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Content for this chapter rated Super T for mention of Violent Acts.
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Hiccup's POV
Hiccup laid back on his best friend Toothless' back as they glided through the clouds aimlessly. He sighed.
"Where did it all go wrong..." he thought.
A Few Days Earlier…
It had been two months since Christmas in Arendelle and the winter snows were finally subsiding as an early spring was beginning to set in. A lot had changed over those months. Heather surprisingly moved out and got her own home for herself and Windshear, leaving Hiccup and Toothless by themselves.
Hiccup couldn't understand why she moved out but surmised it had something to do with courting Elsa. Hiccup smiled softly to himself as he thought about her. He was sure she was the one and was seriously considering introducing Toothless to her.
"I think I'm falling in love with her bud. I'm just really nervous about introducing her to you." he said with a sigh. "She was raised on stories of dragons being violent creatures... But you're nothing like that at all."
Toothless crooned in concern for his rider, nuzzling him. He smiled a gummy smile, the look in his eyes giving Hiccup reassurance that he could do it. Hiccup rubbed Toothless' head gently as he looked out from the "Roost", the sky changing from a grey color to a light orange as the morning sun started to break across the horizon.
"We'd better get back, bud. I gotta meet Elsa for breakfast."
Hiccup climbed onto his friend's back, and the two took off down the mountain and back to their home. Once they arrived, Hiccup stripped out of his armor, and dressed in some warm furs.
"Alright, bud. See you in a couple hours."
Hiccup walked out the door, headed down the road and into the kingdom.
In Helen's bakery, Helen was just pulling some fresh bread out of the oven, when the bell above the door rang. She smiled widely.
"Hiccup!"
Hiccup smiled softly.
"Morning, Helen. Bread smells good."
"Thank you, Hiccup. Can you do me a favor?"
At his nod, Helen smiled.
"Can you check that repair you did on my oven all those years ago? I think there's a bit of draft over there."
Hiccup nodded, and went to look.
"Well… I don't see anything..."
Hiccup stood up and turned around only to see Elsa standing there with Helen.
"Happy birthday, Hiccup!"
In her outstretched hands was a very lumpy cake that had 'Happy Birthday' written on it with frosting.
"Elsa… did you make this?"
Elsa blushed.
"I tried… but it turned out kind of lumpy. Is it bad?"
Hiccup gently took the cake from her and set it down, before hugging her tightly, tears in his eyes.
"Elsa… this means a lot to me… I'm so thankful for you. You didn't have to make it for me though."
"Well you said you never really had a birthday before… so… I'd thought I'd make it up to you. Plus I have presents back at the castle for you."
Hiccup gently kissed her, smiling softly. He placed his forehead against hers.
"Thank you."
Helen smiled.
"I'll go box this up for you. Be right back."
She took the cake and disappeared into the back. Hiccup smiled softly, looking down into Elsa's eyes.
"How long have you been planning this for?"
"About a month." Elsa replied. "So, you fixed Helen's stove on your first day here?"
"With dragon saliva, if you can believe it." Helen exclaimed as she entered the storefront. "Sealed it up like it wasn't even there to begin with!"
Elsa looked up at Hiccup as he glanced away from her. Something wasn't right. Helen handed the cake to her.
"There you go, Your Majesty. Enjoy your day!"
Hiccup shook his thoughts away, and smiled at Helen.
"Thank you. Ready to go, Milady?"
Elsa nodded and took Hiccup's outstretched arm as they headed back to castle. As they entered the courtyard, Elsa glanced up at him.
"So… dragon saliva?"
Hiccup sighed, as they entered the castle.
"Well, my… village… where I was originally from was raided by dragons, and the place was covered in dragon saliva… only I discovered it's usefulness. Everyone was more focused on killing dragons, but..."
He paused as Elsa spoke up.
"Hiccup… you've told me all these stories of your homeland, but you never talk about where you were from. Did you… were you exiled? I've read stories of how northerners exiled their people if they broke the law up there… or executed in horrible demeaning ways… like… the..."
