Stoick Arrives at Dragon's Edge

It was a peaceful day on Dragon's Edge, at least if you weren't at the docks. Under Hiccup's lead Dragon's Edge had become a major trading post for all sorts of people and the docks had to be completely redone to accommodate boats coming all the way from Rome and beyond. Hiccup had accumulated a vast fortune and managed to keep the greedy Roman Empire away with his large army of dragons and incredible defenses.

When Dragon's Edge came into view, Stoick and the men he brought with were awe struck at the wealth and power it held and quickly realized that they had no hope of taking it down. "Ha! Just because they have dragons and impressive looking defenses doesn't mean they know how to use them." said Snotlout. "Hold your lounge boy." snapped Stoick. "We need to get their help, not provoke them." Snotlout sat down in a huff.

While Stoick was coming in to dock, Hiccup was alerted of their prescience. "Well it looks like he's come to ask for help at last." said Hiccup. "About time, Berk must be on the brink by now." said Astrid. "Stoick's always been stubborn about askin for help lad, even when we were younger." said Gobber. "So long as he doesn't threaten me or my mate he can stay." said Hiccup. "Aye we'll make sure he behaves." said Gobber. "Then this meeting is adjourned, now if you excuse me I need to go see my mate." said Hiccup.

As the ship came in to dock Stoick saw that ships from around the archipelago and many he didn't recognize were all docked at the port. "My word, this place is massive." said one of the men. "How in the world did this place get so big in such little time." said another. "Hey! Don't forget those traitors live here, so if you see them bring them to the boat so we can deal with them." said Snotlout. This was one of the reasons Stoick made the trip, but he really doubt that they could bring them back now. "Welcome to Dragon's Edge." said the dock master once the men came off the boat. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave your weapons at the docks if you want to go into the city." "Why? Everyone else is taking weapons into the city, why not us?" demanded Snotlout. "Simple, we do not trust you, and the chief hasn't given you permission yet either." answered the dock manager. "Fine, fine, we'll leave our weapons here, but where can I find your chief? I have important business to discus with him." replied Stoick. "Well I don't know where he is, you'll have to ask one of the other leaders." answered the man. So Stoick and his men went into the town and found that it had a massive marketplace with goods from all over the world.

As the group where wandering around looking for the chief, or someone who knew where he was, they saw Fishlegs going around making sure everything was alright, wearing fancy clothing. "Hold it right there Fishlegs!" yelled Snotlout. "You have to come with us and face your punishment for betraying Berk!" "Ha! Like I'd go anywhere with you, here I'm one of the most powerful people on Dragon's Edge." said Fishlegs with amusement. "and unlike Berk, I have people who count on me and I have guards to protect me." As Fishlegs said that seven guards had come up behind him and gave Snotlout a hard look. Snotlout backed down to say the least. "Fishlegs do you know where Hiccup is, or at least the chief?" asked Stoick. "No I don't, I haven't seen Hiccup since I left Berk." answered Fishlegs. "And Striker our chief is currently home with his wife and is not to be bothered." Stoick was not happy with his answer and asked. "And what of the others?" "If you mean Astrid, the twins and our parents, they are all fine." answered Fishlegs. "Is Astrid still available? I want my maiden back." asked Snotlout. "She's sworn off marriage and leads our defenses, so leave her alone." said Fishlegs with an aggressive tone. "What! Why?" asked Snotlout. "The person she did like married someone else, they're still friends but she hasn't found anyone else yet." answered Fishlegs. "And she most definitely will never marry you after what you did to Hiccup." "And how do you know about that?" asked Stoick. "Heard it from Trader Johann." answered Fishlegs. "So you have no idea where Hiccup could be?" asked Stoick. "I would have thought a place like this would have grabbed his attention." "Sorry, but no one has heard from him since we left Berk." answered Fishlegs who then bid them adieu and went back to his work. "Let's head to the great hall, we might find some more answers there." said Stoick.

When they got there they found that the great hall was far more grand and larger than their own. Once inside Stoick noticed Gobber sitting at one of the far tables and looked like he had gotten some better prosthetices. "Gobber is that you?" asked Stoick. Gobber looked over and gave Stoick a scowl and said. "Oh, the high and mighty Stoick the Vast has come looking for help against the dragons by coming to the birthplace of dragon riding eh?" "Gobber, Berk is at the breaking point, if I don't do something soon Berk will be lost." said Stoick somberly. "Not my problem anymore, after Snotlout attacked Hiccup for no reason and you didn't lift a finger to help him, I had enough and came here." said Gobber. "Do you have any idea where Hiccup could be?" asked Stoick. "Why? So you can gut him like a fish? No dice." replied Gobber as he stood and walked away. Stoick soon realized that what had happened on Berk was known threw out Dragon's Edge and not many people were willing to give them any of their time. "Let's go see Astrid, she might know where the chief is." said Stoick.

The group of men quickly found where Astrid worked, the main fortress. An impressive structure of stone with simple yet elegant carvings along the walls. Astrid came outside on her dragon Stormfly and saw them and demanded. "What is it you want?" The men saw that Astrid had grown into a beautiful woman and was wearing a set of armor that matched the dragon she was riding. "I just want to know where to find your chief, I need to ask him something." answered Stoick. "If you really want to find him, then look where the leaders live." said Astrid "But since you can't go there without an invention or an escort, looks like I will have to take you." Snotlout was about to say something when Astrid gave him a look that could kill and he shut his mouth.

Astrid lead the men up to the highest part of the island where all the leaders lived. "Astrid what are the twins up to these days?" asked Stoick as they walked. "Ruffnut married Fishlegs and is expecting their first child soon, and Tuffnut helps out with scouting and defense." answered Astrid without looking back. "I see." said Stoick. "And no, I have no idea where Hiccup is." added Astrid. The group soon arrived at the largest house on the island. It was located at the edge of the forest and was made of stone, just like the rest of the buildings, and had a large open garden out front. "The chief likes to grow his own fruits and vegetables." said Astrid. "Most of the villagers help out in gathering food and supplies when we need them." "With all those boats at the port I'd imagine that you don't grow a lot of food here." said Stoick. "Actually besides training dragons, helping to solve dragon related problems and selling what we make here is how we make money, but we need to grow a lot of food to sustain everyone and the dragons." replied Astrid. "Luckily the dragons are a great help in making sure no one goes hungry." Soon everyone was at the front door of the house. They could hear quite a racket going on inside. "Looks like the chief and his wife are at it again." said Astrid. "They're making out?" asked Snotlout. "That's a word of it, yes." said Astrid. "Wait in the garden until they're done, you do not want to bother them right now."

After Astrid left and had some other guards come keep an eye on them and waiting an hour a servant came out and told them that the chief would see them. "Man it must have been loud inside with what was going on huh?" Snotlout asked the servant. "The master was in the woods, and the walls keep out most of the noise." replied the servant. "They where outside?" asked Stoick in shock. "Yes the woods are apart of the estate and are off limits to outsiders." answered the servant. The men where told to wait in the main room while Stoick and Snotlout where brought to the chief's office. The servant knocked on the door and said. "Master Striker the representatives from Berk are here." "Let them in." came a voice from the other side. When the door was opened and Stoick and Snotlout came in they finally able to see what the chief looked like

Note: This Story is a little out of my comfort zone and I am working on other fanfictions currently, so this one isn't going to be updated nearly as often unless I come up with something good to write