Soul of a Dragon

by HotTopicLuver

Cloudjumper breaks into the Haddock house without realizing it, however when he comes across a baby named Hiccup with an unusual liking and understanding of dragons fate will change for both of them. Cloudjumper takes Hiccup back to the Dragon Sanctuary in order for him to be raised amongst the dragons, there Hiccup will see where his destiny lies.

25. Chapter 25

Soul of a Dragon Chapter 25

"speaking"- human language

"speaking"- dragonese

thinking- human thoughts

thinking- dragon thoughts

I do not own How To Train Your Dragon or any of its characters

It's been a little over a year since this fanfic was created, my first fanfic! XD I'm so happy to see that everyone is still reading it after all this time! Thank you everyone and enjoy the chapter! :)

"And that us why Toothless and I want to start a team your majesty," Hiccup stated as he was bowing down to the Alpha dragon.

Every dragon and the human had gathered around the head of dragon kind, they had heard the news of Hiccup wanting to speak to the king about an important matter concerning the Drago Bludvist situation. They had heard that the brothers were interested in making a team of dragons that would assist in taking out the forts that had been established to capture and hold dragons. They waited to see what the King would say and if he agreed then they wondered which dragons would be part of the team.

"I see," The Bewilderbeast replied. "And this Drago Bludvist is becoming more known in the dragon community?"

"Yes King," Toothless said. "If we don't do something now more dragons will be captured and there's no doubt that some will be killed as well. This Drago is a human that is a force to be reckoned with."

There were mutters amongst the dragons, they all agreed with the brothers. Something had to be done about the matter or else more dragons would suffer… dragons both inside the sanctuary and outside of it. The King looked at his fellow dragons and then back at the brothers. Toothless and Hiccup were still bowing down to the Bewilderbeast with looks of determination in their eyes. They wanted to do this… they needed to do this. They wanted to protect their family, friends and home. The King gave a nod and spoke up.

"Very well, you may start a team to get rid of these forts," he stated. "But the dragons need to volunteer out of their own will. Whoever wishes to assist you in this mission shall be granted permission from both me and the leader of their nests."

Hiccup and Toothless smiled at the King's statement, they were glad that he agreed with them. But now they needed to worry about who would volunteer to help them. They stood up from their positions and looked at the crowd of dragons. Some looked hesitant to volunteer but the brother couldn't blame them for it. After all this would not be an easy mission to accomplish. Stormfly then walked over to the brothers and stood beside them, she already made up her mind about helping them and now that she had gotten permission from both the Alpha and her nest leader she would stop at nothing to help them. Suddenly another familiar looking face came forward, it was Hookfang. He was one of the dragons that the brothers had saved when they saved years ago when they saved Stormfly.

"I shall volunteer," he stated. "I refuse to let anyone hurt my fellow dragons or destroy the home I have built with my family."

Indeed, Hookfang became a father to a second group of hatchlings not too long ago with his mate Whipslash. The brothers understood why he wanted to help; the Monstrous Nightmare took pride in his new life at the sanctuary and the family he started there. It was something he never got the chance to do before coming to the sanctuary. He was not about to let anyone destroy that especially not a man like Drago. He walked to the brothers and bowed.

"I will assist you with this mission you two," he said.

"Thank you Hookfang," Hiccup replied.

"It means a lot to us," Toothless added.

Hookfang nodded and smiled, he then walked beside Stormfly and waited to see if any other dragons would come forward. That was when a Hideous Zippleback came forward along with one Rumblehorn and one Thunderdrum. The brothers recognized the Hideous Zippleback named Barf and Belch, the Rumblehorn was Skullcrusher and the Thunderdrum was Thornado. The last two were dragons that Hiccup and Toothless had known since their youth. They were close friends of their father and aunt as well, the two were known for their strength and power. The brothers knew that they would make excellent additions to the team.

"We will help too," Barf said.

"So shall we," Skullcrusher stated.

This made the brothers smile again as the dragons walked beside them. Finally, the last volunteers were a Gronckle by the name of Meatlug and a Terrible Terror named Sneaky. They was had smiles on their faces as they saw the group of dragons and human standing before them. They nodded their heads and spoke to them.

