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Stoick and (F/N) fly side-by-side, Gobber flying a few feet behind them. The snowy wind stinging their faces and collecting in their facial hair.

"Boar-headed! Just like his mother!" Stoick growls, shaking his head. "Aye, she could never stay put either. And the lass! Exactly like
(M/N). Always wanting to help and protect those she loves."

(F/N) sighs at the his late wife's name, no matter how much time had passed, he still felt a slight sting in his chest.

"Ah, they're just twenty!" Gobber waves his arm with a shrug. "And Vikings. Could there be a worse combination?" He laughs, "When I think of how stubborn and senseless you were back in the day.."

Gobber pauses, his face falling.

"Oh. Well, not much has changed, actually."

Stoick sighs heavily, looking down. "You know what he's like. They won't give up, Gobber. If they find Drago...before we find them..

"Ah, nothing can hurt them while that Woolly Howl and Nightfury are with them!" Gobber
disagrees, (F/N) looking to his friend and nodding. "And Hiccup will protect (Y/N) with all his might."

Stoick looks to the side, squinting as he was temporarily blinded. His eyes widen when he sees a..

..wooden finger? Floating in the ice?

He steers Skullcrusher down, both Gobber and (F/N) quickly following in confusion. The Commander reaches down, swiftly grabbing the item and pulling it to his chest.

Stoick reaches and grabs Hiccup's mask, sitting up and looking over at his friends.

They both share a look of concern before Stoick takes in a deep breath, leaning down and offering the mask to Skullcrusher.

"Find them, Skull crusher, Find them."

Skullcrusher takes in the scent, roaring loudly as he swiftly follows the trail.

...

"H-Hold on, wait just a minute!" Hiccup stammers as him and (Y/N) race after Valka through the narrow tunnel, the same masked figure following not to far behind.

"Wait!" (Y/N) calls, staggering and sighing in relief as Hiccup catches her.

"This way!" Valka cheerfully replies.

"Come back here!" Hiccup calls with a sigh as she easily climbs up rocks.

"Come!" She repeats, gesturing for them to follow.

"You can't just say something like that and run off!" Hiccup pants lightly, jumping over the rocks as (Y/N) follows.

Toothless and (D/N) followed behind, (D/N)
rumbling in confusion as his rider shrugs with a confused face.

"You're my mother?" Hiccup says in disbelief, shaking his head as we continue.

"I mean, what the...do you grasp how insane this sounds?"

"Come, quicklv!"

"Wait! Can't we just talk?" (Y/N) calls, watching impressed as Valka easily scales a tall stone wall.

"I have questions!" Hiccup shouts, grunting as he tries climbing the wall, failing each time.

"Where have you been all this time?

"What have you been doing?"

Toothless boosts Hiccup up, climbing after him as (D/N) grabs the back of (Y/N)'s collar, gently lifting her up and nudging her onto the ledge as they chase after them.

"They said you were dead!" Hiccup continues, shaking his head.

"Everyone thinks you were eaten by.."

He trails off, coming to a stop as (Y/N) staggers back. She grunts, shoving past him with a huff before gasping, the sight of thousands of dragons flying around a green scenery, domed in by smooth ice.

Baby Gronckles played with one another nearby as they walked into the wide space,
(D/N) chittering and looking around with perked ears.

Hiccup jumps, (Y/N) laughing as a dragon swoops in front of them, joining the others.

Toothless shakes his head with a soft rumble, Hiccup backing into (Y/N) accidentally when he sees Valka above with the same large dragon from before.

(Y/N) tilts her head with a frown, looking around for the other person, but they were nowhere in sight.

"This is where you've been for twenty years?"
Hiccup breathes out, looking around.

Valka nods, a nervous smile on her face as she looks between the two.

"You've been rescuing them."

(Y/N) let's out a soft laugh, smiling.

"Mom would go nuts for this place.."

Valka looks down at her with a head tilt, her eyes narrowed before she smiles again.

(D/N) rumbles, making me look back before holding back a laugh at the sight of Toothless trying to avoid a light green dragon snuggling
him.

"You're...not upset?"

"What? No. I-I don't know," Hiccup stammers, rubbing his neck. "It's a bit much to get my head around, to be frank. It's not every day you find out your mother is some kind of crazy, feral, vigilante dragon lady."

Valka laughs softly, using her staff as her dragon gently lowers her.

"At least I'm not boring, right?"

"I suppose there is...that one specific thing." Hiccup mumbles, gently rubbing the neck of a dragon as it nudges at him.

"Do you like it?"

