Ahsoka noticed how uncomfortable the boy was when she suggested the dragon to stay hidden while they went to fetch the materials they needed. The boy had agreed, thankfully, but from what it seemed, the dragon was... Arguing against it, as if it had feelings and thoughts of its own.

Hiccup didn't like very much the idea to leave Toothless behind either, but he didn't have much of a choice anyway. If they really wanted to get the help from the girl, they would have to adapt to the conditions. Besides, he had a feeling people here weren't very fond of dragons.

"Please bud," Hiccup said as the dragon tried the puppy eyes he knew he couldn't say no to. He tried to not look directly at them and caressed his dragon's head. "I won't be gone for too long. I-I know you don't like it, believe me, I don't like it either, but you know we have no choice. Come on, Toothless, please!"

Toothless ears went down and the dragon's expression changed to an annoyed one. He turned around and without his rider watching, slammed his tail in the back of his head. Hiccup flinched in pain and rubbed his head, while raising an eyebrow at his dragon friend. "Toothless! Oh come on you, big baby!" Hiccup pleaded and Toothless moved his jaw in a way mimicking his rider. He sighed. "Fine, I'll be back later."

It was until then, Ahsoka noticed she was smiling. She blinked at this and shook her head, what was wrong with her?

"Ready." The boy walked to her and she gave a nod.

She lead the way and they walked back to the market, while she wondered how would they get what they needed. She had no money and certainly the boy wouldn't have any idea of the way things worked in here. She wasn't looking forward to it, but if needed, they would have to steal. That wouldn't be much of a problem, but she knew inside her it was wrong. Hadn't she enough already from the events the last few days? Did she want to get into some serious trouble? It seemed as if she was asking for it.

"So..." Hiccup began, breaking the silence. Ahsoka almost wanted to roll her eyes, she wasn't really in the mood to talk. "Where are we going, exactly?"

"There's a place near here where we can some supplies, however there's a problem." She looked at him as they walked. Hiccup listened carefully at her words. "Whatever we're looking for, must have some sort of cost."

Hiccup's eyes widened. Until then he realized what she meant, and he groaned. "But we have nothing to pay, what are we going to do? We can't just leave like that. And Toothless' tail really needs some replacements. The connecting rod is bent again, the material of the fin is damaged, and the pedal is stuck as glue." He explained. He looked at the girl and blushed when he noticed the confused expression he was given, he forgot she had no idea what he was talking about. "We... Really need to fix that."

Ahsoka just nodded slowly, still looking at him questioningly. "Well, here we are." She stopped in her tracks when they reached the first sellers to let him have a look. Hiccup didn't gape in shock about his surroundings, but he did took his time to look around. It reminded him a lot of Berk. "Come on." She waved.

As they passed the sellers, Hiccup couldn't help but stare almost at everything they walked by. If he had the time, he would stop to ask about every single thing that got his attention.

"What's the first thing we need?" Ahsoka wondered. At least she had to know what exactly they were looking for.

"I think we should look for a connecting rod. A piece of metal very important to get Toothless' tail to work. It's not gonna be easy to find, it's not as if they sold it everywhere you go." Hiccup explained. Then he considered something. "However, if we could find a forge, maybe I could build one."

This got Ahsoka's attention. She stopped in her tracks and turned to the boy with a raised eyebrow. "How could you do something like that?"

Hiccup smiled at this. "Because I worked once in the forge of my village. I was the blacksmith apprentice and every once in a while I used to work on inventions of my own. In fact, I built Toothless' tailfin so he could fly again." He said with a hint of proud in his voice.

Ahsoka turned again and they continued. "Well, let's hope you can do that again."

Hiccup was taken aback at her response. More at the way she talked to him, so...coldly. He wondered if the girl (who still didn't know her name) was always like this. Maybe he could try another way so she would soften a bit. "Hey, uh... I just noticed I don't know your name."

The girl didn't even pause to look at him. After a moment of silence she said, "Ahsoka."

"I'm Hiccup."

And that was the end of the conversation.

They went store after store, looking around for what eact one had to offer. Eventually they entered one where Hiccup had a feeling they would find what they were looking for. He and Ahsoka were greeted by a strange man based on Hiccup's point of view. For him, the man had a very large head, he had no nose, and he had big black eyes he could not see the white in them. Based on Ahsoka's point of view, they were greeted by a Bith.

"Hello, how can I help you?" The Bith said.

Hiccup left aside the physical features of the man and focused on what they were doing. He cleared his throat and talked.

"Hey. Um, we were looking for something that could replace this." He took out the bent connecting rod from one of his pockets. The Bith examined the piece he was handed carefully.

"Oh... Looks like it's part of some sort of mechanic system." He observed. "Sorry son, this is already useless." He gave it back with a pitiful look.

"Do you have anything similar that could be useful?" Hiccup asked hopefully.

"Mmm. Well, you've come to the right place, then... Let me check the basement." The Bith walked though a back door and twenty minutes later, returned empty handed. "Oh, I'm sorry." He apologized shaking his head. "I'm afraid what you're looking for you won't find it here. Certainly, I don't have that whatever it is you have in your hands, but there was something else that could be a good replacement."

"Where is it?"

The Bith shook his head again and sighed. "It ran out yesterday. It was the last one."

Hiccup sighed and started to walk away followed by Ahsoka. But he paused at the door as a thought occurred to him. He turned his head towards the strange looking man. "Um, if I come back later, you think you will have more of... What you said?"

"I-I would be glad to say 'yes, of course', but sadly the deliveries are late this month." The Bith said.

Ahsoka eyed Hiccup carefully. What was he trying to get to?

Hiccup swallowed. What he was about to suggest was crazy... But that was his style wasn't it? Besides, there was no other way to return to Berk. His father should be dead worried about him. And Gobber, and Astrid, and the rest of the gang... And Toothless, where they had left him. He took a breathe. "What if... What if we got it for you?" He asked.

The Bith blinked unexpected. "You could do that?"

"Yeah, we both could. There's just one problem. If we happened to get it for you, we would have no way to pay for it."

The Bith seemed to smile. "Well... If you do that for me, I will not ask for a cost. What do you say, young man?"

Hiccup turned to Ahsoka, who turned out to be crossed of arms. She was deep in thought, analyzing the situation. This seemed to be more than what she was actually expecting to be, but... She made a promise, didn't she? And she was a woman of word. And Hiccup was also cooperating very well, she would have to play her part. She raised her gaze and gave a nod to Hiccup. He smiled at her and turned to the man with confidence.

"It's a deal."

"Very well." The Bith took out a pice of paper and folded it. Then handed it to Ahsoka, who was the closest at the moment. "Look out for him." He pointed at the paper with his index finger. "He's in charge of the deliveries. He's an old friend of mine, sure he would help you."

Ahsoka and Hiccup thanked the man and exited the shop.

Wow. A lot of time since last update. SO sorry guys. It's just that my main priority was one of my other stories. But I'm back! Thank you so much for your patience! Consider this chapter a Christmas present!

Now, reviews:

orca3553: Thank you so much for your information! It helped me a lot! Now, to answer your question, yes, Hiccup is force sensitive, just he doesn't know that yet. As for joining the Ghost crew in the future, yes, I'm looking forwards to that, however, that'll be much more later in the story. Maybe in the sequel. I'm not really focused on that at the moment. Thanks for your review!

Teacup Unicorn: Thank you!

So, I think that's it... Happy Holidays! Until Next Time...

Scout017, out.