Hey everyone! Its me and I'm back with a new chapter! This chapter will be introducing the FIRST OC Dragon Character (Who is not being shipped with ANYONE!) as well as having the first main flight scene!
Also, note: In this series, Johann being a villain is not canon. If you wondering why? It just didn't feel deserved or built up to me, so I decided to cut him being a villain.
So with that said, let's get right into:
Chapter Six: Growth
As it was now spring, that meant that Hiccup and Toothless' dragon search had resumed. This meant that they were walking through the forest, Toothless carrying a basket of fish on his back and Hiccup looking for any sign of another dragon.
*Hiccup, maybe we should just try building one of those water-planks you humans call boats. The chances of us finding another dragon on this island are slim, we looked before and yet didn't find any* Toothless stated.
Hiccup took in a deep breath and glanced around, no sign of any other scaley creatures besides Toothless.
"Well bud, I don't want to give up trying. If we can find a dragon, that means we would have an ally AND we could get to Trader Johann and the other islands quicker...not that your not fast, but well...tail fin" Hiccup stated and gestured guilty to the one finned tail.
*Hiccup, you know I've forgiven you for that, so please, forgive yourself and don't let it haunt you. It doesn't haunt me and even then, losing one tail fin gave me a little brother so...I think it was worth it* Toothless remarked and Hiccup sighed.
"I know you've forgiven me...and I'm trying to forgive myself, but it's hard because ever time i see your tail fin, I just know I caused it and that you can't fly..." Hiccup whispered and Toothless purred, nuzzling Hiccup's hand.
*I can fly, well, I could when my prosthetic wasn't damaged. But you've made up for it, you built me a prosthetic that allowed me to fly again! Hiccup, you've made the phrase 'a downed dragon is a dead dragon' false, something no one else has ever done* Toothless pointed out and then took in a deep breath.
*Can you at least promise me that you'll forgive yourself and stop blaming yourself for ending up in this situation? None of it is your fault, none of it. If anything we can blame your sire and that blond human for this, they drove us from our cove and lead to us being stuck on this island* Toothless comforted Hiccup.
The boy nodded weakly and scratched Toothless' jaw, the dragon purring at Hiccup's touch.
"Thank's bud...I'd never be able to live with my self if...if I knew you didn't forgive me" Hiccup admitted and Toothless gave him a look.
*Really? Well, I'll never be able to live with MY self if you keep blaming yourself for this, so please stop* Toothless retorted sarcastically and Hiccup laughed weakly.
"Ok, ok...I'll stop," Hiccup told the dragon, and they continued walking through the forest until they heard a loud snap and thud.
"What was that?" Hiccup asked both cautious and curious.
Toothless raised his head up high, taking in a deep breath as his pupils went to slits. The dragon sniffed a few times before turning to Hiccup.
*I'm not sure...but it smells like...another dragon* Toothless told Hiccup slowly, unsure whether or not he was truly smelling another dragon.
Hiccup took in a deep breath and slowly went over to where he heard the sound, and eventually, he found a good-sized bush. Hiccup jumped into the bush and crawled forward just enough to see.
What he saw was surprising and exciting, a fledgling Monstrous Nightmare was lying on the ground in a happy. Asleep and still, but definitely not a trap set by anyone.
Toothless crawled into the bush and spotted the fledgling, he turned to Hiccup and took in a deep breath.
*Let me go and introduce myself first, we don't want her panicking at the sight of a human, so if I introduce myself first then she won't fly away when she sees you* Toothless whispered and Hiccup nodded before gesturing to the fledgling Monstrous Nightmare.
Toothless slowly crept out from the bush, remaining low to the ground and trying not to startle the young dragon.
*Hello, little one, who are you?* Toothless asked slowly, and the Monstrous Nightmare opened her eyes in fear before calming down at the sight of another dragon.
*I'm...Skyflier, y-your a Plasma-Wing!* The Monstrous Nightmare exclaimed in shock and pure awe, and Toothless titled his head confused.
*Plasma-Wing?* Toothless asked and the fledgling nodded excitedly.
