Dragon Treasure Chapter: 19

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 19

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.

'I'm sorry, you want what?!' Toothless growled at the smirking Night Fury in front of him wagging her tail in amusement.

It had been a week since the raid and Toothless had recovered from his battle wounds along with the rest of the village. As promised Tyra came to him to demand her prize from the training and Toothless was not happy about it.

'You heard me. You and Hiccup shall be my prize' she repeated nonchalantly.

'WE ARE NOT DESSERT!' Toothless roared at her making her laugh.

'No scales for brains I'm not going to eat you. YOU will be my slave for one day and as my slave that means what's yours is mine. So I'm taking Hiccup flying and you will wait on us hand, foot, and paw for the entire day' she explained making the Night Fury angrier by the minute.

'Deal is a deal, not my fault you forgot to negotiate the terms. Maybe if you practiced more it would be you who could be doing anything you wanted to me' she teased.

Toothless stood there not knowing how else to argue with the other dragon. The truth of the matter was as much as he didn't want to admit it….she was right. Now he wished more than ever that he had practiced more.

'Oh what I wouldn't do to you' the Night Fury thought to himself until he saw the expression on the other dragon's face.

'I said that out loud didn't I?' Toothless asked humiliated.

Tyra simply nodded to him with an amused expression on her face as she watched Toothless facepalm himself. (or facepaw whichever you prefer)

'When exactly does my slavery begin?' he asked with a sigh desperate to change the subject.

'Now' she replied simply and threw herself on Toothless' back.

'I relieve you at sunset but in the meantime slave, take me to my treasure' she demanded.

The villagers thought it a strange sight to see one dragon lying lazily on its belly with its wings dragging across the ground on top of another disgruntled looking dragon. Everyone stared at the odd pair as they walked through the village.

Gobber happened to be coming out of his shop at the same time that the strange pair were slowly making their way past him. Toothless glared at the human with a stare that said 'don't ask' before continuing on his journey to his human's house. The poor dragon tried desperately to ignore the man's inconsolable laughter behind him.

When they got to the house Tyra gracefully rolled off of Toothless' back and shifted into her human form before she landed into a crouching position beside him. She smiled at him before standing up and knocking on the door before she entered the residence.

"Tyra!" Cried a small voice before a blur ran head on into the girl's stomach and knocked her over.

"Hello little one I am excited you are happy to see me," she said smiling at the boy.

"What are you doing here?" he asked innocently.

"I've come for my prize," she said as she sat up and held the boy closer to herself making the other dragon growl in annoyance.

"I'm your prize?" Hiccup asked confused.

"Yes, today you are my treasure and the grumpy looking thing behind me is my slave until sunset. He will do anything we tell him to," she explained with a wicked smile on her face.

Wanting to confirm this new information for himself he looked over his cousin's bare shoulder and asked, "Toothless…I'm not your treasure today?"

The Night Fury reluctantly shook his head before he watched a mischievous smirk find its way on to his little human's face.

"Toothless…" Hiccup said looking like he was thinking really hard.

'Uh oh' the dragon thought horrified.

"…..do a funny dance," the boy finished excitedly.

Tyra turned to look at him over her shoulder wearing an expression on her face that said 'do it or else.' The other Night Fury glared at them both before he stood up on his haunches and started to wiggle his body around as he spun around in a circle. When he was done he turned to see the pair laughing their heads off as they fell to the floor.

'I hate you both' he growled and sat down awaiting his next command.

"Don't be mad. This is supposed to be fun," Hiccup said as he got up from Tyra's lap and crossed the distance to Toothless before wrapping his arms around his front leg.

'Fun for who exactly?' Toothless replied looking down at his little friend.

"Slave, I demand you do my treasure's chores while we go flying for the afternoon. When we return I expect nothing less than a delicious meal, am I clear?" she demanded like a true queen.

Within moments Toothless transformed into his human form looking just as disgruntled as he did as a dragon and said through gritted teeth, "Yes m'lady."

"Good slave," she teased before taking Hiccup by the hand and off they went.

When they got outside she shifted back into a dragon and waited for Hiccup to climb on before she took to the skies. It was breath taking to see Berk from so high above the ground as they glided through the clouds and dove in and out of the water. Deciding to take Hiccup somewhere comfortable she flew into the forest and found the cove.

"What are we doing here?" Hiccup asked after they landed.

"I thought we'd have a little spar to see if you've been practicing," Tyra explained after she shifted back into a human.

"Really?!" Hiccup cried excited.

"Yes. Go get the wooden swords," Tyra chuckled and watched the excited boy go get his things.

When he returned she was pleased to see that not only had he brought the wooden swords but the shields as well.

"Excellent. You can practice against a human first and then a dragon," she explained as she picked up the sword and shield.

Both took fighting positions in front of each other and nodded before they flew at each other. Hiccup immediately slid onto his knees and skidded between Tyra's legs, but as he spun around to hit her from behind she turned also and blocked his attack.

"Very clever little one. Always remember to use your size to your advantage," she instructed before she pushed him away with her sword and went back into position.

"Can I ask you a question?" Hiccup asked as he dodged one of her attacks.

"Of course," she replied as their swords met once more.

"Do you like Toothless?" he asked surprising her and landing a hit in the leg.

"Ow, nice hit and good form," she said as if she didn't hear the question.

"Well?" asked impatiently.

Tyra was silent for a moment before she sighed and said, "Yes, I suppose I do."

"Then why are you so mean to him?" Hiccup asked.

Tyra slashed her sword against the boy's before answering, "I'm…testing him."

Hiccup stepped back from the attack and looked at her confused as he waited for an explanation.

"You see little one when a lady chooses a mate she must be careful for she will only mate once. I'm testing him by being mean to test how honest his affections are. If his love is genuine, then I will spend the rest of my life making it up to him and forever stay by his side," she explained smiling softly.

"Kinda backwards from how I see human mommies and daddies do it. First they act really nice to each other and then drive each other crazy for the rest of their lives," Hiccup said innocently making Tyra laugh.

"Either way we get to have a bit of fun right?" she said smiling when Hiccup nodded back.

"Alright hatchling time to fight the dragon," she said before transforming once again.

…

Stoick was once again tending to his duties as chief with Valka by his side. He couldn't help but notice she didn't seem herself and was concerned.

"Are you alright m'lady?" Stoick asked.

"Of course nothing to trouble yourself with," she replied quickly but the chief saw through her act and gave her a look.

"Forgive me. I didn't want to trouble you with my silly problem," she replied looking away.

Stoick quickly made her look back at him by gently grasping her chin and leading her gaze back to him before he said, "Your problems are not troublesome to me."

Valka couldn't help the blush that formed on her face but quickly laughed it off when Stoick destroyed his charming moment when he added, "Unless it's woman problems, then I can't help you."

"I believe this place is bringing back memories for me. After all it used to be my home before I was taken…I-I think I had a child Stoick. I can't be sure but I remember singing to a wee babe but…I cannot recall what became of him," Valka explained as she began to quietly sob.

Stoick immediately pulled her into a protective embrace and held her while she cried. He wanted to tell her more than anything that the babe was their son but he was still worried it would cause more harm than good.

"Give it time lass, these things take time. You take as long as ya need just don't force it," Stoick said gently as he held her tight.

Valka could only nod in reply and pulled away giving him a watery smile that reminded him of Hiccup's and couldn't help smiling back.

"C'mon we can go back to my place for a while I think I still have some tea there," he offered.

"I'd like that," she replied.

