Sorry for the lateness, but it's difficult to load this while on a military vessel. Computer bugs and all, you know. Anyway, hope you've enjoyed this story as I had much fun writing it.

How to Train Your Dragon: the Novelization

Chapter 19:The Birth of Glory; the Pets are Dragons

Not Far from Berk's Shores

Earlier

In the clouded skies, flying at high speeds, was Astrid on her Deadly Nadder. She had wasted no time taking off and going after Hiccup, although he had gained some pretty good distance to catch up to the Red Death. She would have waited for the others, but her fear of the situation got the better of her on this. Hiccup and Toothless were facing the Red Death, and Alvin, together… alone and with only what they had with them. If there was anything that she hated about boys, they always had to do this macho lone warrior routine. And boy howdy, if he lived through this, she was gonna slap him in the face.

"Astrid!" a familiar voice called out, catching her attention. Astrid turned and saw Syn, catching up on high speed on her Volcanoback, as they were now side by side. "Astrid, wait up!" she pleaded, "The others are trying to catch up; they're not used to riding dragons like we are!"

The two girls looked behind them, and noticed Snotlout, Fishlegs, and the twins catching up to them. Their dragons were doing their best to try and catch up to the two girls who have taken the lead. But amazingly, that wasn't what Syn was talking about, for coming out of the clouds, was a sight to behold. The Vikings that had joined with Stoick to go after the Dragon's Nest, were each riding a dragon back to Berk. Apparently, after the Red Death had left the now abandoned Nest, the other dragons had come back. And with a little help from Astrid and the others, they had each found a ride back home.

"There's no time," she debated, "Hiccup's facing that thing and that maniac all by himself. He needs all the help he can get!" Astrid then turned her attention back to the front as she snapped at her reins, urging her Nadder to go forward, "C'mon, Valkeryie! Heyaa!"

"Valkeryie?" Syn asked in total confusion.

"My dragon's name. got a problem with it?" Astrid answered quickly, not paying attention to the huge shadow above her.

Above the two, Draco was soaring above them, gaining some good distance as he was heading to Berk. And riding on his back, holding onto one of his upper back spikes, was Stoick the Vast. The idea was for all the Vikings to take a dragon and ride after Hiccup. Stoick just didn't think that he'd be riding the Golden Fleece. Nor did he get a rush from the flight, but kept his calm at this.

"Draco!" Stoick shouted as he got the Fleece's attention, "Can't you go any faster?"

"I was swatted around, beat up, and bitten at by the largest, unreasonable, and most aggressive of my kind. I'm lucky enough to be even able to fly at all," Draco shot back. But he got a good look at the ground as he saw sight of Berk, "Besides, we're closing in to Berk faster than you think."

"Good," Gobber groaned behind Stoick. He had hitched a ride on Draco along with Stoick, but he wasn't enjoying his first flight on a dragon. He was on his knees, hanging over Draco's left side, turning green as he had for his left hand, a burlap sac attachment. "Because if we don't… ulp! I'm gonna do what Yaks are best for: yakking!"

Draco's face scrunched in displeasure as he scolded, "No hurling on me, alright? I just had a Red Death's death grip bite on my neck, and having a Viking throwing up on my back is only one out of a hundred experiences that I don't want!"

"There!" Astrid shouted, pointing out towards Berk.

Everyone got a good look at what the young Hofferson was shouting about and they spotted it. A huge explosion had erupted from the side of the uninhabited part of the island's shores. Luckily, the explosion didn't go anywhere near the village, so it indicated a motion of safety. But that wasn't what Astrid was shouting about, as everyone got a good look at it. There, flying out of there as fast as they could, was Toothless and Hiccup, trying to escape from the flames. And they almost made it, until Toothless had crashed a bit into the massive club tail that was the Red Death's tail tip. When that happened, Hiccup started plummeting towards the flames, and Toothless dived right into the blazing ocean of the Inferno. It was truly a horrid scene for those who cared for the boy and Night Fury.

"HICCUP/TOOTHLESS!" both Stoick and Draco shouted, as the Golden Fleece took a nosedive to speed his advancement to the island.

