Chapter 15: The End
Cami was hugging Astrid. "I'm so glad you're here!" Astrid said. Hiccup walked in and frowned at them.
"Get away from my wife!" he yelled at Cami. Cami let go of Astrid.
"But I'm your daughter-" she started, but Hiccup just walked quickly to her.
"Why would I believe you?!" He raised his hand to hit her, and he brought it down-
"No!" Cami yelled, sitting up quickly. She moaned as her leg reacted to the sudden movement, throbbing. It was pitch black and Cami couldn't see anything. She turned her head wildly, trying to see something. Where was Starblaze?
"Hey Cami, calm down," a voice told her. A hand touched her arm, but she jerked away, not knowing who it was. "Cami, it's me, Jack. It's ok, you just had a nightmare. One second, I'll light a candle."
A few seconds later Cami could see Jack's face. He looked worried. Cami felt tears forming behind her eyes, so she turned away from him.
"Cami, it's ok," Jack told her, putting his hand on her shoulder. Cam heard him set down the candle on the table and sit on the edge of the bed.
"I'm sorry for waking you up. I'm ok now. You can go back to sleep," Cami whispered. Jack sighed and pulled her towards him. Cami didn't resist and leaned her head on Jack's shoulder. The tears she was trying so hard to keep back poured out. Jack rubbed her shoulder, trying to clam her down.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Jack asked. Cami nodded, surprising Jack.
"Magnus told me who my family was, and I haven't told them yet," she said quietly. She lifted her head and looked at Jack. "What if Magnus was lying?"
"Have you thought about telling them?" Jack asked.
Cami frowned. "This isn't a joke! What if they don't believe me?"
"I'm sure they'll believe you," Jack said soothingly. "How about you tell them in the morning?" When Cami nodded, he said, "Ok, do you think you can go back to sleep?" Cami didn't respond. She wasn't sure. "Cami?"
"I don't know," she whispered. He hugged her, then let her lay down. He moved to his chair beside the bed and took her hand. "Don't you want to sleep in your own bed?"
Jack grinned. "I'd rather stay here." Cami smiled and closed her eyes.
"Thank you, Jack."
Cami watched the healer inspect her leg. She made Jack leave a few minutes before, saying his arm needed to be tended to. "You can try and walk tomorrow if you feel up to it. But no getting out of bed today," the healer told her. Cami sighed and nodded.
"Can Starblaze come in here?" Cami asked.
The healer looked worried. "Well, the cold wouldn't help your leg..."
"That's ok," Cami said. Maybe she could draw today. Where was her notebook?
Suddenly, the door burst open and Wren ran in yelling, "Cami!" Stoick was right behind her, holding Caiden in his arms.
"Sorry Cami, she heard your voice and ran upstairs before I could catch her," Stoick apologized. Cami smiled as Wren tried to climb up the side of the bed.
"That's ok, I needed some company," Cami said. Wren's arm accidentally hit Cami's leg. "Ouch! Hey Wren, how about you go to the other side?" Wren nodded happily as ran around the bed. She climbed on Jack's empty chair and jumped on the bed. Then she started playing with the loose strings on a rip in Cami's shirt.
The healer frowned when she saw something under the rip. She quickly pulled Cami's shirt up a few inches to reveal a huge ugly bruise on Cami's side. Cami quickly pushed her shirt back down, glaring at the healer. "It's fine," Cami said quickly.
The healer reached over and pinched Cami's leg. The girl let go of her shirt in pain, then the healer pulled her shirt back up. "You are my patient, and my patients are going to stop telling me they are fine! This is obviously not fine!" the healer said harshly. Cami flinched and didn't grab her shirt back from the healer. The healer didn't pull up the fabric very far, just enough to see the bruise. It was mostly an ugly purple, and it had some green spots. It was where Magnus had hit her with her bow.
"That looks awful," Stoick said from the doorway. Both women jumped, they had forgot he was there.
Cami had a sudden thought looking at Stoick. She and Stoick had the same hair color. Gobber said she was Stoick's twin. Was Magnus telling the truth? Was she a Haddock?
The healer said, "Please go downstairs with Wren." Cami cleared her head from her thoughts and hugged the little girl closer.
"Please let her stay, she won't be any trouble," Cami pleaded. The healer took one look at Cami hugging Wren and sighed, saying the little girl could stay if she behaved. Cami promised she would, and Stoick went downstairs and the healer went to go get a paste to put on Cami's bruise.
It was going to be a long day.
Jack frowned when the healer told him he couldn't go see Cami. He had left to find Jorden and then talked to Abbie and Emma a bit. They were trying to find dragons to bond with, with no success so far.
Astrid walked up behind him. "Can I go see Cami?" Astrid asked. The healer nodded and told her where to go.
"Really?" Jack said. The healer glared at him.
