Hey guys, sorry I'm late, MAJOR writer's block! Oh ya, and I got some examples of what everyone looks like (just base depictions, they don't really look like that, I'm trying my best people):

Hiccup: art/Hiccup-Haddock-HTTYD-2-337675490 or art/Passing-of-the-Years-Hiccup-158725162

Thane: art/Toothless-And-Hiccup-309989868 (Just imagine him less cheery, without the dragon, and longer hair. Remember only base depictions!)

Catherine: art/Trout-ages-173918458 (Look at 18)

Couldn't find a lot of pics, so these are who I got.

Chapter 7: Dragon Training

Berk Present Day

Hiccup POV.

It's been two days since we learned about Thane, and he hasn't really spoken to Astrid and I, and the only time he does speak is about Death's status and the defenses around Berk. So far, Bomber, Spitshot and Spitfire have supplied the village with special bombs designed for massive explosions and shrapnel damage, considering that Death's forces outnumber us 1-100. Bomber also has helped Gobber in the forge, creating a secret weapon he calls the "Sparrow Arrows", he hasn't told anybody what it does, but it sure seems important so as Spitshot said, "leave the artist to his art". Terry also started working on magic booby traps set in the air all around the village, so if anyone or anything accidentally trips one, they'll probably be sent to the eighth world or something, you never know. Well, today we were going to discuss if we could be able to train some villagers to ride Dragons, only that would be next to impossible.

My dad called an urgent meeting in the Grand Hall, and as the Dragonborn entered the Grand Hall, we found the whole village chatting about what the meeting was about, the Dragonborn, and a whole lot of other stuff that I didn't need to know. I saw Astrid in the crowd and my heart fluttered slightly, that's been happening ever since I had my little "dream chat" with her.

"Order, Order!" shouted my dad, causing the whole hall to quiet down,

"Now, you're probably wonderin' why y'all are ere'." Said my dad, causing murmurs from the crowd, "Well, it wasn't my idea to call this meeting, it was these Dragon-folk who requested this, so I'll now give the floor to them."

Dad stepped to the side, allowing Thane, Catherine, Natalie, Draco, Bomber, Spitshot, Spitfire, Terry and myself to go in front of the crowd.

"Now you all may or may not know, but my name is Thane, and these are my companions Catherine, Natalie, Draco, Bomber, Spitshot, Spitfire, Terry and Hiccup."

As soon as he said Hiccup, the whole village broke into a series of murmurs like, "Why is he there?" or "That traitor, siding with Dragons." Honestly I couldn't care less about what they said.

"We would like to confirm some things, yes there is a threat that comes to Berk, and truthfully, your normal Viking defenses and strategy will probably get you all killed within two minutes. But-" Said Thane, interrupted by a multitude of shouts and screams from the villagers.

Way to put it bluntly Thane. I thought, and as if he heard me glared in my direction before my father silenced the village.

"SILENCE!" shouted my dad, ceasing the villagers' rant.

"Now as I was saying before being so rudely interrupted, you wouldn't last long, HOWEVER, there is a way for you to strengthen your defenses and offenses." Said Thane, earning some murmurs and whispers from the villagers.

"Well then tell us yer' great plan, Sir Dragonborn." Said Mildew with extra venom in his tone.

"The only way is for some of you Vikings to volunteer yourselves for our Dragon Training, if you can survive that, you can gain an added weapon and ally to your village." Said Thane.

That's when the dam broke, the entire village, Mildew included, started shouting things like: "You're mad!" or "You'll get us all killed!"

"QUIET!" shouted my father, once again silencing the village, "Alright, one at a time let's start with yo-"

Dad was interrupted by the sudden shout of Mildew.

"Oi, ow' do you propose we train those man eating, fire breathing monsters who kill hundreds of us every day?" shouted Mildew, with the backing of the entire village, "An' besides who would be mad enough to accept this offer?"

"Did you Vikings ever think, the Dragons may kill hundreds of us, but we massacre thousands of them every day!" I said, looking at the villagers, especially Mildew dead in the eye, "Don't you think that what they do to us we do worse to them?"

"They steal our livestock, our food, explain that!" shouted one villager

"They steal it because they're forced to, the Dragons don't eat meat they eat fish!" I said, "The only reason why the Dragons stole and killed was in self defense and because they had no choice. I mean did you ever think about what you're killing before killing it?"

My little speech caused most of the village to look down.

"Well, besides that, who do you think has the sanity to train with Dragons?" muttered Mildew, audible to most of the village.

Gods I hate that old man. I thought

"I'll join." Said a voice from the back.

