Dragon collecting

{Hiccups POV}

Morning came to early for me but I knew I would have to get up eventually. Deciding to do it earlier rather than later I rose up from Toothless who was waiting for me to get up. I smiled at him before I looked around at all the dragons staring at me expectantly. I then said.

"Good morning all. I've got to go get breakfast so while I'm gone Toothless is in charge okay?" They all just stared at me curiously so I said. "I'll take that as a yes."

I then left towards the village. I was halfway there when I heard the sound of a something being sharpened. I looked to my side and saw Astrid sharpening her axe. When I looked at her she began to walk towards me and said.

"Okay now what's your secret?" I was beginning to get a little nervous and asked.

"What secret?" She then walked right up to me.

"Don't play dumb. Nobody just gets as good as you are especially you."

"Well I studied the dragons when they raided us and noticed a few things like how they never take any eels and mostly avoid them so I put it to test in the arena and it worked quite well so I tested the other stuff I learned in the arena and then practiced combat out here in the forest."

She glared at me showing she didn't believe me before pulling her fist back getting ready to punch me but before she could a tree branch fell on her head. I looked at her then at my stone and said.

"Thank you stone of good fortune." I then picked Astrid up bridal style and took her back to the village.

When I arrived I went straight to the Hofferson's house I had to kick the door to knock a few times before someone opened it. I saw Mrs. Hofferson on the other end of the door and before I could blink she took Astrid from me and rushed upstairs with her with a worried look on her face. When she came back down with Mr. Hofferson who asked me.

"Thank you for bringing Astrid home Hiccup but what happened to her?"

"Well she was asking me how I got so good at dragon training and when I informed her that I studied the dragons when they raided the village before I put what I learned to the test. She didn't believe me and was about to punch me but a tree branch fell on her head. I think it was my stones good luck that protected me so sorry about that."

They looked at each other then smiled before they looked at me as Mrs. Hofferson said.

"No apologies necessary Hiccup these things happen. Thank you again for bringing her home and if there is anything we can do to repay you just say the word." I smiled.

"Just let me know if she's alright when she wakes up. That was one big branch after all. Now if you'll excuse me I've got to go see my dad."

They nodded before I left. I went up to my house and entered to see my dad sitting in his chair holding some ice to his head. I looked at him and said.

"Hey dad. Are still having trouble getting over what happened last night?"

"Yes I just can't believe the nightfury did that."

"Neither can I dad! It ruined my chance to become a true Viking for a the time being but hey there'll always be the next raid." He nodded at this. "Well I just came to tell you that I'm going to be out all day practicing with my knife and maybe do some fishing so I might sleep in the forest tonight when I'm practicing or fishing okay?"

He nodded before I left for the forge where I grabbed five baskets for the dragons with some rope, tools, some dragon nip, and some medical supplies for if anyone gets hurt, my fishing pole and a satchel to carry some of the stuff. I then ran as fast as I could back to the hideout where the dragons were waiting for me. I smiled at them before putting my fishing rod aside and said.

"We've got work to do."

I then tied a basket around Toothless neck and continued to do the same with the others except the terror which perched itself on my shoulder. We all then flew out the ocean entrance. We kept flying until I saw a school of fish and yelled.

"Toothless fire at those fish!"

He did so which sent the fish flying into the baskets. We did this a few more times until our baskets were full. Then we returned to the hideout where I emptied all the fish into one big pile which the dragons chowed down on after I took the baskets off. Once they were done I looked at them and said.

"Well you guys I think it's time you got names."

They all looked at me curiously before I looked at the gronkle, which was black with grey bumps and asked.

"How about Coal?" he growled in approval at this. I then looked at the Nadder, which had purple scales and said.

"Now what should we call you boy?" The nadder growled angrily at me and I realized that the nadder is a girl.

"Okay sorry girl." I rubbed my chin in thought before snapping my fingers.

