Final Year student Astrid Hofferson finds a young man in an alley, seriously ill, on the run and scared. Helping him, she finds herself suddenly part of a mysterious organisation where humans and mythical dragons are working together. But others want the valuable beasts for their own... Modern AU.

Eight years after Berk's heir vanished, the Viking town is slowly crumbling. Dragon attacks are more devastating than ever. To save her village, Astrid must piece together exactly what happened before the dragons wipe them all out for good. Meanwhile, half a world away and eight years wiser, Hiccup decides it might just be time to go home.

Responding to a strange rumor about a boy clad in the black of Nightfury on the eastern side of the Island and Berk, Stoick and a small party of Vikings run into a once thought lost boy, Stoick's son, Hiccup. Returning to the village after so long will be an entirely new challenge for the boy. Summary kind of sucks, but I hope you enjoy the story!

People often wondered what kept Hiccup going during those early years. When that single, most-treasured thing is taken from him, there is little left to keep him on Berk. The day Stoick returns, and the day before the best recruit is finally chosen, Hiccup leaves Berk; little knowing that he would one day return under ... strange circumstances. H/A, R/F, rated for violence.

Hiccup didn't see the point in stopping Astrid as she ran off towards his village—towards his father—with his most desperately protected secret. He was leaving anyway. A coming-of-age tale. Deviates from movie. Borderline bromantic-comedy.

Hiccup's been away for six months. When he finally comes home, he's... well, maybe Astrid and Ruffnut shouldn't be blamed for their reactions. And they're not the only ones...