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Chapter 11 - The Explanation

The Echotri is there, yes. But it's what's on it that shocks them.

It's Hiccup that's standing on the dragon. But…. it's not Hiccup, it can't be. Hiccup died, they watched his body be burned, and sailed off into the sea.

And yet here he is, right in front of them. His appearance is strange. He's not burned at all, in fact, his body is radiating a pale blue glow. And his eyes are a pale blue.

"Pale blue eyes…. the helper." Astrid says under her breath.

"How is this possible?" Stoick asks.

Hiccup laughs, but it's not his laugh. "You are such fools." He says, in a deep, echoey voice that is definitely not Hiccup's. "I'm surprised you didn't figure it out earlier. There were so many hints. He was a fighter, though. And yet, he knew he could never beat me."

"How is this possible?" Stoick asks again. "We burned Hiccup's body just a few days ago."

"And what a mistake that was. Your Hiccup is not dead, at least not yet. The flames never touched this body, because he gave me permission to use his body, this body will not get hurt as long as I am in it. Because you thought he was dead, I got full control, no emotions to get in the way. And thank you for that, now I don't have to fight his soul anymore. It was getting to be such a hassle."

"Wait, so Hiccup's not dead?"

"No. His soul is just….dormant."

"So what? It was you this whole time?" Astrid asks.

"Oh no. I was only in control part of the time. Like when the Night Fury tried to attack me. And, if you're wondering, it was him who kissed you."

Everyone looks at Astrid. "You kissed Hiccup?!"

"Really?" She growls. "You wanna go through this now?"

"No, go ahead. Talk while you're still alive." The Echotri says.

"Why are you even doing this? What's your problem?!" Astrid asks, starting to get mad.

"What did you just say?" Hiccup's body floats -yes floats- to the ground in front of Astrid.

Astrid's not even fazed. "I said, what's your problem? You don't have any right to attack Berk! What did we ever do to you?!" He grabs her wrist, twisting her around and holding it in the middle of her shoulder blades. Astrid bites the inside of her cheek to keep from crying out in pain. "Oh, you did nothing. It was your friend. He killed my family, the ones I loved the most. And now, I intend to kill his starting with the one he loves the most. Can you guess who?"

"I don't know, Toothless?" Astrid says.

"Close." She can feel his breath on her ear. "You." He breathes, and it sends chills down her spine. He shoves her face first onto the hard dirt. "Astrid!" Stoick rushes towards them, but he puts up a hand, stopping Stoick. "Come any closer and I'll make her suffer a thousand times over."

Stoick backs off.

"Any last words?"

"Hiccup, if you can hear me, I love you."

"That's sweet. Now, it's time to die." He raises a glowing hand and brings it down.

But it never reaches Astrid.

Her wrist is released suddenly, she gets up, and turns around to see him at his knees, clutching his head with his eyes squeezed shut. "No! NO! This...isn't...possible!"

"What's happening?"

"I don't know."

He opens his pale blue eyes, and they flash to forest green, then back to the pale blue. Then they close again, and a scream rips from his throat.

Suddenly, he puts his hands on the ground, and is breathing heavily. He looks up at Astrid, his eyes the beautiful forest green.

"Hiccup?" She asks.

Hiccup nods, swallowing. "Look, I don't have long. I want you to run as fast as you can away from here." His voice is hoarse. Astrid shakes her head. "No, I'm not leaving you."

"You have to. It's gonna kill you, and I can't let that happen."

"Then too bad."

"Astrid, just go." He shakes and his eyes fade back to the pale blue. And just like that he's gone again. "Now," the deep, echoey voice comes out of Hiccup's mouth. "Where were we?"

"Why are you doing this?!" Stoick asks him.

"I've told you already, can't you hear anymore old man?"

"You can't take your sadness out on others! It's not right!"

"And?! It's called revenge old man."

"Well revenge isn't always the answer!"

"I'm done with you!" He fires some sort of blue fire at Stoick, knocking him to the ground, unconscious. What he doesn't see is Gobber sneaking behind him, towards the dragon with Dragon Nip in his hands. Gobber puts the Dragon Nip near the Echotri's nose, and Hiccup's face gets a drowsy smile and his pupils grow large.

"What is that?" He says, giggling in his high.

"Dragon Nip." Gobber answers.

"Told you we'd need it!" Fishlegs says to Astrid, who just glares at Fishlegs. "We can ask him questions now and he'll answer truthfully."

"Really? Let me try." Snotlout says. "Hey, dude. What do you think of me?"

"I think you're a big-headed little piece of shit." He slurs, and everyone snickers. Snotlout huffs and crosses his arms, looking away.

"Let's ask something useful. Hmm. Why did you really come here?"

"To get revenge." He slurs.

"Why?"

"The one you call Hiccup got my family killed."

"How?"

"He trained my family and went after people he called Outcasts. They killed my family."

"That dumbass! He knows he can't go up against them alone!"

"More like dip shit." He giggles. "Dip shit, I like that."

"Will you let Hiccup go?"

"Hmm, let me think about that." He pretends to think. "I don't think soooo. You'd have to kill me and riiiisk killing your friend. Is it reeeally worth the riiiisk?"

"What do you think Fishlegs?" Astrid asks him.

"Well, there's about a 58 percent chance Hiccup will die, and a 42 percent chance he'll live."

Astrid shrugs. "Good enough for me." She grabs the dagger that she's kept hidden away in her clothing and throws it at the dragon. It hits it straight in the heart, and the dragon and Hiccup scream/wail in agony.

Hiccup's eyes fade back to forest green as he collapses. Astrid rushes to him, and puts her ear to his chest. She breathes a sigh of relief when she hears the thumping of his heart.

"He's alive."

"Gothi is he going to be alright?" Stoick asks the old woman for what seems like the millionth time. And once again she doesn't answer. She's been mixing things ever since they brought Hiccup to her. She's also been refusing to answer any of their questions. She's been scarily silent.

Gothi grabs another ingredient and puts it into the bowl with crushed spices, herbs, and whatever else is in there. She mixes them again, adding a bit of clear liquid that Stoick hopes is water.

"Gothi! Can't you tell us anything?" She shakes her head and she finishes what ever she is mixing. She goes to Hiccup who's laying on a cot still unconscious, and she forces it down his throat, awake or not.

Hiccup's body suddenly spazzes, and Stoick rushes to the boy, only to be stopped by Gothi's bony hand. He looks at her in confusion, and she gives him a this-is-supposed-to-be-happening look. He glances at Astrid and Gobber behind him, then looks back to Hiccup. Hiccup stops spazzing, and his mouth parts just the slightest.

A wisp of pale blue smoke comes out, disappearing into the air.

"Gothi, what happened? When is he going to wake up?" Stoick asks, very confused at this point.

Gothi finally writes in the sand.

"He may not wake up. But if he does, he won't be Hiccup."

I know I said there was gonna be another chapter after this, but I don't think there's gonna be. I may or may not write a sequel, I'm not sure yet what the main story line would be. I'm sorry for leaving this gigantic cliffhanger! But keep your eye out for a sequel, I think there is going to be one. So, thank you for all the favorites, follows, and reviews! They made me smile even when I wasn't happy. This story was so fun to write, and now I have tears in my eyes cause it's probably over.

BUT

I am starting a new story, titled "Crumbled." Which will have Evil!Hiccup, I don't know why he's so fun to write. Keep your eye out for it! Just a question for it, what kind of dragon do you think Heather would have?

*gross sobbing* Review?