The Rider(HTTYD and Brave, 2012)

The Discoveries

(Hiccup's POV)

Hiccup stood on a large pillar of rock, surrounded by fog. He looked around and saw...nothing. Some more rocks, but no dragons, no sunken ships. Hiccup was filled with curiosity.

"Toothless, where are all the dragons?" Hiccup asked his dragon in the dragon's tongue.

"I don't know, Hiccup. I don't like the looks of this." Toothless, usually fearless as he was, sounded nervous as well. Which wasn't a good sign. Hiccup got on Toothless's saddle and took off, letting Toothless do all the finding.

When he got to the big island, he was surprised to see no dragons flying around outside. Then Toothless flew over the top of the island. What Hiccup thought originally to be a volcano, was actually the nesting areas for the dragons. Hundreds of dragons lined the walls of the massive cave of the mountain. All kinds of dragons. Some he knew, but most...

When Toothless went inside the nest, they were all...cowering. They were in afraid of something. What could possibly make over a thousand dragons cower in fear? Then he got his answer as a low rumbling was echoed throughout the entirety of the cave.

"MURDERERS!" It said. Hiccup looked around as he tried to identify the source of the draconic voice, but it echoed everywhere, making locating it impossible. "THIEVES!"

Hiccup began to worry when he saw that each time this strange voice appeared, the dragons seemed to cower more. He looked around the mountain and he saw, just through the fog at the bottom, a giant collection of wood in the shape of a nest. He saw an indention on the wood and thought that a somewhat large dragon had slept there. But then he remembered...

...dragons don't sleep in nests. They lay them eggs in them. So what could have possibly have an egg that large.

"WHERE IS HE?! WHERE IS THE HUMAN?!"The voice yelled. Hiccup knew his cover was about to get blown.

"Toothless, we better get out of here." Hiccup whispered. Toothless gave a silent agreement as he lifted his wings to take off. Just then, a dragon's head popped up through the fog. It was at least twice the size of Toothless! He felt fear strike his heart as they made eye contact. He didn't even bother speaking Dragonese.

"Toothless! Now!" The Night Fury launched, creating an maelstrom of dragons as they flew. A Zippleback had flown behind them, protecting them from a strike from the massive dragon behind them. They got out before they got killed, but they had another problem...a thousand other dragons trying to attack them. It was a large bundle of claws, flames, and metal.

A large, white dragon swung his claw, leaving a large gash in Hiccup's side. He grunted and was sent fling off Toothless. They went into momentary free-fall when Toothless gained control and flew under Hiccup, catching him. Hiccup attempted to block, but felt his head getting lighter. his vision went blurry.

"Toothless..." He managed, "Go."

Toothless went into a dive and finally out-flew the slower dragons behind them. Hiccup was nearly out of breath while he contemplated everything that had happened. Sure, the fight was short, but he had still been hurt quite a lot. And what was that dragon talking about? Murderers? Thieves? Was it talking about the Scots?

"Hiccup, I know what that dragon was." Toothless said. Hiccup looked at his dragon.

"What? How?"

"That was a Queen...I've smelt her before. Not here, but...in Scotland." Something clicked in Hiccup's mind. Someone stole something from her. There was an empty egg's nest. And the Queen's scent was in Scotland. He had a hunch, just a hunch, but if he was right, Scotland was in for a bloodbath.