Hey guys! Another story, yeah! So unfortunately I own neither HTTYD nor the Dragon in Our Midst series by Bryan Davis, drat. Oh well, so is life. Enjoy and tell me what you think!

Valka ran through the village in search of Stoic, as the sun passing its peak in the sky. She found him just outside of the Great Hall talking to the elders and holding their baby Hiccup, the child laughed and smiled at the sight of his mother coming to him. Out of instinct she grabbed the child and held him close, protecting him from the outside world, before turning to Stoic, "Do you know that there are foreign ships docking at our shores?" Worry lacing her voice.

The large man turned to her, "Yes I do. I asked them to come here after the last chieftain meeting."

Valka's eyes went wide, "But their…"

"Dragon Hunters. I know." Stoic finished for her, "After the recent events we need to rid ourselves of the dragon menace."

"But, Stoic. Is this really necessary. The dragons have done no real harm." Valka was now visibly shaking.

The man placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, "Look Val, I know you want peace, but peace between dragons and humans isn't possible. I want to protect you and Hiccup, and ridding ourselves of the dragons is the only way. I don't know what I'd do with myself if either of you were killed by that menace."

Gobber walked up, "Stoic, this is the leader of the Dragon Hunters, Devin."

"It is a pleasure to meet you in person Chief Stoic." Devin greeted in a very heavy English accent.

Stoic was a bit taken back by the extreme formality of the man, "Likewise. I would like you to meet my…" He turned to where Valka had once been but to find her nowhere in sight, "Uh…later maybe."

Valka had ran when she saw Gobber coming up with that man. She ran and was determined to not let him find, or even know of Hiccup. Hiccup began to cry a little, "Hush Hiccup, do not cry, I am here. Mama will not let anything happen to you. He will never know of you." She came to her house and went inside, gently rocking her baby to sleep. A few coo's left his mouth that sounded strangely dragonic but she paid them no mind and placed him in his crib.

But Hiccup did not want to sleep, as had already had for many hours, instead he wanted to play. Valka laughed at how innocent and curious his face was, like he knew something was upsetting his mother. She picked up a small stuffed toy dragon that she had made for Hiccup, it resembled a Monstrous Nightmare but looked more majestic and noble and a stronger body build to it also. Hiccup laughed and reached for the toy, hugging it close, "V-v."

Valka looked back in surprise, "What?"

He smiled innocently and did it again, "Vav."

She smiled, "Valcor?" Hiccup squealed.

"Val-car! Val-car!" He held the dragon close, "Teil!"

She laughed again, "You like those stories?" Hiccup nodded vigorously and she shook her head smiling. Hiccup was but a few months old and he was already talking and understanding more that any child should have been able to at that stage in life…but given her past, that should be expected. Though Stoic had yet to learn that his son could talk, Hiccup seamed to only do it around Valka and no one else. "Well, they aren't just stories, they are our past. Who we once were, and who we will one day be again."

She fumbled with her red, Rublet ring a bit, the ring her brother had given her, as she mulled over some thoughts. Hiccup yawned and pulled her out of her thoughts, she looked down at her ring then grabbed the toy dragon Hiccup had named Valcor. He whined a bit until she gave the dragon back with the ring around its next, snow white, "Keep this safe for me till that man is gone alright?"

Hiccup nodded holding the dragon close so that it pressed against his cheek, the jewel turning ruby red again. Valka nodded as it changed color, it was the greatest symbol of her past she had and now it reflected Hiccup's as well. She heard the front door open and heavy footfalls come in, she relaxed as she knew his footsteps would never be that loud, "Valka, are ya here?"

"Yes Stoic, I'm in Hiccup's room." She shouted back.

He came through the door to find her sitting next to Hiccup's crib, the latter of which was asleep once again, "Why did you disappear like that? I know you dislike dragon killing but that's no reason to treat our guest as such."

Valka scoffed, if he knew of his deeds, he would be killed on sight, "I do not want to see nor speak to him."

"Val, you're my wife. It's your duty to greet honored guest of this village."

"He is no guest of this home and I want him off of this island by sunrise tomorrow!" She snapped.

Stoic knelt down to her level, "Valka, does Devin have something to do with your past? The reason why you were washed up on Berk?"

"Don't even speak his name near me. He has everything to do with it! I want him gone, off this island, and I want him nowhere near this home!"

Stoic sighed, "I will talk to him, try and relieve hostilities. But I can't send him away."

"No amount of talking will do. He deserves to die for what he has done!" Pure anger burned in her eyes.

Stoic was taken back, usually he was the one killing while she was the calm and cool-headed one, not the other way around, "Very well, I'll see you tonight after dinner."

