They flew back towards the nest, the cold Nordic winds blowing gently against their faces. The sea was calm below them, but they didn't care much for it, they only cared for the gentle flight through the air.
"When I'm up here," Valka explained. "I don't even feel the cold." She continued, letting go of Cloudjumper's neck and leaning backwards. "I just feel,"
"Free." Hiccup finished the sentence, he knew exactly how she felt, and was happy to share it. He could always share his feeling on flying with Ragnar or Astrid, but they didn't have such a passion for it as he had. His mother did.
She let the wind blow against her, fighting against it to keep on Cloudjumper's back. It wasn't a tough struggle but it was one nonetheless.
Hiccup could already see the small beach that lay in front of the nest. He rolled Toothless calmly in the air, his mother following him. It amazed him how she could fly on the back of Cloudjumper without a saddle or anything to hold on to.
"This is what it is to be a dragon Hiccup!" She shouted over the wind, enjoying the strong and powerful blows it gave. She turned to him with a large smile.
Hiccup looked at her with a smile, plotting a fun surprise. "It's all fun and good to call yourself a dragon." He said as he switched Toothless' tail to the locked position, allowing him to fly somewhat freely on his own. He calmly unhooked himself from the saddle. "But can you fly?" He asked as he stood up and ran across Toothless' back, jumping off him in front of his nose.
Valka watched with her mouth ajar. Seeing her son fall down towards the ground, with incredible speed. They weren't really high, so he was quickly approaching the sea. But then he stopped, and a set of brown pieces of canvas were spread from his legs to his arms, allowing him to glide further.
Cloudjumper looked at Toothless, who only then realised that his rider was getting further and further as he flew. He flapped powerfully two times, and quickly dove after him, catching up with the boy. Valka follow behind him.
Hiccup had turned around in his flight, now flying with his back towards the sky. Valka flew next to him, calmly watching how he was gliding down through the air. He descended quite rapidly, but it was still a lot slower than actually falling. She looked at the simple design, two large pieces of fabric and one more intricate fin on his back, which served as stabilizer.
Hiccup pulled one arm inwards for a second, the loss of lift causing him to turn around again. He extended it quickly and stabilized himself in a second, just in time to see the snowy beach of the nest quickly approaching.
"Toothless!" He yelled loudly, the dragon accelerating to make sure he could catch the boy in time. Valka watched as the black blur wrapped itself around Hiccup, crash-landing in the thick snow at the far end of the beach.
When she landed she could see Toothless looking around himself in panic, but his panicked stare turned into an annoyed one as Hiccup popped out of the snow. Excited giggled erupted from the boy as he turned to his dragon.
"We did it." He explained excited. "If I'd been a bit higher it would be a perfect landing."
As he was stuffing the last bit of his left wing into the holding place on his leg he felt Toothless' tail swipe his feet from underneath him, and he fell softly in the snow.
Valka rushed over to him, inspecting his suit to the very detail. The fin was based on a mixture between many dragons, and would probably grant him way more stability. The suit itself was simple, more long that brought, not really useful for slow gliding over long distances, but good enough if he got separated from his dragon in mid-air.
She checked his armour, it was made of leather, light, and extremely movable. "Incredible." She muttered as she inspected the chest piece, it was sturdy as well as defensive, and the neck covered properly against the cold winds, so he wouldn't get sick quickly.
"Well, not bad yourself." Hiccup commented as Valka moved her hand further up, touching his cheek. She pulled it back, fearing it might scare him off to be touched so motherly by someone who was probably still pretty much a stranger to him. But when she saw no objection in his eyes, she calmly placed it back.
Hiccup leaned into her hand, her touch felt so warm, while her hand was cold. It felt comforting, like he could rest and sleep like this, something he hadn't felt for a long while. It felt so right, so perfect.
"After all these years, you took after me." Valka said as she gently stroked his cheek, flicking a tuft of hair. "And, where was I?" She asked herself, pulling her hand back, feeling like she didn't deserve to touch her son.
She laid her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry Hiccup." She said. "Can we start over?" She asked calmly. "Will you give me another chance?" She almost pleaded. "I can show you everything I've learned over the past twenty years." She said, walking over to Toothless. "Like," She began, calmly letting her hand stroke over his head, stopping at his neck, right where behind two of the flaps on the back of his head, and pressed down gently.
Toothless' fins on his back split, creating a V-shape. "Now you can make those tight turns." She said to the dragon, who happily jumped towards his rider, wanting to show off his new trick.
