Hey everyone. My laptop is finally working. Thank goodness for that. Anyways, thanks to those that reviewed. I appreciate your support. And for your time of making a review and waiting, I present you chapter five. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Previously on Different Path:

"I told you to be care. Hellfire Wyvern hatchlings are known to be aggressive and unfriendly. That is if you raise them properly."

The two returned home to treat the wound. After that, Hiccup made sure that he doesn't go near a Hellfire Wyvern again. If he does, he'll get another burn that would probably last for the rest of his life. And Scarlet definitely made her point when she was roughly bandaging his hands. Toothless did wonder where his rider got it.

Chapter 5: Scary Brother and His Night Crawler

Scarlet was sitting over the cliff side, staring at the ocean horizon. Beside her left rest Lelia and on the right is Sky. Hiccup and Toothless are back in her place, still sleeping if she guessed. The brunet has been here on her homeland for two days. She wasn't sure if he told anyone he would be gone for that long. If he didn't, citizens of Berk would have sent a search party. The brunette closes her eyes as the wind caresses her cheeks. Oh how she love the feeling. Sky, which was resting, perked her head up and growled. Scarlet reopen her eyes to see what alerted her dragon.

"Who's out there?" Scarlet shouted.

The three waited. Eventually, a rabbit popped out from a shrub. It looked at them before hopping elsewhere. Sky watch with interest till it was out of her sight. She then rests her head on Scarlet's lap as if it was her rightful place. Lelia snuggled closer to the brunette's neck as she was sleeping. After everything settled down, she returned back to staring at the horizon. Not too far from where she was, she could see Blusang Lindwurms flying above the water and diving to get seaweed or fish. They're long in body length. Blue, turquoise, and beige are the colors you're going to mostly see on them. However, they're known to not have hind legs. Most dragons around here does, well paper dragons are a different story.

"Maybe it's best to get Hiccup home before something happens at Berk. And Toothless doesn't seem to be happy here." She muttered under her breath.

Scarlet stood up and decided to go home. Hiccup is probably awake and is waiting for her to get home. Lelia was still on the brunette's shoulder, sleeping like there's no tomorrow. Sky was slithering beside her to keep her company. Normally, Sky would have to stay at the spot where she found her the first time or fly off and come back when she needs to. But that was because of her parents being home. She never understood why her parents didn't like dragons so much. Even the word is taboo in their house. The brunette leans closer to her serpent-like dragon. She should be happy that she's on the Neutrians' side. She wouldn't have met Lelia or Sky if she was.

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Hiccup slowly opens his eyes. He didn't know how long he slept but it felt nice. He was completely relaxed till he felt something breathe on him. The brunet slowly looks up with hesitation. There, he could see a dragon staring at him that didn't have any skin on. Hiccup gulped. As you look further up, you could see some skin as it was getting closer to the horns. The body of it was a bit different. On its' body, you can see some red flesh exposed with its' black skin covering it. From its' head to the tail, there was a trail of its' own bones showing off. The brunet stopped breathing as the dragon stared down on him. Its' red eyes were burning holes on his very skin. He quickly looks to his side and notice Toothless still sleeping.

"You're out of luck if you think your dragon can help you now…" A deep voice said.

Hiccup looked to the other side to see a tall man standing behind the dragon. He has long spiky hair and sapphire eyes. He appeared to be around his twenties if the brunet is going to guess. The nameless man had his arms cross with a dark glare aiming directly at Hiccup. And from the looks of it, there won't be any greetings. Beside the tall man was another male. This one had short red curly hair with green eyes. He has freckles on his face that was covering most of his cheeks. He did look like he was around Hiccup's age. He didn't seem threatening with his skinny body figure. He was standing behind the taller man nervously. And a little electric hatchling was dangling off his shoulder.

"I-I don't know where he came from or how he got in. I was looking for Scarlet only to s-see him here." The skinny one said.

"And where is Scarlet? I left you to take care of my little sister. I didn't think I would come home to find an intruder." The taller one hissed.

"I-I am very s-sorry. She just went m-missing."

Just that moment, the door opened. Scarlet steps in to see a crowd in front of her. When she made eye contact with the taller one, she quickly pales. Lelia, fully awake, straighten up and flies over to the evil looking dragon. She eventually lands on the dragon's head while chirping happily. After the exchange of chirping and growling, the dark dragon removes itself from Hiccup and walks over to its' owner. The taller man turns around to face Scarlet. She gulped. He quickly walks over her with a stern stare. The brunette closed her eyes tightly. Hiccup was getting worried. Scarlet didn't look happy in his point of view. When the taller man was close enough to her, he embraces her tightly.

"Oh, Scarlet, you had me worried sick! I missed you so much!" He said out of joy.

"It's nice t-to see you too, Matthew…" She said, panting for air.

Matthew released his little sister and went back to glaring the skinny teenager. He was shouting that he was a terrible caretaker and he should have gotten rid of the boy himself. Scarlet was trying her best to make the older man to stop shouting at the nervous male. Hiccup sat up from the bed to stand beside Toothless. He didn't really know what was going on with the chaos but he did figure out that the man was Scarlet's older brother. And that skinny one was her caretaker that he saw from before. He quickly shakes Toothless and whisper to the dragon to wake up. But the Night Fury never did. He just continued on sleeping like there's hardly any yelling going on. The loud noise dimmed down when the brunet looked away from his dragon.

"Matthew, it wasn't Charles fault. I went out for a bit without telling him." She explained.

"I don't care at this point. Just let me deal with this intruder and then we can talk about this." Matthew ordered.

