A Queen's Hero
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'Thoughts/memories'
"foreign language/projected thoughts"
Emphasis/yelling
(A/N: Here's the epilogue, lots of fluff on the side.)
Review responses
OechsnerC: Thank you. the special chapter may take some time to write.
CajunBear73: no, they certainly will not.
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Arraia: Here you go and as you wish.
Umbra Lycan: I'll start on the sequel after two or three other stories.
razor95: I love the idea of the POV from inside the cocoon, I'll HAVE to write it in the sequel. Probably, a character will ask Heather how she became a hybrid after seeing how powerful she is, then Heather would describe it. Hmm… yeah, that could work.
-The would-be attackers would have to reach the inner Citadel. Which would mean fighting/sneaking through Sekärs patrolling the skies and Hunters the water. Then avoiding the cloaked honor guard sentinels and finding the heavily protected queen.
-Evolving special species variants, like the high-speed messenger of the sekärs? I like it!
Mark Andrew: OH MY GOD, Avatar's cliffhanger made me want to throw myself off an actual cliff! I'll decide her appearance as I'm writing.
atomicsub927: He-he, hell of a way to go.
CynderX: I take all my comments seriously and I'm happy you're happy. You're welcome and I loved writing it. A hint eh?
Back to the action!
Epilogue
Nar POV
After Ivor and his people were settled on the Citadel, Hiccup delivered the news of the fall of Beartooth to their allies. Mogadon felt disappointed that Stoick had supported such a heinous attack, Bertha's reaction was starkly different. For starters, she dissolved the non-aggression pact she made with Stoick. The chieftess declared that any ship from Berk in her territory would not only be mercilessly pirated but sunk without hesitation. A messenger sekär delivered the warning to Gobber, the blacksmith then gave it to Stoick.
Due to their severe loss at the fall of Beartooth, the remaining members of the Uglithugs were conscripted by the Berserkers. Dagny diverted all her resources to subjugate more islands, using them to bolster her military might. Her desire for vengeance was the only thing driving her, to make the demon lord suffer for what he took from her.
The Hive began waging an open war with their enemies, raiding like the dragons before them. The attempt at peaceful self-isolation has failed, so now Hiccup will lead them to wage a war for survival.
Berk, sundown
Astrid's eyes shot open when an explosion woke her from her nap, the horn blew right after. 'Another raid', she sighs and fasten on her armor. She reaches for her axe but stopped, the candlelight glinted off the faint weld line. Shaking her head, Astrid walks over to her shield and 'other' axe. The dull grey of the single head made her miss her axe, she could barely see her refection. Astrid rushed downstairs and sees Brenna barricading the windows.
She opens the door and sees a small green colossus hovering outside, it spots the shieldmaiden. "Nidingr", it hissed before spewing flaming bile at her. Astrid slams the door close, feeling the intense heat through the wood. She waits until the fluttering disappears, then rushes out the door.
"Honey, where are you going?!", Brenna calls out from their doorway. Astrid stops to avoid a Viking dropped by a sekär, the man shakes his head and picks up his fallen axe. He runs off to join the defense of their village. Astrid ducks under a log carried by two men, distracting another and making him bump into it. She looks back and gets shoved by villagers trying to fight the Hive kin.
A Viking gets thrown by a dropped skipper bomb, he knocks her over and bellows, "Raahhh, Mornin'!".
Astrid picks herself up and hops down onto a walkway, "What are you doin' here?!", muttered Hoark while carrying a barrel above his head.
"What are ya' doin' out?!", said Shamus as she rushed pass.
"Get back inside!", Burnthair warned while following him. A calm guard picked his ear, oblivious to the fighting around him.
Astrid nearly runs into the path of a strafing colossus, "Astrid!", she is picked up by Stoick before she stepped onto the flames. "What is she doin' out ag-what are you doing out?!", he drops her. "Get inside!", Stoick shoves her away and looks around at the raiding kin. He tosses a cart at a sekär flying with a bomb, knocking it out of its claws. "What have we got?", he asked Ack.
