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Hesitancy (Semi - Song Fic: song used: I Bet on Losing Dogs - Mitski)

Firmly your steps echoed off the old stone walls. Ancient as the walls may be those who dwelled within its caverns were young and hungry for blood. Metal scraped on stone sending piercing shrills throughout the interior. Of those inside, it was taboo to speak. Only those of high order barked out commands to the underlyings.

This nasty, wet, cold stone hall was just one of the many frightening locales that you and your dragon trappers resided. You were just one of the many low ranking scouts who hunted and trapped easy to grab dragons whos lives would live a life of pain and suffering under the masters ruling. Though terrible a life you lived it was not a life you've chosen freely. Though you'd dare not think about it for it distracts from the now.

Speaking of which what made you pace these eerie halls was what was waiting beyond those doors. Your Leader was attending a meeting to discuss the current trapping situation. Life for you trappers hasn't been easy. Rumors of dragon riders muddying your affairs have been floating around. You couldn't believe it.

Though reality would strike you cold as you heard the metal shreak of the meeting hall door open. Its metal frame scrapes along the stone as dragon cries reverberate off the walls. Only they are strong enough to move such a door and it will be their duty so long as the are chained to it.

Your leader sauntered out to stand before you. He nearly passed you by as you stood completely still and quiet. You only observed the other leaders passing by without so much as a peep from your mouth. You weren't here to kiss ass and be of service to those who gave you nothing in return.

Once the rest of the leaders were out of earshot your leader, a tall, olden warrior from a distant tribe, and somewhat of a lose cannon. The only laughter that was to be heard from this place came from your leader.

He laughed as he greeted you and he laughed as he introduced a shorter man behind him. But not much shorter than your leader he stood tall and assertive, his bald head gleamed under the cracking fire from the torches above.

You dare not give this man any more than a quick glance. The only one deserving of your attention was your leader, who took a notice to your blatant dismissal of his new friend.

Your leader: awwwwww what ever is the matter my dear? Why the long face?

Your leader cackles maniaclly as he playfully slaps you around in an attempt to loosen you up a bit.

(Y/N): . . . I didn't picture you as the type to make friends. . . but just because their yours doesn't mean their mine.

You speak cold and bitterly only looking at your leader.

Your leader: Oh really? Why a surprise? I'm a friendly guy!

He says while cracking a toothy grin only stopping once he realizes you're not giving him the time of day.

Your leader: . . . how annoying. Why must they insist on dropping the stern stubborn types onto me?

Your leader speaks openly to no one in particular. Truth be told "friends" is a very very very loose term to be throwing around these parts. Aquantinces was even a stretch for most. Business partners was all the relationship people could muster before someone gets too close to stab you in the back. You kept all relationships at a long arms length. Only conversing to those who would give you what you wanted and never giving those who couldn't the time of day. It's how you survived. The bald man behind your leader seemed indifferent to your dismissal of his presence, he didn't even bother talking to your leader as he hands him a rolled up scroll before taking his leave elsewhere.

Your leader: . . . well if my friend can't put a smile on that sour face of yours then this surely will!

He said with a sing song tone in his voice. As the scroll uncurled you read the text that lined the paper. Taking the paper out of your leaders hands and into your own your eyes hastily scanned the text. You couldn't believe it. . . .

A cold gaze befell onto your leader as you let the paper drop to the floor. Turning heel you decided to take your leave as well. Your boots firmly stomping on the ground only stopping once your leader got a hold of you.

Your leader: What's wrong deary? . .. The job too big for you to handle?

(Y/N): *Bitterly* It's a joke that's what that is so quit screwing with me and give me an actual job.

Your leader: . . Oh! But this isn't a joke at all I swear of it! *he picks up the paper and practically shoves it in your face* . . .See right there eyewitness testimony and all. . .My dear the only joke here is you. Or need I remind you why you're here.

His hands firmly grip your shoulder has his fingers dig into you. You knew you had no choice here. . ..you knew you had no say, but even still how were you supposed to hunt this Night Fury?

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As soft clouds passed overhead the sun shone brightly from above all was quiet and all were relaxed on this peaceful afternoon morning. Astrid and Hiccup were busy practicing their swordsman ship as Toothless and Stormfly trained together in the background. Snotlout and Hookfang were doing all they could to one-up the others and the twins were speciating from above only joining in to try and sabotage and prank the others.

The day couldn't get any better except for the back and forth Pacing that Fishlegs was doing as he circled Meatlug who was happily napping under the sun.

Hiccup noticed his friend's worry as he observed him hastily muttering to himself. As he paced around he frantically flipped through his stacks of papers he was holding.

Hiccup: Fishlegs? Is everything alright?

Fishlegs: *Startled* . .Oh!! . ..uh yeah yeah. . nothings wrong. . .

Hiccup: . . Okay? Well you seem to be doing a whole lot of pacing for nothing. Is there something wrong with Meatlug.

Fishlegs: No! No. She's fine its. . its just. . .

Hiccup: Yes?

Fishlegs: Uh . . Well . you see. . *deep breath* So when I was out scouting like I normally do with Meatlug, we went around to the surrounding islands to do a headcount of all the dragons to see if they were alright because of course they would be alright, because why wouldn't they be alright! Well everything was fine for a while until I noticed that a few of the islands were missing a few dragons and I know that they had to be missing because I always count, I mean I ALWAYS count and so I don't see why I would be wrong in my counting, I have to be right so then where did these missing dragons go? and. ...

Hiccup: Woah! Woah! Slow down . . .I'm sure its just a simple mistake.

Fishegs: No Hiccup I know my counts are accurate and this isn't just some simple miscounting.

Hiccup: *he sighs but does his best to reassure Fishlegs*. Look why don't I and Toothless go check this out, if this really is something strange then you should feel better if you have another set of eyes to help you scout. Toothless!

Toothless perks up and waddles on over to Hiccups side.

Hiccup: *Hiccup climbs atop Toothless* Alright bud you ready to head out?

Toothless purs happily.

Hiccup: Welp, you lead the way then Fishlegs.

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Flying for a moment, it didn't take long for Fishlegs and Hiccup to arrive at their location. Looking at this first small island nothing seemed out of the ordinary. This island was home to a group of Deadly Nadders. Normally this island would appear to be overrun with the dragons as they flocked and filled the skys though Hiccup couldn't deny that their numbers have appeared to dwindle.

Hiccup and Fishlegs land a bit off to the shore as to not disturb the sleeping nadders on the islands surface. As Hiccup, Toothless, Fishlegs and Meatlug observed the surrounding area everything seemed fine, but Hiccup couldn't shake this unsettling feeling that was starting to creep up his spine.

Fishlegs: *worried* . . Hiccup I'm starting to get this nervous feeling again.

Hiccup: . . .Yeah I'm starting to feel it too. But I don't understand. Everything looks fine to me!

Fishlegs: But everything is not fine, when I was here last week I counted 40 Deadly Nadders on this side of the island!

Hiccup: Yeah well there definitely isn't 40 Nadders here.

Still Hiccup tried his best to ease Fishlegs worries as he tries to think of a reasonable enough explanation as to why half of the nadders are gone.

Hiccup: Have you checked the other side of the island? Maybe the other Nadders are taking a little vacation to the other beach.

Fishlegs: And go near the Monsterous Nightmares?! Not a chance these two groups hate each other and are always fighting for territory! That's why I've been checking up on here to make sure they haven't burned this island to the ground!

Hiccup: . . . Well we can't know for sure if we don't check. Toothless, lets hope no dragon war is occurring anywhere on this island.

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As Hiccup and Toothless survayed the island Hiccups unease feeling was only festering more and more as they flew around. Still no signs of the missing Nadders. Hiccup couldn't tell if it was a good thing that there wasn't a trail of blazing fire to follow or not. On one hand the island was still intact but on the other hand that didn't explain where the Nadders could have gone. It became a bigger issue when Toothless flew over the Monsterous Nightmare resting area and there was no sign of any Nadders there picking a fight.

Turning back around Toothless became agitated. He could sense that something was wrong as he wouldn't listen to Hiccup and nearly crashed into a few trees in the forest.

Hiccup: Woah!!! Bud!? Toothless!!!!

As Toothless landed on the floor he began to shield Hiccup his body paced along the floor as his eyes darted around him. Hiccup took this as a sign to prepare for a fight. As his hands went to grip his sword in ready, Hiccup closely followed Toothless's body. As the trees swayed and the leaves fluttered in the wind both dragon and rider came to a halt. Not a sound was made, not even their bodies moved.

When all the world seemed to stop, Toothless suddenly flared to life as he darted his head towards an unsuspecting location. Through the trees a simple Dragon trap, a net with some weights whipped through the leaves. Toothless fired off and managed to burn the trap to ash with only a few stray rope bits pelting against his skin. In an instant Hiccup mounted Toothless as the two fled the scene. What followed after was a barrage of these similar traps flying through the trees from all directions. Toothless was graceful enough to dodge each trap but Hiccup would unfortunately have his answer as to where the missing Nadders might have went.

Flying towards the sky Hiccup eventually found Fishlegs who was also dodging traps of his own.

Fishlegs: HICCUP!!

Hiccup: I know! Traps! We need to get back to the Edge and warn the others.

Fishlegs: I can guarantee you that this is what happened to the Deadly Nadders.

Hiccup: And if there are traps here there must be trappers near by. And if they're on this island it's only a matter of time before they find their way to the Edge. . . .Fishlegs I need you to fly ahead of me and try to warn the others.. . I'll stay here and try to get rid of as many traps as I can find to make sure no other dragons get harmed.

Fishlegs: But?

Hiccup: Go! . . I'll be right behind you as soon as I can but the others need to be prepared by the time I get back.

And with that Fishlegs and Meatlug flew as fast as they could back to the Edge while Hiccup and Toothless scouted around to disarm the traps.

