That next morning Hiccup was already in the ring with Toothless waiting for his father and the other teens who had been more than thrilled to find out Hiccup was going to teach their dragon training class by teaching them how to actually train dragons. Hiccup was tiredly leaning against Toothless with his eyes closed and arms over his chest and stomach, pretty much asleep when Stoick and the teens arrived. "Is he...sleeping?" Snotlout asked.

"Looks that way...should we wake him up?" Astrid asked. Toothless nudged Hiccup's face a little and he woke up slowly, he saw that the others had arrived and stood up slowly stretching his arms up with a yawn. "Tired babe?" Astrid asked him with a giggle, Hiccup hugged her and kissed her forehead.

"I didn't go to bed until 4am, so yes I am a little tired." Hiccup shrugged slightly, "How are you feeling today?" Hiccup asked her.

"Great actually, I managed to keep my breakfast down." Astrid blushed a little.

"Well if you start feeling sick again, I want you to sit out. Okay? Promise?" Hiccup said.

"Yes sir." Astrid kissed his cheek.

"So why were you up so late anyway?" Fishlegs asked.

"I'll show you. Toothless?" Hiccup grinned a little while Toothless stood up and fired a blast to the gate lever and made it slam down keeping them all inside. This made them a little nervous, "I was up most of the night searching for wild dragons for you to train and I've got them in the pens right now. I don't want them running away." Hiccup stated.

"Are you gonna teach us to fly them?" Snotlout asked.

"We'll see. I was assigned this job to teach you how to train them, not ride. I ride Toothless because he needs me to fly..." Hiccup told them.

"Fair enough. So..what kind of dragons are we working with?" Astrid asked him calmly.

"Glad you asked...Get back against the wall and whatever you do...Do Not...pull your weapons. They'll see it as a threat and start attacking." Hiccup warned, the others quickly nodded as Hiccup pulled the lever releasing all the doors as the 6 dragons burst forward snarling and growing angrily. Hiccup snapped his fingers as Toothless fired two blasts now and made the dragons stop while Hiccup moved in front of them with his hands up. "Easy boys and girls, they won't hurt you...I promise. Trust me..." Hiccup soothed.

The dragon began to calm and settle down, Hiccup faced the group now. "Training starts now. Step forward slowly." Hiccup calmly waving his hand for them to come forward. Stoick and the others walked away from the wall, now standing 2 feet away from a monstrous nightmare, a gronckle, a hideous zippleback, and a 2 deadly nadders. "Alright first things first trainees...to train a dragon you have to trust them. I'm gonna pair you up with a dragon, and for the duration of training...its who you're working with." Hiccup stated.

"Aye sir." They replied.

"Good." Hiccup said as he took Astrid's hand and brought her before a blue and yellow nadder. "She won't hurt you, just relax." He told Astrid who now nodded. Hiccup then brought Stoick to the other nadder which was purple and blue. Hiccup put Snotlout in front of a red and orange nightmare, Fishlegs with a brown gronckle, and finally the twins in front of a green, red, and yellow zippleback.

"Are Tuff and I sharing a dragon?" Ruffnut asked.

"Yes. These are the only dragons I could get on short notice...Work with me. Alright, now you'll noticed these dragons seems hesitant and scared. Is because the sense that you are as well, they fear you'll hurt them with your weapons so right now I want you to slowly reach for your weapons without looking away from the dragon in front of you and toss them away towards the ring edge." Hiccup ordered.

"A–are you sure about this, Hiccup?" Snotlout asked.

"Do you trust me?" Hiccup asked now with his hands on his hips. They nodded, "Then do as I say." Hiccup mumbled. Slowly but surely, everyone removed their weapons and tossed them out of reach. "Now you see they've settled a little, however trust runs both ways. You've shown them you wont hurt them. Now you have to trust they won't you." Hiccup said smiling.

"And how do we do that?" Stoick asked.

