Hey sorry I know it has been a while but life is a crazy sometimes! =) Anyway I was inspired by the trailer How to Train you Dragon 2 (sooooo excited for that by the way) so this story will be based off what I think will happen in the second movie. I will also probably have some references to the TV show as well but if you haven't seen it no big deal. Anyway I have changed the previous chapter slightly but nothing of grave importance. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Plz R&R at your discretion.

Chapter 3: Introductions

Ruby's P.O.V

I walked through the opening into the light. I had to shield my eyes from the brightness of the sun. This place was like something I had only seen before in my dreams. The smell of salt, trees and burning wood drifted on the breeze. The hills were littered with wooden shelters. More people than I had ever seen before walked the paths between the buildings, carrying strange and new objects, while talking to one another. The pathways were filled with lively people but everything was calm. I had never seen such a peaceful place with so many humans before. I stared up at the cloudless sky, catching a glimpse of a flock of Nadders and Gronkles as they flew over our heads.

"Wow", I said turning in circle, soaking up all the sights and sounds, "I've never seen so many humans and dragons living so peacefully together before."

"It's just Berk." Hiccup said chuckling, "but it is a one of a kind place."

I looked back to where Kanu was resting. He was sitting side by side with the Night Fury, Toothless. He was watching me with a protective gaze but he was smiling. He seemed to like this place as much as I did. Suddenly the sound of flapping wings got louder. It sounded like the dragons were getting closer. There was two, three, four dragons approaching, I counted in my head and they were flying fast!

"Ah and here comes my friends." said Hiccup gesturing to the four oncoming dragons, all with riders included.

Within a matter of minutes the dragons and their riders touched down in front of us. The first to land was a beautiful blue winged Nadder followed by a large, red backed Monstrous Nightmare. A small, dirt colored Groncle dropped to the ground very ungracefully, as Groncles are, and was soon followed by a two headed, green Zippleback. The riders jumped off their dragons' one by one, each uniquely similar to the dragon they were riding. A beautiful female with yellow colored hair jumped off the back of the Nadder and dared approached me first.

"Hello," she said with a friendly smile glued to her face as she extended her hand, "I'm Astrid."

She was even prettier up close. Her light blond hair was pull mostly from her face in a braid except for the short cut bangs that constantly fell in her face. She was skinny with two spiky shoulder pads on top of her clothing and a stud covered skirt. She was a delicate flower but with fierce thorns. She was obviously tougher than she looked.

"Hello, I'm Ruby!" I said smiling back at her. I looked down at her hand and frowned, confused. I outstretched my arm mimicking her actions. She brought her hand to meet mine and firmly grasped it shaking my arm vigorously. Wow, she had a strong grip! Before she could say anything more a larger male human pushed her aside replacing her hand with his.

"Hello m'lady," said the larger human male as he touched his lips to the back of my hand sending some very unpleasant shivers down my spine. "Welcome to Berk. I'm Snotlout, best dragon rider of the village!" The boy announced proudly.

He took a step back from me giving me a sleazy look, clearly evaluating me somehow. I took the moment to study him. He was of average height and muscular. He wore a metal hat with large horns while underneath poked out strands of wild dark brown hair. Snotlout had a round face and large eyes with a smirk seemed like a permanent feature on his face.

"Hahaha you, Snotlout, the greatest dragon rider?! Don't kid yourself we all know Hiccup is the best by far." remarked a voice that emanated from my right.

I broke me gaze from Snotlout to see find the voices owner when my eyes fell upon a very round human male. He was quite tall and quite large. He had a small chubby face and a small hat with small horns sat on top of his light, ashy blonde hair.

"Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see at Dragon Tournament." Hiccup chimed in with a grin on his face but, he didn't deny it.

Peeling my eyes from the Round One I took this chance to finally analyze the boy called Hiccup.

He was scrawny but tall, about the same as Snotlout. His body was evenly proportioned with a strong defined face and long reddish brown hair that threatened to covered his eyes. He had large warm brown eyes that contained a hint of sorrow and lightly dusted freckles that cover his nose. I furrowed my eyebrows together when my eyes feel on his legs. His left foot had been replaced with a metal rod.

