Sorry, I know I didn't update last week, but I had test after test, and over the weekend I had a soccer tournament in Memphis (I live in Missouri) and didn't bring my Nextbook, so yeah. Well, enjoy...

"Excellent choice! I myself am quite fond with a staff." Valka said, as Pache picked up a staff. But, what she didn't expect was also to head toward another weapon as well. "A chain mace?" Then, she walked toward a row of throwing knives. "Three weapons? Are you sure?"

"I already know how to use a staff. I think I would be pretty good with throwing knives, and on Berk they had a mace, which I thought was cool. But I like how it's connected to the end of a chain, making it better for close combat, while also enabling there to be less injury. I'd like to know how to use it. Besides, three's a charm, or so my uncle Toothless would say." Pache responded.

"I suppose you're right. We can start training tomorrow, but for now I've got a question for you. Do you like books?"

"Like them? I LOVE books! It's how I learned the staff, and my daddy would always write about dragons in a book he called, Dragons: Companion Classifications and Statistics. I also like fairy tales and fictional books picked up on travels and as presents for Snoggletog and my birthday."

"Well, I've got one like your father's, but it's about something special about you, and I, and your father. Come, sit." She and Pache sat on the edge of a cliff, as Valka pulled a book out from her satchel and handed it to Pache.

"Bonded." She read the title. "It's about our birthmarks!" She concluded, and opened it up vigorously. But, as soon as she did there was a white flash in her vision, and an immense pain opened up in her head as she saw something that would make any child cry.

She was having a vision. As her grandmother looked down at the young child whose face was now contorted with pain, and eyes as slits, she wondered what was going on. "Pache, dear, what's wrong?" Valka put a hand on her back, but only got a scream in response. The book flew in the air, and landed open to a page titled, Visions and Dreams of the Past.

"Visions? OF COURSE! That MUST be it!" She took the book and skimmed it. Then, Striker came in. "Has this happened before?"

"Yes, many times." The skrill responded, nodding her head.

"Good, then show me what to do for now. Bring her somewhere she can rest."

"Of course." With that, Striker picked up Pache and flew to her cave.

How am I going to tell him now? With everything that's going on, the fight we had, Pache missing, Ruffnut finding a love interest. How can I tell him? When will the chance come? Astrid thought as Ruffnut scolded Tuffnut, and Richard scolded Martin.

Both Ruffnut and Richard have twins. What a coincidence.

Hiccup pinched the bridge of his nose. "Look guys, as much as I'd love to deal with this right now, we kind of are in the middle of a rescue mission, and are supposed to be back at Berk with a report by tomorrow. And, it's already dusk." He said.

"Oh right!" Astrid exclaimed, and walked over to Hiccup, whispering in his ear, "I was going to stay here and make sure the King doesn't make any plans against us, or without us."

"Good idea." He whispered back. "Someone else should stay here just in case a problem pops up."

"Who?"

"Now that's a stupid question." Snotlout said, eavesdropping on their conversation, his face inches from theirs.

The couple buried a sigh and Astrid asked, "What do you mean by Snotlout?"

"I mean, the choice is obvious. It should be someone strong." He kissed his biceps. "Someone with a face that is so handsome and terrifying it strikes fear and awe into whoever looks at it." He smiled a crooked, bold, cocky smile. "And most of all it should be someone who is the stratetegicalliest person on all of Berk."

"But Hiccup can't stay here idiot, he has to take care of the dragons." Ruffnut said, winking at the Captain. "Not that he's the only handsome one around here."

"I wasn't talking about Hiccup!" Snotlout snarled. "I was talking about mua."

"Mmmmm… nope, never heard of a guy named Mua. Maybe we should see him sometime." Tuffnut said.

"It means he was talking about himself." Martin spoke angrily through his teeth. "You little, annoying, idiotic…"

"Wait, Snotlout changed his name to Mua? It sounds like a girl's name. Then again, it fits his character well enough-" Wham! A punch to the face from Martin cut Tuffnut off, making him fall to the ground. Ruffnut walked over to her brother. "Whoah, that is waaay too many Ruffnuts." He said, before he was knocked unconscious by his sister.

"Okay, you know what? We need to go now. Snotlout, stay here with Astrid." Hiccup concluded, hopping on Toothless with the other riders.

"Wait, you're actually leaving me with this-this…"

"Astrid, we don't have time to argue about this. It's just one night. Please just deal with it. For Pache." His face turned soft, and desperate. Too desperate. He didn't just want to leave for Pache, and everybody could tell.

