Ch.15: Welcome to Berk
Hiccup, Rapunzel and Toothless have being flying for a few more hours before they finally spotted an island up ahead.
"That's Berk over there," said Hiccup and sighed. "Won't it feel weird to set foot on that island after 6 years?"
"Hey, I'm sure everything will be okay," said Rapunzel as she put a hand on his shoulder.
"We'll be there for just a few minutes to find your dad, tell us what he knows about that Drago guy and we'll leave," said Toothless.
"Yeah, let's get this over with," said Hiccup and Toothless sped up towards Berk.
Speaking of Berk, the Hairy Hooligans were not having the best day as they were spending another day of rebuilding after a mess left by Snotlout and the twins. Stoick was starting to get tired from the trio's pranks. For the past few days, they managed to sink one of the fishing ships, catapulted a boulder that nearly destroyed the Great Hall and because of them all the animals have stampeded all around the island, which took the villagers nearly 3 days to calm down. And this time, they actually put eggs in every house not realizing that those were dragon eggs and explode. The result, dozens of newborn dragons and nearly every house in the village destroyed, and because most of the newborns were Changewings, adult dragons came in to get them, which caused Stoick's house to get sprayed with acid.
And speaking of the chief, he was walking around the village with his best friend, Gobber.
"Of all the irresponsible things those three could do, they had to bring EXPLODING DRAGON EGGS in the village," said Stoick furious.
"And those Changewings were not easy to deal with," said Gobber. "Good thing Fishlegs figured out why they're here before things got out of control."
"They got out of control the moment those eggs started exploding like fireworks," said Stoick.
They made two more steps when they heard a familiar roar from afar.
"Is that what I think it is," asked Gobber.
"NIGHT FURY," shouted a random villager and everyone started to panic.
"EVERYBODY CALM DOWN," roared Stoick before looking at Gobber. "What are the chances of encountering a Night Fury during the day?"
"Nearly impossible. You don't think it's Hiccup's Night Fury, right," asked Gobber and Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout and the twins showed up.
"Chief, we heard the roar," said Astrid. "It's a Night Fury, right?"
"No doubt about it," said Stoick as he looked at the sky and saw the dragon approaching the island.
"It's headed this way," said Fishlegs.
"Let's take it down," said a villager.
"No! No one will do a thing until I give the word," said Stoick.
"Stoick, that's a Night Fury! It's going to kill us all if we don't do something," said Spitelout.
"And I said to wait for my word," said Stoick.
Soon, the dragon was above the village and began to descent, and eventually landed in the center allowing Hiccup, who was wearing his helmet, and Rapunzel to get off the saddle.
"Welcome, Hiccup," said Stoick much to the shock of everyone.
Hiccup took off his helmet and everyone gasped in shock when they saw the former heir.
"Hey, dad," greeted Hiccup.
"It's good to see you again, lad," said Gobber as he went up to Hiccup and gave him a hug, which Hiccup returned.
"It's good to see you, too, Gobber," said Hiccup as he pulled himself away from the hug and looked at Stoick. "We need to talk."
"Look, if this is about the dragon eggs Snotlout and the twins brought in the village, I can explain," said Stoick.
"I'm not here to talk about dragon…eggs," said Hiccup before he looked at the mentioned trio. "You brought dragon eggs to Berk!? Are you crazy?!"
"That explains why this place is in ruins," said Rapunzel.
"It looks to me that those three are nothing but troublemakers," said Toothless.
"Look, we'll talk about those eggs later. Now, we have something important to discus with you," said Hiccup.
"And what is that," asked Astrid.
"Okay, so, Rapunzel and I were going on our honeymoon when we saw that fort covered in ice. There were people there, who weren't very friendly," said Hiccup.
"Really? Your Night Fury didn't send them running in fear," asked Gobber.
"Not at all. Those guys were trappers. Dragon trappers," said Rapunzel.
"Why are you telling us this," asked Stoick.
"Because they're building a dragon army for a guy who I think you've heard of," said Hiccup.
"And what's his name," asked Stoick.
"Drago Bludvist," said both Hiccup and Rapunzel, and Stoick paled at what the mention of that name.
"Gods, no," muttered Stoick, but Hiccup, Rapunzel and Toothless heard him.
"You know him, sir," asked Rapunzel and Stoick nodded.
"Unfortunately I do," said Stoick. "But I wouldn't go looking for him if I were you."
"Why? Is he that much dangerous," asked Rapunzel.
"Dangerous will be putting it lightly," said Stoick and sighed.
"Tell us, dad," said Hiccup and Stoick nodded.
"Years ago there was a great gathering of the chieftains to discuss the dragon problem we all faced. In our midst came a stranger from a strange land, covered in scars and draped in a cloak of dragon skin. He carried no weapon and spoke softly saying that he, Drago Bludvist, was a man of the people devoted to free mankind from the tyranny of dragons. He claimed that he alone could control the dragons and he alone could keep us safe if we chose to bow down and follow him. We laughed in his face, but then he wrapped himself in his cloak and cried out: Then see how well you do without me. Suddenly, the rooftop burst into flames and dragons started to breathe fire all over the room," said Stoick.
Hiccup, Rapunzel and Toothless couldn't stop starring at Stoick.
"I was the only one to escape," added Stoick.
No one knew what to say. Hiccup had a feeling that Drago was dangerous, but he didn't know Drago could control dragons.
"Men who kill with no mercy cannot be reasoned with," said Stoick before looking at Hiccup, Rapunzel and Toothless. "But if you three really want to go find that man, you need to be prepared for a war. I'll pray to Thor you don't find that man, but if you do put an end to his tyranny. Hiccup, you're the only one who can stop him, but be careful."
"Don't worry, dad. We'll find Drago and put an end to everything," said Hiccup with determination before turning to Rapunzel and Toothless. "You two ready?"
"I've got your back, brother," said Toothless.
"I'll be there for you. Every step of the way," said Rapunzel before kissing Hiccup on the cheek.
"Then let's go," said Hiccup as he got on Toothless' back, followed by Rapunzel, and looked at his father. "We'll let you know when it's all over."
"Thank you, Hiccup, and good luck," said Stoick and Toothless spread his wings, and took off. "You'll need it."
"Do you think he can do it, Stoick," asked Gobber as he approached his best friend.
"I don't think, Gobber. I know Hiccup can do it. His bond with the Night Fury is what he needs to succeed," said Stoick before walking away to his house. "Please, Thor, look after my son and his friends."
To be continued…
Hey, guys. I'm back with another chapter. Sorry for making you wait so long. My parents were out of the city for nearly 2 weeks and I had to look after my little sister, and I barely had free time. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one will be posted some time in March. I'll see you all next time. Until then, have a nice day.