Chapter Three: Touchdown

Berk was within distance; they could just barely make out the wooden houses along the shoreline. Astrid knew that Hiccup would be up on Raven Point with his students. As she looked for the tip of the mountain, she could see little people with their hands covering the sun from their eyes. They were looking for something; they were looking for them.

"Do you want to have a little fun with them?" Astrid asked, shouting over the wind.

'What do you mean?'

"They are looking for us. Let's give them a nice surprise." Astrid told Toothless her idea.

'But I've never tried that before.'

"Just trust me. It'll be fun."

Toothless accepted. Astrid shifted into 4th gear, allowing Toothless to fly high above the clouds. They wanted to stay hidden as they flew over top of berk.

"You'll have to look carefully," Hiccup told his class. "Night Furies are notoriously stealthy. You could miss them even in an eye blink."

A little kid just blinked. "Shoot, did I miss them?"

Hiccup chuckled "No they're not here yet. But keep looking." Hiccup acted happy on the outside, making it look like this was all part of the plan. But inside, he was worried. He knew a trip to Fosphero wasn't that long of a journey. "Come on guys. Where are you?"

Above the clouds, Astrid just shifted into 6th gear. "Dive bomb?"

'Dive bomb!' Toothless repeated. They headed straight down. The wind whistled as it rushed passed them. Faster they went, clearing the cloud coverage. They were visible, but they were going so fast, Astrid couldn't make out any faces. Even faster, the wind roared passed them. The ground got bigger and bigger. It looked like they were about to crash, before...

Toothless let out a blast of plasma that stuck to the ground. Flames shot up in a circle, a clear section in the middle for them to land on; the target. Astrid waited until the last second to shift into 1 for the landing. The flames swirled around Toothless' wings as they unfolded. The landed safely, but still hidden in the flames.

The class waited in silence, wondering if they were okay. And then, Astrid jumped out over the flames, standing stoically. The crowd cheered. Toothless emerged behind her; growling and smiling for effect. The flames died down into a low simmer before dying out.

Hiccup rushed up and hugged Astrid tightly. "I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried. You guys were gone for a while." Toothless nudged Hiccup; he wanted some love too. Hiccup let go to scratch toothless under the chin, making his leg twitch and tail flick.

'Ah that's the spot,' Toothless crooned. Astrid and Hiccup both laughed, which caused a questioning look on Hiccup.

"What's funny?" he asked.

"Oh, something Toothless said." Toothless chuckled a little, trying hard to keep this a secret.

"Wait," Hiccup said, finally catching on. "You can hear him?"

'Yep.' Toothless confirmed.

Hiccup shook his head in disbelief. "Just what in Thor's name happened on that island?"

"It's a long story," Astrid said.

Hiccup gave Toothless a nudge. "I guess this means you're going to have to watch what you say around her." Toothless looked through worried eyes.

Astrid put her hands on her hips and glared. "What exactly does Toothless say about be?"

'Oh, just how wonderful you are and how great your hair looks and,' he looked over at the near setting sun, 'wow, look at the time. I really should be going to bed now.' He was just about to leave but Hiccup stopped him.

"No wait. Let's all have a celebratory mug of mead; my treat."

Toothless winced, Astrid was still glaring at him. He expected a punch, but instead, Astrid smiled and gave him a hug. "I have a good time today."

After the initial shock, Toothless leaned into the hug. 'I did too,' he though. 'We should definitely go flying again sometime.'

"Definitely."

The End.