Thanks again for all the reviews! I'll be posting responses to them down below!

And I mention in the last authors note that I got grounded. If you wonder why, it's because apparently me saying I was gonna die and be homeless is disrespectful. With no context, it seems like I was being dramatic (though I do pride myself in being petty) but I have migraines, which are unfortunately caused by lack of sleep. And I asked if I could sleep in longer (my parents get me up at 7 am) as I'm kind of an insomniac, and they said I had to push though it.

Anyway, enough about my (toxic in reason I don't want to say why) parents, were on to the story :)

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Hiccup was deep in thought, truly conflicted on what Asher had just brought on to her. Every other normal Viking would be ecstatic to hear someone close to them got to kill their first-ever dragon, let alone a Monstrous Nightmare. One of the hardest to kill and dangerous if you should ever cross one. But Hiccup was different. Her Toothless opened her eyes to a whole new discovery, that dragons could live side by side with Vikings. It would be a great mutual relationship, humans could be on the backs of dragons, and dragons being cared for.

But this was no fairy tale. These thoughts we're only imagination, and certainly would never become true.

Unless they could?

No. If she showed up in the village square on the back of a dragon, a Night Fury no less, she'd be called a traitor, and at worse be given the blood eagle. The best option would be death. It wasn't possible, no matter how much of a perfect fantasy, it would not come true. This bummed her out quite a bit, and started to tear up.

Normally, this kind of stuff wouldn't make her shed any tears, but the thought of a world she had invented in her mind not coming true made her very emotional. Being pregnant was known to cause women to be sensitive but this felt different. This sent actual pains of hurt and despair straight into her heart. She had to get over it though, because no one would ever listen to her.

She still needed a plan. She had until tomorrow morning, about an hour after breakfast to get an idea and put it into action. She thought hard, and put a hand to her chin as if that'd help. It didn't though, and she was still stuck with that inner turmoil. Hiccup sighed loudly, and rubbed her hands down her face.

Her mind came up with a plan, however, and she started to pack any necessities into a carry-on sack.

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This is a horrible plan.

Hiccup could hear the hoots and hollers of the Viking teens as she carefully and silently treaded through the forest. The air was cold and wet, and the moss squeaked as she stepped down on it, and the sun shined between the leaves. Winter was coming. But she paid no attention to it as her mind was racing with a million thoughts. Would she actually go through with this plan? She didn't know, but her heart beat a little as she inched her way to where Toothless was. The crickets chirping was almost deafening, but it pulled her out of her worry.

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this

She could see the cove. She was almost in the cove.

Hiccup was where she felt home. This was where her stress and anxiety melted away. She felt safe here, like this was a place she has always known. She could feel herself smiling as she drew closer and closer to her happy spot. It was because he was here, her best friend. He made her happier, he stopped her crying, he mended her suffering.

"We're leaving. Let's pack up. Looks like you and me are taking a little vacation." Hiccup dropped the heavy carry-on to the ground. It made a soft thunk as it hit the grass and dirt. "Forever."

She opened the carry-on to place something small in it, and glanced around the wooded area to see if she could spot Toothless. She turned around to look some more, but to her horror found Asher instead.

He was sitting on one of the mossy rocks that were scattered around the cove. The sun was shining behind him on his golden hair and tan skin as if he were a god, and a menacing frown was etched on his face. His gaze wasn't on her, but instead, it was placed on his sturdy double-headed axe. He was sharpening the weapon, most likely to look more frightening. And it worked. Hiccup was completely terrified.

She let out an immediate yelp and stumbled back a foot. "Ugh- what the-" a couple of weird babbling noises left her mouth as she tried to smoothen down her tunic. She looked back, praying to Thor and Odin that Asher didn't spot Toothless from his place on the stones.

Hiccup gave a breath if relief, as it seems that Asher hasn't caught a glimpse of a certain black-scaled dragon. "What- uh-are you..you doing here?"

