A/N: I know this chapter is really really late, but i had a lot of things going on the past week which prevented me from posting this chapter. One problem was dropping my laptop and having to pay an absurd amount of money for repairs and i didn't get it back until a few hours ago. But you're not hear to listen to me babble, but to read. This is only Part 1 since i am still recovering files and much more right now. Well what are you waiting for? Read!

Hiccup's POV

It was late afternoon, and the air –which should have taken on a slight chill – was slightly warm. This was a sign that there would be a dragon raid soon. Immediately after the trial yesterday, Bertha, the Council, and I had made plans to start dragon training immediately. Unfortunately, the village had no dragons that were locked up earlier, so we would have to take a risk befriending dragons at the earliest opportunity if a pack was heading this way. There was food in baskets situated in the main center of the island, where the dragons would land. None of the Bogs had any weapons on them, which they were slightly wary of. About three-quarters of the village had showed up, according to Bertha, who was by my side waiting for the dragons. I didn't blame the other villagers who weren't too keen on learning about dragons, it would take time for everyone to wrap their head around that dragons were friends, and not enemies. From the people who were here now, consisted of all the Council members and their families, kids and their parents, and the rest of the older teens in the village. There were adults as well, but those who were elders didn't come. I didn't blame them, they were either too old to ride or chose to keep their old ideals.

The air was getting warmer, and the screeches and roars of the dragons were getting louder. Toothless was in front of me, guarding me from any danger. I gave him a reassuring head rub, and he seemed content with that and moved to stand by Camicazi who was looking up in the air curiously. I turned to Bertha and the villagers, as they were waiting for me to guide them at this once impossible task.

"Now remember, no weapons on you at all. The dragons will be on their guard if they sense a threat. Walk slowly and don't make any sudden movements. Take a fish out of the basket near you now so you'll have something to feed the dragons. Toothless and I will go slowly to the dragons so he can communicate with them to show that we mean no harm." I told everyone.

The roars got louder and the dragons came down from the sky. There were Nadders, Gronckles, Zipplebacks, Nightmares, and even a few Typhoomerangs. They were staring at us in shock, since nobody was attacking them. Toothless let out a few roars and the dragons tilted their heads at us until returning back to Toothless. I motioned for Toothless to move and we were walking slowly to the dragons. I crouched low to a Nightmare and held my palm out, beckoning it forward, until it put its face to my hand. I smiled and rubbed its head. Bertha and everyone else were looking at me and the dragons in awe, until I motioned for them to start moving. Bertha, Camicazi, and everyone else moved slowly and the dragons were coming near them in interest, as well as the fish they were holding in their hands. Bertha approached a blue Nadder and followed what I did, and got the same result. When everyone else saw what their Chieftess did, they quickly followed in pursuit. There were numerous dragons by the villagers side and none were attacking.

"I can't believe this, I'm petting a Nadder right now Hiccup!" Bertha laughed. The Nadder squawked in approval of Bertha. I looked around and saw that Destin and Dalla picked a Zippleback, while their mother was admiring a Nadder by them. Valerie was petting a purple Nadder and Palva was checking out a Monstrous Nightmare. Zyon though, was nowhere to be found near any dragons, he was leaning on a pole, observing the whole bonding experience. He had a small smile on his face, but a guarded look in his eye. He met my sight and held onto my stare until turning away and heading towards the forest. I looked at his retreating back until Camicazi came up next to me.

"Three hundred years of fighting, and now were going to befriend dragons." She spoke. She gave me a smile before leaning on Toothless and observing the crowd.

"Yes we are. I mean you are. The Bog-Burglars are befriending dragons now, since I already have Toothless, you know. I scratched my head and silently criticized myself for acting a fool in front of Camicazi. Camicazi smiled at me and shook her head, as I quickly came to my senses.

"Are you not getting a dragon?" I spoke.

"None of these dragons here don't interest me. A Nadder is too vain, a Nightmare is too bold, a Gronckle is too slow, and a Zippleback doesn't even cover me." I need something that defines me, you know?

