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Chapter 3

Hiccup was staring into the face of another Night Fury that was ready to kill him. It looked angry and quite ferocious. Hiccup was caught off guard and didn't have time to reach for a weapon, shield, or anything for that matter. The dragon leaned forward toward Hiccup, but instead of eating him alive, it licked him. The dragon made a noise and playfully pounced on Hiccup. His confusion made Erika laugh.
"She's mine," Erika explained. "Her name is Tuna. I've had her since she was a little hatchling! She's really friendly, so don't worry!"
"Another Night Fury?" Hiccup asked, recovering from the whole ordeal.
"What, you thought yours was the only one?"
"No, I'm just surprised to see another domestic one."
"As am I. But I guess teaching me to train dragons will be easier since we have the same one!" Toothless walked over and kindly introduced himself to Tuna. It seemed like they were taking a liking to each other. They sniffed each other for a little bit, then started to roughhouse.
"They like each other."
"I'd say so!"
"Tuna, huh?"
"Tuna is her favorite kind of fish." Hiccup and Erika watched for a little bit, before Hiccup broke up the roughhousing by calling for Toothless.
"C'mon. Lets go into town. My dads going to show up here soon and he'll kill me if he finds me here."
"May I ask why?" Erika asked as she began to mount Tuna.
"I'll tell you all about it on the way." Erika nodded, and she and Hiccup flew off together toward Berk.

Hiccup took Erika on the grand tour of Berk, showing her all the houses, and stores, and fields, and whatnot. Erika was especially interested when they came to the academy. They didn't spend too much time there, because Erika would be getting her first lesson tomorrow. Hiccup took her to his house instead, hoping his father would be home already
"Hiccup?" Stoick asked as Hiccup opened the door to his house.
"Yea, it's me." He replied.
"Where were you?"
"I was riding Toothless when I found this girl..." Stoick turned around to looked at Erika. She waved to him, and he smiled back.
"Hello there, miss.. uh.."
"Erika." She replied.
"Ah, Erika! Welcome to Berk! You don't look like you're from around here?"
"I'm from Scauldron Cove. It's a small fishing town, you've probably never heard of it."
"I can't say I have. What brings you here?"
"I came to learn about dragon training! Rumor has it you have a great academy here!"
"We do! It's the best. Now, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to speak to Hiccup for a second. Alone." His small-talk tone turned into a more stern and serious one. Erika got the hint and stepped outside. Stoick turned to Hiccup and was about to speak. Hiccup already knew exactly what he was going to say, and how he was going to say it.
"Who is she?" Stoick asked.
"Erika." Hiccup answered.
"And you found her..?"
"On Thor's Beach. I did to go check out the Borg boat, but it turns out it was a fishing boat. She got attacked by a dragon and got shipwrecked. She was on her way here anyway though. She even has her own night fury!"
"I told you not to check out that boat, son, and you defied me. What if it was a Borg boat? What if Borgians attacked you and kidnapped you?"
"It wasn't though."
"I'm just trying to protect you, son. I don't want anyone to hurt you." Stoick looked down at Hiccup's false leg as he said this.
"I know, dad." The two shared a brief moment of both understanding and heartbreak. Hiccup broke the awkward silence by asking if Erika had a place to stay while she was enrolled in the academy.
"She can stay here for a while but..."
"Great! I'll go tell her!" Hiccup started to leave when Stoick stopped him.
"Hiccup, wait! There's something I need to tell you," Hiccup stopped and turned around to face his dad. "So, as you know, overpopulation has become a huge issue on this island. Ever since we've befriended the dragons, people want to move here. People feel safer without dragons as our enemies, so they are having more children as well. I've already had to put a limit on how many children a family can have, but we're still growing at a rate faster than we can handle. I've passed a new law that states no outsiders are allowed to live on this island unless by marriage. Erika can stay, but only for a little while. How long does academy training take?"
"I'm not sure, dad. A few months? A year?"
"She can't stay that long, Hiccup."
"She's not gonna live here! Just a few months? Two or three?"
"I don't even know the girl. She could be an enemy, we don't know."
"She's not! I know. If she were, we would have known by now. Please dad?"
"Well, she seems nice, and she's pretty... okay. She can stay for a few months, but no longer than that." Hiccup thanked Stoick and ran out to tell Erika the good news. From outside the door, Stoick could hear shouts of happiness. He was glad that his son was finally happy, but worried for this safety. He just let a stranger into his house. She could be an enemy, and she could hurt Hiccup. But Stoick had a feeling that she wouldn't. She reminded him of someone he once knew. Someone he once fell in love with. She was a woman very much like Erika. Pretty, alluring, and almost siren like. He found her lying in the woods after losing a battle with a Deadly Nadder. He brought her back home and helped nurse her to health. He didn't even know her name for a full three days. But it was Valka. She was the most beautiful girl Stoick had ever met. He barely knew her, and had no idea where she was from. But he married her, and had a child with her. He had no idea who she was until dragons started attacking. She embraced them, and loved them, and even gave them food. Stoick wouldn't have it. She got angry and left, leaving him with a newborn child and broken heart. The last thing Stoick wanted was for Erika to do the same thing. He did not want his son to suffer the same pain. But Valka made Stoick happy, and who was he to deny Hiccup that same happiness?

It was late a night, and the entire town of Berk was fast asleep, accept for Erika. She was having trouble sleeping in a new location. She wondered up to Hiccups room to see if he was asleep. Lo and behold, he was, and she didn't have the heart to wake him. Bust, instead, she decided to see what Hiccup had laying around. Quietly, she began snooping though all of his items in his room. She really didn't find too much. Just a few drawings and broken pencils. She made her way down and out to the blacksmiths shop and into Hiccups little room in the back. There, she struck gold. She found so many drawings of dragons, new inventions, and even strategic battle plans. Buried in the pile of drawings was the Holy Grail. It was infamous book of Dragons. Erika flipped trough it, and was totally amazed. She spent at least two hours reading every single word on every dragon. She was absolutely enthralled. Once finished, she put everything back to the way it was, pretty much to a T. She walked out and looked at the moon. The position in the sky told her it was getting late, and that she was late for a meeting. She bolted back down the Thor's beach. It wasn't long until she found him there. He was a mysterious man, tall, dark, and looming. He was strong and scary, the human personification of a Night Fury.
"You're right on time." He said.
"Oh good," Erika said, relieved "I thought I was late."
"Did you get in?"
"I did."
"Great" He said, as he proceeded to get back in his boat and head out into the dark, cold, night.

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