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The Hidden World. A land filled with mystery and adventure. It's known for its majestic beauty and colorful lights, filled with corals and fungous caverns that cover the entire terrain. This monstrous connection of grottoes and caves was to be the ancestral home for all dragons. But it is also home for all present-day dragons that still live under Odin's name. Some say that it was only a myth, but others think otherwise.

Hookfang, Toothless, and Stormfly flew across the fantastic caverns covered in colorful pillars from the area's top to glossy bottomless pits below. Then they passed through a flock of Fireworm dragons that glowed in the dark as bright as daylight. They flew more profoundly into the caves and came across a vast part of the Hidden World, one that took the shape of a giant white crystal covering the caverns' holes. And at its center, thousands of dragons flew around the terrain. Many species, some small and others large, came across some taking care of their babies and saw others just relaxing on some rocks., which is known as the Citadel of the Hidden World, where a considerable portion of the dragons would be and where daily routines for dragons would take place.

But all paid attention when they saw the alpha making his way across the Citadel. And when he was close, they all bowed their heads down to the coming king. As the new King of Dragons, he would be given tremendous honor and respect from the other dragons.

They saw him as an actual dragon and a just ruler of their mighty kingdom. As for the Night Fury, he typically wouldn't boast about his past achievements. But he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride from within himself. Being an alpha was great, but at the same time, he didn't need all of this credit. For he was no different from the other dragons and was as much like his subjects then what they would deem him as.

The only exception was having to bare the significant responsibilities and expectations, which were keen on the survival of their race. And after today's expedition, everyone in the Hidden World will have enough food to last for an entire century, which should keep the other carnivorous dragons, like the changewings and deathsongs, from eating other dragons.

As the three dragons continued across the cavern and landed on the coral platforms below, they saw dragons walking in different directions. Many were minding their own business.

Enjoying whatever the Hidden World had to offer them. Whether it was fresh mineral deposits for the gronckles or the vast rivers and lakes in which the scauldrons could swim. As the three dragons neared their destination, Hookfang looked up at his leader. A slight bit of jealousy crossed the nightmare's face. Not that the night fury paid any mind to it.

'Man, you're one lucky dragon to be an alpha, Toothless,' he said. 'You get all of this. And for what, defeating a tyrant alpha who would use us against our will.'

Toothless blushed a little bit. The night fury could feel the envy within his friend, but at the same time, he knew Hookfang didn't mean it. He was being his usual competitive self as usual. They both had that in common, at the least.

'Oh come on, don't do me like that, Hookfang,' he retracted. 'Just because I defeated the last alpha doesn't mean I'm a god. I'm just like everyone else.'

'True,' Stormfly commented from behind. 'But at least look at what you did over these past few years. It may not look like much, but you've given us hope by bringing us here. Before the Hidden World, many of us didn't know where we would go ever since that evil human and his pack of poison-driven maniacs drove us from our old home. But because of you, we're all here now. And because of you, we survived.'

Toothless took a moment before speaking. The night fury did the dragons from destruction. It was his job to do it. He didn't want hundreds of other dragons to be like him. The last of their species and hunted to extinction. It's not a game that nobody would like to play.

'You're right," he sighed. 'I guess I can take a little bit of credit.'

Before they could revert to their moment of long sullen silence, a thought came across the alpha's mind.

'Well, if I'm not mistaken,' the night fury stated, looking back to his nadder friend. 'Wasn't you who found out where I was when I ran off with Luna?'

'Not exactly how I remember it," Stormfly answered. 'But yes.'

'Then technically," Toothless added. "It was you who found the hidden world. Meaning, all this is kinda because of you.'

The preening sharp class dragon squinted her eyes while locking them onto her king. She then looked down to the coral rocks beneath her, taking much consideration to his statement. And to be quite frank, he did have a point. All the other dragons found out about this place because she could ask Toothless down when he went missing, which didn't take much effort if she'd asked.

'You know, I never thought of it like that,' she said, probably giving it too much thought. 'But if that's how you view it, my king, then I'm honored.'

'Oh, come on, she gets credit, but not me?!" Hookfang blasted, still filled with envy. 'I don't mean to offend anyone, but this kinda sucks.'

'Are you seriously saying this right now?" the deadly nadder questioned, taking offense to Hookfang's reprehending comments.

'I'm just stating the facts,' Hookfang defended. 'It's not my fault most of us are so fierce and charming.'

'I'll tell you what, Hookfang,' Toothless called out, tempting to humor his hotheaded friend. 'When the day comes, and I somehow manage to take a nose-dive, feel free to take my place. Does that sound fair?'

'Hah, and be left to deal with all this?' the monstrous nightmare withdrew. 'Sorry, but no thanks!'

'Exactly!'

Then the two dragons sped off. They were leaving their fire-breathing friend exceptionally puzzled. But after a moment brushed it off before catching up to them. By the time they reached the other side of king island, the three dragons had continued their way across the cavern until they landed on the coral platforms just below them. On foot, they came across many dragons walking around in different directions.

Many of them were minding their own business, and others were doing a little bit of work. There wasn't much work that dragons had to do. But simple things had to be done to ensure that nothing terrible went around. Some jobs were as simple as lighting hot springs to fertilize eggs. And others were occasionally on night patrols and hunting for food. But all were plain and simple to do.

As the three dragons continued to traverse the vast coral regions of their home, they came across a few hot springs, where a few familiar dragons were sighted relaxing in many of those hot springs. To be exact, one dragon, a Razorwhip, managed to spot them and quickly rushed to greet them.

Toothless was the first to notice and rushed over to greet the dragon with a nuzzle.

'Hey, Windshear,'' he addressed the dragon with excitement. 'How are you holding up?'

'Just fine, my lordship," the female razorwhip replied. 'Just had a rundown with some dragons earlier. But it's nothing that you have to be concerned about.'

'Oh, sorry to hear about that,' Toothless acknowledged. 'I trust these interlopers have learned a thing or two about trying their luck with a dragon as fearless yourself. Knowing how strong and skillful you are.'

'You know me too well, your majesty,' Windshear smiled. 'They were quick to back out without a second thought.'

'Well, it's good to hear that you are alright. There's no one I can-'

The moment was suddenly interrupted when Toothless heard a loud cry in the air to his left.

'TOOTHLESS!'

He turns around and sees another dragon running straight at him. And before he could respond, the dragon tackled him to the ground and embraced him with a tight hug. The dragon appeared to be a female due to the high voice that he heard. Plus, no other male dragon would catch him off guard like that. Especially this one seemed to be a Gronckle by the way she hugged him, which felt like the weight of a Catastrophic Quaken was crushing him.

'Oh, Toothless!' she exclaimed in excitement. 'It's great to see you back so early.'

'I was only out for five minutes Meatlug," Toothless croaked in agony.

'It felt like forever!' Meatlug shot back, hugging him tighter this time. 'But it's great that you're back now!'

'Yeah, well,' he said, taking a deep, exasperated breath. 'It's great to see you too, Meatlug. Can you please get off me so I can catch my breath!'