"How about Violet because of your scales and the way you move in the ring is as graceful and beautiful as a flower?" She purred in acceptance and appreciation. I then looked at the zippleback, which had blue scales with pale purple reddish spines and asked.

"Now what should we call you two?"

One head then sprayed up some gas in the others face while it flashed some sparks causing a small explosion. I chuckled at this before asking.

"How about Gas and Flash?" They bumped their heads together at this before nodding.

I looked at the nightmare, which had pale green scales. It walked up to me and nudged me with its muzzle. I looked at it and asked.

"What is it big guy?"

He opened his mouth. I guess he wanted me to look inside so I looked inside and examined its teeth when I saw a rotting tooth. I pulled my head away and went to my bag and pulled out my tongs before I went back to the nightmares mouth and pulled the tooth out. I looked at it and said.

"Nasty piece of work this!"

Then the nightmare ran up to me nuzzled me in appreciation. I smiled at this before pushing him away and examined the tooth. I examined the Tooth a bit more before saying.

"With a bit of work this tooth could make a decent grappling hook." I looked at the nightmare.

"Now a name for you." I looked at him and snapped my fingers. "How about Scorch since anybody who touches your skin can be scorched when you ignite it." He growled happily at this and I smiled.

It was then I heard a gurgling at my feet. I looked down and saw the terror. I smiled at it before kneeling down and holding my hand out to it. The terror gratefully climbed up his arm and onto his shoulder where it curled around his neck. I scratched the back of its head and asked.

"Now what should we name you little guy?"

It then let out a sneeze that released a burst of flame that hit the ground in front of Toothless. I smiled at it and said.

"With a little work you could be quite the sharp shooter. That's it how about Sharpshot?"

He gurgled happily at this, which made me smile. I then looked at Toothless and smiled before saying.

"We're not alone anymore bud!"

He nodded at this before I looked around the cave and saw that there was still a lot of room. I began to examine the cave and realized that with a bit of work this could be a great hangout for me if I brought in some furniture maybe make myself a forge and if I enlarged it a bit I could give every dragon a little private nest and enlarge the sea entrance and the lake a bit so I could fit a ship in here but how could I? I then felt Toothless nudge me. I looked at him and asked.

"What is it Bud." He pointed his head at his riding gear that I took off for him while he ate. I smiled at him. "Oh so you want to go for a flight. Let's first get your gear on and we'll go."

He growled happily before I placed his gear on him and my own gear on before I hopped on and we left through the sea entrance with the other dragons following.

While we were up in the air I couldn't help but ponder how I was going to renovate my hide away a bit. I decided we should check out some of the islands I've never been to for some new dragons for our group. We then flew for about two hours before an island came in to view. I figured it would be good to land and let everyone rest a bit so I took Toothless in for a landing. We landed in the forest part of the area. The dragons seemed a little on edge for some reason. I could even feel the terror shaking on my shoulder a bit. I then noticed a large hole a few feet away from us and decided to investigate it. I began to walk to the hole but Toothless cut off my way by hopping in front of me. Seeing this I said.

Come on Toothless I doubt anything bad is down that hole." I then walked around him and continued to advance towards the hole and at some point Sharpshot got off my shoulder and ran up to Toothless and hid behind him. I began to get a little worried at this but I carried on. When I looked into the hole I saw some tunnels around the sides so I yelled.

"HELLO!"

It was then that I felt the ground begin to rumble before I backed away from the hole before a big dragon in the shape of a spiky ball with a large mouth which had rotating teeth burst out of the hole while letting out a vicious roar. I recognized the dragon from the book of dragons, which classified it as the Whispering death. I realized that if I could train it I could use it to help renovate the cave. I noticed the other dragons were acting hostile towards it by growling aggressively at it so I looked at them and made gestures with my hands telling them to calm down while saying.

"Now calm down everyone maybe we can make a new friend out of this big guy."

I saw them calm down but keep their guard up before I turned to the Whispering-death to see it landing as it saw that my dragons were no longer acting hostile towards it. I then slowly began to approach it, which caused it to let out a growl. I replied to this by slowing down and saying in a gentle voice.

