Something tells me you guys aren't going to be exactly pleased with this chapter. :) Anyways, this is my FIFTH update today, still going on with that finish-before-or-on-Halloween challenge for this fanfiction. And so far, it's working! :) Anyways, shout-outs:

QueenAurora: CORRECT! Free virtual soda of your favorite for getting it correctly! *pushes applause button randomly* YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAYYYYYY! As for the first and third riddle answers, see below where it says "Answers". :)

xFaerieValkyriex: Ding ding ding ding ding! Correct! Have a virtual bag of jellybeans! As for riddle one and three, see below where it says "Answers". XD!

silverwolvesarecool: Yay! Hiccup's okay! Or...is he? *mischievous smile again* *rubs hands together evilly* We shall see, silverwolves. We shall see...

Wanli8970: Remind me not to get on her bad side. Typhomerang, huh? Sweet! I have a Changewing and an army of Fireworms I send after the villains in my fanfictions from time to time. But I wouldn't send them at you. Not unless I had to. XD! :)

ANSWERS TO THE RIDDLES IN PREVIOUS CHAPTER A/N: Riddle answer number 1: Counterfeit Money! Riddle answer number 2: The letter S. Riddle answer number 3: One of the twelve men was named "Each." :) Well, that was random and fun. If you want more I could give them to you. I love riddles, so...yeah. :) P.S. If you don't hate me for this chapter, you'll definitely have a few choice words for me in the one after this. Whoops. :)

The dragons and riders waited with bated breath. The Incliciar sniffed around, picking up their scents.

"Got a plan, Dragon Boy?" Astrid whispered to Hiccup.

"Yeah, working on it," Hiccup whispered back. He pressed himself back up against the rock when he heard the Incliciar hiss in his direction. He looked down at his forearm and cringed. He remembered what the legend had said; the Incliciar has a nose for blood.

"I'm going to have to be the distraction," said Hiccup.

"What?" whispered Astrid with a half-laugh. She stopped when she saw the dead serious look on Hiccup's face. "Oh...no, you can't possibly be serious," she breathed. "What are you talking about? You'll get yourself killed."

"We don't have a choice," he said. The Incliciar grunted, nearing their hiding spot. "I'll lure it away from you guys. Once I do, I need you to sneak up on it. We'll try to take it down so it doesn't reach the village."

"I won't let you," said Astrid. "It's suicide."

"We'll all die if we stay here," said Hiccup. "One of us has to distract. Might as well be me. And if one of us has to die..." he grinned, to Astrid's surprise, "might as well be me, too."

He ran out from his hiding spot and shouted to the Incliciar.

"Hey, Ghost Breath!" he taunted. "If you're as smart as you are ugly, then you're a genius!"

The Incliciar looked at him and let out a loud, long roar. Hiccup smiled, turned, and bolted out of the cave. The Incliciar turned and chased after him, leaving the other dragons and riders alone.

At once, Toothless chased after the Incliciar and Hiccup. Astrid was tempted to try and stop him, but Hiccup could use the backup.

"What's he doing!?" shouted Snotlout.

"He's giving us an opening!" said Astrid. "We have to take it! Come on!"

They emerged from their hiding spots and mounted their dragons. Then, they flew out of the cave with a purpose.

Hiccup ran, skidding insane amounts on the shifting sand beneath his feet (that is to say, foot). He looked over his shoulder and saw the Incliciar gaining rapidly.

"Oh this is bad bad bad this is very very bad!" Hiccup muttered to himself, his voice rising every time he said the word "bad". "AHHH!" he screamed as he made a sharp turn, the Incliciar following quickly, although crashing into a tree on said turn.

"That's right!" shouted Hiccup. "Follow me, you overgrown earthworm!"

The Incliciar roared and continued on its prey. Then, it opened its mouth, and spit some blue liquid out of its mouth. Hiccup narrowly dodged it, but he wondered what it was. Then it hit a tree, but nothing happened. It pooled in a large, glowing blue puddle at the foot of it, but nothing seemed to happen.

"That's it?" Hiccup shouted. "That's all you can do!? BRING IT ON!"

The Incliciar spat again, this time, though, it caught on Hiccup's right leg.

It wasn't hot or toxic like Hiccup had half-expected it to be. No, it was freezing. He stumbled around, trying to find feeling in his leg again. After about ten seconds, he regained altitude and continued running.

Then, the Incliciar flexed its tail, and spines shot from it. Hiccup dodged most of them.

Most of them.

MOST OF THEM.

He felt a splitting pain in his chest, and he fell flat on his back, breathing heavily, squeezing his eyes shut. Behind him, the Incliciar stopped running and grunted in satisfaction. Hiccup looked beside him and saw a spike; not just any spike though. The spike that had penetrated his chest. It hadn't gone in deep, because it hadn't stayed at its mark, but he was bleeding as if it had. His hands clutched his chest as he tried to make some of the pain leave him, but it didn't work. He was going to die by blood loss if the Incliciar didn't eat him first.

Then, there was a purple explosion of plasma, smacking the Incliciar on the back just as it opened its mouth to either a) eat Hiccup or b) all of the above. It turned its head and roared at the source only to have a jet black force slam into him and wrestle him to the ground.

Toothless.

The Night Fury attacked the Incliciar, whacking it with his tail and firing plasma blasts straight at its face. It was self-healing, the Incliciar was, but each time it had to heal a wound more of its energy was taken up. The Incliciar battled Toothless, but it was losing strength too fast. At length, it stopped struggling, passing out from physical strain. It would wake up soon enough, and then it would get its revenge.

Toothless roared at it in satisfaction. He knew it wasn't dead, but it could wait. He had Hiccup to worry about. He turned around and raced towards his rider in distress, nudging his side. Hiccup coughed and opened his eyes to look at his beloved Night Fury.

"T-toothless," he breathed, interrupting himself to cough again. Toothless nudged him again and purred, trying to reassure his master. "He-hey, b-buddy," Hiccup managed, lifting his hand weakly and setting it on his dragon's muzzle. He groaned and shut his eyes against his pounding head, keeping one hand on Toothless' head and the other on top of his dangerously bleeding wound. Toothless cooed in distress and licked the injury, trying to heal it with his saliva, but Hiccup only screamed without even thinking about it. It was a natural reaction.

"It's...t-too late, b-buddy," said Hiccup. He coughed violently for a few moments before his breath evened out again. Toothless nudged him and then curled up around his master. If he couldn't save Hiccup, he could at least show the boy how much he cared.

"Thanks, buddy," Hiccup stuttered. He tried to focus on breathing from then on, only the pain was excruciating. He didn't know where the others were. He didn't know what happened to the Incliciar.

And he wouldn't know, either.