Hiccup was happy to have found where he was from, and his parents. Bonus that he had a little sister and everyone was welcoming of him being home. But there was so much to adjust to still, like the fact his mother's father is the one who raised him in that nest and that he was now going to be living here on Berk with Emma and their dragons. For the Hooligans, more specifically his parents and the young adults his age who were processing that Hiccup was married to Emma's mother and the ceremony performed by Reynir himself due to the fact he used to be the elder of a village. Of course, as happy and shocking it was to hear that Hiccup had been married at one point, it was saddening to know that he also lost his wife to some madman and clearly it was a touchy subject. Hurtful and angering to Hiccup, but to Emma it came in the form of upsetting nightmares. Right now, everyone was still in the Great Hall.

"Hiccup? Did you hear what your mother said?" Stoick asked seeing that his son looked a little surprised.

"I...heard what she said. Just shocked I suppose, Reynir never talked about his life before the dragons nest. Only that his village didn't want him around when he tried to show them the truth he found," Hiccup shrugged a little.

"Such is the way of Vikings," Astrid stated gently, "We're a stubborn group."

"But at least you were willing to give me a chance when I crashed here," Hiccup mentioned now.

"Well, you crashed in the wings of a Night Fury. Yes we're going to be curious about it and then seeing Emma on a dragon we've never seen before," Hilda giggled a bit.

"You so can't even say that because you're the one who caused the crash," Ruffnut reminded as Hilda huffed a bit.

"Hey now, it's fine. What's important is that you gave me a chance and let me teach you a new way. Besides, I fixed his tail so he can fly again. I'm just glad the automatic tail worked, if it didn't then I'd have to resort to the manual idea where I used a pedal to control it. Wouldn't have been hard, but at least the automatic one lets him fly without me." Hiccup informed.

Well now, what should we do for the rest of the night. It's still quite early," Valka smiled gently.

"I don't know about any of you, but my little girl turns four tomorrow and I have a birthday party to set up," Hiccup chuckled lightly.

"Oh, that's right! Let us help, Hiccup? Please?" Astrid smiled wide.

"I guess if you really want to. All Em and I do is just spend the day flying and exploring, and this year she already asked if I'd take her to the nest so she can see her mother. That's it really, we eat and play all day." Hiccup told them.

"And we can't do that because we don't ride dragons like you do," Hilda mentioned.

"I can teach you after the birthday is over, it takes more than a day to learn. Took me almost a year to learn every I did with Toothless and I was eleven when I did that." Hiccup smiled. "But...there might be another way. I had a feeling you might want to join the festivities this year since well, I'm home now. I took the liberty of bringing back a dragon with me from the nest who is big enough to carry you on his back."

"There's...eight of us, how can one dragon carry that many?" Stoick inquired.

"Come outside and I'll introduce you," Hiccup invited as he turned and exited the hall with Toothless following him and then the others following as well. When they got out, they saw Cloud Jumper sitting with Windstrike and got a little nervous about being near her since Hiccup originally told them that she hated all humans except him and Emma. "Don't worry about Windstrike, she's fine now. She understands that not all humans are good, but not all are bad either, she knows that this is family and home to me so she won't be as hostile," he explained as he noticed their nervousness.

"Oh, what a relief..." Tuffnut and Snotlout said calmly. Hiccup put his fingers to his lips and gave a loud whistle, for a moment there was nothing and then a large dragon flew over the trees and landed before them.

"That is a...really...big dragon." Astrid, Ruffnut, and Hilda said together with wide eyes.

"This is a Typhoomerang, he is male and goes by the name of Torch. I found him when he was a baby, this is also the ONLY type of dragon that can eat eels and not get eelpox." Hiccup informed calmly.

"Wait, dragons get that too?" Valka blinked.

"I thought we covered this. Eels are an ingredient in the cure for eel pox to humans, however...any other dragon who eats eels besides the Typhoomerang will get eel pox from it. And oddly enough, the cure for humans...works for dragons too. Found that out the hard way when Toothless couldn't control his...shall we say explosive coughing. Also...make sure there are no Blue Oleander flowers on the island because they are poisonous to reptiles and dragons. Cure for that is the venom from a Scauldron because it eats the flower." Hiccup warned.

"So, this dragon can carry all of us?" Stoick asked.

"Absolutely. However, the flight to the nest is about a day and that includes stopping for breaks and meals. We'd be gone about two days if you want to come. Em and I will be leaving at three in the morning, which is why she's sleeping now and I'm about to join her." Hiccup said.

