(A/N) In an answer to A more recent request by Guest Johnathen, I am writing his request for Hiccup and the gang stumbling upon A boy named Johnathen who has A dragon that from what I understand is very connected to his rider (Yin Yang is how guest said it). I'm going to make the boy A ten year old protecting his little two year old sister after an attack on his island and he has A triple strike that protects him and is very connected to him, so connected he speaks Dragoneese, and the triple strike mirrors his feelings. Hunters want him for these reasons, he's also an heir. Hiccup and Astrid find them, and Johnathan becomes Attached to the two within time. Also, spoilers from RTTE season 5, so be warned. Here's your summery...
Summery:
18 and A half year old Hiccup and Astrid have been flying for A wile now, spending time together as they are now Betrothed and crave the time alone. After flying for hours in harmony with each other, the two have quiet the surprise when seeing A nearby island is blown to oblivion. They landed, and saw that the ashes were warm. This happened recently. Hiccup and Astrid take Toothless and Stormfly with them to look for survivors of this horrible attack. Once about to give up, and believing they've seen enough to ruin there appetite for the next month, Hiccup and Astrid heard A dragon distress call, and A babies cry coming from A nearby cave, maybe belonging to the baby of A mother they tried to help, but couldn't save. As they entered, they were met with A very unwelcoming ten year old boy who was very protective of his baby sister, A triple strike beside him. It is later revealed he has many secrets, and Krogan wants him. Despite the attacks, Hiccup (or 'Daddy-cup' as A certain baby will not stop calling him no matter how much Hiccup tries to make her stop) Astrid, and the gang will NOT let Krogan get away with killing the boys family, and Hiccup will not break his promise to protect the two kids he's become attached to. Can they save Johnathen and Brenda from the hunters? Or will these two hurt little kids never learn what it is to be free of people constantly attacking them to get there knowledge? If they all do survive, who will take care of the Ten year old who can fly his dragon amazingly, and the two year old who loves Hiccup? Read on to find out!
"Hey Astrid, did you hear that?" Hiccup asked after picking up A stuffed, still in tact bear from the ground. The two had been searching for survivors of an attack on the island they were on, but hadn't saved A single living being. They had only found bodies, or people who were alive but didn't survive more than five minutes after being found. It had been one tough, surprising, and heart breaking evening that was for sure. Astrid was moving debris, seeing if people could be trapped under it with the help of Stormfly, wile Hiccup picked up children's toys, books, clothing, and some weaponry with initials, letting Toothless sniff it and try to pick up the scent.
"Hear what?" Astrid asked, tossing A hand over her mouth as she found A living young woman. "Hiccup! Come here." Astrid said, and Hiccup was by her side in seconds. The young woman had red hair and blue eyes. She wore A cloth that seemed to be used to hold A baby inside, though there was no baby. "Here, let us help." Hiccup offered, as him and Astrid got her out of A bunch of fallen tools, and lay her against Stormfly. The woman looked at the two confused, but then spotted the bear Hiccup was holding.
"Th-that's my boy Johnathens...wh-where is he?" She asked before coughing. "Uhm...Johnathen?" Astrid asked, trying to calm the confused mother. "Johnathen, he's my little boy. He owns A triple strike named Spear after his father who was A worrier with the weapon. He's ten years old, red hair, green eyes, and he has A little sister, Brenda, two years old with blond hair and brown eyes." The mother explained. Astrid looked down, and thought it might've been the kids they found dead earlier that day. Hiccup, though, wanted to shine some light on the situation, as he saw the woman becoming weaker. "Here Astrid, can you help her with that wound?" Hiccup asked quickly, gesturing to A large wound in the mothers chest. Astrid nodded, before giving Hiccup A look, and Hiccup nodded understanding, sitting against Toothless with his back turned.
"I think I heard A baby cry nearby, Astrid didn't but I did. We'll have Toothless smell the bear and see if he can find them. I'm not sure if it was my imagination though, since Astrid didn't hear it, but I'm sure it could've been them, because I heard A dragon call to." Hiccup smiled when he heard the mother sigh. "He's safe." She said in A tone like she knew it was true. Hiccup hadn't seen any other dragons, so maybe Johnathen was the only one with A triple strike that stayed nearby. They were loyal dragons, and the mother seemed to know that. "What's your name by the way?" Hiccup asked, but then heard nothing. His shoulders slumped as he knew what happened. This was the seventh time now.
"Astrid?" "The wound was to deep, she stopped breathing after realizing her kids were safe. At least she knew-" "Yeah, I know, that's why I made sure to say it." Hiccup said, before turning around to look at Astrid. "Here, lets see if we can find those kids I heard." Astrid smiled along with Hiccup, after they covered the now deceased young woman. Toothless sniffed the toy bear, and imediatly nodded to the couples relief. "Alright, lead the way bud." Hiccup smiled as Toothless started heading the same direction Hiccup had heard the babies cry come from.
Once arriving, the crying started again, and Hiccup and Astrid looked to see A little ten year old boy, holding his younger sister in his arms. He had red hair, green eyes, and his sister had blond hair and brown eyes, looking about toddler age. "Ahem uh...Johnathen?" Hiccup tried. The boy imediatly saw his toy bear, and backed up with what seemed like A little boy version of A death glare. "Where did you find that?!" He shouted. Hiccup backed up, then noticed he must be talking about the bear.
"Um.. we don't really think we should talk about that." Hiccup tried, and took A step closer, but the boy backed up. "Your not going to hurt her!" He shouted, and it was now Hiccup saw the boy was bruised and his little sister had an obvious knife wound across her arm. He must've had A bad experience before taking off and hiding here. No wonder he didn't like Hiccup, the boy was much taller, and although skinny, threatening to A little boy Johnathens height. They had seen many of the people who had fallen and had armor and clothing very different from the regular villagers, were all male worriers.
"Astrid, maybe you should take this one. I really don't think he's going to trust A grown male right now, it's obvious they've had A bad experience with those worriers we saw." Hiccup said, looking towards Astrid and backing away. Astrid nodded, and took A step towards Johnathen and Brenda. "Johnathen, we want to help you I promise." She kneeled down in front of them, holding out Johnathens bear. Just as Hiccup had predicted, the little boy eased up to Astrid, A gentle-when-she-wanting-to-be female. He was hesitant, but took the bear. "Where's my mom?" He demanded, still unsure of what to think of the new comers.
Suddenly, A triple strike, obviously spear, stepped in front of Johanthen and Brenda, wrapping his tale around the two, and pushing Astrid away. Astrid landed flat on her back, and scowled at the dragon. "Woah, easy there." Hiccup said, stepping closer and holding up his hands. "Spear, we don't want to hurt them, look." Hiccup opened up his flight suit, and let Spear smell him and his 'wings'. He didn't smell like the worriers that attacked, he smelt like Toothless and some ashes. A dragon and A victim basically. Spear moved back, but kept his eyes on the two.
Johnathen looked confused, why was his best friend letting these two near him and his sister. He held Brenda close to his chest, the two year old holding onto his little orange tunic. "Johnathen, we don't want to hurt you, look we're nothing like the men who attacked you." Astrid tried, holding out her hand. Johnathen flinched, and swatted at Astrid, witch caused spear to imediatly react and try to bite Astrid who did A backflip to avoid the attack. Brenda started crying again, and Johnathen tried to calm her down.
"Don't touch us! I may be small, and I may not be good with weapons, but I can fight, just like my dad!" Johnathen shouted, before continuing. "And i'm going to ask again, where is my mom?" He said A little more quietly, trying to calm his sister. Astrid tried to get closer, but Spear wouldn't let her. "Johnathen, your mom...I don't know how to-" "Astrid, maybe I can talk to him." Hiccup said with an almost pained voice. Astrid looked at him confused, and couldn't get why Hiccup suddenly changed his mind.
Just like I was Hiccup thought. You see when Hiccup was little and didn't understand why his mom was gone, he'd say stuff like 'I'm strong enough to protect her now' and 'Where is she?'. Hiccup now remembered that confusion, and remembered trying to be strong but obviously being to week to do things others could. He wanted to be able to fight, and would tell his dad he could, but wasn't able to complete important tasks. He remembered everything he'd learned being an Heir and Viking, and decided to use A different way to get to Johnathen. Let the boy come to them.
