The next morning, Hiccup and Astrid asleep in their bed.
Then Nuffink entered the room with an unsettled look.
"Dad?" Nuffink said. "Dad?" He said a little louder.
Hiccup stirred and then woke up, and turns to his son.
"Nuffink?" Hiccup said and sat up. "What are you doing?"
"Everything okay?" Astrid asked waking up.
"Have you seen Zephyr?" Nuffink asked.
"Zephyr? Isn't she in bed?" Hiccup asked.
"Her bed was empty when I woke up." Nuffink said. "And I found her stuff dragon on the floor near the living room."
"Zephyr wouldn't leave it like that." Astrid getting out of the bed. "Wait here."
She then leaves the room.
"I think something's wrong." Nuffink said.
"Yeah, me too." Hiccup said now getting worried.
"HICCUP!" Astrid suddenly screamed.
Hiccup then quickly rushed out of the room, and hurried down the stairs and saw Astrid in tears and with a fearful look on her face. And looked she was about to fall off her feet.
"What's wrong?" Hiccup asked.
Astrid hands him a sheet of paper, and he looks through and then was horrified he him saw a familiar symbol he knew too well.
"No." Hiccup said.
"Drago has her." Astrid cried.
It wasn't long before the whole village was alerted of last night's kidnapping.
Soon, Serizawa and Kari met up with them as Astrid was holding Nuffink in her arms as well as Zephyr's stuff Night Fury.
"I'm sorry, Hiccup." Serizawa said.
"When was the last time you heard of Drago?" Kari asked.
"About 11 years ago." Hiccup said still shocked it happened. "Though it felt like a lifetime. 2 weeks after we last saw him, we've sent search parties to track him down. But, came empty every time. 8 months later, we were forced to call off the search. In the back of mind, I couldn't help but fear he was still out there and will come back. I can't tell you now how much I hate myself now for making that decision."
"Hiccup, I know you and Astrid are hurting." Kari said. "But we can help you. Our tribe have also been hunting down Drago. And I'm sure you can help us."
"Okay, just anything that'll get her back." Hiccup said.
"Is there any reason to believe of why Drago took Zephyr?" Kari asked. "Anything at all."
"I... I-I don't know." Hiccup said. "I almost feel like he's plotting a revenge for bringing his dragon army down."
"The Hidden World." Astrid said suddenly.
"What?" Hiccup turned to her.
"Hiccup, think about it." Astrid said. "We took the kids to the entrance a few months ago, Drago must've somehow learnt about it and took Zephyr to get her to tell him where it is."
"Oh, no." Hiccup fearfully said. "We have to find Drago before he finds the Hidden World."
"We'll do that, Hiccup." Serizawa said. "But first there's something we need to do."
"What could be more important than getting my daughter back alive?" Astrid said irritated.
"Astrid." Hiccup said.
"I'm sorry, but I can't help but fear what that monster will do to her." Astrid said wiping away a tear.
"We understand, Astrid." Serizawa said. "But there's someone else we need to find. Are you familiar with Calder and Embla?"
"Y-Yeah. They also had a daughter, and used to have a son before Grimmel attacked." Hiccup said. "But they left a couple months after the dragons left. They're divorced now."
"Do you have any idea where Calder could be?" Serizawa asked.
Many miles away, on a large remote island birds chirped among the trees of a forest.
Then growling occurred.
At a large clearing near the forest, a pack of wolves were feeding on a kill of a deer. They growled as they gorged themselves as it might've been the first kill they made in a week.
Nearby, hiding behind a log was Calder watching them through a spyglass as he watches the wolves feed and can even hear the growling as he listened.
But then a new sound occurred as it was distanced, and almost sounded like large wings flapping.
The sound grew as then the wolves retreated as Calder stood up and looked up in the air.
And then a large dragon with brown scales and a number of horns on it's head and neck and a tail with a tip that looks like a spearhead descended down with some kind of contraption and soon lands and then the hatch opened as Serizawa, Kari, and a man tanish hair and blue came out.
Calder stared at them as if he knew them.
They were soon at Calder's hut which was by a lake as Hiccup and Astrid were with them as well. And Serizawa and Kari had explained what has happened to his family.
"The survivors haven't been able to give us much more than what they explained." Kari explained. "Only that Embla and Madge were the only ones taken."
