Hey everyone! I'm back and with another chapter! This chapter focuses mostly on some things that will come into use later on in ARC 2 and even ARC 3. Also, before we get into the chapter, let me just say something:
When Hiccup is talking in Dragon-speak its because Skyflier is around (Remember that Skyflier can't understand Norse) and when he is talking in Norse its when its just him and Toothless. Keep that in mind otherwise it will seem weird why Hiccup keeps switching between Dragon-speak and Norse.
Alright with all that said, let's get right into:
Chapter Seven: Construction
Once summer had arrived they started construction on the village, mainly to avoid snow and other things.
The first thing they did was figure out where each building and thing was going to go, and then they started off with the first thing: the pathways and roads.
They dug gravel from a nearby island and transported it back to Dragon's Claw, where it was used to make the pathways and roads that went over the entire island.
Then, they cut down a good chunk of the forest (Toothless' idea) for the wood needed to make the huts and buildings and other things, stacking all extra wood in a few piles.
That's when they ran into a problem, they may have wood but they didn't have metal. They had a little metal, but not nearly enough for the perimeter wall or the main mountain fortress.
*Alright, we need more metal for the perimeter wall and the central fortress, anyone got any ideas?* Hiccup asked and Toothless thought for a moment before taking in a deep breath.
*I know of where we can find some metal...enough to build three bases...but the problem is that the island is covered in crystals* Toothless stated and Hiccup was confused, while Skyflier was curious.
*Why would crystals be a problem?* Hiccup asked and Toothless sighed.
*These crystals are Dragon Crystals, one spark or flame and they'll explode. If one crystal on that island blows...then the rest will follow, and the entire island will be blown to kingdom come* Toothless explained and Hiccup winced.
*Yeah I can see how that would be a problem* Hiccup remarked and Toothless shrugged.
*As long as no one uses their fire or causes a spark, then we should be able to remove the metal. But it will difficult considering that metal can cause sparks easily* Toothless explained and Hiccup nodded before growing in confusion.
*Wait, how are we gonna get the metal from that island to here?* Hiccup asked and then he had an idea.
*Wait, I got an idea, what if we use a huge cauldron like object to transport the metal? We would carry it through the air using vines and ropes* Hiccup suggested and Toothless nodded while thinking it over.
*We could build it out of wood to save on resources, and we could tie it to my saddle* Toothless added on to Hiccup's idea, and the boy nodded while grabbing a nearby book.
Hiccup flipped to a blank page and used a charcoal pencil to quickly sketch out the design of a wooden barrel that could carry tons of metal, the 'barrel' was named the Hopeful Puffin.
*This is last time you name...well, anything* Toothless stated and Hiccup glared.
"What if I have kids?" Hiccup asked and Toothless smirked.
*If you ever had kids, then their Uncle Toothless will choose their names. Knowing you, you'll choose a female human who's just as bad at naming things as you* Toothless stated and Hiccup mumbled on about never having a girlfriend.
They finished the Hopeful Puffin, and they quickly flew to the island at break-neck speeds. They gently set the Hopeful Puffin down and Hiccup climbed off of Toothless, who was observing the thousands of glowing crystals that were embedded in the ground beneath them.
"Yeah, bud...I don't like it either" Hiccup whispered and they quickly located the metal deposits, which Toothless and Skyflier worked away at while Hiccup made sure no one created a spark or flame.
Hiccup found out that Crystal Island (The name of the island) was so cold that the metal would cause frostbite if you so much as touched it bare-handed. Hiccup had no idea why the island was so cold, it just was.
In one week, they flew between Dragon's Claw and Crystal Island a few dozen times, each time carrying more metal than the last. Finally, around mid-day, they had mined the last of the metal from the main ore deposit.
*Alright! We're done! We just need to re-attach the Hopeful Puffin to Toothless' saddle and we're out of here!* Hiccup announced and Skyflier purred while Toothless grabbed the three main ropes in his mouth.
Hiccup quickly reattached the ropes to Toothless' saddle, he then mounted the dragon and they took to the air with the Hopeful Puffin dangling from Toothless' saddle.
They flew back to Dragon's Claw, them quickly emptying out the Hopeful Puffin's cargo and getting to work on building the village up from the ground.
It was almost mid-summer and Toothless knew Hiccup was working on something, but the boy was keeping it a secret from both him and Skyflier.
Hiccup would lock himself up in the forge for days at a time, curses and smoke sometimes coming from within the locked building.
