Astrid POV...

"I can't believe him!"

"You can't believe him?! You kidnapped your dragon!"

"Well, that makes it sound so mean."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing as I gaped at Fishlegs incredulously. This whole time Meatlug was chained up inside of his barn, desperate to escape while Fishlegs secretly hid him from the rest of the village. It was selfish! And now Meatlug had stormed off, carrying Hiccup with him!

"Hey guys..." Tuffnut said, but I ignored him.

"He flew away the second he was unleashed!" I exclaimed.

"I'm seventy-two percent sure he wanted to stay," he defended himself.

I glare at him in irritation, fed up with his stupid argument. It was so obvious that Meatlug wanted to leave if he had him chained up, especially since he flew off at the first opportunity!

"GUYS!" Tuffnut yelled, and we all turned our attention to the twins, noticing them sifting through the hay pile.

"Whoa... Meatlug barfed up a pile of rocks." Fishlegs said.

I kneeled down by the pile, examining the 'rocks' and picked one up. Didn't feel like a rock...

"You're such an idiot! Those aren't rocks. Your dragon laid eggs!" Ruffnut exclaimed.

I widened my eyes in realization. "Hey, wait! I bet that's why the dragons left! To lay their eggs!" I said with a smile.

"But, boy dragons don't lay eggs." Fishlegs says in confusion.

"Yeah, your boy dragon, is a girl dragon." Ruffnut stated.

Fishlegs widened his eyes. "Okay, that actually explains a few things!"

Before he could continue, something I really didn't want to hear, I popped up with a grin, an idea popping into my head. "Hey! Everyone's missing their Dragons, right?"

"Oh, here it comes," Snotlout groans, but I ignore him, to excited to bother. I'm sure the Yaknog was good enough for him anyways. I reach out and grab a red bow from the shelf, tying it around the egg like a present.

"I've got an idea! It'll be another new Snoggletog tradition!" I said, showing them the egg. They all stared at each other, coming to an agreement with one of my ideas for once, and soon enough, we had gotten a red ribbon for each of the eggs. We all snuck out of the barn quietly, carrying two eggs each with grins on our faces.

"Oh, this is gonna be so good!" I said eagerly.

As we all scattered to various houses, I quietly snuck into one house, walking up to the fireplace and placing an egg in the the small decorative pot hanging nearby. I then snuck into another house with a barely contained grin of excitement, and placed the egg in a helmet, next to all the other decorations.


Hiccup POV...

Meatlug was currently traveling through some thick mist, courtesy of dragon island, and I narrowed my eyes while holding on in an attempt to see better. Out of nowhere, a stone pillar appeared directly in front of us, and we narrowly avoided crashing while I gave a startled yelp.

"Meatlug, where are you taking me?" I asked, although I wasn't expecting an answer.

Then the masthead of one of our longboats shifted into view, and I gave a cry of surprise, pulling up on Meatlug's ears and forcing him above it. Meatlug continued higher, wobbling slightly, and I glanced back to see the masthead belonging to one of the ships that was destroyed by the Red Death.

It felt like hours as we continued to fly above the clouds, a sea of white surrounding us everywhere. Eventually, the clouds parted to reveal an island below us, round in shape with a few small rocky hills, and a perfectly round, clear blue lake in the center. The biggest surprise of all was that it was littered with all of our dragons! I widened my eyes in realization, figuring out that this is where they all went.

Meatlug then drifted along the water, coming to a rough stop on the ground. I quickly got off, and he started trotting off somewhere, a satisfied look on his face. I looked around in awe at all of the dragons, immediately feeling how much warmer this island was then Berk, steam drifting from many different pools of water. Then I quickly realized something else: the babies! Everywhere I looked, there were adult dragons sitting by smaller dragons, their babies, caring for them and feeding them. I couldn't believe it!

"You guys come here to have babies!" I breathed out in awe.

I watched as a Deadly Nadder walked over to her nest of four hatchlings, which began to chirp and chatter excitedly. The Nadder then hacked up some food for them, and I recognized it as something Toothless liked to do for me.