"Wait, what intruder?"

"That one…"

Matthew then pointed to Hiccup. Scarlet widens her eyes. By this time, the dark dragon looked at the brunet and growled lowly. He could feel his blood running cold as his skin lighten. The brunette rushed over to the dragon and yanks it by the neck. She was shouting at it to stop. But it didn't listen. Instead, it was moving closer and closer to Hiccup, who was too scared to even move. Lelia, still on its' head, jumped up and down while chirping loudly. She was probably telling the dragon to stop as well. Unfortunately, it didn't listen. By this point, it was close enough for Hiccup to smell an odor coming out of it. And it didn't smell like a flower, that's for sure.

"Matthew, he's not an intruder! He's my friend! So, please tell Night Crawler to stop already!" She hissed at her brother.

"Fine… Night Crawler, come over. He's a friend." Matthew said.

Night Crawler, the dragon's name, moves away from Hiccup and makes way to Matthew. The taller male just pats the dragon on the head. He was giving the brunet an expression that said 'you're lucky… for now'. Scarlet huffed at her brother's actions. She quickly rushed over to her friend and checked to see if he was alright. Hiccup wanted to faint right then and there. Unfortunately, the brunette didn't allow such thing since she was holding him up

"I'm so sorry about that Hiccup. Matthew has some issues once in a while." She explained.

"I do not! You know that we do not allow guests to stay over. Friends or not, there's no expectations." Matthew stated.

"Well, that's a stupid rule! It's just for one night." She hissed back.

"It's o-okay Scarlet. I was just s-surprised. I never thought you had a brother."

"Unfortunately… Hiccup, that's my older brother Matthew. And that dead dragon over there is his dragon Night Crawler. He's a Black Marrow."

"He's as deadly as he appears. Just a warning to you 'Hiccup'." Matthew smirked.

Hiccup gulped at the threat. He never thought a guy like that could be related to Scarlet. Well, she was a bit violent herself when they met. She even scared Fishlegs. However, he is easily frightened by anything. Scarlet sighed heavily and exits the room. Sky approached her master and followed. Soon, the two males and the dreadful looking dragon did the same. They all stopped by the dining room and settled down there. Charles, shaking, was begging Matthew to forgive him for his carelessness. However, the dark haired male didn't bother to listen. In the corner of Hiccup's eye, he could see Scarlet's eye twitching out of irritation.

"Please, Mr. Matthew, forgive me. I-I'll do better next time." Charles begged.

"You will since you're not going to work here any longer." Matthew finally answered.

"Matthew, stop bullying him. Don't you see he's about to cry?" Scarlet sighed tiredly.

"That's the fun part… Can't I once in a while?"

Scarlet dropped her shoulders. Hiccup was now resting on a wooden chair next to a table. The brunette pinches the bridge of her nose before sitting beside her new friend. Charles was still continuing to beg tearfully. He was resorting to do it on his knees and state that his family needs the extra money. Matthew sighed before deciding to let Charles have a second chance. Fortunately, Charles stopped and return to the kitchen to make drinks. Hiccup tapped on the brunette's shoulder to get her attention. She hummed lowly.

"I think there's something wrong with Toothless." Hiccup said worriedly.

"What do you mean? Did something happen to him?" Scarlet asked.

"I don't know. I tried waking him up but he didn't."

"That's because I shot 'him' with a sleeping dart." Matthew stated proudly.

Hiccup turns behind him to see Matthew. Scarlet rest her head on her hand and rolled her eyes. The older brother then explained what he did. Before all that chaos, he noticed a dark looking dragon next to Hiccup. He knew that it would make the situation worse than needed. So he used his sleeping darts on the Night Fury. The dragon would eventually wake up after an hour. Scarlet was resting her head on the table. Lelia and Sky were trying their very best to cheer their master up. Charles finally returned with drinks that he planned on making. The brunette was the first one to get it.

"That dragon of yours will be fine. But I must say, where did you find a magnificent creature as that? I never saw that around before." Matthew asked.

"Oh… Uh, Toothless is a…" Hiccup started.

"That thing is called Toothless? I think you need to think of renaming it. It deserves a better one in my opinion."

"Well, he does have retractable teeth so…"

"He's a Black dragon… He's a 'special' case." Scarlet explained.

'Special' case dragons are dragons that are the same species but have a different appearance. Black dragons are considered 'special' in a way. Other dragons too would count but there aren't as many around this island. Hiccup fumbles with his drink, worried. It feels like he was in an enemies' territory. And he's the main course. As if sensing the brunet's distress, Scarlet place her hand on Hiccup's shoulder. She gave him a smile and a wink to reassure him that he'll be okay. Matthew was thinking about Toothless, comparing him to Black dragons and such.

"My brother doesn't look or act likes one but he's a dragon researcher. He studies dragons. That's how he got Night Crawler." Scarlet explained.

"So, he knows every dragon on this island?"

"No doubt about it. My parents never approved it but he showed signs of being good at it. He loves it too. He knows every dragon on here."

"Wow, he must be really good at what he does."

"Yeah, he is considered the best among the Acceptians. But he's known to be a show-off once in a while. He's is a good person though."

"You must be proud of him then."

"N-not really… But he was the reason why I wanted Sky as my dragon. He matched me up to my perfect dragon." Scarlet blushed.

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I hoped you enjoy that. Well, this is the end for now. I hope to see new reviews from everyone. And I'll be working on the next chapter. Again, thank you to those that took time to review. For now, I abide you farewell.