Peace Between Two Worlds

chapter 22

To their greatest horrors, Valka and Ingrid went pale. Hiccup and Astrid looked at each other, then back to their mothers'. The island went still and quiet, their people knew this was no time for jokes and noise, they respected their leaders. The dragons, though could only understand some basic Norse, knew that how their prince and princess were acting; it was to be a time of silence and peace.

Valka and Ingrid had to swallow so much that day. They first found Hiccup almost drowning with a dragon that looked dead near a dead island, they brought him back to their home not knowing who he was. Yet when his identity was revealed this morning Valka was happy that her son was alive and well. Ingrid was happy to hear from him
that her only girl was living the life she had wanted.

They had come back with Hiccup to the island hfar far away from all societies. They both have reunited back to their children, but then they'd had to be the hybrids connecting the worlds of Viking and dragon. For two mother's who'd only reunited with them after almost 15 years was something, but to know that they had a great destiny with life and death was another.

Not one said a word neither did they move. That was until little baby Zepher woke up from her nap and started crying. She cried so loud and sharp it pierced the dragons ear agitating them. Heather tried her hardest to calm Zepher but to no avail. Everyone on the island panicked and tried their hardest to calm the babe and the dragons all at once, even Ingrid and Valka joined in.

Hiccup and Astrid just looked at each other, almost telling each other, 'man can we ever have a break?'. Hiccup went to calm the dragons and Astrid went to calm her daughter down. In about 20 seconds of the 10 minutes from everyone's scrambling, they both calmed the entire island again.

well... sort of. Zepher was still, ironically, hiccuping. Astrid going all mother mode, shields her daughter from the eyes of her people as she is in her most vulnerable state. "Hiccup! I need a scale, I can't exactly pluck one out of myself nor grow them with Zepher hiccuping." Astrid then turn to face her beloved, still protecting little Zepher, before continuing.

"everyone is to go back to settling down, if there are questions consult Heather or Dagur. No one is to enter or even stop by the house on the mountain." she walked back to the trail before looking back. "queen Mala, I do ask you show my mother and Hiccup's around the island and leave them to settle awhile in an empty hut." She then walked to the dragons.

"Stormfly, Toothless. keep an eye on everyone let the new dragons settle, I don't want a fire fight, claw fight nor a flight fight, while they are here am I clear?" her voice darkening the end but no one would notice that except the dragons and Hiccup , turning to Hiccp she motioned him to follow. "Hiccup, dear, would you mind to help me? You were the one with hiccups as a lad."

"Don't worry Astrid, I'm already on my way." Everyone did exactly as Astrid had said, as the couple disappeared into the house. Ingrid and Valka who were confused to an anomaly were confronted by their new tour guide. "Sorry about all that, this kinds of things don't usually happen. But the babe was just born a month ago, we don't know exactly what she can do just yet." Mala tried to lighten the mood but that just seemed to worsen the situation in so many ways.

Mala turned to face then and saw their expression was of both worry and confusion.  "I can tell you both have questions... go on and speak it, I'll try my best. But follow we should get you to the huts by night fall." She then started walking, the two mothers' followed but thought well on how they should ask. "how long has this place been well uhm.. here?" Ingrid broke the silence. "hmm... I'm not exactly sure but according to Lady Heather almost 3 years"

They took a sharp turn to the busy villages. "but my people and I have only been here for a week, but I'm sure your questions lie on the babe?" Mala caught them on their chance to detour the questions. They both sighed and nodded. "yes... but we just heard from Hiccup this morning that they ran away from Berk and live on a new island with dragons and some more people, but adding a babe to the story... a mother could only take so much. We don't even know who's is it!" Valka trued to explain in a clam voice as possible.

"Well the babe belongs to Hiccup Haddock and Astrid Hofferson, technically they do not remember how it happened but they knew who caused it. But I mist say ms. Hofferson is a splendid mother and leader to both worlds. She might have been worried on Hiccup Haddock's disappearance for a week but she kept everyone in check." the three closed in on their destination, Mala turn to look at them and explain that the hit up ahead is where they would stay they can think about it until morning.

back on Berk

Since the raids stopped years ago, Berk was quiet. A week ago all the men and the teens journeyed to Helheim's gates to find what had happened for the past three years. Only to find a burning corpse of a dragon the size of a mountain. They all walked to find the place empty and deserted. "I guess we now know what happened but if this happened three yaers ago why is the dragon still burning?" Gobber spoke up.

That was the burning question on everyone's mind. Everyone walk around a bit to see if it was really deserted. They absently found trails of sparkling scales they weren't burning even if they were right beside the dangerous heat. The twins both picked one up. "Wait this looks exactly like those big crazy dragons we saw three years ago!" They yelled at the same time. Everyone then realized that they were right.

Gothi got Gobber to call everyone's attention she looked hysterical! "What's wrong Gothi?" Stoic asked. Gothi started scribbling on the gravel. "we should not disturb the wagons? ow oh dragons, they are the legends all our ancestral vikings fear to come." Gobber finished reading. "can't we just kill 'em Gothi we've killed hundreds of dragons their size" Gothi threw her staff to Spitelout's head and started scribbling quickly.

Gobber gave out a gasp causing everyone to ask him what. "Gothi says they just appeared  without notice, they are bright and colorful dragons, if we can't even see the from afar how would we kill them? As well there was no know possible way of killing them but even if there was it'd be impossible" Now everyone knew and everyone turned pale, they went on their journey back home hoping to keep their people safe.

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I know I'm not a good author any more but I hope you like this chapter even if it would never forgive my long disappearance.
-SWV