"Did you know this?" He asked Toothless as he inspected the fins, happy that the new design didn't intervene with the saddle.
"Every dragon had its secrets," Valka began. "and, I'll show them all to you." She continued. "We'll unlock every mystery, find every last species together, as mother and son." She chuckled as she saw Toothless tunnel through the snow.
"This gift we share Hiccup," She began again, looking at him. "It bonds us." She said. "This is who you are, son." Valka said as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Who we are." She corrected. "We will change the world for all dragons, we will make it a better, safer place."
Hiccup looked at her, almost forgetting what he had planned to do. He had planned to go after Drago, a Templar leader, powerful, experienced, and very deadly. And he had planned to do it alone.
"Then I fear we differ there." Hiccup said as he hugged his mother. "You focus on protecting them from harm, I focus on eliminating the harm."
His mother looked at him with a cocked eyebrow, and it would be a long explanation for Hiccup to convince her that it was safe and smart what he was doing.
He stood calmly, taking in the marvellous sight again, he had only been her for half a day and he had wanted to watch the endless amount of dragon for the rest of his life. He felt like he could watch it for hours, days, perhaps even weeks. The way all the different species flew so calmly together, sometimes landing to play in the grass or making a quick bow to the impressive Bewilderbeast.
It was so calm, so perfect, like a fine harmony that shouldn't and couldn't be disturbed. Life was meant to be this way, calm and peaceful, with everything within the sight of you calmly living alongside the next thing.
The calmness was interrupted when a hand suddenly clasped over his mouth, large and cold, so not his mothers. His eyes shot open, and reflexes kicked in. He crouched a bit through his knees, before pushing himself upwards and backwards against whoever was holding him. The person behind him tumbled backwards, loosening his grip on Hiccup as he tried to catch himself. Hiccup, who was also falling backwards took advantage of this and rolled backwards, landing behind the man, his blades unsheathed.
His father lay on the ground before him, and annoyed look on his face. "Dad?" Hiccup said surprised. Watching as the large man slowly got up. "What are you doing here?"
"We're getting you out of here." His father said sternly as he gestured for Toothless to come, who was lying on a rock not too far away.
"We?" Hiccup asked confused. "What do you mean we?" He asked, but as he finished the sentence he could see the others standing in the opening of a small cave. From the cave Astrid ran to him, hugging him tightly.
"Are you alright?" She asked, inspecting him, lifting shoulder pads and checking his armour for any sight of a struggle. "What happened?"
"Well, that's kind of a long story." Hiccup began as he scratched the back of his head. "But I think you'll like it."
Stoick grabbed Hiccup's arm tightly, pulling him with him. "Tell it on the way." He said as he walked towards the cave they used to enter.
"This isn't an on the way thing, dad." Hiccup asked as he tried to resist, digging his heels in the ground. It was futile, although he might be more skilled in battle and more agile, Stoick was leader when it came to brute strength, and he effortlessly dragged his sun after him. "More a dramatically important thing that changes everything."
Gobber lead, followed by Stoick, who had stopped dragging Hiccup along, but still looked behind him often to make sure he was still there. It's not like he really had anywhere to go, because behind him walked Astrid, who was sure to give him a gentle shove if he strayed too far behind.
"Don't." She would softly say when he tried to turn around, her voice sweet but also dangerous. He had to get them to his mother, but he would have to do this tactically. There was no use going back the way they came, since behind him walked Astrid, Heather, the rest of the riders, and Ragner, who also looked like he was done with him for the moment.
"Look, just listen for a second." Hiccup said. "Unlike most of the secrets you've uncovered lately I think you'll like this one." He pleaded as he tried to get his father to listen.
"Hiccup, be silent for a second." Stoick answered irritated as he looked at Gobber, who was trying to remember the way they came in. He was standing at a split, part of the cave heading right, and the other part heading left.
"Eerm, we went right on the way in." He muttered softly, scratching his head. "So we go right again, this way." He said as he walked down the right path.
The cave got narrower, and Stoick and Gobber often found the cave to be just brought enough for them to fit through. What Hiccup was amazed by was how well Toothless, at the far end of the pack, managed to follow them.
Stoick raised his hand, signalling everyone to stop. Hiccup could see how Gobber stood in front of him, at the ending of the cave, looking at something. He raised the face cover of his helmet, and turned to Stoick.
"You might want to take this one." He said as he patted his friend on the shoulder. He sighed, drawing his sword and advancing.
"Dad, wait." Hiccup said, his gut giving him a bad feeling. "Please just put the sword away."
