{Regular POV}

After bonding with Toothless, his Night Fury, Harvey rushed home after his shift ended to tell Courtney the fantastic news and of course, she was thrilled for him while he told her all about the owner saying his job duties were changing to accommodate Harvey's training with Toothless. Harvey's schedule would now consist of 7 am to 12:30 pm for stable duties, then half hour lunch until 1 pm, from there he would train with Toothless until 3 pm, then after that, it would be 3:15 pm to 7 pm working on something to help Toothless fly again. Courtney found her boyfriend to be insane but also, she was very curious. Harvey had incredible inventing skills, and his idea was to build Toothless a prosthetic tail. And why not? If prosthetics could be made for humans and have it be like a real limb, could the same not be done for a dragon too. Who knew? Harvey would be the first to attempt such a complicated feat.

Courtney was happy for him but reminded him to be careful because they had a baby on the way who would need its father, Harvey promised he would try, and that was enough for Courtney to give her full support. Harvey was beyond excited, and it was being kept a complete secret that the Night Fury who lost his flight had bonded with a mere seventeen-year-old boy who only began working there a month ago. To other sanctuaries, the Night Fury had been put down due to lack of flight and refusing to bond. It was kept on the down low to avoid crowds and people discovering who Harvey was. Every staff member at Dreki Souls Sanctuary knew who Harris Andarsen was; he was Harvey Haddock, the only son to dragon doctor Veronica Haddock and dragon researcher Stuart Haddock.

It had to be told when the trainers wanted to announce the bonding, and Harvey panicked saying that no one could know. It was then that owner, Clinton Shaw, called a staff meeting and Harvey explained the truth that he and his girlfriend ran away from the town of Berk in October because Courtney was pregnant and her parents would make her give up the baby for adoption or have her abort the child. Harvey told them that they were using fake names to avoid being found, and when it had all been explained; the staff agreed to keep the secret for him. If customers or trainees came to the sanctuary, they would call Harvey as Harris and also, Harvey would wear the black wig to reduce the risk of someone recognizing him to be Veronica and Stuart Haddock's son.

Now, it was the New Year; January 2017. Courtney would be five months pregnant towards the end of the month, which had Harvey thinking it was time for them to start setting money aside to get things for their unborn child. Harvey's training with Toothless had begun because there was a lot of paperwork to be filed and things to cover before the training took place after bonding. With all that squared away, he could start. Of course, there wasn't much he could do with Toothless being grounded, but Harvey was going to do all he could to remedy that. Harvey worked hard for the first five and a half hours of his shift, to make sure he got everything he needed to get done out of the way. The way the sanctuary worked was that stable workers would come in at 7 am with the receptionist and owner. The trainers wouldn't get in until 9:30 am after the dragons had been fed and equipment ready for use.

After the dragons had been taken out, Harvey was in charge of cleaning the stalls, but not every stall had to be done each day because Harvey maintained them well. As 12:30 pm would come around, Harvey would set up the buckets of fish and water. Before his time would consist of unpacking things, more cleaning, etc. However, with him having Toothless, he would work with the trainers on his dragon knowledge and caretaking of them. Making sure he knew the classes, the species, stats, laws of ownership, and more. Another basic training was hand signals and dragon calls. Flight and riding would be included if Toothless could fly and thus far, he could not. With the New Year, Harvey would be allowed to train Toothless on his own with a supervisor, also take him out for walks and enjoy the sun, just as he promised back in November.

Christmas had come and gone, Harvey's gift to Courtney was letting her come to work with him on one of the days she was emotional and didn't want him to go so she came to watch him work. In a turn of events, she got lost and wandered into the area where Changewings were being trained, Courtney ended up bonding with a wild one that was female and Courtney gave her the name of Mirage. This was also being kept secret, and Mirage was housed at the Dreki Souls Sanctuary for her safety. To have a dragon on one's residence, they needed a license to confirm being the trainer and rider. Neither Courtney or Harvey could do that because of their situation with being in hiding. Courtney came out twice a week to visit her dragon, promises of her training Mirage were made for after Courtney had the baby.

Today, Harvey would get to have Toothless alone with just a visual watcher, and more excitement stemmed from today because Harvey would get to start working on a way for Toothless to fly. There was a shed with old equipment pieces that Clinton said Harvey could use and that is exactly what Harvey planned to do from 3:15 pm to 7 pm when he went home. Harvey for now just needed to work on designs and measurements for such, that was the first step. The entire staff was curious if Harvey could do it. Build something that would let his dragon fly again; it has never been done before. Harvey sat in the stable with Toothless while drawing, something he was always good at.

