Chapter 20: I Love You, son

But not just any dragon...But a night fury.

Stoick heard a small chuckle from Ansgar, making him forward a brow, just before something large slammed down on the cool metal surface of the ship behind him.The Viking whirled around to face a man covered in a black cloak with matching black armor underneath, a night fury-like mask, and a weird metal like prosthetic attached to his leg sitting on top of the night fury with neon green eyes.

The rider dismounted the dragon, his midnight black eyes never leaving Stoick's face. The man advanced on him slowly, the night fury growling low, getting into a fighting stance.The Viking rose a brow, as he took a step back slightly, itching to reach for his axe attached to his belt."Hiccup....? Son, is that you?"He heard Ansgar chuckle."Oh....he's not your's anymore..."As if on cue, the night rider took out a handle and pressed a button, retracting a sword that cought fire immediately as he continued advancing on the chief.Stoick's eyes widened, recognizing the inferno."Hiccup....Come on son, snap out of it." He didn't know what was happening and...why was he acting this way?Why was his eyes black? All covered up? What had happened in the last few hours...But the boy just took off in a run towards him, raising his sword and swiping it across the air just as the Viking dodged out of the way.

Ansgar smirked as he strolled over to sit on his throne on the end of the ship to watch the scene unfold."He belongs, to me now..." He sneard.Hiccup roared as he leaped towards the chief,  both of them slamming down on the ground, Stoick rolling to jump back up on his feet just to have his shoulders being forced back towards the ground, and he immediately clang his large hands on Hiccup's, trying to push him away."Hiccup Stop! Please stop..." Stoick begged.For the first time in his life he was scared...Scared for his son.But....this was not Hiccup...This was not his son! Something must have happened to the kind loyal and bright boy he once knew...Right now? He was facing a monster.

Hiccup grunted as he tried pushing the man backwards, only to be thrown sideways, and he hit the ground before getting back up, and charging twords the chief."Son stop! Snap out of it!" Stoick breathed, pushing back the boy.But before he could stop it, he felt a hot white pain go through his left shoulder, and he turned to see a flamed sword sticking out from it, before it was ripped out making him roar out in pain, and anger took over making his thoughts go blank before he  turned around, punching  whoever stabbed him, blindly before he took him by the neck and dragged him over to the edge of the ship and held the small shape over the edge over the freezing waters of the achipelago.

He death glared the red blurred shape, as his vision had gone red, hearing a furious roar from Toothless. Stoick breathed heavily, sweat rolling down his face as he felt the enemy claw at his large hand.Suddenly, his anger wore off, and his vision cleared only to see his son hanging off the ship by his own hands. The man's eyes widened at his actions, and he quickly pulled the boy back onto the ship and hugged him close, tightly.Hiccup struggled against the enemy's grip, trying to get away as he roared out in frustrated at his weakness.

"Son- please, stop- just stop please...!" Stoick mummered his eyes shut as he continued hugging the boy tight."Please son.... please come back to me please..."The boy struggeld more violently, his eyes for a second, flickering back to green before going black again, as he let out a cry.Ansgar sat up in his seat at what he was witnessing...

The boy let out another pained cry as he tried pushing himself away, calling out to his dragon who seemed to be frozen in his spot, amazed at what he was seeing."Please son...I know you're in there just fight it! I know you can! You're strong, you're strong Hiccup..."Hiccup's eyes began swimming back from green to black, green to black as he was hearing the words come out of the man's mouth.His struggle to get out became weaker by the minute...."I know...I know you're feeling weak....like a disappointment, like you're not the son I've wanted." Stoick cried, tears blurring his vision."But you are...you are my son, Hiccup. My only son- and I want you to know that am proud- and always will be proud to call you my son..."Hiccup soon began gaining his senses, and began to fight back against the demon that was casted upon him by his master...and he let out another cry as he tried to come back to the light...away from the dark which he was currently in.His vision went from blood red to clear as his eyes flickered more green than black.

Toothless snapped out of his endless trance, and he shook his head slightly, his eyes turning to it's normal forest green instead of the soul ripping neon ones... He let out a roar of encouragement as he noticed his best friend fighting off the monster which was trying to take over from the inside.

