Hiccup was with Admiral Mala in the station's headquarters, he now had a prosthetic limb to replace the one that had been badly damaged during his couple with Drago. The two of them were closing the case on the Hiccup and its crew.
They looked at the images as they closed one by one until the last three remain Drake and a man and a woman, who imagined both had once been Manas and Kalara.
"For decades the Federation thought he was a hero," said Mala as watched as Drake and the other two images faded. "I guess time will judge us all."
"He just got lost," said Hiccup.
Mala smiled at Hiccup. "You saved this entire base, Hiccup. Millions of souls. Thank you."
"It wasn't just me," said Hiccup. "It never is."
"With that being said, the position of Rear Admiral is yours," said Mala. "No one deserves it more than you."
Hiccup looked back at the window and then back to Mala. "Rear Admirals don't fly, do they?"
Mala shook her head. "No, they don't."
Hiccup smiled. "No offence, ma'am, but where's the fun in that?"
Mala smiled as if she hadn't expected anything less. "I can respect that, but note that the position is still open to you if you change your mind."
"Maybe someday," Hiccup shrugged. "But I've still permission to do."
Toothless meanwhile was looking through his older counterpart mementos, the ones that are given to him by Stormfly. Inside was a container that held several images and he opened it. Inside he found images of himself and Stormfly getting married as well as images of Hiccup and Astrid getting married. Then he saw an image of his older self along with the members of the Dragon's Edge, all of them old and standing on the bridge of the Dragon's Edge.
The next day Hiccup and Ragnar were making their way across the street in their civilian clothes.
"You don't even try to get our timeout here reduced," said Ragnar shaking his head in disbelief.
"Why would I get it reduced?" Hiccup asked.
"I don't know to recover from your injury, to adjust to the new leg," said Ragnar gesturing to Hiccup's prosthetic leg.
"Rag, we know our way through the nebula now."
"I imagine will probably find aliens that wish to the destruction of the entire human race as well as the Federation which we know have to say," said Ragnar.
"It's going to be so much fun," said Hiccup.
"Sometimes I think you're too stubborn for your own good," said Ragnar shaking his head.
"By the way where are we going?" Hiccup frowned. "I thought we were going to join the girls for a drink."
Ragnar shrugged as the entered into the hotel they were staying at. "I know you told us to keep it under wraps, but…"
They soon entered the hotel and Hiccup saw the surviving members of the Dragon's Edge, Stromfly and Jaylah all holding a glass and smiling at Hiccup.
"Happy birthday!" they cheered.
Hiccup laughed. "Ragnar you wonderful son of a bitch."
Skull then gave both Hiccup and a Ragnar drink.
"Everybody, raise a glass," said Ragnar raising his drink. "To Captain Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third and future father."
"Captain Hiccup!" They all cheered.
"Thanks everybody, to the Dragon's Edge," said Hiccup raising his glass.
"To the Dragon's Edge!"
"And to absent friends," Hiccup added.
They all silently nodded and drank.
Hiccup then turned to Astrid. "Now, I have something to announce and I can't think of a better time."
He then made his way to Astrid and reached into his pocket. Astrid's eyes widened as he went down on his knees and presented him with a ring case which he opened.
"Astrid's Hofferson, would you do the honour of marrying me?" Hiccup asked.
Astrid stared at him openmouthed until she finally found the ability to speak. "Yes!" she cried.
Everyone clapped and cheered as Hiccup placed the ring on her finger and the two of them embraced one another in a passionate kiss.
Stormfly approached Toothless with a raised eyebrow.
"He seems to work up the courage," she noted gesturing to Hiccup.
"I was merely waiting for you to propose," said Toothless.
Stormfly frowned at him. "Toothless, both our families might have a seat on the council, but that means that were equal in rank and I was simply waiting for you to propose."
Toothless and Stormfly looked at one another slightly bewildered. It soon occurred to Toothless that the two of them had been waiting for the other to propose to them. They looked one another and laughed.
"It would seem as if there has been a bit of a misunderstanding," said Toothless.
they nuzzled their heads towards one another and out of the corner of his eye he saw that Ragnar was rolling his eyes. It was clear that he hadn't forgotten the fact that the necklace around Stormfly's neck also doubled as a tracking device and he sincerely hoped that he would not want this out to Stormfly.
Fortunately, he seemed to be quite as preoccupied with catching up with Heather.
"You know I wanted when those two were going to tie the knot," said Heather.
"In fairness, Hiccup did have a lot of is plate," said Ragnar.
Heather shrugged and looked at Ragnar sly. "I don't suppose that this recent engagement has put any ideas in your head."
"I think I would prefer to wait a little longer," said Ragnar. "Besides be quite busy maintaining Astrid's health since she's got a child along the way."
Heather shrugged. "Good point, but I do expect the question from you."
"And you will get it once things have settled down a bit," said Ragnar. "Besides we still have a five-year mission under our belt before we can even think about settling down."
"Us settling down?" said Heather. "I'll believe that when I see it."
The two of them laughed as Ragnar pulled her closer towards him.
Skull made his way over to Jaylah, who too was wearing civilian clothes. She was sitting down on a couch looking over the table which was covered with empty glasses.
"Did you drink all those yourself?" said Skull in bewilderment. "I'm impressed."
Jaylah shrugged. "Someone said it would take my edge off," she said placing another blast down on the table. "My edge is still not off."
"Maybe this will help," said Skull pulling out a card. "Captain pulled a few strings." He then showed and it to her and a holographic image of the Starfleet insignia. "This is acceptance to Starfleet Academy, if you wanted."
Jaylah eyes widened as she took the card.
"Is the least I could do after you save my crew," said Hiccup joining them.
"Will I have to wear the uniform?" Jaylah asked.
"I'm afraid so," said Hiccup.
Hiccup then made his way over to Toothless, who was looking out of the window.
"I heard about General Toothless," said Hiccup. "Is that what you wanted to tell me in the turbo lift?"
"More or less," said Toothless. "Trust your meeting with Admiral Mala went well."
"More or less," Hiccup shrugged.
Ragnar then joined the looked at the window. "You really want to go out there, huh?"
Hiccup smiled at him. "You know me, Rag, I'm stubborn that way."
Soon everyone started to crowd around them and looked out the window where they could see the construction efforts on a new starship. This starship was going to be more advanced than the Dragon's Edge in every way and was going to be placed under the command of Hiccup.
It wasn't be ready until a few months, but it had already been christened the USS Enterprise-A. However, when it was finished they wouldn't waste a single second and depart for their next mission.