Hiccup kneeled down A few feet from Johnathen and spoke. "Johnathen, your mother is in A place where she's safe. She can't be here right now, but does love you. She wouldn't want you to be scared or hurt-and don't say your fine cause I can see it. Now..." Hiccup held out his arms. "I think your strong, but your hurt. You know, your mother made sure you were safe. She told us things that helped us find you. In other words, she was kind of A hero. Your A hero for protecting your sister. With that said, all strong hero's have there strengths and there weaknesses. When one hero, such as yourself, needs supplies and help, in other words you and Brenda need me and my friend Astrid, you need something called allies. Allies are people who you trust enough, to help you when your cornered, and the other way around. The only question is, so that you and your sister can get help..." Hiccup let his serious look turn to A warm smile. "Do you trust us enough to be your allies? We trust you."
Johnathen looked down at Brenda, before looking back up at Hiccup. He put on A stern, strong face, and slowly walked towards the young adult. As he got closer, Hiccup kept his arms out until Johnathen walked into them, both boys embracing each other but being careful not to hurt Brenda. Spear seemed to mimic Johnathens feelings, and made A dragon smile, but stayed tense, as he wrapped his tail around the two. They stayed like that for A moment, Johnathen handing Brenda to Astrid who started bandaging the girls arm.
Johnathen buried his face into Hiccups chest, as he started to cry. Hiccup didn't blame him though, he'd obviously been thorough a lot, especially for someone his age, and instead, he rubbed the ten year olds back, trying to comfort him as Johnathen held his little bear close.
A few minutes passed, and Johnathen backed up, whipping his tears with his sleeve. Astrid had Brenda asleep in her arms, rocking her softly. "Hey Johnathen, if you want, you and your sister can ride our dragons back to my home." Hiccup offered, holding the little boy by the arms. Johnathen shook his head. "I have to find where my mom is hiding." Hiccup honestly saw that coming. He sighed, and looked into the little boys eyes, holding his shoulders and staying kneeled down, close to his height.
"Johnathen.." Hiccup tried to find A way to say this in an understandable way. "When I said your mom was in A safe place, I was telling the truth I promise but...that safe place is far away from here, somewhere people who are uhm...living on this earth can't go because...it's like A...better earth you know. Do-do you know what Valhalla is?" Hiccup said it in the most gentle tone he could use, but made sure to ask the question knowing different families had different beliefs on the after life. Apparently Johnathens family believed in Valhalla, for the boy seemed to understand, and innocent eyes started feeling with tears as Hiccup hugged him again.
He knew it wasn't his fault, but Hiccup hated himself for being the one to tell the boy the truth. He looked up at Astrid, who looked sad, along with Johnathens dragon who tried comforting the boy by nudging him. Astrid tried smiling warmly at Hiccup, but Hiccup closed his eyes and bit his lip as Johnathen wouldn't stop crying and said he wanted his mom. It took another round of many minutes, what felt like hours as Hiccup tried everything he could to sooth Johnathen, before the boy eventually stopped crying, held onto Hiccup, and fell asleep. The second he went limp, Hiccup grabbed him and held the boy in his arms. Johnathen was A little guy, and was only A little below Hiccups waist line (Like Goostav in DOB when he was around 12 but compared to 18 year old Hiccup who is much taller now), so Hiccup found it easy to hold Johnathen with the boys head on his shoulder and his legs going down to his waist wile Hiccup held his back against him, causing Johnathens body to face him vertically.
"Astrid, we should go before they wake up." Hiccup said, bending over to grab Johnathens bear from the floor witch the boy had dropped. "Are we going to the edge or Berk?" Astrid asked, wrapping Brenda's blanket around her. "Uhm, I think we should head to Berk and ask my dad if he knows anything we can do or anyone who would want to watch them. If they don't want to, we'll bring them to the edge and take care of them till we find someone who would want to watch these two. If we have to watch them i'm fine with it though, I have A feeling Johnathens not going to want any strangers near his sister, so I don't think any people on Berk will want to take care of him at first thanks to trust issues and since he's not of our tribe or an allies tribe." Hiccup explained. Astrid agreed, and they flew to Berk, spear not letting Toothless out of his sight since Hiccup had A sleeping Johnathen in his arms.
A few hours past, and Berk was coming into few. At this same moment, Johnathen woke up after hearing Brenda start crying in Astrid's arms. "Brenda!" He shouted, and Hiccup had to hold onto him for fear he'd fall off Toothless. "Johnathen, your alright it's me Hiccup. Remember? We met in the cave on your island? Here." Hiccup tried soothing the boy and gave him his stuffed bear. "Where are we?" Johnathen asked. "We're flying to my home. Your sisters being held by my friend Astrid. My fathers going to see if there's any way we can help you." Johnathen shook his head. "I have to go back home! I'm not aloud to leave my island with someone not in my family!" Hiccup jumped at the sudden response.
"Who told you that Johnathen? We may not be your family, but we're friends." Hiccup tried. "We're not aloud to leave the island without our grandma, aunt, or her! Not until after these attacks stop happening!" Johnathen shouted again. Hiccup started catching on. "Johnathen, did your mom tell you that?" He asked as the boy slumped down in his lap. "Yes." He said quietly. Hiccup sighed. "Johnathen, there isn't going to be any more attacks. Your islands not able to be attacked anymore. It's been attacked so much there's nothing to attack. Your safe with us, and me and Astrid met your mother. She was happy you were alive, and she wanted you to be safe. If you want to obey her and be safe, then you need to stay with us. If you stay on that island, you won't be safe. All the debris and smoke..it'll make you sick." Hiccup tried reasoning.
Johnathen didn't look happy at all, but he stayed quiet, before spotting spear. "Spear!" He shouted, seeming more happy. "You brought him to?" "Yes, we brought him to." Hiccup smiled. "Here, let me go." Johnathen tried to stand up. "Why?" Hiccup was confused. "So I can fly on him." Johnathen looked at Hiccup like it was obvious. "O-Okay." Hiccup sounded unsure. "But you have to promise to follow us." Hiccup said. Johnathen nodded, before standing up. Spear, catching on, flew just below Toothless as Johnathen jumped on his back. Within seconds, Johnathen was on Spears back, hugging the dragons neck wile flying by Toothless. Now that Hiccup looked, Johnathen with his red hair and green eyes, looked A little like Hiccup when he was little, though Hiccup like to wear green, not orange of course.
"Wow, nice flying." Hiccup said proudly to make Johnathen smile. "Well, it's not all me. Spear here...he's family." Johnathen scratched the dragons neck who purred. "How did you find Spear?" Astrid asked curious, flying near. Johnathen suddenly frowned, his eyes seeming to not focus like he was in A distant place and seeing something they couldn't see. "I don't want to talk about it." He said, before flying closer to Hiccup.
About an hour later, and it was agreed that Johnathen and Brenda would stay on the edge for the time being. After A long few hours of flying and Hiccup and Johnathen entering A best trick competition, Astrid, Hiccup, Johnathen, and Brenda were back on the edge. It was around dinner time, and Fishlegs was cooking. Johnathen was sleeping by Spear, Brenda was crying in Astrids arms, Hiccup was trying to talk to Fishlegs over the crying, and everyone else were pretty annoyed.
"Ugh why won't she stop crying!? Astrid went as far as to change her, she won't eat, and she won't stop crying!" Snotlout shouted annoyed. "I don't know! I'm A worrier not A mother!" Astrid shouted back. "How is he sleeping?" Tuffnut pointed to Johnathen. "He's had A hard day, they both have!" Hiccup shouted over his shoulder wile helping Fishlegs set the table. After he was done, he offered to take Brenda from Astrid who agreed happily. Hiccup couldn't get her to calm down, so decided to see if she would eat now. She was two already, so they'd tried feeding her crackers, beens, bread and cheese, even mashed up steemed carrots in case she just didn't like harder or crunchy food. Nothing worked.
"Hmm, why don't we try the carrots and crackers again." Hiccup held Brenda in one arm, using the other to crush up some steamed carrots from A bowl, and grab some crackers from A basket where Fishlegs was cooking soup. He then sat down at the table, and tried to calm Brenda's crying down. When nothing else really worked, he went to A last resort.
If you know the song, Picture Hiccup with Alexander Ryback's singing voice, but A little quitter and A tad bit nasally.
"I have A dream, you are there, high above the clouds somewhere, the rain is falling from the sky, but it never touches you, your way up high." Hiccup began singing A song he once made up for Toothless and him when he was sixteen. This caused everyone to look at him. "No more worries, no more fears, you have made them disappear, sadness tried to still the show, but now it feels like many years ago." Toothless' ears perked up as he remembered this song Hiccup would, on occasion, sing in the cove. It was always relaxing to Toothless when he sang, and the dragon started making humming sounds as if singing to.
