FINAL CHAPTER.

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THIS IS THE FINAL CHAPTER FOR GOSH'S SAKES OH MY GOSH I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. o_O

Final author's note at the end of the chapter! :D I wanted to let you guys know, that weird dizziness I was feeling lately? I think it was just a small virus I caught from somewhere, and I'm feeling a lot better now! :D Thank you for all your concern and understanding! I really, really appreciate it! :D

Anyways, as I promised, shout-outs!

ShadowSpirt020: Yeah! Go Snotlout! XD Never thought I'd say that...XD

Galaxy-Mitsuko-Pegasus: Whoot whoot! Hiccstrid for the win! :D

thechosenone260: Whoo! I'm glad you liked it! :D Hiccstrid is amazing! It's definitely my favorite ship in the series! :D Thanks for the review! And yeah, suspense rocks! :D :D :D

AquaticDragon: Yeah...I really can't believe it myself, either...this is my final chapter...it's pretty crazy. But I'm glad you liked the last chapter! :D Thanks for the review! :D

Gamer Spice: Hahahahaha! I haven't seen that episode; I usually only watch the old ones. The modern ones...yeah, most of 'em suck, frankly. :/ But oh well. XD Hiccstrid...hmm...I wonder...*hint hint* XD

midnightsky0612: That it is, my friend, that it is. :)

inukekarynatsusu: Thanks! I'm so glad! :D Thanks for the review! :D

Animals Rule: Awwwwww, thank you! That's quite the compliment! :D :D :D

Dimensional Girl: Thanks! :D Yeah, I had some fun with this chapter...but then again, I always have a lot of fun with my chapters, so I guess it's nothing new. :D I love it when Snotlout actually uses his brain, and the twins are always hilarious. :D Thanks for the review! :D

Prince Maggie: Hiccstrid is awesome! :D I'm such a fangirl for it. :) The dizziness has been going away; I think it was just a temporary virus I contracted or something. I've been feeling a lot better lately. :D Thanks! :D :D :D

SkyLightStar: Hahahahahahahaha! Hail Snotlout! :P I'm glad you liked it! Thanks! :D

Forever Me: Yeah, whooo! And just this once, EVERYONE LIVES! XD LOL! :D :D :D Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked the chapter! :D

DragonSomething: Yeah! Bring out the cake, whoot whoot! :D :D :D Yeah, time flies pretty quick. It's hard to keep up with it sometimes. :/ (Oh awesome! :D Are you watching the original FMA or Brotherhood? Both of them are amazing. :D). Thanks for the review! :D

Angel Azul: I'm glad you liked it! :D Oh yeah, it's going to be sad...I'm gonna miss you guys. :( But you still have this chapter to read, so I hope you enjoy it! :D Thanks for the review! :D

la-hija-de-Dios: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed that! (I really need to think of some other words to say other than "glad" all the time...I say it in nearly every shout-out at least once...:/ Oh well XD). Yeah, makes you wonder, huh? Hiccup's probably just really disoriented right about now, and he was knocked unconscious when he fell in the crevice in the first place, so it could have something to do with head pain. :) Thanks for the review! :D

Hiccstridlover13: Hahahahaha, thank you! :D I decided to give Snotlout something to do for once! :D XD Thanks for the review! :D

1 Fan: I KNOW THE LAST CHAPTER! *sobs* I can't believe it either! It's crazy! But you still have this last chapter to read, and I hope you enjoy it, too! :D I think the dizziness I was feeling a few days ago was some sort of virus, because it went away and I'm feeling a lot better now. Thanks for your concern! :D :D And for the review, too! :D :D :D

Crystallion12: Snotlout, Snotlout! :D :D :D

Guest (#1): Thanks! It makes me happy to hear you enjoy it! :D I try to update pretty regularly to keep all my readers reading; sometimes it's hard to wait for new chapters. :) Thanks for the review! :D

Guest (#2): Okay! Maybe I'll check those out! :D Thanks! :D

Guest (#3): I'm sorry! :( Please don't be mad at me! :(

Reach For The Stars77: Hahahaha! :D Yeah, Hiccstrid is amazing! And I love Snotlout acting like a protective cousin, because honestly, I think that's what he is. :D Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you've enjoyed it so far! :D

Hiccup opened his eyes and blinked feverishly to clear his blurry vision. He found himself staring upwards at the familiar knots on a familiar ceiling. Dragon's Edge. He was back at Dragon's Edge.