Toothless was sure Hiccup was working on something new and POSSIBLY dangerous considering that the boy was starting to come out the forge with bruises and small burns every now and again.
Problem is, Toothless couldn't get inside the forge because Hiccup always locked the main door when he started working on his 'project', and thus Toothless was forced to wait.
Wait for what? Toothless didn't know, the dragon was just forced to wait because Hiccup would not tell him what he was working on.
Toothless snorted as Hiccup walked into the forge, shutting the door behind him as the dragon curled up to take a nap.
But before the dragon could fall asleep, he noticed something. The door was slightly cracked open, with smoke coming out from the crack.
*Hiccup forgot to lock the door* Toothless whispered and slowly got up, crawling over to the door silently and nudging it open as slow as possible.
Toothless walked inside and glanced around, on one wall sat Hiccup's map of the world and on the other wall sat a metal shield Hiccup had built a few weeks ago for himself.
Toothless rounded the corner and saw Hiccup hunched over a work desk, a weird metal device lying in the boy's hands. The device was small but looked similar to the hilt of a dagger or a sword, but it didn't have a blade.
"No, no, damn it! Stupid Monstrous Nightmare gel...stupid plasma gas...come on, work you piece of slag" Hiccup muttered and pressed a button on the side, and a blade shot out from the device.
Hiccup muttered at the blade and pressed the button again, causing the blade to retract into the hilt. Hiccup put the device down and turned around to grab a few metal canisters of Monstrous Nightmare gel when he spotted Toothless.
"Holy Thor! Toothless! You're not supposed to be in here when I'm working" Hiccup stated and Toothless smirked.
*You left the door unlocked and you practically lured me in with all your muttering and the smoke coming from the building* Toothless responded and Hiccup sighed while laying the hilt/device down.
"You're not gonna just leave and pretend you never saw this device, are you?" Hiccup asked weakly and Toothless smirked harder.
*Nope, so tell me what that hilt...device thing is* Toothless practically demanded and Hiccup sighed again while grabbing the device.
"These past few weeks, I've been working on a weapon for myself. This is that weapon, its called Inferno" Hiccup explained and pressed the button on the side, causing the blade to shoot out from the hilt.
*It looks sharp, but not that...well, good. It doesn't even look strong enough to withstand hitting a tree* Toothless commented and Hiccup muttered something about metal.
"Well, its supposed to be on fire, but I can't get the fire to ignite properly...plus, when I do it ALWAYS ends up melting the blade down to...well, a puddle of molten steel" Hiccup explained and Toothless had one big 'oh' face.
*Hmmm...what kind of fire are you trying to use? Monstrous Nightmare gel?* Toothless asked and Hiccup gestured to two small canisters.
"I'm actually trying to sorta...combine your plasma fire with Skyflier's fire...I'm trying to make it to where it burns with the color and heat of your plasma but the long-lasting effects and likeness of Monstrous Nightmare gel" Hiccup explained and Toothless realized that one of the canisters had a good amount of his firing gas in it.
*How did you get my firing gas? That only builds up in my throat when I want it too* Toothless asked and Hiccup shrugged.
"You sometimes breath firing gas in your sleep when you've eaten mutton for dinner, but that only happens once and a while" Hiccup explained and Toothless nodded.
*You could have just asked, I would have given you some and helped you on this project...that's if you wanted my help* Toothless remarked and Hiccup nodded quickly with wide eyes.
"I know I should have...its just...I'm used to everyone dismissing my inventions..." Hiccup whispered and Toothless purred, nuzzling Hiccup's chest lovingly.
*You know I'm not gonna judge your inventions, Hiccup. If anything, I'll help you with them...so long as they aren't ideas that could lead to your death* Toothless stated and Hiccup nodded.
"I know it's just...I guess no ones ever really wanted to pay attention to me and my inventions..." Hiccup mumbled and Toothless planted himself right in front of the auburn-haired boy.
*Hiccup, you KNOW that I would love to hear about your inventions, right? Just because I'm a dragon doesn't mean I'm not curious, I like listening to you talk about your inventions* Toothless told the boy, who nodded and hugged the dragon.
"I know bud, its just...I'm not used to it...It's just different..." Hiccup mumbled and Toothless purred, causing himself and thus Hiccup to vibrate slightly.
*Hey, we're apart of a dragon-human tribe, and we're both leaders of the tribe.,.I'd say we're already quite the unique pair* Toothless comforted Hiccup, who laughed.
"Yeah..." Hiccup whispered and Toothless pulled out of the teenager's grip, turning to face the weapon known as Inferno.