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Several hours had passed since Fishlegs made it back to the edge to give the others a fair warning of what Him and Hiccup had discovered. Astrid nearly lept on Stormfly to try and help Hiccup only stopping when Fishlegs had informed her that all Hiccup was doing was disarming a few traps. To be fair neither him nor Hiccup spotted any actual dragon trappers. This information didn't nearly settle Astrid down as Fishlegs had hopped. Honestly the lack of trappers is suspicious all things considered. Before Astrid had the opportunity to fly away Hiccup and Toothess were spotted in the distance flying back to the Edge.

Astrid: What were you to thinking??? Any trapper could have come out from nowhere and done something really awful especially to Toothless? Why didn't you have Fishlegs stay? Or worse why didn't you tell him to let me help you.

Hiccup: Astrid, its . . it's all fine me and Toothless were just disarming the traps.

Astrid: Yeah I know! *she settles down for a moment* . ..It's just if something would have happened to you or Toothless, how would any of us know until it's too late. . . How would I have known?

Hiccup felt a bit guilty for leaving everyone in the dark again. He had this bad habit of doing first and thinking later that was starting to take Astrid for a spin, especially if it involved dragon trappers.

Hiccup: *Sheepish* You're right Astrid, I'm sorry. . . not just to you but everyone. *Trying to be positive* well . . look on the brightside there were no trappers after all!

Astrid: *Lightly punching his side* You still could have had one of us help you!

Fishlegs: And not to mention I still wouldn't consider that to be good news. . . I mean if the trappers weren't around today they definitely will be back especially since you up and destroyed all of their traps.

Ruffnut: *Chiming in* Yeah and you didn't even invite us!

Tuffnut: Don't you know that's like our whole thing!!! And I thought we were friends.

Hiccup: *Rolling his eyes* Yes thank you for bringing that up again twins. . . I'm sure to use your expertise the next time a bunch of dragon trappers decide to leave a whole islands worth of traps just laying around.

Tuffnut: Yeah you better!!

Snotlout: *Unamused* I still don't get what the big fuss is! Hiccup got rid of their junk and all is saved so why worry!

Hiccup: No, no. Fishlegs is right the trappers will definitely be back for their broken traps not to mention the island they set those traps is way to close to the Edge for my liking. If any of those trappers take their hobby elsewhere they'll for sure find a way to the Edge.

Fishlegs: *a bit annoyed* Which is an obvious problem for our Dragons unless you want all of us, including you and Hookfang to be captured?

Snotlout: . . . . well when you put it like that.

Hiccup: *Sigh* Well now that we're all on the same page, guys we need to first focus our attention on finding those trappers before they find us. I suggest we take a little vacation to that island first thing in the morning to see if anyone's shown up to clean up the mess.

With that final remark each rider rode back to their hut to get some semblance of sleep before their big day tomorrow

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As the morning sun peaked through your armor you didn't have time to enjoy the small batch of sunlight that peaked into your armor. Nor could you enjoy the small breeze that danced between the crevasses of your armor. No you were much more preoccupied with the burning fire smell that still lingered despite a whole night passing since the perpetrators destroyed your traps.

Fortunately, by the looks of it this damage wasn't done by any dragon. Unfortunately for you, this only confirmed your Crazy leaders ramblings. From the looks of your papers and what was written these burn marks could have only been caused by a Night Fury.

Standing before the damage all you could do was sigh out in frustration a stern "Shit" was all that escaped your lips.

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Arriving at the island Fishlegs did a headcount of all the Deadly Nadders he could spot on shore. From the looks of it, all the ones counted yesterday were here today. This meaning one of two things, the trappers fled once they noticed all the damage done to their traps or the trappers have yet to come back to notice the damage in the first place.

Hiccup: Alright gang, we need to be on the lookout for anything that can be a sign of trappers.

Snotlout: What? Besides the already destroyed traps from yesterday?

Hiccup: What I mean is if you find any new ones don't destroy them.

Ruffnut: What!?? But that's like the only reason why I tagged along.

Tuffnut: Sounds like he wants to keep all the destroying to himself!

Hiccup: GUYS! Please. This is serious. If any new traps are placed that means the trappers are indeed here. If we destroy the new traps that could draw too much attention to ourselves. We don't know for sure how many there are. If you find a trap, stay safe, and try to meet back up with Fishlegs on the coast. He's in charge of keeping an eye on these Nadders to make sure no more get captured. So lets split up and stop these trappers.

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Flying through the woods Hiccup and Toothless, did their best to keep as low and as quite as they could. The ever agile Toothless zipped and twisted through the trees keeping a sharp lookout for any new traps. So far neither him nor Hiccup could find anything besides the damage they had done yesterday. That was until they spotted a clearing. There lay in the center of the opening a pile of leaves that appeared to be covering a pit of some sort, netting was also mixed within the pile. This was definitely a new trap.

Hiccup: . . . Well that's a tad underwhelming. Guess their really hurting for decent traps if this is what they're doing now, wouldn't you agree bud?

Hiccup tried his best to make light of the situation but Toothless could only stand at guard. His eyes shifted around gazing through the trees and bushes that surrounded this clearing.

Hiccup: Well, anyways we should head back and warn the othe. . . .Toothless?

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You couldn't believe what you were seeing, by the Gods your crazed leader was right. There in the flesh, scales black as the night sky, fangs that could rip your arms to shreds, piercing green eyes that could leave you paralyzed. Between twigs and leaves of your hiding spot was the Night Fury. Unfortunately you had little left to make proper traps so this pit in the clearing was all you could come up with. Not to mention, the Night Fury wasn't alone. Just looking up a bit anyway could see the man who sat upon this unholy offspring of lightning and death. Were they another trapper? Did they already claim the beast? . . . Even still you had a job to fill and you weren't going to let anyone take that away from you friend or foe.

Though with shaky breaths you felt as if you couldn't move. As your hands lay dormant on the hilt of your sheathed sword, you didn't have it in you to charge and attack. What was this feeling? Why were you scared? You never faced a foe you couldn't best but as the Night Fury paced around the clearing you had no idea how you were going to overtake them. But it would appear you wouldn't have much time to think of any plans. As the Night Fury became enraged as they fired off directly at your hiding spot.

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Leaping from out the bushes you narroly dodge the Night Furys blast. You had little time to look at the hedge that was now a burning flame of smoke and ash. From what your notes warned, the Night Fury was an aggressive ruthless hunter. Their shots can tske out a wholr fleet of troops and their range was unheard of for most dragons. Worst of all where one blast goes five more shots follow. You quickly got to your feet as you prepared yourself to fight. Unsheathing your sword you weren't sure were to start. The dragon or the man who sat atop the dragon, who was now looking at your direction. They tried calling out to you, a angered warning that you ignored entirely. All you could do was keep dodging as the Night Fury was blasting shot after shot in your direction.

Once the Dragon seemed to loose firepower you too the chance and ran, running directly at the duo. Avoiding the beasts maw and claws you managed to tackle to man off the Dragon. Dragging him a bit away from the Dragon as you lifted your sword you were forcefully pulled away as the Dragon had picked you up by the scruff of your suit. Your back up to the teeth of his mouth the man before you was able to stand as he too prepared to fight. His sword and shield at the ready you realized the situation you were in. Though you weren't helpless. As you managed to wiggle free and tuck away before his shield made contact with your face, you got a good look at the duo. Anger and rage planted on their faces it was only then did you notice something suspicious. The dragon and man were not attacking one another. They were working together, that was when your heart sank. It only sunk further when the sounds other people began to approach your location. Suddenly you were surrounded by a whole group of young Vikings you appeared to be riding dragons of all sorts.

Now you were pissed. . . so much so you wanted to laugh. You silently cursed out your leader in your head. When you were so blatantly forced to take up this job none mentioned to you the Dragon Riders that would accompany the Night Fury. This was a set up and simple means to rid you of good as there would be no way to get out of this. . . at least not alive. But as if a silent voice arose to you ears from the depth of your heart you couldn't just give up. You weren't going to let all of those shady, good for nothing dragon trappers and your horrible boss win. With as mich adrenaline as you had you took a small clearing to try and run. Run as fast as you could your feet were burning as each steo your body pounded with the earth. But all was to be for naught. No one could outrun dragons, no one could out live a Night Fury. And as the Night Fury collided with your body one last time, all your eyes saw was the piercing rage of green eyed staring back at you as all faded to black.

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Awakening you find yourself behind bars. From the distant sound lf sea waves brushing up against shore you conclude that your location must be near the ocean. Probably another island of some sort. But there was no sound of chatter to be had besides the chatter of your captors in the distance. Not even guards blockade the entrance of your prison. Around you were other cages yet neither held any other prisoners. You must be their only priority thus the little need for heightened security. Not that any human help would be necessary. If what you recall you saw was true than any of these riders could lynch their dragon on you and end you.

You had little to say to these riders once they actually acknowledged your existence and huddled around your cell. You were stripped of all your belongings with nothing but the clothes on your back remaining. With your Helm gone too you were able to get a better image of the dragon riders before you and so were they able to get a clearer image of you. The only expression that you presented was distant and cold. Like your mind was off on another realm entirely. Even as some of the riders gave their own unamused stare back a few others had some choice words to say. Yet they never rattled you. They could shout and question all that they wanted especially the younger blonde lady with her spiked skirt and Ax wielding that didn't faze you. You've seen stronger ordinary footman who had the misfortune of working with the dragon trappers. . . you've had your fill of these tough good for nothing trappers getting under your skin. Just the thought of your leader caused you to remain quiet as your face twisted to rage. It was only after the sound of the outer doors closing did you realize that the riders had left you. Since you haven't revealed to them any information there was a good chance they would have no more use for a silent stowaway and only time will tell if you'll be kept alive for much longer.

