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Hiccup hadn't slept a wink. He was trying to think of how to break the news to his dad. Stoick was a bit mad at him after his son had screwed up big time in front of the entire village… again. But the scrawny Viking worked up his courage by the time the sun had risen, hoping the chief was not as mad as he had been last night.

"Hey, uh, dad?" Hiccup asked cautiously, approaching his father who was putting on his armor. The chief paid him little attention but Hiccup continued anyway. "I have to talk to you about last night."

Stoick grumbled, "I don't want to talk about last night, Hiccup."

"Well, yeah," he said awkwardly, "about last night… Snotlout gave me a black eye and then-"

Stoick turned in disbelief. "WHAT?" He bellowed. Hiccup realized that he shouldn't have included that part of the story. "How can you let people walk all over you?" He turned back around and rolled his eyes.

"Then after that," continued Hiccup with determination, "I found Astrid with my-"

Stoick turned around again. "WHAT?" He bellowed. This was not going so well for Hiccup. "I thought I told you to stay inside! And if you were out, you should have been with Gobber! Raids are not the time to flirt, Hiccup."

You don't know the half of it, Hiccup thought grudgingly.

Stoick turned around again. "Anyway," the awkward Viking mumbled, "I found her with my invention and she had used it to bring down a Night Fury! The mangler works, dad!"

Stoick did not believe a word of it, so he did not respond.

"No, dad! It's not like these last few times! You guys were busy and she had a clear shot! I don't think she's found it yet because we started getting chased by a Monstrous Nightmare. It landed just off Raven Point. Quick, send out a search party and-"

"I don't have time for this," Stoick said, pushing his son aside, "I have things to do today. Stay out of trouble."

Hiccup sighed. There was no way his dad would believe him… He might believe Astrid, though…

There was a knock at the door. Hiccup hoped he was right and rushed to open it. Standing in his doorway was Astrid Hofferson, her face falling and her eyes rolling as Hiccup answered the door.

"Astrid!" Hiccup said in surprise, "He won't believe me! He'll probably believe you with you being a good Viking and all…"

She gave him a death stare and pushed him aside. "Stop worrying. I got this." She ordered. "Chief Stoick?"

The chief turned to face Astrid. "What is it?" He asked. Hiccup's insides burned at the thought of Stoick paying more attention to his future daughter-in-law than to his own son.

Her face was blank when she said, "I have brought down a Night Fury."