*My sire and dam used to tell me stories of the great Plasma-Wing's, black as night and could breathe plasma hot enough to melt even the strongest metals, they said Plasma-Wings also had wings big and strong enough to allow them to fly across the entire world. But they also said that the Plasma-Wings were all gone, faded into myth* Skyflier explained slowly, oddly cute for a Monstrous Nightmare fledgling.
*Oh, um, I never knew my kind was called Plasma-Wings...everyone I've ever known said I was a Night Fury* Toothless remarked and then shook his head.
*You're a bit on the little side for a Monstrous Nightmare, I'm gonna guess you haven't reached adolescence yet?* Toothless asked and Skyflier nodded happily.
*Yep! I'm a whole six years old!* Skyflier exclaimed and Toothless titled his head.
*Your a little young to be on your own, where is your pack? Your sire and dam?* Toothless asked and Skyflier whined while lowering her head.
*We were flying close to the Archipelago when we heard this...call, we were forced to fly to this monster's nest...she...she killed my parents...my friends...* Skyflier almost roared and then started shaking, crying...
* It's ok, you're safe now...how did you escape the Red Death's control?* Toothless asked and Skyflier shook herself a bit to calm down.
*I got lucky, she was focusing on the other dragon's and didn't have her full attention on me...that's when a dragon tried stealing my one fish and they hit me over the head with their tail...it knocked me out of her control completely, and I flew away as fast as possible while trying my hardest to ignore the sound* Skyflier explained and then took in a deep breath.
*I flew for days, trying my hardest to get away from her and her...song...Eventually, I ended up here, just outside the range of her control* Skyflier finished and Toothless took in a deep breath.
*I'm sorry...no one should have to go through that...I know...I ended up under her control too for a long time...* Toothless comforted the fledgling, and she looked up at Toothless with big curious eyes, reminding the Night Fury/Plasma-Wing of Hiccup when the boy got curious.
*How did you get out her control?* Skyflier asked and Toothless sighed, he knew this part involved Hiccup and he had to handle it delicately or Skyflier might run away in fear.
*Have you heard of Humans? The two-legged no scale no fire breathing animals?* Toothless asked, using all the names for the human species that he could remember.
*No, I've never seen these animals...my pack lived far secluded from the rest of the world and the Red Death didn't get to send me on a raid before I escaped* Skyflier answered and Toothless almost let out a sigh of relief right there and then, Skyflier not having any bad experiences with Humans would make this easier.
*Skyflier, I want to explain this slowly and its important that you keep in mind that not all Humans are good, Humans are just like Dragons in the way that they can be both good and bad* Toothless explained so that Skyflier didn't think ALL Humans were friendly and then go and get herself killed.
Skyflier nodded, and Toothless took in a deep breath.
*A Human managed to knock me out of her control using one of human-kinds many inventions known as a bola, but it...sliced off my tail fin, I'm grounded* Toothless explained and Skyflier squeaked in shock.
*But! Hold on, let me explain. The same human came and found me tied up...he could have killed me...but he didn't, he set me free* Toothless explained and Hiccup kept his breathing silent, even he was becoming interested in seeing what Toothless was gonna say even IF he already knew how it went.
*He eventually worked up the courage to confront me in our cove with a fish, and I'm gonna skip most of what went down, but by sundown, he had laid his hand on my snout...and I let him* Toothless explained and then took in a deep breath.
*He's a good human, not a bad one. He learned that we're people and he even knows our language, and he made up for the loss of my tail fin by building a machine that helped me fly again* Toothless finished and Skyflier tilted her head.
*What is his name? And where is he? He sounds nice!* Skyflier stated and Toothless took in a sharp breath.
*His name is Hiccup, and he's currently hiding in that bush because he didn't want to scare you* Toothless told her, and Hiccup took that as his cue to show himself.
Hiccup climbed out of the bush and slowly walked forward, Skyflier looking Hiccup over curiously.
*He's awfully small, is he a fledgling like me?* Skyflier asked curiously and Toothless shrugged.
*Well, he was fifteen when we met and now he's sixteen, so in a way, he's still a fledgling by human terms...he definitely acts like one two* Toothless explained and Hiccup glared.
"Hey, I do not!" Hiccup exclaimed and Toothless snorted.
