Chapter 3: I'm Coming for You

Disclaimer: All characters belongs to Cressida Cowell and Dreamworks.


It's the third day, little hatchling. Are you ready?

Hiccup opened her eyes to this voice. She looked around to see the interior of her room through eyes blurry with sleepiness, but no one present beside herself. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and tried again, half expecting something black popped up, but after seeing none, she shook her head.

It was the third day after the seemingly bizarre dream. After she cooked with her father, it seemed that her father's attitude had mellowed a bit towards her for the past two days—added that to the fact that it had been at least six days without raid, it didn't just put her father into a good mood, but also an anxious anticipation. But it wasn't just her father—everyone and the air around the village were buzzing with a nervous and anxious anticipation. She found that it affected her too. She found herself surprisingly antsy today. Not just because of the mysterious voice that spoke to her before she woke up, but she also felt something watching her—more intently than the last three days. She noticed the feeling—it began the first time she had that bizarre dream of meeting the black dragon, it went on until yesterday and apparently the feeling was stronger today than before. She didn't know if it was because the nervous anticipation or because the one who watching her was way closer than before…

"Yer spacing out again, Hiccup." She snapped back to the consciousness and twirled to face her mentor, "Ye okay there, Hiccup? Ye seem unlike yourself today."

"I'm fine. It's just that… I had that dream again." She answered nervously.

"Ah, don't worry about that. I've talked to Elder Gothi about your dream and she had successfully gathered people to get ready for the raid." Gobber said with a proud smile.

Hiccup gasped, "What—what are you doing, Gobber?" She panicked.

"What? What did I do?" Gobber stared at confusedly.

"You can't just tell her to prepare people mindlessly! What if the dream didn't come true? People are just going to blame me for getting worked up over nothing! You have to convinced them to take down the—"

"Lass, lass, calm down. Take a deep breath." Gobber grabbed her shoulder and pressed her firmly but gently. Hiccup did as told and she instantly calmed. "There, are you ready to listen?" Hiccup's cheeks heated with shame but she nodded. Gobber released her when he was sure she was calm enough to listen. "I've told you before that dreams aren't things that cannot be underestimated. And you've been having these dreams for how many nights now?"

"Three, to be exact."

"Exactly. You couldn't have been having those dreams for no reason. Add that to the fact that there weren't any raids for the last six days. I'm sure you felt it too, don't you, lass—the anticipation in the air?" Gobber asked slowly. "These are the signs from the Gods. Even if this hunch was wrong, we have nothing to lose by getting ready for anything. There's no such thing as being too careful. You understand, don't you?"

Hiccup sighed and nodded mutely. She didn't know that Gobber would take her this serious about a dream that she wasn't sure would come true. But it's true that she also felt the same unease that the rest of the village felt. But even so, that wasn't the reason why she had this feeling of someone watching her. She didn't want Gobber to know what that voice had said this time. The other two times, he said that he will come for her. But this time, it was different; he had asked if she was ready.

Hiccup shook her head to clear it. She had to put it together. It really wasn't like her to just gone panic when there was really nothing to worry about. She should just trust Gobber on his judgment. Besides, he was the only one who would listen to her. Even to her own ears, her dreams didn't make sense, but Gobber was willing to listen and even took her seriously. She should be grateful, but she feared if people will shunned her more if her dreams weren't real and they would be getting worked up over nothing.

Realizing where her thoughts were going, she squared her shoulder with a new determination. She had been shunned forever, it doesn't matter if there were more people shunned her anyway—she had survived this whole life without those people, she could survive more of the life ahead of her without them.

"Thanks, Gobber," Gobber looked stopped in the middle of hammering to look at her. "For listening to me."

Gobber smiled gently and patted her head, "Don't mention it, lass. Besides, it's the least I can do in your family—where no one ever listens." He guffawed as Hiccup smirked amusedly.

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"Dragons!"

The shout reverberated in the whole village of Berk as Hiccup looked out of her window to see the situation. The sky was still dark and people were lighting the torches. Dragons were everywhere and the villagers seemed a little bit overwhelmed at how many dragons came. Hiccup could also feel overwhelmed and a little bit of awe at how many dragons out there. It wasn't like a normal raid, she realized. No dragons had snatched any of their livestock, but they already fought like hungry monsters.

They seemed like they would need a bit of help, Hiccup thought as she closed her window and ran down the stairs. She wanted to help at least mend the swords and other weapons by the forge. The dragons seemed a bit more ferocious tonight, unlike the other nights.

She quickly ran out of her house, dodging people and dragons around her respectively to not get in the way. But her small stature immediately caught people's eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

"Get back inside!"

"Hiccup, you shouldn't be outside!"

"Dragons will get you!"

"You'd got carried off!"

She felt a strong hand grabbed ahold the scruff of her collar and easily lifted her up away from the incoming fire burst. "Hiccup! What is she doing out—eh, what are you doing out here? Get back inside!" Her father firmly pushed her away from the battlefield and into the general direction of the forge.