When they got to the house Stoick stopped them when he saw there was smoke coming out of his chimney and slamming going on inside his hut. Pulling out an axe he motioned for Valka to stay where she was before he slammed the door open ready for a fight but what he saw disturbed him greatly.

There was a naked young man in his house facing away from him and stirring the large pot that hung over the open flame. The chief looked around his home to find it immaculate and whatever he was cooking smelt good. Stoick was so surprised he took a few steps back out and counted the huts on both sides to make sure he was in fact in his own home before turning his attention back on the surprised teen that had finally noticed him. The young man in question was clearly a Night Fury in disguise judging by his eyes and Stoick quickly recognized him as Toothless.

"I can explain," Toothless said quickly but Stoick put his hand up to silence him.

"No need lad. I don't wanna know," he replied before turning to leave.

"But-"

"AHH!" Stoick cut him off before putting a finger to his lips and made a 'shh' sound before leaving and closing the door behind him.

"Something wrong?" Valka asked.

"Nope, it's a lovely day let's go for a walk," he said quickly wrapping his arm around her shoulder and led him away from his home.

…

Tyra and Hiccup came home laughing and covered in dirt from their spar but when they walked into the hut all the laughter stopped.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" a voice shouted catching the pair off guard.

"I'M HERE ALL AFTERNOON COOKING OVER A HOT FIRE WORRIED SICK AND YOU STROLL IN AND COVER MY CLEAN FLOOR WITH FILTH!" the dragon ranted with a spoon in his hand.

Hiccup and Tyra were shocked by the outburst. The two cousins carefully looked at each other before looking back at the other dragon seriously wondering if they walked into the wrong hut.

"Are you her slave or her wife?" Hiccup asked confused.

The boy could have sworn slaves were more compliant but Toothless sounded like the lady that lived next door when she got mad at her husband. Tyra burst out laughing not able to hold back the laughter anymore which seemed to make Toothless even angrier.

"Go eat your dinner," he hissed at the boy who quickly obeyed trying not to laugh.

As the child walked by the smell of blood reached Toothless' nose and he instantly saw red. He immediately grabbed Hiccup and began sniffing him until he found the source of the smell from the palms of his hands.

"What happened?" he demanded.

"Tripped on a rock on the way home," the boy replied.

"And since we were on a hill, he took me out on the way down and we landed in mud. Hence why we're late and filthy," Tyra said giggling at the memory as Toothless began licking the cut clean.

"You'll need to bathe us after dinner slave," Tyra said sitting down to her stew that actually looked quite edible.

"Both of you?" Toothless inquired suddenly no longer interested in the tiny cut.

"Of course, slave. Do you expect me to wash myself?" Tyra replied as she ate.

"As you wish m'lady," the dragon replied suddenly very compliant.

Hiccup was first to be washed which took far longer than it should have with all the splashing going on. By the time the bath was done Hiccup was clean but Toothless was soaked much to the boy's amusement. The dragon got Hiccup dressed while Tyra soaked in the outdoor bath and set him down in front of the warm fire before passing him a bowl of blueberries for dessert. The dragon felt himself suddenly very excited to do his next chore. The idea of being able to touch the other girl was very appealing to him.

"Toothless," Hiccup's tiny voice said distracting the dragon from his thoughts.

He looked down at the boy and noticed he was holding out the bowl for him. The dragon became confused knowing blueberries were Hiccup's favorite.

"What's wrong? Are they not good?" Toothless asked.

"Their good but I want you to have them. You did a good job on my chores," Hiccup explained warming the dragon's heart.

Suddenly all the chores he did for his human, all the cooking, and silly dancing for entertainment at dinner were worth every second for this precious moment with his hatchling.

"I do not need dessert Hiccup but your kindness is appreciated," Toothless said putting the bowl back in the human's lap before kissing the top of his head.

"I am still a slave for ten minutes so behave while I tend to the queen alright," Toothless said and smiled when he received a nod in reply.

The Night Fury adjusted the warm blanket on the chair around the little boy before ruffling his hair and going outside to where Tyra was soaking in the tub.

"Slave, you may wash my hair now," Tyra said secretly excited for the head massage.

Toothless smirked as he approached the outdoor tub, taking in Tyra's amazing scent before he began using the oils and gently ran them through the girl's hair. They were quiet as Toothless worked on grooming his queen.

"Thank you," she said suddenly.

"For what?" Toothless asked.

"For putting up with my demands. You could have told me to bugger off but you did it with only…mild complaint. More importantly you trusted me with Hiccup. You didn't doubt for a moment that I'd take care of him," Tyra explained.

"It was nothing," he replied quickly before grabbing the soap.

Toothless was about to start washing her when her hand shot out and stopped him from continuing. He looked at her confused as she smiled at him.

"It has been ten minutes, you are my slave no longer. You may go back to your treasure if you wish," Tyra explained gently before releasing his hand.

It looked as though Toothless was about to do just that as he bent down to the ground. Tyra assumed he was putting the soap down before he left but to her surprise he popped back up not only with the soap but a cloth as well.

"What kind of slave would I be if I left the job half finished?" Toothless teased before he lathered the soap.

"Alright, turn around so I can get your back," Toothless demanded.

"As you wish," she replied with a smirk and obeyed the Night Fury's command.

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Dragon Treasure Chapter: 8

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. 

"Stoick have you gone mad?!" one of the Vikings hollered in rage.

The rest of the village yelled in agreement as they all stood in the great hall to discuss the village's new guest. It didn't take long for word to spread that the chief was allowing a Night Fury to remain in their home and needless to say, they demanded answers.

"Everyone calm down please, I swear I have not gone mad. If ye let me ex-"

"Explain?! There's nothing to explain Stoick. The beast has claimed your son as it's treasure, send your useless brat away and the dragon will follow," an old smelly man known as Mildew spoke out cutting off Stoick.

"ENOUGH," the voice of Spitelout roared through the hall sending into a surprised silence.

"My brother has been chief for quite some time now and I'll be damned if he hasn't done a fine job of keeping us alive. Has he not?" Spitelout cried to the crowd who grumbled in agreement.

"This man would do the same for any one of your children so why are we not doing the same for him? If Stoick says the beast stays then he stays," he explained as he slapped a comforting hand on his older brother's shoulder.

"Mark my words this will be our downfall. What say you elder?" Mildew cried again desperate for someone to agree with him.

The elder in question was an old woman with silver pigtails falling from under her Viking hat. Despite her frail appearance the elder was still very much a fearsome Viking. She glared at Mildew in disapproval of his lack of compassion before turning to Stoick and smiled as she nodded her head.

"Thank you elder. The dragon is my responsibility and I will see to it nothing happens to the village," the chief said gratefully before bowing his head to her.

The old woman bowed her head in response with an emotion that read 'I know you will my boy'.

…

Hiccup was restless, he was a little boy stuck in bed with a cold and nothing to do. He was currently under the ever watchful eye of a certain Night Fury who had become very cautious of the sneaky child who had been caught several times getting out of bed.

"Toothless I'm bored and I feel better so why can't I get up?" Hiccup asked with a pout and crossed arms.

'Be patient little one. We can play when you are all better' Toothless purred as he nuzzled his little friend affectionately.

The dragon enjoyed these small moments when Hiccup would wrap his tiny arms around his neck and scratch behind his ears and under his chin. The child's scent would consume his senses as he purred into the little boy's soft baby hair.

"Should I come back?" a woman's voice said.

The pair turned to see the kind smile of Astrid's mother Kelda greeting them as she carried a basket in her hand.