"I don't have the words," Hiccup and (Y/N) look around before her gaze focuses on Toothless being swarmed by dragons.

He lowers down in nervousness, jumping as a dragon lifts up his rear to smell him. (D/N) roars loudly, causing the dragons to disperse as Valka chuckles.

"Can I..?" She softly asks, making the girl nod.

"Of course!"

Hiccup nods with a grin, watching as she approaches (D/N) and Toothless. "Oh, they're beautiful!" She coos, (D/N) sniffing at her with a head tilt.

Valka giggles, rubbing under his chin as he purrs softly, Toothless rumbling and nuzzling into her hand as she gently rubs his neck.

"Incredible! They might very well be the last of their kind. How sweet they found each other," Valka gushes as Toothless rolls on his back, (D/N) stretching his wings.

"Oh! Look, he's your age!"

"Wow," Hiccup chuckles, wrapping an arm around (Y/N)'s shoulders and leaning against her.

"No wonder you get along so well!"

"Incredible.." (Y/N) whispers, making her look back with a smile.

She approaches (D/N), gently opening his wings and staring intensely at the lines along the underside.

"He's younger!! But he seems more mature!"

Valka chuckles, watching as (D/N) puffs his chest out as Toothless rolls his eyes, bending down and playing with the women.

Hiccup grins down at (Y/N), pecking her forehead with a sigh.

"Oh my.."

They both turn to Valka with a raised brow, watching as she strokes (D/N)'s eyes, her eyes wide as she traces the red dots decorating his eyes.

"You're alike, you and him.." she speaks up, pointing to (Y/N) before gesturing to (D/N), the girl chuckling softly.

"I suppose.."

Toothless suddenly barks, Valka's attention now on him, he retracts his teeth, the women gasping at the sight.

"And retractable teeth! How did you two
manage..?"

"We..found them in the woods," Hiccup nervously replies, scratching his head as she looks back at him. "They were shot down and wounded."

Valka looks back at them, her eyes narrowed as she looks at (D/N)'s prosthetic claw, sighing as she walks towards a dragon.

"This Snafflefang lost his leg in one of Drago
Bludvist's iron traps."

The blue dragon kindly smiles, his back foot missing.

"This Raincutter had her wing sliced by a razor netting."

The dragon raises its wing, revealing a large gash across it.

"This poor Hobblegrunt was blinded by a tree snare," Valka sighs, waving her hand and getting the dragons attention.

It purrs happily, rubbing against her and changing from purple to green. "And then left to die alone and scared."

She walks around, whistling softly. A small chitter could be heard, the yellow Changewing rumbling as they make their way towards the women.

"And this poor sweetheart...caught in one of Drago's traps, her leg needed severe healing.." Valka softly coos as the dragon approaches.

"He wanted her as a trophy..luckily she got away and found me.."

The Changewing squeaks softly, backing away as (D/N) rumbles at her.

"She's much braver when her rider is here,"

Valka chuckles softly, the dragon hiding behind her.

"Her rider?" (Y/N) question, looking at Hiccup.

"The person you were with is her rider?"

"Yes," Valka nods, grinning. "My best friend, she cares for the sick and injured dragons when we free them from the trappers. She raised this little one and nursed her back to life."

"That's..really cool," (Y/N) smiles, laughing as (D/N lays down on his side with a long yawn.

"And what of this?" Valka questions, walking towards (D/N) and running her hand across his prosthetic before gesturing to Toothless' tail.

"Did Drago or his trappers do this, too?"

Hiccup awkwardly laughs, rubbing his neck and glancing around as (Y/N) watches with a raised brow, an amused smile on her face.

"Well...the crazy thing is...I'm actually the one who...shot them down."

"They got even though." (Y/N) quickly adds as Valka looks between them with a frown.

Hiccup snickers as he rubs Toothless' face,
"They did! Right, bud? You couldn't save all of me, could you? You just had to make it even, so..no fingers!" Hiccup says, gently raising
(Y/N)'s hand.

"And peg leg!"

Toothless scoops Hiccup up as (Y/N) laughs, (D/N) playfully jogging towards his rider and bumping his nose into her stomach, causing her to back away with a groan.

"Hey!" She laughs as he pushes into her stomach more, rumbling softly and purring.

Hiccup chuckles at them, scratching under
Toothless' jaws with both hands.

"What did your father think of your friends?"
Valka questions, making me smile.

"He didn't take it all that well." Hiccup replies as Toothless nudges Valka's hands. "But then..he changed..everyone changed," (Y/N) adds, making her pause and look at the girl with a raised brow.

"Pretty soon, everyone back home had dragons of their own," Hiccup smiles, rubbing
Toothless' head.

