A/N

So... Surprised? So was I! I really didn't thought I could make another chapter so quickly. But I guess that school spared me... :).

Well, as you can see, I've got chapter five ready for you, and I hope you'll enjoy it! I got a little surprise for you at the end though, and I hope you'll like it!

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Stoick was pacing in his house, while Gobber was sitting on a chair by the table.

'They should be back by now, shouldn't they?' Stoick asked for the fourth time.

'Stoick, don't worry. It's Hiccup we're talking about' Gobber said. He wouldn't admit it, but he was worried too. But if he let Stoick know that, he would lose all hope, and Gobber knew that that wouldn't help.

'That's exactly why I'm worried, Gobber! It's Hiccup! It's like he attracts trouble' he said. Gobber opened his mouth to protest, but Stoick didn't let him. 'I know that it's not his fault, but I can and will not lose my only son. I just know something happened.' Then he gestured to Toothless, who was lying in the corner. 'He knows it!' Stoick was right. Somewhere in the afternoon, Toothless acted different. Since then he'd been always alert, and nothing happened on the island without him knowing it. The other dragons were acting nervous due to this behavior, and the teens had a hard time to calm them down.

'I if he doesn't return this evening, then I will search for him first thing in the morning!' Stoick said. Gobber stood up and walked over towards his best friend. 'And I'll help. And I'm sure the kids do too. Well, not that they're kids anymore, but you know who I mean…'


'Bucket, is that you?'

Bucket was surprised that this women knew who he was at the first sight. But then he remembered that she looked familiar to him as well. He was sure that he knew her name, but he couldn't come up with it.

'Bucket?' she asked, and she stepped closer, still not believing if it was really him that was standing in front of her.

And then Bucket nodded. 'That's me' he said

The woman dropped the bucket, and ran towards him. Before Bucket could even blink his eyes, he was hugged tightly by the woman.

'Oh Bucket, you have no idea how happy I am to see you!' she said.

Bucket was speechless. He still didn't exactly know who the woman was, so it was strange to be hugged so suddenly by her. The woman let go, and looked at him.

'You haven't changed at all.' Again she smiled, but suddenly her smile faded.

'How did you get here? Oh, I hope not-'

'There was a storm! A giant wave hit us while we were fishing-'

'We?' the woman interrupted, but Bucket didn't notice. He was still shocked of the events that had happened lately, and now he was finally letting go of those feelings.

'and we got stranded. Our boat was destroyed, and-' The woman interrupted him again.

'Us? Who else is with you?' she asked.

'Mulch and Hiccup, but-'

'Hiccup?! I… I can't believe it…' she looked like she was ready to faint.

'Are you okay?' Bucket asked. He supported her, so that she wouldn't fall.

'Y-yes, I'm fine… I guess.' She gave Bucket a reassuring smile, and looked at him. 'Where are they?'

Bucket suddenly felt uncomfortable, and he looked down at his feet.

'I don't know' he said softly. Then he raised his voice into a desperate one.

'I just saw that pretty bird, and I want to be friends with it! But it flew away. I tried to follow it, but I lost it. I didn't know the way back to the beach! And now I'm here! Oh, Mulch would be so worried!' Hi put his hands- well, hand and hook- in front of his face, while he continued to keep his head down.

'Bucket, don't worry. I can help you, I know the way' the woman said. Than a sad smile appeared on her face. 'After all, I've been here for twelve years.'


After they'd searched for a really long time, the sun started to set. Mulch and Hiccup where somewhere in the woods, and they still hadn't found any sign of Bucket.

Hiccup tried to hide the yawn that was trying to escape his mouth, but Mulch noticed it anyway.

'Okay, I think it's time to return to the beach' he said. Hiccup looked at him, and Mulch could see I his eyes that he disagreed.

'But we haven't found Bucket yet. And you know him. What if he gets into trouble?' Hiccup argued.

'Bucket is smart enough to know that about an hour after sunset he needs to get to sleep. He'll make sure that he's out of danger before he does that, and thus we can go looking for him first thing in the morning.

'But-' Hiccup said.

'No buts. Your father would've said the same thing.' That made Hiccup stop protesting.

'I wonder if he's worried about us… About me' Hiccup said.

'Of course he is! You're his son, why wouldn't he? Be worried?' That, Hiccup didn't know. He just shrugged, and stared ahead of him.

'Let's go back to the beach, okay?' Mulch suggested. Hiccup nodded, and let out another yawn.

They started to follow the path they had walked before they pause. Hiccup had marked some trees with his dagger, so they just had to follow the trees with an X on it. That way they wouldn't get lost.


When they'd reached the beach, the sun was fully under. Hiccup and Mulch said down near the pile of wood Mulch had gathered before.

'Wait here, I get some other wood to make a fire' Mulch said, and he walked towards the edge of the forest.

After a few minutes he returned. He'd gathered a pile of branches, and now he was setting them in the right position.

But then he stumbled upon a problem.

'Ehm… You don't have a fire-breathing dragon hidden in your pocket, do you?' Mulch asked Hiccup. Normally, Vikings had stones to help them make fire, but Mulch did't have them with him at the moment.

'Wait, let me do that' Hiccup said, and took two branches. Mulch wondered what Hiccup was going to do with them, but then he saw him rubbing them against each other.

'Ehm… What are you doing?' Mulch asked.

'Just wait for it' was all Hiccup said. Mulch focused on the branches, but he couldn't think of that could happen.

But after a while, smoke started to form from the branches, and suddenly, a fire lit.

'Amazing!' Mulch said surprised. Hiccup smiled, and sat back. Mulch could see the bags that were starting to appear under the teen's eyes.

'Okay, and now you have to go to sleep.' Hiccup nodded, and lay down onto the sand of the beach.

'Good night, Mulch.'

'Good night, Hiccup.'


It didn't take long for Hiccup to fall into the much needed sleep. Mulch smiled at the sight of the sleeping teen, and sat down near the fire as well. A few times he looked at the forest, hoping that Bucket would appear.

But he didn't.

Mulch sighed, and he hoped that his friend would be okay.

He leaned back, and looked up to the stars. They were really beautiful this night. Maybe it was because there were no clouds blocking their light. Or maybe it was because he was on a whole different island. Mulch didn't know, but he didn't really care either.

He sat there for a few minutes, staring, but then he heard something. A rustling sound came from the forest, and Mulch focused his gaze at the direction the sound came.

'Who's there?' he asked. Not too loud of course, he didn't want to wake Hiccup.

No response came, and Mulch stood up.

'Who are you?' he asked again. In his hand he held his dagger firmly, ready to attack anything that could do them harm. He saw two silhouettes nearing him, and he went into defending stance.

'Mulch? It's me, Bucket!' he heard Bucket saying. Mulch let out a sigh of relief. But then he remembered Hiccup.

'Shhh, be quiet. You'll wake Hiccup. He's finally asleep, and I would like to keep it that way.'

Then the other silhouette spoke. 'Hiccup?' Mulch was surprised to hear that voice. He hadn't heard it since…

Bucket and the other silhouette, which was a woman, by the way, stepped into the light the fire provided, and Mulch couldn't believe what he was seeing.

'Impossible' he mumbled.

The woman that was standing before him, was none other than Valhallarama.


A/N

So... What do you think?

I know, some of you might be like: Huh? I thought she died in that memory from Black Hollow? Well, obviously not, and I'll explain it next chapter. Although it might look like a bit too unrealistic, I don't care :P.

I'll see you next time!

Forever Me