Hey guys! :D So here's chapter 3! :D I hope you all enjoy it! :D Shout-outs:

LunarCatNinja: Yeah. It is kind of pathetic...LOL. :D

ShadowSpirit020: Yeah...well, I like destroying - oops, I mean, writing, about these characters. :D But yeah, I really want to see an episode where Hiccup releases his anger in another way than just screaming to the wind. Like, why can't he throw something? XD Poor Toothless! :(

Galaxy-Mitsuko-Pegasus: Determination! :D Yay! :D And yeah, knowing me and what I've written in the past, you can guess it will be very, very suspenseful, full of fluff, and cliffhangers. :D

Dimensional Girl: That is so funny, one of my close friends read the fanfiction, and she thought the exact same thing! She said, "I feel so sorry for Toothless, and now I feel really bad because I laughed at the fact that the cure was the potato." XD I know, right? Slytherins aren't all evil! My older brother is a Slytherin, and he has THE GREATEST sense of humor ever. He is very, very hilarious, and very un-Slytherin. But all the quizzes (he took about five of them to try and change his fate, LOL! :D) said otherwise, so okay. XD

The Ink Splotches: My family is kind of scattered in the Sorting; my Mom is Gryffindor, my older brother is Slytherin (but not the evil Slytherin; the cunning Slytherin with a really hilarious sense of humor), and I'm Hufflepuff. I should get my entire family to take the quiz. That would be fun. :D I kind of wished I would have been sorted into Gryffindor, because I have a Gryffindor sweater, but oh well. I can be a Hufflepuff who is brave at heart! :D And you can be a Slytherin who is Hufflepuff at heart. :D

Crystallion12: That just about sums it up. :D

DragonQueen3721: Whoops! :D Sorry, I meant book 4. Book 3 is How to Speak Dragonese. Thanks for pointing that out! For some reason I always get the two confused. XD

The Brucest Writer: Thanks! :D Yeah, I wanted to see a plot based off book 4 so badly. :D And I know about the potato easter eggs Dreamworks put in Race to the Edge; I knew someone would point it out to me, and you're not the first. XD Yeah, I was thinking about that before, but I just though, "Oh well, I'm still gonna go for it and pretend the potatoes we see in the episodes aren't actually potatoes." XD LOL! :D Thanks for the review! :D

midnightsky0612: I'll try not to. *winks*

bananablight: Any reference to anything might just be on purpose. ;) Yep, I love doing it, too. :D Oh, and I just realized the author's note of the last chapter was a bit innacurate; How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse is the forth book. XD Thanks for the review! :D

HappyPup1: THERE IS NO ESCAPING THE BOOK REFERANCES. AHHHHHH. :D

Charr2003: HAHAHA *cough* My close friend who read this had the same reaction. She said that she was laughing about the potato, but she felt so bad for laughing because Toothless was poisoned and it was no laughing matter at all...basically, it was really funny. I kind of snickered a bit while writing it. XD Thanks for the review! :D I love Hiccstrid! :D

Artwing7: HICCUP AND TOOTHLESS ARE SO ADORABLE OMGOSH! One thing I really want in another episode of RttE is more Hiccup and Toothless bonding. Like, maybe they can get stranded alone, and Hiccup is hurt (extra drama, see :D), and so Toothless has to save the day...yay! :D Thanks for the review! :D

DragonRobotkid676: Oh man, if Toothless died...I don't want to think about what would happen to Hiccup...:(

Jo: Lol! :D

bella: Yeah, I think he was sleeping. ;)

Astrid, Fishlegs, and Snotlout stood outside on the platform in front of the Clubhouse as the sun rose the next morning, their dragons standing at the ready in front of them. Astrid was loading Stormfly's saddlebag, taking with her her spyglass, a water canteen, and a spare knife should anything happen to her axe, which was strapped to her back.

"Did the twins get back yet with my sword?" asked Snotlout from where he was looking over the supplies he had loaded into Hookfang's saddlebag.

"You let the twins get your sword?" said Fishlegs. "You do realize how bad of a decision that was, don't you, Snotlout?"

"Hey, Tuffnut's my brother-in-insanity," said Snotlout, crossing his arms. "He'd never betray me."

Fishlegs sighed heavily. "They're staying here, by the way, Astrid," he said, raising his voice slightly. "It's either they stay here with Barf and Belch, or they leave and fly the Changewings, which is not a good idea."

