Dragon Treasure Chapter: 15

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 15

Summary:  Hiccup is just a little seven year old boy running away from his father’s disappointment and meets a new friend hiding in the woods. Stoic is about to learn that one man’s burden is another man’s treasure. 

It had been a month since the Night Fury clan had come to the shores of Berk in search of an alliance with the human tribe. A month since one mistake led a little boy literally tumbling into the life of a dragon and a friendship was born. In just one month the course of destiny had been changed for both the dragon and human clans forever.

Toothless stood in the cove, disguised as a human looking around his temporary home in awe. He never would have thought in a million years that this place would be such an important place for him. The dragon smiled as his ears picked up the sounds of stomping feet and a child's giggles coming his way before he casually turned around to look up at the cliff.

The tiny head of his little human hatchling came into view, his tiny body leaning over the side smiling back at him before he said, "What are you doing Toothless?"

"Just thinking," he replied as he uncrossed his arms and approached the cliff.

"About wha-"

Hiccup could not finish asking his question before his hand slipped and he fell head first into the cove. The Night Fury had predicted this in advance when he saw the clumsy little boy leaning a bit too far out and easily caught the child.

"Omf," they both grunted as the power behind the fall knocked them both back to the ground.

Toothless took one hand away from his protective embrace on Hiccup and rubbed the bump that was forming on the back of his head. He looked down at the little boy that was lying on his chest who was staring back at him with concerned eyes.

"Sorry, are you ok?" Hiccup asked worried.

"Yes. I am fine," Toothless replied ruffling the child's hair as he sat up pulling the boy into his lap to check him over for scrapes.

"How did you know I was gonna fall?" Hiccup asked in amazement.

The dragon smiled before he replied, "Because you have got to be the most accident-prone creature I have ever met in my life."

Hiccup glared at him and stuck his tongue out before crossing his arms and turning away from his friend pouting.

"Don't be like that hatchling, I was only…half kidding. My bond with you as my treasure tells me when you need me. So, no matter how far you are from me I will always find you," Toothless explained pulling the boy in his lap into a strong, protective hug.

"You're still a jerk," the boy replied making the dragon chuckle.

"You're still clumsy but alas, we love each other anyhow, don't we?" the dragon said as he stood up still holding on to the human who reluctantly nodded in reply.

"So, what were you thinking about?" Hiccup asked curiously.

"I was wondering how terribly dull it would have been around here if my clumsy little human hadn't found me," He teased as he continued to tussle the boy's hair.

"Unbearably," the child teased back with a grin.

"HICCUP!" a voice called and the boys looked up to see Astrid and Tyra's terrified faces.

"It's alright I got him," Toothless assured them.

Tyra let out a sigh of relief as Astrid said, "He ran ahead of us and we saw him fall."

When the girl and human had climbed down into the cove, Astrid immediately stomped over to the pair as the dragon put Hiccup down. The blond girl pulled back her arm and punched the boy right in the arm making the boy cry out in shock before she let another fist fly to the same spot.

"That's for scaring the crap out of me," she cried to the boy who was rubbing his sore arm.

When Tyra heard the distinct warning growl of the other Night Fury she decided to step in before Toothless' papa dragon instincts kicked in.

"Alright I think we need to get started on today's training, don't you?" she declared.

The children nodded enthusiastically before pulling the equipment out of the cave so that they could begin their practice.

They had been working with the villagers of Berk to prepare themselves for the fight of their lives since their arrival. Toothless being the overly protective dragon that he was demanded more training for Hiccup so that he could protect himself the very best that he could.

"Brace yourself Toothless. Today's training is for you as well to practice what I've taught you," Tyra said as she watched the children grab their things.

Toothless looked at her confused before the human children came back with their shields and weapons and stood anxious to get started.

"Alright, first we review everything we've learned up until now," she explained as she began removing her clothing and smirked at the trio of groans.

As she removed the last of her attire she turned her head to them and said, "We review them up there."

"Astrid, you ride with me and Hiccup will ride with Toothless. Each team will have a ribbon tied to the dragon's tail and the first team to capture the other's ribbon will get the losing team's dessert," she explained handing a silver ribbon to Hiccup and a purple ribbon to Astrid.

The dragon and children quickly realized they were going to fight in the sky. As Hiccup and Astrid cheered with excitement of being able to fly, Toothless was completely terrified. He followed Tyra's lead and quickly transformed into his dragon form before glaring at her.

'What are you thinking taking them up there?' Toothless demanded.

'Like I said this would be training for you as well' she replied calmly.

The children quickly climbed onto the dragons and took to the skies. Toothless still didn't know how he felt about all this and only got more uncomfortable when Tyra nodded to him and flew into the clouds with Astrid.

"We gotta go in there?" Hiccup said gripping onto the back of the dragon.

'I'm with you. Don't be scared' Toothless cooed to the boy before flying off after the girls into the thick grey clouds.

Hiccup felt like he was going blind and tried desperately to see what was in front of him making sure to have his shield held out in front of him. Toothless looked around carefully keeping his eyes and ears open to anything that could attack them. They both suddenly heard the whining sound of a blast coming at them and Toothless quickly dived down to avoid the attack. The Night Fury couldn't believe it, as hard as he was concentrating he could not find the girls anywhere. It was as if they had dissolved into the clouds and had become invisible.

Suddenly out of nowhere there they were facing them with a smirk as if mocking them with their presence.

"What do we do she's so fast," Hiccup yelled over the clouds.

'I have a plan' Toothless grunted before he smirked at Tyra and flew up disappearing into the clouds.

Tyra watched him fly off and shook her head before flying off after them into the thick mass of grey but to her surprise they vanished.

'He's learning' she thought as she assessed her surroundings.

She could hear them above her and began flying up until she had to stop because she could hear Toothless' wings beating behind her…and then beside her. When she began hearing them in every direction she had to stop and focus.

'He's using my hearing and his speed against me, clever' she thought to herself.