This caused every person in the room to look behind them, to see Astrid Hofferson raising her hand. Everyone was shocked, heck even I was shocked.

"Yes, finally another female." Whispered Natalie.

"Astrid, you?" exclaimed my dad

"Yeah, might as well give it a shot." Astrid said calmly

"Well then, any more volunteers?" asked Thane

"Hey if Astrid's gonna try, then we're coming with her." Exclaimed Snotlout proudly, gesturing to the rest of the gang, Fishleggs and the twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut.

"Well unexpected, but Snotlout, Astrid, Fishleggs, Ruffnut and Tuffnut will participate as volunteers for the Dragon training for the sake of village protection!" shouted my dad, "If there are no further requests or subjects of discussion, meeting adjourned."

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Dragon Training Arena

Astrid POV.

After the meeting I was bombarded by questions from villagers, asking me why I joined the Dragonborn, and I gave them all the same reply, I ignored them. After dodging questions and all, I was able to make it to the Arena to find Hiccup waiting for me while the rest of the Dragonborn were sitting outside watching..

"Well, congrats' Astrid, you're the 1st one to get here." Said a smiling Hiccup

"Erm…well, you know." I stuttered, "I had my free time, so…I-uh…went over here."

"I thought it best that I would be the one to train you." Said Hiccup, "Is that ok?"

"Um, yeah…its…uh…cool!" I said.

Grr, I hate that smile, makes me act like a fool. I thought, mentally face palming myself.

"Don't look now cause it seems like everyone else just arrived." Said Hiccup.

I didn't have time to reply when I heard the shouts of my friends.

"Hey Astrid!" shouted Fishleggs, waving his ridiculously large arms; seriously what does this guy eat?

"So Astrid, ready for the craziest thing we've ever done in our lives?" asked an exited Ruffnut.

"Well I guess so." I said nervously, rubbing my arm.

"What's wrong Strid', Terror got your tongue?" Asked Snotlout

I swore I heard someone shout "Hey!" in the background, but I decided to ignore it.

"No it's just-" I was interrupted by Hiccup's voice.

"Welcome everyone to Dragon Training!" he shouted, causing everyone to see him standing just in front of the entrance. Wait, wasn't he in front of me?

"I know what you all may be thinking 'this is crazy', or 'we're gonna die'. Well you couldn't be farther from the truth." He said, disappearing from his position at the entrance.

"Whoa, where'd Useless go?" asked Snotlout, everyone just shrugged and looked around.

"Probably hiding from us, too scared to face us Useless!" shouted Tuffnut

"Actually, I'm right here." Whispered Hiccup from behind Tuffnut, making him jump and scream like a girl, not that it's bad screaming like a girl, but…ugh, you get the point.

"Wow, how did you do that Hiccup!" exclaimed Fishleggs

"Trade secret." He replied, "Now, enough fooling around, let's get started."

Hiccup then walked over to the Dragon cages, and put his hand on the release lever.

"Oh this is gonna be good." Said Spitfire, smiling devilishly at his twin.

"Ok, normally we would take you all to Dragon Island to find a Dragon for yourself, but under the… circumstances, we're gonna have to use these Dragons, and unfortunately for you most of these Dragons hate your guts." said Hiccup, making me more nervous by the second, "I also took the liberty to remove the weapons, in case any of you get tempted."

"Tempted to do what?" asked Fishleggs, but the question was ignored by Hiccup.

"Alright, now who goes 1st?" asked Hiccup

"I'll take the first turn, if a Dragon's gonna be mine, might as well pick the 1st before everyone." Stated Snotlout smugly.

"Well since you're going first lout', I have the perfect Dragon for you." Said Hiccup, sadistically grinning, what he had in store creped everyone out and we all took a step back, "Meet the Monstrous Nightmare, FIREWORM!"

Just as he said Fireworm, the cranked open the gate of the Nightmare, allowing it to burst out in all its fiery glory.

"Wait, I change my MIIIIND!" shouted Snotlout as he ran around chased by a Monstrous Nightmare. Now I figured out the reason for taking out the weapons.

"Have fun!" shouted Hiccup, while the other Dragonborn were laughing their hearts out, except for Thane, who unfortunately couldn't laugh.

Snotlout was running around the Arena screaming and shouting, while everyone was laughing, including me. Finally Hiccup got tired of seeing Snotlout fail miserably and started to help him out.

"Ugh, Snotlout!" shouted Hiccup

"WHAT?!" screamed Snotlout, dodging a fire breath from the Nightmare.