"Woah," I said quietly, before frowning. Toothless liked to hack up fish for me every so often... did he see me as his own hatchling?! I grimaced at the idea, unsure but also finding it cute at how much he cares for me. I then heard a Gronckle shifting nearby, and looked down to see one rolling her eggs towards a small pool of water. I stared curiously, and skidded down the hill over to her.

I nearly walked over a baby Nadder and Gronckle as they ran by, stopping myself in surprise before I could, and the Nadder chirped at me as it went by. I smiled after it, and then turned to watch the Gronckle. She rolled her eggs up and into the pool, where they all sank to the bottom, much to my curiosity. I wonder why they did that? I didn't stop to think for very long, as a few bubbles breached the surface moments later, followed by an adorable, newly hatched Gronckle baby.

"Aww, wow!" I cooed in wonder, and the three Gronckle babies fluttered and rolled over to their mother, who stared down at them fondly. I then glanced over to the side and saw another egg laying nearby, shaking. Looked like it was about to hatch!

"Hey, look over here you missed one!" I told the Gronckle as I strode over to it. However when the Gronckle saw the egg hatching it yelped in alarm and scrambled away as fast as it could, much to my confusion. Not a second later the egg actually exploded, knocking me back several feet to lay flat on my back!

"WOAH!" I yelled in shock.

Egg pieces landed all around me and I looked up with wide eyes, shocked as I watched the baby Gronckle fall out of the air and hit the ground. It shook itself and then stretched with a yawn, looking around and wandering over to its mother like nothing happened. Maybe that's why they roll them into the water...

"Man it's a good thing those don't hatch on Berk!" I said in relief.

Little did I know...


Astrid POV...

I placed the last egg inside a boot, rushing out of the house and closing the door behind me, and met up with the rest of the teens.

"Wasn't this a great idea?!" I asked excitedly.

"Uh huh! Everyone's gonna be so surprised!" Fishlegs squealed giddily.

A moment later, the house I just left suddenly exploded, and a small orange colored object came flying out, smacking into Fishlegs' face.

"Ow!" he cried out, falling to the ground.

"Surprise!" Snotlout jeered.

The object then fell onto his stomach, and he jerked slightly in pain, the breathe being knocked out of him. That object, to our shock was a baby Gronckle, which let out a big yawn and then looked at us with wide, curious eyes.

"Aww!" Tuffnut, Ruffnut, and Snotlout all cooed. However, I was absolutely horrified.

"The eggs, explode?" I asked in shock.

All around us, various houses that we had placed the eggs into as gifts began to explode violently, destroying roofs and setting everything on fire.

"THE EGGS EXPLODE!" I yelled in horror, scrambling around in a panic, although there was nothing I could do. The eggs were already hatching, and it was too late to pull them back out. Someone ran out of their house in terror as it exploded, the horns of their helmet on fire!

"Sorry!" I tried to apologize, but it was useles. "I'm sorry..."

The baby Gronckles were shot everywhere as many of the houses exploded, rolling across the ground and then looking up at the chaos in wonder. Then, to make things worse, the tree that we had spent so long setting up was shot by another baby Gronckle, and flames began to cover the wood.

"The tree's on fire!" someone yelled.

All I could do was hold my head in terror as the tree began to burn, two more Gronckle's shooting through it. the houses continued to explode all around us, and only Fishlegs could share in my horror, the others to amused and awed by the sight.

"Wow!" Tuffnut exclaimed.

"Awesome..." Ruffnut said in awe.

"This is your best idea yet!" Snotlout told me with a grin. Normally I would pound him to a pulp, but I was too horrified to do anything, and all of this damage was my fault! Why do my ideas suck!?

"This could so be like one of those war stories Mara's family keeps talking about!" Ruffnut said, and the other two snickered in amusement. I grimaced even harder.

The tree was now completely burning in a massive fire, villagers all around gathering around to stare in shock and bewilderment, confused and terrified at having no idea what was happening. Worse yet, Stoick strode forwards, staring at the tree before turning to us, eye twitching in rage.

