I am so sorry about how short this chapter is, but I was happy with the way it ended. There will be one more chapter after this, and I'm sorry I didn't update sooner. I should finish this piece tonight. :D I saw two deer on the side of the road; a buck and a doe. It was awesome. :D So, that inspired this joke. Ready?

Why do deer use coupons? Because they save big Bucks and lots of Doe.

Okay, I'm done. But seriously, I love puns and jokes. :) Aaaand...my email won't load, and I am sorry. Shout-outs next chapter, I promise! :D This chapter is quite possibly my favorite. I love it to death. :D Enjoy, hope you like it!

Hiccup was just about to ask Valka for a ride, since he didn't know where Toothless had run off to, when he heard a roar.

"Toothless!" said Hiccup.

Valka laughed. "He just can't stay away," she smiled.

Toothless grinned happily, his tongue flopping out the side of his mouth as he smiled at his rider, his teeth sheathed. Hiccup jumped off the ledge, landing with perfection on Toothless' back.

"What do you say, bud?" said Hiccup. "Ready to go to the Great Hall?"

Toothless grunted in agreement and took off, Valka following closely on Cloudjumper.

...

"Hiccup!" Astrid exclaimed as he and his mother entered the Great Hall. She ran forward and hugged him. "Why'd you run off?" she asked. "Was it something I said? Was it something I did? Did I do something at all? Was it someone else? Do you want me to beat them up? Was it-"

"Astrid," said Hiccup, "no one did anything. I just needed to be alone."

"Oh," said Astrid. "Well, are you good now, or do you want to be alone again, or...?"

"Actually, yeah, I'm good," said Hiccup.

"Hiccup!" said Snotlout, running up to his cousin. "Where have you been? It's been crazy! And that's boring! When you're here, it's INSANE!"

"Oookay," said Hiccup. He looked in front, seeing many people dancing in the middle of the Great Hall.

"Do you want to dance?" Astrid asked as if reading Hiccup's thoughts.

"Thought you'd never ask!" said Snotlout.

"That's not what I meant-ah!" Before she could finish what she was saying, Snotlout grabbed her hand and yanked her onto the dance floor. Not wanting to ruin everyone's fun by scolding Snotlout, Astrid decided to just roll with it. Hiccup looked at them, barely containing a laugh.

As soon as she finished dancing with Snotlout, she turned and walked back to Hiccup again.

"Now that that's over with," she said, "do you want to dance, Hiccup?" This time, to make sure she didn't make the same mistake twice, she used Hiccup's name at the end to tell everyone that the invitation was addressed to him.

"Me?" said Hiccup. "No thanks, you go on ahead."

"Come on!" said Astrid, grabbing his hand and practically dragging him. "It'll be fun!"

"Actually, I'm pretty sure this is...CRAAAAAZY!"

Astrid finally managed to yank him onto the dance floor, and she and he danced to the fast paced beat made by Berkians sitting on the sides, clapping and stomping.

Valka watched Astrid and Hiccup, seeing the way they were both smiling.

Gobber walked up to her and stood beside her, gazing at the scene.

"You know," said Gobber, "I've known Hiccup his whole life. I haven't seen him this happy for quite a while now, you know."

Valka nodded. "I'm sure," she said. "Hiccup's a good lad."

Gobber nodded. "He is," he said. "He has a kind heart. Just like his father. You know, he's like Stoick in a lot of ways. He's also like you in many ways, too, Valka. He's a good mix of both."

"Agreed," said Valka. "You know something?"

"What?" said Gobber.

"This is my first Snoggletog on Berk in twenty years," said Valka. "So much has changed, yet so much is the same. We've made peace with the dragons, which is a huge change, yet the Berkians haven't changed at all."

"Some things never change," said Gobber. "Except next year, I'm banning the Yaknog. Astrid's worse in the kitchen then you ever were."

"Is she now?" said Valka. "I have a hard time believing that."

"Aye, I wouldn't say that just yet," said Gobber. "Her Yaknog could kill more dragons than Hiccup could train!"

"I have an even harder time believing that," said Valka.

"Have ya tried it?" said Gobber.

"No," said Valka.

"Good," said Gobber. "Probably for the best."

Hiccup and Astrid stopped just as everyone else did. The Great Hall burst into cheers and applause.

"HAPPY SNOGGLETOG!" someone shouted out.

"Happy Snoggletog," said Astrid.

"You too, milady," said Hiccup.