*Keep telling yourself that, mister I'll sneak a dragon into a village of dragon killing Vikings* Toothless stated and Hiccup pouted.
"H-Hey! That was one time! And we had too, the clip keeping me attached to the saddle was stuck, and I couldn't get the saddle off because the device keeping it on you was jammed as well" Hiccup explained and Toothless snorted.
*Still doesn't make it a better idea* Toothless stated and Skyflier leaned forward.
*Do you understand what's he's saying? He's just making a bunch of...weird noises* Skyflier stated and Toothless was confused before putting two and two together.
Since Skyflier had never seen a Human before Hiccup, that meant that she didn't understand Norse liked Toothless did because she had never heard Norse before as well.
*Hiccup, you need to speak in dragon-speak, she doesn't know Norse* Toothless explained and Hiccup made an 'oh' face as he got it.
*Hi Skyflier, I'm Hiccup* Hiccup introduced himself, and he rubbed his aching throat. Speaking dragon-speak as a dragon was easy because they had the vocal cords for it, but Hiccup was trying his best to speak the language with human vocal cords
*Hello Hiccup! I'm Skyflier! It's nice to see another fledgling, even if by human standards* Skyflier stated and nuzzled Hiccup gently.
*I'm sorry about your family and friends, they didn't deserve to die. if you would like, you can stay here with us if you have nowhere else to go* Hiccup recommend and Skyflier purred.
*I...I would like that, yeah* Skyflier answered and Toothless turned to Hiccup.
*You already know what I want you to do, fix the tail fin* Toothless stated and showed off his one finned tail.
*Why would he need to fix it? And why are you even on this island?* Skyflier asked curiously and Hiccup sighed.
*A bolt of lightning struck Toothless' tail fin prosthetic and destroyed it, I fixed the metal part but I still need the tools and materials to fix the leather part. We're on this island because we crashed after the lightning hit Toothless' tail, and we've sorta...set up camp here, at least for the time being. Although its pretty nice, we might stay* Hiccup told and then coughed loudly, speaking in dragon-speak for so long hurt his vocal cords.
*And that leads to what I need to ask, will you let me...ride with you so we can go and get the stuff I need to fix Toothless' tail fin?* Hiccup asked and then coughed again, at the same time Skyflier tilted her head.
*What does that mean?* Skyflier asked and Toothless stepped forward a bit.
*Its means that Hiccup would sit on your back and you would fly with him in that position. You would just fly where he asked, but that's only if you want too* Toothless explained for Hiccup, much to the boy's thanks as it spared Hiccup's vocal cords.
*I don't know, that sounds weird...* Skyflier mumbled and shifted on her paws, and Hiccup smiled.
*Don't worry, it'll be alright* Hiccup comforted Skyflier, and the fledgling purred and leaned down, allowing Hiccup to get on.
*Wait! I need to go back to the cave, we need money to pay for the supplies we buy* Hiccup stated and mounted Skyflier.
*What about me?* Toothless asked and Hiccup smirked.
*Walk, you need to lose some weight anyways* Hiccup playfully teased before he and Skyflier flew off, Toothless muttering hundreds of curses under his breath.
Hiccup and Skyflier landed just outside the home-cave, and Hiccup ran in and quickly grabbed some gold coins from the pile of jewels and treasure that took up one room.
*This is your guys, cave? It looks pretty nice* Skyflier remarked and Hiccup put the five to ten gold coins in a bag, the boy got back onto Skyflier just as Toothless arrived, panting and exhausted.
*Alright brother, we'll be back and with the supplies to fix your tail fin* Hiccup stated and Toothless panted one more time.
*Ok...love you...brother, Skyflier you better return with him in one piece* Toothless stated and Skyflier nodded before taking off, Hiccup riding her.
Toothless was trusting Skyflier because she was a fledgling and thus didn't know better about humans. Toothless swore that if any dragon or human were to trick them and injure his brother, he would tear them ascender.
It took Hiccup a day to track down Johann's boat, and he pointed at the pretty big ship.
*Down there, Skyflier, that's Johann's ship. He has the stuff we need to fix Toothless' tail fin* Hiccup stated and Skyflier nodded before going into a dive towards the ship.