Toothless was acting like a hummingbird zipping through the clouds to distract her, he had to have mastered his gliding in order to fly all around so fast that she couldn’t find him. When Tyra realized he was in front of her she decided to use his own tactic against him. She flew up and flew high before she assessed where he was below her. She looked over her shoulder to her passenger and nodded towards her weapons. Astrid looked at her strangely not understanding until Tyra nodded her snout to the pair below them. The little girl's eyes bulged out of her head before she did as she was told, putting her axe in its sheath and put her shield on her back before gripping the dragon's neck. When she felt Astrid was secure Tyra brought her wings in close allowing her to freefall on top of her prey.

Toothless yelped in shock by the sudden weight on his back. He could feel Hiccup clinging onto him terrified and became desperate to sturdy himself. He struggled to stretch out his wings to try and slow them down while trying to wiggle out of his attacker's grasp.

'What are you going to do? From here I could easily take your treasure away' he heard Tyra say.

Suddenly the Night Fury's eyes became slits and he angrily whipped out his wings to sturdy himself. In one swift motion he spun around and clawed at his captor who let him go before yelping in surprise at the sudden action. He moved so fast that Hiccup was suction cupped to the dragon's back and as quickly as he was upside down he was right side up again flying towards the safety of the ground.

'I think that's enough training for today' Toothless thought to himself as they landed.

Tyra and Astrid were not far behind them and landed soon after them. As soon as Hiccup had collapsed onto the ground shaken from the experience Toothless went after Tyra.

'What was that? Were you trying to get us killed?!' The Night Fury demanded.

'I told you this was training for you as much as him. You want to be able to protect him but yet you want me to go easy on you' she replied calmly as Astrid climbed down from her back just as shaken from the experience.

She gently nuzzled the girl's side forcing her to sit down beside her to rest before she turned back to the fuming dragon before her.

Toothless couldn't remember a time where he had been more furious then he was right this second with one of his own kind. Not only had she risked his boy but both children could have fallen out of the sky at any moment.

'She is right Night Fury the mad queen would not go so easily on you both simply because they are children. She wants the boy for herself to devoir not to coddle' a new voice said. The dragons turned around to see a colourful Nadder.

"Woh," Astrid said as she gazed at the new dragon before she slowly approached it.

The Nadder noticed her immediately. She crouched down on all fours to try and reach the little girl's eye level the best she could.

'Hello little one' the Nadder cooed at Astrid.

The blue dragon had always had a soft spot for hatchlings of any breed and had always chalked it up to maternal instincts. This little one though specifically had her undivided attention almost immediately which was strange even for her since she was usually very cautious around humans.

"You are very pretty," Astrid said holding her hand out to the dragon to smell just as Hiccup had shown her.

'Thank you, child. You are very lovely also hatchling, like gold' she replied taking in the little girl's scent and nuzzling her hand and arm making her giggle.

'Are you just here to spoil the humans with affection or are you risking your presence here for a reason?' Toothless asked still upset by events from before.

'Yes, forgive me I do have information given by the Nightmare. He has been instructed by the queen herself to lead the next raid into Berk. She is determined to have your treasure and will destroy the village in order to do so," she explained.

Toothless growled possessively as he claws dug deep into the ground. He looked over to Hiccup who simply stared back at him in confusion.

'He can't know that the queen is after him. He'll be terrified' Toothless thought to himself.

'I have a plan' Tyra said suddenly surprising both dragons.

'Tell your leader that the raid will happen, and Berk will attack you. We will take this opportunity to find out who the queen's spies are and destroy them. Then many of you will go into hiding and the rest of the raid party will go back to the queen and say that there are powerful allies on the side of humans and they 'destroyed' the missing dragons.' She explained.

'Won't that make the mad queen want to attack you more?' The Nadder asked.

'Yes, but she will be forced to realize that she has underestimated our power. She will have to think of a proper strategy which will buy us time to get stronger' Tyra explained to the two dragons who nodded in agreement.

'Very well I will inform the Nightmare and I wish you luck' the Nadder said and nodded to the little girl at her side before taking off.

Tyra and Toothless looked at each other thinking the same thing 'They needed to get the village to warn the others.'

They quickly scooped up their clothes and put the children on to their backs before they ran off towards the village. As they ran Tyra looked over Toothless thinking back to that day's lessons.

'Toothless' she called getting the dragon's attention.

'You did well today' Tyra commented to the dragon simply who nodded in reply as they continued their journey in silence.

"Hey guys who won?" Astrid asked suddenly.

The two dragons looked at each other curiously before they stopped and looked at their tails only to realize that they never did finish their 'game.' Astrid quickly jumped off the Night Fury and plucked the ribbon off Toothless' tail and held it over her head in victory.

"Your dessert is mine," she said to Hiccup who groaned in defeat making the dragon's laugh.

Toothless suddenly stopped and looked over to the other dragon and said 'Wait if she won Hiccup's dessert…what did you win?'

Tyra just smiled evilly at Toothless before the human girl climbed back on her back and they took off back towards the village.

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 10

Summary:  Hiccup is just a little seven year old boy running away from his father’s disappointment and meets a new friend hiding in the woods. Stoick is about to learn that one man’s burden is another man’s treasure. 

Hiccup and Toothless were having the time of their lives flying through the rarely clear blue sky. Toothless had wanted to share this moment with his human for quite some time but unfortunately Hiccup didn't remember their first fly together and quite frankly the dragon didn't want to remember either since it involved the boy being very sick.

Looking over his shoulder he shook his head at the boy in amusement who was the embodiment of happiness with his eyes the biggest he's ever seen them and smile to match.

"This is amazing! Can we go higher?" Hiccup asked.

'Uh ya' the dragon thought as he flapped his wings bringing them higher and higher into the clouds making Hiccup cheer in excitement.

The Night Fury was happy to see his hatchling so excited, but this was only the beginning of the fun. Since it was Hiccup's first flight he could remember, Toothless intended to make it memorable.

