Raada - Outer Rim Territories
Ahsoka POV...
I walked through the streets of Raada, waiting for the creature to come out. I wasn't disappointed.
"Jedi!" he declares, his voice harsh and echoing all around me.
I felt around with the Force, narrowing my eyes in an attempt to find him.
"You have something that I want," I said back firmly, hoping he would talk back.
If he did so it would be much easier for me to rescue Kaeden, and retrieve the crystals which sang to me, feeling so close now.
"Poor little Kaeden Larte," he said again mockingly. "So hopeful that her Jedi friend would come for her. I had to tell her that the Jedi don't have friends. Jedi don't have attachments of any kind. They're heartless and cold and don't even understand what love is."
I honed in on his location, focusing on the Force, grinning lightly to myself as I start to sense him.
"I don't know who taught you about the Jedi, but they seem to have left out a few things," I remark. "You should ask for better lessons."
I thought about Jarik, about our Force bond, and our feelings for each other, thoughts which filled my heart with giddiness and love. The creature was wrong about us.
"I told Kaeden that you weren't a real Jedi," he says mockingly. "I told her that you were probably so scared of me that you were twelve systems away and never coming back. I'm happy to be wrong!"
As soon as he said that, I sensed him jump off of the roof behind me and whipped around once he landed. Even in person I had no idea what kind of creature he really was, the typical description of gray fitting him perfectly. He was tall, and obviously very strong, wearing armor along with a helmet. However his face shield was up, which I smiled internally at. He needed to have the shield up to see me for the battle, while if necessary, I could find him blind with the Force.
The creature activated his lightsaber, which hummed dark, so different from my lightsaber crystals, which I could sense so close now! Swinging his lightsaber harshly, he attempted to slice me apart, but I dodged out of the way, clearing my mind of any distractions. He struck again, and I used my skills to predict his movements, deflecting his attacks by shoving his arms away, throwing him off balance or ducking and dodging out of the way of his blows. He grew furious, doubling his efforts even harder.
Despite his lack of finesse or true skill, he made up for it in brute strength and power. However that was all he seemed to rely on. I let him push my back, continuing to deflect or weave around his attacks before using the front step of the house behind me to leap over his head. He swung his lightsaber wildly in my direction, but missed messily. I landed in a crouch behind him, getting back into my ready stance.
"Impressive," he says.
"You're easily impressed. I'm just getting started," I reply, smirking in amusement. "I know someone who would be laughing at you right now."
He growled angrily, and my smirk fell when I sensed multiple beings approaching: stormtroopers. They must have heard or spotted our commotion, and began to line the walls around me, aiming their blasters and firing. Leaping to the side, I ducked down a side street, the red lasers hitting off of the walls while the creature followed after me. I turned around the face him, and he began to make his lightsaber spin. It was strange, but I was not intimidated. I've faced much worse than him.
"What are you?" I demand. "Who made you like this?"
"I serve the Empire," he states simply.
"Well you certainly have a sense for drama," I mutter sarcastically.
Reaching out for him, I focus on the Force, remembering my lessons that Anakin taught, my connection with the Force, my love for Jarik, our sparring sessions, and sense for the creature's balance as he moves forward to swing at me. Raising my hand, I unleash a burst of the Force, jarring his balance and hold of the lightsaber, causing him to stumble backwards, shocked at my power over him, although not yet defeated.
"I have a sense for power," he boasts. "And you do not have enough to resist me for much longer, weaponless as you are."
That was where he was so wrong. Despite not having a lightsaber, no Jedi was ever without a weapon. We carry the Force, which is greater than any blaster or lightsaber one could wield. But before I could do anything, a massive surge in the Force behind me makes me widen my eyes in shock, sensing the familiar presence of the wielder. I ducked, and the Force energy traveled over me and slammed into the creature, sending him back down the alley with a surprised and angry cry.
I turned around, and nearly cried. There was Jarik, right arm outstretched, a relieved look with tears on his smiling face, emotions bleeding wildly through our bond as we met each other's presence again for the first time in so long.
"Jarik!" I cry out out across our bond. "You found me!"
I rushed over to him and leapt into his arms, wrapping my own around his neck. He wrapped his arms around me as well and we both hugged each other tightly, unwilling to let go of each other ever again. Our emotions flowed across our bond with each other, filled with relief and pure joy. I could barely put it into words.
