Hiccup the Dragon Queen- Adopted

What Looms Over All

The group of humans and dragons arrived back at the island at dawn. Fishlegs became nervous as more and more dragons came out to greet them.

"Everyone, this is Fishlegs and Meatlug. They came from Berk like us. Their new role here is to study our kind and what we stand for. They are our new records keepers." Hiccup announced. "And I see we have found our missing subjects." looking at Star and Alic, he said, "We have a lot to talk about young ones."

"That is not all, my queen. They were saved by someone not of our own." Shadow-mist said, gesturing to the stormcutter and human. "They call themselves Cloudjumper and Valka."

Hiccup stiffened at the name.

"Is there something wrong, my love?" Toothless said, standing beside his mate.

"Valka was the name of my mother. I remember my father telling stories of her when I was young. She saved me from a dragon attack in the village when I was a baby and that dragon took her as punishment. That's what father always told me but, since I met you, I don't believe that to be true."

"Do you think it could really be your mother?"

"Only one way to find out." Hiccup walked into his throne room where the two individuals waited. When Valka saw who came into the entrance, she was speechless. She slowly walked toward Hiccup. Noticing the scar on his chin from Cloudjumper and not realizing her mask was still on, she whispered, "Hiccup?"

Hiccup became nervous. Valka took off her mask, revealing her face to him. Hiccup had no idea who this woman was, since he had no memories of his mother.

"Could it be? After all these years. How is this possible?" She mumbled.

"Should I know you?" Hiccup asked.

Saddened, Valka said, "No, you were only a babe... but a mother never forgets."

Hiccup was awestruck at the fact that his mother, who was presumed dead, was standing before him.

"I knew it. Father was wrong. That dragon didn't kill you." HIccup said, hugging his mother.

"And look at you, your beautiful scales, your wings. You turned out to be a dragon lover, just like me."

"Yes, when I met Toothless, that's what I named him, we hid from Berk. When I knew the others wouldn't understand, we left and started our own nest here."

"Your father could never understand, people don't change, vikings especially. It's why I never went back and made a life with Cloudjumper. See, he was protecting me. He thought, when your father burst into the room, that he was going to hurt me, so he took me. Later, I realized that we truly belonged together and we became mates. And the fact that I found you again like this, you, the queen of an entire nest and your king by your side, fills me with pride and happiness. And, I will be happy to serve you, my queen." Valka said, bowing.

Hiccup was happy that his mother would be here to stay.

"Then, I hereby dub thee, mother of the queen and my personal advisor." he said.

Cloudjumper walked up behind Valka and said, "My mate, they're about to hatch."

"Oh, then we need a nest right away." Valka said, looking into the saddlebag on Cloudjumper.

"I'm sorry, hatch?" Hiccup asked.

"Yes, before we came here, I delivered eggs and we incubated them in this pouch until the time came for them to hatch." She gestured to the pouch. Inside were two small eggs. They glowed slightly in the dim light and small cracks were forming.

"Then we should make you a nest as soon as possible. Star, Alic." Hiccup called. The two walked in, their heads down.

"You called, my queen?" Alic said.

"Yes, while we still have a lot to talk about, I have decided on a temporary punishment. You are to make Valka here a temporary nest for her eggs so that they have a safe place to hatch."

"Yes, my queen." They said in unison. They ran off with Valka and Cloudjumper right behind. Toothless followed to ensure they were doing right and completing their punishment.

Chusi came up to the queen as soon as his mother had left.

"There is something else, my queen." The blue night fury said. As always, young Tyr was beside her.

"What is it?"

"A boy landed on the island." Tyr said.

"Hush child, let me explain it."

"Yes, mother."

"As he said, a boy landed on the island. He came with a stormcutter. Both were very badly injured. Shimmer and Talia are caring for them now, but they arrived just before the sun rose. They came from the north. If my memory serves, King Toothless explored that area not long ago, now either he didn't go very far and came back or, he lied about there being nothing out there. Either way, my queen, there's something out there, it injured that boy and dragon and scared them half to death."

"Thank you Chusi. Tell Talia and Shimmer to let me know when he wakes. This news is very disturbing and I need to know how to deal with it." Chusi bowed and walked up to the medical nest where Talia and Shimmer were.

Hiccup walked out to see Boulder, Meatlug and Fishlegs. Boulder seemed to be greeting them. They flew off together towards one of the prebuilt viking houses and entered. Fire-cloud joined Valka, Cloudjumper, Star, Alic, and Toothless in the construction of the nest for the eggs.

Otem and Dracon-gail walked around the flower fields, sometimes, Dracon-gail would bend down and pick one. She would show it to Otem and they would giggle together. Everything seemed so serene and peaceful. But Hiccup knew that an unseen darkness loomed over his island. It seemed that nothing could stop that darkness from taking over the peaceful world that Hiccup had created.

^What have I gotten all these individuals into?^