(A/N) Hey guys! So i'm writing idea number 10! Basicly what if Hiccup met his mother at a younger age, like idea number 9, but his dad wound up dying like the idea of HTTYD 2, but different plot, he dies of illness not battle. It's gonna be a continuation of number 9 so read that first if you want, and takes place during RTTE.

Summery:

19 year old Hiccup Haddock has gotten A Terror mail from his mother on Berk and he along with the other riders have flown there from the edge. As Hiccup found his mom in there house, he was struck with the fact Stoick had a terrible illness that couldn't be cured and only has a few days to live. With both the thought of the fact he'll have to take place as cheif after his dad is gone, and the fact him and his mom only have days with Stoick left, what will the future hold? How will the rest of Berk react? And what will happen when Hiccup needs his mom the most after having known her for 4 years now?

I am here

"Hey mom, you look tired, maybe you should get some sleep." Hiccup said, laying a gentle hand on his mothers shoulder. It had only been one full day since Hiccup had returned to Berk with Astrid wile the others watched the edge. One day since he learned of his dads condition. Yet, with Stoick constantly sleeping and needing help with the smallest things, it felt like forever.

"I'm fine Hiccup, really." Valka looked up at her son with a warm smile, not letting go of her husbands hand witch lay on the bed. The cheif was sleeping soundly, a cough escaping him every now and then.

Hiccup knew she was lying. His mom had dark circles under her eyes, and she hadn't slept for nearly three days after learning Stoick was sick. She had either cried, soothed him, or took care of the house. She hadn't eaten more than a few bowls of soup and bread. Valka had taken the time to comfort Hiccup when he had tears in his eyes or stress from everything going on. Now it was his turn to help her.

"Mom, your not going to be able to help him if you have no energy. You can go sleep in my bed. I'll stay down here." Hiccups voice was patient and soothing despite the fact he was the son or as Gobber would put it, youngen here.

"Hiccup, I'm a grown woman and a mother. I'm sure I can manage, just a bit longer, then i'll..." Valka found it hard to keep her eyes opean. Hiccup hadn't slept either of course, but that's cause he'd only been there a night, this one making it two.

"Mom, your going to need to be with him when he's...weeker. If you don't sleep now, then you'll be asleep when we need you awake. When he needs you awake." Hiccup took his mothers hand in his.

"Are you sure you can manage? You have to be tired to. You've been tending to the village, the dragon riders, Berk in totall, and our house. You've been helping everyone so much Hiccup, maybe your the one that needs sleep." Valka yawned wile standing up.

"Mom, I'm the heir to Berk, i'm supposed to help out with everything around here when the cheifs sick. I'm old enough to handle it, and i've got Astrid and Toothless. I'll get some rest tommorow I promiss." Hiccup smiled, leading his mom upstairs.

What Valka had said did catch Hiccups train of thought. He had been helping farmers, traders, the A team, Astrid, planning for attacks that could happen because dragon hunters, writing inventions or improvements, answering questions about his fathers condition, and helping take care of his father. There had been many times he lost his patience and was greatfull Astrid was there. The only person he had cried to once or twice after his father state got worse was his mom and Toothless.

As Hiccup looked at his mother who had fallen asleep moments after laying in his bed that he insisted she use, his thoughts wandered around in his head. She lay there, exausted with a tear in her eye. He had just met her four years ago, and now his dad who was so focused on protecting him from the Stormcutter that led Hiccup to Valka was...

Hiccup stopped thinking about that, and turned towards the wooden stairs that lead to the coughing man downstairs. The younge adult walked downstairs as fast as he could. He walked into his dads room, before seeing Toothless nudge Stoick who was sitting up in bed.

"D-Dad?" Hiccup whispered as to not wake up his mom. His dad hadn't even sat up since early this morning. "Son." Stoick turned to his boy, whispering his name with a dry voice.

Hiccup held up a hand, before going into the kitched. He returned with a bowl of chicken broth that had painkillers and sleeping herbs in it. "Here, it'll help your throat." Hiccup smiled as his dad took the bowl, almost unable to hold it himself.