"Was there any doubt that I wouldn't?" he managed to say back sarcastically.
I nearly laughed and cries at the same time as I heard that, having missed his attitude so much this past year.
Jarik POV...
I couldn't express in words how overjoyed and relieved I was to have finally found Ahsoka after all this time, and it felt so good to have her in my arms again, it was just the perfect moment.
Unfortunately our reunion was broken when the Inquisitor growled, reactivating his saberstaff as he stood back up, glaring at us furiously. Ahsoka and I separated from each other, and I glared at the Inquisitor as he stepped forward, activating his blade's spinning copter feature. I pulled out my own lightsaber, preparing myself to face the Inquisitor, and defend Ahsoka with everything I had. Before I could attack however, she laid a hand on my chest to stop me from moving forward.
"Wait, this is something I have to do," she told me.
I eyed her incredulously and skeptically, but through our bond I could sense her confidence and trust in the Force, so I complied, allowing her to step forwards.
"You should have let your friend protect you girl," the Inquisitor said mockingly.
"Wasn't it you who said Jedi have no friends?" Ahsoka retorted back.
Despite the situation, I couldn't help but laugh at the comment, finding this guy to be another pushover. Certainly not as dangerous as the Grand Inquisitor. Speaking of which, he growled furiously and stepped forwards, holding his lightsabers as if to intimidate us, however we were not afraid.
When together, we were never afraid.
He continued to step forwards, and that's when Ahsoka breathed calmly, stretching out her arm towards the Inquisitor's blade, calling on the Force. Sensing her intent, the Inquisitor attempted to pull his lightsaber back, but she gently laid her fingers on the hilt. It immediately cracked at her touch, and I widened my eyes in surprise. We all could sense what was going to happen next.
She turned away quickly, and I pulled her back, wrapping my left arm around her along with part of my cloak, attempting to shield her from the blast with my body. The lightsaber exploded in a mess of light and noise, and there were bright spots in my eyes before all went quiet. I blinked furiously to get the spots out of my eyes before glancing back, seeing the Inquisitor laying on his back out in the street.
"Huh," was all I could say, rather dumbly.
Ahsoka stepped forward, staring down at him almost sadly.
"If he could fight with the face shield down, he might have survived," she said, kneeling beside him.
"Well, good thing he was just another pushover right?" I say, before noticing her sifting through the destroyed lightsaber hilt. "What are you doing?"
She pulled out two crystals from the lightsaber, and answered.
"These crystals have been singing to me," she said, touching them delicately. "They feel so familiar... I think they're meant to be my new lightsabers."
"What about your old one?" I question.
"I had to let them go. But trust me, these two crystals connect with me," she says, holding them out to me. "Can you feel them?"
I stretch out my senses and realize she's right. The crystals do sing to her, and I can feel it clear as day across our bond. When I move closer, they react to my presence as well, although not as much as they do to her. I smile to myself. They are just like her old lightsaber crystal.
Maybe we truly are a dyad in the Force, like Master Yoda theorized.
The sound of approaching Imperial's drew my attention and I looked up, sensing stormtroopers and much more approaching. I glanced down at Ahsoka at the Inquisitor's destroyed hilt, as well as the array of parts scattered in front of her.
"Well, do what you need to do. I'll distract the Imperials," I say firmly.
She looks up at me in surprise.
"What? Jarik wait, there's too many of them!" she protests. "I don't want to lose you again!"
I offer her a smirk.
"Don't worry, it'll be fun. If R5 played his part then there should be a whole mess of traps all around this place," I say mischievously, backing up. "Oh, and since you're making new ones, I hope you don't mind if I use this!"
I pulled out my lightsaber as well as Ahsoka's green one, activating both of them before running towards the approaching stormtroopers, jumping up on top of a building while she stares at me in absolute shock.
"You found my lightsaber?!" she exclaimed across the bond in stunned bewilderment.
"Sure did Sweetie Horns!" I replied happily, engaging myself in the thrill of the upcoming battle.
Leaping onto another building I spotted the platoon of Stormtroopers and got into a ready stance as they looked up at me in surprise.
"Blast him!" their commanding officer ordered.
The Stormtroopers immediately took aim and opened fire, shooting off numerous red laser bolts at me. I swung my lightsabers, deflecting the shots and sending a few back, hitting some of the troopers in return. I flipped off of the building and onto the ground, deflecting blaster bolts and quickly moving sideways before ducking down a side street. As expected, the Stormtroopers followed after me.
