So I read George J. Valtom's The Dragon Overlord and I was mildly shocked by the ending. This is a short story about what happens after the ending. It should be better, hopefully. I do encourage ou to read the original first, to get a better understanding of the plot, and then read this. Before we begin I also want to clarify that I do not own the original story or HTTYD. The Dragon Overlord belongs to George J. Valtom, and HTTYD belongs to its respective owners. Anyways, enough rambling. On with the story!

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Toothless hadn't shown any signs of life in days. The Dragon Overlord was gone, yes, and had been for a month, but he still didn't feel complete. He knew Hiccup had changed from his overlord self, back to the Hiccup everyone loved. But due to his previous deeds, he was exiled with only a Gronckle to defend himself. Toothless knew Hiccup would not survive long. He knows that Gronckle personally and Hiccup, well, let's say he and that Gronckle did not match well.

**Why did he have to leave? Why did you have to go out and be idiotic Hiccup? Where is that boy I befriended and loved? Have you even changed?**

Toothless decided he would find out. Astrid had moved on, courting a villager by the name of Kensing, but Toothless had not. He did not feel complete without Hiccup. His Hiccup. The one who showed him what life itself meant, the one and only who would hold his heart.

**Damn this prosthetic. I would go out and find him of I could. Wait. That's it! I could have Gobber make me an independent tail, and then I could go and find Hiccup! He did make plans for it. It's just somewhere in the back room I think.**

Slowly, a plan formed itself in his mind. He would convince Astrid to have Gobber make an independent tail, and go out and find Hiccup. He knew he had the power I make a mind bridge with humans, it just took massive amounts of energy and it was a 50/50 chance of success anyways. So he never used it. Here it would be necessary. He would wait until later in the day, when Astrid got home, and the use it. Until then, plan his escape from Berk.

***Late afternoon, Berk, Hofferson home***

"Hey Toothless, you hungry?" He heard the girl call.

**Now is my chance!** he thought.

He bounded down the stairs. Astrid looked at him with a quizzical expression on her face. He hadn't shown this much life in five days. With an intense stare at Astrid he attempted to bridge and prayed to Odin it worked. Mercifully, it did. He watched as the girl clutched her head in pain.

**Astrid, it is me, Toothless. Yes Astrid. I am very hungry. I would also like you to do something for me. Will you do it?** he mind-bridged to Astrid.

"Since when are you able to do this? And what do you want me to do for you. Hiccup did say to take good care of you." she trailed off. She still fondly remembers the old Hiccup, but she shook it out of her head.

**In the morning ask Gobber to look through Hiccup's old drawings. He should have an independent tail design somewhere. Hiccup told me about it once.** Toothless told her.

"Why would I do that?" asked Astrid.

Toothless shifted and made an excuse, replying, **I want to go flying, but I don't want anyone riding me. I want to remember what it was like to be free.**

"Oh Toothless, for you and for Hiccup I will to this. Under one condition, you don't get any ideas, ok?"

**Very well, I won't.** Toothless finally fell back from exhaustion, while Astrid leaned against the wall, to regain her bearings. Toothless had just spoken. Toothless had spoken to her! He asked her to do something, she might as well do it. First, he was hungry, and she knew how he got when he was hungry. So she gave him his fish, and after he finished, he

plodded back upstairs from whence he came, leaving Astrid to her thoughts.

Toothless did not sleep that night, although he should have. He knew where most dragon hideouts were, and could ask around. Most knew him, and were kind enough to give him information if he asked. He calculated it would take a week to reach Hiccup. To avoid trappers and pirates, he would hide in caves during the day, and only fly at night. He fell asleep with one thought on his mind. Hiccup.

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