GENDERBEND/NEXT GEN HTTYD.
The Dragon Heart.
Chapter Two: Daydreams and Dangers.
After the games, the racers set down on the ground to catch their breath after a long race. Stormfly made her way over to her mate and nuzzled him.
"Nice job, dear." she purred, making him chuckle as he nuzzled her back. "You didn't do so bad yourself, love." he complimented, before spotting Boom get a 'A' for effort by his adoptive parents and his siblings.
"Hey, Boom!" the Thunderdrum turned to him, "You did good today. Work on your tight turns, and think before acting, and you might just get at least one win." Boom chuckled.
"Sir, yes, sir!" he walked off with his family, leaving the Nadder and Fury smiling at one another.
"Mommy! Daddy!" they perked up at the sound of that voice. They turned to see their daughter, Gums, bounding towards them, the rest of the family in toe.
"There's my little Gemstone!" Toothless lent down to nuzzle her, both of them purring like cats as they did. Stormfly smiled, before she spotted her rider and Human brother coming towards her, with his wife, son, and father-in-law right behind him.
"You did great, sis." he gently patted her nose, before hugging her, as Hicca hugged her brother's neck, as he continued nuzzling his daughter, before flipping her onto her back and started tickling her.
Gums giggled as she trashed around to try and get out of his grip, but no luck. "Daddy! S-stop! It tickles!" she managed to let out, as Henri laughed at her helpless state. Gums turned to her brother, "Henri! Help me!"
"I don't think I will-" "Yeah, because he's gonna suffer the same fate!" he was then pinned to the floor by his parents and tickled relentlessly and mercilessly. Loud guffaws were heard all over the Racer's Cavern, making the other racers look over at the happy family, and they rolled their eyes, but unable to hide their smiles. They were happy for their Night Fury friend.
Before, it was basically unheard of for a Night Fury to have offspring, but they all knew how much Toothless wanted to have a child of his own. And when he had one with an entirely different species of Dragon, they were shocked, but none the less happy for the Night Fury to have his life long wish. Maybe that was why he was so protective and loving of her.
Stormfly chuckled lightly. "Alright, dear. Let the poor girl up." Toothless chuckled, but complied none the less, smiling down at his giggling hatchling. Hicca and Ash let their son up as well, smiling fondly at his heavily breathing form.
"Good race, T." they turned to the sound of the male Thorston Twin, his sister, brother-in-law, nephew, adoptive son, and their Dragons right behind him. "But Barch was close to winning! You gotta admit that." Toothless rolled his eyes, but chuckled good naturally.
"Yes. Yes they were. How are you two, today boys?" he asked the younger ones.
"Fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Yeah, I'm good."
"That's good to hear. Where's the Ingermens?"
"Over here!" They looked over to see the Ingermen family coming towards them, with bright smiles on their faces.
"Meatlug, Windshear! You both did great!" the girls head bowed humbly, as their children soon same rushing in, riding their Dragons, playing 'Knights and Dragons' wielding wooden swords.
The other kids laughed, and got on their Dragonic siblings, and started getting into the game, grabbing stray sticks, and even twigs.
Gobber sighed as he made his way toward them. "To be young, and wild, and have most of my limbs again." he told them wistfully, making the parents laughed, before Hicca turned to the children.
"Alright you lot, come on, it's been a long race, and it's getting late. Time for sleep." they all groaned.
"Mom, do we have to?"
"If you want to get ready for basics so you can go to the Academy, then yes." she smirked, knowing how much her son wanted to go to the Academy. Her son seem to think about it, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. A trait he got from Gobber from talking to him about his multipule adventures.
"Can we go to the Sleepover Cave?"
"Deal." he rushed off, the others and their Dragons in toe.
The parents laughed again, before Fishlegs turned to Hicca.
"Hicca, I know that Henri is a bit of a dreamer. Do you worry for him?" Hicca smiled sadly.
"Of course I do. In fact, I worry for all of our young ones." Toothless nodded in agreement.
"It seems like yesterday that Gums and the others were just Hatchlings, and soon they'll be fully matured and leaving the nest, doing their own thing for their lives. We just want them to be prepared..." Meatlug chuckled at the Soulwing and the Night Fury.
"They have kindred spirits, that's for sure. I'm sure that they'll be just fine." the two smiled, as they were joined by their significant other. "Come on. Time to rest." they all nodded, and made their way to their caves.
The Hofferson family entered the cave, and prepared for bed. Ash and Hicca began to shed their armor, leaving them in their tunics, and Toothless warmed up the Sleeping Slab, as Stormfly coated it with Dragon Nip.
