Another one shot about Hiccup's mom, but this time it's Valka. It has a combination of the Prince Of Egypt and you'll soon find out how. Enjoy and brace yourselves :)
"Valka, are you sure you can go on this trip to the Lost Tribe, along with our baby son. Hiccup's only six months old," Stoick questioned worriedly on the docks where Valks will soon sail off to find the Lost Tribe but she was taking Hiccup with her.
Valka smiled and kissed Stoick," Don't worry Stoick, we'll be fine. You'll see me and Hiccup soon enough."
With that the couple looked at their son who was wide awake in his mother's arms as he grabbed ahold of his father's hand, as if to say goodbye as well. Then Valka went on the ship with her son as she waved farewell to the her husband while he waved back before she was out of sight.
"Not to worry Stoick, Valka is a strong warrior, she and Hiccup will be fine," Gobber assured to Stoick as he patted him on the back. "You may be right, but I just can't help but worry."
Valka and her crew docked at the Lost Tribe three days later, her son woke up and saw the rising sun on the ocean as he laughed and stretched his arms out to touch it.
"Oh Hiccup, I know you'll be a great viking."
She went into the village but the sight which supposed to be a bright happy village was not what she expected. Unknown soldiers attacked the village, getting all the good they could grab ahold of and shut all the women and children inside, leaving the men out to be announced slaves.
"Valka, we have to go," whispered one of her crew members, Phlegma the Fierce. Before she could nod, she and Phlegma both were hauled into an empty home along with the rest of the crew while Hiccup was sleeping in her arms, and then they were locked in and all they could do is look through the window, to see what was happening.
Valka then saw her old friend ,Runa who was in the corner with her sister Thora. "Runa, what's going on here?" Valka asked in concern, while trying not to wake her son up.
"Valka, we're been attacked by unknown vikings for the past few months, they would not give us their name, but they killed our chief and the leader has taken control of everything. He'll leave in four to five days but who knows what he'll do in those days," Runa reported sadly.
"And no one is allowed to leave this island either," Thora whispered, leaving Valka to look out the window, then at her son. This leader can do anything, but he'll never lay a finger on my son.
After two days and one night, Valka woke up to the cries of agony of the men outside and whips. She took a peek out from the window and saw the men being forced to make weapons and ships for this mysterious leader.
"Hurry up you rats! Drago Bludvist doesn't have all day, get these weapons ready !" She heard more whips, cries of pain, and she then heard Hiccup whimper a little in his sleep then waking up. "Oh Hiccup, why did I even think about bringing someone as precoius as you here in this dreadful place."
Valka, the sisters, and her crew looked out the window, only to hear the men sing their prayers to the gods.
With the sting of the whip on my shoulder
With the salt of my sweat on my brow
Elohim, Thor on high
Can you hear your people cry:
Help us now
This dark hour...
Deliver us
Hear our call
Deliver us
Thor of all
Remember us, here in this burning sand
Deliver us
There's a land you promised us
Deliver us to the promised land...
Valka held on to her son until she heard a shout from a man who was the leader of this pain and suffering," YOU GUARDS GO TO THE VILLAGE, KILL EVERY BABY BOY YOU FOUND IN THE HOUSES. I heard that the son of Stoick the Vast is here along with Valka, and it'll be pleasant to kill him too. SEARCH EVERYWHERE, GO TO THE SOUTH SIDE FIRST, TOMORROW WILL BE THE NORTH'S TURN!"
Valka felt her blood run cold, her only son was going to get killed along with other innocent baby boys. Thankfully, she was on the north side of the village, but tomorrow was very soon. She held Hiccup close to her as she cried every tear she had on her son.
Runa stepped up to her and suggested, "Valka, this Drago doesn't know that this house has a secret way out, tonight we make a basket big enough to fit Hiccup, and go to one of the little boats that are on the north side of the beach so only you and your son can escape."
"But Runa, this Drago also knows that Valka is here, if he sees that Valka is missing then he might go attack Berk next," Thora whispered bak in panic.
"She's right Runa, Phlegma, Drago doesn't know you're here, so would you please promise me you'll get Hiccup safely back to Berk," Valka pleaded and Phlegma nodded but asked," But what about you Valka?"
