Crushing It
For the moment it was a peaceful night on Dragon Edge. Everyone was asleep soundly in their beds when a large bell went off waking up everyone up right away and there was a lot of young voices crying out in alarm and quite a few loud "OWWS!" and "NOT AGAIN!"
The Soul Riders, Anquetils sisters and Heather and Dagur had taken the lead to investigate the traps far out while the Riders and Hiccup and his siblings checked on the new guests on Dragon Edge.
This was first visitation week of the Riders' younger siblings and what was supposed to be like a mini vacation for all of them had become a week of nonstop destruction and being knocked off their feet and beds.
A newly discovered dragon that the Dragon Eye had identified as a Rumblehorn had been causing trouble literally two hours after their younger siblings had come to the Edge and so far it had made it impossible for the visit to go as planned and too dangerous to send the children back to Berk.
Not that they wanted to go back as they hadn't seen their older brothers and sisters in over a month and half and just wanted to help get the dragon captured and relocated so they could enjoy their visit and that had proved impossible so far.
"Oh come on this is what day sixth of this? We haven't slept all week!" grumbled Brimstone to Snotlout as he was rubbing his sorry behind from being thrown from his bed for the umpteenth time.
"Yeah! We came here for a vacation and to be with you all! Not to be tossed around like marbled or ragdolls. Boden why can't you just talk to that dragon?!" demanded Velika as Snotlout was busy checking her for injuries just as the others were checking their siblings for injures.
"Yeah, we all know from our moms who've been told by your mom that your three powers gotten a whole lot stronger. Shouldn't you be able to find out what this nutcase dragon wants and why he's doing this?" demanded Alle as Fishlegs was now fixing her hair that was a mess from all this.
"I really wish I could talk to that dragon Alle. But he ain't sitting still long enough for me to even attempt to talk to him! So I can't chitchat with him if he's not gonna sit down and have a cup of hot chocolate like how your moms have with mine!" snapped Boden irritably.
"So wait a second," Lanon waved his hands in confusion. "You're telling us that a dragon has to sit still so you can talk to them?"
"You mean you can't talk to them if they're flying or running?" Larkin asked in his own confusion.
"No, what my brother means the dragon moving so erratically and so fast he not staying in one place long enough or is calm enough for him to make a connection to talk to him," Hiccup clarified.
"Oh so you need the dragon to be calm and relaxed to talk to them and not fluttering about wild and crazy?" Birger said to which the 13 year old nodded.
"Yeah, don't you find it easier to have a conversation when your attention is focused and everyone not moving all over the place?"
"Well, you do have a point, Boden. When our Mom so wrapped up in one of her art project she doesn't pay any attention because her mind to the four winds. So it does help if you are paying attention and focused on one thing." Ria acknowledged.
"That's all great to hear and know but shouldn't we see if we actually caught the Rumblehorn or see which beast we did snag in our trap?" Creel said with her hand raised.
"Yeah, since we can definitely hear something in the distance so our traps we helped you build got something and it sounds mad. And I still really can't stand loud noises." Gala said as she was holding her ears tightly to try and block out whatever was making that horrible noise.
"Well, I'm not thinking it's the Rumblehorn. But we did catch some type of beast, I'm sure of that!" Una said with a laugh.
"The question is my friend what beast did we catch and should we release it? It could be dangerous or something worse!" giggled Bloodfire to which the two friends giggled and soon all the kids were giggled when they found out they'd caught Gobber who wasn't amused.
"So we caught a smelly beast of burden. Maybe we shouldn't release him, BBBFF? Maybe we should keep him tied up just for a little while longer?" teased Una to Hiccup.
"Una…"
"C'mon it was just a joke. Well maybe not."
"Okay release him please." Hiccup ordered the rest of the Dragon Edge team who'd been waiting around for orders.
"What's the matter with you all?! Waiting for all the blood to rush to my head and kill me?! If I wanted to be killed I just as sooner stay on Berk!" yelled the old blacksmith.
That got everyone attention and the three heirs snapped to attention and become serious at once. "Why? What's going on back home? Is something endangering home?" they asked.
"Yeah someone endanger all the lives of Berk! It's your father! He's ornery then a 20 year old yak! He's been driving everyone mad! I came here to get you three and tell you to skedaddle home pronto and figure out what's bee up his butt and get him back to normal before we lose our chief!"