When Toothless felt he was high enough he stopped flapping all together and just let his body free fall back to Earth. Hiccup could feel his stomach tingling as his body quickly fell away from the dragon's back and was beside himself with the rush he was feeling. The pair were eye to eye as they descended back down and Toothless was shocked when he saw the little boy's expression. He was expecting to see shock or fear in his eyes, instead all the Night Fury saw was happiness and excitement. The child didn't doubt for a second that Toothless would reach out and grab him if he was in real danger which made the Night Fury grateful that someone trusted him that much.

The dragon smiled as he used his paw to spin Hiccup in a circle producing the giggles that Toothless loved to hear so much. After a while he looked up to see the ground was getting closer. He quickly grabbed his human, held him to his chest as he spread his wings and began flapping them once more. Other than a few spins and flips through the air the rest of the flight back to Berk was uneventful until the Night Fury noticed the ships.

There was something strange about them, they smelt very odd and they were heading for his hatchling's home. Whoever they were he intended to find out quickly whether they were friend or foe and with that flapped his wings harder to quickly bring them home.

…

The pale girl stared out at the sky and became surprised when she saw a dragon with a human child as a companion. As she tried to get a closer look a hand gently found its way onto her bare shoulder and she turned to see the familiar face of her nurse.

"Come child, your mother requests your presence before landing so she may speak to you," the woman said smiling kindly to her.

"Very well," the girl replied before looking back at the Night Fury with her deep blue eyes once more mesmerized by his flying before following the human woman.

"Mother," the girl greeted bowing respectfully to the Night Fury in front of her.

'Your training is proving useful to you my daughter. Your shift is flawless' the black dragon commented proudly.

"I couldn’t agree more. You make us proud child," a man replied.

The young girl looked over to the familiar voice with a smile as a tall muscular human man with auburn hair and smoky grey eyes walked over to her. Gently he grasped her shoulders and placed a loving kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you, father," she replied.

The small family heard one of the crew yell out that they were nearly to shore before the man looked to his wife and said, "Alright my love, time to put on your makeup."

…

Toothless landed in the middle of the village before he and Hiccup made a dash for the docks where they found Stoick waiting for the ships. As they got closer they noticed the boats had already docked and were being tied to let everyone off.

"Whose coming dad?" Hiccup asked.

"I don't know son," Stoick replied looking distracted.

As he said that, figures slowly began walking off the boats. Stoick and the other vikings couldn’t help staring in shock at their new guests. Most of the people coming off were completely naked and with no shame at all, walking past the people of Berk towards Stoick. When the chief came face to face with a slightly taller man that was wearing clothes his breathing hitched and Stoick thought he truly was staring at a ghost.

"Brother?" he asked in shock making the other Vikings gasp in surprise.

The man that looked no older than Stoick, confirmed the chief's accusation with a kind smile before nodding his head.

"It has been a very long time little brother. You had less hair then," the man replied in a deep voice followed by a chuckle.

"I was 5 and as I vaguely recall you were exiled Hàkon," Stoick replied irritated.

"Ai, I was but I was under the impression by the messengers that things have changed, and you are ready for help," the man replied before looking over to Hiccup and Toothless.

"I see much has changed around here indeed," Hàkon replied.

Stoick pushed Hiccup behind him so he was no longer in eyesight of his older brother. The Viking chief was confused by this sudden appearance but until he knew the truth the man in front of him was not to be trusted.

"What messengers do you speak of? I have sent no one," Stoick demanded.

"You didn't send the messengers from Berk?" the older man asked suddenly confused.

"What messengers?" the chief asked again.

"The dragons of course. Dragon scouts came to our boats seeking help in taking down the Green death. When they said come to Berk I thought for certain you were calling me home," Hàkon explained almost saddened that his brother was not the one who sent the messengers.

The atmosphere became tense as the brothers continued to stare at each other in front of the shocked crowd of Vikings and new comers. The chief decided nothing would accomplished standing around the dock and took action.

"Hàkon, I assume you know where the great hall is. Follow me we can talk there," Stoick said determined to get some answers.

Toothless was furious at what he had just heard. The scouts had not found dragons but human allies to help accomplish their quest. What if these people were seeking revenge for being exiled by his human's father and put Hiccup in danger?

Toothless was fuming over the results of the failed plan when an overwhelming scent consumed his senses. One of these people carried the smell of the ocean, wood from the boats and something else that seemed intoxicating to him. He looked around desperately for the owner of that smell until he realized the person giving off the aroma was standing beside Stoick's brother. It was a young human girl with long black hair pulled into a triple ponytail going down the back of her head, she felt him staring at the back of her head and gracefully turned her head to look in the Night Fury's direction. Her beauty took Toothless' breath away as her deep blue eyes that seemed to pop against her naked porcelain skin met his forest green ones.

She gave him a sweet smile before she turned away trying to hide a laugh that was trying to escape her lips. For a moment he wondered why she was laughing until he felt Hiccup push his mouth closed with his finger…apparently she made his jaw drop.

"Somebody's got a cruuuuush," the little boy teased in a sing song voice before running off to follow his father while the dragon chased after him.

'I do NOT have a crush' he growled after the child as they all made their way to the great hall.

Hiccup quickly caught up to his father and walked into the great hall by his side as Toothless who had caught up by then walked behind them. It took a few minutes for everyone to get settled, especially for those Vikings who sat beside someone who was naked. Poor Gobber was one of the Vikings sitting in between two newcomers. The young man sitting to his left, simply looked over and nodded at him as if his appearance didn't bother anyone.

"Alright Hàkon we're all here. Now what exactly are you doing here?" Stoick asked the man.

"In short brother we are here to help bring down the mad queen," the man explained.

"Who is the mad queen? What's it got to do with us?"

"She is the false dragon queen that took over the place after we were exiled. She is the reason for all the raids on Berk and other islands. She needs to be taken down and we can help with the assistance of the rebel dragons. However, I have a condition,"Hàkon said.

