A trader and preparing for the cold
Hiccups POV:
I woke up in my bed and winced in pain when I felt my hands. I looked at them and knew I definitely over did it with the punching bag. I walked down stairs and saw my dragons, wolves and monkeys looking at me with concern. I smiled at them and said.
"Don't worry guys I just needed some time to calm down after facing my former village." They still looked at me concerned probably thinking I should take it easy for the day. They were right I needed a day off from training, working in the forge and anything stressful. "I know that you guys think I should take it easy today after what we went through yesterday and you guys are right." I smiled. " I think I might just spend my day relaxing in the cove enjoying the peaceful beauty and sketching it in my book or read in the library or maybe spend the day playing with my animals." I heard my dragon's growl in approval while my wolves rubbed up against me affectionately and my monkeys hopped around in approval. "Yeah that's what I'll do but first I need to build a new trophy room for the Red deaths fang." I then turned to look at Diggs "We've got work to do big guy." He roared in approval before I changed out of my pajamas and into my regular armor. I then put Diggs saddle on him and mounted him. We then began digging into a wall to make a new room.
Back at the village
Nobodies POV:
Not much was getting done around the village since nearly everyone was asking himself/herself the same question.
What have we done?"
Hiccups words rang through their minds of how horrible they treated him. Snotlout was sitting in the middle of town wondering how he could have been so stupid to treat family the way he did because they were different and out of jealousy. He said to himself.
"I really am an idiot!"
Spitlout sat in his chair at his house looking at the ground asking himself.
"How could I have been so cruel not to stop the bullying and beating of my young nephew but encourage my own son to give the bullying and beatings to his cousin? Hiccup was right I really am a monster!"
Fishlegs was lying on his bed looking at a small wooden boat in his hands since it was the last toy him and Hiccup made together before he abandoned him. He remembered the good times he and Hiccup had as children and threw it all away just to be a little cooler and avoid being bullied. He said to himself.
"I really am a horrible friend!"
The twins were having different reactions. Tuffnut was wondering if Hiccup would teach them to ride dragons because of all the destruction they'd be able to cause with one. Ruffnut was sighing dreamily as she thought about how muscular and handsome Hiccup had become and to be a great enough warriors to beat both Snotlout and Astrid. She felt that she needed to get a piece of that hunk and see how if was as skilled in the bed as he was on the battlefield. Sadly it dawned on them that they may never find out how to ride a dragon or how he was in the bed because they were so cruel to him as kids. They both sighed and said.
"We really are jerks."
Gobber had made it a habit of pounding metal to help him with his stress. He was pounding away at an old axe blade wondering how horrible his old apprentices life was in the village when he wasn't around and how great his apprentices life was now compared to it. To be honest he greatly missed his apprentices sarcastic tones, wacky ideas, crazy inventions and the constant need to watch him because without those it felt like something was missing in his life and now seeing how his apprentice had matured he wished he could've been there to watch him mature and maybe learn how to make that metal his armor and weapons were made of. Astrid was in her room sharpening her axe angrily thinking about how Hiccup had humiliated her in front of the entire village and then insulted her uncle but her anger soon gave way to regret remembering the words he said about how she ignored his cries for help and just watched it and when he proved to actually be useful she acted like a jerk to him. As these thoughts went through her head she said.
"He was right I really am pathetic."
However out of the entire village nobody was taking what realization Hiccup brought to them harder than the village chief Stoick. Stoick was in his hut sitting in his chair with his head in his hands as Hiccups words continued to run through his head. Everything Hiccup said was true. He never tried to train his son, get the bullying to stop heck he didn't even celebrate his son's birthday or give him a gift. He said.
"I truly am the worst father Berk has ever seen." He then began to silently cry.
2 hours later
Back at the hideout
Hiccups POV:
We had just finished digging out the new room that was rather large since I had a feeling that I'll be gathering new trophies in the future. The Red deaths fang was now in the center of the room on a low stone pedestal standing straight up. Ichiks knife was also in the room except it was on a high pedestal being held up by two thin metal stands one on the handle while the other was on the blade (Like tuning forks) so it wasn't touching the ground. I wanted it as a reminder of what I did on my first visit to the Mayans. I smiled at this before I heard a rumbling. While we were working we were also able to enlarge the holes my dragons nested in. My dragons were all grateful for this since they now have enough room for more than one of each of their own respective species in their dens and had more space to make their dens more comfortable since their dens now each resembled small caves but I did need to put in some support beams so they didn't collapse.
I was now in my food storage room taking stock of all the food and amount we had with my stock book. I noticed we were running low on fish. I walked out and said to my dragons.
