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Chapter 8

Hiccup's POV

The wind blew cold. Sharp, biting, as a black blur raced through the skies. To most people they would assume it was nothing. To others, perhaps a bird. But to one man, it was his best friend.

"This never gets old," Hiccup thought.

Hiccup leaned down over the saddle, making his body as streamlined as possible, his black armor gleaming in the sun. He glanced down at his best friend, Toothless, smiling. The two were making their way south towards Corona, a Kingdom across the North Sea from Arendelle. The two were finally getting to making one of their first deliveries of Hiccup's Gronkle Iron swords.

"Hey, bud," Hiccup called out from his helmet, his voice muffled. "You doin' alright?"

Toothless barked happily. Hiccup took it as a good sign.

"Alright. We should be there...hold on. Slow down for a sec."

Toothless did so as Hiccup reached underneath his chest plate armor pulling out his journal which contained one of the maps he had bought for the trip. He pushed his helmet up, and opened the map.

"Okay...so we passed here yesterday..and that's...that doesn't seem right…"

Toothless glanced back at Hiccup, grumbling.

"No, we're not lost! I'll have you know I'm an excellent mapper. Aha! There we are. Just made a slight miscalculation, bud."

His dragonic friend simply rolled his eyes.

"Yep. We're lost."

Hiccup sighed, glancing back into his maps.

"Make a slight turn to the left."

Hiccup adjusted the pedals on the stirrups, and readjusted their course.

"There we are. Let's keep going."

He placed the map back into his journal, and placed the journal back inside his chest armor. He flipped his helmet down, and nudged the pedals once more as Toothless sped up.

"We should make landing by sunset, bud. If this northern wind keeps pushing us. It really came on all of a sudden, didn't it?"

Toothless growled his agreement. Hiccup couldn't help but wonder if that northern wind came from Arendelle or not.

It wasn't until just after sunset that Hiccup and Toothless were flying over Corona. Toothless groaned, the heavy weight getting to him.

"I know, bud," Hiccup patted his friend's neck. "These clouds aren't helping us find a place to land.

Then Hiccup saw it. A cove. Much like the one the two friends bonded in, but it had a castle tower in it. On one side of the cove, it appeared there was an exit of sorts. Hiccup took Toothless in lower, the two swirling around the tower, making sure no one home.

"Hover by the window, bud. I want to get a closer look."

Toothless did as he was told, and Hiccup looked through the open window. It had looked as if the place had been abandoned. The kitchen and living area was covered in dust. Something long, a faded brown and was covered in mold, lay on the floor.

"Is that...hair?"

Hiccup looked closer inside and saw a spot of dried blood on the floor next to the window. He wrinkled his nose in disgust.

"Looks like the coast is clear, bud. We'll spend the night here...but not inside. Besides, I don't think you'd fit. You've gotten bigger since we met."

And it was true. The Night Fury in question had gotten bigger. Kneeling on all fours he could nearly reach up to Hiccup's chest. His body had gotten longer, larger, and more developed, his muscles more powerful and more prominent spines growing along the backs of his legs and his head and tail. His wingspan had gotten much greater as well, though he was far from fully grown.

Toothless frowned.

"I'm not fat."

Hiccup shook his head.

"No...no..you've just well..you see…"

Toothless rumbled, laughing. Hiccup's mouth dropped as he realized Toothless was teasing him.

"Why you...hmph…."

Toothless rumbled once more before the two landed. After unpacking everything, Hiccup started a fire to make himself some supper, tossing a fish to Toothless, who snarfed it down.

"Did you even taste it?"

His dragonic friend simply licked his chops, and settled down to sleep. Hiccup chuckled.

"Useless reptile..."

Hiccup continued to eat his dinner in peace. He had a busy day tomorrow. Best not to set out on an empty stomach.

The next morning, Hiccup was up bright and early, pulling out Toothless' automatic tail, a project he had started building just before his second Snoggletog in Arendelle. The first year that Rockpie the Gronkle had moved in. The week before Snoggletog, Rockpie had flown off without warning. Thankfully, he did so in a way where he would not get spotted.

Of course he came back, but with a mate and five kids in tow. Because of this, Hiccup had to transfer them into the mountains surrounding Arendelle so they could be left in peace, but when Hiccup needed Rockpie for the Gronkle Iron, said dragon would fly out to Hiccup's place and would help restock the iron before heading back home.

