- This is a story that will be a bit different than many you might have read. It will use aspects of the HTTYD movie but will be more worldly than some other stories. It will contain many of the well known characters but will see Hiccup do some different things. I hope you enjoy the path I weave for him and find the story interesting. -DjTenki

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I don't own anything related to How to Train your dragon at all. I just enjoy the story and want to write a Fan-fiction of it. Thanks for reading...

Prologue:

It was a not so cold fall night on the meridian of misery and more specifically on an island known as Berk. Here in a hidden cove next to a warm fire sat a young man of fifteen years who was only now beginning to understand the designs that the gods had laid out before him.

He wasn't the largest or strongest viking of his tribe, by any right he was consider small, puny and just downright "useless" as some of his tribesmen called him. This young man was named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and was considered by many to be the worst viking of all time. That was until the fateful night he shot down a dragon...and he met his first real friend...Toothless.. The Night fury...

There beginning was one of a rocky start to say the least, after Hiccup had caught Toothless in a bola net he had decided that no living thing deserved the fate he saw in front of him, so he set Toothless free and in doing so Toothless had decided to almost.. almost kill him, but he to decided against such a fate.

It was after some continued weeks together the Hiccup began to learn that maybe his tribe had misunderstood dragon, not understood what a dragon thought, how a dragon acted and more to the point why..why a dragon would attack a village at all? He had learned from being around Toothless.. They weren't killers by nature or dumb animals as some of his tribesman had put it.

Hiccup had found that in Toothless he saw himself.. someone smart, understanding, friendly and loyal to those that he cared about.. All traits that Hiccup himself prized and had never been shown from his tribe. No many of the kids his own age treated him with nothing more than contempt. They bullied him called him "useless" his cousin Snotlout Jorgenson was the worst of these perpetrators, but the twins Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorstons were just as bad playing pranks on him endlessly. He though for a time that Fishlegs Ingerman might be a friend to him but he to ignored Hiccup in fear of not fitting into the group..

There was one person his own age he had been friends with when he was much younger, a girl with golden hair and blue eyes. Astrid Hofferson. She was by far the best viking of their age. She was quick, strong and confident in a way that brought her much praise and respect from the tribe as a whole. It would be a lie to say that Hiccup wasn't hurt by the fact they had drifted apart as he had gotten older.. He was sure that the girl he befriended all those years ago was in there..but his hopes were dashed when just the day before in dragon training Hiccup had been distracted asking Gobber the town Blacksmith a question about Night Furies only to have Astrid fall on him and blame him for nearly getting them both killed in the ring against the Nadder..She was so angry that she gave Hiccup an ultimatum right there to choose a side in their parents war... That confirmed it for Hiccup alright she hated him.

Well unknown to her or the other kids or even the chief his father Stock the Vast he had chosen a side and that side was of Toothless the Night fury and dragons themselves. Hiccup decide right then and there in the ring that he was done feeling sorry or unappreciated and that he would teach himself to ride Toothless, to understand his friend and try to figure out why the hell so many dragons had been attacking Berk. If his tribe wasn't going to end the war... then he would do it himself.

Well teach himself to ride he did, learn to fly Toothless he had... and gave the dragon back his power of flight! It had brought him a feeling of freedom as he soared through the sky's around Berk on Toothless back, and Toothless appreciated the fact that Hiccup had returned him to the skies he missed so much...but Hiccup had learned a dark truth from that power of flight, something no viking had known for three hundred years.. That there were dragons out there that weren't good. Dragons that did not have a code of honor and were willing to not just kill humans but their own kind as well. Toothless had shown Hiccup the reason for all the strife dragons had caused Berk and they both had nearly paid for it in blood...

This Dragon was unlike any Hiccup had ever seen in his life, it was more of something from depths of Helheim itself. Hiccup estimated from the size of its head he had seen when it nearly ate he and Toothless that it was the size of a mountain! Hiccup instantly knew that what he had been looking at was a Dragon Queen, but this Queen was unjust and corrupt and not only taking all of Berks food but feeding on her subjects as well! Hiccup shuddered at that thought...he knew something... something would have to be done about it... but what?

