Valka POV~
I was going on my weekly patrol with my dragon, Cloudjumper when I came across a outcast ship that sailed away from Berk. I saw a group of men, followed by my niece Thora and a Night Fury. I couldn't believe it, there on an outcast ship was my Thora all chained up, trying to get free but Outcasts held her back. I did what any warrior would do, I jumped aboard the ship and fought every single outcast until there were non left. I untied Thora and freed the dragon. "Follow me, you'll be safe." I said. She nodded and got on her dragon. My dragon flew towards me and I jumped on. We both then flew to my home filled with dragons. I looked back at her to see her looking quite glum, like she's upset or something. When we arrived I got off my dragon but she stayed on. I could tell that she was afraid because she thinks I'm a stranger."Who are you and why did you save me?" Thora asked.
"You were in trouble and a warrior never leaves another warrior behind." I said.
"But I don't know you. Why would you save a person that you don't know?"
"Because I know you. You my friend are special."
"Wait, what?" I took off my mask and looked at her. She was staring at me strange and somewhat confused. "Do I know you?"
"No, You don't remember me very well, but an Aunt never forgets." she slightly gasped and I smiled. I started walking to her and her dragon started to growl. Thora just chuckled and put her hand on the dragons head.
"It's OK girl, she's my aunt, you can trust her." The dragon calmed down and walked away to a corner. Thora hugged me that felt like the first time in forever. "What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you the same question. Why were you hanging out with the outcasts?"
"I-I wasn't. Uncle Stoick threw a little party and I wanted to dance with Snotlout but he yelled at me, and embarrassed me in front of the whole village. So I ran off, but Dagur captured me and tried to take me to Outcast island."
"Well it sounds like you had a long day, let's get you to bed."
"but I need to go back to Berk to get Talon?"
"Who's Talon?"
"my little brother, he's 6 years old has dirty Blonde hair and has aqua blue eyes." Blonde hair, aqua eyes...This doesn't sound like her brother. She doesn't know that Talon isn't really her brother, does she? I don't think her 'mother' told her the truth about her real parents and what she is.
"Are you sure that's your brother?"
"Well my mom does have Blonde hair but it's mostly brown. But the point is, I don't know if I should go back just yet. Hiccup must be worried but I'm too scared to show my face to Snotlout." Snotlout huh? I bet she likes this guy.
"You like this guy, don't you Thora?"
"Yes and I had to change my name to Kori for my safety." Changed? Well I guess I have to get used to that for a while. Kori, I kinda like the name but I loved her formal name, it suits her and for her village.
"Well Alright, you can go back to Berk when you feel like it."
"Thanks Aunt Valka."
"No problem dear." Kori then walked to her dragon Savior and got snuggled up to her. Savior cover her up with one of her wings and pulled her closer to her body with her arm. I smiled at Kori and Savior and went to bed. Maybe I could teach her all about the dragons and some secrets she doesn't know. But when she gets her brother Talon, I need to tell them the truth and the real reason why Dagur took her.
2 Months later~
Kori POV-
It's been two months since I started living with my Aunt Valka, and it's been the best. She taught me everything I need to know about dragons and some things I don't know. She even taught me how she made her mask. She helped me make my own mask and I loved it. The only time I use it is for fighting against outcasts or when we would make jokes. But I made another mask with little spikes for going under cover or for just flying. I never really changed for a Hiccup like me. Hiccup... man I miss him. He's my best friend, my pal, the guy I would always hang around with just to learn more from what he does. Astrid, I was just being friends with her at the party until Snotlout had to ruin it. But even though he not here I would forgive him because I bet Hiccup already explained what happened. And he is my crush that I had since I first laid eyes on him. I cold tell he likes me as well because he tries his hardest to impress me but it doesn't always work. Sometimes I just giggle, smile or if he just gets annoying I would use my communication to deal with him. I need to go back to Berk to get Talon and today's the day. I asked Aunt Valka if I could get Talon from Berk and she said yes. I gave her a hug and got on Bongo. I shouldn't really use Savior for going back to Berk because she would try to find Toothless and get my cover blown. Sure it's night but she could sneak into Hiccups bedroom just to see Toothless. And I don't blame her, I would do the same just to see Hiccup, and/or Snotlout. But right now I need to focus on getting Talon.