"U–uh Hic–Hiccup...I don't think this dragon likes me very much..." Snotlout whimpered, Hiccup look over to see the nightmare he'd put Snolout in front of flamed up and rather angry. Hiccup now walked over and put his hand out to the nightmare.

"You're scared, and he knows it. You don't trust him. This is key to dragon training people...No fear and absolute trust." Hiccup reminded as he looked at the nightmare and put his hand left hand out slowly. "Hey...hey...its okay. Its okay." Hiccup said gently to the nightmare, the flame lightened to nothing as the nightmare sniffed his hand curiously. "See there ya go big guy...I'm not gonna hurt you. Neither will Snotlout, he's a sarcastic roughian but he won't hurt you." Hiccup chuckled as the dragon's eyes moved to look at Snotlout now.

"Woah..." The other gasped, even Stoick was shocked to see Hiccup calm down a nightmare just by talking to it.

"Talk to him, Snotlout. Show him you want to be his friend. Be calm, and don't be afraid." Hiccup whispered.

"Yo–you want me to talk to h–him?" Snotlout asked with wide eyes, Hiccup nodded. "Alright um...What do...I say to a dragon?..." Snotlout asked.

"Doesn't matter what you say as long as its friendly and calm. Why don't you try...telling him its okay and you won't hurt him, that you want to be his friend...give him a name. Assure him he can trust you." Hiccup offered.

"H–hi there...uh...I–I'm not gonna hurt you...Its...okay, I promise. A–and you know...you need a name so...lets call you...Hookfang. Th–think we can...be friends?" Snotlout asked, the nightmare's eyes went from slits to dilated now and calmer.

"Good...now give me your left hand. Don't be scared, and trust him as you trust me." Hiccup said, Snotlout felt Hiccup raise his left hand up and put the palm out towards Hookfang slowly, finally moving his own hand away from the dragon's snout and replacing it with Snotlout's hand. Hookfang began purring contently.

"This feels...weird..." Snotlout laughed a little, "S–so he...trusts me?" Hiccup nodded now.

"Yep, what you feel is the bond between you and Hookfang. Its like what Toothless and I have, Hookfang will always be your friend and have your back. You'll understand his noises, and eyes. You may not hear him talk but you'll understand what it means." Hiccup smiled.

"Its so cool..." Snotlout gasped.

"I know, alright...now the rest of you. I want you to do the same thing Snotlout did...be calm, friendly, and unafraid. Talk to the dragon in front of you...The zippleback is a boy, the gronckle is a girl, Astrid your nadder is a girl and she's the one who I let go that day in the ring. She sticks around to make sure I'm safe. Her name is Stormfly, or that's what I call her anyway. And dad yours is a boy. Talk to them and give them a name, then use your dominant hand to put out with the palm up. If their nose presses to your palm then they've accepted you as friends and partners. And Ruff, Tuff. You each get a head. Ruff yours will be the one on the right, Tuff yours is the left. It might a one dragon but the two heads have their own personality." Hiccup instructed.

This took a while to do, close to an hour. Astrid and Fishlegs bonded right away to Stormfly the nadder and Meatlug the gronckle. Ruffnut had bonded with Barf, the name of the dragon head she was given. Stoick and Tuffnut were having trouble but eventually got it. However, Stoick didn't bond to the nadder but it did give his trust. "How come this nadder didn't bond with me like the other dragons did to the teens?" Stoick asked.

"Well from what I understand dad, bonding is between a dragon and the human. It's a connection...like that the two are supposed to work together. This nadder might just not be your bonded dragon, doesn't mean its not out there but the nadder gave you his trust so that's enough for now." Hiccup smiled.

"Works for me. So what's next?" Stoick asked.

"That's it for today. You've bonded, given one another trust, and named them. That took about two hours to do and its now time for a break." Hiccup replied.

"So what do we do with these guys?" Snotlout asked.

"Nothing, their gonna follow you around like Toothless does with me." Hiccup yawned.

"You look tired babe. Maybe you should take a nap?" Astrid suggested to him.

"Yeah, I just might do that. How you feeling?" Hiccup asked.

