Different: Chapter 5 - Escape

Story by husky_pie on SoFurry

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#5 of Different


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Both of their eyes widened, their heart rates picked up pace, and all blood drained from their faces in dread. It was silent for a moment before another creak came from upstairs, causing the two naked shadows to snap their heads towards the stairs. Nothing was there, but they still sprung into action. They tried to stay as quiet as possible while Hiccup found and put on his clothes and Toothless helped hand them to him. Their breathing was shallow, still hearing footsteps above them, slowly moving towards the staircase. It was the fastest Hiccup had ever gotten dressed in his life, his clothes were neither neat nor tied, but at least they were on. The creaking was growing more and more distant from them, but seemed louder with every step. Toothless's ropes were lying neatly in a pile where they had first started. Hiccup quickly put them back on the dragon who just put on his loin cloth. Just as the first large foot landed on the top stair, the two separated to opposite corners and pretended to be asleep.

With their hearts still pounding, an outline of Stoick came down into the dark room. Hiccup heard his father grunting every few steps, presumably from stiff muscles. When he reached the bottom, Stoick looked over towards the cage and let out a sigh. He couldn't see much inside of the cage past the light streaks coming in through the shades. He walked over to the window, slid open the cloth and scrunched his eyes as the sun hung over the horizon, filling the cage portion of the room with light. Now able to see the "sleeping" Hiccup and dragon, Stoick sighed again and walked over to the fire. He used one of the metal tools his son gave him to spread the ashes, exposing the still hot coals underneath. Red sparks floated into the air as the massive Viking started a fire. Stoick then walked over to the ice box under the staircase to pull out some fish to be cooked. After placing them neatly over the flames with metal spears, he made his way over to the cage.

"Hiccup," he spoke softly. The boy heard him but didn't flinch, still wanting to give off the impression he was asleep. Stoick paused before speaking again.

"Hiccup," he said a bit louder. Hiccup twitched a little before slowly opening his eyes and stretching a little in the cramped cage.

"Get up and come eat your breakfast," Stoick sighed, still disapproving of his son but more upset than anything now. Hiccup slowly got up, trying to emphasize his sleepiness. The boy couldn't look at his father's face as he was let out and made his way over to the fire. Toothless had also "awoken" to the sound of Stoick's booming voice, but just sat and watched the human leave.

"What's that wet spot on the cage bottom? And why is some of it white?" Stoick puzzlingly asked. Hiccup froze, completely forgetting to clean up his cum after their mating only moments before.

"I-uh-Maybe it's something the dragon did. I-I don't know," he sputtered out, "Wasn't there when I went to sleep... I t-think."

Stoick's eyes moved from the spot to the dragon's face, made a sneering face and then turned around to walk over to Hiccup. He sat down next to the boy who was now eating his fish fast due to not eating dinner the night before. Hiccup thought to himself that if he was this hungry, he wondered what Toothless might be feeling right now. Sort of embarrassed by his father now sitting next to him, the boy didn't want to look at the black mass sitting in a corner.

After a few minutes of awkward silence between the two humans, Stoick finally broke it.

"Now, I'm only going to say this once, Hiccup. I want you to leave the house for the day, and do not return until the sun sets. Understood?" The boy just nodded but continued to finish his second fish.

"Good. After you're done eating, go finish getting ready and then leave. I'll be upstairs and by the time I come down again, I want you gone," Stoick commanded. He got up and threw the left over bones into the pit, "Oh, and fix up your clothes. They're a mess."

The big Viking went up the stairs, not wanting to look at his son anymore. Though he was a bit relieved to find Hiccup was still alive this morning, he still felt the punishment was appropriate and needed to happen. It was the only way the boy could learn to be a true Viking.

Hiccup could only watch as his father went up the stairs, holding the remains of the fish in his hands. He threw the bones into the pit once Stoick couldn't be seen, grabbed the keys out of his jacket to put them in his fur vest, and went over to Toothless.

