Jack and Swiftide found a crack in the ice and break through the surface. "Sweet, Poseidon..." His mouth gaped at the huge dragon. "Oh no." He nearly cried at the sight of Berk in flames. "Let's find Hiccup." They took to the sky.

"Jack!"

"Hiccup!" He waved to the viking. "What happened?"

"The dragons, they turned on us!" Hiccup flew close and kissed Jack. "At least you're safe."

"That's a bewilderbeast. Where did it come from?"

"I don't know. This whole thing must have woken it up. Jack, you need to get away from here. When there's an Alpha, it can take control of the dragons. It'll take Swiftide."

"I need to get closer. Bewilderbeasts are tidal dragons. Maybe if I can talk to it I could calm it down."

"Jack, I won't let you risk yourself like that!"

"It might be the only way! We can't risk any more damage!" The Alpha let out a roar, and he had to cover his ears.

"Jack, please!" Hiccup grabbed Jack and his eyes widened as he looked over Jack's shoulder. "Another Alpha…"

The prince turned to look and growled under his breath. "It's Pitch! There's no dragon with eyes as evil as his. Please, Hiccup! Let me talk to the other Alpha. Maybe I can convince it be on our side."

"It's too late. This is a battle between Alphas. Just stay back."

Jack gripped Swiftide's neck tighter when a gust of wind nearly blew him off. He watched the two bewilderbeasts battle it out. It was really just a raw clash of power.

"If this is it, I want you to know something." Hiccup held Jack's hand. "I was never happier than when I was with you."

"I felt the same about you." Jack hugged him tightly over the gap between their dragons. "I'm sorry about Berk."

"We can rebuild. I'll build a nice cottage, just for us."

"I look forward to it."

"And maybe one day you'll show me your world."

Jack reached out to soothe his dragon when she started to shake from all the roaring. "I don't know if it's possible. Unless you can develop gills and a tail like me."

"You're a magic prince. You'll think of something," Hiccup teased, pressing a kiss to Jack's temple. "I love you, Jack."

"I'll try my best. I love you too."

"We'll find each other again. I promise."

Jack's eyes widened. "Oh, no." He watched as Alpha Pitch knocked the other Bewilderbeast on its side and speared it with his tusks.

"No…" Hiccup pulled Jack's head to his neck. "Don't look, love. Don't look."

"What are we going to do?"

"Spend what time we have left together."

"So we just give up? That doesn't sound like the Hiccup I know."

"Then...shall we fight, one last time?"

"I'd go to the ends of the world with you."

"My sword is yours, my prince."

Jack smiled and stroked Hiccup's cheek. "If you and Toothless and the others can take the sky, I can try my best to slow him down from the water."

"Let's do it."

"See you on the other side." Jack gave him a last kiss before gripping onto Swiftide again. The two dove down into the ocean and got to work. Hiccup and Toothless took the sky, following Jack towards the huge, black bewilderbeast. Jack did his best to spread as much ice as he could, freezing his legs to the ocean floor. As they darted around beneath the bewilderbeast, Swiftide used every opportunity to blast Pitch's hide with boiling water.

The bewilderbeast roared with anger. Do you really think you can stop me, Jack? What are you without your dragon? The Alpha locked eyes with Swiftide, a hum causing its whiskers to twitch. Swiftide shook her head and began to behave erratically. She gave a screech and bucked Jack off, taking back to the sky.

"Swiftide!" Jack hit the ice with a thud. He tried to drag himself away when Pitch lowered himself to ice level. He stared into those mesmerizing gold eyes that only filled him with terror.

"Jack, duck!" Toothless swooped in over Jack's head, firing blue fireballs at the beast. The merman did as he was told, rolling to hide behind the curl of a frozen wave. Jack shot a flurry of icicles in Pitch's direction. Pitch roared and locked eyes on Toothless. "Come on, bud, don't listen! Toothless, fight it!"

"Hiccup!" He frantically tried to wave him down.

Toothless fought, and the two of them fell from the sky to the ice. Hiccup slid off his back, and he could only watch as Toothless fought the call of his new Alpha. "Bud, it's alright. Toothless...why are you looking at me like that? Toothless, don't!" Toothless, his pupils mere slits, opened his mouth and blew a huge blue fireball at Hiccup. Before the blast could hit, Hiccup was knocked out of the path, someone else taking the force of it. The rider slid along the ice before coming to a stop. "No, Dad!" Hiccup ran back to where he had just been.

