Hey guys what's up! So here's a new chapter! I know it's been a very long time since I updated this story, but I have many health problems and so haven't got the time to update this story. But don't worry! I'll always think about you guys! Thank you so much for all the reviews and favorites! Now, enjoy the chapter!

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Astrid leaps onto the dragon's back and urges him forward. They were in no time back to the injured boy. Astrid runs to Stoick's side and said person turns around and looks at Toothless.

"Is Toothless...?"

"He's okay." she answers while heavily panting.

Stoick nods. "We're going to move him now." he says, bringing her full attention back to Hiccup. He looks even more terrible than before. His breathing is short and quick, and his whole body is slightly trembling.

The wooden board was placed directly beside him. Stoick slides his hands underneath his son's shoulders while Snotlout took his legs and Gobber puts his hand under his waist.

"On three." Stoick says firmly, "One... two... three!"

They lift him swiftly onto the makeshift strecher. Hiccup groans when yhey lift and gasps in pain when he lands on the strecher. Astrid reaches down and grasps Valka's hand , barely knowing the woman, but needing something to hold on to. Valka squeezes her hand.

" Val, is there any entrance into the sanctuary from the ground?"

She nods. She seems a bit more together now that she is holding Astrid's hand. (This is only for support!) " Yes , there are some natural formed stairs over there." She points to part of the sanctuary that has a hole in it. "They continue upwards and lead straight to the cave. But were going to need something to give us light, because they can be very dark." Even though she is steadier there is still a quiver in her voice.

"Snotlout, you and I will carry the strecher. Gobber you secure Hiccup, Toothless will give light." On another count of three, they lift up Hiccup. Hiccup doesn't make any sound, but his face pinches in agony.

The small group begins to move at a quick powerwalk toward the entrance. Fishlegs is surprisingly quite as he walks beside Snotlout. Eret and the twins were walking behind them and were also very quite.

Valka was walking beside Stoick and she was crying while they were moving. Astrid was walking neext to Hiccup's head, the side of his face that wasn't burned.

Getting up the stairs is difficult. Everyone was walking behind the stretcher while Stoick and Snotlout cautiously manouverdthe board, carefull to not let Hiccup fall of. When they were almost at the cave they became engulfed in darkness. Astrid wishpers to the Night Fury at the back, "Slow burn Toothless?"

The dragon looked nervously at her, afraid to use his fire so soon after what happened. Astrid gently strokes over his head. "It'll be fine."

Toothless hesitates for a bit longer but opens his jaws a bit and the tunnel becomes lit wath a purple glow. Valka and Eret, having never seen this, awed at the dragon but soon regain focus and contuined.

After what feels like forever, they arrive in a cave that clearly was inhabited by a human. But they have no time to observe their surroundings.

Valka quickly clears offa large step of rock that resembles a kitchen counter and Hiccup was placed on it. Stoick, Valka, Gobber, Astrid and Fishlegs immediately set to work while the others step back.

"Astrid", the chief's voice startles her, and her eyes jump to said person. "I don't know how to remove the armour, could you...?"

She nods. She forces her hands to be still as she unbuckles his armour. She finally removes his shoulder pads and arm-guards and puts them on an empty stone part of stone. She makes the mistake to look at Hiccup's body, just as Stoick slices away the remainder of Hiccup's tunic with a dagger. Large areas of his abdomen are crimson red and there are smaller spots of actual black charred skin. She quickly turns her head and concentrates on his hair, stroking her fingers trough it to sooth him and herself.

Fishlegs just comes up with a bowl of water and some rags just as Gobber says, "I don't understand it... How did he survive this Stoick?"

Everyone turns to look at the red-bearded warrior, but he shakes his head and stares at Hiccup's face uncomprehendingly.

"Om my thor", comes an amazed whisper to Astrid's left, and everybody turns to see Fishlegs holding Hiccup's armour, running his fingers over it. Noticing everyone's attention on him, he jolts. "Hiccup's armour... He made under the leather a sort of harnas from Gronckle iron. How did he even do this?" Fishlegs begins to trail off about how and all the posebilities they could do with this.

Astrid bends down till she is eye-level with his head. "You clever little bastard..." she whispers, "It's like you have nine lives or something." She gently touches the braids in his auburn locks that she made less than a week ago. She can't lose him. She doesn't care what sort of trick he used to cheat dead yet again, just as long as he survives the after-effects. "Please don't run out of them now..."

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Is Hiccup out of lives? Or have the gods mercy? Find out next chapter! See ya! Queen Bewilderbeast out!