"I will help as well, after all you're going to need all the help you can get to take down these Vikings," Meatlug said. "Let's teach those Vikings a lesson that they won't forget."

"Hey they don't call me Sneaky for nothing, time to put it to good use," Sneaky added.

With that she walked to the group. All together they had gotten eight more dragons to help; Hiccup decided that would be enough since too many dragons would bring the disadvantage of not having the element of surprise. Not to mention they wouldn't be able to keep track of a large group of dragons when they were busy fighting. He knew that their father and aunt wanted to come with them as well but the brothers ultimately decided that they should stay here. After all in the sanctuary Cloudjumper and Clawdia were two of the few dragons others looked up to and listened to as well. They kept the order around here whenever the brothers were gone, not to mention having them around would only distract the brothers when they needed to concentrate on the goal. Hesitantly, they both agreed to stay behind and look after things while they were away as they always did. Hiccup then turned to the Alpha dragon as did Toothless.

"We have our team your Highness," Hiccup stated. "We are ready now. We shall start the mission in one week, that way we can plan and be prepared."

The Bewilderbeast merely nodded his head in agreement he then lifted his front claws, he placed them both gently on the heads of the brothers. He then blew a little bit of ice over them as well as the other dragons, Hiccup and Toothless shivered a little bit as did the other dragons but they allowed for it to happen. Something like this was an honor amongst the dragon community; it was the blessing from the Alpha dragon himself. The King finished giving his blessing and removed his claws from the boys' heads. He then nodded one more time before returning to his nest. The brothers chuckled as they shook off the snow and ice that was on them as did the other dragons. The brothers walked to their father and their aunt, Cloudjumper stretched out his wings to hug them. Toothless and Hiccup hugged their father and it wasn't long before Stormfly and Clawdia joined the hug. After a few seconds they broke their hug and the dragons returned to their nests and waited for the week to pass. Stormfly followed her fellow Deadly Nadders as Clawdia followed her fellow Raincutters. The brothers and father walked back to their nest. They rested and ate their meals before falling asleep.

The next day passed and the brothers went on with their usual routine of checking over the dragon hatchlings and making sure the newcomers were settling in fine. As they did they did so the thought of raiding and destroying the forts came into their minds. They remembered that there was a time where they made it their goal to avoid Drago Bludvist and his men at all costs and now they were determined to go up against him and fight. They found it ironic that they put themselves in a situation that they didn't want to be in the first place. However, if there was one thing life taught them after sixteen years of living it was that there were always surprises when growing up. After all they didn't set out to be dragon rescuers nor did they set out to bring Vikings and dragons together. But somehow life gave them these opportunities. They couldn't help but wonder who would be in their footsteps if not them, had they not been born what would have happened? So many questions like this would linger in their minds and they would never get an answer no matter how hard they looked. They wondered if they would ever get an answer as to why it had to be them. But as long as it was them then they would not complain and accept their destinies as brothers and as friends.

The next day passed as well and then another day passed and then another until finally it was time for them to begin.

During the last week Hiccup and Toothless would gather their team together and talk about strategies that would aid them in tackling the task at hand. They went over ways to avoid attacks and how to sneak behind enemy lines. They also went over how their abilities put them at an advantage especially when it came to the element of surprise. The brothers also made sure to tell their friends just so capable and strong Drago's men were and that if they should ever run into the man himself do not confront him alone. That was the one rule: never confront Drago alone.

"Everyone all set?" Hiccup questioned even though he already knew the answer.

"Yes!" the dragons said in unison.

Hiccup was just about to climb onto his brother's back until he was stopped by familiar voices.

"Hiccup wait!" Cloudjumper and Clawdia shouted.

The forms of their father, aunt and several other dragons they had come to know came running forward such as Aquajaw, Bumper, Scorcheye, Smallfry, Crystalscale and Irontalon. The brothers were shocked and surprised to see that their family and friends were coming to them at such a late notice; they wondered what they wanted especially at a time like this.

"Hey everyone," Hiccup greeted. "Is something wrong?"

"No nothing is wrong my son," Cloudjumper said. "We merely want to present you with something before you go on your mission."

"We thought that since you're really the only one who doesn't really have any weapons or ways to defend yourself that we help you with that," Clawdia added.