As the cold night crept overhead and the silent waters of the ocean collided with the shore below all you could do was contemplate the future and cry. The one thing that your captors couldn't take from you was the necklace that you had stashed away under your shirt. Pulling it out revealed a large orange scale that was held together by a brown string. A symbol of all that you were fighting for that the longer you stared at the harder you cried.

(Y/N): . . .Mom. . . (Dragons Name). . . Oh Gods I'm so sorry.

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As Hiccup and Toothless made the rounds going about their day to day lives all was well on the Edge. All except one thing that has kept them up for countless nights. The current dragon trapper that has not given up any information, not so much as even a name as escaped their mouth as they lay in their cage in the Dragon Stables. Anyone could tell that they were the trapper that Fishlegs was worried about but all became worse once they realized that their main goal was to hunt down Toothless.

This has made a good part of the group wanting to rid this trapper for good. But Hiccup became firm in believing of keeping them alive. They need to know who sent after them and why. Neither Hiccup nor the others were able to identify the symbol that took up a good portion of each page that accompanied your bag. Besides your weapons countless pages of information showed hunters orders to trap dragons. And still it revealed very little of who you are and what threat you are to the dragons and dragon riders.

Snotlout: Who cares who or what they are!!!! They can go drown in the ocean for all I care! Or does our future chief need to be reminded what dragon trappers do to dragons?

Tuffnut: Oh! oh! I know this one! . . *ahem* Dragon trappers hunt and ki. . .

Hiccup: Yes Tuffnut! I know what they do but this isn't soke ordinary trapper.

Astrid: Yeah! Exactly! They're dangerous. Anyone who's ordered to hunt down a Night Fury is bad news Hiccup. I think I speak for everyone here when I say we get rid of them. If you don't then let your father handle them.

Hiccup: . . Astrid are you serious?

Astrid: *a soft worried sigh escapes her* Look . . I would follow you every step of the way Hiccup to do what you believe is right. I would follow you into a flaming pool of lava if you believed it would help you, but this. . this is more than what you believe in. This is for Toothless's sake or do you really want to risk saying goodbye to them so soon?

Hiccup could see he was outnumbered in the ordeal. His friends gave nervous glances as none spoke up about their feelings of the matter but Hiccup didn't need words to understand their worry. Even still Hiccup did as Hiccup does and tried to make peace with both his internal wants and Astrids concern.

Hiccup: . . .Astrid I hear you. . . I'll have them removed from the edge and hand them over to mu father. . . But. Only after I try talking to them tonight. Just give me that much okay.

Even though Astrid was still concerned she thought it fair to give Hiccup one last chance to try and solve this his way. Hiccup and Toothless left the others and wished them off to bed as they flew down to the stables to try and have one last "chat" with their silent prisoner.

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As the midnight moon shines overhead your prison remains a drak void. No light to comfort you, nor sound can be heard nearby. You are all alone and have had enough time to think about what is to come of your future. Since several days have passed since you've been able to report back to your leader he can only assume you to be dead. But thats not what troubles you. In the deepest parts of the trappers island holds a large orange and purple Deathsong. Their body beaten and abused as they remain in chains forced to do whatever the Trappers wanted them to do. Trapped beyond rubble and stone where not a sound nor cry can be heard from the surface. Though you would know of their once beautiful song for this dragon was once by your side from birth till you're run in with the trappers.

Just knowing that you were supposed to die from the mission only hurts worse that you aren't dead but rather rotting away in a makeshift prison forced to imagine your dragon is being tortured right now. This dragon who became a secondary mother to you after your own had died makes you want to cry. You can almost hear your dragons call. . . you can almost hear your mothers song. And so you sing, through crying and tears you sing.

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As Hiccup and Toothless land at the stables they hesitate to enter when they hear the soft cries and gentle sounds of singing coming beyond the stable doors.

🎵 . . My baby, my baby. . . you're my baby say, it to me. . . baby, my baby. . . tell you're baby that I'm your baby. . .🎵

As Hiccup and Toothless enter the stables they notice your form, laying on the floor facing the wall as you appear motionless. Only subtle breaths can be seen from you as you cry your soft tune.

🎵. . I bet one loosing dogs. . .I know their loosing and I pay for my place by the ring. . . Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down. . . .I'll be there on their side. . .I'm losing by their side . . .🎵

The singing only stops when your body turns around to face them, having noticed yhe change in lighting from the outside moon shining in through the door.

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Once you realize you have guests you quickly sit up. You frantically back yourself up against your cell wall. You prayed to the gods that they couldn't see your flustered appearance but your captures appearance says otherwise.

Hiccup slowly moved towards your cell.

Hiccup: Hey. . its alright do you feel like talking now since you've made time to sing?

He tried to comfort you, almost approaching you like a hurt animal but you still had bite in you. You barked at him to get away which only made his Night Fury snear at you too. Hiccup calmed him down but he himself refused to leave. He just started at you at gave a stern, no, as he planted himself on the floor to show you he wasn't moving.

Hiccup: "I'm not leaving until you talk, you can't keep this whole tough act up forever"

You almost laughed. How was this scrawny man of a Viking going to intimidate you into talking. Night Fury by his side or not what gives him the right to know!

(Y/N): HA! Why should I? . . . what do I have to give to you that makes my situation any better, you're not going to let me go so what difference does it make? I'm a dragon trapper and you're not so that's why I'm stuck here.

Hiccup wasn't prepared for your emotional outburst as he noticed the small tears that streamed down your face. Even Toothless softened up a bit as he paced around Hiccup.

Hiccup: Well . . .uh .. Dragon Trappers I know don't typically . . react as you are being caged up.

You only laughed in frustration as you turned away from your capture. Was he being serious right now?

Hiccup: But. . if you want the real reason is that after tonight my Father is going to be taking you away for good. . . and you'll be farther away from here unable to do any dragon trapping ever again so if you want to talk to probably the last sane person you'll ever see again this your chance.

Hearing his words for a moment you almost spoke out, you almost confessed but in your heart you had no idea where to start. . . or if he even would believe you.

(Y/N): . . .*the tears still fall from your eyes* . . . and how would I know you'd believe me.

Hiccup: . . Well it's not like you have anyone else who'll listen. *Toothless lays down beside Hiccup and rests against his side*

Settling doen yourself you realize that you don't have many other options. You turn him away and if what he's saying is true than there is a gopd chance that you'll life will be one of solitude and loneliness for the foreseeable future. If tonight is your only chance than so be it.

And so you told him everything. From the day you were born you had your Deathsong by your side. She was beautiful and kind and like a second mother to you. Your Deathsong was originally your mothers. It was just the two of them and you against the world as you lived on a quiet home away from all the others exactly how your mother wanted it to be. That was until your absent father came back into your life. A man your mother would rather have you never met. He was ruthless and careless. He, like many other Dragon trappers, cared not for the dragons, seeing them as nothing more than a profit to be made. Your mothers Deathsong was a profit he's been tracking down for a long while.

A long time ago your mother was a part of this life. She too trapped and sold dragons like your father, but once it was their task to raise a Deathsong to one day be sold off your mother didn't have it in her to sell the Dragon. She had grown attached to the dragon and she had raised alongside your father and so she fled. You weren't even born yet, just a fetus in the womb your mother fled to a place she believed no one could find her. And for many years this was the comfortable life you lived, on an island in a forest where no one could find you. But your father could, it took him a while but eventually your sanctuary became a hell overnight. You were just 14 at the time when your father came back to "claim what was his". Him and his fellow trappers came to steal your mother's dragon who was practically yours too. When your mother refused to give her away she was slain by the hands of your father. Not long after your mothers Deathsong, enraged, killed your father too. But her blind anger would be her undoing. Despite your father's death, the trappers that followed him didn't seem to care. It was that moment you realized how much a life means to the trappers as they care little to the lives lost to their own doing.

The trappers would capture the Deathsong and you as well. It was from then on that you became slave to the trappers. Working for them as your leader Shaped and manipulated you into becoming a trapper of your own. Always giving the promise that if you do as they say and serve them well, no harm will come of your Deathsong. But given this current mission they've given your finding it hard to believe if that was ever the case. Even still in your heart you want to believe your Dragon is alive, for it's the only hope you have left to hold onto.

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Listening to your words Hiccup dare not interrupt your heartfelt confession. He had no right to dismiss you or believe you a liar. For he too has seen the many horrors that come from dragon trappers. Their lives of hatred and fear this would not be unusual of them to do. As Hiccup reflects his own experiences it is Toothless who snaps him out of his thoughts. Toothless who was ready to kill this trapper just a few days prior was ready to accept this stranger as Toothless nudged at the cage.

Hiccup: . . . well bud, this is your decision just as much mine.

Toothless gave a reassuring nod and with that Hiccup opened your cage. Stepping back he saw you leave with hesitant steps. Once out in the open your pause was starting to worry him. But in an unexpected twist he was greeted with a warm hug.

Hiccup: . . *ahem* . .uhh well then, let's go. *He pulls you back, as he looks you in the eyes* we've got a dragon to save.

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It was quite a flight away from the Dragons Edge from where the dragon trappers island was that was holding your dragon. Having gone with just Hiccup and Toothless, both names you've learned on the way there as well as a great many other details, ment that your chances of getting caught were lowered. Less dragons and dramatic dragon riders ment less eyes on the sky. However if in the chance either one of you is caught, the chance of getting off the island is also lowered if not next to impossible.

Standing on the shore far away from any preying eyes you began to worry about this have baked rescue mission. Hiccup upon noticing your worry tries to calm you down as best as he can.

Hiccup: Hey. . let's not get ourselves worked up right now. You might find it hard to believe but I've delt with trappers before and have been in much worse situations than this. *he pats your shoulder* . . now I need your help, your dragon needs your help. The only way we can guarantee their safety is if you stay calm. Now tell me all that you know about this island.

