Author's Note: Thanks for the feedback guys! A few important notes here before the story.

1) Alright so, cliffhanger! Now I know some of you are annoyed by this and seeing that some (or most?) of my chapters have them, you might be thinking that I'm going to use them a lot. That is not far from the truth actually. You see, if you noticed, there's a pattern of length for each chapter. The minimum length would be 3k of words but I'm hoping that I could make 5k the minimum each. Maximum would be less than 9k unless the situation requires it to be longer.

This is because I do not like and want to write very long chapters. I want each chapter to be defined by a (major) event that's happening and not three hundred of them. This I hope will make each chapter memorable and easier to find said event. For example, each chapter title tells what plot that's going on and you sort of can guess what's going to happen. Because of that, when a chapter has fulfilled the required plot, I will end it. Of course, that means resorting to cliffies but hopefully not all the time.

I guess you could say that my format is similar to weekly manga and that not everyone is going to agree with this format. But hey, that's how I roll. You can either roll with me or just watch me roll away.

Oh and this is the longest chapter by far with about 8k words.

And yes, my story can be quite slow but yeah, that's how I roll with this story.

2) Alright, so starting from this chapter, I'll be using soundtracks to (hopefully) supplement my story and (hopefully) increase immersion. I know that some of you might not like this or the soundtrack that I'll be using but hey, you can ignore it.

Disclaimer: I do not own any music materials that will be used in this story. They belong to their respective owners.

CHAPTER 13 – Touch the Sky

For all of Hiccup's talk about embracing the concept of falling while flying, Elsa thought that they didn't have any safety measures against it.

Well, she was glad that she was proven wrong.

"Before you can ride, you need to wear this," Hiccup said and took out a leather vest from Toothless' saddle and handed it to her.

"What is this?" Elsa asked.

"Safety vest. It has a ring where we can clip on the safety cable so that you won't fall off," Hiccup explained and showed the ring attached to the vest.

Elsa examined the vest for a second before raising an eyebrow at Hiccup.

The Viking King grinned. "What? You think that we just ride the dragons willy-nilly?"

"Well…that was the impression I get from the way you talk about falling before," Elsa answered and Hiccup chuckled.

"I did give that kind of impression, huh?" Hiccup said. "But it's true that we like to fall while flying, just in a controlled way. So put that on,"

Elsa smiled and began to wear the vest. Frederik in the corner looked relief knowing that the Vikings at least had a sense of safety.

Meanwhile, Sigurd was doing the same with Anna and Kristoff.

"So…is this the only safety equipment you have? I mean this is great at prevent you from falling but what if when you fall?" Kristoff asked with a slight discomfort.

"Oh, don't be a big baby!" Anna chided with a smile.

"The amount of airtime I've accumulated is waaaay shorter than my groundtime, so you'll excuse me if I'm a bit…" Kristoff couldn't finished.

"Scared?" Anna teased.

"Shut up, feisty pants," Kristoff rolled his eyes. Sigurd smiled at the antics of the two lovebirds. Still, time to move things along.

"We'll try to catch you should you fall. No guarantees though," Sigurd grinned.

"Great, that made me feel better," Kristoff deadpanned.

"Eh, we did have another equipment, called the parasite," Tuffnut mentioned.

"Parasite?" Anna asked.

"It's not parasite. He said it wrong. It's called parachute," Sigurd explained.

"What is that?" Kristoff asked and Sigurd shrugged.

"It's a…large piece of cloth stored in a bag that opens up to create drag to slow down your fall," Sigurd explained in one breath.

Kristoff didn't get it and Anna had a look of confusion on her face before she suddenly perked up. "Oh, you mean like a large umbrella?"

Sigurd had never encountered an umbrella before he came to Arendelle while the twins had known of it during their reconnaissance. Luckily, the twins had bought a few umbrellas to bring back home and had showed it to Sigurd. That means Anna and Kristoff were spared the question of what is an umbrella.

"Yes! Except a bit different," Tuffnut said. Anna and Kristoff nodded in understanding.

"Oh, it didn't sound…Viking-ly," Anna said and Sigurd shrugged.

"It wasn't our invention. Hiccup caught wind of it when he heard the story of a French man that used the thing," Sigurd explained.

"So…why didn't we get to wear it?" Kristoff asked.

"It's still a work in progress. We didn't have a cloth that's light and yet strong enough for it to work. Most of the parachutes ended up tearing itself apart when opened," Tuffnut explained. "That and it becomes a nuisance when the dragon tried to catch you when it is opened,"

"Yeah, it didn't end well…" Ruffnut shook her head.

"Oh…that's a bummer," Kristoff said.

"Yep. So try not to fall too much, eh?" Sigurd grinned.

"You think I want to?" Kristoff grumbled.

After the Royal Sisters and Ice Master had put on their safety vest, it was time for them to take to the skies. Well, almost.