Hiccup looked at them with a puzzled expression on his face and then he looked down at himself. It was true though, he really didn't have ways to defend himself he had always relied on Toothless and his intelligence which while did serve him well at the same time brought some problems. He always did wonder if he could use some sort of armor or weapons so he wouldn't be completely useless when it came to saving dragons. He had gone through most of his life wearing a loincloth that grew in length as he got older, it's not that he hated clothes it's just that he saw no reason to wear them. However, during the colder months he would often wear the furs of animals he had managed to take from rescuing dragons. He would also wear a pair of boots his brother had taken for him during one of this rescues. But now seemed like the most appropriate time to start wearing clothes. He knew that the dragons technically had their sort of protection and weapons such as their scales, claws and teeth. Him on the other hand, he had nothing but his wits and wisdom.

"Well we decided to throw a little something together for you," Cloudjumper stated. "Come here Hiccup."

Hiccup wasted no time in responding to his father's command, he ran to him and the other dragons. That was when the moved out of the way to show Hiccup something, he let out a gasp at what it was. It was a Viking's armor with a few modifications. Hiccup had seen several Vikings wear similar armor and he became familiar with the terms they used to describe them. It was chest armor with large armbands with talons above the hand openings. There were the boots he used to hear only they had spikes on the sides. However, the biggest thing that caught his attention was the mask like helmet. It looked like Night Fury; it had spines similar to Toothless. Altogether the outfit was covered in black paint; honestly you could tell that the outfit was made to look to that of a Night Fury. Hiccup couldn't believe it; he took several steps forward and touched the armor. Toothless walked behind his brother and saw what had been presented to him.

"You… where did you get this?" Hiccup asked.

"From the dragons here of course," Clawdia said. "Whenever you boys went out on your little rescue missions we were here going out into the outside world in secret and we would collect pieces of armor whenever we could without being caught by the humans. It took sometime though especially when it was decided that there would be curfew here. We made some modifications to the best of our ability."

"This armor has been in the process of being created for years now my son," Cloudjumper added. "We were waiting for the right moment for it to be ready and to give it to you. Now seems like that moment."

Hiccup picked up the helmet specifically and looked at his brother; he saw how the dragons had tried their best to make it look like Toothless. He smiled at the little details they managed to make on the helmet.

"It wasn't easy to make it look like Toothless you know," Aquajaw commented. "It took some work along with some paint we managed to steal from the Vikings. Smallfry helped with the little details though."

"Aw it was nothing," Smallfry said in an embarrassed but happy tone

Hiccup chuckled a little as did Toothless.

"We wanted it to look like a Night Fury because you two are brothers, this armor represents your bond to Toothless as well as your connection to the Dragon Sanctuary," Cloudjumper firmly stated. "Please son put it on; we want to see how it looks like on you before you go."

The teenage human nodded, he removed his tooth necklace and started to put on the outfit his family and friends had made for him. The last thing he put on was the masking helmet and he placed the necklace back around his neck, finally he was finished. When he was done the other dragons stared in awe at the human. They couldn't believe that sixteen years ago this very same human was a little baby that had been brought in by the Stormcutter named Cloudjumper. Now he was practically grown up and standing before them with the appearance of a dragon or as dragon as he could be.

"It fits perfectly," Hiccup said. "Thank you everyone."

"You're welcome son," Cloudjumper responded. "Now be careful and remember to stay close together, I don't want to lose one or two sons or any of my friends."

"Don't worry Dad we'll be careful and we will look out for each other," Toothless reassured. "We always do."

Cloudjumper smiled and opened his wings to them, the brothers gave their father one last hug before leaving for their mission. Hiccup jumped on Toothless's back and the dragons spread their wings, they were ready.

"Let's go!" Hiccup exclaimed.

With that the dragons took off and flew through the tunnels and outside the sanctuary leaving behind the father of the two boys along with some of their friends. Cloudjumper watched as his sons flew away on another mission, only this time they had the company of their friends. He couldn't help but see and understand how much his sons had grown during the last sixteen years of raising them. However, despite this Cloudjumper couldn't help but feel as if the journey ahead would take the boys back to where it all started: Berk. Especially Hiccup. He didn't know how he knew this, he just did. He had a feeling that since destiny had brought Hiccup to him; it would take him away to Berk once again. He only hoped at it wouldn't be today or for a while.

