The Prophecy Of Peace

Rating; M

Pairing; Toothless X Hiccup

Disclaimer; I do not own How To Train Your Dragon, or Beauty and the Beast, which this fanfiction is based on.

Come To Pass

[Hiccup's POV]

I didn't have a word for how happy I was. When I arrived at the castle, my only concern was getting to Toothless. I arrived before anything serious happened, and I watched Toothless spare Astrid's life. Although, he probably had every right to kill her, and I was proud that he didn't. Everything was fine, and then Dagur stabbed him, a fatal one. With all that happening, the glow of the stone faded, and it shattered. I was speechless; I didn't know what to do except cry. For one brief moment, all had been perfect; then it was taken away from me. I understood that I'd fallen in love with Toothless, and that's why saving him meant so much to me, and why I cried knowing he was gone. However, the Gods must have been looking out for me because Toothless got brought back to life and transformed into a Night Fury again. The most interesting bit of it all was that Toothless could still transform into a hybrid, which nobody quite understood, but we pushed it aside and were just glad that the curse had been broken. Apparently, I was the one to break it. I still didn't get how, but right now, I didn't care. My world was perfect as long as Toothless was in it.

Another great moment of all this is that everyone seemed to be very accepting of my love for Toothless, which was odd to consider given the fact Toothless is a dragon. I had my suspicions that this didn't bother them because of everything else that happened. Learning that there are supernatural things in our world, so perhaps after all that, me falling in love with a dragon didn't seem so out of this world. Of course, with all this out of the way, there were still some matters to address. Such as Astrid leading this charge, Dagur attacking Toothless, and killing him, and who the hooded figure was.

"See, I told you that now we're together, everything is fine," I said to Toothless.

"I'll never doubt you again. Are you alright? You weren't injured?" Toothless asked.

"No, I'm okay. Are you?" I inquired.

"I am now that you're here," Toothless ran his clawed fingers through my messy auburn hair, I smiled while leaning into his touch.

"This is madness!" stated Alvin.

"It's treason!" Madguts added.

"Stoick, are you not the least bit concerned that your son is in love with a dragon?!" UG remarked.

"One that held him prisoner for three weeks!?" Dagur interjected.

"My being held as a prisoner was my own doing, Dagur. I chose to take Astrid's place, and I was treated as a guest," I scoffed as I left Toothless's arms, then walked up to Dagur. I pulled back my fist and punched him in the mouth, which put him on his rear end. "And that was for killing him!"

"Astrid. I believe you owe Toothless an apology, and a thank you for sparing your life," Gobber stated as Stoick nodded in agreement. Astrid nervously walked up to Toothless now, keeping her head down.

"I'm…sorry for leading everyone here and attacking you. I thought…you had Hiccup under some spell as to why he was protecting you all. I can see now that all happened was he fell in love with you and is happy. Also, thank you for not…killing me when you had the right to do so," Astrid apologized respectfully.

"You are forgiven," Toothless informed as Astrid breathed some sigh of relief.

"Well, I think that takes care of everything then," Gobber smiled.

"Not quite," I said as I turned my attention to the hooded figure. "Who are you?"

"I'm just someone who wants to see peace," the figure replied, the voice sounded female.

"You cursed my friends and me into hybrids for twelve years," Toothless remarked.

"You had no kindness, compassion, or love in your heart after your father died," the woman responded.

"That wasn't his fault; it was the mother figure he had. It was she who twisted him to be cruel to others, to obtain control over them. You cannot punish the child for the sins of the one raising him," I said now.

"It was still Toothless who committed such acts, even if made to do them," the figure answered.

"Why have you allowed me to change forms, and not the others? The curse was broken," Toothless inquired.

"As you're in love with a human, I assumed you might still want to keep the form he fell in love with," the woman said.

"I fell in love with what's inside, not his appearance. I'd still love him even if he were in dragon form," I retorted. "I ask again. Who are you? I know that voice…" I really did, and I didn't know why. The woman's voice was calm, gentle, and familiar to me.

"I'm just someone who wants peace between two species," she stated.

"I don't believe that was the answer to the question Hiccup asked. Who are you, Enchantress?" Toothless ordered.

"It's been so long since I've seen you," she said.

"Um. Sh-Should I…know you?" I wondered.

"No. You were only a babe," the woman said as Hiccup arched a brow. "But a mother never forgets," the area was silent as I gasped stepping back, suddenly a little afraid.

"Son, what's wrong?" Stoick asked as I felt Toothless put his hand on my shoulder.

"N-No. Y-You…can't be. It's not…possible that you're her," I faltered with my words, unable to process what the cloaked figure had said to me.

"Remove your covering," Toothless ordered. The woman stepped forward as she unhooked the cloak from her body, then removed the hood and let the article of clothing drop to the ground. My eyes widened as I stumbled a bit. The area gave a collective gasp, and my father froze.

"Hello, son," the woman greeted. The female standing there had long autumn hair going down her back, blue/green eyes, she wore dark brown leggings, then a light tan shirt with a skirt around her hips, but it was cut up the side to reveal the pants. There was a red belt too.

"You're my…Mother…" I whispered, still in shock.

"I am," my mother replied.

"Valka?" Stoick asked.

[Normal POV]

Nobody knew what to make of the current reveal. The hooded figure and enchantress who cursed the dragons into hybrids for twelve years is none other than Valka Haddock, the woman they all believed to be dead after getting carried off by a dragon when Hiccup was a baby.

