Hilda finds herself walking through the forest confused. Hilda does not know how she got to the woods in the first place. Hilda continued walking into the forest before arriving at a clearing where she spotted two familiar youngsters, playing with each other without a care in the world. It was at this moment Hilda realized that she was sleeping. Because the only times Hilda had seen the two youths were in her dreams. Moments later the children spotted Hilda before they quickly made their way towards Hilda. "Gramma!" Both children shouted as they got closer to Hilda.
"Hello Sweeties," Hilda greeted with her arms open to hug her dream grandchildren. Once the children were close enough to Hilda, they leaped into her arms. Hilda engulfed the kids in a tight hug before kissing them on their foreheads. This was the first time Hilda had seen these children since the night Grimmel and the rest of the dragon hunters had invaded Berk.
Originally Hilda believed that her guilt-ridden mind had created these two children to cope with the loss of her daughter. Now that Astrid and Hiccup are back and are getting married. There is a possibility that she will have grandchildren of her own one day. Just thinking about it filled Hilda with warm, bubbly feelings that spread throughout her soul.
"Gramma, you came back," Nuffnik greeted. Hilda felt her heart melt at the innocent boy in her arms.
"Of course, I came back Sweetheart."
"We're grateful that you're alright Gramma," Zephyr says.
"I'm also glad that you two are alright as well," Hilda replied.
Hilda remembered the young girl's warning from the last time she dreamed about these two children. "Yeah, they're going to burn everything to ashes. Once they are done with that. They will make the survivors into slaves." Zephyr's words from the last dream repeated in Hilda's mind like a broken record again. Hilda still felt guilty about that because she did not warn anyone about her dream. That led everyone in Berk to suffer because of her actions.
On the positive side, those events had led to not only Astrid returning, but also Hiccup too.
"Thank you, Sweetheart," Hilda thanked her dream granddaughter.
"You're welcome," the young girl said with a warm smile. Zephyr's smile radiated like the sun with a pinch of glowing innocence.
"Yeah, we'll see you again," Nuffnik says as the little boy hugged Hilda as tight as his small arms could allow.
"Yeah, we'll be seeing you again," Zephyr stated. Zephyr hugged Hilda as tightly as she could.
Hilda wishes for this moment to last forever but unfortunately, everything must end. Hilda woke up from her restful slumber. Hilda felt at peace for the first time having those dreams. Hilda summed up that the reason she felt closure was that Hiccup and Astrid were back. And who knows what the future may have in store? Hilda might become a grandmother one day.
Hilda would get out of bed, before heading out of the house and towards the Great Hall. Fog-Stalker, Gunner, and his Timberjack had joined Hilda as they made their way to the Great Hall. Once at the Great Hall Hilda and Gunner left their dragons outside, while they went inside the building to get food. After joining Hiccup, Astrid, and the rest of the riders for breakfast Hilda and Gunner feed their dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and the rest of the dragon riders had also fed their dragons after eating their breakfast. After that everyone went home to gather the little luggage, they had packed the previous day.
The moment that everyone had finished with the preparations for the long journey ahead of them. They were only planning to stay on Hiccup's and Astrid's Island for only a few days. It is not like their home would be lit on fire without them. They had faith that Hiccup and Stoick would not lead them to harm's way. The people of Berk had also hoped that it would not take longer than necessary to take down their enemies.
When Hiccup was helping with setting up the Scauldrons so the water dragons could pull the ships. Astrid remembered Cloudjumper and the fear that Stoick might recall the four-winged dragon. If Stoick remembered Cloudjumper? And Hiccup had not informed Stoick of this? Astrid knows that Stoick would not hesitate to attack Cloudjumper. Astrid figured that it would not hurt to ask Hiccup if he had told Stoick about his late mother's dragon. So, Astrid makes her way towards Hiccup who had finished strapping the Scauldrons to the ships to pull.
"Hiccup, could I have a word with you for a moment?" Astrid asked as she got to the left side of Hiccup who had both Toothless and Light Fury on his right side.
"Sure, Milady," replied Hiccup.
