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(D/N)'s ear perks up as he quickly looks behind them, making both Hiccup and (Y/N) jump lightly as the sound of another dragon's screeching could be heard.

(Y/N) smiles when she catches sight of a familiar dragon, grinning as she watches it swoop down, picking up some rocks as she lands. "What have you been up to?" She asks, Hiccup smiling from his place beside her.

Astrid stretches as she jumps off Stormfly, Toothless eagerly rushing over to Stormfly and pausing to say hi to Astrid. "Oh, winning races, what else?" She smirks, making (Y/N) snicker.

Stormfly and Toothless greet one another, bobbing their heads in sync and chirping.

(D/N) stretches, padding over to them and playfully whacking Toothless with his tail, causing him to huff and pursue.

"Where have you two been?"

Hiccup snorts as he finishes his drawing, shaking his head as he wraps an arm around (Y/N), bringing her close to his side and placing gentle kisses against her neck.

"Avoiding my dad."

"Oh now you wanna tell me?" (Y/N) teases, poking her boyfriend in the ribs. Astrid snickers lightly as she plops onto the ground next to her, criss-crossing her legs.

Toothless pursues (D/N) in the back, Stormfly chirping at them to stop as she chases them.

"Oh, you're gonna love this." Hiccup replies, ignoring (Y/N)'s previous response as he brings his hand up and plays with her hair.

"I wake up, the sun is shining, Terrible Terrors are singing on the rooftop-!"

Astrid takes his pencil, looking towards the mountain and sketching them as Hiccup tells his story.

"I saunter down to breakfast thinking all is right with the world and I get," Hiccup rises, making his voice deeper, intimidating his fathers.

"Son, we need to talk."

"Not now, Dad. I got a whole day of goofing off with (Y/N) to get started!"

Astrid mimics Hiccup as she waves her arms, making (Y/N) snicker and shake her head at her friend.

"Spot on," (Y/N) laughs, sighing with joy as she calms down.

"No, it wasn't!" Hiccup whines, "First of all, I don't sound like that! And second, who--what is this character?" He gestures to Astrid, laughing and looking over at (Y/N).

"And third, what is that thing you're doing with my shoulders?"

(Y/N) giggles, dramatically waving her arms and shoulders as Astrid laughs, shaking her head as she continues to sketch the mountains.

"Yeah, that's a truly flattering impersonation," Hiccup pouts as (Y/N) sits up, snickering to herself. "Anyway, he goes," Hiccup clears his throat and stomps around.

"You're the pride of Berk, son, and I couldn't be prouder-!"

"Oh gee! Thanks dad, it's all thanks to my amazing girlfriend though!" (Y/N) does her own impersonation, smirking as Hiccup turns to her with an offended look, making Astrid burst into laughter.

Hiccup can't help but chuckle as he gestures to (Y/N), "When have I ever done that with my hands?"

"You just did!" Astrid shouts in amusement, (Y/N) placing a hand on her mouth to muffle her laugh.

"Come on, love!" Hiccup laughs, kneeling down and grabbing (Y/N)'s cheeks gently with his hands. "This is very serious!"

"Okay, okay," (Y/N) takes in a deep breath, making Hiccup nod and smile as he pecks her cheek before standing.

"You're all grown up, and since no Chief could ask for a better successor, I've decided-!"

"To make you Chief!" Astrid realizes quickly, rushing to stand as (Y/N) softly gasps. "Oh, my gods! Hiccup, that's amazing!"

Astrid punches Hiccup's stomach in excitement, making him yelp as his back-fin pops open.

"Ow!"

Astrid laughs, rushing to (Y/N) and pulling her up as she looks over at Hiccup.

"You're gonna wear off the spring coil. The calibration is very sensitive!"

(D/N) shrieks as Toothless catches up to him, making them crash through Astrid and (Y/N) as Stormfly hobbles after them.

Hiccup winces, rushing over and helping (Y/N) up as Astrid quickly rises.

"So...this is what I'm dealing with."

"What, uh..what'd you tell him?" (Y/N) questions, making Hiccup rub his neck sheepishly.

"I didn't. By the time he turned around I was already halfway down to your house."

"Huh, well...it's a lot of responsibility,"
Astrid replies, folding up the map and closing the journal. "The map will have to wait for sure."

"And I'll fly Toothless for you since you'll probably be too busy.." (Y/N) says, looking over to the dragons as they play.

"But this is amazing, Hiccup. He sees your strengths and knows you'll be a great Chief!" She tries, reaching over and patting Hiccup's arm.

"It's..it's not me, (Y/N)," he sighs softly, shaking his head.

"All those speeches and planning and running the village...that's his thing. Mine is spending time with you and taking care of Toothless."

"I think you're missing the point," Astrid replies as (Y/N) walks towards the edge, looking over the trees. "I mean, Chief. What an honor. I'd be pretty excited."