He blinked. He thought about getting up, but at the moment, the bed seemed too inviting to leave. And anyways, there was a dull throb in his skull that made moving uninviting.

He was just about to shut his eyes again, when Toothless suddenly nudged him so hard he nearly rolled off the side of the bed. Hiccup instantly put up his hands, trying to defend himself as the dragon took to licking him.

"Hey, bud," Hiccup said, voice hoarse. When Toothless finally calmed down, Hiccup put his hand against the dragon's muzzle, smiling softly. "We really need to stop meeting like this, Toothless…"

Toothless nodded in agreement and nuzzled him again. Hiccup sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed. Instantly, pain pulsed through his right leg, and he looked down, remembering.

A splint encased his broken leg, two thin pieces of wood on either side and tan bandages bound to keep them in place. Hiccup sighed heavily. Toothless followed his gaze, head tilted.

"Of course," said Hiccup. "The leg thing. Why am I not surprised."

Toothless nuzzled him, and Hiccup smiled again. "Thanks, bud," he said. He looked around; a smooth walking stick was leaning against the wall by the bed, and Hiccup reached out, grasping it. It was taller than he was, and he assumed it had been left there by one of the riders to use as a crutch when he woke up.

Hiccup pushed himself to his feet, leaning on the walking stick, and then, Toothless following him closely, made for the stairs.

He stumbled down them, which wasn't as easy as he had hoped, but somehow, he made it to the main level of his residence on Dragon's Edge, glancing about the room. The hearth was lit, and embers scattered through the air and rose to the ceiling. Everything else was as he had left it.

Everything, except one thing.

One person, more like.

Astrid was sitting at a bench in the corner, grinding a piece of flint against the blade of her axe, sharpening her already deadly-sharp weapon. Hiccup watched her; by the looks of it, she hadn't yet noticed his arrival.

He opened his mouth to say something, when Toothless thumping against the floor beat him to it. The dragon hadn't taken the stairs; instead, he had leapt from the loft, shaking the whole floor upon landing.

Astrid jumped (something she never did), and her head whipped around in their direction. As soon as she caught sight of Hiccup, she, seeming startled, threw down her axe and flint and hurried over to him.

"Hiccup!" she exclaimed, sounding more exasperated than anything, but Hiccup could hear the relief behind her voice. "What...how…" She stared at him, and then shifted his gaze to the stairs behind him. "You made it down the stairs!? Without me hearing you!? How'd you do that!?"

Hiccup guessed she was referring to his broken leg, and he frowned. "Um...carefully…?" he said, somewhat tentatively, because he knew how Astrid got when she was angry about something.

But she didn't seemed angry. This kind of angry was more of a scared angry; a worried angry; a relieved angry.

"You have a broken leg," said Astrid, a bit calmer this time. "You're not supposed to be up walking around, especially down stairs. You should be sleeping."

Hiccup shrugged. "I'm not tired," he said (or, he lied, more like, because truth be told, he was tired). "I don't see anything wrong with walking around."

"You have a…" she started, gesturing at the splint around his leg, and then, deciding it was hopeless, sighed. "Nevermind," she said. "If you aren't going to get back in bed, you can at least sit down."

"Astrid-" Hiccup was about to tell her that he was fine, but she cut him off.

"Do it," she said, "or I will quite literally drag you."

