The battle and confrontations
Hiccups POV:
I arrived back at the hideout and immediately gathered every member of our group that including Speedy although he was not happy that I woke him up if the fact that he pinned me down and roared in my face was any indication. Anyway we were all now all in the main area. I was in front of them all and I said.
"Guys I hoped we'd have more time to prepare for this but I'm afraid our time is up." They all looked at me. "My father has been searching for the dragons nest for years as have other Vikings since we first settled on this island and we all know what lurks in that nest since me and Toothless barely got out of that place alive." They all winced knowing what was in that nest and what it did to other dragons such as forcing them to raid villages and ate them if it wasn't brought enough food. "Normally I wouldn't worry about the nest being found by my father. Unfortunately this time he's tied a terrible terror tied to the front of the lead ship which is going to take them straight to the nest and if I know my father he's going to try and take the nest which will end in disaster unless we go and help them." I then let out a sigh, looked down. "I won't force you guys to go into battle with me since we might not make it out of the battle alive but if you fight with me I will thank you from the bottom of my heart and even if you leave now I will still have a place here in this cave and in my heart no matter what." I then looked at them. "So…. ARE YOU WITH ME?" They then all looked up and let out roars while my wolves howled, my monkeys all screeched and jumped around. I smiled, walked up to them. "I couldn't have asked for more loyal friends." I looked at my wolves and kneeled down before rubbing their heads. "Sorry guys but you guys need to stay and look after the young cubs so they can grow and survive in this world because without we're all they have." They looked up at me and whined which broke my heart but I held strong and said. "Don't worry I'll be back. I promise!"
I then stood up and advanced to my different suits of armor and slowly stroked my battle armor knowing that I originally built this armor for flying Toothless but I began to alter it and now it was built for fighting in wars and this would be the first and possibly the last time I'd use it. I sighed before picking it up and going into my room and changing out of my regular armor and into my battle armor.
5 minutes later
I came down in the battle armor with the helmet under one arm and my regular armor over my shoulder. When I got down I first put my regular armor on its stand before going to my vault and unlocking the door and entering only to grab my stone of good fortune and putting it on and putting it under my torso armor before turning to my dragons that were all waiting for me. I then told them.
"Guys if we're all going into battle I want you to be prepared so wait here while I get something's." I then entered my armory and came out with large pieces of armor and walked up to Violet before putting it on her. "I made a set of armor for each of you but I prayed to Odin that the day to use them wouldn't come so soon."
It was then I was done getting Violets armor on and I went back in the armory and got Thunders armor before continuing the process for all my dragons.
10 minutes later
All my dragons were dressed in their armor and looked fit for battle. (Like the battle dragons from Rise of Berk) I looked at them and said.
"Let's go kill a monster." They growled before turning beginning to take off with Speedy on Bladewings back and Toothless was waiting on the ground for me. I went over to my wolves, monkeys, jaguar cubs and harpy eagle that was still in his cage. "Don't worry you guys I promise you I will be back." I then walked over to Toothless and mounted him before we took off.
Dragon Island
Stoicks POV:
We were now ready to start the attack. We had our catapults at the ready, wooden spikes stabbed into the ground to help kill the dragons if they fell so they'd be impaled on them or if we needed to throw something at them. Finally our entire tribes warriors were armed and ready for a battle that would go down in history. Me, Gobber and Spitlout were now going over the plan as I drew our positions in the sand with my sword as I said.
"When we crack open this mountain all hell is going to break lose!" Gobber then said.
"And my undies. Good thing I brought extras." I ignored him before walking forward.
"No matter how this ends it ends today."
I then held my hand up signaling the men to ready the catapults before clenching my hand into a fist signaling them to fire them. They did and cracked the mountain open. I advanced toward the hole we'd made and saw nothing but darkness so I signaled them to launch a flaming ball of grass in. As the flaming ball passed I saw a large tunnel with hundreds of dragons on the walls. I then let out my battle cry and charged in swinging my hammer trying to hit one but failed as they all just flew past. Once they were all gone I walked out as Gobber asked.
"Is that it?" I looked at the dragons and watched the dragons flew off. Gobber then cheered. "We've done it!"
Everyone then began to cheer but I didn't because I couldn't help but find it odd that the dragons would just retreat like that without even a fight. It's as if they were scared of something. I then caught sight of the terrible terror we had on our lead ship and it was trying to escape as if it were terrified of something. Then the realization that this wasn't over yet hit me so I yelled.
"This isn't over! Hold your ranks! Form together!"
It was then the ground inside the cave began to crack as if an earthquake was happening before a loud roar blasted through the cave and hit us like a blast of wind. I held strong until the cave began to fall apart and that's when I ran back and yelled to my people "GET CLEAR!" They were quick to obey and I joined them. I only stopped to see what was happening only to see a giant dragons head emerging from the nest as Gobber said.
"Beard of Thor what is that?" It was then a giant claw burst through the mountain.
"Odin help us." I then yelled. "CATUPULTS!" In hope that it would slow it down but all it did was annoy the beast since made short work of them. One of the men then yelled.