Asher smiled at his gleaming, incredibly sharp-looking axe. It was a gift from his dearest mother. He ground the sharpening rock against it one more time, a satisfying scraping sound, and was happy with the outcome. He dropped the rock on the ground and lifted his weapon in the air. "I wanna know what's going on. I know I never really said much about it, but you're acting weird. Well, weirder than before, " The hilt of the axe tapped the mossy stone, and Asher gracefully jumped off of it, and landed on his own two feet.

Asher started to quickly approach Hiccup, axe in hand. "Not only that- oh this especially bugs me- but when you were in dragon training, you all of a sudden got good. Start talking."

"I- I- uh." Hiccup stammered as her back pressed against another mossy rock that was oh so conveniently located there. Great. She had nowhere to go, nowhere to flee. She was going to be stuck while being interrogated by her own husband. She never felt more terrified in her life. What if he discovered Toothless? He was sure to run to the village and tell everyone about how she was a traitor.

"Are you training with someone?" Asher's hand raised off his sides almost mockingly,

"Training- I don't-"

"It better not involve this." He roughly grabbed her flight gear and Hiccup out her hands up to defend herself.

"I know this looks really bad but, you see this is a-" Asher once again grabbed her flight gear, but pushed her down. It was neither aggressive, or soft, but somewhere in between. Asher had never put his hands in her, so he must be livid. He was going to unquestionably regret this later, but at this point in time, only one thing was in his mind. Find out the truth, and put this whole exhilarating confrontation behind them.

"You're right, you're right, I'm through with the lies." But Asher was already walking faster than him. He swore he saw something pass through the bushes. Like an animal. A rather larger animal. "I've- I've been making outfits." Hiccup tried to stop him from continuing any further.

"So, you got me. It's time everyone knew, " She placed a tentative hand in his shoulder, but he still didn't stop walking to the bushes. Hiccup placed Asher's hand on her chest, and highly grasped his wrist. "Drag me back, go ahead, here we go."

Asher swiftly grabbed her wrist, twisted it with a sickening crack, and hastily dropped her to the ground. "Ow! Why would you do that?"

Hiccup tried to get up, but Asher pushed her down by placing his foot on her chest, carefully as to miss her stomach. "That's for the lies." He dropped her axe right on her ribs. "That's for everything else."

Asher continued to look for that animal that he heard in the brush. Where was it? He knew he caught a glimpse of something, and that his mind wasn't playing tricks on him. That's when he saw it.

A large black dragon, with leather bat-like wings, and acid green eyes. It walked closer to them with a threatening growl and its pupils turned into slits.

"Get down!" Asher said with a gasp as he rushed in front of Hiccup to protect her. He pushed her behind him, but it looked like the dragon didn't like that because he growled at him.

"Run! Run!" He screamed at Hiccup, but she didn't barge. Gods, she was so frustrating. It was hard loving her.

Loving her? What?

Asher raised his axe against the dragon, ready to kill it. This was a Night Fury. He could tell by its snarls and growing. He's heard it before, when it struck the towers and houses of his village. He was going to kill it though, and bring back it's heart. He would be the first-ever person to kill one, and pride with dear filled his chest. The dragon roared, ready to shoot his plasma at him, and Asher swung his axe right at it, but they were stopped by a certain short, auburn headed girl.

"Stop!"

This was confusing. Hiccup was defending the dragon, and trying to stop Asher from killing it. "It's ok, it's ok, he's a friend." She placed her hands in front of him to calm him down, which he did, but still kept a glare focused on Asher.

"You scared him." Hiccup said, almost innocent like. The dragon nudged into Hiccups side, to protect her against this yellow-haired person.

"I scared him?" Asher asked incredulously. "Who is him?"

"Asher, Toothless. Toothless, Asher." Toothless based his teeth and snarled at Asher,

Asher gave the most shocked expression ever, his mouth hung open, eyes were wide, and his head slightly shook."Toothless my ass."

And with that, he ran off.

"Da da da, we're dead." Toothless walked off, clearly not wanting to be bothered by this trivial matter. Hiccup gave him a disappointed look as he walked off, and put her arms in the air. "Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, where do you think you're going?"

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Asher didn't think much of the soft, squishy sounding, footsteps he heard in the woods.

