CHAPTER 9: Only for the dragons

.."Dad....?"Stoick froze, and let out a breath as a wide smile replaced his regretful look on his face.He thought he'd never hear the boy call him that.He thought the had lost him.But no.He laid a hand on the side of his son's face, as he looked into his green eyes."Y-You remember..? Do you remember me, son?"Hiccup's eyes showed deep confusion and frustration, also pain from his wounds, as he gazed down at his so called father...."I....I-I think so- I....uhm. I think I remember you, but.... nothing other than that. No." Hiccup said, playing with his hands.

"I just...somehow... remember that you're my father. I don't remember anything else. Even though this place feels familiar...I-I just can't bring myself up to remember! I-Im....sorry, Dad." He muttered, lowering his head in guilt."No-no, son....don't blame yourself- please." He pulled the boy into a hug, stroking the back of his head."It's my fault.." he mummered.Anger built up inside of him- but not towards Ansgar or Hiccup...but towards himself.

He had caused this.All of it.If he had only just...listened..All of this would never had happened.Perhaps things would be different.But no..he had to let anger lead him.

The chief pulled away, a smile on his face, before he stood up and walked towards the door."Would you like me to show you around Berk? You could take your dragon if you'd like..but unfortunately for the people's safety, we must put a muzzle on him. No hard feelings, eh Toothless?" The night fury watching from the corner growled, turning his head away from the Viking, glaring at the floor.He hated the idea already...Hiccup looked down at his hands furiously, before gently sliding off the table, and quickly began limping over to Toothless."Uh...l-look it all sounds tempting and all but....I-I have to get back." He muttered, putting on his tunic, armor and cloak.Stoick was shocked, and he was afraid of the thought of his long lost son leaving.He had just found his son after five years! He couldn't bear to lose him again.

Hiccup jumped as he felt a large hand grasp his wrist, in a firm grip.He whirled around, surprised to see a suspicious look on his 'fathers' face."Back to where, exactly?"The boy opened his mouth after a moment."Uhm....b-back to Ansgar-""WHAT!?" Stoick exclaimed, tightening his grip.Hiccup flinched, before ripping his arm away from the man's grip, and swung his legs over the saddle of his dragon.He looked down at his father, switching his face to stone cold, and his green eyes determined as his gripped the saddle tightly."I'm sorry, father...now I-I can't imagine how you must be feeling right now....but Im sorry that I can't feel the same," he sighed, nudging Toothless to start walking towards the door."But...I have to get back to my commander- he'll kill me- literally- if I don't. Now will you excuse me...I have to get going."

Stoick stared at his son ride away, speechless.He knew he wouldn't be able to make his son stay....he's too stubborn.But he had to try.And so he followed the night fury out the door, and into traffic of the Village full of vikings.Hiccup kept his eyes forward, as people stepped out of the way, giving them fearful looks, while others gave them murderous looks and looks of disbelief.Out of the crowed he spotted five viking teens giving him the most murderous and shocked looks out of all of Berk, causing Hiccup to sneak a glance at them..Thor did they look so familiar!Especially that short brown haired viking, with blue eyes...he didn't look at all friendly.

Toothless kept his eyes forward, lost in thought as he pranced through the small village of his riders home.He noticed how tense the boy was, as everyone way staring at them as though they had grown two heads...until a hum disrupted in his ears, and he froze, his pupils going into slits."Toothless....?"A voice called, but it was muffled...he could bearly hear it!'Ah....Now I remember you, my sweet little night fury.'The feminine voice growled.'Who are you...? Wait...oh no.'He recognizes that voice from anywhere.'Yes! Now...we have unfinished business to attend to, do we?' she growled.'No! I don't, and never have belonged to you, you evil tyrant! Now stay out of my head, of else!''Ha! And what can one small crippled night fury do to me!?''Well my dearest queen, I can show my fair rider, Hiccup Fury where you hide away, and destroy you once and for all!' 'How-How dare you!? You would kill your queen!? I hardly doubt you'll survive if you face me!''Do I hear a challenge? Well in that case... prepare yourself, Queen. As of now, as storm is coming. Because if you haven't heard; they call me, the offspring of lightning and death.'

And at that moment, Toothless gained his senses, and he looked up to see Hiccup crouched down in front of him.His eyes dilated, and he crooned, nuzzling the boy's face causing a small smile of relief to wash over his face."Don't do that, Toothless!" Hiccup whispered, harshly before standing up, and facing the chief."What...what was that?" He asked in a small voice.Stoick sighed, "Well...I know you don't remember this but you said, five years ago, that the dragons were being controlled by... something on their island,"Hiccup nodded at him to keep going."But that was all you told me before, uhm... leaving."The boy growled in frustration, as he started pacing.A crowd was slowly forming, some looking curious, and others were eyeing the dragon, taking out their weapons.