Stoick rest against the head bored of his bed, as he slowly drank his broth, occasionally spilling some of it with shaking hands. Hiccup grabbed his dad a rag as the cheif wiped his shirt and beard. "Thank you. So, how's Berk doing?" He asked, handing Hiccup the rag who replaced it with a cold, clean rag to dab on his fathers forhead.

"It's okay. Sven needed help with his fence, and Agnar had some trouble with bores. Mulch and Bucket needed help organizing a group of people for a fishing trip, but I said to wait till after the blizzard we have comming. Don't worry though, the only reason why they felt safe with this is because we have a lot of extra stored food in the farms and Spitleouts store house. Astrid did some training with the auxilery riders, incase Viggo has some tricks up his sleeve. Other than those few things, everyones just been worrying about you." Hiccup explained everything to his dad as he showed him a written paper of the written chores.

Stoick smiled as he looked at the paper. The boy would never admit it, but Hiccup was a born leader. "What did you tell them about me?" He asked after hearing the part where the village was worried about him.

"Well, I just told them a few of the things the healer told us, and that you've been fighting and eating. They asked if you were getting better and I just answered you were okay. I know you don't want your people worrying or spreading rumers about things that havn't happened...yet." Hiccup whispered the last part, taking the cloth off of his father hot fore head to wring out and dip in more cold water.

"Hiccup." Stoick grabbed his sons wrist to stop him from refilling the cloth. Hiccup looked to his father, putting the cloth down. "You know what the healer said. I know, and your mom knows. We know what's going to happen, but a worrier does not see saddness in the face of death." Hiccup listened on as his dad took a deep breath.

"I've served my purpose here. I've been cheif, defeated enemy's, found love, helped the dragons, my people, and i've raised you to be a leader. There's nothing wrong with being upset or crying over loss. I cried when I thought I lost you and Val. Those were two of the most hard experiences in my life. But Hiccup, know i'm always here. No matter when or where I go, no matter where you go, I am here, and always will be. You promiss you'll remember that for me and your mom everyday until it happens, and everyday after. Alright?" Hiccups eyes filled with tears and he tried to keep it back.

"I will, I-I promiss." Hiccup felt like he was choking on a small object. His father opeaned his arms, and embraced Hiccup tighly wile rubbing his back. For the first time in his life, Hiccup had no regret in laying in his dads arms, freely crying and saying things like 'I love you' and 'I need you'.

After he stopped crying, and wiped his eyes, Hiccup sat up, before helping his dad lay down and filling the rag with cold water. "We'll be alright dad, i'm here." He said quietly wile placing the rag on his dads forhead and using another rag to whipe sweat and the occasional tear from his dads face. He didn't say anything about the tears. Hiccup knew his dad was strong, but also in pain and exausted. No one could hold it in for ever, and Hiccup wouldn't want him to.

The night went on, and Hiccup got an hour or two of sleep thanks to Toothless' purring and soft roars that sounded almost like song. He woke up in the morning, seeing his dad still sound asleep. It was past sunrise, and Hiccup had to help Gobber, a few men in an on-going argument, Mulch with moveing things around Berk, and he had to with a group of men rebuiling a few ships from battle. As Hiccup looked at the paper with these written notes, Hiccup sighed as Toothless warm breath blew in his hair.

"I could go get mom, but she's sound asleep. You have to help me get dads chores done. Who's gonna stay here?" Hiccup wondered outloud, before hearing a knock on the door. He stretched, did his best to fix his hair, and walked to open the entrance to his dads house.

"Hello?" Hiccup asked with half lidded eyes. "Hiccup, ye alright lad?" Gobber had a surprisingly gentle and careing tone. "Oh uh...y-yeah Gobber." He yawned before opening his eyes fully. "I'm alright, just tired, hard to get sleep with...ya know." Hiccup gestured to his dads room. "I'm trying to keep it quiet. My mom hasn't slept and I got her to stay in my bed for the night. I don't want her to wear herself out." Gobber nodded, keeping it quiet.

"So, are ya gonna stay with your dad today?" The blacksmith asked quietly. "Can't, I've been doing his chores around Berk. Not that I mind of course." Hiccup shrugged, pushing his hair out of his face.