She paused for a bit before she realized that she was crushing him with her weight and quickly gave him some space. Once he gets some air, he finally turns to Meatlug.

'Sorry about that,' she apologizes. 'But it's just that you're not here more often. And you spend all your time up there.'

'Well, he said, dismissing her lack of sensitivity. 'I'm here now, Meatlug. And I guess in the nick of time too. How's everything going for you and your family?'

'Same as always. Besides all the mouths I have to feed, they're alright. Everything's at a standstill as usual.'

'Great to hear. Keep up the good work.'

'TOOTHLESS!'

The night fury quickly turns around and sees two familiar dragons approaching him from behind and in the air. One was to be a Thunderdrum, and the other was a Hideous Zippleback. They seemed to be expecting him from the look on their faces.

'Thank the All-father, you're back,' said the Rumblehorn. 'There's been an incident at the caverns' crystal boundaries.'

'What happened this time?' The night fury asked. Looking directly at the zippleback from behind. 'Were these two at it again?'

'Everything was going smoothly over there. Until SOMEBODY started blasting all the crystals from above when they were

specifically told NOT to!'

The thunderdrum then motioned a wing over to the zippleback pair. And the two seemed to be in a bit of trouble.

'I didn't do it,' said the left head. 'Belch did it.'

'No,' said the right head. 'Barf did it first!'

'Did not!'

'Did too!''

Did not!'

'Did too!'

'DID NOT!'

'Alright, I get it!' Toothless stopped them before the zippleback could go any further. 'You both did it! As you always do.'

'Though, to be honest, it wouldn't be the first time,' Stormfly added in the background. 'No surprise there.'

Then the night fury turned back to the thunderdrum and said, 'Don't worry, Thornado. I'll send a team of dragons to clean that up.'

'And what about these two troublemakers?' Thornado questioned. 'What do you suppose that I do with them?'

'Leave them be, for now,' he answered. 'I'll deal with them later.'

'As you wish, my king.'

Then, Thornado respectfully bows his head before flying off. Once he was gone, Toothless looked back at Barf and Belch and motioned them to leave. Once they were gone as well, he spotted another dragon approaching him. This one was a Triple Stryke, by the looks of its body.

'My lord,' the triple stryke greeted his highness. 'We just got word that the magma pits in the southern caverns have ceased to produce lava. What should we do?'

'What?" Toothless exclaimed, feeling shocked about this news. 'This has never happened before. Are you sure the dragons who told you this spoke true?'

'Yes, my king,' the dragon answered. 'I even went down there to see it for myself. They did not exaggerate.'

The night fury had to pause to think about the situation. He was not kidding when he said that this had never happened before. But luckily, it was a problem that could be easy to fix. Or at least it was easier than that whispering death attack he did not wish to bring up.

'Alright then,' he said, trying to stay calm. 'Sleuther, round up all of our best fire-breathers and have them reheat the fire chambers bellow the magma pits. If there's any luck, the chambers should be back to normal before the entire Hidden World suffers an ultimate freeze.'

'I'll have them ready asap, sir.'

'Good, now see to it that it's taken care of,' Toothless reaffirmed. 'And let's pray that it goes smoothly.'

And with that, Sleuther flew off to meet with the dragons. Toothless thought he was done, but he saw another dragon approaching him from his rear. It was a Terrible Terror due to its size. It flew down and perched on his paw. Which he gracefully put up for it to land.

'My king,' it said. 'I have a message from the Green Death. He says he won't come down until you give him his demands.'

'Oh...not this again!' Toothless groaned. 'Tell that overgrown fire pit that I'll only give him his request of fifty embryos if he comes out of that wretched hole of his and meets with me himself. I don't want him making a fuss about things again. Especially around this particular time.'

'You got it, sir.'

Then the Terrible Terror broke from Toothless's paw and started flying off. But before he was out of sight, the night fury stopped him dead in his tracks.

'And don't forget Sharpshooter,' he proclaimed. 'These orders are coming from the King of Dragons. Make sure that he's aware of this.'

'Yes, boss,' said Sharpshooter. 'I'll let him know as soon as I get there.'

After that, the tiny terror flies away to meet with his acquaintance. Once the dragon disappeared, Toothless turned back to the nadder and nightmare, who were surprisingly still behind him despite everything they had just witnessed. And they were more impressed that they didn't up and flew off. But even so, they had a front-row seat of what it meant to be him. Cause whether they agreed or not, ruling a kingdom was hard, even for a dragon-like himself.

'Still think you have what it takes to be me, Hookfang?' Toothless asked sarcastically.

'Hey, I never said I did," the nightmare brushed off. 'I only said it would've been great to have the cool titles.'

'Well, duties and titles are two different things. But please, feel free to take my place.'

'And like I mentioned earlier,' Hookfang reminded. 'That stuff's not for me.'

Toothless responded with a playful scoff before looking toward the hot springs. There was a long, sullen silence until Stormfly dared to break it by speaking up.

'Let me ask you something, Toothless," she spoke confidently. 'Do you ever feel like stepping down? Letting someone else take over your place?"

'Sometimes," he answered. "But this is my responsibility. I've had that honor since I challenged the last; if not me, who else would want to lead an entire world of dragons? Surely no one would be up for that task.'

'Except for Hookfang, of course,' Stormfly commented. 'He's been after you from the moment you first told him what to do.'

'And still am!' Hookfang added. 'Don't you forget it!'

'Well, you ain't exactly a charmer from what I remember,' Stormfly protested. 'Remember when you lost your flame and went to get cured by the Fireworm Queen?'

'Hey!' Hookfang shot back. 'That was only because my rider kept pushing me endlessly.'

'Yeah, and then you wouldn't stop throwing him off your back the next morning. Meatlug and I spent that whole day trying to finish him out of the sea.'

'To be fair, he had it coming. As much as I loved the guy, he'd never given me the respect I deserved.'

'And you think you were any better?' Stormfly questioned. 'As far as I can see, you both were just as stubborn.'

'Yeah, that's what it takes to be a true warrior. Nothing gets around this guy.'

'Except that female, you found in the woods that one time on the Edge."

'What?!'

'Oh yeah,' Toothless recalled the event too well. 'Didn't you throw an entire tantrum just to get Snotlout to open the gate?'

'What, no! I-'

'Actually, he ended up staying in one of the pens in the stables for a whole night.'

'That's not what-'

'And then he burned his way out and flew off to be with his lady friend for a whole day.'

'What is that he said before he took off?'

'Guys, please don't-"

'Don't worry, my sweet princess,' Stormfly began to mock. 'I'm coming to save you!'

'And surely it's not a solid 'just doing it to get a hot date' thing,' Toothless added.

'Oh shut up, you guys!'

Afterward, the two dragons laughed—much to the nightmare's dismay. But after a few seconds, the monstrous nightmare joined with laughter, knowing they were messing around.

'Ah, those were some good times,' Hookfang stated.

Yeah, they sure were,' Toothless reaffirmed.

Though as the dragons stood there, one dragon, in particular, was flying to them with utmost urgency. As Toothless lifted his head to see who it was, he noticed that it was a dragon that looked similar to him, but this time with a white-colored hide. A light fury, to be exact.