Its here that we find Hiccup sitting in front of the fire this night looking across at his best friend and trying to come up with some idea of how to bring low something that by all rights would seem all but impossible to defeat... it is here that our story begins...

Hiccup Goes it Alone

Island of Berk

The Cove

Ch 1. That Moment When Fate Pushes To Hard:

"Hey bud I can't believe what I just saw.. that giant dragons the Queen isn't it.. shes the reason that they are all attacking Berk isn't it Toothless?" Hiccup said with wide eyes still in disbelief at what he had seen in that Volcano. Toothless looked back across at Hiccup and stared hard at him... Deciding if he should risk some of his own magic... He knew once it was offered there was no turning back.. He knew he could trust Hiccup the fact that Hiccup spared his life and returned him to the air pointed that out.. but was it right to risk his humans life for the sake of his race.. Hiccup cocked his head as Toothless seemed lost in thought. "Hey bud are you alright?" Toothless had decided and nodded his head in the affirmative as he got to his feet and stepped through the fire surprising Hiccup.

"Hey bud what gotten into you are you Ok?" Hiccup asked somewhat confused by Toothless actions. Toothless stopped in front of Hiccup and gently opened his mouth at is began to glow with a white light... dragon magic.. Hiccup was startled and tried to move back as Toothless rested a paw on his leg and shook his head as Hiccup stopped. "Alright Toothless I trust you .." he said with a careful nod still not understanding what it was he was seeing. That was all that Toothless needed to hear as he nodded back and then Hiccup was instantly awash in a soft white glow. He looked down to see a bright light appear inside his shirt as a line of runes began to appear on the right side of his chest.. He then felt his head buzz as the runes began to burn slightly not painfully but warmly. Toothless opened his mouth wider and more light engulfed Hiccup till he had to shut his eyes and in an instant it had vanished.. Hiccup shook his head as he opened his eyes and looked down as the white runes began to fade and to see that Toothless was sitting back across from him with a smug look on his face.

"What was that Toothless! What did you do to me?" Imagine Hiccups surprise when he heard Toothless answer.. Dragon Magic Hiccup... It had to be done.. Hiccups mouth hung open.. did he just hear Toothless speak? "Did you just say something in Norse Toothless?" Toothless nodded.. Yep I could always speak your human talk I just had to decided Hiccup if you were worthy of my power.. I decided you were so we can now speak.. Dragons have more than just physical power Hiccup.. We have powers of the mind as well.. It just whether we choose to share that power or not.. Up until now no Human deserved it that is until you..

Hiccup sat quietly listening to Toothless explanation, he had no idea Dragons were so powerful.. "Well thanks Bud I mean im so shocked right now its hard to take it in but I think this will help us.. What you showed me was that the Dragons nest?" Toothless nodded.. If you could even call it that... The demon she a gluttonous.. corrupt and evil she is no Queen of Dragons I can assure you... I wanted to show you what it is we are up against she can trick minds.. Not just Dragons Hiccup if her power continues to grow she may even enslave mankind.. Hiccup's eyes opened wide at that statement.. A dragon controlling humans? He shuddered at the thought..

"Do you have any idea bud how bad that would be.." Hiccup said as he gave Toothless a sideways look. Toothless for his part understood and nodded with a concerned look..I can sadly imagine so..It might make her unstoppable.. Hiccup sighed in frustration, "Do you know how long vikings have been looking for that nest? I don't think it ever occurred to us that only a dragon could really help find the nest, but there you and I were and we'd nearly been eaten because of it!" Hiccup said as he got up pacing around the fire still feeling nervous from the incident and disbelief he was actually having a conversation with Toothless and could understand him. Toothless huffed at him and narrowed his eyes and warbled again bringing Hiccup out of his thoughts.

