I opened my eyes and yawned quietly. I stood up and shook myself. Snowscale was still next to Snowshadow asleep. Storm was next to Snowshadow's belly. I was the first one up, so I went to the trench to find Hiccup, knowing he'd be there, sleeping or awake. He was leaning his body against a rock, and he was drawing in his notebook. I walked over as slowly and quietly as I could. He didn't even know I was there. I looked over the rock, and into his notebook. It looked like an arm, except it was made of wood and metal. I didn't really care about it at the moment, so I leaned closer to his head. I roared into the back of his head, and he jumped up. I tackled him fast enough, that he didn't know it was me. I pinned him down onto his back and looked into his eyes with playfulness. He huffed and tried getting up. I released him and he stood up slowly. He grabbed his fake leg carefully to make sure I hadn't broken it. ''Very funny Toothless. What do you want?'' he said sarcastically. I motioned for him to get on the saddle. He sighed and grabbed his notebook before getting on. We made it back to the village in a matter of minutes. He jumped off once we were on the ground. ''Now, show me what you wanted.'' He said to me. I walked to the nests with him by my side. I snorted at Hiccup quietly to tell him to stay. I went to Snowscale and woke her up. ''What is it?'' She asked drowsily. ''Just get up.'' I said back to her. She heaved her body off the ground with a grunt. I walked back to Hiccup with her following behind me. Hiccup had waited patiently for me to come back. Shock crossed his face when Snowscale came from behind me. Snowscale's pupils got bigger, and she instantly sniffed Hiccup. She pinned him down and started to lick him. ''I remember you too.'' Snowscale got off of him. Hiccup got up and wiped himself off. ''Can you go get Storm please?'' he asked me. I went back to the nests and woke Storm up. She got up and I picked her up and put her on my back. I walked back to Snowscale and placed her on the ground. ''What is it Toothless?'' I motioned my head to Snowscale. She turned around to Snowscale and she closed her eyes. She breathed in deeply and relaxed her body. She placed her hand on Snowscale's head. Storm was letting Snowscale explain why she was here. She opened her eyes and turned her head to Hiccup. ''She came here with the rest of the clan. They're outside the village and they're not really comfortable with humans. They only came, because Toothless said there was enough food to keep them alive.'' Hiccup walked up to Snowscale slowly. ''They might not want to come in, but can we go out to meet them?'' Storm listened to Snowscale for the answer. ''She isn't sure what her brother will think, but you can try.'' Hiccup climbed onto my back and I flew to the edge of the group of Night Furies. Blackscale hissed, but stopped when he realized it was me. Hiccup got off when I touched ground. He walked up to Blackscale cautiously. He hissed at him. ''Don't hurt him Blackscale, or you'll be sorry. This is the leader of the human village. He's the first one to ride a dragon, so I'm pretty sure he won't hurt you.'' Blackscale calmed down. Hiccup walked even closer, so that Blackscale's breath was blowing his hair. ''You're allowed to come into the village. No human will hurt you whatsoever, and if they do, I'll deal with it.'' Blackscale yelled out to the rest of the clan. ''Move out!'' Hiccup got back onto the saddle. I flew next to my son, and we went to the village. We landed in the middle of the village, in the clearing. No other vikings were awake except for Hiccup and Storm. "Where do we sleep?'' Blackscale said hostilely. ''Over here.'' Snowshadow led the way the nests. Storm and Hiccup made more nests, while I talked to Blackscale about how the clan was doing and other things. "They're ready.'' Storm said coming up to Blackscale. He nodded and quietly snorted. The rest of the clan looked nervous. To them, they were in enemy territory. Blackscale settled down into one of the nests, and the clan followed him. They found their own nests, and fell asleep. I noticed that Snowshadow was still slow and tired. ''What's wrong?'' I asked her again. ''I'm fine. Just tired from flying here.'' We all fell asleep next to each other, as a family. Snowfire must be watching us, wishing she could do the same.
