Ruby found herself in the middle of nowhere in a place she could describe and she was a little girl again crying her eyes out.
"Why are you crying?" Sigrid's voice asked.
"I can't help it," Ruby cried. "I'm sad because everyone is gone. Mummy. Daddy. And even my little sister."
Sigird then appeared behind and rubbed the back of her head. "So you remember me now," she said happily.
"Hey, I'm sorry I forgot," she cried as she turned and saw Sigrid had turned back into a doll.
"You don't have to apologise," said Sigrid. "I'm just happy that you remember me, Big Sister."
Ruby then turned back to her adult self and smiled at the doll. "Sigrid."
The doll then turned back into Sigrid, who smiled at her.
Meanwhile everyone who was outside destroying the chains were completely exhausted.
"Oh, come on," Ragnar panted. "How many more these do we have to destroy before this works?"
Astrid had returned to normal attire and was holding the hammer Bjorn had given her. "Speedfist, what's the situation?"
"More than half of the chains are still intact," said Speedfist, who was standing outside next to Merrill and Stormfly. "You guys, please hurry."
"It's no use," Merrill panted. "It's taking us to long."
"I'm afraid we have no other choice but to go through and cut them one by one," said Stormfly regretfully. "Come, child, we have to keep going."
Hiccup was now battling against Brain inside the main chamber and his fiery fist clashed with his dark magic. Brain then pushed him back and his dark spell turned into tendrils that began to strike Hiccup constantly.
"It won't be long now," he said. Hiccup managed to withstood the attack and looked directly at him. "Once I fill my father's wish everything will cease to exist."
"No!" Valyya cried as he tried desperately to free Ruby.
Ruby was now almost completely submerged within the lens only her face and a small portion of her chest remained outside of it.
"Please Ruby, you have to wake up!" Valyya pleaded.
Toothless looked down at Hiccup. "Hiccup we're going to lose her if we don't hurry!"
"That isn't going to happen," said Hiccup strongly. "There's no way I'm going to let you just disappear! You have to hang in there Ruby!"
At this point Snotlout had regained consciousness and was tending to Gustav.
"You all right?" he asked.
"Sigrid's gone," said Gustav with tears in his eyes.
"Yeah, she is," Snotlout nodded. "Just let it go, we've got more important things to worry about right now."
"Yeah, you're right," Gustav agreed.
"Can you hear me?" Valyya cried looking at Ruby desperately.
"I know that their cutting the chains, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything to help her," Toothless noted.
"We're not gonna make it in time," said Gustav.
"We've got a defeat that final member," said Snotlout.
The two of them then turned to face Brain.
"All right, we'll help you taken down, Hiccup."
"Yeah!"
"No," said Hiccup. "The two of you out of magic power, I'm the only one who is still strong enough to take him down."
"You sure?" Gustav asked.
"Positive," said Hiccup firmly.
Brief second later, he charged at Brain with his fist ablaze.
Meanwhile Cobra was lying down in a crater he had created on his way down. The only thing he could do now was look up at the Infinity Ship.
"Damn you, Freyja," Cobra cursed. "You should have just killed me when you had the chance." He then heard something approaching him. "Someone is coming. Who's there? Reveal yourself?"
He turned his head and then saw Brila looking down at him.
Meanwhile Brain extended his hand to counter Hiccup's breath attack.
"I'm not scared of your flames," said Brain and uses magic in order to curve his breath attack around him. "Attack all you want, but they'll never burn me. Eventually, you'll run out of magic power."
He then inserted his own magic into the flames and have them attack Hiccup constantly. However, Hiccup maintained his ground and continue to look at Brain with defiance.
"Yeah, that's what you think," said Hiccup as he landed on the ground. "If you're not afraid of me then how can you keep avoiding my attacks? You're nothing more than a coward."
"And now all you can do is hurl insults," Brain spat. "It's quite telling. Obviously I hold all the power here. I have always dreamt of having magic power equal back to my father and after my sacrifice, I finally do."
"What kind of sacrifice?" Hiccup asked.
Brain ignored his question. "Now you will become a traveller of the void, Night Fury." He held his arms out and they began to glow with a dark green glow. "Genesis Zero!"