"I'll stay here, make sure Drago doesn't target Berk as his next victim."
"Okay, what are we waiting for, lets weave this basket..."
The next morning, Valka and her son both woke up to cries of men working as slaves along with their prayers to the gods.
Metal...
Wood..
Sails...
Faster!
Pull/Build...
With the sting of the whip on my shoulder
With the salt of my sweat on my brow
Oh, Thor on high
Can you hear your people cry:
Help us now
This dark hour...
Deliver us
Hear our call
Deliver us
Thor of all
Remember us, here in this burning sand
Deliver us
There's a land you promised us
Deliver us to the promised land...
No sooner did Valka hear Drago shout," GUARDS, TO THE NORTH AND MAKE SURE YOU KILL EVERY BABY BOY HERE!"
The soldiers were scattered through the north side of the village, breaking into houses, pushing women ,who tried to protect their sons ,aside and went into every cradle to get the baby, take him to the dragon ring, and feed them to the dragons...
Valka was backing away in the shadows as she heard those cries of innocent babies, hiding her son while she wrapped him as warmly as she could while Hiccup was moving his hands around and play with his mother's hair, which caused her to smile a little.
She held on to her son, singing to him softy
My good and tender son
Don't be frightened and don't be scared
My son, I have nothing I can give
But this chance that you may live
Valka motioned the others that it was time, and Phlegma grabbed the woven basket, getting ready. Hiccup's forest green eyes looked at his mother's emerald eyes with fear but she gave him a reassuring smile as a tear fell from her eyes.
I pray we'll meet again
If Thor will deliver us
They heard even more screams of women trying to protect their sons, but they were too late as soldiers walked in, and went away with babies hanging from which ever direction, but it didn't matter to the soldiers, while the mothers sat on the ground crying.
Valka, Phlegma and the sisters ran through the village, hiding Hiccup and hiding from the soldiers since they were everywher in sight.
They ran passed the houses, until Hiccup heard all the cries of the babies and gave a weak whine as he stretched out his arms towards the cries, as if he wanted to help them, but Valka covered him and continued to run.
The hid in the shadows and ran until they finally got to the beach, that's when young Hiccup began to cry softly while he held on to his mother. Valka held her son as she rocked him to sleep while she sang him on last lullaby to him before putting him in the basket.
Hush now, my baby
Be still, love, don't cry
Sleep as you're rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember my last lullaby
So I'll be with you when you dream
She then gave Hiccup one last kiss once the baby fell asleep, letting go of his mother's hand as she placed a note next to him, and placed the lid of the basket on top of him, then handed the basket to Phlegma," Make sure he's back safe and sound to Stoick, and tell Stoick that I said I love them both."
Then Valka watched Phlegma go on the boat with her son in the basket and sail off as she silently sang to herself.
Ocean, o ocean
Flow gently for me
Such precious cargo you bear
Do take him back home so
he can live free
Ocean, deliver him there...
A small tear fell from her eyes as she cried, but then headed back into the village, but only to overhear Drago speak to his men," We had enough fun here, tomorrow, we'll go to the island of Berk, and conquer it as well." "Then we head back to our island and go on with my plans."
Even though Valka got her son out of the island, he was still in danger so she whispered to Runa," I have to go stop Drago, even if it means never coming back home, send Stoick a note that I...I might never come home."
She then headed to Drago's ships until one of the guards caught her and sneered," Oh look what we have here, Valka, if your here, then where's your little runt?"
Valka struggled to break free bur knowing that Drago just couldn't know that Hiccup escaped, she pretended to act sad and answer," Hiccup...died. He got sick just yesterday and died last night."
"What a pity, you know what's going on, so might as well kill you now," Drago popped in and was about to strike her with a sword but she dodged it and escaped by sneaking into one of the ships, but made it seem like she fell off a cliff to her death.
"Blast that Valka, if she goes back and warns her husband..."
"Relax Drago, she's dead, you saw her fall off the cliff."
"True, but to be safe, we won't go to Berk and just go to my island, just so that if that women were to warn Stoick, she would only be proven becoming mad."
With that, Drago released all the men from slavery, and reunite with their families after nine months of torture, but a day of sadness since their sons had died in the wrath of Drago and dragons.