*So, the main problems are trying to make the type of fire you want and keeping the blade from melting?* Toothless asked and Hiccup nodded.
*I have a few ideas on how to stop that* Toothless told the teenager, who perked up in both happiness and shock.
"Really?" Hiccup asked and Toothless walked over to Inferno, using his claw to gently tap the button on the side, making the blade shoot out.
*If you cool down my firing gas by a good amount, it should turn from a gas to a liquid because of the temperature, that's actually kinda the reason Night Fury's hate cold temperatures* Toothless stated and Hiccup wrote that down.
"How would we freeze the gas? Winter just ended and I don't know of a place cold enough for it to work" Hiccup asked confused and Toothless smirked.
*I may have a few ideas on how to do that, but we'll worry about that later. I have an idea for how to make sure the blade doesn't melt, just give me a second* Toothless responded and then started scratching at his paw.
Eventually, a few lose scales came off and Toothless picked them up before dropping them onto the bench, he turned to Hiccup and gestured for him to come over.
*I need you to get something to contain these scales, and something to break them up once I add my saliva and some plasma* Toothless stated and Hiccup was confused.
"What will that do?" Hiccup asked and Toothless smirked.
*My saliva, while not as potent as the acid in my stomach, can break down or bind certain materials together via a way similar to digestion thanks to my saliva being slightly acidic but only to non-living materials...such as my shed scales* Toothless explained and then took in a deep breath.
*My fire assists in speeding up the process and sorta gives my saliva a...boost in breaking down the scales into a liquid paste that can be applied to anything to make it fireproof. Once the paste is applied, it will immediately bind into the fabric or material of choice, in this case, its metal* Toothless explained and then took in ANOTHER deep breath.
*In order for the scale-paste to work, the metal will need to be hot but not TOO hot, so once I apply some flame to the scales I'll also apply some to Inferno's blade, got it?* Toothless finished and Hiccup just stared in shock.
"O-ok...wow, I didn't know you knew all this stuff" Hiccup mumbled in shock as he grabbed a mortar and pestle.
*What can I say? Night Fury's are inherently clever, and that makes me a problem solver...its just in my nature* Toothless answered as Hiccup put the shed scales into the mortar.
Toothless practically spit into the mortar, and Hiccup ground up the scales a bit before Toothless let out a small plasma flame into the mortar, assisting in breaking up the scales.
Toothless then turned to Inferno, and used his slow-burning fire to heat up the blade to the point that it turned a bright red.
*Alright, use that brush to apply the scale-paste to the blade. Make sure to get every spot! If one spot isn't covered then the blade will be susceptible to heat* Toothless stated and Hiccup nodded.
Hiccup took a brush and slowly but surely applied the scale-paste material to the blade of Inferno, tiny hisses coming from the blade as it was cooled down from the scale material.
Once Hiccup was finished and the blade had cooled down, it was no longer a bright silver but a dark gray almost black, similar to Toothless' hide.
Hiccup picked up Inferno and waved it around, the new fire-proof metal blade didn't weight that much more than it originally had.
"Alright, should we test to see if it's fire-proof?" Hiccup asked and Toothless nodded.
*Hold it out as far away as possible, I'm gonna shoot the blade with a plasma blast. If it survives a small plasma blast, it'll survive being covered in long-lasting plasma fire* Toothless stated and Hiccup nodded before holding Inferno out away from himself.
Toothless shot a tiny plasma blast at the blade, smoke filling the air and Hiccup coughing as he waved away the smoke.
The blade was in-tact, complete and not even damaged in the slightest. Hiccup touched his exposed fingers to the blade and was shocked to find it cold and not hot from the plasma blast.
*If you're wondering why it's cold, its as I said, its heat AND fire-proof* Toothless explained and Hiccup nodded before pressing a button on Inferno, causing the black blade to slide back into the sword hilt.
"Alright, so, now how are we gonna turn your firing gas into a liquid? You said we could cool it enough that it would turn into a liquid?" Hiccup asked and Toothless nodded.
*Yes, and I had an idea of where we could find a place cold enough to turn gas into a liquid...* Toothless remarked and Hiccup smirked as he picked up on the dragon's line of thinking.
"Crystal Island! That place was FREEZING! I had to wear my fur coat and even then I was still freezing my backside off" Hiccup exclaimed and Toothless nodded with a smirk.
*Correct, the reason the island is so cold is that Dragon Crystals generate cold when inactive and heat when active. The Dragon Crystals were inactive on the island so they made the island into a frozen fridged wasteland* Toothless explained and Hiccup nodded.
