'Three Years of living on the island of Berk, I learned everything from reading and writing Norse to training of being a viking, Wolf didn't like that part but he accepted it. Oh, Stoick opened his home to me and I became Hiccup's roommate and became his best friend ...no, brother. But that didn't replace the hole that Zyrus left in my heart. No one can replace it, just muffle the pain. I'm 13 now and Hiccup is 15 and we were just sleeping until ..."Dragons." Hiccup said when he shut the door. I came down the stairs when I heard the word and instantly groaned

For the last three years the queen ordered the enslaved dragons to raid the island and capture me but instead of being captured and returning with their prize, they returned empty handed but it hasn't stopped for years. "Come on Hiccup. TO THE FOOOOORGE!" I yelled dramatically. Hiccup rolled his eyes saying sure. A lot of the vikings told us to get inside because Hiccup is considered a nuisance as well as me because I become friends with him, well that's their problem. "Hiccup I would probably avoid that area before Stoick-" "Hiccup!" I was interrupted when Stoick grabbed the boy into the air. "What's he's doing out!? What are you doing out!? Get inside! Matt-" I knew my role. "Right. Get Hiccup to safety and take out any dragons." Stoick nodded and I sprinted towards the forge with Hiccup by my side. Soon we found ourselves at the forge and Gobber telling us that we could have been carried off. "What? No, they wouldn't know what to do with all this." Hiccup said while posing his small muscles.

'After the raid, feed him lots of fish and mutton. Get him all fat up and train him till he drops. That should get him to have some impressive muscles.' Wolf spoke mentally. I chuckled at both Hiccup and Wolf's comments. "Well they need toothpicks don't they?" Gobber jokes. I rolled my eyes while me and Hiccup opened the shop and brought the broken weapons to work on them. I was about to hit a sword when I found Hiccup over the edge of the counter staring dreamily at Astrid.

'I don't like that girl.' 'Not a perfect mate for Hiccup either. Unless something happened that changed her mind about him. Hiccup? He needs a more appropriate name, don't you think?' 'Agreed, how bout Kaylzrorth?' I asked jokingly. Wolf snorted chuckling in my head. 'As in the clumsy? Hiccup may be clumsy but he is very smart. Gifted even. How bout Payveg or Tyndag? Both mean bright and gifted by the ancient dragon tongue of Noctis.' 'What about a Shifter name?' 'I don't know it depends on the person. But I think Lightning is good for him because of his quick thinking and his speed ...if only he wouldn't stop tripping on his own feet.' Wolf chortled.

I snorted in amusement and caught Hiccup before Gobber could reach him but he complained. "Oh come on. Let me leave my mark." "You'll get your mark. All in the wrong places!" Gobber said pointing repeated at Hiccup's chest. He wouldn't have it however. "Come on, just one minute. I'll kill a dragon and I might even get a date." I felt Wolf rolled his eyes in the back of my head. I crossed my arms and pointed out a few things. "Hiccup. Your my best friend and brother. But you can't lift a hammer, swing a sword, or throw one of these.

When I lifted the last thing a viking grabbed it and threw it at a gronckle and knocked it out of the sky. 'Another one lost.' Wolf sadly crooned. Hiccup, the most stubborn brother of mine showed me and Gobber his newest invention, which I widen my eyes at. "Which is why I have this to throw it for me." Hiccup commented before it suddenly activated and hit a viking to the head. 'HAHAHA! NICE!' Wolf laughed at the unfortunate viking

Gobber glared at Hiccup and walked towards him. "Now this here is what we're talking about!" "Minor Calibration issue-" Hiccup tried to explain but was interrupted by Gobber. "Don't. If you want to kill a dragon, you have stopped all ...this." Gobber said gesturing to Hiccup's body. Me and Wolf were horrified. To judge someone by their looks is not a way to make things better. "GOBBER! You just gestured to 'all' of him!" I yelled but he smiled and responded, "Yes! Matt's right, stop being all of you."

Wolf and I screamed in my head of how idotic Gobber is being right now. Hiccup agreed with us coldly. "Ohhhh" "Ohhhh yeah" Gobber responded. "You think you can keep all of this raw vikingness contained. THEIR WILL BE CONSEQUENCES!" 'I agreed. If a hatchling's family keeps them isolated from the outside world. It will never prove itself to its family and the consequences can cause problems for both.' I sighed. 'Sadly vikings don't care about the consequences. I can't believe Gobber would say that. OF ALL VIKINGS!' "I'll take my chances." Gobber replied blankly. "Sword. Sharpen. Now." Gobber handed Hiccup a sword to sharpen but before he left, he glanced at me only to flinch in fear when his eyes met mine.

The message was clear. I was mad at him for what he said to Hiccup. I turned towards Hiccup and walked towards him when Gobber left. "Hiccup? Forget what Gobber-" I was interrupted when I heard the familiar sound of a night fury diving and the screaming of. "NIGHT FURY! GET DOWN!" Then on cue, the vikings ducked for cover when the night fury fired its plasma bolt at the catapults. I turned towards Hiccup but he wasn't there and when I turned around Hiccup's invention was gone as well. My eyes slitted for a second. "Son of a eal-eater." I mumbled frustrated and ran to track him down.

I soon found him screaming being chased by a monstrous nightmare. "Hiccup! I'm coming!" I yelled in fear. That's one of my weaknesses. I am completely vulnerable when my loved ones are in critical danger. But I can still fight if the option stands. I ran full speed at the dragon and unsheathed my claws ready to kill the dragon to protect Hiccup but Wolf stopped the claws halfway. 'No Nightshift! We need to keep what you are a secret or the village will kill you! Save Hiccup but don't use your dragonic weapons use your speed and agility!' 'Oh all right. We'll try it your way.' I sheathed my claws away and picked up my speed barely making it when all of a sudden Stoick came out of nowhere and tackled the dragon away from Hiccup.

