Sorry it's going to be a long one!

The Skrill growled and pulled frustrated against the chains restraining him. He had been fighting for days to get free, to find his human. He had to find her, to protect her. He struggled, the chains digging into him as he did so. As soon as he was free he'd shoot anyone who got between him and his Camicazi. The doors were opened and he saw the same people come tentatively closer to him, bringing with them a basket of fish. Once again he refused it, his jaw bound shut to prevent him blasting them.

"Sparky?" He stopped struggling, he knew that voice. It was that voice that spurred him to struggle. "It's ok boy... It's ok. I'm here, don't worry." Out of the bright light came her small figure, her blonde hair was loose for once and tumbling around her shoulders, the sun shining through it making it look as though her head was glowing, like some sort of goddess. She came towards him slowly, stumbling ever so slightly; he could sense her feeling weak. Her wound was causing her discomfort. He tried to pull free to help her but was still restrained.

"Shh, its ok boy. Stop struggling its ok." She held out her hands as she had when they first met and began to sing softly to him, edging forwards all the while. He wanted her to come closer quicker; he needed to feel her touch to know she was ok. He wasn't going to hurt her, she had to know that. She had to know how much he had missed her, how much he loved her. He pulled against the chains more and she came rushing towards him, throwing her arms around his neck.

"Easy boy, easy. I'm here. It's all going to be ok, I promise. I'm safe and you're safe. That's what matters." She whispered stroking his head with one hand. "I'm going to take this off you," she said placing her hand over the leather strap that held his jaws together "but you must not blast them or hurt them at all. They're family. My family." The dragon froze and looked from the people in the door, the man, Hiccup who had saved her, standing beside his Night Fury. Could it really be? Had she found her real family. "This is where I belong. And where you'll be safe too. I understand if you can't stay here, because of Toothless... But will you at least visit sometimes?" She said through tears as she pulled off the restraints and removed the chains holding him. Sparky felt horrified. How could she think he'd leave her? "I can't just leave though. This is my family and my home. I have a chance to train properly, to be loved and cared for. I can't leave now. But you aren't tied down. You can go if you want..." He nuzzled her and curled himself around her tightly, as if to hug her. He'd never leave her. No matter what. She was his, and he was hers. They'd stay together forever. As far as he was concerned, it didn't matter where they were, as long as they were together. He let out a gentle rumble to tell her how glad he was that she was ok, that he had missed her and would never leave her. She seemed to understand... "I missed you too, and I know I heard you... Thank you boy, you bought me back. I love you so much; you're the best friend I could ever hope for. And I'm glad you're not going to leave... I don't know what I would do without you." She clutched him as though he might disappear at any moment, he didn't care, he remained curled around her and sat happily for a while, just glad to have her there.

Hiccup watched from the entrance of Sparky's pen. Her response to her dragon, his response to her... It reminded him of how he and Toothless would respond to one another. Thirteen years away from them, and yet somehow, she was still like them. A gentle hand reached out and touched his shoulder.

"She's so like you." Astrid said, her hand slipping down to entwine her fingers with his, her head rested on his shoulder, Hiccup could still see the faint tear tracks on her face. They'd been there since she had found out Camicazi was the baby she had lost. Astrid had never really gotten over the loss of the baby, neither of them had.

Astrid had suffered the most though, Hiccup expected it was because she'd been carrying her for nine months and then only had the baby to hold for a couple of short weeks before she was lost. Astrid had gone through various stages, from the total refusal to accept it and the endless searching, to the terrible depression. Astrid had been so miserable for so long, even Stormfly couldn't make her smile. She wouldn't go out flying, or training. She'd barely take care of herself let alone Finn. She'd barely eaten and had quickly become unhealthily thin. Finn had cried something awful during that dark time; Hiccup had been entirely responsible for taking care of Finn as well as the village. It had been hard on him. Astrid got worse, Stormfly became more and more distressed. Hiccup began to get more and more afraid for her... She was going rapidly downhill, it wasn't like Astrid. The woman he'd seen everyday was not the strong independent Viking he'd fallen in love with, that he'd married. Who had sworn she would always be strong, that she'd be strong for her child, for him. His beautiful Astrid had become so broken. It had taken a long time before she'd found any strength. It seemed no matter how broken she had felt, she wasn't going to let any more harm come to her family.

To see her now, staring upon the baby she had lost grown up was amazing and yet, painful. He knew how much it must be hurting her. It hurt him to know what she'd gone through, to know that his daughter, his beautiful baby girl, had for so long, been under the care of his enemy. Had called his enemy father. It made Hiccup angry. But she was strong. Frighteningly so. She was a born warrior like Astrid, she has shown already that she could fight as well as anyone. She'd fought a dozen Berserkers and could easily have killed Dagur and his son if she had wanted to. The blood that had stained her arms from the fight, the way she had stepped forward with that determined stare, it had reminded him so much of Astrid during the battles for Berk. Including the battle in which Camicazi herself had been lost. She fought now with the same courage and power that Astrid always had. Astrid sighed as she watched Camicazi embrace Sparky. Hiccup finally responded to what she had said. "She's like you. So very much like you. She's strong, and tough and fearless. She's got the Hofferson's fearless streak in her." Astrid looked at him and smiled.

"Even the most fearless Hoffersons are afraid of something. I'm always afraid to lose you, or Finn or Stormfly and Toothless, I was afraid when we lost her."

"Well she's home now. And she's as much of a fighter as you are." Astrid smiled and then quickly wiped her eyes, still reluctant to show emotions openly. But she hadn't seen Camicazi since she'd woken up, and certainly not since Camicazi discovered they were family.

Camicazi finally let go of her dragon and turned to look at them, Hiccup holding onto Astrid and standing there watching her, Toothless lying close by with Stormfly. Camicazi kissed Sparky on his beautiful head and ran at her parents at full speed, flinging her arms around them both and screaming out "Mum! Dad!" as she did so. At this point Astrid could no longer hide her tears, she sank to the floor and hugged her daughter tightly, clutching at her baby girl. Hiccup let go of them both and stepped back to allow Astrid a moment.

"Oh, my baby girl! My little girl! You're ok! You're home now." Astrid sobbed as she squeezed Camicazi in her arms. Camicazi cried too, hugging Astrid and tugging at the fabric of her shirt around her shoulder blades as a frightened child might. Toothless let out a rumble as the Skrill stepped out from his pen.

"Hey it's ok bud." Hiccup said soothingly stroking the Night Fury as Finn stepped into the academy.

"FINN!" Camicazi yelled unexpectedly and let go of Astrid and threw herself at Finn, he would have fallen onto the ground if Stormfly hadn't been walking behind him at that very moment. As she wrapped her arms around his neck and held on tight Finn patted her back with one hand slightly awkwardly.

"Umm, hey. Good to see you up and about..."

"Finn! I can't believe it! I'm so happy now!" She held onto him and he looked at his parents for an explanation. Hiccup stepped forward carefully.

"She's your sister. The baby we lost... It's her. She's home." He said softly. As the words sank in Finn's expression changed from confused, to stunned to happiness as he remembered vaguely the little baby he'd stood watching the day she was lost. He wrapped his arms around her too and smiled, lifting his little sister off the ground with the force of his hug.

"Sister! My baby sister!" He cried delighted. Hiccup and Astrid came over and embraced both of their children, together as a family for the first time in thirteen years. All was well.

And I bet you wish it ended here, with a happy ever after... Um... I wish that too... But life on Berk is never calm and quiet. There's a fresh threat looming and we'll discover it soon.