The Responsibilities of the Next Generation

It was late afternoon the next day and everyone was still in a mess of a muddle as the parents and grandparents were still struggling to accept that their children and grandchildren were being passed the torch.

Though at the same time as they watched their children and grandchildren hanging outside even after the first day of trying to access their level of skill in dragon training and some wicked singing they were still fairly confident that it hadn't really sunk into their young minds what they're really being given with the passing of that torch.

It was just the same melancholy thinking everyone thought as they sat on their back porches and watched their children and dragons play while not even thinking about dinner needing to be made.

Going about on Guest Island at the special guest houses that were specially made just for the Soul Riders and Dagur and his wife when they came visiting they were all watching and their children and dragons interacting and talking about what could be done and noting the homesick they'd be bound to be feeling.

"This is great honor and responsibility for our whole family and we are one big family. All our children are related given the three of you are brothers so all the fathers make them cousins.

Plus with my younger sister being Boden's wife we have a direct connection to Berk as well.

Therefore it's not just an alliance anymore for friendship it's about protecting kin. I just wish there was some way we could really get them to understand what we grew up with and why it's more important than ever to protect each other and why it's important how our family effects every other family in the Nine Realms!" Ase stated in a sad but asserted manner.

"I know my love. A lot changed when the DHA took place 28 years ago and look how much good came from that. And if Hiccup, Boden and Una could do miracles before that and after? What can our own children really do?" Leif asked as they watched their son Whitley who as eldest was the one who took charge of his cousins.

Whitley was everything a young leader should be as he was next in line to lead the Moralien Clan. He had a very noble and kindhearted personality and was extremely protective of his family and people. Though he was downright clumsy basically a dragon in a blacksmith shop.

His dragon Garnet was fun-loving, energetic, playful but still knew when it was time to be serious and responsible so they did balance each other out well.

Right now at this time Whitely was showing good leadership skills and was good at come up with plans but when he need help for creative and clever ideas to carry out his plans that where his cousin Esme came in.

The attractive young girl raised very well by her adopted fathers was currently speaking with her slightly older cousin about some plan he was coming up with regarding their new destiny.

"I think if we are going to do this destiny thing we should do it this way…" he was starting to say and she cut it and replied. "No, you're overthinking! This is far too complex! You need to see it at another angle and do the unexpected!" she was talking loudly and excitedly as was her way.

Esme was never one to speak softly. Her talking was always spoken in a loud excited voice. You couldn't get her to talk in an indoor voice it was almost always at the level of a shout. Nevertheless she was creative, helpful and very brave. Just like her daddies.

It was a good thing her dragon Opal was a Whispering Death and they didn't have good ears considering how loud she spoke. Opal was extremely loyal to her Rider and just as intelligent as her as well; and though they're both adventurous and determined Opal had a rather snarky sense of humor. Something most people and dragons on their island didn't really care for.

For the Moralien clan it would be Whitley being the next Chief, Esme the second in command and that left sisters Buttercup and Daisy to be the Advisers and Healers as their mothers and great-grandmother before them.

Most people didn't even think of the word 'half' or anything like that. They'd just referred to Buttercup and Daisy as the Twins like their mothers. They looked exactly alike and were born on the same time and day and they'd the same father. Furthermore their moms were identical twins technically speaking their DNA was the same.

It was a very odd thing but it was the first three-way relationship that any of the Vikings were aware of and it dealt with identical twin sisters and the same boy. So really it was something unprecedented.

Either way the girls looked again like their moms in miniature with the same dark chestnut hair and midnight blue eyes and fit curvy bodies and dressed identical in reverse colors to be told apart. Only the fact Buttercup wore a chocker with her flower on it and Daisy wore a chocker with her flower on it was the only true way to tell them apart.

Both girls were right now as they playing with their cousins and talking in the way most people are accustom to hearing twins talking. Buttercup would take the lead starting out the sentence or idea and Daisy would finish it out.

The twins were the most well-mannered girls on Moralien despite they still were outspoken, though honest to a fault. And they're as stubborn as they're fashionable.

Taking care of Bloodstone and Moonstone as they're doing right now while speaking honestly about their own thoughts to this whole new world they seemed to be enter they're listening to what their dragon had to say.

Bloodstone and Moonstone had to be watched carefully since they're both crafty and intelligent plus could be a tad reckless. Though they're also incredibly opened minded and understanding as well.

