Stoick's POV
He was stolen. He was stolen by that devil. My….. son. Hiccup was stolen by the devil because I was treating him unfairly. I mean, I treated him unfairly before he was a dragon, but it was even worse after.
I regret it. Not only was I being unfair to my son and his best friend, but I was being unfair to myself, and the gods. I had been disrespecting to another person of my level, and I had dishonored the gods. I wasn't accepting Hiccup as I had before, because he finally found his way to make his one good mark. Even after he made his one good mark, there were too many bad ones that other people of my village wouldn't forget. I couldn't accept Hiccup as I found him. I wanted to find my brave son, with his obnoxious dragon, on an island somewhere. I made it my whole plan to do that.
At the time, after I found Toothless, I thought I had failed my plan. I thought Toothless was just trying to break it to me easily that Hiccup was dead, leaving no heir to my throne. But as it turned out, Hiccup was a dragon, too. Not only had he changed species, but he had also changed genders. Now I had a daughter, instead of my son.
I wasn't sure what to do, so I just brought him -her- back to Berk. She and Toothless walked around, and she collapsed from extreme exhaustion every once in a while. She looked more awake though. She looked...comfortable. She looked like she felt like she finally belonged. Like she had always wanted, but I had been too busy to show her before, that she did belong.
I didn't know how to be around her, so I used my vast knowledge from being alive for so long. I avoided the problem, like Hiccup did when he broke Astrid's heirloom axe. Okay, word got out after a while that he broke Astrid's axe. When she found out, I'm pretty sure he almost lost another appendage. Sadly for him, I already knew that Gobber had broken and replaced that axe about a year before. So that might have been a low point in my parenting experience.
I avoided Hiccup because I was afraid to deal with her. I was afraid that I might be, plasma blasted or something. Okay, that wasn't my real fear because I'd faced worse than plasma blasts. I was afraid that she wouldn't remember. I was afraid she'd forgotten who she was before.
That night, the village demanded to see if Hiccup had made any progress as a dragon. I was astonished that they wanted something from her. They never wanted anything from her as a human, except space from her. So, because I had authority and a great best friend, I forced Gobber to go tell them. He said he knew just what to do.
So Hiccup and Toothless staggered out of the Forge a few moments later, and Toothless took off. He whizzed around, and I wasn't used to him flying without Hiccup on his back. He looked understaffed without Hiccup sitting atop his noble back, like he needed his rider. A few moments after that, my new daughter took off. She flew around, and she looked free. I wished for just that second that I could've been her.
The next night, she left. We woke up on the third day, and I thought I could make it up to Hiccup. I thought that day would bring me closer to….her. I wanted to have my child again, no matter how they looked or their gender. I wanted my Hiccup back. And I didn't get her.
She had to have left that night. And she left me, and everyone else she cared about on this island. It made me angry, of course, but most of all, it made me sad. I hadn't had the time to make things right with her. She didn't know that I still loved her as my child. She didn't know that I still wanted her on Berk, and I guess that's why she left.
On Berk, everyone gave her funny looks. The children laughed and played with her. Her teenaged friends just laughed at her new form. She was an outcast, with only Toothless to comfort her. And I guess she felt like nothing was left for her on Berk, so she flew away.
After that day, I was in denial for quite a while. I sent out ships and search parties, hoping that she would return one day. I sent out every ship we had, and when they came back with no sight of the two Night Furies, I sent them back out to recheck. I sent out most everyone who had a dragon, and only the smallest children and Gothi stayed on the island. I did everything to find that little girl. I did everything I could to find my daughter. She was nowhere to be found.
No matter how bad my son had been, no matter how many bad things he did to Berk, I still loved him. He was my son, my only child, and my only family. I still loved him after he was a she dragon. I loved her then. I still love her now.
Hiccup's POV
You've got to flap harder if you want to go higher. You have to flap steadier if you want to hover over something! Flying is all about the rhythms! Rhythms! Toothless yelled at me from where I was attempting to hover over a rock. He wanted me to fly higher, he wanted me to reach the sky. I told him he was crazy if he thought I was going to touch the sky. He yelled at me to start flying then.
Harder! HARDER! 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4! He speed counted, trying me to get my wings flapping harder.
