Hello everyone! This is my second fanfiction, this time it's a crossover!

I know, I know, I still haven't finished my first work, and I'm sorry for delaying for so long. I have the ideas and plot all set, but I am experiencing some form of writers block

Fortunately, I've taken a friend's advice. When you are stuck at doing something, do something else. I've started this story as a side project just for that reason, and because the plot bunny bit me and now I'll become a sort of zombie bunny very soon...

Jokes a part, don't hate me for this, you 'Waking up in Skyrim' fans. I still plan to update, this is just a way for me to keep witing and get off my writer's block.

I must warn you, If all goes well, I do not plan to update much on this story, so I'm sorry, eventual fans. Updates here will, most likely be EXTREMELY SLOW

enjoy!

How to endure a Dragon Slayer

Berk, Unknown forest clearing, right before the events leading to the battle of the Red death

"Hiccup, we've just discovered the dragon's nest, the thing we've been after since Vikings first sailed here! And you want to keep it a secret!? To protect your pet dragon!? Are you serious!?"

A scrawny looking, red haired, green eyed freckled boy turned to face his longtime crush, with a sad and determined look in his eyes

"Yes"

The blonde haired girl was stunned speechless for a second, her face melting from confusion to understanding

The boy turned again, eyes on the ground, believing her silence to be a disapproval he very much expected

If Astrid had heard those words just a few hours before, she would have deemed Hiccup a traitor, a madman, and she would have at least crushed a few of the boy's ribs.

But that was before she got to experience a world that was far so much larger than her own.

She understood Hiccup now. She understood his loyalty and she understood that what most people would have thought a weakness was truly his greatest strength.

"Okay…"

Hiccup's eyes widened an imperceptible inch

"But then… what do we do?"

He stole her a glance and replied quickly, his heart heavily burdened

"Just.. give me until tomorrow. I'll figure something out.."

Uneasiness crept on her, but she had decided to trust him.

"Okay…"

While the boy looked away, fidgeting with some of his riding apparatus, she approached him and punched him hard on the shoulder

"That's for kidnapping me.."

Before he could properly react, she left her lips on his cheek

"And that's for… everything else"

She faintly tucked her fringe behind her right ear and left, running and blushing on her way back

The awestruck boy was left in the company of his pet dragon, who stared at the retreating girl wide eyed, then back at his master

"aw..awa… what are you looking at!?"

"Grrllll?"

"I don't know what you're insinuating"

"Grrwwlll"

"There won't be any offspring! This is not a thing!"

"Gh"

"Can we please stop talking about this and turn back to more important…"

As Hiccup managed to pick up his sack, fighting off a heavy blush and pondering how much of a waste was packing up in the first place now that he had decided to stay, a weird crackling sound made itself known

Turning to the spot Toothless was gapingly staring at, he wondered if the kiss had gotten way too much to his head.

"….What in Thor's name is that!?"

Blue sparks emitted from a small dot of light somehow levitating in the air. The dot grew quickly larger and larger, becoming a blue light swirling vortex. A sucking force ensued, dragging dirt, air and fallen leaves inside and making them disappear from view.

Hiccup, who had been only staring up until now, decided it was probably a good idea to GET. THE. HELL. AWAY.

Reaching for Toothless, he jumped on his friend's saddle and they both took off in the air

At least they would have, if it weren't for the sucking force, which had multiplied exponentially in just a few seconds, and was now maiming the landscape.

Unable to escape the devastating pull, the two of them exchanged terrified glances, but before they could share parting words, everything disappeared in a storm of blue light.

When Hiccup came to open his eyes again, he was nowhere near Berk, Hel, or the swirling blue vortex. He seemed to be in a forest… A different forest. The vegetation was nothing he had seen before. It looked… southern. The air lacked its usual coldness and the kelpy sea smell that constantly surrounded his homeland. A sinking feeling dropped in his stomach.

"…Toothless?"

The overgrown lizard was nowhere in sight. The feeling grew worse.

Something heavy and slimy hit him in the back of his head

"Ouch!"

He rubbed his head and picked up the slimy object. It was raw fish, an unknown kind, freshly caught…

"Gggwwwieee!"

An immensely heavy black dragon fell over him and pinned him to the ground, licking his face all over in relief. The boy couldn't help but chuckle, glad at least to still have a companion. Once Toothless was done with him, he wiped some drool off his face, picked himself up and stared at his dragon.

"DO you know where we are, bud?"

The dragon's eyes lowered and he shook his head.

The boy stared around some more. The forest was very light, full of bushes and apparently with a nearby lake or river, If Toothless's catch was anything to go by.

