"Berk... Was a place of 'Kill Or Be Killed'," Valka said looking out to the sanctuary trying not to show any feels in front of her son about this. "But I believed peace was possible. It was a very unpopular opinion."

Slowly Hiccup nodded to this knowing how it felt to get people to change to start with especially those from other tribes.

"Then one night, a dragon broke into our house. Finding you in the cradle. I rushed to protect you," Valka said slowly going over to her dragon. "But what I saw... was proof of everything I believed. This wasn't a vicious beast. But an intelligent gentle creature. Who's soul reflected my own.

Then as always, your father got in the way, scaring Cloudjumper into burning the house down. And thinking, that I was in danger, he rushed took off with me safely in his claws.

'You and your father nearly died that night," she said coming to an end of her story. "All because I couldn't kill a dragon."

"Yeah runs in the family..." Hiccup said smiling gently, getting her to smile too.

"It broke my heart to stay away, but I thought you'd be safer if I did." Valka said pain in her voice.

'Oh yeah if having to go through what he had to, for the first fifteen years is safe I'd hate to see what your idea of danger is Queen,' Toothless mumbled getting glares from Hiccup and Cloudjumper.

"How did you survive?" Hiccup asked.

"Oh Cloudjumper never meant to harm me. He must of thought I belonged here..." Valka said leading the boys to the edge of the cliff to the main pool where a colossal white, large tusked, dragon lay "In the home of the great Bewilderbeast. The Alpha Species. One of the very few that still exist."

Every now and then a dragon would land near the Alpha and bow to the ground, their wings outstretched giving their greeting to him and showing respect.

"Every nest has it's Queen but this is the King of all Dragons." continuing, using her staff, Valka pointed to the ice around them "With his icy breath, this gentle giant built our nest. A safe haven for dragons everywhere."

"Wait that's the ice-spitter?" Hiccup asked placing the pieces in place. "He's the reason for all that destruction?"

"He protects us." Valka corrected as Toothless came running up too. "We all live under his care and his command." she said as they passed a nest of baby Scuttleclaws who came out screaming.

'YEAH A NEW FRIEND!'

'Play with me' 'No me' 'No me'

'Leave him alone!' Cloudjumper roared scaring them off.

"All but the babies of course..." Valka continued enjoying how cute the Scuttleclaws were when someone new came to the nest. "who listen to now one." she laughed seeing them fly over to the Aplha.

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'Babby, Babby there's someone new in the nest,' the Scuttleclaws said their words over lapping each other as they flew over to the Alpha jumping on the mighty dragon's tucks to get his attention. (Babby - Daddy in baby-speech)

'Can we keep 'em Babby... Pleease...' they asked.

'Let me see them then I'll decide...' the Alpha said shooing them off then getting up to turn to the new comers.

Valka, Noche and Cloudjumper all bowing, Hiccup frozen with amazement to do anything but stare.

'Er... Sorry for my brother's non bowing to you, Your Grace,' Noche said looking to the ground 'He's new to how Dragons are meant to be...'

'That is alright young Night Fury,' the Aplha spoke into his mind making him feel all warm and cozy, nothing like what it felt when the Seadragonus was speaking to him five snows ago. 'Believe me when I say I do not mind. But tell me... does you Brother know Dragonese?'

'Yes Sir'

"I've lived among them for 20 years Hiccup," Valka said whispering to her son "Discovering their secrets."

'You my boy, have a big future ahead of you,' the Alpha said now turning to Hiccup 'Do what you want. Just don't forget the reason on which you are doing what you are, and always be true to your heart.'

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Just then the Alpha sprayed a cloud of frost towards the boy smiling.

"He likes you," Valka said smiling.

"Wow..." Hiccup said shaking the frost from his hair smiling his thanks for the advice the Alpha just gave him as he sank back to the pool and took the water tunnel outside..

"You must be hungry..." Valka said.

"Uh..." Hiccup said looking to Toothless who nodded "Yeah I could eat."

"Good, it's feeding time," Valka said leading Hiccup out.

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'I talked to a King! I talked to a King!' Noche cried out jumping around and making his way under Cloudjumper's wing which said dragon quickly removed shaking his head and following his rider.

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The sun was just coming over the horizon were on a lone iceberg there sat three dragons with their riders, the fourth was circling around and came to land next to them.