"Oh, not this…" Gobber groaned as he held on for dear life, both on to the dragon… and his lunch.

With the trio nearly disappearing, Astrid feared the worst, as she smacked the reins, "C'mon, girl!"

The duo nosedived after Draco, as fast as they could, with the other teens and Vikings following them, hoping to find the two heroes as the sea of flames started to die down.

Berk's Shores

Now

After the Red Death's carcass had been put out, the section of the island had been covered in a fog of smoke and snowing ash flakes. It was nearly impossible to find anyone or anything in such a mess. Which was what Stoick and Gobber were doing, as they tried to soup their way through the ash soup. Draco was right behind them, being the upper lookout due to his height. So far, it hadn't been the best search party, as there was no sign of the young Viking, nor the Night Fury. Things weren't looking so good as they tried to find the duo.

"Hiccup!" Stoick called, looking around the fog and ash covered shores, "Hiccup! Son!"

"Hiccup! Where are ya, lad?" Gobber called out, but unable to get a sound, nor sight of the boy nor his dragon. "Maybe he got out of there," he shrugged.

"If he had gotten out of there, Gobber," Stoick stated, not tearing his eyes off of the landscape, "We'd have seen him and the Night Fury get out of there from the fires."

Ignoring the two, Draco looked around, scanning the landscapes for the two. So far there was only destroyed rocks, and the giant, scattered, and charred bones of the Red Death. Oddest thing was, there was no sign nor body of the former Viking of Berk, Alvin the Treacherous. Suddenly, almost as if Asgard let a light out to show the way, Draco spotted a familiar black spot, lying on the ground.

"There!" Draco called out as he pointed with his head.

The two Vikings looked and spotted Toothless, unconscious on the ground. "Hiccup!" Stoick called as he got a running start towards them.

When he got there, he saw Toothless, and only Toothless, with his wings wrapped around him like a bat. At first, Stoick thought that Hiccup would have been around somewhere. But all that changed as fear was shown on the Viking chief's face, as well as in his eyes, as he saw the saddle and tail control harness. It was in complete ruin with no sigh of Hiccup anywhere, in which this caused Stoick to assume the worse.

He fell to his knees, as all the other Vikings, following Gobber had shown up along and stopped nearly ten feet from where Draco had stopped. But Stoick ignored them as he sighed in deep depression; his eyes almost on the verge of watering, as he whispered, "I did this."

"Stoick, wait!" Draco stated as he looked at Toothless's body for a moment, and his eyes slightly lit up, "I don't think you have to arrange a funeral pyre yet."

Toothless, waking up a bit, groggily looked at Stoick and Draco, and saw the depression in the Viking chief's eyes. Knowing what Stoick was sad about, unfolded his wings. There, being held in his arms safely, was Hiccup, half unconscious… but barely holding on to his life. This only brought more fear in the Viking chief, as he gasped, as he saw the blood stain on Hiccup's left side.

"Hiccup, no," the chief whispered, and hung his head in deeper depression.

All the Vikings saw this, as Astrid was pushing her way through the crowd. When she broke through, she stopped in her tracks as she stood by Gobber and the other teens. But at that distance, she saw Hiccup's lifeless form in Toothless's arms. Seeing him like that broke her heart, as realization that Hiccup didn't make it filled her with sorrow. Her blue eyes started to water with tears as she stood there, feeling helpless on what to do. She held back a small but silent whimpered sob, as she closed her eyes tightly, looking away with her head hung to the right. Astrid covered her eyes with her right hand, but couldn't prevent a small tear from going down her left cheek. Nothing seemed to bring her comfort, not even Syn's hand on her shoulder.

The dragons that had helped the Vikings, all the dragons from the island, had walked among the Vikings as they witnessed this as well. The boy that had saved their island and defeated the man and dragon that had enslaved them… was dying, and none could do anything about it. The dragons all growled in despair at their fallen hero, as did the Vikings mourn silently for Hiccup.

