To the land of the Samurai

Hiccup was atop his faithful companion as they flew through the dark gray clouds while battling the Red Death. The mountain sized dragon was threatening the lives of his people and their livelihood and Hiccup knew he and Toothless were the only ones who could stop it. Knowing that its size gave it a tremendous advantage, Hiccup came to the conclusion that stealth and aiming at the dragon's only weak point, its ragged looking wings, was the only way to win. As they flew through the clouds and fired more and more holes into the wings in hope to bring it down the pair heard the monster roar in anger.

Growing frustrated at the elusive enemy the giant dragon let loose a torrent of fire in all direction in hopes of killing its prey.

Seeing the advancing wave of fire coming toward them Hiccup shouted to Toothless, "Watch out!" With an adjustment of the tailfin Hiccup made Toothless dive and ducked below the flames just in time as they rolled over them.

Sighing in relief Hiccup knew that they needed to end this battle. "Alright bud that was too close. Let's end this," he said determined.

Toothless growled in agreement.

With an adjustment of the tailfin Toothless turned around and flew toward the giant dragon and roared in challenge. "Come on! That all you got!" Hiccup yelled as fiercely as he could.

The dragon saw them and tried to crush them in it jaws. But the small dragon did a loop in the air, just avoiding death. Then it went into a dive and the giant dragon went after them determined to finish them off.

"Alright buddy, we got this. Just hang in there," Hiccup said to reassure his partner.

Down and down they dived as Hiccup awaited the right moment to strike. Finally he hear the giant take a breath as it was preparing to loose its fire on them. "NOW BUD!" Hiccup shouted to Toothless.

At his rider's command, Toothless flipped over so that he was diving with his back toward the ground. Then he unleashed his last bolt of fire into the giant dragon's mouth igniting the gas at the back of his throat. Facing forward once again he saw the ground coming up toward them as they cleared the cover of the clouds. Opening his wings they caught the air and lifted him up and passed the giant dragon.

Seeing the ground the giant dragon opened its wings to stop it fall, but the holes shot in its wings gave as the air rushed past them. With giant holes in its wings the giant dragon could only roar as it helplessly rushed toward the ground.

Finally impacting the giants body ignited as its own fire burned it from the inside out.

On Toothless Hiccup could feel the heat of the fireball as he and Toothless raced between the dragon's massive spikes as they attempted to get clear.

Watching the climactic battle from the ground, Stoick the Vast, held his breath as he saw his son on the Night Furry dive toward the ground with the monster close behind. He wondered what Hiccup's plan to defeat the beast was. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw a blue flash come from the Night Fury and fly into the gaping mouth of the bigger dragon. Within seconds the giant dragon's mouth was filled with fire. Then in relief he saw the Fury open its wings pull up past the monster. He saw the monster attempt to do the same thing and noticed that giant holes were tearing in its wings.

"That must have been Hiccup's plan," said Astrid at the chief's side.

He nodded in agreement and smiled at his son's ingenuity. He would make up for all the years he had been a bad father. That he swore to himself. He couldn't believe how blind he had been at his son remarkableness.

He quickly covered his face as the giant collided with the ground and its body went up in a huge fireball that made dirt and rock fly everywhere. He prayed to whatever gods were listening that his son and his fury would be ok.

Almost clear, the last obstacle they had to clear was the dragon's tail. Coming up on it quickly Hiccup adjusted the prosthetic and Toothless did a wide barrel roll, missing the tail by a few feet but clearing it without a scratch. With nothing in front of them anymore Toothless pumped his wings harder and soon they were back in the clouds as they outflew the blast.

Stopping to hover in the air Hiccup released a breath he didn't know he was holding in relief at having survived. Below he saw the island covered in ash and smoke from the explosion of the dragon. He spied his people through the veil of smoke and smiled as they saw they were ok.

"HICCUP! HICCUP! Where are you son?!" He heard his father shout from bellow frantically. He could make out the form of his father looking around trying to find him.

