Everyone falls but only the best rise up from the ashes.

Chapter one.

Hiccup's fall.

Hiccup's POV

"Dad I'm sorry I should have told you earlier but I didn't know what to do. Please be mad at me but don't hurt Toothless." I say worriedly.

"You're worried about the dragon.? Not the people you could have gotten killed!" Stoick yells furious.

"He was defending me!" I shout back.

"They've killed hundreds of us!" He yells back.

"And we've killed thousands of them. They fight in self defense only dad. They raid us because they have too. You don't what is on their island I-"

"You found the nest?" Stoick asks suddenly very interested in what I have to say.

"What who said nest?" I ask frightened by the look in my father's eyes.

"How did you find it?" He asks hopefully.

"I didn't find it only a dragon can find the island." I say scrambling for words.

"So only a dragon can find it?" He asks a dangerous look in his eyes.

"Dad you don't know what's there a dragon unlike anything-" I say before he cuts me off.

"You're not a viking and I-I have no son." Stoick says taking off his helmet.

"Dad don't do this you can't win this fight." I plead with him.

"I will win this fight and when I do you will no longer be welcome on Berk." Stoick says slamming a fist into the door of the great hall.

"I- You can't be serious?" I choke out.

"I am." He says opening and then slamming the door.

"Ready the ships!" He yells out leaving me in the dark.

"What have I done?" I ask myself standing up.

I watch from the cliffside as all of our ship load up with warriors, weapons, and siege engines.

And Toothless on the lead ship.

Chained.

Trapped.

All because I tried to change what we thought we knew. I watch as the lead ship lets down its sail and my father lock eyes with me before looking away. Leaving me to watch as they sail to their death. Hours later I am still standing there thinking. Astrid walks up and stand beside me.

"It's a mess. Must feel horrible. You've lost everything. Your father, your tribe, your best friend." She says looking off into the horizon.

"Thank you for summing that up. Why couldn't I have just killed that dragon when I found him in the woods? Would've been better for everyone." I say staring at the horizon as well.

"Yup the rest of us would've done it." She pauses before looking at me.

"So why didn't you?" She asks.

I don't answer.

"Why didn't you?" She asks again.

"I don't know." I shift away.

"I couldn't." I say.

"That's not an answer." She says.

"Why is this so important to you all of a sudden?" I ask turning to her.

"Because I want to remember what you say. Right now." She says looking for a reaction.

"Oh for the love of. I was a coward. I was weak." I say getting frustrated.

"I wouldn't kill a dragon."

"You said wouldn't that time."

"Whatever! Three hundred years I am the first viking who wouldn't kill a dragon." I say glaring.

She looks at me smiling.

I turn away.

"First to ride one though." She says.

"So?" I look at the ocean.

Why?

I turn to her.

"I wouldn't kill him because he looked as frightened as I was. I looked at him and I saw myself." I say realizing it myself.

Astrid smiles.

"I bet he's really frightened right now. What are you gonna do about it?" She asks looking at me expectantly.

"Ahh probably something stupid." I say shrugging.

"Good but you've already done that." She says looking hopeful.

I think for a second.

"Then something crazy." I say running off.

"That's more like it." I hear her say beginning to follow me.

I run to find the others.

"Guys come with me." I say finding them gathered in the square.

"Why would we do that?" Snotlout says glaring at me.

"Because she'll kick your ass if you don't." I say as Astrid runs up beside me.

"Who's ass needs kicking?" She asks grinning and cracking her knuckles.

"No one's where are we going?" Snotlout asks smiling nervously.

"Meet me at the academy." I say running for the forge.

They run off to the academy.

I run into the forge and grab a few notes on the various dragons I've studied.

Monstrous Nightmare-Definitely Snotlout.

Zippleback two heads-Perfect for the twins.

Fishlegs-The gronckle strong but not too fast.

Astrid-The deadly Nadder. Almost as deadly at her.

I finish matching them and move to the academy. They are all lined up as I walk to the gate of the first dragon.

"If you are wondering what dragon to get eaten by the Gronckle is the your best bet." Fishlegs says sarcastically.

