"What are you all doing here?..." Astrid asked gently as she put her bag down with the folder she'd been carrying.

"There was a fire at the school and it was pretty bad so they sent everyone home. Thought we'd come check on you guys." Elsa said softly.

"Didn't we say no unannounced visits after the last time you all showed up without us knowing..." Hiccup remarked crossing his arms over his chest with a brow arched.

"Sorry...but we saw your dads here so we thought you were home. They let us in." Heather added now. Hiccup rolled his eyes as Astrid yawned a bit and sat down on the couch. "How'd the appointment go?" She asked next.

"Really well. Have to go back in a few weeks. Said the baby is doing great and everything looks great." Astrid said gently.

"That's great. So you guys are keeping the baby for sure then?" Anna smiled wide. Astrid and Hiccup nodded smiling.

"Yep and we're staying right here at the house. Me and Astrid are gonna share the big room and give the baby my old room." Hiccup said to them as his eyes caught his father who was just standing by the window. "Babe, you okay in here? I need to...talk to dad for a sec." Hiccup asked her.

"Yeah. I'm okay. I'm gonna make some lunch...when you get back can we tell everyone the good news?" Astrid whispered to him. Hiccup kissed her cheek with a nod.

"Of course. If you need me...call for me. I'll be right outside." Hiccup said, Astrid gave a nod as Hiccup moved beside his father. "We need to talk, now dad." Hiccup said in a firm tone. Stoick nodded and followed him outside and they walked away so they couldn't be heard. Neither of them said anything at first, Hiccup stood with his arms crossed again. "Were you ever going to tell me that mom was sick before I was born..." Hiccup asked him.

"Oh Hiccup, you were so young back then and when we lost your mother...I just couldn't find the heart to tell you..." Stoick said finally.

"Dad you could of literally told me whenever...I'm 18. You understand this means mom could of passed it to me! Or I could of passed it to my child! I had to find out at my wife's intake appointment!" Hiccup snapped.

"I'm sorry Hiccup...I'm so sorry..." Stoick looked at him sadly.

"Is that why I spend so much time in the doctors when I was younger to make sure I didn't get it!" Hiccup yelled now. Stoick didn't say anything and Hiccup narrowed his eyes angrily. Then he saw the sadness in his father's eyes and took a step back as his eyes widened, "No...No, dad no..." Hiccup stumbled a bit.

"Hiccup...you did get it son..." Stoick looked at him.

"I had...Oh gods...I can't even...WHY WOULDN'T YOU TELL ME SOMETHING LIKE THIS!" Hiccup yelled out angrily, this got the attention of the people in the house, they were watching from the windows and door.

"Hiccup please...it was a very long time ago...You had a very early life, your mother and I didn't think you'd make it...You have no idea of what happened...please calm down..." Stoick pleaded, Hiccup backed away from him shaking his head now.

"You've hid this from me...for 18 years...This is...my life dad! Why would you...Ugh! I can't even believe you right now!" Hiccup growled out. "Tell me everything...now." Hiccup ordered him. Stoick sighed.

"Your mother had cancer when we met that day in the match...she was in remission and had been for a few months. We got together shortly after and then 6 months after getting together, she got pregnant with you..." Stoick began, Hiccup only crossed his arms still waiting for the rest. "You were born at 6 ½ months, Hiccup. Your mother's cancer jumped from 3 to 5 and it was killing her while she was pregnant with you we had no choice but to induce labor early of we could of lost you both...your chances of survival were at their lowest, you were such a tiny baby...Once your mother gave birth to you, they started her on the medication hoping to put her back in remission...It hurt me, every day having to see you in a plastic box hooked up to so many tubes and wires...your mother was stuck in a hospital bed too." Stoick explained.

"Okay, I get it...I was born early to save me and mom...What does it have to do with me getting it. That's what I want to know..." Hiccup stated firmly, although hearing the truth was something he would of asked for sooner or later, he wanted the answer now.

"Hiccup...don't ask me to tell you what happened...you don't understand how hard it was for me! Please don't ask me to tell you!"Stoick begged him now.

"Oh I'm not asking anymore. I'm demanding, I want the truth dad. All of it..." Hiccup said in a cold voice.