"Quick to the ships." I knew the beast would just destroy them so I yelled.
"NO! NO!"
But it was too late since the beast had already begun breathing fire on the ships easily destroying them. I turned away and began to walk away before Gobber said.
" Smart that one." I ignored him.
"I was a fool!" I then ordered my brother Spitlout to get everyone to the far side of the island. I then turned to Gobber and said. "Go with the men."
"I think I'll stay just incase your thinking of doing something crazy." I turned to him.
"I can buy them a few minutes if I give it something to hunt." He then grabbed my hand.
"I can double that time." I smiled at him, as he was a true friend. We then ran at the beast yelling at it or throwing the wooden spikes at it to get its attention.
Hiccups POV:
We had just arrived at Dragon Island only to discover we were too late since my village had already let the Reddeath out. I looked at my dragons and said.
"Let's go guys." We then charged in to fight before I saw my dad and Gobber distracting it so I said to Toothless. "Let's give them a little hand bud. Plasma blast the side of its head."
He then launched one and it hit the Red death dead on. We then flew around the head gaining everyone's attention. I heard them scream. 'It's a demon riding those beasties' or 'what is that thing riding that black dragons?' I ignored them before directing my dragons on an attack formation. They then set out to do whatever they could to hurt that thing such as Violet and Diggs shooting spikes into its soft underbelly, Angel and my Snaptrapper spitting acid into its nose, eyes or opening wounds, Thunder and Bones throwing off its aim with their roars, Lightning hiding up in the clouds drawing lightning from the clouds and redirecting it at the Red death which was even more effective since Scaulder kept spraying it with scalding hot water which spread the lightning strikes around its body, Smoky and Sharpshot were down at the ships helping the terror that my village used to get here, Speedy was dropped on the back of the neck striking it with his tail trying to help distract the Red death. The rest of us were doing anything we could like blast it with all we had or flying around its head to distract it.
I didn't know if we were hurting it too much but I was sure that we were getting it angry. I then saw the wings on its back and then I got an idea on how to take this thing down but first I needed to get it up in the air and I knew just how to get it angry enough to do that so without hesitation I said to Toothless.
"Get me in close bud." He resisted. "Don't worry bud I have an idea."
He was still hesitant but did as I asked. When we got close enough to the head I switched the tail settings so Toothless could control it and hopped out of the saddle and began falling. As I fell I quickly took my armors whip and used it to grapple onto one of the Red deaths spines on its head and swing over to the eyes. When I landed I balanced myself before taking my sword and saying.
"Hey big guy. You know I've been told to stay in a dragon's blind spot when fighting one but you don't seem to have one. So you know what?" Then I stabbed my sword into the middle eye as I yelled "I'LL GIVE YOU ONE!" I then took out my two daggers and stabbed the other two eyes before I quickly leaped off abandoning my sword, daggers and whip only to land in Toothless's saddle as the Red death roared in pain. I then yelled to my dragons. "EVERYBODY GET BACK."
They did so before me and Toothless took off into the sky. I watched as the Red death uncurled its wings and began to fly after us. I smiled under my mask since it was doing what I wanted it to do. We led it into the clouds and used them as a cover while we blasted it in a blind spot. We kept firing at it from different direction making it angrier and angrier to the point where it started breathing fire, which is exactly what I wanted it to do. I then said to Toothless.
"Okay bud we've got her right where we want her so let's finish this." He gave a roar of agreement. We then blasted it in the side of the face with the eyes I hadn't stabbed to get its attention before going into a nosedive. The Red death quickly followed us trying to suck us into its mouth. I kept calm and kept telling Toothless to hold it before the island came into sight and that is when I yelled. "NOW!"
Toothless then quickly turned around and blasted the Red death right in the mouth, which is when its mouth was full of flammable gas that it was getting ready to ignite to breath fire at us. Anyway the gas was ignited setting the Red deaths insides on fire. It let out its wings to try and avoid falling into its island only for them to begin burning up. We then flew above its head and up its back just as it crashed face first into the mountain, exploding in flames as me and Toothless flew as fast as we could up the back. When we reached the end we barely missed the tail but were able to get out of range of the fiery explosion. We then watched as the explosion died down leaving nothing but a dark cloud of smoke and ashes.
Toothless and me came in for a landing in front of the entire village. It wasn't even ten seconds after I dismounted that my dragons once again swarmed me before they nuzzled me in joy that I'd come back alive. It was then I heard a loud thud coming from behind me. I turned towards the sound and found one of the Red deaths fangs had just landed on the ground. I smiled under my mask since I figured that I could take it to commemorate my victory against the Red death. I then walked over to the fang of the Red death. I studied it for a moment before a hand grabbed my shoulder. I turn to see it was my father who was looking at me with a curious face as he asked.
"Who are you?"
"The guy who had to save you and your villagers after you did the most idiotic thing any chief could ever do. You put all your people at risk and didn't you even bother to ask for help from ally tribes?" He began stuttering like an idiot. "That's what I thought." I then turned my attention back to the fang and did a hand signal to Bones telling him to pick it up in his talons. He did so before I signaled him to take it home. He did so before I mounted Toothless and looked at my father and said. "I'll be waiting for you in the center of the village when you get back so we continue this chat." Me, Toothless and the rest of my dragons then took off and headed home to prepare for the villagers return.
