Well, Chapter 2, Hiccup finally gets back to the village, and sees some of his old friends, family and a"reunion"with Astrid. There will be some odd situations for Hiccup, hope you like .

Chapter 2: Odd Reunions

Village of Berk, Early Afternoon, Hiccup POV

Well, here goes nothing. I thought, as I stepped out of the forest, and into the village of Berk.

Everything was how I last saw it the houses, the birds, the grass, even the people hadn't changed.

Then a bunch of guys and a girl pushed past me running and giggling, and soon I realized that those were the guys, Fishleggs, the twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, and Snotlout. Then I figured out that they had set a stink bomb in one of the houses, and a very angry looking Viking came out and started cofing and shouting.

Huh…that's odd. Where's Astr-." I barely had time to finish my thought when a running Astrid slammed into me.

"Ooof!" I said.

"Oops, sorry sir, you ok?" asked a concerned Astrid.

"Uh…erm…yeah, I'm fine." I said with an obvious stutter in my voice.

Then I looked up, and saw the most amazing thing, Astrid.

"Oh good, sorry for bumping into y… wait, have we met?" said Astrid with a questioning tone in her voice, her question breaking my stare at her.

"Uhh…er…N-no. I don't think we've…uh…met before." I replied, fearing that Astrid already found out my identity.

"Huh…well I have the strange feeling that we've met before." Said Astrid "Are you sure we've never met before?"

"Um…yeah, I'm sure! Oh look at the time, I've…uh…gotta run!" I said, eager to get away as fast as possible.

Huh, strange. Who was that guy? Thought Astrid

"Astrid, you better run, old man Mendell (brain-fart, lol) and his wife are closing in!" Called Ruffnut, as two Vikings closed in on her.

"Oh shoot!" said a Astrid, then she bolted, still pondering on her encounter with the strange man.

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Whew…that was close, good thing the cloak doesn't come off, or I would have been doomed. I thought calmed down a little.

It's too bad that I can't talk to Astrid…or…wait…maybe I can! At that moment an idea flew into my head.

Just then another awkward encounter put me on my toes, when I didn't notice bumping into my Father.

"Whoa there son!" he said with a smile on his face

"Oops, sorry da…*ahem*… I mean…eh… Stoic." I said, nearly avoiding saying dad, it was always weird calling my dad by his 1st name.

Then I looked up and saw how much my dad changed. He generally looked the same, but on his face there were plenty of wrinkles, and his hair and beard still had their red tone, but had been grayed over the years to look like a reddish-grey color. His eyes had the same fatherly look on them, but they had large eye-bags underneath them and I could sense the sadness flowing around him, even through his cheerful attitude.

"Now where are ya' headin' off to in such a hurry?" my dad asked me, while I was struggling to find an answer.

" I was…uh…looking for the…uh…forge! Yeah, I heard that the…uh…weapons were high quality, an I was …ah…hoping to buy some." I replied, hoping that dad would buy my excuse.

"Hmm…well the forge is over thar'" said my dad pointing towards the left "when you get to the forge, ask for Gobber, he'll set ya up."

"Ok, thanks Chief." I replied, and hastily ran towards the forge.

"Wait! I didn't catch yar name." asked my dad.

I froze, Oh crud, what do I say?

I instantly said the 1st name that came into my mind "My name's…uh…Thane, Thane Nightson."

"Well, Thane, hope you find the right weapon for ya." Said my dad, slowly walking away.

As I was walking away, I didn't notice the thought dad couldn't off of.

I wonder, that man, why does he remind me of someone? Thought Stoic.

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Cove of Toothless, Early Evening

No POV.

After a while of strolling down memory lane, and some awkward encounters, Hiccup finally arrived at the cove where the camp was set up. The camp consisted of eight tents, each for a specific Dragon breed. They were lined in two rows and in the middle was a small fire-pit. In the left side were the tents for the Terrible Terror Terry, the Gronkle Bomber, the Nightmare Draco and the Night Fury Catherine. On the left side were the tents for the Zippleback Spitshot and Spitfire, the Nadder Natalie, and the Night Fury Thane. In the middle was Hiccup's tent and it served as his sleeping quarters and battle room. Each tent had it's own design, on the left, the Terror tent had a design of a Terror curled up in a ball, the Gronkle tent had the design of a Gronkle crushing a tree with its tail, the Nightmare tent had the design of a flaming Nightmare. On the right, the Zippleback tent had the design of the Zippleback heads blowing gas and igniting it, the Nadder tent had the design of the spikes on the Nadder's tail. And on the Night Fury tents, was the design of a Night Fury in a sky-view with its wings and tail outstretched.