'My king!' it said, landing swiftly and taking a moment to catch its breath. 'My king...you have to..'

'Slow down,' Toothless reassured. 'What's going on?'

After a moment, the light fury looked up at the alpha with an excited yet concerned expression.

'It's the queen,' it told him. 'She about to...you have to come quickly."

At first, Toothless did not know what the light fury was referring to in such a manner. But the minute he started using his head, it didn't take him long to figure it out. At that moment, the night fury's heart sank to the bottom of his chest and almost shot out the other end.

His entire body felt like dropping to the floor. And every nerve in his body almost wanted to fall apart right then. He felt like he wanted to say something but was entirely speechless. Until he finally had the resolve to speak. Only to mutter the exact words,

'Oh my, Thor!"

And like a cannonball, the king of dragons took flight and flew off.

Heading into the breeding grounds and leaving Stormfly and Hookfang dumbfounded.

'What's up with that?' Hookfang questioned.

'I guess we're about to find out,' Stormfly answered.

And with that, the two dragons, and the light fury messenger, took flight and followed an urgent Toothless, who was so much in a hurry to witness the very thing that was taking place in the breeding grounds. One of which the night fury had long waited for since coming to the Hidden World.

Six minutes later

Toothless had never been this excited in his entire life. He soared through the caverns and dove into the caves that lead to the breeding grounds. But the catch was that he was so excited that he was going too fast, almost to the point where he almost flew into a pair of nadders crossing. Yet he was quick enough to avoid bumping into them. And had only just heard a series of caws from the nadders, telling him to watch where he was going, yet the night fury was too focused on getting as quickly to the breeding grounds as he could.

If memory served him correctly, it had been two years since he and his flock left the Viking. And ever since then, Toothless had gotten close to his dear and loving mate, Luna. Almost to the point where they had been engaging in various activities away from the flock, which took nearly a year for the other dragons to get used to, especially the smirking comments usually coming from Hookfang and Barf and Belch afterward. Unsurprisingly, she was with a child over the last couple of weeks. And now, if the messenger was right, he was about to meet his first children in the form of eggs. From which the night fury had waited so long.

He flew through the corridor and landed on the coral platform that lay directly before the entrance of the breeding grounds. He saw a large group of other dragons huddling around a particular dragon. One, in particular, was standing just outside the crowd and overlooking them with its tremendous height. From what Toothless could tell, it was a stormcutter. A familiar one too. When it turned its owl-like head to the side and spotted him, it dropped its guard and rushed over to greet the king of dragons.

'You are just in time, you majesty,' it stated with immense confidence. 'Luna just started her labors.'

'Thanks, Cloudjumper, ' Toothless acknowledged the proud dragon. 'I'll take it from here.'

He then rushed into the crowd and made his way to the scene. Even though this crowd was considerable, Toothless could easily weave through the packed bodies. Yet he still could not spot his mate, even at a distance. He looked to see if there was any form of opening. And as luck would have it, he saw a little space he could squeeze into without being crushed. Filled with pride and more excitement, he took that chance. He weaved through the countless bodies watching the scenery until he finally came to the front.

Once there, he stood in shock as he watched the love of his life, Luna, the light fury, hover over a freshly made next.

'Toothless,' she proclaimed, struggling to keep calm. 'I'm so glad you're here!'

'It's okay, my love,' Toothless said, slowly approaching his mate. 'I'm here now.'

Shortly after, Toothless heard several other dragons approaching the scene from behind him. Presumably, his friends were too rushing through the crowd before coming to the front.

'Oh, so this is what this whole thing is about,' Hookfang stated, finally coming to a realization. 'How did I miss this?'

'You didn't, Hookfang,' Windshear answered briefly. 'Toothless mentioned it in a meeting a few months ago. Said everyone was to leave Luna be while she went through the process.'

'Huh, why don't I remember that?'

'Because you were too busy staring at a fireworm while Toothless talked,' Stormfly responded blatantly.

'Oh...right.'

By then, the two were briefly pushed to the side by an incoming Barf and Belch. Eager to see what the commotion was about, the number of dragons present.

'What did we miss?' Barf asked. Followed up by Belch questioning, 'Are we too late?'

'Just in time,' Hookfang responded. 'And I guess from the looks of it; it's not gonna be pretty.'

'How many do you think she's gonna have?" Belch questioned.

'Ten crystals says four,' Barf wagered.

'Fifteen says two,' Belch followed up.

'I'll take those bets!' Hookfang barged in. 'My count's on three.'

'Oh yeah, and what's on the line for you?' Belch questioned, feeling somewhat baffled yet intrigued by the nightmare's proposal.

'My secret sunbathing place,' Hookfang answered. 'Normally, I wouldn't tell anyone about this, but I'm not worried since I'll be the one to win it.'

'Oh, you're on, Fangster!'

'Shhh!' Meatlug whispered as she squeezed through the two heads. 'It's starting!'

And as luck would have it, the female gronckle's statement couldn't ever have been more right. As the crowd inched closer to the couple, Toothless went to his mate's side. His wings and legs lowered to the ground. Within a matter of seconds, Luna started to growl. The light fury's faint pants and growls reached Toothless's ears like dusk of wind.

The night fury tempted him to step in and help her, but Cloudjumper came up behind and stopped him. Hovering a wing over the alpha, he returned by shooting a glance at the enormous dragon.

'Let her do this, my king,' he urged the night fury. 'It'll pay off in the end. I promise.'

'But, she's in pain,' the night fury protested. 'What if she...what if I need to.'

'And that's normal. That's Luna's body getting ready to lay the eggs. Trust me on this. And more importantly, trust Luna in this.'

In return, Toothless looked down. Unsure of how to take this. But Cloudjumper was one for good judgment. And he trusted him. Especially when it comes to something as important as this; having said that, he turned back to his wife and held her right paw. The female fury dragon panted and closed her eyes from all the pain.

'How are you holding up?' Toothless asked.

'Fine,' she answered quickly. 'It just hurts.'

'I know, sweety,' Toothless did his best to assure her. 'But it's going to be okay. I promise.'

He looked into her eyes. And in exchange, she did the same. He could see the pain in her pupils. The insufferable agony that she was going through was something Toothless could not bare to witness. But at the same time, as he continued to look into her eyes, he saw the promise of life in her.

The promise of bringing their offspring into this world. Offspring that they could call their own. For so long, Toothless had had a chance to continue his bloodline and save the fury race with his loving mate beside him. And now they were about to see it come to fruition. So in their hearts, despite all the pain Luna felt, it would be worth it in the end.

By then, Luna gave her beloved mate a nod before gathering up whatever strength she had and pushing as hard as she could. A series of groans and growls shortly followed. And before he knew it, the first egg started poking out of the cloaca, causing Luna to lock her paw around Toothless's and squeeze it.

Toothless would've instinctively pulled out, but knowing how much his mate needed him, he stopped himself before he could do so. Half a second later, the egg plopped out and dropped onto the nest.