Tuffnut walks up saying. "You were wise to come to the world's most deadly weapon."

He looks insane.

"O-"

"It's me." He says cutting me off before Snotlout pushes him to the side.

"I love this plan." He says getting headbutted by Ruffnut.

"I didn't-"

"You're crazy. I like that." She says smiling at me before Astrid pulls her back.

"So what is the plan?" She asks looking confident.

I look at them and smile.

"I am going to train you guys to train dragons."

"What are you insane?" Snotlout asks looking exasperated.

"No." I say opening the pen for the Monstrous Nightmare.

"He's insane." He says watching me go in.

I walk in and lead the dragon out to Snotlout who drops a spear head kicking it away.

Thank you Astrid.

I take his arm and move it towards the dragon.

"Wait! What are you doing?" He asks pulling from my grip looking terrified.

"It's okay." I say grabbing his arm again.

"It's okay." I say getting him to rest his hand on the dragon's snout.

I let go and and he looks panicky.

"Wait where are you going?" He asks as I head over to the weapon bin.

"You're gonna something to hold onto." I say gesturing behind them smiling.

"Wuw." They say turning to see a Zippleback, Deadly Nadder, and Gronckle waiting.

"Well this will be fun." I say smirking at the smiling faces of them.

An hour later.

"Now let's get going to the island. We have to keep the queen off of the vikings while Astrid and I free Toothless." I say as they all climb onto their respective dragons.

"Who are you riding with?" Astrid asks.

"I was hoping to ride with you?" I ask nervously.

"Good let's get going they will reach the nest soon." She says patting the spot behind her.

We take off and the all the dragons follow Astrid and I to the Island. We reach the Island to see the fleet in flames. And the Queen preparing to attack Stoick.

"Fishlegs! Lava blast." I yell out pointing at the head.

He nods and fires.

The blast hits exploding as we fly around it.

Astrid in front followed by Snotlout, the twins, and Fishlegs.

"Ruff, Tuff watch your backs!" I shout to them as we fly in front.

"Move Fishlegs!" I yell seeing him slow.

"Look at us we're on dragons!" Tuff yells.

I look down to see the people looking up in shock.

"Guys! Focus!" I yell as Astrid make a tight turn back towards the queen.

"Fishlegs break it down." I say as we closing together watching.

"Okay, heavily armoured skull and tail made for bashing and crushing. Steer clear of both. Small eyes, large nostrils, relies on hearing and smell." He says looking to me.

"Okay, lout, legs. Hang in it's blind spot make some noise keep it confused. Ruff, Tuff find out if it has a shot limit. Make it mad." I say giving orders.

"That's my specialty." She says smirking.

"Since when? Everyone knows I'm more irritating." Tuff says spinning upside down on his head.

"Just do what I told you." I say glaring.

"I'll be back as soon as I can." I say as Astrid and I move off to the burning fleet.

"Don't worry we got it covered!" Snotlout yells.

"Yeah Wooohooo." Fishlegs yells.

I turn my focus to the fleet seeing them fly around and up it's back.

I scan and see Toothless on the middle ship.

"There!" I say pointing.

She makes a quick turn.

"Spin shot cut the ropes!" I say as she nears.

She shoots and cuts the chain holding his neck to the platform.

I jump landing beside him. I cut the muzzle off then the ropes.

"Go help the other Astrid!" I yell as he tears himself free of the rest of the restraints.

I see her fly off as Snotlout gets knocked off and lands on top of the queen's head. I saddle up and take off in time to see Astrid and her dragon getting sucked into the queen's mouth.

I fly as fast as possible to them a high pitch screech sounding as I move in firing into the mouth and knocking Astrid off.

ASTRID!

I drop and turn skimming the ground she lands on the saddle behind me.

"Got you hang on!" I yell speeding Toothless up and back towards the Queen.

"That thing has wings! let's see if it can use them?" I say smiling and flying high.

"What are you thinking?" Astrid asks wrapping her arms around me as we plummet towards the queen.