"Easy now big fella I'm not going to hurt you and neither are my dragons. We just want to be friends."

I then extended my hand out towards it. He slowly leaned his head towards it before sniffed my hand a bit before closing its eyes and leaning its nose in to completely touch my hand. I smiled at this and said.

"Well it looks like I've made a new friend. Welcome to the team Diggs." It purred happily at this before I looked at my other dragons. "Everybody say hello to Diggs the newest member of our little group." They all roared a greeting and he roared back. I smiled at this before realizing that he could help with the renovations to my hide out I then looked up the sky and said.

"Thank you Odin." I then looked down at my stone of good fortune. "And thank you for the luck of finding Diggs." I then mounted Toothless. "Let's go to a few other islands and see what other friends we can make okay bud."

He growled happily and nodded his head before we took to the skies with the other dragons following us once again except this time Diggs was with them along with Sharpshot who perched himself on my shoulder as we were on our way to this island.

We flew for half an hour before landing in the forest on a smaller island. I looked around but didn't see anything until my eyes swept to what looked to be some sort of creature that was camouflaged into a tree. I slowly approached it only for it to show itself to be a bright red dragon glaring at me before it spit some green goo at me. I quickly dodged it only to see that goo hit a tree and slowly melt the side of it revealing itself to be some sort of acid. I then looked at it as it growled again at me before going back to being camouflaged but I could see it was approaching my dragons and me by looking at the marks in the ground it was making. Thinking fast I ran over to Toothless and took my satchel off his saddle. I reached in and pulled out one of the fish I brought for this kind of trouble. I held it in both hands and slowly approached the marks it was making. As I got closer it revealed itself to me and slowly leaned its head forward to take the fish. As it took the fish it kept its eyes on me. Once it had taken the fish I slowly held my palm out and like Diggs it sniffed it before leaning into it and I had made a new friend. I then noticed that she was a girl and said.

"Welcome to our little group Angel." She purred Happily at this before I looked at my other dragons. "We've got another member for our team." They all roared happily. I then went back on Toothless and we began to fly again to another island with our new friends behind us.

We kept flying until I saw a group of islands in the shape of a hand. I heard of this group of islands as the thumb held break neck bog. I had heard tails of it and how very few ships ever enter it and live to tell the tail. There had been many thoughts of what caused these disappearances such as pirates or ghosts but I thought there was a more logical thing to it and I wanted to prove it. We slowly came to a landing and I got off Toothless. We then slowly started to move forward into the woods. I walked five steps before I felt a crunching sound under my feet. I slowly looked down only to see that I had just stood on some bones. I gulped at this but kept moving forward. I took a few more steps before Angel pulled me back just as an anchor fell in the spot I was standing. I let out a sigh of relief before looking at Angel and said.

"Thanks girl." I then looked up to see where the anchor fell from to see the remains of a large boat. "How did that get up there?"

I then went back to my dragons and hopped on Toothless and flew up to the ship and hopped on board to investigate. I then looked at Toothless and said.

"Stay where you are bud because if you hop on this things going to fall."

He nodded to me showing he understood my concerns. I then looked at my stone of good fortune and said.

"Come on stone of good fortune don't fail me now."

I then began to check out the deck and saw many things that I could use in my hide out like spyglasses, axes, decorations, old clothes, old material, some carving knifes, some carvings, some forging tools etc. I made a mental note to somehow bring the ship back to the hideout later on. I then decided to explore the lower decks of the ship. I slowly made my way towards the steps and listened to the old wood creak under my feet. I slowly made my way down the stairs. Once I got down to the bottom I saw the room was packed with old crates with various objects in them, which included gold jewelry and the occasional spices and bones. I then saw a large cupboard that caught my eye. I went up to it and slowly rubbed my hand down the aged wooden door before gripping the handle. I slowly opened it and gasped; as it was full of old books. I picked one up and saw that it was a book that can help me learn French before I picked up another on and saw it could help me learn chines. I then proceeded to look at the other books and realized they all could teach me a new language and customs. I knew this would come in handy so I closed the door and locked it so the books wouldn't fall out when I took the boat. I then went to the upper decks and went over to Toothless who was still hovering and waiting for me I hopped onto his back from the deck and flew down to the ground. I hopped off his back and looked at my dragons and said.

