Frostbite and Hiccup modelled the tail together. A father and son spent time together, the time that they never did have for each other. Frostbite had to admit, it was awesome. Spending quality time with his old man for the first time in his life, was in his top 3 favourite feeling in the world, after flying and … Anna.

"Dad, connecting rod will have to be angular."

"I think I know what I'm doing."

The next day, when Frostbite, Hiccup, Aster and Val went to the Cove to try out the tail, Hiccup ended up in the water, with Aster and Val cracking up in laughter and Frostbite looking at his father with a 'I told you' look on his face.

-000-

"This is the part where our dad shocks the entire world." Aster boasted in his normal attitude.

"He cheated, that doesn't count." Rufflegs said back.

"Cheated, didn't, who cares, he shoved that Zippleback back into its cage in fear."

"Laugh at Barf and Belch again, and I swear that will be that last noise you ever make." Anna threatened. "Besides, I'd like to see Acidbreath's reaction to eels." She joked, once again, humiliating Aster and making Frostbite blow up in laughter.

"Oh shut up." Aster muttered, rolling his eyes.

As expected by the future-teenagers, Hiccup forced the Zippleback into the cage, stunning everyone else in the arena with shock.

"Ok, so are we done … because I have some things I need to … yep, uh see you tomorrow." Hiccup raced out of the Academy, as if his life depended on it and given a welcomed gestured from his son, who slapped his shoulder.

"Nice going, dad."

-000-

The father and son worked on the saddles and when the four went to the Cove to test them out, Hiccup received new knowledge about the dragons, which he would be able to use during Dragon Training, just by observing the Night Fury.

"Argh, the saddle will never work like that, when will you see that a stirrup will never work, why are you so stubborn?!" Hiccup yelled, after his son had pushed forward same crazy design for the hundredth time.

"I take after you, remember?"

Another one of Hiccup's ideas landed him into a field of grass. And an unexpected trip to the river. And a number of other different places, until Hiccup gave up one afternoon, walked into the Forge, where Frostbite was sitting with his feet on the table, reading through a piece of paper. Hiccup, with a deadpanned face, soaking clothes and an exhausted posture, grabbed the design paper in his son's grip and looked through it.

"Your actually gonna use this design?" Frostbite was shocked beyond measurement.

"Don't think that this was my idea, but Toothless seems to be pushing it." Hiccup collected the right amount of metals from the scraps that lay around the room.

-000-

"Hiccup! You in here?" Astrid walked to the Forge in the search for the black-smith.

Behind the shutters, Hiccup, Aster, Val and Frostbite starred at each other in horror. Hiccup was stuck to Toothless, if Aster or Val got out of the Forge to greet their mother, she would ultimately keep a stern eye on both of them, so that left Frostbite.

The blonde boy jumped out of the Forge and immediately shut the shutters behind him.

"M…iss … Hofferson, what are you doing here?" Frostbite stuttered. He couldn't believe he was calling his own mother by her maiden name and by 'miss'.

She looked at him oddly. "I normally don't care what people do, but you and your … father … are acting weird." There was a yelp inside the Forge. "Well weirder."

"I know that you and my dad don't exactly get along, so I suggest that you don't get in his way and he won't get in your way." Inwardly, Frostbite smiled, he got his mother more intrigued in how Hiccup managed to get to the top of Dragon Training, and so she would get more suspicious … and the rest was hers and Hiccup's business.

"Listen, you don't tell me what to do."

Frostbite heard the flapping of wings, signalling that his father, sister and brother were probably gone. Astrid pushed past him and looked into the Forge, to find it empty.

"Let's take a walk, you and I need to have a word." Frostbite grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the forest. Surprisingly, he had a very strong grip. For the first time, Astrid looked into his green eyes … the copies of Hiccup's, they were somewhat … hypnotic and Astrid somehow had to follow him to the forest. Thank you, Changewing, for your hypnotizing abilities.

"What's this about? I have to get home."

"And yet, you going home, didn't stop you from almost killing my dad." Frostbite chuckled. "I'm concerned that you … of all people, care too much for strength … that you have forgotten all about … compassion, forgiveness, friendship and most importantly love."

"Who are you to tell me this?" Astrid crossed her arms.

"Someone who knows you, quite well." Frostbite hopped on a couple of stones to pass a river. "I'm from the future, remember?"

"… so what? Compassion, friendship and love are weaknesses. They don't belong to the qualities of a Viking, a true Viking."

"So what makes a true Viking?" Frostbite asked.

"Strength, courage, bravery, fearlessness, skill. Isn't it obvious?"

"Hm. I want to add crazy to that list. Look, when you get back to the village, I want you to look for a single Viking that fit all of those qualities. Strong, courageous, brave, fearless and skilful. And ask if he has any more, and what they are?"

"Then what?"

"Well, you'll find your true Viking. When you find him, come back to me."

"Is that it?"

"Yeah. I just had to get it off my chest. Good night…" Frostbite seated himself on a rock and watched as his mother walked off to the village, at a slow pace, thinking about what he said. "…Mom." He whispered.