"So I have a gift for you, from the Vikings," Hiccup said and gave Elsa the parcel. Elsa thanked the Viking King and took the parcel. She opened it to reveal the emerald shawl. Elsa's eyes widened and Anna gasped when she noticed it and quickly went to her sister's side.

"It's beautiful!" Anna commented and Elsa nodded in agreement. Still, there was something fishy with the shawl. Elsa then spread the shawl in front of her and compared it to Hiccup as the background. Hiccup raised an eyebrow at this but remained silent.

'An emerald shawl from the Viking King that likes to wear green and has green eyes…' Elsa thought. 'Coincidence or is there a deeper meaning to the gift?'

Apparently Anna had the same idea and both sisters eyed each other for a moment. The both of them then shrugged their shoulders before turning their attention to Hiccup again.

"Is there something wrong?" Hiccup asked.

"Yes there is!" Anna said and Elsa gave her a horrified look. She hope that Anna wasn't going to tell him what they thought of the shawl! "Don't I get a gift as well?" Anna crossed her arms and tried her best to look crossed. It worked.

Hiccup gave her a blank look before his eyes trailed after the twins who looked horrified.

'They forgot. Figures. Wait, I forgot it about it as well! Damn!' Hiccup thought. "Of course there's one for you! Haha…" Hiccup said nervously. "In fact, you'll get it after we GET BACK from the flight!"

The twins nodded furiously behind Anna, signalling that they understood. Fortunately, the decision to keep them grounded was a good idea.

Unfortunately, Anna knew what was going on.

"You forgot, didn't you?" Anna narrowed her eyes at Hiccup. Hiccup sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck.

'More like I didn't even thought of it,' Hiccup thought.

"Buuuusteeeed," Sigurd drawled at the back.

"Shut up," Hiccup said through gritted teeth at his bodyguard. "Sorry?"

Fortunately for Anna, she smiled and shrugged. "Eh, I don't mind actually since you're giving us a ride on the dragon. Still, it would be nice to get a gift too," Anna smiled and walked towards Kristoff.

"Of course!" Hiccup said and sighed. "Phew!"

Elsa giggled before she tied the shawl around her waist like a sash. "I'd wear it properly but since we're flying, I do not want to lose it,"

Hiccup nodded. "Alright, final safety check,"

Sigurd nodded before going towards Anna and Kristoff and tugging at their vests to ensure that they are worn properly. Hiccup did the same with Elsa and both voiced their approval.

"Okay, everything's seems good! We are ready to fly!" Hiccup clapped his hands together and grinned.

"YES! FINALLY!" Anna said happily.

"Yay…" Kristoff said rather sadly.

Sigurd signaled for Fafnir to lower his neck so that he can be mounted. The dragon did as ordered and Sigurd climbed first. Anna was about to climb next, however Kristoff's protective and jealous instinct kicked in and he went first.

"Hey!" Anna said but it was too late. Kristoff was behind Sigurd seeing that there isn't a handle for the passengers to hold on, he unknowingly hugged the Viking's waist.

The atmosphere turned silent as everyone gave the pair their outmost attention.

"Uh…" Sigurd uncomfortably said. "I know you want to protect her and everything but uh…"

"What?" Kristoff said, not realizing what he had done.

"I think that letting Princess Anna sit in the middle is safer," Sigurd said. "And more comfortable…"

"Of course it will more comfortable," Kristoff rolled his eyes. 'You would want that, don't you?'

Suddenly, Anna laughed. "Kristoff! I never thought that you swing that way!"

Kristoff turned his head at her. "Swing what way?" he said, rather annoyed at not getting the joke.

This time, Elsa joined in the fun. Thankfully, she was more direct in the matter. "It never strike me that you like men that way, Kristoff," Elsa giggled.

Only then Kristoff understood what had happened and he scrambled to distance himself from the Viking. "What? It's not like that!"

"Hey, whatever floats your boat, man" Tuffnut grinned and Kristoff turned red.

"Alright, alright, we've had our fun. But I seriously want to fly, people!" Anna said and climbed, getting in between the two men. Kristoff didn't like the idea of Anna hugging a man that wasn't him but he just have to bear with it for a while.

Sigurd nodded. "Alright, Fafnir's a large dragon. He can carry three people on his neck so his saddle is optimized for that. You'll notice that there are hooks near your legs," Sigurd said and his two passengers checked the saddle for the hooks.

Anna nodded and Sigurd handed them the safety cable. "Attach that to your vest's safety ring and the saddle's safety hooks.

"Done!" Anna said.

"Very good. Now, you'll notice that Fafnir's spine horns has the hook attachments as well. This allows Fafnir to carry more than three people at a time," Sigurd said and the two passengers turned their head to check Fafnir's rather large spine horns. Fafnir has four of them and each seemed to have a collar with hooks attached to them.

"During our flight, when I say so, you can unhook your safety cable and attach it to one of the horns instead," Sigurd said.

"Why would we want to do that?" Kristoff questioned and Sigurd grinned.

