Well, I have now achieved a minor achievement as new HTTYD author: Get more reviews than you have chapters. Thank you all for supporting me! There's still a long way to go though.

I'm pretty nervous about writing this chapter since it's the first chapter when Osgar meets the others but it's also making me nervous because after this chapter, I don't really have a clear view on the next one... of course I have the main plot figured out but the details are lacking quite a bit... hmm... Anyway, that's the worries of the next chapter, now:

Read on!

3rd person POV

"Nice to meet you" Hiccup said, looking at the boy and raising his right hand for him to shake. The boy had already looked taller than him when he was lying on the beach but as he was now standing up, the feature was only emphasized and Hiccup could clearly see the boy was at least a good 10 centimeters taller than him. He didn't have as much muscle than for example Snotlout but he was extremely sinewy nevertheless.

"Nice to meet you Hiccup, my name is Osgar" Osgar replied, taking the gesture and firmly shaking the hand of Hiccup, observing him as he did.

"So, how are you feeling?" Hiccup asked quickly. He didn't need to wait for the answer for long. "I'm good. Your uh, father, gave me something to eat and I'm slowly regaining my strength. Could be a lot worse" Osgar said stretching his arms, not daring to mention his memory loss to the boy who had introduced himself as Hiccup. There would be no need to worry anyone with that as long as they acted friendly towards him.

"Oh that's good to hear" Hiccup said, his shoulders relaxing like he had been worried more than he seemingly should have. "Anyway, I guess I'm supposed to take you on a tour around the island and tell you how you got here. You see, You were unconscious when we found you." He continued. In Osgar's thoughts, the voice of this boy was clearly going through a voice break since it still had a childish tune to it but was starting to show signs of maturity.

"I'd appreciate that" Osgar finally replied after a moment of losing himself in his thoughts, relieved about the fact that he would finally get some answers.

"Then come, there's plenty of Island for you to see and many people to meet!" Hiccup said, gesturing Osgar to follow him as he turned on his heels. Or more precisely, a heel and a metal... thing...

"Hiccup, remember what we agreed. I'll meet you at the arena later on" Stoick's deep voice sounded behind Osgar.

"Yeah dad, I remember" Hiccup said, briefly turning to his father.

"And Hiccup..." Stoick said again "Take care of our guest"

"I will dad, can we go now? Or do you have some more godly important notes to make? There's really much for him to see you know"

Stoick just shook his head and headed towards the back of the house "Just go, I'll see you later"

"Come on Osgar" Hiccup said, leading Osgar outside the house. As Osgar stepped out the door he had to blink a few times as the sudden burst of sunlight in his eyes blinded him for a brief duration. Raising his hand to cover his eyes, he followed Hiccup who was confidently walking towards a group of teenagers waiting just outside the house, sitting on the large wooden staircase that lead to Hiccup's house.

As Osgar's eyes were finally adjusted to the sunlight, he finally dared to take his eyes off the ground and take a closer look at his surroundings.

The sight of the Town came to him as a complete shock. The town was located on a cliff just above the shoreline. Filled with numerous sturdy houses just like the one Stoick had, the village was beautiful in all of it's barrenness. He could see farmers leading their sheep through the village as little kids played around them. Men returning from fishing, carrying large baskets filled with freshly caught fish. The baskets seemed to be larger than the ones in his village, or at least he thought so.

A gray, rising statue of smoke in the distance marked the place for a smithy and a wonderful smell of fresh bread informed any outsiders about the location of food.

The village was filled with life and joy and everyone there seemed to be smiling. It was not the happiest smile there is, just like there would be something bothering them. Well, whatever that might be, it wasn't shoving in the daily routines of the people.

Osgar could only look in awe as the scene unfolded in front of his eyes. Yet he was quickly brought down to earth by Hiccup.

"Osgar, I'd like you to meet my friends" Hiccup said, gesturing to the teens sitting on the wooden steps. Osgar reluctantly moved his gaze from the figure of the town and faced the five teens who all had their eyes locked on him. He suddenly felt a little panicked. He has never got used to being the center of attention.

The first one to break the short silence and come greet Osgar was a chubby boy wearing a long light-brown leather shirt and a metal viking helmet with small horns compared to the mass of his body. "An excellent morning to you. My name is Fishlegs" the chubby boy that presented himself as Fishlegs greeted, hesitating a while but eventually raising his hand for Osgar to shake which he did.

"Osgar" Osgar simply replied whilst smiling at the boy, clearly relaxing him with his gesture. It was like he had been really nervous of meeting the new boy and now got the proof he needed to trust him even a little bit.

"And MY name is Tuffnut, the boldest and the most heroic viking on the island!" a skinny, dull-minded looking boy came to greet Osgar next with a big a smack on the shoulder. "And oh, that's my sister... Ruffnut" he continued indifferently, pointing a girl next to him with his thumb. The girl apparently heard that as she took off her helmet and smacked Tuffnut on the head with it. "Ow!"