Hiccup's eyes widened, because he recognised the spell. It was the same spell that Master Zero used on him and it almost destroyed him. Hiccup very much doubt that he will be able to escape at this time, because last time he was using the Dragon Force.
His hands came together and darkness began to seep out of the spell as shadows began to surround Hiccup.
"Open! Gate of Oppressing Whaling!" Brain yelled as the shadows began to surround Hiccup. "Go for travellers of the void. I want you to consume his soul. His memory. Consume his very existence! Devour him for the sake of your master!"
Hiccup found him unable to escape the shadow of grip and everyone could only watch as he was rolled up it was some sort of vortex.
"Hiccup!" Snotlout and Gustav called.
A few seconds later, Hiccup was gone and the vortex not stored in slowly began to vanish.
"That should be the last of you," Brain smiled. "You're forever trapped in the darkness much like your friend, who strapped in potential time."
Ruby felt herself drifting away and could see both Valyya and Toothless hitting against the lens calling her name.
"Ruby," said her father's voice.
She was little girl again at the family mansion and both her father and mother were looking down at her with large smiles.
"What do you think, dear? Do you like her?" her mother smiled.
Ruby was holding out the doll that used to be Sigrid had a large smile on her face. "Oh, yeah. She's the best birthday present ever and she's going to be my new little sister!"
"That's wonderful, take good care of her," her mother smiled.
"I need to think of a nice name for her, like Aurora!" Ruby smiled.
Her mother merely smiled. "Such a pretty name."
Then Sigrid appeared next to her. "Do you remember how much fun we had? The mansion was so big that it felt like a castle to us. You made me so many beautiful outfits out of nothing but paper and flowers, we went everywhere together and wherever we went it was all smiles. But then…"
The scene changed to Ruby crying as she and her father and many of the staff witnessed her mother's pyre.
"My Mum died," Ruby remembered. "Every day I would go to her grave marker and cry. I lashed out at everyone around me, I can't imagine how worried my father must have been."
"I felt so helpless, because all I could do was watch go through it," said Sigrid as a witness Ruby's younger self crying at her mother's grave marker. "I wish I had been able to help you somehow."
"Every time I looked at you reminded me of my Mum and how much I missed her."
Sigrid nodded. "I know. I assumed that was why you stopped talking to me."
"Sorry," said Ruby apologetically as they witnessed Ruby's doll just sitting on a chair as it rained. "Time past until I eventually forgot all about you. For years and years, you sat patiently waiting for the day I would come back to you again."
Ruby's father eventually took the dog back to the attic and placed on it on a crate next to the ruined portrait of his family. He then placed a sheet over the portrait and then looked at the doll apologetically.
"I'm sorry, she hasn't necessarily abandoned you," he said. "It's just that this sorrow of losing her mother has overwhelmed her. She so distracted that she's lost sight on what was once important to her. I wish… There was something I could do to ease her heartache. Someday, when she's grown up, and she's gotten over her mother's death, it is my hope that you will get the chance to be her little sister again."
Ruby just stood there watching as tears rushed into her eyes.
"For years I waited patiently hoping that you would come back," said Sigrid. "Over time the once lively mansion grew quiet. Eventually, it was deserted and when someone finally came looking for me it wasn't my big sister."
Ruby then watched as Brain entered the attic and looked down at the doll.
A few seconds later, the scene changed and Sigrid, as Imitatia exited the mansion.
"I was so thankful that I was given life as Imitatia that I did exactly as I was told." Imitatia then transformed into Sigird. "I took the name Sigrid Lobster and set out to obtain the Infinity Clock."
The scene changed once again and now Sigrid was working alongside Ruby's father.
Ruby looked at her. "So when you told me that you helped my father with his work…"
"That was the absolute truth," Sigrid nodded. "It broke my heart to use him, but it had to be done. I wanted the good old days back. Ruby, all I wanted… was to be your sister again. I knew you and your father had your ups and downs over the years, but that's normal. It's all part of being a family, no matter what happens the bond you share will bring you together."
