Happy Snoggletog! (Or any other Holiday you celebrate) I am so happy I got this finished and posted on Christmas like I wanted to! It is currently 11:15pm where I live, so yay! I made my deadline!

Just to let everyone reading this know, you should probably read Round and Round before you continue with this story. You don't have to, but it might be best if you want to understand.

Midnightsky0612: (Review on 'That Fateful Day')Thank you very much!

*Two days after the events of Round and Round. *

Chapter 1

"Is it done yet?"

"Man, are you ever impatient…"

Hiccup and Hazel were both at the Forge, Hiccup leaning over the leather saddle he was working on, Hazel bouncing impatiently on the nearby desk. Hiccup rolled his eyes at his daughter and walked over to her, plucking her off the table. Hazel folded her arms across her chest and followed her father back to his work table.

"Why are you in such a rush? Have somewhere you need to be?" Hiccup sent a questioning glance at Hazel, before turning back to his work.

"I just want to hurry and get this on Periwinkle so we can go on a flight without having the possibility of me falling and breaking my neck." Hiccup chuckled and stood up, moving towards the tools rack.

"Ah, finally named her I see? Where'd you come up with that?" Hazel ran a hand over the almost finished saddle, then moved back out of the way of her father.

"Saw the flower on the way back from the Edge, and I thought it would be a cute name." Hiccup smiled and was about to respond when a knocking sounded at the entrance by the door, followed by a Razorwhip chortle. The two Haddocks turned to see Henrik and Ingrid, their dragons behind them, standing at the doorway to the Forge. Hazel smiled and waved at them in greeting.

"Hey guys!" The two teens gave their own greetings as they made their way into the Forge, signalling for their dragons to stay outside.

"Hello to you too, missy!" Ingrid strode over to Hazel, swinging her arm around the smaller girls' shoulders, Henrik moving forward as well, stopping on Hazel's other side, arms crossed over his chest.

"How's the saddle coming along Chief?" Henrik looked to Hiccup, the Chief standing up straight, stretching his back and arms.

"Well, it would be done if someone, not naming who, would calm her impatient disposition for a moment." Hiccup sent a pointed look at Hazel with a grin, Hazel giving a sheepish smile in response.

"Hehe, sorry Dad." Hiccup rolled his eyes and twisted Hazel around, causing Ingrid's arm to drop back down to her side. He rested his hands on her shoulders and steered her towards the door.

"Why don't you three go do something with the others so I can get this done. I'll let you know as soon as it's finished." Hiccup gently shoved his daughter out the door, then turned to the other teens. "And make sure to keep her occupied, Thor knows what happens when that child gets bored." Henrik and Ingrid snickered at Hazel's offended look.

"Um, hello? I'm right here you know! And I resent that! When have I ever-"

"Dragon Training when you were eight, ring a bell?" Hiccup called out, interrupting Hazel as he returned to his work station. The teens then burst out laughing, leaning onto each other for support as they watched their friends' cheeks flush bright red.

"Ok! Ok, we're going!" Hazel scurried off, Periwinkle following her new rider, along with the other still laughing teens and their dragons. "Oh, hush up you two, don't even start." This just caused Hazel's friends to laugh harder, Hazel rolling her eyes as they all made their way to the Great Hall.

0o0o0

"You never did tell us what happened when you went to the Edge to find your dragon with your Dad."

Great.

Hazel, Ingrid, Henrik, Jay, Destin, Jerrick and Ari were all sitting at a table in the Great Hall, eating supper together as they waited for their parents to come back from their private, 'Original Dragon Rider's, plus Eret, May and Sylvia' meeting in the Haddock household. Hazel, being banned from the Forge, and now her house, was spending the time hanging out with her friends. She only just now realized how much she dreaded having to answer Ari's question.

Hazel looked up from poking at her food absentmindedly, seeing her friend's questioning glances. Apparently, she hadn't responded quick enough.

"Um, I-it was u-uneventful, went to the Edge, f-found my dragon, end of story." She really didn't want to have to explain everything that happened, along with the fact that she wanted to forget the part about being tied to a mast… yeah, let's hope that doesn't happen again anytime soon. (*Evil laugh from author* ^_^)

Clearly, they weren't buying it, if the looks on their faces said anything.

"Hazel, I know your lying, your stuttering." Said teen grimaced at what Ingrid pointed out. Ever since the incident with Alvin when she was twelve, she developed a stutter whenever she lied or was nervous or scared. Her parents had helped her try to get rid of it when she got back home, but ever since their little dust up with the Dragon Hunters, it ended up returning full force.

Hazel let out a large sigh, then took a breath, and recounted her adventure to the eager teens.

0o0o0

Hazel stared at the expressions on her peer's faces, resisting the urge to shrink down under the table. They all looked at her with mixes of pity, concern, and anger (She hoped was not directed at her).

"Wait." Oh Thor…

Jerrick stood up and pressed his hands into the table, leaning over to get closer to Hazel.

"You mean to tell us that these crazy Dragon Hunters are after our parents, and us, just to get some stupid relic your Dad saved from when he was a teenager?" Hazel opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Ingrid.

"Ah, he's not as dumb as he looks." Ingrid smirked, and Hazel smacked her hand against her forehead, then stood up as well, stretching her arms out to keep Jerrick from pouncing on Ingrid.

"First of all, it's not just some stupid relic, it's called the Dragon Eye, and it can be used to find dragons, which could potentially lead to their demise," Hazel lowered herself back into her seat and rested her head on the table with a sigh. "And second, yes, they will come after us, and Berk…" Hazel abruptly sat up, startling Jay, who was sitting next to her, and making him jump, causing his helmet to fall over his eyes. "…Unless we stop them." Henrik looked at the Heir in alarm.

"Hazel, you can't be serious…" Hazel shook her head and stood up, starting to pace.

"But I am! I mean, think about it! We take the Dragon Eye somewhere else with us protecting it, meaning that they'll come after us, and leave Berk alone. We just have to keep the Eye away from them and Bam! Problem solved!" Henrik sighed and shook his head slightly. Jay pushed his helmet up and looked at Hazel worried.

"Um, In case you didn't notice, there's like, seven of us, and a whole armada of Dragon Hunters… How are a bunch of teens supposed to keep the Dragon Eye safe without getting killed?" Hazel thought for a minute, continuing her pacing.

"Well, I mean, our parents did it. You heard the stories, and there was only six of them, seven towards the end when Aunt Heather joined, and they managed to do it."

"Your forgetting one important problem," It was Destin that spoke up now. "Our parents were almost in their twenties when they left to make the Edge… All of us are either sixteen or younger. There is no way they'll let us run off on our own." Hazel smirked slightly.

"Look at who you're talking to. I've got Astrid and Hiccup Haddock as parents, and if what your parents have told me is true, I've got enough persuasion and stubbornness inherited from both to help them make up their minds." Before anyone could counter what she said, the Rider's walked in, the Chief and his wife in the middle, Hiccup holding Hazel's finished saddle under his arm. Hazel turned back towards the teens and gave a thumbs up, silently saying: I got this!

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