The Princes and The Dragon Rider

Chapter 7: The Journey to Berk(Part 1)

Three months have passed in Arendelle as winter slowly changed into spring. It was soon time for Anna to go with Hiccup to visit Berk and see what his life was like. During those three months, the two had become the best of friends doing everything together. Hiccup enjoyed Anna's company she was the first true friend he had made outside of Berk, sure he had Astrid and Fishlegs back to Berk but they didn't hang out with him a lot as Anna did. No need to mention the harsh treatment he received from his cousin Snotlout and the Twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut.

Hiccup loved the life he made in Arendelle, he had learnt so much of the world outside Berk. King Agnar had allowed him to use the library and it was his favorite place in the castle. The young Viking was also interested in blacksmith. He and Anna had once visited Arendelle's official blacksmith and the young Viking was immediately impressed with the art.

Hiccup also got used to the King and Queen of Arendelle, he wasn't shy around them anymore. Queen Idun was now his mother figure after all he never met his real mother who died when he was just a baby. Hiccup also admired King Agnar, he was a great King and he had already taught him so much. Unlike his father Stoick, Agnar was much friendlier and much more open to show his love for his daughters and he was now considering Hiccup his son.

Today was the big day, it was time for Anna to visit Berk. Queen Idun was helping her six-year-old daughter to pack. The young princess was nervous and hesitant, this was the first time in her life she would have to live the castle let alone Arendelle for such a long time. She would miss her mother and father and of course Elsa even though their relationship wasn't like it was a year ago. Anna headed to her sister's door for one last time before leaving Arendelle. She knocked like she would usually do.

No answer

"Elsa… I know that you hate me and you don't care about me but I came to say goodbye…" Elsa's eyes widened, she was right behind the door, it was the closest and safest distance she could have with her sister. The eldest princess had completely forgotten that it was Anna's turn to visit Berk. She wanted so much to open that door right now, hug her sister and apologize for everything. But then, Elsa was struck with an idea…

Anna waited a few minutes for a reply from her sister but it was once again pointless. She didn't even hear the usual "Go away Anna". The young princess sighed with disappointment

"If you- If you want to talk to me, I will be waiting with mama, papa and Hiccup at the docks, I would like to see you there even if I know that's not going to happen…" And with that Anna left her sister's door. Now Elsa was left alone with a smirk on her face, she knew exactly what to do…

Two hours had passed and everything was ready. The King had taken Hiccup and Anna at the docks, they were waiting for Chief Stoick to arrive. Queen Idun remained in the castle she would catch up to them later once Stoick arrives. The Queen was making sure that her youngest had taken everything she needed with her.

"Mama…" She heard someone calling her… it was none other than her eldest daughter and heir to the throne Elsa.

"Elsa snowflake, what are you doing here?" She kindly asked, Elsa walked shyly to her side she was holding something behind her back what could that be?

"C-could you do me a f-favor mama?" The young princess stammered, The Queen smiled fondly at her

"Anything for my snowflake"

"C-could you put this in Anna's bag? I want her to read it when she is aboard…" Elsa asked, she revealed an envelope and gave it to her mother.

"Of course dear, are you sure you don't want to say goodbye to your sister?"

"I-I'm scared, what if I lose control and hurt her or Hiccup?" Seeing her daughter troubled like this, broke Queen Idun's heart, she knew that Elsa loved Anna more than anything and that the separation is tearing both girls apart. Yes Anna has Hiccup now but nothing will ever replace her sister.

"It's alright dear… We'll try to help you find a solution with your powers while Anna's away and who knows maybe the welcome back gift will be you" Elsa's eyes lit up with her mother's comforting words, Oh how she missed her sister… She wished she could be there for her right now but she didn't want to risk hurting her again.

"Thanks mama, f-for understanding" Elsa muttered before leaving the room, Queen Idun sighed, she hated seeing her eldest so devastated, she wished she could do something to bring the two girls together again.

After everything was ready, Queen Idun added Elsa's envelope inside Anna's bag. The Queen smiled, it was probably Elsa's way of saying goodbye to her sister. The Queen left the room as well, she was ready to meet the rest of her family at the docks.