"Okay guys we're running low on fish so we're going to need to go fishing okay?" They roared in approval and I smiled before I went and got their fishing baskets saddles on. We then took off out of the cave to get some fish into the baskets and into storage.
Seven hours later
We were returning home for the last time on this fishing trip. We had gathered plenty of fish on this trip and made multiple trips home to drop off the fish before returning to catch more since I wanted us to have plenty of food with winter just three months away. It was then I saw a lone ship in the open waters. I smiled recognizing the ship belonging to Trader Johan. I figured I could get some good stuff from him in trade. Maybe some new books or materials I can use.
I signaled my dragons to head home and said.
"Me and Toothless will meet you later."
They roared in understanding before turning around and flying off while I took Toothless down towards the ship. We landed right on the main deck and when Johan took one look he fell back in shock. I chuckled as I dismounted Toothless and said.
"Easy Johan we're not here to cause any trouble." He looked at me in shock and asked in what I assume was amazement.
"Master Hiccup is that you?" I smiled as I reached him and held out a hand to help him up.
"Yes Johan it's me." He took my hand and I helped him up.
"I haven't seen you in months. Your father told me he made a stupid mistake which caused you to run away from the village. Now I see you after all this time riding a dragon! Does your father know about this?" I chuckled.
"Yeah my entire tribe knows about it after me and my dragons saved them from the Red death." He looked at me with a cocked eyebrow.
"What's the Red death?"
"You mean what was the Red death and it's a long story."
"Well you simply must tell it to me some time master Hiccup but may I ask what I can do for you?" I smiled.
"Why don't you wow me Johan?"
"Well what are you interested in master Hiccup?"
"Well I'm running low on squid ink and I would like some new books."
"I've got plenty of books and a bottle of squid ink master Hiccup."
"Let me see what books you got."
He took me to a chest and opened it showing it was full of books. I went through them and found that I didn't have any of these books. I smiled at Johan and asked.
"Would a few nightfury scales cover the payment?" He gave me a confused look.
"Why do you think some dragons scales would be a good payment?"
"These are scales from one of the rarest dragons in the archipelago who men would go to war for just to have a chance at slaying. Also when crushed they can be used to enhance the strength of a fire." He rubbed his chin in thought.
"Okay master Hiccup you've got yourself a deal." We shook hands firmly before I went to Toothless's saddlebag and pulled out a bag of his shed scales. I tossed it to Johan before I asked.
"So where are you going next Johan?"
"Well I'm heading over to Berk. I don't suppose you live in the village again do you?" I shook my head.
"No turns out that I like to be left alone and if I do come back I won't be able to explore the archipelago and outside the archipelago without my failure of a father complaining about it." He winced when I said that.
"Then where are you living?"
"That's my secret. Well Johan it's been fun chatting but I've got to get going and as always a pleasure doing business with you." I then mounted Toothless and signaled him to pick up the chest with the books in it. He did so before we took off back to the hideout.
1 hour later
Nobodies POV:
Everyone was down at the dock where Trader Johan had just arrived. Most were hoping they would be able to get something for Hiccup if he ever showed up again just so he knows that they truly do care about him and want to make up for all those years of being so cruel to him. Fishleggs at the time was asking Johan.
"Do you have any books Trader Johan?"
"I apologies Mr. Fishleggs but I'm afraid I traded all my books."
"To who?"
"To master Hiccup for a bag of scales that come from that nightfury of his." Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him before Stoick stepped forward.
"You saw him?"
"Yes I did. It was about an hour ago that I saw him. I was out on the open ocean when I heard a thud on my deck. I looked at where the sound came from and fell back on my rear in shock at seeing a dragon on my ship. I was afraid I'd be a dead man until I noticed a man dismounting it and walking towards me. The man revealed himself to be Hiccup who helped me up and said it was good to see me. I asked him where he'd been and if you knew about him riding a dragon and he said everyone knew after an incident with something called the red death. After that he traded a bag of nightfury scales for all the books I had and took of to Thor knows where." Stoick then grabbed Johan by the shoulders.
"Did he say anything else like where his whereabouts may be?"
"Well he said he likes to live alone and he feels that if he returns he won't be able to explore the archipelago and the rest of the world without you complaining."
"What makes you think he meant me?"
"He referred to the person who would complain as his failure of a father." Stoick merely looked down in guilt.
"Was I really that bad?"
"Well it's none of my business but yes." Everyone gasped at this before he said. "I saw the way you raised Hiccup Stoick and I hate to tell you this Stoick but I agree with Hiccups opinion of you." Everyone looked at him shocked as Stoick asked.