"Blood eagle..." Hiccup replied quietly.
Elsa grabbed Hiccup's chin, forcing him to meet her eyes.
"I want to know more about your home. Not your homeland. Your HOME. I can see it in your eyes. You're worried about something. Is it your people? Is your mother okay? Is she..."
Hiccup took her hands, and stared at her as they arrived in the main dining room on the first floor.
"My mother doesn't live in my old village anymore. She's fine. And it's not my people I'm worried about… I..."
Hiccup trailed off, staring at a painting on the wall. His breath caught, and the cake in his hands fell to the floor, splattering all over.
"A… Ad… Adgar… Iduna..."
Elsa turned around and glanced up at the painting of her mother and father.
"How… How do you know their names?"
Hiccup couldn't speak.
"Adgar… was… the King? Then that means..."
Hiccup's eyes widened as he sank to the floor.
"No… no..."
Elsa went to his side.
"Hiccup! Hiccup, talk to me! Please!"
Hiccup's vision blurred and darkness claimed him. The last thing he heard was Elsa screaming his name.
Hiccup awoke several hours later in a cushion of fluffiness. The morning sun had reached its midpoint and was slowly lowering to the horizon. He blinked the blurriness away and saw he was laying in a bed. The sheets and pillows were blue, and the room smelled of perfume. But it was a sweet lavender scent.
"This room… smells… smells like..." His eyes widened. "Elsa! Oh shite!"
He quickly stumbled out of the bed, finding his boots, and placing them on his feet. Sneaking towards the door, he quietly opened it and peeked out into the hall. He quickly stepped outside, and shut the door behind him.
"What happened?" He thought. "I remember we were in the dining room, on the first floor. I was talking to Elsa… and… saw a painting of… Adgar! He… he was the King! He lied to me! All this time! He was lying! And… now… now… he's dead… Oh gods..."
He nearly collapsed again from the shock. But he shook it off, heading downstairs to the front door. He needed to go flying. Flying always helped clear his mind.
Elsa's POV
Elsa wandered the halls after her long meeting. Hiccup was currently passed out in her bed, and she made her way upstairs to see if he was awake. But her thoughts were not of the meeting but Hiccup's health. It had taken a lot out of her, but she had managed to keep her powers in check. But just barely. She had so many questions for him.
"He knows who my parents were? How could he? Maybe Kai would know…"
She spotted Kai ahead of her, and called him over to her.
"Your Majesty? What troubles you?"
"Hiccup… he knew my parent's names… do you know how he could have?"
Kai nodded.
"I was sworn to secrecy by your father to not tell Hiccup his identity, but I knew when Master Haddock asked to court you, I knew I could no longer keep it from him. He would have found out either way. Your father would meet with him, and they would chat, and get to know one another."
"As a matter of fact he was considered as a good friend of your father's outside of the castle. Your father never told Master Haddock his true identity, although his reasons for doing so were a bit flawed if I may say, Your Majesty. How is Master Haddock by the way?"
Elsa shook her head, taking all the information in.
"I haven't checked on him since before my meeting. Last I knew, he was still out cold. I really need to talk to him."
As they arrived at her door, she found it slightly ajar. Elsa gently opened it.
"Hiccup?"
As she stepped inside she noticed her sheets were messy, and Hiccup's boots were gone.
"Hiccup! He's gone!"
Elsa quickly left the room, turning to Kai.
"I have to find him! Can you find Mistress Heather? I believe she's down at the Blacksmith's."
Kai nodded.
"Right away!"
He quickly ran off as Elsa slid down the wall, tucking her legs in.
"Oh, Hiccup… where did you go?"
It was about twenty minutes later when Kai returned with Heather. She did not look happy.
"Where is he?! Where is my best friend?!"
Elsa frowned, standing up.
"I don't know. That's why I need your help! Do you know any place that he would go?"
Heather bit her lip.
"She's hiding something." Elsa thought.
Heather interrupted her thoughts.