Hiccup knew there might be other Night Furies out there, and seeing his best friend unhappy and unable to fly without him was something Hiccup couldn't really bear. He remembered when he first showed Toothless his new tail.

Last Snoggletog

Hiccup finished the finishing touches on the new tail and brought it outside. Toothless was on the roof, bouncing.

"Toothless!" Hiccup called. "I got something for you, bud!"

Toothless quickly jumped down and sniffed the new tail curiously.

"What do you think of that, bud?"

Hiccup turned to put the new tail on his friend. Toothless, however, wouldn't hold still.

"Would you settle down?"

Finally Hiccup got the new tail installed, but Toothless didn't seem to like it and started waving his tail around, trying to get it off.

Hiccup scrambled to stop him.

"No...no..no.. Toothless stop! Please wait! Toothless! Please!"

Toothless flicked his tail once more when the new tail engaged. He barked in shock as he watched the fake tail flex and move in time with his real one.

Hiccup sighed.

"There you go. See? Got it?"

Toothless turned to Hiccup, his eyes dilated. Suddenly without warning, he took off.

"Toothless! Come back!" cried Hiccup.

But it was no use. Toothless was gone.

After days of not seeing Hiccup at the forge, Adgar had gone to Hiccup's house to find him missing Toothless. Adgar decided to spend what Hiccup had called Snoggletog with him. It also allowed Hiccup to meet Adgar's wife, Iduna, as she wanted to meet Hiccup and finally found a way to do so.

The two even brought presents for him. A book on the history of Arendelle, along with some of the neighbouring kingdoms. A book on the myths and legends of Scotland, one of their allies. That one was a fascinating read. Especially all of the myths surrounding the Fraser clan and the Standing Stones of Craigh na Dun. The stories of people vanishing either around the area or at the stones themselves was a mystery Hiccup wanted to solve.

But the biggest surprise of all was when a thud landed on the roof followed by a bark.

"Toothless!" Hiccup cried.

He quickly opened the back door and there stood his best friend.

"You came back!"

Toothless tackled Hiccup, licking him senseless.

"Toothless! That doesn't wash out!"

But Hiccup couldn't really care. His best friend was back and that's all that mattered. And that was also the day Iduna met Toothless.

Hiccup was pulled out of the memory by Toothless crooning.

"Sorry, bud. I was just remembering."

Hiccup knew when Snoggletog came, he would send Toothless out to look for more of his kind. While he wasn't happy about the arrangement, and neither was Toothless as the two didn't like being separated for too long, Hiccup knew one day his dragonic friend would want to start a family, and Hiccup being around him trying to attract a mate didn't sound like a good idea.

Hiccup pulled off Toothless' saddle and his standard flying rig before attaching the automatic tail on. Hiccup had built a new one since when Toothless returned he destroyed the original tail, not wanting to fly without Hiccup. It was another reminder that they're bond was strong, and it would never break.

Toothless grumbled, and Hiccup sighed.

"Don't worry, bud. It's only for a couple hours, and I want you to be able to fly away in case there's trouble. I doubt there will be, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Besides, I'm almost finished with the combo tail. I just need to make a few more pieces is all."

Toothless groaned again. Excuses.

Hiccup sighed once more, and patted his dragon's head.

"I'll be back soon, bud."

Hiccup gathered up the swords, and threw the bag over his shoulder, heading out of the Cove and towards Corona.

Hiccup's eyes were wide with wonder as he walked down the cobbled streets of Corona. The houses were painted with bright colors of yellow and orange. Purple banners hung from across the street, showing the Kingdom's symbol. A golden sun.

"Whoa….what Toothless wouldn't give to see this place…."

Hiccup went to grab his pocket watch to check the time, but realized he was still wearing his armor and flight suit.

"Great…oh well. Toothless will never let me live this down."

Hiccup sighed, pulling off his helmet and he headed off towards the castle to speak to the King. He soon arrived at the castle gates and turned to one of the guards at the gate.

"State your business."

"Hic..Henry Haddock, requesting an audience with the King Frederic. Regarding outfitting the guards of the Kingdom."

The guards gave him a look, and knocked on the gate door. The door opened and the Head Advisor stepped out. His hair was a brown color though it was finally surrendering to age, wisps of white peaking through.