"Why?"
"Well when he was a child he often got thrown off my ship by Snotlout, the twins or both and when you pulled him out you didn't ask him if he was alright but just grounded him and sent him home for being weak, or when he traded a knife for a bearskin cloche and Snotlout stole it I had to get it back for him because I didn't like stealing especially among the youth of any island I visit and when you found out you took it from him thinking Hiccup stole it from Snotlout despite him telling you he got it from me and grounded him for a month and only after I told you what happened next month when I cam did you do something and that was inform Spitlout about it and you never got him his cloche back and just let Snotlout keep it. Then there is also the time when-" Stoick cut in.
"Enough I get it I was a horrible to him and I don't need you or anyone reminding me of how I was horrible to him." Johan just shrugged.
"I guess you're right but if I had Hiccups life I wouldn't want to be near you or anyone in this village either and to be honest at times I pity the lad." Stoick just sighed sadly and left the boat with his head down as everyone went back to his or her business as but nobody could keep their minds on the treasures that were on the ship but on what Johan said about Hiccup.
Hiccups POV:
Toothless and me arrived home and I had just dismounted while Toothless had put the chest down. I walked over to my dragons and took off their fishing saddles while emptying them into the large pile in the middle of the cave. I then grabbed my wagon and began filling it up with fish. My monkeys helped load it up after seeing what I was doing. Once the wagon was full I took it into the cold room and put the fish in their section and left before closing the door behind me. I then repeated the process four more times before I was finally done with the fish but still left a large pile of fish out for my dragons. While my dragons ate I went over to the chest full of books I got from Johan, lifted it up and hauled it into the library. Once inside the library I began unloading all the books onto a table to sort them out while my dragons continued eating. I looked through the books and found they could supply me with some very useful information since one was about trap making, another was about battle strategy and much more. I smiled knowing these would come in handy should my tribe come looking for me I'd have something to do while I laid low. I then walked back into the main area and decided I might as well do some training. I then took my sword out and headed into the training room.
Two weeks later
I was in the forge finishing off the chest plate to my newest suit of armor. This armor was designed to allow me to endure the coldest winters Berk has to offer. It was full body armor with an alpaca fur lined inside to keep me comfortable and warm, along with a hood made of alpaca fur since it was so warm, a mask which only covered my eyes made of glass outlined with gronkle iron and a material to wrap around my head and keep them on my head (Ski goggles). These were to help me see incase I got caught in a blizzard. The boots had spikes at the bottom to help me get a good grip in the snow along with blades that pop out of the front if I flipped a switch on them which will help me climb icy cliffs. As for equipment it has a mini pickaxe on each thigh which will help me climb and help me defend myself should I run into trouble, a grappling hook and rope to also help me climb, a satchel on the lower back to hold food and flint so I can eat and start a fire should I find a cave and need to warm up, there is also a flask holding mead to help warm me up and a bow and arrow set with arrows that I designed to be flammable with a switch near the tip incase I needed help and my dragons couldn't find me. Now the suit itself was pure white to help me blend into the snow and protect me from any possible predators and on the chest plate was a snowflake. The reason I was making this armor is because I plan to make an exploration trip to the more southern parts of freezing to death. The reason being is that I wanted to explore it and map it out maybe see if I can find some new dragons or possibly some old shipwrecks. Making the armor was only part of my preparing for the trip since I'd also taken to making a list of supplies I'd need, telling my animals and dragons where I was going and conditioning myself for the cold by sitting in my cold room in nothing but my underwear for a day with nothing but a book to keep me busy. I walked over to the stand where the armor was with the chest plate and put it on the armor thus completing it. I took a step back and smiled in satisfaction at seeing how well it came together. I then said to myself.
"Tomorrow we set sail!"
I then turned around and began heading to my art room where I had put all my paintings and my Mayan calendar that I had recently moved. I wondered through the artwork admiring while thinking of the changes I'd made to my home after I had confronted my village.
I had begun designing new types of armor for a different situation such as one is designed for fires, another was designed for mining and another was designed for diving. These were just a few of the armors I had designed and yet to build since this suit meant for the colder regions is the first one I've finished. I also made an adjustment to my dragon's armor making it stronger and lighter for battle. I had also added a new room on the higher levels but this one was a room only I was aloud to enter. Not even Toothless was aloud in to it so this room was my place to get away from it all. It was a typical room with a window that looked out to the ocean, a fireplace built in the middle of the room by putting the wood in a circular like cage and running the chimney up trough the roof to the outside, a bookshelf with some of my favorite novels which weren't for learning but simply for enjoyment, a comfy chair I made myself with a alpaca fur stuffed cushions which can be easily spun so I can look at the fire or out the window into the ocean, a side table next to it so if I want to put something down like a book or drink since on the table rested a metal jug and mug incase I get thirsty. All in all it was a nice little place for me to just get away from everything. There is also a secret cupboard in the wall containing my private journals where I write everything such as my adventures, life, plans, dreams, etc.