"I'm not like you," Hiccup sighs, glancing at
(Y/N). "You know exactly who you are. You always have. But...i'm still looking. I know I'm not my father, and I've never met my mother, so...what does that make me?"

(Y/N) sighs, turning around she makes her way twirls her boyfriend and joins Hiccup on the floor as he sits down.

"Sometimes it takes longer to find who you really are," (Y/N) softly says, taking his hand in hers and fiddling with his fingers.

"What you're looking for isn't out there, though. It's in here," she smiles, moving his hand over his heart.

Hiccup places a kiss to her temple in thanks as she rests her head on his shoulder before he squints, noticing something in the distance.

(Y/N) feels him tense, making her pull away before her eyes follow his, gasping at the sight.

"There's something out there."

Astrid sighs, shaking her head, "Hiccup.."

(Y/N) stops her, grabbing her friends chin gently and directing her attention to the front, Astrid pauses and looks out before gasping softly at the sight of a large cloud of smoke just over the horizon.

...

She follows behind (Y/N) as they both ride alongside Hiccup, the beautiful autumn woods now dark and dead.

(Y/N) looks around at the ash, (D/N)'s ears twitching as he closely listens for any danger.

The three exit the forest and fly out onto the sea, revealing a large jagged structure made entirely of ice.

(D/N) hisses softly in confusion, his ears perked up fully. Toothless looks back and nods at him, rumbling at Hiccup. "Stay close," Hiccup tells (Y/N, making her silently nod and continue forward.

They fly around the ice, wood crushed and sticking out on random spots, revealing it was a fort.

"What happened here?"

(Y/N) looks around, her eyes widening at the sights of two large footprints.

Toothless notices, too, nervously jerking his head as (D/N)'s fur begins to rise slightly.

"Easy, bud," Hiccup soothes, setting a hand on Toothless.

Astrid looks down, tilting her head when she sees a group of people on a nearby platform.

"Fire!"

"Look out!" (Y/N) shouts as a net was fired. (D/N) swiftly pushes Stormfly and Astrid out of the way of the netting, causing him and
(Y/N) to get wrapped in the netting.

(D/N) roars and thrashes against the ropes as
(Y/N) grunts and yelps, gasping as (D/N) turns and slams onto the ground with a groan of pain, preventing her from getting hurt.

(D/N) bellows a roar, blasting a plasma ball as men start to rush them.

"Hey?!" (Y/N) yells as she unsheathes her blade, cutting some of the netting.

The men stop in confusion, now noticing the girl. "What have we here? Our little dragon rider is back again?"

A man speaks up as he comes out from his hiding spot, his eyes flickering towards (D/N).
Toothless lets out a shriek, swooping down and causing the familiar sound of a Night Fury.

"Is that what I think it is?"

"Stop!" Hiccup shouts, Stormfly hissing as she lands. "(Y/N)!"

"Get away from them!" He bellows,
Toothless swiftly landing in front of (D/N) and (Y/N) protectively.

Toothless lets out a loud roar, causing the men to flinch and cover their ears before gasping in awe as Hiccup draws his flame sword, Astrid grabbing her axe.

"Oooh!" They all breathe out, their eyes following the flaming sword. "And you've brought your friends!" The man scoffs, his eyebrow raising at the sight of Toothless.

"Soil my britches. That is a Night Fury! Thought they were all gone for good."

(Y/N) grunts and gasps as a man grabs her sword, the man with a tattoo on his chin grabbing her arm as (D/N) snarls and thrashes against the net.

"Oh my.." the man mumbles with a light scoff, tugging at her prosthetics, (Y/N) winces at the feeling, Hiccup's eyes widening as he tugs a little to hard. (D/N) fires another blast near the man's head, the crew backing away with yelps.

The man barely flinches, knowing the dragon wouldn't risk hitting the girl. He draws his sword, carefully aligning it with the side of her neck as (Y/N) swallows harshly.

"And this..." The man hums in thought, his eyes lingering on the red spots sitting on
(D/N)'s eyes.

"A Woolly Howl and a Night Fury?" he scoffs, smirking and shaking his head. "Now I've seen it all.."

Hiccup growls softly under his breath, his eyes following the man's movement as Astrid looks around.

"Looks like our luck's had turned out for the better, lads! Don't think Drago has either one of these in his dragon army."

"Dragon army?" Astrid mumbles under her breath. "Look, we don't want any trouble," Hiccup starts, Toothless hissing softly. "Why don't you let her go? Now?"

"Ha! You should have thought of that before you stole all of our dragons," the man growls, his grip tightening on (Y/N)'s arm.

"And blasted our fort to bits!" He yells, gesturing to the destroyed ships.

"You think three fire breathing dragons did this?," (Y/N) grits out, annoyed at the man's tight hold on her, he chuckles "Maybe not you. But it was one of your little friends."

"You think we did this?" Hiccup incredulously questions, taking another step forward with narrowed eyes.

