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DragonDude25: Yes, yes you will

Ami: Hey, I have been busy with school and my other ongoing story. Don't expect another chapter after his until Running Scared it done.

A/N: I know it's been a long wait but I think there is about only two or three chapter left, tops.

ENJOY!

Gobber was getting the saddle and prosthetic while I went into Hiccups backroom and went to retrieve Hiccups riding vest. I push back the curtain to see his notes and his gear lying on his workbench. I walk over to the table and pick up the vest, the rings of the belt slide off the table, bringing some paper than was on his desk falling down.

Taking a moment I set the vest on the ground and began to gather up the pieces of paper. There were all noted of the saddle that Gobber had undoubtedly went through to make the new saddle. But as I was putting them back on the desk I froze when I saw four pictures.

It was me. All of the pictures were of me. The first one was when I had knocked out Toothless; the sketch had perfectly drawn my awed expression as I stared at my hands. The second one was my fight with Astrid; Hiccup must have drawn this either before he took Astrid on a ride or when he was pondering for ideas. It showed Astrid in a kneeling position, her eyes focused on the axe at the center of the picture while I was standing there with my sword in my right hand while my face was blank but my eyes showed utter concentration and focus on Astrid.

The third picture was of Astrid and I lunging toward each other, Astrids mouth was open in a war cry, her axe raised and ready to swing, my face though was astonishing. It was filled with rage and utter fury ad I held my sword with both hands to the right side, the sword blade peeked out from my shoulder, my hair brushing over my eyebrows, creating a rugged look. This…reminded me of the time when Astrid had insulted Meghan, I can still hear her words saying 'His face... was like his when he lost his wife…' I could see why, the fury on my face was perfectly sketched, from my eyebrows knit together, to my lips pulled back into a snarl; I wouldn't be surprised if she was terrified of me.

I set the picture down and examine the last picture, which was probably made up by Hiccup because I knew I had never done this. The forest was in the background while I was smiling at Hiccup, my leg leaning against the tree with my hands behind my head. I (in the picture) was staring at the artist with a confident smile, at the bottom of the picture said one word in bold, underlined and starred.

Friend.

That one word, made me smile with happiness, I knew I had a friend that I could count on, that would have my back like I would have his. But this…made me feel like I wasn't his friend.

I felt like I was someone who would be there for his times of weakness and strength, his ups and downs, someone who would sit with him and give him comfort as he cried his soul out.

I look at the picture one last time before I set it down and snag the vest up and head back into the forge, one I saw that Gobber wasn't in the forge I then head outside to see him saddling up a disgruntled Toothless.

"Come on ya lazy dragon, just stop movin'," Gobber said, struggling with the saddle.

Toothless snorted his head and continued to jerk his body when Gobber hit a sensitive spot.

Groaning, I say "Toothless, stop fidgeting so Gobber can get you saddled up, if you do I'll give you an extra bag of the salmon you like."

Toothless seemed to perk up at that and immediately stopped moving so Gobber could finish up. While this was happening I put on the riding vest and made sure everything was intact, before I mounted Toothless.

I quickly attached the belt to the rings as Gobber handed me the prosthetic, it looked like a bit of a modern day one, except it had a spring that would imitate a person's step and make it easier to walk around with once they got used to it.

I carefully placed the prosthetic in the pedal and a two pieces of metal clamped onto the prosthetic, I uncertainly place my hands on the rim of the saddle near Toothless' neck.

"All right Stormleg, time to fly," Gobber said brightly.

I swallowed, not sure how to fly, I mean I knew how to tame dragons but I never did learn how to fly. I use my left hand and shift the prosthetic down, in a flash Toothless took off and my shout of surprise was carried away in the wind. I was gripping the saddle tightly as we climbed into the sky; all we could do was go up, why couldn't we go down?"

I looked back at the prosthetic to the left and then it hit me, the prosthetic reminded me of a gear shift in a car, was it possible that…

I take the prosthetic and shove it slightly upward, causing the red tail-fin to turn left. Toothless stopped his climb and we did like a corkscrew, me screaming and Toothless making his signature whistle as we spun through the air. It took me a little to calm down so I could change the gear again, this time moving the prosthetic upward again so it was almost pointed down, causing Toothless to turn right and we went through a white cloud.