I can already fly, why do I have to do this? I whined
Because I said so! Rhythms are everything in flying! If you want to go faster, you have count faster! Go with the beat of your heart at first. 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4! He took off and started to flap his wings steadily, and I tried to go with them. I could hear the pulse of his wings. 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, it whispered. I could hear the beat, and I tried my best to flap at a steady rhythm.
There you go, Hiccup. Toothless said gently. I was beating my wings faster and faster, and I was starting to rise. I was going up, and up, and up and….HICCUP! Get down, right now! Toothless screamed. I was higher off the ground than I had suspected. I immediately stopped flapping at all. A huge mistake.
Toothless' POV
AHHHHH! The girly scream rang out. Except this time it was Hiccup, and appropriate. I almost died of laughter. After I finished my 'episode', I landed. Then walked over to where Hiccup 'landed' and helped her up. Remember, pay attention to your surroundings! I scolded as I helped her back up.
Well that's easier said then done! She shot back, sending me a slight glare.
I was growing slightly impatient with how long this was taking, but I forced myself to remain calm. Ok, get back up there and try it again. Hiccup looked like she was about to protest, but complied either way. Once she was back in the air, I began to coach her again. Now, keep rhythm in mind, but ALSO watch your environment. Hiccup proceeded to do this for a while and was doing good... up until she crashed into a tree.
Yet again, I tried not to die of laughter. Yet again, I failed. Hiccup shot me yet another glare, but didn't act on it. I composed myself and helped her up. Is there a better, not so dangerous way to do this? She asked impatiently, and I shook my head.
I tried to stifle my laughing but, of course, I could not. I ended up rolling on the ground with laughter whilst Hiccup glared daggers at me.
Can we call it a day? I don't feel like being a source of your entertainment. Hiccup said with slight undertone of annoyance. If you call intentionally making each word louder and angrier than it should've been, slight annoyance. No, you need to get this right. I said while shaking my head.
And so began a series of failed attempts at learning how to fly and land properly. Hiccup had the flying part almost perfected after several hours, but landing was still a whole different story. I still tried, and still failed, at concealing my laughter. After each attempt, I would often get hit in the face with her tail, and it was often painful.
This wasn't to say I wasn't helping Hiccup, she just wasn't getting it as fast as I would've liked. Remember again, just gently tap the ground. I would say. She would attempt to land, and fail to do so, often ending up collapsed on the ground in a heap of exhaustion and frustration.
By the time of Hiccup's 50th attempt, it was well past mid-day, so I finally decided to call it a day. Come on, that's enough for today. When Hiccup heard those words, relief shone on her face. She collapsed once again, but this time, it was in a heap of relief.
Hiccup's POV
I was beyond relief when Toothless called it a day, I hurt everywhere and was extremely exhausted.
Hiccup's POV
You want to go back and get some rest? Toothless asked me. I peeled myself off the ground to respond to him. I was tired then, but my physical state never interfered with my mental state before.
No, I was actually thinking of staying and trying to land some more. I said sarcastically. Toothless cocked his head.
Really? He asked proudly, like he'd built some sort of thing in me called "stamina". He most definitely hadn't.
No. I said truthfully. Toothless smiled a little.
I love your sarcasm. He said, looking at me with this odd glaze over his eyes.
Oh, good. That means you don't have to get used to it then. I turned my body in the direction of the cave and intended to limp my way there. I got some unneeded help, though.
Toothless' POV
Hiccup turned away from me and tried to limp her way to the cave, which was a good fifteen minute flight from there. I rolled my eyes at her, she had this crazy determination that made very little logical sense to me. I kind of liked it, it was amusing to watch.
Come on. I'm not waiting a half hour for you there. We're flying. I said. She groaned and ran into the bushes. I ran after her, only to find that she'd flown off.
Hiccup! I roared, getting ready to race her. I took off and flew like lightning. I quickly flew past her, and she sped up a little.
Great, just beat the new girl flier and bring down her confidence! She fake wailed as she tried to flap faster. I felt bad for a few seconds, so I let her catch up. She then speeded in front of me.
Ugh! Hey! That's not fair! I shouted.
I never said you had to slow down! Hiccup called in front of me. I cocked my head at her, and I saw the cave right below her. I dove for it.
What are you doing? She asked me as I flew inside the cave.
Oh, you found the cave. She said happily, as she hovered above the ground, not daring to land.
Yes, yes I did. Why don't you walk over to me? I asked cautiously.