"Do you not agree this is a very unusual matter, my sister?" Buttercup was asking and her sister nodded.

"It is certainly most unusual. I mean the idea of destiny is one that is a puzzling thing. It makes you wonder if things are set in stone or if free will matters at all."

"We think you all have a point. But needless to say part of your destiny was always gonna to be to inherited this burden from your parents," Bloodstone and Moonstone both spoke at the same time.

"Yeah, did you really think you could get out of the family business since family is everything in these parts? Like what did you expect the Gods not to come knocking and not drop this on you?" laughed Opal in her snarky way.

"Opal! Mind your tongue and many teeth!"

"Oh, please don't try and convince us you don't want to make this a game of playing hero, Garnet!" shot back the Whispering Death and then before it became a bigger argument someone got between them all and said loudly. "Enough!"

They looked at the blue and green Gronkle and Spirit sighed. For a Gronkle she wasn't ever slow or lazy but rather full of energy and you couldn't ever get her to sit still.

Plus Spirit was one to speak her mind since she did tend to talk a lot. On the other hand it wasn't mindless prattle. She spoke and annunciate her thoughts perfectly clear and wasn't childish about them but very direct and straightforward with them and eager to share them.

"You know this unexpected news isn't something to joke about. It's quite serious and if you haven't notice everyone is quite upset. So I'd say let's not fight amongst ourselves and try to really understand just exactly what we've all be handed.

This is not a joke and it's a serious responsibly and I for one don't want to fail my parents or my human family. So I ain't gonna make a joke out of this!"

"Thank you for at least trying to be a bit more serious about this, Spirit. I don't know the whole story yet. Fact is none of us do. Not any of you or those back across the Bridge.

What we do know is it's greatly distressing our parents and we had better try harder to comprehend just what we are meant to do in addition to what precisely we've just inherited and what this means.

Therefore let's not kid about it and really try to understand what may have been a good bedtime story may not be so entertaining when we have to live it?" Odyis suggested as she came up the trail path.

Odyis had always been a rather sweetheart of a girl. Incredibly affectionate, friendly as well as bubbly and was as courageous and loyal as the rest of the children in the next generation.

Nevertheless she did comprehend when it was time to be serious and this was the time to be serious and right now was the time to be serious.

Her eyes were doing that weird thing about flashing from green to blue and back again so they knew not to mess with her when she got like that. It was clear she took after her mother in looks; though everyone was fairly certain she had a rather mild case of her father's illness since she did take whatever crazy magic medicine they'd concocted for him.

"You know you all should be on your best behavior and perhaps come back into your homes away from homes," advise Elof called out to them as his husband Tue's grey eyes looked up at the skies.

"Yeah, the winds are changing and a rainstorm on the way. So say it's time for the dragons to get to their Dragon Guest Homes and the rest of us to hunker down till it passes."

"So many years we've had sunshine and peace. Now the storms clouds are gathering aren't they for sure, Erica?" asked Eira to which her twin nodded.

"You can feel the evil gathering. It's in the very air you breathe. Dark energies are already disrupting things. The skies and earth are raining tears and bleeding in pain. Only further cries of agony will follow."

"Do you my wives have to talk like that in that mystic twin way? Like you have a sixth sense of danger?" asked their anxious husband as the children were being hurried into the house as the storm clouds were gathering.

"Can we help Torben if we either speak in verse or mystical in times of danger or approaching danger?" his wives retorted to which he shook his head no.

They couldn't change that fact about them anymore then he and his brothers could stop being who they were. He being a rather cunning nevertheless still a goofball. Elof being a very athletic and strong; on the other hand being the first person of their tribe to admit he liked guys not girls. Or the fact that Leif was a lover not a fighter.

"Oydis get inside before that rain turns to hail! You know what weather is like here! It more often than not hail not just rain! I don't want you getting sick or injured!" called out her frantic mother as the 12 year old made into her home away from home.

Her parents of course were anxious and she could see her mother was already giving her daddy extra pills that he always needed when things got too stressful.

"Mom? Is things gonna go from bad to worse before we even have a clear picture? You seemed most shock up from what Daddy's old friend Hiccup and his family had to say when they're contact from the other side."

Helena looked at her daughter and her own eyes flashed for a moment and she clutched her chest as if she was trying to stop it from beating too fast. "I'm just scared like all the other parents, sweetheart, is all.

I've seen many evils and your father knows what kind of evil lurks both within one's own mind and in the blood of the one's own kin."