I smiled at that. "What about a Changewing? I can imagine you and your mom having them as dragons. Sneaky, strong, beautiful, and deadly. They would be perfect for you guys. Do you guys have any Changewings that lurk around on the island from time to time?"

"Yeah, we do. Last month a few of them came down and took some food without us noticing. Sneaky things, how do people deal with there stuff being stolen at anytime without noticing?"

"I wonder what they remind me of." I said dryly. Camicazi rolled her eyes and we started to head towards Destin and Dalla. They were trying to think of names for their Zippleback while Palva was leaning against her Nightmare. Valerie was wiping down her Nadder's nose with a piece of cloth.

"So what do you guys think?" I asked them.

"I think this is one of the most crazy things that has ever come to us Bogs, and that's saying a lot. Stormfly here is not as bad as I thought." Valerie spoke.

"You already name her?" I was shocked at how quick Valerie came to love her dragon.

"Yeah." She spoke to me as if I was asking her a simple question. "Stormfly and I are going to make an excellent team." Valerie flipped her hair back while Stormfly squawked in agreement.

"Stormfly?" Destin spoke. He was untangling himself from one of the heads while Dalla was petting her dragon's head in a relaxing manner. "What a boring name."

"And what's your dragon's name Destin?" Destin shifted his eyes over all of us and mumbled something that we couldn't hear.

"Speak up, we can't you from down there D" Camicazi teased.

"Sparky." He finally said. We all laughed at that while Destin blushed furiously.

Bertha had clapped her hands together to get everyone's attention in the center. We all looked at her as she waited for everyone to listen to what she had to say.

"Well I know I can rest easy with a dragon by my side instead of with anger when I look up to the sky. We can't do much now since it's getting dark, but tomorrow will be a new day where Bogs and dragons are united instead of divided in battle!" she spoke. Her words were met with cheers from the villagers and roars of agreement from the dragons. The villagers were starting to make their way back to their homes and the dragons followed them. The gang said their goodbyes and made their way back to their homes for rest and sleep as the moon shined down on the village, casting a soft glow. Camicazi was starting to make her way back to the house and I was going to follow, until Bertha put a hand on my shoulder, stopping me from going anywhere. I looked at her in confusion, but before I could say anything, she spoke.

"Thank you, for giving us this chance to bond with dragons. If our ancestors were here, they would die of shock from what we're doing now. About five years ago, we had a horrible raid. Camicazi just turned ten a few days ago and at the dead of night, there was a massive raid. Hundreds of dragons descended on us and attacked. It was one of the bloodiest raids ever on Bog territory. About half the island was destroyed, crisp with ash from dragon fire. So many people were killed and winter was just around the corner. I was so afraid that in a few short months, we Bogs were going to be written off the face of the archipelago. We called it the Black Raid. But we survived through winter and came back stronger than before. I never hated dragons so much that night. But now, you helped me see through that hatred and create something new. So thank you Hiccup, for everything." She gave me a quick smile before heading off back to the house for bed. I was moved by her words and I smiled at her retreating back as she left for home.

"Tomorrow is going to be a brand new day bud." I gave Toothless a pat and we walked back home, for tomorrow would be full of surprises and revelations.

Morning

I woke up to the sounds of noise from outside and Toothless' bouncing. I sat up in my bed to see Toothless jumping around the room like he was on a sugar high. He noticed I was awake and immediately came to my side, greeting me with a lick to my face.

"Morning bud, hungry?" I said. He wiggled around and burped in my face in response."Ew! Fish breath, I'll take that as a yes." I got up and got ready for the day, throwing on some clean clothes and washing myself, especially Toothless' slobber. We walked downstairs and there was a large basket full of various types of fish near the kitchen. Toothless immediately bounded for it and started ravishing the fish supply. I shook my head at his gluttenus nature.

"You're going to get fat Toothless and won't be able to fly anymore." I laughed at him, but he threw a piece of regurgitated fish at me. "Ew! Toothless!" I threw the fish away and wiped my face. Searching through the kitchen, I grabbed plenty of fruit and some pieces of bread, eating it as quickly as Toothless was doing with his fish. Now I'm going to get fat. I finished eating and started to clean up, but before I could get to Toothless' mess, the front door slammed open and Camicazi ran up to me with a smile on her face.

