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Chapter 10 - Hiccup the Hero

A whiteout of ash. And through it comes... a shadow

"Hiccup? Ingrid!?" Stoick appears, searching desperately. Everything is scorched. Even the ground is smoking from the terrible heat. "Hiccup!? Son!? Ingrid?!" Then Stoick sees the motionless silhouette of Toothless.

"Hiccup. " Stoick said morbid, he hurries to the dragon's side. Toothless is roughed up, but conscious. His scorched saddle, however, is vacant. Stoick looks to the sky in despair. He buckles at the knees, overwhelmed by the loss.

"Oh son...I did this..." Stoick sighed, Astrid pushes through the crowd, her eyes welling up. Followed by Gobber. They flank Stoick as he kneels, slumped over. Behind them, a ring of Vikings form, keeping a respectful distance. As the dust and smoke clear, a ring of wild dragons can also be seen, gathering just behind and between the Vikings. Toothless stirs and groggily rolls his head toward Stoick. Their eyes meet. Toothless seems unsure wether to trust him.

" I'm so sorry..." Stoick told him. With that, Toothless unfolds his wings, revealing Hiccup and Ingrid, unconscious, clutched safely against his chest. Stoick's eyes widen.

"Hiccup! Ingrid!" Stoick . Stoick scooped his children into his arms. Listens to Hiccup's heart, then Ingrids. Bursts into relieved laughter. "they're alive! You brought them back alive! " The crowd roars. Followed by the dragons. The Vikings look around to find themselves surrounded. Stoick leans close to Toothless, meeting him eye to eye. "Thank you... for saving my children." Gobber looks Hiccup up and down.

"Well, you know... most of him." Gobber said, he motions to hiccup, Stoick glances back at him. Gobber shrugs, redirecting his eyes toward...

A few days later, when everyone got back to Berk, Toothless went off somewhere. Ingrid was already awake, she had a few burns, they left her skin with a glossy looked. Now, she spent her time looking after Hiccup, she didn't mind Toothless going off, he deserved a break, and she knew he would come back. She placed a cold cloth on his head as Stoick came him.

"How is he?" He asked

"Alive... This wouldn't have happened if you listened to us dad." Ingrid said, straighting up, looking at her dad. "We said Toothless wouldn't hurt us."

"I know, I am sorry." Stoick sighed, he hugged her "But we are all friends now... But where is that Night Fury?"

"No idea, but, he'll be back!" Ingrid said, she smiled "Just wait. "

Sure enough, Toothless returned 3 days later with 3 baby Night Furies. The whole village was amazed. Ingrid took shine to the female one, whom she named Blaze, the other 2 where boys. Ingrid name one Blast, as he kept blowing things up, the other adopted the name Inferno, well, He too lived up to his name. Luckily, Toothless was there to keep them in check, their learnt very quickily. Ingrid couldn't wait for Hiccup to wake up.

Hiccup was still asleep after 2 weeks, his head on a pillow. Healing scars on his face show that he was recovering. Toothless hovered over him , Hiccup stirs, and opens his eyes.

"Oh, hey Toothless." Toothless excitedly nuzzles and nudges Hiccup. "Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just-" Toothless steps on his groin, causing Hiccup to sit bolt upright with a yelp. He looks around, confounded. He's in his bed, moved beside the fire pit on the main floor of his house. "I'm in my house." He looked at Toothless, who was leaning over him, excited. "You're in my house." Toothless TEARS around the room, knocking things over, far too big for the space. "Uh...does my dad know you're in here?!" Toothless pauses at the foot of the bed, tongue wagging. He eyes the rafters... and leaps up onto them, brimming with 'happy dog' energy. "Okay, okay - no Toothless! Aw, come on... " Hiccup shifts to get out of bed... then pauses... sensing that something is wrong. He peels back the covers slowly. What he sees startles, horrifies, and overwhelms him - all at once.

