Back in the nest Hiccup had just woken up after a nap he had been having, as he reattached his suit to his arm.
'Can we play? Can we? Can we? Can we?' the babies sang as they came over to Toothless.
"Well bud, we can't wait around for Drago to attack this place. We've got to find him first." he said ignoring the calls the babies were giving off.
[][][][]
'GET OFF ME!' Noche called scaring the babies off about to settle down again when he felt something on his tail and brought it round to see one of them chomping it.
'Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom,' it said smiling.
'Get off my tail...' Noche growled at him glaring at him until he let go and ran away.
[][][][]
"Let's go," Hiccup said smirking about to mount his brother when suddenly he felt a hand be placed over his mouth, as he let out a muffled cry.
Hearing the cry, Toothless span around teeth bared ready to attack whatever it was attacking his brother calming down when he saw it was only Stoick.
"Easy now..." he said in a hushed voice letting Hiccup free himself from his hold.
"Are you kidding me!" Hiccup said firmly "How did you get in here?" he asked.
"Same way we're getting you out." Stoick said giving the boy back his helmet..
"WE?!" Hiccup asked not believing what he was hearing.
"All clear." Gobber called from the cave off to the side.
"Toothless, come." Stoick said as he began pulling Hiccup towards the cave as they began to exist the nest.
"Wait, Dad there's something you need to know," Hiccup said trying to get the news about his mum out before they ran into her or left the nest.
"Yeah, yeah, tell me on the way," Stoick said entering the dark tunnel taking slow careful steps to make sure he didn't bump into anything, confused as to how Hiccup was making through the tunnel just fine.
"Well this isn't an on-the-way kind of update, actually," Hiccup said rolling his eyes not believing that Stoick was not listening to him again.
"I've heard enough!" Stoick said firmly turning back to his son pausing a bit seeing the boys eyes were glowing, but shook his head saying it was the light of the caves as he continued his trek out of the tunnel.
"It's more of the earth-shattering-development variety," Hiccup said continuing to follow his dad.
"Yeah... Just add it to the pile," Stoick said sighing.
"D... Dad," Hiccup said trying to get his attention "Unlike most surprises I spring on you, this is one you'll like. I promise. You just have to handle it delicately." he finished as they came towards Gobber who was stopped and staring out into the next cavern of the mountain.
"Er... You might want to take this one," he said to Stoick a dazed look on his face, shuffling past the Chief and sitting down. "Oh boy."
'That about sums it up don't you think,' Toothless said coming over smirking.
Quickly Stoick drew his sword and then stepped into the next chamber.
"Er... Dad can you put the sword away... please?" Hiccup said cutting himself off.
'Yeah because that's a nice way to great your wife,' Toothless chuckled slightly turning the laughs into cough's after getting a glare from Hiccup.
o0o
Stoick squeezed through the opening, freezing, his eyes widening as if he saw a ghost.
Valka stood twenty paces ahead of them blocking the path the light bouncing off the ice illuminating the chamber.
As Stoick stood frozen, Hiccup and Gobber peered out from behind him.
Quickly Stoick dropped his sword and took off his helmet giving it to Gobber.
"I know what you're going to say Stoick..." Valka began slowly "'How can I of done this? Stayed away all these years? Why didn't I come back to you? To our son?' "
Stoick slowly began stepping forward, as dragons began coming out of hissing to protect their Carer.
[][][][]
'Hiccup, Toothless,' Cloudjumper called looking to the boy 'Who is this man?'
'This is Hiccup's Human Sire,' Toothless said back looking around the chamber Hiccup pretending he couldn't understand them 'He doesn't know Hiccup's my brother.'
'Will he hurt our Carer?' a Grub-Eater (Raincutter) asked.
'No,' Hiccup said quietly, looking around to the dragons a firm look on his face.
[][][][]
"Well what sign did I have that sign did I have that you can change Stoick?" Valka asked eyes wide "That anyone on Berk could? I pleaded so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer, but did any of you listen?"
o0o
"This is why I never married," Gobber said gesturing to the two people before him, Hiccup, and Toothless. "This and one other reason."