"I love doing crazy things!" I yell back.

Toothless fires as pass just above it.

The blast knocks the queen over.

After a second it's wings extend.

"Think that did it?" I ask looking back to see it flying after me.

"Well he can fly." I say looking forwards.

"Sorry Astrid it's too risky!" I say seeing her Deadly Nadder flying low near the others.

I turn to them and toss her at the dragon.

She lands in the saddle.

I turn away drawing the queen's attention.

She follows as I weave through the sea stacks.

She just smashes through them effortlessly.

Well that didn't work. What am I going to do?

I look around thinking.

"I know let's disappear bud." I say pointing at the dark clouds.

We fly quickly to them and let the clouds envelope us. The queen follows making a hole in the clouds with her wings. I fly around her and begin firing at it's wings burning holes through them. She roars breathing fire at nothing all around. I dive around a near blast and look back to see Toothless's tail on fire.

"Well it's now or never!" I say turning Toothless into a straight dive firing a blast at the queen as we pass her.

We fall moving faster and faster.

We blast through the clouds and towards the ground.

At the last second we pull up and move around the crashing dragon. We fly up moving as fast as possible but the flames catch up quickly. As we fly up around the tail as we get clear I feel my grip slip.

NO!

I fall back towards the flames Toothless flying after me.

As I fall into the flames I feel the heat as I reach them, then coolness as Toothless closes his wings around me.

Astrid's POV

"Hiccup!" I yell watching him fall into the flames, Toothless racing after him.

I watch them being engulfed in flames and yell at the others to follow as I fly to the fire ball.

The flames die out.

"Search pattern NOW!" I yell moving fast over the ground.

We search until Fishlegs yells. "I found him!"

I race over seeing Toothless curled into a ball.

"NO!" I yell falling onto my knees.

"No you wouldn't let him die…." I say quieter.

Toothless looks up and turns his head sideways.

"Where is he?" I say moving closer to the Night Fury.

He opens up his wings to reveal an unconscious and mostly unharmed Hiccup.

I scramble to him and pick him up.

"Stormfly!" I yell moving over to the Deadly Nadder.

"Snotlout, Fishlegs! Grab Toothless and follow us back to Berk!" I yell climbing onto Stormfly.

"Yes Ma'am!" Fishlegs yells getting on Meatlug.

Snotlout nods mounts Hookfang.

I take off holding on to Hiccup praying to Thor to allow him to live. I look back and see the rest of the riders following as fast as possible.

I race ahead heading straight to Gothi's hut.

"Gothi! I need your help!" I yell jumping off the dragon and barging into the smaller hut.

I see her look over in surprise.

I hold up Hiccup and she points over to the table.

I set him down carefully and look over him for injuries.

"Burn small no treatment needed. I think it's just his leg Gothi." I say looking at the women panicking.

She grabs various tools and jars.

"Gothi we need to hurry!" I say.

She shoots a glare at me then sets it all down.

She motions to the pant leg. I grab my knife and cut it off revealing a badly burned lower leg.

"Gothi?" I ask as she inspects it.

She shakes her head frowning deeply.

"What is it?" I ask panicking.

She points to the leg and shakes her head before grabbing a saw.

"What you can't save it?" I ask fearfully.

She shakes her head and sighs.

She sets the saw on his leg and I gag moving for the door before she can start.

I stumble out the door.

After a few minutes the rest of the riders fly up setting Toothless down gently they land.

"Astrid is he going to be okay?" Fishlegs asks worriedly.

"I-yeah he's going to live." I say staring at the ocean.

"Then what's wrong?" He asks frowning.

"I-he-it might be best if you see." I say pointing inside.

The look at each other before going into the hut.

I stand and pet Toothless telling him to stay before following them in.

They look on with horror.

I look at Hiccup laying on the table.

He looks a bit pale, his leg only goes down to just below the knee.

It's laying in a puddle of blood and bits of tissue.

The end is bandaged soaked in blood.

"Is he going to be okay Gothi?" I ask looking at her worriedly.

She nods.

"Thank you Gothi." I say moving beside him.

