Note to say. I do not own the song in this chapter. Disney Channel does.

A Happy Ending and a New Beginning:

Hester felt her mind switching on and off. She felt her head spinning, then, it relaxed. It became at ease. She felt a strange light motivating them to widen. She opened them. She felt herself in a white space, there was no solid ground. But she felt like she was lying on it. She stood up. Where was she? Shouldn't she be dead? In eternal sleep? Was this Valhalla? It didn't look like it. There were no gods, no Valkyries, no other spirits of dead Vikings.

"You have done it Hester," a voice from behind her spoke slowly, so as not to scare her.

Hester turned around. She saw Thor, the god of Thunder. He was draped in his royal robes and bore his silver winged helmet on his head. "Welcome the void between worlds," he spoke, coming towards her. "The void where mortals come to see us gods in times of necessity,"

"Why am I here? Shouldn't I be dead?" Hester asked.

"Yes. And no," a new voice loomed.

Hester turned and saw Odin approaching her and his eldest son, in golden robes and carrying his staff.

"This magical flower has the ability to bring one to the Void between worlds at the moment of death. For years it has never served a purpose until now,"

"Lord Odin," Hester kneeled down with respect. "All father,"

"Rise," he inquired, his voice soft as a feather. "You need not bear the need to bow down to me, not when you have completed a great deed, a deed that nobody in the mortal world could ever have done. You brought peace between dragons and Vikings. And you defeated the misguided Red Death and her son. You are a hero Hester, a hero who will be remembered for her courage and her compassion for years and years to come,"

"I didn't do it by myself great Odin," Hester addressed respectfully. "I couldn't have done it without Toothless. Or Sigmund, or Garsir, or their dragons, not without anyone on Berk,"

"You may had done it all together," Thor spoke this time. "But it was you who brought the protentional of peace to the mortal world, the one who bought together when we couldn't because of the covenant we made with the Dragon Spirits, the one who did something no one ever thought possible,"

"But I only defeated Rafashfear because of the Dragofleur," Hester didn't want to take the credit for all the power she had in her veins from an ancient dragon flower, not when that power could have been given to anyone else.

"But you had the worthiness to use its power. Others would have used it for great evil or to do wickedness. You however, are beyond anyone," Odin's words were wise and they gave Hester a deep confidence of her inner-self. "It is not time for you to die yet. You still have many deeds awaiting you back in your world. Your destiny has just begun,"

The idea of 'destiny has just begun' made Hester feel pale. She felt her heart hammering scarcely in her chest and her throat tightening. She didn't like the idea of having the responsibility of her people and perhaps anymore beings on the world on her shoulders. It was hard enough for her to lead her island against Rafashfear, but against more foes in the future that might be more powerful or more intelligent? She didn't like the idea.

"Do not bare these burdens by yourself Hester Haddock," Thor came again, his words gifting the special girl wisdom just like his father's. "As you said it yourself, you have your dragon, your best friends, your island…they will stand by your side and be around to help and guide you,"

"Just as we will," Odin vowed.

Hester felt the pressure on her shoulders lighten; she still couldn't neutralise her unsettled gut's feeling.

"Do no worry Hester. We will be with you," Thor promised. "Now it is time to return to your world,"

The Void began to glow a burning yellow and Hester could no longer see Thor or Odin. She shut her eyes tight. "Remember that you are not alone," Odin's voice echoed in her ears. "Remember," the single word echoed in her ears as the light consumed her. She no longer felt their presence. She felt her being transformed from death to life.

Everyone sank on their knees on Berk, heartbroken, saddened, tearful. Hester had saved them once again. Only this time she would not be coming back.

Toothless cried and roared out in pain. The boys hugged their dragons who nuzzled their dragons. The other teens did too.

"I can't believe she's gone. This time for good," a remorse Stoick cried.