The scene changed and Ruby saw Sigrid looking over her father, who appeared to be sick in bed. It only took a few seconds to realise that her father was now on his deathbed.
"I haven't heard from her, but I know Ruby is still alive out there," he said weakly. "Will you go find her and give her the clock hand? Please, Sigrid."
"Of course I will," she nodded.
"You know I'm always amazed by the power of magic. This time I'm sure of it you will be her little sister once again," he said with a sly smile.
Sigird eyes widened and then saw that Magnus Heartfull had uttered his last breath. She then immediately broke into tears and buried her head into his bed sheet.
Ruby too was crying knowing that she never got the chance to say goodbye to her father or even apologise to him for all the things she had said about him. She also felt miserable for the way she treated Sigrid and for abandoning her all those years ago.
"I'm so sorry, Sigrid," she cried. "It must have been hard for you."
"Please stop crying, Big Sister," said Sigrid's voice. "It's okay, you're that by so many people. Listen closely and you will hear them calling out to you."
Ruby stopped crying and began to listen. "I do, I can hear everyone and I can see them," she gasped. "My friends."
"Hang in there, Ruby!" Astrid's voice yelled.
"We're too slow. Hurry we've got to run faster!" Merrill's voice cried.
"Okay, onto the next one," said Stormfly's voice.
"Have we beaten them yet?" Ragnar's voice asked.
"Speedfist, how's Hiccup's team?" Stormfly asked.
"Oh, crap," said Speedfist using his telepathy. "I don't know what happened, but I lost my telepathic link with him."
"Hiccup's in serious trouble," said Gustav.
"He just vanished into thin air!" Snotlout yelled.
"What happened?" said Astrid with a bit of panic in her voice.
"He's been consumed by darkness," Toothless cried.
Hiccup found himself complete emptiness unable to move. "Please, just wait a little longer, Ruby," Hiccup pleaded. "I'm coming to save you."
"Hiccup," Ruby breathed. She then saw both Valyya and Toothless slamming their fists against the lens that was containing her. "The longer I am here the more I lose sight of who I am. I can't, I've got to do something!"
Brain watch as the vortex began to close. "No matter how much you struggle you will never escape the darkness," he smirked. "Your time is up goodbye great Dragon Viking."
In the void, Hiccup was trying desperately to escape it like he did before.
"No," he said mustering all his strength as flames surrounded him. "I'm not done yet! You have cause pain and suffering not only to Ruby and Sigrid, but everyone around you! There's no way you're going to get away with that!"
Ruby could hear Hiccup's voice and then gave her all the strength she needed.
"I can't keep crying forever," she said. "Now apologise to Sigird and bring Hiccup back!"
Then suddenly there was a bright glow emanating from the lens and everyone heard Ruby's voice as the entire ship lit up.
"What's happening now?" Valyya asked blinded by the light from the lens.
"It's so bright," said Toothless looking away from it.
"Did you hear that?" Gustav asked.
Snotlout nodded. "Yeah, it sounded like Ruby."
Brain then found himself in the same time he was seven years ago he began to shake constantly.
"What happened to me?" he said in fear.
He then looked around and realise when he was, he was in the Tower of Valhalla back when he was a slave there. Then in a split second he reverted back to a child wearing rags and fear began to consume him.
"The Tower of Valhalla," he gasped. "No, this is it, this is the Real Nightmare. How did this happen? It must have been the girl, my seal is all that's left. It's not strong enough to hold her back. I'm such a fool."
Then suddenly just as the vortex began to close cracks began to form in the air. Then suddenly there was a huge burst of flames erupting and Hiccup emerged with his strength re-energised.
"I heard you Ruby!" he yelled at the top of his voice and slammed a devastating punch into Brain.
"How did he come back?" Valyya asked.
"Ruby did it, she used the Infinity Clock to cast the Real Nightmare Spell on that creep," Toothless explained.
Brain looked up and saw Hiccup standing in front of him emanating the new found power within him.
"So you made a sacrifice? Give me a break," said Hiccup as flames covered his fist.
"As they say magic comes from the heart and the greater the feeling you are willing to abandon the greater the power you gain," said Brain with dark magic covering his fist.
