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Chapter 22
New Berk

New Berk prospered. High-colored houses with dragon sculptures were covered with a thin layer of snow. The inhabitants had the time to get used to it, somehow it reminded them of their old island.

On a beautiful morning, the streets were all empty, no viking nor dragon on sight, because all of them had gathered to the center place of the village. There, under a tall statue representing Stoick the Vast along with frescoes telling the story of viking and dragon friendship, Hiccup stood. On his shoulders, the fierce chief's cape made of brown fur. Joke used to laugh at it, saying it was making his shoulders bigger than they actually were. A short but thick beard on his chin made him look more mature, enhancing his autority as clan's chief even if everyone knew he was still that sensitive and clumbsy.

The young chief was also holding in his hands a golden ribbon while, on the stairs leading to the statue, were Astrid and Eret. Everyone had been invited to the ceremony, because everyone was happy to share special event such as weddings.

Astrid was gorgeous in her mother's wedding dress, her unbraided hair hanging on her back in golden waves, enhancing the pink flowers crown she was wearing. Eret was handsome too. He had troubles finding white clothes, explaining why his pants were actually beige, but he really had put all his heart in the searchs. He was wearing a mistletoe crown on his head.

It was the first wedding Hiccup was performing as chief, and since it was his sister-in-law's wedding, he was a bit anxious.

Gobber was in charge of holding the bouquet of flowers, and was the one to shed most tears. Vows got exchanges, husband and wife got proclaimed, and the bouquet was thrown.

Snotlout tried all his might to catch it, but it landed on his neighbor's arms, Ruffnut. She giggled, then smirked to Fishlegs, whose face turned to a peculiar shape of crimson red. Snotlout, too emotional concerning his defeat, cried too. Tuffnut instantly took his head to his hair. They had grown back, enabling him to braid them back in a false beard since the real one was still not decided to grow.

''Come. Cry to my full thick beard !''

Hiccup greeted again the newlyweds, congratulating them with all his heart, then celebrations started. They threw a big party with a banquet, vikings liked to party, anything could serve as an excuse to play music, danse, laugh and drink mead, so a wedding promised to be quite the party.

After the ceremony, Hiccup sighed in relief. All this official chieftain presence he had to demonstrate had really a way to tire him, and the best way he knew to restaure his energy was spending time with his family. Making his way in the crowd, sometimes stopped by a pat on the back and some congratulations for this beautiful ceremony, he searched for his husband and the rest of the family.

Yet, when he finally found some of them, there was only Nightfall, Daylight and Duskstorm, wrestling under the table were stood the wedding cake, while Nightsky had landed on it, threatening to take a bite of the treat. Hiccup rushed to her and pulled her away from it. The Night Light whined and struggled out of his arms. She only managed to free herself because she had got some weight and grown up a bit, then she joined her siblings under the table.

Hiccup sighed, satisfied he had saved the cake, then wondered again where were the others. When Gobber passed next to him, dancing with himself, he grabbed his arm.

''Gobber, have you seen Joke ?''

''I think I saw him leaving in a hurry, Elska was with him.''

''Elska ? Wasn't she supposed to look after Z-''

He started as they heard a sudden commotion, a loud roar that seemed stressed. Hiccup recognized Toothless and pushed the vikings out of his way to get to his best friend, followed by the four Night Lights. When he finally found the Night Fury, said dragon ran to him, calling out for him with urgency.

Hiccup got a hold of his head and tried to calm him down by stroking him.

''What is it, bud ?''

''That doesn't sound good...'' The black-smith stated.

Hiccup deadpanned him while Toothless started to nudge him with his head, as if to press him. Astrid and Eret came out of the crowd, holding hands and panting.

''What's wrong ?'' The newlywed wife asked.

''I-I don't know, Toothless seems panicked, he-''

Hiccup got cut again as the dragon suddenly pushed him to the extend he fell. The fur cape flew and got onto his face, but instead of sprawling to the ground, the viking chief got caught up by his best friend, making him slide on his back. The dragon didn't gave him time to sit up he dashed away. Hiccup could only hold on and hear his friends' voices calling out for him and try to run after them.

The journey didn't last long as Toothless took off, the sounds of his beating wings almost got Hiccup deaf while he was still wrapped on his cape. Then, suddenly, the chief got dumped to the ground, like a simple cargo, half burried in the snow, the cape taking a non-flattering angle and blinding him completely. He heard Toothless land next to him, then a high-pitch croon told him Lumiverse was there too.

Hiccup stood and pushed back his cape to its original position, then froze seeing where he had been brought. He recognized the hutt with a Gardian Dragon sculpture above the door, painted in pure white, the symbol they had gave to the healer of the village.

