This is my FIRST update today. I'll probably get to updating like INSANE in the afternoon here. So, today and tomorrow I'll be going a little Update Crazy, and Cliffhanger Insane, so..yup. That's pretty much it. Oh, right. Shout-outs:

silverwolvesarecool: Wow! I'm glad you like the story! I'm having a BLAST writing this, and it's perfect for Halloween, if you get what I'm saying. :) I love the feel for this story, and the Incliciar's healing powers? Well, that becomes REALLY important later. Just sayin'! But that's all I'm going to say, so...yeah, could mean anything, or it could mean nothing and I'm just trying to catch you off guard. Who knows! *shrugs shoulders*

AnimeAngel: Lol! DRAGONRIDER GHOSTBUSTERS! Hahahahahahaha! Ooh, thanks for the jellybeans! *takes them, hands some to you* Might I add that your virtual cooking is outstanding? :) It's awesome! Did you take lessons on cooking virtual food, or did it just come naturally? :)

Jesusfreak: Yeah, you made me think about that. What if Stoick hadn't made it in time and Hiccup was tossed overboard? You made me start wondering. It will not be a character death, just some good old Fatherly!Stoick stuff. :)

toothflyhiccstrid4eva: AAAAAH THE HORROR! THE HORROR! DON'T TAKE HICCUP! Well...too late for that, I guess. GIVE HIM BACK!

Guest: This fanfic takes place after the season finale for "Defenders of Berk", but before "Dawn of the Dragon Racers", so I guess they look like they did in "Defenders of Berk." :)

ScarletNightFury: Wonderful and accurate reaction, my friend! :) Let me see...how should I react...oh yeah. SJDKHKJHSDKHGHSJGKASJKHGFKJSHKDYEKFHJLSAKGDH ASDHJ SDJKHKLJSGDHJKGS DHJ LGJ LDSJHDG LJAG DJAKGD HSGDHLJSG DLL! There. Glad I got that off my chest. XD!

amillipede: Yep, I just read the Maze Runner a little while ago. I love Minho! :) He's hilarious. And I don't know why things always happen to Hiccup. Well, I guess that's what he gets for being the protagonist of the HTTYD franchise. :)

Wanli8970: Uh-huh. Self-healing, spooky dragon. Creeeeeeeeeeepy. And the story's not even halfway finished yet! :) What's gonna happen, huh!? NO IDEA!

Arcaane: Yeah, the Incliciar really is scary. I had to make it like that, or else it just wouldn't have been as cool, if you know what I mean. :)

xFaerieValkyriex: My thoughts exactly. GET BACK HERE, GHOST BREATH! I HAVE A FEW CHOICE WORDS FOR YOU! *grabs bow and arrow set* Oh, wait, right...it self-heals. Well, that stinks. *throws weapons to the side* How am I gonna do this? No idea. SAVE HIM, GANG! Glad you have trust in my skills! I will DO IT! YAY!

CHAPTER 4: TUNNEL VISION

Regaining consciousness is awful. It's all the more awful when you regain conscious knowing that one of your best friends had been taken away.

"HICCUP!" Astrid screamed as she stood up and looked around. There was no sign of the Dragon Trainer or the Incliciar. In a panicked frenzy, Astrid ran to the other youths, kicking them and their dragons awake.

"WAKE UP!" she shouted. "THAT THING TOOK HICCUP!"

"WHAT!?" shouted the others in unison.

"HOW DARE IT!?" shouted Snotlout. "I say we take our weapons, and kill it!"

"We can't kill it until we know where it is, Snotlout!" said Fishlegs.

"And we won't kill it until we find Hiccup," said Astrid.

"How do we even FIND him!?" asked Ruffnut. "It's not like the Inclidiar's just going to hand him over, now, is it!?"

Toothless sniffed around in panic, looking for any sign of his master. Of course, he found none.

"We need a plan," said Astrid. "We have to do something, that thing has Hiccup! And who knows what the dragon does to its prey!"

"Probably eats it," said Snotlout simply.

"NOT HELPING!" said Astrid harshly.

"Where do you think that...that thing even went!?" asked Ruffnut.

"Fishlegs, fill us in," said Astrid. "How far could that dragon go, how fast could it go?"

"I only caught a glimpse of its wings," said Fishlegs, "but they weren't much bigger than Meatlung's. It couldn't have flown very fast, but we don't know how long we were unconscious."

"Just a few minutes," said Astrid. "The moon's still in the same position as it was before we passed out earlier."