"There you are! It took you long enough to wake up!" she yelled at me, but before I could do anything, she grabbed my arm and ran, dragging me out the door. Toothless had run after us, wondering what Camicazi was so eager to show me. She let go of my arm and gestured to the village, which was transforming greatly. There were feeding stations in the main center where dragons were eagerly eating, there were wooden stables that were in process of being built near homes, and the former dragon heads that were posted on the mantle of homes, were switched with a painting of the dragons that now lived in the Vikings homes. Dragons were flying around and some were even carrying supplies in nets. I smiled wide at the sight before me, for dragons were friends with one of the craziest Vikings in the archipelago.

"When did you get started?" I asked her in amazement.

"Mom and the builders got up extra early to start working on the stables for the dragons and feeding stations. I got the idea of saddle making for Vinnie and Sage from Toothless' saddle. They still make weapons, but just not for killing dragons." She told me proudly. "There's something else, but it's a surprise!"

"This is so awesome Camicazi!" I was excited about what Bertha did, but I stopped my excitement, after hearing her last words. "A surprise?" I said warily.

"Oh come on! Most people love surprises!"

"The last time I got a surprise from you, I ended up trapped in Berk's well for three hours."

"It couldn't have been that bad." She waved her hand as a dismissal to my words.

"Trapped. In a well. For three hours Camicazi. If you've been trapped a well, you would understand."

"Oh please. Being trapped in a well? If you think a well was scary, just wait until you start your training to become a Bog! Now that's going to be some fun watching you do all those crazy things."

"You're going to be the death of me, you do realize that?"

"Oh hush up!" she rolled her eyes at me and flicked my forehead with her fingers. Toothless was laughing at me, since my pain seemed to cause him enjoyment. I looked at him and he seemed to chortle even louder. "Now are you going to stop complaining and see the surprise now, the gang and I worked hard on it and we woke up extra early to do it."

"No wells?"

"No wells."

"All right." I sighed out in defeat and she grabbed me once again, running as fast as possible, to wherever we were going. Toothless was running to keep up with Camicazi's fast pace, for someone so small, she was surprisingly quick. As we were running, I noticed that we were heading in the direction of the training arena. What's at the training arena for me? When we got closer, I noticed the gang, Bertha, the Council members, and their dragons all waiting for us. Camicazi let go of me and joined Bertha's side.

"I know you've given us a lot already Hiccup, but we decided to give you something in return." Bertha spoke.

"You gave me a chance to live and teach you guys dragons, I don't need anything than that." I protested, but Camicazi looked like she wanted to slap me, along with Valerie, Palva, and Dalla.

"Dude, we spent hours getting this place ready, you're accepting this gift!" Destin said.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with this fool." Valerie said. She smirked at Destin's pout, while everyone else just rolled their eyes. "You're going to love what we all did, and plus, no one else can do this but you."

"Do what?" I asked.

"This." Zyon spoke. I was kind of shocked by Zyon, he's friendly to me and makes jokes every now and then, but he always disappeared most of the time and came back at random moments. He was quiet and practically an adult in our crazy gang, so he didn't have as much fun as he should. I'll ask Camicazi about him later. Zyon had pulled a rope that was connected to a piece of cloth, which fell with his tug. I looked up to see an oval shaped stone with a painting of Toothless. But the picture of Toothless wasn't what shocked me, but the words engraved underneath. The Dragon Training Academy of the Bog Burglar Tribe.

"Dragon Training Academy?" I asked.

"We figured if you're going to teach the tribe on how to ride dragons, you'd need a place to do so." He confirmed my question. I was grinning wide and Zyon opened the gates of the academy. As I led the group in with their dragons, I was amazed by the transformation of the place. There were banners of different dragons covering the wall, numerous benches were set up in the middle with a chalkboard set up in front of them. The former cages that trapped dragons, were cleaned and cleared out. There were piles of hay in each one with buckets of water. There was even an obstacle course for the dragons to do in the corner.