"Dragon, think fast," Kelda said as she tossed a fish to Toothless which he quickly caught gratefully but was also surprised by the human's actions.

"You can thank my daughter for that kindness," she explained as she walked over to the sleeping girl to wake her up for her lunch.

'Thank you Astrid' he thought as he gobbled the fish happily.

Toothless admired the warrior woman as she gently woke up the little girl; she spoke softly as she sat Astrid up in her bed. The dragon had been observing the village while his human slept to busy himself. The difference between how the dragons and humans raised their hatchlings was staggering. It appeared in the human nests both parents cared for the young and took equal responsibility in protecting and teaching them. It also seemed that although women were indeed powerful and respected they were not equal to the men who appeared to have more respect and power then they did. To say the least when he found out his little human was a prince to a king and not a queen, he was surprised since in dragon tribes it is the queen that is all powerful for she is bringer of life. It also left the question, where was his human's mother?

He noticed that several women would come and care for the hatchling that smelt like mothers but none held the scent that they were his mother. It didn't take long to notice the look of longing on the boy's face when he watched Astrid be gently caressed by her mother but it quickly disappeared when Kelda brought the child his meal.

"Your father wanted me to tell you he will bring you your supper tonight lad. So long as the village gives him peace for a few hours he will sit with you for bedtime," she said happy to bring Hiccup good news when she saw his little face light up.

"Mama we're Vikings. It's amazing we even know the word peace," Astrid joked making the other two Vikings giggle.

"Now, now give our friend positive thoughts my star," she said to the little girl before walking back over and kissing her head.

Toothless grumbled at the thought of the loud human being there but avoided making his thoughts known for the sake of Hiccup's happiness. He had to admit though, he certainly respected the man more so than some other men of this tribe. No matter how exhausted he was, every night the man would enthral the children in great stories as they ate their meals. before he left, Stoick made sure both children were tucked in and wished happy dreams. It didn’t take the Night Fury long to realize Astrid was a rejected hatchling and that the chief was trying to fill an empty void left by another. While Stoick was remedying his own failed parenting with Hiccup, he was remedying another man's as well. Toothless couldn’t help the growl that escaped him as he once again heard the sad conversation between mother and daughter.

"Will my father come see me?" Astrid whispered hopeful.

The dragon hated seeing that look on the child's face when Kelda reluctantly shook her head no, it reminded him of his human when they first met. Ever the brave girl Astrid would quickly replace the disappointment with a smile for her mother as if it didn't bother her.

'Thor, I hope I don't start turning into a collector'

The dragon's thoughts were interrupted when he heard another presence enter the home and became disturbed to realize that once more he was alone with the two craziest women of Hiccup's tribe. The two Vikings smirked at the sight of the stiff dragon caught in torch light while the other two children giggled at the Night Fury's antics.

"You're not scared of them are you Toothless?" Hiccup asked his friend.

'Hush and eat your lunch' the dragon growled at the child as he gave him an annoyed look not wanting to answer the little boy.

"Alright beast you have two options. Stay in here with us or get out of my way so I can tend to the children," the healer said sternly.

Eira watched in amusement as she stepped aside casually so the feared Night Fury could make a hasty escape from the medicine woman.

"You might as well get some fresh air dragon. The children will be asleep all afternoon after I give them their medicine," Eira informed him and Toothless only nodded as he heard the groans of the two hatchlings.

"I don't want him to go," Hiccup said sadly making the dragon stop in his tracks right in between a rock and a hard place.

Daring to look over his shoulder he saw the big green adoring eyes almost hidden under the messy brown hair that belonged to the little human with crossed arms and a pout. The adorable sight made the dragon melt and he had to summon all his will power to resist it.

'Rest for now. I will return before you wake up so be good' Toothless cooed at his hatchling before he left to go hunt for some lunch of his own.

The Night Fury walked through the forest before he came across a deer and quickly pounced on the unsuspecting prey. As he enjoyed his prize he couldn't help but notice how odd it felt for him to be by himself. Although nothing about the forest or himself had changed physically, the feeling of not having Hiccup by his side disturbed him greatly. Suddenly the boy being out of sight terrified him and being alone in peace and quiet was unbearable without the child's laughter.

While deep in his thoughts the dragon didn't hear the approach of another of his kind until the Nightmare was within range. Toothless quickly shot his head in the dragon's direction before recognizing him from before.

'What are you doing here? I said no risks' Toothless scolded the other dragon.

'You said to return when I had word from the scouts and as long as the queen was unaware. Both were accomplished before my arrival' the Nightmare replied.

The Night Fury was surprised by this news but was even more shocked when a Nadder dropped down in front of him bowing her head respectfully.

'Night Fury, this is one of my scouts' the larger dragon explained.

'Greetings, it is a pleasure Night Fury. I wished to convey the news myself of that we have found assistance in our campaign to take down the mad queen,' the Nadder said.

'How many? Where were they all?' Toothless asked excited.

'Some were simply on nearby islands but as we travelled further we found others. Powerful others who wish for nothing more than to take down the queen on one condition,' the colourful dragon said.

'Which is?' the onyx dragon wondered almost fearful.

'Only for a home either here or on Dragon Island where they were born. They are misfits that were exiled by the queen for what she considered an unforgivable crime; sent away along with anyone that either supported or even uttered their name.'

Thinking for a moment Toothless thought back to when he was a hatchling and told stories no louder than a whisper of such misfits.

'Are you telling me you have found the true queen?!' the dragon gasped not sure if he should be excited or terrified when the Nadder nodded in response.

'She wishes to meet you Night Fury. She knows of your bravery against the queen and wishes to bestow her gratitude to you' the colourful dragon said when Toothless didn't respond.

'When? I cannot be gone long," Toothless replied.

'Not for some time my friend. Due to the condition of some of her people she travels slowly,' the Nightmare piped up confusing the Night Fury.

'Very well. Until than Nadder stay hidden for your safety, Nightmare will call for us both when our allies arrive. Continue to act as if nothing is abnormal around the mad queen. Now if you'll excuse me I have a promise to keep,' Tooth commanded.

The two other dragons bowed respectfully to their 'rebel leader' as he was dubbed amongst the dragons and flew off without a word.

…

Hiccup slowly opened his eyes feeling groggy from the effects of the medicine but quickly looked around and smiled when he saw what he was looking for. Toothless was currently jumping around the room trying to catch something. As the little boy sat up to see better he had to cover his mouth to stop the giggles that were trying to escape.

The fearsome Night Fury in question was chasing a light that was reflecting off Kelda's ax, her and Eira were standing off in the corner trying not to laugh at the frustrated dragon. The women had gotten bored waiting for the children to awaken and when Toothless came back they thought they would have a little fun.

'Mark my words I will catch you firefly from hel' Toothless growled at the speedy reflection.

Hiccup heard a psst sound beside him and looked over to see Astrid sitting up and whispered, "Watch this."

When Astrid caught her mother's attention and gave her a wink the woman smiled back and slowly led the 'firefly' over to the little girl's bed and let the light land in Astrid's open hands. When Toothless got closer to her the little girl snapped her hands shut and the mysterious light disappeared. The dragon sniffed her hands curiously before she opened them again and the light continued its flight around the room.

'You let it go' Toothless huffed at the child before he continued to follow it over to Hiccup's bed where it seemed to disappear under the boy's pajamas. The women all burst out laughing when they watched the Night Fury climb under Hiccup's blankets at the end of his bed and start sniffing out his prey.

