Hai. Sooooo in this chapter they get to Berk, not sayin anything else about it. *Laughs a little bit in a psychotic way* ENJOY

The next day, I'm in the main cave with my mother and father, trying to convince my mother to come with us to Berk, while the others were packing for the long trip ahead.

"Mom, You'll be a HUGE help against Drago! With your dragons, he won't stand a chance!" I said.

"I can't leave the nest, Hiccup!" She counters. "And they can't leave here!"

"I'm not saying you have to leave forever, you just need to stay on Berk and help us! They don't even have to stay for the whole month, you can come a week before he comes!" I told her.

"Val," Stoick says. "What Hiccup is trying to say is that you don't have to make your decision right now, you can decide in a week or two, you just need to tell us ahead of time."

I wanted to say that we needed her decision right away, so that we can prepare as soon as possible, and start planning for anything and not have to make two plans in case the dragons don't show up. But I decided to play along and nod. "We just need you to make your decision soon, that's all." I said.

She sighed. "Alright. I'll have my answer in a week or less." She said. "I'll send a terror when I make my decision."

I nodded and headed out of the cave, going outside on the beach where everyone else was. Astrid and Fishlegs were talking to each other from atop their dragons, Snotlout and the twins were wrestling in front of their dragons, who were watching with bored expressions, and Alex was packing her things and checking them over while Starfire sat there looking anxious.

Toothless walked over from his spot on the beach where he was resting. Any luck? He asked.

Sort of. I told him. We'll have her answer in a week tops. I looked around the beach at everyone packing and talking. Is everyone ready?

He shrugged. More or less. I know Astrid and Fishlegs have packed, Alex is checking over hers, she still thinks she forgot something, and I have no idea about Snotlout and the twins.

Figured. I looked over at Alex Is she getting around well enough?

Looks like she is, but you know her. If she was in pain, she won't show it. Not to anyone. He answered.

True.

"Hey Hiccup!"

I turn around as I hear Astrid call my name, and she gestures for me to come over.

"What's up?" I say as I reach them with Toothless following.

"Has Valka made her decision yet?" She asks.

I shake my head. "We'll know in a week tops." I told her. "I think my dad is still talking to her about it."

"What about Alex?" Fishlegs asked.

I looked at him. "What about her?"

"She's been kinda...not really here." He said. "And she's kinda been muttering to herself."

"She's fine." I lied. "Just nervous about going to Berk."
Astrid shrugged. "Thought so. But what about you?" She asked.

"Me?"

She nodded. "How are you feeling about going back to Berk?"

I scratched the back of my head. "I don't know. Nervous? Scared?"

"Figured." She said. "You'll love what we did though, you'll barely recognize the place!" She smiled as she talked, and I couldn't help but get a fuzzy feeling in my chest.

A few hours later, we're all flying above the ocean, Stoick in the lead. Astrid is trailing behind him with Fishlegs beside her, the twins and Snotlout behind them, and Alex and I taking the back with Alex trailing behind a bit.

She hadn't talked to me all morning, not even during the flight. But I decided against talking to her about it. She wasn't the kind of person who wanted to be talked to when she wasn't herself. She liked figuring her own problems out, no matter if people wanted to help her or not. She would talk to people in her own time, tell them what she wanted them to know, and no less.

The whole way, I thought about what Berk would be like, and what I would see. First off, I would like to see the training arena modified a little bit so it didn't look like a place for killing dragons, but instead training them with their riders.

I would also like to see a place specifically for dragons, such as a feeding area, water area, maybe even a grooming station. Or maybe there could be stables for dragons. It would have to be mostly be made of stone, with as little wood used as possible to prevent fires. Those stables would have to have open stalls for dragons so that they could move in and out freely and easily, but also a bit closed in so that the dragon could have a bit of privacy, but with the possibility of baby dragons living on Berk, privacy was probably one of those thing that no could have.

I don't think I could have predicted the sight of Berk.

Astrid was right; I could hardly recognize Berk. There were dragons everywhere, even more than the last time I was here. There were nadders, nightmares, gronckles, terrors, even the more exotic dragons like Whispering deaths, Grapple Grounders, Scuttleclaws, Hobblegrunts, and so many others! There were dragons on perches placed in different places in the village, there were dragons on the houses, there were dragons on the ground with their riders, there were even a few in the air! The whole sight was amazing and breathtaking, and totally unrecognizable. And I had to say, the place looked so much more alive and colorful.

I looked back at Alex, who looked like a little kid on Snoggletog morning. Her mouth was agape but also smiling a bit, and she looked like she wanted to yell out in celebration for finding such a place like Berk.

As we flew in, vikings looked up and pointed at us, some waving, others shouting I don't know what. I looked back at Alex and saw that she was trying to hide from the stares of the vikings. I gave her a reassuring smile and looked ahead as we reached town square. We all touched down, and vikings came rushing up to us. Well, mostly the other six besides me and Alex. They were all asking questions like where were they, how was the journey, what did they see, and things like that.