"There is a lot of stuff on that ship that can be useful in the future guys so we'll need to get the boat as soon as we're done here okay guys?"

They all nodded towards me before I heard something in the bushes. I took my knife out and slowly approached it. I slowly moved the bush out of the way only to see a small grey dragon with a face that looked like it had a mask on it with its wing stuck under a rock. I slowly approached it but it growled at me before trying to lunge at me, which resulted in it being held back by the rock. I then kept moving while saying.

"Calm down I just wants to help."

Then a second one with a darker helmet like face hopped out from behind the rock and growled at me. I then realized I was still holding my knife so they saw me as a threat I slowly put my knife down and kicked it away to show them I meant them no harm. They seemed to calm down a bit at this so I continued to approach them. Once I was right in front of them I kneeled and pulled the rock off the ones wing. Once it was off it flapped its wing a few times before looking at me. I looked back a bit nervous before it pounced on my face and began licking it in affection and soon the other joined in while I laughed. I then heard footsteps and wings flapping. I turned and saw my other dragons approaching. They growled at the smaller ones and they growled back. I simply petted the small ones and said to all the dragons.

"Calm down guys we're all friends here."

They all calmed down at this before the small ones began to pull me in a direction. I didn't want to make them angry so I just went with them while being followed by my dragons. We walked for about ten minutes before a cave came into sight. The small ones slowly pushed me towards it before a dark fog began to come out of the cave. I got nervous at this but the two little ones let out some roars and the fog evaporated only to reveal a small swarm of the same dragons. They cautiously approached me before I recognized them as Smothering smoke breath dragons from the book of dragons. I then notice the one that I helped get out from under the rock. He slowly approached me before I put my hand out in an attempt to train him. He looked at my hand and pressed its snout against my hand. I felt a bond being formed and realized that I had bonded with another dragon. I smiled and said.

"Welcome to the team Smoky." He huffed a puff of smoke into my face making me cough. "Very funny!" I then went back to Toothless and hopped on before we began to take off. I watched as Smokey came out and began to follow me but I saw him look back at the nest of twisted melted metal and his friends. "Don't worry we'll come back to visit the nest and your friends." He growled happily at this before we continued to fly forward.

We came to a large island full of different plants and some I haven't seen before. I dismounted Toothless before the most intoxicating aroma of chocolate filled my nostrils. I looked at my dragons and asked.

"Do you guys smell that?" They tilted their heads in confusion.

I shrugged and began to follow the smell with my dragons following me. I followed the scent to a large plant like thing with four stems. I recognized it as a snaptrapper dragon and heard of how it lured Vikings to their dooms using the scent of chocolate but it loved to play in the rain and mud. I then looked at my dragons and said.

"Come here guys."

They came to my sides and I continued to approach it. The dragons growled at it before it reviled its four heads to us. I went back to Toothless and took out some dragon nip I had in it. I then held it out to one of the heads as it stretched forward to touch it. Once it was right in front of my hand I placed the grass on its snout before rubbing it up and down while the head rubbed into it. Then the other heads moved in to get some of the action. I then proceeded to move from head to head until they were all satisfied. I smiled and asked.

"You want to join us girls?" The heads each nodded. "Well then welcome to the team" I then looked from head to head as I said. "Venus, Flower, Chocolate, Sweetie."