"Are you talking about Daddy's cousin? The one who betrayed the tribe and murdered Grandma?"

"Odyis it's important to remember who and why you're named after your grandma. And maybe right now on this New Island you're the only truly grasping the scope of the matter," her daddy told her.

"Well it might help I've demons in my own mind I've to keep under control too, Daddy. It's not like I don't have 'crazy spells" every once in a while. The special medicine we have to thank Hiccup and his siblings for discovering for you only work so much."

"Even so, I'd feel better if you go take your own extra meds and went with your mother to your room and stayed there. I'm gonna place a call to Hiccup's home and talk with him about what to do on this already agonizing subject."

"Is it possible to talk from the New Islands to Berk itself? Did Una make the Dragon Voice Boxes work that way?"

"Yes, it's through the connection of the bridges that allow people to walk to and from the islands to Berk and Hawly's station that we can still talk. Now go with your mother now."

"Okay, Daddy."

Dagur gazed at his two most precious treasures before he went over to special ocarina and used it to call the Haddock House and found he wasn't the only trying to get through.

It took before Hiccup picked up and he was exasperated by the time he picked up. "Hello?!"

"Wow! Hiccup is that anyway to greet a friend and brother? Since all friends are brothers and sisters?" demanded Dagur in a huff.

"Sorry, Dagur, but we've gotten quite a lot of calls and Una's starting to think she needs to make two more ocarinas so we can handle all the calls."

"What's been going on to get so many calls?"

"Well besides the obvious? That everyone is wound up because of the kids, the new prophecy and pressing us for answers we can't give them?

It's been a mess for the last hour! My mom had to spend 15 minutes talking to her friends so they could calm down their children and grandchildren. You know the Dragon Riders' younger siblings children?

It was one a good idea to take three of the largest guests' homes and turn them into homes so all who related could live together and we didn't have to build new homes.

Though we got some frazzled reports from all of Mom's friends about their grandchildren and not of it was good.

Bloodthorn wanted to report her grandson Destin who's already a very nervous and timid young man is now all but collapsing under the pressure. Furthermore his cousin Embla who is rebellious and sarcastic isn't helping matters at the house where her children live at all."

"What are those two dragons behaving like I'm afraid to ask? If the cousins are that different what are their dragons like? Firedrake and Shimmertail?"

"Firedrake has always been rather easy-going, helpful and wise. Shimmertail is also wise, hardworking and protective. So it seems for the most part their dragons have more in common than their riders to do."

"But you said there was trouble at the other two residences, did you not?"

"Well yeah you have three married couples all related with three kids and three young dragons I'm not surprised Breezy, Lily and Ewe all had concerns and something that they wanted to inform Mom of with how high the tension is right now!

I mean it's all three of their grandchildren all together and they all very different as are their dragons not just in their looks but their personalities as well.

Haldor is normally very easy-going a little wily and one of the most optimistic people you'll ever met. His cousin Hertha is highly intelligent, full of energy and outgoing and their final cousin Jary? He's very naïve, but well-behaved yet gets confused easily.

If that wasn't enough to have in one household their dragons Sorrel, Twiggy and Rosy?

Sorrel is the super-friendly selfless one, with Twiggy being rather mischief, resourceful and fast and Rosy is just like a mother in a child's body. Mature, serene and practical."

"So that's quite a mix of personalities all mixed up in that household and how do the two-headed household hold up? Since I've often how one deals with Zipplebacks with two brains and all that?"

"Well that was a big concern when Mom had to answer that call from Romi and Remi and their frantic concern for their granddaughters Oili and Runa. Those girls are a handful.

Oili she's fiercely determined and hard-working and rather creative and Runa is sweet and upbeat with a lot of spunk. But make no mistake both those girls have energy to burn.

As for their dragon Sunrise and Sunset? She's rather empathic most of the time, yet extremely strong-willed, intelligent and protective."

"Sounds like your friends younger siblings have a handful with their kids and their dragons have a handful with their own dragons. But did that really all take 15 minutes to talk about?"

"It's a lot of grandmothers who calling to try and get sage advice from my mother thinking she must know the right words or answers to rely to them so they can relay it to their children so they can in turn tell their grandchildren how to calm down."

"No-one is freaking taking this very well are they? And it's only been two days so far. Did you get other calls from the other Riders throughout the day on their children or dragons? Is that what's got you and possibly your own dragons rattled so much?