There were at least a dozen teens celebrating in the woods. Activities like tree climbing, toss and catch, and racing we're done, and after dinner, it would be even crazier. There would be drinking and music for the kids and teens. A barrel of meade was put aside, and the musicians of the village were eager to play pieces.

So footsteps didn't bother him. What bothered him was the shadow me saw lurking in the woods. It could've been an Outcast or Berserker spy, so he let the other teens know, grabbed his axe, and set off on the part the shadow was following. He noticed it was Hiccup though, which made her seem suspicious.

What was Hiccup doing in the middle of the woods with a carry-on sack?

She was headed to a cove he had never seen. Trees were broken and trampled, and the grass was smooshed down flat. This was beyond weird, so he sat in a nearby rock and waited.

And after the whole ordeal with the dragon, he ran to the village and didn't look back. He ran uphill, looked back to see if he was being followed, and stepped on a fallen log to jump. Fate didn't allow it, however, because, in an instant, he was picked up by the strong paws of a Night Fury.

He screamed as he was being pulled into the air and waggled his feet awkwardly. "Great Odin's ghost! This is-" he screamed again as he clawed the leg of Toothless. Toothless just ignored this, and flew over to a tall pine tree. He dropped Asher on one of the branches. Asher reacted quickly with a strangled cry as he tried to grasp the thin branch. Oh Thor, was Hiccup on that thing?

Toothless laned in the tip of the tree which caused it (and Asher) to tilt forward. His grip loosened and he breathed heavily as he swung back and forth. "Hiccup! Get me down from here!"

Hiccup ignored his demand and started speaking "You have to give me a chance to explain-"

"I am not listening to anything you have to say!"

Asher shimmied across the branches to see if he could grip the trunk. It would be a long trek down the tree, but if he just got the trunk it would be easier than dropping from branch to twig, or from twig to death. The journey would be tiring, but he could make it back to the village hopefully before morning time.

"Then I won't speak. Just let me show you. Please, Asher." Asher glared at Hiccup, but started pulling himself up with a grunt. The branch swayed and cracked as he did, and he gulped nervously. Once he placed his feet on the branch, he tried putting his hand on Toothless for support, but the dragon growled dangerously. He didn't want his hand to be blown off so he backed away. Hiccup tried giving him her hand, but Asher was still angry at her, so he pushed it away and climbed in top of Toothless.

"Now get me down from here."

"Toothless, down. Gently." Toothless listened, and unfurled his wings even more. "See, nothing to be afraid of."

Toothless let out an angry warble, and flew directly up into the sky. Hiccup gasped and screamed at the same time as the wind rushed back in her face, causing her stomach to flip and her face to distort on discomfort. Her braids slapped Asher in the face like a whip. This was a little much on her stomach, and caused her to feel nauseous.

"Toothless!"

Asher, on the other hand, was worse. Not once had he felt this sickening feeling of his organs being pushed up and around inside his body. He had never fallen long heights, so this was a new territory for him. He was almost falling if the saddle. All that was keeping him in place was a sweaty grip on the leather saddle.

"What is wrong with you? Bad dragon!" Hiccup tried to calm Asher down by laughing awkwardly, but it prevailed. "He's not usually like his."

Asher finally secured himself to Hiccup, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. It was just in time to, because Toothless rolled his body over and stopped flapping his wings. They were actively following out of the sky, and Asher was scared out of his wit's end. He felt like he was dying. Or being slowly tortured by an unseen object.

The Night Fury dropped in and out of the ocean, splashing both his rider and the yellow-haired boy, dubbed Asher by his Hiccup. "Toothless what are you doing we need him to like us!"

Toothless returned to climbing higher and higher into the sky, faster than ever before. This was exciting to him, as he loved the thrill of soaring into the clouds above. Asher and Hiccup, however, did not. But he wouldn't stop until he got an apology from the aforementioned boy. He hurt his Hiccup, and needed a punishment. So a punishment he got. So be spun and twirled, and heard Hiccup speak sarcastically. He rolled over in the sky, causing land and sea to blur, and making sea stacks look like large, lifeless, gray blobs.

"And now with the spinning. Thank you for nothing you useless reptile." Hiccup had to yell over Asher's distressed screeching.