"Hiccup you've gone from flying freely around the edge, to doing your dads cheifing and taking care of your dad in less than a three days. You need rest." Hiccup shook his head. "No Gobber, I need to-" "Hiccup." Gobbers voice was Stern. "Astrid and I can take care of a few chores. You need to be here for yer mom and dad." "Bu-" "No buts. I helped your dad before when he would get sick and we were younge adults, I can help him now." Gobber grabbed the boy by the shoulders and felt his tension.

Hiccup sighed, knowing he couldn't win an argument in his state. "Fine, just...augh here." Gobber took the paper from his hand and nodded. "You going to grab something to eat?" He asked. Hiccup shook his head. "Nah, not hungry. Me and Toothless will probably sit in dads room since I can't keep my eyes open for more than a minute." His voice sounded frusterated.

Gobber nodded understanding, and walked out the door to find Astrid to help. Hiccup sat in his previous spot by his dads bed, and saw he was sleeping peacefully. "Maybe I can make me and mom something to eat. She'll be up soon." Hiccup nodded to himself, sqeezing his dads hand, and walking to the kitchen.

About thirty minutes since he woke up and Hiccup set the table with bread, eggs, and milk. As he was setting the plates of eggs down on the table cloth, Hiccup heard footsteps comming down the steps.

Valka yawned with Cloudjumper sqeezing down the stairs behind her. Toothless lended her his head for balance, before returning to Stoicks room where he had been laying shortly after.

"Here you go." Hiccup offered his mother a plate of eggs and bread. "Thank you." She said as he offered a smile witch she returned. Mother and Son sat down to eat. "So um, Gobber said that he'd take care of dads cheif chores around the village today. He came over and insisted since I've been a bit tired." Hiccup said, tearing a small peice of bread to eat and ignoring his eggs.

Valka smiled wile nodding, as she ate her eggs. Hiccup grabbed his plate after eating a tiny bite of each thing and was about to put up the dishes. "Wait." Valka said to her son. "Yes mom?" Hiccup looked confused. "You need to eat more than that." Valka grabbed the plate in his hand. "Mom, I just don't have an apetite. I-I just have so much on my mind...I don't think I an keep food down." Hiccup looked down at his hands with tired eyes. It'd only been a day or two, since he'd slept, he shouldn't be this tired. Was it something else making him so tired?

Valka sighed and looked at her son with a warm expression. "Hiccup, I can't imagine how you must be handling this. Your the heir, he's your father who raised you more than I did, and you want to be strong. I'm here, Toothless is here, your not alone. I love him to." She said, tears pricking at her eyes.

Hiccup didn't say anything, but his fists tightened as Toothless walked into the room, purring for his rider. "Th-thanks mom. I'll take some food in dads room." Hiccup said grabbing his plate of eggs and walking to sit by his dads bed. His mom followed, as she talked to her husband. Hiccup tried to stay awake, but something in him just felt so heavy. It exausted him, and eventually he fell asleep wile leaning against a stand for maybe 20 minutes.

Astrid had finished her chores for the cheif, and she decided to go to his house. She knocked on the door, and was met by a tired looking Hiccup. "Hey Astrid, how are you?" He asked rubbing his eyes. "I'm alright, I wanted to tell you I got some of the chores around Berk done." She said. "Thanks Astrid, um, would you like to come in?" Hiccup offered seeing Astrid looked tired. "Sure." Astrid said as she walked inside, gesturing for Stormfly to wait for her.

"Thanks for letting me in Hiccup." Astrid said wile sitting down. "It's fine, really." Hiccup sat down near her. "So..how are you doing? With..everything going on." Astrids upbeat tone faultered. "I uh...Me and mom are doing alright, dads been sleeping, Toothless has been confused and worried. He hardly leaves the bed." Hiccup smiled. "You know, he did the same thing when you lost your leg. Never left you. Toothless was really confused. Your dad had to make sure he didn't get to ruff trying to wake you up at points. Now that I think of it, he was just as if not more worried than Toothless was." Astrid said, bringing back a few sweet memories of when Stoick would watch Hiccup or help him walk.