I had also started to make plans to build my own Mayan jungle but not as big as the real one just large enough to keep the animals I got from there more comfortable. The plan was to have Diggs dig another cove into the mountain where I'd have my dragons drop seeds from multiple species of plants from the jungle onto it, place a large glass ceiling above the cove so when winter came it wouldn't destroy the jungle and also install a pipe system which would release water onto the plants making it seem like rain since there were frequent rain showers there in the jungle. I smiled as I admired at a painting of a winter scene with a frozen waterfall. It made me remember the days of my youth playing in the snow before devastating winter arrived but then the bullying started and I hated going out into the snow since the twins and Snotlout would often pelt me with rocks covered in snow, or push me into freezing cold lakes and on one occasion the twins rolled me down the hill in a big ball of snow which got bigger as it rolled before it crashed through some ones wall and while I got stuck fixing the wall as punishment they sat and watched with warm drinks all the while laughing at me. I sighed sadly at the memory of how they ruined snowy days for me but I whipped the sadness away and continued to admire the work that had gone into these pieces of art.
3 hours later
I sighed looking out the window of my private room out into the ocean with a mug of water in one hand and the other laying at my side. I was busy thinking of what I might find in the frozen parts since hardly anyone ever went there and when they did they didn't go in very deep into the frozen parts. Maybe I'd find some frozen Vikings, old shipwrecks or maybe another frozen skrill. I chuckled at the thought of finding another frozen dragon in an iceberg but I stopped when I thought it over since there really is no telling what I might find. As I look out into the ocean and wondered what fate has in store for me since my life has been nothing but none stop excitement and adventure since the day I met Toothless. I smiled at the memory of our first flight, which was also the day I realized that everything Vikings knew about dragons was wrong. I took a sip from my mug and said to myself.
"Well tomorrow we see what fate has set up for me when I leave tomorrow."
I sat down in my chair and set my mug down on the side table right next to a book with a blue leather cover. I looked at it and smiled because this was my latest journal whose pages will soon be filled with sketches and writings of my adventure in the parts that are so cold even the strongest Vikings have frozen to death. I planned on having Scaulder drop Toothless and me off before he brings the ship back home and returns to pick us up after we've spent one week exploring the frozen parts maybe finding some old shipwrecks or frozen Vikings. I smiled at the thoughts of what we might find in the cold. The reason I was bringing Toothless on this trip is because he's going to help me carry the tent and supplies. The tent I had I made myself was circle shaped, a small hole in the middle of the top to let smoke from a fire out and large enough for me and five other people so enough for me, Toothless and two other people. I just spun my drink around in my mug wondering what could happen.
Afternoon next day
The ship was filled with the supplies I needed for this trip such as food, blankets, etc. I did one last check to make sure we had everything we would need and that everything would be alright while we're away. I invented a little feeding station for Ikans cage and set a trigger that would full his bowl with cut up fish every morning and night so he wouldn't starve. Ah Tabai and Maya would remain with Shadow and Snowflake who will take care of them. My monkeys would be left to do what they wished to keep themselves occupied. I smiled down at my jaguar cubs and gave them both a scratch behind the ears and said.
"Now you guys be good for Shadow and Snowflake while I'm away and I'll see you when we get back okay?" They just looked up at me curiously and mewed cutely. I smiled before turned to my monkeys. "Try not to drive everyone mad while I'm away." They screeched at me as I chuckled before walking over to Shadow and Snowflake as I said. "Okay now I'm trusting the two of you to keep the monkeys in check and look after the cubs." They barked at me as if telling me that I could count on them. I smiled before rubbing their heads down and saying goodbye to the rest of my dragons before boarding my ship and setting sail for the south with new adventures waiting for me in the south.
AN: Hey guys I'm back and I hope you enjoyed the chapter and yes I know it was a little boring but don't worry the next one will be more exciting but before you ask no Valka will not be making an appearance until much later but he will find some new things in the cold. As for why I haven't posted lately I've gotten caught up in college work and started work on my very first 2-D animation which is going to take up most of my time and I would also like to try and update my Alpha and omega stories so don't expect any updates for a while sorry but until next time please review.