"You're late."

"I know, I know. I forgot to grab my pocket watch and to change out of my armor."

"And...fascinating armor at that. You look to be quite the craftsman."

Hiccup shrugged, not knowing what to say.

"Thanks…"

The Advisor stood up straight.

"I am Wolfgang. Head Advisor to the King and Queen of Corona. Please. Follow me."

Wolfgang turned around, and headed inside, Hiccup following. He was amazed at the level of architecture. Two ramps led up to a balcony overlooking the courtyard. Off to his right was a small tower with a clock at the top. Nearby was a set of arches that had an amazing view of the sea. He glanced down at the ground to see white bricks. He followed the bricks with his eyes, seeing the Sun symbol once again.

"This is...fascinating. No...amazing. I wonder why they chose the sun as their symbol?"

"Are you coming?" Wolfgang's voice calling him out of his thoughts.

"Yes.." Hiccup coughed. "Yes, I'm coming."

Hiccup quickly caught up with Wolfgang as he led him inside. Soon the two arrived in the throne room. Four people were inside. One was a tall, and slender man with brownish-gray hair, facial hair, and steely blue eyes. The second was a woman who was slender with long silky brown hair, and green eyes. Hiccup assumed this was the King and Queen, and respectfully bowed.

The other two were a younger man and a younger woman. The man was tall with dark brown hair and a goatee. His light brown eyes were filled with love as he glanced down at the woman sitting in a chair next to him.

The woman was quite round around the middle, her body heavy with child. Her hair was the same shade of brown as the queen's and reached down to her shoulder blades. Her green eyes were filled with the same love as the man's eyes, who stood next to her.

Wolfgang addressed them.

"Your Majesties, may I introduce Master Henry Haddock of Arendelle."

Hiccup smiled.

"It is an honor and a privilege to meet you, Your Majesties. I bring swords to outfit your guards."

"Yes, these swords…," King Frederic started. "I've heard a lot about them. The Head Advisor of Arendelle told me you recreated the family sword of Arendelle using the finest metal you could find. He said it deserved songs and poets writing about it. May I see one these?"

Hiccup nodded and pulled one out of the sack he had been carrying. The hilt shone a glorious yellow color as the morning sun reflected it's light over it through the windows. The Kingdom's sun symbol was a thin piece of metal that stuck out over the blade and it too glowed as if it was really the sun.

"I took the liberty of putting your kingdom's symbol in a way to act as a decoration as well as the guard. There's also a sun symbol in the pommel as well. May I bring it to you?"

King Frederic as speechless as was his wife. The younger girl spoke up.

"Please. Bring it forth."

Hiccup did so handing it to the King who had held out his hands for it.

"It's….it's beautiful..how...how is this possible...I've never seen anything as beautiful...since my daughter was born…"

"Dad!" cried the younger woman. "Don't embarrass me."

King Frederic shook his head.

"I apologize. I was just...amazed by the quality and the detail put into such a magnificent piece of weaponry. Thank you, Master Haddock. This is quite astounding. And it feels so...light."

Hiccup nodded.

"The metal I use is actually less heavier than the standard metals used in sword forging. And it has quite the sharp edge to it. Is it possible that I could demonstrate?"

King Frederic nodded and handed the sword back to Hiccup. He turned to one of the staff.

"Please. Get the Captain for this demonstration. I feel he could use it."

He gave a small chuckle.

Soon the Captain of the Guards arrived, frying pan attached to his side.

"You called for me, Your Majesty?"

King Frederic nodded.

"Yes, Captain. This is Henry Haddock. He brought some swords to outfit our guards. I wish to see them in action."

The Captain smirked.

"Swords? The frying pans have shown their usefulness, have they not?"

The younger woman seemed to agree with him.

"Yes, Dad. They have. I was the one who suggested it in the first place."

"That may be Rapunzel," King Frederic replied. "But what if we ran out of them? We must have a back-up for any eventuality. Besides, this is just a friendly spar. I haven't even made my decision yet to buy any. They are beautiful, but do they hold up in battle?"

The Captain smiled with a sharp-toothed grin.

"Let's find out."

Hiccup just shrugged his shoulders, smiling.

"Well. Suit yourself."