"So you can stand on the dragon while flying, duh," unfortunately, Ruffnut answered for him.

"Stand?! On a dragon, MID-FLIGHT?!" Anna said.

"Uh, great! Way to go. Now the Princess would want to do that," Frederik, who had been silent for a while had finally said. Kristoff agreed with the General however.

"Exactly, DUH," Tuffnut mimicked his sister and Ruffnut smacked him.

"That's the general you're talking to!" Ruffnut said and Kristoff groaned at the selective respect.

"Can't we just get this thing over with?" the Icemaster said and Anna giggled.

"Have to wait for the boss," Sigurd said, gesturing towards Hiccup.

"Alright, so you'll ride with me, Queen Elsa," Hiccup said and he mounted Toothless and he snapped his prosthetic foot with the control mechanism. This of course, earned the Queen's attention. Elsa's eyes widened as her eyes fell on the unique leg. However, her amazement didn't end there as it wasn't just the leg that's a piece of wonder, but also the rest of the mechanism attached to Toothless.

Elsa trailed the mechanism until it led her to end of Toothless' tail. It was then she realized that the Toothless had a red prosthetic tailfin!

Toothless' tail swished in front of her, bringing Elsa back to reality and she turned her attention back to its rider.

"So…ready?" Hiccup asked and Elsa smiled. The story of Toothless' tailfin can be asked later. For now, she has a flight to catch.

"Yes," Elsa said. Hiccup offered a hand and Elsa took it. Once she has mounted the dragon, Hiccup handed her a safety belt and it didn't take her long to find the safety hook and attach it. Fortunately, Hiccup has prepared a two person saddle for cases like this, however rare it was.

Once Elsa was done with the safety measures, she then realized something, there was no grip points for her to hold on to. This means that she has to hold on to Hiccup.

Elsa bit her lip. She rarely rode a horse with somebody else in front, especially one of the opposite gender. Now, she was in that situation, except that the horse was a dragon. The Queen then hesitantly placed her hands on the Viking King's shoulders. Fortunately for her, Hiccup didn't pay much attention to it, indicating that such action was the norm to him.

Once Hiccup and Sigurd was sure that their VIP was secure, they nodded to each other before the Viking King smiled. Hiccup then cleared his throat. Hearing this, the dragons tensed.

"This is your Captain speaking!" Hiccup said and Elsa raised an eyebrow at this.

'Captain? Why is he Captain when he's the King?' Elsa thought.

"When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice whatsoever," Hiccup said with a grin mirrored by the twins. Of course, the Royal Sisters noticed this and it made them nervous, Elsa especially so. The dragons then suddenly spread their wings, earning a gasp from the Royal Sisters. Kristoff just went 'woah!'

"But thanks again for choosing Viking Air," Hiccup finished and the dragons suddenly jumped into the air and flapped their wings. Their ascent was slow (for the riders) at first but they gained speed at a comfortable pace for the first timers.

"Woooohoooo!" Anna screamed. When they began their flight, Elsa felt as if something was trying to pull her soul away from her body. Her body tensed, her grip on Hiccup's shoulder tightened and her heart began to beat so loud and quickly that she could hear them.

She then could feel something inside her thick gloves and she realized that it was ice crystals. Knowing that her powers had manifested themselves, Elsa quickly pulled her hands away from Hiccup's shoulders. Hiccup noticed this and turned his head towards Elsa.

"You ok?" Hiccup asked and Elsa hesitated to answer before she shook her head.

"I-I can't do this! There's a large chance that I might freeze you!" Elsa answered.

"Do you want to?" Hiccup asked and Elsa gave him an incredulous look.

"Of course I don't want to! But my powers-"

"Then you won't," Hiccup said with a smile.

"What? How can you be sure?" Elsa asked in disbelieve.

"Because I believe in you," The Viking King answered. Elsa doubted his words because she hardly trusted herself. Then, Hiccup pointed towards somewhere. "Look!"

Elsa looked towards where Hiccup pointed and she gasped. Because of her worrying, Elsa didn't realized that they had flown very high up in the sky. So high in fact that it made Arendelle looked small.

Arendelle was her whole world and home for 23 years and for that period of time, it was huge. Now, seeing it like this…

"You know, when you ride a dragon, when you can fly, the world becomes a lot bigger,"

Hiccup was right.

Elsa then could feel Toothless climbing higher and higher until Elsa could see that they have passed what she would say as the 'cloud ceiling'.

Hiccup grinned and turned his head at her. "So, ready to take things to the next level?"

Elsa gave him an inquiring look for a moment before she understood. "I…I'm not sure," Elsa said and hugged herself. What they did just now was tame and so far she was handling it well. However, Elsa wasn't sure if she can control herself if they go further.

"I know that I've said that I would take the risk that comes with flying, but now that we're here…I don't think I can go through this after all,"

Hiccup's grin faltered as he saw that Elsa was still afraid. Something must be done or else they won't get to the best part of the flight. Suddenly, he remembered something about fear.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear,"

Hiccup turned his head away with a look of disappointment, which was noticed by Elsa. The Snow Queen felt a pang of guilt knowing that she didn't live up to the Viking King's trust.

