I would like to dedicate this chapter to Lighty 7 for continuing to inspire me to write the next chapter.
Hiccup was dreaming about the day when Knife was born. He remembers standing above Astrid holding the baby in the bundle completely overjoyed. He hugged Astrid and the baby when he tried to pull away he felt a tug at his belt. The infant who had not yet opened her eyes had clenched his knife handle. He laughed that the first thing the baby would reach for was his knife. He carefully unclenched the tiny fingers that grabbed the knife and took the child from Astrid. Astrid spoke up,"I think we should name her Knife."Hiccup laughed and agreed with her.
"Hey there Knife, welcome to our family..."Hiccup continued to dream when a something called to him from his sleep.
"Dad!" the voice screamed. Who's calling me? The voice called again,"Dad!" the voice was getting closer. Knife? Is that you?... Hiccup opened his eyes to see his daughter running toward him.
He quickly rubbed his eyes and shouted,"Knife!" Toothless helped Hiccup to stand quickly as his daughter ran straight into his arms,"Knife? Knife... it is you... Oh thank Thor!" He cried holding his daughter to him tightly.
"Dad you came, you found me." Knife said burying her face into his chest crying.
"More like you found me," Hiccup laughed than pulled her away holding her shoulders,"Don't you ever scare me and your mother like that again!" After Hiccup shouted there was a low growl, he looked at Toothless who growled at something in the shadows behind the cliff. "Toothless bud what are you growling at?" Hiccup asked the dragon.
Knife pulled away and wiped her face and answered him,"Ok dad don't freak out but there's something you have to see and when you do you will understand where we are ok?"
Hiccup looked at his daughter and queried,"Why would I freak out?"
Knife ignored her father's question and called to the shadows,"Hey guys come on out!"
"There is someone else her? But..." Hiccup froze as a boy followed by three Night Furies walked out of the shadows,"Is that? Are those? Are we? Where are we exactly?"
Knife laughed took his hand and announced,"Welcome to Night Island dad." Toothless gawked at the three night furies and his ears perked up as the Night Furies approached them. "Dad this is Gunner, he lives on the island all by himself. The dragon on the far left is his dragon partner Black Wing the one in the middle is Scar, the one on the right is Midnight." Gunner walked up to them and held out his hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you sir,"Gunner stated, Hiccup was still in shock and shook his hand his eyes not leaving the Night Furies.
"It's nice to meet you Gunner. How many Night Furies live on this island?" Hiccup asked still spaced out.
Gunner thought for a moment and answered,"Um... maybe about 100 or more I'm not sure I never counted. With new hatchlings coming in every day who knows for sure."
"So you have baby Night Furies also. This is amazing!"Hiccup exclaimed. Hiccup walked up to the Night Furies and stopped before Scar and reached out his hand to him. Scar stared at the hand and then pressed against it, Scar purring. "Toothless isn't alone anymore. Toothless come here bud." Toothless walked over anxiously and stopped in front of Scar. Hiccup backed away and observed to two dragons who circled each other at first observing. Than Toothless stopped lying down before the large Night Fury as if bowing denouncing his dominance to Scar. Scar walked up to him Toothless raised his head and Scar placed a paw on it touching it for a moment. Than Toothless stood up and went to meet the other two Night Furies. When he went up to Black Wing the Night Furies stared at each other than began to tilt their heads mirroring each other until they tapped noses. Than Toothless went up to Midnight staring at the female he bowed his head to her Midnight just closed her eyes for a moment. "It's odd he greeted each of them differently. The first one he bowed to him, the second he tapped noses, and the third he bowed is head." Hiccup stated. Knife watched how after Toothless greeted each of them they were all running around playing with each other in the sand.
"It's amazing to see Toothless out there playing with them,"Knife commented.
"I think we will let Toothless enjoy himself and probably head home tomorrow, ok?" Hiccup asked.
Knife nodded but then whispered into her father's ear who processed her question before giving a nod. Knife looked at Gunner,"Hey Gunner?"
He looked away from the Night Furies and answered,"Yeah?"
"Me and my dad think that you should come with us, to Berk. What do you think?" Knife asked him waiting for his answer. Gunner looked at the dragon's and a look of longing shown on his face. Than it washed over with anger.
"No. I can't I have to stay."He responded coldly. Pain showed in Knife's face, she reached out to touch his shoulder but he brushed it off and walked over to Black Wing and mounted him."Well I'm glad that you found your dad I guess you won't need a dragon after all. Well Good bye. Scar, Midnight! Let's go." Gunner flew off into the sky quickly, Scar looked back to Knife than followed Gunner. Midnight watched Scar leaved than she ran to Knife immediately not wanting to leave her side. Midnight pressed her head against Knife's side and whimpered.
"Midnight..."Knife hugged the dragoness,"I'm going to leave tomorrow." Midnight snorted and shook her head,"I want you to come with me but I know that Scar's place is here. Your place is at his side. I can't ask you to leave him. So please Midnight go." She pointed to the direction they flew in, the Night Fury stared into her eyes before she turned. She looked back and hesitated for a moment before taking to the sky screeching her good-bye. Tears began to stream down Knife's cheek, Hiccup grabbed her shoulder and led her to the camp fire were they fell asleep to rest up.