"It'll be okay, Toothless," he rested both hands on the bars as if he were the one inside them; "I have a plan to get you and the others out of here." Hiccup jiggled the key in his pocket. Toothless's ears perked up at the sound of the clanging metal, his tail slightly shifting from side to side. The dragon's eyes looked longingly and needy, but the boy couldn't do anything now. Hiccup sighed, "I'll be back for you soon."

He turned around, gathered his things, fixed his hair and clothes, and went outside to the cold embrace of the island's air.

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Hiccup walked slowly down the hill, not sure of where to go as of right now. His mind was racing with ideas of how to get Toothless and the other dragons out but he knew it was going to happen today, no matter what. He lied to the black dragon just to hopefully give both of them a sense of comfort. It seemed to work on Toothless, judging from his reaction, but didn't work as well on Hiccup. If he wasn't allowed to enter the house, then what was the point of carrying around the keys? He put his hands into his vest pockets, one hand playing with the small pieces of metal while the other was held in a fist to try and keep a little warm. Hiccup also kept wondering about the other dragons. What would happen once he did set them free? How could he get them if a family is in the house at the time of rescue? It was so much for the boy to ponder in a few minutes.

Upon reaching the blacksmith shop, he sort of had a plan coming together, but still wasn't too sure of it. Most of it consisted of making up something on the spot, but Hiccup knowing himself, that probably wouldn't work out that entirely well. The boy decided to wait until more towards the afternoon to put his sketchy - at best - plan into action. In the mean time, he would stay in his room at the shop, trying to answer more of his own questions. As he entered, Gobber was already there, working on a few sketches while some metal was heating in the forge.

"Mornin' Hiccup," the older Viking casually greeted him.

"Morning Gobber. What are you working on?"

"Oh, jus' sumthin' your father asked meh tuh do." Hiccup became a little concerned.

"And what's that?" The boy walked over and looked over the larger Viking's shoulders. What he saw was a crude sketch of what looked to be two cylindrical holes connected by chains.

"He didn't want tuh keep having tuh use the ropes so he asked me tuh make cuffs out uh metal instead. Want tuh help?" Hiccup couldn't take it anymore. Gobber's question had fallen on deaf ears as the boy had an overwhelming sense of fear for Toothless and the other dragons wash over him.

"Hic-?"

"I'm going to head out for a bit," he reacted before any more could be said and headed for the door. Gobber had said something else but Hiccup was too absorbed in trying to figure out how to get the dragons out. He gently closed the door behind him, took a deep breath and started to walk around the village.

This is just insane was all he could think. Once again, his hands were in his vest pockets, one in a fist and the other toying with the keys. The only difference this time was that his heart was beating faster, making him more and more nervous. His mind soon became clouded with even the most ridiculous ideas from digging holes under the floorboards to everything else. Hiccup knew he wouldn't last much longer if he kept this up. When he finally looked up to see where he was at, he found himself beside a window, staring directly at the blue dragon. Then it hit him, he knew exactly how to free the dragons... well, to an extent.

Hiccup quickly looked inside to make sure no one was there. A dwindling fire and a lonesome looking dragon told him it was safe to go in. He quickly ran around front and jiggled the door handle - it was unlocked. The boy sneakily let himself in a bit only opening the door a foot or so and slipped in, closing it silently behind him. He looked to his side and saw the dragon how was now in his knees, pressing against the front bars to see what was going on. Memories of their last encounter came flooding back to Hiccup and his member started to twitch with life. The boy quickly shook it out of his head seeing as right now was not the time. As he silently ran over to the cage, his breathing was shallow but rapid, trying to keep quiet in case he missed something and someone was upstairs.

The blue dragon's tail started wagging slightly at the sight of the boy. It became apparent that he was thinking the human had returned to "play" with him a little more as his loin cloth began to tent.

"No, not now," Hiccup whispered as soon as he noticed the dragon's excitement, "I'm getting you out of here. Now move back a little," he motioned as he told his commands. It took the dragon a second to process the information but then did as Hiccup commanded. He fumbled with the keys in his pocket until he had all four of them lined up in the palm of his hand. The boy didn't know if any of them would work, but he had to try. As he attempted to use the first key, his hand was shaking from being so nervous and from doing something he knew could potentially kill him. The metal key scraped a little against the area surrounding the key hole before finding its target. It slid in without complaint but wouldn't budge when it was turned. Hiccup quickly took it out and replaced it with another one. With a little more force, it went in. Turned to the left, nothing. Turned to the right, and the key system turned. A click told both of them the door was open.

