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I slowly come back into consciousness. My head burned, like someone was sticking fiery swords into my head, I sit up, only to receive a kick in the chest.

"This is all your fault," I hear.

My vision was blurry but I recognized Stoicks voice, I open my mouth to speak but he punched me against my left temple and pain erupted. Crying out, I clutch my head but Stoick continues to hit me, "My son, made friends with that…that…devil. After our conversation, you truly were sent by Loki. It's all YOUR fault, you took my son from me, made him brainwashed with your magic."

By then, I was curled up in a ball as Stoick bruised my back, the Stoick said something that chilled me to the core, "At least we now know the how to get the dragons nest thanks to you. Soon we will be taking that devil and sailing off to destroy the nest."

"No, Stoick-" I croak before he punches me in the gut.

"Be silent, you can keep your pleas for when you die at the bloody eagle."

Whatever that was, it didn't sound good. Stoick walked out a doorway of light before it slammed shut with a metallic clang, leaving five stripes of light on the ground. I groan again, soon everything faded to black once again, after a while I was drifting in and out of consciousness, I heard grunts of Vikings and other strange noises, like growls and the clinking of shackles. Then I heard a creaking noise again and the door swung open, revealing a figure that was shrouded by light. Wincing, I look back, waiting for my eyes to adjust until I could make out a skirt and swinging braid.

"Astrid?" I croak.

"Stormleg," she says in shock before dashing over to me side "By the gods above."

"Yeah I know, it feels as worse as it really does." I say.

Gingerly I touch my head, my left temple had dried blood along with fresher blood seeping through the scab, I take a view of my surroundings, however hazy they were. A bucket was in the corner of the room, a bed frame pushed against the far wall.

"What happened at the ring?" I ask.

"After you were knocked out, they dragged you to the cells. Hiccup was hysterical, screaming at his fa- at Stoick, who dragged him to the Mead Hall. Soon after, he proclaimed that to get to the nest, all we needed was a-"

"A dragon, I know." I interrupt, "Stoick was gloating about it when he…punished me for 'brainwashing' his son, claiming I was an agent of Loki and how all of this was my fault."

"Are you alright?" Astrid asked.

I give her a look, "Right of course not," she mutters.

"So what's happened while I've been in here?" I ask.

"Stoick and almost the entire village left for the nest just a few, the modification they did on the remaining ships took a few days but they left an hour ago with the fastest ships possible."

"So they're using Toothless as a kind of GPS system to find the nest, wait a minute, when you said Stoick was dragging Hiccup to the Mead hall, you said Stoick even though you were going to say father, why?"

Astrid bit her lip, after a pause she said "Stoick disowned Hiccup, according to our traditions, Hiccup is no longer Stoicks son."

Myself being angry was an understatement, first he doesn't listen, then he disowns the only son he had, I wanted to rip the man's head off, but there were more important things to deal with. First I needed to deal with the wound on my head; I examined my clothes, the wolf vest was all but destroyed and the sleeve of my left arm was ripped partially, other than a few cuts along my leggings they were alright. I rip off the sleeve and tie it around my head into a rough form of a tourniquet; Astrid adjusted the cloth to make sure it was set properly before we continued.

"Astrid, does Hiccup have a plan?" I ask.

"Yeah."

"Is it stupid?"

"No, he said it was crazy."

I think for a moment, trying to focus through the pain, what was crazier than taming a Night Fury. Taming a Nightmare? Then it clicked, Nightmare, the arena, dragons.

"Astrid, you need to get down to the arena," I say.

"Alright, we'll gather up the teens-"

"No, Astrid I can't, I can barely see, let alone walk around. You need to get me to Gothi; she's the only one who knows the truth about me. I'm more of a burden to you now than an asset," I explain.

Astrid nods before putting my arm around her shoulder, "Are you sure?" She asked.

"Astrid, helping Hiccup is more important right now, help me to Gothi and go to the arena."