I grinned and pressed a button on my gauntlet once they entered the small alleyway. Immediately an explosion occurred, blasting a few troopers away with surprised and pained cries as I continued to run down another street. I don't know what Ahsoka was doing right now, rescuing that Kaeden girl or something that Senator Organa told me about, but she better finish up soon.
I continued on with my scandal, leading the stormtroopers on a desperate chase in order to catch me, blowing them up or shocking them in the different traps that R5 so gleefully set up secretly after landing. I may not enjoy his excessive glee for pranks and mischievous acts against me, but right now I was so glad that droid decided to actually put his bullcrap to good use.
"Jarik, I've rescued a friend of mine! Meet me at the main pub in the town!" Ahsoka informed me through our bond.
"Got it," I replied.
Determining where the main pub was, which was labeled as Selda's, I set off one more trap for the Imperial garrison before disappearing into a smoke bomb. Can't have the Imp's follow me to the pub now can I? Sneaking through the town, I came to a stop in front of the correct building before rushing inside to stay as hidden as possible. Immediately someone at the bar whipped around to face me and shot a blaster. I yelped and leaned my head to the side, glaring at him in bewilderment.
"Shoot my head off why don't you?" I say incredulously.
"Selda it's alright! He's a close friend of mine!" Ahsoka says placatingly.
"Who is he?" a girl with a broken arm demanded, eyeing me suspiciously.
"And what's with the weird cloak and armor get up?" a younger human girl asked, bearing a resemblance to the injured girl.
"'He' is right here you know," I say irritably, rolling my eyes.
"Jarik, this is Kaeden, Miara, and Selda," Ahsoka introduces, gesturing to each of them in turn. "Everyone, this is Jarik Shan, my best friend."
"Hello," I say, waving my hand.
"Sorry for almost blasting your head off," Selda apologizes.
Kaeden continues to stare at me with suspicious eyes, and Miara eyes me up and down weirdly.
"So, we ready to leave?" I ask Ahsoka.
"We were just about to," she replies.
"Good," I reply, listening outside. "Because things are about to get real intense in a minute."
"Why?" Miara asks in confusion.
"Evacuation. Also, Bail is coming to pick us up with a small group of rebels, so we'll be having a showdown," I inform them.
"Oh thank the Force he made it," Ahsoka said in relief, giving me a knowing look. "So, you gonna go and do your thing again?"
"You bet. I haven't had this much fun since escaping the droid army on Florrum," I joke, and she rolls her eyes.
"Only you," she mutters.
With those parting words, I activate my lightsaber and rush out the door, not missing the shocked looks at the other three send me. Once outside, I run towards where the majority of the Imperial troops would be, allowing Ahsoka to take charge of evacuating the people since she knows hem better than I do. Overhead, I notice three small starships from Bail's fleet enter the atmosphere and head for us, bringing a small smile to my face. A squad of A-Wing fighters arrive as well, making short work of the few Imperial TIE's that were flying around the town.
Approaching the main force of Imperial troops, I notice they have a few hover tanks, and some of them were gunning for the people headed towards the landing rebel ships.
Narrowing my eyes, I pull out my green lightsaber as well and head for the tanks. The Stormtroopers around them spot me, and with great alarm begin to open fire. I deflect the shots, continuing to run at them before leaping into the air, flipping over them and landing on one tank. Startled, the pilot attempts to pull a pistol on me but I use the Force to throw him out of the tank, and then slice the controls. It shuts down, and the surrounding troopers begin to bombard me with fire again.
Seeing that there are more troopers then I could deal with at the moment, I jump off of the tank and take cover behind a nearby building. One of the A-Wings gets shot down and crashes into the Imperial facility nearby, and I watch it fall sadly, mourning the pilot's sacrifice. Another A-Wing was shot as well, but the pilot managed to eject much to my relief.
Then to my surprise, another tank nearby suddenly swiveled away from me, which was confusing until I heard Ahsoka cry out.
"No!" she yelled.
The tank's turret instantly deformed as she used the Force to manipulate the metal, crushing it and rendering the tank useless. I rushed over to the spot where her cry cam from, evacuees rushing past me.
"Get to the ships, go!" I told them, moving over to where I saw Ahsoka kneeling next to someone.
He was obviously very injured, probably hit by the tank blast, and she hoisted him over her shoulder, grunting from the effort.
