I wanted to kill Belthead for what he tried to do to my daughter. I am thankful that Hackett was there. I did want to let him keep beating the crap out of Belthead, but as a chief I can't allow them to do that sort of thing. I drug Belthead back to his house and knocked on the door. His dad was, you guessed it, Snotlout. The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree.
"Hiccup?" Snotlout then said seeing that I had his son by the arm. "What's going on?"
"I talked with you about this yesterday." I said. "Belthead attacked Unn." Snotlout's eyes widened and he looked at his son. "I want you to talk to him. This is getting out of control. If Unn warms up to him in the future, then he can be a gentleman and try for her hand. Until till then, and only then, he is not to lay a finger on Unn." I said. Okay I admit it. The dad in me was coming out.
"Did he actually grab her?" Snotlout asked.
"Yes." I replied. "He actually grabbed her." I pushed Belthead toward Snotlout. "If he ever does this again, I will punish him." I said leaving.
"He won't." Snotlout said. He rushed Belthead inside their house and I went back to mine. As I got there, I saw Hackett and Unn landing with Tidalshock. Hacket had a couple bandages and Unn's left arm was in a sling.
"Hey what's the report?" I asked them trying to keep my emotions under control.
"I have a couple good scrapes and bruises, and Unn has a dislocated shoulder." Hacket said trying to open his black eye. I looked at his eye and got out a rag from my pocket.
"Hey bud." I said holding out the rag. "Do me a favor?" Toothless was over by Frostbite who was sleeping. He came up spat on the rag and I held it up to Hackett's eye. "I know this is gross, but it helps with the swelling." I said turning back toward Toothless who was trying to wake up Frostbite. "That's strange." I said coming over. "Unn how long has Frostbite been asleep?" I asked.
"She fell asleep during one of my stories before Belthead came here, why?" Unn asked.
"Wait, she wasn't awake to protect you?" I asked. I wasn't mad at Frostbite, I was scared for her.
"No she never heard me." Unn replied. I went over to Frostbite and felt her skin. It was cold. I could hear she was still breathing, but no amount of shaking from me or Toothless would wake her.
"Hackett go get Gobber, NOW!" I said. Hackett ran outside and Unn came next to me.
"Daddy what's wrong?" she asked in alarm.
"I don't know." I said. This was strange, I had never seen a dragon do this. Hackett came back with Gobber. Gobber looked her over and smiled.
"She is fine." Gobber said. "Her body finally told her that enough was enough, following Unn everywhere and all. Her body is preparing for eggs and it is taking a lot of energy out of her. She is in a hyper sleep. Untill her body restores it's missing strength, she will stay asleep." I let out a sigh of relief, but Toothless didn't seem so sure. He nudged her head again and blew a puff of smoke into her nostrils. He then let out a sad coo and laid down next to Frostbite.
"It's going to be okay bud." I said. Toothless put his wing over her and Unn's face became sadder.
"Toothless says that he is scared for her." Unn said. "That this didn't happen the first time they tried." I rolled my eyes. Unn thought she could talk to dragons. That was unheard of.
"Unn," I started slowly. "You cannot talk to dragons. It's impossible!"
"Yes I can!" Unn spat back. "Hackett can too! You just don't believe me because you can't do it!"
"Then why doesn't Hackett say that his dragon talks to him?" I asked.
"Because Hackett doesn't want to make you mad! Besides he can only understand it, not speak it." Unn said.
"Unn enough with the stories." I said. "No more lying!"
"I am not lying Daddy! I can understand them!" Unn said.
"Unn you cannot understand dragons!" I yelled. "And I don't want to hear another word about it. Is that clear?!" Unn ran outside and I sat down in my chair. I really wished she would stop lying.
"But she isn't lying Dad." Hackett said. "I can understand dragon's too."
"It is impossible." I said to him.
"No it's not!" Hackett said facing me. "You know Rosethorn can speak Latin right?"
"Yes." I replied. Rosethorn was Fishleg's only child. Fishleg's found a book on how to speak Latin and spoke it to Rosethorn as she grew up.
"Just like Rosethorn grew up with Latin, Unn and I grew up with Dragonese!" Hackett said aloud. "We are the only family in Berk who keeps our dragon's inside the house. Unn and I were bound to catch on to Dragonese."
"Then why don't you speak Dragonese?" I asked him.
"I spent more time with you and mom than Toothless, Frostbite, and Stormfly. Unn was around the dragons more than you guys. I can understand them too." I had enough.
"Hackett you cannot understand Dragonese. I don't want to hear another word about it understood?" I yelled. Hackett bowed his head then nodded. "Good." I sighed. Hackett then went to his room and Astrid came in the door. She was shaking and her face was in shock.
"Hiccup." She said. I came up to her and held her. Astrid was having other weird symptoms since the miscarriage.
"What did Gothi say?" I asked.
"She said that it really wasn't a miscarriage." Astrid said. I looked at her. "Gothi said that when she did the reading, that Frigg said that there are two."
"Two?" I asked.
"Yes Hiccup. I am having twins." Astrid said.
"Twins?!" I exclaimed. "Oh my gods!" Two. Two more babies! I was ecstatic that Astrid was still pregnant, but adding twins on top of that, I felt a bit more manly. I looked back at Astrid and hugged her tightly. "No flying!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill." Astrid said with a smile.
"Thank you Frigg!" I said. "Thank you!"