"Maybe we should go somewhere else more private?" Astrid asked not sure if Hiccup had told Stoick about his mother's dragon. In that case, he did not. It was best to go somewhere else where Stoick would not hear what they were talking about.
"Lead the way, Milady." With that Hiccup, Astrid, their dragons, and Light Fury made their way to the cove. It did not take long for the group to reach the cove. During the walk to the cove Stormfly and Light Fury had gotten acquainted with each other. Stormfly is a close friend of Toothless. So, the Deadly Nadder wanted to make friends with Light Fury. To the delight of Stormfly, Light Fury and she quickly comes to be friends with each other.
Even though Hiccup and Astrid had been quiet during the walk they were just enjoying each other's company. Once inside the cove, the three dragons would play with each other while Hiccup stated, "We're alone now Milady. What did you want to talk about?"
"I was wondering if you've told your dad about Cloudjumper? Babe, we cannot hide Cloudjumper forever from Stoick."
"No, I haven't told him about Cloudjumper," Hiccup answered. The truth was Hiccup had forgotten about Cloudjumper. Hiccup realizes that Stoick and Cloudjumper are going to face each other. With everything that has been happening lately, the thought of Stoick and Cloudjumper crossing paths slipped out of Hiccup's mind. Now fear feel Hiccup of what would happen when Stoick sees Cloudjumper. It does not take too much thought to conclude that Stoick would attack Cloudjumper.
"I think it would be better if you tell Stoick about Cloudjumper."
"You're right again, Milady. I'll tell him the first chance I get."
"Of course, I am right again, Babe. I thought you knew by now that I'm always right," Astrid teased as she kissed Hiccup on the cheek. Hiccup and Astrid alongside their dragons would then make their way back to the village. Once back in the town, Hiccup along with Toothless and Light Fury went to find Stoick.
As Hiccup had left to find his father, Astrid along with Stormfly went to find her parents. As Astrid made her way through Berk the townspeople gave Stormfly uncomfortable peeks when they thought Astrid had not noticed. The Deadly Nadder understands why most of the villagers were not comfortable around her. But that does not mean she liked it. Stormfly knows that she needed to not give the Berkians any reason to be more hostile towards her. If Stormfly were to act hostile toward the people of Berk? Stormfly knows that it would only make things more difficult for Astrid and Hiccup. That is the obvious reason Stormfly chose not to retaliate against the crowd.
Astrid spotted her parents heading toward the docks before she would join them. The moment when Astrid is close enough to her parents she would greet them, "Hello, Mom and Dad."
"Hello, Sweetheart," Hilda replied.
"Hello, to you as well Astrid," Gunner responded to his daughter's greeting. Stormfly, Fog-Stalker, and Windbreaker greeted one another. Windbreaker was the name that Gunner gave to his dragon.
"Do you two need help?" Astrid asked her parents. Astrid had figured that her parents were helping the villagers, who chose not to train dragons by getting their things stored in the ships.
"We don't mind your help, Sweetheart," Hilda answered Astrid's question. It would not hurt with an extra pair of hands to help with loading luggage onto the ships.
It was then that Hilda remembered all the dreams she had about a certain two children. It had made Hilda wonder. Are Hiccup and Astrid planning on having children in the future? The only way to find out was to ask Astrid. "So, Astrid, are you and Hiccup planning on making Gunner and I grandparents anytime soon?"
Hilda's question had caused Astrid to blush a deeply colored red. "MOM!" Astrid shouted embarrassed at the question her mother asked. As Astrid yelled, she finished walking, before covering up her red face with her hands to hide from the embarrassment. Astrid wondered why her mother would ask such an inquiry.
Gunner had also stopped walking when his wife had asked Astrid that question. It is not that Gunner did not want to one day have grandchildren. Gunner would love to see the day that Hiccup and Astrid have children of their own. It was that Gunner and Hilda had just got Astrid back; after believing that their daughter had been dead for six years. Gunner felt like this question was a little too soon to be asking about. The question had also taken Gunner by surprise. But it did not take Gunner long to realize that this question is what had been brought about from Hilda's dreams about older Hiccup and Astrid with two children.