The two of them and began trading fists with one another and were battling ferociously.
"When you care for someone your deepest wishes to see them again," said Brain as they continue to fight. "There's nothing more excruciating than knowing that you'll never had the chance, because of your own actions."
Hiccup then unleashed his breath attack, but Brain used the Reflector Magic to have the attack curve around him.
"Whatever you say," said Hiccup. "So tell me, what did you sacrifice again the power you have now?"
"My future," said Brain as a dark aura covered him. "At least one that in which I'll never see my father again."
"So he took a possibility and then made it into an impossibility in order to gain power?" Valyya frowned. "My head hurts."
"A backward view using forwardthinking," said Toothless looking equally confused. "Have to say that's pretty impressive."
"I'm still surprised that you never attempted to free Master Zero," said Hiccup.
"You're the reason my father and I were torn apart all those years ago!" Brain snapped.
"Your father was a madman that try to use Nirvana to cause anarchy," Hiccup reminded. "He left me no choice, but to take him down and if you don't change your ways are we doing the same to you! So don't you dare like the innocent victim! Personally giving up something already hasn't happened yet isn't a big deal!"
Then the two of them clashed with one another sending a powerful shockwave across the room.
Meanwhile Speedfist, Merrill and Stormfly were rushing over to Hiccup in order to assist.
"Speedfist!" Fishlegs' voice yelled.
"What's up?" Speedfist asked.
"I've got news. We've been doublechecking our notes and well…"
"Now listen carefully, because we've discovered something very important that you and the other should know," said Bjorn.
Speedfist then came to a sudden stop when they finished explaining what they had discovered. "Say what?" he stared. "Run that by me again."
Meanwhile Hiccup and Brain were still tried overpower the other and then suddenly Brain saw his arm cracking.
"Impossible," he said openmouthed as he felt his power waning and Hiccup's power increasing. "How am I being overpowered?"
"I know what it's like missing someone you love so I can definitely sympathise with you," said Hiccup. "But you're wrong… the whole thing about having to abandon your feelings to gain power is a huge crutch, because you only gain by keeping close to your heart!"
"Liar! That can't be true," said Brain as the rest of his arm began to crack and reach to his face. "I was taught that only sacrifice is the only way!"
"I'm afraid not!" Hiccup yelled finally overpowering Brain.
Brain quickly grabbed him and tossed him aside before he could land a single punch on him, but darkness began to ease out of the cracks forming around him.
Hiccup got to his feet and looked at him. "You don't know what to think anymore do you? You been twisting everything around so much of your perception is all over the place. If you keep it up…" He then kneed him in the face. "You can't be true to your past!" He then spun punched him hard in the face. "Much less your future! You can't even be true to your own heart!"
He then dealt a powerful spinning kick with his prosthetic and sent him flying across the wall.
"Are you implying that I'm not being true to my… father!" Brain yelled shaking like mad.
"I open up to my Dad, Ruby opened up to hers and Sigrid opened up to her," said Hiccup strongly. "Don't punish because you got it wrong! For someone so smart you have a lot to learn!" He then ran towards Brain. "Feelings are one thing you obviously don't know anything about!"
He then slammed a powerful punch right into Brain's face. It was so powerful that it was slammed hard into the wall and was knocked unconscious and everyone began to cheer.
"Father," Brain breathed before the stone wall gave way and he fell down into the bowels of the ship.
"We beat the last of the six demons!" Gustav cheered.
"How's Ruby?" Snotlout asked looking up at Toothless and Valyya.
Toothless and Valyya just stood there staring, because Ruby was completely absorbed into the Infinity Clock now.
"Oh, no," Valyya cried.
"We're too late. What do we do now?" said Toothless looking at the empty lens. "Ruby has completely disappeared."
"How did that happen?" Hiccup stared with his eyes widened. "We got rid of all six of the seals where did she go?"
"Huh? What are they talking about? I don't go anywhere I'm right here," said Ruby's voice. She then noticed that something was wrong. "Wait a sec, don't tell me I'm… you've gotta be kidding me!"
"What was that?" Snotlout frowned.