"You really came here to get us? To calm down Daddy?" Una was stunned since it took several hours even by dragon to get to Edge but a week by boat to reach it.
And Gobber obviously come by boat and if he had taken a boat it was really serious since he wouldn't be that desperate to get them.
"Yeah, so stale fish and seasickness aside you three better get your own butts home right away and find out what's making your old man so upset!" he spat at them and they knew this was serious.
"We'll get packed up and be gone within the hour. I guess this will be Moon Shadow's first trip to Berk. We have no choice but to bring her. Toothless go tell her what's going on, buddy." Hiccup ordered his dragon who nodded and rushed off to tell his girlfriend what was going on.
"So while we're gone you know who's second in command, right? And no Snotlout it ain't you," Boden cut him off. "Astrid? You and Ase ready to take command while we are away till we come back?"
"We can handle the responsibilities to the island while you're gone, Boden. You all just figure out what's bugging your father. My own father when he's got something bothering him?
Well it's not pretty to say the least. It's makes Ragnarok seem like a day at the beach compared to how his temper is when it really flairs up. Sure Asta's told you about the last time he was really ticked off when someone stole his anniversary present for our mother." Ase relayed with a nervous chuckled.
"Oh yeah your sister did mention that. She also said the guy who stole it left buttock never been the same since. I guess that's why you don't steal from a chief or make them angry."
"Exactly my point. So you better get your father cooled down fast. No telling what his wraith will do to the wrong person."
"Well, we'll make sure he doesn't hurt anyone by mistake Ase. Um Astrid can you handle both the Rumblehorn problem and still watch over your own siblings while we go make sure everything fine on Berk and chill out Dad?" Hiccup wanted to know from his girlfriend who kissed him once.
"Don't worry, Hiccup. We are strong warriors, excellent brothers and sisters and good friends. You've nothing to fear at all. Isn't that right?" she turned to everyone and they all smiled reassuringly and replied.
"Yeah don't worry about us. Our brothers and sisters are there for us when we feel sad or low or when we're hurt and don't know where to go. We just need to think of them or anyone else here. And they'll be here anytime anyone of us needs a friend!" Bloodfire stated strongly.
"Yeah, you shouldn't worry if we can handle ourselves without you guys for a couple days or however long your gone," Asta said assuring with a warm smile.
"Yeah, we know when we're down or our luck runs out. Or in trouble or in doubt. It will be okay because every which way we turn there will be a friend anytime we need them," Eira and Erica spoke in unison then giggled afterwards.
"You still getting to know us, Hiccup. You and your friends may have only known us for three years. But this is true, my brothers and I can assure you on this," started Elof and his next brother Leif took over.
"Whenever anyone's been scared we stay with them or feel like they're falling we lift them. When hearts break we will ease the ache because that's what you do anytime someone needs a friend."
"Yeah totally! Whatever it takes all seven of us been there for each other like you all been there for each other anytime any of you needed a friend so have we." Torben stated in his cool manner.
"It's true even in my clan and on my island. All our lives anywhere we are we just reach out because we are never too far away. So come what may in this life it's with our friends we shall stay!" Tue asserted very proudly.
"Then I don't think the three of us have anything to truly worry about with you all while we go find out what's wrong with our father then. Still don't let that Rumblehorn destroy more of the base and keep everyone safe at least," Hiccup ordered as he and his family departed on their dragons with Moon Shadow in tow.
"Alright, they at least made it safely off. So first order of business is still dealing with that Rumblehorn! So any suggestions? Since no offense to you or your sister Dagur but your defense gird isn't working and neither are your traps." Astrid pointed out in a matter of fact way.
"We are sorry about that and we've tried to get as creative as we could with both. But something about this dragon really is outsmarting us!" Dagur was scratching his head in confusion.
"I don't understand it myself we've gone through it a million times and by now the traps should've worked! How he's getting around them or disabling them we don't know!" Heather said in an almost whining voice.
"And well we are taken quite a beating with treating the small injuries and we don't want to break into the big boxes for medical supplies if we don't have too," Skullette spoke up.
"Yeah, we don't know when a bigger problem will come to the Edge and we can't use up all the healing supplies we brought already when it will take a long time to bring more. So we have to stop this dragon before we are forced to use up the supplies we have already!" Firefang asserted strongly with Astrid.