They all exited the cave, Stoick, Ragnar, Astrid and Heather having a weapon at the ready. They came into another part of the delicate system, it was a larger room, and instead of the grey rock the walls were made of blue ice. There was light, although they didn't know where from, perhaps it shone through the ice from outside.
The teens, except for Hiccup, raised their weapons as they saw a strange woman standing in the room. She carried a large staff, and wore strange armour. They stood ready, waiting for their chief to give the order.
But what they couldn't see was that Stoick's eyes had changed, from the narrow and concentrated slits to large and surprised. As they raised their weapons Stoick lost the grip of is, letting it clatter on the ground. The group looked at him surprised, all but Hiccup and Gobber, who knew what was truly going on.
"I know what you're going to say, Stoick." Valka said, surprising the others oven more. How did the vigilantly know the name of their chief. "How could I have done this?"
Stoick grabbed his helmet, putting it in front of his chest. He heard her speak, but couldn't understand her words, it was almost like she was talking in a foreign language. All he could focus on was the sound of her voice, the different tone that was still so familiar, yet so old. He could watch, watch as her lips moved, allowing him to hear those sweet words again, but still not making sense of them.
"Stayed away all of these years." Valka continued. "And why didn't I come back to you, to our son."
He prayed in his mind, since he was unable to speak or do anything else, that this wasn't a dream, that this was reality. He looked at her, his mouth open and his mind clouded by everything that had happed that day, but it slowly cleared up, leaving him with only one subject, her.
"Well what sign did I have that you could change Stoick? That anyone on Berk could." Valka asked, her voice more stern. She wasn't accusing him of something, no, she was trying to make it sound alright in her own head. Stoick calmly and gently took a step, the crisp snow crunching under his foot. "I pleaded so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer." She said, dragons appearing behind her as Stoick neared, fearing he could be a thread. "But did any of you listen?"
"What is going on?" Astrid asked confused as she saw Hiccup watching the scene unfold with a mixture between a smile and a neutral face. "Who is she."
"I'll explain later." Hiccup said absently as he watched his parent, clinging on their, well mainly Valka's, every words.
Valka stepped back as Stoick neared. "I know that I left you to raise Hiccup alone." She said, grabbing her staff with two hands and keeping it in front of her as a barrier between her and Stoick. "But I thought that he'd be better off without me."
"And I was wrong." She said as she stepped further back. "I see that now." She checked behind her, the icy wall being very close, trapping her between it and Stoick. She looked back at Stoick, who still had this blank stare, like he wasn't sure if any of this was real.
"Oh, stop being so stoic Stoick." She almost pleaded as she neared him, he was so calm, almost lifeless. It unsettled her. "Come on, shout, scream, say something." She said, her voice panicky as she saw a hand slowly approach her face.
She recoiled from his touch, but his hand quickly found her head again, calmly resting against her cheek, his thumb wiping away a tear she hadn't even noticed yet. She looked at him, his eyes were focusses on hers, and he looked so deep in thought. His lips moved, but at first, no sound came from them. Stoick breathed deeply, looking at Valka.
"You're as beautiful as the day I lost you." He said softly, his voice gentle and kind. Valka was at a loss for words, she didn't want his kindness, she didn't deserve it. She needed him to shout, to be angry, to give her a reason to leave, to give her an excuse to leave. She felt ashamed, she closed her eyes and lowered her head, expecting Stoick to realise what was going on, to get mad, to curse, and to yell. But it never came. The warmth that radiated from his hand felt so familiar, yet so foreign, it made her both tense and relax, as she stood in the cave, slowly losing grip on her staff.
Stoick lowered his hand from her cheek to her chin, and carefully and getly guided her lips to his. The kiss they shared was short, but it explained more than they could ever hope to tell each other. It filled the void they had both felt for the past twenty years. They didn't care about what had happened, Valka was still expecting everything to go wrong, and Stoick still expected himself to wake up, wake up from yet another dream in which he would be meeting his wife.
But neither happened, and Stoick carefully broke the kiss, looking at Valka with love. She slowly opened her eyes, still partially afraid to meet Stoick's, but he could see that she had relaxed a bit, and he had felt how she felt.
"Will you now explain what's going on." Ragnar asked as Hiccup was smiling widely. "Who is this woman?"
"She's the dragon rider." Hiccup answered, getting an annoyed look from Ragnar, he already knew that. "And she's also my mother."
"I thought your mother died." Astrid softly exclaimed. "She was taken by dragons."
"And they brought her here." Hiccup told them softly, not wanting to interrupt his parents. "I'll explain everything in more detail soon."