"It took months for you to be healthy enough to come home son...Your mother's cancer slowed, almost stopped growing once she was on the medication and no longer pregnant. We were so relieved, the doctors actually said she'd live a long while...but then...when you were 3 ½...we started seeing the signs on your body...and the doctors diagnosis was that you got what your mother did. That's why she was okay...because it passed to you...The doctors said you wouldn't make it to your 4th birthday..." Stoick looked down closing her eyes. "We were given one option for you to live...And it was the hardest decision your mother and I ever had to make..." Stoick added as tears formed in his eyes.

"Well I lived, so obviously you took it..." Hiccup grumbled.

"Your mother...is what saved your life, Hiccup." Stoick said looking at him as Hiccup's eyes widened now.

"Wh–what are...you saying..." Hiccup asked as his tone became shaky. He had an awful feeling about what his father was going to tell him, something that was making him feel sick to his stomach.

"Once your mother was no longer pregnant, her body began fighting back the cancer...making what it needed to win. But when you got sick and were going to die...the doctors gave her a choice, a very hard choice. The doctors could extract what they needed to save your life from your mother...but at the price of her shortening her own life. The choice was to save you or herself...As much as it killed me to know what your mother was going to do...I supported her choice. A week later, it was done. You started getting better almost instantly...Your mother was okay for a while...and then...when you turned 4...it happened. Your mother went to the doctor and they told her that she was getting weaker and the cancer was growing again, and much faster than before. That's the day they told her had 3 years left. She was stage 3...and then in those 3 years, to stage 5...she knew doing it would kill her but she didn't care as long as you lived...Your mother saved your life, Hiccup...by sacrificing her own." Stoick finished now.

"No...no no no...that's not...Dad...no...Sh–she...Oh Gods..." Hiccup stumbled back again nearly tripping as he felt tears forming. Stoick tried to reach for him but he backed away.

"Hiccup...please! This is why...I didn't tell you...You were never supposed to know you had cancer...and that what your mother did cured you fully..." Stoick panicked.

"Sh–she died...for m–me to l–live..." Hiccup stammered trying to process it all, when it sunk in after a few seconds he collapsed to the ground on his knees. His fist slammed in to the ground angrily as tears fell from his eyes. "No...no no...it's not...it's not true...it ca–can't be..." Hiccup forced out.

"I'm so sorry son..." Stoick cried as Astrid and the others came out now to see the scene before them.

"What happened!" Astrid said quickly as she knelt beside Hiccup with her hands over him comfortingly but Hiccup moved away from her, he kept his face turned and hidden from her as there were silent sobs. "Hiccup..." Astrid whispered out.

"I–I...I need to leave for a while..." Hiccup choked out to her.

"Hiccup...what is...going on?...Talk to me please..." Astrid asked putting her hand on his arm. Hiccup faced her slowly as he kissed her forehead slowly before pulling away.

"I will...just not...right now...Please Astrid..." Hiccup said softly. Astrid was worried, it was written all over her face but she could also see Hiccup's face. Full of hurt and pain, tears still falling silently from his eyes. Astrid knew Hiccup was a man of his word and if he said he'd tell her later, then he would. Astrid nodded to him as she took a step back towards her friends.

"Be safe..." Astrid said to him. He gave a nod as he whistled for Toothless who came beside him quickly, clearly worried and not understanding what was going on.

"Hey bud...ca–can you take me somewhere?..." Hiccup asked him, Toothless nodded with his head as he licked Hiccup's face and nuzzled against him purring. Hiccup tried to smile at him as Toothless lowered a bit and Hiccup climbed on opening his tail and taking off in to the sky, gone at top speed. Astrid looked at Stoick now, he looked as upset as Hiccup did only far more guilty.

"Everyone back inside...Weather says there's a big storm coming." Elsa called to the group.

"Th–the we have to get Hiccup too, he can't fly in that!" Stoick said quickly.

"Hiccup can take care of himself. Toothless wouldn't let anything hurt him. Back inside and we'll hunker down." Astrid ordered them. Without more of a fuss, everyone agreed and made their way back in the house as the winds began to pick up and the clouds rolled in with booms of thunder and strikes of lightening. After getting a good listen to the weather it was determined that the storm was much bigger, having gone from simple rain to a tropical storm and finally 2 hours later, a category 1 hurricane.

The group didn't have much choice, they all moved to the basement. It was finished and furnished with a stock of food, blankets, cots, lanterns, flashlights, and more. As Astrid looked around she understood that Hiccup knew hurricane season was coming and took it upon himself to get things ready in the basement. She found herself smiling, he really did think of everything but now she was worried for him. Hiccup and Toothless weren't back and there was no answer on his cell phone, or a signal in which to keep trying.