"Then we need traps that work or another way to keep it out and still protect the bases and no offense to any of you when I say this but the young ones need protection." Ase looked apologetic over at the Riders' siblings.
"I'm still 13 but I get what you mean. None of us have dragons to get us out of danger and we still our warrior-in-training. So we are still compared to all of you in most cases neophytes in most of these situations," Brimstone stated for all the kids.
"Yeah, sorry to say it little brother but Mrs. Snow white hair got a point. You all are severely undertrained in how to really fight and without us or a dragon of your own are ill equipped to fight or protect yourselves well in this new world."
"Well if you kids would listen for a moment I can help you build a real wall of protection. Now here's how you do it…" Gobber started to say and everyone stopped to listen to him.
While the souls on the Edge were dealing with building a defense wall trying to deal with the Rumblehorn the Haddock siblings flew back home which they hadn't seen in over a month and felt guilty about that.
"That's got be why Dad's so cross that we haven't kept our promise of coming home to visit often. I mean we did promise three things when they let us come out this way," Hiccup was reminding them as they flew quickly home.
"Yeah, Hiccup we did. We promised we stay together at all times. Which we have. That you and I look after Una,"
"Which you've done well like you have done every day of my life!" she called up to them.
"But we have failed to come home often like Mom and Dad wanted. That's got to be what he's so upset about. Though it's not like we expect the problems we had to come up!" Boden groaned as Stardust sparkled in the starry night.
"Well, we could've properly anticipated, my BBBFF that it would take longer than expected to get the base built. I mean we grown up with those people on Berk. So we know the butt heads and it almost a guaranteed when a large group gets together no-one gonna agree."
"You've got a point, LSBFF. Though none of us were expecting the Gods and our mysterious guardian to lead us to Isle of Night to rescue Moon Shadow. And I thought Mom and Dad understood it was gonna take a long time to get her use to human and dragon company on Edge before we did this and brought her to Berk!" Hiccup shook his head worryingly.
Moon Shadow was seemingly enchanted by the sights around her and playing around in the air. Like she didn't have a care in the world, though they still feared they're bringing her to Berk too soon.
"Well, we can't put it off any longer she won't go anywhere that Toothless isn't and he won't leave his love behind. So we have no choice. So it's now or never. Though don't you think it's a little strange that Gobber said it's only Daddy that's upset and not Mommy?"
"That is peculiar, she's got a point. Why is Mom tearing her hair out as well? Why is it just Dad having a fit? Mom doesn't do well when she separate from us for a long time either we know that too. So why is only Dad going off the deep end?" Boden questioned aloud for all of them and all they could do was shrug.
A few hours later just as dawn was gracing the skies they finally saw home for the first time in a long time. It made them all smile and they called Moon Shadow over.
"Moon Shadow? This is Berk. Its twelve days north of hopeless and a few degrees south of freezing to death. It's located solidly on the Meridian of Misery." Hiccup started to describe their home to the new Night Fury who found his narrative amusing.
"That is our village. It's in a word sturdy and it's been here for seven generations but all the buildings are new. We have fishing and charming views of the sunset." Boden continued on with the narrative which now had the female laughing which only continued as Una continued with her piece.
"It snows nine months of the year and hails the other three. Any food grown here is tough and tasteless as it most of the people! The upsides are having dragons for best friends and to race with though we are still working the kinks out with that one."
"We have a long list of notable holidays and festivals some more fun than others. One none of us ever have enjoyed are the Thawfest games because it makes Snotlout and his family more ego jerks then they already are!" explained Hiccup.
"However, they are some secret locations on Berk known to only to our family. Such as the location of our tree house which was a Snoggletog present to us. Which is like the best holiday of the year. We'll explain that one to you a more a little later.
There is also the secret locations of Dragon's Glen where our Mom and Dad had their first date and Lover's Cove which they found on their first anniversary and it's our family secret hideaway." Boden informed her.
"We also can feel this about our island in a way we alone seem to understand there are many more secrets about Berk yet to be discovered and one day we shall find out about them and how they tied to us and our gifts and maybe they link to your mysterious gifts as well.
But there is also the Underground Dragon Sanctuary our mother found and we spent our earlier childhoods there and become half of what we are there. Toothless will show it since he spent his childhood with his sister and brother there." Una further explained.