"I-I know what you're going to say, Stoick," Valka began as Stoick stood in shock. Hiccup did too, but it appeared Toothless was trying to snap him out of such a stunned state. Although, Hiccup was very much aware of what was going on; he just didn't know what to say at the moment. "How could I have done this? Stayed away all these years, and why didn't I come back to you, to our son?" she continued as Stoick was beginning to step towards her. "Well, what sign did I have you could change, Stoick? That anyone on Berk could? I pleaded so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer, but did any of you listen? I know I left ya to raise Hiccup alone, but I thought he'd be better off without me. And I was wrong; I see that now, but-Oh," she fumbled a little as Stoick was standing before her. "Stop being so stoic, Stoick! Go on; scream, shout. Say something!" she pleaded.

Stoick stared into her eyes, his own about to tear up. "You're as beautiful as the day I lost you," he said. Valka's eyes widened a bit, as she lowered her head, crying. Stoick lifted her chin up; then he kissed her softly.

"How are you not upset with me?" Valka asked afterward.

"I'm furious, Val, but you're alive, and that joy is stronger than my anger," Stoick replied.

"Um! I'd like some answers over here!" Hiccup finally spoke. "How is any of this possible!?" he demanded."You wanted peace that you…suddenly got powers and cursed Toothless for something he was raised as a young dragon to do!? How did any of that creat peace?! Your curse gave that draconic monstrosity all the power she needed to take control of the others; she's the source of the raids! This is your fault!"

"Hiccup, I know you're mad, but please listen to me," Valka begged.

"I don't even know if I can. I've believed…you have been dead for years! And you've been alive all this time? Cursing innocent creatures to teach them a lesson when it wasn't their fault!" Hiccup yelled.

"Son, calm down. We'll get answers; your mother will be happy to explain things," Stoick tried.

"No! No, just…stay away from me right now," Hiccup ran off out of the Southern wing.

"Hiccup! Come back!" Astrid called while preparing to go after him.

"Leave him be," Toothless ordered. "He needs time to take this in and cope with it. I know where he went, and I will check on him in a little bit. Stormfly, Hookfang, Meatlug, Barf, Belch, and Sharpshot. Would you be good enough to follow him, and keep a distanced watch?" he asked.

"Of course, my prince," the dragons replied to him, then exited. "In the meantime, you can start your explanation to me. How did any of this bring peace?" he continued.

"The night I was taken, I believed firmly that myself and the dragon who took me were the ones the prophecy spoke of. After arriving at the nest with Cloudjumper, I met your father and explained that I meant no harm. I fell ill during my time there, to sick to return to home, and I was dying. Your father…saved my life, Toothless; he granted me these powers and asked me to carry on his mission to bring peace. I knew I couldn't go home after that, so Cloudjumper and I began rescuing dragons. When we returned, your father had passed away, and there was bad weather. I came to you seeking shelter, and you turned me away, so I cursed you to a hybrid form to teach you to love humans. I figured that it could bring peace, for a dragon to learn to love humans, and a human to understand that dragons aren't bad," Valka began.

"You took away my Alpha power! I get trying to teach me a lesson in kindness, or whatever, but why take away the only thing I had to control the dragons from raiding? You only created more hate between the two species because she tells them to raid mercilessly. You locked in that stone for twelve years, giving me only until the sunrise of my eighteenth birthday to love humans and receive theirs in return. What would have happened if the curse didn't break? I would have lost my power forever!" Toothless growled.

"I know. I hadn't considered all that when I placed the curse. Your father only gave me enough magic to perform two spells. I placed the curse as one, and revived you with the second, returning your power to you after seeing that Hiccup returns your love, that you managed to complete my conditions I set for the curse to break," Valka said.

"And you're aware that your careless thinking process has resulted in Hiccup being the one who is more hurt than anyone else right now? That my mother figure is controlling the dragons to raid the Viking islands? That the only way for me to reclaim my position as king of the dragons is to challenge her to an Alpha battle? Were you informed that Red Death as I call her can get in the minds of the other dragons, and force them to obey her, and I don't know if I can break the hold she has on them?! Hence why the battle is necessary, to overpower her," Toothless glared.

"No, I didn't…know that," Valka looked down. "I was…trying to set the conditions of which the prophecy would be fulfilled on,"

Toothless stopped. "What did you just say?" he asked.

"Set the conditions for which the prophecy would be fulfilled?" Valka asked.

"The three-hundred-year-old prophecy that nobody believes tells of a Viking and a Dragon forming an unbreakable bond out of sacrifice, understanding, friendship, and love. It is said that these two chosen members of their respected species will together break a curse, end a war, and restore peace to the world," Gobber recited.

"Of course!" Astrid exclaimed quickly. "The only way for the prophecy to come true is if a curse had been put in place! Valka placed the curse because the only way for things to play out was to set a situation where all those things had to be used,"

"Not following," Snotlout mentioned.

"The prophecy required that a Viking and a Dragon would form a bond out of sacrifice, understanding, friendship, and love. Elders predicted it would been a Viking teenager who stood out from the rest; one who was different. Hiccup is as different as they come, compared to the rest of us Vikings. Also, when I got taken the prisoner, Hiccup sacrificed his freedom, his future to take my place. Throughout the time he was here, he and Toothless understood one another, became friends and fell in love. That mutual love is what broke the curse, and now it's up to Toothless and Hiccup to end the war and restore the peace," Astrid stated.

"Oh, my Gods. She's right. All of this fits now, and the prophecy will be realized because neither species is strong enough to defeat Red Death on their own," Fishlegs began.

"Hiccup and Toothless formed an unbreakable bond; one of true love. These two are the chosen ones. The prophecy will come to pass," Valka said with a smile.