"So they are being controlled..? All of them? Are...are there any wild dragons roaming your forests?" Hiccup asked with a firm tone.Stoick was surprised, and opened his mouth before hesitating.He knew there would be consequences for this.He gave his son a nervous smile...

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Gobber pulled down the leaver to open the cages of the dragons, and immediately Hiccup remembered this place...A small flashback has run through his mind of being in this very arena...looking for something.

The large metal door opened with a creak, where they met low growls heard from deep within the dark room.The boy gave Stoick a look, which made the chief nervous.Hiccup then, followed by Toothless, marched into the large dark space into the room where dragons were supposably kept.But why..?

"Light it up, Bud." He mummered.The night fury inhaled, and shot a plasma blast at the back of the room, where a purple light lit up the dark space. It took the boy a second, before his eyes widened in shock.Dragons were being kept in dark small cells, looking dirty, in heavy chains, beaten, starving, and they were all giving them murderous looks.Especially the monsterous nightmare.

Toothless looked around at the four dragons, and he growled in confusion.Weren't these the four dragons that they had set free five years ago..?He looked closely at the dragons, and he realized it was true.They were all here!The Gronkle.The Deadly nadder, the Zippleback, and the monsterous nightmare.Hiccup looked around at all of them in confusion, before his blood boiled in pure rage.Toothless nudged his side, and cooed.This wasn't good.The boy slowly turned to face his father, and the blacksmith. And for some reason, the teens were there too.But it didn't matter.Hiccup gave them all murderous glares, and started towards them, and without thinking took out his sword from the belt of his armor. He clicked a button, and it immediately retracted and fire covered the blade, though it didn't burn the sword.

Stoick's eyes widened in surprise, stepping back as he held out his arms. One to cover the teens and Gobber, and the other was held out towards his son."Hiccup, look. Now I know this looks bad but-"But Hiccup turned deaf ears towards his calm voice, and launched at them, pure rage taking over only to be pinned down on the ground, a large black green eyes winged creature holding him in place. His inferno was ripped out of his hands by the dragons mouth, and tossed across the floor.The boy struggeld, but he couldn't move, as Toothless held him down with determination.This was the first time in four years that he's let out his anger.And though it was good, it was also very dangerous when it came to his rider.

"Toothless!? Get-off-me!" Hiccup yelled, kicking wildly to get up.But the night fury stood his ground, and warbled in a serious tone.The boy's chest heaved, as he stared up at his dragon, who only looked deeply concerned instead of angry.He gazed at him for a moment, dead silence filling the arena.Even the dragons were quiet!Hiccup sighed as he calmed his breathing, and looked around at the shocked looking vikings.He glanced back up at Toothless, who gave him a bored look as if to say, are you done? Hiccup let out another sigh, as he nodded his head slightly, and the dragon hesitated before stepping off of his friend and helped him onto his feet.

Toothless picked up the inferno with him gummy mouth, and dropped it in his riders hands, who attched it back onto his belt.Stoick let out a breath in relief, nodding the night fury a thanks before slowly going over to his son.The boy looked up at him for a second before bowing his head, "I-Im sorry, sir. It's just I couldn't control myself-and-"The chief layed a hand on his shoulder, and smiled as the boy was now speechless."It's okay, son. You were doing what you thought was best. And by Odin, if that dragon had not stopped You-""Moving on!" Gobber hollerd.The two glanced at him before nodding, and Hiccup went over to open the cages.

"Eh, what is he doin' Stoick...?" The blacksmith asked, standing beside his friend."I dunno. But Im sure it's safe, since they are too weak for anything."Suddenly Snotlout was at the chief's side."Who is this guy?!""Who?" Stoick whispered back."Uh, the guy with the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, and who tried to kill us all with that- that- sword thing of his!!" The teen whispered angrily, giving the dragon boy a glare."That's Hiccup." Suddenly the boy was quiet, until he let out a very nervous laugh."Ah ha! Y-you're joking right? That...that can't be him!""And how many tribes in the world do you know, that have the name Hiccup, Jorganosn?" Stoick scowled, as he watched Hiccup try to find a key to open the cage with the Nadder.Snotlout thought for a second, before his blue eyes widened, and he gulped."So....so you're saying. You're saying that-!?""Yes Snotlout, That boy right there, is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. Son of Stoick the vast, lost heir of Berk, member of the Hooligan tribe, and rider of the unholy offspring of lightning and death. Anymore questions?" The chief interrupted.But the teen stayed silent, and stepped back to the rest of the teens, breaking into a silent conversation.