She nodded her head and we began to move out of the cell, it was like walking through a mass of blobs. I was leaning heavily on Astrid until we were walking up a hill and I soon recognized the mass that was Gothis house.

"Astrid, I can make my way from here, go, now!" I say.

Astrid nods before she fades into nothing; I turn back to the door and knock twice. The door opens and Gothi looks up at me in shock.

"Well, it looks like I need to be locked in your house." I say sheepishly.

She looks at me before snatching my arm and dragging me into her house.

"Do you have any idea what you caused boy?" She asked.

"Well it depends on how you look at it, are you asking me through my viewpoint? Or the classic Viking viewpoint? Because either way I have a ton of explaining to do."

Gothi carefully takes off the tourniquet before saying, "Your view, I already know that you're not an agent from Loki but explain why that dragon protected Hiccup in the ring."

"Ah, you're smarter than the rest Gothi, everyone else saw a dangerous dragon but you saw the truth."

I heard her laugh, "That's what being an Elder means boy, now this will sting but I still expect that explanation.


I was finishing up the story as Gothi finished tying the cloth around my head.

"…and that's why the nest is dangerous, and we were trying to fix everything that day in the Ring and…you know what happened next."

Gothi was about to speak when I heard the sound of flapping wings, then horns were being blown through the village.

"Dragons," Gothi said, suddenly looking scared.

"Gothi, can I walk now?" I ask.

When she nodded her head, I said "Then you might want to keep up, I have to do something."

Then I dash out of the house, sprinting for the village with Gothi close behind, I made sure to slow down when I couldn't hear her staff clunking on the ground. I could make out a small group of Vikings with weapons in hand, facing a large mass of dragons coming this way.

"We can't fight them all," A voice cries out in despair.

"Hold your ground! We fight to defend our homes from these beasts," a woman says, clutching an axe. I recognized her as Astrids mother.

"There is an alternate to fighting," I say.

Everyone turns and looks at me, bloody and banged up, but out of a cell. An old man pushed his way to the front of the crowd, "Don't listen to him. You all know what he's capable of, he's an agent of Loki sent to damn Berk, we need to kill him."

A loud cheer rang from the crowd and a group raced forward with their weapons drawn. I reach for my sword but realize that it was missing, I brace myself but before they can get close enough I hear Gothi scream "STOP!"

We all look at her, her face was stern and she wielded her staff in both of her hands like a spear.

"This boy isn't an agent of Loki; you forget that I am the Elder. This child is threat to any of us; he's just a boy who wishes for the wellbeing of his friends."

"How do we know that you haven't been tricked by him?" The old man asked.

I could tell that he stepped too far because Gothi seemed to swell with rage, most villagers took a step back, even the old man.

"Do you take me for a fool, I know the truth because I rolled the runes for this child and do you know what they came up on? Nothing."

All the villagers looked at each other in confusion; I glance at Gothi who gives me an encouraging nod.

"She's right," I say and most of the villagers focus on me now. "When she rolled the runes, they went right of the table, I didn't think much of it and took the runes myself before dropping them, after a single bounce they landed on a blank face."

By now, most of the villagers were staring at me in shock, I decided to spill everything, place all the cards on the table. "The truth is I am not from this world. I somehow have gotten here by some great force, that's why I didn't know how to speak Norwegian, I speak another language."

Then the old man scoffed, "Right, then where are you from boy? Jotunheim? Hel?"

"…if I have my mythology correct, I am from none of the Nine Realms. I come from another dimension, one where the year is 2013, and have advanced technology, weaponry, etc. but the most shocking part is that we don't have dragons. That's why I never thought dragons existed until the night I came."

"Well than how did you get here?" A voice asked.

I was about to respond but then a loud roar was heard, looking I see a Nightmare closer than any of the other dragons.

"Get ready!" Astrids mother shouted.

"NO!" I shout and the villagers looked at me confused, "Look I have tons of explaining but right now, the most pressing thing is that dragons are not our enemy. I can and will prove it, if you allow me," I say.

