Astrid's POV

After Hiccup properly introduced everybody, including the dragons who were poking their heads in out of curiosity, Mr. Haddock asked us to join him for lunch.

Lunch was being served and I noticed the butler Jonathan discreetly elbow his boss.

Mr.Haddock then turned towards his son and said. "Hiccup, son. I owe you a very big apology. I shouldn't have acted the way I did, or tried to set you up on dates, or belittled you." He was saying and I saw Hiccup's eyes widen. "I shouldn't have expected you to take over. You were right. I shouldn't have tried to control your life, or ignore your wishes, and for that I am truly sorry. I've missed you terribly ever since you left and I hope that you'll find it in your heart to forgive me I promise to be a better father."

We all looked astonished at the heartfelt apology and then I noticed Hiccup had tears in his eyes.

Hiccup moved fast. He surprised his father by giving him a hug. "Of course I forgive you dad. I just never thought you would listen to me. Can we start over?"

"Yes we can son." Mr.Haddock answered and then we all heard sobs down the table. All of us looked in the direction of the twins who were openly crying.

"Sorry." Tuffnut said. "It's just that touching family reunions like this make us cry."

"It's just so beautiful." Ruffnut added as she used a napkin to wipe the tears from her eyes.

After the twins stopped sobbing Hiccup explained what we were doing here.

"So you want to get in the caverns." Stoick, as he told us that we could call him that, said as he began to sip his drink. "Shouldn't be too hard. But what I don't understand is why you would take a young boy along with you on this quest."

"Because he's my daddy!!" Soren happily piped up, causing both Stoick and Hiccup to choke and sputter.

Everybody else at the table couldn't help but let out guffaws of laughter. Snotlout and Fishlegs nearly fell out of their seats while the twins were holding their stomachs.

Stoick looked to Hiccup in shock and then asked "Who is the mother?!"

"Why Astrid of course." Soren said cheerfully. I tried to make myself smaller at the table as I saw Stoick's eyebrows shoot up as he looked in my direction in shock.

"What......How......When?" Stoick sputtered and it was the butler who spoke next. "Sir, you know exactly how babies are made, or should I start explaining."

Hiccup simply rolled his eyes and then said. "I left here 5 years ago and Soren is seven."

"And a half" Soren added proudly.

"You do the math." Hiccup then stated.

"You love me anyways." Soren said giving everyone the innocent look.

"You've been getting lessons from Toothless." Hiccup simply stated and then ruffled the boy's head. "And yes brat, we do love you."

Then suddenly Stoick started chuckling. "Well now I've got a grandson." He said between chuckles. "And a future daughter-in-law."

This caused both Hiccup and I to blush like crazy. We had a very animated lunch and then Stoick led us to the basement area which was a giant den. One of the walls was covered with a large tapestry.

"Whoa." Fishlegs exclaimed as he looked at it. Then I realized what it was.

"A family tree?" I question and both Stoick and Hiccup nod.

"It's been here since before the corporation system." Stoick explained.

"These dates go back centuries!!" Fishlegs stated as he moved in for a closer look. His inner historian coming out in full force.

"So why lead us here?" The twins asked as they joined Fishlegs out of curiosity.

"Behind the tapestry is a door that connects to the caverns." Hiccup said as he moved to get the tapestry out of the way.

"WAIT!!" Fishlegs suddenly shouted while pointing towards a name.

"What is it Fish?" Hiccup asked.

"Look at that name." Fishlegs said. "That's Speedfast."

"Yeah dude. So?" Ruffnut questioned.

"Don't you guys remember. Furious said that Grimbeard's original name was Speedfast." Fishlegs stated. "And not just that. Look at his descendants. Furious stated that his rider was the eldest son of Speedfast. Which according to this genealogy would have been Hiccup the 2nd."

"It might have been the irony of it all that had Furious cracking up." Snotlout commented as he now also examined the tapestry with interest. "So the Haddock's are actually descendants from the last King of the Wilderwest?"

"I wouldn't say the last King." Fishlegs replied. "Before Grimbeard made his prophesy, the title was passed down from father to son. The first King's name should probably also be up there but the further up we go the less accurate the dates become."

Stoick and Hiccup were both looking at each other in shock. "Who knew." Stoick commented and then proceeded to carefully move the tapestry to reveal a heavy iron door. Inky blackness greeted us as the doors were opened.

"We're going to need the dragons." Hiccup commented. "Torches won't give enough light."

The house was big enough for the dragons to easily pass through and they were more than happy to accompany us through the tunnel. Hookfang especially was looking proud as his entire body provided the most light.

The tunnel had stairs carved out of the stone and we followed it all the way down to the caverns. High cavern ceilings were decorated with stalagmites from which water dripped down.

It was at least a 40 minute walk before we came to another set of heavy iron doors. These had intricate carvings in them depicting dragons of various types.

"This is as far as it goes." Stoick stated. "I don't have the key for this."

"But I think we do." Hiccup said as he pulled out the key he had gotten from Cami. "This is supposed to be the key-that-opens-all-locks. Why don't we give it a try."

Hiccup fitted the key into the small keyhole and turned. The door unlocked much to everyone's surprise.

Stoick proceeded to push open the heavy doors. We entered the room which was circular and saw that the walls were elegantly decorated with dragon carvings. In the middle of the room, upon a pedestal, lay a single black marble coffin.

"This is a crypt." Fishlegs whispered. "What is a crypt doing here?"

Then suddenly a voice, which was enhanced by the acoustics of the room, spoke. "Who dares disturb my master's resting place!"