"If only it were possible."

"No, really-!"

"Believe me," Valka interrupts, shaking her head and rising. "I tried, as well. But people are not capable of change."

...

Dragons swoop down on Berk, another nightly attack in progress.

"Hoist the torches!" Men shout, the tall torches raised and the dragons avoiding them.

"Berk was a land of 'kill-or-be-killed'. But...me and (M/N) believed peace was possible."

"No!" Valka cried out, stopping (F/N) from striking a fallen Monstrous Nightmare.
"You'll only make it worse!" She shouts, the dragon flying away.

"It was a very unpopular opinion."

Men look at them incredulously, (F/N)
sighing softly and nodding before placing a kiss on (M/N)'s forehead.

"Go back to the house and watch (Y/N)." He says softly, making her nod and smile. She turns to Valka, nodding to her friend and rushing away.

Valka skids to a stop with a gasp at the sight of a dragon tearing the roof from her house.

"Hiccup!"

"Then, one night, a dragon broke into our house."

The dragon slowly approaches the baby boy, cooing softly with large eyes.

"Finding you in the cradle."

Valka slams the door open, grabbing a sword before halting with a gasp.

"I rushed to protect you.."

Hiccup giggles at the dragon, reaching for him as he gently offers his claw.

"But what I saw was proof of everything we believed."

Hiccup grabs the claw with a gurgle, but the dragon jumps when he hears Valka, causing the claw to scratch under his lip. He starts wailing, Valka gasping as the dragon approaches her.

She raises the sword, the dragon staring at her with large eyes.

"This wasn't a vicious beast. But an intelligent, gentle creature. Whose soul...reflected my own."

The two stare at one another, Valka dropping the sword with a frown.

An axe suddenly cut between them, causing Valka to gasp as Stoick yells.

"Valka, run!" Stoick shouts, the dragon spewing fire at him.

"No! Don't!" She pleads, lightly pushing the dragon. He stares at her for a moment, making her eyes widen.

"Hold on!" Stick shouts over the flames, swiftly diving past them and grabbing
Hiccup before facing the dragon with his axe ready.

"No! Stoick!" Valka screams, the dragon carrying her off. "Valka!" He cries out, watching helplessly as they fly further.

"Stoick!"

"Valka..." Stoick whispers softly in agony,
Hiccup whimpering softly.

"You and your father nearly died that night...

...

Hiccup sighs softly, looking down.

"All because I couldn't kill a dragon."

Hiccup chuckles, shaking his head. "It runs in the family.'

"It broke my heart to stay away... But I believed you would be safer if I did," Valka finishes, looking at Hiccup in pain.

"..and if what (M/N) told me was true, Berk has only gotten worse. Some of us..were just born different."

(Y/N)'s breath hitches, her eyes widening as Hiccup looks at his mother with a frown.

"Uh..who now?" Hiccup stammers, (Y/N)'s heart now pounding wildly as her hands turn to fists.

(D/N) rumbles, looking up and nudging her side. Hiccup watches her in concern, Toothless tilting his head.

"(M/N)...(L/N)?" She questions, making Valka look at her with a nod.

"Yes?"

"She's alive?!" (Y/N) yells, both Valka and Hiccup jumping at her outburst.

"I'm confused.."

"How is she alive? Dad said she..that she.." the teen backs away with a frown, her breath rising and falling. Hiccup rushes to her side, grasping her shoulders and trying to meet her eyes.

"Valka!!"

A women's voice suddenly calls out, both (Y/N) and and Hiccup jerking their heads to the direction of the voice while Valka smiles, turning her head and nodding as a women emerges.

It was the same person from before, instead their mask was now removed. Their (H/C) hair hung loosely behind them, their eyes holding a soft fondness as they stared at (Y/N).

She turns to her friend, nodding her head before making her way down, coming to a stop about 5 feet away from her daughter.

"(Y/N).." she softly says, a broken smile on her face. She raises both her arms, gesturing to her daughter to come forward.

(Y/N) does so, taking small steps towards her mother, her hands pulled to her mouth.

(M/N) frowns at the sight of her daughters hand, the bloody cloth now dried. A tear falls from her eyes as she chuckles, her voice cracking.

(Y/N) stops 2 feet away from her mom, her hands pulled to her side and into fists, shaking slightly. She closes her eyes tightly, releasing a small breath before snapping them open.

Instead of love or happiness, (M/N) was met with her daughters eyes glaring dagger into her own, a fire burning behind (Y/N)'s (E/C) orbs, causing the women to flinch at the harshness of her daughters glare.

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

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