They look amongst ourselves, some looked furious, others with disbelief but some had curiosity, and then Astrids mother said "Show us."

I sigh in relief before saying "Everyone back up, the Nightmares going to take a ton of room, and those in front need to drop their weapons."

There was some grumbling, some people asked "Why?" and "He's going t' get us all killed."

"Look, if I ran at you waving an axe or sword, your first reaction would be to attack, correct? Dragons aren't mindless beasts; they're intelligent and very loyal once you get to know them. Just watch," I shout.

Then there was a loud crash that went with a small tremble in the earth, I found myself staring at a Monstrous Nightmare who was snarling slightly.

I swallow before slowly walking forward, the Nightmare snorts out smoke, probably gearing up for a lava blast.

"Hey it's all right, I'm not going to hurt you," I say softly.

The Nightmare cocked his head in confusion; I slowly advanced until my hand was close to its snout. The Nightmare growled, which got me startled and back up a few steps, that's when I remembered, Toothless made the last move, maybe it's some kind of trust thing?

I advance a few steps before extending my arm as far as it could go, waiting, hoping for a connection. Then the Nightmare seemed to examine me before he placed his snout into my hand, making a deep, purring sound. I let out a deep breath before scratching its jaw, making it purr even more, but something about this dragon seemed familiar.

"Do I know you?" I ask.

It looks at me with wide eyes before slowly nodding its head, it then made a vicious face and seemed to go around something before opening its mouth, and then I realized that the thing was a pole. A pole that fell down, releasing a bunch of trapped dragons.

"You were that Nightmare that nearly killed Hiccup and I." I whisper.

The dragon crooned sadly, I rubbed his jaw, "It's ok, I forgive you. But now I need you to help me convince these people you're not an enemy."

I walk towards the neck of the large dragon before carefully sliding my leg over his thin neck, using the horns that protruded from its head like handlebars. I look back up at the people, their faces were in shock, I smile at them, trying to let them know that it was safe.

"See, this is what Hiccup was trying to show you in the arena. Dragons aren't what we think they are, they are loyal and kind creatures, which is the Night Fury dove into the arena. Hiccup really did shoot one during the last raid; he released it when he realized that he couldn't kill dragons. They forged a bond, made of trust and love, Hiccup would go to the ends of the earth for his dragon, and likewise for Toothless."

A couple people snorted at the name, but then the old man came up, saying "Then why didn't the dragon kill Hiccup, and how do we know you didn't cast a spell on Hiccup that made him not kill the dragon."

"Toothless didn't kill Hiccup because Hiccup freed him, and I didn't cast a spell on Hiccup, I found Hiccup that day in the woods, he collapsed after Toothless roared in his face. To answer your question on why Hiccup didn't kill Toothless, it's because Hiccup saw himself in Toothless."

"Why is the Night Fury, the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself called Toothless?" Astrid's mother asked.

"Night Furies have retractable teeth," I explain.

'If what you say is true, then why do the dragons raid us?" Someone asked.

"At the nest is a large, monstrous dragon, it forces the other dragons to fetch it food or else they're eaten themselves and…"

Then a horrifying realization hit me, "What's wrong?" Astrid's mother asked.

"…The dragons wouldn't leave the nest unless something dangerous happened. The dragons here mean that Stoick has awakened the queen dragon, I just hope that Hiccup got there in time."

"What do you mean child?" Gothi asked.

"Before I came to you, Astrid freed me from the cell. Hiccups plan was to take the dragons from the Kill Ring and fly to the Nest to try and stop Stoick from his assault. Now I'm guessing that Hiccup and the rest of the teens have to face the queen."

I could tell everyone was scared for their loved ones lives but I see some dragons wander forward to the crowd. Some tense up but most stare in awe at them. I look at Gothi who nods.

"…Well who would like to ride a dragon?" I ask.