Hiccup grabbed his helmet and placed it on his head, grabbing the sword.

"Ready," he said, his voice muffled.

The Captain smirked.

"Ready."

King Frederic nodded.

"Begin."

The Captain charged towards Hiccup, but he was in his own world, calculating in his head when to swing. Hiccup charged and swung. The two passed each other. For a moment it appeared as if the two missed, but a grinding echoed from the frying pan as the pan split in half, both halves falling to the floor. One out of the result of battle, the second due to shock.

Hiccup pushed up his helmet, smiling.

"Told you. It has a sharp edge."

King Frederic laughed.

"That it does! Let's talk particulars on the swords over supper tonight. You are our guest for the night, Henry Haddock."

Hiccup immediately went red.

"Oh...um...yeah.. That sounds….amazing!"

King Frederic nodded and turned to the embarrassed Captain.

"You are dismissed."

The Captain turned to Hiccup and nodded.

"You are one of the few people who have beaten me in battle with very little effort. You have my deepest respect."

"And you have mine, Captain."

Hiccup nodded to him and the Captain left.

The younger woman came over, the younger man following.

"Wow...that was...wow! I'm Rapunzel. This is my husband, Eugene."

Hiccup bowed, and Eugene shook his head.

"Please don't. I'm..not really a fan of all this..royal stuff. Bit too stuffy for liking."

Hiccup smiled.

"I agree with you. I've never really saw the point of titles. I don't think there's really a need for them at all to be honest."

Rapunzel smiled.

"Anyways, that was quite impressive. Where did you learn to fight?"

"I actually taught myself to be honest," Hiccup replied. "Oh, and congratulations. When are you due?"

"Thank you. And next summer," Rapunzel replied. "Come on. I'll show you to your room."

Hiccup nodded.

"Right. I shall see you at dinner then, Eugene?"

He nodded.

"Of course."

Hiccup smiled and followed after Rapunzel.

The next morning, after working out a deal with the King, Hiccup had sold off the swords that he made, and was on his way back to Toothless. When he arrived at the cove, a small green dragon quickly tackled him to the ground.

"Sharpshot!"

Sharpshot was a Terrible Terror that had followed Hiccup home when he had gone to the Barbaric Archipelago to get more supplies for his fire-sword that he named "Inferno" about a month earlier.

Hiccup had made friends in the Archipelago, a tribe leader named Mala, who ran a tribe called the Defenders of the Wing who worshiped dragons. They're home was on the island of Caldera Cay, which had a dormant volcano inside which was only dormant because of a dragon called an Eruptodon, which ate the lava and magma, preventing the volcano from erupting.

They seemed to have a vast amount of knowledge regarding dragons, but contact with them was not allowed. They seemed to take great offense to this when they first met Hiccup and tried to set Toothless free, but his bond with Hiccup made them change their ways.

The other friend was Atali, chief of the Wingmaiden Tribe, one that was all-female and protected the dragon species called Razorwhips. Razorwhips were always born blind, and the males of the species for whatever reason would eat the young hatchlings and almost caused the extinction of the entire species. Thus the Wingmaidens were born, and protected the hatchlings from the males of the species, and the females of species became very aggressive to any male Razorwhip, and any male of any species. Hence why the tribe was all-female.

Hiccup's first time there nearly got him killed if weren't for Toothless, but thankfully the female Razorwhips soon trusted Hiccup and he could visit without getting murdered.

But with Hiccup being tasked with running the Blacksmith's shop almost full time due to Hadvar having his accident a week prior to their trip to Corona, Hiccup couldn't make his way up to the Archipelago as much as he used to meet up with his friends. So he came up with an idea to train Sharpshot to deliver mail, which he decided to call 'Terror Mail.' In theory, it could work. Hence why he had trained Sharpshot to either track him or Toothless down before they left on their trip in case someone left him a letter at home to see if it worked.

And as Hiccup pulled Sharpshot off of him, sure enough there was a letter tied to his leg. He wasn't expecting any letters. He did tests with Sharpshot already and was planning to implement it with his friends in the Archipelago when he got back.

"Um….that shouldn't be possible."

He pulled the letter off to read it.

"Hiccup. You need to get back to Arendelle as quick as you can. Hadvar's got a fever. He's not doing great. The doctor doesn't think he has long. Please hurry.