He moans.

"Hiccup!" I say watching him for any movement.

"Where am I?" He asks groaning.

"Gothi's hut on Berk. You did it. You defeated the Queen. You saved all of us." I say starting to tear up.

"Well good. How long was I out?" He asks moving his arm up to his head.

"Not even an hour." I say smiling.

"I-Hiccup you…" I stutter out.

"What's wrong? You never stutter." He says opening his eyes and sitting up worried.

"I-well your leg…." I say gesturing.

"What about it?" He asks before swinging his legs down.

He stops looking down.

"I-Well that's…. Not good." He says putting on a fake smile.

"No, now let me get you up to your house to rest." I say helping him stand.

"No, can you help me to the forge? I need to make a leg." He says limping along with me.

"No Hiccup you need to sleep with injury like that." I say shaking my head.

"Please I need to get this down then I will rest." He says pleading while pulling me towards the forge.

"Fine but you will rest after or I will hurt you more." I say giving in.

"Thank you Astrid." He says smiling sincerely.

We walk in and he points to a small workroom.

"In there. I'll just need a moment." He says shuffling and sitting.

He opens a drawer and pulls out a piece of paper and a pencil.

"A spring there, Locking mechanism there, and the cup there… and Astrid can you see if the forge is lit?" He asks not looking up.

I look over and see a glowing fire.

"Yeah, I think it is, it's glowing if that helps." I say looking back over at him.

"Alright I am going to need your help here cause I can't move fast enough on my own." He says standing up and leaning on the wall.

"Alright what do I need to do?" I ask looking around.

"First of all help me over to the furnace."

We reach it and he grabs a pair of tongs.

"Alright I can stand here but I need you to grab the melting pot and scrap metal from over there." He says pointing to a small pile.

"OKay I got." I say filling the surprisingly heavy pot and filing it.

"Alright set it on the edge here and careful not to burn yourself it hurts." He says pointing with the tongs.

I set it down and he effortlessly grabs it and sets it down in the middle of the coals.

"Can you grab a few items from the scrap pile?" He says watching it melt.

"Yeah." I walk over and grabbing a few small pieces.

"Here." I say handing it to him.

He sets them down and slowly adds them until the pot is full.

"Can you help me over there?" He asks pointing to a work bench.

"Got it." I say grabbing him and walking over there.

"Thanks." He says making a mold.

"What are you making?" I ask watching him work.

"I am making myself a new leg." He says.

"Well why do you need to do it now?"

"Because I have the time and I hate being in that house."

"Why's that?"

"Because it is a house. This is my home." He says gesturing around him.

"But you always looked so happy there?"

"Well looks can be deceiving Astrid. Now I need you to take the tongs and grab the molten steel." He say pointing at the furnace.

"Okay." I say doing as he asks.

"Alright what am I doing with it?" I ask bringing it over to the bench.

"You are going to carefully pour it into the mold." He says moving to the side.

"Alright." I slowly turn it over and pour the molten steel into it.

"Now start to taper off." He says watching carefully.

"Good you can stop pouring." I stop and set it down off to the side.

"Good job." He says smiling.

"So what's next?" I ask smiling as well.

"We need to wait a few minutes so that it can cool and solidify. So I guess we can talk?" He says looking around nervously.

"So why do you call this your home?" I ask looking at him questioningly.

"Because this is where I could be me. I basically grew up here with Gobber." He says smiling.

"Really why did you want to become a blacksmith?"

"Well to be fair I didn't at first. The chief put me here under Gobber's care whenever there was a dragon attack. After a few times I started to pick things up and eventually here I am."

"So your dad put you in here to keep you safe?" I ask looking around.

"No. He put me in here so I wouldn't be a nuisance." He says frowning.

"I am sure he didn't…" I stop seeing the look on his face.

"The metal's ready. Can you hand me the hammer from over there?" He says pointing to the wall.

"This one?" I ask grabbing a medium sized one.

"No the smaller one needs to be precise." He says glancing over.

I grab it and hand it to him as he tips over the mold and two metal pieces fall out. He grabs one then the hammer from me and starts to pound on it.