When Stoick walked in he had to stop and take in the scene that was taking place in front of him. The Viking women were leaning on each other laughing hysterically in Hiccup's direction. The little boy was laughing as well while a lump wiggled under the child's blankets and a long black tail stuck out from the bottom of his son's bed.

"Do I even want to know?" Stoick asked surprising them all.

Immediately the lump under Hiccup's blankets became still and slowly the tail disappeared under the blankets and a big eyed dragon head popped out on the other end beside Hiccup. The dragon looked around confused before Kelda looked at him amused while reflecting the ax off the fire creating the light once more.

'This is why I'm single' he thought as he glared at the Viking woman after he realized he'd been chasing a light for two hours.

Stoick could only shake his head at the ridiculous sight of the irritated dragon cuddled under the blankets with his giggling son. He couldn't help the smile however when the little boy scratched the ferocious creature behind the ears and the dragon cuddled closer to the child affectionately. His tail appeared once more swishing in content.

"Must have been a puppy in another life," the Viking chief mumbled earning him a look from the dragon that clearly read 'I heard that.'

...

The man stared across the ocean lost in his thoughts of a time that seemed so very long ago, he was so distracted that he did not hear another presence approach.

'What has your mind so alive at this hour?' a woman's voice asked and the man turned around to see the figure of a familiar Night Fury.

"It's just that it's been so long and I fear what the future brings," the man replied.

'The future brings hope. Not just for us but for her as well,' the onyx dragon replied sympathetically.

"Yes, you are right…but I cannot help but wonder if he will truly accept us all back. I did not leave Berk on good terms and he was so young then," the man wondered sadly.

"Stoick is not the man his father was. Now enough with the 'what ifs' for tonight. To bed with you silly Viking," the dragon commanded gently with a smirk.

"As you wish my queen," the man replied with a smirk before setting off to rest for the night.

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 13

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. 

Tyra, Eldrid and the other Night Furies had followed Hiccup along with some of the other Vikings to the arena where the dragon training would normally take place. The dragons could hear the cries of their kind crying from behind the gates as they entered.

"Why are they locked away like animals?" Tyra demanded.

"They were captured during raids when they attacked our village," Gobber said looking over his shoulder to the young girl.

"We use them to train the children. They learn about what they can do and…how to kill them," he explained reluctant to tell her the last part.

The other Night Furies began to growl but were quickly silenced with one look from Eldrid before she turned to Gobber. The man didn't know a time when he had felt more uncomfortable than now under the glare of the dragon queen.

"I want them released," she said simply.

"What?!" a voice said out of nowhere.

Everyone looked around for the owner of the voice until the form of a little old man appeared much to the annoyance of the Vikings.

"You want us to release those beasts so that they can help you rip us limb from limb!" Mildew cried as he approached the queen at a steady pace much to the objection of the others.

"Mildew! Stoick will handle this when he gets back. Stand down," Gobber said sternly.

"Bugger off Gobber! You and Stoick may have been taken in but I will not be so bewitched by Hàkon's dragon whore wife and unholy spawn," Mildew spewed.

Dragon and Viking alike stood in shock as Tyra seemed to teleport from her spot beside her mother to holding the old man by his neck above her head. In her anger she had allowed the hand grasping Mildew to revert to her dragon form, dark scales slowly began to appear on her face and neck standing out against her piercing blue eyes that held a fury unlike anything any of them had ever seen.

"Watch your mouth old man before I slit your throat and watch the dust fly out," she hissed sending the group into a terrified silence as she squeezed his neck harder.

Toothless watched surprise completely mesmerized by the girl's strength considering her heritage until he heard a whimper. He looked down to see Hiccup had backed up into his leg and had hidden his face into it afraid of the sight before him. He quickly wrapped his wing over Hiccup's body and gently cooed to him comfortingly.

"Tyra release him," Eldrid commanded her daughter.

The Night Fury turned to her mother and nodded respectfully before returning a dark glare at Mildew. Tyra roared in his face before dropping him to the ground roughly. The girl returned to her mother's side in an instant and lowered her head as they began walking further into the arena leading the way for everyone else.

"Forgive me mother. My temper got the better of me," she apologized after a while.

Eldrid smiled gently at her daughter before resting her hand on Tyra's head and said, "It is a strong leader that can admit when they have made a mistake. We will focus on meditating to help you control your emotions."

"I would like that very much mother," Tyra replied obediently.

"Very well but for now it is time for you to be the teacher, my child. Our friend is very much behind on his knowledge as a proper member of our court and our young Hiccup will need to know how to protect himself from the mad queen. I expect you to teach them both properly in the art of fighting like a dragon," Eldrid said.

"You are not going to train them mother?" Tyra asked confused.

"I have business to attend to concerning our people that have been taken prisoner with Stoick," the older dragon explained looking over to the cages.

"Besides child, you need to start growing into the leader they need you to be," she explained resting her hands on her daughter's shoulders.

Tyra became silent as her head remained lowered and her shaky hands held tightly onto her mother's wrists firmly. Guilt ate away at Eldrid knowing that the journey ahead for her daughter would be a difficult one because of what she was. It was hard enough being responsible for so many lives but trying to earn the trust of those lives was a harder task when you were a half breed.

'Oh yes a young, half breed queen to follow the mad one…that should go over well among the others' Eldrid thought before she tipped her daughter's chin to look at her.

"I know your father and I will not be with you long. It saddens me that it is possible we will not be here to watch you become the leader we know you were born to become. My heart breaks for you Tyra and the burden you carry on your young shoulders and the difficulties that will come with it. I truly believe child that even though you will be the youngest queen in our history and the first half dragon queen, you will above all be a great queen," Eldrid said before kissing her daughter on her forehead.

"I am not as strong as you. I will be lost without you both here to guide me," Tyra mumbled trying desperately not to cry in front of her mother.

"I am always with you and I will always be proud of you," Eldrid replied as she pulled the girl into a protective embrace just as she had done when Tyra was just a little girl.

The older dragon pulled the girl away and touched their foreheads together before she whispered, "Go."

Tyra took a deep breath before she turned around with her head held high and walked over to where Toothless and Hiccup were. When she approached the group again the other Vikings were telling the old man that he had brought the wrath of the dragons down upon himself. Hiccup was the one scolding Mildew the most much to the amusement of everyone watching the seven-year-old yelling at the grown up half his size.

"…and your nothing but a bully Mildew so just go back to your smelly sheep," she heard the little boy say before he stuck his tongue out at the sheep farmer.

"Why you little-"

Mildew went to hit the little boy with his walking stick but was stopped in mid strike by a small hand with a big grip.

"Touch him again you disgusting old thing, and I'll shove that stick up your backside sideways," she hissed before she pushed on the stick shoving the man back in surprise.

With one final authoritative glare she turned as she grabbed Hiccup's hand. She and the others began to walk away from him as Toothless gave him a warning growl.

'Consider yourself lucky that I didn't get to you first' he roared before following the group.

She looked over her shoulder as she continued to walk away and firmly said," Be gone…Moldy was it?"

Gobber and the other Vikings had to stop because they were laughing so hard from the jab at Mildew's expense. The old man was furious as he stomped off the best he could with the sheep following behind him. After he left Tyra turned her attention to the Night Fury that had caught up and was walking beside Hiccup chuckling away.

'Heh Moldy…' Toothless thought amused.

"Dragon," Toothless heard and turned to see Tyra's blue eyes staring back at him.

"Are you ready to embrace your true potential?" she asked him and smiled when the dragon's expression went from an amused grin to a look of determination.

"Very well," she said before she turned to the others and said, "Take the boy up where he can watch. It will be too dangerous in here for any of the humans."