Back when Hilda first started to have those dreams Gunner felt heartbroken. Gunner always summed up Hilda's dreams as his wife's grief-ridden mind had created the children to cope with losing Astrid. "So, Honey does your question have anything to do with those dreams you've been having?" Gunner raises a question about his wife's request.
"What does Mom's question have to do with her dreams?" Astrid asks her father. What did Gunner mean when he mentions Hilda's dreams? Astrid would like to have that question answered.
"Well after Hiccup and you had left the village your mother started to have dreams, where an older version of Hiccup and you are with two children every night."
Astrid had felt like her heart had fallen into the depth of her stomach, as shame and guilt had consumed her soul after hearing what her mother had to go through after leaving Berk. It was no secret that Astrid had known that there were unforeseen consequences for running away and faking their deaths with Hiccup six years ago. Astrid never wanted her parents to suffer for her actions. It was one of the reasons that Astrid had tried to convince Hiccup to return to Berk. But was unsuccessful because there was no noncontroversial way to do so without the dragons being harmed. "I'm so sorry Mom," Astrid had woefully apologized to her mother.
"It's all right Sweetheart. We're glad that you and Hiccup are alright." Hilda reassures Astrid as she engulfed her daughter in a loving embrace. Hilda is grateful to have a second chance with her daughter. Who knows what the future may have in store for them? There might be a day when Astrid gives birth to children of her own. Until that day comes Hilda would enjoy her time with Astrid, Gunner, and soon-to-be son-in-law Hiccup.
Meanwhile, Hiccup found his father. Unluckily for Hiccup when he tried to talk to his father, a pregnant widow asked Stoick to help her with her luggage. Hiccup had also assisted Stoick with the woman with her things. The woman had a pair of pale blue eyes with brown hair. The woman wore a light blue dress. Hiccup found out that the woman had lost her husband during an Outcast invasion seven months ago. Sadly, this resulted in her husband sacrificing his life to save hers. The next morning, she discovered that she was pregnant. Hiccup felt bad for the woman and was hoping that she and her child would have a wonderful life after all this was done.
Once Stoick and Hiccup are finished helping the woman with her stuff. Hiccup had tried to talk to his father but unfortunately was interrupted by a family of three who needed help. The family consisted of a medium size black-haired man with a pair of chocolate-brown eyes. An auburn hair woman wearing a purple-colored dress and a pair of mahogany brown eyes. A little girl with brown eyes with black hair in a blue dress. The little girl was no older than six years old. This only led to Stoick having to help the family with Hiccup lending a hand.
Hiccup did not mind helping the villagers. Hiccup knows that Stoick when he gets to help his people, Stoick hyper-fixates to the point he would dismiss Hiccup. At first, Hiccup felt like Stoick cared more about the villagers than him. But now having to be a leader himself Hiccup realizes that Stoick did care about Hiccup. Hiccup recalls a time when he was a young child. Stoick had told a young Hiccup that a chief always protected his people. Besides, it made Hiccup feel happy with helping those in need. After Hiccup and Stoick had again finished helping the family. It was finally time to leave Berk for Hiccup's and Astrid's Island. Stoick loudly announces, "Alright everyone we're heading out! Hiccup lead the way."
Stoick still was not fully sure he could trust the dragons, but he knew that he needed to have faith that Hiccup was not leading them in harm's way. Stoick is not the only one that was hoping that nothing would go wrong. The villagers who chose not to train dragons were also silently praying to the Gods that nothing would go amiss. Because their former heir was known for having some of the most unbelievably bad luck despite his intentions. But the citizens of Berk had to have faith that things would not go down miserably.
"Dad please don't forget to let the Scauldrons rest once and a while," Hiccup had advised his father. Hiccup did not want the sea dragons to be overworked, so he told Stoick to give the dragons a break occasionally. Hiccup had wished that during the time he was helping his dad with the family and woman with their things, he revealed Cloudjumper to Stoick. The reason Hiccup did not bring up the topic of Cloudjumper was he wanted to talk with Stoick privately. This is not a subject that strangers should be hearing, especially since it was about family matters. Hiccup figures that during their journey they would stop at some uninhabitable islands, where Hiccup can have the opportunity to tell Stoick about Cloudjumper.