"There's one place. But it's inaccessible to horses. I have a way up there, but you need to trust me."
Elsa raised an eyebrow.
"And why should I trust you?"
"Because I love him too! But… I'll never be with him… you… you make him happy. How could I ever do what you do? I trust you with his heart. Don't break it."
Elsa's eyes widened. That was not what she expected.
"You love… him?"
"Awkward..." said a voice. Elsa glanced down to see Olaf standing there.
"Olaf! What are you doing here?"
"I heard shouting, and I felt your fear… I wanted to make sure you were okay..."
Elsa kneeled and hugged him.
"Thank you, Olaf. I'm okay."
She turned to Heather.
"Show me."
Heather nodded.
"Follow me."
Elsa did so and the two headed out of the castle. As the two headed into the woods, Elsa spoke up.
"So where are we going?"
"My house," Heather replied. "The way up to the spot is there. Question first. Are you afraid of flying?"
Elsa was puzzled.
"Flying… what do you..."
A voice called out.
"Heather! So good to see you!"
A red-haired man with dark green eyes stepped out of the trees, with two men, brandishing axes.
Heather grit her teeth and pulled out her double axe and held it out in front of her.
"Dagur! You'll pay for killing my parents!"
"Uh, uh, uh."
Suddenly, Heather and Elsa were surrounded by about twenty men, armed to the teeth. Elsa readied her magic, willing it up, but Heather shook her head. Elsa nodded and willed her magic out, but kept it ready just in case.
Dagur laughed before speaking again.
"Is that anyway to treat your big brother?"
Heather's eyes squinted in confusion.
"Big brother? We're not family!"
"That symbol on your horn says otherwise. You see that symbol is the Chief of Berk's symbol! That horn was given to Oswald the Agreeable to give to his newborn daughter. Oswald was my father!"
Heather's eyes widened as Dagur continued.
"Now, I came here to bring you to Drago Bludvist. He has a need for you! If you come along quietly, your friend there will be unharmed and let go of. We have no quarrel with her."
Elsa pushed Heather behind her.
"I won't let you take her. She is a good citizen of my Kingdom and I will not let her be taken by the likes of you."
Dagur laughed, and the men joined in.
"Oh? Is that so? So I take it you're the Queen then? What are you going to do about it? Your guards aren't here, and you have no weapon."
Elsa frowned, summoning her magic.
"This!"
She slammed her foot down, freezing the ground, and entrapping two of the men in ice as Dagur jumped back just in time.
"Kill her! And grab my sister!"
Heather quickly charged into battle taking down several men while Elsa threw ice spikes, and made several spots of ice on the ground to make the men slip. Dagur charged forward, dodging her magic and grabbed Elsa from behind, pulling a dagger out and putting it against her neck.
"Elsa!" called Heather, but Dagur smirked.
"Uh, uh. One step closer, and I slice her throat. Axe down, hands above your head, and then put these cuffs on you."
One of Dagur's men tossed a pair of cuffs at Heather. Heather frowned, and saw a shadow cross over them. She smirked and began to laugh.
Dagur frowned.
"What's so funny?"
"You really shouldn't have done that."
It started quietly… like the whistle of wind blowing through a poorly built house. It grew though, until horrified recognition showed on the face of the Vikings.
One of the men turned to Dagur.
"Is that...?"
The infamous banshee scream of a Night Fury was now unmistakeable, growing deafening.
"Night Fury!" shouted Dagur. "Get down!"
He shoved Elsa away as a bright purple plasma blast landed just behind him, blowing him off of his feet.
Elsa came to, her ears ringing from the sound of the blast. Black filled her vision. The black slowly morphed to have a green shade to them, and then her vision cleared to see a black dragon, staring at her with concern.
She heard a muffled voice.
"Toothl… prot… her!"
The dragon covered Elsa with one of his wings, growling viciously as some of Dagur's men got to close. As her hearing cleared, she heard the sounds of battle followed by a shout of "Retreat!"
