Last chapter in this fanfiction! HOORAY! Now, as usual, some shout-outs:

QueenAurora: Yeah, me neither! LOL!

toothflyhiccstrid4eva: Here ya go! Last chapter! :)

hiccupfan54-HTTYD: Yeah, Hiccup is VERY intimidating when he wants to be. :) Kind of a cool/creepy trait. :) LOL!

ScarletNightFury: My thoughts exactly. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Hiccup flew back towards the West side on Toothless (or...what he pretended was the Duraflame). Astrid had set up the knock-out bombs, made from Zippleback gas and random herbs. As soon as Hiccup turned and took off, she used them to knock out the other riders. The dragons remained unfazed, not really sensing any danger.

Hiccup landed Toothless, and Astrid ran over to him

"THAT was AWESOME!" she shouted, punching him on the shoulder. "How'd you pull off that voice, though?"

"I told you, Astrid," said Hiccup, "I am very good at mimicking deep voices."

"What voice were you 'mimicking'?" asked Astrid.

"A mix between Dagur the Deranged, and Alvin the Treacherous," said Hiccup, dismounting Toothless and brushing some of the charcoal dust out of his hair, turning it from black back to auburn. "Do you think they bought it?"

"Oh, they bought it alright!" shouted Astrid. "So...we continue on with the plan?"
"Yep," said Hiccup. He walked over to Hookfang and said, "Take Snotlout back home, will you, boy?"

Hookfang grunted, grabbing Snotlout by the back of his shirt, and then shooting into the sky, heading back towards the village. Hiccup did the same with Meatlung, Barf and Belch until just Astrid, Stormfly, Hiccup and Toothless remained at Raven Point.

"Well," said Hiccup, "I guess I should change out of these black clothes, and get the remaining charcoal out of my hair."

"No evidence, right?" said Astrid, smiling.

"Right," said Hiccup, mounting Toothless, Astrid mirroring him with Stormfly. "See you tomorrow. And remember," he added, "pretend it never happened."

...

Snotlout was surprised when he woke up in his house. The last thing he remembered seeing was the Duraflame and the mysterious rider taking off into the night, and then nothing.

He stood up. Although he would never admit it, he was worried about Hiccup and Astrid. He wanted to make sure that the rider was telling the truth about them being alright. He ran outside, mounted Hookfang, and then took off towards the academy.

Fishlegs and the twins woke up the same way Snotlout did, mounted their dragons, and headed towards the what used to be the kill ring. Hiccup and Astrid were already there, sending relief through the others.

"Hiccup! Astrid!" shouted Fishlegs as Meatlung flew in and allowed him to dismount. "You're alright!"

Hiccup and Astrid exchanged confused glances.

"Well, yeah, why wouldn't we be?" asked Hiccup.

"Are you sure you guys are all right?" asked Astrid.

"What do you mean!?" asked Snotlout. "The...you guys were captured."

"Captured?" Hiccup and Astrid laughed as Hiccup spoke; "What do you mean captured? We were never captured."

"But...but the Duraflame took you," said Snotlout.

"A duraflame?" said Hiccup. "Snotlout, what are you talking about?"

"I don't think he knows," whispered Astrid.

"But...you told us about a legend!" said Ruffnut. "About a dragon...the three signs...the...the rider...he was scary! Like...really scary!"

"What in the world, Ruffnut?" asked Astrid. "What are you even talking about?"
"Did you guys bash your head together one too many times?" asked Hiccup. "Or did you anger Hookfang again...or...yeah, Astrid's right. What in the world?"

"I...there was..." Snotlout stuttered. "Never mind. What are we doing today?"

"Nothing much," said Hiccup. "Probably a few basic search and rescue missions...maybe some target practice...different stuff."

"Okay," said Snotlout. "But first...could you give me a minute?"

He pushed the twins and Snotlout out of the academy, leaving Astrid and Hiccup inside.

Snotlout faced the three he had pulled out. "You guys saw what happened last night, didn't you?"
"Yes," said Fishlegs, "but why don't Hiccup and Astrid know what happened?"
"Because obviously it didn't happen," said Snotlout. "It was a dream. But if all four of us had the same dream, with a rider telling us not to pull pranks anymore...maybe we really shouldn't pull pranks anymore."

"I'm never pulling another prank for as long as I live," Tuffnut said.

"Yeah, me neither," said Ruffnut. "I really don't want to dream again about that Duraflame."

"I think we can all agree on that," said Snotlout.

Hiccup and Astrid smiled at each other as soon as Snotlout took the others out to talk to them. Hiccup extended his hand, and Astrid took it, giving it a firm shake before releasing it.

"I think we did it," said Hiccup.

"You think?" said Astrid, smirking.

Hiccup smiled. "Yep," he said. "Now let's get on with training."

THE END