Stoick finished reading the note and read it over again and walked upstairs to see some of Hiccup's clothes are gone and a couple of his sketch books and travel basket is gone as well "oh, Hiccup."
He leaves the house and has everyone come to the great Hall.
Everyone arrive at the great Hall wondering why they were summoned to the hall all of a sudden.
Stoick sighs "a few minutes ago, Alistair Hofferson gave me a note that was written by Hiccup, my son. After we agreed that Hiccup should leave Berk, Hiccup must have heard us because he took it as we exiled him for five years and he doesn't think he plans on returning after the five years is up.
He befriended a Night Fury and left with emotional pain. I don't know when he would return or if he would want to return."
Everyone gaped that Hiccup, the heir of Berk lefted believing that they exiled him for nothing.
Snotlout laughs "greet, useless left the heir position open and I'm next in line for Chieftainship!"
Stoick scowls "nephew! I don't plan on announcing you as heir until after the five years is up and your deal with Astrid Hofferson and lie to her about not keeping your word to leave my son alone, just proves that you don't deserve to be heir and as for Astrid, she has to figure out how to regain her respect from this village now."
Everyone leaves to go do their jobs.
(Elsewhere)
Hiccup and Toothless land on an island to rest after flying all night.
After a nap, they eat breakfast and leave flying to another island.
Trying to get far away from Berk.
Night time came, before he finds another island and lands there to sleep for the night.
Next morning, he eats breakfast and change clothes after taking a bath in a pond.
He flys to another island and discovers that they are being raided by dragons and has Toothless shoot the other dragons to save the villagers and protect their food.
After the dragons left with little food because they didn't want to deal with a Night Fury, Hiccup has Toothless land.
The Chief approach the two caution about the Night Fury and ask "why did you help us with the dragons?"
Hiccup sighs "I just wanted to stop the dragons from raiding your village and I also wanted to find a new home because I was exiled for being born a hiccup."
The Chief sighs "I'm Chief Balder and your on isle of Kearstay. Your name is?"
Hiccup sighs "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, but if it's okay, I would like to be called Drake Ryder."
Chief Balder comments "you can tell us about your story over a dinner, because you look young to be traveling on a Night Fury."
Drake sighs "I'm ten years old and was wondering if I could work as an apprentice for your blacksmith in order to work for a place to stay?"
Balder nods his head "I'm think we can arrange a place for you to stay at."
Drake grins "thank you, Chief Balder."
They entered a hall to hear Drake's story and eat lunch.
Drake tells his story about after he turned five years old, everyone started talking about how bad he was in his old village. About no girl would want to date him.
A girl named Astrid Hofferson, who traded him for his cousin who bullied him and ask everyone if they agree that Berk would be better with me gone and they agree to it and basically exiled me without even realizing it.
Chief Balder and the villagers all felt angry towards Berk.
A little girl approached him and says "hi, Drake Ryder."
Drake smiles a little bit at the girl "hi.
The girl smiles "my name is Shelby Hartson and I'm nine years old. going to turn ten next week."
Drake grins "nice to meet you Shelby Hartson."
Shelby grins "I think you could stay with us for a while until the village builds you a house to live in?"
Drake nods his head "that would be nice."
Shelby introduces Drake to her parents, Helga Hartson and Eric Hartson.
Eric Hartson smiles "it's nice to meet you Drake Ryder."
Drake nods his head "hi Eric and Helga Hartson."
Shelby curious ask "mom and dad, could Drake live with us?"
Helga sighs "I think we could arrange a room for him to sleep in, the only problem is that Night Fury of his."
Drake grins "oh he's fine sleeping outside, but if you have a barn to take shelter when it rains that would be fine."
Eric curious ask "there won't be any sneaking into each other's rooms past bedtimes?"
Drake shakes his head "oh no I just met your daughter."
Drake leaves with the Chief Balder to meet their blacksmith.
Balder gave him a tour of the villager and introduces him to Gunnar, their blacksmith.
A week later, Drake made a small sword for Shelby's birthday today.
He wraps the sword in wrapping paper.
Shelby was concerned about Drake not showing up to her birthday party.
Drake enters the hall carrying something small wrapped in paper and says "sorry I'm late to your party, Shelby. I was finishing your birthday present."
Shelby smiles brightly at him.
Drake sighs "the last time I made a weapon for someone's birthday was Astrid's birthday and I made her a double bladed axe with two daggers as a set, all with her name on them and the next day she told me she agree to let the my cousin court her that thought it was okay to beat me up for being a close friend, but we weren't friends at all.
She called me an embarrassment because she always had to come save me from my cousin and his two minor, and ask herself why she hung around me for last five years."