"I'm guna beat you this year Hiccup! You'll be eating my smoke the whole race!" announced Snotlout crossing his arms and puffing up his chest proudly.

"Oh you mean like you did for the last three years? Oh wait my mistake that was Me." said Hiccup also crossing his arms.

I shook my head clearing my thoughts of hiccup's missing foot away. Perhaps I would ask him about it later. Meanwhile Hiccup and Snotlout were locked in a deadly starring contest when two similar looking, light haired humans stumbled in, breaking the silence.

The stumbled towards us push and pulling the whole way. They appeared to be almost exact replicas of each other only of different genders. They both were the same height and had long flowing white hair, although the girl's was knotted together in two large braids. They even wore matching hats!

"Hey are you guys talking about the Tournament? We're totally guna win the Stealth Contest. We've been working on blending in all week! Look!" shouted the male. The two completely froze with their arms and legs outstretched in random directions. They held their pose for a good minute before Snotlout and Astrid burst out laughing.

"Roughnut, Toughnut what are you doing?" asked Hiccup with a heaving sigh, raising a hand to his brow.

"Can't you tell? We're trees!" whisper the female while still holding her ridiculous pose.

"We are invisible!" squeaked the male. He was in complete focus mode.

"Yes completely invisible", said Hiccup rolling his eyes, his voice practically dripping with sarcasm, "Anyway changing topics, we have a guest. Roughnut, Toughnut, this is Ruby." He said gesturing towards me.

I smiled at them and waved. As soon as their eyes landed on me there faces lit up with curiosity and they eagerly staggered towards me.

"Hello I'm Roughnut," said the female stepping forward first, pointing to herself.

"And I'm Toughnut" said the male pushing Roughnut aside. "You're not from around here are you? How did you get here?" asked Toughnut glazing at me skeptically as if he was trying to assess my worth.

"With Kanu." I said plainly, pointing to my brother who was now surrounded by the gang's dragons. Everyone's eyes turned, following the path of my finger till they reached the end point. All their eyes grew in wonder, all except Hiccup. They hadn't noticed him till now.

"What kind of dragon it that?" the Rounder One gasped, "A new Species?" He took a few steps toward Kanu.

"Wait Fishleggs. You can't just approach a strange dragon!" Astrid scolded. Something about her reminded me of mother. Perhaps it was the warmth and motherly affection she carried for her friends.

"It's alright Kanu won't hurt you, unless you try to harm me. He's really very gentle." I said, "Hey Kanu! Come here!" I yelled at him waving my hands to get his attention. His ears perked up at the sound of my voice. He rose to full height pushing the jabbering dragons aside and slithered over to my side. "See harmless." I said proudly resting my hand on his head giving him an affectionate pat on the head.

"Wow that is awesome! He's huge! Somebody hit me I must be dreaming!" exclaimed Toughnut excitedly, walking towards Kanu and placing a hand on his back.

I raised one fist high and smacked him good on the shoulder, sending him flying into the ground. "Oh wait was that not what you meant?" I asked him with concerned eyes, as I remembered my previous misunderstanding.

Everyone looked at me shocked. I was sure I had made another mistake until Toughnut lifted his head from the ground. I could practically see the stars in his eyes.

"Wow!" he gasped "I like her." He managed to squeak out before collapsing back on the ground.

Then everyone's expressions began to change. A chorus of laughter rang out into the air.

"Me too!" said Toughnut grinning in agreement.

"Me three." said Snotlout raising his hand.

"She makes my list." said Astrid crossing her arms and giving me a look of admiration.

Suddenly there was a loud, thundering sound that vibrated the very air. I covered my ears looking around, alarmed by the sudden noise.

"No need to be afraid." said Hiccup patting my shoulder reassuringly. "That is just the signal for the start of the Dragon Tournament." He said, eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Come with us." said Astrid as she grabbed my hand dragging me along with the rest of the group. "You can watch us at the Dragon Training Academy. I promise it will be like nothing you've ever seen before!"