Greetings everyone! My name is Theo. Some of you may know me, others may not.

This is my first attempt at a How to Train Your Dragon fiction so I apologize for anything that may be out of place. The focus here is to retell the movie but from Toothless' narrative. I STRONGLY suggest you see the movie before you read on for there will be moments when its better to have a scene from the movie in you mind.

Also, as an added warning: THERE ARE SPOILERS to the movie within!

DISCLAIMER: I have no ownership what so ever to How To Train Your Dragon or it's characters. I only own the idea for this story.

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CHAPTER 1 - I am Toothless

I am as black as the night.

My power is that of lightning.

I am a Night Fury.

You humans may not be aware of this, but once, I was the most feared dragon in all of the land. Every human on Berk would have agreed, until my life was changed dramatically one night while my siblings raided the village of Berk. As my dragon kin gathered food to bring back to the nest, I tried to keep them safe by taking away the Viking's large weapons. Wood, stone, clay and animal fur burned under the assault of my plasma breath. While my brothers and sisters harvested what they could, I flew at blinding speeds that was the sound of thunder screaming across the sky, my black scales blending me into the night. Flying was my life; flying in the night was my pleasure.

I made one pass, destroying a human's wooden tower as I went by. I was well on my way to circle around for another attempt, until something of human designed came whirling at me from behind. I did not expect such an attack! My wings and legs were instantly bounded to my sides and I roared in shocked anger as I plummeted to the ground.

I cannot honestly say I remember what had happened as I fell. My mind was blank, but I could still recall the pain that was inflicted upon me as I collided against trees, rocks and finally slid to the ground. You would think that I was in pain, and you would be right. I was in pain, but the agony was much worse at the tip of my tail. One of my fins was torn completely off during my fall and I was in unbearable pain.

Though I did not know how humans celebrate their victories, I cursed the good fortune of whatever one it was that brought me down. The human was perhaps being praised as a hero among his kind right now for striking the one dragon all else failed to even see.

At the time I didn't know anything about this human, or his role among his village.

I have made several attempts to shrug off the binds that captured me, but they were bounded tightly and I was too physically weak to make any more struggles. I then succumbed to the weariness that overcame me and I collapsed. The pains in my body were starting to numb and that was of some comfort, but not by much. This would perhaps be the longest night in my life.

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My dreams were that of endless flight. Freedom in the night sky, free from the ground, free from our horrible queen, free from the constant fear. If only my dreams were real, I would never want to wake up, but as the fates would have it, I was startled awake when I felt pressure on my leg. I shrugged it off out of reflex and I heard the voice of a startled human. I was immediately aware that I was helpless, but I would not face death like a weak newborn. When the human slowly poked around my wing to inspect me, I glared back at him in defiance. This scrawny human was the one who would claim me as his kill? He looked nothing like the monstrosities at the Viking village. His body was too small, he had no fur on his face, and he carried such a small weapon. But there was something else about him. A hesitation…? Was I so pathetic that this creature was able to bring me down so easily? Me, the terror of the night skies?

He spoke words, but I could not understand them. They were gibberish to me, but his body language told me that he was determined to finish his kill. I stared at him still in defiance, but as he readied himself, he hesitated again. I groaned and prepared myself for whatever he would do, just wanting him to end my pathetic weakness and set me free from the pain that had reawakened.

My eyes snapped open when I felt instead, the bounds around me being torn apart as the human used his small knife to cut the ropes. The moment the last one was torn, I pounced, throwing him against a nearby stone, and pinning him there with my mighty claws. I was still in pain, but I will not show that weakness to this human! I glared into him, invoking unmistakable fear in his eyes. Oh, how the roles had turned. It was sweet irony, and I could tell that the human was petrified. He decided to release me, and now he was realizing the error of that choice. He showed me mercy. And though at the time I would not admit it, I was obliged to return that mercy. I could see in his mind that he was sure I was going to kill him, and when I gave a mighty roar directly at him to assert my dominance, I was able to smell the traces of urine that dripped down his leggings.

Knowing that he feared me gave me satisfaction, and I leapt away, attempting to fly, however, the missing fin that gave me balance during my flights was gone and I rebounded off of trees and stones, hoping against all hope that I would somehow make it into the air. I failed miserably! I was blinded in my attempts that I failed to notice the cove directly ahead of me, and in one finally act, I had hoped to leap into the air and fly back to the nest, but instead, I fell into the pit and landed in the water.

I stopped and realized that even without the ropes around me, I was still a prisoner. The pit had steep rock walls surrounding me. I jumped onto the rocks and attempted to climb out but with the numbness in my legs and my unsteady balance, I failed. Once again, I was an earthbound captive.

I scream at all the fates of the world to know why they were being so cruel to me!

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Determination can come unexpectedly. I made many more attempts to climb out of the cove, but each one ended in failure. I grew so frustrated that I would project my plasma at the ground to feel even the slightest bit better. My limbs were aching, my joints burned and I could feel my mind going mad in this enclosure! I needed open space! I yearned for it! Desired it! Craved it! Why, oh why was I enduring such torture? There were even moments when I cursed the human for even freeing me instead of putting an end to the misery I was in. Being bound in ropes and unable to escape is one thing. Being trapped in a small space with freedom taunting you by being just out of your reach was an even worse sort of Hel.

