Alright. So, for this chapter, I was really inspired by the song It's Over When It's Over by Falling In Reverse. I just felt while writing it, that the vibe of the song matched the feel of this chapter. Some of you may not agree, but hey, it's inspired me to write, so you should be happy! Take a listen if you have the chance. And, without further ado, I give you chapter #16. Enjoy!

Merida POV

I landed on the ground and dropped my broom. I ran after him, confused and worried. Surprisingly, Hiccup was very fast for someone of his stature. Though he was tall, he was still quite lanky.

"Hiccup, where are you going?" I heard Punzie call behind me.

"Don't run towards the scary noise!" Jack yelled.

I was slowly but surely catching up to him. Just as we reached the edge of he forest, I managed to grab his arm, stopping him. I turned him towards me and we both panted, exhausted. Hiccup tried to break from my grasp, but I held him tight.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked him.

"He needs me, somethings wrong!" Hiccup said.

"Who? You're acting oddly, Hiccup. Where are you going?."

"I need to get to him, he's in trouble. Come on, Merida! Let go!" He tried to wrench his arm from my grip again, but I held tight. I looked him in the eyes. He looked troubled and worried, battling his panic and fear.

"Hiccup, whats wrong?" I pleaded.

"Toothless is in trouble, Merida!" He cried. "Please, I need to get to him." With a final pull, he managed to escape my firm grip.

He sprinted into the forest and I stood there, unsure of what to do. The forest was out of bounds, completely forbidden to all students. However, Hiccup had just run into the forest, and I wasn't all that certain the wee lamb would make it out alive.

Jack and Punzie managed to catch up to me. Jack's heavy footsteps pulled me from my shock and I began sprinting into the forest, searching for the fleeting form of my troubled friend.

"Merida!" Punzie cried.

"Stay here, Rapunzel." I heard Jack order. "Get North if we don't come back."

I caught Hiccup's shadow briefly darting around a tree. He seemed to know where he was going, and I relied on his sense of direction to not get us lost. Another roar tore through the forest, this one sounded very urgent and panicked, like the creature was calling for someone.

"Toothless!" I heard Hiccup cry, pain evident in his voice. I followed his crashing footsteps as he made his way through the forest. I couldn't hear anyone following us, so I assumed that we had lost Jack on our way.

Eventually, we reached a small cove. I nearly tumbled over the edge, sure to meet a rocky doom if I had continued running in my mad dash towards...wherever it was Hiccup was planning on going.

My eyes rapidly scanned the new setting, searching for Hiccup's familiar form. Instead, I saw the brief flash of motion behind a huge boulder deep within the cove. I skirted around the edges, looking for the creature causing the ruckus. Suddenly, a deeper roar pierced the air, so loud and so close to where I was standing, I nearly jumped.

I ran from where I was standing to the other side of the cove. There were several menacing looking shadows surrounding a dark, leathery, winged creature.

"Dragon." I whispered, for the first time in my life truly terrified. Then, from behind me, an even larger dragon leaped forwards, soaring down into the cove. It screeched, but I didn't recognize te sound, nor could I remember reading about this one from the book of dragons Hiccup and I had read together.

Hiccup. Where had he gone?

With a loud screech, the huge dragon attacked the shadows, ripping them to pieces. The first dragon was small in comparison and sat behind the second one, clearly injured but still covering it's back. It would shoot small balls of purple fire at any shadow that dared come towards the larger dragon.

The second dragon was a magnificent creature, a pure black, even darker than the first one. It stretched it's huge wings and cried a piercing shriek, scaring many shadows away from the fight. It fired off volleys of powerful black balls of fire, each one completely destroying the shadows around it. It slashed through their immense numbers, completely destroying the legion of shadow creatures. It defended the first dragon with a protective fury, and I saw the last of the shadows dart off into the darkness of the forest, protected by the dense foliage of the trees.

I stood, frozen to the spot, completely paralyzed in fear. I couldn't move, couldn't speak, only observe this display of power in front of my very eyes.

The huge dragon stepped backwards once more, scanning the area around the smaller dragon protectively before turning to observe it. The darker dragon was a powerful creature, one not to be messed with. It roared once more, in warning. It's cry echoed past the trees, sending goosebumps along my arm and sending chills down my spine. It's message was clear: stay away.

I watched as the larger dragon turned around, and looked right at me. It froze where it stood and it seemed to shrink, no longer seeming as imposing as before. I could only stare at it's dark green eyes. They were so familiar, yet so foreign to me.

It shook it's head and turned to the smaller dragon, crooning and nuzzling it in concern. The smaller dragon grunted and shook it's head in an odd way, as though trying to communicate something silently with the other creature.

The larger dragon nodded once and turned to face me yet again. It began advancing towards me slowly and I couldn't move, fear paralyzing my limbs. Suddenly it crouched and used it's powerful legs to push off the ground. It leaped towards me in one swift movement, talons outstretched.

I gasped as it's powerful talons wrenched me up into the air. In a matter of seconds, the ground beneath my feet had disappeared.