I AM SORRY THIS IS REALLY LATE AND I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME SO I WILL MAKE IT QUICK:

Okay, I will write a thirteenth chapter (For the Dancing and the dreaming) but I just don't know when I will post it exactly. It might take a few weeks, or possibly a month, but I will do it. I don't have much time, and my internet is failing. My e-mail won't load (again, *sigh*), so I have ONE. BIG. Shout-out.

YOU. ARE ALL SO INCREDIBLY AMAZING AND INCREDIBLY AWESOME AND THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT EVEN THOUGH I DON'T ALWAYS GIVE YOU SHOUT-OUTS LET ME LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE A REVIEW (even if it's only a really short one) I PRETTY MUCH DIE SMILING. SO THANK YOU ALL OF YOU AMAZINGLY AWESOME PEOPLE, LOOK FOR THE NEW CHAPTER, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

P.S...

Didney Worl. (Only some people will understand it, and do not ask me to explain, please, because I will not be able to do so without dying in laughter. You can look it up, too. :D)

"Stoick?" Astrid said, lowering her weapon and sheathing it.

Stoick? This was confusing.

"Are you kidding me?" said Astrid. Part of her was utterly relieved, while the other part was entirely confused. "How did you get here? How did you find us?"

"We tracked you," Stoick said. "Or, the dragons did, at least. Where's Hiccup?"

"Inside here," said Astrid, gesturing to the opening behind her. Stoick marched inside, and Astrid saw the second companion Stoick had brought with him.

"Gobber?" she said. The blacksmith nodded. Astrid and him both turned and followed Stoick.

Hiccup sat up the instant his father came in the room. And another instant later, he regretted it. His vision swam as he fought to stay upright and, at the same time, hide his pain from Gobber and Stoick.

"Hiccup!" said Stoick, racing over to him, followed closely by Astrid and Gobber.

"Dad?" Hiccup asked. This was weird. "What...what are you doing here?"

"Looking for you, what else would we be doing?" said Stoick. "What happened? You two have been gone for a long time, now."

"Yeah, I know, and I'm sorry about that," said Hiccup.

"What happened?" Stoick repeated. "Are you alright?"

"Fine," said Hiccup, although he clearly wanted to scream the exact opposite. His wound burned, and his head pounded to some invisible drumbeat. Trying to ignore it as best he could, and also hide it from his father, he managed to get out, "How did you find us?"

"They tracked us with their dragons," said Astrid, answering for Stoick.

"We've been worried like mad, Hiccup," said Stoick.

"I'm sorry that we didn't come back sooner, Dad," Hiccup started. "I just got a little caught up, and..." Hiccup suddenly thought of Valka. His Dad didn't know his wife was alive...how would he react? Did Hiccup want to know? Well, of course he did. Curiosity was another one of Hiccup's good/bad traits. "Dad, there's something you need to know," said Hiccup.

"Of course," said Stoick. "I want you two-" He gestured to both Hiccup and Astrid "-to both tell me what happened, as soon as we get back to Berk."

"But this is important!" said Astrid.

"She's right!" said Hiccup. "We can't exactly...talk about it when we get back to Berk. We have to talk about it...now. Right now."

"Then tell me on the way," said Stoick. "We're leaving."

"Of course, Dad, but wait!" Hiccup stood up quickly, trying to follow his father, but he really shouldn't have. His vision blurred, his head swimming, the pain in his side practically begging him to sit down again. He swayed sideways and leaned against Toothless, trying to (at least) remain standing.

"Hiccup!" said Stoick, taking hold of Hiccup's arm to steady him.

"I'm alright," said Hiccup. "Just a little dizzy."

"Hiccup, lay back down, now," said Astrid. "You're not fit to get up."

Hiccup nodded and sank to the ground again, leaning up against Toothless. Then, Stoick noticed the different cloths fit to be bandages wrapped around Hiccup's middle.

"Hiccup, what happened?" said Stoick.

"Nothing too bad," said Hiccup.

"He was shot with an arrow," said Astrid.

"What!?" said Stoick.

"Yeah, that's about it," said Hiccup. "But Dad, I have to tell you something important-"

"Start with how you got shot," said Stoick.

"Whatever!" said Hiccup. "Astrid and I were flying, we came across this weird ice thing, we ran into these trappers that said they were trapping dragons for some guy named...ah...Dargo Bluddyfist, or something. Said he was putting together this...dragon army. And when we were escaping, I was shot, and-"

"Drago Bludvist?" Stoick asked.

"Yeah...wait, you know him?" said Astrid.

"Yes," said Stoick. "And if he's putting together a dragon army...we're in trouble. Serious trouble."

"But Dad, there's something else!" said Hiccup.

"Hiccup, we have to leave, even if I have to carry you," said Stoick.

"Daaaad," Hiccup groaned.

"Come on," said Stoick. "We're leaving. Now."

"Wait a minute!" said Hiccup. "You have to know something! It's important, Dad!"

"Add it to the pile, we'll talk on the way," said Stoick.

"This isn't a sort of...on the way kind of update, actually," said Hiccup. "It's more of a life shattering realization!"

"Hiccup's right!" said Astrid.

"We'll talk on the way," said Stoick.

"Oh for the love of..." Hiccup groaned. "Dad, would you just listen to me?"

"Hiccup," they heard a voice from above. Instantly, everyone silenced themselves and watched as a dragon landed, the rider dismounting.

If there was one word to describe what Stoick was feeling, it was this: confusion. Confusion. Was this really who he thought she was? Valka? Was it possible?

Valka stared back at him, wondering first how he had found them, but not wondering for very long before thinking about what she should say. What could she say to someone she had abandoned for twenty years? She opened her mouth, and just said the first thing on her mind:

"I know what you're gonna say, Stoick. How could I have done this? Stayed away all these years, and why haven't I come back to you? To our son? Well, what sign did I have, that you could change? That anyone on Berk could? I pleaded, so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer, but did any of you listen?"

"This is why I never married," said Gobber.

"I know I left you to raise Hiccup alone," said Valka, "but I thought he'd be better off without me. And I was wrong, I see that now, but..." All this time, Stoick only stared in awe, wondering what he could say; what Valka would say next. "Oh, stop being so stoic, Stoick!" said Valka, her tone almost pleading with him. "Go on, shout, scream! Say something!"

Stoick silenced her by cupping her cheek in his palm. Then, he spoke the only words he could find.

"You're as beautiful as the day I lost you," he whispered.

Then he kissed her.

So, this is the end of the fanfiction unless you guys think I should write another chapter. It might take a while, though, and I might not update it until after I work on some new stories, so just so you know. I want to know what you think, though. Your opinions are important to me. THANKS! :D