"What in Thor's name is going on?!" he bellowed angrily.

I had never felt so small in my entire life, and I hand was over my mouth in horror. "The eggs explode," I said quietly, widening my eyes as another house behind me exploded. All I could do was offer a sheepish smile, completely ashamed of myself as Stoick glared daggers at us.


Hiccup POV...

"Toothless! Toothless?" I called out, walking along the island in search of my best friend. I had been looking for him for several minutes now, but there was absolutely no sign of him. "Ah, Toothless, where are you?" I sighed sadly.

I came across a small rise in the rock, and at the edge of it looked down to see another nesting area full of dragons. However to my pleasant surprise, I recognized a few of them, and the Nightmare did as well, perking up in surprise and excitement.

"Hookfang!" I exclaimed happily. I slid down the hill and approached Hookfang, giving his snout a quick hug. he nuzzled me in return with a happy purr. Who knew that the Nightmare trying to kill me several weeks ago now adores me? next to Hookfang was also Stormfly, who also perked up in recognition.

"Stormfly!" I greeted, approaching her with a smile. "Oh, you have no idea how happy I am to see you guys!" I said, giving her snout a hug. I then looked down to spot four Nadder babies, all chirping excitedly. "And you have... babies?"

I kneeled down to greet the babies, who all rushed forwards eagerly for attention. "Oh, look at you guys! All happy, together!" I said, scratching one Nadder on the side of its head, its scale a purplish tint. I then noticed one of the Nadder babies looked different from the others. Instead of the usual color scheme, this Nadder actually had... dark grey scales, almost black, with a purple colored underbelly. The claws and spikes were also different, having a silvery color, although the eyes were normal.

"Well look at you. Never seen a Nadder like you before," I said curiously. Said Nadder approached me curiously, chirping and pushing its sibling out of the way. I realized it was a baby girl, and it certainly looked adorable, sniffing my hand curiously and staring intently at me with its eyes.

For a moment I thought I saw them flash a bright violet color before changing back to normal, although I couldn't be sure. At the same time as that flash of color however, I also felt some strange thing in my head, and flinched slightly, memories of the Hssiss dragons returning before going away. She then squawked happily, rubbing against me and demanding attention, and I realized with a start what must have happened.

"Are you... Force sensitive?" I asked in shock, rubbing her jaw. "Wow..."

The babies all chirped and shoved each other playfully, and the baby girl turned away from me and rushed into the fray, playing with her siblings. "Who knew you are leaving to celebrate your own sort of... holiday," I said, trailing off upon realizing I wasn't on Berk.

I then stood up determinedly. "I should get back to my holiday," I said, before turning to Hookfang. "So what do you say there, Hookfang? Think, you could give me a ride back home?" I ask him.

He shifts slightly with a confirming growl, and lowers his head to let me climb on his back. Once I do so, he spreads his wings and takes flight into the air, hovering over the rest of the dragons for a moment to prepare himself for the flight.

"I'll see you all back on Berk when you're good and ready, okay, gang?" I call out.

Just as Hookfang was about to head off, Stormfly ascends into the air as well, followed by the rest of the dragons, all following their lead and taking flight. I widen my eyes in alarm.

"Oh... Nono nonono!" I call out, but it was useless at this point. "I think I just started the return migration," I said worriedly to myself, unsure if that was a bad thing or not.

The babies all squawk at the adults, who roar back encouragingly, and the babies all move forwards. "Well, if you insist!" I called out.

Stormfly's Force sensitive hatchling then chirps at all of the others, and starts running forwards, the rest of them following. they all leap off the cliff, copying how their parents did it and furiously flap their wings in an attempt to gain altitude.

"Come on! Come on!" I say encouragingly.

They all flap their wings, struggling to gain momentum, but they are still to young, and the wind currents are proving too strong for them to be able to fly properly. They all are blown back by the wind onto the cliff, and the Force sensitive Nadder squawks in frustration.