Hiccup was set on the ground, nearly and slowly dying with no one able to do anything. Toothless, looked saddened at the boy, and then looked to the silently grieving father. Stoick looked to Toothless, and silently whispered, "Oh, son, I… I'm sorry. I am so sorry."

Draco, who grieved at this young man in whom he had grown to care for as well, could only look at the boy with a saddened look of despair. He only prayed to the Dragon's Heaven that there was something he could have done. But then, only for after a minute had passed, did Draco's face lit up with a thought. It could work, after all, it was proven as the greatest link of the bond between Man and Dragon.

He looked to Stoick as he stated, calmly, "Stoick. Maybe all hope's not lost for the boy yet."

"What?" Stoick asked, his voice still saddened, but had a small spark of hope in it, "You sayin' you know of a way to save my boy?"

At first, Draco was confident in the idea, but then, he turned a bit, looking uncertain, "Although… I don't know what'll happen."

"Anything," Stoick stated as he got on one knee, looking determined to save his son, "If it's something I can give to save his life, I'll give it up for him."

"No," Draco shook his head as he answered, "It's something only a dragon can do for him now." he lifted his right claw up to his face, and closed his eyes. Almost concentrating for about a few seconds, he was about to draw in a deep breath, until Toothless roared lightly to get Draco's attention. The elder dragon stopped, and saw the Night Fury, pleading him to do whatever it was that Draco had intentions on doing. Seeing this, Draco advised cautiously, "You know of what you ask, don't you?" the Night Fury looked to Hiccup, and nodded.

Sighing in defeat, Draco acknowledged, "Very well."

Draco brought his right claw down in front of Toothless's face. Closing his eyes, concentrating, the back scales began to glow as blue as his flames, and glowed to where his heart ought to have been. And taking a deep breath, Toothless unleashed a blast of flame into Draco's clawed hand. When it hit, Draco closed his claw, and for a second, reopened it, as all saw this. The flames were engulfing his palm as he brought it up. Sitting down, he brought his other claw and smashed it together, but instead of putting it out, it spread to his other hand. With the grace and balance of a martial artist, Draco waved the flames a bit and stopped as he looked down at Hiccup.

He then started to bring his still flamed up palms down on to the boy. Stoick saw this, as he got up on his feet, angered at thinking the dragon was going to burn the boy, "Oy! What do you think you're doing?"

"Peace, Stoick the Vast," Draco calmly defended, and looked to the boy, "Witness the wonders of an ancient and long forgotten glory."

Draco then brushed over Hiccup's body with his hands, almost as if he was wiping down a table. When his hands came back, Hiccup was blanketed by the blue flames of the Night Fury from head to toe. But he didn't burn from it as nothing was scorching or cooked, nor was the boy in any pain at all. His body was calm and serene, as if the flames were merely dancing on him and not harming him at all, or if they were never there. When Stoick and all the other Vikings listened carefully, they all heard a rhythm heartbeat, emanating from the blue flames.

"A heartbeat?" Stoick asked in confusion, and looked to the Elder Dragon.

"To us dragons, Fire is life. Our life," Draco answered as he explained, "And in this ancient practice, we can give a small portion of our life to another." Then the flames seeped into Hiccup's body, disappearing inside him, and healing the wound on the left side of his stomach, only leaving a slash scar. "In this, we not only give a small portion of our life to them, but also a portion of our power," Draco explained as he looked to Hiccup, as did Toothless, who nudged him gently, "A small portion of one's spirit to make the other whole. That strength to purify any weakness. It's only dangerous if the human's heart is darkened. Luckily, Hiccup is no darkened soul." and smiled to the boy warmly, "As we all, Viking and Dragon alike, have come to bear witness."

It was only for a few seconds, did it happen. Hiccup drew a breath once again, and breathed normally. Stoick knelt down as he threw his helmet aside. He put his ear to his son's chest, and heard a strong heartbeat. Choked up in this miracle, he whispered, with a sobbing chuckle, "He's alive." He looked to both Draco and Toothless, "You both brought him back alive."