If only Elsa knew the truth of how much Hiccup trusted her.

Hiccup grinned as he prepared his master plan. "Elsa…I want to say something,"

"What is it?" Elsa asked and couldn't help but notice the sad tone in his voice.

"I'm tired of living. I've lost so much, I've lost the woman that I love…I can't go on anymore!" Hiccup said and Elsa's eyes widened in surprise.

'What? He wasn't like this before! He couldn't be doing what I think-' Elsa couldn't finish her thought as Hiccup unclipped his safety cable.

"Goodbye Elsa. It was wonderful knowing you," Hiccup said and let himself slide off from Toothless and into the clouds. Elsa's eyes was wide as saucers as she saw Hiccup fell.

"HICCUP!" Elsa tried to reach him but it was too late and the Viking King fell silently to the clouds below.

"Toothless! Hiccup had fallen off! We have to catch him!" Elsa said and if she had paid more attention, she would have noticed that Toothless was rather relaxed even though his rider was committing suicide. Nevertheless, the dragon dived towards Hiccup at fast speed.

Toothless flapped his wings to increase his speed further. The dive was so fast that she had to lean forward and she could hardly open her eyes. She could still see the ground coming at them at blazing speeds, something that she never thought was possible. The soul tearing feeling was stronger than ever before and her body was telling her to be afraid in every way possible. It was telling her to get away from the situation, to just sate her fear and worry for only her safety.

No, she couldn't-she wouldn't do that!

Then, she noticed Hiccup was getting closer and closer. "Hiccup!" Elsa screamed and Hiccup's serene face turned at her.

She was almost within arm's reach when she held her right arm towards Hiccup. Suddenly, seeing her hand, the place where she would focus her magic, brought back memories that she wished she could forget.

"Hang on!"

"Catch me!"

"Gotcha!"

"Slow down!

"Anna!"

Elsa remembered seeing the frost magic flowing out from her hands into her sister and to make it worse, frost started to appear on her gloves and she instinctively pulled it away. Truth to be told, gloves were just a placebo for Elsa and it was never an effective mean of control of her powers. Overwhelming emotions or when she wants to, her powers can bypass it completely as in this situation.

Hiccup was falling headfirst but he was rather relaxed. With a smile, he extended his own arm at Elsa.

"Elsa!"

Elsa turned to look at Hiccup and into his emerald orbs. She couldn't explained it but somehow, looking at those eyes that does hold any fear, fear of falling, fear of her, made her braver.

This time, without hesitation, Elsa's right hand was no longer covered in frost it shot towards Hiccup's own hand and brought him closer to Toothless. Once he has was close enough, they let go of their hands and Hiccup grabbed the saddle and expertly mount it again, as if he had done this countless times before. Toothless then expanded his wings and pulled up again to safety.

A few seconds later and once the rush of adrenaline has calmed down, Elsa exploded. "What were you thinking?!"

Hiccup laughed. "Falling,"

Hearing his laugh and answer, Elsa realized that she had been played and her face turned scarlet. "You-you bastard! That is not funny! I could-we could have-!"

Hiccup smiled and shrugged. "But we didn't,"

Elsa frowned. "We were lucky! That was a very risky and foolish thing to do!"

Hiccup turned around and face Elsa. "And so is flying with a person that you've hardly known," Elsa's mouth opened but she close it again.

"In fact, you yourself recognize the risk that comes with flying and I even...you know, have indirectly told how dangerous it could be," Hiccup said and smiled. "I've even implied that I might let you fall. Yet, here you are anyway. You've already taken the first step, despite knowing the risk and danger, so why not go further?"

Elsa looked down on her gloved hands and found out that it was no longer covered in frost. Still...Elsa couldn't do it and she hugged herself.

"I want to! But I'm not like everyone else...I'm not like you!" Elsa said and Hiccup smiled again.

"You don't have to be like everyone else Elsa, just yourself," Hiccup said. "I've seen what you can do when you were yourself…when you're not afraid of yourself,"

Elsa looked away. Hiccup smiled and turned forward.

"Have you ever touched the clouds, Elsa?" Hiccup asked and Elsa shook her head. To be honest, she had touched a cloud before and it was Olaf's. Well, technically it was hers as well, but since it was made from her powers, it was artificial. She never had touched a natural cloud before.

"Well now you can!"

Hiccup nudged Toothless to bring them towards the clouds and flew within arms' reach below it. "Come on! Touch it but without your gloves!"

However, Elsa hesitated to remove the safety measure, even if it was ineffective. Hiccup noticed this and turned his head to face her again.

"Elsa, I know that you're afraid…to be afraid. But remember what you told me? To be afraid is inevitable, but to stay afraid is by choice," Hiccup echoed her words. Elsa's eyes widened at this and her mouth was open to say something but she was speechless.