The gangplank was dropped between the ship and the dock, and they calmly dismounted. They walked in silence, earning strange looks from local grunts as they showed no signs of removing dragons from their ship.
"Alright, remember." Eret began softly to his crew. "Accept the fact that we're all going to die, and everything will go better than expected."
There were a few comments from the group, but they calmly continued through the system of piers and boats. Some places had caged for wild dragons, or were used to keep the large amount of siege equipment that they had. A mixture of catapults, trebuchets, and even some kind of things that used a foreign kind of exploding powder.
They continued, all of them tense and extremely nervous, they had returned once before with only one dragon, a young one. Drago had been extremely angry at them, and had used Eret for a warning to the rest of the group.
Eret felt a strange itch from the burnt flesh as they walked, but it was probably anxiety. The largest ship came into view, and they all started to fear the worst. On the deck stood Drago, looking down at their approach, his bull hook in his hand.
"Drago." Eret began nervously as he approached the area in front of the large ship. "I fear I bring you terrible news."
Drago stood on the deck and stayed silent, looking at him with disgust. Eret took the silence as a sign to continue. "I'm sorry we're so late, we were forced to." He explained, keeping it short and simple, the way he knew Drago liked his briefings. "The ice-spitter destroyed our fortress and freed our dragons."
Drago turned around, walking across the deck towards the gangway, which was lowered. He calmly walked down towards the group of men, who stood together on the pier. Eret stood at the front. Drago calmly walked over to him, and in one quick motion, grabbed him by his neck and lifted him up from the ground.
"Where are my dragons?" He asked, his voice heavy and dripping with anger. "I want them now."
"The ice cave." Eret managed to say as he tried to get air inside his lungs.
Drago released him, Eret falling to the ground roughly. "What happened last time you disobeyed me?" He asked.
"You warned us." Eret said. "You were so kind to warn us for once."
He kicked Eret as he lay on the ground, grasping for air. "I don't need your flattering." He yelled loudly as he looked at the others. "And what kind of warning was that?"
"First and final." Someone of his crew muttered.
"Final." Drago repeated, making his warning clear. Behind drago another person walked down the ship, clad in steel armour and wearing the Templar crest on his shield. Drago looked at him with wicked interest.
"Watch." He said as he lifted Eret of the ground, walking over to the Templar night. "These foreigners have years of training." He began his speech. "They are clad in heavy and resistant armour." He continued as he walked around the knight. "And they are extremely important for a balanced army."
Eret was confused, he understood the message drago was sending, they were worthless, he wasn't. But what was the exact point?
"But," Drago continued. "none of them have done what they are here for." He continued. "Bringing me the head of the assassins." And with that, he made a big swing with his bull hook, striking the knight in the middle of his chest plate. He was knocked back, stumbling before he fell off the edge of the pier, his armour taking him down to the bottom of the water.
All that came up was a stream of bubbles, but even that ended after a few seconds. "Everyone is expendable." He said sternly as he looked at Drago at his crew. "And if they don't do their work, they can die." He said as he looked Eret in his eyes. "Now go get my dragons."
Eret and his crew quickly returned to their boat, scavenging whatever supplies they could find before setting sail towards the cold and unforgiving sea. They had better chances of survival there.
Drago looked at the other men that stood around him, some of which his closest guards and generals. "Stop the preparations!" He yelled loudly. "We set sail!"
Valka was calmly cutting some pieces of fish, sticking the on a stick, which allowed them to be easily cooked over a fire. She wasn't the best cook, but she felt like she was the host here, so she decided that she'd make some food for her guests.
"Mom, you'd never even recognise it, I sure didn't." Hiccup told as he walked over to a basket of fish with a plate. Calmly grabbing some fish while preventing Toothless from grabbing some. "Where they used to build weapons they now build saddles, wing slings, they even fix dragon teeth." He stated excitedly. "You wouldn't believe how much everything had changed."
Stoick smiled, it still pained him to hear his son speak of Berk like he wasn't a part of it, but he just hoped that would change again one day. "Your son's changed Berk for the better." Stoick said happily. "I believe we did well with this one Val." He said to her as he calmly rested his hands on her shoulders.
She tensed under his touch, forgetting to balance the plate she was holding, the food sliding off and dropping on the ground. Before someone could intervene or tell him no to Toothless quickly tried to grab it, but Cloudjumper was faster, snatching the food up from the ground and swallowing it whole. The black dragon looked sadly at the ground, sniffing calmly to see if he could find some leftovers.