The dragon moved his wing, as an armored being came over, and gently sat her up, leaning her against a tree.
"I got you, Elsa."
A bright light filled her vision.
"Follow the light."
Elsa did so, and the light extinguished.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
Elsa nodded slowly.
"Yes… you're one of the Dragon Whisperers… you saved my life… who are you though?"
The man paused.
"I really didn't want it to come to this. I was going to tell you, Elsa."
He reached behind his head and undid some stays, pulling off the helmet to reveal Hiccup Haddock.
"But I didn't know how..."
Elsa frowned, and spoke quietly.
"Leave."
"Elsa, I..."
"I said leave!"
Her eyes seemed to flash an icy blue. That was it. Her final word. Hiccup sighed.
"Okay. I'll leave. You won't see me again."
Hiccup climbed onto the dragon, and connected himself into the harness. He turned to Heather.
"Can you get her back to the castle, Heather? And please don't yell at her. She doesn't understand dragons like I do. I knew it was a possibility from the start."
Heather nodded.
"I will."
Hiccup nodded back, and placed his helmet back on his head.
"Come on, bud. Back to the house. We're packing up."
The dragon took Hiccup off into the sky and Elsa couldn't help but feel her heart breaking in two. Her eyes closed and the world ceased to exist.
Dagur's POV
Dagur was shoved to the ground in front of Drago. He had just arrived back at Drago's base after two days of sailing, with he and his men's senses on high alert. The Night Fury and it's rider were no joke. He had seen the devastation the two had caused when they escaped Drago. Drago had executed the man in charge of watching them himself. And it was brutal.
"Drago! Good to see you!"
He chuckled nervously.
"You failed me… for the last time, Dagur… and now... you shall pay..."
Dagur watched as Drago brought his bullhook out.
"Wait, wait, wait! I have found you something even better! I know where the Night Fury and his rider are! They're in Arendelle!"
Drago paused.
"I do not care for them. They may have stopped you, but I have the Alpha. No dragon can resist the Alpha's command. So your information is useless. Just like you..."
He started to swing the bullhook, but Dagur stopped him again.
"Wait! You don't need Heather to have an heir! There's someone better!"
Drago stopped and pulled Dagur to his feet by his neck, bringing him to eye level.
"What could be better than the bloodline of the Berserker tribe?"
"The bloodline of a royal and one that has magic!"
"Magic? What kind of magic?"
Dagur all but screamed.
"Ice! She has ice magic!"
Drago dropped Dagur.
"So… her… magic… is that of the same origin of the Alpha's ice blasts?"
"I would assume so," Dagur replied.
Drago smirked.
"Fascinating… Ready the ships! We strike Arendelle at once! I will meet you all in Arendelle!"
The men cheered as they began to prepare the ships. Drago turned to some of his men.
"And take this… useless piece of shite, and throw him in the brig. I have no use for him right now. Oh… and execute the men that failed with him."
Drago chuckled darkly as he watched Dagur getting dragged away to his flagship, and the execution of his men. Grabbing his bullhook, he called the Alpha over, and climbed up onto him.
"Let's go!"
The massive Bewilderbeast slipped into the water, and disappeared save for the top of it's head which Drago stood upon.
Back in the Present…
Hiccup sighed as he flew through the clouds with Toothless. The two were just flying aimlessly, with no real sense on where to go. He had written some letters for Elsa and Anna, giving his apologies, and leaving some presents for the two. He also turned over the keys to his home to Mr. Walters, the land proprietor.
The majority of his things were packed onto a small boat which Toothless had pulled to a small island a couple miles outside of Arendelle. They would retrieve it at a later point.
Heather burst through the clouds, flying on Windshear, watching Hiccup with concern.
"You know… speaking from someone who loves you, she does too."
Hiccup sat up.
"What? You love me?"
"Well I was being pretty obvious. I did try to kiss you the night of Elsa's Coronation."
Hiccup sighed and laid back on his friend's back one more.
"It doesn't matter anymore. She couldn't accept the fact that I have Toothless. She'll never see dragons the way we do."
