Here you go! The final chapter! I hope it was a good ending, I've been a little doubtful about it. Anyways, just a request from me, I was wondering if any of you could post what you thought was strong in the story, and that which was weak. This'll help me write my future stories better. Thanks much, and enjoy!

Chapter Twenty One: All ends are beginnings

"That's how she knew figured out I was related to Hiccup?" Matt asked, looking up at the blue sky.

"Yeah, she said she knew you were Haddock, probably because of your name; but when she saw your tattoo, that just gave her enough reason to search your room." Heather explained, watching him to see his reaction.

Nodding slightly, Matt just dropped his head into this hands. It's been three days since the Darien incident, and Heather's just barely been rested enough to where she was walking, running, and visiting with others. Her shoulder was still injured, but she was able to take it out of the sling; against doctors' orders though. Since she's been able to visit, she wanted to talk to Matt alone, which she was finally able to when Hiccup and Astrid ran interference for them when then flew to the cove. Now, sitting on a large boulder, watching the dragons sleep in the sun, trying to soak in the warm rays; Heather began to explain all that Darien told her.

"Are you alright Matt?" Heather asked, looking at him with concern.

"I'm fine. Just…thinking…" Matt whispered, not looking up at her.

Slowly, as if unsure, she gently rested her hand on his back, trying to comfort him. "Matt, it's not your fault…You had no idea she was Dagur's relative; the fact that she knew that your tattoo was a Skrill head is something no one could have expected."

"It's not that Heather." Matt explained, sitting up from his hunched over position "It's the fact that I didn't come here prepared like Darien was. The fact that I basically came straight here, doing exactly what she wanted, and walking right into her trap at the cave." Matt then swore under his breath, looking away from Heather "Not to mention I let her blow up the cave! I can't even get home now!"

Heather looked at him with a sadness on her face. It wasn't fair to him. None of this was; especially with what she was going to say next. Closing her eyes, she looked down at the ground and whispered "There's another reason why I wanted to talk to you alone Matt. Not just to tell you what Darien told me."

Turning towards her, Matt then quietly said "Not until I finish what I need to say."

Heather turned to him, curious as to what he was going to say.

Sighing, Matt began with "First off, I'm not angry with you with what's happened to me. I'm just venting my frustrations."

"I never thought you were taking it out on me." Heather answered, forcing a small smile "I understand what it feels like to, well, not be able to go home."

"That's what I wanted to say too." Matt cut in "Heather, I want to stay as your friend. I do." Looking at her in the eyes, he added "And if we both feel good about it, maybe we can take it a step farther; like what we did that night three days ago."

Heather's heart felt like a knife was turned in it. She wished she said what she wanted to first. Her eyes misting up, she then quietly said "Matt…I feel the same way too. I do. But I've been thinking while I've been recovering."

Matt looked at her with concern, not liking where this was heading.

"Dagur won't stop coming after me. Darien too. When they meet up, they'll go after those that are closest to me." She continued. Looking at Matt, she whispered "They'll go for Hiccup, Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs, the twins." Pausing for second, she then choked out "You."

"And?" Matt quickly shot back "What's your point? We're stronger together! If this is you telling me good-bye, forget it! I'm leaving with you if you try! I'll make Wasatch shock Windshear again if I have to!"

"Matt, listen!" Heather replied, shaking her head "That's why I wanted to talk to you first. I want to go, find where Dagur's holing up, let him know I'm alone, and then avoid him like the plague. Just to keep you guys out of danger. I have multiple hideouts across tons of islands, so I have places to stay."

"That's the stupidest plan I've heard!" Matt protested "Heather, he'll still be hunting us! Not just you!"

"Which is why I need to be on the run!" Heather argued "Matt, we've been captured how many times when we were together? Please, tell me of one moment when one of us wasn't dying, injured, captured, tied up, or knocked out? Name one time!"

Matt stared at her, casting back on the moment when he first found Hiccup and Astrid; and then that moment forward. He didn't want to admit it, but Heather had a point. "I get what you're saying." Matt began to say "But what I don't get is that you've been offered a home here and now you're walking away from it. Is that all you've done? Walk away from those that care about you?"

"No!" Heather shouted "I don't want to leave! But when Dagur knows that I'm alone, it'll split his attention! He won't be able to focus on two groups. Besides Matt, I can avoid him just fine. I've done it before I tried attacking him."

"Heather…" Matt whispered, still not believing what he was hearing "What about me? Didn't we both say we cared for each other?"

"Which is why I need to do this." Heather replied, looking at him sorrowful eyes "When Dagur and Darien are no longer a threat, I'll come back. I promise."