Fighting back the feeling of hopelessness in the pit of his stomach, Hiccup took a general overview of the entire situation

"… I am so screwed…"

Lilypad Town, Kingdom of Fiore, year X791

"Why are you so mean Luuuuceeeeeeeee"

A pink haired teenage boy with a white scarf and well-built physique was being dragged through street dust by a fuming blonde haired girl in a tank top and miniskirt showing off her bodacious curves.

"Lucy, you're scary!"

A blue talking cat with wings was following them carelessly, adding his comments and obviously ignoring the cries of help coming from the unfortunate pink boy.

"SHUT UP, HAPPY! He deserves it!" Answered the angered woman

"Lucy, you're fat!" The cat stated with a smile

"OH THAT'S IT! YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT YOU STUPID FELINE!"

The blond haired demoness suddenly dropped her grasp on the pink haired boy to chase a currently flying cat in a random direction. The teen, stunned to be so suddenly released, was about to laugh loudly at his cat's misfortune, until he realized that, with Lucy distracted, he could make an escape.

He grinned devilishly at the back of his angry companion, and disappeared through the city's streets.

"Man, Lucy is getting scarier than Erza nowadays…"

The pink boy was touring around town with a dull beggar-like brown mantle covering his body and most of his hair. He was scratching his head while muttering a few of his thoughts out loud, every now and then stealing a glance at the city market stalls.

"Well, I'll let her do this job alone and meet her back in the evening. It's just reading books anyways, and the client didn't smell like a bad person. I'm sure I can trust her not to get in trouble…"

First impressions about Natsu always lead to one, unquestionable conclusion: He was an idiot

Second impressions about Natsu lead to realizing that, even if he had a thick skull, he knew what really mattered and kept his friends close

The truth about Natsu was that he was far more intelligent that he let others know, and cared much more than anyone could imagine.

That meant that, right now, his guilty feelings about leaving Lucy alone were slowly eating at his heart

On the other hand, the damn woman was being way too pushy, and even though he worried, he held his freedom in high regards.

He stopped and sat himself on a bench, taking in all of the city's sound and smells. He didn't have his usual smile on his face. He wasn't used to being alone like this, having Happy shadowing him for most of his life…. Being alone meant that he didn't have to cheer anyone up. Being alone meant that he didn't have to be strong for the sake of others. Being alone meant he was just there for his own sake.. It made him remember how many times he was about to give his life for his comrades, how many times he had been close to death, or close to losing someone he held dear. The latest one had happened two months ago.. or… well… seven years and two months ago for those who weren't there…

…Damn that Lucy for guilt tripping him like this and making him think all sorts of sad thoughts!

Before the boy could make his fiery comeback by jumping up his seat and rushing in the direction of Lucy's scent, a faint, melancholic essence made itself known

"….Igneel?!"

That was undoubtedly the scent of a dragon.

Eyes widening, heartbeats rising, Natsu's senses perked up almost instantly. He scanned the streets nervously, trying to reason with that long lost smell that reminded him so much of his life before the guild. How could it be here? How could a dragon conceal himself so well in the midst of a city? Igneel himself was bigger than a two story building!

But most importantly, was it Igneel here? Was it another dragon? Was this some sort of trap?

The scent was too faint to let him discern whether this truly was his lost long father.

But Natsu had always been a man of action, so, heart flailing, emotions rising, he followed the scent which was slowly heading towards a forest outside of town.

"Oh man… I think the situation is worse than I ever expected"

Hiccup had tried to keep his calm. He had tried to think with a straight head, no matter how bad things seemed to be. After all, he was used to screw ups. He could take it, or at least he thought he could.

But after he had found a large and weird looking settlement in the distance, and had decided to explore it, he wasn't sure about how longer could he go on pretending his world hadn't shattered into tiny little pieces.

Because indeed, the world had shattered. Or at least his own world had.

Because there was no way the things he had witnessed in that place were possibly real

After wearing a dull brown beggar-like mantle (looks like they are popular this season) for concealment , and leaving Toothless hidden in the nearby forest, he had entered the strange and colorful town, with pretty stone painted buildings that demonstrated a craftsmanship he never knew possible.

There, still keeping as discreet as possible, he had witnessed stunning machines, incredible art and clothing. There were weird taverns called restaurants were people ate exotic looking food. There were windows everywhere covered in glass as if it was the easiest material to obtain! Sometimes, some weird carriages that seemed to move on their own passed through the stone covered streets. Shops were everywhere, and you could see what they had without entering or bartering, thanks to incredibly smooth glass walls. One of them sold Books! And hundreds of them too! For some reason, Hiccup could read what they talked about, even if it wasn't Norse. It was the same reason he could understand conversations on the streets. He was itching to enter one of the shops and get his hands on a book, but then he remembered that the southern, more civilized kingdoms in his world, because this HAD to be a different world, or realm, were not used to bartering but rather paid most of the things they purchased with golden coins. Realizing that this place had to be the most civilized place he had ever seen, he gave up on getting a book, or stealing one, for only god knew what sorts of weaponry or security these guys had at their fingertips.

