I'll be damned! She is alive! Yes my friends I am finally back with this fic. My flash drive that had all the info on it shattered…literally into a thousand pieces. I cried…for hours…it was PATHETIC! Anyway chapter tre.

A small boat skimmed the surface of the sea's rimming the islands of Berk. A man in a heavy cloak that was two sized to big rowed the sloop through the dark water hunched over. He glanced up at the bright village on the south side of the smaller island. His dark glare was shadowed by the hood of his cloak. When he reached forward to pull the small boat forward the moon caught on his golden hook making it shimmer in the night.

He moored the sloop on the larger island away from the sight of anyone other than the wild beasts of Berk, which unfortunately included the younglings and Terrors, one of which watched the stranger with the keenest of interest.

When the man leaped to land his peg-leg was revealed and he pushed back his cloak to better maneuver revealing one eye, no hair, and creepily enough, no nose. The Terror cocked his head and watched as the stranger carved a large hole in the bottom of his boat and push it back out to sea. Watching with grim satisfaction as it sank.

"This time, Hiccup, you will not be near as lucky as you have been in the past. This time I am here to eradicate you, and not even your cunning can save you," he growled disappearing into the woods. The Terror spread his wings and flew high to find his Queen.

Meanwhile, Anju crouched on the chief's lodge her sharp blue eyes scanning the area around the village and even the village itself. Her tail twitched and her wings and claws were ready if needed. The breeze shifted her spiked mane crowning her like hair in her Halfling form.

Her equine like ears perked at the sound of small wings beating the air. Toothless, also in Halfling form made his way onto the roof behind her.

"Terror?" he asked. Anju nodded her affirmation of the dragon headed their way.

"Wild by the scent. Perhaps he saw something," Anju said, turning to her mate and standing with arm outstretched.

"Or has a problem," Toothless muttered as the little gold Terror landed on Anju's outstretched arm.

"Man in forest. Threaten him majesty's rider," the little Terror said, for, while wild dragons don't have bonded themselves, they are loyal to those who do and help protect the riders at all costs.

"What does he look like?" Toothless said, taking Anju's shoulders and leaning over them to better look at the little Terror.

"Not like others. Tall. Skinny. Leg made of wood. Hand made of gold hook. Nose made of wood. No hair. Say he take out him majesty's rider. Say him not get away this time and no one help him," the Terror huffed trying to catch his breath.

"We thank you for this news," Anju said, "Go find some fish and fill your belly. You have deserved it."

"Thankies," the little gold dragon said, spreading his wings and flying to the fish bowls.

"So what do we do?" Toothless asked.

"Wait for now. I want to see what happens when this Trecherous discovers that Hiccup has a squadron of Valkyries and dragons at his back."

"I will let the others know," he said.

"No, just watch and wait," Anju said. Toothless looked at her confused.

"I am not going to just sit by and watch my rider get killed."

"I am aware. I am not going to let it happen either if just for my rider's love life. But I am a close friend to the villages future chief as well. I don't want anything bad to happen to him," Anju said. Toothless opened his mouth to protest when Anju stood and kissed him. "Just trust me, love," she said, pulling away, "This has been done before, to me, and I can do this. I understood when they told me and he is wise enough that he too will understand."

He nodded and hugged her looking back over her shoulder and helping her watch the night to protect their future chief.

Meanwhile, a sleeping oblivious future chief held a peacefully sleeping Astrid, so exhausted from her post she fell asleep and Hiccup, being so kind hearted, held her close and she dreamed they were each other's forever.

Well there is my newest chapter in all this nail-biting, "aww" inducing, and cliffhanger glory. Hope to get the next one up sooner.

DeansTrueGirl: I am glad you like it so much. I plan on you being in the next chapter.

TheTunelessSiren: You and DeansTrueGirl LOVE Shinanigans didn't you? LOL You are going to be in the next chapter as well.

MWA220: I hope you like this chapter as well. I am sorry it took so long to post. :D