A/N: Hello all! I have officially settled into my new home and have been able to whip up a brand new chapter for everyone to enjoy. This will actually be one of the last couple chapters to come. I'm thinking about 2-3 more after this because I have some ideas I still need to implement. Anyways, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own HTTYD

Chapter Twelve:

Wind whipped through her clothing, tearing at her skin and freezing through to her core. Smoke filled her lungs, made her eyes water. Her fingers shook and body ached in places she didn't knew she had. Part of her, the part that wavered from the countless years of ridicule and shame, just wanted to give up. Despite all this though, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third, felt completely determined.

Attached to her was her best friend of all time, the one person who understood her best… Even if the 'person' was actually a dragon. Toothless gave her the strength she needed to overpower her weaker aspects, make her strong and give her a purpose. So even though the weight of her families world was on her shoulders, and a dragon bigger than Berk was tailing them… Yeah, Hiccup was doing seemingly okay.

Her and Toothless whizzed though the stone pillars piercing up from the ocean while the beast behind them took all the blunt force. Her mind worked quickly and in tune with the Night Fury's.

"Okay Toothless, time to do what we do best… Disappear." She yelled into the Night Fury's ear.

Clicking gears, Hiccup sent them upwards to the gloomy clouds that had begun to appear. They were fast and small, but the Queen was bigger and even with her rusty wings, could keep up to their pace. Though Hiccup was confident, she couldn't help but feel a knot of worry in her stomach. Not for herself though, but for Toothless.

Up in the clouds, they could easily hide themselves. Night was dawning, making it easier for the black Night Fury to blend in. The Queen, despite her six eyes, lost sight of them quickly and flapped around uselessly, looking for them.

Hiccup patted Toothless' shoulder. "Okay bud, lets do this." Toothless looked back at her with determined eyes, pupils thin and concentrated.

Together they zoomed through the darkening clouds, firing purple plasma-like fire bolts at the Queens back. They had a plan. Hit her at her weak spots, take her down, hopefully try to survive it themselves. Her wings were old, and looked like they had barely been used in years. The muscle tissue would be weak and less durable. Thats where they planned to strike first.

It worked for a few minutes before the Queen caught on. She raged, spinning about and firing a large stream of flames that lit up the sky and made it hard for Hiccup to breath. She and Toothless sped through the clouds, narrowly avoiding the fire. Normally it wouldn't be so much of a problem for Toothless, but with the tiny human on his back, flames were a no-no.

"We gotta get closer, the fire can't hit us that way!" She screamed over the wind and roars of the Queen. Toothless nodded and grumbled. They flew through the cloud cover and past the flames, landing straight onto the queens back. Noticing that the two of them wouldn't be able to be burnt to a crisp whilst so close, the Queen stopped and began to squirm, trying to knock them off. But Toothless sunk his claws in and Hiccup clung for dear life. This would confuse her, make her unsure of where she was since she was too concerned with the beings attached to her back.

Toothless roared at the Queen and began to shoot more plasma bolts at the wings. It was much more powerful at closer range. Hiccup looked though the smoke to see bits and pieces of the Queen's wings beginning to tear apart… And Toothless' fake tail fin.

"We have no more time bud, we gotta move! This will have to do!" She yelled and Toothless caught her thoughts. He could feel the slow burning close to his tail, meaning their ability to fly freely was soon about to end.

Toothless let go, and they angled themselves to fall towards the ground. Their only option. Despite the Queen's torn wings, she still flew after them determined. Her large maw opened and green gas began to spew out around them. They were going to be burnt to a crisp!

With the ground coming closer, Hiccup was made to think fast. Behind her she could hear the snapping of the fin, finally destroyed. Their flying became uncontrolled and they started to spin. For whatever reason, Hiccup's life seemed to flash before her eyes.

Growing up an outcast, being treated like a nobody, no one believing in her or her inventions… All of the nights she had curled up in bed alone while the village celebrated a victory or a good harvest. The times her father had turned his back on her. His dark eyes of disappointment. She even remembered the dark of the night and the flash of purple light she has shot down. Toothless was there next, his green eyes piercing though her body and soul. His fear of her, and then his acceptance. All the times they had fun together and learned how to be apart of one another. Flying for the first time, meeting new dragons, learning they weren't all bad. All of these seemed to play in her mind within a few short moments, but one thing stuck in her mind.

I know their weaknesses.

She didn't spend all that time with Toothless and not learn anything. Of course, her friends said there was no weaknesses. But no dragon was perfect, If the outside wasn't its fatal flaw…

"Toothless, shoot right into her mouth!" She yelled. The ground was rushing at them now. They didn't have much time. Toothless didn't question the girl and just did as she said. His body twisted and from within himself he conjured the largest plasma bolt he could manage and shot it straight into the mouth of the Queen. The green gas instantly lit up, causing a massive explosion in her mouth and body.

Luckily, Toothless spread his wings just in time and the two of them dodged the Queens falling body. She tried to spread her wings, but they too were on fire, causing the holes in the wings to spread until she had wings no more. For a brief moment Hiccup thought everything would be okay, but thats when she spotted the Queen's tail, coming from upon them, ready to crash into Toothless' back.