In my head, I was praying to whoever was listening, to help Hiccup.


It's much later, almost afternoon, the sun was setting and people were laughing like children as they glided across the sky on their new friends.

I hated it.

I was nervously pacing around the town square, waiting for Berk to return. The villagers were quick to befriend dragons, (Except for the old man) and were getting to know them better, Astrids mother was riding the Nightmare I befriended, keeping watch and ready to alert me of any sign of the teens.

I pulled out my sword and began to act like I was fighting another swordsman, which I had been doing for the last several hours. My sword had been returned and it felt nice being back in my hands, sighing I sheath the blade, I had done this for hours and it was beginning to seem purposeless.

Then I look up when I hear flapping wings and see a familiar blond on a Deadly Nadder.

"Astrid!" I shout, racing toward the girl.

Astrids face was very pale, it was then I noticed an unconscious form on the dragon, wearing green.

"Oh no, we need to get him to Gothi now!" I shout.

Nodding the Nadder begins to run towards Gothis house with me in close pursuit. It wasn't long until we got there; Astrid was carefully pulling Hiccup off the dragon as I raced inside the house.

The Elder jumped when the door slammed open, she was shouting at me but I tuned it out as I picked up the table and shook off all the plates and mugs off the table.

"A little help," Astrid spoke, her voice strained.

I dashed outside and grabbed Hiccups legs, right at the thighs, before we quickly placed him on the table.

"What happened, what's wrong with him?" I ask.

Astrid does nothing but stare at Hiccups lower body, I follow her gaze and immediately feel sick. Where his left foot should be, there is nothing but torn skin and sinew, I could see his bone peeking from bloody tissue, burns coated the rest of the appendage.

I resist my urge to vomit before saying "What happened?"

"W-When we got there, the queen was already out. Roaring and blasting fire everywhere, while we distracted it Hiccup went to go free Toothless. B-but then when they went up in the sky, the queen followed, we couldn't see what happened but there were explosions and the queens roar. Then they were both falling, they did something because then the queen blew up when it crashed b-but H-Hiccup disappeared i-in the f-f-fire."

Astrid was trying to keep back sobs, I felt awful myself. Then the door banged open again and the rest of the teens burst in, Fishlegs in the lead.

"W-What are we going to do?" Fishlegs asked.

"I don't know," Gothi said, "If he keeps that leg, it will get infected and he'll die, but if we amputate it Hiccup will bleed to death."

"Can't you cauterize it?" I ask.

They all look at me "Cauter-what?" Snotlout asked.

My mind was going ballistic, planning out what to do next and how to explain.

"Cauterize means to seal the wound with heat. If we do that, then Hiccup might actually stand a chance."

"What are his chances?" Astrid asked Gothi.

"If we do what I suggest, which is cut it off; there is a quarter of a chance he'll survive."

"But If we do it my way, it will be fifty-fifty," I reply.

Gothi looks at me before saying "My hands are not part of this, if you can save him, tell us what to do."

"…Fishlegs and Gothi, prepare some burn salves. Ruff, Tuff, grab some firewood and get a fire going in here, Snotlout I need you to do to the forge and get me a round but hollow piece of metal that can fit around Hiccups knee and get some clean cloth," I order.

Soon the teens dart off, Gothi leads Fishlegs into the back of her house, I turn to Astrid, looking grim, "Astrid…I need you to get your axe."

Astrid looks at me in horror before shaking her head, "No, no way."

"Astrid its Hiccups only chance," I say, placing my hands on her pauldrons. "You don't have to cut it, I will but I need your axe, my sword isn't sharp enough and I don't know how to sharpen it. Gobber isn't here and an axe is treated differently than a sword."

Astrid swallows before hurrying outside, I look back at Hiccup. His face looked peaceful but the occasional twitch let me know otherwise.