It didn't take us long to get to the beach because Cloudjumper is so big. I still don't know why she named her dragon that but it doesn't matter. I got off Cloudjumper and told him to stay here until I return. I know he can understand me because I became his best friend not to long ago. I ran as fast as I could to Hiccups house. When I arrived and saw a window and jumped on the window isle to see that Hiccup was just below me with Toothless at the far end of the room. With my training from Hiccup and his mom I know how to be sneaky. I carefully jumped over Hiccup and quietly landed in the middle of the room. I quietly went down the stairs to see Talon fast asleep while holding his little dragon toy that i passed down to him that was passed down from our mother to me. I guess Toothless saw me because I heard him growling, trying to get Hiccup to wake p so I had very little time. I shook Talon gently until he woke up. When he saw me he started getting scared because I forgot to take off my mask. I knew he was gonna call for Hiccup because he kept looking at the stairs while breathing heavily. "talon it's OK it's only me." I said while taking off my mask. He gasped happily and hugged me tight.
"I missed you Kori." Talon said happily.
"I missed you too little buddy. Now.." I put my mask back on and grabbed his toy. "Do you wanna come with me to an island that is full with awesomeness?" Before he could answer Toothless came downstairs growling like crazy along with a shocked Hiccup.
"I don't know who you are but stay away from him." Hiccup said. I just grabbed Talon and ran out of his house. I could hear him calling his dad about a break in but I kept running.
"Where are we going?" Talon asked.
"To the beach, theirs something cool waiting for us." I said. We arrived at the beach and Talon gasped loudly when he saw Cloudjumper looking at us. "Talon this is Cloudjumper." I put Talon on the ground and he stuck out his arm while walking to Cloudjumper. Cloudjumper sniffed his hand and put his nose against his hang.
"Good boy." I heard footsteps coming our way and thanks to my little gift I could tell that it was Hiccup, his friends and uncle Stoick along with their dragons. I ran to Talon, picked him up and jumped onto Cloudjumper. The gang and Stoick saw me and Talon but they couldn't recognize me because I'm still wearing my mask. They were surprised to see a dragon they don't recognize.
"Stay away from him!" Stoick yelled.
"No way!" I yelled.
"Come on Talon, come down from there."
"No! I'm staying with her!" Talon yelled. Wow I never heard him back talk anyone before. He usually uses his manner but not this time.
"Talon if you stay with this girl, your gonna get hurt." Astrid said.
"No I won't I trust her, and you guys should too." He looked at me and I handed him my old mask. Cloudjumper roared and started to fly away from Berk.
-3rd person POV-
The gang didn't know what happened but all they know is that Talon said that he trusted a girl he probably doesn't know. "Hiccup I don't care what you do but I need you to get Talon back as soon as possible. He could get hurt from that girl." Stoick said.
"But it doesn't make any sense, Talon never really trusted a person except us and-" But Hiccup stopped talking and thought about that masked girl.
"And who son?"
"The one person he truly trusted the most was Kori."
"But she's been gone for two months." Snotlout said. "How can it be her?"
"Think about it Snotlout, who else would come back for Talon?"
"Outcasts!"
"No. Outcasts would only take Kori, Kori would always come back for Talon no matter what."
"But how do you know it was her?" Astrid asked.
"I don't but we need to find out. In the morning we would try once again to find Kori, we follow where that dragon might be heading."
"But it could be headed anywhere, how do we know where the dragon is headed?"
"Because Kori has been around Kori since she first met them, they know what Kori smells like."
"So our dragons have her sense?" Ruffnut asked.
"Yes, they can follow Kori's sense and find her. And with her having a female Night Fury, Toothless might be able to find Savior as well."
"Well at least we find Kori because I need to give her an apology for what happened at the party." Snotlout explained.
"At least your apologizing to her. Don't worry she'll forgive you."
"How do you know?"
"Because, she's a forgiving person, except to the Dagur and his outcast buddies." Snotlout smiled and they all headed back to their homes. With Kori and Talon, they were riding to there Aunt Valka place. Sure Talon didn't know this Valka but he'll learn to love her like how he does to everyone else.
"So can you tell me a little bit about our Aunt Valka?" Talon asked.
"Sure. She's very sweet, helpful and she can teach you all about dragons." Kori explained.
"But don't we already know about dragons?"
"Yes but she'll teach you stuff about dragons like Cloudjumper and some things we don't know like how she's Hiccups mother."
"She's Hiccup's mother?!"
"Yep. Before I left she said she had something to tell us, so we better hurry." They arrived a little while later to see their aunt Valka pacing back and forth nervously. "Hi aunt Valka, I brought Talon." Valka looked at Kori and smiled when she saw little Talon. She squatted down and spread her arms for a hug. Talon giggled and ran to his aunt. They hugged for a minute until Valka remembered what she needed to tell the both of them.
"Um, you guys might wanna sit down, I have something to tell you." Valka said. They both of them sat down and Valka took a deep breath. "Kori do you know who your parents are?"