She rolled her eyes and ran towards the forge, where she was greeted by Gobber who isn't too thrilled seeing her outside. "Hiccup! By Thor, lass, what are you doing here? You should be inside!"

"Gobber, aren't you seeing what the dragons are doing? They aren't stealing any of the livestock!" Hiccup yelled as she wore her apron and started to heat up the furnace. She was sure something was up and she knew that only Gobber would be willing to listen to her. There was no livestock being stolen but the dragons still fighting anyway. They turned up every house and buildings—it looked like they were searching something.

"Lass, whether or not they're stealing the livestock, they're here attacking us! You should've been inside! What did your dreams said?" Gobber insisted as he hammered two swords at once.

Hiccup didn't mind him as she put her whole body weight to keep the fire going. "The least I could do is helping you mending these swords!" She grunted as she pulled a hammer into both her arms. Gobber didn't answer as they concentrating in mending every piece of broken weapon thrown to their window. Hiccup stole glances to the side window, seeing Astrid, Snotlout, the twins, and Fishlegs putting down the never-ending fire, other adult Vikings fighting off the dragons.

As she watched the other Vikings fought the dragons, she realized that none of the livestock or fishes had been stolen yet, but the dragons burned down houses, or just completely wreck them. Other than that, they seem more aggressive than usual. Even the number of them was unusual—it seemed to her that the dragons brought more cavalries tonight. And their behavior… she felt like they were searching for something.

Where are you, little hatchling?

The now familiar voice was echoing within her head as she suddenly realized what—or rather who—the dragons were looking for.

Suddenly everyone hears s high screeching sound that made everyone looked up in alarm.

"Night Fury!"

"Get down!"

A blast destroyed the village's catapult, and another blasted the watching tower.

Hiccup instinctively ran towards the window and looked up to see the catapults she had built had destroyed to pieces and the watch towers burning in fire.

"Man the fort, Hiccup! They need me out there!" Gobber suddenly yelled as he ran out of the forge. Hiccup turned to him with blank, rather confused expression. He turned to her and said menacingly, "Stay. Put. There." Hiccup blinked twice. "I mean it, Hiccup! You'd better not ran off with some dragons when I get back!" Then he ran off with a battle yell.

Hiccup knows a chance when she sees one.

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She couldn't believe how stupid she was; in the middle of the raid, in the middle of the night, running around in the middle of the woods, searching for the legendary Night Fury. Now that she had thought about it, she wanted nothing more than to beat herself shitless. For someone who prided herself on having a brain, this is not what someone who has brain would do.

She panted heavily, resting her hands on her knees, wiping the sweat forming by her chin. She wondered where the Night Fury was. She assumed that it would be waiting for her in the woods, where she met him the first time. But the sky was still dark, there will be no sun for at least a few hours—and she was in the woods, for Thor's sake. How will she be able to navigate through this dark forest without any lights, let alone find the place where they first met?

A dragon roar made her look up and she met eye to eye with a monstrous nightmare. She rolled her eyes, "Oh, come on." She bolted as fast as she could, the dragon fast on her heel.

It's true that the only physical thing she held pride is only her speed. But she had been running around the forest until only a few moments ago—she wouldn't have much stamina to outrun the dragon on her heel.

She heard the dragon took a breath and she screamed—that was the only sign the dragon gave before a blast of lava burst from its mouth. She quickly dove behind some large stone before she got melted and she curled her whole body smaller as the lava burst around the stones. As the lava died down, Hiccup cautiously turned around to the right to check—and just her luck, the dragon turned around to her left, ready to sink its fangs to the unsuspecting Hiccup—before a blur of black intercepted and drive itself into the monstrous nightmare's snout. Hiccup, being a small human, just stared as she crawled backwards into a general safety of the darkness.

The monstrous nightmare shook its snout, but the black blur that she identified as a smaller dragon persisted and blue plasma blasted out of the black dragon's snout. The monstrous nightmare was more shocked than hurt; it swayed and tripped by its own limbs. The black dragon stood by him, its head and wings held high, clearly showing more authority and dominance than the monstrous nightmare. The red dragon quickly stood, gave a few—what she thought—apologetic croons, and flew away from the spot.

Hiccup could only gape as she witnessed the outstanding situation in front of her. Then it dawned on her just who the dark dragon was.

"Night Fury," her mouth whispered the sacred name.

As if it heard her, the black dragon turned and started walking towards her. She scrambled backwards in panic before the voice came back, no need to panic, little hatchling. She looked up to the black dragon in shock and a little bit of awe. I would never hurt you.

Hiccup faltered as she hesitated. The dragon kept coming closer and closer to her body. She already felt intimidated. The dragon's eyes were hypnotic, being a color of toxic green with golden specks. She closed her eyes, waiting for an attack, only for a soft touch on her hair-covered forehead.

When she looked up, she only saw soft black scales. "Eh?"

I've found you.

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Author's Note:

I'm sorry for the shortness. I haven't been able to write these days. I'm busy preparing my vacation this week. I would probably update in the next month or so. I hope this story satisfy you. I haven't been able to find good plot for this story yet. Hopefully inspiration strikes me during vacation.

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