go, but where are these two alpha Terrors you told be about?" asked Stoick "You mean Sharpshot and Sneaky? They're in the house already" answered Hiccup "What?! You mean I've had two dragons living in my house and I didn't know about it?" asked Stoick "Three, but yes, Sneaky! Sharpshot come here!" called Hiccup
Stoick saw two slightly larger Terrors come out from hiding, one dark purple one from atop the cupboard and the other one come up from the floorboards "So which one is which?" asked Stoick "Sneaky's the darker one and she's really good at hiding in plain sight; and Sharpshot's the smarter of the two" introduced Hiccup "Though they are both smarter than the average Terrible Terror" "And they both listen to you?" asked Stoick "Yep, I'm their alpha along with my dragon friends" answered Hiccup "So you're in charge of them all?" asked Stoick "Yep, I've been the one keeping them safe from both the nest and vikings" answered Hiccup
"So how should we present the plan?" asked Stoick "Tell the people that I came across mom's notes and a successfully put them to use" answered Hiccup "and when people start laughing or making fun about it, I'll call these two and have them get the other Terrors to do as I say" "That's a good plan, but what about the others?" asked Stoick
"Simple, when people start askin to train their own I'll can in my bigger friends along with my mate and son" answered Hiccup "sounds like a good plan" said Stoick "and since the villagers will see that I accepted the idea first it should be easier for them to as well" "Though I bet some of them are going to argue the fact that a dragon carried off mom when I was still a baby" said Hiccup "Aye they will, but I'm pretty sure she tamed that dragon instead of it eating her" replied Stoick with a small laugh "What kind of dragon was it?" asked Hiccup "Stormcutter" answered Stoick "Huh, I once knew a Stormcutter, he lived at an ice nest to the far north" said Hiccup "it'd be funny if he was the one that took mom" "Heh, indeed it would" agreed Stoick
The nest day Stoick called a meeting in front of the Great Hall and told everyone that he had something really important to say "Is it about what you found your son doing in the woods?" asked a villager "Yeah! Gobber said you finally found out what he's been up to in there" called another "Remind me to punish Gobber latter" Hiccup said to Sharpshot who nodded in agreement
"Aye, this is about that" said Stoick "You all remember how Valka talked about training dragons to help protect Berk right? "A lot good that did her, she got carried off by one of those beasts and killed" called Mildew "I'm pretty sure she tamed that dragon, why she hasn't come back is another story" retorted Stoick "Aye, but what's that have to do with Hiccup?" asked one of the villagers "Apparently Hiccup had come across Val's old notes and being the inquisitive boy he is tested them out himself" answered Stoick "So the lad trained a dragon?" asked Gobber "Aye, I caught him in the act, to say I was surprised and torn would have been an understatement, but after talking with him, I found that Val's plan would actually work" explained Stoick "So where is the proof?" demanded Mildew "I'll show you" said Hiccup as he stepped out of the woods "What were you doin in there?" asked Gobber "Making sure the dragons were not going to attack" answered Hiccup "Prove it" sneered Mildew "Sharpshot, Sneaky come here!" called Hiccup
The villagers saw two Terrible Terrors come flying out of the woods and land on Hiccup's shoulders and start nuzzling him "Alright you two can you get the other Terrors to come over?" asked Hiccup
Sharpshot and Sneaky complied and gave off a series of loud squeaks and squawks, causing all the Terrible Terrors that lived on Berk to come flying out of their hiding places and fly over to where Hiccup was standing "My word! How many are there?!" asked Gobber in shock "About a hundred and ten" answered Hiccup "Can ya get them to do any tricks?" asked one of the villagers eagerly "Guys?" Hiccup asked the two alphas
Shapshot and Sneaky again gave off commands and the swarm off Terrors began to fly around in a stunning display and then fly out to sea "Where are they going?" asked a villager "I do believe they went fishing" says Hiccup
A few minutes of tense waiting latter the swarm returned carrying one of the fishing nets full of fish "See, now go on you guys, take your share and go home" said Hiccup
All the Terrors grabbed a fish and fly back to where they came from, and there was still a large number of fish left over "See, dragons can be useful" said Hiccup "So, you got some Terrors to listen to ya, that doesn't prove anything" argued Mildew "Those aren't the only dragons I trained, and they're willing to let someone else get to know them" countered Hiccup "You mean you'll teach us how to do it to?" asked Fishlegs excitedly "There are just enough dragons for each of the other teens" Hiccup said "Can we see them?" asked Fishlegs "Follow me after lunch and you'll see them, however do know that two dragons are completely off limits as they are mine" replied Hiccup as he went back into the woods
