Hiccup was on his way back to the Village when he came across Hoark on patrol duty he raised a eyebrow at the bleeding cut across his cheek.
"Accident at the forge?" Hoark snorted.
"Well, while I was dealing with a dull dagger and after I was finishing it I was making sure it was sturdiness, as Gobber said "Strike it tests it's integrity" And well It wasn't secured enough It shot out and sliced my cheek" Hiccup explained.
"Any person with half a brain knows, Never listen to Gobber" Hoark scoffed "Well Better get to Gothi or Heather and have them stop the bleeding, before a dragon smells it and snatches you" he stated gruffly walking away.
Hiccup found Gothi in her home on a high rise, he walked to her and she gazed at the cut on Hiccup's cheek stunned.
"Accident at The Forge" Hiccup rubbed his head, Gothi had him sit down on a stool and wiped some herbs and warm water on the cut to keep it from getting infected, the way to cure infections with the special herbs, she applies them into the cut if it stings it means the cuts infected and it's cleansing, if it doesn't then it isn't infected after she was done. she wrote something in the sand, Hiccup looked at the writing.
"It's not infected and also the creamy goo I added into the herbs will heal your cut, but it will leave a scar" Hiccup translated "Leave the bandage on for 3 to 4 hours and wash the goo and herbs off, the next 2 days the scar will be red then will pale into a pale pink to a white scar tissue" he added as Gothi wiped off the smeared blood with a rag .
"Well thank you for patching me up" Hiccup said to her Gothi just nodded in reply, Hiccup headed off "That Skrill has sharp wing claws, that dragon just dragged the tip of it's claw across my cheek enough to leave a cut, it was sharp as a razor" He thought to himself, Hiccup entered into his house quietly seeing his father stroking the fire in the fire place and tried to sneak up the stairs.
"Hiccup" Stoick spoke up in serious manner making the young viking to freeze.
"Uh Dad Good evening" Hiccup replied lamely "I need to talk to you" he claimed.
"I need to talk to you to" Stoick admitted plainly in a soft voice.
"it's time for you to learn to fight dragons/I decided I don't want to fight Dragons" The two said at the same time "Huh What?" they asked again.
"You can go first" Stoick said.
"Uh no you go" Hiccup answered.
"Alright, You wanted to learn how to Fight Dragons?, I'm granting your request" Stoick informed "Dragon Training starts tomorrow" he said.
"Oooh I should've gone first" Hiccup drawled out feeling nervous and afraid "I realized theres plenty viking defending the village, but not a lot of Blacksmiths aside from me and Gobber, thinking of recruiting new apprentices for Forging" he stated.
"You'll need this" Stoick said dropping a battle axe in his arms almost making him fall on his face.
"Did you not hear?, You said it yourself I can't Kill Dragons" Hiccup argued.
"But you'll learn how to kill dragons, when you carry that axe you carry our hopes and dreams of Berk with no Dragons" Stoick said "Just stay the course thats set and you can be what you want to be, this is where it starts, Deal?" he questioned.
Hiccup just sighed with dismay as his father didn't listen to him "Deal?" Stoick said with a more demanding expression.
"Deal" Hiccup Exhaled.
"Good study, learn and train well, I'll be back probably" Stoick said picking up a travel basket.
"I'll be here, maybe" Hiccup replied and Stoick walked out "He didn't even ask about the bandage on my face, or as usual just ignored the fact I'll have permanent scar" he told himself.
In the next Morning Gobber was walking up to a gate of the Entrance of the Dragon Training Arena and he opened it from the body "Welcome newbies to Dragon Training!" Announced cheerfully
The Veteran Dragon Fighter turned and walked in Astrid, Heather in the lead with Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs, and Snotlout behind them all carrying a weapon, Astrid carried her famous double headed battle axe, Snotlout and Fishlegs had hammers, Ruffnut had a spear and so did Tuffnut, Heather had a dagger attached to her thigh and she had a battle axe in her hand.
