The shadow is rising from the east... Oh wait, not this one :P

So, here it is, the prologue for the most epic story on all of HTTYD Fanfiction!

I decided to make it EXTREMELY neutral so that whoever will be the first one to write (in fact, I know who it is already) will have total freedom over it. I might add some things to guide the story but nothing major like the main evil or such. (Not that it isn't tempting, would be cool to see how you'd write about it)

And about the genre of this story: A few people who suggested me genres both suggested adventure, which is decent I think. My personal favorites are Drama, Romance, mystery and adventure so let's get it on!

Anyways, are you ready? Let's go! -Read on!

The stars

Each time I look at them, I get an idea. The idea is not usually anything special, just something to keep me entertained for a while. Though that doesn't change the fact that I always feel calm when watching them.

Maybe that's because they remind me of the many night flights with Toothless. All those times we have glided over the surface of the ocean that so beautifully reflects those little lights, the vast ocean that never really calms, and the stars that can never be reached except in our dreams. They both make you feel so small in front of the universe, in front of the gods that created all this.

If a god really is a being that could create such magnificence, no mortal soul could ever reach them. Not in this life nor the others. We are puny compared to the ruling forces of these lands, no doubt about it.

But yet the beings that hold so much power have created us, the humans, and created a place for us to live in. A beautiful and peaceful place with so many different things to see and experience. If you're and adventurer soul, you will have no problem finding a journey that will take you to the far edges of this world and beyond. This is the kind of world that will astonish you every day until you die. This is the world we live in.

I never thought of these things before. That all started when I met Toothless, my dragon. I am yet to know his origin or his possible true birth-name if dragons have one but one thing's for sure; meeting him was the greatest thing that has happened in my life. Every day after that event I've felt more confident in myself. Every day since that I've felt at peace, like I've finally found a purpose for my previously miserable life. Toothless gave me that purpose.

I could feel his heavy and relaxed breathing under me as I stared in the sky. I know he was awake, he always was when we were out like this. He was just feeling what I was, at peace.

These night flights have changed me. They have changed me to be more like a Night Fury, they make me feel like I belong in the night, they make me feel more like my best friend. That same change has happened to him as well, except it was the opposite. Every day I could find signs of his behavior that more and more resembled the ones that humans have. We influence each other in a way that is good for us both.

An influence so powerful it might as well change us forever but neither of us didn't mind. We were together, that's all that matters.

The ocean lulled at the bottom of the cliff we were sitting on. This is a place only me and Toothless know about. It's a prefect place for thinking. No distractions, no noises of the village. Not even the sound of waves reached this high up. It was just the two of us in this world, a place and a moment I could spend a lifetime in without ever feeling bored.

I looked at Toothless who instinctively opened his other eye and looked at me. I let a small smile creep on my face before facing back up in the stars and the crescent moon.

That moon had been slightly bothering me this whole night, regularly sending chills through my back. Overall I was in peace, but this moon was something that made me ponder. A Crescent moon should never be as bright as the full moon. Then how come this moon shone brighter than the brightest star, even brighter than the light of the Flightmare.

"Come on bud, let's go back home. That moon is bothering me" I quickly whispered to my trusted companion, who immediately understood how I felt.

I climbed on his back and strapped myself to his saddle with a short metal wire and attached my metal prosthetic leg to it's own place in the gadget that controlled the flight of the dragon.

I turned to face the peculiar moon once more before jumping in the air with Toothless.

I have a feeling something is about to change.

Yeah yeah, all mysterious and stuff. Don't worry about the moon when writing, it doesn't need to be mentioned again if you don't feel like it. "Something is about to change" is a good way to start ANY adventure/story/whatever so please hold on :)

Ok, Now that I'm moving this story to you guys, I'd like to emphasize on one of the things I wrote in the rules section: Cooperate with other writers of this story! Especially the one who wrote the latest chapter and ofc me. That way we'll get this story progress a little smoother if possible.

Second: There are no specific main characters or genres in this fiction so you'll be free to use all of them BUT they have to fit in the story. Even though I suppose this will be a little more random than regular fics, let's still give it our best shot!

And oh, Any authors who have agreed to write a chapter or WANT to write a chapter, add me on your DocX contacts. Also if you're one of those who has not yet told me that they want to write, it's not too late, there's still PLENTY of room!

Lastly, as it is a community fic, I would deeply appreciate if you spread the word about it and we'd get even more writers to it! Thanks!

-Dawnbreaker