Hiccup pulled open the door and the blue mass leapt out, landing only inches away, their noses almost touching. The scaly head then nuzzled the human's cheek in his own sign of thanks. Ropes were still binding the creature, but Hiccup decided to leave them on for now. He chuckled at the sign of affection, but then quickly returned to a more serious composure.

"Alright, let's get you out of here," his voice a bit more confident now. They both started walking towards the door when it hit Hiccup - it would look weird with both of them just wandering about. He paused in his tracks, the dragon accidently bumped into him from following so closely and then grunted impatiently.

"Hold your horses," he turned around, "okay, you need to pretend you're my prisoner. Got that?" All the while he did hand motions to try and get his point across. The blue beast closed his eyes as he sighed and nodded.

"Good, we're going to get your other friend first before going back to my place to get Toothless. Ready?" The more than eager dragon pushed Hiccup a little, wanting to get outside. Hiccup quickly got beside him and interlinked their arms, displaying that the human was in control. With a better plan, they stepped outside and headed for the red dragon's home.

"Uhh, Hiccup?" a male voice came from behind the two a minute or so into their walk. Hiccup froze in place; a cold chill went down his spine. He had been caught!

"Y-yeah?" he nervously stuttered out as he turned around to see a rather large Viking standing behind him - the owner of the house he just broke into.

"What are you doing with my dragon?" He pointed a large finger to the blue creature and had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Oh, this? Well, uh. Umm. M-my dad told me to bring the dragons to him at the house. A-and you weren't home so I kinda just went in and got this one," Hiccup tried to sound confident through his lie though his voice was a little shaky.

"Well... Okay, I guess. You sure you're alright?"

"Oh, uh, yeah! I'm okay. J-just a little nervous. Don't want this pesky dragon flying away on me. That's all. Yeah," he couldn't help but let out an nervous chuckle.

"Oh, well in that case, need help?"

"Help? Uh, no. I have it under control. I, uh, want to prove to my dad I can do this alone."

"Alright then, Hiccup. Good luck," were his final words and the large Viking went on his way down to his house. The boy just stood there, nervous as all hell at what he just did, knees trembling, hands shaking. After what felt like forever trying to regain his composure, and a few nudges from the dragon at his side, he took a deep breath, turned around and continued his way to the red dragon.

After another few minutes and passing by other Vikings with strange looks on their faces, the two reached the house. Hiccup thought it was going to be the same as before: slip in unnoticed, rescue the dragon, and then head home. As he approached one of the side windows to see if anyone was home, his heart sank. A fire was blazing in the pit and there was a woman sitting by it, staring off into space. His mind quickly went to work on how he was going to get past her. The blue dragon let out a squawk through his tied muzzle, getting impatient.

"Okay, okay. Let's go." The two walked over to the door and Hiccup lifted a shaking fist, knocking on the door. They heard a chair shifting inside and floor boards creaking before the large woman opened the wooden door and was staring down at them.

"Oh! Hello Hiccup. Umm. Why do you have a dragon with you?" she asked puzzlingly.

"Hey, m-my dad wants the dragons at home and he sent me to do it," Hiccup's voice was more confident now that the lie was already established in his mind.

"He sent you?" she chuckled a bit, "Alright, where's the other person helping you escort them?" her face still carrying a wide grin.

"It's just me, ma'am," Hiccup was serious. Noticing his tone and unpleased facial expression, her grin quickly faded.

"Oh."

"Can I please come in and get the other dragon? Dad doesn't want me to be late and I need to prove to him I can do this."

"Yeah, sure, Hiccup. Come in," she stepped aside and let the two in the door, the blue creature leading the way. As soon as he looked over and saw his friend in the cage, he became ecstatic. The red dragon got up from his sitting position, eyes wide with excitement, and was up on his knees in a second. They two were making excited noises and Hiccup was starting to lose his grip on the blue one.