"It will be here somewhere?" Gustav asked in confusion looking around
Hiccup sniffed the air. "That's weird, I can smell her all around us."
Outside everyone stopped destroying the chains and looked up towards the ship.
"Whoa, that wasn't telepathy," said Ragnar.
"We can't give up hope, not yet," said Astrid.
Inside the ship's engine, Speedfist, Merrill and Stormfly knew exactly what happened to Ruby.
"Oh no," said Merrill cupping her hands. "We're too late."
"Yes, it appears she has merged with the Infinity Ship," Stormfly nodded.
They quickly inform every one of the situation.
"Hang on, you're saying that Ruby is now one with the ship," said Toothless looking around.
"So in a way this is her body now," said Hiccup.
"No! I can't believe this is happening to me!" Ruby cried.
"Don't worry, we'll think of something," Toothless assured.
"It's going to be okay," said Speedfist using his telepathy. "Unfortunately, you sped up the merging process when you use the Real Nightmare Spell to save Hiccup."
"Great, so it's my fault," Hiccup moaned.
"Look, I'm just glad I finally got through to you. Listen up everyone, I've got some news from the team back at the Guildhall. Bjorn and the others have figured out a way for us to save Ruby."
"Who is Bjorn?" Hiccup frowned.
"He's that archaeologist we met on the boat," Toothless explained.
Bjorn and the others were looking through the books as began to explain the situation to them.
"If the seals aren't removed from the Infinity Clock before the merging process is complete, the person who's been much can only free debate focused their mind in order to control the Real Nightmare Spell," Bjorn explained.
"According to what it says here the clock is remaining in this world, because of the magic power it's absorbing from the Celestial Vikings who are serving as Body-Links," said Fishlegs.
"They're stuck in chrysalis form so we need to lift the curse that's been placed on them," Speedfist explained. "Luckily it should be pretty simple."
"Ruby's got an alternate perception of time to 100 years in the future," Valyya said realisation.
"Yep, you've got it," said Speedfist. "If she does that then the clock will break apart and all the pieces will scatter themselves."
"Are you sure?" Merrill asked.
"Wait, but what about Ruby?" Ragnar asked.
"How is this going to affect her?" Astrid asked.
"I wish I could tell you," said Bjorn. "All we can tell you is that this will undo the merging."
"Yeah, but it can also send her flying along with the clock pieces," Hiccup pointed out.
"What do we do?" Gustav asked.
"Surely there must be a better way?" Hiccup asked.
"I'll give it a shot," said Ruby. "The other Celestial Vikings need me, if I don't pull it off they'll sleep a hundred years. So what if I get sent flying off somewhere, I think that it's worth the risk. I'm not scared because I'm a Dragon Tail Viking, Magnus and Crystal Heartfull's daughter, Ruby's Sigrid's big sister! I can do this!"
Suddenly the entire ship began to glow and Ruby unleashed her powers upon it. Ruby was in fact in some kind of emptiness and lights began to flicker around like shooting stars as he unleashed her power.
'I believe in you, Ruby,' said Sigrid's voice.
"This is task," said Ruby as he turned to Sigrid, who was standing next to her.
"Don't be afraid, I'll stay right by your side," Sigrid promised.
"Thank you."
Then the Infinity Ship disappeared and a shower of lights began to rain down upon the continent and turned back into the calm night sky.
Meanwhile Brila was with Cobra as the lights flickered over their heads. She was resting his head on her lap.
"You been badly injured," Brila noted. "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"You can get your dirty hands off me," said Cobra bitterly.
"So the person calling out to me was that you?" Brila asked hopefully.
Cobra looked up. "I can hear it," he gasped. He then immediately realised who she truly was. He quickly got up and placed her down on the ground. "It's you."
Brila then placed a hand on his cheek and looked into his eye. "Tell me, what happened to your eye?"
"I sacrificed it to gain power," he said. He then removed himself from her and sat back down. "It's no big deal. All I needed my hearing anyway."
"What's your name?" Brila asked.
Cobra looked at her. "It's Cydor," he said.
"Hello, Cydor."