"Are you sure now that you don't want it, Hiccup?" Camicazi teased. We were all inside now with our dragons. Everyone was staring at me with hopeful expressions, except for Zyon, who was just smirking at me the whole time.

"Of course I want it!" I said eagerly. "I'll be the teacher of the Dragon Training Academy."

"When do we start?" Palva spoke.

"Now!" I held up a piece of chalk and gestured for everyone to take a seat. "Let's get started!"

It didn't take long for everyone here to learn about their dragons. Bertha and Valerie were greatly proficient with their Nadders. Bertha's purple Nadder, Deadshot, fit its name perfectly. He never missed a target and was highly accurate. Bertha's reaction though when she found out her Nadder was a guy than a girl, brought everyone to tears from laughing too hard. Palva's Nightmare BoneCrusher was strong. They would make a formidable pair in combat if anyone would ever try and go against them. Destin and Dalla had a bit of trouble at first when trying to discern the different types of heads of their dragons, but after telling them about the distinguishing marks on each head to tell their own dragon apart, they easily picked up the pace. Vinnie and Sage even stopped by with their dragons, a pair of Gronckles who were as bold and fun like their owners. The only people who didn't do as much, were Camicazi and Zyon, who didn't have any dragons.

Camicazi, I could understand. She still didn't have a dragon, but she was taking in all the details I taught as well. She helped me with a few things and got Bertha to even take a small flight around the arena, which was great. Zyon on the other hand, didn't really need any lessons. Like me, he had a natural touch to dragons. They all warmed up to him and practically fought to get even the faintest of recognition from the guy. The moment I met him, I knew he was different. Just what is he hiding? Zyon had turned from his conversation with Valerie, and gave me a wink.

What are you hiding Zyon?

Tomorrow afternoon

After Camicazi and Valerie had returned from a Council meeting, the gang and I (except for Zyon) had decided to take a flight on our dragons. Camicazi was with me on Toothless and everyone else was flying behind, trying to keep up with his speed. Despite the cold temperatures in the air, the thrill of flying with the dragons kept our bodies warm.

"Let's give them a show Hiccup." Camicazi said behind me. I smiled and urged Toothless to go up. We were flying as fast as possible, doing wild stunts and tricks. Everyone else had stopped in flight, and were watching us in awe.

"Show off!" Destin teased.

"Don't be mad because you're jealous Dede." Dalla spoke. She smiled when everyone started laughing at him, but I just frowned in confusion. Seeing my confused state, Palva spoke up.

"Destin and Dalla looked like twins when they were kids. Their grandmother kept on calling him Dede because she thought he was a girl until their mom set her straight. He hates it when anyone calls him that." She said to me. Destin was so red, it looked like his head was going to explode.

"That stays between us and only us, no one else should know about that!" Destin yelled.

"Half the village knows that nickname D, it's not their fault our grandmother was as blind as a bat." Dalla laughed again when her brother was trying to come up with excuses, but it wasn't working. We were starting to get a bit too cold from being up in the air for too long, so we landed our dragons back at the academy. We grabbed fish baskets for our dragons to give to them for lunch, before we made our way to the Great Hall for some food. We grabbed some smoked fish and sweet breads before sitting down at our usual table.

"So Camicazi, have you decided when we're looking for a Changewing?" I said.

"You guys are looking for a Changewing?" Palva asked. She was shocked and stopped eating when she heard me speak.

"Yup." Camicazi confirmed. She popped a piece of bread in her mouth and chewed it before continuing. "None of the other dragons here interest me so we're going for a Changewing."

"But no one's ever seen a Changewing before, they blend into their environments and are naturally sneaky!" Valerie protested.

"How about a Gronckle?" Dalla offered. "There are a few that don't have any riders."

"Can you honestly see me riding a Gronckle? And they're not even that fast with all that weight they carry."