"Huh what was that bud?" as Hiccup looked at him. Focus Hiccup I know this all seems sudden but I think we need to try and stop that demon.. "So your saying you and I should stamp out that queen together is that what your saying?" Toothless sat back down with a gummy smile and a nod. Now your getting it and I thought maybe you were slow... Hiccup raised an eyebrow and sat back down on his log sighing deeply. He almost couldn't believe what he was hearing... Toothless his best and only friend wanted to try and take down that monster.. I mean it was the size of a mountain... "Toothless I think it would be suicide for you and I to try and take that thing down.. I mean seriously she has a whole army of dragons and she is huge buddy!" Toothless narrowed his eyes and huffed at Hiccup for his comment again. We wont know until we try Hiccup plus your a human.. You don't think like us.. that is our advantage.. This surprised Hiccup and he fell off his seat.. "Ok! Ok! just let me think on it Toothless, we cant just rush in there unprepared or were liable to see the Halls of Valhalla." Toothless sorted at the very idea... I know but for all the deaths of fellow dragons I cant just sit here Hiccup that pig must pay for what she has done.. He growled loudly as he said this..

"Hey buddy I understand but for now you need to calm down.. I'll think on it for a while and we will figure something out.." Toothless huffed for his part sat back down and stared back at the fire before getting up and walking over to his big stone and after setting it ablaze he laid down covering his face.. Hiccup watched with a sullen face as he looked back into the fire in thought. Obviously he felt that Toothless had made his point and that he and Toothless would go take care of it whenever that might be... Just like a dragon to want to face everything head on, he thought..but no if he and Toothless were going to try this he knew two things. One it would take long and careful planning, and two after seeing it first hand he knew he would have to somehow do it alone.

Hiccup knew that if the warriors of Berk and his friends... if you could call them that ever went and found the Queen it would be the end of them all. There was no way any of them even his father could stand against that thing. He looked back at his sleeping dragon and started to feel tired himself, he doused the fire and got up to head back to the village and sleep on what he had seen. "Night Bud I'm headed back for now, but ill see you tomorrow and maybe we can figure something out." Toothless gave soft moan and returned his head to his rock closing his green orbs and began to snore...

Yep it was hard to believe that after three hundred years of viking tradition he Hiccup the useless had found the nest. He Hiccup the useless would not kill a dragon... He sighed with a smirk as he thought..I'm the first to ride one and talk to one though.. Yeah with Toothless help he might just change the fates for them all.. and in the end save the people of Berk whether they knew it or not...

Hiccup awoke the next morning to the soft rays of the sun coming in his window he looked over at his desk and remembered that he had spent some time when he had gotten home drawing up ideas that might help him and Toothless with the large looming problem..and by the looks of the many crumpled pieces of parchment not a single one was any good. He sat up rubbing his face and sighed.. Great another day of crap dragon training and dealing with all those troublesome people again...

He got up throwing on his green tunic and vest and brown pants and fur boots and headed down stairs only to be greeted by his father Stoick the Vast.. "Aye Hiccup come here a minute I have something to tell ya." Hiccup raided an eyebrow but moved to the table his father was sitting at eating leg of yak in front of him.

"Yeah dad what is it you need?" Stoick frowned.. "Look Hiccup I had a meeting with the elders yesterday and it was decided were going to make one more trip to Helheims Gate ta look for the nest. So I'll be back probably.." he said with a deepening frown. Hiccup now knowing what was waiting at that god forsaken rock had to work very hard to keep a neutral face..

"Well I'll be here maybe..but why now Dad winters only a few weeks away are you sure you can get back before the ice sets in?" Hoping that his father might listen to reason and forgo the possible voyage to his death. "No we have to try one more time the village is near starving boy and if we don't get them soon we may starve to death, now you go on down to the forge, I've left Gobber in charge.. and he'll need your help with the work there... Work Hard.. Train Hard." Stoick said getting back to his meal in front of him.

