Disclaimer: I do not own How to Train Your Dragon.

Author's Note: Welcome to Scars! Hope enjoy! Also none of my stories are canon to each other unless I mention it is so "Scars" is not canon to "Island of Youth". Sorry it's the last chapter

Time Period: Race to Edge after the season finale assuming all is well dandy.

Hiccup woke up the next day as he stared at the sun rising. He looked at Toothless as he said, "Today's the day. I have to face it."

Toothless crooned in Hiccup's lap as he didn't wish for his best friend to face something that made him so scared. Hiccup petted him as he whispered, "I'm going to be fine, bud. Don't worry about me."

Hiccup sighed as he looked at the horizon as he waited patiently for the Stormcutter to arrive.

Downstairs, Stoick whittled a duck as his thoughts were filled with worry at the thought of Hiccup facing that beast. He heard Hiccup wake up a few minutes ago but he hadn't come down yet. He muttered as he rubbed his face in frustration, "Of all the dragons that had to come to Berk it had to be that one."

His thoughts were interrupted as Hiccup ran downstairs with Toothless as Stoick asked, "Hiccup? Where are you going?"

"Just going to talk with the gang. This time for sure we're going to get the Stormcutter," said Hiccup determined as he ran then flew out.

Stoick sighed sadly as he muttered, "I hope you're right Hiccup."

Astrid waited by Stormfly with the other Riders in the Dragon Training Academy. Hiccup and Toothless flew in as Hiccup greeted, "Top of the morning' class!"

"Morning Hiccup!" greeted the Riders, but Astrid said it with a little less enthusiasm. Stoick's words still haunted her. This Stormcutter from years ago nearly killed Hiccup and Stoick and it even took away his mom. The whole reason he was motherless it was a from a dragon. He even had a scar to prove it. Then to top it all off the Stormcutter was going to come back again.

"Astrid, you okay?" asked Hiccup as he noticed Astrid staring off into her axe's blade.

Astrid shook her head as she answered, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm more worried about you. How are you going to handle the Stormcutter?"

The other Riders looked at each other as Ruffnut and Fishlegs slowly pushed the other Riders as they had a feeling this was going to get mushy real soon.

"Come on we should go."

"What?"

"No!"

"Leave them alone."

"Man…"

Hiccup rolled his eyes at their antics as he sat next to Astrid as he asked, "You weren't worried before. What makes this time different?"

"What your dad said last night. It makes sense why everyone is afraid of that dragon. They're scared that it will take someone else… Hiccup what if it's going to take you away?" answered Astrid as she looked into Hiccup's eyes.

Hiccup shocked at how much she was worried about him as he said, "Astrid, I can't promise I won't get hurt. But I know for sure that I won't get taken. The other Riders, my Dad, and especially you and Toothless are strong enough to not let that happen."

Astrid smiled at his trust in her and Toothless as she held his hand as they leaned together and shared a kiss.

When the sun setted the Riders returned to their position with more caution, as Stoick readied with Skullcrusher he left his axe at home so he didn't have the urge to hurt the Stormcutter or worse, and Hiccup, Astrid, and their dragons stayed together waiting for that screech. Then right on cue the Stormcutter arrived with it's screech.

Hiccup stared at the dragon as Astrid asked quietly, "What's wrong? You're not pale or trembling so I know you're not having a panic attack."

"I feel like there's something missing in my Dad's story. Like why does a Stormcutter come eighteen years ago but never raid again till now?" wondered Hiccup as he waited for the Stormcutter to walk around for a moment. "It's not even attacking anything, it's just looking for something."

Hiccup took a deep breath as he whispered, "Okay. I'm going in."

"Good luck," whispered Astrid as he held his hand tightly.

Hiccup snuck to the dragon as he rubbed the wings with a trembling hand. The Stormcutter narrowed its eyes before Hiccup held out his hand out of pure instinct. The Stormcutter stared at his hand as his narrowed eyes widen to a docile look. Hiccup looked at its eyes before he noticed how Stormcutter had scars before he noticed something similar in its eyes that he saw from a long time ago. Next thing he knew he felt a claw instead of a scale as he felt a warm breath on him from long ago as he was no longer in the village but in the same scenery from his earlier visions.

A pair of Stormcutter eyes looked at him curiously.

Giggles filled a room.

A tiny hand touches a claw nail.

The soothing motion of a cradle then suddenly a sting on his chin.

"Guess, it was an accident. I bet this has been misunderstanding as well," whispered Hiccup as he smiled before he looked underneath as his eyes widen. "Wow, a huge misunderstanding."

The Riders stared at Hiccup worried as he froze again but he soon got out of it as Hiccup yelled, "No need for attack!"

The Riders, Dragons, and Stoick as they walked cautiously to the dragon. Hiccup petted the dragon calm as he announced, "This is just a misunderstanding."

"How? It's been attacking for a week," wondered Snotlout as he saw Hiccup go under the Stormcutter's wing and lifted it up. "Whoa!"

When he lifted the wing it revealed a baby Stormcutter stuck on it's wing as Hiccup explained, "Looks like she just needed to feed her babies."

"But where are the other babies? Why is there only one?" asked Fishlegs confused as every dragon usually have more than one.

"I think they were attacked and are… gone," answered Hiccup sadly as he petted the dragon with a limp hand. "Look at the baby it's already scarred. The mother probably couldn't fly too far and needed to get food for the baby."

"Poor things," whispered Astrid as she stared at the dragon mother and son.

Stoick stared at the dragons as he ordered, "Someone get Gobber quickly!"

The other Riders quickly rushed to get him as Stoick petted the dragon as he whispered, "We'll get you check out and you'll be flying in no time."

Another week later, both the Stormcutter mother and son as Hiccup petted them as he said, "Good luck, out there be safe."

The Mother and Son flew off in the horizon as Stoick held his shoulder, "They'll be fine, son."

"Yeah, I know they will be," replied Hiccup as he touched his scar on his chin while Stoick smiled at as he held his shoulder, Astrid held his hand, and Toothless nuzzled his hand. Hiccup then looked at his dad and knows the emotional scars in his heart but that's what made him a good dad. Then turned to Astrid as he looked at her eyes as they were slightly lighter than when they were younger a scar from the lighting the start of their relationship, and of course Toothless and him have the same scar, with Toothless' tailfin and his leg, the start of a never ending friendship. All scars have a tragic start but a beautiful end result.

A.N: End of "Scars"! Next time it's a time travel story called "How to Train Your Past Self"