Alright already I tell you whose on the boats but I regret nothing of that cliffhanger your reviews all made me laugh my butt off so thank you for that. Anyway devoted readers now to find out whose on the boat...
Hiccup and Toothless were having the time of their lives flying through the rarely clear blue sky. Toothless had wanted to share this moment with his human for quite some time but unfortunately Hiccup didn't remember their first fly together and quite frankly the dragon didn't want to remember either since it involved the boy being very sick. Looking over his shoulder he shook his head at the boy in amusement who was the embodiment of excited with his eyes the biggest he's ever seen them and smile to match.
"This is amazing! Can we go higher?" Hiccup asked.
'Uh ya' the dragon thought as he flapped his wings bringing them higher and higher into the clouds making Hiccup cheer in excitement.
The Night Fury was happy to see his hatchling so excited but this was only the beginning of the fun, since it was Hiccup's first flight he could remember Toothless intended to make it memorable.
When Toothless felt he was high enough he stopped flapping all together and just let his body free fall back to Earth. Hiccup could feel his stomach tingling as his body quickly fell away from the dragon's back and was beside himself with the rush he was feeling. The pair were eye to eye as they descended back down and Toothless was shocked when he saw the little boy's expression. He was expecting to see shock or fear in his eyes, instead all the Night Fury saw was happiness and excitement. The child didn't doubt for a second that Toothless would reach out and grab him if he was in real danger which made the Night Fury grateful that someone trusted him that much.
The dragon smiled as he used his paw to spin Hiccup in a circle producing the giggles that Toothless loved to hear so much. After a while he looked up to see the ground was getting closer so he quickly grabbed his human and held him to his chest as he spread his wings and began flapping them once more. Other than a few spins and flips through the air the rest of the flight back to Berk was uneventful until the Night Fury noticed the ships.
There was something strange about them, they smelt very odd and they were heading for his hatchling's home. Whoever they were he intended to find out quickly whether they were friend or foe and with that flapped his wings harder to quickly bring them home.
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The pale girl stared out at the sky and surprised when she saw a dragon with a human child as a companion. As she tried to get a closer look a hand gently found its way onto her bare shoulder and she turned to see the familiar face of her nurse.
"Come child, your mother requests your presence before landing so she may speak to you," the woman said smiling kindly to her.
"Very well," the girl replied before looking back at the Night Fury with her deep blue eyes once more mesmerized by his flying before following the human woman.
"Mother," the girl greeted bowing respectfully to the Night Fury in front of her.
'Your training is proving useful to you my daughter your shift is flawless' the black dragon commented proudly.
"I agree, you make us proud child," a man replied.
The young girl looked over to the familiar voice with a smile as a tall muscular human man with auburn hair and smoky grey eyes walked over to her. Gently he grasped her shoulders and placed a loving kiss on her forehead.
"Thank you father," she replied.
The small family heard one of the crew yell out that they were nearly to shore before the man looked to his wife and said, "Alright my love, time to put on your makeup."
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Toothless landed in the middle of the village before he and Hiccup made a dash for the docks where they found Stoick waiting for the ships. As they got closer they noticed the boats had already docked and were being tied to let everyone off.
"Whose coming dad?" Hiccup asked.
"I don't know son," Stoick replied looking distracted.
As he said that figures slowly began walking off the boats but their appearance was what was more shocking than their presence. Most of the people coming off were completely naked and with no shame at all walking past the people of Berk towards Stoick. When the chief came face to face with the slightly taller man that was wearing clothes his breathing hitched and Stoick thought he truly was staring at a ghost.
"Brother?" he asked in shock making the other Vikings gasp in surprise.
The man that looked no older than Stoick, confirmed the chief's accusation with a kind smile before nodding his head.
"It has been a very long time little brother, you had less hair then," the man replied in a deep voice followed by a chuckle.
"I was 5 and as I vaguely recall you were exiled Hàkon," Stoick replied irritated.
"Ai I was but I was under the impression by the messengers that things have changed and you are ready for help," the man replied before looking over to Hiccup and Toothless.
"I see much has changed around here indeed," Hàkon replied.
Stoick pushed Hiccup behind him so he was no longer in eyesight of his older brother. The Viking chief was confused by this sudden appearance but until he knew the truth the man in front of him was not to be trusted.
"What messengers do you speak of? I have sent no one," Stoick demanded.
"You didn't send the messengers from Berk?" the older man asked suddenly confused.
"What messengers?" the chief asked again.
"The dragons of course, dragon scouts came to our boats seeking help in taking down the Green death. When they said come to Berk I thought for certain you were calling me home," Hàkon explained almost saddened that his brother was not the one who sent the messengers.
The atmosphere became tense as the brothers continued to stare at each other in front of the shocked crowd of Vikings and new comers.
"Hàkon, I assume you know where the great hall is, follow me we can talk there," Stoick said determined to get some answers.