His booted foot touches down. Followed by a mechanical prosthetic in place of his second leg. It's an ingenious spring-loaded replacement, made of wood and iron. Toothless lands by the bed and approaches calmly, sniffing the new leg. He raises his eyes to meet Hiccup's, seemingly aware of what Hiccup is going through. Hiccup braces himself on the bedpost and tries to stand on it. He winces and stifles the pain... "Okay...okay...". .. but stumbles with the first step. Toothless catches Hiccup's fall with his head... and slowly lifts him up, stabilizing him. "Thanks bud. " Hiccup leans on him like a crutch. They take a few steps together. They made their way toward the pries it open revealing a Monstrous Nightmare flapping outside the door. Hiccup yelps and slams the door closed. He turns to Toothless, alarmed. "Toothless? Stay here, bud. Hiccup pauses... and cracks the door open again. He peeks outside, his eyes widening. He allows to door to swing open, revealing the Monstrous Nightmare, carrying Snotlout on its back.

"Come on guys, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go!" A class of newbie dragon riders follow him through frame on a variety of dragons, pulling back the curtain on an amazing vista in which : Vikings and dragons mill about by the dozen, basking on the rooftops, weaving along the plaza. No one seems upset, there isn't a sword in sight. Under the framework of a massive barn, a Nadder bladts fire onto a metal brace. It steps back to let a Viking hammer it into shape. Nearby, a Gronkle lands, carrying a tree trunk in his mouth. He shows a Viking what he's found. The Viking pats his head. Another Viking backs a Zippleback into a stall to check it for size. Hiccup takes a step outside, finding Stoick waiting for him on the step.

" I knew it. I'm dead. " Hiccup said. Stoick laughs.

"No, but you gave it your best shot." Stoick smiled, He puts his arm around Hiccup, steadying him. He gestures to the transformed village. "So? What do you think?" Hiccup just shrugs, amazed. Below, the plaza, villagers take notice.

"Hey look! It's Hiccup!" They rush over, surrounding him with a hero's welcome. "Hiccup, how you doin' mate?"

"It's great to see you up and about."

"How are you Brother?" Hiccup looked to see Ingrid and baby Night Furies.

"Their..." Hiccup began.

"Toothless found them... This is Blaze, Blast and Inferno." Ingrid grinned.

"Turns out all we needed was a little more of..." He gestures non-sceoifically at Hiccup "... this."

"You just gestured to all of me." Hiccup smiled "Well. Most of you. " Gobber pushes through the crowd, beaming proudly. "That bit's my handiwork. With a little Hiccup flare thrown in. Think it'll do?"

" I might make a few tweaks." Hiccup looked at his fake leg, everyone laughed. Astrid appears and jabs Hiccup in the arm. Hiccup recoils with a grumble. "That's for scaring me.

"What, is it always going to be this way? Cause I..."Hiccup began, She grabs him aggressively... then kisses him. Hoots and hollers follow. "... could get used to it. Gobber presents Hiccup with a rebuilt saddle, rigging, and tail.

"Welcome home." Gobber smiled. Suddenly, A door opened...

"Night Fury!" Toothless pounces on the crowd, crushing several Vikings under his weight. Toothless eyes the new tail excitedly, tongue wagging. Amidst the groans and grumbles, Hiccup and Astrid exchange a sheepish grin.

Hiccup got on to his new saddle, His prosthetic foot, snapping into the modified stirrup. The two pieces click together, forming a single shape. Astride Toothless, he's whole again. He rotates the pedal. The new tail opens. Bright red with a skull and Viking horns emblazoned on it. Hiccup approves. Finally all saddled up and ready to fly. Astrid backs her Nadder into position. "You ready?" he asked, Toothless snorts an excited 'yes!' From his mount, Hiccup looks out over the changed world.

'This... is Berk. It snows nine months of the year... and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so. The only upsides are the pets. While other places have...ponies or parrots, we have...' Hiccup, Ingrid and the other recruits stand on a cliff edge with their dragons ' ... dragons.'