I jumped onto a crate and landed on the dragon's back and started slamming my fist on the dragon's head when it tried to shake me off but with no success. With one final hit I jumped off the dragon's back when it started to fly away and I landed right by Stoick. We soon turned towards a burning pillar which started tilting away and finally collapsing to reveal Hiccup but the pillar started destroying stuff causing me, Wolf and Hiccup to winced everytime and finally reached the captured nadders which allowed them to escape.

"Sorry dad." Hiccup said. I watched the dragon's leave with our food once again and sighed, turning to the Chief's home until I heard "But I hit a night fury." I widened my eyes in disbelief and Wolf growled impossible and turned to ask how but it was interrupted when Stoick instantly grabbed the back of Hiccup's vest and carried him to the middle of the village but Hiccup kept going. "No I actually hit it. It crashed into the forest. We can send a scout party and then-" "STOP!" Stoick yelled shutting Hiccup up. "Just Stop. Whenever you show up, disaster follows! Winter is coming and I have an entire village to feed!" Stoick stated. Once again Hiccup made his famous sarcastic comments. "To be honest we could use a little less feeding." He sarcastically said.

I glanced to my right and saw a few vikings taking offense to that comment and putting a hand on their stomach. 'He has a point. They need less drinking too.' Wolf agreed but I still felt the disbelief of what Hiccup said earlier and I agreed. Stoick didn't like Hiccup's comment. "THIS ISN'T A JOKE HICCUP! Why don't you follow the simplest orders?" Stoick said tiredly at the end. "It's just when I see a dragon, I just want to kill it. You know, It's who I am, dad."

I put my hand on Hiccup's shoulder and he turned to my direction. "Hiccup you are many things but a dragon killer. Isn't one of them." I said with a smile but it didn't cheer him up and Stoick didn't make it better. "Get him home. I got his mess to clean up." I growled and caught Stoick's attention. "Make sure Matt goes there too so he can actually watch Hiccup this time." Hiccup glanced at me in shock. Stoick never treats me like he does to Hiccup but I guess the tribe calling me an outcast has finally reached him. I felt Gobber's hand on my shoulder and I instantly growled a warning causing him to back off. I followed Hiccup to his house and the teens were there insulting Hiccup and me as well but only a little.

I was stopped by Tuffnut however. Believe it or not, Tuffnut became my second best friend and we were the ultimate jokers in the village alongside Ruffnut who disturbingly started to like me. He seems like a muttonhead but he is quite smart and enjoys a good chat. "So how in the world did you get in trouble Matt? The chief doesn't put the blame on you unless caught with me which it never happens since we always escape together thanks to you and cause even more chaos-" "Getting off subject Tuff." I interrupted with a smirk. He laughed in amusement. "Sorry, anyway why are you going with Use-I mean Hiccup to his house?" Tuffnut said nervously when he almost called Hiccup, Useless.

He knew I didn't like it because Hiccup was my best friend and the last time he said it ...wellllll he was with Gothi for about a week but he still considered me his best friend and I as well. 'If only you can get Tuffnut as Hiccup's friend.' Wolf thoughtfully said one day. "He's just having a rough day. I mean would you be angry if we are low on food and winter is coming and being raided every single night?" I then realized. "What am I saying? Of course you will think it will be fun because of all of the chaos." Tuffnut smiled confirming my observation. "You know it! Anyway you should get going. Looks like Gobber is getting annoyed by waiting for you it looks like." I glanced at Gobber and Tuffnut was right he was getting annoyed.

I nodded to Tuff and said goodbye walking back to Hiccup and Gobber but I first knocked Snotlout unconscious when he said something bad to Hiccup. "I did hit it." Hiccup said referring to the night fury he hit. "Sure you did." Gobber stated sarcastically. "He doesn't listen to me." "It runs in the family." I said blankly, not in the mood. "And when he does talk to me it is always with this scowl." Hiccup then does an impression of his father. "Excuse me barmaid. I believe you gave me the wrong offspring. I specifically ordered a boy with beefy arms with glory on the side! THIS HERE! This here is a talking fishbone! Oh and lets not forget you gave me the wrong guardian to protect my village and keep this fishbone in line. Who doesn't just do enough but also keep secrets from the entire village!"

I felt my heart shatter. I still kept my secrets from the village and Stoick still doesn't trust me and what hurts the most is that I haven't told Hiccup of what I am. Hiccup met my saddened gaze and instantly regretted it. "M-Matt that wasn't what I meant. I was just saying that were unappreciative but y-you know you will always tell me everything right? You always have." My heart broke even more and I couldn't look at his green eyes. Those eyes remind me too much of Zyrus. "Y-Yeah I a-always do." I lied. 'Nightshift. I'm sure he'll understand. He isn't like any of the other vikings afterall.' Wolf conforted me but I was still afraid.

Gobber tried to make things better for us. "You're thinking about this all wrong. It's not that he doesn't like what's on the outside its whats INSIDE that he can't stand." It did not work. Hiccup and I stared dryly at him. "Thank you for summing that up." Hiccup and I responded at the same time. "Look the point is, just stop being something that you're not." Gobber said trying to make us feel better. "We just want to be like you guys." Hiccup said and we left going into the house leaving Gobber sighing and walking away but he missed us going through the back door with Hiccup leading while I followed him to get answers. What a night.