"After all, look what you've accomplished when you're brave. You get to fly!" Hiccup laughed.

It was a funny thing. She advised the Viking King to be brave but she herself didn't heed her own advice. But Hiccup was right, she was right according to her advice anyway. She could stay afraid but where will that get her? She was isolated from the world for most of her life because she was afraid, because she chose to stay afraid.

No more. It was time to heed her own advice.

Elsa smiled and agreed. To ride a dragon and fly required a degree of bravery. She has already accomplished this far so why not go further?

"Alright, but if anything happens because of my powers, don't say that I didn't warn you. It will be your fault," Elsa said and Hiccup grinned.

"Well, what can I say, I'm a bad influence," Hiccup said and turned forward.

(Accompaniment Soundtrack: Go Do by Jónsi)

'Oh, how right you are,' Elsa thought and she took off her right glove. The strong wind tore it away from her hands and she gasped. Elsa turned to look at where the gloves went and expected to feel worry. Instead, she felt relief just like 2 years ago on the top of the Northern Mountain.

Elsa smiled and took off her left glove but she hold on to it harder this time. She gazed at it for a moment before she released her hold and the gloves flew away, just like her worry and fear. Elsa then put her hands up and reached for the clouds.

Almost everyone, including Elsa have tried to imagine what it would feel like to touch the clouds. Now, Elsa doesn't have to imagine anymore. She used to think that the clouds were like cotton balls but it wasn't like that. It felt like touching nothing but its presence can still be felt with its lingering dampness and cold.

Still, it didn't stop her from waving her arms as if trying to catch the clouds. Hiccup glanced at Elsa and smiled. He then nudged Toothless to go up and they flew higher into the cloud layer.

Elsa gasped as her view was suddenly engulfed in white for a moment. Her vision then cleared and she gasped again when she saw the scenery in front of her.

It was an ocean of clouds and it was something that Elsa never have imagined before. Before this, to her clouds were the ceiling of the world and nothing, except for the heavenly bodies and tall mountains could ever hope to be on top of it.

And now, the clouds, something that were always on top, has become an ocean.

"It's…amazing," Elsa said in amazement.

"Yup. Hey Elsa, you're afraid of letting your powers show, right? Why not try using them now?" Hiccup suggested.

At first Elsa wanted to argue against it but then she didn't see any harm with it. The Snow Queen then let loose a short burst of snow from her hand in front of her. The Viking King then cheered at seeing the sparking powder fell to the clouds and Toothless shot a blast of plasma forward as well, as if to celebrate as well.

Elsa smiled and shot more snow above them, sprinkling them with the white powder. Toothless eyes darted around as if trying to see all the snow before he smirked. The dragon did a barrel-roll while Elsa was still releasing the stream of snow, effectively making a snow spiral of sorts. Elsa gasped but Hiccup and Toothless laughed now that they got light snow frosting on their body.

Elsa giggled before she got an idea. She smirked and shot a burst of snow in front of them. The snow exploded and the snow coalesced into a large snowflake shape in midair.

Hiccup noticed this and urged Toothless forward into the snow construct. Once they've smashed through it, Toothless turned his body around so that he can watch the effect. The snow construct had a gaping hole in its middle and Toothless let out a happy cry.

Toothless turned forward again and another cry could be heard. "Elsa! Have you seen a whale jump from the ocean before?" Hiccup asked.

"Only in books!" Elsa said and wondered in excitement what Hiccup was going to show to her.

"Well, now you're going to see a sky whale jumping out from the ocean of clouds!" Hiccup said and pointed at the clouds. "I advise not to call Fafnir that, however,"

Elsa giggled. Suddenly, Fafnir broke though the ocean of clouds like a majestic beast of the sky. The 'sky whale' then let out a long cry as it did so and its body and wings has trail of clouds following it. Fafnir spun in the air and Elsa could hear the excited screams of her sister and, surprisingly, Kristoff. Fafnir stopped spinning and fell with his back facing the clouds. Soon, the clouds consumed the 'sky whale' and they are out of sight again.

"That was…" Elsa couldn't finish as no words could describe what she had felt.

"I know. You should see larger dragons do it. It's more epic!" Hiccup said before he turned around. "So, ready to do the advanced stuff?" The Viking King asked again.

Elsa smiled. "Sure. Besides, if anything happens you are entirely at fault!"

Hiccup laughed and faced forward again. "Ready?"

Elsa nodded. "Yes!"

Suddenly, Toothless stopped flapping and let out an excited roar before they began to fall in an uncontrollable spiral. Elsa couldn't keep her eyes open lest it would make her very dizzy. She was already dizzy enough from the motions so she just hugged Hiccup's waist and excitedly screamed on his back.

Elsa expected to be afraid and she was except that it wasn't as great as before. If anything, now the fear was telling her that she is alive. The fact that she dared to do something that was scary, to do something even though she was afraid, felt…wonderful, amazing and uplifting.

