WHO DA PEOPLE!?

And this is when you say...

"WE DA PEOPLE!"

"WE ALL DA PEOPLE!"

"WHOOOOP WHOOOOOP!"

Alightee, so, only did one chapter yesterday...sorry, huge writers block. I'm sure you all know how that is. Stupid writers block...bleh.

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Astrid stared at them both for a moment in shocked silence. Then, she slapped him in the face.

"OOOOWWWWW!" Hiccup yelped. "Why would you DO something like that!?"

"Did I hear you right?" Astrid said accusingly. "Are you messing with me!? I swear, Hiccup, if this is what your idea of a joke is-"

"I wouldn't mess with you about something like this!" said Hiccup. Then, he calmed down dramatically. "I'm serious, Astrid. Something happened, and now I can understand everything Toothless says."

"You...really mean it, then?" she asked. "You're not just lying to try and make me believe you?"

"No, Astrid," Hiccup assured calmly.

"Then...how did it happen?" Astrid asked. "Do you know?"

"Tell her to it as it is," Toothless advised.

"Yeah, that was pretty much my whole entire plan," Hiccup responded, fighting off a new headache that came from speaking mentally. He would have to get used to it before it was painless.

"Well, no," Hiccup admitted to Astrid. "I don't know how it happened, but I think it has something to do with the fact that my fatal injuries healed overnight like they did. You know it was impossible just as well as I do. I should be dead right now. I should have died hours ago."

"Yeah, just a little while ago you were dying with a fractured skull and broken ribs," said Astrid. "Now you're fine. What's up with that? Not that I'm complaining, or anything, it's just...it's not natural."

"Toothless suggested we do some research," said Hiccup. "You know, in books and such."

"Toothless suggested," Astrid repeated, and shook her head. "I'm going to have to get used to you being able to talk to him. Is it just him, or is it other dragons, too?"

"I...don't know, actually," said Hiccup.

"Me neither," said Toothless simply.

"Then we'll do some research," said Astrid. "I'll ask Gothi. And...by the fact you took me to talk in private, it would seem you don't want anyone else to know about this."

"No, not really," said Hiccup. "They might think I'm crazy, or...I don't know. You never know with Vikings. They can take a simple story with a simple understanding and turn it into something completely different. Not to mention Mildew. He'll take it as an offense against dragons, say that they're trying to take control of me, or something stupid like that."

"I see your point," said Astrid.

"Mildew," Toothless hissed. "What I wouldn't give to see that old nuisance roasting on a spit."

"Ugh, Toothless, I could have done without that image," said Hiccup. Instantly, as soon as he said it, he moaned slightly, his knees buckling.

"Hiccup…?" Astrid asked, catching him under one arm, Toothless doing the same with the other. "Hiccup, are you okay?"

"Hiccup?" Toothless asked. "You're doing too much mental stuff. You need to stop for a while."

Hiccup nodded, looking at Astrid. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," he said, waving her off slightly, although he allowed her and Toothless to help him stand once more. "I just...I can also do it mentally, where we just communicate through thoughts. It...it really makes me...really dizzy and...woozy."

"Oh…" Astrid grabbed his arm again as he swayed unsteadily. "Well, don't talk mentally then. Not unless you absolutely have to. We can't have you collapsing."

"Yeah...no, we can't," Hiccup agreed. "So, is there a way to discuss our problem with Gothi without raising suspicion?"

"Probably not," said Astrid, "but if she does figure it out, we'll just ask her to continue keeping it a secret. She'll listen. I'm positive she will. There's no doubt about it."

"Okay, then let's go," said Hiccup. He and Astrid mounted Toothless, and the dragon instantly took to the sky, flying in the direction of the healer's hut. As soon as they got there, the Night Fury landed, allowing his rider and Astrid to dismount.

"And thank you for flying the Night Fury!" said Toothless; "one of the most beautiful dragons in the archipelago!"

"Do you do this every time we land?" Hiccup asked.

"Do what?" Astrid responded, thinking Hiccup was talking to her.

"Oh, no, sorry, Astrid," said Hiccup. "I was talking to Toothless."

"Oh, okay," said Astrid, turning and continuing towards the door.

"Yes, I do do it every time we land," said Toothless. "Problem?"

"No, I just think it's interesting," said Hiccup. "And...kind of humorous."

"Hey!" said Toothless.

"I'm kidding," Hiccup assured. "I'm just kidding."

Astrid knocked on the healer's door, stepping back afterward, waiting for Gothi to answer it. The elderly woman opened the door, smiling at Astrid, Hiccup, and Toothless, and then gesturing for the two youths to enter, motioning for Toothless to stay outside.

"No, no, I don't want to leave my rider…" Toothless begged. "Please don't make me leave my rider."

Hiccup, although he knew he would have to suffer headaches if he kept talking mentally, spoke, "It'll be okay, Toothless. I'll be back in just a moment. We won't be too long."

Toothless whimpered, but didn't argue, stepping back outside to wait for Hiccup and Astrid to finish talking to Gothi. He really hoped that they would hurry up; he didn't want to be apart from Hiccup, especially since the recent encounter with the Outcasts.

"Gothi, we have a problem," said Astrid. "Well, I mean, it's not really a problem, it's just…"

"I'm supposed to be dead," said Hiccup, stepping in for Astrid when she got at a loss of words. "Even if I managed to survive the fatal injuries, I still shouldn't be able to be up and walking, yet look at me!" He gestured roughly to himself. "I'm fine! No broken bones, no more wound, or anything. Just overnight I was healed by something I should have been killed by, and I want to know how, and why. Is there any possible way I could have survived?"

Gothi thought for a moment. When Hiccup was fatally injured, she had been the first to look over him, so she knew the extent of his injuries, and how he shouldn't have even been alive at this point. Gothi looked up at Hiccup, and then shook her head. Hiccup took a step backwards.

"Then…" Hiccup shuddered, and swallowed, "...then how am I alive?"