Was not expecting this much interest after one chapter. Not expected, much appreciated.
So, here is chapter two! Enjoy!
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Valka felt like her heart had jumped into her throat. Her baby would never fly again? How could this have happened? He loved flying. He and his brother were the best fliers on Berk. Heck, they were the best fliers as far as they'd explored in any direction. And now he would never fly again?

Stoick was unsure what to think. He couldn't imagine never flying. He knew that one day he would be too old and frail to fly, the same as everyone else, but his son wasn't supposed to experience that before him. He slumped down in the chair that sat behind him and watched as his wife gripped their son's hand and a tear slid down her cheek.

Hiccup couldn't take it anymore. He quickly got up and walked out of the small hut, the door slamming shut behind him. Toothless watched him in understanding. Hiccup had always been overprotective, even though they were only born one year apart. Toothless turned back to his shocked father and crying mother and decided his brother needed some time to himself.

The door to the forge slowly slid open and Hiccup's head appeared in the doorway. Seeing that no one was inside he walked over to the axe that hung on the wall. It was the first axe he had ever made for his father. He had made others since then, which is why it hung on the wall of the forge, as a reminder to Hiccup that his father was proud of him.

He quickly left the forge, axe in hand and headed into the forest. Once he was far enough away from the village and had found his usual clearing he began swinging the axe around in frustration. Suddenly the trees became the humans who had shot down his brother. They became the arrows that had slowed him down. They became the net that had torn his tailfin. They became himself as he realised that it was his plan that had got Toothless hurt in the first place. His tactic that the humans must have figured out. Why had he been so foolish to think that they wouldn't catch on? They should have switched tactics for the last boat. Then the human's would never have seen them coming. They would never have made it to shore. Toothless would never have been hurt. It was his fault.

He took his frustration out on the trees, the axe swinging fast and precise, landing every mark. He was grateful for his dragon strength. He had sometimes thought about what he would be like if he had been born human. He had been born small, the same as his brother. They had both come into the world early and for that reason they were runts. But their dragon halves made up for what their human halves lacked. They had both turned out to be Night Furies. It was rare for siblings to be born the same kind of dragon. Unless they were twins, but most twins tended to be Hideous Zipplebacks. Hiccup could never understand how anyone could share a body but apparently it wasn't that bad.

Hiccup eventually slumped down against a tree, the axe falling limp at his side. He tried to let his mind wander onto another topic. His chieftain training with his dad, his forgery apprenticeship with Gobber. Anything that could keep his mind off Toothless. But no matter what he pushed to the forefront, he couldn't keep that question from appearing in front of everything else. How could he let this happen to his little brother?

"Hiccup?" His thoughts were interrupted by the voice beside him. He slowly opened his eyes which had closed in his frustration and turned to see a chubby boy with blonde hair and nervous eyes watching him.

"What do you want, Fishlegs?" he asked with a sigh. The boy sat next to him with a thump.

"I wanted to see how you were doing. Especially after what happened with Toothless. Is he ok? The whole village is worried since no one has seen any of you since the fight ended."

"I'm fine, Fish," Hiccup replied annoyed. "But Tooth… He's never going to fly again. And it's all my fault." Fishlegs stared at him in shock.

"But Gobber said he saw the whole thing! The human's shot down Toothless and you swooped in to catch him. How was him getting shot down your fault?" The boy's eyes were no longer nervous but firm and serious.

"It was my fault we stuck with the same plan for every ship. It was my plan and the human's figured it out and because of that they got to the shore and my brother was hurt." Hiccup ran a hand through his hair and rubbed his eyes in annoyance. Annoyed at himself.

"You listen to me Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third." Fishlegs now had his whole attention. It was not often he spoke like that. "That was not your fault. That could have been anyone's fault. You could never have known that you had to switch tactics in that moment. No one could have. Don't you dare blame yourself." Deep down Hiccup knew that his friend was right but he couldn't help the guilty feeling that sat in the pit of his stomach.

"It should have been me. Toothless doesn't deserve this."

"And you do?" Hiccup turned to look at the impatient expression on Fishlegs' face. "No one does, Hiccup. Now, are you going to come back to the village with me or are you going to sit here moping like a child all day?"

Hiccup didn't need to be told twice. He forced himself up and gripped the handle of the axe lifting it off of the ground. He and Fishlegs walked back to the village in silence. Once there, they went their separate ways, Fishlegs off to find his father and Hiccup off to apologise to his family for his dramatic exit.

As he approached he saw Valka and Toothless heading off out of the healers hut. Stoick emerged a few seconds later in conversation with the healer. She waved him off and the door shut behind her as she walked back inside. Stoick turned around just as Hiccup drew near. He stopped in front of his father and rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"I'm sorry about my attitude back there, Dad. I just… I'm angry at myself. It was my plan and if I had thought it out better then…"

"Hiccup." Hiccup didn't hear his father and carried on speaking.