"No! No! No!" She screamed and made a rash decision.

With all of Hiccup's might, and a strength she hadn't possessed before, Hiccup pushed her legs hard against Toothless' saddle. The harness keeping them attached snapped off and the push sent Toothless sprawling to the side, just missing the Queen's tail… But that didn't mean Hiccup was out of the way.

The tail came down hard, crashing into Hiccup's leg. A scream ripped from her throat as the pain overcame her falling body. She didn't stay conscious long enough to hear the roar of her dragon, or feel the fire burning at her back as she fell into the explosion.

Hiccup was already gone. Somewhere far, far away. A place Toothless couldn't reach.

Debris was everywhere, and Stoick and Astren could barely see through the white cloud of smoke and dust that had arisen from the explosion. It had taken Gobber and a few of Berk's more burly men to hold Stoick back from running into the fire when he had seen his daughter's falling form. Tuffnut and Snotlout had to hold Astren back from yelling and fighting his was into the fire, while Ruffnut stood slack jaw and Fishleg's eyes filled with tears.

The flames died down quickly, and in their wake was the large plume of smoke. Even though it burned both of their lungs, Astren and Stoick charged their way though.

"Hiccup!?" Astren yelled. "Toothless!?"

He couldn't believe he was such an idiot. Hiccup, the girl he and the rest of the village had always treated terribly, was gone. They had always said they wanted her to disappear, but now… He had gotten to know the wondrous, intelligent and even beautiful girl and now the gods had taken her away from him. There was so much he had left to say to her, that he had wanted to say but his warrior pride had kept that bottled up inside of him. He just wished he could turn back time.

"Hiccup! Hiccup!" Stoick cried. "Daughter! My baby…"

The ginger haired man bound his way through the dust, throwing rocks, wood, and debris away from his path while looking to see if his little girl was underneath any. His heart was a battleground. It was his whole fault they had come here. He wished for once he had listened to his daughters advice. He, and everyone else, had taken her for granted when she was the one who knew best out of anyone. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if she had gone to Valhalla to find her mother, leaving him all alone in the world. Stoick had never admitted it before, but despite how much she had enraged him and disappointed him… He needed her presence. Whenever he had a rough day, or was tired and wanted to just give up being a chief… As long as he heard her footsteps upstairs or saw her fumbling with something, he was reassured. She was his precious daughter, the only piece left of his wife.

People scattered around him in hopes to help clear the mess and maybe find their saviour. It took half an hour of searching through the large area until Stoick saw him. The Night Fury that his daughter had been so attached to. Stoick ran as fast as he could to the dragon in hopes his daughter would still be with him.

Toothless, as his daughter called him, was laying in a heap. Rocks scattered around him, his tail fin gone, the wires that had connected the prosthetic to the saddle were scorched and twisted, some cutting into the dragons scales and flesh, drawing blood. His wings were awkwardly twisted around himself and his eyes were closed… There was also no sign of Hiccup.

Stoick fell to his knees, tears welling up in his eyes for the first time in a long time. His heart felt shattered, and fallen from his chest and into his stomach. He clenched his fists and closed his eyes. Behind him, a crowd of the villagers came forward to watch their chief grieve.

"Oh Hiccup… My girl… My precious baby." He whispered.

Astren and Gobber pushed themselves through the crowd, trying to get to Hiccup as well. Their hearts crumbled when they saw Stoick kneeling before the Night Fury… And only the Night Fury. Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Snotlout and Fishlegs all came from the crowd seconds later and gasped.

"No… No this cant be right!" Astren yelled in a fury, but was grabbed by Gobber. Astren was about to explode in anger at him until he saw his face. Tears streamed from the mans eyes and down into his moustache. He had forgotten… Gobber had once been the only one who could bare to stay around the girl. She had been a small ray of sunshine in the mans life. And now Hiccup was gone, and all the sunshine she brought with her.

Tuffnut held his sister in place as she seemed to crumble in shock. Snoutlout wiped the snot that was coming from his nose and Fishlegs covered his face in his large hands. Behind them, dragons of all kinds emerged, looking at there beaten brother, bowing their heads for him and even the human girl who had saved them.

Toothless's eyes cracked open slowly to see a blurry world. His whole body ached, his wings were strained, and he was sure his tailbone was cracked. When the fog cleared from his eyes, he stared into the eyes of another; the human father to his own human. Stoick's were filled with tears and regret.

"I'm sorry… I am so sorry." He whispered.

Toothless watched him for a moment before slowly shifting. Slowly he lifted one wing away from his body, and then the other… And there, laying tightly to his body, wrapped in his legs in a close embrace, was Hiccup. The small little girl, the saviour of Berk, and most importantly, his human.

She saved me once, it was my turn to save her.

The crowd gasped, and Stoick was shocked into action. He ran forward and grabbed the small girl into his arms. "Hiccup? Hiccup!?" He touched her face and brushed the auburn hair from her face. She was cold and pale and seemingly lifeless. Stoick tore the helmet from his head and held his ear close to her mouth and then her chest. He breathing was barely noticeable and the heartbeat weak, but she was still there. There was still a little life left in his daughter.

