A/N: So I realized I goofed when writing this chapter because there are now two Hiccups and two Ruffnuts. So, I had to add in a little part so that nobody gets confused. And yes, Hicks is the German version of Hiccup's name and since I've seen that version almost as much as the English version, I used it.
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Hiccup watched as the boy by the door that looked a lot like himself started laughing. "What?" he demanded.

"You-you're not Hiccup! I am!" the boy said between chuckles.

"Seriously? I'm pretty sure I am," Hiccup crossed his arms, a scowl appearing on his face. Ruff put one hand on his arm reassuringly.

"What do you want a full introduction?" the boy suddenly sobered up. He looked up for a minute before spreading out his arms and puffing up his chest in an effort to look as dramatic as possible, "I am Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, son of Stoick the Vast, heir to the Hairy Hooligans, rider of the great Night Fury, and pride of Berk." The black dragon beside him looked at him and let out a small chirp, "And this is Toothless."

Hiccup just stared at him for a silent moment before the sound of laughter erupted from outside the room. A girl with golden hair and a large axe came in, holding her stomach with the hand that wasn't holding the axe. She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face.

After a few minutes, she calmed down to an almost constant giggle. The boy just pouted at her and muttered, "That wasn't very nice."

"I'm sorry," the girl said between giggles, "But when have you ever called yourself THAT?"

The boy just rolled his eyes and gestured towards her, "This is Astrid. As much as a pain as she can be, she is my second-in-command."

"Seriously?" Hiccup blurted out, disbelief in his voice. "You look nothing like her."

Astrid stopped giggling and narrowed her eyes, "What do you mean by that?"

Hiccup suddenly felt like he should shut up and didn't say anything else.

"Well," the boy said after a tense moment, "We can't keep calling you Hiccup, especially since that is my name. We are going to have to call you something else. How about Hicks? That's what I was called by a…"

"Germanic tribe that sailed too far north and almost bought out the armory," Hiccup finished.

The boy frowned, "Wait how did you know about that?"
Hiccup shrugged before simply stating, "Because I was there when it happened."

The boy narrows his eyes, "Ok then, Hicks, what else do you remember?"

'Hicks' rolled his eyes and hobbled over to the bed. "I remember designing and building these," he said, flipping to the schematics at the beginning of the book, "Including this machine. I remember using it." He had stopped at the drawing of what looked like a cross between a crossbow and a cannon. "But the day after I used it… I heard what fancy titles you used which made it clear to me that even if you are just a figment of my imagination, you are my subconscious showing me what I could possibly be and reminding me of what a failure I am."

Hiccup looked behind him at Astrid and Toothless then back at Hicks, "Why do you think we would be just a figment of your imagination?"

Hicks just shrugged, "It's not that out there. There is a reason I'm known as the village's crazy person. I haven't been entirely convinced that this isn't another one of my crazy visions."

Hiccup frowned as he looked down at the journal that Hicks still had open in his hands, "Wait a second that looks like…" He walked forward enough to snatch the journal out of Hick's hands. "I know this machine. You said you build and used that machine?"

He looked up at Hicks who gave a small nod of affirmation. "Did you shoot down a dragon the day you used it?"

"Yes," Hicks quietly replied. He felt Ruff's hand on his arm, but ignored it.

Hiccup flipped the page to what looked like a simplistic map with many X's and a large scribble over it. "What about this?"

Hicks swallowed and nodded yes to this as well.

"Did you find a downed dragon, a dragon that YOU shot down, that day?" Hiccup took another step forward. Hicks looked down, remaining quiet. "You found him didn't you? Please Hicks this is important, did you KILL that dragon?..."