Stoicks POV:
I was beyond confused right now. Gobber and me were distracting the giant monster before we were saved by a man dressed like a demon riding a nightfury leading a group of dragons into a battle against that beast. Then when the beast is dead I ask him who he is. He scolds me for apparently for my idiocy. Then he says he'll be waiting for me in the middle of town so we can continue the chat. I was brought out of my thoughts when Gobber put his hand on my shoulder and asked.
"What do we do now Stoic?"
"Salvage what you can from our ships and start repairing the least damaged ones."
"I meant about that demon." I sighed as I rubbed my temples.
"We'll deal with him when we get back to the village but right now we need to focus on getting back to Berk."
He nodded before hobbling off to help with the workload. As I went to join him I couldn't help but wonder who that man dressed as a demon was since there was something in his eyes that seemed familiar somehow.
Hiccups POV:
We had just arrived back home only to be swarmed by my animals. I chuckled as my wolves affectionately licked my face as soon as I took off my helmet while my monkeys jumped up and down in joy that we were back while my jaguars just kept play tackling since they were still so young. I smiled and said.
"Okay guys I told my father and the rest of the tribe that I would wait for him and the rest of the villagers that I'd wait for them in town but knowing them they'll attack as soon as they here something they don't like so here's the plan."
I then told them that while I talked to my father they'd hide around the village incase things went bad and knowing my tribe things would go bad. I then took a look at the Red Deaths fang, which was now lying, on the ground in front of the unlit fire pit. I bent down and began to examine it. I saw that if I stood it up it would reach up to my shoulders in height and it weighed what I would say six sheep. I smiled at it knowing that this could be an eternal reminder to my tribe of what my dragons and me did for them and knowing my people I'd need to bring it out probably on a weekly basis. I chuckled at the thought before I decided I should grab a new sword and whip from the armory to replace the ones I lost in the battle. I entered the armory and picked out a sword with a hilt that looked like a Monstrous Nightmares head with the blade coming out of the mouth along with a new whip I designed to be like a deadly nadders tail so it was smooth but when I flipped the switch spikes would cover it thus making it a very lethal weapon especially should it wrap around someone's throat. I then decided that I should grab an apple and a wet stone so I'd have something to keep me busy while I waited for the tribes return. So I went and grabbed a wet rock to sharpen my blades with. I then mounted Toothless and we all took off to the village.
When we arrived I was lucky everyone who was left in the village was at the Great hall allowing my dragons and me to hide. Smoky hid in the top of a chimney and continued spraying smoke since the fire was on. Angel camouflaged herself against a building. My other dragons hid where they could ready for me while my monkeys and jaguar cubs were back at the cave probably playing in the cove where my garden was since I didn't want them to get hurt and they took an instant liking to it when I showed them and baby harpy eagle was still in his cage. My wolves along with Toothless waited in a dark alley by the town center while I sat on a roof sharpening my sword ready to make our appearance. All we had to do now was wait for the return of the warriors.
Seven hours later
Stoicks POV:
Me along with everyone who went to attack the dragon's nest had just made it back to Berk on the ruined ships that we were able to scavenge from the wreckages. As we travelled I had only one thing on my mind and that was the man dressed as a demon riding a dragon. He said He'd be waiting to continue the chat we were having. When we reached berks dock the teens, children and Gothi were waiting for us. Spitlout and Gobber got off the boat after me. I began walking but was stopped as the teens began asking questions. I simply said.
"Ask someone else. I've got somewhere to be."
I then began walking towards the center of the village where that man was meant to be waiting for me. Gobber then walked up next to me and said.
"I'm coming with you incase you decide to do something stupid." Then my brother came up to my other side.
"Me to."
I nodded to them before we continued to the center of town. We saw nobody until we heard the sound of a blade being sharpened. We turned to the source of the sound and found the demon sitting on top of the dragons head of one of the houses sharpening a sword. He didn't take his attention away from the sword as he said.
"You certainly took your time getting back. I was beginning to think you were lost at sea." He then shrugged. "Too bad."
It was then my brother stepped forth and asked.
"What do you want monster?" I could see his glare through the eyeholes of his helmet before he hopped off the roof and began advancing towards Spitlout.
"How am I a monster? All I did was save you and the rest of the village from the Red death which was the reason for the raids since she forced the smaller dragons to get her food or be devoured by her themselves." I was shocked to hear that that thing devoured other dragons but was even more shocked by what he said next. "Now you on the other hand are more of a monster considering the way you treated your nephew. Whenever your son bullied and beat him with the twins what did you do? Nothing! You actually encouraged your son to bully and beat family who was weaker then him." I was shocked hearing this.
"Is this true Spitlout?" He gave an uneasy look to me before I got angry. "You encouraged my sons beatings." Then the armored man turned to me.
"Oh don't get mad at him when you were so much worse." I looked at him shocked before I glared at him.
"How was I worse?" The armored man then sighed.