"Need some help?" I offer her.
"No, I've got it. We're taking off," she said, rushing for the ship nearby.
Blaster bolts whizzed by, and I turned around, deflecting the shots back at a pair of troopers, hitting them in the chest before we made it up the ramp.
"R5, we're clear. Take off and meet up with the fleet," I said through my comlink.
A few confirming beeps were my reply as we entered the hanger of the Tantive IV. On board, Kaeden and Miara screamed upon seeing the extent of Vartan's injuries. Captain Antilles was nearby and saw the problem.
"Get a medical stretcher! And get us out of here!" he ordered.
"Here, I've got him," I tell Ahsoka.
I took the guy from her shoulders and held him, my prosthetic limb providing extra support before a few people came by with a stretcher. I lowered him onto the medical stretcher, and they carried him away to get him treated properly. Ahsoka put an arm around my shoulder, sighing in exhaustion but relief. They had made it.
We had made it.
"This certainly isn't how I expected our reunion to be like," I remark.
"When does anything go like how we expect?" she asks rhetorically, and I scoff in agreement.
Kaeden then walks over, eyeing us with a strange look I can't pinpoint before she speaks again.
"So... you're a friend of Ahsoka?" she asks me.
"Yeah. We've been friends since we were three," I reply casually. "And judging from what I've seen today you two must be pretty good friends if she didn't hesitate to rescue you in a heartbeat."
Ahsoka and Kaeden looked at each other with small smiles, although I raised an eyebrow upon sensing something a little bit more from Kaeden... oh.
"You know," she began, talking to Ahsoka. "When you got to Raada, I thought you'd fit right in. I hoped you would stay."
"I've never been able to stay anywhere for long," Ahsoka admits. "Even... before I moved around a lot."
"Oh you don't say Sweetie Horns," I mutter sarcastically, and Ahsoka glares up at me half-heartedly while Kaeden snickers.
"Sweetie Horns?" she asks.
"My pet nickname for her," I say proudly.
"Don't be so proud of that. Yours is even better little Jari," she teases with a smirk, and I groan in annoyance.
Kaeden giggles before her face falls before she stares at the two of us knowingly.
"You two love each other, don't you?" she asks.
We glance at each other, and I notice a small glint of guilt in Ahsoka's eyes before she responds.
"We do Kaeden," she confirms.
She nods, a little sadly, and I deduce that she probably harbored similar feelings for Ahsoka as well, who didn't return them, even though they are very close. Well, not my place to judge.
"Oh," she says, a little sadly.
"I'm sure you'll find someone though," I reassure her, using words of encouragement. "There's plenty of people out there in the galaxy."
"Just listen to your feelings. That is something the Jedi teach as well you know," Ahsoka says, recalling a previous conversation they had that I wasn't there for.
"At least we have that in common." Kaeden responds with a small smile of gratitude. "Thanks you guys. I guess I don't mind finding out the galaxy is a big place anymore. I think I can handle it now."
"I know you can," Ahsoka says with a smile.
We were silent before Kaeden asked us another question.
"Will we ever see you again Ahsoka?" she asks, before glancing at me. "And... you as well, Jarik, I guess?"
Ahsoka glances at me and I wave my hands dismissively.
"Don't look at me, you're the one who knows her," I point out.
She roll her eyes in exasperation but replies.
"Well, I think it will be a while," she admits. "But like you said, the galaxy is a big place."
"Thank you," Kaeden said gratefully.
"Anytime," she replied.
Tantive IV - Hyperspace
Much later, R5 had docked the ship with the Tantive IV after it had left a nearby moon on Coruscant, just before the starship entered hyperspace. Ahsoka and I had already snuck on board beforehand at her request, much to my amusement, and stopped just outside of Bail's quarters, already in the antechambers. On the other side, I could hear him speaking to someone, and with a start I realized it was Leia.
Geez. Just about a year old and she was already talking across a call with her adopted father, at least intelligently enough for him to understand and respond with intelligent phrases. Absolutely smart I tell you.
I glanced at Ahsoka briefly, remembering she did not know yet before shaking the thought from my mind. Right now wasn't the time, but I would tell her later, when it was safe and we had a secure time to discuss things.
"I know, love, but it's more secure if we just talk without any visuals to trace," he says.
There was a pause, and we couldn't hear the answer, although I know Ahsoka desperately wanted to hear it.