"Good right now. So...same time tomorrow?" Astrid asked, Hiccup nodded to her. After that, the dragons followed their human out of the ring while Hiccup got on Toothless and returned to the cove where he almost immediately went right to sleep in his makeshift home. It had been a successful day, dragon training was actually fun and he loved it more so because he was entrusted to do it, to be the teacher. It was a good feeling.

(2 Weeks Later)

Training was going good, the teens loved the bond they had with their dragons but today Hiccup just wasn't all there for it. He was in the ring first as always waiting on the others and he felt just awful. Stoick and the teens arrived with their dragons ready for another lesson but they noticed Hiccup's pale face and the face he looked miserable. "Son, are you alright?" Stoick asked him.

"No, I'm not...I feel terrible. Class is cancelled today..." Hiccup groaned tiredly.

"What's ailing ya?" Stoick questioned stepping towards him.

"Stay back...I don't want to get you sick dad...Go on home guys, I'm going to the cove to sleep this off...I guess I caught what you had babe." Hiccup chuckled as he got on Toothless.

"Feel better babe." Astrid said softly. Hiccup nodded and headed back towards the cove with Toothless.

"So now what do we do?" Snotlout asked.

"Well if Hiccup is sick then I'm going to take the chance to search for the nest. You kids are welcome to come, having some trainers on our side might help with the dragons we face when we get near Helheims gate." Stoick offered.

"Right-o sir. We'll pack up and meet you on the docks." Tuffnut saluted and with that sure enough they left their dragons in the ring with some fish as they left to pack their things for the trip.

(The Cove)

Hiccup hit his bed and fell right to sleep instantly. He didn't know why he was sick, but he had an awful feeling about today. Something wasn't right, he could feel it. Something big was going to happen, the fact he was sick made it worse because he wasn't up to par to deal with anything big. He only prayed there was no raid tonight, but he knew for now sleep was best and he'd just monitor everything else. Toothless laid beside his friend on his rock and went to sleep as well.

(Docks)

Stoick was already aboard the ship when the teens arrived with their bags. They boarded as Stoick raised his hand, "Set sail. We head for Helheims gate." Stoick ordered With that the ships began sailing West towards Helheims gate, everyone hoping they found something or it turned out differently since Stoick and the teens knew how to train dragons now of course none of them knew about the queen only Hiccup did and currently he was on Berk sleeping off his sudden sickness.

A few hours later everyone was just sitting around while the ship sailed through the water, Astrid was feeling sick as hell and sitting near the edge of the ship incase she threw up. "You don't look so good, Astrid." Fishlegs pointed out.

"I don't feel so good, Fishlegs...I felt fine this morning." Astrid mumbled weakly.

"Well we can't turn back so when we hit land, you can just rest on the ship." Stoick informed her, she nodded and closed her eyes to try and take a few deep breaths to settle the nausea though it wasn't working as well as she's hoped it would. She looked around to see people talking among themselves about life on Berk, how their families were doing. Astrid smiled a bit, she couldn't wait for the day her and Hiccup started a family of their own, she knew that he was the one she'd marry. They'd always planned it that way since they were kids so there was no reason to change it now, she loved him with her everything.

"Arvid, what were you telling me this morning at breakfast before the chief pulled us away for another nest search?" Said one man now.

"Right! Almost forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me, Colden. As I was saying, you know how Helga's been sick this past week, going on two now?" Arvid smiled, this got Astrid's attention since she had been sick for a few weeks herself so she quietly listened in.

"Yeah, I remember. She go see Gothi finally? Stubborn wife you got my friend." Colden replied with a laugh.

"Well she didn't go see Gothi, I made Gothi come to the house. And...turns out my wife is with child!" Arvid said happily.

"Congratulations! I know you two have been trying for a few months, that's really good for you. How'd Gothi tell, hand on the belly as always?" Colden asked now.