"Oh where to begin? How about how you were never around when you were needed the most or how you never once tried to stop the bullying even though you knew it was happening. Maybe we should start with how you never accepted him for who he is like true father would. There is also the fact that you never listened to him and when you did it was with a disappointed glare and then there's the fact that you were never around for birthdays and when you were you acted as if it were no big deal and didn't even get your only child a gift. If it weren't for Gobber those birthdays would be spent cold and alone curled up, crying in a dark corner. There is also the fact that you believed your lying nephew without any evidence which drove your son to leave the village and go into the forest but most importantly you never said four simple words which were 'I love you son'. Those are just some of the things that made you the worst father Berk has ever seen." He then turned to my brother.
"So Spitlout after hearing this tell me who are the real monsters here?" I felt my anger boiling to the point where I felt my head would explode.
"WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT HOW I RAISED MY SON?" He then did something that shocked me to the point I thought I would faint. He took off his helmet.
"I am your son!" Before showing his face to us revealing to us that he was truly Hiccup.
Hiccups POV
I smirked at their shocked expressions before I said. "Surprising what I became without people constantly looking down and degrading me isn't it?" My father was the first to snap out of his shock as he asked.
"Is it really you Hiccup?" I rolled my eyes and replied. "No I'm just a guy who looks exactly like your son and followed him around for fifteen years so I could know all about how horrible his life was." With sarcasm practically dripping from my voice. Gobber then walked up to my dad said.
"Yup that's Hiccup I'd recognize that sarcastic tones anywhere." He then turned to me. "Now don't get me wrong lad I'm more than happy to see ya but what happened to all of this?" He then did a hand gesture towards all of me.
"You just gestured to all of me." He smirked at me before dad said.
"That's exactly what I want to know. You've been missing for months and then you show up dressed as a demon riding the unholy offspring of lightning and death while leading a group of dragons into battle."
"You want to know then gather everyone here because I know that everyone will have questions and I don't like repeating myself."
I then began climbing up onto the roof of the house I was sharpening my sword on and started sharpening my sword again before my dad stepped forward.
"You can't just walk away from us like this! We have questions!"
He then began to run towards me and that is when Shadow and Snowflake hopped in front of him. He stopped as soon as he saw them glaring and growling at him. I didn't turn my attention away from my sword.
"All will be answered once the tribe has been gathered here and if you make another move towards me my wolves will be the least of your problems as my dragons will see you as a threat and will do anything to defend me so you might also want to let them know to keep there weapons put away." I then continued sharpening my sword while my father; uncle and former mentor ran to gather the tribe. When they were out of sight I didn't care and just kept sharpening my sword.
Soon enough the tribe was gathered in the center and they were all staring at me but I didn't care as I just kept sharpening my sword. I heard a scuffle and looked only to see the rest of my generation just making it to the front along with my father and Gobber. I then turned my attention back to the sword in my hand and asked.
"Is that everyone?"
"Yes it is now would you mind explaining what in Odin's name is going on?" I looked at him.
"Well you led your tribe to the dragons nest and released the Red death which was the reason the dragons raided in the first place since she forced them to raid or they'd be eaten by her themselves and my dragons and me needed to come and save you from it because you were to stubborn to ask for help from some of our allies which resulted in me losing my favorite sword and daggers for the armor which I am currently wearing and that pretty much sums it up I believe."
"That's not what I meant!" I looked at him with bored expression.
"Then what is it you want to know?"
"Maybe how you control those dragons you have along with those two wolves of yours or where in the world you've been these past months." I sighed.
"I don't control my dragons I trained them and earned their loyalty and once you've earned a dragons loyalty there is nothing they won't do for you. My wolves I raised from pups after I found them orphaned so of course they're going to be loyal to me. As for where I've been hiding out I don't think I'll tell you considering I like my little home because it's far away from you people who tormented me, beat me and made me an outcast for my entire childhood."
I looked around and saw some of the people look down in shame, which almost made me believe that they truly felt bad about how they treated me. It was than Gobber then walked up.
"Now how did this all start exactly?" I smiled at him.
"Well it all started that night I said I shot down a night fury." Snotlout then asked.
"You mean the night you screwed up so badly that you knocked down one of the torches and got chased by a monstrous nightmare?" I glared at him before I hopped down from the roof and began walking right to him sword in hand. He began to back up as I said.