"But I wanna train to," Hiccup said a bit disappointed.

'Soon little one. Don't worry I will not leave you defenseless' Toothless said he nuzzled the boy's hair before he nudged him over to a waiting woman.

Tyra watched the interaction with great interest at the affection Toothless showed the human. Even if Hiccup was a treasure never had she seen a male give a hatchling that was not his own so much affection. She was curious to see just how quickly the male would take to the training. After the humans had left and were safely in the viewing area Toothless followed Tyra to the middle of the ring.

"I will do you a favor and get the painful training out of the way," she said as she slowly began untying the strings of her bodice the way she had watched the woman do when she was helping her.

"The shape shift?" Toothless asked.

"The shape shift," she confirmed as she carefully removed her outfit and folded it over the shields.

She quietly walked over and stood in front of Toothless facing him before the sound of Tyra's bones started rumbling and crunching underneath her skin. Her porcelain white complexion was replaced with shimmering black scales. Her hands and feet were transformed into slender claws as she crouched onto all fours. Her tail and wings sprung out from her body revealing her transformation.

'Incredible' he thought out loud as he beheld the stunning creature in front of him.

'In your case the word that you are looking for is painful. Most Night Furies have already gotten used to the feeling of the change while they are still hatchlings' Tyra explained as she walked towards him.

Toothless was having a tough time concentrating at the task at hand. The girl's scent was even stronger to him now than when she was in her human form. The poor dragon was finding it harder and harder to not admit that he's was taken with the girl as he stared at her breath-taking wings.

*whistle*

'Eyes over here novice. You want to learn or not' Tyra said irritated at the Night Fury in front of her.

'Sorry, where do I start?' he asked.

'Just focus on your breathing and have an image in your head of the kind of human you would look like. Keep that picture in your mind and just continue to breathe as your body does what comes naturally. You'll know you're doing it right when you feel it' she explained.

The Night Fury did as he was told, within seconds his breathing had become calm. As he focused on breathing in and out, a vision of a young, slender man appeared in his mind. His dark, untamed hair reached the length of his chin and blew wildly around his face. His piercing green eyes were the only indication of his true nature showing the world his dragon soul through his unreadable glare.

*Crunch*

*Snap*

*Grind*

The white-hot pain hit him suddenly like a punch tearing through his insides. He could feel every bone and every muscle in his body reshaping itself into his new form. He wondered if the process would always feel this slow and painful if he lived through it. The Night Fury could no longer hold back and let out a cry of excruciating pain.

"TOOTHLESS!" he heard someone cry from the gate and automatically knew it was Hiccup.

He looked over to see that his hatchling had run down from the viewing area and into the ring trying desperately to get to his friend. Gobber was holding the tear stained boy back as he struggled out of the man's hold crying for the Night Fury.

"H-HicuuuaaaaaaAAAHHHHH" Toothless cried through his torment trying to call for the boy to tell him that everything was okay, but the truth was nothing in his body felt ok right now.

He suddenly felt comforting hands on his shoulders and looked up to see Tyra once more in her human form staring down at him with sympathy.

"Focus on the breathing you are nearly finished. I promise," she encouraged him as his transformation completed itself.

When the last of the dragon's bones completed twisting and bending to his will, Toothless laid naked on the ground soaked with sweat and breathing heavily. The first thing he saw in his new form was her smiling at him proud of his accomplishment before he turned to the distressed boy.

"Toothless?" Hiccup mumbled through his tears still in Gobber's arms.

The Night Fury replied with a giant grin spread from ear to ear and complete with Night Fury fangs being shown off. Hiccup quickly squirmed away from Gobber and ran full throttle right into Toothless' chest before wrapping his arms around his friend's neck and squeezing the life out of him.

"Hiccup…air," Toothless managed to wheeze out surprising the boy enough to loosen his grip.

"You can talk?!" the boy squealed in shock.

"Of course, I can talk. Always could it's just that now HOLY CRAP I SPEAK PEOPLE," Toothless said suddenly distracted and excited all at the same time of his accomplishment.

"I did it," he said more to himself as he stood up taking Hiccup with him in his protective embrace.

"Uh-huh," Hiccup replied finding his friend's excitement contagious.

"I DID IT! I DID IT!" he cheered spinning a giggling Hiccup up in the air and doing a ridiculous victory dance.

Dragon and Viking alike struck their faces with the palm of their hands at the awkward sight before them. Tyra giggled at them as she stood aside with her arms crossed and shook her head at the silly, handsome Night Fury.

'Handsome? Where did that come from?' she thought to herself before giving her head a shake.

"Tyra," she heard her name called and looked up to the owner of the voice.

The male Night Fury was in a dramatic masculine pose curling his arms parallel to his head and standing proudly with Hiccup beside him mimicking his stance.

"Well what do you think?" he asked clearly fishing for praise.

She put a finger to her lips and looked as though she was in deep thought before she answered, "I give you an 8 out of 10."

"What?!" he demanded to her retreating form that was secretly smirking in amusement.

"I am the embodiment of the perfect human male," he defended as he followed her over to where her clothes were.

"Is that a fact?" she replied putting on her clothes.

"I have perfect muscular physique, an attractive face…" he listed off to the girl who only nodded her head in agreement as he continued.

"I have two legs, feet, arms, and hands…10 fingers and…10 toes which is the correct number of appendages that a human rewires…" he continued making sure to double check his numbers by comparing them to Hiccup's.

"Yes, this is all very true, but my score still stands," she said firmly as she finished tying the bodice back on.

"Why," he whined as she walked over to him and crossed her arms, standing in front of the taller boy in an authoritative stance.

"Let me ask you this. Have you ever seen a human with a tail?" she asked looking irritated as Toothless shook his head no.

"Then why do you?" she added leaning slightly to the side to see the Night Fury's tail.

Toothless leaned over to see his tail swish when it dawned on him and he looked back at her desperately and said, "you wouldn't make me…."

Tyra nodded her head with a deadly serious expression on her face and a chuckling Gobber standing a little ways behind her. He tried to look to Hiccup for help, but he just looked back at his friend sympathetically. After a sigh of defeat Toothless took a deep breath and braised himself for the worst before his tail suddenly shot back into his tailbone.

"OOOWWWWWW," he cried as he fell to the ground and groaned in pain.

"Talk about a pain in the butt," Gobber chuckled as he turned and walked to the great hall for dinner.

"Toothless are you ok?" the little boy asked.

Not wanting to lose face in front of his hatchling the dragon put on a fake grin and hissed, "Feel great…sooo good."

"There now that's a perfect score," Tyra said standing over the dragon with an amused smirk.

"Thank you so very much," he hissed at her.

"You're welcome," she replied before stepping over him to walk over to Hiccup.

As she took his hand to lead him to the Great Hall for dinner she said, "Next time don't get cocky and question my judgement."

Toothless learned a very valuable lesson in that moment and swore he would never question his teacher again. As he rose to his shaky feet to go to dinner another very dark, awful realization came to him and he could help but groan.

'I still need to change back into a dragon.'

...

Stoick rubbed his eyes in exhaustion as he entered the great hall for his meal. He had spent all afternoon listening to Mildew complain about what his 'evil and unholy' niece did to him.

"This day could not possibly get any longer," he said out loud as he sat beside Gobber who was looking ahead in shock.

"Gobber, what is it?" Stoick asked.

"Let's just say your day got a whole lot longer," Gobber replied leading his friend's gaze to across the table.

Stoick's eye went wide in shock when he saw who his friend was pointing to. There across the table sitting among the Night Furries was a face he thought he'd never see again.

