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And for Toothless lover 13 that asked how many flashbacks it will have, well, probably one for each chapter, except for the epilogue I'm planning, probably something around 20 chapters, but we'll see where it goes...

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Chapter 6

To the Market Day

Back on Berk, Stoick was watching a ship come closer; he knew it belonged to Trader Johan. Gobber approached his brother-in-arms and watched the ship dock.

"How are things going, my favorite tribe?"

"Hello, Trader Johan. How was your trip?"

"About the same as always. Some problems with the wind here and there, though nothing I couldn't manage. But I see there's been quite a lot of destruction here recently…" Johan said as he noted that there were some blackened and torn up houses that looked like they might have burst into flames.

"Yes… Those demons again, obviously." Stoick grabbed the rope Johan tossed him to securely tie the ship onto the dock. The Chief saw Trader Johan's boat from afar and got there, curious to see what he had brought.

"Dragons, again? How weird… I mean, they still raid a bit and all, they still cause some troubles, but I haven't seen the village like that for about… 4 years, maybe?"

"Something like that, I guess. It doesn't matter if their raids became less frequent or usually less destructive. They're still beasts, demons."

"Yeah, speaking of that… I've heard quite interesting things that you might want to know…" Trader Johan began while Stoick boarded the ship, rolling his eyes before he scanned the products to see if something caught his eye, he had no patience for the man's crazy stories.

The chief of the Hooligans started to wander around to see if he could see something interesting on the trading ship. The young adults of the village started gathering around, Ruff and Tuff were always interested in Johan's stories, Fishlegs usually wanted to know more about the other tribes and dragons, while Snotlout and Astrid were typically more interested in the goods he brought, although, the heir of Berk constantly found himself paying attention to the trader's tales.

"… And believe it or not, I've seen one of them with a Night Fury!" Was all Stoick heard.

"Oh, come on, Trader Johan, everyone knows that is impossible," Astrid said.

"People who ride dragons? Even I don't believe that!" It was Snotlout, next to the twins, who looked mesmerized.

"Think about the fun it would be and the destruction we could do with a dragon!" Tuffnut exclaimed to his sister.

"Wait, what did you say about the Night Fury?" Asked the chief, his voice rising.

"It is true, I've seen it with my own eyes. There's a new tribe that live with dragons, they ride them, I even saw a bunch of them commercializing with the Meatheads once. And then, they flew away on the dragons. It was unbelievable!"

Stoick rolled his eyes. It was impossible-something like that'd never happen. "And why would the Meatheads allow such traitors at their market?"

"Well, it's not like you could say no to a man mounted on the offspring of lightening and death itself, right?"

Even then, Stoick did not really believe him, but just the thought of the possibility to find the damn Night Fury who killed his son was tempting.

"That's impossible, everyone knows that if you get too close to a dragon it will either kill you or get killed by you." Snotlout commented.

Gobber, who was also interested in the stuff Trader Johan brought, heard everything and saw the gleam in the chief's eyes, so he asked him in a low voice, "Stoick, what do you have in mind?"

"Ask Sven to ready a ship. I'm going to the Meathead's Market tomorrow."

"Sir, are you going to search for the dragon? The Night Fury?" Astrid asked, curious. She was not eager to find it, she wasn't crazy for revenge, but part of her still felt a bit guilty for Hiccup's death, and if she ever got a chance to avenge him, she'd do it. "I'd like to go as well, chief. I'm well trained, one of the best young warriors of Berk. I know I can help somehow."

"Where my princess goes, I'll go." Snotlout said, hearing part of the conversation.

"I'm in!" "Me too!" The twins said not even knowing what was it all about.

"Please don't leave me out of it…" Fishlegs complained, since Hiccup was gone, he had turned into the misfit of the group, though he wasn't mocked as much as the scrawny boy.

"Alright then. We're all going. We depart in two hours."

"I'm coming too, Stoick." Gobber said.

"But what about the forge?"

"It's okay, I can handle it. I'm coming to make sure you'll be okay."

Far, far away from Berk, there was a place where dragons and humans lived in harmony. In one of the houses, Hiccup woke up later than he was used to. Commonly, he'd be awoken at dawn by Toothless to go flying around the island, however, since he was still hurt, the dragon knew he wouldn't be able to fly.

