This next one-shot is dedicated to FoxyKhai0209, a great supporter of my stories. It includes her OC, Lani Flokidottir, who's the main character of "The Chief and the Pauper" which borrows my OCs, with my permission, of course. I invite you all to check it out. It's a good read :)

NOTE: I OWN NOTHING HERE, EXCEPT FOR MY OCs!

Grimmel Gets Loki'd

Grimmel's lips curled up in a victorious smirk as he beheld the Chief of Berk, bound in chains. Before he had made his escape after setting the Dragon Chief's house aflame, he had managed to sedate the young man and kidnap him and had taken him to one of his warships. He hadn't gotten the Night Fury, but at least he had a bargaining chip.

The Berkians would be willing to do anything to save the boy. Even barter their own dragons for their chief's freedom.

A weak groan came from Hiccup's lips as he regained consciousness. Feeling the cold heavy weight of the chains jolted him into alertness and he struggled but to no avail.

"It's futile to resist," Grimmel told him, walking towards him. Stopping just an inch away from the bound chieftain, he placed his hands behind his back. "I've sent my demands to your mother and your general. Your Night Fury and the Dragon Doctor's… in exchange for your life," he informed him.

A minute of tense silence… then, to Grimmel's surprise, a dry laugh.

"Why do you laugh, little Hiccup?" Grimmel glared as he crouched down to see eye-to-eye with his prisoner. "Do you think your friends will rescue you?" he asked mockingly.

"Oh, I don't doubt that they'll find a way." Hiccup's voice suddenly sounded a little different, Grimmel noted. "It's just that, well…" the young chieftain looked Grimmel in the eye and grinned.

"You got the wrong chief."

Eyes widening in shock, Grimmel grabbed at "Hiccup's" shaggy brown hair, startling when the boy's hair came off to reveal blond locks.

"Loki'd!" "Hiccup" laughed just as the Dragon Riders flew in, Toothless and Stryka leading the assault. Soldiers scattered and it was like shooting fish in a barrel.

Grimmel staggered back in shock. How?! He swore he'd grabbed the boy earlier! Same green eyes, skin tone, and he had a prosthetic leg! Who the hell was this?!

"The name's Lani." The imposter smirked at Grimmel's dumbfounded expression. "Lani Flokidottir!" he shouted.

As if on cue, a Sand Wraith burst out of the murky sea fog, bearing a Dragon Rider who looked identical to Lani, a raven perched on his shoulder. Then the rider pulled off his wig, revealing Hiccup's shaggy brown hair. "Now, Loki!" the chief of Berk cried and the raven on his shoulder flapped off.

Grimmel only had a second to gape as the raven flew towards him, transforming into the God of Mischief and was kicked in the face.

"Are you alright?" asked Loki as he used his magic to unlock Lani's chains.

"Dizzy, but more or less doing good," Lani replied, staggering to his feet while Hiccup landed the Sand Wraith. The Sand Wraith crooned and nuzzled Lani who smiled and hugged the dragon. "Am I glad to see you, too, Sandstorm."

Hiccup glanced at Grimmel's unconscious form then at Loki, who was looming over the dragon hunter with a knife in his hand. "Loki, don't. We got Lani back. That's all we came here for," he told his mischievous friend sternly.

"Can't I just stab him once?" Loki pleaded, his knife itching to taste Grimmel's blood.

A loud explosion brought the three men's attention back to the battle. Toothless swooped down, Astrid on his back and operating the tail fin. "Guys, they're sending reinforcements! We need to fall back!" she yelled.

"Next time, Lokes," Hiccup reassured Loki who sighed and put away his knife.

"Fine," Loki huffed, a sour look on his face, then kicked Grimmel in the stomach when the man began to stir.

Lani backed away slightly, knowing that an angry Loki was a dangerous Loki and clambered onto Sandstorm's back behind Hiccup. "Alright, bud, sound the retreat!" Hiccup shouted, prompting Toothless to roar loudly.