"What should we pack?" Valka beamed.

"Clothes, bed roll, pillow, blanket. Won't need your weapons, and all the dragons are back at the nest now or will be by the time we arrive. See you in a few hours," Hiccup said.

"Wait, where are you going to sleep?" Astrid asked.

"Probably in the hall with the dragons, well, Toothless and Stingwhip at least." Hiccup shrugged.

"Are you sure? You can come sleep at the house, we have an extra room that you and Emma could stay in son?" Stoick offered.

"No thanks, Dad. Toothless and Stingwhip can't fit in the house with us so we'll stay here. Emma will have a fit if she can't sleep next to her dragon, and I might too. We're never away from them for extended periods of time, you'll understand that when you bond with your own." Hiccup smiled at them.

"Fair enough, we'll meet you here for three then?" Valka asked and Hiccup nodded as he entered the hall and moved against the wall, Toothless laid down first and then Hiccup against his midsection with a blanket over him. Not more than ten minutes later he was fast asleep after Emma woke up and snuggled into his arms comfortably. Everyone thought it was adorable though and still amazing that the first Heir was alive, that he had a daughter, rode dragons, and so much more. For years they thought Hiccup was dead, having never survived when he was taken and yet, the man was raised by Valka's father and turned out alright. Above it all, they were just happy. No one more than Stoick and Valka though, even Hilda to know Hiccup was alive and well, also that he was back where he belonged with them.

(3 am-Great Hall)

The eight of them left their homes with a small bag packed, then a sleeping pad rolled up with a pillow and blanket inside strapped to the bag. They reached the outside of the Great Hall to see Hiccup there getting everything ready to leave with. Emma was still sleeping only reclined in her seat that sat on Stingwhip's back, she was strapped in with a blanket over her. Hiccup was attaching ropes to Torch when he noticed them, "Well, good morning to all of you too." he smiled.

"It's so early..." Ruffnut grumbled.

"Hey, I never said you had to come." Hiccup reminded as he finished tying the last knot on the rope. "Can still back out if you want."

"We're fine. So are we just getting on and sitting down?" Astrid asked.

"Yes, you can walk right up his wing. Don't worry, you won't hurt him. He can carry me, Emma, plus our dragons and Toothless weighs over a thousand pounds alone. When you get up there, sit side by side and hold onto the rope that will be in front of you. Torch will do the rest," Hiccup informed. Without wasting more time, they all got on and took their seats while holding the rope as instructed to. Hiccup got on Toothless and looked back, "Oh, and don't scream." he chuckled as he patted Toothless's neck and the two launched into the sky, Stingwhip did the same slower, finally, Torch lifted up by beating his wings a few times. Hiccup actually laughed a little sitting their slightly terrifed faces as they realized how high off the ground they were.

"So how long are we flying again?" Snotlout asked.

"We'll be there by six tonight, we'll stop in a few hours for breakfast!" Hiccup called back to them. With a nod of understanding, they headed Northeast away from Berk.

(The Nest)

As planned, they reached it on time. Around 7 am they had stopped for breakfast and then stopped again for lunch around 1:30 pm. Finally, though, they made it to the nest just as it was getting dark and Hiccup noticed the others had tied themselves down and were resting or sleeping with their eyes closed. Hiccup saw the nest coming into sight and smiled, felt good to be back even though he knew they weren't staying there.

"Hey! Wake up, we're here..." Hiccup shouted to them as they all sat up quickly and looked around tiredly. "There it is," he pointed to the large teal ice spikes around the island.

"Woah..." the group gasped in shock. "You lived here for nineteen years?"

"Sure did, now hold on tightly. A bit of an odd way to get in," Hiccup warned as they nodded and Toothless led everyone inside and then landed as he got off and helped them down, then helped Emma while standing in the open area. "Stay close, easy to get lost in here with all the tunnels. Maybe I give you a tour later," he smiled beginning to lead them inside through the rock formation and into the heart of the nest which all of them looked around at everything. "Welcome to the ice nest,"

"Can I go play, Papa?" Emma asked with happy eyes to be back in the nest.

"Aren't you hungry?" Hiccup asked as she shook her head to him. "Alright. You can go play, BUT...you have to take Stingwhip with you and two fish he can cook if you do get hungry. Understand?"

"Yes, Papa! Say hi to Icefire for me!" With that, Emma darted off with Stingwhip and Windstrike in tow.

