Summary: Blinded while saving a fellow Berkian during a dragon raid, Hiccup Haddock struggles to find a way to be at least somewhat useful to his tribe. One day he finally gives up hope and wanders into the forest hoping to find a swift death only to stumble upon something that will change his life forever.

Disclaimer: I do not now nor have I ever owned How To Train Your Dragon (or the tv series or the sequel).

Night Fury Magic

Chapter 10

As soon as the cove was found Astrid sent Fishlegs to go and find either Gobber or one of the other adults leading search parties. She would have sent the twins, but she doubted they would make it half way before coming up with some prank to play.

"You sure you should do that?" Snotlout asked as Astrid began working her way down the rocky path that led down into the little cove.

Astrid rolled her eyes and used her axe to keep steady. "We need to find Hiccup. He could have fallen down that cliff face like you almost did."

Still, Astrid couldn't see any evidence of someone having fallen. The more she looked around though the more she began to find signs that worried her.

All along the rock face were deep gouges from what she could only assume were claws. A few burned areas looked like remnants from fire blasts. Once in the cove Astrid found a pitch black coin shaped object that she could only assume was a dragon scale.

"Hiccup? Where are you?" Astrid whispered worriedly into the air as she continued to look around desperately for her lost friend.

"Astrid! Isn't this Hiccup's?"

Ruffnut's question grabbed Astrid's attention and she hurried over.

In the twin's hand was a small dagger that Hiccup usually kept under his vest.

Once Hiccup was dry again the two were up in the air and heading south again. This time though Toothless was forced to fly above the clouds in order to hide from any human eyes.

"We must be close to Outcast Island by now." Hiccup knew how long it took to get to the island by boat, but with how fast he was sure Toothless was flying they had to have made it by then.

Hiccup shivered convulsively as the cold seeped through his leather armor. The teen was finding it difficult to breath as well and it felt like he was fighting to gulp down as much air as he could.

Toothless could tell that his little human was having difficulty with the altitude, but he wasn't going to risk the outcasts seeing them. They were high enough that they could look like a bird, but the people in this are were insane and were known to follow after even birds just hoping to capture a dragon.

"Just a little longer Hiccup." Toothless cooed at his human as he pushed himself to go faster.

They flew in the upper atmosphere for almost an hour before Hiccup began to blackout.

Having pushed the high flying for as long as possible Toothless finally began their descent. Thankfully they'd left the island full of the dangerous vikings behind them and Toothless was glad to see their destination in the distance.

"I need to land bud." Hiccup was having an easier time breathing again, but his legs were starting to hurt from sitting for so long.

Toothless crooned to show he understood, but he didn't want to land until they made it to the island. They were almost there and Toothless wouldn't feel safe until he was flying through familiar caves again.

Hiccup groaned as they continued to fly. Even though the two of them had only flown a few times together Hiccup could tell how Toothless was flying based on the muscles against Hiccup's legs. And what Hiccup could tell was that Toothless was not going to land any time soon.

"Please bud." The teen begged again only to have his dragon grumble and ignore him.

Over the course of the following hour Hiccup tried a couple more times to ask his night fury to land only to get silence in response. When Hiccup did finally feel Toothless tilt his wings down he couldn't help the sigh of relief.

Toothless could feel his wings aching from how fast he had pushed himself to fly, but he knew he would live. Thankfully the island he had once called home when he was younger was finally below them.

All Toothless had to do know was dive into the hidden cave entrance that could only be reached by a night fury plummeting from directly above it.

"Toothless?" The tilt of Toothless' wings was getting steeper and Hiccup could feel the pull of gravity trying to pull him free from the saddle once again. "Toothless!"

The only warning Hiccup got before the two of them began to plummet straight down was a gentle coo from the dragon beneath him.

Once again Hiccup was thankful for the harness he'd made to attach to the saddle to prevent him from falling off of Toothless' back. Still he screamed in surprise and fright as the speed of their free fall became faster and faster.

His heart was pounding so fast and he felt so light headed that at first Hiccup didn't notice the change in the air around him. It wasn't until his ears popped from the pressures and the echos of his voice came back to him that he realized that the two of them were no longer flying in the open air, but rather within a stone structure.

There was a tingling against Hiccup's ears, like a high pitch ring. The sound would dissipate for a moment only to return and make his ears ring and tingle. It took this happening a few times for Hiccup to figure out what was causing it.

"Toothless what's going on? Is that you?" Hiccup asked only to hear his soft spoken words come back to him. "Are we underground?"