He saw the other Vikings joining their father in his search as they scanned the beach and the skies. He realized that they probably couldn't see Toothless in clouds from this distance.

Toothless crooned at Hiccup waiting for him to tell him what they should do.

Hiccup took a moment to think about everything. Should he return to them? His tribe had always treated him and an outcast. A burden. Only now did they seem to care about his well-being. He didn't want to return to being the oddity and embarrassment of his tribe. Even if he was a hero now, he was still weak, still scrawny, still the most un-Viking like being in existence. With heavy heart he came to a decision. He was glad he could make his father proud, he was glad he could save his tribe, he was glad he could show them that they were wrong about dragon, but Hiccup was going to leave.

With his heart clenching he patted Toothless on the head and leaned down to whisper to him. "Let's go bud."

Looking back to see if his partner was sure, the dragon obliged when the Viking nodded in confirmation. Staying in the clouds he soared away from the island at a moderate speed.

Hiccup blinked back tears as his father's shouts for him faded into the distance as they left and soared to an unknown destination. "It's just gonna be you and me for a while bud."

Goodbye dad. Be safe and be happy.

For the next few months Hiccup explored the archipelago. He stopped on islands to hunt, find water, and sleep. At islands he knew to have friendly tribes but wouldn't know who he was he hid Toothless before walking to the village seeking some work. Using his smithing skills he earned enough gold to buy the materials he needed to construct saddled bags and buy camping gears. With his new supplies he and Toothless set out again. Exploring further and further he eventually left the territory of Vikings and flew to other lands.

He made sure to stay out of site and away from people and he continued to fly. He noticed that these lands he flew through didn't seem to have dragons. He flew over endless forests, vast plains, miles of sand, and mountain ranges before flying over a last stretch of water and toward a large land mass that seemed to consist of a vast collections of islands and a main land.

With excitement he and Toothless hurried to explore this new unknown land.

What he didn't know was that his visit to this land would forever change his life. This was the land of magic and myth. In it were fierce warrior who could rival even the Vikings with their battle prowess. This was the land of the rising son. This was the land of the samurai.

This was Japan.

Landing in a forest near a river, Hiccup descended Toothless and stretched his stiff muscles. Riding Toothless for long periods of time was a strenuous process and he was glad he had found this landmass.

"What do you think bud? A nice place to explore?" Hiccup asked his companion.

Toothless paused from drinking in the river to look up and nod.

Hiccup smiled and stooped to scoop up some water. Drinking his fill, he stood and waited for his companion. When he finished he looked up to him and gave him a gummy grin. Hiccup smiled back and turned to walk into the forest with his companion close behind.

Hiccup looked at the forest in curiosity; taking in all the different plants and animals that he came by. The temperature was relatively warm causing Hiccup to sweat lightly. Wiping his forehead he wondered what land he ended up in. He wondered if this land had dragons. Dragon's didn't seem to be a normal thing from what he saw passing through the other lands.

A roar in the distance grabbed his attention. It sounded far away. It was different but at the same time familiar. Looking to Toothless he smiled. "That was definitely a dragon, right bud?"

Toothless's body was tense at hearing the dragon's roar in the distance. Looking to Hiccup, he nodded in confirmation that it was definitely another dragon.

Hiccup's smile widened as he got excited at the prospect of seeing new dragons. He listened again to see if he could hear another roar. But what he heard was a shout of terror from a person. Heart racing he leapt on Toothless. If this person was being attacked he had to help. "Alright bud come on," Hiccup shouted to Toothless.

The dragon took off through the forest in the direction of the scream. Seeing the edge of the forest in the distance, Toothless ran faster. Bursting out of the forest edge he opened his wings and took to the air.

Hiccup opened the tailfin automatically to get them airborne. He gasped at what he saw ahead of them. In the distance he saw a small village. In it he saw villager's running around in panic as it was being attacked by dragons. Dragon's circled above the villages and dives down to carry off animal and light houses on fire.

"We gotta help bud," Hiccup told Toothless firmly.

The dragon growled in agreement and pumped his wings harder.