Hiccup slowly sat up in his bed, he was feeling better, as the healer said, but he still couldn't fly, she'd only let him walk around the village a little, and he could only do that with lots of resting breaks. Toothless walked over him and served as a support for him. The young man didn't look as pale as the day before, and the pain in his gash felt a lot better. He could almost walk normally, just very slowly. The black dragon kept walking beside him, so he could support him when necessary.

"I see you're already out of bed," Camicazi said, walking quickly towards him. Her dragon, Shimmer, was right behind her. "Eret and I are going to the Meathead's Market day. Do you want me to bring you something?"

"Just more metal. I'll need to craft a new helmet for me, the one I had I left on the island where I fought the Berserkers. It's probably lost somewhere there. I'll need another one, that was great, I could hide my face if I needed, but I have some new ideas about that, anyway…"

"Got that, I'll bring some scrap metal for you to play with." She joked before jumping on her Changewing. Eret was close and followed right behind on his green Thunderdrum.

Hiccup waved from the ground, sighing, wishing he could go as well, but knowing it would only make him stay on bed rest for more days than he needed. Flying seemed to be something very easy, but it wasn't. It demanded too much from the body, especially in Hiccup's case, since he had to fly with his dragon instead of on it. It became tiresome because the rider had to resist strong gusts of winds, especially if the dragon was at a high speed, and to hold on safely and steadily in each and every turn. It was definitely not easy.

"I'm sorry, Bud. Seems like we're grounded for a little longer…" The dragon crooned in agreement. Toothless wasn't happy, but was not willing to complain or anything. They turned around and kept walking around the village, greeting the people that were preparing to defend themselves if, or more likely when,into the Berserkers attacked.

"Come on, Eret, faster!" Camicazi yelled louder than the wind blowing into her ears. "We need to make it a quick trip, if we hurry, we'll be able to get back by dinner time."

"Yeah, yeah, I know. But we need the scrap metal. And I need a new sword; mine is a bit too old. Hiccup would make a new one for me, but right now he's in no condition to, so I'll have to buy one. At least we're lucky today is Market Day. I mean, they might not like us, but they do tolerate us there…"

"We could also go to the Bog Burglars, at least I think they're getting used to the dragons there. Maybe that's why Hiccup insists we go there once in a while…"

"Yeah…" He agreed. "And you know what? I think I'll never be able to get used to life without flying, I mean, it'd take days to get there and back. Now we can do this in one quick day."

"Well, your dragon better flap his wings faster, or else you'll stay behind!"

"Oh, so is it a competition, sweetheart?" He asked with a playful smirk on his face. "It's on!"

Shimmer landed a few seconds before Eret's Thunderdrum. The Changewing was used to flying and (trying to) compete with Toothless, the fastest dragon, so she got used to push herself harder and faster than usual.

In order to go quicker, Camicazi and Eret split up, so they could buy two things at the same time. The people in there were still scared of the dragons, but they didn't attack as long as they weren't threatened, and since the dragons were with their humans all the time, they didn't do anything dangerous unless they felt they needed to. It took a bit longer than half an hour for them to finish.

"I've got everything I need."

"Me too, now be a good gentleman and hold this for me."

"So I can't call you sweetheart but I have to hold stuff for you?"

"Duh. Obviously." The blond girl said jokingly while he grabbed the bag full of scrap metal.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of a ship on the docks. It seemed like it had gotten there recently, since some people were still disembarking. The thing was, she recognized it, the crest on the sail looked like Berk's. Plus, she soon realized that the red bearded man was Hiccup's father.

"We should really go now. We have everything, and it's not safe to leave our island for much longer, considering the Berserkers and everything, after all, we're two of the best warriors…"

"Indeed!" He answered mounting on his dragon not noticing the concern on her face. She mounted as well and soon they were airborne. However, they didn't leave unnoticed.

Flashback 6

"You never said 'flying' was in the job description…"

"Duh. How do you expect we get from island to island? Swimming?" Camicazi asked ironically.

"No, but maybe by ship or something…"

"Hell, no. Since I've flown for the first time I really don't want to use a boat anymore. Really, it is just too slow. Probably three times slower than flying. Besides, it is not everyone that can fly a dragon, and it is awesome just by itself."