Okay? She said, but it came out as a question. She lightly landed on the ground and walked over to me without faltering. My jaw dropped down, and I quickly put it back up to smile smugly.
What? What's with the smugness? Hiccup asked.
You know how you kept trying to land and failed? I asked, getting my proud smile ready.
You're going to bring this up now? Hiccup somehow managed to say this with a completely flat tone. I ignored her question.
Guess who just landed flawlessly? I asked excitedly.
Hmmm, you? She asked unenthusiastically.
No, you! I said happily, and put my proud smile on.
Hiccup's POV
Really? That gave me a boost of confidence. I did it. I landed on the ground, on my feet, and didn't kill myself. I swore that would've taken forever.
Yes, you did. See? I'm a great teacher.
No, I'm a great student.
See? That was the point of this lesson, Hiccup. I taught it. He said triumphantly. I smiled and rolled my eyes at his logic.
You still make no sense. I stated truthfully.
Yes I do. I want what every other dragon wants, I like what every other dragon likes, I eat what every other dragon eats... Being a male Night Fury is the only way I differ from them. Toothless argued.
What does every other dragon want? I asked curiously. I was never told.
You don't know? I shook my head. I wanted to know, but how could I if I had never been told?
A family. Any family. It doesn't have to be conventional or anything. Take you for example, you aren't exactly "conventional family". But you're my only friend, and you are my family right now.
It feels nice to have you as my family, too, Toothless. I told him.
What did you want as a human? He asked me curiously. I sighed and gave in.
A sense of belonging. I wanted to be like the rest, I wanted to be brave and strong. But I'm not. I wouldn't have ever been a real viking, because I'm far too soft. I am smarter than the average viking, though. So I do have a few advantages on them. But now, with you, all I think I want is… A real family. Like a conventional one. With a mother and a father and children. I don't know why. Maybe I've always wanted a real family. But now it seems so much easier to start one, I guess. Meet a nice guy, have kids, start a whole family for myself. I've never really had a whole conventional family... and now I guess I want one. I finished. Toothless rolled his eyes at me.
Oh really? You're going to find a mate?He asked me, doubt lacing his voice.
Yes, I am. He's got to be out there somewhere, right? I challenged. There was no way Toothless was going to tell me that there was no guy out in the world for me. That'd be too mean.
Toothless' POV
There was no way Hiccup had just challenged me to tell her there was no dragon in the world for her. I just didn't want to... give her false hope. Night Furies are going extinct, and there might not be any left for Hiccup.
I wasn't saying she would NEVER find a mate, I was saying that it was highly unlikely she would find another male Night Fury within 2 moons of here, other than me. That would've been most definitely disgusting.
Maybe he is… but he may not be here. Where you need him to be. There might not be another male Night Fury for hundreds of moons, other than me. So, chances are, we'll be the last Night Fury either of us ever sees. My logic has never lied. She huffed with frustration at my comment.
I thought I was the logical one here! A few minutes ago, you were claiming to teach a lesson you never meant to teach! She tried to change the subject to me being illogical. I wasn't leaving this topic until I won. I already had won the lesson-teaching contest. I didn't have to re-prove myself.
But I taught it. I taught it, and you understood it. That doesn't matter right now. I'm just trying not to give you false hope. I said honestly. I got a rather irrational response.
False hope is all I have! She exploded at me in a burst of yelling. She then quieted down.
False hope for a real, true family is all I have right now. And I really want one. I want a real family. She almost whispered.
Don't you know what a family is? I asked with an annoyed tone. She obviously didn't.
Yes! She said confidently. I stared her down. …Maybe? Not really, I guess. She admitted.
A family is a group of any animal that loves each other and lives together in harmony. They love and care for each other. They live under one roof. Or, in our case, one cave. We are a family. You are my family. I tried to tell her. I meant every word of it.
But I don't love you like THAT! She emphasized "that" far more than needed, in my opinion.
You don't love me as a brother? You don't love me like a crucial part of your life? I asked rhetorically.
Oh! I thought you meant like love love. I love you like that, no question about it. She looked embarrassed.
Families don't need people who love each other romantically. I said with a matter-of-factly tone.
In that case, yes, you are my family and I love you. In all honesty, I don't know what I would do without you. She smiled at me.
I love you too. See? I still am a great teacher. I said, referring back to my all-powerful teaching skills.