Matt didn't say anything, he just stared at her with tears forming in his eyes. Quickly wiping them away, Matt then turned away from her.

Grabbing his hand, Heather then said "The reason I wanted to tell you first, is that I know you'll support me. Don't you trust me?"

Matt quickly turned to Heather. Seeing the pleading in her eyes, Matt quietly said "I trust you Heather. I always will. But don't think for one second that I like this is idea; that you need to be alone again."

"I know." Heather replied "But I know that I will always have you to turn back to. You, Hiccup, and Astrid. Plus the others."

"Just promise me one thing Heather." Matt said, squeezing Heather's hand tightly. At that, he scooted closer to her, pulling her in a hug.

"What's that Matt?" She asked, letting him hold her.

"If you ever need help, or have a problem; I want you to come back. Even if it's something you think you can handle, I want you to come get us. Do you promise me that?"

Looking at Matt, Heather smiled reassuringly and said "I promise Matt. I will if I ever need help."

Smiling, Matt closed his eyes and leaned against her "When do you want to leave?"

"After this actually…" Heather replied, also leaning against him "I'll be leaving after this…"

"Not going to tell Hiccup and Astrid good-bye?" Matt asked in surprise, looking down at her.

"No. It'd be too hard to explain why." Heather answered "I know they'll trust me if you tell them what I'm doing."

Not saying anything, Matt then looked at the dragons, still sleeping in the snow. "Heather…" He said softly, not looking at her.

"Yes?" She answered, looking at him compassionately.

"I want you to have this…" Matt said, opening up his snowboard pants pocket. Pulling out his knife, he extended it to her. "This thing has earned its worth in gold. And, until you make yourself a new axe, you're going to need a weapon."

"Matt, what about you?" Heather asked, looking up at him.

"I still have my survival hatchet, which Astrid's been teaching me how to throw." Matt explained with a small smile "Besides that, Hiccup said he'd make me a new one. One that flips open as well." Then, rather forcefully, he shoved it into her chest, forcing her to grab it. "This isn't a request, it's an order."

"Matt…" Heather whispered, looking down at the knife. Smiling, she then said "Thanks. I'll make sure to put it to good use. I promise."

"You better. I won't be around to save you." Matt replied with smile.

Rolling her eyes, Heather then said "Uh-huh, at least I won't have to worry about you getting injured. I mean, I had to worry about me, Windshear, and you!"

Laughing, Matt then stood up from his seat, with Heather following. "How far is it to the camp that you're thinking of?"

"A whole day plus some hours." Heather explained "Near Dagur's old fort that you razed. I need to show him I'm alone and then I plan on flying a whole other day to another camp. Stay there a few weeks and go from there."

"Seems you've done more than just think about it." Matt observed, frowning as he watched her walk towards Windshear.

"I always make a plan." Heather replied "Even when I can't do anything."

"Will your arm hold out ok?" He asked, watching her wake Windshear up. Wasatch also woke up, to which he shook the snow off and looked at Heather curiously.

"I'll be fine. I'll rest it in a sling while I'm flying. Let it heal a little faster." She said, brushing the snow off her saddle. Feeling bumped in the back, she turned to see Wasatch looking at her. "I'll miss you Wasatch." Heather said with a smile, rubbing the Skrill's chin. Smiling, she then turned to Matt, and said a lot quieter "Thank you Matt. For…for everything."

Smiling, Matt shook his head and replied with "No Heather, thank you. Take care will ya?"

"I will Matt. You be safe." She said, getting ready to climb on Windshear. Pausing for a second, she looked over at Windshear who was smiling at her. Looking down, she then turned around and ran at Matt.

Caught off guard, Matt caught her as she threw her arms around him. Looking at him in the eyes, she then leaned forward and kissed him. "That's the Snoggletog kiss I never gave you."

Blown away at the action, Matt just stared at her as she turned and leapt onto Windshear. Smiling, she then threw up her hood and cloth mask, to protect her from the cold wind. Launching into the air, she quickly turned Windshear towards a North West direction, disappearing behind the snow covered trees.

Wasatch slowly walked up to Matt, who kept on staring at in the direction she disappeared. Looking at him with concern, he lightly bumped into his chest and shocked him.

"Errgghhh!" Matt groaned, feeling his energy drain from being shocked. Smiling broader now, he began to scratch Wasatch's head. "I guess we'll have to tell the others about the bad news ourselves huh?"

Wasatch growled, smiling at his rider. Motioning for Matt to get on, Wasatch turned his side to him so he could step on easier.

"Thanks bud…" Matt smiled, stepping onto the bindings. Strapping them down, he then said "Feels good to actually dragon board again. Been awhile huh boy?"