Nudging Windshear closer to Toothless, Heather dismounted from Windshear, climbing over her wing and onto Toothless. She sat behind Hiccup, holding on tightly.
"I talked with her before I left. She'll come around. It'll take time, Hiccup."
Hiccup didn't respond and just sat up, taking control of Toothless.
"I want to be left alone for a while."
Heather frowned, and climbed back onto Windshear.
"Come on, girl."
But as she dived down, Windshear began to buck, seemingly not in control of herself.
"Windshear? What is it, girl?"
Windshear's pupils turned to slits.
"Hiccup! Something is wrong with Windshear!"
Hiccup quickly flew down on Toothless, stopping next to Windshear. Toothless barked at her, getting her attention, her pupils returning to normal as she shook her head.
Heather sighed, rubbing her dragon's neck.
"What was that?"
Hiccup glanced down.
"Oh, no. It's Drago, and his Bewilderbeast! They're heading south... towards… Arendelle... Elsa! Go, bud!"
Toothless took off like a bullet, diving down towards the ocean, and leveling out, speeding just above the water's surface. The Bewilderbeast was fast underwater, and Toothless couldn't keep up.
"Come on, bud! We need to get to Elsa!"
Windshear raced down, catching up to Toothless, but just barely.
"Hiccup," called Heather. "You're not going to be able to keep up with the Alpha! You're going to hurt Toothless!"
Hiccup snapped out of his daze, and sighed.
"Slow down, bud."
Toothless did so, panting.
"I'm sorry, bud… I shouldn't have pushed you so hard."
Toothless crooned softly as Hiccup rubbed his head. He turned to Heather.
"We need to stop Drago. Let's get back to Arendelle."
The four friends headed south once more. Hiccup knew Elsa could take care of herself, but he hoped she could hold out long enough for them to get there.
Elsa's POV
Elsa sighed as she sat in her room, reading the letter Hiccup left for her. It wasn't that first time she read it, but she studied it over and over again, trying to make sense of everything. The day after the skirmish, a guard had been posted all over the kingdom, making sure the citizens were safe. That same day, Elsa had found her father's journal and read about the times that her father met with Hiccup.
When she read the entry that said Hiccup was nervous introducing Toothless to her father, and how nervous he seemed to him that he could possibly be reported to the authorities and forced to leave, it made her heart seize.
"Oh… Hiccup… I've made a mistake."
She closed the journal and went to her balcony, stepping out into the morning sun. She closed eyes
"Please… gods… if you're listening… please bring Hiccup back to me. I want him to know I'm sorry. And if he doesn't accept me… I… will accept it… with reluctance… but I will accept it nevertheless."
Opening her eyes, she stared out at the ocean, seeing bubbles forming on the surface. The castle seemed to shake and the water seemed to split as a massive dragon ascended from the depths, roaring loudly. Elsa noticed it had two gigantic tusks and was a dark, muddy gray color. She watched as a swarm of dragons followed it, and circled around it, like swarm of bees protecting it's queen.
Summoning her magic, she made an ice slide, and slid down it into the courtyard. Once in the courtyard, the massive dragon turned towards the courtyard, and lowered its tusks against the bridge leading to the castle cates. She watched a cloaked man climb down from the dragon and make his way towards her, a smirk on his face.
"Queen Elsa of Arendelle, I assume. It seems that Dagur forgot to mention your beauty."
Elsa frowned, and formed some ice in her hands.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
The formation of ice in her hands didn't faze the man in the slightest.
"I am Drago Bludvist. A man of the people. Dedicated to free the people from the tyranny of dragonkind. As for what I want… I want you… you shall give me an heir with your abilities… one that can take my place one day. For you see..."
Drago coughed harshly, blood flying from his mouth. He raised his arm and wiped the red stains off his mouth.
"I am dying. Consumption… the healers say I have about five years left. And I need an heir to continue my life's work. One that's stronger than me. And you shall provide that heir."
