Author's Note: This chapter was originally part of chapter 2, but it was too long and kinda boring so I have to revamp it to make it more interesting. For those that have been following this story and were disappointed, thinking that this chapter will be a new chapter, I'm so sorry. It's just that I felt that it needed to be done.

I suggest reading this chapter, and previous chapter again as new elements were added.

Alright, so I'm sure that you've read too much about Arendelle by now, so here comes the Vikings side!

CHAPTER 3 - Black King

8 years ago, Berk was, to put it mildly, a simple Viking village on an island. Well, according to the Vikings that lived there anyway. Foreigners would think that Berk was anything but simple, what with dragon sieges, dragon arena and new houses for an old village.

Dragons…to most of the world, they were fabled creatures of myths and legends. Regarded as powerful creatures, certain cultures viewed them as malevolent creatures of destruction and death while some viewed them in a more positive light.

To the Vikings, both are true; after all, they knew better than the rest of the world when it comes to dragons.

Years ago, the sight of dragons in the air was a cause of concern and alarm. Now, they were as normal as birds flying in the sky. Dragons ridden by Vikings filled the air of Berk, and they often carry food and products from other villages to trade.

Berk today was no longer a simple village any more as it has become the capital for the Viking Kingdom of Berk. It has a lot more buildings (most of them are made of stones now), including a larger port, academies, and lots of people as well as dragons.

In other words, Berk has become a busy place compared to what it was years ago.

So of course, in a busy place that was also quite a weird place (because of dragons and the behaviours of certain Vikings), it could be forgiven if the people didn't notice (or maybe they were accustomed to it) weird moments that happened from time to time.

"You know, I remember a time when you would fight a dragon that so much as hugged me, let alone handle me like this," Hiccup, the Viking King of the Kingdom of Berk said to a black dragon that was looking at him with a tilted head. "What happen to that dragon?"

Currently, Hiccup was suspended in mid-air in front of his house because of an orange Monstrous Nightmare that was biting his shirt. Toothless the Night Fury and his loyal dragon laughed at him and Hiccup rolled his eyes.

"Hiccup? What are you doing up there?" a voice said and the Monstrous Nightmare turned to look at the source, conveniently showing Hiccup who it was.

"Eh, you know, just thinking of a new trend on how to be king," Hiccup shrugged. "I could just do my job like this all day long,"

"U-huh," the voice belonged to one of his childhood friend, Fishlegss Ingerman. "So how is it working for you?"

"Great actually! I don't have to walk so that's a plus," Hiccup said.

"Riiiight…" Fishlegss said with a smile and shook his head. He was about to say something when another voice cut in.

"Hiccup? What are you doing?" a familiar voice said. The dragon then turned to look at the voice again.

"Oh hey Gobber. Just trying out a new way to be kingly and all that," Hiccup waved at one of his long-time friend and mentor. Gobber the Belch was pushing a cart full of equipment, and his trusty sheep, Phil was beside him, munching on the grass.

Gobber gave him a weird look. "Are you trying to be condescending? I know you're the king now, but I never thought that it would get to your head,"

Hiccup rolled his eyes in response. "No Gobber, somebody's dragon just swoops in and decided to pick me up like this,"

"Oh," Gobber said and scratched his head. "Carry on!" He was about to leave when Hiccup called him.

"Gobber! Do you know where the twins are?" Hiccup asked.

"No, why?" Gobber replied.

"Well, I haven't heard from them in almost two weeks now," Hiccup said worriedly.

"Maybe you sent them on a job?" Fishlegss said and the Monstrous Nightmare holding Hiccup turned to look at him.

"No, I didn't," Hiccup replied.

"They'll be fine, no need to worry your skivvies off!" Gobber added and the dragon turned to look at him now.

"Yeah, I'm sure they're ok, probably partying with the tribe chiefs again," Fishlegs said and the dragon turned to look at him again. Hiccup sighed at this.

