(Gobber tells hiccup to take a break)
Hiccup and Toothless sat in the shadow of some rocks looking out over the empty sea, the boy leaning against the dragon. High overhead, Hiccup saw the now familiar sight of the Night Fury circling around the island. He and toothless watched it, but still kept their eyes on the sea in case the armada showed up. Every so often, the Night Fury would take a dive close to the watching duo, but it still maintained its distance.
Finally getting bored staring at things, Hiccup pulled out his notebook and began to sketch the dragon circling the air. "What do you think it wants, Toothless?" he asked. "It's just been flying around. I know its watching us." Toothless (whined) in response.
Hiccup stopped doodling and absently twirled the pencil in his hand. "I just wish it would come closer. It would be great to see another Night Fury up close." He fiddled with the pencil some more, but (somehow drops it). The pencil rolled off the edge of the rock and clattered to the ground below. Hiccup got up and peered over the edge. He could see the pencil some thirty feet below, in a crevice not accessible by dragon. Hiccup sighed.
"I'm going to go get that, bud," he said. "You stay here and keep watch, alright?" The dragon eyed him as he stood up and inched his way off the rock.
It took a while for Hiccup to retrieve the pencil and return to Toothless. He clambered over the rocks and was about to reach their watch post when he heard the unmistakable sound of the wing beats of a dragon. Hiccup froze, listening for any sounds coming from the post. There were a few small noises of dragon claws on stone, but otherwise, nothing.
Slowly, Hiccup peered around the stone and saw what he had hoped to see. The second Night Fury was standing at the edge of the rock, clearly hesitant and ready to take off at the first sign of danger.
(Dragons interacting)
It was clear that this was not the first time the two dragons had met...
Toothless caught sight of Hiccup watching the two dragons and his pupils widened slightly, enough that the other Night Fury realized that the boy was there. It turned around, its pupils narrowing quickly, and, upon seeing Hiccup, took off into the sky. Toothless (screeched) at the other dragon, then beckoned at Hiccup, who vaulted over his rock and was in Toothless's back in an instant. But Toothless didn't take off. The duo waited there, watching as the Night Fury circled around.
"What are we going to do, Toothless?" Hiccup whispered, but the dragon only continued his watch. He soon saw why. The Night Fury alighted on a rock overlooking Hiccup and Toothless. It was in a defensive position, too high for any conventional weapon Hiccup could have thrown to reach it. Toothless (noise) again, and then motioned for Hiccup to dismount. Hiccup obliged, climbing off Toothless's back. He kept his hands up and his palms open, maintaining not quite eye contact with the Night Fury. Hiccup came to stand next to Toothless, who also kept his gaze on the other dragon. Toothless didn't curl his tail entirely around Hiccup, but it was curled enough that the dragon was clearly claiming the boy as his.
For a breathless moment the three of them stood there, waiting for the perched Night Fury to make the first move. And it did. Seeming to trust Toothless's judgement of Hiccup, the dragon leapt off its rock and landed with a gentle whoosh of air in front of the waiting duo.
The dragon circled around to Hiccup's left so that nothing but open air and Toothless's tail was between them. Hiccup turned slowly, following the dragon with his body. As they moved, so too did Toothless, who backed away until Hiccup stood closer to the Night Fury than he did to his dragon. The world seemed to pause as Hiccup took in his first full sight of a second Night Fury.
It was bigger than Toothless, older, clearly, with more stubby protrusions along its head and back. It was darker too, and harder to make out the spots of its hide. What was easy to see, though, were the numerous scars all over its body. This dragon had seen battle, both with other dragons and with Vikings. One long scar across its back was particularly neat, lacking the ragged edges that scars from dragon claws and teeth typically made. An ax or a sword had made it.
Hiccup took a deep breath and stepped towards the Night Fury, at the same time lowering his left hand and stretching out his right, making eye contact with the dragon. At the movement, it growled at him, and Hiccup stopped, glancing sideways at Toothless, who sat off to his right. Toothless stared back at the boy, then gestured with his eyes at the other Night Fury. Again, Hiccup stepped forward, inching along slowly. The bigger dragon eyed him, and the two maintainer eye contact while Hiccup stepped closer and closer. Hiccup kept quiet; the only sounds coming from him were his careful breathing and the clink of his prosthetic on stone.