The three ran out into the hallway where the guards were beginning to stir. Astrid knocked a few over the head to keep them down. "This way." Remus ordered as he pointed out the path towards the hangar. They sprinted through the corridors, knocking over soldiers as they ran. Toothless stopping a few times to block the path behind them. They ran into a large group of drunk soldiers, causing Hiccup to stumble and lose his helmet. The group stopped momentarily to help him up, and the drunkards saw Remus in the royal armor. The stopped laughing and dropped to their knees. "Long live the Emperor!" One of them yelled, and the group returned to sprinting. They turned a few more corners before colliding with two men. The five slammed to the ground, causing Hiccup to drop the stone.

Romulus watched the stone roll past his foot. A man in Legionnaire armor grabbed it before he could make a move. A looked up at the young man and his eyes widened. "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock. Just as the stories describe him." He muttered as the man was snatched by a Night Fury. "The Blue Death!" He yelled as he ran after them. A white dragon jumped off the wall beside him and followed the black dragon. "Solstice?!" He sprinted after them and First scrambled up behind them.

The dragon riders emerged from the caves into the huge hangar cavern where, hopefully, the other vikings had escaped from. The two dragons bounded towards the drop, eager to get flying. Romulus burst out the cave when they were halfway there. "Stop them!" He yelled. Soldiers tried over and over to nab the two dragons, but they were too fast. Toothless jumped immediately into the air, but Remus stopped to look back. This was Romulus' first full look at him, and he was taken aback by the armor. "You..." That was all he could get out before Solstice and his brother leaped off the edge. Romulus let out a demonic roar. Feeling his anger, the Black Death let out a similar answering roar before flying in to land at his side. "Set sail, immediately. We continue on schedule. I will retrieve the stone." He commanded angrily. First just bowed and stepped back as Romulus mounted his dragon. "Tomorrow will be the end of Berk."

Hiccup looked back past Astrid towards the island. He saw Remus just a few yards back. He had Toothless slow down a little so Remus could catch up. "Do you see any tails?" Remus yelled over the wind, they were travelling at high speeds. "No, you?" Hiccup yelled back. "No. We should try and catch up with the others." Remus answered. Hiccup smiled. "Good idea, last one there has to eat Mom's home-made bread." He replied, making Toothless go to maximum speed. Remus laughed at his antics. "I hope you like your mother's bread." He muttered. He leaned down to Solstice's ear. "Show him girl."

A loud boom filled the air and Hiccup looked back in time to see the white dragon shoot past. A few seconds later, he heard it shoot pass. Solstice did a few corkscrews to slow down and then unfurled all six wings. She dropped back next to Toothless. "Impressed?" Remus yelled. "Where did those come from?" Astrid asked. "Seriously, weren't you hanging out with her? You didn't notice the four other appendages coming out of her body.?" He replied sarcastically. "I didn't know they were full-sized wings!" She yelled back. "We should really be getting to the others." Hiccup interrupted. "Yah, don't want you to miss out on your mother's cooking!"

It was almost dark when they caught up with the other vikings. Astrid looked up at the colorful sky and then rested her head on Hiccup's back. "You know what this reminds me of?" She asked softly. "I was just thinking the same thing." He responded. "Tomorrow's the big day. This is our last night as an unmarried couple." She said. "Then how's about a nice romantic flight?" Hiccup questioned. Astrid nuzzled her head on his shoulder. "That'd be nice." She answered and pecked him on the cheek. "Anything for you, milady."

The couple ascended to just under the clouds. Astrid could feel the tiny beads of water collecting on her face as she lifted up high. Feeling brave, she let go of Hiccup completely and raised both hands into the air to feel the white clumps of water. She closed her eyes in order to better gather the lovely sensation. Hiccup decided he too felt brave at this moment. Locking Toothless' tail, he began the extremely dangerous task of standing up. His mother and uncle could do it, why couldn't he. A few close calls later, he stood up fully on his dragon.

Astrid's eyes were still closed as Hiccup turned to face her. She opened her eyes and gasped at the amazing sight. Hiccup stood with the sun to his back, causing a silhouette effect that defined his toned, yet small muscle. The Legionnaire armor that he wore wrapped tightly around his biceps and abs. Astrid stared at him in awe as he stretched out his hand. Mindlessly, she took it and allowed him to lift her to her feet. She was almost completely up when her foot slipped on one of Toothless' scales.

Hiccup wrapped his arm around the falling Astrid, miraculously keeping both himself and her on their feet. She looked up at him in amazement and he smiled back. "I promised I would never lose you again. I intend to keep that promise." Hiccup said as he helped her stand up. Beaming, Astrid wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his lips into hers. His other arm snaked around her as the two became lost in the kiss. When they finally separated, the two love birds gazed into each other's eyes.

Slowly, Astrid's arms dropped down to Hiccup's elbows as he held onto her waist. Hiccup moved his right hand to meet her left and gently laced his fingers between hers. He raised their hands up to the level of their shoulders. Astrid smiled as she realized what was going on. Slowly, they began to circle around each other, moving their feet in small steps, perfectly in sync despite the absence of music. When they felt really daring, Hiccup spun Astrid beneath his arm, catching her so that her back rested on his chest, and then again so that they faced each other once more.

The white-haired old man watched as the two figures danced across the back of a dragon. Completely oblivious to the world around them, only concerned with each other and their dance. He wiped a tear from his right eye as he rubbed his dragon's scales. "Love is a truly beautiful thing." He wiped a few more tears from his eyes as Hiccup dipped his fiancée and then locked her in a kiss. He chuckled a little. "That boy truly has the heart of a chief and the soul of a dragon." It was then that Remus realized how dark it had really gotten. "Looks like they'll need a little light, girl." Solstice cooed at the chance to let out her little special ability. Yellow lights formed across her back, and her wings began to let out a rainbow spectrum of light. The two ascended above the clouds to let off a little energy.

Hiccup helped Astrid sit back down onto the saddle and then carefully lowered himself down. Her arms wrapped around his waist and her head rested on his shoulder. "We should do this more often." She said. He gave her small kiss on the cheek. "Agreed." Hiccup looked around a little. "Where's Uncle Remus?" Suddenly, a blast of yellow light came from above them. The clouds were pushed away to reveal a clear, starry night sky. The couple paid no head to the stars though as six bands of rainbow-colored light waved out from a single source. Astrid smiled. "Found Remus," she whispered to Hiccup.

Hiccup's mouth was open in awe. Never had a seen such a beautiful sight. The dragon had created six auroras at once, but they shined with the light of twelve. He turned his head to look at Astrid. Her eyes reflected the light in the most perfect way imaginable. He took back his previous thought. That was truly the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. He didn't realize he had been staring for a long time until Astrid gave him a confused look. "Hiccup, is something wrong?" She asked, concerned. He shook his head. "No, no everything is perfect. You're perfect." He placed his hand on her cheek and began to move his head towards hers. When their lips were almost touching, he whispered one last thing. "I love you."

Remus smiled at the young couple and then turned his head forward to watch as the large silhouette became visible in the light of Solstice's aurora. The mountain scraped the very edge of the clouds and the statues breathed fire of life across the ocean leading to the harbor. Remus massaged his dragon's scales. "Take it in girl, this is our home."

The black dragon blended into the night sky, none of the other dragons in the area could even see its shadow against the stars. The rider stared out into the distance at a few black dots. His blood began to boil as he watched them approach their destination. His hand grasped around empty air as he envisioned retrieving his item from the thieves. He chuckled. They're no match for my power. The Dragonstone will once again be mine. The black dragon roared.