Hey, guys, I went over some of the stuff in the previous chapters, so this took a bit longer than I told a few people it would, anyways, let's get started…
Zack slowly turned to face Hiccup, a guilty look on his face.
"Oh, no… what have I done?" Zack mumbled.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Hiccup asked.
"I…" Zack sighed "I… please don't tell anyone this, I need to keep this a secret… I am a Half Dr-" he stopped himself, and thought for a few seconds. "I have a sort of… connection to Dragons… I don't know why, but I've been able to talk to dragons, and… other things…" he said carefully.
"Really? Wow… that's… amazing…" Hiccup said "I'm not going to give you a whole life story, but ill just say, that if I could do that, quite a few things would be a LOT easier!"
"Trust me… if you were in my shoes, you wouldn't be thinking that" Zack said
"What do you mean?" asked Hiccup
"Let's just say… that there is a few… complications… with this ability" Zack said. Tears started to well up in Zack's eyes.
"Huh? Did I say something wrong? Sorry if I did…" Hiccup said, feeling guilty.
"No… it's not your fault… it's just… Memories…" Zack said, looking down at the ground.
"Oh, I'm sorry; I should stop asking so many questions…" Hiccup said, feeling terrible.
"Thanks… for saying that, usually people just get really curious and ask all kind of questions, and… those memories… start coming back…" Zack said "Oh, and sorry for making you feel so guilty, I didn't mean to do that."
"It's okay… Oh! Do you have somewhere to sleep tonight?" Hiccup asked, trying to change the topic.
"Yeah, I… no, actually, I didn't think about that, coming here!" Zack said, approving that Hiccup was changing the topic.
"Okay, well… you could probably sleep in my bed, tonight! I could always use Toothless!" Hiccup said, laughing.
"Okay… sorry, I didn't mean to-" Zack started, but was cut off by Hiccup
"It's okay, I kind of want you to come because, if you are able to communicate with dragons, then maybe, if you don't mind, could you help Toothless and I talk by translating what we say? I've wanted to do that for a long time, but I didn't know how to... you don't have to, but I was just wondering…" Hiccup said, trying to sound as humble as he could.
"Great idea! I don't have a problem with it, and it's even better if I get a free place to sleep for the night!" Zack said, smiling.
"Okay, great!" Hiccup said "It's quite a while until night, though, so… umm… did you ever ride a dragon before?"
"No… but I- what exactly are you getting at here?" Zack asked.
"It's about time for me to fly around on Toothless, did you maybe want to tag along?" Hiccup asked.
Zack made a look on his face that was protesting against it but still said "Sure…"
"Don't worry, it will be a bit of a jolt at the start, but it's great once you get going" Hiccup said, trying to comfort Zack.
"It's not that, it's just… never mind… when are you going?" Zack asked.
"I suppose right now, unless there is something else going on" Hiccup said, putting one hand on his chin and looking at the ground, thinking. "I don't remember anything… want to go get Toothless?"
"Okay…" Zack said, the uncertainty in his voice becoming quite noticeable.
"Great! Oh, and don't worry, Toothless is used to new people riding him. Don't worry about anything going wrong" Hiccup said, but was disappointed that he let the topic of something going wrong slip out.
Zack shook his head slightly "Oh, what am I so worried about, lets go!" Zack said, smiling. Hiccup could notice that he was trying to sound enthusiastic, but that something was still bothering him, and it wasn't fear.
Hiccup and Zack found Toothless in a play area that Hiccup made. It had a variety of inventions made by Hiccup that could entertain a dragon for long periods of time. Some of these unique inventions included Bubble blowers, puzzles that were designed for dragons, small agility courses, and much more.
Hiccup called Toothless over, smiling. When Toothless bounded over excitedly, memories of the dream came back to Hiccup. He forced the thoughts out of his head, now wasn't the time to act dramatic. They made their way out of the town, and started looking for a good place to take off.
The 3 of them got to the edge of a cliff. They both got onto Toothless' back, and Hiccup could feel the excitement in Toothless, his muscles were tense and ready. Hiccup started to feel sorry for Toothless; it was his fault that he couldn't fly. If it weren't for him, Toothless would probably be living a happy life, flying through the clouds with a bunch of friends. Hiccup realized that he shouldn't be thinking that, if it weren't for him, Vikings would still be waging war with Dragons, and – Hiccup cringed at the thought – the Green Death could have even eaten Toothless.
Hiccup ended his train of thought, noticing Zack looking at Hiccup suspiciously, and Toothless who was clawing at the ground impatiently.
"Ready?" Hiccup called.
"Yep!" Zack called back.
Hiccup could tell that Toothless was really excited to finally go flying, but was still startled when Toothless launched off the ground. Hiccup was expecting a huge reaction from Zack when Toothless took off, being startled himself. A few seconds after Toothless took off, Hiccup was expecting to hear screams and laughs coming from Zack, but strangely enough, he didn't hear anything. For a second, a terrible thought crossed Hiccup's mind "Did he fall off?" but sighed in relief when he saw Zack sitting behind him. An unusual bored look was on Zack's face, almost as if he did it countless times before.
As soon as Zack noticed that Hiccup was looking at him, he smiled and yelled "Wow, that was great!"
Hiccup smiled and nodded, but was confused as to why Zack didn't have much of a reaction. He decided, however that he wouldn't ask, he was worried that he would bring back more of Zack's memories. Whatever they were, they were probably terrible.
Toothless soared up higher, and higher, until Hiccup called back to Zack "Ready for something crazy?"
"Definitely!" Zack called, and Hiccup nodded.
"Okay Toothless, time to go for a ride!" Hiccup yelled, and Toothless was only too happy to reply, diving down at incredible speeds. Toothless adjusted himself slightly while falling, and next thing they knew was they were all spiraling and flipping through the air. Toothless balanced himself and pulled up at the last second, sending air smashing into the lake. Water shot up, making a shimmering wall that felt great going through.
This continued on for a few hours longer, until Hiccup noticed that they were slowing down. He looked and saw that Toothless was exhausted.
"Oh, sorry, bud… I was too caught up in the excitement to notice that you were so tired, let's head back." Hiccup said, adjusting the artificial wing to turn around. Along the way, Hiccup started to get worried, Toothless was losing balance every once in a while because he was so tired. Once, Hiccup thought Toothless passed out, but realized that he was just veering downwards for a few seconds to rest.
When they finally got to Berk, the landing was hard. Toothless had been tired while flying before, but this topped it.
"Hiccup!" a voice yelled from behind him. Hiccup looked over his shoulder, and saw Astrid running towards him. "There you are! The dragons are going berserk! We need your help!"
When I started writing this chapter I was worried it would be too short! Man was I wrong!