9 Years Later...

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A young boy with dark brown hair, revealed to be Hiccup and Ymir's son, is held by a now-bearded Hiccup sailing a boat. Meanwhile, a pregnant Ymir and their daughter, a young red-haired girl, raise one of the sails as the boat journeys across the sea.

There were dragons when I was a boy. Oh, there were great grim sky dragons that nested on the cliff tops like gigantic scary birds. Little brown scuddly dragons that hunted down the mice and rats and well-organized packs. Preposterously huge sea dragons that were 20 times as big as the big blue whale. Some say they crawled back into the sea leaving not a bone or a fang to remember them. Others say they were nothing but folk tales to begin with. I'm okay with that.

Hiccup suddenly notices something through a thick fog and then discovers Toothless and the Light Fury sitting on a small island with three baby dragons of their own. Toothless, now wild, notices the strange-looking bearded man on the boat. He flies over and lands on the bow of the boat and gives Hiccup a wary look.

Hiccup: "Hey. Hey there, bud. Remember me?"

Toothless continues to eye Hiccup suspiciously and slowly advances toward him. The two children smiled excitedly but Ymir grabbed the two by the collars and pulled them back.

Ymir: "Hang on a second, Kids."

Hiccup holds out his hand while turning his head away. Toothless sniffs Hiccup's hand and immediately recognizes his old friend. He then embraces Hiccup while tackling him to the deck of the boat.

Hiccup: "Oh! Ah! Oh-ho-ho. Hey, I'm glad to see you, too, bud."

Ymir smiled, laughing at the sight.

Toothless jumps around Hiccup excitedly. Ymir shows a relieved look on her face.

Ymir: "Kids! Look! That's Toothless from Daddy's stories"

Toothless starts licking Hiccup's bearded face.

Hiccup: "How's the tail holding up? Could probably use some oil and little fine-tuning."

The two children look up and watch. Toothless nuzzles Hiccup's face and licks him again.

Hiccup: "Ah! Come on!"

Toothless turns his gaze to Hiccup and Ymir's children.

Hiccup: "Here."

Ymir: "Alright ya bootlickers. Go."

Ymir let's go of the kids and their daughter runs over.

Hiccup: "Come. He won't hurt you. Hold your hands out. Like this. That's it."

Hiccup helps them each hold out a hand. The two children cover their faces in fear.

Hiccup: "Let him come to you."

Toothless gently presses his snout against the two children's hands. They both gasp and look amazed.

Ymir walks over and opened her arms.

Ymir: "Ma baby!"

Toothless jumped excitedly and gently nudged against the woman, who happily complies and scratched his bottom scales.

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Hiccup and his son fly on Toothless. Hiccup throws his son at one point and then catches him. The Light Fury flies beside them with her three baby dragons. One baby dragon does an invisibility maneuver and reappears. Ymir and her daughter fly on Stormfly and whoosh past Toothless. Hiccup gives Toothless a gentle pat, and Toothless catches up to Howler.

Legend says that when the ground quakes or lava spews from the earth, it's the dragons letting us know they're still here, waiting for us to figure out how to get along.

Hiccup's son dismounts and rides on Howler, while Ymir's daughter dismounts and rides on Toothless.

Yes, the world believes the dragons are gone, if they ever existed at all. But we Berkians... we know otherwise. And we'll guard the secret until the time comes when dragons can return in peace.


      "We go, where no one goes..."

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