Jack wasn't always alone. When he was learning to control his powers, he came across someone. Someone with emerald eyes, moppy, auburn hair, a prosthetic foot, and a pair of large, scaly auburn wings. His skin was smooth with splatters of scales here and there. His name was Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and he was the spirit of dragons.

Year 1657

Jack was practicing control of his ice magic in Norway. Surrounded by islands covered in lush green forest and little villages, he was trying to learn to fly on the wind. One moment everything was fine and he felt free, the next he was hurdling towards the ground. He quickly braced himself for impact, but right before he hit the ground something caught him. It was big and scaly. It was a dragon.

Jack couldn't believe it. He thought dragons were just a legend. But here was an auburn dragon that saved him from crashing into the ground. It looked at him with emerald eyes and smiled. 'It has no teeth' jack thought. The dragon flew to a clearing and lowered Jack to the ground. It then flew to the side and landed. The dragon suddenly started glowing and shifting until it turned into a young man slightly older than himself.

"Hi. My name's Hiccup. Are you ok? I get that you're a spirit, but falling like you were can still hurt." The voice was deep, but slightly nasally.

"Hello. You ok?"

"Oh um ... Yea, I'm okay. Just surprised. Do you get a lot of spirits here?"

"Yep. The only one allowed on this island are spirits and dragons, so many come here to get away from humanity and relax. Let me formally introduce myself. I am Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and I am the spirit of the dragon. My power is to shift into a dragon and I protect this island for all dragons and spirits. Who are you?"

"I'm Jack. Spirit of winter. I think."

"You think?" Hiccup asked with a head tilt.

"I'm only a decade old spiritually," Jack replied quietly.

"Oh, that makes sense. You do seem a little out of practice and naive."

"Yeah. Thanks for the compliment."

"I can teach you if you want."

"Really?!"

"Yep. I may be isolated from the world, but I have taught many spirits."

"Awesome. When do we begin?"