What was more, there was only a minuscule amount of frost on her hands.

They broke through the cloud layer and Toothless corrected himself so that now they are spinning in a controlled spiral. They were moving even faster and Elsa's dizziness intensifies but not enough to make her puke, thankfully.

Toothless then pulled into the air and they climbed again. "You ok?" Hiccup asked.

Elsa held her head with a hand. "Yeah, just a bit dizzy,"

"You'll get over it. I'm surprised that you didn't puke!" Hiccup smiled. "In fact, I think you have a talent for this!"

"Perhaps," Elsa smiled.

"Say, I've got an idea! Why don't you pelt the other team with snowballs?" Hiccup suggested.

"That is a bad idea," Elsa said before she grinned. "But I like it,"

Hiccup grinned and they began started their hunt. It didn't take long to spot Fafnir who was doing a loop in the air and Toothless then flew towards the large dragon with great speed. Elsa couldn't help but notice that Anna and Kristoff were standing on Fafnir!

She was a bit jealous. Now she wanted to try and stand on a dragon too! Oh well, she was about to get her revenge.

Once Fafnir has completed the loop, Toothless turned his body upside down so that Elsa could take a clear shot.

Toothless sped by Fafnir quickly but it was enough for Elsa.

"Els-!" Anna couldn't finished as she and the others were pelted by snowballs.

"Elsa!" Anna screamed, the victim of a dragon fly-by shooting. "That's not fair!" Fafnir voiced his disagreement as well with a roar.

Elsa laughed while Hiccup was really impressed. The Snow Queen managed to hit her target even when they were moving very fast and upside down no less. Of course, they were point blank targets but still…maybe she really has talents for dragon riding and flying after all.

Toothless righted himself again and was flying around for another shot. The black dragon then closed in on the red dragon and Hiccup leaned forward to reduce air-resistance. Elsa did the same but her hands was ready in front of her.

They weren't even close when Elsa let loose a barrage of snowballs at the 'enemy' dragon. Fafnir didn't avoid in time because he expected for them to shoot point blank, causing them to be pelted again.

They flew past the dragon again and Elsa could hear multiple sounds. Fafnir roared again, Anna laughed, Kristoff just let out a 'hey!' and Sigurd let out a curse, something that Elsa never thought he was capable of.

Nevertheless, Elsa laughed again and spread her arms before releasing a stream of snow.

"Elsa! Look!" Hiccup said and pointed towards the horizon.

Elsa turned her attention towards it and saw the setting sun. Hiccup climbed higher so that they were above the clouds again and Elsa could see the sun slowly disappearing below the ocean of clouds.

It was amazing. In all of her life, sunset was just the sun disappearing into the ocean. But now, she could see a sunset where the sun disappears into a different kind of ocean. Hiccup nudged Toothless and the dragon turned around and fell backwards again. Falling upside-down was a surreal experience and perhaps, falling was just anyway way of flying.

Elsa didn't close her eyes as they broke the cloud layer and what she saw was mind-boggling. Now the ocean and the Earth itself became the ceiling or the cloud! The sun wasn't setting, but it was rising into it! The sun then disappeared into the 'cloud' like one of those cloudy sunrises she would often see.

Hiccup however, was distracted by something else. Before the sun was gone, Hiccup noticed something that reflected the sun's final ray of the day. That something was big and shiny.

The world became dark and Elsa was quiet. "So, how was it?" Hiccup asked.

"Breathtaking…mind blowing," Elsa said. Hiccup smiled before urging Toothless to fly towards the place where that 'something' was located.

Elsa broke out of her reverie when she noticed that Hiccup was flying them towards a familiar location…

"Woah! Is that…is that an ice castle?!" Hiccup asked in amazement and surprise.

"Yes, yes it is," Elsa answered.

"Did you build it? Wait, of course you did!" Hiccup said.

"That is correct,"

"That is awesome!" Hiccup said and Elsa blushed. She didn't think that she could impress someone that wasn't afraid of her powers, and was amazing in many ways than herself.

"Do you want to see it up close?" Elsa offered. She felt that it was only right. Hiccup had shown her so many amazing things and had opened her eyes, mind and world. Elsa wanted to return the favor, even if to her, it wasn't minuscule to what Hiccup had done for her.

"Are you sure? It's getting late," Hiccup asked.

"Just a short tour. It won't be long," Elsa said.

Hiccup hesitated for a moment. He was curious about the wonderful construct but on the other hand, it was already night and he was quite sure that there was no else inside the ice castle.

Which means that he would be alone with the Queen.

"You don't have to do this to return the favour, you know," Hiccup said and Elsa was caught by surprise for a moment. The Viking King was perceptive.

"Perhaps, but I still want to. I insist, Hiccup, let me show you my castle," Elsa said.

"Uhh…" had it been a male that uttered those words, it would sound creepy. But this was Elsa, so it wasn't like she was going to do anything bad to him…right?