With a better headspace the two of you managed to work together an escape route. One to get to your dragon and one way to get back out. It wasn't going to be easy. Many of the paths you needed to take made it so that Toothless remained flightless but this was the safest route you had, one without manu dragon trappers following, and so you entered through the backside of the mountain and hoped to the Gods above that no one was going to find you.

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All went well. . . too well for you're liking. Even through these quiet halls and offshoot paths there should still be signs of life around. But not a scream or a clang could be heard and it was unsettling you deeply. Still you moved forward, your fear set aside in order to save your precious dragon you kept pushing. It was only until the last moment before you reunited with your dragon did all hell break loose.

(Y/N): . . .Hiccup. Don't move.

Hiccup: What's wrong we're right there?

(Y/N): *looking back at Hiccup slightly* . . Let me go on a head first. There should be a gate that guards all the captured dragons. There should be guards there and . ... I can't afford either one of you getting caught.

Hiccup was hesitant but eventually agreed to let you go first.

Hiccup: Well . ... You're the expert. Just stay safe.

Going on a head and leaving the two of them behind in all honesty it wasn't them you were worried about. . . how were you going to explain yourself.

As you turned the corner the sound of your trembling steps and shaking breath were loud enough to drown your beating heart that felt like it was going to burst from your chest. Slowly as you gazed upon the empty hallway you were stunned to find no guards on sight. Now you were panicked. Without thinking you rushed to open the door of the dragon den and were, at the very least, relieved to see dragons on the inside. Their condition horrible as they remain chained and bound to their cages but dragons inside none the less. Thought you didn't have time to peak much inside as a large hand pushed the door closed. You didn't need to turn to see the fave of who this hand belonged too as the nasty, wicked voice that spoke to you gave it away.

Your leader: . . . Looking for someone, dear?

As your heart sank to the bottom of your chest you slowly turned to face your leader. But not wanting him to see your frightened appearance you did your best to try and remain stoic and cold as you always did.

(Y/N): . ... No sir. I was just making the proper preparations for. . .

Your Leader: foooor?

(Y/N): . . for the Night Fury of course.

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As Hiccup and Toothless waited and waited and waited some more the growing seconds turned to minutes and their patience was wearing thin. Being in unknown territory was already causing Toothless to stir. But being stuck on an island known to hunt dragons wasn't exactly keeping Hiccup at ease either.

Hiccup: Bud! We need to get them back something's wrong.

Toothless was ready to leave as much as Hiccup was.

Hiccup: Though I'm afraid we might be too late. . . let's just hope they haven't run into any unwanted company.

An unwanted company you did. As Hiccup approached the corner of the Dragon Holding area he stopped before he could be spotted. Behind the corner he was able to hear the sound of talking. The only familiar voice being that of your own.

(Y/N):.. . I was just making the proper preparations.

Unknown voice: fooooor?

(Y/N) . ..for the Night Fury.

That was all Hiccup was willing to hear. His anger and disappointment was enough for him to want to flea and leave. No words were exchanged between him and Toothless as they both took this as a sign of betrayal. Quickly they turned to escape before they had a chance to witness your impending doom.

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(Y/N): Yes sir . .. For the Night Fury that you had assigned for me to track down. .... i have it.

You were sweating terribly so. What were you to do? Exspose Hiccup and Toothless and have them caught? But you had no other choice. It was becoming increasingly harder to remain calm especially since your leader seemed unphased by the news.

Leader: Ooooh is that so? So then why don't you do me a favor and explain your missing ship then hmm? Why hasn't it returned to dock yet?

His own wicked demeanor was faltering by the second. As he gazed at you a stone cold expression.

(Y/N). .... That is uh . well Its because I rode the beast here. ... See I even have it tied down at the moment elsewhere. .

Leader: *as he seems to soften up a bit his demeanor quickly changes as he grasps at the large, Iron mace that remains firmly strapped to his backside. Grasping it he forcefully slams it down between you and him. The force breaks the ground as his gaze never leaves your eyes.* . . . And yet somehow I find that hard to believe. My dear you were supposed to be dead. But don't worry *he flashes his signature smile* I'll make sure your task gets completed one way or another.

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Running. Running as fast as you could as hard breathing escaped you. It was all ypu could do to save yourself. With no weapon to call your own this fight would be a death sentence for you if you weren't fast or nimble. Your leader may be strong but you were quick. You managed to escape his initial swinging as you ran back towards your initial escape route. However upon finding yourself in the same spot Toothless and Hiccup were supposed to be, and seeing as they currently weren't, you didn't even hesitate to continue running into the caves and tunnels to hopefully find them at the beach.

As you kept running and running and turning, eventually you made it back to the beach were you spotted one Hiccup and Nightfury ready to take off and leave you behind. As you called out to them you noticed how they didn't even bother looking back.

(Y/N): No. ... Wait! ...GUYS!!! PLEASE!!

As Toothless was ready to take flight you could barely keep going anymore. And so in an act of desperation you threw your dragon scale necklace towards them. You saw as it hit Toothless's side and as he looked at it Hiccup was the one to pick it up.

(Y/N): I'M SORRY . . I'M SORRY OKAY! . . . I . . I can't be saved . ...don't bother saving me but please! PLEASE! JUST PROMISE ME YOU'LL SAVE HER OKAY! . . . .she's deserves it.

Before Hiccup could process your plea he saw your body as it flew against the wall. The impact caused you to knock out almost immediately as your leader stepped forward to hoist you over his shoulder. His eyes locked in with Hiccup's and Hiccup locked eyes with him. For a moment it seemed as if your leader was going to try going after Hiccup but he stopped. He turned and slunked back into the hole of which he followed you out from carrying your body with it.

Toothless wanted to charge and fight back but it was Hiccup who suggested they leave.

Hiccup: Bud no! ....we have to go.

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When Hiccup returned back to the edge is was no surprise that both Astrid and His farther were ready to give them both an earful.

Astrid: Where did you fly off to this time and why isn't our dragon trapper behind bars!?!

Before Hiccup could speak Stoic was quick to chime in with his own complaints.

Stoic: I can't even begin to try and understand you this time son! You've let far too many ideas of yours get out of hand so I better hear a good explanation for why I'm showing up here with an empty promise.

Hiccup: Everybody please just calm down!

Astrid: Calm down? Calm Down? Hiccuo are you serious?

Hiccup: Yes! *He says sternly as he presents the necklace to the group.*

The large simmering orange scale catches everyones attention as they wait for Hiccups explanation.

Snotlout: Greeeat! Wow!! Good job Hiccup you finally found some taste but how does that explain anything?

Hiccup: It explains everything!

Ruffnut:. . . I get!!

Tuffnut: Obviously our muttonheaded friend doesn't get the picture, this is clearly a metaphor!

Hiccup: Oh for the love of Thor, this *he shakes the necklace a bit* Is the reason why our current prisoner is being held elsewhere. . .and I need to get them back.

Everyone looks at Hiccup in bewilderment especially his father who is less than thrilled that is son is getting up to his usual habits again.

Hiccup: Look . . I'll explain everything on the way but I need your guys help this is bigger than just saving one person.

Stoic: Let me guess, this involves a dragon too?

Hiccup only gives his father a reassuring smile before he mounts Toothless.

Hiccup: Now are you guys with me?

A silent pause and a bit of hesitation eventually the group agrees to go with him.

Hiccup: Good but we need to act fast, something tells me they won't be left alive for much longer.

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As tiny flames dance along the walls of your cell not much else accompanies you. No guard in sight nor dragon around as you sit chained to floor. The ground is rough and jagged as you feel brittle rock dig into your sides. The air is cool and dense as you feel your skin grow cold as your toes and fingers seem to numb with each passing minute. You've never seen this part of the island and you feel sympathy for those who have had to suffer in this old, cold place before you.

You don't know how much time has passed but every second feels like an eternity. It's only after a few more hours when your body is done pushing past the starvation of not having any food or water, does someone enter your space. You don't even have it in you too hold your head to gaze up, though by the looks of it, it is nothing more than two guards who have come to collect you under your Leader's orders. Bound and chained its hard to walk as they push and shove you to keep moving forward.

You know they won't kill you if you drop to floor but they'll surely drag you by the hem of your clothes to your destination. An execution room no less. After heavy walking and tired steps you make it to your spot. It hurts to see as you step into the light of the outside world. Despite the grim nature of this island the sun still shines upon it alk the same. You get a good glimpse of your surroundings as you notice the many guards and trappers that have come to watch your execution in the arena. At the very center watch tower hosts your leader who is more than eager to get the execution started. He can barely sit still as his excitement oozes out of him. He laughs and jokes amongst his comrades not caring for the life that he's about to snuff out under his own authority.

Before you even know it your body has been chained to the center of the arena as the surrounding guards and trappers cheer at the sight of your disheveled form. They only settle once your leader speaks.

Leader: Settle down, everyone! Settle down! . . .it is with great pleasure to have you all here with me today. Here before you I offer you a gift! For all being such loyal and wonderful trappers I give you all the best personal viewing of a lifetime! . . . Now many of you may have heard me said that tools are ment to be cared for, sharpened, and properly refined. . . and once their purpose is done they are to be let go.

He says all this wall sauntering about, not ever truly knowing the terror that you feel as you have to come to terms of your life being over before it ever really began.

Leader: And with you here I present to you my greatest tool of all. . . it's with great sadness that I have to let them go. *He says mockingly* . . . but why not get rid of one tool today . . . but rather two.

As he says his final piecce from behind you opens a large door to the arena. From it emerges an oh so familiar face. . . in chains, crying out in pain, emerges your Dragon. She who used to smile and sing so sweetly with your mothers tune. She who's orange scales used to shimmer brightly under morning sunlight. Now a whimpering mess as she sulks and cries in her web of chains that surround her body. A large muzzle has her mouth bound shut as to prevent the Amber that oozes from her mouth. Even though she's a shell of her former self, you know this Deathsong to be yours just by the look of her eyes. She too realizes as much when she glances your way. Despite her riders changed appearance, for a split second she's able to feel at peace just knowing her human is besides her once more.

