Chapter 5

A/N: Hey everyone, I'm back with the next chapter of my story, as I said in the previous chapter, I'm not finished with this story just yet, well that's all I had to say and I guess I'll see you all in the next authors note.

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Hiccup woke up with a yawn and rubbed his eyes that widened at the sight before him; over the horizon was Nightmare island. Hiccup flicked his tail excitedly as he flapped his wings and flew ahead to be greeted by a wave of heat that came from the multiple active volcanos that have yet to erupt in years.

The boy was soon tackled to the sandy beach; he looked to see all the dragons that were his age piled on top of him," Hiccup your finally back," one of the males said happily," yeah, I had injured my wings so I couldn't fly back myself," Hiccup explained as he brushed off the sand sticking to him.

The rest of the flock celebrated the return of Hiccup by nuzzling him or letting out low roars of happiness before flying back to their nests and checking on their eggs or hatchlings.

Hiccup flew to the volcano that held his mothers nest in it and perched on the rim, he looked down and smiled at the sight of the nest with his mother resting in it. Hiccup floated down using his wings to slow him down as he landed in the nest, the heat from the lava warming the talons of his goat-like legs.

His mother opened her eyes when she heard the crunch of twigs, she watched as Hicvup walked over to her and purred as he put his forehead against her muzzle and heard the the low growl vibrate off her before she lifted her wing and Hiccup happily crawled under it; he yawned as he nuzzled into the soft spot under his mothers wing and let himself drift off to sleep, he never wanted to be seperated from his family ever again.

All the Vikings on Berk were rebuilding their homes after the Nightmare attack, no one except for Astrid, and the rest of the teens in training.

" Hey Astrid, did Hiccup leave with the rest of the Nightmares?" Fishlegs asked carrying some straw for the roofs of the houses," yeah, I saw him on the back of one of them," Astrid said," it's good that he's back with his flock," Fishlegs said with a smile even though he wished to learn more about him.

" Yeah, if Stoick ever found out that we were hiding him we would be dead," Astrid said not realizing the ominous figure looming over her with their arms crossed.

" Found out you were hiding what I may ask?"

Shakily Astrid turned to see Stoick standing there with his arms crossed as he looked at the two children with one eyebrow raised," we-well you see um...it was Astrids idea! I had nothing to do with it!" Fishlegs shouted as he ran off to keep himself from getting in trouble.

" Astrid, come with me, we need to talk," Astrid gulped and followed the chief to the messhall so they could talk alone.

" What are you hiding Astrid, it's impossible to keep a secret from me," Stoick said as he sat down at one of the tables; Astrid knew it would be impossible to lie so she told him the truth," me and some of the other students were helping this dragon-" " A dragon!? Why would you help one of those evil creatures?!" Stoick interrupted and shouted angrily," let me explain; he wasn't like any other dragon he looked like a mix of a human and a dragon."

Stoick looked a bit skeptical about all this but he still listened," his name was Hiccup, he told me that a Nightmare had found him when he was a baby and turned him into a half-dragon," Astrid explained," interesting, there are legends that speak of dragons holding magical abilities to turn humans into their own."

" So tell me, where can I find this half-dragon?" Stoick asked; Astrid looked shocked," he probably lives on the island of nightmares with the rest, why do you want to know?" Astrid stated," that's because we're going to find this half-dragon, I want to see it for myself and you're coming with me."

" Why?" She asked," you would be the one he was the most friendly with," Stoick said as they left the messhall and walked toward the ships with Astrid following close behind," I don't think it's such a good idea to do this, Nightmares are very territorial dragons and will kill anyone who gets close to their young."

" If they do attack, I'll just fight back," Stoick patted the sword strapped to him as they walked onto the dock and boarded a small ship," hurry and cast the sail so we get to the island before it gets late," Astrid did as she was told and sighed as she watched the boat get pushed toward the sea as Berk got further and further away.

Astrid navigated while Stoick steered; it wasn't long before the silhouette of an island with dragons flying around it appeared in the distance," it won't be that long before we dock at the island," Astrid said as they got closer.

" Vikings have docked on the beach! We must protect the hatchlings!"

A Nightmare shouted as it perched at the top of one of the highest peeks; all the female Nightmares flew back to their nests to protect their eggs, while the males flew off toward the beach to drive the vikings away.

Hiccup heard this and his interest was perked as he snuck away from his mother and flew to the beach, hiding behind a few rocks; his eyes widened when he saw that it was Astrid and some male he's never seen.

He smiled and ran out of his hiding spot and hugged her tightly," why are you doing here Astrid? It's very dangerous," Hiccup said, gently pushing her away," I came to look for you actually," she said," what did you need me for?"

" I wanted to see a half-dragon with my own eyes."

Hiccup looked to Stoick and growled, for some reason he didn't like this man," you must be Hiccup, I'm Stoick, the chief of Berk," Hiccup stopped growling but still glared at the male," why are you here?" Hiccup growled," Astrid told me that you were transformed into a dragon when you were a baby, I would like for you to tell me more about that."

" Is that all? Okay, my mother told me I was abandoned and washed up on the shore of the island in a small wicker basket, I was sick, hungry, and cold and she made sure I didn't die by turning me into what I am now," Hiccup explained; Stoick had a shocked expression," did the basket have a specific symbol on it?"

" Yes, it had a symbol of what looked to be a dragon in a circle, why did you want to know?" Hiccup asked," a few years ago, my wife and I had a child, he was small and weak; in our village having a child like that is forbidden, so we sent him out to sea to perish," Hiccup couldn't believe what he was hearing," Wh-what are you saying?"

" I'm trying to tell you that you are my son Hiccup," Stoick said, putting a hand on the boys shoulder; Hiccup shook his head and backed away just as a Monstrous Nightmare landed on the beach and growled at the two," y-you aren't my father, even if you are you abandoned me, left me to die, this is my family now," Hiccup said as he hugged one of the Nightmares.

" Hiccup, both myself and your mother regret what we did and wished we could go back in time and stop our selves from doing it."

Hiccup was going to say something else when he suddenly heard a strange voice in his head; his round pupils turned to thin slits as he opened his wings aand flew off along with the rest of the Nightmares.

Astrid was confused on what happened until she remembered what Toothless had told him," the Red Death...," she said in a quiet voice," what?" Stoick asked," quick, we have to follow them," Astrid said in a frantic tone as she ran back to the ship and waited for Stoick to board impatiently, then opened the sails to follow the dragons.

The followed until they came to the wall of fog that led to the ship graveyard; they continued into the fog, barely dodging the sharp rocks that they passed.

Astrid found some chains and went to the highest point of the ship and threw the chain so it wrapped around the ankle of one of the dragons and tied it to the front of the ship, allowing the dragon to guide them through the rocks and onto a rocky shore.

Astrid released the dragon and it flew into the jagged rocks along with the other dragons," where are we?" Astrid asked; Stoick climbed out of the boat and walked onto the rocky shore of the island," we've found, we've finally found it."

" Found what?"

" The dragons nest."

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A/N: Well everyone, that was the next chapter of my story, I told you I was writing more but it seemed you didn't believe me, but whatever, well that's all I had to say and I guess I'll see you all in the next chapter, Ciao.