"Dragon trapping is hard enough work as it is without do-gooder dragon riders sneaking in to rescue them!" The man snaps in irritation, jerking his blade to point at Hiccup.

"What do-gooder.." Hiccup trails off, his eyes catching (Y/N)'s hand slowly moving towards her knife. She slowly unbuckles it, trying not to draw any attention.

"There are other dragon riders?" He recovers, anxiously looking at (D/N) as he shifts.

"You mean other than your thieving friend from last night? You tell me," the man replies with a glare. "You may have an ice-spitting dragon on your side...but we still have a quota
to fill.."

He begins moving around (D/N) with (Y/N) still in his grip. (D/N) looks up, quietly rumbling at Toothless, who does the same and notices the men above.

Stormfly chirps softly as she moves closer to Astrid, her wings slightly outstretched.

"How do you suppose we explain this mess to Drago Bludvist?"

"Drago...what-fist?" Hiccup scoffs, bitterly smiling. "Does anything you say make sense?"
He mocks.

Astrid looks at Hiccup with a glare, shaking her head and gesturing to (Y/N), making him sigh softly as his hand tenses around his weapon.

The man goes to say something, allowing another crewmember to speak instead.

"He's expecting a new shipment of dragons for his army by tomorrow."

"And Drago don't take well to excuses," a man whimpers.

"This.." the man sheathes his blade, using his free hand to lower his fur shirt and reveal a branding scar, (Y/N) groans at the sight, tilting her head slightly so she wasn't near the scorched flesh.

"..is what he gave me the last time I showed up empty handed."

Astrid recoils, Hiccup glancing at her before he notices (D/N)'s claws slowly cutting some of the netting.

"He promised to be far less understanding in the future."

"All right, look," Hiccup sighs, shaking his head and raising his hands. "We don't know anything about a dragon thief, or an ice spitting dragon-"

Toothless follows the man's gaze as he looks up with a subtle nod, making the men above take aim.

"..or your lunatic boss and his dragon army, okay?" Hiccup finishes, walking another step closer. "Just give us back our dragon and
(Y/N), and we'll go."

"Exactly, strange, annoying man who we've never met." (Y/N) nods, jumping as the man moves his hand down to grab her hand, her eyes widening as his fingers dig into the space where her prosthetic and skin meet.

"Oh, where are my manners?" He chuckles,

"I'm Eret...son of Eret."

Hiccup scoffs, looking down he notices (Y/N)'s panicked expression, tilting his head he looks further and gasps at the sight of Eret's fingers almost ripping her prosthetic clean off.

He glances to his left, subtly nodding to (D/N) as some netting falls off the dragons back.

"Finest dragon trapper alive. Afterall..."

The netting becomes looser on (D/N), his legs and arms becoming free.

"It's not just anyone who can capture a Night
Fury and a Woolly Howl on the same day."

(D/N) breaks from the ropes, causing some men to gasp as Eret swiftly uses (Y/N) as a shield.

(D/N) hisses lowly at Eret, his ears flat against his skull as he slowly stalks towards them.
Toothless snarls, his wings arching as he moves closer to Hiccup.

"This is (D/N) and Toothless. They say we're going. Now," Hiccup says in a firm tone, glaring at Eret.

Eret lets out a laugh, shaking his head. "They all say that..rush 'em, lads!"

(D/N) swiftly fires a plasma ball at one of the ballistas as Toothless fires a blast at the ice above Eret, causing him to yelp before dodging backwards as (Y/N) draws her pocket knife and swipes it at his face.

He yelps, falling back as the ice breaks near him, stunning him as (Y/N) leaps out of the ice's path.

Hiccup rushes forward, guarding (Y/N)'s back as (D/N) focuses on one man. He whimpers, swiftly dropping (Y/N)'s sword and racing away.

(D/N) snorts with a nod, grabbing the blade's handle in his teeth, tossing it to his rider who grabs it and sheaths it.

(Y/N) quickly runs and jumps on (D/N), Toothless scooping Hiccup up and following.

Astrid pulls herself on Stormfly, flying off and following after her friends.

Eret pants heavily as he rises to his feet, watching them fly off as blood trickles down his cheek from his new cut.

"You will never hold on to those dragons, you hear me?" He bellows, aiming his sword at them.

"Drago's coming for them all!"

They all make it a safe distance away, all panting and catching their breath.

Hiccup shakes his head, looking behind him as the ice structure grows smaller.

He jerks his head back at the sound of someone groaning, gasping as (Y/N) tightly holds her hand to her chest, doubling over and resting her forehead head on (D/N)'s back.

The dragon rumbles softly, glancing to his rider in worry.

Astrid watches with sympathy as her friend groans once more, shaking her head as worry consumes her.

Hiccup directs Toothless to fly closer to (Y/N), reaching a hand out and grabbing her attention. She peeks and eye open, a tear rolling down her cheek.

Hiccup feels his chest clench at the sight, sighing as he shakes his head.

"That idiot nearly ripped my prosthetic off.."

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