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With that said and done, lets continue the story.

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Hanna POV:

After Gobber said that a dragon always goes for the kill my thoughts were racing. If a dragon always goes for the kill then why did the Night Fury let me go? As I asked this to myself I found myself where I let the dragon go. "So why didn't you?" I muttered.

After staring at the ropes I set them down and continue my trek through the forest. I found some sort of cave with light at the end, ending in an isolated cove. Even though it was breathtaking, it didn't help me in the search of the Night Fury. "Well, this was stupid." Then, just as I was about to leave, I found several black scales on the ground. Suddenly, a black blur shot past me, to the wall of the cove. A second later, I discovered it was the Night Fury.

After failing to climb the wall, the dragon glided back down, even though it did so a bit wobbly. Suddenly, my drawing instincts kicked in. I quickly sketched it, taking advantage of every moment it sat still. A few moments later, the drawing is complete. "Why don't you just fly away?" I saw that one of its tailfins was missing and quickly corrected my drawing, but then I felt a wave of shame. I was the reason it couldn't fly anymore, I ripped its tailfin off.

Realizing it too late, I dropped my pencil. The dragon obviously heard it, and looked up to me. After a few moments of staring, both me and the dragon, I went back to the village.

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Toothless POV:

It was the 'human' again. At least I thought she is human. But I cannot be certain with her scent and second heart. That, and the fact that she didn't kill me.

I saw her somewhere on the walls, beyond my reach. From what I saw she was observing me with nothing but innocent curiosity. I also saw a glimpse in that book of her, seeing a very accurate drawing of me.

After a few moments of starring on both parts she left, leaving me alone to ponder over her strange nature. Who is she? What is she?

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Hanna POV:

That evening, I went to the great hall. Gobber was speaking to the other teens. "Alright, where did Austen go wrong in the ring today?"

Austen responded. "I mistimed my summersault dive. It was sloppy. It threw off my reverse tumble."

"Yeah, we noticed" Ruffnut's voice was dripping with sarcasm.

Snotlout, being the bootlicker he is, tried to compliment Austen. "No no, you were great! That was so 'Austen'." But that only resulted in Austen rolling his eyes in irritation.

Gobber continued talking. "He's right, you need to be tough on yourselves." He then noticed me grabbing my plate. "Where did Hanna go wrong?"

"She showed up." Like I wanted to come, Ruffnut.

"She didn't get eaten." Really, Tuffnut?

"She's never where she should be." That's just low Austen. I can't believe I used to like this guy.

"Thank you Austen." Really Gobber? Really? "You need to live and breathe this stuff." As he said that he dropped a giant book with a dragon symbol on the table. "The dragon manual. Everything we know about every dragon we know of." Then the sound of thunder was heard. "No attacks tonight. Study up." With that he left.

"Wait, you mean read?" Tuffnut said.

"While we're still alive?!" Ruffnut finished for her twin.

Snotlout protested as well. "Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you about?"

Fishlegs then started ranting. "Oh! I've read it like, seven times! There's this water dragon that sprays boiling water at your face. And there's this other one that buries itself for like a week-"

Tuffnut cut him off. "Yeah, that sounds great. There was a chance I was going to read that-"

"But now…" Ruffnut finished for her twin, again.

Snotlout got up. "You guys read, I'll go kill stuff." With that he, Fishlegs and the twins left, leaving me, Austen and a couple of Vikings in the hall.

I tried to be friendly to Austen. "So, do you want to share-"

Keyword, tried. "Read it." With that he left and followed the others.

"All mine then. I'll see you-" But he cut me off my slamming the door shut. "Tomorrow."

Later that night, when I was alone in the great hall, I found myself looking through the book of dragons. "Dragon classifications: Strike Class, Fear Class, Mystery Class." I turned a page. "Thunderdrum: This reclusive dragon inhabits sea caves and dark tide pools. When startled, this dragon produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight." My eyes drifted to an illustration of decapitated Vikings.

I turned the page. "Timberjack: This gigantic creature has razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees. Extremely dangerous, kill on sight."

I turned the page again. "Scauldron: Sprays scalding water at its victim. Extremely dangerous-" I got startled by the thunder outside, but continued.

"Changewing: Even newly hatched dragons can spray acid. Kill on sight." I began flipping through the pages. "Gronckle, Zippleback, Skrill, Boneknapper, Whispering Death. Burns its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside-out. Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous, kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on sight." I always thought this book was violent. Soon, I got to the page that I was looking for.

"Night Fury." The page was blank, except for a few small details. "Speed unknown. Size unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this dragon. Your only chance is to hide and pray it does not find you." I don't know why, but I opened my notebook on the page with the Night Fury drawing and placed it on the book.

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Stoick POV:

We were sailing on the outskirts of Helheim's gate. I was looking over the map I stabbed a few days ago in the great hall. "I can almost smell them. They're close. Steady!" I was gazing at the massive fog bank that was towering us with ease. "Take us in."

The Viking who was controlling the ship nodded. "Hard to port! For Helheim's gate." Our ship and the ones behind it went into the fog.

Suddenly a Monstrous Nightmare attacked the ship, it was soon followed by many more dragons. As I was fighting them I thought of only three things, all to help in this battle. I thought of Valka, the memory of her death only fueled my rage for the dragons. I thought of Hanna, that she would be safe in the future if the nest falls, for my determination. I also thought that I needed to survive, for my little girl. She already lost a parent when she was a baby, gods be dammed if she loses the other.