Combining the facts that Toothless brought him there, that Joke was missing at the party and that Lumiverse was posted near the door like a guard, Hiccup drew a conclusion but didn't like it. Suddenly worried to the extend he could throw up, he pushed the door and quickly stepped inside.

His mind was so troubled he didn't noticed a shy voice calling out for him. When he entered the healer hutt, the first thing he felt was the warmth in the room, and the deafening silence. He stared at the small room, scaning each piece of this place that had become pretty familiar. The shelves were filled of pots and baskets of medicinal herbs and other cures his husband had prepared. The small desk with a chair served to welcome his patients.

The chair was missing. It made Hiccup frown, so he went to the second room. Yet, he barely had the time to stretch out his arm to grab the handle the door was opened from the inside, he stepped back in a jolt before being smashed with it, and recognized Elska. She seemed a bit tired, yet she was… shining.

''Hiccup.'' She whispered, smiling. ''Good, Toothless could bring you here.''

''Elska, what are you doing here ? Where's Joke ?''

She hushed him while tensing her shoulders. When she spoke again, she was still whispering.

''They're fine, they're sleeping. Do you want to see them ?''

Hearing her using 'them' instead of 'him', Hiccup froze. All anguish and worry vanished, like footprints were wiped from the beach by the waves. A huge smile cracked on his lips, then he followed Elska in the second room, which was used for patients who needed to rest away from all the village's commotion.

The first thing Hiccup saw was the bed where his husband was lying in. Furs had been sprawled on him but not on his arms. Hiccup could notice his belly was a bit smaller than in the morning. The second thing he saw was a bucket filled of water and red stained tissues, at the feet of the bed. The third thing he saw was his mother-in-law walking pass him, heading to a little table on the left side of the bed, where she bent and looked like she was picking something up very waryly.

''There you go.'' She said, still whispering, before starting to move her arms in a way that seemed odd looking from behind. She was rocking something.

Hiccup couldn't move, he just stared at her, simply waiting for her to turn around. By reflex, he already stretched out his arms. He was expecting for a huge wave of hapiness to strike him, yet it struck him even harder than he thought when Elska faced him, unveiling the cocoon of covers she was holding in her arms, wrapped around a tiny little being.

She walked to Hiccup with a soft smile, rocking slowly the child she then gave to the father. When the baby was secured in his arms, Hiccup shed a tear that rolled down his cheek before getting caught in his beard. His smile grew even wider, threatening to split his face in two. By instinct, he rocked the baby too, contemplating him with sparkling eyes.

The cover around the baby was a dark green contrasting with the light skin of the youth. The skin was light, but not pale like Joke's and Elska's. Hiccup wondered seeing hair on the small head, and noticed they were very light-colored. They were a bit short to say it exactly, but they seemed white, or a very light blond. The nose was a button just like Hiccup's. Since the child had his eyes closed, he couldn't see the color, but he secretly hoped they were the same shining blue as his husband.

He looked to his mother-in-law with watery eyes, she smiled to him and put a hand on his cheek before gesturing to Joke. Hiccup didn't wait and walked slowly, making sure he was not shaking the baby too much. He then cautiously took place in the bed, sitting next to his husband, while Elska left the room to give them some privacy. The slight shake of the bed was enough to wake up Joke, he opened his eyes with difficulty but smiled once he saw his husband.

''Hi…'' He said with a tired voice.

''Hey babe, look who's here.'' Hiccup replied so softly it was almost a whisper.

He showed the child in his arms, said child let out a faint noise and started to move. Joke smiled and pushed laboriously on his arms to straighten up a bit, leaning his back on the pillow. Hiccup got a bit closer to him and waryly put the baby in his arms, looking at the two meeting. Joke placed his arms in a more experted way and rocked the baby slowly while Hiccup settled in a more comfortable way.

He put an arm around his husband's shoulders, allowing him to lean on him, and kissed his snowy hair.

''I would have rather be there for you.'' Hiccup said with a hint of guilt.

''Don't worry.'' Joke rejoined while still looking at their tiny child. ''The contractions started during the ceremony, I didn't want to ruin it, so mom helped me get here.''

''You did a great job, she's beautiful.''

''He. That's a boy.''

Hiccup lifted his head in surprise, then looked back on their newborn, who was waking up. He had grabbed Joke's finger and seemed to hold it with much strength despite his tiny chubby fingers. And when he opened his eyes, Joke's smile grew wider while Hiccup got surprised.

The baby had green eyes. They looked a lot like Hiccup's but were a bit lighter, and as bright as Joke's.

''Oh look, he has your eyes.'' The white-haired young man beamed.

Hiccup smiled, amused. He would have rather the baby to have Joke's eyes, but seeing the smile on his husband's face was priceless.

