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It began so great. Hiccup would tame the Monstrous Nightmare and show the tribe that dragons were not as bad as everyone thought. And then he would explain that the dragons were so fierce because of that giant dragon in the nest. That they, the dragons, had to feed him or be eaten themselves. But then Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's father intervened, causing the Monstrous Nightmare to attack Hiccup in panic. If Toothless hadn't showed up, Hiccup would be fried. But If Toothless hadn't showed up, he wouldn't have attacked Stoick and the other Vikings. Then Hiccup also didn't have to stop Toothless, which caused him to be captured and strapped on a plank, to lead the Vikings to the nest.

But Toothless had showed up, he had saved Hiccup and he got captured. Everything went wrong. Hiccup was dragged by his father to the pub, to be given a lecture.

Hiccup yelled in pain as his father, Stoick the Vast, pushed him hard against the wall.

"What were you thinking, Hiccup?" Stoick yelled. "Befriending a dragon? A beast? Our worst enemy?"

"Dad, it's not how you think it is." Hiccup defended himself and Toothless. "They have to bring food to the nest or they will be eaten."

"You've been to the nest?" Stoick asked.

"Only a dragon can find it." Hiccup said.

"Good to know." Stoick said. He signaled a Viking outside. "Hellvar, prepare all ships and strap that infernal beast on my ship. We leave to the Dragon's Nest in the moring."

"DAD, NO!" Hiccup said. "You don't know what's there. There is this huge …"

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT, HICCUP!" Stoick yelled. "You have betrayed your tribe, you're fellow Vikings and worst of all, ME!"

"Dad." Hiccup whispered.

Stoick's eyes were flaming. His voice was as cold as snow. "You don't deserve to call me that." Stoick said. "You're no son of mine."

Hiccup didn't believe what he heard. "Dad."

"YOU ARE NOT MINE SON AND AFTER WE RETURN FROM THE NEST YOU WILL BE BANISHED!" Stoick yelled.

"Father." Hiccup said weakly.

"Gather you're belongings from house and stay at that room of yours." Stoick said, turning his back to Hiccup. "If you leave the house before I return, I will have you thrown in one of the cells with your dragon friends."

"But …"

"AND THAT'S MY FINAL WORD ABOUT!" Stoick yelled, walking out the door. He took a few steps, then his eyes turned sad for a moment, like he wanted to take back what he said, but then his eyes turned fierce again and he walked on.

"Odin, great Father of us all." Stoick whispered. "How did this happen?"

Hiccup sat on his bed and though about what happened. Every Viking he passed on his way to his house gave him a disgusted look, like he was the very thing they fought against. A dragon. A knock on his door woke him up from his thoughts.

"Dad?" he asked hopefully.

"No lad, just me." Gobber, Hiccup's mentor, teacher and possible friend said.

"Are you here to ridicule me, like everyone else?" Hiccup asked.

"Nope, I'm here as you're mentor and friend." Gobber said, taking a seat next to Hiccup. "I'm just going to ask it. How are you holding up?"

"Well, let's see. My best friend is currently locked up, my tribe hates me, my father says that I'm no longer his son and, oh yeah. I'm going to be banished!." Hiccup said. "I'M JUST PEACHY!"

"Glad to hear it." Gobber joked. "Look, you're father's overreacting, like always. On our way to the Nest, I will talk to him, try to persuade him not to banish you or to kill the Night Fury."

"Why wouldn't you kill him." Hiccup asked surprised.

"Well, for starters, No-one has ever captured a Night Fury before or survived meeting one." Gobber said. "It would be a shame not to learn it's weaknesses, strenghts and Thor knows what more.

"Great." Hiccup sighed.

"But most of all …" Gobber said. " …because he is your friend."

"But he's a …"

"Dragon?" Gobber said. "True, but I haven't really chosen your father as a friend too. The two of you becoming friends, that was Odin's plan. I just have to let your father see that and then …"

"Don't bother." Hiccup said, getting up and started gathering some more stuff. "He'll be too stuborn to admit defeat and maybe he'll try to banish you. I won't allow that."

"What are you going to do then?" Gobber asked.

Hiccup walked around the room, thinking. He got it. "I run away."

"Don't you think that is what you father wants?" Gobber said. "Can't you wait for your banishment?"

"No, I mean, I run away with Toothless." Hiccup said. He stopped talking, and gave Gobber a look.