"I believe it is, I mean, I've seen dragons fly really fast, but it is just so scary and high and life threatening…"

"Don't worry, Bork, we'll be with you, and, if you fall, we'll catch you," Hiccup said patiently, sitting on Toothless's saddle, ready to depart.

"Haven't I told you I'm scared of heights?"

"Only like a billion times," Camicazi answered, rolling her deep blue orbs, "Really, just don't look down. Thus, you don't really see far anyway, so what is the difference? Just pretend you're near the ground and stop whining."

"I'll see a big dark blue blur where the ground should be and know that I'll fall to my death in the ocean…"

"Bork, for the last time, Toothless and I won't let you fall, right, Bud?" The black dragon nodded.

"Okay, then, let me take it nice and slow. I'll just take a deep breath and-"

"Sit on that stupid saddle right now!" Camicazi demanded, her patience long since gone as she pushed him in Toothless's direction. The boy had no option but to sit and brace himself as the Night Fury took off.

Camicazi sighed in relief and turned to the Changewing by her side. "Come on, Girl, let's go after those boys."

They stayed on the island two days after meeting Bork, during that time, the girl found herself very attached to the red camouflaging reptilian and vice-versa. And Hiccup had the time to teach her a few things, but that was actually going to be the first time they'd fly together, thus part of the reason she was so impatient was because she was eager to fly solo on a dragon. That didn't mean she didn't like to fly holding onto Hiccup.

She mounted the dragon she named Shimmer, (because of the ways her scales could blend in with anything) feeling the dragon shift beneath her. She kept holding on tightly.

"Just keep calm, she's getting used to your weight," Hiccup said from in front of her. Toothless was flapping his wings to keep airborne next to the cliff where they were once standing. Soon, the red dragon took off, flying side by side with the Night Fury, both heading west.

"Yes! This is soooo cool!" Camicazi said, eagerly overjoyed. "You were right, Hiccup, it's amazing! Wonderful! And even more thrilling by myself! Don't you think, Bork?"

"I don't know, it's safer for me to close my eyes and imagine we're just carefully and safely walking on the ground." He mumbled holding onto Hiccup's shoulder.

The boy who was driving laughed at it. He found amusing how his new friend wanted to know so much about dragons and was so scared about flying. He wanted him to see the world from a dragon's perspective, though he knew he shouldn't push him, he'd know the joys of flight, eventually.

"You don't know what you're missing!"

"I wouldn't be able to see much anyway…"

"By the way, are you keeping that pack of Terribles?"

"Why? Are they following us?"

"Yep," Hiccup answered, looking behind them.

"Then I guess so. Besides, I already have a name for each one of them," Bork kept his eyes closed.

"What would they be?"

"I named the light brown one Horrorcow, the white one who seems to be partially blind is One Eye, the dark brown with yellow wings is Wodensfang, and the blood-red ones with purplish wings are Innocence, Arrogance, and Patience, I think they're brothers or something, they're really similar and they're always together," Bork explained, without even daring to open his eyes.

"Are you sure you want six dragons at the same time? Stormcloud is acting awfully jealous of the attention I'm giving to Shimmer…" Camicazi pointed out, stroking the purple Terror on her lap.

"Exactly. If I get a group at once, they'll be used to sharing me." He said matter of factly.

"Yeah, I guess so. But I wonder how jealous Toothless'd be if Hiccup befriended another dragon," Camicazi joked, flying as close as she could to the black dragon, trying to keep up a conversation with the wind howling in her ears.

Toothless moaned, complaining, and Hiccup chuckled, petting the Night Fury.

"Don't pay attention to her, Bud. There's no way another dragon can steal me from you." The dragon crooned, almost satisfied, Camicazi and Bork laughed at the dragon's reaction. "Besides, he and I complete each other, right, Bud? You're like me and I'm like you."

Toothless screeched happily as if saying, 'Yep. That's right, and no other dragon can take you from me'.

They'd flown for quite a while, joking and laughing along the way, but suddenly, the wind gusts got a little stronger. It was nothing to worry about, the inseparable duo had traveled through much worse weather since they had left Berk, even so, Toothless's flight became unsteady and the dragon struggled to maintain normal flight.

Hiccup maneuvered the tail fin as usual to help, even without his left foot; he knew how to maneuver it skillfully. However, it wasn't working as it should be. It took a while for Toothless to make the flight steady again.