Meanwhile, Anna and Hiccup were playing tag around Arendelle as they waited for Chief Stoick. The King watched the two kids running and laughing, he smiled, he was going to miss his youngest daughter and he sure would miss Hiccup. He had grown to love the young Viking, he was happy about the engagement, Hiccup would be perfect for his little Anna.

A few minutes passed, Queen Idun joined her husband, watching the two children.

"Hello love, is everything ready?" Agnar asked he received a warm smile from his wife

"Yeah, I made sure that Anna has everything she needed…" She paused

"You know, as I was packing, Elsa visited me" This made Agnar to raise his right eyebrow

"She did?"

"Yes, she gave me something for Anna" Iduna said, the smile never left her face, Agnar smiled as well with the news.

"That's nice… I wish we didn't have to keep them apart"

"I don't think Anna would be scared of Elsa though"

"It's not Anna I am worried about… What if we let them get close again and the feelings are too much for Elsa. Joy brings her powers out as strongly as fear" The King sighed, as much as he wanted his daughters together and happy, he was worried for their safety as well.

"But if anyone can find a way to help her, It's Anna" Queen Idun pointed, the King had to agree with that

"You may be right about that. There's not much that girl can't do" He chuckled

"Her love could hold up the world"

"Lucky for the world. Alright, no more closed doors, we will tell her when she and Hiccup are back, three months from now, they'll be together again" The King decided, Idun smiled again, her daughters would be together again, she would make sure of it.

After a few minutes passed, they spotted a ship arriving on the horizon. That ship wasn't like the ones in Arendelle, it was smaller and had a dragon with a sword on its body for their flag symbol. This ship belonged to the Vikings and to Stoick the Vast Chief of Berk.

Once the ship reached the shore, Hiccup ran excitedly to meet his father. Anna stayed close to her mother, even though she was excited to visit Berk, she was still hesitant because this was her first journey outside of Arendelle and she wouldn't have her parents with her or Elsa.

"Mama…"Anna cried, Idun looked down at her daughter who was hugging her leg, she smiled and picked her daughter up for a hug.

"Hey sunshine it's going to be fine, I'm pretty sure you and Hiccup will have a great time"

"I-I will miss you" The little girl cried out, Queen Idun was storking her daughters back for comfort and King Agnar joined in the family hug

"Hey little fireball, you are going to be alright, as your mother said, I am sure Berk is a nice place and you and Hiccup will have fun, besides it's only for three months" King Agnar comforted his daughter. The little princess had calmed down a bit when Stoick set foot on Arendelle. Hiccup rushed to his father, the two exchanged a huge hug. Stoick and Agnar greeted each other with a hand shake.

"It's good to see you again, Stoick"

"The feeling is mutual your majesty" The chief of Berk greeted the Queen of Arendelle, who had now let Anna in the ground still holding her hand. Stoick's gaze softened when he saw the young princess, he kneeled on her level.

"Hello there, little one, you don't have to be scared" The Chief of Berk assured the princess who smiled in return. Anna hesitantly at first let go of her mother's hand and walked closer to the huge compared to the Viking.

"Alright your majesties, it's time to go" Stoick announced, The two kids with the help of the guards stored their belongings inside the ship. Once Anna said her final goodbyes to her parents she and Hiccup went abroad along with Stoick.

Anna watched from the ship her parents waving at her, she waved back at them. The princess remained at the deck until Arendelle was no longer visible to her eye.

Two hours had passed since the ship had left Arendelle, Anna was still staring at the horizon and was missing her home already. Hiccup was now standing next to her.

"Soo… Uh, do you want to do anything?" He asked, hoping he would distract Anna from her thoughts, but he received no answer, the princess remained there silent something completely new to her. The princess sniffed a little and this didn't go unnoticed from Hiccup.

"Hey, I know exactly how you feel" Hiccup confessed, Anna finally looked at him, it was clear that she was crying, her eyes were red and there were still tears on her cheeks.

"When I first came to Arendelle, I didn't know what would I deal with and how I would fit in… I was scared, terrified until I met you…" Anna stared at Hiccup confused where was he going with that?

