The New Defender

I Expect Perfection

A/N: Okay... so first off, I'm terribly sorry (which probably doesn't cut it) that I've been away for quite awhile. Basically, the past nine months to almost a year has been very hectic, to put it nicely. With everything that's been going on, both worldwide and in my personal life, I've had very little time to write out this story.

But skipping to the important bit, while this story is somewhat complete (for the most part) there are still bits I'm stumped on and chapters that I'm not 100% satisfied with and me writing up other stories and getting ideas for new stories.

So basically, I was suggested to give this story a beta, or a sample if you will, which will be a few of these chapters to see how people like the story so far. Again, I'm terribly sorry but this will be temporary until the story is finished. Once this story will finished, this bit of the A/N will be deleted. So onto the actual A/N.

Okay, I'm back with yet another Fanfic. So I've had this thought for a long time, but never had the chance to write it. Basically, this is a different take on the "runaway fanfics" I wanted to try something new (hopefully) with this idea since there many different versions of the runaway fanfic; the traditional running away, taken by dragons, taken with Valka, etc.

So for the most part, I wanted to combine some of these ideas along with this new approach and hope for the best, and hope this scenario proves to be interesting. Also, this story will contain spoilers from RTTE, so if you haven't watched it, I'd strongly advise doing so.

I also don't own HttyD nor any images. Other than that off we go.

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It was another normal day on the Isle of Berk, the sunlight was barely piercing through the clouds offering little warmth to the cold. But to Berk's inhabitants, Vikings, it mattered little. Vikings were tough and sturdy people that had there fair share of hardships and could handle anything Mother Nature threw at them. The village itself has stood for several generations of Viking legacy, this was a testament to Viking's renowned stubbornness against their greatest enemy. The Dragons. 

Many have considered that Vikings and Dragons have been fighting since the dawn of time, the battles would endlessly rage on in raids that left the village in ruins. Houses would take days to rebuild after a raid. This was an endless cycle of kill or be killed, and for whatever reasons Vikings relished in this bloodshed.

But yet there was one who many believed would never get this feeling, one who defies traditions and brings shame upon himself. Unfortunately, this person couldn't afford the shame due to his status. The chief's son, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, only seven years old and has already been deemed "the worst Viking Berk has ever seen" and somehow he's still standing.

Where most Vikings were very muscular, Hiccup doesn't even come close to their size. Children his age that are able to lift weapons over their heads, Hiccup was lucky if he could even lift a bludgeon off the ground. Many people gave up hope to the future the boy had and were prepared to leave Berk when he would be named chief.

His father and current chief, Stoick the Vast didn't approve of the heir's actions, so when he was only four years old he was made the apprentice to the village blacksmith. His longtime friend Gobber, was reluctant to the idea at first. Not only Hiccup is weak he's quite clumsy as well, and in a room filled with sharp, heavy, dangerous weapons as well as a hot forge well... the possibilities of what could go wrong were endless. But Stoick was stubborn and insisted this was the only way to get those ideas out of his head of pretending to fly and pursue trolls. Plus, he also figured pounding away at metal would give him at least some muscle. But three years later, no progress was made.