'Great job, my queen,' Cloudjumper said in the background. 'Now, don't forget to breathe.'

'You hear that my love,' Toothless reaffirmed. 'You're doing great.'

She would've been comforted by her mate's kind words, but Luna was far from done. She took a few more breaths and then pushed for a second time. Slowly making its way further and further out of her vent. Although it did slip back for a second, Luna took more breaths and kept pushing. She then let out a final snarl before finally pushing the egg out. Hearing yet another plopping sound as it touched the soft confines of the nest.

'Excellent job, sweety,' Toothless said softly.

'It's not over yet, my love,' Luna prompted. 'I feel one more coming.'

'Okay, keep doing what you're doing. There's no rush.'

With two eggs already out, Luna felt she would have an easier time with the third and hopefully last egg. It still caused a lot of pain for her, but with Toothless by her side, she would have an easier time getting through it. All the other dragons stood and witnessed this extraordinary event take place.

And finally, with one final push, Luna gave all her strength as the third and final egg left her body, plopping onto the nest with the other two eggs. Shortly after that, the light fury unleashed a roar in agony that rang across every corner of the Hidden World. One of which the other dragons had to cover their ears to avoid going deaf—even Toothless himself.

Half a heartbeat later, everything went completely silent and then was still. A moment after that, Luna was given a moment to recuperate before returning to the nest to inspect the eggs.

'Okay,' the light fury said, taking a deep breath in relief. 'That's all of them.'

By then, the other dragons roared as one—everyone celebrating this special moment with all kinds of howls and cries. And Toothless just stood there. The night fury was too shocked in his thoughts about what he had just witnessed. Feeling fatigued by the process, the queen of dragons began to lie down around the nest, with Toothless joining her. When she looked up at him, she saw that he had the biggest smile. And it brought joy to her as well.

'You did fantastic, sweety,' Toothless told his mate. 'How do they look?'

'See for yourself,' was all that she could say.

She purred a bit before looking straight down at her paws and revealing a much bigger prize that would make his day. He looked at what was inside of them, and what he saw was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen all day, for there were three eggs that the light fury was holding in her grasp.

Each one had patterns of black and white. And no one was ever happier than the alpha was. Toothless took one of them and carefully examined it. It seemed to be a boy inside. But he was not sure. He takes a look at another and sees that it is a girl. And the last one was a girl who seemed to have a different pattern than the others.

He chirped happily. Looking down at his wife and cuddled her even more than he had ever done. A small tear ran down his face. A tear of joy, to be exact. He had waited a long time for this moment. And now, to finally witness it, he could not properly comprehend it. However, the moment was almost interrupted when the night fury realized that the crowd was still there.

'Can you guys give us a minute alone, please?' He requested.

'As you wish, my king,' Cloudjumper proclaimed before ushering the dragons out of the area.

And like a flock of birds, the dragons began to clear out. Even the night fury's most trusted friends. Not that any of them minded. Because this was an extraordinary moment for the two, and he was the alpha too. So apparently, they had to do as he commanded. A few of them had matters to attend to in their absence. However, some were more urgent than others.

'Well, guess that means I win the bet,' Hookfang boasted. 'I'll wait for you guys to pay up in my den.'

The hideous zippleback rolled their eyes in response.

'You're no fun, Hookfang!' Belch insulted. Followed by Barf saying, 'Not fun at all.'

Two hours later

Later that day, Toothless spent the rest of his time on the giant crystal that overlooked the beating heart of the Hidden World. For a moment, the night fury felt pride in all he accomplished. With the fish redirected into their world and the dragon hunter scum driven out of their borders, the dragons can finally return to the relative peace they so gracefully longed for after so many winters of endless conflict. And with the new clutch of eggs his mistress had delivered, Toothless can ultimately further his line and preserve his legacy.

That was far more than what the night fury could ever ask. The continuation of his species and lineage truly brought happiness to the king of dragons, even if his children weren't considered pure-blooded night furies. Still, the alpha felt something was missing—a void of emptiness that could not be re-filled to his extent. He didn't know what it was. But he knew he could never get over it in the long run.

'Hey,'' a chirp called out from behind him. When he looked behind his shoulder, his eyes came into contact with his old friend Stormfly, who had the decency to get the night fury's attention rather than sneak up on him. 'Mind if I join you?'

'Of course," Toothless permitted. "How can I say no to my oldest friend.'

'I'm flattered,' the Nadder commented. Then she went up to the alpha's left side before sitting beside him. The two dragons looked over the edge of the crystal. Watching other dragons flying about before, finally, the parrot-like creature decided to break the silence. 'First clutch?'

Toothless smiled. Knowing how many Stormfly bared many children in the past was something he was not exactly new to the subject. But it also brought him joy that she could relate to him in that perspective.

'Yeah,' he admitted. The dragon paused before continuing to speak his mind. 'It just makes me think how far we've come, Stormfly. '

'Well, it seems long ago,' Stormfly agreed. 'It does seem like long ago.'

The dragons chuckled shortly after. But immediately, the night fury frowned mentally. There was something deep down inside the night fury that made him believe that despite the many things he had done, all was not truly well for him. That there was still something that he could not take his mind off. No matter how many times he wished, he would forget it. However, it did not go unnoticed, as Stormfly finally took notice. And it didn't take her long to figure out what it was.

'Do you still think about them?" she asked. 'About him specifically?"

'Humans?' Toothless reiterated. Naturally, he took a moment before he could answer it. Sensing that it was something his friend was referring to in such a manner. He looked down, contemplating the question that the nadder had asked. And in return, gave her a genuinely honest answer. 'Sometimes.'

And to be quite frank, it was the truth. There are plenty of times he thought about humans.

'Many of us didn't know them as you did,' Stormfly confessed. 'Myself included.'

Stormfly paused for a second. Before continuing.

'At first, I only saw their bad side...' Suddenly a tiny tear shed in nadder's eye as she recalled her times in the arena. 'But then you showed me that there is a good side to humans.'

'Good, bad...doesn't matter anymore," the night fury admitted. 'They could never get past their ambitions...And it causes them to destroy each other.'

'Hiccup wasn't like that,' Stormfly. 'And neither was his people.'

'But look what happened to him as a result?!' Toothless reaffirmed. 'He almost lost everything because of the ambitions of others. He paid for their mistakes.'

'That may be so,' Stomfly pressed on. 'But we both know he strived to bring real change for our races. You know this as much as I do.'

'I know,' Toothless agreed. Yet there was a small part of doubt within the back of the night fury's head that said otherwise. 'And part of me wants to believe that too. But I don't see how things will get better with humans if they're constantly fighting each other.'

'Dragons fight too, you know," Stormfly implied.

'But we're family Stormfly,' Toothless reiterated. 'There's a difference. Plus, I'm the alpha. So whether other dragons agree, they'll do as I say.'

This statement made Stormfly pause for a bit. A small part of the deadly nadder wanted to press the argument, yet Stormfly couldn't help but agree with Toothless. She also considered that, as king of all dragons, every dragon in the known world had to listen to the night fury. And despite the many differences they had, they're all pretty much like family.