"And that's our house, that big one overlooking the village. That's home and that's where we are coming in for a landing. Maybe Mom will be home and she can tell us what's going on."
They landed outside the house and rushed inside calling for their parents but the house was empty. Still they showed Moon Shadow around the house so she could get used to it.
She was a little startled by the new surrounding as she smashed a few dishes but they assured her this was a safe place and it was home and after spending half an hour in their house she seemed to calm down.
Then they decided to try and find their mother and hopefully their father. Figuring they'd have luck if they started with their mom's brunch club and first made their way to the Anderson farm.
They didn't find their mother but caught the end of their father screaming something incoherently at the Andersons and left in a huff. With trepidation they knocked on the door and screamed when Bloodthorn nearly attack them with a large knife and she looked shocked to see them.
"HICCUP?! BODEN?! UNA?! SO SORRY!" she apologized profusely as she ushered them inside and quickly gave them each a large muffin and some juice made from a new fruit her husband had grown.
"I'm so sorry for nearly stabbing you three! I thought you were you father who was yelling at me and my husband like we did something wrong with my latest batch of new muffins or this fruit juice.
By the way how does it taste to you? Your mother loved it and do you think Moon Shadow like it?" she asked curiously as she gazed in awe at the beautiful Night Fury just outside her door.
"Um these muffins taste delicious for us. We'd love to take a huge box back to the Edge in fact and some of the juice. What fruit did your husband use to make them?" Hiccup inquired as Bloodthorn blushed.
"And as for Moon Shadow? I don't think she mind tasting it. She eager to try everything in this new world and we already determine years ago that chocolate isn't dangerous to dragon. So I hardly doubt fruit juice is any danger," Boden interject as he took a big bite of his muffin.
Smiling she picked up a very large muffin and got a bowl and filled it with the reddish pink juice and placed in front of the dragon. She sniffed it once and began to eagerly consume both and smiled toothlessly like Toothless had taught her to do when she was happy.
"Well the seeds come from very far away that come from a long series of trade from Trader Johan so there no way to identify them. However he grew them in soil that was a mixture of Berk's native along with some samples you sent back from Edge and pinch of Moralien. Then he used water found deep underground on all five islands in the DHA and added compost made from Heather's dragon."
So this the result from that."
"Well whatever this stuff is, Bloodthorn it gets our seal of approval!" Una told her delightfully as she held out her glass for seconds which she was gladly given.
"So what has our father been like? When did the trouble start and what else has he been doing? And I'm really afraid to know the answers," Hiccup admitted as he drank his second glass of juice.
"He started to get really moody about nine days ago. His first outburst started when Breezy was working with Romi and Remi doing a mural that he originally agreed too on the walls inside of the Great Hall."
"What kind of mural?" Boden asked curiously eating another muffin.
"It was meant to be a surprise for you three, but it was going to tell your own story about what's happened so far in your lives and then continue to tell the story as it goes.
But it seemed when it was getting to the point which was showing different parts what we deemed the first half what we call "Riders" when you first started the Academy and that ended with Alvin kidnapping you three?
Which then would be followed by the next chapter of Berk's history which was "Defenders" because we busy defending ourselves from our three greatest threats as of that point?"
"Okay what about the mural at that point set Daddy off?" Una wanted to know.
"Not sure he just started to get really upset and yelled at them to stop and so they stopped for a few hours and came back and then he yelled more at them not to finish.
It was really horrible to watch and so they haven't finished it yet. It's really only half painted and looks very odd the way it is."
"What else has he done?" Hiccup wanted to know getting more butterflies in his stomach.
"He then took his anger out on Gothi and Lily saying Gothi wasn't doing her job well enough and that Lily should get that old hag that her aunt to do her job properly since this village won't run itself will it?"
"Did Gothi curse our family?!" Una asked frantically.
"Your mother was able to stop that from happening however Lily told her that she may've barely stop having that kind of curse on your family thank the gods for that."
Which the three kids breathed a sigh of relief. Then caught Bloodthorn's hazel eyes showing she had more to say.
"Nevertheless it didn't stop the amount of profanity her aunt was using which Lily said she couldn't repeat it was so bad. Lily said she'd never in her life seen her aunt curse this much and didn't even know she knew some of these words.
So she warned your mother to figure out what was wrong with your father and quick before Gothi changed her mind and does curse your family."