"Correct Snotlout but if you interrupt me again so help me I will make sure you're never able to have children." He then pulled out his sword in an attempt to make me back off but I simply struck it with my own sword which broke his in two. I heard everyone gasp in amazement. "Know this Snotlout I'm not the pathetic awkward little runt I was when I left and unlike you I'm all muscle and no fat." He just quivered in fear as I turned my attention back to Gobber. "Now where was I. Oh yes the night I claimed to have shot down a nightfury." I then walked back up to the house that I'd been resting on and sat on a barrel before Shadow and Snowflake sat on each side. "That night I really did shoot one down but as always no one believed me. I went out looking for him myself and I found him tangled up in my bolas. I was going to kill him but when I looked into his eyes I saw myself. I saw that he was just as scared as I was so I cut him free and he flew off after pinning me to a rock and roaring in my face. When I got home my dear father told me I was to be put in dragon training even though I said I couldn't kill a dragon but as always he didn't listen. After my first lesson I went back to where my night fury was tangled up wondering why he didn't go for the kill since Gobber said a dragon always go's for the kill. I found him trapped in a cove since half his tail fin was ripped off during his crash. Long story short I built him a new fin and as time went on I was able to learn how to ride him and learn new things about dragons which I used in the arena to make it to top of the class so yes everything in the arena was a lie including how I said I wanted the head of my first dragon kill mounted on my wall. Me and my night fury found a cave where we could hide him and other dragons that I trained and that night my night fury released the dragons from the arena was all planned out so when he released them he led them back to my hideout where I was able to train them. We then started travelling to other islands to train new dragon species and brought them back to my hideout. Then came the night where Snotlout lied to my father telling him that I wasn't at the raid which made my father say things that made me realize he would never except me so I left this village and thanks to my dragons I've been able to accomplish some incredible things. Slaying the Red death which will put an end to the dragon raids is just one of them. That's pretty much it any questions?"
Just as I said that I was pelted with questions and I couldn't keep up so I tried to calm everyone down but failed so I sighed and looked into the alley where Toothless was hiding and said.
"A little help bud?" He then jumped out of the alley showing himself to everyone before he let out a roar that silenced everyone. I smiled and patted his snout. "Thanks bud." He purred happily before I turned to the village. "One question at a time." I turned to Gobber. "Now what was your question Gobber?"
"Can I take a look at that sword of yours Hiccup?" I smiled and tossed it to him. He caught it and examined it. "Now this is impressive. Its so light yet strong enough to break Snotlouts sword without getting damaged." He then tossed it back to me.
"Yeah I made it out of a special metal I discovered. I call it Gronkle iron."
"How do you make it?"
"Sorry Gobber that's my little secret." I then turned to Snotlout. "What do you want to know?"
"I don't want to know something I want a fight with you without that stupid armor of yours on." I sighed and hopped off the barrel.
I twisted the seal on the chest plate that loosened the straps that held the armors joints together so I could take it off. I took it off and then twisted the seal again in the opposite direction making it tighten so I could place it standing up. I turned to Snotlout and cracked my knuckles as I said.
"Okay let's get this over with quick because I'd like to finish answering everyone's questions then go home to my hideout." I looked around and found everyone staring at me. Not that surprising since I wasn't wearing a shirt under my armor so my bare torso was shown to everyone. I even saw some of the preteen girls swooning a bit. I turned to Snotlout who was just staring in shock. "Come on let's get this done." He snapped out of his shock then charged at me with his fist held high ready for a punch. As it came at me simply caught his fist in my hand before squeezing it bringing Snotlout to his knees clenching his teeth in pain. "Yeah running into battle like that makes you a predictable opponent therefore an easy take down." I then gave him a hard punch to the face sending him to the ground unconscious. I pulled my fist back. "Now that felt good." I then turned to the rest of the villagers who were staring at me in shock before saying. "Any other questions?"
The twins had their hands up so I asked.
"What do you two want to know." Tuffnut stepped forward.
"How'd you get that awesome scar on your chest?" Ruffnut then ran up to my side and grabbed hold of my arm before stroking her hand over my chest as she asked with half lidded eyes.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" I pulled away from her and answered.
"I got the scar when a man named Ichik lost to me fighting hand to hand combat and didn't like it so he tried to stab me with a knife but only got in a cut and no Ruffnut I do not have a girlfriend." She smiled widely at me before another villager asked.
"How have you survived so long?" I walked back over to the barrel and put my armor back on.
"My dragons have helped me survive with setting up my hideout so I can live there comfortably since me and my dragons catch more fish in one trip then Bucket and Mulch do in five. There is also the livestock I got in trade that has helped given me food and they have been breeding so I'll have more livestock soon. My wolves also help me hunt wild boar and other things by tracking them down and separating them from the group. I'm also growing my own fruit and vegetables most of which will be ready for harvest in a few more weeks. I also have my own ship that I found stuck in a tree. Found seeds for exotic fruits on it along with flower seeds, a bed, books and much more aboard it." I then sat back down on the barrel before Mulch asked.
"Where'd you find this ship stuck in a tree?"
"Break-neck-bog!" Everyone let out uneasy gasps. "While I was there I was also able to discover the reason ships kept disappearing." Gobber then stepped forward.
"Oh come on Hiccup we all know it's ghosts that cause it." Mr Hofferson then walked up.
"No it's pirates." Then my uncle stepped up.
"No it's a fog monster!" I sighed and put my hand on my head as I shook it before I yelled.
"SMOKY!" My little smothering smokebreath then flew from his hiding spot and over to me. He nestled himself in my arms as I gently stroked him. "All three of you are wrong. Smothering Smokebreath dragons like Smoky here are the reasons the ships keep disappearing since they use metal to make their nests to protect them from attack by larger dragons." Everybody stared at me in shock before Tuffnut asked.
"How can those things destroy ships when they look so pathetic?"