Skyflier landed on the deck with a thud, Hiccup slowly climbing of the curious and slightly nervous Monstrous Nightmare fledgling.
"Johann! Johann! It's Hiccup!" Hiccup called out and he heard a few thuds below deck, Johann's groan meeting his ears.
"Master Hiccup? What are you doing out here in the middle of the ocean? Is your father with you?" Johann questioned as he came out from below deck, a bruise on the man's head.
Of course, Johann froze when he spotted a Monstrous Nightmare standing right next to Hiccup, the fledgling looking curiously at Johann.
"Umm, Johann, I've got a lot to explain..." Hiccup told the old trader slowly, patting Skyflier on the neck.
"That you do, Master Hiccup" Johann whispered as he stared at Skyflier.
"...and with that, I found you and that leads to right here, right now" Hiccup finished as he petted Skyflier, who purred under his touch.
"I must say Master Hiccup, that is quite the tale of adventure. I supposed that this dragon right here is Toothless?" Johann asked and gestured to Skyflier, and Hiccup shook his head.
"No, Toothless is back on our island. I came to buy some supplies from you to fix his tail fin" Hiccup stated and Johann hummed.
"I may have what you need, it's over there," Johann told Hiccup and pointed to a box near the corner of the ship's deck.
Hiccup walked over to the box and started rummaging through it, hundred of things making him getting extremely excited.
"Master Hiccup, you never told me, what kind of dragon is this Toothless you've talked so much about?" Johann asked curiously, and Hiccup took in a sharp breath.
"He's...a rare breed, the Toothless Daydream" Hiccup lied, as much as he trusted Johann, the man could cave under pressure and Hiccup didn't need anyone knowing that a NIGHT FURY was on an undefended island.
"Ah, can you give me a description of this species?" Johann asked as Hiccup grabbed a basket.
"He's jet black, medium sized, sleek and no horns in sight. He's extremely adorable and friendly, he has retractable teeth hence his name. He's almost completely harmless" Hiccup half-lied, smirking secretly.
He had given Johann a pretty accurate description of Toothless, except for the completely harmless bit. That part was a lie so that IF Johann did crack and let Toothless' existence slip to some Dragon Hunting scum, then the Dragon Hunters would think Toothless is completely harmless...giving Toothless the element of surprise just in case that did happen.
"He does sound quite amazing, and this story that Dragons are actually people...this is all so much to take in," Johann remarked and Hiccup finished filling his basket with the sewing kit and leather needed for Toothless' tail fin.
"Its ok Johann, it was a big story to take in myself. But look at me now?" Hiccup stated and gestured to himself, Hiccup spotted a fur vest in the corner and walked over to pick it up.
"This looks just like my old vest" Hiccup remarked and Skyflier sniffed it.
*It looks like one of those chew toys that my parents would give me* Skyflier remarked to herself, and Hiccup glared.
*Please don't chew on this, it's not mine and I was just looking at it* Hiccup stated and Skyflier whined.
*But Hiccup, can't you please get it for me, it looks so fun!* Skyflier purred and stared at the vest, and Hiccup sighed.
"Johann, how much for the vest?" Hiccup asked and Johann tilted his head.
"Why would you need the vest? If you don't mind me asking" Johann stated and Hiccup sighed.
"Skyflier is a fledgling, she needs something to chew on so her teeth don't get too dull and unable to cut through even fish" Hiccup explained and Johann nodded.
Hiccup stuffed the vest into the basket, grabbing a few other tools and even a leather tunic for himself along the way. He walked over to Skyflier and scratched the fledgling on the chin.
*You can play with the fur vest when we get back to the island* Hiccup stated and Skyflier purred while shaking in excitement.
"Alright Johann, hopefully, these gold coins should cover the black and red dyes, the leather, the sewing kit, the dagger, the cooking tools, and the spices and herbs. Oh, and the fur vest and leather tunic" Hiccup told Johann and gave the old trader seven gold coins.
"These are of fine quality, Master Hiccup, they should do nicely" Johann stated and put the gold coins away, Hiccup climbing onto Skyflier as the fledgling grabbed the fur basket in her talons.