"Alright…if you're alright with it," Hiccup answered and Elsa smiled.

"I am alright with it, so let's go!" Elsa said. Hiccup shrugged and directed Toothless towards the ice castle.

…

Meanwhile, before the sunset, a certain Princess and her Ice Master was having their own fun as well.

"Woooohoooo!" Anna screamed as Fafnir climbed higher and higher into the sky. Kristoff however, just hugged Anna tighter.

Their dragon stopped ascending just below the cloud layer and Anna's hands instantly shot towards it. "Kristoff, look! Clouds!"

Kristoff smiled at Anna's enthusiasm. He didn't like flying, mostly because he liked to think himself as a grounded person but for the Princess, he'll fly if he has to. Kristoff grinned as he put his hands aon Anna's waist and raise her up, causing her to be smothered by the clouds.

Anna gasped before she laughed and Kristoff pulled her back down. "Kristoff!" she lightly elbowed the mountain main.

"Alright, so do you want to try and stand on Fafnir?" Sigurd asked and Anna's eyes brightened.

"Yes! Yes please!" Anna asked and Kristoff sighed.

"Kristoff you go first. Unhook your safety cable, reach for the spine behind you, stand up and hook your cable to it," Sigurd instructed and Kristoff nodded.

Surprisingly, Fafnir was stable even though it flapped its wings occasionally. Kristoff took of his safety cable attached to the saddle, turned around and grabbed the nearest spine, stood up and attached the cable to the attachment on the spine.

"Alright, you're next feisty pants. Don't try and fall. There's not enough snow down there to save your pretty face," Kristoff said and Anna stuck her tongue at him.

Anna did as instructed but at much slower pace. Kristoff held his hand out and Anna took it before he directed her to the other side of the dragon. Anna grabbed the spine and quickly attached the safety cable before letting out a "Phew!"

"That wasn't so hard!" Anna beamed, proud of herself.

"Of course not. Now enjoy the ride," Sigurd said and directed Fafnir to tilt his body a little bit towards Anna's side so that her view wasn't obstructed by his wings. Anna gasped as she took in the scenery and feel of it.

Standing on top of a dragon was definitely a different feeling than just sitting on it. The risk was greater and thus, the fear that her body felt was intensified but Anna relished in the feeling. It was a sign that she is still alive.

Furthermore, what she saw was mind-boggling. Arendelle, her whole world, her home was so small. She always knew it was small however. She just didn't know how small. Anna extended a hand and she found out that at this distance, Arendelle could fit on her palm!

"I'm on top of the world!" Anna screamed. "And I'm the queen of the world!"

Kristoff smiled. "Ambitious much?"

Anna stuck her tongue out again.

"Hang on to the spine!" Sigurd instructed and they both complied. Fafnir then spun around and made a loop, earning a cry of excitement from the passengers. Once the loop was finished, Sigurd turned around to face them. "So, do you want to fall?" he asked and Anna's eyes was wide as saucers.

"Yes Yes Yes!" Anna said excitedly and Kristoff could only sigh.

"Alright, Kristoff. You don't get to fall," Sigurd said and Kristoff gave him a surprised look.

"You're going to catch her. It's easy for me to catch someone falling, but two at the same time is too risky," Sigurd answered and Kristoff was a bit disappointed yet at the same time, relieved. "Or do you want to fall too? But I have to catch you though," Sigurd smirked.

"Err…I'll pass, thanks," Kristoff said and Anna gave him a grin. Kristoff just shook his head at her antics.

"Alright, get ready Anna," Sigurd said and they climbed higher. "When I say so, you can unhook your cable and jump,"

Anna just nodded and was preparing herself. They broke through the clouds and they saw Toothless and his passengers in the distance. It doesn't seem that they were aware of them however.

"Ready!" Sigurd said and Anna didn't have time to think about her sister for the moment. "Now!"

Anna unhooked her cable and released her hold on the dragon's spine. She let gravity take hold of her and she began to fall backwards. Fafnir floated in the air for a few seconds before it dived after her. Watching the beast chasing after her gave her and incredible feeling. It was as if she was just another dragon and they were playing a game of tag.

Anna could hear and feel the winds pushing against her and she let out an excited scream. She then turned her body to face the ground and she could see the ground rushing at her. It was a strange sight, for grounds don't move, only the things that was on top of it.

It was scary, to suddenly see an immovable object to move at such speed at you. But Anna wasn't completely afraid.

Soon, Anna could see Fafnir nearing her and Kristoff holding out his hand at her. Kristoff was nearing her and Anna smiled. "This is amazing!"

Kristoff smiled. "You're amazing!" he said and Anna blushed.

'Stupid mountain man, making me blush at a time like this," Anna thought but she held out her hand as well. They caught each other's hand and Kristoff pulled her in, righted her body and embraced her in a hug.

"Gotcha!" Kristoff said.

"My charming and pungent Reindeer King!" Anna giggled before Kristoff rolled his eyes at the nickname but any retort was silenced when Anna kissed Kristoff's cheek.