"I've grown tired of watching you, so I'll give you a tip, stop running and try to calm the Nightmare down." Calmly stated Hiccup

"How in Odin's name am I supposed to do that?" shouted Snotlout

"Stop running and put your hand in front of you." Said Hiccup

Snotlout, following Hiccup's orders, immediately stopped and put his hand in front of him, closing his eyes. The Nightmare also stopped chasing him and skittered to a halt, stopping inches away from Snotlout's hand. The Dragon curiously sniffed his hand before turning to Hiccup. The Dragon Fireworm started grunting and hissing at Hiccup, while he hissed back, honestly I'll never understand that secret language of his.

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Dragon Training Arena

Hiccup POV.

Fireworm immediately stopped and turned to me.

"Give me one good reason not to bite his hand off Dragonborn." Said Fireworm

"Because if you do, you loose your only chance of freedom." I replied, making his eyes widen but then turn back into slits.

"And why would I risk becoming this…Viking's pet." Spoke Fireworm with venom.

"Would you rather go back to the cage." I snapped, "Besides, this human will not hurt you, not while I'm here."

"Grr, fine, I trust the Dragonborn so I'll play along, for now." Said Fireworm slowly inching towards Snotlout's hand, until they made contact.

"Hey I-I did it!" exclaimed Snotlout happily.

"Good job lout'." I said

"I promise Fireworm, you won't regret doing this." I spoke, earning a glare from Fireworm.

"We'll see." He said menacingly

"Alright whose next?" I asked causing everyone to charge forward.

This is gonna be rough. I thought as I decided on who was going to pick their Dragon next.

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Dragon Training Arena

Hiccup POV.

For the next hour or so, I was able to get everyone acquainted with their own Dragon. Snotlout, of course, was able to tame Fireworm the Monstrous Nightmare, Fishleggs chose the Gronkle Meatlug, although I was surprised that even the Gronkle could hold Fishleggs on her back, considering Fish's size and weight. The twins picked the Zippleback Barf and Belch, Ruff took Barf and Tuff took Belch (I'm not sure if it's the other way around or what), I could have sworn that they were about to fire gas and sparks at each other, but I let the feeling pass. Astrid, after debating whether to bug me for another Night Fury, or chose a Dragon from the Arena, chose the Dragon from the Arena. She picked a Zippleback named Stormfly, at first, Stormfly tried to impale Astrid several times, but I eventually calmed her down enough to let Stormfly bond with Astrid. After a few fireballs and snickers from the other Dragonborn I organized Astrid and the rest in a neat line.

"Now you've all picked out your Dragon, but how good are you in training them." I said, gaining confused looks from everyone, "Hmm, maybe an example is in order."

I then rolled up my sleeve, revealing the symbol of my final bond with Toothless, my black Night Fury tattoo. Everyone looked at it with shock and awe.

"Hiccup, since when did you get a tattoo?" asked Fishleggs

"Well it is more than a tattoo Fish." I said, chanting a spell 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!"

After saying Toothless, white mist surrounded my arm and dissipated, revealing the miniature Night Fury that was my Dragon Toothless resting on my palm. Everyone was gaping at the sight of a tiny Night Fury.

"Hey boss, whacha- waaa people!" screamed Toothless

"Don't worry Toothless, I'm just training them." I said, "I need you to help me."

"Sure boss anything." He said

"Could you change back to full size?" I asked, I may be an experienced Dragonborn, but I normally didn't have to let Toothless go back to full size.

See, when a Dragonborn summons his/her Dragon back into the physical world, it takes up a lot of energy from the Dragon and the Dragonborn, and re-summoning an already bonded Dragon to full size takes an enormous amount of energy, which is why me or the other Dragonborn don't often try.

"Alright boss, just give me a second." Said Toothless as more white mist surrounded my arm, eventually surrounding Toothless in a ball of white mist, while everyone was watching with interest.

I then threw the ball into the air, and it grew in size and dissipated, revealing Toothless in full size, causing everyone to jump back, even the Dragons. After a few seconds I felt a burning sensation in my chest, but I didn't show it.

"Boss you ok?" asked Toothless.

Since we're linked we can feel what each other feels, meaning if I get hurt, Toothless feels it too.

"Yeah bud, I'm fine." I said.

"Wow, I've never seen one up close, well not counting when you landed in the village Hiccup." Exclaimed Fishleggs, inspecting Toothless.

"Boss, can I eat this guy, he's creeping me out." Asked Toothless

"Toothless, you need to relax, and don't eat my friends." I replied

"So this is the Dragon you made friends with?" asked Astrid

"Yeah." I replied, "Anyways, I brought out Toothless to show you guys how to train your Dragon."