"Well, rude," said Hiccup, but he complied anyways, limping across the room and sinking down on the bench. Astrid sat beside him, taking up her axe again, though she seemed distracted now.

"What happened?" Hiccup ventured.

"What do you remember?" said Astrid.

"I remember being trapped," said Hiccup. "In the crevice. That's about it."

"Oh," said Astrid. "Well...we got you out. That's basically all that happened. You...kind of drowned on us for a little bit...you owe Snotlout your life now, Hiccup."

Hiccup choked, covering it up with a cough into his fist. "Snotlout saved my life?" he blurted.

"Yeah," said Astrid. "We were all pretty surprised, too. You nearly got sick after everything, you know, just because of the temperature of the water in the crevice...how do you feel?"

"Pretty rough, actually," said Hiccup, "but I'll manage. I'd take a broken leg and headache over being dead any day."

"Yeah, I would, too," said Astrid.

For a few moments, there was only silence, and the sound of Astrid's flint scraping against her axe. Finally, Hiccup broke the quiet of the residence. "Where are the others?" he asked.

"At the stables, feeding their dragons," said Astrid absentmindedly. "They relocated the Timberjack. After the dam burst on the island, it didn't have any reason to hang around. It shouldn't be bothering us again."

Hiccup nodded.

Silence fell again, and this time, it wasn't broken by voices. Toothless curled at Hiccup's feet, wrapping his tail protectively around his rider's legs, being careful with the one that was broken, and Hiccup watched Astrid sharpen her axe.

He felt tired, as though just the trip downstairs had exhausted him, sapping up his energy, and he didn't feel like getting up and walking to bed again.

So he leaned over, resting his head against Astrid's shoulder. Astrid froze, flint held just over her axe blade, and she turned, frowning at him.

"What are you doing?" she said.

"Sleeping," said Hiccup, not bothering to open his eyes. "That's what you wanted me to do, right?"
Astrid heaved a long, exasperated sigh. Hiccup half expected her to pull back and snap at him to go sleep upstairs, but she didn't.

"Fine," she huffed. "But when you wake up with a crick in your neck, it'll be entirely your fault."

"Worth it," Hiccup murmured, and before Astrid could come up with a smashing reply, he allowed himself to be taken by sleep.

Astrid sighed again, and this time, she set down her axe, and the flint, and shook her head. "Oh, Hiccup…" she sighed, pulling a blanket off one of the backs of a chair and pulling it around Hiccup's shoulders. She smiled softly and shook her head again. "What am I going to do with you?"

Toothless perked up, watching her with those toxic green eyes of him, and then, he smirked. He actually smirked. Astrid fixed the dragon with a pointed look.

"Save it, Toothless."

Toothless rolled his eyes.

…

On the decks below a ship, Dagur the Deranged stood before a large, rectangular mahogany table. On the surface of the table, a map, along with several charcoals and daggers were strewn, and around the table stood a number of Dagur's Berserkers, while Dagur stood at the head of the table, overlooking his crew skeptically.

"My brother may have eluded us in the past," said Dagur darkly, "but no more! In a few weeks' time, we sail on Berk!" He grabbed a dagger from the table and plunged the blade through the map and through the wooden table, right over Berk's location. He laughed maniacally, grinning.

"Oh, yes," said Dagur, rubbing his hands together. "Because if you want to take down the weed, you have to go in through the root. If we can nab Hiccup, the Berkians will do anything to get him back, and when they do…"

Dagur's smile grew to the point where it was in danger of splitting his face in half.

"...Berk, will crumble," said Dagur.

Author's Notes:

And my final fanfiction is completed! 0_0 This is so strange. I don't even know what to say in my final author's notes. I ended this one on a sort-of cliffhanger so I have somewhere to pick up if I ever write in this fandom again (which is either a maybe or a no), so that's why there's a cliffhanger. Sorry about that, guys, but it was kinda necessary. :P

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