Hiccup raised an eyebrow at the eating habits of his father and shook his head as he turned and walked out of the house and down to the forge. Obviously there was nothing he could do to stop his father and the warriors from leaving and that frustrated him to no end. Hiccup knew that if his father did ever find that island it would be the end of them...He had to find a way to stop this.. and save his tribe... He got halfway through the village before he was stopped by his cousin Snotlout and Tuffnut.

"Well look who it is Tuffnut...Its useless!" Tuffnut snickered at Snotlouts comment. Hiccup frown in disgusted and shook his head and continued walking without a word... Snotlout and Tuffnut followed.. "Hey Useless you going to go out next raid and shoot down another Night Fury?" Tuffnutt laughed openly.. "No Snotlout he already did that right? It should make him exempt from Dragon training... unless that Gronkle just about got a lucky shot in right useless?" Snotlout stopped and slapped his knee at that... "Good one Tuffnut!" to which Tuffnut grinned evilly at Hiccup..

Hiccup sighed at the comment and continued on, "Look if you must know I'm headed down to the forge with Gobber, lots of work to do before dragon training so leave me alone..." he said with some contempt. Snotlout was about to respond when he noticed Astrid was leaning against a wall of the forge and looked like she was expecting someone.. obviously him he thought.. Hiccup saw Astrid as well and the look on her face was starting to make him anxious.. It was that cross between angry and confused and he knew that an angry or a confused Astrid meant trouble for the person that either of those were focused on..

Hiccup tried to side step Astrid as he made a break for the forge door only to have her axe come up and block his way..."Hey Hiccup wait... I have a few questions I want answers and your not getting away until you spill..." Astrid said with a heated stare trying to intimidate Hiccup. He honestly was starting to feel anger well up due to the previous torment of his cousin Snotlout and Tuffnut on the way to the forge, so he sighed as his face became stony... "You mind getting that axe outta my way Astrid.." Hiccup said as he look sideways at her giving her a piercing glare..

This surprised all three teenagers as Astrid held her axe in place broadside across his chest.. "No.. You will answer my questions or you will be sorry.."she said threateningly. I don't need this... what the hell is her problem anyway? Hiccup grabbed the bridge of his nose and Snotlout and Tuffnut stepped back neither one wanting anything to do with Astrid at this point, she looked like she was just about ready to lash out..

"Alright Astrid what is it that so important that you need to hold me up?" Astrid made a sour face at being disrespected and it took all her willpower not to thump Hiccup.. "First off where have you been going after dragon training? Its like you just up and disappear everyday?" Hiccup raised an eyebrow.. "Thats my business Astrid and no concern of yours if you don't mind.." Astrid glared at him.. So hes going to continue keeping secrets huh..Well I'm going to figure it out in the end..I just know your hiding something... "Secondly why do you keep asking all those stupid question during dragon training, no one cares and your going to get one of us killed, Like I said this wars about to become ours so figure out what side your on.." This angered Hiccup greatly... his questions stupid? Really his trying to save everyone on Berk stupid? Like Astrid had any real idea of what was going on out in the wide world..that he and Toothless had seen.. Nope he'd reached his boiling point and lashed back..

"Why do you even care Astrid? All you normally do is ignore me anyway.. Whats this sudden interest about? Like you'd even understand if I told you... Your just like everyone else around here... and that's no help at all.. Just go be the best Viking warrior of our age and leave me alone. I have more important things to worry about." He said with hate filled eyes..

Astrid was so surprised that Hiccup had insulted her she became flustered.. Leave him alone? Not understand what? Understand that hes an idiot, that he doesn't take dragon training seriously.. why I ought to smack his..! All the while Snotlout and Tuffnut had tried to stifle a laugh but it was what Hiccup did next that surprised them all.. Sliding under Astrid's axe as he opened the door to the forge he hooked Astrid foot causing her to drop her axe and land on her butt in the process breaking her train of thought...as he entered and locked the door behind him.