Just as the Hoffersons got their armor off, and their Dragonic siblings laid down, three screeches were heard from the entrance.
They looked to see Stormfly's triplets, Tailspin, Treeroot, and Freefall, now teenagers, and members of the Tracker Dragon Heart.
Tailspin has grown, and was now a strong and handsome young Nadder, often turning the heads of many female Nadders his age. His bright blue scales glistened in the light, and his wings are red, with several dashes of purple on top. His horn was now a dark red, as well as his crown spines, but he has blue tail spikes. He lead the triplets when they were on patrol, and protected and helped Gums out when she was being picked on by bullies for being a Hybrid.
Treeroot was the intelligence of the group, and had really grown out of his hatchling stage, and was a cute Nadder. He kept his light green scales, with now had beautiful purple hues in the wings and on the legs. He also had purple crown spines and tail spines, as well as his horn. He helps Gums and Henri with their training, teaching them Dragon habits and getting them ready for the Academy.
Freefall was the heart of the group, often looking on the bright side of things. She, much like her mother, had become quite the beautiful Nadder, often getting many offers by males to be their mate. Her light purple scales with butter yellow spots on the wings, crown spines, tail spines and horn. She was probably the only one out of the family, besides her mother, that talk with Gums about 'female' stuff, as she put it.
"Hello, children. How was patrol?" Toothless asked his cubs with a warm smile, seeing any offspring of Stormfly as his own.
Tailspin smile. "It went well, Dad. Not a problem in sight." Toothless smiled as his sons and eldest daughter all got onto their own sleeping slabs. "That is good to hear." he complimented as Stormfly snuggled up beside him.
"Well..." Tailspin yawned, curling up on his bed, "'Night Mom. 'Night Dad." the Dragons closed their eyes, and went to sleep.
Ash clambered onto the hammock, and then helped his wife in, laying her on top of him. Most of the village had ordinary beds, but a good few of them, including the gang, preferred hammocks.
Ash smiled as Hicca snuggled onto his chest, as he draped a blanket over them. The hammock started to rock side to side, as Ash soon began to hum a little lullaby. Hicca had a small frown on her lips, her eyes in concentration.
"Is it too soon?" Ash stopped humming, a little surprised by her sudden interruption.
"What do you mean, love?" Hicca smiled at the nickname, before continuing.
"Is it too soon to be sending him to the Academy?"
The Academy was wear people who strive to become Dragon Heart Warriors go to start their training. The Academy was actually where the Ruins of Berk once stood. Where lots and lots of new houses, that were crushed and burned under the Red Death's fire and claws, was now removed and now replaced with the mighty Dragon Academy. It was the very place that Stormfly's triplets went to train, and they are now mighty warriors.
Ash chuckled. "He's just twelve, and a Viking. I remember how energetic and determent Tuffnut was back in the day." he chuckled, before groaning a bit, "Now that I think about it, not much has changed." Hicca giggled, snuggling deeper into Ash's chest.
"I love you."
"I love you until the sun shines at night and the stars fade to nothing." Ash told her, kissing her forehead, before they both drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile.
Sleepover Cave.
The kids were laughing over hilarious stories that they told around the Gronckle Lava, spreading their furs on the floor.
"Anyone else excited to go to the Academy tomorrow?" Henri asked with a smile, knowing the answers.
"Duh!"
"Why wouldn't I be?!"
"Of course!"
"Is that a trick question?!"
Henri chuckled, as Gums let out a Dragonic laugh, along with the other Dragons. Then Steele let out a yawn.
"Maybe we should get some shut eye? It's a big day tomorrow." Gums nodded.
"He's right. Let's get some sleep." Cough and Sneeze snickered along with Gruff, and Blufflout nudged Blaze with his elbow, both of them smirking, and Gilly and Veggies let out small giggles. The whole group knew about Gums crush on Steele and Steele's crush on Gums, but both were too embarrassed to say anything. Steele thought he wasn't worthy of her until he was powerful enough to protect her, and due to all the bullying, Gums thought she was too different to deserve a mate.
So they kept their silence.
Henri shook his head with a smile, and laid down, using Gums as a pillow.
Blufflout gave a small chuckle, "I think me and Blaze will be the top of the class after day one. Right, B? Up high?" he held his hand for a high five, but the Nightmare didn't respond. "No? No? Your just gonna leave me hanging?" he asked a bit crossly, as she didn't look the slightest bit bothered.
