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One year later..

The wind sings softly, a foggy mist shrouding a large ship.

Torches light the area around the ship, the wood creaking beneath the weight of a man, he walks swiftly through the area, a lantern in his hand, a spear in his other.

He glances towards several cages filled with dragons as he passes them, and a large blue dragon snarls at him.

"Quiet!" The man growls, banging his spear harshly against the cage and startling the creature.

The man faces ahead, pausing when he sees two figures shrouded in the fog, a male on the left and a female on the right.

The man slowly lights a flaming sword, the women's sword gleaming as he does this.

The males armor was made from the scales of his dragon, the black color giving him a more deadly appearance.

On the other hand, the women's armor was made from her dragons's fur. Her mask only covered half of her face, the black leather reaching around her nose and towards the nape of her neck, much like her mothers.

Her hair swayed gently due to the wind, the orange glow from her companions sword only increasing her harsh demeanor.

Her body armor was covered with fur, starting from her shoulders that slowly spread across her arms and created a line to the center of her back.

She wore fingerless gloves, the leather straining as she gripped her sword tightly.

"What are you..?" The man gasps in horror, ready to scream and alert his crew.

"Shh!" The man shushes from behind his mask, his companion snickering at the frightened man.

Toothless snarls from behind the man, making him jump with a soft gasp as he spins around. Toothless' back-fins were flowing a faint blue, his dark silhouette climbing down the cage.

The man yelps before rushing towards the two, making the women swiftly duck under his staff as the man jerks to the left, avoiding it.

She clashes her blade against the spear, holding the man back for a moment as her companion kicks the man's chest back with his normal foot.

He staggers back before clashing his spear against the man's flame-sword and throwing a hanging lantern in front of him, causing a large fire as he backs away.

The figures make their way through the fire without a second thought, the fire engulfing them but neither seemed to care.

Toothless stalked behind them, his wings pulled up and his eyes glaring daggers at the soldier.

The man backs away with a short shriek, pausing with a whimper of fear as a loud hiss sounded from above.

He slowly looks up, his eyes widening in horror as (D/N) starred at him from atop a cage, the Howl's winged pulled high, much like an owl ready to pounce.

"Demon!" The man shrieks, his arms raised to shield his face. "Well..I mean that's not so bad now!" (Y/N) suddenly calls, her hand on her hip as she gestures to Hiccup with her other.

"I mean he'd be a pretty cute one..don't you think?"

"You're all demons!"

Hiccup shushes him frantically, shaking his head, "We're not demons, we're not demons, see?"

Hiccup removes the top of his maks, lifting his helmet before grinning, "See? Just a guy, and his.." he trails off, looking to (Y/N) with a smile.

He hooks his finger inside the cloth of her mask, pulling it away as gently as possible. It comes undone as (Y/N) looks to the man with a small smile, nodding her head to him in greeting.

"..very attractive partner.." Hiccup finishes, making (Y/N) look to him with a snort. She shakes her head, rolling her eyes playfully before facing the man again.

"Just two people, here to rescue these dragons-"

"B-But you walked through fire!" The man whimpers, frantically looking at them before turning to (D/N), who stares at him with disinterest.

"Dragon scales!" Hiccup quickly recovers, rubbing his arm. "Dragons shed a lot."

"And Woolly Howl fur is unbelievably silky that it never catches fire!" (Y/N) laughs, waving her arm around the fire to prove her point.

"No, I know a demon when I see one!" The man whimpers, continuing to back away. "No human legs are that skinny! And no woman is that beautiful! She must have tricked you with her charms!!"

"A man with quite the charm I see.." (Y/N) mutters with a smirk, setting a hand on her hip as she stares at the man.

Hiccup raised a brow, watching as he turns with a scream as Snotlout lands with a on-fire Hookfang. (D/N) rumbles in disbelief, shaking his head.

"Think that's a good entrance?" Snotlout poses from atop of Hookfang, wearing his new armor. "Get a load of me!"

He screams as his behind suddenly catches on fire, jumping up and screaming from atop his dragon.

"Bloody git.." (Y/N) sighs, shaking her head as she glares at Snotlout.

"Aah! I knew it! More demons!"

Hiccup pinches the bridge of his nose in annoyance, sighing. "No, it's really just a nitwit who forgot to fireproof his butt."

"Hot, hot, hot, hot!" Snotlout winces as he manages to put his bottom out, two dragon head silhouettes behind him swaying as gas envelopes the area.