She reached out and grabbed his arm, "Stoic, please say nothing about me and especially Hiccup to that man. I fear for our safety if you do."

He said nothing but nodded and stood, then left the house. He found Gobber, Devin and Palin, Devin's squire per-say, at the armory.

"Ah, Chief Stoic. How's your wife?" Devin asked, a smile on his face.

Stoic frowned, "She's…ill. I'm afraid she will not be joining us for supper."

Devin nodded, his face going grim, before turning to Palin and speaking a few words in a language Stoic didn't understand. Palin nodded in return and hurried away. The sun would be setting soon, "Shall we have our meal than?"

"Of course, this way." Stoic lead them to the Great Hall and they feasted, each talking about the dragons and how they would deal with them.

They were laughing when a Viking ran in, "Dragon attack!"

Stoic and the other Vikings in the hall were up in a second, Devin was up in half, and they were rushing out into the night. Thought night the sky was lit up with the fires from dragons, "Get the defenses up! Ready the catapults! Keep them away from the sheep!" Stoic shouted as he clobbered a Nadder.

Devin branded a sword unlike any other, to the Vikings it looked weak and feeble but highly decorated. He charged a Nightmare attacking one of the houses…and cleaved its head clean off with one fell swoop of the sword, it was by no means weak or feeble in any way. He saw a Viking several yards away about to kill another Nightmare when a woman suddenly stopped him, "Stop! We don't need to kill them!" The dragon recovered from its shock and flew away before it could be killed.

Palin walked up beside him, "Sir, we found it."

"Where is it?" Devin asked.

Palin pointed to the woman, "It's her. She is the devil in human skin."

Devin let out a low laugh, "She's mine." He crept around the building, keeping to the shadows, until he was right behind the woman, "Die demon-which!"

Valka turned to see Devin lowering his blade when another one cut into its path, stopping it with a resounding clang! "What do you think ya are doing?" Stoic hissed as he stood in front of Valka.

"She is a devil. You claim you want the dragons dead, off the face of the Earth, yet you harbor the most dangerous of them all! She is a lying serpent in human skin, deceiving you all!" Devin yelled as he swung at Stoic, "Help me destroy their kind, to cleanse this world from their disease."

They were are a standstill and Stoic spoke to Valka without taking his eyes off of Devin, "Val, I trust you, if you say his words are false I will end him here and now."

"And what if she doesn't deny it?" Devin asked.

Stoic gripped his sword, "Then I will protect my wife till my dying breath."

"So you married that wretch?! She obviously hasn't told you a thing." Devin hissed.

Valka opened her mouth to answer when she heard a boom and looked at her house, a dragon had broken the ceiling and was crawling into Hiccup's room, "No!" She took off into a dead sprint for the house.

"See! She acknowledges it by her vary actions!" Devin took off towards Valka when a sword came down, cutting through his right leg.

"You the liar and deceiver Devin! Claiming innocent women are those monsters. Leave this island at once and never return!"

Devin stood up, leaning heavily on his sword, "One day you will see that I speak the truth, that you were caught in her intricate web of deceit. Then you will know that what I spoke is the truth." Palin ran over to help his fallen master and carried him away. Only then did Stoic remember Valka.

Valka ran into her house and into Hiccup's room. She flung the door open and found the dragon playing with Hiccup with only the gentleness of a father. She took a careful step forward and caught the dragon's attention. He turned and accidentally nicked Hiccup, he began to cry and the dragon coed to calm him down…and it somehow worked. She neared the dragon, hope in her eyes, when an ax suddenly appeared, "You will not harm this Halfling vile human!" Valka heard the dragon shout, in its dragonic tongue.

Stoic heard nothing but a menacing roar, "Valka run!"

The dragon went to charge Stoic but Valka grabbed his wing, "No! Stop!" The dragon turned to look at her.

"You are not a human, you do not belong here." Then, without warning, the dragon leaped into the air…and took Valka along with him.

"No! No! Stoic!" Valka shouted trying to get free. But after a few seconds she stopped, knowing she wouldn't survive the drop.

Devin watched the whole scene from the deck of his ship, and smiled. She was as good as dead, "Ow." He hissed in pain.

Palin sent an apologetic look, "Sorry, but he got you good."

"It's fine, but the next kill I will need its blood to help the healing."

"Of course. I am sorry you didn't get to kill this one yourself."

"As am I Palin, but at least it didn't have any mongrels, unlike some of the others."

Palin snickered, "With the curses they are given the kid would be dead as soon as the father found out."

"Yes, it would be." Both men smiled at the thought.