"I'm sorry, Calder." Serizawa said.
"I should've been there for her." Calder said. "Who are they?"
"We don't know yet." Kari said. "We believe they were after this." She showed a drawing in a journal of the flute that Embla used.
Calder then recognized it as he turns to them.
"You didn't." Calder said irritated.
"It's the ORCA." The man said. "Uh, that's why we think they need Embla. Same with when they took Zephyr. She believed that if we could somehow replicate the biosonar of the Titans to communicate-"
"I know what the hell is it." Calder said growing angrily. "I helped build the prototype. Who is he?"
"Uh, Sten." He introduced himself. "I'm the head of organizing. I joined service, uh, shortly after you left. I'm a big fan of your wife...'s work. And you. That just came out weird, I'm sorry."
"Embla and I destroyed the prototype the morning after the attack." Calder said.
"And then Embla decided to rebuild it shortly after we last saw you." Kari explained. "After Berk, she found us, spent years developing it. She thought it could help-"
"Would help what?" Calder said irritated. "Play Odin? Like Mr. Stubborn-Confident-Dragon-Chief was doing 11 years ago."
"Don't talk to husband like that." Astrid said.
"I suggest you be quiet before I say something I won't regret." Calder warned.
"No. Help prevent another attack." Kari tried to explained bringing the subject back.
"ORCA was a crackpot childhood idea." Mark said. "It was meant to-t-to keep whales away from the shorelines. Not so you can talk to your little creatures out there. Along with those winged monsters. Listen to me, they'll think it's one of them." He said trying to be as clear as he could. "You use the wrong frequency on one of 'em, and you're gonna be responsible for 1,000 Berks."
"Which is why we need to get it back." Serizawa said. "Embla always said no one knew the ORCA better than you."
"It shouldn't even exist." Calder said.
"That may be, Calder." Sten said as Calder got to a window. "But it's fallen into the wrong hands. And right now, the ORCA is the only thing keeping Embla and Madge, and Zephyr alive."
"Mark, we know you're hurting." Kari said. "But if we find the ORCA, we'll find your family. I promise."
Calder then turns to them.
Sometime later, they were in the contraption as the dragon called an Atlantic Thorntail airlifts it. And Hiccup and Astrid had Nuffink with them as neither of them had the heart to leave him home.
"When was the last time you spoke to Embla?" Kari asked Calder.
"About 9 years ago." Calder said. "After Berk we abandoned it for New Berk. Tried to put the pieces back together. Embla dealt with it by doubling down on saving the world and I started drinking. I can't tell you how much I hated for letting Maddie see me that way."
"I really am sorry about your son." Hiccup said apologetically.
They remained silent for a moment.
"Uh, you mind if we cut in here?" Sten asked as he and Serizawa appeared. It's just, you're gonna wanna see this." He hands Calder a journal. "Embla combined the bioacoustics of different Titans to create the ORCA's signal." Calder started looking through the journal as it showed the ORCA's combinations and drawings of a few Titans, and Hiccup and Astrid looked as well. "A sort of baseline frequency that all the creatures respond to. Attracting them, repelling them, even at times calming them down. It's pretty remarkable actually."
"The problem is we don't know which Titans she combined." Kari said. "But if you can identify those combinations, we'll be able to track the ORCA and find Embla and Madge, and Zephyr."
Calder continues looking through the journal and saw there were more than a few Titans leaving him shocked.
"Jeez!" Calder said. "How many of these things are there?"
"5... and counting after Gojira." Serizawa confirmed.
"5?" Calder said in disbelief.
"Most of them were discovered in deep hibernation." Kari explained. "While others, we've contained at top secret sites around the archipelago." Calder flips a page showing the 4 connected tribes of Monarch. "They're everywhere."
"Why don't you kill 'em?" Calder inquired.
"Many would say that." Serizawa said. "But Embla and I believe some are benevolent."
"Don't kid yourself." Calder warned.
Then a growl was heard from the Thorntail.
"Uh... Hey, look at that." Sten said. "We're here."
Calder hands the journal to Kari as he went up to the front of the contraption as a woman named Griffin about 30 with brown hair and eyes was at a seat with something on her head. And soon emerging from the clouds was a large, tall peak standing out of the ocean with a flat top.
"Castle Bravo, this is Raptor One." Griffin called. "On direct approach."