This earned a small sigh from Toothless, and a teary eyed smile from Draco. When they heard that Hiccup had survived, both the Vikings and the dragons cheered on. The teens cheered on at this good news, but no one was as happy as Astrid, as she brought her hands to her mouth, smiling with joy that he had been saved. The dragons roared on for their champion's survival, as it was a brand new future for them all.

And then, no one saw it coming, but Stoick reached out, and petted Toothless on the face. The tears gone, he nodded, "Thank you, Toothless," and looked up to Draco, "And thank you as well, Draco." the two dragons nodded, as Stoick looked to Toothless, "Thank you both for saving my son."

Gobber strode up, and grimaced as he got a look at Hiccup and coughed, "Well, you know… most of him."

Two Weeks Later

Back in the Haddock house, Hiccup was asleep in his bed, recuperating from the battle. His shirt and pants were slung over the bed post, as was his vest. For two weeks he had been out; apparently, the battle had been a tough one on the boy. Toothless leaned on the bed on his front legs, looking at the boy, and leaned in, nudging him with his nose. He knew the boy was alright, and now it was time for him to wake up.

"Ugh, come on, give me five more minutes…" Hiccup groaned, "Just five more minutes, Mom."

Toothless sighed at this as he nudged him again, and this time, the boy woke up, groggily.

The first thing he saw was Toothless, as he let out a weak smile, "Hey, Toothless." Toothless smiled as he nudged him some more, as Hiccup chuckled, "I'm happy to see you too, boy." unfortunately, he nudged him so close, his right front paw slammed into the boy's stomach. He hunched upward, clutching his stomach as he groaned, "Ugh! Alright, I'm up, I'm up."

However, it was only until Hiccup was wide awake, did he see where he was. In his room.

"I'm, ah… in my room," Hiccup nervously replied, and looked to Toothless, who was happy with the mannerism of a puppy dog, "And you're… in my room. In my home." he looked around nervously, "Does my dad know you're here?" and then, Toothless bound across the room, happy than ever, as he jumped around, nearly knocking things down, and jumped on the ceiling beams. Hiccup sat up as he called out, "No! Bad Night Fury. Don't do… Toothless! Get down here now."

Hiccup was about to sit up and stand up, only to feel a slight numbness coming from his left leg. Had he slept that good? Not exactly possible due to the 'comfort' of his bed. Something wasn't right, as his confusion was shown on his face. He lifted the covers a bit, to see what it was, and was shocked, but only calmly at this. Toothless jumped back down, almost studying Hiccup's calm shocked demeanor. Taking a deep breath, Hiccup came to realization that he couldn't have come out of that fight unscathed completely. He then sat on the edge of the bed, wearing only his underwear, as he looked at his right flesh leg and foot… and now at his prosthetic left leg and foot.

Apparently, he had lost his left leg from the knee down. And in its place was a stunning metal prosthetic, almost looking too good to be Gobber's work or his own. The leg's design was sleek and perfectly accurate for the living thing; a metallic organic prosthetic leg of more high work and advancement than Hiccup could have ever thought possible. There were four leather straps on where the metal connected to the flesh. The rest was seemingly flawlessly shaped like an actual leg and foot; with the calf and greave linked together with a moveable and spring loaded muscle system inside of it being shown in the exposed back. Even the toes seemed to work properly, even though they were hollowed digits. The joints, seems, and moving parts were all amazingly made well to be smooth and functional. In truth, Hiccup couldn't believe this was his new leg now.

Toothless walked over, looking at the leg, and at Hiccup, almost telling him that he knew how he felt with his tail fin. Sighing, Hiccup accepted this, and decided to test the new leg out. Standing up, he saw that the leg worked pretty well, and seemed to have some sort of spring loaded muscle in both the ankle and the middle of the calf. All in all it seemed to work well, except the only thing that didn't make sense was the fact that the toes seemed to move whenever Hiccup willed them to wiggle, which was a bit odd. It was almost as if he never lost the nerve connections in them; as if this was his real foot now.

When he took the first step, the numb feeling came for a second, causing him to nearly fall over in surprise. Luckily, Toothless ran to him to catch him in time. Hiccup sighed as he smiled to his dragon, as he got back up on his feet, "Yeah, I know. I just gotta take it easy for a minute," and walked over to his clothes, "Just have to get used to it first."