"And I..I will be with you every step. Cause I..I have A friend in you, we'll always stay together, come fly with me..oh oh..into A fantasy..oh oh..where you can be whoever you want to be, some fly with me." Hiccup finished singing the first verse, as Brenda started laughing and grabbing at his hair. Johnathen woke up after hearing his sister start laughing rather loudly, and got up to sit by Hiccup and play with his sister. "There we go, now, what do you say we try this again?" Hiccup grabbed the spoonful of smashed carrots, and Brenda finally took A bite. Hiccup tried to feed her again, but the baby shouted in protest. "No! I don't want it." She said. "You could talk the hole time?" Hiccup sounded confused. "She's two Hiccup." Astrid said, smiling. "I know that, but she just didn't talk, only cried and yelled." Hiccup sounded even more confused and everyone else laughed.
"Here, let me." Johnathen took the spoon from Hiccup, and held onto Brenda who admittedly was still to week from being hurt in the attack to walk thanks to cuts and bruises. It had only been A day. Hiccup smiled, and began eating his own food.
"So..where did you hear that song?" Tuffnut asked curious. "I wrote it." Hiccup said simply. Everyone looked shocked. "What?" "You write songs?" Snotlout was the first to ask. "Yes. Well, not all the time, but occasionally." Hiccup replied simply. "What other song have you written?" Astrid was now curious. "I wrote A balled telling the story of the dragon war ending." Hiccup said, taking A bight of fish and thinking back on Garf who was still on his new island.
"Can you sing it?" Fishlegs asked. "Fishlegs, when I sing it's not good for anyone." Hiccup frowned and continued eating. "You were pretty good at singing just now." Ruffnut countered. "And for the record, compliments never come from her, so that's saying something." Tuffnut added, jabbing A finger into Ruffnuts shoulder before they started fighting. "Okay you know what? I'll sing it later I promise." Hiccup said, before looking to Brenda who was already finished eating, and was playing with Johnathen. "Alright guys, it's pretty late, so we should probably head to bed since we have to prepare for Viggo's attacks...again." Hiccup sounded frustrated, remembering Astrid had told him Viggo was back with the dragon eye.
"Alright." Astrid and everyone else agreed. "One question though, where are these two going to sleep?" Snotlout asked. "They could sleep with me." Fishlegs offered, walking towards Johnathen. Johnathen flinched back, and Spear imediatly stood in front of him, snarling at Fishlegs. "Woah Spear, we're not going to hurt him." Spear didn't stop until Johnathen went from tensed to more relaxed and the dragon sensing it, backed off. "Why don't you want to stay at my hut?" Fishlegs asked, Johnathen didn't answer, instead, he just held onto Brenda who was talking to herself and reaching for Spears tail. "Brenda.." The boy trailed off in an annoyed whisper.
"It's nothing personal Fishlegs, trust me. When I and Astrid found them on there island, all the fallen attackers were males, and by the looks of them, both Johnathen and Brenda had A pretty bad experience with them. To make matters worse, I was the one who told him what happened to his mom and that we had to leave his home. I'm pretty sure the only thing he expects from Me, you, Snotlout, and Tuffnut, is A bad experience at the moment. It's also why no one on Berk could take care of them, he yelled at anyone who got close to his sister." Hiccup pulled and the others away from the group and explained quietly.
Fishlegs and the others nodded in understanding, before Astrid walked up to Johnathen. "What if you two stayed with me?" She asked. Johnathen still shook his head no. "Why not?" She asked. "Because I'm not sleeping here, I want to go home!" Johnathen started his shouting again, causing Brenda to get upset though he wouldn't let her go. "Johnathen, we already told you, you can't go home, it's to dang-" "I don't care! I want to sleep in my room! My mom told me not to go outside the house at night! It's night!" The ten year old shouted louder and louder. Wow, this kid was really loyal to his mom.
Astrid was about to say something else, but Spear, even though he knew deep down these humans were trying to help, snapped at Astrid as his humans angered and confused emotions rubbed off on him. Astrid pulled back, and the teeth just grazed her arm. "Astrid, are you okay?" Hiccup asked. "I'm fine." Astrid almost growled and Hiccup knew she didn't have the patience for this. Astrid always solved things the worrier way, and wasn't used to having to talk gently and trying to make her sentences understandable for A confused ten year old and his sister.
"What if I try?" Ruffnut asked, but backed off as soon as Spear nearly hit her with his tail. "Hey! Watch it pal." "Don't hurt Spear!" Johnathen heard what Ruffnut said to Spear and wasn't pleased. "Alright Ruffnut, we need to give him some space." Johnathen relaxed A little at this, and so did Spear since he seemed to feel the way his rider did. A truly great bond indeed. Astrid noticed Spear and Johnathen relaxing because of Hiccups patience and understanding. "Hiccup, maybe you should see if he'll sleep with you." Astrid suggested. "Are you kidding Astrid? He hates me." Hiccups shoulders slumped even though he knew it was completely understandable why the boy didn't like him.
"Maybe, but not as much as he hates us." Tuffnut chimed in. He proved his point by taking one step towards Spear, and the dragon tried to bite his head off. "Guys, anytime i'm around Johnathen, he just expects something he doesn't want. I don't want to be the one watching him, and be the one who gives him the answers to questions I wish he wouldn't ask." Hiccup tried to explain himself. "You may have to answer his questions Hiccup, but you've been the best at telling him things in ways he can understand, and being there for him when he is hurt by your answers." Astrid lay A hand on his shoulder. Hiccup sighed, and Toothless nudged his hand.
"Alright, i'll try to get him to stay with me for the night. It's just...I don't even know everything that happened to him. Why would people want to attack his village? Why did his mother seem so protective over him? There were plenty of kids out in the open when the attack happened, we saw the proof." Hiccup and Astrid cringed at the image. "Yet him and Brenda were hidden by there parents. Also, why did he seem to be the only one with such A loyal dragon? Why were no dragons dead on his island? And the biggest question is...what exactly happened to them to make them so afraid? There not wounded by arrows, there covered in bruises and knife marks, yet no stab wounds, almost like someone was trying to hurt them but not kill them." Hiccups head dropped as he to became confused.
"We'll worry about that later Hiccup, right now, they need us." Fishlegs smiled causing Hiccup to smiled back. The young rider nodded, and turned towards Spear after everyone else decided it would be best to go to there huts. "Hey Spear? Look, I know your protecting him, but he needs help." Hiccup put his hand up, and the shook his head before roaring something Hiccup didn't expect. "Re's er-ouvle." It sounded like saying 'He's Introuble. "Did-did you just.. speak?" Hiccup asked, looking towards Johnathen who smiled. Then the boy did another thing Hiccup didn't expect. He started making dragon sounds that sounded like A triple strike communicating. Spear turned towards him, and seemed to be talking back.
"Are you...speaking to him?" Hiccup was now very confused. Spear turned to him, and Johnathen blushed. "A lot of people in my village liked me speaking to the dragons, because it helped get them to help us. I just don't do it much now because..." Johnathen looked down, and seemed to be holding back tears. "Because what?" Hiccup asked quietly, sitting down across from the boy, but not closer than Spear, using A soft voice. "I..Other people...from other tribes..th-they didn't like it. Well..I mean..they did.." Johnathen held Brenda closer to his chest as she stood up, but fell down imediatly thanks to her bruises and cuts.
"Th-they um...my dad said 'our enemies want to use his connection with the dragons for no good'." Johnathen imitated what must have been his father. "A-At the time, I didn't have Spear, just talked to dragons. I taught myself, and it came easy to me since I was just A different kid as my mom said." Johnathen smiled at his statement. "I don't think I was supposed to hear him, but I listened and remember him saying that. Ever since, my mom and dad tried to protect me. My dad was the chief of our island, and I was small, so he said people wanted to get me wile I was little." Hiccup listened to Johnathen, and some stuff he'd been thinking of pieced together.
People attacked his village trying to get him. His mother protected him because he was small and wanted to protect him. Johnathen was an heir to an enemy tribe of the attackers, and could be considered useful. They tried to get him, and the attacks became greater. Hiccup guessed Johnathens dad must have died protecting him. The boy took care of his sister wile his mom took care of him. He must have been hurt that day with his sister, because before they hid, Johnathen and Brenda were caught, but there captures couldn't kill him because they needed him. Why they didn't kill his sister Hiccup didn't know, perhaps for leverage or bait to someone else?
"So..you were protecting your sister when we found you after you escaped someone who tried to take you?" Hiccup asked, and Hiccups theory was proven right as Johnathen nodded. "And that's why you don't like me being to close to you. Because those men hurt you?" Another nod. "Were there any female attackers?" Johnathen shook his head no. Hiccup sighed. "Johnathen, do you remember the names of any of the attackers?" Johnathen looked up at Hiccup, big green eyes reflecting his own.