"Vinnie and Sage have Gronckles Camicazi, just because you're bitter since you don't have a dragon, doesn't mean you can bitch about everyone else's" Palva spoke. Camicazi gave her a frightening glare before speaking again.

"And plus, Changewings are bold, quick, and sneaky. They're just – "

"They're just like us Bogs Valerie" a voice said. "Don't you think a dragon that suits the rider's personality best would be better than one that's the complete opposite?" We all turned around to see Zyon, who was covered in dirt and grass stains. He was a holding an empty bag that was covered in dried blood and some fur. He sat down next to Palva and stole her bread from her plate. She glared at him, but he just winked at her.

"Why are you covered in blood and fur?" I questioned.

"I hunt in the woods and give the game I catch to the cooks for the food supply."

"I'm learning new things about you all the time Zyon."

"That you are Hiccup."

"Whatever, it's not like she'll be able to do it." Valerie rolled her eyes and smirked at Camicazi. I knew that Camicazi and Valerie were like sisters who argued all the time, so I didn't try to intervene from Val's comments.

"Care to bet on it Val?" Zyon countered. Destin had told me that Zyon sees Camicazi as the baby in our little group, since Camicazi usually gets into too many messes and that he usually cleans them up or until Bertha finds out.

"Hmm. . ." she tapped her chin in thought until an idea popped into her head. "If Camicazi can't train a Changewing as her own, she'll have to give me her prized sword." My mouth dropped at that, Camicazi was attached to her sword like a dragon to fish.

"And when I do find and train my own Changewing, you'll have to cut your hair." Camicazi smiled wide and everyone's mouth dropped. Valerie looked pale and touched her long and thick blonde locks gingerly. Valerie was someone who prided herself as a member of one of the high members of the Bog's tribe. She wore the best clothes – second to Camicazi – and was deadly in hand to hand combat. She was high maintenance and did her hair in elaborate styles. She was sporting a braid she called a 'fishtail' that started from the crown of her head until it stopped on her chest. "Are you backing down Valerie, never took you as someone who quits when things get difficult." Camicazi seemed to know exactly what riled Valerie up, since she slammed her hands on the table and leaned in Camicazi's face.

"I am no quitter midget. And when you lose this bet, I'm going to enjoy taking that sword of yours and putting it in my room." Valerie hissed and sat back down in her seat. She grabbed her bread and started shoving it down her throat in anger.

"Stress eating isn't good Val, you'll put weight on that teeny tiny body of yours."

"Bite me."

"That's not very ladylike Valerie, what would your mom say?"

"Camicazi!" Zyon interrupted. I sighed out a breath of relief for Zyon who just stopped Camicazi from being maimed by Valerie. It looked like she was going to beat Camicazi with her own plate. Palva just shook her head along with Dalla, while Destin was practically crying from amusement.

"Man, this is the best day ever. Thank you my stone of good fortune!" Destin cheered.

"Stone of good fortune?" We all asked in unison.

"I am sad to be related to you right now big bro, I can't believe we came out the same womb." Dalla shook her head while looking at her brother in disbelief.

"Oh shut up, Dalla." Destin had pulled a stone from the inside of his vest and placed it on the table. "See?" he said. The stone of power in question was a rock that was a dark blue color, while the middle of it was a dull red and yellow. I picked it up and felt its texture. It was smooth as stone, but it didn't have the weight of one. I never seen a stone that had such strange colors together.

"Are you sure this is even a stone?" I spoke up. "It doesn't even look like one."

"Of course it is! Old Grout said so." Everyone at the table looked at Destin as if he was insane.

"Who or what is Old Grout?" Camicazi slapped her palm to her head before sighing out and explaining it to me.

"Old Grout is the village drunk." She said. "He drinks like crazy since he lost his family about sixty-five years ago. Ever since then, he drinks and makes up the most insane stories to date. He's half mad as well. I'm surprised he hasn't keeled over and died yet from the way he chugs down all that ale and wine."

"The fact that you listened to Old Grout is just sad, and here I thought you had a brain." Palva said. Zyon took the questionable stone from the table, and looked over it again. He was turning it over and over again until he stopped, with a dark look on his face.