Elsa was disgusted.
"I'm not letting you have your way with me just so you can have an heir! And I won't let you do the same to anyone else!"
Drago laughed.
"I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice. For you see… I have the alpha. It follows my command. All I have to do is wave my bullhook, and it will destroy your kingdom, and everyone in it."
Elsa gasped.
"You wouldn't!"
"Do you really want to test my patience girl?"
Elsa was about to respond, when a familiar whistling noise was heard as a familiar black dragon dragon landed in the courtyard, followed by a silver one. On their backs were two armored riders.
"STOP! Stop!"
The armored man pulled off his helmet, revealing Hiccup, climbing off of the black dragon.
"All of this loss, and for what? To become unstoppable? To rule the world? Dragons are kind, amazing creatures that can bring people together."
Drago chuckled, unclipping something attached to his shoulder.
"Or tear them apart."
He pulled off his left arm, revealing the scars and damaged nerves from where he lost his real arm.
"You see, I know what it is to live in fear. To see my village burned, my family taken. But even as a boy, left with nothing, I vowed to rise above the fear of dragons and liberate the people of this world."
"Then why a dragon army?" asked Hiccup.
"Well, you need dragons to conquer other dragons."
Hiccup scoffed.
"Or maybe you need dragons to conquer people. To control those who follow you... and to get rid of those who won't."
Draco laughed.
"Clever boy. Stand aside, and let me claim my prize."
Hiccup stood in front of Elsa.
"No… I won't let you near her."
He drew "Inferno" from his thigh and activated it. Drago smirked.
"A challenge then? So be it."
Drago charged, swinging his bullhook. Hiccup raised Inferno to block, but was surprised to see the blade bend from the strike.
"What? I reinforced it with Gronkle Iron!"
He dodged another swipe from Drago.
"You think this is an ordinary bullhook?" Drago taunted. "I had it made from Gronkle Iron! The Dragon Hunters had discovered it's abilities long before you ever did!"
Hiccup went to strike Drago, and locked blades with him.
"Once I defeat you, I won't kill you. I will chain you to the ground, and I will make you watch as I take her virtue right in front of you. And then I will kill you right in front of her."
Hiccup could only see red, and striked Drago's arm, cutting into his skin.
"I won't let you!"
Drago growled and back-handed Hiccup, knocking him into the ground. While he was still dazed, Drago raised his bullhook, and stabbed him. Right into his left leg. He raised his foot to crush Hiccup's ribs but was stopped by a shout.
"Noooooo!"
A blast of ice caught him off guard, and knocked him down to the ground. He stood up, coughing up more blood.
"Well… you've certainly tested my patience. But if you won't submit… I have my back-up."
Grabbing the bullhook, he ripped it out of Hiccup's leg, causing him to scream in pain. Drago kicked Hiccup away, his limp body rolling.
"You should have chosen to submit, Queen Elsa. Now… you shall die."
Drago began to scream wildly summoning the Bewilderbeast. It towered over the castle walls, staring coldly at Elsa.
"No dragon can resist the Alpha's command. So he who controls the Alpha, controls them all," Drago said.
After pointing the bullhook at the Bewilderbeast, he pointed at Toothless and Windshear, who began to roar and screech in pain.
"Witness true strength. The strength of will over others. In the face of it, you are nothing!"
Both dragons' eyes turned to slits and Drago pointed the bullhook at Elsa. The two dragons turned and started walking towards Elsa, their mouths opening wide. Elsa stumbled back, throwing up ice shields to block them off only for them to be blasted apart, shards of ice raining down. Heather launched herself at Windshear.
"Snap out of it girl!"
Windshear ignored her rider's pleads and threw her off, knocking her out. Elsa was backed against the wall. There was nowhere to go.
"This is how I'm going to die… I'm sorry, Anna… Hiccup…"
The dragons' mouths opened wide, gases to ignite the flames pouring from their mouths. Elsa closed her eyes.
"Elsa!"