"Of course I do, who doesn't."
"Well your parents aren't your real parents."
"What? But that can't be true, I know my family very well. I'm cousins with Hiccup and Talon is my brother."
"No Talon isn't technically your brother."
"H-how do you know all this?"
"Because your real mother and your current father are my siblings. Your real mother and father are the chief of your village, and your current father is third in line."
"So is Talon my cousin?"
"Technically yes."
"B-but what about Hiccup, are we cousins?"
"Yes."
"It still doesn't make any sense. If my current parents aren't my real parents then why did my real parents give me up?"
"Your real parents thought they weren't ready for a child. But they saw you grow up, and they regretted giving you up."
"How old was I when they gave me up?"
"You were only a month old."
"But if my real parents are chief of the village then that makes me the next chief."
"Yes it does." Valka reached into a chest and pulled out a little tiara. Valka handed the tiara to Kori and she grabbed it. "This was your when you were a baby. Your mother used to always put this on you, to remind people that your next in line."
"But I thought tiara's was just for royalty like princesses?"
"Well yes but like any little girl, your a princess too." Valka gently grabbed the tiara and carefully put it in her hair. "You were like royalty to your parents. Your the next chief."
"Well I guess that makes sense but I'm still considering Talon as my brother."
"You can do whatever you want. Now it's time for bed, Kori why don't you show Talon your room."
"OK, come on Talon." Talon grabbed Kori's hand and she showed him her room where he'll be sleeping. The next morning Kori didn't wake up until at least noon. Once she was awake she shot out of bed and got dressed. Talon always wakes up before she does so he was already up and with their Aunt Valka learning about the whole new dragons. Once Kori got dressed she ate her brunch and went to Savior. Now every other day her and Savior take a flight to get used to their surroundings or just to have fun. Savior was already up and ready to go. Kori could tell that she was really excited. She put on her mask that she made herself and got on Savior. "Ready girl?" Savior shot out a blast and took off.
-Berk-
Hiccup and the gang skipped training for today to look for Kori and Talon. They really want to know if that masked girl that took Talon was really Kori. The gang got on their dragons and Hiccup let Toothless lead the other dragons where he thinks Kori and Talon are. They kept flying until Toothless got something. "Hey I think he has something!" Hiccup yelled.
"Fleas, it must be fleas." Tuffnut said.
"No he means Toothless has Kori's scent you idiot." Astrid explained in annoyance.
"Oh, I knew that." Astrid rolled her eyes while Toothless told the other dragons to follow him and they did quite quickly. They noticed that the dragons were heading for an island that they never noticed before. When they landed they took a little break.
"I think they got the wrong scent."
"No I don't think so, look." Hiccup said while pointing to a night fury with the same girl who took Talon. "Leave your dragons here they'll be safe while we see if that person truly is Kori."
"OK but if it isn't I'm gonna murder you Hiccup." Snotlout said while cracking his knuckles. Hiccup gulped and led his friends to where the dragon landed. When they got to the other side of the island they saw the girl getting off her dragon while looking strait at the ocean view. She took off her mask so she can see this view better. the gang gasped quietly when they clearly saw Kori's face. She set herself down on a rock and put her mask next to her. She Pulled out her tiara and just stared at it. Kori looked up at her dragon to see her also looking at her tiara.
"Don't worry I'll make you something when we get back. But right now I need to think." Kori said then Savior nudged her like she was saying 'with what?'. "Don't worry it's nothing serious it's just that I found out that my current parents aren't really my parents and that Talon isn't my brother, he's my second cousin. Also I found out that my real parents are the chief of my village and since I'm their child I'm the next in line to be chief of the village."
"Wait, she's gonna be chief?" Astrid whispered.
"I guess so." Whispered Hiccup.
"Well I guess it won't be that bad, i mean it's just giving orders and helping others, what else is there?" Kori said to her dragon. Savior just started jumping around and tackled Kori. She just started laughing while Savior started to play with her. "Dragons verses viking, who will win?" Savior flopped on Kori and she just groaned playfully. Savior started to lick her and she groaned annoyed. She shoved Savior off her and stood up. "Ugh, you know that doesn't wash out." She tried to wash the slim off her while Savior did her dragon chuckle. "Oh ha ha, laugh all you want I don't care I've been laughed at since I was 5 so I'm used to it." Savior shoved her and rubbed her head against her like she was saying sorry. "It's OK girl. Common I know you want to spend time with Aunt Valka while I make you something from the materials I took from hiccups shop." Kori put her mask back on and got on Savior. Savior then took off and the gang quickly ran to their dragons. They all took off and Toothless tracked down her scent once again.