"Krogan." He whispered. "What?" Hiccup didn't quiet hear it. "Krogan. His name was Krogan. The one who took my bear from me." Johnathen started tearing up, and lifted his stuffed bear. Hiccup didn't know who Krogan was. "Oh..." Hiccup trailed off, looking at his hands. "Yeah, and he had this long stick with sharp things on the end." Johnathen held up his hand. "And he used it to hurt his Singtail. That's when I ran as fast as I could, because I don't like people who hurt dragons. Then we got caught. But I fought and got away! Then I had to hide with Brenda, because she couldn't fight or get away, she's not as much big as I am." Johnathen started getting louder, his ten year old voice sometimes squeaking or not using words right, but Hiccup understood despite the loud, then quiet, then loud sentences. At some parts the boy even made growling sounds like he was talking to Spear again.
"Wait, did you sat singtail? Hiccup asked and Johnathen nodded. Hiccup nodded to. "Is there anything else you need to talk about, or are you tired?" Hiccup asked, as Johnathen yawned and Brenda started making cooing noises in her sleep. "I-I'm tired... but I can't sleep here." Johnathen said the second part quickly. Hiccup sighed. "Johnathen look, I know how hard it is to feel confused and not know where to go or what to do. To feel like there's no one around that you can trust to lead you to safety or get you hurt. Trust me, I may not have had the experience you had, but I do know those feelings." Hiccup looked at the boy with an understanding expression, sitting cross-legged against Toothless.
"Y-You do?" Hiccup smiled as he realized he might be getting somewhere with Johnathen. "I do. I didn't tell you before because my friends were here..but they weren't always my friends. When I was little, my people didn't like dragons. We were attacked all the time. I was week, and a lot of people in my village didn't like me. My father was busy a lot, and wanted me to stay inside. I wanted to be strong though, and would go out into the village. When I'd get myself into trouble and I'd feel unsafe, I didn't want to go home because I was scared I'd get in trouble, I didn't want to go to the village because people didn't like me, I just didn't know where to go. I didn't have anyone to ask for help either, because like I said, no one paid me any attention." Hiccups shoulders slumped at the memories.
"Didn't you have your mom and dad? Didn't they love you even if the other people didn't? My mom always said she loved me, even if the other tribes did anything they could to hurt me." Johnathen started becoming curious, and scooted A little closer to Hiccup. "Well..you see..my dad was A chief like yours. A very busy chief. He was so busy protecting my village, and making sure I followed the rules, that he didn't really have time to erm...show his love I guess." Hiccup also just now realized his dad never really said he loved him either since he was around seven.
"What about your mom?" Johnathen scooted closer, and Spear moved out of his way. Hiccup flinched for some reason he didn't know at the question, and found his hands interesting. "Well um..my mom went to Valhalla when I was to young to remember. I don't really know much about who she was." Hiccup used the same alternative to 'she died' as he had used in explaining what happened to Johnathens mom. "How do you not remember your mom?" Johnathen sounded confused, and crawled closer with Brenda's arms around his neck, so he was sitting beside Hiccup. "I don't know. I was just to little." Hiccup sighed, as Johnathen leaned against him.
"So...you tired? I know I am." Johnathen shook his head. "I can't sleep here." He said quietly. Hiccup sighed, and then looked at Spear. "Hmm. Spears going to sleep here, right Spear?" Hiccup looked to Spear with pleading eyes, who spoke to Johnathen in Dragoneese. You need rest. We cannot sleep at home, we must sleep here. You will not be strong enough to fight if you don't sleep little one. He said. But mom said to go in my house at night. Johnathen countered. We must sleep here. Your mother told me to protect you, and I will. Do you trust me? Johnathen nodded, and put his head against Spears nose.
Hiccup looked at Johnathen for some sort of translation, and smiled when Johnathen said "We'll sleep here." And gave A week smile. "Alright. What do you say we head to my hut?" Johnathen looked very hesitant, but nodded. Within A few minutes, the two were dismounting there dragons inside of Hiccups hut, Hiccup grabbing Brenda and taking her upstairs. "Alright, if you want, you two can sleep here for now." Hiccup gestured to his bed. "I hammered A few wooden rails to the side, so you don't have to worry about Brenda rolling off or running away. There's two blankets, one for each of you, and I can leave this candle here going if you need the light." Hiccup gestured to the bed, lying Brenda down. "What about you?" Johnathen asked, trying to get over the wooden rails but having little success since they started cracking if he tried to climb them.
Hiccup put his arms under Johnathens, and lifted him up to the bed. "I'm going to sleep on the floor with Toothless. His wings have been A bed for me many times so don't worry." Hiccup lay the boy down by his sister, and Johnathen smiled when Hiccup tucked him in. "Bed time kiss?" Hiccup smiled, and lowered his head to kiss Johnathens for head. "Me to!" Hiccup jumped, unaware of the fact Brenda woke up seconds after he lay her down. "What ever milady wants." Brenda laughed as Hiccup kissed her for head to.
"So, do you want the candle lit or blown out?" "Lit." Johnathen said quietly. Hiccup smiled as Johnathen lay on his side, and Brenda, laying with her head on the opposite side of the bed, held onto one of his feet, seeming to be focused on trying to count the boys toes but forgetting some numbers. "Alright, goodnight you to. And Brenda, you get some sleep before to long okay?" Hiccup turned around shaking his head, before Brenda shouted out "Okay daddy!" He quickly turned around, slightly surprised. "Um Brenda...I-I'm not your dad. I'm Hiccup." Brenda frowned, and yelled out again, " 'iccup?" Hiccup gave A small laugh and nodded. "Sure, Hiccup." "Daddy Hiccup!" Hiccup sighed frustrated. "Alright, you can call me that, but just tonight okay?" Brenda frowned, but then shrugged and went back to counting A half asleep Johnathens toes.
Hiccup went back to Toothless, laying down against the dragons wing with A small blanket over himself. Toothless made A soft..worried sound, but Hiccup just sighed. "Yeah, I'm fine bud. I just wish I could help these guys more." With that, Hiccup went to sleep, dreaming about the island him and Astrid visited, causing him to roll A bit. Maybe he'd need those railings soon.
The next morning, Hiccup woke up to the sound of Brenda yelling " 'Hiccup daddy! I want out!" And trying to break out of her bed. "Ugh, Brenda it's only sunrise." Hiccup said, rolling over. "Please!" Brenda shouted louder, using A cute voice and making puppy dog eyes. "Alright! And...i'm up!" Hiccup stood up after readjusting his prosthetic that somehow came lose, and went to the side of his bed to grab Brenda. "Yay!" Brenda imediatly ran to Spear as soon as she woke up.
"Spear! Is morning!" She shouted, causing the dragon to wake up. He seemed annoyed, but made A dragon smile as he saw A hyper little Brenda. "Johnathen, is morning!" She then ran to the bed, tapping on Johnathens shoulder thorough the rails, who simply rolled so he was facing her, but didn't wake up. "Hey Brenda, I think your brother still wants sleep." Hiccup walked over and picked up the little girl, putting her on his shoulders. "But is morning." She said in A 'aren't you listening' happy tone. "I know it's morning. But it's also early morning. And lets admit it, we were up pretty late last night." Hiccup smiled as Brenda put her hands over his eyes in an attempt to hold on for balance. He had to use on hand to pry hers off his eyes. "Don't worry, I've got you, no need to hold on so tight." Brenda giggled, and nodded understanding. "Daddy?" "Hiccup Brenda, it's Hiccup." Hiccup tried. "Daddy-cup!" Brenda threw her hands in the air. "No...Hi-cup." Brenda wouldn't have it. "Daddy-cup. Your daddy-cup!" She shouted, pointing down at the young man under her.
"Ugh my friends are never going to let me down on this one. Brenda, why do you call me that?" Hiccup asked curiously. "Daddy saved me when I was baby mom said. She said I wasn't even..um.. one!" Brenda held up one finger. "She said he was hero! He pr-tect us! You pr-tect us! You make mean hunters go bye!" Brenda threw her hands in the air, trying to make A mean face, apparently to mimic the hunters. "Did you say hunters? Like dragon hunters?" Hiccup asked at Brenda's statement. "Um...you said I make mean hunters go bye. Mean dragon hunters?" Hiccup tried to help her understand.
Brenda thought for A moment, then her face turned scared. "Ogan! Ogan said he was dwagon unter!" She suddenly shouted. Hiccup remembered something Johnathen has said the night before. "Krogan?" He asked. "Kogan! Kogan will take Johnathen to his home!" Brenda seemed to be trying to mimic another man. "Okay Brenda." Hiccup put A figure to his lips. "We need to be quiet, and 'Kogan' isn't going to take Johnathen to another home, okay?" "Okay Daddy-'iccup." Brenda Whispered, and Hiccup groaned, but smiled as well.