"Guys! No! Not yet!" Snotlout screams, Belch sparking the gas and causing an explosion.

"Behold your worst nightmare!" Tuffnut yells from behind his mask, dramatically posing in the smoke from the blast.

"Behold..." Ruffnut repeats, staggering forward like a zombie.

"Along with his sister, who insisted on coming." Tuffnut finishes in an annoyed tone, moving his mask up to glare at his sibling.

"That's my intro?" Ruffnut questions in disbelief, flicking her mask up to glare at her brother.

"Guys, too soon." Hiccup sighs in exasperation. "You always come in too early!" (Y/N) yelps as (D/N) shoves her aside, watching in annoyance as Fishlegs barrels in where she once stood.

Hiccup sighs heavily once more as Fishlegs struggles to stand, a small baby carrier strapped to his chest.

"Sorry! Still getting the hang of my wings."

"Fishlegs, again with the baby?" Hiccup demands, the man behind him looking at the group in confusion and slight worry.

"I thought I told you to leave the baby back on berk?!" (Y/N) hisses, reaching over and petting (D/N).

"Because, you know-"

"..this is a raid!" Hiccup finishes in a harsh whisper, the man behind him scrambling to his feet.

The baby Gronckle tucked in Fishlegs' strap peeks out happily, smiling at the annoyed adults.

"I couldn't find a sitter--"

"Demons everywhere!" The soldier screams as he runs away, "It's the end of the world!"

"Oh please!!" (Y/N) calls after him, waving her sword with a sigh. "The end of the bloody world would be much better than this!"

He was suddenly rammed into a cage, knocking him out instantly and revealing Astrid behind him, Stormfly landing.

The women looks up with scoff, shaking her head as she makes her way towards her friend.

"Thanks, Hofferson.." (Y/N), gripping her friend's hand and bringing her into a hug.

"I'm sure our Chief here could have handled him..but.."

"He was where I wanted him!" Hiccup calls in mock offense as Astrid laughs, raising her mask.

"And now, he's right where I wanted him." She counters, reaching up and pecking (Y/N)'s cheek with a smirk. It was a small gesture that she and (Y/N) had been doing as of recently.

Hiccup never understood it, not that he didn't like what they were doing, he knew that he had no right to tell (Y/N) how she showed affection towards her friends.

He thought it was cute actually, it was a gesture that showed how close the two actually were to eachother, a symbol of their friendship and how much they cared for eachother.

"Let's get to work," the Hofferson grins, bumping shoulders with (Y/N) as she turns and takes her leave.

The (H/C) girl turns to Hiccup with a raised brow and a knowing grin, crossing her arms as she starts to walk off, him quickly following with his own smile.

"Okay, that was a total bust." Hiccup admits, looking around as she lets out a lighthearted laugh. "But at least nobody else knows we're here.."

"I suppose..but there might be others nearby." (Y/N) replies, watching (D/N)'s ears flicker as he scans the area. He rumbles a low warning, flicking his tail and growling.

"Move quickly," Hiccup whispers, rushing to a cage as (Y/N) nods and rushes the other way.

A baby Nadder growls as Hiccup opens the cage, making him slowly hold his hand out.

"Easy, girl. It's okay," he gently shushes her as she snaps at him, setting his hand on her snout.

"We're gonna get you out of here." The Nadder relaxes, purring softly.

...

"Hey now.." (Y/N) says gently, facing a rather large Changewing, it's wings were pulled up, hissing harshly as it thrashed around.

"I've got you, I've got you.." she coos gently, setting her sword down as she gets on her knees, crouching and making herself seem smaller.

The dragon pauses, breathing heavily as it begins to whimper. The girl raises her hands, showing she meant no harm, and the dragon slowly relaxes.

It brings it's head forward, bumping it's forehead with (Y/N)'a and purring as it seems to give the girl a sort of awkward hug.

"You're safe now.."

...

"A Crimson Goregutter!" Fishlegs admires, the large purple dragon rumbling as he looks down at him.

The dragon stands at his full height as Fishlegs squeals in excitement. The baby Gronckle chitters, wagging his tail happily.

The large dragon softly rumbles to him, smiling.

...

Ruffnut cackles, spotting a very odd looking small dragon.

"Look at this weirdo. Bet it's super dumb," she says, grunting as she tries to pull at the cage.

The dragon looks up at her as it slowly licks its eyeball. Ruffnut grunts as she pulls against the metal bars of the cage, not seeing the latch.

