A new chapter! And I'm late again, I blame nobody but myself and my college classes for keeping me busy.

Just a side note, in one of Dagur's deranged episodes in his earlier life in this story, his eye sight is no longer that great, so he wears spectacles time to time to look at people and read better. Other than that lets the story continue!

Chapter 6

"Singing" "Both singing"

"Everything we need is in this book of etiquette," Fishlegs said putting a big book on the stand with Astrid a few feet from him holding a paper and charcoal.

"Let's begin. No nagging, bragging, sweating, fretting, slipping, tripping, slurping, burping, twittering, or frittering allowed," he started off as Astrid took notes while thinking all these rules were ridicules, "stay present, stay pleasant, stay proud," he continued as he move to a table of utensils.

"To be a princess is to know which spoon to use,"

Fishlegs sang while picking up a specific spoon to show Astrid.

"To be a princess is a thousand pairs of shoes.

To maintain a regal gait.

Leave the parsley on your plate and be charming,

but detached and yet amused."

"To be a princess is to never be confused."

He continued to show her what to do with posture of how the royals act in public.

"Do a pile and never fall,

don't ever stray from a protocol.

All through the day

there's just one way you must behave.

Do keep a grip and never crack,

stiff upper lip and arch your back,

bend from above and

always wear your gloves and wave."

Fishlegs gave more demonstration on how to act around the public with Astrid mimicking,

"Shoulders back and tummy in

and pikey out and lift the chin

and slowly turn the head from side to side."

"I see now!" Astrid singed following along, though a bit irritated with all the rules to follow.

"Breathing gently, stepping lightly."

He continued while guiding Astrid to the closet.

"Smile brightly, nod politely,

and never show a thing

you feel inside. Glide."

Before he pushed her into the closet with the doors closing.

Moments later she come out with a bluish mix with red dress and Stormfly did a double take to recognize Astrid. Fishlegs continued explaining what to do while singing.

"To be a princess is to always look your best.

To be a princess is to never get to rest,

sit for a portrait never squirm,

sleep on a mattress extra firm.

Speak and be clever never at a loss for words,

curtsey to every count and Lord."

"Learn how to play the hop harpsichord,

sing lullabies and always harmonize in third, thirds, thirds."

Fishlegs soon drifted off to Heather's portrait getting off track,

"And she has beautiful eyes,

your spirits rise

when she walks into the room."

"I see," Astrid commented smiling when seeing the love in Fishleg's eyes.

"Doors close and the chemistry grows,

She's like a rose! That's forever in bloom-"

When his voice cracked a bit, he cleared his throat before continuing with the lessons and Astrid following along while singing as well.

"Do a pile and don't (ever, ever, ever fall),

never show dismay (and be there when people call).

Be prepared whatever royal life will bring.

Do keep a grip and don't (ever, ever, ever crack),

take a dainty sip (never ever turn your back).

There's a time and place and way for everything."

Taking the crown that was in the room and putting it on Astrid's head,

"To be a princess is to never make your bed,

to be a princess is to always use your heeeaad!"

"Whoa!" Astrid then fell when she tried dance with her wig falling off. Fishlegs just smiled at her for trying before a horn in the castle went off.

Around that time, Ambassador Gobber closed his watch with his only hand stating, "That's it then, due to the disappearance of Lady Heather the wedding to Chief Hiccup is canceled." Leaving Chief Dagur to sigh depressed and Drago smiling in the background.

"Chief Dagur wait!" Fishlegs cried out, entering the throne room while opening it. He paused after seeing everyone staring at him before clearing his head and going along with the plan. "May I, uh, present Lady Heather," he said as he bowed by the door waiting for Astrid to come out.

"Sis?" Chief Dagur asked waiting and hoping for her to come in as well as leaving Drago gaping when 'Lady Heather' walked in. Stormfly watched everything by the door, hiding. As Astrid walked to where Chief Dagur is, she fell suddenly before getting back up and continue walking.

Laughing his deranged laugh as he went to hug her, "Heather?! Your back! Where have you been sis, I've been lost without you!" Nobody had noticed Fishlegs take Chief Dagur's spectacles before standing straight again.

"I'm sorry, I should have not run away," as soon as she said that, it made Drago confused on what was going on.

"Never do that again, Heather!" he said before hugging her again. Astrid was smiling nervously, but 'servant' Hiccup hadn't noticed as he looked at her.

"I still say we cancel the wedding," Ambassador Gobber muttered. Hiccup then did a fake-cough, making Gobber clear his throat saying, "Yes, but a deal is a deal. The wedding is back on! Chief Hiccup is he-, oh uh, is due. Tomorrow."

"Splendid!" Chief Dagur cheered.

"Uh, tomorrow," Astrid said nervously.

"And then a few short days before the wedding," Dagur said before looking around, "had anyone seen my spectacles?"