She felt a heavy mass push her aside as the dragon's fired. Her vision blurred as she hit the ground, her ears ringing. Sitting up she saw pieces of black armor around her, and an unconscious form laying in the middle of the blast zone.
Elsa gasped.
"HICCUP!"
She got to her feet, and went to his side, cradling him. His face was covered in soot, and his chest armor was completely destroyed, his eyes closed.
"Hiccup, no! Wake up! I can't lose you! Hiccup!"
Just then she heard a growl coming from the black dragon, it's pupils dilated slightly. But it wasn't facing her. With a loud roar, the dragon's back fins lit up an electric blue color. Blue gas poured from his mouth. It turned to Elsa, looking for reassurance it's pupils wide. Sensing this was important, Elsa nodded her consent, and the black dragon roared loudly at the Alpha dragon, seemingly challenging it.
"It's challenging the alpha!"
"To… protect… you…"
Elsa glanced over to see Heather sitting up holding her head, a big gash in it.
"Are you okay?"
"I'll live."
The two watched as the Bewilderbeast fought back, knocking down part of the castle walls to hit Toothless. Toothless jumped back and shot it with several high-powered plasma blasts as the Alpha began to lose concentration. The first dragon to awaken was Windshear. She shook her head to see Toothless fighting and immediately went over to his side, fighting alongside him.
The two roared at Drago's dragons, telling them to come and fight alongside them to be free, and Elsa and Heather watched as Drago's dragons flew to their side.
Drago watched with horror as he quickly got to his feet, climbing up the tusk of his dragon.
"No, no, no, no! No! Fight back! Fight! FIGHT! What's the matter with you?"
Elsa stood up and walked over to Toothless, calling out to Drago. It almost felt like Hiccup was speaking through her.
"Now do you get it? This is what it is to earn a dragon's loyalty. Let this end now."
Drago frowned, raising his bullhook.
"Never! Come on!"
The Bewilderbeast charged as Toothless turned to all of the dragons. With a roar from the Night Fury, all of the dragons opened fire on the Bewilderbeast, pummeling it. As they did so one of the blasts knocked off Drago's prosthetic arm. The Bewilderbeast reeled back in anger, about to unleash one last blast to defeat the group. Toothless charged up one massive blast and let loose, the impact shattering several of the windows of the castle from the shockwave, and shearing off one of the tusks of the Bewilderbeast.
With a high-pitched roar, Toothless ended the battle. The Bewilderbeast whined as it submitted defeat. Elsa called up to Drago one last time.
"The Alpha protects them all."
The Bewilderbeast retreating diving into the water and taking Drago with it. Toothless watched as several dragons touched down in the courtyard and bowed to him. Something he wasn't expecting.
Elsa watched.
"What's happening?"
Heather leaned against Windshear.
"They're naming Toothless as their King."
With a roar from Toothless, the dragons left and headed into the mountains. Then he came over, and stared at Elsa sadly. A wracking cough caught their attention. Elsa turned to see Hiccup trying to sit up. His face was pale.
"Did... did we win?""
Elsa immediately went to his side.
"Hiccup! You're okay!"
"What happened? All I remember is pushing you out of the way…."
"Toothless challenged the Alpha… he's King apparently now..."
Hiccup put his hand on his dragon's snout.
"You never cease to amaze me, bud. Thank you."
Hiccup's hand fell limp, and his eyes closed. Elsa shook him.
"No, no! I just got you back! I'm not losing you! Somebody help!"
Elsa held Hiccup tightly, refusing to let go even as the castle doctor's carried him inside. Once he was taken to the surgery, Elsa was separated from him. She fought back, trying to get close to him.
"No! I need to be by his side!"
Gerda and Kai held her tightly.
"Let the doctors work, Elsa!"
Elsa watched with horror as one of the doctors had grabbed a bone saw.
"We're going to have to amputate his leg. There's no saving it."
Elsa watched as they brought the saw to his leg just as the door shut.
"HICCUP!"