"You're an idiot you know that?" I say suddenly. "You always think about everyone else before you. Astrid, the teens…me, so let me tell you something," I don't know why but I grabbed Hiccups hand. "You are my best friend Hiccup, the first one I felt comfortable hanging out with. You helped me realize that I need to get to know people before assuming they're a waste of time."

Jason.

"So don't even think about dying, because if you do I will find you and drag your scrawny butt back to the land of the living, understand? You have a girlfriend now, the people will look at you for guidance, you have everything you could ever want so don't mess this up."

Then the twins return and drop the wood into the hearth, Tuffnut knelt down and began to start a flame while Ruffnut watched. I could tell she wanted to do it but in these circumstances, she would be willing to wait. Soon Astrid came back inside with her axe, closely followed by Snotlout carrying a yard of cloth in one hand, and a metal cone attached to short wooden pole.

"Alright, we got everything you need, now what?"

Gothi and Fishlegs return, clutching jars of some gooey, gray salve, Gothi sets the jars on her chair while Astrid hands me her axe.

"Tuffnut how's that fire?" I ask.

"Starting up now," he says, blowing into the hearth.

"Snotlout, place the tool in the fire, we need it to be hot. Once you're done, I need you, Fishlegs, Ruffnut and Tuffnut to hold Hiccup down. He's going to struggle and I prefer that he doesn't hurt himself further."

At that, all the teens gulp. Fishlegs takes position at Hiccups head, placing his meaty hands on Hiccups shoulders, Ruffnut holds down his left arm while Tuffnut, who had just finished getting the fire going, held Hiccups left arm down. Astrid looked at me, "What do I do?" she asks.

I look at the fire, where the metal was heating up.

"No, no I'm not. I am NOT going to do this!" Astrid wailed.

"Astrid, Hiccup needs his leg sealed as soon as it comes off and I can't grab that and seal it right away; we need to make sure Hiccup doesn't lose even more blood. I'm sorry, but you need to be strong, for Hiccup."

Astrid was shaking; biting her lip she finally nodded her head, taking the metal cone which has a bright orange. I pick up her axe in both of my hands before carefully placing it just above Hiccups leg, I lift it in the air…only to slowly bring it down. I repeat the process until I know I will hit the correct spot, just below his knee.

"On three," I say.

"One,"

Astrid is taking deep breathes as the other teens look nervous.

"Two," I lift the axe in the air ad Astrid takes even more frantic breaths.

"Three!"

There was a horrible squelching sound as the leg came clean off, blood soon came pouring out as I removed the axe. Hiccups whole body jerked and he opened his eyes, shrieking as loud as possible and jerking his body, trying to escape the hold on him.

"TOOTHLESS! TOOHLESS HELP ME!" he screams.

"Now Astrid!" I shout.

Then Astrid presses the cone into his leg, a loud hissing is heard as the metal presses against the wound. Hiccup screamed again before falling back against the bed, Astrid immediately removes the cone, tossing it to the side and takes Hiccups hand in hers, crying while she sobbed apologies.

I look at Gothi who was staring at me in shock, "He's all yours," I say before bolting out the door and heaving my guts out.


I was still on the side of Gothis house, bile dribbled out of my mouth to join the pool of vomit. I was still shaking at what happened, I had hurt and crippled my best friend, I took a shaky breath before standing up and moving to the front door. I make sure I don't need to puke before walking inside; Fishlegs was finishing up on attaching bandages to Hiccups stump while Gothi was applying the burn salve on other parts of Hiccups body. Astrid had fallen asleep on Hiccup, using his arm as a pillow as she continued to hold his hand.

"Let her rest, she's been through a tough ordeal," Gothi says as she wipes her hands off on a piece of cloth, "and so have you."

I chew on that, I desperately needed sleep. After what I've been through, I'm guessing nothing would stop me from becoming a Sleeping Beauty.

Then the door slammed open and standing there, covered in soot, his clothes ripped and scratched on his face, was Stoick.

I felt anger churn in my gut as he said "Where's Hiccup, where is my son?"

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