Everyone headed for the village, even the Elders. The other teens, except for Astrid, headed for their respective houses, both to change and to start on different chores their parents had for them. Hiccup was pleased to see Spitelout clapping Snotlout on the shoulder and offering words of praise for his accomplishment.

Gyda peeled away, citing that she wished to change and put away the bag she had in the clearing. Byrnjar clapped Hiccup and Astrid on the shoulder with hearty words of praise before cornering the mage just at her door. Hiccup caught sight of his future father-in-law pointing to his house where Hiccup could see Torgeir and Firestorm keeping an eye upon the two younger boys.

Given the look upon Gyda's face, a mix that said she expected whatever Byrnjar spoke of and that she really wanted to know how she got into this situation, Hiccup could guess the lead woodcutter wanted Gyda to train his younger kids. Hiccup smiled when Gyda sighed and nodded her head slowly. Having begun this form of training, Hiccup could see it benefiting the entire tribe. He understood Gyda's reluctance, but he had planned on speaking to both her and his father about getting all the children and any adults who wanted to learn started. Right then, though, he had to speak to Pepper and Piper's father.

The male Zippleback stood with his mate and daughter in the plaza. Both heads of the male looked lost while the female seemed unable to comprehend something. Pepper and Piper looked at her parents with concern, but her attention was diverted when Hiccup and those left after the others spilt from the group came to the edge of the plaza. Pepper and Piper ran over, bowing to Hiccup and then staring at him with questions he did not have to hear to understand. He grinned and tipped his head. The youngling squealed and nuzzled him only to snort and step back.

[Alpha,] Pepper began.

[You need bath,] Piper finished.

Those with Hiccup laughed but the laughter stopped when the adult Zipplebacks turned and ambled over.

[Gone,] the blue head of the male began.

[All of it is gone,] the green head continued.

[The nest is all destroyed-]

[And there is no way-]

[We can follow-]

[We are confused.]

Hiccup sighed. "I am sorry," he said softly. "I wish I knew what your alpha was thinking. I wish I knew why he did all of this."

Hiccup frowned and then stepped around Pepper and Piper so that he was directly under the male Zippleback's raised heads. He heard Toothless and the other dragons behind him murmur and heard the humans in the group shift but he ignored them.

"Please lean down," Hiccup whispered, staring up at the dragon. "We learned something while you were gone that we don't widely known."

The dragon shared a look between both heads but ultimately lowered them.

"The mage who lives with us and unlocked the ability for us to speak with you told us that your alpha has my mother," Hiccup whispered. "That a dragon from the nest came here and took her back there. The Tiny-fang called him a Four-wing."

Both heads jerked back then lowered again.

[The human-] Blue head began in a low tone.

[Female is your mother?] Green head continued in the same low tone.

[Our alpha kept-]

[A mother from her hatchling?]

"That is what the mage said," Hiccup whispered. "We are not letting it be wildly known because my people believe she is dead and with your alpha moving that nest, we don't know where she is now and no real way at this moment to find her. Her father and brother still live. It would be cruel to let them know she is alive, but we are unable to get her back here."

[Is it not cruel-] Blue head began, still in a low tone.

[For you to know this as well?] Green head finished.

Hiccup sighed. "My father and I know as the leading flock, we have to endure much for our people, for our nest."

Both heads lifted. The dragon turned to his mate and the two began a long discussion in the Old Tongue. Hiccup only realized what it meant by the fact that Pepper and Piper started bouncing in place, a happy look upon both of her muzzles. The adult Zipplebacks turned back to Hiccup.

[We don't understand still-] Blue head began.

[Why our alpha did all-] Green head continued.

[He has done.]

[We are still not sure-]

[About you or this nest-]

[But we see our daughter is healthy-]

[And our mate told us of all-

[She has experienced here,] Green Head finished.

Hiccup tilted his head. "I gave Skysinger and Willowing's parents this same offer that I'm gonna give you. Stay here. You are safe here. Pepper and Piper is safe here. Speak to more dragons if you wish. Then make whatever decision you want. I will abide by it."

[Even if-] the gray head of the female began.

[We wish to leave-] the silver head continued.

[And take our daughter-]

[With us?]

"I would not like it because I know how much she wants to remain, but I will not stop you. I will enslave no dragon or human. Ever."

Both adults shared a glance between each other then stared at their daughter who nodded both heads. Pepper and Piper trilled something in the Old Tongue that sounded pleading. Both adults sighed and turned back to Hiccup.

[We will stay-] Blue Head began.

[And make our decision later,] Green Head continued.

[Thank you, alpha of this nest-]

[For caring for our daughter.]

Hiccup smiled. "Anytime."

[Alpha! Alpha!]

Hiccup turned as Endure, Sunchaser, and Skysinger's siblings landed in the plaza. Endure's leg twitched on him, sending him forward. Hiccup reacted, catching the youngling and righting him. Hiccup heard the Zippleback male chitter something that sounded questioning and heard the female answer. Hiccup chose to ignore them as the Nadder younglings looked excited and worried.

[Alpha,] Endure began sounding a little out of breath. [Ooh, you stink, Alpha.] The youngling shook his head slightly and Hiccup heard several snickers and dragon chuckles, but the youngling continued seemingly oblivious to what he had started. [Brother said to come here. Said to get you.]

"I something wrong?" Hiccup asked.

[Human water dens, alpha,] Sunchaser said. [We all were helping brother with his pa..pa.. flight around the nest. We saw them, alpha. They were headed this way.]

Kirika: Hehe, thank you for trusting me to reveal all things. And I'm glad you liked the belt ceremony.

Midnight Lupus: Welcome and thank you for reading and reviewing. You seriously read the first two and all of this one in three days? Wow, I am impressed. That is a lot of words. Light Furies will be in this version of HTTYD but not in this tale. There are two more books slated after this one. Now, while the humans will see her and her kind as different than Night Furies, dragons will see her as being a different colored Wind-shrieker. I'm not sure what her take on this all will be because she's not going to be as active a main character as she was in the movie. Toothless is not going to seek her out as a mate. He has one right now.