Fine! Yes you are! You happy now!? She asked me exasperatedly.
Quite, quite. I said happily with a smug look on my face.
Feather's POV
Do you believe them? I asked Gavin, while we gazed up at the blue morning sky.
What's not to believe? He asked. I forgot that he couldn't hear my thoughts, as I often thought he could.
You don't think that they are perfect for each other? I asked. Hiccup definitely liked Toothless. The extent at which she denied liking him was too strong. I felt like they were hiding something from us, but I couldn't imagine why.
They're best friends…. Gavin trailed off, as he often did. He was the perfect dragon for me, even though he was clueless about other dragons' love.
They like each other, Gavin. Isn't it obvious? I asked rhetorically. He answered me anyway.
Uh, no. He said honestly.
You can't be that oblivious to love, can you? It always puzzled me how he never understood this sort of thing.
Of course I can. Can you explain? He asked shyly. Of course I could. If any other person had asked me this, I would've said no. But he was special. He was Gavin. He was my mate. I couldn't deny him knowledge.
Well, Hiccup denied liking Toothless. And when she did it, it was like she was hiding something. And look at the way Toothless acts around her. He must have some feelings for her, even if he would never admit it to himself. They act like they should be mates, but they aren't, or so they tell us. Do you think they couldn't be mates? I asked honestly. This was my logic. It made perfect sense.
It could all be a coincidence if… Gavin obviously doubted me, with my theory.
Its not a coincidence. I said. There was no way they weren't secretly in love or something. That sounds kind of crazy. Is that crazy?
How do you know? He asked me. I didn't know.
I don't, really. Its a gut feeling, I suppose.
I have the opposite gut feeling then. They seem like good friends to me. He said. It was true, they were good friends, and that made them even more likely to fall in love. Look at me and Gavin, for example. We were childhood best friends, and now we're mates. Do you see what I'm getting at?
Well, you can have your own opinion. I just feel like they belong together, you know? I asked Gavin honestly, even though I already knew the answer.
They do, but not like we do. He said. I smiled at this thought.
Nobody belongs together like we do, Gavin. Its what makes us special. We were an unlikely pair.
I love you, Feather. He said to me. I knew it. He didn't need to tell me, but I always blushed when he did.
I love you too, Gavin. I said. It was his turn to blush.
Gavin's POV
You want to go check on the two love-dragons? I asked her. She was being too paranoid about them, and I figured she wasn't going to drop it until we checked on them anyway.
That'd make me feel much better. Feather said. She licked my cheek and took to the sky. I quickly followed her, and we made it to the cave where Toothless and Hiccup were very quickly.
We alighted on the ground and walked over to the cave entrance.
Are you ready to see that you're just being paranoid? I asked Feather. She sighed heavily.
I suppose you're right, and I am just being paranoid. But why not check anyway? She asked me. I nodded my head.
Why not? We both looked in at the same time to find a heap of Night Fury.
And when I say that, I mean just ONE heap. Hiccup was curled up on the inside, and Toothless curled around her back and was… hugging her? I didn't know. So I stood there with a look of shock and horror on my face.
Of course, Feather was smiling with a pleased look on her face. She won. Oh well, you win some and you lose some. I thought to myself.
I opened my mouth to say something about Feather being right when Toothless opened his left eye. My face apparently hadn't gotten the memo that it wasn't any longer weird that Hiccup and Toothless were spooning, so it was still horrified. And Feather's face was still pleased. Toothless' face took a minute to realize what his body was doing and what company was present. After a few moments, he finally realized what was going on.
AHHH! Toothless jumped up and immediately began licking himself vigorously. My guess was that he was trying to get the Hiccup off of his scales. I had a feeling it wasn't working out too well.
How's it going in here? Feather asked casually.
Fine, thank you! I especially appreciate the stalking part of this encounter! Toothless shook himself a few times. My face went blank with embarrassment. We thought they'd be awake if we came in, and we certainly were not trying to stalk them. Darn false accusations!
We were not stalking anyone, Toothless. We wanted to see what you two were up to because we were bored out of our minds. We were simply trying to be considerate friends. Feather said calmly.
Oh really? Then why did I wake up to a mentally scarred Gavin staring at me? Toothless shot at me.
That was an accident. It takes me some time to process stuff. Unlike you, I try not to do the most irrational thing possible and take a bath like there's no tomorrow when I find myself in an awkward situation! I shot back. Toothless gave up on our argument, and Hiccup started to stir.