"I'm sorry about my brother, he's a little slow. He probably meant me with those words anyway" The girl called Ruffnut said. "Oh, by the way, I- like -strangers..." she whispered slowly, leaning closer to Osgar's face as she did but was soon interrupted by Tuffnut tackling her to the ground. The two identical-looking siblings started fighting on the ground, changing hits with each other every few seconds. Osgar could only stare at the sight of the twins fighting and just wonder what had just happened. He turned to Hiccup with a questioning look drawn on his face.

"That's the twins for you" Hiccup shrugged, not looking concerned at all.

"Yeah, you better get used to that" A female voice was heard behind Osgar. "My name is Astrid and I'd already like to warn you that if you're here to cause ANY trouble, I will make sure the next place you'll ever be seen is at the bottom of the sea!" The girl exclaimed, her words gaining weight with each word, ending up with a sound very closely related to "I'm going to kill you" kind of voice. Astrid was clearly a warrior-type girl with a steady voice and a strong, firm appearance. She was wearing a skirt made of wide leather strips, each one coated with metal spikes. She had a short-sleeved shirt with various shades of green, topped with relatively large, spiked shoulderguards. She also had a thin leather band around her head, drawing a distinctive line between he braids and the rest of her hair. This girl clearly had a note on her that said: "Touch and you'll never see your hand again"

"I understood" Osgar replied carefully. Apparently not everyone on this island was as friendly as they appeared on the outside... well, not that Astrid appeared that kind on the outside anyway.

Astrid turned away from Osgar, returning to her place on the steps.

"Don't worry about Astrid, she might be a little hard on the outside but she's really kind if you get to know her" Hiccup said quietly. "Let's just say that the previous stranger we had on the island left some scars on her and that's why she's now mean to almost every new face."

"Ok, I get that... but you know, after that introduction, I think I might be too scared to get to know her and see her kind side"

"Don't worry Osgar, she'll be fine after a while"

"I sure hope so"

"Yeah.. well anyway, last *and probably the least* Snotlout" Hiccup said the last part almost inaudibly as a muscular, cocky looking boy stood up.

"Thank you Hiccup! I always enjoy my name being said out loud" The boy called Snotlout cheered, spreading his arms like a champion after a successful match, slamming one of them into Hiccup's back with such force it almost made him tumble.

The boy was wearing a green short sleeved shirt that left the muscles on his hands to be seen. He also had a vest made out of black fur and on top of his head he had a large-horned helmet that covered his messy black hair.

"My name is Snotlout and you better remember that. I don't like repeating my own words" Snotlout said, getting a mute comment from Astrid who was staring at the sky on the wooden steps. "Yeah, because you don't usually remember what you've SAID" she muttered to herself.

The boy Squeezed Osgar's hand tightly as if he was trying to show off his strength and that he was not to be messed around with. "Well, he's the second one today" Osgar thought, squeezing back with a sufficient amount of strength to keep his own hand from being crushed under the massive pressure.

"Ok, now that we've done with the introductions, there's a lot of island for Osgar to see" Hiccup said happily, clasping his hands together with a loud slap. He was greeted with a few agreeing nods and a confused sound from Ruffnut and Tuffnut who were still fighting.

Soon after all of them started walking, Osgar following closely behind Hiccup who was in the lead as he was the one who explained where everything is. Every once in a while Fishlegs also threw in some notes about a certain place's importance in building the village or other facts Osgar found interesting. He was especially interested in how the Vikings in this village were able to stand 9 months of snowing and freezing temperatures and another three months of hail.

"Well, that indeed used to be hard until the Druhhhhh..." Fishlegs stopped, bending over as Astrid elbowed him in his stomach

"Because we're vikings! We're way tougher than we may look" Astrid said, not even caring to look at the boy she had just hurt.

"Ouch... Why'd you do that for! We've discussed this, that is not a decent form of communication!" Fishlegs cried out, still holding his stomach which turned out to be a mistake as his side was left uncovered. Astrid saw that and elbowed him again in the ribs, silencing the chubby boy.

"So Hiccup, shall we continue? may I suggest the great hall?"

"Excellent idea Astrid!" Hiccup exclaimed seemingly enthusiastically. "Follow me guys"

They cut around the corner of a large storage building just to find themselves at a steep stone staircase leading to a pair of gigantic wooden doors at the side of the medium-sized mountain in the middle of the Town, blocking the view to the northern parts of the Island.

"There it is, the great hall! That is where we spent the most of our celebrations all the way from Birthdays to Snoggletog. It is also a good and peaceful place for reading and concentrating if you ever need one. The shelves in the hall are filled with books so if you're a knowledge hungry person, you might want to go there." Hiccup said

"Oh, I've read all the books there, they are so interesting! Especially the one that.."

"Fishlegs!"

"Fine, fine... I was just thinking to share it with him..."

"Anyway, I find no reason for us to go there as it's mostly just a huge, cold empty room which is only rarely used for the purposes I just mentioned" Hiccup explained "Should we move on then?"