Smoky growled and before I could stop him he was on Tuffnuts face trying to rip off his nose as Tuffnut pleaded to get it off. I slapped my forehead and felt a feeling the French call dejavou that is the feeling that this has happened before I read about it in a book. I then walked over to Tuffnut and pulled Smoky off him and asked.
"Did you learn nothing from your experience with the terrible terror in dragon training?" Smoky then climbed onto my shoulder carefully avoiding the flamethrowers. Tuffnut then stood back up.
"Guess not."
"Now one Smothering Smokebreath can't do much damage but an entire swarm can level an armada."
"Yeah right!" Before getting his eyebrows singed by flames sent from my shoulders flamethrower set off by Smoky. "I turned to Smoky.
"Don't use the flamethrowers without my permission bud." He let out a dragon like snickering before Tuffnut yelled.
"THAT ARMOR HAS FLAMETHROWERS!" I merely turned to him.
"Yes and other things." My dear uncle then walked up and asked.
"Like what?" I then pulled out my sword.
"A sword which excretes speed stinger venom from the tip so a paralyzing cut," I then put it back in its sheath and continued. "A flamethrower in the shape of monstrous nightmare heads on each shoulder, a harness for when I'm riding my dragon, a strong bow with arrows that have deadly nadder spines for tips for the arrow heads and much more. So the suit is basically a weapon itself. Any other questions?" I looked around and saw no one coming forward. "Very well then I'll be on my way then." I then picked my helmet up and began to mount Toothless before I felt a hand grab my arm.
I turned to the owner of the arm to see it was my father with a guilty look on his face. I glared at him and asked.
"What do you want because if it's a broken nose then I'll be more than happy to accommodate you?" He looked down before looking back up at me.
"Hiccup I'm sorry for everything. After you left we all realized how much the village truly needs you." I pulled my arm away.
"How exactly does the village need me?" He sighed.
"After you left things went from bad to worse in the village. Gobber couldn't keep up with weapon requests in the forge so most of us were forced to fight weaponless which has caused more than a few injuries. There is also the fact that without you and your crazy ideas life has gotten so boring that some of us have started fighting each other. What I'm trying to say is the village needs its heir back."
"Why not just make Snotlout your heir like half the village along with the council always told you to do?" He then scratched the back of his head uneasily.
"Well you see three months after you left I was forced to make him my heir and well-" He paused.
"Well what?" He then sighed.
"His ego got bigger and he tried to prove he's a far better heir for me in the hopes of proving himself and impressing Astrid into being his girlfriend but all of his attempts end up causing more damage to the village in one night than your worst inventions did in a week."
Hearing this I let out a chuckle, which quickly turned into a fit of laughter. Honestly I was laughing so hard I would've fallen off Toothless if it weren't for the harness holding me onto the saddle. I stopped when Gobber asked.
"Ave you lost your mind lad? What's so funny?" I stopped laughing before I sat up and took a few breaths while I rubbed some tears from my eyes.
"For years I've listened to people say 'Snotlout should be heir!' or 'Why doesn't Stoic take Snotlout as heir instead of his scrawny twig of a son?' or 'Snotlout would be a far better heir and chief then Hiccup the useless!' and now that you people got him as an heir he's proven far more troublesome and caused more damage than I ever did." Dad then looked up at me.
"Yes it's very funny how we were all wrong but that doesn't change the fact that we need you back."
"And why should I come back when I'm perfectly happy with my new home, new friends and new life?" He sighed.
"Because we're your people and we need your help." I gave him another glare before I dismounted Toothless, walked right up to my father, looked him in the eye with all the pain, anger and hatred I had been holding in all my life.
"For years I struggled to prove myself to your tribe and you but I was to weak so I invented things that could help the village but they'd always end in disaster which would result in me being shunned even more then before I started inventing. Heck I was hoping that by proving myself you'd actually start treating me like a son instead of a mistake. You know what happened when I thought I'd finally earned your approval it was fake considering the minute you were told something disappointing about me you went back to your old ways of saying that I'm a disappointment and should get an heir who actually has more brawn then brains." I then looked at his stunned face before I saw the rest of the village staring at us in shock or horror. I smirked at them. "Since I'm getting things off my chest I have a few other things to say to a few other people starting with Fishleggs." I heard him gulp as he looked at me in fear as I approached him and said. "And just to make sure there aren't any interruptions." I then let out a loud whistle and before anyone could process what was happening my dragons had come out of their hiding places and were now surrounding the villagers. I smiled and said. "You guys might not one to do anything stupid because they will do anything to protect me, my wolves and themselves and don't worry I just need to get some things off my chest and then we'll be on our way and if I'm lucky we'll never see each other again."
I then turned to Fishleggs who was now slowly backing away. I simply did a hand signal to Violet and she launched some of her spines behind him cutting him off. I smiled before calmly asking him.
"Tell me Fishleggs do you remember the days when we were just kids. The days we'd play hide and seek in the forest, build fake rafts and watch them sink or how we used to explore the different caves around the island." He smiled at me.
"Yeah those were good times. I wonder why they stopped?" I then glared at him.