"So one quick trip to Crystal Island and..." Hiccup started and Toothless smirked.
*And we got a liquid form of my firing gas...although it is gonna be kind of a pain to be traveling between here and there whenever we need liquid firing gas* Toothless remarked and grunted.
"Hey, how much cold does one inactive crystal generate? And how many would we need to turn gas into a liquid?" Hiccup asked and Toothless hummed.
*One crystal the size of your hand could generate enough coldness to make you sick if you hold it for more than two minutes. And we would probably need a crystal as big as one of my lower fore-legs to turn gas into a liquid* Toothless answered and Hiccup smirked.
"So why don't we just go and retrieve a crystal that big and bring it here? That way we can just make liquid firing gas here" Hiccup suggested and Toothless took in a sharp breath.
*It's possible...but highly dangerous. One spark or flame and that crystal would explode, so it would need a device to contain it that would protect it from those two while allowing the crystal to cool down the firing gas* Toothless told Hiccup, who nodded.
"I'll get to work on that, and once it's finished we'll go and retrieve a crystal" Hiccup stated and Toothless nodded before Hiccup had an idea.
"Hey bud, I had an...idea...do you think we could build me a fire-proof leather armor?" Hiccup asked and Toothless tilted his head, curious and confused.
*Why would you need that? Not that I don't like you having protection, but I thought we agreed I was gonna do the introducing dragons to the tribe thing* Toothless said and Hiccup shrugged.
"But what if I have to introduce a dragon to the tribe without you? Plus, what if I need it for self-protection against dragons or even...Vikings" Hiccup brought up and Toothless sighed.
*Alright, we'll build armor for you. In fact, it'll probably make me feel more relaxed knowing that you have a form of protection...no offense, but that leather tunic and green shirt aren't much of a defense against fire or swords* Toothless stated a bit hesitantly, and Hiccup was curious.
"No offense taken...but you sound a little against the idea...what's wrong?" Hiccup asked and Toothless sighed.
*I guess with you having your own fire like me, and then your own scales...next you'll have wings and then claws and then you won't need me anymore* Toothless brought up quickly and Hiccup was shocked.
"Bud, just because I want a fire-proof armor and a flaming sword doesn't mean I don't need you anymore...if anything, I need you MORE than before, your my best friend...brother...family, no scale armor or flaming sword will ever change that" Hiccup stated and Toothless had an idea.
*How about if I stop worrying about that, you stop hiding away in the forge and instead start sharing your ideas with me, ok?* Toothless suggested and Hiccup nodded.
"Sure bud, I can work with that. Alright, wanna help me design this scale armor?" Hiccup asked and Toothless let out a happy squeal as he jumped over and licked Hiccup from head to toe.
"I'll take that as a yes!" Hiccup shouted in happiness, and Toothless just purred.
In the next few weeks, the armor went from design to pieces to complete. Of course, the armor had yet to be coated in Toothless' scale material, which meant that the armor was currently a dark brown...a practical eye-sore to anyone and everyone.
They had gotten the leather from Johann as he stopped by their island for the first time and met the 'Toothless Daydream' dragon. Hiccup had sowed the armor together while Toothless gave his advice on the design and aesthetic of the armor.
The armor had two shoulder pads, the Pax Tribe's crest on the right shoulder pad. The chest plate was designed to have a storage compartment while also being sleek and sturdy.
The back of the torso had tiny little spines on it, which Hiccup had suggested so it made him look more like a Night Fury. The legs and boots were also designed to be slim, with the right leg having a place for Inferno to attach to.
One of the boot's also had a place for Hiccup to store cartridges for Inferno, although Hiccup had yet to make any cartridges. While the other boot had a hidden slot for a tiny dagger.
Hiccup's arms and gloves/gauntlets were designed to allow for the most maneuverability while still having a good amount of padding and defense, with one of the arms having a hidden retractable blade in the gauntlet, but the blade wasn't designed to catch fire like Inferno's.
Hiccup's helmet was the centerpiece of the design, it was designed to allow for easy breathing at high heights while also being tough and durable.
The helmet was designed to look like the head of a Night Fury, with it having tiny spikes going down the center to the back with eight big nub like pieces attached to the back of the helmet.
Of course, Hiccup had to wait until Toothless had shed enough scales to cover the entire armor, but once the dragon had they imminently coated the armor.
Hiccup finished putting on the now fire-proof armor's helmet, him grunting as he got up and got used to walking around in a full body suit of leather armor.