Stoick stared at the man not sure what was crazier, his brother or the fact that they were all listening to him. Instinct was telling him though that what he was saying was indeed the truth, so giving him the benefit of the doubt he indulged the man.

"What are your conditions?" he asked his brother.

"Just one thing, I want to be no longer exiled from Berk. These people here are good and wish for nothing less than the home that was stolen from them. My child deserves a home Stoick," Hàkon explained.

"You think all these people are going to be able to live on Berk. We have a hard enough time feeding the people we have already," Stoick said looking at the full room.

Hàkon looked at his brother confused before following his gaze. When he realized what his little brother was thinking he gave a hearty chuckle.

"Oh no Stoick, just the clothed ones. The naked ones are dragons," the man chuckled.

At first everyone sighed in relief seeing only maybe 4 or 5 clothed people other than Hàkon. That quickly dissipated when they realized they were surrounded by dragons. Stoick didn't think his eyes could get any bigger, had his older brother seriously brought ships of dragons to his shores?

"You do recall why I was exiled in the first place don't you?" the man asked when he saw the confused look on his brother's face.

Stoick only looked at the man in shock still wrapping his head around room full of dragons disguised as naked humans.

"Stoick, I'd like you to meet my mate Eldrid," Hàkon said helping the naked woman to her feet.

The woman gazed her blue eyes adoringly at her mate as her onyx hair fell wildly down her back before turning to Stoick and bowing to him respectfully. Then Hàkon held his hand out and smiled as the tiny pale hand of the girl from before grasped it. Gracefully she stepped forward and bowed to the chief just as the woman had done.

"Stoick, this is my daughter Tyra. My love for them was the reason I was exiled little brother," the Viking explained as he wrapped his arms around the two women on either side of him.

"They are both dragons," Stoick said out loud mostly to himself.

"They are both Night Furies. Just as all the others," Hàkon said in a matter of fact tone.

Hiccup gasped in surprise before looking up at Toothless who looked beside himself at the new information. He wasn't alone, there were others like him and now they were here to help fight for their home.

"The other dragons are on their way. They had keep their presence secret from both you and the queen until it was safe. Since Night Furies are the few breeds of dragon that can shape shift, they came on the ships with us," Hàkon explained.

Silence filled the hall as everyone absorbed what was happening before a loud slam disturbed it. All heads turned to see Spitelout quickly stand and walk out of the Great Hall without a word.

"Who was that?" asked Hàkon confused by the man's behavior.

"That was Spitelout. He's your youngest brother," Stoick explained feeling guilty that he never spoke of their older brother to him but he never thought he would ever meet him either.

Without a word, the two men followed after their little brother leaving the room full of Vikings and dragons alone with no instruction. Gobber feeling like he needed to break the ice looked between the two naked men that he now knew was a Night Furies.

"So, you're both dragons eh?" he asked the men who just stared at him and nodded with expressionless faces.

"How's that workin' out for ya?"

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 20

Summary:  Hiccup is just a little seven year old boy running away from his father’s disappointment and meets a new friend hiding in the woods. Stoic is about to learn that one man’s burden is another man’s treasure. 

Kelda walked through the village enjoying the rare warmth that had come with the morning and couldn't help but smile as she made her way to the great hall. She remembered before the dragons came, her job was to help school the young girls of the village on how to be a proper wife. It seemed funny now that she should be teaching such things when she had bashed her own husband over the head with a mace little over a month ago and had him exiled. According to the village her actions to save her child from her husband gave them all the more reason to respect her teachings not only as a Viking but as a mother. After her husband was exiled Kelda had changed her teachings a bit with the approval of Stoick the Vast since it was something near and dear to his heart as well. Her class now not only taught both boys and girls of the village how to be proper partners to each other and how to take care of babies but also taught the children how to run a home as a single parent.

'Would you be proud Valka?' Kelda wondered as she continued her walk.

The Viking new very well that her friend was alive and well but her presence almost seemed like torture since she remembered nothing of them. She was the one that had encouraged Kelda to become a teacher in the first place and was her rock after she found out about her arranged marriage. It still ate at her that she could not save her friend during the dragon attack since she was pregnant with Astrid at the time but Valka would have been furious with her if she tried.

Humming distracted her from her thoughts. She looked down smiling at her daughter as the little girl continued to hum and focus on kicking the rock on the ground like a ball. She could not get over how much she loved this child. The only reason she had stayed with her husband was that she was under the impression it somehow was in her daughter's benefit. Thankfully those dark days were behind them and now brighter ones laid ahead for the pair. For the first time in their home there was laughter, warmth, and safety for the little girl that always felt so afraid of her father.

Neither of them noticed the rock Astrid was kicking had rolled into the heel of someone's foot until the person turned around to pick up the round stone.

"Excuse me," the voice of the person called.

Both Kelda and Astrid turned around to see Valka holding the rock out with a smile on her face. When she had their attention, she walked over to return the rock to its owner.

"I believe this is yours, child," she said gently as she knelt in front of Astrid a place the rock in her hand.

"Thank you," Astrid replied smiling back.

The little girl felt strangely comfortable around this stranger and immediately took a liking to the new woman. Kelda watched the interaction and felt her heart ache in that moment for her friend that had been very much like a sister to her.

"You are quite welcome. You seemed very determined to kick that rock all over the island," Valka said the little girl with a chuckle.

"Not the whole island," Astrid said giggling at the idea of someone kicking a rock around the entire island of Berk.

"Just to the great hall. Mama has a class," the little girl explained proudly.

"My, that is impressive," Valka said.

"Would you like to walk with us?" Kelda asked suddenly surprising herself.

Valka seemed just as surprised by the question but it quickly disappeared and her expression suddenly turned into a happy smile.

"I would love to," she replied and the trio began walking towards the great hall.

The two women walked in a comfortable silence as Astrid continued to contently kick her rock just a little ways up ahead.

"You have a beautiful daughter," Valka said suddenly.

"Thank you, Valka is it?" Kelda replied hoping she still went by her name before she was taken.