"Tell you mother I'll see you both soon enough," he says, disconnecting the call.
He waits silently for a few moments before speaking up again.
"Do I have another Jedi break-in to report?" Bail called out, and Ahsoka laughed.
I eyed her in exasperation.
"Let me guess, you broke into his office the last time," I deadpanned.
"Yup!" she replied cheerily as we entered the main office, sitting down in two chairs when he waved us in. "Showing your vulnerabilities to put me at ease Senator?"
"The whole galaxy knows I'm a family man, Ahsoka Tano," he replies. "The Empire is counting on it. They think it means I'll be more amenable to certain suggestions."
"Which is ironic, because you're secretly the worst problem for them right now," I remark with a grin.
"True," he says with a small laugh.
"Don't you worry about her?" Ahsoka asks in concern.
He shrugs, although I can see the tightness in his posture and in his eyes.
"She's already a lot like her mother," he replies, giving me a brief, but knowing glance which I share.
I get the feeling that Ahsoka notices, although she doesn't answer, letting the statement pass by.
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about what you're doing to fight the Empire," she says to us.
"Not much at the moment. Although while I'm involved, I've mostly been looking for you, so Bail's gonna have more knowledge on that stuff," I admit, a little sheepishly.
She looks me with a raised eye marking, but sends warm feelings of gratitude across our bond, to which I send back my own happiness to her as well.
"He's correct on that," Bail says in agreement. "From the report Captain Antilles sent me, there were only fifteen casualties during the Raada evacuation: one of his A-Wing pilots and fourteen evacuees."
"It's unfortunate, but it could have been much worse," I say sadly, used to the harsh reality of war.
Ahsoka and I both were and, while he wasn't, Bail understood the difficulties and reality that not everyone will survive.
"I did manage to take out the gray creature just after Jarik arrived. I get the feeling he isn't the only one," Ahsoka says gravely.
"An Inquisitor," I inform them. "Servants of the Empire used to track down and destroy Jedi, or any other related matters."
Ahsoka nods in understanding, a look of worry on her face.
"Was he talented?" Bail asks. "I remember your reports Jarik about other Inquisitors you've come across."
"He had some training, although mostly relies on brute strength. If he was going to be facing Jedi, or someone with our level of training, he wouldn't be much of a threat. I took him on and defeated him without my lightsabers," Ahsoka says before turning to me quizzically. "You've encountered him before?"
"Not him personally, but there are others out there like him Ahsoka," I tell her, my voice getting serious. "The real threat among their ranks is the Grand Inquisitor."
"The Grand Inquisitor?" Bail asks.
"Yeah. He's the one I fought on Mandalore," I explain, glancing at Ahsoka. "They were using your lightsaber as bait to lure me in."
She looks a little unsettled by that, glancing down with a frown.
"They found my lightsaber...?" she murmurs to herself.
"From the crashed Star Destroyer?" I deduce, getting her attention.
"You know what happened?" she asks me.
"I saw a memory from your lightsaber when I recovered it," I explain, and she nods in understanding. "As for the Grand Inquisitor, he's definitely no pushover."
"How skilled is he?" she questions.
"I'd say about the same level of a qualified Jedi Knight," I say, frowning thoughtfully as I recall the encounter. "He's strong, fast, and skilled with a lightsaber, as well as very intelligent."
"That is concerning," Bail says grimly. "We'll do what we can. But what about Raada?"
"Well, the farmers can't go back." Ahsoka says, slumping into the chair a little bit. I put a reassuring arm around her shoulders as she continued. "If they tried, the Empire would wipe them off the moon's surface without even landing first."
We spent the next few minutes discussing the situation on Raada, and how to proceed with finding new lives for the evacuees, finally deciding that they can provide support for the growing rebellion as farmers to grow food. Ahsoka also shared her new white lightsabers, which I had eyed in awe, sensing the energy within her crystals. It thrummed with pure light side energy, reaching out to her old lightsaber and mine as well, already forming a bond with them, as my crystals reacted to them as well with gentle pulses. Ahsoka and I could both feel it, and there were smiles on our faces as the crystals all connected with each other, further strengthening our own bond. After that, we came to the problem of communication between us, and I had to admit that it wasn't very great, and could use some work. Bail and Ahsoka both agreed with my assessment completely.
"I think I can help you with this," Ahsoka says.
"How?" Bail questions.
