What am I doing starting another story!?

I had at first said, "Alright, you're going to finish "We're Here For You" before you start a new story," and now look what I'm doing! *kicks myself* I'm crazy. Crazy I tell you!

Okay, enough of that. XD Here's another FanFic for you guys, hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1.

This is Berk. Wonderful place to live in, as long as you don't mind frostbite, freezing cold for over half the year, harsh winds, desolate lands, cold ocean, dangerous creatures and everything else that comes with living on the island of Berk. But hey, it's not as bad as it could be. Not as bad as Outcast Island for example. That place isn't anything but a lump of cold rocks.

Anyways, Berk isn't all that bad. We have dragons after all, and if you have dragons, how bad can it be?

Well, pretty bad at times to be honest. Especially when Hookfang is on one of his disobedient moods, which, let's be honest, he's always on one of those, Berk can get pretty hectic.

Again, off track here. It's been two years after the war with the Berserkers, and life has returned to normal. Dragon training has slowed up a bit, since most of the dragons in Berk have been trained, thanks to the Dragon Academy. Now, we Dragon Riders only go to Training Academy about twice a week, just to stay caught up on maneuvers and such. But just because we no longer go to the Dragon Academy doesn't mean we don't hang out anymore. Ha, that's far from the truth. In fact, that's all any of us do all day. Although I sometimes do fall apart from the crowd to work at the forge, but that's only every once and awhile, mainly if I need a new leg or if Toothless's tailfin needs fixing.

We've all grown up I suppose. I'm taller than Snotlout now, (and quite proud of that fact as well, but I don't rub it in. Snotlout hates it) and my Dad says I'm not as scrawny as I once was, although I don't entirely believe him. I still wear the same sized shirt (although now they're longer then my old ones) and even though they aren't baggy anymore, I still haven't actually grown out of them. But, hey, at least I've grown taller.

Snotlout's the same. I honestly don't think he'll ever change. Still obnoxious, short (sorry, just had to add that) Hookfang still doesn't listen to him, isn't all that useful, and argues with the others constantly. He still teases Astrid about them becoming "a thing" but she keeps pushing him down. If he doesn't move on soon I doubt he'll ever find a girl.

The twins… well, they haven't changed since they were five. Grown taller and have filled out a bit more, and that's about it. They still argue a ton, constantly have wars with themselves, dare each other to do horrible and dangerous stunts, and love tricks. Let's just say they get worse with each passing year, although they have gotten more into arguing with words rather than actions- much to our relief.

Fishlegs is still a bookworm and our live book of dragons. He's got the book almost completely memorized now, and is still working on his Dragon Info cards that he says will be done soon, that way he doesn't have to constantly be memorizing everything about the dragons. I've been helping him when I can with them, but there's still quite a few to do.

Astrid… well, she's grown up too. Taller, and has grown out of her kid antics. She still packs a punch, and I try to avoid them whenever I can, but sometimes it's impossible. I swear she punches me just for the fun of it, and getting to see me blush, because I still get flustered around her whenever she touches me. (It's a secret, nobody knows… I hope) She's still the warrior out of all of us, and by far the best axe thrower. Even though I've improved on my weaponry skills, I swear I'll never be as good as she is. She and Stormfly have also been doing more aerobic tricks, Astrid claiming they'd be useful during battle, but I know she just likes to twirl in the air. She can rend to be a daredevil when she wants to be.

Toothless and I still have fun, maybe even more so then back when we were fighting the Berserkers. We have responsibilities, sure, but we always find time to go for a morning and evening flight, and flights between with the others. It's been fun, hanging out with the gang, not having to worry as much, and being able to just live life at the fullest.

…

"Snotlout, if you eat that, I swear I'm going to be sick." Fishleg's whispered frightfully.

Snotlout grinned at him fiendishly, opening his mouth wider as he dangled the worm teasingly above his open mouth. Fishleg's squeaked and covered his eyes with his hands, peeking through his fingers in disgust.

"Do it, Snotlout." Ruffnut urged. "We dare you!"

"Yeah, on the count of 1. 1!" Tuffnut added.

Snotlout hesitated, his eyes squeezing shut as he dropped the worm into his mouth. Hiccup turned away in disgust, while Astrid pretended to gag into her fist. Fishleg's fainted, keeling over and would've landed on the ground had Meatlug not been behind him to stop his fall. Snotlout almost instantly began choking and grabbing his throat, turning around and abruptly running to the bushes.

The twins were cackling as though it was the funniest thing they'd seen, while everyone else were trying to get control of their stomach's. Hiccup stared up at the trees, noticing how the sun was no longer dipped behind the large peak, but was now just showing behind it. He and the gang had gotten up early that morning, when the sky was just light enough to no longer be black, to go on a little exploring on the island not far from Berk. It was pretty small, but had some deep crevices in the earth, making Hiccup suspect that there might be some sort of dragon burrowing under the island.

Snotlout came wobbling back, his arms wrapped around his stomach and his face still a slight green color. The twins burst out laughing again, both rolling around on the ground in their mirth.