"Then I think we have a chance at catching it, if we can just figure out which direction it went in first," said Fishlegs.

"We'll have to split up," said Astrid. Inside, she was silently thankful that Snotlout and the twins hadn't listened to Hiccup when he told them to head back to Berk and protect the village. Now they actually could split up.

"I'll head that way with Stormfly and Toothless," said Astrid, pointing into the direction the Incliciar had been originally heading. "Snotlout, you take Fishlegs North, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, South. We'll meet at the East and work together if we find nothing. Ready?"

"Ready," replied the others.

"Then let's go," said Astrid. "We have a friend to save."

...

The creature's claws dug into Hiccup's arm as it flew somewhere unknown. It didn't leave Berk, which Hiccup found strange. Why didn't it just...fly away? It had the chance. Maybe it just didn't have the strength. Maybe the healing thing took more energy than the Incliciar had.

Hiccup had accidentally dropped his shield somewhere into Raven Point forest after trying to shoot a bola at the monster. The Incliciar just simply roared and flung it out of his grip.

So much for that.

Hiccup settled for just holding his mouth shut with one hand while the dragon tightened his grip on the other. It wasn't going to let go of Hiccup any time soon. Its claws dug into the Dragon Trainer's arm, and Hiccup gritted his teeth to keep from screaming.

The Incliciar flew until it came to this cave. Hiccup had seen it before, once, but he never took notice of it. He'd never been inside of it. Now he wished he had in a sense.

The Incliciar flew straight into the cave and hovered off the ground, letting Hiccup's feet drag uselessly. Hiccup tried to yank himself from the dragon's tight grip, but the beast just held on more firm than before.

"Is this because I called you Ghost Breath?" Hiccup asked. "Could we talk about this? Maybe over lunch or something? Not now, though. Maybe next week?"

The Incliciar was having none of it. Suddenly, it let out a screeching roar that echoed against the walls of the cave and bashed back at the dragon and Hiccup. Hiccup almost passed out from the sheer intensity of it, but he didn't. He was too fascinated with what happened next.

On the right wall, a crack appeared. The Incliciar used one of its talons to pry it open larger. When he did, Hiccup saw that there was a large, gaping hole, leading straight underground.

"Well, someone does a lot with their time," said Hiccup.

The Incliciar roared and jumped into the hole, still hovering. It nudged the rock back into place, so there was no longer an opening in the wall. Then, it turned, and dove down through the tunnel.

Hiccup couldn't see anything, but he was jerked around quite a bit. It was pitch black all throughout the tunnel besides the glowing body of the Incliciar, which only added to the curiosity and terror of the young Dragon Trainer.

He didn't see, but Hiccup was certain they had come to a clearing. The Incliciar hovered, and then dropped him. Hiccup tumbled to the ground in an awkward position before forcing himself back on his feet. He shut his eyes tightly so he broke eye contact with the Incliciar. He didn't know what it was capable of.

The Incliciar hissed at him, but he didn't dare look. He didn't know if the thing would kill him if he made eye contact.

"What are you?" Hiccup whispered, still not opening his eyes. The Incliciar didn't answer with even the faintest noise. Then, without warning, it turned and raced back in the direction from which it came, leaving Hiccup in the dark, alone, with no source of light, and no way out.

"WHAT!?" he shouted. "I ASKED AN HONEST QUESTION!"

He tried to find his way around in the dark, but the only thing he found was that he couldn't. He stumbled, constantly clutching his bad arm. He felt the gashes left by the Incliciar, and it didn't take a genius to realize they were bad.

He threw himself against the cave wall, trying to break his way out of the tunnel, but to no avail. Only the Incliciar could do that. But where had the Incliciar gone? He had no idea, and thinking about it just made his skin crawl. He wanted to believe this was all some crazy nightmare, but common sense told him otherwise.

This was really happening. Really, really happening.

It was his worst nightmare coming true, and there was nothing he could do about it; nothing his friends could do about it. He remembered watching each one of them and their dragons just pass out before his very eyes. The thought made him feel sick, so he tried to forget it.

He beat his fists up against the wall and screamed, hollering for help, trying to get someone, maybe one of his friends, to hear his cries. But no one showed up. No one heard him, and he knew it.

And it terrified him.

He felt so alone; so scared; so helpless; so terrified. He sank to the ground and cradled his hurt arm with his good one. He wished it would just disappear; he wished all of this was just a dream.

But reality is no dream.

And this was reality.

He fell over sideways, his heart beating in his ears, faster than usual. Made sense why it would have been, too. He was terrified. After a few moments, he passed out.