"Slashers, Darters, Behemoths, oh and Hoark saw a large ship near the coastline", he finished before an explosion made him duck under his shield.
"Any orange behemoths?", Stoick asked while dusting off flaming debris from his shoulder, hoping that he could have a chance to see his son.
"None so far", the guard replied from under his shield, the chief sighed disappointed.
Astrid ran pass Vikings raising lit sky torches, "Hoist the torches!", partially illuminating the swarm raiding their village. She sees Gobber working in the forge with Fishlegs and Snotlout, the building seemingly untouched by the raiders.
Elsewhere in the village
"We'll move to the lower defenses, counterattack with the catapults!", Stoick directed his men as a yellow colossus ignited the roof of a hut. The napalm quickly spread, consuming the building.
"Fire!", yell Ack, calling the fire brigade to action.
Great hall
Astrid closed in on the Great hall, her father standing guard with his fellow Vikings. A growing howling made her skid to a halt, "GET DOWN!", Gunther bellowed at the top of his lungs. Everyone who heard him threw themselves on the ground, the statues beside the hall door were shattered by cannon fire. Stone debris rained down as a dust plume blanketed the steps. Astrid shook off bits of rock and hefted on her shield and axe, "Sweety, what are you doing out?!".
"I came to help", Gunther helped up another Viking.
"Astrid, you know it isn't safe out here", the flash of a bomb explosion illuminated his weary face. He sighs, "Alright, c'mon", motioning her to follow him.
Offshore, Hive raiding fleet
The galleon-style warship continued to rain down boomer cannon fire at the village, creating echoing thunder-like percussions every couple seconds. 'Light' support carriers flanked either side of the flagship, resupplying the returning sekärs with bombs. "Concentrate fire on the catapults!", barked Hosvir as he marched along the crews. His cobalt blue armor pieces gleamed under the full moon's light.
After a few minutes, a lookout called down from his post, "All targets have been destroyed!".
Hosvir nods, "Alright, cease fire!", the crews stop working. He fast walked to the stern of the ship and climbed up the stairs to the upper deck. The captain reaches the hybrid prince surveying the damaged with his spyglass, he removes his helmet and salutes, "All targets have been destroyed, should we continue, Milord?".
Hiccup collapses his spyglass and looks back, his intimidating helmet hides all but his glowing eyes. His glare softens, "No, our mission is accomplished, set sail for home".
"As you command, Milord", Hosvir steps aside to let him walk towards the stairs. He puts his helmet back on and moves to the railing overlooking the deck, "We're heading back, get everything packed!". The crewmen start cleaning up, as do the crews onboard the escort carriers.
Later, Berk's great hall
Outside, the hooligans begin cleaning up the debris from the raid. Stoick sits at the head table exhausted, "Almost every full moon the devils raid us", he sighs while rubbing his tired eyes. Spitelout strides up to the table, the chief takes a deep breath, "Alright, let's hear the damages".
"All but three catapults are beyond repair, it'll take us weeks ta' replace 'em", he continues to read out the report. "Tha' warships we 'id on the far side o' tha' island were untouched, our' fishin' boats took a beatin'", Spitelout flips the page aside. "Tha' food storage wasn't too damaged this time", he turns the page.
"Any casualties?", Stoick said with a hint of hope.
"Some burns, a few got a couple o' bruises…, oh an' Hoark broke 'is arm", he closed the book.
"We got off lightly this time", the chief sat up on his throne.
"Aye, betta' than tha' last few raids", Spitelout walked up to the table and set down the ledger.
"But how long will he go easy on us?".
"I don't kno', let's be thankful tha' bucket said tha' ice will set in".
"Good, it'll give us time to rebuild", Stoick rose and walked towards the open doors of the hall, his brother following him.
A week later, outside the Citadel fogbank
The sun rose above the horizon, illuminating the calm sea. Hiccup's fleet closed on mist surrounding their home, Jun flew out the fog. She hovered over to the prince standing on the bow and trilled, "Hello Hiccup".
"Hey Jun, what's up?", he wondered why she came to greet him.