Runa, Thora, and the rest of Valka's crew saw Valka fall but only Runa saw her enter the ship, the crew tried to avenge her but ended up getting killed by Drago. Once Drago left the Lost Tribe, Runa had the message requested by Valka sent.
Valka felt the ship dock on a beach, and before the guards could even look at the bottom deck, Valka snuck out and headed in the middle of the island and into a cave. There a mysterious dragon was stuck in a trap, felling pity for the dragon, Valka freed him, and soon she bonded with him and then decided to help dragons from Drago's clutches but at what cost.
The cost of never seeing her son again, she looked at the horizon and sang to herself.
Hiccup, you're safe now
And safe may you stay
For I have a promise just for you:
Grow, my precious
I'll Come back someday
I'll come back with dragons by my side
Stoick was pacing back and forth on the beach, worrying his beard off since Valka is three days late.
"Not to worry old friend, I bet Valka is just partying with the Lost Tribe and taking care of Hiccup at the same time."
"Are you sure Gobber, something tells me that something is going wrong over there, Valka and Hiccup must be on trouble."
"Stoick, you maybe right, look!" Hobber pointed to small ship that looked wrecked along with the sail. There was Phlegma, holding a basket while struggling to work on the sails.
When Phlegma left the Lost Tribe, some of the guard came up to her ship, began to ask questions about who she was, where she came from, what she was doing, and what was in the basket. When she answered that the basket was filled with bread, the guard began to shout that she was lying, causing Hiccup to give a small but not noticeable whine.
She set the sail to go faster, past the guards, long gone from the island until she hit a storm. The winds were strong, but the basket still stayed in the boat while Phlegma struggled to keep the boat on one piece.
Finally, she spotted Berk and there, she saw Stoick and Gobber heading to the edge of the beach where she was about to dock.
"Phlegma, where's Valka, and Hiccup, what happened?!" Stoick began to panic when she hopped off the boat, while holding the basket and explained,
"When we docked on the Lost Tribe, we discovered that it was invaded by this leader name Drago Bludvist for a few months and we were forced to stay trapped in the houses of the village while the men were forced to be slaves. Then he commanded that every baby boy in the village was to be taken and killed, that included Hiccup..."
Stoick turned pale white when he heard that," You mean Hiccup's...dead?"
"See for yourself chief.." Phlegma answered, and handed him the basket and the note she managed to get during the storm from Runa.
Stoick was about to take the lid off but then he heard cries begin from inside the basket, cries of a baby. He quickly took the lid off and he saw Hiccup crying and a note next to him. Stoick read both notes which stated,
Stoick, I had to stay behind so Drago wouldn't come to Berk and put us through the suffering like the lost tribe. Take care of Hiccup for us. Make sure he knows that his mother loves him, and that you love too. Remember, I'll always love you and Hiccup. Stay strong you two, and promise me to keep Hiccup happy, at least try to. Protect our son my love, he is our treasure.
With all my Love,
Valka
Stoick, your wife Valka has traveled into Drago's ships to protect your island and your son. We are not sure when she'll return but make sure the boys grows up knowing that his mother loved him with all her heart. By the time you get this Drago has left the Lost Tribe, but we have a lot of recovering to do.
With all due respect,
Runa
Stoick looked at the letters once and twice as Hiccup's cries grew, then he reached for his son, began to soothe his crying son," Shhhh Hiccup...It's okay daddy here, daddy's here...Don't worry son, I'll watch over you..." Soon Hiccup felt safer and soon fell asleep on his father's arms.
Soon, Stoick began to cry softly as Gobber brought Phlegma to the healer and when he walked home, still holding on to Hiccup, never to let go. Stoick placed Hiccup on his cradle that Gobber made, and looked at his son sleeping peacefully, but he no longer will see his mother.
"I promise Valka, I'll protect Hiccup for us, we'll both be waiting for your return. We'll be a family once more, but we'll just have to wait..." With that Stoick from now on raised Hiccup, but it was never the same without Valka, they just had to be patient for that day Valka will come back.
That was a long one, I don't own anything and that's my versions of how Val died, and how Valka got to that island. Hoped you enjoyed it :) The next chapters will have to do with years later on how Hiccup meets his mom valka, and what he does on the anniversary of Val's death.
Until next time. :)
