Hiccup sighed as he looked at all the banners, and heard everyone chanting his name.

Today, was the day this will end. Today was the day Hiccup was going to show these stubborn-half-witted-weapon-wielding-attack-first-never-ask-questions-helmet-wearing idiots that Dragons... were not that bad.

He was waiting by the gate waiting to be told he could go in his helmet in his hands, going over his plan one more time when he heard his dad speak to the crowd.

And the first think he said, ripped throw Hiccup's very soul...

"Well I final so my face in public again," Stoick said getting more cheers and laughter from his people.

Telling them to calm down, he continued smiling at how proud he was of his boy.

"If somebody told me... That in a few short weeks Hiccup will go from well being..." he said trying to find the words "Hiccup. To placing First in Dragon Training... Well I would of tied 'em to a mast, and shipped them off for fear he'd gone mad." he said earning cheers of agreement from everyone. "And you know it. But here we are. And no one's more surprised... Or more proud than I am. Today my boy becomes a Viking. Today HE BECOMES ONE OF US!"

By the gate Hiccup was hearing every word his father was saying having second thoughts about his plan.

"Be careful with that dragon..." Astrid said behind him.

"It's not the dragon I'm worried about," Hiccup said watching his dad take his Chief's Throne.

"What are you going to do?"

"Put an end to this," Hiccup said firmly "I have to try. Astrid if something... Goes wrong... Just make sure they don't find Toothless."

"I will," Astrid promised. "Just promise me it won't go wrong."

Unsure how to answer Hiccup was relieved when Gobber came around the corner.

"It's time Hiccup," he said smiling "Knock them dead."

Slowly Hiccup began walking into the ring, placing his helmet on to his head.

Walking up to the weapons rack, he picked up a shield, and a small knife.

Up on his throne Stoick was with Gobber and Gothi observing the boy's every move.

"I would of gone for the hammer," the chief said to his friend.

Down in the ring Hiccup took a few deep breaths telling himself 'He could do this' and stood tall.

"I'm ready," he said to the Viking's operating the Nightmare's door.

Slowly the bar holding the door shut was lifted and there was silence, and piece for a few seconds, the only thing Hiccup could hear was his heart getting faster and faster with all the fear he was holding back on if this didn't work.

Then suddenly the doors slammed open and there was fire everywhere, The Monsterous Nightmare looking around trying to find what had disturbed it, climbing on the walls, shooting blasts through the bars and up on ton the chained roof to see if there was a means to escape.

The Flame Skin looked all around trying to get out of this prison. Sure it was slightly better than the nest, but he still wanted freedom.

Sensing a prescience in the rock circle with him and smelling Night Fury confusing him, the Flame Skin got down and began to step towards the smallest Human he had ever seen.

All around the ring from the observation deck, everyone had gone silent their eyes on Hiccup wanting to see the Dragon Master at work at killing this dragon.

"Come on Hiccup," someone called.

"Give it to him," another said.

In the ring Hiccup slowly, while keeping eye contact with the Nightmare, began to back away from it dropping both the shield and the knife showing he was unarmed.

"What is he doing?" Stoick asked confused how could his boy kill a dragon... if he didn't have anything to kill the dragon with?

All around the stands everyone was asking that question and getting annoyed that nothing was happening.

The Flame Skin snarled at Hiccup who was still looking into his eyes.

"Hey it's ok..." Hiccup said softly and calmly "It's ok"

Narrowing his eyes the Flame Skin looked towards the boy's helmet and snarled again.

Understanding what he wanted Hiccup took it off and said firmly
"I'm not one of them..." throwing it to the ground.

This earned a few gasps from around the ring.

"Stop the fight," Stoick said standing up, his hand tightening around his hammer.

"No!" Hiccup said looking around "I need you all to see this," he said slowly reaching out his hand towards the Nightmare's nose "They're not what we think they are. We don't have to kill them.

Everyone looked towards Stoick for advice on what to do.

"I SAID STOP THE FIGHT!" he said swinging his hammer and bashing it against the metal bars making a loud 'CLANG'.

The Flame Skin's eyes narrowed as he heard that noise.

He remembered that noise, that was the noise all the Humans, except for this one, made before they hurt him.

'Well not today...' he said and snapped at Hiccup's arm.

Pulling back his arm just in time, Hiccup began to run, screaming, as the Nightmare began to shoot it's fire out at him.

