New story, huh? Well, anyways, this is an out-of-no-where idea I got randomly one day, and so here it is! :D Enjoy! This'll be the only update on this story until tomorrow, so enjoy the cliffhanger while it lasts. :)

Hiccup's POV

He was standing at the top of a mast, looking at the crowd of villagers watching him as he raised the metal trident over his head.

"Oh boy, here he goes again," he heard Gobber groan.

"He doesn't make it easy," said Stoick. "Hiccup!"

"You'll all see for yourselves!" Hiccup shouted, his voice barely getting over the booming lightning and rolling thunder. "When I attach this metal rod to the top of this mast-" Lightning sounded behind him, and he winced. It was close; maybe too close. But he knew he had to do this. There was no backing out on it. "The lightning will be drawn to-"

He never did get to finish his sentence. He felt something forceful and powerful rush into him like a dragon, but it wasn't a living object. It didn't take long for Hiccup to realize it was lightning. He had been hit by lightning.

"HICCUP!" Stoick shouted, not that Hiccup could reply. he tried to scream; his voice wouldn't work. He tried to call out; useless. The searing, blinding energy from the lightning strike traveled across his body, and then stopped abruptly. And so there he stood, at the top of the mast, until his eyes rolled back in his head, and he felt himself falling. He slammed into something cold and icy, and then heard and saw no more.

Hiccup woke up with a scream. Man, he hated that dream. His breathing was erratic, as if he had been struck by lightning all over again. He looked at his hands; he was shaking. The dream always made him do that.

It took Hiccup another three seconds before he registered Toothless nudging him, obviously trying to either wake him up or comfort him. That's normally what he did every time the same nightmare came to haunt the dragon rider.

It had been a few years since the lightning incident, and Hiccup was still having nightmares about it. It was a horrible sensation, feeling the electricity move through his being and then cut off, taking his consciousness with it. It wasn't something he would ever dream of repeating.

Maybe it was just him.

"Hey, bud," Hiccup greeted, patting his dragon's head head. He swung his legs - well, leg, that is - over the side of the bed and made sure he had the right one still. For some reason, it had become sort of a habit; every time he woke up from a nightmare, make sure he didn't lose the only real leg he had. Of course, it was just a nightmare, but Hiccup couldn't help it.

"You ready to do to the academy?" Hiccup asked Toothless. He felt like he needed something to get his mind off everything else, so he was relieved when Toothless nodded. He got up and raced down the stairs, Toothless in tow. As soon as they made it to the main level, Hiccup opened the door, let Toothless run out, and then followed him.

As soon as they were clear, Hiccup mounted the dragon, and they headed off towards the academy. As usual, the others were there before he was. Ever since the lightning incident, Hiccup had gotten into the bad habit of being late. So, they still came at usual time, he came late.

They didn't ask why he was late, and they didn't care too much either, which relieved Hiccup to no end. He despised talking about it, especially to his friends.

Toothless flew through the open gate to the academy and landed. Hiccup dismounted and looked at the others, already having arrived.

"Top of the...morning...class..." Hiccup started suspiciously. Snotlout and the twins were blocking something from his view. Behind them, Hiccup made out Astrid and Fishlegs, drawing something on a piece of parchment.

"Uhh...what's going on?" he said, walking towards the twins and Snotlout.

"Ah ah ah, Mr. Head of the Dragon Academy," said Tuffnut. Then, he whispered to Ruffnut, "That is what he is, right?"

"Um...yeah," said Ruffnut.

"Okay, YES, head of the dragon academy," said Tuffnut. "You are not to see it until it's done."

"Until what's done?" Hiccup questioned. "What did you guys do?" He tried to push his way passed them, but they held firm to their "positions."

"Oh no you don't!" said Snotlout, shaking his finger at his cousin. "You can't see it until it's finished!"

"Until what's finished?" Hiccup said. "You guys aren't telling me anything."

"Until the whatever it is Fishlegs and Astrid are working on is finished," said Ruffnut. "They said it's top secret. They haven't even told us yet."

"No!" said Tuffnut.

"They could tell us," said Ruffnut.

"Yes!" said Tuffnut.

"...but then they'd have to kill us," said Ruffnut.

"I don't wanna die!" said Tuffnut.

"Should we tell him?" Hiccup heard Fishlegs whisper to Astrid.

"Yeah, I guess so," she replied.

"Uh, guys," Hiccup said. "What's this all about?"

Snotlout and the twins parted and made a way for him to walk through. Astrid and Fishlegs turned around to face him, still hiding whatever it was they were working on.

"It was going to be a surprise," said Astrid.

"Keyword, going to, move on," said Hiccup.

"Well, we decided..."

"Stop stalling," said Snotlout.

"It's-"

"HEY!" Fishlegs shouted. "Let me tell him!"

"Aww, I wanna tell him!" said Ruffnut. "What are we supposed to tell him again?"

"We're building," said Astrid.

"A TREEHOUSE!" both she and Fishlegs declared in unison.

"A treehouse?" asked Hiccup. "That sounds fantastic!"

"Mmm hmm!" said Astrid. "And it'll look even better! Just wait until you see the plans!"

"What are the plans?" asked Hiccup.

"Oh, we're still keeping that little part a surprise," said Fishlegs. "We're not telling you any of our ideas for the treehouse, other than the fact that we are building it."

"Can I help you, or something?" asked Hiccup.

"Actually, yes," said Astrid. "I was just about to send Snotlout to pick up some wood at the forge. You could go with him and help him bring it to the cove."

"We're building near the cove?" Hiccup asked excitedly. It was the perfect place for it, really, what with the beautiful view and all.

"You bet," said Astrid. "We're going to build it right outside it, and then build a rope swing that dangles down, so we can jump off the treehouse and swing into the lake."

"That's fantastic!" Hiccup said, a wide smile blooming on his face. He had forgotten about his nightmare ever so slightly, and decided not to tell anyone about it. It was the same thing every time, so what did it matter?

"Well, come on, Mr. Fantastic," said Snotlout. "Let's hurry up and get that wood. I can't wait to get a start on this thing!"

Hiccup smiled and mounted Toothless before following Snotlout out. They headed to the forge, and landed in front of it.

Snotlout dismounted, as did Hiccup, before they both walked to the left side of it, finding tall pieces of wood leaning up against the building. Snotlout smiled and walked forward, grabbing one and pulling it away.

"Got it!" he said. Just as he did, though, all the other pieces started falling over. That one he had pulled had been balancing the others.

"Snotlout, look out!" Hiccup shouted. Snotlout moved out of the way just as one came at him. It fell to the ground with a rather loud THUMP, bouncing slightly on one side before coming to complete stillness. Snotlout looked at Hiccup smugly before his smirk turned into one of horror.

"HICCUP, BEHIND YOU!" he shouted.

Hiccup tried to move, but he wasn't fast enough. He felt something bang into him, and he lost consciousness.