'Like we needed to know that Gobber,' Toothless mumbled going to the other side of Hiccup.
o0o
"I know I left you to raise Hiccup alone, but I thought he'd be better off with out me. And I was wrong, I see that now, but..." Valka said playing with her staff a bit backing up against the ice wall, tears beginning to come to her eyes, Stoick continuing to advance towards her.
"Oh... Stop being so stoic Stoick," Valka said now pressed up against the ice "Go on. Shout, scream, say something!"
Slowly Stoick reached out and brought his hand to her face.
"You're as beautiful as the day I lost you..." he said tears rimming his eyes making Valka speechless and loosen her grip on her staff as she pressed her face into his palm as a tear escapes her eye.
He leans forward and gave his long lost wife a kiss, the surrounding dragons retreating back to where they came from.
(*)(*)(*)
As Toothless and Cloudjumper scavenge for bits of scrap fish, Stoick and Valka were skewering the pieces, Valka being lost in thought at all what has just happened.
"Mom, you'd never even reconize it," Hiccup said proudly as he went around getting more ingredients for the meal they were having "Where we used to make weapons, we now build saddles, wing slings, we even fix dragon teeth." he said closing the basket stopping Toothless from snatching them.
"You wouldn't believe how much everything has changed." he said coming over to the table.
"Our son's changed Berk for the better," Stoick said proudly patting the boy on the back "Think we did well with this one Val." he said going over to stoke the fire a bit.
"Thanks... Dad," Hiccup said looking nervous slightly but Valka was the only one who noticed.
"Your father, doesn't know the truth about you, does he?" Valka asked looking to her son.
"No... No he doesn't," Hiccup said quietly looking over his shoulder "In fact only one human knows fully where I came from, the dragons know but only Astrid knows the truth." he explained.
"Right let's get those fish on shall we?" Stoick asked setting his hands on Valka's shoulders making her flinch and drop the plate making the fish to the floor.
Quickly Cloudjumper scooped them up Toothless looking to the spot.
[][][][][]
'Can I have some please...' Noche asked his eyes wide looking to the Four-Wing with big pleading eyes.
Rolling his eyes, Cloudjumper brought back up half of the fish.
'There...' he said.
Noche quickly began slurping up the fish. 'Thank you!' he said giving one of his gummy smiles.
[][][][][]
"I'm a little out of practice," Valka said stammering a bit.
"Well you know..." Stoick said taking the tray from her it newly loaded with fish "I didn't marry you for your cooking."
"I hope not," Gobber said to Hiccup as the boy came over with some fish for the blacksmith to eat. "Her meatballs could kill more beasts than a battle-axe. Still got a few knocking around in here," he said to Grump as he patted his stomach, taking a bite of the fish and showing a face of disgust, quickly giving them to his dragon.
"And once you move back in," Hiccup said turning back to Valka and their one-sided-conversation "With all your dragons... Oh Drago won't even stand a chance. And everything will be ok!"
"Slow down son," Stoick said setting a hand on his son's shoulder "It's a lot to take in."
"Oh, gotcha," Hiccup said ending the conversation going to sit next to Gobber, having one of the fish from the uncooked pile, but Gobber was too busy trying to get the taste from the meal he just had to notice.
o0o
Stoick looked over to Valka, who was filling a basin with water, trying to come up with something to make her feel better getting an idea and began whistling.
"Oh I love this one," Gobber said playing with his hands as if he was directing the music.
Slowly Stoick made his way over to Valka as he continued whistling a familiar tune, taking the basin off her.
"Remember our song Val?" he asked softly.
S *I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me*
Stoick sang gently stroking Valka's face.
S *No scorhing sun
Nor freezing cold will...*
"Will stop me on my jorn...ney" Gobber sang receiving a glare from everyone as Toothless and Hiccup rolled their eyes "Sorry..."