Toothless smirked before letting out another ringing vibration. His human was so intelligent and Toothless couldn't help but feel pride over that fact.

"Everything will be explained soon Hiccup." Toothless cooed. As his echo returned to him Toothless flung his wings wide and turned sharply to make his way through a side tunnel.

Hiccup felt his stomach turn at the sudden stop and turn that Toothless did. It was a good thing he'd eaten very little hours ago otherwise he would have gotten sick.

"Just a little farther."

"Wha-" Hiccup jolted in surprise when he heard something like a whisper against his ears. He couldn't make out the words, but he was sure he'd heard a voice.

Toothless' grin grew broader. They were almost to the middle of the huge system of caverns and already the magic of the place was affecting his human friend. Hiccup wouldn't be able to fully understand his dragon companion, but at least Toothless knew the magic was still strong enough to be useful.

Hiccup frowned into the darkness as he tried to process everything that was happening. He could tell they were underground, he knew Toothless was making some strange sound that tickled his ears, and he could have sworn he heard someone speak.

The teen boy was still processing everything when Toothless landed.

When his dragon's movements stopped Hiccup unconsciously climbed out of the saddle and placed a hand against Toothless' neck.

"What's this...this feeling?" He mumbled softly as he tilted his head back and forth.

All around him there was a strange buzzing feeling. It felt like the buzzing was pressing against his skin to learn his shape. When Hiccup reached up to touch his neck there was nothing there. The buzzing feeling though remained.

Toothless nudged at Hiccup with his tail to get him to move forward. Slowly his human companion took a step forward and then another.

The room they were in was pitch dark except for a single source at the center. Even then the light that was emitted seemed to stop a few feet away from the orb that it came from.

When they were close enough Toothless took Hiccup's hand gently in his mouth and pulled it forward until Hiccup's fingers were almost touching the smooth surface of the ancient orb. Toothless let go, but when Hiccup didn't do anything Toothless huffed and pushed at his human just hard enough to get Hiccup's hand to finally touch the gently glowing orb.

The green light that was coming from the orb grew in intensity the longer Hiccup's hand was touching the smooth surface of the orb. Unaware of what was happening with the orb Hiccup reached up his other hand to really examine what it was he was touching.

The buzzing had stopped, but a warmth against his hands had replaced it. It wasn't dangerous warm, like a fire was, but instead it was a gentle warmth like his dragon friend. Even the surface of the orb had the same smoothness of Toothless' scales.

"What is this bud?" Hiccup asked the air. He didn't expect an answer, but when he did get an answer Hiccup tried to jump away. His hands stuck fast to the orb and the buzzing returned.

"This is what is left of the first night fury egg."

Hiccup began to panic as he heard a voice near him. It sounded like a voice, and yet it felt like the voice that spoke was more in his head rather than from a person next to him.

Toothless cooed and nuzzled against Hiccup gently. "There isn't much magic left, but there is enough left to give you a gift."

As the warmth seeped through Hiccup the teen found that he couldn't speak. He was afraid, but at the same time the both the warmth and his dragon wrapped around him comforted him. He wanted to pull his hands away from the orb, but some strange force kept him in place.

And then it happened. It was like something snapped inside him. The buzzing and ringing around him suddenly grew clearer to his ears and each time the sound returned to him it was like a black and white image was built in his mind. Each time he heard a noise the image grew clearer, but any movement looked disjointed and moved stiffly as if Hiccup were blinking quickly.

Toothless watched with a mix of sadness and joy as the light from the egg slowly faded. Before the evil queen had captured him, Toothless had been the last protector of the ancient night fury magic. Now that magic lived within his Hiccup.

"Welcome to the Isle of Night." Toothless very gently turned Hiccup until the boy was facing him completely. "We have much to discuss."

A/N: I had a lot of trouble with this chapter. I knew what I wanted to do, but I just couldn't figure out HOW to get things started. I didn't want to do a "And they arrived at the island" cop-out because...because I'm a writer dang it!

I hope this was worth the wait.

Cookies go to: rpglady76! I'll give cookies to everyone that guessed though!

So about Isle of Night: If you go to the dreamworks website you'll find a link to the HTTYD website. From there look for the maps. They have a world map (well a map of their world). The Isle of night lies between Outcast Island and Itchy armpit, which are actually to the South East of Berk. Valka's sanctuary is to the Northeast past the Edge. The island where baby dragons are born is to the Southwest. The queen's nest is to the Northwest.