I know it might sound selfish, but I can't ignore the fact that I have raised Hiccup as my son for sixteen years. But I know that he will one day go back to that place even though he has lived beside us for so long. I only hope that day will be later than sooner.

The dragons headed back and hoped for the best for the others, Cloudjumper especially hoped for the best.

The boys and their friends flew across the vast sea as they headed for the area where they had last seen Drago's men. They figured that the other forts had to be somewhere around the area since they knew Drago would like to keep the captured dragons isolated so they wouldn't break out as easily. They made sure to keep a low profile since they didn't want to give any warnings or signs of an attack before they actually did it. Along the way Hiccup couldn't help but admire the armor that had been created for him, armor that made him resemble his own brother. He felt his connection to the dragons strengthen as he wore it; he felt a connection to the home he had called his own for the last years of his life. The home that shouldn't be his and yet it was. Home, that was a word Hiccup knew that didn't or shouldn't apply to him and yet he used it. The reason for this being he typically had two homes, the Dragon Sanctuary and Berk. One he had lived in and the other he never knew. Honestly, ever since his encounter with Drago and his men he couldn't help but feel his soul being torn between his human home and his dragon home. He wanted to stay with the dragons, he really did, but at the same time his encounters with humans have only added to his curiosity of going back to Berk. To see Berk, to see its people, to see his parents… to see Astrid. The girl who he had only met a few times throughout his life and yet he felt a connection to. He didn't understand why that was, maybe it was because she was from the same home as him or maybe it was because he rarely got to interact with other humans that didn't try to hurt him or maybe it was because he never really saw human girls especially ones his age. Whatever the reason he couldn't help but remember and feel connected to her. He honestly hoped that he could see her again one day.

"Hiccup!" Toothless called out.

Hiccup snapped out of his thoughts once he heard the sound of his name being called. He looked at his brother.

"Yeah, what is it Toothless?" he asked.

"We're approaching the destroyed fort," Toothless replied.

"Oh, okay start heading down then."

The dragons obeyed Hiccup as they flew downward but they didn't land, Hiccup wanted to observe the area to see if there was any sign that the men returned to the scene. So far he saw nothing, the fort was still damaged and it looked as if no one had been there since the incident involving Eret and his men. There were also no sign of boats anywhere.

"Looks as if no one has been here since we rescued the dragons," Hiccup commented.

"Looks like it," Toothless said. "Well if no one has been here we should check the surrounding areas."

"That's a good idea bud," Hiccup stated. "Everyone spilt up but stay out of sight and fly lower. Stormfly go with us, Hookfang you're with Meatlug, Sneaky you go with Barf and Belch and Thornado go with Skullcrusher. If you see anything let out a cry of some sort, but only ones that are loud enough for dragons to hear."

Dragons had sensitive hearing and could hear even the smallest of sounds especially Toothless, since he was a Night Fury and all.

"It will be my pleasure!" Stormfly replied.

"Let's go then," Hookfang added.

"Let's knock some heads," Skullcrusher said.

The dragons split up into their designated groups and took off into separate directions. Despite going into different areas they remembered to stick close to the partners they were assigned to. They flew around, hoping to find some sign of Drago and his men. They did this for several minutes until Stormfly saw something out of the corner of her eye. She let out a gasp and gave Toothless and Hiccup a signal to fly lower. The brothers saw what Stormfly had seen and quickly hid, there right in front of them was a ship and what looked to be a camp and a small fort along with Vikings. The two recognized the markings of the flag on the ship and in the camp, it belonged to Drago Bludvist. Hiccup glared from behind his mask but then he removed his mask for a second in order to whistle for the dragons, the others heard the call and quickly flew to the area where they were being called to. The other dragons gasped at the sight of the Vikings, it had been so long since they had seen one or many in one place. It was something they hoped they would never have o deal with again but they promised to help the boys as well as their kind.

"Alright we have to sneak up on them and find a way to see if they have any captured dragons there, even if they don't we have to ensure that they don't have ways to do so anymore," Hiccup stated. "Sneaky, you think you can check to see if there are any dragons here and if so try to locate the Viking that has the keys but don't try anything yet."