S *If you will promise me your heart
And love...*
Stoick continued sighing not feeling like he could go on, turning away.
V *And love me for eternity...*
Valka sang looking up and smiling slightly as she made her way to the center of the room.
Hiccup smiling at how happy both of them seemed to be.
V *My dearest one, my darling dear
Your mighty words astound me*
She continued walking forward holding her arm up for it to be welcomed by Stoick's as they began to do the dance that came with the song.
V *But I have no need for mighty deeds
When I feel your arms around me*
S *But I will bring you rings of gold
I'll even sing you poetry*
"Oh would you?"
S *And I will keep you from all harm
If you will stay beside me*
V *I have no use for rings of gold
I care not for your poetry
I only want your hand to hold*
S *I only want you near me*
B *To love to kiss to sweetly hold
For dancing and all dreaming
Through all life sorrows and delights
I'll keep your love beside me
Gobber was tapping his peg-leg to the tune the song, hitting Toothless on the nose making the dragon retreat, the music getting too much for him, he scooped up Hiccup and spin around a few turns.
*I'll swim and sail on savage seas
With ne'er a fear of drowning
And gladly ride the waves of life
If you will marry me*
"Me..." Gobber continued "I'm still going..."
'MAKE HIM STOP HICCUP!' Toothless cries trying to block out Gobber's way off off-key singing.
"Gobber," Hiccup said trying to block out the noise as well slapping his old mentor on the stomach.
"I'm done," Gobber said ending.
'Thank Draco,' the Night Fury said coming over to his brother.
"I thought I'd have to die, before we had that dance again," Stoick said setting Valka back to the ground holding her hands.
"No need for drastic measures," she said smiling.
"For you my dear," Stoick said getting to one knee "Anything. Will you come home Val? Will you be my wife once again?"
When Valka didn't answer Toothless sneakily walked behind her and gently shoved her into Stoick's arms making both of them laugh.
"We can be a family!" Stoick said getting back up as Hiccup came over stroking Toothless smirking slightly, throwing his arm over the boys shoulders "What do you say?"
Valka smiled, overwhelmed by feelings looking to Stoick and Hiccup. Quickly Toothless popped his head in a pleading look on his face, growling something Hiccup rolling his eyes afterwards shoving his head to where the food was to tell her what the Night Fury had just said.
"Yes," she said smiling laughing a bit.
"Great," Gobber said coming over "I'll do the cooking," making them laugh and break apart.
"Thank Odin you didn't listen to me, son," Stoick said looking to Hiccup "We never would of found each other."
Suddenly, Toothless, Cloudjumper, Hiccup and Grump turned to the opening behind them, sensing something was wrong.
"Hiccup," Gobber asked noticing, turning to see where the boy and the dragons were looking, seeing dragons swarm past all crying out.
"What's happening ay?" Gobber asked Hiccup hopping onto Toothless and flying towards the dragons to see what was wrong.
[][][][][]
'Brothers-of-the-snakes' Hiccup cried out trying to get their attention Noche diving and dodging the fleeing dragons as best he could 'What's wrong, please tell me...'
'Something's coming!' they all cried out still fleeing 'Something is attacking the nest!'
'What's attacking the nest?' the boy asked looking around gasping as a loud BANG sounded making him cover his ears and look to where it came from.
[][][][][]
Quickly they made their way back to the grown ups worried looks on their faces.
"Hiccup, why in Thor did you just do that?" Stoick asked gripping his son's shoulders "You could of been killed."
"They said something's coming," Hiccup said ignoring his dad and looking to his mum "They said something's attacking the nest."
Gasping Valka quickly ran off, quickly being followed by Gobber.
"How do you know that's what they said son?" Stoick asked confused "And what language was that that you were using just now? I never heard such a thing before in my life."
"Dad, I'll explain everything as soon as we get the nest back," Hiccup said firmly shaking Stoick's hands off him and running after Valka, Stoick close behind him.