"She's alive!" He cried, his voice cracking with emotion. "You brought her back alive!"

The village took no time at all to begin cheering. They screamed and cried and danced, grabbing one another as their spirits soared. Asten covered his mouth in shock as he tried to keep from crying and his friends cheered and sobbed behind him.

Stoick looked at Toothless and slowly reached out as the dragon relaxed his head against the ground. He touched the smooth scales of his nose. "Thank you… Thank you for bringing her back to us."

Gobber came up from behind them and frowned. "Stoick… Maybe not all of her." He murmured and motioned down to the girl. Stoick looked down to where he was motioning to, finding his daughters one leg torn apart. Her boot and pant was gone, and most of the flesh too. It was scarred from the fire and the bone was obviously shattered. Toothless looked at it and gave off a soft whine.

Stoick breathed out softly and Gobber nodded. "You know what we have to do." Stoick nodded numbly and fathered the girl up in his arms. He stood and looked at the crowd. "Start setting up camp immediately, I need a fire and a secluded area!" He yelled. The crowd broke into a run, all working together to try and pull together what they could. Stoick looked at Gobber. "I'm going to need your help… But keep the children away." Gobber nodded and ran off to find a place for what was coming next.

Stoick turned to Toothless who was slowly getting up. He looked at Stoick knowingly, and he was going to help too, whether the human wanted him too or not. Stoick just nodded and gestured for him to follow. They went over to a part of the cave left standing that Gobber had found, and was currently setting wood up to start a fire. Toothless easily gave it a spark to get going.

Stoick let out a soft breath, trying to get the stress to roll off of him. He laid the girl down and watched as Toothless weaved his way under her, propping her up on his side and lapping at her face softly to clear the dirt and blood. He would be able to keep her warm due to his high body temperature.

Gobber came back with a sword and a large metal looking cup that would act like a bowl. "Okay… Stoick, I am going to need you to hold her down and keep her leg still… Even if she's not awake it isn't going to be pleasant… No matter how much she screams or squirms I need you to keep her still."

Stoick narrowed his eyes and nodded. No father ever wanted to have their child so injured. Gobber cracked his fingers and nodded back grimly. "Then lets start."

Gobber pressed the blade of the sword into the fire to heat it up and sterilize it, while also putting the cup in the fire. Once the blade shone red from the heat and flames he took it out and raised it over Hiccup's leg. "I'm sorry lass…" he whispered softly and brought it down.

The outside world went quiet as the cave was filled with the shrill screams of the little girl. Astren sat outside knowingly, feeling sick to his stomach. Toothless closed his eyes and pressed his nose into the girls cheek, all the comfort he could give her right now.

Gobber winced and took the heated cup and pressed it over the bleeding stump, cauterizing the wound and sealing it up so she wouldn't bleed to death. More screams ensued, but that was the worst of it. They lay the shaking girl down with Toothless to rest, cleaning some of her more fatal cuts. The burns and bruises would have to wait until they got her home and had their elder whip up a remedy.

Stoick looked at the girl tiredly and sighed. "She'll be safe with him… Lets go see what we can do about getting us home." He murmured. Gobber nodded and looked back at the pair. Nothing would happen to her if the Night Fury was there.

"Aye… Lets."

Toothless ignored his own screaming pains as he stared down at the small girl. His human and soulmate. His wings, bones, cuts, they would all heal fast on their own. It was her that he was more concerned about.

The Night Fury wrapped her up in his wings and kept her warm, watching her as the night grew on and fires and camp began to set themselves up on the beach. She would be staying with her that night, and all the others. She would stay the place where he could protect her the best; by his side.

He lay his head down into the ground so he could also rest, but never falling asleep. He would need to be there when she woke… However long it took to wait.

Sometime in the night footsteps came into the cave and on instinct, Toothless raised his head, growled and showed his fangs. Astren jumped softly and raised his arms. "Hey… its just me." He murmured and walked closer slowly. The blonde boy gazed at the wounded girl wrapped in the dragons embrace and smiled grimly. At least she was alright.

Astren sat in front of the fire and rubbed his hands together and spoke to the dragon, "I know you two have a connection, but so do we… I cant, no, I won't leave her either. Not tonight, not ever. When she wakes up, we will both be there for her."

Toothless just watched him through narrow eyes. He knew this boy was good for his human… But that didn't mean he liked having to share his best friend. He just huffed and lay his head down to rest again, pulling his wings around the girl tighter. Astren sighed and lay back himself, going to get some sleep as well.

Everything was going to change. Dragons weren't that harmful after all, and the village was finally seeing that. With Astren and their group of friends they could slowly pull the connections together. They just needed Hiccup. She was the key in all this. The first dragon tamer, the first dragon rider, the heroine Berk never knew it had. Yes, when she woke up everything would be different, for the better.

If she woke up.

Well, there you go! I hope you enjoyed the extra content (even though it was kinda sad and morbid...). Anyways, please review and I will talk to you next time!

-Arrow