Over the next five hours, I taught everyone the things the Dragonborn and I knew about training Dragons, their strengths, weaknesses, how to calm them or baisic training, I even told them the different types and species, courtesy of Fishleggs. Several times I had to put out somebody's butt, cause they made a mistake and the Dragon lit their butts on fire, and after a few fires and explosions I was able to get everyone on a Dragon.

"Alright everyone, now that you're on your Dragon, time to fly!" I said grinning.

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Dragon Training Arena

Astrid POV.

"Alright everyone, now that you're on your Dragon, time to fly!" said Hiccup, grinning like a madman.

Oh no this isn't gonna end well. I thought as all the Dragons stepped out of the ring while all the Dragonborn took their places beside each Dragon.

"Now the key to flying is that you're in control, but also your Dragon." Said Hiccup, slightly confusing me, "It's like this, don't be too aggressive or the Dragon won't respond, or throw you off his/her back, don't be too soft, or the Dragon will take control and throw you off its back."

"So, we're mean, we fall to our doom, if we're nice, we fall to our doom." Said Ruffnut

"Pretty much, just be in control, but also allow your Dragon to make its own decisions." Said Hiccup, "Alright everyone, time to fly."

The Dragonborn shifted into Dragon form and stood beside the Dragon of the same species.

"Ready, set aaaand…" said Hiccup, readying me.

"GO!" He shouted

We all lifted off the ground and found ourselves in the air.

"OH MY GOOOODS!" I shouted

Most of us were slamming into each other and the rocks, it was amazing that we weren't thrown off yet, but I think it had something to do with the constant grunts and snorts from the other Dragonborn.

After another hour crashing and flailing, we finally got in control.

"This is AWESOME!" I screamed as I flew over the village.

"You like what you see?" asked Hiccup flying beside me.

"It's beautiful." I said, looking down at all the people and houses.

"I know, never get tired of seeing this." replied Hiccup

I looked at his face and I didn't see the young, scrawny screw-up of a Viking, I saw a strong man that could fight and beat anything, even the gods themselves.

All right, stop thinking like that, you're Astrid and he-he… Dang it, face facts Astrid, he is HOT! I mentally screamed, blushing at my own thoughts.

"Hey Astrid, you ok?" he asked, concern in his eyes.

This broke me out of my trance.

"Wha-yes, I'm fine, perfectly fine." I said, mustering up the strength to spit out a proper sentence.

"Alright, ok everyone, land, we'll continue tomorrow." Said Hiccup, signaling the other Dragonborn to help everyone land their Dragons.

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Dragon Training Arena

Toothless POV.

After everyone left I sat alone with Hiccup on the Arena floor.

"Hey bud, it's been a while since we talked." He said

"Whadya mean boss, we talk all the time?" I replied

"I mean in person, whenever we talk you're always so…so" he said, searching for the last word.

"Small?" I added

"Yeah, small." He replied, "Everything's been so crazy, I mean finding you, leaving Berk, beating Red Death, meeting Thane and everyone else, and coming back."

"Yeah, our lives are crazy." I replied.

"Heh, so it seems you've found your mate again, eh boss?" I slyly said, causing Hiccup to blush heavily.

"Wh-what, we are not mates, we-we are just friend." He nervously sputtered out.

"Suuuure you are, and I have a wife who's been to the moon." I sarcastically replied

"Grr, stop it!" he shouted, making me laugh, or grunt happily, Hiccup says it's laughing.

We continued to talk about just random stuff.

"Hey, if I can turn into a Dragon, can you turn into a human?" he asked.

"Wha-ugh, boss we've been together for years and you still don't know that I can't." I replied, "C'mon boss, it may work for you, but it don't work for me."

"Okay, okay, just askin' bud." He said, his hands up.

"Hey, does it feel weird when you change from human to Dragon, I can't tell cause that's the only time our bond numbs and I've been wanting to ask you that?" I said

"Well, it feels like you get mashed up then reformed, so it hurts a little, but not that much." He replied.

"Oh, good to know." I said

Hiccup then got an idea.

"Hey Toothless, it's been a while since we went flying together, I mean, with me on your back." He said, I caught on before he continued.

"Alrighty then," I said standing up, "let's go!"

Hiccup soon also stood up and he seated himself on my back.

"Ready bud?" he asked.

"Ready boss!" I excitedly replied, this reminded me of the time we faced Red Death, it wasn't a pleasant experience, but it was one of the times Hiccup and me felt as one.

"Aaaand…GO!" he said, signaling me to jump up into the air.

We flew all across Berk, even over the other Dragonborn, Thane was eying us oddly and Hiccup just gave him a thumbs up.

Good ol' Hiccup. I thought as we flew for the next hour or so, later landing in camp and falling asleep in our tent.

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