'Fair point.'

With that said, some of Toothless wished he could still be with Hiccup. To soar in the clouds with his best friend atop his back, laughing and cheering as they flew through the night sky or exploring the unknown and going to long lengths, just like in the good old days. If Toothless had any regrets in his past life, his friendship with Hiccup would not be one of them. And even though they were not together at present, he always knew that he would have a place in his heart. And there was no doubt in his mind that the Viking lad would feel the same way.

'I do miss him, though,' Toothless admitted. 'He was a good man. He fought for everything he stood for. He wasn't like all the others.'

'Yeah,' Stormfly concurred. 'You don't see that in humans now these days, do you?'

Now that Toothless thought about it, the night fury began to wonder what Hiccup was doing. If he was having the same thoughts as him or if he was going through something similar to what Toothless is going through now.

'Hey, do you ever wonder what they're all doing back in New Berk?" he asked his companion.

'Not a clue,' Stormfly answered. 'But if I were to take a wild guess, Hiccup's probably somewhere in his hut writing his book somewhere, while Astrid is too busy hurling axes in trees.'

'Probably,' Toothless chuckled. 'Hey, remember when Hiccup and Astrid would take us to all those sandy beaches? And Hiccup would get all dorky with Astrid and get hit in the ribcage every time he wrestled with her?'

'Oh yeah,' Stormfly recollected. 'And if I remember correctly, one of those times, you were messing around with his leg.'

'Yeah, well, you did not get better when you pitched right in,' Toothless shot back. 'It was still a fun time, though.'

'Yeah, and then we raced back to Berk shortly after.'

'Who was the one who won again?'

'Me.'

'What? No way!"

"Yes, way! Astrid even boasted about it afterward.'

'Well, even if you did, it was still only by a tad.'

'Still counts.'

The night fury then responded by shoving Stormfly with his paw. They then wrested each other until they almost fell off the crystal. After that, the two dragons burst into laughter, which lasted for about nine seconds before finally coming to a standstill. Half a heartbeat later, they turned to the overlook again. A million things ran through the minds of the two dragons.

'Yeah, those were the good old days,' Stormfly sighed.

'They were, indeed,' Toothless agreed. 'But now, we must look out for our own. I'm sure Hiccup and his friends have the same amount of problems as we do now.'

'Fair enough.'

By then, Toothless was about to fly off to handle whatever tasks he had next to complete. When suddenly, a sharp cry sounded off in the air.

'Toothless!'

When they turned around, they saw a familiar nightmare approaching the giant crystal with a sense of urgency.

'What's up, Hookfang?' Toothless questioned.

In return, Hookfang quickly landed on the crystal before speaking his mind.

'It's the Heartstone!' he exclaimed. 'There's something down there in the crystal caverns you have to see! But you have to come quickly.'

And from there, Hookfang took to the skies and made his way to the entrance of the crystal caverns. And he didn't look back once. He was leaving both the night fury and deadly nadder puzzled. Of course, Toothless did not know why Hookfang was so excited about it, but he could take a wild guess and say it was essential.

"Well," Stormfly said as she got back up. " We better get going."

And with that, he takes to the skies with the other dragon at his back. Utterly unaware that these next few hours could be what leads the king of dragons to his destiny.

Ten Minutes Later

Not many dragons knew much about the mysteries that lurked in the crystal caverns of the Hidden World, mainly because no other dragon cared to go in them except for the few dragons who had an insatiable hunger for crystals. But one thing that was of great importance to the dragons in these caverns, considered very sacred, was what lay at the center of it all.

Which took the form of a large, orange crystal, standing tall from underneath the ground like the great World Tree that Vikings refer to in stories, and is probably a giant crystal in the Hidden World. If there was one thing that all the dragons agreed on, whether they were a fire-breather, water spouter, or even a dragon killer, it was that nobody messed with this crystal. It was well-known by its given name: the Heartstone.

For it was the very life force of the Hidden World itself. An ultimate source of light and power. Heck, it is also responsible for the glimmering white glow that lights up the giant crystal at King's Island. And without it, every dragon in the Hidden World would be condemned to endless darkness, which would be a problem even for a dragon such as Toothless, who was well known for seeing in the dark.

But today, there seemed to be a problem with it. Or at least that's what Hookfang heavily implied to the King of Dragons. He did not know what it was, but he knew they'd be in big trouble if the Heartstone had been tampered with by anyone foolish enough to do so.

Upon landing in the chamber where the Heartstone resided, Toothless was met with four other dragons waiting for his approach. On the ground, the night fury looked to Hookfang, hoping to receive an explanation for the urgency.

'Alright, what seems to be the emergency?' Toothless questioned.

'Well, it's a bit of a long story,' Hookfang stated, taking a deep breath as if he was about to tell one. 'So, me, Barf, and Belch were down here to collect crystals they promised me after losing a bet-'

'You don't have to mention that!" the zippleback explained.

'-Anyway, we were down here, you know, collecting crystals. And I see this weird glow coming from the Heartstone. At first, I didn't give it any thought. I was even about to turn tail and leave with Barf and Belch. But after taking a closer look-"

'Get to the point, Hookfang,' Toothless groaned impatiently.

"Oh, sorry," the nightmare apologized. Hookfang then motioned a wing to the Hearthstone. 'I found this.'

When the night fury turned back to the Heartstone, he saw the most peculiar thing he could ever imagine. As it turned out, while the Heartstone itself was glowing, it looked like something was glowing from the inside. Or at least, a bright, colorful light shined at the crystal's center. The night fury moved slightly forward to take a closer look.

And though it may not seem unusual to some, the odd thing about this glow was it glowed with multiple colors. Three, to be exact. With those colors taking the form of purple, yellow, and red. A sight that piqued the alpha's interest to a significant standard, more so compared to the other dragons.

'Okay, that is kinda unusual,' Toothless admitted. 'You guys seeing this too?'

'Yeah,' Windshear was the first to answer.

'Yes, boss,' Meatlug followed up.

'Very peculiar, indeed,' Thornado added.

The night fury squinted his eyes, using his binocular vision to see past the light. And to his surprise, he saw what was causing the illuminating lights. For as it would seem, there was something inside the crystal. It was a small artificial item, to be exact. He had no idea what it was or how it ended up inside the Heartstone. But to the alpha's optimism, there was only one way to find out.

'Stormfly, see if you can chip the ice a bit.'

'On it,' Stormfly acknowledged. Before she could do so, the night fury stopped her briefly.

'Don't give it too much,' Toothless warned. 'Just enough to get whatever is in it out of there.'

And with that, the deadly nadder fired a small magnesium blast at the light, only applying a quarter of her usual fire. To her credit, it was wise for Toothless to warn her first. It was considering that nadders had the hottest fire in the known dragon world. Two and a half a second later, Stormfly ceased fire, creating a small hole within the crystal. Afterward, Toothless turned his attention to Hookfang. Assuming he was probably thinking what he was thinking.

'Alright, Hookfang, since you were the first of us to find this thing,' Toothless stated. 'I'll give you the honor of pulling it out and claiming the discovery.'