"Alright Johann, I'll see you next time I need to trade. Oh, where are you heading next?" Hiccup asked and Johann looked over at his maps.
"Next is Berserker Island, then the Bog-Burglars, and then finally Berk before restarting my route all over again" Johann answered Hiccup, who hummed.
"Once our island has docks, then I will inform you of the location of Dragon's Claw so you can come and trade with me and Toothless and Skyflier" Hiccup remarked and Johann nodded before Hiccup had a thoughtful expression.
"Oh, and I trust that news of our trade and my where-a-bouts will remain a secret from Berk, especially if you want to remain on good terms with the Pax tribe" Hiccup semi-threatened semi-asked, he didn't want Berk finding out the location of Dragon's Claw...that would only lead to disaster.
"They will not know I have even seen you or now of such a tribe by the name of Pax, your secrets are safe with me Master Hiccup, I pledge my entire life's work on it" Johann stated and Hiccup nodded before flying off.
Johann shook his head and sat down, sighing as he worked on writing up the new cargo list.
"Humans and Dragons, living together...I really AM getting old..." Johann muttered as Hiccup and Skyflier flew away towards Dragon's Claw.
When Hiccup and Skyflier arrived back at the home-cave, Toothless was taking a nap outside with the sun shining down on the dragon's back.
*Took you guys forever, I thought I was gonna have to catch my own dinner* Toothless stated and yawned lazily, flicking his tail before curling up more.
*Yeah right you lazy reptile* Hiccup remarked before grabbing the basket and dragging it into their home-cave.
The first thing Hiccup did was get everything out from the basket, putting each and every item in its proper place. Then, Toothless 'asked' Hiccup to get on the tail fin, but it was more of an impatient demand.
So Hiccup got to work, he grabbed the finished metal tail fin and quickly got to work sewing and attaching the leather to the tail fin, even if Toothless was impatient Hiccup was still gonna take time to lovingly craft the prosthetic.
While Hiccup attached the leather, Toothless showed Skyflier around the island and briefed her on stuff like getting dinner and the bathrooms, much to the fledglings confusion and curiosity.
Eventually, Hiccup finished the leather and by that point, the tail fin prosthetic was ready. But Hiccup wanted to do some work on it, as well as on the saddle.
Hiccup took the red dye and used it to dye the tail fin from brown to red, using the black dye to add the tribal crest of the Pax tribe, which was of Toothless (The Strike Class symbol).
He then took the saddle and overhauled...well, everything. The rings that went around Toothless' fore-legs were now wrapped in comfortable leather and the saddle now went down the Night Fury's back completely while having a new storage compartment.
Hiccup worked on the brown leather tunic over his green shirt, the vest having no sleeves. Hiccup grabbed a belt and worked it on, the belt a re-worked version of his flight vest that kept him on Toothless' saddle.
"Alright, time to fly" Hiccup whispered to himself and picked up the saddle and tail fin, he quickly left the home-cave and made his way over to where Toothless and Skyflier were playing tug a war with the fur vest.
"Toothless! The tail fin's done!" Hiccup called out and Toothless let go of the fur in shock, Skyflier purring happily as she chewed on the fur.
*Really?* Toothless asked with big round pupils, the dragon sitting on his rump and staring at the repaired saddle and tail fin as if he could will the device onto himself.
"Yeah really! Come over here and let me get it on" Hiccup asked and Toothless ran over excitedly, the dragon shaking in pure joy as Hiccup attached the tail fin and saddle to the dragon's torso and tail.
*Skyflier, Toothless and I are going out flying to test this new tail fin, we'll be back later. Please stay away from the caves and try to stick to the main areas, like the home-cave and the beaches* Hiccup asked and Skyflier purred with a nod.
*I'll be busy chewing up this fur, it's not chewed up enough yet* Skyflier remarked and then rolled onto her back, chewing on the fur with loud purrs.
Hiccup nodded and climbed onto Toothless back, he put his two feet in the stirrups and attached his tether-line to the hook on Toothless' saddle.
"Alright bud, take us up," Hiccup told Toothless, who smiled a gummy smile before extending his wings and taking off.