I woke up slowly. The sun had come up, and I realized why I had woken up. Hiccup had brought Astrid and Ricket outside to meet my kids. I lifted my head up to see Astrid holding hands with Ricket, as they walked up to Blackscale, who was still sleeping. I quickly stood up and stood between them and Blackscale. If Blackscale were to wake up when they were in front of him, he may get aggressive. Astrid backed away a little. Ricket was more interested in Snowscale, than Blackscale. she was already awake, so she watched Ricket inch closer to her. Snowscale knew that they wouldn't hurt her, so she placed her head on the ground, and allowed Ricket to touch her. She started to purr as Ricket rubbed her head. I heard Storm yawning and stretching behind me. Snowshadow was snoring quietly, while Storm was trying to get out of her embrace. ''Can someone please help me?'' I laughed, but I helped her. I lifted Snowshadow's arm, and Storm got up. ''Thanks Toothless.'' I nodded at her. She saw Ricket rubbing Snowscale's head softly, while Astrid watched her in Hiccup's arms. Storm knelt down beside her sister and rubbed Snowscale too, after getting her approval of corse. Blackscale was starting to fidget in his nest, while Storm moved to sit in front of him. He opened his eyes and saw Storm first. He hissed for a split second, but calmed down when he realized where he was. ''Back away human. I need my space.'' I laughed to myself. Blackscale's personality was just like mine, while his thin body was like Snowfire's. Storm went over to Starkad. She shook her slowly. Starkad moaned and yawned, but she stood up and looked around. She hadn't woken up last night, so she didn't know about Blackscale or the clan. She hissed at Blackscale, who had taken the hiss as a challenge. ''Stop!'' I yelled. Starkad stopped once I said it, but Blackscale kept hissing. ''Stop Blackscale.'' I looked right into his eyes directly. He relaxed his muscles, and looked at Starkad cautiously. ''This is my friend, Starkad. Starkad, this is my son, Blackscale.'' They both still seemed cautious of each other, but Blackscale stopped hissing. ''Where did all of the night furies come from?'' Starkad asked. ''They're all from the clan I was born in, and Blackscale is their leader.'' Skylar woke up after Storm shook her. She didn't react to the night furies like Starkad. She simply asked Blackscale who he was. ''I'm Blackscale, leader of this clan.'' He pointed to the sleeping clan. Skylar walked over to Snowshadow and nudged her side. Snowshadow opened her eyes and looked at her friend. ''Hey Skylar. What is it?'' Skylar was a little uneasy. ''Do you know these dragons?'' she asked. Snowshadow got up and looked to where Skylar was pointing. ''Yeah. That's the clan that most of my family grew up in. Blackscale is my uncle, and Snowscale is my mother.'' Skylar was just more confused, but she didn't keep asking questions. She left for food, while I noticed more of the vikings were waking up. I saw Snotlout come out first. He didn't notice the night furies until he was in the nests getting Raging Inferno. ''Come on Flame, let's go for a ride.'' Raging Inferno woke up and he saw Snotlout first. ''Can I at least get something to eat first? I'm starving.'' Raging Inferno said yawning. ''I remember that voice…'' I turned to Blackscale. ''Raging Inferno!'' Raging Inferno looked out from behind Snotlout. His eyes widened. ''Blackscale? Snowscale? What are you doing here?'' he asked confused, but glad to see them. ''I brought the clan here for food purposes. Why are you here?'' Blackscale said. ''After I left you in the hollow tree, I was captured soon after by the humans. I was used as a training dummy for them, until the day came I was to be killed. It was a puny human. Easy prey, but right before I killed him, Nightscale saved him. He jumped onto my back, protecting the boy. After he was captured, we were put in the same cage, and he told me his side of the story. After that, we defeated the beast together, with the humans. I've been with this human ever since.'' he pointed to Snotlout. Blackscale nodded. Snotlout had turned around and saw the clan, and ran to Hiccup and asked what was going on. I didn't bother to listen. Blackscale had yelled out to the rest of the clan to get up. He wanted them alert, in case the humans went against their word. Hiccup had woken all the vikings up, and told them all at once, why there were more night furies. Storm had stayed in the nests with Snowshadow. ''Where's the food that was promised?'' Blackscale asked. ''The food is over there.'' Storm pointed to the pile. Blackscale walked over and took a sheep. The rest of the clan took one each, and after they took their share, there was still a lot of food left. I decided to take a goat while there was still food left. I settled down next to Blackscale and ate my share. ''I've noticed Snowscale more sluggish than usual. Do you know anything I don't?'' He shook his head. ''I don't know anything I shouldn't. But I have noticed she's getting lazier.'' I tried to think about why this was. ''Has she ever been like this before?'' Blackscale hesitated. ''Only once before. It was right before she found out she was expecting an egg.'' I was surprised, but at least I wasn't worried about her now. ''Do you think she'll tell us when she's ready?'' I asked him. ''I'm pretty sure she will.'' I left to fly with Hiccup soon after. It was so peaceful while in the air. No one to bother us, and nothing to make us feel bad. It was peaceful enough that I forget everything. Letting my mind go blank is the best thing I can do when I'm depressed or nervous. Snowscale and Blackscale were with me now, and that's all that mattered.
