Chapter 8:

Now I'm sure you know what happens next. And I'll admit that I don't remember exactly everything that happens.

Hiccup looked up to find himself surrounded by strange dragons he had never seen before. They were all looking at him and growling. He cautiously stood up, ready to grab his sword, Dragon Blade, if he had to.

"Ow!"

Hiccup turned to see a young girl stumble out of the group of dragons, falling to the ground. Hiccup recognized her almost instantly.

"Camicazi?"

Hearing her name, Camicazi quickly stood up. "It's not my fault!" she said in annoyance, "Draco ran away, and I thought that I'd get blamed for it, so..."

"That's not true!" yelled a voice, and Draco shoved his way past the dragons and stood next to his sister.

Hiccup was extremely shocked now. "Draco?!"

The twins continued to talk, each telling a different story.

"You said, 'Something's going on with Dad, we have to find out what,'" Draco said to his sister. But Camicazi continued with her version of the story. "I went to look for him, but I couldn't find him, and we both got lost and ended up here. It's not my fault!" Draco finished with his version as Camicazi finished with hers. "It was your idea, your idea, one hundred percent all yours all the time idea!"

"Wait a second," Hiccup said, "You guys left Hic back on Berk alone?!" "Yes, Dad, we're completely stupid," Camicazi said sarcastically. "Aunt Heather still hasn't left the house since that Dagur incident," Draco said.

There was a noise, and the three of them turned to see a mysterious dragon rider. The same one that had confronted Hiccup earlier.

Nervous, Draco hid behind his father's leg. Camicazi tried to look tough, but it was hard to when she was surrounded by dragons that didn't look very friendly. And the dragon rider didn't look friendly either. And he didn't seem to be listening to what Hiccup was saying to him either.

If he was a he.

The Dragon Rider suddenly swung their staff and hit it against the floor of the cave they were in. There was a clicking noise, and a group of dragons arrived, carrying a dark figure in their talons. The figure dropped to the floor next to Hiccup.

"Toothless!"

Hiccup hugged his dragon, who nuzzled him. Draco and Camicazi turned around to see to more black figures pushing their way through the crowd of dragons.

Jet and Eclipse.

As the twins reunited with their dragons, the cave was suddenly lit by fire. All three dragon trainers turned to see the dragons in the cave igniting fire in their mouths, much like Mortem had done. The Dragon Rider put down their stick and started to advance on Hiccup. Toothless growled, standing protectively in front of Hiccup. He froze, however, when the Dragon Rider made a simple hand gesture, and then he dropped to the floor, looking as if he had just sniffed a handful of Dragon Nip. Jet and Eclipse rushed to their father's side and tried to get him to wake up. As the Dragon Rider came closer, Draco retook his place behind Hiccup's leg. Now afraid, Camicazi joined him.

The Dragon Rider reached out to touch Hiccup, but he moved away. The rider suddenly froze.

"Hiccup?"

The rider reached up and removed the mask, revealing their face. It was a woman. The twins noticed that she somewhat resembled Hiccup. Jet and Eclipse joined them, and they cautiously stepped away. They knew that they had to leave. But it was hard to leave when they were completely surrounded by dragons. "I admit it," Camicazi said to her brother, "My idea was a stupid one." "Oh, now you admit it was your idea?" Draco asked sarcastically. "You're not helping," Camicazi said through gritted teeth.

The twins turned to see Hiccup following the woman deeper into the cave, and they hastened to follow him. Jet and Eclipse bounded after them.

The twins followed their father as best they could, but they eventually gave up and climbed on their dragons' backs. Jet and Eclipse followed the sounds of Hiccup's voice and Toothless's growls. The noise suddenly stopped, and the twins noticed an opening ahead. They dismounted their dragons and walked through, finding themselves in a large open area.

The Dragons' Nest.

Draco noticed Hiccup and Toothless nearby, and ran up to meet them. Camicazi noticed her brother and followed. Jet and Eclipse soon arrived and joined their own father as well. Draco looked up and suddenly noticed a strange but curious-looking dragon looking down at them. Inside the dragon's wings was the woman from earlier.

"This is where you've been for 20 years?" Hiccup asked. The woman, Valka, looked at him. "You're not upset?" Draco and Camicazi were confused. They hadn't heard what had happened between Hiccup and Valka in the cave, and didn't know why Hiccup wasn't nervous anymore. But what their dad said next seemed to explain it.

"Well, it's not every day you find out your mother is some kind of crazy, feral, vigilante dragon lady."

Draco and Camicazi's eyes instantly widened. This woman was their grandmother?

