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Hiccup hated raids more than anything. Not because they didn't have to or else they would be eaten by the queen back at the nest, no, he hated them because he couldn't stand to watch his dragon family raid the poor and helpless humans that were running around on the ground trying to defend their home. The dragons were clearly going to win this as he could see a Monstrous Nightmare battling a Viking on top of a tower, but he couldn't stand to watch it.

His gaze then traveled to his brother Toothless, who shot at the tower causing the Nightmare to retreat. The Viking leapt off the collapsing remnants of the tower. He only hoped that the Viking wouldn't get harmed as it hit the ground.

Shaking his head he looked down to see more Vikings running amok trying to stop the fires. He winced when one of them was burned by the flames. He wanted to go and try to help them, but he was brought out of his thoughts as a Nightmare came up right beside him.

"Don't even think about it Hiccup!" the dragon glared at him, "You are too valuable to lose to these beasts! He snarled.

"I know Scorchclaw," Hiccup replied, "But they're innocent, they don't deserve this."

Scorchclaw snarled as he took flight back to the village. "They deserve it, every last one of them!" he roared as he engaged some of the Vikings in the village.

Hiccup never got along with Scorchclaw, mostly because the dragon was a jerk and would look for every reason to kill a Viking. He wasn't alone. A lot of dragons wanted to kill Vikings, but they were usually so busy trying to get food that they didn't bother with them unless it was completely necessary.

"Don't let him get to you, Hiccup," Toothless said as he flew up to me, "You are a hybrid, the only one of your kind. You should be proud of who you are and not let someone try to get into your head, particularly Scorchclaw." With that said Toothless went back into battle blowing up more stuff.

Toothless was right - he was a hybrid. He stood seven feet tall, with large black wings on his back and a long black tail swishing back and forth behind him. His legs were black, scaly and toned with claws on his feet; his arms were also scaled. He wore a green tunic and some brown shorts to cover his more human parts. His auburn hair was wild and his green eyes shone brightly. He shouldn't let some dragon tell him what to do - he was the most powerful among both dragons and Vikings.

Giving off a roar Hiccup flew down to the battle to try and stop a group of Nadders from killing a group of Vikings, but before he could intervene he felt something wrap around him. Hiccup's eyes went wide as his wings were also wrapped up and he began to plummet out of the sky. "SON OF A -!" he yelled out in Norse. He saw the ground rapidly approaching and he braced for impact. "This is gonna hurt." There was a large crash as he broke through the trees and slammed into the ground.

Astrid had never been happier in her life than today, when she heard the shriek of the Night Fury as it fell out of the sky and landed in the woods on the island. She was doing her usual business in the fire brigade, putting out fires - when she heard the familiar yell of the Night Fury over the island. Seizing the moment she grabbed a bola and went to the edge of the cliff to find the creature.

Seeing the dark form in the dark she threw the bola and watched it hit its target, causing the creature to yell as it plummeted from the sky. She thought she heard a "son of a" but brushed it off, thinking it was one of the Vikings back at the village.

Trying to contain her joy she ran back into the village to see the Vikings gathering to see the damage the dragons had done after they left. She spotted the chief in the middle of them and ran towards him, but composed herself when she neared him.

"Stoick," She said, grabbing his attention, "I would like to tell you that I shot down a Night Fury."

Stoick's eyes went wide, as did the eyes of the other villagers who stood nearby. "Is this true? Where is the beast?" He asked.

"It crashed off Ravens point, I will go there and kill the beast myself," she stated.

Stoick shook his head in amazement and turned to the village, "Today, one of our own will finally become one of us!" He shouted, causing the Vikings to cheer, "Go, Astrid, find the beast and kill it." Stoick said turning toward her.

She could see that he was eager for her to kill the beast, knowing full well what dragons had done to Stoick. First his wife was taken by a dragon, then his young son Hiccup - who was only 6 – was also taken by a dragon. He didn't like to talk about it, but he hungered for dragon blood to avenge his family.

Astrid nodded as she lifted her axe off of her back and ran straight into the forest looking for her prize. She didn't care how long it would take to look for the beast, all she knew is that she shot it down and that it would be at her mercy once she had found it. But she wasn't going to give it mercy, no, she was going to kill it and become a true Viking.