"Don't worry Hiccup. We'll let the Scauldrons have some rest from time to time," Stoick reassures Hiccup. Shortly after that Hiccup alongside the rest of the riders got on their dragons before taking off into the air. The ships would set sail following the riders toward their destination.
What do the people of Berk not know? Is that among them? There is a traitor. The traitor used the opportunity of everyone being busy with loading their belongings to leave a message for Grimmel to find after they left for Hiccup's and Astrid's Island. The deserter had the message tied to the tormented Terror's leg and after Grimmel or another hunter would read the note the Terror was instructed to use its sense of smell to track the apostate. And if the situation is that they were still traveling? The small dragon is ordered to stay out behind them so as not to be noticed, especially by the dragon riders.
Some time has passed since the riders and the Berkians had left the island before Grimmel, and his allies would dock. Once their ships lowered their anchors the hunters would exit their boats. Next, they search for anyone that might have been left by raiding the houses. Lastly, they are now discussing with each other the direction that Hiccup had led the Berkians in.
Even though they might have had a spy amongst the Berkians lead them toward them. The hunters still did not know where the populace of Berk had moved to. Rather than running around, wasting time searching for Hiccup and others had gone to. Grimmel knew it was better to narrow down the direction that Hiccup and the others had left. Grimmel would be lying if he said was not feeling the enjoyment of finally finishing his mission of bringing the extinction of Night Furies. The old hunter felt a twisted ecstatic feeling for hunting down Hiccup and Toothless.
Grimmel pulls out a map while Johann, Viggo, and Alvin gather around Grimmel. "Gentlemen, do you have any idea where Hiccup had gone?" Grimmel questions as he sets the map down. Grimmel had a good guess on which way Hiccup and the others had run off to. Grimmel just wanted to see if the others are also known.
And if they did not know where Hiccup had most likely gone? Grimmel knows that this could lead to an unnecessary argument among his colleagues. The argument would be a waste of time. The time that the hunters could not afford to waste. The hunters were already hours behind their prey.
Grimmel realized that most vastly, if not all the Berkians had to choose not to ride dragons. The only solution was to sail the seas. Conveniently the winds were blowing in the west direction. Grimmel theorizes that Hiccup had gathered a group of Tidal class dragons to pull the ships. This would allow the boats to keep up with the riders.
"Since we came from east of Berk. There is a slim chance that they hadn't headed east. Chances are they would've crossed paths with us if they had done so," Viggo replies. Viggo comprehends that there is a possibility that Hiccup led the others in the direction of northeastern or southeastern.
"Hiccup, mostly likely didn't lead them north or south. Because the further north or south the colder it would be. It wouldn't be an ideal place to live alongside because dragons, like all reptiles, are cold-blooded," Johann added.
"So that would only leave the west direction," Alvin says.
"It's our best option," Viggo says.
"Alright, gentleman, let's continue with the hunt," Grimmel says. Afterward, they would board their ship. Once everyone is on the vessel Grimmel would add, "Let's leave the Berkians a parting blessing."
With a snap of his fingers, Grimmel's dragons would set ablaze the homes. In an abbreviated time, the village is engulfed in a raging inferno. Grimmel would set sail after starting the massive fire. With nobody to contain the conflagration burns everything down. This destroyed the forestation. Most animals' lives perish.
Hello everyone, I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long to make. I was having difficulties with the villains' part of this chapter. Anyway, this chapter was meant to have more to it, but I've decided to split it into two parts.
I've always wanted to have a chapter having Hilda and Astrid talking about those dreams. I felt like this chapter was the perfect time to have them have that conversation. I hope you all enjoyed it. I decided that my story's biggest dramatic irony with a dramatic irony statement was the satisfactory way to wrap it up. And who knows what may happen in the future? I might have another dream sense. Or maybe not?
Special thanks go to corbinace for the ideas for this chapter. I would also like to thank everyone that has favorited, followed, and reviewed/commented on this story so far. Again, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I hope you all have a wonderful day and stay safe out there and I will see you in the next update. _ :) ;P