Hiccup felt the wind hit him like a boulder, and he took in a deep breath as he and Toothless got in the air together for the first time in months.
Toothless' wings were stiff from under-use, but the Night Fury was quickly getting used to flying again. Toothless flew up and up and up until they reached the clouds, Hiccup reaching up and brushing his hand up against the untouchable wet cloud.
Toothless flapped his wings a few times, taking them above the clouds and up high into the sky. Toothless did a barrel roll, stopping with Hiccup upside-down and the dragon belly up.
Toothless purred and went into a dive, doing a barrel roll to get Hiccup back up-right. They dove through the clouds and then angled out for a glide.
"Alright, bud, let's take this nice...and slow..." Hiccup whispered in shock, and Toothless almost shivered.
*Last time you said to take it slow, we nearly ended up as a splatter on the sea-stacks and ground* Toothless reminded Hiccup, who shivered as the memory of their first true flight together replayed in the young boy's mind.
"Don't worry bud, this won't end up like that attempt...I hope" Hiccup remarked and Toothless moaned.
*I don't like it when you say 'I hope'* Toothless mumbled and angled his wings, causing them to go flying downwards in a dive towards some sea-stacks located near Dragon's Claw.
They flew between the sea-stacks, Toothless even tapping one with his paw. Once they got out from the group of sea-stacks, they both flew higher and higher until they were above the clouds once again.
"Hey bud...I've always wondered, how high can a Night Fury go?" Hiccup asked with a smirk, and Toothless smirked right back.
*I don't know, how about we find out?* Toothless remarked and pumped his wings while angling upwards, they both started heading up and up and up, the clouds starting to become smaller and smaller as the sky started fading from blue to black.
Hiccup took in a light breath, struggling to breathe this high up. The boy shivered as he glanced down at Toothless, who was also struggling to breathe.
"Toothless...maybe this...wasn't the best...ide...a..." Hiccup whispered and then his tether came undone, the boy falling off of Toothless as he lost consciousness.
Toothless also lost consciousness, the two of them starting to plummet back to Earth as they warmed back up and oxygen reached them.
Hiccup blinked open his eyes, the boy taking in deep breaths as he felt a feeling of weightlessness...and then Hiccup realized he was falling, and that Toothless was falling as well...and that the clouds were coming up fast.
"TOOTHLESS!" Hiccup yelled as he fully regained consciousness, the boy twisted and turned in the air as he tried to reach the unconscious Night Fury.
Hiccup was trying everything, but he couldn't reach Toothless...that's when the dragon's eyes shot open and Toothless roared in panic.
*HICCUP!? THIS WASN'T A GOOD IDEA!* Toothless roared and Hiccup tried again to reach Toothless just as they passed through the clouds.
"YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT RIGHT NOW?!" Hiccup sarcastically remarked and then an idea came to mind.
The boy planted his arms against his sides, straightened his legs and aimed towards Toothless. This made Hiccup more aerodynamic, and thus the boy started speeding towards Toothless at a high speed.
Hiccup slammed into the dragon's stomach, and the boy barely managed to cling to Toothless' wing to stop himself from going flying off into the distance. Toothless moved his wing in a way that allowed Hiccup to climb from the dragon's wing to the dragon's back as the ocean became really close.
*HICCUP! HURRY UP!* Toothless roared and Hiccup got into the saddle, he stuck his feet into the stirrups and attached his tether again. The boy slammed open the tail fin, and Toothless spread out his wings wide.
They just barely stopped themselves from hitting the water, and they both let out sighs of relief as they started flying back towards Dragon's Claw.
"Phew! That was...that was a close one" Hiccup stated and Toothless nodded as they glided down towards the massive island, which was two times the size of Berk.
*I know, I felt the water spraying against my belly just as I opened my wings, one second later and we would have been dead* Toothless whispered and they both glided down to the home-cave, which was occupied by a sleeping Skyflier.
"Alright, let's never...never do that again" Hiccup mumbled and Toothless nodded in agreement.
Hiccup climbed off of Toothless, who was stretching and looking Hiccup over to make sure the boy was ok. Hiccup smiled and scratched Toothless on the jaw, causing the dragon to close his eyes and purr loudly.
