A keel of a boat ground against the pebbles of the shoreline as it was pushed into the iceberg floating all sea, while bows and pitch-coated arrows were collected from the battle field and everyone got into a line to hear Gobber speaking the ceremony.

"May the Valkyries welcome you," he began trying to keep the tears out of his eyes "And lead you through Odin's great battle filed. May they sing your name with love and fury, so we might hear it rise from the depths of Valhalla. And know that you have taken your rightful place, at the Table of Kings. For a great man is fallen. A warrior. A Chieftain. A father. A friend."

At the last word, Hiccup dipped the arrow head into some burning wood, igniting the pitch. Then after pulling the arrow back and taking aim released it, making it sour through the air and land exactly where he wanted it. Archery was one of the many skills he actually had before he met Toothless, but no one thought it was all that useful so they didn't let him fight.

After Hiccup let his go, everyone else released theirs all hitting their marks too. As soon as they were done they wall dropped the enemy's weapons and bowed their heads to their Chief.

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"I'm sorry dad," Hiccup said looking out to the boat a sad look on his face. "I'm not the Chief you wanted me to be. And I'm not the piece keeper I thought I was. That the Dragon's thought I was... I just..."

Seeing how upset and confused Hiccup was, Valka walks over and places a hand on his shoulder.

"When those Night Fury's left you at our door step Hiccup," she began quietly "You were such a wee thing, so frail, I feared that you weren't going to make it. Something made me think that they were leaving you with us because you were too small to them," she explained looking down sighing "But your father... Never gave up on you. He always said you'd be the strongest of them all." she said cupping her hand to Hiccup's cheers and making him look into her eyes. "You have the heart of the Chief. And the soul of a Dragon. Only you could combine our worlds together. That is why you were chosen. That... is who you are son."

Giving a weak smile to his mum, Hiccup returned his gaze to the burning ship.

"I was so afraid of becoming my father," he began speaking to everyone wither they were listening or not "Mostly because I feared I never could. Even if I was his son, how do you become someone that Great, that Brave, that Selfless?" he asked eyes wide fixed on the ship that finally gave way and began to sink "I guess you can only try." Then turning to his friends said "A Chief protects his own, and so do Alpha's. We're going back."

A smile came to Astrid and Valka proud that Hiccup was climbing back out of the ditch he made himself, while the twins looked confused.

"Er... With what?" Tuffnut asked.

"He took all the dragons. Well all except you..." Ruffnut said getting quick nods of agreement from everyone.

"Not all of them..." Hiccup said grinning, hoping this would work, before rushing back into the Nest followed by the others all looking confused, but having learnt to just trust Hiccup when things like this happened.

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'Scuttler's!' Hiccup cried as soon as he reached the inner sanctum of the Nest looking around for the babies. 'Scuttler's... Don't you want to play a game?'

'A game? Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!' the cries of the baby Scuttleclaws came as the rest of the Vikings entered those who haven't been there's eyes widening at the scenery.

Suddenly bouncing baby Scuttleclaws made themselves known and began bouncing around Hiccup squawking questions of what sort of game it will be.

"Oh Hiccup remember Babies don't listen to anyone," Valka said realizing what his plan was.

"Strangely mother," Hiccup said saying high to a bouncy purple one, a smirk on his face "Babies pay attention and listen to me very well, watch this..." he said then turning to the Scuttleclaws said 'Line up and face me please Scuttlers...'

'OK!' the nine baby dragons said all lining up and facing him like he asked, getting Valka to be amazed. 'What's the game?' they asked flapping their wings but staying put.

'Get Back The Nest,' Hiccup said slowly reaching out to the purple one. 'But to play, we need to fly to Berk. Can you all fly?'

'Uh huh...' they all said hovering a bit to show they could before landing again.

"Ok everyone pick a baby dragon," Hiccup called over his shoulder before getting aboard his own one.

Once everyone was on their baby dragons, Hiccup checked that they (viking and dragon) were alright and then told the babies to take off.

And they were zooming down the icy tunnels.

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'WHOOSH' 'WHOOSH' 'WHOOSH' 'WHOOSH' the baby Scuttleclaws went through the tunnels none of them paying any attention to the human on their backs, only the Halfa at the front and following him to where the game was.

"Fly straight!" Ruffnut yelled to her dragon as hers was acting like a wonky wheel on a cart.

"I don't want to die..." Fishlegs wined his eyes closed with fright as the baby bounce-flew along.

"Hiccup! We can't fly these things," Tuffnut called but was cut off when his dragon nearly flew into the walls.

"Yeah no kidding," Fishlegs said opening his eyes now the ride was a bit calmer, only for him to close them again when his dragon flew into a snowbank sending several large chunks right into Eret's face, who was scared stiff about this - riding a Deadly Nadder was one thing but at least that was a grown up and knew how to fly properly.

"But won't that Bewilderbeast take control of these guys too..." Astrid asked flying up next to Hiccup who was in the lead.

"They're babies..." he said reminding her "Except for me apparently, they don't listen to anyone."

"Yeah, just like us," Tuffnut said finally getting the dragon to fly correctly, thanks to Hiccup talking to it in Dragonese to do so.

At the rear Gobber was not having very much luck, with only one hand to hold on to and getting the most hyper baby.

"This... is... very dangerous..." he said as his dragon bounced along, finally managing to pull alongside Hiccup. "Some might suggest this was poorly conceived," he said nodding his thanks to the boy when his dragon began to be a bit less hyper.

"Well it's a good thing I never listen," Hiccup said after finishing speaking to Gobbers dragon, setting his eyes back on the sky.

Suddenly sharp ridges come up Hiccup telling the Scuttleclaws to split up seeing that they weren't going to all fit down one path.

"So..." Gobber said though the gaps to Hiccup "What is... Your plan?"

"Get Toothless back and kick Drago's..." he was cut off from stating his plan by the end of another gap looking forward, looking to see what the babies were crying out for.

"Head's up!" Gobber said pointing.

They split up to avoid another ridge coming back together only for another icy outcropping blocking their path.

"And that thing..." Hiccup said telling the babies to fly over it, but Gobber's one was too close and going too fast meaning she flew straight into it.

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'WAAAA!' the baby cried shaking her head trying to make the pain on her snout go away, paying no attention to the human who was riding her.

'Hey... Hey it's ok... It's ok...' the Halfa said soothingly as he came back over to see if they were alright, slowly reaching out to her.

'NO TOUCHY! IT HURTS!' she cried backing up a bit.

'Ok I wont tough it,' Hiccup said promising 'But unless I look at it I can't work out what's wrong... please...' he asked cooing to let her know he wasn't a threat and he wanted to help.

'Ok...' she said moving forward again and calming down 'But no hurty me.'

'I promise...' Hiccup said smiling and slowly reaching out again seeing a small piece of ice right at the end of her nose.

Reaching out his second hand to slowly rub her to keep her calm he reached for it and quickly pulled it out so fast she didn't notice. But she did notice that...

'No hurty no more... Thank you Hiccy!' she said getting her hyperness back and with Hiccup flew over the icy outcropping.

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"You're welcome," Hiccup said as they all set off again.

"Humph and here I thought you said you wouldn't be a good Chief," Gobber said as they set off his dragon going a bit slower now.

"Because that's not Chiefing," Hiccup said as they got out of the tunnels and he set them in the direction of Berk "That's helping."

"What do you think Chiefing is?" Gobber asked smiling "What Chief's do?"

With that, he pulled back a bit to give the boy some space to think, smiling at how proud he was of the kid.