"Ready Astrid?" Heather spoke up to Idol, you see Heather admired Astrid so much she wanted to be just like her which is why the two were always together Training hard and getting closer together to where she see's Astrid as a sister.
"No turning back" Astrid replied walking with great confidence.
"I hope for some serious burns" Tuffnut spoke bravely.
"I fancy some mauling on the back of my shoulders or lower back" Ruffnut commented.
"And I'll be mulling over if I should patch you up?" Heather stated with a serious expression.
"It's funny til you get a scar out of it" Astrid agreed.]
"Oh definitely, Scarring, oozing blisters and the pain got love it?" a voice spoke behind them they looked and saw Hiccup entering the Arena who wrapping from last night was gone and a red scar across his cheek, much to some annoyance, surprise and in Heather's case: a bit of worry.
"Wonderful who let him in?" Tuffnut sneered.
"Ah you made it" Gobber nodded with approval "Now everybody behind me is the Dragon's you'll be learning who to fight" he stated in a clear voice.
"Hiccup already Killed A Skrill does that disqualify him?" Snotlout joked with a sneer, while the others aside from Heather, who just turned back around and Astrid looked away with a huff.
"Don't worry Hiccup your small, scrawny and weak, the dragons will think your sick and go for the more Healthier looking vikings" Gobber stated putting a huge arm around his shoulders, then he walked to the pens that held several dragons each had different size doors.
"Now these are the main Dragon types that you'll most likely Encounter" Gobber stated walking to the start of them which were rattling obviously the Dragon's were very angry being caged.
"The Deadly Nadder"
"Speed eight: 8, armor:16" Fishlegs spoke, the young viking was really smart he could state facts about a lot of dragons.
"The Hideous Zippleback"
"Plus eleven stealth, Plus 2"
"The Terrible Terror"
"Attack: Eight, venom: 12"
"Now the next ones if I see promising results we go to the locked cages in the caves on the outskirts, I'd advise you to watch out for" Gobber spoke.
"The Razorwhip"
"Sharp level: 15, Fire power: 14, Poison Level: lethal"
"and the prize, The Monstrous Nightmare"
"Firepower: 15"
"WOULD YA KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT FOR 2 MINUTES!?" Gobber shouted out annoyed at the constant statement of facts "And lastly... The Gronkle, the starting dragon for the first day" he finished.
"Jaw Strength: Eight" Fishlegs whispered to Hiccup who smirked at Fishlegs antics.
Gobber placed his hand on the lever "WHOA!, Whoa!, Wait!" Snotlout yelled out "Aren't you going to teach us first!?" shouted out nervous.
"After working with Gobber for many years more than anyone aside maybe my father, his style is unorthodox" Hiccup scoffed at his Cousin first he was high and mighty and sneering now he is frightened.
"Right you are Hiccup, I believe in learning on the job" Gobber smiled "Now everyone break a leg!" he shouted at the last part and pulled the lever down and the Gronkle barreled out with surprising speed for a porky dragon with it's wings beating like a hummingbird's, the group jumped out of the way as it flew over to a pile of rocks and ate them.
"Now the object today is survival, you get blasted your dead" Gobber instructed "Now what do you need to stay alive?" he questioned.
"A Doctor?" both Hiccup and Heather spoke at the same time.
"Plus five speed?" Fishlegs asked.
"A shield!" Astrid stated with confidence.
"Thats right!, Shields Go!" Gobber responded, they all grabbed a shield while Tuffnut and Ruffnut grabbed the same shield it was black with flaming skulls on it.
"If it comes to a weapon, take the shield it has many uses" Gobber said helping Hiccup pick his up
"Hey!, hands off my shield!" Tuffnut shouted.
"Theres 100's of shields!" Ruffnut yelled back as the two played tug of war with it, with the Gronkle moving around.