Groaning they had to ask. "Did he do something to Ewe at all?"
"Well that wasn't pretty either. He's been yelling at her husband for not doing what he told him despite he has and then he yelled a lot at Ewe for sheep bleating too loudly he can't sleep."
"And it's been like this for nine days?" Hiccup asked and the baker nodded.
"Oh yeah it's been anything but Valhalla here. That's why we had to send Gobber to get you. We figured at this point you three are the only answer to Berk's salvation."
"Where can we find Mommy?"
"Not sure but I'd say check Gobber house. And just be really careful as you go. The village might be angry enough to kill you three in vengeance for your father's behavior."
"Okay, thanks for the snack, Bloodthorn and if any constellation. We are sorry for Dad's behavior." Boden apologized and baker shook her head.
"Boden none of you are guilty of anything. It's your father needing to get his head out of his ass. So the sooner you three make him do that the better. Just let me know are my son and daughter at least safer on Edge?"
'Well, we have a slight dragon problem back there, but we have all the Riders, Soul Riders the Anquetils sisters and Heather and Dagur to protect all the kids."
"Well," she blew her dark blond hair. "I think I take a dragon problem over your father right now. At least I know everyone on Edge will keep them safe. Because right now your father is so unpredictable. Honestly I think all of us moms are thankfully they are safe over there and not here in the line of deadly fire!"
"Well will go solve the problem then. See you!" and with that the three kids and four dragons departed and made their way to Gobber's home to find their mother but why she better there they didn't know.
They did find her coming out of the house but she looked as if she'd been through a battle. Her eyes had dark circles under them and when she stretched for a moment they caught some bruises on her back.
"MOM/MOMMY!" they cried out and came rushing swiftly over and she looked up surprised to see them but lovingly embraced them with tears in her eyes.
"Oh thank the gods you're here. My little ones all safely home. It's good to have you home again. I hope the trip was pleasant."
"We got here alright, Mom. Moon Shadow really enjoyed the flight and the creative narrative we came up with to describe Berk for her." Hiccup told her.
"Yeah we've been rehearsing for a while the best way to present Berk to her. So we did it truthfully but with humor so she be at more ease when she came here."
"You'll have to share with me what you came up with at some time. Though I take it you got Gobber message and from your faces you ran into someone who's been on the receiving end of your father's bad mood?"
"We ran into Bloodthorn and she nearly stabbed us with a knife!" Valka looked horrified but Una added hastily, "But she didn't Mommy. She quickly apologized and feed all of us, Moon Shadow included, her newest muffins recipe and some new fruit juice her husband created through his experiments."
"Yes I found it very tasty, I trust you did as well?" they all nodded and she saw by the looks in their eyes they'd gotten the story of the bad news already.
"Well, okay your father's behavior been far less then acceptable," she yawned and again showed her bruise on her back.
"Mommy! Daddy didn't hurt you did he?!" Una asked in a panic looking wide-eyed at the bruise on her back.
"No! No! Your father isn't an abuser Una! He's never touched a woman or child in that way! No! Not even when his temper is this bad has he ever struck anyone! Trust me he's not that kind of person no matter how bad his temper gets!"
"Then why are you not at home and looking like this, Mom?!" demanded her sons at the same time.
"I felt it was safer to avoid your father and his temper all the same. No need to be in the line of fire. It's just I've had to spend the last nine days going from house to house sleeping wherever I could and really the only bed that suits my very sensitive back is my own.
You three never knew but I've sensitive skin and my back needs exactly the right cushioning to sleep. It's a sad fact that some souls in this world need specially made beds to sleep.
Consequently when your father and I got married Gobber made a very specially designed bed that was shaped and made with all things needed to meet my personal comfort needs perfectly.
So no I've not been abused, my children. I just not been sleeping without my specially designed bed or the right blankets or pillows full of the right support and fabrics for my body and sensitive skin is all."
"Oh, well we didn't seem to inherited any specially need beds or fabrics," they all said in surprise.
"You all may get your looks from me, on the other hand it would seem you didn't get my sensitive skin or need for a specially made bed. So you all got that from father. Now if you're looking for your father he's doing target practice in the arena.
"Alright we better go talk to him. Can you and Cloudjumper take care of the dragons and get Moon Shadow a little more settled and show her the nice side of Berk so Dad doesn't ruin if for her?" Hiccup requested to his mom who nodded.
