Hiccup checks Bloom again - she's still breathing, her fever finally broke last night, etc. - but there's still no sign of when she might wake up. Gothi said 'soon' - that could be anywhere from a few hours to a few more days.

Toothless rubs his head against Brightfire's, and Hiccup's pretty sure they're mates - at the very least, they're going to be. They're the last known Furies, so they're likely sticking together until that changes.

He can hear Stoick downstairs, and says "I'll bring some fish up, Brightfire. C'mon, Sis, you've got to wake up soon…" Because it's been weeks since the fight with the Red Death!

Bloom wakes up feeling like her entire body is about ten times what it should weigh - and hungry enough to eat as much as Snotlout…and then take his plate of food and eat it all to. What happened? The last thing I remember…HICCUP!

The thought of her brother has her scrambling up, only to be hit with a wave of dizziness that knocks her back down. She falls right into a scaled face, and opens her eyes to see Brightfire supporting her. "Thanks, girl. Wait…we're in my room. You're in my room. What's going on?!"

Brightfire explains everything that's happened since Bloom discovered her true strength, right up to the little fact that dragons are now allowed to roam freely on Berk - the war is over, and they won.

Bloom, though, doesn't feel all that victorious - Stoick disowned Hiccup and herself, even if that was weeks ago, and Bloom hasn't forgiven him that. Or the part where he called her a devil and locked her in a cage to lead them all to their deaths.

So right now, she doesn't want to deal with anyone right now - Snotlout's incessant, annoying flirting, the entire village's likely disapproval and potential exile from, anyone or anything.

Except dragons.

"Brightfire, think we can sneak out this window here?"

"Yes. Where would you like to go, Princess?"

"Please, you don't have to call me 'Princess' - Bloom, call me Bloom. Please."

Brightfire hesitates, then nods her head. "Where would you like to go, Bloom?"

"The Cove, please. Where Toothless was staying before."

Brightfire bends down, and Bloom clambers on - her most ungraceful, uncoordinated mounting of Brightfire ever - her head is spinning, she feels like she could throw up, and she also feels like she could eat every bite of food in the village.

"Hang on, I'll go slow."

"Thanks. Let's go home, Brightfire."

Hiccup's talking with Fishlegs, telling him about little things about Toothless - like how he drew on the ground with a tree limb - when he hears Brightfire take off and fly away with a roar, and looks up just in time to see her cloak herself.

Fishlegs asks "What's with her? She hasn't left Bloom's side until now."

"Maybe she went to get some food. Or go flying, Bloom said they'd do that all the time."

"Well, she seems extra protective of Bloom - like, a mother dragon protecting her little ones. You don't seriously think that she'd just up and fly off, do you?"

"No…I'll go check on Bloom. Maybe she woke up and Brightfire's bringing her food or something."

When he gets up there, she's just gone. No note, the furs are still messed-up, and Bloom's nowhere in sight.

Not. Good.

Hiccup finally finds Stoick, who's supervising the rebuilding of the fleet, and says "Dad, Bloom's gone!"

"What? She was still sleeping when I last saw her!"

"Well, now she's just gone!"

Gobber smacks his good hand to his face, and says "Like I said, Stoick, as hard-headed as you ever were. The both of 'em."

Suddenly, Gothi is standing behind them and gestures that she wants them to follow her.

When they get to Gothi's hut, she starts drawing on the ground - a series of pictures, which is how she communicates. After a minute, Gobber says "She says…Bloom's part of an old prophecy!"

Stoick and Gobber look at each other in shock, and Stoick says "You don't mean the one about-"

"I think she does!"

Hiccup asks "What prophecy? What are you guys talking about?"

Gothi gets their attention, tapping her staff on the ground next to some pictures that vaguely resemble a dragon and someone flying on it - and another humanoid figure with something on their head.

Stoick says "It's not important right now, Hiccup. What is important is that Bloom comes back safe. Any idea where she's gone?"

Hiccup thinks for a moment, then says "Well, there's the Cove Toothless was staying in before everything happened so fast. Brightfire eventually went there to, after it came out that Bloom and the Light Fury are like Toothless and I."

"Ok, then that's where we'll start. Where's this cove?"

Hiccup silently apologizes to Bloom, praying to the gods that she'll accept, and says "In a dragon-filled forest that Bloom's been taking walks in for years."

"What?!"

"Yeah, turns out the forest behind Berk actually has lots of dragons. They were probably hiding from the Red Death. They hide from people to…all but Bloom. She said she's known about the dragons in the forest for years. Terrible Terrors, a Changewing she named Shift, some Deadly Nadders, only Bloom knows how many there might be in there. And they've been coming up to her, letting her run her fingers along their scales, rubbing against her legs, all of it, for years, Dad."

He just looks at Hiccup in shock, and Gobber whispers "By Odin's Beard…"

Finally, Stoick says "So, we're going to find Bloom, who's likely still furious with me, in a dragon-filled forest, and convince her to both come back to Berk and not have a dragon eat me for getting her mad. And nearly getting her killed."

Hiccup shrugs, and says "That about covers it."

"Alright, lead the way."

"No weapons though, Dad. Dragons are every bit as smart as people, and they know a weapon when they see one. If they think you're there to hurt them, they'll attack. I don't even want to think about what'll happen if they think your there to hurt Bloom."

He's got a very good point, and Stoick says "Alright, we'll do this your way. You and Bloom are the dragon experts."

"Yeah…" And Bloom has every reason to stay with the dragons rather than come back.

Which, if he's being completely honest with himself, he considered more than once while Stoick was away trying to find the nest.

AN: Yay, Bloom woke up! So, a few tiny changes - Hiccup still has his leg, and Toothless' tailfin regrew. Part of Bloom having the Dragon Flame and its healing powers. Sorry about the wait, btw. As for whether I'll do the other movies, RTTE, etc. - YES. Absolutely, yes. Wondering what that prophecy is? Just wait, it gets better - also, I really don't like Mildew's character and I can't see Bloom being much fonder of him. Fair warning. She's always been vocal about protecting her brother, why should that not apply to protecting her friends or her dragon? AKA, Bloom and Mildew are going to argue. Anyway, enjoy! My online classes start today, but I've already gotten ahead and they aren't too hard - updates may take a little longer, due to homework, but I'll fit them in about every week or so. Enjoy! Please review if you've got suggestions!

Also, going to skip or completely redo a few episodes since they wouldn't make much sense with Bloom and her years of experience.