Snotlout and Tuffnut had seen enough and ran as they looked back laughing all the while Astrid getting up howling with anger as she beat on the door.. "This isn't over Hiccup when you come out of there your dead meat you hear me!" She yelled as she beat the door with her axe digging into it.. Yes he would pay alright they had dragon training and after that she was going to kick the snot out of him afterward and make him tell her his secrets... No one disrespected her and got away with it..

She hit the door one more time huffing a deep breath and headed off to tear up a few trees to vent her frustration.. Hiccup leaned heavy against the door inside the forge... Why did I go and do that... she is going to kick my ass when she finds me... great.. "Well Laddy that wasn't to smart there, she going to want revenge for puttin her on her arse like that.." Hiccup chuckled and then sighed.. "Hello to you to Gobber.. She should have just left me alone.. It didn't have to come to that.." then Hiccup smirked.. "besides she has to catch me first right?"

Gobber laughed as he stoked the forge. The heat in the room was incredible but to Hiccup it was his shrine he had made many a weapon in this forge and some not so mention able items as well... Ever since the village though him useless on the battle field against the beast his father had sent him to be the apprentice of the blacksmith. Gobber by far was one of the only people in the village who was nice to Hiccup. he also respected Hiccups talent to work with the steel. He'd hate to admit it but over the last few years Hiccup had become even better than himself at making weapons..

"Look Hiccup I'm not saying she didn.. have it coming its just you shouldn stoop to their level yur better than tha." Hiccup looked over at Gobber as he pulled a glowing red hot bent sword out of the fire and started to beat it... "Also Hiccup she had a point why have ye been asking all those questions about the beasts? Its not like anyone seen the black devil up close so who knows what its really like." Gobber said with a frown as he continued to straighten the broken sword...

"Well Gobber I just want to know all I can about dragons be it Gronkles, Nadders, Monstrous Nightmares or yes even a Night Fury.." just like the book of dragons says, as he shrugged trying to play it off as a basic question.. Gobbler raised an eyebrow at that.. "Well all ye really need ta know is what I'm teaching ya in the ring. Breaking wings and tails, remember Hiccup a downed dragons a dead dragon, you'll get there lad you'll get there." Gobber said with a smile as he looked over to Hiccup as his apprentice picked up a cracked axe and stuck it into the fire...

Hiccup smiled but in the back of his mind he knew why he needed the knowledge.. with what he and Toothless were about to try he would need any advantage he could get whether it was from the book of dragons, Gobber or possibly even Fishlegs... he knew Fishlegs if anyone would be probably be the most knowledgeable about dragons among the teens his age. Soon as I get done today I'm going to talk to Fish and see what he can tell me, I'll try to give him some speculation and see what he rattles off. Fishlegs was always going on about dragons and their stats during training.. He wondered why he hadn't thought of it sooner.

He and Gobber worked most of the day in the forge only taking a break when Gobber brought back food and mead from the great hall, Hiccup for obvious reason didn't want to venture out until dark..It was as early evening started to set in that there was a knock on the forge door and Hiccup went over and listened to see if it was Astrid..

After a few moments the light knocking came again and he opened the door to find none other than Gothi standing there with her staff giving him a suspicious eye but a gentle smile.. Hiccup moved back out of the way as she walked inside and squinted due to the high heat. Hiccup shut the door behind her. "Oh Elder what brings you ta the Forge here?" Gobber said as he turned around to see her.

She scratched some runes on the floor of the forge and Gobber read them, Hiccup had never been able to exactly figure out what she was saying nor had most of the village for that matter. It was well know that Gothi didn't talk to anyone that Hiccup knew of. Gobber read them and opened both eyes in surprise.. 'You losing your mind ya old bat?" Gobber said as he stared at the runes Gothi made a sour face and shook her staff at Gobber then raised a hand and pointed a finger at Hiccup.. "The lad you say... it cannot be.." as Gobber scratched his head with his hooked hand in confusion...