Astrid opened the door and looked inside. Cami was laying on the bed, playing with Wren. Astrid had seen the little girl crying all night, she must have been crying for Cami. Wren saw her, then gasped and hid her face in Cami's shirt. Cami looked up and saw Astrid.
"Oh, hi Astrid! Come in," Cami said. Astrid sat on a chair beside of the bed. Wren turned around and looked at her and tentatively waved. Astrid smiled and waved back. Wren giggled and started to play with a rip in Cami's shirt. Astrid frowned when she saw bandages under Cami's shirt.
"How is your leg?" Astrid asked.
Cami said, "The healer said I could try and walk around tomorrow, but I have to stay here today." Cami hugged Wren and then said, "Astrid- I need to ask you something."
"Ok," Astrid said.
Cami bit her nails and asked, "Did you have a daughter?"
Whatever Astrid was expecting, it wasn't that. She said, "Stoick had a twin. She was kidnapped a long time ago." Astrid saw Cami's upset expression. "What's wrong?"
Cami didn't look at Astrid. "Magnus told me who my family was. But I don't know if I believe him, or if they'll believe me."
Astrid smiled and said, "I'm sure they'll believe you. They probably missed you very much." Astrid was on the edge of her seat. What was Cami going to say?
"He said I was your daughter," Cami said, her voice breaking. Astrid's mouth fell open. This was her daughter. This was her daughter, laying in front of her, looking at her with tears in her eyes.
"Camicazi," Astrid whispered, starting to cry. She reached over and hugged her daughter as hard as she could. "Don't worry about us not believing you. Stoick has been saying your his sister from day one!" Astrid choked out.
Cami started to cry, and said, "Thank you Astrid." Astrid cried a few more tears.
"Don't call me Astrid, I'm your mom," Astrid said through her tears. They both cried for a few more minutes, then Astrid let go to look at her daughter.
Before she could say anything, Wren climbed on Cami and said, "Stop crying Cami, you good girl." She laid her head on Cami, and Cami started to laugh and cry at the same time. She looked over at Astrid to see her reaction. Astrid looked so happy Cami couldn't help but smile. They hugged again, this time sandwiching Wren in between them.
"Thank you Mom," Cami whispered. Astrid smiled and hugged her daughter closer.
Enough crying. "I found your notebook," Astrid said, straightening up. She wanted to spend happy moments with her daughter. "There was a very interesting page of eggs in there."
Cami smiled and used her arms to push herself in a sitting position. "I drew that the day I told you and Hiccup about Caiden," she told Astrid. "Do you know what a Dramillion egg looks like?"
Hiccup shushed Caiden, who was in his arms, as he walked towards the healer's hut. He had been looking for Astrid everywhere. Caiden was fussing and Hiccup could not calm him down no matter what he did. He walked in a saw the healer making some soup on the stove.
"Have you seen Astrid?" Hiccup asked, bouncing Caiden up and down.
"She's upstairs with Cami," the healer told him. He walked up the stairs and heard Astrid laughing behind the door. He knocked and heard Astrid telling him to come in, and opened the door. Astrid and Cami were sitting on the bed, with Wren in between them. Cami was holding a notebook and showing Astrid the pages.
"Hey Hiccup, do you know what a Dramillion egg looks like?" Astrid asked him.
"I don't think I do," Hiccup said, then Caiden screamed. "Uh, I don't think he wants me anymore."
"Can I hold him?" Cami asked, looking at Astrid. Astrid nodded and Hiccup gave Cami the baby. She hummed to him, and soon he was asleep. Wren stood up to see the baby, and Cami smiled at the little girl. Astrid caught Hiccup's eye and smiled at him. What was she thinking?
Cami was looking at him to, but she looked nervous. Astrid put her hand on Cami's shoulder and smiled at her. Really, what was happening?
Cami sighed, and said, "Hiccup remember that day when Magnus cut my leg, and I tried to tell you something, but I couldn't?"
Hiccup was taken by surprise by the odd question, but said, "Yes I do. You were really worried about it."
"Well, I'm going to tell you what he told me," Cami said. "He told me he captured me to hurt my family. To gain revenge." She looked at Astrid, and she nodded. "And first I didn't believe him, but then he told me- he told me why he wanted to hurt my father, because it was his fault that Krogan was dead." Hiccup tried to talk, but Cami said, "Please, just let me finish. I tried to tell you, I really did, but I didn't know what to say. Magnus said he wanted Stoick, but grabbed me instead." She didn't make eye contact with Hiccup. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
Hiccup looked at Astrid, who nodded. "So, you're Camicazi?" She nodded and Hiccup could fell tears forming in his eyes. He walked to the bed and hugged his daughter, making sure not to squish Caiden. Astrid hugged them to, and Cami started to laugh.
"All this time I wanted to know who my family was so bad, and I was talking to them everyday!" Cami said, and Hiccup could hear the tears in her voice. Hiccup smiled so widely his face hurt. He looked over at Astrid. Her smile was just as big as his.
"You know, Stoick isn't going to be surprised at all when we tell him," Hiccup said.