Though the reunion is short lived as ahead of you, bursting through the door in front of you, a barrage of Deadly Nadders chained claw and kick their way towards you. Though the size of their chains keep them just enough away from you where you can't be touched. As the Nadders settle for a moment they eventually surround you as they are commanded to do by the guards on the arena floor. Similarly another group of guards surround your DeathSong as they hold crossbows to her body as they await for your Leaders Comand.

Leaders: Folks. . . the gift that keeps on giving! Today we hold a special execution. One of rider and her dragon. But as we all know I love to have a bit of fun! . . . Place your bets now folks! Will the dragon get shot or will the rider get turned to ash first?

Your leader pulls out a singular gold coin and as the world seems to stop and time slows down he lifts his hand and tosses the coin in the air.

Leaders: . . . The human for heads . . . the Dragon for tails.

With each spin all you could do was close your eyes and hang out head. The sounds of cheering, screaching and yelling all drown out as your body becomes numb. Heads or tails, doesn't matter your dead anyway. . . . or so you believed.

All at once the crowd gasps and stops. All turn to gaze up at the sky as your leader stands in disbelief at the scene above him. . . on the day the coin never returned to palm of your leaders hand, for it found a new home in the claws of one very angry Night Fury.

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Without a moment to lose all hell breaks loose as Hiccup and Toothless soar around the arena blasting all who try to flee. At this point many of the foot soldiers and trappers, yes even the bravest of the bunch, have turned heel to run away. But for them they'll find their escapes thwarted, for not only was it Hiccup and Toothless who have shown up but every rider on the Edge and Stoic the Vast have joined in the rescue mission. Each dragon began to shoot and fire at will at any target that moved.

It was Hiccuo who eventually dove down towards the ground to try and shield and free you. Fighting with every step of the way as he took on the guards who were in the arena. At this point the Nadders who were chained had been freed and had fled to commotion but not before firing off their own shots in the process.

This gave Hiccup enough of an opportunity to free you from your shackles.

(Y/N): . ...Hiccup. .you came back?

Hiccup: Yeah well I couldn't just let a promise like that be broken.

Hiccup hoists your body as he guides you over to Toothless.

(Y/N): But wait, we can't just leave my Dragon!

Hiccup: . . *He ushers you to stay on Toothless* . .don't worry I'll get them too.

But as Hiccup Turns around he's met face to face with your Leader once more who has entered the now flamed arena. He stands between Hiccup and your Dragon as he holds a crossbow to your Dragon's face.

Leader: I don't think so. . . I'm not sleeping well tonight unless I snuff out at least one of my prisoners. . . .and why not be a little considerate son of Stoic! *He flashes Hiccup a wicked grin* . ..you've got one of mine already. . ..why not make at fair and let me have my other half.

Hiccup steps forward but stops when your leader shows no signs of putting the crossbow down.

(Y/N): Hiccup! *You call to him frantically*

Leader: Unless .....you want to trade? Hm? Don't tell me the conquer of Dragons, the man who rides the winged beasts of death and destruction would choose a human over a dragon?

(Y/N): . . Hiccup its okay just let me go! Please!! *You practically cry out*

Leader: So which one is it going to be boy? The Dragon or the rider?

Hiccup looks back at your pleading form then he stares at his leader. In that moment looked to sky for answers and answers he did find for when he turned back to look at leader all he did was nod in agreement, a signal for what was to come next your leader didn't see coming.

Leader: . . .Is . .is that a nod for "yes kill the dragon" or ?

Before he had time to process a barrage of Deadly Nadder Spins swarm your leader.

Astrid: *From Above* I think he means "yes" to taking you Dragon Trappers down. Stormfly more spin shots!

As more spines flew in everywhich direction, surprisingly none of them hit your leader nor the Crossbow out of his hand.

Leader: Hahahaha!!!! You missed!

Hiccup: I wouldn't be so sure of that.

What your leader didn't notice was that the spine shots weren't directed at him but rather they were used to help break the chain for the very Angry Deathsong beside him. You leader couldn't even get a witty retor in as he was instantly covered from head to toe in Molten Amber. Those agonizing screams as he practically melted from the inside out would most likely haunt you for the next few years but at the end of the day your just glad that this is all over and both you and your Dragon are alive to see it.

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Several days had passed since your escape from the Dragon Trappers. Many had fled alive from the battle and are for sure on their way to serve and hunt dragons for someone else. However there is no doubt in your mind that your leader is officially in retirement. Forever. Although the fight is not nearly over to stop all Dragon Trappers in the archipelago, you were just happy enough to be reunited with your Death Song. Ready to face this new chapter of your life together in freedom.

Speaking of which this new chapter had began with spending a good portion of it with Berk's resident healer. An older lady you'd learn is Gothi. She did her best to make sure that you and your Dragon were in the best condition you two could be and you thanked her for her efforts. In fact you thanked Berks chief, Stoic, Hiccups father the most. For it was him who granted you permission to stay and rest for as long as you needed.

It was on one of these resting days did Hiccup find his way back to you to check up on your condition.

Hiccup: Hey, (Y/N)! How are you? How have you been holding up here?

(Y/N): Oh! Hi Hiccup. . I'm fine, great actually. *You say with a hint of sorrow in your voice*

Hiccup: . . you sure? I mean you look a lot better but you don't sound like it. *He seats himself next to you as you both gaze out over Berk*

(Y/N): I mean . . . I don't know. It's just still so different for me I guess.

Hiccup: Different how?

(Y/N): Well . . I don't know! It's like . . and do don't get me wrong when I say this, trust me I am forever grateful for all that you've done for me ane my Dragon but. . . for so long I was being ordered around and surviving all this new found freedom seems so weird to me. I don't know what I'm supposed to do or where to go with it.

Hiccup listened carefully to what you were saying. Looking out at Berk before him he really wasn't sure how to respond. It was only after he saw Toothless and your Dragon happily playing off into the distance did an idea form in his head.

Hiccup: Well if It's orders your missing how's this for a final order. *He stands up, straight and tall as he faces you* I Hiccup, future Chief of Berk give (Y/N) one final command. I command you (Y/N) to live out your life being a dragon rider with me and all of my friends.

Looking at him you just started in disbelief.

(Y/N): Hiccup. . .I . . are you sure?

Hiccup: Of course I am! You said it yourself what else are you supposed to do with all this freedom. Plus it would give you and opportunity to have some better introductions to the rest of my friends and not behind bars this time.

(Y/N) *Think for a moment, the more you did the harder you smiled. You shook your head and eventually stood up to match his level* . . . well I can't really argue with that. I (Y/N), and my Dragon too, promise to be the best dragon rider duo we can be.

Hiccup: As friends? *He offers out his hand*

(Y/N): As friends! *You offer your hand the same*

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From the shadows emerge:

Wooooohoooooooooo!!!

The sound traveled past your ears and straight on ahead. A blur of black and red wizz past alongside the sound as a cheerful Hiccup and a happy Toothless fly into the great wide unknown.

(Y/N): *laughing* Slow down you two it's not a race!

You gently pat the side of your mighty dragon, A greyish blue Mudraker with subtle yellow and brown accents. Today was a nice day for a fly and, perfect weather for all of you to make a trek back to Berk to catch up with family and enjoy some time away from the Edge.

Astrid: *she flys up next to you* Haha I don't think either of them know the meaning of a "slow down" not when it comes to flying.

Snotlout: And yet they never show up when we DO actually race. *Snotlout gets real close to you as he flys on Hookfang* Between you and me, I think he's a coward. Knows that I'll beat him and he's to embarrassed to show his face around me. *He gloats which only earns a scowl from Astrid*

Astrid: As if? You know he's busy! Especially with the amount of Dragon trappers that have been showing up lately.

Snotlout: *muffled yet in a sing-songy tone* Still sounds like a coooward!

Before Snotlout could get something thrown at him, the twins butt into the conversation just to annoyingly complain about the longevity of the flight.

Ruffnut: Are we there yeeeet?

Tuffnut: At this rate the games will have already started before we even see Berk.

Astrid: *a bit annoyed in her own right* Seriously? You two know that it doesn't take THAT long to get back to Berk? Thawfest doesn't even start for another week!

Tuffnut: *pouting* well it feels like it will take 2 weeks to get to Berk.

Not wanting listen to the winning that has permeated the conversation Astrid flys up ahead to try and catch up to Hiccup and Toothless. This gives opportunity for Fishlegs to make his final remarks on the matter.

Fishlegs: Well that would explain the need for speed.

(Y/N): Oh, you mean Astrid? Yeah well I'd be leaving now too if wasn't caught between a rock and a hard place. *you say gesturing to Snotlout and the Twins that are flying on either side of you*

Fishlegs: What? No I'm not taking about them. I'm talking about Hiccup and Toothless, they're really trying to go for a win this year.

Snotlout: *Interrupting* Yeah emphasis on TRYING!! The Jorgenson family line NEVER looses!

Before you have the opportunity to try and punch his side you notice that your dragon is feeling a bit restless. Their eyes dart around as they sniff the air around them.

(Y/N): What's wrong girl?

You would have your answer as your Dragon whips her head, pointing firmly at a nearby location at the sky. You spot the turning colors from a once bright blue sky fading to a deep grey as dark clouds approach.

(Y/N): Uh . . Guys? . . Someone want to fly ahead a warn Hiccup and Astrid?

Snotlout: On it!! *and with that he flys away to warn them*

But as you feel the winds blow more violently and the air turning cold you notice bright blue bolts of lighting dancing among the grey skys. And yet something doesn't sit right with you. Your own dragon begins to flare up with rage as she darts up ahead towards Hiccups location, the rest of the group following your trail.