Stoick collapsed down onto his knees, holding the boy less tight as he kept on speaking."When you were born, your mother feared you wouldn't make it as we saw how small and sick you were...but I had faith. Faith that you'd make it through. I never doubted. I knew that you'd become the strongest of vikings over us all..."The boy in his arm's, began to breathe deeply, his chest heaving as he snapped his eyes shut which were filled with tears, and he too, collapsed down onto his knees, the last of his power leaving him and he just rested his chin down onto his father's shoulder, listening to his tale..."...And you know what?"Hiccup slowly opened his now dark green glassy eyes, interested in what he had left to say."I was right." Stoick smiled, tears rolling down his cheek....At this, the boy forward his brows in deep thought, still tranced...but bearly..."I....I-I love you, son....I love you so much. I always have. And though I've never said or showed it...I've always loved you. And I'll never stop. Even if you are Hiccup or not... you're still my son...."As his word's met the boy's ears, all the tears he was holding back rained down from his eyes ,which had at that moment turned to it's original forest green color...Hiccup let out a breath, and he glanced a peak at his father who was still hugging him, and slowly wrapped his arms around his large shape."I-I....I love you t-to, Dad...." He whispered.Stoick's eyes snapped open, and he pulled away from the boy, both of them staring at each other for a moment before his lips quivered into a smile...a true smile.Hiccup took a moment before he showed a toothy lopsided smile back..."Oh son...." Stoick whispered, pulling him into a hug again."He-he tortured me...t-they tried taking control of me a-and try to change me.....and turn me into a-""Shh....don't worry. You're safe. You're safe..."

"NO!!!!" Ansgar roared, before charging towards Hiccup, who stood up and leaped towards him back, both of their bodies colliding, before the boy was pinned down onto the hard metal of the boat, letting out a pained groan."Hiccup!"Ansgar laughed, raising up his arm, which had a dager. Before he could finish the final blow, a hot white ball of light hit his hand, the dager flying off his grasp before the man was hit with the black tail of Toothless. And just as he recovered, a plasma blasthit him square in the chest- the force slamming him backwards, and he fell hard on to the ground.

Dead.

Both, the warriors of Berk and what was left of Ansgar's army stopped dead from killing each other any further, and they all went silent as they realized what had happened...

Hiccup let out a breath, as he saw the body of his master laying dead on the ground.He felt a hand land on his shoulder, and he glanced back to see his father beaming down at him."H-he's....gone?" Hiccup whispered, his voice filled with disbelief.Stoick glared at the body of Ansgar, puffing out his chest, and nodding.The boy blinked a few times as he glanced back down at the man on the ground, before he felt a single tear roll down his cheek.He suddenly got this....new feeling.He felt....free."I love you, Hiccup." Stoick smiled.He never wanted the boy to forget that.No matter what happens from this point on, he never wants him to forget it.Even in the darkest of days...

Hiccup smiled slightly, until he forward his brows....

Flashback

"Dad..?" Hiccup called."Yeah.." Stoick whispered, a small smile on his face. "...I love you..."The Viking stared for a moment.It's not every day that a Viking says I love you to another viking.But he only smiled back at the sleepy boy before opening his mouth."I love you too, son."

Hiccup's  face lit up, and he hopped off his bed, and jumped into his father's arms,both giving each other a warm embrace.

"And I always will..."

Flashback ends.

Hiccup shook his head slightly, blinking back a few tears, as he looked up at his father, and launching at him in full force, embracing him as he let the tears fall, his eyes snapped shut tight.Stoick smiled at this, before he felt sunlight glare at his eyes, and he looked north to notice the sun setting slowly, showing a red orenge color.He remembered the times he and his son would use to always be on time to watch the sun rise from  the hills of far away islands....And now, here they are, five years later, here to watch the sun set back behind the hills....The chief smiled warmly, as he glanced down to see Hiccup watching the sun set also, silently.Stoick let out a breath.This is the first time he's seen the boy finally at peace....For this, is turley his son.The heir and pride of Berk.The rider of the unholy offspring of lightning and death.Defeater of the Red Death.And A Chief's Son...He will never cease to be proud of being a father, to Hiccup Horrendous Haddock The Third.

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