*Alright, Skyflier, shot a stream of fire at my left arm* Hiccup instructed and held out his left arm away from the rest of him.
Hiccup's voice came out gravely and sorta older and maturer when he was wearing the helmet, which the teenager attributed to the helmet's unique design.
*What if I hurt you?!* Skyflier asked worried, and Hiccup smirked behind the helmet.
*That's why Toothless is on fire duty, if I feel even a tiny bit of heat then he'll douse me in water, right bud?* Hiccup remarked and turned to Toothless, who was standing next to a big bucket of cold water.
*Yep! And then I'll douse you in my saliva for scaring me like that* Toothless stated and Hiccup shook his head while throwing his other arm around dramatically.
*Yep, let's pray to Thor that this is fire-proof...I don't need to have Toothless give me two baths* Hiccup said and then took in a deep breath.
*Do it* Hiccup stated and Skyflier fired at Hiccup's arm, and Hiccup almost laughed in happiness as he felt no heat nor fire burning at his skin.
They tested the entire armor, and Hiccup was happy that the entire armor proved to be fire-proof and heat-proof. Now, that only left Hiccup to fire-proof Toothless' tail fin and make Inferno's fire fuel.
Toothless unfortunately had stopped shedding, and would only start again in a few months so the dragon's tail fin would have to remain un-fire proof.
So Hiccup resolved for making a spare tail fin which would be stored in Toothless' saddle storage compartment, alongside the emergency tools to make temporary repairs to the tail fin and saddle if need be.
After that, they traveled to Crystal Island with Hiccup wearing his armor, and that's when Hiccup discovered something else that he now loved about his armor.
As well as being heat proof, it was also cold proof. Which meant Hiccup didn't freeze his butt off like last time.
So, they managed to carefully transport a huge Dragon Crystal home to Dragon's Claw, where Hiccup and Toothless gently set it inside a metal spark-proof container designed to pump the coldness into a device that would turn Toothless' firing gas into a liquid.
For hours on end, Toothless and Hiccup experimented with different amounts of coldness until they managed to figure out the perfect temperature to turn gas into a liquid.
After that, they had a blue Night Fury liquid and a green Monstrous Nightmare gel in two separate containers. Hiccup picked up one and Toothless used his paws to push the other, the liquid poured into a huge cauldron and Hiccup started mixing the liquid together thoroughly.
Once it was done, Hiccup filled cartridge after cartridge with the Monstrous Nightmare Night Fury gel, and then he put some of the cartridges in his boot storage pocket while putting the others in a box.
Hiccup walked outside, Skyflier and Toothless watching nearby with buckets of water. Hiccup pulled out a cartridge and pushed it into Inferno, he pressed a button and the sword WORKED.
Inferno's blade shot out from the hilt ablaze with purple fire, the heat causing the hairs on Hiccup's hand to burn slightly.
Hiccup waved Inferno around before walking over to a place in the half-complete village where he had set up a metal pipe and a wood board.
He slammed Inferno down on the wood board, and the sword went right through the piece of wood like it didn't even exist. Hiccup then sliced at the metal pipe, the pipe melting from the sheer heat of Inferno.
Hiccup pressed a button and Inferno's blade retracted, the plasma fire going out as the blade disappeared into the black and red hilt.
*Project Inferno is a success!* Hiccup exclaimed and Toothless purred happily, he couldn't wait to see Hiccup use the sword in training.
Hiccup had asked Toothless if the dragon wanted some form of metal armor, but Toothless denied it and stated that he was fine without a suit of armor for himself.
And so with personal projects complete, the construction of the village of Dragon Claw continued.
It was almost winter again, and Hiccup knew him and Toothless' birthdays were coming up again.
The village was almost finished, it just lacked a few things here and there that Hiccup was slowly but surely building in the forge, such as a mechanism to open and close the main gate.
Otherwise, their hut and the mountain fortress were finished, both standing tall and proud over the rest of the village.
Hiccup and Toothless' hut was unique, to say the least. It didn't look anything like the homes on Berk, but that was for the better.
The hut's main entrance was big enough for a dragon, and lead into the main living room where they could play around all they liked. Then a hallway led to both Hiccup's private work room as well as the main kitchen and dining area.
Then at the end of the hallway was a staircase that leads up to the second floor, which housed Hiccup and Toothless' beds, as well as a wall adorning drawn pictures of Toothless or Skyflier, each framed.