"Those shields are handy for something other than blocking and bashing with it, sound" Gobber stated "banging shields distorts a dragons vision, throwing off it's aim" he instructed the Teens starting hitting their weapons on the blunt solid metal dome in the middle of the shield, The Gronkle's sight was blurry and hazy moved away confused.
The Twins were still arguing "Have that one Shield, It has a flower on it girls like flowers!" Tuffnut replied as Ruffnut bashed her brother in the head with it making him recoil in pain holding his temple.
"Oops sorry" Ruffnut said with mock concern "This one has blood on it" she finished the two continued to bicker the Gronkle who vision cleared looked at the scene irritated by the noise the two twins making and blasted at the shield reducing into shards and the force scent the two spiraling on the floor dazed on what happened.
"Tuffnut Ruffnut your done" Gobber announced "Every dragon has a shot limit, make it mad and have it run out" he instructed "How many do Gronkles have?" he asked.
"5!" Snotlout called out.
"No 6!" Fishlegs yelled
"6, thats one for each of ya!" Gobber called back As the Gronkle blasted Fishleg's shield off his arm making him run from his spot screaming his head off.
"Fishlegs you out" Gobber stated, Astrid came up in front of Snotlout who thought it would be a good idea to attempt to flirt with the Shieldmaiden in training "So Yeah, my parents Moved my room into the basement you should come by some time to work out, you look like you workout" he said to her but Astrid just side tumbled and rolled to the right and the Gronkle shot at him, which struck the pinheaded viking's shield sending him flying back.
"Snotlout your done" Gobber called, Astrid came rolling beside Hiccup and Heather.
"So shall we take him together?" Heather asked Hiccup and Astrid.
"I agree in this situation survival is greater if people work together" Hiccup agreed.
"Nope every-Viking for him/herself" Astrid replied with eyes wide and rolled to the side as the Gronkle Fired at Heather making the girls eyes to widen with panic, Hiccup crouched low as he can and sprang as much strength as his scrawny body can deliver plowing his whole body ramming her out of the dangerzone, which put him into the line of fire who blocked it but got sent flying back which his shield in splinters.
Hiccup raised a hand to Heather who was surprised at his brave move and took his hand and with a grunt stepped back and helped her up.
"One shot left!" Gobber called to the two left, Hiccup and Heather stood together and as the dragon dashed at them the two darted to the sides which the Gronkle spun with it's tail which Heather blocked with her shield which knocked her into the wall with charged at her.
Heather exhaled bracing for the hit "Heather!" The other teens and Gobber called, as Gobber ran forward "Hiccup sprinted forward fast and pushed Heather out of the way once again saving her as The Gronkle pinned Hiccup to the wall snarling and studying him and built up it's last shot as a Hook Arm hooked it's mouth and a the side of battle axe bashed across it's face directing the shot away from Hiccup scorching the wall next to his head while Gobber played tug of war with the Gronkle to get his arm back.
"Thats six!, Class is over today now go back to sleep overgrown flying sausage!" Gobber yelled at it spinning it around tossing it back into it's pen, the teens exhaled with relief and Heather helped Hiccup to his feet.
"Thank you for coming to my rescue" Heather said to Hiccup "I figured I owed you one" she told him.
"Thanks we can call it even" Hiccup said with a shy smile being close to the girl he has a crush on.
"Now remember Dragon 101: Dragon's will always go for the Kill" Gobber stated to the teens seriously gazing at Heather and Hiccup with a stern gaze "Always remember that" he said, while Heather joined the other teens they walked out leaving only Hiccup and Gobber who the later looked at Hiccup.
"That was the bravest and craziest thing I seen you did, you came to Heather's aid Throwing yourself at a Dragon's blast" Gobber clapped him on the shoulder almost knocking Hiccup over "Not bad for your first day, and your right the key to survival always better when everyone works together, and it's really important against Dragons" He smirked proudly and limped out leaving Hiccup thinking about yesterday with his encounter with The Skrill.