A/N: hello again I'm updating again because I love you all and I'm proud that my skill is getting better! also a huge thanks to Mikowmer who pointed out that I had holes in my plot last chapter so I'm here know to fill thoughts in, again please don't be afraid to review and tell me if I need to change anything drastic or left out something that would be important. remember guys this is as much as my story as it is yours, please do tell me your though because I as a writer would like to correct myself when I've made mistakes. And also a big thanks to UnknownBlackHand for the spelling and grammar help. know on with chapter 9!

chapter 9 catching up with mom

I hoped off of Toothless' back and was amazed by the very sight of my king...the white alpha. I bowed my head like the others. He blew a cloud of frost over me, chilling me. I shook myself free of the ice. "Wow..." Again I was to stunned for anything other than that word, I guess you could say it had become my new best friend. Again I looked up into the eyes of my king.

"Ah so you have finally joined us young night furies." The white alpha said.

"Yes my king, we are ready to serve you and the nest for the greater good." I said.

"There is no need to rush things just yet young hiccup, you have much to learn and there is much you must learn about your mother before your real adventure begins." The white alpha explained.

I frowned. I had been side tracked by a threat I hadn't asked how my mom got to where she was within this new world I'd come to live in who'd she forget her old life so easy? know I had my adventurous spirit corseting though my veins and I knew I won't be able to sit still for much longer, I couldn't pay attention all that well during non-scene meetings though I remember all the things Dagur the deranged would do to me, uh...I hated him from the day he started picking on me...and I'm losing my train of thought...

"Well Hiccup time to catch up what do you say?" I heard my mother say from behind me.

I turned to her and smiled. "Yes, I'm ready to talk to you."

I turned back to Astrid. "You don't mind do you?" I asked.

"No hiccup, go right ahead, besides toothless said he wants to show me around a bit more." Astrid said.

I nodded and gave her a quick peck on the check before following my mother back to the perch we'd previously had been on.

"So mom, why did you never come home? I mean you were abducted by dragons fifteen years ago, this is where you've been, did you ever consider returning to see your son grow up?" I asked.

She sighed. "Yes, I have always wanted to return to berk but i knew i couldn't, I wasn't the most parlour shield madin there was, I hated the war, we were only making things worse, killing them and attacking them made things worse, the loses on both side were too great, one night a dragon broke into our house and I rushed to protect you but when I got there the dragon wasn't hurting you he was playing with you, I had spooked him and that's why you have that scar on your chin..." I touched the scar on my chin. "When that dragon looked into my eyes I saw no killer within thoughts eyes, no what I saw proved everything I believed in this was and intelligent caring creature who's soul reflected my own. that's when your father attacked the dragon, I yelled for it to stop and it turned and growled at me. I stood my ground, the next thing I knew was I was being carried away in its claws, I cried out your father's name but I knew that I was never going to see earthier of you again. I saw the look in your eyes, you looked like you were going to cry but you didn't shed a single tear." My mother finished.

I looked at her, I didn't know what to say to her, there were no words, she didn't have a choice she was brought here agents her will. that brought the words to my mouth. "So why did you never return ovasly you aren't here as a prisoner, you can come and go as you wish, why never return if you weren't kept here?"

"you are so intelligent already, I wasn't kept here, no very much the opasset, cloudjumper, the dragon you saw earlier, he told me that he thought it best if I came here, to live with the white alpha, cloudjumper gave me my gift to transform into a night fury fifteen years ago. I have served as a trainee for most of my first few years here, the training was worth it, I grew stronger with my dragon form and I know lead a flight of dragons to free thoughts who have been caught by thoughts trappers." My mother said.

"So how do you know this Drago guy mom? I only heard a little from thoughts trappers, and the only reason I knew what they were and what one of their names were was because one of the crew man asked their leader a question, that's the only reason I got a name." I said.