"Calm down!" both humans shouted. The large woman gripped the blue one and held it in position, "you sure you're going to be able to handle both of them, Hiccup?"

"Yeah, I got it. They're just excited to see each other is all. It's fine," Hiccup finally able to relax as the woman took over holding the blue one. He made his way over to the red dragon who was now shifting his weight back and forth from one knee to the next, happy to see his friend again.

"Hey! Stop. If you want me to let you out of this cage, you must calm down," he said loud enough for woman to hear. He wanted to sound like he was in control so she wouldn't need to help him out. Then his voice dropped to a whisper as he got the keys out of his pocket, "I'm getting you out of here," first key was in, but didn't work, "but you must look like you're still trapped," second key, nothing, "got it?" Third time was the charm and the door swung open. Hiccup helped him onto his knees and interlocked their arms, assuming control.

"That was easy," Hiccup sounded secure in his words. The woman was amazed at what had just happened. The dragon had gone from being jumpy and excited and then depressed in a matter of seconds.

"I-I don't know how you did it Hiccup. Umm. Good luck?" was all she could say in her frozen stance. She let go of the blue dragon as soon as the other two were next to her. Immediately, the blue one got next to the red and started nuzzling each other.

"Alright, enough you two," Hiccup commanded. The blue looked up at him, grunted, and then interlocked with his other arm. Hiccup rushed both of them out the door and into the cool island air. They made their way up to the house overlooking everyone, the woman just standing in the door frame watching them for a minute before closing the door. The three only saw a few Vikings this time on their way up to the house, now with even more puzzled looks. Hiccup stood tall and remained focused on his goal, silently ensuring the others everything was alright. After a bit of walking, the three arrived at their destination. Hiccup's heart was pounding out of his chest, never had he done something like this to defy his father and the entire village. He didn't even have a clue what to do next other than to first make sure Stoick couldn't see them. They made their way around to the side of the house so Hiccup could look in through a window.

Curtains were pulled closed over the glass, but thankfully they weren't the best and had a few holes in them. Hiccup motioned the two dragons to stay low while he closed one eye and looked in. Stoick was still inside, eating fish beside the fire with Toothless tied to a post in the middle of the room. Hiccup started to become enraged, but knew he couldn't anything now. He ducked down and sat in between the two sitting dragons, taking deep breaths to calm himself.

"Great, dad's still in there," he calmly stated under his breath. The red dragon leaned over and placed his head on Hiccup's shoulder, "Well, I guess we just have to wait. Not here though, we can be seen too easily." The boy looked around and tried to find a place for them to hide. Anywhere in the village would've been too risky. His only other option was the woods behind his house. After the boy stood up, he helped up the other two sitting on the ground.

Hiccup knew exactly where to go in the forest - a place where he would always go just to get away when he was younger. The woods grew more and more dense the deeper it went and the ground was littered with fallen branches and leaves from the storm. They finally found the spot with a large branch covering the small open area. It was just deep enough in that they could just barely see the village and was highly unlikely anyone would be back here.

"Alright, I'm going to untie you two now. Don't try to leave me yet or anything, we still need to get Toothless. Got it?" The human was responded to with nods from each of them. Hiccup started with the red one: first the muzzle, then reaching around to untie the wings, and then finally the paws. His wings stretched open to a surprising wingspan, his long muzzle opened to relax his cramped jaw, and he rotated his wrists in front of him. The dragon was very excited he was finally a free and started moving around and stretching while Hiccup did the same to the blue one. As soon as the blue one was done stretching himself, he tackled the red to the ground in one motion, so excited to be with each other again. Hiccup couldn't help but smile and watch as the two hugged and wrestled each other on the ground a little. They then both stopped and looked up at the human who got them out of their cages.

"Heh, I think I need to name both of you. Hmm..." the boy thought as the dragons looked to each other and then back up at Hiccup. He pointed to the blue dragon and said, "I think I'll name you... Mar." The dragon perked up a little at the name, with a little squawk. Hiccup then pointed to the other and said, "And I think Tumi suits you."

