So I really don't know what I'm doing anymore. This is just kinda all flowing out. So if things take a weird turn, don't blame me cause I didn't do it. Also as I read back through the start of this I see that it kinda got real bloody real fast.

"Dragon Raid!" A shout rang out, one that echoed over the whole of Berk. A phrase that when shouted was capable of instantly waking people up and getting them moving faster than anything else. Soon after a large roar sounded from up high and the shapes of the Dragons started to become visible.

"To Arms!" A second shout called out from further in the village as the writhing mass of flying reptiles descended on the village of Berk, looking to steal anything that could be considered food. As they descended upon Berk, a symphony of war cries and the sound of metal banging rose up to meet them. To an outside observer, what happened next could only be described as pure and utter chaos; but to the Berkians is was almost like a dance.

Swords, axes, hammers, bolas and the occasional spear got swung or trust up at the raiding Dragons while sharp claws and teeth along with fire and Nadder Spines were coming straight back down at the defending Berkians. The two massive torches were lit and lifted into the air, illuminating more of the beasts in the air as the two sides collided.

Steel tore through flesh, the Vikings on the ground excellent at finding the weak parts in the dragons natural scale armor. Claws and teeth ripping through the feeble leather armor and wooden shields that the Vikings were using to defend themselves as fire and explosions roasted others.

"Fire!" the cry went out above the cacophony sounds of battle. While normally the fire brigade would be staffed for a few years at a time by the young teens who would be allowed out of the safety of the Great Hall in preparation for going through Dragon Training. However, with there being no teens in the town since that one raid almost sixteen years ago and Hiccups abduction almost a year ago, the oldest child was young Gustav who was only ten years old. This meant that the fire brigade was comprised of those who normally would be hiding in the safety of the Great Hall.

Stoick was moving throughout the village, checking on other Vikings as they fought back against the raiding dragons. As he moved back and forth through the village, he started to notice a change in the behavior in the dragons. They were acting more aggressive and less organized than in the past. More of the dragons were more desperate in searching for food or destroying buildings when compared to before. Before when there was the methodical search for food and protection of their fellow dragons.

"Hoark, what are we dealing with?" Stoick asked one of the night watchmen.

"The same: Nadders, Gronckles, Zipplebacks, and Helga said she saw a Monstrous Nightmare or two on the far side of the village." Came the response from the man.

"Any sign of that damned Night Fury yet?" Stoick asked, hoping the answer would be yes so he could finally have his revenge on the demon for taking his son.

"No sign yet Stoick," Hoark answered him.

"Fine," Stoick growled out, "Take some men over to the far side and see what you can do about those Nightmares."

"Aye," was the response from the man as he hurried off to do just that. Stoick looked up at the night sky to see some of the stars twinkle. It was at that moment, all alone in the middle of a raid, that Stoick felt the most exposed and vulnerable and he felt the weight of everything that had and was happening truly resting on his shoulders. This however only lasted a few moments before he picked up his hammer from where it had slid out of his hand and thundered back into the battle, ready to defend his home and revenge on what dragons did to his family.

High above the raid, unknown to Stoick and the rest of the Berkians, the was a Night Fury was circling the village. He and his rider were watching the raid devolve into the slugfest that they normally became. While the rider had no true attachments to Berk, other than one man, he still did not want to see the village burn or dead on either side.

"Want to try this out bud?" Hiccup asked his best friend.

"Not really, considering you made this idea up in the last few minutes," Zahnlos said to his rider.

"Oh come on, what's the worst that could go wrong?" Hiccup asked, sarcasm bleeding into this voice.

"A lot actually, not that pointing them out to you would make you change your mind anyway," came the response.

"Oh quit your pouting ya big baby boo."

"Let's just get this over with," Zahnlos responded, causing Hiccup to smile at the little victory. Hiccup then started to stretch his mind out across the raiding dragons; as his mind would reach each dragon he would simultaneously cut off the Queen's connection and then remove Her presence from their minds.

As they were being liberated from the Queen's control, they stopped raiding and started to circle around Hiccup and Zahnlos until all the dragons were free.

Meanwhile, on the ground, all the Vikings had noticed the sudden change in the dragon's behavior. How they dropped anything they had and started to fly up and circle the village in a rather large spiral shape.

"Keep watching them and be ready for an attack!" Stoick called out to the Berkians around him as he saw many of them using the respite to try and rest, which inadvertently took their attention away from the circling dragons. As the Chief went to find Gobber, by far the expert on the limited knowledge they had on dragon behavior, many of the dragons that were circling above roared.

All the Vikings grabbed their weapons and jumped up, ready for the intense melee to start all over again. Except, it didn't. With the Vikings looking on in shock, the entire raiding part of dragons simply flew away. So shocked were they, that they did not notice that all the dragons flew away in the opposite direction of Helheim's gate, where the Nest was. Nor did they noticed a single Night Fury hovering for a few more moments before following the departing dragons. As the last dragon flew out of view, a huge cheer rang up from the Vikings of Berk as they thought they had finally beaten back a raid.

"Gobber!" Stoick called out as he got close to the forge. "Do you have any idea what just happened?"

"I have no idea chief," Gobber said as he looked around at the rest of the villagers cheering, before whispering to his friend. "But it wasn't anything we did, I can tell you that. They seemed to be rallying before they flew away."