"I'm a" Valka began nervously. "a little out of practise."
"Well, I didn't marry you for your cooking." Stoick joked gently, scolding herself for scaring her like that. He should have known to take it easier on her.
Hiccup took the other plate and calmly walked to the rest of the group, who were sitting next to their dragons. "I hope not." Gobber commented as he took some food from the plate. "Her meatballs could kill more men than a battle-axe." He said as Hiccup passed the food to the rest.
"Still got a few knocking around in here." Gobber jokes as he took a bite from the food, his face instantly turning. The others also took a bite, and everyone could agree that it had a rather strong taste that was difficult to like. Everyone except for Astrid, who calmly at her share. The others quickly handed their food to their dragons, they'd get something else when they'd get the chance.
"And once you move back in, with all your dragons." Hiccup continued excitedly as he returned to his parents. "Drago won't even stand a chance."
"Slow down son." Stoick said as Valka walked to a small stream to get some water. "This is a lot to take in."
"Oh," Hiccup said disappointed but understanding.
Then, an idea popped into Stoick's head, it was daring, and he might look extremely foolish, but he had to try it. He was curious. As Hiccup calmly walked back towards the others Stoick lipped his lips, making sure they weren't too dry. He softly cleared his throat, and whistled softly.
Hiccup calmly sat down next to Gobber, watching curiously as Gobber looked at him. "Oh, I love this one." He said softly as he looked back at Stoick and Valka.
Hiccup hadn't heard his father whistle often, so he was surprised at how good he was at it. Stoick calmly continued as he approached Valka, noticing he had caught her attention, since the pot she was trying to fill was now no longer under the stream, instead a bit off centre, the water falling on the side of it instead on inside it.
He took the pot from her, since he could see how her grip on it had loosened, and a breaking pot would surely ruin the mood he was trying to set. He gently place it on a rock next to her.
"Remember our song, Val?" Stoick asked, his voice low and raspy. He looked at her, but she didn't look back, instead focusses on the rock in front of her.
"I'll swim and sail on savage seas," Stoick softly began, hoping to remind her or refresh her memory of it. His voice was still heavy and a bit raspy, but that was probably also a part nerves. "With never fear of drowning."
The rest looked calmly at the two, but luckily they were so occupied with each other that they didn't notice. "And gladly ride the waves of life." Stoick continued, his voice slowly turning from telling a story to actually slowly singing. "If you will marry me."
He paused for a second, looking for any reaction of her. "No scorching sun, nor freezing cold." He continued slowly, stoking her face, trying to get her to look at him. "Will"
"Will stop me on my journey!" Gobber exclaimed loudly, relieving some of the tension but also getting annoyed looks form everyone except for Valka, who was still refusing to look at anyone. "Sorry, he softly apologised as he sat down again."
Stoick looked at him angrily, slowly turning back to Valka. "If you will promise me your heart." He continued, taking her hand gently, guiding it to his chest. Hope rising as he felt her hand grip his every so softly. "And love" He said hopefully, hoping that she'd remember. But as no response came he sighed sadly.
"And love me for eternity." Valka softly sang as she turned, Stoick following her with open eyes and a hope-filled heart. She took a raspy breath, the song slowly came back to her, and she hoped that she'd remember more as sang.
"My dearest one, my darling dear." She sang, her voice clear and beautiful. "Your mighty words astound me."
"But I've no need of mighty deeds," She sang as she raised her arm, waiting for Stoick to do the same. He did quickly, and they started their dance slowly, waiting for Valka to get the hang of it, which she quickly did. "when I feel your arms around me."
Stoick laughed as he got more excited. "But I would bring you rings of gold," He continued to sing as they danced, kneeling down to let Valka dance around him. "I'd even sing you poetry." He sang as he stood up, Valka accidentally bumping into him. "And I would keep you from all harm!" He sand loudly, as if making a clear statement. "if you would stay beside me."
"I have no use for rings of gold," Valka sang as Stoick stopped. Hiccup watching in amazement, seeing Ragnar stand up in the corner of his eyes. "I care not for your poetry." She continued, as he turned his head, seeing Ragnar offer his hand to Heather, who looked questioningly at him, but he could see how her strong façade that she had been wearing melted as she stood up and accepted his offer for a dance. "I only want you hand to hold." Valka sang as she and Stoick continued to dance, Hiccup turning his head to see where Astrid was, hoping he could pull the same trick as Ragnar.