"Ah, boy, this is never gonna work," I say in disappointment, watching their progress with a frown. I then remember the ship me and Meatlug passed earlier, and an idea pops into my head. "Oh, hold on, I've got just the thing!" I say, patting Hookfang on the side, leading him off in the ship's direction with a few other dragons.


Jarik POV...

"Snoggletog!" Mara laughed, unable to contain herself as we passed through the two statues in Berk's harbor, driving our newly bought- I mean stolen, Imperial speeder. I rolled my eyes in exasperation.

"Yes yes, we get it Mara," I replied in amusement.

"But... Snoggletog?!" she says, not needing to explain any further. Ahsoka and I can't resist a small chuckle at that. As I continue steering us over to the docks, I feel in my pocket for the small container that holds the kyber crystal ring. If there was any good time for attempting this, and this was the time.

"Eh, it could be worse I suppose." Ahsoka remarks.

"How? How could it be named worse?" Mara asks incredulously.

"Mara," I say seriously, which surprises her. "If the Vikings can name a holiday Snoggletog, then they can come up with much worse names than that."

She stares at me for a moment before all three of us burst out laughing at the way I said it so seriously.

"You're right," she admits with a grin.

We then pull up alongside the docks, and immediately notice something wrong about the village. "Uh... why is the village smoking?" Mara asks worriedly.

"Not sure," Ahsoka says with a frown. "However everyone seems completely fine from what I can sense."

"Same," I add. "Probably a fire accident... somehow," I mutter at the end in exasperation.

I park the speeder and we get out, heading up towards the village to see Vikings moving about in a glum and sour mood, carrying wood, tools, and various things to repair many houses, which are completely demolished. I raise an eyebrow and share a glance with the others, who shrug in the same amount of confusion. Astrid is on a roof, hammering in some new boards furiously, and I can sense she feels ashamed... did she cause this somehow?

"Jarik?" Ahsoka says calmly.

"What?" I ask her.

She simply points over to the side, Mara and I following her line of sight. Huddled against the side of a house are about a dozen baby Gronckles, all sleeping and rolling across each other in empty barrels.

"What in the Force..." I mutter quietly.

"Aww, they're so cute!" Mara coos. I then realize something important.

"Wait a minute: where's the rest of the dragons?" I ask in confusion.

Mara and Ahsoka both look around in realization, finding no other dragons around except for the baby Gronckles.

"Ok seriously, what the kriff happened here?" Mara asks incredulously.

"Mara," Ahsoka sighs in exasperation.

"Sorry mom," she apologizes.

Nearby, Stoick and Gobber and walking through the crowd of villagers carrying repair material, and I wave an arm. "Hey, Stoick!" I call out. They both look over and widen their eyes upon seeing us, and come marching over.

"Oh hi, didn't realize you were here," he says, nodding to each of us in greeting.

"We just got here," Ahsoka informs him. "So what-"

"Why is everything destroyed and what happened to the dragons?!" Mara interrupts, and Ahsoka rolls her eyes.

Stoick sighs irritably with a glum look while Gobber just stares at us. "Dragon eggs explode," he deadpans.

I blink in surprise, not expecting that. "Dragon eggs... explode?" I ask.

"Apparently," Stoick grumbles, glancing at Astrid in irritation over his shoulder, who notices the look and grimaces in embarrassment, continuing with her task, which I now deduce to be a punishment.

I nod slowly, still trying to wrap my head around the idea. "Huh," I say dumbly. "Makes you wonder how evolution causes that," I remarked.

"Well, is everyone okay?" Ahsoka asks in concern.

"Yeah, everyone's fine, we just need to rebuild this..." Stoick sighs. "Ah who am I kidding Ahsoka, this is a disaster!" he exclaims, stalking off again. The four of us follow after him, looking around occasionally to see the villagers repairing the destroyed buildings.

"Ah, it's not so bad." Gobber says in an attempt to lighten the situation.

"Could be worse," I say with a nod of my head.

"Hmm hmm," Mara quickly agrees, nodding furiously.