The Thorntail then approaches the peak, and soon hovers over the peak as suddenly part of the rock opened revealing to be a large camouflaged hatched. And soon the Thorntail started descending downward into a tunnel.
"This is new." Calder said.
"Yeah, we call it Castle Bravo." Sten said. "Our new flagship facility, built to track and study Godzilla on his turf."
The Thorntail continues descending as they entered a large cavern as there was a village living underground. And there a few other dragons this village had, there were more Blue Furies, another type of Fury dragon with the coloration patterns of a Killer Whale, and another type of dragon.
It was shaped like a Nadder, but has a smaller head with 2 horns on it's head. And has a shorter tail with no spines and was black with red markings and has a white underside. It was more of an ancient type of dragon.
And surprisingly, a number of Night Furies as well that were lucky enough to escape Grimmal's grasp.
But Hiccup and Astrid also saw a 60 foot tall statue of some kind of reptilian creature, similar to what the Defenders of the Wing had for the Eruptodon. But this creature was no dragon, it stood on 2 massive legs, large arms with 4-fingered claws, short neck and blocky head, 3 rows of dorsal plates with protrusions and a long tail.
And soon, the Thorntail sets the contraption down on a platform.
Soon, they were in a room with several other members.
"As you know, 1 week ago, at approximately 0700 hours our Tribe of the Moth was raided." Kari said. "The specimen, called Mothra, escaped. Only to cocoon itself later under a nearby waterfall. While Embla and her daughter Madge were taken hostage. And just last night, Zephyr Haddock was just taken as well. This is the man responsible, Drago Bludvist. A former leader of a dragon trapping army building an army of dragons. Back to finish what he started, and is also looking for the Hidden World. And is teamed with this man, Jonah. A former colonel from a distant land. And to further their operations, they began trafficking in a new and dangerous market. Titan DNA."
"What the heck is someone gonna do with a giant worm?" A young man named Martinez inquired.
"You kidding, Martinez?" A man named Raoul said. "What can't you do with it? Pharmaceuticals, bioweapons, food... Hell, there isn't a place on the planet that doesn't wanna get its hands one one of these suckers. And remember, this is just a larva. That's a baby. After it cocoons, something else is gonna crawl out. Something bigger, meaner-"
"We don't know that, Raoul." An eastern woman named Chen said.
"Oh, yeah?" Raoul said. "Just wait for it, Chen."
"Our intel indicates that Drago and Jonah wants to capture this specimen." A dark skinned woman with a shaved head and brown eyes named Foster said. "Alive. Which means that he and his team won't be far behind. At 0500, we'll ship out to launch a joint operation-"
"I wouldn't bother." Calder interrupted.
"Excuse me?" Foster said.
"Sounds like a duck hunt to me." Calder said.
"Uh, Calder, why don't we let Colonel Foster finish-" Sten said.
"A decoy. A diversion." Calder said. "Look, they already got Embla and the ORCA. As well as Zephyr. Why would they want just this one when they've got the keys to your entire magic kingdom of horrors back here?" He gestured to a map showing the 4 tribes and the entrance of the Hidden World. "I think that they want you to go after this Mothra, so they can go after a real prize. Something bigger."
"Right." Foster said.
"Calder, this is not the first specimen Drago tried to captured." Serizawa said. "They know what they are doing."
"That's not just a specimen." Mark said. "I got an ex-wife and a daughter out there, in case you forgot."
"No." Sten said. "No one has forgotten that, Calder, but, uh, to remind you, you were brought on here to help track the ORCA, and to advise us-"
"I advise you to kill these things." Calder said. "All of 'em. Especially them." He gestured to a carving of a dragon on the wall. "You wanna make sure these things don't fall into the wrong hands? Or that Drago doesn't kill us? You kill them and the ORCA's unless and Drago has no interest of coming after Berk."
"Embla wouldn't have wanted that." Chen said. "Even to save her life."
"Well, it wouldn't be the first time Embla put all this before herself or her family or her family, would it?" Calder said and turns to Hiccup. "And I honestly you're happy for getting what you deserved. Because if I find my daughter dead like with Arne, I'm holding you heavily responsible. Like you're about to be with your own daughter. Because you should've killed that dragon when you had the chance."
Calder then leaves the room.
"Dude hates Titans and dragons." A man named Bard said.