"Yes, and my apologies I didn't catch your name," the other woman said smiling.

"Kelda, and this is my daughter Astrid," she explained.

Valka seemed lost in her thoughts for a moment as the name seemed to ring a bell somewhere in her memories. Her heart seemed to leap at the sight of this woman and felt a bit guilty knowing that this woman had clearly meant something to her a long time ago but she had forgotten her.

…

Stoick stood in front of the doors of the great hall waiting for Kelda to arrive for her class. The students already inside having their breakfast with the other Vikings. Everyone in the village knew that they had to be out of the hall by the time Kelda got there to teach the class or they had to stay to participate. Needless to say, most of the men were finishing up their breakfast quickly before they had to start learning how to sew clothes. A lot of the women and some men stayed for the class however interested in her class on running a home as a single parent. It was a realization a lot of them were ready to face being Vikings.

The chief tried to encourage more of the older Vikings to attend and even took them himself feeling it would benefit the tribe to know how to care for themselves and their children should they lose their partner.

A smile crept onto Stoick's face when he saw Astrid run up ahead smiling at him before she picked up her rock and walked over to him.

"Morning Chief," she greeted politely.

"Morning Astrid, where is your mother?" he asked the little girl.

"Oh Mama made a new friend this morning and she walked with us to see her class," Astrid explained before she looked over her shoulder to see the two women approaching.

In the short walk the pair had suddenly started to act as if they had never left each other's side. The pair had their arms loosely intertwined as they laughed and smiled about whatever they were talking about. Stoick thought that for a moment he had travelled to the past to when they were much younger when this was a constant sight that warmed his heart.

"Oh, good morning Stoick. We were just talking about you," Kelda said wiping a tear from her eye.

"Two she-devils laughing away, tell me that they are talking about me. Oh, that's comforting," he joked at pair.

"Oh, come now Stoick. It was only the story of how you and Gobber lost some kind of bet…"

'Oh Thor not that story' he thought.

"…and you and Gobber had to dress like a couple of maidens…"

'Please stop talking.'

"…then Kelda's brother truly thought in his drunken stupor that you pair were the pretest Vikings he'd ever seen," Valka explained laughing hysterically.

Stoick glared at her before turning his sights on Kelda who was looking quite proud of herself at the moment before she excused herself, taking Astrid inside with her.

"So glad my misery brings you such delight," he joked with the hint of a smile on his face which he tried to cover up with a glare.

"I'm so sorry but it was funny," Valka replied wiping the last of her tears away from laughing so hard at the image of Stoick in a dress.

"Uh huh," Stoick said.

Valka smiled as she walked over and tapped the man on his face. Her expression suddenly changed which did not go unnoticed by the Viking chief.

"You look like you have something to say," he said encouraging to say what was on her mind.

"Can you keep a secret?" she asked and smiled when he nodded.

"I actually, remember her. Kelda I mean," she explained surprising the chief.

"It was from a long time ago, we must have been children then but we were walking through the forest and found some boys swimming. We stole their clothes and we ran away with them back to the village," Valka thought fondly with a chuckle.

"That was you chuckleheads," Stoick said not realizing he had used the nickname he had given the pair from when they were children.

"Sorry," she replied with a smile.

Stoick couldn't stay angry, how could he? His beloved was slowly having her memories return to her and soon she might remember him as well and how much he adored her.

"I asked her about the baby," she said suddenly.

"What did she say?" Stoick replied slightly scared of the answer.

"What you said, to give it time before I crossed that bridge," she explained slightly frustrated that perhaps the one person who could lead her to her child wouldn't tell her.

Stoick nodded his head as a plan began to form in his head that he hoped would give him an opportunity to tell both her and Hiccup of what happened that night.

"She did tell me one thing though," Valka said sounding hopeful.

"Kelda told me the child lives in the village and is one of the most beautiful, kind hearted and smartest children she had ever laid eyes on," she explained feeling proud of this child she had yet to meet.

She stared at Stoick with a smile looking determined to learn as much as she could about herself so she could meet her child. She wanted to hold it close and never let go again. Even in the time she had spent among the dragons Valka had always felt she had left something very important behind the day she was taken.

"Kelda speaks truth to you. It will happen in time," Stoick said trying to sound supportive.

"Come let us go see this class. Perhaps afterwards you would do me the honor of having lunch with my son and I," Stoick said leading them inside the great hall.

"I would like that," Valka said feeling her heart flutter at the invitation.

…

It was later in the afternoon that Valka had come into the healer's hut to check on Eldrid and Hàkon to make sure they were comfortable. The dragon immediately noticed the smile on the woman's face and the way she hummed to herself as she busied herself with the tray of food.

"You seem happy here Valka," Eldrid said quietly surprising the other woman.

"M'lady you are awake, how wonderful. Shall I fetch your daughter?" Valka replied excited to see the dragon with her eyes open.

"In a while, I wish to speak with you a bit. Come sit," the dragon queen said inviting the woman to sit in the chair by her bed.

"Tell me what brings you such joy. This happiness in your eyes pleases me," the dragon said genuinely happy to see Valka happy.

"M'lady, I believe some of my memory is returning to me. My heart is remembering a woman that was dear to me as a sister. I also believe there may be a child that is mine in this village, St-the chief has been kind and wants to help me," Valka explained happily.

Eldrid smiled fondly catching the way she almost referred to the human by his first name and said, "You very much like human ruler, don't you?"

The dragon queen already knew of Valka's connection to these people from her mate. As she gazed at the human woman she had come to love she could see the affection Valka held for the one known as Stoick, even if she couldn't remember why.

"He is a good man-"

"With a handsome face and a soft spot for you lass," Eldrid said interrupting her.

"His heart is with his wife m'lady and their child. Any affection he could have for me is platonic," Valka explained glaring at the dragon.

"Yet something he's done is exciting you I can feel it," the dragon said.

Valka was quite for a few minutes as a small smile grew on her face and she said, "He has invited me to have lunch with him and his son."