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Your Dragon is ever the restless one when she feels an on coming storm, but this? This was different. You nearly fly into Astrid's side as it's becoming increasingly harder to try and settle down (Dragon's name).

Astrid: *narrowly dodging you* Woah!!! Are you two okay?

Your voice comes out mangled as you're currently experiencing some self induced turbulence.

(Y/N): . . Y . Yeah!!! I . .I think so.

Hiccup: *who has now slowed down to ensure everyone is safe*. It's probably the storm that's approaching. We'll need to make it back to Berk fast if we want to beat it.

(Y/N): *shaking* H .. Hi ..Hiccup . som ... something else is wrong.

Nearly slipping off the side of your dragon, she continues to sniff at the air. She's sensed something beyond just the storm. As her eyes narrow eventually she lets out a long yelp. Just a few moments later the lighting that once danced among the clouds have now made their way towards the group. As each member tried their best to dodge the lightning it almost seemed as if the barrage of bolts are coordinated.

And you would be correct to believe so. Through cracks and booms were sounds of screaming that sounded all too familiar to you and the other riders.

Hiccup: Skrills .. ..

(Y/N): huh?

Hiccup: Guys SKRILLS!

With flash, bang, booms, the sky around you became turned a dark gray, while a pack of Skrills surrounded you guys. Their screams sending shivers down your spine, and they weren't alone either. It was fairly obvious by their limited movement coupled with sightings of small chains across their bodies that they were being used. Their owners emerged from the storm below. A small fleat of Viking ships lined with cages and screaming dragons on their boats.

Snotlout: *through gritted teeth* Dragon trappers are you serious right now?? DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO??

Astrid: Won't you cut that out!?!

Hiccup: I don't believe it makes much of a difference Astrid. I believe they've been trailing us for a while now. But we do need to focus on the task at hand Snotlout! Like shaking off this Skrills for starters.

And with that the surrounding Skrills divebomb towards the groups position. Their lighting flairing from them as they begin to fire off not caring if they hit each other in the process. With so many bolts coming at once the group needs to split up if none of you want to be on the receiving end of a barrage of lightning. You narrowly dodge a Skrill as it dives towards the twins. You begin chasing after it as your dragon starts firing off sonic blasts to try and shake the Skrill off their trail. However it's becoming harder to see through all the pouring rain. Meanwhile the remaining few Skrills have broken up into pairs that are causing trouble for the others in their own right. Two have started to fly towards the direction of Berk, causing Hiccup and Astrid to go after them. The other Skrills retreat back to their Master's ship which have joined the fight too. Even through heavy rain the boats begin to launch trap after trap in the hopes of it hitting any of the riders. So much is happening at once, too much. Boats, Skrills, rain and heavy winds create a nasty battle field. Your Dragon is unable to handle the onslaught of commotion that you don't even realize your heading straight towards a pocket of violent winds.

Snotlout, Fishlegs, Ruffnut, Tuffnut: (Y/N)!!!

Your friends terrified call of your name was the last thing you heard before you were swept away into the worst part of the storm. You're barely able to hold onto the sadle of your dragon as their body is knocked around in all directions in this cloud of nightmares that surrounds you both. Spinning around, and around you have zero sense of direction as all you can see is rain and grey. When you try to gain control all your efforts are in vain. Going up only pushes your further left. Try to go right and you feel yourself being pulled downwards.

Eventually you break through the pocket of wind and clouds. As far as your eyes can see, all that surrounds you is a vast dark blue ocean with no Berk or friends in sight. Before you knew it, you and your dragon were heading straight towards the deep blue sea. Then it it all faded to black.

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You're body shakes with each pull. Soft sand covers your body as your hands dig into the ground, desperately grasping at the shore to try and not get swept back out to sea. With each push of your body you cough violently. Your head spins, your nose burns, your throat pours out streams of bile, spit, and saltwater. Slowly but surely you drag your body back to land were you finally collapse from exhaustion. As you barely keep your eyes open to try and stay continuous your body jolts awake in an instant the second cold water is poured onto your shaky form.

As you sit up and look at where the source of the water came from you're met with a familiar reptilian face. Your Dragon, a somber expression turned gleeful as they nudge and nuzzle into your side happy to see their rider alive. For a brief moment you feel relieved to see your Dragon alive as well despite both of your reaking of seawater and your bodies are cold to the touch.

Getting a good look at your surroundings you thank the Gods above that you've appeared to land on a prosperous island. One with a dense forest in front of you while giant mountains loom in the distance. Though panic emerges as you realize that this is no island that you've ever been to before. Unfortunately, looking towards the sea it appears that the storm has yet to qwell. Your Dragon hoists you onto her back. You don't even bother holding yourself up as you lay atop her cold scales. She's still too shaken up to fly so she makes the trek into the thick woods to try and seek shelter.

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Hiccup: . . B . But dad? . . .Dad stop please listen to me!!

Stoick: Enough Hiccup!

Hiccup: But how could you dismiss this?? They're still out there and. .

Stoick: I said ENOUGH Hiccup!

Hiccup: Dad. .

Stoick: Listen son. I want to get a search party going for (Y/N). . I really do. *he reaches out to try and console Hiccup*. .I would never want to lose another one of our own, 'specially one that means a lot to you. But we have more important matters to attend to first.

Goober: Yer fathers right Hiccup! I don't suppose Berk has seen the last of those trappers. . .I would bet my good Axe that their "friends" will be paying us a visit. Specially since we up and destroyed their first fleets.

Hiccup could only stand and agree. Even still the decision to leave you stranded, Odin knows where, left a bad taste in his mouth. Toothless could sense Hiccups worry as he lightly whined and nudged at his side.

Hiccup: *leaning down to pet Toothless* . . I know bud. I hope they're okay. . . wherever they are.

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When it rains it pours. For several days and grueling long nights you and your dragon had to endure the ever changing weather of this strange new island. From a cool windy day, to pouring rains at night, to harsh sunny afternoons. It would be considered a miracle if the two of you end up surviving this. Luckily and also horrifyingly, nothing seems to live on this island. Not a mouse or a Yak has been discovered as far as you and (Dragons name) have noticed. For such a massive space you'd assume their would be an abundance of wildlife for your to run into but, except for the occasional stray terrible terror, the island was practically empty. Which only made the silent nights all the more eerie as you feared that you might never see your friends and family ever again.

It was one cool night that fed you hope as a shadow seemed to dart around the cave you were inhabiting. At first you wanted to ignore it, believing it to be just another Terrible Terror. But the way the shadows voice hummed a low growl that shook you to your core you had a feeling that whatever they were they had to have been something bigger.

Startling your dragon awake only made the Shadow dart out of your cave and into the surrounding forest. As quickly as you were on your feet, your dragon was ready to give chase. Though you could barely see in front of you, your dragon did their best to navigate the woods. Using the shadows smell as a means of tracking it. The way the two of you, both dragon and shadow, zipped and twisted through the woods was memorizing but something about the shadows movements seemed oddly familiar. It was only after an oh so familiar screech did you put two and tso together.

(Y/N): *ushering to your dragon* C'mon girl we gotta catch up to them!

It was toothless it had to be! Oh you felt the need to cry tears of joy! That dark silhouette, the fast flying and that familiar nightfury cry it had to be them! You were saved! Though strangely as you called out to Toothless to slow down, that you weren't a threat only made them fly faster away from you.

(Y/N): Toothless where are you GOING??

And still they flew faster.

(Y/N): TOOTHLESS?!!

As you continued to chase after them the forest came to an end and into a clearing. A part of the island you haven't been to before and one that was frightening under the pale moonlight. A cavern of rocks and stone surrounded the opening with only a small beach to break the horizon. Where it led to you had no idea as you were more transfixed on the wall of boulder and stone that seemed to reach up and touch the clouds as it loomed over you.

For a brief moment you panicked as you lost sight of Toothless. That deep black scaly body was not doing you any favors in spotting him. Luckily your dragon hadn't lost their sent as they made a break towards a small opening amongst the rocky ledge. As your dragon squeezed through the crack eventually she ran into. . .

(Y/N): . . . Toothless?

Through the cracks of the cavern that surrounds you, small beams of moonlight peaking through the cracks, the orange glowing eyes before you felt like enough to paint a picture in your head that this was indeed not Toothless. Your own Dragon began to stand guard, as they realized that this Nght Fury is not the friend they know. As your Dragon barred its teeth and growled the nightfury only crawled backwards towards the wall cowering in freight as they realized that had nowhere else to run to. Their stature was smaller than Toothless, more thinly but not frail. Their tail was long and almost string like as it wrapped around their body to make them appear smaller than they already were. Their eyes a piercing orange as they bowed their head and shook with freight.

You had to settle your own Dragon as they were scaring this Night Fury. Slowly you approached the nightfury but only stopping as their maw began to open a swirl of orange and blue flame emitted from their mouth. They were scared of you but brave enough to still try and hold their ground.

(Y/N): Hey. ..hey. . .it's okay. I'm not going to try and hurt you.

As you reached out your hand to try and touch them they only screamed to try and ward you off before leaping over you and your dragon and out back towards the opening you came from. Before they had left you got a good glimpse of their body. Scars, their body was laced with deep scars that covered their underside from neck to tail.

Again you tried to chase after them. So many thoughts swirling in your head. A nightfury! You couldn't believe you found another Night Fury. But why are they here? Are there other nightfurys on this island?? But they look so wounded! What happened to them?

Squeezing back out into the opening you noticed that the nightfury made a brake towards the beach. As you turned the corner you almost stopped dead in your tracks as your eyes gazed upon the hellish sight. Before you, the coast of this secluded beach covered in countless ships. Wrecked and torn these ships lay dormant. Up in the distance you spotted the Night Fury once more. They hovered over this graveyard only fleeing once they spotted you. Back towards the woods they flew into the night leaving you and your dragon once more.