After getting dressed, he put on his vest and his battle gauntlet, just in case, and saw that his sword was nowhere to be seen. After the two had gotten downstairs, with Toothless's help, Hiccup reached for the door and opened it.

… only to be greeted by a Nightmare flying near his house.

Letting fear get the better of him, he slammed the door, and looked to Toothless, "Okay, let's go out the back…"

But Toothless nudged to open the door again. A bit confused by this, Hiccup complied anyway as he opened the door, only to see the Nightmare flying away with Snotlout on his back, along with other Vikings on dragons.

"Alright, everyone," he shouted from behind, "Let's go!"

Confused, Hiccup whispered, "What the… ?" and looked outside and couldn't believe what he saw.

Berk had become infested with the dragons from the nest. But this time, the Vikings and the dragons seemed to be getting along. The torch towers had been converted into giant feeding bowls, while a few of the houses were converted into giant dragon posts. Even a house was being built as a Dragon House for some of the more birdlike dragons. A runway on every roof was being made especially for any dragons. For Hiccup, this was all just too weird to even be a reality.

"I knew it," he whispered with disbelief, "I'm dead."

Then he heard his father chuckling as he was right behind him, patting him on the back, "No, but you gave it your best shot." Standing by his son's side, he smirked, "So what do ya think?"

"I think I must be dreaming," Hiccup chuckled, as they both walked down the stairs.

"Hey look, it's Hiccup!" one of the Vikings shouted.

And with that, all the Vikings and dragons came rushing over to him. No longer were they afraid of him being a walking disaster area, but instead… they saw him as one of them. Maybe even more than a Viking. Stoick made proof of that, as he looked to his son, proudly as he replied, gesturing to all of him, "Seems that in the end, all we needed was a little more of… this."

Stunned, Hiccup stated, "But… you just gestured to… all of me."

Stoick nodded and smiled proudly, then Gobber popped out as he stated, "Well, you know… most of you," and pointed to Hiccup's left leg, "That little bit is both my and Draco's handiwork, with a little Hiccup flare to it." he then asked, "Think it'll do?"

Hiccup looked at his left leg, covered in both his pants, and fit quite well in his boot, as he nodded, "It'll do. Until I make a few tweaks, if need be."

That earned a chuckle from everyone else at that little joke. "Well, at least the most important things have happened to ya," Gobber pointed out, as he slapped Hiccup's shoulder in a playful manner, "You got your first scars, and you lost your first limb. You're on your way, lad!"

"Glad to hear that," Hiccup smirked, but stopped as he looked around, concerned about something. He then looked to his father and asked, "Hey, where's Draco?"

Edge of Berk

On the Cliffs

Hiccup had walked all the way up there, all by himself and getting used to the leg. Toothless was following behind him, making sure that he wouldn't trip and tumble. But so far, Hiccup had begun in mastering the leg much easier than before with his strides. The only thing left for Hiccup to was to get his new leg adjusted to jumping, crouching, and running. Boy, was that gonna hurt like Helheim.

The two were continuing to go forward, until Hiccup spotted the Dragon in question. The two stopped, as they saw Draco sitting near the ledge, just watching the day peacefully. Smiling at the Dragon that had helped show him a new path, Hiccup walked along side Toothless, until the two were beside the mighty Golden Fleece dragon. At first, the Elder Dragon didn't notice them approach, at least that's how it looked. But either way, the two knew that he knew they were next to him.

And then suddenly, Draco chuckled and turned to Hiccup and Toothless, as he asked proudly, "Didn't I say you had greatness in ya, lad?"

"Sure did," Hiccup chuckled silently, and turned to Draco, "Tell you the truth, I was a bit skeptical that I survived that little explosion."

Both Draco and Toothless seemed a bit wary about that, knowing it wouldn't be easy for Hiccup to digest the news. Hiccup saw the looks on both their faces, and looked to Draco for answers, "I… I did survive. Didn't I?"

Draco took a deep sigh, and looked to the young boy, "Hiccup… there's something you need to know."