"I'm on it, Sneaky to the rescue!" Sneaky whispered.

The Terrible Terror fly downward and stayed out of sight long enough to enter the Viking camp. The others lost track of him but they knew that Sneaky would be alright. After all, as he said before there was a reason why they called him Sneaky. Hiccup couldn't help but smirk since he recalled that while Terrible Terrors were smaller than the average dragon their size shouldn't fool anyone into thinking that they were weak. On the contrary he had learned that Terrible Terrors made use of their small size, thanks to it they were easier to hide and surprise others. Sneaky was no exception to this idea, one minute he could be in front of you and then the next he could be on the other side of the sanctuary. Honestly, no dragons could understand how he did it. Not even Hiccup knew.

The group waited until Sneaky came back in order to decide the next course of action, the little Terrible Terror finally came back after several minutes. He looked determined as well as nervous.

"There are a total of twenty men here, most are in the camp but others are in the actually fort itself. There are dragons in there and they're in cages, it looks as if they're about ten dragons in there but it couldn't count properly since they men kept moving back and forth," Sneaky said. "It looks as if the Viking with a scar on the side of his face is the one who holds the keys, I saw him opening and closing the cages. If we're going to break those dragons out we need to get him and he's still in the fort front now."

"Thank you for your report Sneaky," Toothless replied. "Okay Hiccup, what do we do now?"

Hiccup contemplated the situation ah hand and took into consideration of Sneaky's observations. He took a quick peek of the camp once again as well as the fort and ship. He then looked back at the dragons.

"Alright, we have to spread out," Hiccup declared. "Hookfang, Skullcrusher and Thornado you guys distract the men by attacking the ship since we can't attack the fort just yet, we have to wait until all the dragons are out. Meatlug and Stormfly you both attack the camp; make sure their equipment and tools are destroyed. Barf and Belch and Sneaky you're with Toothless and me, I'll get the cages open while you all get the dragons out. When this is all over destroy the fort entirely, Barf and Belch can do that with their combined attack. Are we clear on what you need to do?"

"No problem brother," Toothless responded.

"You can count on us Hiccup," Stormfly added.

"Can't wait to teach those Vikings a lesson," Hookfang said.

Hiccup nodded and gave the signal of them to spread out. The dragons did as they were told and Hiccup held tightly onto Toothless while Sneaky hopped on Barf and Belch. They flew to their assigned places…until Hiccup spoke.

"Now!" Hiccup stated.

With that Hookfang, Skullcrusher and Thornado attacked the ship by destroying the flags and the equipment on the deck. Stormfly and Meatlug started to knock over objects at the camp and destroyed what was there. Hiccup, Toothless, Barf and Belch and Sneaky dived to the fort and broke their way into it without causing any harm to the dragons.

The men were enjoying their quite day together, they had just brought in a couple of new dragons about two nights ago and they were told to stay where they were until Eret reached them. They had heard about the incident involving a human boy and his Night Fury; it was the same two that had escaped from Drago years ago. Eret had lost the whole cargo of dragons as well as supplies and equipment, Drago wasn't too happy with the news and was about to kill Eret until the man had spoken about the two. Drago spared Eret's life due to the information he provided and it was because of it that they were supposed to stay at the fort. They were told to guard it and watch over it… with their lives if needed. They were eating and just relaxing until a sudden noise caught their attention and the sudden appearance of several dragons! A series of gasps erupted from the men but shock soon turned to terror once the dragons started destroying their ship and camp site. The dragons roared and shot fire at them. They did their best to avoid the dragons while trying to reach their weapons. Unfortunately for them the dragons were breaking and stepping on their weapons while swinging their bodies and tails at them. They didn't even notice the other dragons sneaking behind them to attack the fort.

Hiccup, Toothless, Barf and Belch and Sneaky managed to break into the fort and started to attack the Vikings. Barf and Belch chased them away using their signature attack that only Hideous Zipplebacks' were known for. Barf breathed a large amount of green gas and made sure it only traveled to the men. Belch threatened to ignite the gas using his electric spark; you could hear the sound of the spark as it clicked. Once the men heard it they screamed and started to run past the dragons, they were all too familiar with the Hideous Zipplebacks' ability regarding explosions.

"Run!"

"The beast means to kill us!"