"I only want you near me!" Stoick finished. Hiccup looked at Astrid's place, finding it empty, he wondered where she was until he felt a soft and gentle hand roughly pull him up, in his absence he stumbled forward, landing in Astrid's arms.
"To love, to kiss, to sweetly hold," Stoick and Valka both continued. Heather and Ragnar danced calmly together, but Hiccup was actively being led by Astrid, who found great joy in leading him around and making him do sudden turns. "For the dancing and the dreaming," They continued, everyone's feet making soft thuds on the stone floor, except for Gobber's and Hiccup's whose prosthetics made rhythmic sounds as they danced. "Through all lives' sorrows and delights" "I'll keep your laugh inside me"
"I'll swim and sail on savage seas," They both continued, our two assssins dancing happily in the background. "with never fear of drowning." Stoick and Valka sang while Ragnar twisted Heather. "And gladly ride the waves of live," The song continued as Astrid led Hiccup into yet another twist, the boy having trouble keeping on his feet. "If you will marry me!" They finished, as Stoick lifted Valka up in the air.
While Gobber was still busy finishing the final word of the song, for which he needed an incredible amount of time. Once he was finished he looked around. To his left stood Ragnar, Heather calmly in his arms, and Gobber wishing they'd either find a room or pull his hood over his face. To his right stood Astrid, Hiccup literally in her arms, being carried by Astrid, a confused look on his face. The other riders laughing behind them. In front of him stood Stoick and Valka, gently holding each other in their arms.
Stoick calmly looked at her, his eyes gentle and kind. "I thought I'd have to die before we'd have that dance again." He said softly, a bit out of breath.
"No need for drastic measures." Valka commented, also out of breath.
"For you my dear," Stoick said gently as he kneeled down, holding her hand. "Anything."
Valka looked at Stoick, he sat the same way he had sat so many years ago, only older, and wiser. "Will you come home Val?" He asked softly as he looked up at her. "Will you be my wife once again?" Toothless walked past her, pushing her into Stoick, who calmly caught her.
Astrid walked over, Hiccup still calmly in her arms, a hand around her neck. "We can be a family." Stoick said as Astrid put Hiccup down again. Stoick looked at Valka. "What do you say?"
"Well" Valka began, as nervous as she'd been that day many years ago, she giggled, excitement rushing through her body. Toothless decided this would also be a good time to press himself into the bundle of people. "Yes." She said.
"Great!" Gobber said as he joined the group that stood hugged together. "I'll do the cooking." Earning a laugh from everyone.
Hiccup was pulled from the group by Ragnar, who wore a calmer expression then when he first saw him earlier. "Did you come to your senses?" He asked looking at Hiccup. "No more suddenly running off."
"Probably not." He said with a sarcastic smile. "But I can't promise anything."
"At least for a good year or so." He muttered as he gave Hiccup a strong hug. "Quite a hefty day?"
"Quite." Hiccup answered as he looked at his parents. "But that can't distract us too much."
"I agree, should we take the girls and continue?" Ragnar asked. "We did say they could come."
"If they still want to, they are free to come." Hiccup said as he grabbed his book. "We could use another pair of eyes."
"Why's that?" Ragnar asked as he looked how Hiccup unfolded the chart.
"Well, the location is given as exactly where the fortress was." Hiccup explained as he stretched the map out. "But I didn't see anything there."
"We'll look again." Ragnar said. "Better this time."
AN:
It's time for a soviet reunion,
I don't know why I felt the strong compulsion to put that there.
Another one done in a week. And that's not all the writing I've been doing. I've started on the next story, and I mostly try to limit myself to working on that after I finish a chapter for this but that isn't really working yet. But I was wondering if anyone is willing to read through the chapters for me. A part of it is Beta'ing to check if the grammar is correct, and another part is just seeing if I got it right. My goal is to have the complete story finished before uploading it, so that I can calmly make changes as they come and make sure everything is in order, something that I've noticed is sometimes a problem with my other stories. Sometimes I'm on chapter 12 or 18 or something and I'm thinking. "Man, I wish I had done that differently in chapter 5." So hopefully this will eliminate those problems. I've currently finished chapter 1 and 2 and am halfway with 4. I didn't feel like writing 3 yet. I also got a complete overview of the story per chapter, so if you're interested in that, do tell.
So yea, if someone is interested in that, PM me. Also, if people are interested in previews or something like that. Tell me, I could post a few little previews on my Tumblr. Haven't really got anyhting else to show there besides drawings, pictures of bunkers, and the occasional picture of preparing simulations. So yea, that's what I had to say really.
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- R4y