"What are you doing?" I ask watching him work.

"Strengthening it and shaping it into the final form." He says between swings.

Wordlessly he puts into water cooling it. After a moment he sets it down and grabs the other repeating the process. When he finishes he sets the hammer down and leans on the bench.

"Well now that that's done. Over there in my workroom is a bin of springs can you bring it to me?" He asks breathing heavily.

I grab them and bring it to him.

He now has on two heavy gloves and is fitting the two pieces together. After a moment he sifts through the box and pulls out a few different springs. He tries them and sorts until he finds on that works.

"Can you put them back now?" He says putting all the rejected ones back in the box.

"Yup." I say moving back to the small room.

"Alright now I just need to borrow something from Gobber. And I will be done." He says moving slowly across the room.

I jump over and help him over to Gobber's room.

We goes to the wall and he takes off a wooden leg.

I help over to the workbench and he proceeds to take it apart and keep the cup attaching it to the metal leg.

"Alright. Done I hope this works." He says sitting and putting it on.

Slowly I help him stand and he puts pressure on it.

"Well it works." He say grimacing in pain.

He takes a step.

And another.

"Well it will certainly take some getting used to but it works." He says smiling through the obvious pain.

"Alright now let's go." I say pointing to the door.

"What? Oh right." He says moving slowly and carefully to the door.

"Hey Hiccup you in there?" Fishlegs asks poking his head in through the door.

"You already made yourself a leg?" He asks surprised.

"Yes I did. And now I need to go rest." He says still wobbly on it.

"Okay it can wait." He says leaving.

"What was that about?" I ask looking at Hiccup who shrugs.

"Okay well let's get you home and in bed." I say walking closely to make sure he doesn't fall.

"Thanks Astrid." He says smiling.

"You just defeated the cause for death around here while riding a dragon. You don't have to thank me for anything. If anything we should be apologizing to you." I say glaring at the ground.

"What are you talking about?" He asks confused.

"For how we treated you all your life. We were horrible to you, I was horrible to you." I say feeling guilty.

"Astrid. You are ridiculous." He says frowning.

"What?" I ask looking at him surprised.

"Yeah sure it sucked but it also gave me my drive. I wanted to be everything that you guys are, and in the end sure that failed in every way possible. But now Berk is safe." He says frowning.

"Why are you frowning?" I ask warily.

"Because I won't get to enjoy it. Before he left, he disowned me and said that if he made it back my banishment would be sealed. So when he makes it back here in about two days I will no longer be welcome." He says bitterly.

"What-I-Hiccup you can't leave after what happened. He will lift it. I know he will." I say practically begging.

What is wrong with me?

Begging?

"Astrid. He doesn't change his mind about anything." Hiccup says firmly as we reach his house.

He goes to pull the door open and I stop him.

"Here, I got it." I say pulling it open so he can enter.

"Thanks." He says smiling.

"If you are going to leave at least wait until he gets back. For me?" I ask worriedly.

Please stay.

"Alright. But I make no promises after that. I-can you help me up the stairs?" He asks glaring at them.

"Sure." I say smiling.

After I get him up there I leave thinking about the viking he is and is going to become.

Hiccup's POV.

Thanks" Astrid. I will stay here for the night." I say laying down in bed.

"I will see you in the morning." She says smiling at me before walking down the stairs.

I win and yet I always lose.

What am I going to do?

When he gets back he will banish me.

Will he?

He has never changed his mind before.

So no.

I have to leave before then.

I won't face him again.

I hear a large thump as Toothless makes his way through my window.

"Hey bud. Thanks for saving me." I say hugging the dragon as he inspects me.

"It's okay bud I am alive." I say smiling.

"Now let's get some sleep I have lot's to do tomorrow...Before I leave." I say laying back down. Toothless curled up right beside my bed.

A/N So this is my idea for a full fledged story. Tell me if you like it. If you don't like it. I will continue it anyway but I would like to know if you guys like it or not. Also I will be updating roughly once a week maybe twice if I'm lucky.