Toothless only watched the interaction with amused expression.

"Hey," Gobber said and the dragon faced him. "What do you know! This way of yours is kinda neat after all,"

Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Yeah, about the twins, I'm really worried about them. Remember the last time they went missing for a week?"

"Oh yeah, they went and set up an arranged marriage between you and Asleif from the Bone Breaker tribe," Fishlegs said and the dragon turned to him again.

Remembering that moment, Gobber laughed, drawing the attention of the dragon to him, causing it to tilt its head in confusion. "Oooh, yes! I remember that! So you're afraid they might be doing something like that again?"

"Yeah," Hiccup simply replied and scratched the dragon's jaw to keep it from turning its head every time Gobber or Fishlegss speak. The monstrous Nightmare then had a look of content on its face.

"Oh well, when it happens it happens," Fishlegs shrugged and quickly looked away. Hiccup gave him a weird look. "You have an issue right now and this is from the tribe chiefs,"

"Let me guess," Hiccup rolled his eyes. "It's about the name of our kingdom again isn't it?"

Fishlegs looked sheepish. "Yeea,"

"Well what's wrong with Berk?" Gobber said, looking a bit angry. Well, you can't fault him for being patriotic about his birthplace after all.

"They said it sounds like burp," Fishlegs answered and Gobber rolled his eyes.

"Compared to the names they suggested, Berk sounds tame. Do you have their name suggestions?" Hiccup said.

"Yeah," Fishlegs said and took out a list. "Let's see…we got Moon's Blood,"

"That…sounded like a woman's monthly problem," Hiccup said.

"Well, you refused Blood Moon last time," Gobber added.

"Next we got Asgard,"

"Won't the gods smite us for that?" Gobber said.

"Midgard,"

"Uhh, the whole world is Midgard. Wouldn't it be redundant?" Gobber said again.

"Niflheim,"

"They're kinda asking for it, don't they?" Gobber rolled his eyes.

"Although it kinda fits," Hiccup added.

"Ragnarok!"

"The Twilight of the Gods? Have they lost their minds?" Gobber rubbed his temples.

"It sounds cool," Hiccup shrugged and Fishlegss nodded enthusiastically. Gobber could only roll his eyes.

"Okay, moving on. Next we have Monkey Island,"

"I'm sure we know who gave that idea," Gobber rolled his eyes.

"Monkey Fist,"

"Same guy," Gobber said. "Where did you found that guy anyway?"

"He found us," Hiccup shrugged.

"Uhh…Land of Frost and Dragons,"

"That's quite a mouthful," Gobber said.

"Oh wait, it says here that it can be shortened to LOFAD?" Fishlegs added.

"And I'm sure in the future that name will be a wonderful target for jokes," Hiccup said.

"And finally, Vikings-Come-and-Conquer?"

"And now they've abandon all sense of naming," Hiccup said with a sigh. "It seems like our horrible naming sense will continue for a while after all,"

"Eh, could have been worse. At least it was an improvement from last time where they only suggested their own names," Gobber shrugged.

"True. Oh well, Fishlegss, as usual, tell the chiefs that we need more name suggestions. At least that will distract them from this issue for a while," Hiccup said.

"Sure thing Hiccup!" Fishlegss mocked saluted with a smile. "So…are you going to get down or what?"

Hiccup rolled his eyes when a young boy appeared in front of Hiccup.

"King Hiccup!" the boy said excitedly. The dragon, having heard of the boy's voice, turned to look at him and dropped Hiccup in front of him as if it was a gift. However, years of experience allowed Hiccup to land on his feet gracefully.

"Oh hey Hrolf! This is your dragon I take it?" Hiccup said to the boy. Hrolf had a mop of black hair which was typically covered by the horned helmet that most Vikings wear and black eyes. He has freckles covering his cheeks and he wore a green shirt with a fur vest and brown pants. If anything, he looked like Gustav during his early years.

