My last chapter on this story...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK! *hides* *peaks head out* I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT! *goes back into hiding* Enjoy the final chapter! Once again, thanks to silverwolvesarecool for requesting this story, and thanks to TheLastNightFury777 to making the cover. :)

Toothless got to me first, bombarding me with slobbery licks. I tried to push him away, but I couldn't fight the dragon on a regular day, much less when I was hurt.

"Okay, okay, okay!" I laughed, trying to avoid my dragon's tongue. "I know you were worried!" The dragon stepped away to make space for my cousin, father, and then Astrid.

My Dad got to me the second Toothless stepped back, engulfing me in a hug. Snotlout slapped me on the back, since he wasn't one for hugs, yet still wanted to show me in some way that he cared.

And then Astrid ran towards me, throwing he arms around me and squeezing me to hard I couldn't breathe for a moment. After about half a second, I hugged her back.

Astrid pulled away, holding me by the shoulders, until she punched my forearm.

"Ow…" I muttered.

"Great to see you're okay, baby cousin!" said Snotlout.

"I'm older than you," I said.

"What-ever," said Snotlout.

"What happened, exactly?" I asked.

"Well, after you screamed to the point where the entire island was at the doorstep asking what was wrong," said Astrid, "you passed out. While Snotlout and I helped Gothi, your Dad went to talk to the villagers."

"Turns out," said Snotlout, "they were in the middle of planning a search party to look for us. They were going to leave in the morning."

"Yeah," said Astrid. "We were gone for quite a while, Hiccup."

"Yeah, I know," I said. "I was unconscious for a lot of it, wasn't I?"

"Quite," said Astrid. "And maybe that was a good thing."

"A good thing?" I frowned.

"I don't know, Dragon Boy," said Astrid, suddenly sounding agitated. "Would you rather have stayed conscious while we got rid of your infection?"

"I am seeing your point," I said.

"It was just on the beginning of it, so Gothi was able to stop it before it spread to the rest of your body," said Snotlout. "According to her, you were 'lucky.'" He made quotation marks with his fingers on the last word for emphasis.

"Yep, lucky, that's me," I said. "Lucky one-legged, broken-armed-"

My Father laughed. "I'm going to go spread the good news," he said. "You're awake now, Hiccup."

"Yeah," I said. "I guess it is 'good news.'"

"Yes, it is," said my Dad, ruffling my hair gently. Then, he turned and left the abode, the door shutting behind him.

"Do you want some water, or anything, Hiccup?" Astrid asked.

"No, I'm good," I replied. "Thanks, though."

Astrid shrugged. "You don't have to thank me," she said. "We really didn't do anything."

"You kept me alive," I said. "And I say that's a two thumbs up-"

"No, Hiccup," said Astrid. "I don't think you understand what I mean. I mean...we just left you, back at the prison…"

"I told you to go, Astrid," I said. "Besides, you left with the initial intention of returning as soon as you got help anyways, so in my opinion, you didn't 'leave me', quote unquote."

Astrid was shaking her head before I even got through speaking. "No, no, you don't understand," she said. "You could have died. If we got there even so much as a few seconds later-"

"You didn't," I interrupted her. "You didn't."

"But we could have," Snotlout spoke up. "Dude, you were half-dead when we found you. And it was kind of our fault."

"Yeah, what he said," said Astrid.

"Guys, you didn't do anything," I said. "Don't give yourselves a guilt trip, because it's not your fault. And even if it was, it doesn't matter now, right? We're all alive, we're all okay...for the most part...but even that is irrelevant. Understand?"

Astrid nodded, followed by Snotlout after just a moment.

"If you need anything," said Astrid, "don't hesitate. Okay?"

"Okay," I said. "I do have a question, though."
"Yeah?" said Astrid.

"Where's Spiritflash?" I asked.

"Oh," said Astrid. "Of course, when you screamed, everyone heard you...and that kind of uncluded Fishlegs, Ruffnut and Tuffnut. We asked them if they could take the Skrill to the academy until you got there to help train it."

"Fishlegs was excited," said Snotlout, whistling. "He was like, really excited. He kept rambling and rambling about how incredible it was that you trained the Skrill, and all the things we could do with it once we trained it a bit better, and got it used to people."

"Sounds like he's got it under control," I said. "I guess that's the important thing."

"Yeah," said Astrid. "And Hiccup...I just wanted to tell you...I know I told you earlier, a little while back, but...you were brave."

"Thanks," I said.

"No, really, I mean it," said Astrid. "The way you didn't run and hide from the Skrill, the way you trained it to come save us, how you told us to go while you held the Outcasts off, even though you could have died...you weren't expecting to get out alive, were you?" It was a statement; not a question.

"Actually, I didn't think about it much," I said.

Astrid nodded. "Exactly," she said. "You weren't thinking about yourself. You would have been happy, living or dying, just so long as you got Snotlout and I out alive. I...well, I certainly wouldn't have done something like that, and I can speak for Snotlout, too."

"Normally I would protest," said Snotlout, "but, Hiccup, she's right."

"Anyone else would have run," said Astrid. "They would have saved themselves, but you didn't. Why?"

"Because I'm a fool," I said.

"No," said Astrid with a half-laugh. "Because you're selfless. And...well...for lack of better words, thank you, Hiccup. You were really brave."

"And thank you, too," I said.

"For what?" said Astrid.

"For coming back for me," I said.

THE END

Author's Notes:

Um, so, ya, that's the end. I was going to write an epilogue, but then thought that this was a good ending, because sometimes, adding to it just ruins it. I might get around to it eventually, but as of now, this story is finished.

SHOUT-OUT TO ALL MY AWESOME REVIEWERS: You guys are amazing!

SHOUT-OUT TO ALL MY FAVORS: You guys are amazing!

SHOUT-OUT TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS: You guys are amazing!

SHOUT-OUT TO THOSE WHO DON'T FAV, FOLLOR, OR REVIEW, YET STILL READ: You guys are amazing!

YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!

"We are a team! Everyone has a role! No one person is better, or more important than the other!" -Hiccup, Worst In Show, Defenders of Berk.

You guys are awesome. All of you, whether you fav, review, follow or not. :) I hope you all enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Shout-out to silverwolvesarecool for having such an awesome idea, and to TheLastNightFury777 for making such an awesome cover art. :)

Until my next story and or chapter update,
-BeyondTheClouds777