A/N: Ok, so I decided to post some deleted scenes that were in my other story The Dragon Hybrids and some one- or two-shot stories that I get inspired to write while writing The Dragon Hybrids. Reviews welcome.

Deleted scene from The Dragon Hybrids chapter 3.

Summery: This is what happens during Valka's night out in the Great Hall and what her and Eret were talking about on the way home while Toothless watches and then rushes over to them to tell them about the Dragon Eggs. Decided to delete it to give some more focus on Toothless and Stormfly and because the chapter was long enough as it was.

In the Great Hall Valka was sitting with Gobber, Eret, Snotlout, Fishlegs and the twins, listening to the stories Gobber told about life on Berk during the time she was away. They'd spent most of the night drinking, some of them having lost count of how many they'd had. Gobber was trying to tell the story of how Hiccup discovered the truth about the Flightmare and had redirected it so it would never attack Berk again. He was constantly getting interrupted by the twins who decided to tell the parts about what they got Snotlout to do just to get into their exclusive shelter, only getting to get back to it when they fell about laughing at the memory. Valka just listened to it all as she took sips of her drink, amazed at how much she'd missed and how she'd have loved to have been there to see it all happen. "This is my story," Gobber said annoyed after yet another interruption from the twins.

"You weren't even there," Fishlegs pointed out.

"I'm still the one telling the story. Now where was I?"

"You were at the point where you and Stoick were out patrolling the village when you see what you thought was the Flightmare," Eret said helpfully, as interested in the stories of Hiccup's adventures as a dragon rider as Valka.

"Oh right, well me and Stoick soon realised it couldn't possibly be the Flightmare. The glows were three different colours and smaller. So we got closer and saw Hiccup and Astrid-"

"And me!" Fishlegs put in.

"And Fishlegs, arriving on their dragons. And their dragons were glowing they'd eaten some of the food the Flightmare eats."

"Hey do you think if a human are some of that glowing food stuff they'd glow too?" Tuffnut wondered. "Oh man we should have tried it!"

"We should have put that on the list of things Snotlout needed to do so we could have found out," Ruffnut added. "Shame we didn't know about the glowing thing until afterwards."

"Next time Arvin Dale's Fire comes I will go to that river and eat glowing dragon food for you!" Snotlout declared.

"Me too!" Fishlegs added.

Tuffnut groaned and took a gulp of his ale. "Is this really still going on?" he asked, mostly to himself. "Watching the lengths you two would go to impress her stopped being fun like two months ago."

"You're just jealous because there isn't a girl on this island who wants you," Ruffnut shot back.

"That is so not true!"

"Oh right, name one girl on this island who wants you," Snotlout said.

"Well no-one comes to mind right now."

"That's because there isn't one."

"You'll find a nice girl soon enough Tuffnut, don't you worry," Valka said.

"And if you don't, remember whoever your sister choses the other will forever be alone too," Eret added.

"Talking of Snotlout and Fishleg's rivalry who wants to hear the story of the time a Terrible Terror training competition turned into a rescue mission when Alvin the Treacherous kidnaps Meatlug," Gobber said, wanting to get back to telling his stories.

"As much as I would love to hear more stories it's getting late," Valka said before finishing off her drink. "I really should be getting back and to bed so Hiccup doesn't think I've been waiting up for him when he finally arrives home."

"Ok, I'll save it for next time. Still got a lot of stories to get through."

"Hopefully he might let one of us tell them at some point," Snotlout said as Valka got up to leave.

"Mind if I walk you back?" Eret asked also getting up to leave.

"That would be lovely." The two of them bid the others goodnight before leaving the Great Hall and making their way up to the Haddock house.

"You know, this is the longest I have ever stayed in one place since I was a child," Eret said as they walked. "It feels good to finally have a place I can call home again."

"Well Berk will always be your home for as long as you want it to be," Valka said.

"I didn't expect to be welcomed so openly by everyone, especially you. Not after what I did."

"I do not hold grudges against those who have had a change of heart. It is where Hiccup gets it from. And no-one in this village is likely to blame you for everything when their chief doesn't. What happened was none of your fault. It is all on Drago. And anyway, you and me need to stick together."

"Really? Why's that?"

"Because no matter how welcome we are here even after this long we are still strangers. Me maybe less so, but I have been away so long it feels like I am. Maybe it is better to feel like a stranger in the place I called home because it has changed rather than me that changed though."

"A change for the better."

"Of course." The two of them reached the Haddock house and were about to say their goodbyes when Toothless came round the corner of the house. They were both surprised to see him, thinking he would still be at Astrid's house with Hiccup. "Toothless what are you doing here?" Valka asked.

"Hiccup sneaking in is he?" Eret asked.

"Far too early for that."

Toothless nudged Valka's hand and looked over at Astrid's house. Valka followed his gaze and then looked at Eret, both of them realising Toothless wanted Valka at least to follow him. Toothless rushed back towards Astrid's house and Valka and Eret followed, wondering what danger, if any the dragon wanted to warn them about.