A snivelling Gobber said: "She was so brave. She should be remembered by generations to come. We all are alive and safe now because of her,"

"But she's dead Gobber," Astrid wept. "And we're alive. How is it fair that those of us who did nothing get to live whilst she who did everything dies? It should have been one of us instead,"

"That's it, Astrid," Garsir struggled to catch his breath as he spoke over to her. "There's no one who is selfless as Hester,"

"Actually, I might beg to differ," a certain voice spoke. The crowd gasped, frozen as if they had just seen a ghost. They twisted their heads. They couldn't see anyone. The voice came from above their heads.

"Was that a ghost?" Snotlout looked as if he was about to scream like a girl.

"Yes it is," the voice mocked.

Snotlout screamed and jumped into Fishleg's legs.

"Ghosts don't exist!" Ruffnut cried out, hugging onto both her brother and Barf's head.

"Yes they do!"

"Ahh!" both twins screamed.

All the Vikings and dragons were scared. It really was a ghost. Or was it something else?

A beam of light ascended from the sky. Everyone looked up. Those nearest to the beam stubbled back.

A figure was descended down like a Valkyrie on a Pegasus. It touched the bottom. The light disappeared. It was Hester. She was healed, no wounds, no injuries. She was just as pretty as she had looked.

Nobody moved.

"What's the hold up? You've all looked like you've seen a ghost," Hester joked.

"Hester!" everyone screamed sprinting towards her. Hester was engulfed in a tight group hug by her best friends and their dragons. Then she was licked all over by her dragon. Even the teens gave her a big bear hug each, much to her surprise. Gobber embraced her and she saw how elated everyone was to see her. They praised her, they cheered and clapped as they were celebrating that her sacrifice to save them all had not cost her her life.

Stoick came forward softly as he proudly smiled at her for everything she had done. When Hester noticed him, she actually smiled at him with a cheesy face.

"You saved us all Hester," Stoick spoke, his tone radiating of waves of proudness. "I'm so, so, so, proud of you. Your mother would be proud of you too," she cupped her cheek again and she held it close again. Toothless gummy-smiled at him, no longer seeing him as a threat but as a loyal friend.

"What was it that you wanted to finish back there?" Hester asked, remembering their earlier conversation before Sigmund accidently interrupted it.

"I just…I was wondering if perhaps…if perhaps you'd be willing to start over with me. Will you give me a chance to be the father you want me to be?"

Hester remained quiet for a bit.

Stoick seemed to expect it. He turned away. "It's okay. I understand if you…"

"I am dad if you are," Hester interrupted.

Stoick looked up at her, shocked by her decision. There was no anger or resentment in her tone, there was love, there was need, there was hope.

"I want us to move forward. I want us to be a better family. It's time we all moved on past our grudges and let the past be. The future is what matters!" her speech not just to her father, but also to everyone in the village inspired them to look ahead and not think of their wrongdoings.

Stoick smiled. He then said something his daughter had never heard him say to her. "I love you Hester,"

His tearful daughter responded back: "I love you too dad," she threw her arms around her father's chest and embraced him for the first time in her life. Stoick pulled her tighter against this chest and kissed her head.

Everybody around them clapped and their dragons roared with praise.

Sigmund and Garsir smiled proudly, thrilled that Hester finally had a loving father. They fist-bumped together and stroked their dragons.

Toothless joined in with the father-daughter embrace and wrapped his wings around them. He licked Stoick's face and he laughed with delight whilst his daughter giggled happily.

Later that day, once all the dragons had cleared away all the damage and the children and mothers were safely returned, a grand party was held that evening to celebrate their victory. A fire was lit in the centre, some lanterns were lit up and hung around the village, a band of Vikings played a merry melody. Hester began to sing to the melody as she and her extended family began to party all together to celebrate their victory.

Hester:

"We've done a lot
Faced who knows what
Still though we're not quite through yet
We have so much to do yet
More than a thing or two yet

There's wounds we must heal
Plans to make real
Watch us and we'll do wonders
Sure we might make some blunders
We'll face them all head on"She held hands with Sigmund and Garsir and they danced around bringing everyone else with them. Hester actually danced with her father for a bit, Garsir linked his arms with his dad and even a surprised Astrid and they skipped around, Sigmund did the same with his brother and his father.