Not completely understanding what Hiccup said, they both just sat on their knees and stared up at the human. Hiccup chuckled a little and then sat down in front of them on his knees as well. The air in the forest had a very slight breeze to it and was a little cool but not as bad as it was outside the woods. The boy was actually starting to get a little warm in his fur vest - pins and needles slighting running through his upper body. Both dragons could only watch as he stripped off his vest to reveal only a long green shirt under it. Hiccup shifted a little and put the vest under him so he wasn't sitting directly on the hard ground.

"Soo. What do we want to do?" He asked the two. It didn't take too much longer for him to figure out exactly what they wanted - tented loin cloths gave that away. Hiccup's face turned a little red at the sight in front of him. Tumi sat up in his knees and turned the cloth to reveal the magnificent package behind it. The semi-erect cock was slowly coming out of his wide sheath with a massive pair of balls hanging directly below it - both the sheath and balls covered in tiny, white scales. Hiccup couldn't help but scoot forward a little to get a better look... and taste.

Tumi's black shaft stood out against his white belly scales, the head was almost flat and pink stretched a quarter of the way down. It flared out a bit with the piss hole near the center but was more towards his belly. Hiccup's own member was getting hard just at the sight. The boy reached up with a hand and placed it on the cock - it was hot and smooth. He then wrapped his hand around it, his finger tips just barely touching his thumb. He squeezed the now fully erect member, it felt a little spongy on the outside but the core was rock solid. A drop of pre came out of the tip as the boy moved his hand up the ten inch shaft, squeezing gently along the way.

Hiccup moved his face closer, smelling the heavy musk coming off of the dragon as he stuck out his tongue and licked the bead of pre off. It tasted the same as both Toothless's and Mar's, a little salty but no real flavor. Hiccup then licked the entire flat head of the big cock, releasing a groan from its owner. Tumi put a paw on Hiccup's red head and gently massaged it, egging the boy on. The other human hand went to work on massaging the massive sack, gently pulling and squeezing, feeling the two orbs inside. He was about to take in the first few inches of the cock right before he heard a moan from off to the side. Hiccup pulled off, still leaving a hand on the shaft and looked over at Mar who was now slowly stroking his own member.

The human was about to say something but instead found the paw on his head push him onto his butt onto his vest. Tumi rushed right on top of him and let out his long, snake-like tongue and pressed it against the human's mouth. Hiccup couldn't refuse and let their tongues dance with each other, both of their eyes closed. The red dragon then pressed his member against Hiccup's, grinding their hips together and getting moans from the human through their kiss. His mind was so absorbed by their kiss that he just barely notice the claws that were tugging on his pants. Through heavy breathing and saliva, the human managed to shift himself enough under the dragon to get his pants and boots off, exposing his bare skin to the cool air. Goose bumps immediately rose on his skin from the sudden chill, but his cock still stood at its full seven inch attention. Their members rubbed together, both of them getting lost in the blissful feeling.

Tumi broke away from their kiss and looked over at Mar, who was now breathing hard, paw gripping his eight inch, wave-shaped cock and fondling his sack. The red dragon motioned the blue one to come over with his head, not wanting to leave him out of the fun. Without hesitation, Mar scooted over on his knees. Hiccup watched as the pink cock stuck out in front of Mar from the slit. Instinctively, he licked his lips, wanting to touch and taste the dragon again. Instead, he felt Tumi shift himself on top of him and did a complete 180. The red dragon now had his knees right behind the human's head with the fully erect cock over the boy's face. It wasn't Mar's but Hiccup did want to taste the cum of the red dragon.

A sudden warmth wrapped itself around the human's shaft, making Hiccup take a sharp inhale. Tumi's tongue curled around the flesh as he opened his mouth and took it in all at once. The boy closed his eyes from the sudden pleasure but opened them again to see Mar positioning himself behind the red dragon. Tumi lifted his tail to reveal the soft, sensitive pink ring that was eagerly awaiting the blue dragon's cock. Using a paw to guide himself to the warm entrance, Mar circled his tip around the area, getting it lubed up before sticking the tip in. Hiccup could feel Tumi moan around his cock as Mar pushed in a little further. The boy felt a warmth on his chest as his mind snapped back to the dragon cock in front of him, which was now leaking pre.

