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Setting: Stoick has gathered the teens in front of the Great Hall, and is about to give out their instructions for the day.


"All right children," said Stoick, earning groans from the teens, "Gobber and I have decided to put you into different groups, so Berk can well...get back to normal as fast as possible," he said.

Hiccup then muttered something inaudible, which Stoick chose to ignore.

"Let's see…" the chief mumbled, "Hiccup, Fishlegs, you two will teach the children about dragons and well...anything that you think would be important," he said.

"I can help with that group, Stoick! Children love me," Gobber piped.

Stoick uneasily glanced at his friend, "Well Gobber, that's nice of you but…this is a very delicate situation…" said the chief.

Gobber laughed, "Exactly why you need me!" he exclaimed, "Come on boys, we've got some teaching to do!" he said, dragging Hiccup and Fishlegs away. Stoick stared at his friend with disbelief, before remembering that he was still giving his orders. He shook his head, "Astrid, Snotlout, you two will be teaching the adults about dragons, but instead of just teaching them statistics...you will teach them how to act, feed, and possibly even fly them—although we might need to have Hiccup teach that," he said.

Astrid and Snotlout nodded and ran off, leaving only the twins and the chief. Stoick looked at the twins and said, "You two…um, just make sure the village doesn't get destroyed," he said.

"Make sure the village doesn't get destroyed…got it!" exclaimed Tuffnut as he and his sister took off. Stoick sighed and walked into the Great Hall, where he proceeded to collapse on a bench. He took a sip of his ale and mumbled, "This is going to be a long day…" he groaned, sinking further into his seat.


Gobber had finally rounded up all the children of Berk ranging from 5 to 10 years old and brought them to an open area in the forest. Hiccup and Fishlegs stood in front of the group—but they weren't entirely sure where to start. Hiccup cleared his throat and stepped forwards, "Um…hello?" he said.

Gobber chuckled, "Like this," he said, stepping towards Toothless, "Now you see children, when you approach a dragon…what's the first thing that you should do?" he asked.

"Walk right up to it and say hi?" asked a young girl.

"Let's try that the, shall we?' he said, "…hello beast, how are you doing today?" he asked Toothless.

Toothless stared at the blacksmith with utter confusion, not really sure what he wanted him to do. The Viking was in a predatory position, so Toothless took the initiative and…

"Oh the pain! The horror!" shrieked Gobber as Toothless pounced on him. The children cried out in surprise-some of the younger children even hid behind the older ones. Hiccup couldn't stop himself from laughing as his mentor struggled to get out from Toothless' grasp.

"Toothless," Hiccup breathed, "Let Gobber go," he said, grasping his stomach. Toothless lowered his ears and scrambled off the blacksmith, returning to Hiccup's side. Gobber stood up and brushed himself off, "…Now children, was that such a great idea?" he asked.

"No," replied the little girl, peeking out from behind another child.

"Very good!" praised Gobber, "Now, does anyone else have another idea of how to meet a dragon for the first time?" he asked.

No one answered, because they were all staring at Toothless with fear in their eyes. Hiccup noticed this and sighed, "Gobber," he said, "I think we'd better start with a...smaller dragon," he said, indicating to Toothless.

"Nonsense!" exclaimed Gobber, "What makes you think that?" he asked.

Hiccup gave Gobber "the look" and gestured to the children. Gobber stared at the children for a few minutes, before sheepishly looking back at Hiccup, "I guess you're right…" he mumbled in defeat.

Hiccup grinned in triumph, "Fishlegs, can you find a Terrible Terror and bring it here?" he asked.

"I can try…" he stuttered, "But you know, there are so many other—"

"Fishlegs!" huffed Hiccup.

"Going! I'm going!" said Fishlegs, getting on his Gronkle and taking off.

Hiccup sighed, "Come on bud, let's go," he said.

Toothless crooned and nodded, indicating for Hiccup to get on his back. Hiccup grinned and straddled himself in, taking off in a matter of seconds. The children—who were scared earlier—looked up at Hiccup with awe. Gobber chuckled at the children, "You'll get your chance, don't you worry," he said, "But you still have a long way to go," he said, receiving looks of disappointment from the children.

"Oh come on, you don't want to end up like me…do you?" asked Gobber.

The children laughed, causing Gobber to grin—at least he still had his way with children...


Meanwhile, with Astrid and Snotlout

Stoick stood in front of the Viking adults in the Great Hall—Astrid and Snotlout had finally gathered all of the adults and brought them here—he cleared his throat and said, "Vikings of Berk…dragons are now living amongst us, meaning that you must behave around them. Astrid and Snotlout here will teach you exactly what you need to know…minus flying…Hiccup will have to teach you all that," he explained.

"But I've already taught some of them how to fly!" protested Snotlout.

Stoick leaned in closer to Snotlout and whispered, "I mean teach them correctly, son," he said.

Snotlout huffed as Astrid stepped forwards, "First thing's first," she said, "the first thing you have to know about bonding with a dragon is…that it's all about trust…"


"Wait…" said Tuffnut, "Did the chief say 'keep the village destroyed' or was it 'make sure the village gets destroyed'?" he asked.