"Well needless to say Dagur Toothless, his family and the rest of our dragons been handling crises with the rest of the Riders' dragons and their own grandchildren all day!

It's not easy to calm anyone down. I mean think about how some are in the family. Sylt is the mother of three of them! And Skullcrusher was originally my father's dragon!

But yeah according to Moon Shadow who handled Sylt and her children today and their concerns and told us about how their riders doing it wasn't good.

She'd like to remind me that both Eureka and Maya are very ladylike and well-mannered, nice, fun-loving and have a good sense of humor so the girls are a good match.

As for Merida and Heimdall? Merida is perhaps kindhearted, feisty on the other hand she's got a smart-mouth whether her dragon is heroic, serious and determined though still friendly.

As for the youngest of this brood Harris and Balder? Harris is a shy to the max timid boy who isn't very good with crowds but great at farm work with a keen mind. His dragon is rather obedient, sweet-natured and totally gullible."

There was a pause as both young men took the time to put down the speaker part of the Voice Box system to quench the thirst of the parch throats from all this long talking.

Then before Dagur could even ask Hiccup beat him to the punch of before he could swing them about answering about his nephew and Snotlout's twins as he'd already knew that who Dagur was about to inquire about.

"You're sexy and well-trained sister and her husband are currently safe from the incoming storms. Don't worry about them or your nephew Falcon about being in danger from the incoming thunderstorms."

"Well you do know me well. I know my sister can handle herself well. It still surprise me she fell for a bookroom who talks like everything some type of game and is well so geeky. Though as they say the heart wants what the heart wants!"

Hiccup laughed and nodded his head in his house though Dagur couldn't see that but knew he was doing it. "Yeah that was a surprise to all of us your badass sister fell for Fishlegs. But I guess on occasion opposite do attract."

"Well no need to tell me about my nephew Falcon as I know him well enough. He's as friendly and smart as his father but as fierce and skilled a fighter as his mother. Personally I'm glad he's a fighter not just some bookworm."

"Well you're just happy he's got some Berserk fighting blood in him. As well as proud he's riding a Razorwhip not a Gronckle. Not that you got anything truly against as you ride them. But you want your sister's son to have the coolest dragon he can."

"Well yeah. My beautiful sister's son ought to have dragon worthy of someone of her heritage and caliber. I'm really proud that Windshear had a daughter and Silvertip is Falcon's.

Silvertip is one awesome dragon from being a living weapon as Razorwhips are. But also because she's precocious, intelligent and has a great thirst for adventure. Though I do wish she wasn't so impulsive at times," he admitted with both great pride but some concern at the same time.

"I would also worry some about your wife's friend Raven's children. It can't be easy being married to Snotlout even if he finally learned about respect and how not to harass women."

"Well he did at least get all those restraining orders retracted about him and you did say it took a long time but his thickhead did finally got cracked."

"Yeah, but it took like Thor's hammer Mjolnir just to get it through his head that he was being vastly disrespectful and needed to change! I mean oh my Gods!" Hiccup was clearly exasperated by what it took to get the Snotlout problem resolved.

"Still Raven wouldn't have fallen in love let alone married and given birth to Mercury and Emerald if she didn't really care about him and he didn't care for her."

"Yeah, love has a way of sometimes changing people for the better," admitted the Berk Chief. "Though we know both Helena and Raven are neither normal young women."

"Well, even you've said there no such thing as normal Hiccup. Numerous times and that we all are unique and extraordinary in our own way, haven't you?"

"Only about a zillion times as have Boden and Una a zillion more times! Well Raven does give the twins a unique sense of style with their trademark hairstyles and dress style.

Still her twins are way different from Ruff and Tuff or even Eira and Erica. Mercury is carefree, levelheaded and very sensitive and his twin sister Emerald is outgoing, quick-witted with a very short-fused.

And we know their dragons Indigo and Periwinkle are also twins but night and day too. Indigo is more bold, daring and a risk-taker and Periwinkle is more of a ruler-follower, serious and strict."

"Very odd mixing twins with such odd traits all thrown together in one household. And still no idea who the mate Cobalt is?"

"Raven just says his name is Cerulean so another blue Nightmare and he's a free-spirit and though he loves his wife and kids he can't be tied down for long. So he comes and goes on his own free will."

"Hmm, you think having a wife and kids he settle down. And she'd be rather mad at him."

