{Normal POV}

The entire situation had been a little crazy, but well-handled thanks to Hiccup knowing precisely what to do. Nobody expected things to go the way they had. First, Drago informed Hiccup that his mother was alive, and would take Hiccup to her if he agreed to join Drago and train his dragons. Hiccup actually contemplated the idea, just long enough to make Drago think he had won. However, such wasn't the case. Hiccup enlightened Drago that he wouldn't turn his back on his Tribe or the other ones for his mother, even knowing she is alive and well. It seemed though, Hiccup knew the entire time Drago had something else planned. And it was beginning to circulate around the village that Hiccup always intended on saying no to Drago's offer, but drew it out on purpose, then forced Drago to reveal what was really going on. In this case; it was that Drago had Valka Haddock the entire time on his lead ship, then used her to make Hiccup agree knowing he wouldn't risk his mother's life over this matter. But once more, Hiccup seemed to be one step ahead by signaling his mate, Toothless, to fire at the right moment to get Krogan and Johann out of the way, then take on Drago. The fight was simple too. Hiccup knew his actions would cause Drago to get angry and attack, so Hiccup had a hidden weapon and used it to kill Drago quickly.

Of course, there was a lot of confusion still. Hiccup passed out moments after Drago died, and Viggo clarified that it was likely due to being sick and exhausted. Toothless, Ryker, and Viggo went to Hiccup and Toothless's hut to let Hiccup rest up while everyone else had landed and formed up to question Valka on why she's been alive for twenty years, but never came back after being taken by the dragon.

"So, you've been alive all this time?" Gunnar asked.

"Why did you not return?" inquired Bertha.

"What happened when you were taken?" questioned Dagur.

"Hang on! Now, everyone just back off. I will deal with this," Stoick announced.

"No, I will," came Hiccup's voice as everyone quickly looked over to see Hiccup standing there with Toothless, Viggo, and Ryker beside him.

"Thank the Gods, you're alright, lad," Gobber breathed a sigh of relief.

"How are you awake so soon?" Heather asked.

"It's only been about five minutes. I don't know why I passed out, and it doesn't matter if I'm up now," Hiccup informed as his eyes fell on his mother. "Where are Krogan and Johann?" he asked.

"Prison hold," Viggo enlightened. "Heavily guarded and in the new Gronckle Iron cells,"

"Good. That's one thing off the list," Hiccup nodded. "Advise the Hooligans to get back to work. The day has not stopped just because of a small matter interfering, which is now handled," he told Viggo.

"Yes, Hiccup. You heard the man! Hooligan Tribe members are to return to work immediately!" Viggo called as the Hooligan Tribe began to disperse. "What of the Chieftains and their Heirs?" he inquired.

"The meeting is over, and all matters needing to be discussed are over. I have an Heir on the way, and Drago is dead. I believe it's time they return to their islands," Hiccup said.

"Now, wait just a minute; we want to know about Valka being-," Madguts began. Hiccup faced him, clearly unamused.

"And you will be well informed once I have all the information. In the meantime; you all have responsibilities to your own Tribes on your islands. Valka Haddock is a former member of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe, so this is a matter for the Chief of that Tribe. There is no need for all of you to hang around and make things more complicated. You will receive word on the situation at my leisure," Hiccup stated.

"The lad is right, this is not a matter we need to be a part of. We will all return home and await word by…Your messengers? Terror Mail?" Colden asked.

"It will be one of the two. I bid you a good day, and safe travels," Hiccup said. "Ruffnut, Tuffnut; will you see to it they have anything they need for their return trip?"

"Okay, Hiccup," Ruffnut replied as she and Tuffnut headed off, leading the Chieftains and the Heirs with their dragons to the inn to pack up.

"Anything for us, Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked.

"Help out around the village," Hiccup ordered as they nodded and flew off.

Would you like me present as well, Love? Toothless inquired.

"Of course, Toothless," Hiccup nodded. "Mother, if you would come with me, please?" Valka nodded.

"Can I…Come too?" Stoick wondered. Hiccup gave another nod as Stoick breathed a small sigh of relief.

"Do you mind if I'm at the house too? I'm feeling a bit queasy and tired," Ragna questioned.

"You live there as well, Ragna. You know you don't need permission," Hiccup reminded as Ragna nodded. Soon, the five were walking to Hiccup's house.

. . .

{Hiccup & Toothless's Hut}

Ragna went up to her room to rest while Stoick and Valka sat at the table next to one another, but Hiccup remained standing with Toothless sitting back on his hind legs next to his mate.

"Start talking, and don't leave anything out," Hiccup told her.

"I don't understand, Stoick. Why is Hiccup ordering everyone around? Didn't you say you would-," Valka began.

"I'm the Chief," Hiccup remarked as Stoick nodded to Valka.

"I named him Chief a month ago after he mated Toothless, his Night Fury. Yes, they fell in love just like others before then generations ago," Stoick explained briefly. "I'm a member of his council, and I'm sure we can…Fill you in on everything else later, but right now…I think Hiccup and I would like some answers, Val,"

"It's not a think matter, Dad. I want answers, and no one leaves this room until I get them," Hiccup demanded.

Valka closed her eyes and looked down at the table. "Berk was a land of kill or be killed, but I believed peace was possible. I tried to stop many from killing dragons, and it was an unpopular opinion. But that night, a dragon broke into the house, finding you in the cradle. I rushed to protect you, but what I saw was proof of everything I believed. Dragons weren't vicious, the one with you was gentle and intelligent. I watched the dragon play with you, and you were laughing. The cradle slipped, and his claw cut your chin. You cried and the dragon faced me, I raised the sword to protect myself but when I looked in his eyes; his soul reflected my own,"

"Is that…When I came in?" Stoick asked.