Everyone was sitting around the fire-pit, roasting a wild boar over a smokeless blue flame.

"You know this would be more tasty if we had some rosemary." Complained Bomber as he sprinkled some spices over the boar.

"Well sorry, we aren't culinary geniuses like you Bomber." Replied an annoyed Natalie.

"Sorry, just sayin" said Bomber

"Hey look, Brother Hiccup is back!" Said Terry running to hug the approaching Hiccup.

"Hey Terry." Said Hiccup, hugging the small child.

"Hiccup, you've been gone for hours, where have you been?" asked Spitshot

"Lets just say I've been strolling down memory lane." Replied Hiccup with a smile on his face

"Well I hope memory lane made you hungry, cause we're having wild boar tonight!" said Bomber, revealing the roasting boar.

"I'm famished." Replied a hungry looking Hiccup.

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Late at night, Cove of Toothless

After dinner, everyone immediately fell asleep in his or her tents, well, everyone that is, except for Hiccup. When he was sure everyone was asleep, he quietly snuck out of his tent, using his natural sense of stealth to slip away to the village. Little did he know that someone already knew his plan and was watching him from the shadows.

Later in Astrid Hofferson's room

Hiccup silently entered through the window to see Astrid, fast asleep and mumbling his name.

Good she's dreaming, the perfect time. Thought Hiccup

He then removed his sleeve, revealing a black Night Fury tattoo around his arm, and then he chanted words in ancient Dragonese:

"We formed a bond long ago"

"To form onto one body and soul alone"

"Now I call upon thee"

"The Dragon resting within me"

"TOOTHLESS!"

As he whispered Toothless' name, a white mist surrounded then covered his arm, then the Dragon tattoo glowed lightly parting the mist, revealing a very small Night Fury, resting on Hiccup's hand.

"Hello Toothless." Hiccup whispered in Dragonese

"Hey master Hiccup! Whadya need me for?" Toothless asked with his toothless copy of Hiccup's smile.

"Could you perhaps put me in her dreams?" asked Hiccup, pointing to Astrid.

"Ooh, trying to get some alone time with the lady, eh master?" Toothless returned with a sly look on his eyes and an even larger grin on his face, if Dragons could grin.

"Just can you do it or not?" asked Hiccup, slightly blushing at the thought of Toothless' remark.

"Of course master." Replied Toothless.

Toothless then chanted some ancient Dragonese spell, which then surrounded Hiccup with white mist, then transforming Hiccup into the mist and moving right next to Astrid, who sub-consciously inhaled the mist without waking up.

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Astrid's Mind

She woke up in a beautiful cove, however she was unaware where she was exactly.

"HELLO!" she called, but no one answered.

"No one's here Astrid." Called a voice behind her "Just us."

Astrid did a 180˚ jump-take to find a man with a mop of brown hair, a slight grin, and a blood-red sword on his waist sitting on a nearby rock.

"Who are you?" asked Astrid; already reaching for her axe, only to realize it wasn't there.

"C'mon Astrid, don't tell me you already forgot me?" asked the man, giving one of his signature smiles.

It was at that moment, Astrid knew who she was speaking to.

"Hiccup?!" asked a confused Astrid.

"The one and only." Hiccup replied standing from his rock and outstretching his arms.

"HICCUP!" Astrid cried running towards him with tears in her eyes.

She then embraced him in a bear hug then playfully punched him in the arm.

"Ow!" said Hiccup

"That's for leaving." Said an angry looking Astrid

"Hey that hu-" Hiccup didn't have time to finish his sentence, as Astrid pulled him in and their lips came crashing together.

"And that's for everything else." Replied a bright red Astrid.

Hiccup was stunned, and then started laughing, which inevitably also caused Astrid to break out in laughter.

"Hiccup where have you been for these eight years." Asked Astrid wiping a tear from her eye, "Everyone missed you…I-I missed you."

"Well, lets just say I've been busy." Replied a smiling Hiccup

For the next few minutes, Hiccup and Astrid talked and retook the lost years from Hiccup's disappearance. Astrid kept trying to get Hiccup to tell her what he was doing the past eight years, but he never said anything just "I've been busy."