"Easy-easy, girl...that's it... that's it...." Hiccup sayed, as he slowly walked backwards into the center of the ring, the deadly nadder closely stalking towards him with suspicious eyes.Toothless watched silently in the shadows by the cages, giving the dragon a death glare, daring her to try anything.Everyone watched with confused, and shocked faces, witnessing a the boy's actions.

They made it to the center, and Hiccup stopped, as did the dragon, and quickly found her blind spot, and began scratching her blue scales.The Nadder immediately began purring, and got closer towards the boy. Hiccup pulled away and spat on his hand, rubbing it against her scales, giving her a warm smile. The dragon calmed down as Hiccup pulled away before they both made eye contact.

He raised his arm, never breaking away from her eyes, as he cautiously shuffled over to the Nadder, who stood still a few feet away.He soon stopped inches away, his head bowed slightly, in a way of giving her respect."I want to help you." He mummered.The dragon huffed at his hand, having second thoughts.She remembered this boy, from years ago. She had recognized him immediately by the night fury smell, and by his eyes. He had freed all of them, only to get captured again a few years later. And now her trust in humans weren't very bright.But this Viking, was different.Her rode a dragon.He was kind, brave, selfless... afraid. Looks like they were not the only ones being ruled by a crule leader. But also this young boy, was being controlled too.So she thought for a second, before her eyes dilated, and she pressed against his calm, felling him relax before she was met with a wave of enjoyable scratches on her scales, which she welcomed fully.

"Atta girl!" Hiccup chuckled, as the Nadder sank to the ground, a happy look on her face, making him smile.Toothless's face lit up, and he bounced over, his tongue hanging out ,as he and the new tamed dragon began sniffing each other over, and began chasing each other around the arena.The other caged dragons were watching them with wide eyes.They too recognized their lost hero.And what they had just witnessed was life changing.

Hiccup chuckled as his dragon was being chased by the now tamed Nader, before turning and he tensed.Everyone was staring at him with wide shocked eyes, the boy called...Snot-hat?...dropping his axe, in disbelief.Hiccup walked towards his father, coughing in order to hopefully break their tranced state.Which worked."Son...how..what just....did that-""Yes I just tamed a deadly nadder, before your very eyes in about ten seconds. Anymore questions?" Hiccup asked with a slight smirk on his face, recalling on how Stoick and Snot-hat's conversation went.The chief stared for a second, before shaking his head, gathering himself."No. But, if I may ask; How?" The boy gave a small smile."Toothless?" In seconds, the night fury was at his side, the Nadder right behind him.

Hiccup nodded, "Good. Now stick out your hand." And his father obeyed."Now, why would I need to-"Hiccup took hold of his father's large hand , and lead him over to his dragon."Hiccup-what- what are you doing!?" Stoick yelled, as they got closer to the night fury.They stopped inches away, the chief looking back from the dragon, and his determined looking son."Hiccup...?" He said, in a warning tone."Hey," the boy said, both of them giving each other hard stares."Trust me. Dad," he said, lowly.Stoick glanced back at the night fury for a second, before letting out a sigh, and nodding sharply.Hiccup sent back a small smile, before leaning in his father's hand, over Toothless's head, who was giving his rider a look. He nodded slightly, and the dragon gazed back at the incoming beefy hand.Well. He did want his rider back with his father...so he'll go with it.He wants his Hiccup back.With a small coo, the night fury closed his eyes, and pressed his snout into his large hand.The chief let out a breath, and stepped back, a smile on his face on achieving...He turned towards his son, who had a look of .. proudness in his green eyes."What was that?" He asked, with forward brows."That....was trust. That's how I tamed that Nadder," he called, pointing back at the sleeping Nadder in the far corner.Everyone looked amazed.Could it be true?Could these beasts that they've been at war with for hundreds of years, really be... miss understood?

"Now if you don't mind, me and Toothless are going to find out more of this controlling dragons situation, and put an end it it. Once and for all."Hiccup said, marching back to the Nadder.Stoick's face lit up, and he grabbed the boy's shoulders, making him jump.The chief cringed back this time, aware of his injuries, and his fear of this tyrant commander of his..."Uhm...does this mean you'll be staying, son?" He asked, in a hopeful voice.Although he didn't usually ask, but he's know to get things his way, and ask questions later... but for his son? This was different.He's been through things, no young boy should at such an age.He didn't want to scare him away, and lose him again.Hiccup stared for a moment."I-Im...sorry. But my word is final. After I save these dragons, I have to get back to Ansgar. If not... y-you have no idea what this man is capable of, Dad. He can track me down, he's done it before when I tried to run away. He'll never let me go."

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