Her fingers drummed the table slightly as Heather continued to hum and Ruffnut continued to pace. She didn't know whether Hiccup was coming, didn't even know if he'd heard her. He may have and decided she was crazy, or simply that he couldn't do it; he'd get in trouble.

So her surprise was great when she heard a hesitant voice outside call out, "Astrid? You in there?"

She thought she might cry with relief.

"Hiccup?"

"Yeah! Er…" He sounded as though he wasn't sure what to say. "Are you going to explain any of this?"

Astrid was about to question how he had gotten past the lasers, but Ruff gave her a pointed look, and she said, "I will! But first, I need you to type 0424 into the keypad!"

"Wait, Astrid -" Heather began, but a loud honk resonated across the room, and then she finished, "Gothel changed the password, remember?"

She grit her teeth. Why did Gothel have to? How did she think they were gonna get out?

"But," Heather went on, "I might know it!"

"You saw it?" Astrid asked in amazement.

Heather shook her head, and she felt her heart drop, but then the girl hummed that tune again.

"Hmm hmm hm hm hm hmm hmm hmm."

Of course.

"That's what I've been humming all this time!" she said excitedly, "Hiccup, type in...do, re, mi...hm hm hm."

She closed her eyes, and then magically, eight numbers flew out of her mouth and were typed in.

Two antagonizing seconds passed.

And then they heard the wheel whirl, and suddenly instead of facing a golden door, they were facing Hiccup and Toothless.

"Yes!" Ruff shouted, pumping a fist in the air. "Let's go!"

Hiccup raised an eye as they all began running. Not even losing an ounce of breath, she explained everything. From the portrait to Rapunzel to Gothel to her being Princess Astoria.

"Wow," Hiccup said as she finished, "Wow."

Toothless barked, as though in agreement.

"Stormfly." Astrid turned to face the fairy. "You need to distract Stabbington. I won't be surprised if he's guarding the Coronation Ceremony." She turned to face Hiccup. "Is there a big burly brute of a man outside the room?"

When he confirmed this news, she nodded to Stormfly, who zipped forward.

By the time they reached the hall, Stabbington wasn't there, so she could only hope that Stormfly was okay.. The three girls and Hiccup ran in just as:

"Princess Rapunzel, daughter of Dame Gothel, I now crown you -"

"Stop that crown!" Astrid shrieked.

Everyone in the hall looked at her, Tooth apprehensively.

"No, do not stop!" Gothel shouted, pointing at Rapunzel, who everyone had noticed had been backing away slowly from the crown, trying to delay it. "Crown her!

"I am making a claim to the throne," Astrid began regally, "Because I am Princess Astoria, daughter of Queen Valka."

"There is a remarkable likliness," the man who had been crowning everyone said, and everyone had stopped what they were doing, and were now looking back and forth. Astrid saw one of the prince's teachers shaking his head at Hiccup, who lightly groaned behind her.

Gothel exploded. "This is ridiculous! The princess died seventeen years ago! Crown Rapunzel and make her the ruler of Berk for life!"

"Dame Gothel, this is a serious matter. We have to -"

"We have to crown my daughter!"

And the chase for the crown began.

Hahahaha - go to hell, Gothel.