"Hey Astrid, it'll be okay...Hiccup is probably just taking cover somewhere with Toothless..." Ruffnut said walking over to her worried friend.

"I can't help it Ruff...He was really upset when he left, and now in this storm and he's not answering..." Astrid sighed heavily.

"He's okay. Hiccup is a survivor, and he always has been." Stoick finally broke from his silence as they turned to him curiously now.

"What does that mean?" Astrid asked now. "He was talking to you before he flew off Stoick, what happened..." Astrid stated. It was then the lights went out. "Crap...Pinky, Sharpshot can we get a little light?" Astrid asked gently knowing the dragons were down there with them. Sharpshot opened his mouth igniting a flame in it as Astrid found the lanterns and Pinky set them on fire.

"Hiccup will tell you when he's ready...I just hope he can forgive me..." Stoick sighed out. They all wanted answers but none wanted to push the issue, Everyone sat around quietly telling stories or resting. They'd all warned their parents where they were ahead of time before the major storm hit. There was nothing anyone could do but wait it out.

(With Hiccup and Toothless)

"This storm got bad fast...We gotta get back bud..." Hiccup said, they were above the clouds and the storm wasn't as bad that high up. "Good thing I stocked that basement when I did..." Hiccup sighed with a small smile. "Alright bud...let's ease in to it...We're gonna get thrown around pretty hard but we should be alright..." Hiccup said as Toothless gave a grunt like croon and nodded to him. Hiccup adjusted the tail and they slowly descended in to the clouds and then below them, as soon as they were under those, they had trouble flying. Toothless growled trying to fight against them but it was no easy task. "Fuck...Toothless...we gotta find shelter bud..." Hiccup was having trouble keeping his eyes open with the wind and rain.

Toothless was looking around for a spot they could take cover in but nothing. He roared to alert Hiccup who now looked as well. The wind tossed them around like a piece of paper, whipping them in all directions. A flash of lightening shot across the sky and Toothless reared to avoid them being hit but it knocked Hiccup off him. "TOOTHLESS!" He called out falling down. Toothless screeched in fear as he closed his wings and dived after his best friend, everything for Hiccup went completely black.

(The Next Day)

Everyone made their way from the basement to outside, there was so much damage and flooding. "This was bad..." Tuffnut pointed out.

"We need to find Hiccup..." Astrid said with worry.

"Maybe he made it back here. He could be in the main house or stables with Toothless. We'll try there first before calling the authorities." Stoick said firmly. They nodded and started searching the Haddock grounds for Hiccup, after 2 hours of searching there was nothing.

"He's not here...oh god he's not here...He could be hurt, lost..." Astrid cried lightly. Heather and Anna hugged her tightly as Stoick pulled out his phone and searched for a signal when he'd found one he instantly called 911.

"What is your emergency?" Asked the dispatcher.

"My son is missing. He left on his dragon just before the hurricane struck." Stoick said.

"Well I'm sure he is safe sir. Try calling the local shelters or safe houses. We've had no deaths reported as of yet. I will take down a description of him and if someone calls in, we will let you know." The dispatcher said.

"His name is Hiccup Haddock. He has forest green eyes and short auburn hair. He's about 6 foot 2 inches and weighs 140 pounds, there's also a scar on the right side of his chin maybe an inch or two long. He was riding a Night Fury. All black dragon, green eyes with black pupils and his left tail fin is a prosthetic one. The dragon responds to Toothless but is very protective of my son, if he's found do not engage with hostility..." Stoick said quickly wanting to give as much detail as possible.

"Do you know what he was last seen wearing, Mr. Haddock?" Asked the dispatcher.

"Brown pants, long sleeve green shirt and black sneakers." Stoick replied.

"If someone calls in about him, we will let you know sir." The dispatcher said.

"Thank you." Stoick sighed as they call ended. "No word yet, they will call back if someone calls in about him..." Stoick added.

"So what do we do until then?..." Eret asked.

"You kids should all be getting back to your houses." Calder stated now.

"We checked in, everyone is okay...We want to help as much as we can...and wait to find out if Hiccup's alright..." Rapunzel said gently.

"Well looks like there is some clean up to be done, and perhaps we can assist the others in the neighborhood. Astrid, being in your condition I don't want you doin anything except making sure people are okay..." Stoick stated.