Useless? He wasn't useless!

Asher had finally decided he had enough of spinning, twirling, and flying in the air, because be finally said the words that Toothless wanted to hear. "Ok. I'm sorry. Just get me off of this thing."

Toothless heard what be said, and spread his free fall into the ocean. He almost glided in the air, as his movement was bordering slow. It was a nice slow though, almost romantic as he was trying to set the mood. The beautiful sunset only helped that, as cast a nice orange glow in the sky. Asher, who was finally brave enough, opened his eyes to take in the sights as Toothless slowly pumped his wings to take a slower descent up.

The view was incredible. The sunset illuminated the sky with peachy colors. Pinks, purples, and oranges mixed together in the sky like a painting. The clouds just added dimension as the three of them cruised across the skyline. The wind flew through their hair, making it gently dance all over the place.

Asher gasped at the beauty and tranquility of the flight. This was a different story from the crazy flight they had just undergone. This was freedom he had never felt, and he fell in love at first flight. He was impressed. He loosened his grip on Hiccup and gazed at the awe-worthy view.

Toothless arced his way into the clouds, just enough so that his wings gently caressed them. Asher reached his hands up to touch them, and was ecstatic to see his hands could pierce through them so easily. He put his hands back on Hiccups' waist and continued to enjoy the sunset ocean scenery that they got to be a part of. This was a world he had entered dreamed of.

They still flew after the sun had set. The stars twinkled over their heads and the once peachy sky turned a dark blue. Asher didn't complain about the change though, because it was just as beautiful as the sunset. He was glad he got to experience his first flight. It was magical he couldn't describe it into words. He continues to feel this way after Toothless burst through the clouds, causing identical grins on Hiccup and Asher's faces.

The sky lit up with Arvindales fire, casting a green and purple glow on their skin. The stars were bright, brighter than they've ever seen. Toothless brought them back through the clouds with a graceful arc. They could see a tiny Berk from here. High up on the rocks, with torches and fires scatter across it.

They circled Berk a few times, gliding gently, covered by the dark night. Asher broke the comforting silence. "You were right Hiccup. This... Is amazing. He's amazing."

The words from Asher's mouth were so genuine, that she was surprised when they came out. She had never heard him speak in this tone. It was new to them both of them. But she enjoyed it. She would be the first to ever hear him speak so beautifully, and the sheer joy of it permeated her body, from her head to her toes.

Asher placed his head on Hiccups' shoulder, and snuggled his face in it. His arms wrapped tightly around her waist, but it wasn't uncomfortable for her.

"Thank you for taking me. I completely understand why... you feel this way about him." He said in that beautiful tone again.

"Thank you. He's so smart, it's not even funny. He understands almost everything. It's hard to remember he's a dragon and not a human." She said and gently caressed Toothlese's head.

"He's incredible."

"You haven't even seen half of it." She turned to look at the boy over her shoulder, and was met with a smile. One that caused her heart to flip-flop and soar.

"Let's go home." Hiccup said, and gently patted Toothless on the neck, indicating that they were ready to leave the sky. They flew over Berks coastline, and she stared at her village from up above. It was picturesque, so tiny, it could fit in the palm of her hand. It looked like something from a story she read as a child.

"Hiccup, how am I supposed to kill the Nightmare tomorrow? I don't wanna do it now." Asher said fearfully.

"I'll think of something." She said, but neither of them believed that statement.

Toothless's ear pinned to his head before Asher could respond, and he swerved his body to the left. A low growl came from the back of his throat, and both Asher and Hiccup clung more tightly. To Toothless, and each other. They both were equally as perplexed, but realized why Toothless growled. Dragons were appearing from the foggy clouds, some small, some big. But they all had one thing in common.

They all had something dead in their claws.

"Get down." Hiccup hissed, as she crouched to the best of her abilities to Toothless. She could feel Asher's body press into her back, and color rose to her cheeks. They were in trouble, surrounded by a huge swarm of dragons, all bringing in a haul to who knows where.