"She watched Helga's symptoms. Constant nausea, fatigue, sore breasts, can't handle certain smells, couldn't sleep comfortably...oh and the throwing up. Gothi had said those were basic, early symptoms of pregnancy. That and Helga's already got a little bump right here." Arvid exclaimed motioning to a place on his lower abdomen.

"That's great, Arvid. So how far along is she?" Colden smiled.

"Gothi thinks 5 weeks, judging from when we actually you know did the deed. I guess when a woman conceives she doesn't get symptoms until 4 weeks at least after conception. I guess you're not considered pregnant until two weeks after doing it since it takes time for fertilization, implantation, and what not. I don't know how we both missed the no period, moodiness, and spotting in the beginning." Arvid shrugged.

"Well I'm happy for ya my friend, looks like we'll be having a child blessing in 8 months! Chief should be happy about that." Colden chuckled. It was this conversation that made Astrid's eyes widen, she zoned out on the rest of what they were talking about now in her own thoughts. Astrid was thinking about her own illness and began to think back on the last few weeks. She couldn't be...pregnant could she? Her eyes slowly fell to her belly, it was bigger. She was slim, and if she was she was already showing.

'Okay Astrid calm down...think about it. What symptoms have you had the last few weeks...Nausea, fatigue, moody, can't sleep comfortably, definite throwing up...' Astrid thought to herself as she tried to remember anything else Arvid said about his wife's symptoms to compare it to. There was the bump, sore breasts which she didn't have but he also said smell sensitivity. There had been a few instances where she couldn't handle the smell of certain things and it made her want to throw up. But what else had Arvid said? Spotting and...Astrid's mouth hung open in shock now. Missed period. She hadn't gotten hers since a week before Hiccup's 16th birthday party when they made love.

"Astrid?...You alright over there?" Ruffnut asked curiously. Without warning, Astrid got to her feet and threw up over the edge of the boat, retching and heaving heavily. Ruffnut walked over and rubbed her back a little, looking concerned towards Stoick and the other teens. Even a few people on the ship were worried about her, they knew she'd been sick for a few weeks.

Astrid couldn't process it all, she'd missed her period, she never got it last month. When did her and Hiccup make love, the night of his birthday party. The timing fit perfectly between when they had sex the first time to now with her symptoms and belly size. 'O–oh Gods...I–I'm...preg...nant...' Astrid thought trying to recover from shock, she'd thankfully stopped throwing up now but she needed to get back to Berk. She had to talk to Hiccup, he needed to know now.

"I'm worried about this illness, Astrid. You've been sick for almost 4 weeks...have you been to Gothi yet?" Stoick asked, Astrid shook her head slowly plopping down on the boat deck. "When we get back, I'm orderin ya to go. Understand?" Stoick said firmly.

"Ye–yes sir..." Astrid replied. She sat there quietly letting this news sit with her, she was 15 and pregnant. 15, almost 16 and pregnant with her and Hiccup's child. How was she going to tell him? How was he going to take it? How were they going to tell Stoick and her parents she was pregnant because Hiccup and her had sex on his birthday?! She was getting a headache already, would Hiccup even want a baby right now? Suddenly she felt the ship reach land and everyone looked towards the island shrouded in fog and ash.

"We found it...we're here. The nest of the dragons..." Stoick whispered with a grin almost. After years of searching they'd found it. Astrid didn't like this, something was wrong with this place. It was the dragons nest for sure but there was more, it couldn't of been as simple as this. Worry began to rise in her chest as she put her hands on her belly out of instinct. Her clothes hid the bump well which is probably why no one had asked her about her sudden weight gain.

'Oh Hiccup...I wish you were here right now...' Astrid thought, though it was more of a prayer. Instantly Stoick began giving orders to prepare catapults and weapons. Astrid slowly made her way off the boat and looked at the mountain, it was a volcano. Something was very off about this, why hadn't they been attacked yet? Stoick said they were always attacked before they reached land and were forced to turn back.