"I'm gonna-" Snotlout threatened them, but Hiccup interrupted before he and the twins could start throwing death threats at one another.

"Okay, how about we start exploring the caverns now… instead of eating worms?"

Fishlegs sat up dazedly, giving a little nod of agreement. "Please…" he moaned quietly.

Astrid, who had been bending down looking at something in the dirt, straightened up, holding a small stone-like object in her fingers. Hiccup noticed her toss it in the air a little before slipping it into her pouch around her belt.

"What's that?" Tuffnut asked, having noticed it as well. Astrid paused, then opened the pouch and pulled out her discovery.

"Just a Nadder scale- but it's a new color I've never seen before. I like to collect them." Astrid explained, holding out the shimmering purple-orange scale. Hiccup smiled and picked it up gently, surprised by how rough it was.

"Hmm… this is a lot different from any other Nadder scale I've ever seen." Hiccup murmured quietly.

"What?" Astrid asked.

"Hm? Nothing."

He handed the scale back to her, and she replaced it back in her pouch. They turned to the others, Hiccup taking charge of the chaotic situation. Snotlout and the twins were fighting again.

"GUYS!" Hiccup shouted. They all turned to look at him, Snotlout and the twins saying simultaneously "What!?"

Hiccup pointed at the twins, "You two and Fishlegs check out the east side of the island… and please, no fighting, alright?" The twins pouted but nodded.

Hiccup turned to Snotlout, "You're coming with me and Astrid."

Snotlout crossed his arms, "Why are you telling me I'm coming with you two… why don't you tell Astrid she's coming with us?"

Hiccup sighed, "Because… just because."

Toothless bumped him from behind, and Hiccup turned around with a smile. He patted the dragon's head, then climbed on. "Alright, so we'll first take a look from the sky, and whenever we see a crevice, we'll check it out. Sound good?"

"Yep." Astrid answered cheerfully. Snotlout grumbled a reply, crawling onto Hookfang's back while mumbling to himself.

Hiccup chose to ignore him, instead smiling over at Astrid- who seemed to be the only cheery person with him at the moment. He was in a good mood, and he wasn't going to let it get ruined by Snotlout's complaining.

"Alright then." Toothless jumped into the air, Astrid and Snotlout following close behind. Toothless glided right above the trees, Hiccup leaning over to the side searching for any sings of cave ins.

"There!" Astrid shouted, pointing below them. Hiccup followed her gaze and nodded his head at the sight of the deep trench.

"Let's land next to it!" Hiccup called back, and Toothless descended, landing gently beside the trench. Hiccup jumped off, stepping closer to the edge in order to pear into it. The trenches were deep, so deep that Hiccup couldn't see the bottom, although it was only about six feet wide. It didn't help that the sun was still too far over, the trees casting a shadow over them making it more difficult to see the bottom.

"Toothless?" Hiccup asked, and Toothless immediately shot a plasma blast into the pit. The purple light faded for a few seconds, but then burst into a flame, proving that the trench wasn't as deep as it originally looked- maybe only 15-20 feet deep.

Astrid stepped up beside him, leaning forward a bit to look down it. "Oh, not as bad as it looks." She said happily. "Still big enough for a Screaming Death…"

"But it's not round." Hiccup pointed out. "And it's a trench up at the surface- more like an earthquake then a Whispering or Screaming Death tunnel."

"Hm, that's weird." She said thoughtfully.

"Guys, I'm getting kind of bored, got it figured out yet?" Snotlout asked from behind them. Hiccup looked over his shoulder, rolling his eyes when he noticed Snotlout leaning against Hookfang's horns, an extremely bored expression on his face.

"If you'd help this would go faster." Hiccup said.

"Naw, take your time." Snotlout hurried to say.

"Well, if a Whispering Death didn't make-" Astrid started, but then her eyes shifted down to Hiccup's feet (er, foot) and she let out a shout. "HICCUP, WATCH OUT!"

Toothless seemed to notice what she did at the exact same time, for he lunged forward to grab Hiccup with his mouth, but he didn't move fast enough. The ground crumbled and Hiccup began to plummet into the dark trench below.

"HICCUP!" Astrid shrieked, jumping forward but Toothless ended up grabbing her instead of Hiccup, so she couldn't help the falling rider. Toothless jumped forward, trying to jump into the trench and rescue Hiccup, but the trench was too small for him to fit through.

The sound of falling dirt and rocks finally ceased, and silence emanated from below. The only sound was Astrid's heavy breathing and Toothless's whines of distress. At this point, Astrid had no idea where Snotlout was or why he wasn't trying to help. Her mind was focused on Hiccup.

Once she could breathe again she leaned cautiously over the trench and called out, "Hiccup!? Are you okay?"

There was the sound of more dirt falling and Astrid stepped back, afraid that maybe she was the one who caused the sound. But she froze in her place when she heard Hiccup's voice echo out.

"Yeah… I'm fine! Just… really dirty."

Astrid sighed in relief, thankful to hear that good news. But then again, Hiccup was always one to hide his pain- so he could still be hurt, but was lying in order so they wouldn't worry. It sounded just like something Hiccup would do.