Cobra then looked up as he heard something and then suddenly appearing above the crater were Alistair and Alron.
"You're Cobra of the Neo-Oración Seis?" said Alistair.
"The others are already in our custody," said Alron. "We ask that you surrender peacefully."
"And what if I don't?" Cobra asked.
Brila immediately looked at them with a pleading look. "No wait! He's not a bad guy!" she cried. "He's not!"
Suddenly poison began to exit from hand and began to melt away the rock they were pressed against.
Both Alistair and Alron stared at her.
"What the?" Alron stared.
"Are you resisting arrest?" Alistair asked. Cobra could hear the thoughts in their heads almost immediately. 'That's odd, the girl doesn't appear to be a Viking.'
'If she is an accomplice to the Neo-Oración Seis we're going to have to take in,' said Alron.
Cobra couldn't allow her to be imprisoned, not again. "Relax, I'm coming," he said getting to his feet. He didn't even look at Brila. "Get out of here."
"What?" Brila stared. She then gave him a pleading look as he walked away. "Cydor, wait you never answered! Are you the one calling out to me?" Cobra then came to a sudden stop. "Were you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," he lied before he made his way to Alistair and Alron.
Brila however could tell that he had lied and that he was giving himself up to protect her.
"What about the girl?" Alistair asked.
"Is she an accomplice of yours?" Alron asked.
"Nope, I don't know," he lied. "Apparently she's been wondering looking for an old friend of hers."
"Very well then let's go," said Alistair.
Alron looked at him curiously. "You're giving up a lot easier than I thought you would," he noted.
"Yeah, well, change of heart," he said truthfully. He then looked back at Brila. "I envy that girl, knowing that you have a friend it must be a comforting thing. Maybe I'll find someone someday."
Brila then watched as Alistair and Alron took Cobra away. She knew that it had been his voice calling out to her. She can help but wonder if he could hear her too.
Cobra just merely smiled as he walked away, because he finally got to hear the sound of her voice.
Meanwhile the fossilised Celestial Vikings were just laying down on a crypt, but suddenly the golden skin surrounding and began to fade away and they returned to normal.
Hiccup had fallen unconscious due to his large battle with Brain and when he woke up he found himself staring at Olatrand.
"I'm glad you're okay," he said.
Hiccup then noticed that they were riding on Kanaloa skidding down a mountain. With them were Astrid, Ragnar, Snotlout, Toothless and Valyya.
"Wait, are we… riding on Kanaloa?" he stared.
"There's no need to panic," Olatrand assured. "Kanaloa and I are now bound by the parfum of eternal friendship."
"I'm really out of the loop," Hiccup sighed.
Toothless looked at Hiccup. "Hey, Hiccup. Listen…"
Hiccup then realise they were one member short. "Where's Ruby? We've got to get out there and find her."
"Were already working on it," said Astrid placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, Speedfist's team is looking for her," said Ragnar.
Hiccup then sniffed the air. "Guys, I've picked up her scent. Olatrand, we need to head that way," he pointed.
"Very well then. If you would, Kanaloa," said Olatrand.
Kanaloa then jumped into the air and then landed on the ground after jumping several miles. Hiccup then jumped off Kanaloa and began chasing a shooting star that turned out to be Ruby. He kept on running as fast as he could stumbled a few times, but always got back onto his feet.
He continued to chase after Ruby as quickly as he could and then jumped into the air. He then managed to grab and then landed back onto the ground on both feet. He then carried her back to the others who were extremely happy that we have returned to them.
'By the time I came to, both the Infinity Clock and Ship and the Neo-Oración Seis were long gone. And so, the journey that began at the hand of a clock in all the confusion and chaos caused by Key of the Starry Heavens finally came to an end.
'I'm not sure why, but ever since I've been back to my apartment, it's felt kind of cold and empty to me. But even so I never feel lonely. Don't worry about me, I'm going to be okay. Oh, and one more thing, Mum, Dad, thank you for giving me such a great little sister.'
Ruby finished writing in her journal and looked down at the novelty she had wrote called "Seeking of the Clock" and then she turned to Sigrid's doll who now sat on her desk.