Sorry I broke into your house, and by the way, we are definitely talking about why you have a dragon in your house when you get back.

Heather."

But Hiccup didn't read that part. Hadvar was sick. And he was dying.

"Toothless! We need to go!"

He quickly saddled up Toothless, forgoing the entire manual flying rig, and leaving the automatic tail on.

"Sharpshot, come on!"

The green Terror flew over and landed on the saddle. Hiccup climbed onto Toothless.

"Go, bud!"

Toothless quickly took off with a powerful flap of his wings, rushing up through the clouds, and leveling off.

Hiccup patted his friend's neck.

"Give us all the speed you got, bud."

Toothless didn't even hesitate, speeding as fast he could, his wings making the infamous sound of the Night Fury whistle.

Hiccup leaned as far forward as he could without crushing Sharpshot.

"Hold on, Hadvar. I'm coming."

It wasn't until early the next morning that Hiccup could finally see Arendelle. He and Toothless along with Sharpshot had flown all day and all night, taking as little rest as possible to get back to Arendelle before it was too late.

The three landed with a thump, Hiccup quickly unlocking the door to the back of the house, and opening it, stripping off his flying gear as he went. Toothless and Sharpshot watched with worry as Hiccup finished stripping out of his gear, redressing in his standard green tunic with green pants.

"I really need a new wardrobe." Hiccup thought as he headed out the door, running to Hadvar's house as fast as his legs could carry him.

Hadvar's POV

Hadvar wheezed and coughed, the poison slowly crawling through his body. He could barely move let alone talk. He knew it was not long now. He was shaken awake by a loud bang as the door to his house flung open, startling the doctor, and some of his close friends.

"Hic...Hiccup…" Hadvar murmured.

Hiccup came to him, pulling up a chair next to him.

"I came as soon as I could."

"I knew you would, my friend."

A cough wracked his body, and Hiccup went to grab him some water, but he shook his head.

"No...don't...Hiccup...listen to me….when I met you...you were a weed of a boy. I have watched you grow from a boy to a man. I am proud...to call you my grandson. My wife and I were never blessed with grandchildren as our daughter was barren...we lost her when she was only 20…My wife has been gone for nearly ten years..."

Hadvar took Hiccup's hand.

"You were like the grandson I never had. And I am...so glad I had the chance to meet you. You are so much more then...then this…"

Hiccup laughed, a sob choking it.

"You...you just gestured to all of me…"

Hadvar chuckled.

"Indeed I did…"

He wheezed once more, his breath sharp as if the air was the most delicious thing he had.

"Take care of the place for me...she's yours now. Farewell, my friend."

Hadvar closed his eyes and breathed his last.

Hiccup's POV

Hiccup felt Hadvar's hand go limp in his.

"Hadvar?"

He shook him.

"Hadvar? Hadvar, wake up!"

The doctor placed his hand on Hiccup's shoulder.

"He's gone, lad."

Hiccup felt the hot tears of sadness creeping in.

"No...no...no…."

Helen took Hiccup by the shoulders, helping him out of the house as the Doctor took the bedsheet and covered Hadvar's body.

"Time of death….6:30 in the morning…"

Hiccup struggled to get back to Hadvar's side, but Helen's grip kept him from going back.

"HADVAR!"

Hadvar was buried at the end of that week. Rain poured down, seemingly drowning the entire landscape. Hiccup stood in the rain looking at the Blacksmith shop. His eyes were bloodshot, and there were bags underneath his eyes.

Lightning flashed and thunder was heard in the distance over the ocean, stirring the water violently, much like the storm in Hiccup's heart. He had lost two of his oldest friends in Arendelle all within a short space of time. Adgar was nowhere to be found, and Hadvar was gone. All that remained of his friends was Helen and Heather. Though, he couldn't really trust Heather at the moment considering she broke into his home. Though she remained adamant that she would keep the dragons a secret.

"At least that's something good that came out of...all this."

Hiccup looked down into his hand, looking at the keys that the land proprietor gave him. It was the keys to the shop.

"Hadvar would want me to continue his work...I don't think he would want me to grieve. ..but maybe...I can grieve...through continuing his legacy…."