"Oh, so now you're going to guilt trip me into staying with him? Or do you just want to avoid conversation?" She was ticked.

"I never…"

"You just did! Making that face that says you want to leave immediately. But it also shows you're uncomfortable. I can tell you want to go look for our daughter and Richard's boy A.S.A.P. but that doesn't give you the right to avoid the other problems occuring-" She was cut off and knocked to the ground by Toothless taking off with Hiccup.

The other riders shot her an apologetic look before taking off with their leader. "Why that little son of a-"

"It's alright Astrid. If you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm right here." Snotlout motioned to his shoulder. She walked up to him, took his arm, and threw him into a nearby pig sty.

"Thanks Snotlout. I really needed that."

He put a thumbs up and replied in a pained tone, "You're welcome. If you need a round two, just let me pop my shoulder back into place and get out of this pen."

Astrid rolled her eyes and flew into the darkening sky with Stormfly to spy before the mud-covered Mua could follow. She knew she should've let him come, even if he was annoying some protection wouldn't be that bad. If anything did go wrong, with the condition she was in? It made her shudder of the outcome.

On the ground, Richard sighed. "What's the matter brother?" Martin asked. "Other than the whole... y'know, son kidnapping thing."

"I didn't get to ask Hiccup what I wanted to."

"Which was?" He pressed for more details.

"I needed to know more about this woman, Ruffnut."

"You don't mean…"

"The lady whose twin brother you were fighting. Yes."

"WHY! Of all the girls in the world why that one?" Richard scowled at his sibling, and walked off.

Hot. It's so hot. Dragon fire burns all around me. Where...oh, another vision. There's a baby boy with auburn hair and bright green eyes. It-it's my father! And next to him it's… Valka? What is she doing there?

A burly man runs up to them. Red hair like the smoldering embers around them is covering his chin with a long, braided beard. It's grandpa! He runs and grabs my father but, Valka is carried off by a Stormcutter who I can only guess is Cloudjumper's mate.

Suddenly, a cooling sensation fills my body, and I'm in the ocean waters looking up at a small viking ship. There's Valka, but she appears younger, like a teenager. There are ten other people, but the two who stick the most out to me are what can only be Stoick and… Alvin.

I want to scream and warn the other, but of course I can't do anything to change the past. I can only watch, and listen.

"Stoick, I've had enough of your smug face! You think just because you are heir to Berk and engaged to the most beautiful woman on it you're all that? Well, you're not!" Alvin said.

"What are you going to do about it Alvin?" He said in a challenging, yet Stoick voice.

"I'll fight you for it. For the throne, for the glory." He glanced to Valka in a devious and shuddering stare. "And for her hand."

"Accepted." They grabbed their weapons. Valka jumped on Stoick's arm.

"No! You don't have to do this! It'll only become worse!"

"If I don't then this will never end."

"But what if you lose?"

Stoick gave her a reassuring smile, which made her let go of his arm. "I won't."

The two charged, metal clanging together. Then, the scene changed again. This time, it was Alvin alone, armed banded on a tiny sailboat. My grandfather and Valka were side by side, except Valka had a larger stomach, as if she was… pregnant.

"Alvin Beaurarcrie. I hereby banish you from Berk, and any waters within eight miles of it." He said.

"But, I didn't do anything wrong!" Alvin uselessly tried to defend himself, but it was clear all of the village was against him on this.

"You have been pressed with the crimes of harassing the pregnant wife of a chief, and conspiring against your home. Therefore, you will be sent away, and given a new title- Treacherous."

"But I'm not the only guilty one!" He looked at Mildew. "Tell them!"

"I have no idea what this man is talking about!" The man in his late 50s lied.

"WE HAD A DEAL!"

"Liar! How can we trust what you say, Alvin the Treacherous?"

"Why you little…"

"Enough! Go now, and never come back!" The chief proclaimed, and so Alvin went off with one last statement.

"Mark my words, Stoick. This isn't the last you've seen of me! I will haunt your family forever! Never will you have a full family, for when you do, I'll be there to take it away. Count on it."

Then, everything turned black.

"AAAAAAHHhhhhh!" I woke up to see a bright flash of lightning, and smelling my favorite scent, dragon nip. Valka was above me, stroking my head, and putting a cold rag on my forehead.

Upon noticing my awakening, she smiled in a sort of relieved manner. "Thank goodness you're alright child, I was so scared and didn't know what to do...oof." Before she could talk anymore, I hugged her and gripped her clothing tightly. "Thank you thank you thank you thank you."

She hugged me back and laughed. "For what my dear?"

"For being such a great grandmother."