Eldrid's smile grew back at the woman as she reached over and squeezed the human's hand affectionately. She still remembered the young woman her dragons had brought to her ship injured and frightened. It had taken no time to earn her trust which the dragon queen found remarkable but it was something she cherished dearly for she had also quickly found herself caring for this woman as a member of her clan. She rewarded that trust by offering her own to the human by entrusting her with the care of her only hatchling. Valka would come to her for hours about anything and everything that was on her mind. Knowing that her dear friend had finally found home in this place and possibly even the human family she yearned for made her feel like she wasn't abandoning the human after she passed away.

"Tell me child. Are you happy in this place with that human?" Eldrid asked needing to know for sure.

"Yes m'lady," she replied.

"Then I leave you in their care my precious friend. Embrace the opportunities that have come before you and find peace in them," Eldrid explained with a smile.

The dragon queen's face suddenly became scared and her hand went to her chest when she felt she could no longer breathe. Eldrid quickly turned to her mate and realized he begun to make chocking sounds and suddenly sat up coughing up blood.

Eldrid turned back toa  frightened Valka with her own blood running down her mouth and wheezed, "Find my daughter and please make haste."

"I will m'lady. Please both of you stay strong for her," Valka begged.

With that the woman bolted and ran out of the hut yelling to the Vikings to fetch the healer before she quickly ran to find Tyra, Stoick, and Spitelout.

Dragon Treasure Chapter:1

Summary:  Hiccup is just a little seven year old boy running away from his father's disappointment and meets a new friend hiding in the woods. Stoick is about to learn that one man's burden is another man's treasure.

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Berk was once again in the middle of a torrential downpour and all its inhabitants were huddled inside their homes trying to stay dry and warm. One particular hut in the village however was having a harsher storm brew within it that easily rivaled the one happening outside.

Stoick the vast slammed his enormous fists onto the arm rest of his chair making the seven year old boy in front of him flinch as he scrunched his eyes shut. The village chief had a vein throbbing on his forehead indicating his rage but seemed to be desperately trying to keep it at bay.

"This is the absolutely stupidest thing you could have done Hiccup," he growled at his son.

"I didn't mean to, it was an accident," the shaggy haired boy mumbled as he stared at his feet.

"Well your accident cost us the catch," Stoick said harshly before he rubbed his hand over his face and shook his head in frustration at his child as he thought back to what happened.

That very afternoon when the sky was clear the chief had decided it was high time his son learned how to hunt for dragons that plagued their village. As the group of Vikings moved silently through the forest they could hear the growls of a nightmare and slowly approached it. Just as they were about to go in for the kill, Hiccup tripped over a root that had stuck out of the ground. Unable to catch the boy Stoick watched his son tumble into the clearing and into the sights of the dragon. Not much else could be done other than save the boy and watch as their prey flew off into the distance.

The walk home was a silent and angry one. When they got back to their home Stoick began his rant on everything that went wrong that day.

"Go to bed Hiccup, I can't even look at ya right now," the chief said furious.

"Dad I-"

"GO TO BED," Stoick roared at the small boy.

Hiccup tried desperately not to cry as he ran up the stairs but tears could easily be seen ready to fall from his big green eyes. Stoick watched the boy as he went and guilt consumed him seeing his son upset. His face didn't show it but inside he was conflicted on whether or not he should go and talk to his son but alas pride won the battle again.

"That was a bit harsh," Gobber said as he continued to sharpen his ax.

"That was humiliating what happened today," the chief snapped back at his old friend.

"He's different Gobber, I don't know how much of a Viking that boy will be. He can't lift a weapon, he says the strangest things to me and always drawing and dreaming up impossible things. Ya know the other day he said to me 'Papa someday I'm gonna touch a cloud and see if its made of sheep's wool' I mean who says that?" Stoick ranted and Gobber only chuckled.

"Valka used to make up strange stories, clumsy to but ye loved her anyhow," Gobber replied.

Stoick could only sigh at the mention of his beloved wife, stolen from him and their infant son. He would never know what kind of dragon it was that carried her off that fateful night while protecting their child. Hiccup was all he had left of her now but as the years passed he soon looked at his son as more of a burden then a blessing from his wife.

"He's useless Gobber. He's my son so I love him but gods I fear what the future holds for a child like Hiccup," Stoick said sadly.

Unknown to both men Hiccup had heard everything the pair had been talking about since he had been told to go to bed. It was not a big house and Vikings did not have the term 'indoor voice' in their vocabulary so every hurtful words rang out loud and clear.

Hiccup could no longer stand his father's harsh words and decided he get out of the house even if it was just for a few hours to clear his head. He opened his window and to his relief it had stopped raining for the time being so he grabbed his bag and carefully climbed out the window and slowly made his way down to the ground. He took one last look at the house before running off into the forest.

…

'This will have to do for now' the dragon thought to as he made a temporary home for himself inside a small cave in a cove.

He had no idea how long it had been since he escaped that wretched queen and the control she had over his mind. It was difficult leaving behind the others to do it but now freedom was his for the taking and he basked in the glory of being in control of his own life.

Perhaps now he could go on to find more of his kind, he knew they existed but they dispersed when the queen went mad and all that were left behind of the race known as Night Furies were the hatchlings that could not be taken along. The night suddenly felt quite lonely as the skies opened up and dropped heavy rain onto the ground below making everything difficult to see through the curtain of rain.

Deciding to call it a night the dragon laid his head onto his paws before wrapping his wings around himself and began to drift off to sleep.

THUMP

'What now?' the irritated dragon thought as his slumber was disturbed by something dropping into the cove.

The sound of movement and the smell of human put the dragon into a defensive position and the black creature stepped out of his 'home' to growl at the intruder.

'No human will defeat me today' he thought as he growled louder to the offending presence.

When the Night Fury finally found the source of the movement he was not expecting to find a baby human in his presence. He definitely was not expecting it to press itself against the wall of the cove and begin crying in distress when he roared at it.