A wile later, Johnathen woke up and Hiccup cut the sleeves on one of his own tunic, along with cutting the bottom short, and cutting the sides so he could re-sow it in A smaller size. He also took some leather and made A pair of pants and vest. "Here you go, I don't know how it'll fit, but you can wear this. Also, take these two things to that curtain over there and clean up." Hiccup said, handing Johnathen the cloths and A bucket with water and cloth. You see, the boy seemed to have A tiny problem with bed wetting, but every kid matured at different speeds.
Hiccup then used the material from one of his red tunic, and made A dress for Brenda with A small leather rim that went down to her knees. He made sure to put her blanket somewhere safe to stay, but figured if she'd be trying to walk around with her cuts and bruises healing, she'd need cloths instead of A blanket and torn shirt. She also was apparently still not potty trained, so Hiccup used leather and told her she'd have to use that as under wear, but needed to tell him if she had to go to the bathroom. Though, he wasn't very sure it'd work right away, so made sure to have another dress ready in Toothless' saddle bag.
Johnathen came out from behind the curtain, smiling as it was operant the new red tunic, brown pants, and leather vest all fit. "Alright, Brenda do you think you can go back there and change?" Hiccup asked the little girl who had stayed on his shoulders. "I don't know witch way these go." Brenda tried to put her arm thorough the arm hole. Hiccup smiled, and figured she'd need help. "Alright here, can you take off your shirt for me?" Hiccup stood Brenda on the floor, and she nodded, removing her shirt. Hiccup then helped her put on the red dress wile she held her arms up. He then told her to take off her diaper and put on the leather under wear, wile he turned his head just incase she was self conscious. Sure she was two, but Hiccup didn't have much experience with little kids, and didn't know how they liked to do things.
Brenda obeyed, and within moments was dressed. By the time Hiccup took the blankets off his bed and tossed them aside to wash, along having to go back and look thorough them for Johnathens bear, then have to change himself since he was looking thorough the wet blankets, it was around time the others would be in the clubhouse. "Alright guys, ready to go meet the others?" Hiccup asked smiling as Brenda put up her arms, asking to be on Hiccups shoulders after falling thanks to her bruises and cuts again. "Yeah! 'Ic-daddy two!" Hiccup groaned again. How many named did this kid have for him? He couldn't blame her though, she was just A toddler trying to make sense of things.
"I-I don't know Hiccup. Why can't we stay here?" Johnathen held onto Spears neck. Hiccup sighed, and set Brenda on Toothless who started playing with her, before kneeling in front of Johnathen. "Johnathen, do you think they'll hurt you like Krogan did?" Johnathen frowned, and nodded his head, holding his bear tightly. "Well they won't hurt you. Remember how I said we're your allies, and that we want to help our other allies, also known as you?" Johnathen nodded again. "Well sometimes, people will ally with other people, and then figure out that tribes allies can be there friends to. Well, i'm your ally, and those people in the clubhouse are my friends. So don't you think we'd be stronger if they were your friends to?" Johnathen thought about it, then looked down. "Maybe." He said unsure. "Good, then we'll try it out, and if you still don't like them, we'll figure something else out, okay?" Johnathen looked up, then nodded before getting on Spear. "Okay." And with that, they took off to the clubhouse, Brenda sitting in front of Hiccup.
"Look who the dragon flew in." Astrid said as Hiccup and Johnathen landed at the clubhouse, before kissing Hiccups for head as he dismounted. "Very funny Astrid." Hiccup smiled as she stepped back. "Astid!" Brenda shouted, before reaching down for Astrid. Astrid grabbed her, and smiled. "Well, looks like someone's feeling better." She said, noticing the little girls energy. "Yeah no kidding! She woke me up at sunrise." Hiccup said and Astrid laughed before noticing the new cloths. "Did you?.." "Well, I figured since she obviously has more energy and wants to walk around, she might as well have A dress instead of blanket. Though she's not poty trained, so be prepared for that, I have A spare dress in Toothless' bag, Johnathen said I'd need it." Hiccup smiled as the boy walked up next to him.
"So, you two must have gotten closer." Astrid noted the boy holding onto Hiccups shirt. "Yeah, we just talked A bit last night and A rearranged my bed so they could use it. He's also got new cloths to, right sport?" Johnathen couldn't help but smile A little. "That's what my dad used to call me when I was eight and Brenda was A baby." Johnathen seemed to be in A distant world for A second, before shaking his head and running to sit by Spear, talking in what Johnathen had previously told him was Dragoneese.
"Wait, is he.." "Talking to Spear? Yeah I was surprised to." Hiccup laughed, and Brenda smiled once she heard Johnathen say there dad used to say what Hiccup said. "Daddy-cup!" She shouted, reaching for him. "Brenda that's not my name." Hiccup tried again as he noticed Astrid's surprised look, along with everyone else's in the room. " 'iccup?" Hiccup sighed in relief. "Yes Hiccup." Brenda frowned as Hiccup put her on his shoulders. "Your name is Daddy-cup! I like that one." Brenda started laughing and pointing down at Hiccup who sighed, holding the toddler steady so she didn't fall off.
"Daddy-cup?" Astrid suddenly asked. "It's been A long night Astrid. Apparently, her mother told her that her dad protected her-" "Before I was even one!" "Yes, 'before she was even one' and I protected her too because I 'Make mean hunter go bye'." Hiccup quoted the last part and Astrid tried not to laugh. "So last night she got confused and called me 'daddy' I said my name was 'Hiccup' and do to our incredible negotiation skills, my new name is 'Daddy-cup' or 'Ic-daddy'. Just as long as i'm not just daddy or just 'iccup'." Hiccup finished, sarcasm lacing his voice. Astrid couldn't help but laugh at this, along with Snotlout, the twins weren't listening, and Fishlegs smiled.
"Well, it makes since. She was so little she probably doesn't remember her father well, so she took what people told her about her dad, and compared his traits to you...in her own sort of toddler way of course." Fishlegs explained, and Hiccup nodded. "Do you have to make everything boring instead of letting us get A good laugh?" Snotlout asked, but Fishlegs ignored him. "So, i'm making toast and cheese, want some?" Hiccup nodded, before turning to Johnathen. "Johnathen, you want some breakfast?" Johnathen looked up, slowly nodded, and went back to talking to Spear about what seemed like it could be A debate about something by the way they sounded and looked.
"I want Bweakfast daddy!" "If you'll say my name?" "Daddy...cup?" Hiccup shook his head, but couldn't help but smile. "Is that as close as i'm getting?" He asked looking up at the girl on his shoulders. Brenda folded her arms. "Wow, well she has her mind made up." Astrid said with A smile. "She reminds me of someone." Hiccup got an annoyed glare, but nothing drastic thanks to that comment.
Within half an hour, everyone was done eating. Johnathen was coloring A picture of Spear Hiccup drew for him with chalk, Brenda was playing with Toothless' tail, trying to catch it, Spear was beside Johnathen, Hiccup was by Astrid writing, Snotlout was on Patrol, Fishlegs was writing in the book of dragons, and the twins were working on some broken parts of the outer wall that Viggo had caused. "Astrid, can I talk to you about something?" Hiccup said quietly, still looking at his journal. "Sure, what is it?" Astrid replied, just as quietly. "Well, last night, Johnathen said his village was attacked because someone named Krogan who had A whip and A Singtail tried to take him. He said his parents were protecting him all the time since he spoke Dragoneese and he was an heir. I'm guessing Krogan found use in Johnathen, and that's why they wanted him. His mother was extremely protective over him." "And that explains why Johnathen gets so upset when he feels like he's disobeying her orders. She was always doing things so he didn't get taken." "Exactly Astrid. Now this morning, Brenda seemed to get worried when saying 'Krogan is going to take Johnathen to his home' and she said Krogan was A dragon hunter. Now, I'm not entirely sure, but do you think Krogan could be one of the flyers on those Singtails we saw A little wile back?" Hiccup asked and Astrid thought about it.
"It's likely, but witch one would want someone who speaks to dragons and is an heir?" Astrid seemed confused since they had little facts. "I don't know, we just need to figure out witch one is Krogan, and keep Johnathen and Brenda away from any hunters or flyers. I don't know what I'd do if I broke my promise to keep them safe." Hiccup visibly cringed at the thought. "Your getting pretty attached to them aren't you?" Astrid lay A hand on his shoulder. Hiccup sighed. "How can I not Astrid? There these two kids who, after being thorough so much, trust me enough for me to cloth them and feed them. They listen to me, sleep in my bed, Brenda calls me 'Daddy' or 'Daddy-cup'. I know we're probably going to find them somewhere to stay, because the edge is to dangerous for two kids there age, even if Johnathen is such A great flyer, but it's impossible not to get attached to them." Hiccup smiled as he saw Toothless grab Brenda by the dress, and set her in the circle he created with his tail, letting the little girl look at everyone wile peering over the circles walls.
