Berk

Berk, a small island in the barbaric archipelago and home to the Hairy Hooligan tribe. Led by their wise and strong leader, Stoick the Vast, the Hooligans thrived on their little island. However, unlike most Vikings tribes that inhabited the archipelago's waters, they lived a little differently. The tribe had some very interesting pets. While other places had dogs or parrots, the Hooligans had…dragons.

But the Hooligans' way of life was only about six years old. For centuries the Hooligans had been at war with the dragons and endeavored to kill any on sight. What caused such a change to occur between mortal enemies? It was a young man. A boy by the name of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. He was the son of their chief. Once treated as an outcast for being so different he changed their way of thinking by befriending their enemy. Together with his Night Fury, he alone defeated the monster that had been forcing the dragons to attack Berk for years. The giant monster known as the Red Death.

But while the defeat of the Red Death had resulted in their new way of life, it wasn't without consequences. Hiccup hadn't been seen since the battle with great beast. He had disappeared and no trace of him had been found for six years. Many of the Hooligans believed that the young man and his dragon had perished when the Red Death had collided with the ground and its body exploded in a huge fireball. But a few held onto the small hope that he was still alive. That someday he would return.

One person was his father. Stoick the Vast had changed his view on dragons after seeing his son battle the Red Death to save his people. He saw that the dragons weren't the coldblooded and heartless demons that his people had always thought them to be. They were capable of compassion, understanding, bonding, and mercy. Stoick's heart bore a heavy burden of guilt and sorrow due to his son's disappearance. He felt bad for the way he had treated his son all those years. He had deemed him weak, useless, and strange. And in an unforgivable act he had banished and disowned his son. Yet despite all of that, he had saved them.

In honor of his son's bravery, Stoick had allowed the dragons to live among his people. They wouldn't be hunted or killed unless it was deemed as an absolute last resort. It had been a tough road to achieve the peace and stability with their old enemy, but thanks to the efforts of Astrid Hofferson, head of Berk's dragon academy, and her friends they had persevered and were thriving alongside their scaly companions.

Stoick swore to himself that he would never cast the dragons out. They would always be welcome on his island. And he prayed to the gods that one day his son would be returned to him. That he would see how much he had changed and forgive him for all the mistakes he had made as a father.

Astrid Hofferson was standing at the edge of a cliff as she watched the sunset. She released a sigh as she thought back to a few minutes ago when her parents once again were trying to pressure her into finding a husband. Astrid had been lucky enough to avoid being married off due to her responsibilities to the dragon academy and ensuring that the dragons didn't burn the village down. But every year her parents got pushier about the subject. It's not that she didn't want to marry someday. She was just waiting for the right person. And by the right person, she meant Hiccup.

Astrid was one of the few people to believe that Hiccup was still alive. That he was somewhere out in the world doing who knows what. She had prayed to the gods to let her see him once again. So she could tell him how sorry she was for the way she treated him all for all those years. So she could tell him that he had stolen her heart from her ever since the day he took her on that world changing flight. That there hadn't been anyone else she had thought about for all these years.

A nudge from behind her drew her from her thoughts of Hiccup. With a smile she turned around to meet the concerned eyes of Stormfly, her Deadly Nadder. She knew Stormfly was trying to cheer her up by seeking some attention. "Hey girl, sorry about that," she said to the dragon while raising a hand up to rub her snout. Stormfly purred at her rider's attention and gave an inquisitive squawk.

Astrid sighed. "Yeah. My parents again. I don't understand why I need to get married so soon," she told Stormfly. Astrid often spoke to Stormfly like this. Astrid had never been the person to share her feeling and thoughts, but when she needed to Stormfly was always there to listen. Stormfly cocked her head to the side as Astrid pressed on. "I mean it's not like it was before. I get why marrying young was important back then because we were still at war with you guys and we could die any day. But things are different now," she said with a scowl.

Despite a few run-ins with people trying to steal the secrets to dragon taming and riding Berk had seen a relatively peaceful six years. While Alvin the Treacherous, the Outcasts, Dagur the Deranged, and the Berserkers had been problems, Berk had fought them off countless times with their dragons and some quick thinking. Though they still had the occasional skirmish with the Outcasts, Dagur had been usurped by his sister and banished from the Berserker tribe. No one had heard from him for years but there were whispers that he had formed a new tribe and was Hel bent on taking revenge on Berk.

The Hooligans were pretty confident that they could handle whatever he could throw at them however. With a final sigh Astrid prepared to head home. Stormfly could sense her rider's intention and lowered herself as she waited for her rider to climb on. Astrid gazed at the setting sun and marveled at the beauty. Her thoughts returned to Hiccup. She wondered what he was doing now. She wondered what kind of person he had become after all these years. She wondered why he hadn't come back to Berk. Back to her.

"Where are you Hiccup?" she whispered wistfully into the wind.

First chapter to the sequel to Hiccup's Journey to Japan. Hope it catches your interest. On a side note i want to sound board off some new fanfics ideas with someone.