"We'll rise hand in hand
And rebuild this land
We're ready to stand and roar"

Toothless roared into the sky and his voice echoed over the village. The other dragons joined in with him.

"Will we give up? No, never!
We're stronger than ever before"

Sigmund:
"We've made mistakes"

Garsir:
"Had some bad breaks"

Sigmund and Garsir:

"That only makes us tougher"

Garsir:
"Now when the road gets rougher"

Sigmund:
"Frankly, we'll barely suffer"

Hester:
"Cause though we've been burned
What have we learned?"

Sigmund and Garsir:
"Victory is earned not given"

Hester:
"We shape the world we live in"

Sigmund and Garsir:
"We're what we'll build upon"

Hester, Sigmund and Garsir:
"The war may be won
But still, we're not done
We've only begun to soar"

As they sang, they mounted their dragons and flew in sparingly circles above the village.

Sigmund:
"Bolder"

Garsir:
"And far more clever"

Hester, Sigmund and Garsir:
"And stronger than ever before"

Down below the villagers sang and danced around with Astrid leading them all with her beautiful voice.

Astrid:
"There's year yet to go
How far, we don't know
But we can do so much more"

Hester:
"Onto the next endeavour"

Everyone:
"We're stronger than ever"

Hester:
"We'll never say never"

All:
"We're stronger than ever before"

The dragons fired into the sky, creating a miraculous firework display that made the sky boom and voom and create a colour spectrum. This was a day of which would be celebrated. The day when ultimate peace was brought by destroyed the family of dragons who sewed the conflict between Viking-kind and dragon-kind.

Hester was happy, joyfully happy that she now had the one thing she had always wanted in her life. A father's acceptance. And most importantly, a father's love. Stoick finally loved her for who she was. He would never again judge her, lecture her, or worse not seem to love ever again. Berk with bright with joy as it now had its heir back home.

She was finally accepted by the village for who she was. From now on, she would no longer have to be looked at with growls and scowls but care and compassion. They looked up to her as a hero, an idol, an expert in dragons and a leader who could guide them into a better, greater future.

The Tifespinner pack were welcomed onto Berk. Thanks to Sigmund's guidance, dozens of Vikings who didn't have dragons trained the Tifespinners. They made such compassionate companions like the other dragons. Flora herself trained a red Tifespinner, who turned out to be Tifespike's brother. He was name Teerclaw. He loved the name. Stifflegs meanwhile gained a Gronkle like Fishlegs and named him Gobrocks. Like Meatlug he was adorable, but he was braver and more stoic at times. Nonetheless he was an adorable member of Ingerman family.

"I'm just so glad that we're back and everyone's happy now," Hester said, lying against Toothless.

The group of six were relaxing on a cliff overlooking the prosperous Berk. It was magnificent seeing dragons and Vikings together. They were flying around the island, feeding each other fish, playing around together…. they were doing everything that two worlds united in peace and care should do. What could possibly be greater than two worlds coexisting together?

"I'm so happy we found our own dragons," Sigmund spoke as he was sitting next to Tifespike's chin and affectionately scratching it which she loved. "I'm glad you and your pack are staying with us girl. It's better being on a bigger island with more people and dragons to have for company right girl?"

"Yep," Tifespike crooned.

"I guess that trip out there really was worth something," Garsir laid his back against Skullbones's neck. "We surely had a great adventure out there. I wonder if any more adventures wait upon the horizon,"

As he was napping a bit, Toothless noticed that Hester seemed a little quiet. "Are you okay Hester?"

"I'm okay bud," she told him. "I'm just…I'm just curious. I'm wondering if there are any other supernatural forces out there. If the Dragofleur was real and it gave me these powers and those crystal dragons were real, are there any other forces of magic associated with dragons out there?"