The dragons were startled by the sudden attack on their prison; they didn't know what was happening at the moment. However, they noticed that the men were panicking as the Hideous Zippleback threatened to attack them using an explosion. They couldn't help but cheer as they saw the dragons scare the Vikings off.

The men ran and Sneaky noticed the Viking with the scar on the side of his face, he carefully ran to him and quickly took the keys off his belt. Toothless and Hiccup started to pushed the men out of the way and forced them outside. The Viking's didn't even notice Hiccup as his outfit made him camouflage into the Night Fury's scales. They also didn't have time to react to the Night Fury attacking them; they just wanted to get out when the Hideous Zippleback caused its explosion. Sneaky managed to avoid detection long enough to hop on Hiccup's shoulder. Hiccup saw the small dragon and smiled from behind his mask as he petted the little dragon, Sneaky purred a little before he handed Hiccup the keys that were in his mouth.

"Thanks Sneaky," Hiccup stated.

"No problem Hiccup, now let's get these dragons out of here," Sneaky responded.

"On it, let's go Toothless," Hiccup said.

"Well you don't have to tell me twice!" Toothless exclaimed with a hint of excitement in his voice.

Toothless charged towards the first cage and Hiccup quickly unlocked it them moved to the other cages. Once they were all open he got off Toothless and started to unlock the restraints on the dragon. The dragons flinched once they saw him, they saw that he was a human and that's all they needed to be afraid of him. Hiccup noticed this and held up his arms in a peaceful gesture.

"Relax; I'm not going to hurt you. My friends and I are here to rescue you," Hiccup stated. "Please believe me, we're here to take you back to a place known as the Dragon Sanctuary. It's a safe haven for all dragons."

"My brother speaks the truth," Toothless said. "We don't have time to explain the whole story but I'm sure you all think that anything is better at this point than staying as Drago Bludvist's prisoners."

"It's true," Eruptodon whispered.

"Anything would be better," a Shockjaw confirmed.

"The kid ain't lying," Sneaky added. "The Hideous Zippleback you see here and I live there, dragons of all species live there."

The dragons noticed the small dragon on the human's shoulder, they noticed how the dragons weren't afraid to approach this human. They also noticed how the human was dressed to look like a Night Fury, how he spoke dragonese and how the Night Fury referred to him as his brother. They would have asked more questions but they remembered the situation they were in and wanted out of.

"There's no time for more questions, we have to get you all out of here," Hiccup said. "The others outside can only distract those Vikings for so long.

Hiccup started to unlock the restraints as quickly as he could while Toothless and Sneaky helped with escorting the dragons out of the fort. Barf and Belch were preparing for the next attack as the dragons were held out. They were preparing to destroy the fort, as soon as the dragons were out of the fort Hiccup nodded his head and that was when Barf filled the fort with the green gas while Belch prepared his spark, they slowly backed out of the fort and they were outside when Belch ignited the gas.

The fort exploded!

The Vikings were knocked on their backs and fronts as the explosions rang throughout the area, the dragons were fortunate enough for this not to happen to them as they flew into the air. Hiccup was on his brother's back, Hiccup watched in satisfaction as the fort was now reduced to ash. He then sat up straight on Toothless's back; he was tall enough for the men to see him.

The men struggled to regain their senses but some were able to see something that amazed and surprised them. First they saw the Night Fury and then what was on its back or rather who was on his back. It was a person wearing strange armor that resembled the Night Fury. They gasped and their eyes widen once they came to the realization that it had been a Night Fury that had escaped Drago's clutches years ago and a Night Fury that had humiliated Eret. But they had been told that the boy he rode with didn't wear such armor or clothes in general expect for a long loincloth and a dragon tooth necklace. But they saw that the person did have a necklace similar to the description around the person's neck.

"It can't be," one of them gasped.

"Is that the human boy then?" another remarked.

"But he's nothing like Drago and Eret described him to be."

Hiccup noticed that they men saw him and he spoke up using his other tongue.

"Leave and never come back!" he yelled. "Onward dragons!"

