When Hiccup woke up he saw that the forest had already begun to get darker. He immediately knew what to do and quickly got up, before making a mad dash for his house. When he started to approach his house he heard a beastly roar come from the forest. He looked back into the forest and remembered that this roar was in fact from the Night Fury he had met earlier. He remembered everything that happened earlier with the Night Fury and is still somewhat shocked. He shook his head to forget about it for now and continued towards his house.
Once inside his house Hiccup noticed his father cooking on the side. Hiccup tried to not alert his father to his presence, and instead tried to sneak passed him. "Hiccup" Stoik said.
Hiccup stopped halfway up the stairs and waited for his father to continue. Stoik got up and turned towards his only son and said, "Come down son. I need to speak with you." Hiccup complied with a nod and walked down the stairs to listen to what his father wanted to say.
"Listen son, I know things have been difficult for you and me ever since... well... right now I have to make a decision that can benefit you in the future," Stoik said. Hiccup listened and nodded to show that he had been listening. The problem was the fact that his father had to mention his mother. He flashed back to when she died. A great sadness filled Hiccup's heart as he was reminded of the only person who could ever give him comfort.
Stoik, noticing the slight bow in Hiccup's head, decided to continue on with what he was saying to remove Hiccup of the painful thoughts of his mom. Sadly, he too felt the pain of the passing of his wife. No matter how tough he may be, his wife always brought out the good side of him. Now all Stoik had left is their only child Hiccup. Who Val had strictly made Stoik promise to protect.
"That aside... I have decided to put you into the dragon training," Stoik said as he put his hand on Hiccup's shoulder. Hiccup looked up to his father's eyes with shock before looking away in contemplation. After everything he had been through today, Hiccup really did not even want to think about killing dragons. A big change in his ideal of trying to be his father's type of son was also because of the confrontation he had with the Night Fury. One of the most feared dragons on Berk, had shown fear and did not kill him mindlessly. Instead the dragon just let him go. That added to the mindset that he did not want to kill a dragon.
Hiccup looked back up into Stoik's eyes and nodded before giving him a hug and went off to bed. Stoik sat back down on his chair and thought about the decision he made. He really hoped he did the right thing by putting his son in dragon training. Stoik finished cooking the almost forgotten meal and ate it before he left upstairs to leave his son a plate. When he got there he saw Hiccup sleeping in his bed soundly. Stoik smiled towards his son and walked away back to his room and went to bed. On his way to his room, Stoik's thoughts drifted to that of his wife. She had always been a tough woman, especially when it came to him. Val would always give him a hard time whenever he tried to argue with her. When there son was born, however, she immediately showed a side of herself that Stoik never expected.
Valhallarama was compassionate, loving, and caring for their only child. When Hiccup was born Stoik really did believe his son was a Hiccup. Stoik even tried to force her into naming him Hiccup. Needless to say her next actions were unforgettable. She calmly put Hiccup down in his bed and gave him a light kiss on the head. When Val stood up she had an unmistakeably scary smile on her face that, to this day, Stoik still fears.
After that she calmly and quietly dragged Stoik out of their home by his ear. As soon as they both arrived outside Val gave him the most brutal beating possible, all the while yelling at him about disrespecting their son with such a horrible name. She had continued the beating for almost an entire hour. To Stoik it felt like she had been beating him from sunrise to sunset. After it was all over Val finally agreed to let him name their child Hiccup. She did make sure to add give him his full name. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third. A name that at least made "Hiccup" sounded nice and respectable.