"It might be better to have some of us stay here," said Astrid shortly. "We need someone to defend the Edge, just in case the dragon hunters attack while we're gone."

"Right you are," said Fishlegs, nodding. "Have you seen Hiccup yet?"

"He was with Toothless last time I saw him," said Astrid.

…

Inside the Clubhouse, Hiccup was kneeling in front of Toothless, satchel slung around his shoulder and knife sheathed at his belt. Toothless was trying to keep his head raised long enough to look at Hiccup, but clearly, it wasn't working well for the dragon, and Hiccup kept his hands on either side of Toothless' head to help support him.

"I'll be back soon, buddy," Hiccup said. "I promise. We'll get back here in no time, and when we do, we'll have something to make you better. Alright?"

Toothless licked him weakly, and Hiccup bent over the dragon's head, shutting his eyes.

"Just...be here when we get back," Hiccup said. "Please, Toothless. I can't lose you."

Toothless nuzzled him and growled, which Hiccup took as a "you won't." Hiccup smiled sadly and, regretfully, pulled away.

"I'll be back, Toothless," he promised, and, pulling his satchel further over his shoulder, he turned and headed outside the Clubhouse, where his friends were waiting for him.

Fishlegs stepped towards him. "You ready?" he asked.

Hiccup nodded and glanced back one last time at the interior of the Clubhouse. "Fishlegs," he said, "can I ask you something?"

Fishlegs nodded. "Of course, anything."

"Would you mind staying behind and looking after Toothless for me?" Hiccup asked. "I...I don't want to leave him alone."

"Oh...of course!" said Fishlegs, looking a little taken back. "Yes, Meatlug and I will stay behind...we'll take good care of Toothless until you get back, don't worry. I'll have the twins working, getting anything we might need."

"Thank you, Fishlegs," said Hiccup, sighing in relief. "It means a lot to me."

"You're welcome," said Fishlegs. "I know you'd do the same for me if Meatlug was in Toothless' place."

Hiccup nodded. "Make sure he doesn't try to follow me," said Hiccup.

"We will," said Fishlegs.

"Astrid, can I ride Stormfly with you?"

"Sure!" Astrid called back, already preparing to mount. Hiccup turned and raced over, grabbed her outstretched hand, and let her pull him onto Stormfly's back behind her.

"And Hiccup!" Fishlegs called to them before they took air, and Hiccup looked back at him. "Hurry back," Fishlegs said, "and for Toothless' sake, be careful."

"We will be," said Hiccup.

"Oh, and here," said Fishlegs, and he pulled Bork's notebook from Meatlug's saddlebag and passed it to Hiccup. Hiccup took it and tucked it away in his satchel. "Maybe you can see if Bork left any hints as to where the ice cavern is hidden."

"Good idea, Fishlegs," said Hiccup, smiling. "Thanks."

Fishlegs nodded, silent.

Snotlout mounted Hookfang, and Stormfly and the Monstrous Nightmare spread their wings and shot into the sky, flying South. Snow covered the ground from last night's storm, and the trees appeared white with icy frost covering their branches.

Fishlegs watched the riders leave until they were out of sight, and once they were gone, he turned away. Ruffnut and Tuffnut suddenly ran onto the platform, Tuffnut carrying a sword in his grip.

"Snotlout!" Tuffnut cheered. "We got your sword!" He looked around expectantly, and then, he realized Snotlout was nowhere to be seen. "Um...where did everybody go?"

Fishlegs rolled his eyes. "You guys are hopeless," he said.

"Yeah, we know," said Tuffnut.

…

Hiccup flipped through Bork's notes, searching for anything that could hint to the ice cavern. He looked at the Venomous Vorpent page over and over again, never finding anything new, but searching anyways.

"Have you found anything yet, Hiccup?" Astrid asked, looking over her shoulder to meet his gaze.

"No, not yet," said Hiccup, still looking over the notes without success. "I was thinking, Astrid. Bork said he wanted someone to find it eventually, right?"

"Right!"

"Which means he must have left some sort of clue as to where it is," said Hiccup. "It only makes sense."

"But he did hide it," said Snotlout, "which means we're not going to stumble on it lying out in the open."

"Right," said Hiccup. "And he hid it in an ice cavern, didn't he? If we can find something even sort of like that, at the very least we'll have a lead to go on."