Those standing around them notice Drake's eyes watering from talking about the girl who betrayed him.
Shelby unwraps the present to see a small sword and says "it looks perfect, Drake" and sets it down on a table and says "let me show you my appreciation" and kisses his cheek causing him to blush at the affection.
Eric sternly ask "do you plan on doing anything else besides that, Drake?"
Drake shakes his head "I don't think so, Eric. I'm still dealing with emotional pain from my old village, but I could maybe agree to build our friendship with your daughter to see where it could go."
Helga smiles "just take it slow and grow together as friends."
Shelby grins "would you grant me a birthday wish for a dance, Drake?"
Drake grins "sure" and leads her over to a space to wrap his arms around her and slowly spin her around while swaying side to side.
The villagers sigh watching Drake and Shelby dance together.
Shelby rest her head on his shoulder and whispers "I like you as a friend Drake and maybe develop a crush on you."
Drake whispers "I'm nervous to develop a crush on you, but I'm starting to like you as a friend as well."
Night time came, Drake, Eric, Helga and Shelby just finished having dinner and walked upstairs to get ready for bed.
After Drake changed into his pajamas and made his bed and drew a little bit in his sketch book of the family that he started living with.
Eric and Helga stop by his room to bid him goodnight to see him drawing in a book.
Helga curious walks over to see what Drake is drawing to see part of a portrait of them and ask "do you draw a lot?"
Drake nods "yes, when I feel alone, depressed, inventing, memories of things that I don't want to forget."
Helga ask "can I take a look?"
Drake lets her see his sketch book.
Helga flips through the book looking at the drawings and grins "your quite the artist, Drake."
Eric and Helga head to their room to sleep after telling their daughter goodnight.
Shelby knocks on Drake's door and ask "Drake? Are you still awake?"
Drake replies "you can come in."
Shelby enters the room to see Drake drawing in a book and walks over to sit by his side to watch him draw.
She smiles "I want to thank you for the sword, it's just my size and I don't struggle lifting it and was wondering if you could take me on a flight after work?"
Drake grins "if your not busy tomorrow tell Toothless that I ask him to let you ride on his back, but you have to present him a fish to earn his trust and to help you earn his trust show him your sword and toss it away from you out of your reach and hand him the fish.
He does snatch it out of your hand so say gentle grab and he'll just bite the fish and pull it out of your hand."
Shelby smiles "thank you for the advice, Drake" and gives him a kiss on the cheek again. "goodnight, Drake."
Drake replies "goodnight, Shelby."
Shelby returns to her bedroom to go to bed without knowing that her parents stood by Drake's door to hear their daughter ask Drake to take her on a flight and Drake give their daughter advice on how to befriend Toothless and peek to watch them tell each other goodnight and their daughter kiss Drake on the cheek.
They return to their bedroom and think about their daughter and Drake forming a friendship.
Next morning, Drake gets up early and prepares breakfast for his new family.
A half an hour later, Eric and Helga woke up and walked downstairs to eat breakfast to see Drake have breakfast made for them.
Helga ask "who taught you how to make breakfast?"
Drake sighs "no one. I just bought cooking books from a trader named Johann. Dad always left before I woke up to go do Chieftain."
Eric and Helga gaped in shock.
Helga curious ask "where was your mom?"
Drake sighs "she was carried off by a dragon during a dragon raid when I was like three months old."
Eric ask "so your father never had breakfast with you or teach you anything?"
Drake shakes his head "no. One time, my cousin and his cronies, twins Tuffnut and Ruffnut released sheep from their pen and blamed it on me when I was outside my house drawing in my sketch book.
They ended up taking Snotlout and the twins side and dad stuck me in the forge so I wouldn't cause trouble. I don't know what's going on back in Berk and I told them that I don't think I'll go back after the five years of being exiled."
Shelby walks downstairs and says "good morning mom and dad and Drake."
Eric and Helga smiles "good morning, daughter. Drake made us breakfast."
Drake sits down with them and eats breakfast like a family.
After breakfast, Drake left to walk over to the forge to begin fixing weapons under the care of Gunnar.
(On Berk)
Stoick was coping with guilt of not being there for his son and now his son took everyone's agreement for him to leave Berk as being exiled over nothing and find out he befriended a Night Fury.
Gobber could tell he was sad from his son running away in exile and told them that he may not return after the five years is up.
At night, Astrid pulled out her axe and daggers that have her name on them and cry softly remember her friend Hiccup who made her weapon set.
They manage fine with fighting dragon raid with Hiccup gone, but Gobber had to repair all weapons nonstop after the raid alone.
