I've made a comeback. To get myself out of my depression, I went and did some things I really, really wanted, such as getting my ears pierced, and pre-ordering The Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild. Then, I found an anime called Gintama. Never fails to put a smile on my face. So, as of now, I am out of my self created depression, and oh boy, I'm looking forward to these next few chapters.

Zero, thanks!

Midnightsky0612, that is what I was aiming for! So, it's good to know.

Vi-Violence, **takes dramatic bow** why thank you.

Erza Ashley, oh no, not my left middle toe! That one is vital for…. Something. It's vital for something I'm sure. Wait, I know! If you cut that one off, I won't be able to count to twenty! I'll only be able to count to nineteen! Chronologically, this takes place after Edolas, but before Tenroujima.

"Well, looks like Lady Luck has decided to smile at us. For once in my life." Hiccup wiped his brow, as Thunder cooed rather loudly, Gronckle Iron saddle fixed on his back. Gajeel poked at the shiny metal. "You have any more of this?"

He inhaled deeply, as if he could taste if he sniffed hard enough. "Yes, just don't eat that. I worked too hard on it for you to eat it." Gajeel sat back, crossing his arms, and grumbled about something. Hiccup moved around the complacent Dragon, and back into the the forge, tapping a lump of Gronckle Iron to make sure it had cooled, before picking it up and heading back outside.

"Is that… A bite mark?" "No." "That looks like a bite mark." "You're just seeing things." "I'm pretty sure that's a bite mark." "I see no bite mark."

Igneo wiggled excitedly in the training ring, facing off against Toothless. Hiccup sat on the sidelines, doodling in his notebook, taking in the battle stances Natsu was showing off nearby. Natsu and one of Lucy's spirits, Loke, whose name had lead to quite the misunderstanding, were going through the motions of an intense battle, per Hiccups request.

In the case of Viggo striking again, which he was bound to do sooner or later, he wanted to be able to catch him off guard, and fight without Toothless. Natsu caught Loke's fist, spinning on his heel and tossing Loke over his shoulder. Loke managed to twist around in midair, landing on his feet, somewhat like a cat.

Down in the arena, Igneo puffed a large flame towards Toothless, as Toothless scrambled up the wall and climbed across the ceiling. Toothless dropped down, landing on Igneo's back, and curling his claws around and over his wings, albeit gently. Igneo reacted quickly, flipping over, while curling his tail on a rung of the cage, so he wouldn't crush Toothless completely.

Gajeel joined them around then, Thunder quite happy with his metal, slightly chewed on saddle. "Heh, what kind of stupid things are ya doin' now, Salamander?" Natsu moved away from Loke, glaring at Gajeel with his arms crossed. "I'd like to see you do better!"

Leo moved towards them, holding his hands up in a peaceful gesture. "Now now, let's not fight." Gajeel torn his gaze away from Natsu, smashing Loke in the face with a pole. Loke flew off comically, as Lucy, who had been relaxing nearby, screeched. "Loke!" She turned to Gajeel. "What did you do that for!"

Natsu backed away from Gajeel slightly, as he hastily started apologizing to the fuming girl. "Look I… He got in the… I didn't mean…" Hiccup sighed as Lucy kicked Gajeel in the face quite hard, only to find his piercings caused a considerable amount of pain.

She held her foot, hopping to keep her balance with the other. Loke then rejoined them, sweeping Lucy off he feet. "Don't worry Princess, I'm totally fine!" Lucy crossed her arms. "You don't look fine." Sure enough, Loke had a massive swollen bump on the left side of his face, and his glasses were slightly cracked.

Hiccup hoisted himself up, just as Igneo lit himself on fire, as Toothless fired a weaker plasma blast at him. "Well, the ride back takes awhile, we should get going. Lucy, would you mind sending one of your spirits to alert the others? Loke set Lucy back down, gently. "I'll take care of it." He ajusted his glasses, before striding away.

The ride back had gone relatively smoothly, if you ignored Zodiac continually spinning in circles while waiting for everyone else to catch up. Wendy had almost instantly been at Natsu's, and Gajeel's, side upon landing. Sky cooed, and nuzzled up to Igneo. Astrid followed shortly afterwards, Snotlout not far behind her. "Astrid, did I leave any of the lenses here? I checked on the flight back, and one is missing." Astrid furrowed her brows.

"No, you didn't leave any, at least as far as I'm aware. There might be one in your house somewhere, I haven't exactly pried." "No, I'm sure I didn't leave any there, I made sure to double check my house, I thought you might have gotten a hold of it." "Not me. Have you checked with the others?"

"Pretty much everyone, the only people I haven't checked with were the people left here with you." Astrid tapped her foot. "If Snotlout had it, he wouldn't shut up about it, and Wendy would personally fly all the way to Berk to give it to you. Do you know who's lens is missing?" Hiccup sighed. I don't want to cause panic, can I tell you later, preferably somewhere quiet?" Astrid nodded.

Hiccup opened his eyes. Was… Was that the Dragons Nest? No… No this island was different. Then, sound came to him. "Fire Drago-" "Iron Dragon-" "Arms, Encha-" "Open, gate of the-" "Requ-" "Ice Make Ha-" "Nats-" "Look ou-" a momentarily lull, and then a roar. "Toothle-" "Water Sli-" "Cr-"

The voices continually overlapped. Hiccup lifted his hands slowly to cover his ears. "Hicc-"

Touch… The ground was hot… So so hot… Why was it shaking?

"Hicc- Hiccu- HI- HICCUP WAKE UP!" Hiccup opened his eyes for what seemed to be the second time that night. Astrid was gripping his shoulders, and had evidently been shaking him. "You were having a nightmare." Hiccup ran his hand through his hair. "Sorry, why are you..?" Astrid released her grip on his shoulders. "Remember? You were going to tell me about the missing lens?" "Oh! That's right! Did you bring Stormfly?"

Astrid gestured towards the window, where Stormfly was sticking her head in, cooing at Toothless. Quietly, the two climbed upon their dragons, slipping out the window and flying upwards.

Hiccup rubbed at his face, and Toothless shot him a concerned look. "Don't worry about me, bud. Just a weird dream." Hiccup turned to the side, facing away from Astrid, and admired the pre-dawn shoreline. "Hiccup." He turned back to Astrid. "Right, I noticed on the trip back that a lens was missing. I asked around the others discreetly, but none of them had seen the lens."

"Yes, but whose lens was it?" Hiccup turned back to the shoreline, admiring the way the barely risen sun glinted off the water and caused long shadows among the trees. A few wild Dragons were evident against the sun, flying in a strange formation. "Natsu's. It was Natsu's lens."

Extra One

Natsu was faintly aware of the noises coming from Hiccups room. Rubbing his eyes, he climbed up the stairs, finding Hiccup in the throes of a nightmare. "Hiccup." No reaction. "Hiccup. Wake up." Still no reaction. Natsu eyed his finger, which he was using as a light source… "Maybe if I…"

"So that's why I woke up with my head on fire?" Hiccup asked, highly unamused. Natsu nodded. "Basically. It worked though! I should try it out on Lucy next time she gets a nightmare." Hiccup touched one of the singed ends of his hair. "Please don't."

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