Friends and Harmony

Bonus Chapter

Flawless

The limousine trip to the castle was really nerve-wracking, especially for the new Prince of Berk, Henry. How could he have forgotten that eventually, he would have to make his first official appearance to society? The sickening feeling building up in his stomach made him feel nauseous. What was worse, he would also have to introduce his new friends, the recently designated Harmony Council, to them.

Astrid sensed her friend's growing anxiety. "Relax, Henry." She tried to soothe him. "It probably won't be as bad as you might think."

"Easy for you to say." Henry chided, still shaking like a leaf. "I know that a lot of those stuck-up nobles don't like me. They only tolerated me because I was a junior advisor to my parents. Now, I think they're not going to like that I am the prince, and heir to the throne."

"You think you have it bad, Henry?" Ritchie asked him. "Look at us!" He gestured to the other five in the car. "I'm just a farm boy, Tobias doesn't have the most perfect reputation since he had turned down an offer from the Royal Flight Academy, Violet and Cosette are just simple peasant girls, and Felix is the same as well. What would those nobles think of us?"

Henry was silent for a few seconds. "I never thought of that."

"Chill, Henry." Tobias assured him, sliding in his seat over to him and wrapping an arm around his shoulder. "What's the worst that can happen?"

Several minutes later, Tobias saw why. "I had to open my mouth." He said dryly.

The Harmony Council stood on the podium in the center of the Parliament room, feeling nervous of all of the members staring at them or giving out cries of indignation.

"These children are the chosen ones?"

"What can they do to keep our proud kingdom safe?"

"Berk wil surely fall if they are meant to be its protectors!"

"Hey, Useless!" One familiar voice caught Henry's attention. The young prince turned to see Scott Jorgenson and his two lackeys, Roxanne and Timothy Thorston, in front of the podium. "You're the prince?" He demanded.

Henry couldn't answer, for Astrid beat him to it. "Lay off, Scott. He is the prince, and your future king."

Scott turned his attention to Astrid. "What's up, babe?" He asked flirtaciously. "You done babysitting Useless here?"

Cosette and Violet came up to him and both gave him a clock to the face. "Beat it, you creep." Cosette hissed.

"Definitely not the best representative of a gentleman, are you?" Violet added, crossing her arms across her chest.

Scott rubbed his jaw, and then saw the two girls in front of him, scowling. "Well, isn't this babe central?" He said.

Ritchie and Felix came to their rescue and pulled the girls away from him. "Take a hint, dude." The Bryson boy said, narrowing his eyes.

"Need a beat down to get it through your fat head?" Ritchie added, punching his fist.

As more voices began to fill over, Henry glanced over at his friends, and they were all getting anxious with the volume and the people ganging up on them. Then, he saw his parents trying to get everything under control, to no avail unfortunately.

Finally, he had it. "ENOUGH!" He screamed, a red light pulsating through the room, immediately silencing the room.

Stephen smiled from his spot. "Already taking after me." He said proudly. His wife, Valerie, just shook her head wih amusement.

"I know you are as shocked as we are." Henry began. "Believe me, I never asked for any of this." He then turned to his friends. "We never asked for this. But, the Guardian Dragons chose us for a reason. And we may not seem like much, but we do know that we love this kingdom, and with the powers bestowed on us, we will do our best to keep it safe."

Then, the prince began to sing.

Henry: I never claimed to be perfect.**
My mistakes are all written in ink.
None of us claimed to be perfect,
And it's sad if that's what you all think.

He then stepped off the podium towards the nobles who were in their seats. As he did so, Astrid pushed Scott and the Thorston twins off the podium towards where their parents were.

Our flaws helped to make us special.
They bond us and keep us strong.
Our flaws are what brought us together,
So stop acting like something's wrong.

Seeing that his friends were now smiling with confidence, Henry decided to try a new trick he learned. In a flash of red light, he disappeared, then reappeared back on the podium with the rest of the Harmony Council as they all began singing.

All: We're not flawless.**
We're a work in progress.
We've got dents and we've got quirks,
But it's our flaws that make us work.

Yeah, we're not flawless.
We're a work in progress.
So tell me what flaws you got, too,
'Cause I still like what's flawed about you.

Then, Tobias took off in the air, his bright green dragon wings appearing on his back while doing flips and twirls.

Tobias: They say I'm a big shot,**
That my ego's the size of a whale.
My confidence comes off as cocky,
But it gives me the courage to fail.

Violet then appeared behind him, seeming to float in the air without her wings, lying down like she was on a chaise.

Violet: Sure, I can be a drama queen.**
A bit stuck-up, it's true.

Then, it showed that Ritchie was carrying her in the air carefully, his glowing sunset orange dragon wings flapping on his back. He then tossed her in the air, and Violet made her amethyst purple dragon wings appear to catch herself.

Ritchie: And I can be too eager to please.**
There's such a thing as being too honest, too, 'cause

All: We're not flawless.**
We're a work in progress.
We've got dents and we've got quirks,
But it's our flaws that make us work.

Yeah, we're not flawless.
We're a work in progress.
So tell me what flaws you got, too,
'Cause I still like what's flawed about you.

Felix then appeared in bursts of blue sparks up in the air, his ocean blue dragon wings on his back. He then got Tobias and Ritchie each in a friendly headlock until they brushed him off playfully.

Felix: People think I'm all good times and fun,**
That I don't seem sincere.
I might joke around a little too much,
But I'm just glad my friends are here.

Cosette then floated gracefully up in the air, her sunny yellow dragon wings flapping behind her.

Cosette: It took me a while to be confident,**
To really come out of my shell.

Finally, Henry zoomed up with the rest of the Council, his ruby red dragon wings behind him. The Harmony Council then began doing an aerial display, starting in a group circle, then flying out and up towards the glass ceiling.

Henry: But nobody has to be perfect.**
By now, don't you know us so well? Because, yeah,

All: We're not flawless.**
We're a work in progress.
We've got dents and we've got quirks,
But it's our flaws that make us work.

Yeah, we're not flawless.
We're a work in progress.
So tell me what flaws you got, too, (Felix: You got, too,)
'Cause I still like what's flawed about you.

At last, the Harmony Council landed back on the podium, and their dragon wings disappeared in sparks of their respective colors. Henry glanced up to where his parents were, and they, along with Astrid who was beside them, gave him proud smiles.

Then, Stephen stepped forward. "You all have heard the Harmony Council." He said. "As their duty, they will protect Berk from any dark magic that comes to threaten our peace."

The Parliament eventually gave their votes of confidence, most of them happily while others begrudgingly. But that didn't matter. Henry was just relieved that for now, the worse is really behind them.

Author's Note

A/N: So this is a one-shot that I wrote for my Fanfiction.net series for How to Train Your Dragon, "Dragon Music Tales." I know, the title is a little cheesy.

And that is finally that for this story! Hopefully, I would get the chance to work on a sequel if you guys want a second part.

Until then, I'll see y'all! Please let me know what you think.

Got to fly! ;)