Given the choices, I would prefer the ropes.

I struggled to fly but I could not balance myself enough to gain the lift I needed to pass the threshold of the pit. The loss of my fin had effectively crippled more than my ability to fly, it took away my freedom! I would make many more attempts to get out, but each one ended the same way, but that did not stop me from trying!

I fell against the ground in sheer exhaustion. I will try again, but not right now. I was aching all over, my wings were sore, and the grumbling in my stomach demanded attention. Hunger was now driving me when movement in the water of the nearby lake enticed me. Delirious with hunger and pain, I dove my head into the water and snapped at a pair of fish, but they swam out of reach of my clumsy mouth. I was getting weaker and I realized this as I withdrew from the waters and laid down to recover.

More movement, this time from the other side of the lake. A small object fell down the side of the cliff and I when I glanced up, I saw him. The human from yesterday perched on a stone outcrop, observing me. I growled lightly at him. Was he going to try to kill me again? Was he there to gloat over me? Whatever the reason, I felt my hatred of him consume me. If not for him, I would still be free to fly! I wouldn't be starving, trapped in this accursed pit!

Luckily he did not linger long. He made some kind of gesture before retreating through a crack in the stone wall that was far too narrow for me to squeeze through. Once the human was gone, I was relieved. Hopefully, he will never come back.

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I slept on an outcrop of stone. It was not the same one the human observed me from, but it as comfortable as I could find. As the sun crept higher today, the human returned, much to my dismay. He walked cautiously as he held a cod before him. I watched him from my perch as he had done yesterday, but the allure of that fish in his hands was too much to resist. I wanted to pounce, but as I crept closer, he took notice of me. I cautiously approached him and drank in the scent of the cod. My hunger was so great that I was closer to him than I normally would have allowed myself. Strangely enough, he held it out to me. Was he presenting it to me as a sort of apology? Were humans capable of compassion? I would have shied away, but my stomach was too persistent.

I was about to accept his gift, but my eyes caught the gleam of that knife! It may have been small, but in my weaken condition, I wasn't about to take the risk. I coiled back, my wings drawn in and my claws deployed, threatening him. The human was not as stupid as I believed as he immediately realized why he was being threatened. When he reached for his knife, I bared my fangs and growled. My display had its effect as I could see the terror back in his eyes. When he took it from his belt and dropped it on the ground, I still wasn't convinced. It was well within his reach and I gestured that if he wanted to continue this meeting in good health, the weapon must be gone entirely. Strangely, he understood my meaning as he propped the knife on his foot and kicked it towards the lake. After it had splashed into the water and was out of sight, I sat down, hoping he would understand that my gesture was one of agreement.

Again, he held out the fish to me, and again, I cautiously approached, my eyes shifting between that tasty looking cod and the human, in case he should try anything unexpected. I decided to keep him on his toes for what he's done to me. I opened my mouth, but kept my fangs retracted in an attempt to lure him off guard and it worked. I snapped my fangs to their full extension and snatched the fish from his hands, quickly withdrawing and sliding the fish down into my gullet. It wasn't nearly enough to sate my hunger, but I am grateful that I got at least that much. If this human was willing to feed me after how I terrified him the other day, he probably wasn't as bad as the rest of his kind. And if he was willing to apologize, then perhaps I should as well.

I nudged forward, making him withdraw until he fell against a stone. He seemed confused and slightly scared of me, as well as he should. I stared at him and rolled my eyes back as I coughed back up half of the fish into his lap. He offered the cod as a peace token, now I am offering half of it back to him. I sat back and watched his reaction. He hesitated and seemed unsure what to do. Did he not understand that he's suppose to eat a peace offering?

I used my expressions to guide him, and he hesitantly obeyed. I gestured for him to eat it, and he did so. After a bite, he tried to tell me something, but I could not understand what he was telling me. Perhaps if he swallowed first? I gulped loudly, indicating he should swallow, and after a bit of coaxing, he did, but the expression on his face was one of disgust. But I'll overlook it in the pretext that he didn't like fish. At least he seemed willing to be cooperative. When he smiled at me, I tried to make sense of the expression and felt I would better understand it if I mimicked it. I'm not sure how well I did, but when he rose back up and held his hand up, I growled back, feeling threatened that he would want to get closer to me.

I half flew, half glided to the far side of the lake, away from the human. Even that short bit of flight took a lot out of me. The weariness returned and felt it best I should lie down. I prepared a warm spot in the soil with my plasma and settled myself beneath a tree. Just as I was about to doze off, a bird from that tree sang a quick song and flew off. I watched it with interest, and envy. It was still able to fly freely whilst I am disgraced to be earthbound, and begging food from a human.

That human had sat down next to me I noticed, and though he tried to appear friendly, I was not yet ready to give him that much of my trust. I groaned in annoyance at him, and used my wings and tail to hid myself from him, hoping he would understand my need to be alone. But he was not grasping my meaning as he crept closer and again tried to touch me. I surprised him by uncovering myself and watching his actions. He quickly stood up and walked away, and I proceeded father away from him.

Somehow, I felt this was not going to be the end of things. And to be honest, it scared me.

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I shall continue on in the next chapter. Hopefully this has entertain you.

Until Next Time ;-)

Theo~