"Why can't I get this cage open?"

"It slides," Astrid informs, sliding the lock as the cage slowly opens.

"Obviously," Ruffnut scoffs, rolling her eyes at her.

...

"Attack!" A man shouts in the distance, making the blonde gasp as she quickly turns to the voices shouting.

"Let's move!" (Y/N) shouts, (D/N) quickly joining Toothless' side, ready for battle.

"Get the rescues out!" Hiccup yells to the others, Toothless snarling at the men.

Astrid raises her mask with a nod, swiftly joining the others to get the dragons out as Hiccup draws his flame-sword, dozens of men ahead of them.

Toothless races around them, snarling and tackling some down as (D/N) jumps, tackling a man and throwing him aside.

...

"No running on the deck!" Tuffnut scolds, struggling to open a cage as a man goes to attack him.

"It's slippery. You could fall."

Ruffnut tries to hit him with her axe, missing and struggling to yank it from the wood as Snotlout charges through.

"Step aside! Let me handle the tough-guy stuff." Snotlout rushes in between two men, twirling his mace.

They stare at him before screaming as fire was blasted at them from behind Snotlout, making him laugh.

"Yeah! That's two for me."

Hookfang roars, rolling his eyes as he flies up and out of fire range.

"Look out!" Snotlout shouts at Fishlegs, making him scream and duck as a man swings his weapon. He avoids it, the weapon striking a man in front of him.

"Sorry!"

...

(Y/N) looks up and around before gasping, gripping her sword and cutting a rope. Men scream as one of the masts collapse, knocking over a few as the others go around it.

Astrid cheers for (Y/N) before grabbing a man's collar, yanking him close to her before dropping her axe handle on him, knocking him out.

Hiccup swings a cage door open as a man rushes to him, making him slam against it as Toothless shoves him into the cage, (D/N) slamming it shut.

"Thank you!" Hiccup grins, patting Toothless' head and ruffling (D/N)'s fur. "Now, go get the rest, buds!"

(Y/N) grunts as she clashes blades with a man, yelling and reaching up, she grips his head before bringing it down, smirking as his face makes contact with her knee.

He falls to the ground with a groan, clutching his face in pain.

(Y/N) smiles at the sight, but gasps as her leg buckles, a man appears behind her, gripping her hair with one hand and raising his sword with the other.

She grunts, struggling to keep her balance and push against the man when Hiccup rushed to her side, swinging his fist back and colliding it with the man's jaw.

The man was instantly knocked out, making (Y/N) sigh in relief as she catches her breath.

"That's impressive!" Astrid teases before focusing on another man charging her.

Hiccup shakes out his fist, turning and raising his mask as (Y/N) rises with groan. "You alright my love?" He questions in concern, raising his hands and gently placing them against the girls head.

(Y/N) stares at him, a small smirk appearing on her face.

"If I say no will you kiss it better?"

Hiccup laughs, shaking his head with a sigh. He looks at his girlfriend lovingly, leaning forward and placing a gentle kiss to her forehead.

"As much as I love this.." (Y/N) speaks up, pulling back with a sigh. "We have a job to do." Hiccup sighs, nodding his head before pulling away and looking around.

"I thought this was supposed to be a stealth mission!" Astrid calls, panting lightly as she stumbles to (Y/N)'a side.

"Yeah, they always start that way!" Hiccup replies, looking around.

"Look out!" (Y/N) yells, spotting two men approaching Hiccup's backside.

She sighs in relief as (D/N) and Stormfly swoop down, Stormfly chirping and (D/N) hissing softly as the men squeal.

"Good job, guys!" Astrid calls as the two dump the men into the sea.

...

From above, perched on a mast, (M/N) crouches down next to Vritra, watching the raid with a slack jaw.

Valka kneeled on her other side, Cloudjumper shaking his head.

"Oh, stop with the face!" Valka chuckles,
Cloudjumper rumbling as he looks down.

"Their getting better!"

"Say that after they've received a mouth full of steel.." (M/N) retorts, nodding as (Y/N) pulls a man aside, turns him around and delivers a swift punch to his face.

...

Snotlout screams as he charges, leaping off a cage and getting snagged by his cape as his mace lands on the deck.

...

"Move out! We've got them all!" Hiccup yells to the group, (D/N)'s ears flickering, catching the facing sound of chirping.

He roars, catching Hiccup's attention as his ears swerve. (D/N) looks around, shaking his head with a snort.