Hiccup reached up and grabbed the hot penis again and guided the head toward his mouth. Another drop of pre landed right on his tongue, making Hiccup want more. He opened his mouth wide to be able to just take in the massive head. The boy's jaw hurt a little but he didn't want to stop. He took in another two inches or so before stopping. Suddenly, he felt another inch slide in from the force of Mar thrusting into Tumi's hole along with soft, purring vibrations on his own penis. The blue dragon's paws were placed on Tumi's hips for stability and Hiccup watched the hole stretch to fit around the wide cock pushing into it.

Musk filled the air as they continued, warming the area a little as well. Hiccup could feel the smooth tongue play with his member and tease his head as the dragon sucked on him. Because of the wide girth in his mouth, Hiccup used both of his hands to rub the long shaft and heavy balls that were dangling above his face while licking and playing with the moving cock head. Each time Mar would thrust in, some more of Tumi's shaft would enter Hiccup and then be pulled back out a little when he pulled out. Pre was starting to come out more and more as Hiccup licked the cock, swallowed what he could. All three of the males were now panting heavily and moaning as they all felt pressure build up in their groins.

Mar was the first to finish, pushing deep into Tumi and shooting wave after wave of cum into the dragon. He let out a rawr from the intense pleasure of finishing inside of the tight hole. The blue dragon set off a chain reaction as Hiccup felt the cock in his mouth pulse and then began streaming out hot, dragon cum. It didn't happen in waves like he was anticipating but instead it just kept coming out. Hiccup had to pull the cock out with a popping sound before he choked on it and let it continue shooting into his open mouth. The boy swallowed as much as he could at a time, not able to savor the salty taste but what he could taste was delicious to him. His hand continued to stroke the shaft and play with the sack that was now snug against Tumi's body. Hiccup couldn't hold back any longer either and came into the long muzzle that was groaning around his penis. Feelings of ecstasy rushed to his head as his cock spurted out the human cum in waves of pure bliss. The cock directly over his head had finally slowed down to a trickle and then stopped completely, becoming soft immediately and just hung there. Mar was still inside of Tumi, trying to get all the pleasure he could out of him before he had to pull out. Hiccup stopped cumming as well; his face was covered in white, metallicy-colored dragon cum. He was finally able to savor the taste in his mouth. It was stronger than the other dragons but still left him wanting more. The boy licked around his lips, getting the cum there before leaning his head forward and trying to milk the last from the shrinking cock. Tumi was doing the same to Hiccup, getting every last drop out of the human sack.

After Hiccup was no longer able to get more, he finally let go of the dragon and let him shrink back into the thick sheath. As Mar pulled out, the red dragon lifted off of Hiccup and purred, enjoying the hot cum that was shot deep inside him. A little came out and trickled down along his balls and dripped onto the boy's head. Mar sat down on his knees, panting heavily, his cum covered penis also shrinking back into its protective slit. Tumi rolled off onto his side, then slowly lifted himself onto his knees as well, Hiccup quickly followed suit. The air was heavy with the scent of musk, male, and cum, and so was the human's face. The sweat that had formed on his legs was quickly becoming cold and his goose bumps came back. He ignored it for a little, letting himself come down from his orgasm high and shared the moment with the two dragons.

Mar leaned forward, stuck out his tongue, and quickly went to work on cleaning Hiccup's dripping face. Not wanting to miss out on anything, Tumi quickly joined in. Two warm tongues licked his face over and over again - Hiccup got an idea. He opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue as well. Wrapping his human arms around the two scaly necks, he pulled them into a three-way make out. Neither dragon seemed to mind as they all closed their eyes and went along for the ride.

Hiccup's cold legs finally got to him and he had to break off the kiss. Both dragons were purring and murring now, just soaking in what had just happened. The boy quickly found his clothes and put them on, along with his vest after shaking it off.