"See what I mean? There kids who were hurt and need A family, sure, but there also.. I don't know. Easy to get attached to." Astrid smiled and kissed Hiccup. "Just as long as you don't get so attached you want to train them." Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Astrid I only train dragons if I get attached to them. I don't train people to become dragon riders because of that." "Just making sure." Witch A swift punch to Hiccups shoulder, Astrid walked over to Stormfly and started brushing her dragon. Hiccup sighed, and decided to go back to writing some designs for A new suit he was thinking of making with A built in flight suit, back fin, A similar design to Malas suit, but his own style, A chest pocket for his journal, pockets for the flight suit to be tucked in, helmet like A night fury, and compass, knife, and pencil holder in the arm brace for his left hand since it was his sword fighting hand. Within moments he was filling the entire next few pages with designs and new ideas.
"Sir, we haven't found the kids anywhere on the island." A dragon hunter said to his master. "Keep looking!" A man with black hair and long axe yelled back. "But...mister Krogan, we've searched everywhere! We saw some dragon footprints, with the footprints that look like the ones of the boy with the square metal leg in every other step next to them. The dragon riders must have been on this island, searching for survivors." Another man tried to reason. Krogan scowled, and the man ran away quickly. "Though we will keep looking!" He shouted over his shoulder. "So Hiccup Haddock. You've stolen my prize once again? Well then...Men! We are attacking dragons edge this evening, until we find Johnathen and his sister!" With that, all the flyers started getting ready. "Are you sure this will work?" Viggo asked, standing next to Krogan. "Yes." And with that, Krogan went to go get his own Singtail ready.
Hours had past, and the dragon riders just had lunch A little wile ago. "Brenda! I told you to tell me if you had to use the bathroom." Hiccup said picking up the little girl. She had told him three times earlier that day, and his plan was working, but as she was playing with Toothless, she had an accident. At least it was only, well, you know, and not something that would require A shower, just A clean up. "Sorry Daddy-'iccup." Hiccup smiled as she was getting closer to saying his name.
"Oh, it's fine, common lets get you cleaned up." Hiccup carried Brenda to Astrid, the best puppy dog eyes face he could pull off filling his features. "Hey Astrid, I know you don't like to mess with this stuff, but could you help Brenda get cleaned up and change into this?" Hiccup held out A light blue dress with long leather sleeves he'd made using left over material he had lying around from Thor knows what he couldn't remember. "Oh...okay. How could I say no to that." Astrid gestured to Hiccup, before kissing his nose and taking Brenda and the dress from him. "Common, what do you say we go get changed huh?" Brenda laughed, and held onto Astrid. "Funny Astid." She said, before they walked off.
Johnathen, noticing Astrid walking off with his sister, imediatly stood in front of her, Spear behind him. "I-I can help her." He said, his arms out. "Johnathen, I just need to help her get changed." Astrid said in A gentle voice. "No!" Johnathen shouted. Spear tried to bite at Astrid, but Hiccup stood between them. "Spear, Johnathen, she just needs to help Brenda." Hiccup kneeled down to Johnathens height. "No! Hiccup I don't want her to!" Johnathen grabbed Hiccups arm. "Johnathen Astrid won't hu-" "How do I know that!? That's what the others said! They said they wouldn't hurt her if I did what they said! But I did one thing wrong and-and-" Johnathen balled up his fist and threw them against Hiccups chest, pressing against the young adult as Hiccup wrapped his arms around Johnathen. He looked towards Spear, who surprisingly nudged him. He must sense that Johnathens hurt and he knows he seeks comfort from me Hiccup sighed, and looked up to Astrid nodding for her to go get Brenda changed wile Johnathen was distracted.
Astrid walked out the door with Brenda, and Johnathen turned his head, noticing his sister wasn't there. "No!" He shouted, hitting Hiccup again and crying. Fishlegs was the only other one in the room, and he decided it best not to upset Johnathen more. "Johnathen it's okay now. Your safe." Hiccup tried, rubbing the boys back. "No i'm not! That's exactly what she said!" Johnathen practically screeched the words, clutching Hiccups tunic into his balled fist. Every time he hit Hiccup, the dragon rider didn't move, he stayed sturdy, trying to sooth Johnathen, rubbing small circles in his back and talking to him quietly. This seemed to make both Johnathen and Spear feel more safe, for they both quieted down, Spear letting Hiccup hold A very worried Johnathen. Similar things like this had already happened four times today, though they seemed to be getting better since the first time Johnathen kicked the hell out of Hiccup, and caused A bleeding mark on his shoulder with his hands and one heck of A bite when Astrid was hold A crying Brenda, and Hiccup tried to convince Johnathen Astrid wasn't the one hurting her. The last few times it lasted almost half an hour. Within A few minutes this time though, the boy calmed down, and you couldn't help but feel your heart beat A little faster at the sight of his huge smile when he realized Hiccup was right, and Astrid walked back in, letting Brenda walk to her big brother.
"So, i'm guessing he got mad at you again?" Astrid pointed to A small scratch mark on Hiccups chest where his tunic revealed his skin. "Yeah." Hiccup covered the spot with his shirt. "But it was fine, because he got that much happier when she came back. Besides, it's getting better. Last time he bit my arm since I wouldn't get Tuffnut to go away when he was sitting down near us. The time before that, he punched Toothless since Toothless had A disagreement with Spear. The time before that, he kicked Tuffnut in the chin, and punched you in the chest. And the first time well.." Astrid lay her hand on the scabbed over hand and bite mark on his shoulder, causing Hiccup to smile at her. "But, like I said, it's worth it." Hiccup gestured to the two stacking some wooden bowls, trying not to let the tower fall, but eventually being covered in them as it collapsed, causing both to start laughing, Brenda clapping her hands and yelling "Again!"
"You really are A great guy you know that?" Astrid leaned against Hiccup who put his arm around her. "Yeah, I know, or else I wouldn't be your boyfriend." Astrid smiled at the compliment, watching the two kids play wile in Hiccups hold. Suddenly, there moment was cut short when A dragon blast hit the clubhouse. "Oh no." Hiccup knew the dragon claw he heard, and knew the hunters voice. "Bring out the boy and his sister, and no blood will be shed!" Shouted the voice of the man that must've been Krogan. Johnathan started shaking, and grabbed Brenda tightly in his arms. "Okay, Snotlout, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, you guys go distract them, Fishlegs, you and Meatlug go figure out how many flyers we're against, and if there are to many, send A terror mail for reinforcements, Astrid, you and me are going to hide these kids alright!" Everyone agreed and got to work.
"Okay come here." Hiccup grabbed Brenda and Johnathen. "Hiccup, your not going to let them take us right?" "No Krogan Daddy-'iccup?" Hiccup frowned, and handed Brenda to Johnathen, helping them both on Spear. "No, Krogans not going to hurt you. You two are going to fly Spear to safety, wile me and Astrid cover for you. I'll tell you where to go, but we need to get out of here. You got me Spear?" Spear roared in agreement. "Okay, lets go." Hiccup was about to get on Toothless, but Johnathen stopped him. "Wait Hiccup!" Johnathen yelled, reaching out to him. Hiccup stopped, and let Johnathen hug him. "Hiccup, you may not be my mom or dad, but I love you, I know you said your dad didn't say that to you a lot. Here, can you protect this? I don't want it to get hurt. I-I can't lose it and you have A saddle bag, I don't." Johnathen handed Hiccup his bear. Hiccup smiled.
"Of course I'll protect it Sport." Johnathen smiled, just like his dad used to call him. If only Hiccup was able to watch him since his mom couldn't. Johnathen frowned at the fact they'd be separated, but smiled at the thought of Hiccup protecting his bear again. Hiccup and Astrid got on there dragons, Brenda in Johnathens lap, and they took off out the back of the clubhouse. Five flyers took them on, but Hiccup and Astrid created A cover fire. "Johnathen!" Hiccup pointed to A spot in the water where it was darker. There's A cave down there Spear said in Dragoneese and Johnathen nodded, taking off to the underwater entrance.
