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In Lieu Of A Tail

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Reads 176,864
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Parts 41
Time 5h 35m

AnjaWritesFanfiction

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Hiccup runs away from Berk with Toothless (after the fight with the Nadder in the ring). Astrid never stopped him and the romantic flight never happened.
Many years later, Hiccup has built a new life for himself where his talents are appreciated and he is well-respected. He has many allies and friends, but also many enemies. He hopes to never return to Berk, but unforeseen circumstances force his hand: and he must face his past, in order to have a future.
Hiccup must find a way to protect everything he has worked so hard for, and he must decide whether save the people who once called him a "fishbone". 


AN: This is my first fanfiction, I'd love your feedback- but please don't be too harsh.

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own How To Train Your Dragon- I am not Cressida Cowell or Dreamworks. I only own the plot line in this story and any OCs I introduce.

Started 14/02/2019

I do not have a set update schedule, but I'll post at least one chapter every two weeks (or try!).

At the moment it's kinda crazy and I don't know when I'll post but I promise I will not abandon this story! I have a lot of exams coming up and I'm trying really hard to do well, I won't say that this story is on hiatus, because a lot of people do that and then the story is abandoned. When everything gets less hectic I'll definitely post but that may take a while.

Crossposted on A03!

WARNING: Some "strong" language, mainly p***ed and f***ed.

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Best rankings:

#1 - astrid (28/8/2019)
#1 - httyd (19/9/2019)
#3 - hiccup (28/10/2019)
#6 - dragons (7/1/2020)
#1 - viking (22/7/2020)
#1 - hiccstrid (11/9/2020) 
#3 - berk (14/10/2020)
#5 - hiccuphorrendoushaddockiii (14/10/2020)
#1 - toothless (14/10/2020)
#1 - hiccuprunsaway (22/10/2021)All Rights Reserved

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Long Live The Leaders by caesarhamato22

Based after How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World and during the new Netflix series Rescue Riders. ------------------------------------------------------------ Since the dragons left Berk to live in the Hidden World, Hiccup had been missing Toothless desperately. Same would be said for Toothless. He missed his best friend. Besides from that, everything was going great for the both of them. They had started families with their lovers, Toothless was going good as the Alpha/King dragon and Hiccup was performing his duties as the Chief of Berk very well. But despite their lives being close to perfect, neither of them could shake the feeling of missing each other. So Astrid came up with an idea. Hiccup and Toothless could catch up while they go away for a couple of days. Both Berk and the Hidden World would be looked after well by their leaders wives. Hiccup and Toothless thought it was a great idea, so they accepted. And there was no doubt they were excited. But what would happen if they were caught in a terrible storm and crashlanded onto an island? With Toothless' self-working prosthetic tail broken, they needed supplies to fix it. But what if the island's protecters, the Rescue Riders, thought they were a threat and didn't know that they were about to fire blast the famous Dragon Master and powerful Alpha? ------------------------------------------------------------ I don't own anything except the plot of this FanFiction. Highest Rankings: #1 Hiddenworld #4 Riders #16 HTTYD #1 HTTYD1 #3 HTTYD3 #1 Rescueriders {Completed}

Renegade (a HTTYD runaway story) by Emoimerh

Complete!!! Hiccup was always a nuisance to the vikings on Berk. He was viewed as a runt, a shame, and a screw up. That all changed when he became the top of dragon training, and finally gets the chance everyone thought he only dreamed of. To kill a dragon in front of the entire village. Stoick was proud of his son, he had almost lost hope in him. Now, he proved everyone wrong, or so they thought. Hiccup wanted nothing more than to have this chance his entire life! However, that was before he met and bonded with Toothless, a night fury he had shot down weeks ago. Now, he wanted to escape, but not without attempting to convince the vikings that dragons weren't the real threat. He thought his monstrous nightmare match would be the perfect setting for such a feat. When things go sideways, when Toothless saves Hiccup, he has a choice, stay and try one last shot of convincing Berk, or flee with his best friend. He chooses the best option, he flees. Now, he is branded as a trator, a renegade. Stoick practically disowns him and he is never heard from again. five years later, Berk hears mighty tales of a grand hero who rides a night fury. Many call him 'Night Rider', 'Dragon Tamer', and 'Mysterious Rider'. Many doubted that this hero could be their traitorous ex heir to the Berkian leadership. After all, he was described as having a prosthetic leg, very tall, confident, and extremely buffed, while Hiccup was the opposite of all these descriptions. But... why then, has this new hero never visited Berk? And what will happen when he finally dose? Feel free to comment! I will also edit things I want everything to be amazing. If you catch an auto correct moment or anything that is an eye sore let me know please! I don't own any HTTYD franchise. there willl be some Hicstrid moments, but it will mainly focus on Toothless/Hiccup brotherhood. Yes, Valka will make an appearance and it will cover HTTYD 1 and 2.