"You tell me, I don't know the next place" Osgar shrugged, glancing towards the others behind his back. Snotlout had been strangely quiet with the twins thorough the whole tour even though they were the ones who introduced themselves with the most eagerness. Well that is, if you have an idea what "Silent" means with the twins. They were constantly bickering on each other, a thump heard every now and then as one of them fell to the ground.

"How about the Forge? I think this guy should meet Gobber before going to the arena." Snotlout suggested in a peaceful, cool manner "I see, the guy also has this "cool" side in him, hmm, who could've thought." Osgar thought. "I mean, he was the one to carry him to your house for the rest of the trip, I think Gobber deserves to see him awake"

"You're right Snotlout. Besides, the forge is on the way so it's no big deal." Hiccup replied to Snotlout's comment

"So who is this Gobber?" Osgar questioned

"Oh you'll see. He's the scariest and most deadly viking on the entire island! He's only good for making weapons so we've locked him inside the forge so the only person he can hurt is himself!" Tuffnut crept behind Osgar, followed by Ruffnut creeping up on him from the other side "Yeah, Except the ones that look at him in the eyes. Those are the people he will remember and if he ever gets free, he will come for those first!"

"Sooo, what are ya guys doin'!" A cheerful voice sounded behind Osgar

"Gobber!" Tuffnut and Ruffnut sceamed as a peaceful looking man grabbed them by the shoulders. The rest of the teens chuckled at the sight.

The man looked like he had been knocked in the head more than a few times, his large lower jaw pushing out and revealing his irregular row of teeth. He was wearing a dirty white shirt with a vest made of fur on top. Although the most distinctive feature was his left hand and his right leg which were both partially made of wood . His left wooden hand also had a pair on tongs attached to it.

"So, ya must be the lad we found a few days ago! Welcome to Berk, the most beautiful island there is in the whole area a hundred sea miles to every direction!" The man obviously called Gobber said, patting Osgar on the shoulder. Osgar friendly greeted him back with his name although the only thing he could really think of was what Gobber had just said. If Berk was the only island in such a large area... no, no, no, he only said it was the most BEAUTIFUL island in the area. There's still hope that his village was close by because he was absolutely sure that Berk indeed wasn't the village he had been living in. If only he could remember more...

"Anyway, I was just getting an order from Gothi. Apparently she needs a new walking stick. Heh, not that I've seen her use the first one I made her in a long time. You know, it's really a long way to the top where she lives, phew... I'll be going now. It was nice seein' you Osgar! Hiccup, be sure not to scare him with the surprise!" Gobber yelled as he walked towards his forge, whistling a song unfamiliar to any of them.

"He's the scary man you were talking about?" Osgar asked, directing his words to the twins.

"uh... yeah. He like... ONLY turns into that monster in the night and then like eats people, it's SO awesome!"

"You never mentioned anything about a monster before"

"So? That was what we MEANT anyway" Tuffnut said, throwing a high five to her sister.

"Ugh, what if we just kept going to the arena, I think Gobber just ruined you the surprise of being surprised anyway" Hiccup said and the rest of the teens all agreed.

After a while of walking they arrived at a medium-sized cliff at the edge of the village, a large inset mined in it to create a shape of a bowl. An arena if you wish. Above the arena there was a steel net that looked very much like a giant spider web, meant to capture or in this case, keep something in. Osgar also spotted Stoick at the entrance of the arena, holding onto a lever that supposedly opened the gate that allowed passage in or out the arena.

"Ahh, you guys finally made it" Stoick said from a distance, yet his voice clear as day to everyone around. "So, what do you think Hiccup, is out guest in for a surprise?"

"Well, to be exact, Gobber kind of already told him we have a surprise for him so I'd say he's prepared" Hiccup shouted back, his father nodding and pulling the lever in his hand, opening the gate to the arena and stepping in. he walked all the way across the arena to a pair of large wooden doors that were reinforced with metal parts and held shut by a massive log hanging from a pair of thick ropes.

"So then, Here we go!" Stoick said and pulled another lever on the wall, removing the log and opening the wooden doors.

Even though the surprise was ruined by Gobber, the teens and Stoick still had a pretty good idea that Osgar was NOT expecting anything like this!

*RROOOAAARRR!"

Holy shoot, these chapters only keep getting longer, I must do something about that...

And sorry for the interruption here but I'm pretty sure you all guess what was behind the doors anyway.

Anyway, if you're wondering why I referred to the familiar main characters with something like "a boy, the girl with... etc." that's only because even though it's in 3rd person, It was still the very first time Osgar met the others so it sort of had his POV mixed in it.

I suppose this chapter was a bit hard to write (and I can tell it can be seen in a few places) but I hope it didn't completely ruin your image of this story, the juicy parts are still ahead you know :)

-Dawnbreaker

-"Don't be surprised if you find yourself surprised"

Also, one last note: I have 3 really cool story titles in mind and I WILL use them in the future but now is YOUR chance to get to write one (or two) of them! (that means I wouldn't use it anymore myself and the rights will go to you.) If you're looking for a story idea, one of the three might be just for you. PM or review me for details.