How to Train Your Dragon: Change

For the Betterment of the Species

Hiccup and the others returned home with the horde of Night Furies. The Night Warriors called for a celebration with the people of Berk. It was nighttime yet the home of the Night Warriors was alive with cheer. Hiccup watched with amazement as Warrior dragons, all painted with in different colors, preformed an aerial show. He was starting to feel better. And then Luna walked up to him. "Cool, isn't it?" she asked him.

"Incredible!" Hiccup laughed, "You should teach our dragons to how to do that."

"I could," Luna chuckled, but then she frowned, "Um...Hiccup...there is something I need to tell you."

Hiccup looked at her, "What?"

Luna cleared her throat and tried to find the right words to say, "Uh, well, it's about Raven and her eggs."

"Oh, right," Hiccup remembered, "You were going to tell me this on the Roman boat...Is something wrong?"

"No," Luna shook her head, "It's just...well, you see Night Fury mates raise their young together and Night Fury eggs will only hatch if they are at a certain altitude."

"Okay," Hiccup understood that.

Luna looked away, sighed, then looked back. "Night mountain is the proper height for her eggs to hatch. If you want them to be raised right, you'll...have to leave Toothless here."

Hiccup looked stunned at her. "Y-You're joking, right?"

"I wish I was," Luna sighed, "I'm sorry."

Hiccup looked away. "No," he shook his head, "You have nothing to apologize for. It's how the species are."

"You'll be able to see him again," Luna tried to cheer her friend up, "When they reach five months old the babies will start to fly and he'll be able to come see you! But...he has to live here from now on."

Hiccup pushed back the tears. "Right," he forced a smile, "Would it be okay if I used your Forge? To make him a goodbye present?"

"Of course," Luna agreed.

Hiccup turned and walked towards the Forge with a heavy heart.

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Toothless bounced into the village an hour later; excitement controlling his whole body. He followed Hiccup's scent to the Forge. 'Hiccup!' he nearly screamed, 'Hiccup!'

Hiccup had just finished covering up something; he turned around and was nearly knocked over. "Whoa Toothless!" he chuckled, "What's got you so excited?"

'It's Raven!' Toothless bounced to a stop in front of Hiccup, 'She laid her eggs!'

"Oh," Hiccup's heart sunk a little; he tried to not show it, "Did she?"

'She did!' Toothless ran towards the mountain, then looked back at Hiccup, 'Come on!'

"O-Okay," Hiccup grabbed what he had been working on for the past two hours, "Hold on bud."

Hiccup followed Toothless up the mountain to a small cave. Raven was laying inside; tired. 'Raven,' Toothless walked up to her, 'Can Hiccup see them?'

Raven looked up at Toothless. She smiled, then moved her wing. Hiccup looked at the tiny, shiny, black eggs. Luna was right; Night Fury eggs are really small. There were six total.

'I'm a dad Hiccup,' Toothless grinned.

Hiccup only stood there; his present in his arms.

Toothless looked at Hiccup. 'What's wrong?'. He walked over to his friend.

Hiccup sighed, "Toothless, we're friends, right?"

'Of course we are!' Toothless stomped his paw.

"Right," Hiccup looked away, but then looked back, "Toothless, Luna told me that Night Furies raise their young together and...if these guys are going to hatch I...have to let you go."

'What!?' Toothless stepped back, 'No! I refuse to believe you!'

'I'm afraid that it's true,' Raven confirmed, 'I'm sorry Toothless. I was going to tell you.'

Toothless looked at Raven then at Hiccup. 'Then I refuse to be a dad!' he sat down.

"Don't say that," Hiccup shook his head, "You know that I want to be with you for as long as I can. But, this is for the betterment of your species. The Night Furies have returned to the Barbaric Archipelago and someone needs to lead them. Just like how like Berk needs me. I'm sorry Toothless. This isn't goodbye forever though. Luna said that they'll start flying at five months and you'll be free to stop by and see me."

'But I can't fly on my own,' Toothless snorted, tears falling, 'Remember!'

"That's why I built this," Hiccup placed his present down. He untied the sheets and revealed an auto tail; just like the one he made on Snoggletog. Hiccup reached up to remove Toothless' saddle, but the dragon jerked back. But then he allowed Hiccup to remove it. Toothless felt naked with the saddle. Hiccup placed it on the ground, then picked up the auto tail. He walked over to Toothless' tail and put it on. It was foreign to Toothless; he wanted to get ride of it; but he knew that he shouldn't. Hiccup walked back and picked up the saddle and fake tail fin. "If...anything happens to the tail," Hiccup said, "Just...go down to the village. Luna will fix it." Hiccup began to leave, but Toothless quickly rushed over and nudged his shoulder. Hiccup put the saddle down, placed both of his hands under Toothless' jaw, and looked at his best friend. "No matter how far apart we may be," he said, "No matter how much time passes. We will always be connected Toothless." Hiccup closed his eyes and placed his forehead on Toothless' forehead. Toothless closed his eyes and they stood there for a moment; not wanting it to end.

Hiccup forced himself to pull back. He picked up the saddle and began walking down the mountain. Toothless sat there; watching him. He sat there until Hiccup was far gone from his sight. Raven didn't bother him; as, to give him some space. Toothless sat there waiting; waiting for the day he would see Hiccup again.

The End

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So, like before I posted the first chapter of "A New Dawn" before posting this one here. And now that you know the ending I can give you the summary:

"Hiccup is adjusting to a life without Toothless, at least, that what he thinks. He swears that he'll never ride another dragon; despite his friends constant urges. But what happens when he meets a dragon that he feels destined to met? Will he stay true to his word or will he get back on the saddle again?"