About 1 year passed. Snowscale had announced that she was going to lay an egg, while Hiccup tried to persuade the clan to let the humans ride them. The whole clan disagreed, especially Blackscale. But Snowscale was at peace with the idea. She had one condition though. She would only allow Storm to ride her. It made sense, since Storm had ridden Snowshadow for her whole life. Hiccup understood her. He made a saddle similar to Snowshadow's, and let Storm put it on Snowscale.
About a week or so later, I was taking a walk alone in the woods, when I heard someone talking. I walked to the source. It was coming from the trench. I looked in quietly, and saw Blackscale alone with Storm. Blackscale was taking a nap, when Storm moved closer to him. He opened his eyes, and got into a defensive crouch. Blackscale had started to hiss at Storm, when she held her hand out, and closed her eyes. She was in danger, especially if she couldn't see. Blackscale was still hissing at her, and when she moved her hand closer, he snapped at her. I was about to interfere, but Blackscale had suddenly stopped hissing. His eyes were focused completely focused on Storm's eyes, which were now open. Her left arm was on his nose. They kept staring into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours, but was only seconds. Blackscale huffed. If his personality was like mine, he would have flown away, like I did to Hiccup, but instead, he pushed his head closer to Storm. She rubbed it in return. I couldn't hear anything they were saying, so I inched closer to the edge. They still couldn't see me, so I moved even closer when it was silent. ''Can you forgive me?'' Blackscale asked desperately. Storm nodded slowly. What happened next I thought would never happen. That it was impossible. Blackscale leaned down, and Storm leaped onto his back. Storm placed her hand onto Blackscale's head, as if she were riding Snowshadow. Blackscale flew into the air, and Storm held on. I flew into the air too, and followed them quietly. I noticed that they were flying to the village. We landed in the village, and the night furies from the clan gasped. Blackscale was letting a human ride him, when he said he would never do that. ''What are you doing?'' yelled a young, gray night fury. Storm jumped off of Blackscale, and the young night fury started to hiss at her. He was ready to pounce onto her, but Blackscale got in the way. ''Don't even think about it!'' The young night fury was surprised by his reaction. Storm closed her eyes to concentrate. Calm down Blackscale. He won't try to attack. Blackscale relaxed his muscles and looked at the gray dragon. ''I know what I said. I know that I told all of you, that I'd never let a human touch me, let alone ride me. I know for a fact that this human will not harm us. I'm not sure of any of the other humans though. You don't have to be aggressive towards this human. She is allowed to come within our borders.'' Some of the clan hissed at his new rule, while others, like Moontail, simply started to stare at Storm. I heard someone coming from behind me. I turned to see Snowscale, who I told to stay bed-ridden until her eggs were laid. She had overheard Blackscale's announcement. ''What are you doing up? You're supposed to be in the nests.'' I told her sternly. She replied ''Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. What did you say about Storm?'' She directed towards her brother. Blackscale walked up to his sister. ''She's allowed within our borders.'' Snowscale licked him. ''But only her. She's the only one I trust.'' Snowscale chuckled. ''I'm happy as long as you trust one of them.'' She walked back to the nests where Starkad was. ''Get back into the nest now! Your father told you to stay in the nests until you've laid you're eggs!'' Starkad was worried for her. I could easily tell. Starkad rushed Snowscale back into her nest. Storm was walking towards the rest of the clan, with Blackscale by her side. The young night fury who had confronted them, hissed and backed away from them as they walked into the crowd of dragons. I followed behind Blackscale, in case one of the dragons tried to attack from behind. Blackscale lay down in his nest, and closed his eyes. Storm sat beside him, while I lay down next to her. I was looking out for any aggressiveness in the clan, but the only one a saw as aggressive, was the young gray one. I saw Moontail walking up to us. I stood up and licked her face. ''Can I talk to your friend?'' she asked me. I moved aside, so Moontail could get to Storm. She was still sitting down when my mother walked up to her. Storm knew that my mother wouldn't harm her, so she tentatively reached her hand out. Moontail pushed her nose onto Storm's hand, and then lied down beside me. Most of the clan were staying away from us. I didn't blame them. I saw Snowshadow running up to us with her new friend, Leafclaw, right behind her. They became friends when the clan came to the village. They rarely left each others side. Snowshadow instantly touched her nose to Storm's hand. This became regular, so Snowshadow could see what Storm saw when she was somewhere else. Snowshadow started to bounce around with joy. She was glad that Blackscale had excepted her. Leafclaw was confused. Snowshadow explained what had happened. The green night fury walked up to Storm and licked her. In response, she rubbed his head. I started to get drowsy after Leafclaw and Snowshadow lied down. At least we all slept together as a family.