The dragon was in shock. How had he become in this predicament where he was standing out in the middle of the rain with a terrified human hatchling barely out of infancy?

'This is ridiculous' the dragon thought and was about to turn and leave when a scent reached his nostrils.

'That smell, where is it coming from?' it wondered and took another sniff only to have the scent lead to the pathetic looking creature before him.

The little one before him smelt lost, sad, and very much lonely. The dragon growled at himself for what he was about to do but he knew that he didn't have the heart to put the sad little creature out of its misery.

'Just until morning, then I'll send the hatchling on its way and be on mine.'

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Dragon Treasure Chapter: 4

Summary:  Hiccup is just a little seven year old boy running away from his father’s disappointment and meets a new friend hiding in the woods. Stoick is about to learn that one man’s burden is another man’s treasure. 

Hiccup watched as his father reluctantly walked away with his uncle and Gobber. It wasn't until they were out of sight that the little boy let his tears fall. He was mad at his daddy for the things he said the night before but he didn't want him to go away. He already started to miss him as he disappeared from his sight. Toothless heard the sniffles and in a split second went from kill mode to lying down to Hiccup's eye level concerned for the child now in his care.

'Hatchling don't be sad. Why are you sad? I'm here' Toothless cooed as he nuzzled the boy gently trying to console him.

"I miss daddy," Hiccup whimpered as he curled up into the dragon's chest.

The Night Fury's heart broke at the sight before him and thought frantically of how to console his tiny friend. All he could do was let Hiccup cry out his frustrations and curse the human that hurt the hatchling. He cursed himself as well for not being able to do anything about it. It took several minutes before Hiccup's sobs subsided and took comfort in the warmth of the dragon he was leaning against.

Hiccup felt something soft brush against his hair. He looked up to see big green eyes staring into his intently as if he was looking for something.

'How do I make your smile come back little one?' Toothless thought as he stared into the child's eyes before an idea came to him.

The Night Fury retracted his teeth before his mouth formed into a grin showing off his gummy smile to Hiccup. When he managed to get a ghost of a smile on the boy's tiny face, Toothless became excited and licked his friend's face. When he managed to get a small giggle out of Hiccup, the dragon continued his assault as more giggles rose from the human's chest.

"Knock it off you…crazy lizard," Hiccup laughed.

Toothless only grinned as he watched the disgruntled human wipe the drool off his face, before sticking his tongue out at him.

'That's more like it, this human has spirit for one so small' Toothless thought as he chuckled at the child.

The moment was interrupted when a strange noise filled the air and the Night Fury knew right away who the culprit was. He gave Hiccup a strange look as the boy returned a very bashful smile and chuckled.

'What is with these creatures and their funny noises?' the dragon wondered as he heard the sound again and found it was coming from Hiccup's stomach.

"Toothless, I'm hungry," Hiccup said sheepishly.

If Toothless could have smacked himself in the head he would have in that moment. Of course, his human would be hungry. It was already late when he had stumbled across the child who was probably too preoccupied to think about his stomach.

'C'mon you, breakfast time' the Night Fury grunted as he walked behind Hiccup and pushed on his back with his snout to get him moving.

The pair walked out to the lake that sat in the cove just outside of the cave and looked down to see if they could see any fish inside. Toothless grinned when he saw a cod swimming by and concluded that there must be an opening that led to the sea under the water. Turning towards Hiccup he noticed the boy squatting dangerously close to the water's edge and used his wing to promptly push him back onto his bottom.

"What was that for?" Hiccup asked as he sat up.

'You were making me nervous hatchling. I do not know if your kind can swim' the dragon growled at the boy before turning his attention to the water once more.

Toothless once again saw some fish swimming close enough to the surface of the water that his head could reach and grab them with his teeth. Patiently he waited until just the right moment before grabbing for the cod and ripping it out of the water with a splash. He was feeling quite proud of his trophy and its size when he heard a small splash behind him.

'Hiccup' he thought thinking the worst.

He turned around quickly to find the human child kneeling at the edge of the water. He had his sleeves pulled back and his tongue sticking out in concentration. He dove his hands into the chilly water clapping them together before pulling them out disappointed. Toothless felt a new kind of pride grow inside him as he watched the boy repeat the process trying to copy the dragon's moves.

'You're going to have to be quicker than that little one' the Night Fury grunted in amusement.

"How did you do that?" Hiccup asked innocently.

The dragon couldn't miss the look of admiration the child had grown for him. It was becoming clear that where ever and whenever the dragon went this child would surely follow like a little duckling. Toothless walked over and squatted beside the child, excited by the idea that he could teach him something.

'Watch carefully' he grunted at the boy who watched him in fascination.

Toothless watched the water intently until he found another fish. He waited once again for the opportunity to strike and grabbed the fish between his teeth. The dragon quickly threw it with the others adding it to his quickly growing pile of fish. Hiccup's eyes lit up when he saw his friend succeed at grabbing the fish and decided he wanted to give it another try. The human stared the lake and waited patiently for a fish to come to him with hands ready to grab it at a moment’s notice.

'That's it Hiccup. Just be patient' Toothless encouraged as he saw the boy's fingers itching to catch the fish.

When the moment was right Hiccup shot his hands into the water and pulled out a well sized fish. He squealed with delight as it thrashed in his hands before he quickly threw it on the grass with the others.

"I did it," he mumbled to himself before he looked up at Toothless with a grin going from ear to ear.

"I did it! Did you see me? I caught that all by myself and I didn't even fall in the water!" the boy cheered ecstatic with what he had just accomplished before throwing his arms up in the air and spinning around.

'Yes, I saw. Very good' Toothless grunted as he chuckled at the silly boy celebrating his victory.

"Thank you! You're a great teacher Toothless" Hiccup said as he ran up to the dragon and threw his tiny arms around his neck.

It was then that it hit the Night Fury. He had successfully taught the boy something. Hiccup's new-found confidence and skill that he would carry with him for the rest of his life was there because Toothless had showed him how to do it and believed he could accomplish it.