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 11

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. 

Stoick and Hàkon chased their brother through the village until Spitelout finally stopped at the edge of the forest and turned to face the two men.

"Why didn't you tell me? Why was I not supposed to know that I had another brother?" he demanded.

"It happened before you were born. I certainly thought we'd never see him again," Stoick explained.

"Ouch," Hàkon mumbled as he stood with his arms crossed.

Stoick turned a glare at his older brother before turning his attention back to Spitelout and walked closer to him.

"Look, I was only five at the time when he was exiled. I barely remember the guy, and father didn't want his memory to be remembered. So, he made it law that no one even utter the name Hàkon after the betrayal he felt," the chief explained.

"Stoick replaced me and they made you to replace Stoick. Father was never without a backup plan," Hàkon said bitterly.

The three brothers stood in awkward silence before Spitelout finally asked, "How do we know we can trust you? This could be some trick for revenge against Berk."

"Little brother, I am in company with a Night Fury pack. Don't you think I would've attacked a long time ago if this was about revenge?" the older man replied.

"Then why are you here?" Spitelout demanded not liking the casual use of little brother that up until now was only reserved for Stoick.

"Home, this is about being home with my family. I received word that my brother needed help and thought perhaps Stoick was not the same man our father was and wanted us a family again, fighting as one for the same cause," Hàkon explained sounding once again disappointed.

"My child also needs a home. The only one she has known has been on that boat. To human to be a dragon, but to dragon to be a human," he added hopefully.

Stoick and Spitelout looked at each other silently considering Hàkon's words before turning back to their brother's gaze. Hàkon felt like this was telling his father about his mate and child all over again and couldn't help feeling anxious.

"Why now? You must have heard of father's death years ago. So why not come back then if this was so important to you?" Stoick asked.

"I did not know the kind of man that little boy would grow into under father's influence. However, it seems it was the influence of your own son that would be stronger," Hàkon said with an affectionate smile as he remembered the little boy shying away from him between his parent and his protector.

"There is something else as well," he added suddenly looking quite solemn and in the moment both men saw that although their older brother looked no older than them he was not the healthy man Stoick remembered.

…

It was shortly after the three brothers ran from the great hall and no one knew what to do next. It was Hiccup that finally felt brave enough to make the first move. Before Toothless could stop him the little boy casually walked up to the naked girl and poked her thigh. When he had her attention, he motioned for her to kneel down. The girl smiled before gracefully falling to her knees to meet the child's eye level.

"Hello," he said casually to her with a kind smile.

"You must be Hiccup," Tyra said for the first time making the little boy excited.

"How did you know my name? Can dragons read minds?" he asked.

"No little one just observant. I heard the villagers refer to you by that name," she explained kindly as she ruffled his hair affectionately.

Tyra enjoyed this little human boy that she learned was her cousin. He was very special indeed and she could already feel herself falling in love with him and his pure scent. She could smell the other dragon's scent on him as well warning her of the dangers that came with even a thought to harm this hatchling.

"Neat, are you gonna stay? Wanna sleep over at my house? What's your favorite game? Does it hurt to breath fire? Can dragons swim?"

Both female Night Furies were in awe by the child's ability to ask that many questions in a single breath until finally Tyra had to stop him.

"Forgive me that is a lot of questions in such a short period of time. Perhaps you could show me your home and we can get to know each other better," Tyra suggested.

Ever the eager child Hiccup closed the short gap between them and wrapped his tiny arms around his cousin's neck. Tyra was caught off guard by the child's actions. Up until this moment, no one other than her parents dared to approach her never mind hug her without a hint of fear and soon found herself smiling.

"I'll take that as a yes," she chuckled hugging the boy back.

In the corner of her eye the dragoness saw another person approach and turned her head to see it was another child. This one looked very much like the man that had just left with her father and uncle. He seemed reluctant to approach her but determined so she tried to make him more comfortable by smiling at him.

"Hello there," she greeted him.

Hiccup lifted his head and turned to see who had joined them. He smiled when he saw who it was and said, "That's Snotlout, he's our cousin to."

Eldrid watched with pride as her daughter held out her free hand to the other little boy and quickly pulled him into a hug with Hiccup. Although she could not see her child's face, she knew that Tyra was smiling, feeling accepted for the first time in her life holding on for dear life to the hatchlings.

The humans and dragons watched on in fascination at the interaction between the children. Both parties feeling humbled to witness such a site before Kelda finally rose from her seat and stood before the crowd.

"I think before any exploring takes place, the people of Berk should lend a hand of hospitality to our guests," she announced to them all.

"Yes, we shall prepare a feast," one man hollered.

"Get out more mead," cried another.

"Those are all fine ideas, but I was thinking perhaps we could donate some clothes," Kelda suggested to the crowd.

The Vikings looked around them at all the naked Night Furies and all suddenly nodded in agreement, mumbling to one another about spare things they may have. It wasn't long before the villagers all left to find clothing for the newcomers and all that remained were the dragons, the two human boys, and Kelda.

"So, you really are a dragon?" Snotlout asked finally feeling brave enough to ask as she still held onto him and Hiccup.

Tyra nodded and smiled before the boys suddenly felt the bones and muscle under the skin of the girl's back start to crack and rumble. Before they knew it two large black wings sprouted from her back and curled around all three of them.

"Woh," the boys said at the same time and Tyra and Eldrid giggled in response.

"No offense Hiccup but she is officially my favorite relative," Snotlout said in awe.

"Likewise," Hiccup replied.

Toothless had been silently watching the girl up until this point consuming his senses with everything about her. Her smell was hypnotic to him leaving him constantly needing more of her scent, the sound of her voice sent shivers through his scales. Her smile was contagious, and her wings were breathtaking and he longed to see those blue eyes glow against onyx black scales. He wondered if she'd look this beautiful holding her own hatchlings as she did holding these two human ones…but he didn't have a crush on her, absolutely not.

"I'm really glad you're a Night Fury," Toothless heard Hiccup say to the girl.

"Why is that?" she asked.

"Cause my friend Toothless over there has a big crush on you," he replied casually.

'You did not just do that' Toothless thought horrified by his little human.

Perhaps this was his idea of revenge for not knowing that he was a treasure. Or perhaps this was just a child doing what children did best, which was embarrass people to death.

"Oh really," he heard Tyra say as her amused blue eyes met his anxious green ones.

He watched in anticipation as the female Night Fury leaned into to Hiccup's ear and whisper something in it for a few minutes while he stood there and tapped his claws on the ground in anticipation. When she was finished whispering she gazed at him once more but this time with an unreadable smile before she nodded and let the boys go.

"Wait here Tyra. I think I have something of mama's you can have," Hiccup said before he started walking out of the great hall.

"Me to," Snotlout said beside him with Toothless following behind them.

As they were about to leave, the black haired boy stopped before he turned to look at Hiccup rubbing the back of his head nervously.

"Hey uh…about what I said…ya know about him…,"the child mumbled having a hard time finding the words.

"It’s ok," Hiccup said with a smile knowing his cousin was never very good with words let alone apologizing.

Snotlout smiled before running off to tell his mama everything that had happened since she had to stay home with his baby brother. As they started walking back towards Hiccup's house the Night Fury's curiosity got the better of him.

'Soo…did she say anything about me?' he growled at the boy forgetting that the child didn't speak dragon.

Hiccup looked at his friend confused but quickly understood what he was growling about by the way he wouldn't look him in the eye. Hiccup tried to hide his smile as he pretended not to notice the dragon talking to him.