"Just don't get axed by your father please?" as she had all the dragons follow her away.
"We won't. Hopefully," gulped Hiccup as they headed down to the arena.
True enough their father was chucking axes at a small target and not hitting anything and a Terror was seemingly mocking him.
Hiccup cough to get his attention and then screamed as he threw himself over his brother and sister "DAD PLEASE DON'T KILL US! IT'S YOUR CHILDREN!"
"HICCUP! BODEN! UNA!" as Stoick threw the last ax over his shoulder and it hit the mark and he bear hugged all of them and they couldn't breathe and squeaked out they couldn't.
He then put them down and knocked them to the ground saying he was just so happy to see his children again. As Hiccup helped them up he said jokingly. "We and our cracked ribs are very happy to see you too. Dad. So what's up?"
"Oh, not much. You know not much changes on Berk. It's like this place has been almost the same place been exactly it was when I was your age. Not much changes, really."
"Well hasn't a lot change since we were born, Dad?" Boden said as was still trying to catch his breath and popped his shoulder back in place.
"Well, yes, you three did change this island in a lot of ways. And you've of course changed your mothers and my life in ways we never dreamed possible," as he started to walk away to something he'd brought with him.
"Daddy? Are you a little down because we've been gone longer then we said we be? We apologize for that, but you said you understood we had to help Moon Shadow adjust to a new environment before bringing her to Berk." Una reminder her father as they walked over.
"Oh, we understood that and when I met her I could see for myself it be awhile before you could be home. Like I said your mother and I knew change our lives and others in ways we never dreamed possible.
I knew that when I held each of you when you're born I was hold a miracle. It's something all fathers know when they with their kids they're special. Sometimes we just don't know how special.
Or sometimes," he paused for a moment as he began to polish thing he brought with him. "We never thing of the many sacrifices and selfless duties we must perform for our families and friends," though that part he seemed to be saying more to himself then to them.
"Um isn't that Thornado's old saddle?" Hiccup asked as he suddenly realized what his father was polishing.
"Sure is. Like to make sure it's still looks good. He was good friend. Sometimes I do wonder how he and his sister Stormy are doing with their family."
"Yeah, it's been three years since they left to go raise Bing, Bam, and Boom." Boden comment.
"Yeah, too bad dragons can't write letters to let you know how they are doing." Una commented.
Stoick didn't say anything to his younger two children comments only to polish the saddle more.
"So um Dad are you and Mom getting along okay?" Hiccup asked tensely.
"Well, she temporary moved out saying she wanted me to 'calm down' and I don't know what she means by that. I mean women are allowed to go crazy once a month but men can't get a little moody? You don't see people complaining when a woman has her time of the month to go crazy."
"Um Dad, you might not want to say that in front of Una because Mom hasn't had that sort of talk with her yet," Hiccup whispered glancing to see if Una had heard but she was distracted by the sound of approaching footsteps.
Then Sven walked in and started to speak only to be verbally assaulted by their father who they only barely got under control.
"Dad! Dad please trying some of our calming techniques. Inhale and exhale. Come on. Inhale and exhale. Let out the bad energy with you exhale." Boden was telling his father who wasn't liking his son was telling him what to do but did as he was told.
"Um, Daddy I think you really need to get off Berk for a couple of days. To get away from all bad energy. So why don't you and Mommy come back to Edge with us and help us solve our dragon problem?"
"Dragon problem?" he asked interested.
"Yeah we have a new dragon called a Rumblehorn that won't stop attacking the base and it's really endangering the Riders' younger siblings and could destroy the base.
You and Mom could aid us in some way of catching it and relocating it who knows it might get out of your system whatever is tying you up in knots. Just a suggestion!" Hiccup added hastily.
"Well, we haven't had any family time in a while a change of scenery would do us all good. So let's get your mother and get going."
"Well first apologize to Mommy. Her back is black and blue from not sleeping in her proper bed, Daddy!" snapped his eight year old daughter.
Stoick promptly did apologize that his temper was keeping his beloved wife from sleeping properly and that her back was black and blue from it and she said she forgave him.
When they'd gotten back to Edge there was a massive wall protecting it which was very impressive but it still wasn't stopping the Rumblehorn completely. So feeling their father need to do something they let him take the lead.