The hut was different from what their home-cave had been, but that was for the better. They need a more permanent space for them to stay in, and thus this hut was that space.
They had finished up the village, building huts designed for dragons around the village.
Skyflier had INSISTED on her hut being built right next to Toothless and Hiccup's hut, Hiccup chalked it up to the fact that Skyflier had sorta started to see Toothless as her sire (Which was hilarious and cute).
In the time of the construction of the village of Dragon Claw, sometimes referred to as Dragon's Edge, they had found and accepted three more dragons into the tribe.
The first was an elderly healing Gronckle known as Medicus, he was known to be grumpy but did have a big heart deep down, very deep down.
The second was an adult Timberjack known as Arbor, she would often cut down trees for firewood and would also hunt for the tribe's food.
The third and final dragon was Stormcutter known as Pallidus, he was a very stern dragon that didn't bend to anybody, the only two people Pallidus would listen to were Hiccup and Toothless.
With all the Tribe had grown, it was still relatively small when compared to the rest of the world, but it was just perfect.
Hiccup had begun keeping a logbook of dragon species, which he was called "The Dragon Book", it contained secret knowledge of a lot of the dragon's Hiccup had met while also describing how to befriend certain dragons with and without Dragon-speak.
And that leads to the current night, it was storming lightly outside and the wind was blowing heavily against the side of their hut.
Toothless was sleeping on his fur bed when he heard the sound of movement, the dragon blinked open his sleepy eyes and turned to Hiccup, who was awake and staring at the ceiling.
*Hiccup, are you alright?* Toothless asked and Hiccup nodded.
"Yeah...I'm fine...I just can't sleep..." Hiccup mumbled and turned over to face the black dragon, who was staring at Hiccup worried.
*What's wrong?* Toothless asked again, and Hiccup sighed.
"I just couldn't stop thinking...what if Berk finds us? What if Berk one day shows up with an armada and...everything we've built burns to the ground" Hiccup whispered and Toothless laid his head on the boy's chest.
*It's ok Hiccup, Berk isn't going to find us. I don't even think they're looking for us, so as long as we stay away from them we should be fine* Toothless said and Hiccup sighed again.
"But what about the Red Death? She's out there and controlling thousands of Dragons, all of them being held against their will in a nest" Hiccup whispered and Toothless sighed.
*You know there is nothing we can do about the Red Death right now, we don't have the forces let alone the ability to take her down...right now, we just have to focus on keeping our Tribe together and alive...* Toothless stated and then took in a deep breath.
*Here...let me help you fall back asleep...one of the dragons in the Nest had told me this song was great at making restless hatchlings fall asleep...or sometimes it backfired and made them excited* Toothless mumbled and took in a deep breath,
*Let the wind carry us...to the clouds, hurry up, alright...we can travel so far...as our eyes can see...* Toothless hummed and Hiccup closed his eyes, leaning towards the Night Fury's warm chest.
*We go where no one goes...we slow for no one...get out of our way...* Toothless hummed and purred, Hiccup snuggling up against the dragon who had worked his way up onto Hiccup's bed.
*Awake in the sky, we break up so high, alright...let's make it our own...let's savor it...* Toothless hummed and Hiccup started breathing lighter.
*We go where no one goes...we slow for no one...get out of our way...* Toothless hummed and then took in a deep breath.
*We slow for no one...we go where no one goes...we slow for no one...we go where no one goes...we go where no one goes...* Toothless finished and looked down at Hiccup, who was curled up against Toothless' chest and belly as he slept peacefully.
Toothless smirked and curled up around the boy, laying his head by Hiccup's chest. The boy grabbed onto the dragon's head with his arms, and thus the two brothers fell into a deep sleep.
If you think ARC 2 starts in the next chapter, then you would actually be wrong. It may seem like it COULD start in the next chapter (And it very well could if I wanted it too) but their is still one or two things I need to introduce before ARC 2 begins (ARC 2 will actually open on Berk and you're curiosity about what's happening their should be satisfied). There are about two to three chapters left before we get into ARC 2, and those all have to focus on one or two things that will shake up everything before ARC 2 begins.
Also, note: ARC 2 will be different from ARC 1 in the fact that it will have more action (BATTLES!) and Berk as well as the Red Death, not saying how just pointing that out. Also, ARC 3 is probably the shortest ARC because it focuses on the finale battle and the aftermath of this stories events, not a whole lot to put in their but just pointing that out.
Alright, anyways, I'll see you next time in Chapter Eight!
This is JustANormalHTTYDFan, over and out.