"They stopped when Snotlout and the twins started picking on me and you didn't act like a good friend would and stand by me but abandoned me to avoid being bullied yourself." He gave looked down in guilt. I turned away from him and began walking towards the twins. I glared at them and said.
"Now you two were never my friends and as the years went by you just got worse. You used to tie me to a tree in the forest at night and leave me there just so you could listen to me scream for help for hours and on one occasion there was a bear and if it weren't for the dagger I had in my boot that time I'd be dead. There is also the time you roasted me over a fire saying you were going to sacrifice me to the gods until Gobber came and got me off the fire before I was set on fire. You two also took the greatest pleasure in insulting me and beating me alongside Snotlout. You did many more horrible things to me and I'd list them but I'd rather not be here till Snoggletog." Ruffnut then put her hand on my chest said in what I guess she considered a seductive tone.
"You know I have few ideas on how I can make it up to you if you just show me that bed you've got in your hideout." I glared at her and grabbed her hand before pushing it off me.
"Not happening now and I highly doubt that it ever will happen." She then pouted.
"Oh come on you know you want to." I then turned to her parents.
"Please get her away from me before I am no longer able to resist the urge to lodge a dagger in her head." They quickly pulled her away. I then turned my attention to my dear cousin Snotlout who was now awake and sporting a black eye. I walked up to him before I said.
"Back when we were kids I did nothing wrong or tried to get on your bad side. You bullied and beat me anyway. Why though I never knew so please my dear cousin" I then grabbed him by the neck with one arm and finished with. "Why did you bully me?"
"Because you were an easy target and my dad said it was alright and told me to do it more often." I saw in his eyes there was another reason so I squeezed his neck a little.
"There's something else. What is it?"
"I was jealous of you okay. You were smart, funny and future chief so I took out my frustrations on you." I glared at him.
"Next time go use a tree in the forest instead of family." I then tossed him to the ground. I then turned to the last member of my generation. Astrid Hofferson! I began my advance towards her . "Astrid Hofferson out of the rest of my generation you were the worst of them."
"How I didn't do anything to you?"
"Oh that's exactly what made you the worst. Whenever I was being beaten or pushed around and you were there I begged you for help but all you did was ignore my please for help and watch as I was beaten." I then glared right into her eyes.
"And when I excelled at dragon training you started bullying me because you were jealous." I then decided to strike a nerve. "The way you acted showed how pathetic you truly are just like your uncle Frozen Finn Hofferson."
Everyone gasped as I said that all of them knowing that I was basically asking her for a slow and painful death. I smirked at her shocked expression that quickly changed to one of rage before she brought her axe down on me. I easily dodged before she took another swing at me. I smiled at her attempts to hurt me before I said.
"Astrid I'm wearing my stone of good fortune you can't touch me." She then replied through clenched teeth.
"Right but without that stone and armor you're just Hiccup the useless." I then grabbed her arm and pushed her back and with an angry glare through clenched teeth.
" I don't need armor to beat you." I then twisted the seal on the chest completely and let the armor fall to the ground. I then grabbed my stone of good fortune and ripped it from my neck before throwing it to the ground causing everyone to gasp as I said. "And I don't need some stupid stone to beat you." She smirked at me probably thinking she got the upper hand but how wrong she was because in two minutes she was on the ground with the blade of her own axe facing down at her and me on the other end holding it glaring at her I then said. "Never call me useless again!" I then pulled the axe away from her before throwing it into the ground right next to her head. I then put my armor back on along with my stone of good fortune before saying. "Now let me see. I've answered some questions, got what I needed off my chest, knocked Snotlout down a peg, had a good laugh, and beaten Astrid. Well I can mark those off my to-do list which means now I can go home and relax." I shrugged and then began walking towards Toothless. Gobber stood in my way and asked.
"Where in the name of Odin did learn to fight like that and how did you get so strong?" I shrugged.
"My place has a room full of weights that I got from my ship and I decided I should work out with them so I had my whispering death dig out a new room for me to work out in and started using them so I bulked up as time went on which really helped since my dragons love to play wrestle at times. My place also has a training room where I practiced with multiple weapons and trained with my dragons who help me anyway they can like launching their spines at me so I can practice dodging or throw targets at me to practice my blocking. There was also my trip out of the archipelago which-" My uncle Spitlout cut me off.
"Wait, wait, wait! You've been outside the archipelago?" I turned to him.
"Yes I have and met a race of people known as Mayans. They allowed me to stay in their city after I brought the emperors daughter back from the jungle but that's a story for another time because I'm going home now."
I turned back to Toothless and once again started walking towards him and once again I was stopped. This time it was by my father. He put his hand on my shoulder and said.
"Hiccup I know you're angry with us and you have every right to be but we need you back and I'll give you anything you want." I glared.
"What could you possibly give me that'll make me come back?"
"Whatever you want we'll get it." I snorted in disbelief.
"Like what?"
"We'll build you your own forge with every tool you need!" I gave an unimpressed look.
"My place already has one."
"What about your own dragon training academy." I raised an eyebrow.
"And what in the world would I do with a dragon academy?"