Hiccup was still supporting Joke with one arm, and put his free hand on the small head of the baby, feeling the slight warmth of his skin, just a bit warmer than Joke's skin.

His train fo thoughts and the contemplation of his son got interrupted when the door opened. Both men looked up to see Elska peeking from the doorframe. Behind her, they could see their dragons looking at them with wide eyes. Then a real sunshine stepped inside. Elska was holding her tiny hand in hers, accompagnying the little girl in each step, holding her back from getting in too fast and too loudly.

She was not quite tall, she was only two years old, but she looked a lot like her daddies. A small and thin frame, a round face reminding of Hiccup's when he was that small, the same big and round ears as him, a small and pointy nose like Joke's. Her auburn hair was a bit more ginger, almost the same color as Stoick had, yet she had a few white strands in it. Above freckles dotted cheeks and nose, she had sparkling blue eyes.

With her right hand, she was holding her grand-mother's. With the left hand, she was leaning on the back of Midnight, the Night Light was always stuck up with the girl since her birth.

Hiccup and Joke both smiled when they saw her.

''Hey Zephyr.'' Joke said before gesturing with his head to the baby in his arms. ''Wanna meet your little brother ?''

''Lil brother !'' She repeated while drooling a bit.

Elska chuckled and wiped her mouth with her sleeve, before walking her to the bed, where Hiccup picked her up. He sat her between his legs and let her look at the baby.

''Wow…'' She breathed.

Hiccup smiled and kissed her head, which made her giggle. The baby reacted to the sound and made some noise with his mouth, making slubber bubbles with a mixture between a laugh and a warble.

Elska sat at the edge of the bed and looked to the baby too. Then the Furies came in too. If the parents simply sat next to the bed, cooing and purring in congratulations for their humans for making another little them, the five Night Lights flew above them, circling and gliding.

''This is Berk. The first dragon/ viking utopia. Any run-of-the-mill paradise boasts beaches and sunshine, well not us. We've got something way more precious than that.''

The baby laughed even more and moved around his short arms, visibly amused by the aerial ballet.

''Welcome to the world, Nuffink Vast Haddock.'' Hiccup smiled while stroking his very small head.

''We have dragons, sure, but also lots of allies, people we can count on no matter the circomstances.''

Daylight was the first one to land, just on Joke's knees, and looked intently to the baby. Nuffink, although he had just opened his eyes, seemed eager to discover the world. Somehow, he reminded his fathers of Nightfall when he had come out of his egg.

''We are the peace's pioneers, and its voice, all of us are. Together, we will spread the word, open people's mind and bring a better future for both dragons and vikings.''

One thing for sure, the white Night Light seemed to take a liking to this little human, just like Midnight and Zephyr had fallen in love with each other. The little girl was hugging the blue-eyed Night Light in her arms, earning a soft purr in return.

''Because we are way more than allies, or friends, we all are a family. And that's why our enemies can't defeat us, they would never tear us apart.''

THE END

Now, this is the end.

I really hope you liked my version of The Hidden World, I know there are a lot of changes and I did all of them with reasons.

First, the biggest change : the dragons staying.
I didn't just do it because I wanted the dragons and the vikings to find a way to live together, but because it seemed more logical as Toothless already has a mate living with them. In the movie, the Light Fury is wild and untamed, she wants to go back home to the Hidden World even after falling for Toothless. In my story, Toothless and Lumiverse have built their family together with the vikings, so it seemed logical they'd want to stay with them.

Second, the added Night Lights.
Toothless and Lumiverse are mate and both think they are the last of their specie, so they are trying to repopulate by making a lot of babies. After visiting the Hidden World, they understand they're not the last ones so they don't have to make more babies, five is already a lot. X')

Third, Grimmel VS Kosmozis' return.
I wanted to add more issues to this opus than a hunter threatening the last Night Fury. Since I didn't really explained in Tales of the North why Kosmozis wanted so bad to kill the Storm family, it was the perfect occasion to get into his motivations. Plus, with his project to 'save' the dragons, he was a bigger threat for the clan and their way of life. That also allowed me to add a whole part about Hiccup struggling to be a chief and act as a chief with other clans.

Last, but not least, Zephyr and Nuffink.
In Tales of the North when Joke finds back his mother and she's telling him everything about Haze, she mentions that the dragon blood in their veins gives them a wintery appearance. Everyone in the bloodline had snow white hair, ice blue eyes and pale skin, and the blood hasn't fade from generation to generation.
Well, all of this was only because of the Alpha title. Since Elska and Joke have both lost it, the dragon blood starts to fade. This is why Zephyr has only some white strands instead of full white hair, and why Nuffink has his other father's eyes.

This is the last story I write about The Lost Boy, thank you all for reading it and following until the end of the adventure.

Love and scales !

Stenna15, out !