"That, and the fact I don't have any hands." the whole gang gave a laugh, as Blufflout looked and felt a bit stupid. When they calmed down, Gilly's gentle voice spoke up.
"You can't become a Dragon Heart in one day, Bluff. It takes years and years of training before you can even become a Trainee Dragon Heart. But I'm sure that if we work hard, and train a lot, we'll get there." Gilly told them, in a sweet, ever wise tone.
Gunner smiled at his little sister, before laying down completely. "Goodnight, guys."
"Goodnight."
They all laid down, and fell into a peaceful slumber. Dreams filtered their minds, and filled them with hopes.
Henri's the most, hoping to be the greatest hero the Archipelago has ever known.
Dream.
Henri was up in the air, riding Gums, both of them, wearing armor. They were approaching Norðri, which was on fire! It was under attack!
Henri spotted his grandfather, Stoick, riding Cloudjumper towards the chaos, before he heard the wings behind him.
"Henri! What in Thor's name are you doing here!? Your not even old enough to be out here!" he called to him, making Henri look a bit nervous.
"I-...I can help, Grandfather Stoick. I have to defend the Kingdom." Stoick sighed.
"Your going to get yourself hurt, or worse, son. Stay close, and out of trouble." Henri nodded, and he nodded in response.
"Follow me!" He roared to the others, who nodded and went into V Formation, Stoick leading the V. "Dive! Dive! DIVE!"
They dove, being careful to avoid the attacking Dragons and the torrents of water made by crashing lava blasts, and Scauldrons.
"I said 'stay close and out of trouble'!" Stoick yelled at them when they almost got hit by another water turret.
"We're currently in a war zone! You can't expect me to be absolutely careful!" Henri and Gums rolled their eyes in unison. Stoick groaned. And groaned even more when his daughter, in her Soulwing form, and her Dragonic brother attacked a sneaky one coming from behind him.
"Why in the Great Dragon's name are they here!?" she yelled, glaring at her father like it was his fault.
He gestured for him to explain himself, as they looked like fishes out of water. Finally Gums spoke...
"We just want to help."
Hicca and Toothless stared at them, before sighing. "Stay close." they nodded vigorously, and flew behind them.
"Let's take out those catapults and even the odds!" Toothless commanded, a plasma blast already building up in his throat, Hicca and Gums following.
Three...
Two...
One...
They fired, and electric blue, violet purple, and tiger orange soared through the air and hit three catapults dead center.
"Direct hit!"
"We're clear! Well done, son!" Henri smiled at his mother's praise.
"Wait! What's that?" they looked ahead to see even more enemy Dragons approaching.
"ATTACK!" was his mother's words as she charged, but was immediately knocked down by an enemy Nightmare.
"MOM! NO!" they dived down towards her falling body, prepared to catch her, before several more Dragons, all shapes and sizes started to surround them.
They flapped their helplessly as they got even closer, getting ready for the kill...
Present.
" Henri! Are you even listening!?"
For those of you who don't understand my perspective of a Night Fury, I'll explain right here.
The very first Night Fury was made by the God of Thunder, Thor himself! He wanted the world below to have a protector for all time, and what better protector then a mighty Dragon?
So, using mud and clay, he shaped the creature's body, shaping the head, body, and legs, and then coated it with ash, for it's midnight scales and gave it bat wings, for it's impressive wingspan. Then he placed the rest of the ingredients.
The Whisker of a Cat for it's playful nature.
The Feather of a Swan for it's caring heart.
The Talon of an Owl for it's superior intellect.
A Bear's claw for it's strength and prowess.
A Shooting Star for it's speed and firepower.
And for it's astounding courage, he chipped a piece of his Hammer, Mjölnir, and placed it directly on the forehead of the clay body.
Once the clay model was finished, he asked for the Norse Goddess of Death, Hel, for her assistance, asking for one of her Helfires, an ancient jewel that is said to hold the hottest flame, for the creation's heart. She complies, and he then places the clay figure on Midgard and then summons a lighting bolt, which directly hit the Helfire Stone, which was placed in the chest.
And so the very first Night Fury, Shadowroar, the Offspring of Lighting and Death, was born.
Over the years, whenever a Night Fury's time would come to pass, it would come to the place of the very first Night Fury's birth, the Isle of Night, and then slowly turn to ash and crumble, a single egg laying in the ashes of where the Night Fury once was.
And so, the process continued on and on, even to this generation.
Now remember, this is just my perspective of the Night Fury. But I still think it is pretty damn cool:)