Fafnir pulled into the air and was about to climb higher again when suddenly, they saw Hiccup falling down from the sky, followed by Elsa and Toothless a few seconds later.

"Huh, I thought that it would be Elsa that would fall, not the other way around," Anna commented.

"Yup," Kristoff said and nodded.

They followed the pair and noticed that Elsa was trying to reach Hiccup but she hesitated. Anna began to worry; could Elsa's fear get the better of her again?

Hiccup then extended his hand and it took Elsa a second before she grabbed it, pulling Hiccup to her and they both pulled into the air again.

Anna let out a breath of relief that she didn't realize she was holding. Toothless pulled into the air approached the cloud layer. It took a while but Elsa finally took off her gloves and reached for the clouds. Anna smiled and watched as they went through the cloud layer.

Sigurd then examined the clouds and found a particular spot that he liked. He then urged Fafnir to fly towards it. The dragon then let out a roar before heading towards a rather thick cloud. Fafnir pulled in his wings and began to spin in the air as they break through the cloud.

Anna and Kristoff was engulfed by white for a moment before the sky greeted them again. The dragon roared while Anna and Kristoff screamed excitedly while holding on to each other. Fafnir then stopped his spin and fall backwards.

They broke though the cloud layer again and Fafnir righted himself and began to fly as if it was being chased by an imaginary foe, making Anna and Kristoff to laugh excitedly. Knowing that Elsa was finally having her own good time, Anna and Kristoff decided to focus on their own ride.

A few minutes later, Fafnir was doing a loop when Anna realized that Toothless was closing in on them.

"Els-" Anna couldn't finish as Toothless flew upside down at great speed and suddenly, they were pelted by snowballs.

"Elsa!" Anna said and brushed away the snow. "That's not fair!" Fafnir roared, Kristoff mumbled something and Sigurd just wordlessly shook of the snow. Elsa's reply was just a laugh however.

Still, Anna couldn't help but to smile.

They then saw Toothless began to circle back towards them. Once the Night Fury has completed his turn, the dragon sped again.

"Oh no you don't! Sigurd said and tried to avoid at the last minute. However they were taken by surprise by Elsa's medium ranged attack and was pelted by snowballs again. Everyone voiced what they thought of the situation and The Snow Queen laughed again before she released a stream of snow, as if to celebrate her victory.

Everyone shook of the snow from their body before Sigurd speak again. "Look over there," Sigurd pointed towards the horizon where the sun was setting.

"Beautiful…" Anna said, relishing in the scenery.

"It is," Kristoff said, focusing more on the Princess than the sunset.

A few moments later, they saw Toothless falling backwards from the clouds. When the sun has disappeared, Toothless pulled up into the air again. After a short while, Anna then noticed that they were flying away from the royal castle.

"Where are they going?" Kristoff asked.

"I think…I think they're going to the Ice Castle," Anna said.

"What? But it's getting late! Shouldn't we at least go there as well?" Kristoff asked.

Anna didn't reply for a moment before she shook her head. "No, I-Elsa knows what she's doing. Let them be alone,"

Kristoff didn't believe it. "Are you sure?"

"Don't worry. Hiccup knows what he's doing as well," Sigurd said.

"Well…true but I'm more worried about the people in the royal castle. They won't like this," Kristoff said.

"And that is where I come in!" Anna said with a smile. "Besides, it's just one night,"

"A lot can happen in a night," Kristoff rolled his eyes. 'Give me one night with you and I'll show you what I mean,' he blushed.

"True, so let's give her just that," Anna said as she watched Toothless closing in on the Ice Castle or as Anna would like to call it, the Frozen Heart, in a good way of course. However, she didn't dare called it that when Elsa was around though. "Come on Sigurd. Let's go back to the royal castle,"

Sigurd nodded and Anna took one last look at the ice castle.

The Night Fury flew closer towards the Ice Castle and soon, the Viking King will enter the Snow Queen's Frozen Heart.

Author's Note: Oh my! Elsa has invited Hiccup into her Ice Castle, where they would be alone! Okay, technically, Marshmallow and Toothless will be there but still!

1) If you've watched the 5 minutes trailer of HTTYD2, the part where Hiccup is riding with Toothless, a song by Jonsi with a remix/dash of HTTYD soundtrack could be heard playing. I wanted to use that song originally but since it is not out yet, so I have to settle with something else.

Fortunately, Jonsi's other works, the Go Do song sound quite similar. In fact, I sort of like it more. The tune of the song and the lyrics sort of matched with the setting. The lyrics wasn't about flying per se, but rather…the bravery to do something new and to be yourself. It matches with Elsa's brave decisions in the story.

Of course, this might change when I can hear fully HTTYD2's soundtrack.

2) On another note, the part where Elsa was trying to catch the falling Hiccup would be awesome for artwork! It could be the story's cover image as well! Man, I wish I could draw…

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