Author's notes: Ok here is chapter 9. Sorry for the wait, my classes just started up so I got a little behind. I made this chapter extra long because of this so I hope you like it. I'd like to thank you all for the reviews and would ask that you continue giving me your oppinions. So yea here it is.


Astrid and the other teens made their way to the chief's house. On the way they noticed people heading to the Hall. "Oh yea Snotlout is ganna give a public apology in a little while isn't he", asked Tuffnut with a devilish smirk on his face. His sister quickly mimicked it.

"Yea from what I heard he woke nearly the entire village last night including the chief. He was rambling on about Hiccup refusing to fix something…Wait you don't think that Hiccup is the one that gave him that bruise do you?" Fishlegs couldn't remember a time when Hiccup had ever hit someone, then his mind went back to Hiccup's note. The large boy shuddered thinking about what he may do to them if they were to be caught.

The teens slowed down slightly at the thought of pissing Hiccup off, none of them could explain it but over the last few months they had gradually stopped picking on him. Tuffnut shook the thoughts away before walking again, bringing the others out of their stupor.

"I don't know about you guys but if Hiccup does try anything I call dibs on beating the little snot first." Tuffnut tried to put on as fearless an air as he could because he still wanted to get revenge for his foot, but he still had a bad feeling about getting into a fight with Hiccup.

The teens got to Hiccup's house and Astrid was about to open the door before Fishlegs stopped her. "Um…don't you think you should knock first… I mean what if Stoick is home, it would be rude to just barge in on him like that." The twins gave the large boy annoyed looks but Astrid knocked anyways.

To their surprise Stoick did answer the door. "What are the four of ya doin' here? Shouldn't you be at the Hall right about know?", asked Stoick in surprise. The teens looked at one another before Ruffnut began to speak.

"We weren't involved with the whole Snotlout waking everyone up thing so we don't have to go to it…besides Hiccup sent us to get something." Ruffnut couldn't tell if the lie worked because of the chief's massive beard.

Stoick smiled to himself sure that she was lying but also wondering just what would happen if Hiccup found out. Stoick wasn't one to cause his son trouble but couldn't resist the thought of actually seeing the boy get mad. The teens obviously didn't know that he had stopped by the forge earlier and invited Hiccup to come home for lunch. "Well what did he send ya to get? It must be important if he sent the four of ya after it."

Astrid felt it was her turn to speak now, "Well sir when we asked about his friends he said to come here and we could find out. Since its Hiccup I was expecting to find a journal or something in his room that would answer our questions." This wasn't entirely untrue for they had gone there to find answers.

Stoick looked at Astrid somewhat surprised that she of all people would lie to him, but figured that it had to do with her having some feelings for the boy. Because why else would she do something so out of character. "Well alright then, Hiccup's room is just up the stairs there."

The four looked at one another before heading upstairs. Astrid walked into Hiccup's room first followed closely by Ruffnut, then Tuffnut. Fishlegs got stuck in the doorframe and the other three had to pull him inside. Fishlegs tumbled inside knocking the twins to the floor as Astrid jumped out of the way.

"Fishlegs you are so lucky you didn't land on me, because I would have kicked your ass if you had", growled Tuffnut. Ruffnut simply punched Fishlegs as she stood. The four began looking around the room hoping to find something that could give them the answers they want.

As they looked around Astrid noticed that there was nothing on his walls, no weapon holders, armor racks, or even blueprints. She was expecting to see something of interest in here, even his desk was neat and tidy without anything littering it. They were just about to leave when Fishlegs found something.

Fishlegs had been looking around the desk and ended up tripping on the small rug. When he tripped the rug was pulled away revealing a small handle. The teens gathered around as Fishlegs opened it. Beneath the trap door were three old books. Astrid picked up the oldest looking one and began to open it.

Back at the forge Hiccup was nearly finished with the hammer would defiantly be able to present it to his father at supper. He opened a small window in the forge and looked outside noticing that it was time for lunch he started to make his way home. He was grateful that his father wanted to eat lunch with him. The two rarely spent any time together, and since Hiccup had stopped talking they have actually started communicating better. He quickly put away the hammer and prepared to head home.

The teens couldn't believe their eyes, inside the book were pictures of the entire village. Drawings of people working, training and talking, the drawings themselves were so clear that you could make out the littlest details on the people's faces and weapons. The four flipped through the pages anxious to see what else was in the book. They stopped on a drawing of their group all sitting around a fire, they all remembered that night because Tuffnut and Snotlout had stolen some mead and got completely wasted. They all wondered just were Hiccup had been hiding since they never saw him there.

After a few more drawings of the teens they found poems. These weren't poems of great adventures or heroic deeds, no these were of pain and sorrow and of the loss of those closest to you, and the heart-ache of being alone. The teens read a few of the poems and looked at the pictures that they were written under. Hiccup had many gruesome drawings of dungeons and battles each with a poem of death or despair to go along with it. The last poem did not have a picture however, it read.

