Okay then, a few people have mentioned me having a few grammar mistakes in the story and I'd REALLY like to thank those people! I mean, finally I'm getting your opinions and feedback like they way they should be, honest. Now I have something to focus on while writing the story :)

I just read about this one game on a newspaper. It features vikings and Norse mythology and guess what? It's been made by STOIC studios! The game is called the Banner Saga. Coincidence?

But I'm not going to waste your time anymore;

Read on!

Osgar's POV

"Ok guys, gather up" Hiccup yelled over the loud roars and grumbles of the dragons that now occupied the arena along with their riders.

The dawn had arrived quicker than any of them had thought as the whole village was under a state of confusion and terror. A state that made people run around, screaming about dragons, catapults and raids. Some may say it was just like the old good times, but the most knew that wasn't true. The life had got so much easier after Hiccup befriended Toothless and tamed the dragons. No-one wanted to go back to the time of the raids anymore, they were the past.

"As you all know, mildew has once again blamed the dragons of something they haven't done. Even though Fishlegs here thinks that Toothless did it, it still doesn't mean Mildew's right. We all know how our own dragons behave in different conditions and I'm more than sure it wasn't any of their doing." He continued, speaking loud and clear as the arena was quickly settling down.

"But can you be sure the storm last night didn't have any effect on the dragon's behavior? I mean, I was lucky to keep Hookfang so that he didn't burst into flames... more than 4 times..." Snotlout said, obviously proud of what he had accomplished, even though in my opinion it didn't sound too amazing.

"For once he has a point there Hiccup. I'm happy I'm not full of holes right now because Stormfly got really, really nervous and started shooting spines all over the place. The only thing kept me from being nailed was my shield and quick reactions. Thank god she didn't breathe magnesium on me..." Astrid said, patting Stormfly on her muzzle as gently as she could in such an overwrought state. The blue dragon hummed in response and pushed it's head even deeper into Astrid's embrace.

"Not you too Astrid! You can't be telling me that even you believe Toothless did it!" Hiccup yelled, accompanied by Toothless who led out an unsatisfied grunt, raising his entire body a few centimeters off the ground in a slightly threatening manner.

"I never said that Hiccup! I'm just saying that maybe Snotlout has a point in what he said. The dragons' behavior was affected by the storm, and not in a good way" Astrid said, letting go of Stormfly and walking to Hiccup. She harshly poked Hiccup's chest with her index finger, obviously frustrated about his words.

"I know guys, I've studied the dragons"

"Then why did you ever say that the storm didn't affect them!?"

"I didn't say that either Snotlout! ugh, could you please listen to what I'm trying to say here!" Hiccup shouted, clearly annoyed in this stressful situation. From what I've seen he's not the kind of guy to lose his temper quickly but then again, it's his dragon that's been blamed. "Okay, I never told you guys YOUR dragons wouldn't be affected but think of it. Toothless is a Night Fury! He's born for the storms and the night! The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, remember? Toothless did't let out a squeak all the night!"

"Yeah, because he was destroying the catapult, of course you didn't hear him make a sound!" Snotlout yelled. This conversation was really getting intense and I'm not sure how I should handle it. For now I think I might just follow what happens.

"You're really NOT helping! I thought we're in this together! You really think Mildew will be pleased after he gets Toothless off the island? NO! He's going after ALL the dragons! Including Hookfang!" Hiccup said, this time slightly more peacefully, pointing at Hookfang's enormous figure next to Snotlout.

"Don't worry boy, he doesn't mean it..." I could hear Snotlout whispering to the red dragon right after Hiccup had finished his little speech.

"So... Are we going to discuss about how to prove mildew wrong or not? Because if we don't make anything up soon, the whole town will turn against us and the dragons and then it's already too late to avoid the disaster." Astrid joined the conversation next to Hiccup.

"Oh now you changed your mind...." I could hear Hiccup muttering, facing his head away from Astrid.

*SMACK*

"Ow! What was that for!"

"For questioning me" Astrid replied sternly, pulling her fist back.

"Hey! I got an idea! How about we actually destroy something with our dragons so that Mildew can't blame them about something they HAVEN'T done?" Tuffnut excitedly butted in the conversation, gaining a facepalm from each and everyone present. Even her own sister smacked him for the stupid idea.

"Okay, maybe that wasn't the smartest idea but hey, here's the next one! How about we..."

"Tuffnut!" everyone shouted, clearly not wanting to hear any more ridiculous ideas of this not-so-bright guy.

"Blow up Mildew instead..." He still muttered.

"Tuffnut, we're not blowing up anybody or anything!... Hey, wait a second. You MIGHT just have a point there!" Hiccup said, rubbing his chin like I've seen him do a few times when he's thinking about something.

"HICCUP! You can't actually be considering blowing up Mildew!" Fishlegs exclaimed with a shocked face. Even all the other teens had a surprised expression on their faces as Hiccup stated his opinion.

"No, no, no! I was just thinking that MAYBE if we found something else for him to do for a while, he couldn't continue agitating the people and it might just give us some more time! Figuratively speaking ´blow him out of the town´you know, just for a while. I'm sure my father will help us with this case. I know he's on our side." Hiccup said, spreading his arms and waiting for any feedback that was sure to follow.

"That's a great idea! That way Mildew shouldn't bother us by motivating the villagers to any sorts of riots or anything like that!" Fishlegs agreed. Even though he had been on "Mildew's side" a while, I think he cares about his dragon more.

Overall, even though I'm only been on this island for a short time, I've realized that the dragons seem to be a very valued topic around here. And what makes them even more special is that the only dragons the can actually be ridden are the ones these teens have. Does that make them special as well? I don't know that yet but considering the whole village is actually thinking of driving the dragons away gives me a feeling they might not be as precious after all... hmm. Could it be that the people are just afraid of them?