"Well, I think that passed the time quite nicely," Hiccup said in between deep breaths, a big grin on his face. The dragons had stood up along with him now and twisted their loin cloths around again; their tails moving back and forth in excitement, "Now let's go check back up on Toothless." The three of them slowly made their way down to the edge of the woods, Tumi and Mar holding paws and their tails playing with each other. They were enjoying the feeling of being outside without bindings once again.

"Okay, you two wait here, if my dad isn't home, I'm going to go in and get Toothless and meet you back here," he told the dragons at the edge of the woods behind the house. Hiccup regained his composure, put on a serious face, and started towards one of the side windows. The closer he got to the house, the more nervous he became. He didn't want to think what would happen if Stoick was there, but he knew this was the time to get Toothless out of there. He finally got to the window he was at before and took a peak in through the same hole - no sign of Stoick but Toothless was still tied to the pole, head hanging down in defeat. The boy swallowed hard as he knew his father would never leave Toothless out like that without being home. He ducked down, turned around and had to sit, trying to think of a plan through all the insane thoughts running through his head. His heart was pounding out of his chest.

"It's time," he told himself, trying to make it sound convincing. Breathing became difficult for him; his chest was becoming tight as he approached the front door. Hiccup slowly reached a shaking hand up and put it on the door handle. As slowly and quietly as he could, he turned it until the door creaked open. He stuck his head in, seeing Toothless staring back at him. The boy put a finger up to his mouth and signaled the dragon to be quiet. The human had never been as nervous in his life as he was right now, even entering his own home. It was sort of dark in the room; the only real source of light was the fire in the center. Hiccup looked around to make sure Stoick wasn't downstairs before slyly letting himself in, closing the door quietly behind him. Toothless was struggling in his bindings to try and get free, not wanting to be there anymore. The boy was so nervous, especially when he saw this. He didn't want Toothless to make any noise and waved his hands around to try and get him to stop. Finally, he did, but heard a creak up stairs. The boy's shallow breaths stopped for a moment as he looked towards the stairs - nothing there.

Hiccup looked back over at the dragon and quietly lifted one foot and placed it in front of the other. He rolled his foot from the ball, onto the side, and then to the heel to try and make as little noise as possible. It worked for his first step. Hiccup let out a held in breath and sucked back in as he lifted his other foot. He repeated the process until he was finally at Toothless, he was thankful he didn't make a single creak. The boy quickly hugged the dragon and gave him a quick kiss, happy to see him again.

"I need you to stay as quiet as possible. Ok, Toothless?" Hiccup had to lean in to whisper into Toothless's ears. His voice was shaky, his heart was pounding, and a cold sweat was going down his spine. He reached around and grabbed onto the rope on the pole, trying to move as fast and silently as he could. The hands found the knot and blindly went to work. It took longer than expected to get it untied due to his sweaty and trembling hands. As soon as he got it untied, Toothless leaned into the boy, nuzzling his neck in thanks and affection.

Just as the scared boy was about to start untying the dragon's paws, creaking came from upstairs. He froze and listened - they were moving towards the stairs. He didn't care how much noise he was going to make now but he turned Toothless around to actually look at what he was doing, both of them facing the stairs.

"Cut it out, devil!" Hiccup heard the voice boom from upstairs, one foot now on the top step. His heart was pounding even faster, Toothless was wriggling more and more, trying to help out Hiccup. Stoick was now three steps down, his waist visible. Hiccup's vision was blurring, he couldn't see what he was doing. Five steps down, his chest visible now.

"I said, cut it ou-" Stoick froze in his tracks at his eyes fell upon what was happening. His jaw dropped as he stared at the two who were now looking back at him, frozen in their place.