There now, Jack. Look at how easily you can be defeated.

Jack's heart dropped as he watched his love's sorrow. He couldn't get over to them in time. Instead blue eyes turned to face down the Alpha dragon, glowing in his rage. Jack summoned up a spear of ice and threw it with deadly accuracy right into one of Pitch's eyes, cutting off the control he had over Toothless.

The dragon roared in anger, thrashing his head and returning his focus to the prince. You little brat! You've blinded me!

"A small price to pay for the pain you've brought today!" Jack kept throwing spear after spear, tears streaming down his face for Hiccup. "Go to hell, where you belong!"

If I go, I'm taking him with me. The dragon lifted its foot and brought it down on the ice where Hiccup was.

"Hiccup!" He threw up a barrier around his lover, struggling to keep it strong enough to hold Pitch's force. "Get out of there!" Hiccup looked at Jack desperately and then ran for the edge of the ice, diving into the sea. Toothless picked up Stoic and darted to the beach. Jack watched him escape just in time for the Alpha's foot to break his barrier. "Your fight is with me! Leave him alone!"

Whatever for? What better way to make you submit than to take away the one thing you cherish?

"You can't have him!" Jack could feel the ocean churning around him once again, breaking the icy surface. Clouds grew overhead and thunder concussed the air. This time felt different. It seemed to be happening according to his emotions, and when he reached out he found it to be true. Jack held his hands out towards the Alpha dragon. Blue eyes were closed as he focused all of his will into drawing the power from him. "I see now. The power of the seas doesn't belong to you!" Jack used his newfound control to bring Hiccup back to the surface ice where Toothless picked his rider up. "You might have used trickery to get this power, but my father intended for it to be mine. The power of the scepter knows who it truly belongs to, and it's not you!" A spin of his hand created a tidal wave that hit Pitch's blind side and knocked him off balance for a moment.

The dragon fell against the ice, causing large pieces to shatter and drift off in the water. Kill me, Jack, and you'll never be human again. Is all of this more important than the one you love? You'll never be able to see him again. His home is destroyed; he'll have to leave. You'll never be able to live with him and lie with him. He'll marry someone who can share his life and leave you behind.

"I am first and foremost a prince of the Seven Seas. It's my duty to protect the world from the likes of you; even if I have to suffer for it. I will protect them!" Another tear made its way down his determined face. "Now give me back my scepter!" he shouted, the sea booming with his voice. With a final draw of power, Jack felt the cold metal of the scepter appear in his hands. The magic surged through his body, healing his injuries but leaving him feeling exhausted. I'm not strong enough to wield it yet... He slumped back on the ice breathing heavily. It's up to you, Hiccup. Blue eyes looked to the lightening sky, the sun starting to peek over the horizon to end this dark night.

A dark shape appeared in the small area of light before disappearing back into the dark clouds. Toothless and Hiccup landed in front of Jack, the two of them standing defensively in front of him. "I am tired of you hurting him," Hiccup growled. "This ends now." Toothless roared and shot blue fireballs at the bewilderbeast. It roared, and the other dragons around it began to join in.

"Hiccup...," he whispered. Jack watched in awe as the viking took over the fight, admiring his bravery in the face of such adversity.

The bewilderbeast fell again, covered in wounds. It stared down the dragon and rider who stood defiantly in front of him. I can give him back to you. I can make him human for the rest of his days. You want him, don't you?

Hiccup braced himself as blue began to glow under Toothless' skin. "I do want him. I do love him. And for the rest of our lives, we'll have each other. Without your help." He held on as Toothless gave a mighty roar, and all the dragons attacked the bewilderbeast at the same time.

Jack turned and covered his eyes, the light and heat of the blasts too much for him to keep looking. A pause in the fire made him look up again. Pitch was falling, finally meeting his doom at the hands of the Berkians. His body crashed into the ocean and left everyone in a stunned silence, the waves the only sound he could hear.

Toothless flew to land by Jack and Hiccup jumped down. "Jack!" He ran over to him, scooping him up into his arms. "Is it over?"

"I think so." The scepter fell from his hands so he could weakly wrap his arms around the rider. "I can't sense him anywhere. He's finally gone."