In response, all the dragons and the Dragon Riders retreated, leaving Grimmel's fleet a burning wreck.

"Zen, I'm fine. Seriously, focus on flying…" Lani groaned as the one-eyed Dragon Doctor looked him over for the fourth time since they escaped. Hiccup was back on Toothless while Astrid was now riding Stormfly. Loki, having left Embla back on Berk to guard the island, was riding Stryka with Zenna.

"Just making sure…" Zenna sighed and aimed a half-hearted glare at him. "I swear, Lani, I don't know whether to praise you or call you insane for switching places with Hiccup again."

"You have to admit, Zen. It worked," Hiccup said but looked guiltily at Lani. "But, still… I'm so sorry for what happened, Lani…" he apologized.

"No worries, Chief. Besides, it was my idea in the first place," Lani replied, smiling reassuringly.

Loki regarded the chief of Skerry Island with respect. "I have to say, Lani Flokidottir, you've proven yourself to be quite a trickster." A smile tugged at his lips. "I'll have to step up my game to keep my title," he chuckled.

"Oh no, sir. I don't think I can ever steal your title," Lani said, humbly inclining his head.

Not long after Grimmel's trap had been discovered, Lani came to Berk to visit Hiccup and the Dragon Riders. The newly-appointed chief of Skerry Island had heard of Grimmel before and knew that the man was ruthless and was willing to resort to evil means to get what he wanted. So he had taken Hiccup, Astrid, and Zenna aside and proposed to switch places with Hiccup once more, as a safety precaution. It was highly likely that Grimmel was already making his way towards Berk to kill Toothless and Stryka, and there was a high chance of Hiccup being kidnapped to be used as leverage. If he switched places with Hiccup, Lani would be kidnapped instead but, with Hiccup still leading them, the Dragon Riders would come to his aid.

Hiccup, Astrid, and Zenna had been highly against it at first. They would not, they insisted, risk the life of one friend who had nothing to do with Grimmel. But Lani was persistent. He knew that Berk's situation was a precarious one. Overpopulation by the dragons had made the island too big of a target and Hiccup's fame as the rider of one of the three Night Furies left in existence had spread. If Grimmel got his hands on Hiccup, Toothless, Stryka, and their son, also named Hiccup, would soon follow.

So, with much reluctance, Hiccup, Astrid, and Zenna agreed to Lani's plan.

And it had worked. But it still didn't make them feel any better since Lani had gotten hurt…

"Guys, I'm fine, really," Lani told the Berkians as they flew back to Berk. While he wasn't a Berkian, Lani was very loyal to the island of Dragon Riders, and not just because he was Hiccup's doppelganger. He had a lot of respect for the one-legged chief and his sister, Zenna. If they needed help, Lani was more than happy to give it.

After defeating Grimmel…

Lani was amazed as he finally got a really good look at the Light Fury. 'She's beautiful. Of course, Stryka's beautiful too. But… wow…' he thought, admiring the Light Fury's sparkling white color.

That's when he noticed that the Light Fury was staring at him. "Uh… hi?" he waved shyly. The Light Fury warbled and padded over to the blond that looked so much like her king's human. She circled Lani, sniffing him a few times before sitting down and letting out a few soft whines and purrs.

'She must be telling me something…' thought Lani and turned to Loki, who had been watching them interact with an amused look. "Can you translate?" he requested.

"She remembers you." Loki smiled at Lani's shocked expression. "She saw you and Sandstorm watching her while she was on Skerry Island," he informed Lani.

With a gasp, Lani pulled out his journal and flipped to the page where he had drawn a Light Fury. Holding it up to the white dragon, Lani's eyes widened as she nodded and pawed at the page. He giggled as the Light Fury pushed her snout against his side, purring. "Nice to see you again," Lani said, gently petting her.

The Light Fury purred in reply.

Hope you like this, FoxyKhai0209. Till the next chapter!

-GuardianDragon98