"This is not some stone of good fortune Destin, it's a petrified dragon egg. Wherever you found it, put it back immediately." He spoke.

"I knew it wasn't some rock or stone, but it doesn't look anything like a regular dragon egg." I said.

"Most dragon eggs look the same, but not all dragons have the same type of eggs. Every dragon is different Hiccup. You can tell if you look hard enough, that the egg had some life in it before."

"Wherever you got that egg Destin, you need to put it back. And back now. Petrified or not, I'm pretty sure Bertha doesn't want some angry dragon to destroy the village from hunting down its egg."

"Ugh, fine! Then let's go now and put it back in the forest." Destin got up and grabbed the petrified dragon egg, with us following him. We made it to the academy, and the minute we paired up on the dragons, we shot up into the sky. Destin was leading us above the forest near the beach, until he motioned for us to land soon. We were in a deeper part of the forest that I've never seen or been in. The trees had an ominous feel and then when I looked up, I noticed that a few of them were glowing.

"Please tell me I'm not imagining things right now, because I think that tree is glowing." I said.

"Nope, this is where I found them." Destin told us. "Pretty cool, huh?" Before anyone could even respond to that comment, Valerie jumped off of Stormfly, motioned for Sparky to lower his head, and slapped Destin hard. He was clutching his cheek and glared at Valerie.

"What kind of fool takes an egg from a dragon's nest? Do you plan out your days when you act stupid or do something reckless?!" Valerie yelled. She snatched the egg out of his vest pocket and put it into the trees. As we were about to head back, there was a small roar of pain. We turned to look at our dragons, and they didn't let out that roar. Camicazi and I looked at each other, before taking off on Toothless to follow that noise. The others followed us and we were met with more noise, we got off our dragons and we were looking around the forest, but couldn't see a thing.

"I can hear it but I can't see it." Camicazi said. I didn't think Camicazi and I shared a brain, but we looked at each other the same time, and came to the same conclusion. "Check the bushes you guys." Everyone looked at us in confusion, except for Zyon, and started to do what Camicazi asked. Camicazi and I searched a bush, and felt a smooth and warm body, before ripping our hands away in safety.

"A Changewing!" we said in unison. Valerie looked horrified, clutching her braid and muttering something under her breath. Everyone else got closer and the Changewing revealed itself. It was smaller than most Changewings, so an adolescent one perhaps. It's scale were a decadent red with gold and faint black circles that ran down from its head to tail. The Changewings whole body looked like a perfect representation of fire. It was big enough for Camicazi to ride, but it's front left paw was twisted. It looked up to us and hissed in pain and annoyance.

"So Valerie, how short do you want your hair to be?" Destin teased.

"Do you want a matching set of red cheeks Destin!?" she yelled. Zyon shushed the both of them, in fear of any other Changewings lurking around. The Changewing on the ground watched all of us warily, especially Camicazi who was crouched down and the closest to it. She held her palm out, and when the Changewing sensed no danger from anyone, it accepted her gesture. We quickly got some things out from the few supplies I had on Toothless, to make a makeshift splint. It took some convincing, but the Changewing flying was a relief since we had nothing to carry it with. It flew awkwardly with the uneven weight because of its leg, but we got back all right. We landed back at the academy, and gave some fish and water to the injured dragon. Camicazi was scratching the injured dragon, and it seemed fine with that since it put its head in her lap and hummed in content.

"So Valerie, I'm thinking a short bob like Palva's, what do you think?" Camicazi teased. Valerie looked horrified and I was trying hard to control my laughter before it exploded throughout the academy. Valerie glared at me, but everyone else joined in and Valerie cursed us all before leaving the academy with Stormfly. I went back to the forge for my shift to help Vinnie and Sage with the new saddles. The saddles were in high demand since the dragons and Vikings stopped fighting. I convinced those who had Monstrous Nightmares to lend me any shed scales so we can sow them onto the saddles to prevent it from being burned when they flared up. It was a great idea since burned saddles that came to the forge to be fixed was practically gone now. I started to work on my bola launcher again, since I convinced Bertha that it would be a good weapon to take down the sails of enemy ships which she eagerly agreed to. I made about five so far with Vinnie's help and they were stored in the armory, while Sage was looking over plans to improve the launchers release time.