"Oh yes! I've managed to train Pyre to safely pick people up! I wanted to show it to you but I kind of forget to tell him to bring you to me," Hrolf said with a sheepish look.

"No, don't worry, no physical harm done," Hiccup said with a smile and patted the boy's helmet. "You did a wonderful job. Keep it up!"

Hrolf's smiled was ear-splitting as he nodded furiously. "Thank you! I will!" Hrolf said as he ran towards his dragon.

Hiccup and Gobber watched as Hrolf mounted Pyre before flying away.

"Look at him, all wide-eyed and idealistic. Just like you. That's what you're trying to achieve, right?" Gobber nudged Hiccup.

"Yeah," Hiccup simply said with a smile. "Now all we need is a thousand more like him and my plan will be complete,"

Fishlegs gave Hiccup a nervous look.

"Urgh, just one of you is a pain the ass enough," Gobber rolled his eyes and started to walk away and Phil the sheep followed him. "Anyway, got lots to do!"

"Sure. Say hi to dad if you see him, will you?" Hiccup said at the retreating figure of Gobber. All he got was a wave before he disappeared into the village.

Some Vikings caught his eye and they waved at him. Hiccup waved back with a smile before turning around to head back into his house (which was larger and made from stone).

"Come on Fishlegs, we'll talk more inside the house," Hiccup said and Fishlegs nodded. Toothless nudged his back to make him move faster.

"I'm going! Geez!" Fishlegs said playfully. "What am I, your prisoner or something?"

Toothless gave him a smile before nudging him again.

Hiccup immediately went to the kitchen to prepare drinks and some food for Fishlegs. Meanwhile, Fishlegs and Toothless made themselves comfortable at the dining room. However, Fishlegs noticed something on the table; a plate of fruits.

After a while, Hiccup appeared from the kitchen carrying drinks and some snacks.

"I see you enjoyed your appetizer," Hiccup said, noticing the empty plate of fruits.

"Sorry, all this hard work made me hungry," Fishlegs said sheepishly as Hiccup put down the food.

"No, no worries, I got you the main course, though it's not much," Hiccup sarcastically said.

"Ooh!" Fishlegs said with delight as he reached out for his food. "I hope there are desserts!"

Hiccup rolled his eyes. While waiting for Fishlegs to finished eating, he decided to keep himself busy by for a book among the heap of books and papers that Fishlegs had placed on the table.

Hiccup smiled as he ran his hand on the cover of the book.

'The Tale of The Dragon Conqueror'

Hiccup shook his head at the title. He never liked the title but Vikings like to exaggerate things to make them more epic that it actually was. That and everyone agreed that the Vikings are more likely to follow a dragon 'conqueror' than 'trainer'.

He didn't have much say in the matter but at least it was more believable than Dragonborn. How did they came up with that name, he didn't know. He guessed that was what you get when drunken mischievous Viking twins were tasked to tell the story.

Hell, they even wanted to change the Red Death's name to Alduin! He didn't know what the name meant but all he got from the Viking twins were; destroyer, devour and master.

He got to give it to the twins; they can be really creative.

Hiccup turned the pages of the book and sighed. The book wasn't entirely accurate as some parts were not included such as his rather romantic first flight with Astrid. But he knew that it would complicate the story and...it was a private memory after all. He didn't want everyone to know about it.

As Hiccup turned more of the pages, the feeling of nostalgia caught up to him.

When he was little, all he wanted was to be a proper Viking like everyone else. After that, Hiccup would then be a great Chief just like his dad and make him proud.

Hiccup chuckled at the thought. Fishlegss and Toothless gave him a weird look.

Life worked in funny ways at times. That was what happened to him.

Now, the definition of Viking certainly has changed and was shaped by him and he hoped he could shape it well. Today, he wasn't just a Chief to his village, but to everyone that called themselves Viking. He didn't just lead a tribe now but a whole kingdom!

It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel a bit proud of his achievements.

