An old friend

Moving forward

One year later

Hiccup and Astrid welcome their son, Stoick. Stoick shared a strong resemblance with his father, but his personality is his, mother all the way through. Heather and Fishlegs continued to live together, they had a few fights with each other but kept their promise to each other.

"Hiccup where are you off too?" Astrid asked. Astrid held their one-year-old son in her arms, the two watch as Hiccup adjusted Toothless's saddle.

"There a summit of chiefs in a nearby village" Hiccup said while he finished adjusting the saddle

"A room full of chiefs…... the last one didn't end so well" Astrid said. Astrid pulled some of her hair from her hair pulling son, "I hope this one won't end like the last"

"Don't worry...I'll be back in no time" Hiccup said, Hiccup held Astrid and their son in his arms. "I'll be back by sun down" Hiccup said, Astrid just sigh while Stoick played with his mother's hair.

"You better!" Astrid kissed Hiccup on the lips

"See you later" smiled Hiccup, Hiccup kissed Stoick's head before he claims onto Toothless's back. Toothless opened his wings and took off, Astrid looked down on their son before she made her way home.

"Astrid!" Astrid looked back behind her, and smiled when she saw Heather walking towards her.

"Hey Heather" Astrid put on the best smile she could, she didn't want Heather to know about her problems with Hiccup leaving.

"You have Stoick with you?" Heather asked with a surprise tone to her voice

"Yeah?" she said a bit confused of her reaction

"You usually leave him with Valka…..its not often you bring him with you" Heather said

"A little bit of fresh air won't hurt" Astrid said while she turned her head away from her

"Something wrong?" she asked

"No its nothing….see you later alright" Astrid quickly walked away from Heather, before she could get the chance to ask any more questions. As soon as Astrid returned home, she place Stoick in his bed and just sat down on the bed.

"What are ye doing?" Valka asked as she entered the room

"Getting Stoick ready for his nap" Astrid said, Astrid moved the bed slightly in order to make Stoick fall asleep.

"And what about Hiccup?" she asked

"What do you mean?" Astrid asked

"He left for that chief summit" Valka said as she sat down next to her

"I'm just worried about him" she said

"There no need to be worried, Astrid" Valka said as she gently place her hand onto Astrid's hand, Astrid gave Valka a quick glance before she stared back at Stoick.

"You haven't heard what happened last time" Astrid said. Astrid place her hand onto Stoick's chest, Stoick moved his arm and held Astrid's index finger.

"Gobber told me what happened…the fire…Drago…..everything" she said softly

"Then you'll see why I'm so worried…"Astrid couldn't believe that Valka is so calm about this, she would have thought Valka would be a bit more worried for her son.

"Hiccup will be fine, my dear" Valka said with a reassuring tone

"I really hope so, Valka"

Hiccup and Toothless arrived at the village but something felt strange about this village…there wasn't any life. No animals, no birds, no villagers…nothing….the village was surrounded by a strange silence.

"Hello?" shouted Hiccup as he walked around the village with Toothless right behind him. Toothless gave Hiccup a worried look, Hiccup rub Toothless's head "Its okay bud…but I don't like this silence"

Toothless suddenly sense another person presences, he quickly scanned the abandon villagers and knew somethings wasn't right. Toothless nudge Hiccup and motioned to the abandon building, Hiccup squinted his eyes, trying to see what Toothless was worried about.

"Come on, bud" Hiccup said while he glances around the area, Toothless growl slightly, Hiccup claim onto Toothless's back. "Let's just go" Toothless opened his wings and started to take off, Hiccup scanned the ground when he suddenly saw something flying towards them. "TOOTHLESS WATCH OUT!" shouted Hiccup. The large chained net pulled the night fury towards the ground. Hiccup tried to get out of the net with Toothless trying to help him, "Toothless!"

"Free the dragon"

Hiccup managed to get the net off of them, he tried to find the source of the voice. Hiccup turned around when suddenly something hit his head, Toothless quickly wrap his tail around his unconscious rider.

"Use this" a strange figure threw a strange object to their subordinates, the subordinate turned on the object, Toothless suddenly felt sleepy. Toothless tried to stay awake in order to protect his best friend, but this object is too strong, Toothless finally gave in and collapse onto the ground.

Sunset has come and go, and Astrid started to get worried. She knew Hiccup always came on time...so for Hiccup being this late. Astrid asked Valka to babysit Stoick while she waited for him, Astrid waited, waited, and waited some more. Astrid waited so long that the sun was about to raise, and Hiccup wasn't here.

"Hiccup..." Astrid glance at the sun raise, she anxiously stared in the distance, hoping to see the figure of a night fury. Astrid rub her arms in order to warm them up, when she suddenly heard the familiar roar of a night fury. "Hiccup!" Astrid quickly scanned the sky but saw no sigh of them, but she instead felt a head bumping into her. "Toothless...where's Hiccup...?" she couldn't understand why Toothless was alone...Astrid's heart just sank.

Heather and Fishlegs were sound asleep, when a loud banging awoke them. Heather and Fishlegs awoke in surprise, the two look at each others before Heather got up from bed.

"Who do you think it is?" Fishlegs asked

"I don't know" Heather replied. Heather walked towards the door as the banging continued, she cautiously opened the door and was surprised to see Astrid.

"Astrid?!" Heather said. Heather had never since Astrid like this before, Astrid wore a very worried expression on her face. Heather notice Astrid had bangs under her eyes and was out of breath, Heather had never seen Astrid this worried in her life "What's the matter?! What are you doing here?"

"Hiccup's gone...Toothless came back but not Hiccup..." Astrid said with her voice cracking, Heather covered her mouth in horror, she quickly took Astrid in and sat her down.

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