Hey guys! It's finally here, the next chapter! I know it's been a long time but we had problems at home and it just recently calmed down. I want to thank all of you for sticking with this story and wait for the next chapter. But the end of the story is in sight and I hope you guys stick with me 'till the end. I want to thank you all again and now I'll shut up so you can finally read the chapter. Enjoy
Valka saw the group leave for Berk and went back inside. Hiccup was still laying on the counter with Toothless curled around it. He had gauze around his whole mid section and the paste ,Valka previously made, was now on the burns on his face. Just as she was back at his side, his eyes opened. "How are you son?" she asked silently. "I don't feel much pain and I'm a bit sore." he answered.
"Alright, as long as we can avoid an infection you should be fine." He nodded. "Do you have a tunic somewhere?" he asks. "I think I do, don't move." she says and dissapears out of the cave. A few Toothless jumps to help him after watching the interaction between the two. "Hiccup, wait what are you doing?!" Valka asks as she shouts forward to help him too.
"I'm going after the others." he replies as he struggles to stand. "What?! No, you are staying right here. You can barily stand on your own, much less head back to Berk and fight of a madman."
"Mom, Berk is my home, our home! I can't sit back while Drago goes and destroys it and kills everyone!", "I understand Hiccup, I'm barely restricting myself of jumping on a dragon or Toothless to follow them and stop Drago, but I'm not going to let you risk your life over fighting Drago! You almost died the first time and I don't want to lose you once more after we've just been reunited!" she shouts and tears come back to her eyes.
Hiccup looks at his mother and takes her hand. "Mom." he says and she looks up at him. The left side of his face was still red from the burns and he kept his eye closed. "Mom, I know you want to keep me safe but you can't. Years ago I was the village runt and people could care less about what happened to me. Everything I did went wrong and end up destroying a part of the village. I couldn't lift an axe and the only I was good at was was smithing. But that all changed when I shot down Toothless." at the mention of his name, Toothless rubs his head against Hiccup's hand and earned some scratches. Hiccup looked down at his brother with a smile. "I befriended him and after we defeated the Red Death, Berk changed." He looked back up at his mother and looked her in the eye. "It was not only a home for the Berkians, but also for the dragons. And it's my duty as future chief of Berk to protect them. So please, mom. Let me do this. Let me save OUR home." he said while looking at her with pleading eye.
She openend her mouth to say something but realized she couldn't. She saw the passion and fire to protect his home in his eye. Even after been wounded so badly and barely being able to stand, he still wanted to save his island.
She sighed and looked at him. "Fine, but I'm not going to let you fight that madman one-on-one." she said. Hiccup smiles and takes her hand giving it a gentle squeeze. "Thanks mom."
He looks at Toothless and gently takes his head in his hands. "Let's go save our home, brother." he says and Toothless gives an affirmative sound. They climb on his back and set off to save Berk.
I hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope it won't take another 7 months to bring out the next chapter. Enjoy the weekend and until next time! Queen Bewilderbeast-out!