But, not everything was perfect. Although his kingdom was peaceful, there are a lot of problems that needed to be addressed soon.

Hiccup noticed Fishlegs has finished with his food and Hiccup put the book away.

"So, let's hear the progress reports,"

"Oh, yes!" Fishlegs said and dusted his hands before taking a report and cleared his throat.

"Well, repairs to the damage caused by the unification campaign are going well without too much problem. Most of the tribes are receptive to the dragons, but…" Fishlegs glanced at Hiccup.

"Some of the tribes are quite annoyed that they have to give a lot of food to the dragons. They said that they couldn't afford it because they're still recovering from the campaign," Fishlegs said.

And here comes the first problem; food. Before the Vikings were unified, food was more or less not a problem to each tribe. Back then when they were still fighting the dragons, they didn't have to share their food with them. Now? A dragon can eat more than the largest Viking. And if they had food shortage, they could just raid nearby tribes for their food and resources. Today you can't do that, of course.

It didn't help that the Viking kingdom was compromised mainly of islands and not large landmasses like other kingdoms have. They didn't have much space for farming and livestock. Because of this, the Vikings depended much on fishing for their food but again, a dragon could eat a large portion of a Viking's daily catch, leaving little for them.

Hiccup drummed his fingers on the table. Berk had no problem feeding its population and dragons, but a lot of other parts of his kingdom weren't so fortunate.

"Well, most of the Vikings really need to eat less if they want to ride dragons comfortably," Hiccup chuckled and Fishlegs pouted. Hiccup realised this and rubbed his neck.

"Right, moving on. Next," Hiccup said and Fishlegs nodded before continuing.

"About education…most of the tribes weren't very receptive," Fishlegs said and Hiccup sighed.

Now came the second problem; the Viking's education system. During his travels, Hiccup had found out that the Vikings were seriously far behind in education and scientific advancements than the other kingdoms. It was such a shock to Hiccup to find out how other kingdoms, especially civilizations, treat people like…him. Other kingdoms accepted and nurtured people with special talents whereas the Vikings (at least before Hiccup made a difference) treated hiccups like him as a black sheep.

Well to be fair, it wasn't that the Vikings rejected special talents completely. There were brainy Vikings like Fishlegss and Gobber after all. It was just that…Hiccup was a wee bit different than the rest.

Suffice to say, the Vikings were seriously far behind in terms of scientific advancements.

Heck, if it weren't for the dragons, the Vikings would have serious problems if facing against an attack from the other advanced kingdoms. What was more; the dragons were not the ultimate weapon that some people thought they were.

To put it in perspective; the Vikings warred against the dragons for more than three centuries and it ended with the both of them becoming allies. Other civilizations drove them into extinction so fast that they become myths and legends in less than a decade. Well, to be fair, those dragons lived on large landmasses that made it easy to hunt them whereas the dragons here have the safety of the ocean.

What was more, it turns out that the reason the Vikings sailed to this dragon infested region in the first place was because of the same reason the dragons did; they were driven off by other civilizations and having no place to go, they choose to come here.

It was lucky that Vikings have stubbornness issues.

"Let me guess, the ones giving problems are the adults, correct?" Hiccup asked and Fishlegs nodded.

"The younger generations looked up to you," Fishlegs said.

"Good, the children are more important anyway. Hopefully the adults will soon change their minds," Hiccup said and sighed again.

As usual, it was the adults that are most resistant to change. Well, he couldn't blame them. After all, they've been living their own way of life until Hiccup just came in, made a mess and wanted to implement changes in such a short period of time.

But he needed to do this for the sake of everyone. Change is nature and they have to adapt to those changes if they want to survive and thrive. It was how the world works.

"So, Hiccup, what are you going to do?"

The truth was that he already knew the solution; peaceful contact with other civilizations. And although it might sound tempting and easier, Hiccup will not resort to war to get what he wanted. The best solution was to open the Viking Kingdom for trade with the other kingdoms.