After thirty minutes in detail to the young Viking, Hiccup was sitting next to Toothless, as Draco explained of the miracle two weeks ago. At first, Hiccup was a bit freaked out about the whole thing. Having a portion of a dragon's own life force inside of him. But in some ways, it seemed to feel right in the boy's mind. But he was buzzing with questions. Unfortunately, he asked one of the dumber questions, at least he thought it was dumb.

"So… does this mean, I also feel his pains as well?" Hiccup asked, as he looked to Draco.

The Elder dragon shook his head as he replied, "No, it was only a small portion of Dragon's life force. In order for you to feel his pain, you'd have to have half of it." this earned a small sigh from Hiccup, but Draco went on, "Though you two will have a link to one another. It'll be faint and it'll come and go from time to time," But Draco smirked at the two as he finished, "Though it's nothing compared to the bond and strength that you already have before."

The two looked to each other, and smirked as Hiccup petted Toothless on the head. "Thanks for saving my life, boy," he said to his dragon, "Twice." and then turned back towards Draco as he stood up and asked, "So… now that Alvin and the Red Death are gone, you got your nest back, what's next?"

Draco chuckled and looked back to Berk, as he sighed, "Well, as I said before, I'm tired of lurking in holes and skulking in darkness. Your father and I agreed the dragons can stay in Berk as the new nest. We could use the mountain's volcanic caverns as the nests while the dragons can roam freely among the village and forests." He then looked to Hiccup as he asked, "What do you plan to do now? You once said you were going to go some place far where you and Toothless could live in peace."

"Y'know…" Hiccup chuckled, looking at the Golden Fleece, "Three months ago, I would've spilt out of here in a second, doing exactly that without a second thought." then he looked down at Berk's village, seeing all the Vikings and Dragons, all working together and living together, and smirked as he looked at Toothless by his side, "But then I met this Night Fury who changed all that." and then he looked to Draco, as he replied, "And uh, then I met this long thought extinct Golden Fleece, who taught me an Old Code on how to know the ways of Honor, and taught me to fly my own path." he returned his gaze to Toothless, and scratched under his chin, gaining a purr from the Night Fury, "That's what I'm gonna do now."

Draco then leaned in, giving the boy a warm smile as he asked, "And, um… what do you see? Down this path of yours?"

The two dragons looked to the young Viking, until finally, he turned to them, and answered with a smile, "A future. For Viking and Dragon."

Toothless nudged him affectionately, as Hiccup petted him on the head. When Hiccup petted the Night Fury on the head, he let out a small pleasured purring growl out of his throat. Draco just smirked, and was all misty eyed as he looked to the boy, almost choking up as he spoke, "Ha. Look at you. Already glowing like a baby dragon's first shot." he sniffed for a moment, as Hiccup and Toothless looked at the elder dragon, and spoke to them both with a proud grin on his face, "You and Toothless are something special, that you are. You two are going to rattle the skies; become legends of your own making."

Then the mighty dragon lowered his head down to Hiccup's, and the young Viking just ran up and hugged his snout. Even Toothless walked up and nudged the Elder's nose affectionately like a son would to his father. Draco patted the boy and Night Fury with his large claw, as a way of hugging them both without crushing either one of them. Then the two pulled apart, as he tried to clear the tear from his eye, "Um, sorry about that, Hiccup. Brimstone in my eyes and all." After he dried them up, he got up, and turned towards the path that the duo took, "C'mon, Hiccup. The others'll be waiting for us."

Back in the Village

The three were walking down back to Berk, entering the village square again. And just as Draco predicted, the others were waiting for him. They all swarmed the duo as the other teens ran and crowded around him. Even Fishlegs seemed to give the Hero of Berk a massive and bone-crushing hug. Syn just playfully gave him a noogie, as the two once-separated-now friends again chuckled in glee. As soon as Hiccup was freed, he just had to smile at this scene, but looked around, asking himself and the others, "Hey, um… where's…?"

Just then, Astrid walked up to him, and punched him in the shoulder, gaining his attention to her. When he saw her, she was pretty miffed as she growled, "That… was for scaring me half to death."