Ruffnut tilted her head sideways, "I don't think it was either of them…" she admitted, "I think he said…to make sure the village didn't get destroyed," she said.

Tuffnut laughed, "Oh please, that can't possibly be right!" he said.

Ruffnut nodded her head, "…I guess you're right," she said.

"Well, what are we waiting for? We have to follow orders from the chief!" he said, "After all, we don't want to get banished, right?" he added.

"Absolutely not," agreed Ruffnut, as they began searching for their new quest.


"No, no, no, you're doing it wrong!" said Snotlout, "You're supposed to do it like this," he said, stepping in front of the Nadder, "Hey! You drop that piece of bread right now! You hear me?!" he yelled.

Said dragon dropped the loaf of bread, flicked up her tail spikes, and shot them at Snotlout…pinning him to the wall.

Snotlout moaned in embarrassment and said, "Well…not exactly like that," he said.

Astrid scoffed and came in from behind the Nadder, "The best way to bond with a Nadder, is to preen them," she said, "If you do a good job, they will definitely trust you," she said, smoothing down the Nadder's tail spikes.

"Show off," muttered Snotlout.

Astrid flipped her braid over her shoulder and walked away from a grumbling Snotlout, ready to help anyone who needed it.


"How about that one?" asked Tuffnut.

Ruffnut paused, "…No, not big enough…" she said.

"That one?" asked Tuffnut, gesturing to the supply building.

"No…" said Ruffnut.

"Ooh! How about the animals?!" he asked.

Ruffnut looked at him with curiosity, gesturing Tuff to continue, "What if we scare the animals, and then they stampede through Berk, causing absolute chaos!" he exclaimed.

"…I like it!" cheered Ruffnut, as they dove to the middle of the field.

Tuffnut looked around, "Here sheep—sheep—sheepey," he cooed.

"You've got to be kidding me…" muttered Ruffnut, "Tuff! We can use our dragon and scare them off!" she yelled.

"How?" asked Tuffnut.

"I don't know, by shooting fire at them?" she replied.

Tuffnut devilishly grinned as he remounted Belch. The twins then hovered above the animals, and prepared to shoot.

"Alright, on the count of three, we shoot," said Ruffnut.

"Got it," said Tuffnut.

"Three, two, one!"

"One, two, three!"

"FIRE!" they yelled in unison, making their Zippleback fire at in the middle of the animals, who shrieked with fear and began running all over the place.

"Let's chase them just to make sure they go into the village," said Tuffnut.

"Good idea," agreed Ruffnut, as they and their Zippleback chased the sheep, chickens, and yaks into Berk.


Astrid and Snotlout were in a heated argument when they all heard a rumbling noise coming from outside. The teens stopped and turned towards the door…when suddenly all of the village's farm animals bursted through the doors of the Great Hall. The Vikings shouted in surprise, and the dragons roared frantically—not understanding what was going on.

Stoick didn't know how much more of this he could take—not to mention he was also getting a headache. A little too harshly, he yelled, "Everyone, stop!"

Everyone did indeed freeze, and they stared at the chief. Stoick glared at everyone in the room, and in a dark voice said, "Get out now. All of you, get out…right now," he ordered.

"But chief—" said Astrid.

"NOW!" Stoick yelled.

Everyone scrambled out the doors of the Great Hall, leaving a very distraught chief inside. Astrid and Snotlout were the last ones out, where they were met with Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who seemed to be a little too happy…

"What are you two so excited about?" asked Snotlout.

"That was brilliant!" cheered Ruffnut.

"Yeah! Who knew I had such a great idea!" said Tuffnut.

"Your idea? No way, it was my idea!" yelled Ruffnut.

"What was whose idea?" asked Astrid.

"The stampede…" muttered Ruffnut, "Now, what were you saying again Tuff?" she threatened.

"That was you two!" Astrid nearly screamed.

"Muttonheads…" muttered Snotlout.

"Yeah! Wasn't it genius?" asked Tuffnut, grinning.

Astrid sighed, "Where's Hiccup?" she asked.

"I don't know…but seriously, my idea was awesome!" said Ruffnut.

"I don't care what idiot did this, I just need to know where Hiccup is...right now!" she yelled.

Tuffnut uncovered his ears, "Sheesh, no need to yell," he mumbled, "We saw him heading into the forest over there a while ago," he said, pointing to a trail leading into the woods.

Astrid sighed with relief as she ran forward; the twins and Snotlout looked after her with surprise, "Hey! Wait for us!" they yelled, sprinting after her.

Astrid paid no attention to them as she tried to find the chief's son…Berk was a mess, and they needed Hiccup…now.


Next Chapter:

-Hiccup, Fishlegs, and Tuffnut work with the dragons to make them "civilized"

-Astrid, Snotlout, and Ruffnut work with the Vikings, and they have to clean up Berk and learn how to adapt to their new lives with dragons

-Hiccup and Stoick have a nice, long talk

-Toothless wants to spend time with Hiccup, but Hiccup declines…saying that he has "more important things to do".