The villagers who wanted to know more all tried to follow him, but to no avail Hiccup vanished "Don't bother looking for him, if he doesn't want to be found then you ain't findin him" said Gobber "You'll have to wait till lunch to get any answers from him"
"I'm taking it went well?" asked Moonwing as Hiccup made his way into the cove "Yeah, a lot of people are interested, but I wonder how long it's going to last" replied Hiccup who was suddenly tackled to the ground by a black blurr "Daddy!" cried Toothless as he nuzzled Hiccup "Hey there, you been good for mommy?" said Hiccup as he got his son off of him "Yes daddy" answered Toothless as he watched his father change into his dragon form "Now who's up for a quick flight before lunch?" asked Hiccup as he let Toothless on "I am! I am!" cried Toothless eagerly "Good, cuz I need to go fetch the others before lunch, otherwise I'll look like a fool" said Hiccup as he took off
While Hiccup flew off to gather his dragon friends the people of Berk first made sure that the Terrors didn't get the fish from the docks, and were amazed that they didn't, and then talked about various ways having a few dragons on their side might be helpful. The teens on the other hand were very excited about learning how to train a dragon, but also wondered what were the two dragons that Hiccup said were only his "I bet they're very rare dragons" said Fishlegs "Makes sense, but I wonder what kind of dragons he has in mind for us" agreed Astrid "They better not be more Terrors, I want something that fits my awesomeness" said Snotlout "I wonder what kind of destruction we could cause with our own dragon" mussed Tuffnut "Yeah, mass destruction!" cheered Ruffnut
Around lunch Hiccup returned and was immediately bombarded with questions "Alright! Everyone calm down!" yelled Hiccup "Now I'm going to make this clear, the dragons I'm going to introduce to the other teens are the only ones that I have managed to trust me, but if you want to learn how to do your self practice with the Terrors since they are much easier to train" "So when do we get to see them?" asked Fishlegs "Like I said after lunch, but I know that people are going to follow, so I'm going to have the dragons give you a quick lift to where we'll begin" said Hiccup "Cool, dragon napped" said Ruffnut "I already told my dad about it, so the people don't go off in a frenzy" said Hiccup "That's a good idea" agreed Astrid "We better eat light, so we don't get sick either"
The teens quickly ate lunch, Astrid and Fishlegs eating lightly while Snotlout and the twins wolfed down their large meals "Hey, where's Hiccup?" asked Snotlout "He said he'll meet us in the woods and to just head in when we're done eating" said Fishlegs "Didn't want any unwanted guests" "Whatever" said Snotlout as he got up
The teens quickly made their way into the woods and noticed that some villagers were indeed following them when they were all grabbed by different dragons and carried to an island not far from Berk. Snotlout and the twins quickly regretted eating so much as they lost their lunch on the way "Told you" said Astrid with a smug
The dragons gently put the teens on the ground and flew over to Hiccup who was standing next to two black dragons "Woah, are those the dragons you said are yours?" asked Fishlegs in awe "Indeed" nodded Hiccup "Now it's time to show you which dragon you will get to know" "From what I see, there is a Deadly Natter, Monstrous Nightmare, Gronkle, Hideous Zippleback and those two dragons that I don't recognize" said Fishlegs "So who gets which dragon?" asked Astrid
"Fishlegs, you and Meatlug will do very nicely" said Hiccup as he motioned the gronkle to go over to him "She's a real sweetheart once you get to know her" "Really?" asked Fishlegs who then got a big affectionate lick from Meatlug "Awww you are such a cutie" gushed Fishlegs who began to fawn over her "That went as well as I expected" said Hiccup "Astrid, you and Stormfly are a lot alike" "Which one's Stormfly?" asked Astrid "Think about it for a moment and you'll see" said Hiccup
Astrid took a moment to think, remembering what the Book of Dragons said about the three dragons she knew about in front of her and realized Hiccup was talking about the Deadly Natter "Stormfly's the Natter right?" asked Astrid "Right" answered Hiccup as Stormfly came over "Wow, she is beautiful" admired Astrid "Kinda like you" hit Snotlout who got a punch to the arm from Astrid, eliciting laughter from the dragons "Shut up" grumbled Snotlout
"Ruff, Tuff, I do believe Barf and Belch are the perfect match for your destructive tendencies" said Hiccup as said dragon came over and happily made a small explosion between the twins "Awesome" said the two still dazed from the explosion "So that just leaves that big black dragon for me" said Snotlout "I said no one gets either one, understand" snapped Hiccup with a low growl, scarring the group
"Well I guess I get the amazing Nightmare then" said Snotlout "Hookfang? Oh yes, he'll do nicely" said Hiccup "Just don't try to be too bossy with him, he doesn't like that" "Is that a good idea Hiccup?" asked Fiahlegs "I bet Hiccup planed on having Hookfang put Snotlout in his place for him" whispered Astrid "So Hiccup how are we going to learn how to control our dragons?" asked Fishlegs "First you have to establish trust and then I'll show you the basics of flying so we can get back" answered Hiccup "Are you going to tell us what kind of dragons those two are?" asked Astrid "They're my Night Furries and they were the first dragons I trained" answered Hiccup "so they are very close to me"