'Really,' the monstrous nightmare said before retrieving the said item. 'Sweet.'

Before long, the object hidden in the crystal soon ended up in the nightmare's jaws. Which he brought to the group, preening like a dog who had just dug up his old bone. Only to drop it in front of the other dragons, who did not hesitate to hover over the mysterious item. Toothless, in particular, was more interested in it than the others. As he bent down to inspect it further, he saw that the thing was a golden talisman covered in markings that he had never seen before. At the center of the amulet, there were three small gems inscribed onto the item. With the same three colors, he saw before. Red, yellow, and purple.

'What is this?' he wondered to himself in awe. 'And what is it doing in my domain?'

He slightly moved it with his right paw, revealing that the item had a second layer underneath it. Before he could show the second layer, the night fury heard a faint chattering sound, followed by a low-pitched growl. One that the King of Dragons knew all too well. Seconds later, there was a shift in the wind, and Toothless could hear something closing in from behind him. Which could mean only one thing: they were not alone.

Suddenly, Toothless looked above his shoulder to see a shadowy figure descending toward him from above. From which the night fury responded by leaping backward. Seconds after that, roars sounded off from all sides of the cavern. And from it, a swarm of dragons descended, ambushing the group before they could have the chance to retaliate. There were six of them, to be exact. All ranged from a thunderclaw, a singetail, a changewing, a snafflefang, a timberjack, and a flightmare. And then there was the dragon in the middle, who had yet to reveal itself.

'We're under attack!' Stormfly declared. 'Protect the king!'

And with that, the group rushed off to meet the other dragons. They hoped to meet the attacking dragons head-on before they could obtain the advantage, bombarding them with fire attacks to force them back. Stormfly went first, shooting venomous spikes at the approaching thunderclaw. Who in return fired its green blast, shattering the points with a single blow.

Hookfang went next, setting his entire body aflame before sending a fiery windblast to slow the singetail down. In return, the singetail dodged the blast and retaliated with a fireball from its tail, which forced Hookfang to escape and return fire with a kerosene blast. The battle continued to rage as Meatlug effortlessly tail-whipped the changewing and snafflefang. Sending them crashing to the ground before Barf and Belch followed up with gas, sparking an attack that created a large explosion.

Windshear and Thornado resorted to combining their firepower against the timberjack, gleefully sending the giant sharp, class dragon on the run. But they were ultimately shocked when they saw it double back—slicing through the crystals from above them and causing them to fall. They were lucky enough to dodge them to avoid getting smashed by the crystals.

Despite the good fight the group was putting up; the invaders seemed to be much more clever than the group could anticipate. They were resorting to hit-and-run attacks, shooting back and dodging simultaneously. Though the fight continued to escalate, Toothless stood face to face with the mysterious dragon that attempted to strike him from above.

As it stepped further into the light, it was a deathgripper, one that adorned black markings over a solid red foundation around its body, coupled with bright yellow eyes. To many, this dragon would be just like any ordinary deathgripper. Yet Toothless had been around this one long enough to know that this was no ordinary deathgripper.

Those who journeyed beyond the Blistering Badlands just outside the Archipelago would know this dragon's tenacity very well. And till this day is considered to be one of the most feared dragons in the known world. Right below him, of course.

'Good to see you 'your highness,' the deathgripper taunted. 'You're looking well in this fine evening.'

'Glaivedriver,' Toothless snarled. 'I thought I smelled something on my way down here. Never figured that it would have your stench written all over it.'

'I figured that mysterious light would you down here,' the deathgripper, now dubbed 'Glaivedriver, ' proclaimed. 'And now it's finally time to settle the order of things once and for all.'

By then, the two dragons began to circle each other. The night fury's back glowed a sapphire blue, and breathing growls came from his slightly parted jaws. And at the same time, the red markings that covered the deathgripper's body started glowing brightly.

'You're not challenging me again," Toothless questioned, a hint of sarcasm escaping his jaws. "Are you?

'Well, look on the bright side, Toothless,' Glaivedriver started. 'After I defeat you and take over as alpha, you'll have so much time to spend with your lady-mate while I feast on your dead and rotting corpse.'

This statement made Toothless's blood run cold. Nobody insulted his mate and lived to tell about it. That was unless he allowed them to. It was not the first time Glaivedriver deliberately insulted him and his family. Then again, this wouldn't be the first time he attempted to take his position as alpha for himself.

'Before I put you in the ground, let me ask you?' Toothless implied. 'Why do you even want to become the alpha, anyway?'

At that moment, the deathgripper decided to humor the night fury.

'In two years of peace, what have you accomplished?' Glaivedriver asked rhetorically. 'A land of dragons who dream of nothing more. We used to be gods. We used to bask in the glory of destroying human villages as they trembled before us. It is up there where we truly belong. But now, we sit and hide while they steal what is rightfully ours. You've ruled long enough. It's my turn now!'

'And you think killing me is what will solve this?' Toothless questioned. 'You're either brave or stupid. Though there's no surprise in that.'

'And you will lead us to our inevitable doom!" Glaivedriver shot back, now foaming at the mouth. 'Our race stands toward extinction as we remain in this squalor, and what do you do? Preach about peace! Well, now the time for peace is over!'

'Not while I still draw breath. And you, Glaivediver, I will show you where you belong.'

"And where is that?" Glaivedriver asked mockingly. 'Your majesty.'

'Beneath my heel!'

Glaivedriver then responded with a challenging roar. He was flaring his wings out in the process. Toothless retaliates with his cry before charging forth and meeting his foe head-on. Half a heartbeat later, the two dragons crashed into each other. Through contact, they stand on their hind legs, knowing how lethal the deathgripper's pincer-like claws were; toothless wraps his paws around his opponent's neck—forcing him into a bear hug.

But considering that Glaivedriver was twice the Night Fury's weight, he used his superior strength to pin Toothless to the ground on his right side. He then attempted to jab the alpha with his venomous tail, but as thrown off balance the moment, Toothless kicked his hindlegs. Only to press on by ramming the dragon killer's chest, locking his jaws onto his dominant pincer while simultaneously clutching the side of the dragon's body with his right paw. He was close to snapping it when Glaivedriver pushed him off with his other pincer. The night fury backed up a couple of feet to catch his breath. And in doing so, he saw a glimpse of Hookfang flying above him as the singetail was chasing her.

Afterward, he shook his head before turning back to his adversary, smirking at him mocking yet sinisterly. He gave out another battle cry before charging forth, leaping to the deathgripper's chest to try and tip him over from underneath. Yet Glaivedriver rears up and uses his bare strength to force the night fury down again. Despite the tremendous pressure, Toothless was able to uplift his power with his wings, and further lunged at the dragon eater.

Who then attempted to end the fight with his venomous tail once again. Only to meet the jaws of the night fury when he brought it down. The deathgripper yelped in response before vaguely yanking his tail upward to pull it out. Yet the night fury remained persistent. His vice-like jaws locked onto the tip of his seat, not letting go under any circumstance. Then out of sheer desperation, Glaivedriver charges forth and rams the night fury's head. Finally, forcing Toothless to let go as he stood on his hind legs.