"But we still need a plan to convince the people that the catapult was not destroyed by Toothless or any of the dragons. Any ideas for that?" Astrid said, this time even directing the question to me as well.

"We'll think of that later. Now we're already late from our patrol and we have to start the plan of getting Mildew something else to think about. I'll say we go to talk to my dad after the normal patrol" Hiccup stated, quickly hopping on his dragon with precise movements that can only be achieved by experience.

"And oh, Osgar, as you can't join us on the patrol and I think we're going to take a lot time there today as we have to fly further away from the village to avoid being seen, plus we have the plan to take care of. I'll say you go exploring the town until lunchtime or so." Hiccup told me as the last thing before he dashed away from the gates of the arena, soon followed by the other teens flying their own unique dragons. I could only amaze as they flew above me. Their pure size was enough to thrill me but seeing how gracefully they flew with their wings beating the air in solid, flowing movements, I couldn't help but to stare at them with my mouth gaping wide open.

"See you at lunch at my place!" Hiccup shouted and they left, the dragons quickly accelerating to a speed I have never seen before. Not even the fastest kind of fish could ever reach that velocity.

"Wow..." I muttered to myself as I made my way towards the gate, closing it by pulling the lever on the outside.

"I wonder what it's like to fly a dragon. It must be terrifying in the beginning but maybe you'll get used to it. After all, it can't be much different than the shaking and waving of a fishing boat in a storm, right? Well, considering that boat is flying in several hundred meters and a drop from there will crack you open like an egg..." I thought to myself but shook my head in disbelief as I couldn't even believe what I was thinking. There's a huge possibility that I'll never even ride a dragon so why bother my mind with such things as flying one!

I slowly made my way to the center of the village where Hiccup and the rest had already taken me, taking in the sights on the way. Sometimes I felt like I stopped at every single rock or a patch of grass that reminded me of something. Something familiar, yet something blurry.

As I focused on my surroundings a bit closer, I could see that the entire village was built thinking about the dragons. The rooftops were obviously reinforced with an extra layer of wood or support beams and even the roads were mostly made of stone, preventing the dragons' massive weight pressing down the sand and creating holes in the ground. Even the people here seemed to be adjusted to the dragons living among them as nearly all of them carried a fish or two inside of their other stuff. Not that the fish couldn't have been eaten by the people themselves but I just got the idea that way.

"Huh, maybe I should start carrying some fish as well"

Well, I got to admit that Hiccup was right about having me circle around the town and explore it. The town had so much things to see!

It was like everything around me was reminding me of those creatures. I don't know why but I feel this strange connection to them, just like they'd been a part of my life for a long time already but that can't be possible, I just met them! Especially now as the whole town was on the verge of a mental breakdown due to Mildew's convincing and frightening words about the raids coming back. I'm not quite sure what is a raid but I didn't like the sound of it, especially from his mouth.

I've most definitely made my mind on this case and I'm standing on Hiccup's side. That smelly old grandpa is crooked in his mind! The dragons seem to be noble and kind creatures and everyone that wishes harm to them is a complete moron. Well, that's only my opinion of course.

Then I thought it would maybe be a good idea to sit down for a while, you know, just to take in the scene without worrying about such annoying and distracting things like movement.

I sat down on a small rock a little further away from the center with the catapult debris, just gazing at the view of the town hustling around me, listening to the voices people were making. Some hasty and loud, some more delicate. Even the smells were a thing to amaze. The smell of freshly caught fish in an other direction, smell of bread in the other. If there was something good about the speech that old guy gave this morning, it was definitely that the village had become alive. Well, I don't really know how this town usually is but compared to anything I've ever seen it's pretty lively.

"If there's actually a place like this in this world, I'd like to know more about it" I quietly muttered, my eyes moving from one sight to another as the scenery constantly changed in front of my eyes. At some point I could see a man with a metal bucket on his head, negotiating with someone about something what seemed to be chickens and the other moment you could see a fighter practicing his axe-throwing skills at the side of a thick-walled house.

"Wait a second... Maybe I can find more about this place!" I thought and got really excited about the sudden idea. "Didn't Fishlegs tell me that there were shelves full of books at the great hall? There must be some books about the place's history as well!"

I launched my body off the rock, using my hands to lift me up and instantly started heading towards the stone staircase that lead to the great hall. "And I also get to see that place now, it's a double win."

I basically dashed up the steep staircase and stayed a while on the upper ledge, staring at the humongous wooden doors that stood, ever so mighty, at a good three meters above my head. I placed my hand on the surface of one of the doors, pushing it back slightly and for my surprise I noticed that it was open.

I took a quick peek in the pitch-black hall from the doorway until fully opening the door to let in some light. That light revealed the true characteristics of the place but one thing stood above all else; The place was huge!

At the other end of the lengthy hall was a throne-like object made of a single, solid piece of wood. Or at least that's how it looked like from a distance but that wasn't the most amazing or surprising thing about that throne.

It was the thing lying right in front of it.

It was a dragon!

Well? What do you say?

I'm sorry about not updating earlier but I've been on my test week and that has really taken the toll on my writing and reading but I REALLY hope it doesn't affect the quality of this chapter :) At least I'm happy with it.

Please review! :D (This time I'd especially want to hear about if I've succeeded in characterization or not. I want to know this because it's my first story on HTTYD and I'd really appreciate any feedback that might just help me)

Also please go vote on my poll about what story should I write after this. Will it be one of the options on my profile or do I immediately start on the sequel?

Anyways...

-Dawnbreaker