AN: Here's chapter two. Not much action. sorry. Its more about Hiccup's first experiences in the big city and how little he really knows about it.
Chapter 2
The small group of teens burst through the doors of the Great Hall, interrupting the conversation Stoik and Gobber were having. "Stoik!" Astrid shouted and she ran up to him, the others following. She was out of breath, not the best way to be when delivering bad news. The tall, muscular man turned to face her, "What is it?"
Astrid spoke in between breaths, "Hiccup... He... I... A door..."
"A door swallowed Hiccup!" Tuffnut shouted.
Gobber looked at him, "What do you mean, 'a door swallowed Hiccup'?"
It was Astrid's turn, "Snotlout crashed into a cave under the island. We went in to check it out and a big stone door opened and sucked Hiccup and Toothless inside."
Stoik narrowed his eyes, "Take me to the door."
Fishlegs piped up then, "Um.. Sir. We kind of... can't."
"Why not?"
"The cave... it collapsed when the door closed. We can't get back inside."
MEANWHILE, in a place beyond Berk, far beyond, a city was bustling with activity. People were headed to work and school or caught in traffic. Enormous television screen hung from skyscrapers broadcasting the morning news. Nobody was aware of what was about to happen. Nobody was aware that their city was about to get two new guests that were a very long way from home.
Down in the warehouse district, a heavy metal door, adorned by years of rust and non-use, began to glow around the edges. The etched words on the door frame came to life and shined with a piercing white light. As quickly as it had happened, the glow died away and the time-worn door creaked open loudly. Through it came a skinny brown-haired boy dressed like he were coming from a renaissance fair and a huge black scaly creature with wings. Immediately, the boy turned back to the door and tugged at the handle. It didn't budge. He stepped back and inspected it. The beast made a pleading sound and the boy put his hand on its head, "I just can't figure it out, Toothless. The other door opened on its own, but this one won't move an inch. It looks like we're stuck here... Where ever 'here' is." Hiccup sighed. He needed to find out were he was and if anybody could help him get back home. Instinctively, he turned his eyes to the sky and was surprised at what he saw. There were no dragons flying up there, but there were strange metal contraptions soaring past the clouds. He patted his dragon on the head, "You better stay here and hide while I try to find out were we are." With that he ran off toward the sound of the city. Toothless ducked under a pile of toppled crates and tried to make himself not seen.
Hiccup emerged from an ally on to a crowded street. He looked at the people around him and how strangely they were dressed. I'm the one dressed strange, he realized, I need to find something to wear. He walked down the sidewalk glancing at the bright signs and window displays. What kind of place was this? A sign on the other side of a massive span of some type of black stone caught his eye. On top of the stone sat a barricade of metal boxes with wheels, upon closer inspection, he saw that there were people inside the boxes. Hiccup wanted to check out the place across the road so he dismissed the metal boxes for now and focused on get some place-appropriate attire. He stepped out onto the road, but stepped back immediately as one of the boxes almost hit him. He took a deep breath and bolted across the street, cars barely missing him and drivers honking and cursing. He heard one man shout, "What are you, crazy?!" but ignored it. He leaned his back to against the brick wall of the building and took a few minutes to let the mortal terror pass. After that he looked up at the glowing sign attached to the building and did his best to read the foreign words, "Hot Topic..."
Toothless was lonely and to be honest, a little frightened. Everything about this place just felt off. He hid and waited for Hiccup to return for about two hours. All the while gazing down to ally hoping to see a sign of his friend. A small figure came down the narrow passage dressed all in black and Toothless begun to growl at it. The figure put its hands up and said, "Don't worry, buddy, its just me. I Got some stuff for you." Hiccup scratched his dragon behind the ear then placed a long gold colored chain around Toothless's neck. A medallion with a weird "S" with a line through it hung from the chain. He put a red hat sideways on Toothless's head and said, "I saw somebody in a picture wearing it like that. Oh, and I got us some food." He pulled a paper bag with two yellow arches on it open and took out some very strange sandwiches, giving Toothless one he sat on the ground next to the Night Fury and started eating one himself, "The man I bought them from called them, 'cheeseburgers'."
After they'd finished eating Hiccup looked at the sun, so high up in the sky. It was exactly the same as the sun he saw everyday at home. He sighed again, "It seems like we'll be stuck here for a while..."