"STAY INSIDE THE NEST!" Hiccup shouted after her, he only heard a giggle and knew she was listening.

"This place is...amazing. Look at it all, was all this ice here?" Ruffnut asked.

"Oh, not at all. Icefire did it, he built this place. Come on, I'll introduce you...just don't be alarmed by how big he is, but I assure you that you're safe!" Hiccup smiled walking them towards the edge as he looked over seeing Icefire lying in the water by the waterfall. "Icefire, how you doing my friend?" The dragon lifted his head up slowly and came level with the edge while the other's widened their eyes.

"I'm doing much better thanks to you, Hiccup. I see you've brought friends," Icefire replied calmly. "Family from Berk?"

"Yeah. These are my parents, Valka and Stoick. My little sister, Hilda. Then friends my friends, Astrid, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout, and Fishlegs. Guys...this is Icefire, the Bewilderbeast and alpha species. He is the king of all dragons, and the only dragon aside from the Wooly Howl who can use ice over fire. Reynir, Emma, Selby, and me lived here under his care and command." Hiccup introduced as he offered a bow to the large dragon.

"I'm pleased you've found your family, Hiccup. It would bring your father, well, adoptive one great happiness." Icefire informed.

"Turns out that...Reynir was my grandfather on my Mother's side. She recognized his name when I told her...Talk about weird, right?" Hiccup chuckled a little.

"You will be staying on Berk then, we will come if you like. We feel it's not safe to reside in one location anymore since the hunters and trappers know where we are. Cloud Jumper, Windstrike, and a few others are willing to return with you." Icefire told him.

"They've always known where we are, Icefire," Hiccup sighed heavily, "Though, I do agree it's not safe for you all to be in one area that they know of..." he added.

"Hiccup, they can come to Berk can they not?" Stoick offered.

"Do you see how many dragons are in here, they wouldn't fit on Berk...and aside that...I worry about Red Death taking control of them. I don't know if she's stronger than Icefire and I'm not willing to risk the lives of Vikings or dragons to test it out." Hiccup mentioned.

"Not to worry about it, Hiccup. I will come with you and so will a few others. Now enough of that, where is the little one! I must wish her happy birthday," Icefire stated.

"She's playing down there with the baby dragons," Hiccup pointed as he moved towards where his old home was and looked at it sealed off with ice. "Toothless, blast it." his dragon charged a blast and fired it at the ice as it created a hole to crawl through, Hiccup did so as the others followed him in.

"Where's this?" Astrid asked calmly as Hiccup lit a few torches.

"My house, well, the one Mom's father built years ago when he came here. Main area right here with a view to the nest out there. Those three rooms are mine, Reynir's and Emma's. Over there is the forge, supply and food storage. Oh, and...down that way is the hot springs." Hiccup explained.

"You have a hot spring here?" Astrid asked.

"Doesn't...everyone? Need a place to bathe and the Scauldons give it a warm up when one of us is about to use it," Hiccup smiled while filing through a few chests.

"That's pretty cool," Fishlegs beamed.

"One of the reasons I love this place so much, it has everything you need to survive." Hiccup replied as he moved to his bedroom and they followed to watch him throw a few more things into a bag. Hiccup did start filing through another chest and pulled out a big book with the symbol of a Night Fury on the front cover. "Aha, there it is...My book of dragons. Definitely not leaving it behind," he stated placing it in his bag along with more clothes from the closet, light armor, and then closed the bag up leaving it in the main area on the couch. Next, he went to Emma's room to pack up the rest of her things, and then he went to Reynir's room to collect those valuables. "There, that's everything to take back to Berk..."

"Papa!" Emma called rushing into the main area and jumping in his arms.

"Emma, where have you been playing because you need a bath..." Hiccup sighed.

"I fell in the mud..." she mumbled as Hiccup chuckled a little grabbing a towel and change of clothes for her.

"Let's go get a bath and then you and I can visit Mama and Pappy, okay?" Hiccup suggested as she nodded to him. "If you wanna see the springs, now is your chance." he added as they nodded to him and followed him down the tunnels, it was easy to know when they were there by the steam emitting from the room. "Here it is," he said while a Scauldron came over to him, "Hey there, Scauldy. Give it a warm up for me?" the dragon nodded and then not more than ten seconds later, he placed his head in the water and released the water from his mouth as it began smoking and steaming in the small water filling hole.