"Yeah, well, you would too, if you were him." Sten said.
Serizawa remained silent.
Meanwhile, to the far north, in the high Arctic, 2 Deathgrippers were airlifting a contraption with walls on each side.
Inside, was Embla and Madge who were still alive, as well as Zephyr who was completely terrified of her situation as Drago and Jonah were with them as well with a whole team.
At the moment, the team were sitting tight armed with crossbows.
The Deathgrippers soon descended and placed the contraption down on the ice as they landed near a village that was actually built within huge walls of glaciers.
"Go." Jonah said.
"You know what to do." Dragon said.
The door soon opened as the team started to head outside, and soon the tribesmen started to approach them thinking they were one of the other 3 tribes.
"It's good to see ya." A man said. "Need a hand with offload?"
"No, we're good!" One of Drago's men said.
They started being crates out.
"We're gonna put it over at bay 5." A man said.
Jonah then pulled his hood up as Drago begin to head outside as well.
"Go back up!" A woman suddenly said. "Hey, hey! Leave them, let's go!"
Suddenly yelling was heard Drago's men attacked as well as 2 other Deathgrippers as Zephyr fearfully covered her ears as Embla held Madge in comfort and also held Zephyr's hand.
"I'm scared." Madge said.
"I know. Me, too." Embla said.
Zephyr sniffed wishing for her parents.
Then footsteps were heard as one of Drago's men came back along with Jonah.
"Okay." Jonah said and breathes deeply. "Let's go."
They soon headed outside as the Arctic wind howled as it blew by, and Madge and Zephyr soon saw something horrifying.
"Eyes straight ahead." Embla instructed. "Deep breaths. Just like we talked about."
They walked by the dead bodies on the ice from the sudden massacre.
Zephyr looked over to one of the Deathgrippers, and it growled as it showed it's large stinger.
They soon enter a tunnel carved inside a large glacier, and soon they all got inside a tall tunnel with a platform with ropes as they started to be lowered down.
They started descending deep into the glacier as Drago was cleaning the blood off his face, and soon noticed Zephyr watching him. Then Drago lifted his hand up as if he was trying to show a friendly smile.
But Zephyr wasn't about to let him think she was scared, and then she gave him a hard-cold glare almost identical to her mother's.
"Hmm." Drago grunted. "You have your mother's glare I'll give you that."
Soon they came to a stop as Madge held her mother's hand, and they started heading down a tunnel of ice and saw something ahead.
"Mother of Odin." A man said in awe.
"She had nothing to do with this." Jonah said.
"Soon, the real wrath will begin." Drago said.
Ahead of them, was a large cavern of ice and a glacier wall casting a silhouette of a colossal 3-headed dragon easily dwarfing a Bewilderbeast.
"Monster Zero." Madge said with dread and awe.
Zephyr nervously gulped at the sight of it.
Soon, they headed down a hall as others brought in catapults as they soon got to section of the glacial wall.
"Any survivors?" Jonah asked.
"No." A man named Asher said. "They tried to launch an emergency flare, but we cut them off in time."
"They'll figure it out." Jonah said. "Fire up the drills."
Asher then turns to a few other men and whistled out and they head out.
"Do you have everything you need?" Jonah asked Embla.
Embla nodded.
"Good." Jonah said. "Well, let's get started."
"Don't try anything." Drago said to Zephyr with a warning look. "Or I'll wipeout Berk sooner."
Zephyr fearfully nodded.
Soon, Drago's men started using drill handles to dig into the ice where the weak points are.
Madge soon placed a hand of the wall of ice as Embla opens a slot on the ORCA and works on the combination rings and turns to her daughter.
Author's Note:
I apologize for the long delay, I was kinda busy getting another story ready for publishing later this month.
I did hear that a new Titanosaur in South America was discovered, and seen the trailer of Godzilla vs. Kong. And recently had some snow a little while back.
I also seen the new season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.
Now, the Atlantic Thorntail, try picturing the Hungarian Thorntail from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. And the ancient dragon, imagine the Prehistoric Dragon from the documentary The Last Dragon: A Fantasy Made Real.
Next chapter, will bring in the monster you're waiting for.
Last thing, I have in mind of another HTTYD story coming this may. Taking place during Race to the Edge, Season 6. Here's a little hint, based on a 2001 film on one of the most catastrophic events in World War II.