Runaway Only To Find Yourself Back Where It All Started by official_ruffnut

Sparrow and Hiccup haven't known each other for more than a year, but they are already best friends. Doing everything together, even taking on a night fury. they run away after Hiccup wins the dragon training for they can't kill dragons, with Astrid. A new life brought forth to them. then they crash on back on berk, with one difference. They have dragons. Will they stay where it all started? Or will they leave? hey. hi. Hiccups mom is actually dead in this. Valka died of a sickness when Hiccup was 3. So this was my first fanfic, and the quality is not that good. So..yes. this is actually not that good and I'm not saying this to just say this. This is actually not that good

Runaways by PersiaLionheart

Yes, it's another one of these but I really wanted to do another one and hopefully better than the other one. "What if we left for good?" "What do you mean?" Hiccup was planning to run away but now that Astrid knows his secret, he doesn't know what to do. Then Astrid comes up with a crazy idea that might just save them. They leave for good. Or that's what they thought. 7 years later, Hiccup and Toothless along with Astrid and Stormfly crash land on berk and chaos ensues and probably the greatest threat they would ever have to face. All characters are owned by dreamworks and/or Cressida Cowell. I just own this storyline.

How to Train Your Dragon: Journey Beyond Berk by BrookeWagers

[Completed] [Possible Rework in the Future] What if Hiccup left Berk when he won the chance to kill a dragon all those years ago? Six years after Hiccups mysterious disappearance, a new Chief was announced on Berk and her name was Astrid Hofferson. While out scavenging with the search team, she was only left with more questions than answers. What will these discoveries mean for Berks new Chief or for her village? Will Hiccup return home as if nothing ever happened or continue on his everlasting journey with his Nightfury? ***DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters within this story. All credits to the book and movie series "How to Train Your Dragon." This is a fan-fiction I originally wrote back in 2014 & 2016 and always looked back at, ultimately deciding to bring it back for you all to enjoy.***

Wild Girl. (Hiccup X Reader) Complete. by Red-Ramen

Hiccup, a boy living in the village Berk. Being a weakling yet the son of the chief. Y/n, a girl flying on her Night Fury. Loving to be free. Flying without a worry in the world. What happens when Hiccup shoots Y/n and her best friends down from the sky? - "You can call me Y/n." - "You don't seem very popular around here." - "This is all your fault!" - "I hate humans." - "I'll never hurt a dragon." - Their emotions will run wild as Y/n try to help Hiccup both with Dragon Training and training his new dragon. - "Oh boy..." - Will Y/n change her point of view about Vikings? "He's gonna need a lot of help.." Book one - HTTYD: Completed. Book two - HTTYD 2: Completed. Book three - The Hidden World: Complete + Homecoming. Book four - RTTE: Released. (You don't HAVE to read the D-RoB chapters. After the movie is finished, you can move to the second book, Not So Wild.)

NEVER BELONG by B_Haddock

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III a teenage Viking who earn the ranks to kill his first ever Dragon in Dragon Training. He could not kill it, he wouldn't kill it knowing himself having one of them as his own, never the less, he was afraid of losing his only best friend, Toothless. He would never trust and look at him the same way. So he decided to take matters into his on hands by running away or flying away from berk, not the best move but knowing he was know as the village runt or the Chief's screwup and would always get beat up for no valid reasons by his cousin and his friends, sure he pass every training with a prefect score but he still did not get the respect that he deserve from the villagers. If he so tried to convince them. No one would listen to him. Not even his own father. But he wasn't running away with just Toothless but with Astrid as well. After their romantic flied which also change her view on dragons, and their discovery of the red death, Hiccup was still planning to run away even though he have just finally friended an actual human, he decided to tell her so he don't have to let her worry about him leaving without a word in the next day. When he finish telling her his plan and surprisingly to hiccup and even Toothless she beg to come with and she also told him her reason. Turns out Astrid Hofferson was abused and pressured by her own family. She have enough of it, Hiccup didn't really have yes as his first nor second choice but she beg him until he gave up and let her tag along. What would happen to them?, will this new path that choose was path to a bright future?,will something spark between them? (Obviously). What would the village have to say about this? Never the less hiccup's dad and Astrid's parents would say about this?, how would the gang react? Find out........ A/N:I change the plot so do not refer this fiction to the franchise of this movie. Disclaimer:I don't own any of the HTTYD movies nor the art work of my book cover.