"Those are Night Furries?! But what about the raids? A Night Furry attacks each time" asked Fishlegs "Remember Gobber using my latest invention? Well turns out he hit the Night Furry that attacks us, and I was forced to put him down" answered Hiccup "You killed a Night Furry?" asked Astrid "Yeah, I didn't want to, but it was very aggressive" answered Hiccup "Are you sure it wasn't the mate to one of yours?" asked Fishlegs "I can assure you that Night Furry is in no way related to either one" said Hiccup "Oh yeah, how can you be sure?" asked Snotlout "I personally know the father, and while he isn't here I can assure you he's keeping an eye on us" answered Hiccup
"So which one's the female?" asked Fishlegs "The larger one is the female, the smaller one's her offspring" answered Hiccup "Awww so that's a baby Night Furry, can I touch him?" asked Fishlegs
Hiccup looked over to his mate questioningly, but Toothless just bounded over and knocked over Fishlegs and started licking him like crazy "Toothless, you know that doesn't wash out" exasperated Hiccup "Toothless? What kind of name is that?" asked Snotlout "Since he doesn't have his retractable teeth yet, it makes sense" answered Hiccup "They have retractable teeth?" asked Fishlegs "Yep" answered Hiccup as his mate showed them off
"In any case lets get on with bonding" said Hiccup
The villagers had become slightly worried when the teens were carried off, but Stoick had told them it was so they couldn't follow them and get in the way. So when they returned shortly after sunset on top of dragons the villagers were relived, especially their parents "My word! What kind of dragons are those?" asked Gobber when he saw the dragon Hiccup was riding "My dragons? Night Furries" answered Hiccup as he got of his mate and picked up his son off her back "Those are Night Furries!" exclaimed Gobber in shock "Yes and no one is to bother them" warned Hiccup "Otherwise what ever happens from it is on the person's head, not mine" "Anyways, now that I proved my mom was right, I need to make sure things go smoothly from here on in between our dragons" said Hiccup "But for now, I'm going to bed"
The teens dragons headed into the woods to sleep while Hiccup and his dragon family headed to his house along with Stoick (The dragons came in the back way, so no one could complain about Hiccup having his dragons sleep with him while the others couldn't)
"So, you're the lucky girl?" said Stoick after he cast the Comprehend Languages spell on himself "Indeed, and it's nice to be with Hiccup all the time now" answered Moonwing "So what's her name?" asked Stoick "Shade, her name is Shade" answered Hiccup "I'm guessing that's her Norse name" asked Stoick "Yes, though I only said that so you know to refer to her as such around other people" answered Hiccup "Her real name is Moonwing and Toothless' real name is Shadowspark"
"Those are wonderful names" said Stoick "I only wish Val was here to see this" "If what Hiccup told me about her is true, she's probably off at that ice nest in the north" said Moonwing "If that's the case then why hasn't she come home yet?" asked Stoick "From what I heard, a madman has been trying to create a dragon army, but to no avail as he doesn't have an alpha under his boot" answered Moonwing "So she might be hindering his plans"
"Madman with a dragon army" said Stoick in fear "Gods help us, you don't mean Drago Bludfist?" "Yeah, but he only has a small number under his boot, a lot of dragons avoid being near him, just like they avoid nests ruled by tyrants" answered Moonwing "I meet that man once during a gathering of chiefs, I was the only one to survive" said Stoick "Well it's a good thing we're smarter than he thinks, he's only managed to catch the dumbest members of dragon kind" said Moonwing smugly "I mean seriously, a large number of traps used are clearly obvious"
"I just hope to never have to deal with him again" said Stoick "I hope I never meet him, otherwise I'd kill him" said Hiccup "Even with his dragon skin cape"
So Hiccup helped the teens grow closer with their dragons with most of them making excellent progress, minus Snotlout who was having trouble getting Hookfang to listen to him. Mildew tried various ways to get rid of the dragons, but thanks to the Terrible Terrors who kept an eye on him, he was caught every time. Hiccup also found some other dragons who were willing to bond with villagers and during the next raid all his hard work payed off as all the dragons fought the attackers off and saved all the food, as well as capture some more dragons. Soon a large number of people were bonded a dragon and Hiccup made some changes around Berk to help accommodate them better. The entire time however no one but Stoick, and Gobber who had guessed it knew the truth about Hiccup and the relationship between him and his two dragons
Note: The changes happened over the course of two months F.Y.I.