After a couple hours of just staring gapingly at everything he saw, and frantically writing down ideas and sketches on his notebook, he realized he was taking a risk in being there. The people looked friendly enough, entering the town had been easy, but there had to be some sort of control, or ruling force. Humans were different from dragons, they would attack someone, or something, they didn't know or understand.

And so, Hiccup hastily made his way back to the forest, trying to take in all he had witnessed, unaware of a pink haired teenager following his scent.

Natsu was getting closer. He could feel the smell intensifying for every step he took. Now he was finally sure that the scent was not of his father's. He felt a little depressed by that notion, but still, this thing was undoubtedly a dragon. It held a more cold, breezy, shadowy feel to it, compared to the warmth of a fire dragon's flames. There was also a human scent mixed with it, which could mean a variety of things.

He started to slow down, trying to be silent as he got closer and closer to his target.

'Natsu' and 'Silence' were really two incompatible concepts, but the boy could try to be quiet when he needed to. This was important. This was REALLY important. He couldn't afford to let that dragon get away.

Trying to move against the wind, in order not to alert anyone of his presence. (He did know a few things about tracking, thank you very much) He perked his face out of a couple of bushes.

Standing there in the middle of a clearing, was a red haired, wimpy looking teen with a dull brown mantle looking very much like his own. He randomly wondered if he was escaping from Lucy too.

Then he noticed that the dragon scent, and the human scent he kept tracking, were both obviously coming from him.

His eyes wide and his mouth gaping, Natsu felt very, very confused

The boy looked around, obviously missing (or dismissing) the spot of pink hair coming out from one of the bushes, and, putting his hands to his mouth, started making a weird, gurgling sound that reminded Natsu very much of a dragon's roar.

He almost felt compelled to answer it

But then he noticed that another scent was quickly approaching him from behind. The same dragon scent. From. Behind...

A black blur approached him, and before he could properly react, it pinned him to the ground, dragging him out of those hiding bushes, into the clearing, and roaring in his face.

Without thinking, Natsu's pupils became slits, he ignited his fists and punched the blur in the face, sending it tumbling a couple meters away from him, interrupting its roar

It took a couple seconds for him to calm down his fighting spirit and realize that he had just sent flying the one thing he was looking for. In those few seconds toothless had gotten himself up and had shot a plasma blast in his face.

Natsu had to admit, that blast, whatever it was, was fast and packed quite a punch. He could feel a little blood trickle down from a small scrape on his forehead. Yet he grinned when he saw the explosion had covered most of the area in flames. He was starting to feel a little hungry after all that tracking.

The pink haired teen started eating the flames, enjoying the foreign taste. Meanwhile, Toothless stared at him wide eyed and Hiccup was on the verge of hysterics.

In a few seconds, Natsu was finished and grinning in an almost disturbing manner.

"Thanks for the meal! Now I'm all fired up! Let's fight!"

Toothless growled and Hiccup felt the need to intervene

"No no no! No fighting needed! We mean no harm! Honestly! Just passing through!"

"Gggrrrrrwwwwwllll"

"Toothless, I'm sure we can all just be friends here…"

"Grooooarrrwwwlll"

"ToothlESS!"

The Night Fury ignored his friend's wishes and jumped on Natsu, who meanwhile was grinning maniacally. The two of them wrestled on the ground, Natsu's fists ignited in flames, Toothless's Teeth out and ready.

"Guys, stop!"

None of them were giving Hiccup any response, too busy in their current struggle. Toothless, though, seemed a little less tense than before

"Come on, someone is going to get hurt!"

The hysterical hiccup was left unheard as Toothless threw two more plasma blasts at the dragon slayer, who dodged both of them and spit fire out of his mouth.

"Oh… My… God…"

Both fighters went at each other's throats again, the only difference being, this time both of them somehow held a dragonish grin

"This is it, isn't it? I've finally gone mad! There is no way this is happening.."

The dragon shot one more plasma blast and this time Natsu caught it in his mouth. He swallowed it and gave off a loud burp, leaving both dragon and rider stunned

"Oh man, that sure had a kick to it…" Natsu said, grinning all the way

The pink haired teen rubbed his stomach happily, until a loud growl was heard from it. Natsu took a few seconds just staring at it, until he became really red. The he opened his mouth, letting fire come out of it like an exploding volcano. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he dropped to the ground.

Hiccup took a long stare at the unconscious, fire eating, pink haired human who could somehow spit and produce fire of his own, and then rubbed his aching temples

"I don't think this day can get any weirder…"