"No lying, Hiccup. Can you walk? Can you even stand?" Astrid called back down. "Do you have so much as a scratch? Are you bleeding?"

Silence for a few seconds was answer enough for her, and her worry returned. "Hiccup?"

"Um… I may have hurt my arm… just a little. It's not bleeding too badly… just enough to… you know, coat my shirt. Not bad though!"

Liar. Was the first word that popped into Astrid's mind, but she didn't voice it.

"Alright, Toothless can't fit in the crevice, so I'm going to toss down a rope. Can you grab it or do you want me to come down and help you?"

"No! Don't come down, I'll grab it." Hiccup's voice replied instantly. "The ropes in Toothless's saddle bag."

Astrid turned and grabbed the rope, then handed one end to Toothless. The dragon picked it up in his mouth and clamped his teeth on it, nodding his head to let her know he was ready.

"Okay, here it comes." Astrid called down before dropping the rope below. There was the sound of more dirt and rocks moving before the rope grew taut and Toothless dug his heels in to keep himself steady.

Astrid walked to the dragon and patted his head, "Okay, Toothless." Toothless dug his heels in, pulling and walking backwards toward the trees. Astrid hurried to the edge of the crevice, kneeling down and waiting for Hiccup to make an appearance.

Hiccup finally came into view, and as soon as he did she reached down and grabbed him, pulling him up onto land. Hiccup was gasping for air, and just like he said, he was very dirty. Covered from head to toe in dirt and dust, his hair now a dusty dull brown color rather than its normal russet. He was still lying on the ground, his legs dangling over the side of the trench.

Astrid leaned back and began to dust him off, trying to rid him of some of the dirt.

Hiccup coughed and shook his head, a puff of dust flying in all directions. Toothless stepped back, giving a little sneeze.

"Thanks, bud." Hiccup said, reaching his hand out and rubbing the dragon's nose. Toothlesss cooed and leaned into the touch, but then tugged away and sneezed again.

Hiccup laughed before pushing himself into a sitting position, and only then did Astrid see his right arm. His green shirt- or what she could see of it, since his armor covered up half of it- was colored a dull red.

"Hiccup." She gasped, reaching a hand out to grab his wrist. "Don't move." She ordered, reaching out to Toothless and searching through the saddle bags. She pulled out the water canteen and a small roll of bandages, moving closer to Hiccup so she could see his arm better.

"Where did Snotlout go?" Hiccup asked, glancing around but seeing no sign of his cousin.

"I don't know." Astrid replied, continuing to pull of Hiccup's wrist guards. She sat them on the grass before rolling up his sleeve, gasping again when she saw the deep gash that ran up his forearm and under his shoulder guards. "Oh, Thor." She whispered.

"Is it bad?" Hiccup asked tentatively, glancing down. "Oh, not as bad as I thought it was." He said quietly.

She looked at him, just now noticing how tense he was and how he was biting his lip. He was in obvious pain.

She hurried and grabbed the water, dunking it over the wound before ripping a small piece from the roll of bandages, dabbing it at the wound to try and clear away the dirt. Hiccup hissed through his teeth at the pain, and she went faster, hoping to get the procedure done as fast as possible. Hiccup groaned only once, and he made sure to muffle the noise by burying his face against Toothless's neck. The dragon cooed in worry, licking Hiccup's cheek affectionately.

Astrid wrapped the bandages around his arm, hating the fact that there wasn't enough to cover the entire wound. She stood up and went over to Stormfly, searching through her saddle bags for any stray bandages. Thankfully, she found a small wad at the very bottom, and she gratefully walked back to Hiccup and finished bandaging his arm.

She pulled his sleeve back down and leaned back shakily. She was a warrior, so she'd seen wounds before in the past, but none on Hiccup before- one that she had to take care of herself. Sure, there'd been his leg, but there had been a lot more people- people who knew what they were doing- around to help take care of him. Plus, he'd been unconscious for almost the entire thing- well, unconscious while she'd been around anyways.

So she'd never actually seen him like this before… with blood dripping down his arms and-

She shook her head, ridding herself of the image. He was fine. It was nothing but a cut that would heal over time. Once they got back home, Gothi could look at it and stitch it up.

Home, they needed to get Hiccup back to Berk.

"I'm done." She whispered softly. Hiccup just nodded his head, his eyes closed and his body slouched against Toothless's side. She knew he was exhausted, and the blood loss was definitely the cause of that.

"Come on." She said, grabbing his arm and pulling it over her shoulder. "Toothless…"

Toothless scooched closer, and she was able to help Hiccup climb on. He clipped his prosthetic in the pedal on his own, and seemed to be coming back to full wakefulness again.

"Where are we going? The tunnels-"

"We're going back to Berk." Astrid replied firmly. "You need medical attention- stitches most likely- and we don't have the supplies or no how to do that."

Hiccup snapped his jaw closed and nodded meekly. "Okay." He knew better then to argue with her, especially when she used that tone of voice.

"Let's go find the others and that idiot Snotlout." Astrid said, anger sizzling in her gut at the thought of the Jorgenson. Where had he been during Hiccup's fiasco?

See ya next chapter!