'I must know! What did she say?' Toothless growled as he continued bumping the boy's arm again making Hiccup giggle which only irritated the Night Fury more.

'What.'

'Did'

'She'

'Say?'

Toothless growled again emphasizing each word by bumping Hiccup's arm.

The boy turned around and glared at the dragon for a few minutes before a devious grin spread on the child's face. Toothless did not like that look.

"It's a secret," he said simply and continued his way home.

Toothless stood there in shock. He couldn't believe his sweet little human was deliberately hiding something from him. Quickly, he caught up to Hiccup and glared at his back as they walked towards their home.

"Ya know if you want to know so badly…you could always ask her," Hiccup suggested with a smirk.

'Oh, I see now. My hatchling is trying to be a matchmaker, is he? Well two can play that game little one' Toothless thought reminding himself to remember this moment later down the road when his human had a crush.

Not that he had a crush of course but still he would use this moment against him somehow.

"Well here we are. Home sweet home," Hiccup announced as he opened the door to a tall hut.

They walked into a wide-open space with a large fire place, and strange things that looked like the humans used them for sitting by the shape of it. Hiccup walked over to a large thing Toothless had seen once or twice before, the humans called it a trunk if he wasn't mistaken. With a deep sigh Hiccup opened the chest which the dragon discovered was full of clothes and human hunting tools and one drawing on the lid of the trunk of a woman and a man with a small child.

"That's daddy and that's me when I was a little baby," Hiccup explained as he pointed to each person in the photo.

His eyes started to look sad as he pointed to the last person in the photo which was a woman and said, "and that's my mama."

Toothless could already see the signs of Hiccup getting upset and quickly wrapped himself around the distraught child.

Dragon Treasure Chapter: 14

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. 

It was late in the evening when Toothless finally decided to join the Vikings and dragons in the great hall for a modest meal that was quickly put together on short notice. It was a long and painful self-debate for the Night Fury before he finally decided to stick to his human form not feeling the urge to go through the pain a second time. Gobber had stopped him along the way and gave him some clothes that he hadn't fit in since he was younger which Toothless took gratefully so people would stop gawking at him. After he received his portion for dinner he scanned the room until his eyes locked in on her.

Tyra was sitting across from Hiccup and Astrid laughing at something the children were doing along with a few other of the Night Furies. As he made his way over he couldn't help the smirk on his face as he watched the long lost cousins interact. They'd only known each other for a day and already they acted as if they'd been joined at the hip since birth. There was also a small hint of jealousy that was starting to rise in the pit of his stomach that he wanted to desperately shake off.

'Why don't you just claim them both?' a voice inside his head hissed.

'Not you again.' Toothless replied irritated.

'You know I'm right boy. The child is your possession and the girl would be a fine mate' the voice argued but the Night Fury ignored it.

'Strong, beautiful, powerful…just imagine the hatchlings she could produce for you' the voice continued to taunt the Night Fury.

'Silence!' Toothless cried in his head to his primitive sub conscious.

'You cannot silence your own thoughts. I am simply its voice.' The being said before it did indeed leave Toothless alone. He soon found himself sitting beside Hiccup and across from the person who had been haunting his thoughts since the moment she arrived.

"How are you adjusting in your new body?" one of the male Night Furies asked Toothless.

"It is strange to say the least, but I will manage," he replied to the man.

"You have our sympathies friend, none of us remember that pain. It was kind of the princess to begin that training first. Now the rest of your training will feel like flying through clear weather after a bad storm," an older female dragon said resting a kind hand on his shoulder.

Toothless' head shot towards Tyra who was sighing in irritation at the information that had been revealed to the newcomer. She reluctantly met his gaze and nodded confirming that what he had just been told was true.

"Wow. That's just like Hiccup," Astrid said innocently.

"I'm not a prince," the boy said replied.

"You sort of are. The chief is like the king of our village so when you take over as chief you're the new king," Astrid explained.

Hiccup seemed to think about it as everyone continued their conversations and ate happily. After a few moments of thought, the little human looked over at his friend and casually asked, "Wanna be the queen?"

This moment had apparently been the exact moment all the people at the table were drinking or eating. Suddenly they were all spitting out their drinks or choking on their food in shock. This boy was either incredibly confident in what he was asking the girl, or he had no idea what he was asking of her.

They were even more stunned when the little girl seemed to actually think about the question and replied, "Eh why not? Sounds like fun."

Everyone at the table minus Toothless and Tyra were laughing their heads off at what was just declared.

"Sure lass. You two will have LOT'S of fun. Kings and queens play all sorts of games together," one of the Vikings said making everyone laugh even harder.

Toothless still couldn't believe what he just heard when the man made the comment and looked down at the two naïve children who were looking back at him innocently and confused.

"Well we do like to play hide and seek," Hiccup suggested.

"With a whole house to ourselves nobody could tell us not to jump on the bed," Astrid said excitedly making Hiccup very excited in turn.

'Somebody pleeeeease make them stop' Toothless thought as he hid his face in his hands and groaned when the table only got louder with laughter.

"Hiccup what other things would you do if you were chief?" Tyra asked trying desperately to change the subject.

The boy thought to himself for a moment and said, "Well…I'd like to stop the war with the dragons, so we could all be friends. Then we could show other tribes that dragons weren't scary and then they'd be friends, and maybe we could work together to make a better life for everybody. We could have groups where dragons could help with trading to other islands and they could have human riders with them with maps so they wouldn't get lost."

"Humans and dragons as partners in trade…," one Night Fury said contemplating the idea.

"It would also work in everyone's favor in battle. Imagine Vikings riding into battle on dragons. Not like riding them as if they were horses but as a tribe to protect each other and our home," Hiccup said smiling until he saw everyone's stunned faces and his face fell.

"Was that a silly idea?" he asked looking disappointed as the silent table.

They were all still in awe by what the boy had said to respond to him. The child that all the Vikings called the dreamer, the strange boy had probably said one of most insightful ideas that any Viking leader had ever suggested. The dragons' view of humans suddenly had a different light in that moment inspired by this hatchling who they were glad to know would become the leader of the human tribe.

"I would ride with you," Toothless said to the boy breaking the silence.

"Really?" Hiccup asked as his eyes lit up in excitement.

"Yes. When I believe you are fit enough to go into battle," the Night Fury replied.

"Sooo never," Hiccup said annoyed.

Toothless gave him a look before he asked, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Means you're a big old mama hen of a dragon," Astrid replied casually looking up from her meal before she grinned from ear to ear at the Night Fury's irritated glare.

This once again sent the table into a huge fit of laughter this time including Tyra who was in tears at the bluntness of the hatchling girl.

"Why don't you two go over and tell Stoick your plans of the future," Tyra said finally wiping tears from her eyes.

When the adorable pair left the table holding hands to walk through the crowd of people the remaining group that stayed were still surprised by the children.

"Could you imagine if what the boy suggested came to pass," one of the dragons said smiling at the possibility.

"Hmm," the Viking beside him grunted in reply.

"Why couldn't it?" Kelda spoke up who had been sitting on the other side of her daughter the entire time.

"I would ride with you," Tyra spoke up reaching her hand across the table to the other woman.

"And I you," Kelda replied to the young girl that reminded her so much of her lost friend as she grasped her hand in return.

The others at the table looked around at each other before one of the Vikings stood up and said as he raised his pint, "I dunno any one of ya from a hole in the ground but I'd ride with any of ya."