A cursed soul and armored heart,

Are not the vices that make me distraught,

For those around me see not the truth,

Or the beast within that may allude,

Within us all are fearful monsters,

But only mine brings a cursed death,

If it should come out, run and hide,

For only the strongest will survive.

If it comes out pray for protection,

For my curse is their damnation.

The four looked at one another after reading this, none of them knew what to make of this poem. What was Hiccup talking about, or better yet who was he talking about? They began flipping through the book again hoping to find out what Hiccup may have been talking about. Just as they had finished looking through the book for the fifth time Fishlegs reached for another one of the books.

The door to the chiefs house opened soundlessly and Hiccup stepped inside. The chief looked at his son and helf a finger to his lips. Stoick whispered as quietly as he could, "Hiccup some of your friends came by and said you sent them to get something. I'm guessing it was a lie, am I right?" Hiccup nodded his head and looked up pointing towards the stairs. Stoick nodded, "Yes they went upstairs, I didn't see a problem with it since you moved your inventions and plans and what not into your workroom back at the forge." Hiccup smiled and headed to the stairs, he figured it could be fun to scare them a little. He had forgotten however about the journals.

The teens were just about to look in the journal that Fishlegs had just picked up when they heard "tap tap tap tap tap". The four look up and saw Hiccup in the doorway tapping his foot on the floor. Fishlegs dropped the book and they all looked at Hiccup. They were unable to tell his mood because his face was that of stone and his hair covered his eyes.

Tuffnut was the first to speak, "H-Hiccup wh-what are you doing here hehehe…your mad aren't you?" Hiccup had just been planning on scaring them but after seeing that they were looking through his most personal journals, the very journals that held much of his past he became angry.

Stoick was sitting at the dining table waiting for Hiccup to kick the others out and then join him when Tuffnut suddenly landed on the table in front of him. The male twin was soon followed by his sister, landing atop her brother. Stoick looked up just in time to see Fishlegs come flying over the railing of Hiccup's room and watched as the large boy landed on the other two. The table was holding strong until Fishlegs landed. Three teens now lay on the floor before the chief, he didn't bother with them for he knew Astrid would put up a fight. Like any Viking Stoick loved a good fight but didn't know if he should intervene or just watch as his son and the young Hofferson went at it.

The chief opened the door to Hiccup's room just in time to see Astrid try to kick Hiccup in the stomach, Hiccup sidestepped it and swung a heavy right hook which Astrid ducked under. The chief couldn't believe his eyes, here Hiccup was holding his own against the best fighter of their age group.

Astrid didn't know why she did it but the second Hiccup threw Tuff and the others over the rail she attacked, one could argue that she was just getting the inevitable fight started but that wasn't entirely it. Nor was she trying to protect the others, she simply had an over whelming urge to run and as usual when she felt this fear she faced it head on. Astrid still couldn't see Hiccup's eyes but she could see a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. Astrid had no idea if that was a good thing or not, all she knew was that Hiccup was actually putting up a good fight.

Hiccup had simply intended to throw them out of his house…literally. But when Astrid attacked something in him wanted to just play. He had never been subjugated to a thrashing from her before and really didn't know what all she was capable of. He didn't expect too much however since he was use to sparring with a night furry for hours on end, but he was still impressed by her. He had forgotten about his anger and the journals completely, he only wanted to see what she was capable of. Sadly he didn't have time to play with her today, so when Astrid threw a left jab at Hiccup's jaw, to her surprise he caught it. Hiccup quickly spun her into his arms and held her there. He then picked her up bridle style (earning a small blush) and tossed her over the rail onto the others.

When Astrid was in Hiccup's arms he felt oddly warm and comfortable, and she could finally see his bright green eyes, they were not full of anger but humor instead. He had found their little match fun, and then she realized that he was playing with them or her at least. She was about to say something when a note hit her in the head.

"Well that was fun while it lasted, maybe we should have a little duel at Snoggletog when everyone is here. Oh, and don't come into my room again without my permission again. Now with that said please get out I still need to eat." Astrid read the note and handed it to the others as she stood so they could read it. The teens looked up and saw Hiccup looking down on them with a smile on his face, and right behind him was his father. They gathered themselves and left without a word. Astrid couldn't stop thinking about how it felt to be in Hiccup's strong arms.

"So…is it just me or did Hiccup just kick our asses and then challenge us all to a fight at Snoggletog", asked Ruffnut in confusion. "I mean I'd be more to fight him, I doubt he could have beaten me if he didn't catch me off guard."

"Yea same here, we are defiantly going to kick is ass at Snoggletog. I wonder what he meant by everyone…you don't think we're going to get to fight his friends too do you", asked Tuffnut excitedly. Then a thought popped into his head. "Hey…if we're going to fight his friends do ya think we should make a wager…like if we beat them we get the weapons Hiccup has made?"