"Drago!? huh...Drago bloodvist, he is a killer my son, he nearly killed your father, he came from a distant land and claimed he could end the war with Vikings and dragons by force but the leaders would have to follow his command. he was laughed at by all of them, that's when the ceiling above them caught alight and dragons in armor attack them all, your father Stoick, was the only one that made it out...alive...Drago swore he'd return and then they'd all see, that he alone could control the dragons. that's all I know of that man Hiccup, I tell you this now...do not ever engage him unless told to, do you understand?!" My mother said.

I nodded understanding that this Drago guy was not some random Viking, he wanted people out of his way. "So you did want to return, but you never did, though I have to know how you knew so much about me when you were never there?"

she laughed. "Hiccup, I still watched over you as you grew up, i always had been there, my spirit travels with you, you felt it before, you would always look back and swore you saw something there but you never could tell what it was." My mother said.

I tried to hold back my tears, so she was there, she was always there, the days that I was lonely or sad, or just trying to get away from dad, she had been there, she felt my pain, she knew me but i never knew her, until now.

"That's everything I wanted to know...thank you mom." I said.

"You're welcome Hiccup, so you want to meet up with the others?" My mother asked me. I nodded hasfully and we both turned back into dragons.

As we flew I noticed every detail of each ledge. the dragons were all the same spices as well as other dragons that were different in other spots. "So mom, why are the dragons like this? I mean it's strange." I said.

My mom looked down and smiled at my discovery. "Well these dragons work differently then the ones that raid the village. The white alpha has created peace and harmony, we all live under his care and commanded. the dragons that are specking, or well most of them are either off on leave because of old age, injury or there prating there hatchlings. others are just resting, because most of these dragons have a flight or are in one. you see thoughts dragons there with that Raincutter? well that is the flight's leader his name is Rainwing; he leads a flight of border patrol dragons, they skim through the northern barriers...it looks like smallflare, is getting lettered again." My mother said.

I watched as the small nightmare, female by the looks of it, had her head bowed as she listened to a very angry Rainwing. He was a pale green with large teeth and mouth. I could see the age catching up with him. I flew after my mother realizing that I had stopped to watch. She chuckled. I smiled sheepishly. I liked my mother, she is more like me then my father.

Soon we found Astrid, Toothless and cloudjumper were on a parch. once we landed Astrid rubbed her head ageist my side as we were both dragons. "why hello malady, what were you up to?" I asked.

"This is our cave here, so this is our house, were bunking with Toothless!" Astrid said pouncing around happily. "Wow Astrid you must have really grown used to being around both of us." I said.

she couldn't resist but to pounce onto of my back. "Yes I have and if either of you try anything," posing for a moment before continuing. "I'll throw you over the side of this platform." She purred. I couldn't help but swallow hard a tad nervous of her statement.

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I couldn't believe it, my own son...one of thoughts beasts! First Val, and know Hiccup?! The gods hate me...i didn't think things could get any worse.

"Stoick this came for you." My best friend said as he handed me a scroll.

I took it and opened it. the letter read:

Dear current chief of the hooligan tribe

I have returned and soon I'm going to attack unless you hand over yourselves to me by sunset in five years time on the day of the choosing. if you don't I will destroy berk and claim it as my own.

signed: Drago Bloodvist

My heart almost stopped. I looked up at Gobber. "Call a town meeting immediately." I said.

Gobber only could nod before limping away to call the meeting. Things. Just. Got. Worse.

A/N: cliff hanger my dear readers, and trust me when I say this isn't the last we'll meet up with Stoick. yes I know you will all rage about this, but let me explain to you what is happening so you all understand. Okay so the note, I introduced that in because of what happens in the second movie, and the fact that Drago has given a five year gap is so that way I have an easier time with the plotline like before, I also want to show how Stoick is coping without hiccup, its similar to what happens throughout httyd and add a twist from httyd 2 here and there, again that note is giving me the bigger part of the plot. anyways thanks again and R&R till next chapter.