"Yeah, my dad can be overprotective and tough, but he knows how to be a father i'll tell you that." Hiccup looked towards his dad bedroom door that was cracked open as he spoke. Astrid grabbed his hand and he sqeezed it lightly, not facing her. "Hiccup, I can't imagine what this must be like for you. But hey.." Astrid lighty grabbed his chin as he faced her. "I'm here for you alright? Remember what you said? I'm here for you, what ever that means I am here. There will always be A Hiccup and an Astrid, always."

Hiccup smiled lightly as Astrid kissed his forhead before wrapping her arms around him. Hiccup quickly returned the hug as Astrid rubbed small circles in his back. "Mmm, Astrid you .. gonna make...fall back sleep." Hiccup murmered his sentence, un able to keep his eyes open again. He could stay up for a long period of time, but with two nights of no sleep, helping with his dads cheifing, and tending to the A team wile planning, it just wore him out.

Hiccup fought to stay awake, but he couldn't keep his head up. Astrid held onto him and he was nearly asleep. "Astrid I just slept for a few minutes." Hiccup tried. "Hiccup you need more than a few minutes." Astrid replied. Hiccup shook his head, but kept his eyes closed. Just as he was about to fall asleep again because Astrid rubbing his back and playing with his hair soothingly, Valka stepped into the room.

Hiccup didn't look up, but he tensed against Astrid. She guessed he feared the worst. When Astrid saw tears in Valkas eyes, she asked the question. "Is he..." "He's asleep but..." That tone's all Hiccup needed to hear. He stood up quickly, worry evident on his face. Hiccup nearly tripped as he stood up, but Astrid and Toothless helped him balance. It was obvious stress was making him feel heavy and tired.

"He's not responding, but he's breething." Valka said taking her sons hand. Astrid waited in the kitchen to hear about Stoicks condition as Hiccup, Valka, and Toothless walked behind a closed door.

"Dad?" Hiccup questioned. Stoick didn't turn, role, or say anything in response to his son. His breething was slow, and he looked pale. Hiccup stayed there for a wile, holding onto his dad and talking mostly to himself. Only A little time past, and Hiccup sucked in a deep breath, tears forming in his eyes. Valka stood up, and quickly embraced her son, both of them emotional with greif. Stoick the Vast, was gone.

Toothless sniffed the cheifs hands, and soon a sad sound emited from his throat. Hiccup looked up, seeing his dragon laying his head against the bed with sad eyes. "Toothless." His voice was quiet and cracked. Toothless knew why Hiccup was upset, and imediatly stood by his rider, purring against him.

A few hours past. Hiccup was sitting with Astrid who had her own share of tears, Valka was sowing wile trying to contain her emotions, and Stoicks lifeless body was taken away. Astrid sighed rubbing Hiccups back. He had been more emotionall than she'd ever seen him, but that was completely understandable. After that, he stayed quiet, obviously not wanting to talk.

Toothless purred against his rider, his only response being Hiccup biting his lip and scratching his ear gently. The boy had decided to go over the list of things he had to do tommorow, but it went extreemly slow with how tired he was. A long yawn escaped his mouth, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

"Hiccup?" Hiccup looked to Astrid. "You think you should get some sleep?" Astrids tone was gentle, and Hiccup sighed. "I-I guess. I want to get stuff done, but I don't think it's a good idea to write important things or designs wile being this tired." Valka looked up, a tiny smile on her face now that her son was talking for the first time in hours.

"Alright, why don't I go up with you?" Valka asked, wanting to help her son. Hiccup smiled but didn't look at her. "Sure." They both walked upstairs, Astrid saying she would go to the edge to check on the other riders. They would probably go to Berk for a wile, knowing Hiccup would be to busy to come to the edge because Berk would need him. The Twins or Fishlegs would need to stay behind since the edge needed to be guarded so Viggo couldn't get past it and come to Berk. Viggo attacking the island, that's the last thing they needed.

