"Everyone, you have to see this!"
Valka excitedly burst into the Great Hall, where Hiccup was having a meeting with the council as well as with the eight Dragon Riders.
"Sounds like your mother's got big news," Gobber quipped to Hiccup who turned his attention to his Mom, who looked around and saw that his son was doing something important.
"Oh! Um…are you all having a meeting? I-I'm sorry…I should probably get going…" Valka said, sheepish, and made a move to leave before Hiccup stopped her.
"Mom, what is it?" the young Chief asked, wondering what's got his Mom in such a giddy move. Valka smiled at her son before looking at Zenna and her parents.
"Well, I was looking after the dragons at the Academy when El toddled in and…oh, it'd be best if I just show you," she said.
"Lead the way then, Auntie Valka!" Zenna said cheerfully. "Anything that involves our son is immediately something we'd love to know about," Edgar smiled.
"Oh, what could El and the dragons be doing?" Henna wondered out loud.
Hiccup turned to the remaining council members, who all smiled since they knew that this was something very important. "Well we've gone over everything we needed to go over for today so, meeting adjourned!" Hiccup said cheerfully and left with his Mom along with the Fiersomes, Gobber and the other Dragon Riders following close behind.
Valka was all smiles as she led the group to the Dragon Training Academy area. There, Hiccup, Zenna, Henna, Edgar, Eret, Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs, the Twins and Gobber saw the most adorable and heartwarming sight.
Pouncer, Dart, Ruffrunner, Toothless, Stryka, Serpent and Serpentine, Cloudjumper, Skullcrusher, Grump, Stormfly, Hookfang, Meatlug and Barf and Belch were all playing with little Elias II Stoick Fiersome together in the Academy. The sweet baby boy was giggling happily as he played tag with the dragons, squealing with delight as he and the dragons chased each other around.
"Barf and Bwelch!" El cooed, the Twins' Hideous Zippleback letting him play on his two necks like a kid on a swing set.
"We do that, too!" Ruffnut laughed.
"Yeah, but we do it extremely by dangling over the thin air," Tuffnut added and the two of them butted heads.
"Meatwug!" El giggled, the Gronckle growling happily as the sweet kid gave her a hug. "Aw, that's so cute!" Fishlegs gushed.
"Hoophan!" El squealed, patting Snotlout's Monstrous Nightmare on the horns.
"Don't flame up, don't flame up, don't flame up…" Snotlout chanted and breathed a sigh of relief when his dragon merely purred as El petted him.
"He's got a gift, I'm telling you all. I've never seen a child as young as El play with dragons so easily and that quickly," Valka remarked as El continued bonding with the dragons.
"Stowmfwy!" El squealed as he got a leather ball and played fetch with the Deadly Nadder. "Keep going, girl!" Astrid giggled as Stormfly happily chased after the ball El threw and always gave it back to him so they could play again.
"Grrrump!" El excitedly toddled over to the Hotburple who gave him a lazy smile before falling asleep.
"Och, Grumpy! Lad wants to play with you and you're ignoring 'im!" Gobber shook his head and laughed good-naturedly.
"Skullcwusher!" El squealed, running after Eret' and Stoick's Rumblehorn as they played a chasing game around the Academy.
"Go get him, little warrior! Skull, he's gaining on you!" Eret called after his Rumblehorn, who merely grunted and let El chase him around in play.
Zenna and her parents smiled widely, seeing that Valka was right. El had a knack for getting the dragons to bond with him and they all loved him. It was clear to the Fiersomes that when El grew up, he would become a fine Dragon Trainer and a great Dragon Rider.
"Cwoudjumpew!" El cooed to Valka's Stormcutter. Cloudjumper was already putty in El's hands, flipping his face upside down and nuzzling him. Valka merely smiled as El giggled and hugged Cloudjumper's nose. Serpent and Serpentine then entwined his necks around El.
"Sewpwent and Sewpwentiwne…" El cooed, hugging his parents' Zippleback. Edgar and Henna both went, "Awww!" at the sweet sight.
"Powucer, Dawt, Ruffwunner.." El cooed as the three grown up Night Lights cooed and nudged the little fella. Aurora cooed at the sight of the little one playing with them. "So cute..."
That's when El began to feel sleepy. "Toofless…Stwykwa…" he yawned. Hiccup and Zenna's two Night Furies immediately curled up around the little Fiersome. With a sleepy smile, El snuggled into their warm black scales and fell asleep.
Zenna looked at Hiccup and smiled.
"My brother sure has a way with dragons, doesn't he, Hicc?" she asked knowingly.
"He sure does Zen, he sure does," Hiccup nodded, looking at his mother. Valka smiled at the adorable sight of all the dragons deciding to take a nap with El.
"He'll grow up to be a friend to all dragons…I'm sure of it…" she said, smiling.
Little did they all know that when El grew up, he would become exactly just that.