That was a considerably bad idea, since we came out drenched and wind plus water isn't exactly the best thing. I was shivering slightly but it didn't help when Toothless smacked me with his ear.

"Hey, I'm still learning here, I don't know how to fly you exactly yet," I protest.

Toothless groaned before I took the prosthetic and pushed it down, causing us to start a steep climb. Toothless had other plans though, he quickly performed corkscrews as we went up, when he stopped I quickly put the prosthetic in the middle and held my head so my eyes could stop spinning. Once my vision stopped spinning I looked in awe at the clear sky, I have always been constricted to the ground and never knew what it was like in the air.

Smiling I looked down and saw Berk below us, a small speck in an ocean of water. I wondered what it was like to fall, just fall and actually feel like you were flying.

"Toothless, I want to try something. Just get ready to catch me ok bud?" I say.

When Toothless croons I carefully move my right foot from the stirrup and unhook my harness before I move the prosthetic down. As soon as Toothless began to fall I myself slip from the saddle and fall straight to the ground.

Freefalling was…quite a rush. My body was screaming danger while blood pounded in my head and Toothless roared in panic, I felt like Superman, it actually felt like I was flying; no wonder people did this. Cheering I held my right fist out, adding to the effect of being a hero, and that's when everything changed.

My ring began to glow a bright red before a beam of red shot out of the ring and a good distance away, the beam expanded until a swirling hole appeared, black on the inside with tints of red of the edges. I panicked for a second until I realized that it was the portal that got me here, and the portal that would get me home. For a moment, one brief moment, I felt an urge to fall through it, leave behind all this and just be home.

Then I remembered Hiccup drawing Toothless, Hiccup on a table missing his leg, Astrid crying while holding Hiccups hand, her hugging me, and Toothless collapsing when I scratched his jaw and Toothless falling with me.

I couldn't let these people down, especially not when they're counting on me.

I focused before the portal became smaller and the beam came shooting back into my ring, Toothless swooped under me and I quickly attached back to the saddle.

"Ok bud lets-" I was stopped at the sudden sight of Berk being closer than before. I wasn't sure on what to do until I felt the prosthetic in my left hand and I remembered it was like a gearshift.

I take a deep breath before I twitch my hand and Toothless swoops up and left, knocking over a few stands from the wind speed.

"MY CABBAGES!" I hear someone scream.

Soon Toothless and I were darting through the village houses; it was like a game of 'Need for Speed' as I dodged all the houses. I made one last turn before I saw the Mead Hall approaching fast, quickly I jerked the prosthetic downward and we flew up, parallel with the doors as we soared back into the sky.

"YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!" I shout as we soar.

Toothless roared in agreement before I quickly shifted the gear shift again and we soon turned around to the forge. Gobber was waiting for us there as we soared closer to the forge, I shifted the prosthetic again and the tail-fin snapped shut as Toothless made a running landing.

"So I take it tha' it went well?" Gobber asked.

"Very well, I am so jealous of Hiccup right now he gets to do this all the time," I say.

"Well, the lad isn't awake yet," Gobber pointed out.

I got a huge smile on my face until I hear a frustrated croon, turning around I see Toothless looking at me expectantly.

"What?" I ask.

"Ah, I think he is tryin' to get tha' fish you promised him," Gobber explains.

"He's hungry already? I just fed him like an hour ago," I protest.

"Th' dragons still hungry," Gobber points out.

"Huh, lazy dragon," I mutter, crossing my arms.

Then I felt something whack the back at my head, I look and see Toothlesses tail sneaking behind his body. I sigh before flicking his ear, "Lets g-"

Another thwack.

"Toothless if you smack me again I will-"

Thwack.

"Ok, that's it!" I shout before tackling the dragon, causing us to roll around in a fierce wrestling match.

It wasn't a minute later until I was pinned on the ground with Toothless' claws on my arms and him licking my face with his fish smelling tongue.

"Ok, OK. You'll get your bag of salmon, just stop li-"

Then Toothless licked me on the mouth.

After I get him his fish and slip an eel into it, I was going to find a place to take a bath. I really needed one after this attack of licking.

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