"Yes Stoick..." Astrid replied with a nod. For the next few hours they cleaned up the yard and made their way around the neighborhood to check on people and helping where they could, all still nervously waiting for a word on Hiccup.

(With Hiccup)

God his head hurt, and his eyes were sensitive to the blinding lights overhead. He was laying down, in a bed. There was a beeping sound in his ears as he tried to get his eyes to focus. "Oh good, you're finally starting to wake up. Gave us a bit of scare there when you were brought in. How do you feel young man?" Asked a woman.

"Wh–where...am I?" Hiccup asked softly.

"In the hospital." She replied gently. Hiccup's eyes snapped open as he looked around, oh he was in the hospital. He recognized it right away.

"What...happened to me?" Hiccup asked seeing her beside him writing things down on a chart.

"A very nice couple found you outside their house during the storm. They said you were wrapped up in your dragon's legs and wings to keep you shielded from the storm. He was very protective of you but they insisted to him that they wanted to help. They kept you at their house until the storm lightened up then brought you in here." The nurse explained. Hiccup's eyes widened now. That was right, he and Toothless were caught in the hurricane. Hiccup had fallen and blacked out. Where was Toothless, was he okay.

"Wh–where's...Toothless...where's...my dragon!" Hiccup asked quickly sitting up in bed looking around.

"Sir, please calm down. Your dragon is sitting outside safely, unfortunately he cannot come inside the hospital." The nurse said trying to push Hiccup back down.

"No, I need to see him...we're on the first floor right...l–let me open the window...I just want to see him... please..." Hiccup asked pleadingly. The nurse sighed and opened the window slightly. "Toothless!" Hiccup called out, in a minute flat the black dragon came to the window crooning with worry. "It–it's okay Toothless...I'm okay, we'll go home soon...I promise." Hiccup said softly to calm him down.

"He's been a good dragon since you got here last night. You came in around 6. Is there...anyone we can call for you? You didn't have any ID..." The nurse asked.

"Call my fa—wife. Call my wife, Astrid Haddock. Her number is 033-617-2010..." Hiccup stated, the nurse nodded and headed out of the room shutting the door. Toothless warbled at him sadly. "Its okay Toothless...I'm okay...What happened last night...I remember falling off you but...nothing else..." Hiccup asked him. He couldn't put it together, the lightening flashed and then he fell off. He called out for Toothless and then slipped in to unconsciousness when Toothless dove after him. Hiccup tried to move his legs so he could get out of the bed and go over to Toothless and that's when he noticed it. Something was off, literally. Hiccup pulled back the blankets and looked down as his mouth opened in shock, Toothless crooned with his eyes closed and looking down.

Hiccup's foot was gone. He left foot was gone from the middle of the calf and down. It wasn't in a cast or bandaged, just the stump visible already closed and healed. Hiccup looked over at Toothless now, why did he look guilty? Then something the nurse had said came to mind. She'd said that he was wrapped in Toothless's legs and his wings were keeping him shielded from the hurricane. Had Toothless grabbed him and they crashed to the ground? Hiccup didn't understand. "Too–Toothless...bud...what happened? Di–Did you save me?" Hiccup asked him. Toothless knew Hiccup wouldn't understand him but he had to make him understand.

Toothless nodded to the original question that he in fact saved Hiccup when he fell off his back. Toothless raised his paw pointing at Hiccup, then slowly lowered it. Hiccup took a guess that Toothless was showing when Hiccup had fallen off him. Toothless pointed at himself and made his other paw follow the one which he was using to gesture was Hiccup. Okay? So Toothless dove after him, he knew that already. Toothless then lowered his mouth and took a bite at his hand, the one using to represent Hiccup. Toothless paws collided then he brought his wings around his two front paws. That's when Hiccup understood.

Toothless dove after Hiccup, and to catch him bit his leg, then he wrapped his wings around them both for safety. Toothless then showed Hiccup his mouth with the blast in it then showed his tongue and motioned to his leg. Hiccup's eyes widened slightly. Toothless had more than saved him from falling, he'd also singed where the bite was to stop the bleeding and close the wound, then licked it where his saliva had healing properties. Toothless saved his life from falling and bleeding out. Knowing this, Hiccup didn't care he'd lost his leg, his best friend saved his life. Though the two couldn't speak the same language, Hiccup and Toothless could understand one another. "You're amazing bud...thank you." Hiccup whispered softly.