A/N: Yes, I know I'm late…by almost an entire year…But, I've a hell of a time and I know I said I retired, but I haven't exactly…(I posted 'The Silence' because of this) I got called in one last time right after Ollie's B'Day and well…can't really talk about it, but I've lost some of my movement in my left arm due to some nerve and muscle damage.

So that put me out of commission for a good while, till I got this exoskeleton like device for the arm...Took a while to re-adjust to certain things…

But I'm surprised at the fact that I kept getting followers and favorites AND reviews even when it looked like I'd never come back and update this…I promised I'd keep this story going and that's what I'm gonna do…even if I update rarely…


Chapter 7: Moving Forward


"Keep moving men!" the screams of pain and cries of agony could be heard through the thick fog. Dark shapes moved around hitting hard and running fast. Bright lights flashed through the fog often, following thunderous roars.

Stoick jumped off the ship onto the tiny little island in the midst of the large body of water, the sharp rock formations present and fog making it look like something out of Hel itself.

The warriors from his long-ship jumped off and charged headfirst into the large creatures that approached them with equal of not more ferocity. Calmly he picked up a fallen spear of the ground before throwing it at one of the large creatures, planting the weapon deep into the side of the beast's neck, causing it roar out in agony before it dropped out of the sky like a large rock.

"Kill everyone of these devils! Don't let them push us back! FIGHT!" He shouted as a Nightmare landed in front of him yellow eyes narrowing as it saw it's fallen comrade. It reared its head back and let out a torrent of liquid flame. Rolling out of the way Stoick gripped his axe harder before running towards the beast.

It in urn lashed its tail out at the charging Viking, but Stoick saw this coming. He swung his axe, cutting clean through the dragon's tail, spilling its hot, dark blood all over the sand and his beard. He kept his momentum, before leaping towards the howling beast and taking another fast and deadly swing at the dragon's head…


Fury


Two teens sat in in front of sparkling waters, flames of the fire they started glowing a bright purple.

"So I figured the reason we crashed the last time…Turns out sheep-skin rope is not really good at holding together in these kinds of mechanisms." Hiccup said gesturing to the old ropes and mechanism. "There was too much friction between the control and the pulley and so we…fell."

"But this on the other hand…"He continued, bringing Raeyna's attention to the second set-up. "This one's all metal, light-weight and should be strong enough to withstand anything you do up there."

He looked at the girl next to him as she stared at the prosthetic set-up. "You did all this…on your own?" He voice was disbelieving.

Uh…yea…Gobber'd repair the catapults so often he'd usually take me along and well…I guess I picked up a few things…"

"Help me put it on?" She asked as she shifted into her dragon form, sleek curves and black scales that seemed to absorb the light around. Large green eyes looked at him expectantly.

He nodded at the request picking up the new rig, attaching each part and connecting the new system to the saddle, that somehow transformed with her (how it could do that was a mystery to him).

After a few minutes he finished setting up the rig and double-checked the connections and gears before taking a step back to admire the scene.

"There all done!" he said happily, a grin on his face.


The air was cold around them-the usual Northern chill- as they flew, well more like glided fixed at the crest of the cove. The wind was more than enough for them to glide fixed in position for long periods of time and not risk injury…Hopefully.

"Well everything seems stable so far…you wanna test movement system?" a grunt was his reply. "Ok then…"

"Let's see…" He shifted the pedal so his heel dipped down, causing the prosthetic tail fin to change its position and cause a change in Raeyna's orientation.

Quickly drawing the position of the pedal and the fin, Hiccup shifted the pedal yet again; this time making the shape-shifter to pull up, the line holding them went taught before SNAP. They tumbled down the slight slope, carried by the lift due to the girl-turned dragon's large wings, before finally coming to a stop with Hiccup painfully pinned under Raeyna.

With heavy groans the duo tumbled off each other, Hiccup clutching his head. He tried moving away from Raeyna but a firm tug told him he was still attached to the saddle with the harness.