"Oh, not that bad?" Stoick scoffs disbelievingly. "The village is destroyed! The dragons have gone and left us. Let's face it- this holiday is a complete- What are these people looking at?" he demands, shoving through the crowd, everyone of which is looking at the sky.

I then sense the presence of multiple beings approaching from the sky, and look up, Ahsoka and Mara following my gaze to see a lot of moving silhouettes. Stoick also follows our gaze and widens his eyes.

"What is that?" he asks.

The silhouettes get closer, allowing their shapes to become more visible, and the three of us smile, all sensing who and what it is. Beneath the cloud of dragons is a broken, wooden boat that they're carrying with ropes, and on that boat were hundreds of younger life signatures.

"It's Hiccup!" Stoick exclaims, and everyone begins cheering as Hiccup comes into view astride Hookfang, which is confusing, but I could worry about that later.

"And our dragons!" Astrid yells out excitedly.

The ship is set onto the ground, where it skids forwards, slicing through the ice and snow before coming to a stop, the dragons all releasing the ropes. Everyone waits anxiously, and moments later tiny dragon heads all peel out, the Vikings awing at the sight. Mara giggles, cooing at how adorable they are, and Ahsoka and I both share a smile.

Hookfang and the rest of the dragons then land, and Hiccup dismounts as everyone cheers, rushing forwards to greet their dragons. Astrid quickly jumps down from the roof and rushes over to Stormfly, and Meatluf disappears behind the house where the Gronckle babies are, Fishlegs quickly following.

"The dragons had babies? That's awesome!" Mara exclaims.

"It certainly is," Ahsoka states.

Hiccup then wanders up to us, slightly surprised to see us but not questioning it. "Hey guys," he greets.

"Hey Hiccup!" Mara replies, giving him a quick hug. "You certainly outdid yourself tonight."

He looks away sheepishly. "Eh, it- it was nothing," he says modestly.

"Nothing?" I ask with a raised eyebrow. "Hiccup, you just made a dramatic entrance that could even rival Obi-Wan's," I said with crossed arms. Ahsoka laughs in amusement.

He frowns for a moment before realizing. "Your... Jedi Master?" he asks, and I nod.

"That's the one," I say with a smile.

Stoick then walks up behind him and grabs Hiccup in a big hug. "Well done son!" he congratulates.

"Thanks dad!" Hiccup wheezes out, being crushed slightly from the bear hug.

"Everyone!" Stoick calls out. "Grab your dragons! To the Great Hall! We finally have something to celebrate!"

A small, baby Nadder colored black and purple then rushes over to us, Stormfly and Astrid quickly following after it, followed by three other babies, and starts squawking at me, Ahsoka and Mara excitedly, specifically Mara.

"Hey, hey!" Astrid greets, and Stormfly lowers her head towards her baby, nudging her gently in a scolding manner. The baby just chirps excitedly at Mara again, nuzzling her leg.

"Well she seems to like you," Ahsoka says in amusement.

"Oh Force, it's so cute!" Mara coos, squatting down and scratching the dragon's head. It chirps happily and practically jumps into Mara's lap, much to her surprise, while Stormfly rumbles in a mixture of exasperation and fondness.

"Oh yeah, that baby is certainly different," Hiccup says.

"Different how?" Astrid asks.

He scratches his neck while the four of us look at him, Mara now standing up fully and holding the baby in her arms, who refused to let go. "Well... I think she might be Force sensitive."

We all look at him in surprise.

"What?" Astrid exclaims in bewilderment, and the three of us with the Force focus on the dragon, finding it to be true, much to our surprise. Of course, it wasn't nearly as strong in the Force as Toothless was, but it still had some connection, which showed itself as it stared at Ahsoka and I when our minds touched it briefly.

"You're right, she does." Ahsoka says thoughtfully, and I stroke my chin.

"Well this is new. As far as I'm aware Satele's journal never said anything about Nadder's having the Force," I recall.