"Do you sense her bud?" Toothless just flew as fast as he can to this wonderful island filled with dragons they never knew existed. They kept flying until they saw a women standing on the back of a dragon, wearing a mask and pointing a wooden stick at them.
"Come with me." Valka said then turned around and started heading towards her home. The gang followed her until they landed on the soft grass of the island. Valka got off her dragon and so did the gang. "You may think you know a lot about dragons, but let me show you some of what you don't know." Valka did her signature hand move on Toothless and he instantly fell on the ground, eyes shut.
"Whoa. Can you do that to Ruffnut?" Tuffnut asked happy. Ruffnut smacked her brother repeatedly. The rest of the gang ignored them and returned their attention to Valka.
"Do I know you?" Hiccup asked.
"No." Valka said while taking off her mask. "You were only a babe, but a mother never forgets." Just like Kori did, Hiccup gasped slightly finally knowing his mother is alive.
"Mom?"
"Hi Hiccup." Hiccup and Valka instantly hugged each other while Valka ran her fingers through his hair. When they released they just looked at one another feeling the need to cry tears of joy.
"Wow, Hiccup your mom is very pretty." Astrid said. Valka looked at Astrid and smiled.
"And who is this wonderful lady Hiccup?"
"Oh mom this is Astrid." They both shook hands and Hiccup went on to the twins. "This is the twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut. If you see them hurt each other that's normal."
"Got it."
"This is Fishlegs, the brains of the group."
"Hello Mrs. Haddock." Fishlegs said.
"Hello Fishlegs, please just call me Valka." Valka said.
"Yes ma'am."
"And last but not least is Snotlout." Hiccup said.
"So your Snotlout? Kori has told me a lot about you."
"She has?" Snotlout asked happy.
"Yes indeed."
"Where is she?"
"When she got home she went strait to my dragon hideout and started working on something for Savior."
"Dragon hideout? What's that?" Tuffnut asked.
"Follow me and see for yourself." Valka lead everyone even the dragons to her hideout. When they arrived they couldn't believe their eyes. They saw a whole other world of dragons, dragons they never seen before.
"Wow, this place is amazing!" Astrid said.
"Isn't it. I saved every single dragon that lives here."
"Wow." The gang said. Hiccup spotted Talon just across the river.
"Isn't that Talon?" Hiccup questioned.
"Yes it is. Even though it's his first day in the hideout, he has made friends with almost every single dragon in here." Valka answered.
"What about Kori?"
"She's doing excellent as a helper. She feeds the dragons, helps them when they have a wound and even on her free time she draws pictures or fly's around on Cloudjumper or Savior." She noticed Kori coming this way. "Oh look here she comes now." They turned their heads to see Kori riding on Savior going as fast as they could. When they past the gang they were impressed. "Wow that's the fastest she's gone yet. A new record." After a while Savior and Kori landed next to Talon and Cloudjumper. "Well what are you kids waiting for, go over there and talk to her. Mostly you Snotlout, I know what you did to her at the party." Valka left and left the kids speechless.
"Great now your mother knows." Snotlout said angry.
"Well Kori probably told her the day she met her." Hiccup said
"That's one suggestion but can we please talk to Kori."
"Talk to me about what?" Kori said. Snotlout and Hiccup flinched and turned around to see Kori walking across the bridge towards them. Hiccup noticed Kori and Snotlout staring at one another. Hiccup cleared his throat and spoke.
"So where gonna give you two some time to talk. So where are the cool dragons?"
"Oh Talon will show you, just follow him." Kori said. Everyone except Snotlout followed Talon so he can give a tour. Snotlout and Kori were quiet for a while until Snotlout decided to break the silence.
"So you were living here all this time." Snotlout started.
"Yeah, this place is great. I get to learn about all these dragons I never knew and my aunt Valka even taught me a few secrets of the dragon's personality."
"Look um, I'm sorry for what I said at the party, I just had the wrong idea that's all. I thought you and Hiccup were a thing but he told me that you were just teaching him how to dance."
"Did you mean it?"
"Mean what?"
"Did you mean all the things you said at the party?"
"No I didn't. I just had the wrong idea, I didn't mean to embarrass you like that. I'm so sorry Kori." Kori smiled and gave him a hug.
"Apology accepted." She gave him a peck on his cheek and smiled when he saw him slightly blush. "So wanna catch up with everyone else?"
"Sure." They then caught up with the group to see all these fascinating dragons. Toothless and Savior where very happy to see each other again and so were everyone else.