As he tried to unclip it, he quickly found it to be jammed, the impact crushing the mechanism. He tried pulling using force to free himself but that didn't seem to work at all. "Well…that's just great." He groaned

"The clip's broken…Annnnd the only way to fix it is in the forge…" He looked over to Raeyna and asked

"Can you shift back?" She shook her head; no. 'Might choke myself if I tried to shift like that…'

"Well unless you have a better idea, it looks like we're gonna have to sneak into the forge somehow." He plopped to the ground and started planning, Raeyna listening carefully.


"Remember stay close, the sentries patrol this area every five minutes so we have to be quick." As he said this, the first sentry came round the corner. Hiccup and Raeyna ducked back down into the forestry, concealing themselves.

"Ok…now!" he shout-whispered and began running towards the town, Raeyna being pulled with him.

Suddenly, Raeyna jumped behind a house way, nearly pulling Hiccup along with her with a startled yelp.

"Wha-"another sentry walked past stopping near their hide out, pulling her dark wings over herself and Hiccup, Raeyna concealed their position from the sentry. Moments passed, the guard came closer, his torch illuminating the ground. A few more steps and they'd be found…

BAAAAH

The guard jumped in fright, torch thrown up, he fumbled to catch it and as he did, he drew is blade and pointed it in the direction of the sound. "WHO"S THERE?!" he looked around frantically, Raeyna ad Hiccup holding their breaths waiting for the inevitable.

The guard saw a dark silhouette as he moved closer and closer, the light starting to illuminate the body.

"Baaa" He lowered his blade and relaxed when he saw a sheep munching in the grass. It stared at him for a moment…and went right back to chewing on its meal. The previously terrified guard sighed and walked away from the area once more leaving Raeyna and Hiccup alone in the dark.

They let out a sigh of relief, while girl-turned-dragon unfolded her wings and let Hiccup loose.

"That was too close! Waaay to close!" Raeyna snorted in agreement "Lets keep moving. The sooner we get out of this mess the better." And with that they continued on their way to the forge.


In the dark, the two teens, one Viking and the other a shape shifter, snuck into the forge undetected. 'So far so good' thought Hiccup. Raeyna watched Hiccup curiously as he began looking around the forge for something muttering to himself all the while.

"Probably in the back…"he said to himself " Rae, uh…just keep an eye out for anyone yeah?" he went into the back room.

'Huh…'Rae' not bad…I like it!' Raeyna, tilted her head as she thought about what Hiccup said and repositioned herself so as to watch the entrance of the forge and have a route to escape from if anyone came too close…Also so that Hiccup could move without having to pull on the harness while looking for whatever it is he was looking for.

Out of curiosity she took a peak into the room Hiccup was in, the boy was in one corner rummaging through a box of tools and materials. There were tools strewn all over the place, strange devices placed here and there some hanging from the ceiling. But what caught here eye was what lay on the workstation in front of her.

Multiple, drawings and blueprints covered its surface. Weapons designs, scenery drawings, random portraits and various other sketches all works of art in their own right adorned the station. 'Looks like he's also an Artist…wow…just wow…' she though, her respect and admiration for the boy increasing.

"Got it!" exclaimed Hiccup as he held up a cutter. Raeyna quietly and swiftly went back to the main forge when Hiccup came out of the room. She nudged him and pointed in the direction of the room with a questioning look on her face.

"Oh…uh that…uh…T-that's' uh my personal office? Yea that…"he scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "L-lets just get out of here before anyone finds us ok?"


Fury


A/N: That's all for now. I'm gonna get started on the next chapter and then work on the 'Legacy' plan a little bit and then work on 'Messorem's start and overall plot line, because too many ideas for that one…It has me the most hyped.

It essentially links 90% of the Star Wars universe and gives a picture of the beginning of the Force and what not…my way at least…. So it might be a little vague. But don't get excited yet, it's not due for a loooong time.

I will however, release a little teaser for it this Christmas, a chapter I have planned out-incomplete but a teaser nonetheless.