You had your dragon fly towards the ships. Jumping off you cautiously approach this ship graveyard. Upon further investigation all those who were aboard this ship had been lost to time. Scattered human remains cover the ship decks and surrounding sands. Old wood wrapped by the endless waters that crash upon the shore. Barnacles and plants take over the masts and bows. The most shocking part of it all was the numerous large scratch marks that cover the ships. Holes and blast marks tell a tale of struggle that you could piece together who the culprit is behind these extra damages. Though when you notice the cages and chains that call these ghsot ships home you understand exactly why they would have done this.

But still the thought didn't sit well with you. What seemed like a whole fleet of ships, to be taken down by one Night Fury was terrifying. Not to mention who ever was crazy enough to track down one lone nightfury to the ends of the earth was scary in it's own right. But they and their crew are long gone now, leaving one scarred nightfury both in physical appearance and mentally as well.

You need to help them.

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Alright so the whole "helping the Night Fury plan" was going as good as you could get it. Which is to say not good at all. How Hiccup managed to tame Toothless seemed to be night and day for you.

First of all tracking down the damn thing was a battle in its own right. First of all they could still fly, great! But not great as it would just fly away the moment they sensed your presence. You could only get close to it if you managed to corner it off but that made a problem in it's owm right. Scare it too much and it would curl itself into a big defense curl not opening up for anybody. Got too close to it and you'd receive a tail, bite or blast to the face.

The one saving grace that all creatures big and small experience is hunger. Feeding time became something you exploited heavily. If your dragon needs to eat so does the Night Fury! And so you'd always try to fish up more food for the nightfury, leaving piles of food or trying to usher the nightfury closer to you by holding fish in your hand.

And it seemed to work. Kind of. . . remember the terrible terrors? Yeah they were bothersome in their own right. Even though they were the only other dragons on this island they seemed to keep getting in your way at the worst times possible. Leave food out for too long and the terrible terrors would get to them first. Tried holding your hand out to feed the night fury and a terrible terror would just seem to pop up out of nowhere stealing your food and scaring off the nightfury.

It was only a few days realistically (that felt like weeks in your head) did you finally, FINALLY gain enough trust towards the Night Fury. Enough so that they wouldn't just fly away or try to bite you if you got top close to them. You still couldn't touch them but this was a promising start.

Now the next hurdle, making sure the Night Fury doesn't fly away because they're scared of your dragon. Don't get it twisted, you're dragon is the sweetest girl you've ever met. She's just like a puppy dog! Great for others not so much when you have a easily frightened dragon you want to tame. If it isn't her size, her personality more than fills the room as she loves to flap her wings in excitement and run around playing in the sand.

Guessing that the Night Fury hasn't seen other dragons larger than terrible terrors in Odin knows how long, your giant puppy dog of a dragon easily startles the nightfury just by looking at them. And that was a problem you had no idea how to fix. The food was one thing but to get a dragon used to other dragons was something neither you nor Hiccup had to ever deal with before.

Hiccup. . . you haven't thought about the others in a while. Everyday on this island was spent on surviving and now that the nightfury was of priority you're unsure just how long you've been on this island. But with no sign of anyone coming the thought of being trapped on this island forever, lost and alone, the tears couldn't help but form in your eyes. Your dragon sensed this as they nudged your side in an attempt to comfort you. Still you let the beating sun shine down upon you. The heat causing your body to sweat up a storm as your body rocked and swayed almost about to pass out. You only jolted in surprise when a large chunk of cool mud was launched at your direction.

(Y/N): *whipping off the mud* achk . . pfft . bleh. ...ohhh (Dragon name), Seriously??

Your Dragon gave you a playful laugh as they began to roll around in the sand and mud. It was a particularly hot day and back on Berk the too of you would find comfort in a nice cool mud bath while soaking up the sun. At least you were laughing with them as you threw some mud back. Your laughter didn't go unheard. Slowly but surely through the shadows emerged a living shadow, to put it simply. The Night Fury had been intrigued by the noise and had decided to come over. Upon noticing it was you and also your dragon they seemed to stand still almost hesitant to move forward.

Noticing this you try to usher them to come closer.

(Y/N): *softly* that's it! . . come on closer. We won't hurt you. . if you come here I could give you some fish! You like fish! I know you do!

All this talk about fish made your dragon sway with delight as they happily stomped in the mud. You were a bit worried that their movement was going to scare off the Night Fury especially after a few splashes of mud. But surprisingly they didn't run away. The coolness of the mud seemed to sooth them. And as if a miracle was happening before your very eyes the Night Fury slowly sat in the mud alongside you and your dragon. Unsure of what to do your dragon happily rolled around in the mud in which the nightfury followed suit. But even still, if you or your dragon got too close, the nightfury would growl and snear. Still, you had an idea of how to get this Night Fury to start opening up more.

And so the second part of this nightfury training fiasco could commence! Creeping up on mid day you would happily start a mud party in which you and your dragon would play, splash and roll around in the mud together. Slowly coaxing the Night Fury to follow suit until eventually they felt comfortable enough to join in all by themselves. You would feed both the Night Fury and your dragon letting them know you mean no harm and before you new it the Night Fury was happily waiting each day to join in on some mud fun and free food from the mystery human!

You even had moments of being able to touch and pet the Night Fury! But only in certain spots like on their snout and chin. Got too close to any other parts and they would pull away, but thankfully no orange plasma blast or teeth anymore!

On another day of playing in the mud you noticed something particularly odd about this Night Fury. Their scars. You were smart enough to understand that whatever dragon trappers were on those ships had done something truly awful to this Night Fury. But strangely some of the scars still look fresh? Almost none have deteriorated in color. You would soon understand why this was as the Night Fury was off napping next to your dragon. In their sleep they would toss and turn their scars rubbing against the course rock and stone. What made it worse was that their back legs would begin to scratch and claw at their skin like a cat with a bad itch. Looking at their claws they looked larger than Toothless's. Long, Sharp, almost ingrown and misshapen. Then what you expected to happen did. Their claws, with all their scratching, had broken skin and reopened the scars that laced their body.

Thick drops of blood started to pour out of the Night Fury's left side. Without thinking you rushed in to try and stop the bleeding. But upon you touching their skin the nightfury jolted awake. In an instant they backed away and darted into the woods leaving a trail of blood in their wake.

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(Y/N):. . . *softly* that's it . . .keep them occupied.

Thankfully the Night Fury didn't stay gone permanently. After a few days they had returned back to you and your dragon. They became extra keen on keeping a distance between you and them. Though you couldn't just stand by and let them harm themselves like this. You were going to help this Night Fury whether they wanted help or not!

Your Dragon was on "special" duty today. Being a distraction for the Night Fury during feeding time today. They happily rolled around in the sand, pushing rocks and fish around and just doing whatever they could to keep the nightfurys focus on them while you snuck up behind them to try and soften those talons currently growing out of their hind feet.

Taking a small carving knife you did your best to try and shaven down some of the more serious claws. And it was going well! Great actually! Until the poor Night Fury felt the need to scratch. . . and realization settled in that they couldn't scratch that itch no more. Turning their head to look at you little was exchanged as they began to bear their teeth. Hot fire flared in their maw you could hear the sound of death emitting from their core. As they slowly approached your sitting form you did what you thought was the only chance of survival in that moment. Letting out your hand and without looking them in the eye you awaited to feel the burning sensation of flame on your palm. But no burn came. As the Night Fury slowly settled down they gently sniffed your palm, until their nose made contact with your hand. A low rumble escaped them as their eyes grew wide and soft anticipating your next move.

(Y/N): *turning your head back to look at them, your other hand rests on their face*: . . . I don't want you hurting yourself anymore okay? . . . You deserve to move on from this. If you need hands for scratching I'm right here, and trust me when I say they'll be a lot more gentle than you're old mangy claws.

And with that the long haul was over. . . as they looked into your eyes they saw a future full of comfort, finally putting their restless life at ease.

(Y/N): *Your dragon lay beside you with the Night Fury resting in your lap watching the senset in the distance.* . . . I'll think I'll call you Scratch. How does that sound?

The Night Fury only sighed in contently as the two dragons that surround you drifted off to sleep.

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Loud plops followed thrown rocks as Hiccup and Toothless sat by a nearby stream. Feeling the ever growing frustration build up inside him Hiccup let out a loud scream as Toothless perked up to look at his rider. What Hiccup didn't know was that his scream would be heard by Astrid as well as she hoped off of Stormfly to try and lend Hiccup a listening ear.

Astrid: Hiding from you're father again?

Hiccup: *Startled* Astrid?. ..What .. What are you doing here?

Astrid: *teasing* Trying to figure out what that howling was.. . .soooo what's with the screaming.

Hiccup: *Annoyed not at Astrid but due to the circumstances of his life right now*. . . Well you know. ....it's just my father wants me to be on Berk at all times at all hours of the day.

Astrid: Well, with all of these raids it's only understandable as to why.. .

Hiccup: But even still we have yet to see any signs of these raids stopping . ... *he sits down by the water his mind lost in thought* ..... Not to mention (Y/N)'s still lost.

Astrid: *concerned* Hiccup.

Hiccup: I know they're still out there. I know it. . . . it's just frustrating. I swear me and Toothless have spent countless nights searching for them. We've checked each island, every shore and nothing. But until all these raids are done and Berk is safe my Father will keep me and Toothless here while we have to sit knowing that our friend is lost out there . ....somewhere.

Astrid: *Has seated herself next to Hiccup as she tries to string together words of encouragement* And I know they're out there too. . .*She tries to rest her hand on Hiccups shoulder*. . . you've done a lot with what you're able to do right now. I'm sure that if (Y/N) could see that they'd understand. But you have to remember they're one of us Hiccup. They're strong and so are you. We'll find them Hiccup and we'll beat down anyone who tries to get in our way.

