Chapter Twenty-Five: All's Well That Ends Well
"Hiccup, are you sure you're up for this?" asked Astrid.
"Of course I am!" said Hiccup happily. "I'm fine, Astrid. There's nothing to worry about. Besides, I really want to do this."
Astrid bit her lip. "Okay. But be careful. I don't think you're 100% fine yet."
Hiccup mounted Toothless and Astrid mounted Stormfly. The other Dragon Riders mounted their dragons and got ready to take flight.
"Is everyone ready?" asked Hiccup.
"Ready as I'll ever be," said Astrid.
"I'm ready!" said Fishlegs.
"Let's get this dragon race started!" shouted Tuffnut and Ruffnut in unison.
"I'm gonna dust all you fools!" said Sntolout competitively.
Hiccup raised an eyebrow, a smirk on his face. "We'll see about that."
"No, you won't. Your eyes will be too full of dust!" cackled Snoltout.
"Ooooh, sick burn!" Tuffnut exclaimed.
Hiccup shook his head and gripped at Toothless' saddle horn. "You ready, Bud?"
Toothless nodded. They were all ready. The Riders got into position and waited for the race to begin. Gothi walked up holding a velvet purple flag, and raised it above her head. The old women brought it down and the Riders dashed out of the Dragon Training Academy and flew through the air, eyes scanning for white sheep.
Hiccup smiled as he saw Astrid carrying two white sheep already. She was always so competitive. Hiccup spotted a white sheep and told Toothless to dive toward it. Hiccup grabbed it in his hands and the two flew back toward the academy, dropping the sheep in a basket. Hiccup wasn't even focusing on winning the race, he was just happy that everyone on Berk was safe and that he had recovered from his illness. Hiccup whooped as Toothless did three spins in the air. The two soared over the Isle of Berk to see if they could spot more sheep.
This is Berk, where calmness doesn't last for long. Life here is messy, but thrilling. While constant adventure does seem tiring, exhausting, or downright irritating, I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Besides, all's well that ends well, right?
The End
Author's Note: The end of "Boutade!" Wow! I had so much fun writing this story! =D I didn't have a clear way I wanted to end it, but I'm satisfied with what I came with anyway! X)
Until the next story!
-BeyondTheMoon1203