There, the deathgripper attempts to throw Toothless off balance again by targeting his legs, only for Toothless to grab his back with his forearms and steer him off. He sends the dragon killer tumbling toward the Heartstone, smashing head-first into it. The impact caused a light tremor in the caverns, thus bringing down an avalanche of crystals.

Stormfly, the first to see the falling crystals from above her, quickly took evasive actions, dodging and weaving through the falling crystals. And also even blasting through one in the process. By then, she was able to come out of that unscathed. However, others weren't so fortunate. Such as the Thunderclaw she had been battling for the past few minutes. As it turned out, when she looked down, she saw that the thunderclaw had been struck by one of the crystals, therefore grounding it temporarily. Yet it was a win for her anyway, no matter how small the price for victory was.

On the ground, Toothless can spot his nadder friend from a distance and briefly gives her a nod before watching her join the others. He then turned back to his rebel adversary, watching him slowly recover from the impact. By the time Glaivedriver could rise to his feet, Toothless roared in unison. Raising his head high with his wings extended out in dominance. This mockery merely inflamed the deathgripper, causing the dragon eater to growl profusely at the night fury. It was bad enough that he spent a long time planning this ambush, but it further wounded his pride, knowing he was losing to the alpha again.

He spent most of his life fighting his way to the top. He built an entire reputation based on the utter brutality he inflicts on most dragons. And there was no end to his creativity regarding the kill. They didn't call him the 'Dragon Killer' for nothing. And now all that work and credibility was about to be on the line if he did not defeat the king of dragons. He had already lost to him in his previous battles. And to lose this one will mean the end of his violent career. He will not let that happen. At the same time, he did not know that Toothless also had his fair share of battles and did not intend to go down that easy or at all.

The night fury closed in on his enemy to finish him off. He knew that if he continued to allow him to recuperate further, the balance of power would shift in his favor. And the fact that he wasn't ready to submit now meant there was only one option for the Night Fury. He crouched down, readying himself to take a giant leap. He expected to tackle the rebel and pin him down to the ground so he could force him to yield.

But to his surprise, upon leaping further and sailing toward his downed opponent, the king of dragons was met with two deadly swipes to the face by Glaivedriver's pincers. The deathgripper drew blood from each strike, and the night fury reeled back. This moment allowed the dragon killer to make his move as he lunged and tackled Toothless. In which the night fury yelped in surprise before he to the ground.

By then, the deathgripper had the alpha pinned down and started pounding at the side of his head. But at amiss, the night fury fights back with a clap to the side of Glaivedriver's head with his claws. He then uses that opportunity to flop the dragon eater onto his back and is tempted to crush his skill with his right paw. But deathgripper blocks the attempt and places his massive pincer on the night fury's neck. Then uses his strength to throw the dragon king back to the ground, bringing Toothless back to square one. With his advantage back in place, Glaivedriver grabbed Toothless by his neck with his jaws and dragged him up a bit to mobilize him.

After that, he lifted his massive pincers to stab the night fury and end this fight. Unfortunately, his efforts remained futile as the dragon alpha maneuvered his head to the left. He barely avoided being stabbed before following up by firing a plasma blast to the deathgripper's face. The distraction allows Toothless to lift himself back up, but he is briefly brought back to the ground by Glaivedriver's quick and decisive blows to the face.

After three more strikes, Glaivdriver resorts to sinking his teeth into the night fury's neck. He intended to suffocate the dragon king. Toothless responded with a cry of agony before taking his right paw and grabbing the side of Glaivedriver's face. After another struggling moment, Toothless manages to drag his claws across the deathgripper's left eye before pushing him off with his hind legs.

Once off, Toothless stiffly picked himself back up and watched his opponent do the same thing. They glared at each other with exhaustion when they both managed to stand on all four legs. It seemed like a stalemate. Both dragons panted from all that fighting and seemed pretty tired to keep pushing. But they knew they had to push on. Cause, in the end, there could only be one alpha. And both were in no shape to back down. Not even the slightest.

'Yield, Night Fury!' Glaivedriver demanded.

'Funny, cause a night fury never yields,' Toothless shoots back. 'As far as you're concerned, I'd rather die!'

'Terms...accepted.'

And with that, the fight continued. As the deathgripper jumps into the air and comes back down, pincers are always raised and ready for the kill. Though, yet again misses as the night fury leaps to his left side, followed by Toothless pouncing at Glaivedriver's side and biting down at his neck. He then used his sheer strength to bring his opponent down while he locked his maw onto the dragon killer's neck. He then growls as he tightens his grip on the deathgripper, causing him to shriek in anger before getting back up. Yet, in this position, Toothless was the one in control.

He swings his adversary to the side, repeatedly driving him down to the ground. But before he could, Glaivedriver rears up and breaks the night fury's hold on him. And in return, he snaps back and brings his venomous tail down in another failed attempt to strike the dragon king. In response, Toothless jumps back and snarls a bit before staggering again. By looking at things, the night fury seemed to be fatiguing hard. But still, he would not back down. This moment was in the very heat of battle. And he would decide to settle this right here and right now. So there was no point in giving up.

The night fury starts to show this as he slams his body into the deathgrippers. In which the dragon killer nibbled a bit at the alpha's right leg before shoving him back to the side. Only for Toothless to stand straight up and ram the side of his chest, nearly throwing Glaivedriver off balance. Yet Glaivedriver retaliates by grabbing hold of the night fury's neck, as he did to him earlier, and flings it across his shoulder, thus sending Toothless tumbling in the direction of the Heartstone until he came to a stop.

And this time, Glaivedriver flared his wings out in dominance. Intending to mock the night fury as he mocked him before. Though despite the pain, Toothless still managed to pick himself back up. But his persistence would not allow him to give into submission. He will continue to fight even if it costs him his life. That was his promise.

'There's nowhere left for you to run, Toothless,' Glaivedriver continued to mock. 'So yield, and I'll make sure you die swiftly.'

The night fury lifted his head, looking somewhat unimpressed.

'Is that all you got?' he questioned sarcastically. 'And here I thought Hookfang was the one with the loudmouth.'

'Death it is then,' Glaivedriver stated with an evil grin. 'Oh, how I'm going to enjoy this.'

And with that, the dragon killer charged forth more. Ready to strike down his enemy for the last and final time. Toothless, in response, braced to continue the fight and hopefully not die in the process. Though unfortunately for both of them, that moment never came. As the deathgripper was nearly inches from cutting down the king of dragons, a plasma blast was struck from the side, sending him rolling off to the right.

When Toothless looked up, his eyes caught the sight of his beloved mate, who had surprisingly brought back up with her. For he spotted four other dragons tailing her from behind. As the other dragons continued to fend off the invaders, the rebel dragons were under heavy fire with aerial dragon flame provided by both Skullcrusher and Grump, the Hotburple. As Barf and Belch struggled with the rogue timberjack, Cloudjumper grabbed the rebel dragon by its back, flinging it across the chasm. And shortly after that, the rebels were soon on the run. However, the most loyal stayed behind to protect their leader, who was, at the very moment, out of commission.