"We'll go on a flight later bud, now we need to attend to our tribe..." Hiccup stated and Toothless nodded in agreement.
They both went into the home-cave, passing a sleeping Skyflier as she snoring lightly with purrs. Toothless curled up in his normal spot as Hiccup grabbed a book and flipped through it.
"Wait! I completely forgot! We still have to make Skyflier an official member of the Tribe" Hiccup exclaimed as he remembered something that had been slipping his mind these past few hours, Skyflier may now be staying with them but they had yet to officially make her a member of the Tribe.
*How do we do that?* Toothless asked and Hiccup took in a deep breath, of all the things they had gone over when they made the Tribe...this was the ONE thing they forgot.
"Maybe we should just ask her if she wants to be part of the Tribe, and if she says yes then we write down her name in a log book containing all members of the Tribe" Hiccup recommended and Toothless thought for a moment.
*Why would you need to write it down?* Toothless asked and Hiccup shrugged.
"Sorta makes it official, also helps us keep records of whoever joins the Tribe" Hiccup explained and Toothless nodded, the human picked up a book and flipped to the first page to write down what the book was about.
Hiccup then flipped to the second page and wrote down him and Toothless' names, them being the first members of the Tribe.
"Can you go over and ask Skyflier if she wants to be apart of the Tribe? I don't exactly want to wake up a sleeping dragon, that could only end badly" Hiccup remarked and Toothless nodded before walking over to Skyflier.
Hiccup heard Toothless and Skyflier talking before the fledgling yawned and curled up again, Toothless walked over with a smile.
*She said yes, she would love to be part of our 'tribey pack'* Toothless stated and Hiccup sniggered, holding back from laughing at the fledgling's innocent name for the Pax Tribe.
Hiccup wrote down Skyflier's name just below him and Toothless' names, he then closed the book and set it aside before grabbing a huge piece of paper.
"Bud, we need to design a base...but what should it look like? I've never built anything this big before, usually building and inventing is my thing" Hiccup said and Toothless walked over, taking a moment to think before licking Hiccup's face.
"Ugh! Toothless! You know that doesn't come out!" Hiccup
complained and tried to wipe of Toothless' slobber, only to find it already stuck to his clothes.
*We should build our main stronghold and the center of the Tribe into the mountain, or even turn the mountain into a towering stronghold. Then from there, we could expand out from the clearing to the beaches with buildings and homes. Then, we would build a metal wall around the entirety of Dragon's Claw, for protection* Toothless explained his idea and Hiccup hummed while drawing it.
"Does this work?" Hiccup asked and showed off his drawing.
In the drawing, the mountain was converted half-way into a towering fortress with multiple vantage points. The towering fortress would go above the mountain top and the tower would be covered in defenses and weapons to attack invaders.
From there, their home-cave would be converted into the ground main entrance for the fortress, expanding out to the village/nest below.
The wall was designed to be made of the strongest metals, with wood bracing it and helping to keep it in place. The docks were the only bit left exposed outside the walls, with the docks leading to a huge gate that could only be opened from the outside.
Of course, that would only stop land invaders, but invaders from the sky would bring trouble. But that's why the mountain stronghold had defenses and weapons, to keep invaders from getting in from neither ground nor sky.
"This seems like a project that'll take a while, we might want to get started on construction soon if we want to be done before winter" Hiccup remarked and Toothless nodded.
*We might be able to speed up construction if we find more dragons to help us* Toothless suggested and Hiccup shrugged.
"Hopefully we do, but I think we'll have a harder time convincing them than we did Skyflier," Hiccup pointed out and Toothless nodded.
*If you let me explain everything to any dragon BEFORE you go out all smiles and pats and scratches, then hopefully things will turn out ok* Toothless stated and Hiccup just smirked and shook his head.
And thus, they began constructions of the village of Dragon Claw.
That is it for Chapter Six! I will see you in the next chapter where we will see the invention a few things as well as the construction of the village of Dragon Claw! Not giving any hints about the next few chapters, but let's just say I got a list of 24 things to do before ARC 2 can begin and the main plot can begin.
So with that said, I'll see you guys next time!
This is JustANormalHTTYDFan, over and out.