"You helped me adjust to the castle and you became my best friend in a span of three months"

"What I am trying to say is… I will be there for you the entire time like you did with me and I will help you adjust to life on Berk." Hiccup finished, Anna formed a huge smile and gave Hiccup a bone-crushing hug the young Viking returned the gesture.

"Thank you" She murmured. Stoick who was hidden behind a wall watched the entire thing and smiled, these two are going to be perfect for each other when they grow up he thought.

"H-Hiccup?"

"Yeah, Anna?"

"What's the life of Berk like?" She asked Hiccup was taken aback with the question. At first, he didn't know how to describe the place he grew up to, from where should he start?

"First of all, let's start with the upsides… Berk has the best sunsets you will ever find to a place, it is a great place to explore and we have the best fish, the people can be cold, yes but they can be also loving and caring" Hiccup's description of Berk relaxed Anna's worries it sounded like a nice place

"But like all places, Berk has it's downs as well, for example, the winters are very, very cold and the land is always covered in snow too much snow as I said earlier the people of Berk can be cold, some of them are colder than they should be and mean not all but there are some. And finally, like all the places we have the pests"

"Pests?" Anna questioned

"Dragons" Hiccup finished, Anna's eyes widened with amazement

"Wow, and why are they the pests?"

"Dragons, attack us and steal our food and they destroy our houses" Hiccup explained, Anna was still confused.

"Why would they do that?"

"Because they are brainless monsters who care about nothing more than food" Stoick joined in the conversation making both of the kids jump.

"I am warning you, princess, for your safety stay away from those brainless beasts, especially the Night furies and the Northern lights" Stoick warned, Anna was even more confused now

"Night furies and Northern lights?" Anna questioned, those were cool names for dragons.

"Night furies are the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, no one has seen them, they are faster than light itself and if you ever come across with one then hide and pray it won't find you... As for the Northern lights Oh, those are the worst" Stoick paused, the two kids were amazed, Hiccup had a scared look on his face while Anna seemed excited and this surprised the Chief of Berk.

"Why are the Northern lights worse than the Night Furies?" Anna asked Stoick was impressed with the young princess's curiosity

"You see, Anna, the Northern lights have this special ability of not just shooting, but manipulating ice and snow. A single shot from a Northern light can completely destroy the Great hall which is the largest building of Berk" Stoick explained

"Whoa" Anna was amazed none the less. Being the adventurous little girl that she was, Anna wanted to meet the dragons now, especially the Northern lights.

When the night came, Anna and Hiccup departed to their cabins. Anna was looking for her favorite doll Joan as she had named her after her idol Joan of Ark. As she was searching her stuff she spotted an envelope. Curious she picked it up and opened it, inside she found a letter.

Dear Anna,

I know things aren't like they used to be a year ago but know this… No matter what, you will always be my best friend and I will always love you, I never hated you and you are not a monster, you are the best gift mama and papa ever gave me and nothing will change that, I am sorry that I wasn't there for you when you needed me or didn't build a snowman when you asked me, the truth is I am sick, I can't explain exactly what I have yet but I have to stay away from you so you won't get sick by me. Mama and papa are trying to help me. I just want you to know that you are helping me too, every time you knock the door it gives me hope to continue the rest of the day. Please don't give up on me Anna, I promise, we will be together again.

Your older sister,

Elsa

Ps: I hope you have a great time on Berk, I am sorry that I wasn't there to say goodbye to you so I am doing it now and yes, I want to build a snowman.

Anna teared up when she read the letter she realized that Elsa never hated her and Anna was happy, her sister, her best friend loved her and cared for her. Anna was still confused about why Elsa wasn't open to her when she was back in Arendelle but still, this letter gave her hope.

Anna didn't need Joan to sleep that night, she had her sister's comfort and love and that was enough…

Phew, I finally finished this chapter! So sorry for not uploading sooner (two months are too much I know) I was just busy with school and the truth is... I didn't have many ideas on how to write this chapter. I had many rewrites, different ideas and that caused me to give the story up at some point. But thanks to White Hunter, I was able to deliver this chapter. Now, I don't know when the next chapter will be ready but I will start working on it. Until next time, Megan is off.