They all purred at their new names before I then began to go back to Toothless with the new Snaptrapper before I heard an ear splitting screech. I looked to the skies and saw a large dragon coming straight at us. I ducked out of the way as did my dragons. I watched in amazement as the beast's wings cut through the trees easily which sowed that it's a timberjack before it landed on the ground. I noticed it was shaking its head as if it were in pain so I figured it was in pain. I then thought it must be a toothache so I ran to my satchel on Toothless and grabbed my tongs before running up to the Timberjacks head and grabbing on. I shoved my tongs into it's mouth and grabbed a tooth that I felt had a hole in it before getting a good grip and letting go. I went flying into some bushes where my dragons rushed up to me to make sure I was all right. I slowly got up and said.

"Don't worry guys I'm fine."

I looked at my tong and saw a rotten tooth in its grasp. Then I felt a shadow fall on me. I looked up to see the timberjack looking down at me before pulling its head down to nuzzle me. I then laughed and said.

"Easy big guy." I then held my hand out to make the bond. He gently pressed his nose against my hand and I had gained a new ally. I then looked at my other dragons and said. "Guys welcome Bladewing." They all gave roars and he replied with his own. I smiled and said. "Well guys let's get going we only have two islands left to visit!" They roared in approval at this. I then got to Toothless and took flight.

We flew for about half an hour before we arrived at an island known as the island of bones. The reason for this is because it contained many dragon graveyards. By looking here I was hoping we could find a boneknapper for me to train. We flew over the graveyard on the beach when I spotted one digging through a small pile of bones. I had Toothless take us in for a landing. I slowly approached the dragon until it noticed me and glared at me. I kept moving forward and said.

"Easy big guy I don't want to hurt you."

It merely growled at me. I then felt a crunch at my feet and looked down to see I had stepped on a rather small bone. I bent down and picked it up and heard the boneknapper growl at me. I looked at it and saw a small empty hole in the armor on its chest that was the same shape as the bone. I then remembered that a boneknapper would do anything to get the bone to complete its armor. I then realized that it wanted the bone so without hesitation I ran up to the dragon's chest and jumped before putting the bone in the hole. Before falling into the pile of bones at its feet. I got up from the bones and saw the boneknapper shake its head before letting out a mighty roar. It then turned to me and like Bladewing he nuzzled me in affection. I scratched his nose and said.

"You're welcome big guy. How would you like to come with me and my other dragons?" He replied with a roar of approval. I chuckled as I said. "Well then welcome to the team Bones." I then got up and went back to Toothless before I hopped on and took off.

We flew for about twenty minutes before another island came into view and we landed on the beach. I looked at my dragons and said.

"Alright guys let's go see if we can make some new friends while we're here."

I was about to take a step before I was picked up by Gas and Flash and thrown into the sea. I quickly rose up from the water and spat some water out. I looked to the beach and saw all my dragons laughing at me. I glared at them and said.

"Yeah very funny guys very funny."

I then swam to shore and shook some of the water out of my hair and my clothes. I then heard a roar of what sounded like pain. I walked towards the sound to find a pale Scauldren on the beach that appeared to be paralyzed and an aqua scale colored Thunderdrum that looked to be in the same condition standing next to it. We slowly and cautiously approached them and as we did I said to my dragons.

"Be carful guys there's no telling what did this and if it's still around."

They all growled in approval at this before I saw the scauldren looking at a rock on the beach. I beckoned my dragons forward so if the scauldren was pointing at the direction of the thing that did this to them and this way if the thing tried to hurt me it would also have to deal with my dragons. I slowly crept around the rock before I found a small cave entrance on the side. I took my satchel incase I ran into trouble or found something before Sharpshot and Smokey climbed onto my shoulders as I slowly walked into the cave since my larger dragons couldn't enter since the entrance was too small for them. We came to a larger section of the cave, which I was able to stand up in but was dark but my stones glow gave me some light. As I stood up Sharpshot and Smoky got off my shoulders and began looking around the cave. I also started to look around the cave before I heard Smokey and Sharpshot growl. I went over to them and asked.

"What's wrong guys?"