Toothless was furious at what he had just heard, the scouts had not found dragons but human allies to help accomplish their quest. What if these people were seeking revenge for being exiled by his human's father and put Hiccup in danger?
Toothless was fuming over the results of the failed plan when an overwhelming scent consumed his senses. One of these people carried the smell of the ocean, wood from the boats and something else that seemed intoxicating to him. He looked around desperately for the owner of that smell until he realized the person giving off the aroma was standing beside Stoick's brother. It was a young human girl with long black hair pulled into a triple ponytail going down the back of her head, she felt him staring at the back of her head and gracefully turned her head to look in the Night Fury's direction. Her beauty took Toothless' breath away as her deep blue eyes that seemed to pop against her naked porcelain skin met his forest green ones.
She gave him a sweet smile before she turned away trying to hide a laugh that was trying to escape her lips. For a moment he wondered why she was laughing until he felt Hiccup push his mouth closed with his finger, apparently she made his jaw drop.
"Somebody's got a cruuuuush, "the little boy teased in a sing song voice before running off to follow his father while the dragon chased after him.
'I do NOT have a crush' he growled after the child as they all made their way to the great hall.
Hiccup quickly caught up to his father and walked into the great hall by his side as Toothless who had caught up by then walked behind them. It took a few minutes for everyone to get settled, especially for those Vikings who sat beside someone who was naked. Poor Gobber was one of the Vikings sitting next to a newcomer, and the young man simply looked over and nodded at him as if his appearance didn't bother anyone.
"Alright Hàkon we're all here. Now what exactly are you doing here?" Stoick asked the man.
"In short brother we are here to help bring down the mad queen," the man explained.
"Who is the mad queen, what's it got to do with us?"
"She is the false dragon queen that took place after we were exiled, she is the reason for all the raids on Berk and other islands. She needs to be taken down and we can help with the assistance of the rebel dragons, however I have a condition,"Hàkon said.
Stoick stared at the man not sure what was crazier, his brother or the fact that they were all listening to him. Instinct was telling him though that what he was saying was indeed the truth, so giving him the benefit of the doubt he indulged the man.
"What are your conditions?" he asked his brother.
"Just one thing, I want to be no longer exiled from Berk. These people here are good people and wish for nothing less than the home that was stolen from them, my child deserves a home Stoick," Hàkon explained.
"You think all these people are going to be able to live on Berk, we have a hard enough time feeding the people we have already," Stoick said looking at the full room.
Hàkon looked at his brother confused before following his gaze, when he realized what his little brother was thinking he gave a hearty chuckle.
"Oh no Stoick, just the clothed ones, the naked ones are dragons," the man chuckled.
At first everyone sighed in relief seeing only maybe 4 or 5 clothed people other than Hàkon but that quickly dissipated when they realized they were surrounded by dragons. Stoick didn't think his eyes could get any bigger, had his older brother seriously brought ships of dragons to his shores.
"You do recall why I was exiled in the first place don't you?" the man asked when he saw the confused look on his brother's face.
Stoick only looked at man in shock still wrapping his head around room full of dragons disguised as naked humans.
"Stoick, I'd like you to meet my mate Eldrid," Hàkon said helping the naked woman to her feet.
The woman gazed her blue eyes adoringly at her mate as her onyx hair fell wildly down her back before turning to Stoick and bowing to him respectfully. Then Hàkon held his hand out and smiled as the tiny pale hand of the girl from before grasped it and stepped forward and bowing just as the woman had done.
"Stoick, this is my daughter Tyra, my love for them was the reason I was exiled little brother," the Viking explained as he wrapped his arms around the two women on either side of him.
"They are both dragons," Stoick said out loud mostly to himself.
"They are both Night Furies, just as all the others," Hàkon said in a matter of fact tone.
Hiccup gasped in surprise before looking up at Toothless who looked beside himself at the new information. He wasn't alone, there were others like him and now they were here to help fight for their home.
"The other dragons are on their way, they had keep their presence secret from both you and the queen until it was safe. Since Night Furies are the few breeds of dragon that can shape shift, they came on the ships with us," Hàkon explained.
Silence filled the hall as everyone absorbed what was happening before a loud slam disturbed it. All heads turned to Spitelout quickly stand and walk out of the Great Hall without a word.
"Who was that?" asked Hàkon confused by the man's behavior.
"That was Spitelout, he's your youngest brother," Stoick explained feeling guilty that he never spoke of their older brother to him but he never thought he would ever meet him either.
Without a word the two men followed after their little brother leaving the room full of Vikings and dragons alone with no instruction. Gobber feeling like he needed to break the ice looked over to the naked man that he now knew was a Night Fury.
"So you're a dragon?" he asked the man who just stared at him and nodded with an expressionless face.
"How's that workin' out for ya?"
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN sorry everyone Hiccup's mom isn't the surprise character. Buuuut she may or may not have been on the boat...just saying. Alright readers you know what to do and I'll be back with more story soon :)