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Hanna POV:

We were in the middle of dragon training, in a makeshift maze to be more accurate, and I had some questions for Gobber. "You know, I just happen to notice that book had absolutely nothing on Night Furies. Is there another book? A sequel? A little Night Fury pamphlet maybe-AHH!" I got cut off as the Nadder we were training with today shot my axe, leaving nothing but a stick which was burned at the end.

Gobber seemed to be a little annoyed at me. "Focus Hanna, you're not even trying!" I would have argued, but I knew Gobber enough to know that it wasn't a good idea. "Today is about attack! Nadders are quick and light on their feet. Your job is to be quicker and lighter!"

The Nadder spotted Fishlegs, who raised his shield just in time to avoid being stabbed by several spines. "I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods!"

Gobber ignored his remark. "Look for its blind spot! Every dragon has one! Find it, hide in it, and strike!"

The twins did just that, finding out that the blind spot is in front of its nose. They were a bit too close for comfort with each other, it was no surprise that they started arguing. Ruffnut groaned in disgust. "Do you ever bathe?" She whispered.

Her twin responded a bit louder. "If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot."

His twin started yelling. "How about I give you one!" It was no surprise to anyone that the Nadder saw them and attacked.

Gobber started chuckling. "Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much."

We started to run past Gobber, but I halted. "So how would one sneak up on a Night Fury-"

Gobber started to get irritated again and cut me off. "No one has ever met one and lived to tell the tale, now get in there!"

"I know, but hypothetically-"

I got cut off again, this time by a whispering Austen. "Hanna!" I looked and saw him and Snotlout kneeling behind a wall. He put his finger on his lips, a sign that I needed to be quiet, and gestured for me to hide. The guys somersaulted through its blind spot, but when I attempted to do the same my shield caused me to mess up midway.

The Nadder went for me, so I ran. It then saw Austen and went for him instead. He is ready to strike, but Snotlout pushed him out of the way. "Hey!"

"Watch out bro, I'll take care of this." Snotlout throws his hammer at the Nadder, only for it to miss and hit the wall behind it. All the Nadder did in response was laugh.

If looks could kill, Austen wouldn't have left anything of Snotlout for a pyre. "Nice move, genius."

As they ran Snotlout made up a pathetic excuse. "The sun was in my eyes, Austen! What do you want me to do, block out the sun?! I could do that, but I don't have the time right now!"

They split up, but the Nadder followed Austen. As it bumped into a few walls, the walls fell down and took the others with them, falling like dominoes. Austen leaps up to the top of the walls, and jumps across them in an attempt to avoid the Nadder.

As that happened I turned back to Gobber. "They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?"

Then Gobber suddenly pointed behind me. "Hanna!"

I turned around, just in time to see Austen leaping on the last wall. With nowhere else to jump he leaps and starts heading straight to me. "HANNA!" He lands straight on top of me, causing me to fall on my back. He and I were in a tangled mess, his axe stuck in my shield.

I heard Tuffnut speak. "Ooh, love on the battlefield!"

His twin responded to that. "He can do better."

Austen ferociously tried to untangle us, but in doing so he did something I never expected from him.

His hand landed on my chest.

Even though I was unbelievably embarrassed and angry at him, I still registered what happened. He managed to painfully pull the shield from my arm with his axe still in. He threw it at the Nadder, causing it to yelp and scurry off into its pen.

Austen then turned around to glare at me. "Is this some kind of joke to you?!"

That was enough for me to snap. I pulled myself from the ground and slapped him in the face, while covering my chest with my other arm. The slap was hard enough to make him stagger backwards, but he quickly got his balance back. "You egocentric, perverted jerk! How dare you scold me after you physically hurt me and fondled me!" Everybody in the ring seemed to be in a shock, but I barely registered it. I walked up to him, glaring as I did so. "I can't believe I used to have a crush on you."

After that I ran out of the ring.

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Austen POV:

After Hanna ran out of the ring, Gobber came up to me and slapped me on the back of my head. "What did you do that for lad?!"

My brain was still processing it. 'You egocentric, perverted jerk! How dare you scold me after you physically hurt me and fondled me!' Oh gods, I didn't mean to do that to her. 'I can't believe I used to have a crush on you.' She had a crush on me? I can't believe it, my childhood crush had a crush on me to. I tried to get to the top of dragon training to impress her, but in doing so I ruined my chance with her.

I heard Tuffnut speak, while laughing. "Just imagine what would happen if the chief found out!" Oh gods! The chief! If he finds out what I did to his only child he will kill me for sure!

Gobber spoke again. "He's right lad, better make it up to her. I know Stoick well enough to know that he'll imprison you at the very least if he hears what you did to his little girl."

I then decided what I should do, I would do everything in my power to gain her forgiveness. And if I'm very lucky, I would win her heart….I mean hearts.

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So, another chapter done, longest chapter yet. Didn't expect Austen doing something THAT stupid, did you? I may like Hiccstrid, but it doesn't work for what I have planned for this story. Also, although I DO like Astrid after she flew with Hiccup, I didn't like her personality before that. TheDoctor1998 here, signing out.