"I don't get it either but it's her choice to tolerate her mate's choices. We all make choices when we get married you know and how to pick our battles within our marriages how to raise our children."

"Sometimes that cannot be easy. I know from my own marriage."

"Well, it wasn't very easy for either Skullette or Firefang for sure. Firefang was very worried when she first starting seeing Sora he'd think she was ugly or damaged goods given her past history with the demons of her mind due to her self-harming herself.

On the other hand, he's been a strong pillar of strength and extremely understanding for the whole thing and under no circumstances thought of her as ugly. Only telling her that her scars tell story. That they are reminders of when life tried to break her and didn't succeed. That she's a survivor."

"Does Skullette have problems with her husband Auden or their daughter?"

"Even Skullette has had her times her emotions get the better of her and while she didn't resort to cutting herself like her little sister/cousin it doesn't mean she didn't hurt herself in her own mind seeking out different ways to punish herself.

Skullette spent years not letting a lot of people knowing she was fighting her own demons of not feeling very worthy, that she wasn't pretty or good enough and what was really going on in her heart and soul.

Her husband also helps her deal with her own demons as well. So she will no longer seek out ways to go out of the way to prove herself. Nor go looking for someone to verbally punish her or someone to just punish her like she's a child as she doesn't feel she's good enough as herself."

"Yikes! Are you telling me that you have more in common with the Anquetils then just having freaky powers? They too have mental problems to? Like myself?"

"Well, they do have their own demons in their minds and I'd say that it's not good stew in either of their minds. As they also had to cover that part of themselves for years.

And yes it seems to match their husbands well. Their husbands are really very nice young men. Good looking, honorable, kindhearted and just all-around good husbands and fathers.

Their daughters? They're both kindhearted, determined, creative and courageous. So they're their mothers' daughters. So they do make their parents' proud as does their dragons who make their mothers proud.

Windrider makes her mother proud. She can be a bit loud and brash though overall very motherly. Medli is highly intelligent very persuasive and extremely vigilant. They make a good team no doubt about it."

"Good to know that. But what about the ten children in your own house? I can't imagine having 17 people under one roof is anything but a headache at times."

"Well at least we know them and their dragons are of the same mind and souls. Which would explain why they match up perfectly. And yes it gets really stressful and hectic here.

I mean we have two teenagers upstairs right now sharing a bedroom! My daughter Breena is the oldest and she's a very charming young lady who's extremely responsible and protective of everyone else in the family.

But she along with all my children also got both my powers and my mental problems. She doesn't seem to have the problems with paying attention, but she does have heighten anxiety for sure.

As for my first son Brant? He's the one who got the major part of the problems paying attention to something and his mind wanders all the time and has a very hard time sitting still. Still he's rather respectful and most of time acts quite dignified despite his attention issue problems.

And the one who has the worst time with depression out of the three is my youngest Erico. Which he hides behind a quick-thinking, energetic and sarcastic personality. That's what worries me and Astrid the most his him using that as a façade when he's truly not feeling that way."

"Yikes none of that's a good stew. There not doubt all the rest of the kids got the powers and mental problems is there?"

"Yeah everyone got both the powers and mental problems. To differing degrees of course and their own unique personalities.

Edyis has a rather shy and gentle personality which makes her similar to her brother Garth is who soft-spoken and intelligent hardworking. It's Geir who is the hot-tempered, bold and sarcastic one."

"What are Una's daughters and son like? And did they all get Una's powers or did one get Orus's mindreading empathy power?"

"All three of their daughters got Una's bridge between world powers but her son got his father's powers. Which only makes sense in my opinion but they still got her strange mental illness all the same.

Freja the oldest she's very independent and more stubborn then her grandfather was. Gyda is happy-go-lucky and the most honest person you'll ever met. That girl will tell the truth down the last little detail. And Siri? She's always cheerful, smiling and very optimistic. Nothing ever seems to get her down as she's always looking on the bright side.

"What about their little brother? Vali? What he's like?"

"Very forgetful, clumsy, naïve and trustworthy. He loves his parents to death but is closer to his father, though I think it's because they have the same powers and he's the only other male in the family."

"Well, now that we've talked about everyone kids and their dragons, how about we get to the heart of the matter? Because I'm guessing your Dragon Voice Box was going bonkers because everyone still wondering what to do?"

"Yes, we've been trying to talk about how best to really express what we did as kids was more than fun and adventures and what they are doing and answers any and all questions.