Hiccup: *feeling a bit better he tries to look up at Astrid with a newfound hope in his heart* . . .Thank you Astrid. . . I just hope you're right.

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(Y/N): *You exhale a deep breath as you gaze upon the morning ocean.* . . . we're leaving, now or never, I'm coming back home.

Sitting atop your dragon with nothing more than the clothes on your back you looked out at the looming ocean. It seemed to stretch on forever, like you were at the edge of the world one wrong turn and you'd fall right off. But you felt confident in your albeit, half baked plan. After weeks of waiting you had no other choice but to take matters into your own hands and attempt to leave the island and find your way back home. Luckily you weren't alone as you had your dragon and one nightfury to accompany you.

Speaking of which the Night Fury you named Scratch was right behind you every step of the way. More specifically they were attached to the hip with (Dragons name) and had formed a sort of sibling-esc relationship with your dragon. Scratch is a bit uncomfortable to be around all these ships as they stared at them cautiously. But you did your best to reassure them letting them know they have a much better life a head of them, leaving these nasty ships behind for starters.

Looking out to sea your plan was that if these ships are on this island they must have come from somewhere and that somewhere has to be the opposite direction. So . . . just follow the "path". It wasn't a great plan. A pretty dumb one actually. But you had no other options.

As the morning sun began to rise in the distance you took the daylight as the signal to leave and up to the clouds you went as you set off on a path that would either take you home or leave you stranded at sea.

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Flying through clouds, clouds, and more clouds the sun had reached the highest point in the sky and still no signs of anything say for the strand tiny islands with a bit of trees and rock formations here and there.

You felt bad. Real bad. You weren't sure if your dragon was exhausted. It's not as if you haven't flown for hours on end but still without the others to keep you company the hours felt like days amongst the stagnant sky. Well, at least Scratch was keeping (Dragon's name) awake. Scratch was actually enjoying the open air. Smiling and floating around you as they flew around the clouds leaving whispy trails in their wake.

As sweat poured out of every orifice of your body you nearly fell off your dragon when you noticed a tiny colorful dot amongst a sea of ocean blue. A longer look would all but confirm that it was a ship! A ship! You're heart racing you almost left Scratch in the sky alone as you had (Dragons name) blaze towards the ship below. But your celebration would be short lived as the lone ship suddenly turned from one to two then three and four. What looked to be a whole fleet of ships that had emerged from the great blue you charged back up towards the sky not wanting whoever was operating said ships to spot you. Their red flags and armored sailors would tell you a bigger story. Raiders. Dragon Raiders.

Luckily it appeared as if Scratch hadn't noticed the ships. If they did they would most certainly had turned back around and fled. You signaled to your dragon to keep her distance and stay hidden in the clouds. Only dropping occasional to keep a track of those ships. Knowing that Scratch was going to follow (Dragons name)'s lead you weren't worried about them being spotted so long as you stayed high up in the sky.

But you couldn't not follow the ships either. With another dumb plan in mind your best bet at survival is to follow wherever those raid ships are headed. If it's Berk or not if there are people, wherever they are headed there has to be a place to stop and rest.

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Deep looming horns alerted everyone on Berk. Some were startled while others showed great pleasure as they picked up their swords and maces and axes and prepared for another battle to hit their waters. Dragons soard and roared and followed their riders movements sharing much oc the same excitement to stretch their wings and fight once again.

Hiccup was far off into the woods only alerted of the coming battle by Astrid. As Hiccup returned to Berk waving off the other riders to prepare themselves, Gobber stopped him for a quick briefing of the situation.

Gobber: All say. This is the fourth time this week! Don't these raiders have anythin' betta to do? Not that I'm complain'! Keeps me plenty business since I have to keep everyone's weapons sharpened.

Hiccup: Well . . .I'm glad you're looking at the positives. But stay safe Gobber . . I

Gobber: Stay safe? I'm not a baby I'm a Viking! There's no fun in a battle if yer playin' it safe.

Hiccup: I . I know but.. .

Gobber: I get it. I get it. I won't go disappearin' on you lad like (Y/N). . . *his voice goes somber for a moment* but if you want to see them again . . . it's you who should be playin' it safe. Now go!

Gobber barks, ushering Hiccup and Toothless to join in on the others as a fleet of ships make their way towards Berks shores.

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By the stars above. You must be dreaming, or hallucinating. Even though your dragon was on the verge of passing out she managed to pull through sticking it to the end. Savoring the fruits of her labor it was almost too good to be true. The fleet that you'd been following had taken you straight back to Berk. Your home, how you missed familiar company. But celebrating had to wait, you nearly rushed on ahead without thinking. The realization settling in that these ships are not here on good terms means you would have to be fighting soon.

But what about Scratch? If a fight broke out . ... you're not entirely sure what would happen to them. Where would they go? Would they seriously try flying back to that island?

You're thoughts were interrupted by the cacophany of war crys of some very angry Vikings beneath you. As boats touched sand countless Berkians and raiders fought ferociously as clangs and clings of metal touching metal echoed around you.

Luckily these raiders were hoping their numbers would be enough to stand against Berk. Not bringing any dragons of their own you didn't see this fight lasting long. Still other dragons and dragon riders would have to be warry of the ships and their arsenal of dragon traps.

Especially. . .

Hiccup: Toothless Dodge!!

Hiccup?... You stop in your tracks. Whipping your head around, you're not even focused on the fighting anymore. Zipping and twisting you try your best to keep up with the ever fast Toothless. But you're sure that speeding black whiz is none other than Hiccup and Toothless as purple flames shoot at the ships below.

(Y/N): HICCUP!!

You call out.

(Y/N): HICCUP!!!

Once more, it was enough to get the chief to be"s attention. Toothless had slowed down as they hovered trying to pinpoint the sound of your shouting. It would be Hiccup who spots you as he guides Toothless over to your call.

Hiccup: (Y/N)!!!?? ....(Y/N) is that you???

And there you were, a bit slow to come to him Toothless nearly flys into you, excitement beaming from both him and Hiccup. Neither of you could talk, too stunned to speak. All Hiccup could do was lean out and touch you. A sentiment you shared as you touched his hand confirming that he wasn't dreaming. Then came the water works. Oh how you cried.

Hiccup: *in disbelief*.. . .Ho . How .?? . .(Y/N)? . ..is that really you??

You could only sit atop your dragon. Hands over your mouth to stifle cries. But your tearful reunion was short lived as the hustle and bustle of war grounded you back to reality. Looking around you had nearly forgotten of a certain nightfury that was supposed to be accompanying you. But as your heart sank they were nowhere to be seen. Your head whipped around to try and spot them but you were sure that they had fled once the battle had broken out. You couldn't blame them for flying away. Hiccup noticed your panicked searching as they tried to ask you what was wrong.

However, what you feared would happen, did. Your Dragon was beyond excasuted. With neither you or Hiccup paying attention to youur surroundings countless traps flew towards your location from the ships below. Toothless was able to dodge no problem but your dragon was not as lucky. A strange sense of Deja vu hit as Hiccup called out to you. You and your dragon careened towards the earth. Falling atop a ship as a large net entangled you and your dragon rendering you unable to escape. In an instant a group of raiders swarmed you. With their weapons and nasty glares you struggled with each movement as your dragon squirmed and flung herself violently around. Not taking to kindly to being tied up on a boat full of humans who want to kill her.

You struggled some more but only stopped when your eyes made contact with the glare of one large raider. He towered over his companions, his ax dragged along the shipdeck as he approached you and your dragon.

Hiccup: (Y/N)!!! *he calls out to you in a panic as Toothless dives towards the ship*

As you closed your eyes preparing for the worst an oh so familiar dragonous cry emitted from the sky. . . but it wasn't from Toothless.

Instead of flashes of purple flame bright orange shots beamed from beyond the clouds. A black form swiftly dove past Toothless and Hiccup. A speed unlike what Hiccup has ever seen before. Unable to make out the creatures form only flashes of orange followed their trail. Toothless had nearly stopped in his tracks, almost launching Hiccup off his back in the process. Toothless was carefully eyeing the surrounding air, their curiosity almost overriding his desire to listen to his rider.

Hiccup: C'mon bud we have to help . . . .*his voice trails off as he stares in awe at the sight before him*

The raiders on the ship, no longer payed any mind to your trapped body and dragon. Their heads whipped around to try and spot the mysterious dragon that was shooting at their ship. The largest raider had even dropped his ax upon nearly getting stuck with a large orange ball of flame. Though the mystery would reveal themselves as they landed ontop of you and your dragon.

(Y/N): . . ..*shocked* . . Scratch!

Scratch had come out of hiding. They stalked the raiders before them. Arched back and their tail whipping around, they didn't even need to bare fangs as their glowing orange eyes shot daggers into the raiders. Half of the crew fled, some even jumping overboard. The other half, freightned, slumped behind the largest member. Though anyone could see that even he was frightened at the sudden appearance of this new nightfury. With cautious steps, Scratch approached the startled raiders. Their claws scratching along the wooden shipdeck, they snarled, as their body started to glow a slight orange. For a moment it felt as if the world stopped. In that moment all eyes stared at the fearsome Night Fury who wanted nothing more than to tear apart the raiders that had caused harm to their new friends. Even Toothless and Hiccup, who had landed beside you were silent to Scratches presence. The silnce only broken once Scratch began to hiss and screetch, their body emitting a large blast of oarnge that was aimed directly at the raiders on the ship. A flash of orange and blue was all anyone saw before their eyes were shrouded by a flash of white.

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Thank you so so so much for the request @itsscromp I hope to write more about Scratch in the future!!! This is my first Night Fury OC so I hope you guys like em!!!

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