Valka chuckled as her dragon lowered her to the ground. "At least I'm not boring, right?" "I hate being bored," Camicazi muttered. Valka noticed her and Draco. "Hiccup, are these...?" "Yes," Hiccup said, "They're my kids." Valka gasped, and slowly approached the twins. She crouched down to their height and gently cupped their cheeks. "They're adorable!" Hiccup smiled as Valka looked at his children. "All these years, and I never thought you'd become a father," Valka said. She then noticed Draco's eyes. Gently cupping the boy's cheeks, she leaned in for a better look. "Two different colored eyes? Remarkable!" Camicazi grabbed Valka's arm. "Don't touch him like that." Valka chuckled as she turned to look at Camicazi. "A feisty one, aren't you?" She then grabbed a handful of the girl's hair. "And she has your hair!" she said to Hiccup, "Who's the mother?" Hiccup had expected her to ask that question. "Astrid. From the...Hofferson clan." When Valka didn't say anything, Hiccup quickly added, "She's my wife."

Valka remained silent for a few seconds before muttering, "The Hoffersons." She let go of Camicazi and stood up. "Was it an arranged marriage?" she asked, looking at Hiccup. "No," Hiccup said, "I asked her, and she said yes."

The twins didn't pay attention to what Hiccup and Valka were talking about. They were busy examining the nest. The ceiling was made of ice, which they found rather odd. Some dragons flew by, and Draco eagerly ran after them. Camicazi rolled her eyes, and turned away to find herself face to face with an unfamiliar dragon. The dragon looked a lot like a mix between a Nadder and a Zippleback, and it was about three times the size of a normal baby dragon. And yet, it still had a baby dragon's characteristics. If that was a baby, then how big was an adult? For once, Camicazi actually wanted a dragon lecture from her brother.

"Hey, Cami, over here!"

Camicazi, not stopping to tell her brother not to call her that, ran toward the sound of Draco's voice. She saw him looking down off of the cliff they were on. He pointed down into the gorge. "Look." Camicazi looked and saw something that nearly made her eyes pop out of their sockets.

A white Bewilderbeast was laying in the water in the gorge, resting.

"Is it Feral?" she asked. Draco shook his head. "No, this one is bigger than her. And since its tusks are longer than Feral's, it must be male."

"Who's Feral?"

The twins turned to see Valka and Hiccup standing behind them. They had been interacting with Toothless and had overheard the twins' conversation. "A friend of ours," Camicazi said. As she spoke, Draco noticed some deeper water near the edge of the nest. As he watched a huge white figure emerged from the depths. "It's Feral!" he shouted. Camicazi and Hiccup both looked down to see the female Bewilderbeast walk up to the other one. "That Bewilderbeast of yours seems quite attached to our Alpha," Valka said, "I believe maybe yours is the offspring of our king." Feral looked up and was surprised to see Hiccup and the twins. Benignus noticed them as well, and stood up to look at them. Valka and the other dragons bowed as Benignus stood up. Even Toothless didn't hesitate to bow his head before the behemoth.

Benignus stared at Hiccup with interest. "He's the one who raised me," Feral said to her father, "He killed the Dragon Queen and ended the war." Benignus gave a slight nod before playfully blowing a frosty breath that caused snow to form in Hiccup's hair. Valka laughed as her son brushed the snow out.

"He likes you."

Junior beat his wings fast and strong, just keeping pace with Mortem. On the Night Fury's back was a very terrified Hic, who was clutching Buttons tightly, holding the toy dragon close to his chest. "Mortem, where are you going?" the small boy called to his brother. But Mortem didn't answer. Believing his father was in trouble, he continued to follow the scent of Hiccup and Toothless. Junior and Hic noticed Mortem leaving and were following him.

Hic was terrified. He had been playing with Junior when Mortem suddenly left, and since Junior took it as a sign that something was wrong, he left Berk with him, unintentionally taking Hic with him on his back. Clutching Buttons tightly, Hic tried to get a firm grip on Junior. Junior slowed down so that Hic wouldn't fall off. But when he turned, Mortem was gone. Suddenly, a net came out of nowhere and entangled Junior. The Night Fury began to plummet, and Hic started to scream. Junior suddenly grabbed the small boy and tucked him underneath his wings. Junior hit the ground hard, and found himself surrounded by mean-looking Vikings.

"About time a dragon showed up," muttered one of the Vikings. He turned to the others. "Take that dragon to Drago," he said.

Hic remained hidden in Junior's wings, holding onto Buttons for dear life.

If any of you guys feel like you want to kill those Dragon Trappers, then I know how you feel. I didn't really like writing that bit. *sigh* I am SUCH a good person! (That was sarcasm, by the way.) Review, follow or favorite.