"During the Clone Wars, I worked with people, Jarik especially, ordering troopers, took orders even with a lack of experience. I watched politics on many different worlds, trained people to fight. I had the Jedi to back me up through it all, but I still think I could do nearly as good of a job," Ahsoka remarks thoughtfully.
I nod my head in agreement. We both share similar ideas with each other, and come to an unspoken conclusion between us.
"Same here," I add in support. "You know I'm already a skilled slicer of course, and that could be put to great use. I can slice through almost anything, except for high security level files of utmost importance, and could provide you with well secured channels for communication."
"That would definitely be of great help," Bail says in agreement. "Do you two wish to recruit people?"
"Not, exactly," Ahsoka replies. "Though if we find good people, we'd certainly try and bring them in. I want to take your recruits and find missions for them. Jarik could search for intel, and keep the channels and our files secure while I listen to what people need, and what people can do to help out."
"You want to take over running my intelligence networks," he deduces.
"Who runs them now?" Ahsoka asks.
"Actually, nobody really," I admit.
"Which is also a big problem," Bail adds.
"Then that's where we'll start," Ahsoka decides with a smile. "I suppose since you already have a ship Jarik, so I'll just bunk with you and R5. It might be necessary thought to have my own personal ship as well in the future."
"We can modify a small craft for you easily enough," Bail says with a smile. "I know just the droid for the job."
"You mean Artoo?" I ask.
"Who else? I miss the little guy," Ahsoka says fondly. "Thank you Senator. It's good to have a mission again."
"Of course. What should I refer to you as, since you'll need a code name when dealing with other operatives," he points out.
Ahsoka and I share a look, mentally debating over something before coming to a conclusion. Nothing wrong with bringing this codename back into service, is there?
"Fulcrum," Ahsoka tells Bail. "You can call us Fulcrum. Whether its singular or plural, can be left up for debate."
"Adds to the mystery of who we really are as well," I say with a smile.
"I see. Then welcome to the Rebellion... Fulcrum," Bail replies, smiling as well.
Isle of Berk, Ahch-To - Unknown Regions
3rd person POV...
Valka Haddock rushed into the house with fear in her heart as she spotted a Stormcutter dragon crawling inside. Slamming the door open, she yanked a sword off the wall and rushed to Hiccup, prepared to defend her son with her life before stopping in surprise, stunned by what she saw. The dragon... wasn't attacking Hiccup. Rather, it was playing with him, more delicately than she ever thought dragon's were capable of. And Hiccup enjoyed it, laughing and waving his arms around at the massive claw in his face, the dragon eyeing him tenderly with wide, adorable eyes.
The Stormcutter then glanced to the sight at the sight of her and quickly moved away, accidentally scatching Hiccup's chin in the process. Hiccup began to cry, and Valka back up fearfully, sword half raised, although lowering it as she continued to gaze at the dragon. This wasn't a vicious beast... but an intelligent, gentle creature, whose soul reflected Valka's own. the dragon eyed her happily, pupils growing wide before an axe flew in between them, at a war cry. The dragon roared in rage, turning angry again and looking over at Stoick the Vast, who leaped to the side as it breathed fire.
"Valka! Run!" he yelled, dodging the hot flames.
However she rushed to the dragon, pulling on its wing to get it to stop.
"No, don't!" she pleaded.
The Stormcutter turned to her, a growl rumbling from its throat and Valka backed up, wary and confused.
"Hold on!" Stoick shouted, jumping across the flames to Hiccup, picking him up safely in his arms.
Valka's cry behind him got his attention, and he grabbed his axe, turning around to see the dragon fly off with Valka in its grip.
"Ahh! Stoick!" she cried out.
"VALKA!" he bellowed in horror, rushing forwards, but it was too late.
"Stoick!" she cried in terror, her form rapidly growing smaller as the dragon flew off with her, never to return.
"Valka..." Stoick said quietly in horror, tears falling from his eyes as grief overtook the normally stern and proud Viking chief.
In his arms, little Hiccup watched his mother disappear into the night, eyes welling up with tears as he cried.
Well that was an intense chapter. Ahsoka and Jarik are finally reunited! And there was also that moment in HTTYD when Valka is taken away by Cloudjumper. Just to clarify, it happens at the same time as Jarik and Ahsoka reuniting. Gives you a sense of what's going on in the wide universe, as well as connecting the dots for you guys.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, now on to the next one! :)