You know make everyone at ease and well there been more than a few odd remarks from some parents. I mean Hawly had some troubling messages from her rune stones. Skullette and Firefang are already feeling great evils gathering and that's the just the tip of the iceberg and well we need to do something to quell the fear and get everything settle and do this all at once!"

"Well your memory show helped win the last time the COE did the great act of evil right? According to your father right? That's what the gods told him that the COE last great crime was Drago their last great player and it was his and White King's murders that was their last great act?"

"And it was White King's teaching showing me and my brother and sister how to truly use our powers united that helped defeat him and unlocking the powers of our dragons."

"Well I'm guessing a memory show might help. And so we don't have a lot of questions being asked at once why doesn't Orus simply using his powers to absorb the thoughts of one and all and you use your memory show powers to show everyone the memories that best answer the questions?"

"That might just work! It would really help! Dagur! For once your crazy ideas actually is a good one!"

"Hey I may be crazy but it can be a good crazy you know! Let's just hope these thunderstorms pass by morning and nothing burns and we can hold it outside tomorrow."

"Yeah being outside in the beauty of nature tends to relax and makes one mind at ease."

They talked a little further before they returned the speaker and hearing piece to the wall and went back to calm their families for the night.

The next day the thunderstorms had passed without incident and it looked like indeed rainbows did follow stormy skies as everything was beautiful and idyllic after the storm.

They'd all gathered in a beautiful flowering meadow with a large picnic as the adults explained what they're going to do to help answers any and all questions and try to finally get everyone on the same page.

Therefore they'd start at the very beginning which would start before even their parents' generation their grandparents generation as to show them what the state of the world was like before the Earth Realm Age of Transformation and Enlightenment.

When Berk was just "Kill or be killed" and jam-packed of close-minded, arrogant, ignorant, bigotry, stupid fools and just how many countless different evils there were.

A time before they knew how important family and friendship was and just how costly not understanding that was. Before they realized the many truths they knew now and what really matter in life and death.

The youngest generation didn't say a world as the memories of Valka and her friends and even Gobber showed what life on Berk was like in their youth. Though clearly they're shocked just how different life was like when kids and when they got to their teens well that's when they got to the day that changed Valka's life forever.

47 years ago the day after seeing how cruel the village was to her friend Frigha and just how words could be the most deadly weapon there was. How bullying and not accepting someone for who they are. Who was guilty of no crime other than being different?

Watching as this beautiful petite redhead was endless torment and no-one did anything to stop it. Just because she was a pacifist who rather pursue intellectual pastimes and hated war, blood and killing and loved peace and beauty of life.

Then living in that memory show as they were literally there as 16 year old Valka had to find the body of her friend hanging from the rafters.

Now everyone got a serious reaction from that memory show. And a more serious reaction to see the aftermath was the fact it was basically swept under the rug and forced to be forgotten about.

It was after this memory show ended that Valka step forward and began speaking to the next generation. "You just say the world of your grandparents and what kinds of evil lived there. And learned the most deadly weapon isn't a sword or bludgeon. You yourself and your own words are the deadliest weapon there is.

And as you can see if we don't learn from the past those mistakes will continue to be repeat and those evil will continue to be repeat again and again.

Because my late husband's father chose to cover up my friend's suicide no-one was one held responsible for their part in her death. This not only dishonored my friend's life as if she was more meaningless in the eyes of Berk.

But by not talking about it no-one learned from their actions or how to prevent. So no lessons were learned and nothing was done to prevent it from happening again. The worst part is I've had to carry this pain and guilt of it for nearly half a century of not being able to help save my friend.

Sometimes the worst evil around is people who mistreat others who are simply different as being yourself can make you a target for not some super powerful magical evil but the everyday evils of life.

Now let's fast-forward to the beginning of your parents' life and see what was same and different."

And with that they started with the births of Hiccup and his siblings and slowly expanded to their double lives and the other lives in Berk. They did show off the Brother-Sister Challenge and a few different adventures. They made sure to show the Soul Riders and Dagur and Heathers own stories as well as Orus.

Slowly it showed the most key parts from birth, to the revelation of the truth of Hiccup, Boden and Una to their father and the Red Death's death, their adventures and then Stoick and White King's murder. Then the last 23 years and now.

"As you can see. All your parents had their own trials and troubles. Life wasn't easy and yet they did face many evils of many kinds and yet it was working together despite their difference that brought about our own Age of Transformation and Enlightenment." Valka again spoke calmly and serenely.