"Their aren't any more!" Hiccup replies, taking another look around before ducking as a man swings his spear at him.

(D/N) looks around, sniffing around before shaking his head.

...

"'I'm gonna headlock every last one of you,"
Tuffnut growls at the men cornering him and Ruffnut, "I might even leglock you!"

Ruffnut cackles, Barf and Belch scooping them up and flying off.

...

Hookfang roars as he lands on the cage
Snotlout was stuck on, the men backing away.

"Amateurs! I was just getting started!" Snotlout mocks, thrashing his legs as Hookfang grabs him by his cloak.

...

"Clear out, guys! Go, go!" Astrid shouts, waving her arm and leaping on Stormfly.

Fishlegs shrieks as he runs from the men before leaping off the ship, landing on Meatlug as he cheers.

...

"Good hustle, guys!" Hiccup's voice calls,
Toothless following (D/N) through a line of cages.

The Howl's ears flicker once more as he sniffs at the deck, his head raising as he scans the area.

He chitters to Toothless, making him pause before he perks up, catching a rather sweet scent.

Toothless rumbles, looking inside a cage with a head tilt as he sniffs the air. (D/N) trots a few paces ahead, pausing and staring into one of the cages with narrowed eyes.

"Guys, time to go!" Hiccup calls, making
Toothless look back and rush their way before barking at (D/N).

He seems to not hear Toothless, squinting as he focuses inside the cage before grunting in surprise when he feels something press against his nose.

"(D/N) let's go!" (Y/N) yells. making him jump lightly before he shakes his head, snorting softly as he races towards them.

...

Two sets of baby blue eyes appear, a Woolly Howl looks up, her whole body covered in white, rumbling with a glare as she watches (D/N) leave.

A moment later, the Light Fury appears, whimpering softly in fear and curling into a ball.

The Howl purrs gently, purring softly and rubbing the smaller dragons head with its own.

...

(Y/N) nervously laughs, gripping her boyfriends arm as she watches the ship's crew stalk closer towards them.

"Oh!" Hiccup stammers, gripping (Y/N)'s hand and pulling her to his side.

"Hey, guys!"

The guards maliciously laugh before some start screaming, Toothless charging through the right side and (D/N) barreling through the left.

(D/N) scoops up (Y/N), Toothless quickly doing the same to Hiccup as he laughs.

"Ha! You two always have our backs, buds," he sighs happily, a guard below glaring up at the two.

(Y/N) looks back to the ship as (D/N) continues to glance back. She sighs, setting her hand in his neck and shoos hung him gently.

...

The night has quickly gone and been replaced with a new day, the sun is pulled high into the sky and shines down in between clouds on the dragons as they fly together.

Some roar in excitement as they follow Berk was now nearly covered in dragons, new platforms and homes being built on the small island on a daily basis.

"This..is Berk!" Hiccup calls to the dragons, lowering his mask. "Your new home away from home!"

(Y/N) jerks her head up, looking around at all the dragons on Berk before looking back at the new ones.

"A stunning, one-stop, all-expense-paid dream destination!"

A Gronckle lands on a pile of Gronckles napping, knocking over a few and causing the roof to creek before the house topples over.

(Y/N) nervously waves, wincing as the woman growls in anger, shouting to some men nearby to help clean it up.

"Settle in, and let your worries melt away!" Hiccup continues, leading the dragons into town. "The service here soars, the cuisine is fiery.."

"Were we always this crowded?" (Y/N) mumbles to (D/N), making him look around with wide eyes before he shrugs with a rumble, concern on his face.

"Any run-of-the-mill paradise boasts beaches and sunshine, but not us!"

Hiccup continues to blissfully talk about Berk, not noticing the problems down below.

Vikings struggle to get through the crowd of dragons blocking the road, resorting to leaping across on the dragons' backs.

"We've got something no one else can touch. We, my friend, have dragons."

Dragons of all kinds swarmed around Berk, the new dragons looking around in excitement as Hiccup continues to show them around.

"Lots and lots of dragons!"

Toothless lands on one of the spinning perches, (D/N) eyeballing it warily before grunting as the Crimson Goregutter lands on a perch.

People below scream as (Y/N) yells, (D/N) roaring as the large Crimson Goregutter lands with a loud boom.

(Y/N) flies down besides Toothless as Hiccup jumps off his saddle, gesturing to the new dragons with a large smile.

"Gang! Meet our latest Berkians!"

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