Toothless, quiet down. I'm trying to sleep here. Hiccup said groggily.
You were succeeding, too. Feather said calmly, like she always did.
At the sound of Feather's voice, Hiccup's eyes flew open. She hobble up and stood on four legs.
Oh hey guys. I was just taking a nap and… Hiccup becomes too tired to finish her sentence, so Toothless finishes it for her.
And we don't appreciate so many surprise visits. We have to sleep too. How are you two so awake?
Its called a full night's sleep, Toothless. Feather started. I spaced and didn't hear the rest. I ended up just staring at Feather while she talked.
Well, it was accident, okay? Don't you dragons make mistakes too?
No, no we do not. Feather said jokingly. And why don't I believe you, Toothless? Feather said smugly.
This is going to take a while, I thought to myself. Feather was the best debater I knew, and I was almost certain Toothless was going to be creamed.
~Turtle's A/N
Hello, people who've decided they want to actually know what I'm doing on a weekly basis. This was my first week that I only checked this out on Thursday and Tuesday. You can imagine the sleep I gained. I went on an awesome trip with my GS friends and we earned 2 badges and 3 connecting badges, called a journey. It was pretty awesome. We got chocolate fondue and cheese fondue. I've been eating well. I also was in a play on my GS trip. It was odd though, because I was a guy in a play, and I had this line where I was going to a park with this girl… In the end, most of the girls were shipping "Kevin-the-Man and Kate". Guess who I was? So that was odd. I got to sit through an entire lunch, of free pizza, and listen to sports nonsense. That ruined the whole "free pizza" thing for me. I'm not a sports person, as in I don't watch any football, baseball, tennis, soccer, hockey, or golf. And I can't really list any other sports. In other news, I ate pie in math class on Friday to celebrate ultimate pi day on Saturday. You know, 3/14/15 9:26AM? Its funny because I'm not even a math person. *LUCKY! I had to watch the AP calc sub eat chocolate cake shaped like a pie in front of me… They didn't even offer me any, AND I'M THE DANG TEACHER'S ASSISTANT! XD ~Karter My week was fun and filled with food. Yay. This story was barely a part of it. Sorry. I still had fun, though. Enjoy. * I think you're forgetting Turtle that I gave the whole team a week off, don't dwell on it and enjoy your week off. ~Karter Well, you hadn't told me that when I wrote this. How many times do you need to intrude on my A/N and my personal life?
~Bacon's A/N
This and last week have have been hectic. I'm currently doing a new test to rank our schools and teachers. So I have been brain-dead for a of course, as soon as I'm home….STUDIES! So other than that it has not been a "normal" thats about it for this week. Peace.
~Will's A/N
This week has been eventful. I go from being a beta to a writer without warning and just got thrown into the fry. Thats not to say I didn't enjoy writing it just took me by surprise and I wasn't prepared for it. However SOMEONE (Not to be named *Cough* Bigs *Cough* had kinda forced me to write even though I myself had my own stories to work on… needless to say I did not work on them… But if you did enjoy it, I'm happy.
~Bigs' A/N
AH! IT ITCHES SOOOOOOO BAD! Wait, you don't know what I'm talking about. Well, let me explain. I got poison ivy two weeks ago. It didn't bother me then, but it flared up yesterday… I itched it… Its now infected… It is now a bubble that resembles a second degree burn… AND IT ITCHES SOOOOOO MUCH! Anywho! Like I said in Laura's A/N, I gave the team a week off. So we wrote up a simple plot for this chapter. *I wasn't told I was getting a week off before I wrote my A/N. ~TurtleA few of our fans who were kind enough to review got an inside on the story. But for those who didn't comment, I guess you need to find out what we wrote in this chapter for yourself. Sooooo as I said, please review or message us, and like I did last week there may be a review. GOD DAMN THIS ITCHES TO THE OPPOSITE OF VALHALLA! Oh ya, its also swollen! Also there is a kid I call Tibits that is pissing me off from a year long grudge. He turned into a brat last year and lost all his friends, of which I gained through kindness and now he claims that I "Stole" all his friends… Immature brat… *Sounds like my annoying friend last year! ~Turtle ANYWHO! Like I always say "Everyone has a good life, but only those who look for the good have a great life."