How she found out

by Luna Nightrider

Adopted reupload and continuation of the story "How she found out" by TigerLilytheWild. Since returning to Berk Valka wanted to know how her son became who he was now. So when a dream shows her the story of Hiccup meeting Toothless and saving the whole island she welcomes it with open arms.

21. Chapter 21

Sorry for the delay, I was busy last week. Shout-out:

pandamaster97720: I don't think I'll continue with the rest of the franchise as the point of this story was for Valka to see what happened five years prior to the second movie. I might consider it though... Yeah, the final battle is going to be interesting.

Enjoy!

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Chapter 21

ASTRID

„So what now? Hiccup, your final exam is tomorrow. You know you're going to have to kill a... [Whispers to Hiccup so Toothless doesn't hear] kill a dragon."

HICCUP

„Don't remind me."

„Me neither. I don't want to watch something like this."

[Toothless suddenly dodges.]

HICCUP

„Toothless, what's happening? Whoa, what is it?"

[They find themselves in a middle of a flock of dragons. They are carrying food en masse toward the island.]

HICCUP

„Get down!"

ASTRID

„What's going on?"

HICCUP

„I don't know. Toothless. You've got to get us out of here, bud."

[Toothless ignores them.]

HICCUP

„It looks like they're hauling in their kill."

ASTRID

„Uh, what does that make us?"

[They suddenly go into a dive and then around corners into the volcano. Toothless hides behind a pillar above the crater.]

HICCUP

„What my dad wouldn't give to find this."

„Probably a lot."

[Swarms of dragons throw their offerings into the lava below.]

HICCUP (SARCASTICALLY)

„It's satisfying to know that all of our food has been dumped down a hole."

ASTRID

„They're not eating any of it."

[A Gronckle delivers only a single tiny fish. A roar is heard from below and the Gronckle squeals in terror as something big seizes it.]

ASTRID

„What... is that?"

[A colossal dragon emerges from the lava pit and eats the Gronckle alive. All the other dragons cower in terror before the giant creature.]

„I thought that after twenty years of living with a Bewilderbeast nothing would be able to shock me. Looks like I was wrong."

HICCUP

„Alright, buddy, we gotta get out of here. Now!"

[Toothless escapes and all the dragons flee. The Red Death lunges at Toothless but grabs a Zippleback instead. Toothless and his riders fly off to a beach and land.]

ASTRID

„No, it totally makes sense. It's like a giant beehive. They're the workers, and that's their queen. It controls them. Let's find your Dad."

„Not a good idea. It's still too early for that.

[Astrid starts running towards the village.]

HICCUP

„No, no! Not yet. They'll... kill Toothless. Astrid, we have to think this through carefully."

ASTRID

„Hiccup, we just discovered the Dragons' Nest. The thing we've been after since Vikings first sailed here. And you want to keep it a secret?! To protect your pet dragon?! Are you serious?!"

HICCUP

„Yes."

ASTRID

„Okay. Then what do we do?"

HICCUP

„Just give me until tomorrow. I'll figure something out."

ASTRID

„Okay."

[She punches his shoulder.]

ASTRID

„That's for kidnapping me."

[She gives him a peck to the cheek.]

ASTRID

„That's for kidnapping me."

[Astrid leaves Hiccup and Toothless behind.]

HICCUP

„What are you looking at?"

„Nothing" I smirked. „It was just THAT glance."

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If everything goes according to plan the next chapter will come this weekend, otherwise no later than wednesday.