Hiccup hugged him tightly and covered his face in soft kisses. "Thank Odin, you're safe."

"I'm so sorry, Hiccup. It's all my fault he destroyed your home." Jack couldn't bring himself to let go. "You were so brave!"

"You are my home, Jack. The rest can be rebuilt, but I can't replace you." Hiccup smiled down at him. "Still the cutest nose, and I still prefer the brunette, although the white is still just as attractive."

"I'm the prince of the Arctic Sea. White suits the title better." He grinned at Hiccup before pressing a firm kiss to his lips, not caring how many vikings saw. "Besides, I thought the boy with the white hair and pretty blue eyes caught your heart first."

"Caught my interest, but you as you were caught my heart. I don't care what you look like, so long as you're still my Jack. And I prefer the title of chief's consort for you."

"Hiccup...where's your Dad?" Jack gasped when he remembered the attack.

Hiccup froze and looked over to the beach. "Dad!" He wrapped one of Jack's arms over his neck and helped him over to where his dad was lying. "Dad?"

Stoic turned his head to look at him weakly. "Son..." His face turned to a grimace when he tried to move. "Hiccup, you did it."

"Dad, don't move. Everything's going to be okay." Hiccup knelt down by his father and gave him a tearful smile. "We'll go home and get you well again."

"We both know there is no going home for me now." He reached out to take hold of his son's hand. "I don't regret saving you, my boy."

"Dad, you can't leave me. I don't- I don't know how to do this. I can't be a leader for them, not like you."

"You may not think so...but I know you can," Stoic wheezed.

"My father always told me that a true leader knows he isn't perfect and doesn't strive for it. But he does do everything he can to protect his people." Jack looked at his lover. "You showed more leadership in this battle than I've seen in a lifetime of others."

Stoic gave a pained chuckle. "Listen to that siren of yours. He speaks the truth."

Hiccup looked between them. "Dad...what am I going to do without you?"

"You will go will lead." He moved Hiccup's hand to cover Jack's. "You're in good...hands."

"Yeah, I guess I am." Hiccup held tightly to Stoic's hand with his other. "I wish I could have been a better son."

"You were the best son I could have asked for."

"And you were the best Dad."

Jack buried his face in Hiccup's shoulder, unable to watch the life fade from Stoic's eyes. "I'm so sorry…" he whispered.

"I'll take care of them, Dad. All of them. I won't disappoint you."

"Hiccup, let's get him out of here."

Hiccup shook his head. "Jack, he won't survive the journey." He buried his face against Jack's neck, the pale skin made wet with tears.

"Then let him pass among family." Jack looked up at the gathering vikings and dragons around them.

Hiccup nodded and clutched onto Jack. "Stay. You're family too."

"I'll stay with you until he passes." He held his rider close, a comforting hand rubbing his back.

After Stoic passed on, Hiccup and the other vikings began to build his funeral pyre on one of their ships. They pushed the ship from the ice and Hiccup threw the torch which set the ship ablaze. He reached down and took Jack's hand. "What do we do now?"

Jack watched the fire drifting away from them. "I have to go home, Hiccup."

"I know. I was just hoping I was wrong."

"When I came back to this fight, the war wasn't over at home. I only managed to freeze everything until I could help you deal with Pitch." Jack looked down at the scepter he held. His fingers ran over the golden points and the globe that connected them. "I'm not strong enough yet to wield this, and my father will need it back so he can bring peace to our people again."

"And after?"

"I don't know." He sighed. "The staff Pitch gave me was the only reason I could have legs. I can't stay in Berk if I can't walk on land."

Hiccup nodded. "Then...this is goodbye?"

"I hope not. I'll look through the palace records and ask everyone I know. If there's a way for me to get my legs back again, I will find it and come back to you."

"Please. I'll wait, forever if I have to."

Jack kissed his hand. "I'll leave Swiftide here. When I come back, I can send her to bring you to me."

"I'll take care of her, Jack. I promise." Hiccup knelt down and kissed him. "I love you. I'll always love you."

"Just as I'll always love you, my stubborn viking." After one last lingering kiss, the merman disappeared beneath the waves.

Hiccup dipped his fingers into the water, feeling nothing but emptiness. "Goodbye, Jack," he whispered, standing and rejoining his people.