AN: WARNING, there's Science talk in this one. Also, concerning Hiccup's leg, i wrote why he has both legs in the first chapter...

Chapter 4

"My great great great great great grandson?"

Hiccup and Dax stood staring at one another, as if see the other in a new light. Their gazes held some level of scrutiny as well. They could see now how much they resembled one another, though there were some very distinct differences. Over a few generations Hiccups hair color had been diluted, leaving Dax's hair a sort of strawberry blond. The boy was shorter than Hiccup, and few shades paler. Also there were his braces, which were shiny and refracted the sun in ever direction. Dax cleared his throat, "Erm... So... um..."

He was cut off in his clueless sentence by a strange ringing sound. Hiccup watched as Dax reached into his pocket and pulled out a small nearly flat box. The look on the kid's face became one of pure shock. He exclaimed, "Oh, man! I'm late!"

He grabbed his bag, which had somehow found its way to the ground, and said, "I'm really sorry, Hiccup, but if I don't go now i'll be late for school and my parents will KILL me!" and with that he ran down the alley and turned in the direction he had originally been heading that morning. Hiccup ran to catch up with him and asked, "What's school? Why is it so important that you go there?"

Dax was walking fast and Hiccup barely managed to keep up with him, "Well, adults say that 'school is a place of learning and is absolutely essential to a good future', but in my opinion its just some place were parents put their kids for eight hours a day so they don't have to deal with them."

Hiccup scrunched up his nose, revolted, "That sounds terrible."

"Its not really that bad, as long as you don't run into any bullies. There's homework, but its like whatever... super easy, I mean."

He thought for a moment on the subject and made a decision, "Can I come?"

Dax turn to stare at him, already at the top of the school steps. He was quiet, debateing with himself, then he shrugged and replied, "Why not. Just follow me. First its science. The classroom's this way."

Dax pushed the door open and took a seat in the back, Hiccup sitting down next to him. The teacher turned from the blackboard to face the class, "Its good to see you finally decided to join us, Mr. Haddock, and who, may I ask, is your friend?"

"Sorry, Mr. Baity, I swear I won't be late again."

"That's all well and good, Dax, but you didn't answer my question."

"Oh... Um, he's...New."

"Very well then," Baity turned his attention back to the board and announce, "Today we'll be discussing electricity. More specificly, lightning. You see, light is created by a massive electrostatic discharge and..."

Hiccup interrupted him, "Sir, with all due respect, Thor creates lightning and causes it to strike when someone or something angers him."

The entire class laughed at this remark and Baity pushed his glasses up into place, "Son, Thor is a mythological figure believed in by the ancient vikings, science has proved that lightning is caused by the transfer of negatively charged particles to a conductive surface that is positively charge. You'll do well to keep your head out of the clouds. Now, as I was saying..."

Hiccup sank back in his seat, his eyes wide in shock. No Thor? No Odin? No gods? So everything he knew was a lie? How could that be?

An incredibly loud noise shook him from his thoughts. He covered his ears and asked, "Dax! What is that!"

Dax giggled softly, "Its just the bell. When you hear that it means class is over."

"Over? Already?"

"Hiccup, we've been here for almost an hour. You were zoned out for most of class. Come on, we have English next."

Hiccup got up and follow Dax to a different room that looked almost exactly the same as the last. He thought about what the man from the last class had said, and wondered if everything he believed in really didn't exist...