"We could start on the Snow Wraith island," said Astrid, pointing to the North. "That's the coldest place I know."

"That's a great idea, Astrid!" said Hiccup. "And Snow Wraiths are burrowing dragons. I bet there are tons of ice caverns there."

"Tally ho!" said Snotlout, pointing. "East, Hookfang!"

"The caves are North, Snotlout-"

"North, Hookfang!"

Hookfang and Stormfly rocketed forward, flying as fast and quickly as they could in the right direction. With luck, they would make it there within the hour. Without luck, two hours.

Either way, Hiccup thought it was too long a time. They only had one more day, and after that, Toothless would die.

They arrived on the cold, snowy island and dismounted their dragons, looking around. There was no high wind to hinder their search, no Snow Wraiths in sight, no doubt down below in their tunnels, sleeping.

"Alright, we're here," said Snotlout. "Now what?"

"I'm not so sure," said Hiccup, taking up Bork's notebook again. "Maybe Bork left a hint on the Snow Wraith page…" He flipped back, skimming pages, until finally, he stopped. "Here!" he said, pointing down at the page. "The Snow Wraith!"

Snotlout and Astrid looked over his shoulder, and he read out loud.

"'The Snow Wraiths burrow in the underground beneath an island full of ice,'" he read, pointing to the runes as he spoke. "The Snow Wraith is dangerous, tried to feed me to their hatchlings, blah blah blah, unimportant, unimportant…" He began to turn the page, but at the last second, he paused. "Wait…"

He turned the page back, lifted it again, and, without warning, folded the page down the middle.

"Hiccup!" Snotlout snapped. "That's a library book!"

Hiccup didn't respond. He took the page beside the folded one and folded it likewise so that it lined up with the first folded page alongside the spine of the book.

As soon as he folded the second page, Astrid and Snotlout gasped.

"Come on!" moaned Snotlout. "It's Hamish the Second's treasure hunt all over again!"

Indeed, that seemed to be their predicament. When Hiccup folded the pages to line up with each other, a hidden message was revealed, written in small, hasty runes.

"'Feed me, and I will thrive,'" Hiccup read, "'but give me water, and I will die.'"

There was a beat.

"Great," said Snotlout, raising his hands just to drop them back to his sides. "I nominate Hiccup to figure out what in Thor's name that actually means."

"Bork was a genius," said Hiccup, reading over the riddle in his head over and over. "This has to mean something...he wouldn't have written it in here if it didn't…"

"Bork was a dragon watcher," said Snotlout. "He was considered a total loser in his day."

"Loser in his day or not," said Astrid, "the point is, he knew what he was doing when he wrote this riddle in the book."

"Astrid's right," Hiccup said, "Bork did write this in here for a reason, and we're going to figure out what that reason is. Think about it. What eats but doesn't drink? Narrow it down."

"Huh," said Astrid after a minute. "But everything has to drink water, doesn't it?"

"Not if they're dead," said Snotlout. "Ha! That's it! Maybe we're looking for a dead thing!"

"No," said Hiccup, "but you could be onto something. The riddle never said it was a living thing at all."

"I was right!" Snotlout cheered. "Dead thing!"

"No," Hiccup said.

Snotlout's smile faded. "Oh, great! Now you're speaking in riddles!"

"No!" Hiccup snapped. "I mean, think about it. Okay...we've narrowed it down. Not an animal, not a human."

"Then what is it?" said Astrid. "Some kind of plant?"

"But it said if you give it water it'll die," said Snotlout pointedly. "It can't be a plant."

"Not an animal, human, or plant," said Hiccup. "That narrows it down...sort of."

"Not really," said Snotlout. He let out a heavy sigh, and Hookfang copied him; a stream of fire rose into the air.

Hiccup's eyes brightened. "Fire!" he shouted so suddenly that everyone, including the dragons, jumped. "That's the answer! It's fire!"

"Right!" said Astrid, equally excited. "That makes sense! Fires don't necessarily eat, but they devour."

"And you put them out with water!" said Snotlout, catching on. "Aha, fire! I knew it! I am brilliant!" He paused. "But what does that actually mean? Fire? How does that help us?"

"Fire melts ice," said Hiccup, unfolding the pages of Bork's notebook and stowing it away in his satchel. "That's what it means."

"Okay," said Snotlout, "I sense a plan coming."