"How did you figure that out?" Ahsoka asks Hiccup, while Mara and Astrid eye the Nadder in awe, both cooing over it. The other three babies chirp and whine desperately for attention, so Astrid kneels down to their level to pet them.

Hiccup shrugged. "Just a feeling really. Earlier it looked at me, and for a brief moment I thought it's eyes flashed purple, and I felt something strange in my head before it disappeared again."

Me and Ahsoka shared a look. "Well that's interesting, although nothing to unusual for a Force sensitive dragon. Any dragon connected to the Force will almost always be able to sense the mind of another being," I told him.

"Certainly something to look at later, although right now I suppose we should make for the Great Hall," Ahsoka said, and we all nodded in agreement, following after the Vikings towards the Great Hall, where the main celebration was going to be.


For most of the party, the baby Nadder had refused to stray too far from Mara, having taken a liking to her, and also me and Ahsoka from time to time. Stormfly seemed fine with it, although she would occasionally look over at her baby, like any good mother should. Everyone was happy, spending time with not only their dragons, but the babies as well, while me and Ahsoka sat at one of the tables to watch, content with sitting in a room full of joy.

Joy and happiness is a rare emotion in the galaxy these days.

And it would seem that holds true with Hiccup, and I noticed that while he was walking around, happy for the others to have their dragons, Toothless was not with him. He sighed sadly.

Luckily for him, Astrid and Mara both approached, the baby Nadder still following her around, chirping happily every do often.

"Hiccup, I know this must be really hard for you seeing everyone with their dragons. But you really did a wonderful thing. Thank you." Astrid said gratefully, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"You are, and always will be one of the best, most kind-hearted people I've ever known," Mara adds.

"Thanks guys," Hiccup replied gratefully, and the two girls give him a tight hug. "Mara, Astrid... where did Toothless go?" he asks, sadness and longing leaking through his voice.

"I don't know..." Astrid replies, not sure how to respond.

"Wonder how he'll react once he realizes Toothless is just beyond the door," Ahsoka tells me, and I nod in agreement with a small smile.

Moments later, the doors to the Great Hall are pushed open, and Toothless pokes his head through, something in his mouth, looking around curiously with wide eyes and stalks forwards, searching for Hiccup. I grin in amusement at the expression he makes when he spots him, perking up happily before trotting over. Mara's baby dragon looks over at Toothless curiously, unconsciously reaching out with the Force and chirping excitedly. Mara and Astrid both take notice of Toothless and share a mischievous look with each other.

"Oh boy," Ahsoka sighs, standing up alongside me.

"We certainly raised her well," I deadpanned, with a small hint of amusement.

"Wow, man. Wouldn't wanna be you right now!" Astrid exclaims as she and Mara separate from Hiccup. "I mean you brought back everyone's dragon except yours!" she says. Hiccup frowns in annoyance.

"Even I have a dragon, and you don't!" Mara adds with a smirk, and he stares at them both in irritation.

"Yeah, you know, this is not helping, at all," he replies bitterly, moving to walk away from them.

They both grin eagerly, and before he can go far, Mara reaches a hand out and shoves him in Toothless' direction with the Force. The pair immediately lock gazes and Hiccup's expression goes from bitter, to amazed and excited in an instant as Toothless rushes forwards.

"Toothless! Hey bud!" Hiccup exclaims excitedly. The two stop before each other for a moment, and then embrace each other happily as everyone watches, smiles on their faces.

Nearby, Stoick laughs at something someone else said before Gobber gets his attention... with the most ridiculous outfit I had ever seen. "Stoick!" he whispers, and Stoick looks over to see Hiccup and Toothless' reunion.

Hiccup then pulls away and points a scolding finger at Toothless, who watches it curiously with wide eyes. "Bad dragon! Very bad dragon! You scared me to death. Don't ever stay away that long again, and what is in your mouth?" Hiccup says.

Without warning Toothless suddenly places his mouth over Hiccup's head, and everyone cringes in disgust, Ahsoka and myself included, although we aren't as verbal as the others. Toothless then pulls his head away to reveal Hiccup's viking helmet placed on his head, covered in slobber.