The dragons roared once more before finally taking off leaving behind nothing but ash and destruction. Hiccup had a look of determination behind his mask as they flew. The fact that they had managed to rescue several dragons without anyone getting hurt. He recalled his brother's and his earlier attempts at rescuing when they were younger. He recalled all the scars and cuts on his body from his past experiences. Out of all of them he held two in high regard, the one that was below his bottom lip on the right side of his face and the other was one he had on his arm. The first one was one he accidently received from his father when he was just a baby. It reminded of him of how his journey began and how even as a baby it seemed as if destiny always had a plan for him. The second one was one he received in his first rescue and at Berk of all places, it was when the arrow had penetrated his arm and caused him to faint when he got back home. He knew that it was strange to love the scars like these but at the same time they reminded him of his life so far and how no matter where he turned in his life there was always going to be dragon of some sort there. Not that he minded though, he couldn't imagine his life without them. He also couldn't imagine his life living as a regular Viking or human in general. He was sure that he wouldn't have made a good one though, he was just too different. He wasn't muscular, he wasn't tall, and he wasn't anything relating to Vikings. He would have gone down in history as the first Viking in three hundred years who wouldn't kill a dragon. He was sure he would have had a title somewhere amongst those lines. He was sure that the Vikings wouldn't have appreciated him solely for his intelligence and wits. For some reason that idea hurt him, he wondered what his real parents would have thought of him once they discovered that their son wasn't a true Viking even though he was born to two. He wondered if they would be disappointed in him and ashamed to call him their son. Then again he was sure they would have thought the same thing if the ever discovered what became of him after his father took him away from Berk.

He shook his head several times; he erased those thoughts from his head as he knew that there was going back when it came to the past. That's why it was called the past. Today was today and tomorrow was the future. Despite this deep down a part of him still wandered back to Berk. One day he wanted to go there but he was afraid if that day ever came. He was afraid that should that time come he wouldn't be able to make a choice. To stay with the dragons he had come to love as his own family and friends or live amongst the humans and Vikings he had long forgotten about when he made the choice at six years old. He hoped that he wouldn't have to make the choice since he hoped by that time humans and dragons could live together in peace.

Toothless couldn't help but notice how Hiccup hadn't said a word throughout their flight back home. A part of him wanted to say something but at the same time he didn't want to intrude on Hiccup's thoughts. He figured that he had done so earlier before they made their attack on Drago's fort. He wondered what Hiccup was thinking about; lately he noticed that his dear brother was lost in thought ever since their encounter with Eret and his men. He wondered if that encounter somehow triggered deep desires within Hiccup. Desires that related to seeing his human home or his human parents. He hoped he didn't but somehow he knew he was wrong. He didn't want his brother to leave him and their father and aunt and friends. Was Hiccup questioning these relationships now that he was forced to encounter humans on more than one occasion?

Hiccup, my brother, I hope you'll always stay by my side just as I will always stay by yours. Even if you were to go back to Berk I will be right there beside you, even if the people there reject me or try to harm or kill me. I will always be right there for you. Human or dragon… it doesn't matter to me you'll always be my brother. The brother who was born a human and yet somehow has the soul of a dragon.

Toothless's concentration went back on flying and before they knew it the Dragon Sanctuary was up ahead. Hiccup told the new dragons to follow them carefully through the tunnels; they did so and were welcomed with open wings as the dragons there greeted the newcomers. Hiccup and Toothless were about to go see their father and aunt when Stormfly stopped them.

"Wait boys!" she exclaimed.

"What is it Stormfly?" Toothless asked.

"I think I might have something that will interest you, it's something one of the Vikings dropped when Meatlug and I scared them."

"What is it?" Hiccup questioned.

That's when Stormfly picked up his right leg and they saw that her talons were clutched in a way that looked as if she was holding something. She unclutched her talons and out fell out a piece of crumpled paper. Hiccup removed his mask and picked up the paper. He let out a gasp once he saw what it was as did Toothless. Cloudjumper and Clawdia were coming from behind the boys when they saw that their attention was on something else.

"My sons, is something wrong?" Cloudjumper asked.

Hiccup and Toothless slowly turned to the two adult dragons; they had smiles on their faces as they did so. In their hands was the way to end find their targets faster. Toothless wrapped Stormfly in a big hug to which she returned while Hiccup continued to hold onto the paper. The smile was still on his face as he showed it to his father and aunt.

It was a map and on it where the locations of Drago's forts.

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