"You can train multiple dragons there and study them."
"I'm more than capable of doing that in my home or in the forest!"
"Well you can also teach other people how to train them."
"Who would I train to ride dragons?"
"The rest of your generation." I rubbed my head.
"There are multiple problems with that like for starters Fishleggs is too big a coward to even get near a dragon, dragons are proud creatures and need to be respected and I highly doubt Snotlouts ego would allow him to treat a dragon with respect, Astrid is too aggressive which does not go well with dragons and the twins-" I paused for a moment. "Well do you really want to give them control over a giant fire breathing reptile which can destroy an entire house?" He rubbed his beard.
"Good point but what will it take for you to come back to?" I sighed and walked past him.
"Nothing is going to get me to move back into this village."
"Please Hiccup what will it take?" I turned and gave him the coldest and sharpest glare I could.
"For fifteen years you people made my life a living hell and if you think you can just give me a gift then I'll come back and everything will go back to normal then you're dumber than a sack of hammers."
"Well if you weren't such a useless screw up and something I could be proud of then maybe your life wouldn't have been so horrible." My eyes widened at what he just said before I saw the look on his face turned to one of realization as he said. "Hiccup I didn't mea-" I held my hand up as I gave him a glare.
"All my childhood I watched as fathers trained their sons to be warriors and had conversations that weren't one sided. While their fathers actually showed them that they loved them I was stuck with you. The worst father Berk has ever seen who never bothered to try and bond with me, train with me, have a normal conversation or even saying that you loved me. Why were you like this? Is it because I was born scrawny and weak? Well I can't help the way I was born. Is it because I invented things that caused damage? Well I can't help that my inventions backfired when they normally worked fine during the test runs and I cannot count on all my fingers and toes combined how many times my inventions have made life easier for both me, my dragons and animals. Honestly if it weren't for Gobber who was always there for me and has been a more of a father to me then you've ever been or guys like Bucket and Mulch who actually bothered to be nice to me I would have taken my own life a long time ago. Now if anyone interrupts me leaving again I WILL NOT HESITATE TO KILL THEM!"
I then walked right past my father and mounted Toothless. I put my helmet on and then patted Toothless on the neck signaling it was time to go. He huffed before taking off only stopping to pick up Shadow and Snowflake. We then took off for home with my other dragons following.
Stoicks POV:
I just stood there in shock at what Hiccup had just said because it was all true. I was never there for my son. I always just dropped him on Gobber and never once did I ever try to train him or listen to what he was saying. I then heard Gobber yell.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" I turned and found him holding Tuffnut by the collar glaring daggers at him. Tuffnut answered in a terrified voice.
"Nothing Gobber!" Gobber raised his hook.
"Don't lie to me I heard you say something about messing with Hiccups inventions. Now talk before I gut ya like a fish!"
"Me and my sister were always jealous of how Hiccup was able to build cool things so while he was out we would always mess with them which is probably why they backfired." I felt my face begin to burn up as I said.
"So you're saying that if it wasn't for you two Hiccups inventions would have worked perfectly and not caused so much damage so we wouldn't have been so cruel to him?" Ruffnut then squeaked.
"Yes."
I then felt my face turn red.
"I should have you both banished! I should have you both blood eagled!" Gobber put Tuffnut down as he looked at me.
"Now don't go blaming them for Hiccup leaving Stoick. It was you who was cruel to your son remember and don't you forget what you just said to him. Honestly Stoick he was right. You are the worst father Berks ever seen." He then turned around and faced the crowd as he said. "All you lot should also be ashamed of how you treated Hiccup. Never giving him a lousy chance." He then turned to his forge and hobbled away. Eventually the crowd broke up all with their heads down probably thinking about how they all treated Hiccup. I then walked home and sat down in my chair looking down at my hands as I said.
"Val what have I done?"
Hiccups POV:
We just got home and I really needed to release my anger. I walked over to my armor stands, took off my battle armor and placed it on its stand. I then walked into my weight room and over to a punching bag I made by filling an old sack with sand and hanging it from a hook on the ceiling. I then pictured it as my fathers face and began punching it. I don't know how long I was doing this but when I finally stopped my punching bag had a huge dent in it and my dragons and animals were all looking at me concerned. I sighed and looked at them as I said.
"I'm alright guys just needed to blow off some steam."
I then felt something wet on my hands. I looked down and saw that I'd been punching the bag for so long that my knuckles had started bleeding at some point. I sighed and left to clean off the blood and wrap up my wounds. I walked into the hot spring room and over to a bowl of water on a stone table I made. I grabbed the cloth that was in the bowl and wiped off the blood. I then took some old rags and wrapped up my wounds. I left the hot springs room and went up to my bedroom. I looked outside and saw that it was sundown. I figured that I should probably go to bed early to help calm my nerves for tomorrow. I then just hopped into bed with a loud sigh as sleep took me.
AN: Hey guys you finally got to see Hiccup confront his tribe and don't worry he will see them again under better terms. Anyway sorry it took so long but I've had college work and I'm working on my first stock frame animation so I won't be able to write for a while but until next time please review.