"I should've known better. I should've changed tactics and-"

"Hiccup!" Stoick caught his son's attention by grabbing hold of his shoulders. Hiccup's forest eyes looked up into his father's blue ones. "It wasn't your fault."

"But-"

"No! Don't you dare blame yourself. There was no way you could have known. No way anyone could have known. Understood?" Stoick looked firmly into his son's eyes.

"Understood, Dad." Stoick smiled slightly.

"Good. Now, can you please go and find Gobber and Birger and tell them to meet me in the great hall." Hiccup nodded.

"Council meeting?" he asked. Stoick nodded back. "You want me to be there?"

"No," Stoick replied shaking his head. "I need you to assess the damage at the docks."

"No problem."

Stoick watched his eldest son walk away with a sad smile on his face. He loved his boys dearly, but sometimes Hiccup took too much responsibility on his shoulders. Responsibility that he didn't need to bear. But he wanted to help and protect the village as much as he could and Stoick was proud of him for that. Which was what would make this decision such a hard one.

Hiccup walked through the village keeping an eye out for Gobber and Birger. He eventually found them deep in conversation near the docks, Fishlegs by his father's side. Hiccup stood next to his friend and waited patiently for the two men to finish.

"There ye are lad!" Gobber called out once they had stopped talking. "You ok?"

"I could be better, but thanks for asking," Hiccup replied not really wanting to talk much more than he had to.

"Well don't you worry. I'm sure everything's fine." Gobber watched as Hiccup sighed with a downcast look on his face. He had been the boy's mentor in the forge and in some of his other training since he was small. He could tell when he was upset and annoyed. Usually it was with himself, though Gobber could never understand why.

"My dad said he wanted you two in the great hall," Hiccup said quickly changing the subject. The two men nodded and, not wanting to upset the chief, hurried off towards the huge hall that had been built right into the mountain.

"Are you not going?" Fishlegs asked from beside Hiccup. He shook his head. Normally he would since it was a part of his chief training, unless he was tasked with something else, like this particular instance.

"No, I'm doing damage checks," he replied. The two boys then silently headed down to where the main fight had taken place, Fishlegs coming along to help his friend as he quite often did.

They looked around but thankfully the fight had been pretty contained and the main damage was only to a few of the planks that made up the walkways between the boats. They didn't use boats very often anyway so it didn't really matter when they got around to fixing them. They were mostly here in case a tribe who had never encountered them before wouldn't get suspicious and learn that they weren't normal. Well, normal from a human's viewpoint. To them, humans weren't the normal ones.

Once they were done they headed towards the great hall. They walked on in silence until they passed the twins who were, as usual, with Snotlout. The twins were identical and looked almost exactly the same, except that one was a girl named Ruffnut and the other was a boy named Tuffnut. They both had long blonde hair but Ruffnut's was in three large braids, one on the left, one on the right and one down her back while Tuffnut's hair was loose.

Snotlout was Hiccup and Toothless' annoying cousin. He had an ego the size of the island and his stupidity surpassed most. Hiccup could tolerate him so long as there were no single women around, at which point he would try to show off, which normally ended very badly for him. He was also always trying to prove himself better than Hiccup.

"Hey, Fishbone!" he called out as he and the twins joined Hiccup and Fishlegs. Hiccup groaned. Snotlout had called him that ever since he was little because of his small size. He hated it.

"What do you want, Snotface?" He could see Snotlout scowl from behind him.

"Just wanted to see what you guys were up to," Tuffnut said before Snotlout could reply. As always, oblivious to the animosity between the two cousins.

"We're just heading up to the great hall to give the chief the damage report," Fishlegs replied just flat out ignoring Hiccup and Snotlout.

"Sounds good," Ruffnut said as they all carried on walking together.

Soon the hall was in sight and they all walked up the steps to the entrance. Hiccup pushed open the large doors and they all walked through. The great hall was pretty much exactly that. An enormous hall carved into a mountain. There were tables and chairs and a great fire in the middle that cast an eerie light across the room. But to Hiccup, it was comfort.

Sitting at a table in front of the chief's chair on the far side of the hall was a large group of men. Hiccup furrowed his brow as he counted the heads. He was sure there were only five council members. Stoick as acting chief, Gobber as his second in command and best advisor, Spitelout his brother as one of the tribe's best warriors, Mulch as food and supply advisor and finally Birger as the tribe's strategist. Taking a closer look he noticed it wasn't just men, it was also women. It was all of their parents. All except for Valka, who was no doubt still with Toothless.

"Hiccup!" Stoick called out. "There you are. There's something that we've been discussing that you need to hear. All of you." The five friends share confused looks before each taking a seat near their parents. Hiccup took a seat between his father and Gobber, eyeing them cautiously.

"After the events of today, especially concerning Toothless," Stoick began. Hiccup's head immediately fell into his hands. Gobber placed a comforting prosthetic on his back. "We've all discussed it together and we all agree that with all the invading humans, Berk is no longer a safe place to live. In light of this we have all decided, that the best way to protect our children, is to send you all away."

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