"What do you think, bud?" Harvey asked while showing the dragon the drawing; it was just a tail that resembled the original one. Toothless gave a half smile, a sign that he wasn't sure how to take it. "Won't know until we try. Game plan tomorrow, work on this," he smiled as he rubbed Toothless's head and then Mirage's before making sure the stables were locked up, "See you two tomorrow!" Harvey called as he hurried to clock out a get to the bus stop.

(Next Day)

Harvey whipped through all his work, did his training with Toothless, then went straight to the storage shed to look through materials he could use. A few of the trainers walked by and stopped to watch him messing with a bunch of things while muttering to himself if it would work or not. By 5:45 pm, Harvey had somehow made a leather tail that resembled Toothless's right fin. All the trainers were watching, even the owner. Harvey had to test it out still; that was sure to be either safe or dangerous.

Harvey gave a whistle as Toothless perked up and walked over towards his trainer and sat down on his hind legs. "All right, let's give this a shot, Toothless," Harvey told him as he moved to the tail and began securing the piece in place when Toothless felt the odd extension, he glanced back seeing the contraption and then crouched to launch as Harvey's eyes widened. "Oh no," he gulped. Toothless took to the sky as Harvey held on for dear life, Toothless began to lose altitude, and Harvey noticed the prosthetic just flopping there in the wind. Harvey grabbed it and opened it just before the crashed and Toothless swooped upwards again. "It ain't perfect, but it's a start! Let's land bud,"

Toothless followed the order and landed as Harvey got off and took the tail with him. "So it works?" Clinton asked.

"Yeah, if I'm riding his tail and controlling it myself. Can't do that so, this needs improvements, but I have a base to work with," Harvey smiled.

(Three Weeks Later)

Courtney was officially five months pregnant! Harvey couldn't believe their child would be there in just four more months. The pregnancy was going perfectly according to the doctor, and more so, Harvey and Courtney got more for the home to accommodate the baby. There were stocking up on bottles, bibs, diapers and pacifiers. The two agreed to get formula and clothing as it got closer to the due date. At work, Harvey's prosthetic for Toothless had come a long way from what it was.

The prosthetic had become an entire rig that Harvey had to control, and it still wasn't perfected but closer every day. The rig now included a saddle, pedals on either side, ropes, cables, and pulleys. Harvey was hoping this was the final modification because all other attempts had failed miserably ending with Toothless and Harvey crashing on the ground or nearby lake. Thank the Gods all the accidents didn't result in hospital trips. Today was the test of this design, all of them were going to watch with their dragon as Harvey and Toothless tackled the obstacle course. Courtney insisted on coming to watch too; Gods forbid if Harvey had to go the hospital.

"We have this, Toothless. We've been working on it for weeks, I have the positioning down," Harvey said with his eyes closed and taking a breath to calm down. The two of them were on the edge that overlooked the obstacle course; it would be a jump off dive beginning then tackle poles, loops, dodging, flips, and more. Harvey opened his eyes as he held the handles on the saddle he made himself by hand, "Let's go bud!" Harvey called out as Toothless spread his wings and jumped down in a dive while Harvey waited for the moment, and then he pressed the pedal down with his left foot as the tail prosthetic came out, and they leveled out.

"Harvey...has tested this before now, hasn't he?" Courtney asked while sitting beside Mirage.

"No, this would be the first time," replied a female trainer with dark brown hair and bright green eyes, Courtney noticed her name tag read; Sharp Class Trainer and below that said; Heather Lanvik. Harvey had told her that there was a trainer for each class, except Strike because Toothless had been the only Night Fury and untrainable until Harvey came along. Courtney looked back to the course, worried for Harvey with a hand on her belly.

Harvey tackled most of the obstacles like going up and down, through arches and loops. Now it came to something harder, tight weaving between big thick posts and they were going very fast. Everyone was biting their nails in worry. Harvey bent himself forward and held tightly waiting once more. When the time came, he began rapid changing the position to avoid crashing. Making it through the last one, Harvey panted before throwing his arms in the air to cheer.