"I don't like it," Astrid said looking in the direction Stoick and Gobber took off in. "They have should be back with Hiccup by now."

"I don't like it either, Eret, son of Eret was the man of my dreams," Ruffnut said lying down in depression. "My EVERYTHING!"

"But baby I grew facial hair for you," Snotlout said fingering his upper lip.

"Me too," Fishlegs said rubbing his chin.

"Hey did anyone else notice Hiccups eyes when he was yelling at his dad back on the boat?" Tuffnut said coming out of his 'thinking' mode (which to most people, he says, looks like he's just looking into the sky).

All at once the dragons and Astrid went quiet and looked at each other wondering who someone as simple minded as Tuff was able to catch that.

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'How much do you think he knows you two?' Hookfang asks Barf and Belch looking at them sternly.

'No idea Hookfang,' Belch said looking behind him at Tuff.

'Maybe he's sick again,' Barf suggested 'Remember who smart the Twins got when the whole island got sick that cold season?' (Winter)

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"What are you talking about Tuff?" Fishlegs asked confused.

"When were were back on the boat," Tuff explained "When Hiccup was yelling at the Chief about how he was protecting 'His Own'," he said quoting the last two words "Something, and I'm not quite sure what, may, or may not of happened to Hiccup's eyes. Like they went more dragon-y."

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'Wow... he's good...' Stormfly said looking around at the other dragons who were nodding.

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"Oh come on Tuffnut," Astrid said strongly trying not to be as big a failure under pressure as Hiccup is "Do you even hear yourself? How can that be?"

"I dunno?" Tuff said rubbing his chin thinking "Maybe he's half..."

"OK enough of this," Astrid cut him off before he could spill the secret "What if Drago shot them down? What if they need our help? We have to find them."

"Wait what? No Stoick said..." Fishlegs said trying to reason with her.

"It doesn't matter what he said if they've all been captured! Come on!" Astrid answered as she told Stormfly to take off followed by the others, Tuffnut's theory about Hiccup escaping all of their minds.

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In the middle of a forest of ice there laid a single boat, the ice trapping it meaning they couldn't go anywhere.

"Do we go back?" one of Eret's men ask sounding like a child.

"We've no where to go," Eret said holding a block of ice to his head where Gobber hit him the day before. "Nothing to sell, and no heads to call our own.
'If we don't turn up with dragons and fast..." he said suddenly not feeling his feet on the deck of his boat anymore and the rush of wind blowing in his face making him scream in fright.

"Careful what you wish for," Astrid called down to him once Stormfly flipped the man in her talons so he was looking up at her, avoiding the nets that were fired at her.

"What is this?" Eret asked looking up at the girl confused.

"A kidnapping," Astrid answered thinking that was obvious.

"Yay! Can he ride with me?" Ruffnut asked as the other riders now got there, pulling him towards her. "Can he?"

"Ugh..." Tuffnut said disgusted by his sister's behavior pulling their dragon away from Astrid and Stormfly so there would be some space between them.

"You're going to show us the way to Drago," Astrid said looking down to Eret.

"And help Dragon Riders sneak into Drago's camp?" Eret asked rhetorically "Just kill me now."

"That can be arranged," Astrid said smiling looking to Stormfly. "Stormfly. Drop it."

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'Ok,' Stormfly said releasing her talons on the man making him scream. Obviously he's never been free falling before.

"Good girl," Astrid said petting her dragon. "Stormfly. Fetch." she said pointing to Eret.

'Ok,'

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"Alright!" Eret cried seeing the hard, hard ice coming up fast "Ok, I'll take you to Drago!"

"Works every time," Astrid says to herself a smile on her face.

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'How many times does she do it for her to know that Stormfly?' Hookfang called, his hearing the best of the five when Noche wasn't there, meaning he heard Astrid say that.

'Oh you know,' Stormfly said flipping her new toy around a bit giggling at the fear it was giving off that she will drop him again, 'Every time she runs into Humans who wont help her or Hiccup when their lost when they're out adventuring.'

AN: This is two shot chapters put together, so if the setting (or whatever the right word is) seems off... That's why.

Oh and side note... Valka cannot understand Dragonese, but (spoiler) Hiccup will tell her the truth in the next chapter.