They began stretching their necks as if trying to point. I looked towards where they were pointing to see them pointing at a stalactite with a green dragon with red spines, around my height and a large red pointed tail. I recognized it from the book of dragons as a speed-stinger, which may not be able to fly but are fast and have a paralyzing stinger tail. I then said.

"So it was this guy who turned the scauldren and thunderdrum into statues." I then examined it a bit and saw it had a large cut on its leg. I winced at seeing the wound.

"Speed-stingers rely on speed to hunt and with a wound like this it won't survive."

I then slowly and gently began to unravel the speed-stinger from its sleeping spot. I then gently began to drag it by its tail since it was too heavy for me to carry while I tried to avoid placing pressure on the wound on the dirt since it could get infected that way. I dragged it out and placed it in front of my other dragons who growled in response to seeing it. I responded to this by saying.

"Easy guys this dragon's hurt badly and we need to help." They growled in response to this so I just sighed and said. "Could you guys keep an eye on the scauldren and thunderdrum and let me know if they start to move again because I know you guys may not like it but this guy won't survive with this wound and I won't be able to live with myself if I just leave it to die."

They then let out gentler growls, which I believe were growls of sympathy. I thanked them before they went to the scauldren and thunderdrum to do what I asked. I then proceeded to patch up the wound. When I was done I kneeled down and washed off my hands in the ocean water before looking at the sun and I then realized that the sun was beginning to set. I guess I didn't realize how long I was working on the speed-stinger. I then heard a growl from behind me. I then slowly turned around and found myself face to face with the speed-stinger, which had awoken. I thought it was going to sting me but instead it licked me. I guess it realized I was the one who fixed up its leg and it appreciated it since it didn't try to hurt me but kept licking my face. I laughed at this before touching its nose and making the connection. I then heard Toothless approaching. I looked at him as did my new dragon who growled at him. I gently patted his head and said.

"Easy Speedy he's a friend." Speedy seemed to calm down at this before I asked Toothless. "What's wrong bud?"

He then beckoned me to come so I stood up and followed him only to find out the scauldren and thunderdrum had recovered and were now growling at my dragons. I then slowly approached them but they gave hostile growls to this so I backed up a bit but then moved forward again with my hands pressed out to both of them. They kept growling but I needed to show them I was a friend. Once I was right in front of them I guess they realized that I wasn't afraid of them so they leaned towards me and made the bond. I smiled and said.

"Welcome to our little group Scaulder and Thunder." I then looked at all my dragons and said. "Let's go grab the ship in the tree and head home okay guys?"

They all roared in joy at this before I got on Toothless and watched as Bladewing allowed Speedy to hop on his back so he wouldn't be left behind. I smiled as I watched a friendship being formed between the two before we took off towards the island with the ship. When we got there it was getting dark and Scaulder had to wait at the beach for us so when hopped on the ship I quickly grabbed the rope on the deck and tied one end to the side of the ship and tossed the other end to my flying dragons before hopping back on to Toothless and told everyone to take off them to take off. They did as they were told and lifted the ship off the tree and began to follow Toothless and me. As we went over the beach Scaulder saw us and followed us to the hide out.

Once we arrived I had them put the boat down near the water and realized it was pretty late so everyone except Speedy who ran around a bit and Scaulder whom slept at the bottom of the lake of the cave went around the cave and found a comfy spot and went to sleep. I looked around the cave and saw that with all the new additions to the team it was beginning to get a little cramped so I looked at Speedy who was standing next to me and said.

"We've got some serious renovations to do tomorrow."

He tilted his head at me in confusion so I just chuckled before stroking his head and grabbed my fishing pole before I started catching some fish for tomorrows breakfast. Since we didn't eat much today.

Two hours later

I have discovered that this place is also a good place to fish because I have caught fifteen fish so far which are now laying on a rock drying. I decided it was time for me to get some rest to so I got up and patted Speedy one last time and fed him two of the fish before heading over to Toothless and going to sleep against him. Wondering what adventures tomorrow would hold.

AN: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. This chapter and chapter 1 were meant to be one but I decided to separate them.