A purplish-red Monstrous Nightmare glanced at them and slit its eyes. Hiccup looked at it in horror, thankful it wasn't attacking. They couldn't get out. Not being surrounded by this many dragons. Their only hope was to go with Toothless wherever he went, and hope he wasn't taking them to their doom.

The dragons that surrounded them dipped down into the foggy clouds, with Toothless following their lead. They skimmed the water and dived steeply. Asher yelped in surprise, and Hiccup shushed him. Any sort of nose could put them in danger, so to be safe and keep attention away from them, silence was key.

Hiccup felt an uneasiness present, different from the exhilarating flight they felt not that long ago, and she could tell Asher felt it too, because his hands were trembling where he gripped her. In only a few moments, they were flying over rocky tunnels that led them to the center of what seemed to be a mountain. Asher's heart pounded, and she could feel it through her back.

Dragons were everywhere. They rested on the cliffs, and she could barely see them through the red fog. The danger only grew as Toothless settled onto one of those cliffs. The dragons next to them didn't even look back. They seemed to focus on a red, most covered hole in the ground that Hiccup just noticed. Toothless felt their discomfort, and swiftly ducked behind one of the sharp rocks that jutted out from the ground. All around them, rivulets of lava we're glowing.

"What my dad wouldn't give to find this." Hiccup whispered."It's satisfying to see all of our food has been dumped down a hole."

The hordes of dragons dropped sheep, yaks, fish, and even live posts down in the trench.

"They're not eating any of it," Asher said, confusion etched into his words.

The red fog swirled, clearly being disturbed by something lurking in it, but what? What was so large that it could hide in a hole like that and greatly disturb the eerie fog.

A Gronkle hovered over the pit, and dropped a small, half-eaten fish into it. It looked satisfied as he scratched himself and started flying away. He didn't get a chance to, because a giant cadet blue head with large red spikes pooped from the mist, and snapped the Gronkle up in her jaws. With an enraged shriek, she gazed at the rocks Toothless was hidden behind. She sniffed suspiciously, and seemed to have sensed their presence.

"What is that?"

Hiccup chewed her lips anxiously. Her whole body trembled. Asher placed his hands on her shoulders to try and calm her down, but she noticed he was shivering too. She didn't know what she was going to do, death del inevitable. This colossal dragon was staring so intensely at them, it felt like she was going to attack at any minute.

"Okay bud, we gotta get out of here now."

Her worse fear came true, however, when the giant jaws of a giant dragon came snapped. She felt Toothlesse's body muscles move as he jumped out of the way, and flew away, barely missing the bite that was headed towards them. Once he was in the air, he was off, tearing to the entrance of the nest. The other dragons followed, not wanting to be another part of the monster's rage, causing an exodus.

The behemoth head of the dragon lunged for them again, but caught an unlucky Zippleback that tried flying out from the chaos.

They flew up into the cloud steeply, concealed by their surroundings. They could suddenly catch their breaths without something looming over them. Hiccup clutched the saddle, and struggled to absorb and understand what they just saw. Behind her, Asher looked completely shell shocked. That was not an amazing experience, and neither had wanted to go through that again. As Toothless glided across the outskirts of Berk, Hiccup took a silent vow to never again let Asher go through another terrifying thing like that again.

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I'm sorry im a little late ,(

Can you tell the second half of this was unedited? I feel like I was lazy during the entirety of writing this. I could do better. But thank ou for reading!

Here are the responses, thank you so much for them! I read them multiple times, they make me so happy!

Marine1324- I've actually thought really hard about how them being married would affect the plot, but as you could see, Asher sided with the dragons ;)

Guest- im glad you enjoyed it!

Pandamaster97720- you can't have me spoiling my whole storyline XD but you will get to see Hiccup and Asher's child(ren) at the beginning of part 2, promise :)

CajunBear73- I got grounded for reasons I mentioned... They were pretty dire to me... I may not have made it clear (and I sincerely apologize) but Hiccup was not pregnant when she met Toothless. She met him before she was even married! So she would not have had any morning sickness with the fish :( im also an awkward person in real life (due to me being kinda stupid) so I like making things awkward, even between family. And yes, Valka will be in my story-world, but we all know where she is...

-ILI