"Hiccup, have you decided on a weapon yet?" Sage asked. She just finished an order of nails, before making adjustments on the plans for the bola launcher.

"Not really." I was sewing some Nightmares scales on the saddle while keeping up my conversation with her. "I knew I would need a weapon soon since I'm supposed to start Bog training, but I haven't thought of one yet. I need a weapon that defines me, like Toothless." Arrows, swords, maces, war hammers, daggers, spears, and so much more existed in the world. Toothless had opened an eye from his position on the ground from his nap next to Vinnie and Sage's Gronckles. He huffed in annoyance of me interrupting his precious nap time and closed his eyes once again. Vinnie had laughed and went back to get some leather for some extra saddles.

"How does Bog training work anyway?" I asked. Vinnie and Sage exchanged a smile and looked back to me.

"It's going to be a lot of work Hiccup. I remember when I went through training; I had to survive in the forest for a week during a storm with only a few pieces of dried meat and a thin blanket. How I miss the old days." Vinnie spoke. My eyes widened at that and my heart dropped in my stomach. Sage slapped her husband on the back of his head and he frowned at her.

"Ignore this fool Hiccup, he's just trying to scare you." She reassured me. Her gentle smile didn't do that much to keep me from being a bit frightened at Vinnie's words. "Don't worry too much Hiccup, it's going to be an intense training session, but have some fun with it." I guess that was all she was going to give me, so I returned to my stitching as I thought about the events that happened today. The three of us had worked throughout the entire day and didn't close up the forge until night. I made my way to the Great Hall and saw that the gang, except for Valerie, had already started piling meat, fish, and breads on a large plate. I was by their side immediately and was shoved food in to my idle hands. We made our way back to the table and Zyon gave me a stew. I looked at the bowl in question and tried it immediately. It was great and I shoved the rest down my throat, savoring every bite.

"Squirrel stew, courtesy of our hunter friend here." Camicazi said. Zyon rolled his eyes at her and just ate his own stew without saying anything to Camicazi.

"How's the Changewing doing Cami?" I asked. She smiled broadly at me and finished chewing her fish before telling me anything.

"Great! She seems to be healing just fine and might be able to use her paw tomorrow. You should've seen Val's face when she saw me playing with Shadow earlier today, she looked so pissed!" she laughed.

"Where's Valerie?" I asked. Before Camicazi or anyone else could tell me anything, Valerie had come inside the Great Hall with a look of extreme fury directed towards Camicazi. Camicazi looked smug the entire time as Valerie sat down and grabbed some fish to eat. My mouth dropped at Valerie's new look. Camicazi wasn't joking when she said she was going to chop off Valerie's blonde locks. Her former long blonde hair was reduced to a short bob that barely touched her shoulders. She still looked great in my opinion, but knowing Valerie, her new look was probably hell for her. She would move her hand to flip some hair from her shoulders, but would stop realizing that her hair was gone now and reduced to a bob.

"I am in love with the new look Val, are you going to start wearing some hats when the snow starts?" she teased.

"I'm going to kill you Camicazi!" Valerie yelled. We got some stares from those who could hear us and when Bertha caught on to the noise, she was hiding a giggle behind her hand. The sounds of laughter slowly filled the Great Hall and I enjoyed the warm feeling of the love that filled the room. Camicazi and I had returned back home later and was met instantly by Shadow and Toothless. We gave them some belly rubs for their own enjoyment, before they moved in front of the hearth, laying down and falling asleep. Camicazi and I were sitting on the couch, basking in the comfortable silence, warmed by the hearth's fire and the blanket that we shared.

"How long have you had Toothless? She suddenly spoke. She was looking at Toothless curiously, before turning back to me.

"About two months. It feels much longer than that though. Sometimes, I can imagine how much my life would have been if I never had shot down Toothless." I said.