How to train your dragon (Hiccup x reader) by lhnmoon23

Y/n is a young girl in Berk who never wanted to hurt a dragon and doesn't believe dragons are as bad as everyone thinks they are. She believes that they are just misunderstood. What happens when she joins in dragon training and finds about Hiccup's secret. This is the first story I ever wrote so there are going to be LOTS of errors and it's going to be really bad but maybe I will come back and edit it, not sure yet. I don't own Httyd so credits to the creators. There will also be some spoilers of httyd 3 in this story

Haley and the Dragon Riders by Lisa_Foxy

Haley is a young girl with an unusual gift. Some would call it a curse. Her? She calls it a convenient nuisance. Together with a dragon no one wants, a pair of wings she has no idea how got there and pretty much no past to speak of she is going on an adventure she could've never imagined. She lived a quiet, relatively ordinary life until a young boy and his unusual dragon intruded on her home. This fateful encounter would change her life forever as she discovers new friends, ["Going somewhere?" The sound of Hiccup's increasingly annoying voice asked as I was leaving. "Ugh.. yes. Away from you guys." I turned my back and continued walking.] Allies she never knew were even possible, ["And the catch?" I asked him skeptically after having heard his offer. "There's no catch. You can trust me. I just have credentials that you don't. And besides, I see potential in your future." He answered.] A love so strong nothing could break it, ["I can't help but love you, even when I try not to." I whispered to myself once I was in the air and far enough away for him to hear me.] And so much more as she embarks on an adventure with Hiccup, Toothless and all their friends. <currently editing a few mistakes here and there. I'll try and get all the updates out relatively soon one after another and won't change the story, just fixing a couple spelling mistakes here and there. All story mysteries that were confusing or went unanswered will most likely be answered in the upcoming sequel> Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or locations other than my OC's. Every other character, location or other similarities are owned by Dreamworks.

Returning Home (Hiccstrid vs Merricup) ****COMPLETE**** by astridhofeman

"I will be back in 3 years" "Be safe Hiccup. I love you." "I love you too. See you soon Astrid" We all know the story, Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare and decides to run away. Astrid finds out about Toothless and Hiccup takes her on a romantic flight. Then the rest is history. But what if Hiccup did runaway and Astrid helped him? What they had been secretly "dating"? And what if Astrid lied to protect him? This story starts when the gang 15 during dragon training. Hiccup and Astrid have been going to the cove for about a year to fly Toothless and Stormfly. When Hiccup is chosen to kill the Monstrous Nightmare Astrid helps him run away. Two years later when Hiccup doesn't write back to Astrid and her letters start coming back to her she takes it upon herself to find him. What will happen when it Hiccup finds a new group of friends? Or when Astrid comes upon a new dragon and finds a family to call her own? What happens when a new enemy comes? Hiccup and Astrid's loyalty to their friends and tribes will be tested. As well as their friendship, relationship and loyalty to each other will be at risk. Since this is also a Hiccstrid vs Merricup please no fighting in the comments. In addition, this is my first story so no guarantee it will be any good. Disclosure: I do not own any of the characters.

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Long Live The Leaders cover

Renegade (a HTTYD runaway story) cover

Runaway Only To Find Yourself Back Where It All Started cover

How to Train Your Dragon: Journey Beyond Berk cover

Wild Girl. (Hiccup X Reader) Complete. cover

NEVER BELONG cover

How to train your dragon (Hiccup x reader) cover

Haley and the Dragon Riders cover

Returning Home (Hiccstrid vs Merricup) ****COMPLETE**** cover

Long Live The Leaders

Based after How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World and during the new Netflix series Rescue Riders. ------------------------------------------------------------ Since the dragons left Berk to live in the Hidden World, Hiccup had been missing Toothless desperately. Same would be said for Toothless. He missed his best friend. Besides from that, everything was going great for the both of them. They had started families with their lovers, Toothless was going good as the Alpha/King dragon and Hiccup was performing his duties as the Chief of Berk very well. But despite their lives being close to perfect, neither of them could shake the feeling of missing each other. So Astrid came up with an idea. Hiccup and Toothless could catch up while they go away for a couple of days. Both Berk and the Hidden World would be looked after well by their leaders wives. Hiccup and Toothless thought it was a great idea, so they accepted. And there was no doubt they were excited. But what would happen if they were caught in a terrible storm and crashlanded onto an island? With Toothless' self-working prosthetic tail broken, they needed supplies to fix it. But what if the island's protecters, the Rescue Riders, thought they were a threat and didn't know that they were about to fire blast the famous Dragon Master and powerful Alpha? ------------------------------------------------------------ I don't own anything except the plot of this FanFiction. Highest Rankings: #1 Hiddenworld #4 Riders #16 HTTYD #1 HTTYD1 #3 HTTYD3 #1 Rescueriders {Completed}