But then that would mean revealing the existence of dragons. This region was (to his knowledge) the last safe haven for dragons. There was the possibility that other kingdoms would want the dragons for themselves. And if they couldn't get it peacefully, they would get it by other means.

Hiccup had faced that scenario many times before and that's coming from the Vikings themselves!

A Viking's way of living back then was to kill dragons and now, they live with them. To be the King of Vikings meant that you not only have to do what was best for the Vikings but for the dragons as well.

He couldn't let anything befall the Vikings and the dragons. They were his responsibility and his life.

Toothless nudged him and broke Hiccup out of his deep thought. He unconsciously rubbed his temple and that must have worried his partner.

"Did I worry you bud?" Hiccup said with a smile and scratched Toothless. "Sorry, got a lot to think about,"

Hiccup sighed. "If only Astrid was here. She'd punch me some sense into me," Fishlegs gave him a worried look.

Toothless moaned at him and Hiccup smiled sadly. "What about you bud? When are you going to get yourself a nice Night Fury girl, huh? You're not exactly the 'rarest' around here anymore, you know,"

Toothless narrowed his eyes at him as if saying 'not until you get a girl first!'

Hiccup smiled at his companion's unwavering loyalty. "Thanks bud. What would I do without you?"

Toothless smiled at him in response.

Hiccup sighed. "We just have to persevere for a while. It takes a while to accept and adapt to changes after all,"

Fishlegs looked hesitant to speak before he mustered the courage to do so. "The food won't be much of a problem. But the education system takes a long time to bear result. You can't change it willy-nilly, we need to have a strong foundation,"

"And right now we lack it. I know," Hiccup said sadly. The people that knew him called him a genius, but he wasn't a genius in everything. There was only so much he can provide on certain fields of knowledge. For the rest he was going to need outside help or set back the Viking years of progress trying to learn things that other civilizations have already discovered.

Hiccup sighed again and ran his hand over his hair.

"Geez! Where are the twins? I hope they're not into some kind of trouble or something," Hiccup said and Fishlegs fidgeted in his seat. He really hoped the twins were not in any kind of trouble; he didn't need any more problems on his plate.

"Are you sure you haven't seen the twins?" Hiccup asked Fishlegs who looked away, guiltily.

"Nope! Haven't seen them at all! I was so busy you know, there was not even time to play with Meatlug!" Fishlegs answered.

"Oh really? Even though I saw you did just that a few days ago?"

Fishlegs chuckled nervously. Luckily for him, he was saved by the very twins that they were discussing about.

The door to Hiccup's house burst open and the Viking twins in question came in. They looked around frantically until they found their target; Hiccup.

"Hiccup! HICCCUPP!" Ruffnut and Tuffnut screamed and ran at Hiccup, hugged his legs and started to cry like children that got caught doing something very terrible.

"Woah woah woah! What's gotten into you guys?" Hiccup asked and his hands up in the air, not knowing where to put them.

"WE'RE SORRY! WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT!" Ruffnut wailed.

"Do what? Don't tell me you arrange me into another marriage?" Hiccup said, not knowing whether to get mad or not at them.

"NO! IT'S WORSE THAN THAT!" Tuffnut screamed and Hiccup could feel the stare of people looking at them.

"Alright, alright! Calm down. Tell me what happen or to be precise, what did you guys do?" Hiccup said and place his hands on the twin's helmet and patted them.

"We…we…we" Tuffnut said through his sobbing. "We might have…caused a war with another kingdom,"

"…." Hiccup was silent as he looked at them with blank faces and Toothless *gasped*, well it sounded like a gasp anyway.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut looked at each other before looking back at Hiccup.

"Hic-hiccup?" Ruffnut shook Hiccup softly.

"YOU WHAT?"

Author's Note: Kudos to reader Comet Moon for his/her name idea for Bifrost! It sounds nice and kind of fitting! It might be used in the future, so keep an eye for it!

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