"And how would have your life have been without him?"

"Lonely." I admitted. "I still would have been the village embarrassment that made messes for everyone else to clean up. I would see Stoick scowl at me all the time and the bullying from the other teens in the village would never stop. You know, one time I heard someone say that it was a good thing my mom got taken by dragons, so she wouldn't have to see the embarrassment of a son that she gave birth to. But I don't care about that anymore. I'm still scared though, that someone from Berk might pop up here and find me."

"That's just cruel Hiccup, but you don't have to worry, nobody is going to force you away from us. We'll be right here by your side until the end." Camicazi squeezed my hand in support, but didn't let go.

"If I didn't have Shadow here or if you didn't teach me and the Bogs about what dragons really were like, I probably would have been the same. The girl who ran around the village and played pranks on everyone, sword fighting as usual and training to be Chieftess in the future after Mom. You know, I used to be so eager to grow up and become the Chieftess, but I'm actually scared." She confessed. I looked shocked at that. She saw my expression and gave me a slight smile. "There would be times where my mom would be at the table looking through trade agreements and marriage proposals throughout the night. She would return home so late sometimes and get a few hours of sleep, before rushing off to solve everyone else's problems. I wondered if I could do the work she could do, would I be able to make a decision that could impact the whole village without causing trouble? Could I even live up to the great Chieftess Bertha of the Bog-Burglar tribe? Despite the life I've had, there were even times where I felt useless." A silence had come between us, and I didn't want to leave it at that, so I comforted her. I squeezed her hand to let her know that I was here for as well. Camicazi smiled at me and started to lean in closer to me, her breath tickling my skin. I don't know where I got the courage from but I leaned in close to her, sealing the kiss.

We were lost in the kiss that made us forget about the bad things in life, but we were foolish in thinking that our lives were all right. For a storm was going to come, and change everything soon.

A/N: O.M.G. I am so sorry for the late chapter which probably frustrated all my readers, and i really hope you stay with me despite the wait. So many things are happening in this chapter. Dragon Training Academy, bonding with dragons, a kiss for you HiccupxCami shippers, and some soon to be trouble for Hiccup and the people of the Bog Burglar tribe. This chapter is mainly revolving around the teens and their interactions with Hiccup. I haven't focused on them as much as i wanted to, so this chapter brings out each teens personality a bit more so you can see how they really are. You'll get the second part tomorrow, so look out for it. With school coming back up in a matter of days, i'll probably have some difficulty bringing out chapters, but i'm going to try and keep it on the usual Saturday/Sunday post. I want to get the chapters that you see on the timeline done before school starts, so i won't have that much stress when i have assignments and papers that are going to have a higher priority than my fanfics. I'm going to put up a poll after the second part that's going to be published, so check my profile after i posted the second part. Speaking of profiles, i updated my profile and put some detail into it, so check it out! Please review after each post so i can get your thoughts on each chapter. One more thing i wanted to say, if you watched the PLL finale last night, i just wanted to let you know THAT I WASTED FIVE YEARS OF MY LIFE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO A IS FOR THAT NOT SO GREAT FINALE. Well that's it, review as usual and let me know what you thought of Part 1.

Response to Reviews (i kept on forgetting to post this in the previous chapters)

TT-and-HTTYD-FAN: I'm glad you like it so far, keep on reading and reviewing!

Transformers 0: Lol, i'm glad you liked how the chapter turned out. I didn't even realize that i planned my chapters out like a script. Good luck with your passion to be a filmmaker in the future!

Dragon Lord Draco: I hate cliffhangers too, but i had to do it. This chapter you got Hiccup's view so i hope you will like it

Tchurch:lol! i love how you think!

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Post U Later: I hope your not mad for the late update, but look forward to the next few chapters, you'll get your answer there!

NoTearsFalling: It's all right, i'm glad for any type of review. Some people overlook Fishlegs, so i put a lot of emphasis on him usually during the Berk chapters. Thanks for the encouragement!

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Brenne: Lol! You won't know more about Berk until the next few chapters, so the suspense will build up

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