Hiccup by now was highly interested in what was going on between Gobber and Gothi and became a bit anxious when she started rattling that staff and pointing at him.. "Ah not to interrupt Gobber but what exactly is the elder saying?" as he raised an eyebrow at both of them.. "Well Hiccup if I'm reading this right Gothi is saying that you seen the black devil himself?!.." Hiccup gulped and looked at the old mage of the village. She nodded and looked at him seriously..

Hiccup took a deep breath and tried to calm his nerves she couldn't know right? she hadn't seen Toothless right? No for now he'd play the village idiot card and protect his friend Toothless. If Gothi had seen him and Toothless why hadn't she gone to the Chief? It meant exile or death to befriend the enemy even Hiccup knew that. No he would have to move ahead with his plan sooner that he would have liked but Hiccup was sure what he was going to do was right..no viking law would change his mind. Dragons and Human shouldn't be fighting.. he'd save them all or die in the effort... hopefully not the later...

"Whaaaat hahah You have got to be kidding me Gothi! You think I have seen a Night Fury are you drinking that good stuff in the mead hall again?" Hiccup said with a snort and a chuckle.. This made Gobber smile but Gothi raised an eyebrow at his comment. She then wrote more runes on the ground and shook her staff at Hiccup making a loud snort and turning to leave them both as she slipped out the door.. Hiccup looked up at Gobber as he read them.. "I think you better watch yourself Hiccup it says if you have not seen the devil yet yur going too.." Hiccup snorted at Gobber as his face turned Hallow at the prediction..

"Look Gobber no way I am going to see a Night Fury, but if nothing else please keep it to yourself, I don't need the village teasing me more about that then they already are and I don't want to worry my dad OK?" Gobber snorted made a Stern face.. "Hiccup you know we have ta tell the Chief its a warning! Something could happen to ya lad!" Gobber said pointing his hook at Hiccup. Hiccup waved him off, "Look Gobber no way in Helhiem I'm going to see the spawn of lightning and death itself I mean come on it destroys Towers when it shows up for an attack.. All I do is run and hide like everyone else ok?!" Hiccup said waving hands around.

"Wellllll I guess if yur hiding like the rest of the teens then I guess we can let it slide." he said with a concerned frown as he went back to banging on the axe.. Whew.. well crap what is it that Gothi knows.. I'm not going to be able to stay here and get things prepared like I wanted to... now I'm going to have to do this the hard way I guess... Thor almighty... Hiccup thought as he heard the horns beginning to blow... "Oh Thor.. Well Hiccup stay in the Forge looks like the beast have come back again damn them and thier thieving hides." as Gobber took off his hook and attached his axe heading out the door yelling a Viking war cry...

Already explosions and yelling could be heard, it sound like this time it was going to be a big attack with possible casualties.. "So you want food do you? Well not this time.. This time I'm going to even the odds." Hiccup walked back to his small room in the back of the forge and reached under the cot he kept there. He pulled out the black armor he had spent the last week working on.. If he was going to get involved he need to stay hidden and he'd created just the outfit for it.. All thanks to the pile of Toothless scales he took.. He quickly got dressed as the yelling got louder and the explosions closer to the forge.. Great there's enough commotion I should be able to slip out undetected..

Hiccup did just that he stepped out the door crouching down in the shadows along the wall and made his way across the village. He saw the teenagers dumping buckets on a burning house as two Nadders flew overhead with a net full of sheep...Hiccup rounded a corner in the dark only to see his father yelling orders as he held a nightmare by the head to the ground for others to come and take it alive. The chaos was everywhere and by the looks of it the dragons were flying off with many more animals than usual...Great well be starving if we don't stop this... Hiccup frowned in anger but not at the dragons that were attacking the village no.. he was angry for a different reason. Now that he knew the truth he would stop this, The time definitely was drawing near for he and Toothless to interrupt the Queens plans.. but how? he thought. She wasn't going to get way with it. It was time to fight and he knew that Toothless was more than willing to get started... It seemed the fates had spoken and it was time for Hiccup and toothless to to join the fight as he ran off into the forest to get his ever waiting friend...