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In the cove Noche was having a sun-half-way-though-the-sky nap when his ears picked up on something making him look up confused.

'That sounds like Hiccup,' he said then a pause as he heard a snarl and a roar 'And that's a Flame Skin'

Then he remembered what Hiccup said last night.

"If something happens to me, at any time, what ever it may be... Will you let Astrid take care of you?"

'Oh how could I be so dense?' Noche asked himself annoyed as he began to try and make his way out.

Back in the ring, Hiccup was running around as fast as he could drying to not get attacked by the dragon that was following him.

Up in the stands Stoick pushed past some of his men saying "Out of my way." as he made for the gate to let his son out.

"HICCUP!" Astrid said taking an axe off the wall and wedging the door open, sliding in to help.

In the cove Noche was clawing at the cliffs more determined than ever to get out.

When he felt he was about to fall, he jumped to the next ledge and tried again finally reaching the top and pulling himself out.

'I'm surprised I haven't set on fire yet,' Hiccup thought just as the Nightmare shot a blast over his head singing a few of the longer hairs he was sure.

Running to the weapon's rack, he picked up a shield and held it up but that was in vain as the Nightmare just pushed past him.

Noche was running as fast as he could, pumping his legs and his heart with all the strength they had through the forest following the sound of his brother and the Flame Skin.

Stoick had just got to the outside gate and flung it open and rushed inside.

"Hiccup!" Astrid said, seeing the Nightmare right on the tail of the boy looking for something to do, she picked up a bludgeon and threw it to the dragon making him fall, letting Hiccup escape, and now getting the dragon to go after her.

"THIS WAY!" Stoick cried to the children as he opened up the arena gate, getting both children's attention.

Astrid got there first but just as Hiccup was about to get there, the Nightmare shot a blast at the wall.

Getting up Hiccup ran away from his dad and Astrid to get the Nightmare to follow him again and not go after them.

Suddenly finding himself under the Nightmare's claws.

All at once the well known cry of the Night Fury began to echo around the arena getting everyone to turn.

Noche didn't care for all the Humans there but not doing anything.

No all he cared about was saving his brother and with a determined look he blasted at the metal bars making a hole big enough for him to fit through, clouding the ring with smoke.

"What's going on?" "Somebody get in there and help him," came the cries of the Vikings.

Feeling the Nightmare's claws get off him, Hiccup got up and looked for what was happening, surprised to see Toothless battling the Monstrous Nightmare to protect him.

'How dare you attack me Night Fury!' the Flame Skin cried as he looked towards Noche after he had thrown him across the ring.

'How dare you attack my brother Flame Skin!' Noche said back checking that Hiccup was alright.

'Brother?' the Flame Skin asked 'That is a Human how can he be you brother?' he asked trying to get to the boy.

'He just is,' Noche answered 'SO BACK OFF!' he said finally getting the Flame Skin to surrender and run off.

"Alright Toothless go get out of here," Hiccup said clamping his friends mouth shut and pushing him to the door.

Up in the stands everyone was getting out their weapons and jumping into the arena.

"Go! GO!" Hiccup said to his stubborn dragon.

Stoick looked to the side and saw an axe, taking it he began to run towards the beast blocking his ears to Astrid's
"Stoick no!" and Hiccup's "Dad. Dad no he won't hurt you."

All the while Toothless was bashing up the Vikings that were getting in his opinion a little too close to Hiccup.
Timing his attack, Noche leaped at Stoick pinning him down.

"Toothless stop," Hiccup said but the dragon didn't hear as he prepaied to kill this big human that thought he could harm his brother.

"No. NO!" Hiccup cried in a begging voice, this getting Noche's attention.

Getting down he looked to Hiccup confused as to why he didn't want the Man who was out to harm him killed.

But before an answer was given or even thought of, Noche felt himself get pulled off the man and pinned to the floor himself, his mouth clamped shut.

"Oh no no no no," Hiccup said reaching out thankfully being held back by Astrid. "Please just don't hurt him. Please don't hurt him.

'Run Hiccup,' Noche said as strongly as he could while being under all these fat Humans 'Get away from these Humans!'

One of Stoick's men was holding out an axe for the Chief to do the honors of slaying the Night Fury but as he looked at the dragon Stoick pushed the axe aside and said simply.

"Put it with the others," before he retrieved his helmet and went over to his son dragging towards a spare weapons room to have a little talk about what just happened.