She raced through the forest and dodged the rocks and trees that were in her way. She leapt over a log and then continued to run on for about ten minutes, until she began to see broken trees above her. It was close - she could feel. She raced along for another thirty minutes seeing the destruction more clearly when she came close to where it had crashed. She ducked under broken trees and hopped into the long trench that presumably was created by the dragon when it hit the ground.

"Today I become a Viking," She told herself, before she jumped out of the trench, over another log and continued on the path to the beast.

After a little more running she finally saw the creature lying on the ground with ropes all around it, immobilizing it and preventing it from flying away. One large black wing covered its body and its tail was lying flat on the ground. Astrid approached it with her axed raised at shoulder level, until she stood over it. A groan sounded from the dragon, making Astrid hesitate as the wing moved, uncovering the dragon – which was actually a young man. Astrid's mouth dropped open in shock and her eyes widened as the young man shook his head, trying to open his eyes.

"Oh man," He said, eyelids fluttering, "That hurt more than I thought it would." When he finally opened his eyes fully he was greeted by the sight of a young female human looking down at him in total shock. The next thing she did completely caught him off guard - she screamed.

"Ahhhhh!" she screamed as she backed up almost dropping her axe.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" He screamed back, looking at her with wide eyes.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Hiccup tried to get up and away, but tied up as he was, his attempt only made him look like a fish on land. "Please don't kill me, I'm too young to die!"

"You… you can speak?" Astrid said putting her left hand over her chest, "and… you're… what are you!" she raised her axe again and came toward Hiccup with a scowl on her face.

Hiccup only struggled more as she approached him, before he eventually submitted to his fate and laid his head on the ground in defeat. "Please make it quick, no slow death, I don't do those."

He waited for his death to come, hoping it would be quick. Just waiting for it to come. When it didn't he opened his eyes to look up at the young Viking female in confusion. Her brow was creased and her mouth was a thin line. Her axe was not above her anymore, but was still in her grip as she looked at him and groaned in frustration. She came closer and swung her axe towards his body. Hiccup let out a gasp preparing for the hit, but was surprised to find that she cut the ropes that were around his body instead of killing him. He looked at her curiously as she stood there, chest heaving while she looked at the ground. Hiccup slowly got up and brushed off the ropes as he opened up his wings – which he regretted as a sharp pain came from his right wing, making him shriek with agony.

Astrid was so startled by his screech that she almost attacked him, but stopped herself as he jumped back. Looking back at his right wing. He tried to open it again to only give off another screech of pain. He stared wide eyed at the leathery appendage.

"My…my…my wing, it's broken!" he yelled as he looked at his appendage, "I can't fly! What am I supposed to do?!" his breathing grew frantic as he tried to find an answer to this problem. He didn't notice Astrid coming up to him and placing her axe at his neck causing him to freeze and then look down at her scowling face.

"Do you want to die?" she hissed at him. He looked at her blankly before he shook his head. "Good, now you're going to keep quiet and stay here till I get back, then you're coming with me for some answers because the village will wonder why I have been taking so long."

Hiccup looked at her confused as he tried to figure out what she was trying to say. "Why are you helping me?" He asked.

"I'm not," she glared at him, "I just want answers and you're going to give them to me when I get you back to my house." And with that, she was off running back towards the village, leaving him standing there dumbfounded. He was thinking of leaving, but his curiosity got the better of him so he stayed put, waiting for her.

"I can't believe I'm doing this," she thought as she raced back to the village. However, it's not every day you find a hybrid human dragon thing and not wonder where it came from and how it came to be. These were the questions that raced through Astrid's mind as she ran out of the forest and raced through the village, ignoring the questions that people asked.

She was almost to her house, but was stopped when the chief blocked her way and smiled at her. "So Astrid, did you kill the beast?" he asked, stepping toward her, "Where's the head or heart, so we can declare you an official Viking?"

Astrid looked up at the chief and scowled. "Sorry chief, but when I got there the beast had already escaped. I'm sorry." She lied.

Stoick only nodded his head and said it "happens", and then he walked off to tell the village that the beast escaped and that there would be no celebration, but that there would be a village meeting.

Knowing that there was going to be another hunt for the nest, Astrid took advantage of the temporary emptiness of the village to approach her house and take a wagon that was next to it, as well as a barrel of fish that she set in the wagon. Running back with the wagon she also grabbed a large cloak on the way and dashed inside the forest before anybody knew she was even there.

