THE JOURNEY AFTER

Hola

This chapter contains a sizeable amount of angst and the writer watching Journey 2 the Mysterious Island on the TV whilst she is watching this(I may also be yelling obscenities at the TV at the same time). As well as my impatient cat trying to sit on me when I have the laptop on my, well, lap.

Anyways, I was watching Dragons Defenders of Berk, the tale of two dragons one, and I realised that the so called Mead hall is actually the Great hall so… yep.

Also just a random tid bit, when I was logging into FF, there was a spam add saying that I was the 999,999th person who visited the site. HAHAHAHAHAHA, as if. MWAHAHAHAHA. For some reason, I found that immensely funny.

Anyways, enjoy! Have a asterous day (I may also watch Young Justice, just to add to my list)

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A clash of thunder startled the inhabitants of the Great Hall, but not as much as their chief falling from the ceiling, and no-one was as terrified as Toothless. Said dragon let out a terrified roar before soaring across the fire pit, colliding into is rider and catching him at the same time. He rolled over when he hit the floor, protecting Hiccup with his wings and body, wrapping his tail in front of his face. He stopped a few metres from the main fire pit, unravelling his body from Hiccup's unmoving one, nudging his riders face. Getting no response, he licked his face, anxious for any movement. He was about to nudge his face when Astrid and Valka rushed over, looking just as terrified as Toothless felt. They surrounded Hiccup, searching for the cause of the damage that had just taken place.

Hiccup was in a horrible state. The wood surrounding his prosthetic was crisp, charred in several places, the metal, sooty and melted around the edges. He had a cut above his right eye, stretching around from a couple of centimetres above the centre of his eyebrow to his right ear, as well as several other cuts, scrapes and bruises scattered around his body. As Astrid and Valka removed his armour, it was clear that he had injured his ribs, though they didn't know how.

Valka had just called for a healer when a bright flash of pure white light stretched across the room, marking the faint outline of a male form. It solidified, leaving the room stunned. Never in their lives had they expected this, and never after what had just happened. All though, it was a miracle that they could even be shocked after Hiccup, Toothless and Stoick had graced the island with their presence. Even more so that a race that went from fighting dragons to riding them could even posses the ability to be shocked, but it was possible. The whole hall stared at the solitary figure as he strode over to Hiccup, the crowd parting around him. It was only when he knelt next to the young chief that anyone spoke.

"Odin"

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It had been a rough time at the Table of Kings for Stoick since he had arrived. He had been inducted through a tedious process, one that included several physical and mental tasks, and for once, Stoick was glad that Hiccup had constantly badgered on about a wide variety of topics, much to his distaste at the time. Though he was unsure how he had been able to perform any of the physical tasks, he sure as hel gave the mental tasks his best shot. He was now a fully fledged member of the Table of Kings, something he wished would've waited a few years.

He had been with Valka for a just over an hour before his death, and he was wishing that it had not ended so suddenly. He hadn't seen her for 20 years, leaving him clueless about how to raise their son. The feminine side of Hiccup had come from Odin knows where, and the masculinity that he himself had tried to drill in had almost evaporated. Gobber had a part to play in Hiccup's upbringing, bringing out the creative side, and possibly acting like a makeshift mother for the boy, but nothing could compare to having a female to be there for the family. All feminine tasks in the Haddock household had been taken up by Hiccup, and sometimes Stoick, only when their son hadn't the sense that was associated with females to consider the fact that not all of his creations were safe, especially not the ones after Toothless had arrived. All in all, one hour did not even come close to the lifetime that The Haddock family had been apart for.

As for the Table of Kings, they sure were a bunch of pillocks (1). The table consisted of a bunch of age old chiefs, whose knowledge of recent events was none existent. It seemed that even though they had the ability to observe their past world after being dead for several years, they had no desire to take such action, instead deciding to pick the brains of the newly dead. The only upside that Stoick had discovered was his father, which was a pleasant surprise in the midst of all the other news.

Stoick's father was the same as he had always been. Loud, cheerful and a welcome surprise. He was similar to his son, his figure just as large, but his face slightly more worn and he had a few more grey hairs. Stoick protested that they were Hiccup's fault, leading him to explain his son to his father, leaving him feeling raw around the edges.

Though he did not regret saving his son, he was sorry that he left him with the responsibility that came with leading an age long civilisation. Stoick's expectation of passing that duty to his son had always had him in the picture, guiding his son through the process, seeing grandchildren and living to see his son make him even prouder that he already was. None of the situation had him dead, leaving him to feel more guilty than he ever thought he could be. Never the less, he would see his son again, whether it was through the Table of Kings or in real life, it would happen.

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The god knelt down besides Hiccup, examining the chief with a piercing glare. Toothless let out a guttural growl to the stranger, not knowing who he was. What did surprise him though was when the stranger spoke dragonese to him.