Hiccup's eyes were filled with determination, and he unlocked the shop's doors, heading inside. He started the morning task of starting the forge, and lit the coals, pumping the bellows rapidly. The forge seemed to roar to life as the coals lit up with a bright orange flame.

Hiccup set to work, opening the shop windows, and placing his homemade "open" sign outside. The starting of the day didn't wait for no one. Not even Hiccup.

Stoick's POV

Two years. Two years and two months since Hiccup left Berk. Much like Arendelle, rain poured down over the village. Stoick glanced out to the sea, seeing dark clouds in the distance.

"A storm is brewin'. More prevention ahead."

Stoick sighed as he entered his hut overlooking the village. Everyday he walked through his door, having the smallest bit of hope that Hiccup would be there to greet him. Day by day, that hope faded a little more. Stoick sat on his chair with a thump and a sigh, his shoulders low as he stirred the soup in the pot over the fire.

"Another long raid," Stoick thought. "And they seem to be getting worse."

And the village agreed with these thoughts. With Hiccup gone, a group of villagers, seemingly led by Spitelout, and his son, Snotlout, though it was really Mildew...had celebrated the boy's absence, and Gobber, and Stoick had stopped it before it spread throughout the village. But when the frequency of the raids increased, the same group who celebrated Hiccup leaving Berk, now cursed him as it seemed the Gods had taken pity on the runt, and cursed Berk for their treatment of him.

Stoick sighed once more, and glanced up on to the mantle of the fireplace. Hiccup's helmet, the one Stoick had given him the night before the test that would decide who would kill the Monstrous Nightmare, sat there...unblemished and untouched. Stoick had always kept it clean, and displayed. Stoick picked it up and held it in his arms, much like he held Hiccup many years ago when he talked to him about love and loss.

Stoick's eyes seemed to gloss over as he remembered.

Stoick sat in front of the fireplace, crying. A creak of the stairs behind him quickly made him turn around seeing Hiccup there.

"Son!" Stoick said with surprise, quickly wiping his tears away. "You should be asleep."

Hiccup paused for a moment, looking down.

"I was thirsty."

Stoick smiled softly, and waved Hiccup down.

"Yeah, come here."

Hiccup climbed down the stairs and ran to him. Stoick lifted Hiccup onto his lap and allowed him to use tongs to stir the fire.

Hiccup turned to his father.

"Dad? Are you gonna get us a new mom?"

Stoick hugged Hiccup tightly and kissed his head, before replying.

"I don't want another. Your mom was the only woman for me. She was the love of my life. But with love comes loss, son. It's part of the deal. Sometimes it hurts, but in the end, it's all worth it. There's no greater gift than love."

Stoick sighed as he pulled himself out of the memory, and glanced down at the helmet. Why should his wife get a free pass and not Hiccup? The two were of the same blood. He was HIS son. Stoick placed the helmet back on the mantle.

"Oh...Val...I'm so sorry….I've should have done better."

A knock was heard and Stoick turned towards the door.

"Come in."

Gobber opened the door.

"'Ey..Stoick...I...wanted to talk to ye...about 'Iccup…"

Stoick frowned, but nodded.

"Aye…?"

"Look...it's no secret, but you two had your communications problems, and honestly ya could have done a bit better, but…"

"If you're trying to make me feel better, Gobber," Stoick replied. "You're doin' a shite job."

Gobber rolled his eyes and sighed.

"My point is...I forgive you. Look...the elders...they've been talking about who ye gonna name as your heir? 'Iccup self-exiled 'imself, and you can't really overturn that."

"Only if I accepted it, Gobber. I never did. I want to find my son. I am prepared to send ships out as soon as spring arrives."

"And what if he doesn't want to come home, Stoick? What then?"

"I'll find a solution, Gobber."

Gobber sighed.

"You sure this isn't your pride talking?"

"To hel with ma pride! My son is more important then ma pride."

Gobber smiled.

"Now that is my chief! 'Iccup is smart. Wherever he is, he is safe. We'll find him."

"And bring him home," Stoick replied.

"...Let's find him first...one step at a time, Stoick."

Stoick nodded.

"Right. One step at a time."

"Don't worry, my son. I'll find you, and I will make things right. For you."

And that ends chapter eight. Sorry it was sad. Next chapter we're jumping into the events of Frozen! Yay! But not till next year! See you next time! Merry Christmas!