"I wanna do it again!" Hiccup's excited yell distracted the dragon from his thoughts.

'Don't we have enough fish?' Toothless groaned as he followed the bouncing child.

"Just one more for good luck and then we can eat," Hiccup said when he heard his friend groan making the dragon wonder if his human secretly knew the language of his kind.

The human caught another fish quicker this time. He once again squealed in excitement of his new abilities as he ran over to the proud dragon to show off his hunt.

'I'm proud of you, hatchling. You did very well' the Night Fury purred as he laid his head on the child's.

Since they had more then enough food, the pair of misfits went and collected sticks so that a fire could be started so Hiccup’s fish could be cooked. Toothless still found it strange that humans needed to cook their food but from how the boy explained it to him, if he didn't cook the fish it would hurt his stomach. The Night Fury watched in amusement as his little human ate his fish looking so proud of himself with the big smile on his face.

'A month ago, I would have thought you mad if you told me this is where I'd end up' he thought as he remembered his time under the queen's control.

FLASHBACK

The Night Fury flew through the sky covering the other dragons while they stole the necessary resources they needed to please their queen. He took immense pride in knowing he had never been seen by a human and he meant to keep it that way. The fear the humans had in him were based off something they had never witnessed making him a terrifying enemy.

'We have what we need, let's go' the Nightmare called before it flew off in the direction of their home on Dragon Island.

It was a silent flight home minus the sounds of the sheep and cows trapped in the grasp of the many dragons going to the same place. When they arrived back everyone dropped their offerings down the hole where their queen resided. The last one to give an offering was a terrible terror who dropped down a small rabbit into the hole. Toothless watched as it fell and then his eyes went wide when he watched the queen jump out of nowhere making a grab for the terror. Without a second thought he shot a small fireball at the enormous beast hitting her square in the jaw.

'How dare you' she hissed at the Night Fury.

'How dare you. You are supposed to be our queen but your people are starving and you've reduced yourself to cannibalism!' the black dragon roared back at her.

The queen roared out in rage before she leaped at the Night Fury. He was quicker and flew off only glancing back once at the others he was reluctantly leaving behind.

'I will find a way to free you my friends, I promise' he swore as he set on his new adventure.

END OF FLASHBACK

Toothless was still determined to save the others under the queen's control but that would require assistance, an army. He had no idea where the other dragons would have flown off to but they would be his only hope to defeat the queen. The Night Fury was pulled by his thoughts when he felt something jump on his back and wrap itself around his neck.

"Toothless, are you sad?" a tiny voice said near his ear making him smirk.

The Night Fury tilted his head forward causing Hiccup to flip over the dragon's head and land on his back laughing.

'How can I possibly be sad with you around' he purred at the giggling child staring up at him.

The rest of the day seemed to fly by as the dragon and the human child played in the cove exploring the forest around them. It wasn't until sunset when they arrived back at the cave but when they walked to the entrance they found a surprise waiting for them.

It was a wicker basket that had not been there when they left. The Night Fury approached the basket and sniffed it before realizing it had food in it. Hiccup walked over curiously and looked inside for himself. On top of the food there was a blanket, extra clothes and a plush Viking. The little boy picked up the plushy and hugged it to his chest protectively knowing who left the basket for him.

"I miss daddy," he mumbled as he looked up at Toothless.

The dragon couldn't help but acknowledge that the human was off to a good start with the child. However, he had a long way to go before he'd allow him to come near his hatchling anytime soon. Looking back over at the child in question he was still clutching his toy as if it would somehow make the Viking appear. Toothless sighed heavily before nudging the boy's shoulder and nuzzled his neck. He was caught off guard when Hiccup wrapped his arms tightly around his neck and refused to let go.

'How starved for affection are you?' he wondered.

At least the hatchling wasn't crying. It seemed he just needed to know that someone was there and that he wasn't all by himself.

'Don't worry he promised to make it better. He won't let you down….at least for his sake he better not' Toothless purred to the tiny boy making him relax.

Toothless picked Hiccup up by his vest and carried him into the cave before settling down with the boy in his paws held close to his chest. As the boy drifted off Toothless couldn’t help once again thinking about the queen and his desire to see her overthrown. The dragon sighed as he realized that for now the downfall of the queen would have to wait because the hatchling was simply in more need of his attention then she deserved.

He stared down at the sleeping boy affectionately. As he was about to lay down for the night himself, the sound of flapping wings caught his attention.

'Is this gonna happen every night now?' Toothless thought irritably as he looked out and suddenly became defensive.

'What do you want?' he growled at the Nightmare approaching him and his human.

'You didn't really think she'd let you go so, easily did you?' the dragon replied earning him a growl.

'I came to warn you. There was a raid in the human village and it was overheard that you got yourself a treasure. It got back to the queen and now she wants what's yours. I suggest you either take the human back where you found it or destroy it before she takes it for herself' the Nightmare explained.

Toothless was furious with the queen. How dare she threaten his hatchling and think she would not be punished for it. Now more than ever he was ready to destroy her for her treachery.

'Why are you telling me this?' he questioned the dragon before him.

'You were the only one who was brave enough to stand up to her. We need you' The Nightmare explained to the confused dragon.

'We?' Toothless asked.

'Yes, we are many. All of us in fact want to see the queen fall. We've tried to appear less suspicious, sent out others for help and told the queen they were executed for treason. We are willing to help you protect your treasure and in return you help us get our freedom. What say you Night Fury?' said the Nightmare feeling uneasy by the Night Fury's silence.

'I am with you’ Toothless finally replied.

‘For now, say nothing until your scouts return. Bring me any information you can only when you can. Please do not risk yourself until we fight' Toothless explained.

The other dragon listened diligently to Toothless’ instructions. He then nodded his head before he turned to leave.

'Nightmare' Toothless called making the dragon stop before it turned to look at him once more.

'Thank you' he said.

The Nightmare gave him a grateful toothy grin before taking off into the night leaving Toothless alone with a sleeping Hiccup and his thoughts.