Valka nodded. "Yes. You came in, attacked the dragon, and he began to blast the house. You went to get Hiccup as the dragon neared me; he was…Smiling. The dragon grabbed me and flew off, and that was the last time I ever saw Berk until today," she explained.

"Alright, so Dad searched endlessly for you and after some time believed you were dead, and you are not. So what happened?" Hiccup inquired.

"The dragon took me Northeast of here, past the boundaries of the Archipelago. It's…About a two or three days flight. I was taken to a massive dragon nest where I met the Bewilderbeast; he's the-," Valka began.

"The king of all dragons," Hiccup said.

"Yes, that's right. Have you…met one before?" Valka asked.

"No, only heard rumors. That's what Drago wanted for his dragon army, and when Viggo and Ryker destroyed the Dragon Eye, a means of locating the king, they Drago had me captured to make me train his dragons since I stopped the raids and created peace with them," Hiccup informed. "Anyway, your story. You met the Bewilderbeast,"

"I did, and seeing all the peace in this nest; I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't want to return to Berk where it would be fighting again. I couldn't possibly go back to that life seeing everything I had, I even befriended a dragon; the one that took me. I named him Cloudjumper and learned how to ride on his back. We've…spent all this time rescuing dragons and bringing them to the sanctuary; that's what I call it at least," Valka went on.

"And your involvement with Drago?" Hiccup asked.

"Drago has been trying to build an army for years, Hiccup. We've had many run-ins because I rescued the dragons he captured. Drago needed the Bewilderbeast to train it to command the others to do what he wanted, but my Bewilderbeast was the only one I'd ever met. Drago needed to find a young one, or even an egg to achieve his goal," Valka explained.

"Let me get this straight. You weren't killed, met the Bewilderbeast, befriended a dragon, and have been rescuing dragons the past twenty years? And you didn't want to come back to Berk because of all the fighting?" Hiccup questioned. Valka nodded. "So you knew peace was possible, found it, had the means to make it stop and refused?" Valka's eyes widened a little.

"No, Hiccup that's," Valka began.

"It's precisely what it is!" Hiccup yelled. "The Bewilderbeast, a dragon who can control other ones, and you chose not to come back to rescue dragons from Drago, but not your own Tribe?" Valka bit her bottom lip now. "I was fifteen-years-old when I shot Toothless down and realized that everything we knew about dragons was wrong. My invention ripped Toothless's tail fin off, and I BUILT him a new one the requires me to be on his back to work. I befriended Toothless, bonded with him, and we defeated the source of the raids; another massive dragon called Red Death who could control dragons. I made peace without the king of dragons, so don't you dare tell me it wasn't possible for you to do the same! You were taken from Dad and me, then you CHOSE to stay away from us!" Hiccup scolded.

"Hiccup, easy son," Stoick tried.

"No! I won't be easy; she's been alive all this time and didn't come back. How are you okay with this?! I'm not…okay knowing my mother virtually abandoned us for twenty years, and the only reason she's returned now is that Drago used her against me! If not for that; I bet my goddamn life that she would still be in her nest, pretending like she doesn't have a family to come home to, like we don't matter!" Hiccup raged. "I just…can't even begin to deal with this right now. Gods, I haven't felt this…betrayed since dad told me I wasn't a Viking, and I wasn't his son, then everyone abandoned me when I showed them the truth," Hiccup walked out of the house as Toothless followed quickly.

HICCUP! Come back! Toothless called to him. Toothless caught up as Hiccup looked at him, seeing the tears starting to form. Leave Viggo in charge, and let's go. You need to get away for a little while. Hiccup nodded as he got on Toothless's back, then they located Viggo.

"Hiccup, what's wrong?" Viggo asked.

"I need some time away. Will you watch over things?" Hiccup asked.

"Of course, Chief. I have things here. You go," Viggo stated.

"Thanks. We'll be on Dragon's Edge," Hiccup informed.

"I won't say anything," Viggo assured. Hiccup nodded as Toothless darted into the sky, heading for Northeast for Dragon's Edge. Yes, Hiccup needed to get farther away than the usual Cove or Dragon Island to cope with this.

. . .

{Dragon's Edge; 34 Hours From Berk}

Everything was exactly as the riders had left it when the war with the Dragons Hunters ended a while back. Hiccup and Toothless took refuge in Hiccup's old hut, thankfully, there were still somethings they could use to stay for a while. Also, Hiccup knew where to get water and food. And if Hiccup needed anything; he knew he could grab it from surrounded islands or the Northern Markers which were West of Dragon's Edge near Caldera Cay, home to the Defenders of the Wing Tribe. Within the hut, Hiccup was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands, trying not to cry.

Hiccup, what can I do for you? Toothless asked.

"I-I don't…Know, Tooth. Gods…I just don't know to deal with this. I'm…Overjoyed she's alive, but what she did…That hurts," Hiccup admitted through the light sobs. Toothless nuzzled Hiccup's face and lifted it enough to kiss him.

I know, Love. I know it pains you, but we have the truth now. We can take some time away, and you can settle with everything. There is no use trying to make a decision when you're this upset. Viggo has things under control, and you have me to help you through this as I have with everything else. It's going to be okay. Toothless assured. Hiccup nodded, palming away his tears and hugging his mate tightly.

"Thank you, Toothless. I know I can always count on you to make me feel better," Toothless kissed Hiccup again and then crawled into the bed, wrapping Hiccup in his wings.

Rest now; it's been a long day, and you are still sick. Toothless murmured.

Hiccup laid down and relaxed some, yawning he snuggled up against his mate. "I'm nothing without you," he whispered before sleep took over. Toothless smiled as he laid his head down on his front paws.

"As am I without you," Then, Toothless allowed sleep take him as well.