She raced through the forest, but was a little slower than on the way out due to the fact that she was pulling a wagon with a barrel of fish in it, which did nothing to lessen her anxiety as she pulled it towards the hybrid. She would find answers and then she would be known as a legend for finding the first hybrid and studying it up close and personal. She knew it wouldn't hurt her from how it acted; it was a coward and feared her. This was what she was going to use to her advantage. She finally saw the beast and slowed down a little.

Hiccup raised an eyebrow at her then at the wagon when she finally came up to him. His nose caught the whiff of fish and looked at the barrel that was on the wagon causing his stomach to growl.

"Nuh-uh," Astrid said putting her hands on her hips, "You are to going to pull the wagon back to the village – actually, the forest edge. Then you are to get on the wagon and lie down while I cover you with fish and put the cloak over you as well. Do you understand?" She hissed at him.

Hiccup only nodded his head in worry, and obediently picked up the wagon and began pulling it, with Astrid on his right side watching him. What was it about this girl that scared him so much? He could destroy her with little effort - but that stare. He glanced down at her without moving his head and saw that scowl on her face. That glare scared him so much that he would be the obedient little hybrid he was and follow her orders. That, and she also spared his life so he was now in her debt.

They approached the edge of the forest and as the female Viking said before Hiccup hopped onto the wagon, but instead of her covering him, he covered himself with the fish and tossed the barrel to the side. However, this earned him a quick punch to his right arm and another terrifying glare from Astrid. "Ow! what was that for?" he asked rubbing his arm and trying to figure out how she was so strong.

"That, is for thinking that I couldn't cover you with the fish myself." She growled at him.

Hiccup's eyes only widened as he stared at her. "I didn't think that you couldn't, I was only being nice…" He said, earning him another punch.

"Well you thought wrong." She hissed at him causing him to retreat back under the fish. "Huh I thought he would put up more of a fight; guess he really is scared of me." Astrid thought as she threw the cloak over the wagon and began to pull it. Thor, it was heavier than last time, but what would you expect? She was pulling a seven foot hybrid and a barrel-full of fish. She just didn't think he would weigh so much because he looked skinnier.

She continued to pull the wagon through the forest until she heard a small yelp from under the looked back at the wagon. "Be quiet," She whispered.

"There's an eel in here," He whispered back.

"So what?" She continued to pull the wagon towards the middle of the village.

"Dragons hate eels and I hate them too, can you please hurry up?" he pleaded.

"You want me to punch you again?" she asked.

The threat made him quiet. Astrid smiled knowing that he would stay quiet for the rest of the journey back to her house. She avoided the other teens, especially Snotlout - she couldn't stand him - as she made her way to her house. Opening the door and bringing the wagon in with her she walked into the middle of the room. Her parents wouldn't be back for a while and she knew they would go looking for the nest later with the chief.

Closing the door she went over to the wagon to uncover it, but was beaten to it when the hybrid shot out from under the cloak and began running around the room with an eel on his head. "It's alive!" he shouted knocking stuff over as he tried to get the eel off himself.

Astrid sprang into action and jumped on his shoulders while swinging her legs around his head, removed the eel and bopped him on the head with it causing him to stop. "You idiot, it's not alive!" she yelled back him hitting his head again.

Hiccup only groaned as he tried to get the girl off of his head, but quickly thought about his move again as she bopped him on the head again signalling that she wasn't done with him yet. "Agh, where's Toothless when I need him?" Hiccup thought. Astrid hit him on the head again as though reading his thoughts.

Back at the dragons nest, Toothless and Scorchclaw bowed to the queen as she looked down upon her warriors, growling with some anger. "HOW DID HICCUP GET CAPTURED? She asked them.

"It was not my fault, my queen." Scorchclaw replied. "The child was dumb and got himself captured."

The queen roared and the two dragons flinched as she brought her head level with them. "That is not an excuse Scorchclaw!" she growled. "Both of you were supposed to watch over him, now he is in the clutches of those Vikings - but he is not dead, or else I would have sensed that." She said, bringing her head back up as Toothless and Scorchclaw looked back at her with questioning looks.

"Shall we retrieve him?" Scorchclaw asked.

"No, I can sense that he is safe… for now." She replied. "But this complicates things, but also helps. We will see what this little human girl has in store for him."

"Wait, a human girl?" Toothless asked.

"Yes, I can sense a female by him, she is not making any threats toward him she just seems curious." The queen laughed earning a few eager looks. "But we will see just how curious she will get once she learns of his true origin."

There you go my new story. Hope you guys like it. Please review.