Wasatch roared, anxious to get going.

"Alright Wasatch, give me all you got!" Matt shouted, looking up at the sky. Feeling himself rocketed forward, he banked Wasatch to the left, the opposite way that Heather flew in. Thinking about the past two weeks, Matt then nodded to himself. Sure, he couldn't go home now, but at least he was going to be able to be with Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, Stormfly and everyone else! Even Wasatch, being his biggest joy.

Smiling, Matt knelt down and patted his dragon. "Thanks boy. Thanks for being there for me…"

"And you just let her fly away!? Not asking where she was going!?" Astrid shouted, glaring at Matt with a fire in her eyes.

"She promised to come find us if she stepped in something bigger than her." Matt explained, looking at Astrid "Trust me Astrid, I didn't want her to go, but she was already planning on doing it. The best thing I could have done was tell her that I support her! Make her want to come back!"

Astrid just shouted wildly, stomping off to where Stormfly stood. Everyone was in the arena, getting ready to head back to Dragon's Edge when Matt showed up and told everyone what happened. Astrid and Snotlout were the ones that reacted the worse.

Hiccup then walked up to Matt, resting his hand on his shoulder. "Do you believe her?" He asked, looking at him with concern.

"I do." Matt answered "I really do."

"That's good enough for me. I know we'll run into her again soon." Hiccup said with a smile "I just hope she'll be safe."

"She will be. She said she's done it before." Matt affirmed. Looking at Astrid, who was still having a hard time calming down, he then added "She said she'd come back as soon as Dagur and Dairen were no longer a threat."

"So, until we get them in prison." Fishlegs said, stroking his chin at the thought.

"Exactly. Or, what I'd personally like to do to Darien." Matt said, his voice turning cold as he thought of Darien.

"Easy Matt, we all want to get even with them." Hiccup quickly said, trying to calm his thoughts.

Closing his eyes, Matt then took a deep breath and asked "So, when are you guys leaving to Dragon's Edge?"

"Today." Hiccup replied "We'll get there later tonight, but we want to leave today."

Nodding, Matt then looked at Hiccup sheepishly and asked "Would you mind if I came? I mean, I can sleep in the club house. Or even with Wasatch in the hanger!"

Astrid then walked up to him, grabbing his arm with her left hand and then simultaneously began punching him in the shoulder with her other. Then, again. Then a third time; and finally a fourth punch.

"Gagh! What the hell, Astrid!?" Matt shouted, recoiling in pain. Staring at her he cried out "What was that for?"

"Getting even from the smart comments you made about me." Astrid smirked at him "And for thinking we were going to leave you here."

"So…that's a yes to me sleeping in the hanger?" Matt asked, looking at Hiccup with a pain filled expression; all the while he was rubbing his shoulder, which was numb due to the hits. "There's better ways to convey that message you know…"

"Not in the hanger!" Hiccup laughed, opening his notebook. Flipping it to a page, he then showed Matt a drawing. "This is your room! We'll build it next to Astrid's since she's on the end. It's next to a hill side so you can snowboard from your room to the arena below, and a zip line to the clubhouse!"

Matt gaped at Hiccup, surprised at the blueprints of the room Hiccup wanted to build "You're serious!?"

"Of course we're serious! We wouldn't be talking about it if we weren't!" Astrid yelled, rolling her eyes at him. Throwing her arm around him she then said "I mean, think about it. We'll be neighbors! I can literally pound you whenever I feel like it!"

"Any chance of making my door out iron. With like, 17 different locks?" Matt asked, looking at Hiccup with a worried look.

Shaking his head, Hiccup teased Matt by saying "She'd just go through the wall."

"Great." Matt groaned, shaking his head. Smiling, he then added "I'd love to come with you guys. Who knows, maybe I can help discover a new dragon!"

Laughing, Hiccup then said "Trust us Matt, we want you to come. This is your home until you can get back to where you came from."

Smiling with a hurt expression, the thought of not being able to go home wracked his heart with grief. The thought of not being able to see his dad again gave him anxiety. Swallowing the hurt, he knew Hiccup and the others were trying to help him, and this is what they thought of. "Thanks Hiccup. I really appreciate it." Looking at everyone, he then said "I'm ready to go when you are."

Thank you for the support during this story! I hope you enjoyed it. Special thanks to:
dreaming-about-dragons
TheWhisperingWarrior
For their support, ideas, and help they've given me via pm and reviews. They've seriously helped me become better in my stories.

I do plan on writing a sequel, which will be more of a continuation (obviously). It won't be until after the new episodes air on Netflix, which is Dec 16th. Until then, keep writing!