"But you are all I can tell thinking as I'm seeing your thoughts all wondering how this relates to the Gods and your own destiny and things.

Well everything is connect in life and in all the Nine Realms. What effects one life effects another in turn and so what we do here in our Realm will play some part in the other Realms." Orus explained as he read all the children's minds and feelings attached to their thoughts.

"You see before we even came into existence there was something vitally important that Odin's wife Frigga is charged with guarding and watching over. It spoke to her a prophecy that pertained to me and my brother and sister and told her we're a turning point," Hiccup started to say.

"And as you can see we were clearly a turning point as we've done so much to change this world. Simply by being ourselves and our own hearts and souls we've changed this world for the better and now you are asked to do the same." Boden informed them.

"But though with life comes change another duty comes along with that. We must protect what we love and protect the peace and what we hold dear. For as long as change come there will still be those who don't want it. And evil only wants to take away the ways of peace, love and harmony which we've spent our lives bringing to this world." Una explained to one and all.

"It would seem we are all blessed with special talents whether they be blessing some of us or unique talents or fighting skills. But make no doubt all you have a unique gift that is yours alone and will be needed.

As I'm reading and feeling your thoughts you think only Hiccup's family and perhaps Skullette and Firefang's were the only ones blessed. Truth is many blessings come in disguises.

Make no mistake everyone has many strengths and weakness but it's playing to each of those as you clearly saw through all these memories on those countless adventures that helped save the day and changed the world and thus why the Gods themselves changed because we showed them a better way." Orus enlightened the children reading the children their thoughts faster than they could express them.

"If you don't truly believe what your own parents and grandparents are saying perhaps coming straight from the horse mouth will help. And it such dire straits we come as it is," called out a musical voice and everyone saw the Valkyrie they knew best swooping in with the Soul they knew best.

"Stoick! Dad! Daddy! Grandpa!" rejoiced the Haddocks as indeed Kara was escorting Stoick and Soulwings but they looked very visible troubled and it was clear also they'd not arrived by normal means through the Spirit Portal given the troubled looks on their faces.

"We are only here for the emergency purpose of stating on behalf of Odin himself just how dire things are on the Realm of Asgard and Valhalla and to also add to you the next generation why your duty is so important." Kara spoke very formally as gazed her teal eyes once lovingly at the children and then at the adults looking very solemn.

Now one and all in the large group had gone super pale and Valka walked up to her temporary alive husband and addressed. "Stoick? What's going on? You look worse than dead and you are dead! What's going on? I can tell you have dire news so don't beat around the bush!"

"Val, the Spirit Portal is until further notice under locked down. No-one can come through and it would do best if you had someone on your end guarding it 24/7.

Surely at least some of you can feel that evil is already trying to disrupt all the energies that flow among the five islands that make up the DHA? With our island being the nexus of all the energy?"

"We have. That's why the storm was last night from all that buildup energy. The positive and negative energies are colliding and it only means the forces of good and evil are getting ready to collide!" cried out the Soul Rider Twins along with Skullette, Firefang and their husbands at once. Because all of them could feel the spiritual energies around them.

"What do you propose we do about it, sir? What is your recommendation?" asked Skullette's husband Auden asked straightaway.

No-one got freaked out anymore by the Souls of the dead making periodic visit to the living. That was a part of life for those of the DHA.

"Yes. We are will to do whatever you command and whatever Odin thinks is best." Sora backed up his older brother's words in readying agreement.

"Well, on are side of things we still have Nightrainbow's parents Aria and Spectrum guarding the Spirit Portal. However we also have a rotating with them one of my sisters and another dragon soul," explained Kara of the current plan.

"It was White King's plan actually," she paused for a moment to catch her breath from all the fast flying she'd just done. "That we have a Valkyrie and the dragon soul of a Blue Spiritwing, a member of Azure's people always present. As a result a warrior and a Spiritual Dragon are always there ready to defend and would know what is going on."

"Then we shall do the same. My brother and I both have spiritual powers and are good fighters. We shall take different shifts guarding the Spirit Portal and if it's alright with you Mrs. Luka and Mrs. Sarryck we need at least during the shift either Azure or Cloudwings as they be able to detect anything." Audun requested of the two ladies who quickly nodded their heads.