"YEAH!" In celebration, Toothless released a blast that exploded in front of them as Harvey's face fell. "Come on," he slumped in the saddle as they flew through the explosion, and then they whipped around to land in the field where the other trainers, the owner, and Courtney were clapping and cheering for him. Harvey's hair was a bit blown back and holding in place while his face and shirt held some small burns or black spots but nothing that required hospitalization, Courtney was grateful for that as Harvey dismounted Toothless and she hugged him tightly. Harvey kissed her then put a hand on her belly and rubbed it slowly. "See, nothing to worry about,"

"You're such a risk taker, Harv. Try not to die on me; I can't raise this baby alone," Courtney reminded.

"Babe, I got Toothless able to fly with my help. My dragon can fly again! I built a working dragon tail; you have no idea how happy I am right now," Harvey exclaimed.

"It's a work of art, Harvey. Truly, what I feel for this is beyond words." Clinton stated walking up to him and admiring everything, "You have worked hard the last three weeks to make this work, and it does perfectly with your assistance. Sure, he can't fly alone, but he can fly, and you are the first to accomplish such a task, and now, I have an offer for you," the owner said as the area fell quiet.

"Offer, you've already done so much for me, Mr. Shaw," Harvey replied with a smile.

"But you can do so much more for all dragons with your skills, Harvey. You didn't just train a Night Fury, and build him a working tail. You know much about dragons, and you understand them a different way than we do. I want to promote you to dragon trainer of the Strike Class dragons," Clinton said as Harvey's eyes widened.

"M-Me?" Harvey asked in shock.

"Yes, you. We were going to put Toothless down, due to no flight and untrainable. You showed no fear, you gave trust and kept a promise to him to give him his flight back if he trusted you. Toothless bonded with you, responded to you when no other trainer could. More on that, the other Strike class dragons don't give you a lot of trouble. I want you to be in charge of them, their trainer. In addition to the promotion, your pay will increase, but you will have fewer hours to work to enjoy more time with your girlfriend and soon to be child. What do you say? Will you become my Strike trainer?" Clinton inquired with hopeful eyes.

"Do it, Harvey, join the trainers! In at 9:30 am, out by 5:30 pm. Working with dragons all the time, you can't say no!" Heather insisted.

Harvey smiled at them as he looked at Clinton with a single nod, "I accept, Mr. Shaw," Harvey said.

"You start Monday, Strike Trainer Harvey Haddock," Clinton shook his head. "Sorry, Harris Andarsen," he corrected since Harvey didn't use his real name to outsiders of DSS. Harvey couldn't believe he got promoted, and he'd get more time with Courtney with higher pay. Harvey couldn't wait for the future.

(Months Later)

Harvey loved his job, his girlfriend, his dragon. Everything was fantastic. Courtney was just two weeks away from giving birth to their baby! Harvey was excited, and things had been working out so well. One thing that was memorable for him was when Courtney hit seven months pregnant, the staff of DSS threw her a surprise baby shower. In their trailer now they had a small crib, formula, baby bath items, high chair and a playpen thanks to his friends at his job. They all chipped on and got something for baby Haddock who would be arriving soon.

Harvey was officially eighteen years old, having turned that on the 28th of February even though his birthday was the 29th being he was a leap year baby. Courtney's birthday was July 25th, and she would turn eighteen after the baby was born. For his job, Harvey was exceptional at working with the Strike class dragons. Harvey worked with Toothless, a female and male Skrill in hopes of them mating and producing more Skrills, and a Triple Stryke. Every day was something new with them, and Harvey did a great job with their training. Also, because of his girlfriend's Changewing, Mirage being stubborn, Harvey was training her too.

With the pay upgrade to $300, Harvey and Courtney were doing better with their payments on everything but still struggled. The trailer rental was $500 a month, and with that was their landline phone and electricity bill. It wasn't often they used the landline anymore since there were two cell phones to use, each was $35 a month for unlimited text, talk, and web use. For electricity, that was never a high bill because they used the windows during the day, or if at night, they would only use the light in the room they were using. Harvey and Courtney used propane tanks for their stove and hot water, so those tanks had to be filled when empty and how they did that was use one, fill one. The cost to have the tank filled was $25. The food was another bill also, paying $130 at the highest for food every two weeks and that was just for them. Add on baby formula and household items, and the bill climbed into the $250 range.

Harvey also had to house two dragons at DSS, and take care of the Terrible Terrors at home. When someone became a dragon owner, it was their responsibility to pay for the care and housing of them. The cost to house two dragons at DSS was $100 each, plus their food and care items were another $70 each. The two Terrors got one bucket of fish per day and received two fish at breakfast, lunch, and three at dinner. Laundry was another bill, not a high one but having to spend money that you didn't have a lot of made things complicated. Washing clothes, each washer cost $1.50, to dry it was $4.00 and they had a swipeable card in which to use for that, the kind that you put money on and used that way. Yes, they struggled a lot, but with Harvey being the only one working, it was as good as it was going to get for the time being.

