How to Train Your Dragon: Change

What Happened Here; a Thousand Years Ago

Hiccup, Luna, and three Roman men stepped through the dark cave system quietly. "Wait...I hear someone," Hiccup whispered. Luna quietly translated to the men. They crouched then stepped closer to the light of an opening. Hiccup slightly poked his head through and saw a massive room filled with Night Furies. In the center of them was The Reaper's Death. Hiccup and the others quietly scooted in and hit behind rocks. They peeked their heads over and listened.

'Why do you side with the humans!?" The Reaper's Death asked. Hiccup tried to see who she was talking to; but the mass of wild Night Furies blocked any view. 'You were injured by a human!'

'But that human spared me,' Toothless responded to her.

Hiccup gasped, "Too-"

Luna had quickly covered his mouth; reminding him to be quiet and not blow their cover.

'A human spared my life as well,' The Reaper's Death growled impatiently, 'It makes no difference!'

'It makes all the difference!' Toothless pleaded, 'It means that they have compassion! It means-'

'SILENCE!' The Reaper's Death slammed her tail on the ground; making the wild Night Furies jump. 'It means that they are weak! Dammed to be nothing but a slave to someone else! To.....To......'

It was only for a moment, but Toothless saw tears form in her eyes before being batted away. 'Did....you once have a human?' he asked, 'Did something happen to them?'

'I SAID SILENCE!' The Reaper's Death threw her forearm up; intending to strike.

"No!" Hiccup jumped up.

"Hiccup! Wait!" But Hiccup was up and over the rocks before she could grab him.

Hiccup practically bulldozed his way through the horde of wild Night Furies; they barely had time to react to him before he was already gone. Hiccup jumped in between Toothless and The Reaper's Death; an arm around Toothless and the other outstretched towards the white dragon.

The Reaper's Death suddenly halted her assault; the sudden anger left her. One of the wild Night Furies roared and charged a blast and aimed it at Hiccup. 'Stop!' She ordered the dragon; and it stopped it's blast.

Hiccup, who had closed his eyes and bent his head down towards Toothless, looked up; confused.

The Reaper's Death sat her paw down, 'That position...Where did you learn it?'

Hiccup looked to his outstretched hand, position? "Uh, it was instinctive. T-To protect Toothless."

'Instinctive?' she cocked her head, 'So, you are his Rider?'

Hiccup pulled his hand back and glanced around at the wild Night Furies who where all staring at him, "Uh, y-yes. I-I shot him down, but I couldn't bring myself to kill him."

The Reaper's Death eyes widened in surprise, 'My Rider did the same.'

Hiccup looked over to Luna; who, in turn, gave him a "What in the Hell are doing!?" look.

'He had been kicked out of his tribe,' Hiccup turned his attention back to the massive dragon in front of him, 'He wanted to prove himself to the Tribe; to be let back in. But when he looked at me; he changed his mind. That position you made; it is a sign of trust in the dragon world. After he followed me around for a few days he gave me his trust.'

"And?"

'...I accepted it,' The Reaper's Death remembered fondly, 'We spent the next fifty human years together.'

"It was...," Hiccup and Toothless looked at each other; stunned by the consequence, "My name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third."

'It is!' The Reaper's Death's ears perked up, 'Wait...' She bent down and took a closer look at Hiccup. 'You...look very much like him.'

"I do?" Hiccup looked into The Reaper's Death's eyes. They were as green as the grass and the trees outside. Hiccup reached out his hand; wanting to form a bond.

The Reaper's Death looked at the hand. She wanted to accept it;like she had so long ago. But instead she turned away. 'I'd rather not have my heart broken again,' she groaned.

Hiccup pulled his hand back then looked at Luna, "Um, not to change the subject," He looked back at the white dragon,"but, could you tell me why you and the...uh...horde of Night Furies are attacking human villages?"

'Because these humans took away their summer home!' The Reaper's Death growled. She looked back at him and slammed her tail down in rage, 'And they took away my only family!' She looked at Hiccup and Toothless. 'Leave this place Hiccup Haddock...' she ordered them, 'And take your useless Night Fury too...'

Hiccup looked at The Reaper's Death; he felt pity for her broken heart. He wanted to say something, but the conversation was over. So he did as he was told and started to walk out; the wild Night Furies parted to make a path. Then Hiccup and the others then left the mountain.