Once the cover fire faded, the Flyers couldn't see the kids they were looking for anywhere. "Where are they?!" One flyer asked. "Tell us, or your dragons are done for!" The other fired at Toothless, who barely avoided it. Hiccup had A plan already, and knew what to do. One flyer was about to fly the direction of A nearby mountain that looked like it could be A hiding place. "No!" Hiccup shouted towards him, and the flyer looked back at him. "Why not?" He asked, smirking. "Uh I..I um.." "Save it! Your big mouth just cost you your hiding space!" The first flyer yelled. Hiccup and Astrid both pretending to be frightened, as the flyers took of though, Astrid smirked at Hiccup. "Wow, how do you come up with this stuff?" "I'm A Hiccup." Hiccup shrugged, before they took off after the five flyers who were now joined by two more covering them.
"Oh no you don't!" One of the knew ones shouted, shooting at Hiccup. Hiccup dodged it, and Toothless fired at the rider who dodged the blast, but couldn't dodge Stormfly's spine shot. "Yeah!" Hiccup shouted, before taking off. The other Flyer started following him, but forgot about Astrid who had went into hiding so she could shoot him off his dragon with such surprise, the Singtail he was riding didn't have time to react. The two sped up to catch the other flyers. Once they were in the right spot, Hiccup and Astrid met up with Fishlegs, as they shot A lose part in the mountain causing A rock slide. One flyer just had time to yell "Trap!" Before they were all caught. The Singtails though, had thrown there riders off in the slide, and started flying, leaving the flyers to there doom.
"Yes it worked! Okay, lets go find this Krogan guy." Hiccup started flying towards three more Singtails. As they went into battle with all the riders, Hiccup didn't notice Viggo shooting A dragon ruit arrow, not until it was to late. The biggest problem here was, it wasn't aimed for Toothless, it was aimed for Hiccup. The arrow struck his side, and Hiccup imediatly doubled over, gasping for air. "Hiccup!" Astrid shouted. Hiccup broke the end of the arrow, but knew he'd need medical help to get the end of him out without endangering his lung witch it thankfully hadn't done to much damage to. No, Viggo was aiming for his chest, but Hiccup turned and had his arm up, causing it to strike under his right arm A few inches, but go deep enough diagonally, facing upwards, to cause unbearable pain as it grinded against the bone there, after breaking thorough another bone. Hiccups hole torso felt like it was on fire as one single movement cause it to feel like A chisel was tearing his skin and chipping his bone.
The Singtails took this moment to fire, but Snotlout of all people saved him. It was getting to much for them, and Hiccup was losing consciousness. "Ugh...A-Astrid we need to leave...If th-they find Johnathen..." Hiccup held his side tighter, tears forming in his eyes. "Wait, is Hiccup...crying?" Tuffnut suddenly asked. "Ugh you wanna talk about this now Tuffnut!?" Hiccup yelled, looking at the twins thorough the corner of his eyes. Despite this though, he tried to hold back his tears, trying to appear strong despite the pain, keeping up his streak of not crying in front of anyone else. He somehow managed. You have to do that Tuffnut? You know how big his pride is! Astrid thought to herself, glaring at the twins. "They won't find him Hiccup! Alright, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout, cover us! Fishlegs, you distract any one who might follow and watch for arrows, stay behind Hiccup and fly somewhere safer with him. I'll go get the kids!" Everyone went into action.
Astrid found the cave Johnathen and Brenda were in, and dived under the water. She resurfaced, and found them. "Okay, common you guys, we need to get out of here so you don't get caught." Astrid grabbed Brenda as Johnathen tried to grab her back. "No! Astrid she needs me, she can fly with me!" He shouted. "Johnathen, I think you should fly with me and let Spear follow." Astrid really didn't have patience, Hiccup needed her. "No! Your not my mother!" Johnathen got on Spear. Astrid was A bit taken back by this, knowing now the boy was just hurting inside, and she nodded, before taking off.
As they flew, Johnathen was actually pretty good. He wound up using Dragoneese to tail some Singtails to throw there riders off wile Astrid flew in and helped them let go of the chain harnesses. He even got some of them to turn on Krogan. This definitely put A spin on things, because now three Singtails were down, two had left, and give were on the riders side, only two riders minus Krogan remained. "Kogan!" Brenda shouted, pointing to Krogan. "That's him?" Astrid asked. Johnathen nodded, looking scared. "Okay, you guys go find Hiccup with the Twins, Snotlout, you help me with this guy. "How dare you do that to those kids!" Astrid shot at Krogan who dodged with ease. "I do what I want." The battle went on for quiet some time, but when Astrid saw Toothless up in the air, she realized they needed to Retreat and get Hiccup and the kids out of danger.
About five hour of running later, it was an hour before sunset, and all the exhausted riders, especially Hiccup, landed on Berk. "We know how to use dragon fire to take the edge back if they take it, but right now, we need to help Hiccup." Astrid said, flying Toothless to the healers hut wile the others got Stoick, Fishlegs coming along with Astrid to translate. Once they got there, Johnathen tried to get to Hiccup but Astrid had to hold onto him. "Daddy-cup!" Brenda shouted, and Astrid didn't bother telling her his name was Hiccup. Stoick arived, and after what felt like hours, Gothi had bandaged Hiccup up, and sent him home with stitches in his side, and herbs incase of infection.
The next day, Hiccup woke up to two little kids in his bed, Brenda at his feat, Johnathen under his good, left arm. He tried to sit up, but found out that caused unbearable pain in his side. Tears formed in his eyes, but he bit his lip, shaking head defiantly. This didn't stop the whimper and small shout that escaped his lips, causing the man who was already walking upstairs to walk faster, realizing the boy he was to check on was awake. "Dad?" "Hiccup." Stoick walked over to Hiccup, frowning when it was obvious the boy was in pain. "What happened?" Everything was A little foggy. "You got shot by Viggo with an arrow." Stoick sounded upset, and honestly, Hiccup was to.
"So...I'm guessing these two refused to leave me?" Hiccup could tell as Stoick looked worriedly at Hiccup, and made sure Johnathen and Brenda weren't in A position that could hurt him. "Depends, is your name Daddy-cup now?" Hiccup shook his head with A small laugh, laying it back. "Long story short, I did something her father apparently used to do, Brenda became confused and called me 'daddy' I told her my name was 'Hiccup' and if I wanted to get any sleep that night my new name was 'Daddy-cup' 'Daddy-'Iccup' as she's starting to say parts of my name more, and finally 'ic-daddy'. Seriously what goes on in this kids imagination!" Hiccup exaggerated, putting his free arm up, but quickly realizing his mistake. "Ow.." He groaned, biting his lip again. "Anyways, she's called me by her names for me ever since because like her father I 'make bad hunters go bye'." Hiccup said the last part in A sarcastic voice.
Stoick smiled at this, and grabbed his sons hand. "I can tell there attached to you, Johnathen won't let me or anyone else near Brenda, and they both wouldn't eat last night wile you were unconscious." "Let me guess, doesn't trust females, tries to fight males?" Hiccup questioned. "Is that why you have teeth and hand marks all over your arm and shoulder?" "Something like that. But he's getting better with it." Hiccup closed his eyes as Toothless and Spear started purring against him after waking up but not being loud and exited so they didn't wake the kids. "Well, why don't you take them back to the edge and watch them there?" Stoick questioned. "Because i'm A dragon rider not A father, I don't know the first thing about kids, and it's far to dangerous." Hiccup said simply. "Well, the first one might be legally true, this scene right here in front of me tells me you must know A little bit about kids, and I noticed the cloths made from your cloths, and Johnathen has proven to be able to take care of himself on Spear." Stoick listed off.
"Dad, you don't get it, A man in the dragon hunters, Krogan, he wants to kidnap them. He took there village, there family, and wants Johnathen because he's an heir to an enemy tribes chief, and he has A connection with dragons." "I do." Hiccup was A little surprised realizing Johnathen was awake. "How long have you been awake for Sport?" Hiccup asked, smiling as Johnathen sat up and looked at him with A smile as well. "Just woke up." "What do you mean A connection with dragon?" Stoick asked. "Johnathen?" Johnathen started speaking to Sleuther, and Stoick was surprised as the dragon seemed to start A conversation with the boy. "Dad, welcome to the boy who can speak Dragoneese." Johnathen gave A quiet laugh at this, and lay back down by Hiccup who wrapped his arm around him. "I could protect myself if I stayed with you." Johnathen smiled and snuggled closer to Hiccups bear chest, making sure not to move him even though the stitched up wound was on the opposite side of his torso.
Hiccup looked at his dad annoyed, but Stoick shrugged. "I've seen the way you are with them Hiccup, they trust you, and you can protect them from Krogan." Hiccup sighed, before looking down at Brenda who was now awake, trying to count his right foots toes, and seeming confused about how he had A metal left leg instead of A skin one, not grasping the fact it could be detached and wasn't really his leg that he could bend and have feeling in. "Alright, if I can get the other riders to agree, we'll take care of them until further notice. Stoick nodded, and let Hiccup rest after getting them all something to eat.