Getting closer to the village he took in the feature of the dragons. They were all serpent like, with long bodies, four legs, and wings on near their long heads. Focusing on the task at hand he picked out a dragon diving to carry of a cow and pointed to it out to Toothless for him to fire at.

Using precise aim, Toothless fired and hit the dragon on the side of the head causing it to violently turn away at the last second a few feet from the cow.

Nodding in satisfaction he picked out other dragons diving to attack villagers and issued orders to fire again. While looking around he noticed that there seemed to be warrior in armor attacking the dragons with bows, swords, and spears. Suddenly a high pitched shriek of terror caught his attention. Looking for the source of the scream he noticed a villager being pursued by a dragon on foot.

Knowing that Toothless had reached his shot limit, he was going to have to land to help them. "Alright bud lets go help that person," Hiccup said to Toothless while pointing them out.

Following the direction of his hand he nodded and picked up his speed. The dragon was closing in on the villager. Just as it was within 50 feet of them, they tripped. The villager tucked themselves into a tight ball as they waited for the dragon to finish them.

Before the dragon could close the distance Toothless landed directly over the villager and roared at the dragon as fiercely as he could. The dragon stepped back in surprise as it took in the strange opponent. It recognized that this was definitely a dragon, but it was unlike any it had ever seen. Overcoming it shock it roared back and bared it teeth.

Hiccup immediately leapt off Toothless and ran toward the dragon. Within a couple of feet of it he slowed and spread his arms wide. This was a risky move, he knew. Most dragons wouldn't attack if they saw you unarmed and weren't a threat. But he knew nothing about these dragons. For all he knew they could be highly aggressive. Still he decided to chance it. "Easy there bug guy. Look I'm unarmed," he said soothingly while gesturing that he had no weapons. Luckily his dagger was hidden behind him.

The dragon looked at him with its yellow eyes. It pupils were thin black slits as it growled and took in the strange human who approached him with no means to defend himself. Behind him the dragon growled in warning and tensed his body, ready to spring into action if he attacked the human child. A roar from one of it colony members signified the end their raid. With a light roar and a growl it opened its wings and leapt into the sky to follow after its colony and back to the nest.

Sighing in relief that he didn't get eat he turned back to Toothless. "Are they alright bud?" He asked the dragon. The dragon huffed and stepped off the villager so he could look at them. Still tucked into a ball, he crouched down to speak to them. Tapping them on the back, the villager flinched and yelped in terror. "Hey it's ok. The dragon is gone," he said to reassure them.

Slowly the villager uncurled themselves turned to face him. That when he saw it was a girl. A girl that looked to be his age. She had a small mouth and a button nose. The strange thing were her eyes. They were a strange shape and narrow. He wondered if maybe that was a normal thing for the people of this land. He noticed that what she was wearing looked quite extravagant. She was also very clean. No way was she a normal villager. After a few moments the girl babbled something that he couldn't understand.

"Ok. I'm guessing we don't speak the same language," he said as he rubbed the back of his nick awkwardly.

Suddenly the girl yelped and reeled back as she glanced over his shoulder. Looking back, he saw Toothless examining the girl. "No its ok. He's a friend," he said to reassure her. He then placed his hand on Toothless's snout to demonstrate.

Toothless, who sensed the girl's distress tried smiling at her.

It seemed to work as she giggled lightly and relaxed. She babbled something again that Hiccup had no hope understanding. "Ok we're definitely getting nowhere verbally," he joked to himself. He began to think of a way for him to explain himself when a shout caught his attention.

Turning his gaze from the girl, he looked around and saw that the armored men from before had surrounded him. Bows, spears, and swords were all at the ready and pointed at him. Raising his hands up in surrender he slowly stood and stepped away from the girl.

Toothless growled and bared his teeth inching closer to Hiccup.

Oh man. What have I gotten us into?

My second Fanfic. Hope its off to a good start. I'm aware that samurai and vikings weren't around at the same time, but i have seen crazier fanfic stories. Feel free to review