"Oh, dear Odin! What was that?!" Bork asked, trembling and frightened. Hiccup almost smiled as he realized how Bork reminded him of Fishlegs. Even though the bulky guy was strong, tall and kept up a tough front, he was the one who usually got scared first and would typically avoid any kind of danger.

"It's alright, Bork. It was just a gust of wind. Nothing to worry about." Hiccup said reassuringly, Bork nodded, his eyes closed the entire time. "Though I think that maybe it'd be better for you to go with Camicazi for a while…"

The boy snapped his eyes open, involuntary yelling, "WHAT!?" at the same time the girl complained, "No way, it will spoil my solo with Shimmer!"

"Cami, I mean it." Then she realized that something was really wrong, he just didn't want to scare Bork even more. Adding to that, she noticed that Toothless was flying lower and lower, closer to the sea beneath, as if to break a possible fall and cause less damage.

"Okay. How do you suggest we do this?"

"You get close and Bork jumps behind you."

"We don't really need to do that, right? I mean, you merely said it was just a gust of wind…"

"Bork, if you fall, we'll catch you, besides, it is only water and is not even too far, it won't hurt, I promise. I need you to go, right now, I need to check something."

Bork stopped complaining and breathed heavily, preparing to do that. The Changewing flew very close and a little lower than the Night Fury. He gathered all the courage he had and jumped, almost falling off, but being held up by Horrorcow, Wodensfang and the dragon he called Innocence, who helped him balance himself on the red dragon's back.

Just then, Hiccup managed to turn and look behind them to see what was going on. Why was he having difficulty in maneuvering the tail fin? The answer came like a lightning bolt that hit him as he saw the source of the problem. The rope that connected the pedal with the prosthetic had a small rip in it, probably fraying from use. He had to change the fake tail materials constantly, even when he was studying the dragons for several months before he got to the Bog Burglars. The difference was that he usually did it by sometimes stealing what he needed from villages, and he usually paid attention to what needed to be changed before he found himself in a situation like this.

Hiccup gulped as he realized the rip was very close to the tail and if it finished tearing, he'd be in big trouble. The rope was the only thing that kept the tail open, and if it closed, Toothless'd surely fall.

"Hiccup, what's wrong?" Camicazi asked, worried.

"It's the rope, it's snapping." Hiccup and Toothless exchanged concerned looks, one reading the mind of the other, so the dragon already knew what his human was planning to do.

"That was the 'nothing to worry about' thing you mentioned? I don't know much, but you told me that without the prosthetic he can't fly. Does that mean that you might…"

"Yes, Bork…"

"We need to land immediately!" The girl yelled.

"Look around, Cami, there is no place to land," He said. "So I think I'll have to improvise and do something crazy."

Hiccup took a deep breath and let go of the pedal. Toothless was going as slowly as he could, very close to the sea. It was a bit dangerous to fly so low, because if there were any enemy ships around, they would easily catch them; however, the fall would hurt less if they weren't so high. They'd fall into the water, but since water was not a cushion, it was not soft and smooth. It could be hard and knock a person's breath out.

He heard the girl ask what the bloody hell was he going to do, but he chose to ignore her in order to concentrate on what he was doing. Toothless flapped his wings faster to try and keep airborne as Hiccup got off of the saddle and slowly and carefully tried to crawl his way to the tail fin. His idea was to fly like the first time with Toothless. Not the one on his back, when they almost died at the sea stacks, the first real flight, when Hiccup had only wanted to see the size of the prosthetic he made, but Toothless suddenly took off.

It was obvious that it was going to be difficult. That first time, he only flew for like a minute, maybe less, and even so, he struggled to keep it in place. Besides, he didn't really know how to position the fin the right way from there. He'd have to improvise, notice how the wind blew and try to position it without seeing where they were going. However, there was no other option. It was also obvious that his scrawny, 16-year-old body might not be able to stay in that place for too long. But, he had to try anyway.

When Hiccup had almost reached the end of the tail, almost close enough to hold the prosthetic open, a sudden gust of wind made the flight even more unsteady. It was already hard enough to keep flying; any little thing would ruin the terrible flight they were presently having. And that did it. the boy unbalanced and fell right before he could reach the tail fin, his fingers brushing the metal of the prosthetic. Toothless couldn't hold on any longer, also falling into the cold water several meters away.

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