With the ambushers routed rather quickly, Luna proceeded to check up on her husband. Who, while not heavily injured, was seriously wounded. Before she could reach him, Glaivedriver attempted to lunge at her with murderous intent. Only Toothless returned fire with a plasma blast, thus sending him back to the ground. Shortly after that, Luna quickly rushed to her mate's side.

'Sweetheart, what are you doing here?' he questioned.

'Saving you from being torn to shreds,' she answered before tending to his wounds. 'Are you hurt, my love?'

'I'm fine,' Toothless replied. 'But it's you I'm more worried about. Glaivedriver almost got you.'

'Well, you didn't have to,' Luna shot back. 'I was about to handle him myself.'

'No, you weren't,' Toothless retracted. 'I have to protect you. That's why I do this.'

'Well, who's gonna protect you,' Luna questioned further, feeling somewhat upset. 'You can't do all of this by yourself.'

'It can't be with you,' Toothless responded. 'You mean too much to me.'

'And what about our kids? Is that how you're going to treat them, too?'

'I want our kids to be safe. And I also want them to be with their mother and father too. But I can't do that if you keep risking your life for me.'

'Seriously, Toothless, what's the worse thing that could happen to me.'

'Lots of things. They might trip on a rock, get burned by other dragons, or even light themselves on fire. And what then?'

Oh, come on, Toothless. You don't know that!"

"I know plenty of other things. You want me to name them too?!"

Luna then shot him the meanest glare after he said that. She raised her head above his and bared her teeth at him with vicious intent. And at that moment, Toothless was utterly in shock. He had to back down, for females were not ones to play around with, especially when you test their patience, and not even an alpha can resist the power of an ill-tempered mate. He bent down and slowly looked back up at her. He could still feel the anger in the expression on her face, making Toothless more guilty than before.

'I'm sorry, he said apologetically. 'I guess I'm just overprotective sometimes.'

She eased his anger and nuzzled him in the face a little. She didn't mean to shoot out in anger like that. Because Toothless was always respectful to her, he seemed to judge her in some ways.

'It's alright,' she said softly. 'We always get that feeling sometimes. But you don't have to do everything yourself. You have to have faith in those you care about and learn to trust them. Or you'll lose them in the long run. I don't want that for you. Or out children.'

Then, he looked back up at her and locked eyes. They stared for a moment before Toothless finally spoke.

'You're right,' he admitted. 'I'll be better at it.'

In return, Luna smiled. That was all she wanted to hear.

'I know you will,' she acknowledged, briefly nudging his snout with hers. 'Now let's go home.'

They were about to take off when Toothless suddenly remembered the elephant in the room. Who attempted to crawl away while they had their little conversation. Before Toothless could confront the rebel leader, he was met up by Stormfly and Hookfang, whom he was amazed to find alive and healthy.

'Let's the last of them, boss,' Stormfly reported. 'The rebels have either retreated or surrendered. We won't be hearing back from them anytime soon.'

'Good work, you guys,' Toothless complimented. 'I see you guys had some fun along the way.'

'It was awesome!' Hookfang proclaimed. 'You should've seen me out there kicking some rebel tail.'

'We all were Hookfang,' Stormfly briefly mentioned before turning back to Toothless. 'So what now?'

'I'll have to send tracking dragons to find the remaining ambushers and find out where they're hiding. Either than that, there's only one thing left to do.'

And with that, he turned his attention back to the crawling Glaivedriver. But before he could get that far, the night fury caught up to him, pressing his foot on the deathgripper's chest and standing tall.

'Your turn, Glaivedriver,' he proclaimed. His back was glowing the same sapphire blue from before. 'Yield!'

'You think this is the end, night fury,' Glaiverdiver said, coughing up blood. 'No! This is only the beginning! A new era of change is coming, and there's nothing you can do to stop it!'

'Oh yeah, and how do we know when this 'New Era' will come?' Hookfang asked from behind.

The deathgripper then responded with a chuckle.

'You will see soon enough!'

Ignoring that last bit, Toothless opened his mouth and was about to lay the final blast to this rebel dragon. Yet before he could do so, a faint sound caused his right ear to twitch. And before he knew it, a whistling came from behind them. When Toothless turned around, he finally realized his mistake. As he was too focused on the battle, he never realized that the talisman's second layer was somehow open. It must have been during their scuffle. But it was too late when he realized what would go down.

'Take cover!'

Before he could be given a chance to reach for it, an air-ripping screech filled the area, and the fabric of reality was torn open in front of the talisman. And at amiss, a yellow maw came out of it and began sucking everything and everyone around it inside. Horrified, the dragons tried to break off and fly away from the enormous vortex. But for most, their efforts became futile. Some managed to make it to safety; most were not so lucky. And one by one, many dragons were sucked into the vortex.

Those included Windshear, Meatlug, Barf and Belch, and even Thornado. Hookfang latched onto one of the crystals, but it cracked and sucked him. Stormfly, one of the fastest dragons beside Toothless, could not avoid the vortex. As for Glaivedriver, he allowed himself to be carried into the portal, letting out a long menacing laugh as the strange maw took him in.

As for the two furies, Luna had managed to make it to safety yet was forced to watch her mate, who was still struggling to outfly the vortex. However, she was fortunate to grab hold of him while hanging onto the nearest crystal.

'I got you, honey!' she exclaimed, trying her best to hold on tightly. 'Just hang on!'

Though she held onto her mate so tightly, she caught a glimpse of him as he fought to keep himself from being sucked in, seeing that they were slit-like and filled with fear. Not just for himself but for her too. And it only took her a matter of seconds to realize how this would end. However, she would not allow it. She cared too much for him to see it end like this.

But as for Toothless, he knew what was at stake. And he would not lose his mate again. He has already lost one great thing in his life. He was not going to lose the other.

'I'm sorry,' he said, slowly slipping from her grasp.

'What? No!" she denied. 'Please, don't!'

'Tell our children that I love them.'

And with that, the night fury's paw slipped from her claws. And she could do nothing but watch as her soul mate disappeared into the vortex before her very eyes, with the talisman vanishing with him. Never to be seen again.

Inside the portal, Toothless screeched in silent agony within the vortex as the very magic of it consumed his body, making him feel like he was being torn apart into small particles. He struggled against the magic's energy as much as he could. But eventually, the king of dragons capitulated to it, and everything went completely black. And then he saw nothing but darkness moments later. The last thing he felt was the warm comforts of the Hidden World. Before feeling nothing at all shortly after.

Hello everyone! Here's chapter 3. I know it's a lot sooner than the last one, but I figured since Marcy's Journal is right around the corner, I might as well speed things along. Before I end this, I want to say a few things. 1) For those wondering, the dialogue between the dragons is between the dragons alone. Humans can't understand them. 2) I do plan on buying the journal in December. I encourage all of you Amphibia fans to do the same thing. And 3) Please continue to write in the review section. Your opinions are highly valued. And that's about it. That's all for now, folks, Gunslinger signing off!