Rubbing his arm, Hiccup argued, "What? What is it with this? Is it always gonna be like this? Because I…"

But he was interrupted as Astrid's anger disappeared as she grabbed him by his collar with her left hand. She pulled him in sharply as she cupped his cheek with her right hand, and their lips touched, forming a deep passionate kiss. She pulled him away, as she smiled softly to him, as he looked stunned.

Breaking the silence, she asked teasingly, "Because you what?"

After a stunned silence, Hiccup shrugged as he smiled, "I… could get used to it."

And to stun her even more, she drew to him in an embracing hug, resting her chin on his shoulder. "I'm glad," she whispered to him, "Don't ever scare me like that again… I love you, Hiccup."

Hiccup, completely stunned by this, smiled again, and returned the hug, whispering, "Ditto."

Just then, Stoick announced to everyone, so everyone could hear this. "Alright, everyone! Listen up! As I once said before, no one was just as surprised, or proud, as I was," Stoick stated as he looked to Hiccup, "But after what has happened the past month, today, Hiccup, my son, doesn't just become a Viking. Today… he becomes a Viking Dragon Rider." he then looked to his son with a proud smile, whom Hiccup returned the smile to, and back to everyone as he stated, "From this day forward, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, will be honored with the title, Hiccup the Useful." and with that title, everyone, Dragon and Viking, cheered on the young boy's new Viking title.

Just then, Gobber walked up, getting the two teens' attention with what he had. In his arms, was a new saddle and harness, along with a new tail fin for Toothless, as well as Hiccup's Red Death tooth sword, and his mother's breast helmet turned shoulder guard.

The Viking said to Hiccup, "Welcome back, lad."

Hiccup smiled as he accepted his old stuff again, and nodded, "Glad to be back."

"Night Fury!" Draco shouted playfully.

This caused Toothless to hop over the other Vikings playfully as he made his way through. He then stopped as he was back near Hiccup, sticking his tongue out and wagging his tail. This made everyone laugh a bit at this little scene.

Then Stoick walked over to his son as he asked, "Hey, son. I'm a little new at the whole Dragon Riding concept, so um…" and pointed to Draco secretly as he whispered, "… think you can give your old man a few pointers?"

Hiccup smirked at this, and to Toothless.

Later On

Hiccup had placed on the harness and saddle on Toothless, as well as the new tail fin, which was red with a white Viking skull on it. He tested out the paddle controls as they worked fine, and looked to the other riders with him. Astrid was on her Nadder, Valkeryie, with a new saddle and harness in place as she sat comfortably on her. He then looked to his dad, whom was saddled on Draco who was ready on this.

He looked to Toothless as he assured, "Get ready, boy." Toothless just nodded, and Hiccup looked out at the village with much glee at this whole change. He then looked to Draco as he asked, "So is this what you were hoping for?"

Draco looked all over the village, and smirked, "Eh, close enough."

Hiccup and Astrid had to smirk at that little joke, but a heartfelt booming laugh came from Stoick on that one. "Alright," Hiccup stated, "Let's ride!"

And then the trio took off, flying overhead above Berk as they made their way. Along the way, it had become a race between Astrid and Hiccup, as the two flew overhead the constructing village, with Stoick behind enjoying the ride. They swooped down at the docks as they made their way over to the bridge, where Syn and Fishlegs were waiting with their Volcanoback and Gronkle. At seeing the two, they joined in at the race, with Fishlegs nearly crashing a few times. And as they all soared in, Snotlout on his Nightmare, Ruffnut and Tuffnut on their Zippleback were flying alongside them all, making a V flight formation.

And then, breaking from the formation, Hiccup and Toothless flew upward into the sky, haling at this new era between humans and dragons.

So if anyone ever asked about Berk, there would only be a few things to know about it. It snowed for seven months, and hailed for only three. The food was grown to be tough and tasteless, and the people even more so. But there were upsides to the island; the only upsides were the pets. While other had ponies, parrots, dogs or cats, they had something better.

They… had dragons.

The End

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