Finally, Toothless appeared on Hiccup's hand and he quickly turned away from Astrid before she saw him.

"Master Hiccup, I can't hold the spell for much longer, we're gonna have to pull out before we get stuck here." Said a concerned Toothless.

"Alright." Whispered Hiccup, then he turned to Astrid to bid his goodbyes.

"Well Astrid, looks like my time here is up." Said Hiccup

"What! But-but, you just got here!" said a saddened Astrid

"Sorry Astrid, but I have to go." Said Hiccup as a white mist surrounded him and Astrid

"Wait! Will I ever see you again?" asked Astrid before the mist completely swallowed her up.

"Soon Astrid, and I'll always be close to you." Said Hiccup before the mist swallowed him up.

"Wait! HICCUP!" shouted Astrid, and then she woke up.

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Astrid's Room

"HICCUP!" shouted Astrid as she shot out of bed.

She quickly looked around for any sign of the boy. But there was none.

*sigh* only a dream Thought Astrid as she slowly went back to sleep.

If it was a dream, why did it feel so real? Questioned Astrid to herself.

If Astrid were to look out her window, she would see a 22 year old man, looking at her and smiling.

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As Hiccup made his way back to camp, his enhanced Night Fury senses, picked up someone.

"Hiccup, *tick *tick *tick, you shouldn't be out here at night." Said a female voice behind him.

Hiccup then jumped around and drew Liferend, only to see Catherine with a pissed off look on her face.

"Umm…hi Cat." Hiccup said with the fear that she saw everything. And he soon learned that Catherine had been following him from the start.

"Hiccup, what do you think you're doing, you could have compromised our cover!" scolded a very angry Catherine.

"Sorry Cat, I couldn't stay away." Replied Hiccup, feeling sorry.

"Fine, I can never stay mad at you Hic." Said Catherine pulling Hiccup into a kiss.

"If this is punishment, I should have done this more often." Sarcastically said Hiccup.

"Shut up!" said Catherine, playfully pushing Hiccup, "C'mon, let's get back to camp, Thane said he has an emergency."

Soon Hiccup and Catherine made their way back to camp, not knowing the grave news that waited.

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Flying over the Sea, 9 days away from Berk

Flying over the sea, 9 days away from Berk, was a large mass of the different breeds of Dragons, but unusually, they were all black. The mass of Dragons didn't compare to the fearful aura around them, because flying right in the middle, was a Dragon similar to the one Hiccup fought eight years ago, except instead of red, it was colored grey and pitch black. The Dragon also had two Dragons flying beside it, a Nightmare and a Night Fury. The Nightmare looked just like a regular one, except that it was colored black, and if you were to see it breathe fire, you would see that instead of red, it would be a black fire that would burn everything in a flash. The Night Fury was the same color as everything else: black. It looked almost exactly like Thane in Dragon form, except the silver scar ran through his left eye, not his right like Thane.

"Master Death, we approach Dragon Island." Hissed the Black Nightmare in Dragonese.

"Good, I'd like to kill the incessant Dragonborn who killed my brother, Red Death." Growled the giant black Dragon.

"Malthazar, did you hear from the scout yet?" commandingly asked the giant Dragon to the Night Fury, known as Malthazar.

"Not yet. I assume he is still looking for the stone." Replied the Night Fury, emotionlessly.

"Do not assume Malthazar. Only be sure." Lectured the giant Dragon.

"Yes My Lord." Replied Malthazar.

"You really should be more assured Mal." Taunted the Black Nightmare, "Or maybe your incompetence has gotten the better of you?"

"Keep your mouth shut Draki, before I pull it out myself." Threatened Malthazar to the Nightmare known as Draki.

Children. Thought the giant Dragon. Finally, I can have my revenge and power, the BLACK DEATH SHALL RULE AGAIN! Thought the giant Dragon known as the Black Death as he and his swarm of Dragons neared Hellheim's Gate.

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Hey Guys I'm back! I hope you like chapter 2 as the threat Hiccup and his new allies will face has been revealed! Who is the Black Death? What is up with the other Dragon Malthazar looking like Thane? What is the Stone the Black Death mentioned? All will be revealed in the next chapter, as well as how Hiccup became a dragonborn, and who are the dragonborn.