(A/N: This Chapter has a lot of backstory. Feel free to skip it :) )
Hiccup 3rd person P.O.V
"And how do you expect me to do that? What are you going to do, throw another leaf at me? Stuff another piece of bark in my mouth?" Hiccup said, feeling his anger rising. He desperately wanted to fly, but wasn't going to do it by the terms of this strange dragon who had condemned him to this life.
Calypso stood up, shushed him, and without saying a word she offered Hiccup her hand. The Berkian took it, and followed her as she strode to the edge of the cave. "Want to have a look? This is my favourite cave because it's usually always windy. But this side is the worse side, because the drop is lower and there's heaps of trees to crash into." She spoke. Hiccup noticed that Calypso's voice seemed to get stronger.
"So tell me then, why are we trying my first...lesson out with the bad side?" Hiccup asked. Calypso looked at him, hand on her hip. "So you can fly over your village." Hiccup smiled, but Calypso took his hand while looking him directly in the eye. "You cannot go down there at this point of time. You're a young shifter, and you probably have a hard time switching. If you swoop down there you'll be captured immediately. New Berk is almost as dangerous as Old Berk."
Some of Hiccup's anger bubbled up again. "Okay, but what if I do shift back to human? I need to see my wife. I need to see my kids." He pleaded. Calypso narrowed her eyes. "The new chief is doing a speech today, close to nightfall. If we spend the afternoon flying, and getting you practiced, we'll go over there camouflage mode." She sighed, and brushed a silver braid back behind her ear. Hiccup was ecstatic, but also confused. "There's a new chief? Already?"
Calypso nodded. "I think you would know them. You seemed to hang out with them a lot back on Old Berk." Hiccup thought for a moment, but let the thought go. He could ask Calypso, but didn't want to put her under too much pressure. He watched as the shifter turned on her heels, and walked half her normal speed into the mouth of the cave. Hiccup followed.
"So, are we going to the other side?" The former chief asked, right by her side. "Yes. You'd like it so much better. The breeze is huge and the drop is enormous." Was Hiccup imagining it, or was the cave a lot brighter? "Do..Can you see in the dark?" He asked as Calypso shook her head. "No, but you probably can. I have to be honest, I'm following the smell." Hiccup sniffed, but couldn't smell anything other than the dank, damp smell of the tight cave. He blinked a few times. It was odd, the cave looked exactly the same as it did in daylight, as if there was no roof. But apparently Calypso could only see the darkness.
Hiccup sighed, preparing for an uncomfortable conversation as they walked. "You keep mentioning Berk. You even said one of Gobber's catchphrases before. Tell me about it, if you want." The former chief caught a glance of Calypso quickly looking at him, before she turned back and adapted to walking on the path that sloped upwards.
"I was born in Berk, and raised on a diet of killing dragons, taught by a young Gobber. My parents were great, and I remembered I was a kid when you were born. Stoick and Valka were so happy. And then she got taken, and Stoick upped the number of dragons we killed. My friends were worried about the dragons, but I wasn't. Until I was about fifteen, and had to kill the last dragon we had captive. He- He was a shifter. A Light Fury. About a year older than me. I remember watching him kill my friend the day before I had to fight him. When I watched him murder her, I was torn. Should I avenge my friend, or should this beautiful, glittering dragon be set free?" Calypso seemed to be talking to herself here.
"I knew he wasn't supposed to be locked up. And my friend knew that too, but she tried to free him in a more...violent way. So the night before our fight was due I snuck in and unlocked his bars. He tried to attack me, but soon got the picture I was helping him. He shifted in front of me, and I was shocked. I remember seeing his eyes, the same eyes that were on the Light Fury. He told me about his world, and I wanted to join him. But back then I didn't know I could shift. So, he came to me every night instead. We fell in love. But, someone soon found out. They cornered us, and I told him to fly away. He was reluctant, but knew he had to shift. He got away, but the Berkians accused me of witchcraft. They tried to burn me at the stake the next day, but he arrived in time to throw me a Scale Lily. I don't know why he did it, but it worked and I shifted for the first time, narrowly escaping the flames. We flew away together. He wanted to leave his tribe here, so we went to the Hidden World. But it was a prison there. Everyone had to give food to the king, and dragons like the Deathsongs or Deathgrippers were always trying to eat you. And eventually, he wasn't fast enough to get away from the Deathsong. I killed the Deathsong, but it was too late for him." A few moments of silence came, but she continued. "So, I moved back here. This tribe is way nicer than how he described it, so it might have changed since then and now. So, that's everything." The cave was silent, and Hiccup put a hand on her shoulder. "That...Was horrible. I didn't know those sort of dragons were allowed."
Calypso took a breath, and wiped away something on her face. "Well, I can't change the past. It smells like we're here." She said, her voice trembling a little. Hiccup blinked a few times, and could see that the mouth of the cave was a few steps upward. They walked together, silently. Suddenly, the roof of the cave seemed to stop, leaving a wide area of open rock, overlooking the grey, stormy sky. Hiccup sprinted towards the edge, and saw humongous waves charging at the edge of the cliff. His eyes, though not as keen as when he was in dragon form, could see the circular shapes of thunderdrums beneath the waves.
Calypso spread her arms as sideways as they went, and Hiccup heard multiple cricks coming from her shoulders and back. "Ready to fly?" She asked, walking towards Hiccup. She put a hand on his back as Hiccup did the same stretch as her. He tried to sound excited, but the walk had made him tired and after her story it was hard to not be thinking about Toothless. "I guess. It is kind of a big drop though. Should I stay up here and shift naturally, or do you have more of those Scale Lil-" Hiccup was cut off abruptly.
Hiccup was cut off as he felt the strong push from Calypso, which sent him toppling over the cliffs edge.