"Well don't let anybody know, they needed this victory to keep up their spirits," Stoick told him, patting his friend on the back. With that, Stoick left to start the processes of getting the village cleaned up and repaired after the raid.

Meanwhile, up in the air, Hiccup and Toothless had caught up to the flock of dragons that had formerly be enthralled to the Queen. As Hiccup looked over the flock he couldn't help but feel the sheer joy that was being radiated from the nearly one hundred and fifty dragons that were now flying towards the safety of the Sanctuary instead of living in fear under Her reign.

"How do you think your mother is going to react when we arrive back with this lot in tow?" Zahnlos asked, curious to see if his bonded had thought that far ahead.

"I bet she will be scared I did this on my own given how mother bear she was this morning, but the new dragons should keep her busy enough." Came the response, which would have sounded like a confident one to anybody that didn't have a direct connection to the teen's emotions.

"You're scared of her reaction aren't you?" Zahnlos questioned.

"No, I'm seventeen years old and while I understand she worries for me, I can take care of myself. Plus I have you with me." Hiccup said, leaning forward enough so he can wrap his arms around his Zahnlos's neck.

"Ya, love you too Hiccup," Zahnlos answer, the best he could really do given they were flying. As the two continued to the Sanctuary they just enjoyed the feeling of being together and flying. During the few hour long flight a few of the recently freed dragons from the raid split off and went their own ways, but none turned around and headed back towards Her. Once they got within sight of the Sanctuary Hiccup sat up in the saddle and they looked at the large blueish-green ice structure.

"Are you ready to do this?" Zahnlos asked as they got closer, seeing Valka atop Cloudjumper and a few others exit the Sanctuary to intercept them.

"Not really, but It's going to happen anyways," Hiccup responded.

"Brace yourself, I can already hear her shouting already," Zahnlos informed him. Sure enough, Hiccup soon saw his mother and he could tell by her body language she was shouting at them. As they got closer she started to sign, forceful gestures conveying the same meaning as if she was shouting.

Where did all these dragons come from? Please tell me you didn't raid the Nest.

I might have stopped a raid and these are the dragons from that raid. Hiccup responded, waiting for the scathing response.

Do you know how worried I was about you!? Valka asked him, the two pairs now flying side by side towards the Sanctuary.

Super worried I bet. Hiccup sarcastically signed back at her.

Hiccup, I wasn't there as you grew up because I was afraid you would reject me, Valka started, but now that I know you took after me this whole time I'm afraid of losing you again. This made Hiccup stop and think. Was having his mom, who he had only known for little over a year, worry about his health and wellbeing all that bad?

I get that you are afraid of losing me Mom, I don't want to lose you either, but you can't keep coddling Zahnlos and I like we are babies. We need our room to spread our wings. Hiccup said, hoping the analogy of a dragon pup learning to fly would hit home with Valka, who had spent more time around the dragons and their young than her own. By this time they had made it back to the sanctuary and were landing, giving Vala some extra time to think about what he son was saying.

Had she really been smothering the pair so much that they felt oppressed? While she didn't want to admit it, the evidence that it was happening was right in front of her. Did they resent her for it? That thought also came into her head, as ludicrous as it seems in hindsight, but it made sense that they might, given how they were talking and acting.

I know you want to try and go back to me being your little boy cause you missed so much, but I'm not that small child anymore. If Zahnlos hadn't taken me from Berk I would be an assistant blacksmith under Gobber instead of his apprentice, Hiccup told her, adding more for her to think about. As Valka looked at him, she saw both of her boys look towards where the King was.

Go, She signed before Hiccup had a chance to, We can finish this later after you have finished talking with the King. Hiccup signed a quick thank you and I love you before closing the distance and giving his mother a hug. While it was only a short hug that was a simple means to conveying love, to Valka it meant that Hiccup, and most likely Zahnlos as well, held no resentment towards her.

"I promise I'll change," She said as Hiccup jumped onto Zahnlos's back and the pair took off for the 'Throne Room'. It didn't take them long to get there, both knowing the way almost by instinct.

"Hiccup, Zahnlos, While I think it is commendable that you are trying to do something about the raids in a non-violent way; do you think that bringing all the dragons you free here is the best idea?" The King asked the pair.

"I did not want the dragons to be enthralled once again by Her once again. This seemed like the best idea at the time that we were stealing the raid away from Her," Hiccup responded.

"While I certainly can see the long-term value of taking her subjects away from her, I don't think we can house all of them here."

"Then we will have to find another place to take them that is far enough away from Her that they don't go back."

"Indeed," The King responded, the trio thinking about where they could leave any future dragons they take away from Her.

So if this is an odd ending, it's because I said I would get this out today and I just don't want to do anything cause it's cold rainy Saturday...perfect for cuddling with my blanket and a book or gaming. So the Semester has started and School sucks, like normal. But I'm now cross-posting this story on both Fanfiction, Wattpad, AND AO3. So that's been fun along with my Tumblr account, which if you were looking at it, last night I posted a small spoiler. Oh right, I have a Tumblr account now! Username is Thearizona-Writer.

Like always, if y'all have any questions at all you know how to get into contact with me. Drop a review and I'll see it!

Semper Fi,

Thearizona