Fishlegs looked at Tuff in surprise, "I don't think that will work, I mean If Hiccup's friends are anywhere near as good as Hiccup I don't think we have much of a chance." This comment did not sit well with the twins and the three began arguing and eventually the twins started fighting.

Astrid wasn't really paying attention to what the other three were saying, she simply walked on ignoring them. After a few minutes the twins had stopped fighting and Tuffnut smacked his forehead.

"Oh yea, I forgot about Snotlout. He's apologizing to the village now, we should go and watch him make a fool of himself. Plus we can tell him about the duel." The four walked into the Hall just as Snotlout made his way to the front of the room. The twins smiled and silently cheered, happy that they hadn't missed it. Even Astrid was smiling and laughing along as Snotlout stuttered over his words and looked like a complete fool.

Hiccup and Stoick ate a quiet lunch around the fire since the table was broken. Stoick was still in shock at what he had seen from his son, but instead of asking he simply thanked Odin that his son could fight. The meal was short and Hiccup hurried back to the forge, since the hammer was nearly done it took him no time to add the little details here and there and give it a good polish. Afterwards he left for the cove to spend time with Toothless before supper.

Hiccup returned to the village just as the last of his tribesmen entered the Mead Hall. He went to the forge and grabbed his father's new hammer. As he walked into the Hall he could hear gasps from the villagers as they laid eyes upon the hammer. None of them have ever seen a weapon like it before, Stoick watched wide eyed as his son approached him with the hammer

The entire hammer was made out of a single piece of blood red metal. It even had an engraving of Yggdrasil the tree of life and knowledge on one side and on the other Gungnir, Odin's spear that always hits and always kills. The shaft of the hammer was covered in runes of protection, glory, strength, and balance. Most hammers were iron or steel blocks put atop a wooden shaft and hammered into place, so seeing this new type of hammer was surprising to say the least. The blood red metal also came as a surprise for no one had ever seen anything like it before.

Hiccup handed his father the hammer and wrote a quick note, "It still has no name. I wanted you to give it an appropriate name seeing as you're the one who'll be using it." Stoick read the note and smiled at his son, it was a great honor for a worrier to name their own weapon since the smith normally did that upon creating it.

Stoick pulled grabbed the hammer he has used for years and held it in one hand while holding the new hammer in the other. Stoick had a little ceremony he would perform when about to change weapons. He would bring the two weapons together with all his might and use the one that was least damaged by the collision, he had done this many times over the years and his hammer "Swiftwind" still has yet to be replaced.

Stoick looked over the people of Berk and swung the hammers together. All were silenced by the thunderous collision of metal. All of a sudden Soick saw a large crack begin to form in "Swiftwind", the crowd gasped as it began to fall off its shaft in pieces. Stoick looked at the pile of rubble that was his most powerful weapon, he then looked at the new hammer. There was not a dent or scratch to be seen on it.

Stoick held the red hammer in his hands carefully and whispered the name "Windcrusher" and looked at Hiccup. Hiccup nodded his head in approval still amazed that "Swiftwind" had been destroyed. Stoick raised "Windcrusher" into the air and gave a loud joyous shout, "This is a great day, and "Windcrusher" is by far the strongest weapon I have ever wielded. Hiccup I am honored to hold such a magnificent weapon thank you. Thor himself would be proud to use it in battle." Hiccup smiled at his father, but then remembered that the rest of the village would most likely want one also.

After all the cheering various warriors began asking when Hiccup would be making them weapons from what many were calling blood steel? Stoick looked at his son and whispered to him, "So do you want to tell them or should I?"

Hiccup just stared at his father before writing a note, he handed it to Stoick and gestured for him to read it to the crowed. Stoick cleared his throat to get everyone's attention before starting, "This is what Hiccup has to say about making any more of these weapons, so pay attention." Stoick cleared his throat again, "These weapons are not going to be made for everyone, and those wishing for a weapon made of "Blood steel" as you call it will have to pass a number of tests to prove to me, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, that you are to be trusted with one."

The villagers of Berk were quiet for a while as this message sank in. It wasn't unheard of for a warrior to be required to prove himself before being given a weapon, but that was for their first weapon and no other. Many of the villagers began asking questions like, "What kind of test will they be?", "Why must we prove ourselves?", and so on. Stoick looked at the crowed and scowled heavily at them. This made the questions stop.

Stoick sighed heavily before speaking, "I do not know why he wishes to do things this way but he does. He has the right to deny anyone he sees as unworthy of a blood steel weapon. If any of you wish to try to understand his reasons all I can say is good luck." Stoick turned to look at Hiccup only to see that he had left. "That is if you can find the boy", laughed Stoick.


Author's notes: Well what did you think...ok, good, crap...please let me know in a review. Oh and I hope you liked the peom, that one was made by me...if it was crap, well sorry then. Anyways thanks for reading and please review.