"If you'll excuse me," Drago said with hate hardly being disguised in his voice, "I must see to the, ugh, arrangements." As he walked, Stormfly not liking him at all jumped in front of him from the door, giving squawks of alarm at him. It caused Drago to cry out before kicking Stormfly out of the way making her whimper.

"Who let this disgusting creature in here?" Stormfly still giving low squawks and growls at him.

"Is everything alright, Drago?" Fishlegs asked coming up behind him, more confidence in him.

"It soon will be," Drago replied before laughing and taking off.

Stormfly noticed a leaf falling from Drago's boot after he left, sniffing it as she caught Fishleg's attention. "What have you got there, girl?" After examining the leaf he recognized where it's from.

"From a silver fir tree, what's Drago doing in Raven's Point?" Fishlegs puzzled went to go follow him until, "Fishlegs wait!" Chief Dagur called.

"I want to hear all about how you found Heather!" Dagur said as Astrid continued to smile nervously looking at Fishlegs for help.

"Ah, uh, of course Chief Dagur," he replied, having to wait for a while before following Drago.

At the cottage, Heather finally remembered the axe she had and put it to use, while Viggo and Ryker were playing poker in the living room, arguing on who cheated.

"You mean you cheated!" Viggo shouted.

"Yeah!" Ryker responded before saying, "Uh, I mean no."

"Help! Help! Please help me!" Heather 'cried' out.

Viggo and Ryker quickly got up from the table and headed toward the door.

"Yes your ladyship?"

"What is it?"

"Hurry!" Heather smiled, as the two goons unlocked and opened the door, they got inside only to scream when seeing a white ghost with an axe on its hands meowing ghostly. "Get it quick!"

"You're older, you get it!" Ryker cried pushing Viggo to the front.

"You're closer you get it!" Viggo shouted pushing Ryker to the front before the 'ghost' jumped on them making Ryker squeal.

The axe fell to the ground and Windshear climbed out of the white sheet, leaving the goons busy for a few minutes along with Ryker crying out how the 'ghost' got him.

"Good work, Windshear," Heather said as she got her axe and went outside, before jumping to the cart attached to Alvin urging him to go with Windshear on her side.

Heather had taken off before Viggo and Ryker could grab her. Ryker then waved goodbye after a few minutes with Viggo looking at him annoyed.

At another part of the forest is Fishlegs on his brown horse, Meatlug, trying to find where Drago went.

Not a moment later, "Let me in, YOU IDIOTS!" Drago shouted angrily pounding on the door making Viggo open the door nervously.

"Ahh, your bossiness, everything's fine. Fine, fine, just fine, ah see you soon," Viggo said turning to close the door, but Drago hold it open and pushed his way in.

"How did she escape?" Drago questioned once inside.

"Who?" Viggo asked, trying to play dumb.

"'Who?' The princess, you idiots, yak for brains," Drago shouted.

"The princess is here, sleeping! Aren't you sleeping, princess!?" Viggo shouted out.

"Huh? OH, I mean yes I'm sleeping," a high-pitched voice shouted from another room.

"Now boss, you don't want to wake her, do you? She's a royal." Viggo said as he tried to seem calm and keep him away, despite Drago already heading to the bedroom.

"Oh she's a royal alright, a royal pain in the behind," Drago sneered before opening the door seeing Ryker in poor make up in bed, with a black rag on his head pretending to be Lady Heather.

"Who interrupted my slimmer?" 'Lady Heather' asked.

Viggo quickly went to the side of the bed whispering to Ryker, "Slumber, you bone-head."

"Slumber right, I knew that."

"Get out of that bed!" Drago shouted yanking the blanket making Ryker squeal 'covering' himself when he is still fully clothed.

Moments later, Fishlegs found and arrived to the cottage to the window in time to hear, "I can figure out how she escaped from ya fools, but why didn't she tell da Chief she's been captured?" Drago questioned before tossing the brothers down after holding them from their necks making them grunt when they crashed to the ground, thinking.

"Something's odd and I'm going to figure this princess puzzle out before I become Chief."

"Chief? Drago?" Fishlegs questioned before accidently knocking down a wood from the window he was holding. Backing up he turned to see Drago running outside to see Fishlegs, "Looking for something, Fishlegs?" he smiled.

"How can you be chief?" Fishlegs questioned, not noticing Viggo or Ryker coming behind him with a sack before it was too late.

"You're the tutor. You're supposed to have all the answers." Drago said as he walked away with his two henchmen taking Fishlegs away in the sack.

Again I am so sorry for the late update, and a fair warning for now on that updates will still be late, but I'm still going to try to update every Monday until the story is finished. Thank you for reviewing and following! Let's find out what happens when Heather tries to go home and how Astrid will adjust to being a princess.