Thanks to marc chamberlain for reviewing and I don't know what kind of dragon Aiden will get. Possibly an OC dragon, but I could really use some ideas.

So this is the first chapter that takes place during the movie.

Chapter 4: What Should I Do?

Aiden's POV

After Hiccup had told me what was happening, we ran outside. I saw dragons battling Vikings, who were trying to protect what little amount of food that was left after the last raid and Hiccup's mishap. Hiccup started to run forward shouting at me over his shoulder about something to do with the forge.

"Wait, Hiccup!"

He spun around to see what I wanted. "What is it? Gobber's gonna want us at the forge to help out with weapon repairs."

"I know, but I only do carvings. How could I be of any help at the forge?"

Understanding swept over his face. Groaning he asked, "Ok. You could stay here-"

"No. I want to help."

"…Well, you could help with fire duty."

"Yeah. Sure."

"Just head to the Great Hall. That's where they meet. Now I've got to get to the forge before someone drags me back inside."

The, he heads off, in the direction of the forge. I head up to the Great Hall to see if I could be of any use there.

Astrid's POV

I've been outside the Great Hall watching the village be attacked by the dragons. Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, and I aren't allowed to help fight the dragons because we haven't gone through Dragon Training. So instead, we're assigned to fire watch. If one of the buildings catches fire, it's our job to put it out, if possible. Just as we're about to head out, we hear a voice call out, "Hey guys wait up!"

I turn to see Aiden, with his sword strapped to his back, running up the hill to catch us.

I don't know what to think of Aiden. He seems like a nice guy. He is smart, smarter than Snotlout or Tuffnut but not nerdy, like Fishlegs. He is good with a sword, as he demonstrated in his duel with Snotlout, and he isn't constantly looking for attention. In fact he seems to avoid attention as much as possible. But his sudden appearance into the village makes me suspicious of him. That, along with the fact that he constantly hangs out with Hiccup of all people, makes me feel uneasy when I'm around him.

"What are you doing here?" asked Fishlegs.

"I came to see if I could help." he replied.

"Well why aren't you at the forge helping there?" Tuffnut inquired, with a hint of a challenge.

Aiden caught on to the challenge. "Because re-carving designs into people's weapons would be so helpful." he retorted. Maybe Hiccup's sarcasm was rubbing off on to him.

"Guys, come on! We need to keep watch! If Aiden wants to help, fine!" I ordered.

Soon, everyone was back on track. It wasn't long before someone shouted, "FIRE!" We quickly ran to the sight of the fire. I grabbed a bucket of water and diminished the flames, but to no avail. As soon as I turned around an explosion erupts behind me. I run back to grab another bucket of water and spot Hiccup in the forge, talking with Gobber.

Hiccup was another matter entirely. He was always causing trouble for people by trying to be accepted. He hadn't always been that way. I remembered when they had been little, he was a good friend. He had made me laugh and had been there to support me when my father had passed away, due to the winter sickness. The year before, his mother had died of the same disease. That was when the training had started to take up the majority of my time. Soon after, Hiccup had started trying to be accepted and causing problems, so I distanced myself from him. Now I just tried to ignore him.

I see that during my thought process the others had managed to put the fire out. Suddenly, a loud screech pierces the air and someone shouts a warning.

"NIGHT FURY!"

"Get down!"

I quickly throw myself to the ground. I hear an explosion and look up in time to see the catapult that Stoick was in charge of, burst into flames.

I call the other fire patrollers to me. As they gather around, I notice Aiden shout to Hiccup. Hiccup doesn't reply but just keeps running through the plaza pushing what looks like a wheelbarrow. Aiden starts to run off after him.

"AIDEN! We need your help!" I shout as I move off toward him.

He pauses and turns toward me. I can see the conflict going on in his mind.

"He'll be fine. Come on!"

He starts to jog towards me. Then the look in his eyes changes from one of frustration to one of terror as he starts to sprint in my direction.

"ASTRID, look out!"

I turn around, and am confronted by a Deadly Nadder. It snarls at me and just as it is about to attack, it's knocked over by a small blur. With his sword drawn, Aiden slashes at the Nadder's beak, leaving a deep but not lethal, cut. The Nadder quickly backed down and flew off into the fading night sky.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Would have done it myself if I had my axe."

"Yeah, well- AHHH!"

He jumped backward to avoid the large, flaming torch rolling towards him.

"What was that!?"

One thought went through my mind. Hiccup.

We went running up the hill to see Stoick yelling at Hiccup.

"-an entire village to feed!"

"Well, between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding don't you think?"

I couldn't help but crack a smile at his dry sarcasm.

"This isn't a joke Hiccup! Arg… Why can't you follow the simplest orders?"

"I can't stop myself! I see a dragon and I have to just kill it. It's who I am, Dad!"

"You are many things Hiccup. …But a dragon killer is not one of them. Get back to the house."

I watched Hiccup's face fall as Stoick shouts to Gobber, "Make sure he gets there. I have his mess to clean up."

As he walked by, I avoided eye contact. He was just trying to please his father. Why was it that his dad couldn't be happy with him?

Suddenly I realize what I'm thinking. Why do I care?! This is Hiccup. He shouldn't make me feel compassion for him. If any other of the teens messed up, I don't feel compassion for them.

"Quite the performance." Tuffnut remarks.

"I've never seen someone mess up that badly. That helped!" Snotlout jabs.

"Thank you. Thank you. I was trying." is all the response Hiccup gives. Aiden pushes Snotlout into the ground and walks up to Hiccup.

Aiden's POV

"I really did hit one." Hiccup insists.

"Sure, Hiccup." Gobber responds.

"He never listens."

"Runs in the family."

"And when he does it's always with this disappointed scowl like someone skimped on the meat in his sandwich." Hiccup switches to an imitation of his dad's voice. "Excuse me, barmaid. I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring. I ordered an extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts, and glory on the side. This here, this is a talking fishbone."

"No, no, now you're thinking about this all wrong. It's not so much what you look like; it's what's inside that he can't stand."

"Thank you for summing that up."

"Look the point is: Stop trying so hard to be something you're not."

"I just want to be one of you guys." Hiccup says, as he heads in side. I follow him.

"I did hit it. Really. But no one is going to believe that Hiccup the Useless shot down the mysterious Night Fury."

"I do."

"What?"

"I believe you shot it down."

"Thanks. But what am I supposed to do? Just go out and find it and then drag it all the way back here."

"Why not?"

"Are you crazy?! We're just going to go into the woods and find a dragon no one has ever seen before and then kill it."

I nodded.

"Now I know you're crazy. But I guess I am too, so why not?"

And with that said we headed off into the woods.

I'm so sorry for not posting this yesterday. It was ready, but I had a giant history project. Anyway, as I said up above, I do need ides from you guys (ex. What dragon does Aiden get? or Does Aiden get into Dragon Training?).

Also, for anybody wondering what episode 10 of Dragons: Riders of Berk is going to be like you can find a sneak peek at watch?v=cyZxogrIk60&feature=related.