"HICCUP!" Stoick shouted, racing down the stairs. The boy's frantic mind went back to work on the ropes. Almost there. The big, burly Viking was at the bottom of the stair case. Toothless was growling and barring his teeth under the ropes, his ears flat against his head

"Got it!" Hiccup yelled to Toothless as he ripped off the ropes. The dragon reached up, yanked off the rope around his muzzle and charged back at Stoick. Hiccup couldn't think fast enough as the black mass took off, leaving only rope in his hands. Both the dragon and the massive Viking collided half way. Stoick's inertia was too much for Toothless to stop as they hit, sending Toothless back towards where he came from. The dragon rolled onto his back with his wings tucked in and put a foot paw into the human's stomach and held onto his shoulders as well. Stoick's energy was used against him as Toothless flung him over, landing on his head before flopping onto his back right beside Hiccup. The dragon continued his roll, flinging his legs into the air and then landing with Stoick's chest in between his legs. Toothless opened his mouth, teeth showing, a glow forming in the back of his throat.

"Toothless! No!" Hiccup cried out as he dove and put the dragon into a bear hug, "Toothless, stop!" Tears were starting to form in his eyes, the dragon relaxed his throat and the glow disappeared. There was no struggling from underneath them.

Hiccup's heart felt like it stopped when he looked down at his father. His eyes were closed, his mouth open. The worst things rushed into Hiccup's mind and everything was silent.

"D-dad?" he got off of Toothless and went to his father's side. A huge sigh of relief washed over the boy as he saw Stoick's chest moving. No words could describe what he was feeling at that very moment. Toothless stood up and got off of the human, then reached back and untied his wings. Hiccup placed a hand on his father's chest, feeling the heart beat deep inside of it.

"I'm sorry dad..." was all that could come out of the boy's mouth as he sat on his knees, his head hanging down. The dragon stretched out his wings and grunted loudly, so Hiccup could hear. It broke the boy out of his trance and he looked up - a paw was reaching down for him, yellow eyes wide, ears relaxed. Hiccup looked down at his unconscious father and then back up at Toothless. He reached out his hand and placed it in the soft paw.

Hiccup was brought back into reality when he stood up, his chest thumping, throat tight, and yet everything seemed so surreal. He knew there was no turning back now. After taking a moment to get himself together, the boy went over to his bed, grabbed a small sack, and started packing. Toothless stood by his side the whole time for support. Hiccup only grabbed a few pairs of clothes and some essentials before he gave the dragon a nod, letting him know he's ready. The two walked back over to his father just before heading out the door. Hiccup wanted to say something but nothing could come out. Toothless hurried him along to the door and the boy put the bag on his shoulders like a backpack.

They stepped out into the cool air once more, only this time Hiccup felt a difference. It was the same as before, cool and with a gust every now and then, the sun high in the afternoon sky, just... different.

"Come on, Toothless. The others are over here," Hiccup finally let go and pulled the dragon by his paw to the back of the house where Tumi and Mar were sitting on the ground waiting for them. Toothless let out a small roar of happiness before dashing towards the others who were now doing the same. The three collided into one giant hug, their arms around each other. Toothless licked the tops of their heads, letting them know he missed them. Hiccup took his time walking over to them, his heart rate and breathing finally returning to a normal speed. Once he got over to them, they all turned and looked at the boy, all smiling.

"I guess it's time, guys," he stated nonchalantly. Toothless came over to him and licked his face making the boy chuckle a little before returning the favor, his tongue licking the black scales. The black dragon then wrapped his arms around him, hooking his paws together around the boy's back just under the backpack and pulled him close. The boy put his arms around Toothless's and placed his hands on the black shoulders while the dragon hooked their legs together from the outside. Hiccup could only watch as the leathery black wings unfolded before feeling a sudden whoosh.

With a couple flaps of the massive, powerful wings, the two were already above the house and still rising as Toothless continued. Tumi and Mar followed right behind them, getting even higher in the air quicker with the lack of an extra body on them. Hiccup looked down at the ground that was slowly going away from him, but didn't have any fear, feeling secure against the warm chest. Then, with another flap of his wings they were moving forward, towards the open ocean. The boy was only able to look up at the sky now as their bodies turned horizontal and gained speed. No longer could he look at the village he had been raised in, but he knew as he tucked his head in against Toothless's chest, that he was off to a better life. With a friend. With a dragon. With a lover.