"Don't mind me." Gobber said, waving his hand and hook. "I'll forget everything that is said here the moment I walk out of this door."

Hiccup smiled and nodded. "The ships won't leave until morning, so I have time until then to free Toothless.

"And don't you think that there will be guards surrounding the Night Fury?" Gobber asked.

"I'll be sneaky. Or I'll knock them out cold." Hiccup said. "I'll figure something out."

"I thought you would say that." Gobber said. "Well, Hiccup. Good luck and May Thor protect you."

It was very dark outside as Hiccup, packed with some essential things and a small sword, walked outside his door and sneaked in the shadows of the houses towards the ships. He passed a few guards, but none of them seemed to notice him. When he got to the docks he went to the ship where Toothless was. Toothless moved restless as he saw him. The saddle laid next to him.

"Easy, buddy." Hiccup said, pulling the belts that held Toothless down. "I'll free you."

Toothless moved very restless, like he was trying to warn Hiccup, but it was to late. Hiccup felt a blade resting against his back. Caught.

"And what do you think you're doing?" a familiar, female voice asked.

Hiccup turned around and saw the person holding the blade was no other than …

"Astrid?" Hiccup asked. "W-w-w-what are you doing here?"

"I'm guarding the ship." Astrid said. "And you were trying to free Toothless and let him escape."

"Close but not quite." Hiccup said, getting himself ready to draw his sword. "I'm running away with him."

Astrid's gave an unbelieving expression. "W-what? No, you can't." Astrid said.

"Why not?" Hiccup said, drawing his sword while Astrid was distracted. "I'm getting banished and no-one cares because the whole tribe hates me."

"I DON'T HATE YOU." Astrid yelled. "I LOVE …" she stopped.

"What was that?" Hiccup asked.

"I love you." She whispered. "After that spectacular ride with you and Toothless and the way you defended him in the arena. I don't want you to leave.

She dropped her sword and shield, ran to Hiccup and caught him in a firm hug. Tears streamed out of her eyes. Hiccup didn't know what to say, or do. This was the first time a girl had hugged him. He did the only thing he knew what was right to do. He hugged her back.

"I'm sorry, Astrid." Hiccup whispered. "I love you too, but I have to do this. I have to save him."

Astrid broke up the hug, but still held her arms around Hiccup. She stared in his eyes for a moment and then planted a long kiss on his lips. Hiccup reacted by instinct and kissed back. Toothless rolled his eyes and gave a short soft roar to indicate he was till there. They quickly broke up. Both a bit embarrassed.

"Y-you're going to need these." Astrid said, throwing something at Hiccup.

Hiccup caught it and saw it were keys. Keys of Toothless' locks.

"Y-you're helping me?" Hiccup asked.

"Off course." Astrid said, tears in her eyes. "I have to go, or the other guards will suspect something. Goodbye, Hiccup." She turned around and walked away. She looked over her shoulders, seeing Hiccup staring at her.

"Goodbye Astrid." Hiccup said. He kept staring at her until she was out of sight. Then he turned to Toothless, who gave Hiccup a meaningful look.

"What?" Hiccup asked.

Toothless rolled his eyes and gave another soft roar. Hiccup used the keys to unlock Toothless' chains and then installed the saddle. As soon as everything was set, Hiccup climbed on the saddle. He gave Berk a last look, the village he had grown up in. The village that hated him. He sighed.

"Let's go, buddy." He whispered against Toothless.

With a roar, Toothless pushed him of the ground and soared in the sky. Vikings came out of their houses, yelling and screaming at the Night Fury. Luckily, they couldn't see Hiccup, who used the dark to hide. Hiccup looked at the people he knew since he was a kid. He saw Gobber, also yelling, but smiling when no-one saw it. He saw his father, disbelieve in his eyes, shouting and screaming at Toothless. He saw Snotloud, Tuffnut & Ruffnut, Fishlegs, and as last, Astrid, with tears in her eyes. Toothless flew away from the village, away from the screaming and shouting and the weapons. Berk became smaller and smaller as they flew further and further.

Hiccup watched the endless seas. He had nowhere and everywhere to go. He had the whole world in front of him. And yet, it made him sad. He might never see his village again. Or his father. His friends. Gobber. Astrid. With his beloved Astrid on his mind, the two homeless comagnions flew away, to distant places, to never be seen again. Or was it?

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