And the other riders did agree. As Hiccup was nearing the age of twenty, flying on Toothless and Fighting off hunters that occasionally came to Berks shores after the riders had to go back since Stoick needed Hiccup for a lot of different things, he had an eleven almost twelve year old by his side, and A three year old flying next to him on Spear. Brenda had went from calling Hiccup Daddy-cup to just plain daddy after A year of them being together, and Johnathen liked to call him dad on occasion just because how much Hiccup acted like A dad, though he normally refereed to him as an older brother, but Hiccup didn't mind either way. He'd become used to it, and if he ever heard Brenda or Johnathens voice calling for there dad, he knew exactly who he was calling. After Johnathen turned twelve, they went back to his old village witch now had some vegetation growing on it, and Johnathen lay his bear at his old house, before they had A funeral ship for the lost. It was A sad day of course, but Johnathen had been having some past related troubles thanks to nightmares of what happened when he was ten, and Hiccup found it the best thing to do.
It was after the funeral ship that Johnathen started calling Hiccup dad to. Hiccup wasn't even technically there legal guardian of course, since he was only twenty, but he always acted like one out of what now became pure fathers instinct. He didn't know how it developed, he found them as A teen transferring into adulthood, but somehow, despite age, they became family. After finding his mother with them on Toothless with Hiccup, Valka even commented on how he acted like A father after Hiccup explained why they called him dad. She could see it after A few minutes. The death of Stoick took it's toll, for Johnathen and Brenda were getting pretty fond of them. Johnathen became more isolated like his dad did to, and Brenda was confused since she was four by this time. Within time though, thanks to A certain son as Hiccup now called him by having A past, Hiccup tried to help him, but wound up helping himself as well.
Astrid and Hiccup married when they were twenty three, Johnathon was turning fifteen in A few months, and Brenda was seven, and not only were they married, but Hiccup adopted Johnathen and Brenda making Astrid there adoptive mother. Within time, since they had such A close bond, Astrid was called mom, though it wasn't all the time like Hiccup and Being called dad, but that was understandable.
Hiccup and Astrid, needing someone in the bloodline to be an heir, had another child, A little boy named Hakon. By the time they were twenty five and Hakon was two, nearly seventeen year old Johnathon protected little Hakon like he did his two year old sister all those years ago. Brenda turned out to like having an awesome worrier as A mother, and took on fighting lessons with her now always called by mom. She was only nine of course, so Astrid stuck to using sheathed swords for fighting, knives for throwing, and things like pushups, climbing tree's, and hand to claw combat with her new Shadow Wing that was abandoned by his pack, Forge (Because she was eight when she got him, and at the time was always interested in watching her dad in the forge) for exercise training.
Hakon grew to be as stubborn as his father, but for some reason, Johnathen was the only one who could get thorough to him on the first try. By the time he was eighteen, Johnathen had decided to go adventuring and sending terror mails, not returning till he was twenty one, and revealing to his father and mother he'd fallen in love with A young woman who was also adventuring after separating from her grandparents, her parents having not been able to care for her. Her name was Celesta, for the stars and moon, and she had dark, silky black hair and eyes that were so light blue they almost seemed to be A whitish blue, but not milky, shining. She turned out to have A Night Fury, and said they originated from an island far, far south from the Archipelago. By the time they were twenty seven, and married with A kid name Shadow Stoick Haddock, named because his mothers island had the night furies, and his fathers adoptive grandfathers name was Stoick, and after adoption Johnathens last name became Haddock. Shadow was A trickster, Stubborn, and had hair so dark red it was almost black with red in it. He had his mothers eyes, and wore A tunic made out of Night Fury scales. He was two now, and just like Brenda once was, though he took after his father liking Blacksmithing from his adoptive father, and would constantly watch his dad in the forge wile his grandpa was chief.
Hakon was now twelve and Brenda was nineteen. She wound up falling in love with none other than A Thorsten who was just about as odd as the twins were. Loki Lavender Thorsten, Loki after the God, Lavender after Thor knows what, and A part of the Thorsten clan was just about as odd as the twins were. With that said, he did have respect for Brenda, and acted as if she was his queen almost, with the exception of pulling pranks on her as his own way of flirting. He was A tall young man, one year older than Brenda, blond hair, green eyes, strong, creative and crafty. Why as the young man was strong and respectful, he was also out of control at times, and really had A problem with the fowl tongue. He was also loud, and his craftiness sometimes caused destruction in the village, Hiccups village. These few things didn't help the fact that Hiccup didn't like just about any man who said they loved his daughter. Loki did prove himself over time though. He asked Hiccup to teach him to blacksmith so he could make weapons witch Brenda loved, and even came to Hiccup for advice. He always asked Hiccup rather than just running off with the girl like some boys did, and one day nearly lost A limb after saving Brenda and Hiccup both form an out of control Nadder. The limb healed though, and Hiccup finally took on the fact that when Astrid said he was to overprotective, it was indeed fact.
When Loki asked the big question, he had Hiccups blessing, and Brenda was married by the age of twenty two, not having her daughter, Mercy Astra Thorsten, Mercy after Brenda's biological mother, Astra meaning divine beauty just like Astrid her adoptive mother, and Thorsten, Brenda's new last name, till she was twenty four. She had long blond hair, green brown eyes, and freckles. She was A momas girl for sure, but also A trickster like her dad. She was also A fan of weaponry as she got older, and incredibly smart. You can imagine how Hiccup felt realizing his little girl who he met all those years ago, and saved from the nasty Krogan, was now A mother herself, and he was now A grandfather to two kids. God he felt old, and so did Astrid.
Then there was Hakon Haddock. Hiccup and Astrid first son created by them. Hakon was now eighteen, and had A Night Fury of his own named Swift. He was learning how to be A chief from his dad, and would go flying with his girlfriend who owned A Razorwhip named thorn when he had free time. He liked to write like his dad, but grew up to be more buff than Hiccup ever was. He was strong and good with weapons like his mother, having long blond hair, and Hiccups forest green eyes, freckles, and slightly braded hair. He always wore A grey T-shirt witch A Night Fury scale vest and metal flight suit he invented that had leather, metal, gears, and used Zipplback gas with sparks causing small explosions to help him fly by his dragon witch ever way the wind was blowing. So Hakon Haddock didn't look like his dad, but he sure did act like him.
Hakons girlfriend was Freya Goldenwing, A ninja in training living amongst the defenders of the wing with dirty blond hair, and she was blind but used her other senses to act like any other human with the help of her Nadder she saved from the volcano one day, Lava. He had met her when they needed Berks help with Viggo returning. The matter was eventually resolved, and in the process, Hakon met Freya. Once they were nineteen, they were betrothed, and at twenty two, married. They had A healthy Daughter named Jamie Brenda Haddock, and A little boy at twenty five named Jacob Johnathen Haddock. By the time his daughter was three and Hakon was twenty five, he took on the role as chief from his forty eight year old father Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third.
By the time his grandchildren were grown, and Hiccup and Astrid were seventy, they both went on there last great adventures mapping the Archepeligo with there dragons, Johnathen using there maps to continue on exploring like he had before he found the love of his life, and was named Berks greatest explorer. Hakons son became Chief, and Hakon dedicated his life to building new dragon eye lenses using information from his fathers dragon eye after his wife died of disease.
Brenda rebuilt her old village Loki, and they built A small home for baby dragons that were abandoned like Forge was, half of the island housing orphans they found after attacks on other islands or because there parents didn't want them, the orphans getting A home in return for working with the dragons and even building forces like the terror troopers who helped islands and there mailing system, retrieving things, and then there were the dragon groups witch were trained for fighting. They eventually put A stop to the people who killed her mother permanently, and gave hope to many small children who were orphans like her once.
And this all was made possible, by Johnathen, Brenda, and there father who never planned on being there father, Hiccup, or as he is nicknamed, Daddy-cup. And that's exactly what Johnathen and Brenda call him, when they look to the sky thinking of there father.
(A/N) Okay so dang sorry Johnathen if you didn't like it, I kind of changed up your idea A lot, but in my defense I only had A sentence to work with. Like I said, I do all requests that don't go against my rules and that I know I can write as long as I'm interested in my work, because you can't really get rid of writers block writing A story that you don't want to write and that's what this story is, if I get writers block. So yeah, I hope you guys like it because I've been writing this all day and it is no 3 AM where I am, and I need sleep. So your all amazing, please review, give me ideas, and your awesome.