(Berk)

Hiccup woke up slowly, he'd been sleeping for a few hours because the suns positioning changed. Given by guess it was around 2pm. He got out of his bed and stretched, he felt a little better thankfully. Perhaps all he needed was a little more sleep, he'd been up late working on a strategy to take on the queen and keep the villagers on Berk instead of searching for the nest. Toothless came over and licked his cheek, then started to write in the dirt. "How do you feel?" Hiccup shrugged a little. "Better than before that's for sure. Anyone come by?" Toothless shook his head. "Well lets go pay them a visit them." Hiccup chuckled as he got on Toothless's back and they headed towards the village.

As soon as he arrived he felt something was off. The dragons for training were all laying in the ring with the gate closed, and the village was pretty close to abandoned. Hiccup saw one villager and flew over quickly landing to cut him off. "Hey Birger, where is my dad, Gobber, or...anyone for that matter?" Hiccup asked.

"Oh right, they said you didn't feel good. They left on a nest search about 2 hours ago, your dad took the teens too incase they could train the dragons there to leave Berk alone." Birger replied. Hiccup felt his heart stop almost, his dad, Gobber, Astrid, and the others were looking for the nest?

"What way did they go!" Hiccup ordered quickly with fear.

"We–West towards Helheims gate..." Birger said backing up a little.

"Fuck! I want you to get anyone else able to leave the island and round up whatever ships are left. I want all of you headed West to this location as soon as possible. I'm flying ahead...Gods I just hope I'm not too late." Hiccup said panicked handing Birger a map with the nest's location on it.

"B–but Hiccup...were is this place?" Birger asked.

"It's the dragons nest...I found 3 weeks ago with Toothless...And before you say anything, I didn't tell anyone because there is a dragon the size of a mountain living in the volcano there. They can't beat her, she's the queen. She controls the raids, for the dragons to bring her food or be eaten themselves. Please Birger...If we don't get there...they are all going to die. Do you understand me. I'm acting chief when my father is away...this an order!" Hiccup demanded.

"Right away, Hiccup." Birger nodded, Hiccup jumped on Toothless's back and they sped off as fast as they could go.

"Hurry bud...as fast as you can go..." Hiccup pleaded with worry.

(The Nest)

"On my signal..." Stoick announced raising his hand, then closing it to a fist. In that about 10 catapults fired boulders towards the mountain, they hit cracking it open. It was silent a few moments then all the dragons emerged from the holes made and flew off in massive groups. The Vikings tried to hit them and train them but they just flew out of sight.

"Is that it?" Gobber asked in surprise.

"It can't be..." Astrid breathed out, the fear was still there. Something wasn't right, it was wrong. Very wrong. Suddenly the mountain began to crack around the sides and a massive roar was heard making everyone freeze almost. Rising from the carona of the mountain was a large dragon with 6 years, head frill, cubbed tail, and 4 legs. It was gray with some color on it.

"Odin help us..." Stoick said with wide eyes.

"Beard of Thor what is that?" Gobber asked now as people began to back up towards the ships. The dragon emerged fully and roared out preparing to fire its blast, everyone shielded themselves waiting for it but out of the silence and fear, a loud voice was heard.

"FIRE!" And then there was a blast of purple from behind the dragon forcing it to shake its head and focus again. As the villagers looked, they saw Hiccup fly around from behind the dragon and land in front of Stoick.

"Hiccup!" They cheered.

"What are you doing here son? How'd you know where we were?" Stoick asked quickly.

"It doesn't matter, get to the ships and get out of here now. I'll distract her..." Hiccup said firmly.

"You're not facing THAT alone, Hiccup." Stoick ordered. "How do you know it's a her...wait have you known about this dragon and the location of the nest...How could you not tell me!" Stoick boomed.

"Dad, you don't understand...you can't win this one. Yes...I've known about the nest, I found it 3 weeks ago by accident...Its why I've been holding off your searches by using the dragon training as an excuse..." Hiccup panted people gasped in shock at what he said. Hiccup had known about the nest and didn't tell anyone? He knew about this dragon, no one could believe it.