"That's awesome," Snotlout said as Hiccup checked the water, it was the temperature he liked but too hot for Emma. Hiccup grabbed a bucket from the side and filled it with cooler water from the pump before adding it to the spring, then he did this two more times as the water evened out. Toothless raised his wings as Hiccup helped Emma get undressed and then placed her in the water on the small ledge so she wouldn't be too far in, after that he took off his armor, boots, and shirt before getting in too.

"You can lower them bud," Hiccup said as Toothless moved off to the side and everyone could see both in the water, "Don't worry, I'm still wearing my pants in here. Emma can't bathe herself without help so I come in with her," he added.

"Makes sense." Hilda smiled.

"Come here, Em. Quick bath so we have time to eat, visit Mama and Pappy, and enjoy your birthday before nighttime. And you definitely need your hair done," Hiccup told her as Emma crawled through the water and into his lap while he began to undo the ties for it and let it all drop. He a small container on a rock shelf beside him and poured it into her hair before scrubbing it in. "Alright, dunk and shake baby girl." Hiccup smiled as Emma nodded to him as she did so and then she grabbed the soap and washed her body before rinsing that.

"All clean papa!" Emma smiled proudly, "Can we do my hair like Mama's?"

"Well, I can try. Might not be long enough yet," Hiccup told her as he grabbed the towel and stood up holding it out to shield her, Emma stood up next and Hiccup wrapped her in the towel before picking her up in his arms. It was now they could see his bare back, and the fact it was riddled with old scars.

"Hiccup...what happened to your back?" Astrid asked softly.

"Being a dragon rider makes you a lot of enemies. Been captured a few times, got beat up is all." Hiccup replied calmly.

"Those are whip marks son, whips and blades..." Stoick pointed out.

"Okay so I've been tortured a few times," Hiccup shrugged as he carried Emma out of the area with Toothless and the group following behind.

"Who did that to you?" Hilda asked.

"Drago Bludvist." Hiccup closed his eyes now.

"Never heard of him..." Valka stated.

Hiccup didn't say a word after that, reaching the main area and helping Emma get dressed, then he moved off to a side room to get himself changed and dressed. Afterward, Hiccup sit down with Emma on a stood between his legs as he began brushing through her auburn locks and detangling them. When he finished that, he pulled over a small box that had a bunch of ties and ribbons in it. Hiccup began working separating her hair into parts, then he braided the middle one and tied it at the bottom. Next he took the left side and braided it half way down and then wrapping the unbraided part around the center braid, he grabbed a small thin piece of metal that was bent and the two ends equal in length with some space between them as he pinned it in place and then he repeated this action with the right side section of hair and pinning that. Hiccup grabbed the green ribbon sitting on his leg and tied it in a bow around the two pieces that crossed over one another in the middle.

"There ya go baby girl, just like your mother use to wear her hair. And since you're four now, you get to wear something else that was Mama's. Wait here," Hiccup told her as he moved into his room and grabbed another box and set it down as he unlatched the lock on it and pulled out a black headband with metal square running through it, one circle one in the center. "This is called a Kranson and all unmarried girls wear them, this was your mother's and when she married me, we put it away for our first daughter to wear until she gets married. That daughter is you, Em. Now, there are rules with this. You can't take it off unless it's for a bath."

"Auntie Hilda, Astrid, and Ruffnut have one too!" Emma pointed out.

"That's right. Because they aren't married, only their husbands, when they get married can do that and then they'll put them away until they have their first daughter. It's different in every Tribe, but in your mother's old one, the daughter doesn't receive the Kransen until age four. Now that you're of age for it, it's time you get it. So, promise you won't take it off unless it's for bathtime?" Hiccup asked her.

"I promise, Papa. But I'll never take it off anyway because you're protective and won't let boys near me until I'm your age..." Emma mumbled as the others laugh and Hiccup placed it on Emma's head carefully then making sure it wouldn't just fall off.

"Well duh, you're my little girl. I won't let you get married until I know he's the one who makes you whole and the happiest you've ever been." Hiccup smiled, Emma giggled and hugged him tightly.

"Then I guess I'm gonna live with you forever," Emma told him.

"You'll meet that guy one day. But there is no rush on it, now, let's go visit Mama and Pappy." Hiccup told her as he stood up and took her hand to lead her down to the main nest. Stoick, Valka, and the others followed him unsure to come or not since this seemed like a private matter between them to visit Selby's grave. However, they didn't just want to stay alone either so they'd be quiet and give the father and daughter some time. And then afterwards, it would be time to celebrate Emma's fourth birthday!