A female Night Fury rose from her seat beside him and rested a hand on his shoulder before she said," I agree. I feel what we know about your kind is just as twisted and warped as whatever it is you humans know about us."

Tyra stood and lifted her mug to the table and said, "Than let us bring down the mad queen and begin a new age of peace…or at least to a point for both our kinds."

"Ai!" Everyone replied cheering their mugs clanking together in merriment.

Unknown to them, they had caught the attention of others from nearby tables. All of them had been listening and smiled with them as they all thought the same thing:

'Dragons and Vikings working together, imagine that.'

…

Stoick and Gobber had been staring at the woman for a few minutes now, she was at the other side of Hàkon's wife happily chatting away. Her brown hair was pulled back into a braid that flowed down her back and her beautiful green eyes twinkled as she laughed at whatever they were talking about.

'Valka, my wife.'

Across the table Hàkon sat contently with his wife by his side surrounded by their friends as they regaled the Vikings at the table with tales of their travels. The stories brought back happy memories of when his daughter was still young and shy clinging to his leg believing daddy could protect her everything. Suddenly sensing something amiss Hàkon looked around him until his eyes fell on his younger brother looking as if he had seen a ghost and followed his gaze to the woman sitting beside his mate. He politely excused himself from his wife's side before he went and sat beside his brother.

"See something you like little brother?" the older man asked spooking the Viking chief who did not see him sit down.

"How did you...Where did you…," Stoick mumbled still in shock.

Still confused Hàkon tried to make out his brother's ramblings before he finally understood what Stoick was trying to ask him.

"You remember Valka, Stoick? A few of the dragons from my clan saved her while they were chasing down the queen's dragons stealing our supplies from our boats. I recognized her when I saw the birthmark on her neck and the armor could only be made by one man," the older man said smiling as he leaned over to Gobber.

"Was it the fine craftsmanship?" the other man smiled proudly.

"No, my friend. It was the carving inside the armor along her breast plate that read 'Gobber was here'," Hàkon replied.

"Oh ya," Gobber replied before both men started chuckling while the man in the middle looked none to amused.

"Really Gobber?" Stoick asked his friend.

"Oh, Stoick it was a joke as a wedding present. You know damn well we were like family. I had my eye on someone else," the man replied looking over at another table.

"She stayed with us insisting to repay our kindness, so we trusted her as Tyra's nurse. We even named her guardian of our daughter," Hàkon changing the subject.

Stoick smiled at the idea of being the guardian of his brother's child in his place. Such an honor was heavily discussed amongst Vikings and the elders before the child's birth. Gobber was Hiccup's guardian in the event of his death since his brother had a full house already.

"Stoick I have to warn you," Hàkon said seriously.

"When Valka was captured something happened that even I don't know. She knows nothing of her life here on Berk. Whoever her husband is, her children, they need to be…oh Stoick I'm so sorry," the man said as he saw the pained expression on his little brother.

Stoick remained silent as he continued to watch the love of his life ignorant to the pain he was in only a few short feet away.

"The fall…it must have been the fall the night she was taken," the chief said trying not get chocked up.

"Walk with me Stoick," Hàkon said picking up his brother's massive form and wrapping his arm around his neck before they exited the great hall unnoticed to all except Gobber.

The older man watched with great difficulty as his brother clung to his shoulder struggling with the pain that he thought he had let go of years ago.

"What happened Stoick?" he asked gently.

"She was protecting Hiccup, one of the beasts grabbed our baby and she went after it. It dropped the boy, so she jumped off and protected Hiccup as they landed knocking her unconscious. The beast got to her before I could and carried her off leaving the baby behind. I thought her dead," Stoick said as he continued to lean on his brother.

"I was so numb I blamed the dragons, I blamed myself but worst of all I-I actually blamed Hiccup for a while. I actually told him that I did one night while I was drunk, and I've never forgiven myself for it cause I know it rooted somewhere inside of him," Stoick said as tears of grief finally allowed themselves to fall.

"How could I have done that to him? He is our only son, our miracle boy. Took us five years of marriage to gain that blessing and I abused it," he ranted on.

Hàkon clung onto his brother just as he had done when he was a little boy scared of the monsters under his bed. Silently he held the large man in a protective embrace and allowed the mighty Stoick the Vast to let go the past at last. When he finished neither brother said a thing until Stoick got himself together and nodded gratefully to the other man.

"Thank you," he said quietly.

"Anytime little brother," he replied with a gentle smile.

"Stoick!" Spitelout said running out of the hall. He stopped when he saw his older brothers standing together one looking depressed and the other looking sympathetic.

"You saw her?" he asked.

"Ya," Stoick replied.

"Then what troubles you go after your woman," he demanded.

"Spitelout she hit her head. She doesn't know who Hiccup and I are," the chief explained.

The youngest of the three stood silently as he understood his brother's distress. Finally he walked over to his older brother and said, "Stoick she's still your wife. She just can't remember. So, do whatever it was that ya did last time to win her over."

"Can't believe I'm saying this but your right," Stoick replied after a few minutes before he slapped his brother's arm and took a deep breath before walking back into the hall.

Spitelout and Hàkon watched happily as Stoick bravely walked over to the table where Valka was sitting and asked if he could join her. The two brothers were silent as they observed the pair strike up a lively conversation when the older brother suddenly started to chuckle.

"What are you laughing about?" Spitelout asked.

"I'm just wondering how they got together in the first place. They hated each other as children," Hàkon explained in amusement.

"Really?" the younger brother asked surprised.

"Oh, ya. Stoick used to pull on her braids and call her a stupid head with yak butt breath and she told him he looked like a giant ugly bellybutton that pulled her hair like a girl," Hàkon laughed at the memory of him and Valka's mother pulling those two away from each other.

"Stupid head and the giant ugly button together at last," Spitelout teased.

The older brother laughed as he wrapped his arm around his youngest brother's neck and said, "Come on. Nothing builds a bond between two brothers together like a barrel of mead."

…

Tyra and Toothless sat in silence still picking at their dinners. The other Vikings and dragons had wandered off to mingle with the other occupants and go on their own way.

"I'm sorry," Tyra said breaking the silence.

"For what?" Toothless asked.

"For embarrassing you in front of your treasure. You really did do a good job on your first try dragon," she explained finally meeting his glaze.

"That's quite a compliment coming from the future queen of dragons," the Night Fury replied meaning it as a joke.

"You are right. I should have spoken up about that when we were talking but I am still trying to accept it myself. In human years I may be an adult but in dragon years I am barely out of childhood and now I must accept that both my parents are dying, defeat the mad one, and take on the responsibility as queen after I destroy her. It is a difficult task to be given…especially for something like me," Tyra explained.

"I'm sorry," Toothless said not knowing what else to say sending them back into silence.

"You are not a thing princess," the Night Fury said catching the girl across the table off guard.

No stranger that found out what she was had ever said that to her before and she was grateful for the kindness.

"Thank you….and don't call me princess my name is sufficient," she replied.

"Then don't call me dragon," the dragon across from her replied.

"Then what am I to call you?" she asked.

"My friends call me Toothless," he replied with a handsome smirk which Tyra found contagious.

"By the way I'll forgive you for today on one condition," he said looking serious.

Tyra raised a brow at him and nodded to him with her business face on before he said, "I wanna know what you whispered to Hiccup."

"Not a chance," she replied returning her attention to her meal.

"Oh, come on," he said but before Tyra could reply everyone that was sitting at the same table as Stoick suddenly spat out their drinks and chocked on their food.

"Probably should have specified to Hiccup to just mention his dragon plan," Toothless said before the pair burst out laughing.