Stoick told his wife to take their daughter and the rest of the group save their sons to continue fortifying the island and protecting the base. He and their sons would go hunting for the beast to try and deal with it once and for all.
His sons growing powers and their new level of strength and how much more in control of them helped them at first located the Rumblehorn, however it soon became clear even two blessed teenage boys weren't smarter than this dragon.
Their father figured out this dragon was the one hunting them and he was the one winning the game. And after a short but scary encountered they barely escaped but left behind a rope.
The next thing they knew that dragon had tracked them solely by their father's scent on that rope back to the Edge and it was then their father understood this dragon wasn't trying to harm anyone he was warning them of something.
Looking out they saw they might have figured out the dragon's warning too late because a very large tidal wave that was gonna wipe out Dragon Edge was heading this way.
The only thing that they could for was quickly making the wall around larger and stronger in all of eight minutes to hold back the wave. Skullette and Firefang immediately took the children to highest ground they could while everyone else was acting as fast as lightning to strengthen the wall.
It wasn't gonna be nearly enough till Stoick on the new dragon who'd let him ride him working together finished what this dragon had started by smashing a very large sea stake making the wall large and strong enough to save Dragon Edge.
After they thanked the Gods for their luckily save and everyone was rejoicing the Haddocks found themselves alone with Stoick and the new dragon which clearly attached to him.
Then something clicked in everyone brain as they realized all the clues everyone Berk and Stoick had given them and when they all remembered what day it happened to be.
"So that's why you've been so upset, isn't it Dad? Since today is the third anniversary of letting Thornado go. The mural must have made the memory burn painfully in your heart." Hiccup realized as he allowed the memory of that day play for everyone.
Una couldn't help but sing the song that her daddy's heart was singing as they all saw that memory play.
"Once upon a broken heart, I was walking all alone in the dark. Hoping for some way to start again without my best friend.
I feel so bad right now. Like I lost all the love in my life and there no light I can see through the tears that I've just cried and cried. It seems like this pain will never end.
And I never believed my dreams would come true. But now I know that they will now that I found you. And suddenly the sun shining anew.
The world suddenly changed in ways I've never seen. Like I've suddenly woken up from a dream. It just took some time to heal this broken heart of mine.
It seemed not so long ago everything so far away that I could not even dream of the day that your love come my way and stay.
And I never believed my dreams would come true. But now I know that they will now that I found you. And suddenly the sun shining anew.
The world suddenly changed in ways I've never seen. Like I've suddenly woken up from a dream. It just took some time to heal this broken heart of mine.
This is way a new dream feels and how I know it's real! Because I know my broken heart has healed!
And I never believed my dreams would come true. But now I know that they will now that I found you. And suddenly the sun shining anew.
The world suddenly changed in ways I've never seen. Like I've suddenly woken up from a dream. It just took some time to heal this broken heart of mine!"
"You really speak the truth of my heart, daughter."
"Well we should've remembered that the anniversary was coming up, Daddy. And how awful you must have been feeling with all of us still having our dragons that we've had forever and then when Moon Shadow came along for Toothless…"
"We apologize for not being there when you need someone to be understanding of your pain, my beloved." Valka apologized for all of them.
"I should apologize to all of you. If I had simply told you all what's been eating me up for so long I wouldn't have taken it out on all of you or the village who hadn't done anything.
But I think me and Skullcrusher here will make a great pair and well hopefully can work together to smooth things over in the village."
"You better start with Gothi, Dad or we will have cruse on our family that this mysterious guardian won't be able to save us from!" Hiccup informed him urgently.
"Yes, Stoick that woman may not have cursed us yet with darkness, but she had quite the vocabulary of what she thought of your behavior, that I will not repeat." Valka informed her husband.
"Well, let's get the children rounded up and take them home and then smooth things over with your friends and the rest of the village. With one more thing first."
"Yes, you three?" their mother looked at them.
"Yes?" they asked nervously.
"Can you please try and keep your promise more about visiting home more often? We do miss you and it gets so lonely without you running around the house driving us mad. It's too quiet!" Valka told them.
"Yeah, even if you're seeking out who you are, home is still where the heart is."
"We promise to come home from now on every weekend so we can see you and Moon Shadow can get use to Berk more," they promised.
With that there was a lot of hugs and kisses and promise to be home by Friday night for dinner.
So that's how the Riders' younger siblings' first visit to Edge went.