'I mean no harm to him Nightfury. I only wish to help, I give you my word'

Toothless settled down, placing his head next to his riders, letting out a small puff of defeat. Though he was uncommon with the Gods in human mythology, he knew that no ordinary human could speak dragonese, leaving him to believe that this 'man' was no man at all.

Odin placed his hand on Hiccup's chest, glancing up at the chiefs mother. Her stare had a hard edge, daring him to say a single word wrong. With that knowledge, Odin gulped and spoke his words carefully.

"How is he? I understand there was some complications during the storm, no thanks to my son Th-"

"How is he?! How do you think. He fell from the top of the cliff outside this hall! How do you think?! And you're son caused this? What did you do, take away his hammer and sent him to his room?!" Valka yelled, waving her hands around wildly, almost smacking the god in his face.

Odin flinched at her words. True, he had angered Thor, but he had not meant to cause this debacle, much less injure the person he had come to speak with. Valka noticed this, quietening down.

"Sorry. It's just…" She sighed, stroking her sons hair out of his face "After losing Stoick, it's made me even more cautious about Hiccup. I've missed seeing him grow up, and I don't want to lose him now"

Odin glanced down at the chief, then at Valka. He looked so much like her, but just like his father as well. His father. He still had that to factor in.

"Valka, I am truly sorry, but that is not what I came here to discuss. I came here to talk about your husband, Stoick."

She stared at him, shocked. What did he mean about Stoick? He was… dead, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

"What do you mean? He's dead"

"Any that's what I'm here to talk about. You only had one hour with him, after being taken away from your family for 20 years. Even I can see that is unfair, and I am sure you have heard the stories about me(2). Anyway, now that I am here, I am sure I can do you another favour"

The hand that was placed on Hiccup's chest started to glow with a golden light, spreading to all corners of the room. The line crept all around Hiccup, healing all of his injuries. The only remainder that was left was the scar above his right eye, glowing faintly in the light.

When he was done, Odin removed his hand and looked at Valka. Toothless placed his head on his rider's chest, humming with satisfaction. Astrid moved closer to Hiccup, placing a hand on his face, being observed by his dragon. Her eyes shone, and for a minute, all was right in the world.

Odin stood up, Valka following suit. He looked around the room, spotting Snotlout, Fishlegs and the twins as they pushed their way through to the front of the room. He turned back to Valka, just about to speak to her when Hiccup stirred. He opened his eyes slightly, groaning as he did so.

"What happened to me? I feel like I hit a stone wall"

"Hiccup! You're alright! I was so worried about you!" exclaimed Valka, swooping down at her son, helping him sit up. Reluctantly, Toothless moved his head, liking his rider's face instead.

"I'm fine mum. And now that I think about it, I did hit a stone wall" Hiccup stated, gingerly sitting up, only to be attacked by Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs and the twins. He laughed, only just audible through the smothering he was being given.

Once everyone broke up, Hiccup spotted Odin. He went to stand up, only for the god to hold him down. Suddenly, all the aches and pains Hiccup felt before dissipated. He stared at the god, waiting for him to speak.

"Hiccup, I came here to help you, not because of your accident, but for another reason. I came to bring your father back, but I need you and you only to retrieve one thing for me"

Hiccup nodded, stunned by what he just heard. He was shocked to say the least, but he was willing to listen, even if he was in a state of slight shock.

"I need you to bring me Stoick the Vast's helmet"

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Surprise.

I actually started typing this on Friday, and it is now Monday evening! I blame homework (coughRomeo&Julietcough) and my ability to get seriously distracted by just about anything.

And I had a absolute fan girl less than 20 minutes ago. THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW HTTYD TV SERIES #DRAGONMASTERS ERMAGERD I AM ABSOLUTLEY POSETIVELY THRILLED. You know, apart from the fact that its gonna be released on Netflix, which I don't have! (you can tell cause I had to look up Netflix on the computer to work out how to spell it) How rude! And they're finally showing Defenders of Berk of TV in AUS, a year after sowing the first season! Again, how rude!

Anyway, I should shut up, but I also found out that David Tennant played Spitelout. I knew he played someone, but I wasn't sure who, and I finally found out and I freaked out. And also, NEW DOCTOR WHO.

Ok, I should really shut up.

Apart from the fact that I typed up the bit underneath this then forgot something. REVIEW! COMMENT! FOLLOW/FAVE! I don't care, as long as someone tells me something!

I also realised that I did n=my homework without my glasses on. Whoops! (I also typed this after I did the other bit! :-P)

Peace out HTTYDians

(I'm pretty sure that isn't a word, even the computers telling me)

ALL OF THE HTTYD 1&2 CAST: SHUT UP! (ROAR!)

(I added it to my dictionary)