Toothless seemed intrigued by Hester's thoughts. He had never heard of any dragon magic in his life? "Whatever it is that may be out there, we will find it together," he promised looking into Hester's eyes. "And anyone who's bad and who wishes to take you for your powers, I wil tear them limb from limb and never let any harm come to you,"

The group heard flapping and noticing Astrid flying up to them on Stormfly.

"Hay Astrid!" they waved.

Astrid seemed appalled by their greet. It was kind and friendly and not full of cynicism. Stormfly landed nearby and Astrid hopped off.

"Come to see the view with us?" Hester asked.

"Yep," Astrid answered quickly. Garsir however noticed a look in her eyes.

"Astrid, we know that look in your eyes," Garsir said. "You're not okay. You sound sad,"

"I just wondered…if perhaps…." she sighed. "I want to make amends for what I did. I'm sorry Hester and Garsir. I'm so, so, so sorry that I chose family honour and glory over friendship," She noticed that Hester and Garsir seemed not surprised by her apology but rather hopeful of it.

Ever since she had found them along with Sigmund and had convinced Hester to come back home, they had wondered if perhaps she wanted to make things right for the first time in years, that behind that icy heart she once had, there was still a warm speck of care for them.

You were right Garsir," she focused her gaze on Garsir. "I was putting my own wants over yours and Hester's. I was putting my desire for glory before you two, and in doing so I tore our friendship apart. That friendship was the one priority I had to be focused on. But I failed to see that," She looked at Sigmund this time. "And you were right as well Sigmund. You were right that I was blinded by own wants that I couldn't see that the difference between fake friends and real friends. You're so much wiser than me. And so much more worthy of their friendship than me," She finally turned her focus on Hester, the main teen she had to apologise to. "I'm sorry I said that you were 'nothing' Hester. I can now see that you are something. You were Viking-enough to hang out with. You were one of the real friends that I needed. But I was so concerned about my reputation that I never stopped to consider how you were feeling. I'm glad that you were chosen instead of me in training. Unlike me, you had compassion for friends, more compassion that I ever had,"

Astrid's words to each of them began to make the Trio see the apologetic look in her face.

"I know that I can't be your best friend again," Astrid said with remorse. "But can I still be…a friend?"

She looked as if she was expecting a 'No' or some sort of agitation. But instead she earned a 'Yes' from all three of them. She was surprised. "Really?"

"Of course," Garsir responded. "It's time to put the past behind us, and move forward,"

"Can you guys really forgive me?" she asked, bewildered by their willing forgiveness.

"Yes, we can Astrid. Besides, when you came out there looking for us, and you always supported us through this endeavour, we saw the Astrid that we missed earlier. The Astrid we wanted back as our friend again," For the first time since their friendship broke, Hester held a smile at Astrid. For the past few days she had seen a new side of Astrid, a completely different alternative to the arrogant insecure shieldmaiden she once saw her as.

"We're more than willing to have you back as a friend," Garsir spoke easily.

"You've learnt your lesson," Sigmund supported. "And you came to make amends with Hester and Garsir even though you knew they might not forgive you. If you want to be friends with us, then we shall accept,"

Astrid seemed to break out into tears a bit as she noticed their encouraging smiles. She was brought into a tight group hug by all three of them, one which she tightly accepted. The conflict between them was over. It was time to build bridges, this time stronger ones that would not be broken down by any wants above needs.

They all looked over the prosperous peaceful Berk together. It was a perfect sight, a perfect paradise of peace. As they gazed at it, a determination grew in their hearts, they were going to work together to ensure that this peace would last. No matter what enemies they may meet in the future who would try to destroy that peace, they would remain strong, just as long as they were together. For strength doesn't come from one individual with unique powers. It comes from numbers, and most importantly family and friends.

There! All finished. Hope you all enjoyed it. I can't believe that my college as well as all the schools and universities is now on lock down, perhaps until September. As much as it feels great to have so much time doing more stories, I can't help but feels it's going to get a little bit bored for us all. Hope you all don't feel bored and enjoy all the free time you have. Look forward to hearing reviews from Gift of the Night Fury. See ya soon, happy free time everybody.