Alex and Starfire came up to me and Toothless, watching the crowd.

"There are so many." She wondered aloud.

"Dragons or vikings?" I joked.

"Both." She looked around the square, staring in awe at everything around us.

"Hiccup! Alex!"

We both turn around as Astrid calls us over, and we go to the middle of the crowd as people stare at us, many expressions holding different feelings in everyone of the faces I saw.

Astrid faces the crowd, and calls out to the whole village. "We have succeeded in bringing home Hiccup Haddock, and I expect him and his friend to be treated with equal respect as you would give to any other Berkian." She yells. "Tonight, we have a feast to celebrate the return of the heir of Berk!"

An uproar of approval erupted from everyone listening and watching what was happening. I was surprised at how many people actually cheered that they were celebrating my return. All the time I had thought people would hate to see me come back to Berk, but I guess I was wrong...for the most part, anyway.

The crowd began to disperse, many whispering about what was to come that night. Then a man came forward towards Astrid, with a rumblehorn similar to Stoick's following him. He was a bit taller than me, with his shoulder length black hair tied behind his head. His chin was painted in blue markings, and he wore sand colored furs along his upper torso.

Astrid turned to him. "How were things while we were gone, Eret?" She asked.

"Fine, actually. The trainees are getting along nicely with their training, they'll be bonded in a few days time, actually. And-"

"Eret?" Alex was staring at Eret with a face like she had just seen a ghost.

He looked at her for a second, puzzled as why Alex would know his face. Then his eyes grew wider as he took her in.

"Um, I'll have to get back to you on that, Astrid." He said, not looking at Astrid, but keeping his eyes on Alex. "Alex, follow me, please." He says, and hops on his dragon, taking off. Alex does the same, and chases after Eret.

I watch them fly off for a moment then look back at everyone else. "Guess they know each other." I say.

"You didn't know?" Astrid asked.

I shrug. "There are a lot of things Alex hasn't told me, including knowing someone from Berk."

"Oh he's not from Berk." Fishlegs says. "He was part of Drago's army a few months ago when he first attacked us. After the attack, we found him in the woods, and he was saying he's been trying to escape from Drago's army for years." Fishlegs explained. "Since then, he's been helping us a lot, telling us all of Drago's weak spots, where he keeps the dragons, even where Drago keeps most of his ships."

I raised an eyebrow. "Part of Drago's army?" I ask, and Fishlegs nods. "That would explain how he and Alex know each other."

"She was part of an army? SWEET!" Tuffnut yells, throwing his hands up in the air. "I got dibs on her!"

I glare at Tuffnut. "No one 'calls dibs' on Alex." I tell him. "She chooses who she wants, you don't get to just marry her just like that."

He throws up his hands in an I'm innocent gesture. "Okay, no touchy on the army women, got it."

"And she wasn't in his army, she was a slave to him." I told him, then decided to change the subject and turned to Astrid. "So how about a tour of the new Berk?" I asked.

She smiled and nodded. "Of course." We mounted our dragons and started the tour, leaving the rest of the group to do whatever.

~~~Alex's POV~~~

I followed Eret to a beach on the other side of the island, far away from the village. Which was perfect. We touched down, and immediately Eret gripped me in a tight embrace when I got off of Star.

I returned the hug and held him tightly, tears dripping off of my cheeks. "I missed you so much, Eret." I whispered.

"Me too." He tells me in a whisper. "I almost thought you were dead."

I gently shake my head. "No, I've just been away. I'm so sorry I didn't come back for you, I was scared Drago would take me back, and he would kill Hiccup, and Star, and Toothless, and-"

"Alex," Eret pulls back slightly and cups my chin in his hand and looks me in the eyes, his eyes also emitting tears of their own. He was so much taller than me, it was almost hard for him to meet my eyes. But our faces were so close, just about two inches apart, and his words were barely a whisper. "That doesn't matter right now, Alex. What matters, is that we are both free of that horrible man, and we have each other. That's all we need right now."

He closed the two inch gap between our faces, and kissed me. I didn't even think twice before kissing back, and I was glad I did. It was a soft, passionate kiss, and it was blissful. Our lips perfectly matched, our noses perfectly fit beside the other. The only thing, he was so tall he almost had to stoop to kiss me. But I didn't care, and neither did he.

After was seemed like hours, we broke the kiss, and he wrapped his arms around me, and I him, resting my head on his shoulder as tears of pure happiness rolled down my cheeks.

"I cannot tell you how much I missed you, Alexandra." He breathed in my ear.

"Me neither." I whispered back.

Tadaaaaaaaaaa. Alex gets a lover. Man I wanted to write that part so badly, and now I finally have! Yaaaaaay!

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