"Toothless cares a lot for him..." I tell Ahsoka quietly.

"He sure does," she replies in agreement.

"Yeah, you found my helmet." Hiccup says, wiping the slobber away before stopping, realizing what he said. "What-hey! You found my helmet! That's where you've been? Buddy, thank you! You are amazing!" Hiccup says gratefully, and shares another hug with Toothless, who sits there in content. Stoick and Gobber both laugh with each other, and I sling and arm around Ahsoka's shoulders as Astrid strides forwards.

"Happy Snoggletog!" she exclaims.

I then remember what I had brought with me, and decide to reveal it now. I don't know if we'll ever get another moment this happy in our lives.

"Ahsoka, come here, I wanna show you something" I tell her, gently grabbing her hand and walking towards the door. I want this to be private, just between us, although I never noticed that Mara had spotted us.

"Why? What is it?" she asks in confusion.

"You'll see," I tell her.

I open the door and then close it behind her, leaving us out at the top of the steps leading to the Great Hall. the area is lit up by the massive torches on the columns, as well as the light from the full moon, the sky completely clear tonight, showing off the wonders of the stars. I lead her to the very edge of the top of the staircase and then face her.

"What is it Jarik?" she asks curiously.

I shift nervously, unsure of how this is going to play out, but there's no going back now.

"Ahsoka... I'm not sure how to say this," I start to see, and she remains quiet, eyeing me intently, sensing something serious. "For a long time now as I'm sure you know, I've really liked you, and you've felt the same way."

Her eyes narrow slightly, slowing widening in understanding, and I reach into my cloak, pulling out the ring's container.

"I made it out of the kyber down in the caves underneath our island... and I just wanted to ask..." I say nervously, getting down onto one knee before her and opening the small box, revealing the kyber crystal ring, which glows dimly in the night. she holds a hand to her mouth with a quiet gasp, eyes welling up.

"...Ahsoka Tano... will you marry me?" I ask her.

She stares at the ring, and slowly lowers her hand, looking at me with tears in her eyes, a small smile on her face. "Yes Jarik... I will."

I gasp lightly, smiling myself, and we quickly envelop each other in a tight hug, both lightly shedding tears of joy.

"I love you Jarik!" she declares.

"I love you too," I reply, holding her even tighter.


A few minutes later, we headed back into the Great Hall after spending some time with each other, ready to observe the celebration of Snoggletog again. Upon opening the door however, we noticed how everyone inside were all looking at us with wide smiles, including Mara and Hiccup. Even Toothless and a few of the dragons were also watching us.

"What?" I asked.

"Congratulations on your engagement you two!" Stoick says proudly, a wide smile on his face. The Vikings all cheer happily, clapping hands and shouting words of encouragement, all the while the two of us are stunned.

"Wh- How did you know?!" Ahsoka asks in bewilderment.

"I let them know a few weeks ago, and we waited forever for you to finally get engaged!" Mara says happily.

I would be mad at her for snooping on me, as I hadn't told anyone about the ring, and neither of us had ever openly stated it, but at the moment I'm just too happy to really care.

"Come on, dance! Let's play a song for this!" Gobber yells out, and shouts of approval rang out from the Vikings, while Toothless roared happily. A band of Vikings all got together with various instruments that I didn't know, and started up a classic, jolly Viking song, although it was more slow paced.

"Come on you guys!" Mara called out to us.

Me and Ahsoka shared a look, considering before smiling with a shrug of our shoulders. Why the kriff not? She held my left hand, and I laid my right hand on her waist as she placed her left hand on my shoulder, and we started dancing as best as we could to the beat of the music, other villagers soon following our example. Neither of us knew how to dance very well because of our upbringing, but I couldn't care less.

As I spun Ahsoka around with her laughing, all I could think about was how this was the best moment of my life, ever.


And so it happened! I'm sure you have all been waiting for this moment for a long time! Say hello to the Shan family!

Jarik Shan, Ahsoka Tano Shan, and Mara Jade Shan!

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