"The queen requests your presence at once", she perched on the railing.
"Understood, has the second fleet returned yet?", he took off his helmet and placed it under his arm, brushing his long auburn hair back.
"The Kind one's alpha arrived yesterday, he's waiting near the throne room", Donnager emerged from the mist.
"Greetings alpha", he hovered alongside the warship, his wingbeats whipped the water below him. "I am here to bring you to the queen", Hosvir walks to stand beside Hiccup.
"Ok", he turned to the captain and handed his helmet over, "Can you handle it from here, Hosvir?".
He salutes Hiccup, "I can, Milord".
"Thanks", the hybrid crouched then leapt onto Donnager, the colossus and Jun flew back into the fogbank. They broke through the mist and flew above New Beartooth, both villagers and Hive kin cheered when they see their returning hero. Hiccup waved as they slowly flew above, earning more cheers.
Citadel main hanger
Couriers and sentinels cleared the floor as the trio coasted into the hangar, Donnager gently landed while Jun flew over to the main entrance. Hiccup hopped off his colossus, "Welcome back, Honey!", he was bowled over with very little warning. Heather wrapped her arms around his chest, giggling as they laid on the hanger's floor.
"Hey Heather, it's great to see you too", his heartbeat quickens as she snuggles her head under his chin. Hiccup gets up, his eyes trial up and down her body as he examines her form. Her coverings were angular like his but were a vibrant viridian green. Her chitin covered hands had claws as well, but she lacked a pair of graspers like him and Mera. In their place, a pair of thin segmented limbs like his sprouted from her lower back, but they were a segment shorter and had small scythe like blades at their ends.
"Really, you mean it?", her armor was designed after Mera's. Its viridian green was as variant as her chitin, forged with Lily's coverings. Unlike Ivor's set, hers had trim made from his chitin, black in color. Her chest piece didn't need gaps for graspers, just for her back limbs. The cloak she wore was a deep forest green with a goldwork emblem of the hive. Hiccup nods with a smile, making her blood rush to her face.
Heather walks up to him and placed her hands on his chest, "So, how are you adjus-!", she silences him with a gentle kissed. Although Hiccup found it surprising, he soon relaxed at the pleasing feeling flowing from his lips.
Mira clears her throat, "Ahem, can you stop kissing my boyfriend, Heather?". The hybrid tapped her foot while crossing her arms, narrowing her eyes at her 'Sister'.
The other female broke their kiss and looked back with a smirk, "Don't you mean our boyfriend, sister?".
Mira's eye twitched in silent anger, she takes a deep breath and walks in between Heather and Hiccup. She holds his face in her hands and kissed him deeply, Hiccup wraps his arms around her waist. Mira parts with a sigh, "Welcome back, love", Heather crosses her arms but shrugs. Both women had an understanding, Hiccup was theirs and they were his.
"I'm home, love", he releases her after a moment.
"Hey Hon?", Hiccup looks over to Heather with a smile, "My dad is waiting by the throne room".
"Oh right, your mother is waiting on your report", Mira composes herself.
"Well, let's not keep them waiting", he walks a few steps before Heather wraps herself around his arm. He was about to speak when Mira grabbed his hand, she interlocks her fingers with his. Her smile put him at ease, 'As long as they're happy, I'm happy'.
They spot Ivor standing outside the doors with Lily, "There's the returnin' Hero and my future son-in-law!", he bellowed happily.
"I take it your raid went well?".
"Aye, Tempest and my ships gave those berserkers a thrashin' they won't soon forget!", Ivor said with pride.
Lily chirped, "The queen is looking forward to you three".
Hiccup walks into the throne room with both his loves, Vera looks down from her throne at her child with his future mates. 'I am sure to get many wonderful grandchildren', the queen sat up on her throne pleased. Hiccup never felt more loved in his life from those present in the room, he looks to his beloveds. He silently vowing he'll make them as happy as they made him, till the end of his days.
(A/N: Aww, I know it's cheesy, but I love happy endings. Berk's raid was meant to mirror the opening scene from the first movie.)