Harvey's work days were long, he gave up and off day to be able to make more money, but it didn't help a lot. And not to mention he was physically exhausted when he came home at night. Granted he didn't have stable work anymore, training four Strike class dragons was hard. Such as today, the 19th of May 2017 where he was slow and had trouble focusing because he was so tired and possibly getting sick.

"Harv, you okay?" Heather inquired seeing that Harvey had his head down in the trainer break room.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Just tired, Courtney's been up most of the night unable to get comfortable while sleeping," Harvey informed.

"Well, she's getting closer to the due date. June 2nd, right?" asked the Tracker class trainer, Scott Ostbarg.

"Two weeks away," Harvey nodded to him as he put his head down again, then his phone began vibrating in his pocket, he pulled it out and pressed answer knowing it was Courtney because the only other people to have the number was DSS staff who he was with at the moment. "What's up babe?" he asked. Suddenly, he lifted his head with wide eyes and worry in them. "What?! When did that happen?" he said quickly, and his friends wondered what was going on. "Do not move; I'll be right there!" Harvey ended the call.

"What's wrong?" Heather questioned.

"Court's water just broke! Gods, and it's a ten-minute walk to the stop, fifteen to home stop, then five to home itself," Harvey got to his feet to rush out.

"Hang on, I'll give you a ride," Heather went after him. "Tell Mr. Shaw what's happened and to adjust our times!" she added while leading Harvey to her car in the side lot. Once in the car, Heather went as fast as she could to the trailer park, and Harvey hurried inside to see Courtney on the couch in pain.

"Ssh, it's okay. It only broke fifteen minutes ago; Heather is going to take us to the hospital. Where's the bag?" Harvey asked kissing her forehead.

"I-In the cabinet by my bedside table," Courtney whimpered out, Harvey rushed to get that and then helped Courtney to her feet as they got outside.

"Heather, lock the door behind me please?" Harvey asked her, Heather nodded and did so as she then helped Harvey to get Courtney to the car. When everyone was in, Heather headed right for the hospital which was only ten eight minutes away. Upon arriving there, Heather went to get a nurse while Harvey helped Courtney out of the car. Heather and a nurse with a wheelchair came out, and Courtney sat down in it. Courtney was taken straight to labor and delivery and placed in a room to be checked over; Heather said she would wait for news.

(Fifteen Hours & Five Minutes Later; 3:50 am)

Courtney's cries of pain echoed through hospital hallways of labor and delivery as the doctor told her to push again, Harvey was at her side letting her practically break his hand while she pushed for the seventh time in fifteen minutes, and then a loud wail filled the room. Courtney's head fell back on the pillow as she panted heavily, Harvey smiled and kissed her gently.

"And we have a girl!" announced the nurse who took the baby after the cord was cut. The newborn was weighed, measured, hand and foot printed, then cleaned off and wrapped before the nurse brought her over to Harvey and Courtney. "I'd like for you two to meet your daughter. Six pounds and five ounces, measuring at eighteen and a half inches. Congratulations," the nurse informed with a smile as she handed the newborn baby girl to Courtney. Both new parents were tired but could do nothing more than admire their daughter together.

"I don't believe we picked a name, Harv," Courtney pointed out while holding the newborn.

"We didn't. What do you want to call her?" Harvey asked.

"Something we could shorten to be cuter, I've loved the name Kari forever," Courtney smiled at him while Harvey stroked the small hand of his daughter and she gripped it a little making him laugh.

"Karina, Kari for short." Harvey said, "Karina Haddock," Courtney and Harvey shared a small kiss as the nurse wrote it down on the card that would go in the bedside crib and placed it inside. Harvey was beyond happy right now, the birth of his daughter, Karina, what could be better? Harvey had Courtney, four dragons, and now his little girl. The whole night was memorable; he took pictures after Courtney finished pushing and took one up close when Karina was placed in Courtney's arms. Karina was fed shortly after her naming, then Courtney fell asleep, so Harvey took his daughter in his arms while she slept peacefully. "I love you, my beautiful little girl," he whispered while placing a kiss on the newborn's forehead and then in the bedside crib. Harvey went to sit in the chair; he reclined it to get some rest. It had been a long night, and sleep was needed for the entire family who just got a little bit bigger.