"What do you mean he's missing? When did this happen?" asked MK the instant they walked into the hospital. Dr. Lupei met them at the door and escorted them to the patient's ex-room.

"We don't know, Miss Bomba, when I went to check on him this afternoon, he was gone! He was there last night when I closed up. I don't know what could have happened."

MK did some quick thinking, "Do you have any cameras recording? Any video we can play back?"

Dr. Lupei thought about it, "Maybe, let me take you to the security room." He led them to a small room where an officer sat, looking at some video feed.

MK practically took control, "Excuse me, did you record everything from the last twenty-four hours?"

"Um, I think so, give me a sec here." He took out a video and rewinded it in a different VCR before sticking it back into the TV and fast-forwarded it to just when the doctor left. He fast-forwarded it a few more times before MK stopped him.

"There, look!" They watched the video in shock, the coma patient got up.

Sarah May gasped, "What? He-he just ups and walks out?"

"Not quite, he's limping," Jack pointed out.

"We have to find him, he could get himself more hurt," stated MK as she and Sarah May rushed out of the little room, Jackson and Jamie not far behind. They met Mavis at the door.

Her eyes narrowed at Sarah May and practically hissed, "What are you doing here?" Jamie shot an 'I told you so' glance at MK.

Sarah May blinked, "I'm on the list of contacts for him!" Mavis glanced wide-eyed at Dr. Lupei, who merely nodded.

"And where were you heading off to?"

"MK thought of looking at the surveillance cameras to see what happened . . . he-he just got up and walked out in the middle of the night!"

"Limped out," Jackson corrected.

"We have to go find him, he could be worse now than he was before!"

Mavis rolled her eyes and sighed, "Fine, Dr. Lupei, will you be so kind as to stay here in case he manages to come back? And call in Sheriff Harris, see what he can do to help with the search."

Dr. Lupei nodded, "Of course, Mayor."

"Jamie, you're coming with me . . ."

"What? Why? There's plenty of room in Mr. Overland's car!"

"If we work in teams, we can cover more ground. You know a lot of these buildings, and you know what he looks like, I don't."

"Yeah you do," muttered Jamie.

Mavis pursed her lips, "No, I do not, if you split up to help the larger search groups, there's a big chance we'll find him faster."

Jamie rolled his eyes, "Fine, see you on Monday, Miss Bernards. See you later, MK, Mr. Overland."

Jackson winked, "See you around Jamie, bet I could find that coma patient first."

Jamie cracked a grin, "Unless I find him first."

"Alright, the race is on!" shouted Jackson as he bolted out the door.

"Hey, no fair!" shouted Jamie as he followed. "Mom, come on!"

"Wait in the car, I need to talk to Dr. Lupei real quick about an idea. Won't take long, promise!" MK and Sarah May walked to Jackson's car, MK winking at Jamie as she deliberately walked slower.

"Oh, what's the most likely place he would go?" Jamie suddenly asked. The others paused and glanced at him.

"W-what? How should we know? He's been in a coma! We don't know anything about him!"

Jamie gave a little grin as he rushed to the back seat of Jackson's car, "I have an idea."

Jackson gave him a weird look as he pulled out A Faraway Land, "What are you doing?"

"It's for them," he whispered.

MK's mouth dropped as she turned to Sarah May, "You brought that with you?"

Sarah May shrugged, "Jamie asked if he could compare his castle to the ones pictured in the book." Mk rolled her eyes and groaned.

"Head to the ring of stones, he's looking for her," Jamie blurted before rushing to his mom's car and jumped in. Mavis walked out a bit later, got in, and the two drove away.

"Uh, a ring of stones, like Stonehenge? And who is he looking for?" asked MK as they made their way back to the woods.

"Unless he meant the camping grounds, there are several fire pits made from stones," mused Sarah May as she flipped through the book. MK glanced at her, the longing in her eyes for what her supposed alter-ego had in the fairy tale was evidently strong.

"Is there one around here?" asked MK.

Jackson glanced at them through the rearview mirror, "Yeah, there is, I know a shortcut we can take." The rest of the way was in silence, each to their own thoughts, MK battling the possible truth of events in the book with proven facts. Jackson parked at a different part of the forest, and the three got out quickly, Jackson leading them further into the forest. They wove between the trees, jumped over logs, and dodged low branches in their haste to get to the coma patient.

Sarah May started yelling into the trees, "Hello! Are you here? Hello! Start walking towards my voice, if you can!"

"Sarah May! We don't know if he's out here, or if there's anyone else out here! He might even think we're looking for someone else!" exclaimed MK.

"But . . ."

"Oh come on, you two, daylight's fading fast,' grumbled Jackson as he took the lead.

"Sorry," they muttered before following him. He used his cane to knock down long blades of grass and low-hanging branches out of the way. He walked briskly, the two women having to rush to keep up with his long stride.

"We're almost there," he announced. A few feet later, they saw it, a large clearing in the forest, rings of stones scattered here and there as fire pits. "Let's split up, he could be anywhere around here." Jackson took off down one direction, Sarah May grabbed MK's arm and took off down the opposite direction.

"Where are we going?" asked MK when Sarah May didn't pause to look through some of the other paths or campsites.

"I remembered, the ring of stones was on a hill! He could be at Stone Hill!" MK had to roll her eyes, Stone Hill sounded lame, but she couldn't believe her eyes when they got close. There was a stone-like gazebo that graced the top of the hill, and looked like it had been there a long time. Vines wrapped around the pillars, blackberries popping out between the still-blooming blossoms. Sarah May gasped, "Look!" There, sticking out the doorway was a foot, and a metallic peg leg, MK assumed as she gulped, this guy really did have a lot in common with Chief Hiccup. She ran after Sarah May, the two rushing to make sure the patient was still alright. Sarah May checked his pulse immediately upon arriving at his side, letting out a sigh of relief. "He's alive, barely."

"Good thing we got here in time. What made you think of checking over here?"

"What Jamie said about the ring of stones . . . I -I guess he was right," she muttered as she absent-mindedly played with the tiny braid in his hair. MK glanced at Sarah May's faraway look, and a longing she thought she had long suppressed rose to the surface. A groan from the patient shook them both out of their thoughts. "Hello, sir? Are you alright? Can you tell me your name?"

He looked at them with something akin to fear and uncertainty, "Uh . . . I guess I'm alright, but . . . I don't know . . . my name."

"Sarah May, let's him to Jackson's car and get him back to the hospital, he's been out here too long . . ."

"No! She supposed to be here! She said she would be here!"

"Who, sir, who?"

"Th-the princess!" he blurted, before passing out.