Hiccup lay down, his mom having to argue with him that he could check on things around Berk later. "What about you? Your tired aren't you?" Hiccup asked, being selfless as he always was. "I'll cook Dinner and lay somewhere downstairs." Valka replied simply, brushing her sons hair out of his face. She pushed him a little so he lay on his side before gently rubbing his small shoulders and playing with his hair (Something she learned a year or two back. Hiccup could hardly keep his eyes opean at any time if he was the slightest bit tired and she soothed him that way she was doing now.) until her son couldn't stay awake.

Just before Valka went downstairs, she placed a light kiss on Hiccups forehead, causing him to smile in his sleep. Toothless lay his head infront of his rider who was on his side. His tail wrapped around the bed, and his warm dragon breath blew against the boys arms and chest. Hiccup slept soundly.

"Hiccup, A cheif doesn't cry in the face of death. I served my purpose. Now I ask you carry it on." Hiccups father said the same thing he did a day or two ago when he was talking to his wife and son. "But dad...I-I can't do what you do. Lead, take care of the village, be patient, brave, strong, selfless. All I can do is try to be that good. I can't be like you." Hiccup said taking his dads hand.

"That's all I ask of you Hiccup. Try, try your hardest to be cheif, but also be yourself. You don't have to be like me. That's how you ended the war and brought peace to our village. You were Hiccup, and no one else. Continue doing that son, and know, I'm here, I always will be." Hiccup sat with his dad as memories of him and his father flooded his mind.

After Night past and it was sunrise, Hiccup got up. He remembered what his dad said in his dream, and all the great memories he had. He was well rested, and for some reason, he didn't feel as heavy as he did before. 'I'm here' the words ran thorough his mind over and over again. It was true, Stoick was there, and Hiccup had to carry on what his father told him. It wouldn't be easy, and it would be A jurney for sure.

"Toothless? Wake up bud." Hiccup scratched his dragons head. "We've got some things around the village to do. And..the viking funeral as well." Hiccup whispered the last part. Tears threatened to fall, but he could do this. He had to be himself. Hiccup, the man who had curage, could train a dragon, believed in peace, was the heir to a chief, and who's soul reflected that of a free spirited Night Fury.

After Hiccup and Toothless took off outside, they got to work. They did work from morning to night. Hiccup didn't feel really tired though. He felt strong, like he had overcome something. He was working to his highest point, but not pushing himself to hard. Hiccup met up with his mom who agreed to help him with dragon related problems. Gobber worked on the forge by himself since Hiccup was busy. The A team practiced in case an attack from Viggo occured.

Hiccup had helped with Berks defenses, a fishing trip, farming, dragons, smithing when he wasn't busy, and fixing things. He wouldn't let Berk look like it wasn't worked on as the village greived the loss of there cheif. No, Hiccup would build it stronger, making sure what people saw as what Stoick left was something strong, clean, and powerfull. Just like the spirit his dad left in him.

Eventually Stoicks funeral happened, the other riders being home in time for it. Tears were shed of course, but Hiccup remembered his dads words. "I'm always here." A small voice said in his mind, and Hiccup believed it.

Months past, Hiccup officially became cheif a little bit before he turned 20. The village was really looking good. There were good days and bad days, for both Stoicks family, and his village, but everyone worked together. At first a lot of people didn't like the idea of Hiccup being cheif. They said he didn't show up in the past, and that they couldn't trust him. After a run in with a man named Calder who was convinced he was a heir to a dragon, or, 'the serpents heir', who worked with a man named Mik, son of kind Mikkle, though the people of Berk saw Hiccups devotion to them, and were moved by his speach on helping Berk get back on it's feat.

He eventually married Astrid a year later when he was 21, and things were going great. Every now and then though, he would fall back into the memories of his father. Tears would be shed as his wife Astrid Haddock and friend Toothless helped him, or his mother. Despite this though, he was a great cheif, inspired by those four words. "I am here son."

(A/N) Hey guys! Sad, I know, but the idea was a sad one in general on my list. Your amazing, and please review! Also, the idea of kind Mikkle, Mik, and Calder is Not mine. It's a referance to the comic book taking place after HTTYD 2 called 'The Serpents heir'.