Elsa sighed, drinking some hot chocolate. Hiccup had been comatose for a week. He was alive, but he had lost his left leg. Toothless felt awful because of the damage he had done. For almost three days straight he wouldn't eat or drink. It had taken a stern talking to from her sister to make him eat and drink again, but he ate very little. The bond between him and his rider was strong. There was no doubt about that.
Heather was in the midst of recovering as well from her head wound, and had a minor concussion. Elsa had meanwhile managed to quell the fears of her people and was helping throughout the Kingdom, helping her people fix everything just to keep her mind off of Hiccup. Her advisors had told her to rest, but she wouldn't have any of it. Not until Hiccup woke up.
The dragons that Toothless had sent into the mountains had stayed quiet, not starting any trouble, for which she was thankful. She was sure Hiccup would have an idea on how to take care of them. She had sent a standing order out to her people to not go near them or attack them just to be safe.
She watched Hiccup carefully as he slept, taking another sip of her hot chocolate. She checked the time.
"Another meeting… great…"
Elsa placed her hot chocolate down, and stood up. As she reached the door, she heard a groan. Elsa quickly glanced over at Hiccup, but was disappointed to see no sign of movement.
She turned for the door again, but…
"Els… Elsa?"
Elsa froze stiff, and turned around to see Hiccup turning his head side to side.
"Hiccup!"
She quickly went to his side and took his hand.
"I'm here, Hiccup. I'm here! Doctor Morris!"
Doctor Morris quickly came in and checked his pulse.
"It seems he's waking up. It's a bloody miracle."
Hiccup slowly opened his eyes.
"Elsa… what… what happened?"
"Shh, my love. Just rest. You're okay. We're both okay."
It wasn't until about a week later that Hiccup was finally able to walk around. He had a wooden peg leg on until he could build a replacement foot. Elsa had told him no forge work until he was fully recovered.
Elsa was by his side, helping him get used to the new leg in the main square.
"Okay, you got it this time."
She let go of Hiccup gently as he tried to walk on his own. He took one step forward and slipped, Toothless quickly catching him.
"Thanks, bud."
Elsa helped Hiccup back up, holding his now shaved chin.
"Can I please just go build my foot? The forge is right there! Just give me an hour!"
"No, Hiccup!"
"Please?! I can't walk with this thing!"
"No!"
"Please," Hiccup pleaded. "What can I do for you so you can say yes?"
Elsa crossed her arms over her chest, and sighed. She poked his chest as she spoke up.
"Don't ever scare me like you did two weeks ago again. I thought I'd lost you."
Hiccup sighed, and wrapped his arms around her.
"You won't lose me. I promise you. I love you too much for that."
Elsa froze.
"Did you just say what I thought you said?"
Hiccup smiled.
"Yeah. You did, Elsa. I love you. With everything I am. And with everything I will become."
He pulled out a necklace.
"My mother found this. It was her betrothal gift from my father. It's supposed to be passed down. And she gave it to me, to give to you."
Elsa gently fingered the rusty necklace.
"Hiccup… I don't know what to say… it's beautiful… rust and all… Hiccup Haddock… I love you. With everything I am… and with everything I will become."
Elsa bowed her head and Hiccup slipped the necklace over her.
"It looks good on you."
Elsa blushed.
"I love you."
Hiccup smiled.
"I love you too."
The two leaned in to kiss each other when a voice shattered the moment.
"Hiccup?"
Both Elsa and Hiccup pulled away to see a blond-haired woman, staring at the two. There was a simple leather kransen in her hair which was in a braid down over her left shoulder. She wore a simple red tunic with metal shoulder pauldrons, a fur hood, a skirt with skulls, and blunted spikes with blue leggings, and fur boots. Her arms were wrapped in fur arm warmers, and a familiar axe was slung over her back, the blade chipped and worn. The woman may have grown up, but Hiccup would recognize those blue eyes anywhere.
"Astrid?"
Dun Dun Daaaaah! Astrid is back! Did you enjoy that twist?! Anyways, it's time for the Reviews Review!
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