Berk was red and orange with the lights of a blaze. There were many people rushing about, some were on the ground not moving. Hiccup tried to avoid looking at these, but his eyes were drawn to a few at times. His father was not one for brute force and killing like this anymore, since they had begun to bond with the dragons. Now however, this battle seemed to be a bit all out and no holding back.
"Stay out of the sight of my father, attack then disappear into the night. Focus on the ships, if they don't have them, they have nowhere to go" Hiccup called back to the others.
They nodded and broke apart. Thankfully it was a cloudy night, as well as the smoke from the mess of blaze down below was giving them a lot of cover. He pulled Toothless up into the clouds, heading out to over the water. He caught glimpses of bolts of fire and the like from the others, watching as a few ships sank. Even though he had warned the others to keep their distance, he could not help but let his eyes search slightly for his father. He was not in the main city, the Vikings fighting down below were doing what they were used to, what they were raised to do. But they did not have their leader.
"Where are you? "He whispered.
Toothless gave a slight roar, looking down below them. Hiccup looked down below at one of the ships that had made its way into the shoreline. On the deck of it was the dark haired Viking…and Hiccup's father. What was he doing down there? Hiccup pulled Toothless back for another round, the two of them were fighting. The look in his father's eyes made Hiccup freeze a bit and even slightly think about pulling back. That was not an option as the dark Viking reached behind him as his back hit the mast. Smiling, he threw a heavy shield at Stoick, catching the leader off guard, since his focus had been more on blind rage. He had let his anger get the better of it and Hiccup knew it. His father stumbled back against the edge of the ship, the dark Viking smiling as he moved forward and raised his sword.
"Dad!" Toothless dove straight at the ship, opening his mouth and letting loose a bolt of fire which knocked the dark Viking back across the ship.
"Hiccup?" Stoick looked at his son, as they made a round turn and the Viking boy hopped off his dragon, "I told you to keep to the caves."
His voice turned darker and angrier as he spoke, a look to match it forming as he stood up straight. Hiccup glanced at the other Viking who laid unmoving on the ship.
"I know…but if I had not been here, you'd be dead" he looked into his father's eyes, before slightly glancing away.
Stoick sighed, looking back towards the village, "I did not wish for you to witness this…none of you" he spoke solemnly.
"What is going on dad, you need to tell me" he said.
"This is nothing you need to worry about son, get out of here….Hiccup look out!" he suddenly yelled.
Hiccup turned, moving out of the way just barley as in a flash of silver, a sword came down at where he had been moments before. The dark Viking glared at him maliciously, the intent in his eyes anything but good.
"I will not allow you to ruin things runt" he spoke coldly, "if you will not come willingly, then I will take you back in pieces!"
He swung his sword down once more, Toothless giving a roar as he leaped forward. He slammed into the other, the two of them being sent overboard into the cold, dark and debris filled water.
"Toothless!" Hiccup ran to the side, looking over, his eyes searching the water's surface.
Stoick moved forward, pulling his son back a bit. More Vikings were boarding the ship, both the chief and the chief's son onboard a bit of an opportunity they could not resist. Stoick moved in front of Hiccup.
"Stay behind me son" he said.
"I need to find Toothless" Hiccup glanced at the water's surface once more.
His father ignored him a bit, "that blasted dragon can handle himself."
His voice only seemed half certain though. Hiccup glanced at his father and then to the other men who were moving forward to charge. Suddenly however, the water near the ship began to glow a deep blueish color. It pushed up a bit, causing the boat to buck and the Vikings to be knocked over a bit. A large eruption of water shot out of the ocean, spraying the ship and all who were on it. A large black entity moved up out of the water, landing heavy on the deck of the ship. A massive pair of black wings opened, flaring out as green eyes narrowed ablaze with the fierce soul within. A large mouth opened to reveal large and dangerous teeth. A roar shook the ship, echoing throughout the village itself. It was enough to make many around stop and stare.
"Toothless!" Hiccup smile, happy and relieved to see the dragon.
The Vikings seemed to feel the opposite, turning and bolting from the ship. The dragon turned, seeing Hiccup he bounded over almost knocking him over as he pounced. Stoick smiled a bit, then turned to look at the water. No one else surfaced at all. He then turned to the village after a moment.
"We end this now" he said raising his sword, "for Berk!"
Throughout the village, roars and cheers erupted to meet his call, the Vikings of Berk pushing to knock back their invaders. Hiccup looked to Stoick, who only gave a slight nod to him. Hopping on Toothless' back, the two took off. They wasted little time in helping to sink the ships that were along the shoreline as well as those out to see. Many of the Vikings on the land were beginning to pull back and head back to them, those that were left soon getting pulled back out to sea.
"Their retreating!" Gobber called from the shore, waving his rock attachment in the air.
The Vikings of Berk cheered a bit at the sight of the others on the run. This was great, Berk had one.
"Woohoo!" Came a yell to Hiccup's side, he looked to see Astrid and Stormfly rising to meet him.
"We did it!" Snotlout pumped his fist into the air in excitement, before clearing his throat, "of course much of it is thanks to me."
He wiggled his eyebrows at Astrid, who made a yuck face and Hiccup laughed. The twins and Fishlegs fell into suit, the group of them slowly lowering to land on the shores. Stoick was staring out at the water.
"You think he's gone?" Hiccup asked, as the others went to help put out the fires and begin clean up.
"Lets hope so son" he said, placing a hand on his son's shoulder.
Three days later:
Berk was doing better after the fight, the houses and buildings were beginning to be rebuilt. Bodies had been dealt with, and fire drowned land was being tended to as well. All of the riders were helping, as well as the dragons. Hiccup glanced at his father, from where he was helping Gobber.
"Don't worry, when he's ready to talk about it he will" the mentor's voice brought Hiccup back.
"I know" Hiccup sighed.
His father continued to swore he had not known the men or anything of why this had all happened. Hiccup did not believe this for a moment, but the other would not budge. Pressing him to far only succeed in landing the two in an argument they did not need at the moment. He sighed, getting back to work. Toothless walked up to his side a bit, nudging him with his nose.
"Hey Hiccup" Astrid called waving from a hill, "work's done for the day, lets get going!"
Hiccup smiled, they had agreed to go out for a fly today, to let the dragons stretch their wings and relax after everything.
"See you later" he waved back at the older Viking, before climbing up onto Toothless.
"Be careful and 'ave fun" Gobber laughed a bit waving as the small band flew off.
Stoick slowly walked up after they had gone.
"You know you are gonna have to tell em sooner or later" he said.
Stoick sighed, watching his son and his friends take off on their dragons into the sky.
"Later" he said, before turning to get back to his own work.
"Lets just hope history don't bite ya in the backside before then" Gobber sighed, turning back to his own work as well.
The End…..
Somewhere in the Ocean:
"Aye! What is that?" one of the Vikings aboard the surviving ships pointed off into the water.
There was a large mass floating within it.
The other standing smiled from his side, "Bring us around! The Capitan is going to be joining us after all."
The others aboard the ship began to laugh, as the ship was brought around and the floating mass in the water came to the side. An arm lifted from it, grabbing onto one of the ropes. Climbing up, a large dark haired man landed heavily on the deck. His eyes full of anger and cold intent, his arm a bit mangled from a certain dragon.
"Set a course for home" he rasped out, "we prepare….then Berk…will…pay.."