Cami added, "Neither is Gobber."
"Gobber?" Hiccup didn't know what Gobber had to do with any of this.
"He told Stoick I was his twin the third day I was here. He gave me the bow with Toothless's scales," Cami told him. "Why did he come up with a bow?"
Astrid laughed. "When you were little you carried around Hiccup's old bow. It was as long as you were tall."
Hiccup grinned. "You were a really good shot!" They all laughed at that.
Two days later
With the help of Jack, Camicazi could finally leave the healer's. She limped heavily, but Jack and Starblaze helped her.
Stoick was ecstatic when Cami told him what he already knew was true. He had asked, "Can I call you Camicazi?" Cami liked the name, so she told him she was fine with it. By now, the whole village knew who she was, and everyone always talked to her. Camicazi was still trying to get used to it.
Her friends had picked out their dragons. Emma bonded with a Monstrous Nightmare, Ember, and Allen helped her train it. Jorden was new best friends with a Gronkle, and he named him Rocky. Abbie said she didn't like flying, and she had made friends with a Terrible Terror and she named him T.T. Camicazi was really excited to get back on Starblaze and fly with them.
Unfortunately, the healer said she would have to wait a while.
Today Camicazi, Jack, and Wren were on a walk, trying to enjoy the sunshine before the snow set in.
"Hey sis!" Stoick called. Camicazi waved to him, and Wren waved to.
Jack snorted. "He calls you 'sis' more than your name!"
"Well, he did know before anyone else," Camicazi said.
"If you say so Cami," Jack said. Everyone called her Camicazi now, but Jack still called her Cami. Camicazi quite liked it.
Starblaze to Camicazi, yelling .: Camicazi! Guess what! :.
"What?" Camicazi asked.
.: I laid eggs! :.
"What?!" Camicazi yelled. "How did that happen?"
.: Well, me and Toothless decided- :.
"Toothless?!" Camicazi interrupted.
Starblaze rolled her eyes. .: Yes Toothless. He's the last Night Fury! :.
"Well, I guess that makes since," Camicazi replied.
"Care to fill me in?" Jack asked.
Camicazi briefly explained what Starblaze said, then asked her dragon, "Where are they?"
.: Get on and I'll show you. :. Starblaze motioned for her to get on. Camicazi nervously looked at Jack and smiled. He rolled his eyes, climbed on, and held his hand out to Camicazi. She grinned and climbed on Starblaze behind him, holding Wren in between them.
.: Here we go! :. Starblaze jumped into the sky. Camicazi wasn't supposed to be flying, so she held onto Jack extra tightly. After a few minutes, Starblaze landed in a beautiful cove. Jack jumped off and helped Wren climb off Starblaze. Camicazi's leg was throbbing, and Camicazi didn't know if she could put weight on it.
Jack saw her pain and said, "It's ok. You can go sit on that rock." He pointed to a rock not far away. She nodded and slid off Starblaze. Jack caught her and half-carried half-dragged her to the rock.
Starblaze watched worriedly and asked .: Are you Ok? :.
Camicazi nodded and said, "Where are you're eggs?"
.: Over here. :. Starblaze walked to a cave, and showed them her eggs. There were four of the smooth Fury eggs laying in Starblaze's nest. They were mostly white with black oddly shaped spots on the eggshell.
Camicazi's leg had stopped throbbing, so she stood up and limped over to the cave. She leaned on the wall of the cave. "Wow Starblaze!"
.: I got him! :. Camicazi heard Toothless call from behind her. She turned around, and saw Hiccup climb off Toothless.
"Camicazi, you're not supposed to be riding!" Hiccup said, not noticing the nest behind his daughter.
"I know, but I had to come see!" she replied.
"Come see what?" Hiccup asked. Camicazi moved a bit to show Hiccup the eggs.
"Whoa," Hiccup breathed, leaning down to touch the eggs. Starblaze snapped at his hands before he could touch them.
.: No touching! :.
"Uh, Starblaze said no touching," Camicazi told him. She limped to Toothless. "Really?" she asked him.
.: Um, yes. We are some of the last Furies left. :. Toothless told her.
"I know, but isn't Starblaze a lot younger than you?" Camicazi asked him.
.: No, we are the same age. :.
"I didn't know that," Camicazi said thoughtfully. Toothless gave her his signature gummy smile and bounded past her to look at his eggs.
Hiccup watched the conversation with a slight smile. "What?" Camicazi asked.
"I knew you could understand them!" he said.
She nodded and said, "Lets go tell Mom and Stoick!"
Hiccup climbed back on Toothless and Jack, Wren, and Cami got on Starblaze.
"Whooo hoooo!" they all yelled as the two Furies shot into the air.
THE END
It's kind of bittersweet for this story to be over. I've been obsessed with this idea for a while, and I was so excited to finish it but now I'm kinda sad and happy!
Hang around for some new stories soon!