"It's our home and our loved ones at stake. We've no problem with our dragons doing their duties and of course Azure and Cloudwings don't either do you?" they asked their dragons.

"Of course not. I'm the Spiritual Leader of the Dragons and will do my duty to my king and people. And so will my daughter. Right Cloudwings?"

"Of course, Mama. Just tell us what shifts will be working and we shall do our duty and do it well."

"Okay well if we have that under control what else is in dire need of being told to us? Like if you can't use the Spirit Portal how did you even get here?" Valka wanted to know.

"It's a deeply guarded secret is this trinket I'm wearing right now," pulling out a small turquoise amulet with the eye of Odin and two copies of Thor's hammer crossed with Valkyries wings.

"What is that, Daddy?" Una wanted to know as she reach out to touch but her hand was lightly slapped away by Kara who looked apologetic. "I'm sorry Una but someone with your gift can't be allowed to touch that object should someone find a way to divulge its secrets from your mind.

In fact it be most imperative if we don't reveal anything about this trinket at all. The less you all know about it the better. We can't afford with the growing powers of the COE who are already trying to find ways into the other Realms to know about ways around the rules."

"Understood Kara. Truly understood. We understand that knowledge is power and it's already too dangerous for the Souls to come for visits. And we also understand something that we should explain to our children about the Souls and them visiting," Boden said in a sad voice.

"Go and inform them son. I don't think either Hiccup or Una really want to say it and you understand emotions better than anyone."

"Yeah, Dad I do and I know how things swing. Okay. I'll do it. You don't mind, Hiccup? Una?"

"Go ahead, little brother."

"Yeah, Boden tell them. I don't want this unpleasant duty since I already speak and see the dead. No need to say it. You do it with much more respect and kindness then I could without being too rattled."

"Okay, here it goes." Boden took a deep breath and step before the next generation and revealed a truth that they never seemed to grasp.

"As all of you have been aware since you're born we alone have a Spirit Portal that allows the Souls of Valhalla to visits us here in the Land of the Living on approved days of the Gods with Valkyries escorts, correct?"

"Of courses! That's why Kara and your Dad's here right now. We all know this and understand we all alone have this gift," they all cried back.

"You understand that what is dead and gone cannot truly be restored? That we are all equal in death? That death is the ultimate fairness? That death may seem pointless and that is precisely the point?"

"Yes! And we all must accepted these truths and still go through all five stages of grief and allow ourselves to grief and move on through life without our loved ones. And accept there will be a day they won't come through the portal."

"Do you understand the fact that a soul can be killed?"

There was dead silence apparently no-one knew that fact at all. They understood all the other facts of the dead but didn't understand even the dead could still apparently face non-existence.

"You see when you reach Valhalla your soul is transformed into corporeal form called your Soul Body and that body is capable of doing all you're able to do in your living life.

Therefore in Valhalla you're technically 'alive' as long as you stay there. That is how our dragons' people were able to have their second chance at a life of sorts after they're slaughtered and their children killed in the slaughter were allowed to grow to at least maturity and mate.

The point of the fact of the matter is a soul body can be injured, feel pain and yes be killed even. If this coming evil does find a way to suck the life-force out what makes up your soul? Which is your essence and your own energy?

The end result will be will lose our loved ones forever. Death will truly equal oblivion. Not an afterlife of any kind. Souls will not be sent to either Valhalla or Helheim or any other place. They will just ceased to exist.

That is a great evil that is attacking. An evil you must stop. You will faces many of the same challenges we faced but many of your own unique challenges. Though never forget the reasons and the people you're fighting for.

Even the ones who are gone you must fight for them as well. Because even their souls could and will be at stake." Boden finished articulating what truly was at stake.

"Perhaps you should now see the memories of what gone on in Asgard and Valhalla and see it from our POV and then all of you gathered here would know the full extent of what ALL generations must do so we can stop what is coming and working together hopefully circumvent what's to come."

"But we only have your memories to work with Kara. Will that be enough?" asked Una.

"It should be as I've been around a long time and been very close with Odin and Frigga so let's do this."

The last memory show sealed the deal as finally everyone from all parties finally realized the full extent of what they're dealing with and how one life could truly make a difference.

Now that they got the point there was only one thing to do really. Come together and united to face whatever evil this COE was cooking up and be ready to deal with it.

Because no-one was gonna hurt them or any lives as long as they all stood united that was for sure!

Azurewings- Jody Benson-Ariel

Cloudwings-Tara Strong