Whenever the Dragons attacked, most people rushed to help. Some tried to catch the teenagers, while most others tried to put out the fires.
Everyone else watched over children and comforted them as they adults ran around outside. There were a few buildings always used for this. One of them was Gobber's shop.
He owned the one hardware shop in the entire town, yet the store had more than just hardware. He was also the town auto-repair man, plumber, and electrician. Anything that involved a handy man, Gobber could, and would, do.
Since he owned the biggest store in town, and the dragons never went this far into Berk, Gobber's store was the considered the safest place for people. Many brought their children here while they went off to help with the fires.
Gobber usually worked alone in the shop and during the raids, except for his one worker, Hiccup.
He had worked at the store since he was nine. Often, Gobber acted as his babysitter while his dad was off doing work. Soon Gobber decided that Hiccup could help out in the store, rather than sit and be bored out of his mind.
Hiccup loved the store. It had every tool or gadget imaginable, and then some. Whenever work got dull, which was often, he made odd inventions and trinkets using the surplus of goods. Gobber didn't really mind. Hiccup spent most of his time there, and his dad highly approved, especially during the raids.
Most of the other teens helped with the actual fires. Not Hiccup. He stayed in Gobber's shop and helped the people who came in. Whenever he managed to escape, someone would find him and drag him back to the shop.
Around the time you turn sixteen, you are usually allowed to sign up for a fire safety class that everyone recommends you take.
There is, however, risks involved. Rather than using fake situations the class assembles at any fire that happens and do on-site learning.
Let's just say, Hiccup's dad refused to sign him up for the class.
Hiccup's dad is chief at the fire station, and head of the city council. The fire station is considered a big deal with the Dragons running rampant. Usually the position at the fire station was passed down father to son, and had for several generations. Not to mention the fact that most of his ancestry had all been on the city council as well at least one point in their life.
No one trusted Hiccup enough to ever possibly accept him as chief of the fire station, let alone a member of city council.
All of the cruel judgments made Hiccup determined to catch the one criminal that scared everyone, the Night Fury.
Hiccup was always making plans about how he would catch the Night Fury, it wasn't going to be so simple. He had a feeling tonight would be the night.