A/N: I'm sorry I've been gone for so long, readers. Work has been keeping me super busy. Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Thora was still on Shadow's back and they were walking around Berk. She could hear all the people talking, which was good and also bad. She heard what they said about her.
Our next chief is going to be blind?
And we thought Hiccup was useless.
She will never amount to anything.
How can she be a chief?
Thora sighed and said, "Shadow, find Axel. I need to talk to him."
Shadow took to the skies and searched for Axel. Shadow descended when he found Axel.
"Axel?" Thora asked as she got off of Shadow.
"Wrong. It is I, Eret, the better looking twin."
"Eret, you and Axel are identical twins. You look the same."
"I am still better looking."
Thora shook her head and asked, "Where's Axel?"
"AXEL! YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS HERE!" Eret yelled.
Axel came down the stairs and out the door and said, "I don't have a girlfriend, Eret."
Eret shrugged and said, "Suit yourself."
Axel rolled his eyes and walked up to Thora and asked, "What's up?"
"I needed to talk to someone and so Shadow brought me here."
"Did you want to go to the cove?"
Thora nodded and the two of them got on Shadow and Thora said, "To the cove."
Shadow took off and once they landed, the two slipped off Shadow. Axel took her hand and guided her to sit next to the water. He sat down next to her.
"So what's bothering you?" Axel asked.
"I heard the villagers talking today. They kept saying that I would make a lousy chief because I'm blind. I'm thinking they are right."
Axel scoffed and said, "They don't know you like I do. You are strong, Thora. You have never let your blindness stand in your way of anything so why start now?"
"How will I know where to sign peace treaties? Or when enemy ships attack? I'm not fit for it."
"If you really feel that way, talk to your dad. Maybe you can surrender your place as the next chief and give it to Stoick since he's the next in line."
Thora laid back on the grass and said, "You're right. I need to talk to Dad, though maybe I should leave the villagers' talk out. Both him and Mom will get upset and whatnot."
"Isn't that why we are friends? So you can tell me that I'm right?"
Thora located his arm with her hands and gave him a punch and said, "You're a dork."
"Yet you choose to keep me around."
"That I do."
Thora walked into her home and called out, "Dad? Stoick? Mom?"
All three of them came up to her and Hiccup asked, "Yes?"
"I need to talk to the three of you."
They sat down at the table and Thora started, "I don't think I should be the next chief. I know you've been preparing me for it, Dad, but I think Stoick should take my place."
"Why is that?" Astrid asked.
"Because I'm blind. I won't be able to see enemy ships coming or anything like that."
Stoick shook his head and asked, "You heard them, didn't you?"
Thora said, "Shhh."
"What is he talking about, Thora?" Hiccup questioned.
Thora took in a deep breath and answered, "The villagers. They have been talking about me being the next chief. They don't like that idea. I heard them today when Shadow and I were walking through the village."
Astrid reached for her ax, but Hiccup put his hand over hers and shook his head and stated, "Well if this is something you really want, Thora, we can make the announcement when you come of age. Until then, you have plenty of time to think it over and I'll start preparing Stoick."
Axel walked back into his house and his twin brother was there waiting.
"So did you kiss her?" Eret asked, eagerly.
"I told you. She's not my girlfriend."
Their father, Eret, came around the corner and asked, "Axel has a girlfriend?"
"No I don't. Eret seems to think I do, though."
"Axel and Thora sitting in a tree-" Eret started.
"A boy and a girl can be just friends, Eret." their mother, Ruffnut, interrupted.
"But that's boring. Who would want that?"
Ruffnut hit her son on the back of his head and his father said, "You treat ladies with respect, Eret."
The younger Eret pouted and Axel grinned ear to ear. He loved to see his brother get in trouble.
Fishlegs was quizzing his son, Cloud, on different dragons. He wanted to make sure Cloud knew as much as he did.
"What's the shot limit of a Deadly Nadder?" Fishlegs asked.
"6. At least give me something hard."
"What about the Rumblehorn?"
"4."
Heather brought out Fishlegs and her son their lunch and sat down with them.
"Fishlegs, I do think if you keep this up Cloud will know the Book of Dragons inside and out."
"That's the idea. Knowledge is the real treasure."
"I don't mind learning, Mom."
"I know you don't, sweetie. Now let's eat."
Diamond Thorston watched her sons play pirates and smiled. Her and Tuffnut's sons, Daring and Hawk, were parring with Snotlout and Petunia's son, Stonewall.
Petunia sat down next to Diamond and asked, "Are they behaving themselves?"
"For the moment. Until one of our husbands eggs them on to do something they aren't supposed to."
Petunia chuckled and asked, "Why did we marry them again?"
Diamond shrugged and answered, "Like I know, but we are stuck with them."
"That we are." and both of the women laughed.
A/N: Sorry the last bits of this chapter were short, but they were just introductions to all the families. Stay tuned for the next chapter!
