Chapter Five

Hiccup pov

This was the day all vikings would be looking forward to. All vikings but me. It's the day I have been dreading happening to me. The day that all the dragon training leads up to. Killing your first dragon in front of the whole tribe. Walking in to face the dragon I nodded to Gobber to let him know I was ready. Ready was what I wasn't. The sound of the dragon cage had me gripping my shield and dagger in reassurance but it didn't help. The monstrous nightmare came out ready to attack but I had other plans. The dragon took notice of me and came charging at me but slowed down to a stop not far from me. Dropping my dagger and shield and throwing the helmet to one side keeping my eyes on the dragon I let out a breath. Raising my hand I said the only thing that came to me. "I'm not one of them." It felt like it was the truest thing I could say. My dad screaming for the fight to stop and banging on the cage startled both me and the dragon causing the dragon to attack. Unfortunately I was too close and the only person there so the dragon attacked me. I tried to stay ahead of the dragon but that didn't last for long.

"Hiccup." Turning around I saw Ashton running towards us but still staying a fair distance away. He threw the shield I dropped earlier at the dragon taking its attention off me long enough so I could get far enough away.

"Hiccup. Ashton." My dad stood with some of the others holding the gate up. We turned towards them and Ashton slid under but as I got close the dragon blocked my escape making me run back the way I came. Away from any kind of escape.

"Let's try this again." Turning back to the dragon I saw the crazed scared looking in his eyes. "Please work." Before I could move the dragon had me pinned to the ground and was getting ready to blast me. Closing my eyes my thoughts went to Toothless. He needed a rider for him to get off Berk. A tear slid down my face as I was accepting what was going to happen. "I'm sorry Toothless."

The weight was removed to be replaced with a different kind of weight over me. Opening my eyes I saw Toothless standing over me as if he was protecting me. My dad and some of the others managed to pull the gate up and found something to keep it open. They attacked Toothless who had not moved from above me. He lowered himself down to hide me from view and danger.

"Hiccup?"

"Iccup you ok?"

"Yeah I'm ok Gobber. Back up away from us or I can't get up." Moving my hands I tapped Toothless lightly on his belly to let him know I need him to move as I was finding it hard to breathe. He moved but only because my dad attacked him. "Dad he won't hurt you. Dad stop."

"It's a dragon. They have killed hundreds of us." My dad growled at me advancing on me with his axe pointed in my direction.

"And we have killed thousands of them." My dad didn't like what I said at all. Toothless pounced on him getting ready to fire a plasma blast. "NO." Toothless turns to me and stops but it gives the others a chance to pin him down.

"Put him with the others." My dad's order was carried out as everyone started to leave. He grabbed me and dragged me to the hall. After our fight he heads to the door.

"Dad please you can't do this."

"You are not a viking. You are not my daughter." He walked out letting the door slam shut and his words stabbed into me. "Ready the ships."