Chapter 7

The next morning, Hiccup was actually the one to wake Toothless. He entered Toothless' room and started jumping on him with his front paws. The sleeping dragon groaned and looked over at Hiccup. "Alright Mr. Bossy."

Hiccup chuckled and got off his dragon. Toothless stood up and stretched. When Hiccup saw Toothless stretch his wings he held out his own and said, "It still feels odd having these things."

Toothless gave an amused snort, "Well at least you're not missing any limbs anymore."

"Yeah and I have some extra ones!"

Toothless laughed as he watched Hiccup wave around his tail. When Hiccup stopped, he headed for the front door. "Come on Toothless! Let's get you a new tail fin."

Toothless could not agree more with his idea. His depression was gone, he was back to his healthy weight, and was very eager to fly. The two dragons ran from their home and straight to Gobber's forge. The blacksmith was working on a saddle with Grump sleeping nearby. Hiccup made a cooing sound to get his attention.

"Well hello you two!"

Hiccup smiled and signed, 'Hi Gobber! Can we get a new tail fin for Toothless?'

Gobber smiled at the two happy dragons and said to Toothless. "Well it's about time you stubborn dragon."

Toothless nodded in a way of saying "I know, I know."

Toothless then brought his tail over to Gobber so the viking could remove the old fin. Gobber had already made the self-controlling fin a while ago since he was trying to give it to the Night Fury for a long time. The new fin looked just like his old one. The red color would help vikings know which Night Fury he was if he was alone. In no time he attached the new fin and removed his saddle and other riding equipment. Toothless was visibly upset to see the saddle go, but luckily Hiccup was there to reassure him.

"Alright that should do it," Gobber announced.

Toothless sat up wanting to try out the new language, 'Thank you Gobber.'

"You're very welcome Toothless."

Toothless could not help but get excited at the fact Gobber understood him.

Hiccup thanked Gobber as well and ran outside with Toothless.


Hiccup followed Toothless up to the cliff were he had spoken to Astrid. He watched his dragon move his new fin to make sure it was working properly.

"Well go on," Hiccup encouraged.

Toothless grinned at Hiccup before making a vertical leap into the air. Hiccup got comfortable on the cliff and watched his dragon enjoy a much needed flight above Berk. It reminded Hiccup of the one other time he saw Toothless fly on his own. But this was very different than that Snoggletog holiday. This time Hiccup was overjoyed at Toothless's happiness instead of being sad that he left.

After about ten minutes, Hiccup was surprised to see Toothless fly back and land on the cliff. Toothless noticed his confusion and said, "It's no fun flying without you."

"Uh I can't ride on your back anymore Bud."

Toothless rolled his eyes, "I know that, but you do have wings now."

Hiccup's eyes widened, "What? No I can't fly! I don't know how."

Toothless sat up confidently, "Well it just so happens your best friend is an expert flyer."

"You think you can teach me?"

"I know I can."

For the next fifteen minutes the two dragons stayed on the cliff and practiced flapping their wings. Toothless did not need to teach Hiccup how to steer with his tail. It was something Hiccup has been doing for years with Toothless.

When they finished practicing with their wings Hiccup asked, "Okay now what?"

Toothless gave Hiccup a sly look and to the former viking's horror, the dragon started to push Hiccup from behind towards the cliff's edge. "Toothless stop! What are you doing?!"

Toothless continued to push as Hiccup tried to plant his claws into the ground. The larger Night Fury was stronger however and in no time pushed Hiccup off the high cliff. Hiccup yelled out but did not fall far. He suddenly felt new instincts take over and he opened his wings to glide. He glided over houses and flapped his wings to gain height. Hiccup yelled out in triumph and flew higher and higher. When he went to fly straight he saw Toothless flying beside him. The other dragon got closer so that they were side by side without their wings touching.

"Feels good doesn't it," said Toothless.

"Oh my gods Toothless! This is even better than riding a dragon!" Hiccup exclaimed.

"In no time you will be an expert just like any other dragon."

"So you knew I would learn quick? Is that why you pushed me?"

"Of course! Baby dragons can fly so such a smart guy like you would learn in no time."

If Hiccup was still human he would have blushed at his dragon's comment. Dragons still feel all emotions, but a blush was not visible.


For the next two hours Hiccup and Toothless flew together. Near the end of the flight Hiccup could even preform a few tricks and other maneuvers. When they flew lower Hiccup spotted Astrid walking down to the stables. He eagerly landed in front of her.

"Hiccup! You were flying!"

Hiccup jumped around her excitedly before signing, 'I know. Toothless taught me. It is so amazing.'

Astrid looked over to see Toothless land beside him. "Nice job Toothless," she said.

Toothless smiled and nodded.

Meanwhile high up on a cliff, a hidden enemy viking was watching them. It was a Berserker who was in a secret lookout that no one on Berk knew about. After Dagur the Deranged was defeated by Hiccup, Alvin, Stoick, and the other allies years ago, he was put in prison on Outcast Island. A few months after the incident, the other Berserkers invaded the island and retrieved their leader. But for over two years the enemy tribe had not caused any trouble on Berk or made any contact. This was what the Hooligans thought anyway. During the years without aggression, Dagur still had a Berserker occasionally sneak into Berk and spy on the enemy.

"So they found another Night Fury. Dagur sure will be pleased with this," the Berserker declared and left for his hidden ship.